[8186]考研《英语一》桦南县2023年押题密卷含解析.pdf

考研《英语一》桦南县2023年押题密卷
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonthe
ANSWERSHEET.(10points)
It’sahigh-risky,multibillion-dollarindustrywithtightdeadlines,demandingcustomersandlivesindanger.
Thebusinessis1Andit’sbooming.
Thenumberofjobsfortranslatorsandinterpretersdoubledinthepast10yearswhiletheirwagessteadily2before,during
andaftertherecession.Duringaperiodofstagnating(停滞的)wagesacrossthelabormarket,thelanguage-serviceindustry
withits50,000jobsisa3spotinthejobsoutlook.
LillianClementiisaFrenchtranslatorworkingincorporatecommunicationsfromherhomeinArlington,Massachusettsandis
routinelyontightdeadlinestohandintranslatedmaterial.“Theriskscanbehuge,”saidClementi,“There’stonsof4
pressure.”
Insomecases,a(n)5translationorinterpretationisalsovital.Ifauser’sguideformedicalequipmentisnottranslatedwell,it
couldleadto6duringanemergency.Soldiersinconflictareasrequireexcellentinterpreterstospeakwithcommunity
members.Anychangeoftoneorcontextcouldputlives7
Translators’andinterpreters’immunity(免疫力)tothenation’seconomicdownturnalso8thegrowingdemandforpeople
whocanspeakseverallanguagesinanincreasinglyglobalizedeconomy,expertssaid.
“Goodtranslatorswho9aparticularsubjectandbecomereallygoodatitcanreallymakesix-digitfiguresannually,”saidJiri
Stejskal,spokesmanfortheAmericanTranslatorsAssociation.
Multinationalcorporations,U.S.demographic(人口的)changesandtheInterneteconomyraisetheneedfortranslatedand
localizedinformation.Companiesincreasinglywanttheircontent10tothetongueofthetown,evenbetweendialectsofthe
samelanguage.
“Asmorepeople11theworldwideeconomy,that’sgoingtodrivemorecommerce,andthat’sgoingtodrivemorelanguage
services,”saidBillRivers,executivedirectoroftheNationalCouncilforLanguageandInternationalStudiesintheWashington
region.
12,qualificationsfortranslatorsandinterpretersarenotassimpleastheymayseem.Speakingtwolanguagesdoesnot
meanapersoncanworkinthelanguage-serviceindustry,expertssaid.Learninghowtotranslateorinterpretis