翻译三级笔译综合能力分类模拟题16

翻译三级笔译综合能力分类模拟题16Ⅰ.Grammar:PronounsandOthersA、MultipleChoices1.

Theylookedat______andhesita（江南博哥）tedtoleavefirst.A.anotheroneB.oneanotherC.oneotherD.eachanother正确答案：B

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However,whatheneedsistobefittedintoahighlyorganizeduniversitysystemquitedifferentfrom______athome.A.thoseB.whichC.whatD.that正确答案：D此句中，代词that指代前句中的system。

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Noagreementwasreachedinthediscussionasneithersidewouldgivewayto______.A.theotherB.anyotherC.anotherD.other正确答案：A

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Heisnotwellknownhere,butheis______inhishometown.A.someoneB.somebodyC.anyoneD.anybody正确答案：B

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Weagreedtoaccept______theyconsideredasthebesttouristdestination.A.whateverB.whoeverC.whomeverD.whichever正确答案：A

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Therearen'tanycupboards______utensilsinthekitchen.A.butB.andC.anyD.or正确答案：D

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Mymotherisinterestedin______Ihavetoldher.A.thatB.allthatC.allwhichD.allwhat正确答案：B

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Theteacherasked______whohadfinishedtheirhomeworktoleavetheclassroomasquicklyastheycould.A.themB.theyC.thoseD.these正确答案：C根据句意可判断，代词those指代thestudents。

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Agoodwriteris______whocanexpressthecommonplaceinanuncommonway.A.thatB.oneC.thisD.which正确答案：B

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______Iwavedtohimagainandagaindidheseeme.A.WhenB.TillC.UntilD.Notuntil正确答案：D

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Youcanbenefitfromyourstudyplan______youkeeptoitsteadily.A.unlessB.butC.aslongasD.nevertheless正确答案：C

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Youshouldrespect______asyouwouldliketoberespected.A.otherB.othersC.theotherD.theothers正确答案：B

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Tothefinalists,______,thelasthighjumpwasthemostimportant.A.heandIB.himandIC.heandmeD.himandme正确答案：D此句中，himandme为thefinalists的同位语，在句中作介词to的宾语。

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Twosuspectswerefound,butthepolicedidn'tarrest______ofthem.A.eitherB.neitherC.anyD.none正确答案：A

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Nearly______studentenrolledinuniversitieswasovertheageofeighteen.A.allB.noneC.eachD.every正确答案：D

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IfthecarisnotDanny's,______canitbe?A.who'selseB.whoseelseC.whoseelse'sD.whoelse's正确答案：D

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Chinaisawonderfulplaceandthereis______toseeandenjoy.A.alotofB.manyC.muchD.manymore正确答案：C

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—Howmanystudentsdidyoufindintheplayground?A.NoneB.NooneC.NobodyD.Notone正确答案：A

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He,hungryandtired,hadnochoice______toleavetheheavypackagebehind.A.howeverB.butC.otherwiseD.nevertheless正确答案：B

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Tall______itis,bambooisverylight.A.thoughB.butC.,asD.so正确答案：C

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Itisapitythat______ofhertwohusbandshasbeencapableofunderstandingher.A.eitherB.neitherC.bothD.each正确答案：B

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It'syears______theylastmeteachotherattheconferenceinPhiladelphia.A.sinceB.whenC.beforeD.after正确答案：A

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Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A.anotherB.anyotherC.otherthingD.someother正确答案：A

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Nearlytwohundredpeopletookpartinthenewmedicinetest.Onlyonein______keptontilltheend.A.tenB.tensC.tenthD.tenths正确答案：A

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Iwillnotgosuchalongwaytovisitthelibrary______youdrivemethere.A.ifB.sinceC.unlessD.when正确答案：C

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Whenscience,business,andartlearnsomethingof______goals,theworldwillhavecomeclosertoculturalharmony.A.oneanother'sB.eachother'sC.oneanotherD.eachother正确答案：A

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—Ineedablackdressfortheconcertnextweek.

