翻译三级笔译综合能力分类模拟题19

翻译三级笔译综合能力分类模拟题19

ReadingComprehension

GoAhead—CookwithIt

别怕一就用它来烹饪

It'sgrapefruitseaso(江南博哥)n.FromnowthroughMarch,the

goldenoibsareripefoi'Lhepicking.Andthey'renoIjuslfor

breakfastanymore.

HangingaroundontreesallaboutCalifornia:grapefruit—heavy

withjuice,tartlysweet,beguilinglyperfumed.Roundandyellowas

happyfacesorsuns,theyseemtoripejustasthegeneralpopulace

sinksintoitsannualroundofpost-holidaydietaryself-chastisement.

Coincidence?Perhaps.Butwesayrunwithit.

Lookbeyondtheobvioussalvoofhalfagrapefruitfor

breakfastattackedwithajaggedspoonandyou'11findamarvelous

fruitforpeelingandeatingoutofhanD.There'snothinglikeitfor

inducingsimultaneousfeelingsofgastronomicpietyanddelightat

recapturingalong-lostpleasure.It'ssensual:thearomaof

essentialoilsastheyspurtdaintilyfromtheporesofthethick

skin,therippingsoundofthetenacioussegmentsbeingpulledapart,

thejuicedrippingdown.Andit'sdelicious.

Butdon'tstopthere.Cookwithgrapefruit.Useitsjuiceto

flavorsauces.Sectionandscatterit.Bakewithit.Candyitspeel.

Grapefruitismilderandsweeterthanlemon,butitcanbeusedin

manyofthesameways-squeezedongrilledfish,madeintoabrightly

flavoredcurD.Andifyou'relookingforgorgeouscolor,red

grapefruitoffersextraplateappeal.

Thenotionthatredgrapefruitissweeterthanwhiteoryellow

grapefruitis,however,amyth,accordingtocitrusspecialists.(The

storygrewoutofamarketingcampaignbyTexasgrowers.)Red

grapefruitsgettheircolorfromlycopene,whichhashealthbenefits

(itsanantioxidant)butdoesnotaffectflavor.

Sweetnessisdetermined,rather,bythelengthoftimethe

fruithasbeenhangingonatree.AgrapefruitpickedinDecember

isn'tassweetasonepickedinFebruary,soifyouhaveatree,just

pickfruitasneeded.

Ifnot,askatyourfarmersmarketaboutthedifferent

varietiesavailable,allofwhichhavetheirfans.Californiareds

includethemedium-pinkRioRedsfromtheCaochellaValleyandthe

StarRubyfromCentralValley(andTexas).YellowMarshisafamiliar

yellowvarietyandtheDuncan,whilenotusuallylabeledassuchin

supermarkets,isareliablewhite.

Forthosewhodon'tlikethetartnessofatruegrapefruit,Oro

Blanco一thehalf-grapefruit,half-acidlesspummelo一issweeterand

canbeusedinsalads.

Oursaladofjicamastrips,thinlyslicedsnowpeas,freshpea

sprouts(availableinAsianmarkets)andredgrapefruitsectionshas

anappealingcrunch.Itsdelicatelyharmoniousflavorsarepulled

togetherwithafaintlysweetdressingofgrapefruitjuice,tarragon

andmint.

Thestrikinglypinksauceofourbakedhalibutdishcontrasts

withthewhitefleshofthefishforanartfulplate—andit'seasy

tomake.Beforebaking,marinatethehalibutingrapefruitjuicewith

garlicandthyme.Sauceitwithareductionofgrapefruitjuice

combinedwithbloodorangejuice,whichdeepensthecolorandsoftens

theflavor.Thenwhiskinbitsofcoldbutterforsilkiness.

Arichcrustisaperfectfoilforthetangygrapefruitcurd

fillinginourprettytartlets.Bothgrapefruitjuiceandlemon

juiceareusedinthecurdtofocustheflavor;grapefruitszest

enlivensthecrust.Garnishthemwithwhippedcreamandcandied

grapefruitpeel.

Forcooking,selectheavyfruit,whichindicatesjuiciness.(If

you,remakingabatchofcandiedpeel,however,lighterfruitwill

indicatemorepeel.)Beforejuicing,rollagrapefruitunderyour

handonthecountertoptohelpextractthemostjuice.Avoidlumpy

fruit,whichmaybeover-ripe.

Andfinally,forthosewhoseresoluteJanuarysuperegoscare

aboutsuchthings,here*sareassuringthought:Grapefruitislow

incalories(40to60each),highinvitaminsCandA,andan

excellentsourceoffiber.Itcontainsnofat,sodiumorcholesterol.

