翻译考试历年中级口译真题(15)_第5页

11. It was the elephants' intention to___________.
   A. feed on the grass                   B. lie in the sunshine
   C. swim in the pool                    D. avoid the mud
12. The presence of the writer and his vehicle______________.
   A. was not noticed by the elephants
   B. made the leading elephant suspicious
   C. made the adult elephants curious
   D. frightened all the elephants away
13. How did the smaller elephant react to the truck?
   A. She showed more curiosity than other elephants.
   B. She kept her baby away from it.
   C. After some hesitation she moved away with other elephants.
   D. She rushed up to it excitedly.
14.While he watched the mother elephant approaching, the author______________.
   A. was worried that the elephants were too close
   B. found the smell very unpleasant
   C. was impressed by the elephant's size
   D. saw the details he had not noticed before
15. The author did not expect he would ever be able to_________________.
   A. see the elephants killed
   B. touch the elephants
   C. walk about freely near the elephants
   D. drive his truck close to the elephants

Questions 16～20 
        Whatever may be said against mass circulation magazines and newspapers, it can hardly be argued that they are out of touch with their reader's daydreams, and therefore the inducements such as gifts and prizes and prizes they hold out to them must be a near  accurate reflection of their  unfulfilled wants and  aspirations.  Study these and you will  assuredly  understand a  good deal of what it is that makes society tick.

        Looking  back,  for example, to the twenties and  thirties,  we can see that circulation managers    unerringly   diagnosed the twin obsessions which dominated  that  era  of  mass unemployment-economic  insecurity and a passionate  concern  for  the  next  generation. Thus it was that readers were recruited with offers of free insurance policies for the one, and free instant, or an arm in a flood, could confidently expect to collect several hundred pounds from the Daily This of the Evening That. The family who could not afford to send their son to grammar school could  find  consolation   in equipping  him    with  the  complete work of  Shakespeare  in one magnificent, easy to read volume.

     After the war the need to fall into step with the new consumer society was soon realised. If you were flanked by neighbours who, unlike you, could afford a holiday abroad, then winning an easy competition could set you up with a fortnight in an exotic sunspot. Dishwashers, washing machines, slow-cookers and deep-fat-friers were—and still are  — available by the same means.

16. The writer finds the study of gifts and prizes interesting because it_____________.
   A. shows the power of the popular press
   B. reveals social trends
   C. confirms his view of human nature
   D. exposesjournalistic dishonesty
17. It  can be inferred  from the passage that  newspapers  in the  1920s and  1930s offered their readers gifts in order to______________.
   A. spread popular education                B. increase their circulation
   C. improve social conditions                D. enrich their readers' knowledge
18. The choice of gifts tells us that the circulation managers______________.
   A. despised their readers                  B. wanted to educate their readers
   C. understood their readers               D. enjoyed being powerful
19. According  to  the  passage,  one  of  the  reasons  why  readers  in  the 1920s and 130s were attracted by free insurance policies was that_____________.
   A. they were afraid of being unable to work
   B.jobs were more dangerous then
   C. they had bigger families to look after
   D. money was given away with the policies
20. Why did holidays abroad become a common prize after the war?
   A. People became more interested in material possessions.
   B. Everyone wanted the opportuity to travel.
   C. Group travel became easier.
   D. People wanted to get away from familiar surroundings.

Questions 21～25
Extract 1
     A stylish dining room with cream walls and curtains and black carpet ad foil to an eclectic array of furniture. Many of the pieces are classics of their particular  era, and demonstrate how old and new designs can be happily mixed together. The prototype chair in the foreground has yet to prove its staying power  and was thought up by the flat's occupant. He is pictured in his living  area  which  has the  same  decorative theme  and  is  linked to the  dining-room by  a  high Medieval-styled archway where there was once a redundant and uninspiring fireplace.