1、翻译二级笔译综合能力分类模拟题 57 及答案解析(总分：107.20，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：10，分数：16.60)1.It is understandable that though adolescent maturational and developmental states occur in an orderly sequence, their timing _ with regard to onset and duration.（分数：2.00）A.falte
2、rsB.variesC.acceleratesD.dwindles2.During the _ of the rain, she returned home immediately.（分数：2.00）A.spinB.flickC.lullD.notch3.In the dim light, I managed to _ the shadowy figure of a big lion among the trees.（分数：0.50）A.make offB.make upC.make outD.make over4.Sometimes, it is difficult for John to
3、get his Brithsh jokes _ to American audiences.（分数：2.00）A.downB.overC.acrossD.up5.When one is unfamiliar with the customs, it is easy to make a _.（分数：2.00）A.blunderB.blendC.brawlD.bland6.The president says that it was high time they showed their _ on those political issues.（分数：2.00）A.headB.teethC.han
4、dD.arm7.James“s independence of mind and his ability to go beyond the _ once again were in evidence.（分数：1.60）A.conventionalB.irrationalC.educationalD.conditional8.Due to the fact that universities can not enroll all the candidates, _ to university is competitive.（分数：0.50）A.admissionB.affidavitC.admi
5、rationD.allegiance9.A writer who wants to convince his readers of a point of view must marshall his arguments, assert the virtues of his aponions, and _ the possible protests of the opposition.（分数：2.00）A.diminishB.demonstrateC.declaimD.demolish10.Scientists have claims that there is a _ of wildlife
6、in the Amazon Rain Forest, and that species which have not lived in the area for most centuries are once again being sighted.（分数：2.00）A.resurgenceB.rectificationC.recreationD.recover三、Part 2 Vocabulary Re(总题数：5，分数：8.00)11.Giving the child problems he cannot solve will only frustrate him.（分数：1.00）A.b
7、affleB.worryC.alarmD.cultivate12.The relation between Mary and John has never been more cordial .（分数：2.00）A.competitiveB.strainedC.pleasantD.unsympathetic13.John is reluctant to take the final step to solve this problem, because he knows clearly that it means the irrevocable breaking with best frien
8、d.（分数：2.00）A.irrationalB.irreversibleC.irresponsibleD.irresistible14.She was trying to collect public support for her proposal of new terms for a peace treaty.（分数：1.00）A.lustB.bulgeC.musterD.attach15.As we know, before scientists come up with an effective treatment, cancer is still threatening peopl
9、e“s lives.（分数：2.00）A.killingB.riskingC.adventuringD.jeopardizing四、Part 3 Correcting Gr(总题数：5，分数：11.10)16.If people cannot afford to buy their own house, they can rent property from a private landlord, as 10% of the population does , or from their local council.（分数：1.80）A.as do 10% of the populationB
10、.just as 10% of the population will doC.the same as 10% of the people doD.as will do 10% of the population17.John is very diligent, but his pay isn“t sufficient enough for his work.（分数：2.50）A.goodB.muchC.1egalD.sound18.Giving me a place to stand on, the living conditions of the farmers will be great
11、ly improved .（分数：1.80）A.I will greatly impove the living conditions of the farmers.B.the living conditions of the farmers should be greatly improved.C.the farmers“ living conditions will be greatly improved.D.I can certainly improve the farmners“ living conditions.19.The belief is the legendary lost
12、 continent of Atlantis may someday be found.（分数：2.50）A.It is believed thatB.It is believing thatC.The belief thatD.That belief is20.When he realized he had been suggested to sign the contract by intrigue, he threatened to start legal proceedings to cancel the agreement.（分数：2.50）A.elicitedB.excitedC.
