英语翻译高级口译高级阅读四.docx

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英语翻译高级口译高级阅读四

英语翻译高级口译-高级阅读（四）

（总分：

100.00，做题时间：

90分钟）

一、{{B}}SECTION1READINGTEST{{/B}}（总题数：

4，分数：

50.00）

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestionsaboutit.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,A.B.C.orD.toeachquestion.

Audiencesfromminorityethnicgroupscomplainedabouttokenism,negativestereotypingandsimplisticportrayaloftheircommunitiesontelevisioninareportpublishedyesterday.ButprogrammessuchasthecomedyshowsGoodnessGraciousMeandAliGandthelong-runningsoapCoronationStreetwerepraisedasbeingstepsintherightdirection.

Thereport,MulticulturalBroadcasting:

ConceptandReality,wasreleasedbytheBBC,theBroadcastingStandardsCommission,theIndependentTelevisionCommissionandtheRadioAuthority.Itexploresattitudestowardsmulticulturalbroadcastingfromtheperspectiveoftheaudienceandfromwithinthetelevision,radioandadvertisingindustries.Allthosequestionedfromminorityethnicgroupssaidtheircountryoforiginwasnotrepresentedatallorwasnegativelyportrayedontelevision.Therewasalsoasenseofinsufficientcoverageofeventsconcerningtheircountriesoforigin.

Theperspectivesofethnicandracialminoritieswerenotfeaturedsufficientlyonterrestrialtelevision,accordingto69%ofthoseworkingintelevision.Oftheradiosample,45%agreed.Therewasconcernaboutstereotypicalportrayalofcertainissues.GroupsfromtheAsiansubcontinentspokeofthewayinwhicharrangedmarriageswerepresentedontelevision.Theyfelttreatmentoftheissuewasneitheraccuratenorreflectiveofthewayinwhichthesystemhadchanged.

Theissueoftokenismwasalsosignificant—somepeoplefeltcharactersfromminorityethnicgroupswereincludedinprogrammesbecauseitwasexpectedtheyshouldbe,resultingincharacterswhowereill-drawnandunimportant.Audiencesfeltbroadcastershadasocialdutytoincludeauthenticandfairrepresentationsofminoritiesasitwouldfosterunderstandingofdifferentculturesandallowchildrentoseethemselvesrepresentedpositively.Itwasseenasimportantthatminoritygroupsshouldbeincludedinsoapoperasorgameshows,astheyhavehighviewingfigures.Theyshouldalsobemorerepresentedaspresentersinnewsanddocumentaryprogramming.

AudiencesfromthesubcontinentsaidtheydidnotwanttobelabelledAsianandcalledfortheirdistinctiveculturalidentitiestobeacknowledged.Similarly,thosewithinmixed-raceblackgroupssaidtheirissueswererarelyrepresented.

ThroughouttheaudienceresearchwasanunderlyingfeelingthatasallpeoplepaidalicencefeefortheBBC,ithadagreaterobligationtocatertominoritytastes.Youngerwhiteparticipantstendedtofinditdivisivetohaveprogrammesaimedatparticulargroups,andthoughtitbettertoconcentrateonachievingfairerrepresentationinthemainstream.

Bothaudienceandindustrygroupsagreedthatalthoughprogresshadbeenmadeinthepastfiveyears,therestillneededtobebetterrepresentationofminoritiesonscreenandbehindthescenes.

Itisapparentinthereportthatethnicminoritygroupsarestillunder-representedinemployment.Only32%ofpeopleinradioand22%ofthoseinTVagreedthatnumbersofpeoplefromminoritiesindecision-makingroleshadincreasedinthelastfiveyears.Buttheoverwhelmingfeelingamongthoseworkingintheadvertisingindustrywasthatcommercialobjectivesshouldtakepriority.PaulBolt,directoroftheBSC,said:

"Thereportshowswherethingsarenowandwhatcanbedoneindevelopingfuturepolicies."

Weaknessinnumbers

●Thenumberofpeoplefromminorityethnicgroupsonairhasincreased.

●Only32%oftheTVindustrysamplethoughttherehadbeenagrowthinprogrammingrelevanttothegroups.Inradiothefigurewas63%.

●Only32%ofthoseworkinginradioand22%intelevisionagreedthenumberofethnicminoritystaffindecision-makingroleshadincreasedinthelastfiveyears.

●TheperspectivesofethnicandracialminoritieswerenotfeaturedsufficientlyonterrestrialTV,accordingto69%ofthoseintelevision.Oftheradiosample,45%agreedthiswastrue.（分数：

6.00）

（1）.WhichofthefollowingCANNOTbetrueaccordingtothepassage?

∙A.Theissueoftokenismontelevisionimpliestheprejudiceagainstethnicminorities.

∙B.Thereportisbasedonlyontheinvestigationoftheaudiencefromminoritygroups.

∙C.Peopleworkingintelevision,radioandadvertisingindustriesareallinvestigated.

∙D.Peopleworkingintheadvertisingindustryaremoreconcernedwithcommercialtargets.

（分数：

3.00）

 A.

 B. √

 C.

 D.

解析：

[解析]对文章基本内容的理解。

要对四个陈述的正误作出判断，应抓住文章主题并注意相关细节。

选项A的内容在全文数段都有体现，选项C的内容在第二段可找到，选项D在最后一段有显示，均予排除。

选项B的内容与第二段介绍的相比，只说了一半，文章也提及该调查报告的对象包括fromwithinthetelevision，radioandadvertisingindustries，因此为答案。

（2）.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.

