翻譯二級筆譯綜合能力分類模擬題18

翻譯二級筆譯綜合能力分類模擬題18ReadingComprehension

Anyonewhodoubtsthatchildrenarebornwithahealthyamount（江南博哥）ofambitionneedspendonlyafewminuteswithababyeagerlylearningtowalkoraheadstrongtoddlerstartingtotalk.Nomatterhowmanytimesthelittleonesstumbleintheirinitialefforts,mostkeepontrying,determinedtomastertheiramazingnewskill.Itisonlyseveralyearslater,aroundthestartofmiddleorjuniorhighschool,manypsychologistsandteachersagree,thatagoodnumberofkidsseemtolosetheirnaturaldrivetosucceedandendupjoiningtheranksofunderachievers.Fortheparentsofsuchkids,whoseownambitionisofteninseparatelytiedtotheirchildren'ssuccess,itcanbeabewildering,painfulexperience.Soitisnowondersomeparentsfindthemselveshopingthatambitioncanbetaughtlikeanyothersubjectatschool.

It'snotquitethatsimple."Kidscanbegiventheopportunities,buttheycan'tbeforced,"saysJacquelynneEccles,apsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofMichiganwholedastudyexaminingwhatmotivatedfirst-andseventh-gradersinthreeschooldistricts.Evenso,agrowingnumberofeducatorsandpsychologistsdobelieveitispossibletounearthambitioninstudentswhodon'tseemtohavemuch.Theysaythatbyinstillingconfidence,encouragingsomerisktaking,beingacceptingoffailureandexpandingtheareasinwhichchildrenmaybesuccessful,bothparentsandteacherscanreignitethatinnatedesiretoachieve.

DubbedBrainology,theunorthodoxapproachusesbasicneurosciencetoteachkidshowthebrainworksandhowitcancontinuetodevelopthroughoutlife.Themessageisthateverythingiswithinthekids'control,thattheirintelligenceismalleable.

Someexpertssayoureducationsystem,withitsstrongemphasisontestingandrigidseparationofstudentsintodifferentlevelsofability,alsobearsblameforthedisappearanceofdriveinsomekids.Someeducatorssayit'simportanttoexposekidstoaworldbeyondhomeworkandtests,throughvolunteerwork,sports,hobbiesandotherextracurricularactivities."Thecruxoftheissueisthatmanystudentsexperienceeducationasirrelevanttotheirlifegoalsandambitions,"saysMichaelNakkula,aHarvardeducationprofessorwhorunsaBoston-areamentoringprogramcalledProjectIF(InventingtheFuture),whichworkstogetlow-incomeunderachieversintouchwiththeiraspirations.Thekeytogettingkidstoaimhigheratschoolistotellthemthenotionthatclassworkisirrelevantisnottrue,toshowthemhowdoingwellatschoolcanactuallyhelpthemfulfilltheirdreamsbeyondit.Likeanyambitioustoddler,theyneedtounderstandthattheyhavetolearntowalkbeforetheycanrun.1.

Theword"bewildering"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.puzzlingB.unbelievableC.unpleasantD.awkward正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“itcanbeabewildering，painfulexperience”可知，這是一次令人費解的，痛苦的經(jīng)歷。選項中的A項為“令人迷惑的”符合文意。B項“難以置信的”，C項“不愉快的”，D項“尷尬的”，這三項均不符合題意。

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Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.wheninone'slifeambitionismostneededB.whattodotoreformtheeducationsystemC.whyparentsofunderachieversareambitiousD.howtohelpschoolchildrendeveloptheirambition正確答案：D[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“Soitisnowondersomeparentsfindthemselveshopingthatambitioncanbetaughtlikeanyothersubjectatschool.”可知，很多家長希望學(xué)校能教授培養(yǎng)孩子有抱負的課程。所以D項“怎樣去幫助學(xué)校里的孩子開發(fā)他們的雄心”是本文的主要內(nèi)容。A項“在人的一生中，雄心是最必需的”，B項“做什么去改革教育體系”，C項“為什么后進生的家長是有雄心的”，這三項不符合題意，不是本文主要闡述的內(nèi)容。

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Theword"unearth"underlinedinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto______.A.discoverB.seekC.pursuitD.analyze正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第二段的內(nèi)容“itispossibletounearthambitioninstudentswhodon'tseemtohavemuch”可知，發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)生自己還沒有意識到的雄心壯志。選項中的A項為“發(fā)現(xiàn)”符合文意。B項“探尋”，C項“追求，追逐”，D項“分析”，這三項均不符合題意。

