1、笔译二级综合能力模拟试卷 5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 rain was so
2、 heavy that the man was wet to the skin; his whole body was98 and trembling. （ A） stiff （ B） straight （ C） steady （ D） hard 2 Tom was totally _ when he received a C on the exam in history, for he was positive that he could have got an A. （ A） elated （ B） frustrated （ C） incited （ D） contented 3 Desp
3、ite repeated _ by educational authorities for concrete measures to reduce students burdens, little has changed. （ A） directions （ B） recommendations （ C） advice （ D） calls 4 Every day, many people come to visit the _ of the old castle. （ A） location （ B） highland （ C） site （ D） desert 5 Many young p
4、eople believe that war is stupid and unnecessary. To them, to lose ones life on the battlefield is _ . （ A） glorious （ B） futile （ C） heroic （ D） courageous 6 Arrogance and pride are similar in meaning, but there is a (n) _ difference between them. （ A） submerged （ B） indecisive （ C） indistinct （ D）
5、 subtle 7 The _ of electronic computers has opened up new ways of data analysis for the scientist. （ A） advent （ B） adverse （ C） advert （ D） advise 8 In the dim light, I managed to _ the shadowy figure of a big lion among the trees. （ A） make off （ B） make up （ C） make out （ D） make over 9 If a need
6、le is thrown _ on a sheet of paper ruled with lines, how often can it be expected to fall on a line? （ A） on purpose （ B） with accuracy （ C） at random （ D） according to ones own will 10 Rumors are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into _ ones. （ A） tragic
7、（ B） vulnerable （ C） turbulent （ D） suspicious 11 Mr. Brown, who was not easily surprised, was quite _ when he heard the result of the general election. （ A） taken aback （ B） given over （ C） brought about （ D） turned up 12 The WTO meeting _ with no agreement on launching a broad round of trade liber
8、alization negotiations. （ A） broke off （ B） broke in （ C） broke up （ D） broke out 13 Professor Smith is someone we all _ . （ A） look up to （ B） look into （ C） look through （ D） look down upon 14 _ the issues of slavery and race has been fundamental in Americas development. （ A） Promoting （ B） Confro
9、nting （ C） Conquering （ D） Measuring 15 Obviously he has done a very terrible thing today, but _ , he cant be held responsilSle in the criminal justice system. （ A） justifiably （ B） legally （ C） reasonably （ D） understandingly 16 Success as _ by economic output bears no close relationship to human a
10、chievement. （ A） decided （ B） achieved （ C） assured （ D） measured 17 A _ of sympathy swept through Japan yesterday as people heard the shocking news of Obuchis (小渊惠三 ) descent into a coma. （ A） wave （ B） tide （ C） rush （ D） shower 18 In international banking today, a bank must have a deep _ into int
11、ernational financial markets. （ A） idea （ B） understanding （ C） knowledge （ D） insight 19 A growing number of people are pursuing advanced degrees without stepping _ a university campus. （ A） into （ B） off （ C） up （ D） onto 20 After youve started to master the techniques, the real struggle is just b
12、eginning. Its _ that makes you great. （ A） persistence （ B） insistence （ C） continuation （ D） mentality 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
13、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 right answer. 21 Now since the assessment of intelligence is a relative matter we must be sure that the scale with which
14、we are comparing our subjects provides valid or fair comparison. （ A） comparable （ B） comparative （ C） competitive （ D） compatible 22 We are counting on your offer to help during the election. （ A） relying （ B） hoping for （ C） expecting （ D） discounting 23 Is there any occasion for my appearance bef
15、ore the court? （ A） objection （ B） cause （ C） doubt （ D） question 24 We anticipate being able to have our summer vacation in Italy. （ A） agitate （ B） expect （ C） suspect （ D） surmise 25 The speakers reason for changing his opinion was highly pertinent. （ A） imaginative （ B） unrealistic （ C） relevant
16、 （ D） controversial 26 Two substitutes were used during the critical basketball game last night. （ A） players （ B） replacements （ C） centers （ D） referees 27 No matter how hard you try, you can find no parallel existing between them. （ A） analogy （ B） angel （ C） ambition （ D） antique 28 It takes the
17、 most cool-headed and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to make reprisals when subjected to uncivilized behavior. （ A） challenge （ B） laugh （ C） revenge （ D） appreciate 29 For all its extremes, Venus is a (n) incalculable laboratory for researchers studying the weather and climate of
