翻译二级笔译综合能力阅读分类模拟题135

翻译二级笔译综合能力阅读分类模拟题135ReadingComprehension

Aswithanyworkofart,themeritofChapmanKelley's"Wild（江南博哥）flowerWorksI"wasintheeyeofthebeholder.

Kelley,whonormallyworkswithpaintandcanvas,consideredthetwinovalgardensplantedin1984atDaleyBicentennialParkhismostimportantpiece.

TheChicagoParkDistrictconsidereditapatchofraggedyvegetationonpublicpropertythatcouldbedugupandreplantedatwillliketheflowerboxesalongMichiganAvenue.Andthat'swhathappenedinJune2004,whenthedistrictdecidedtocreateamoreorderlyvistaforpedestrianscrossingfromMillenniumParkviathenewFrankGehryfootbridge.

Ifyou'relookingforevidencethattherubeswhoruntheParkDistrictdon'tknowartwhentheyseeit,allyouhavetodoisvisitwhat'sleftofKelley'smasterpiece.Theexuberant1.5-acretangleofleggywildflowersisnowconfinedtoatidyrectangle,restrainedonallsidesbyaknee-highhedgeandsurroundedbyacloselycroppedlawn.Whitehydrangeasandpinkshrubrosescompletethelook.Wedon'tknowwho'sresponsiblefortheredesign,butWe'llbetthecarpetinhishomedoesn'tgowiththefurniture.

Still,you'dthinktheParkDistrictWaswithinitsrightstoplowundertheprairie.Wrong.KelleyjustwonatlawsuitinwhichhearguedthatthegardenwaspublicareandthereforeprotectedbythefederalVisualArtistsRightsAct.Underthatlaw,thedistrictshouldhavegivenhim90days'noticethatitintendedtomesswithhisartworkinsteadofrushingheadlongintothedemolition,alaMeigsField.ThatwayKelleycouldhavemountedalegalchallenge,oratleastremovedtheplants.

ParkDistrictofficialssaidtheyneverconsideredthegardenaworkofart,eventhoughitwasinstalledbyanestablishedartistandnot,say,Joe'sSodandLandscaping.Wecanunderstandtheirconfusion.Justrecently,wefiguredoutthatthecagedgreenerydirectlysouthofPritzkerPavilionissupposedtobeanarchitecturalstatementandnotaChristmastreelot.

Allthat'sleftisforthedistricttocompensateKelleyforhisloss.Whateverpricethepartiessettleon,let'shopetheagreementalsoprovidesfortheremovaloftherestof"WildflowerWorksI"Ifitwas'taneyesorebefore—andplentyofpeoplethoughtitwas...itsureisnow.1.

ItisimpliedinthefirstParagraphthatthepublic______.A.paidlittleattentionto"WildflowerWorksI"B.appreciatedthevalueof"WildflowerWorksI"C.toleratedtheuglinessof"WildflowerWorksI"D.hadtheirownviewson"WildflowerWorksI"正确答案：B[解析]根据文中第一段的内容“Aswithanyworkofart,themeritofChapmanKelley's"WildflowerWorksI"wasintheeyeofthebeholder.在查普曼·凯利的作品“野花工程Ⅰ”中，观众们看到了它的价值所在，如同他们从所有艺术作品中看到的一样。可知，B项“公众很欣赏野花工程Ⅰ的价值”符合题意。A项“公众对野花工程Ⅰ不是很重视”，C项“公众要忍受野花工程Ⅰ的不雅”，D项“公众对野花工程Ⅰ有自己的观点”，这三项都和文中第一段表达的意思不符合。

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Theword"beholder"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.audienceB.witnessC.observerD.holder正确答案：C[解析]根据文中第一段的内容“intheeyeofthebeholder”可知为在人们的眼里。选项中的C项为“观察者，”符合文意。A项“观众”，B项“目击者”，D项“持有者”，这三项均不符合题意。

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Theboldfacedword"rubes"inParagraph4mostlikelymeans______.A.expertsB.laymenC.foolsD.artists正确答案：B[解析]根据文中第四段的“therubeswhoruntheParkDistrictdon'tknowart”可知，rubes意为不懂艺术的外行人。选项中的B项为“非专业人士”符合文意。A项“专家”，C项“傻瓜”，D项“艺术家”，这三项均和rubes意思相差甚远。

