翻譯二級(jí)筆譯綜合能力模擬25

翻譯二級(jí)筆譯綜合能力模擬25ⅠVocabularyandGrammarPart1VocabularySelection1.

Inthedimlight,Imanagedto__（江南博哥）____theshadowyfigureofabiglionamongthetrees.A.makeoffB.makeupC.makeoutD.makeover正確答案：C[解析]習(xí)語(yǔ)搭配

A．makeoff離開，(尤指做了錯(cuò)事后)匆忙離開，逃走；B．make叩彌補(bǔ)，虛構(gòu)，和解；C．makeout辨認(rèn)出，拼湊；D．makeover(尤指依法律形式)轉(zhuǎn)讓，移交；而本句意為：在昏暗的光線下，我努力辨認(rèn)樹叢中一只大獅子的陰影。因此C為答案。

2.

Certainlymanmust______thefuture,andfindwaysofprovidingforhisuse.A.looktoB.lookupC.lookforD.lookon正確答案：A[解析]lookto指望；lookup查找(詞語(yǔ))；lookfor尋找；lookon旁觀，看待。

3.

I'lljust______aneyeoverthesefiguresbeforeyoutypethem.A.tossB.castC.flingD.throw正確答案：B[解析]近義辨析。

這四個(gè)詞都指“投，拋，擲”。cast指轉(zhuǎn)向或引向：Alleyeswerecastuponthespeaker．所有目光皆投注在說(shuō)話者身上。toss：指以迅猛的速度突然移動(dòng)或抬起(頭)：tossingtheirheadsinsprightlydance在輕盈活潑的舞步中抬起他們的頭。fling指擺動(dòng)(身體一部分)：Sheflungbackherheadproudly．她傲氣地把頭一揚(yáng)。throw指發(fā)出，投射：Shethrewmealookofencouragement．她向我投來(lái)鼓勵(lì)的目光。

4.

Manyyoungpeoplebelievethatwarisstupidandunnecessary.Tothem,toloseone'slifeonthebattlefieldis______.A.gloriousB.futileC.heroicD.courageous正確答案：B[解析]形容詞辨析

A．glorious光榮的，顯赫的；B．futile瑣細(xì)的，無(wú)用的，無(wú)效果的；C．heroic英雄的，英勇的；D．courageous勇敢的，有膽量的；而本句意為：許多年輕人認(rèn)為戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)是愚蠢和毫無(wú)必要的。對(duì)他們而言，在戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上犧牲生命是______。根據(jù)上下文的語(yǔ)境，B為答案。

5.

WhenJoewaslefttolivewiththosepeople,hefoundthattheywereso______oflifethathecouldn'tstaywiththem.A.painfulB.disdainfulC.meaningfulD.fruitful正確答案：B

6.

Thetwocountrieshavedevelopeda______relationandincreasedagreatdealinforeigntrade.A.managerialB.lethalC.metricD.cordial正確答案：D[解析]managerial管理的，經(jīng)理的；lethal致命的，殺傷性的；metric米制的，公制的；cordial友好的，真誠(chéng)的。答案是D。

7.

ManyAmericansdonotunderstandwhythereissomuchinternationalcriticismoftheUSpolicyon______change.A.atmosphereB.skyC.weatherD.climate正確答案：D[解析]同義辨析。

climate氣候；態(tài)度：風(fēng)氣；思潮；傾向：Theyknownothingaboutthepresentpoliticalclimate．他們對(duì)當(dāng)前的政治氣候一無(wú)所知。atmosphere氣氛；情緒：Anatmosphereoftensionfilledtheroom．屋子里籠罩著緊張的氣氛。sky天氣；氣候：IlikethesunnyskiesofItaly．我喜歡意人利的晴朗天氣。weather天氣；氣象：Theweatherisverychangeable．天氣變化無(wú)常。

8.

Hewasalwaysfinding______withhisdaughter'sfriends.A.blameB.errorC.mistakeD.fault正確答案：D[解析]固定搭配。

fault過(guò)錯(cuò)，缺點(diǎn)，毛病。findfaultwith挑剔，找茬：She'salwaysfindingfaultwiththewayIdothings．她對(duì)我做事的方式總是百般挑剔。blame過(guò)失，責(zé)備，譴責(zé)，歸咎：Thecardrivertooktheblamefortheaccident．小汽車的司機(jī)承擔(dān)了事故的責(zé)任。error錯(cuò)誤，過(guò)失：Theaccidentwascausedbyhumanerror．這次事故是由人為過(guò)錯(cuò)造成的。mistake錯(cuò)誤，過(guò)失：Itookyourpenbymistake．錯(cuò)拿了你的鋼筆。

9.

Icouldeasilyperceivethathisheartburnttorelievehisstarvingkids,butheseemedashamedto______hisinabilitytome.A.discoverB.recoverC.demonstrateD.impress正確答案：A

10.

Whenyoumakethesacrificeinmarriage,thepsychologistssay,you'resacrificingnottoeachotherbutto______inarelationship.A.unityB.utilityC.fraternityD.reality正確答案：A

11.

