翻譯二級(jí)筆譯綜合能力閱讀分類模擬題135

翻譯二級(jí)筆譯綜合能力閱讀分類模擬題135ReadingComprehension

Aswithanyworkofart,themeritofChapmanKelley's"Wild（江南博哥）flowerWorksI"wasintheeyeofthebeholder.

Kelley,whonormallyworkswithpaintandcanvas,consideredthetwinovalgardensplantedin1984atDaleyBicentennialParkhismostimportantpiece.

TheChicagoParkDistrictconsidereditapatchofraggedyvegetationonpublicpropertythatcouldbedugupandreplantedatwillliketheflowerboxesalongMichiganAvenue.Andthat'swhathappenedinJune2004,whenthedistrictdecidedtocreateamoreorderlyvistaforpedestrianscrossingfromMillenniumParkviathenewFrankGehryfootbridge.

Ifyou'relookingforevidencethattherubeswhoruntheParkDistrictdon'tknowartwhentheyseeit,allyouhavetodoisvisitwhat'sleftofKelley'smasterpiece.Theexuberant1.5-acretangleofleggywildflowersisnowconfinedtoatidyrectangle,restrainedonallsidesbyaknee-highhedgeandsurroundedbyacloselycroppedlawn.Whitehydrangeasandpinkshrubrosescompletethelook.Wedon'tknowwho'sresponsiblefortheredesign,butWe'llbetthecarpetinhishomedoesn'tgowiththefurniture.

Still,you'dthinktheParkDistrictWaswithinitsrightstoplowundertheprairie.Wrong.KelleyjustwonatlawsuitinwhichhearguedthatthegardenwaspublicareandthereforeprotectedbythefederalVisualArtistsRightsAct.Underthatlaw,thedistrictshouldhavegivenhim90days'noticethatitintendedtomesswithhisartworkinsteadofrushingheadlongintothedemolition,alaMeigsField.ThatwayKelleycouldhavemountedalegalchallenge,oratleastremovedtheplants.

ParkDistrictofficialssaidtheyneverconsideredthegardenaworkofart,eventhoughitwasinstalledbyanestablishedartistandnot,say,Joe'sSodandLandscaping.Wecanunderstandtheirconfusion.Justrecently,wefiguredoutthatthecagedgreenerydirectlysouthofPritzkerPavilionissupposedtobeanarchitecturalstatementandnotaChristmastreelot.

Allthat'sleftisforthedistricttocompensateKelleyforhisloss.Whateverpricethepartiessettleon,let'shopetheagreementalsoprovidesfortheremovaloftherestof"WildflowerWorksI"Ifitwas'taneyesorebefore—andplentyofpeoplethoughtitwas...itsureisnow.1.

ItisimpliedinthefirstParagraphthatthepublic______.A.paidlittleattentionto"WildflowerWorksI"B.appreciatedthevalueof"WildflowerWorksI"C.toleratedtheuglinessof"WildflowerWorksI"D.hadtheirownviewson"WildflowerWorksI"正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“Aswithanyworkofart,themeritofChapmanKelley's"WildflowerWorksI"wasintheeyeofthebeholder.在查普曼·凱利的作品“野花工程Ⅰ”中，觀眾們看到了它的價(jià)值所在，如同他們從所有藝術(shù)作品中看到的一樣?？芍?，B項(xiàng)“公眾很欣賞野花工程Ⅰ的價(jià)值”符合題意。A項(xiàng)“公眾對野花工程Ⅰ不是很重視”，C項(xiàng)“公眾要忍受野花工程Ⅰ的不雅”，D項(xiàng)“公眾對野花工程Ⅰ有自己的觀點(diǎn)”，這三項(xiàng)都和文中第一段表達(dá)的意思不符合。

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Theword"beholder"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.audienceB.witnessC.observerD.holder正確答案：C[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“intheeyeofthebeholder”可知為在人們的眼里。選項(xiàng)中的C項(xiàng)為“觀察者，”符合文意。A項(xiàng)“觀眾”，B項(xiàng)“目擊者”，D項(xiàng)“持有者”，這三項(xiàng)均不符合題意。

