笔译三级综合能力（阅读理解）模拟试卷2

笔译三级综合能力（阅读理解）模拟试

卷2

一、阅读理解（含10小题）（本题共30题，每题1.0

分，共30分。）

Fewcreaturesonearthareascuteastheblackliontamarin,andfewhaveasdramatica

storyline.Pug-nosedanddiminutive,withacomicfringeofhair,thesemonkeysdwellin

treesinsmalltractsofforestinsoutheasternBrazil.Ortheydiduntil1905,whenthey

weredeclaredextinct.Noonesawablackliontamarinagaininthewilduntil1970.

Later,inthe1990s,someBrazilianresearchersturnedupasmallsetofisolated,inbred

populationsscatteredoverawideregion.Sincethattime,theyhavebeenengineering

tamarinmigration,doingeverythingtheycantosavetheworld'smostdistinctive

primates.Althoughtheyarenolargerthanhousecats,tamarinshavebrainsbigfortheir

sizeandafamilylifeorganizedlikeourown.Theyliveingroupsanchoredbyanadult

maleandadultfemale,alongwiththeiroffspring.Whenamotherbearsyoung,she

usuallyproducestwins,andalthoughmembersofthegroupshareintheirupbringing,itis

mostoftenthefatherwhocarriesthemaroundinthetrees,wherethefamiliesfeedon

fruit,insectsandbirds*eggs.Unhappilyfortheliontamarins,theirtree-boundniche

begantodisappearafterthePortugueselandedinBrazilandbeganclearingforestto

makeroomforRiodeJaneiro,thesettlementsandfarms.Asisthecaseforsomany

threatenedspecies,thebreakupoftheirhabitatsoundedthedeathknellfortamarins,

deprivingthemofthecontinuityofforesttheyrequiretoremainabundantandsafefrom

potentialthreatsinanyvicinity.Theanimalsavoidpredatorsbyhardlyevercoming

downfromthetrees,soevenanarrowloggingroadthroughaforestcanbeginthe

breakupbypreventingthemfrommovingfromonepatchofforesttoanother.Asimple

solutionwastobuildbridgesacrossroads,allowingthemonkeystomovefromoneforest

toanother.Withsomelumberandtheresearchers'work,habitatsthathadbeenseparated

becamecontinuousagain,improvingopportunitiesformigratingandmating.Thenext

stepwastobroadenthedistributionofthepopulation.Theresearcherscapturedtwo

familiesofblackliontamarinsandmovedthemtoanewforest.Afterayear,themoves

weredeclaredasuccess:Notonlyhad80percentofthetamarinssurvived,buttheyhad

alsoproducednewoffspring.Sofar,sogood.Theresearchershadlearnedtheanimals

couldadjusttothenewhabitats,eveniftheinsectstheretastedalittledifferentorthe

treeswereaslightlydifferentsize.Thetechniquesforsavingspeciesinthewildvary.

Specieswithlessstringenthabitatrequirements,likewildturkeys,havebeenrescuedby

movingthemintonewsettingsaswellasoutlawingtheirkilling.Morechallengingto

preservearespeciesthatrequirealotofland,likeelephants,andspeciesthathavehighly

specificrequirementsforhabitatandprey——likeblack-footedferrets.Ultimately,asinall

challenges,knowledgeispowertosavewildspeciesfromextinction.

1、Atamarincanbecalledanyofthefollowingexcept.

A^amonkey

B、aprimate

C、ahousecat

D、aliontamarin

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第一段第二句提及选项A,即绢毛猴也可以叫作猴子；第一段最后一

句提到选项B,即灵长类动物；第一段第一句提及选项D,HPtheblacklion

tamarino所以答案为C。

2、AccordingtoParagraph1,thetamarinstorycanberetoldchronologicallyasfollows:

I.Tamarinsweredeclaredextinct.II.Noonesawatamarininthewild.HI.Tamarins

usedtoliveinforestsinsouthernBrazil.IV.Theresearchershavebeendoingeverything

theycantosavetamarins.V.Someresearchersfoundbychanceasmallsetoftamarins.

