全国翻译专业资格水平考试英语三级笔译综合能力模拟试题.docx

1、全国翻译专业资格水平考试英语三级笔译综合能力模拟试题全国翻译专业资格（水平）考试英语三级笔译综合能力模拟试题 Section 1: Vocabulary and Grammar (25 Points)This section consists of three parts. Read the directions for each part before answering the questions. The time for this section is 25 minutes.Part 1 Vocabulary SelectionIn this part, there are 20 in

2、complete sentences. Below each sentence, there are four words or phrases respectively marked by letters A, B, C, D. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only one right answer. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Ma

3、chine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.1. In Hong Kong, doctors reported that, for unclear reasons, 12 recovered SARS patients had _ weeks after they had been discharged - spurring fears that people might be infectious even after theyd left isolation.A. recovered B. relapsed C. reexamined D. re-diagnosed 2. Cur

4、rent demographic trends, such as the fall in the birth rate, should favor _ economic growth in the long run.A. slow B. quickened C. speeded D. accelerated3. All students have free _ to the library.A. passageway B. entrance C. permission D. access4. Columbus had accomplished one of the most amazing a

5、nd courageous _ in history.A. performance B. feats C. events D. acts5. According to the weather forecast, which is usually _, it will snow this afternoon.A. exact B. precise C. perfect D. accurate6. The janitors long service with the company was _ a present.A. confirmed by B. recorded with C. apprec

6、iated by D. acknowledged with7. What they never take into account is the frazzled woman who is leading a _ life - trying to be a good mother while having to pretend at work that she doesnt have kids at all. A. double B. hard C. two-way D. miserable8. Until the final votes are cast, though, assurance

7、s _ for nothing.A. count B. meant C. give D. account9. Some philosophers insist that one way to _ knowledge is through an empirical approach.A. disseminate B. classify C. test D. acquire10. If you think her experience is _, we will employ her.A. sustainable B. adequate C. strong D. positive11. The t

8、rouble is that not many students really know how to make use of their time to its best _.A. benefit B. advantage C. value D. profit12. Readers _ happy endings may find the unvarnished view of modern motherhood a bit unsettling. A. fond B. preferred C. adapted to D. accustomed to13. The explorer told

9、 the boys about his _ in the African forests.A. stories B. voyage C. adventures D. trips14. We were working _ time to get everything ready for the exhibition.A. against B. in C. on D. ahead15. He drove fast and arrived an hour _ schedule.A. in advance B. before C. by D. ahead of16. If you hear the f

10、ire _, leave the building quickly.A. warning B. alarm C. signal D. bell17. The troops have been on the _ for a possible enemy attack.A. alarm B. alert C. warning D. notice18. Although his people did not _ his efforts, he kept trying.A. agree with B. apply to C. approve of D. consent with19. Picassos

11、 _ ability was apparent in his early youth when he started drawing sketches.A. writing B. artistic C. reasoning D. literary20. We hope that the measures to control prices, _ taken by the government, will succeed.A. when B. since C. after D. asPart 2 Vocabulary Replacement This part consists of 15 se

12、ntences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C, D. You are to select the ONE choice that can replace the underlined word without causing any grammatical error or changing the principal meaning of the sentence. The

13、re is only one right answer. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.21. She bustled about with an assumption of authority.A. air B. supposition C. appearance D. face22. Table tennis is easy to learn, and, by the same token

14、, boys dont need a lot of space to practice it.A. by the same rule B. symbolically C. moreover D. by logic23. The old man sat before the fire in a trance, thinking of his past life.A. in a special position B. in a cozy state C. in a sleepy state D. in a meditative state24. Only the lite of society a

15、ttended the reception for the new governor.A. those thought of as the best peopleB. the intellectualsC. the white-collar people D. the officials25. She embellished the simple dress with colorful embroidery.A. made B. decorated C. sewed D. improved26. He felt cheap about rushing to get in line before

