翻译二级笔译综合能力模拟23

翻译二级笔译综合能力模拟23ⅠVocabularyandGrammarPart1VocabularySelection1.

Iwillnever______theexperienc（江南博哥）esofthefouryearsatHowardUniversity,thoughtherewereunhappyencounters.A.dischargeB.rechargeC.discardD.dispose正确答案：C

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Remembertoaskfora______ofqualityforthesegoods;otherwisetheywillnotofferanymaintenance.A.warrantyB.promiseC.certificateD.receipt正确答案：A[解析]这也是一道测试词义的题目。A项的意思为“(商品或产品的)保单、保证书”，B为“许诺”，C为“证书”，D为“收据，发票”。根据上下文，A为正确答案。

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Thesentryguarddivedintohis______andcloselyobservedthestrangertowardshim.A.fortressB.exodusC.foxholeD.eviction正确答案：C[解析]名词辨析

A．fortress堡垒，要塞；B．exodus大批的离去；C．foxhole[军]散兵坑；D．eviction逐出，赶出；因此C为答案。

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Yesterdaymyauntboughtsomenew______forherflatattheseaside.A.furnitureB.furnituresC.possessionD.possessions正确答案：A[解析]furniture(家具)为不可数名词，如：alotoffurniture。possessions不与buy搭配。故正确答案为A。

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Thediscoveryofnewoil-fieldsinvariouspartsofthecountryfilledthegovernmentwith______hope.A.eternalB.infiniteC.ceaselessD.everlasting正确答案：B[解析]从句意上分析，B(无限的、无穷的)最适合。如：InfinitespacesurroundstheEarth．无限的空间围绕着地球。其余各项依次为“永恒的、永远的”，“不停的、不断的”，“永恒的、持久的”。

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Banknotesarenotusually______intogoldnowadays.A.invertedB.revertibleC.convertible.D.diverting.正确答案：C[解析]这道题的四个选项词干和词尾相近，但意义相差很远。他们的词义为：A．颠倒的；B．可回复的；C．(货币、证券等的)可兑换的；D．有趣的。这句话是讲一国的中央银行发行的纸币与黄金的关系，因此C项最适合，是本题的正确答案。

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Themembershipcardentitledhim______certainprivilegesintheclub.A.onB.inC.atD.to正确答案：D[解析]entitlesb．tosth．是习惯用法，表示“使某人有权利(或资格)得到……”。如：Thisticketentitlesyoutoafreelunch．凭此券你可免费吃一顿午餐。

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Thejurygavea______of"notguilty".A.sentenceB.judgementC.chargeD.verdict正确答案：D[解析]近义辨析。

verdict裁决，判决，判断(指陪审团的裁决)：Theverdictwasthattheprisonerwasguilty．判决犯人有罪。sentence判决，宣判(指法庭的判决，尤其指对已判决有罪的人加以处罚的法院的刑罚决定)：Hereceivedaheavysentence．他被判重刑。judgement判断，审判，裁判(指法庭的判决，法官的决定)：Thejudgementsetanewprecedent．那次判决树立了一个新的判例。charge指控，控告(指提出对不法行为的指控)：achargeofmurder指控犯谋杀罪。

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Shewasstandingoutsideinthesnow,______withcold.A.spinningB.shiveringC.shakingD.staggering正确答案：B[解析]shiver指“(使)发抖，使)打颤，(使)迎风飘动”，shiverwithcold表示“冷得颤抖”。

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Theexpertsays______inperformancecanbeappliedsuccessfullytoapoliticalcareer.A.trainingB.trainedC.tobetrainedD.beingtrained正确答案：A[解析]结构识别

所填之词与后面的inperformance构成宾语从句的主语，表示“言语行为的训练”，它的逻辑主语实际表示动作的发出者，因此用主动语态；A为答案。

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Twotruckswerereportedtohave______head-onyesterday.A.bumpedB.crashedC.collidedD.struck正确答案：C[解析]本题意为“据报道，昨天两辆卡车迎头相撞”。C项的“collide车、船相撞”符合题意，如：Inrunningroundthecorner，hecollidedwithanotherman．(在跑过拐角时，他撞上另一个人)。其他三项“bump碰撞，撞见；crash(飞机)坠毁，撞坏；strike撞，后接against”都不正确。

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Westoodstill,gazingoutoverthelimitless______ofthedessert.A.spaceB.expanseC.stretchD.land正确答案：B[解析]A、D选项均表示空间；B、C表示伸展，扩展。本题指的是desert(沙漠)的宽广，因此正确答案是B。