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Accordingtothepassage,theonewhoredesignedtheParkmust______.A.knowKelley'sworkwellB.haveaterribletasteinartC.likeconventionallayoutsD.alwaysputthepublic'sneedfirst正确答案：B[解析]根据文中第四段最后一句话“Wedon'tknowwho'sresponsiblefortheredesign,butWe'llbetthecarpetinhishomedoesn'tgowiththefurniture.我们不知道新设计的负责人是谁，但我们知道他家的地毯一定与家具不搭调。”可知，B项“重新设计公园的人的艺术品味一定很差”符合文意。A项“对凯利的作品很了解”，如果很了解凯利的作品就不会对它重新改造，所以A不对；C项“喜欢传统的布局”，D项“总是把公众的需要放在首位”，C、D两项都有可能，但是题目问的是一定，所以都不正确。

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Theword"confined"underlinedinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto______.A.restrictB.defineC.preventD.deprive正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第四段的内容“Theexuberant1.5-acretangleofleggywildflowersisnowconfinedtoatidyrectangle”可知1.5英亩的野花地现在限制成为一个整齐的长方形。选项中的A项为“限制，”符合文意。B项“定义”，C项“保护”，D项“剥夺”，这三项均不符合题意。

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WhichofthefollowingwasNOTtrueabout"WildflowerWorksI"?A.ItwasdesignedbythefamousartistChapmanKelley.B.TherearetwoovalgardensatDaleyBicentennialPark.C.Thepublicvotedfordemolishingthegardens.D.TheChicagoParkDistrictdidnotdeemitapieceofart.正确答案：C[解析]C项“群众投票拆除花园”在文中没有出现相关内容，所以此说法不正确，符合题意。A项“野花工程Ⅰ是由著名艺术家查普曼·凯利设计的”，这在文中第一段就已说明；B项内容在第二段后半部分有所体现；D项“芝加哥公园区不把它当作一种艺术”，这在第三段开头有相关内容，所以这三项都符合文意。

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Theword"messwith"underlinedinParagraph5mostlikelymeans______.A.disturbB.confuseC.messupD.muddle正确答案：C[解析]根据文中第五段的内容“itintendedtomesswithhisartwork”可知目的是弄糟他的艺术作品。选项中的C项为“弄糟，”符合文意。A项“打扰”，B项“混淆”，D项“使糊涂”，这三项均不符合题意。

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WhydidKelleywinthelawsuit?A.Kelleyhadaverycapablelawyer.B.TheParkDistricthadnorighttodemolishit.C.TheParkDistrictshouldtakethepublic'sopinionfirst.D.TheParkDistrictshouldhaveinformedKelleyofthedemolition.正确答案：B[解析]根据文中第五段的内容“Still,you'dthinktheParkDistrictwaswithinitsrightstoplowundertheprairie.Wrong.”可知，公园是公众财产，因此受联邦《视觉艺术家权法案》保护，所以公园区无权自行决定拆除景观，所以B符合题意。A项“凯利有一个很有能力的律师”，这在文中没有提到；C项“公园区应该首先采取公众的意见”；D项“公园区应该通知凯利公园拆除的消息”，C、D虽在文中提及，但是不是凯利赢得官司的原因。

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Theword"compensate"underlinedinParagraph7mostlikelymeans______.A.makeupforB.rewardC.payD.punish正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第七段的内容“Allthat'sleftisforthedistricttocompensateKelleyforhisloss”可知目的是赔偿他的损失。选项中的A项为“赔偿，”符合文意。B项“奖励”，C项“支付”，D项“惩罚”，这三项均不符合题意。

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What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthepresent"WildflowerWorksI"?A.Hetakesaneutralposition.B.Hebelievesinthelongarmofthelaw.C.Heregardsitamasterpieceofpublicart.D.Heisinfavorofdemolishingtheuglygarden.正确答案：D[解析]根据文中最后一段最后一句的内容可知，作者认为公园现在被改造的真的很丑陋，所以D项“作者支持拆除丑陋的公园”符合文意。A项“作者保持中立的立场”，作者在最后用的词“eyesore眼中钉，难看的东西”这个词语并不是中性词，所以中立立场显然不正确；B项“他相信法律长远的帮助”；C项“他把公园看成是公众的艺术”，B、C两项在文中都没有体现，所以这三项都不符合题意。

ThelatePaulSamuelsononcequippedthat"womenarejustmenwithlessmoney."Asafatherofsix,hemighthaveaddedsomethingaboutwomen'sroleinthereproductionofthespecies.Buthisaphorismisaboutasgoodaone-sentencesummaryofclassicalfeminismasyoucanget.