16、 the old lady carrying heavy parcels.A. felt inferior and ashamedB. felt not worthwhile of doing somethingC. felt bad about doing somethingD. felt unhappy about doing something27. Only individual benefactors and ad hoc grants have made possible the ecological surveys already undertaken.A. additional

17、 B. governmental C. special D. organizational28. The dichotomy postulated by many between morality and interests, between idealism and realism, is one of the standard clichs of the ongoing debate over international affairs.A. division into two parts B. combination of two partsC. disparity D. contrad

18、iction29. Miguels perplexity is understandable hes an all-purpose maintenance man at a midtown-Manhattan residential building.A. all out B. versatile C. prolific D. capable30. Take the stalemate between the administration and the oil companies for example.A. case B. deadlock C. conflict D. contradic

19、tion31. The sense of mistrust is compounded by smaller annoyances that leave the families feeling as though no one in authority cares about them.A. offset B. intensified C. diminished D. annulled32. The very ubiquity of electronic communications can have a surprising downside, notes Richard Kohn, a

20、military historian at the University of North Carolina: a wife becomes accustomed to frequent e-mail from her husband, until he cant get to a computer. And then her anxiety increases.A. failure B. underside C. drawback D. consequence33. The President took a drubbing from much of the press which had

21、breathlessly reported that a deal was in the bag.A. was sure to be made B. was being considered C. was their secret weapon D. was their last resort34. This reflects the priority being attached to economic over political activity, partly caused by a growing reluctance to enter a calling blighted by r

22、elentless publicity that all too often ends in destroying careers and reputations.A. divine summons B. political career C. profession D. business transaction35. If you cant dig into the field you have chosen for your pursuit, it is hardly possible for you to achieve anything significant in the field

23、. A. acquire B. require C. accompany D. accomplishPart 3 Correcting Grammatical ErrorsThis part consists of 15 sentences in which there is an underlined part that indicates a grammatical error. Below each sentence, there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C, D. You are to select t

24、he ONE choice and replace the underlined element(s) so that the error is erased and corrected. There is only one right answer. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.36. Just last week, for example, the World Health Organi

25、zation (WHO) announced the disturbing disclosure that SARS may be pretty deadlier than previously believed.A. very B. far C. especially D. none37. What distinguished her in the other girls was her peculiar hairstyle.A. to B. from C. than D. with 38. During many sectors are foundering, the $21 billio

26、n videogame-software industry is booming, adding game developers at a rate of 2,500 a year in the United States alone.A. When B. Whereas C. Would D. While39. No such weapons were used and none been found.A. none have been B. none has C. no other has been D. no others been40. No thing fuels cynicism

27、for watching two titanic institutions squabble over their reputations.A. No as B. Something like C. Nothing like D. No than41. I see four kinds of pressure working on college students today: economic pressure, parental pressure, peer pressure, but self-induced pressure. A. and B. or C. Nil D. with42

28、. The sales manager of the company suggested more money is to spent in a more effective advertising campaign and better packaging design.A. is spending on B. will be spent inC. will be spent on D. be spent on43. According to some scientists, the computer will do much harm to peoples health as smokin

29、g and drugs do. A. does much harm smoking B. will do as much harm cigarettesC. will be doing as much harm smoking D. does as much harm cigarettes. 44. The general manager demanded the job will be completed before the National Day.A. would be completed B. must be completed C. had to be completed D. b

30、e completed45. In his speech at the conference, the Chairman solemnly stated that the responsibility to our lives and the kind of world in that we live is ours and ours alone. A. for in which B. of for whichC. of in which D. for on which46. I knew nothing of the motives behind his recent move, and I

31、 dont know either the person to put him up to the action. A. nor did I know who B. not did I know thatC. nor do I know that D. either did I know who47. The achievements of the greatest minds in science could never have been reached if it had not been for the patient and accurate work of hundreds of other people. A. has it not been B. if it had beenC. if hasnt been D. ha