2005年3月英語中級口譯真題及音頻
SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS? (50 minutes)
Directions:?? In? this? section,? you? will? read? several?? passages.?? Each?? passage?? is
followed by several questions based on its content. 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 of implied in that passage and write
the? letter? of? the? answer? you? have? chosen? in? the? corresponding? space? in? your
ANSWER BOOKLET. http://tr.hjenglish.com/
Questions 1-5
???? Pollution? control? is? management??? of? waste? materials? in? order? to? minimize? the
effects of pollutants on people and the environment. The quality of human health and
of the natural environment depends on adequate pollution control. In the United States
much has been done to control the more noticeable pollutants since 1965: more subtle
yet still hazardous pollutants, however, remain to be adequately controlled.
???? Four? general? approaches to? pollution? control? are: the? intermittent? reduction? of
industrial activities during periods of high? air-pollution? conditions; wider? dispersion
of? pollutants? using such? devices? as? taller smokestacks;? reduction??? of? pollutants? in
industrial emission; and change of an industrial process or activity in order to produce
less? pollution. Taller? smokestacks?? may? reduce??? the? concentrations? to? which?? local people are exposed, but they are ineffective in reducing overall pollution.
????? Pollutants removed from waste flows to reduce emissions to air? and water may
be? disposed? of? by? burial? or? storage? on? land,? practices? that? pose? potential? hazards,
recent?? legislation? requiring?? extensive?? emissions?? reductions??? has? resulted?? in large
investments in pollution-treatment technologies. http://tr.hjenglish.com/
????? The? fourth? approach-changing? a? manufacturing? process? or? activity? in? order? to
produce less pollution-may involve either the production of fewer residuals, by means
of? an? improved? process,? or? the? separation? and? reuse? of? materials? from? the? waste
stream.? This? method? of pollution? control? is the? most? effective? and,? as the? costs? of
pollution control and waste disposal increase, is considered one of the most efficient.
????? Pollution-treatment???? systems?? have?? been??? effective?? in? reducing?? the?? massive
quantities? of? water?? and? air? pollutants? that? have? clogged? and?? choked? urban? areas.
Although the improvements have been significant, recent pollution-control legislation
aims to go further in order to control the less visible but often hazardous chemical and
gaseous pollutants that still contaminate many waterways and urban atmospheres.
????? The? costs? of? pollution? control-resulting?? from? capital,? maintenance,? and? labor
costs, as well as from the cost of additional residuals disposal-generally go up rapidly
as a greater percentage of residuals is removed from the waste stream. Damage from
pollution,? on?? the other?? hand,? goes? down??? as? a? greater? amount??? of? contaminant??? is
removed. Theoretically, the level of treatment? should correspond to a point? at which
total? costs? of? treatment? and? of? damage? to? the? environment????? are? minimized? or? the
benefits of further treatment are proportionally much smaller than the increased cost.
In reality, costs or damages resulting from pollution can rarely be assessed in terms of
dollars.
1. According to the passage. All of the following can be objectives of pollution control
?? EXCEPT________.
?? (A) reducing polluting substances
?? (B) controlling all the pollutants
?? (C) restricting industrial activities http://tr.hjenglish.com/
?? (D) improving the environment and human health
2. What does the author think of the second approach to pollution control?
?? (A) it is the most effective of the fore.
?? (B) it is effective in some way.
?? (C) it is economical but not at all effective.
3. According to the passage, recent pollution-control legislation aims to _______.
?? (A) control less visible as well as less hazardous chemical pollutants.
?? (B) increase the costs of pollution control and waste material disposal.
?? (C) have more strict control over less evident but often dangerous pollutants.
?? (D) eliminate all the hazardous chemical and gaseous pollutants.
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?
?? (A) Laws have been made to develop pollution-treatment systems.
?? (B) Pollution-treatment systems have been effective in reducing the massive
?? quantities of water and air pollutants.
?? (C) Materials from waste treatment processes can be made useful again.
?? (D) The cost of pollution treatment is proportionally smaller than that of damage to
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5. The overall purpose of the passage is _______.
?? (A) to discuss the ways of and problems in pollution control
?? (B) to give suggestions about pollution control legislation
?? (C) to compare and contrast the fore approaches to pollution control
?? (D) to describe what has been achieved in pollution control
Questions 6-10
????? Democracy? is? so? much? a? part? of? our? national? identity? that? it almost?? seems? a
birthright. But the irony is that, even as we hope to spread democracy elsewhere, we
risk preaching the virtues of a form of government? we no longer practice ourselves.
