翻譯三級筆譯綜合能力分類模擬題19

翻譯三級筆譯綜合能力分類模擬題19ReadingComprehension

GoAhead—CookwithIt

別怕—就用它來烹飪

It'sgrapefruitseaso（江南博哥）n.FromnowthroughMarch,thegoldenorbsareripeforthepicking.Andthey'renotjustforbreakfastanymore.

HangingaroundontreesallaboutCalifornia:grapefruit—heavywithjuice,tartlysweet,beguilinglyperfumed．Roundandyellowashappyfacesorsuns,theyseemtoripejustasthe

generalpopulacesinksintoitsannualroundofpost-holidaydietaryself-chastisement.

Coincidence?Perhaps.Butwesayrunwithit.

Lookbeyondtheobvioussalvoofhalfagrapefruitforbreakfastattackedwithajaggedspoon

andyou'llfindamarvelousfruitforpeelingandeatingoutofhanD．There'snothinglikeitforinducingsimultaneousfeelingsofgastronomicpietyanddelightatrecapturingalong-lostpleasure.It'ssensual:thearomaofessentialoilsastheyspurtdaintilyfromtheporesofthethickskin,therippingsoundofthetenacioussegmentsbeingpulledapart,thejuicedrippingdown.Andit'sdelicious.

Butdon'tstopthere.Cookwithgrapefruit.Useitsjuicetoflavorsauces.Sectionandscatter

it.Bakewithit.Candyitspeel.Grapefruitismilderandsweeterthanlemon,butitcanbeusedinmanyofthesameways—squeezedongrilledfish,madeintoabrightlyflavoredcurD．Andifyou'relookingforgorgeouscolor,redgrapefruitoffersextraplateappeal.

Thenotionthatredgrapefruitissweeterthanwhiteoryellowgrapefruitis,however,amyth,accordingtocitrusspecialists.(ThestorygrewoutofamarketingcampaignbyTexasgrowers.)Redgrapefruitsgettheircolorfromlycopene,whichhashealthbenefits(itsanantioxidant)butdoesnotaffectflavor.

Sweetnessisdetermined,rather,bythelengthoftimethefruithasbeenhangingonatree.A

grapefruitpickedinDecemberisn'tassweetasonepickedinFebruary,soifyouhaveatree,justpickfruitasneeded．

Ifnot,askatyourfarmersmarketaboutthedifferentvarietiesavailable,allofwhichhave

theirfans.Californiaredsincludethemedium-pinkRioRedsfromtheCaochellaValleyandtheStarRubyfromCentralValley(andTexas).YellowMarshisafamiliaryellowvarietyandtheDuncan,whilenotusuallylabeledassuchinsupermarkets,isareliablewhite.

Forthosewhodon'tlikethetartnessofatruegrapefruit,OroBlanco—thehalf-grapefruit,half-acidlesspummelo—issweeterandcanbeusedinsalads.

Oursaladofjicamastrips,thinlyslicedsnowpeas,freshpeasprouts(availableinAsianmarkets)andredgrapefruitsectionshasanappealingcrunch.Itsdelicatelyharmoniousflavorsarepulledtogetherwithafaintlysweetdressingofgrapefruitjuice,tarragonandmint.

Thestrikinglypinksauceofourbakedhalibutdishcontrastswiththewhitefleshofthefishforanartfulplate—andit'seasytomake.Beforebaking,marinatethehalibutingrapefruitjuicewithgarlicandthyme.Sauceitwithareductionofgrapefruitjuicecombinedwithbloodorangejuice,whichdeepensthecolorandsoftenstheflavor.Thenwhiskinbitsofcoldbutterforsilkiness.

Arichcrustisaperfectfoilforthetangygrapefruitcurdfillinginourprettytartlets.Both

grapefruitjuiceandlemonjuiceareusedinthecurdtofocustheflavor;grapefruitszestenlivensthecrust.Garnishthemwithwhippedcreamandcandiedgrapefruitpeel.

Forcooking,selectheavyfruit,whichindicatesjuiciness.(Ifyou'remakingabatchof

candiedpeel,however,lighterfruitwillindicatemorepeel.)Beforejuicing,rollagrapefruitunderyourhandonthecountertoptohelpextractthemostjuice.Avoidlumpyfruit,whichmaybeover-ripe.

Andfinally,forthosewhoseresoluteJanuarysuperegoscareaboutsuchthings,here'sa

reassuringthought:Grapefruitislowincalories(40to60each),highinvitaminsCandA,andanexcellentsourceoffiber.Itcontainsnofat,sodiumorcholesterol.