Sopeelaway.

1.Thewriterthinksthatthegrapefruitseemstoripejustatthe

fighttime.Why?

A.Thegrapefruitbecomesripejustafteraholidayinayearsothat

peoplecanconsumemorefood.

B.Thegrapefruitmaturesinautumntoprovidepeoplewithakindof

richfood.

C.Thegrapefruitcanprovidepeoplewithakindoffavoritefruit

whentheyhavebeenondietforafewdaysaftertheChristmas

holidayduringwhichtheyatetoomanyrichfoods.

D.Thegrapefruitmaturesasself-chastisementforpeople.

正确答案：C

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewaytocookwiththefruit?

A.Fryitwithmeat.

B.Sectionandscatterit.

C.Bakewithit.

D.Candyitspeel.

正确答案：A

3.Thesweetnessofthegrapefruitisdeterminedby______.

A.lycopene

B.thelengthoftimethefruitisexposedtothesun

C.thelengthoftimethefruitishangingonatree

D.thespecificnutrientthefruittakesfromthesoil

正确答案：C

4.Whatisthemeaningof〃superegos"inthelastbuttwoparagraph?

A.absoluteselfishnessofone'scharacter

B.personallikings

C.personalattentions

D.personalregrets

正确答案：B

5.Thereasonsthegrapefruitisgoodtohealthincludethat.

A.itisanexcellentappetizer

B.itissweetandjuicy

C.itcontainsnofat,sodiumandcholesterol

D.itcontainsnocaloriesandfat

正确答案：C

ThelandscapeoftheGiant5sCauseway,lurkingbelowthegauntsea

wal1wherethelandends,musthavestruckwonderintotheheartsof

theancientIrish,whosubsequentlyfeltinspiredandcreatedlegends

aboutitsbuilder:thegiantFinnMcCool.TheCausewayCoasthasan

unparalleleddisplayofgeologicalformationsrepresentingvolcanic

activityduringtheEarlyTertiaryPeriodsome50-60millionyears

ago.ItsTertiarylavasoftheAntrimPlateau,coveringsome3,800sq

km,representthelargestremaininglavaplateauinEurope.

TheCausewayisamassofbasaltcolumnspackedtightly

LogeLhei'.TheLopsofLliecolumnsformsLeppingstonesthatleadrrom

theclifffootanddisappearunderthesea.Altogetherthereare

40,000ofthesestonecolumns,mostlyhexagonal,butsomeare

quadrangular,pentagonal,heptagonalandoctagonal.Thetallestate

about40feethigh,andthesolidifiedlavainthecliffsis90feet

thickinplaces.

AfinecircularwalkwilltakeyoudowntotheGiant'sCauseway,

pastamphitheatresofstonecolumnsandformations,withfanciful

namesliketheHoneycomb,theWishingWell,andtheGiant'sGranny,

pastawoodenstaircasetoBenbaneHead,andbackalongthecliff-top.

Furtherdownthecoast,thestunningCarrick-a-rederopebridgespans

agapingchasmbetweenthecoastandasmallislandusedbyfishermen.

Theeighty-footdropcanbecrossedviatheswingingbridge-andis

notforthefaint-hearted!

TheGiant'sCausewayandCausewayCoastsitewasinscribedasa

WorldHeritageSitebyUNESCOin1986.Thesiteisofoutstanding

universalvalueandmeetsthecriteriasetintheWorldHeritage

Convention.Namely,itisanoutstandingexamplerepresentingmajor

stagesoftheearth'shistoryincludingtherecordoflife:

significanton-goinggeologicalprocessesinlandformdevelopments,

andsignificantgeomorphicandphysiographicfeatures;moreover,it

alsocontainssuperlativenaturalphenomenaandareasofexceptional

naturalbeautyandaestheticimportance.

MoyleDistrictCounciTsCausewayVisitorCentreisopendaily

allyearroundandlocatedontheclifftop1kmfromthesite.The

Centreistheidealstartingpointforwalksalongthecoastaland

cliff-toppaths,providingallexcellentrangeofvisitorservices.A

12-minuteaudio-visualpresentation,withcommentaryavailablein5

Europeanlanguages,enablesvisitorstofurtherexploretheorigins

oftheGiant，sCausewaythroughlocalfolkloreandscientifictheory,

andhighlightsthemanyotherattractionsoftheCausewayCoastand

GlensofAntrimarea.

6.Theword"lurking"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestin

meaningto.

