1、笔译三级综合能力名词练习试卷 5及答案与解析 0 My First Experience with AIDS Patients 我初次接触艾滋病人 by Marc Kielburger I was ushered to the AIDS ward of a hospice in the slum.I would later learn that the ward did not exist， at least not officially.Not a single person in Thailand had AIDS，according to the Thai government at t
2、he time.People got“sick， “of course，sometimes“very sick.“but no one had AIDS.The hospice was home to an ever-growing number of“very sick“people. I entered the ward and was greeted by two Thai nurses. “Thank goodness you are here， Marc， “said the first. “Youre a doctor， right?“ I shook my head. “So y
3、ou are a medical student then!“ I shook my head again. “But you know medicine， right?“ “Kinda， “I offered.“I watch E.R.,every Thursday“ After a rapid exchange in Thai， the first one said， “NO problem.Get ready for your fou- hour medical school training!“ “But in my country medical school takes years
4、!“ I protested. “We dont have that long,“ she replied. “So we better get started. “ During the next few hours, I learned to clean wounds, administer IVs, treat bedsores, and dispense medicine. The work was punishing, made worse by stifling heat, frequent blackouts, and an incredible stench in the ai
5、r. I tried desperately to hide my weak nerves and queasy stomach, but more than once dashed for the bathroom to throw up. Just when it seemed my training was coming to an end, the nurse took me aside. “There are only two more things you need to know,“ she said. “On the left-hand side of the ward, yo
6、u will find what we call the Exit Area. “ As it turned out, she meant “exit“ in the largest sense of the word. Terminally ill patients were hidden behind a curtain and then exited out of the ward after death. “The second thing you need to know,“ she continued, “is that we havent had a day off in thr
7、ee weeks. Youll be looking after the ward by yourself for the next shift. “ My jaw dropped. “Dont worry, Mare,“ said the other nurse, patting me on the shoulder before turning to leave. “Think of this as the beginning of your residency !“ And with that, they walked out. Alone and petrified, I tried
8、unsuccessfully to keep calm. I counted to twenty-four. Thats how many AIDS patients were in my charge. What am I going to do? I thought. What can I do? I fell back on my training with the Canadian government and put my talents to work. I served patients water-some with ice, some without. Next, I tri
9、ed to cheer up everyone, myself included, giving enthusiastic high-fives to patient after patient. Soon enough, everyone was laughing. Some were laughing with me, others most definitely at me, but I didnt care. As long as I could keep people smiling, I was sure it would all be fine. And it was. Unti
10、l a short while later, when a patient in the Exit Area began to choke. He had fluid in his lungs and could not breathe. As I crossed the floor, I could hear the man gasping for air. Fumbling and scared, I pulled back the curtain and administered the medicine the nurses had recommended. The man didnt
11、 respond. With nothing left to offer, I sat down and held his hand, looking into his eyes as he breathed heavily for a while and then stopped. Watching him slip away, I was hit by a feeling of anguish such as Id never felt, either before or since. It haunts me to this day. 1 Judging from the passage
12、, what is the writer most likely to be? （ A） A doctor （ B） A medical student （ C） A volunteer （ D） A government official 2 Why were the two Thai nurses happy to see Marc? （ A） Because Marc was an experienced doctor for AIDS. （ B） Because Marc could amuse the patients. （ C） Because Marc would offer t
13、hem further medical training. （ D） Because Marc would work in the ward so that they could enjoy a day off. 3 What is the actual meaning of the phrase “Exit Area“ by the nurse? （ A） A place where to wait for transferring to a good hospital. （ B） A place where to wait for bidding a final good bye to t
14、he world. （ C） A place where to be treated by experienced doctors. （ D） A place where to wait for checking out and going home. 4 What was the AIDS patientsresponse toward Marcs efforts to cheer them up? （ A） They all appreciated his efforts. （ B） They were all grateful for his efforts. （ C） They all
15、 enjoyed his efforts. （ D） Some of them thought his efforts were ridiculous. 5 Which of the following did Marc NOT do to the patients? （ A） Giving them operations （ B） Amusing them. （ C） Administering medicine to them. （ D） Sitting by their deathbeds. 5 Timberwolves are Marching to a New Tune 森林狼按新的
16、节拍在前进 For the past seven years， Kevin McHale has struggled to put the right combination around his superstar， Kevin Garnett.McHale brought in dozens of players to complement his main man， but in the end the Timberwolves always looked like the70s band Wings-one star(Paul McCartney) and a bunch of peo
17、ple nobody noticed. With apologies to all of you who still are jamming to“Silly Love Songs， “Wings never could live up to the Beatles.They didnt have the star power. Well， McHale finally has found his own personal John Lennon and Ringo Starr， and their names are Sam Cassell and Latrell Sprewell.The