Sopeelaway.1.

Thewriterthinksthatthegrapefruitseemstoripejustatthefighttime.Why?A.Thegrapefruitbecomesripejustafteraholidayinayearsothatpeoplecanconsumemorefood．B.Thegrapefruitmaturesinautumntoprovidepeoplewithakindofrichfood．C.ThegrapefruitcanprovidepeoplewithakindoffavoritefruitwhentheyhavebeenondietforafewdaysaftertheChristmasholidayduringwhichtheyatetoomanyrichfoods.D.Thegrapefruitmaturesasself-chastisementforpeople.正確答案：C

2.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewaytocookwiththefruit?A.Fryitwithmeat.B.Sectionandscatterit.C.Bakewithit.D.Candyitspeel.正確答案：A

3.

Thesweetnessofthegrapefruitisdeterminedby______.A.lycopeneB.thelengthoftimethefruitisexposedtothesunC.thelengthoftimethefruitishangingonatreeD.thespecificnutrientthefruittakesfromthesoil正確答案：C

4.

Whatisthemeaningof"superegos"inthelastbuttwoparagraph?A.absoluteselfishnessofone'scharacterB.personallikingsC.personalattentionsD.personalregrets正確答案：B

5.

Thereasonsthegrapefruitisgoodtohealthincludethat______.A.itisanexcellentappetizerB.itissweetandjuicyC.itcontainsnofat,sodiumandcholesterolD.itcontainsnocaloriesandfat正確答案：C

ThelandscapeoftheGiant'sCauseway,lurkingbelowthegauntseawallwherethelandends,musthavestruckwonderintotheheartsoftheancientIrish,whosubsequentlyfeltinspiredandcreatedlegendsaboutitsbuilder:thegiantFinnMcCool.TheCausewayCoasthasanunparalleleddisplayofgeologicalformationsrepresentingvolcanicactivityduringtheEarlyTertiaryPeriodsome50-60millionyearsago.ItsTertiarylavasoftheAntrimPlateau,coveringsome3,800sqkm,representthelargestremaininglavaplateauinEurope.

TheCausewayisamassofbasaltcolumnspackedtightlytogether.Thetopsofthecolumnsformsteppingstonesthatleadfromtheclifffootanddisappearunderthesea.Altogetherthereare40,000ofthesestonecolumns,mostlyhexagonal,butsomearequadrangular,pentagonal,heptagonalandoctagonal.Thetallestateabout40feethigh,andthesolidifiedlavainthecliffsis90feetthickinplaces.

AfinecircularwalkwilltakeyoudowntotheGiant'sCauseway,pastamphitheatresofstonecolumnsandformations,withfancifulnamesliketheHoneycomb,theWishingWell,andtheGiant'sGranny,pastawoodenstaircasetoBenbaneHead,andbackalongthecliff-top.Furtherdownthecoast,thestunningCarrick-a-rederopebridgespansagapingchasmbetweenthecoastandasmallislandusedbyfishermen.Theeighty-footdropcanbecrossedviatheswingingbridge-andisnotforthefaint—hearted!

TheGiant'sCausewayandCausewayCoastsitewasinscribedasaWorldHeritageSitebyUNESCOin1986.ThesiteisofoutstandinguniversalvalueandmeetsthecriteriasetintheWorldHeritageConvention.Namely,itisanoutstandingexamplerepresentingmajorstagesoftheearth'shistoryincludingtherecordoflife:significanton-goinggeologicalprocessesinlandformdevelopments,andsignificantgeomorphicandphysiographicfeatures;moreover,italsocontainssuperlativenaturalphenomenaandareasofexceptionalnaturalbeautyandaestheticimportance.

MoyleDistrictCouncil'sCausewayVisitorCentreisopendailyallyearroundandlocatedontheclifftop1kmfromthesite.TheCentreistheidealstartingpointforwalksalongthecoastalandcliff-toppaths,providingallexcellentrangeofvisitorservices.A12-minuteaudio-visualpresentation,withcommentaryavailablein5Europeanlanguages,enablesvisitorstofurtherexploretheoriginsoftheGiant'sCausewaythroughlocalfolkloreandscientifictheory,andhighlightsthemanyotherattractionsoftheCausewayCoastandGlensofAntrimarea.6.