—IamsureEmilywillletyouwear______.A.oneofherB.herC.oneofhersD.herone.正确答案：C

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Children,holdthebottlewithyourfighthand.Tommy,you'renotcorrect.Pleaseuseyour______hand.A.otherB.theotherC.anotherD.theanother正确答案：A

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Iknowofnootherpersonintheclubwhoisaskindheartedas______.A.heB.himC.hisD.himself正确答案：A

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______isoftenthecase,helightedacigarafterdinner.A.ItB.ThatC.AsD.What正确答案：C

B、ErrorCorrection1.

Ifyouhadsomesense,youwouldnothaveleftthedoorunlockedandthepolicewouldnothavebeenherefortheburglary.正确答案：some→any

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Eachmanandwomanmustsigntheirfullnamebeforeenteringtheexaminationroom.正确答案：their→his/her

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Itisannoyingtosomeonewhosekeysaremissing.正确答案：someone→anyone

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TVismorepopularthantheotherkindsofentertainment.正确答案：theother→other

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LetmegiveyoutwooftheconsequencesofwhichIwouldguessthatonewillshockyouwhileanothermayperhapssurpriseyoumorefavorably.正确答案：another→theother

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Ourcountryhasplentyofnaturalresourceswhiletheirhasfarlessthantheyneed.正确答案：their→theirs

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Thisiswidelybelievedthatthepullofgravityonafallingraindropchangesthedrop'sroundshapeintoateardropshape.正确答案：This→It此句中的it为形式主语，真正的主语为that所引导的主语从句。

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Thetallbuildingwasonabigfirewhichsmokefilledtheair.正确答案：which→whose

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Wedidn'tarriveattheplatformbeforethetrainbegantomove.正确答案：before→until

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Mostsubstancescontractwhentheyfreezesothatthedensityofasubstance'ssolidishigherthanthoseofitsliquid.正确答案：those→that

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WagnerandStraussweresuchgoodfriendsthattheyfrequentlyexchangedgiftswiththeother.正确答案：theother→eachother

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Thatchildofhimisclevererthantheotherchildren.正确答案：him→his

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Youhavetohurryupifyouwanttobuysomethingbecausethereishardlysomethingleft.正确答案：something→anything

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Icangiveeveryofyoutwoweekstowritetheoutlineofyourpapers.正确答案：every→each

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Themanagingdirectorrefusedtoaccepteitherofthefourproposalsmadebythecontractors.正确答案：either→any

Ⅱ.ClozeTestPoultryProduction家禽生产

Large-scaleintensivemeat

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poultryproductionisawasteoffoodresources.Thisis

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moreproteinhastobefedtoanimals

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theformofvegetablematterthancanever

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recoveredintheformofmeat.Muchofthefoodvalue

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lostintheanimal'sprocessofdigestionandcellreplacement.

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thecaseofchicken,neithercanoneeatfeathers,blood,feet

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head.Inall,onlyabout44%oftheliveanimalfits

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beeatenasmeat.

Thismeansone

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foodvaluetotheanimalthanonecanconsume

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thecarcass.Asasystem

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feedingthehungry,theeffectscanprovedisastrous.

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timesofcrisis,grainisthefoodoflife.

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thehugeincreaseinpoultryproduction

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AsiaandAfricacontinues.NormallyBritishorUSfirmsareinvolved.

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instance,anAmericanbasedmultinationalcompany

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thisyearannounceditsinvolvementinprojects

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severalAfricancountries.Britain'slargestsuppliersofchickens,RossBreeders,

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theworld.1.

