英语翻译中级口译模拟试题及答案解析九

英语翻译中级口译模拟试题及答案解析（9）

（1~20/共20题）SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST

A:SpotDictation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanks

init.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.Writeyour

answerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhearthe

passageONLYONCE.

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Newscanbesomethingtheauthoritieswantyoutoknow,orsomethingtheywouldratherkeep

secret:anannouncementofa1,denialofafailure,orasecretscandalthatnobodyreally

wantsyouto2.Iftheauthoritieswanttotelltheworldsomegoodnews,theyissue

statements,communiques,andcall3.Orpoliticiansmakespeeches.Localnewspapers,radio

andtelevisionhelpto4towhatisgoingon.Andbymakingcontactswith5,journalistscan

askformoreinformationorexplanationstohelpthem6.

Unlessthecorrespondentisan7,itisraretotrustanysinglesource.Officialshaveapolicyto

defend,and8wanttoattackit.Rumorandgossipcanalsoconfusethesituation,So,youhave

to9asmuchaspossible,usingcommonsenseandexperienceasfinalcheckstohelpestablish

justwhatzslikelytobethetruth,or10.

Justgettingthenewsisonlyhalfthejob.Acorrespondentmaybewell-informed,buthisjobis

to11,thepublic.So,oncetheinformationisavailableithastobewritten12whichisalso

easilyunderstood.Particularlyforradio,since,whileanewspaperreadercanturnbackand

rereadasentenceortwo,theradiolistenerhas13.Thisalsomeansthatonlyalimited

numberoffactscanbecontainedinasentenceandthatthereshouldbean14.Andvital

informationnecessarytounderstandthelatestdevelopmentshouldbepresented15inease

theproducerofanewsprogramdecidesto16anitem,bycuttingforexamplethelast

sentenceortwo.

Finally,thestyleofpresentationmust17.Acheerfulvoicemightbeperfectfora18.But

itwouldbesadlyoutofplaceforareportofa19.Andthiswouldalsoconfuseanddistractthe

listener,probably20justwhathadhappenedandtowhom.

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（21~25/共10题）B:ListeningComprehension

Statements

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswill

bespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlisten

carefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestin

meaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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第21题

A.WhatIlongedforwastobealeader.

B.ldidn'tknowifIwassuitabletobealeader.

C.Togetintobusinessappealedtome.

D.Whattruelyinterestedmewasbusiness.

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A.Thenewly-completedstadiumwasonthedot.

B.Thestadiumwasnotfinishedintime.

C.ThestadiumwasopentopublicbeforelastSeptember.

D.Thestadiumcouldn'tbeusedevenafterlastSeptember.

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A.Theplanearrivedat9am.

B.Theplanearrivedat12pm.

C.Theplanedelayedfor3hours.

D.Theplanedelayedfor9hours.

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A.Thespaghettiwasfromtheouterspace.

B.Thespaghettiwasterrible.

C.Thespaghettiwasdelicious.

D.Thespaghettiwasself-cooked.

第25题

AJackwasabitupsetforanotherordinaryChristmas.

BJackwasalwaysdisappointedwithChristmas.

CJacktouchedtheChristmascardswithdisappointment.

DJackdidn'treceiveanycardsthisChristmas.

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（26~30/共10题）B:ListeningComprehension

Statements

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswill

bespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlisten

carefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestin

meaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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第26题

A.Americanworkerstendtostayinonejob.

B.CropdustingjobsinAmericanarefew.

C.Themobmovedveryslowly.

D.Theirrelativesliveinamobilehome.

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A.TheplaneProf.Smithplannedtotakewasdelayedbytheheavytraffic.

B.WhenProf.Smithreachedtheairport,hebookedtheplaneattwelve.

C.Theplanetookoffat11.45.

D.Prof.Smithmissedhisplanehalfanhourago.

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A.Thesingerattractedsomeyoungpeople.

B.Peoplearepackingtoleave.

C.Theaudiencewaspackingtomeetthefans.

D.Thereisnochairintheauditorium.

第29题

AJeffhostedapartytocerebratehispromotion.

B.NoonetoldmeaboutJeffspromotion.

CJeffzspromotionformedinaspecialway.

D.TheheadofficechoseJefftoworkthere.

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A.Theirnewhouseiswarm,butnotcomfortable.

B.Theyheldapartytoshowtheircomfortablehouse.

C.Theformerhouseisclosetoadepartmentstore.

0.Neitherapartmentiscomfortable.

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（31~34/共20题）TalksandConversations

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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第31题

A.Onethatisunabridgedwithdetaileddefinitions.

