翻译三级笔译综合能力分类模拟题13

翻译三级笔译综合能力分类模拟题13Ⅰ.Grammar:ModalVerbsA、MultipleChoices1.

Theconstructioncrewmight______theb（江南博哥）ridgeintimefortheholidaytraffic.A.finishedB.tofinishC.finishD.finishing正确答案：C

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Thechildrenshould______"thankyou"toyouwhenyougavethemtheirgifts.A.hadsaidB.tohavesaidC.havesaidD.saying正确答案：C

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Ifyouhaveanaquarium,you______giveyourtropicalfishtoomuchfoodorthey'lldie.A.must/havetoB.mustnotC.don'thavetoD.might正确答案：B

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You______quityourjobuntilyoufindanotherone.A.hadbetternottoB.hadbetternotC.wouldbetternottoD.wouldbetternot正确答案：B

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You______exertyourself.You'restillnotfullyrecoveredfromyoursurgery.A.must/havetoB.mustnotC.don'thavetoD.should正确答案：B

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Myroomisamess,butI______cleanitbeforeIgoouttonight.Icandoitinthemorning.A.must/havetoB.mustnotC.don'thavetoD.ought正确答案：C

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"______youhandmethatpairofscissors,please?""Certainly."A.MayB.ShallC.WillD.Should正确答案：C

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"Larrydroveallnighttogethereforhissister'swedding.He______exhaustedbythetimehearrived.""Hewas."A.oughttobeB.couldbeC.musthavebeenD.willhavebeen正确答案：C

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"Ilockedmyselfoutofmyapartment.Ididn'tknowwhattodo.""You______yourroommate."A.couldhavecalledB.mayhavecalledC.wouldhavecalledD.musthavecalled正确答案：A

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—Don'tforgettocometomybirthdaypartytomorrow.

—I______.A.don'tB.won'tC.can'tD.shouldn't正确答案：B

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Researchfindingsshowwespendabouttwohoursdreamingeverynight,nomatterwhatwe______duringtheday.A.shoulddoB.maydoC.shouldhavedoneD.mayhavedone正确答案：D

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Hepaintedhisbedroomblack.Itlookeddarkanddreary.He______adifferentcolor.A.hadtochooseB.shouldhavechosenC.musthavechosenD.couldhavebeenchoosing正确答案：B

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You______himsoclosely;everybodyhashisprivatedistance.A.couldn'thavefollowedB.mustn'thavefollowedC.couldn'thavebeenfollowingD.shouldn'thavebeenfollowing正确答案：D

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Whenevermyparentswentoutintheevening,I______thejoboftakingcareofmyyoungerbrother.A.wouldgetB.shouldgetC.musthavegottenD.hadbetterget正确答案：A

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Ifyou______me,Ishallbegratefultoyou.A.helpedB.willhelpC.arehelpingD.willbehelping正确答案：B

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Ican'tfindmywalletanywhere.I______itintheoffice.A.haveleftB.musthaveleftC.couldhaveleftD.shouldhaveleft正确答案：B此句中，musthavedone表示对过去动作或已完成动作的肯定判断。

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"WhyareyousosurethatAnndidn'tcommitthecrimeshe'sbeenaccusedofcommitting?"

"She______thatcrimebecauseIwaswithher,andwewereoutoftownonthatday."A.maynothavecommittedB.wasn'tsupposedtocommitC.committedD.couldn'thavecommitted正确答案：D

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Manypeoplewho______liketoloseweighthavejoinedhealthclubsandnutritioncenters.A.willB.wouldC.shallD.areto正确答案：B

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Mypain______apparentthemomentIwalkedintotheroom,forthefirstmanImetaskedsympathetically:"Areyoufeelingallright?"A.mustbeB.hadbeenC.musthavebeenD.hadtobe正确答案：C

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I______myexaminationseasilybutImadetoomanystupidmistakes.A.canpassB.couldhavepassedC.mustpassD.canhavepassed正确答案：B

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Idon'tknowwhereBillhasputthematches.ButIdon'tthinkhe______themaway.A.shouldhavethrownB.mustthrowC.can'thavethrownD.canhavethrown正确答案：D此句中，can'thavedone表示对过去动作或已完成动作的否定判断，意为“不可能做过……”；此处的否定词not前置，放在了谓语动词think之前。

