2018年CATTI三級筆譯綜合能力考試試題及答案解析(七)
Texans have bursting pride and love attention. They also have a thick streak of shortsighted greed and, even by American standards, a busted disposition to violence. When they hear this sort of criticism they usually ascribe it to the ignorance and jealousy of stuffy Yankees who have not spent enough time in the state to understand it. For such avowedly robust people they are surprisingly sensitive. They hated Edna Ferber''s novel Giant, which scourged Texan vulgarity, racism and the mores of millionaires, but they bought it in great quantities and packed cinemas to see the film. They would rather be talked about than not, and if you do not talk about them they do it for you.
In claiming special qualities for themselves, Texans have had to become reconciled to the fact that a large number of them are not native. In the last century "Gone to Texas" was a commonplace graffito daubed on barns in other states, and in recent years "Gone to Texas" has, figuratively, been written on the front doors of millions of Americans and also Mexicans. In the early 1980s newcomers accounted for nearly two-thirds of the state''s population increase. But Texans do not believe they are being diluted. They maintain that Texanhood, or Texianism, is a matter of attitude and that Texanic qualities exist in abundance in many Americans, regardless of their birthplace: it is when these people are planted in Texas, and nourished by its atmosphere, that they flower like true Texans. A man may not be born in Texas, which is unfortunate; but he can be born to be Texan.
Many Alaskans are urban, young and raising families, here for a while, and trying to make money before moving to somewhere warmer. But many are staying. While most remain in Anchorage and other centers, some set out to build a cabin in the wilderness and live by hunting, trapping and fishing, learning how to skin a muskrat and moose, how to survive terrible weather, how to be truly in tune with the land, taking pleasure in great silence and unpeopled immensity. To settle the frontier the state has a homesteading program, based on the federal Homestead Act of 1864, which was a key event in the opening up of the American west. Hundreds of Alaskans are awarded parcels of wilderness land in an annual lottery and undertake to invest sweat equity, to build a home within three years and clear and cultivate the land within five. Alaskans love reading about Alaska, and two of the most popular books are a manual on log cabin building and a collection of tales about grizzly bears, of which Alaska is a stronghold. Log cabin life is for the stout-hearted few with the springs of adventure strong in them, and these wilderness Alaskans are remarkable. Some are refugees of one kind or another. Several hundred are Vietnam veterans, tortured by their experiences of war and unable to fit into normal urban life, seeking solace in the wilds.
Which of the following statements can best describe Texans?
A They are aggressively self-confident of their wisdom.
B They are brutally crude in making a living for themselves.
C They are blindly allergic to negative comments on their weakness.
D They are openly and crudely thin-skinned about discriminations against them.
【正確答案】：D
【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】：1.0分
【答案解析】
細(xì)節(jié)題型。文章第一段第一、二句敘述了(美國)得克薩斯州人的性格;隨后第三句中When they hear this sort of criticism they usually ascribe(把……歸因于)it to the ignorance and jealousy of stuffy Yankees who...及第四句For such avowedly robust people they are surprisingly sensitive.談及得州人對于批評是敏感、易怒的，他們將對他們的批評之詞認(rèn)作是北佬的無知和妒嫉，……;因此選項(xiàng)D.“他們對人們給予他們的歧視十分敏感，公開且粗魯?shù)乇硎緫嵟?openly and crudely thin-skinned about)”是答案。
第22題
The author in Paragraph 1 describes Texans as a class of people who are________.
A of a mixture of personality consisting of both morality and immorality
B of a mixture of nature consisting of both pride and violence
C more sensitive to criticisms of their uncivilized conducts
D born to be savage and uncivilized people
【正確答案】：B
【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】：1.0分
【答案解析】
態(tài)度題型。文章第一段第一、二句敘述了(美國)得克薩斯州人的性格，從作者所用之詞：bursting pride and love attention，shortsighted greed and a busted disposition to violence可看出他描繪得州人的天性是自尊與兇暴的混合;因此選項(xiàng)B是答案。
第23題
Which of the following statements can best summarize the implications of Paragraph 2?
A Texans are so conceited that they blindly and subjectively consider everything Texan to be inclusively Texan.
B Texans pride themselves on being superior to other Americans who are not as rich as Texans.
C Texans thumb down on all non-natives and regard them as being less educated and resourceful.
D Texans are crude in nature, savage in behavior, and conceited in personality.
【正確答案】：D
【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】：1.0分
【答案解析】
推斷題型。從第二段第一句和倒數(shù)一、二句可看出得州人很為自己所擁有的特殊品性而自豪，但大部分的得州人并不是土生土長的;可他們將“得州身份”或“得州主義”看成是存在于許多美國人品質(zhì)中的一種態(tài)度;不論他們的出生地在哪兒，只要來到得州，他們就像真正的得州人一樣在這兒開花結(jié)果。他們認(rèn)為自己沒生在得州是不幸的，但能生就成為一個得州人。因此選項(xiàng)A、B、C都與“得州人并不都是土生土長之人”有抵觸，只有D.“得州人天性純樸，行為粗魯，個性自以為是”是答案。
第24題
According to the author, Alaskans are characterized by their distinctive and unique way of life that________.
A is embraced by both a strong desire to make money and special qualities for enjoying peace
B takes hunting, fishing and learning how to skin wild animals as their major activities
C is made up of both the enjoyment of staying indoors and the exploration of and doing the wilderness
D consists of both the love of themselves and the lust for wealth
【正確答案】：C
【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】：1.0分
【答案解析】
細(xì)節(jié)題型。從第三段中看出選項(xiàng)A、D完全不對;而選項(xiàng)B說“阿拉斯加人將打獵、釣魚、學(xué)習(xí)如何剝野獸的皮作為主要的活動”也與原文不符;只有選項(xiàng)C.“阿拉斯加人與眾不同的獨(dú)特生活方式表現(xiàn)在他們既享受呆在戶內(nèi)的樂趣(見第三段第一句與第三句前半句)又喜歡在荒野上探險與行事(見第三段第二句與第三句后半句)”正確。
第25題
Alaskans love reading books about________.
A Alaskans' way of living as hunters and as log cabin builders
B Alaskans' keen interest in living in the wild and the abundance in wild animals
C stories about Alaskans' log cabin life and their abundance of grizzly bears
D stories telling how Alaskans were cultivating the land and building log cabins
【正確答案】：B
【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】：1.0分
【答案解析】
推斷題型。從第三段第三句后半句看到一些阿拉斯加人taking pleasure in great silence and unpeopled immensity(以生活在荒無人煙的寂靜原野之中為樂事)和倒數(shù)第四句提到最流行的兩本書是建造小木屋的手冊和有關(guān)灰熊的傳奇故事集。因此推論出阿拉斯加人愛讀有關(guān)生活在廣袤原野及野生動物的書，選項(xiàng)B正確。
