1、笔译二级综合能力模拟试卷 29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 explanatio
2、n given by the manager yesterday was not at all_to us. （ A） satisfy （ B） satisfied （ C） satisfactory （ D） satisfying 2 Part of the funds will be used to_that old library to its original splendor. （ A） rest （ B） recover （ C） replace （ D） restore 3 This silk has gone right_and we have not sold a singl
3、e piece of it for weeks. （ A） out of fad （ B） out of pattern （ C） out of custom （ D） out of fashion 4 The new Personal Digital Assistance contained a large_of information about an individual life. （ A） deal （ B） amount （ C） number （ D） account 5 Primitive superstitions that feed racism should be_thr
4、ough education. （ A） ignored （ B） exalted （ C） eradicated （ D） canceled 6 6._pollution control measures are expensive, many local governments hesitate to adopt them. （ A） Although （ B） However （ C） Because （ D） Moreover 7 The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runne
5、r,_to the body. （ A） the stress it is greater （ B） greater is the stress （ C） greater stress is （ D） the greater the stress 8 Annie Jump Cannon,_discovered so many stars that she was called “the census taker of the sky“. （ A） a leading astronomer, （ B） who, as a leading astronomer, （ C） was a leadin
6、g astronomer, （ D） a leading astronomer who 9 Kingdom of Wonders,_in 1995 in Fremont, Calif. , became an industry legend for two toys: a talking bear and a ray-gun game. （ A） find （ B） found （ C） founded （ D） founding 10 Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event_is equal to the
7、 probability that it will not occur. （ A） occurring （ B） to occur （ C） occurs （ D） occur 11 Only one-fifth of Americans saw oil as the chief reason that the U. S. made a war on Iraq, but 75 percent of the French and of the Russians believed_. （ A） to （ B） so （ C） go （ D） do 12 Sadly, while the acade
8、mic industry thrives, the practice of translation continues to_. （ A） stack （ B） stage （ C） stagnate （ D） stamp 13 Your blunt treatment of disputes would put other people in a negative frame of_, with the result that they would not be able to accept your proposal. （ A） mind （ B） idea （ C） intention
9、（ D） wish 14 If you are an energetic person with strong views as to the right way of doing things, you find yourself_under pressures. （ A） variably （ B） invariably （ C） invaluably （ D） invalidly 15 Uncle Vernon, quite unlike Harry Potter who looked nothing like the rest of the family, was large, ver
10、y fat, and_, with an enormous black mustache. （ A） neckless （ B） necklace （ C） reckless （ D） rackless 16 Home to_and gangsters, officials and laborers, refugees and artists, the city was, in its prime, a metropolis that exhibited all the hues of the human character. （ A） magnates （ B） magnets （ C） m
11、achines （ D） magnitudes 17 His_behavior made everyone nervous. He was always rushing to open doors and perform other small tasks, apologizing unnecessarily for any inconvenience that he might have caused. （ A） oblivious （ B） observant （ C） obsequious （ D） obsolescent 18 He was completely_by her tale
12、 of hardship. （ A） taken away （ B） taken down （ C） taken in （ D） taken up 19 Americans who consider themselves_in the traditional sense do not usually hesitate to heap criticism in domestic matters over what they believe is oppressive or wasteful. （ A） pedestrian （ B） penchant （ C） patriarch （ D） pa
13、triotic 20 As technological advances put more and more time between early school life and the young persons final access to specialized work, the stage of_becomes an even more marked and conscious period. （ A） adolescence （ B） adjacency （ C） advantage （ D） adventure SECTION 2 Vocabularly Replacement
14、 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 changing the basic m
15、eaning of the sentence. There is only ONE right answer. 21 He remained calm in the face of the impending danger. （ A） terrific （ B） trivial （ C） astonishing （ D） imminent 22 “Holmes“ I whispered. “What on earth are you doing in this disgusting place?“ （ A） humble （ B） unpleasant （ C） underprivileged
16、 （ D） noisy 23 The futility of the program resulted from poor planning. （ A） possible failure in the future （ B） ineffectiveness and uselessness （ C） blindness to its mistakes （ D） potential disaster 24 Construction of the gigantic office building in this city was for years intermittent. （ A） stoppi
17、ng and starting at intervals （ B） something that will happen soon （ C） being watched with keen interest （ D） anything that comes and goes 25 Although many modifications have been made in it, the game known in the United States as football can be traced directly to the English game of rugby. （ A） rul
