高级口译（笔试）模拟试卷38

高级口译（笔试）模拟试卷38

一、听力短文填空题（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共

20分。）

Thesedayssearchingforanumber[Cl]telephonedirectoryseemsveryold-

fashioned.Voicerecognitionsystemsarebecomingmoreandmore[C2]:the

bestofthemapparentlyrecognise49[C3].Thesedevicessavecompaniesa

hugeamountofmoney.StephenEvansinNewYorkhasbeentalkingtothemachines

andtothemenwhodesignthem.IhadabitofaBasilFawltymoment,theotherday.I

rang411,[C4]whichnowusesavoicerecognitionsystem.ItoldthemachineI

wantedthenumberfor"HarlemAutoMall"andshe—for[C5]—replied

"HarlemPublicSchool154".Nodoubtlikelotsofpeople,I[C6].Machines,

yousee,havepersonalities,andhanks,phonecompanies,railwaysand[C7]

arespendingalolofmoneytryingtofindoutwhatkindsofvoicestogivethemachines

thatspeaktous,thepublic,ontheirbehalf.Muchoftheresearch[C8]—Room

325inMcClatchyHall—inStanfordUniversityinCalifornia.It'sthesiteofthedrily-

entitledbutfascinatinglaboratoryfor"[C9]",andthedomainofagenial,

enthusiasticprofessorcakedCliffordNasswhostudies,quitesimply,howpeopleand

machinesgeton,particularlywhen[CIO].Inhislab,astreamofstudentsand

localpeopleofallshapesandsizesundergotests.[Cl1]areplayedtothemand

theirreactionsnoted:"Didyoutrustthatvoice?""Didthisonehaveauthority?1'

Generally,thetestsshowthatpeopleare[C12]thanbymaleones.Onthe

upside,malevoicedmachinesareperceivedto[C13].Oneoftheresultsofthat,

forexampleisthatinJapanastock-brokingcompanyusedafemalevoiceonitsmachine

togiveinformationonstocksandsharesbutthenamaleone[C14].Now,in

manypartsoftheworld,whenyouhireacar,yougetanavigationsystem-alittle

electronicmaponascreenwithamachinevoice.InAmerica,it'safemalevoice.She

tellsme,say,to[C15]and-Ifancy,alleast-gelsexasperatedifIdon'tfollow

herdirections:"RecalculatingRoute'1,shesnaps,[C16].Now,inGermany

whentheytriedasimilarsystem,menreactedagainstbeinggivendirectionsbyafemale

voicesoithadto[C17].Oldpeople,bythev/ay,takeadvicemorereadilyfrom

youngpeoplethanfrompeopleofiheirownage.【Cl8】.ProfessorNassis

workingonasystemwherethemachine-voicechangesaccordingtohowyouaddressit.

He'sdiscoveredthatirritabledriverscancalmdownif[C19]issubdued一

though,forsomereasonthathedoesn'tquiteunderstand,calmdriversgetwoundupby

subdued,low-keyvoicesthatdon'tvaryinpitch.Sothenexttaskistovarythesystem's

voiceaccordingtohowgrumpyyou,thedriver,are.Ifyousound[C20],the

machinewillchangetonetocalmyoudown.

1、[ci]

标准答案:inafive-centimetre-thick/ina5cm-thick

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、[C2]

标准答案：commonandefficient

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、（C31

标准答案：outofevery50words

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、[C4]

标准答案：theAmericandirectoryenquiries

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、[C5]

标准答案：thismachinehadafemalevoice

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、[C6]

标准答案：foundmyselfranting

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、[C7]

标准答案:allkindsofallegedhelp-lines

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、（C81

标准答案：isconductedinasmallroom

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、（C9J

标准答案:CommunicationbetweenHumansandInteractiveMedia

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、[CIO]

标准答案：themachinestalktothepeople

知识点解析：暂无解析

11、[CH]

标准答案：Voicesofdifferentagesandaccents

知识点解析：暂无解析

12、［C12］

标准答案：lesspersuadedbyfemalevoices

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、［Ci3］

标准答案：haveenergyandauthority

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、［C14］

标准答案：tomaketheactualsale

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、［C15］

标准答案:makearightintwomiles

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、［C161

标准答案：inherAmericanEnglish

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、［C17］

标准答案：betakenoffthemarket

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、［C18J

标准答案：Tonematterstodrivers

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、［C191

标准答案：thevoiceon:henavigationsystem

知识点解析：暂无解析

20、［C20］

标准答案：aggressivetothemachine

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、听力短文选择题（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共

20分。）

21、

A、RoyalBotanicGardens.

