1、翻译二级笔译综合能力-34 及答案解析(总分：133.50，做题时间：90 分钟)一、 Vocabulary and Gra(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part 1 Vocabulary Se(总题数：20，分数：14.50)1.Some of these online services are free, while others _ a charge.A. carry B. cashier C. coincide D. collect（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.2.The jury gave a_of “not guilty“. A. sentence B. judgement
2、 C. charge D. verdict（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.3.Every good story is carefully _ ; the elements of the story reduced to fit with one another in order to make an effect on the reader.Aemphasized Bselected Cplanned Dexamined（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.4.The man went to prison, but the two boys _ with a warning.A. took of
3、f B. got off C. kept off D. set off（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.We should always bear in mind that _ decisions often result in serious consequences.A. urgent B. instant C. prompt D. hasty（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.The house was very quiet, _ as it was on the side of a mountain.Aisolated Bisolating Cbeing isolated Dha
4、ving been isolated（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.7.Professor Johnsons retirement _ from next January.A. carries into effect B. takes effectC. has effect D. puts into effect（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, _ to the body.A. the stress it is greater
5、B. greater is the stressC. greater stress is D. the greater the stress（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Teenagers in the 1950s, who had to _ an increasingly atomized family life and domestic and international tensions, scorned the sterile version of American life.A. injure B. conjure C. confront D. inflow（分数：0.50）
6、A.B.C.D.10.Success as _ by economic output bears no close relationship to human achievement.Adecided Bachieved Cassured Dmeasured（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.11.We will not be held responsible for any damage which results _ rough handling.A. from B. offC. in D. to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.He was fined $ 5,000 by city
7、 regulators for giving money to an inspector, an incident he later described as _.A. extent B. extinction C. extortion D. extravagance（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.13.The teams efforts to score were _ by the opposing goalkeeper.A. frustrated B. prevented C. discouraged D. accomplished（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.It was t
8、oo late to _ of the contract.A. back out B. back downC. back up D. back away（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Many young people believe that war is stupid and unnecessary. To them, to lose ones life on the battlefield is _ .Aglorious Bfutile Cheroic Dcourageous（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.16.The new Personal Digital Assistan
9、ce contained a large _ of information about an individual life.A. deal B. amountC. number D. account（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.Powell calls for drawdown from Iraq by mid-2007. His comments break his long public silence on the issue and place him _ with the administration.A. at will B. at ease C. at times D
10、. at odds（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.The Kyoto Protocol has been designed to_the global environmental problems. A. dress B. address C. stress D. distress（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.19.She had just_the shell of the hard-boiled egg and was starting to peel it off. A. snapped B. cracked C. fractured D. burst（分数：0.50）A.B.
11、C.D.20.Americans who consider themselves_in the traditional sense do not usually hesitate to heap criticism in domestic matters over what they believe is oppressive or wasteful. A. pedestrian B. penchant C. patriarch D. patriotic（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.三、Part 2 Vocabulary Re(总题数：15，分数：10.50)21.A “Backgroun
12、der“ permits newspapermen to publish information given them though without attribution to the source.A. a person who remains behind the sceneB. a person providing the background knowledgeC. a press conferenceD. a news agency（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.22.Educational development is bound up with economic progre
13、ss.A. in accordance with B. consistent withC. independent of D. closely related to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.Mr. Dane went through his daughters essay carefully, to eliminate slang words from it.A. reduce B. exchanged C. remove D. exhibit（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.On a Windows screen, there will roll down many mo
14、re buttons when you hit the “Tools“ button. A. cast B. caste C. cascade D. cataract（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.25.The English language has always changed, but the rate of change has been uneven.Aportion Bspeed Cstandard Dmeasure（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.26.Construction of the gigantic office building in this city was f
15、or years intermittent.A. stopping and starting at intervalsB. something that will happen soonC. being watched with keen interestD. anything that comes and goes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.Careful testing is necessary before any more experiments can continue with the exploring submarine.A. needful B. in need
16、of C. necessity D. of necessity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.My chief objection to the book is that the characters are stereotyped.Alacking in individuality BincompleteCpoorly drawn Doverdone（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.29.It disgusted him when atheists attacked religion: he thought they were vulgar.A. insulting B. base-