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Welisteneddumb-struck,fullof______,totheshockingdetailsofthecorruptionofthepresidentofthecompany.A.incredulityB.ingenuityC.ingenuousnessD.incredibility正确答案：D[解析]本句空格处意为“充满怀疑地”。incredibility意为“不能相信(事实)”，与句意相符。其他三项“incredulity怀疑(不确知的事情)；ingenuity独创性；ingenuousness坦白，直率”都不正确。

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Eachindividualexpresseshisopinioninthegroupbywherehestandswhenalotofpeople______togetherinachat.A.squeezeB.stickC.padD.cluster正确答案：D[解析]近义词辨析

A．squeeze压榨，挤；B．stick粘住，粘贴；C．pad加上衬垫，填塞，铺张(文章等)；D．cluster使集成一串，群集于；因此D为答案。

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BuildingsinthesoutheastoftheUKaregoingtohavetobeconstructed______thoseinScotlandifthereportfindingsarecorrect.A.asB.likeC.likelyD.arelike正确答案：B[解析]

固定搭配。

根据题干意思，此处应用连词，排除C和D。like像……那样：Noonesingstheblueslikeshedid．唱布鲁斯歌(一种伤感的美国黑人民歌)谁也比不上她。as以相似的方式，如同，作为：Onthisissuetheythoughtasone．在这个问题上，他们意见一致。

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ProfessorJohnson'sretirement______fromnextJanuary.A.carriesintoeffectB.takeseffectC.haseffectD.putsintoeffect正确答案：B[解析]carryintoeffect表示“实行，实现”；takeeffect指“开始实行，开始生效”，为不及物词组。如：ThecontracttakeseffectasofOctober1．本合同从十月一日起生效。所以，答案为B。

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Thegoaloftheblogsinthiscasehasbeentoconfirm______thatthereportwasfake,andthensqueezethetruthoutofthefacts.A.doubtsB.suspectsC.suspicionsD.uncertainty正确答案：C[解析]近义词辨析

A．doubtsn．/v．怀疑，疑惑，疑问；B．suspectsv．；n．疑犯；C．suspicionsn．猜疑，怀疑；D．uncertaintyn．无常，不确定，半信半疑；suspect作动词讲时，表示：怀疑某人有错或有罪；怀疑某事是否存在或怀疑其真实性，其后除用名词、代词外，还用不定式复合结构、从句等。doubt表示：因不信任而产生的怀疑，尤指在意见或信念上不肯定、未决定或缺乏确信，在否定句和疑问句中常用that引出从句，在肯定句中用whether或if引出从句，本句需填个名词，因此C为答案。

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Manysatatthetable,lookedattheplateand______herlips.A.smackedB.openedC.partedD.separated正确答案：A[解析]有动词词组smackone'slips，意思是(馋得)舐嘴唇，垂涎三尺。因此正确答案是A。

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Childrenwhoarepraisedfortheirworkarealways______on.A.encouragedB.approvedC.inspiredD.spurred正确答案：D[解析]固定搭配。

spuron鞭策，激励，疾驰：Hewasspurredonbyambition．他胸怀大志。encourage鼓励，激励：encourageamantoworkbetter鼓励一个人更好地工作。approve赞成，满意：TheteacherlookedatJohn'sworkandapprovedit．老师看了约翰的作业表示赞许。inspire鼓舞，激发，启示：inspiresb.withhope激起某人的希望。

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Theteam'seffortstoscorewere______bytheopposinggoalkeeper.A.frustratedB.preventedC.discouragedD.accomplished正确答案：A[解析]frustrate“挫败，破坏”，常与表示“计划、努力、企图”等的名词搭配。如：Theweatherfrustratedourplans．天气破坏了我们的计划。

Part2VocabularyReplacement1.

InancientEgyptianpaintings,royalfiguresweredifferentiatedbymakingthemseveraltimeslargerthanothers.A.distinguishedB.estrangedC.deferredD.enlarged正确答案：A[解析]本题中，differentiate的意思是“区别，区分”。四个选项中，distinguish的意思是“区别，辨别”，如：Canyoudistinguishthedifferentmusicalinstrumentsplayingnow?(你能区分出正在演奏的各种不同的乐器吗?)estrange的意思是“疏远”；defer的意思是“推迟，延期”；enlarge的意思是“扩大，放大”。只有A项符合题意。

