[外语类试卷]笔译二级综合能力模拟试卷6及答案与解析.doc

1、笔译二级综合能力模拟试卷 6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 The house was v

2、ery quiet, _ as it was on the side of a mountain. （ A） isolated （ B） isolating （ C） being isolated （ D） having been isolated 2 The expert says _ in performance can be applied successfully to a political career. （ A） training （ B） trained （ C） to be trained （ D） being trained 3 The last half of the 1

3、9th century _ the steady improvement in the means of travel. （ A） witnessed （ B） has witnessed （ C） is witnessed （ D） was witnessed 4 The American basketball team announced that they would not _ first place to any team. （ A） yoke （ B） yell （ C） yield （ D） yearn 5 He said there was a great gap betwee

4、n the views expressed in the media and what _ people were thinking. （ A） usual （ B） general （ C） normal （ D） ordinary 6 He was fined $5,000 by city regulators for giving money to an inspector, an incident he later described as _ . （ A） extent （ B） extinction （ C） extortion （ D） extravagance 7 In som

5、e countries, _ is called “equality“ does not really mean equal rights for all people. （ A） which （ B） that （ C） what （ D） one 8 Problems caused by _ nationality have to be properly coped with. （ A） mutual （ B） bilateral （ C） binary （ D） dual 9 Outside people were cheering and awaiting the arrival of

6、 the new year while inside Harry was lying severely ill in bed feeling thoroughly _ . （ A） overflowed （ B） wretched （ C） compacted （ D） compiled 10 Lincoln, who many regard as one of our great presidents, was often _ despite his reputation of telling good jokes. （ A） bright （ B） optimistic （ C） gloo

7、my （ D） cheerful 11 The project will be a _ plan to build more than 100 town homes, restaurants and retail space around the city. （ A） 34 million dollar （ B） 34 millions dollar （ C） 34 million dollars （ D） 34 millions dollars 12 The most familiar headache comes from _ tightness in the back, head and

8、 neck, which might be caused in turn by exertion, or worry or stress. （ A） monopoly （ B） muscle （ C） murmur （ D） monster 13 An _ test is a rough measure of a childs capacity for learning, particularly for learning the kinds of things required at school. （ A） proficiency （ B） intelligence （ C） psycho

9、logy （ D） speed 14 The patient says he dreads _ neighbors to carry him and his wheelchair up the stairs to his tenth-floor apartment when the elevator goes out. （ A） asking （ B） to ask （ C） being asked （ D） to be asked 15 Nobody in the company pays attention to his opinion, because what he has said

10、is always mere _ . （ A） commonplace （ B） common （ C） ordinary （ D） homely 16 Jacks _ of black music and performers into a mainstream art form contributed in crucial but not often noted ways to desegregation. （ A） transformation （ B） assimilation （ C） deviation （ D） diversion 17 He lived in a _ house

11、 and for this reason he was easily accepted into his money-worshiping society. （ A） shabby （ B） ragged （ C） dingy （ D） decent 18 Teenagers in the 1950s, who had to _ an increasingly atomized family life and domestic and international tensions, scorned the sterile version of American life. （ A） inju

12、re （ B） conjure （ C） confront （ D） inflow 19 To have a computer without being connected to the Web is like having an old radio when everybody else has a color TV. That helps explain _ businesses are setting up Net sites even though profits are nowhere to see. （ A） reasons （ B） the reason for （ C） wh

13、y （ D） why that 20 George Ernest Morrison, an Australian, traveled the “five-foot roads,“ or foot paths, from Shanghai to Rangoon in 1894, _ China before it was engulfed in a century of revolution, war and political tumult. （ A） witness （ B） witnessed （ C） witnessing （ D） to witness SECTION 2 Vocabu

14、larly 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 the part without causing any grammatical error or cha

15、nging the basic meaning of the sentence. There is only ONE right answer. 21 It wasnt long before Franks was a marked man. After he served in Desert Storm, directing helicopter and ground units, the Armys high command gave him the job of remaking the service for the post-cold war world. （ A） a person

16、 whose conduct is watched with suspicion or hostility （ B） a man destined to succeed （ C） a remarkable person （ D） a notable person 22 The most notorious expression of that change was last years bootleg publication of “The Japan That Can Say No“ the book written by fight-wing politician Shintaro Ish

