1、翻译二级笔译综合能力 2004 年 05 月及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B Vocabulary an(总题数：20，分数：10.00)1.The explanation given by the manager yesterday was not at all _ to us.（分数：0.50）A.satisfyB.satisfiedC.satisfactoryD.satisfying2.Part of the funds will be used to _ that old library to its original splendor.（分数：0.50）A
2、.restB.recoverC.replaceD.restore3.This silk has gone right _ and we have not sold a single piece of it for weeks.（分数：0.50）A.out of fadB.out of patternC.out of customD.out of fashion4.The new Personal Digital Assistance contained a large _ of information about an individual life.（分数：0.50）A.dealB.amou
3、ntC.numberD.account5.Primitive superstitions that feed racism should be _ through education.（分数：0.50）A.ignoredB.exaltedC.eradicatedD.canceled6._ pollution control measures are expensive, many local governments hesitate to adopt them.（分数：0.50）A.AlthoughB.HoweverC.BecauseD.Moreover7.The less the surfa
4、ce of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, _ to the body.（分数：0.50）A.the stress it is greaterB.greater is the stressC.greater stress isD.the greater the stress8.Annie Jump Cannon, _ discovered so many stars that she was called “the census taker of the sky“.（分数：0.50）A.a leading ast
5、ronomer,B.who, as a leading astronomer,C.was a leading astronomer,D.a leading astronomer who9.Kingdom of Wonders, _ in 1995 in Fremont, Calif., became an industry legend for two toys: a talking bear and a ray-gun game.（分数：0.50）A.findB.foundC.foundedD.founding10.Over a very large number of trials, th
6、e probability of an event _ is equal to the probability that it will not occur.（分数：0.50）A.occurringB.to occurC.occursD.occur11.Only one-fifth of Americans saw oil as the chief mason that the U.S. made a war on Iraq, but 75 percent of the French and of the Russians believed _.（分数：0.50）A.toB.soC.goD.d
7、o12.Sadly, while the academic industry thrives, the practice of translation continues to _.（分数：0.50）A.stackB.stageC.stagnateD.stamp13.Your blunt treatment of disputes would put other people in a negative frame of _, with the result that they would not be able to accept your proposal.（分数：0.50）A.mindB
8、.ideaC.intentionD.wish14.If you are an energetic person with strong views as to the right way of doing things, you find yourself _ under pressures.（分数：0.50）A.variablyB.invariablyC.invaluablyD.invalidly15.Uncle Vernon, quite unlike Harry Potter who looked nothing like the rest of the family, was larg
9、e, very fat, and _, with an enormous black mustache.（分数：0.50）A.necklessB.necklaceC.recklessD.rackless16.Home to _ and gangsters, officials and laborers, refugees and artists, the city was, in its prime, a metropolis that exhibited all the hues of the human character.（分数：0.50）A.magnatesB.magnetsC.mac
10、hinesD.magnitudes17.His _ behavior made everyone nervous. He was always rushing to open doors and perform other small tasks, apologizing unnecessarily for any inconvenience that he might have caused.（分数：0.50）A.obliviousB.observantC.obsequiousD.obsolescent18.He was completely _ by her tale of hardshi
11、p.（分数：0.50）A.taken awayB.taken downC.taken inD.taken up19.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.（分数：0.50）A.pedestrianB.penchantC.patriarchD.patriotic20.As technologic
12、al advances put more and more time between early school life and the young persons final access to specialized work, the stage of _ becomes an even more marked and conscious period.（分数：0.50）A.adolescenceB.adjacencyC.advantageD.adventure二、BPart 2 Vocabula(总题数：15，分数：7.50)21.That boy is suffering from
13、Uunrequited/U love and pines away.（分数：0.50）A.ferventB.obsessiveC.secretD.unreturned22.For a long time in that vast region, this law was in Uabeyance/U.（分数：0.50）A.active useB.doubtC.discussionD.disuse23.A court-martial has but recently decided to Uacquit him/U.（分数：0.50）A.declare he is not guiltyB.par
14、don himC.condemn himD.persecute him,24.There are more people who are Uobese/U today than 20 years ago.（分数：0.50）A.gainfully employedB.upwardly mobileC.excessively overweightD.privately educated25.As a conductor, Leonard Bernstein is famous for his intensely vigorous and Uexuberant/U style.（分数：0.50）A.