The upcoming elections, our proudest celebration of democracy, will highlight? some
of the threats to our government “by the people”.
????? Technically,? every? vote? is? counted.? But? will? the? ballot? you? cast? really? make? a
difference? Not? likely, unless you? live in? one of about? 17 battleground? states where
the contest between President Bush and Senator Kerry could easily go either way. If
you come from a state that is already locked up by one of the parties and most of us
do-your vote won t? carry much weight. That s because of our idiosyncratic electoral
college system. http://tr.hjenglish.com/
????? Rather than being elected directly by the people, the President would be chosen
by a group of electors appointed by the state legislatures-with the number of electors
determined??? by? the? state s? total? number?? of? representatives?? to? Congress?? and?? U.S.
Senators. By allotting two Senators to each state, our founders enabled small states to
wield an? influence greater than their populations alone would warrant, ensuring that
the most populous states wouldn t? decide every Presidential election. But? here s the
rub: When it comes to those electoral votes, it s winner-take-all (except in Maine, and
Nebraska). Get more popular votes, even if only by one, and you grab all of the state s
electoral votes.
????? There s yet another way that the electoral system undermines our vote. In 2000,
the Presidential campaigns largely ignore the 33 states that weren t up for grabs. Even
California, Texas and New York-states offering many electoral votes but little partisan
competition-fell by the wayside. If victory? or? defeat? depended? on the popular? vote,
then candidates would have to work? for? each one. Instead, they decide which? states
are in play, and go after the voter there. They rarely visit other places and the majority
of us don s experience a real campaign. http://tr.hjenglish.com/
????? Here s one idea that could help us in future Presidential elections.
????? In a number of countries, they have a system of direct popular vote, but with a
critical provision, in the event that? no one wins by a majority, they hold an? “instant
runoff”. That s done by allowing voters to register not only their? first? choice among
the candidates, by also their second and third. if a runoff is needed (say, if the winner
among? several? candidates has? less than? 50 percent? of vote). You? can? eliminate the
candidate with the lowest tally, and transfer his or her supporters to the second choice on their ballots. This process can play out until there is a clear victor. This system give
weight to every person s vote-something our system of electors will never do. Only a
Constitutional amendment, however, can bring about this change.
6. The? function? of the quotation? mark? in the last? sentence? of the? 1st? paragraph? is to
??? _________.
?? (A) quote what somebody has said
?? (B) emphasize the threats
?? (C) achieve sarcasm
?? (D) create a sense of humor
7. The 17 states the candidates would visit in the campaign are those _____.
?? (A) locked up by one of the parties
?? (B) offering many electoral votes
?? (C) that could easily fall by the wayside http://tr.hjenglish.com/
?? (D) where the competition could easily way
8. The word “rub” in the 3rd paragraph most probably means____.
?? (A) the act of rubbing
?? (B) the trouble
?? (C) the solution
?? (D) the conflicting idea
9. Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?
?? (A) some popular votes may carry more weight than others.
?? (B) the outcome of the election depends on the electoral votes.
?? (C) one can win the election only by getting more popular votes.
?? (D)? the? electoral? system? prevents? the? most? populous? states? from? deciding? every
?? election.
10. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
??? (A) is popular Vote More Democratic?
??? (B) our Election System:A True Democracy
??? (C) How to Battle Threats to Our Democracy
??? (D) How Much Does Your Vote Really Count?
Questions 11-15
????? Americans are? far? more sophisticated about beverages than they were 20 years
ago. Witness the? Starbucks revolution? and you ll know? where the trend? goes. Now,
spurred? on by recent? studied? suggesting? that? it? can? cut? the risk? of cancer? and heart
disease and retard the aging process, tea is enjoying? a? similar jolt. Enough? chic tea
salons? are? springing? up? to? make? even? die-hard? coffee? drinkers? consider??? switching
beverages.
