2018年11月全国翻译专业资格（水平）英语二级笔译实务试题真题及答案.docx

2018年11月全国翻译专业资格（水平）英语二级笔译实务试题真题及答案

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Newdronefootagegivesaglimpseofthedamagethat（江南博哥）Hawaii’sBigIslandsustainedinthewakeofvolcanicexplosionsinrecentdays.Smokecanbeseenbillowingoffthelavaasitcreepsdownroadsandthroughwoodedareastowardhomes.Firesarevisiblewithterrifyingstreamsofbrightnessbreakingthroughthesurroundingareasofblack.Afteradayofrelativecalm,KilauearoaredbackinfullforceonSunday,spewinglava300feetintheair,encroachingonahalfmileofnewgroundandbringingthetotalnumberofdestroyedstructuresto35.Therehavebeen1,800residentsevacuatedfromtheirneighborhoodswherecrackshavebeenopeningandspillinglava.Inevacuatedareaswithrelativelylowsulfurdioxidelevels,residentswereallowedtoreturnhomeforafewhourstocollectbelongingsonSundayandMonday.Officialssaidthoseresidents—alittlemorethanhalfoftheevacuees—wereallowedtoreturnbriefly,andtheywouldcontinuetoallowresidentsinifitcouldbedonesafely.

“Thingsgotprettyactive,”anofficialsaidataSaturdaypressconference.“Theeightvolcanoeswereprettyactive,tothepointwherelavawasspewingandtheflowstartedspreadingsowegotadditionaldamageoutthere.I’mnotsurewhatthecountis,butwethoughtitwasjustcontinuingtogo.Fortunately,seismicityhaslaiddownandthevolcanoeshavegonequietnow.”Butofficialshadcautionedthatwhilethelavaflowwasquiet,itwouldn’tbeforlong.“Morevolcanoescouldopenup,theexistingonescouldgetactiveagain.There’salotoflavaunderthegroundsoeventuallyit’sgoingtocomeup.”Theislandwasalsorockedbya6.9-magnitudeearthquakeonFriday,whichcausedlandslidesnearthecoast,butminimalstructuraldamage.TheUnitedStatesGeologicalSurvey（USGS）saidSundaytheislandhadexperiencedmorethan500earthquakes—13withamagnitudegreaterthan4.0—inthe24hoursfollowingthe6