B、FortDenisonGolfCourse.

B、9.

C、7.

D、6.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

27、

A、WhethertheimmigrationreformcarefullyconsidersCalifornia^needfbrforeign

talentsinkeyareas.

Whetherthereformapprovesanewpoints-based,greencard'systemdesignedto

encourageimmigration.

C、WhethertheSenateLeaderscarefullyconsiderthedevelopmentoftheburgeoning

economyinCalifornia.

D^Whethertheimmigrationreformstrengthensthebordersanddealswithillegal

residents.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、ReconstructtheframeworkforenhancingintegrationwithintheWestAfricanregion.

B、Anationalfromonecountrycannotstayformorethan90daysinanothermember

countrywithavisa.

C、Establishafreetraderegionby2004andafully-developedcustomsunionby2007.

D、Noteverymembercountryhasestablisheditsowncustomregulationstofacilitate

freemovementofgoods.

标准答案：c-

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、ThecommissionhasspenttoomuchonhumanitarianoperationsinthePalestinian

Territorieslastyear.

B、TwoUNReliefandWorksAgencyemployeescaughtinthecrossfireweredead.

C、FightsbetweenPalestinianpartieshavemadetheregionaverydangerousplacefor

reliefprojects.

D^60millioneuroshasbeenearmarkedfbrthisyearsofarfromtheEC'sHumanitarian

Aiddepartment(ECHO).

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、Azerbaijan.

B、TheCzechRepublic.

C、Heiligendamm.

D、Poland.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

31、

A、InNewOrleanslatitudeisthemostimportantfactorinmakingdecisions.

B、Thecityischarmingandthelocalresidentsthereleadarelaxinglife.

C、PeopleinNewOrleansareallparty-animals,savingtheirtimetoparty.

D、NewOrleansdoesnotsufferfromeveryhurricaneseasonbutonceitdid,itcouldbe

ruined.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

A、HisnameisJeffersonParish,anemergencymanagerworkinginNewOrleans.

Astheemergencymanager,hecandolittletosavehispeopleandhiscity.

C^Hecannotsleepwellduringthehurricaneseasonbecauseofhiskidney.

D、Themanisresponsibleforthe1.3millionpeoplelivinginmetropolitanNew

Orleans.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、

A、Damswillprotectthecityfrommoderatelyintensehurricanesthistime.

B、ThereisanewlakecalledLakeNewOrleansemergingfromtheearthafterthe

hurricane.

C、HurricaneBetsyhaskilled61peopleinNewOrleans,floodedthecity,andledtothe

constructionoftheHoodwallsin1965.

D、ThedeathlullfiomHurricaneGeorgein1998wasliorrifiubecauseitbrushedNew

OrleansandMississippi.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

A、Noonecangatherthecasualtiesandthefatalitiesbecausetheywouldallbeindeep

water.

B、Residentswouldhavetostructurallyanalyzeeverybuildingsubmergedtoonedegree

oranother.

C、Therewouldbenodrinkingwater,nosewersystem,andnoelectricityformonths.

D^Refugeeswouldhavetoraisetheleveesandfloodwallssurroundingthecityhigher.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、

A^Evacuatethecitysotheirlivescouldbesaved.

B、PraytoGodsothatthepeopleandthegovernmentwouldfindstrengthagain.

C、Getbacktotheirbusinesssothedevastationcouldbereducedassoonaspossible.

D、RebuildthegovernmentcenterandFrenchquartersothatthegovernmentcanwork

assoonaspossible.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、

A、inanundergroundtrain.

B、InthePaddingtonstation.

C^Onthatstage.

D、intheEdgwareRoadStation.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、

AxA(raincrash.

B、Aparade.

C、Abombattack.

D、Apowersurge.

标准答案：B-

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、

A、AroundBaghdad.

B、InMadrid.

C>NearLondon.

D、InJerusalem.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、

A、Buses,restaurants,andcafesareallpotentialdeathtrapstoresidentsintheMiddle

East.

B、Jerusalemhasbeenthroughoneofthemostintensivecampaignsofsuicidebombing.

C^Securitychecksarcconductedalmosteverywheresothatnormallifeisaffected.

D、Repeatedattacksagainstciviliansoveraperiodofyearshaveledtoacultureof

extremesecurity.

标准答案：C'

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、

A^FightagainsttheIslamicextremistssuspectedofthislatestattack.

