翻译二级笔译综合能力分类模拟题19

翻译二级笔译综合能力分类模拟题19

ReadingComprehension

Forsomepeople,thelightofhumanattentionhasanunbearable

brilliance.Likeivyalongthedimedgeofagarden,

theypreferthesocialshadows,shunningparties,publicityandfame

ofanysort.Thentherearetheflowersofthehumanarboretum.For

them,beingintheviewofothersseemsnecessaryforlifeitself.

FruniHollywoodtofabiicctledrealily,thisspolliglil-de-

pendentspeciesisthriving.

Butwhatabouttheindividualswhocraveattentionformore

desperatereasons?Thosewhoresorttounusualwaystogetit?Lately,

itseems,adarkbloomofthesecharactershasemerged.Formotives

knownonlytothemselves,theyhavewonnotorietybydrawingonan

almostsacredwellofsocialstatus:victimhood.

InearlyApril,USnationalnewsoutletstrackedthe

disappearanceofAudreySeiler,asophomoreattheUniversityof

WisconsininMadison.Policeandhundredsofconcernedcitizens

searchedforfourdaysbeforeSeilerwasdiscovered.Seilersaidshe

waskidnapped.Withinhours,however,herstoryfellapart.Police

announcedthatherabductionhadbeenahoax.Whywouldapopular

studentmakeherselfdisappear?Hermotiveremainsamystery,but

perhapsithadsomethingtodowiththesearchpartiesandthenews

bulletinsthatsurroundedher.

Sympathyisapowerfulsentimentthatcanconnectcomplete

strangers.Butifit'susedtomanipulate,thebacklashcanbemuch

moreintense.

InFebruary,aWaterbury,Connecticut,manwasarrestedasa

resultofexploitingsympathy.EdwardValentintoldreportersthathe

hadreceivedwordthathiswife,servinginIraq,hadbeenkilledin

anexplosion.PolicesaidValentinadmittedthefabrication,

reasoningthatifpeoplefeltsorryforhimmaybethemilitarywould

sendhiswifehome.Evidence,however,pointselsewhere.

Initsextremeform,suchacravingshowsupinmental

disorders,wheresufferersmayseekattentionbycausingthemselves

harm.Butevenwhenitcomeswithnodiagnosis,adeepcravingto

benoticedcanhaveawideimpact.

Fortheseindividuals,victimhoodrepresentsa"purestateof

guilt-freeentitlement,z，saidpsychologistRichardLevak,ofDelMar,

California."Theygofrombeingutterlydeprivedtobeingutterly

indulged.Intoday，sworld...peoplehavebecomemoredepressedand

disconnectedfromeachother.Soyougetpeoplewhocraveaffection

andattentionandapproval.Theydon，tknowhowtoaskforitand

theydon，tknowhowtogetit.Thatleavesthemvulnerable,，zLevak

said.

1.Theword"arboretum〃underlinedinParagraph1isclosestin

nietiiiiiigto.

A.botanicalgarden

B.zoologicalgarden

C.orchard

D.golfcourse

正确答案：A

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

arboretum”可知，植物园里有花。选项中的A项为“植物园”符合文意。B项

“动物园”，C项“果园”，D项“高尔夫球场”，这三项均不符合题意。

2.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,somepeople.

A.donotliketobeinthespotlight

B.likethedarksideofsociety

C.preferthebeautyofplantstopeople

D.avoidthemediabutenjoyparties

正确答案：A

［解析］根据第一段的内容“Forsomepeople,thelightofhuman

attentionhasanunbearablebrilliance.对于某些人来说，人类关注的光芒

是难以承受的辉煌。”可知，A项“有些人不喜欢出风头”符合题意。B项“有

些人喜欢社会阴暗的一面”，C项“和人相比，一些人更喜欢植物之美”,D项

“一些人逃避媒体却喜欢聚会”，这三项不符合文中第一段文意。

3.Theword"notoriety"underlinedinParagraph2isclosestin

meaningto_____.

A.infamy

B.reclame

C.reputation

D.achievement

正确答案：A

［解析］根据文中第二段的内容“theyhavewonnotorietybydrawingonan

almostsacredwellofsocialstatus：victimhood”可知，他们通过鼓动

使得自己声名狼藉。选项中的A项为“臭名，声名狼藉”符合文意。B项“虚

名，沽名钓誉”，C项“名声，声誉”,D项“成绩，成就”，这三项均不符合

题意。

4.Tnthefirsttwoparagraphs,therhetoricdeviceusedinthe

writingis_____.

