翻譯二級筆譯綜合能力模擬31

翻譯二級筆譯綜合能力模擬31ⅠVocabularyandGrammarPart1VocabularySelection1.

Whereanypeoplehavemadeatemp（江南博哥）oraryapproachtosuchacharacter,ithasbeenbecausethedreadofheterodox______wasforatimesuspended.A.speculationB.spectrumC.petrologyD.speculum正確答案：A

2.

Theself-importantcantofmusicologistonrecordjacketsoftensuggeststhattrueappreciationofthemusicisan______processclosedtotheuninitiatedlistener,howeverenthusiastic.A.unreliableB.arcaneC.elementaryD.intuitive正確答案：B

3.

Youmightincludeacoupleofheadygrowthstocks______withyourmorepedestrianinvestments.A.apartB.besideC.aswellasD.sidebyside正確答案：D

4.

Whentheplanewasflyinguptothenormalheight,______andimmediatelythepilothadtoflyitbacktotheairport.A.somewherewasontheblinksB.somewherehadastrangenoiseC.somethingbecameabnormalD.somethingwasonedge正確答案：A[解析]tobeontheblinks這一習(xí)語本身來自飛機出現(xiàn)的“故障”，因此和flyback的結(jié)果吻合。

5.

WhenitcomestoChinese,Janealreadyknewsomeofthecharacters,butJohnhadtostartfrom______.A.screwB.scrapC.scratchD.scrape正確答案：C

6.

Thehumanintelligencethatcreatedindustrialcivilizationnowhastheassignmentofmakingthecivilization______man'sbasicneeds.A.compatiblewithB.reducibletoC.assignabletoD.warrantablefor正確答案：A

7.

Mostpeoplefrownonsufferings,thougha______enjoyssuffering.A.masochistB.philatelistC.misanthropistD.agnostics正確答案：A[解析]masochist指“受虐狂”。

8.

Withmostonlinerecruitmentservices,jobseekersmustchoosetheirwordscarefully;______thesearchenginewillnevermakethecorrectmatch.A.thereforeB.otherwiseC.providedD.however正確答案：B

9.

Fashionispartlyasearchfornewlanguagetodiscredittheold,awayinwhicheachgenerationcan______itsimmediatepredecessoranddistinguishitself.A.honorB.condoneC.emulateD.repudiate正確答案：D

10.

Thechildrenmadesomuch______thatMrs.Greenhadtospendthreedayscleaningupafterwards.A.messB.troubleC.damageD.nuisance正確答案：A

11.

Welisteneddumb-struck,fullof______,totheshockingdetailsofthecorruptionofthepresidentofthecompany.A.incredulityB.ingenuityC.ingenuousnessD.incredibility正確答案：D[解析]本句空格處意為“充滿懷疑地”。incredibility意為“不能相信(事實)”，與句意相符。其他三項“incredulity懷疑(不確知的事情)；ingenuity獨創(chuàng)性；ingenuousness坦白，直率”都不正確。

12.

TheBritishConstitutionis______alargeextentaproductofthehistoricaleventsdescribedabove.A.inB.byC.atD.to正確答案：D

13.

Hisideasaboutthecurrentsituationwereso______thatIhadtoagreewithhim.A.cavernousB.chronicC.choralD.cogent正確答案：D

14.

Itisunderstandablethatthoughadolescentmaturationalanddevelopmentalstatesoccurinanorderlysequence,theirtiming______withregardtoonsetandduration.A.faltersB.variesC.acceleratesD.dwindles正確答案：B

15.

Onlyhotelguestshavethe______ofusingtheprivatebeach.A.occasionB.possibilityC.privilegeD.allowance正確答案：C[解析]近義辨析。

privilege特權(quán)，特別待遇：Ihadtheprivilegeofmeetingthequeen．我有會見王后的特權(quán)。occasion時機，機會：Abirthdayisnooccasionfortears．生日可不是哭鼻子的時候。possibility可能性：Thereisnopossibilityofhiscoming．他不可能來。allowance寬容，允許，被允許的東西(如限額、限期等)：askforanallowanceofthreedays要求給三天時間。

16.

Itisunderstandablethatthoughadolescentmaturationalanddevelopmentalstatesoccurinanorderlysequence,theirtiming______withregardtoonsetandduration.A.faltersB.variesC.acceleratesD.dwindles正確答案：B

17.

