1、翻译二级笔译综合能力分类模拟题 48 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section 1 Vocabulary(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part 1 Vocabulary Se(总题数：15，分数：30.00)1.The world, and not least its 265m Americans, has an _ belief in America as the land of the free.（分数：2.00）A.unappalledB.ununassumingC.unwaveringD.unblenched2.The Declaration of
2、Independence unequivocally declares that men have _ rights to liberty and the pursuit of happiness.（分数：2.00）A.unalienableB.unboundedC.uncultivatedD.uncoupled3.Americans can rarely do their own thing quite as freely as they imagine. Rules and regulations _ almost every feature of their lives.（分数：2.00
3、A.pervadeB.purportC.purfleD.purvey4.Those who fear the influence of television deliberately _ its persuasive power, hoping that they might keep knowledge of its potential to effect social change from being widely disseminated.（分数：2.00）A.undergoB.underplayC.understateD.underscore5.Nevertheless, most
4、 domestic architecture of the first three-quarters of the eighteenth century displays a wide _ of taste and freedom of application of the rules laid down in these books.（分数：2.00）A.divergenceB.dissolutionC.dissonanceD.diversion6.Bother Kohler and Koffka became _ advocates of this new school of though
5、t, and both went on to produce many experiments, articles, and books in support of it.（分数：2.00）A.favorableB.precipitousC.zoogenicD.zealous7.The two men, working together for more then a decade, both became famous psychologists _.（分数：2.00）A.in their own shapeB.in their own rightC.to their own tasteD.
6、at their own wish8.In England today you would have to be a _ not to understand the distinction. Or maybe just a member of the insular ruling class.（分数：2.00）A.social assetB.social workerC.social hermitD.social contact9.There are numerous _ reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones,
7、 that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains, and the like.（分数：2.00）A.unsuspendedB.unsubstantiatedC.unrebukableD.unratified10.Fruits are loaded with _, vitamins and other nutrients, which can help to prevent genetic dam
8、age that can lead to the development of cancer.（分数：2.00）A.antioxidantsB.antidotesC.antifeedantsD.antibiotics11.Historically, a cornerstone of classical empiricism has been the notion that every true _ must be confirmable by specific observations.（分数：2.00）A.popularizationB.generalizationC.modernizati
9、onD.convention12.I knew that he was never heavily influenced by the morality play“s _ which portrays the world as a tug-of-war between good and evil.（分数：2.00）A.conversationB.convectionC.conventionD.conversion13.Being just a _ schedule, it still requires more improvement.（分数：2.00）A.tensionalB.tentati
10、veC.tendentiousD.tensile14.Where any people have made a temporary approach to such a character, it has been because the dread of heterodox _ was for a time suspended.（分数：2.00）A.speculationB.spectrumC.petrologyD.speculum15.The hurricane _ havoc throughout the coastal area.（分数：2.00）A.wroughtB.damagedC
11、wreckedD.wreaked三、Part 2 Vocabulary Re(总题数：15，分数：30.00)16.While the delegate clearly sought to dampen the optimism that has emerged recently, she stopped short of suggesting that the conference was near collapse and might produce nothing of significance.（分数：2.00）A.substantiateB.discourageC.encourag
12、eD.rekindle17.A lot of people believed her story at first, but now it“s been quite thoroughly debunked .（分数：2.00）A.disclosedB.hiddenC.concealedD.praised18.The experts finally deciphered military and diplomatic signals at last.（分数：2.00）A.entangledB.decodedC.cipheredD.evaluated19.The politician decrie
13、d the platform of his opponent.（分数：2.00）A.chideB.welcomedC.attackedD.ignored20.Although normally diffident , Alison felt so strongly about the issue that she put aside her reserve and spoke up at the committee meeting.（分数：2.00）A.contentiousB.shyC.facetiousD.intrepid21.Some artists immodestly idealiz
14、e or exaggerate the significance of their work, yet others, disdaining to exalt the role of the artist, reject a transcendent view of art.（分数：2.00）A.appearingB.despisingC.seekingD.tending22.Sympathy often engenders love, which is usually unreliable.（分数：2.00）A.negatesB.controlsC.generatesD.obviates23
15、Because folk art is neither completely rejected nor accepted as an art from by art historians, their final evaluations of it necessarily remain equivocal .（分数：2.00）A.arbitraryB.estimableC.unspokenD.obscure24.To study English well, he habituated himself to talking with foreigners.（分数：2.00）A.expected
16、B.madeC.helpedD.accustomed25.The output of produce was impaired by the flood.（分数：2.00）A.extendedB.weakenedC.strengthenedD.consolidated26.In parts of the Arctic, the land grades into the land fast ice so imperceptibly that you can walk off the coast and not know you re over the hidden sea.（分数：2.00）A.
