翻译三级笔译综合能力分类模拟题19

翻译三级笔译综合能力分类模拟题19ReadingComprehension

GoAhead—CookwithIt

别怕—就用它来烹饪

It'sgrapefruitseaso（江南博哥）n.FromnowthroughMarch,thegoldenorbsareripeforthepicking.Andthey'renotjustforbreakfastanymore.

HangingaroundontreesallaboutCalifornia:grapefruit—heavywithjuice,tartlysweet,beguilinglyperfumed．Roundandyellowashappyfacesorsuns,theyseemtoripejustasthe

generalpopulacesinksintoitsannualroundofpost-holidaydietaryself-chastisement.

Coincidence?Perhaps.Butwesayrunwithit.

Lookbeyondtheobvioussalvoofhalfagrapefruitforbreakfastattackedwithajaggedspoon

andyou'llfindamarvelousfruitforpeelingandeatingoutofhanD．There'snothinglikeitforinducingsimultaneousfeelingsofgastronomicpietyanddelightatrecapturingalong-lostpleasure.It'ssensual:thearomaofessentialoilsastheyspurtdaintilyfromtheporesofthethickskin,therippingsoundofthetenacioussegmentsbeingpulledapart,thejuicedrippingdown.Andit'sdelicious.

Butdon'tstopthere.Cookwithgrapefruit.Useitsjuicetoflavorsauces.Sectionandscatter

it.Bakewithit.Candyitspeel.Grapefruitismilderandsweeterthanlemon,butitcanbeusedinmanyofthesameways—squeezedongrilledfish,madeintoabrightlyflavoredcurD．Andifyou'relookingforgorgeouscolor,redgrapefruitoffersextraplateappeal.

Thenotionthatredgrapefruitissweeterthanwhiteoryellowgrapefruitis,however,amyth,accordingtocitrusspecialists.(ThestorygrewoutofamarketingcampaignbyTexasgrowers.)Redgrapefruitsgettheircolorfromlycopene,whichhashealthbenefits(itsanantioxidant)butdoesnotaffectflavor.

Sweetnessisdetermined,rather,bythelengthoftimethefruithasbeenhangingonatree.A

grapefruitpickedinDecemberisn'tassweetasonepickedinFebruary,soifyouhaveatree,justpickfruitasneeded．

Ifnot,askatyourfarmersmarketaboutthedifferentvarietiesavailable,allofwhichhave

theirfans.Californiaredsincludethemedium-pinkRioRedsfromtheCaochellaValleyandtheStarRubyfromCentralValley(andTexas).YellowMarshisafamiliaryellowvarietyandtheDuncan,whilenotusuallylabeledassuchinsupermarkets,isareliablewhite.

Forthosewhodon'tlikethetartnessofatruegrapefruit,OroBlanco—thehalf-grapefruit,half-acidlesspummelo—issweeterandcanbeusedinsalads.

Oursaladofjicamastrips,thinlyslicedsnowpeas,freshpeasprouts(availableinAsianmarkets)andredgrapefruitsectionshasanappealingcrunch.Itsdelicatelyharmoniousflavorsarepulledtogetherwithafaintlysweetdressingofgrapefruitjuice,tarragonandmint.

Thestrikinglypinksauceofourbakedhalibutdishcontrastswiththewhitefleshofthefishforanartfulplate—andit'seasytomake.Beforebaking,marinatethehalibutingrapefruitjuicewithgarlicandthyme.Sauceitwithareductionofgrapefruitjuicecombinedwithbloodorangejuice,whichdeepensthecolorandsoftenstheflavor.Thenwhiskinbitsofcoldbutterforsilkiness.

Arichcrustisaperfectfoilforthetangygrapefruitcurdfillinginourprettytartlets.Both

grapefruitjuiceandlemonjuiceareusedinthecurdtofocustheflavor;grapefruitszestenlivensthecrust.Garnishthemwithwhippedcreamandcandiedgrapefruitpeel.

Forcooking,selectheavyfruit,whichindicatesjuiciness.(Ifyou'remakingabatchof

candiedpeel,however,lighterfruitwillindicatemorepeel.)Beforejuicing,rollagrapefruitunderyourhandonthecountertoptohelpextractthemostjuice.Avoidlumpyfruit,whichmaybeover-ripe.