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Accordingtothepassage,mosteducatorsbelievethatmanykids______.A.showalackofacademicambitionatbirthB.amazetheirparentsbyactinglikeadultsC.becomelessambitiousastheygrowupD.getincreasinglyafraidoffailinginschool正確答案：C[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“Itisonlyseveralyearslater,aroundthestartofmiddleorjuniorhighschool,manypsychologistsandteachersagree,thatagoodnumberofkidsseemtolosetheirnaturaldrivetosucceedandendupioiningtheranksofunderachievers.”可知，許多心理學(xué)家和教師認為，只是幾年以后，在初中開始的階段，許多孩子好像失去了成功的自然動力，并加入到后進生的行列中。所有C項“隨著年齡的增長，很多孩子變得雄心越來越少”符合題意。A項“出生時就顯示出缺少學(xué)業(yè)雄心”，B項“做事像成人，父母很吃驚”，D項“變得越來越害怕在學(xué)校中失敗”，這三項和第一段內(nèi)容不符合。

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Theword"reignite"underlinedinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto______.A.rekindleB.confirmC.findoutD.strike正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第二段的內(nèi)容“bothparentsandteacherscanreignitethatinnatedesiretoachieve”可知，家長和老師能重新燃起天生想達到目的的欲望。選項中的A項為“重新點燃”符合文意。B項“確認，確定”，C項“發(fā)現(xiàn)，找到”，D項“點火，罷工”，這三項均不符合題意。

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Paragraph1mentionssomeparentswhowouldseetheirkids'failureas______.A.naturalB.trivialC.intolerableD.understandable正確答案：C[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“Fortheparentsofsuchkids,whoseownambitionisofteninseparatelytiedtotheirchildren'ssuccess,itcanbeabewildering，painfulexperience.”可知，對于那些將自己的抱負與孩子的成功緊密結(jié)合的家長來說，孩子的失敗是令他們困惑和痛苦的，所以C項intolerable“無法忍受的，難耐的”符合題意。A項“自然的，天然的”，B項“瑣碎的，不重要的”，D項“可理解的，能夠懂的”，這三個詞語和文中表達的父母的感想不符合。

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Theword"malleable"inParagraph3mostprobablymeans______.A.justifiableB.flexibleC.uncountableD.desirable正確答案：B[解析]malleable的意思為“有延展性的，可鍛的”，四個選項中只有flexible“柔韌性，柔軟的，能變形的，可通融的”和malleable意思最相近。其他選項的意思為：justifiable有道理的，有理由的；uncountable不可數(shù)的；desirable值得要的，合意的。據(jù)此可知，應(yīng)選擇B。

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Someexpertssuggestthatmanykidsloseambitioninschoolbecausetheyare______.A.cutofffromtheoutsideworldB.exposedtoschoolworkonlyC.keptawayfromclasscompetitionD.labeledasinferiortoothers正確答案：D[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“Someexpertssayoureducationsystem,withitsstrongemphasisontestingandrigidseparationofstudentsintodifferentlevelsofability,alsobearsblameforthedisappearanceofdriveinsomekids.”可知，我們的教育制度強調(diào)考試，并把學(xué)生分成不同能力水平的等級，導(dǎo)致孩子們?nèi)鄙賱恿?。所以D項“他們被貼上了比其他人差的標(biāo)簽”符合題意。A項“與外面的世界隔離”，B項“只接受學(xué)校作業(yè)”，C項“遠離班級競爭”，這三項都不是很多學(xué)生在學(xué)校里喪失雄心的主要原因。

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Theword"aspirations"underlinedinParagraph4refersto______.A.ambitionB.careeC.goalD.project正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第四段的內(nèi)容“whichworkstogetlow-incomeunderachieversintouchwiththeiraspirations”可知，把后進生的雄心壯志聯(lián)系起來。選項中的A項為“抱負，雄心”符合文意。B項“職業(yè)”，C項“目標(biāo)”，D項“課程，項目”，這三項均不符合題意。

