1. Mr. Smith’s novel turns out to be a great success _______ the interest it has aroused in a variety of readers.
A. with respect to
B. on the verge of
C. in terms of
D. at the point of
2. “This suggests the possibility that a treatment like this could be tested to see if it could delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease,” said Prof. Holtzman.(划线词:onset)
A. spread
B. decline
C. start
D. increase
【长难句英译汉】
1. It applies equally to traditional historians who view history as only the external and internal criticism of sources and to social science historians who equate their activity with specific techniques.
1.C
【句意】在引起各种各样的读者的兴趣方面上,史密斯先生的小说证明是一个巨大的成功。
【解析】固定搭配。with respect to“关于;至于”;on the verge of“濒临于;接近于”;in terms of“依据;在……方面”;at the point of“靠近;正要”。由关键词“the interest it has aroused in a variety of readers它引起各种各样的读者的兴趣”的对应知“在……方面”符合语境,故C项正确。
2.C
【句意】霍尔茨曼教授称“这表明了一种可能性,即如同这样的一种治疗可以被测试去看其是否可以延迟老年痴呆症疾病的发生”。
【解析】名词词义辨析。onset“开始;发生”;spread“传播;散布;扩展;蔓延”;decline“下降;衰退”;start“开始;着手;发生”;increase“增加,增长;提高”。由关键词“delay延迟”与“Alzheimer’s disease老年痴呆症疾病”的对应知onset有“发生”的意思,故C项“开始”正确。
【长难句英译汉参考答案】
1、【参考译文】这同样地适用于传统的历史学家和社会科学历史学家,前者认为历史是(史学界)内部和外部人士对(史料)来源的评论,而后者认为历史研究是特定方法的研究。