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NaturalChemicals天然化学剂

Thoughthepublicincreasinglydemandsno-riskfood,thereisno

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thing.BruceAmes,chairofthebiochemistrydepartment

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theUniversityofCalifornia,pointsoutthat

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to10%ofaplant'sweightismadeup

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naturalpesticides.Hesays:"

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plantsdonothavejawsorteethtoprotect

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theyemploychemicalwarfare."Andmanynaturallyproducedchemicals,

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bestrongcarcinogens—

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cancer.Mushroomsmightbebanned

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tofoodadditives.DeclaresChristinaStark,anutritionistatCornellUniversity:"We'vegot

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foodandwatersafety.Thoughmostpeoplewillwithstandthesmallamountsofcontaminantsinfoodandwater,at

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Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension

FemaleFarmers

女性农场主

IntheUnitedStates,womeninagriculturearenotanewconcept;womenhavefarmedwiththeirfamiliesforcenturies.However,womenfarmingeitherontheirownorastruemanagingpartnerswiththeirspousesareagrowingphenomenon.Manywomenhavenowexpandedtheirrolefromfarmwifetothatoffarmmanagerandkeydecision-maker.

RecognitionoftheexpandingroleofwomeninagriculturecomesatacriticaljunctureinAmericanstruggletodiversifyagriculturallyandrenewitsemphasisonruraldevelopment.Policiesaimedatruralwomentypicallyhavefocusedontheirrolesasfarmwivesandmotherswhobenefitfromfamilynutritionandhealthprograms,buteffectiveagriculturalandruralpoliciesneedtobebasedoncurrentruralrealities,reflectingwomen'seconomiccontributionsaswell.

ThelatestcensusofagriculturereportsthatwomenownalmosthalfofalltheprivateagriculturallandintheUnitedStates.Boththeincreaseinindependentfemalefarmersandtheamountoffarmlandownedbywomensignifyanincreasingroleforwomeninagriculture.

MostfemalefarmersinKentuckyresideontheirfarms(71.4percent),yetmorethanhalf(60percent)donotlistfarmingastheirprincipaloccupation.Onaverage,femalefarmershavespentapproximately20yearsontheircurrentfarms.Theiraverageageis60.2years,6.8yearsmorethantheaverageageofmalefarmers.

Mostfarmsoperatedbywomenarefewerthan140acres.Malefarmers,whoontheaverageoperatemuchlargerfarms,ownasmallerpercentage(71.4percent)oftheirfarmlandthanfemalefarmersdo.Malefarmersrentorleasealmost30percentoftheirland.

Almosthalfofallfemalefarmersoperatecropfarms:nearlyhalfoperatefarmsyieldingtobacco,hay,andsimilarproducts.Theremainingfarmsoperatedbywomenareconcentratedinoilseedandgrainfarms,beefcattleoperations,andaquacultureandotheranimalfarms.Whenassessedbymarketvalueofagriculturalproductssold,farmsoperatedbywomeningeneralhavelowersalesthanthoseoperatedbymen.

Rolemodelsareneededforwomeninagriculture.Theopportunitiesandbarriersthatexistforthemarechallengesforeducators,Extensionpersonnel,andresearchersinterestedinimprovingtheeconomicandsocialconditionsofagriculturalcommunitiesandfarmfamilies.Moreinformationisneededonhowwomenlearnaboutagriculturalpracticesandviewthosepracticesandaboutthecontributionofwomenmemberstoagriculturalorganizations.

ThechangingroleoffarmwomenhasimplicationsforExtensionfieldwork.Ifwomenobtainmoreinformationaboutfarmproductionandmarketingindifferentwaysthanmendo,Extensionwillneedtooffersomedifferenteducationalprogramming,suchashomestudycoursesorprogramstargetedspecificallytowomenfarmers.

AnnBellisaScottCountyfarmerwhooperatesafarmalongwithotherfamilymembers.Althoughthefamilymanagessomeofthefarmtogether,sheisthesoledecision-makerandmanagerof5acresandconsidersherselfafull-timefarmer.Shealwayshadaninterestinfarming,butdidnotfindherwaybacktohervocationuntilshecompletedcollege.

