[外语类试卷]笔译三级综合能力模拟试卷28及答案与解析.doc

1、笔译三级综合能力模拟试卷 28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 She has_some b

2、rilliant scheme to double her income. （ A） come out （ B） come up with （ C） come to （ D） come about 2 Absorbed in her work, she was totally_her surroundings. （ A） liable for （ B） separated by （ C） oblivious of （ D） concerned about 3 Edison is_the invention of the photograph. （ A） attributed to （ B） c

3、ontributed to （ C） referred to （ D） credited with 4 Some events and phenomena of outer nature_ordinary explanation and ordinary experience. （ A） transcend （ B） conquer （ C） prevail （ D） trespass 5 Some people believe that“ King John“ was written by Shakespeare, but some people think it might be writ

4、ten by an_author. （ A） delivered （ B） anonymous （ C） antique （ D） ambiguous 6 In its broadest sense, attribution theory is concerned with how ordinary people make sense of the world and it_more controllable and predictable by making attributions as to the causes of people s behaviors and events. （ A

5、） delivered （ B） rendered （ C） practiced （ D） suffocated 7 A year has_and there is no sign of the situation getting any better. （ A） emerged （ B） enclosed （ C） clasped （ D） expired 8 As a result of their frequent litters, rabbits have the reputation of being_. （ A） ruthless （ B） prolific （ C） practi

6、cal （ D） rational 9 Because of the bombing that killed six people, Washington has been urging the spokesman to _terrorism more severely. （ A） charge （ B） censor （ C） blame （ D） denounce 10 Despite his disappointing record this year, I_feel he is the best man in our team. （ A） therefore （ B） otherwis

7、e （ C） moreover （ D） nonetheless 11 During an international crisis, many_messages will generally emanate from the president s once. （ A） confidential （ B） abstruse （ C） appalling （ D） compelling 12 Giordano Bruno strongly supported Copernicus s idea that the earth was not the center of the universe.

8、 Bruno was rewarded by being burned at the stake for this and other_ideas. （ A） faithful （ B） heretical （ C） bibliographical （ D） hysterical 13 He cannot see anything without his glasses, so he made a_of remembering to get them fixed before he went to work. （ A） chore （ B） success （ C） point （ D） me

9、ss 14 He offered her a trip to Australia but she_him_flat. （ A） broke. . . down （ B） turned. . . down （ C） stripped. . . of （ D） cut. . . off 15 His health deteriorated rapidly due to insufficient nutrition and_medical care. （ A） satisfactory （ B） unfit （ C） incomplete （ D） inadequate 16 His product

10、ion techniques are elaborate and near legendary, but even if they could be _, it wouldn t be the same for any other people. （ A） resembled （ B） approximated （ C） duplicated （ D） undertaken 17 Howard Johnson_a better brand of ice cream and a new way to sell it. （ A） came up with （ B） came to （ C） cam

11、e across （ D） came off 18 I spent the whole day yesterday rearranging my books_their subjects and frequency of use. （ A） as regards （ B） as against （ C） as of （ D） as from 19 In charge of an army of seven thousand men, he_the oriental city for nine months and finally defeated it. （ A） intruded （ B）

12、haunted （ C） besieged （ D） possessed 20 Today we 11 discuss proposals_the improvement of quality. All other proposals will be left to the next meeting. （ A） similar to （ B） relevant to （ C） familiar with （ D） regarded as SECTION 2 Vocabularly Replacement This section consists of 15 sentences; in eac

13、h 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 the part without causing any grammatical error or changing the basic meaning of the sentence. There is only ONE righ

14、t answer. 21 The government policies provided an impetus to this area s growth. （ A） an incentive to （ B） an obstacle to （ C） a reason for （ D） an assistance to 22 The enemy soldiers dropped bombs without aim and injured lots of citizens. （ A） at length （ B） in essence （ C） in bulk （ D） at random 23

15、 Recent evidence has tended to be contrary to established theories on this subject. （ A） in contradiction with （ B） in coincidence with （ C） in correspondence with （ D） in contrast with 24 He committed a mistake in leaving because his wife still wanted to sing karaoke in the parlor. （ A） revenge （ B

16、） reproach （ C） blunder （ D） scandal 25 A state of emergency had been in force since the emperor was overthrown. （ A） overtaken （ B） overrun （ C） overturned （ D） overdrawn 26 The man dived into the river to help, irrespective of his own danger. （ A） regardless （ B） respective （ C） respectively （ D）

