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1、2011年职称英语等级考试真题(综合类A级)2015年职称英语真题备考学派网职称英语团队原创翻译0第2部分:阅读判断(第16~22题,每题1分,共7分)下面的短文后列出了7个句子,请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断;如果该句提供的是正确信息,请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息,请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及,请选择C。TheForbiddenAppleNewYorkusedtobethecitythatneversleeps.Thesedaysit’sthecitythatneversmo
2、kes,drinksordoesanythingnaughty(atleast,notinpublic).TheBigAppleisquicklyturningintotheForbiddenApple.IfyouwantedaglassofwinewithyourpicnicinCentralPark,couldyouhaveone?Nochance.Drinkingalcoholinpublicisn’tallowed.Ifyoudecidedtofeedthebirdswiththelas
3、tcrumbs(碎屑)ofyoursandwich,youcouldbearrested.It’sillegal.Ifyouwenttoabarforadrinkandacigarette,thatwouldbeOK,wouldn’tit?Er...no.Youcan’tsmokeinpublicinNewYorkCity.What’sgoingon?Whyisthecitythatusedtobesoopen-mindedbecominglikethis?ThemayorofNewYorkis
4、behinditall.Hehasbroughtinawholelotofnewlawstostopcitizensfromdoingwhattheywant,whentheywant.Thepressareshocked.EventheNewYorkpolicehavejoinedtheargument.Theyrecentlyspent$100,000ona“Don’tblamethecop”campaign.OneNewYorkpoliceofficersaid,“Weraisemoney
5、forthecitybygivingpeoplefinesforbreakingsomeverystupidlaws.It’sallaboutmoney.”Theresultisalotoffinesforminoroffences.YoavKashida,anIsraelitourist,fellasleeponthesubway.Whenhewokeup,twopoliceofficersfinedhimbecausehehadfallenasleepontwoseats(youmustn’
6、tusetwoseatsinthesubway).ElleandSergeSchroitmanwerefinedforblockingadrivewaywiththeircar.Itwastheirowndriveway.TheangryeditorofVanityFairmagazine,GraydonCarter,says,“UnderNewYorkCitylawitisacceptabletokeepaguninyourplaceofwork,butnotanemptyashtray.”H
7、eshouldknow.Thepolicecametohisofficeandtookawayhisashtray(烟灰缸).ButnotallofNewYork’sinhabitantsarecomplaining.MarciaDugarry,72,said,“Thecityhaschangedforthebetter.Ifmorecitieshadtheselaws,Americawouldbeabetterplacetolive.”NixonPatotkis,38,abarman,said
8、,“Ilikethenewlaws.Ifpeoplesmokedinhere,we’dgohomesmellingofcigarettes.”RecentfiguresshowthatNewYorknowhasfewercrimesper100,000peoplethan193otherUScities.Andit’strue—it’ssafer,cleanerandhealthierthanbefore.Butlet’sbehonest—whogoestoNewYorkforitscleans