Americanswhoconsiderthemselves______inthetraditionalsensedonotusuallyhesitatetoheapcriticismindomesticmattersoverwhattheybelieveisoppressiveorwasteful.A.pedestrianB.penchantC.patrioticD.patriarch正確答案：C[解析]形近識(shí)別。

patriotic愛國(guó)的；pedestrian行人；penchant愛好，嗜好；patriarch極受尊重的年老男子。

12.

Aphysicalexaminationisa______tojoiningthearmy.A.parliamentaryB.preliminaryC.elementaryD.complementary正確答案：B[解析]本題意為“體檢是入伍的預(yù)備階段”。preliminary的意思是“開端，預(yù)備步驟”；parliamentary的意思是“議會(huì)的”；elementary的意思是“基本的”；complementary的意思是“補(bǔ)充的，互補(bǔ)的”。根據(jù)題意B項(xiàng)正確。

13.

Wecannotseeanypossibilityofbusiness______.yourpriceisonthehighsideoftheprevailingmarkettrend.A.whichB.sinceC.thatD.though正確答案：B[解析]

固定搭配。

后面的從句是對(duì)前面主句的解釋說(shuō)明，因而應(yīng)選用表原因的“Since”。

14.

A______ofsympathysweptthroughJapanyesterdayaspeopleheardtheshockingnewsofObuchi's(小淵惠三)descentintoacoma.A.waveB.tideC.rushD.shower正確答案：A[解析]習(xí)慣用法

wave表：(情緒等的)突發(fā)，高漲；例：awaveofanger(disgust，panic，sympathy)一陣憤怒(厭惡，恐慌，同情)；而本句意為：昨天當(dāng)人們聽到小淵惠三陷入昏迷狀態(tài)的驚人消息時(shí)，一陣同情席卷了日本。因此A為答案。

15.

Teenagersinthe1950s,whohadto______anincreasinglyatomizedfamilylifeanddomesticandinternationaltensions,scornedthesterileversionofAmericanlife.A.injureB.conjureC.confrontD.inflow正確答案：C[解析]動(dòng)詞辨析

A．injure損害，傷害；B．conjure(以咒文)召喚，變戲法，想象；C．confront使面臨，對(duì)抗，面對(duì)；D．inflow流入。

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Thecountriesthatarebeingblamedfortheextragreenhousegasesintheatmospherearetherichanddevelopedcountries.Onadifferent______,thedevelopingcountriesfeeltheywillsufferthemostofit.A.nodB.noteC.normD.notion正確答案：B[解析]習(xí)語(yǔ)搭配。

Ona...note以一種……的調(diào)子，帶上一種……口氣：Wehaveopenedourdiscussiononafriendlyandconstructivenote．我們?cè)谟押煤徒ㄔO(shè)性的氣氛中開始討論。onthenod無(wú)異議地，無(wú)反對(duì)地：Thechairman'sproposalsareusuallypassedonthenodattheshareholders'meetings．在股東會(huì)上主席的提議通常在無(wú)人反對(duì)的情況下一致通過(guò)。

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Icouldn'tsleeplastnightbecausethetapinthebathroomwas______.A.drainingB.droppingC.spillingD.dripping正確答案：D[解析]drip常表示“(水珠、水滴的)滴落、滴下”，如：Theumbrelladrippedmoisture．傘滴著水珠。drop也可指“滴下，落下”，但一般側(cè)重于從較高地方或位置落到較低地方或位置。

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Leavingforworkinplentyoftimetocatchthetrainwill______worryaboutbeinglate.A.ruleoffB.preventC.avoidD.obviate正確答案：D[解析]本句空格處意為“消除對(duì)遲到的擔(dān)憂”。obviate意為“消除、排除(危險(xiǎn)、障礙、擔(dān)憂等)”；ruleoff意為“畫線隔開”；prevent意為“防止，預(yù)防”；avoid意為“避免”。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有D項(xiàng)符合句意。

Part2VocabularyReplacement1.

Theadvertisingindustryhasresortedtoself-regulationinaseriousefforttocurtailnotonlybadtastebutalsomisrepresentationanddeceptionincopyandillustrations.A.avertB.denyC.excludeD.reduce正確答案：D[解析]本題中，curtail的意思是“縮減”。D項(xiàng)的“reduce減少”符合題意，如：Thisexperiencededitorissaidtobeabletoreducethemisprintstoalmostnil．(據(jù)說(shuō)這位經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的老編輯能把印刷錯(cuò)誤幾乎降低到零)。其他三項(xiàng)“avert轉(zhuǎn)移；deny否認(rèn)；exclude排斥”都不正確。

2.

