1、翻译资格考试二级综合能力(笔译)2 及答案解析(总分：58.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、PART 1 Vocabulary a(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event _ is equal to the probability that it will not occur.（分数：1.00）A.occurringB.to occurC.occursD.occur2.Kingdom of Wonders, _ in 1995 in Fremont, Calif., b
2、ecame an industry legend for two toys: a talking bear and a ray-gun game.（分数：1.00）A.findB.foundC.foundedD.founding3.Home to magnates and gangsters, refugees and artists, the city was, in its_, a metropolis that exhibited all the hues of the human character.（分数：1.00）A.primeB.primaryC.privacyD.probati
3、on4.The new Personal Digital Assistance contained a large _ of information about an individual life.（分数：1.00）A.dealB.amountC.numberD.account5.Now a single cell phone is able to store a large _of information about an individual life.（分数：1.00）A.dealB.numberC.amountD.account6.Our products are displayed
4、 in Stand B22,_you will find me during office hours.（分数：1.00）A.whenB.whichC.thatD.where7.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：1.00）A.pedestrianB.penchantC.patriot
5、icD.patriarch8.He was always finding_with his daughters friends.（分数：1.00）A.blameB.errorC.mistakeD.fault9.He was completely _by her tale of hardship.（分数：1.00）A.taken awayB.taken downC.taken inD.taken up10.Americans who consider themselves _ in the traditional sense do not usually hesitate to heap cri
6、ticism in domestic matters over what they believe is oppressive or wasteful.（分数：1.00）A.pedestrianB.penchantC.patriarchD.patriotic11.The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, _ to the body.（分数：1.00）A.the stress it is greaterB.greater is the stressC.greater stres
7、s isD.the greater the stress12.Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event _is equal to the probability that it will not occur.（分数：1.00）A.occurringB.occurredC.occursD.occur13.The explanation given by the manager yesterday was not at all _ to us.（分数：1.00）A.satisfyB.satisfiedC.sati
8、sfactoryD.satisfying14._ pollution control measures are expensive, many local governments hesitate to adopt them.（分数：1.00）A.AlthoughB.HoweverC.BecauseD.Moreover15.The Kyoto Protocol has been designed to _the global environmental problems.（分数：1.00）A.dressB.addressC.stressD.distress16.Only hotel guest
9、s have the_of using the private beach.（分数：1.00）A.occasionB.possibilityC.privilegeD.allowance17.This is_work. It calls for a good eye and a steady hand.（分数：1.00）A.preciseB.precisionC.exactD.exactness18.If you are an energetic person with strong views as to the right way of doing things, you find your
10、self_ under pressures.（分数：1.00）A.variablyB.invariablyC.invaluablyD.invalidly19.The list of things we need to think about which will be _by climate change is endless.（分数：1.00）A.affiliatedB.affectedC.affirmedD.effected20.Your blunt treatment of disputes would put other people in a negative frame of_,
11、with the result that they would not be able to accept your proposal.（分数：1.00）A.mindB.ideaC.intentionD.wish二、SECTION 2 Vocabular(总题数：15，分数：15.00)21.Justices of the peace have jurisdiction over the trials of some civil suits and of criminal cases involving minor offenses.（分数：1.00）A.superiorityB.author
12、ityC.guidanceD.obedience22.The thief was apprehended, but his accomplice had disappeared.（分数：1.00）A.people who saw himB.the person who helped himC.guns and knivesD.stolen goods23. Attempts have been made for nearly three decades to increase the amount of precipitation from clouds by seeding them wit
13、h salt or silver iodide.（分数：1.00）A.DevicesB.HypothesesC.EffortsD.Suggestions24.A court-martial has but recently decided to acquit him .（分数：1.00）A.declare he is not guiltyB.pardon himC.condemn himD.persecute him25.When Akiyama Toyohiro, Japans first astronaut, completed his stint in space, he came ba
14、ck down to earth with more than one worry.（分数：1.00）A.spellB.slingC.stingD.stink26.Holmes! I whispered. “What on earth are you doing in this disgusting place?“（分数：1.00）A.humbleB.unpleasantC.underprivilegedD.noisy27.One out of five bridges in the United States is outmoded .（分数：1.00）A.narrowB.obsoleteC
15、.illegalD.concrete28.One of the effective ways to lessen environmental pollution is the reservation and protection of more swamps .（分数：1.00）A.vast thick coralsB.pockets of wet landC.warm volcanoesD.millions of bees and wasps29.When a hurricane is about to occur , the National Weather Bureau issues a
16、 warning.（分数：1.00）A.adjacentB.giganticC.perilousD.imminent30.Rain abates in the fall throughout most of the Appalachian Mountain region.（分数：1.00）A.poursB.accumulatesC.lessensD.evaporates31.One of the things we have to do to prevent a pandemic is to make sure people understand and know what they can
