考试前的小练笔.docx
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考试前的小练笔
考试前的小练笔
四级翻译题目
1、Becauseofnoiseoutside,Nancyhadgreatdifficulty________(集中注意力在实验上)
2、Themanagerneverlaughed;neither________(她也从来没有发过脾气)。
3、Welookforwardto____________________(被邀请出席开幕式)。
4、Itissuggestedthattheairconditioner____________________(要安装在窗户旁边)。
5、The16yearoldgirldecidedtotravelabroadonherowndespite______(她父母的强烈反对)。
参考答案
1.Becauseofthenoiseoutside,Nancyhadgreatdifficultyinfocusingonherexperiment.
或者inconcentratingonherexperiment.
2.Themanagerneverlaughed;neitherhasshelosthertemper.
3.Welookforwardtobeinginvitedtoattendtheopeningceremony.
4.Itissuggestedthatairconditioner(should)beinstallednexttothewindow.
5.The16-year-oldgirldecidedtotravelabroadonherowndespiteherparents’strongopposition.
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Passage1In1939twobrothers,MacandDickMcDonald,startedadrive-inrestaurantinSanBernadino,California.Theycarefullychoseabusycornerfortheirlocation.Theyhadruntheirownbusinessesforyears,firstatheater,thenabarbecuerestaurant,andthenanotherdrive-in.Butintheirnewoperation,theyofferedanew,shortenedmenu:
Frenchfries,hamburgers,andsodas.Tothissmallselectiontheyaddedonenewconcept:
quickservice,nowaitersorwaitresses,andnotips.Theirhamburgerssoldforfifteencents.Cheesewasanotherfourcents.TheirFrenchfriesandhamburgershadaremarkableuniformity,forthebrothershaddevelopedastrictroutineforthepreparationoftheirfood,andtheyinsistedontheircooks'stickingtotheirroutine.Theirnewdrive-inbecameincrediblypopular,particularlyforlunch.Peopledroveupbythehundredsduringthebusynoontime.Theself-servicerestaurantwassopopularthatthebrothershadallowedtencopiesoftheirrestauranttobeopened.TheywerecontentwiththismodestsuccessuntiltheymetRayKroc.KrocwasasalesmanwhomettheMcDonaldbrothersin1954,whenhewassellingmilkshake-mixingmachines.Hequicklysawtheuniqueappealofthebrothers'fast-foodrestaurantsandboughttherighttofranchiseothercopiesoftheirrestaurants.Theagreementstruckincludedtherighttoduplicatethemenu.Theequipment,eventheirredandwhitebuildingswiththegoldenarches.TodayMcDonald'sisreallyahouseholdname.ItsnamesforitssandwicheshavecometomeanhamburgerinthedecadessincethedayRayKrocwatchedpeoplerushuptoorderfifteen-centhamburgers.In1976,McDonald'shadover$1billionintotalsales.Itsfirsttwenty-twoyearsisoneofthemostincrediblesuccessstoriesinmodernAmericanbusinesshistory.1.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.Athedevelopmentoffastfoodservices
BhowMcDonald'sbecameabillion-dollarbusiness
CthebusinesscareersofMacandDickMcDonald
DRayKroc'sbusinesstalent2.MacandDickmanagedallofthefollowingbusinessesexcept.Aadrive-inBacinemaCatheaterDabarbecuerestaurant3.Wemayinferfromthispassagethat.AMacandDickMcDonaldneverbecamewealthyfortheysoldtheirideatoKroc
BThelocationtheMcDonaldschosewastheonlysourceofthegreatpopularityoftheirdrive-in
CFortyyearsagotherewerenumerousfast-foodrestaurants
) RayKrocwasagoodbusinessman4.Thepassagesuggeststhat.Acreativityisanimportantelementofbusinesssuccess
BRayKrocwastheclosepartneroftheMcDonaldbrothers
CMacandDickMcDonaldbecamebrokenaftertheysoldtheirideastoRayKroc
DCaliforniaisthebestplacetogointobusiness5.Asusedinthesecondsentenceofthethirdparagraph,theworduniquemeans.AspecialBfinancialCattractiveDpeculiar Passage2 You'rebusyfillingouttheapplicationformforapositionyoureallyneed;let'sassumeyouonceactuallycompletedacoupleofyearsofcollegeworkoreventhatyoucompletedyourdegree.Isn'tittemptingtoliejustalittle,toclaimontheformthatyourdiplomarepresentsaHarvarddegree?
OrthatyoufinishedanextracoupleofyearsbackatStateUniversity?
