翻译二级笔译综合能力阅读分类模拟题138

翻译二级笔译综合能力阅读分类模拟题138ReadingComprehension

Thisleavesuswiththechallengeoffindingsomepoliticall（江南博哥）ypracticablewaytoreducegreenhousegasemissions.ButitisanawkwardtruththatwhenmostU.S.senatorswereaskedinformallyin2000iftheywouldsupporttheKyotoProtocolshouldPresidentGeorgeW.BushsendittotheSenateforratification,theoverwhelmingmajority,DemocratsaswellasRepublicans,saidtheycouldnot.Thereasonfortheliberals'surprisingreplyisclear.Manystudies,notallbyconservatives,suggestthatfullcompliancewiththetermsoftheKyotoProtocolwouldlikelyleadtoadeepAmericanrecession.ForthosewillingtoFunthisrisk,soberreflectionontheconsequencesoftheeconomiccollapseof1929andthesubsequentworldwidedepressionwithallitspoliticalandultimatelymilitaryconsequencesiscertainlyinorder.

Thatsaid,whatcanbedone,inparticularbyourowncountry?IndependentoftheissuesraisedbytheKyotoProtocol,andgiventheweightofevidencethattheproblemofglobalwarmingisseriousandfraughtwithdireconsequences,failuretodoanythingatallandinsteadtopromote"businessasusual"isdownrightcriminal.

YettheBushadministrationhasgivennomorethanlipservicetotheproblem,thoughthatcouldbechanging.Itisonethingtoweighalternativesandimplementcompromisesthatreflectthecomplexityoftheproblem;itisquiteanotherthingtodonothing,especiallyifdoingnothingisjustawayofsecuringsupportfromcertainindustriesthatworsentheproblem.

Thereare,afterall,thingsthatcanbedone.Reopeningaseriousinternationaldialogue,andnotjustsayingafewgoodwords,wouldbeausefulifinadequatestart.Noteveryproblemmustbesolvedbeforetheweightofevidencebecomessocompellingthatcertaininitialstepsbecomealmostmandatory.Wealreadyknowhowtomakemorefuel-efficientautomobiles,yetnonationalpolicyhassurfacedtoaccomplishthis.Thescientificandengineeringcommunitiesaretheonesbestsuitedtoidentifythescientificresearchthatisstillneededandthetechnicalprojectsthatshowthegreatestpromise.Theseissuesshouldbedecidedbythemandnotthepoliticians.Oncesolutionslookpromising,asafewalreadydo,industrywillbealltooreadytojumpin,foratthatstagethereismoneytobemade.Andonlyafoolwouldunderestimatehumaningenuitywhengivenaproperincentive,orthestrengthofAmericanindustryoncetheboilerislitunderit.1.

Theword"ratification"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.approvalB.agreementC.authorizationD.confirmation正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第一段的内容“iftheywouldsupporttheKyotoProtocolshouldPresidentGeorgeW.BushsendittotheSenateforratification”可知，专如果他们支持《京都议定书》，布什总统就会把它提交参议院批准。选项中的A项为“批准，同意”符合文意。B项“同意，协议”，C项“授权”，D项“确认，确定”，这三项均不符合题意。

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WhatcanbeinferredabouttheKyotoProtocolfromParagraph1?A.Itwasaboutenvironmentprotection.B.ItwassupportedbymostDemocrats.C.Itwasconsideredawkwardbyconservatives.D.ItwasofficiallyrejectedbymostUSsenators.正确答案：A[解析]文中第一段的“Thisleavesuswiththechallengeoffindingsomepoliticallypracticablewaytoreducegreenhousegasemissions.”中出现了温室气体排放，紧接第二句话用转折的语气出现了《京都议定书》，由此可知，《京都议定书》肯定和环境有关系，所以A项“它是关于环境保护的”符合题意。B项“它被大多数的议员支持”，这和文中内容相反；C项“大多数议员认为它是棘手的”，文中说“一切正常”，所以棘手不符合文意；D项“它被大部分的美国参议员正式地拒绝了”，文中说的是如果提交到参议院，会被大部分的参议员拒绝，这是一种假设，不是事实，所以这三项都不正确。

