忻州市宁武县2023年考研《英语一》深度预测试卷含解析.docVIP

忻州市宁武县2023年考研《英语一》深度预测试卷 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) It’s a high-risky, multibillion-dollar industry with tight deadlines, demanding customers and lives in danger. The business is 1 And it’s booming. The number of jobs for translators and interpreters doubled in the past 10 years while their wages steadily 2 before, during and after the recession. During a period of stagnating (停滞的) wages across the labor market, the language-service industry with its 50,000 jobs is a 3 spot in the jobs outlook. Lillian Clementi is a French translator working in corporate communications from her home in Arlington, Massachusetts and is routinely on tight deadlines to hand in translated material. “The risks can be huge,” said Clementi, “There’s tons of 4 pressure.” In some cases, a(n) 5 translation or interpretation is also vital. If a user’s guide for medical equipment is not translated well, it could lead to 6 during an emergency. Soldiers in conflict areas require excellent interpreters to speak with community members. Any change of tone or context could put lives 7 Translators’ and interpreters’ immunity (免疫力) to the nation’s economic downturn also 8 the growing demand for people who can speak several languages in an increasingly globalized economy, experts said. “Good translators who 9 a particular subject and become really good at it can really make six-digit figures annually,” said Jiri Stejskal, spokesman for the American Translators Association. Multinational corporations, U.S. demographic (人口的) changes and the Internet economy raise the need for translated and localized information. Companies increasingly want their content 10 to the tongue of the town, even between dialects of the same language. “As more people 11 the worldwide economy, that’s going to drive more commerce, and that’s going to