Thefirstgenerationsofsuccessfulwomeninsistedonbeingjudgedbythesamestandardsasmen.Theyhadnothingbutcontemptforthenotionofspecialtreatmentfor"thesisters",andinsteadinsistedongettingaheadbydintofworkingharderandthinkingsmarter.MargaretThatchermadenosecretofhercontemptforthewimpishmenaroundher.(Thereisajokeabouthergoingouttodinnerwithhercabinet."Steakorfish?"asksthewaiter."Steak,ofcourse,"shereplies."Andforthevegetables?They'llhavesteakaswell.")DuringAmerica'smostrecentpresidentialelectionHillaryClintontauntedBarackObamawithanadvertisementthatimpliedthathe,unlikeshe,wasnotuptothechallengeofansweringtheredphoneat3am.

Manypioneeringbusinesswomenpridethemselvesontheirtoughness.DongMingzhu,thebossofGreeElectricAppliances,anair-conditioninggiant,saysflatly,"Inevermiss.IneveradmitmistakesandIamalwayscorrect."Inthepastthreeyearshercompanyhasboostedshareholderreturnsbynearly500%.

Butsomeoftoday'smostinfluentialfeministscontendthatwomenwillneverfulfilltheirpotentialiftheyplaybymen'srules.AccordingtoAvivahWittenberg-CoxandAlisonMaitland,twoofthemostprominentexponentsofthisposition,itisnotenoughtosmashtheglassceiling.Youneedtoaudittheentirebuildingfor"genderasbestos"—inotherwords,rootouttheinherentsexismbuiltintocorporatestructuresandprocesses.

Thenewfeminismcontendsthatwomenarewireddifferentlyfrommen,andnotjustintrivialways.Theyarelessaggressiveandmoreconsensus-seeking,lesscompetitiveandmorecollaborative,lesspower-obsessedandmoregroup-oriented.JudyRosener,oftheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,arguesthatwomenexcelat"transformational"and"interactive"management.PeninahThomsonandJaceyGraham,theauthorsof"AWoman'sPlaceisintheBoardroom",assertthatwomenare"betterlateralthinkersthanmen"and"moreidealistic"intothebargain.Feministtextsaresuddenlyfullofreferencestotribesofmonkeys,withtheiraggressivemalesandnurturingfemales.

Whatismore,theargumentruns,thesesupposedlywomanlyqualitiesarebecomingevermorevaluableinbusiness.Therecentfinancialcrisisprovedthatthesortofqualitiesthatmenpridethemselveson,suchasrisk-takingandbare-knucklecompetition,canleadtodisaster.LehmanBrotherswouldneverhavehappenedifithadbeenLehmanSisters,accordingtothistheory.Evenbeforethefinancialdisasterstruck,thenewfeministsalsoclaim,thebestcompanieshadbeenabandoning"patriarchal"hierarchiesinfavorof"collaboration"and"networking",skillsinwhichwomenhaveaninherentadvantage.

Thisargumentmaysoundalittlelikethestuffofgenderworkshopsinrighteousuniversities.Butitisgainingfollowersinpowerfulplaces.McKinsey,themostvenerableofmanagementconsultancies,haspublishedresearcharguingthatwomenapplyfiveofthenine"leadershipbehaviors"thatleadtocorporatesuccessmorefrequentlythanmen.NiallFitzGerald,thedeputychairmanofThomsonReutersandaformerbossofUnilever,isascloseasyoucangettotheheartofthecorporateestablishment.Heproclaims,"Womenhavedifferentwaysofachievingresults,andleadershipqualitiesthatarebecomingmoreimportantasourorganizationsbecomelesshierarchicalandmorelooselyorganizedaroundmatrixstructures."