17、inclusive 27 Whoever you are, you must comply with the law. （ A） adhere with （ B） confirm to （ C） accord to （ D） abide by 28 That accident, when looked back, was possible to avoid. （ A） prospect （ B） respect （ C） in retrospect （ D） perspective of 29 Scientists considered that building a dam here mig

18、ht menace animals living in this area. （ A） originated （ B） speculated （ C） postulated （ D） illuminated 30 The visitors are impressed by the hospitality of the local people. （ A） friendliness （ B） banquet （ C） present （ D） capability 31 Dr White checked the patient s signs carefully before making hi

19、s statement. （ A） synonyms （ B） symptoms （ C） symbols （ D） suspensions 32 The villagers have lived in these mountains for many years. （ A） inhabited （ B） dwelt （ C） resided （ D） lived 33 Chairman Mao was first of all a politician. （ A） first and second （ B） first and foremost （ C） foremost and secon

20、d （ D） foremost and first 34 SARS was eliminated in China by segregating patients affected by the disease. （ A） vaccinating （ B） slaughtering （ C） isolating （ D） examining 35 He masked his fear by a show of confidence. （ A） demonstrated （ B） betrayed （ C） put up with （ D） concealed 36 The newly-buil

21、t hospital is adjacent to an old church. （ A） remote （ B） adjoining （ C） confronted with （ D） in front of 37 The young man sticks to his ideals in spite of their impracticality. （ A） sticks out （ B） adheres to （ C） adheres with （ D） clings with 38 It is deemed as impolite to leave a party without sa

22、ying “good-bye“ to the host. （ A） insisted （ B） condemned （ C） convinced （ D） considered 39 Undue cultivation has left the land barren and not much can be harvested on it. （ A） unproductive （ B） flourishing （ C） fertile （ D） Antarctic 40 The couple consulted experts and decided to buy the new house

23、on monthly payment plan. （ A） credit （ B） mortgage （ C） deposit （ D） installment 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 b

24、y letters A,B,C and D. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the part so that the error is corrected. There is only ONE right answer. 41 By the time of 1969, there were many space explorations. （ A） have been （ B） must be （ C） had been （ D） must have been 42 I would have finished my paper if it

25、 was at all possible, but I was fully occupied the whole of last week. （ A） had it been （ B） were it （ C） it had been （ D） it were 43 I always think of books with unutterable feelings, being deeply indebted to them, as I am, for the warmth they have brought me. （ A） preferred （ B） mixed （ C） profoun

26、d （ D） dissatisfied 44 With the change of red lights, there are long queues of vehicles that wait while a few people who walk across the zebra. （ A） wait. . . walk （ B） waiting. . . walking （ C） waiting. . . walk （ D） wait. . . walking 45 In spite of ill health and a physical disability that threate

27、ned her career. Carson McCullers completed a novel in the summer of 1961 that made the best-seller list. （ A） inability （ B） incapacity （ C） incapability （ D） failure 46 Through many years of evolution, your body has learned bow to respond to stress basing on its instinct for survival. （ A） based on

28、 （ B） taken on （ C） founded on （ D） built on 47 The experience of foreign countries is worth learning from and taking for reference. （ A） learning and reference （ B） our learning and our reference （ C） our learning from and taking for reference （ D） our learning and make reference to 48 A good dicti

29、onary will help you up in your reading. （ A） in （ B） out （ C） down （ D） through 49 Yesterday I met Jerry on Wangfujing Street and found his bike was the same brand that of mine. （ A） as that （ B） like that （ C） as if that （ D） like it 50 Individuals exposed to loud noise for long intervals may suffe

30、r temporary or permanently loss of hearing. （ A） constant （ B） permanent （ C） consistently （ D） constantly 51 Water makes up some 70 percentage points of the body, and drinking enough water either tap water or expensive mineral water will ensure that the body is properly lubricated and flushed. （ A）

31、 per cent （ B） per capita （ C） percent （ D） percentage 52 “We re not bringing in millions of dollars,“ says a director of development. “But we want to make sure the demand is there before we act to the project. “ （ A） of （ B） off （ C） on （ D） for 53 By using new foreign textbooks, we could not only

32、learn the right expression of business ideas, but also we will know the latest developments in the business world. （ A） but also will know the lastest （ B） but also know the lastest （ C） but also know the latest （ D） but also come to know the latest 54 The affluent middle class created by the Asian

