55.B。推理判断题。这篇文章是有关科技发明成果的阐述，根据常识，它极有可能会节选自科学杂志。

54.D。推理判断题。根据短文倒数第二自然段所述“This particular gadget, when fully developed...”，其含义为“当这种特别的器械得以充分的改进时……”，可以推测出：目前这种器械尚在发展完善之中。

53.A。主旨大意题。根据短文倒数第二自然段所述“The idea behind the university’s prototypes is to create ‘good enough’ bridges for cross-cultural exchanges that are becoming more common in the world.”其含义为：隐藏在雏形机背后的理念是为今后世界上越来越普通的跨文化交流搭建足够好的桥梁，由此可以推断出A项就是发明翻译器的真正目的。

52.C。推理判断题。在短文第二自然段中提到了Lecture Translation,在第三段中提到了prototype,在第五自然段中又提到了Muscle Translator,因而没有被提到的应该是C项。

51.B。细节理解题。根据文章第六自然段可推出B项是错误的。

55. Where can this passage probably be excerpted from?

A. A newspaper.　　 　　　 　　　　　　　　

B. A magazine on science.　

C. A fairy tale.　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　

D. A scientific fantasy book.

[答案与解析] 　51-55 BCADB

C篇是一篇说明文，内容是有关科技发明成果的阐述。

54. What can be inferred from the seventh paragraph?

A. The translator is so good that it can translate any language into the very language you need.　

B. The translator is becoming more and more common in the world as a bridge.　

C. With the help of the translator, you only need to open your mouth when you want to say something without saying the exact words at all.　

D. The translator needs to be improved before being put into market.

53. What’s the final destination of inventing the language translators?　

A. To make cultural exchanges between different countries easier.　

B. To help students learn foreign languages more easily.　

C. To make people live in foreign countries more comfortably.　

D. To help people learn more foreign languages in the future.

52. What kind of equipment is NOT mentioned in this passage?

A. Lecture Translation.　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. Muscle Translator.　

C. Multiple Translator.　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. Translation Prototype.

51. Which of the following statements is not TRUE?　

A. A lecture translation can translate what you said into other languages easily.　

B. There is no Muscle Translator in the world now.　

C. Muscle Translators can translate what you think into speech if you just move your mouth.　

D. The spontaneous translators will help us a lot.