17、ihara and Sony chairman Akio Morita. （ A） free publication （ B） pirate publication （ C） lawful publication （ D） commercial publication 23 “No,“ Kojima said, “the point is, he spoke out, he stood up to America. Japan is just getting tired of being pushed around.“ （ A） he stood up and spoke to the Ame

18、rican audience （ B） he faced America boldly （ C） he challenged America （ D） he met the Americans challenge proudly 24 Traffic with criminals is dangerous. （ A） dealing with criminals （ B） tracking the criminals （ C） fighting the criminals （ D） transporting criminals 25 Some such as liquid oxygen are

19、 so cold that they embrittle many constructional materials and evaporate continuously if not refrigerated. （ A） weaken （ B） strengthen （ C） reduce （ D） cause . to become brittle 26 A “Backgrounder“ permits newspapermen to publish information given them though without attribution to the source. （ A）

20、a person who remains behind the scene （ B） a person providing the background knowledge （ C） a press conference （ D） a news agency 27 Is it possible that the entire tale is but a garbled account of that voyage and Biarni another name for Leif? （ A） detailed （ B） plausible （ C） distorted （ D） eye-witn

21、ess 28 Isolated cases of disaffection or harbingers of a mass cross-border movement that threatens Europes economic stability? The question is pressing. （ A） sign （ B） forerunner （ C） messenger （ D） vanguard 29 The man we met this morning grows many kinds of plants in his garden, most of which are f

22、lowers including succulents and cacti. （ A） rises （ B） raises （ C） plants （ D） plows 30 The scientist contested the assumption of previous scientists that the fate of human beings could not be predicated. （ A） respected （ B） supposed （ C） suspected （ D） assumed 31 Ones knowledge of the world, accord

23、ing to humanists, is largely derived by observation, experience and their analysis of the things they observe and experience. （ A） come from （ B） determined （ C） resulted in （ D） resulted from 32 In the last 10 years we have all witnessed an impressive growth in our knowledge about the environments.

24、 （ A） imperative （ B） observable （ C） sustainable （ D） expressive 33 In our culture and in our eyes success all too often means simply outdoing other people by virtue of achievement judged by some single scale income or honorsand coming out at “the top“. （ A） outfitting （ B） outbidding （ C） outragin

25、g （ D） outshining 34 Social taboos remained strong. Gambling was virtually prohibited except on the racecourses, and drinking of alcohol was discouraged by the closing of hotels at six oclock and by the shortage of bottle beer. （ A） factually （ B） eventually （ C） consequently （ D） significantly 35 E

26、veryone must be responsible for their own behavior, and most of the young people today are interested, as far as I can perceive, in taking their knocks, just as adults must take theirs. （ A） taking their jobs （ B） sharing their ideas （ C） assuming their responsibilities （ D） shaking off their respon

27、sibilities 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

28、part so that the error is corrected. There is only ONE right answer. 36 He had studied hard, he would have been able to pass the exam. （ A） He had studied harder （ B） If only he studied more （ C） Had he studied harder （ D） When he studied more 37 It was now clear that no such weapons were manufactur

29、ed and none been found. （ A） was found （ B） were founded （ C） has been found （ D） have been founded 38 Whenever we hear of a natural disaster, we feel 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 39 Our

30、programs come second to theirs. （ A） come second after （ B） are second only to （ C） are first except for （ D） are first place from 40 Our holiday is doomed to failure without you. （ A） would doom （ B） would have been doomed （ C） had been doomed （ D） has had to be doomed 41 Im rather concerned how he

31、 will take in his school. （ A） take on （ B） take up （ C） take off （ D） take to 42 Youve been so helpful! How can I make up to you? （ A） make it up to you （ B） make you up （ C） make up it for you （ D） make up you 43 I dont doubt how the plan will be well received. （ A） that （ B） which （ C） if （ D） wh

32、ether 44 Trial and error are the source of our knowledge. （ A） is （ B） were （ C） has （ D） have been 45 Some people think more of animals than will of children. （ A） they have （ B） they had （ C） they are （ D） they do 46 The belief is the legendary lost continent of Atlantis may someday be found. （ A）