A.paradox

B.ciiialogy

C.metaphor

D.pun

正确答案：C

［解析］根据文中第一段的内容“Likeivyalongthedimedgeofagarden,

theypreferthesocialshadows,shunningparties,publicityandfame

ofanysort."可知，使用了比喻的修辞方法，所以C项符合题意。A项“悖

论，反论；”，B项“类二匕；类推；类似”，D项“双关”，这三项均不符合文

意。

5.Theword"abduction"underlinedinParagraph3isclosestin

meaningto.

A.kidnap

B.action

C.excuse

D.plead

正确答案：A

［解析］根据文中第三段的内容uPoliceannouncedthatherabductionhad

beenahoax”可知，警察宣布她的绑架是一出闹剧。选项中的A项为“绑架”

符合文意。B项“行为”，C项“借口”，D项“恳求”，这三项均不符合题

意。

6.AccordingtoParagraph3,weknowthatAudreySeiler.

A.waskidncipped

B.playedatrickforpublicity

C.wasneglectedatschool

D.stayedawayfromtheconcernedcitizens

正确答案：B

［解析］根据文中第三段的内容“Withinhours,however,herstoryfell

apart.Policeannouncedthatherabductionhadbeenahoax.只在几个小

时内，她的谎言就戳穿了了。警方宣布说，她的绑架说法一直就是欺人之

elsewhere.警方称瓦伦丁已承认捏造事实，推理说，如果人们都为她感到惋

惜，也许军方将会把他的妻子送回家。然而，重点在其他地方。”可知，B项

“让人们同情他”符合题意。A项“把他妻子从伊拉克弄回来”，C项“向他妻

子表达深深地爱意”，D项“让自己引起别人的注意”，这三项都不能从文中第

五段内容推断出。

10.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat.

A.societyhasnolliiiigLodowiLhtheexliemebeliavioi-ofpeople

B.peoplewhoplaythevictimaredoingwhattheyfeelisright

C.people，sdeepneedofattentionimpliespsychologicalproblems

D.peoplewhofishforattentionindulgethemselvesinfabricating

reality

正确答案：B

［解析］根据最后一段的内容“Fortheseindividuals,victimhood

representsa'purestateofguilt-freeentitlement,)”对于这些人们来

说，受害人的遮掩表示一种"无罪恶感的纯粹状态"”可知，这些人对自己的

所作所为没有任何罪恶感，所以B项“对于那些博取别人同情的人来说，他们

认为他们的做法是他们的正当权利”。所以B项符合题意。A项“社会和人们的

这种偏激行为没有关系”，C项“人们迫切需要关注暗示了心理问题”，D项

“吸引别人注意的人们沉迷于自己捏造的事实中”，这三项不能从最后一段推

测出。

Theoceanbottom-aregionnearly2.5timesgreaterthanthetotal

landareaoftheEarth-isavastfrontierthateventodayislargely

unexploredanduncharted.Untilaboutacenturyago,thedeep-ocean

floorwascompletelyinaccessible,hiddenbeneathwatersaveraging

over3,600metersdeep.Totallywithoutfightandsubjectedto

intensepressureshundredsoftimesgreaterthanattheEarth，s

surface,thedeep-oceanbottomisahostileenvironmenttohumans,in

somewaysasforbiddingandremoteasthevoidofouterspace.

Althoughresearchershavetakensamplesofdeep-oceanrocksand

sedimentsforoveracentury,thefirstdetailedglobalinvestigation

oftheoceanbottomdidnotactuallystartuntil1968,withthe

beginningoftheNationalScienceFoundation，sDeepSeaDrilling

Project(DSDP).Usingtechniquesfirstdevelopedfortheoffshoreoil

andgasindustry,theDSDP'sdrillship,theGlomarChallenger,was

abletomaintainasteadypositionontheocean'ssurfaceanddrill

inverydeepwaters,extractingsamplesofsedimentsandrockfrom

theoceanfloor.

TheGlomarChallengercompleted96voyagesina15-year

researchprogramthatendedinNovember1983.Duringthistime,the

vessellogged600,000kilometersandtookalmost20,000coresamples

ofseabedsedimentsandrocksat624drillingsitesaroundtheworld.

