翻译二级笔译综合能力模拟35

翻译二级笔译综合能力模拟35Section1VocabularyandGrammarThissectionconsistsof3parts.Readthedirectionsfor（江南博哥）eachpartbeforeansweringthequestions.Part1VocabularySelectionInthispart,thereare20incompletesentences.Beloweachsentence,thereare4choicesmarkedbylettersA,B,C,Drespectively.Choosethewordorphrasewhichbestcompleteseachsentence.Thereisonlyonerightanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.1.

TheEarth______threeprincipallayers:thedense,iron-richcore,themantlemadeofsilicaterocks,andthethin,solid-surfacecrust.A.comprisesB.composesC.consistsD.concedes正确答案：A[解析]comprise和consist是同义词，但consist之后需跟介词of，而空后没有of，所以只能选A。

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Duringthe______oftherain,shereturnedhomeimmediately.A.spinB.flickC.lullD.notch正确答案：C

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Nowadays,theinternetishelpingmillionsofspontaneouscommunitiestobloom,suchkindofcommunitiesaredefinedbycommoninterestsratherthanby______.A.compatibilityB.reciprocityC.proximityD.probability正确答案：A

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Committeemembership______everyyear,sothatnewvoicesandopinionsareconstantlyheard.A.returnsB.replacesC.roundsD.rotates正确答案：D[解析]后半句的“新的声音和见解”是最好的参照，所以rotates(轮换)是唯一的选择。

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Whilesomeofthedrawingsarewell-rendered,othersaremere______afterallthesewordscamefromthehandsofabeginner.A.mementosB.illustrationsC.daubsD.portraits正确答案：C

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I______youthatthegoodswillbedeliverednextweek.A.insistB.confirmC.assureD.ensure.正确答案：C[解析]本题的四个选项为动词，其含义分别为：A．坚持，坚决认为。该动词后面不能跟人称代词作间接宾语。所以应首先排除。B．确认，通常也不用人称代词作间接宾语。C．使确信，向……保证，后面可跟人称代词作间接宾语。而且，词义也符合上下文的要求，为本题的正确答案。D．保证，后面也可跟人称代词作间接宾语，但后面不能同时跟that引导的宾语从句。所以D不合适。

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Thetechnicianis______toalmostallthetasks,whomayevenfallsasleeponthejob.A.reluctantB.decreantC.recuperativeD.recusant正确答案：B[解析]该句的非限定定语从句中evenfallsasleep暗示前面讲的是“玩忽职守”，所以decreant符合全句的语境。

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______means,whilefishing,theremightbeafish.A.AbsorbB.HopC.JerkD.Skip正确答案：C

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Thespeaker's______answerledtoanoutcryformtheOpposition.A.impressiveB.evasiveC.intensiveD.amusive正确答案：B

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Themagicianpickedseveralpersons______fromtheaudienceandaskedthemtohelphimwiththeperformance.A.byaccidentB.onoccasionC.atrandomD.onaverage正确答案：C

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Thescientificdevelopmenthasbeenbreathtakinginthepastcentury,buttheunderstandingofthisprogresshasnot______changed.A.temporarilyB.rigorouslyC.dramaticallyD.incidentally正确答案：C

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AccordingtotheInternationalLaw,theUnitedNationswouldimposeeconomic______againstaninvadingcountry.A.commissionsB.promotionsC.sentencesD.sanctions正确答案：D

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WhenitcomestoChinese,Janealreadyknewsomeofthecharacters,butJohnhadtostartfrom______.A.screwB.scrapC.scratchD.scrape正确答案：C

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Thoughtactlessinhisyouth,BenjaminFranklinbecamesodiplomatic,so______athandlingpeoplethathewasmadeAmericanAmbassadortoFrance.A.foxyB.considerateC.shrewdD.adroit正确答案：D

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Childrenshouldalways______thesamebasicprocedure:seeingthewholeWord—hearingandpronouncing—writingfrommemory.A.gothroughB.takeoverC.respondtoD.carryoff正确答案：A