18、two veteran guards have given the Wolves an edge theyve never had before， and suddenly Garnett doesnt have to do it all by himself. Wednesday in San Antonio， Garneu struggled at the start， found himself in foul trouble and never really got into the flow of the game.As all superstars do， he still man
19、aged to put up good numbers(22 points and 10 rebounds).But Gamett never found his groove.and he certainlv didnt control the game. Fortunately for Kevin Garnett， he didnt have to.Cassell， who has hit more big shots than anyone this side of Reggie Miller， came through with a huge game.Displaying his u
20、ncanny knack for creating his own midrange shots， Cassell riddled the Spursdefense for 33 points including several clutch buckets in the fourth quarter. Some guys like to take big shots.Cassell needs them.When the game gets tight and his.team needs a basket， Sams eyes light up and he enters another
21、world.He lusts for moments like those. Sprewell also had a major impact in Wednesdays victory， scoring 24 points and sealing the win with a steal and a highlight-reel slam He is playing with amazing energy and zeal， and a touch of attitude that we havent seen from Wolves players in the past.Together
22、.the“Big Three“ have become a major force that has to rank with any combination in the league. Wednesdays victory in San Antonio epitomized the type of team that Minnesota has been all season.The Wolves defended well， scored 100 points against the leagues best defense got major contributions from th
23、eir bench and huge shots from their stars， and showed a resilience and confidence usually reserved for championship teams. After several first-round flameouts， is this the year the Wolves finally make it over the hump in the playoffs?Its only January， so we probably shouldnt get ahead of ourselves.B
24、ut the team I saw Wednesday night showed all the signs of being a major player in the NBA playoffs this spring. If things fall just right for McHale， maybe he can finally stop fiddling with his roster and simply“Let It Be.“ 6 What kind of game of the following is talked about in this passage? （ A） v
25、olleyball game （ B） football game （ C） basketball game （ D） badminton game 7 What is Kevin McHale most probably? （ A） a counselor （ B） an officer （ C） a player （ D） a coach 8 The“Big Three“have become a major force that has to rank with any combination in the league.Whom does the“Big Three“refer to?
26、 （ A） Kevin Mehale， Kevin Garner and Paul McCarmey （ B） Kevin Garnett， Latrell Sprewell and Ringo Starr （ C） Kevin Garnett， Sam Cassell and Latrell Sprewell （ D） Kevin Gamett， John Lennon and Ringo Starr 9 “Fiddling with his roster“in the last sentence of the passage means_ （ A） thinking of cheating
27、 in matches with false actions （ B） playing with the name list of the team in order to form a better combination （ C） preparing a cock to treat his players for Wednesdays victory （ D） contemplating about the timetable of competitions 10 The title of the passage“Timberwolves are marching to a new tun
28、e“means that_ （ A） the team has changed from having to arrange a good combination of players around its only superstar into a new state in which more players are performing wonderfully （ B） the team has changed from having to arrange a good combination of players around Kevin Gamett into a new combi
29、nation of players around the new stars Lennon and Starr （ C） the team has improved so much that it has entered a new stage （ D） the team has organized demonstration with some musical instruments playing beautiful tunes 10 Her Dual Citizenship Brings Prejudice 她的双重国籍导致了偏见 She is Vietnams top-ranked f
30、emale tennis player.Still， Noel Huynh Mai Huynh is criticized by the state-run press and jeered by Vietnamese crowds who do not accept her as one of their own. “I play tennis for my family， “Huynh said before the Southeast Asian Games， a regional competition that runs through Saturday.“Theres a lot
31、of pressure because I know a lot of people, they dont like me very much.“ Huynh， 18， was born in the US territory of Guam.She is the first“Viet kieu.“or overseas Vietnamese， to receive dual citizenship from the Vietnam government to compete for Vietnam. Huynh was four years old when her family moved
32、 back to Ho Chi Minh City(formerly Saigon) in 1989.She did not speak Vietnamese then but has since mastered the language and now considers herself more Vietnamese than American. Still， many are wary.She is thought of as spoiled because of her American passport.It doesnt seem to matter that shes neve
33、r been on the US mainland. She and her four siblings all accomplished tennis players have been passed over for less talented Vietnamese players. “We practice in Vietnam， we grew up in Vietnam.and they cannot beat us so they try to keep us out of competitions so we dont beat them， “said brother， Jean
