二级笔译
单选题According to the passage, some states choose to provide tax breaks because they want to.A cast aside these promotionsB pinch state budget booksC slow down local economyD encourage their economies
题目
cast aside these promotions
pinch state budget books
slow down local economy
encourage their economies
相似问题和答案
第1题：
according to the author, the articles of confederation failed because of the following reasons. which is not true?
A. The Congress could not raise money to pay the national army and to pay debts owed to France and other nations.
B. The Congress had no power to tax any citizen.
C. The new states did not cooperate with the Congress or with each other.
D. Some new states wanted to be free from the Union
第2题：
According to the passage，the major disadvantage of newspapers in its_______
A．high cost
B．lack of changes
C．slow speed
D．lack of interaction
文章中间几段提到了报纸的劣势，包括速度慢，单调，缺乏互动等等，但从第五段可知人们希望更快捷、方便的获取新闻，而报纸的低速成为它最大的劣势。
第3题：
Passage Three
Feeling tired lately? Has the doctor said he cannot find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong.
Then consider this, you might be in a state of subhealth. (亚健康)
Subhealth, also called the third state or grey state, is explained as a borderline (临界)state between health and disease. According to an investigation by the National Health Organization, over 45 percent of subhealth people are middle-aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam time.
Symptoms (症状) include a lack of energy, depression, slow reactions, insomnia (失眠), agitation (焦虑)and poor memory. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs.
The key to preventing and recovering from suhhealth, according to some medical experts, is to form. good living habits, alternate work with rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open-air activities.
As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should also eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, fish, because they are rich in nutritional (营养的)elements—vitamins, and trace elements(微量元素)—that are important to the body.
Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract(消化道). They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding subhealth.
44. According to this passage, which of the following is RIGHT?
A. When you are in a state of subhealth, you should go to see a doctor and buy some medicine.
B. When you are in a state of subhealth, you should stay at home and keep silent.
C. When you are in a state of subhealth, you should find out the reasons and relax yourself.
D. When you are in a state of subhealth, you should have yourself examined in foreign countries.
44．答案为C 此题为三误一正的细节题。从第五段中的句子alternate work with rest，exercise regularly， and take part in open-air activities可以确定答案是C。
第4题：
B.Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s
C."Dress-down Friday" was first given as a favor from employers
D.Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people
第5题：
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Some companies in the United States moved to Sweden, Germany and Belgium.
B. Fresh air, spacious room and being away from others attract people to move to the suburbs.
C. People wouldn't pay tax when they moved out of cities.
D. The neighborhood should be maintained by old and poor people.
34．答案为B。根据第一段第一句，urban Americans began a mass move to the suburbs in search of fresh air，elbow room and privacy作出该项选择。
第6题：
According to the passage,which of the following is true? ( )
A． Tell the truth,even when you are wrong．
B． Keep some animals to kill them．
C．Look down on new ideas．
D． Everything on the Internet is good for children．
A[解析]A选项说哪怕做错事也要讲实话，符合第一条规则，要做个诚实的学生。B选项说养几只动物后杀了它们，不符合第二条规则中保护动物的要求。C选项说轻视新想法，不符合第三条规则中的“Don't look down on new ideas”。D选项说互联网上所有的内容都对孩子有好处，不符合第五条规则说的要选择适合孩子看的网页。所以答案选A。
第7题：
Even in the t960s, women were seldom on the jury list in some states because_______ .（ ）
[A] they were automatically banned by state laws
[B] they fell far short of the required qualifications
[C] they were supposed to perform. domestic duties
[D] they tended to evade public engagement
甚至在20世纪60年代，一些州里也很少有女性登上陪审员名单是因为______。
[A]她们被州法律自动禁止了
[B]她们在要求的资格方面很难达到
[C]她们被认为应该承担家庭责任
[D]她们往往会躲避公众参与
答案解析：[C]事实细节题。文章第三段最后一句“This practice was justified by the claim thatwomen were needed at home”提到“家庭需要女性的主张给这一情况提供了辩解”，所以[C]为正确答案。第三段第三句提到虽然女性被州法律自动排除名字，除非她们要求将自己的名字加入到陪审员名单中，故[A]可排除。[B]与原文第二句意思矛盾，而[D]在原文并没有提及，故排除。
第8题：
Bicycle riders want the city government to set aside special lanes for bicycles on some of the main streets, but though they have got some supporters, ( )likes the idea.
A、everyone
B、not everyone
C、no one
D、someone
第9题：
When a winch breaks down，or some similar occurrence makes only one winch available at a hatch，which alternate rig would provide a temporary solution while repairs are made ________．
A.Frisco Rig
B.Split fall rig
C.West Coast Rig
D.Yard and stay jury rig
第10题：
Charter Schools
American public education has changed in recent years.One change is that increasing
numbers of American parents and teachers are starting independent public schools
_______(1)charter schools（特许学校）.
In 1991,there were no charter schools in the United States.Today,more than 2,300
charter schools_________(2)in 34 states and the District of Columbia.575,000
students___________(3)these schools.The students are from 5 years of age through 18
or older.
A charter school is_________(4)by groups of parents,teachers and community
（社区）members. It is similar in some ways__________(5) a traditional public school.
It receives tax money to operate just as other public schools do.The_________(6)it
receives depends on the number of students.The charter school must prove to local or
state governments that its students are learning.These governments____________(7)the
school with the agreement,or charter that permits it to operate.
Unlike a traditional public school,__________(8),the charter school does not have
to obey most laws governing public schools.Local,state or federal governments cannot tell
it what to________(9).
Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to___________
(10)those goals.Class sizes usually are smaller than in many traditional public schools.
Many students and parents say _________(11)in charter schools can be more
creative.
However,state education agencies,local education-governing committees and unions
often_________(12)charter schools.They say these schools may receive money
badly__________(13)by traditional public schools.Experts say some charter schools
are doing well while others are struggling.
Congress provided 200 million dollars for________(14)charter schools in the
2002 federal budget（预算）.But,often the schools say they lack enough money for their
_________(15).Many also lack needed space.
A:buy
B:review
C:give
D:provide