Andfinally,forthosewhoseresoluteJanuarysuperegoscareaboutsuchthings,here'sa

reassuringthought:Grapefruitislowincalories(40to60each),highinvitaminsCandA,andanexcellentsourceoffiber.Itcontainsnofat,sodiumorcholesterol.

Sopeelaway.1.

Thewriterthinksthatthegrapefruitseemstoripejustatthefighttime.Why?A.Thegrapefruitbecomesripejustafteraholidayinayearsothatpeoplecanconsumemorefood．B.Thegrapefruitmaturesinautumntoprovidepeoplewithakindofrichfood．C.ThegrapefruitcanprovidepeoplewithakindoffavoritefruitwhentheyhavebeenondietforafewdaysaftertheChristmasholidayduringwhichtheyatetoomanyrichfoods.D.Thegrapefruitmaturesasself-chastisementforpeople.正确答案：C

2.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewaytocookwiththefruit?A.Fryitwithmeat.B.Sectionandscatterit.C.Bakewithit.D.Candyitspeel.正确答案：A

3.

Thesweetnessofthegrapefruitisdeterminedby______.A.lycopeneB.thelengthoftimethefruitisexposedtothesunC.thelengthoftimethefruitishangingonatreeD.thespecificnutrientthefruittakesfromthesoil正确答案：C

4.

Whatisthemeaningof"superegos"inthelastbuttwoparagraph?A.absoluteselfishnessofone'scharacterB.personallikingsC.personalattentionsD.personalregrets正确答案：B

5.

Thereasonsthegrapefruitisgoodtohealthincludethat______.A.itisanexcellentappetizerB.itissweetandjuicyC.itcontainsnofat,sodiumandcholesterolD.itcontainsnocaloriesandfat正确答案：C

ThelandscapeoftheGiant'sCauseway,lurkingbelowthegauntseawallwherethelandends,musthavestruckwonderintotheheartsoftheancientIrish,whosubsequentlyfeltinspiredandcreatedlegendsaboutitsbuilder:thegiantFinnMcCool.TheCausewayCoasthasanunparalleleddisplayofgeologicalformationsrepresentingvolcanicactivityduringtheEarlyTertiaryPeriodsome50-60millionyearsago.ItsTertiarylavasoftheAntrimPlateau,coveringsome3,800sqkm,representthelargestremaininglavaplateauinEurope.

TheCausewayisamassofbasaltcolumnspackedtightlytogether.Thetopsofthecolumnsformsteppingstonesthatleadfromtheclifffootanddisappearunderthesea.Altogetherthereare40,000ofthesestonecolumns,mostlyhexagonal,butsomearequadrangular,pentagonal,heptagonalandoctagonal.Thetallestateabout40feethigh,andthesolidifiedlavainthecliffsis90feetthickinplaces.

AfinecircularwalkwilltakeyoudowntotheGiant'sCauseway,pastamphitheatresofstonecolumnsandformations,withfancifulnamesliketheHoneycomb,theWishingWell,andtheGiant'sGranny,pastawoodenstaircasetoBenbaneHead,andbackalongthecliff-top.Furtherdownthecoast,thestunningCarrick-a-rederopebridgespansagapingchasmbetweenthecoastandasmallislandusedbyfishermen.Theeighty-footdropcanbecrossedviatheswingingbridge-andisnotforthefaint—hearted!

TheGiant'sCausewayandCausewayCoastsitewasinscribedasaWorldHeritageSitebyUNESCOin1986.ThesiteisofoutstandinguniversalvalueandmeetsthecriteriasetintheWorldHeritageConvention.Namely,itisanoutstandingexamplerepresentingmajorstagesoftheearth'shistoryincludingtherecordoflife:significanton-goinggeologicalprocessesinlandformdevelopments,andsignificantgeomorphicandphysiographicfeatures;moreover,italsocontainssuperlativenaturalphenomenaandareasofexceptionalnaturalbeautyandaestheticimportance.

MoyleDistrictCouncil'sCausewayVisitorCentreisopendailyallyearroundandlocatedontheclifftop1kmfromthesite.TheCentreistheidealstartingpointforwalksalongthecoastalandcliff-toppaths,providingallexcellentrangeofvisitorservices.A12-minuteaudio-visualpresentation,withcommentaryavailablein5Europeanlanguages,enablesvisitorstofurtherexploretheoriginsoftheGiant'sCausewaythroughlocalfolkloreandscientifictheory,andhighlightsthemanyotherattractionsoftheCausewayCoastandGlensofAntrimarea.6.

