英语翻译资格考试二级笔译模拟题及3.docx

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英语翻译资格考试二级笔译模拟题及3

2021年英语翻译资格考试二级笔译模拟试题及答案（3）

Nowwhicharetheanimalsreallytobepitiedincaptivity?

First,thosecleverbeingswhoselivelyurgeforactivitycanfindnooutletbehindthebarsofthecage.Thisismostconspicuous,evenfortheuninitiated,inthecaseofanimalswhich,whenlivinginafreestate,areaccustomedtoroamingaboutwidely.Owingtothisfrustrateddesire,foxesandwolveshoused,inmanyold-fashionedzoos,incageswhicharefartoosmall,areamongthemostpitiableofallcagedanimals.

Thoughpinionedswansgenerallyseemhappy,underpropercare,byhatchingandtearingtheiryoungwithoutanytrouble,

atmigrationtimethingsbecomedifferent：

theyrepeatedlyswimtotheleesideofthepond,inordertohavethewholeextentofitssurfaceattheirdisposal,tryingtotakeoff.

Againandagainthegrandpreparationsendinapatheticflutteroftheirhalfwings;atrulysorrypicture!

This,however,rarelyawakensthepityofthezoovisitor,leastofallwhensuchanoriginallyhighlyintelligentandmentallyalertanimalhasdeteriorated,inconfinement,intoacrazyidiot,averycaricatureofitsformerself.Sentimentaloldladies,thefanaticalsponsorsofthesocietiesforPreventionofCrueltytoAnimals,havenocompunctioninkeepingagreyparrotinarelativelysmallcageorevenchainedtoaperch.Togetherwiththelargecorvines,theparrotsareprobablytheonlybirdswhichsufferfromthatstateofmind,commontoprisoners,namely,boredom.

1.Whatisan“outlet〞inthecontextofth

A.Anopportunityforexpression.

B.Aplacetolet.

C.Achanceofescapeintoawood

D.Anexitforamarketer.

ispassage?

2.Whatdoes“theuninitiated〞mean?

3.AccordingtotheauthorinParagraph1,whatanimalssuffermostincaptivity?

A.Climbinganimals.

B.Huntinganimals.

C.Parrotinganimals.

D.Singinganimals.

4.Whatdoyouthink

“hatchingandrearingtheiryoung

〞

means?

A.Raisingfamilies.

B.Gettingonwellwithsmallerbirds.

C.Behavinglikeyoungbirds.

D.Attackingsmallerbirds.

5.Whichisthe“leeside〞ofthepond?

A.Thesidethewindisblowingfrom.

B.Thesidewhichisshelteredfromastorm.C.Thesidethewindidblowingtowards.

D.Thesidewherethewateristhedeepest.

6.Accordingtotheauthor,swansincaptivityare

______.

7.Whateffectdoesconfinementhaveoncleveranimals,accordingtothetext?

A.Theyneverstoptryingtoescape.

B.Theylosealltheirmuscles.

C.Theybecomeunhygienic.

D.Theymaygomad.

8.InParagraph3,theexpression“havenocompunction

about〞mostprobablymeans〞haveno_____.

A.reactionto

B.understandingof

C.secondthoughtsabout

D.enlightenmenton

9.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsentimentaloldladies?

A.Theydonotcareaboutanimals.

B.Theyhatemakinganimalssuffer.C.Theyenjoymakinganimalssuffer.

D.Theydonotrealisetheconsequences.

10.Whatdoyouthink“largecorvines〞probablyare?

A.Anotherkindofbird.

B.Anotherkindofparrot.C.Anotherkindofswans.

D.Otherbirdsthatconvinceus.

Question71—80arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThefactthatmostAmericansliveinurbanareasdoesnotmeanthattheyresideinthecenteroflargecities.Infact,moreAmericansliveinthesuburbsoflargemetropolitanareasthaninthecitiesthemselves.

TheBureauoftheCensusregardsanyareawithmorethan

2,500peopleasanurbanarea,anddoesnotconsiderboundariesofcitiesandsuburbs.

AccordingtotheBureau,thepoliticalboundariesarelesssignificantthanthesocialandeconomicrelationshipsandthetransportationandcommunicationsystemsthatintegratealocale.ThetermusedbytheBureauforanintegratedmetropolisisanMSA,whichstandsfor

MetropolitanStatisticalArea.Ingeneral,anMSAisanyareathatcontainsacityanditssurroundingsuburbsandhasatotalpopulationof50,000ormore.

Atthepresenttime,theBureaureportsmorethan280MSAs,whichtogetheraccountfor75percentoftheUSpopulation.Inaddition,theBureaurecognizes18megapolises,thatis,continuousadjacentmetropolitanareas.Oneofthemostobviousmegapolisesincludesachainofhundredsofcitiesandsuburbsacross10statesontheEastCoastfromMassachusettstoVirginia,includingBoston,NewYork,andWashington,D.C.IntheEasternCorridor,asitiscalled,apopulationof45millioninhabitantsisconcentrated.AnothermegapolisthatisgrowingrapidlyistheCaliforniacoast

fromSanFranciscothroughLosAngelestoSanDiego.