A、IV—H—I—n—V

B、n—i—n—v—iv

c、n—i—m—v—w

D、i—n—n—iv—v

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题干中的chronologically意为“按时间顺序地”。第一段第三句提及I

的内容：1905年宣称它们（这里指绢毛猴）已灭绝。第四句提及H的内容：直到

1970年没有人再在野外见过黑脸狮武猴。第二句提及BI的内容：1905年之前，这

些猴子栖息在巴西东南部小片森林里的树上。最后一句提及W的内容：从那时起，

巴西的一些研究人员就规划绢毛猴的迁移，尽他们的一切努力挽救世界上最与众不

同的灵长类。第五句提及V的内容：20世纪90年代，一些研究人员发现了一小群

绢毛猴。所以按时问排序应为w—i—n—V—H,答案为B。

3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTcharacteristicofatamarinfamily?

A^Atamarinfamilyconsistsofafather,amotherandtheirchildren.

B、Thefamilylifeisorganizedlikehumans.

C^Allthefamilymemberssharetheresponsibilityintheupbringing.

D、Tamarinbrainsarebigfortheirsize.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第二段第一句提到afamilylifeorganizedlikeourown,而且后面也讲

述了绢毛猴的家庭生活，所以A、B选项符合原文；第二段也提到membersofthe

groupshareintheirupbringing0所以C项也正确；选项D在文中也有提及，但是不

属于绢毛猴的家庭生活特性，所以答案为D。

4、Tamarinslosttheparadiseoftheirtree-boundnichemainlybecausethe

Portuguese

A、cutdowntreestomakeroomsofthehouses

B、clearedtheforeststosetupcitiesandfarms

C、deforestedsomeregionsforplaygrounds

D^huntedthemostdistinctivemonkeys

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据第三段第一句“不幸的是，葡萄牙人抵达巴西后开始清除森林为

里约热内卢（巴西的城市）、定居地和农田腾出空地，绢毛猴赖以生存的生活环境就

开始消失了。所以答案为B。

5、Thebreakupofthehabitatsresultedinthefollowingexcept.

A、alackoffoodfortamarinstoliveon

B、potentialthreatstotamarinscomingnearby

C、tamarins*hardlycomingdowntreestoavoidpredators

D^agoodfortuneformanyotherthreatenedanimals

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据第三段第二、三句可知，A、B、C项都是栖息地破坏的结果，

答案为D。

6、Thelumberbridgesweredevisedto.

A、improvechancesfortamarinstomeetandmate

B、connectonceseparatedhabitatsforthesakeofresearch

C、makeuseofsomelumbercutdown

D、bothAandC

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据第四段第一、二句可知，答案为A”为绢毛猴相遇和交配创造了

更多机会”。

7、Whatdidtheresearcherslearnfromthesecondstep?

A^Thetreesinthenewforestwereindifferentsize.

B、Theinsectsinthenewforesthadadifferenttaste.

C>Tamarinscouldgetusedtothenewenvironment.

D、Above80%oftamarinssurvived.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据倒数第二段最后一句可知，研究者了解到动物们可以适应新的生

活环境。所以答案为Cc

8、Theadvicetheauthormissesgivinginsavingwildspeciesis.

A、havingathoroughunderstandingoftherequirementsneeded

B、havingenoughhumanandfinancialresources

C、outlawingthekillingoftheprotectedspecies

D、usingdifferenttechniquesfordifferentanimals

标准答案：B

知识点解析：最后一段第三句提及A项的内容，第二句提及C项的内容，第一句

提及D项的内容，所以答案为B。

providecompetentdaytimeservices"wascompromised”.Dr.Gossaindeniedserious

professionalmisconductbut,iffoundguilty,couldbestruckoffthemedicalregister.

Panoramainvestigationfoundthathisthreechildrenwenttoprivateschoolsandhedrove

aMercedeswithprivatenumberplates.Hiswife,Shashi,apharmacist,hassaidthathis

onlycrimewastohavebeenaworkaholic.Thehearingcontinues.

11、Withwhatwasthedoctorinthepassagecharged?

A、Hisincompetence.

B、Hisunnecessaryservicestothepatients.

C>Alargenumberofnightvisits.

D、Alltheabove.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：倒数第二段最后一句提到选项A的内容；第一段第一句提到选项B

的内容；第四段第一句中提至『'inordinateandextraordinarynumber'ofnightvisits,

即选项C的内容：所以D为答案。

12、Whydidtheprofessionalconductcommitteedelayitshearingofthecaseunder

question?