Theword"lurking"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.lieinambushB.waitC.standD.waylay正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第一段的内容“lurkingbelowthegauntseawall”可知，潜伏在荒凉海堤的下面。选项中的A项为“埋伏”符合文意。B项“等待”，C项“矗立”，D项“拦截”，这三项均不符合题意。

7.

TheGiant'sCausewaywascreatedby______.A.theancientIrishpeopleB.thegiantFinnMcCoolC.thevolcanicactivitiesD.thedriftoflavaplateau正确答案：C[解析]根据第一段内容“TheCausewayCoasthasanunparalleleddisplayofgeologicalformationsrepresentingvolcanicactivityduringtheEarlyTertiaryPeriodsome50-60millionyearsago”可知，海岸堤道地质层是火山活动的典型代表，所以C符合题意。A项“古代的爱尔兰人”，文中提到巨人堤是古爱尔兰人心中的奇观，但不是古爱尔兰缔造的；B项“巨人芬恩·麦克库尔”，这是传说中的缔造者，不是真实的；D项“溶岩高原的移动”，根据文中内容，也不是巨人堤的成因。

8.

Theword"remaining"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.therestB.keepC.staythesameD.stick正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第一段的内容“representthelargestremaininglavaplateauinEurope”可知，代表欧洲剩余的最大熔岩高原。选项中的A项为“剩余的”符合文意。B项“保持”，C项“仍然是”，D项“坚持”，这三项均不符合题意。

9.

Thebasaltcolumnsmayhave______sides.A.3,4,5,6or7B.5,6,7,8or9C.4,5,6,7or8D.6,7,8,9or10正确答案：C[解析]根据文中第二段内容“mostlyhexagonal,butsomearequadrangular,pentagonal,heptagonalandoctagonal.大部分都是六边形，但也有一些四边形，五边形，七边形和八边形。”可知，C项符合题意。

10.

ThelastsentenceinParagraph3impliesthatthetripontheswingingbridgeisquite______.A.invitingB.intimidatingC.eye-openingD.heart-breaking正确答案：B[解析]根据文中第三段最后一句“Theeighty-footdropcanbecrossedviatheswingingbridge—andisnotforthefaint-hearted!走过摇摇晃晃的索桥就能穿过深八十英尺的鸿沟了——胆小鬼是无法过桥的。”可知，索桥令人生畏，B为正确答案。A项“诱人的、有魅力的”，C项“使人开眼界的”，D项“令人伤心的”，这三项和文意不符合。

11.

Theword"inscribed"underlinedinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto______.A.caveB.describeC.subscribeD.cut正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第四段的内容“TheGiant'sCausewayandCausewayCoastsitewasinscribedasaWorldHeritageSite”可知，海岸线的名字被刻在了世界遗址上。选项中的A项为“雕刻”符合文意。B项“描述”，C项“题词”，D项“切割”，这三项均不符合题意。

12.

WhichoftheGiant'sCauseway'sfeaturesbestfitswiththecriteriasetintheWorldHeritageConvention?A.Itsunparalleleddisplayofgeologicalformations.B.Itsamphitheatreswithfancilynamedstonecolumns.C.ItslargestremaininglavaplateauinEurope.D.Itsswingingropebridgebetweenthecoastandalittleisle.正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第四段的内容“它是包括生命记载在内的世界历史主要阶段的突出代表：地形发展过程中突出的、持续的地质过程，突出的地形地貌特征；而且，还包括突出的天然奇迹、具有奇异自然名胜及美学价值的地区。”很明显，四个选项中A为正确答案。B项“带想象的石柱的圆形剧场”，C项“目前现存最大的溶岩高原在欧洲”，D项“在海岛和海岸之间摇摆的索桥”，这三项和文中的第四段内容不符合。

13.

Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthatthispieceofwritingismostprobably______.A.adevelopmentaldesignB.atextongeographyC.arecordoflocalfolkloreD.atourismadvertisement正确答案：D[解析]根据文中最后一段的内容“TheCentreistheidealstartingpointforwalksalongthecoastalandcliff-toppaths,providingallexcellentrangeofvisitorservices”可知，这段是巨人堤旅游中心提供的宣传及服务，由此可以判断是一篇旅游广告。A项“一个发展设计”，B项“关于地理的一篇文章”，C项“一种当地风俗的记载”，显然，这三项都不符合文意。

14.