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Hisideasaboutthecurrentsituationwereso______thatIhadtoagreewithhim.A.cavernousB.chronicC.choralD.cogent正确答案：D

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Tomakesomeoneangryisto______.A.enticeB.sneerC.aggravateD.engrave正确答案：C

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Ontoday'sfullyoccupiedplanet,therearefewplacesleftwhere______peopledonothuntandtraporwhereloggersandminingcompanieshavenotsentinteamsofsurveyors.A.notoriousB.locomotiveC.negligibleD.indigenous正确答案：D

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Awriterwhowantstoconvincehisreadersofapointofviewmustmarshallhisarguments,assertthevirtuesofhisaponions,and______thepossibleprotestsoftheopposition.A.diminishB.demonstrateC.declaimD.demolish正确答案：D[解析]demolish有“废除”和“驳倒”等意，与之后的宾语相吻合。

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______tospeakwhentheaudienceinterruptedhim.A.HardlyhadhebegunB.NosoonerhadhebegunC.NotuntilbeganD.Scarcelydidhebegin正确答案：A

Part2VocabularyReplacementThispartconsistsof20sentences.Ineachofthemonewordorphraseisunderlined.Beloweachsentence,thereare4choicesmarkedbylettersA,B,C,Drespectively.Choosethewordorphrasethatcanreplacetheunderlinedwordwithoutcausinganygrammaticalerrororchangingthebasicmeaningofthesentence.ThereisonlyONErightanswer.BlackenthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourMachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.1.

Theemperorgaveagrandiosebanquettocelebratehismarriageofconvenience.A.simutaneousB.sumptuousC.stimulatinyD.bump正确答案：B

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Anessaywhichattemptstotakeamiddleviewismuchmoretreacheroustowritethananessaywhicharguesforonlyonesideofthedebate.A.hazardousB.ambiguousC.amicableD.amphibious正确答案：A[解析]B意为“模棱两可的”，C意为“平心静气的”，D意为“两栖的”，所以只有hazardous(有危险的)可选择。

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Thehigherweclimbed,themoredifficultourbreathingwouldbecome,thisisknowntoeverymountainclibmer.A.facileB.laboriousC.juvenescentD.injurious正确答案：B

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Theeardrum,atautmembrane,locatedattheendoftheeatcanal,separatestheouterseafromtheinnerear.A.lightlytintedB.somewhatopaqueC.tightlystretchedD.delicatelymade正确答案：C

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Short-sightednesscanbetheresultofanabnormallythickeyeballorthedistortionofthelensoftheeye.A.exceptionallyB.exactinglyC.exaggeratedlyD.exasperatedly正确答案：A

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Aftertheearthquake,theinsurancecompanydidnothavethefundstoindemnifyalltheinsuredvictims.A.refurbishB.perforateC.remunerateD.obliterate正确答案：C

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Theyseveredtheirrelationshiponaccountofsomemisunderstandingaboutsometrivialmatter.A.stoppedB.closedC.separatedD.ended正确答案：C

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Shewastryingtocollectpublicsupportforherproposalofnewtermsforapeacetreaty.A.lustB.bulgeC.musterD.attach正确答案：C

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Thecollectionofthemuseumisveryrich,butmostpartofthemisinaccessibletoscholars.A.notavailableB.notclearC.notusefulD.notattractive正确答案：A

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Racialdiscrimination,whichsoundsridiculoustomostofpeopletoday,isstillpersistedbysomeracialists.A.foolishB.fatuousC.sillyD.ludicrous正确答案：D

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Thesoliderisquitegallantinhisbehaviortowardtheyoungcharminglady.A.courageousB.cack-handedC.courtlyD.censorious正确答案：C

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Mostofthatprofessor'swritingsareeitherforthebirdorahodgepodgeofthoughtsandideascoppiedfromotherauthors.A.pasticheB.paternalismC.paucityD.pathology正确答案：A