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Theword"compliance"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.obedienceB.submissionC.subjectionD.procrastination正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第一段的内容“suggestthatfullcompliancewiththetermsoftheKyotoProto-colwouldlikelyleadtoadeepAmericanrecession”可知，建议完全遵循《京都东议定书》可能会导致美国经济的进一步衰退。选项中的A项为“遵守，遵照”符合文意。B项“提交，呈递”，C项“征服，臣服”，D项“拖延，耽搁”，这三项均不符合题意。

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ManystudiessuggestthatfullagreementwiththeKyotoProtocolwouldruntheriskof______.A.fallingvictimtomilitarywarfareB.offendingothercountriesC.re-experiencingthepastmiseriesD.provokingnationwideanger正确答案：C[解析]根据文中第一段的内容“Manystudies,notallbyconservatives,suggestthatfullconpliancewiththetermsoftheKyotoProtocolwouldlikelyleadtoadeepAmericanrecession.”可知，一些研究显示，完全同意《京都议定书》的条款，很可能会导致美国经济衰退，后面提到1929年美国经济危机，所以C项“将重新经历美国过去的苦难”符合题意。A项“成为战争恶梦的牺牲品”，B项“激怒其他国家”，D项“激发全国的愤怒”，文中主要强调对美国经济的影响，所以这三项都不符合题意。

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WecanlearnfromParagraph2that______.A.measuresshouldbetakentodealwithglobalwarming.B.thebestwaytodealwithglobalwarmingis'letitbe'.C.theseriousnessofglobalwarminghasbeenexaggerated.D.promoting"businessasusual"mustbefurtherstressed.正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第二段的内容“andgiventheweightofevidencethattheproblemofglobalwarmingisseriousandfraughtwithdireconsequences,failuretodoanythingatallandinsteadtopromote'businessasusual'isdownrightcriminal.”可知，全球变暖已经是一个很严重的问题，如果我们对此不做任何事，那就是犯罪，不采取任何措施来解决这个问题是不正确的。所以A项“必须采取措施去处理全球变暖问题”符合题意。B项“处理全球变暖最好的办法就是让它顺其自然”，顺其自然是一些人的观点，但不是解决全球变暖问题的方法；C项“全球变暖的严重性已经被夸大了”，全球变暖问题是个很严重的问题，这是事实，并没有夸大；D项“一切正常的倡议必须被进一步强调”，这不应该被强调，这个观点应该被推翻，所以这三项都不符合题意。

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Theword"dire"underlinedinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto______.A.horribleB.immeasurableC.incalculableD.inhuman正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第二段的内容“andgiventheweightofevidencethattheproblemofglobalwarmingisseriousandfraughtwithdireconsequences”可知，全球变暖问题非常严重，伴随着可怕的后果。选项中的A项为“可怕的，吓人的”符合文意。B项“不可估量的”，C项“无法计算的”，D项“没有人性的”，这三项均不符合题意。

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TheBushadministration______.A.hasassistedinaggravatingglobalwarmingB.hastakennomeasuresagainstglobalwarmingC.hasexecutedcompromisesaboutglobalwarmingD.hasgotbigindustries'supporttostopglobalwarming正确答案：B[解析]根据文中第三段的内容“YettheBushadministrationhasgivennomorethanlipservicetotheproblem.”可知，布什政府对《京都议定书》倡导的保护环境问题没有采取任何实际行动，所以B项“布什政府应对全球变暖没有采取任何措施”符合题意。A项“在日益恶化的全球变暖中给予了帮助”，和文中内容相反；C项“已经向全球变暖妥协”，D项“已经得到很多工业的支持去阻止全球变暖”，C、D两项在文中没有提到。