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Theboldfacedword"rubes"inParagraph4mostlikelymeans______.A.expertsB.laymenC.foolsD.artists正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)文中第四段的“therubeswhoruntheParkDistrictdon'tknowart”可知，rubes意為不懂藝術(shù)的外行人。選項(xiàng)中的B項(xiàng)為“非專業(yè)人士”符合文意。A項(xiàng)“專家”，C項(xiàng)“傻瓜”，D項(xiàng)“藝術(shù)家”，這三項(xiàng)均和rubes意思相差甚遠(yuǎn)。

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Accordingtothepassage,theonewhoredesignedtheParkmust______.A.knowKelley'sworkwellB.haveaterribletasteinartC.likeconventionallayoutsD.alwaysputthepublic'sneedfirst正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)文中第四段最后一句話“Wedon'tknowwho'sresponsiblefortheredesign,butWe'llbetthecarpetinhishomedoesn'tgowiththefurniture.我們不知道新設(shè)計(jì)的負(fù)責(zé)人是誰，但我們知道他家的地毯一定與家具不搭調(diào)?！笨芍?，B項(xiàng)“重新設(shè)計(jì)公園的人的藝術(shù)品味一定很差”符合文意。A項(xiàng)“對凱利的作品很了解”，如果很了解凱利的作品就不會(huì)對它重新改造，所以A不對；C項(xiàng)“喜歡傳統(tǒng)的布局”，D項(xiàng)“總是把公眾的需要放在首位”，C、D兩項(xiàng)都有可能，但是題目問的是一定，所以都不正確。

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Theword"confined"underlinedinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto______.A.restrictB.defineC.preventD.deprive正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第四段的內(nèi)容“Theexuberant1.5-acretangleofleggywildflowersisnowconfinedtoatidyrectangle”可知1.5英畝的野花地現(xiàn)在限制成為一個(gè)整齊的長方形。選項(xiàng)中的A項(xiàng)為“限制，”符合文意。B項(xiàng)“定義”，C項(xiàng)“保護(hù)”，D項(xiàng)“剝奪”，這三項(xiàng)均不符合題意。

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WhichofthefollowingwasNOTtrueabout"WildflowerWorksI"?A.ItwasdesignedbythefamousartistChapmanKelley.B.TherearetwoovalgardensatDaleyBicentennialPark.C.Thepublicvotedfordemolishingthegardens.D.TheChicagoParkDistrictdidnotdeemitapieceofart.正確答案：C[解析]C項(xiàng)“群眾投票拆除花園”在文中沒有出現(xiàn)相關(guān)內(nèi)容，所以此說法不正確，符合題意。A項(xiàng)“野花工程Ⅰ是由著名藝術(shù)家查普曼·凱利設(shè)計(jì)的”，這在文中第一段就已說明；B項(xiàng)內(nèi)容在第二段后半部分有所體現(xiàn)；D項(xiàng)“芝加哥公園區(qū)不把它當(dāng)作一種藝術(shù)”，這在第三段開頭有相關(guān)內(nèi)容，所以這三項(xiàng)都符合文意。

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Theword"messwith"underlinedinParagraph5mostlikelymeans______.A.disturbB.confuseC.messupD.muddle正確答案：C[解析]根據(jù)文中第五段的內(nèi)容“itintendedtomesswithhisartwork”可知目的是弄糟他的藝術(shù)作品。選項(xiàng)中的C項(xiàng)為“弄糟，”符合文意。A項(xiàng)“打擾”，B項(xiàng)“混淆”，D項(xiàng)“使糊涂”，這三項(xiàng)均不符合題意。