Chimpanzeesarefrequentlyusedasstand-insforhumanbeingsinexperiment.A.partnersB.role-modelsC.stand-bysD.substitute正確答案：D[解析]本題中，stand-ins的意思是“替代品”。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，substitute的意思是“替身，替代品”，如：useplasticsasasubstituteforsteel(用塑料做鋼的代用品)。partner的意思是“合伙人，股東”；role-model的意思是“典型”；stand-by的意思是“后備人員”。只有D項(xiàng)符合題意。

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ThetwopsychologistshadtomodifytheAmericanSignLanguagesomewhatinordertoaccommodatethechimpanzees'spontaneousgestures.A.changeB.abortC.shortenD.enhance正確答案：A[解析]本題中，modify的意思是“修改，更改”。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，change的意思是“改變，變化，轉(zhuǎn)變”，如：Youwillseemanychangesinthevillagesincelastyear．(你會(huì)看見自去年以來(lái)村里發(fā)生的變化)。abort的意思是“異常中斷，中途夭折”；shorten的意思是“縮短”；enhance的意思是“提高，增強(qiáng)”。只有A項(xiàng)符合題意。

4.

BenjaminFranklinwasrememberedforhisgoodjudgement.A.vigilanceB.guiltyC.sagacityD.resolution正確答案：C[解析]名詞辨析。

judgement審判，判斷力，評(píng)價(jià)：Helackssoundjudgement．他缺乏準(zhǔn)確的判斷力。sagacity睿智，精明，精確的判斷：Sagacity，unlikecleverness，usuallyincreaseswithage．睿智和聰明不同，前者可與年齡俱增。vigilance警戒，警惕：relaxvigilance放松警惕。guilty(形容詞)犯罪的，有罪的：aguiltyconscience犯罪感。resolution堅(jiān)定，決心，決定：She’Salwaysmakinggoodresolutions．她決心總是下得很好。

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Thejudgeremainedsoberdespitethelawyer'sludicrousattempttoprovethedefendant'sinnocence.A.sadB.sorryC.seriousD.surprised正確答案：C[解析]本題中，sober的意思是“冷靜，鎮(zhèn)定”。C項(xiàng)“serious嚴(yán)肅，認(rèn)真的”符合題意，如：Thisisaseriouspoliticalstory，notanentertainment．(這是一本嚴(yán)肅的政治故事，不是供消遣的)。其他三項(xiàng)“sad傷心的；sorry抱歉的；surprised驚訝的”都不正確。

6.

However,beyondthatdolorouspicture,thereisarevolutionatworkinworldagriculture.A.illusiveB.blurryC.reflectiveD.grievous正確答案：D[解析]形容詞辨析

dolorous表：憂傷的，悲痛的；A．illusive幻影的，錯(cuò)覺的，迷惑人的；B．blurry模糊的，不清楚的；C．reflective沉思的；D．grievous令人憂傷的；因此D為答案。

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BusinesspeopleabroadwhowanttomakeconnectionswithChinesecompaniescantakethefirststepusinganewInternetsiteourfirmestablishedrecently.A.contactsB.jointsC.acquaintanceD.linking正確答案：A[解析]近義詞辨析

connections表：聯(lián)系，關(guān)系，社交(或職業(yè)、商務(wù)上的)往來(lái)關(guān)系；A．contacts接觸，聯(lián)系，交往；B．joints接合，接頭，關(guān)節(jié)；C．a(chǎn)cquaintance相識(shí)，了解；D．1inking連接；因此A為答案。

8.

Recentresearchintoagingsuggeststhatthebody'sdefensemechanismsmaylosetheabilitytodistinguishwhatisalien.A.insaneB.infectiousC.foreignD.poisonous正確答案：C[解析]本題中，alien的意思是“外來(lái)的，不同的”。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，foreign的意思是“外國(guó)的，異質(zhì)的”，如：aforeignobjectintheeye．(眼睛中的異物)。insane的意思是“患精神病的，極度愚蠢的”；infectious的意思是“有傳染性的，易感染的”。只有C項(xiàng)符合題意。

9.

MarkAnthony'seulogyofCaesarathisfuneralismemorablyrecordedinaplaybyShakespeare.A.prayerB.praiseC.biographyD.denunciation正確答案：B[解析]名詞辨析。

eulogy贊詞，頌詞：chanttheeulogyofsb．贊頌?zāi)橙?。praise贊揚(yáng)，贊美的話：Hegaveaspeechinpraiseofthesch001．他在講話中稱贊了這所學(xué)校。prayer祈禱：morningprayers晨禱。biography傳記：thebiographyofByron拜倫傳。denunciation譴責(zé)，告發(fā)：herfiercedenunciationofherenemies她對(duì)仇敵的強(qiáng)烈譴責(zé)。

10.

Thatgossipconcerningthemexplodedatlengthafterithadbeensimmeringforalongtime.A.segmentB.sectorC.skeletonD.scandal正確答案：D[解析]名詞辨析

gossip閑話，閑談；而A．segment段，節(jié)，片斷；B．sector部分，部門，地區(qū)，象限；C．skeleton骨架，骨骼，基干，綱要；D．scandal丑行，丑聞，誹謗，流言蜚語(yǔ)，因此D為答案。

11.

Thisprogramwilltakekidswhohaveamanifesthistoryofviolentacts.A.determinedB.demonstratedC.administratedD.distinguished正確答案：B[解析]本題中，manifest的意思是“顯然的，明白的”。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，demonstrated的意思是“明顯的”；determined的意思是“堅(jiān)決的，決定了的”；administrated的意思是“被管理的，支配的”；distinguished的意思是“卓著的，著名的，高貴的”。只有B符合題意。

12.