Thetechnicianis______toalmostallthetasks,whomayevenfallsasleeponthejob.A.reluctantB.decreantC.recuperativeD.recusant正確答案：B[解析]該句的非限定定語從句中evenfallsasleep暗示前面講的是“玩忽職守”，所以decreant符合全句的語境。

18.

Mostoftheparticipantsbelieveittrulymoredemocratictoholda______ratherthanletthegovernmentalonemakesdecisionsonalltheimportantissues.A.referendumB.refectoryC.reiterationD.recalcitrance正確答案：A

19.

TheEarth______threeprincipallayers:thedense,iron-richcore,themantlemadeofsilicaterocks,andthethin,solid-surfacecrust.A.comprisesB.composesC.consistsD.concedes正確答案：A[解析]comprise和consist是同義詞，但consist之后需跟介詞of，而空后沒有of，所以只能選A。

20.

Duetothefactthatuniversitiescannotenrollallthecandidates,______touniversityiscompetitive.A.admissionB.affidavitC.admirationD.allegiance正確答案：A[解析]形近識別

A．a(chǎn)dmission允許進(jìn)入；B．a(chǎn)ffidavit宣誓書，書面陳述；C．a(chǎn)dmiration欽佩，贊美；D．a(chǎn)llegiance忠貞，效忠；admissiontouniversity準(zhǔn)許入大學(xué)，因此A為答案。

Part2VocabularyReplacement1.

Oncethelapwing'snestisthreatened,thebirdhobblesandpretendstobeinjuredinordertolureitsenemiesawayfromthenest.A.escapesB.collapsesC.screamsD.limps正確答案：D

2.

Duringthemiddleages,sciencewasconsideredtobebasedontheoccult.A.fundamentalB.supernaturalC.anthropologicalD.theoretical正確答案：B

3.

Therewasnoenmitybetweenus,sowewereabletoreachanagreementonthesaleoftheproperty.A.animosityB.indemnityC.perfidyD.obloquy正確答案：A

4.

Mostreadersaredrawntothefacetiousstoriesofhisrecentnovel.A.factualB.humourousC.sarcasticD.ridiculous正確答案：B[解析]facetious意指humourous。

5.

ByprovidinglegalrepresentationtheAmericanCivilLibertiesUnionworkstodefendcitizensagainstbreachesoftheircivilrights.A.exercisesB.perusalsC.violationsD.branches正確答案：C

6.

InGermany,thebaroquestyleofartthrivedinthe17thand18thcenturies.A.flourishedB.flouredC.flauntedD.fluctuated正確答案：A

7.

Mostofthatprofessor'swritingsareeitherforthebirdorahodgepodgeofthoughtsandideascoppiedfromotherauthors.A.pasticheB.paternalismC.paucityD.pathology正確答案：A

8.

Becauseofthelimitedtime,heswallowedthefoodandhurriedtotheworkplace.A.fastenedB.engulfedC.hurriedD.quickened正確答案：B[解析]toengulf和toswallow都有“狼吞虎咽”之意。

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Hiscomplaintaboutourmanagementwasnotwithoutreasons.A.couldberectifiedB.couldbejustifiedC.wasmodifiedD.couldbeenforced正確答案：B[解析]canbejustified等同于notwithoutreasons的說法。

10.

Thatuniversityhasproducedalargenumberofsocialcelebrities,includingfourPresidentsandthreeSpeakers.A.sproutedB.spawnedC.stashedD.spouted正確答案：B

11.

InSanFrancisco,California,only2,000unitswerebuilt.SanFranciscohasonlya1.6percentvacancyratebutstringentrentcontrollaws.A.stressfulB.stragglyC.strictD.straight正確答案：C

12.

Thecentralgovernmenthopestocurtailmilitaryspendinginthenextyear.A.forbidB.invertC.prolongD.shorten正確答案：D

13.

Theemperorgaveagrandiosebanquettocelebratehismarriageofconvenience.A.simutaneousB.sumptuousC.stimulatinyD.bump正確答案：B

14.