33、 It is believed that （ B） It is believing that （ C） The belief that （ D） That belief is 47 Because excessively hunting has depleted many wildlife species, game preserves are beingestablished. （ A） excessive hunting （ B） hunting excessively （ C） hunting was excessive （ D） they hunted excessively 48 F

34、ew pleasures can equal such of a cool drink on a hot day. （ A） this （ B） all this （ C） that （ D） all that 49 American Indian languages, which differ widely, tended to group many units of meaninginto multisyllabic words. （ A） all tend （ B） and tend （ C） to tend （ D） tending 50 We are not conscious of

35、 the extent of which work provides the psychological satisfactionthat can make the difference between a full and empty life. （ A） to which （ B） in which （ C） at which （ D） by which 50 Freudian theory indeed took western 20th-century civilization by storm. How so? The answer lies in four factors. Of

36、Freuds powers as a writer and advocate of ideas, and as a possessor of an extraordinary ability to weave together medical knowledge, some genuine insights into the human condition and a powerful imagination, there can be no question. He has the narrative skills of a first-rate novelist, and a knack

37、for devising striking ways to describe the psychological phenomena he studies. His marvelous powers of imagination fed on analogy and metaphor, and annexed the austere terminologies of scientific medicine and psychology to them. This gave them authority. His case studies are highly organized narrati

38、ves constructed from true-life gossip based on voyeurism irresistible to human curiosity. The second attraction that Freud offers each individual a revelation of secrets about himself that he does not himself know is equally irresistible. The same compound of insecurity and curiosity, anxiety and de

39、sire that makes so many resort against their better judgment to fortune-tellers, is at work here; except that here the imprimatur of science makes the proceeding respectable, which is why people will spend far more on their analysts than on their astrologers. The third attraction is the promised the

40、ory of human nature. Religious accounts of fallen man, of humanity as midway between beast and angel, of imperishable souls trapped in disgusting matter and therefore sinful from birth, had lost their grip with many, while at the same time Darwinian views offered no account of why evolution had made

41、 man as he is. In identifying sexual and aggressive impulses as the fundamental human drives, and in specifying their causes, Freud offered an inclusive philosophical psychology. Humans struggle with conceptual bewilderments about themselves and their complex natures; one can see why the appearance

42、of Freuds magisterial new insights seemed as welcome as rain in drought. And finally there is the fact that sex lies at. the core of the stow. Freud performed a great service by liberating debate on the matter, but it is questionable whether the importance he assigns it is correct. The hungry always

43、 think of food; the fed put eating in its proper place. The accidents of social history are easily mistaken for the essentials of human nature. The surprise is that people do not see how, at most, sex can only be part of a far more complicated story. From Animism to Zoroastrianism, every view known

44、to man retains at least a few devotees. There might always be Freudians, and there will always be admirers of Freuds great imaginative and literary powers; these two, as the foregoing remarks suggest, are intimately linked. But as to Freuds claims upon troth, the judgment of time seems to be running

45、 against him. 51 There is no doubt that _ . （ A） Freudian theory astonished the western world （ B） Freud was an outstanding medical expert （ C） Freud was a genius as author and ideologue （ D） Freud was expert at writing novels at first 52 The author believes that Freuds power of imagination _ . （ A）

46、 is based on his writing techniques （ B） stems from analogy and metaphor （ C） is related to his writing skills and living background （ D） has much to do with his austere terminologies 53 People trusted Freud because _ . （ A） they found it hard to believe the astrologers （ B） Freudian theory sounded

47、reasonable （ C） they couldnt make a sensible judgment （ D） they wanted to have insights into human beings 54 One of Freudian theories is that （ A） humans are half beast and half angel （ B） sexual and aggressive impulses are the basic human drives （ C） humans always fight with the complicated nature

48、 D） sex is only part of human bewilderments 55 It seems that the author of this passage _ . （ A） is one of Freuds devotees （ B） believes in both Animism and Zoroastrianism （ C） thinks that Freudian theory is sound （ D） thinks that the truth is not in the hand of Freud 55 Specific brain disorders ca

49、n affect the perception of music in a very specific way. Experiments done on epileptics decades ago showed that stimulating certain areas of the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain awakened “musical memories“ vivid re-creations of melodies that the patients had heard years earlier. Lesions in the temporal lobe can result in so-called musicogenic epilepsy, an extremely rare form of the disorder in which seizures are triggered by the sound