TheGlomarChallenger'scoresampleshaveallowedgeologiststo

reconstructwhattheplanetlookedlikehundredsofmillionsofyears

agoandtocalculatewhaLiIwillpiobablylooklikemillionsof

yearsinthefuture.Today,largelyonthestrengthofevidence

gatheredduringtheGlomarChallenger'svoyages,nearlyallearth

scientistsagreeonthetheoriesofplatetectonicsandcontinental

driftthatexplainmanyofthegeologicalprocessesthatshapethe

Earth.

ThecoresofsedimentdrilledbytheGlomarChallengerhave

alsoyieldedinformationcriticaltounderstandingtheworld'spast

climates.Deep-oceansedimentsprovideaclimaticrecordstretching

backhundredsofmillionsofyears,becausetheyarelargelyisolated

fromthemechanicalerosionandtheintensechemicalandbiological

activitythatrapidlydestroymuchland-basedevidenceofpast

climates.Thisrecordhasalreadyprovidedinsightsintothepatterns

andcausesofpastclimaticchange-informationthatmaybeusedto

predictfutureclimates.

11.Theauthorreferstotheoceanbottomasa"frontier〃in

Paragraph1becauseit.

A.isnotapopularareaforscientificresearch

B.containsawidevarietyoflifeforms

C.attractscourageousexplorers

D.isanunknownterritory

正确答案：D

［解析］本题考查推理判断。根据文章第一段第一句"Theoceanbottom...is

avastfrontierthateventodayislargelyunexploredand

uncharted."可知D项为正确答案。A、B、C三项在文中均未提及。

12.Theword"inaccessible"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestin

meaningto.

A.unrecognizable

B.unreachable

C.unusable

D.unsafe

正确答案：B

［解析］本题考查词义推断。unreachable”不能达到的“；unrecognizable

“未被承认的"；unusable“不能用的"；unsafe“不安全的，危险的”。根

据语境可知，inaccessible在此处的意思应为“达不到的，难以接近的”，所

以B为正确答案。

13.TheauthormenIions“outerspace"undeilinedinParagraph1

because.

A.theEarth'sclimatemillionsofyearsagowassimilartoconditions

inouterspace

B.itissimilartotheoceanfloorinbeingalientothehuman

environment

C.rockformationsinouterspacearesimilartothosefoundonthe

oceanfloor

D.techniquesusedbyscientiststoexploreouterspaceweresimilar

tothoseusedinoceanexploration

正确答案：B

［解析］本题考查推理判断。根据文章第一段最后一句deep-ocean

bottomisahostileenvironmenttohumans,insomewaysasforbidding

andremoteasthevoidofouterspace”可知，作者在此提至llouterspace

是为了说明thedeep-oceanbottomisahostileenvironmenttohumans,

所以，答案是瓦

14.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheGlomarChallenger?

A.Itisatypeofsubmarine.

B.Itisanongoingproject.

C.Ithasgoneonover100voyages.

D.ItmadeitsfirstDSDPvoyagein1968.

正确答案：D

［解析］本题考查是非判断。第二段中，theGlomarChallenger作theDSDP's

drillship的同位语，所以A、B两项不正确。根据文章第三段第一句“The

GlomarChallengercompleted96voyages..."可知，C项也不正确。所以，

答案是D。

15.Theword"extracting"underlinedinParagraph2isclosestin

meaningto.

A.breaking

B.locating

C.removing

D.analyzing

正确答案：C

［解析］本题考查词义判断。画线单词extract意为“取出，提取，榨取”；

break“打破"；locate"定位,定居"；remove"移动，开除"；analyze

“分析，分解”。由此可以判断，答案是C。

16.TheDeepSeaDrillingProjectwassignificantbecauseitwas

A.anattempttofindnewsourcesofoilandgas

B.thefirstextensiveexplorationoftheoceanbottom

C.composedofgeologistsfromallovertheworld

D.fundedentirelybythegasandoilindustry

正确答案：B

［解析］本题考查事实细节。根据第二段第一句"Althoughresearchershave

takensamplesofdeep-oceanrocksandsedimentsforoveracentury,

thefirstdetailedglobalinvestigationoftheoceanbottomdidnot

actuallystartuntil1968,withthebeginningoftheNationalScience

Foundation'sDeepSeaDrillingProject(DSDP).”可以推出,答案是B。

17.Theword〃strength"underlinedinParagraph3isclosestin

meaningto.