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Thelastparagraphimplies______.A.theeffectivenessofProjectIFB.thesignificanceofclassworkC.theimportanceofwalkingtorunningD.theattainmentofdifferentlifegoals正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中最后一段的內(nèi)容“Thekeytogettingkidstoaimhigheratschoolistotellthemthenotionthatclassworkisirrelevantisnottrue,toshowthemhowdoingwellatschoolcanactuallyhelpthemfulfilltheirdreamsbeyondit.Likeanyambitioustoddler,theyneedtounderstandthattheyhavetolearntowalkbeforetheycanrun.”可知，這里主要說的是ProjectIF的作用，所以A項符合題意。B項“家庭作業(yè)的重要性”，C項“先學(xué)會走再跑的重要性”，D項“達成不同的生活目標(biāo)”，這三項和最后一段所暗示的內(nèi)容不符。

JanHendrikSchon'ssuccessseemedtoogoodtobetrue,anditwas.InonlyfouryearsasaphysicistatBellLaboratories,Schon,32,hadco-authored90scientificpapers—oneevery16days—detailingnewdiscoveriesinsuperconductivity,lasers,nanotechnologyandquantumphysics.Thisoutputastonishedhiscolleagues,andmadethemsuspicious.Whenoneco-workernoticedthatthesametableofdataappearedintwoseparatepapers—whichalsohappenedtoappearinthetwomostprestigiousscientificjournalsintheworld,ScienceandNature—thejigwasup.InOctober2002,aBellLabsinvestigationfoundthatSchonhadfalsifiedandfabricateddata.Hiscareerasascientistwasfinished.Scientificscandals,whichareasoldasscienceitself,tendtofollowsimilarpatternsofpresumptionandduereward.

Inrecentyears,ofcourse,thepressureonscientiststopublishinthetopjournalshasincreased,makingthejournalsmuchmorecrucialtocareersuccess.ThequestionsarewhetherNatureandSciencehavebecometoopowerfulasarbitersofwhatsciencereachestothepublic,andwhetherthejournalsareuptotheirtaskasgatekeepers.

Eachscientificspecialtyhasitsownsetofjournals.PhysicistshavePhysicalReviewLetters,neuroscientistshaveNeuron,andsoforth.ScienceandNature,though,aretheonlytwomajorjournalsthatcoverthegamutofscientificdisciplines,frommeteorologyandzoologytoquantumphysicsandchemistry.Asaresult,journalistslooktothemeachweekforthecreamofthecropofnewsciencepapers.Andscientistslooktothejournalsinparttoreachjournalists.Whydotheycare?Competitionforgrantshasgottensofiercethatscientistshavesoughtpopularrenowntogainanedgeovertheirrivals.Publicationinspecializedjournalswillwintheacclaimsfromacademicsandsatisfythepublish-or-perishimperative,butScienceandNaturecomewiththeaddedbonusofpotentiallygettingyourpaperwrittenupinTheNewYorkTimesandotherpublications.

Scientiststendtopaymoreattentiontothebigtwothantootherjournals.Whenmorescientistsknowaboutaparticularpaper,they'remoreapttociteitintheirownpapers.Beingoft-citedwillincreaseascientist's"hnpactFactor,"ameasureofhowoftenpapersarecitedbypeers.Fundingagenciesusethe"ImpactFactor"asaroughmeasureoftheinfluenceofscientiststhey'reconsideringsupporting.11.

Theword"suspicious"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.doubtfulB.incredibleC.stupendousD.horrendous正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“Thisoutputastonishedhiscolleagues,andmadethemsuspicious”可知，這樣的產(chǎn)出量讓他的同事震驚，他們產(chǎn)生了懷疑。選項中的A項為“懷疑的，可疑的”符合文意。B項“難以置信的”，C項“驚人的，了不起的”，D項“可怕的，恐怖的”，這三項均不符合題意。

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TheachievementsofJanHendrikSchonturnedouttobe______.A.surprisingB.inconceivableC.praiseworthyD.fraudulent正確答案：D[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“InOctober2002,aBellLabsinvestigationfoundthatSchonhadfalsifiedandfabricateddata.2002年10月，一個貝爾實驗室的調(diào)查顯示，斯克恩篡改和捏造數(shù)據(jù)”可知，D項fraudulent“欺詐的，不正的，不誠實的”符合題意。A項“驚人的；意外的”，B項“不可思議的”，C項“值得贊許的”，這三項和文中內(nèi)容不符合。