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WhydidKelleywinthelawsuit?A.Kelleyhadaverycapablelawyer.B.TheParkDistricthadnorighttodemolishit.C.TheParkDistrictshouldtakethepublic'sopinionfirst.D.TheParkDistrictshouldhaveinformedKelleyofthedemolition.正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)文中第五段的內(nèi)容“Still,you'dthinktheParkDistrictwaswithinitsrightstoplowundertheprairie.Wrong.”可知，公園是公眾財(cái)產(chǎn)，因此受聯(lián)邦《視覺藝術(shù)家權(quán)法案》保護(hù)，所以公園區(qū)無權(quán)自行決定拆除景觀，所以B符合題意。A項(xiàng)“凱利有一個(gè)很有能力的律師”，這在文中沒有提到；C項(xiàng)“公園區(qū)應(yīng)該首先采取公眾的意見”；D項(xiàng)“公園區(qū)應(yīng)該通知?jiǎng)P利公園拆除的消息”，C、D雖在文中提及，但是不是凱利贏得官司的原因。

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Theword"compensate"underlinedinParagraph7mostlikelymeans______.A.makeupforB.rewardC.payD.punish正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第七段的內(nèi)容“Allthat'sleftisforthedistricttocompensateKelleyforhisloss”可知目的是賠償他的損失。選項(xiàng)中的A項(xiàng)為“賠償，”符合文意。B項(xiàng)“獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)”，C項(xiàng)“支付”，D項(xiàng)“懲罰”，這三項(xiàng)均不符合題意。

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What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthepresent"WildflowerWorksI"?A.Hetakesaneutralposition.B.Hebelievesinthelongarmofthelaw.C.Heregardsitamasterpieceofpublicart.D.Heisinfavorofdemolishingtheuglygarden.正確答案：D[解析]根據(jù)文中最后一段最后一句的內(nèi)容可知，作者認(rèn)為公園現(xiàn)在被改造的真的很丑陋，所以D項(xiàng)“作者支持拆除丑陋的公園”符合文意。A項(xiàng)“作者保持中立的立場”，作者在最后用的詞“eyesore眼中釘，難看的東西”這個(gè)詞語并不是中性詞，所以中立立場顯然不正確；B項(xiàng)“他相信法律長遠(yuǎn)的幫助”；C項(xiàng)“他把公園看成是公眾的藝術(shù)”，B、C兩項(xiàng)在文中都沒有體現(xiàn)，所以這三項(xiàng)都不符合題意。

ThelatePaulSamuelsononcequippedthat"womenarejustmenwithlessmoney."Asafatherofsix,hemighthaveaddedsomethingaboutwomen'sroleinthereproductionofthespecies.Buthisaphorismisaboutasgoodaone-sentencesummaryofclassicalfeminismasyoucanget.

Thefirstgenerationsofsuccessfulwomeninsistedonbeingjudgedbythesamestandardsasmen.Theyhadnothingbutcontemptforthenotionofspecialtreatmentfor"thesisters",andinsteadinsistedongettingaheadbydintofworkingharderandthinkingsmarter.MargaretThatchermadenosecretofhercontemptforthewimpishmenaroundher.(Thereisajokeabouthergoingouttodinnerwithhercabinet."Steakorfish?"asksthewaiter."Steak,ofcourse,"shereplies."Andforthevegetables?They'llhavesteakaswell.")DuringAmerica'smostrecentpresidentialelectionHillaryClintontauntedBarackObamawithanadvertisementthatimpliedthathe,unlikeshe,wasnotuptothechallengeofansweringtheredphoneat3am.

Manypioneeringbusinesswomenpridethemselvesontheirtoughness.DongMingzhu,thebossofGreeElectricAppliances,anair-conditioninggiant,saysflatly,"Inevermiss.IneveradmitmistakesandIamalwayscorrect."Inthepastthreeyearshercompanyhasboostedshareholderreturnsbynearly500%.

Butsomeoftoday'smostinfluentialfeministscontendthatwomenwillneverfulfilltheirpotentialiftheyplaybymen'srules.AccordingtoAvivahWittenberg-CoxandAlisonMaitland,twoofthemostprominentexponentsofthisposition,itisnotenoughtosmashtheglassceiling.Youneedtoaudittheentirebuildingfor"genderasbestos"—inotherwords,rootouttheinherentsexismbuiltintocorporatestructuresandprocesses.