????? Tea? is? available? in? more? places? than? ever.? “tea? was? one? of? the? most? prolific
beverage?? categories?? in? 1999.”? With??? 24? percent?? more?? products?? offered? over? the
previous year, reports Tom Vierhile of Marketing? Intelligence? Service, which tracks
food? and beverage trends. And the tea Association of the United? States reports that
from? 1990 to? 1999, annual sales of the drink? grew to? $4.6 billion? from $1.8 billion. “Green? tea? is? seen? by? consumers? as? a??? ‘functional? food -delivering? health? benefits
beyond sustenance,” says Vierhile. http://tr.hjenglish.com/
????? Recently published? studies point? out? that? not? all brews are created equal. Only
teas that? come? from the? leaves? of the plant? Camellia? sinensis? -Which,? in? their? raw
state are brewed to make green tea, and, with curing, can be turned into oolong and
black? tea? leaves-have been? shown? to? contain? health benefits. Other? herbal teas? and
infusions may taste good, yet they do? little more than warm up the drinker. But? for
Camellia? sinensis,? the? evidence? is? powerful.? In???? a? 1998? study,? Harvard? University
researchers found that? drinking? one cup of black tea a day lowered the risk? of heart
attack? by? as? much? as? 44percent? compared? with? non-tea? drinkers,? and? other? studies
have? suggested? that? the? antioxidants? in? these???? so-called? real? teas? can? also? prevent
cancer.
????? One such antioxidant in green tea is ECGC, a compound 20 times as powerful as
vitamin?? E? and?? 200?? times? as? powerful??? as? vitamin?? C.? “When??? people?? ask?? me?? for
something good and cheep they can do to reduce their? cancer risk, I tell them drink
real tea.” Says? Mitchell? Gaynor,? director? of? medical? oncology? at? New? York? City s
Strang-Cornell Cancer Prevention Centre.
????? Among those inspired to become a green-tea drinker is Tess Ghilaga. A new York
Writer who took it up after consulting a nutritionist? six years ago. “I ve never been a
coffee? drinker..” says? Ghilage,? 33,? “she? told? me? to? start? drinking? green? tea? for? the
antioxidant properties.” Now Ghilaga and her husband routinely brew tea –they order
theirs? from? ,? an???? internet? tea? company,? which???? sells? a? variety? of
ready-made and raw teas.
????? Along with? green, black, and? oolong tea, this company? sells a
wide variety of herbal teas and offers a “Tea of the Month” club.
????? this site sells higher-end green. Black and oolong teas and
has good tips on proper storage and preparation of tea.
????? ? Tea? drinkers? can?????? find? links? to? sites? offering? tea lore,? such?? as
articles? about?? tea ceremonies???? in? foreign? lands.? An?? exhaustive??? “frequently?? asked
questions” file founds out the site.
11. What do recent studies reveal about tea drinking?
??? (A) Many tea houses have sprung up to meet the market demands.
??? (B) Drinking tea can cut the risk of lung cancer in particular
??? (C) Tea is rather a magical drinking material to slow down the aging process.
??? (D) Many die-hard coffee brewers have developed strong sentiments towards tea.
12. What? did? Tom? Vierhile? of Marketing? Intelligence? Service? do,? according? to? the
??? passage?
??? (A) He reported about the availability of all kinds of tea around the world.
??? (B) He tracked the sources of tea and other beverages in Asian countries.
??? (C)? He? gave? a? detailed? analysis? of professional? categorization? of tea? and? other
??? beverages.
??? (D)? He? followed? the? trends? of? tea? and? other? beverages? and? analyse? them? in? a
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13. The leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis ______.
??? (A) can be used to make green tea or black tea after proper treatments
??? (B) are turned into oolong or black tea leaves for the purpose of curing
??? (C) have powerful evidence to show its healing power for certain illnesses
??? (D) taste good yet do little more than warm up the drinker
14. According to the passage, what is ECGC?
??? (A) A medicine made from green tea.
??? (B) A powerful substance in green tea.
??? (C) An additive essential to green tea.
??? (D) A special treatment to make green tea.
15. If you are interested in tea festivals, which website would you most probably surf
on?
??? (A)
??? (B)
??? (C)
??? (D)
Questions 16-20
????? A blue? sedan? nearly? sideswipes my? car. The driver? gives me a weird? look. No wonder? : I m at the wheel of a Ford Taurus, with a tangle of wires taped to my face and? neck,? a? respiration? monitor??? strapped? around? my? chest,? and? a? bunch? of? other gizmos sending data about my vital signs to computers stacked on the front and back seats. I look like the star of A Commuter s Clockwork Orange. http://tr.hjenglish.com/
????? University?? of? lower?? assistant? professor?? of? engineering??? Thomas???? Schnell?? is crammed into the seat behind me. Schnell created this lab-on –wheels to gauge how a motorist s body reacts to driving? . He wants carmakers to use his findings to design “smart ”cars that make driving less stressful. I m taking his rolling research facility of a? white-knuckle??? evening?? spin?? in Chicago—home??????? to? some?? of? the nation s?? worst rush-hour traffic-to learn what happens to the human body during a long, frustrating commute.