A.basis

B.purpose

C.discovery

D.endurance

正确答案：A

［解析］本题考查词义判断。因为onthestrengthof为固定结构，意为“基

于，凭借"，onthebasisof意为“在...基础上"，所以，答案是A。B、

C、D三项均没有这种结构。

18.Theword〃they〃underlinedinParagraph4refersto.

A.years

B.climates

C.sediments

D.cores

正确答案：C

［解析］本题考查代词指代。分析“Deep-oceansedimentsprovidea

climaticrecordstretchingbackhundredsofmillionsofyears,

becausetheyarelargelyisolatedfromthemechanicalerosionandthe

intensechemicalandbiologicalactivitythatrapidlydestroymuch

land-basedevidenceofpastclimates.w这句话的结构可知,they在这里指

代的是Deep-oceansediments。所以，答案是C。

19.Deep-oceansediiiieuLspruvidebeLlei-iiifoiiiicilionaboutthe

world'spastclimatebecausethey.

A.arewellprotected

B.haveland-basedevidence

C.areinisolation

D.havealongerhistory

正确答案：A

［解析］本题考查事实细节。根据文章第四段第二句"Deep-oceansediments

provideaclimaticrecordstretchingbackhundredsofmillionsof

years,becausetheyarelargelyisolatedfromthemechanicalerosion

andtheintensechemicalandbiologicalactivitythatrapidlydestroy

muchland-basedevidenceofpastclimates.”可知，深海沉积物提供了一

个追溯到几亿年前的气候记录，因为他们在很大程度上远离机械侵蚀和强烈的

化学和生物活性，而那些会快速摧毁过去气候的路基证据。由此可推出，答案

是Ao

20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasbeing

aresultoftheDeepSeaDrillingProject?

A.GeologistswereabletodeterminetheEarth'sappearancehundreds

ofmillionsofyearsago.

B.Twogeologicaltheoriesbecamemorewidelyaccepted.

C.InformationwasrevealedabouttheEarth，spastclimaticchanges.

D.Geologistsobservedformsofmarinelifeneverbeforeseen.

正确答案：D

［解析］本题考查是非判断。根据第三段第三句"TheGlomarChallengers

coresampleshaveallowedgeologiststoreconstructwhattheplanet

lookedlikehundredsofmillionsofyearsago...”可知,A项在文中有所

提及；根据第三段最后一句..nearlyallearthscientistsagreeonthe

theoriesofplatetectonicsandcontinentaldriftthatexplainmany

ofthegeologicalprocessesthatshapetheEarth.v可知，B项在文中有

所提及；根据第四段可知，C项也正确。故此题答案是D。

Atthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury,NorthAmericansociety

held,asanideal,theNuclearFamily.Thispresumablyperfect

residential,social,andeconomicunitconsistedofanadultmale,an

adultfemaleandtheirminorchildren.Thisstructurewasthoughtto

bestableandlonglasting.

However,afewdecadeslater,thestructureofthatideal

fciinilywasbeingalleredladicallyevenwhileiLwasbeinglouLedas

thestructuretobeaimedfor.Popularmagazinesbemoanedthelossof

theNuclearFamilyanditsreplacementwithinferiorforms.

Thereareanumberoffactorsthatareactinginconcertto

applypressureontheNuclearFamilyandgenerateavarietyofnew

structures.Someoftheseare:

Thedefinitionofmarriagehaschangedsomewhatinthatfew

peoplenowconsiderittolast"untildeathdouspart”.Theconcept

ofmonogcimy(themarriageofonemanandonewoman)hasbeenmodified

toaformnowreferredtoasserialmonogamy(themarriageofoneman

andonewomanatatime).Thisreflectstheincreasingequalityof

womenandmenintermsofeconomicadvantageandtherecognitionthat

manywomennolongerdependonmenfortheirsurvival.Womenare

acquiringindependenceandhavebecomeempoweredtomaketheirown

choices.Withthisindependence,theneedtoformarelationshipwith

amanbecomeslessimportant.Thischangeembodiestheconceptthat

themarriageistemporaryandcanbeterminatedbyeitherpartnerat

anytime.Associatedwiththis,ofcourse,istherelaxationofthe

divorcelawsandthesignificantreductionoftheshamethathadone

timebeenattachedtodivorce

TheeconomyofNorthAmericahasresultedinatwo-tiersystem

ofafewrichwhocontrolmostoftheresourcesandalargeportion

ofthepopulationwhocontrolalmostnoneoftheresources.Because

ofthis,manycouplesareforcedtohavebothpartnerswithfull-time

jobsoutsidethehome.Thereareunintendedbyproductsoftheneed

foradoubleincome.Themostimportantoftheseisthereplacement

ofamother-orientedsocializationofchildrentoa"stranger-

oriented"socializationsystemreflectedinthegrowthofthe

childcareindustry.Also,eitherpartnerisfinanciallyabletoend

themarriagewithoutsignificanthardship.

