2017年学位英语翻译练习及答案（八）

　　Passage1

　　1. what is the subject of this passage? 这篇文章的主题是什么

　　A. the reasons for brick-making in jamestown. 在詹姆斯敦制砖的原因

　　2. which of the following was not a reason for using bricks in sonstruction? 下列哪个不是在建设用砖的原因

　　D. the timber was not of good quality. 木材质量不好

　　3. it can be inferred from the passage that jamestown was established on

　　D. a wooded peninsula with clay soil.

　　从文章中可以推断出来，詹姆斯是建立在粘土土壤森林半岛

　　4. it can be inferred that the virginia assembly,by passing a law regarding building construcion,hoped to

　　C. establish a city that would be an example for the future.

　　可以推断，弗吉尼亚议会，通过了一项法律，对于建筑施工，希望建立一个城市，将是未来的一个例子

　　5. according to the passage,what eventually happened to Jamestown? 根据短文，詹姆斯敦最后怎么样了

　　A. it was practically destroyed. 它几乎被摧毁

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　　6. people who are cognitively healthy are those

　　C. whose minds are alert and receptive. 他们的思想是警醒和接受的

　　人的认知健康的是那些头脑警觉和接受

　　7. according to fozard's argument people can make their brains work more efficiently by

　　B. taking part in various mental activities.

　　根据福扎德的说法，人们可以使大脑更有效地工作，以各种心理活动的一部分

　　8. the findings of james and other scientists in their work

　　D. are practiced by the researchers themselves.

　　杰姆斯和其他科学家在他们的工作的结果是由研究人员练习

　　9. older people are generally advised to

　　A. keep fit by going in for physical activities.

　　老年人通常被建议保持身体健康的身体活动

　　10. what is the passage mainly about? 这篇文章主要是关于什么

　　B. why people should keep active not only physically but also mentally. 为什么人们不仅要保持身体活跃，而且要有精神上的

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　　11. what is the main idea of this passage? 这篇文章的主要思想是什么

　　D. to give a brief introduction to dam. 给坝作简要介绍

　　12. which of the following is not mentioned as one the common reasons for building dams? 下列哪一个是不作为一个常见的原因建造水坝

　　C. people build dams to divert rivers. 人们建造水坝来疏导河流

　　13. the word "ravage" in the aecond paragraph may mean

　　A. destruction

　　“蹂躏”的二段可能意味着毁灭

　　14. many ancient dams mainly served the need to.

　　C. irrigate fields

　　许多古老的水坝主要是需要灌溉的田野

　　15. according to the passage,when did the construction of virtually indestructible dams become possible? 根据文章，什么时候几乎坚不可摧的大坝建设成为可能

　　B. not until the development of cement concrete and earth moving machines. 直到水泥混凝土和土方机械的发展

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　　16. children are becoming more inactive in study because

　　A. they watch tv too often

　　孩子们在学习上变得更加消极，因为他们经常看电视

　　17. to such children as described in the passage

　　C. it is easier to say yes than to say no.

　　对这样的孩子在文章中所描述的，更容易说是比说不

　　18. we learn from the passage that the author's mother used to lay emphasis on

　　C. discipline.

　　我们从这篇文章中了解到，作者的母亲过去常常强调纪律

　　19. by "permissive period in education"the author means a time

　　A. when children are allowed to do what they wish to.

　　在“教育允许的时期”，作者指的是孩子被允许做他们想做的时间的时候

　　20. the main idea of the passage is that

　　C. it's time to be more strict with our kids.

　　文章的主要观点是，对我们的孩子更严格的时间