WeanticipatebeingabletohaveoursummervacationinItaly.A.agitateB.expectC.suspectD.surmise正確答案：B[解析]動(dòng)詞辨析

anticipate期望，預(yù)期，占先；而A．a(chǎn)gitate攪動(dòng)，搖動(dòng)，煽動(dòng)，激動(dòng)；B．expect期待，預(yù)期，盼望，指望；C．suspect懷疑，猜想，對(duì)……有所覺察；D．surmise猜測(cè)；因此B為答案。

13.

Perhapsmorethananythingelse,itwasoneroustaxesthatledtothePeasants'RevoltinEnglandin1381.A.multipleB.unjustC.burdensomeD.infamous正確答案：C[解析]本題中，onerous的意思是“繁重的，費(fèi)力的”。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，burdensome的意思是“繁重的，累人的”，如：a．burdensometask(一項(xiàng)艱巨的任務(wù))。multiple的意思是“多樣的”；unjust的意思是“不公正的”；infamous的意思是“聲名狼藉的”。只有C項(xiàng)符合題意。

14.

The20th-centurypoemsuggeststosomethingwehavebeenabletofindnothingabout.A.alludesB.avoidsC.allegesD.alerts正確答案：A[解析]動(dòng)詞辨析

suggests建議，提出，使想起，暗示；而A．a(chǎn)lludes暗指，影射，間接提到；B．a(chǎn)voids避免，消除；C．a(chǎn)lleges宣稱，斷言；D．a(chǎn)lerts警告，因此A為答案。

15.

Theyoungmandangledinmidair,heldbyonefrailrope.A.fragileB.strongC.thickD.straw正確答案：A[解析]形容詞辨析

frail表：虛弱的，脆弱的；A．fragile易碎的，脆的；B．strong強(qiáng)壯的，堅(jiān)固的；C．thick厚的，粗的，濃的；D．straw麥秸的，稻草的；因此A為答案。

Part3CorrectingGrammaticalErrors1.

ThegeneralmanagerdemandedthejobwillbecompletedbeforetheSpringFestivalholidays.A.wouldbecompletedB.mustbecompletedC.hadtobecompletedD.becompleted正確答案：D[解析]結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)用

thejob…在本句中是賓語(yǔ)和賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)；選項(xiàng)A、B、C都是完整的謂語(yǔ)結(jié)構(gòu)，只有選項(xiàng)D是動(dòng)詞的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)原形作賓補(bǔ)，因此D為答案。

2.

Whocanprotestanddoesnotisanaccompliceintheact.A.thesameashelpingthecriminalB.seldomusefultosocietyC.onegoodwaytofightevilD.moreeffectivethanindividualprotest.正確答案：A[解析]結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)用

此句意為：那些能反對(duì)/抗議卻不反對(duì)/抗議的人就是這一行動(dòng)的幫兇；選項(xiàng)C、D與原句意思矛盾；選項(xiàng)D與原句意思不符，因此A(與幫助罪犯無(wú)異)為答案。

3.

Fewpleasurescallequalsuchofacookdrinkonahotday.A.thisB.allthisC.thatD.allthat正確答案：C[解析]句中劃線部分應(yīng)該是代詞來(lái)替代前面提到的pleasure。that和those若跟有介詞短語(yǔ)，可用來(lái)代表前面提到的東西，以避免重復(fù)，等于“the+前面那個(gè)名詞”。

4.

Whileitisessentialthatthetextcoversthesubjectadequately,itisalsoimportantthatitisneithertoodetailedortoocomplexfortheintendedreader.A.forB.norC.noD.not正確答案：B[解析]固定搭配。

neither...nor既不……也不。

5.

Watermakesupsome70percentagepointsofthebody,anddrinkingenoughwater-eithertapwaterorexpensivemineralwater-willensurethatthebodyisproperlylubricatedandflushed.A.per-centB.percapitaC.percentD.percentage正確答案：C[解析]本題考查習(xí)慣搭配。句意為：水占了身體比例的70%，又能用足夠的水——不管是自來(lái)水還是昂貴的礦泉水——都能確保身體的滋潤(rùn)和興奮。percentagepoints“百分點(diǎn)”百分之幾通常用“num+percentof+noun”表示。所以，答案是C。

6.

Wearenotconsciousoftheextentofwhichworkprovidesthepsychologicalsatisfactionthatcanmakethedifferencebetweenafullandemptylife.A.towhichB.inwhichC.atwhichD.bywhich正確答案：A[解析]結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)用。

totheextentof到……的地步(或程度)。

7.

Whenherealizedhehadbeensuggestedtosignthecontractbyintrigue,hethreatenedtostartlegalproceedingstocanceltheagreement.A.elicitedB.excitedC.deducedD.induced正確答案：D[解析]本題考查動(dòng)詞辨析。本句意為“當(dāng)他意識(shí)到自己是受到蒙蔽才簽這份合同時(shí)，就威脅說(shuō)要訴諸法律來(lái)終止這份協(xié)議”。而elicited“引出”；excited“激動(dòng)；喚起”；deduced“推斷”；induced“引誘”，所以，答案是D。

8.

