1、笔译三级综合能力模拟试卷 18及答案与解析 SECTION 1 Vocabulary Selection In the section, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A,B,C and D. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentences. There is only ONE right answer. 1 -Do you think
2、that the labor bill will be passed? -Oh, yes. Its_that it will. （ A） almost surely （ B） very likely （ C） near positive （ D） quite certainly 2 Her second husband was_as rich as her first. （ A） quite （ B） very （ C） much （ D） too 3 If laid out in_straight line,_human digestive tract would measure appro
3、ximately thirty-foot long. （ A） a.the （ B） /.the （ C） the./ （ D） the.a 4 Professor Lee has_large collection of books, many of which are written in_ foreign languages. （ A） /./ （ B） the.the （ C） a./ （ D） the./ 5 The patient strongly objected to_like this. （ A） be treated （ B） treating （ C） being trea
4、ted （ D） treat 6 He_to return earlier than 3 oclock. （ A） was not expected （ B） did not expect （ C） not to be expected （ D） was not expect 7 The millions of calculations, had they been done by hand,_all practical value by the time they were finished. （ A） could lose （ B） would have lost （ C） might l
5、ose （ D） ought to have lost 8 The voters were overwhelmingly against the candidate_proposals called for higher taxes. （ A） who （ B） whose （ C） whom （ D） which 9 Actually, much of what was being presented on the stage at that time was _ and experimental. （ A） positive （ B） negative （ C） sensitive （ D
6、） innovative 10 The statement is_incorrect. （ A） substantially （ B） inherently （ C） exhaustedly （ D） prudently 11 Training programs for the U. S. Peace Corps are conducted in the country or region _the volunteer will serve. （ A） and （ B） or （ C） that is （ D） where 12 The article gives us a summary o
7、f the situation in the first part and then discusses it （ A） at issue （ B） at length （ C） at random （ D） at large 13 Fans still remember the superstar they knew during her concert _ through Guangzhou five years ago. （ A） journey （ B） tour （ C） travel （ D） trip 14 The council has to adapt its adminis
8、trative procedures, its procurement rules and its intellectual property_to be compatible with such a partnership approach. （ A） respect （ B） regime （ C） portion （ D） peril 15 A program to mature the technologies needed to achieve an economically reusable launch vehicle is underway in the U. S. （ A）
9、selective （ B） sound （ C） super （ D） scientific 16 It also looks at various ways of facilitating the _ of practical applications beyond the “research tool“ stage in satisfying the national needs of earth resource management of developing countries. （ A） evolution （ B） puncture （ C） juncture （ D） enf
10、orce 17 This book is full of practical _ on home repair. （ A） helps （ B） tips （ C） aids （ D） clues 18 The little boy was continually _ the ornaments. （ A） tripping up （ B） falling down （ C） breaking up （ D） knocking over 19 Rice is the _ food of most Southeast Asians. （ A） common （ B） general （ C） s
11、taple （ D） popular 20 He drove fast and arrived an hour _ schedule. （ A） in advance （ B） before （ C） by （ D） ahead of SECTION 2 Vocabularly Replacement This section consists of 15 sentences; in each sentence one word or phrase is given in the brackets. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respec
12、tively marked by letters A,B,C and D. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the part without causing any grammatical error or changing the basic meaning of the sentence. There is only ONE right answer. 21 Double Eagle II, the first transatlantic balloon, was greeted by avid crowds in France. （
13、A） eager （ B） surging （ C） creative （ D） vigorous 22 Shellfish give the deceptive appearance of enjoying a peaceful existence, although in fact life is a constant struggle for them. （ A） misleading （ B） calm （ C） understandable （ D） initial 23 It is postulated that population trends have an effect o
14、n economic fluctuations. （ A） challenged （ B） assumed （ C） deducted （ D） decreed 24 It describes a unique joint-venture in distance education and demonstrates the viable opportunities of global tele-education techniques in an exciting new market. （ A） practicable （ B） military （ C） difficult （ D） co
15、mprehensive 25 Instead, the agency would offer its services in research and development to buttress industrys work on a given task. （ A） increase （ B） decrease （ C） support （ D） import 26 The doctor preferred to resign rather than be accused publicly of infamous conduct. （ A） unknown （ B） extraordin
16、ary （ C） mysterious （ D） disgraceful 27 Nineteenth-century scholars tried to trace the origins of modern languages to ancient Hebrew. （ A） limit （ B） connect （ C） convert （ D） draw 28 Iceland has the oldest parliament, which goes as far back to 930 A.D. when Althing, the legislative organization, wa
17、s established. （ A） office （ B） adobe （ C） assembly （ D） building 29 Only individual benefactors and ad hoc grants have made possible the ecological surveys already undertaken. （ A） additional （ B） governmental （ C） special （ D） organizational 30 The very ubiquity of electronic communications can ha