????? So at 5:15 on a Monday, with a storm whipping in off Lake Michigan. I pull out of? a? downtown? parking? lot??? and? begin?? creeping?? along? interstate? 90,? heading? west behind a line of cars that? stretches as far? as the eye can see. Now and then, the pace picks up, just as quickly, it slows to a halt ,red brake lights glowing in the twilight.?????? If? I? had? to? do? this? every? day, I d? grind? my? teeth? to? dust.? After? 45minutes, Schnell and I have gone just? 10 miles. As the car crawls along. Schnell occasionally asks, “What is your level of fun?” He notes my responses, some of them unprintable,http://tr.hjenglish.com/
on a clipboard. Here s what the computers I m tethered to record:
???? I? begin? breathing? harder? and? faster.? My? respiration? rate? leaps? from 12 to? 17
breaths? per? minute.?? My?? heat? rate? jumps? from?? 74? to? 80? beats? per? minute.? The
electrodes taped to the muscles in my forehead show increased activity (Translation :
My brow furrows and I squint a lot)
???? While? I? was? in? no? danger? of keeling? over, my? heart? rate? and? other? symptoms
offered clear? evidence that I was under? stress, says Robert Bonow, MD, president of
the American Heart Association (AHA). Over time, that stress could take a heavy toll.
???? If you are among the roughly 113 million Americans who drive to work each day. You re? probably? grimacing? with? recognition.? With? traffic? congestion? getting? worse each? year, anyone who travels by? car? to the office? or plant, or? who? simply? shuttles kids? from? school to? violin? lessons to? slumber? parties,? may? be? exposing? himself? or herself to serious hidden health threats. http://tr.hjenglish.com/
???? All?? that? commuter??? combat??? is? bound?? to? produce??? casualties.? “People?? are experiencing?? more? congestion? and? we? know? that s? stressful,? ”says? Colorado??? State University? psychologist?? Jerry? Diefenbaker.? Some? results? are? predictable.? Reckless driving? –sometimes? in? the? form? of? so-called? road? rage-is? often? spurred? by? traffic frustration. Consider 41-year –old Chris Heard. The mild-mannered engineer used to turn? into? Mad? Max? every? day? as? he? drove? the? nearly? 50? miles? of? clogged? roads between his home in Brookline, N. H. ,and his office near Boston. “it turned me into a very aggressive driver, ” he says, “taking risks, cutting people off, driving fast on back roads to make up for time I lost , “the result of his congestion-fueled fury ? A stack of speeding tickets and a number of near collisions. Finally he did something about it? :
He found a job closer to home. http://tr.hjenglish.com/
16.? According?? to? the? passage,? Professor?? Thomas??? Schnell? has? created? his? lab-on
??? –wheels_________.
??? (A) to make heart jump from 74 to 80 beats per minute
??? (B) to make respiration rate leap from 12 to 17 breaths per minute
??? (C) to learn how to make driving enjoyable during rush-hour traffic
??? (D) to learn how a driver physically reacts to driving
17. Why was the author driving along interstate 90 on a Monday?
??? (A ) He was test-driving his smart cat.http://tr.hjenglish.com/
??? (B) He liked to pick up his driving skill.
??? (C) He did not want to be caught in the storm.
??? (D) He was dong it a test.
18. The phrase? ″take heavy ″(para.6) is closest in meaning to ____.
??? (A) grind one s teeth
??? (B) damage one s health
??? (C) increase one s activity
??? (D) pay more at the toll gate
19. Which of the following in NOT true about 41-year-old Chris Heard?
??? (A) He used to play a role in a movie. http://crystal-lamp.com/
??? (B) He got a stack of speeding tickets.
??? (C) He found a job closer to home.
??? (D) He had a number of near collisions. http://ts.hjenglish.com/
20. What is the best title for the passage?
??? (A) Are You a Reckless Driver?
??? (B) How Do You Improve Your Driving Skill?
??? (C) Are you Driving Yourself Sick?
??? (D) How Do you Design Smart Cars?