"AftertryingtodoeveryotherjobintheworldIcouldfindotherthanfarming,Islowlygotbacktoit,"saysBellaboutherreturntothefarm.Aftersomeonesuggestedsheshouldhelpstartafarmers'marketinherhometown,shedecidedtobeginproducingfruitsandvegetablesonherfamily'sfarmwithherbrotherandherfather.

"AsmuchasItriedtogetawayfromfarming,Irealizedthat'swhereIwantedtobe.IrealizedI'dneverbehappydoinganythingelse,"shesays.Bellsaysthemajorchallengesinfanningforherare"todiversifyandmarkettofitinwithour(farm's)commoditiesand(tohave)allofmyfamilyparticipatingonthesamelandtomakealiving."

TodayBellgrowsandsellsvegetablesattheLexingtonandGeorgetownfarmer'smarkets,atretailandwholesalemarkets,andtorestaurants.Sheisinvolvedinnumerousagriculturalgroupsandprograms,includingthePhilipMorrisLeadershipProgram(sponsoredbytheUKCollegeofAgricultureforfarm-businessleaders),theCampaignforSustainableAgriculture,andtheCommunityFarmAlliance.1.

Thereisanewtendencythat______.A.farmsoperatedbywomenaregenerallysmallerthanthatbymenB.rolemodelsarenecessaryforwomenfarmersC.manywomenfarmershaveexpandedtheirroleontheirfarmsD.womenfarmershaveaimedatretailandwholesalemarkets正确答案：C

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WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Farmsrunbyfemalefarmersaresmallerthanfarmsrunbymalefarmers.B.Thefarmownershippercentageofmenfarmersishigherthanthatofwomenfarmers.C.Womenfarmersusedtobeconsideredasfarmwivesandmothers.D.Thegovernmentshouldrenewitsemphasisonruraldevelopment.正确答案：B

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Femalefarmersmainlyproduce______.A.grainB.vegetablesC.fruitsD.alloftheabove正确答案：A

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Womenfarmersneedsomeeducationalprogramminginorderto______.A.breakdownthebarrierbetweenthemandmalefarmersB.completetheircollegeeducationC.contributemoretotheagricultureorganizationD.bethewinneroffarmproductionandmarketing正确答案：D

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Moreattentionshouldbepaidto______.A.familynutritionandhealthprogramB.femalefarmers'economicandsocialconditionC.theproductionoffruitsandvegetablesD.productpricesoffemalefarmers正确答案：B

MadCowDisease

疯牛病

WhataretheconcernsoverBSE?

BSE(bovinespongiformencephalopathyormadcowdisease)isadiseaseofcattle.ItisbelievedtocausethehumandiseasevariantCreutzfeldt-Jacobdisease(vCJD),whichhasnocureandisalwaysfatal.ThemostlikelyrouteoftransmissionoftheBSEagenttopeopleisthroughconsumptionofcontaminatedfood.BSE,oncethoughtasonlyaUKproblem,hasnowbeenidentifiedinanumberofcontinentalEuropeanherdsfollowingincreasedtestingprocedures.ThespreadofBSEislinkedtotheinclusionofmeatandbonemealfrominfectedanimalsintocattlefeedstock.Itislikelythatsomeofthisinfectedfeedstockhasbeenexportedglobally.

Whycan'twecontinuewiththetemporarysuspension?

ToprotecttheAustralianpublic,thetemporarysuspensionannouncedon5JanuarybuiltonthebanthatAustraliahashadinplacesince1996ontheimportationofspecifiedfoodscontainingBritishbeeffollowingthelinksbetweenBSEinfectedbeefandvCJD.Newmeasureswillbeimplementedfrom16September2001andwillapplytoallcountriesseekingtoexportbeefandbeefproductstoAustralia.TheofficialveterinaryauthoritiesofcountriessupplyingAustraliawithbeefproductswillneedtocertify,tothesatisfactionoftheAustralianQuarantineandInspectionService(AQIS),thattheircattleareBSE-free.