A.lieinambush

B.wait

C.stand

D.waylay

正确答案：A

［解析］根据文中第一段的内容ulurkingbelowthegauntseawall”可知,

潜伏在荒凉海堤的下面。选项中的A项为“埋伏”符合文意。B项“等待”，C

项“矗立”，D项“拦截”，这三项均不符合题意。

7.TheGiant'sCausewaywascreatedby.

A.theancientIrishpeople

B.thegiantFinnMcCool

C.thevolcanicactivities

D.thedriftoflavaplateau

正确答案：C

［解析］根据第一段内容“TheCausewayCoasthasanunparalleleddisplay

ofgeologicalformationsrepresentingvolcanicactivityduringthe

EarlyTertiaryPeriodsome50-60millionyearsago”可知，海岸堤道地

质层是火山活动的典型代表，所以C符合题意。A项“古代的爱尔兰人”，文中

提到巨人堤是古爱尔兰人心中的奇观，但不是古爱尔兰缔造的；B项“巨人芬

恩•麦克库尔”，这是传说中的缔造者，不是真实的；D项“溶岩高原的移

动”，根据文中内容，也不是巨人堤的成因。

8.Theword"remaining〃underlinedinParagraph1isclosestin

meaningto.

A.therest

B.keep

C.staythesame

D.stick

正确答案：A

［解析］根据文中第一段的内容urepresentthelargestremaininglava

plateauinEuropew可知，代表欧洲剩余的最大熔岩高原。选项中的A项为

“剩余的”符合文意。B项“保持”，C项“仍然是"，D项“坚持”，这三项

均不符合题意。

9.Thebasaltcolumnsmayhavesides.

A.3,4,5,6or7

B.5,6,7,8or9

C.4,5,6,7or8

D.6,7,8,9or10

正确答案：C

［解析］根据文中第二段内容amostlyhexagonal,butsomeare

qucidiangular,peiilagonal,hepLagonalandoclcigonal.大部分都是六边

形，但也有一些四边形，五边形，七边形和八边形。”可知，C项符合题意。

10.ThelastsentenceinParagraph3impliesthatthetriponthe

swingingbridgeisquite.

A.inviting

B.intimidating

C.eye-opening

D.heart-breaking

正确答案：B

［解析］根据文中第三段最后一句"Theeighty-footdropcanbecrossed

viatheswingingbridge—andisnotforthefaint-hearted!走过摇摇晃

晃的索桥就能穿过深八十英尺的鸿沟了一一胆小鬼是无法过桥的。”可知，索

桥令人生畏，B为正确答案。A项“诱人的、有魅力的”，C项“使人开眼界

的”，D项“令人伤心的”，这三项和文意不符合。

11.Theword"inscribed〃underlinedinParagraph4isclosestin

meaningto.

A.cave

B.describe

C.subscribe

D.cut

正确答案：A

［解析］根据文中第四段的内容“TheGiant'sCausewayandCausewayCoast

sitewasinscribedasaWorldHeritageSite”可知，海岸线的名字被刻在

了世界遗址上。选项中的A项为“雕刻”符合文意。B项“描述”，C项“题

词”，D项“切割”，这三项均不符合题意。

12.WhichoftheGiant，sCauseway*sfeaturesbestfitswiththe

criteriasetintheWorldHeritageConvention?

A.Itsunparalleleddisplayofgeologicalformations.

B.Itsamphitheatreswithfancilynamedstonecolumns.

C.ItslargestremaininglavaplateauinEurope.

D.Itsswingingropebridgebetweenthecoastandalittleisle.

正确答案：A

［解析］根据文中第四段的内容“它是包括生命记载在内的世界历史主要阶段的

突出代表：地形发展过程中突出的、持续的地质过程，突出的地形地貌特征；

而且，还包括突出的天然奇迹、具有奇异自然名胜及美学价值的地区。”很明

显，四个选项中A为正确答案。B项“带想象的石柱的圆形剧场”，C项“目前

现存最大的溶岩高原在欧洲”，D项“在海岛和海岸之间摇摆的索桥”，这三项

和文中的第四段内容不符合。

13.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthatthispieceof

writingismostprobably.

A.adevelopmentaldesign

B.atextongeography

C.arecordoflocalfolklore

D.atourismadvertisement

正确答案：D

［解析］根据文中最后一段的内容“TheCentreistheidealstartingpoint

forwalksalongthecoastalandcliff-toppaths,providingall

excellentrangeofvisitorservices”可知，这段是巨人堤旅游中心提供的

宣传及服务，由此可以判断是一篇旅游广告。A项“一个发展设计”，B项“关

于地理的一篇文章”，C项“一种当地风俗的记载”，显然，这三项都不符合文

意。

14.Theword"highlights"underlinedinParagraph5isclosestin

meaningto.

