翻译考试历年中级口译真题(4)_第7页

6. The  function  of the quotation  mark  in the last  sentence  of the  1st  paragraph  is to  _________.
   (A) quote what somebody has said
   (B) emphasize the threats
   (C) achieve sarcasm
   (D) create a sense of humor
7. The 17 states the candidates would visit in the campaign are those _____.
   (A) locked up by one of the parties
   (B) offering many electoral votes
   (C) that could easily fall by the wayside 
   (D) where the competition could easily way
8. The word “rub” in the 3rd paragraph most probably means____. 
   (A) the act of rubbing
   (B) the trouble
   (C) the solution
   (D) the conflicting idea
9. Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?
   (A) some popular votes may carry more weight than others.
   (B) the outcome of the election depends on the electoral votes.
   (C) one can win the election only by getting more popular votes.
   (D)  the  electoral  system  prevents  the  most  populous  states  from  deciding  every election.
10. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
    (A) is popular Vote More Democratic?
    (B) our Election System:A True Democracy
    (C) How to Battle Threats to Our Democracy
    (D) How Much Does Your Vote Really Count?

Questions 11-15
      Americans are  far  more sophisticated about beverages than they were 20 years ago. Witness the  Starbucks revolution  and you ll know  where the trend  goes. Now, spurred  on by recent  studied  suggesting  that  it  can  cut  the risk  of cancer  and heart disease and retard the aging process, tea is enjoying  a  similar jolt. Enough  chic tea salons  are  springing  up  to  make  even  die-hard  coffee  drinkers  consider    switching beverages.
      Tea  is  available  in  more  places  than  ever.  “tea  was  one  of  the  most  prolific beverage   categories   in  1999.”  With    24  percent   more   products   offered  over  the previous year, reports Tom Vierhile of Marketing  Intelligence  Service, which tracks food  and beverage trends. And the tea Association of the United  States reports that from  1990 to  1999, annual sales of the drink  grew to  $4.6 billion  from $1.8 billion. “Green  tea  is  seen  by  consumers  as  a    ‘functional  food -delivering  health  benefits
beyond sustenance,” says Vierhile. 
      Recently published  studies point  out  that  not  all brews are created equal. Only teas that  come  from the  leaves  of the plant  Camellia  sinensis  -Which,  in  their  raw state are brewed to make green tea, and, with curing, can be turned into oolong and black  tea  leaves-have been  shown  to  contain  health benefits. Other  herbal teas  and infusions may taste good, yet they do  little more than warm up the drinker. But  for
Camellia  sinensis,  the  evidence  is  powerful.  In     a  1998  study,  Harvard  University researchers found that  drinking  one cup of black tea a day lowered the risk  of heart attack  by  as  much  as  44percent  compared  with  non-tea  drinkers,  and  other  studies have  suggested  that  the  antioxidants  in  these     so-called  real  teas  can  also  prevent cancer.
      One such antioxidant in green tea is ECGC, a compound 20 times as powerful as vitamin   E  and   200   times  as  powerful    as  vitamin   C.  “When    people   ask   me   for something good and cheep they can do to reduce their  cancer risk, I tell them drink real tea.” Says  Mitchell  Gaynor,  director  of  medical  oncology  at  New  York  City s Strang-Cornell Cancer Prevention Centre.
      Among those inspired to become a green-tea drinker is Tess Ghilaga. A new York Writer who took it up after consulting a nutritionist  six years ago. “I ve never been a coffee  drinker..” says  Ghilage,  33,  “she  told  me  to  start  drinking  green  tea  for  the antioxidant properties.” Now Ghilaga and her husband routinely brew tea –they order theirs  from  Inpursuitoftea.com,  an     internet  tea  company,  which     sells  a  variety  of ready-made and raw teas.
      http://www.alitea.com/ Along with  green, black, and  oolong tea, this company  sells a wide variety of herbal teas and offers a “Tea of the Month” club.
      http://www.teasofgreen.com/ this site sells higher-end green. Black and oolong teas and has good tips on proper storage and preparation of tea.
      http://www.tea.com/  Tea  drinkers  can       find  links  to  sites  offering  tea lore,  such   as articles  about   tea ceremonies     in  foreign  lands.  An   exhaustive    “frequently   asked questions” file founds out the site.