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Thebridgewasbarelywideenoughsothatsomebody______giveway.A.hadtoB.mayC.canD.needs正确答案：A

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I______tomakeanairlinereservation,butIwassocarriedawaybyaninterestingbookthatIforgotallaboutit.A.mightcallB.musthavecalledC.couldcallD.shouldhavecalled正确答案：D此句中，shouldhavedone表示过去本应该做而实际并未做的动作。

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I______loseadozencherrytreesthanthatyoushouldtellmeonelie.A.willratherB.shouldratherC.wouldratherD.couldrather正确答案：C

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Asitturnedouttobeasmallhouseparty,we______soformally.A.needn'tdressupB.didn'tneedhavedressedupC.didn'tneeddressupD.needn'thavedressedup正确答案：D此句中，needn'thavedone表示过去的或已完成的、但没有必要做的动作。

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It'sapityyou'vehadtowait,sir.Now______seeifwecansolveyourproblem?A.canIB.arewegoingtoC.willweD.shallwe正确答案：D

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Iamsosurprisedthatyou______treathimasyourclosefriend.A.shouldB.couldC.mustD.might正确答案：A此句中的should意为“竟然”。

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Afterthewellhasbeencompleted,theoil______upfromthebottomoftheholetosurface.A.hastobringB.hadtobebroughtC.hadtobringD.hastobebrought正确答案：D

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Minerals______ascatalystinoilformation.A.mightbeactedB.maybeactedC.mighthavebeenactedD.mayhaveacted正确答案：D

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Nomatterhowhardasolid______be,wecanchangeitsshape.A.shouldB.mustC.mayD.does正确答案：C

B、ErrorCorrection1.

Youdon'tneedaskforhispermissioneverytimeyouwanttoleavetheroom.正确答案：don'tneed→needn't此句中，need既可用作情态动词，也可用作一般动词。作情态动词时，常用于否定句和疑问句中，其否定式是needn'tdosth.；作一般动词时，要用助动词do构成否定式和疑问式。)

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DarestheKingshowhimselfinfrontoftherebels?正确答案：Dares→Dare'

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Ican'tfindthegroceryfish.Gailmusttakeitwithherwhenshewentout.正确答案：musttake→musthavetaken

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"Willyoumindtakingmedowntownonyourwaytoworkthismorning?""Notatall."正确答案：Willyou→Wouldyou

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"Youhaven'teatenanythingsinceyesterdayafternoon.Youwillbereallyhungry!""Iam."正确答案：willbe→mustbe

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"Ileftacookieonthetable,butnowit'sgone.Whathappenedtoit?""Idon'tknow.Oneofthechildrenmayeatit."正确答案：mayeat→mayhaveeaten

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Fromthetearsinhereyeswemaydeducethatsomethingsadcanhaveoccurred.正确答案：can→must

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"Sincewehavetobethereinahurry,wewouldbettertakeataxi.""Iagree."正确答案：wouldbetter→hadbetter

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Iwonderwhytheyhaven'tarrivedyet.ItoldthemhowtogettherebutperhapsIshouldgivethemamap.正确答案：shouldgive→shouldhavegiven

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Oilandotherchemicalsshouldkillfishandmakewaterbadfordrinking.正确答案：should→can

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Themanagerisfurious.Yououghttoreportthemattertothemanagerthedaybeforeyesterday.正确答案：oughttoreport→oughttohavereported

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Yououghttocomeyesterdayifyouwerereallyseriousaboutyourwork.正确答案：tocome→tohavecome

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Youwillnothavepouredwaterintosulphuricacid.正确答案：will→should

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Thevaseweboughtlastmonthhasbrokenalready.Wehadfarbetterboughtthemoreexpensiveone.正确答案：hadfarbetterbought→hadfarbetterhavebought

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Heplacestheinstrumentcarefullyonthetablelestitmayfalldown.正确答案：may→should

Ⅱ.ClozeTestCurrentTrendsinBusiness商务界目前的去释放

Businessactivitiesarebecomingincreasinglyglobalasnumerousfirmsexpandtheiroperationsintooverseasmarkets.Multinational

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(MNCs),whichoperateinmorethanonecountryatonce,typicallymoveoperationstowherevertheycanfind

