上海中级口译笔试试题及部分答案Word格式.docx
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Thesuspectreturnstocourtaweekortwolater.Alawyerfromthedistrictattorney’sofficepresentsacaseagainstthesuspect.Thisiscalledahearing.Theattorneymaypresentevidenceaswellaswitnesses.Thejudgeatthehearingthendecideswhetherthereisenoughreasontoholdatrial.Ifthejudgedecidesthatthereissufficientevidencetocallforatrial,heorshesetsadateforthesuspecttoappearincourttoformallypleadguiltyornotguilty.
Atthetrial,ajuryof12peoplelistenstotheevidencefrombothattorneysandhearsthetestimonyofthewitnesses.Thenthejurygoesintoaprivateroomtoconsidertheevidenceanddecidewhetherthedefendantisguiltyofthecrime.Ifthejurydecidesthatthedefendantisinnocent,hegoesfree.However,ifheisconvicted,thejudgesetsadateforthedefendanttoappearincourtagainforsentencing.Atthistime,thejudgetellstheconvictedpersonwhathispunishmentwillbe.Thejudgemaysentencehimtoprison,orderhimtopayafine,orplacehimonprobation.
TheAmericanjusticesystemisverycomplexandsometimesoperatesslowly.However,everystepisdesignedtoprotecttherightsofthepeople.Theseindividualrightsarethebasis,orfoundation,oftheAmericangovernment.
1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
(A)TheAmericancourtsystemrequiresthatasuspectprovethatheorsheisinnocent.
(B)TheUScourtsystemisdesignedtoprotecttherightsofthepeople.
(C)UndertheAmericancourtsystem,judgedecidesifasuspectisinnocentorguilty.
(D)TheUScourtsystemisdesignedtohelpthepolicepresentacaseagainstthesuspect.
2.Whatfollows‘inotherwords’(para.1)?
(A)Anexampleoftheprevioussentence.
(B)Anewideaaboutthecourtsystem.
(C)Anitemofevidencetocallforatrial.
(D)Arestatementoftheprevioussentence.
3.Accordingtothepassage,‘hecangofree’(para.3)means_________.
(A)thesuspectisfreetochoosealawyertodefendhim
(B)thesuspectdoesnothavetogototrialbecausethejudgehasdecidedheisinnocent
(C)thesuspectwillbeinformedbymailwhetherheisinnocentornot
(D)thesuspectdoesnothavetowaitinjailorpaymoneyuntilhegoestotrial
4.Whatisthepurposeofhavingthesuspectpaybail?
(A)Topayforthejudgeandthetrial.
(B)Topayforacourtlawyertodefendthesuspect.
(C)Toensurethatthesuspectwillreturntocourt.
(D)Toensurethatthesuspectwillappearinprison.
5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
(A)TheAmericanjusticesystemsometimesoperatesslowly.
(B)Thepolicecanarrestasuspectwithoutgivinganyreasons.
(C)Itistheresponsibilityofthesuspecttoproveheisinnocent.
(D)Thejuryconsiderstheevidenceinthecourtroom.
Questions6―10
Soyou’vegotaninvention―youandaround39,000otherseachyear,accordingto2002statistics!
The64,000-dollarquestion,ifyouhavecomeupwithadevicewhichyoubelievetobetheanswertotheenergycrisisoryou’veinventedalawnmowerwhichcutsgrasswithajetofwater(notsodaft,someonehasinventedone),ishowtoensureyou’retheonetoreaptherewardsofyouringenuity.Howwillallyougardenshedboffinsouttherekeepothersfromcapitalizingonyourideasandliningtheirpocketsatyourexpense?
Oneofthefirststepstoprotectyourinterestistopatentyourinvention.Thatcankeepitoutofthegraspofthepiratesforatleastthenext20years.Andforthisreasoninventorsintheirdrovesbeataconstanttrailfromalloverthecountrytothedoorsofananonymousgrey-frontedbuildingjustbehindLondon’sHolborntotryandpatenttheirdevices.
Thefirst‘letterspatent’weregrantedaslongagoas1449toaFlemishcraftsmanbythenameofJohnUtynam.Theletters,writteninLatin,arestillonfileattheoffice.TheyweregrantedbyKingHenryVIandentitledUtynamto‘importintothiscountry’hisknowledgeofmakingstainedglasswindowsinordertoinstallsuchwindowsatEtonCollege.
Present-daypatentsprocedureisamoresophisticatedaffairthangettingago-aheadnotefromthemonarch.Thesedaysthestrictproceduresgoverningwhetheryougetapatentforyourrevolutionarymouse-traporsolar-poweredback-scratcherhavebeenreducedtoaprettyexactscience.