Thesedatawillbeofconsiderableuseforidentifyingandanalyzingenvironmentaldegradation,andthancraftingworkablesolutions.A./B.fromC.withD.to正確答案：A[解析]for引導(dǎo)了三個(gè)并列的分詞結(jié)構(gòu)作狀語(yǔ)：identifying，analyzingenvironmentaldegradation以及craftingworkablesolutions(構(gòu)思可行的解決辦法)；因此A為答案。

9.

Somepeoplethinkmoreofanimalsthanwillofchildren.A.theyhaveB.theyhadC.theyareD.theydo正確答案：D[解析]比較狀語(yǔ)從句中連詞than前后的時(shí)態(tài)應(yīng)一致，應(yīng)用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，than后的主語(yǔ)they應(yīng)保留。do代替think，避免重復(fù)。

10.

CatchingsightofheroldfriendBrown,Marymovedforhimtocomeoverandsitinaseatnexttoher.A.signedB.swayedC.twistedD.signaled正確答案：D[解析]本句要表達(dá)得是：Mary見到自己的老朋友Brown就發(fā)信號(hào)(用手勢(shì))讓他過(guò)來(lái)坐在她身邊的座位上。Asigned簽名(于)，署名(于)，簽署；B．swayed搖擺，搖動(dòng)；C．twisted扭曲，使轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)，纏繞；D．signaled發(fā)信號(hào)，用信號(hào)表示(警告、通知等)；因此D為答案。

11.

AsanEnglishmajorstudentatoneofthemostfamousuniversitiesinChina.IstronglybelievethatbusinessEnglishismorepracticalthanotherfields.A.astudentinEnglishfieldB.amajorEnglishstudentregionsC.anEnglishmajorcoursesD.anEnglishstudentmajorsciences正確答案：C[解析]指大學(xué)各學(xué)科課程應(yīng)用course，因此C為答案。

12.

Uponcompletinghisexaminationoverthepatient,thedoctorofferedhisjudgmentofherconditions.A.ofB.offC.aboutD.around正確答案：A[解析]本題要表達(dá)的意思是“對(duì)病人的檢查”，四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有of可以表示對(duì)象或所屬關(guān)系。

13.

TheXinjiangAirlinesservepassengersandcustomersinthesoutheastofChinaonly.A.servesB.toserveC.servingD.service正確答案：A[解析]時(shí)態(tài)應(yīng)用。

“TheXinjiangAirlines”是一個(gè)航空公司的名稱，后面應(yīng)接動(dòng)詞現(xiàn)在時(shí)單數(shù)形式。

14.

Isupposethepartyendedinafriendlyatmosphere,isn'tit?A.don'tIB.doIC.diditD.didn'tit正確答案：D[解析]本句考察反意問(wèn)句的用法：陳述句謂語(yǔ)用肯定形式，疑問(wèn)句謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用否定形式，因此選項(xiàng)B和C不對(duì)；陳述句強(qiáng)調(diào)的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞是ended，所以反意問(wèn)句應(yīng)為didn'tit，選項(xiàng)D是答案。

15.

Earthobservationsshouldprovide"valueadded"applicationsfromexistingenvironmentalservices,propertytitleholdersandprocessdrivenfinancialfirms,whilecreatinggreaterliquiditywithinthecorporationsthatusethem.A.asB.toC.forD.with正確答案：B[解析]provide在此表示：供給，提供；后面一般與for或with連用；例：Theyprovideuswithfood．他們供給我們食物。Weprovidedfoodforthehungrychildren．我們?yōu)轲囸I的孩子們提供食物。因此B為答案。

ⅡReadingComprehension

Itsoundslikeasciencefiction,butresearcherssayit'sascientificfact:Microscopicorganismsdubbed"killeralgae"areparalyzingfishwithunknowntoxinsandtheneatingawayattheirflesh.Theymightbemakingpeoplesick,too.

Thenamegiventothissingle-cellorganism,ordinoflagellate,isPfiesteriapiscimorte-literally,"fishkiller."ItwasdiscoveredatNorthCarolinaStateUniversityin1988,butatthesametime,fewscientistsbelievedinitsexistence,muchlessinitshighlyunusualpredatorynature.Butongoingresearchhasledtointernationalacknowledgmentofthephenomenonand,recently,researchfunding.

Seeminglypromptedbyanunknownsubstancesecretedbyfish,theaggressivecreatureswimsintoaction.Itsendsneurotoxinsintothewaterandair,paralyzingafish'snervoussystem,andcausingittogaspforairatthesurface.Eventuallythefishsuffocates.Thekillerdinoflagellatethenattachesitselftothefishandbeginssuckingawayatitsflesh.Thismacabrescenariomayhelpsolveseveralseamysteries,suchaswhyfishermenreportseeing"fishwalks"(fishtryingtoleavethewater)andpoolsofdeadfishwithholeseatenthroughthem.

