1、翻译资格考试二级综合能力(笔译)4 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.I wouldnt trust such a_person.（分数：1.00）A.deceitfulB.deceptiveC.decisiveD.deceive2.Only one-fifth of Americans saw oil as the chief reason that the U.S. made a war on Iraq, but 75 percent of the French and of the Rus
2、sians believed_.（分数：1.00）A.toB.soC.goD.do3.This is_work. It calls for a good eye and a steady hand.（分数：1.00）A.preciseB.precisionC.exactD.exactness4.She had just_the shell of the hard-boiled egg and was starting to peel it off.（分数：1.00）A.snappedB.crackedC.fracturedD.burst5.Theyre the best team Ive se
3、en thus far, says _mens basketball coach Larry Brown.（分数：1.00）A.AmericansB.USC.the USAD.United State of America6.He was facing charges on forgery in a court of law but he hired a good attorney to（分数：1.00）A.get offB.get throughC.get byD.get away7._ pollution control measures are expensive, many local
4、 governments hesitate to adopt them.（分数：1.00）A.AlthoughB.HoweverC.BecauseD.Moreover8.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.occur9.He was completely _by her tale of hardship.（分数：1.00）
5、A.taken awayB.taken downC.taken inD.taken up10.The countries that are being blamed for the extra greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are the rich and developed countries. On a different_, the developing countries feel they will suffer the most of it.（分数：1.00）A.nodB.noteC.normD.notion11.We cannot see
6、any possibility of business _your price is on the high side of the prevailing market trend.（分数：1.00）A.whichB.sinceC.thatD.though12.As always when she sang in the bathroom, she_the high notes in a special way.（分数：1.00）A.span outB.belted outC.spread outD.stretch out13.Being both spoiled and lazy, he_e
7、veryone else for his lack of success.（分数：1.00）A.accusedB.chargedC.criticizedD.blamed14.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.patriarc
8、hD.patriotic15.Sadly, while the academic industry thrives, the practice of translation continues to_.（分数：1.00）A.stackB.stageC.stagnateD.stamp16.As technological advances put more and more time between early school life and the young persons final access to specialized work, the stage of _becomes an
9、even more marked and conscious period.（分数：1.00）A.adolescenceB.adjacencyC.advantageD.adventure17.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.occur18.The new Personal Digital Assistance con
10、tained a large _ of information about an individual life.（分数：1.00）A.dealB.amountC.numberD.account19.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：1.00）A.findB.foundC.foundedD.founding20.It was too late to_of the contra
11、ct.（分数：1.00）A.back outB.back downC.back upD.back away二、SECTION 2 Vocabular(总题数：15，分数：15.00)21.Rain abates in the fall throughout most of the Appalachian Mountain region.（分数：1.00）A.poursB.accumulatesC.lessensD.evaporates22.When insects feed on decaying plant material in a compost pile, they help turn
12、 it into useful garden soil.（分数：1.00）A.availableB.organicC.distastefulD.decomposing23.One out of five bridges in the United States is outmoded .（分数：1.00）A.narrowB.obsoleteC.illegalD.concrete24.Although many modifications have been made in it, the game known in the United States as football can be tr
13、aced directly to the English game of rugby.（分数：1.00）A.rulesB.changesC.demandsD.leagues25.When a hurricane is about to occur , the National Weather Bureau issues a warning.（分数：1.00）A.adjacentB.giganticC.perilousD.imminent26.The graduate committee must be in full accord in their approval of a disserta
14、tion.（分数：1.00）A.indecisiveB.sullenC.vocalD.unanimous27.The word “ wrath “ in The Grapes of Wrath by the Nobel prize winner John Steinbeck probably means:（分数：1.00）A.great angerB.large crowdsC.hard laborD.sudden storms28.Tiny Tim, a character in A Christmas Carol, was a happy little boy in spite of th
15、e disability that caused him a weakness in one leg .（分数：1.00）A.to limpB.to fallC.restD.suffer29.This reflects the priority being attached to economic over political activity, partly caused by a growing reluctance to enter a calling blighted by relentless publicity that all too often ends in destroyi
16、ng careers and reputations.（分数：1.00）A.powerfulnessB.unwillingnessC.renaissanceD.apologeticness30.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 goods31.Since she did not have time to read the entire play
17、 before class, she read an outline of the plot instead.（分数：1.00）A.a synonymB.a symmetryC.a synopsisD.a symposium32.Researchers have discovered that dolphins are able to mimic human speech.（分数：1.00）A.importB.imitateC.impairD.humor33.For a long time in that vast region, this law was in abeyance .（分数：1
18、.00）A.active useB.doubtC.discussionD.disuse34.One of the things we have to do to prevent a pandemic is to make sure people understand and know what they can do to minimize the commotion .（分数：1.00）A.commandB.collusionC.turmoilD.tutelage35.In Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, Reverend Dimmesdal