Howwillthisrequirementbeenforced?

AQISisrequestedtointerceptallbeefandbeefproductsatAustralia'sborderstodeterminethecountryoforiginoftheproductsandofanybeefingredient.AQISwillhandleapplicationstoimportbeefandbeefproductsaccordingtotheriskcategoryofthecountryfromwhichthebeefingredientsinaproductaresourced.Origincountrieswillbeallocatedtooneoffourcategories,accordingtothelevelofrisk:

CategoryA(certificationrequired)—beefandbeefproductsfromthesecountriesareregardedposinganegligiblerisktohumanhealth.

CategoryB(certificationrequired)—thesecountries,whilenotreportingcasesofBSE,mayhavebeenexposedtohighriskfactors,suchastheimportationofhigh-riskmeatandbonemeal.

CategoryC(certificationrequired)—countriesinthiscategoryareknowntohaveconsiderableexposuretoBSEriskmaterials,buthavenotreportedindigenouscasesofBSE.

CategoryD—beefandbeefproductsfromcountriesinthiscategoryposethehighestlevelofriskandwillberefusedentrytoAustralia.ThesecountrieshavereportedcasesofindigenousBSEintheirherds.

ConsignmentsofbeefandbeefproductsfromCategoryDcountriescannotbeimported.ProductsfromCategoryBandCcountriescanonlybeimportedifthenationalauthoritycancertifythattheproductisderivedfromanimalsnotexposedtoBSEriskandifspecificriskmaterialshavebeenexcludedfromthefoodchain.

AQISwillrequireofficialcertificatessuppliedbytheagreedCompetentNationalGovernmentAuthorityfromcountriesplacedintheA,BorCriskcategories.Thecertificationrequirementswilldependonthecategory.

Areanybeefproductsexemptfromthesecertificationarrangements?

Yes.Milkanddairyproducts,gelatine,fatsandtallows,collagenfrombovineskinsandhidesareexempt.CurrentscientificopinionisthatBSEcannotbetransmittedthroughtheseproducts.

WillbeefproductsalreadyonsupermarketshelvesberemovedifcountriesdonotprovidecertificationofBSEstatusby16September2001?

AQIShasrequestedthatretailersvoluntarilywithdrawbeefandbeefproductsfromsupermarketsfrom16September2001ifthebeefingredientsaresourcedfromanycountriesforwhichoncertificationofBSE-freestatusofBSEpreventativemeasureshavebeenobtainedbythisdate.Itwillbeworkingwithmanufacturersandretailorganizationstoidentifytheseproducts.6.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.BSEisanequivalentofmadcowdisease.B.HavingBSEinfectedbeefwillleadtovCJD.C.BeefandbeefproductsinCategoryAarefreefromBSE.D.BSEisahumandiseasevariant.正确答案：D

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Wecan'tcontinuewiththetemporarysuspensionbecause______.A.newmeasureswillbeimplementedB.origincountrieswillbeallocatedtooneofthefourcategoriesC.BSEcanneverbetransmittedtohumansD.thebeefingredientsinfectedbyBSEwillbesterilized正确答案：A

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Thefourcategoriesrepresent______.A.thelevelofimportcertificationriskB.thelevelofexportcertificationriskC.thelevelofconsumptioncertificationriskD.thelevelofBSEinfectionrisk正确答案：D

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Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.BeefproductsallocatedinCategoryAcanbeimportedwithoutcertification.B.BeefproductsallocatedinCategoryBcanbeimportediftheyarecertifiedasBSEfree.C.BeefproductsallocatedinCategoryCwillberefusedentrytoAustralia.D.BeefproductsallocatedinCategoryDwillbethemostdangerous.正确答案：D

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BSEcanbetransmittedthrough______.A.hidesB.meatC.milkpowderD.butter正确答案：B

Greens

绿色食品

Nothingsoundsandtastesmorelikespringthangreens.Greensaregainingpopularityinthecountry.FromMaythroughJuneandthenagainfromSeptemberthroughNovember,wecanenjoythefreshnessandflavoroflocallygrowngreens.Ifyoudonothaveagardenofyourown,visityourlocalfarmers'market,whichgenerallyoffers,alongwithotherfruitsandvegetables,greenspickedatthepeakoftheseason.