Whetherhumansareaffectedbythedinoflagellate'stoxinremainstobeseen.Researchersthinkit'sunlikelyeatingfreshfishareindanger,butanyonewithfrequentexposuretothecreaturecouldbeinperil.Severalresearchersworkingwiththealgaehavereportedboutsofmemorylossanddisorientation.

Tounderstandthekilleralgaefurther,scientistsmustfullycharacterizetheirtoxinanddeterminewhatstimulatesthemtoattack.Theyalsoneedtoknowifthealgaearehurtingfishpopulations,andwhetherpollutantsmakethemmorelikelytoattack.1.

Thepassageisprimarilyconcernedwith______.A.informingreadersofdifferentseacreaturesB.describingpredatorymicroscopicorganismsC.solvingsomelong-lastingmysteriesabouttheseaD.discussingtheenvironmentforvariousfishes正確答案：B[解析]主旨題型

通讀全文可知本文第一段是本文的主旨：講的是ascientificfact：Microscopicorganismsareparalyzingfishwithunknowntoxinsandtheneatingawayattheirflesh.Theymightbemakingpeoplesicktoo.因此整體講的是Microscopicorganisms,B為答案。(第一段講的是：聽上去像一篇科幻小說(shuō)，但研究人員說(shuō)這是一個(gè)科學(xué)事實(shí)：一種綽號(hào)為“藻類殺手”的微觀生物用一種不知名的(生物)毒素麻痹魚類，然后食用它們的肉。它們也可能會(huì)使人類得病。)

2.

Theword"they"underlinedinParagraph1refersto______.A.organismsB.fishC.toxinsD.flesh正確答案：A[解析]推斷題型

見第一段第一句，麻痹魚類后食用魚肉的microscopicorganisms也許會(huì)使人類得病。根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)判斷也可判斷此處的they指的即是前面的microscopicorganisms，因此A為答案。

3.

Theword"literally"underlinedinParagraph2mostprobablymeans______.A.namelyB.superficiallyC.imaginativelyD.actually正確答案：D[解析]詞義題型

見第二段第一句：Thenamegiventothissingle-cellorganism，ordinoflagellate，isPfiesteriapiscimorte-literally，"fishkiller."可知thissingle-cellorganism即dinoflagellate，就是Pfiesteriapiscimorte，也即“fishkiller”；因指的都是一種東西，因此D為答案。

4.

Itisimpliedinthepassagethat______.A.manyscientistshadknowndinoflagellatebefore1988B.therehadbeennosuchorganismsbefore1988C.manyscientistswereindoubtaboutthenatureoftheorganismin1988D.noscientistsknewanythingabouttheorganismin1988正確答案：C[解析]推斷題型

見第二段第二句：ItwasdiscoveredatNorthCarolinaStateUniversityin1988，butatthesametime,fewscientistsbelievedinitsexistence,muchlessinitshighlyunusualpredatorynature.(1988年在北卡羅萊納州立大學(xué)發(fā)現(xiàn)了這種生物，但同時(shí)幾乎沒(méi)什么人相信它的存在，更沒(méi)有人相信它非同尋常的食肉天性(predatorynature)了。)因此C為答案。

5.

AllthefollowingnamesareusedtodescribetheorganismEXCEPT______.A.dinoflagellateB.PfiesteriapiscimorteC.killeralgaeD.asciencefiction正確答案：D[解析]是非題型

選項(xiàng)A，B都在第二段第一句中提及，選項(xiàng)C在第一段第一句中提到，三者指的都是microscopicorganisms；而選項(xiàng)D是第一段第一句就否定了的；因此D為答案。

6.

Theword"prompted"underlinedinParagraph3means______.A.stimulatedB.attractedC.annoyedD.shocked正確答案：A[解析]詞義題型

見第三段第一句：Seeminglypromptedbyanunknownsubstancesecretedbyfish，theaggressivecreatureswimsintoaction.prompt刺激，鼓動(dòng)；慫恿，敦促；因此與A意義相同；因此選項(xiàng)A為答案。

7.

Whichofthefollowingquestionsisansweredaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage?A.Whatisthetoxinusedbythefishkiller?B.Whofirstdiscoveredtheorganism?C.Howdoesthefishkillerparalyzefish?D.Howmanyfishescantheorganismkilleachday?正確答案：C[解析]是非題型

第一段中提到thefishkiller有toxins，但沒(méi)提它使用何種toxins，排除選項(xiàng)A；第二段中提到thefishkiller于1988年在大學(xué)被發(fā)現(xiàn)，但沒(méi)提及是誰(shuí)發(fā)現(xiàn)的，排除選項(xiàng)B；選項(xiàng)D在文中沒(méi)有提及；因此C為答案(在第三段第二句中談到thefishkiller向水中、空氣中釋放神經(jīng)毒素，麻痹了魚類的神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)，使得魚類鉆到水面呼吸；最終魚類窒息而死；然后它就附著于魚身食其肉)。

8.