Thecombinationofthesechangeswillinthecomingdecades

haveaprofoundeffectonthestructureofthefamilyofNorth

America.Asaresult,thefamilywillbeafluid,constantlychanging

structurewithvariablehouseholdarrangementsasthenorm.

21.Inthe1910smostNorthAmericansbelievedthattheNuclear

Family.

A.wouldn'tlastlong

B.wasthenormalfamilystructure

C.hadnosocialcindecononiicbasis

D.wasunworthy

正确答案：B

［解析］本题考查事实细节。根据文章第一段第一句"Atthebeginningof

thetwentiethcentury,NorthAmericansocietyheld,asanideal,the

NuclearFamily."可知，B项为正确答案。根据第一段最后一句“This

structurewasthoughttobestableandlonglasting.可知，A项不正

确；C、D两项在文中并未提及。

22.WhathappenedtotheNuclearFamilyinthemiddleOfthe

twentiethcentury?

A.Itchangedgreatly.

B.Itwascriticized.

C.Itremainedanormalstructure.

D.Itwaslost.

正确答案：A

［解析］本题考查事实细节。根据文章第二段第一句uHowever,afewdecades

later,thestructureofthatidealfamilywasbeingaltered

radically."可知，几十年后，理想家庭结构有了根本性改变。所以，答案是

Ao

23.Inthemiddleofthetwentiethcentury,peopleinNorthAmerica

A.weretiredoftheNuclearFamily

B.wantedtogiveuptheNuclearFamily

C.believedthattheNuclearFamilywashopeful

D.wereindifferenttotheNuclearFamily

正确答案：C

［解析］本题考查事实细节。根据文章第二段第一句uHowever,afewdecades

later,thestructureofthatidealfamilywasbeingalteredradically

evenwhileitwasbeingtoutedasthestructuretobeaimedfor.“可

知，人们吹捧核心家庭是他们的目标家庭结构。据此推断，答案是C。

24.WhathaschangedtheNuclearFamilyinNorthAmerica?

A.Peoplehavechangedtheirideasaboutmarriage.

B.Womenbecomemoreindependent.

C.Theeconomyischanging.

D.Alloftheabovefactorsareactingtogether.

正确答案：D

［解析］本题考查文章主旨。根据文章第四、五段内容可知，这两段主要讲述了

是哪些因素导致了核心家庭的改变，其中有人们的婚姻观、妇女的独立和社会

经济状况的改变。由此可知，答案是D。

25.Whatisthemajorfactorthathasraisedthedivorceratein

NorthAmerica?

A.Theincreasingequalityofwomen.

B.Relaxationofthedivorcelaws.

C.Thesignificantreductionoftheshameondivorce.

D.Menhavingmorechancestoknowwomen.

正确答案：A

［解析］本题考查事实细节。根据文章第四段第三句"Thisreflectsthe

increasingequalityofwomenandmenintermsofeconomicadvantage

andtherecognitionthatmanywomennolongerdependonmenfortheir

survival.v可知，正确答案是A。

26.InParagraph4,“untildeathdoaspart"probablymeans

remainingmarried__.

A.untildeath

B.totheparticularpersonuntildeath

C.toonepersonatatime

D.untiloneleaves

正确答案：B

［解析］本题考查短语意义。根据文章第四段第二句中的monogamy和serial

monogamy可知，“untildeathdouspart".的意思是至死都和某个人保持婚姻

关系，所以，答案是B。

27.InParagraph5,，ztwo-tiersystem"meanssome.

A.menhavemanywiveswhileothershavenone

B.peopleareveryrichwhileothersareverypoor

C.peoplehavetoomuchworktodowhileothershavenothingtodo

D.peoplecontrolothers

正确答案：B

［解析］本题考查事实细节。根据文章第五段的第一句话"Theeconomyof

NorthAmericahasresultedinatwo-tiersystemofafewrichwho

controlmostoftheresourcesandalargeportionofthepopulation

whocontrolalmostnoneoftheresources.可知，正确答案是B。

28.Manywivesworkoutsidetheirhomebecausethey.