Manycompaniesareabandoningtheold-fashionedcommitmenttotreatingeverybodyequallyandinsteadbecoming"genderadapted"and"genderbilingual"—intouchwiththeuniquemanagementwisdomoftheirfemaleemployees.Ahostofconsultancieshassprunguptoteachfirmshowtolistentowomenandexploittheirspecialabilities.

Thenewfeministsarerighttobefrustratedaboutthepaceofwomen'sprogressinbusiness.Britain'sEqualityandHumanRightsCommissioncalculatedthat,atthecurrentrateofprogress,itwilltake60yearsforwomentogainequalrepresentationontheboardsoftheFTSE100.Theyarealsorightthatold-fashionedfeminismtooktoolittleaccountofwomen'sroleinraisingchildren.Buttheirargumentsabouttheinnatedifferencesbetweenmenandwomenaresloppyandcounterproductive.

Peoplewhobangonaboutinnatedifferencesshouldrememberthatvariationwithinsubgroupsinthepopulationisusuallybiggerthanthevariationbetweensubgroups.Evenifitcanbeestablishedthat,onaverage,womenhaveahigher"emotional-intelligencequotient"thanmen,thatsayslittleaboutanyspecificwoman.Judgingpeopleasindividualsratherthanasrepresentativesofgroupsisbothmorallyrightandgoodforbusiness.

Caring,sharingandengineering

Besides,manyofthemostsuccessfulwomenaretobefoundinhard-edgedcompanies,ratherthanthetouchy-feelyorganizationsofthenewfeministimagination:Areva(nuclearenergy),AngloAmerican(mining),ArcherDanielsMidland(agribusiness),DuPont(chemicals),Sunoco(oil)andXerox(technology)allhavefemalebosses.TheCranfieldSchoolofManagement'sFemaleFTSE100Indexrevealsthattwooftheindustrieswiththebestrecordforpromotingwomentotheirboardsarebankingandtransport.

WomenwouldbewelladvisedtoignorethesirenvoicesofthenewfeminismandlistentoMsDonginstead.Despitetheirfrustration,thefuturelooksbright.Womenarenowoutperformingmenmarkedlyinschoolanduniversity.Itwouldbeagravemistaketoabandonold-fashionedmeritocracyjustatthetimewhenitisturningtowomen'sadvantage.

("Womenomics",bySchumpeter,fromTheEconomist,Jan.2nd,2010)11.

IncitingPaulSamuelson'saphorismas"womenarejustmenwithlessmoney",theauthormostprobablyintendsto______.A.implythatthereisnoradicaldifferencebetweenmanandwomanB.indicatethathisargumentisbasedonauthoritativeresearchandisplausibleC.arousethepotentialaddressees'interestwitheye-catchingviewpointD.setupanexplicittargettorefuteinthefollowingpassage正确答案：C

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Accordingtothecontext,"redphone"inthelastlineofparagraph2ofthepassagemayreferto______.A.ahotlinesystemthatallowsdirectcommunicationbetweentheleadersoftheUnitedStatesandothercountriesB.aphonecallthatmayinvolveimperativeissueandneedaquickdecisionC.nothingmorethanaphonepeculiartotheovalofficeintheWhitehouseD.noneoftheabove正确答案：B

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Whichofthefollowingstatementsmightbetheauthor'spointofview?A.Feministmanagementtheoristsareflirtingwithsomedangerousarguments.B.Itisimpossibleforwomentofulfilltheirpotentialiftheyplaybymen'srules.C.Womanlyqualitiesarebecomingevermorevaluableinbusinessnowadays.D.ItisunnecessaryforthenewfeministstoworryaboutthefewrepresentationwomenhavegotontheboardsoftheFTSE100.正确答案：A

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ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthedemiseofLehmanmighthavesomethingtodowith______.A.suchsupposedlymanlyqualitiesofitsleaderasrisking-takingandbare-knucklecompetitionB.itsinsistencyontheold-fashionedpatriarchalhierarchiesinsteadofonmodemideassuchascollaborationandnetworkingC.disproportionbetweenthenumbersofmaleandfemalestaffwhichmayleadtodivergentmanagementdecisionsD.noneoftheabove正确答案：D