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Themotheristoldthatherchildisdesperatelyill—thechancesofsurvivalareslim,andthetreatmentisasdreadfulasthedisease.A.incurableB.fearfulC.impossibleD.troublesome正确答案：B[解析]本题中，dreadful的意思是“可怕的，讨厌的”。四个选项中，fearful的意思是“可怕的，吓人的”，如：Thebosswasfearfulofhissecretary'sanger．(老板很怕他的秘书生气)。incurable的意思是“不能治愈的”；impossible的意思是“不可能的，难以忍受的”；troublesome的意思是“麻烦的，讨厌的，棘手的”。只有B项符合题意。

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Mychiefobjectiontothebookisthatthecharactersarestereotyped.A.lackinginindividualityB.incompleteC.poorlydrawnD.overdone正确答案：A[解析]词义辨析

A．lackinginindividuality缺少个性；B．incomplete不完全的，不完善的；C．poorlydrawn刻画得差劲的；D．overdone过火的，过于夸张的；而stereotyped用铅版印刷的，套用老调的；因此A为答案。

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Anytroopofwildanimalsshouldbeapproachedwarily.A.fearlesslyB.confidentlyC.silentlyD.prudently正确答案：D[解析]本题中，warily的意思是“小心警惕地”。D项“prudently谨慎地，慎重地”符合题意，如：bemodestandprudent(谦虚谨慎)。其他三项“fearlessly勇敢地；confidently信赖地，安心地；silently默默地，静静地”都不正确。

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Bothaperson'sheredityandhisenvironmenthelptoshapehischaracter.A.relativeB.educationC.nationalityD.surroundings正确答案：D[解析]本题中，environment的意思是“环境，外界”。四个选项中，surroundings的意思是“环境”，如：Thehouseisinbeautifulsurroundings．(这座房屋四周的环境优美)。relative的意思是“亲戚”；education的意思是“教育，培养”；nationality的意思是“国籍，国家，民族”。只有D项符合题意。

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In1986thecountryinitiatedrestrictionsontheuseofpesticides.A.institutedB.constitutedC.prosecutedD.distributed正确答案：A[解析]本题中，initiate的意思是“开始，发动”。四个选项中，institute的意思是“创立，开始”，如：instituteaninquiryinto(开始调查)。constitute的意思是“制定(法律)，组成”；prosecute的意思是“实行，告发”；distribute的意思是“分布”。只有A项符合题意。

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Thefeelingofcompetitionamongthestudentsinalltheclassroomswherethetestwasgoingonwasnoticeabletoeveryone.A.discordB.discoveryC.rivalryD.cooperation正确答案：C[解析]名词辨析。

discord争论、不和：Anoteofdiscordcreptintotheirrelationship．他们的关系出现了裂痕。discovery发现：anewdiscoveryinmedicalscience医学科学的新发现。rivalry竞争、敌对者：Thereisgreatrivalrybetweenthetwosisters．这两姐妹间有一场激烈的竞争。cooperation合作：Thankyouforyourcooperation．感谢你们的合作。

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Virtuallyeverytheoryhasbeenconcernedwitheitherthestructureorthefunctionofthelanguage.A.VerticallyB.AlmostC.ActuallyD.Finally正确答案：C[解析]副词辨析

Virtually表：事实上，实质上；而选项A．Vertically垂直地；B．Almost几乎，差不多；C．Actually实际上，事实上，竟然；D．Finally最后，终于，决定性地；因此C为答案。

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TheforeignministerwouldrevealnothingabouthisrecenttouroftheMiddleEastbeyondwhathadalreadybeenannouncedatthepressconference.A.asforB.inadditiontoC.alongwithD.inrelationto正确答案：B[解析]本题中，beyond的意思是“在(到)…较远的一边，超过，那一边”。四个选项中，inadditionto的意思是“除……之外”；asfor的意思是“至于”；alongwith的意思是“连……一起”；inrelationto的意思是“涉及，与……相比”。只有B项符合题意。

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Hedisplayedacompletelackofcourtesyandtactindealingwithhisemployer.A.tenacityB.curiosityC.civilityD.hostility正确答案：C[解析]本题意为“在同老板处理关系时，他毫无礼貌和头脑”。courtesy的意思是“礼貌，谦恭”。C项的“civility礼貌，端庄”符合题意，如：showcivilitytoaguest(对客人有礼貌)。其他三项“tenacity坚韧；curiosity好奇心；hostility敌意”都不正确。

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Theforemanreadthearbitrationofguiltfourteentimes,oneforeachdefendant.A.verdictB.predictC.verificationD.punishment正确答案：A[解析]名词辨析

arbitration表：仲裁，公断；A．verdict裁决，判断，定论；B．predict预知，预言，预报；C．verification确认，查证，作证；D．punishment惩罚，处罚，惩处；因此A为答案。