Fromstarttofinishitwilltakearoundtwoandahalfyearsandcost165fortheinventortogainpatentprotectionforhisbrainchild.That’sifhe’slucky.BynomeansallwhoapplytothePatentOffice,whichisabranchoftheDepartmentofTrade,getapatent.
AkeymanatthePatentOfficeisBernardPartridge,PrincipalExaminer(Administration),whoboilsdowntoonewordthevitalingredientanyinventorneedsbeforehecanhopetoovercomethemanyhurdlesinthecomplexprocedureofobtainingapatent―‘ingenuity’。
6.Peopletakeoutapatentbecausetheywantto__________.
(A)keeptheirideasfrombeingstolen
(B)reaptherewardsofsomebodyelse’singenuity
(C)visitthepatentofficebuilding
(D)comeupwithmorenewdevices
7.Thephrase‘thebrain-childrenofinventors’(para.5)means_________.
(A)thechildrenwithhighintelligence
(B)theinventionsthatpeoplecomeupwith
(C)adevicethatachildbelievestobetheanswertotheenergycrisis
(D)alawnmowerthatanindividualhasinventedtocutgrass
8.Whathavethe1600’smachinegunandthepresent-daylaserincommon?
(A)Bothwereapprovedbythemonarch.
(B)BothweregrantedbyKingHenryVI.
(C)BothwererejectedbytheDepartmentofTrade.
(D)Bothwerepatented.
9.WhyisJohnUtynamstillremembered?
(A)Heisthefirstpersontogetapatentforhisrevolutionarymouse-trap.
(B)Heisthefirstpersontobegrantedanofficialpatent.
(C)HeisthefirstpersontobeanofficerinthePatentOffice.
(D)Heisthefirstpersontohaveinventedalawnmower.
10.Accordingtothepassage,howwouldyoudescribethecomplexprocedureofobtainingapatentforaninvention?
(A)Itisratherexpensive.
(B)Itisanimpossibletask.
(C)Itisextremelydifficult.
(D)Itisverytricky.
Questions11―15
Alllivingcellsonearthrequiremoisturefortheirmetabolism.Cerealgrainswhenbroughtinfromthefield,althoughtheymayappeartobedry,maycontain20percentofmoistureormore.Iftheyarestoredinabinthus,thereissufficientmoistureinthemtosupportseveralvarietiesofinsects.Theseinsectswill,therefore,liveandbreedand,astheygrowandeatthegrain,itprovidesthemwithbiologicalenergyfortheirlifeprocesses.Thisenergywill,justasinman,becomemanifestasheat.Sincethebulkofthegrainactsasaninsulator,thetemperaturesurroundingthecolonyofinsectswillrisesothat,notonlyispartofthegrainspoiledbythedirectattackoftheinsectsbutmoremaybedamagedbytheheat.Sometimes,thetemperaturemayevenrisetothepointwherethestoredgraincatchesfire.Forsafestorage,grainmustbedrieduntilitsmoisturecontentis13percentorless.
Traditionalartsoffoodpreservationtookadvantageofthisprincipleinanumberofways.Theplantseeds,wheat,rye,rice,barleymillet,maize,arethemselvesstructuresevolvedbynaturetoprovi
destoredfood.Thestarchoftheirendospermisusedforthenourishmentoftheembryoduringthetimeitover-winters(ifitisaplantoftheTemperateZone)anduntilitsnewleaveshavegrownandtheirchlorophyllcantrapenergyfromthesunlighttonourishthenew-grownplant.Theseparationbythreshingandwinnowingis,therefore,tosomedegreepartofatechniqueoffoodpreservation.
Thedirectdryingofotherfoodshasalsobeenused.FishhasbeendriedinmanypartsoftheworldbesidesAfrica.Slicesofdriedmeatarepreparedbynumerousraces.Biltong,aformofdriedmeat,wasacustomaryfoodfortravelers.Thedryingofmeatorfish,eitherinthesunoroverafire,quiteapartfromthedegreetowhichitexposesthefoodtoinfectionbybacteriaandinfestationbyinsects,tendsalsotoharmitsquality.Proteinsarecomplexmolecularstructureswhicharereadilydisrupted.Thisisthereasonwhydriedmeatbecomestoughandcan,withsomescientificjustification,bylikenedtoleather.
Thetechnicalprocessofdryingfoodsindirectlybypicklingtheminthestrongsaltsolutionscommonlycalled‘brine’doeslessharmtotheproteinthanstraightforwarddrying,particularlyif
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