2018年CATTI三级笔译综合能力考试试题及答案解析(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.

　　【正确答案】：D

　　【本题分数】：1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　细节题型。文章第一段第一、二句叙述了(美国)得克萨斯州人的性格;随后第三句中When they hear this sort of criticism they usually ascribe(把……归因于)it to the ignorance and jealousy of stuffy Yankees who...及第四句For such avowedly robust people they are surprisingly sensitive.谈及得州人对于批评是敏感、易怒的，他们将对他们的批评之词认作是北佬的无知和妒嫉，……;因此选项D.“他们对人们给予他们的歧视十分敏感，公开且粗鲁地表示愤怒(openly and crudely thin-skinned about)”是答案。

　　第22题

　　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

　　【正确答案】：B

　　【本题分数】：1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　态度题型。文章第一段第一、二句叙述了(美国)得克萨斯州人的性格，从作者所用之词：bursting pride and love attention，shortsighted greed and a busted disposition to violence可看出他描绘得州人的天性是自尊与凶暴的混合;因此选项B是答案。

　　第23题

　　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.

　　【正确答案】：D

　　【本题分数】：1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　推断题型。从第二段第一句和倒数一、二句可看出得州人很为自己所拥有的特殊品性而自豪，但大部分的得州人并不是土生土长的;可他们将“得州身份”或“得州主义”看成是存在于许多美国人品质中的一种态度;不论他们的出生地在哪儿，只要来到得州，他们就像真正的得州人一样在这儿开花结果。他们认为自己没生在得州是不幸的，但能生就成为一个得州人。因此选项A、B、C都与“得州人并不都是土生土长之人”有抵触，只有D.“得州人天性纯朴，行为粗鲁，个性自以为是”是答案。

　　第24题

　　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

　　【正确答案】：C

　　【本题分数】：1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　细节题型。从第三段中看出选项A、D完全不对;而选项B说“阿拉斯加人将打猎、钓鱼、学习如何剥野兽的皮作为主要的活动”也与原文不符;只有选项C.“阿拉斯加人与众不同的独特生活方式表现在他们既享受呆在户内的乐趣(见第三段第一句与第三句前半句)又喜欢在荒野上探险与行事(见第三段第二句与第三句后半句)”正确。

　　第25题

　　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

　　【正确答案】：B

　　【本题分数】：1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　推断题型。从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(以生活在荒无人烟的寂静原野之中为乐事)和倒数第四句提到最流行的两本书是建造小木屋的手册和有关灰熊的传奇故事集。因此推论出阿拉斯加人爱读有关生活在广袤原野及野生动物的书，选项B正确。