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InourChinesetraditionalculture,itisbelievedthatcleverfingersindicateadeftandquickmind.A.dexterousB.dissonantC.DivergentD.dubious正确答案：A

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Withtheburgeoningofscientificknowledge,workontheneweditionofatextbookbeginssoonaftercompletionoftheoriginal.A.culminationB.limitationC.venerationD.augment正确答案：D

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Thecentralgovernmenthopestocurtailmilitaryspendinginthenextyear.A.forbidB.invertC.prolongD.shorten正确答案：D

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ThepresidentoftheUnitedStates,Nixon,wasgivenared-carpetwelcomeattheairport.Hewascertainlyexcitedbythetreatment,butnotoverwhelmedbythedistinction.A.toomuchsurprisedbythespecialtreatmentB.veryappreciativeofthedifferenttreatmentC.takenabackbytheunexpectedtreatmentD.overrejopicedovertheformality正确答案：A

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Peterwasfamousfortheintenselypersonalappealofhissingingandacting.A.noticeablyB.extremelyC.tenderlyD.frequently正确答案：B

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Mostreadersaredrawntothefacetiousstoriesofhisrecentnovel.A.factualB.humourousC.sarcasticD.ridiculous正确答案：B[解析]facetious意指humourous。

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Thefirstwatermillwashorizontalandresembledarudimentaryturbine.A.flatB.rustyC.unconventionalD.unsophisticated正确答案：D

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Thatuniversityhasproducedalargenumberofsocialcelebrities,includingfourPresidentsandthreeSpeakers.A.sproutedB.spawnedC.stashedD.spouted正确答案：B

Part3ErrorCorrectionThispartconsistsof20sentences.Ineachofthemthereisanunderlinedpartthatindicatesanerror.Beloweachsentence,thereare4choicesmarkedbylettersA,B,C,Drespectively.Choosethewordorphrasethatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartsothattheerroriscorrected.ThereisonlyONErightanswer.Blackenthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.1.

Icannotthankyouverymuchforyourkindness,Iowemysuccesstoyou.A.soB.tooC.asD.enough正确答案：B[解析]本题考查习惯搭配。句意为：对于你的好心，我再怎么感谢也不为过，我把我的成功归功于你。cannot...too...是固定搭配，表示“再……也不为过，越……越好”，符合句意。故答案为B。

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Ifpeoplecannotaffordtobuytheirownhouse,theycanrentpropertyfromaprivatelandlord,as10%ofthepopulationdoes,orfromtheirlocalcouncil.A.asdo10%ofthepopulationB.justas10%ofthepopulationwilldoC.thesameas10%ofthepeopledoD.aswilldo10%ofthepopulation正确答案：A[解析]这里的population是个集体名词，是个复数概念，其动词不应使用第三人称单数。另外，特别应该注意在此状语片语中动词的倒装使用法。

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ThepeopleonCapitalHillisnecessarytoremembertherestoftheworldaftertheircapitalgoestowrackandruin!A.needsthememoryoftherestoftheworldafterB.needstoremembertherestoftheworldbeforeC.isnecessarytoremembertherestoftheworldbeforeD.hasthenecessitytoremembertherestoftheworldbecause正确答案：B[解析]此句有两错。其一，主语是people，当作表语的necessary一词应该是个补语，如finditnecessary，而该词不能作此句的表语；其二，该句表达语义混乱。如果后半句要用after连接，其后的谓语动词应该用完成时。实际上，后半句讲的是一种可能性，意思是“否则就会……”，故用before才对。

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Isupposethepartyendedinafriendlyatmosphere,isn'tit?A.don'tIB.doIC.diditD.didn'tit正确答案：D[解析]本题考查反意疑问句的用法。陈述句谓语用肯定形式，疑问句谓语要用否定形式，因此可排除B、C两项；又因为陈述句的谓语动词是实意动词ended，所以反意疑问句中应借助助动词do，为didn'tit。所以，答案是D。