B.Onethatcontainsfewerwordsandemphasizesonspecialwords.

C.Onethatcontainsabroadrangeofwordsincommonusage.

D.Onethatspansseveralvolumesandhasextensivewordhistories.

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A.TheNewOxfordPictureDictionary.

B.TheAmericanHeritageDictionary.

C.TheDictionaryofLegalTerms.

D.TheDrinkingWaterDictionary.

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A.Itlistsabbreviations,propernouns,andtablesofmeasures.

B.ltisanunabridgededitionprovidingasmanyas500,000entries.

C.ltwasrandomlycompiledandcontainsasmanyforeignwordsaspossible.

D.ltprovidesdetailedinformationoffamouspeopleandplaces.

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A.Aschooldictionary.

B.Acollegedictionary.

C.Ageneraldictionary.

D.Aspecializeddictionary.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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第35题

A.Hepickedupsomeapplesinhisyard.

B.Hecutsomebranchesofftheappletree.

C.Hequarreledwithhisneighboroverthefence.

D.Hecleanedupallthegarbageinthewoman'syard.

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A.Trimtheappletreesinheryard.

B.Pickuptheapplesthatfellinheryard.

C.Takethegarbagetothecurbforher.

0.Removethebranchesfromheryard.

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A.Filealawsuitagainsttheman.

B.Askthemanforcompensation.

C.Havethemanzsappletreecutdown.

D.Throwgarbageintothemanzsyard.

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A.Hewasreadytomakeaconcession.

B.Hewasnotintimidated.

C.Hewasnotpreparedtogotocourt.

D.Hewasabitconcerned.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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第39题

A.Tomakepreparationsforanewpublication.

B.Tolearnhowcouplesspendtheirweekend.

C.Toknowhowhouseworkisshared.

D.Toinvestigatewhatpeopledoatweekend.

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A.Hegoestoexerciseclass.

B.Hegoessailing.

C.Hegoestothecinema.

D.Hestaysathome.

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A.Friday.

B.Saturday.

C.Sunday.

D.Anyweekday.

第42题

A.Surname.

B.Firstname.

C.Address.

D.Age.

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（43~46/共20题）TalksandConversations

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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第43题

A.Complainingtothemanager.

B.Havingafightwiththemanager.

C.Buyinganotherpairofjeans.

0.Tryingtogethismoneyback.

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A.Thegirlrefusedtorefundthejeans.

B.Hewasgiventhewrongsize.

C.Thegirldeliberatelyputthejeansinabox.

D.Thegirldidn'thandlehiscomplaintwell.

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A.Apologetic.

B.Reasonable.

C.Pathetic.

D.Fault-finding.

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A.Themanagerwasoffthatday.

B.ltwasthepolicythatyoucouldn'trefundyourmoneywithoutthereceipt.

C.Thewomanwillexchangethemanzsjeansforarightsize.

D.Themanwassatisfiedatlast.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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第47题

A.Saturday'sgame.

B.Michigan'sdefense.

C.Pulledligament.

0.Gettingintothecoachzsoffice.

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A.Inthecoach'soffice.

B.Ontheplayingfield.

C.Atthedoctor'soffice.

D.lntheauditorium.

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A.Tothehospital.

B.Tohishome.

C.Toheroffice.

D.Tothelibrary.

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A.Themanishurtbadly.

B.Michiganteamisoneofthetopfootballteamsinthecountry.

C.Themanwillbacktomorrowafternoonforfullpractice.

D.Thefilmsareonthewoman'sdesk.

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（51~55/共5题）C:ListeningTranslation

SectenceTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.Youwillhearthe

sentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwrite

yourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.Youw川hearthe

sentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwrite

yourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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（56~57/共2题）PassageTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.Youwillhearthepassages

ONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversion

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouare

listening.

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Aseditorofthisnewspaper;I'dliketointroducetoyouourrequirements.Goodgradesare

prerequisiteforworkingonthepaper.Therezssomemoneyforsalaries,dependingonhow

involvedyougetwiththepaper,butdonztexpecttogetrich.Thisisnztsomethingyoudoforthe

money.Mostlyitisjustforfun.Anyonewhoisinterestedinjoiningthestaffshouldspeaktome

immediatelyafterthemeeting.Bepreparedtostartrightaway.Thefirstissuegoestopress

tomorrow.