Theword"highlights"underlinedinParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto______.A.giveprominencetoB.focusC.markD.increasebrightness正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第五段的内容“highlightsthemanyotherattractionsoftheCausewayCoast”可知，突出强调海岸线的很多其他景点。选项中的A项为“突出”符合文意。B项“集中”，C项“做标记”，D项“增加亮度”，这三项均不符合题意。

15.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheGiant'sCauseway?A.Itprovidesvisitorsgrandandbreath-takingviews.B.ItisasourceofliteraryinspirationfortheancientIrish.C.Itservesasanexcellentpieceofmaterialforscientificresearch.D.ItdwarfsmanyotherWorldHeritageSitesinEurope.正确答案：D[解析]D项意为“巨人堤让欧洲其他世界遗产相形见绌”，这句话在文中没有涉及相关内容，符合题意。A项意为“巨人堤为游人带来了叹为观止的宏伟景色”，B项意为“它是古爱尔兰人的文学灵感来源”，C项意为“它为科学研究提供了很好的材料”，这和文中内容都相符合。

CharterSchoolClassGetsaFirst-handSocialStudiesLesson

注册学校的班级获得第一手的社会研究课

Justatypicaldayinsixthgradesocialstudies.Onlyit'sadoubleperiod,usuallyreservedforreadingormath.Andit'sinthescienceclassroom,whichhasmorespace.TheAmericanandNewYorkStateflagsareflankingthechalkboard,theschoolbannerhangingabovethem,klieglightsshiningonthemfromtheback.

Oh,andthere'sasubstituteteacher—Gov.GeorgeE.Pataki.

"Cansomeonetellmethethreedifferentbranchesofgovernment?"heaskedthescholarsofBronxPreparatoryCharterSchool,onWebsterAvenueintheMorrisaniasection.

Theycould.Theirteacher,JohnStassen,haddoneaspeciallessononexactlythatthedaybefore.Theyknewwhoheadstheexecutivebranch,too,andthenameofthenation'shighestcourt,andwhatpercentageoftheLegislatureittakestooverrideanexecutive'sveto.ButMr.Patakistumpedthemonhowmanyhousesformthelegislativebranch."Wehaven'tgottentothat,"Mr.Stassensaid.

GovernorPataki,aprimeadvocateof1998statelegislationcreatingcharterschools,whicharepubliclyfinancedbutfreeofstateregulation,swoopedintoBronxPrepyesterdayandwasgreetedwithgleaminghallwaysandsingingchildren.

Asastart-upschoolinitsfirstyear,BronxPrephasbeenbesiegedwithvisitors—donors,stateevaluators,entrepreneursplanningtheirownschools,potentialemployees,potentialstudents,andareporterandphotographerchroniclingitsprogressforthisnewspaper.(Themayorshowedupinthefall.)Mostlytheysitintheback,watchingbusinessasusual.Butforthegovernor,well,aschoolputsonashow.

Theprincipal,MarinaBernardDamiba,turnedoverthemathclasssheteachestoLauraBarfield,thewritingteacher,leavingherselffreetostandonachairandhangtheschoolbanner.Twoartisticstudentswererecruitedtowrite"WelcomeGovernorPataki"and"Thankyouforourcharterschool"ontheboardsinthescienceroom.Aparentvolunteerinalavenderdressandmatchingloaferscametoshakehands.

Mr.Patakiarrivedaround11a.m.,joiningseveralpublicofficialsandadozenadvancemenandsecuritypeople.InTaraKelley'ssixth-gradereadingclass,twostudentsrecitedpoems.Infifth-grademath,beingtaughtbythesixth-gradeteacherbecauseMrs.Damibawasleadingthetour,theyoungstersburstintotheirsignatureraplikechantsofthemultiplicationtables.

"Couldyoukeepupwiththenines?"thegovernoraskedacolleagueastheyshuffledtothenextroom,wherefifthgraderssanganotherdiffy,pronouncingthemselves"readytoread."

InMr.Stassen'sclass,thecamerassnappedasMr.Patakitookquestionsfromthestudents:Whydidhewantcharterschools?Hashevetoedanylaws?Whatdoeshedoeveryday?

"Wouldyouconsiderbeingpresident?"askedThelmaPerez.

"Thelma,Iamveryhappybeinggovernorofthisstate,"Mr.Patakisaid."We'lljustleaveitatthat."

