英语二级笔译综合能力试题及答案.docx

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英语二级笔译综合能力试题及答案

2004年5月英语二级笔译综合能力试题及答案

　　B.thereisnointrinsichierarchyoflanguages

　　C.alllanguagescamefromgruntsandgroans

　　D.alllanguagesaremostsevereandstandard

　　63.Mostlanguagesofuncivilizedgroupsare____.

　　A.adequateB.numerousC.ingeniousD.ingenuous

　　64.“Backward”languagesfallbehindWesternlanguagesin____.

　　A.waystotransferideasB.formstosatisfyneeds

　　C.abilitiestoanswerdescriptionD.systemstoexpandvocabulary65.Alllanguages,whethercivilizedornot,havetheirown____.

　　A.waystotransferideasB.formstosatisfyneeds

　　C.abilitiestoanswerdescriptionD.systemstoexpandvocabulary66.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisimpliedinthepassage

　　A.Anthropologistshavenothingtodowithlinguists.

　　B.Linguistshavenothingtodowithanthropologists.

　　C.Thestudyoflanguagescastslightuponthestudyofcultures.

　　D.Thestudyofculturescastsnolightuponthestudyoflanguages.

　　67.Itisimpliedthatallcultureshavetobeviewed____.

　　A.profoundlyB.intrinsicallyC.independentlyD.professionally

　　68.Accordingtothispassage,tolearnaforeignlanguagewouldrequireoneto____.A.domoreactivitiesB.learnaboutanewculture

　　C.meetmorepeopleD.needmorenames

　　69.Theauthor’sattitudeshowninthispassagetoward“backward”languagesis____.A.restrainedB.subjectiveC.objectiveD.resolute

　　70.Thispassageisonthewhole____.

　　A.narrativeB.instructiveC.prescriptiveD.argumentative

　　Questions71—80arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Thefieldofmedicinehasalwaysattracteditsshareofquacksandcharlatans—disreputablewomenandmenwithlittleornomedicalknowledgewhopromisequickcuresatcheapprices.Thereasonswhyquackerythriveseveninmoderntimesare

　　easytofind.

　　Tobeginwith,painseemstobeachronichumancondition.Apersonwhosebodyormind“hurts”willoftenpayanyamountofmoneyforthepromiseofrelief.Second,eventhebestmedicaltreatmentcannotcurealltheillsthatbesetmenandwomen.Peoplewhomistrustordislikethetruthsthattheirphysicianstellthemoftenturntomoresympatheticears.

　　Manypeoplelackthetrainingnecessarytoevaluatemedicalclaims.Giventhechoicebetween（a）areputablephysicianwhosaysacureforcancerwillbelong,expensiveandmaynotworkatall,and（b）asalespersonwhosaysthatseveralbottlesofasecretformula“snakeoil”willcurenotonlycancerbuttuberculosisaswell,someindividualswilloptfor“snakeoil”.

　　Many“snakeoil”remediesarehighlylacedwithalcoholornarcoticdrugs.Anyonewhodrinksthemmaygetsodrunkorstonedthattheydrowntheirpainsintherisingtideofpleasantintoxication.Littlewonderthat“snakeoil”isapopularcure-allforminorachesandhurts!

Butlettherebenomisunderstandings.Averyfew“homeremedies”actuallywork.However,mostremediessoldbyquacksarenotonlyuseless,butoftencanbeharmfulaswell.

　　71.Inthispassage,aquackoracharlatanissomeonewho____.

　　A.hasaspecialabilityB.haslittleknowledge

　　C.isnotagooddoctorD.pretendstobeadoctor

　　72.Thesentence“painseemstobeachronichumancondition”meanspainseemsto____.

　　A.beveryseriousB.beverydifficult

　　C.lastforalongtimeD.bealwayshappening

　　73.Quackerythriveseveninmoderntimesbecause____.

　　A.patientspayanyamountofmoney

　　B.patientsdonotliketheirphysicians

　　C.quackssaythattheycanhelppatients

　　D.bestmedicaltreatmentcostsverymuch

　　74.Peoplewhoseektheadviceofquacksandcharlatansarethosewho____.

　　A.arepoorlyeducatedB.arehighlyeducated

　　C.dislikemedicaltreatmentsD.mistrustphysicians’truths

　　75.Toevaluatemedicalclaims,onemust____.

　　A.turntoreputabledoctorsB.makeanadequatechoice

　　C.havethenecessarytrainingD..disbelievepromiseofrelief76.Accordingtotheauthor,averyfewhomeremediesare____.

　　A.uselessB.harmfulC.pleasantD.effective

　　77.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue

　　A.Quacksarereallysympathetic.B.“Snakeoil”doesnotwork.

　　C.Doctorscannotcureallills.D.Patientsareoftenimpatient.78.Manyindividualsoptfor“snakeoil”becausethey____.

　　A.aremisledbyasecretformulaB.cannotaffordatreatment

　　C.lackmedicalknowledgeD.donottrustphysicians

　　79.“Snakeoil”isapopularcure-allforminorachesandhurtsbecauseithas____.A.actuallyworkedB.somefruitstones

　　C.beenmisunderstoodD.alcoholornarcoticdrugs

　　80.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage

　　A.DistrustofPhysiciansB.MedicalTreatment

　　C.SnakeOilRemediesD.GuardAgainstQuackery

　　Questions81—90arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Modernindustrialsocietygrantslittlestatustooldpeople.Infact,suchasocietyhasasystemofbuilt-inobsolescence.Thereisnoformalsystemforcontinuingoureducationthroughoutourlifeinordertokeepupwithrapidlychangingknowledge.Whenoureducationandjobskillshavegrownobsolete,wearetreatedexactlylikethosewhohavenevergainedaneducationorjobskillsandarenotencouragedorgiventheopportunitytobeginanew.