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Justicesofthepeacehavejurisdictionoverthetrialsofsomecivilsuitsandofcriminalcasesinvolvingminoroffenses.A.supremacyB.authorityC.guidanceD.obedience正确答案：B[解析]名词辨析。

havejurisdictionover对……有管辖权：Thecourthasnojurisdictionoverforeigndiplomatslivinginthiscountry．法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。supremacy至高无上，霸权地位：malesupremacy大男子主义者。authority权力，权威：Deputiesweregivenauthoritytomakearrests．代表们被授予拘捕权。guidance向导，指导：Hedidtheworkwithhisteacher'sguidance．他在老师的指导下做了这件工作。obedience服从：Sheshowedgreatobedience．她表现很顺从。

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Oneoftherealservicesofthehistoricalnovelisnotthatitcanbeasubstituteforhistory,buttlatitcanbea(n)extension.A.complimentB.supplementC.instrumentD.replacement正确答案：B[解析]本题中，extension的意思是“延长，扩展”。四个选项中，supplement的意思是“补充，附录”，如：supplementone'sordinaryincomebywritingbooks(著书以增加正常的收入)。compliment的意思是“称赞，问候”；instrument的意思是“工具，手段”；replacement的意思是“归还，复位”。只有B符合题意。

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Becausethisareahasahighrateofcrimeandunemployment,thereareonlypeoplemovingout.A.incentiveB.incidentC.incidenceD.initiative正确答案：C[解析]词义辨析

rate几率，比率，速度，费用；而B．incident事件，事变；C．incidence发生，影响(方式)，影响范围，影响程度，发生率；initiative主动性；因此C为答案。

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Herpanicwastransient,andceasedwhenshebegantospeak.A.beyonddescriptionB.unnoticedC.passingquicklyD.vague正确答案：C[解析]本题中，transient的意思是“短暂的，瞬时的”。四个选项中，passingquickly的意思是“短暂的”；beyonddescription的意思是“无法描述的”；unnoticed的意思是“不引人注意的”；vague的意思是“模糊的”。只有c项符合题意。

Part3CorrectingGrammaticalErrors1.

Therecentconferenceontheeffectiveuseoftheseasandoceanswasanotherattemptresolvingmajordifferencesamongcountrieswithconflictinginterests.A.resolveB.resolvesC.toresolveD.beingresolved正确答案：C[解析]习惯搭配。

attempttodosth尝试，试图，努力：Theyattempttoclimbthesteepestpartofthemountain．他们努力攀登这座山的最陡的部分。

2.

Ourprogramscomesecondtotheirs.A.comesecondafterB.aresecondonlytoC.arefirstexceptforD.arefirstplacefrom正确答案：B[解析]习惯搭配。

secondonlyto仅次于：Iraq'soilreservesaresecondonlytoSaudiArabia's．伊拉克的石油储量仅次于沙特阿拉伯。

3.

"We'renotbringinginmillionsofdollars,"saysadirectorofdevelopment."Butwewanttomakesurethedemandistherebeforeweacttotheproject."A.ofB.offC.onD.for正确答案：C[解析]本题考查习惯搭配。句意为：开发部总监说：“我们没有引进数百万美元。但是，我们想要确保我们在实施计划前可以有这笔钱。”acton“作用于，按照行事”，actfor“代理”，act没有与of和off搭配的形式。根据句意可知，答案是C。

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Theadvocates—mainlyfamilytherapydoctors—areapplyinganewapproachtoeverythingfrommarriageconflicttopsychosis.A.marginB.marineC.maritalD.martial正确答案：C[解析]词语运用

本句意为：一些倡导者——主要是那些家庭医师——正在将一种新的治疗方法应用于各种(心理)疾病之中：从婚姻冲突到精神问题。marriage结婚，婚姻，婚姻生活(是名词)；而A．margin页边的空白，(湖、池等的)边缘，(时间、金额等的)富余；B．marine舰队，海运业；海(产、运)的；C．marital婚姻的；D．martial战争的，军事的；因此C为答案。

5.