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Sino-foreigneducationalprogramonbusinessispopularinChinanow,andthedemandforhighlevelinterpretationisgreat.A.programsinenterprises/highlevelinterpretersB.programsininternationalbusiness/seniorinterpretersC.programsininternationalbiz/seniorinterpretationsD.programsofbusiness/high-levelinterpretations正确答案：B[解析]本题考查词义辨析。句意为：中外教育性贸易课程在中国很流行，高水平的口译人员的需求量肯定很大。high-level“高级别的、高层次的”，senior“资深的”，demandfor后面的宾语多用表示人的具体名词，所以，这里应把interpretation改成interpreter。A、C、D三项也不正确，故排除。所以，答案是B。

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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。

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Theveryrealandfarreachingimplicationsinherentinthecurrentchangesbeingexperiencedbygovemmentspaceports,withtermsoftheireffectuponthewholeinternationalspacecommunity,arealsohighlighted.A.fortermsofB.astermsofC.intermsofD.fromtermsof正确答案：C[解析]本题考查固定搭配。句意为：国家太空船发射降落场目前所具有的现实与深远的意义就它们在整个国际太空领域里的作用是突出的。intermsof意为“根据，按照，以……的观点，在……方面”，符合句意。因此，答案是C。

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Eachyear,inanever-endingcycleofdeathandrebirth,therainssweepacrosssouthernAsia.A.regrowthB.regenerationC.reconstructionD.recycle正确答案：B[解析]本题考查名词辨析。句意为：每年，在一个死亡与再生的无限循环中，雨水席卷了亚洲南部。Rebirth“复活，新生”，regrowth“再次生长，继续生长”，regeneration“再生，重建”，reconstruction“重建，改造”，recycle“再循环，再生”。根据句意可知，答案是B。

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WhenHenryarrivedhomeafteraharddayatwork,hiswifewasslept.A.hiswifewassleepingB.hiswifesleptC.hiswifehassleptD.hiswifehasbeensleeping正确答案：A[解析]本题考查时态应用。句意为：当亨利一天辛苦工作之后回到家时，他的妻子正在睡觉。本句中when引导的时间状语从句中的动作与主句中的动作同时发生，此时主句应用进行时；时间状语中用的是一般过去时，主句应用过去进行时。所以，答案是A。

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Theoldladywassufferingfromtheemptynestsyndromeforsolongthatshefeltliketofindsomeoneshecouldtalktoher.A.tofindsomeonetotalkB.findingsomeonetotalkC.tofindsomeonetotalktoD.findingsomeonetotalkto正确答案：D[解析]本题考查固定搭配。句意为：这位老妇人已经遭受空巢综合症很久了，所以她想找个可以跟她说话的人。feellike(doing)something想要做某事，意欲，故排除A、C两项。talk做“与……说话、谈话、交谈”之意讲时，是不及物动词，常与to或with连用。因此，答案为D。

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Theborderwasactuallytwotowns,thoughnoonewasbigenoughtoamounttoanything.A.notoneB.neitheroneC.noneD.nor正确答案：B[解析]本句考查的是两者中的否定，应用neitherofthem或neitherone。

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AsanEnglishmajorstudentatoneofthemostfamousuniversitiesinChina,IstronglybelievethatbusinessEnglishismorepracticalthanotherfields.A.astudentinEnglish...fieldB.amajorEnglishstudent...regionsC.anEnglishmajor...coursesD.anEnglishstudentmajor...sciences正确答案：C[解析]本题考查名词应用。句意为：作为一个英语专业的学生，我认为商务英语比其他课程更实用。因为English前要用不定冠词an，故排除A、B两项。“英语专业的学生”应为做Englishmajor；因为商务英语为一门课程，所以，course“课程”符合句意。故答案是C。

