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英语翻译中级口译-20
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[单项选择]It is all very well to blame traffic jams, the cost of petrol and the quick pace of modem life, but manners on the roads are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men become monsters behind the wheel. It is ail very well, again, to have a tiger in the tank, but to have one in the driver’s seat is another matter altogether. You might tolerate the odd road-hog, the rude and inconsiderate driver, but nowadays the well-mannered motorist is the exception to the rule. Perhaps the situation calls for a "Be Kind to Other Drivers" campaign, otherwise it may get completely out of hand.
Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too, It takes the most coolheaded and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to revenge when subjected to uncivilized behavior. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards relieving the tensions of motoring. A friendly nod or a wave of acknowledgement in response to an act of politeness helps to create an atm
A. people’s attitude towards the road-hog
B. the rhythm of modem life
C. the behavior of the driver
D. traffic conditions
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[单项选择]An industrial society, especially one as centralized and concentrated as that of Britain, is heavily dependent on certain essential services: for instance, electricity supply, water, rail and road transport, the harbours. The area of dependency has widened to include removing rubbish, hospital and ambulance services, and, as the economy develops, central computer and information services as well. If any of these services ceases to operate, the whole economic system is in danger.
It is this interdependency of the economic system which makes the power of trade unions such an important issue. Single trade unions have the ability to cut off many countries’ economic blood supply. This can happen more easily in Britain than in some other countries, in part because the labour force is highly organized. About 55 per cent of British workers belong to unions, compared to under a quarter in the United States.
For historical reasons, Britain’s unions have tended to develop along trad
A. The economy is very interdependent.
B. Unions have been established a long time.
C. There are more unions in Britain than elsewhere.
D. There are many essential services.
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[简答题]Thirty years ago this week, an American President arrived in China on a trip designed to end decades of estrangement and confront centuries of suspicion. President Richard Nixon showed the world that two vastly different governments could meet on the grounds of common interest, and in a spirit of mutual respect. During the 30 years since, America and China have exchanged many handshakes of friendship and commerce. And as we have had more contact with each other, the citizens of our two countries have gradually learned more about each other. Once, America knew China only by its history as a great and enduring civilization. Today, we see a China that is still defined by noble traditions of family, scholarship, and honor. And we see a China that is becoming one of the most dynamic and creative societies in the world as demonstrated by all the knowledge and potential right here in this room. China is on a rising path, and America welcomes the emergence of a strong, peaceful, and prosperous
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[单项选择]The period of adolescence, i.e., the person between childhood and adulthood, may be long or short, depending on social expectations and on society’s definition as to what constitutes maturity and adulthood. In primitive societies adolescence is frequently a relatively short period of time, while in industrial societies with patterns of prolonged education coupled with laws against child labor, the period of adolescence is much longer and may include most of the second decade of one’s life. Furthermore, the length of the adolescent period and the definition of adulthood status may change in a given society as social and economic conditions change. Examples of this type of change are the disappearance of the frontier in the latter part of the nineteenth century in the United States, and more universally, the industrialization of an agricultural society.
In modem society, ceremonies for adolescence have lost their formal recognition and symbolic significance and there no longer is
A. the definition of maturity has changed
B. the industrialized society is more developed
C. more education is provided and laws against child labor are made
D. ceremonies for adolescence have lost their formal recognition and symbolic significance
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[单项选择]Questions 27-30
A. At the crossroads.
B. In a side street.
C. On a highway.
D. Just as the man was driving out of a lane.
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[单项选择]Questions 11-14
A. France.
B. Switzerland.
C. England.
D. Spain.
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[单项选择]Questions 15-18
A. 13%
B. 30%
C. 67%
D. 95%
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[单项选择]Questions 23-26
A. One year.
B. Two years.
C. Three years.
D. Four years.
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[填空题]It is difficult to give a description of (1) because they vary from state to state and city to city.