Whenyouarelookingforajob,itisimportanttomakeanexcellentresumetosellyourselftoprospectiveemployer.A.particularB.potentialC.prudentD.prominent正確答案：B

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TheamendmentstothisContractcomeintoeffectonlyaftertheyaresignedbythepartiesheretoandapprovedbytheoriginalapprovingauthorities.A.TheexecutionofthisContractB.TheconclusionofthisContractC.TheperformanceofthisContractD.ThealterationsofthisContract正確答案：D

Part3CorrectingGrammaticalErrors1.

Somechildrendisplayanunacceptablecuriosityabouteverynewthingtheyencounter.A.incredibleB.infectiousC.incompatibleD.inaccessible正確答案：A[解析]本題考查詞義辨析。本句意為“有些孩子對其遇到的所有新事物都表現(xiàn)出令人難以置信的好奇心”。incredible“令人難以置信的”；infectious“傳染的”；incompatible“不兼容的”；inaccessible“不能到達(dá)的”；因此A為答案。

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Aninvestigationthatisunguidedcanoccasionallyyieldnewfacts,evennotableones,andthetypicalappearanceofsuchfactsistheresultofasearchinadefinitedirection.A.butthetypicalappearanceofsuchfactsB.buttypicallytheappearanceofsuchfactsC.andtypicallytheappearanceoffactsassuchD.andthetypicalappearanceoffactsassuch正確答案：B

3.

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

4.

Wereitnotforthemeasurestimelytakenlastyearbythecentralgovernment,thesebankscouldhavebeenclosed.A.wouldhavebeenB.shouldhavebeenC.hadtobeD.willhavebeen正確答案：A

5.

Byusingnewforeigntextbooks,wecouldnotonlylearntherightexpressionofbusinessideas,butalsowewillknowthelatestdevelopmentsinthebusinessworld.A.butalsowillknowthelastestB.butalsoknowthelastestC.butalsoknowthelatestD.butalsocometoknowthelatest正確答案：D[解析]本題考查時態(tài)應(yīng)用?！皀otonly...butalso...”連接的前后句子時態(tài)應(yīng)一致，由此排除A。latest“最近的”。last“最后的”，沒有“l(fā)astest”這種形式。know是表示靜態(tài)的動詞，cometoknow“開始了解到”，強調(diào)動作的過程。所以，答案選D。

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Hemusthavebeenveryhardtoplease,indeed,ifhedidnotapprovethesalaryofhejob.A.ifhehadnotapprovedB.ifheisnotapprovedofC.ifhenotapprovesD.ifhehadnotapprovedof正確答案：D

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Itwillbeemphasizedthatcommercialspaceoperationsareinherentlycomplex,long-term,capital-hungry,andsetbyavarietyofrisks.A.besetbyB.insetbyC.presetbyD.resetby正確答案：A[解析]本題考查動詞搭配。句意為：需要強調(diào)的是商用太空計劃本來就復(fù)雜，耗時長，資金缺且飽受各種風(fēng)險困擾。besetby意為“困擾”；preset意為“預(yù)先安置，預(yù)先調(diào)試”，reset意為“重新安排”，inset意為“插頁，插入”，這三個詞大都作及物動詞，一般不與by連用。因此，答案是A。

8.

Somechildrendisplayanunacceptablecuriosityabouteverynewthingtheyencounter.A.incredibleB.infectiousC.incompatibleD.inaccessible正確答案：A[解析]詞語運用

A．incredible令人難以置信的；B．infectious感染的；C．incompatible不兼容的；D．inaccessible不能通達(dá)的；因此A為答案。

9.

ThisbookisabouthowthesebasicbeliefsandvaluesaffectimportantsidesofAmericanlife.A.fashionsB.frontiersC.facetsD.formats正確答案：C[解析]詞語運用

A．fashions樣子，方式，流行，風(fēng)尚；B．frontiers國境，邊疆，邊境；C．facets(多面體的)面，方面，刻面；D．formats開本，版式，形式，格式；因此C為答案。

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Becauseourworkisverybusy,soweneedtorelaxatmidday.A.WeareverybusyB.OurworkbeingbusyC.OurworksoverybusyD.Becauseourworksoverybusy,正確答案：B[解析]結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)用

本句考察的是獨立結(jié)構(gòu)：劃線部分在句中作狀語，但狀語的邏輯主語與主句的主語不一致，因此用獨立結(jié)構(gòu)作狀語，因此B為答案。

11.