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TheauthorsuggestsallofthefollowingmeasuresEXCEPT______.A.reopeningaseriousinternationaldialogueB.overcomingalldifficultiesbeforestartingC.conductingscientificresearchesconcernedD.doingthemostpromisingtechnicalprojects正确答案：B[解析]根据文中第三段的内容“Noteveryproblemmustbesolvedbeforetheweightofevidencebecomessocompellingthatcertaininitialstepsbecomealmostmandatory.”可知，B项“在采取措施之前，并不需要解决好所有的问题”符合题意。A项“重新开展严肃的国际对话”，C项“开展相关的科学研究”，D项“做最有前途的技术项目”，这三个措施在最后一段中都有相互对应的内容，所以本题只能选B。

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Theword"downright"underlinedinParagraph2refersto______.A.completeB.realC.meaningfulD.especial正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第二段的内容“failuretodoanythingatallandinsteadtopromote'businessasusual'isdownrightcriminal”可知，不做任何事情，但继续像往常一样促进贸易也是完全的犯罪。选项中的A项为“完全的”符合文意。B项“真正的”，C项“有意义的”，D项“特殊的”，这三项均不符合题意。

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Inthelastparagraph,theexpression"oncetheboilerislitunderit"mostprobablymeans"whenAmericanindustryis______."A.underminedB.upgradedC.incensedD.stimulated正确答案：D[解析]根据文中第三段的内容“Andonlyafoolwouldunderestimatehumaningenuitywhengivenaproperincentive,orthestrengthofAmericanindustryoncetheboilerislitunderit.”可知，当给与适当刺激，只有傻瓜才会低估人类的心灵手巧，一旦获得动力，美国企业的力量不容低估。所以D项“刺激，激励”符合题意。A项“暗中破坏，逐渐削弱；侵蚀……的基础”，B项“提升，使升级”，C项“激怒”，这三项和文中oncetheboilerislitunderit要表达的意思不符合。

Ifiguredthatwhen2010finallyarrived,I'dbehereinLosAngelesonmyvideophonelookingatmyneweditorinherformfittingsilverbodysuitassheyelledatmefromNewYorkforsexuallyharassingherinthefirstsentenceofthefirstcolumnweworkedontogether.ButeventhoughwebothhaveSkype,wehaven'tuseditonce.Infact,eventhoughSkypeistheonlyoneofallthecoolgadgetsthatcartoonspromisedmewouldexistby2010,peopledon'tseemnearlyasexcitedastheyshouldbe.Only34%ofSkypecallsevenusevideo.AndwhenSkypeannouncedonJan.5attheConsumerElectronicsShowthatwe'llsoonhavevideophonesonourtelevisions,everyonewentrightbacktotalkingaboutwhichboothsgaveoutthebestkey-chainlights.

I'veusedSkypetwice:tobeaguestexpertonWhoWantstoBeaMillionaire?andtoletmymotherseehergrandson.Bothinvolvedalotofhelpfromtechpeopleanddrool.Yes,IfindMeredithVieirathatattractive.ButIhaven'tuseditsince.That'sbecauseSkypebreaksthecentury-oldsocialcontractofthephone:wepaycloseattentionwhilewe'retalkingandzoneoutwhileyouare.

Assoonasyoubegintotalk,IfeeltrappedanddesperatelyscantheroomfortasksIcandotojustifytheenormouswasteoftimethatisyourtalking.Iwashdishes,Ifilereceipts,Ireadnewssites,ImakelittlefakesuicidefacestomywifeCassandraabouthowmuchIwanttohangupthatcausehertoyell"Joel,Ineedyounow"inareallyunconvincingwaythatI'veaskedhernottodo,butIstillcan'tstopmakingthesuicidefaces.Indesperatetimes,whenIamonmycellphoneinthemiddleofnowhere,Iwillpace.TheonlyothertimeIpaceiswhenIstubatoeorbummyself.ButwhenIstarttalking,Iassumethatyouaresittingperfectlystill,rapt.AndwhilethatisactuallytruewhenI'mtalking,peoplearen'tlisteningtothoseofyouwhohaven'tbeenonE!