33、boom now take up over from exports as the main engine of growth. （ A） take over from exports （ B） take from exports （ C） take exports （ D） takes exports 55 Japan and the newly industrialized countries are passing labor-intensive sects as garment-making over to less developed nations and moving into

34、advanced technology and services. （ A） sects like （ B） sectors like （ C） sections as （ D） sections such as 56 Human beings are superior to animals that they can use language as a tool of communication. （ A） in that （ B） in which （ C） for that （ D） for which 57 Our company has been made one of the la

35、rgest manufacturers in the field of chemical industry. （ A） become, in （ B） made, in field of （ C） became, in the field （ D） been made of, in 58 Some of the low-end made-in-China mechanical-electronic products are not selling well in export market as compared with what are termed as high-end ones. （

36、 A） on export market （ B） in exporting market （ C） in exported market （ D） in the export market 59 It was now clear that no such weapons were manufactured and none been found. （ A） was found （ B） were founded （ C） has been found （ D） have been founded 60 Whenever we hear of a natural disaster, we fe

37、el sympathetic to the people to be affected. （ A） to have affected （ B） to have effected （ C） who have been effected （ D） who have been affected 60 Anyone who doubts that children are born with a healthy amount of ambition need spend only a few minutes with a baby eagerly learning to walk or a heads

38、trong toddler starting to talk. No matter how many times the little ones stumble in their initial efforts, most keep on trying, determined to master their amazing new skill. It is only several years later, around the start of middle or junior high school, many psychologists and teachers agree, that

39、a good number of kids seem to lose their natural drive to succeed and end up joining the ranks of underachievers. For the parents of such kids, whose own ambition is often inseparately tied to their children s success, it can be a bewildering , painful experience. So it is no wonder some parents fin

40、d themselves hoping that ambition can be taught like any other subject at school. It s not quite that simple. “Kids can be given the opportunities, but they cant be forced,“ says Jacquelynne Eccles, a psychology professor at the University of Michigan who led a study examining what motivated first-a

41、nd-seventh-graders in three school districts. Even so, a growing number of educators and psychologists do believe it is possible to unearth ambition in students who don t seem to have much. They say that by instilling confidence, encouraging some risk taking, being accepting of failure and expanding

42、 the areas in which children may be successful, both pa-rents and teachers can reignite that innate desire to achieve. Dubbed Brainology, the unorthodox approach uses basic neuroscience to teach kids how the brain works and how it can continue to develop throughout life. The message is that everythi

43、ng is within the kids control, that their intelligence is malleable. Some experts say our education system, with its strong emphasis on testing and rigid separation of students into different levels of ability, also bears blame for the disappearance of drive in some kids. Some educators say it s imp

44、ortant to expose kids to a world beyond homework and tests, through volunteer work, sports, hobbies and other extracurricular activities. “The crux of the issue is that many students experience education as irrelevant to their life goals and ambitions,“ says Michael Nakkula, a Harvard education prof

45、essor who runs a Boston-area mentoring program called Project IF(Inventing the Future), which works to get low-income underachievers in touch with their aspirations. The key to getting kids to aim higher at school is to tell them the notion that classwork is irrelevant is not true, to show them how

46、doing well at school can actually help them fulfill their dreams beyond it. Like any ambitious toddler, they need to understand that they have to learn to walk before they can run. 61 The word “bewildering“ underlined in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_. （ A） puzzling （ B） unbelievable （ C） unp

47、leasant （ D） awkward 62 The passage is mainly about_. （ A） when in one s life ambition is most needed （ B） what to do to reform the education system （ C） why parents of underachievers are ambitious （ D） how to help school children develop their ambition 63 The word “unearth“ underlined in Paragraph

48、2 is closest in meaning to_. （ A） discover （ B） seek （ C） pursuit （ D） analyze 64 According to the passage, most educators believe that many kids_. （ A） show a lack of academic ambition at birth （ B） amaze their parents by acting like adults （ C） become less ambitious as they grow up （ D） get increa

49、singly afraid of failing in school 65 The word “reignite“ underlined in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_. （ A） rekindle （ B） confirm （ C） find out （ D） strike 66 Paragraph 1 mentions some parents who would see their kids failure as_. （ A） natural （ B） trivial （ C） intolerable （ D） understandable 67 The word “malleable“ in Paragraph 3 most probably means_. （ A） justifiable （ B） flexible （ C） uncountable （ D） desirable 68 Some expert