Questions 21-25
???? Transportation? is the? movement? or? conveying? of persons? and? goods? from? one location to another. As human beings, from ancient times to he 21st? century, sought to make their? transport? facilities more? efficient, they have always endeavored to move people? and? property? with? the? least expenditure? of? time,? effort? and? cost.? Improved transportation? had? helped? make? possible? progress toward? better? living,? the? modern systems? of? manufacturing??? and?? commerce,? and? the? complex,???? interdependent?? urban economy present in much of the world today. http://bulo.hjenglish.com/
???? Primitive?? human???? beings?? supplemented??? their? own??? carrying?? of? goods?? and possessions by starting to domesticate animals-training them to bear? small loads and pull crude sleds. The invention of the wheel, probably? in western Asia, was a great step forward in transport. As the wheel was perfected, crude carts and wagons began to appear in the Tigris-Euphrates valley about 3500 BC, and later in Crete, Egypt, and China.? Wheeled? vehicles? could? not? use? the? narrow? paths? and? trails? used? by? pack animals, and early roads were soon being built by the Assyrians and the Persians.
????? The??? greatest?? improvements??????? in? transportation??? have??? appeared???? in? the?? last two centuries,? a? period? during? which? the? industrial? Revolution? has? vastly? changed? the economic life of the entire world. Crude railways-horse-drawn wagons with wooden wheels and rails-had been used in English and European mines during the 17th?century. Although? it? first? appeared in England. The railroad had? its most? dramatic growth in the United States. By? 1840 more than 4800 km of railroad were already operating in the eastern states, a figure 40 percent greater than the total railroad mileage of Europe. Since World War? 1, however, the U.S. railroads have been in a decline, due partly to the rapid development of private automobiles, trucks, buses, pipelines, and airlines.
????? The? first? new? mode? of? transportation? to? challenge? the? railroad? was the? motor vehicle,? which? was? made? possible? by? the? invention,? in? the?1860s? and???? 70s,? of? the internal?? combustion????? engine.??? The??? automobile???? found??? its? greatest?? popularity??? in? the United??? States,?? where??? the?? first? “horseless??? carriages”? appeared?????? in? the?? 1890s.?? two hundred million? motor vehicles had been produced? in the nation within? 70 years of their first appearance. The automobile thus became in many ways as important to the 20th??? century as the railroads had been to the 19th? .
????? During the same period intercity buses took over? a large portion of commercial
passenger travel, and trucks began carrying a great deal of the nation s freight.
????? Although the emphasis on fuel conservation waned in the? 1980s, few doubt that the issue
will emerge again when oil scarcities loom, as they did in the? 1970s. future
possibilities??include??automobiles??with??far??greater?fuel?efficiency?and?improved mass-
transit? systems. Both will occur? not? only? in? response to? oil-supply? disruption, but? also?
as an? answer? to? increasing? demands? for? cleaner? air. Improvements in? mass transit? offer??
the? most?promise?for?the? future.? Amtrak s??1993? introduction?of?the Swedish? high-
speed? “tilting? train” should? cut? travel time between? some? East? Coast cities by almost
half, once tracks are entirely electrified.
21. From the first paragraph, it can be inferred that transport exerts a great influence
???? on all the following EXCET_____.
???? (A) economic development
???? (B) living conditions
???? (C) industrial production
???? (D) political rights
22. The first significant progress in transport in ancient times was attributed to ____.
???? (A) the making of carts and wagons
???? (B) the construction of roads
???? (C) the invention of wheels
???? (D) the building of tracks
23. According to the passage, the railroad first appeared in _____.
???? (A) China????????????????????? (B) England
???? (C) Crete????????????????????? (D) Egypt
24. It can be concluded from the passage that ____.
???? (A) there had been oil crises in the 1970s
???? (B) the motor vehicles played a leading role in the decline of railroads
???? (C) automobiles were more important than railroads
???? (D) environmental protection was major concern in developing transport
25. What dose the passage say about the “tilting train”?
???? (A) It can carry more freight than other vehicles.
???? (B) It requires its tracks to be electrical.
???? (C) Its speed demands cleaner air.
???? (D) Its cost is very low.
Questions 28-30
????? A visitor from Barcelona arrives at a Madrid government office in mid-afternoon.
And??? is surprised? to??? find? only?? the? cleaning??? lady?? there.? “Don t??? they? work???? in the
afternoons? ?” he? asks. “no,? ” she replies,? “they? don t? work? in? the? mornings. In the
afternoons they don t come.”
