[外语类试卷]笔译三级综合能力模拟试卷23及答案与解析.doc

1、笔译三级综合能力模拟试卷 23及答案与解析 SECTION 1 Vocabulary Selection In the section, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A,B,C and D. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentences. There is only ONE right answer. 1 He failed to c

2、arry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to _the consequences. （ A） answer for （ B） run into （ C） abide by （ D） step into 2 The wealth of a country should be measured_the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce. （ A） in line with （ B） in

3、 terms of （ C） in regard to （ D） in case of 3 I tried very hard to persuade him to join our groups but I met with flat_. （ A） disapproval （ B） rejection （ C） refusal （ D） decline 4 It is strictly_that access to confidential documents is denied to all but a few. （ A） secured （ B） forbidden （ C） regul

4、ated （ D） determined 5 Ms. Breen has been living in town for only one year, yet she seems to be_with everyone who comes to the store. （ A） accepted （ B） admitted （ C） admired （ D） acquainted 6 To survive in the intense trade competition between countries, we must_the qualities and varieties of produ

5、cts we make to the world market demand. （ A） improve （ B） enhance （ C） guarantee （ D） gear 7 It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are_free medical care. （ A） entitled to （ B） involved in （ C） associated with （ D） assigned to 8 Your kindness in giving _to the consideration of the

6、above problem will be highly appreciated. （ A） importance （ B） advantage （ C） priority （ D） authority 9 Big businesses enjoy certain_that smaller ones do not have. （ A） transactions （ B） privileges （ C） subsidies （ D） substitutes 10 Peter will_as managing director when Bill retires. （ A） take off （

7、B） take over （ C） take to （ D） take up 11 One of the wrong notions about science is that many scientific discoveries have come about_. （ A） accordingly （ B） accidentally （ C） artificially （ D） additionally 12 Jack_to the manager for the mistakes he had made. （ A） excused （ B） pardoned （ C） forgave （

8、 D） apologized 13 _scientists have observed increased pollution in the water supply. （ A） Late （ B） Later （ C） Latter （ D） Lately 14 This watch is_to all the other watches on the market. （ A） superior （ B） advantageous （ C） super （ D） beneficial 15 Fresh fruits and vegetables are generally less expe

9、nsive when they are in_. （ A） sale （ B） need （ C） season （ D） time 16 We can surely_all difficulties that may come up. （ A） get on （ B） come over （ C） get over （ D） come across 17 He_very quickly after his illness. （ A） recovered （ B） discovered （ C） uncovered （ D） covered 18 The designing of a sate

10、llite in the heavenly environment is_an easy job. （ A） by all means （ B） by any means （ C） by every means （ D） by no means 19 The good harvest_the price of strawberries. （ A） brought down （ B） cut out （ C） arose from （ D） added to 20 Most great artists are exceptionally_people. （ A） sensitized （ B）

11、sensitive （ C） senseless （ D） sensory SECTION 2 Vocabularly Replacement This section consists of 15 sentences; in each sentence one word or phrase is given in the brackets. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A,B,C and D. Choose the word or phrase that can replace

12、 the part without causing any grammatical error or changing the basic meaning of the sentence. There is only ONE right answer. 21 Archaeologists are interested in pottery, figurines and other vestiges of ancient civilizations. （ A） traces （ B） shards （ C） products （ D） artifacts 22 Packaging is desi

13、gned so as to encourage impetuous shopping. （ A） extravagant （ B） careful （ C） impotent （ D） impulsive 23 Panof his general thrift is to be meticulous in verifying monthly expenses. （ A） painstaking （ B） dilatory （ C） meretricious （ D） gaudy 24 The jurors came to a deadlock in the defendant s trial

14、for murder. （ A） a decision of guilty （ B） a decision to punish by electrocution （ C） an impasse （ D） an unusual verdict 25 Among the lowest of the judicial ranks, justices of the peace nevertheless frequently exercise jurisdiction over a variety of misdemeanors. （ A） guidance （ B） sovereignty （ C）

15、authority （ D） suzerainty 26 A mistake is rarely atoned for by a single apology, however profuse. （ A） extravagant （ B） produced （ C） divergent （ D） repetitious 27 Her office in the First National Bank building is provisional. （ A） permanent （ B） temporary （ C） corrupt （ D） craven 28 The burglars ra

16、nsacked the room taking anything of value they found. （ A） demolished （ B） took over （ C） inhabited （ D） thoroughly searched 29 The whole of the endowment was used to refurbish the school gymnasium. （ A） millionaires （ B） endorsements （ C） governments （ D） donations 30 The massacre of innocent peopl

