翻译二级笔译综合能力分类模拟题47及答案解析.doc

1、翻译二级笔译综合能力分类模拟题 47 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Cloze Test(总题数：2，分数：100.00)Immorality in AfghanistanMany aid organizations in Kabul have suspended their programmes after the arrest of two French aid workers by the Taliban, the Afghan capital“s new rulers. Some are wondering whether to pull out altog

2、ether. Most of the problems facing the aid workers 1 the Taliban“s attitude to women. The two Frenchmen and five of their 2 staff were arrested at a lunch party on February 21st given by the 3 expatriate staff for their Afghan women workers. The fate of the local 4 is not known, but the Frenchmen ar

3、e under investigation for 5 the Taliban consider immorality: being in the same compound as 6 women. The veils they insist upon have a small patch of gauze 7 the eyes; Saudi-style veils, which show the eyes, are unacceptable. The Taliban are 8 that aid organizations buy mini-buses with curtains to tr

4、ansport 9 female staff. Local drivers are afraid of carrying women workerswhether 10 or localin case they are stopped by armed patrol and accused of immoral 11 . Almost half of Kabul“s mother-and-child health clinics run by aid workers have 12 their operations. At first the Taliban, who occupied Kab

5、ul in September, turned a 13 eye to the fate that many Afghan woman were working for aid 14 . Since the arrest, the agencies have sought written guarantees 15 their work will not be impeded. The Taliban will not give them. Even if they would, the 16 would not necessarily be honoured by street patrol

6、s. There is a big difference between what is 17 by those supposedly in authority and what happens in reality. The Taliban have said that 18 are allowed to work in medical services, subject to certain restrictions. Yet 19 carrying women to and from work have been stopped, the drivers harassed and the

7、 women 20 home. A pull-out by aid agencies would be a serious blow to Kabul“s citizens. International organizations provide more than 90% of medical supplies in Kabul, and almost half the city“s population receives some kind of food aid. ( The Economist )（分数：50.00）China“s One-child-per-couple Policy

8、 Has Inflamed the Ancient Preference for SonsThe letter from a Chinese woman to her American friend reflected her torment and tears. “I told you I wish a baby girl, because nothing can compare with one“s love of a baby, especially mother and daughter,“ she wrote in broken English. Instead of bringin

9、g joy, however, the birth of a daughter was destroying her family. “My husband wants to divorce me,“ she continued. “When he knew the baby was a girl, he left quickly.“ Reluctant to blame only her husband, she pointed to her in-laws. “He is the only boy, so his having a son is more important for his

10、 parents,“ she explained. “Although he had been hoping for a boy, I never thought he would act like this.“ Old attitudes die hard in a society that has been a bastion of male 21 for 22 centuries. Until a few decades ago, the drowning of 22 girls was tolerated in poor rural areas as an economic neces

11、sity. A girl was just another 23 to feed, another dowry to pay, a temporary family member who would eventually 24 to serve her husband“s kin. A boy, on the other hand, meant more muscle for the 25 work, someone to care for aged parents and bum offerings to ancestors. The Communists 26 to change all

12、that in 1949 by freeing women from the household, putting them to work in 27 and factories and giving them the right to inherit property. Suddenly a girl could have 28 economic value. Still, feudal tradition has resisted change in many 29 , and the government“s draconian one-child-per-couple populat

13、ion policy, 30 in 1979, has inflamed age-old prejudices against females. Rural and minority families 31 lie, cheat or pay fines in order to try a second pregnancy in the 32 of having a son. And female infanticideplus its modem variation, the 33 of amniocentesis to identify female fetuses in order to

14、 abort themcontinues. The problem is so 34 that government campaigns urge parents to “Love your daughter“ and allow girl 35 to live. Even in enlightened circles, condolences are in order for a couple 36 newborn is a girl. Over dinner in the Beijing apartment of a liberal-party cadre, a young 37 prou

15、dly passes around color photos of her infant son, lying spread-eagled on a 38 , his genitals prominently displayed. Seated beside her, the new mother of a baby girl 39 on in wistful silence. She carries no pictures. Jiang Junsheng, a 40 engineer in a Beijing auto-parts factory, says he wasn“t upset

16、when his 41 child, a daughter, was born, but “my mother did not like it.“ That“s an 42 , says his wife Chen Yiyun, 50, a well-known sociologist. “His 43 would not take care of our daughter,“ she says. “Yet when my husband“s brother had a boy, she 44 him with attention.“ Social observers believe a da

17、ughter“s lot will 45 as women become more valuable to China“s growing economy and as the one-child policy eventually makes every scionmale and femaleprecious to parents. Chen“s own daughter Jiang Xu, 19, reflects changing attitudes when she expresses her preference for a daughter: “To have a boy mea

18、ns happiness for a moment. To have a girl means a lifetime of good fortune.“（分数：50.00）翻译二级笔译综合能力分类模拟题 47 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Cloze Test(总题数：2，分数：100.00)Immorality in AfghanistanMany aid organizations in Kabul have suspended their programmes after the arrest of two French aid workers by the T