第57题

Manystudentstryingtoincreasetheireffectivereadingspeedbecomediscouragedwhenthey

findthatiftheytrytoracethroughpassagesfaster,theyfailtotakewhattheyhaveread.Atthe

end,theyhavebeensobusy"readingfaster"thattheycannotrememberwhatthepassagewas

about.Theproblemisthatthematerialtheyarepracticingoniseithertoodifficultforthemin

vocabularyorcontent,ornotsufficientlyinteresting.Ihopemyfollowinglectureswillbeboth

interestingandfairlyeasy,butyoushouldalsopracticereadingasmuchasyoucaninyourown

time.

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(58~62/共30题)SECTION2:STUDASKILLS

Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer.(A),(B),C.or(D),toeach

question.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedor

impliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorresponding

spaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

ChristophePetytissittinginaPariscare,listingtheadornmentsofhisprivateartcollection:

severalVanGoghs,andacomprehensiveselectionofthebetterimpressionists."Ican,"hesays

quietly,"reallygettoknowanypaintingIlike,andsocanyou."HalfanhourlaterIamsittingin

hisofficewithDegas'TheJockeysonmylap.Iffineartlooksgoodinagallery,believeme,itfeels

evenbetterinyourhands.Petytistheworld'sleadingdealerinfakemasterpieces,amanwhose

activitiesprovokebothadmirationandexasperationinthehigherlevelsoftheartworld.Name

thepaintingandforaslittleas$1,000hewilldeliveryouacopysowellexecutedthateventhe

originalartistmighthavebeentakenin.

Petytzscompanyemploysovereightypainters,eachorderedinthestyleofaparticularartist

orschool,"Wechoosethemverycarefully,"hesays."Theyzreusuallypeoplewithverygood

techniquebutnotmuchcreativity,whoareunlikelytomakeitasartistsintheirownright.But

theylovethegreatworksandhaverealinsightintowhat'sgoneintothem,"Everyworkis

individuallyordered,usingnewcanvasesandtraditionaloilpaints,beforebeingartificiallyaged

byavarietyofsimplebutingenioustechniques.

Thenotionalvalueoftheoriginalisnotthedeterminingfactor,however,whenitcomesto

settingtheretailvalueofPetytzspaintings.Thisisactuallylinkedtotheamountofeffortand

expertisethathasgoneintoproducingthecopy.Anobscureminiaturemaythereforecostmuch

morethanabigger;better-knownpaintingbyagrandmaster.TheDegaslzmholdinglooksas

thoughitcameofftheartist'seaselyesterday.Beforebeingsoldithastobeaged,andthis,soto

speak,isthereal"art"ofthecopy.Afewminutesinahotovencanputyearsonacanvas,black

teaapparentlystainsitbeautifullyandnewframescanbeburiedunderground,thensprayed

withacid.

TheviewwhenPetytstartedoutwasthatverylittleofthiscouldbelegal.Hewaspursued

throughtheFrenchcourtsbymuseumsandbydescendantsoftheartists.Thisconcernwas

perhapsunderstandableinacountrythathasbeenrockedbynumerousartfraudscandals."

Theestablishmentwassuspiciousofus,"huffsPetyt,"butforthewrongreasons,IthinkSome

peoplewanttokeepallthebestartforthemselves,"Hewonthecaseandasthelawnowstands,

theworksandsignaturesofanyartistwhohasbeendeadforseventyyearscanbefreelycopied.

Themainprovisoisthatthecopycannotbepassedofftodealersastherealthing.Toprevent

thiseverynewpaintingisindeliblymarkedonthebackofthecanvas,andasanadditional

precautionatinyhiddenpieceofgoldleafisworkedintothepaint.

Untilhestartedthebusinesstenyearsago,Paetyt,aformerbusiness-schoolstudent,barely

knewoneartistfromanother.ThenoneparticularpaintingbyVanGoghcaughthiseye.At$10

million,itwaswellbeyondhisreachsohecameupwiththeideaofgettinganart-studentfriend

topainthimacopy.Inanoldframeitlookedabsolutelywonderful,andPetytbegantowonder

whatmarkettheremightbeforit.Hepickedupacoffee-tablebookofwell-knownpaintings,

earmarkedarandomselectionofworksandgothisfriendtoknockthemoff."Withinafew

monthsIhadabouttwentygoodcopies."hesays,"soIorganisedanexhibition.Intwoweeks

we'dsoldthelot,andgotcommissionsforsixtymore."Itbecameclearthatahugeandlucrative

marketexistedforfakeart.

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Inthefirstparagraph,thewriterindicatesthatheshares.

A.Petytzscriticismoftheworkofarangeofpainters

B.theartworld'ssuspiciousattitudetowardsPetytzsactivities

C.thegeneralinabilitytodistinguishcopiesfromrealpaintings

D.Petyt'sdesiretoappreciategreatworksofart

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ThepaintersemployedbyPetyt.

