1. For a particular reason, he wanted the information to be treated as______.
A. assured
B. reserved
C. intimate
D. confidential
2. There is much I enjoy about the changing seasons, but my favorite time is the ______ from fall to winter.
A. transition
B. transmission
C. transformation
D. transfer
【汉译英翻译练习】
1. 皮尤研究中心去年的一项调查揭示，56%的青少年在手机被没收时会感到焦虑、孤独或心烦。
2. 研究表明，虽然总体来看橙汁中的糖是天然的，但仍与汽水等其他含糖饮料的糖十分相似。
1.D
【句意】出于某种特别的原因，他希望这些信息被视为机密。
【解析】形容词词义辨析。assured“确定的;自信的”;reserved“保留的，预订的;缄默的”;intimate“亲密的;私人的”;confidential“机密的;表示信任的”。由关键词“For a particular reason出于某种特别的原因”可知“机密的”符合语境，由此知D项正确。
2.A
【句意】虽然对于变化的季节我有很多喜欢的地方，但是我最喜欢的时间是从秋天到冬天的过渡。
【解析】名词词义辨析。transition“过渡;转变;[分子生物]转换”;transmission“传动装置，[机]变速器;传递”;transformation“[遗]转化;转换;改革;变形”;transfer“转让;转移;传递;过户”。由关键词“from fall to winter从秋天到冬天”的对应知“过渡”符合语境，由此知A项正确。
【汉译英参考答案】
1. 【参考译文】A survey from the Pew Research Center last year revealed that 56% of teens felt anxious, lonely or upset when their cell phones were taken away.
2. 【参考译文】Overall, the sugars found in orange juice, although naturally occurring, are pretty similar to the sugars added to soda and other sweetened beverages, the study suggests.