18、 earth. （ A） invaluable （ B） valuable （ C） value （ D） valueless 30 Careful testing is necessary before any more experiments can continue with the exploring submarine. （ A） needful （ B） in need of （ C） necessity （ D） of necessity 31 Because this area has a high rate of crime and unemployment, there a
19、re only people moving out. （ A） incentive （ B） incident （ C） incidence （ D） initiative 32 John Smith has a blog at The Lonely Planet Times, and you can listen to a live audio stream by clicking this link below. （ A） steam （ B） water flow （ C） recording （ D） programming 33 The 20th-century poem sugge
20、sts to something we have been able to find nothing about. （ A） alludes （ B） avoids （ C） alleges （ D） alerts 34 He was finally enrolled into a member of the college after a years hard working. （ A） incorporated （ B） corporate （ C） corporal （ D） operated 35 That gossip concerning them exploded at leng
21、th after it had been simmering for a long time. （ A） segment （ B） sector （ C） skeleton （ D） scandal 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 re
22、spectively marked by 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. 36 A survey asked British mums who work outside the home what they would most like for Mothers Day. And what did they reply? “Flowers? Chocola
23、tes? Dinner in Paris?“ No, what 72% wanted was this: a little bit of time for mother. （ A） to myself （ B） to morn （ C） for morn （ D） by myself 37 Of course, nobody ever thought the prime ministers job shall be easy. （ A） would （ B） could （ C） will （ D） should 38 Downing Street is fighting fiercely f
24、or something it hopes it shall control: its reputation. “The BBC is now saying, Nobody ever said the prime minister told a lie, but thats exactly what theyre saying,“ Alastair Campbell, Blairs director of communications, told Newsweek. “Thats pretty heavy.“ （ A） could （ B） would （ C） can （ D） will 3
25、9 The made-in-America idea of the global brand has built a name that people will buy on faith, and the pioneer was Coca-Cola. （ A） is building （ B） is to build （ C） was to build （ D） was building 40 For the least. American roots are no longer an easy selling point. Through much of the postwar period
26、, US brands could play off this cachet; Levis ad campaigns used wholesome themes of boy-meets-girl in a heartland American setting until the early 1990s. （ A） At least （ B） At the least （ C） At most （ D） At the most 41 For me and my other classmates, trying to fathom what happened to our old school
27、friend, we may never know if we really would grow up with a future terrorist. （ A） grow up （ B） are growing up （ C） grew up （ D） shall grow up 42 When I was an editor, I always preferred to apologise promptly, what the merits of the case, rather than face the expense and, importantly, the time consu
28、ming complexities and debilitating worry of litigation, libel being one of the least satisfactory branches of the law. （ A） whichever, more importantly （ B） whatever, more important （ C） whichever, more important （ D） whatever, more importantly 43 One morning my patience was growing thin during Mark
29、 talked once too often, and then I made a novice-teachers mistake. （ A） when （ B） as （ C） while （ D） whenever 44 One of the key features of CBI is the use of authentic “input“ in other words, “real“ reading but listening material: magazine and newspaper articles, poems, short stories, brochures, exc
30、erpts from textbooks written for native speakers of English, radio interviews, lectures, and advertisements. （ A） and （ B） or （ C） and/or （ D） nil 45 In each persons life there are three stages. When one was young, people said, “He will do something.“ As he grew older and did nothing, they said, “He
31、 could do something if he found himself.“ When he was white-haired, people said of him, “He might do something if he could try anything.“ （ A） He should have done something if he has tried something （ B） He would have done something if he should have tried anything （ C） He might do something if he w
32、ould try something. （ D） He might have done something if he had tried anything 46 China not only will endeavor to curb its population growth, but will also upgrade the education of its citizens. （ A） will not only . but also will （ B） will not only . but also will （ C） will not only . but also （ D）
33、not only . but will also 47 Of course, the notion suspects that while people work 50 weeks a year, their output is greater than they work 46 or 47 weeks. （ A） predicts . even if （ B） assumes . if （ C） assumes . when （ D） predicts . when 48 If they will not be able to reach agreement before the confe