B、SeeofftheGermanLuftwaffeandthebombersoftheIRA.

C、PacktheirbagstoleaveLondonlikethespeakerwhoreturnedtoJerusalem.

D、MaintaintheLondoner'swayoflifeinanysubstantialway.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

三、常规阅读理解(本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20

分。)

QuipusarcthemysteriousbundlesofcoloredandknottedthreadsthatservedastheInca

empire'smeansofrecordinginformation.Thecodeofthequipushaslongsincebeen

forgotten,andtheonlymajoradvanceinunderstandingthemwastheinsight,madein

1923,thattheknotswereusedtorepresentnumbers.Thequantityandpositioningofthe

knots,atleastincertainquipus,isagreedtorepresentadecimalsystem.Anewand

possiblysignificantadvanceindecipheringthequipusystemmaynowhavebeengained

bytwoHarvardresearchers,GaryUrtonandCarrieJ.Brezine.Theybelievetheymay

havedecodedthefirstword—aplacename—tobefoundinaquipu(pronouncedKWEE-

poo),andhavealsoidentifiedwhatsomeofthemanynumbersinthequipurecordsmay

bereferringto.Thoughasinglewordwouldbejustthefirststepinaverylongroad,it

wouldopenthepossibilityofdiscoveringawholenewlevelofmeaninginthequipus.It

couldalsoresolvealongstandingcontroversybyestablishingthatquipusincludeda

writingsystemandwerenotjustpersonalmnemonicdevicesunderstoodonlybythe

personwhomadethem,assomescholarshavemaintained.Thatinturnwouldhelp

explainthe"Incaparadox/'thatamongstatesoflargesizeandadministrativecomplexity

theIncaempirestandsoutastheonlyonethatapparentlydidnotinventwriting.The

paradoxwouldberesolvedifindeedthequipuencodesawritingsystemaswellas

numbers.TheHarvardresearchersalsohaveideasaboutthenatureoftheitembeingso

carefullytalliedinthequipusunderstudy:unitsoflabor,likeanancienttimelog.The

Incaempire,whichlastedfromabout1450to1532,dependedontributeleviedinthe

formofalabortax.Becauseoftheimportanceofthetaxforbuildingtheimperialroads

andotherpublicworks,boththerequisitionanddeliveryofthelabordaysowedintax

werelikelytohavebeencarefullyrecordedbytheIncabureaucrats.Quipuswereused

bothbyhighofficialstoissueinstructionsandbylowerofficialstoreportwhattheyhad

done.Itiseasytoimagineadiligentaccountantwantingtocomparetheoutgoingquipu,

oracopyofit,withtheincomingresponsequipu.Sincethequipucouldrepresent

instructionssenttotheruierofPuruchucofromtheprovincialgovernor,oraccounting

recordssentfromPuruchucotothegovernor,itwouldhavebeenusefulfortherecordsto

carryatagidentifyingtheplacetheyreferredto.Asithappens,allthequipuinthetwo

topsummarizinglayerscarryaninitialsetofknotsdesignatingthreeones,asif1-1-1

designatedtheplacenameforPuruchuco.ThelowestlevelquipusdonotcarrythisZIP

code,perhapsbecausetheyneverleftPuruchucoandsodidn'tneedone.Ifthis

inteq5retalionisacceptedbyotherscholars,itwouldbethefirstmeaningbeyondthe

numbersystemtobeidentifiedinquipus,Dr.Urtonsaid.GalenBrokaw,aquipuexpert

attheStateUniversityofNewYorkatBuffalo,saiditwasplausibletosuggestthe

numbersbeingtalliedinmanyquipureferredtothelabortax.Dr.Urton'sidentification

of1-1-1asaplacenamewould,ifconfirmed,be"asubstantivecontributionto

understandinghowquipuworked,"Dr.Brokawsaid.Theproposalisfascinating,hesaid,

buthardtoverifybecausetheprovenanceofmostquipuisunknown.Only700orso

quipushavebeenpreserved,sincetheSpanishdestroyedthemasamatterofpolicy.

