翻译二级笔译综合能力-36及答案解析.doc

1、翻译二级笔译综合能力-36 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BVocabulary and (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BPart 1 Vocabula(总题数：30，分数：60.00)1.The president says that it was high time they showed their _ on those political issues. A. head B. teeth C. hand D. arm（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.2.When the plane was flying up to the normal height,

2、_ and immediately the pilot had to fly it back to the airport. A. somewhere was on the blinks B. somewhere had a strange noise C. something became abnormal D. something was on edge（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.3.It is common practice for students to take the initiatives to get contacts with business bodies and f

3、ind a job before graduation, and the efforts of which are mostly time-consuming and sometimes _ some unhealthy social tendencies. A. foster B. furnish C. nurish D. cultivate（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.4.He is known as a _, a man who hates woman. A. believer B. misogynist C. philatelist D. deist（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D

4、.5.He is commonly perceived as a man of marks, but he is also a _, who is now apparently abhorrent of marriage. A. celibate B. libeller C. bella D. deist（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.6.Most people frown on sufferings, though a _ enjoys suffering. A. masochist B. philatelist C. misanthropist D. agnostics（分数：2.00）

5、A.B.C.D.7.Victor Henry couldnt help staring in wonder at this _, smoke-wreathed puddle of an old man, fiddling with the thick gold chain across his big black-clad belly. A. sluging B. sleeking C. slicking D. slumping（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.8.Sandra only _ in the warmth of his feeling, which was as a gratef

6、ul blaze to one who is cold. A. blazed B. basked C. folded D. dived（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.9.The reviewed the international situation in which important changes and great upheavals are taking place and _ their respective positions and attitudes. A. expanded B. devoided C. expounded D. expired（分数：2.00）A.B.C

7、.D.10.The aroused manager _ merrily for a good four miles to his office an old melogy that he had not recalled for more than ten years. A. wrestled B. wrested C. whistled D. wrinkled（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.11.Disturbed by the _ nature of the plays being presented, the Puritans closed the theaters in 1642.

8、A. mediocre B. fantastic C. moribund D. salacious（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.12.Although the condition in which she lives indicates that she is miserly, her dedication to the charities shows that she is _. A. stingy B. frugal C. thrifty D. generous（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.13.A hysterical person is not necessarily egoc

9、entric and vindictive all the time, he or she could be kind, gracious and even _ when the circumstances seem to require it. A. authoritarian B. taciturn C. self-deprecating D. self-assured（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.14.There is no necessarily intrinsic connection between a word and the thing it refers to; the

10、relation is purely _. A. conventional B. contentious C. consistent D. controversial（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.15.During 1960s of America, youths often resort to music to _ the government and express their dissatisfaction of the reality. A. renounce B. denounce C. conform D. concern（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.16.Voters r

11、esponded to the levy of a new tax with _ because they have become inured to the fickle nature of government policies. A. exasperation B. perplexity C. stolidity D. amazement（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.17.To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two _ of paint on a clean surface. A. levels B. times C. co

12、urses D. coats（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.18.According to the recent research of Northeastern University, our _ sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds. A. sensory B. sensitive C. sensible D. senseless（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.19

13、.As the FAA investigation of the plane crash revealed, the ground-crew work schedule was so crowded that they could not have conducted more than the most _ of preflight inspection of the ill-fated aircraft prior to take off. A. peremptory B. repetitive C. cursory D. thoroughgoing（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.20.

14、The discoveries of science are often a mixed blessing; on the one hand they give us valuable pesticides that enable farmers to grow more abundant crops, and on the other hand they_ the benefits by destroying the ecological balances. A. misplace B. counteract C. mollify D. damage（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.21.S

15、cientists have claims that there is a _ of wildlife in the Amazon Rain Forest, and that species which have not lived in the area for most centuries are once again being sighted. A. resurgence B. rectification C. recreation D. recover（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.22.The attorney protested the testimony being offe

16、red was not _ to the case and asked that it be stricken from the record as irrelevant. A. favorable B. coherent C. beneficial D. germane（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.23.Because she lives in the dark room with thick curtains closed tightly, she had an exceptionally _ complexion. A. ruddy B. livid C. pallid D. pla