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Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword"genderbilingual"inparagraph7ofthepassage?A.Becapableofspeakingboththelanguagesusedbymaleandfemale.B.Becapableofthinkinginbothmaleandfemaleways.C.Becapableoftreatingmaleandfemaleequallyindealingwithbusiness.D.Becapableofmakinggooduseoftheadvantagesofferedbyfemalestaff.正确答案：D

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Takethewholepassageintoconsideration,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Manysuccessfulbusinesswomenareveryfirmandconfidentintheirattitudes.B.Someofthemostinfluentialfeministsholdthatsexismshouldbeabolished.C.Modemcompaniesprefertohirefemalestaffbecauseoftheirspecialabilities.D.Theauthorthinksthatthenewfeminists'attentionisimproperlydistracted.正确答案：C

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Ontheinnatedifferencesbetweenmaleandfemale,theauthorholdsthat______.A.peoplearetobejudgedbyindividualcharactersratherthanbygenderB.thosewhodiscussthevariationbetweenmanandwomanarewrongC.itiswiseforwomentocastasideallthetheoriesandgointobattleD.generallyspeaking,womenhaveahigheremotionalintelligencethanmendo正确答案：A

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Theauthormostprobablywrotethepassageto______.A.presentsomeofthemostpopularideasonwomenomicsB.encouragewomentofightfortheglorytheydeservetoenjoyC.warnthefeministmanagementtheoristsofsomedangerousargumentsD.explorethemeritsofwomanworkforceinbusinessmanagement正确答案：C

ItseemsincredibletomethatLatinisnottaughtinschoolsasamatterofcourse,especiallyinacountrythatisforeverlamentingitsown(undeniable)mediocritywhenitcomestospeakingforeignlanguages.Asa13-year-old,IhardlyapproachedmyownLatinlessonswithanythingresemblingenthusiasm—ImighthavebeenkeenerifAeneaswenttotheshopsoccasionally—butIamterrificallygratefulIhadthem,allthesame.

Thebenefitsaremany.HavingabasicgroundinginLatinmakeslearningRomancelanguagesadoddle(轻而易举的事):thefactthatIspeakEnglishplusthreeothershaslesstodowithanygeneticpredisposition—IwashopelessatlearningRussian—thanwithanunderstandingoftherootandprovenanceofLatin-derivedwords.

ItwouldbeimpossibletohaveasmatteringofLatinandfindoneselfstuckinItaly,providedonemanagedtopersuadethespeakertoslowdownabit.AndthereasonIcan(arguably)justaboutstringasentencetogetherinEnglish—whichisn'tmyfirstlanguage—hasagreatdealtodowithunderstanding,throughLatin,thewaysentencesandgrammarwork.

Latinalsohasitsownpleasinginternallogic:youfollowtherulesandyougettheanswer.AndIreallybelievethatifyouknowLatin,youhalf-speakFrenchalready.TheBritishusednottobeappallingatlanguages:mytheoryisthattheyonlybecamesoduringthepastcentury,whenLatinstoppedbeingwidelytaught.

Detractors(恶意批评者)mightpointoutthatthereislittleuseinlearningadeadlanguage.ButLatinisnotdead:it'severywhere.Itmakesthekindofpeoplewhoneverusetwoshortwordswhensixbigoneswilldointelligible.Itdemystifiesjargonandlegalese.Ithelpswithcrosswords.Itevenforcesthoseofuswhoarepathologicallyillogicaltothinklogicallyeveryonceinawhile:IrememberthepleasureIfeltatschool,duringLatintranslation,whenIrealizedIcouldcreateorderandsenseoutofapparentchaos.

Really,Latin'susefulapplicationsaremanifold.WatchingWhoWantsToBeAMillionaire?afewweeksago,InoticedthatthequestionwhichfelledthecontestantwouldalmostcertainlynothavestumpedhimhadhehadsomeLatin.Ofallthepossibleanswers,onlyonehadaLatinrootthatechoedthequestion.FromCicerotoChrisTarrantinafeweasysteps,youcan'tsaymoremodernorlessdustythanthat.19.