∙A.thereportonmulticulturalbroadcastingismadeandreleasedbyBBC

∙B.fairrepresentationofminoritiesshouldbebasedonunderstandingofdifferentcultures

∙C.thesituationoftokenismintelevision,radioandadvertisingindustriesvariesgreatlyfromoneanother

∙D.employmentofethnicminoritiesiswellrepresentedonterrestrialtelevision

（分数：

3.00）

 A.

 B. √

 C.

 D.

解析：

[解析]对文章主要观点的理解。

选项A只是文章介绍的事实的一部分，选项C的意思是可能成立的，但并非文章所侧重的方面，选项D的内容和最后一段有联系，但意思几乎相反，均予排除。

选项B的内容在几个段落均有显示，但主要可从第四段找到，它较为准确地反映了作者的主要观点。

Civil-libertiesadvocatesreelingfromtherecentrevelationsonsurveillancehadsomethingelsetoworryaboutlastweek:

theprivacyofthebillionsofsearchqueriesmadeonsiteslikeGoogle,AOL,YahooandMicrosoft.Aspartofalong-runningcourtcase,thegovernmenthasaskedthosecompaniestoturnoverinformationonitsusers'searchbehavior.AllbutGooglehavehandedoverdata,andnowtheDepartmentofJusticehasmovedtocompelthesearchgianttoturnoverthegoods.

Whatmakesthiscasedifferentisthattheintendeduseoftheinformationisnotrelatedtonationalsecurity,butthegovernment'scontinuingattempttopoliceInternetpornography.In1998,CongresspassedtheChildOnlineProtectionAct（COPA）,butcourtshaveblockeditsimplementationduetoFirstAmendmentconcerns.Initsappeal,theDOJwantstoprovehoweasyitistoinadvertentlystumbleuponporn.Inordertoconductacontrolledexperiment—tobeperformedbyaUCBerkeleyprofessorofstatistics—theDOJwantstousealargesampleofactualsearchtermsfromthedifferentsearchengines.Itwouldthenusethosetermstodoitsownsearches,employingthedifferentkindsoffilterseachsearchengineoffers,inanattempttoquantifyhowoften"materialthatisharmfultominors"mightappear.Googlecontendsthatsinceitisnotapartytothecase,thegovernmenthasnorighttodemanditsproprietaryinformationtoperformitstest."Weintendtoresisttheirmotionvigorously,"saidGoogleattorneyNicoleWong.

DOJspokespersonCharlesMillersaysthatthegovernmentisrequestingonlytheactualsearchterms,andnotanythingthatwouldlinkthequeriestothosewhomadethem.（TheDOJisalsodemandingalistofamillionWebsitesthatGoogleindexestodeterminethedegreetowhichobjectionablesitesaresearched.）Originally,thegovernmentaskedforatreasuretroveofallsearchesmadeinJuneandJuly2005;therequesthasbeenscaledbacktooneweek'sworthofsearchqueries.

OneoddityabouttheDOJ'sstrategyisthattheexperimentcouldconceivablysinkitsowncase.Ifthebuilt-infiltersthateachsearchengineprovidesareeffectiveinblockingpornsites,thegovernmentwillhavewoundupprovingwhattheoppositionhassaidallalong—youdon'tneedtosuppressspeechtoprotectminorsontheNet."Wethinkthatourfilteringtechnologydoesagoodjobprotectingminorsfrominadvertentlyseeingadultcontent,"saysRamezNaam,groupprogrammanagerofMSNSearch.

ThoughthegovernmentintendstousethesedataspecificallyforitsCOPA-relatedtest,it'spossiblethattheinformationcouldleadtofurtherinvestigationsand,perhaps,subpoenastofindoutwhowasdoingthesearching.Whatifcertainsearchtermsindicatedthatpeoplewerecontemplatingterroristactionsorothercriminalactivities?

SaystheDOJ'sMiller,"I'massumingthatifsomethingraisedalarms,wewouldhanditovertotheproper[authorities]."Privacyadvocatesfearthatifthegovernmentrequestisupheld,itwillopenthedoortofurthergovernmentexaminationofsearchbehavior.OnesolutionwouldbeforGoogletostopstoringtheinformation,butthecompanyhopestoeventuallyusethepersonalinformationofconsentingcustomerstoimprovesearchperformance."Searchisawindowintopeople'spersonalities,"saysKurtOpsahl,anElectronicFrontierFoundationattorney."TheyshouldbeabletotakeadvantageoftheInternetwithoutworryingaboutBigBrotherlookingovertheirshoulders."（分数：

15.00）

（1）.WhentheAmericangovernmentaskedGoogle,AOL,YahooandMicrosofttoturnoverinformationonitsusers'searchbehavior,themajorintentionis______.

∙A.toprotectnationalsecurity

∙B.tohelpprotectpersonalfreedom

∙C.tomonitorInternetpornography

∙D.toimplementtheChildOnlineProtectionAct

（分数：

3.00）

 A.

 B.

 C. √

 D.

解析：

[解析]对文章基本内容的理解，内容见第一、第二段。

文章介绍，在一场long-runningcourtcase中，美国政府要求几大网络公司turnoverinformationonitsusers'searchbehavior。

作者进而指出，政府此举的目的主要是policeInternetpornography。

选项A和B均为错解，选项D虽看似有关联，但“实施儿童在线保护法案”并非是政府采用该举措的直接目标。

（2）.Googlerefusedtoturnover"itsproprietaryinformation"（para.2）requiredbyDOJasitbelievesthat______.

∙A.itisnotinvolvedinthecourtcase

∙B.users'privacyismostimportant

∙C.thegovernmenthasviolatedtheFirstAmendment

∙D.searchtermsisthecompany's