Ialwaysthinkofbookswithunutterablefeelings,beingdeeplyindebtedtothem,asIam,forthewarmththeyhavebroughtme.A.preferredB.mixedC.profoundD.dissatisfied正确答案：C[解析]unutterable非言语所能表达的，十足的；本句意为：我对书籍总是怀有深厚的感情；由于书籍为我带来的温暖，我对它们有着深深地感激之情。A．preferred首选的，优先的；B．mixed混合的；C．profound深刻的，意义深远的，造诣深的；D．dissatisfied不满意的，不高兴的；因此C为答案。

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Machinesthatusehydraulicpressureincludingelevators,dentistchairs,andautomobilebrakes.A.excludeB.excludingC.includeD.areincluded正确答案：C[解析]本题考查结构应用。分析句子结构可知，thatusehydraulicpressure为定语从句，修饰主语Machines。所填部分为此句的谓语，且不表被动。句意为：使用液压的机器包括电梯、牙医椅子和自动刹车。根据句意可知，谓语动词应表“包括”之意。因此，答案是C。

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WhenHenryarrivedhomeafteraharddayatwork,hiswifewasslept.A.hiswifewassleepingB.hiswifesleptC.hiswifehassleptD.hiswifehasbeensleeping正确答案：A[解析]本句中when引导的时间状语从句中的动词与主句中的动作同时发生，此时主句应用进行时；时间状语用的是一般过去时，主句应用过去进行时；所以选项A是答案。

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Whenshereturnedbackbyabroad,shetoldusallaboutherexperienceasanillegalimmigrant.A.byB.backC.fromD.backfrom正确答案：C[解析]returnfrom(=goback)返回：Shereturned(home)fromaholiday．她度假归来。

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Noadultswouldliketoadmitthattheyareweakerthanchildrentosolvestickyandpuzzlingproblems.A.tosolveaboutB.solveC.insolvingaboutD.insolving正确答案：D[解析]beweakat/insth．或beweakindoingsth．表示：……较弱，不擅长……；或不擅长做某事。所以答案为D。

10.

Lifeinsurance,beforeavailableonlytoyoung,healthypersons,cannowheobtainedfromoldpeople,andevenforpets.A.beforeyoung,healthypersonsavailableonly,B.availableonlytoyoung,healthypersonsbefore,C.availableonlytopersonsyoung,butmorehealthy,D.beforeyoungandhealthypersonsonlyavailableto,正确答案：B[解析]根据句意，before是副词，作时间状语，应放在句末。availableonlytoyounghealthypersonsbefore在句中作定语，相当于available前省了whichis。

11.

Wheneverwehearofanaturaldisaster,wefeelsympathetictothepeopletobeaffected.A.tohaveaffectedB.tohaveeffectedC.whohavebeeneffectedD.whohavebeenaffected正确答案：D[解析]本题考查句子时态和词义辨析。本句话意为“每当听说自然灾害时，我们都会对那些遭受影响的人表示同情。”动词不定式常表将要发生的动作，与句意不符，故排除；affect“影响，感染”，effect“产生，达到(目的等)”，根据句意可知，affect“影响”符合题意。故本题答案为D。

12.

Daylightsavingtimewasinstitutedtoincreaseproductivity.A.reorganizedB.startedC.encouragedD.taught正确答案：B[解析]本题考查动词辨析。画线单词institute“建立，开始”。reorganize“改组，改造，重新组织”，start“开始，使发动”，encourage“鼓励，怂恿”，teach“教”。所以，答案是B。

13.

Wheneverwehearofanaturaldisaster,wefeelsympathetictothepeopletobeaffected.A.tohaveaffectedB.tohaveeffectedC.whohavebeeneffectedD.whohavebeenaffected正确答案：D[解析]时态应用。

动词不定式短语常表示将来要发生的动作，与本题意思不符，因而排除A、B。题干中people后的affect表示“影响，侵袭”应该用被动式。effect做动词用时表示“招致，实现，达到(目的等)”，表示“影响”时是名词：Thedrughadanimmediateeffectonthepain．这药对止痛能立刻生效。

14.

Itwasnowclearthatnosuchweaponsweremanufacturedandnonebeenfound.A.wasfoundB.werefoundedC.hasbeenfoundD.havebeenfounded正确答案：A[解析]时态应用。

“and”连接的两部分是并列关系，时态应一致，因而排除C、D。found是find的过去式，表“发现”，founded是found的过去式，表“建立，创立”，根据题干意思，本题应选A。

ⅡReadingComprehension

Atotalof4.6milliondigitaltelevisionshavebeensold,andthesalesofHDTVsetshavequadrupledsincelastyear.ConsumershaveboughtHDTVstoplaytheirDVDsandtohaveclearerpicturesandwidescreens.OnlyasmallpercentageofthepeoplewhohavepurchasedHDTVs,however,haveactuallyhookedtheirTVsuptoreceivehigh-definitiontelevisiondigitalsignals.Perhapstelevisionviewersarehavingtroublekeepingupwiththechangesintechnology.EventhemanufacturersofHDTVs,likeMitsubishi,ThomsonMultimedia,Sony,andSamsungseemtohaveatoughtimelearninghowtomaketheirsetsworkwiththevariousdigitalTVformatsbecauselittlestandardizationhasbeenrequiredorimplementedintheindustry.

