2021二级口译真题模拟04-07

1、Antithesis is a means of securing ______.（单选题）

A. surprise

B. subtlety

C. comeliness

D. balance

试题答案：A

2、Brazilian motorists today ______.

A. can buy fuel very cheaply at their local garage.

B. are running their cars on ethanol because they can’t afford the petrol.

C. are not allowed to buy alcohol at their local garage.

D. are using ethanol as a substitute for petrol.

试题答案：D

3、The speaker indicates that the dramatic critic is ______.

A. inclined to be objective

B. conditioned by certain requirements of his column

C. happy to oblige the backers of plays

D. suspicious of criticism directed against him

试题答案：B

4、Nearly half the world’s population ______.（单选题）

A. still lives in the developing countries

B. earns less than $1 a day

C. has no access to safe drinking water

D. 1ives on less than $2 a day

试题答案：D

5、Elephants are afraid of bees because ______.（单选题）

A. they are too small to catch

B. there are too many of them in the forest

C. bees can attach certain parts of the elephant’s body

D. bees can kill elephants

试题答案：C