17、e cannot ever be condoned. （ A） overlooked （ B） praise （ C） condemned （ D） satisfied 31 Although the position she is applying for is a subordinate one in the company, there are many opportunities of promotion. （ A） junior （ B） succeeding （ C） successive （ D） subsequent 32 She can sing, dance and pla

18、y the guitar and the piano and we all consider her versatile. （ A） sophisticated （ B） all-round （ C） productive （ D） flexible 33 The boy indulges in playing computer games and stays up every night to play. （ A） subscribes to （ B） engages in （ C） hangs on （ D） is addicted to 34 A notable lawyer in ou

19、r city, the man is very busy. （ A） liable （ B） practicable （ C） qualified （ D） celebrated 35 They found the intricate directions extremely difficult to understand. （ A） vague （ B） unusual （ C） complicated （ D） original 36 Your composition is not good, for several paragraphs are not pertinent to the

20、subject under discussion. （ A） valuable （ B） provident （ C） relevant （ D） concerned 37 The local medical officer reported a serious outbreak of food poisoning. （ A） breakthrough （ B） breakdown （ C） outburst （ D） outcome 38 The fashionable miniskirt cannot resist the bitter coldness. （ A） withhold （

21、B） withstand （ C） withdraw （ D） wither 39 The miserable child lost his father at the age of two and his mother at five. Now he is homeless. （ A） sorrowful （ B） mean （ C） grieving （ D） wretched 40 Her silence is an indication of his disapproval. （ A） testimony （ B） statement （ C） suggestion （ D） anno

22、uncement SECTION 3 Error Correction This section consists of 15 sentences; in each sentence there is a part given in the brackets that indicates a grammatical error. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A,B,C and D. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the pa

23、rt so that the error is corrected. There is only ONE right answer. 41 On the slope of Long s Peak in Colorado that lies the ruin of a gigantic tree. （ A） lying （ B） lies （ C） lied （ D） lays 42 There are many different ways of comparing the economy of one nation with those of another. （ A） that （ B）

24、this （ C） what （ D） which 43 To wake up, he sat up in the seat and turned to see who was making all the noise. （ A） Having woken up （ B） Waking up （ C） To have woken up （ D） Having to wake up 44 The landlady could not put up with us because all her rooms were reserved. （ A） put us up with （ B） put u

25、s up （ C） put through us （ D） put us through 45 I will go home for the vacation as soon as I have finished my exams. （ A） will finish （ B） am finishing （ C） am going to finish （ D） finish 46 Nowadays, many self-important young men view the prospect working under women as humiliation. （ A） to work （

26、B） from working （ C） of working （ D） at working 47 Dump sewage into oceans and rivers is a serious form of pollution. （ A） Having dumped sewage （ B） Being dumped sewage （ C） Dumped sewage （ D） Dumping sewage 48 Grover Cleveland was the first president married in the White House. （ A） got married （ B

27、 to get married （ C） has got married （ D） was married 49 If cauliflowers are exposed from extreme temperatures, the heads get discolored. （ A） are exposing from （ B） are exposed to （ C） expose from （ D） expose to 50 Modem industrial methods have supplanted individual crafts, made blacksmiths, stone

28、carvers, coopers and cobblers virtually extinct. （ A） that made （ B） make （ C） which making （ D） making 51 I find that most children s books are about boys, men and male animals, and most deal about male adventures. （ A） deal with （ B） are dealing with （ C） deal in （ D） are dealing in 52 In doing C

29、hinese-English translation, the translator may run into more difficulties than English-Chinese translation. （ A） than in English-Chinese translation （ B） than in doing English-Chinese translation （ C） than doing English-Chinese translation （ D） than to do English-Chinese translation 53 Anyone can gi

30、ve examples of dreadful damages done by this industry, which is apparently develop with the expense of the environment. （ A） which apparently developing at the expense of （ B） which apparently develop in the expense of （ C） which is apparently developing at the expense of （ D） which is apparently de

31、veloping in the expense of 54 The advertising industry in today s world does have its share of responsibilities in leading people to misconceptions. （ A） for leading people to （ B） to lead people to （ C） to lead people into （ D） for leading people into 55 I urged all the students to take the initiat

32、ive in their own hands to determine their goals for further pursuit rather than to depend on their teachers and their parents. （ A） determine （ B） determining （ C） in determining （ D） for determining 56 All don t have a free ticket must pay the admission fee. （ A） Everyone who doestn t have a free t