A.giveprominenceto

B.focus

C.mark

D.increasebrightness

正确答案：A

［解析］根据文中第五段的内容^highlightsthemanyotherattractionsof

theCausewayCoast"可知，突出强调海岸线的很多其他景点。选项中的A项

为“突出”符合文意。B项“集中”，C项“做标记”,D项“增加亮度”，这

三项均不符合题意。

15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheGiant'sCauseway?

A.Itprovidesvisitorsgrandandbreath-takingviews.

B.ItisasourceofliteraryinspirationfortheancientIrish.

C.Itservesasanexcellentpieceofmaterialforscientificresearch.

D.ItdwarfsmanyotherWorldHeritageSitesinEurope.

正确答案：D

［解析］D项意为“巨人堤让欧洲其他世界遗产相形见细”，这句话在文中没有

涉及相关内容，符合题意。A项意为“巨人堤为游人带来了叹为观止的宏伟景

色”，B项意为“它是古爱尔兰人的文学灵感来源”，C项意为“它为科学研究

提供了很好的材料”，这和文中内容都相符合。

CharterSchoolClassGetsaFirst-handSocialStudiesLesson

注册学校的班级获得第一手的社会研究课

Justatypicaldayinsixthgradesocialstudies.Onlyit'sa

doubleperiod,usuallyreservedforreadingormath.Andit，sinthe

scienceclassroom,whichhasmorespace.TheAmericanandNewYork

Stateflagsareflankingthechalkboard,theschoolbannerhanging

abovethem,klieglightsshiningonthemfromtheback.

Oh,andthere，sasubstituteteachei、一Gov.GeorgeE.Pataki.

“Cansomeonetellmethethreedifferentbranchesof

government?^heaskedthescholarsofBronxPreparatoryCharter

School,onWebsterAvenueintheMorrisaniasection.

Theycould.Theirteacher,JohnStassen,haddoneaspecial

lessononexactlythatthedaybefore.Theyknewwhoheadsthe

executivebranch,too,andthenameofthenation，shighestcourt,

andwhatpercentageoftheLegislatureittakestooverridean

executive'sveto.ButMr.Patakistumpedthemonhowmanyhousesform

thelegislativebranch.〃Wehaven，tgottentothat,〃Mr.Stassensaid.

GovernorPataki,aprimeadvocateof1998statelegislation

creatingcharterschools,whicharepubliclyfinancedbutfreeof

stateregulation,swoopedintoBronxPrepyesterdayandwasgreeted

withgleaminghallwaysandsingingchildren.

Asastart-upschoolinitsfirstyear,BronxPrephasbeen

besiegedwithvisitors—donors,stateevaluators,entrepreneurs

planningtheirownschools,potentialemployees,potentialstudents,

andareporterandphotographerchroniclingitsprogressforthis

newspaper.(Themayorshowedupinthefall.)Mostlytheysitinthe

back,watchingbusinessasusual.Butforthegovernor,well,a

schoolputsonashow.

Theprincipal,MarinaBernardDamiba,turnedoverthemath

classsheteachestoLauraBarfield,thewritingteacher,leaving

herselffreetostandonachairandhangtheschoolbanner.Two

artisticstudentswererecruitedtowrite"WelcomeGovernorPataki”

and“Thankyouforourcharterschoolz/ontheboardsinthescience

room.Aparentvolunteerinalavenderdressandmatchingloafers

cclinetoshakehands.

Mr.PatakiarrivedaroundIla.m.,joiningseveralpublic

officialsandadozenadvancemenandsecuritypeople.TnTara

Kelley，ssixth-gradereadingclass,twostudentsrecitedpoems.In

fifth-grademath,beingtaughtbythesixth-gradeteacherbecauseMrs.

Damibawasleadingthetour,theyoungstersburstintotheir

signatureraplikechantsofthemultiplicationtables.

Couldyoukeepupwiththenines?”thegovernoraskeda

colleagueastheyshuffledtothenextroom,wherefifthgraderssang

anotherdiffy,pronouncingthemselves"readytoread.，z

InMr.Stassen'sclass,thecamerassnappedasMr.Patakitook

questionsfromthestudents:Whydidhewantcharterschools?Hashe

vetoedanylaws?Whatdoeshedoeveryday?

“Wouldyouconsiderbeingpresident?”askedThelmaPerez.