Therewastheceremonialexchangeofgifts—thegovernorgotaBronxPreppoloshirtand$50honoraryScholarDollars,whichstudentsearnforgoodbehavior;hegavetheschoolaframedcopyofthecharterlaw,andapen.Onthewayout,theschool'sdirector,KristinKearnsJordan,slidinapleafortaxlegislationthatwouldmakeiteasierforyoungschoolstofinancebuildings.By12:15,afterabriefnewsconference,twoaidescarriedtheflagsdownthestepsandoutthedoor.

"Theyleftalready?"MariaOrtiz,theadministrativeassistant,askedwithasighofrelief."Everybody?"Andthensherangthelittlecowbell,signalinglunch.16.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofBronxPrep?A.Itisacharterschoolfinancedbypublicfunds.B.ItemploysGovernorPatakiasitssubstitutesocialstudiesteacher.C.ItlocatesinNewYorkState.D.ItsstudentshavelittleideaabouttheSenateandtheHouseofRepresentatives.正确答案：B

17.

ThefactthatJohnStassenhaddoneaspeciallessonthedaybeforeprobablyshowsthat______.A.socialstudiesisoneofthemostimportantsubjectsintheschoolB.theschoolwantstogetmoresupportfromthegovernorC.theschoolcouldnotaffordtoloosefaceinfrontofthegovernorD.thoroughpreparationhasbeendonetowelcomethegovernor正确答案：D

18.

ThefactthatBronxPrephasbeenbesiegedwithvisitorsindicatesthat______.A.charterschoolsareverypopularwiththepublicB.BronxPrepisthefirstofitskindestablishedunderthe1998statelegislationC.GovernorPatakigivesfullsupporttotheschoolD.Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasabouttheschool正确答案：B

19.

Thegovernor'svisittotheschoolcanbestbedescribedas______.A.ahands-onsocialstudiesclasstoschoolpupilsB.adisruptiontotheschoolroutineC.anunexpectedexcitingeventD.atiring,extravagantsocialeventtoboththeteachersandthegovernor正确答案：A

20.

Theauthor'sattitudecanbestbedescribedas______.A.criticalB.sarcasticC.ironicD.objective正确答案：D

TheBrainandtheComputer

大脑与计算机

Consideringthatthebraincanbecomparedtotheelectroniccomputer,itmaybeusefultoaskifonecomputer,thebrain,hasanyadvantagesovertheother,theelectroniccomputer.

First,comparetheamountofenergyneededtooperatethebrainandthatneededtorunacomputer.Ithasbeencalculatedthattheentirebrainrunsonverylittleenergyascomparedwithamachine.Amachinewithasgreatacapacityasthebrain—assumingonecouldbebuilt—wouldneedatleastonemilliontimesasmuchelectricalpowertocontinueoperating.

Butthecomputerisafasterworkerthanthebrain.Theadvancedcalculatorsarethousandsuponthousandsoftimesfasterthanthebrain,andmodelsyettobebuiltwillprobablybeyetspeedier.

Memoryisofgreatimportancein"Computer-type"operations.Thenumberofbitsofinformationthatcanbestoreddeterminestheabilityofthesystemtodocomplexoperations.Themorebitsstored,themorecomplexthecalculationsthatcanbemade.In1962,advancedelectroniccomputerscouldstoreabout40,000bitsofinformation.Here,thebrainshowsitsdistinctadvantages:althoughthenumberofbitsstorediscertainlynotknown,ithasbeenestimatedatmanymillionsofbits.

Onespecialisthassaidthattobuildamachinetoimitatethecapacityofthehumanbrain,itwouldbenecessarytomakeitthesizeofaverytallbuilding."Thebrainislikeacomputingmachine,butthereisnocomputingmachinelikethebrain."

Humans,however,maynotcontinuetohavethissuperiorityinthefuture.Recentdevelopmentsinelectronicequipment,forexample,Sceptron,haverapidlychangedourideas.EachSceptronisextremelysmall,whichmaymeanthatiswillsoonbepossibletomakeacalculatorascomplexasthehumanbrain—withthesamebitstoragecapacity—andbeabletofititneatlyinadesk.

Thereisonegreatandveryimportantdistinctionbetweenhumansandmachines.Whileelectronicdevicesmaythink,"hunger"forelectricity,andinotherwaysimitateanimalandhumanbehavior,menhavedesires,hungers,thirsts,andacomplexexistence