英语二级笔译综合能力试题及答案.docx

1、英语二级笔译综合能力试题及答案2006 年 5 月 CATTI 二级笔译综合能力试题及答案Section 1: Vocabulary and Grammar (25 points)This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each part beforeanswering the questions. The time for this section is 25 minutes.Part 1 Vocabulary SelectionIn this part, there are 20 incomplete senten

2、ces. Below each sentence,there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choosethe word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only ONEright answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on yourMachine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.1. The explanation given by the mana

3、ger yesterday was not at all _to us.A. satisfy B. satisfiedC. satisfactory D. satisfying2. Part of the funds will be used to _ that old library to its originalsplendor.A. rest B. recoverC. replace D. restore3. This silk has gone right _ and we have not sold a single piece ofit for weeks.A. out of fa

4、d B. out of patternC. out of custom D. out of fashion4. The new Personal Digital Assistance contained a large _ ofinformation about an individual life.A. deal B. amountC. number D. account5. Primitive superstitions that feed racism should be _ througheducation.A. ignored B. exaltedC. eradicated D. c

5、anceled6. _ pollution control measures are expensive, many local governmentshesitate to adopt them.A. Although B. HoweverC. Because D. Moreover7. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the bodyof a runner, _ to the body.A. the stress it is greater B. greater is the stressC. great

6、er stress is D. the greater the stress8. Annie Jump Cannon, _ discovered so many stars that she was called“the census taker of the sky.”A. a leading astronomer, B. who, as a leading astronomer,C. was a leading astronomer, D. a leading astronomer who9. Kingdom of Wonders, _ in 1995 in Fremont, Calif.

7、, became an industrylegend for two toys: a talking bear and a ray-gun game.A. find B. foundC. founded D. founding10. Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event _is equal to the probability that it will not occur.A. occurring B. to occurC. occurs D. occur11. Only one-fifth of Ame

8、ricans saw oil as the chief reason that the U.S.made a war on Iraq, but 75 percent of the French and of the Russiansbelieved _.A. to B. soC. go D. do12. Sadly, while the academic industry thrives, the practice oftranslation continues to _.A. stack B. stageC. stagnate D. stamp13. Your blunt treatment

9、 of disputes would put other people in a negativeframe of _, with the result that they would not be able to accept yourproposal.A. mind B. ideaC. intention D. wish14. If you are an energetic person with strong views as to the right wayof doing things, you find yourself _ under pressures.A. variably

10、B. invariablyC. invaluably D. invalidly15. Uncle Vernon, quite unlike Harry Potter who looked nothing like therest of the family, was large, very fat, and _, with an enormous blackmustache.A. neck-less B. neck-laceC. reckless D. rack-less16. Home to _ and gangsters, officials and laborers, refugees

11、andartists, the city was, in its prime, a metropolis that exhibited all thehues of the human character.A. magnates B. magnetsC. machines D. magnitudes17. His _ behavior made everyone nervous. He was always rushing toopen doors and perform other small tasks, apologizing unnecessarily forany inconveni

12、ence that he might have caused.A. oblivious B. observantC. obsequious D. obsolescent18. He was completely _ by her tale of hardship.A. taken away B. taken downC. taken in D. taken up19. Americans who consider themselves _ in the traditional sense donot usually hesitate to heap criticism in domestic

13、matters over what theybelieve is oppressive or wasteful.A. pedestrian B. penchantC. patriarch D. patriotic20. As technological advances put more and more time between early schoollife and the young persons final access to specialized work, the stageof _ becomes an even more marked and conscious peri

14、od.A. adolescence B. adjacencyC. advantage D. adventurePart 2 Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase isunderlined. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively markedby letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that can replace theunderli

15、ned part without causing any grammatical error or changing thebasic meaning of the sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blackenthe corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWERSHEET.21. That boy is suffering from unrequited love and pines away.A. fervent B. obsessiveC. secret

16、D. unreturned22. For a long time in that vast region, this law was in abeyance.A. in active use B. in doubtC. in discussion D. in disuse23. A court-martial has but recently decided to acquit him.A. declare he is not guilty B. pardon himC. condemn him D. persecute him24. There are more people who are

