1. She is a woman of ______ who has never abandoned her principles for the sake of her own benefits.
A. dignity
B. scarcity
C. integrity
D. stability
2. My new laptop can _______ information much more quickly than my old computer.
A. proceed
B. precede
C. produce
D. process
【汉译英翻译练习】
1. 星巴克(Starbucks)在墨西哥城开了一家专门雇用老年人的咖啡厅。
2. 这一现象在全世界许多地方已引起了广泛关注。
1.C
【句意】她是一个正直的人,从不因自己的私利而放弃原则。
【解析】名词词义辨析。dignity“尊严”;scarcity“稀少”;integrity“正直”stability“稳定”。由句中关键词“never abandoned her principles for the sake of her own benefits从不因自己的私利而放弃原则”可知“正直”符合语境,故C项正确。
2.D
【句意】我的新手提电脑处理信息的速度比之前的旧电脑快多了。
【解析】动词词义辨析。proceed“继续做/从事/进行(一般与with搭配);接着做(一般与不定式to搭配);行进”;precede“先于”;produce“生产”;process“处理”。由句中关键词“laptop手提电脑”与“information信息”的对应知“处理”符合语境,故D项正确。
【汉译英参考答案】
1. 【参考译文】Starbucks has opened a cafe in Mexico City that will hire exclusively elderly staff.
2. 【参考译文】This phenomenon has caused wide public concern in many places of world.