上海英语中级口译考试历年真题新曲

into the store. However, what is most worrying about the whole problem is, perhaps, that it is yet another instance of the innocent majority being penalized and inconvenienced because of the actions of a small minority. It is the aircraft hijack situation in another form. Because of the possibility of one passenger in a million boarding an aircraft with a weapon, the other 999,999 passengers must subject themselves to searches and delays. Unless the situation in the shops improves, in ten years~ time we may all he to subject ourselves to a body-search every time we go into a store to buy a tin of beans!

1．Why does the honest public he to pay higher prices when they go to the shops?

A. There is a “shrinkage” in market values.

B. Many goods are not ailable.

C. Goods in many shops lack variety.

D. There are many eases of shop-lifting.

【正确】D

【验证】或许表达出来题诗。正确来自第一段，此段指出每年有成千上万的人因在小店盗窃而被驳回。因此造成的“大幅提高”情况下由商家缴交较低的单价来弥补。因此，诚实的卖家之所以要缴交较低的单价是因为这种盗窃行为增加杂货店商品的成本。

2．The third group of people steal things because they ______.

A. are mentally ill

B. are quite absent-minded

C. cannot resist the temptation

D. cannot afford to pay for goods

【正确】C

【验证】或许表达出来题诗。正确来自第四段。第四段中指出He steals because he simply cannot stop himself.由此可知，第三种盗窃的原因是他们无法抵住诱惑。

3．According to the passage, law-abiding citizens ______.

A. can possibly steal things because of their poverty

B. can possibly take away goods without paying

C. he never stolen goods from the supermarkets

D. are difficult to be caught when they steal things

【正确】B

【验证】或许表达出来题诗。正确来自第四段，原文为And there are countless others who, because of age, sickness or plain absent-mindedness, simply forget to pay for what they take from the shops.

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true about the main types of shop-lifting?

A. A big percentage of the total losses are caused by the professionals.

B. The deliberate s will be punished severely if they get caught.

C. People would expect that those who can’t help themselves are poor.

D. The professionals don’t cause a lot of trouble to the store detectives.

【正确】A

【验证】排除连续性题诗目。从选项逻辑可推测A与D原意只不过相反，因此每每一个是有错的。根据 第二段professionals…account for only a small percentage of the total losses due to shop- lifting, 可知A是有错误的。

5．The aircraft hijack situation is used in order to show that ______.

A. the professionals do not pose much of a problem for the stores

B. some people “simply forget to pay for what they take from the shops”

C. “the honest public has to pay higher prices”

D. the third type of shop-lifters are dangerous people

【正确】B

【验证】推断题诗。此处引用挟持的例子是为了暗示为了防范挟持，所有乘客设法接受核对，就像其他诚实的卖家设法为小店同伙给店方促使的总额买单一样。

……

来源：弘博学习网

。

眼睛痛怎么办才能缓解
拉稀是什么原因
宝宝积食
治疗男性勃起障碍
脑中风
急支糖浆止咳最多吃几天？
肝斑怎么调理
内科
克癀胶囊是治疗什么的
嗓子疼咳嗽有痰怎么治疗好