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A good translator is by definition bilingual. The opposite is not ______(1) true, however. A born and bred bilingual will still need two__________(2) to become a translator: first, the skills and experience necessary for__________(3); second, knowledge of the field in which he or she will__________(4). The skills and experience for translation include the ability to write ______(5) in the target language, the ability to read and understand the_________(6) language material thoroughly, and the ability to work with the latest__________(7) and communication hardware and software.Does a born and bred bilingual__________(8) a better translator than someone who learned language B later in__________(9) There is no definite answer, but the following issues are important.__________(10), a born and bred bilingual often suffers from not truly knowing __________(11) language well enough to translate, with some even suffering from what __________(12) known as a lingualism, a state in which a person lacks_________(13) full, fluent command of any language. Second, born and bred bilinguals__________(14) don’’t know the culture of the target language well enough to_________(15) top-quality translations, or cannot recognize what aspects of the source language__________(16) its culture need to be treated with particular care, as they_________(17) in a sense too close to the language. And last, they often_________(18) the analytical linguistic skills to work through a sticky text.On_________(19) other hand, the acquired bilingual may not have the same in-depth _________(20) of colloquialisms, slang, and dialect that the born bilingual has. Also, the acquired bilingual will not be able to translate as readily in both directions (from B to language A and A to language B). Finally, born bilinguals often have a greater appreciation of the subtleties and nuances of both their languages than someone who learns their B language later in life can ever hope to have.

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参考答案:things

解析:结构搭配。根据结构判断此处应填可数名词;又根据语境得知:这里所指的“two”一个是技能和经验“first,the skills and experience…”,另一个是具备某领域的知识“second,knowledge of the field in which”因此可推出答案为things。

阅读理解与欣赏

(四)阅读下面文章,完成17-19题。(9分)

今天你“微博”了吗

①微博出现于2006年,自进入大众视野以来,迅速传播。从唐骏和方舟子的学历门之争,到河北的“我爸是李刚”事件,再到上海11·15火灾事故的网上直播,微博在几次事件中均表现其便捷性和实时性的特点,在当今的互联网生活中扮演起越来越重要的角色,现已成为一个分享有用信息和知识的强大平台。

②微博的最初用途是让人们每时每刻都能向外界播报自己的所作所为。目前,这还是微博的主要用途。由于微博的使用,人们开始能够创造并传播信息,而不是像以前那样只是消费信息——消费他人传播和“控制”的信息。如此一来,人们获取信息的渠道得以进一步地拓展。

③微博的另一种用途是作为一种非正式渠道,对会议进行实时报道。与会者可以把会议内容贴到接收信息来源更新的公共订阅网站,这样就可以使那些没有参加会议的人“听到”发言人正在讲什么内容了。这样做还可以使那些与会人员看到其他人对发言人所讲内容的理解和反馈,并且经常会在此后某个时刻引发对该话题的进一步讨论。这样一来,这个订阅网站就变成了思想和观点的档案库,对与会者来说,它是未来很有价值的参考资料。把微博作为传播会议内容的一种非正式渠道也是一种良好的市场营销演练,因为目标事件会得到相当大的曝光率。

④此外,微博还能够使人们参与到具有重要社会和政治意义的问题的讨论中来。微博用户贴出关于危机情境的实时新闻不断更新,几秒钟内全世界的读者都能看到这条新闻,这种现象已是司空见惯。众多的从政人士和政府机构现在都在用微博发布公告。

⑤微博这种社交网络已经对社会产生了深远的影响。如今,网络上广为流传的招呼语已然变成了:朋友,今天你“微博”了吗?

(选自《读者》2011年第11期,有删改)

小题1:.作者从哪几方面介绍了微博的用途?(3分)

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小题2:.第①段主要用了什么说明方法,有什么作用?(3分)

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小题3:.第②段中加点词“主要”能否删去,为什么?(3分)

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