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leastexpensivelaborpoolabletodotheworkwell.Productionjobsrequiringonlybasicorrepetitive

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areusuallythefirsttobemovedabroad.MNCscanpaytheseworkersafractionofwhat

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wouldhavetopayinadomesticdivision,andoftenworkthemlongerandharder.MostUS

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businesseskeepthemajorityoftheirupper-levelmanagement,marketing,finance,andhumanresourcesdivisionswithintheUnited

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.Theyemploysomelower-levelmanagersandavastnumberoftheirproductionworkersinoffices,factories,and

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indevelopingcountries.MNCsbasedintheUnitedStateshavemovedmanyoftheirproductionoperationsto

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inCentralandSouthAmerica,China,India,andnationsofSoutheastAsia.

Mergersandacquisitionsarealso

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morecommonthaninthepast.IntheUnitedStates,forexample,AmericaOnline,Inc.(AOL)and

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Warnermergedin2000toformAOLTimeWarner,Inc.,amassivecorporationthatbroughttogetherAOL's

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franchises,technologyandinfrastructure,ande-commercecapabilitieswithTimeWarner'svastarrayofmedia,entertainment,andnews

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.Internationally,agrowingnumberofmergersandacquisitionshavebeentakingplace,includingDaimlerBenz'sacquisitionofChryslerto

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DaimlerChryslerAGandFordMotorCompany'sacquisitionofVolvo'sautomobileline.

Withlargemergersand

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developmentofnewfreemarketsaroundtheworld,majorcorporationsnowwieldmoreeconomicandpoliticalpower

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thegovernmentsunderwhichtheyoperate.Inresponse,publicpressurehasincreasedforbusinessestotakeon

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socialresponsibilityandoperateaccordingtohigherlevelsofethics.Firmsindevelopednationsnowpromote—and

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oftenrequiredbylawtoobserve—nondiscriminatorypoliciesforthehiring,treatment,andpayofallemployees.

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companiesarealsonowmoreawareoftheeconomicandsocialbenefitsofbeingactiveinlocal

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bysponsoringeventsandencouragingemployeestoserveonciviccommittees.Businesseswillcontinuetoadjusttheir

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accordingtothecompetinggoalsofearningprofitsandrespondingtopublicpressuresforthemtobehaveinwaysthatbenefitsociety.1.

正确答案：corporations

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正确答案：the

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正确答案：skills

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正确答案：they

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正确答案：multinational

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正确答案：States

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正确答案：warehouses

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正确答案：countries

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正确答案：becoming

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正确答案：Time

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正确答案：Internet

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正确答案：products

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正确答案：form

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正确答案：the

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正确答案：than

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正确答案：more

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正确答案：are

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正确答案：Some

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正确答案：communities

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正确答案：operations

ElectronicCommerce电子商业

ElectronicCommerce,ore-commerce,istheexchangeofgoodsandservicesbymeansoftheInternet

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othercomputernetworks.E-commercefollowsthesamebasicprinciplesastraditionalcommerce—thatis,buyersandsellers

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togethertoexchangegoodsformoney.Butratherthanconductingbusinessinthetraditionalway—instores

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other"brickandmortar"buildingsorthroughmailordercatalogsandtelephoneoperators—inecommercebuyersand

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transactbusinessovernetworkedcomputers.

E-commerceoffersbuyersconvenience.TheycanvisittheWorldWideWeb

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ofmultiplevendors24hoursadayandsevendaysaweektocomparepricesand

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purchases,withouthavingtoleavetheirhomesoroffices.Insomecases,consumerscanimmediatelyobtain

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productorservice,suchasanelectronicbook,amusicfile,orcomputersoftware,bydownloading

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overtheInternet.

Forsellers,e-commerceoffersawaytocutcostsandexpandtheirmarkets.

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donotneedtobuild,staff,ormaintainastoreorprintanddistributemailorder

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.Automatedordertrackingandbillingsystemscutadditionallaborcosts,andiftheproductorservice

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bedownloaded,e-commercefirmshavenodistributioncosts.BecausetheysellovertheglobalInternet,sellers

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thepotentialtomarkettheirproductsorservicesgloballyandarenotlimitedbythephysical

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ofastore.Internettechnologiesalsopermitsellerstotracktheinterestsandpreferencesoftheir

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withthecustomer'spermissionandthenusethisinformationtobuildandongoingrelationship

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thecustomerbycustomizingproductsandservicestomeetthecustomer'sneeds.