A、Becausethecommitteesaidithadbeentoobusythen.

B、Becausethedoctorsaidthathehadhurthisback.

C、BecausethedoctorwastoobusywithhisNHStohispatients.

D、Becausethecommitteewasdifferentonthedoctorsbehavior.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据第二段最后一句“他还欺骗了GMC。这个职业行为委员会，因他

谎称他的后背受伤使他无法出席，GMC将对他的听证会延期了四次”可知，答案为

Bo

13、Theword"call-outs*inthepassagerefersto.

A、cancelledNHS

B、uincrgciilvisitstohispalieulsalanylime

C、nightvisitstothehomeofhispatients

D^nightwalksoutofhishome

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据第一段第一句"AfamilydoctorchargedtheNightHome

Service(NHS)morethan£500,000insevenyearsfornightvisitsthathispatientsdidnot

need…”可知，答案为CT到病人家里进行夜间出诊工

14、Theabbreviationof*GP"inthepassagecanprobablymean.

GeneralPractitioner

B、GeneralProfession

C、GeneralPractice

D、GraduateinPharmacy

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据第四段第二句"GP平均一年会有50次紧急夜间出诊”可知，GP

指医生，所以答案为A“全科医师”。

15>Inthestatementof"aGeneralMedicalCouncil(CMC)disciplinaryhearing",the

synonymtotheword"hearing"is.

A、officialinquiry

B、listeningcase

C^audit

D、audience

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第一、二段提到医生戈赛乱行医、乱收费，GMC对他进行了

disciplinaryhearing,由此推测这个职业行为委员会对这个医生做的是official

inquiry(正式调查)，所以答案为A。

16、Whereisthedoctor'sNHSpracticedone?

A、InEaling.

B、InthedowntownofLondon.

C、InoneofLondon'ssuburbs.

D、InHestonnearrheGym.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据第二段第一句“46岁的医生戈赛在伦敦一个郊区有着约100名服

务对象”可知，答案为C。

17、Theunderlinedpart'hisabilitytoprovidecompetentdaytimeservices'was

compromiscd,"maymean.

A、hisbeingunabletoprovidecompetentdaytimeservices

B、hisabilitytoprovidecompetentdaytimeserviceswasdiscredited

CNhisqualificationasadoctorwassuspected

D、hisNHSpracticeisnomorethanacheattothepatients

标准答案：B

知识点解析：画线处前一句提到“戈赛医生的夜间出诊水平受到质疑”，因此画线处

指“人们也怀疑他白天工作的能力”。所以答案为Bo

18、Theword"workaholic"isusedinthepassagetohave.

A、apositiveimplication

B、anegativeimplication

C^aneutralmeaning

D、asatiricalmeaning

标准答案：A

知识点解析•：根据最后一段最后一句“他的妻子是个药剂师，她说她丈夫所犯的唯

一罪行就是一直以来是个工作狂”可知，他的妻子认为他没罪，所以“工作狂”有积

极的含义，答案为A。

19、Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe"

A^ADishonestPerson

B、TheGuiltyPracticeforaNobleProfession

C、TheIllegalNHSofaGPinLondon

D、TheFortune-makingActivitiesofaDoctor

标准答案：B-

知识点解析：根据文章上下文可知，这位医生从事的职业是高尚的，但是他利用职

务之便谋取私利，所以答案为B。

20、1'hcphrase"thatinjury"underlinedinParagraph3refersto.

A、hisbadback

B、thedoctor^weightlifting

C、hisclinicallyinappropriatepractice

D、hisdishonestcheating

标准答案：A「

知识点解析：根据画线处的上下文可知，Ihatinjury应指上文中提到的badback（背

部受伤），所以答案为A。

Newtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanelha>shrunk.It'snowa"global

village"wherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphoneorsatellitelink.And,of

course,ourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-techcommunicationsequipmentisgreatly

enhancedbyforeignlanguageskills.Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisabreed

ofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoing

businessabroad.Inmodernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelpssupportdomestic

businessefforts.Overseasassignmentsarebecomingincreasinglyimportantto

advancementwithinexecutiveranks.Theexecutivesstationedinanothercountryno

longerneedtofearbeing"oulofsighlandoulofmind”.Heorshecanbesurethatthe

overseaseffortiscentraltothecompany'splanforsuccess,andthatpromotionsoften

followoraccompanyanassignmentabroad.Ifanemployeecansucceedinadifficult

assignmentoverseas,superiorswillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisorherabilitytocope

backintheUnitedStateswherecross-culturalconsiderationsandforeignlanguageissues

arebecomingmoreandmoreprevalent.Thankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensive

communicationsdeviceswithbusinessapplications,evensmallbusinessesintheUnited

Statesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets.Englishisstilltheinternationallanguage

ofbusiness.Butthereisanever-growingneedforpeoplewhocanspeakanother

language.Asecondlanguageisn'tgenerallyrequiredtogetajobinbusiness,buthaving

languageskillsgivesacandidatetheedgewhenotherqualificationsappeartobeequal.

Theemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry'sprincipallanguagehasan

opportunitytofastforwardcertainnegotiations,andcanhavetheculturalinsighttoknow

whenitisbettertomovemoreslowly.Theemployeeatthehomeofficewhocan

communicatewellwithforeignclientsoverthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisan

obviousassettothefirm.

21、Thesentence"Ourplanethasshrunk"underlinedinParagraph1means

that.

A、theearthhasbecomephysicallysmaller

B、themoreadvancedwaysoftravelinghavemadethedistancebetweencountries

shorter

C、thetraditionalconceptofourplanethasbecomeout-of-date

D、modernmeansofcommunicationhavemadeitmucheasierforpeopleto

communicatewitheachotherfromdifferentpartsoftheworld

标准答案：D

知识点解析：前一句指出“新科技以前所未有的方式将这个世界连接起来后一句

又接着说“现在的世界变成了一个，地球村'，因为电话、传真或卫星的连接，各国

之间的联系在数秒之内便可完成由此可知画线部分“我们的星球、缩小'了"指的是

D项“现代通信方式使得世界各地的人们之间的交流更方便了”。

22>Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardhigh-techcommunicationsequipment?

A^Critical.

B、Prejudiced.

C^Indifferent.

D^Positive.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据第一段第四句中的benefitfromthishigh-techcommunications

equipment和greatlyenhanced可以看出作者对高科技通信设备的作用持肯定的态

度。posilive意为“肯定的，积极地”。

23>Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,

businesspeople.

A、havetogetfamiliarwithmodemtechnology

B、aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperations

C、areattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusiness

D、areeagertoworkoverseas

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第二段首句用Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnology来形容现代生

意人，指出他们对国外生意所带来的经济价值越来越感兴趣。接着下一句提到“在

现代市场中，海外的成功常常对国内商业的发展起到支持作用”，也就意味着生意

人从国内的业务中可获得更多经济利益。所以答案为B。

24、Thephrase"outofsightandoutofmind"underlinedinParagraph3probably

means.

A^beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsight

BNbeingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathome

C、missingopportunitiesfbrpromotionwhenabroad

D、leavingallcareandworrybehind

标准答案：C

知识点解析：outofsighlandoutofmind原意为“眼不见心不烦”。第三段首句指出

“承担海外工作对于管理层的升迁起着口益重要的作用”。接着画线部分下一句继续

解释道”在另一个国家工作的行政主管可以相信海外工作对于公司计划的成功起着

至关重要的作用，并且邃受一个新的海外工作后，可以得到晋升”。由此可知画线

处指“因在国外工作而错过晋升的机会”。所以答案为C。

25、Ifbusinesspeoplewanttobepromoted,themostimportantthingthatisrequiredof

themis

A、overseasexperience

B、high-iechcommunicationsequipment

C、aforeignlanguage

D、English

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第三段最后一句指出“如果一个雇员能成功地完成一项艰巨的海外工

作，公司高管会对其应对多元文化和外语挑战的能力更有信心”。由此可知海外经

历对于商界人士的晋升十分重要，所以答案为A。

26、Theword"edge"underlinedinParagraph5means.

A、somethingverysharp

B、theoutsidelimitorboundary

C、thedegreeofanger,nervousnessorannoyance

D、aslightadvantageoversomebody

标准答案：D

知识点解析：画线部分前一句指出“目前商界对掌握另一种语言的人的需求越来越

大”，edge所在句则提到“在商业领域寻求工作，掌握第二门语言并非必要，但语言

技能的掌握会在其他条件基本相同时，给予求职者更多的……结合语境分析可

知edge在此处指“优势”，答