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翻译硕士英语5

PartI.VocabularyandGrammar

1.WhichofthefollowingitalicizedphrasesindicatesCAUSE?

A.Whydon'tyoudoitforthesakeofyourfriends?

B.IwishIcouldwriteaswellasyou.

C.Forallhisefforts,hedidn'tgetanA.

D.Hereyeswereredfromexcessivereading.

2.Nancy'sgonetoworkbuthercar'sstillthere.Shebybus.

A.musthavegoneB.shouldhavegone

C.oughttohavegoneD.couldhavegone

3.Hefeelsthatheisnotyettotravelabroad.

A.toostrongB.enoughstrongC.sostrongD.strongenough

4.Afterseemedanendlesswait,itwashisturntoenterthepersonnelmanager'soffice.

A.thatB.itC.whatD.there

5.FoolJerryis,hecouldnothavedonesuchathing.

A.whoB.asC.likeD.that

6.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?

A.Theyeachhavetwotickets.

B.Theycosttwentyyuaneach.

C.Eachtheyhaveboughtthesamebook.

D.Theyweregiventwomagazineseach.

7.Sheseldomgoestothetheatre,？

A.doesn'tsheB.doessheC.wouldsheD.wouldn'tshe

8.DrJohnsonisheadofthedepartment,anexpertintranslation.

A.orB.eitherC.butD.and

9.Whenonehasgoodhealth,shouldfeelfortunate.

A.youB.theyC.heD.we

10.Itisnecessarythathetheassignmentwithoutdelay.

A.handinB.handsin

C.musthandinD.hastohandin

11.Inthesentence"It'snousewaitingforher",theitalicizedphraseis

A.theobjectB.anadverbialC.acomplementD.thesubject

12.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?

A.Allhislecturesareveryinteresting.

B.Halftheirsavingsweregone.

C.Manyhisfriendscametotheparty.

D.Bothhissistersarenurses.

13.Whichofthefollowingsentenceshasanobjectcomplement?

A.ThedirectorsappointedJohnmanager.

B.IgaveMaryaChristmaspresent.

C.YouhavedonePeterafavour.

D.SheisteachingchildrenEnglish.

14.WhichofthefollowingwordscanNOTbeusedtocomplete"We'veseenthefilm"?

A.beforeB.recentlyC.latelyD.yet

15.shouldnotbecomeaseriousdisadvantageinlifeandwork.

A.TobenottallB.Notbeingtall

C.BeingnottallD.Nottobetall

16.Duetopersonality,thetwocolleaguesnevergotonwellinwork.

A.contradictionB.conflictC.confrontationD.competition

17.Duringthesummervacation,kidsareoftenseenhanginginthestreets.

A.aboutB.onC.overD.out

18.Therewere150attheinternationalconferencethissummer.

A.spectatorsB.viewersC.participantsD.onlookers

19.SchoolstartedonacolddayinFebruary.

A.severeB.bitterC.suchD.frozen

20.Inthefaceofunexpecteddifficulties,hedemonstratedatalentforquick,action.

A.determiningB.defensiveC.demandingD.decisive

PartII.ReadingComprehension

Text1

NewfiguresfromFrance,GermanyandItaly-thethreebiggesteconomiesinthe12countryEurozone-suggestthecontinent'seconomicwoesmayhavebeenexaggerated.InFrance,evidenceemergedthatconsumerspendingremainedsolidinJulyandAugust,rising1.4%and0.6%respectively.ForecastershadgenerallyexpectedtheJulyfiguretoshowa0.1%slippage,withAugustunchanged.ButthefigureswereflatteredslightlybyadowngradetotheJunefigure,to0.7%from1.5%.

WithmanufacturinginthedoldrumsacrossEuropeandtheUS,consumerspendinghasbeenincreasinglyseenasthebesthopeofstoppingtheglobaleconomicslowdownfromturningintoarecession.TheFrenchgovernmentsaidthenewsprovedthattheeconomywasholdinguptothestrainoftheslowdown.

MeanwhileinGermany,newregionalpricefigureswentsomewaytowardscalmingfearsaboutinflationinEurope'slargesteconomy-akeyreasonfortheEuropeanCentralBank'sreluctancetocutinterest15statessaidconsumerpriceswerebroadlystable,withinflationfallingyearonyear.Theinformationbackedeconomists'expectationsthatinflationforthecountryasawholeissettofallbacktoayearlyrateof2.1%,comparedtoayearlyrateof2.6%inAugust,closinginontheEurowidetargetof2%.Thedropispartlyduetolastyear'sspikeinoilpricesdroppingoutoftheyearonyearcalculation.

TheicingonthecakewasnewsthatItaly'sjobmarkethasremainedbuoyant.Thecountry'sJulyunemploymentratedroppedto9.4%from9.6%themonthbefore,itslowestlevelinmorethaneightyears.AndabusinessconfidencesurveyfromquasigovernmentalresearchgroupISAEtoldofageneralpickupindemandinthesixweekstoearlySeptember.ButthenewswastemperedbyanannouncementbyAlitalia,thecountry'sbiggestairline,thatitwillhavetogetridof2，500stafftocopewiththeexpectedcontractionaswellasselling12aeroplanes.AndindustrialgroupNonindustrialwarnedthattheattacksonUStargetsmeantgrowthwillbeabout1.9%thisyear,wellshortofthegovernment's2.4%target.Anditsaidthebudgetdeficitwillprobablybeabout1.5%,nearlytwicethe0.8%Italy'sgovernmenthaspromiseditsEuropeanUnionpartners.