18、ve a surprising downside, notes Richard Kohn, a military historian at the University of North Carolina: a wire becomes accustomed to frequent email from her husband, until he cant get to a computer. And then her anxiety increases. （ A） failure （ B） underside （ C） drawback （ D） consequence 31 The Pre
19、sident took a drubbing from much of the press which had breathlessly reported that a deal was in the bag. （ A） was sure to be made （ B） was being considered （ C） was their secret weapon （ D） was their last resort 32 I have been a little bit appalled by the levity with which some of our politicians d
20、iscuss this issue. （ A） contempt （ B） insecurity （ C） frivolity （ D） compunction 33 She bustled about with an assumption of authority. （ A） air （ B） supposition （ C） appearance （ D） face 34 Iceland has the oldest parliament, which goes as far back to 930 A.D. when Althing, the legislative organizati
21、on, was established. （ A） office （ B） adobe （ C） assembly （ D） building 35 Scientific evidence from different disciplines demonstrates that in most humans the left hemisphere of the brain controls language. （ A） groups of followers （ B） years （ C） countries （ D） fields of study SECTION 3 Error Corre
22、ction This section consists of 15 sentences; in each sentence there is a part given in the brackets that indicates a grammatical error. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A,B,C and D. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the part so that the error is correc
23、ted. There is only ONE right answer. 36 In fact, money alone is almost invaluable. 37 If the police arrived earlier, they would have seen the accident. 38 I do not advocate building the park near a jetport, which might make people to suffer from defective hearing. （ A） make people suffering from def
24、ective hearing （ B） make people suffer from defective hearing （ C） make people suffer defective hearing （ D） make people to suffer defective hearing 39 The newspaper stories deliberately put down the actresss unattractive past. （ A） acted down （ B） played down （ C） wrote down （ D） put down 40 Yester
25、day I met Jerry on Wangfujing Street and found his bike was the same brand that of mine. （ A） as that （ B） like that （ C） as if that （ D） like it 41 Having finished lunch, the case was discussed. （ A） they discussed the case （ B） they had discussed the case （ C） the case was discussed （ D） the case
26、had been discussed 42 Sir Jonas Hanway was credited for introducing the umbrella into England, but the English were slow to adopt it. （ A） with （ B） in （ C） as （ D） at 43 The pictures of the Loch Ness Monster show a remarkable resemblance to a plesiosaur, a large water reptile of the Mesozoic era pr
27、esuming extinct for more than 70 million years. （ A） supposed （ B） presumably （ C） presumptuous （ D） is presumed 44 The old lady was suffering from the empty nest syndrome for so long that she felt like to find someone she could talk to her. （ A） to find someone to talk （ B） finding someone to talk
28、（ C） to find someone to talk to （ D） finding someone to talk to 45 The very real and far reaching implications inherent in the current changes being experienced by government spaceports, with terms of their effect upon the whole international space community, are also highlighted. （ A） for terms of
29、（ B） as terms of （ C） in terms of （ D） from terms of 46 I suppose the party ended in a friendly atmosphere, isnt it? （ A） dont I （ B） do I （ C） did it （ D） didnt it 47 The student asked her professor if he would have gone on the space ship he did know earlier. （ A） if he knew （ B） if he knows （ C） h
30、e had known （ D） had he known 48 Saving time and labor, cartoonists generally draw the hands of their characters with only three fingers and a thumb （ A） Save （ B） Saved （ C） To save （ D） The saving 49 The traffic police stopped three trucks heavily loading with merchandise that looked as grain bags
31、. （ A） that were loading . like （ B） loaded with . like （ C） to load with . for （ D） loaded with . for 50 Scarcely had the van turned the comer than the mirror came off. （ A） No more （ B） No sooner （ C） Not any （ D） No longer 50 While anti-slavery sentiment eventually dictated policy in both the Uni
32、ted States and Great Britain, the course of abolition differed greatly in the two nations. In America, the institution of slavery was strongly defended in a debate that ultimately resulted in the Civil War of 1860. In Britain, by contrast, slavery was done away with by 1807 and barred throughout its
33、 colonial possessions by 1833. In analyzing Britains course, historians have well documented the influences of economic change, humanitarian protest and reform movement. One factor that has been largely ignored by scholars, however, is the impetus that was provided by childrens literature. This medi
34、um gained great popularity in Britain during the last half of the 18th century and provided direct access to young, impressionable minds. Consequently, childrens literature constituted the perfect vehicle for spreading of humanitarian ideas and played a vital role in creating anti-slavery concerns.