17、minded C. rough D. vicious（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30.Since the energy crisis, these big cars have become a real liability. They cost too much to run.A. lack of reliability B. substituteC. costly means of transport D. disadvantage（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.31.After long time of hesitation, the woman gave free vent to
18、 her pent-up emotion.Aintense Bwritten Cstrong Dconfined（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.32.Is it possible that the entire tale is but a garbled account of that voyage and Biarni another name for Leif?A. detailed B. plausible C. distorted D. eye-witness（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.33.Although many modifications have been made
19、in it, the game known in the United States as football can be traced directly to the English game of rugby. A. rules B. changes C. demands D. leagues（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.34.If people werent prepared to experiment with new teaching method, thing would never change.Acampaign Bswerve Cendeavor Dmanipulate（
20、分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.35.Experiments have shown that 160 decibels of noise are lethal for small fur-bearing animals.Aprotective Bdeadly Charmful Ddeafening（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.四、Part 3 Correcting Gr(总题数：15，分数：13.50)36.Upon completing his examination over the patient, the doctor offered his judgment of her con
21、ditions.A. of B. off C. about D. around（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.37.Some of the low-end Made-in-China mechanical-electronic products are not selling well in export market as compared with what are termed as high-end ones.A. on export market B. in exporting marketC. in exported market D. in the export market（
22、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.38.Our programs come second to thefts.A. come second after B. are second only toC. are first except for D. are first place from（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.39.With the change of red lights, there are long queues of vehicles that wait while a few people who walk across the zebra.A. wait. walk B.
23、waiting. walking C. waiting. walk D. wait. walking（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.40.I dont doubt how the plan will be well received. A. that B. which C. if D. whether（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.41.It was one of those days when it looked at first something interesting could happen, but then later, when you didnt expect anyth
24、ing, almost everything happened.A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. all things（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.42.When she returned back by abroad, she told us all about her experience as an illegal immigrant.A. by B. back C. from D. back from（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.43.When he fails his final examination, he is sure o
25、f a university place.A. If B. In case C. Even when D. Even if（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.44.Scarecely had the van turned the corner than the mirror came off.A. No more B. No sooner C. Not any D. No longer（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.45.The advocatesmainly family therapy doctorsare applying a new approach to everything fro
26、m marriage conflict to psychosis.A. margin B. marine C. marital D. martial（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.46.He had studied hard, he would have been able to pass the exam. A. He had studied harder B. If only he studied more C. Had he studied harder D. When he studied more（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.47.Coming at the Town Hall
27、, the Queen was welcomed by the Mayor.A. On reaching B. On arrival C. At arrival D. At reaching（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.48.Theres no doubt that any proposal which Jack be dismissed must be resisted.A. that B. as C. what D. in which（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.49.Japan and the newly industrialized countries are passing
28、labor-intensive sects as garment-making over to less developed nations and moving into advanced technology and services. A. sects like B. sectors like C. sections as D. sections such as（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.50.These data will be of considerable use for identifying and analyzing environmental degradation,
29、 and than crafting workable solutions.A. / B. from C. with D. to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：4，分数：30.00)Questions 51-55 are based on the following passage.To Err is Humanby Lewis ThomasEveryone must have had at least one personal experience with a computer error by this time. Bank bala
30、nces are suddenly reported to have jumped from $ 379 into the millions, appeals for charitable contributions are mailed over and over to people with crazy sounding names at your address, department stores send the wrong bills, utility companies write that theyre turning everything off, that sort of
31、thing. If you manage to get in touch with someone and complain, you then get instantaneously typed, guilty letters from the same computer, saying, “Our computer was in error, and an adjustment is being made in your account.“These are supposed to be the sheerest, blindest accidents. Mistakes are not
32、believed to be the normal behavior of a good machine. If things go wrong, it must be a personal, human error, the result of fingering, tampering a button getting stuck, someone hitting the wrong key. The computer, at its normal best, is infallible.I wonder whether this can be true. After all, the wh
