1、笔译三级综合能力模拟试卷 30（无答案）SECTION 1 Vocabulary SelectionIn 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 Although the speak
2、er was a well-known personality, his speech was poorly_.（A）raised（B） delivered（C） lectured（D）preached2 Would you please bring me some_catalogues? These are too old.（A）modern（B） fashionable（C） up-to-date（D）out-of-date3 It is not considered_to pick one s teeth in public.（A）respectful（B） respected（C） r
3、espectable（D）respective4 Beth could_her coat easily because it has large red buttons.（A）justify（B） identify（C） prove（D）test5 He was busy writing the essay all the morning, only_occasionally to have a cup of tea.（A）breaking off（B） breaking out（C） breaking（D）breaking away6 The last guests to reach the
4、 hotel_at 12 o clock at night.（A）checked out（B） checked up（C） checked in（D）check on7 Bill had been looking for his gloves for quite a while, which_eventually under a cushion.（A）turned up（B） turned on（C） turned down（D）turned over8 On hearing the news that her father died of a car accident, she_tears.
5、（A）burst out（B） burst in（C） burst into（D）burst forth9 The electronic computer is_some of the tasks that were once accomplished by our own brains.（A）taking care（B） taking in（C） taking off（D）taking over10 The picnic_at last after being twice postponed.（A）came off（B） came up（C） put on（D）went on11 He sw
6、allows his words so much that I can never_what he is saying.（A）make out（B） put up（C） deal with（D）take up12 If you_your influence, they may change their decision.（A）compel（B） exert（C） expose（D）vary13 Do you have an afternoon_this week to meet the President?（A）obtainable（B） available（C） visible（D）reli
7、able14 He_the job because it involved too much traveling.（A）took up（B） applied for（C） turned down（D）switched to15 The media s_in the presidents private life switched the attention away from the real issues.（A）capacity（B） concentration（C） focus（D）involvement16 Juliet is not at work. She is taking a_u
8、ntil the end of this week.（A）vocation（B） vacation（C） vacancy（D）volume17 In today s rapidly changing economy, opportunities_for those who are motivated and dedicated to achieving their career goals.（A）abound（B） refrain（C） transcend（D）uphold18 His strange behavior confirmed his neighbors in their_that
9、 he was guilty.（A）suspicion（B） doubt（C） estimate（D）imagination19 Next week you d better bring all your questions here. We re going to have a question-and-answer_.（A）section（B） service（C） session（D）course20 This distinguished director_the plot for the prizewinning film while he was still a college st
10、udent.（A）conceived（B） constituted（C） reflected（D）calculatedSECTION 2 Vocabularly ReplacementThis 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 phr
11、ase 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 Should English classes be compulsory at the elementary or primary school level in countries where it is not the native language?（A）required（B） necessar
12、y（C） selected（D）permanent22 In the end, both attacks and defenses of the free market and conventional economics have immense philosophical implications.（A）traditional（B） novel（C） capital-centered（D）consumption-centered23 Applicants will be asked to provide information on how they will disseminate in
13、formation to other students at their university or college.（A）disclose（B） deliver（C） spread（D）analyze24 In general, the British people belong to one of the more affluent countries of Europe and enjoy a high standard of living compared to the rest of the world.（A）plentiful（B） powerful（C） friendly（D）w
14、ealthy25 To absorb a younger work force, many companies offered retirement plans as incentives for older workers to retire and make way for the younger ones who earned lower salaries.（A）rewards（B） opportunities（C） motives（D）stimuli26 Their business flourished at its new location a year later owing t
15、o their joint efforts and hard work.（A）prevailed（B） failed（C） boomed（D）shrank27 The pressure on her from her family caused her to resort to the drastic measures.（A）turn to（B） keep to（C） stick to（D）lead to28 I shall never forget the look of intense anguish on the face of his parents when they heard t
16、he news.（A）stress（B） dilemma（C） misery（D）surprise29 If minor disputes are left unsettled, tough ones will pile up sooner or later.（A）accumulate（B） vanish（C） linger（D）emerge30 The police tried in vain to break up the protest crowds in front of the government building.（A）unskillfully（B） violently（C） i
17、neffectively（D）eventually31 Hague was elected as the Conservative Party leader partly because of his ambiguous views on Britain s position in relation to its partners in the European Union.（A）ambitious（B） obscure（C） appalling（D）indifferent32 Her story shows how gentle stubbornness and an indifferenc