Abouttwo-thirdsareclearlynumericalrecords,withknotsplacedinaseriesoflevels,

eachcorrespondingtoapowerof10.Butscholarshavebeenbaffledbythenatureofthe

remainingthird,whichembodysomedifferentmeaning.Thosewhobelievethe

nonnumericalquipuswerejustpersonalmnemonicdevicescitea17th-centuryJesuit

chroniclerwhoreportedthateachquipumakercouldunderstandonlyhisownquipu.not

thoseofothers.Butthechroniclermayhavebeenmisinformed,Dr.Urtonwroteinhis

bookSignsoftheInkaKhipu,becausehisreportwasmade70yearsaftertheSpanish

authoritiesinLimahadcondemnedquipuasidolatrousinadecreeof1583andhad

orderedthemburned.Dr.UrtonbelievesthatthePuruchucohierarchyofquipuswould

havebeenmadebydifferentpeopleandhenceshowinformationpassingbetweenthem

viaquipu.Thiswouldbeasignificantfinding,iftrue,sinceitpointstothequipu

encodinggenerallyunderstoodsigns,notapersonalsetofsigns.

41、Accordingtothepassage,whatisNOTthesignificanceofthelatestdecodingofthe

quipusystembytwoHarvardresearchers?

A、Itcastslightontheunderstandingofthewholequipusystem.

B、Ithelpstosettlealong-standingdebateoverthenatureofthequipusystem.

C、ItislikelytoprovethattheIncaEmpiredidcreateitsownwritingsystem.

D、Itshowsthatthe"Incaparadox"onlyconcernstheculturaldevelopmentofthe

ancientEmpire.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、BasedonthelatestdiscoverybyHarvardresearchers,quipusmightbeallthe

followingEXCEPT.

A、anapproachtoexchangeinformationbetweenindividuals

B、asystemofnumbers

C^accountingrecordsoflabortax

D^aformofinstructionsorreportsbybureaucrats

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、GalenBrokawholdsthat.

A、GaryUrionandCarrieJ.Brezinehasinierpreiedthequipusystemconvincingly

thelatestadvanceindecodingquipusdoesnotrevealallthefunctionsofquipus

C>thegreatestobstacletofullyunderstandingquipusistheircomplexity

D、Urton*sidentificationof1-1-1asaplacenameisstilldebatable

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPTthat.

A>researchersstillhavedivergentviewsaboutthenatureofquipus

B、SpanishinvadersoncedevastatedthecivilizationoftheIncaEmpire

C、someChristiansdidresearchesonquipusabout400yearsago

D、thePuruchucoquipusunfoldthehierarchyintheancientIncasociety

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、Themostsuitabletitleforthispassageisprobably.

A、RecentAdvanceintheQuipusResearch

Quipus,aLongLostNumericSystem

C、TheAncientIncaEmpireandtheMysteriousQuipus

D、Verificationof"IncaParadox',

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

Evenaspharmaceuticalcompaniespouredarecordamountofmoneyintodrug

developmentin2005,theindustry'sresearchdroughtgrewworse.Accordingtonewly

releasedstatisticsfromtheFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA),itapprovedonly20

newdrugs,downfrom36in2004.Onlyonceinlast10yearshasthenumberofnewly

approveddrugsbeenlowerthanlastyear'sfigure.Thedryspellin2005cameevenas

spendingonresearchbytheindustryreachedanewhigh,passing$38billion.Andina

rarity,severalmajorcompaniesfailedtowinapprovalforanewdruginventedintheir

ownlabs,includingPfizer,EliLillyandJohnson&Johnson.Thedeclineindrug

developmentcameasscientistsinandoutsidethecompaniesweremakinggreatstridesin

genomicsandothersortsofbasicresearchintothewaydiseasesdevelop,openingmany

potentialnewtargetsfortreatment.Yetsuchprogressinthelaboratoryhasnottranslated

sofarintomanynewdrugsonthemarket.Someanalystssaythatthedrugindustryisina

cyclicaltrough,andthatthenumberofnewdrugs-notjustnewapplicationsfordrugs

alreadyonthemarket—willstartrisingwithinafewyearsasresearchinvestmentsbegin

topayoff.ButtheFDAandthecompaniesseemtoagreethattheprocessfbrtestingand

developingnewdrugsneedsimprovement."Ourconcernisthatthedevelopmentprocess

itselfisnotkeepingupatafastenoughpacetomatchtheprogressonthediscoveryend,"

saidDr.ScottGottlieb,theagency'sdeputycommissionerformedicalandscientific

affairs.TheFDAislookingforwaystospeedtheapprovalofnewtreatments—like

approvingdrugsbasedon"surrogateendpoints,Mwhether,forexample,acancerdrug

causestumorstoshrinkinsteadofwhetheritprolongsthelifeofpatients.Itwasonsuch

abasisthattheFDAlastmonthapprovedNexavar,aBayerdrugfbrtreatingkidney

cancer.Butlikefindingnewtreatments,diagnosingtheproblemofdrugdevelopmentis

easierthanfiguringoutasolution.EvenastheFDAlooksfbrwaystospeedthetestingof

newtreatments,membersofCongressandsomeconsumergroupsarecallingforeven

moretestingbeforedrugsareapproved.Thelowoutputfromresearchlastyearwaseven

worsethanthetop-linefiguresmightindicate.In2004,importantcancertreatments

includingAvastin,byGcncntech,andTarceva,throughapartnershipofGenentechand

OSIPharmaceuticals,wereamongthetherapiesthatregulatorsallowedontothemarket.