17、do to minimize the commotion .（分数：1.00）A.commandB.collusionC.turmoilD.tutelage32.Justices of the peace have jurisdiction over the trials of some civil suits and of criminal cases involving minor offenses.（分数：1.00）A.supremacyB.authorityC.guidanceD.obedience33.That boy is suffering from unrequited lov
18、e and pines away.（分数：1.00）A.ferventB.obsessiveC.secretD.unreturned34.The feeling of competition among the students in all the classrooms where the test was going on was noticeable to everyone.（分数：1.00）A.discordB.discoveryC.rivalryD.cooperation35.He remained calm in the face of the impending danger.（
19、分数：1.00）A.terrificB.trivialC.astonishingD.imminent三、SECTION 3 Error Cor(总题数：15，分数：15.00)36.Human beings are superior to animals that they can use language as a tool of communication.（分数：1.00）A.in thatB.in whichC.for thatD.for which37.Water makes up some 70 percentage points of the body, and drinking
20、 enough water either tap water or expensive mineral water will ensure that the body is properly lubricated and flushed.（分数：1.00）A.per-centB.per capitaC.percentD.percentage38.Our company has been made one of the largest manufacturers in the field of chemical industry.（分数：1.00）A.become, inB.made, in f
21、ield ofC.became, in the fieldD.been made of, in39.Our programs come second to theirs.（分数：1.00）A.come second afterB.are second only toC.are first except forD.are first place from40.The senior senator has in the past three terms both experienced the sweet taste of success and the bitterness of defeat
22、in his legislation fights with his opponents.（分数：1.00）A.both experiencesB.experiences bothC.experience bothD.experienced both41. The belief is the legendary lost continent of Atlantis may someday be found.（分数：1.00）A.It is believed thatB.It is believing thatC.The belief thatD.That belief is42.America
23、n Indian languages, which differ widely, tended to group many units of meaning into multisyllabic words.（分数：1.00）A.all tendB.and tendC.to tendD.tending43.If they spend some time on Chinese history, they will be more able to predict Chinas future.（分数：1.00）A.moreB.ableC.betterD.better able44.The afflu
24、ent middle class created by the Asian boom now take up over from exports as the main engine of growth.（分数：1.00）A.take over from exportsB.take from exportsC.take exportsD.takes exports45.I dont doubt how the plan will be well received.（分数：1.00）A.thatB.whichC.ifD.whether46.An epigram is usually define
25、d being a bright or witty thought that is tersely and ingeniously expressed.（分数：1.00）A.asB.as beC.as beenD.to being47.While it is essential that the text covers the subject adequately, it is also important that it is neither too detailed or too complex for the intended reader.（分数：1.00）A.forB.norC.no
26、D.not48.Youve been so helpful! How can I make up to you ?（分数：1.00）A.make it up to youB.make you upC.make up it for youD.make up you49.The recent conference on the effective use of the seas and oceans was another attempt resolving major differences among countries with conflicting interests.（分数：1.00）
27、A.resolveB.resolvesC.to resolveD.being resolved50.Following a year of fast development, by the first quarter of this year, China has had about 1,100 e-commerce websites .（分数：1.00）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
28、 has had 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 websites四、PART 2 Reading Comp(总题数：7，分数：7.00)The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American by Jeff Smith Our real Ame
29、rican foods have come from our soil and have been used by many groups those who already lived here and those who have come here to live. The Native Americans already had developed an interesting cuisine using the abundant foods that were so prevalent. The influence that the English had upon our nati
30、onal eating habits is easy to see. They were a tough lot, those English, and they ate in a tough manner. They wiped their mouths on the tablecloth, if there happened to be one, and they ate until you would expect them to burst. European travelers to this country in those days were most often shocked
31、 by American eating habits, which included too much fat and too much salt and too much liquor. Not much has changed! And, the Revolutionists refused to use the fork since it marked them as Europeans. The fork was not absolutely common on the American dinner table until about the time of the Civil Wa
32、r, the 1860s. Those English were a tough lot. Other immigrant groups added their own touches to the preparation of our New World food products. The groups that came still have a special sense of self-identity through their ancestral heritage, but they see themselves as Americans. This special self-i
33、dentity through your ancestors who came from other lands was supposed to disappear in this country. The term melting pot was first used in reference to America in the late 1700s, so this belief that we would all become the same has been with us for a long time. Thank goodness it has never worked. Th