21Weknowfromthefirstparagraphthat.

AnewfiguresfromthethreeEuropeancountriesshowthepredictionofforecastersisexactlyright

BEuropeaneconomygetsonbetterthanforecastershavepredicted

Calloftheforecastersexpectthefullyfiguretoshowareduction

DinthreeEuropeancountriestheconsumerspendingcontinuestorise

22Theterm"inthedoldrums"inParagraph2refersto.

AintheprocessofrisingBexperiencingasharpturning

CintherecessionDrisingrapidly

23Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?

.

AThereasonfortheECB'sunwillingtocutinterestratesisinflationwasactuallyexpectedtofallinGermany

BInGermanyconsumerpriceswerefalling

CLastyear'soilpricesdroppingoutoftheyearonyearcalculationdirectlyleadstothedropofinflation

DTheEuropeanCentralBankiswillingtocutinterestrate

24lnthispassage,theword"buoyant"inparagraph4isclosestinmeaningtotheword.

AdepressingBgloomyCactiveDcalm

25lndustrialgroupConfindustriawarnedthat.

AtheattacksonUStargetsleadtothecomparativelylowergrowth

Bthegrowthhadbeenwellshortofthegovernment'starget

Cthebudgetdeficitmustbeabout1.5%

Dthebudgetdeficitwillprobablybegreatdifferentfromthecountry'spromise

Text2

SurveyresultsindicatethatsmokingandalcoholandmarijuanauseincreasedamongresidentsofManhattanduringthe5～8weeksaftertheterroristattacksontheWorldTradeCenterwhichtookplaceonSeptember11,2001.Almostonethirdofthenearly1,000personsinterviewedreportedanincreaseduseofalcohol,marijuana,orcigarettesfollowingtheSeptember11thattacks.Thelargestincreasewasinalcoholuse.AboutonefourthoftherespondentssaidtheyweredrinkingmorealcoholintheweeksafterSeptember11;about10%reportedanincreaseinsmoking,and3.2%saidtheyhadincreasedtheiruseofmarijuana.

TheinvestigatorsfoundsurveyparticipantsbyrandomlydialingNewYorkCityphonenumbersandscreenedpotentialrespondentsforManhattanresidentslivinginareasclosetotheWorldTradeCenter.Interviewswereconductedwith988individualsbetweenOctober16andNovember15,2001.Participantswereaskedabouttheircigarettesmoking,alcoholdrinking,andmarijuanausehabitsbeforeandafterSeptember11.DuringtheweekpriortoSeptember11,2001,22.6%oftheparticipantsreportedsmokingcigarettes,59.1%drinkingalcohol,and4.4%usingmarijuana.AfterSeptember11th,23.4%reportedsmokingcigarettes,64.4%drinkingalcohol,and5.7%smokingmarijuana.Amongthosewhosmoked,almost10%reportedsmokingatleastanextrapackofcigarettesaweekandamongthosewhodrankalcohol,morethan20%reportedimbibingatleastoneextradrinkaday.

Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhoreportedanincreaseinsubstanceabuseweremorelikelytosufferfromposttraumaticstressdisorder（PTSD）andfromdepression.PeoplewhoreportedanincreaseincigarettesmokingormarijuanausewerealsomorelikelytohavebothPTSDanddepression,whilethosewhoreportedanincreaseinalcoholuseweremorelikelytohavedepressiononly.PersonswhowerelivingclosertotheWorldTradeCenterweremorelikelytoincreasetheircigarettesmoking,butotherfactorssuchasbeingdisplacedfromhome,losingpossessionsduringtheattacks,orbeinginvolvedintherescueeffortswerenotconsistentlyassociatedwithincreasedsubstanceuse.Symptomsofpanicattackwereassociatedwithanincreaseintheuseofallsubstances.

Increaseinsubstanceabusedidnotdiffersignificantlybetweenmenandwomenoramongracialorethnicgroups.Demographicfactorssuchasage,maritalstatus,andincomeseemedtoplayamorecriticalroleindeterminingiftheeventsofSeptember11thledtoanincreaseinsubstanceuse.

26.Thesurveyresultssuggestthatthelargestincreaseinsubstanceusewas.

AalcoholBmarijuanaCcigarettesDcocaine

27.Thesurveyparticipantswere.

ArandomlyselectedUnitedStatescitizens

BrandomlyselectedNewYorkCitycitizens

CrandomlyselectedManhattanresidentswholiveclosetotheWorldTradeCenter

DrandomlyselectedAmericancitizenswhowitnessedtheterroristattack

28.Theauthoristryingtoshowthat.

Auseofsubstancesmayvaryfromtimetotime

Babuseofcertainsubstancesisharmfulforhealth

CtheattackofSeptember11thhasleftincurableharmtopeoplesmentalhealth

Dterroristattackincreaseanxietyandsenseofinsecurityamongresidents

29.WhatcanbesaidaboutsubstanceabuseafterSeptember11?

APeoplewhoreportedanincreaseinalcoholuseweremorelikelytohavePTSD.

BPeoplewhowerelivingclosertoWorldTradeCenterweremostlikelytoincreasecigarettesmoking.

CDisplacementfromhomeandinvolvementinrescueef