翻译二级笔译综合能力分类模拟题61及答案解析.doc

1、翻译二级笔译综合能力分类模拟题 61 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)“History doesn“t repeat itself,“ argued Mark Twain, “but it does rhyme.“ In this instance, history“s echo could scarcely be more depressing. In 1993 Jamie Bulger, a two-year-old boy, was abducted, tortured and murdered by two

2、 ten-year-olds. The gruesome details of the Bulger case shocked the national psyche. Yesterday two brothers were sentenced to an indefinite period of detention for torturing two boys in Edlington last April. Aged 10 and 12, they beat, strangled and sexually degraded their victims, before putting a p

3、lastic sheet over them and setting it on fire. It was only tiredness that caused them to abandon their victims, they presumed, to die. It was a chance blessing that a passing walker stumbled across one of the boys alive. It is impossible to 1 shock and desperation. But there is nothing new about chi

4、ldren committing 2 . In 1748 the ten-year-old William York killed the five-year-old girl who shared his 3 . There has always been a strand of evil that courses through humanity. But in two respects the Edlington case may 4 a critical moment. First, is Britain prepared to accept that it does 5 have a

5、 violent underclass, a problem that successive governments have 6 to ameliorate? And will David Cameron succeed in his argument 7 the Edlington case confirms his claims about “broken Britain“? The social context of the Edlington case is as 8 as the crime itself. The court heard that brothers had a “

6、toxic 9 life“ marked by “routine aggression, violence and chaos“. One brother watched 10 violent movies. He also drank routinely and smoked cannabis grown 11 his father“s allotment. There was also a chronic failure by the social services. A leaked 12 by local care authoritiesto which the judge was d

7、enied accessreveals 13 there were 31 occasions on which nine different agencies failed to take action 14 the brothers“ behaviour. Broken Britain? The phrase is an oversimplification. But 15 does have a depressingly static underclass. The most telling detail 16 the case was one torturer“s explanation

8、 of his actions. He was 17 . “There was not else to do.“ The political consequences may also 18 parallels with the Bulger case. In 1993 a young, charismatic Shadow Home Secretary 19 the opportunity. Tony Blair“s catchphrase “Tough on crime, tough on the 20 of crime“ allowed him to capture public sen

9、timent. Mr. Blair argued 21 the Bulger case demonstrated that Britain had descended into “moral 22 “ caused by the long-serving Conservative Government. Today“s 23 Conservatives have long been fascinated by what they regard as that pivotal 24 in Tony Blair“s careerthe first sign that he could catch

10、the national mood. So it 25 unsurprising that David Cameron has immediately woven the Edlington case 26 his narrative of abject social breakdown. “Look at the wreckage of our 27 society. See Britain through the eyes of our children. Are we really proud of our 28 today?“ Those were Mr. Blair“s words

11、before being elected. We can 29 to hear many similar phrases from Mr. Cameron in the run-up to 30 election. Yesterday he warned that Britain was 31 an “irresponsible society.“ He is right. Britain is not broken, 32 it will have failed in its most basic responsibilities if it looks the other way 33 E

12、dlington. The violence and depravity of the torturers was exceptional. The 34 by parents, by the community, by governmentwas all too 35 . These are not easy issues. They will not be solved by a politician“s neat catchphrase. But nor will they be solved by looking the other way. (from The Times, Janu

13、ary 23, 2010)（分数：70.00）Our Global VillageScience and technology has turned our world into a global village. The termglobal villagewas coined by Marshall Mcluhan. It is used to describe the shrinking of the world as a result of the mass media. Nowadays, the mass media is able to bright events from al

14、l corners of the globe into people“s homes. Communication technologies make it possible to connect with people in other countries on the telephone and Internet. Modern transportation systems also contribute to the creation of the global village. Now astronauts can circle around the globe in eighty m

15、inutes. The moon is already within our 36 of travel, and the addition of Mars is just a 37 of time. A visit to major cities such as New York, London and Tokyo 38 that movement of people from one country and 39 to another has become commonplace. People everywhere are gaining 40 , and this is just the

16、 beginning. Out mobility places us in 41 with people from other cultures. And when we meet, we 42 to communicate. In fact, we must communicate. This communicative 43 is called intercultural communication. It occurs whenever a message 44 is a member of one culture and a message receiver is of 45 . We

17、 may find intercultural communication difficult. Even 46 we overcome the natural barriers of language differences, we may 47 to understand and to be understood. Misunderstanding may even become the 48 rather than the exception. In order to communicate effectively and 49 in English, we need, therefor

18、e, to become aware of the 50 between language and culture. Language is part of culture and plays an important role in it. Without language, culture would not be possible. One the other hand, language is influenced and shaped by culture; it reflects culture. In the broad sense, language is the symbol

19、ic representation of a people, and it comprises their historical backgrounds as well as their approach to life and their ways of living the thinking. It needs to be stressed here that language and culture interact, and that understanding of one requires understanding of the other.（分数：30.00）翻译二级笔译综合能

20、力分类模拟题 61 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)“History doesn“t repeat itself,“ argued Mark Twain, “but it does rhyme.“ In this instance, history“s echo could scarcely be more depressing. In 1993 Jamie Bulger, a two-year-old boy, was abducted, tortured and murdered by two ten-year-

