翻譯二級筆譯綜合能力閱讀分類模擬題136

翻譯二級筆譯綜合能力閱讀分類模擬題136ReadingComprehension

Itwastwoyearsagotodaythatthehuntingbancameintofo（江南博哥）rce,supposedlyendingcenturiesoftradition.However,thelawhasbeenanunmitigatedfailure-notthateithersideisshoutingaboutit.

Itwasanightmarevisionthatstruckfearandloathingintotheheartsofmillions.Whenthehuntingbanbecamelaw,itwassaid,16,000peoplewouldlosetheirjobs,thousandsofhoundswouldbeputdown,rottingcarcasseswouldlitterthecountryside,hedgerowswoulddisappear,riderswouldfaceon-the-spotfines,law-abidingpeoplefromdoctorstobarristerswouldbedraggedfromtheirhorsesandcartedofftoprison,whiledogownerswouldbeprosecutediftheirmuttcaughtarabbit.

Thesewerejustsomeoftheclaimsasdesperatecountrysidecampaignersbattledtosavetheirsportinthelead-uptothehuntingban,whichLabourrammedintolawusingtheParliamentActonNovember18,2004.

Formany,thefearswerereal.Othersexaggeratedastheyfoughtanincreasinglyaggressiveanti-huntinglobbywhichhadrejectedacresofindependentevidenceaffirmingthathuntingisthemosthumanewayofkillingfoxes.Inthebattleto"fightprejudice,fighttheban",everyemotiveargumentwasdeployed.

Foritspart,theanti-huntingbrigadeextravagantlyclaimedthatthebanwouldputanendtotherichparadinginredjackets.AseniorLabourMP,PeterBradley,admittedinthisnewspaperthatitwas,asmanysuspected,about"classwar".Helosthisseatshortlyafterwards.Butpeopleinredcoatsdidnotdisappear.

Infact,noneoftheforecastscametrue.Whatdidhappenwassomethingnobodyhadpredicted:thespectacularrevivalandgrowthofhuntingwithhounds.Inshort,thehuntingbanhasbeenafailure.

Today,onthesecondanniversaryoftheban'scomingintoforceonFebruary18,2005,newfiguresshowthatparticipationinthesporthasneverbeenhigher.Itissocheerfulthattwonewpackshavebeenformed,somethingthathasnothappenedforcenturies.

TheyincludetheseductivelynamedPrivatePack,setupbythefinancierRoddyFleminginGloucestershire.Itoperatesonaninvitation-onlybasis,asortofhuntingprivatemembers'club.Thiscanonlymeanonething:likeitornot,huntingiscool.Youngpeoplearetakingitup,enticedbytheelementofrebellionandthemystiqueofwhatactuallyhappensashuntsattempttokeepwithinthelaw.1.

Thephase"cameintoforce"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.takeeffectB.bepopularC.beforcedD.comeintoexistence正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“Itwastwoyearsagotodaythatthehuntingbancameintoforce”可知，狩獵禁令開始生效。選項中的A項為“生效”符合文意。B項“流行”，C項“強迫”，D項“成立，建立”，這三項均不符合題意。

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Thehuntingbanhasbeenacompletefailurebecause______.A.thehuntinghasneverbeenstoppedbuthasinsteadflourishedB.thegovernmenthasbeenshortofhandstoenforcethelawC.thelawmakersfailedtoseehuntingasalong-timetraditionD.thebanaimedtoprotecttheinterestsoftheupper-classonly正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第六段的內(nèi)容“thespectacularrevivalandgrowthofhuntingwithhounds.Inshort,thehuntingbanhasbeenafailure.”可知，狩獵禁令徹底失敗了，壯觀的獵狗狩獵又復蘇了，所以應該選擇A。B項“政府缺少人手去執(zhí)行該法律”，C項“法律制定者沒有看到狩獵是個長期的傳統(tǒng)”，D項“禁令的目的只是保護上流社會的利益”，這三項都不符合題意。

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Theword"loathing"underlinedinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto______.A.disgustB.dislikeC.hatredD.intention正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第二段的內(nèi)容“Itwasanightmarevisionthatstruckfearandloathingintotheheartsofmillions”可知，這是一個噩夢，讓幾百萬人們的心感到恐懼和厭惡。選項中的A項為“厭惡”符合文意。B項“不喜歡”，C項“討厭”，D項“意向”，這三項均不符合題意。