19、e succumbed to Hesters charms.（分数：1.00）A.appealed toB.conversed aboutC.cared nothing forD.yielded to三、SECTION 3 Error Cor(总题数：15，分数：15.00)36.He was looking impatient at the visiting salesman, who showed no signs of getting ready to leave.（分数：1.00）A.patientB.patienceC.impatienceD.impatiently37.Americ
20、an 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.tending38.Daylight saving time was instituted to increase productivity.（分数：1.00）A.reorganizedB.startedC.encouragedD.taught39.Water makes up some 70 percent
21、age points of the body, and drinking 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.percentage40.Our programs come second to theirs.（分数：1.00）A.come second afterB.are second only toC.are f
22、irst except forD.are first place from41.Our holiday is doomed to failure without you.（分数：1.00）A.would doomB.would have been doomedC.had been doomedD.has had to be doomed42.The affluent 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 o
23、ver from exportsB.take from exportsC.take exportsD.takes exports43.Few pleasures can equal such of a cool drink on a hot day.（分数：1.00）A.thisB.all thisC.thatD.all that44. 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.
24、The belief thatD.That belief is45.Life insurance, before available only to young, healthy persons , can now be obtained for old people, and even for pets.（分数：1.00）A.before young, healthy persons available only,B.available only to young, healthy persons before,C.available only to persons young, but m
25、ore healthy,D.before young and healthy persons only available to,46.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）A.resolveB.resolvesC.to resolveD.being resolved47.Were not bringin
26、g in millions of dollars, says a director of development. “But we want to make sure the demand is there before we act to the project.“（分数：1.00）A.ofB.offC.onD.for48.Some of the low-end Made-in-China mechanical-electronic products are not selling well in export market as compared with what are termed
27、as high-end ones.（分数：1.00）A.on export marketB.in exporting marketC.in exported marketD.in the export market49.It is a market which sales value might be more than 10 billion yuan.（分数：1.00）A.a market with a sales value that might beB.a market which might be sales valueC.a market with sale value might
28、beD.market with sales might be a value50.As an English major student , I think business English is more practical than other fields.（分数：1.00）A.a English student / fieldB.a English major student / regionsC.an English major / coursesD.an English student major /sciences四、PART 2 Reading Comp(总题数：7，分数：7.
29、00)Every group has a culture, however uncivilized it may seem to us. To the professional anthropologist, there is no intrinsic superiority of one culture over another, just as to the professional linguist, there is no intrinsic hierarchy among languages. People once thought of the languages of backw
30、ard groups as undeveloped. While it is possible that language in general began as a series of grunts and groans, it is a fact established by the study of “backward“ languages that no spoken tongue answers that description today. Most languages of uncivilized groups are, by our most severe standards,
31、 extremely complex. They differ from Western languages not in their sound patterns or grammatical structures, which usually are fully adequate for all language needs, but only in their vocabularies, which reflect the objects and activities known to their speakers. Even in this aspect, two things are
32、 to be noted. First, all languages seem to possess the machinery for vocabulary expansion, either by putting together words already in existence or by borrowing them from other languages and adapting them to their own system. Second, the objects and activities requiring names and distinctions in “ba
33、ckward“ languages, while different from the West, are often surprisingly numerous and complicated. A Western language distinguishes merely between two degrees of remoteness (“this“ and “that“). But some languages of the American Indians distinguish between what is close to the speaker, or to the per
34、son addressed, or removed from both, or out of sight, or in the past, or in the future. （分数：1.00）(1).Every group of human beings has_.（分数：0.10）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
35、of growing crops or raising animals(2).To the professional linguists,_.（分数：0.10）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 standard(3).Most languages of uncivilized groups
36、 are_.（分数：0.10）A.adequateB.numerousC.ingeniousD.ingenuous(4).Backward languages fall behind Western languages in_.（分数：0.10）A.structuresB.vocabulariesC.written formsD.sound patterns(5).All languages, whether civilized or not, have their own_.（分数：0.10）A.ways to transfer ideasB.forms to satisfy needsC.