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Theword"fabricated"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.fakeB.compileC.drawupD.analyze正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“aBellLabsinvestigationfoundthatSchonhadfalsifiedandfabricateddata”可知，調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)Schon篡改和編造數(shù)據(jù)。選項中的A項為“編造，捏造”符合文意。B項“編纂”，C項“起草”，D項“分析”，這三項均不符合題意。

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TofindwhyscientificscandalslikeSchon'soccur,peoplehavebeguntoraisedoubtaboutthetwotopjournalsfor______.A.theiracademicprestigeB.theirimportancetocareersuccessC.theirpopularitywithscientificcirclesD.theirreviewingsystem正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第二段的內(nèi)容“ThequestionsarewhetherNatureandSciencehavebecometoopowerfulasarbitersofwhatsciencereachestothepublic,andwhetherthejournalsareuptotheirtaskasgatekeepers.”可知，人們質(zhì)疑，《自然》和《科學(xué)》這兩本雜志在作為為什么科學(xué)可以向民眾傳達的仲裁者方面的力量是否太強大了，并且，它們能否勝任看門人的角色。所以A項“他們的學(xué)術(shù)威望”符合題意。B項“他們對職業(yè)成功的重要性”，C項“他們科學(xué)界的普遍性”，D項“他們的評審體系”，這三項和文中第二段內(nèi)容不符合。

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Theword"renown"underlinedinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.reputationB.purposeC.nameD.achievement正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第三段的內(nèi)容“scientistshavesoughtpopularrenowntogainanedgeovertheirrivals”可知，科學(xué)家已經(jīng)贏得戰(zhàn)勝對手的名聲。選項中的A項為“聲譽，名聲”符合文意。B項“目的”，C項“姓名，名稱”，D項“成績，成就”，這三項均不符合題意。

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Accordingtothepassage,whatmakesScienceandNaturepowerful?A.Theycoverthebestresearchesonavarietyofsubjects．B.Theypublishcontroversialpapersthatotherswon't．C.Theypreferpapersonhighlyspecializedresearch．D.Theyhaveaspecialsystemofpeer-review．正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第三段的內(nèi)容“ScienceandNature,though,aretheonlytwomajorjournalsthatcoverthegamutofscientificdisciplines,frommeteorologyandzoologytoquantumphysicsandchemistry.”可知，《科學(xué)》和《自然》這兩家雜志是僅有的涉及所有學(xué)科科目的主要期刊。所以A項“他們涵蓋了所有科目的最好的研究”符合題意。B項“他們出版其他雜志不出版的有爭議性的論文”，C項“他們選擇高度專業(yè)性的研究論文”，D項“同行評審中他們有一個特殊的系統(tǒng)”，這三項在文中都沒有提到。

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Theexpression"thecreamofthecrop"inParagraph3mostlikelymeans"______".A.themostofallB.thebestofallC.therecentlyreleasedD.thewidelyspread正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)文中第三段的內(nèi)容“Asaresult,journalistslooktothemeachweekforthecreamofthecropofnewsciencepapers.”可知，creamofthecrop的字面意思為“植物奶油”，暗指最好的東西，因為自然和科學(xué)兩本雜志的地位，所以記者每個星期都會從中挑選最好的科學(xué)論文。所以B項符合題意。A項“其中大部分的”，C項“最近發(fā)表的”，D項“廣泛傳播的”，這三項顯然和文中creamofthecrop要表達的意思不符。

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Theword"acclaims"underlinedinParagraph3refersto______.A.complimentB.prizeC.bonusD.core正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第三段的內(nèi)容“Publicationinspecializedjournalswillwintheacclaimsfromacademicsandsatisfythepublish-or-perishimperative”可知，專業(yè)期刊的出版物將贏得學(xué)術(shù)稱贊。選項中的A項為“贊美”符合文意。B項“獎品”，C項“獎金”，D項“分數(shù)”，這三項均不符合題意。

