英语二级《笔译综合能力》试题.docx

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英语二级《笔译综合能力》试题

2005年5月英语二级《笔译综合能力》试题

Section1:

VocabularyandGrammar（25points）

Thissectionconsistsof3parts.Readthedirectionsforeachpartbeforeansweringthequestions.Thetimeforthissectionis25minutes.

Part1VocabularySelection

Inthispart,thereare20incompletesentences.Beloweachsentence,thereare4choicesrespectivelymarkedbylettersA,B,CandD.Choosethewordorphrasewhichbestcompleteseachsentence.ThereisonlyONErightanswer.BlackenthecorrespondingletterasrequiresonyourMachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.

1.Nooneappreciatedhisworkduringhislifetime,but____itisclearthathewasagreatartist.

A. intheaftermathB.bythetimeC.inretrospectD.inthiseventuality

2.Beingbothspoiledandlazy,he____everyoneelseforhislackofsuccess.

A.accusedB.chargedC.criticizedD.blamed

3.Yourusualteacherhaslosthisvoiceand____Iamtakinghisplacetoday.

A.neverthelessB.howeverC.moreoverD.accordingly

4.Asalwayswhenshesanginthebathroom,she____thehighnotesinaspecial

A.spanoutB.beltedoutC.spreadoutD.stretchout

5.Theprisoner____thathehadassaultedapoliceman.

A.deniedB.rejectedC.contradictedD.refused

6.Onlyhotelguestshavethe____ofusingtheprivatebeach.

A.occasionB.possibilityC.privilegeD.allowance

7.Thejurygavea____of“notguilty”.

A.sentenceB.judgementC.chargeD.verdict

8.Wearingseat-beltswhendrivingisnow____bylaw.

A.compulsiveB.forcibleC.compulsoryD.involuntary

9.I'lljust____aneyeoverthesefiguresbeforeyoutypethem.

A.tossB.castC.flingD.throw

10.Hewasfacingchargesonforgeryinacourtoflawbuthehiredagoodattorneyto____.

A.getoffB.getthroughC.getbyD.getaway

11.Thecampers____theirtentinashelteredvalley.

A.establishedB.installedC.pitchedD.fixed

12.Alargerbrainmakesman____toanimals.

A.betterB.superiorC.excelledD.outstanding

13.Hewasalwaysfinding____withhisdaughter'sfriends.

A.blameB.errorC.mistakeD.fault

14.Itwastoolateto____ofthecontract.

A.backoutB.backdownC.backupD.backaway

15.Shehadjust____theshellofthehard-boiledeggandwasstartingtopeelitoff.

A.snappedB.crackedC.fracturedD.burst

16.Childrenwhoarepraisedfortheirworkarealways____on.

A.encouragedB.approvedC.inspiredD.spurred

17.Itisimpossibleforparentsto____theirchildrenfromeverydanger.

A.protectB.relieveC.preserveD.conserve

18.Eventhoughthemainsourceof____exposureforamajorityofthehumanpopulationisthesun,theartificialtanningfromsunbedscontributessignificantlytothetotalUVrisk.

A.extraviolentB.extravioletC.ultravioletD.ultravirus

19.Thisis____work.Itcallsforagoodeyeandasteadyhand.

A.preciseB.precisionC.exactD.exactness

20.Iwouldn'ttrustsucha____person.

A.deceitfulB.deceptiveC.decisiveD.deceive

Part2VocabularyReplacement

Thispartconsistsof15sentenceinwhichonewordorphraseisunderlined.Beloweachsentence,thereare4choicesrespectivelymarkedbylettersA,B,CandD.Choosethewordorphrasethatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartwithoutcausinganygrammaticalerrororchangingthebasicmeaningofthesentence.ThereisonlyONErightanswer.BlackenthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourMachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.

21.Asaconductor,LeonardBernsteinisfamousforhisintenselyvigorousandexuberantstyle.

A.extremeB.enthusiasticC.prosperousD.nervous

22.OnaWindowsscreen,therewillrolldownmanymorebuttonswhenyouhitthe“Tools”button.

A.castB.casteC.cascadeD.cataract

23.InNathanielHawthorne'sTheScarletLetter,ReverendDimmesdalesuccumbedtoHester'scharms.

A.appealedtoB.conversedaboutC.carednothingforD.yieldedto

24.SoengrossedinhiseffortswouldGauginbecomethathebarelynoticedthepassingoftime.

A.delightedinB.frustratedbyC.expandedbyD.involvedin

25.OneoutoffivebridgesintheUnitedStatesisoutmoded.

A.narrowB.obsoleteC.illegalD.concrete

26.SeveraltheoriesofevolutionhadhistoricallyprecededthatofCharlesDarwin,althoughheexpoundeduponthestagesofdevelopment.

A.foundfaultwithB.explainedindetail

C.outlinedbrieflyD.offeredinpublishedform

27.WhenAkiyamaToyohiro,Japan'sfirstastronaut,completedhisstintinspace,hecamebackdowntoearthwithmorethanoneworry.

A.spellB.slingC.stingD.stink

28.Sinceshedidnothavetimetoreadtheentireplaybeforeclass,shereadanoutlineoftheplotinstead.

A.asynonymB.asymmetryC.asynopsisD.asymposium

29.TinyTim,acharacterinAChristmasCarol,wasahappylittleboyinspiteofthedisabilitythatcausedhimaweaknessinoneleg.