17、 obese today than 20 years ago.A. gainfully employed B. upwardly mobileC. excessively overweight D. privately educated25. As a conductor, Leonard Bernstein is famous for his intensely vigorousand exuberant style.A. enthusiastic B. nervousC. painful D. extreme26. When insects feed on decaying plant m

18、aterial in a compost pile, theyhelp turn it into useful garden soil.A. available B. organicC. distasteful D. decomposing27. Researchers have discovered that dolphins are able to mimic humanspeech.A. import B. imitateC. impair D. humor28. The dichotomy postulated by many between idealism and realism

19、is oneof the standard clichs of the ongoing debate over international affairs.A. division into two parts B. combination of two partsC. disparity D. contradiction29. Attempts have been made for nearly three decades to increase the amountof precipitation from clouds by seeding them with salt or silver

20、 iodide.A. Devices B. HypothesesC. Efforts D. Suggestions30. Justices of the peace have jurisdiction over the trials of some civilsuits and of criminal cases involving minor offenses.A. supremacy B. authorityC. guidance D. obedience31. The feeling of competition among the students in all the classro

21、omswhere the test was going on was noticeable to everyone.A. discord B. discoveryC. rivalry D. cooperation32. The artist spent years on his monumental painting, which covered thewhole roof of the church, the biggest in the country.A. archaic B. sentimentalC. outstanding D. entire33. Many of the elec

22、tric and electronic products we purchase and consumetoday are what some industrial experts call “homogeneous toys.”A. identical B. homosexualC. unrelated D. distinguishable34. Anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff furthered her reputation as anauthority on Native American culture with her study of the sym

23、bols, myths,and rituals of the Huichol people.A. deserved B. retainedC. renewed D. advanced35. This reflects the priority being attached to economic over politicalactivity, partly caused by a growing reluctance to enter a callingblighted by relentless publicity that all too often ends in destroyingc

24、areers and reputations.A. powerfulness B. unwillingnessC. renaissance D. apologeticnessPart 3 Error CorrectionThis part consists of 15 sentences in which there is an underlined partthat indicates a grammatical error. Below each sentence, there are 4choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and

25、D. Choose the word orphrase that can replace the underlined part so that the error is corrected.There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter asrequired on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.36. An epigram is usually defined being a bright or witty thought thatis tersely andingenio

26、usly expressed.A. as B. as beC. as been D. to being37. Upon completing his examination over the patient, the doctor offeredhis judgment of her conditions.A. of B. offC. about D. around38. If they spend some time on Chinese history, they will be more ableto predict Chinas future.A. more B. be ableC.

27、better D. better able39. When she returned back by abroad, she told us all about her experienceas an illegal immigrant.A. by B. backC. from D. back from40. He was looking impatient at the visiting salesman, who showed no signsof getting ready to leave.A. patient B. patienceC. impatience D. impatient

28、ly41. The recent conference on the effective use of the seas and oceans wasanother attempt resolving major differences among countries withconflicting interests.A. resolve B. resolvesC. to resolve D. being resolved42. Life insurance, before available only to young, healthy persons, cannow be obtaine

29、d for old people, and even for pets.A. before young, healthy persons available only,B. available only to young, healthy persons before,C. available only to persons young, but more healthy,D. before young and healthy persons only available to,43. Following a year of fast development, by the first qua

30、rter of thisyear, China has had about 1,100 e-commerce websites.A. China had about 1,100 e-commerce websites by the end of last MarchB. by the end of the first quarter of this year, China has had about 1,100e-commerce websitesC. by the end of this recent past March, China has about 1,100 e-commercew

31、ebsitesD. by the end of this first quarter, China had about 1,100 or so e-commercewebsites44. Sino-foreign educational program on business is popular in China now,and the demand for high level interpretation is great.A. programs in enterprises / high level interpretersB. programs in international business / senior interpretersC. program in international biz / senior interpretationsD. programs of business / high-level interpretations45. Many students agreed to come, but so