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ScientistsknowthatbyreachingthejournalistsforScienceandNaturetheywouldgetabetterchanceto______.A.havemoreoftheirpaperspublishedinthejournalsinthefutureB.havetheirnamesappearinmanyotherrenownpublicationsC.havetheirresearchresultsunderstoodbythegeneralpublicD.havetheirsuperiorsgivethemmonetaryawardforthepublication正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)文中第三段的內(nèi)容“butScienceandNaturecomewiththeaddedbonusofpotentiallygettingyourpaperwrittenupinTheNewYorkTimesandotherpublications.”可知，如果文章出現(xiàn)在《科學(xué)》和《自然》這兩本雜志上，那么文章就有出現(xiàn)在《紐約時報》和其他出版物上的機會。所以B項“他們的名字會出現(xiàn)在其他著名的出版物上”符合題意。A項“將來他們有更多的論文發(fā)表在雜志上”，文中強調(diào)是論文能出現(xiàn)在其他出版物上，而不是將來可以有更多的論文繼續(xù)發(fā)表在這兩本雜志上；C項“讓他們的研究結(jié)果得到公眾的了解”，D項“讓他們的上級為他們的出版物給予金錢回報”，C、D兩項在文中沒有提到。

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Comparedwithotherjournals,NatureandSciencewouldgivetheauthorsanextrabenefitthattheirpapers______.A.willbemorelikelytobecomeinfluentialandbecitedB.willbemorelikelytobefreefromchallengebypeersC.willbereviewedwithgreatercaretoensuretheauthorityD.willreappearintheiroriginalinpaperslikeNewYorkTimes正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第四段的內(nèi)容“Whenmorescientistsknowaboutaparticularpaper,they'remoreapttociteitintheirownpapers.”可知，因為《科學(xué)》和《自然》這兩本雜志非常具有權(quán)威性，當(dāng)更多的科學(xué)家知道某一篇論文時，他們會將其內(nèi)容引用在自己的文章中。所以A項“將更有可能變得更有影響和被引用”符合題意。B項“將更有可能遠離同輩人的挑戰(zhàn)”，C項“將被仔細地審查以確保權(quán)威性”，D項“將重新出現(xiàn)在像《紐約時報》這樣的原始論文中”，文中沒有涉及和這三項相關(guān)的內(nèi)容。

Thisleavesuswiththechallengeoffindingsomepoliticallypracticablewaytoreducegreenhousegasemissions.ButitisanawkwardtruththatwhenmostU.S.senatorswereaskedinformallyin2000iftheywouldsupporttheKyotoProtocolshouldPresidentGeorgeW.BushsendittotheSenateforratification,theoverwhelmingmajority,DemocratsaswellasRepublicans,saidtheycouldnot.Thereasonfortheliberals'surprisingreplyisclear.Manystudies,notallbyconservatives,suggestthatfullcompliancewiththetermsoftheKyotoProtocolwouldlikelyleadtoadeepAmericanrecession.ForthosewillingtoFunthisrisk,soberreflectionontheconsequencesoftheeconomiccollapseof1929andthesubsequentworldwidedepressionwithallitspoliticalandultimatelymilitaryconsequencesiscertainlyinorder.

Thatsaid,whatcanbedone,inparticularbyourowncountry?IndependentoftheissuesraisedbytheKyotoProtocol,andgiventheweightofevidencethattheproblemofglobalwarmingisseriousandfraughtwithdireconsequences,failuretodoanythingatallandinsteadtopromote"businessasusual"isdownrightcriminal.

YettheBushadministrationhasgivennomorethanlipservicetotheproblem,thoughthatcouldbechanging.Itisonethingtoweighalternativesandimplementcompromisesthatreflectthecomplexityoftheproblem;itisquiteanotherthingtodonothing,especiallyifdoingnothingisjustawayofsecuringsupportfromcertainindustriesthatworsentheproblem.

Thereare,afterall,thingsthatcanbedone.Reopeningaseriousinternationaldialogue,andnotjustsayingafewgoodwords,wouldbeausefulifinadequatestart.Noteveryproblemmustbesolvedbeforetheweightofevidencebecomessocompellingthatcertaininitialstepsbecomealmostmandatory.Wealreadyknowhowtomakemorefuel-efficientautomobiles,yetnonationalpolicyhassurfacedtoaccomplishthis.Thescientificandengineeringcommunitiesaretheonesbestsuitedtoidentifythescientificresearchthatisstillneededandthetechnicalprojectsthatshowthegreatestpromise.Theseissuesshouldbedecidedbythemandnotthepoliticians.Oncesolutionslookpromising,asafewalreadydo,industrywillbealltooreadytojumpin,foratthatstagethereismoneytobemade.Andonlyafoolwouldunderestimatehumaningenuitywhengivenaproperincentive,orthestrengthofAmericanindustryoncetheboilerislitunderit.21.