SomeoftheHDTVsweighover200lbs.,andavarietyofretailersofferadeliveryservicetothebuyer'shometohelpinstalltheheavysets.Thisisknownasawhite-gloveserviceandusuallycomeswithanextrafee.AfterHDTVpurchasersgettheirsetshomeandhookthemup,theywillstillneedtoworktogetthedigitalsignalstotheirsystems.Mostoftheindustry'scableprovidersdonotyetofferhigh~definitionprograming,andonlyabout15%ofcommercialtelevisionstationshaveswitchedovertoeventhelowestimproveddigitalpictures.Worseyet,viewersmayneedtoinstallantennabeforetheycanevengetthedigitalsignalstotheirnewHDTVsets.Anotherfrustrationforhome-theaterseekersisthatthecurrentHDTVsetsallowownersonlytowatchhigh-definitionprograms,nottorecordthem.1.

Accordingtothefirstsentence,thesalesofHDTVsetssincelastyear,bythetimewhenthisarticlewaswritten,hadreached______.A.4.6millionB.9.2millionC.18.4millionD.Idonotknowhowmany正确答案：D[解析]

推断题型。

文章第一句话中只提到HDTV的销售量是去年的四倍，并没有提去年的销售量，因而无法推断出写文章时的销售量。

2.

"Hookup"asin"hookedtheirTVsup"underlinedinParagraph1mostprobablymeansto______.A.haveahoodovertheTVB.beconnectedtoC.relateoneselftoD.keepcontactwith正确答案：B[解析]词义题型。

hooksthup连接(无线电设备以播送特别节目)。

3.

AmajorityofHDTVconsumerscouldnotenjoyhigh-qualitydigitalpicturesbecause______.A.theydidnottuneintotherightchannelB.theydidnotinstallthesystemC.themarketretailerscreatedtheconfusiononpurposeD.themanufacturersdidnothaveauniformstandardfortheirsets正确答案：B[解析]细节题型。

根据第一段第三句OnlyasmallpercentageofthepeoplewhohavepurchasedHDTVs,however,haveactuallyhookedtheirTVsuptoreceivehigh-definitiontelevisiondigitalsignals．可知答案是B项。

4.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingoffersmostoftheHDTVprogrammessofar?A.Retailerdeliveryservices.B.Cableproviders.C.Commercialtelevisionstations.D.HDTVsetmanufacturers.正确答案：C[解析]推断题型。

根据第二段第四句Mostoftheindustry'scableprovidersdonotyetofferhigh-definitionprograming,andonlyabout15%ofcommercialtelevisionstationshaveswitchedovertoeventhelowestimproveddigitalpictures．可知答案是C项。

5.

Onthewhole,thispassageispositionedtodwellon______.A.theoverallpictureoftheHDTVsectorB.howthegiantTVmakersshouldofferbetterproductsC.alamentoverconsumers'inabilitytouseahigh-endTVsetD.acriticismoftheTVmakersfordoingnothingaboutabigproblem正确答案：A[解析]态度题型。

文中没有涉及B项内容，C和D项带有感情色彩，作者只是客观地描述HDTV的情况，因此A项是最佳答案。

Seekingtobuildsupportamongblackfamiliesforitseducationreformlaw,theBushadministrationpaidaprominentblackpundit$240,000topromotethelawonhisnationallysyndicatedtelevisionshowandtourgeotherblackjournaliststodothesame.

Thecampaign,partofanefforttopromoteNoChildLeftBehind(NCLB),requiredcommentatorArmstrongWilliams"toregularlycommentonNCLBduringthecourseofhisbroadcasts,"andtointerviewEducationSecretaryRodPaigeforTVandradiospotsthatwereairedduringtheshowin2004.

WilliamssaidThursdayheunderstandsthatcriticscouldfindthearrangementunethical,but"Iwantedtodoitbecauseit'ssomethingIbelievein."ThetopDemocratontheHouseEducationCommittee,Rep.GeorgeMillerofCalifornia,calledthecontract"averyquestionableuseoftaxpayers'money"thatis"probablyillegal".

Thecontract,detailedindocumentsobtainedbyUSATODAYthroughaFreedomofInformationActrequest,alsoshowsthattheEducationDepartment,throughtheKetchumpublicrelationsfirm,arrangedwithWilliamstousecontactswithAmerica'sBlackForum,agroupofblackbroadcastjournalists,"toencouragetheproducerstoperiodicallyaddress"NCLB.HepersuadedradioandTVpersonalitySteveHarveytoinvitePaigeontohisshowtwice.Harvey'smanager,RushionMcDonald,confirmedtheappearances.6.

