翻譯三級筆譯綜合能力分類模擬題形容詞(二)

翻譯三級筆譯綜合能力分類模擬題形容詞(二)ⅠGrammarAdjectivesAMultipleChoices1.

SincearrivinginNewYork,Thomashas（江南博哥）hadover15jobinterviews.Andthisis

opportunitytobelost.A.toogoodB.tooagoodC.toogoodanD.atoogood正確答案：C

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Thisisthe______baconofthefirstclass.A.chooseB.choosyC.choiceD.choosing正確答案：C

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Hewassodisappointedthatheangrilychose______musichecouldfindinthehopethatit

mightatleastseemfunny.A.worseB.theworseC.worstD.theworst正確答案：D

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Thetownhasa______bridge.A.niceoldgreystoneB.oldstonegreyniceC.greyraceoldstoneD.oldnicegreystone正確答案：A

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OneofthedifferencesbetweenthePacificOceanandtheIndianOceanisthattheformerhas______waves.A.largestB.largeC.largerD.thelargest正確答案：C

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ThepeopleinTaiwanconsume______milkperpersontodayastheydidtwentyyearsago.A.morethantwiceasmanyB.twicemorethanasmuchC.somuchmorethantwiceD.morethantwiceasmuch正確答案：D

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Thetwinsareso______thatIcannottellthemapart.A.alikeB.likelyC.likeD.liking正確答案：A

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Itisagoodtimetocatchupon______readingsandotherassignments.A.aformerB.previousC.backD.before正確答案：C

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-IwanttoseeMr.Smith.Wehaveanappointment.

-I'msorry,butheisnot______atthemoment,forthemeetinghasn'tended．A.availableB.accessibleC.approachableD.advisable正確答案：A

10.

Icaughtthelastbusfromtown,butTomcamehome______thanI.A.morelateB.morelaterC.evenlaterD.thelater正確答案：C

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Heknowslittleofmathematics,and______ofchemistry.A.evenmoreB.stilllessC.nolessD.stillmore正確答案：B

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TheYangtzeRiverisnot______thantheYellowRiver.A.verylongerB.morelongerC.longestD.lesslonger正確答案：D

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Agoodplanmustbealittle______sothatspecialprojectswhicharenotincludedinthe

plancanbedonewell.A.flexibleB.looseC.relaxedD.smooth正確答案：A

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Thereasonwhysomanypeoplesitbeforethetelevisiontonightisthattherewillbea______gameofWorldCup.A.livingB.liveC.livelyD.lived正確答案：B

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"Doyouregretpayingfivehundreddollarsforthepainting?"

"No,Iwouldgladlyhavepaid______forit."A.twicesomuchB.twiceasmuchC.asmuchtwiceD.somuchtwice正確答案：B

ⅡClozeTestBTheBeatles甲殼蟲樂隊TheEnglishrockmusicgroupTheBeatlesgavethe1960sitscharacteristicmusicalflavorand

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aprofoundinfluenceonthecourseofpopularmusic,equaledby

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performers.TheguitaristsJohnWinstonLennon,JamesPaulMcCartney,andGeorgeHarrison;andthedrummerRingoStarr,wereallbornand

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inLiverpool.LennonandMcCartneyhadplayedtogetherinagroupcalledTheQuarrymen.WithHarrison,

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formedtheirowngroup,TheSilverBeatles,in1959,andStarrjoinedthemin1962.As

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Beatles,theydevelopedalocalfollowinginLiverpoolclubs,andtheirfirstrecordings,"LoveMeDo"(1962)and"PleasePleaseMe"(1963),quicklymadethemBritain'stoprockgroup.Theirearlymusicwas

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bytheAmericanrocksingersChuckBerryandElvisPresley,buttheyinfusedahackneyedmusical

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withfreshness,vitality,andwit.