Some towns allow the sale of very weak, (2) , known as "three-two" beer. Some places (3) of any alcohol on Sundays, not only in bars but also in shops. You may find a locked bar over the alcohol shelves.
In many parts of America, you are not allowed to drink alcohol (4) . That is, you may not sit in a park or (5) drinking beer, and you cannot even take a nice bottle of wine (6) . In some public places, people can be seen taking drinks from cans (7) . These are not cans of Coca-Cola. (8) you are not allowed to drink alcohol while driving, or even (9) container in the car. Some bars (10) only for beer and wine. Others are also allowed to sell spirits and thus, as Americans say, " (11) ".
Many bars have a period (12) , often longer than an hour, when they sell
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[多项选择]新中国正在成长,建设新中国需要中国人悠久传统的智慧。我们的国家和许多其他成功的国家都面临物质的诱惑,重视个人和家庭责任的古老道德传统将使中国受益匪浅。在中国如今经济成功的背后,有着朝气蓬勃的人才。在不久的将来,这些人将在这个政府中发挥积极和全面的作用。这所大学不仅在培养专家,同时也在培育公民。这些公民不是国家事务的旁观者,而是未来建设的参与者。
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[单项选择]If books had never been discovered, man would have found some other way of recording his communication. But then, for our consideration, we should include as books everything that is a written record. This would include tablets, papyrus and anything else—including computer diskettes. In the case of music, it would be impossible to think that man can live without it. Looking at primitive cultures, it appears that music is actually a part of the human psyche. When two things are knocked together, music is produced. So for the sake of our discussion, it is intended to restrict the meaning of music to the popularly accepted concept. Music is the pleasing combination of sounds that we like to listen to.
Though it is difficult to, we can pretend that these things never existed. In this case we would not miss them today. To compare with recent inventions, let. us look at radio and television. Though we cannot think of life without them today, this is so only from comparatively recent t
A. it is part of primitive culture
B. it is something we like to listen to
C. it always strikes a chord with us
D. it has been produced since ancient times
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[单项选择]The traditional two-parent family is fast giving way in the America of the 1980s to households in which one adult must juggle the often enormous demands of making a living and raising children.
For many, single parenthood is synonymous with economic need. More than 3 million single-parent families live in poverty, according to The Census Bureau, and joblessness, plus cuts in public assistance, has helped drive up the number of poor children in such families by about 20 percent in Just three years.
The biggest burden falls on households that are headed by single mothers. Nearly half of these families are below the poverty "as" the most compelling social fact "of the last 10 years".
This deprivation is not only hard on its victims but expensive for taxpayers since single women and their offspring receives 40 to 80 percent of the benefits in various welfare programs that cost the government a total of 40 billion dollars a year. Despite cuts in benefits averaging 10 pe
A. Another 3 million of them live in poverty.
B. The number of them increased by about 20 percent in just three years.
C. The number of them increased by about 3 percent in the 1980s.
D. They were not affected at all.
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[单项选择]Questions 19-22
A. About the construction of the zoo.
B. About the lay-out of the zoo.
C. About the function of the zoo.
D. About the attractiveness of the zoo.
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[单项选择]Much new knowledge is admittedly remote from the immediate interests of the ordinary man in the street. He is not intrigued or impressed by the fact that a noble gas like xenon can form compounds—something that until recently most chemists swore was impossible. While even this knowledge may have an impact on him when it is embodied in new technology, until then, he can afford to ignore it. A good bit of new knowledge, on the other hand, is directly related to his immediate concerns, his job, his politics, his family life, even his sexual behavior.
A poignant is the dilemma that parents find themselves in today as a consequence of successive radical changes in the image of the child in society and in our theories of childrearing.
At the turn of the century in the United States, for example, the dominant theory reflected the prevailing scientific belief in the importance of heredity in determining behavior. Mothers who had never heard of Darwin or Spencer raised their babie
A. it is simple and understandable
B. it is advocated by eminent persons
C. it has been put into practice and prove tree
D. it bas something to do with their immediate concerns