Thenewfeminismcontendsthatwomenarewireddifferentlyfrommen,andnotjustintrivialways.Theyarelessaggressiveandmoreconsensus-seeking,lesscompetitiveandmorecollaborative,lesspower-obsessedandmoregroup-oriented.JudyRosener,oftheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,arguesthatwomenexcelat"transformational"and"interactive"management.PeninahThomsonandJaceyGraham,theauthorsof"AWoman'sPlaceisintheBoardroom",assertthatwomenare"betterlateralthinkersthanmen"and"moreidealistic"intothebargain.Feministtextsaresuddenlyfullofreferencestotribesofmonkeys,withtheiraggressivemalesandnurturingfemales.

Whatismore,theargumentruns,thesesupposedlywomanlyqualitiesarebecomingevermorevaluableinbusiness.Therecentfinancialcrisisprovedthatthesortofqualitiesthatmenpridethemselveson,suchasrisk-takingandbare-knucklecompetition,canleadtodisaster.LehmanBrotherswouldneverhavehappenedifithadbeenLehmanSisters,accordingtothistheory.Evenbeforethefinancialdisasterstruck,thenewfeministsalsoclaim,thebestcompanieshadbeenabandoning"patriarchal"hierarchiesinfavorof"collaboration"and"networking",skillsinwhichwomenhaveaninherentadvantage.

Thisargumentmaysoundalittlelikethestuffofgenderworkshopsinrighteousuniversities.Butitisgainingfollowersinpowerfulplaces.McKinsey,themostvenerableofmanagementconsultancies,haspublishedresearcharguingthatwomenapplyfiveofthenine"leadershipbehaviors"thatleadtocorporatesuccessmorefrequentlythanmen.NiallFitzGerald,thedeputychairmanofThomsonReutersandaformerbossofUnilever,isascloseasyoucangettotheheartofthecorporateestablishment.Heproclaims,"Womenhavedifferentwaysofachievingresults,andleadershipqualitiesthatarebecomingmoreimportantasourorganizationsbecomelesshierarchicalandmorelooselyorganizedaroundmatrixstructures."

Manycompaniesareabandoningtheold-fashionedcommitmenttotreatingeverybodyequallyandinsteadbecoming"genderadapted"and"genderbilingual"—intouchwiththeuniquemanagementwisdomoftheirfemaleemployees.Ahostofconsultancieshassprunguptoteachfirmshowtolistentowomenandexploittheirspecialabilities.

Thenewfeministsarerighttobefrustratedaboutthepaceofwomen'sprogressinbusiness.Britain'sEqualityandHumanRightsCommissioncalculatedthat,atthecurrentrateofprogress,itwilltake60yearsforwomentogainequalrepresentationontheboardsoftheFTSE100.Theyarealsorightthatold-fashionedfeminismtooktoolittleaccountofwomen'sroleinraisingchildren.Buttheirargumentsabouttheinnatedifferencesbetweenmenandwomenaresloppyandcounterproductive.

Peoplewhobangonaboutinnatedifferencesshouldrememberthatvariationwithinsubgroupsinthepopulationisusuallybiggerthanthevariationbetweensubgroups.Evenifitcanbeestablishedthat,onaverage,womenhaveahigher"emotional-intelligencequotient"thanmen,thatsayslittleaboutanyspecificwoman.Judgingpeopleasindividualsratherthanasrepresentativesofgroupsisbothmorallyrightandgoodforbusiness.

Caring,sharingandengineering

Besides,manyofthemostsuccessfulwomenaretobefoundinhard-edgedcompanies,ratherthanthetouchy-feelyorganizationsofthenewfeministimagination:Areva(nuclearenergy),AngloAmerican(mining),ArcherDanielsMidland(agribusiness),DuPont(chemicals),Sunoco(oil)andXerox(technology)allhavefemalebosses.TheCranfieldSchoolofManagement'sFemaleFTSE100Indexrevealsthattwooftheindustrieswiththebestrecordforpromotingwomentotheirboardsarebankingandtransport.