19、aliban, the Afghan capital“s new rulers. Some are wondering whether to pull out altogether. Most of the problems facing the aid workers 1 the Taliban“s attitude to women. The two Frenchmen and five of their 2 staff were arrested at a lunch party on February 21st given by the 3 expatriate staff for t

20、heir Afghan women workers. The fate of the local 4 is not known, but the Frenchmen are under investigation for 5 the Taliban consider immorality: being in the same compound as 6 women. The veils they insist upon have a small patch of gauze 7 the eyes; Saudi-style veils, which show the eyes, are unac

21、ceptable. The Taliban are 8 that aid organizations buy mini-buses with curtains to transport 9 female staff. Local drivers are afraid of carrying women workerswhether 10 or localin case they are stopped by armed patrol and accused of immoral 11 . Almost half of Kabul“s mother-and-child health clinic

22、s run by aid workers have 12 their operations. At first the Taliban, who occupied Kabul in September, turned a 13 eye to the fate that many Afghan woman were working for aid 14 . Since the arrest, the agencies have sought written guarantees 15 their work will not be impeded. The Taliban will not giv

23、e them. Even if they would, the 16 would not necessarily be honoured by street patrols. There is a big difference between what is 17 by those supposedly in authority and what happens in reality. The Taliban have said that 18 are allowed to work in medical services, subject to certain restrictions. Y

24、et 19 carrying women to and from work have been stopped, the drivers harassed and the women 20 home. A pull-out by aid agencies would be a serious blow to Kabul“s citizens. International organizations provide more than 90% of medical supplies in Kabul, and almost half the city“s population receives

25、some kind of food aid. ( The Economist )（分数：50.00）解析：concern解析：local解析：female解析：staff解析：what解析：unveiled解析：covering解析：demanding解析：their解析：expatriate解析：acts解析：suspended解析：blind解析：agencies解析：that解析：guarantees解析：decreed解析：women解析：cars解析：orderedChina“s One-child-per-couple Policy Has Inflamed the Ancient

26、 Preference for SonsThe letter from a Chinese woman to her American friend reflected her torment and tears. “I told you I wish a baby girl, because nothing can compare with one“s love of a baby, especially mother and daughter,“ she wrote in broken English. Instead of bringing joy, however, the birth

27、 of a daughter was destroying her family. “My husband wants to divorce me,“ she continued. “When he knew the baby was a girl, he left quickly.“ Reluctant to blame only her husband, she pointed to her in-laws. “He is the only boy, so his having a son is more important for his parents,“ she explained.

28、 “Although he had been hoping for a boy, I never thought he would act like this.“ Old attitudes die hard in a society that has been a bastion of male 21 for 22 centuries. Until a few decades ago, the drowning of 22 girls was tolerated in poor rural areas as an economic necessity. A girl was just ano

29、ther 23 to feed, another dowry to pay, a temporary family member who would eventually 24 to serve her husband“s kin. A boy, on the other hand, meant more muscle for the 25 work, someone to care for aged parents and bum offerings to ancestors. The Communists 26 to change all that in 1949 by freeing w

30、omen from the household, putting them to work in 27 and factories and giving them the right to inherit property. Suddenly a girl could have 28 economic value. Still, feudal tradition has resisted change in many 29 , and the government“s draconian one-child-per-couple population policy, 30 in 1979, h

31、as inflamed age-old prejudices against females. Rural and minority families 31 lie, cheat or pay fines in order to try a second pregnancy in the 32 of having a son. And female infanticideplus its modem variation, the 33 of amniocentesis to identify female fetuses in order to abort themcontinues. The

32、 problem is so 34 that government campaigns urge parents to “Love your daughter“ and allow girl 35 to live. Even in enlightened circles, condolences are in order for a couple 36 newborn is a girl. Over dinner in the Beijing apartment of a liberal-party cadre, a young 37 proudly passes around color p

33、hotos of her infant son, lying spread-eagled on a 38 , his genitals prominently displayed. Seated beside her, the new mother of a baby girl 39 on in wistful silence. She carries no pictures. Jiang Junsheng, a 40 engineer in a Beijing auto-parts factory, says he wasn“t upset when his 41 child, a daug

34、hter, was born, but “my mother did not like it.“ That“s an 42 , says his wife Chen Yiyun, 50, a well-known sociologist. “His 43 would not take care of our daughter,“ she says. “Yet when my husband“s brother had a boy, she 44 him with attention.“ Social observers believe a daughter“s lot will 45 as w

35、omen become more valuable to China“s growing economy and as the one-child policy eventually makes every scionmale and femaleprecious to parents. Chen“s own daughter Jiang Xu, 19, reflects changing attitudes when she expresses her preference for a daughter: “To have a boy means happiness for a moment

36、 To have a girl means a lifetime of good fortune.“（分数：50.00）解析：chauvinism解析：infant解析：mouth解析：leave解析：farm解析：sought解析：fields解析：positive解析：regions解析：begun解析：routinely解析：hope解析：misuse解析：extensive解析：babies解析：whose解析：guest解析：blanket解析：looks解析：senior解析：only解析：under-statement解析：mother解析：showered解析：improve