34、-Pierre Qui Phu Huynh Jr. The 65-year-old family patriarch， also named Jean-Pierre， is their inspiration.In perfect English， he recounts the path that led him from Vietnam in 1975 and back 14 years later. He fought for the US-backed South Vietnamese army and was the tennis coach for former President
35、 Nguyen Van Thieu.He put his wife and children on one of the last helicopters leaving the US Embassy before Saigon fell April 30， 1975.He spent the next six months searching for his family， finding them in California. They moved to Guam， where French.educated Jean-Pierre became a top tennis player w
36、ith a big house and booming business building tennis coups.Still， something was missing.So he decided to go home in 1987. The family， all US citizens， returned to Vietnam two years later.Most refugees were too scared to think of visiting them. The elder Huynh coached his children up to eight hours a
37、 day， six days a week， and tried to make sure they got to play. He became friends with former Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet， a tennis fan,and built the countrys largest tennis complex in Ho Chi Minh City.He brought in international tennis competitions and urged Vietnam to strengthen its national team.S
38、till， the discrimination persisted. “I dont care about anybody who cheers for the other player， “his daughter said.“Its OK for me， but sometimes Im kind of sad about that because Im on the national team but thev alwavs want the other players to beat me.“ With Vietnam hosting the Southeast Asian Game
39、s for the first time and encouraging about 2.5 million Viet kieu to return， she was given a chance at this event. “With the participation of Huynh Mai Huynh， the Vietnamese tennis team will be stronger， “ said Nguyen Hong Minh， head of the Vietnamese SEA Games sports delegation.“This is in our polic
40、y to expand international relations as well as win the support of the overseas Vietnamese community.“ She was eliminated from doubles and mixed doubles.Her strength is singles.but she said her coaches didnt select her for that event. Huynh says all she wants is to represent the country she considers
41、 home. “Ill stay here， “she said， “and Ill play for Vietnam forever.“ 11 Why is Neol Huynh Mai Huynh not favored by Vietnamese crowds? （ A） Because she was born somewhere other than in Vietnam and therefore she is not a pure Vietnamese. （ B） Because she doesnt have a high opinion of the Vietnamese g
42、overnment. （ C） Because she was born in a US territory and is both citizen of Vietnam and a citizen of America. （ D） Because she often plays and defeats other Vietnamese tennis players. 12 Which of the following statements is true? （ A） Huynh went to America when she was a child and later returned t
43、o Vietnam with her family （ B） Huynh considered herself more Vietnamese than American.However， a lot of people have doubt about it. （ C） Huynh cannot speak Vietnamese， and this is one of the reasons why she is not accepted by Vietnamese people. （ D） A lot of people in Vietnam consider Huynh more Ame
44、rican than Vietnamese. 13 The word“inspiration“in the sentence“The 65-year-old family patriarch.also named Jean- Pierre， is their inspiration“probably means_. （ A） encouragement （ B） ingenuity （ C） support （ D） comfort 14 The reason for Jean-Pierre， the family patriarch， to decide to go home with fa
45、mily is mostly likely that_. （ A） the family was hard up in a foreign country （ B） he couldnt find what he liked in Guam （ C） his children wanted him to take them home （ D） he is emotionally attached to his own country 15 The fact that Huynh is prejudiced can be seen from all of the following excep_
46、. （ A） Vietnamese crowds do not accept her as one of them （ B） Other tennis players want to beat her （ C） Not many people like to greet her （ D） Huynhs coaches dont select her for single events she is strong in 15 Roger Federer Lights up the Arabian Night 罗杰 费德勒点亮阿拉伯之夜 Plenty of people will be glad
47、Tim Henman was not here to trouble Roger Federer once more last night， as the seedings said he should have been.Popular with the expatriates though he may be， and capable of upsetting Federer though he undoubtedly is， there is nothing quite so stirring as seeing one of the most gifted world No l s o
48、f all in full cry. Instead of struggling with his jinx player， Federer imposed a spell of his own.He beat Andrei Pavel， whom Henman beat in the Paris Masters final， by6-3， 6-3， and strode the court like a ruler who knows his aura is expanding. It carried the Swiss imperiously into a semi-finals of t
49、he Dubai Championships，where he will face Jarkko Nieminen.The Finn earned his place by defeating the Dutch No 8 seed Sjeng Schalken 6-3,6-3. Federer insisted he was not at his best-“I havent wanted to chase the fines as much as I should， “he said. Pavel was driven to distraction as it was.He had akeady lifted himself near the level he showed when he was in the top 20.But just when he looked as if he might prolong the second set， Federer struck. He retrieved one ball from deep， outs