WomenwouldbewelladvisedtoignorethesirenvoicesofthenewfeminismandlistentoMsDonginstead.Despitetheirfrustration,thefuturelooksbright.Womenarenowoutperformingmenmarkedlyinschoolanduniversity.Itwouldbeagravemistaketoabandonold-fashionedmeritocracyjustatthetimewhenitisturningtowomen'sadvantage.

("Womenomics",bySchumpeter,fromTheEconomist,Jan.2nd,2010)11.

IncitingPaulSamuelson'saphorismas"womenarejustmenwithlessmoney",theauthormostprobablyintendsto______.A.implythatthereisnoradicaldifferencebetweenmanandwomanB.indicatethathisargumentisbasedonauthoritativeresearchandisplausibleC.arousethepotentialaddressees'interestwitheye-catchingviewpointD.setupanexplicittargettorefuteinthefollowingpassage正確答案：C

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Accordingtothecontext,"redphone"inthelastlineofparagraph2ofthepassagemayreferto______.A.ahotlinesystemthatallowsdirectcommunicationbetweentheleadersoftheUnitedStatesandothercountriesB.aphonecallthatmayinvolveimperativeissueandneedaquickdecisionC.nothingmorethanaphonepeculiartotheovalofficeintheWhitehouseD.noneoftheabove正確答案：B

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Whichofthefollowingstatementsmightbetheauthor'spointofview?A.Feministmanagementtheoristsareflirtingwithsomedangerousarguments.B.Itisimpossibleforwomentofulfilltheirpotentialiftheyplaybymen'srules.C.Womanlyqualitiesarebecomingevermorevaluableinbusinessnowadays.D.ItisunnecessaryforthenewfeministstoworryaboutthefewrepresentationwomenhavegotontheboardsoftheFTSE100.正確答案：A

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ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthedemiseofLehmanmighthavesomethingtodowith______.A.suchsupposedlymanlyqualitiesofitsleaderasrisking-takingandbare-knucklecompetitionB.itsinsistencyontheold-fashionedpatriarchalhierarchiesinsteadofonmodemideassuchascollaborationandnetworkingC.disproportionbetweenthenumbersofmaleandfemalestaffwhichmayleadtodivergentmanagementdecisionsD.noneoftheabove正確答案：D

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Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword"genderbilingual"inparagraph7ofthepassage?A.Becapableofspeakingboththelanguagesusedbymaleandfemale.B.Becapableofthinkinginbothmaleandfemaleways.C.Becapableoftreatingmaleandfemaleequallyindealingwithbusiness.D.Becapableofmakinggooduseoftheadvantagesofferedbyfemalestaff.正確答案：D

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Takethewholepassageintoconsideration,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Manysuccessfulbusinesswomenareveryfirmandconfidentintheirattitudes.B.Someofthemostinfluentialfeministsholdthatsexismshouldbeabolished.C.Modemcompaniesprefertohirefemalestaffbecauseoftheirspecialabilities.D.Theauthorthinksthatthenewfeminists'attentionisimproperlydistracted.正確答案：C

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Ontheinnatedifferencesbetweenmaleandfemale,theauthorholdsthat______.A.peoplearetobejudgedbyindividualcharactersratherthanbygenderB.thosewhodiscussthevariationbetweenmanandwomanarewrongC.itiswiseforwomentocastasideallthetheoriesandgointobattleD.generallyspeaking,womenhaveahigheremotionalintelligencethanmendo正確答案：A

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Theauthormostprobablywrotethepassageto______.A.presentsomeofthemostpopularideasonwomenomicsB.encouragewomentofightfortheglorytheydeservetoenjoyC.warnthefeministmanagementtheoristsofsomedangerousargumentsD.explorethemeritsofwomanworkforceinbusinessmanagement正確答案：C

ItseemsincredibletomethatLatinisnottaughtinschoolsasamatterofcourse,especiallyinacountrythatisforeverlamentingitsown(undeniable)mediocritywhenitcomestospeakingforeignlanguages.Asa13-year-old,IhardlyapproachedmyownLatinlessonswithanythingresemblingenthusiasm—ImighthavebeenkeenerifAeneaswenttotheshopsoccasionally—butIamterrificallygratefulIhadthem,allthesame.