Researchersthinkthatitis______.A.safetoeatfreshfishB.dangeroustogetclosetothealgaeC.safetobenearthealgaeD.dangeroustoexposethealgae正確答案：B[解析]細(xì)節(jié)題型

見第四段第二句：Researchersthinkit'sunlikelyeatingfleshfishareindanger,butanyonewithfrequentexposuretothecreaturecouldbeinperil.(研究人員認(rèn)為吃新鮮的魚未必會(huì)有危險(xiǎn)，但如果經(jīng)常接觸這種生物可能會(huì)冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn))，因此B為答案。

9.

Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriterexplain?A.Neurotoxins.B.Microscopicorganisms.C.Predators.D.Fishwalks.正確答案：D[解析]細(xì)節(jié)題型

見第三段最后一句：Thismacabrescenariomayhelpsolveseveralseamysteries,suchaswhyfishermenreportseeing"fishwalks"(fishtryingtoleavethewater)andpoolsofdeadfishwithholeseatenthroughthem.括號(hào)中的內(nèi)容是對(duì)"fishwalks"的解釋，因此D為答案。

10.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Scientistshavesolvedthemysteryaboutthefishkiller.B.Morestudiesneedtobemadeaboutthefishkiller.C.Itisprovedthatthealgaearereducingfishpopulations.D.Humanshavealreadybeenaffectedbythetoxin.正確答案：B[解析]推斷題型

見第五段：Tounderstandthekilleralgaefurther,scientistsmustfullycharacterizetheirtoxinanddeterminewhatstimulatesthemtoattack.Theyalsoneedtoknowifthealgaearehurtingfishpopulations,andwhetherpollutantsmakethemmorelikelytoattack.見下劃線部分，因此可知還有更多的研究要做，因此B為答案。

Itisamazinghowmanypeoplestillsay,"Ineverdream",foritisnowdecadessinceitwasestablishedthateveryonehasoverathousanddreamsayear,howeverfewofthesenocturnalproductionsarerememberedonwaking.Eventhemostconfined"non-dreamers"willrememberdreamsifwokenupsystematicallyduringtheRapidEyeMovement(REM)periods.Theseareperiodsoflightsleepduringwhichtheeyeballsmoverapidlybackandforthundertheclosedlidsandthebrainbecomeshighlyactivated,whichhappensthreeorfourtimeseverynightofnormalsleep.

Itisaveryinterestingquestionwhysomepeoplerememberdreamsregularly—perhapsseveralanightonoccasion—whileothersrememberhardlyanyatallundernormalconditions.Inconsideringthis,itisimportanttobearinmindthatthedreamtendstobeanelusivephenomenonforallofus.Wenormallyneverrecalladreamunlessweawakendirectlyfromit,andeventhenithasatendencytofadequicklyintooblivion.

Giventhisgeneralelusivenessofdreams,thebasicfactorthatseemstodeterminewhetherapersonremembersthemornotisthesameasthatwhichdeterminesallothermemory,namelydegreeofinterest.Dreamresearchershavemadeabroadclassificationofpeopleinto"recallers"—thosewhorememberatleastonedreamamonth—and"non-recallers",whorememberfewerthanthis.Testshaveshownthatcool,analyticalpeoplewithaveryrationalapproachtotheirfeelingstendtorecallfewerdreamsthanthosewhoseattitudetolifeisopenandflexible.Engineersgenerallyrecallfewerdreamsthanartists.Itisnotsurprisingtodiscoverthatinwesternsociety,womennormallyrecallmoredreamsthanmen,sincewomenaretraditionallyallowedaninstinctive,feelingapproachtolife.

Inmodernurban-industrialculture,feelinganddreamstendtobetreatedasfrivolitieswhichmustbefirmlysubordinatedtotherealitiesoflife.Wepaylip-servicetotheinnerlifeofimaginationasitexpressesitselfinthearts,butinpracticerelegatemusic,poetry,dramaandpaintingtothelevelofspare-timeactivities,valuedmainlyfortheextenttowhichtheyrefreshusforareturntowork.Wediscourageourchildrenfrompayingmuchattentiontoanythingthatmightdetractfromtheseriousbusinessofstudyingforexamsormakingalivinginthe"real"worldofindustryandcommerce.11.

Manypeopleareunawarethattheydreambecause______.A.theirdreamsfadeveryquicklyB.theydonotrecalltheirdreamsC.theysleeptooheavilyD.theywakeupfrequently正確答案：B

12.

DuringREMperiods,people______.A.dreamlessB.wakeupmoreeasilyC.remembertheirdreamsmoreclearlyD.experiencediscomfort正確答案：B

13.

Peoplewhoremembertheirdreamsdosobecausethey______.A.findthecontentrelevantB.areawakenedsuddenlyC.haveretentivememoriesD.areregulardreamer正確答案：A

14.

Thosewhorecalltheirdreamstendtobe______.A.practicalB.unrealisticC.disorganizedD.imaginative正確答案：D

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Thewriterbelievesthat,inwesternsociety,dreamsareconsideredtobe______.A.shamefulB.beneficialC.unimportantD.artistic正確答案：C

ThefactthatmostAmericansliveinurbanareasdoesnotmeanthattheyresideinthecenteroflargecities.Infact,moreAmericansliveinthesuburbsoflargemetropolitanareasthaninthecitiesthemselves.

