翻译二级笔译综合能力-词汇和语法(二)及答案解析.doc

1、翻译二级笔译综合能力-词汇和语法(二)及答案解析(总分：50.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、词汇选择(总题数：20，分数：10.00)1.While researchers may not _ the expansive claims of hard-core vitamin enthusiasts, evidence suggests that the nutrients play a much more complex role in assuring vitality and optimal health than was previously thought.A. authorize

2、 B. license C. counteract D. endorse（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.2.Every year a number of students graduate from the school which will _ new students the first week in September.A. enroll B. recruit C. collect D. reproduce（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.3.Some readers may find it _ that a book arguing for greater literacy and

3、 intellectual discipline should lead to a call for less rather than more education.A. appealing B. controversial C. paradoxical D. ambiguous（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.4.So far as the food industry is concerned, the processing of sheep and Iambs is relatively _ in the United States, accounting for only about 7

4、 percent of meat-packing production.A. irrelevant B. appropriate C. negligible D. redundant（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.5.The headquarters of this textile company is in New York while its 20 _ companies are located in different parts of the world.A. parent B. subsidiary C. inferior D. ultimate（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.6

5、The _ of such I.Q. tests full of questions on American culture was not questioned at that time.A. significance B. validity C. efficiency D. justification（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.7.Why do teens drink? Reasons vary from _ pressure to family patterns to social conditioning.A. spouse B. peer C. antagonist D. c

6、ompetitor（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.8.That evening roving gangs of white teenagers began to attack blacks in downtown Chicago, and the city erupted in a five-day race _ that ended with 38 deaths, 537 serious injuries, and widespread destruction.A. fuss B. maneuver C. deterioration D. riot（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.9.As

7、 the case of Amitar Ray and his family exemplifies, professional immigrants are among the most rapidly _ first because of their occupational success and second because of the absence of strong ethnic networks that reinforce the culture of origin.A. assimilated B. consumed C. accustomed D. fascinated

8、分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.10.When I found the light switch, the unshaded bulb only illuminated two small eats, sitting on the table _ round the inside of the empty ham tin.A. swallowing B. gorging C. licking D. digesting（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.11.The character armor consists of defensive character traits, like arro

9、gance or apprehensiveness, that developed in childhood to _ painful feelings.A. turn aside B. ward off C. break up D. watch over（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.12.“This park has more than 200 waterfalls that are 15 feet or higher. And 150 of them have never been mapped or photographed,“ says park historian Lee Whi

10、ttlesey. “Now thats a _ to the size of Yellowstone. “A. proposition B. hypothesis C. ceremony D. testimony（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.13.The police have asked for the _ of the public in tracing the whereabouts of the missing child.A. award B. co-operation C. position D. helpfulness（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.14.The littl

11、e girl is just learning to walk and shes always _ over.A. tumbling B. wagging C. waving D. swaying（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.15.Could a mechanical device ever _ human intelligencethe ultimate test being whether it could cause a real human to fall in love with it?A. destroy B. duplicate C. forge D. eliminate（分

12、数：0.50）A.B.C.D.16.She wanted desperately to turn the flower-painted china _ on the apple-green door, and go through, but somehow she could not.A. frame B. pole C. pan D. knob（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.17.The renaissance was a(n) _ of unparalleled cultural achievement and had a great impact on almost all Europ

13、ean countries.A. moment B. dynasty C. instant D. epoch（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.18.In 1844, Charles Sturt, a British soldier and colonial administrator, made an expedition _ a supposed inland sea; his party penetrated more than 1000 miles northward, almost to the center of Australia.A. in quest of B. with re

14、gard to C. in favor of D. by way of（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.19.They found that an individual tends to conform to a _ group judgment even when that judgment is obviously in error.A. unanimous B. singular C. coherent D. versatile（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.20.He phoned his uncle who lived in the country, asking him to _

15、 his two schoolmates for the weekend.A. assemble B. accommodate C. raise D. resemble（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.二、词汇选择(总题数：20，分数：10.00)21.The floor of his study was occupied by a _ mass of books and papers.A. callous B. hectic C. chaotic D. cute（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.22.When automation is introduced into the factory

16、 all the work done by hand will _ the assembly line.A. give way to B. take the place of C. have a say in D. be contributed to（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.23.The criminals _ for leniency was ignored by the jurors.A. protest B. demand C. plea D. defense（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.24.The great American scientist Edison had