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Thosewhobreakthehuntingbanwould______.A.losetheirjobsB.bringshametotheirfellowpeopleC.havetokilltheirhorsesanddogsD.faceeitherfinesorimprisonment正確答案：D[解析]根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容“riderswouldfaceon-the-spotfines,law-abidingpeoplefromdoctorstobarristerswouldbedraggedfromtheirhorsesandcartedofftoprison,whiledogownerswouldbeprosecutediftheirmuttcaughtarabbit.”可知D項“面臨罰款或監(jiān)禁”符合題意。A項“失去工作”，B項“給朋友帶來恥辱”，C項“不得不殺掉他們的馬和狗”，這三項明顯和第二段內(nèi)容不符合。

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Theword"prosecuted"underlinedinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto______.A.gotocourtB.encourageC.publishD.prevent正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第二段的內(nèi)容“dogownerswouldbeprosecutediftheirmuttcaughtarabbit”可知，如果狗抓了一只兔子，那么狗主人可能被起訴。選項中的A項為“起訴”符合文意。B項“鼓勵”，C項“懲罰”，D項“預防”，這三項均不符合題意。

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Theanti-huntinglobbyheldthat______.A.fox-huntingwasanexpressionofprejudiceB.thecountrysidecampaignerswerereasonableC.thetheoryofhumanekillingdidnotholdwaterD.thehuntersexaggeratedthedreadfulsceneofhunting正確答案：C[解析]根據(jù)第四段的內(nèi)容“Othersexaggeratedastheyfoughtanincreasinglyaggressiveanti-huntinglobbywhichhadrejectedacresofindependentevidenceaffirmingthathuntingisthemosthumanewayofkillingfoxes.”可知，狩獵者認為狩獵殺死狐貍是最人道的方式，而反對狩獵者不這么認為，所以C項“人類獵殺不合理”符合題意。A項“獵殺狐貍是偏見的表示”，B項“鄉(xiāng)下的活動家是合理的”，D項“狩獵者夸大了狩獵的可怕景象”，這三項明顯和文中第四段內(nèi)容不符合。

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Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthehuntingcampaigners'position?A.Itwasunknowinglybiased.B.Itwasemotionallycharged.C.Itwasincreasinglymilitant.D.Itwascertainlypowerful.正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)第四段的內(nèi)容“Inthebattletofightprejudice,fighttheban,everyemotiveargumentwasdeployed.”可知，抗議者們在“反歧視，反禁令”的斗爭中，運用了一切可以動感情的手段，所以B項“充滿感情的”符合題意。A項“沒被察覺到的偏見”，C項“越來越好戰(zhàn)”，D項“當然是很強大的”，這三項明顯和文中第四段的內(nèi)容不符合。

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Theword"rebellion"underlinedinthelastParagraphrefersto______.A.betrayB.violationC.departmentD.contravention正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中最后一段的內(nèi)容“Youngpeoplearetakingitup,enticedbytheelementofrebellion”可知，年輕人受到背叛成分的慫恿。選項中的A項為“背叛”符合文意。B項“違反”，C項“離開”，D項“違法行為”，這三項均不符合題意。

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Bysaying"peopleinredcoatsdidnotdisappear",theauthorimpliedthat______.A.theupperclasswonthe"war"B.BradleydeservedhisfateC.thehuntingbandidnotworkD.thehuntingbanwasuntimely正確答案：C[解析]根據(jù)第五段的內(nèi)容“Foritspart,theanti-huntingbrigadeextravagantlyclaimedthatthebanwouldputanendtotherichparadinginredjackets.”和“Butpeopleinredcoatsdidnotdisappear”可知，人們繼續(xù)游行，C項“狩獵禁令沒有起作用”符合題意。A項“上流階層贏得了戰(zhàn)爭”，B項“布雷得里得到了應得的命運”，D項“禁令不合時宜”，這三項明顯和文中第五段的內(nèi)容不符合。

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Asaresultoftheban,______.A.huntingactivitieshavebecomemoresecretiveB.peoplehavebecomemorecuriousabouthuntingC.citizenshavebecomemoreconfusedbythelawD.thecountrytraditionhasbeenradicallyshaken正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)文中最后一段的內(nèi)容“Youngpeoplearetakingitup,enticedbytheelementofrebellionandthemystiqueofwhatactuallyhappensashuntsattempttokeepwithinthelaw.”可知B項“人們對狩獵變得更好奇了”符合題意。A項“狩獵活動變得越來越偷偷摸摸了”，文中說禁令實施失敗，人們狩獵活動應該更趨向于合法化，不應該變得偷偷摸摸；C項“市民被法律搞得更迷惑了”，文中沒有提到相關內(nèi)容；D項“國家的傳統(tǒng)被徹底地動搖了”，禁令是動搖了國家傳統(tǒng)，但是禁令失敗，國家傳統(tǒng)活動狩獵并沒有動搖，所以這三項明顯和文中內(nèi)容不符合。

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

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

AfinecircularwalkwilltakeyoudowntotheGiant'sCauseway,pastamphitheatresofstonecolumnsandformationswithfancifulnamesliketheHoneycomb,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.11.

