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1、翻译二级笔译综合能力分类模拟题31（总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟）Reading Comprehension （总题数：6，分数：100.00）In WAR MADE EASY Norman Solomon demolishes the myth of an independent American press zealously guarding sacred values of free expression. Although strictly focusing on the shameless history of media cheerleading for the pri
2、ncipal post World War II American wars, invasions, and interventions, he calls into question the entire concept of the press as somekind of institutional counterforce to government and corporate power.Many of the examples compiled in this impeccably documented historical review will be familiar to r
3、eaders who follow the news on the Internet. But such examples achieve fresh impact because of the way Solomon has organized and analyzed them. Each chapter is devoted to a single warhawk argument （America Is a Fair and Noble Superpower, Opposing the War MeansSiding with the Enemy, Our Soldiers Are H
4、eroes, Theirs Are Inhuman）, illustrated with historical examples from conflicts in the Dominican Republic, E1 Salvador, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Kosovo, both Iraq wars, and others in which the media were almost universally enthusiastic accomplices .The book should really be subtitled War reporting
5、doesnt just suck, it kills, it makes you feel like demanding a special war crimes tribunal for corporate media executives and owners who joined the roll-up to shock and awe as non-uniformed psywar ops. To be sure, this would raise the issue of whether or not following orders might suffice for the de
6、fense of obedient slaves such as Mary McGrory and Richard Cohen, who performed above and beyond the call of duty. He persuaded me, McGrory gushed（热情洋溢地表达）the morning after Colin Powell addressed a plenary session of the United Nations on February 5, 2003, declaring that Iraq had weapons of mass dest
7、ruction. The cumulative effect was stunning. In the same Washington Post edition, Cohen wrote.The evidence he presented to the United Nations some of it circumstantial,some of it absolutelybone-chilling in its detail had to prove to anyone that Iraq not only hasnt accounted for itsweapons of mass de
8、struction but without a doubt still retains them. Only a fool or possibly aFrenchmancould conclude otherwise.Solomon demonstrates how this kind of peppy prewar warm up degenerates into drooling and heavy breathing once the killing begins. As if observing a heavy metal computer game, the pornographer
9、s of death concentrate on the exquisite craftsmanship and visual design of the murder machines and the magnificence of the fiery explosions they produce.（分数： 20.00）（1）.The word demolish underlined in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .（分数： 2.00 ）A. destroyVB. wreckC. smashD. negate解析：解析根据文中第一段的内容
10、“ Norman Solomon demolishes the myth of an independent American press zealously guarding sacred values of free expression”可知，所罗门推翻了独立美国的神话。C项“猛击，猛撞”，D项“取消，否定”，这（分数：2.00 ）选项中的A项为“破坏，推翻”符合文意。B项“毁坏”，三项均不符合题意。（2）.What is a common misperception of American press?A. It discloses the shocking history of in
11、vasions.B. It concentrates on media support for the wars.C. It protects freedom of expression without reserve.Dt stands on the side of the government.V解析： 解析 根据第一段的内容“ he calls into question the entire concept of the press as some kind of institutional counterforce to government and corporate power.
12、 ”可知，他质疑媒体作为政 府和企业力量的反击体制的完整理念。所以D项“它站在政府一边”符合题意。A项“它揭露了震惊的入侵历史”，B项“它关注媒体对战争的支持”，C项“它不遗余力地保护表达的自由”，这三项和文中内容不符合。（3）.The word accomplices underlined in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to . （分数：2.00 ）A. conspiratorVB. partnerC. co-agentD. co-worker解析： 解析 根据文中第二段的内容“ in which the media were almost uni
13、versally enthusiasticaccomplices ”可知，媒体几乎成了帮凶。选项中的A项为“同谋”符合文意。B项“合作者”，C项“合伙代理人”，D项“同事，帮手”，这三项均不符合题意。（4）.The author of this passage thinks WAR MADE EASY is .（分数： 2.00）A. questionableB. controversialC. well provenD. finely polishedV解析： 解析 根据第二段的内容“ Many of the examples compiled in this impeccably docu
14、mentedhistorical review will be familiar to readers who follow the news on the Internet.”可知，汇编本里的很多例子都是无可挑剔的。所以D项finely polished “精细无暇的”符合题意。A项“可疑的”，B项“争论的，争议的”，C项“充分证明的”，这三项都不符合文意。（5）.The word suffice underlined in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .（分数： 2.00 ）A. be sufficient forVB. satisfyC. d
15、iscoveryD. provide解析： 解析 根据文中第三段的内容“ this would raise the issue of whether or not following orders might suffice for the defense of obedient slaves ”可知，以下指示是否足够防御顺从的奴隶。选项中的A项为“足够”符合文意。B项“满足”，C项“发现”，D项“提供”，这三项均不符合题意。（6）.Itcan be implied that the convicts in El Salvador, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Kosovo .（分数： 2.00 ）A. created heroesB. are forgotten by most AmericansC. were criticized by American mediaD. were supported by American media V解析： 解析 根据第二段的内容“ .fromconflicts in the Dominican Republic, E1 Salvador, Vietnam,Grenada, Panama, Kosovo, both Iraq wars, and others in which the med