13、deducedD.induced五、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：1，分数：20.00)The ocean bottoma region nearly 2.5 times greater than the total land area of the Earthis a vast frontier that even today is largely unexplored and uncharted. Until about a century ago, the deep-ocean floor was completely inaccessible , hidden ben
14、eath waters averaging over 3,600 meters deep. Totally without fight and subjected to intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the Earth“s surface, the deep-ocean bottom is a hostile environment to humans, in some ways as forbidding and remote as the void of outer space . Although research
15、ers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks and sediments for over a century, the first detailed global investigation of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1968, with the beginning of the National Science Foundation“s Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP). Using techniques first developed for t
16、he offshore oil and gas industry, the DSDP“s drill ship, the Glomar Challenger, was able to maintain a steady position on the ocean“s surface and drill in very deep waters, extracting samples of sediments and rock from the ocean floor. The Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15-year research
17、 program that ended in November 1983. During this time, the vessel logged 600,000 kilometers and took almost 20,000 core samples of seabed sediments and rocks at 624 drilling sites around the world. The Glomar Challenger“s core samples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked li
18、ke hundreds of millions of years ago and to calculate what it will probably look like millions of years in the future. Today, largely on the strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challenger“s voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree on the theories of plate tectonics and continental drif
19、t that explain many of the geological processes that shape the Earth. The cores of sediment drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also yielded information critical to understanding the world“s past climates. Deep-ocean sediments provide a climatic record stretching back hundreds of millions of years
20、, because they are largely isolated from the mechanical erosion and the intense chemical and biological activity that rapidly destroy much land-based evidence of past climates. This record has already provided insights into the patterns and causes of past climatic change-information that may be used
21、 to predict future climates.（分数：20.00）(1).The author refers to the ocean bottom as a “frontier“ in Paragraph 1 because it _.（分数：2.00）A.is not a popular area for scientific researchB.contains a wide variety of life formsC.attracts courageous explorersD.is an unknown territory(2).The word “inaccessibl
22、e“ underlined in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _.（分数：2.00）A.unrecognizableB.unreachableC.unusableD.unsafe(3).The author mentions “outer space“ underlined in Paragraph 1 because _.（分数：2.00）A.the Earth“s climate millions of years ago was similar to conditions in outer spaceB.it is similar to th
23、e ocean floor in being alien to the human environmentC.rock formations in outer space are similar to those found on the ocean floorD.techniques used by scientists to explore outer space were similar to those used in ocean exploration(4).Which of the following is true of the Glomar Challenger?（分数：2.0
24、0）A.It is a type of submarineB.It is an ongoing projectC.It has gone on over 100 voyagesD.It made its first DSDP voyage in 1968(5).The word “extracting“ underlined in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.（分数：2.00）A.breakingB.locatingC.removingD.analyzing(6).The Deep Sea Drilling Project was signif
25、icant because it was _.（分数：2.00）A.an attempt to find new sources of oil and gasB.the first extensive exploration of the ocean bottomC.composed of geologists from all over the worldD.funded entirely by the gas and oil industry(7).The word “strength“ underlined in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
26、_.（分数：2.00）A.basisB.purposeC.discoveryD.endurance(8).The word “they“ underlined in Paragraph 4 refers to _.（分数：2.00）A.yearsB.climatesC.sedimentsD.cores(9).Deep-ocean sediments provide better information about the world“s past climate because they _.（分数：2.00）A.are well protectedB.have land-based evid
27、enceC.are in isolationD.have a longer history(10).Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the Deep Sea Drilling Project?（分数：2.00）A.Geologists were able to determine the Earth“s appearance hundreds of millions of years ago.B.Two geological theories became more wide
28、ly accepted.C.Information was revealed about the Earth“s past climatic changes.D.Geologists observed forms of marine life never before seen.六、 Cloze Test(总题数：2，分数：52.50)Bertrand RussellThe Analysis of Mind (Truth and Falsehood)On the features which distinguish knowledge from accuracy of response in
29、general, not much can be said from a behaviourist point of view without referring to purpose. But the necessity of SOMETHING besides accuracy of response may be brought out by the 1 consideration: Suppose two persons, of whom one believed 2 the other disbelieved, and disbelieved whatever the other 3
30、 . So far as accuracy and sensitiveness of response alone are concerned, 4 would be nothing to choose between these two persons. A thermometer 5 went down for warm weather and up for cold might be just as 6 as the usual kind; and a person who always believes falsely is just as 7 an instrument as a p
31、erson who always believes truly. The 8 and practical difference between them would be that the one 9 always believed falsely would quickly come to a bad end. This 10 once more that accuracy of response to stimulus does not alone 11 knowledge, but must be reinforced by appropriateness, i. e. suitabil
