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.doc

1、福建博士通信息有限责任公司 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 incomplete sent

2、ences. 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 Machine-scoring

3、 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. Current demograp

4、hic 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. access福建博士通信息有限责任公司 4. Columbus had accomplished one of the most amazing

5、and 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. appre

6、ciated 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, assuranc

7、es _ 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

8、trouble is that not many students really know how to make use of their time to its best _.福建博士通信息有限责任公司 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. Th

9、e explorer told 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

10、 you hear the fire _, 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 w

11、ith19. Picassos _ ability was apparent in his early youth when he started drawing sketches.福建博士通信息有限责任公司 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 Replacemen

12、t This part consists of 15 sentences 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

13、 meaning of the sentence. 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.21. She bustled about with an assumption of authority.A. air B. supposition C. appearance D. face22. Table tennis is easy to

14、learn, and, by the same token, 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 state福

15、建博士通信息有限责任公司 24. Only the lite of society attended 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 fel

16、t cheap about rushing to get in line before 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 ecologic

17、al surveys already undertaken.A. additional 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. comb

18、ination of two partsC. disparity D. contradiction29. Miguels perplexity is understandable hes an all-purpose maintenance man at a midtown-Manhattan 福建博士通信息有限责任公司 residential building.A. all out B. versatile C. prolific D. capable30. Take the stalemate between the administration and the oil companies

19、 for example.A. case B. deadlock C. conflict D. contradiction31. 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 communicatio

20、ns can have a surprising downside, notes Richard Kohn, a 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 Pr

21、esident took a drubbing from much of the press which had 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

22、 by a growing reluctance to enter a calling blighted by relentless publicity that all too often ends in destroying careers and reputations.A. divine summons B. political career C. profession D. business transaction福建博士通信息有限责任公司 35. If you cant dig into the field you have chosen for your pursuit, it

23、is hardly possible for you to achieve anything significant in the field. 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

24、 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C, D. You are to select the 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-scorin

25、g ANSWER SHEET.36. Just last week, for example, the World Health Organization (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

26、 C. than D. with 38. During many sectors are foundering, the $21 billion 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

27、 has 福建博士通信息有限责任公司 C. no other has been D. no others been40. No thing fuels cynicism 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, paren

28、tal pressure, peer pressure, but self-induced pressure. A. and B. or C. Nil D. with42. 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. Acc

29、ording to some scientists, the computer will do much harm to peoples health as smoking 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 th

30、e National Day.A. would be completed B. must be completed C. had to be completed D. be completed45. In his speech at the conference, the Chairman solemnly stated that the 福建博士通信息有限责任公司 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

31、 whichC. of in which D. for on which46. I knew nothing of the motives behind his recent move, and I 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

32、 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. had it not been 48. The government has hardly taken measures to crack down on these crimes when new ones occurred. A. Hardly had th

33、e government taken B. The government had hardly takenC. Hardly the government had taken D. The government is hardly taking49. I can still vividly remember to pick our steps in the mountain down the deep valley on my 21st birthday.A. picking in the mountains B. picking on the mountainC. having picked

34、 from the mountains D. picking from the mountains福建博士通信息有限责任公司 50. The traffic police stopped three trucks heavily loading with merchandise that looked as grain bags.A. that were loading like B. loaded with likeC. to load with for D. loaded with forSection 2: Reading Comprehension (55 Points, 75 min

35、utes)In this section you will find after each of the passages a number of questions or unfinished statements about the passage, each with four (A. B. C and D) suggested answers or ways of finishing. You must choose the one which you think fits best. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single b

36、ar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Questions 51-56 are based on the following passage. As viewed from space, the Earths distinguishing characteristics are its blue waters and white clouds. Enveloped by an ocean of air consisting of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen, the pla

37、net is the only one in our solar system known to harbor life. Circling the Sun at an average distance of 149 million km (93 million miles), the Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the fifth largest planet in the solar system. Its rapid spin and molten nickel-iron core give rise to an extensiv

38、e magnetic field which, coupled with the atmosphere, shields us from nearly all of the harmful radiation coming from the Sun and other stars. Most meteors burn up in the Earths atmosphere before they can strike the surface. The planets active geological processes have left no evidence of the ancient pelting it almost certainly received soon after it was formed. The Earth has a single natural satellite - the Moon.51. Approximately how much of the Earths atmosphere is nitrogen?A. One-fourthB. One-half