Theword"ratification"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.approvalB.agreementC.authorizationD.confirmation正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“iftheywouldsupporttheKyotoProtocolshouldPresidentGeorgeW.BushsendittotheSenateforratification”可知，專如果他們支持《京都議定書》，布什總統(tǒng)就會把它提交參議院批準(zhǔn)。選項中的A項為“批準(zhǔn)，同意”符合文意。B項“同意，協(xié)議”，C項“授權(quán)”，D項“確認，確定”，這三項均不符合題意。

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WhatcanbeinferredabouttheKyotoProtocolfromParagraph1?A.Itwasaboutenvironmentprotection.B.ItwassupportedbymostDemocrats.C.Itwasconsideredawkwardbyconservatives.D.ItwasofficiallyrejectedbymostUSsenators.正確答案：A[解析]文中第一段的“Thisleavesuswiththechallengeoffindingsomepoliticallypracticablewaytoreducegreenhousegasemissions.”中出現(xiàn)了溫室氣體排放，緊接第二句話用轉(zhuǎn)折的語氣出現(xiàn)了《京都議定書》，由此可知，《京都議定書》肯定和環(huán)境有關(guān)系，所以A項“它是關(guān)于環(huán)境保護的”符合題意。B項“它被大多數(shù)的議員支持”，這和文中內(nèi)容相反；C項“大多數(shù)議員認為它是棘手的”，文中說“一切正?！?，所以棘手不符合文意；D項“它被大部分的美國參議員正式地拒絕了”，文中說的是如果提交到參議院，會被大部分的參議員拒絕，這是一種假設(shè)，不是事實，所以這三項都不正確。

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Theword"compliance"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.obedienceB.submissionC.subjectionD.procrastination正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“suggestthatfullcompliancewiththetermsoftheKyotoProto-colwouldlikelyleadtoadeepAmericanrecession”可知，建議完全遵循《京都東議定書》可能會導(dǎo)致美國經(jīng)濟的進一步衰退。選項中的A項為“遵守，遵照”符合文意。B項“提交，呈遞”，C項“征服，臣服”，D項“拖延，耽擱”，這三項均不符合題意。

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ManystudiessuggestthatfullagreementwiththeKyotoProtocolwouldruntheriskof______.A.fallingvictimtomilitarywarfareB.offendingothercountriesC.re-experiencingthepastmiseriesD.provokingnationwideanger正確答案：C[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“Manystudies,notallbyconservatives,suggestthatfullconpliancewiththetermsoftheKyotoProtocolwouldlikelyleadtoadeepAmericanrecession.”可知，一些研究顯示，完全同意《京都議定書》的條款，很可能會導(dǎo)致美國經(jīng)濟衰退，后面提到1929年美國經(jīng)濟危機，所以C項“將重新經(jīng)歷美國過去的苦難”符合題意。A項“成為戰(zhàn)爭惡夢的犧牲品”，B項“激怒其他國家”，D項“激發(fā)全國的憤怒”，文中主要強調(diào)對美國經(jīng)濟的影響，所以這三項都不符合題意。

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WecanlearnfromParagraph2that______.A.measuresshouldbetakentodealwithglobalwarming.B.thebestwaytodealwithglobalwarmingis'letitbe'.C.theseriousnessofglobalwarminghasbeenexaggerated.D.promoting"businessasusual"mustbefurtherstressed.正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第二段的內(nèi)容“andgiventheweightofevidencethattheproblemofglobalwarmingisseriousandfraughtwithdireconsequences,failuretodoanythingatallandinsteadtopromote'businessasusual'isdownrightcriminal.”可知，全球變暖已經(jīng)是一個很嚴重的問題，如果我們對此不做任何事，那就是犯罪，不采取任何措施來解決這個問題是不正確的。所以A項“必須采取措施去處理全球變暖問題”符合題意。B項“處理全球變暖最好的辦法就是讓它順其自然”，順其自然是一些人的觀點，但不是解決全球變暖問題的方法；C項“全球變暖的嚴重性已經(jīng)被夸大了”，全球變暖問題是個很嚴重的問題，這是事實，并沒有夸大；D項“一切正常的倡議必須被進一步強調(diào)”，這不應(yīng)該被強調(diào)，這個觀點應(yīng)該被推翻，所以這三項都不符合題意。