18、es （ B） changes （ C） demands （ D） leagues 26 Your silence implies countenancing his abject behavior; therefore please clarify your stand to him. （ A） supporting （ B） obscuring （ C） concealing （ D） assisting 27 The graduate committee must be in full accord in their approval of a dissertation. （ A） in
19、decisive （ B） sullen （ C） vocal （ D） unanimous 28 We regret being unable to entertain your request for providing free boarding to 15 sportsmen for two weeks. （ A） receive （ B） comply （ C） coincide （ D） consider 29 Justices of the peace have jurisdiction over the trials of some civil suits and of cri
20、minal cases involving minor offenses. （ A） superiority （ B） authority （ C） guidance （ D） obedience 30 One of the things we have to do to prevent a pandemic is to make sure people understand and know what they can do to minimize the commotion. （ A） command （ B） collusion （ C） turmoil （ D） tutelage 31
21、 One of the effective ways to lessen environmental pollution is the reservation and protection of more swamps. （ A） vast thick corals （ B） pockets of wet land （ C） warm volcanoes （ D） millions of bees and wasps 32 The word “ wrath“ in The Grapes of Wrath by the Nobel prize winner John Steinbeck prob
22、ably means: （ A） great anger （ B） large crowds （ C） hard labor （ D） sudden storms 33 The artist spent years on his monumental painting, which covered the whole roof of the church, the biggest in the country. （ A） archaic （ B） sentimental （ C） outstanding （ D） entire 34 The ancient Jewish people rega
23、rded themselves as the salt of the earth, the chosen few by God to rule the world. （ A） outcast （ B） elite （ C） nomad （ D） disciple 35 In the world of sport, the four-minute mile the “dream mile“ until recently was the most intriguing goal remaining to the individual athlete. （ A） daring （ B） demand
24、ing （ C） thought-provoking （ D） fascinating 36 The Eskimo is generally pictured as hospitable, amiable and obliging. （ A） admirable （ B） generous （ C） pleasant and good-natured （ D） humble 37 Soon comics were so prevalent as to attract the attention of serious critics. （ A） successful （ B） prosperou
25、s （ C） widespread （ D） persuasive 38 The accuracy of scientific observation and calculations is always at the mercy of the scientists timekeeping methods. （ A） under the control of （ B） within the kindness of （ C） beyond the reach of （ D） out of the control of 39 Although the United States cherishes
26、 the tradition that it is a nation of small towns and wide open spaces, only one in eight Americans now lives on a farm. （ A） cheers for （ B） tends lovingly （ C） misses （ D） remembers 40 The progress of civilization itself can be measured by its range of mathematics. （ A） considered （ B） decided （ C
27、） assessed （ D） found out 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 c
28、an replace the part so that the error is corrected. There is only ONE right answer. 41 The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see be carrying out next year. （ A） carry out （ B） carrying out （ C） carried out （ D） to carry out 42 The examiner failed some candidates, and 15 of them bei
29、ng students without work experience. （ A） 15 being （ B） among 15 were （ C） 15 of them were （ D） 15 of whom were 43 Despite of their opposition, he went his own way and started his preparations. （ A） Despiting of （ B） Despited of （ C） Despite （ D） Despited 44 Network television, magazine, and direct
30、mail that will be the big gainers in advertising revenues next year. （ A） which （ B） these （ C） they （ D） all 45 I hear that he knows four languages, such as Chinese, French, German and Japanese. （ A） for example, （ B） namely, （ C） like （ D） as 46 The more people you know, the less you have time to
31、see them but you can always reach them on the Internet. （ A） less you have the time （ B） the less time you have （ C） the less time do you have （ D） less the time you have 47 Having heard the weather forecast, the boat was stopped in the harbour. （ A） the boat did not sail out of （ B） they did not sa
32、il out of （ C） the boat remained in （ D） they were stopped in 48 Once they had fame, fortune, secure futures; now all that left is utter poverty. （ A） that all is left （ B） all that is left （ C） all what is left （ D） all which is left 49 Mary must have received my mail; otherwise she would have repl
33、ied before now. （ A） Mary should （ B） Mary ought to （ C） Mary shouldnt （ D） Mary couldnt 50 We will ship the goods on Monday according to your order less we hear from you by Friday. （ A） nevertheless （ B） unless （ C） lest （ D） until 51 When this agreement is signed, a circular will be prepared for g
34、iven to our customers. （ A） given out （ B） given off （ C） dispatches （ D） distribution 52 It is now clear that no such creatures as vampires have been seen and none been found in the world. （ A） was found （ B） are found （ C） have been found （ D） have been found out 53 My company is Excellent Kitchen