Thereleaseof"IWanttoHoldYourHand"in1964

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thebeginningofthe

phenomenonknownas"Beatlemania"intheUnitedStates.TheBeatle'sfirstUS

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arousedauniversalmobadulation.Theirconcertswerescenesofmassworship,andtheirrecordssold

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themillions.Theirfirstfilm,theinnovativeAHardDay'sNight(1964),wasreceivedenthusiastically

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awideaudiencethatincludedmanywhohadneverbeforelistenedtorockmusic．

Composingtheirown

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,TheBeatlesestablishedtheprecedentforotherrock

groupstoplaytheirownmusic．Experimentingwith

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musicalforms,theyproducedanextraordinary

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ofsongs:thechildishlysimple"YellowSubmarine";thebittersocialcommentaryof"EleanorRigby";parodiesofearlierpopstyles;newelectronicsounds;andcompositionsthatwerescoredforcellos,violins,trumpets,andsitars,aswellasforconventionalguitarsanddrums.The

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disbandedin1970,afterthereleaseoftheirfinalalbum,LetItBe,andduringthe1970s

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individualcareers,Ondec.8,1980,JohnLennon

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fatallyshotoutsidehisManhattanapartmentbyMarkChapman,a25-year-oldformermental

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who,earlierthatsameday,hadaskedLennonforhis

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withanintensityoffeelingusuallyinspiredonlybypoliticalandspiritualleaders.1.

正確答案：pursued

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正確答案：was

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正確答案：patient

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正確答案：autograph

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正確答案：mourned

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正確答案：raised

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正確答案：they

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正確答案：influenced

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正確答案：form

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正確答案：marked

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正確答案：Group

ⅢReadingComprehensionPassageOne

GoAhead—CookwithIt

別怕—就用它來烹飪

It'sgrapefruitseason.FromnowthroughMarch,thegoldenorbsareripeforthepicking.Andthey'renotjustforbreakfastanymore.

HangingaroundontreesallaboutCalifornia:grapefruit—heavywithjuice,tartlysweet,beguilinglyperfumed．Roundandyellowashappyfacesorsuns,theyseemtoripejustasthe

generalpopulacesinksintoitsannualroundofpost-holidaydietaryself-chastisement.

Coincidence?Perhaps.Butwesayrunwithit.

Lookbeyondtheobvioussalvoofhalfagrapefruitforbreakfastattackedwithajaggedspoon

andyou'llfindamarvelousfruitforpeelingandeatingoutofhanD．There'snothinglikeitforinducingsimultaneousfeelingsofgastronomicpietyanddelightatrecapturingalong-lostpleasure.It'ssensual:thearomaofessentialoilsastheyspurtdaintilyfromtheporesofthethickskin,therippingsoundofthetenacioussegmentsbeingpulledapart,thejuicedrippingdown.Andit'sdelicious.

Butdon'tstopthere.Cookwithgrapefruit.Useitsjuicetoflavorsauces.Sectionandscatter

it.Bakewithit.Candyitspeel.Grapefruitismilderandsweeterthanlemon,butitcanbeusedinmanyofthesameways—squeezedongrilledfish,madeintoabrightlyflavoredcurD．Andifyou'relookingforgorgeouscolor,redgrapefruitoffersextraplateappeal.

Thenotionthatredgrapefruitissweeterthanwhiteoryellowgrapefruitis,however,amyth,accordingtocitrusspecialists.(ThestorygrewoutofamarketingcampaignbyTexasgrowers.)Redgrapefruitsgettheircolorfromlycopene,whichhashealthbenefits(itsanantioxidant)butdoesnotaffectflavor.

Sweetnessisdetermined,rather,bythelengthoftimethefruithasbeenhangingonatree.A

grapefruitpickedinDecemberisn'tassweetasonepickedinFebruary,soifyouhaveatree,justpickfruitasneeded．

Ifnot,askatyourfarmersmarketaboutthedifferentvarietiesavailable,allofwhichhave

theirfans.Californiaredsincludethemedium-pinkRioRedsfromtheCaochellaValleyandtheStarRubyfromCentralValley(andTexas).YellowMarshisafamiliaryellowvarietyandtheDuncan,whilenotusuallylabeledassuchinsupermarkets,isareliablewhite.

