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翻译二级口译综合能力2004年11月
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[单项选择]According to the passage, why would the landowners respond to environmental concerns
a. They wish to stimulate economic growth.
b. They wish to improve their public image.
c. They have a tradition of cooperating with the government.
d. They are afraid of federal legislation.
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[单项选择]Passage OneWhat can be inferred from the passage
a. The resistance to interracial marriages in the South still stays firm.
b. The number of interracial marriages involving Asians, Latinos and Native Americans is greater than that of black-white marriages.
c. There were no mixed marriages in Alabama until three years ago.
d. The rise of an educated black middle class has increased opportunities for blacks and whites to develop romantic relationships.
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[单项选择]Passage OneWhich of the following is considered a landmark ruling in interracial marriages
a. Loving v. Alabama.
b. Loving v. Virginia.
c. Loving v. U.S.
d. Loving v. Richard and Mildred.
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[单项选择]According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the result of globalization and liberalization
a. The gap between the developed and the developing countries has widened.
b. The industrialized world has witnessed unprecedented wealth.
c. The wealth of the world has been redistributed.
d. The current developing countries will become the most rapidly rowing economies.
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[判断题]Darwinian theory neither explains the process of evolution nor makes correct predictions about the results of evolution.
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[判断题]The removal of the president was a very dangerous and unconstitutional example for other democratic countries.
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[单项选择]Which of the following figures is NOT true according to the passage
a. 17% of the laid-off workers are settling for less pay.
b. Median weekly earnings have fell by 1.5% since January.
c. 50,000 workers have lost their jobs since January.
d. Historically 8.5% of the laid-off workers would settle for less pay.
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[单项选择]What has happened to the capital flow into the emerging market economies
a. It has become difficult to get foreign direct investment.
b. Banks no longer offer any loans.
c. Portfolio investment has increased.
d. Those market economies didn’t take advantage of different kinds of capital.
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[单项选择]Passage OneHow many marriages in the U.S. are between blacks and whites
a. 2 million.
b. 5%.
c. 2.5%.
d. Half a million.
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[单项选择]Which of the following does NOT stand for the argument of deflation
a. Prices soar.
b. Debt repayment becomes more difficult.
c. Consumers are encouraged to wait for even lower prices.
d. The cost of goods falls.
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[判断题]Iraqis stopped the development of long-range ballistic missiles because such programs were prohibited by the US.
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[单项选择]What does Dr. Kay believe
a. The Bush administration is justified to launch military operations in Iraq.
b. Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction have not been found yet.
c. Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction were destroyed during the Gulf War.
d. Iraq destroyed all its weapons of mass destruction in the 1990’s.
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[单项选择]The author implies that most small children believe that the quantity of water changes when it is transferred to a container of a different ______.
a. color
b. quality
c. weight
d. shape
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[单项选择]According to the passage, what is the major interest of the officials of Glacier National Park
a. To limit land development around the park.
b. To establish a new park in Montana.
c. To influence national legislation.
d. To settle border disputes with Canada.
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[单项选择]The blacks who received Nobel Prizes for Literature are:
a. Toni Morrison and Dereck Walcott.
b. Toni Morrison, John Steinbeck and Wole Soyinka.
c. Toni Morrison, Dereck Walcott and Wole Soyinka.
d. Toni Morrison, Dereck Walcott and John Steinbeck.
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[单项选择]According to the passage, what has made America’s system of higher education a great success
a. Accessibility, diversity, academic freedom and centralized governance.
b. Diversity, academic freedom, democracy and centralization.
c. Shared governance, diversity, academic freedom and accessibility.
d. Decentralization, diversity, academic freedom and shared governance.
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[判断题]As a Washington insider, to win the support from all sides, Mr. Kerry has never let any body down over the years.
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[单项选择]Which of the following statements is true according to what you hear
a. The growth rate in 2003 is lower than that of the previous year.
b. This year the government will continue to support lending and investment in construction.
c. The government will cut state bonds by 35% in 2004.
d. State bonds issued to finance construction will be $3.6 billion less this year than last.
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[判断题]Such awful losses of human life in the Iranian quake should not have occurred.