Theearlyrailroadswereconnectedshortlinesintheexistingarteriesoftransportation:roads,turnpikes,canals,andotherwaterways.A.shortlinesthatconnectedB.thoseshortlinesconnectedC.connectedbyshortlinesD.shortconnectedlines正確答案：A[解析]結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)用

本句意為：早期的鐵路是些連接已有運輸干線的短線，已有的運輸干線指公路、收費公路、運河和其他一些水路。主句強調(diào)：早期的鐵路是些短線，定語“連接已有運輸干線的”是修飾shortlines的，因此A為答案。

12.

Itisnotenoughtoensurethatthesuppliersprovidevalueformoney;thegovernmentalbuyermustenterintoadialoguewiththesupplierstoensureasfaraspossiblethattheformoftheprocurementispersistedtotheenhancementofthesupplyindustry'sglobalcompetitiveness.A.cooperativewithB.consistentwithC.cooperativeinD.consistentin正確答案：B[解析]本題考查固定搭配。賓語從句thattheformoftheprocurementispersistedtotheenhancementofthesupplyindustry'sglobalcompetitiveness.意為“采購形式和供應(yīng)業(yè)全球化競爭加強之間一致”。cooperativewith意為“與……合作”；consistentwith意為“與……一致的”；consistentin意為“在……一致”。根據(jù)句意可知，答案為B。

13.

Itisacommonknowledgethattrianglehasthreeangles,asquarehasfoursides.A.atrianglehas...asquareB.thetrianglehas...andasquarehavingC.thetriangletohave...asquaretohaveD.atrianglehad...asquare正確答案：A

14.

Ifpeoplecannotaffordtobuytheirownhouse,theycanrentpropertyfromaprivatelandlord,as10%ofthepopulationdoes,orfromtheirlocalcouncil.A.asdo10%ofthepopulationB.justas10%ofthepopulationwilldoC.thesameas10%ofthepeopledoD.aswilldo10%ofthepopulation正確答案：A這里的population是個集體名詞，是個復(fù)數(shù)概念，其動詞不應(yīng)使用第三人稱單數(shù)。另外，特別應(yīng)該注意在此狀語片語中動詞的倒裝使用法。

15.

Notmuchpeoplerealizethatappleshavebeencultivatedforover3,000years.A.NotmanyB.NotenoughC.WithoutmanyD.Nomany正確答案：A[解析]本題考查much和many的用法。根據(jù)句意：知道蘋果已種植了3000多年的人不是很多。people是可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)，修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)應(yīng)用many，而不能用much，much只能修飾不可數(shù)名詞。notmany意為“不是很多”。因此，答案選A。

ⅡReadingComprehension

ItseemsincredibletomethatLatinisnottaughtinschoolsasamatterofcourse,especiallyinacountrythatisforeverlamentingitsown(undeniable)mediocritywhenitcomestospeakingforeignlanguages.Asa13-year-old,IhardlyapproachedmyownLatinlessonswithanythingresemblingenthusiasm—ImighthavebeenkeenerifAeneaswenttotheshopsoccasionally—butIamterrificallygratefulIhadthem,allthesame.

Thebenefitsaremany.HavingabasicgroundinginLatinmakeslearningRomancelanguagesadoddle(輕而易舉的事):thefactthatIspeakEnglishplusthreeothershaslesstodowithanygeneticpredisposition—IwashopelessatlearningRussian—thanwithanunderstandingoftherootandprovenanceofLatin-derivedwords.

ItwouldbeimpossibletohaveasmatteringofLatinandfindoneselfstuckinItaly,providedonemanagedtopersuadethespeakertoslowdownabit.AndthereasonIcan(arguably)justaboutstringasentencetogetherinEnglish—whichisn'tmyfirstlanguage—hasagreatdealtodowithunderstanding,throughLatin,thewaysentencesandgrammarwork.

Latinalsohasitsownpleasinginternallogic:youfollowtherulesandyougettheanswer.AndIreallybelievethatifyouknowLatin,youhalf-speakFrenchalready.TheBritishusednottobeappallingatlanguages:mytheoryisthattheyonlybecamesoduringthepastcentury,whenLatinstoppedbeingwidelytaught.