ButSkyperequiresmetolookatyouwhileyou'retalking,whichistotallyridiculous.Theonlysci-fishowthatunderstoodthiswasStarTrek.BonesandJimwouldusetheirflipphonestotalkquicklyaboutbeamingorhealthissues.Theonlytimethey'dfireupthevideophonewaswhenaKlingonwassittinginaspaceship20yardsawaywithgunspointedatthem.EventhenIthinkSuluwascheckingoutGoFugYourself.

Interestedintalkingmoreaboutmytheory,IusedmylandlinetocallSherryTurkle,anMITprofessorofthesocialstudiesofscienceandtechnology.ShetoldmepeoplearenotonlyuninterestedinSkype,we'realsonotinterestedintalkingontheregularphone.WewanttoTiVoourlives,avoidingrealtimebytextingore-mailingpeoplewhenwefeellikeit."Skype,whichwasthefantasyofourchildhood,getsyoubacktosittingthereandbeingavailableinthatold-fashionedway.Ourmodelofwhatitwastobepresenttoeachother,wethoughtwelikedthat,"shesaid."Butitturnsoutthattimeshiftingisourmostvaluedproduct.Thisnewtechnologyisaboutcontrol.Emotionalcontrolandtimecontrol."You'dbeshockedbyhowmanytimestwopeopletalkingonthephoneaboutpeoplenotwantingtotalkonthephonehavetotelleachotherthey'reenjoyingtheirconversation.I'vehadphonesexwhereIexpressedlessappreciationofanotherperson.

Ifwemissanythingabouttheregularphone,Ithinkit'sthepsychoanalyst'strickitemployed:you'relyingonacouchfacingthewall,imaginingnonjudgmentalempathyfromsomeoneyoucan'tsee.InherbookAloneTogether,whichcomesoutnextyear,Turklewritesaboutastudyinwhichshefoundthatpeoplereallyliketotalktorobots.Assoonasyouaskpeopletointeractwithacomputerwithartificialintelligence,theystartunloadingsecrets.Robots,itseems,arelesslikelytotakeovertheearththantheyaredaytime-televisionhostingjobs.

Asfarasthefull-contactlisteningthatSkyperequires,Idon'tthinkwewantthatallthatoftenfrompeoplewhoaren'talreadyinourhouse.Thefactis,wedon'treallywanttoseeotherpeoplethatbadly.That'swhyit'ssodifficulttomakeplanswiththem.That,plustextingtimesandplacesbackandforthtakesforever.

Maybeallthestuffwethoughtwewantedinthefuturesucks.Flyingcarswouldblockourlight,foodpillswouldmakeGordonRamsey'sscreamingevenmorepreposterous,andthosemovingsidewalksjustgivemeanotherreasontohatefatpeopleatairports.Farbetteristohavecontroloverourmostvaluablecommodity:time.Sure,wecomplainaboutbeingbusy,butthat'sprettygreataslongaswegettochoosewhenwedothings.Thetruthis,myeditorwillneverevencallme.She'lljuste-mail.Whichisactuallyfinewithme.There'splentyofvideoonlineofwomeninsilverbodysuits.(fromTime,Jan.18,2010.)11.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThoughtheauthorandhiseditorbothhaveSkype,theyhavenevertalkedthroughit.B.Theeditoryelledattheauthorbecauseofhissexuallyharassingherintheirjointcolumn.C.Itisjustanimaginationincartoonsforpeopletohavevideophonesontheirtelevisions.D.PeoplearenotinterestedinusingSkypevideoatall.正确答案：A

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Intheauthor'spointofview,thetraditionalsocialcontactofthephonehasthefollowingadvantagesEXCEPTthat______.A.youcantalktopeopleoverthephoneanddohouseworkatthesametimeB.youcanmakefacestothosewhoarearoundyouwhenyouareansweringphone.C.youcanconcentrateonyourconversationratherthanonthecaller'sappearanceD.peoplecannottellwhatyouareactuallydoingorthinkingoverthephone正确答案：C

