1、笔译二级综合能力模拟试卷 8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 No one apprecia
2、ted his work during his lifetime, but_it is clear that he was a great artist. （ A） in the aftermath （ B） by the time （ C） in retrospect （ D） in this eventuality 2 Being both spoiled and lazy, he_everyone else for his lack of success. （ A） accused （ B） charged （ C） criticized （ D） blamed 3 Your usual
3、 teacher has lost his voice and_I am taking his place today. （ A） nevertheless （ B） however （ C） moreover （ D） accordingly 4 As always when she sang in the bathroom, she_the high notes in a special way. （ A） span out （ B） belted out （ C） spread out （ D） stretch out 5 The prisoner_that he had assault
4、ed a policeman. （ A） denied （ B） rejected （ C） contradicted （ D） refused 6 Only hotel guests have the_of using the private beach. （ A） occasion （ B） possibility （ C） privilege （ D） allowance 7 The jury gave a_of “not guilty“. （ A） sentence （ B） judgement （ C） charge （ D） verdict 8 Wearing seat-belts
5、 when driving is now_by law. （ A） compulsive （ B） forcible （ C） compulsory （ D） involuntary 9 Ill just_an eye over these figures before you type them. （ A） toss （ B） cast （ C） fling （ D） throw 10 He was facing charges on forgery in a court of law but he hired a good attorney to_. （ A） get off （ B） g
6、et through （ C） get by （ D） get away 11 The campers_their tent in a sheltered valley. （ A） established （ B） installed （ C） pitched （ D） fixed 12 A larger brain makes man_to animals. （ A） better （ B） superior （ C） excelled （ D） outstanding 13 He was always finding_with his daughters friends. （ A） bla
7、me （ B） error （ C） mistake （ D） fault 14 It was too late to_of the contract. （ A） back out （ B） back down （ C） back up （ D） back away 15 She had just_the shell of the hard-boiled egg and was starting to peel it off. （ A） snapped （ B） cracked （ C） fractured （ D） burst 16 Children who are praised for
8、their work are always_on. （ A） encouraged （ B） approved （ C） inspired （ D） spurred 17 It is impossible for parents to_their children from every danger. （ A） protect （ B） relieve （ C） preserve （ D） conserve 18 Even though the main source of_exposure for a majority of the human population is the sun,
9、the artificial tanning from sun beds contributes significantly to the total UV risk. （ A） extra violent （ B） extra violet （ C） ultraviolet （ D） ultravirus 19 This is_work. It calls for a good eye and a steady hand. （ A） precise （ B） precision （ C） exact （ D） exactness 20 I wouldnt trust such a_perso
10、n. （ A） deceitful （ B） deceptive （ C） decisive （ D） deceive 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 by letters A,B,C and D. Choose the word or p
11、hrase 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 That boy is suffering from unrequited love and pines away. （ A） fervent （ B） obsessive （ C） secret （ D） unreturned 22 For a long time in that vast r
12、egion, this law was in abeyance. （ A） active use （ B） doubt （ C） discussion （ D） disuse 23 A court-martial has but recently decided to acquit him. （ A） declare he is not guilty （ B） pardon him （ C） condemn him （ D） persecute him 24 There are more people who are obese today than 20 years ago. （ A） ga
13、infully employed （ B） upwardly mobile （ C） excessively overweight （ D） privately educated 25 As a conductor, Leonard Bernstein is famous for his intensely vigorous and exuberant style. （ A） enthusiastic （ B） nervous （ C） painful （ D） extreme 26 When insects feed on decaying plant material in a compo
14、st pile, they help turn it into useful garden soil. （ A） available （ B） organic （ C） distasteful （ D） decomposing 27 Researchers have discovered that dolphins are able to mimic human speech. （ A） import （ B） imitate （ C） impair （ D） humor 28 The dichotomy postulated by many between idealism and real
15、ism is one of the standard cliches of the ongoing debate over international affairs. （ A） division into two parts （ B） combination of two parts （ C） disparity （ D） contradiction 29 Attempts have been made for nearly three decades to increase the amount of precipitation from clouds by seeding them wi
16、th salt or silver iodide. （ A） Devices （ B） Hypotheses （ C） Efforts （ D） Suggestions 30 Justices of the peace have jurisdiction over the trials of some civil suits and of criminal cases involving minor offenses. （ A） supremacy （ B） authority （ C） guidance （ D） obedience 31 The feeling of competition
17、 among the students in all the classrooms where the test was going on was noticeable to everyone. （ A） discord （ B） discovery （ C） rivalry （ D） cooperation 32 The artist spent years on his monumental painting, which covered the whole roof of the church, the biggest in the country. （ A） archaic （ B）