WeknowfromthispassagethatMr.ArmstrongWilliamswas,atthetimewhenthestorywentpublic,allthefollowingEXCEPT______.A.columnwriterB.businessownerC.TVcommentatorD.governmentofficial正确答案：D[解析]细节题型。

从第二段…commentatorArmstrongWilliams"toregularlycommentonNCLBduringthecourseofhisbroadcasts，”andtointerviewEducationSecretaryRodPaigeforTVandradiospotsthatwereairedduringtheshowin2004．中可以看出ArmstrongWilliams和政府的关系是合同关系，他并不担任任何政府官职。

7.

Fromthecontext,theword"pundit"underlinedinParagraph1isprobablysimilartoallthefollowingtermsEXCEPT______.A.banditB.journalistC.anchormanD.commentator正确答案：A[解析]词义题型。

pundit批评家，专家；bandit强盗；journalist新闻记者；anchorman新闻节目主持人；commentator评论员，讲解员。从文中可知pundit，journalist，anchorman,commentator指的就是ArmstrongWilliams。

8.

A"nationallysyndicatedtelevisionshow"underlinedinParagraph1ismostpossiblyaTVshowthat______.A.canbeorganizedlikeanationalgameB.canbeairedinmanytownsintheUSAC.mightbesomehoweradicatedsomedayD.mustbeshowneverywhereacrossthecountry正确答案：B[解析]短语题型。

nationallysyndicatedtelevisionshow全国性辛迪加型电视节目，选项B的意思和它最接近。

9.

Asmentionedinthepassage,RodPaigewascertainly__A.asecretaryinchargeofeducationintheNCLBprogramB.asecretaryinchargeofTVEducationforAmericanchildrenC.oneofthemanymeninterviewedonradioin2004D.themaninchargeoftheEducationMinistryoftheUnitedStates正确答案：D[解析]词义题型。

根据第二段最后一句…EducationSecretaryRodPaigeforTVandradiospotsthatwereairedduringtheshowin2004．Secretary首字母大写表官职，表示“部长，大臣”。

10.

Obviously,theword"arrangement"underlinedinParagraph3referstothefactthat__A.hewasarrangedtospeakabouthisinvolvementB.acampaignwasunderwaytopromotetheadministrationC.hewaspaidforspeakingonNCLBdevelopmentsD.somecriticsmadeanarrangementtocriticizehim正确答案：C[解析]推断题型。

arrangement指前两段提到的内容，因而应选C项。

11.

"ThetopDemocratontheHouseEducationCommittee,Rep.GeorgeMillerofCalifornia"meansthatMr.GeorgeMilleris______.A.fromtheStateofCalifornia,arepresentativeofhisstateattheHouseofRepresentatives,andaRepublicanPartymember,andhesitsontheEducationCommitteeoftheHouseofRepresentativesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaB.aRepublicanrepresentativefromtheStateofCalifornia,arepresentativeoftheHouseofRepresentativesoftheUSAtotheStateofCalifornia,andthetopDemocratontheEducationCommitteeoftheHouseofRepresentativesC.arepresentativeoftheStateofCaliforniatotheHouseofRepresentativesoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,amemberoftheDemocraticParty,andamemberontheEducationCommitteeoftheHouseofRepresentativesD.atopDemocratrepresentingGeorgeMillerfromtheStateofCalifornia,aRepublicanPartymemberattheHouseofRepresentatives,andamemberoftheEducationCommitteeoftheHouseofRepresentativesoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica正确答案：C[解析]细节题型。

Democrat表明他是民主党人士，A、B、D项中都提到共和党，因而可排除。

12.

Accordingtothepassage,"NoChildLeftBehind(NCLB)"wasmostpossiblyanew______.A.lawrecentlypassedB.campaignatlargeC.BushgovernmentplanD.broadcastprogram正确答案：A[解析]细节题型。

根据第一段中的promotethelaw可知NCLB指的是法律。

13.

The"contract"appearinginParagraph4isquitelikelyreferringto______.A.anarrangementbetweenUSATODAYandthe"FreedomofInformationAct"B.acommercialagreementbetweentheBushadministrationandMr.ArmstrongWilliamsC.anarrangementbetweentheEducationDepartmentandtheKetchumpublicrelationscompanyD.avolunteeragreementbetweenMr.ArmstrongWilliamsandtheNoChildLeftBehindeffort正确答案：B[解析]细节题型。

参看第一段theBushadministrationpaidaprominentblackpundit。92题中已分析pundit指的是Mr.ArmstrongWilliams。

14.