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ItcanbesafelyinferredfromthepassagethatTiVohasthefunctionof______.A.controllingliveTVwithpause,fast-forward,instantreplayandslowmotionB.schedulingrecordingsfromyourcomputerorphoneviathewebC.takingallyourfavoriteshowswithyouonyourphoneorportabledeviceD.lettingyoudowhatyouwanttodoorberequiredtodoattherighttimeforyou正确答案：D

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AllofthefollowingareSherryTurkle'sideasonSkypeandphoneEXCEPT______A.Skypeisnotsopopularbecausepeopledon'tliketobeavailableatanytime.B.textingore-mailingisbynomeansbetterthanphoneincommunication.C.thoughtheyaredailyhappening,peopleareinterestedinneitherSkypenorphone.D.ithasbeensupposedthatpeopleliketobepresenttoeachother,butitisnotthecase.正确答案：B

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WhatistheROOTreasonforthecoldshoulderSkypehasreceived?A.Skypecannotrealizethefunctionoftimeshiftinguptillnow.B.Skypeisonlytheproductofourancestor'simaginationandisold-fashioned.C.Skypeinvolvesemotionandtimecontrol,whichpeopletrytoavoid.D.Skypeisnotasadvancedastextande-mailare.正确答案：C

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Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat______.A.peopleliketotalktorobotsbecausetheyarenotlikelytojudgeyounortoleakyoursecretstoothersB.asforthosewhoarenotphysicallywithus,wedon'tneedtheirfull-contactlisteningbecauseitisdifficulttomakeplanwiththemC.flyingcars,foodpillsandmovingsidewalkswillleadustonowherebutmakeourlivesworsethaneverD.timeisthemostdesirablethingforpeopleandtheywilltryeveryefforttogetridofthecontrolfromothers正确答案：A

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Thestyleofthepassagecanbebestdescribedas______.A.ironicB.humorousC.seriousD.indifferent正确答案：B

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Whichofthefollowingtitlessuitsthepassagebest?A.TheWeaknessofVideophoneB.TheImportanceofTimeControlC.WhyILikeTextingandE-mailingBetterD.CallMe!ButNotonSkypeorAnyOtherVideophone正确答案：D

Music

ProponentsofdifferentJazzstyleshavealwaysarguedthattheirpredecessors'musicalstyledidnotincludeessentialcharacteristicsthatdefinejazzasjazz.Thus,1940'sswingwasbelittledbybeboppersofthe1950's,whowerethemselvesattackedbyfreejazzersofthe1960's,theneoboppersofthe1980'sand1990'sattackedalmosteverybodyelse.ThetitanicfigureofblacksaxophonistJohnColtranehascomplicatedtheargumentsmadebyproponentsofstylefrombebopthroughneobopbecauseinthisownmusicaljourneyhedrewfromallthosestyles.Hisinfluenceonalltypesofjazzwasimmeasurable.Attheheightofhispopularity,Coltranelargelyabandonedplayingbebop,thestylethathadbroughthimfame,toexploretheouterreachesofjazz—theoneconstantinhisjourneyfrombeboptopracticingscalesfromtheorybooks—wasneverabletojettisoncompletelytheinfluenceofbebop,withitsfastandelaboratechainsofnotesandornamentsonmelody.

TwostylisticcharacteristicsshapedthewayColtraneplayedthetenorsaxophone:hefavoredplayingfastrunsofnotesbuiltonamelodyanddependedonheavy,regularlyaccentedbeats.ThefirstledColtraneto"sheetsofsound",whereheracedfasterandfaster,pile-derivingnotesintoeachothertosuggeststackedharmonies.Thesecondmeantthatthissenseofrhythmwasalmostasclosetorockastobebop.