17、a remarkable _ for inventing new things.A. requirement B. aptitude C. obligation D. vulnerability（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.25.The children glanced _ at the box of candy they were told not to touch.A. eminently B. covertly C. excessively D. graciously（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.26.Lawyer have a terrible habit of using L

18、atin and industry _ to mystify people and themselves more valuable.A. inflections B. dialects C. accent D. jargon（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.27.The continuous unrest was _ the nations economyAexaggerating Baggravating Camending Dfastening（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.28.Its strange that Peter _ his uncle in every way.A. ta

19、kes on B. takes to C. takes after D. takes down（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.29.The famous actress was imposed heavy _ for non-payment of taxes.A. disrepute B. penalties C. popularity D. scandal（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.30.The company used so much coal that it has a train to _ the delivery processAtransmit Btransport Cfa

20、cilitate Ddiminish（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.31.One of Freuds great _ into the human personality was the discovery of how it is influenced by unconscious processes.A. convictions B. concepts C. insights D. instincts（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.32.The girl _ when she couldnt answered the question in the presence of all he

21、r classmates.Aflourished Bflattered Cflushed Dfluttered（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.33.She felt dizzy and had to _ something to steady herself.A. hold onto B. hold up C. hold forth D. hold down（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.34.We are convinced that we are on the _ of an important discovery.A. threshold B. household C. thread

22、 D. entrance（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.35.If we say something is _, we mean that we find it extremely pleasant or enjoyable.A. gracious B. gloomy C. gigantic D. gorgeous（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.36.His career _ in his appointment as director.A. contaminated B. culminated C. contracted D. contacted（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.37.A

23、sian economic crisis has only a _ effect on the lives of Chinese peopleAdiscrete Bmassive Cmarginal Dsubordinate（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.38.My work is not very profitable _ money, but Im getting valuable experience out of it.A. in exchange for B. in terms of C. concerning D. for the matter of（分数：0.50）A.B.C.

24、D.39.The trucks _ heavy goods from factories to the ports.A. pull B. haul C. drag D. push（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.40.We shall have to _ if we want to go to Florida this summer.A. lay up B. save up C. make off D. put away（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.三、词汇选择(总题数：20，分数：10.00)41.We need one hundred more signatures before we

25、 take the _ to the governorAplea Bpetition Cpatent Dclaim（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.42.Cox Radio, one of the nations largest radio chains, plans to _ its ties with independent record promoters to distance itself from a payola-like practice that runs rampant in the music business.A. consolidate B. tout C. seve

26、r D. splash（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.43.First launched in April this year, Net My Singapore also includes efforts that _ training, development, and the exploration of new technologies based on.A. obliterate B. sequester C. encompass D. terminate（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.44.These examples show that openness and the ab

27、ility to change brings couples a giant step closer to the marital harmony they _.A. request B. negotiate C. crave D. detest（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.45.If all the viruses on the planet were to disappear, a global catastrophe would _, and the natural ecosystems of the earth would collapse in a spectacular cra

28、sh under burgeoning populations of insects.A. varnish B. disperse C. contaminate D. ensue（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.46.The solution was simple: gas the building with a hallucinogen and put the terrorists to sleep before they could _ the bombs in the building. And it worked.A. detonate B. dismantle C. demolish

29、 D. desert（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.47.Anxiety is believed to _ diabetes by raising levels of the stress hormone cortisol which regulates insulin and blood-sugar levels.A. impede B. exacerbate C. inherit D. facilitate（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.48.There is little reason to believe that the United States will _ form its

30、 stated goal of regime change in Iraq.A. back down B. blow off C. pop up D. step up（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.49.The United Nations Security Council established the ICTR in 1995 to try the alleged perpetrators of the 1994 _ in Rwanda that claimed the lives of more than 800,000 peopleAgenocide Bimmigration Cdi

31、scrimination Delection（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.50.The European Commission issued a _ decision on Oct. 29 permitting an alliance between United Airlines, Deutsche Lufthansa and Scandinavian Airlines System that allows them to coordinate prices, schedules and routes in the transatlantic market. It turned out

32、to be well receivedAautomatic Blandmark Cobsolete Doutgrown（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.51.The newspaper reported on the initiative of the organization to establish a private company to professionally _ prisoners due to be released from prison.A. habilitate B. rehabilitate C. preclude D. prelude（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D