????? Lazy Madrid, busy Barcelona: it? is just? one of many? stereotypes about? Spain's great?? rivals.? Mostly,???? the? stereotypes???? are? born??? of? Barcelona s???? bitterness??? at? its second-class???? status.? Barcelona???? is? the capital? of?? Catalonia,??? a? proudly?? autonomous region, but Madrid is the capital of Spain. This causes resentment. It makes Barcelona the? largest? city? in? Western? Europe? not? to? be? a? national? capital.? Worse,? Barcelona (Catalonia s capital since the ninth century) regards Madrid (a creation of Philip? Ⅱin????????
the 16?th?? century) as an upstart.
????? And, after being bossed about for so long, who can blame them? Over the years governments in Madrid did their best to strip Barcelona of political power. They tried to squash the Catalan Language. They even decided what the modern city should look like: in? 1860 an order? from Madrid overruled Barcelona s choice of plan? for? its big expansion, and opted for a grid layout.
????? Barcelona has the liberalism that often characterizes port cities. As Catalans see is. While??? Madrid??? bathes?? in? bureaucracy,??? Barcelona???? gets? on? with?? business.?? An old-fashioned??? seriousness? in? Madrid,???? isolated? high? up?? on? Spain s? central? plateau, contrasts with? the? light-heartedness? of Barcelona,? open? to? Europe? and? aggressively avant-garde.
????? Upon to? a point, these old? caricatures still hold true. No visitor to? government buildings? in? the? two? cities? can? fail? to? be? struck? by? the? contrast? between? them.? In Madrid,? there? are? creaky? wooden? floord,? antique? furniture? and? walls? covered? with paintings by Spanish old masters. In Barcelona, the city of Gaudi and Miro, designer chairs and tables are evidence of the place s obsession with modernism. Meetings of
the Catalan cabinet are held in room with a large, modern painting by Antoni Tapies.?????? And? yet,? these? days,? the? similarities? be? two? cities? are? at? least striking? as? the contrasts. Madrid? is hardly? lazy? any more. Visitors find? it? hard to keep? up with the pace of the place. Nor is it old-fashioned. Indeed, it has become almost outrageously modern. To judge by the local cuisine, you would think the place was a port: although
far from the sea, seafood is a miraculous Madrid speciality.
????? As banks and business have been? drawn to? Madrid? and? industrial centre as an administrative one. Barcelona, meanwhile, in? Spain s traditional industrial heartland, has been experiencing a rise in bureaucracy.
????? The rivalry between Madrid and Barcelona is bound to remain fierce, not least on the soccer? field, where Real Madrid and Barcelona compete for? Spanish? supremacy. Barcelona will continue to press for yet more power to be devolved to it from Madrid: it? is? calling? for? the? Senate,? Spain s upper? house? of parliament, to? be? moved? to? the Catalan capital. But with a lot of local autonomy restored, and with the success of the 1992 Olympics behind it, the chip on Barcelona s shoulder is becoming ever harder to detect.
26.? Which???? of? the? following??? best?? illustrates the?? stereotypes?? about??? Madrid??? and
Barcelona?
??? (A) Madrid government officials never come to the office in the afternoon.
??? (B) Barcelona is an efficient and less bureaucratic place for business dealings.
??? (C) People in Barcelona are very resentful at Madrid s being the capital city.
??? (D) Barcelona is the largest city in Western Europe but it failed to claim its right
????? status.
27. Historically, Barcelona has regarded Madrid as ______.
??? (A) less bureaucratic??????????????? (B)inferior http://tr.hjenglish.com/
??? (C) a newcomer??????????????????????? (D) less funny
28. How did governments in Madrid deliberately strip Barcelona of political power?
??? (A) They strongly opposed a grid layout? in Barcelona which confines the city in
??? its original space.
??? (B) They gave the priority to the Catalan language rather than Spanish.
??? (C) They turned down Barcelona s proposal for its expansion.
??? (D) They ridiculed Barcelona s second-class status. http://tr.hjenglish.com/
29. Which of the following is the most likely caricature of Spain s capital city?
??? (A) Government houses have dilapidated wooden floor, antique furniture and old
??? paintings.
??? (B) The polished wooden floors and designer chairs and tables are the symbols of
??? government houses.
??? (C)? Meetings of the Cabinet? are held? in? room with? a? large, modern painting by
??? Antoni Tapies.
??? (D) It has all the hustle and bustle because of its political superiority.
30. Nowadays people in Barcelona feel more ______ Madrid as they used to.
??? (A) afraid of???????????????????? (B) hateful of http://tr.hjenglish.com/
??? (C) obsessed with???????????????? (D) competitive with