Thedrugsthatwereapprovedweremostlyforrarediseaseslikechronicironoverload,a

conditionforwhichtheNovartismedicineExjadereceivedclearance.Inthemeantime,

theagencydelayedapprovalofprominentnewtreatmentslikePargluva,adiabetesdrug

fromBristol-MyersSquibbandMerck,andExubera,aformofinhaledinsulinfrom

Pfizer.Thepaucityofnewproductsisabigreasonthatthestockpricesoflargedrug

makershavetendedtofarepoorlyinrecentyears.SharesofPfizer,theindustryleader,

forexample,reachedapeakof$49inJuly2000andhavetrendeddownwardsince,

closingyesterdayat$24.44.Thedroughtinnewdrugshasledsomeindustryexecutives

tocomplainthattheFDAisdenyingapprovaltogoodnewtreatmentsbecauseofthe

criticismtheagencyhasfacedfromlawmakersoverVioxx.Merckstoppedsellingits

arthritispainkillerVioxxin2004afteraclinicaltrialshowedthatitincreasedtherisksof

heartattacksandstrokesinpatientstakingitfor18monthsorlonger.Someotherstudies

foundheartattackrisksasearlyas2000,andtheFDAhasbeencriticizedfornotforcing

Mercktowithdrawthedrugearlierortowarndoctorsprominentlyofsuchrisks.

Researchinganddevelopingadrugisalongandarduousprocess.Gcncntech'swork

leadingtoAvastin,forexample,beganin1989-15yearsbeforethedrug'sapproval.

Scientistsfirstidentifythecellularprocessofdiseasewithinthebody.Theymaysearch

forproteinsthatcanceroustumorsreleaseinordertospread,orreceptorsonthesurface

ofacellthatbecomethetargetsofviruses.Thedrugcompanythensearchesforchemical

compoundsorproteinsthatareabletointeractwiththetargetsthescientistshave

found—withoutdamagingcellsinotherpartsofthebody.Ifatreatmentappearstohave

therapeuticeffectsintest-tubeandanimaltrials,thecompaniesthenmoveontoPhaseI

humantesting,whenahandfulofhealthyvolunteersaregiventhetherapytomakesure

thatitissafeenoughforwidertesting.InPhaseIItesting,thedrugistriedonafew

dozentoafewhundredpatientsforsafetyandeffectiveness.Finally,inPhaseIII

development,thedrugistestedinlarge-scaletrialswithasmanyasseveralthousand

patientstodemonstrateitseffectivenessandtosearchforrarersideeffects.Ifthe

treatmentisshowntobeunsafeorineffectiveatanystage,itfailsdevelopmentandisput

aside.AccordingtoareportinDecemberfromMerrillI.ynch,thenumberofpotential

newdrugsinPhaseIandIItestinghasnearlydoubledinthelastdecade,to1,971in2004

from1,010in1995.ButthathasnottranslatedintosuccessinPhaseIIIdevelopment;the

numberofdrugsinPhaseIIIhasbeenflatatfewerthan400."R&Dstatisticsoverthe

pastdecadehavebeendisappointing,"Merrill'sanalystswroteintheirreport.Still,the

analystspredictedthatcompanieswouldcontinuetoincreaseresearchspendingand

expandtheirpipelinesofearly-stagedrugs.

46、Accordingtotheauthor,thepossiblereasonsforthedryspellofpharmaceutical

companieslieinallthefollowingEXCEPT(that).

A、thepaucityofinvestmentcompaniesmadeinresearch

R、thedrugindustryhadtrendeddownwardandcurrentlyreacheditslowpoint

C、thedevelopmentprocessdidnotmatchthepaceoftherelatedresearches

D、FDApostponedtheapprovalofprominentnewmedicationsin2004

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、Whatdoweknowabout"surrogateendpoints',,basedonthe6thparagraph?