ThreerecordingillustrateColtrane'senergizingexplorations.RecordingKindofBluewithMilesDavis,Coltranefoundhimselfoutsidebop,exploringmodalmelodies.Hereheplayedsurging,lengthysolosbuiltlargelyaroundrepeatedmotifs—anorganizingprincipleunlikethatoffreejazzsaxophoneplayerOrnetteColeman,whomodulatedoralteredmelodiesinhissolos.OnGiantSteps,Coltranedebutedasleader,introducinghisowncompositions.Herethesheetsofsound,downbeataccents,repetitions,andgreatspeedarepartofeachsolo,andthevarietyoftheshapesofhisphrasesisunique.Coltrane'ssearchingexplorationsproducedsolidachievement.MyFavoriteThingswasanotherkindofwatershed.HereColtraneplayedthesopranosaxophone,aninstrumentseldomusedbyjazzmusicians.Musically,theresultswereastounding.Withthesoprano'spipingsound,ideasthathadsoundeddarkandbroodingacquiredafeelingofgiddyfantasy.

WhenColtranebeganrecordingfortheimpulseLabelhewasstillsearching.Hismusicbecameraucous,physical.Hisinfluenceonrockerswasenormous,includingJimiHendrix,therockguitarist,who,followingColtrane,raisedtheextendedguitarsolousingrepeatedmotifstoakindofrockartform.19.

Theprimarypurposeofthispassageisto______.A.discusstheplaceofColtraneintheworldofjazzanddescribehismusicalexplorationsB.analyzethemusicalsourcesofColtrane'sstyleandtheirinfluenceonhisworkC.acknowledgetheinfluenceofColtrane'smusiconrockmusicandrockmusiciansD.discusstheargumentsthatdividetheproponentsofdifferentjazzstyles正确答案：A

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WhichofthefollowingwouldhavebeenaneffectofColtrane'shavingchosentoplaythetenorratherthanthesopranosaxophoneonMyfavoriteThings?A.Thetoneofrecordingwouldhavebeenmoresomber.B.Theinfluenceofbebopontherecordingwouldhavebeenmoreobvious.C.Themusicontherecordingwouldhavesoundedlessraucousandphysical.D.Hisinfluenceontherockmusicmighthavebeenlesspervasive.正确答案：C

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Accordingtothepassage,JohnColtranedidallofthefollowingduringhiscareerEXCEPT______.A.improviseonmelodiesfromanumberofdifferentculturesB.performasleaderaswellassoloistC.eliminatetheinfluenceofbeboponhisownmusicD.experimentwiththesoundsofvariousinstruments正确答案：C

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Inthethirdparagraph,theauthormentionstheworkofOmetteColemaninorderto______A.compareColtrane'ssoloswiththeworkofanotherjazzartistB.supporttheideathatrationalorganizingprinciplesneedtobeappliedtoartisticworkC.showtheincreasingintricacyofColtrane'sworkafterheabandonedbebopD.indicatedisagreementwiththewayColtranemodulatedthemotifsinhislengthysolos正确答案：C

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Accordingtothepassage,amajordifferencebetweenColtraneandotherjazzmusicianswasthe______.A.degreetowhichColtrane'smusicencompassedallofjazzB.repetitionofmotifsthatColtraneusedinhissolosC.indifferenceColtranemaintainedtomusicaltechniqueD.importanceColtraneplacedonrhythminjazz正确答案：A

TheBritish

Historynotonlygivescitiestheirshape;italsomoldstheirself-image.Since1941,whenLondonemergedfromeightmonthsofbombingwithmanyofitslandmarkspulverizedbutitsresilienceintact,theBritishcapitalhasregardeditselfasindomitable.Butat9a.m.onawintryMonday,ashockwavecrackedthatimage,muchasaV-2rockethittingahousewoulddamageneighboringproperties.Londonerslearnedthatthecity'sentirefleetofbuseshadbeenrecalledtoitsdepots,defeatednotbybombs—theservicehadrunquixoticallybutwithoutinterruptionthroughouttheBlitz—butbysnow.Ameresixinches(5cm)ofit.

TosayBritainisn'tgoodatcopingwithsnowingwouldbetoexerciseBritishunderstatement.Heavysnowistooraretowarrantseriousinvestmentinequipment,especiallyinLondonandthesoutheast,wherethiswas,asexcitableweatherforecastersdeclared,thebiggest"snowevent"in18years.Theheavyfallmayco