Moreandmorepeopleareturningtoutterdeceptionlikethistolandtheirjobortomoveaheadintheircareers,forpersonnelofficers,likemostAmericans,valuedegreesfromfamousschools.Ajobapplicantmayhaveagoodeducationanyway,butheorsheassumesthatchancesofbeinghiredarebetterwithadiplomafromawell-knownuniversity.Registrarsatmostwell-knowncollegessaytheydealwithdeceitfulclaimsliketheseattherateofaboutoneperweek.Personnelofficersdocheckupondegreeslistedonapplicationforms,then.Ifitturnsoutthatanapplicantslying,mostcollegesarereluctanttoaccusetheapplicantdirectly.OneIvyLeagueschoolcallsthemimpostors;anotherreferstothemasspecialcases.Onewell-knownWestCoastschool,inperhapsthemostdelicatephraseofall,saysthattheseclaimsaremadebynosuchpeople.Toavoidoutrightlies,somejob-seekersclaimthattheyattendedorwereassociatedwithacollegeoruniversity.Aftercarefullychecking,apersonnelofficermaydiscoverthatattendingmeansbeingdismissedafteronesemester.Itmaybethatbeingassociatedwithacollegemeansthatthejob-seekervisitedhisyoungerbrotherforafootballweekend.Oneschoolthatkeepsrecordsoffalseclaimssaysthatthepracticedatesbackatleasttotheturnofthecentury-that'swhentheybegankeepingrecords,anyhow.Ifyoudon'twanttolieorevenstretchthetruth,therearecompaniesthatwillsellyouaphonydiploma.Onecompany,withofficesinNewYorkandontheWestCoast,willputyournameonadiplomafromanynumberofnon-existentcolleges.ThepricebeginsataroundtwentydollarsforadiplomafromSmootStateUniversity.ThepricesincreaserapidlyforadegreefromtheUniversityofPurdue.AsthereisnoSmootStateandtherealschoolinIndianaproperlycalledPurdueUniversity,thepricesseemratherhighforonesheetofpaper.6.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.Aemployersarecheckingmorecloselyonapplicantsnow
Blyingaboutcollegedegreeshasbecomeawidespreadproblem
Ccollegedegreescannowbepurchasedeasily
Demployersarenolongerinterestedincollegedegrees7.Accordingtothepassage,specialcasesrefertocaseswhere.Astudentsattendaschoolonlypart-time
Bstudentsneverattendedaschooltheylistedontheirapplication
Cstudentspurchasefalsedegreesfromcommercialfilms
Dstudentsattendedafamousschool8.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.Aperformanceisabetterjudgeofabilitythatacollegedegree
Bexperienceisthebestteacher
Cpastworkhistoriesinfluencepersonnelofficersmorethandegreesdo
Dadegreefromafamousschoolenablesanapplicanttogainadvantageoverothersinjobpetition9.Thispassageimpliesthat.Abuyingafalsedegreeisnotmoral
Bpersonnelofficersonlyconsiderapplicantsfromfamousschools
Cmostpeoplelieonapplicationsbecausetheyweredismissedfromschool
Dsocietyshouldbegreatlyresponsibleforlyingonapplications10.Asusedinthefirstlineofthesecondparagraph,theworduttermeans.AaddressBthoroughCultimateDdecisive Passage3 EveryonehasheardoftheSanAndreasfault,whichconstantlythreatensCaliforniaandtheWestCoastwithearthquakes.ButhowmanypeopleknowabouttheequallyseriousNewMadridfaultinMissouri?
BetweenDecemberof1811andFebruaryof1812,threemajorearthquakesoccurred,allcenteredaroundthetownofNewMadrid,Missouri,ontheMississippiRiver.Propertydamagewassevere.Buildingsintheareawerealmostdestroyed.Wholeforestsfellatonce,andhugecracksopenedintheground,allowingsmellofsulfurtofilterupward.TheMississippiRiveritselfcompletelychangedcharacter,developingsuddenrapidsandwhirlpools.Severaltimesitchangeditscourse,andonce,accordingtosomeobservers,itactuallyappearedtorunbackwards.FewpeoplewerekilledintheNewMaridearthquakes,probablysimplybecausefewpeoplelivedintheareain1811;buttheseverityoftheearthquakesareshownbythefactthattheshockwavesrangbellsinchurchtowersinCharleston,SouthCarolina,onthecoast.BuildingsshookinNewYorkCity,andclockswerstoppedinWashington,D.C.ScientistsnowknowthatAmerica'stwomajorfaultsareessentiallydifferent.TheSanAndreasisahorizontalboundarybetweentwomajorlandmassesthatareslowlymovinginoppositedirections.Californiaearthquakesresultwhenthemovementofthesetwomassessuddenlylurchesforward.TheNewMadridfault,ontheotherhand,isaverticalfault;atsomepoints,possiblyhundredsofmillionsofyearsago,rockwaspusheduptowardthesurface,probablybyvolcanoesunderthesurface.Suddenly,thevolcanoescooledandtherockcollapsed,leavinghugecracks.Evennow,therockcontinuestosettledownwards,andsuddensinkingmotionstriggerearthquakesintheregion.Thefaultitself,alargecrackinthislayerofrock,withdozensofothercracksthatsplitofffromit,extendsfromnortheastArkansasthroughMissouriandintosouthernlllinois.ScientistswhohavestudiedtheNewMadridfaultsaytherehavebeennumeroussmallerquakesintheareasince1811;thesesmallerquakesindicatethatlargeronesareprobablycoming,butthescientistssayhavenomethodofpredictingwhenalargeearthquakewilloccur.11.Thispassageismainlyabout.AtheNewMadridfaultinMissouriBtheSanAndreasandtheNewMadridfaults
CthecausesoffaultsDcurrentscientificknowledgeaboutfaults12.TheNewMadridfaultis.Aahorizontalfault
Baverticalfault
CamoreseriousfaultthantheSanAndreasfault
DresponsibleforformingtheMississippiRiver13.Wemayconcludefromthepassagethat.AitisprobablyasdangeroustoliveinMissouriasinCalifornia
BtheNewMadridfaultwilleventuallydeve
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