18、sentimental （ C） outstanding （ D） entil:e 33 Many of the electric and electronic products we purchase and consume today are what some industrial experts call “homogeneous toys“. （ A） identical （ B） homosexual （ C） unrelated （ D） distinguishable 34 Anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff furthered her reputa
19、tion as an authority on Native American culture with her study of the symbols, myths, and rituals of the Huichol people. （ A） deserved （ B） retained （ C） renewed （ D） advanced 35 This reflects the priority being attached to economic over political activity, partly caused by a growing reluctance to e
20、nter a calling blighted by relentless publicity that all too often ends in destroying careers and reputations. （ A） powerfulness （ B） unwillingness （ C） renaissance （ D） apologeticness SECTION 3 Error Correction This section consists of 15 sentences; in each sentence there is a part given in the bra
21、ckets 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 part so that the error is corrected. There is only ONE right answer. 36 The house was situated on a hill over the village. （ A
22、） above the village （ B） beyond the village （ C） under the village （ D） within the village 37 The gibbon ranges over an area wider than do the other apes. （ A） a wider area than other apes do （ B） an area wider than are other apes do （ C） wider than other apes do the area （ D） than wider other apes
23、do an area 38 Jackie Robinson, the first Black American who was to play baseball in the major leagues, joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. （ A） the first and a Black American who （ B） was the first Black American （ C） the first Black American （ D） the Black American who first 39 By the time Bob arr
24、ives in Beijing, we have already arrived here for two days. （ A） we have been staying here for two days （ B） it has been for two days we have stayed here （ C） it is already two days before we have arrived here （ D） we will have stayed here for two days 40 The photoperiodic response of algae actually
25、 depends on the duration of darkness, but not on the response of light. （ A） is not on light （ B） but is not on the light （ C） and not on light （ D） the light is not on 41 The early railroads were connected short lines in the existing arteries of transportation: roads, turnpikes, canals, and other w
26、aterways. （ A） short lines that connected （ B） those short lines connected （ C） connected by short lines （ D） short connected lines 42 The computer has dramatically affected just like photographic lenses are constructed. （ A） is the way we constructed the photographic lenses. （ B） that the way we co
27、nstructed the photographic lenses. （ C） which way do photographic lenses are constructed. （ D） the way photographic lenses are constructed. 43 Some women can make a good salary in a job instead of staying at home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family. （ A） Some women could have ma
28、de a good salary in a job （ B） It should have been a job with good salary for women （ C） The work should have made some women a good salary （ D） Some women would make a good salary in a good job 44 When people have no will to live, people are often very difficult to help. （ A） you are （ B） they are
29、（ C） it is （ D） the other is 45 When I first came to this country, I thought little that I should stay here so long. （ A） little thought （ B） thought never （ C） a little thought （ D） thought a little 46 This book is written in such easy English so those with basic command of English can read and und
30、erstand it. （ A） so/that （ B） such/as （ C） so/as （ D） such/as to 47 That should be an excellent opportunity of you to say what you think. （ A） opportunity for you （ B） opportunity in which you are （ C） opportunity to you （ D） opportunity in which you 48 Before writing a book, the first thing is cons
31、idering what to say. （ A） you must first ponder what to say and what not to be said carefully. （ B） its extremely necessary that you know what to say. （ C） the first thing is to consider what to say. （ D） you must first ponder what to say and what not to say. 49 He lost all his money. The only thing
32、 he could do was to call his wife for help at this moment. （ A） being called （ B） to be called （ C） calling （ D） call 50 Theres no doubt that any proposal which Jack be dismissed must be resisted. （ A） that （ B） as （ C） what （ D） in which 50 To Err is Human by Lewis Thomas Everyone must have had at
33、least one personal experience with a computer error by this time. Bank balances are suddenly reported to have jumped from $ 379 into the millions, appeals for charitable contributions are mailed over and over to people with crazy sounding names at your address, department stores send the wrong bills
34、, utility companies write that theyre turning everything off, that sort of thing. If you manage to get in touch with someone and complain, you then get instantaneously typed, guilty letters from the same computer, saying, “Our computer was in error, and an adjustment is being made in your account.“