32、ity for 12 one“s purpose. This applies even in the apparently simple 13 of answering questions: if the purpose of the answers is to deceive, their 14 , not their truth, will be evidence of knowledge. The proportion of the 15 of appropriateness with accuracy in the definition of knowledge is difficul
33、t; it seems that both enter in, but that appropriateness is only required as regards the general type of response, not as regards each individual instance.（分数：30.00）World BankThe World Bank is one of the largest suppliers of development assistance. Its main goal is to improve living conditions for p
34、oor people throughout the world. Last year, it provided more than seventeen-thousand-million dollars in loans to developing countries to help end poverty. The money went to efforts like debt reduction for some of the poorest countries in the world. That program was designed to increase debt assistan
35、ce and provide it faster than in the past. As a result, twenty-three countries received debt assistance last year as compared to seven countries the year before. The World Bank does more than just 16 loans, however. It believes that continued poverty reduction comes 17 investing in the people of a c
36、ountryespecially through education and health 18 . World Bank President James Wolfensohn announced one such program 19 this year at the organization“s yearly spring 20 in Washington. The “Education for All“ plan is aimed at getting all children 21 the ages of five and eleven into early education. Th
37、e World Bank plans to 22 the program soon in ten countries. Bank leaders will choose 23 that have strong education reform plans but no money to establish them. The World Bank uses engineers, economists, public policy 24 and social scientists to create these kinds of programs. These 25 also provide d
38、eveloping countries with the necessary 26 help to carry out the programs. Ten thousand people work for the 27 Bank. Eight thousand are based in Washington. The rest are spread 28 the world. The World Bank is owned by more than one-hundred-eighty 29 countries. Every country holds different shares whi
39、ch represent the positions and 30 of the members. The World Bank began as a much smaller group. It was established at an international conference in the United States in 1944. It has helped to make great progress in developing nations especially in the past twenty or so years. Bank officials say lif
40、e expectancy in developing nations has increased and baby and child deaths have decreased. They also say more adults now can read than in the past.（分数：22.50）七、 Writing(总题数：1，分数：-1.00)21.Read the following English passage and then write a Chinese summary of approximately 300 words that expresses its
41、main ideas and basic information. Deceptively small in column inches, a recent New York Times article holds large meaning for us in business. The item concerned one Daniel Provenzano, 38, of Upper Saddle River, N.J. Here is the relevant portion: When he owned a Fort Lee printing company called Advic
42、e Inc., Mr. Provenzano said he found out that a sales representative he employed had stolen $9,000. Mr. Provenzano said he told the man that “if he wanted to keep his employment, I would have to break his thumb.“ He said another Advice employee drove the sales representative to Holy Name Hospital in
43、 Teaneck, broke the thumb with a hammer outside the hospital, and then had a car service take the man home after the thumb was repaired. Mr. Provenzano explained that he “didn“t want to set an example“ that workers could get away with stealing. The worker eventually paid back $4,500 and kept his job
44、, he said. I know that you“re thinking: This is an outrage. I, too, was shocked that Provenzano was being prosecuted for his astute management. Indeed, I think his “modest proposal“ has a lot to teach managers as they struggle with the problems of our people-centered business environment. Problems s
45、uch as Dealing with the bottom 10%. GE made the system famous, but plenty of companies are using it: Every year you get rid of the worst-evaluated workers. Many managers object that this practice is inhumane, but not dealing with that bottom 10% leads to big performance problems. Provenzano found a
46、kinder, gentler answer. After all, this employee would have been fired virtually anywhere else. But at Advice Inc., he stayed on the job. And you know what? I bet he became a very, veryveryproductive employee. For most managers Provenzano“s innovative response will be a welcome new addition to their
47、 executive tool kit. And by the way, “executive tool kit“ is clearly more than just a metaphor at Advice Inc. Being the employer of choice. With top talent scarce everywhere, most companies now want to be their industry“s or their community“s most desirable employer. Advice Inc. understood. The empl
48、oyee in question wasn“t simply disciplined in his supervisor“s office and sent home. No, that“s how an ordinary employer would have done it. But at Advice Inc., another employeethe HR manager, perhaps? took time out his busy day and drove the guy right to the emergency room. And thenthe detail that
49、says it allthe company provided a car service to drive the employee home. The message to talented job candidates comes through loud and clear: Advice Inc. is a company that cares. Setting an example to others. An eternal problem for managers is how to let all employees know what happens to those who perform especially well or badly. A few companies actually post everyone“s salary and bonus on their intranet. But pay is so one-dimensional. At Advice Inc., a problem that would hardly be me