17、in（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.24.If you carry this arrogant attitude to the conference, you will _ any supporters you may have at this time. A. delight B. alienate C. defer D. attract（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.25.The salt dissolved in the water gradually, finally all that remained was an almost _ residue on the bottom o

18、f the glass. A. lumpy B. imperceptible C. glassy D. opaque（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.26.With the inflationary spiral winding upward at double digit rates, the average wage earner, despite pay adjustments, remains frustrated by the _ between income and the cost of living. A. friction B. division C. discrepancy

19、 D. change（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.27.With their pea-sized brains and giant bodies, dinosaurs can not stand still during the ever forward stream of evolution; their extinction seems only to _ the natural laws. A. betray B. manifest C. hypothesize D. invalidate（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.28.The human intelligence that

20、created industrial civilization now has the assignment of making the civilization _ mans basic needs. A. compatible with B. reducible to C. assignable to D. warrantable for（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.29.If it had not been for that strange sequence of coincidences, that almost eerie _ of events, the couple woul

21、d never find their lost son. A. convocation B. concordance C. consummation D. concatenation（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.30.His self-control was such that even faced with the shower of cursory words from his wife, he remained _. A. imperturbable B. indefatigable C. ineffable D. implacable（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.三、BPart

22、 2 Vocabula(总题数：25，分数：25.00)31.Even in times of prosperity, you cannot Uwaste money/U like this! It doesnt grow on trees. A. let the money down the river B. let the money down the valley D. let the money down the road D. let the money down the drain（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.32.The streaming of bloated govern

23、ment institutions will involve the Udismissing/U of some six ministries in the government, which now employs 36,000 officials. A. dispatching B. axing C. accessing D. driving（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.33.The Professor asked us a number of questions about American culture, which gave us an opportunity of narra

24、ting many interesting Ustories/U about that country and our understanding of the countrys culture. A. abstracts B. segments C. anecdotes D. excerpts（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.34.The abuse of basic human rights in their own country in violation of the agreement reached at Helsinki has Uled to/U them the condem

25、nation of people everywhere who love freedom. A. caused B. earned C. enabled them D. credited（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.35.That kind of personal experience Ucan never be forgotten/U all his life, which consists of a great deal of lessons for a man as an individual. A. is utterly indelible B. is totally incred

26、ible C. can be the most intangible D. can be the most imperceptible（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.36.The notification states that all the handwritings on that form Umust be clear and easy to recognize./U A. must not be inaccessible B. must not be illegible C. must be intangible D. must be impregnable（分数：1.00）A.B.

27、C.D.37.It seems that the president and the premier Ulike each other/U in many ways, and on many issues. A. resemble each other B. are identical with each other C. are similar to each other D. take to each other（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.38.There are circumstances in which prediction resolves itself into Ugamb

28、ling/U on an absolute certainty. A. batting B. besting C. betting D. battling（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.39.What we have to get from the sound-waves is enough information to build the Usupport/U of the remark, as it were, and then the brain will complete the entire language structure with no trouble at all. A.

29、 standing B. scaffolding C. structuring D. scamping（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.40.This majestical roof fretted with golden fire, why, it appeared nothing to me but a foul and Umortal/U congragation of vapours. A. pestilent B. violent C. protuberant D. provident（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.41.Although South Carolina minera

30、l resources are abundant, not all of them can be mined Ulucratively/U. A. profusely B. profitably C. conveniently D. optionally（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.42.USubterranean/U streams have cut through limestone to form miles of passages and caves, such as Kentuckys Mammoth Cave. A. Secondary B. Underground C. Po

31、lluted D. Miniscule（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.43.By providing legal representation the American Civil Liberties Union works to defend citizens against Ubreaches/U of their civil rights. A. exercises B. perusals C. violations D. branches（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.44.As the drought became more and more severe on the boun

32、dless African prairie, all kinds of animals Ucongregated/U along this waning stream. A. gathered B. drank C. traveled D. remained（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.45.Although his family is poverty-stricken, he finished his 4-year university study by his Uperseverance/U and self-reliance. A. persistence B. prudence C