Detractors(惡意批評者)mightpointoutthatthereislittleuseinlearningadeadlanguage.ButLatinisnotdead:it'severywhere.Itmakesthekindofpeoplewhoneverusetwoshortwordswhensixbigoneswilldointelligible.Itdemystifiesjargonandlegalese.Ithelpswithcrosswords.Itevenforcesthoseofuswhoarepathologicallyillogicaltothinklogicallyeveryonceinawhile:IrememberthepleasureIfeltatschool,duringLatintranslation,whenIrealizedIcouldcreateorderandsenseoutofapparentchaos.

Really,Latin'susefulapplicationsaremanifold.WatchingWhoWantsToBeAMillionaire?afewweeksago,InoticedthatthequestionwhichfelledthecontestantwouldalmostcertainlynothavestumpedhimhadhehadsomeLatin.Ofallthepossibleanswers,onlyonehadaLatinrootthatechoedthequestion.FromCicerotoChrisTarrantinafeweasysteps,youcan'tsaymoremodernorlessdustythanthat.1.

Theword"lamenting"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.mournB.weepC.condoleD.grieveover正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“especiallyinacountrythatisforeverlamentingitsown(undeniable)mediocrity”可知，特別是在一個國家用拉丁語為自己的人哀悼。選項中的A項為“哀悼，向……致哀”符合文意。B項“哭泣”，C項“表示同情，吊唁”，D項“對……感到傷心”，這三項均不符合題意。

2.

Asateenager,theauthor______.A.hadakeeninterestinLatinB.hadnevershowedanyinterestinLatinC.quitsoonafterhetooktheLatincourseD.wassatisfiedwithhisorherLatincourse正確答案：D[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“Asa13-year-old,IhardlyapproachedmyownLatinlessonswithanythingresemblingenthusiasm—ImighthavebeenkeenerifAeneaswenttotheshopsoccasionally—butIamterrificallygratefulIhadthem，allthesame.”可知，作者開始時對拉丁語沒有熱情，但是后來非常感激上了拉丁語的課程，所以D項“對他/她的拉丁語課程非常滿意”符合題意。A項“對拉丁語有強烈的興趣”，B項“對拉丁語從沒有顯示過興趣”，從文中內(nèi)容可以看出作者開始對拉丁語沒有興趣，后來應(yīng)該是有興趣了，所以A、B兩項都不正確；C項“上拉丁語課程不久就放棄了”，這個在文中沒有提到。

3.

Theword"provenance"underlinedinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto______.A.originB.genesisC.headspringD.filiation正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第二段的內(nèi)容“especiallyinacountrythatisforeverlamentingitsown(undeniable)mediocrity”可知，特別是在一個國家用拉丁語為自己的人哀悼。選項中的A項為“哀悼，向……致哀”符合文意。B項“哭泣”，C項“表示同情，吊唁”，D項“對……感到傷心”，這三項均不符合題意。

4.

Inparagraph3,theauthorbelievesthatknowingalittleaboutLatinhelpsone______.A.tospeakItalianbetterB.tofigureoutwhatanItaliansaysC.tounderstandItalianhistoryD.tomakefriendswithItalians正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第三段的內(nèi)容“ItwouldbeimpossibletohaveasmatteringofLatinandfindoneselfstuckinItaly,providedonemanagedtopersuadethespeakertoslowdownabit.”可知，一個居住意大利的人對拉丁語只是略懂一點，如果他設(shè)法說服演講者把語速稍微放慢一點，那是不可能的。所以A項“懂一點拉丁語能幫助人更好地說意大利語”符合題意。B項“弄明白一個意大利人說什么”，C項“了解意大利歷史”，D項“和意大利人交朋友”，這三項都不符合文意。

5.

Theword"asmattering"underlinedinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.alittleknowledgeB.alotC.plentyofD.littleknowledge正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第三段的內(nèi)容“ItwouldbeimpossibletohaveasmatteringofLatin”可知，略懂拉丁語是不可能的。選項中的A項為“略知，了解一些”符合文意。B項“很多”，C項“大量”，D項“幾乎不了解”，這三項均不符合題意。

6.

