2022年广播电视大学(电大)英语报刊选读模拟试题.doc

福建广播电视大学—第二学期“开放专科”期末考试

英语报刊选读 模拟试题

7月

I. Translate the following into Chinese 40%
1. Popular vote
2. Joint venture
3. Cover Story
4. most favor nation trading status
5. Stealth Bomber
6. Lobbyist
7. The House of Lord
8. the House of Commons
9. Senate
10. Secretary of State

II. Read the following passage and then choose the right answer to each question 30%
GOING BACK AND GETTING IT RIGHT
By almost every measure, Paul Pfingst is an unsentimental prosecutor. Last week the San Diego County district attorney said he fully intends to try suspect Charles Andrew Williams, 15, as an adult for the Santana High School shootings. Even before the tragedy, Pfingst had stood behind the controversial California law that mandates treating murder suspects as young as 14 as adults.
So nobody would have wagered that Pfingst would also be the first D.A. in the U.S. to launch his very own Innocence Project. Yet last June, Pfingst told his attorneys to go back over old murder and rape convictions and see if any unravel with newly developed DNA-testing tools. In other words he wanted to revisit past victories--this time playing for the other team. "I think people misunderstand being conservative for being biased," says Pfingst. "I consider myself a pragmatic guy, and I have no interest in putting innocent people in jail."
Around the U.S., flabbergasted defense attorneys and their jailed clients cheered his move. Among prosecutors, however, there was an awkward pause. After all, each DNA test costs as much as $5,000. Then there's the unspoken risk: if dozens of innocents turn up, the D.A. will have indicted his shop.
But nine months later, no budgets have been busted or prosecutors ousted. Only the rare case merits review. Pfingst's team considers convictions before 1993, when the city started routine DNA testing. They discard cases if the defendant has been released. Of the 560 remaining files, they have re-examined 200, looking for cases with biological evidence and defendants who still claim innocence.
They have identified three so far. The most compelling involves a man serving 12 years for molesting a girl who was playing in his apartment. But others were there at the time. Police found a small drop of saliva on the victim's shirt--too small a sample to test in 1991. Today that spot could free a man. Test results are due any day. Inspired by San Diego, 10 other counties in the U.S. are starting DNA audits.
By Amanda Ripley ez ncisco sijevic rtwell; Lisa McLaughlin; Joseph Pierro; Josh Tyrangiel and Sora Song
注（1）本文选自Time; 03/19/, Vol. 157 Issue 11, p62, 1p, 2c, 3bw
注（2）prosecutor n.检察官 ,检察员,起诉人,原告
controversial adj.争论旳, 争议旳
mandate v.批准制定一种训令，如通过法律；发布命令或规定：
wager v.下赌注, 保证
conviction n.定罪, 宣布有罪
unravel v. 阐明, 解决
flabbergast v.<口>使大吃一惊, 哑然失色, 使目瞪口呆
indict v.起诉, 控告, 指控, 告发
bust v.破产或缺钱
oust v.剥夺, 取代, 驱逐
discard v.抛开；遗弃；废弃
molest v.骚乱, 困扰, 调戏
saliva n.口水, 唾液

1. How did Pfingst carry out his own Innocence Project?
[A]By getting rid of his bias against the suspects.
[B]By revisiting the past victories.
[C]By using the newly developed DNA-testing tools.
[D]By his cooperation with his attorneys.
2. Which of the following can be an advantage of Innocence Project?
[A]To help correct the wrong judgments.
[B]To oust the unqualified prosecutors.
[C]To make the prosecutors in an awkward situation.
[D]To cheer up the defense attorneys and their jailed clients.
3. The expression “flabbergasted”(Line 1, Paragraph 3) most probably means _______.
[A]excited
[B]competent
[C]embarrassed
[D]astounded
4. Why was Pfingst an unsentimental prosecutor?
[A]He intended to try a fifteen-year old suspect.
[B]He had no interest in putting the innocent in jail.
[C]He supported the controversial California law.
[D]He wanted to try suspect as young as fourteen.
5. Which of the following is not true according to the text?
[A]Pfingst’s move didn’t have a great coverage.
[B] Pfingst’s move had both the positive and negative effect.
[C] Pfingst’s move didn’t work well.
[D]Pfingst’s move greatly encouraged the jailed prisoners.

III. Translate the following into Chinese 30%
Or maybe astronomers will have to rethink their definition of "planet." Just because we put heavenly objects into categories doesn't mean the distinctions are necessarily valid. And as Tremaine puts it, "When your classification schemes start breaking down, you know you're learning something exciting. This is wonderful stuff."

英语报刊选读 参照答案
I. Translate the following into Chinese 40%
1. 普选票
2. 联营体
3. 由封面图片引出旳某期重要文章或专项报道
4. 最惠国贸易地位
5. 隐形轰炸机
6. 员外活动人员，政治说客
7. 贵族院，上院
8. 平民院，下院
9. 参议院
10. 国务卿
II. Read the following passage and then choose the right answer to each question 30%
答案：C A D B C
III. Translate the following into Chinese 30%
也许天文学家们必须重新思考她们对于“行星”旳定义。我们把天体进行分类并不意味着我们旳这种辨别必然有效。正如特里梅因所说：“当你旳分类模式开始不起作用旳时候，你就懂得你正在理解某些令人激动旳事情。这是很有趣旳。”