33、. patience D. perfection（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.46.The discovery of fossil remains of fish in the rocky Ustrata/U of Himalayas validates the hypothesis that this area once was a vast ocean. A. layers B. peaks C. areas D. canyons（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.47.The furious king sent out an Uemissary/U to request the kid

34、napped ambassador in the neighboring country. A. ward B. attendant C. messenger D. translator（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.48.This corporation established in Beijing works as a Usubsidiary/U of the Microsoft Company to get the first hand information about the new product sales in China market. A. hall B. rival C

35、. patron D. branch（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.49.Because it is tuned a fifth lower, the viola produces a sound that is more Uresonant/U than that of violin. A. vibrant B. harmonious C. soft D. sad（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.50.Today the Premier visited Uoutlying/U villages in Hunan province to inspect the damage caused b

36、y the heavy snow. A. outlandish B. exclusive C. exempted D. remote（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.51.Materials such as clay, wax, glass and rubber are widely used in industry today because they are Umalleable/U. A. easy to manufacture B. readily available C. pliable D. buoyant（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.52.Recent years we hu

37、man being have tasted the bitter fruit we planted by ourselves, the Uwanton/U destruction of environment have cost a great economic lost. A. ongoing B. senseless C. ignorant D. accelerated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.53.The Underground Railroad was an Uelaborate/U network of safe houses organized to help slaves

38、 from bondage before the Civil War. A. complicated B. illegal C. secret D. isolated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.54.Scientist found that human skin is renewed continually and Uimperceptibly/U. A. incredibly B. rapidly C. completely D. unnoticeably（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.55.Tom is a real unlucky dog, he drove his new ca

39、r to the downtown and hit in a Ustationary/U on the roadside. A. secure B. flexible C. immobile D. hung（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BPart 3 Correcti(总题数：15，分数：15.00)56.However great the joy with which he welcome a new discovery in some theoretical science of practical application perhaps it was as yet quite i

40、mpossible to envisage, he experienced quite another kind of joy Uto which/U Uthe discovery invloved/U immediate revolutionary changes in industry and in historical development in general. A. whose. when the discovery involved B. which. with which the discovery would involve C. for. when the discover

41、y involving D. that. whereas the discovery had to involve（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.57.The president brushed all this aside Uas if it was like/U cobweb, ignoring it, Uand to answer only extreme necessity when he was compelled to answer./U A. as if it was. and to answer only extreme necessity he felt compelled

42、 to answer it. B. as it seemed like a cobweb. would answer only extreme necessity he was compelled to answer. C. as though it were. answering only extreme necessity he was compelled to answer. D. as it would be. to answer only extreme necessity he was compelled to answer.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.58.Her dusk

43、y arched eyebows Uwere knitting and not be frowning,/U her speaking eyes held both merriment and sorrow, her very frailty had charm. A. are knitting and yet not to be frowning B. were knitted and not yet frowned C. are to be knitted and not yet to be frowned D. were knitted and yet not frowning（分数：1

44、.00）A.B.C.D.59.UHaving impelled/U by a laudable ambition to study the art and mystery of his fathers honest calling, young Jerry, keeping as close to house fronts, wails, and doorways, as his eyes were close to one another, held his honoured parent in view. A. Impelled B. When being impelled C. To b

45、e impelled D. Having been impelled（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.60.The advantages and disadvantages of Chinese patience are Uwhat this part will discuss,/U Usince there are a lot of criticisms on the patience of Chinese nation,/U Uthe positive side of patience will be firstly talked about./U A. what this part wi

46、ll discuss, since outsiders often criticize the patience of the Chinese, well first discuss the positive side. B. what this part will discuss. But since outsiders often hold a negative attitude toward the Chinese act of patience, it would make more sense to take a look at the positive side of the act before discussing the negative aspect. C. what this part will discuss. Since there are many criticisms on the Chineses being patient, the positive side of it will be first to be discussed. D. what this part will discuss, since many outsiders often criticize the Chinese for being