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Theadvocates—mainlyfamilytherapydoctors—areapplyinganewapproachtoeverythingfrommarriageconflicttopsychosis.A.marginB.marineC.maritalD.martial正确答案：C[解析]本题考查形容词辨析。句意为：倡导者——主要是家庭疗法医生——正在将一种新的治疗方法应用于从婚姻冲突到精神问题的各种疾病中。Marriage“婚姻”；margin“边缘”；marine“海(产、运)的”；marital“婚姻的”；martial“战争的，军事的”。根据句意可知，答案是C。

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Throughmanyyearsofevolution,yourbodyhaslearnedbowtorespondtostressbasingonitsinstinctforsurvival.A.basedonB.takenonC.foundedonD.builton正确答案：A[解析]根据本句内容，划线部分应填部分是分词作宾语补足语；因此处于宾补与宾语(howtorespondtostress)之间是被动关系，所以应填过去分词。

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Don'tsethimtotalkingphilosophyorhe'llgoonallevening.A.offB.onC.atD.of正确答案：A[解析]本题考查动词短语辨析。句意为：不要让他讲哲学，不然他会讲一晚上。setoff意为“使……开动，使(某人)开始做某事”，符合句意。seton意为“攻击，教唆”，不合句意；set一般不与at和of搭配，故排除。因此，答案是A。

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Ofcourse,therehavebeentimes,asayoungman,whenIgottiredfromstudyanddevotedmytimetoplaying.A.tiredofB.gottiredofC.tiredupD.usedtotireof正确答案：B[解析]gettiredof对……厌烦了。

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Hewaslookingimpatientatthevisitingsalesman,whoshowednosignsofgettingreadytoleave.A.patientB.patienceC.impatienceD.impatiently正确答案：D[解析]本题考查副词的应用。此处，lookat为动词短语，要用副词作状语对其进行修饰，所以应用impatiently。所以，答案是D。

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Ifyoutakeacarefullookathowyoungpeoplebehavenowadaysbothatschoolsandafterschools,youwillcometotheconclusionhowdifferenttheyarecomparedtopeoplethatareoverfifty.A.bothinschoolsandafterschools,youwillcloncludehowdifferenttheyarefromthosepeoplewhoareintheirfifties.B.bothinandafterschools,youwillhavetheconclusionthattheydifferfromolderpeopleincomparision.C.bothinandoutofschools,youwillfindhowdifferenttheyarecomparedwiththebehavioroftheoldergenerationD.bothintheschoolandoutoftheschools,youwillfindtheyaredifferentwhencomparedwiththeoldgeneration.正确答案：C[解析]本句犯的也是表达错误，而becomparedto的意思是“好比”，becomparedwith才是“与……相比”。

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GroverClevelandwasthefirstpresidentmarriedintheWhiteHouse.A.gotmarriedB.togetmarriedC.hasgotmarriedD.wasmarried正确答案：B[解析]本题考查非谓语动词。句意为：格罗弗·克利夫兰是第一位在白宫结婚的总统。因为句中已有谓语，故排除A、C、D三项。不定式在此处作定语，修饰president。

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Thehard,outsurfaceofthetoothiscalledenamel.A.outsideB.appearanceC.outerD.hiding正确答案：C[解析]本题考查形容词的用法。句意为：牙齿坚硬的外层称为牙釉质。所以，此处须填入表示“外面的”之意的词语。outside和outer均有“外部的”之意。outside一般指物体的外表或表面；而outer指相对于内部而言的外部或外表；appearance意为“外貌，外观”；hiding意为“隐匿”。所以，答案为C。

Section2ReadingComprehensionInthissectionyouwillfindaftereachofthepassagesanumberofquestionsorunfinishedstatementsaboutthepassage,eachwith4(A,B,CandD)choicestocompletethestatement.Youmustchoosetheonewhichyouthinkfitsbest.ThenblankenthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourMachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.

Everygrouphasaculture,howeveruncivilizeditmayseemtous.Totheprofessionalanthropologist,thereisnointrinsicsuperiorityofonecultureoveranother,justastotheprofessionallinguist,thereisnointrinsichierarchyamonglanguages.

