翻译资格二级笔译综合能力测试题(一)-聚题库

1. In order to obtain the needed information, you should write simply, clearly, andconcisely（）the reader wants to know.

Awhat

Bthat

Cso that

Dwhich

2. We all knew from the very （）that the plan would fail. Now you see it becomes true.

Aoutbreak

Boutcome

Coutflow

Doutset

3. Young people are vulnerable to the influences of radio and television. （）

Apersuaded by

Bappeased by

Cprogr ammed to

Dsusceptible to

4. The （）discovery of dinosaurs' complete genes shocked the world and was received with disbelief.

Asuccessful

Balleged

Cconvincing

Dmalicious

5. Primitive superstitions that feed racism should be（）through education.

Aignored

Bexalted

Ceradicated

Dcanceled

6. Their society has found a biological trigger to shut down human feeling, creating cold,（）, orderly communities where the people resemble mildly judgmental robots.

Atortuous

Bcredulous

Cplacid

Darrogant

7. He was completely（）by her tale of hardship.

Ataken away

Btaken down

Ctaken in

Dtaken up

8. Customers may also be permitted totheir current accounts for a shortper iodinanticipation of a credit item coming in. （）

Aover ex tend

Bover dr aw

Covervalue

Doverpay

9. Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event（）is equal to the probability that it will not occur.

Aoccurring

Bto occur

Coccurs

Doccur

10. Uncle Vernon, quite unlike Harry Potter who looked nothing like the rest of the family, was large, very fat, and（）, with an enormous black mustache.

Aneckless

Bnecklace

Creckless

Drackless

11. We cannot see any possibility of business（）. your price is on the high side of the prevailing market trend.

Awhich

Bsince

Cthat

Dthough

12. Now a single cell phone is able to store a large（）of information about an individual life.

Adeal

Bnumber

Camount

Daccount

13. Part of the funds will be used to（）that old library to its original splendor.

Arest

Brecover

Creplace

Drestore

14. After the cameraman had taken three or four photographs of the soldier ants，he found they had（）all over hisfeet.

Agathered

Bflocked

Ccrowded

Dswarmed

15. CNN did take the time to （）viewers on how to donate to the Democratic National Committee via a website.

Ainstruct

Bteach

Ctell

Dshow

16. Mr. Brown, who was not easily surprised, was quite （） when he heard the result of the general election.

Ataken aback

Bgiven over

Cbrought about

Dturned up

17. Buildings in the southeast of the UK are going to have to be constructed（）those in Scotlandif the report findings are correct.

Aas

Blike

Clikely

Dare like

18. The WTO meeting （） with no agreement on launching a broad round of trade liberalization negotiations.

Abroke off

Bbroke in

Cbroke up

Dbroke out

19. Under the coach's （）direction, the team finished the season with twelve wins and no loses.

Aadjoining

Badroit

Cenchanting

Dinstructive

20. （）pollution control measures are expensive, many local governments hesitate to adopt them.

AAlthough

BHowever

CBecause

DMoreover

21. It was too late to （） of the contract.

Aback out

Bback down

Cback up

Dback away

22. As countries （）to increase yields on existing croplands through intensified use of water, energy, and fertilizers, the cost of commodities will rise.

Aencounter

Benchant

Cenlarge

Dendeavor

23. I am not（） with my roommate but I have to share the room with her, becausehave nowhere else to live.

Aconcerned

Bcompatible

Cconsiderate

Dcomplied

24. This is（）work. It calls for a good eye and a steady hand.

Aprecise

Bprecision

Cexact

Dexactness

25. Global users can access the powerful search engine to locate any of the 9,000 of companies archived by name, （）or code number.

Asector

Bsection

Csegment

Dselection

26. John's long service with the company was （）a present from the CEO.

Aconfirmed by

Brecorded with

Cappreciated by

Dacknowledged with

27. Sales went up in the stores during December, but （）again after Christmas.

Adropped off

Bdropped out

Cdropped over

Ddropped on

28. In international banking today, a bank must have a deep （） into international financial markets.

Aidea

Bunderstanding

Cknowledge

Dinsight

29. We must make( )for his action,because he is too young.

Aalternation

Bpreparation

Callowance

Dappr ehension

30. Being both spoiled and lazy, he（）everyone else for his lack of success.

Aaccused

Bcharged

Ccriticized

Dblamed

"What does the middleman do but add to the price of goods in the shops?" Such remarks are aimed at the intermediate operations between manufacturers and final customers. This practice usually attracts a lot of attention from the public and the press and the operation most talked about is what is often called wholesaling.
The wholesaler buys goods in large quantities from the manufacturers and sells them in smaller parcels to retailers, and for this service his selling price to the retailer is raised several percent higher. But his job is made more difficult by retail demand not necessarily running level with manufacturers' production. Because he adjusts or regulates the flow of goods by holding stock until required, he frees the manufacturer, to some extent, from the effect on production of changing demand and having to bear the whole risk.
The manufacturer can then keep up a steady production flow, and the retailer has no need to hold heavy stocks, who can call on the wholesaler for supplies any time. This wholesale function is like that of a valve in a water pipe. The middleman also bears part of the risk that would otherwise fall on the manufacturer and also the retailer.
The wholesaler provides a purely commercial service, for which he is too well rewarded. But the point that is missed by many people is that the wholesaler is not just someone adding to the cost of goods. It is true one could eliminate the wholesaler but one would still be left with his function: that of making sure that goods find their way to the people who want them.