17、permanentlyB.impalpablelyC.irregularlyD.slightly27.SARS is still jeopardizing people“s lives before scientists come up with an effective treatment.（分数：2.00）A.killingB.riskingC.endangeringD.adventuring28.To achieve our goal, we have to obviate all the problems.（分数：2.00）A.elucidateB.suggestC.eliminate
18、D.satisfy29.Our country has overtaken and outstripped developed countries in some scientific.（分数：2.00）A.exceededB.determinedC.reflectedD.studied30.Remelting old metal cans rather making primacy aluminum from bauxite ore shipped from overseas saves producers millions of dollars in procurement and pro
19、duction costs.（分数：2.00）A.acquirementB.distributionC.salvageD.storage四、Section 2 Reading Co(总题数：3，分数：40.00)The Man Who Would Be Judgeby James Carney, WashingtonWhen Henry J. Hyde went to Washington in 1975 to represent the western suburbs of Chicago in Congress, he was advised to steer clear of the H
20、ouse Judiciary Committee if he wanted an interesting assignment. The year before, the whole nation had watched the committee conduct the sensational impeachment hearings that led President Nixon to resign. “I was told that the golden days of the committee were over, that it would sink into desuetude
21、 Hyde remembers. “But I was a lawyer, so I was drawn to it.“ Twenty-three years later, his instinct has put Hyde at the center of one of Washington“s biggest political dramas since Watergate. Once Kenneth Starr finishes gathering evidence against Bill Clinton, he is almost certain to turn over the
22、 case to Congress. Then it will be up to chairman Hyde to wield the gavel as the House Judiciary Committee contemplates impeachment again. “To participate in that would be very exciting,“ says Hyde, 73. “But I don“t relish seeking to undo the outcome of two presidential elections.“ That Hyde would b
23、e the Republican sitting in judgment of Bill Clinton is good news for impeachment-minded Republicans seeking a nonpartisan veneer. Though revered by conservatives (and considered as a replacement for Speaker Newt Gingrich during his ethics troubles), Hyde enjoys the respect of even the most liberal
24、Democrats. “Henry is a man of dignity; he knows the rules, and he follows the rules,“ proclaims Barney Frank, the committee Democrat whose sister, Ann Lewis, is White House communications director. Former congressional titan and fellow Chicagoan Dan Rostenkowski remembers flying to and from Washingt
25、on with Hyde as he clipped newspaper articles and underlined history books. “Henry“s a student, a real thinker,“ he says. “I“m very comfortable with him in charge.“ Perhaps that“s because Hyde, like Rostenkowski grew up working class and Catholic in Chicagoan almost exclusively Democratic environmen
26、t. When Hyde was a boy, his father“s job was collecting coins from pay telephones. After winning a basketball scholarship to Georgetown, Hyde served two years in the Navy during World War 11. During lulls overseas, he studied Marx and Lenin and began to worry that America“s strategic alliance with S
27、talin had made the Democratic Party too soft on communism. He volunteered as a Democrat for Ike in 1956, then switched parties. It wasn“t until 1968, when a colleague in the state legislature asked him to co-sponsor a bill to make abortions easier to obtain in Illinois, that Hyde confronted the issu
28、e that would later define his career . By the time he got to Congress, Hyde was ardently, and articulately, pro-life. He pushed through the first bill restricting federal funding for abortion. But this widower and father of four is not doctrinaire about his conservatism. After a fact-finding trip to
29、 the Deep South in 1985, he led a mini-G.O.P. revolt against the Reagan Administration to push through re-authorization of the Voting Rights Act. He infuriated Republican colleagues by siding with Clinton in support of gun control and the Family Leaves Act, and then by leading the successful fight a
30、gainst a central tenet of Gingrich“s Contract with America: term limits. Calling them “the dumbest idea since synthetic leatherette,“ Hyde once warned that forcing out veteran lawmakers to make room for neophyte “citizen legislators“ would prove costly to the Republic. “You are going to deny to this
31、 country in times of real crisis the cool, wise, experienced heads that are necessary in those times.“ Hyde could have been talking about himself. ( Time , 1998)（分数：12.00）(1).Which of the following is the closest in meaning to that of the underlined word “sensational“ in the first paragraph?（分数：2.00
32、A.affectingB.sensibleC.sensuousD.making a stir(2).What does Henry Hyde mean by saying “But I don“t relish seeking to undo the outcome of two presidential elections“ at the end of the second paragraph?（分数：2.00）A.He would like to participate in that but he won“t undo the outcome of two presidential e
33、lections.B.He would like to participate in that but it is not his end to unseat Clinton particularly.C.To participate in that would be very exciting but he would not like to participate.D.To participate in that would be very exciting, but it is not his intention to exert influence on the outcome of