A^Itisaprinciplefavoredbypharmaceuticalcompanies.

ItisacriterionFDAadoptedtoacceleratetheapprovalofnewmedicines.

C、Itchampionedthegoaltolengthencancerpatients,liferatherthantheeffecton

cancer.

D、Itwasatime-honoredpracticeofFDAtocarryoutapprovalfortreatments.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

48、Theword"fare"inparagraph10mostprobablymeans.

A、payoff

B、forkover

C^perform

D、plunge

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

49、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A、SomeanalystshelddifferentopinionsfromFDAandpharmaceuticalcompaniesasto

theresearchdrought.

B、Amongthethreephasesofmedicinedevelopment,thefirstoneaccountedmost.

C^In2004,thedrugsthatwereapprovedbyFDAweremainlyforinfrequentdiseases.

D^Only1/5drugsorlessenteredPhaseIIIdevelopmentin2004accordingtoMerrill

Lynch.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

50Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthemainideaofthepassage?

A、Thedryspellofthepharmaceuticalindustryin2005.

B、Theproblemofdrugdevelopment:easiertodiagnose,hardtofindoutasolution.

C、Researchinganddevelopingatherapyisatime-consumingtoil.

D、Theaftermathofthedroughtinnewmedicationlastyear.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

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controversial,"isdefinitelygermane.AlsosoononthesceneisthecryptologistSophie

Ncvcu,achipofftheauthor'searlierprototypes:"Unlikethecookic-cuttcrblondesthat

adornedHarvarddormroomwalls,thiswomanwashealthywithanuncmbcllishcd

beautyandgenuinenessthatradiatedastrikingpersonalconfidence."Evenifhehadnot

contrivedthisentirestoryasahuntfortheLostSacredFeminineessence,womenin

particularwouldloveMr.Brown.Thebookmovesatabreakneckpace,withtheauthor

seemingthoroughlytoenjoyhiscontrivances.Virtuallyeverychapterendswitha

cliffhanger:noteasy,consideringtheamountofplainoldtalkingthatgetsdone.And

SophieandLangdonaresentontherun,thebettertochurnupathrilleratmosphere.To

theircredit,theyevadetheirpursuersasingeniouslyastheydomosteverythingelse.

Whenbeingfollowedviaaglobalpositioningsystem,forinstance,itissmarttosendthe

sensorflyingouta40-footwindowandleadpursuerstothinkyouhavedonethesame.

Somehowthebookmanagestoreconcilesuchderring-dowithremarkslike,"Anddid

youknowthatifyoudividethenumberoffemalebeesbythenumberofmalebeesinany

beehiveintheworld,youalwaysgetthesamenumber?"TheDaVinciCodeisbreezy

enougheventomakefunofitscharacters'owncleverness.AtonepointLangdonis

askedbyhishostwhetherhehashiddenasought-aftertreasurecarefullyenough.

"Actually/'Langdonsays,unabletohidehisgrin,Hthatdependsonhowoftenyoudust

underyourcouch.”

51、Whydoesthewriterusetheword"wow"todescribethenovelTheDaVinciCode?

A、Becausethewordreadsthesamebackwards.

B、Becauseitisalsolinkedtothesportoffbotball.

C、Becausethenovelisimbuedwithperplexingenigmasandsmartlywrought.

D、Becausethenovelisabestseller.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

52、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A、DanBrown,authorofTheDaVinciCode,haspublishedsofarfournovels.

B、TheDaVinciCodebeginswithamysteriousmurdercaseintheGalleryofLuvre.

C、Inhisearliernovels,DanBrownhascreatedcharacterslikeSophieNeveu.

D、TheDaVinciCodewinsthepopularityamongwomenbecauseDanBrownisa

ferventfeminist.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

53、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatHarryPotterisallthefollowingEXCEPT

that.

A、itisalsoabestselleraroundtheworld

B、itattractsreaderswithheart-throbbingsuspense

C^itischaracterizedbyhoaxandunreliableplots

D、ithasachievedimmensepopularitywithreaders

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

54、ThemajorfactorthatcontributestothesuccessofTheDaVinciCodeis.

A、theengrossingprologue

B、thedepictionofthefemaleprotagonistSophieNeveu

C、thebreakneckpaceandacliffhangerattheendofalmosteverychapter

D、thecolorfuldescriptionoftheclevernessofthecharacters

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

55Thewriter'sattitudetowardsTheDaVinciCodeis.

A^critical

B、indifferent

C、affirmative

D^sarcastic

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

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