18、e to honors and fame can lead to great achievements.（A）persuasion（B） determination（C） devotion（D）reservation33 We have a responsibility to ensure our nation s continued prosperity and the most sensible way to do this is by investment in basic scientific research.（A）effective（B） efficient（C） signific
19、ant（D）reasonable34 All information reported to or likewise obtained by the commission is considered confidential.（A）in a similar way（B） in another way（C） in a direct way（D）in an unauthorized way35 I would recommend this inn highly on account of its wonderful location.（A）as a result of（B） because of（
20、C） with regard to（D）with a view to36 Television advertisements do more than merely reflect dominant ideologies.（A）exactly（B） faithfully（C） repeatedly（D）simply37 The legislative provision has a great impact on the operations of the department.（A）law（B） passage（C） revision（D）clause38 In spite of a pro
21、blem with the faulty equipment, some very useful work was accomplished.（A）imperfect（B） temporary（C） emergency（D）reinstalled39 Talks on climate change resumed in the German city of Bonn on July 16 to combat global warming.（A）focus on（B） settle down（C） fight against（D）sum up40 Bob believes that the in
22、vasion of the marketplace into the university is undermining fundamental academic values, and that we must act now to halt this decline.（A）lace（B） plug（C） cease（D）digestSECTION 3 Error CorrectionThis section consists of 15 sentences; in each sentence there is a part given in the brackets that indica
23、tes 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. 41 What distinguished her in the other girls was her peculiar hairstyle.（A
24、）to（B） from（C） than（D）with42 The style of writing in this article is so beautiful, which made the reader please both to the eye and in the mind.（A）pleases the reader（B） please made the reader（C） pleased the reader（D）made the reader pleasant43 She told me that she has already gone to the United State
25、s four times before she attended that conference.（A）had already been（B） has already been（C） already went（D）was already going44 Four years ago, quitting the artistic director of American Ballet Theatre, Baryshnikov found the White Oak Dance Project.（A）have quit as was founding（B） having quit as had f
26、ounded（C） being quit as founded（D）having quit as founded45 The well-known Garub Site, unearthed in 1997, shows that man had made living there as early as 5, 000 years ago.（A）human had lived（B） humans had lived（C） human being lived（D）human beings lived46 In our own galaxy, the Milky Way, there are pe
27、rhaps 200 billion stars, a small part of them probably have planets on which life is feasible.（A）a small fraction in which（B） a small fraction of which（C） a small fraction which（D）which a fraction of47 “But youll be able to come, wont you? “Yes, I think such. “（A）that（B） it（C） so（D）this48 The profes
28、sor is quite difficult pleased.（A）to please（B） to be pleased（C） for pleasing（D）pleasing49 Because everyone knows, facts speak louder than words.（A）Since（B） That（C） It（D）As50 The trapeze artist who ran away with the clown broke up the lion tamer s heart.（A）broke away（B） broke down（C） broke（D）broken d
29、own51 His heavy drinking and fond of gambling makes him a poor role model.（A）and fact that he gambles（B） and that he gambles（C） and he gambles which（D）and gambling52 Depression that inflicts people who believe their lives lack content when the rush of the busy week stops referred to by a prominent p
30、sychiatrist as Sunday Neurosis.（A）has been referred to by a prominent psychiatrist（B） has been referred to as by a prominent psychiatrist（C） a prominent psychiatrist has referred to it（D）it has been referred to by a prominent psychiatrist53 Just as there are occupations that require college degrees
31、also there are occupations for which technical training is necessary.（A）so to there are（B） so too there are（C） so there are（D）so too are there54 Most of the older civilizations which flourished during the fifth century B.C.are died out.（A）they have died out（B） has died out（C） have died out（D）they ha
32、d died out55 The student asked her professor if he would have gone on the space ship he did know earlier.（A）if he knew（B） if he knows（C） he had known（D）had he known56 Proper lighting is a necessary for good eyesight even though human night vision can be temporarily impaired by extreme flashes of lig
33、ht.（A）needful（B） necessity（C） exigency（D）need57 People whose property is stolen should report to the police.（A）had stolen（B） is being stolen（C） had been stolen（D）has been stolen58 The winner of the Nobel Prize in physics dedicated the honor to his high school physics teacher, he had been an inspirat
34、ion during his early years.（A）who（B） whom（C） which（D）that59 The children should say “thank you“ to you when you gave them gifts.（A）had said（B） be saying（C） have said（D）saying60 He painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He should choose a different color.（A）had to choose（B） should have