35、In 1761, John Newberrys Tom Telescope included the first known reference to the slave trade in childrens literature. Tom, the books hero, took issue with a man who was fond of his household pet yet, as a slave merchant, thought “nothing of separating the husband from the wife, the parents from the c
36、hildren“. Slavery was not only cruel and oppressive, Tom seemed to be saying, but it was also irrational and contrary to natural law. Written before much of the horrors of the Atlantic slave trade were revealed, Torn Telescope contained an implicit message. Soon afterwards, writers and publishers we
37、re in a position to be more explicit. One of the leaders in this movement was the Society of Friends who, in 1787, published Little Truths. Passages in this work directly related conditions aboard slave ships: “children were in the ship, pressed like fishes in barrel .“ Around the turn of the 18th c
38、entury, blacks were introduced for the first time as main characters in childrens literature. An early example of this device is found in Thomas Days immensely popular The History of Sandford and Merton, in which a black beggar miraculously rescues Harry Sandford from a raging bull. Significantly, D
39、ay says very little about the institution of slavery itself, but the reader is left with no doubt that it is inhuman and cruel. While it would be misleading to assume that every childrens book published between 1750 and 1850 contained anti-slavery sentiments, the numbers are significant enough to su
40、ggest that they played a vital role in shaping their attitudes toward blacks. At the same time, even when the capabilities of blacks were recognized, there was always a tendency to depict them as different rather than equal. Perhaps unwittingly, childrens literature helped to form a stereotype that
41、while successfully attacking slavery also strengthened the 19th century Englishmens sense of racial superiority. 51 The American Civil War was primarily caused by _. （ A） the sympathy of the slaves by the people （ B） the strong opposition to abolish the slavery system （ C） the defense of human right
42、s （ D） the influences of economic change, humanitarian protest and reform movement 52 According to the text, all of the following may be the factors in creating anti-slavery sentiment in the British territories except _. （ A） childrens literature （ B） protest by humanitarian groups （ C） the Civil Wa
43、r of 1860 （ D） economic changes and the reform movement 53 The word “impetus“ underlined in Paragraph 2 means _. （ A） the force that moves the anti-slavery movement forward （ B） the desire to excite childrens interest （ C） the factor that influences public opinion （ D） the potential of childrens lit
44、erature 54 John Newberrys Tom Telescope may be _. （ A） a pamphlet that deals with slavery system （ B） a book of adventures for children （ C） a book of childrens literature that deals with slavery issues （ D） a newspaper that expresses the opinions of politicians in Britain 55 It can be inferred from
45、 the text that at the time of the publication of John Newberrys Tom Telescope in 1760 _. （ A） there seemed to be no anti-slavery sentiment in England （ B） little was known about the horrors of conditions aboard slave ships （ C） the hero of the book, Tom, became a popular literary character in Englan
46、d （ D） it was generally accepted in England that slavery was irrational and contrary to natural law 56 In Britain, blacks were introduced for the first time as main characters in childrens literature around _. （ A） 1600 （ B） 1700 （ C） 1800 （ D） 1900 57 According to the author, which of the following
47、 is true about British authors of childrens literature in the mid-18th century? （ A） They believed that blacks were equal rather than different. （ B） A significant number of these writers were opposed to slavery. （ C） Their writing played a major role in all reforms of the 19th century. （ D） Most we
48、re not only talented story-writers but accomplished historians. 58 Which of the following best describes the organization of the text? （ A） Current beliefs on new evidence is presented, （ B） A theory is presented and then data are introduced to support it. （ C） An observation is made and then some e
49、xceptions to it are noted. （ D） An idea is first supported and then evidence is introduced to challenge it. 59 The primary purpose of the text is to _. （ A） emphasize the unnatural oppression inherent in the institution of slavery （ B） highlight the way the abolition of slavery in Great Britain differed from that in the U.S. （ C） underline the continued racism in Great Britain despite its abolition of slavery （ D） discuss the