TheIma,Iamveryhappybeinggovernorofthisstate,〃Mr.

Patakisaid.〃We'11justleaveitatthat.”

Therewastheceremonialexchangeofgifts-thegovernorgota

BronxPreppoloshirtand$50honoraryScholarDollars,which

studentsearnforgoodbehavior;hegavetheschoolaframedcopyof

thecharterlaw,andapen.Onthewayout,theschooTsdirector,

KristinKearnsJordan,slidinapleafortaxlegislationthatwould

makeiteasierforyoungschoolstofinancebuildings.By12:15,

afterabriefnewsconference,twoaidescarriedtheflagsdownthe

stepsandoutthedoor.

“Theyleftalready?”MariaOrtiz,theadministrativeassistant,

askedwithasighofrelief."Everybody?”Andthensherangthe

littlecowbell,signalinglunch.

16.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofBronxPrep?

A.Itisacharterschoolfinancedbypublicfunds.

B.ItemploysGovernorPatakiasitssubstitutesocialstudiesteacher.

C.ItlocatesinNewYorkState.

D.ItsstudentshavelittleideaabouttheSenateandtheHouseof

Representatives.

正确答案：B

17.ThefactthatJohnStassenhaddoneaspeciallessontheday

beforeprobablyshowsthat_____.

A.socialstudiesisoneofthemostimportantsubjectsintheschool

B.theschoolwaulsLogeluioiesupportfioinLliegovernor

C.theschoolcouldnotaffordtoloosefaceinfrontofthegovernor

D.thoroughpreparationhasbeendonetowelcomethegovernor

正确答案：D

18.ThefactthatBronxPrephasbeenbesiegedwithvisitors

indicatesthat_____.

A.charterschoolsareverypopularwiththepublic

B.BronxPrepisthefirstofitskindestablishedunderthe1998

statelegislation

C.GovernorPatakigivesfullsupporttotheschool

D.Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasabouttheschool

正确答案：B

19.Thegovernor'svisittotheschoolcanbestbedescribedas

A.ahands-onsocialstudiesclasstoschoolpupils

B.adisruptiontotheschoolroutine

C.anunexpectedexcitingevent

D.atiring,extravagantsocialeventtoboththeteachersandthe

governor

正确答案：A

20.Theauthor'sattitudecanbestbedescribedas______.

A.critical

B.sarcastic

C.ironic

D.objective

正确答案：D

TheBrainandtheComputer

大脑与计算机

Consideringthatthebraincanbecomparedtotheelectronic

computer,itmaybeusefultoaskifonecomputer,thebrain,hasany

advantagesovertheother,theelectroniccomputer.

First,comparetheamountofenergyneededtooperatethebrain

andthatneededtorunacomputer.Ithasbeencalculatedthatthe

entilebrainrunsonvery11tileenergyasconipaiedwithaiiiciehine.A

machinewithasgreatacapacityasthebrain—assumingonecouldbe

built—wouldneedatleastonemilliontimesasmuchelectricalpower

tocontinueoperating.

Butthecomputerisafasterworkerthanthebrain.The

advancedcalculatorsarethousandsuponthousandsoftimesfaster

thanthebrain,andmodelsyettobebuiltwillprobablybeyet

speedier.

Memoryisofgreatimportancein"Computer-type“operations.

Thenumberofbitsofinformationthatcanbestoreddeterminesthe

abilityofthesystemtodocomplexoperations.Themorebitsstored,

themorecomplexthecalculationsthatcanbemade.In1962,advanced

electroniccomputerscouldstoreabout40,000bitsofinformation.

Here,thebrainshowsitsdistinctadvantages:althoughthenumberof

bitsstorediscertainlynotknown,ithasbeenestimatedatmany

millionsofbits.

Onespecialisthassaidthattobuildamachinetoimitatethe

capacityofthehumanbrain,itwouldbenecessarytomakeitthe

sizeofaverytallbuilding."Thebrainislikeacomputingmachine,

butthereisnocomputingmachinelikethebrain.，z

Humans,however,maynotcontinuetohavethissuperiorityin

thefuture.Recentdevelopmentsinelectronicequipment,forexample,

Sceptron,haverapidlychangedourideas.EachSceptronisextremely

small,whichmaymeanthatiswillsoonbepossibletomakea

calculatorascomplexasthehumanbrain一withthesamebitstorage

capacity-andbeabletofititneatlyinadesk.

Thereisonegreatandveryimportantdistinctionbetween

humansandmachines.Whileelectronicdevicesmaythink,“hunger"for

electricity,an