E-commercealsohassomedisadvantages,however.

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arereluctanttobuysomeproductsonline.Onlinefurniturebusinesses,forexample,havefailedforthe

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partbecausecustomerswanttotestthecomfortofanexpensiveitemsuchasasofa

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theypurchaseit.Manypeoplealsoconsidershoppingasocialexperience.Forinstance,theymayenjoy

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toastoreorashoppingmallwithfriendsorfamily,anexperiencethattheycannot

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online.Consumersalsoneedtobereassuredthatcreditcardtransactionsaresecureandthattheirprivacyisrespected.21.

正确答案：Or

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正确答案：come

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正确答案：and

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正确答案：sellers

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正确答案：sites

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正确答案：make

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正确答案：a

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正确答案：it

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正确答案：They

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正确答案：catalogs

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正确答案：call

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正确答案：have

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正确答案：location

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正确答案：customers

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正确答案：with

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正确答案：Consumers

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正确答案：most

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正确答案：before

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正确答案：going

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正确答案：duplicate

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension

Globalization"Rethink"Urged

国际化的“反思”

byMeganMcCloskey

People,notmarkets,shouldbethefocusofglobalization,accordingtoareportreleasedyesterdaybytheInternationalLaborOrganization.

"Webelievethedominantperspectiveonglobalizationmustshiftfromanarrowpreoccupationwithmarketstoabroaderpreoccupationwithpeople,"saidPresidentTarjaHalonenofFinlandandPresidentBenjaminWilliamMkapaofTanzania,co-chairpersonsofthecommissionthatconductedthestudy.

TheILOcommissioned26political,laborandeconomicleaderstosurveyopinionsincountriesandprepareproposalstobetteraddressglobalizationissues.Theresultsareoutlinedinthereport,"AFairGlobalization:CreatingOpportunitiesforAll."

"Thefutureofourcountries,andthedestinyofourglobe,demandthatweallrethinkglobalization,"Mrs.HalonenandMr.Mkapasaid.

Thecommissionsaysthesocialdynamicsofglobalizationoftenaredisregardedbygovernmentsandinstitutionsandthatstepsneedtobetakentoincorporatesocialissuesintothepublicdebate.

ButBillMurray,spokesmanfortheInternationalMonetaryFund,arguedthatsocialdevelopmenthasbeenconsideredbytheIMFandindocumentssuchastheUnitedNationsMillenniumDeclaration,abroadmissionstatementissuedbytheworldbodytomarkthenewmillennium.

"It'sbeenprettyclearinrecentyearsthatsocialdevelopmenttakesaprominentrole,"hesaid.

TheILOreportsaidthereisaneedforinternationalorganizationsdealingwithdevelopmenttocoordinatetheirpolicies.Theseparateagendasoftheorganizationssometimesundermineeachother,itsaid.

TheauthorssaidtheUnitedNationsisbestequippedtohandlethatcoordination.

Globalizationisoccurringwithoutpropergovernancetoguideit,thereportsaid.Itrecommendsaglobalizationforumthatwouldbringtogetherthemajoractors,suchastheIMF,theWorldBankandtheUnitedNationsamongothers,toformulatepolicyinitiatives.Thisforumalsowouldproducea"StateofGlobalization"annualreview.

"ThereisarathergreatdisjunctbetweentheinstitutionscreatedafterWorldWarⅡandtheneedsforthefuture,"saidJohnSewell,aseniorscholarattheWoodrowWilsonInternationalCenterforScholars.

Mr.Sewellsaidpoliticalleadersholdthekeytoreachingaglobalconsensusonsocialissues."Thoseinstitutionsarereallythepropertyoftheirmembers.Untiltheheadsofgovernmentdecidetheywanttodothings,it'shardforthemtodoitthemselves."

Internationalorganizationsneedtobetterreflecttheneedsandvoicesofthesmallnationswhotypicallylackinfluenceintheglobalsphere,thereportsaid.Onereasonforthelackofglobalgovernanceisthedisparityinpower,whichtypicallyissharedonlyamongthedevelopednations.