A.wanttobeindependent

B.don，twanttostayathome

C.don，thavetotakecareoftheirchildren

D.wanttomakemoneyfortheirhome

正确答案：D

［解析］本题考查事实细节。根据文章第五段前两句"TheeconomyofNorth

Americahasresultedinatwo-tiersystemofafewrichwhocontrol

mostoftheresourcesandalargeportionofthepopulationwho

controlalmostnoneoftheresources.Becauseofthis,manycouples

areforcedtohavebothpartnerswithfull-timejobsoutsidethe

home.”可知，因为产生了双重体系，所以，很多夫妇被迫双双出去工作。据此

推断，答案是D。

29.〃'Stranger-oriented'socializationsystem〃inParagraph5

probablymeans.

A.strangerscomehometotakecareofchildren

B.neighborsdon，tknoweachother

C.mothersworkoutsidetheirhomeandbecomestrangetotheir

children

D.childrenbecomestrangetotheirparents

正确答案：A

［解析］本题考查事实细节。根据文章第五段第四句"Themostimportantof

theseisthereplacementofamother-orientedsocializationof

childrentoa'stranger-oriented'socializationsystemreflectedin

thegrowthofthechildcareindustry.“可知,妈妈无暇照顾孩子,而是由

陌生人来家中照顾孩子。所以，答案是A。

30.Theauthor，spurposeisto_____.

A.givethebasicfactsofmarriageinNorthAmerica

B.explainthereasonswhythedivorcerateishighinNorthAmerica

C.introducewhybothhusbandandwifehavetoworkoutsidetheirhome

D.giveapictureoffamilystructuralchangeinNorthAmerica

正确答案：D

［解析］本题考查文章主旨。通读全文可知，文章主要是讲述北美家庭结构的变

化，所以，答案是D。而A、B、C三项内容在文中都有介绍，故不选。

SeekingtobuildsuppoilamoiigblackfamiliesforiIseducalion

reformlaw,theBushadministrationpaidaprominentblackpundit

$240,000topromotethelawonhisnationallysyndicatedtelevision

showandtourgeotherblackjournaliststodothesame.

Thecampaign,partofanefforttopromoteNoChildLeftBehind

(NCLB),requiredcommentatorArmstrongWilliamsregularlycomment

onNCLBduringthecourseofhisbroadcasts,andtointerview

EducationSecretaryRodPaigeforTVandradiospotsthatwereaired

duringtheshowin2004.

WilliamssaidThursdayheunderstandsthatcriticscouldfind

thearrangementunethical,but〃Iwantedtodoitbecauseit's

somethingIbelievein.〃ThetopDemocratontheHouseEducation

Committee,Rep.GeorgeMillerofCalifornia,calledthecontract”a

veryquestionableuseoftaxpayers'money〃thatis〃probablyillegal”.

Thecontract,detailedindocumentsobtainedbyUSATODAY

throughaFreedomofInformationActrequest,alsoshowsthatthe

EducationDepartment,throughtheKetchumpublicrelationsfirm,

arrangedwithWilliamstousecontactswithAmerica，sBlackForum,a

groupofblackbroadcastjournalists,〃toencouragetheproducersto

periodicallyaddress〃NCLB.HepersuadedradioandTVpersonality

SteveHarveytoinvitePaigeontohisshowtwice.Harveyysmanager,

RushionMcDonald,confirmedtheappearances.

31.WeknowfromthispassagethatMr.ArmstrongWilliamswas,at

thetimewhenthestorywentpublic,allthefollowingEXCEPT.

A.columnwriter

B.businessowner

C.TVcommentator

D.governmentofficial

正确答案：D

［解析］本题考查事实细节。根据文章第二段...commentatorArmstrong

Williams〃toregularlycommentonNCLBduringthecourseofhis

broadcasts,〃andtointerviewEducationSecretaryRodPaigeforTV

andradiospotsthatwereairedduringtheshowin2004.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。

32.Fromthecontext,theword〃pundit〃underlinedinParagraph1

isprobablysimilartoallthefollowingtermsEXCEPT______.

A.bandit

B.jouiiialisl

C.anchorman

D.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。

33.A''nationallysyndicatedtelevisionshow"underlinedin

Paragraph1ismostpossiblyaTVshowthat.