Theword"lurking"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.lieinambushB.waitC.standD.waylay正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“l(fā)urkingbelowthegauntseawall”可知，潛伏在荒涼海堤的下面。選項中的A項為“埋伏”符合文意。B項“等待”，C項“矗立”，D項“攔截”，這三項均不符合題意。

7.

TheGiant'sCausewaywascreatedby______.A.theancientIrishpeopleB.thegiantFinnMcCoolC.thevolcanicactivitiesD.thedriftoflavaplateau正確答案：C[解析]根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容“TheCausewayCoasthasanunparalleleddisplayofgeologicalformationsrepresentingvolcanicactivityduringtheEarlyTertiaryPeriodsome50-60millionyearsago”可知，海岸堤道地質(zhì)層是火山活動的典型代表，所以C符合題意。A項“古代的愛爾蘭人”，文中提到巨人堤是古愛爾蘭人心中的奇觀，但不是古愛爾蘭締造的；B項“巨人芬恩·麥克庫爾”，這是傳說中的締造者，不是真實的；D項“溶巖高原的移動”，根據(jù)文中內(nèi)容，也不是巨人堤的成因。

8.

Theword"remaining"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.therestB.keepC.staythesameD.stick正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“representthelargestremaininglavaplateauinEurope”可知，代表歐洲剩余的最大熔巖高原。選項中的A項為“剩余的”符合文意。B項“保持”，C項“仍然是”，D項“堅持”，這三項均不符合題意。

9.

Thebasaltcolumnsmayhave______sides.A.3,4,5,6or7B.5,6,7,8or9C.4,5,6,7or8D.6,7,8,9or10正確答案：C[解析]根據(jù)文中第二段內(nèi)容“mostlyhexagonal,butsomearequadrangular,pentagonal,heptagonalandoctagonal.大部分都是六邊形，但也有一些四邊形，五邊形，七邊形和八邊形。”可知，C項符合題意。

10.

ThelastsentenceinParagraph3impliesthatthetripontheswingingbridgeisquite______.A.invitingB.intimidatingC.eye-openingD.heart-breaking正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)文中第三段最后一句“Theeighty-footdropcanbecrossedviatheswingingbridge—andisnotforthefaint-hearted!走過搖搖晃晃的索橋就能穿過深八十英尺的鴻溝了——膽小鬼是無法過橋的?！笨芍?，索橋令人生畏，B為正確答案。A項“誘人的、有魅力的”，C項“使人開眼界的”，D項“令人傷心的”，這三項和文意不符合。

11.

Theword"inscribed"underlinedinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto______.A.caveB.describeC.subscribeD.cut正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第四段的內(nèi)容“TheGiant'sCausewayandCausewayCoastsitewasinscribedasaWorldHeritageSite”可知，海岸線的名字被刻在了世界遺址上。選項中的A項為“雕刻”符合文意。B項“描述”，C項“題詞”，D項“切割”，這三項均不符合題意。

12.

WhichoftheGiant'sCauseway'sfeaturesbestfitswiththecriteriasetintheWorldHeritageConvention?A.Itsunparalleleddisplayofgeologicalformations.B.Itsamphitheatreswithfancilynamedstonecolumns.C.ItslargestremaininglavaplateauinEurope.D.Itsswingingropebridgebetweenthecoastandalittleisle.正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第四段的內(nèi)容“它是包括生命記載在內(nèi)的世界歷史主要階段的突出代表：地形發(fā)展過程中突出的、持續(xù)的地質(zhì)過程，突出的地形地貌特征；而且，還包括突出的天然奇跡、具有奇異自然名勝及美學(xué)價值的地區(qū)?！焙苊黠@，四個選項中A為正確答案。B項“帶想象的石柱的圓形劇場”，C項“目前現(xiàn)存最大的溶巖高原在歐洲”，D項“在海島和海岸之間搖擺的索橋”，這三項和文中的第四段內(nèi)容不符合。

13.

Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthatthispieceofwritingismostprobably______.A.adevelopmentaldesignB.atextongeographyC.arecordoflocalfolkloreD.atourismadvertisement正確答案：D[解析]根據(jù)文中最后一段的內(nèi)容“TheCentreistheidealstartingpointforwalksalongthecoastalandcliff-toppaths,providingallexcellentrangeofvisitorservices”可知，這段是巨人堤旅游中心提供的宣傳及服務(wù)，由此可以判斷是一篇旅游廣告。A項“一個發(fā)展設(shè)計”，B項“關(guān)于地理的一篇文章”，C項“一種當(dāng)?shù)仫L(fēng)俗的記載”，顯然，這三項都不符合文意。

14.

