2013年3月中级口译真题阅读部分汇编(含解析).docxVIP

裕德教育口译[/kouyi] 网络资料下载 PAGE8 / NUMPAGES8 2013年3月中级口译真题：阅读部分汇编（含解析） 第二部分 阅读 SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 MINUTES) Direction: In this section, you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it. You are to choose ONE best answer, (A), (B), (C) or (D), to each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Questions 1~5（2013年春季中级口译阅读第一篇解析） 　　The largest animal that ever lived on land or in water still exists. Not even the giant dinosaurs were as large as some whales. One sulphur-bottom whale caught in the Antarctic was 110 feet long, and weighed between 90 and 100 tons. 　　注:最高级和数字是阅读时关注的重点. 　　Whales can grow to such enormous size because their bodies are supported by the water. An animal that lives on land can only grow to a size that his legs can support, while a birds size is limited by its wing size. A whale has none of these difficulties. 　　Millions of years ago, whales lived on land and walked on four legs. Today, whales still have small bones that are the remains of their hind legs, but these bones can only be seen on the inside of the whale. No one knows why whales left the land to live in the water. however, scientists can surmise that when the whales changed their environment, their bodies underwent a change -- taking on a more fish-like appearance. This new form. offered less resistance to the water, 　　enabling the whales to swim faster. 　　Despite their fish-like form, whales are not fish. A whale will drown, just as a man will, if it stays under water too long. When a whale is under water, it closes its nostrils tightly and holds its breath. The air in its lungs becomes very hot and full of water vapour. When the whale rises to the surface and exhales, its hot breath produces a column of water vapor that rises high in the a