35、ware Company, there nearby is a big market for kitchenware in our city. （ A） there near （ B） and there near （ C） there nearly （ D） and nearby there 54 The government has hardly taken measures to crack down on these crimes when new ones occurred. （ A） Hardly had the government taken （ B） The governme
36、nt took hardly （ C） Hardly the government had taken （ D） The government is hardly taking 55 The general manager demanded that the job will be completed before the summer holidays. （ A） would be （ B） must be （ C） be （ D） had to be 56 Our company will provide you with free transportation as you reques
37、ted and charge the installation. （ A） installation with a charge （ B） in the installation （ C） freely installation （ D） installation in charge 57 Doctors warned sun-starved tourists who received too much sunlight that they were at serious risk than others of contracting skin cancer. （ A） with more s
38、erious （ B） at seriously （ C） at more serious （ D） seriously with 58 We have sent an order slip to all that we have reason to believe are interested in our books. （ A） who are believed by us （ B） with who we have reason to believe （ C） who we have reason to believe （ D） with whom we believe 59 As an
39、 English major student at one of the most famous universities in China, I strongly believe that business English is more practical than other fields. （ A） a student in English （ B） a major English student （ C） an English major （ D） an English student major 60 The engineers are going through with the
40、ir highway project, in spite that the expenses have risen. （ A） just because （ B） even though （ C） as though （ D） now that 60 The ocean bottom a region nearly 2. 5 times greater than the total land area of the Earth is a vast frontier that even today is largely unexplored and uncharted. Until about
41、a century ago, the deep-ocean floor was completely inaccessible, hidden beneath waters averaging over 3, 600 meters deep. Totally without light and subjected to intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the Earths surface, the deep-ocean bottom is a hostile environment to humans, in some w
42、ays as forbidding and remote as the void of outer space. Although researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks and sediments for over a century, the first detailed global investigation of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1968, with the beginning of the National Science Foundations
43、 Deep Sea Drilling Project(DSDP). Using techniques first developed for the offshore oil and gas industry, the DSDPs drill ship, the Glomar Challenger, was able to maintain a steady position on the oceans surface and drill in very deep waters, extracting samples of sediments and rock from the ocean f
44、loor. The Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15-year research program that ended in November 1983. During this time, the vessel logged 600,000 kilometers and took almost 20, 000 core samples of seabed sediments and rocks at 624 drilling sites around the world. The Glomar Challengers core sa
45、mples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked like hundreds of millions of years ago and to calculate what it will probably look like millions of years in the future. Today, largely on the strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challengers voyages, nearly all earth sci
46、entists agree on the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift that explain many of the geological processes that shape the Earth. The cores of sediment drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also yielded information critical to understanding the worlds past climates. Deep-ocean sediments pro
47、vide a climatic record stretching back hundreds of millions of years, because they are largely isolated from the mechanical erosion and the intense chemical and biological activity that rapidly destroy much land-based evidence of past climates. This record has already provided insights into the patt
48、erns and causes of past climatic change information that may be used to predict future climates. 61 The author refers to the ocean bottom as a “frontier“ in Paragraph 1 because it_. （ A） is not a popular area for scientific research （ B） contains a wide variety of life forms （ C） attracts courageous
49、 explorers （ D） is an unknown territory 62 The word “inaccessible“ underlined in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_. （ A） unrecognizable （ B） unreachable （ C） unusable （ D） unsafe 63 The author mentions “outer space“ underlined in Paragraph 1 because_. （ A） the Earths climate millions of years ago was similar to conditions in outer space （ B） it is similar to the ocean floor in being alien to the human environment （ C） rock formations in outer space a