A.tolimpB.tofallC.restD.suffer

30.Whenahurricaneisabouttooccur,theNationalWeatherBureauissuesawarning.

A.adjacentB.giganticC.perilousD.imminent

31.RainabatesinthefallthroughoutmostoftheAppalachianMountainregion.

A.poursB.accumulatesC.lessensD.evaporates

32.Thethiefwasapprehended,buthisaccomplicehaddisappeared.

A.peoplewhosawhimB.thepersonwhohelpedhim

C.gunsandknivesD.stolengoods

33.Relaxationtherapyteachesonenottofretoversmallproblems.

A.worryaboutB.getinvolvedin

C.getangryaboutC.lookfor

34.BenjaminFranklinwasrememberedforhisgoodjudgement.

A.vigilanceB.guiltyC.sagacityD.resolution

35.MarkAnthony'seulogyofCaesarathisfuneralismemorablyrecordedinaplaybyShakespeare.

A.prayerB.praiseC.biographyD.denunciation

Part3ErrorCorrection

    Thispartconsistsof15sentencesinwhichthereisanunderlinedpartthatindicatesanerror.Beloweachsentence,thereare4choicesrespectivelymarkedbylettersA,B,CandD.Choosethewordorphrasethatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartsothattheerroriscorrected.ThereisonlyONErightanswer.BlackenthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourMachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.

36.Hehadstudiedhard,hewouldhavebeenabletopasstheexam.

A.HehadstudiedharderB.Ifonlyhestudiedmore

C.HadhestudiedharderC.Whenhestudiedmore

37.Itwasnowclearthatnosuchweaponsweremanufacturedandnonebeenfound.

A. wasfoundB.werefoundedC.hasbeenfoundD.havebeenfounded

38.Wheneverwehearofanaturaldisaster,wefeelsympathetictothepeopletobeaffected.

A.tohaveaffectedB.tohaveeffected

C.whohavebeeneffectedD.whohavebeenaffected

39.Ourprogramscomesecondtotheirs.

A.comesecondafterB.aresecondonlyto

C.arefirstexceptforD.arefirstplacefrom

40.Ourholidayisdoomedtofailurewithoutyou.

A.woulddoomB.wouldhavebeendoomed

C.hadbeendoomedD.hashadtobedoomed

41.I'mratherconcernedhowhewilltakeinhisschool.

A.takeonB.takeupC.takeoffD.taketo

42.You'vebeensohelpful!

HowcanImakeuptoyou?

A.makeituptoyouB.makeyouup

C.makeupitforyouD.makeupyou

43.Idon'tdoubthowtheplanwillbewillreceived.

A.thatB.whichC.ifD.whether

44.Trialanderrorarethesourceofourknowledge.

A.isB.wereC.hasD.havebeen

45.Somepeoplethinkmoreofanimalsthanwillofchildren.

A.theyhaveB.theyhadC.theyareD.theydo

46.ThebeliefisthelegendarylostcontinentofAtlantismaysomedaybefound.

A.ItisbelievedthatB.Itisbelievingthat

C.ThebeliefthatD.Thatbeliefis

47.Becauseexcessivelyhuntinghasdepletedmanywildlifespecies,gamepreservesarebeingestablished.

A.excessivehuntingB.huntingexcessively

C.ThebeliefthatD.theyhuntedexcessively

48.Fewpleasurescanequalsuchofacooldrinkonahotday.

A.thisB.allthisC.thatD.allthat

49.AmericanIndianlanguages,whichdifferwidely,tendedtogroupmanyunitsofmeaningintomultisyllabicwords.

A.alltendB.andtendC.totendD.tending

50.Wearenotconsciousoftheextentofwhichworkprovidesthepsychologicalsatisfactionthatcanmakethedifferencebetweenafullandemptylife.

A.towhichB.inwhichC.atwhichD.bywhich

Section2:

ReadingComprehension（50points）

    Inthissectionyouwillfindaftereachofthepassageanumberofquestionsorunfinishedstatementsaboutthepassage,eachwith4（A,B,CandD）choicestocompletethestatement.Youmustchoosetheonewhichyouthinkfitsbest.BlackenthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourMachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.Thetimeforthissectionis70minutes.

Questions51—55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

    CongressmakesthelawsintheUnitedStates.Ithastwoparts,whicharemoreorlessequalinpower.TheyareknownastheHouseofRepresentativesandtheSenate.TheHouseofRepresentativesislargerthantheSenatewhose100members（twofromeachstate）serveforsixyears.The435membersoftheHouseareelectedeverytwoyears,andthenumberfromeachstateisdeterminedbythepopulationofthestate.Forexample,California,whichhasalargepopulation,has43representatives,whiletheStateofNevadahasonlyone.

    TheHouseandSenatearedividedintosmallgroupswhichtakecareofspecialmatterssuchaseducationorforeignaffairs.ThemostimportantworkofCongressisoftendoneinthesegroups,whicharecalledsubcommittees.

    AccordingtotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates,asenatormustbeatleast30yearsoldandhemusthavebeenacitizenoftheUnitedStatesfornineyearsatthetimeofhiselection.TobeelectedtotheHouseapersonmustbe25yearsoldandmus