Accordingtoparagraph4,theBritish______.A.havealwaysbeenterribleinlearningLatinB.usedtobegoodatlanguageswhenLatinwastaughtC.becamegoodatlanguageswhenpeoplestoppedlearningLatinD.usedtobeterribleinlanguageswhenLatinwastaught正確答案：C[解析]根據(jù)文中第四段的內(nèi)容“TheBritishusednottobeappallingatlanguages:mytheoryisthattheyonlybecamesoduringthepast,century,whenLatinstoppedbeingwidelytaught.”可知，當(dāng)拉丁語不被廣泛學(xué)習(xí)的時候，英語很快就在世界范圍內(nèi)普遍開來，所以C項“當(dāng)停止學(xué)習(xí)拉丁語時，他們變得擅長語言”符合題意。A項“在學(xué)習(xí)拉丁語時總處于痛苦中”，B項“過去當(dāng)拉丁語被教的時候，他們很擅長語言”，D項“過去當(dāng)拉丁語被教的時候，他們總處在痛苦中”，這三項和文中第四段內(nèi)容不符合。

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OneofthebenefitstolearnLatinisthat______.A.itmakesiteasiertolearnsomeotherlanguagesB.ithelpsalotinlearningRussianC.ithelpstoimprovementalhealthD.ithelpsthewriterspeakfourtongues正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第二段的內(nèi)容“HavingabasicgroundinginLatinmakeslearningRomancelanguagesadoddle”可知，有一定的拉丁語基礎(chǔ)，再學(xué)習(xí)羅曼語就是一件輕而易舉的事。所以A項“使學(xué)習(xí)其他的語言變得更容易”符合題意。B項“在學(xué)習(xí)俄語時有很大的幫助”，根據(jù)第二段的“IwashopelessatlearningRussian”可知B不正確；C項“有助于提高心理健康”，D項“幫助作者說四種語言”，C、D兩項在文中沒有提到。

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Theword"intelligible"underlinedinParagraph5refersto______.A.transpicuousB.explicitC.implicitD.detailed正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第五段的內(nèi)容“Itmakesthekindofpeoplewhoneverusetwoshortwordswhensixbigoneswilldointelligible”可知，intelligible意思是可理解的，明白易懂的。選項中的A項為“清晰的，明白易懂的”符合文意。B項“明確的，明晰的”，C項“含蓄的”，D項“詳細(xì)的，細(xì)節(jié)的”，這三項均不符合題意。

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ThatLatinisnotdeadisshownbyallofthefollowingEXCEPT______.A.somedifficulttechnicalwordsbecomeeasytounderstandB.crosswordpuzzlesbecomeeasytobesolvedC.somepeoplebecomemorelogicalintheirwayofthinkingD.somepeoplebecomemoreself-confident正確答案：D[解析]根據(jù)文中第五段的內(nèi)容“Itmakesthekindofpeoplewhoneverusetwoshortwordswhensixbigoneswilldointelligible.Itdemystifiesjargonandlegalese.Ithelpswithcross-words.Itevenforcesthoseofuswhoarepathologicallyillogicaltothinklogicallyeveryonceinawhile:”可知，D項“一些人變得更自信”在文中沒有提到。A項“一些難的術(shù)語變得易于理解”，B項“字謎游戲變得容易解決”，C項“一些人的思考方式變得合乎邏輯性”，這三項在文中第五段內(nèi)容中都有相互對應(yīng)的內(nèi)容。

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Thecontestantcouldhavewonifhe/she______.A.hadnotbeenbeatenbysomelegalwordsB.hadknownsomethingaboutLatinC.hadnotbeensoeagertobeamillionaireD.hadaskedthequestionaboutCicero正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)文中第六段的內(nèi)容“InoticedthatthequestionwhichfelledthecontestantwouldalmostcertainlynothavestumpedhimhadhehadsomeLatin.”可知，懂一點拉丁語就不會讓參賽者那么容易被打敗。所以B項符合題意。A項“沒有被法律術(shù)語打敗過”，C項“沒有如此渴望成為一為百萬富翁”，D項“已經(jīng)問了一些關(guān)于西塞羅的問題”，這三項和文中第六段內(nèi)容不符合。

ThelatePaulSamuelsononcequippedthat"womenarejustmenwithlessmoney."Asafatherofsix,hemighthaveaddedsomethingaboutwomen'sroleinthereproductionofthespecies.Buthisaphorismisaboutasgoodaone-sentencesummaryofclassicalfeminismasyoucanget.