33、52.Strict sanitary procedures formulated by our municipal government help to _ out-breaks of diseasesApreview Bforestall Cignite Dfluctuate（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.53.Now illegal copies of music CDs _ losses of about $300 million in sales annually and $65 million lost government tax revenueAconflict Binfli

34、ct Ccompromise Ddefer（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.54.Last week, the US bishops adopted rules to take priests who _ minors out of any ministerial activities.A. administer B. generate C. implicate D. molest（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.55.Ms. Rice, with customary class, simply expressed hope that this episode wouldnt _ the ch

35、arity in spite of the previous scandals.A. taint B. enhance C. sprain D. sponsor（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.56.You are exposed to obtrusive ads that _ seemingly from nowhere even when you are disconnected from the Net，and your personal information gathered and sent off without you being aware of itAsize up Bdw

36、indle away Cconjure up Dpop up（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.57.If you work for a major corporation，or are contracted at one, sooner or later, you may be called upon to create or maintain an internal websiteHere are the _ of intranetsAins and outs Bin a pinch Cin a cleft stick Din a breeze（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.58.A Mo

37、nitor/TIPP poll last month found that young people and seniors held similar views when asked to _ the importance of US military action to remove Saddam Hussein from power in the next months.A. advocate B. foresee C. supervise D. gauge（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.59.It is the first of several agreements United S

38、tates hopes to reach as it attempts to reducelabor costs by $5.8 billion and _ bankruptcyAdispel Brevert Ctransfer Davert（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.60.As a psychotherapist with many patients in their 20s, I can _ the fact that not only do most of them not have any health insurance, but they also do not expect

39、 it as a condition of living in this countryAattest to Bcontribute to Cmodify Dinterdict（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.四、词汇选择(总题数：20，分数：10.00)61.There is a general _ that pouring old wine into the same bottles is the wrong way to go.A. consensus B. census C. censorship D. conscience（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.62.A cobweb gl

40、istening with dew seems as _ as it is lovely.A. frigid B. fragile C. strident D. tedious（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.63.The first two assumptions made about the _ of TV were dead wrong：that it would bury radio and it would be a threat to moviesArecession Badvent Cdiversity Dbias（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.64.The “Echo Hou

41、se“ will demonstrate how we can live with highly efficient insulation, solar heating, energy efficient _ and organic gardeningA. applicators B. applications C. applicants D. appliances（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.65.Brunners _ to become the second woman ever to hold Cabinet rank was scuttled by the overwhelming

42、ly male parliament, apparently because of sexual politics.A. bet B. bit C. bid D. bat（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.66.I was not alone in my knowledge; the woman had also seen my fathers eyes gleaming with _ pride.A. contracted B. contested C. contented D. contrasted（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.67.Benjamin Franklin, tactless

43、 in his youth, became so diplomatic, so _ at handling people that he was made American Ambassador to France.A. adroit B. shrewd C. considerate D. foxy（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.68.An education should enable a student to get a better job than he would _ be able to find or fillAconsequently Bnevertheless Cother

44、wise Danyhow（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.69.Much _ I have traveled, I have never seen anyone to equal her for thoroughness, whatever the job.A. when B. more C. farther D. as（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.70.To support the general statement in the first sentence, each _ sentence in the paragraph provides a different example.A

45、 relevant B. subsequent C. coherent D. antecedent（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.71.In addition to being physically sick, my dad was in the midst of a nervous _, though none of us knew to call it that at the timeAbreakup Bbreakdown Cbreakthrough Dbreakout（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.72.Beneath its myriad rules, the fundament

46、al purpose of _ is to make the world a pleasanter place to live in, and you a more pleasant person to live with.A. elitism B. eloquence C. eminence D. etiquette（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.73.A hefty 50% of those from ages 18 to 34 told the pollsters in the TIME/CNN survey that they _ “feminist“ values.A. share

47、 B. regard C. attach D. dominate（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.74.Biological wizardry of a different sort is responsible for the ruggedness of sea-ear shells, which under high-powered microscopes resemble _ constructed stone walls.A. reversibly B. elaborately C. spontaneously D. concurrently（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.75._

48、the writers craft through a consideration of rhetorical patterns is a useful way to study writingAExploring BExploiting CEmploying DEmbodying（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.76.Producing elastin through chemical synthesis is a tedious process consuming _ three months.A. the better half of B. for the better of C. all the better for D. the better part of（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.77.In the case of Finney. where an attendant at a mental hospit