Theword"highlights"underlinedinParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto______.A.giveprominencetoB.focusC.markD.increasebrightness正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第五段的內(nèi)容“highlightsthemanyotherattractionsoftheCausewayCoast”可知，突出強調(diào)海岸線的很多其他景點。選項中的A項為“突出”符合文意。B項“集中”，C項“做標(biāo)記”，D項“增加亮度”，這三項均不符合題意。

15.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheGiant'sCauseway?A.Itprovidesvisitorsgrandandbreath-takingviews.B.ItisasourceofliteraryinspirationfortheancientIrish.C.Itservesasanexcellentpieceofmaterialforscientificresearch.D.ItdwarfsmanyotherWorldHeritageSitesinEurope.正確答案：D[解析]D項意為“巨人堤讓歐洲其他世界遺產(chǎn)相形見絀”，這句話在文中沒有涉及相關(guān)內(nèi)容，符合題意。A項意為“巨人堤為游人帶來了嘆為觀止的宏偉景色”，B項意為“它是古愛爾蘭人的文學(xué)靈感來源”，C項意為“它為科學(xué)研究提供了很好的材料”，這和文中內(nèi)容都相符合。

CharterSchoolClassGetsaFirst-handSocialStudiesLesson

注冊學(xué)校的班級獲得第一手的社會研究課

Justatypicaldayinsixthgradesocialstudies.Onlyit'sadoubleperiod,usuallyreservedforreadingormath.Andit'sinthescienceclassroom,whichhasmorespace.TheAmericanandNewYorkStateflagsareflankingthechalkboard,theschoolbannerhangingabovethem,klieglightsshiningonthemfromtheback.

Oh,andthere'sasubstituteteacher—Gov.GeorgeE.Pataki.

"Cansomeonetellmethethreedifferentbranchesofgovernment?"heaskedthescholarsofBronxPreparatoryCharterSchool,onWebsterAvenueintheMorrisaniasection.

Theycould.Theirteacher,JohnStassen,haddoneaspeciallessononexactlythatthedaybefore.Theyknewwhoheadstheexecutivebranch,too,andthenameofthenation'shighestcourt,andwhatpercentageoftheLegislatureittakestooverrideanexecutive'sveto.ButMr.Patakistumpedthemonhowmanyhousesformthelegislativebranch."Wehaven'tgottentothat,"Mr.Stassensaid.

GovernorPataki,aprimeadvocateof1998statelegislationcreatingcharterschools,whicharepubliclyfinancedbutfreeofstateregulation,swoopedintoBronxPrepyesterdayandwasgreetedwithgleaminghallwaysandsingingchildren.

Asastart-upschoolinitsfirstyear,BronxPrephasbeenbesiegedwithvisitors—donors,stateevaluators,entrepreneursplanningtheirownschools,potentialemployees,potentialstudents,andareporterandphotographerchroniclingitsprogressforthisnewspaper.(Themayorshowedupinthefall.)Mostlytheysitintheback,watchingbusinessasusual.Butforthegovernor,well,aschoolputsonashow.

Theprincipal,MarinaBernardDamiba,turnedoverthemathclasssheteachestoLauraBarfield,thewritingteacher,leavingherselffreetostandonachairandhangtheschoolbanner.Twoartisticstudentswererecruitedtowrite"WelcomeGovernorPataki"and"Thankyouforourcharterschool"ontheboardsinthescienceroom.Aparentvolunteerinalavenderdressandmatchingloaferscametoshakehands.

Mr.Patakiarrivedaround11a.m.,joiningseveralpublicofficialsandadozenadvancemenandsecuritypeople.InTaraKelley'ssixth-gradereadingclass,twostudentsrecitedpoems.Infifth-grademath,beingtaughtbythesixth-gradeteacherbecauseMrs.Damibawasleadingthetour,theyoungstersburstintotheirsignatureraplikechantsofthemultiplicationtables.

"Couldyoukeepupwiththenines?"thegovernoraskedacolleagueastheyshuffledtothenextroom,wherefifthgraderssanganotherdiffy,pronouncingthemselves"readytoread."

InMr.Stassen'sclass,thecamerassnappedasMr.Patakitookquestionsfromthestudents:Whydidhewantcharterschools?Hashevetoedanylaws?Whatdoeshedoeveryday?

"Wouldyouconsiderbeingpresident?"askedThelmaPerez.