Thefirstgenerationsofsuccessfulwomeninsistedonbeingjudgedbythesamestandardsasmen.Theyhadnothingbutcontemptforthenotionofspecialtreatmentfor"thesisters",andinsteadinsistedongettingaheadbydintofworkingharderandthinkingsmarter.MargaretThatchermadenosecretofhercontemptforthewimpishmenaroundher.(Thereisajokeabouthergoingouttodinnerwithhercabinet."Steakorfish?"asksthewaiter."Steak,ofcourse,"shereplies."Andforthevegetables?They'llhavesteakaswell.")DuringAmerica'smostrecentpresidentialelectionHillaryClintontauntedBarackObamawithanadvertisementthatimpliedthathe,unlikeshe,wasnotuptothechallengeofansweringtheredphoneat3am.

Manypioneeringbusinesswomenpridethemselvesontheirtoughness.DongMingzhu,thebossofGreeElectricAppliances,anair-conditioninggiant,saysflatly,"Inevermiss.IneveradmitmistakesandIamalwayscorrect."Inthepastthreeyearshercompanyhasboostedshareholderreturnsbynearly500%.

Butsomeoftoday'smostinfluentialfeministscontendthatwomenwillneverfulfilltheirpotentialiftheyplaybymen'srules.AccordingtoAvivahWittenberg-CoxandAlisonMaitland,twoofthemostprominentexponentsofthisposition,itisnotenoughtosmashtheglassceiling.Youneedtoaudittheentirebuildingfor"genderasbestos"—inotherwords,rootouttheinherentsexismbuiltintocorporatestructuresandprocesses.

Thenewfeminismcontendsthatwomenarewireddifferentlyfrommen,andnotjustintrivialways.Theyarelessaggressiveandmoreconsensus-seeking,lesscompetitiveandmorecollaborative,lesspower-obsessedandmoregroup-oriented.JudyRosener,oftheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,arguesthatwomenexcelat"transformational"and"interactive"management.PeninahThomsonandJaceyGraham,theauthorsof"AWoman'sPlaceisintheBoardroom",assertthatwomenare"betterlateralthinkersthanmen"and"moreidealistic"intothebargain.Feministtextsaresuddenlyfullofreferencestotribesofmonkeys,withtheiraggressivemalesandnurturingfemales.

Whatismore,theargumentruns,thesesupposedlywomanlyqualitiesarebecomingevermorevaluableinbusiness.Therecentfinancialcrisisprovedthatthesortofqualitiesthatmenpridethemselveson,suchasrisk-takingandbare-knucklecompetition,canleadtodisaster.LehmanBrotherswouldneverhavehappenedifithadbeenLehmanSisters,accordingtothistheory.Evenbeforethefinancialdisasterstruck,thenewfeministsalsoclaim,thebestcompanieshadbeenabandoning"patriarchal"hierarchiesinfavorof"collaboration"and"networking",skillsinwhichwomenhaveaninherentadvantage.

Thisargumentmaysoundalittlelikethestuffofgenderworkshopsinrighteousuniversities.Butitisgainingfollowersinpowerfulplaces.McKinsey,themostvenerableofmanagementconsultancies,haspublishedresearcharguingthatwomenapplyfiveofthenine"leadershipbehaviors"thatleadtocorporatesuccessmorefrequentlythanmen.NiallFitzGerald,thedeputychairmanofThomsonReutersandaformerbossofUnilever,isascloseasyoucangettotheheartofthecorporateestablishment.Heproclaims,"Womenhavedifferentwaysofachievingresults,andleadershipqualitiesthatarebecomingmoreimportantasourorganizationsbecomelesshierarchicalandmorelooselyorganizedaroundmatrixstructures."

Manycompaniesareabandoningtheold-fashionedcommitmenttotreatingeverybodyequallyandinsteadbecoming"genderadapted"and"genderbilingual"—intouchwiththeuniquemanagementwisdomoftheirfemaleemployees.Ahostofconsultancieshassprunguptoteachfirmshowtolistentowomenandexploittheirspecialabilities.