Forthosewhodon'tlikethetartnessofatruegrapefruit,OroBlanco—thehalf-grapefruit,half-acidlesspummelo—issweeterandcanbeusedinsalads.

Oursaladofjicamastrips,thinlyslicedsnowpeas,freshpeasprouts(availableinAsianmarkets)andredgrapefruitsectionshasanappealingcrunch.Itsdelicatelyharmoniousflavorsarepulledtogetherwithafaintlysweetdressingofgrapefruitjuice,tarragonandmint.

Thestrikinglypinksauceofourbakedhalibutdishcontrastswiththewhitefleshofthefishforanartfulplate—andit'seasytomake.Beforebaking,marinatethehalibutingrapefruitjuicewithgarlicandthyme.Sauceitwithareductionofgrapefruitjuicecombinedwithbloodorangejuice,whichdeepensthecolorandsoftenstheflavor.Thenwhiskinbitsofcoldbutterforsilkiness.

Arichcrustisaperfectfoilforthetangygrapefruitcurdfillinginourprettytartlets.Both

grapefruitjuiceandlemonjuiceareusedinthecurdtofocustheflavor;grapefruitszestenlivensthecrust.Garnishthemwithwhippedcreamandcandiedgrapefruitpeel.

Forcooking,selectheavyfruit,whichindicatesjuiciness.(Ifyou'remakingabatchof

candiedpeel,however,lighterfruitwillindicatemorepeel.)Beforejuicing,rollagrapefruitunderyourhandonthecountertoptohelpextractthemostjuice.Avoidlumpyfruit,whichmaybeover-ripe.

Andfinally,forthosewhoseresoluteJanuarysuperegoscareaboutsuchthings,here'sa

reassuringthought:Grapefruitislowincalories(40to60each),highinvitaminsCandA,andanexcellentsourceoffiber.Itcontainsnofat,sodiumorcholesterol.

Sopeelaway.1.

Thewriterthinksthatthegrapefruitseemstoripejustatthefighttime.Why?A.Thegrapefruitbecomesripejustafteraholidayinayearsothatpeoplecanconsumemorefood．B.Thegrapefruitmaturesinautumntoprovidepeoplewithakindofrichfood．C.ThegrapefruitcanprovidepeoplewithakindoffavoritefruitwhentheyhavebeenondietforafewdaysaftertheChristmasholidayduringwhichtheyatetoomanyrichfoods.D.Thegrapefruitmaturesasself-chastisementforpeople.正確答案：C

2.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewaytocookwiththefruit?A.Fryitwithmeat.B.Sectionandscatterit.C.Bakewithit.D.Candyitspeel.正確答案：A

3.

Thesweetnessofthegrapefruitisdeterminedby______.A.lycopeneB.thelengthoftimethefruitisexposedtothesunC.thelengthoftimethefruitishangingonatreeD.thespecificnutrientthefruittakesfromthesoil正確答案：C

4.

Whatisthemeaningof"superegos"inthelastbuttwoparagraph?A.absoluteselfishnessofone'scharacterB.personallikingsC.personalattentionsD.personalregrets正確答案：B

5.

Thereasonsthegrapefruitisgoodtohealthincludethat______.A.itisanexcellentappetizerB.itissweetandjuicyC.itcontainsnofat,sodiumandcholesterolD.itcontainsnocaloriesandfat正確答案：C

PassageTwo

Whales

鯨

WhalesareaquaticmammalsbelongingtoorderCetaceA．Afewspeciesliveinfreshwater,butmostspeciesliveintheseA．TheyhaveastreamlinedshapeandapowerfultailtodrivethemforwarD．Withitstwolargehorizontalfinsorflukes,thetailproducesthedrivingforcebybeatingstronglyupanddown.Flippersatthefrontareusedforsteeringandbalance.Thehindlimbsofwhaleshavecompletelydisappeared,apartfromafewsmallbonesinsidethebody.Bodyhairhasalsodisappeared,givingwhalesasmootheroutlineandlessresistancetowater.Insteadofhair,whalesareinsulatedbyathicklayeroffat,orblubber,undertheskin.Theblubbermaybeasmuchas61cmthickonsomepartsofthebody.Besidesprotectingtheanimalagainstthecold,theblubberisanimportantfoodreserve.