34、rence, they shall lose a good opportunity of involving themselves to do the project. （ A） will be unable . to involving （ B） are unable . to involve （ C） are not be able . to involve （ D） will be able . to involving 49 I was standing behind him and I did see Sandra handing the letter to Joe. （ A） ha
35、nd （ B） has handed （ C） handed （ D） was handing 50 The President was talking to all the department heads while a group of unexpected important clients had arrived for a talk with him. （ A） when . were arriving （ B） as . had arrived （ C） when . arriving （ D） when . arrived 50 The ocean bottom a regio
36、n 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 a century ago, the deep-ocean floor was completely inaccessible, hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,600 meters deep. Totally without light and subj
37、ected to intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the Earths surface, the deep-ocean bottom is a hostile environment to humans, in some ways 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, t
38、he first detailed global investigation of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1968, with the beginning of the National Science Foundations Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP). Using techniques first developed for the offshore oil and gas industry, the DSDPs drill ship, the Glomar Challenger,
39、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 floor. 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
40、 kilometers and took almost 20,000 core samples of seabed sediments and rocks at 624 drilling sites around the world. The Glomar Challengers core samples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked like hundreds of millions of years ago and to calculate what it will probably look l
41、ike millions of years in the future. Today, largely on the strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challengers voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree on the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift that explain many of the geological processes that shape the Earth. The cores of
42、sediment drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also yielded information critical to understanding the worlds past climates. Deep-ocean sediments provide a climatic record stretching back hundreds of millions of years, because they are largely isolated from the mechanical erosion and the intense chem
43、ical and biological activity that rapidly destroy much land-based evidence of past climates. This record has already provided insights into the patterns and causes of past climatic change information that may be used to predict future climates. 51 The author refers to the ocean bottom as a “frontier
44、“ 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 explorers （ D） is an unknown territory 52 The word “inaccessible“ underlined in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_. （ A） unrecognizable （ B） unreach
45、able （ C） unusable （ D） unsafe 53 The author mentions “outer space“ underlined in Paragraph 1 because_. （ A） the Earth s 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
46、space are similar to those found on the ocean floor （ D） techniques used by scientists to explore outer space were similar to those used in ocean exploration 54 Which of the following is true of the Glomar Challenger? （ A） It is a type of submarine. （ B） It is an ongoing project. （ C） It has gone on
47、 over 100 voyages. （ D） It made its first DSDP voyage in 1968. 55 The word “extracting“ underlined in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_. （ A） breaking （ B） locating （ C） removing （ D） analyzing 56 The Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was_. （ A） an attempt to find new sources
48、of oil and gas （ B） the first extensive exploration of the ocean bottom （ C） composed of geologists from all over the world （ D） funded entirely by the gas and oil industry 57 The word “strength“ underlined in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_. （ A） basis （ B） purpose （ C） discovery （ D） enduran
49、ce 58 The word “they“ underlined in Paragraph 4 refers to_. （ A） years （ B） climates （ C） sediments （ D） cores 59 Deep-ocean sediments provide better information about the worlds past climate because they_. （ A） are well protected （ B） have land-based evidence （ C） are in isolation （ D） have a longer history 60 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the Deep Sea Drilling Project? （ A）