34、e various immigrant groups continue to add flavor to the pot, all right, but you can pick out the individual flavors easily. The largest ancestry group in America is the English. There are more people in America who claim to have come from English blood than there are in England. But is their food E
35、nglish? Thanks be to God, it is not! It is American. The second largest group is the Germans, then the Irish, the Afro-Americans, the French, the Italians, the Scottish, and the Polish. The Mexican and American Indian groups are all smaller than any of the above, though they were the original cooks
36、in this country. （分数：1.00）(1).Which of the following statements is nearly identical in meaning with the sentence “they ate until you would expect them to burst“ in the second paragraph?（分数：0.20）A.You bet they would never stop to eat till they are full.B.What you can expect is that they would not sto
37、p eating unless there was no more food.C.The only thing you would expect is that they wouldnt stop eating till they had had enough of the food.D.the only thing is that they wouldnt stop eating till they felt sick.(2).Which of the following statements is Not true?（分数：0.20）A.English people had bad tab
38、le manners.B.American food was exclusively unique in its flavors and varieties.C.American diet contained a lot of fat, salt and liquor.D.Europeans were not at all accustomed to the American way of eating.(3).The authors attitude towards American food is that（分数：0.20）A.American food is better than fo
39、ods from other countries.B.American food is superior to European food.C.European food had helped enrich the flavors and varieties of American food.D.people from other countries could still identify from the American foods the foods that were unique to their countries.(4).Immigrant groups, when they
40、got. settled down in the United States, still have had their own sense of self-identity because（分数：0.20）A.their foods are easily identified among all the foods Americans eat.B.their foods stand out in sharp contrast to foods of other countries.C.they know pretty well what elements of American food a
41、re of their own countries origin.D.they know pretty well how their foods contribute to American cuisine.(5).Which of the following statements is true?（分数：0.20）A.People from other cultures or nations start to lose their self-identity once they get settled down in America.B.The “melting pot“ is suppos
42、ed to melt all the foods but in reality it doesnt.C.The special sense of self-identity of people from other countries cant be maintained once they become Americans.D.The “melting pot“ finds it capable of melting all the food traditions into the American tradition.The field of medicine has always att
43、racted its share of quacks and charlatans disreputable women and men with little or no medical knowledge who promise quick cures at cheap prices. The reasons why quackery thrives even in modern times are easy to find. To begin with, pain seems to be a chronic human condition. A person whose body or
44、mind “hurts“ will often pay any amount of money for the promise of relief. Second, even the best medical treatment cannot cure all the ills that beset men and women. People who mistrust or dislike the truths that their physicians tell them often turn to more sympathetic ears. Many people lack the tr
45、aining necessary to evaluate medical claims. Given the choice between (a) a reputable physician who says a cure for cancer will be long, expensive and may not work at all, and (b) a salesperson who says that several bottles of a secret formula “snake oil“ will cure not only cancer but tuberculosis a
46、s well, some individuals will opt for “snake oil“. Many “snake oil“ remedies are highly laced with alcohol or narcotic drugs. Anyone who drinks them may get so drunk or stoned that they drown their pains in the rising tide of pleasant intoxication. Little wonder that “snake oil“ is a popular cure-al
47、l for minor aches and hurts! But let there be no misunderstandings. A very few “home remedies“ actually work. However, most remedies sold by quacks are not only useless, but often can be harmful as well. （分数：1.00）(1).In this passage, a quack or a charlatan is someone who_.（分数：0.10）A.has a special ab
48、ilityB.has little knowledgeC.is not a good doctorD.pretends to be a doctor(2).The sentence “pain seems to be a chronic human condition“ means pain seems to_.（分数：0.10）A.be very seriousB.be very difficultC.last for a long timeD.be always happening(3).Quackery thrives even in modern times because_.（分数：
49、0.10）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 much(4).People who seek the advice of quacks and charlatans are those who_.（分数：0.10）A.are poorly educatedB.are highly educatedC.dislike medical treatmentsD.mistrust physicians truths(5).To evaluate medical claims, one must_.（分数：0.10）A.turn to rep