15、enthusiasticB.nervousC.painfulD.extreme26.When insects feed on Udecaying/U plant material in a compost pile, they help turn it into useful garden soil.（分数：0.50）A.availableB.organicC.distastefulD.decomposing27.Researchers have discovered that dolphins are able to Umimic/U human speech.（分数：0.50）A.impo
16、rtB.imitateC.impairD.humor28.The Udichotomy/U postulated by many between idealism and realism is one of the standard cliches of the ongoing debate over international affairs.（分数：0.50）A.division into two partsB.combination of two partsC.disparityD.contradiction29.UAttempts/U have been made for nearly
17、 three decades to increase the amount of precipitation from clouds by seeding them with salt or silver iodide.（分数：0.50）A.DevicesB.HypothesesC.EffortsD.Suggestions30.Justices of the peace have Ujurisdiction/U over the trials of some civil suits and of criminal cases involving minor offenses.（分数：0.50）
18、A.supremacyB.authorityC.guidanceD.obedience31.The feeling of Ucompetition/U among the students in all the classrooms where the test was going on was noticeable to everyone.（分数：0.50）A.discordB.discoveryC.rivalryD.cooperation32.The artist spent years on his Umonumental/U painting, which covered the wh
19、ole roof of the church, the biggest in the country.（分数：0.50）A.archaicB.sentimentalC.outstandingD.entire33.Many of the electric and electronic products we purchase and consume today are what some industrial experts call “Uhomogeneous/U toys“.（分数：0.50）A.identicalB.homosexualC.unrelatedD.distinguishabl
20、e34.Anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff furthered her reputation as an authority on Native American culture with her study of the symbols, myths, and rituals of the Huichol people.（分数：0.50）A.deservedB.retainedC.renewedD.advanced35.This reflects the priority being attached to economic over political acti
21、vity, partly caused by a growing Ureluctance/U to enter a calling blighted by relentless publicity that all too often ends in destroying careers and reputations.（分数：0.50）A.powerfulnessB.unwillingnessC.renaissanceD.apologeticness三、BPart 3 Correcti(总题数：15，分数：7.50)36.An epigram is usually defined Ubein
22、g/U a bright or witty thought that is tersely and ingeniously expressed.（分数：0.50）A.asB.as beC.as beenD.to being37.Upon completing his examination Uover/U the patient, the doctor offered his judgment of her conditions.（分数：0.50）A.ofB.offC.aboutD.around38.If they spend some time on Chinese history, the
23、y will be Umore able/U to predict Chinas future.（分数：0.50）A.moreB.ableC.betterD.better able39.When she returned Uback by/U abroad, she told us all about her experience as an illegal immigrant.（分数：0.50）A.byB.backC.fromD.back from40.He was looking Uimpatient/U at the visiting salesman, who showed no si
24、gns of getting ready to leave.（分数：0.50）A.patientB.patienceC.impatienceD.impatiently41.The recent conference on the effective use of the seas and oceans was another attempt Uresolving/U major differences among countries with conflicting interests.（分数：0.50）A.resolveB.resolvesC.to resolveD.being resolv
25、ed42.Life insurance, Ubefore available only to young, healthy persons/U, can now be obtained for old people, and even for pets.（分数：0.50）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
26、and healthy persons only available to,43.Following a year of fast development, Uby the first quarter of this year, China has had about 1,100 e-commerce websites/U.（分数：0.50）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 ha
27、d about 1,100 e-commerce websitesC.by the end of this recent past March, China has about 1,100 e-commerce websitesD.by the end of this first quarter, China had about 1,100 or so e-commerce websites44.Sino-foreign educational Uprogram on business/U is popular in China now, and the demand for Uhigh le
28、vel interpretation/U is great.（分数：0.50）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 some Ustudents ag
29、ainst because they said they dont/U have time.（分数：0.50）A.were against because they said they did notB.were against because they say they dontC.were against it because they said they did notD.were against coming because they said they dont46.While it is essential that the text covers the subject adeq
30、uately, it is also important that it is neither too detailed Uor/U too complex for the intended reader.（分数：0.50）A.forB.norC.noD.not47.Consumer porcelains in Jingdezhen are not selling well Uin export market/U as compared with those made in Liling, Hunan Province and Zibo, Shandong Province.（分数：0.50）
31、A.on export marketB.in exporting marketC.in exported marketD.in the export market48.It is Ua market which sales value might be/U more than 10 billion yuan.（分数：0.50）A.a market with a sales value that might beB.a market which might be sales valueC.a market with sale value might beD.market with sales m
32、ight be a value49.As Uan English major student/U, I think business English is more practical than other fields.（分数：0.50）A.a English student/fieldB.a English major student/regionsC.an English major/coursesD.an English student major/sciences50.We should Ulet more young parents and their children can e