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。

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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。

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Theword"remaining"underlinedinParagraphIisclosestinmeaningto______.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。

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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。

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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鳂蛄钊松?，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。

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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。

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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價值的地區(qū)。”很明顯，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“它最大的在歐洲留下的溶巖高原”，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。

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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，由此可以判斷是一篇旅游廣告。A項“一個發(fā)展設計”，B項“關于地理的一篇文章”，C項“一種當?shù)仫L俗的記載”，顯然，這三項都不符合文意。

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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“做標記”，D項“增加亮度”，這三項均不符合題意。

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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靈感來源”，C項意為“它為科學研究提供了很好的材料”，這和文中內(nèi)容都相符合。

PrayerinSchools

TheReverendJerryFalwellcontendsthatupuntilaboutthirtyyearsagothepreceptsoftheBiblewereatthebasisofthecurriculumofpublicschoolsthroughoutthecountry.PrayerwasofferedandpassagesfromtheBiblewerereadvirtuallyeveryday,and,becauseofthat,thecountryanditscitizenswerebetteroff.Falwellalsoclaimsthatthiswaspreciselywhatthefoundersofthiscountrywanted.QuotingfromPresidentJohnAdams,whosaidthatonemeansofpreservingourConstitutionwasto"patronizeeveryrationalefforttoencourageschools,colleges,universitiesandeveryinstitutionforpropagatingknowledge,virtueandreligionamongallclassesofthepeople,"Falwellseestherecenteliminationofschoolprayerasacontributingcauseofthemoraldisintegrationofsociety.

Sinceinademocracyeducationissupposedtocreatebettercitizens,thenschoolsmustprovidethemoralfoundationforthatcitizenry.

SenatorJohnEastpointedoutthatthephrase"separationofchurchandstate"appearsnowhereintheConstitution.Ifthegovernmentwererequiredtoeliminatealltracesofreligiouspractice,then"wecouldhavenochaplainsintheArmedForces.Wecouldhavenoreligiousfacilitiesonmilitarybases.WecouldnotopentheSenateortheHousewithprayer.Wecouldnothave'InGodWeTrust'onourcoins.Wecouldnotsay'GodSaveThisHonorableCourt'whentheSupremeCourtopens.WecouldnotallowthePresident,attheconclusionofhisPresidentialoath,tosay'...SoHelpMeGod.'"Inshort,prayerintheschoolswasfavoredbythefounders,andtoeliminateit,astheSupremeCourthasruled,neglectsacrucialcomponentofeverychild'seducation.

Opponentsofschoolprayerfindmajordistortionsinthecurrentattacksagainstthe"secularization"ofschoolsandarguethatthe"materials[theopponents]advocateareconsistentwithhistoricaltraditionsofcharacterdevelopmentwhilealsobeingintunewiththepresentrealitiesofthetimes."

Opponentsalsomaintainthatprayerintheschoolsviolatestheprincipleofreligiousfreedom,asenunciatedintheFirstAmendmenttotheConstitution.Institutionalizingschoolprayerintheclassroomineffectmakesitnolongervoluntary.SenatorLowellWeickerhassaidthatthisissuerelatesto"whetherornoteachofuswillbeabletofindourownwaytoGod,boundinourownway,orwhetherwegobacktothehistorywhichwehaddeniedandallowtheStatetodothatforus.Theoneisthefirststep,theother,thelast,inthecareerofintolerance."

Opponentsofprayerintheclassroomarenotunanimouslyagainstallprayer,buttheyfeelthatthosewhowishtopraytogethershoulddosointheprivacyoftheirownhomesorintheirchurchesandsynagogues.Andfinally,perhapstongue-in-cheek,ifchildrenwishtoprayinschool,letthemdosoquietlyandprivately,sincetheConstitution'sFifthAmendmentguaranteeseveryonetherighttoremainsilent.21.