U.N.Secretary-GeneralKofiAnnansaidinhisreportontheU.N.MillenniumDeclaration,"Myownviewisthatmemberstatesneedatleasttotakeahardlookattheexistingarchitectureofinternationalinstitutionsandtoaskthemselveswhetheritisadequateforthetaskswehavesetbeforeus."1.

Theneedtorethinkglobalizationcomesfromthefactthat______.A.emphasishasalwaysbeenundulylaidonmarketsattheexpenseofpeopleB.thefutureoftheworldisundergreatthreatC.peoplearenottreatedequallyD.26leaderswerecommissionedtosurveyglobalizationissues正确答案：A

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BillMurraydisagreedwiththeILOcommissionfor______.A.socialdevelopmentisnotaresponsibilityofILOB.theIMFhasincorporatedthesocialdevelopmentissueintoitsworkC.thereisnothingmoretodoregardingsocialdevelopmentD.socialdevelopmentisanon-goingissue正确答案：B

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TheILOreportsuggestedthatharmonyacrossmajorinternationalorganizationswasneededto______.A.maketheUnitedNationsfunctionatitsbestB.bringaboutnecessarychangesinglobalgovernanceC.preventinconsistencyintheirpolicyformulationD.coordinatetheshiftofemphasisfromrichtopoorcountries正确答案：C

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JohnSewellindicatedthat______.A.internationalorganizationsdisagreedwitheachothergreatlyB.theUnitedNationsinstitutionswerenotfulfillingtheirfunctionsC.therewasaneedtoreformtheinstitutionswithaviewtofutureneedsD.politicalleaderswereunwillingtoinvolvethemselvesinsocialissues正确答案：C

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Inhisstatement,KofiAnnan'sexpressedconcernover______.A.theinadequacyofworkdonebyinternationalinstitutionsB.thecurrentofficepremisesforinternationalinstitutionstocarryouttheirjobsefficientlyC.thefeasibilityoftheILOreportD.thecompositionoftheUnitedNations正确答案：A

CanCashCreateGoodwillinIraq?

金钱能在伊拉克创造友善吗?

byDanielPepper

Attheedgeofadirtcrater40feetwideand20feetdeep,LieutenantShawnSpainhourandSheikhDawoodRashidal-Shuhaibstaredowninsilenceatthewreckage.InAugust2007,theUSmilitarybombedthesheikh'shouse,obliteratingitwitha500-lb.JDAM"bunkerbuster."Therestofthevillagewasflattenedbyartillery.Spainhour,infullbattlegear—flakjacket,helmet,knife,guns,boots,camouflageandradio—turnstothegrief-stricken,60-year-oldSheikh,whoiswearingresplendenttraditionalArabiandress,andaskshistranslatortotellhimthat"Isincerelyapologizeforeverythingthathashappenedhere."Spainhourpausesastheysurveythedamage."It'sthecostofwar."Literally.ComingalongwiththeapologywillbeUSdollars.

That'swhythesheikhandSpainhourstrollthroughthisformerwarzonetogether:tosurveytheextentofthedamage.SpainhourandhiscommandingofficeraretryingtohelpthesheikhrebuildhisvillageaspartofthelargerstrategytobringpeaceandreconciliationtotheircomerofBaghdad.ItillustratestheparadigmshiftthathasbeentakingplacefortheUSmilitaryacrossIraq—tryingtowinoverbothformerenemiesandstaveoffpotentialnewoneswiththeuseoflargesumsofcash.

Thetroubleisthatthereisonlysomuchcashavailable.Thesheikhsayshishousewillcostabout200millionIraqidinars,orabout$150,000,torebuild.Lt.Spainhourexplainsthatbigmoneyisveryhardtoget,butthatsuppliesandhumanitarianassistancemightbeavailable.Spainhour'ssuperior,CaptainDouglasWillig,saystheUSmilitarycanofferabout$1,000perfamilyforclaimsmoney;hecanofferthemmicro-grantstostartsmallbusinesses;andhehastwoconstructionpacksforaschoolandamarketplaceeachworthabout$20,000."Iwanttohelpyouhelpyourvillageforthefuture,"Willigtellsthesheikh."Themostimportantthingisyourcomingtotalktousaboutyourproblems."Thesheikhandthe34familiesofhisvillagearelikelytogetatotalof$100,000incash,grants,jobsandmaterial.