"Thelma,Iamveryhappybeinggovernorofthisstate,"Mr.Patakisaid."We'lljustleaveitatthat."

Therewastheceremonialexchangeofgifts—thegovernorgotaBronxPreppoloshirtand$50honoraryScholarDollars,whichstudentsearnforgoodbehavior;hegavetheschoolaframedcopyofthecharterlaw,andapen.Onthewayout,theschool'sdirector,KristinKearnsJordan,slidinapleafortaxlegislationthatwouldmakeiteasierforyoungschoolstofinancebuildings.By12:15,afterabriefnewsconference,twoaidescarriedtheflagsdownthestepsandoutthedoor.

"Theyleftalready?"MariaOrtiz,theadministrativeassistant,askedwithasighofrelief."Everybody?"Andthensherangthelittlecowbell,signalinglunch.16.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofBronxPrep?A.Itisacharterschoolfinancedbypublicfunds.B.ItemploysGovernorPatakiasitssubstitutesocialstudiesteacher.C.ItlocatesinNewYorkState.D.ItsstudentshavelittleideaabouttheSenateandtheHouseofRepresentatives.正確答案：B

17.

ThefactthatJohnStassenhaddoneaspeciallessonthedaybeforeprobablyshowsthat______.A.socialstudiesisoneofthemostimportantsubjectsintheschoolB.theschoolwantstogetmoresupportfromthegovernorC.theschoolcouldnotaffordtoloosefaceinfrontofthegovernorD.thoroughpreparationhasbeendonetowelcomethegovernor正確答案：D

18.

ThefactthatBronxPrephasbeenbesiegedwithvisitorsindicatesthat______.A.charterschoolsareverypopularwiththepublicB.BronxPrepisthefirstofitskindestablishedunderthe1998statelegislationC.GovernorPatakigivesfullsupporttotheschoolD.Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasabouttheschool正確答案：B

19.

Thegovernor'svisittotheschoolcanbestbedescribedas______.A.ahands-onsocialstudiesclasstoschoolpupilsB.adisruptiontotheschoolroutineC.anunexpectedexcitingeventD.atiring,extravagantsocialeventtoboththeteachersandthegovernor正確答案：A

20.

Theauthor'sattitudecanbestbedescribedas______.A.criticalB.sarcasticC.ironicD.objective正確答案：D

TheBrainandtheComputer

大腦與計算機

Consideringthatthebraincanbecomparedtotheelectroniccomputer,itmaybeusefultoaskifonecomputer,thebrain,hasanyadvantagesovertheother,theelectroniccomputer.

First,comparetheamountofenergyneededtooperatethebrainandthatneededtorunacomputer.Ithasbeencalculatedthattheentirebrainrunsonverylittleenergyascomparedwithamachine.Amachinewithasgreatacapacityasthebrain—assumingonecouldbebuilt—wouldneedatleastonemilliontimesasmuchelectricalpowertocontinueoperating.

Butthecomputerisafasterworkerthanthebrain.Theadvancedcalculatorsarethousandsuponthousandsoftimesfasterthanthebrain,andmodelsyettobebuiltwillprobablybeyetspeedier.

Memoryisofgreatimportancein"Computer-type"operations.Thenumberofbitsofinformationthatcanbestoreddeterminestheabilityofthesystemtodocomplexoperations.Themorebitsstored,themorecomplexthecalculationsthatcanbemade.In1962,advancedelectroniccomputerscouldstoreabout40,000bitsofinformation.Here,thebrainshowsitsdistinctadvantages:althoughthenumberofbitsstorediscertainlynotknown,ithasbeenestimatedatmanymillionsofbits.

Onespecialisthassaidthattobuildamachinetoimitatethecapacityofthehumanbrain,itwouldbenecessarytomakeitthesizeofaverytallbuilding."Thebrainislikeacomputingmachine,butthereisnocomputingmachinelikethebrain."

Humans,however,maynotcontinuetohavethissuperiorityinthefuture.Recentdevelopmentsinelectronicequipment,forexample,Sceptron,haverapidlychangedourideas.EachSceptronisextremelysmall,whichmaymeanthatiswillsoonbepossibletomakeacalculatorascomplexasthehumanbrain—withthesamebitstoragecapacity—andbeabletofititneatlyinadesk.

Thereisonegreatandveryimportantdistinctionbetweenhumansandmachines.Whileelectronicdevicesmaythink,"hunger"forelectricity,andinotherwaysimitateanimalandhumanbehavior,menhavedesires,hungers,thirsts,andacomplexexistence