33、njoy scientific early education/U.（分数：0.50）A.provide more young parents and their children to enjoy early educationB.provide more young parents and their children to enjoy early education and scientificC.provide young parents and their children enjoy more scientific early educationD.provide young pa
34、rents and their children with more early education services四、B Reading Compr(总题数：50，分数：50.00)51.Social control refers to processes by which _.（分数：1.00）A.norms are developedB.norms are enforcedC.people are educated and trainedD.people are rewarded and punished52.Every society has its own _.（分数：1.00）A
35、.planned systemsB.controlled normsC.recognized boundaryD.established sanctions53.Informal mechanisms of social control include the following EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.a high level of interest in ensuring conformityB.expression of disapproval by significant othersC.withholding of positive rewards for the d
36、eviantsD.peoples internalization of norms in socialization54.The most powerful protection against deviance is _.（分数：1.00）A.negative sanctionsB.severe punishmentsC.the individuals conscienceD.unrestrained suppression55.Formal agents of social control include the following EXCEPT _（分数：1.00）A.police st
37、ationsB.mental hospitalsC.welfare agenciesD.vocational schools56.The purpose of formal agents is to _.（分数：1.00）A.make beneficial rulesB.preserve social ordersC.control violation of normsD.define acceptable behavior57.Which statement about social control agents is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.They tend to ser
38、ve the interest of those who enforce the norms.B.They tend to serve the interest of those who receive a benefit.C.They tend to serve the interest of those who make the rules.D.They tend to serve the interest of those who are powerful.58.According to conflict theorists, social control agents and syst
39、ems are _.（分数：1.00）A.liberalB.partialC.neutralD.overall59.In the third paragraph, “a dual function“ refers to _.（分数：1.00）A.formal and informalB.rewards and penaltiesC.approval and disapprovalD.clarification and regulation60.The perspective from which the author discusses social control is _.（分数：1.00
40、）A.biologicalB.sociologicalC.psychologicalD.anthropological61.Every group of human beings has _.（分数：1.00）A.its own set of ideas, beliefs and ways of lifeB.an extremely complex and delicate languageC.its own elegant music, literature, and other artsD.the process of growing crops or raising animals62.
41、To the professional linguists, _.（分数：1.00）A.there is no intrinsic superiority of culturesB.there is no intrinsic hierarchy of languagesC.all languages came from grunts and groansD.all languages are most severe and standard63.Most languages of uncivilized groups are _.（分数：1.00）A.adequateB.numerousC.i
42、ngeniousD.ingenuous64.“Backward“ languages fall behind Western languages in _.（分数：1.00）A.structuresB.vocabulariesC.written formsD.sound patterns65.All languages, whether civilized or not, have their own _.（分数：1.00）A.ways to transfer ideasB.forms to satisfy needsC.abilities to answer descriptionD.sys
43、tems to expand vocabulary66.Which of the following statements is implied in the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Anthropologists have nothing to do with linguists.B.Linguists have nothing to do with anthropologists.C.The study of languages casts light upon the study of cultures.D.The study of cultures casts no li
44、ght upon the study of languages.67.It is implied that all cultures have to be viewed _.（分数：1.00）A.profoundlyB.intrinsicallyC.independentlyD.professionally68.According to this passage, to learn a foreign language would require one to _.（分数：1.00）A.do more activitiesB.learn about a new cultureC.meet mo
45、re peopleD.need more names69.The authors attitude shown in this passage toward “backward“ languages is _.（分数：1.00）A.restrainedB.subjectiveC.objectiveD.resolute70.This passage is on the whole _.（分数：1.00）A.narrativeB.instructiveC.prescriptiveD.argumentative71.In this passage, a quack or a charlatan is
46、 someone who _.（分数：1.00）A.has a special abilityB.has little knowledgeC.is not a good doctorD.pretends to be a doctor72.The sentence “pain seems to be a chronic human condition“ means pain seems to _.（分数：1.00）A.be very seriousB.be very difficultC.last for a long timeD.be always happening73.Quackery t
47、hrives even in modern times because _.（分数：1.00）A.patients pay any amount of moneyB.patients do not like their physiciansC.quacks say that they can help patientsD.best medical treatment costs very much74.People who seek the advice of quacks and charlatans are those who _.（分数：1.00）A.are poorly educate
48、dB.are highly educatedC.dislike medical treatmentsD.mistrust physicians truths75.To evaluate medical claims, one must _.（分数：1.00）A.turn to reputable doctorsB.make an adequate choiceC.have the necessary trainingD.disbelieve promise of relief76.According to the author, a very few home remedies are _.（分数：1.00）A.uselessB.harmfulC.pleasantD.effective77.Which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.Quacks