Thebenefitsaremany.HavingabasicgroundinginLatinmakeslearningRomancelanguagesadoddle(輕而易舉的事):thefactthatIspeakEnglishplusthreeothershaslesstodowithanygeneticpredisposition—IwashopelessatlearningRussian—thanwithanunderstandingoftherootandprovenanceofLatin-derivedwords.

ItwouldbeimpossibletohaveasmatteringofLatinandfindoneselfstuckinItaly,providedonemanagedtopersuadethespeakertoslowdownabit.AndthereasonIcan(arguably)justaboutstringasentencetogetherinEnglish—whichisn'tmyfirstlanguage—hasagreatdealtodowithunderstanding,throughLatin,thewaysentencesandgrammarwork.

Latinalsohasitsownpleasinginternallogic:youfollowtherulesandyougettheanswer.AndIreallybelievethatifyouknowLatin,youhalf-speakFrenchalready.TheBritishusednottobeappallingatlanguages:mytheoryisthattheyonlybecamesoduringthepastcentury,whenLatinstoppedbeingwidelytaught.

Detractors(惡意批評者)mightpointoutthatthereislittleuseinlearningadeadlanguage.ButLatinisnotdead:it'severywhere.Itmakesthekindofpeoplewhoneverusetwoshortwordswhensixbigoneswilldointelligible.Itdemystifiesjargonandlegalese.Ithelpswithcrosswords.Itevenforcesthoseofuswhoarepathologicallyillogicaltothinklogicallyeveryonceinawhile:IrememberthepleasureIfeltatschool,duringLatintranslation,whenIrealizedIcouldcreateorderandsenseoutofapparentchaos.

Really,Latin'susefulapplicationsaremanifold.WatchingWhoWantsToBeAMillionaire?afewweeksago,InoticedthatthequestionwhichfelledthecontestantwouldalmostcertainlynothavestumpedhimhadhehadsomeLatin.Ofallthepossibleanswers,onlyonehadaLatinrootthatechoedthequestion.FromCicerotoChrisTarrantinafeweasysteps,youcan'tsaymoremodernorlessdustythanthat.19.

Theword"lamenting"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.mournB.weepC.condoleD.grieveover正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“especiallyinacountrythatisforeverlamentingitsown(undeniable)mediocrity”可知，特別是在一個(gè)國家用拉丁語為自己的人哀悼。選項(xiàng)中的A項(xiàng)為“哀悼，向……致哀”符合文意。B項(xiàng)“哭泣”，C項(xiàng)“表示同情，吊唁”，D項(xiàng)“對……感到傷心”，這三項(xiàng)均不符合題意。

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Asateenager,theauthor______.A.hadakeeninterestinLatinB.hadnevershowedanyinterestinLatinC.quitsoonafterhetooktheLatincourseD.wassatisfiedwithhisorherLatincourse正確答案：D[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“Asa13-year-old,IhardlyapproachedmyownLatinlessonswithanythingresemblingenthusiasm—ImighthavebeenkeenerifAeneaswenttotheshopsoccasionally—butIamterrificallygratefulIhadthem，allthesame.”可知，作者開始時(shí)對拉丁語沒有熱情，但是后來非常感激上了拉丁語的課程，所以D項(xiàng)“對他/她的拉丁語課程非常滿意”符合題意。A項(xiàng)“對拉丁語有強(qiáng)烈的興趣”，B項(xiàng)“對拉丁語從沒有顯示過興趣”，從文中內(nèi)容可以看出作者開始對拉丁語沒有興趣，后來應(yīng)該是有興趣了，所以A、B兩項(xiàng)都不正確；C項(xiàng)“上拉丁語課程不久就放棄了”，這個(gè)在文中沒有提到。