35、chosen（C） must have chosen（D）could have been choosing60 Most people would be impressed by the high quality of medicine available to most Americans. There is a lot of specialization, a great deal of attention to the individual, a vast amount of advanced technical equipment, and intense effort not to
36、make mistakes because of the financial risk which doctors and hospitals must face in the courts if they handle things badly.But the Americans are in a mess. The problem is the way in which health care is organized and financed. Contrary to public belief, it is not just a free competition system. To
37、the private system has been joined a large public system, because private care was simply not looking after the less fortunate and the elderly.But even with this huge public part of the system, which this year will eat up 84. 5 billion dollarsmore than 10 percent of the U. S. budgetlarge numbers of
38、Americans are left out. These include about half the 11 million unemployed and those who fail to meet the strict limits on income fixed by a government trying to make savings where it can.The basic problem, however, is that there is no central control over the health system. There is no limit to wha
39、t doctors and hospitals charge for their services, other than what the public is able to pay. The number of doctors has shot up and prices have climbed. When faced with toothache, a sick child, or a heart attack, all the unfortunate person concerned can do is pay up.Two-thirds of the population are
40、covered by medical insurance. Doctors charge as much as they want knowing that the insurance company will pay the bill.The medical profession has as a result become America s new big businessmen. The average income of doctors has now reached $ 100,000 a year. With such vast incomes the talk in the d
41、octor s surgery is as likely to be about the doctor s latest financial deal, as about whether the minor operation he is recommending at, several thousand dollars is entirely necessary.The rising cost of medicine in the U. S. A. is among the most worrying problem facing the country. In 1981 the count
42、ry s health cost climbed 15.9 percentabout twice as fast as prices in general.61 In the U. S. patients can expect, in medical treatment, _.（A）occasional mistakes by careless doctors（B） a great deal of personal attention（C） low charge by doctors and hospitals（D）slacking nurses and bad services62 The
43、word “specialization“ underlined in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_.（A）restriction（B） class（C） standard（D）norm63 Doctors and hospitals try hard to avoid making mistakes because_.（A）they fear to be sued by the patients（B） they care much about their reputation（C） they compete for getting more pa
44、tients（D）they wish to join the private medical system64 The phase “in a mess“ underlined in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_.（A）in disorder（B） untidy（C） unclean（D）chaotic65 What do most Americans think about health care in the U. S. ?（A）It must be in total chaos.（B） It must be a free competitio
45、n system.（C） It should cover the unemployed.（D）It should involve private care.66 The phase “left out“ underlined in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_.（A）ignore（B） consider（C） eliminate（D）debar67 From Paragraph 3 we know that_from the public health system.（A）millions of jobless people get support
46、（B） those with steady income do not seek help（C） some people are made ineligible to benefit（D）those with private health care are excluded68 According to the author, what is the key factor in the rise of health cost in the U. S. ?（A）The refusal of insurance companies to pay the bills.（B） The increase
47、 of the number of doctors and hospitals.（C） The lack of government control over the medical prices.（D）The merger of private health care with the public system.69 The word “they“ underlined in Paragraph 5 refers to_.（A）doctors（B） money（C） population（D）patients70 It is implied that American doctors of
48、ten_.（A）trade their professionalism for financial benefits（B） fail to recognize the paying power of the patients（C） discuss about how to make money during the surgery（D）give the patients expensive but needless treatments70 Some people associate migration mainly with birds. Birds do travel vast dista
49、nces, but mammals also migrate. An example is the caribou, reindeer that graze on the grassy slopes of northern Canada. When the weather turns cold, they travel south until spring. Their tracks are so well-worn that they are clearly visible from the air. Another migrating mammal is the Alaska fur seal. These seals breed only in the Pribilot Islands in the Bering Sea. The young are bom in June and by September are strong enough to go