21、olds. The gruesome details of the Bulger case shocked the national psyche. Yesterday two brothers were sentenced to an indefinite period of detention for torturing two boys in Edlington last April. Aged 10 and 12, they beat, strangled and sexually degraded their victims, before putting a plastic she

22、et over them and setting it on fire. It was only tiredness that caused them to abandon their victims, they presumed, to die. It was a chance blessing that a passing walker stumbled across one of the boys alive. It is impossible to 1 shock and desperation. But there is nothing new about children comm

23、itting 2 . In 1748 the ten-year-old William York killed the five-year-old girl who shared his 3 . There has always been a strand of evil that courses through humanity. But in two respects the Edlington case may 4 a critical moment. First, is Britain prepared to accept that it does 5 have a violent u

24、nderclass, a problem that successive governments have 6 to ameliorate? And will David Cameron succeed in his argument 7 the Edlington case confirms his claims about “broken Britain“? The social context of the Edlington case is as 8 as the crime itself. The court heard that brothers had a “toxic 9 li

25、fe“ marked by “routine aggression, violence and chaos“. One brother watched 10 violent movies. He also drank routinely and smoked cannabis grown 11 his father“s allotment. There was also a chronic failure by the social services. A leaked 12 by local care authoritiesto which the judge was denied acce

26、ssreveals 13 there were 31 occasions on which nine different agencies failed to take action 14 the brothers“ behaviour. Broken Britain? The phrase is an oversimplification. But 15 does have a depressingly static underclass. The most telling detail 16 the case was one torturer“s explanation of his ac

27、tions. He was 17 . “There was not else to do.“ The political consequences may also 18 parallels with the Bulger case. In 1993 a young, charismatic Shadow Home Secretary 19 the opportunity. Tony Blair“s catchphrase “Tough on crime, tough on the 20 of crime“ allowed him to capture public sentiment. Mr

28、 Blair argued 21 the Bulger case demonstrated that Britain had descended into “moral 22 “ caused by the long-serving Conservative Government. Today“s 23 Conservatives have long been fascinated by what they regard as that pivotal 24 in Tony Blair“s careerthe first sign that he could catch the nation

29、al mood. So it 25 unsurprising that David Cameron has immediately woven the Edlington case 26 his narrative of abject social breakdown. “Look at the wreckage of our 27 society. See Britain through the eyes of our children. Are we really proud of our 28 today?“ Those were Mr. Blair“s words before bei

30、ng elected. We can 29 to hear many similar phrases from Mr. Cameron in the run-up to 30 election. Yesterday he warned that Britain was 31 an “irresponsible society.“ He is right. Britain is not broken, 32 it will have failed in its most basic responsibilities if it looks the other way 33 Edlington.

31、The violence and depravity of the torturers was exceptional. The 34 by parents, by the community, by governmentwas all too 35 . These are not easy issues. They will not be solved by a politician“s neat catchphrase. But nor will they be solved by looking the other way. (from The Times, January 23, 20

32、10)（分数：70.00）解析：avoid解析：murder解析：bed解析：prove解析：indeed解析：failed解析：that解析：depressing解析：home解析：gruesomely解析：on解析：report解析：that解析：about解析：Britain解析：about解析：bored解析：have解析：seized解析：causes解析：that解析：chaos解析：senior解析：moment解析：was解析：into解析：broken解析：society解析：expect解析：the解析：becoming解析：but解析：from解析：neglect解析：f

33、amiliarOur Global VillageScience and technology has turned our world into a global village. The termglobal villagewas coined by Marshall Mcluhan. It is used to describe the shrinking of the world as a result of the mass media. Nowadays, the mass media is able to bright events from all corners of the

34、 globe into people“s homes. Communication technologies make it possible to connect with people in other countries on the telephone and Internet. Modern transportation systems also contribute to the creation of the global village. Now astronauts can circle around the globe in eighty minutes. The moon

35、 is already within our 36 of travel, and the addition of Mars is just a 37 of time. A visit to major cities such as New York, London and Tokyo 38 that movement of people from one country and 39 to another has become commonplace. People everywhere are gaining 40 , and this is just the beginning. Out

36、mobility places us in 41 with people from other cultures. And when we meet, we 42 to communicate. In fact, we must communicate. This communicative 43 is called intercultural communication. It occurs whenever a message 44 is a member of one culture and a message receiver is of 45 . We may find interc

37、ultural communication difficult. Even 46 we overcome the natural barriers of language differences, we may 47 to understand and to be understood. Misunderstanding may even become the 48 rather than the exception. In order to communicate effectively and 49 in English, we need, therefore, to become awa

38、re of the 50 between language and culture. Language is part of culture and plays an important role in it. Without language, culture would not be possible. One the other hand, language is influenced and shaped by culture; it reflects culture. In the broad sense, language is the symbolic representatio

39、n of a people, and it comprises their historical backgrounds as well as their approach to life and their ways of living the thinking. It needs to be stressed here that language and culture interact, and that understanding of one requires understanding of the other.（分数：30.00）解析：range解析：matter解析：shows解析：culture解析：mobility解析：contact解析：need解析：behavior解析：sender解析：another解析：if解析：fail解析：rule解析：appropriately解析：interrelationship