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Theword"provenance"underlinedinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto______.A.originB.genesisC.headspringD.filiation正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第二段的內(nèi)容“especiallyinacountrythatisforeverlamentingitsown(undeniable)mediocrity”可知，特別是在一個(gè)國家用拉丁語為自己的人哀悼。選項(xiàng)中的A項(xiàng)為“哀悼，向……致哀”符合文意。B項(xiàng)“哭泣”，C項(xiàng)“表示同情，吊唁”，D項(xiàng)“對……感到傷心”，這三項(xiàng)均不符合題意。

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Inparagraph3,theauthorbelievesthatknowingalittleaboutLatinhelpsone______.A.tospeakItalianbetterB.tofigureoutwhatanItaliansaysC.tounderstandItalianhistoryD.tomakefriendswithItalians正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第三段的內(nèi)容“ItwouldbeimpossibletohaveasmatteringofLatinandfindoneselfstuckinItaly,providedonemanagedtopersuadethespeakertoslowdownabit.”可知，一個(gè)居住意大利的人對拉丁語只是略懂一點(diǎn)，如果他設(shè)法說服演講者把語速稍微放慢一點(diǎn)，那是不可能的。所以A項(xiàng)“懂一點(diǎn)拉丁語能幫助人更好地說意大利語”符合題意。B項(xiàng)“弄明白一個(gè)意大利人說什么”，C項(xiàng)“了解意大利歷史”，D項(xiàng)“和意大利人交朋友”，這三項(xiàng)都不符合文意。

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Theword"asmattering"underlinedinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.alittleknowledgeB.alotC.plentyofD.littleknowledge正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第三段的內(nèi)容“ItwouldbeimpossibletohaveasmatteringofLatin”可知，略懂拉丁語是不可能的。選項(xiàng)中的A項(xiàng)為“略知，了解一些”符合文意。B項(xiàng)“很多”，C項(xiàng)“大量”，D項(xiàng)“幾乎不了解”，這三項(xiàng)均不符合題意。

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Accordingtoparagraph4,theBritish______.A.havealwaysbeenterribleinlearningLatinB.usedtobegoodatlanguageswhenLatinwastaughtC.becamegoodatlanguageswhenpeoplestoppedlearningLatinD.usedtobeterribleinlanguageswhenLatinwastaught正確答案：C[解析]根據(jù)文中第四段的內(nèi)容“TheBritishusednottobeappallingatlanguages:mytheoryisthattheyonlybecamesoduringthepast,century,whenLatinstoppedbeingwidelytaught.”可知，當(dāng)拉丁語不被廣泛學(xué)習(xí)的時(shí)候，英語很快就在世界范圍內(nèi)普遍開來，所以C項(xiàng)“當(dāng)停止學(xué)習(xí)拉丁語時(shí)，他們變得擅長語言”符合題意。A項(xiàng)“在學(xué)習(xí)拉丁語時(shí)總處于痛苦中”，B項(xiàng)“過去當(dāng)拉丁語被教的時(shí)候，他們很擅長語言”，D項(xiàng)“過去當(dāng)拉丁語被教的時(shí)候，他們總處在痛苦中”，這三項(xiàng)和文中第四段內(nèi)容不符合。

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OneofthebenefitstolearnLatinisthat______.A.itmakesiteasiertolearnsomeotherlanguagesB.ithelpsalotinlearningRussianC.ithelpstoimprovementalhealthD.ithelpsthewriterspeakfourtongues正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第二段的內(nèi)容“HavingabasicgroundinginLatinmakeslearningRomancelanguagesadoddle”可知，有一定的拉丁語基礎(chǔ)，再學(xué)習(xí)羅曼語就是一件輕而易舉的事。所以A項(xiàng)“使學(xué)習(xí)其他的語言變得更容易”符合題意。B項(xiàng)“在學(xué)習(xí)俄語時(shí)有很大的幫助”，根據(jù)第二段的“IwashopelessatlearningRussian”可知B不正確；C項(xiàng)“有助于提高心理健康”，D項(xiàng)“幫助作者說四種語言”，C、D兩項(xiàng)在文中沒有提到。