AccordingtoLt.Col.JamesHutton,aUSArmypublicaffairsofficer,inthefiscalyear20069,257claimswerefiledinIraq,ofwhich3,658werepaid,totaling$8,397,726.Fewerwerefliedinandpaidoutin2007—7,103and2,896respectively—butthetotaldollaramountwaslarger:$13,074,660.USofficerspraisetheprogram,thoughitisimpossibletosayhowmanyIraqiheartsandmindshavebeenappeased.ItcantakemonthsforaclaimtobepaidandifaclaimisfiledaftertheUSmilitaryunitinvolvedisrotatedoutofIraq,theoddsarethattheclaimwillneverbeawarded.InIraqtoday,itisnotuncommonforIraqicivilianstobeseechmid-rankingUSofficersforclaimsfordamagesdonein2003or2004.

InthecaseofSheikhal-Shuhaib,heandthevillage'sotherfamilies—allShi'iteMuslims—hadbeenkickedoutinNovember2006byal-Qaedafighters,whocommandeeredthesheikh'shouse,usingitastheirheadquartersuntiltheywereroutedbyAmericanfirepowerthispastAugust.Now,afterfilingaclaimwiththeUS,hehascomebacktoretakehispropertyandtorebuild.ThesheikhisconfidentthathewillgetthehelpheneedsfromtheUS:"Idotrust[theAmericans]helpingmerebuildingmyhouseandmyvillageagain,andtheywilldoit."

SarahHolewinski,executivedirectorfortheWashington-basedCampaignforInnocentVictimsofConflict(CIVIC),agrouplobbyingforfairandequaltreatmentforfamiliesofbystanderskilledinconflictbytheUSmilitarysays:"Themilitaryhasabiginterestingettingitright.Rightnow,weseeagoodeffortbutnotgoodimplementation.Makesurepaymentsarefair,makesurethey'reuniformfromonefamilytoanother,makesurethey'reimmediatefollowingthebombsandbulletsandmakesurethisistruewheneverUStroopsheadintocombat—that'showyouproperlydignifydeathsandinjuries.Anythinglessdiminishestheimpactandcheapensthegoodintentions."SenatorPatrickLeahy,chairmanoftheJudiciaryCommittee,hasdraftedlegislationwiththeinputofCIVICthatwouldensureafaircompensationprogramforciviliansaccidentallyharmedbyUSforcesinconflict.Itisexpectedtobeintroducedlaterthisyear.6.

Thephrase"tofileclaims"inthepassagemeans______.A.toblamesomeonewhohasmisbehavedaccordingtoadocumentB.toarrangedocumentsofclaimsingoodorderC.todemandthatdamagesorsomethinglikethatbepaidD.topayforclaims正确答案：C

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AccordingtoLt.Col.JamesHutton,howmuchclaimmoneywaspaidin2007?A.$2,896.B.$7,103.C.$3,658.D.$9,257.正确答案：A

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Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Havingbeenpaidtheclaims,manyIraqipeoplewereappeased.B.Itwon'ttakelongforaclaimtobepaid.C.BeforeleavingIraq,theUStroopsinvolvedwillleavebehindsomethingtopayforthedamages.D.ItisprobablethataftertheUStroopsleaveIraq,theclaimswillremainunpaidforever.正确答案：D

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InNovember2006,______.A.Sheikhandthevillage'sotherfamilieswereforcedoutoftheirvillagebyAmericansoldiersB.Sheikhandthevillage'sotherfamilieswereforcedoutoftheirvillagebyal-QaedafightersC.A1-QaedafightersoccupiedSheikh'shousewhichwaslaterflattenedbyAmericanfirepowerD.Americantroopsdefeatedal-QaedafightersandthenoccupiedSheikh'svillage正确答案：B

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ThefollowingcanbeinferredinthelastparagraphEXCEPTthat______.A.damagecompensationsarenotalwaysfairforeachfamilyinvolvedB.claimsarenotalwayspaidintimeC.AmericanmilitaryisgreatlyinterestedindoingfightthingsD.despitegoodintentions,theAmericanmilitaryhasn'tdoneasatisfactoryjobtreatinginnocentvictimsofIraqipeople正确答案：C