A.havebeenspeciallytrainedinthetechniquesofforgery

B.werechosenbecauseofthequalityoftheiroriginalwork

C.havetobeversatileintermsoftherangeofstylestheyreproduce

D.makecopiesofthosepaintingscustomersspecificallyrequest

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ThepriceoftheofPetyt'spaintingdependson.

A.thestatusoftheoriginalartist

B.thetimeandskillneededtocreateit

C.thedegreetowhichithastobeartificiallyaged

D.theextenttowhichthecopytrulyreplicatestheoriginal

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Asaresultofthecourtcasehewon,Petyt.

A.nolongerreproducesfakesignaturesonpaintingshesells

B.hasbeenabletocopytheworkofmorecontemporaryartists

C.isobligedtomakesurehisproductscanbeidentifiedascopies

D.hasagreednottomarkethisproductsthroughcertainchannels

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WhatdowelearnaboutthewayPetytselectedthepaintingsthatwouldappearinhisexhibition?

A.Itwasnotsomethingthathezdcarefullychosen.

B.Theyneededtobeonesthatcouldbereproducedquickly.

C.Theyhadtobepicturesthatwouldappealtothebuyingpublic.

D.Hedidsomeresearchintotheworkofartistshezdalwaysadmire&

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(63~67/共30题)SECTION2:STUDASKILLS

Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer.(A),(B),C.or(D),toeach

question.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedor

impliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorresponding

spaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Whichissafer-stayingathome,travelingtoworkonpublictransport,orworkingintheoffice?

Surprisingly,eachofthesecarriesthesamerisk,whichisverylow:However;whataboutflying

comparedtoworkinginthechemicalindustry?Unfortunately,theformeris65timesriskierthan

thelatter!Infact,theaccidentrateofworkersinthechemicalindustryislessthanthatofalmost

anyofhumanactivity,andalmostassafeasstayingathome.

Thetroublewiththechemicalindustryisthatwhenthingsgowrongtheyoftencausedeathto

thoselivingnearby.Itisthiswhichmakeschemicalaccidentssonewsworthy.Fortunately,they

areextremelyrare.ThemostfamousoneshappenedatTexasCity(1947),Flixborough(1974),

Seveso(1976),Pemex(1984)andBhopal(1984).

Someofthesearealwaysinthemindsofthepeopleeventhoughthelossoflifewassmall.No

onediedatSeveso,andonly28workersatFlixborough.TheworstaccidentofallwasBhopal,

whereupto3,000werekilled.TheTexasCityexplosionoffertilizerkilled552.ThePemexfireata

storageplantfornaturalgasinthesuburbsofMexicoCitytook542lives,justamonthbeforethe

unfortunateeventatBhopal.

Someexpertshavediscussedtheseaccidentsandusedeachaccidenttoillustrateaparticular

danger.ThustheTexasCityexplosionwascausedbytonsofammoniumnitrate,whichissafe

unlessstoredingreatquantity.TheFlixboroughfireballwasthefaultofmanagement,whichtook

riskstokeepproductiongoingduringessentialrepairs.TheSevesoaccidentshowswhathappens

ifthelocalauthoritieslackknowledgeofthedangerontheirdoorstep.Whenthepoisonousgas

driftedoverthetown,localleaderswereincapableoftakingeffectiveaction.ThePemexfirewas

madeworsebyanoverloadedsiteinanovercrowdedsuburb.Thefiresetoffachainreactionof

explodingstoragetanks.Yet,byamiracle,thetwolargesttanksdidnotexplode.Hadthese

caughtfire,then3,000strongrescueteamandfirefighterswouldallhavedied.

第63题

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Workingattheofficeissaferthanstayingathome.

B.Travellingtoworkonpublictransportissaferthanworkingattheoffice.

C.Stayingathomeissaferthanworkinginthechemicalindustry.

0.Workinginthechemicalindustryissaferthantravelingbyair.

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Chemicalaccidentsareusuallyimportantenoughtobereportedasnewsbecause.

A.theyareveryrare

B.theyoftencauselossoflife

C.theyalwaysoccurinbigcities

D.theyarousetheinterestofallthereaders

第65题

Accordingtothepassage,thechemicalaccidentthatcausedbythefaultofmanagement

happenedat.

A.Texascity

B.Flixborough

C.Seveso

0.MexicoCity

第66题

Fromthepassageweknowthatammoniumnitrateisakindof.

