2024二级口译真题模拟04-16

1、Which of the following statements is closest in meaning to what was said?

（单选题）

A. The number of Americans who die from AIDS each year has dropped dramatically.

B. 40, 000 Americans are diagnosed as HIV carriers each year.

C. Nearly a third of the 850,000 to 950,000 U.S residents living with HIV/AIDS are aware they carry the virus.

D. From 1981 to 2001, nearly one-third of all HIV infections are drug users and their sex partners.

试题答案：D

2、It is implied in the passage that Toshiba is quite ______ in handling the transfer of the purchased corporation.（单选题）

A. optimistic

B. pessimistic

C. cautious

D. unconfident

试题答案：A

3、It can be inferred that the attitude of the WHO and the British government toward the use of mobile phones is ______.（单选题）

A. precautious

B. skeptical

C. approving

试题答案：A

4、What kind of Arabic would an educated Egyptian use for making a speech?（单选题）

A. Written Arabic.

B. Colloquial Arabic.

C. Esperanto.

D. Egyptian.

试题答案：A

5、What is the best way to reduce the amount of soot?

（单选题）

A. Installing exhaust filters on all trucks and buses.

B. Better managing forest fires.

C. Getting Americans to give up SUVs.

D. Melting snow and ice.

试题答案：B