Peopleoncethoughtofthelanguagesofbackwardgroupsasundeveloped.Whileitispossiblethatlanguageingeneralbeganasaseriesofgruntsandgroans,itisafactestablishedbythestudyof"backward"languagesthatnospokentongueanswersthatdescriptiontoday.Mostlanguagesofuncivilizedgroupsare,byourmostseverestandards,extremelycomplex．TheydifferfromWesternlanguagesnotintheirsoundpatternsorgrammaticalstruetures,whichusuallyarefullyadequateforalllanguageneeds,butonlyintheirvocabularies,whichreflecttheobjectsandactivitiesknowntotheirspeakers.Eveninthisaspect,twothingsaretobenoted．First,alllanguagesseemtopossessthemachineryforvocabularyexpansion,eitherbyputtingtogetherwordsalreadyinexistenceorbyborrowingthemfromotherlanguagesandadaptingthemtotheirownsystem.Second,theobjectsandactivitiesrequitingnamesanddistinctionsin"backward"languages,whiledifferentfromtheWest,areoftensurprisinglynumerousandcomplicated.AWesternlanguagedistinguishesmerelybetweentwodegreesofremoteness("this"and"that").ButsomelanguagesoftheAmericanIndiansdistinguishbetweenwhatisclosetothespeaker,ortothepersonaddressed,orremovedfromboth,oroutofsight,orinthepast,orinthefuture.1.

Everygroupofhumanbeingshas______.A.itsownsetofideas,beliefsandwaysoflifeB.anextremelycomplexanddelicatelanguageC.itsownelegantmusic,literature，andotherartsD.theprocessofgrowingcropsorraisinganimals正确答案：A[解析]本题考查词义理解。根据文章第一段第一句“Everygrouphasaculture,howeveruncivilizeditmayseemtous.”可知，不管看着多不文明，每个民族都有自己的文化。根据常识可知，人的思想、信仰和生活方式都属于“文化”。所以，答案是A。

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Totheprofessionallinguists,______.A.thereisnointrinsicsuperiorityofculturesB.thereisnointrinsichierarchyoflanguagesC.alllanguagescamefromgruntsandgroansD.alllanguagesaremostsevereandstandard正确答案：B[解析]本题考查细节理解。根据文章第一段最后一句“...astotheprofessionallinguist,thereisnointrinsichierarchyamonglanguages.”可知，对于专业的语言学家来说，语言本来没有等级之分。所以，答案是B。

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Mostlanguagesofuncivilizedgroupsare______.A.adequateB.numerousC.ingeniousD.ingenuous正确答案：C[解析]本题考查词义理解。根据文章第二段第三句“Mostlanguagesofuncivilizedgroupsare,byourmostseverestandards,extremelycomplex.”可知，根据最严格的标准，未开化的群体中的大多数的语言都很复杂。Complex“复杂的”；adequate“足够的”；numerous“很多的”；ingenious“有独创性的，精致的”；ingenuous“坦白的”。只有C项与原文complex的意思相近。所以，答案是C。

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"Backward"languagesfallbehindWesternlanguagesin______.A.structuresB.vocabulariesC.writtenformsD.soundpatterns正确答案：B[解析]本题考查细节理解。根据文章第二段第四句“TheydifferfromWesternlanguagesnotintheirsoundpatternsorgrammaticalstructures,...butonlyintheirvocabularies.”可知，“Backward”语言和西方语言的区别不是在于发音模式或语法结构，而是在于词汇。由此可知，答案是B。

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Alllanguages,whethercivilizedornot,havetheirown______.A.waystotransferideasB.formstosatisfyneedsC.abilitiestoanswerdescriptionD.systemstoexpandvocabulary正确答案：D[解析]本题考查细节理解。根据文章第二段第六句“...alllanguagesseemtopossessthemachineryforvocabularyexpansion...”可知，所有语言都有语言扩展的机制。machinery意为“机构，机制”，systems意为“系统，体制”。由此可知，答案是D。