34、the elections.(3).From the passage, we can infer that the liberal Democrats show reverence for Henry Hyde because _（分数：2.00）A.he is the nonpartisan the party is seeking.B.though being a republican, he is generally considered a man of dignity and fair-mindedness.C.he is a liberal Democrat and can spe
35、ak for them.D.he is a friend of White House communications director“s brother.(4).Which of the following can best explain the sentence “Hyde confronted the issue that would later define his career“ in the fourth paragraph?（分数：2.00）A.He helped his colleague in the state legislature to make abortions
36、easier to obtain in Illinois.B.His later life is mainly related to the matter of abortion being legal or illegal.C.He began to face the issue concerned with abortion and became renowned because of his opposition to abortion.D.His career is to push through the first bill restricting federal funding f
37、or abortion.(5).All of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.Henry Hyde is a widower and he has four children.B.his support of Democratic Clinton once exasperated his Republican colleagues.C.he fights against Gingrich“s contract to support term limits.D.he opposes
38、 the idea of replacing the senior lawmakers with new ones because the country needs the cool, wise, experienced heads.(6).What“s the author“s attitude towards Henry Hyde?（分数：2.00）A.Conservative.B.Skeptical and contemptuous.C.Ambivalent.D.Venerable and honorable.America“s New PatriotismPatriotism has
39、 always been the most abstract of American virtueswhich may be why Americans fight so ferociously over the symbols that help define it. Too often those symbolsflags, anthems, sloganswhich are meant to unite Americans, end up dividing them. To many people, the meaning of patriotism is simple: love of
40、 country. But love of a country that is dedicated to a proposition, not a king or a religiona nation that is based on ideas, not bloodhas always created a different kind of citizen. America“s patriotism expresses itself most truly in actions, not words. Its patriotism shapes its people“s responsibil
41、ities as citizens, how they navigate in the world and, ultimately, what it means to be an American. There is nothing more important that those ideals, and Americans are in the midst of a historic presidential race that will help redefine them for the 21st century. There have always been twin strains
42、 of patriotism in U. S. history, two different definitions of American exceptionalism: a sense that the country“s greatness is based on its provenance and what its people have achieved, and a belief that the greatness of America lies in its promise and how it attempts to live up to its ideals. Conse
43、rvatives and liberals have been arguing about these two strains for years, and that debate has become the pivot of U. S. politics. Republicans have contended that they are the true legatees of the nation“s heritage and attack Democrats for being ashamed of America. Democrats in turn depict Republica
44、ns as chest-thumping nationalists who prevent America from living up to its ideals. Both of these are caricatures. In Barack Obama, the first African-American presidential nominee, the mixed-race child of a single mother, the U. S. has a candidate whose perspective onand experience ofAmerica are dif
45、ferent from those of any other nominee in history. In John McCain, Americans have the son and grandson of admirals who suffered grievously for his country and has spent his life as a public servant. To say that one of these represents the American Dream and the other does not is to set up a false ch
46、oice. As they show in their own words on the following pages, both men embody the great traditions of American patriotism. What the U.S. needs going forward is third-way patriotism, a new patriotism that blends the faith of its fathers with, as Abraham Lincoln said, the unfinished work remaining bef
47、ore the nation. That new patriotism, as Eric Liu and Nick Hanauer write in The True Patriot, means “appreciating not only what is great about our country but also what it takes to create and sustain greatness.“ That formulation is what this campaign should be about: defining America“s course in the
48、21st century. The candidates may have different views on what makes Americans proud to be Americans, but they share a belief in a modem American exceptionalism: that America has a greatness of purpose no other nation possesses, and that for all its achievements, its greatest tasks remain before its
49、people. ( Time , July 14, 2008)（分数：12.00）(1).Which of the following sentences best expresses the essential information of the whole text?（分数：2.00）A.Patriotism is regarded as the most abstract of American virtues and can help to explain why Americans fight so courageously over the symbols that help to define it.B.America“s patriotism shapes its people“s responsibilities as citizens, how they navigate in the world and what it means to be an American.C.There have always been two strains of patriotism in U