Mostofthebest-knownwhaleslargecreatures.Forexample,thebluewhalereachesalength

ofmorethan30m.However,manywhales,suchasdolphinsandporpoises,aresmall.Someareonly1.5to1.8mlong.

Whalesliveentirelyinwater.Sometimes,whalesarestrandedontheshore.Althoughthey

areair-breathinganimals,theysoondiebecausetheirgreatweightkeepsthemfromexpanding(openingout)thechestcavity.Theycanbreatheeasilywhenafloat,becausethewatersupportsmostoftheirweight.

Thebottle-nosedwhalehasbeenknowntostayunderwaterforabouttwohours.Thesperm

whalecandivedowntodepthsof500fathoms.Suchlonganddeepdivesareunusual.Mostdiveslastbetween10and30minutes.Whaleshavespecialmechanismsthathelpthemtostayunderwater.Whentheybreathe,theyrenewaboutnine-tenthsoftheairintheirlungs.Whenhumanbeingsbreathein,onlyaboutone-fourthoftheairisrenewed.Whalesthereforehaveafairlylargesupplyoffreshairtostartwith.Theyalsohaveanadditionaloxygensupplyinthemuscles,whereairislooselyheldincombinationwithapigmentcalledmyohaemoglobin.Anotherthingthathelpswhalesholdtheirbreathforlongperiodsoftimeistheirlowsensitivitytocarbondioxideintheblood.(Itisthecarbondioxidebuildingupinhumanbloodthataffectsthebrainandmakesthehumanbeingtakeanotherbreath.)

Whenawhalesurfacestorenewitsairsupply,itneedsonlytopushthetopofitssnoutout

ofthewater.ThisisbecausethenostrilorblowholeisatthetopoftheheaD．Theexpelledairisforcedoutstronglytoformthespoutorblow.

Livingwhalesaredividedintotwogroups—toothwhalesandwhalebonewhales.Tooth

whales,whichincludemostspecies,generallyhavemanyconicalteethandeatmainlysquidsandfishes.Thekillerwhalefeedsonseals.OneAfricanriverdolphinfeedsmostlyonplants.Othertoothwhalesincludethenarwhalandthespermwhale.

Whalebonewhaleshavenoteeth.Theirmouthscontainhugecomblikefringesofbaleenor

whalebone.Thishornysubstanceisusuallyblack.Allwhalebonewhalesfeedbystrainingsmallanimalsfromthewater.Themouthisfilledwithwaterandthewateristhenforcedoutthroughthefringesbythetongue.Theanimalscaughtinthebaleenaresweptintothestomachbythetongue.Allwhalebonewhalesarelargeanimals,whichareusuallyfoundincoldseas.Theyincludethebluewhales,therightwhales,andtherorquals.

Thefutureofmanyofthelargerkindsofwhalesisuncertain.Whalershavekilledsomany

blue,bowhead,humpback,andrightwhalesthatthosespeciesarethreatenedwithextinction.Overhuntinghasalsogreatlyreducedthenumberoffinandseiwhales.Also,ifthehumanpopulationdoesnotstopincreasing,peoplemayhavetocompetewithwhalesforfoodintheseA．Somenationshavebegunfishingforkrill.KrillisthechieffoodofwhalesinAntarcticwaters.1.

Itisapparentfromthefirstparagraphthatwhalescanswimeasilyintheseapartlybecausetheyhave______.A.goodbodilyresistancetowaterB.onlyafewsmallbonesinsidethebodyC.neitherhindlimbsnorbodyhairD.athicklayeroffatundertheskin正確答案：C

2.