What'sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.Thecontendingideasofsupportersandopponentsaboutprayerintheschools.B.ReverendJerryFalwell'sideasaboutprayerintheschools.C.Somesupportingideasaboutthesocialfunctionsofprayerinschools.D.Prayerintheschoolshelpstocreatebettercitizens.正確答案：C

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Whatdoes"secularization"inthethirdparagraphmean?A.Somethingthatisinconsistentwithhistoricaltraditionsofcharacterdevelopment.B.Theprocessofmakingtheschoolsandchildreninschoolssecular.C.Theprocessofmakingtheschoolsandchildreninschoolssecluded.D.Theprocessthatmakestheschoolsintunewiththepresentrealitiesofthetimes.正確答案：B

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Whichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheopinionsoftheopponentsisright?A.Secularizationshouldbynomeansbedistorted.B.TheFirstAmendmenttotheConstitutionhasmadeprayerintheschoolsaviolationoftheprincipleofreligiousfreedom.C.Religiousfreedomshouldguaranteethatchildreninschoolshavetherightnottopray.D.PrayerintheschoolsisthewaytoGodownedbyindividuals.正確答案：C

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Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthelastparagraphisright?A.Opponentsaresometimeshesitanttowardstheissueofprayerintheschools.B.Opponentssupportprayinginpeople'sownhomesorchurches.C.Opponentsarenotabsoluteopponentsinthat.Theyjustwantpeopledoingprayerstogethertodosointheirprivacy.D.OpponentsinsistthateverychildshouldobservetheConstitution'sFifthAmendment.正確答案：C

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Whatistheauthor'sopinioningeneral?A.Prayerintheschoolsisimportantinthatitisacrucialpartofchildren'seducation.B.Thoughtheopponentshavetheirarguments,prayerintheschoolswillnotbeeliminatedbecauseitissoimportantinAmericanpeople'ssociallife.C.Noonecantellwhetheritisrightorwrongtohaveprayerintheschoolsbecausebothsupporterandopponentshavetheirownreasons.D.Opponentshavemoresolid-basedargumentsinthisissue.正確答案：C

Zimbabwe'sbankingsectorhasbeenhitwithmassivewithdrawalsbyrisk-loathingdepositorsoverthepastfivemonths,withbankingsectorsourcesindicatingthatreportsofareturnofthedomesticcurrencyhavefurtherunsettledbankcustomers.TheZimbabwedollarwasbanishedfromcirculationin2009tostemahyperinflationarycrisisthatplungedtheeconomyintoanunprecedentedcatastrophecharacterizedbycommodityshortages.

AsourcefromonetopbanksaidsinceDecemberlastyear,mostbusinesseshavebeentransactingincashandavoidingthebankingsector.Hesaidthisislikelytohaveresultedinanoverallshrinkageindepositlevelswithinthebankingsector."IhavenotnoticedanypanicwithdrawalsasaresultofreportsofaZimbabwedollarreturn,butsinceDecember,manypeoplehavebeenpreferringcashtransactionsandavoidingbanks,"saidthesource.

TotalbankingsectordepositsamountedtoUS$473billionasatDecember31,2013,accordingtolateststatisticsfromtheReserveBankofZimbabwe(RBZ).ThiswasanincreasefromdepositlevelsofUS$384billioninJune2013.Depositshavesincetheadoptionofahardcurrencyeconomygrownslowlyduetoacombinationoffactors.Thesefactorsincludelowdepositratesbeingofferedbybanks,whichtheRBZsayshaveconspiredwithhighbankchargestomilitateagainsteffortsgearedatbroadeningthecountry'sdepositbase.

Anaccelerationofdepositwithdrawalsislikelytoworsenaliquiditycrunchinacountrydesperateforcashtoreviveaneconomybackinintensivecareafterstabilisingbrieflywhengovernmentadoptedahardcurrencyregime.Anotherbankingsectorsourcesaidliquidityinthebankingsectorwas"graduallythinning."HesuggestedthatthiscouldhavesomethingtodowithreportsoftheZimbabwedollar'sresurgence.

PanicoverthecomebackoftheZimbabwedollarwouldberegardlessofassurancesfromgovernmentthatitwouldnotbringbackthelocalcurrencyintocirculationsoon,despitealiquiditycrunchcertaintoimpedegovernmentbusinessunlessarescuepackageissecured.Anotherbankingsectorsourcesaiddepositswereplummetingduetosignificantwithdrawallevelsbythecorporatesector.26.

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