11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MetropolitanStatisticalAreas

B.TypesofPopulationCenters

C.TheBureauoftheCensus

D.Megapolises

12.Accordingtothepassage,wheredomostAmericans

live?

A.Inthecenterofcities.

B.Inthesuburbssurroundinglargecities.

C.Inruralareas.

D.Insmalltowns.

13.Theunderlinedword“reside〞inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_____.

A.fill

B.decide

C.occupy

D.live

14.AccordingtotheBureauoftheCensus,whatisanurbanarea?

15.WhichofthefollowingareNOTconsideredimportantindefininganurbanarea?

A.Politicalboundaries.

B.Transportationnetworks.

C.Socialrelationships.

D.Economicsystems.

16.Theunderlinedword“integrate〞inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_____.

A.benefit

B.define

C.unite

D.restrict

17.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.AnintegratedmetropolisisanMSA.

B.MSAstandsforMetropolitanStatisticalArea.C.Ametropolisincludesatleastametropolitan.

D.AnMSAreferstocityanditssuburbs,withover50,000people.

18.Theunderlinedword“adjacent〞inthelast

paragraphisclosestinmeaningto_____.

A.besideeachother

B.growingveryfast

C.thesamesize

D.denselypopulated

19.Accordingtothepassage,whatisamegapolis?

A.Oneofthe10largestcitiesintheUnitedStates.B.Oneofthe18largestcitiesintheUnitedStates.

C.Oneofthe100citiesbetweenBostonandWashington.D.Anynumberofcontinuousadjacentcitiesandsuburbs.

20.WhydoestheauthormentiontheEasternCorridorandtheCaliforniacoastinParagraph4?

A.Asexamplesofmegapolises.

B.Because75percentofthepopulationlivesthere.

C.Toconcludethepassage.

D.TheBureauoftheCensusislocatedthere.

“whatdoesthemiddlemandobutaddtothepriceofgoodsintheshops?

〞Suchremarksareaimedattheintermediateoperationsbetweenmanufacturersandfinalcustomers.Thispracticeusuallyattractsalotofattentionfromthepublicandthepressandtheoperationmosttalkedaboutiswhatisoftencalledwholesaling.

Thewholesalerbuysgoodsinlargequantitiesfromthemanufacturersandsellstheminsmallerparcelstoretailers,andforthisservicehissellingpricetotheretaileris

raisedseveralpercenthigher.Buthisjobismademoredifficultbyretaildemandnotnecessarilyrunninglevelwith

manufacturers’production.Becauseheadjustsorregulatestheflowofgoodsbyholdingstockuntilrequired,hefrees

themanufacturer,tosomeextent,fromtheeffectonproductionofchangingdemandandhavingtobearthewholerisk.

Themanufacturecanthenkeepupasteadyproductionflow,andtheretailerhasnoneedtoholdheavystocks,whocancallonthewholesalerforsuppliesanytime.Thiswholesalefunctionidlikethatofavalveinawaterpipe.

Themiddlemanalsobearspartoftheriskthatwouldotherwisefallonthemanufacturerandalsotheretailer.

Thewholesalerprovidesapurelycommercialservice,forwhichheistoowellrewarded.Butthepointthatismissed

bymanypeopleisthatthewholesalerisnotjustsomeoneaddingtothecostofgoods.Itistrueonecouldeliminate

thewholesalerbutonewouldstillbeleftwithhisfunction：

thatofmakingsurethatgoodsfindtheirwaytothepeople

whowantthem.

21.“Middleman〞inthepassagealmostequalstoallthefollowinginmeaningEXCEPT_____.

A.go-between

B.intermediary

C.manufacturer

D.wholesaler

22.“Thispractice〞inParagraph1mostprobablyreferstothefactthatthemiddleman_____.

A.increasesthepricesintheshops

B.buysfromyouandsellstome

C.aimsremarksatmanufacturers

D.interfereswithendusercustomers

23.Thewholesalerobtainshighersellingpricesfor

_____.

A.smallparcelshesells

B.goodshebuysinbulk

C.theserviceheprovides

D.theinformationheoffers

24.Amiddleman’sworkmaybecomedifficultbecause

_____.

A.manufacturersruntheirproductiononamuchhigher

level

B.marketdemandmaynotbethesameasindustrialproduction

C.retailersarenotnecessaryinrunningtheirretailingbusiness

D.retailersdemandlowerlevelsthanthosedemandedbymanufacturers

25.Thewholesalerregulatestheflowofgoodsby_____.

A.runninglevelwithmanufacturers’production

B.holdingdownstockofcommodities

C.keepingstockforstrongerdemand

D.adjustingthepricesofgoodsintime

26.Themiddlemanrelievestheproducerof_____.A.fluctuatingmarketdemandandstayingatrisk

B.theproductionofcommoditiesfortheretailmarketC.someextentofproductionofchangingdemandD.storinggoodsinawarehouseuntiltheyareneeded

27.Whatfunctionofthewholesaleriscomparedtoa

valve?

A.Controllingtheflowofgoods.

B.Pushingupdemandfromretailers.

C.Bearingpartoftheriskformanufacturers.

D.Sellinggoodstoretailers.

28.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

A.Peoplecannotdowithoutthewholesaler’sfunc