　　Asasocietybecomesmorehighlydeveloped,theoverallstatusofolderpeoplediminishes.Improvedhealthtechnologycreatesalargepoolofoldpeople,who

　　competeforjobswiththeyoung.However,economictechnologylowersthedemandforworkersandcreatesnewjobsforwhichtheskillsoftheagedareobsolete,forcingolderpeopleintoretirement.Atthesametime,youngpeoplearebeingeducatedinthenewtechnologyandarekeepingpacewithrapidchangesinknowledge.Finally,urbanizationcreatesage-segregatedneighborhoods.Becausetheoldliveonfixedincomes,theymustoftenliveininferiorhousing.Allthesefactors—retirement,obsoleteknowledgeandskills,inferiorstandardsofliving—lowerthestatusoftheagedinsociety.

　　Acenturyago,whenonecouldexpecttoliveonlyto50orso,thelifespanmoreorlesscoincidedwiththeoccupationandfamilycycle.Buttodaytheaveragelifespanallowsforfifteentotwentyyearsoflifeafterthesecycles.Itappearsthatourlifespanisoutpacingourusefulnessinsociety.

　　81.By“asystemofbuild-inobsolescence”theauthormeans___.

　　A.noformalsystemsexistinmodernindustrialsociety

　　B.oldpeoplehavenostatusinmodernindustrialsociety

　　C.youngpeoplehavechancesinmodernindustrialsociety

　　D.knowledgechangesrapidlyinmodernindustrialsociety

　　82.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingistrue

　　A.Peopledon’thavetogaineducation.

　　B.Peopledon’thavetolearnjobskills.

　　C.Peopledon’thavetobetreatedasequals.

　　D.Peopledon’thavechancestobeginanew.

　　83.Themorehighlydevelopedasocietyis,____.

　　A.themoreadvancedtechnologywillbe

　　B.thelargerthenumberofpeoplewillbe

　　C.themorediminishedoldpeople’sstatuswillbe

　　D.thelowertheoverallstatusofthepeoplewillbe

　　84.Thehighdevelopmentofeconomictechnology____.

　　A.makesjobskillsoutoffashion

　　B.lowersthedemandforworkers

　　C.forcesoldpeopleintoretirement

　　D.createsnewjobsforolderpeople

　　85.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue

　　A.Retiredpeoplecouldonlyliveonfixedincomes.

　　B.Retiredpeoplearemoreskillfulthanyoungpeople.

　　C.Youngpeopleareeducatedinthenewtechnology.

　　D.Youngpeoplearekeepingpacewithrapidchanges.

　　86.Accordingtothispassage,thestatusoftheagedisloweredbytheir____.

　　A.forcedretirementB.inferiorhousing

　　C.longerlifespanD.fixedincomes

　　87.Thesentence“ourlifespanoutpacesourusefulness”meanswecanlivelonger____.

　　A.andmakeprogressB.anddomorework

　　C.butmoveslowlyD.butbecomeuseless

　　88.Theauthor’sattitudetowardtheagedis____.

　　A.realisticB.optimisticC.pessimisticD.sympathetic

　　89.Itcanbededucedfromthispassagethatoneshould____.

　　A.learnnewskillsB.beopen-minded

　　C.haveagoodpersonalityD.keeppacewiththetimes90.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage

　　A.TheProblemofAgingB.SocialStructures

　　C.EconomicTechnologyD.ContinuingEducation

　　Questions91—100arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Whenyoufirstdriftoffintoslumber,youreyeswillrollaboutabit,yourtemperaturewilldropslightly,yourmuscleswillrelax,andyourbreathingwillbecomequiteregular.Yourbrainwavesslowdownabit,withthealpharhythmpredominatingforthefirstfewminutes.Thisisthefirststageofsleep.Forthenext30minutesorso,youwilldriftdownthroughStage2andStage3.Theloweryourstageofsleep,the

　　sloweryourbrainwaveswillbe.About40-60minutesafteryouloseconsciousness,youwillreachthelaststage.Yourbrainwaveswillshowthedeltarhythm.Youmaythinkthatyoustayatthisdeepstagealltherestofthenight,butthatturnsoutnottobethecase.About80minutesafteryoufallintoslumber,youractivitycyclewillincreaseslightly.Thedeltarhythmwilldisappear,tobereplacedbytheactivitypatternofRapidEyeMovementslastsfor8-15minutesandiscalledREMsleep.Duringbothlightanddeepsleep,themusclesinyourbodyarerelaxedbutcapableofmovement.AsyouslipintoREMsleep,averyoddthingoccurs—mostofthevoluntarymusclesinyourbodybecomeparalyzed.AlthoughyourbrainshowsveryrapidburstsofneuralactivityduringREMsleep,yourbodyisincapableofmoving.REMsleepisaccompaniedbyextensivemuscularinhibition.

　　91.Onthepartofanaveragesleeper,there____ofsleepincycle