APrincelyPioneer

皇室先驱

byChristopherRedman

Onceuponatimetherewasaprincewhounwiselyconfidedtothemediathatwhiletendinghisbelovedgarden,heoftentalkedtohisplants.Healsowarnedhisfuturesubjectsaboutlosingtouchwiththeirnaturalsurroundingsandtheirrichculturalheritage.Butthepeoplescoffedandsaiditwasthefuddy-duddyPrincewhowasoutoftouch.Andasfortalkingtohisplants—well,theyshooktheirheadsandrememberedthemadnessofthePrince'sforebear,KingGeorgeⅢ,whofamouslystruckupaconversationwithatreethathehadmistakenfortheKingofPrussia.

ThesedaysBritain'sPrinceofWalesisstillconsideredatadeccentric:afterall,whoinhisrightmindwouldhavelosttheloveofthefairy-talePrincessDiana?Butincreasingly,CharlesPhilipArthurGeorgeWindsor(whoisnotonlyPrinceofWalesbutalso,interalia,DukeofCornwall,LordoftheIslesandGreatStewardofScotland)iswinningapplauseforhisnot-so-crazycampaigntocombatwhathecalls"thewantondestructionthathastakenplace..,inthenameofprogress."For30yearsthePrincehasbeenintheforefrontofeffortstopromotekinder,gentlerfarmingmethods;protectBritain'scountrysidefromurbansprawl;improvecitylandscapes;andsafeguardthenation'sarchitecturalheritage.Andwhereashewasoncealonelyifplummyvoicecryinginthewilderness,thePrincehasseenmanyofhisoncemaverickopinionsbecomemainstream.

Charlesisnotthefirstroyalconcernedaboutnature.MadKingGeorgedabbledinbotanywhenhewasn'tlosinghismindortheAmericancolonies,andCharles'father,theDukeofEdinburgh,haslongsupportedwildlifecauses.ButitisCharleswhohasbecomethecrusader,withavisionofBritainthatmayborderontheromanticbutisinsynchwithBritonsalarmedbywhatishappeningtotheirgreenandpleasantland.Hehastheenergyanddedicationtogetthingsdone."Myproblem,"hehassaid,"isthatIbecomecarriedawaybyenthusiasmtotryandimprovethings,andalsofeelverystronglythattheonlywaytoprogressisbysettingexamplesandthenhopingotherswilleventuallyfollow."

Anexamplepeoplearefollowingisorganicfarming,whichCharleshasadoptedwholeheartedlyonhisownfarmlandsintheDuchyofCornwallandsurroundinghiscountryhomeatHighgroveinwesternEngland.Charlesoncenotedthatwhenhedecidedtogoorganic,whichmeansforswearingartificialfertilizersandpesticides,theexpertswereverypolite,"butwhattheyweresayingaboutthislatestdemonstrationofinsanityoncetheywereoutofearshotcanonlybesurmised."Todaytheexpertshavebeenconfounded.Theduchy'sHomeFarmnearHighgroveis100%organicandhighlyprofitableandservesasamodelforfarmersaroundthecountryatatimewhenfarmincomesarefallingandorganicproduceisinhighdemand,fetchingpremiumpricesinshopsandsupermarkets.

"Seeingisbelieving"isoneofCharles'favoritesayings,nodoubtrepeatedwhentheUSSecretaryofAgriculturerecentlypaidHighgroveavisit.Andit'sasafebetthattheAmericanvisitorreceivedanearfulonCharles'otherfanningconcern:geneticallymodifiedcrops.OnceagainthePrincehasshownhimselftobeaheadofthecurve.BackinDecember1995hepronouncedhimself"profoundlyapprehensive"aboutthebravenewworldofgeneticallymodifiedorganismsandcomplainedofthe"confidenceborderingonarrogance"withwhichtheyarepromoted.ThePrincepracticeswhathepreaches,andasignbythelaneleadinguptohisHomeFarmannouncesthatYOUAREENTERINGAGMO-FREEZONE.Charles'philosophyissimplyexpressed."Weshould,"hesays,beadoptinga"gentler,moreconsideredapproach,seekingalwaystoworkwiththegrainofnatureinmakingbetter,moresustainableuseofwhatwehave."11.

Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Britainhasexertedhugeeffortstoexploremoresensiblefarmingmethods,withPrin