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Whichofthefollowingstatementsisimpliedinthepassage?A.Anthropologistshavenothingtodowithlinguists.B.Linguistshavenothingtodowithanthropologists.C.Thestudyoflanguagescastslightuponthestudyofcultures.D.Thestudyofculturescastsnolightuponthestudyoflanguages.正确答案：C[解析]本题考查推理判断。根据文章第一段第二句“Totheprofessionalanthropologist,thereisnointrinsicsuperiorityofonecultureoveranother,justastotheprofessionallinguist,thereisnointrinsichierarchyamonglanguages.”可知，对专业的人类学家来说，各文化之间没有固有的优越之分，就像对语言学家来说，语言没有固有的等级之分一样。根据这句话的逻辑关系我们可以推断出，作者阐述语言之间关系的目的是说明不同文化之间的关系。castlightonsth.“使某事物清楚些”。所以，答案是C。

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Itisimpliedthatallcultureshavetobeviewed______.A.profoundlyB.intrinsicallyC.independentlyD.professionally正确答案：C[解析]本题考查推理判断。根据第一段内容可知，各种文化之间没有固有的优越之分；又根据第二段中的内容可知，所有的语言都有扩展词汇的方法，日常活动和熟悉事物都需要名称，要进行辨别，这些自然要导致形成自己的语言体系。据此推断，答案是C。

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Accordingtothispassage,tolearnaforeignlanguagewouldrequireoneto______.A.domoreactivitiesB.learnaboutanewcultureC.meetmorepeopleD.needmorenames正确答案：B[解析]本题考查推理判断。根据文章第二段的倒数第三句“...objectsandactivitiesrequiringnamesanddistinctionsin'backward'languages,whiledifferentfromtheWest,areoftensurprisinglynumerousandcomplicated.”可知，学语言除了学语音、语法外，还要了解与文化相关的思想、信仰和生活方式等。语言是文化的一部分，所以，学习一门外语必须要了解该语言的文化。所以，答案是B。

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Theauthor'sattitudeshowninthispassage,toward"backward"languagesis______.A.restrainedB.subjectiveC.objectiveD.resolute正确答案：C[解析]本题考查作者态度。通读全文可知，全文作者均采用第三人称的陈述方式进行讲述，讲到了不同文化和不同语言的之间的差别，由此可知，作者的态度是可观的。所以，答案是C。

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Thispassageisonthewhole______.A.narrativeB.instructiveC.prescriptiveD.argumentative正确答案：B[解析]本题考查主旨大意。通读全文可知，本文主要是讲述语言文化方面的内容，说明语言和文化密切相关。该文章具有一定的指导意义。所以，答案是B。

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.11.

WeknowfromthispassagethatMr.ArmstrongWilliamswas,atthetimewhenthestorywentpublic,allthefollowingEXCEPT______.A.columnwriterB.businessownerC.TVcommentatorD.governmentofficial正确答案：D[解析]本题考查事实细节。根据文章第二段...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。

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Fromthecontext,theword"pundit"underlinedinParagraph1isprobablysimilartoallthefollowingtermsEXCEPT______.A.banditB.journalistC.anchormanD.commentator正确答案：A[解析]本题考查词义辨析。pundit“博学者，评论员”；bandit“强盗”；journalist“新闻记者”；anchorman“新闻节目主播”；commentator“评论员，讲解员”。由此可以看出，答案是A。

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A"nationallysyndicatedtelevisionshow"underlinedinParagraph1ismostpossiblyaTVshowthat______.A.canbeorganizedlikeanationalgameB.canbeairedinmanytownsintheUSAC.mightbesomehoweradicatedsomedayD.mustbeshowneverywhereacrossthecountry正确答案：B[解析]本题考查短语辨析。根据文章第一段“...theBushadministrationpaidaprominentblackpundit$240,000topromotethelawonhisnationallysyndicatedtelevisionshowandtourgeotherblackjournaliststodothesame.”可知，B项和nationallysyndicatedtelevisionshow的意思最接近。所以，答案是B。