TheBureauoftheCensusregardsanyareawithmorethan2,500peopleasanurbanarea,anddoesnotconsiderboundariesofcitiesandsuburbs.

AccordingtotheBureau,thepoliticalboundariesarelesssignificantthanthesocialandeconomicrelationshipsandthetransportationandcommunicationsystemsthatintegratealocale.ThetermusedbytheBureauforanintegratedmetropolisisanMSA,whichstandsforMetropolitanStatisticalArea.Ingeneral,anMSAisanyareathatcontainsacityanditssurroundingsuburbsandhasatotalpopulationof50,000ormore.

Atthepresenttime,theBureaureportsmorethan280MSAs,whichtogetheraccountfor75percentoftheUSpopulation.Inaddition,theBureaurecognizes18megapolises,thatis,continuousadjacentmetropolitanareas.Oneofthemostobviousmegapolisesincludesachainofhundredsofcitiesandsuburbsacross10statesontheEastCoastfromMassachusettstoVirginia,includingBoston,NewYork,andWashington,D.C.IntheEasternCorridor;asitiscalled,apopulationof45millioninhabitantsisconcentrated.AnothermegapolisthatisgrowingrapidlyistheCaliforniacoastfromSanFranciscothroughLosAngelestoSanDiego.16.

Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MetropolitanStatisticalAreasB.TypesofPopulationCentersC.TheBureauoftheCensusD.Megapolises正確答案：B[解析]

主旨題型。

A和D都是文章敘述的一部分，c是進(jìn)行統(tǒng)計(jì)的機(jī)構(gòu)，因而應(yīng)選B。

17.

Accordingtothepassage,wheredomostAmericanslive?A.Inthecenterofcities.B.Inthesuburbssurroundinglargecities.C.Inruralareas.D.Insmalltowns.正確答案：B[解析]

細(xì)節(jié)題型。

答案出自第一段的第二句話…moreAmericansliveinthesuburbsoflargemetropolitanareasthaninthecitiesthemselves．metropolitan的意思是“大城市的”。

18.

Theunderlinedword"reside"inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.fillB.decideC.occupyD.live正確答案：D[解析]

詞義題型。

reside居?。簉esideabroad定居國(guó)外。

19.

AccordingtotheBureauoftheCensus,whatisanurbanarea?A.Achainofadjacentcities.B.Anareawithatleast50,000people.C.The18largestcities.D.Anareawith2,500peopleormore.正確答案：D[解析]

細(xì)節(jié)題型。

答案出自第二段TheBureauoftheCensusregardsanyareawithmorethan2,500peopleasanurbanarea，anddoesnotconsiderboundariesofcitiesandsuburbs．

20.

WhichofthefollowingareNOTconsideredimportantindefininganurbanarea?A.Politicalboundaries.B.Transportationnetworks.C.Socialrelationships.D.Economicsystems.正確答案：A[解析]

細(xì)節(jié)題型。

根據(jù)第三段第一句話AccordingtotheBureau，thepoliticalboundariesarelesssignificantthanthesocialandeconomicrelationshipsandthetransportationandcommunicationsystemsthatintegratealocale.lesssignificant不太重要。

21.

Theunderlinedword"integrate"inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.benefitB.defineC.uniteD.restrict正確答案：C[解析]

詞義題型。

integrate使成整體，使一體化：Thebuildingandthelandscapearewellintegrated．這些建筑物和周圍的自然景物相融合，渾然一體。unite聯(lián)合，團(tuán)結(jié)：Weshoulduniteinfightingpovertyanddisease．我們應(yīng)該團(tuán)結(jié)起來(lái)為消除貧困和疾病而斗爭(zhēng)。

22.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.AnintegratedmetropolisisanMSA.B.MSAstandsforMetropolitanStatisticalArea.C.Ametropolisincludesatleastametropolitan.D.AnMSAreferstocityanditssuburbs,withover50,000people.正確答案：C[解析]

是非題型。

根據(jù)第三段第二、三句ThetermusedbytheBureauforanintegratedmetropolisisanMSA,…Ingeneral，anMSAis…得知，A、B、D三項(xiàng)在文中一一提到，因此，只有C項(xiàng)是不正確的。

23.

Theunderlinedword"adjacent"inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______.A.besideeachotherB.growingveryfastC.thesamesizeD.denselypopulated正確答案：A[解析]

詞義題型。

adjacent鄰近的，接近的：adjacentcities相鄰的城市。選項(xiàng)A的意思是“互相挨著”，因此，與adjacent相近。

24.

Accordingtothepassage,whatisamegapolis?A.Oneofthe10largestcitiesintheUnitedStates.B.Oneofthe18largestcitiesintheUnitedStates.C.Oneofthel00citiesbetweenBostonandWashington.D.Anynumberofcontinuousadjacentcitiesandsuburbs.正確答案：D[解析]

細(xì)節(jié)題型。

答案出自第四段第二句Inaddition,theBureaurecognizes18megapolise