A.canbeorganizedlikeanationalgame

B.canbeairedinmanytownsintheUSA

C.mightbesomehoweradicatedsomeday

D.mustbeshowneverywhereacrossthecountry

正确答案：B

［解析］木题考查短语辨析。根据文章第一段“...theBushadministration

paidaprominentblackpundit$240,000topromotethelawonhis

nationallysyndicatedtelevisionshowandtourgeotherblack

journaliststodothesame.”可矢口，B项和nationallysyndicated

televisionshow的意思最接近。所以，答案是B。

34.Asmentionedinthepassage,RodPaigewascertainly______.

A.asecretaryinchargeofeducationintheNCLBprogram

B.asecretaryinchargeofTVEducationforAmericanchildren

C.oneofthemanymeninterviewedonradioin2004

D.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"...Education

SecretaryRodPaigeforTVandradiospotsthatwereairedduringthe

showin2004."，Secretary首字母大写表官职，表示“部长，大臣”。所

以，答案是Do

35.Obviously,theword"arrangement"underlinedinParagraph3

referstothefactthat.

A.hewasarrangedtospeakabouthisinvolvement

B.acampaignwasunderwaytopromotetheadministration

C.hewaspaidforspeakingonNCLBdevelopments

D.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。

36,“ThetopDemocratontheHouseEducationCommittee,Rep.George

MillerofCalifornia^meansthatMr.GeorgeMilleris.

A.fromtheStateofCalifornia,arepresentativeofhisstateatthe

HouseofRepresentatives,andaRepublicanPartymember,andhesits

ontheEducationCommitteeoftheHouseofRepresentativesofthe

UnitedStatesofAmerica

B.aRepublicanrepresentativefromtheStateofCalifornia,a

representativeoftheHouseofRepresentativesoftheUSAtothe

StateofCalifornia,andthetopDemocratontheEducationCommittee

oftheHouseofRepresentatives

C.arepresentativeoftheStateofCaliforniatotheHouseof

RepresentativesoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,amemberofthe

DemocraticParty,andamemberontheEducationCommitteeofthe

HouseofRepresentatives

D.atopDemocratrepresentingGeorgeMillerfromtheStateof

California,aRepublicanPartymemberattheHouseofRepresentatives,

andamemberoftheEducationCommitteeoftheHouseof

RepresentativesoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica

正确答案：C

［解析］本题考查事实细节。通过题十中的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。

37.Accordingtothepassage,“NoChildLeftBehind(NCLB)〃was

mostpossiblyanew_____.

A.lawrecentlypassed

B.campaignatlarge

C.Bushgovernmentplan

D.broadcastprogram

正确答案：A

［解析］本题考查事实细节。根据文章第一段"Seekingtobuildsupport

amongblackfamiliesforitseducationreform1aw,theBush

administrationpaidaprominentblackpundit$240,000topromotethe

lawonhisnationallysyndicatedtelevisionshowandtourgeother

bltickjournaliststodoIlieScime.“不fl第二段第——句“Thecampaign,parL

ofanefforttopromoteNoChildLeftBehind.可以推出，NCLB和the

law是指的同一个事情,所以，NCLB指的是法律。故答案是A。

38.The〃contract"appearinginParagraph4isquitelikely

referringto.

A.anarrangementbetweenUSATODAYandthe"FreedomofInformation

Act”

B.acommercialagreementbetweentheBushadministrationandMr.

ArmstrongWilliams

C.anarrangementbetweentheEducationDepartmentandtheKetchum

publicrelationscompany.

D.avolunteeragreementbetweenMr.ArmstrongWilliamsandtheNo

ChildLeftBehindeffort

正确答案：B

［解析］木题考查事实细节。根据文章第一段”...theBushadministration

paidaprominentblackpundit...”可矢［1,theBushadministration^11a

prominentblackpundit之间有一个协议。通过分析可知，pundit指的是Mr.

ArmstrongWilliamso由此推断，contract指的是theBushadministration

和Mr.ArmstrongWilliams之间的协议。所以，答案是B。

39.Thereasonthatthisstorywasmadeknowntothepublicwasthe

factthat______.

A.USATODAYrequestedFreedomofInformationActtoactonitsbehalf

B.FreedomofInformationActrequestedUSATODAYtoactonitsbehalf

C.USATODAYmanagedtoobtaincopiesofthedocumentsthatcontained

thecontract

D.FreedomofInformationActsostatedthatUSATODAYwasableto

obtainthedocuments

正确答案：D