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[单项选择]Which of the following places have approved gay marriage
a. San Francisco and California.
b. California, New Mexico and Oregon.
c. California, New Mexico, Oregon and Massachusetts.
d. California and New Mexico.
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[单项选择]What does the passage mainly discuss
a. The endangered species in Glacier National Park.
b. The protection of lands surrounding Glacier National Park.
c. Conservation laws imposed by the state of Montana.
d. Conservation laws imposed by Congress.
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[判断题]Gaddafi made headlines in 1998 by surrendering two Libyan suspects who plotted the bombing of an American jumbo jet.
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[单项选择]Passage OneHow did interracial marriage get approved in Alabama
a. By a Supreme Court ruling.
b. By state legislation.
c. By a vote of the residents.
d. By the social trend that interracial marriages keep increasing.
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[单项选择]Passage OneWhy is Thomas Jefferson mentioned in this passage
a. As an example of interracial intimacy.
b. Because he was a slave owner and was strongly against interracial marriages.
c. Because he was one of the early advocates of interracial marriages.
d. Because he married a black woman.
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[判断题]The children’s health insurance program in Florida was intended to help kids from low income families.
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[判断题]The two men have been very intimate and reliable friends throughout their lives.
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[单项选择]How long is the duration of the typical severance package
a. 19 years.
b. 5 months.
c. 10 months.
d. 2 months and a half.
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[单项选择]Which of the following words best describes the relationship between park officials and neighboring landowners
a. Indifferent.
b. Intimate.
c. Cooperative.
d. Disappointing.
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[单项选择]The Mediterranean region is cited as an example of ______.
a. the ability of nature to remedy human destruction
b. the ability of people to make use of natural resources
c. the manner in which people replenish the environment
d. the effects of human abuse of natural resources
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[单项选择]Which of the following is not a form of wage erosion
a. Pay cuts.
b. Pay freezes.
c. Bonus reduction.
d. Job-hopping.
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[判断题]Organic foods are accepted by most nutritionists.
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[单项选择]Why are the private lands surrounding Glacier National Park so important
a. They function as a hunting preserve.
b. They are restricted to government use.
c. They are heavily populated.
d. They contain natural habitats of threatened species.
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[判断题]Many young people doubt that their dreams for the good life could ever come true.
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[单项选择]It can be inferred from the passage that children normally learn simple counting ______.
a. soon after they learn to talk
b. by looking at the clock
c. when they begin to be mathematically mature
d. after they reach second grade in school
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[单项选择]According to the passage, what did giant businesses like AT&T, Boise Cascade and Starwood Hotels do to their employees
a. They reduced the employees’ compensations.
b. They froze pays.
c. They fired many workers.
d. They no longer offered pension or health insurance.
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[单项选择]What conclusions can you make about the people in New York City
a. You can’t please anyone in New York City.
b. They don’t like to recycle their trash.
c. Mayor Bloomberg always tums a deaf ear to people’s complaints.
d. People want to have their trash collected more frequently.
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[单项选择]Why did Israelis prefer the "Red-Dead" canal to the "Med-Dead" proposal
a. Because they wanted to cooperate with their former Arab enemies.
b. Because the Red-Dead canal would run across the desert.
c. Because the Med-Dead canal would be much longer.
d. Because they didn’t want to take water from the Mediterranean Sea.
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[单项选择]According to the passage, what did small children do when they were asked to count a pile of red and blue pencils
a. They counted the number of pencils of each color.
b. They guessed at the total number of pencils.
c. They counted only the pencils of their favorite color.
d. They subtracted the number of red pencils from the number of blue pencils.
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[单项选择]With which of the following statements would the author be least likely to agree
a. Children naturally and easily learn mathematics.
b. Children learn to add before they learn to subtract.
c. Most people follow the same pattern of mathematical development.
d. Mathematical development is subtle and gradual.
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[单项选择]What does the passage mainly discuss
a. Trends in teaching mathematics to children.
b. The use of mathematics in child psychology.
c. The development of mathematical ability in children.
d. The fundamental concepts of mathematics that children must learn.