33、ole point of computers is that they represent an extension of the human brain, vastly improved upon but nonetheless human, superhuman maybe. A good computer can think clearly and quickly enough to beat you at chess, and some of them have even been programmed to write obscure verse. They can do anyth
34、ing we can do, and more besides.It is not yet known whether a computer has its own consciousness, and it would be hard to find out about this. When you walk into one of those great halls now built for the huge machines, and standing listening, it is easy to imagine that the faint, distant noises are
35、 the sound of thinking, and the turning of the spools gives them the look of wild creatures rolling their eyes in the effort to concentrate, choking with information. But real thinking, and dreaming, are other matters. On the other hand, the evidence of something like an unconscious, equivalent to o
36、urs, are all around, in every mail. As extensions of the human brain, they have been constructed the same property of error, spontaneous, uncontrolled, and rich in possibilities.（分数：5.00）(1).The title of the writing “To Err is Human“ implies that _.A. making mistakes is confined only to human beings
37、B. every human being cannot avoid making mistakesC. all human beings are always making mistakesD. every human being is born to make bad mistakes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The first paragraph implies that _.A. computer errors are so obvious that one can hardly prevent it from happeningB. the computer is so
38、 capable of making errors that none of them is avoidableC. computers make such errors as miscalculation and inaccurate reportingD. Computers cant think so their errors are natural and unavoidable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The author uses his hypothesis that “computers represents an extension of the human
39、brain“ in order to indicate that _.A. human beings are not infallible, nor are computersB. computers are bound to make as many errors as human beingsC. errors made by computers can be avoided the same as human mistakes can be avoidedD. computers axe made by human beings and so are their errors（分数：1.
40、00）A.B.C.D.(4).The rhetoric the author employed in writing the third paragraph, especially the sentence “A good computer can think clearly and quickly enough to beat you at chess.“ is usually referred to in writing as _.A. climax B. personification C. hyperbole D. onomatopoeia（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Th
41、e author compared the faint and distant sound of the computer to the sound of thinking and regarded it as the product of _.A. dreaming and thinking B. some property of errorsC. consciousness D. possibilities（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.The sun today is a yellow dwarf star. It is fueled by thermonuclear reaction
42、s near its center that convert hydrogen to helium. The sun has existed in its present state for about 4 billion, 600 million years and is thousands of times larger than the Earth.By studying other stars, astronomers can predict what the rest of the suns life will be like. About 5 billion years from
43、now, the core of the sun will shrink and become hotter. The surface temperature will fail. The higher temperature of the center will increase the rate of thermonuclear reactions. The outer regions of the sun will expand approximately 35 million miles, about the distance to mercury, which is the clos
44、est planet to the sun. The sun will then be a red giant star. Temperatures on the earth will become too hot for life to exist.Once the sun has used up its thermonuclear energy as a red giant, it will begin to shrink. After it shrinks to the size of the earth, it will become a white dwarf star. The s
45、un may throw off huge amounts of gases in violent eruptions called nova explosions as it changes from a red giant to a white dwarf.After billions of years as a white dwarf, the Sun will have used up all its fuel and will have lost its heat. Such a star is called a black dwarf. After the Sun has beco
46、me a black dwarf, the earth will be dark and cold. If any atmosphere remains there, it will have frozen onto the earths surface.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the primary purpose of this passage?ATo alert people to the dangers posed by the sun.BTo discuss conditions on earth in the far future.CTo present a t
47、heory about red giant stars.DTo describe changes that the sun will go through.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The word “fueled“ underlined in Paragraph 1 most probably means _ .Apowered Bbombarded Ccreated Dpushed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).It can be inferred from the passage that the sun _ .Ais approximately halfway
48、 through its life as a yellow dwarfBhas been in existence for 10 billion yearsCis rapidly changing in size and brightnessDwill continue as a yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What will probably be the first stage of change as the sun becomes a red giant?AIts core will coo
49、l off and use less fuel.BIts surface will become hotter and shrink.CIt will use up its thermonuclear energy.DIts center will grow smaller and hotter.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).When the sun becomes a red giant, what will conditions be like on Earth?AIts atmosphere will freeze and become solid.BIt will be enveloped in the expanding surface of the sun.CIt will become too hot for life to exist.DIt wi