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Asmentionedinthepassage,RodPaigewascertainly______.A.asecretaryinchargeofeducationintheNCLBprogramB.asecretaryinchargeofTVEducationforAmericanchildrenC.oneofthemanymeninterviewedonradioin2004D.themaninchargeoftheEducationMinistryoftheUnitedStates正确答案：D[解析]本题考查词义辨析。将解题点定位于第二段最后一句“...EducationSecretaryRodPaigeforTVandradiospotsthatwereairedduringtheshowin2004.”，Secretary首字母大写表官职，表示“部长，大臣”。所以，答案是D。

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Obviously,theword"arrangement"underlinedinParagraph3referstothefactthat______.A.hewasarrangedtospeakabouthisinvolvementB.acampaignwasunderwaytopromotetheadministrationC.hewaspaidforspeakingonNCLBdevelopmentsD.somecriticsmadeanarrangementtocriticizehim正确答案：C[解析]本题考查推理判断。分析文章可知，arrangement指前两段提到的内容，因而应选C项。

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"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]本题考查事实细节。通过题干中的Democrat一词可知，GeorgeMiller属于民主党，四个选项中只有C项提到民主党，故C项正确；又A、B、D项都提到共和党，故均可排除。所以，答案是C。

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Accordingtothepassage,"NoChildLeftBehind(NCLB)"wasmostpossiblyanew______.A.lawrecentlypassedB.campaignatlargeC.BushgovernmentplanD.broadcastprogram正确答案：A[解析]本题考查事实细节。根据文章第一段“Seekingtobuildsupportamongblackfamiliesforitseducationreformlaw,theBushadministrationpaidaprominentblackpundit$240,000topromotethelawonhisnationallysyndicatedtelevisionshowandtourgeotherblackjournaliststodothesame.”和第二段第一句“Thecampaign,partofanefforttopromoteNoChildLeftBehind...”可以推出，NCLB和thelaw是指的同一个事情，所以，NCLB指的是法律。故答案是A。

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The"contract"appearinginParagraph4isquitelikelyreferringto______.A.anarrangementbetweenUSATODAYandthe"FreedomofInformationAct"B.acommercialagreementbetweentheBushadministrationandMr.ArmstrongWilliamsC.anarrangementbetweentheEducationDepartmentandtheKetchumpublicrelationscompany______.D.avolunteeragreementbetweenMr.ArmstrongWilliamsandtheNoChildLeftBehindeffort正确答案：B[解析]本题考查事实细节。根据文章第一段“...theBushadministrationpaidaprominentblackpundit...”可知，theBushadministration和aprominentblackpundit之间有一个协议。通过分析可知，pundit指的是Mr.ArmstrongWilliams。由此推断，contract指的是theBushadministration和Mr.ArmstrongWilliams之间的协议。所以，答案是B。

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Thereasonthatthisstorywasmadeknowntothepublicwasthefactthat______.A.USATODAYrequestedFreedomofInformationActtoactonitsbehalfB.FreedomofInformationActrequestedUSATODAYtoactonitsbehalfC.USATODAYmanagedtoobtaincopiesofthedocumentsthatcontainedthecontractD.FreedomofInformationActsostatedthatUSATODAYwasabletoobtainthedocuments正确答案：D[解析]本题考查推理判断。根据文章第四段第一句“Thecontract,detailedindocumentsobtainedbyUSATODAYthroughaFreedomofInformationActrequest,alsoshowsthat...”可知，协议是《今日美国》通过《自由情报法》请求获得。所以，答案是D。

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The"appearances"attheendofthepassagereferto______.A.agroupofblackbroadcastjournalistsB.producersperiodicallyaddressNCLBC.RodPaigehadinterviewsin