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Theword"intelligible"underlinedinParagraph5refersto______.A.transpicuousB.explicitC.implicitD.detailed正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第五段的內(nèi)容“Itmakesthekindofpeoplewhoneverusetwoshortwordswhensixbigoneswilldointelligible”可知，intelligible意思是可理解的，明白易懂的。選項(xiàng)中的A項(xiàng)為“清晰的，明白易懂的”符合文意。B項(xiàng)“明確的，明晰的”，C項(xiàng)“含蓄的”，D項(xiàng)“詳細(xì)的，細(xì)節(jié)的”，這三項(xiàng)均不符合題意。

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ThatLatinisnotdeadisshownbyallofthefollowingEXCEPT______.A.somedifficulttechnicalwordsbecomeeasytounderstandB.crosswordpuzzlesbecomeeasytobesolvedC.somepeoplebecomemorelogicalintheirwayofthinkingD.somepeoplebecomemoreself-confident正確答案：D[解析]根據(jù)文中第五段的內(nèi)容“Itmakesthekindofpeoplewhoneverusetwoshortwordswhensixbigoneswilldointelligible.Itdemystifiesjargonandlegalese.Ithelpswithcross-words.Itevenforcesthoseofuswhoarepathologicallyillogicaltothinklogicallyeveryonceinawhile:”可知，D項(xiàng)“一些人變得更自信”在文中沒有提到。A項(xiàng)“一些難的術(shù)語變得易于理解”，B項(xiàng)“字謎游戲變得容易解決”，C項(xiàng)“一些人的思考方式變得合乎邏輯性”，這三項(xiàng)在文中第五段內(nèi)容中都有相互對應(yīng)的內(nèi)容。

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Thecontestantcouldhavewonifhe/she______.A.hadnotbeenbeatenbysomelegalwordsB.hadknownsomethingaboutLatinC.hadnotbeensoeagertobeamillionaireD.hadaskedthequestionaboutCicero正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)文中第六段的內(nèi)容“InoticedthatthequestionwhichfelledthecontestantwouldalmostcertainlynothavestumpedhimhadhehadsomeLatin.”可知，懂一點(diǎn)拉丁語就不會(huì)讓參賽者那么容易被打敗。所以B項(xiàng)符合題意。A項(xiàng)“沒有被法律術(shù)語打敗過”，C項(xiàng)“沒有如此渴望成為一為百萬富翁”，D項(xiàng)“已經(jīng)問了一些關(guān)于西塞羅的問題”，這三項(xiàng)和文中第六段內(nèi)容不符合。

Students:PassorFail

Whenstudentswhoaretakingacourseforregulargradesarecomparedwithstudentswhoaretakingthesamecourseonapass-failbasis,thegradedstudentsachievedhighergrades.Thecomparisonismadepossiblebynottellingtheinstructorwhichstudentsaretakingthecourseonthepass-failbasisandhavinghimorherassignlettergradestoallstudents.Theregistrarconvertsthesetopass-failforthosestudentswhohadpreviouslyelectedthisoption.Thisprovisionisincludedtoprotectthepass-failstudentsfrompossibleinstructorbias.

Thedataclearlyshowthatthereisadifferenceingradesbetweenthetwogroupsofstudentsinthesameclass,thoseelectingtotakethecourseforpass-failandthosetakingthecourseforregularlettergrades.Theinterpretationsofthisdifference,however,varywidely.Someclaimthatthisdifferenceprovesthatpass-failstudentssimplydon'tworkashardortakethecourseseriouslyasstudentstakingthecourseforlettergrades.Otherclaimthatthisdifferenceprovesthatonlythelesscompetentstudentselectthepass-failoption.Othersclaimthatthisdifferenceprovesthatstudentsonlytaketheirmostdifficult(forthem)coursesunderthepass-failoptionandthereforeareexploringareastheymightotherwiseattempttoavoid.Othersclaimthatthisdifferenceprovesthatstudentsusethepass-failoptiononlyincourseswheretheteacherissopersonallyuninspiringastoneedthethreatoflettergradesinordertogoadthestudentsintostudying.

What,infact,dothedatareallyprove?Nothing,otherthanthatadifferenceingradesdoesindeede