35、These are supposed to be the sheerest, blindest accidents. Mistakes are not believed to be the normal behavior of a good machine. If things go wrong, it must be a personal, human error, the result of fingering, tampering a button getting stuck, someone hitting the wrong key. The computer, at its nor
36、mal best, is infallible. I wonder whether this can be true. After all, the whole point of computers is that they represent an extension of the human brain, vastly improved upon but nonetheless human, superhuman maybe. A good computer can think clearly and quickly enough to beat you at chess, and som
37、e of them have even been programmed to write obscure verse. They can do anything we can do, and more besides. It is not yet known whether a computer has its own consciousness, and it would be hard to find out about this. When you walk into one of those great halls now built for the huge machines, an
38、d standing listening, it is easy to imagine that the faint, distant noises are the sound of thinking, and the turning of the spools gives them the look of wild creatures rolling their eyes in the effort to concentrate, choking with information. But real thinking, and dreaming, are other matters. On
39、the other hand, the evidence of something like an unconscious, equivalent to ours, are all around, in every mail. As extensions of the human brain, they have been constructed the same property of error, spontaneous, uncontrolled, and rich in possibilities. 51 The title of the writing “To Err is Huma
40、n“ implies that _. （ A） making mistakes is confined only to human beings （ B） every human being cannot avoid making mistakes （ C） all human beings are always making mistakes （ D） every human being is born to make bad mistakes 52 The first paragraph implies that _. （ A） computer errors are so obvious
41、 that one can hardly prevent it from happening （ B） the computer is so capable of making errors that none of them is avoidable （ C） computers make such errors as miscalculation and inaccurate reporting （ D） Computers cant think so their errors are natural and unavoidable 53 The author uses his hypot
42、hesis that “computers represents an extension of the human brain“ in order to indicate that _. （ A） human beings are not infallible, nor are computers （ B） computers are bound to make as many errors as human beings （ C） errors made by computers can be avoided the same as human mistakes can be avoide
43、d （ D） computers axe made by human beings and so are their errors 54 The rhetoric the author employed in writing the third paragraph, especially the sentence “A good computer can think clearly and quickly enough to beat you at chess.“ is usually referred to in writing as _. （ A） climax （ B） personif
44、ication （ C） hyperbole （ D） onomatopoeia 55 The author compared the faint and distant sound of the computer to the sound of thinking and regarded it as the product of _. （ A） dreaming and thinking （ B） some property of errors （ C） consciousness （ D） possibilities 55 The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American
45、 by Jeff Smith Our real American foods have come from our soil and have been used by many groups those who already lived here and those who have come here to live. The Native Americans already had developed an interesting cuisine using the abundant foods that were so prevalent. The influence that th
46、e English had upon our national eating habits is easy to see. They were a tough lot, those English, and they ate in a tough manner. They wiped their mouths on the tablecloth, if there happened to be one, and they ate until you would expect them to burst. European travelers to this country in those d
47、ays were most often shocked by American eating habits, which included too much fat and too much salt and too much liquor. Not much has changed! And, the Revolutionists refused to use the fork since it marked them as Europeans. The fork was not absolutely common on the American dinner table until abo
48、ut the time of the Civil War, the 1860s. Those English were a tough lot. Other immigrant groups added their own touches to the preparation of our New World food products. The groups that came still have a special sense of self-identity through their ancestral heritage, but they see themselves as Ame
49、ricans. This special self-identity through your ancestors who came from other lands was supposed to disappear in this country. The term melting pot was first used in reference to America in the late 1700s, so this belief that we would all become the same has been with us for a long time. Thank goodness it has never worked. The various immigrant groups continue to add flavor to the pot, all right, but you can pick out the individual flavo