Weusedtothinkofgreensasasaladoficeberglettuce.Today,greensrunthegamutfromiceberglettucetocookedcollardsandincludebeetandturniptops,Swisschard,chicory(curlyendive),collards,dandelionandmustardgreens,kale,endive,escarole,parsley,rape,spinach,andwatercress.Commoncookinggreensincludecollards,kale,beet,mustard,andturnipgreens.Manykindsofgreensareavailableyear-round.

Darkgreenleafyvegetablesarepackedwithvitaminsthatpromotehealth,andgreensareamajorsourceofvitaminsAandC.VitaminAisneededforvision,normalgrowth,reproduction,andahealthyimmunesystem.Oneserving(1/2cup)ofgreenscansupplyupto50percentofourdailyneedforVitaminA.VitaminC,alsoknownasascorbicacid,playsavitalroleinfightinginfection,keepinggumshealthy,andhealingwounds.Aservingofgreenscansupplyupto30percentofourdailyneedforVitaminC.BothvitaminsAandCarealsoantioxidantsthatmayreducetheriskofchronicdisease,andtheybothcontainphytochemicalsthatfightdisease.

Greensalsoprovideabout20percentofourdailyneedforcalcium,andthatcanmakethemimportantforpeoplewithlactoseintolerance.Greensarealsolowincalories—ahalf-cupservingcontains20to30calories.Thesearegoodreasonstotrytoconsumeallthegreensthatcomeinfromthegardenortobuyplentyfromthelocalfarmers'market.

Regardlessofthetypeofgreensyouchoose,lookforbrightgreenleavesthatarefresh,young,moist,andtender.Leavesthatareinjured,torn,dried,limp,oryellowedindicatepoorqualityandthuspoornutritionalvalue.Avoidgreenswithcoarsestemsthatmayresultinexcesswaste.Farmers'marketsusuallyhaveagoodselectionofgreens,allowingyoutopurchaseenoughfordinnerorfreezeforthesamefreshtasteinwinter.

Storegreensinthecoldsectionoftherefrigeratorfornomorethantwotothreedays.Afterthat,theflavorofsomegreenscanbecomequitestrong,andtheleaveswillbelimp.

Washgreenswellinlukewarmwaterorswirltheminlukewarmwaterinalargebowl(dirtwillsinktothebottomofthebowl).Removeanyroots,roughribs,andthecenterstalkifitislargeorfibrous.Tousegreensinsalads,thoroughlydrainanddrythem.Thisallowsthesaladdressingtosticktotheleaves.Mild-flavoredgreenssuchaschard,kale,orspinachshouldbesteameduntilbarelytender.Strong-flavoredgreenssuchascollard,mustard,orturnipgreensneedlongercookinginaseasonedbroth.Toavoidbitterness,blanchstrong-flavoredgreensbeforeaddingthemtosoupsandstews.

BasicGreenSalad:Washanddry1buncharugula,1smallheadradicchio,1smallheadBostonlettuce,and12ouncesfreshspinach.Intoalargesaladbowl,tearthegreensintobite-sizepieces.Drizzlewithdesireddressingandserveimmediately.