Thenewfeministsarerighttobefrustratedaboutthepaceofwomen'sprogressinbusiness.Britain'sEqualityandHumanRightsCommissioncalculatedthat,atthecurrentrateofprogress,itwilltake60yearsforwomentogainequalrepresentationontheboardsoftheFTSE100.Theyarealsorightthatold-fashionedfeminismtooktoolittleaccountofwomen'sroleinraisingchildren.Buttheirargumentsabouttheinnatedifferencesbetweenmenandwomenaresloppyandcounterproductive.

Peoplewhobangonaboutinnatedifferencesshouldrememberthatvariationwithinsubgroupsinthepopulationisusuallybiggerthanthevariationbetweensubgroups.Evenifitcanbeestablishedthat,onaverage,womenhaveahigher"emotional-intelligencequotient"thanmen,thatsayslittleaboutanyspecificwoman.Judgingpeopleasindividualsratherthanasrepresentativesofgroupsisbothmorallyrightandgoodforbusiness.

Caring,sharingandengineering

Besides,manyofthemostsuccessfulwomenaretobefoundinhard-edgedcompanies,ratherthanthetouchy-feelyorganizationsofthenewfeministimagination:Areva(nuclearenergy),AngloAmerican(mining),ArcherDanielsMidland(agribusiness),DuPont(chemicals),Sunoco(oil)andXerox(technology)allhavefemalebosses.TheCranfieldSchoolofManagement'sFemaleFTSE100Indexrevealsthattwooftheindustrieswiththebestrecordforpromotingwomentotheirboardsarebankingandtransport.

WomenwouldbewelladvisedtoignorethesirenvoicesofthenewfeminismandlistentoMsDonginstead.Despitetheirfrustration,thefuturelooksbright.Womenarenowoutperformingmenmarkedlyinschoolanduniversity.Itwouldbeagravemistaketoabandonold-fashionedmeritocracyjustatthetimewhenitisturningtowomen'sadvantage.

("Womenomics",bySchumpeter,fromTheEconomist,Jan.2nd,2010)11.

IncitingPaulSamuelson'saphorismas"womenarejustmenwithlessmoney",theauthormostprobablyintendsto______.A.implythatthereisnoradicaldifferencebetweenmanandwomanB.indicatethathisargumentisbasedonauthoritativeresearchandisplausibleC.arousethepotentialaddressees'interestwitheye-catchingviewpointD.setupanexplicittargettorefuteinthefollowingpassage正確答案：C

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Accordingtothecontext,"redphone"inthelastlineofparagraph2ofthepassagemayreferto______.A.ahotlinesystemthatallowsdirectcommunicationbetweentheleadersoftheUnitedStatesandothercountriesB.aphonecallthatmayinvolveimperativeissueandneedaquickdecisionC.nothingmorethanaphonepeculiartotheovalofficeintheWhitehouseD.noneoftheabove正確答案：B

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Whichofthefollowingstatementsmightbetheauthor'spointofview?A.Feministmanagementtheoristsareflirtingwithsomedangerousarguments.B.Itisimpossibleforwomentofulfilltheirpotentialiftheyplaybymen'srules.C.Womanlyqualitiesarebecomingevermorevaluableinbusinessnowadays.D.ItisunnecessaryforthenewfeministstoworryaboutthefewrepresentationwomenhavegotontheboardsoftheFTSE100.正確答案：A

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ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthedemiseofLehmanmighthavesomethingtodowith______.A.suchsupposedlymanlyqualitiesofitsleaderasrisking-takingandbare-knucklecompetitionB.itsinsistencyontheold-fashionedpatriarchalhierarchiesinsteadofonmodemideassuchascollaborationandnetworkingC.disproportionbetweenthenumbersofmaleandfemalestaffwhichmayleadtodivergentmanagementdecisionsD.noneoftheabove正確答案：D

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Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword"genderbilingual"inparagraph7ofthepassage?A.Becapableofspeakingboththelanguagesusedbymaleandfemale.B.Becapableofthinkinginbothmaleandfemaleways.C.Becapableoftreatingmaleandfemaleequallyindealingwithbusiness.D.Becapableofmakinggooduseoftheadvantagesofferedbyfemalestaff.正確答案：D

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Takethewholepassageintoconsideration,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Manysuccessfulbusinesswomenareveryfirmandconfidentintheirattitudes.B.Someofthemostinfluential