Thereasonthatthisstorywasmadeknowntothepublicwasthefactthat______.A.USATODAYrequestedFreedomofInformationActtoactonitsbehalfB.FreedomofInformationActrequestedUSATODAYtoactonitsbehalfC.USATODAYmanagedtoobtaincopiesofthedocumentsthatcontainedthecontractD.FreedomofInformationActsostatedthatUSATODAYwasabletoobtainthedocuments正确答案：D[解析]推断题型。

答案出自第四段第一句Thecontract，detailedindocumentsobtainedbyUSATODAYthroughaFreedomofInformationActrequest，alsoshowsthat…

15.

The"appearances"attheendofthepassagereferto______.A.agroupofblackbroadcastjournalistsB.producersperiodicallyaddressNCLBC.RodPaigehadinterviewsinaTVshowD.RushionMcDonaldsawSteveHarvey正确答案：C[解析]推断题型。

根据文章最后两句HepersuadedradioandTVpersonalitySteveHarveytoinvitePaigeontohisshowtwice．Harvey’Smanager，RushionMcDonald，confirmedtheappearances．可知appearances指代SteveHarveytoinvitePaigeontohisshowtwice。

Theoceanbottom—aregionnearly2.5timesgreaterthanthetotallandareaoftheEarth—isavastfrontierthateventodayislargelyunexploredanduncharted.Untilaboutacenturyago,thedeep-oceanfloorwascompletelyinaccessible,hiddenbeneathwatersaveragingover3,600metersdeep.TotallywithoutlightandsubjectedtointensepressureshundredsoftimesgreaterthanattheEarth'ssurface,thedeep-oceanbottomisahostileenvironmenttohumans,insomewaysasforbiddingandremoteasthevoidofouterspace.

Althoughresearchershavetakensamplesofdeep-oceanrocksandsedimentsforoveracentury,thefirstdetailedglobalinvestigationoftheoceanbottomdidnotactuallystartuntil1968,withthebeginningoftheNationalScienceFoundation'sDeepSeaDrillingProject(DSDP).Usingtechniquesfirstdevelopedfortheoffshoreoilandgasindustry,theDSDP'sdrillship,theGlomarChallenger,wasabletomaintainasteadypositionontheocean'ssurfaceanddrillinverydeepwaters,extractingsamplesofsedimentsandrockfromtheoceanfloor.

TheGlomarChallengercompleted96voyagesina15-yearresearchprogramthatendedinNovember1983.Duringthistime,thevessellogged600,000kilometersandtookalmost20,000coresamplesofseabedsedimentsandrocksat624drillingsitesaroundtheworld.TheGlomarChallenger'scoresampleshaveallowedgeologiststoreconstructwhattheplanetlookedlikehundredsofmillionsofyearsagoandtocalculatewhatitwillprobablylooklikemillionsofyearsinthefuture.Today,largelyonthestrengthofevidencegatheredduringtheGlomarChallenger'svoyages,nearlyallearthscientistsagreeonthetheoriesofplatetectonicsandcontinentaldriftthatexplainmanyofthegeologicalprocessesthatshapetheEarth.

ThecoresofsedimentdrilledbytheGlomarChallengerhavealsoyieldedinformationcriticaltounderstandingtheworld'spastclimates.Deep-oceansedimentsprovideaclimaticrecordstretchingbackhundredsofmillionsofyears,becausetheyarelargelyisolatedfromthemechanicalerosionandtheintensechemicalandbiologicalactivitythatrapidlydestroymuchland-basedevidenceofpastclimates.Thisrecordhasalreadyprovidedinsightsintothepatternsandcausesofpastclimaticchange—informationthatmaybeusedtopredictfutureclimates.16.

Theauthorreferstotheoceanbottomasa"frontier"inParagraph1becauseit______.A.isnotapopularareaforscientificresearchB.containsawidevarietyoflifeformsC.attractscourageousexplorersD.isanunknownterritory正确答案：D[解析]推断题型。

参看第一段第二行…vastfrontierthateventodayislargelyunexploredanduncharted．

17.

Theword"inaccessible"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.unrecognizableB.unreachableC.unusableD.unsafe正确答案：B[解析]词义题型。

inaccessible达不到的，难以接近的；unreachable不能达到的；unrecognizable未被承认的；unusable不能用的；unsafe不安全的，危险的。

18.

Theauthor