Iftheyrunontotheshoreandareunabletogetawayfromitwhaleswillsoondiebecause______.A.theycan'tfindanythingtoeatontheshoreB.theirgreatweightpreventsthemfrombreathinginC.theyareleftexposedtoalotofpoisonousairD.theirsensitivitytocarbondioxideinthebloodincreasestoafatalpoint正確答案：B

3.

Oneofthereasonswhywhalescanmakelonganddeepdivesisthat______.A.theyareabletorenewtheirairsupplyunderwaterB.theydon'tneedanyextraoxygensupplyinthemusclesC.theyrenewonlyaboutone-fourthoftheairintheirlungsatatimeD.theyarelittleaffectedbycarbondioxideintheblood正確答案：D

4.

Whichofthefollowingistrueofwhalebonewhalesaccordingtothepassage?A.Theylivemainlyonplants.B.Theyaremoredangerousthantoothwhales.C.TheygetsmallwateranimalsastheirfooD．D.Theyarefrequentlyfoundinwarmseas.正確答案：C

5.

Wecanlearnfromthepassageallofthefollowingaboutwhalesexceptthat______.A.theirblubberperformstwoimportantfunctionsB.theyvarygreatlyinsizeC.overhuntingplacessomeoftheirspeciesindangerofextinctionD.theystrugglehardtocompetewithhumansforfoodinthesea正確答案：D

PassageThree

JunkHunting

淘舊貨

Anyonewhothinksexplorationalwaysinvolveslongjourneysshouldhavehishead

examined.Or,better,heshouldputonhisoldestclothesandgooffinsearchofajunkshop.Therearethreekinds—onefullofdiscardedbooks,onefullofdiscardedGovernmentequipment,andonefullofdiscardedanything.Ajunkshopmayhavefourwallsandaroof,oritmaybenomorethanatrestle-tableinanopenairmarket;butthereisoneinfallibletest:nogenuinejunkshopkeeperwilleverpesteryoutomakeupyourmindandbuysomething.AndyouarenotruejunkshopperifyoumarchpurposefullyroundtheshopasifyouknewexactlywhatyouwanteD．Youmustbrowse,gentlychewingthecudofyouridlethoughts,andnibblinghereand

thereasasightoratouchofthegoodsthatlieaboutyou.Yetyoumustalsopossessapenetratingglance,dartingyoureyesaboutyoutospotthetreasuresthatmaylurkbeneaththerubbish.Thisiswhatmakesjunkshoppingsuchasatisfyingvoyageofexploration.

Youneverknowwhatinterestingandunexpectedthingyoumaydiscovernext.Forinatruejunkshop,noteventheproprietorisalwaysquitesurewhathisdustystockconceals.Thereisalwaysthechancethatyoumaypickupafirstedition,apairofexoticear-rings,apieceofearlyWedgwoodchina,oracinecamera—andpossessitforthepriceoffiftycigarettes.

Butthiskindoftreasurehuntisonlyasidelinetothetruejunkshopper.Therealattraction

liesinfindingsomethingthatcatchesyourownespecialfancy,thougheverybodyelsemaypassitby.Anancienttarnishedclock,whosebrassbeneathyourhandswillshineanew;emptyboxesthatyoucanseetransformedintotheframeworkofabookcase;anoldboundvolumeofmagazinesofthree-quartersofacenturyago,whichwillshedstrangesidelightsonthewaysourgreat-grandparentsbehavedandlookedatlife.

Whenyoubeginjunkshopping,halftheattractionisthatyougowithabsolutelynointention

ofbuyinganything.YouspendyourfirstcoupleofSaturdayafternoonsamblingaroundamongdustyshelves,savouringapageorachapterasyouplease,orfingeringthepilesofoddmentsthatlittercountersortables.Atfirst,bewarned,don'ttrytobuy.Youmay,indeedyoushould,askthepriceofthisandthat;butjusttogiveyouanideaofwhatthejunkshopkeeperthinksyoumightbewillingtopayhim.