Theword"lamenting"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.mournB.weepC.condoleD.grieveover正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第一段的内容“especiallyinacountrythatisforeverlamentingitsown(undeniable)mediocrity”可知，特别是在一个国家用拉丁语为自己的人哀悼。选项中的A项为“哀悼，向……致哀”符合文意。B项“哭泣”，C项“表示同情，吊唁”，D项“对……感到伤心”，这三项均不符合题意。

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Asateenager,theauthor______.A.hadakeeninterestinLatinB.hadnevershowedanyinterestinLatinC.quitsoonafterhetooktheLatincourseD.wassatisfiedwithhisorherLatincourse正确答案：D[解析]根据文中第一段的内容“Asa13-year-old,IhardlyapproachedmyownLatinlessonswithanythingresemblingenthusiasm—ImighthavebeenkeenerifAeneaswenttotheshopsoccasionally—butIamterrificallygratefulIhadthem，allthesame.”可知，作者开始时对拉丁语没有热情，但是后来非常感激上了拉丁语的课程，所以D项“对他/她的拉丁语课程非常满意”符合题意。A项“对拉丁语有强烈的兴趣”，B项“对拉丁语从没有显示过兴趣”，从文中内容可以看出作者开始对拉丁语没有兴趣，后来应该是有兴趣了，所以A、B两项都不正确；C项“上拉丁语课程不久就放弃了”，这个在文中没有提到。

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Theword"provenance"underlinedinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto______.A.originB.genesisC.headspringD.filiation正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第二段的内容“especiallyinacountrythatisforeverlamentingitsown(undeniable)mediocrity”可知，特别是在一个国家用拉丁语为自己的人哀悼。选项中的A项为“哀悼，向……致哀”符合文意。B项“哭泣”，C项“表示同情，吊唁”，D项“对……感到伤心”，这三项均不符合题意。

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Inparagraph3,theauthorbelievesthatknowingalittleaboutLatinhelpsone______.A.tospeakItalianbetterB.tofigureoutwhatanItaliansaysC.tounderstandItalianhistoryD.tomakefriendswithItalians正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第三段的内容“ItwouldbeimpossibletohaveasmatteringofLatinandfindoneselfstuckinItaly,providedonemanagedtopersuadethespeakertoslowdownabit.”可知，一个居住意大利的人对拉丁语只是略懂一点，如果他设法说服演讲者把语速稍微放慢一点，那是不可能的。所以A项“懂一点拉丁语能帮助人更好地说意大利语”符合题意。B项“弄明白一个意大利人说什么”，C项“了解意大利历史”，D项“和意大利人交朋友”，这三项都不符合文意。

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Theword"asmattering"underlinedinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.alittleknowledgeB.alotC.plentyofD.littleknowledge正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第三段的内容“ItwouldbeimpossibletohaveasmatteringofLatin”可知，略懂拉丁语是不可能的。选项中的A项为“略知，了解一些”符合文意。B项“很多”，C项“大量”，D项“几乎不了解”，这三项均不符合题意。

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Accordingtoparagraph4,theBritish______.A.havealwaysbeenterribleinlearningLatinB.usedtobegoodatlanguageswhenLatinwastaughtC.becamegoodatlanguageswhenpeoplestoppedlearningLatinD.usedtobeterribleinlanguageswhenLatinwastaught正确答案：C[解析]根据文中第四段的内容“TheBritishusednottobeappallingatlanguages:mytheoryisthattheyonlybecamesoduringthepast,century,whenLatinstoppedbeingwidelytaught.”可知，当拉丁语不被广泛学习的时候，英语很快就在世界范围内普遍开来，所以C项“当停止学习拉丁语时，他们变得擅长语言”符合题意。A项“在学习拉丁语时总处于痛苦中”，B项“过去当拉丁语被教的时候，他们很擅长语言”，D项“过去当拉丁语被教的时候，他们总处在痛苦中”，这三项和文中第四段内容不符合。