A.naturalgas,whichcaneasilycatchfire

B.fertilizei;whichcanztbestoredinagreatquantity

C.poisonoussubstance,whichcan'tbeusedinovercrowdedareas

D.fuel,whichisstoredinlargetanks

第67题

Fromthediscussionamongsomeexpertswemayconcludethat.

A.toavoidanyaccidentsweshouldnotrepairthefacilitiesinchemicalindustry

B.thelocalauthoritiesshouldnotbeconcernedwiththeproductionofthechemicalindustry

C.alltheseaccidentscouldhavebeenavoidedorcontrolledifeffectivemeasurehadbeentaken

0.naturalgasstoredinverylargetanksisalwayssafe

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(68~72/共30题)SECTION2:STUDASKILLS

Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer.(A),(B),C.or(D),toeach

question.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedor

impliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorresponding

spaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Withoutregularsuppliesofsomehormonesourcapacitytobehavewouldbeseriously

impaired;withoutotherswewouldsoondie.Tinyamountsofsomehormonescanmodifymoods

andactions,ourinclinationtoeatordrink,ouraggressivenessorsubmissiveness,andour

reproductiveandparentalbehavior.Andhormonesdomorethaninfluenceadultbehavior;early

inlifetheyhelptodeterminethedevelopmentofbodilyformandmayevendeterminean

individual'sbehavioralcapacities.Laterinlifethechangingoutputsofsomeendocrineglands

andthebody'schangingsensitivitytosomehormonesareessentialaspectsofthephenomenaof

aging.

Communicationwithinthebodyandtheconsequentintegrationofbehaviorwereconsidered

theexclusiveprovinceofthenervoussystemuptothebeginningofthepresentcentury.The

emergenceofendocrinologyasaseparatedisciplinecanprobablybetracedtotheexperiments

ofBaylissandStarlingonthehormonesecretion.Thissubstanceissecretedfromcellsinthe

intestinalwallswhenfoodentersthestomach;ittravelsthroughthebloodstreamandstimulates

thepancreastoliberatepancreaticjuice,whichaidsindigestion.Byshowingthatspecialcells

secretechemicalagentsthatareconveyedbythebloodstreamandregulatedistanttargetorgans

ortissues.BaylissandStarlingdemonstratedthatchemicalintegrationcouldoccurwithout

participationofthenervoussystem.

Theterm"hormone"wasfirstusedwithreferencetosecretion.Starlingderivedthetermfrom

theGreekhormone,meaning"toexciteorsetinmotion".Theterm"endocrine"wasintroduced

shortlythereafter."Endocrine"isusedtorefertoglandsthatsecreteproductsintothe

bloodstream.Theterm"endocrine"contrastswith"exocrine",whichisappliedtoglandsthat

secretetheirproductsthoughductstothesiteofaction.Examplesofexocrineglandsarethetear

glands,thesweatglands,andthepancreas,whichsecretepancreaticjuicethroughaductinto

theintestine.Exocrineglandsarealsocalledductglands,whileendocrineglandsarecalled

ductlessglands.

第68题

Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinthepassage?

A.Toexplainthespecificfunctionsofvarioushormones.

B.Toprovidegeneralinformationabouthormones.

C.Toexplainhowtheterm"hormone"evolved.

D.Toreportonexperimentsinendocrinology.

第69题

Thepassagesupportswhichofthefollowingconclusions?

A.Thehumanbodyrequireslargeamountsofmosthormones.

B.Synthetichormonescanreplaceaperson'snaturalsupplyofhormonesifnecessary.

C.Thequantityofhormonesproducedandtheireffectsonthebodyarerelatedtoaperson's

age.

D.Theshortchildoftallparentsverylikelyhadahormonedeficiencyearlyinlife.

第70题

ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbeforetheBaylissandStarlingexperiments,mostpeople

believedthatchemicalintegrationoccurredonly.

A.duringsleep

B.intheendocrineglands

C.undercontrolofthenervoussystem

0.duringstrenuousexercise

第71题

Theword"liberate"couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?

A.Emancipate.

B.Discharge.

C.Surrender.

D.Save.

第72题

Accordingtothepassageanothertermforexocrineglandsis.

A.ductglands

B.endocrineglands

C.ductlessglands

0.intestinalglands

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(73~77/共30题)SECTION2:STUDASKILLS

Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer.(A),(B),C.or(D),toeach

question.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedor

impliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorresponding

spaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Americannolongerexpectpublicfigures,whetherinspeechorinwriting,tocommandthe

Englishlanguagewithskillandgift.Nordotheyaspiretosuchcommandthemselves.Inhislatest

book,DoingOur