33、icket （ B） No one who doesn t have a free ticket （ C） No one who has free tickets （ D） Anyone who has free tickets 57 When an organism is completely encapsulated and preserved, it becomes a fossil, therefore turning into evidence of things that once lived. （ A） thereby （ B） as a result of （ C） so （

34、D） in the end 58 “But you 11 be able to come, wont you?“ “Yes, I think such. “ （ A） that （ B） it （ C） so （ D） this 59 The trapeze artist who ran away with the clown broke up the lion tamer s heart. （ A） broke away （ B） broke down （ C） broke （ D） broken down 60 Just as there are occupations that requ

35、ire college degrees also there are occupations for which technical training is necessary. （ A） so to there are （ B） so too there are （ C） so there are （ D） so too are there 60 Almost every day the media discovers an African American community fighting some form of environmental threat from land fill

36、s, garbage dumps, petrochemical plants, refineries, bus depots, and the list goes on. For years, residents watched helplessly as their communities became dumping grounds. But citizens didn t remain silent for long. Local activists have been organizing under the mantle of environmental justice since

37、as far back as 1968. More than three decades ago, the concept of environmental justice had not registered on the radar screens of many environmental or civil rights groups. But environmental justice fits squarely under the civil rights umbrella. It should not be forgotten that Dr. Martin Luther King

38、 Jr. went to Memphis on an environmental and economic justice mission in 1968, seeking support for striking garbage workers who were underpaid and whose basic duties exposed them to environmentally hazardous conditions. In 1979, a landmark environmental discrimination lawsuit filed in Houston, follo

39、wed by similar litigation efforts in the 1980s, rallied activists to stand up to corporations and demand government intervention. In 1991, a new breed of environmental activists gathered in Washington, D. C. , to bring national attention to pollution problems threatening low-income and minority comm

40、unities. Leaders introduced the concept of environmental justice, protesting that Black, poor and working-class communities often received less environmental protection than White or more affluent communities. The first National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit effectively broadened w

41、hat “ the environment“ was understood to mean. It expanded the definition to include where we live, work, play, worship and go to school, as well as the physical and natural world. In the process, the environmental justice movement changed the way environmentalism is practiced in the United States a

42、nd, ultimately, worldwide. Because many issues identified at the inaugural summit remain unaddressed, the second National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit was convened in Washington, D. C. , this past October. The second summit was planned for 500 delegates; but more than 1,400 people

43、 attended the four-day gathering. “ We are pleased that the Summit II was able to attract a record number of grassroots activists, academicians, students, researchers, planners, policy analysts and government officials. We proved to the world that our movement is alive and well, and growing,“ says B

44、everly Wright, chair of the summit. The meeting produced two dozen policy papers that show powerful environmental and health disparities between people of color and Whites. 61 In Paragraph 1, the word “residents“ refers to_in particular. （ A） ethnic groups in the U. S. （ B） the American general publ

45、ic （ C） African Americans （ D） the U. S. working-class 62 The word “squarely“ underlined in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_. （ A） fairly （ B） precisely （ C） honestly （ D） well 63 More than three decades ago, environmental justice was_. （ A） controversial among local activities （ B） first propo

46、sed by Martin Luther King Jr. （ C） fascinating to the civil rights groups （ D） barely realized by many environmentalists 64 The word “intervention“ underlined in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_. （ A） interposition （ B） participation （ C） involvement （ D） management 65 In 1968, Martin Luther Ki

47、ng Jr. went to Memphis to help the garbage workers_. （ A） get relieved of some of their basic duties （ B） know what environmental justice was （ C） fight for better working conditions （ D） recognize their dangerous surroundings 66 The word “protesting“ underlined in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning

48、to_. （ A） combat （ B） confirm （ C） consider （ D） affirm 67 Paragraph 3 implies that, in 1979, _. （ A） the environmental justice issues were first brought to court in Houston （ B） environmental activists cooperated in defying the U. S. government （ C） the government intervention helped promote enviro

49、nmental justice （ D） environmental problems attracted the attention of the government 68 The word “grassrot“ underlined in Paragraph 6 refers to_. （ A） basic level （ B） middle class （ C） peasant （ D） worker 69 The new breed of environmental activists differed from the previous activists in that_. （ A） they noticed environmental disparities between the rich and the poor （ B） they cried for government intervention in saving the environment