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OneofthebenefitstolearnLatinisthat______.A.itmakesiteasiertolearnsomeotherlanguagesB.ithelpsalotinlearningRussianC.ithelpstoimprovementalhealthD.ithelpsthewriterspeakfourtongues正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第二段的内容“HavingabasicgroundinginLatinmakeslearningRomancelanguagesadoddle”可知，有一定的拉丁语基础，再学习罗曼语就是一件轻而易举的事。所以A项“使学习其他的语言变得更容易”符合题意。B项“在学习俄语时有很大的帮助”，根据第二段的“IwashopelessatlearningRussian”可知B不正确；C项“有助于提高心理健康”，D项“帮助作者说四种语言”，C、D两项在文中没有提到。

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Theword"intelligible"underlinedinParagraph5refersto______.A.transpicuousB.explicitC.implicitD.detailed正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第五段的内容“Itmakesthekindofpeoplewhoneverusetwoshortwordswhensixbigoneswilldointelligible”可知，intelligible意思是可理解的，明白易懂的。选项中的A项为“清晰的，明白易懂的”符合文意。B项“明确的，明晰的”，C项“含蓄的”，D项“详细的，细节的”，这三项均不符合题意。

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ThatLatinisnotdeadisshownbyallofthefollowingEXCEPT______.A.somedifficulttechnicalwordsbecomeeasytounderstandB.crosswordpuzzlesbecomeeasytobesolvedC.somepeoplebecomemorelogicalintheirwayofthinkingD.somepeoplebecomemoreself-confident正确答案：D[解析]根据文中第五段的内容“Itmakesthekindofpeoplewhoneverusetwoshortwordswhensixbigoneswilldointelligible.Itdemystifiesjargonandlegalese.Ithelpswithcross-words.Itevenforcesthoseofuswhoarepathologicallyillogicaltothinklogicallyeveryonceinawhile:”可知，D项“一些人变得更自信”在文中没有提到。A项“一些难的术语变得易于理解”，B项“字谜游戏变得容易解决”，C项“一些人的思考方式变得合乎逻辑性”，这三项在文中第五段内容中都有相互对应的内容。

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Thecontestantcouldhavewonifhe/she______.A.hadnotbeenbeatenbysomelegalwordsB.hadknownsomethingaboutLatinC.hadnotbeensoeagertobeamillionaireD.hadaskedthequestionaboutCicero正确答案：B[解析]根据文中第六段的内容“InoticedthatthequestionwhichfelledthecontestantwouldalmostcertainlynothavestumpedhimhadhehadsomeLatin.”可知，懂一点拉丁语就不会让参赛者那么容易被打败。所以B项符合题意。A项“没有被法律术语打败过”，C项“没有如此渴望成为一为百万富翁”，D项“已经问了一些关于西塞罗的问题”，这三项和文中第六段内容不符合。

Students:PassorFail

Whenstudentswhoaretakingacourseforregulargradesarecomparedwithstudentswhoaretakingthesamecourseonapass-failbasis,thegradedstudentsachievedhighergrades.Thecomparisonismadepossiblebynottellingtheinstructorwhichstudentsaretakingthecourseonthepass-failbasisandhavinghimorherassignlettergradestoallstudents.Theregistrarconvertsthesetopass-failforthosestudentswhohadpreviouslyelectedthisoption.Thisprovisionisincludedtoprotectthepass-failstudentsfrompossibleinstructorbias.

Thedataclearlyshowthatthereisadifferenceingradesbetweenthetwogroupsofstudentsinthesameclass,thoseelectingtotakethecourseforpass-failandthosetakingthecourseforregularlettergrades.Theinterpretationsofthisdifference,however,varywidely.Someclaimthatthisdifferenceprovesthatpass-failstudentssimplydon'tworkashardortakethecourseseriouslyasstudentstakingthecourseforlettergrades.Otherclaimthatthisdifferenceprovesthatonlythelesscompetentstudentselectthepass-failoption.Othersclaimthatthisdifferenceprovesthatstudentsonlytaketheirmostdifficult(forthem)coursesunderthepass-failoptionandthereforeareexploringareastheymightotherwiseattempttoavoid.Othersclaimthatthisdifferenceprovesthatstudentsusethepass-failoptiononlyincourseswheretheteacherissopersonallyuninspiringastoneedthethreatoflettergradesinordertogoadthestudentsintostudying.

What,infact,dothedatareallyprove?Nothing,otherthanthatadifferenceingradesdoesindeede