Tocook:Addwashedgreenstoamediumsaucepanwith1/4inchofwaterinthebottomofthepan.Saltifdesired,using1/2teaspoonofsaltforeverypoundofgreens.Bringthewatertoaboil.Coverandcookuntiltender.Forleafygreens,cook1to3minutes,untiltheyarewilted.Forothergreens,cookuntiltheyarecrisp-tender(about5to10minutes).Manyseasoningsandherbsareavailablethatwillenhancetheflavorofgreenswithoutaddingsodium.Tryallspice,lemon,onion,nutmeg,orvinegar.Or,braisethegreensbyadding1/4cupofoliveoiland1to2clovesofmincedgarlictoIpoundofgreensandthencookthemanadditional20minutes.(Donotuseanaluminumpanwhencookinggreens.Naturalacidsinthegreensmaypitthealuminumpans.)

Tofreeze:Washyoungtendergreenleavesthoroughlyandcutoffwoodystems.Greensmustbeblanchedbeforefreezing,soblanchcollardsinwater3minutesandallothergreens2minutes.Cool,drain,andpackage,leaving1/2-inchheadspace.Seal,label,andfreeze.Greensstorewellforuptooneyear.11.

Thepeakseasonofgreensis______.A.inAprilandAugustB.fromMaytoNovemberC.fromJulytoAugustD.notinDecember正确答案：D

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WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Peopleliketoeatgreens.B.Youcanbuyfruitsandvegetablesatthefarmers'market.C.Greenscan'tbeeatenwithoutcooking.D.Youcangetcertainkindofgreensyear-round.正确答案：C

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Greensprovideuswith______.A.bothvitaminsAandCB.calciumandhighcaloriesC.vitaminsA,CandhighcaloriesD.vitaminsA,Candcalcium正确答案：D

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Peoplebuyplentyofgreensatthemarketbecause______.A.theyarenutritiousB.therearemanykindsofgreensavailableC.theycanfightdiseasewithgreensD.theyarefresh正确答案：A

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______belongstostrong-flavoredgreens.A.OnionB.MustardC.LemonD.Garlic正确答案：B

Corn

玉米

Nothingismoredeliciousthanthesweetcornpickedatthepeakofripeness.CornislowinfatandagoodsourceoffiberandBvitamins.Researchshowsthatifyoufollowalow-fat,high-fiberdiet,youloweryourriskofheartdiseaseandcertaincancers,givingyouevenmorereasontoconsumeallthecornfromthegardenorbuyaplentifulsupplyfromyourlocalfarmers'market.

Today,morethan200varietiesofcomareavailable.Yellowcomhaslarge,full-flavoredkernels.Thekernelsofwhitecornaresmallandsweet.Thesuper-sweetvarieties,whilegreattoeat,arenotsuitableforcanningbecausethenaturalsugarinthecorncaramelizesandturnsbrownduringprocessing.Itisbesttofreezesuper-sweetvarietiesinordertopreservethem.

Lookforearswithgreenshucks,moiststems,andsilkendsthatarefreeofdecay.Kernelsshouldbesmall,tender,plump,milkywhenpierced,andfillupallthespacesinanear'srows.Thegoodselectionofcornavailableatfarmers'marketswillallowyoutobuyenough.

Sincecorncanabsorbodorsfromfoodssuchasgreenonions,avoidstoringcornwithotherproduce.Keepunshuckedfreshcornintherefrigeratoruntilreadytouse,wrappedindamppapertowelsandplacedinaplasticbag.Corn'snaturalcoveringwillpreventitfromdryingout.Thetypicalshelflifeofcornisfourtosixdays,sorefrigerateitfornomorethantwodays.Eachdaycorniskeptafterpickingreducesitsjust-pickedfreshtaste.

Aftershucking,freshsweetcomcanbesteamed,boiled,oven-roasted,orgrilledandtheneatenoffthecobbyhand.Freshcornkernelscanbeusedtomakecornsouporbeaddedtoothersoups;usedinsalads,vegetablesauts,fritters,andrelishes;creamed;ormadeintopuddingsorsouffls.ACreoleversionofcreamedcomus