1. Which of the following titles is most appropriate for this passage?

AThe Greedy Wholesalers

BThe Wholesalers in the Public Eye

CA Retail Market with Wholesalers

DCan We Do without the Wholesaler?

2. The middleman relieves the producer of（）.

Afluctuating market demand and staying at risk

Bthe production of commodities for the retail market

Csome extent of production of changing demand

Dstoring goods in a warehouse until they are needed

3. The wholesaler obtains higher selling prices for（）.

Asmall parcels he sells

Bgoods he buys in bulk

Cthe service he provides

Dthe information he offers

4. "Middleman" in the passage almost equals to all the following in meaning EXCEPT（）.

Ago-between

Bintermediary

Cmanufacturer

Dwholesaler

5. "This practice" in Paragraph 1 most probably refers to the fact that the middleman（）.

Aincreases the prices in the shops

Bbuys from you and sells to me

Caims remarks at manufacturers

Dinterferes with end user customers

6. A middleman's work may become difficult because（）.

Amanufacturers run their production on a much higher level

Bmarket demand may not be the same as industrial production

Cretailers are not necessary in running their retailing business

Dretailers demand lower levels than those demanded by manufacturers

7. The wholesaler regulates the flow of goods by（）.

Arunning level with manufacturers' production

Bholding down stock of commodities

Ckeeping stock for stronger demand

Dadjusting the prices of goods in time

8. What function of the wholesaler is compared to a valve?

AControlling the flow of goods.

BPushing up demand from retailers.

CBearing part of the risk for manufacturers.

DSelling goods to retailers.

9. Which of the following statements is true?

APeople cannot do without the wholesaler's function.

BThe function of the wholesaler does not add to the cost of goods.

CThe wholesaler helps to reduce the price of goods in shops.

DThe wholesaler is well paid for his commercial service.

10. The author quite possibly believes that the function of the wholesaler is（）.

Agood but too costly

Bnecessary but harmful

Cremovable but necessary

Dacceptable but unnecessary

Air France SA said Monday that its second-quarter net profit fell 35 percent to €57 million ($57.4 million), but sales were steady and operating profit surged.
Earnings before interest and tax, a measure of operating income, gained 86 percent to €141 million as fuel costs fell and cargo traffic rose. Air France has been hurt less than rivals such as British Airways PLC and Lufthansa AG by the slowdown on North Atlantic routes following the war on Iraq in 2003 because it has fewer flights in that market.
Net income fell as the airline paid deferred taxes that came due. Sales rose 0.9 percent to €3.2 billion. The carrier lost about €80 million in revenue because of a four-day strike by pilots in September. An accord was reached tying future pay increases to inflation. The carrier said that first-half fuel costs fell 15 percent to €680 million. Cargo traffic rose 11 percent in the second quarter, while passenger traffic rose 1.1 percent. The airline' s shares gained 87 cents, or 7.7 percent, to close at €12.11.
Separately, Air France and Alitalia SpA agreed to buy 2 percent stakes in each other as Europe's second-and sixth-largest airlines deepen their partnership.

11. Why did Air France's net income fall despite rising sales?

ABecause it had to pay deferred taxes that came due.

BBecause the French market was shrinking.

CBecause of a four-day strike by pilots in September.

DBecause the Iraqi war had reduced Atlantic flights.

12. "€" in "€57 million" and "€141 million" probably stands for（）.

AEnglish

Bthe euro

CEuropean

DEuropean Currency Unit

13. Which of the following is not a cause for Air France's earnings to rise before interest and tax?

AThe drop in fuel cost.

BThe rise in cargo traffic.

CThe rise in passenger traffic.

DIts partnership with Alitalia SpA.

14. Which of the following is NOT a trouble confronting Air France?

ADeferred taxes being due.

BThe shrinking French market.

CA four-day strike by pilots in September.

DThe war on Iraq.

15. "The carrier lost about €80 million in revenue because of a four-day strike by pilots in September." What does "the carrier" refer to here?

ABritish Airways PLC.

BLufthansa AG.

CAir France SA.

DAlitalia SpA.

In the popular mind, the Internet is the realization of the global village, where the flow of information and ideas is unimpeded by distance or national barriers. Much has been writ ten (1) the technology and the benefits that this system of unregulated information exchange will bring. But (2) has been very little discussion about the languages—human, not computer languages (3) are being used on the Internet.
Central (4) the ideology of the emerging Internet community is the freedom of the individual users to express (5) as they like. Nevertheless, (6) recently, it has been very difficult to communicate through the Internet in any language (7) could not be expressed in the standard English alphabet as defined (8) the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII).
English is already the premier (9) of science and technology worldwide. The peculiar restriction of (10) able to communicate with only the limited ASCII character set has worked to further encourage the (11) English, especially by those (12) native language is not normally expressed in some version of (13) Roman alphabet.
In fact, it seems to be typical that (14) accessing a network in a non-English speaking country (15) is often presented with a choice of the local language(s) or English. Many of the national networks that have now linked (16) to the Internet are used (17) scientific and technical communication, (18) a rapidly growing portion of the Internet's community are non-professional people.
Familiarity with English may be assumed (19) a linguist or a physicist, but growing (20) of users with no English language skills are joining the net in (21) of the dominance of English in message forums and mail lists. Messages (22) the Usenetnewsgroups are overwhelmingly (23) in English, and the bulk of the moderated mailing lists (including (24) Linguist Discussion List, and international E-mail discussion list for linguists) are conducted in (25) .

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