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Theword"dire"underlinedinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto______.A.horribleB.immeasurableC.incalculableD.inhuman正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第二段的內(nèi)容“andgiventheweightofevidencethattheproblemofglobalwarmingisseriousandfraughtwithdireconsequences”可知，全球變暖問題非常嚴重，伴隨著可怕的后果。選項中的A項為“可怕的，嚇人的”符合文意。B項“不可估量的”，C項“無法計算的”，D項“沒有人性的”，這三項均不符合題意。

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TheBushadministration______.A.hasassistedinaggravatingglobalwarmingB.hastakennomeasuresagainstglobalwarmingC.hasexecutedcompromisesaboutglobalwarmingD.hasgotbigindustries'supporttostopglobalwarming正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)文中第三段的內(nèi)容“YettheBushadministrationhasgivennomorethanlipservicetotheproblem.”可知，布什政府對《京都議定書》倡導(dǎo)的保護環(huán)境問題沒有采取任何實際行動，所以B項“布什政府應(yīng)對全球變暖沒有采取任何措施”符合題意。A項“在日益惡化的全球變暖中給予了幫助”，和文中內(nèi)容相反；C項“已經(jīng)向全球變暖妥協(xié)”，D項“已經(jīng)得到很多工業(yè)的支持去阻止全球變暖”，C、D兩項在文中沒有提到。

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TheauthorsuggestsallofthefollowingmeasuresEXCEPT______.A.reopeningaseriousinternationaldialogueB.overcomingalldifficultiesbeforestartingC.conductingscientificresearchesconcernedD.doingthemostpromisingtechnicalprojects正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)文中第三段的內(nèi)容“Noteveryproblemmustbesolvedbeforetheweightofevidencebecomessocompellingthatcertaininitialstepsbecomealmostmandatory.”可知，B項“在采取措施之前，并不需要解決好所有的問題”符合題意。A項“重新開展嚴肅的國際對話”，C項“開展相關(guān)的科學(xué)研究”，D項“做最有前途的技術(shù)項目”，這三個措施在最后一段中都有相互對應(yīng)的內(nèi)容，所以本題只能選B。

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Theword"downright"underlinedinParagraph2refersto______.A.completeB.realC.meaningfulD.especial正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第二段的內(nèi)容“failuretodoanythingatallandinsteadtopromote'businessasusual'isdownrightcriminal”可知，不做任何事情，但繼續(xù)像往常一樣促進貿(mào)易也是完全的犯罪。選項中的A項為“完全的”符合文意。B項“真正的”，C項“有意義的”，D項“特殊的”，這三項均不符合題意。

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Inthelastparagraph,theexpression"oncetheboilerislitunderit"mostprobablymeans"whenAmericanindustryis______."A.underminedB.upgradedC.incensedD.stimulated正確答案：D[解析]根據(jù)文中第三段的內(nèi)容“Andonlyafoolwouldunderestimatehumaningenuitywhengivenaproperincentive,orthestrengthofAmericanindustryoncetheboilerislitunderit.”可知，當(dāng)給與適當(dāng)刺激，只有傻瓜才會低估人類的心靈手巧，一旦獲得動力，美國企業(yè)的力量不容低估。所以D項“刺激，激勵”符合題意。A項“暗中破壞，逐漸削弱；侵蝕……的基礎(chǔ)”，B項“提升，使升級”，C項“激怒”，這三項和文中oncetheboilerislitunderit要表達的意思不符合。

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.31.

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，特別是在一個國家用拉丁語為自己的人哀悼。選項中的A項為“哀悼，向……致哀”符合文意。B項“哭泣”，C項“表示同情，吊唁”，D項“對……感到傷心”，這三項均不符合題意。

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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“對他/她的拉丁語課程非常滿意”符合題意。A項“對拉丁語有強烈的興趣”，B項“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兩項都不正確；C項“上拉丁語課程不久就放棄了”，這個在文中沒有提到。

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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，特別是在一個國家用拉丁語為自己的人哀悼。選項中的A項為“哀悼，向……致哀”符合文意。B項“哭泣”，C項“表示同情，吊唁”，D項“對……感到傷心”，這三項均不符合題意。

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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，一個居住意大利的人對拉丁語只是略懂一點，如果他設(shè)法說服演講者把語速稍微放慢一點，那是不可能的。所以A項“懂一點拉丁語能幫助人更好地說意大利語”符合題意。B項“弄明白一個意大利人說什么”，C項“了解意大利歷史”，D項“和意大利