CATTI真题

2010年11月第一篇Offshoresupplyvesselsresemblinglarge,floatingflat-backedtrucksfillVictoriaDock,unabletofindchartersinasignofthedownturninBritain'soilindustry.WithUKNorthSeaoilandgasproduction44percentbelowitspeak,self-styledoilcapitalofEuropeAberdeenfearstheslowdownisnotsimplycyclical.TheoilindustrythatatonestagesparkedtalkofScotlandastheKuwaitoftheWesthasalreadyoutlivedmostpredictions.Tourism,lifesciences,andtheexportofoilservicesaroundtheworldareamongAberdeen'stargetedsubstitutesforNorthseaoilandgas--butformanythebiggestprizewouldbetouseitsoffshoreoilexpertisetobuildarenewableenergyindustryasbigasoil.Thecityaimstouseitsexperiencetobecomealeaderinoffshorewind,tidalpowerandcarbondioxidecaptureandstorage.AlexSalmond,headofthedevolvedScottishgovernment,toldaconferenceinAberdeenlastmonththemarketforwindpowercouldbeworth130billionpounds,whileScotlandcouldbetheSaudiArabiaoftidalpower.We'reseeingtheemergenceofanoffshoreenergymarketthatiscomparableinscaletothemarketwe'veseeninoffshoreoilandgasinthelast40years,hesaid.Anotherareaoffocus,tourism,haspreviouslybeenhinderedbythepresenceofoil.EagertoputAberdeenontheinternationaltouristmap,localbusinesshasstronglybackedaplanbyU.S.realestatetycoonDonaldTrumpforaluxuryhousingandgolfproject12km(8miles)northofthecity,eventhoughitmeansbuildingonanaturereserve.ThecityalsohopestoreorientateitsvibrantoilservicesindustrytowardemergingoffshoreoilcenterssuchasBrazil.JustbecausetheproductionintheNorthSeastartstodeclinedoesn'tmeanthatAberdeenasaglobalcenteralsodeclines,saidRobertCollier,ChamberofCommerceChiefExecutive.Thatexpertisecanstillstayhereandbeexportedaroundtheworld.第二篇Wemarkthepassingof800years,andthatisindeedaremarkablespanforanyinstitution.Buthistoryisneveraneven-flowingstream,andthemostremarkablethingaboutmodernCambridgehasbeenitsenormousgrowthoverthepasthalfcentury.SinceIcameupasanundergraduatein1961thestudentpopulationhasmorethandoubled.Morestudentshavemeantmoreteachers,and,evenmoresignificantly,morescholarsdevotedsolelytoresearch:everycategoryhasmorethandoubledinnumbers.Thishugeincreasehasbeenpartlyabsorbedbyanexpansionofthecolleges:theyallhavemorestudentsandmoreFellowsthantheydid50yearsago;and,since1954,nofewerthan11ofthe31collegesareeitherbrandnewfoundations,orhavebeenconjuredupasnewcreationsfromexistingbutquitedifferentbodies.Frombeingauniversityprimarilydrivenbyundergraduateeducation,Cambridge'sreputationisnowoverwhelminglytiedtoitsresearchachievements,whichcanbesimplyrepresentedbythefactthatmorethanthree-quartersofitscurrentannualincomeisdevotedtoresearch.Thishasbroughtnotjustnewlaboratoriesbutnewbuildingstohousewholefacultiesanddepartments:inthemid-20thcenturyfewfacultieshadaphysicalmanifestationbeyond,perhaps,alibraryandacoupleofadministrativeoffices.CambridgeattractsthebeststudentsandacademicsbecausetheyfindtheUniversityandthecollegesstimulatingandenjoyableplacesinwhichtoliveandwork.Thestudentsarethrowninwithsimilarlyableminds,learningasmuchfromeachotherasfromtheirteachers;thegoodsenioracademicsknowbetterthantobetoohierarchicalortocutthemselvesofffromintellectualcriticismanddebate.Onegenerationdismissesanother:notevenErasmusorNewton,DarwinorKeynesstandunscathedbythepassageoftime;norcanwebebuthumbled,especiallyinourdaywhensomuchinformationissoeasilyaccessible,bythevaststoreofknowledgewhichwecanapproachbutneverreallycontrol.Ourlibraryandmuseumcollectionsbringusintocontactwithmanyliveslivedinthepast.Theyserveassymbolsofthecontinuityoflearning,orthediversityofviews,ofanobligationtowrestlewithfactandargument,tocometoourownconclusions,andinturntobeaccountableforourfindings.Therealquestisnotforknowledge,butforunderstanding.2010年5月英译汉－必译题IntheEuropeanUnion,carrotsmustbefirmbutnotwoody,cucumbersmustnotbetoocurvedandceleryhastobefreeofanytypeofcavity.Thiswasthelaw,onethatbannedoverlycurved,extra-knobblyoroddlyshapedproducefromsupermarketshelves.ButinavictoryforopponentsofEuropeanregulation,100pagesoflegislationdeterminingthesize,shapeandtextureoffruitandvegetableshavebeentornup.OnWednesday,EUofficialsagreedtoaxeruleslayingdownstandardsfor26products,frompeastoplums.Indoingso,theauthoritieshopetheyhavekilledoffregulationsroutinelyusedbycritics-mostnotablyintheBritishmedia-toridiculethemeddlingtendenciesoftheEU.Withthecostoftheweeklysupermarketvisitontherise,ithasbecomeincreasinglyhardtodefendtheactofthrowingawayfoodjustbecauseitlooksstrange.BeginninginJulynextyear,whenthechangesgointoforce,standardsonthe26productswilldisappearaltogether.Shopperswillthebeabletochosetheirproducewhateveritsappearance.Underacompromisereachedwithnationalgovernments,manyofwhichopposedthechanges,standardswillremainfor10typesoffruitandvegetables,includingapples,citrusfruit,peaches,pears,strawberriesandtomatoes.ButthoseinthiscategorythatdonotmeetEuropeannormswillstillbeallowedontothemarket,providingtheyaremarkedasbeingsubstandardorintendedforcookingorprocessing.Thismarksanewdawnforthecurvycucumberandtheknobblycarrot,saidMariannFischerBoel,Europeancommissionerforagriculture,whoarguedthatregulationswerebet