Later,youwillfindyourselfreturningasecondandthirdtimetosomethingthathascaught

yourfancy.Andwhenyoucanholdbacknolonger,bargainingbeginsinearnest.Thisistheothergreatattractionofthetruejunkshop.Notonlymayitholdeveryconceivableproductfromeveryimaginablecountry;italsotransportsyoutothemediaevalmarketplaceortheorientalbazaar,wherenopriceisfixeduntilbuyerandsellerhavewagedafriendlywartogether,andprovedeachother'smettle.Andthisiswhereyouroldclothesbecomeimportant:letnoonetakeyouforarichconnoisseur,oryouwillfindyourselfpayingarichman'sprices.AndavoidatallcoststhesuspicionofanAmericanaccent,orinspiteofthegoodnatureofallgoodjunkshopkeepers,youwillbeforit.1.

Theauthorequatesjunkshoppingwithexplorationbecausebothinvolve______.A.travelinglongdistancesB.carefulpreparationC.aspiritofadventureD.discoveringunheardofplaces正確答案：C

2.

Thepart"gentlychewingthecudofyouridlethoughts"impliesthatthejunkhunteris______.A.eatingsweetsorgumashewandersaroundB.notthinkingofanythingC.ruminatingonthisandthatD.thinkingofmanythingsatthesametime正確答案：C

3.

Accordingtothepassageatruejunkhunterhopesto______.A.findsomethinginvaluableB.discoversomethingnewC.discoversomethingexoticD.findabargain正確答案：D

4.

Theauthorsuggeststhatthejunkbuyer'smainreasonforbargainingis______.A.tofixapriceB.thathehasn'tenoughmoneyC.thatit'sexpectedD.toaskaprice正確答案：A

5.

FromthepassageweunderstandthatspeakingwithanAmericanaccent______.A.arousessuspicioninthejunkshopkeeperB.increasesthepriceofthegoodsC.engendersfriendlinessintheshopkeeperD.increasesthechanceofbargaining正確答案：B

PassageFour

TheDisasterofTerrorism

恐怖主義的災(zāi)難

byCraigKielburger

NewYorkhasanenergyofitsown,andthatlatesummerevening,Itrulyunderstoodwhy.Allaroundmethecitywasalivewithactivityaseveryoneheadedindifferentdirections.TheBigApple'sfabledambition,wealth,andpowerwereonfulldisplay,inthesleekcarsstoppedbythecurb,thebrightwindowsofthebustlingrestaurants,andthestudiednonchalanceofstylishyoungpeopleoutonthetown.AsIcutthroughthefinancialdistrict,IpassedtheTwinTowers,shimmeringinthestreetlights.

Thencamethenextmorning.EvenbeforeIheardwhatwashappening,itwasclearthat

somethingwasterriblywrong:therewasanunfamiliaredgeofdesperationtothecity'susualhecticpace.Atafriend'shouse,uneasybutunsurewhy,IturnedontheTVnews.Withinseconds,Isawone,thenanother,planecrashintotheWorldTradeCenter.Timestopped．IwashitbythesickeningrealizationthatwhatIwasseeingwasreal.IfounditdifficulttobreatheasIstaredblanklyatthetelevisionscene.Thehorrorhitmeinwaves,eachmoreintensethanthelast.

Ashortdistanceaway,peoplewereinjured,trapped,anddying.Americawasunderattack.Againandagain,thebrutalimagesflashedby.Thecitywasinastateofemergency.Peoplewerebeingtoldtostayinsideandoffthephones.Airportswereclosed,bridgesclogged．

Thateveningtherewasaknockonthedoor.Onthedoorstepstoodaraggedmanlooking

frightenedandshaken,coveredwithathicklayerofdust.Hiseyeswerewideandstrangelyglazed,andhisbodyseeme