37、abilities to answer descriptionD.systems to expand vocabulary(6).Which of the following statements is implied in the passage?（分数：0.10）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 culture
38、s.D.The study of cultures casts no light upon the study of languages.(7).It is implied that all cultures have to be viewed_.（分数：0.10）A.profoundlyB.intrinsicallyC.independentlyD.professionally(8).According to this passage, to learn a foreign language would require one to_.（分数：0.10）A.do more activitie
39、sB.learn about a new cultureC.meet more peopleD.need more names(9).The authors attitude shown in this passage toward “backward“ languages is_.（分数：0.10）A.restrainedB.subjectiveC.objectiveD.resolute(10).This passage is on the whole_.（分数：0.10）A.narrativeB.instructiveC.prescriptiveD.argumentative“What d
40、oes the middleman do but add to the price of goods in the shops?“ Such remarks are aimed at the intermediate operations between manufacturers and final customers. This practice usually attracts a lot of attention from the public and the press and the operation most talked about is what is often call
41、ed wholesaling. The wholesaler buys goods in large quantities from the manufacturers and sells them in smaller parcels to retailers, and for this service his selling price to the retailer is raised several percent higher. But his job is made more difficult by retail demand not necessarily running le
42、vel with manufacturers production. Because he adjusts or regulates the flow of goods by holding stock until required, he frees the manufacturer, to some extent, from the effect on production of changing demand and having to bear the whole risk. The manufacturer can then keep up a steady production f
43、low, and the retailer has no need to hold heavy stocks, who can call on the wholesaler for supplies any time. This wholesale function is like that of a valve in a water pipe. The middleman also bears part of the risk that would otherwise fall on the manufacturer and also the retailer. The wholesaler
44、 provides a purely commercial service, for which he is too well rewarded. But the point that is missed by many people is that the wholesaler is not just someone adding to the cost of goods. It is true one could eliminate the wholesaler but one would still be left with his function: that of making su
45、re that goods find their way to the people who want them. （分数：1.00）(1).Middleman in the passage almost equals to all the following in meaning EXCEPT（分数：0.10）A.go-betweenB.intermediaryC.manufacturerD.wholesaler(2).This practice in Paragraph 1 most probably refers to the fact that the middleman（分数：0.1
46、0）A.increases the prices in the shopsB.buys from you and sells to meC.aims remarks at manufacturersD.interferes with end user customers(3).The wholesaler obtains higher selling prices for_.（分数：0.10）A.small parcels he sellsB.goods he buys in bulkC.the service he providesD.the information he offers(4)
47、.A middlemans work may become difficult because_.（分数：0.10）A.manufacturers run their production on a much higher levelB.market demand may not be the same as industrial productionC.retailers are not necessary in running their retailing businessD.retailers demand lower levels than those demanded by man
48、ufacturers(5).The wholesaler regulates the flow of goods by_.（分数：0.10）A.running level with manufacturers productionB.holding down stock of commoditiesC.keeping stock for stronger demandD.adjusting the prices of goods in time(6).The middleman relieves the producer of_.（分数：0.10）A.fluctuating market de
49、mand and staying at riskB.the production of commodities for the retail marketC.some extent of production of changing demandD.storing goods in a warehouse until they are needed(7).What function of the wholesaler is compared to a valve?（分数：0.10）A.Controlling the flow of goods.B.Pushing up demand from retailers.C.Bearing part of the risk for manufactu
