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1、翻译二级笔译综合能力-16 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section 1 Vocabulary(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part 1 Vocabulary Se(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.To ensure its sustained progress in economy, the government has _ a series of policies.（分数：1.00）A.reservedB.issuedC.deliveredD.expressed2.Bank notes are not usually _ into gold nowa

2、days.（分数：1.00）A.invertedB.revertibleC.convertible.D.divertin3.The soldier was of running away when the enemy _.（分数：1.00）A.scoldedB.chargedC.accusedD.punished4.When he realized the police had spotted him, the man _ the exit as quickly as possible.（分数：1.00）A.made forB.made outC.made up toD.made way5.H

3、ousewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full _.（分数：1.00）A.capacityB.strengthC.lengthD.possibility6.The annual _ of the department store starts tomorrow.（分数：1.00）A.stockingB.stocktakingC.stockpilingD.stockholding7.I _ you that the goods will be delivered next week

4、.（分数：1.00）A.insistB.confirmC.assureD.ensur8.He has never worried about his properties because he has _ them against disasters and theft.（分数：1.00）A.assuredB.ensuredC.insuredD.secure9.In general, the amount that a student spends for housing should be held _ to one-fifth of the total for living expense

5、s.（分数：1.00）A.acceptableB.advisableC.availableD.applicable10.The little girl is ignorant, _ the basic rules of English grammar.（分数：1.00）A.forB.ofC.withD.against11.To begin some activity is to _ doing it.（分数：1.00）A.set downB.set upC.set aboutD.set off12.Every man in this country has the right to live

6、where he wants to, _ the color of his skin.（分数：1.00）A.with the exception ofB.in the light ofC.by virtue ofD.regardless of13.Our journey was slow because the train stopped _ at different villages.（分数：1.00）A.graduallyB.continuouslyC.constantlyD.continually14.Edison tested more than one thousand materi

7、als to see if they could _ electric current and glow.（分数：1.00）A.bringB.makeC.carryD.produce15.In most countries, the metric system has been _ for all measurement.（分数：1.00）A.admittedB.adaptedC.appliedD.adopted16.How can you and watch the country go to ruin?（分数：1.00）A.stand byB.stand forC.stand upD.st

8、and up for17.Remember to ask for a _ of quality for these goods; otherwise they will not offer any maintenance.（分数：1.00）A.warrantyB.promiseC.certificateD.receipt18.In many countries tobacco and medicine are government _.（分数：1.00）A.controlB.monopolyC.businessD.belongings19.The cultures of China and J

9、apan have shared many features, but each has used them according to its national _.（分数：1.00）A.personalityB.temperamentC.interestD.destiny20.The manager just _ his resignation to the board meeting yesterday and today another one took his place.（分数：1.00）A.sent upB.sent offC.sent outD.sent in三、Part 2 V

10、ocabulary Re(总题数：20，分数：20.00)21.Pirated compact disks and floppy disks remained the second biggest vehicle for the spread of computer viruses despite the governments determined efforts to quash software piracy.（分数：1.00）A.boostB.preventC.crushD.restrict22.Trivial breaches of regulations we can pass o

11、ver, but more serious ones will have to be investigated.（分数：1.00）A.exceedB.witherC.overpassD.neglect23.The boy could not reconcile himself to the failure. He did not believe that was his lot.（分数：1.00）A.submitB.commitC.transmitD.permit24.In some cities of North China, the noise pollution is as pronou

12、nced as that in Tokyo.（分数：1.00）A.contemptuousB.contagiousC.conspicuousD.contemplated25.He was concerned only with mundane matters, especially the daily stock market quotations.（分数：1.00）A.rationalB.obscureC.worldlyD.eminent26.What is at fault in our present system is not the outcome but the fallible

13、procedure.（分数：1.00）A.sublimeB.erroneousC.plausibleD.impeccable27.He displayed a complete lack of courtesy and tact in dealing with his employer.（分数：1.00）A.tenacityB.curiosityC.civilityD.hostility28.It could not be ruled out that, sooner or later, the country would break out of the treaty.（分数：1.00）A.

14、confirmedB.toleratedC.excludedD.refuted29.The trade fair is designed to facilitate further cooperation between Chinese auto industries and overseas auto industries.（分数：1.00）A.promoteB.protectC.preserveD.prolong30.As there was not enough money to bury all dead AIDS orphans, 23 babies were interred in

15、 a modest cemetery in South Africa before World AIDS Day.（分数：1.00）A.parentless childrenB.miserable victimsC.contagious bodiesD.infectious patient31.Now researchers are directing more attention to the social and cultural impetus that propelled university graduates into careers in management.（分数：1.00）

16、A.implicationB.propagandaC.impulseD.refuted32.Although this book claims to be a biography of George Washington, many of the incidents are imaginary.（分数：1.00）A.fascinatingB.factitiousC.fastidiousD.fictitious33.We were discussing the housing problem when a middle-aged man cut in and said, “Theres no p

17、oint in talking about impossibilities. “（分数：1.00）A.intersectB.interjectC.penetrateD.adulterate34.In his opinion, the objection to barbarity does not mean that capital punishment should not go on.（分数：1.00）A.adversityB.savageryC.habitatD.integrity35.Lincoln, former president of the United States, is a

18、 conspicuous example of a poor boy who succeeded.（分数：1.00）A.sturdyB.obstinateC.permanentD.manifest36.The purchaser of this lorry is protected by the manufacturers warranty that he will replace any defective part for five years or 50,000 miles.（分数：1.00）A.prohibitionB.insuranceC.prophecyD.guarantee37.

19、Research should continue on controlled nuclear fusion, but no energy program should be premised on its existence until it has proved practical.（分数：1.00）A.focusedB.concentratedC.agreedD.based38.The earthquake that occurred in India this year was a major calamity in which a great man was lost.（分数：1.00

20、）A.casualtyB.catastropheC.catalogueD.crusade39.The doctors were worried because the patient did not recuperate as rapidly as they had expected.（分数：1.00）A.withdrawB.emergeC.recoverD.uncover40.It is reported that the latest outbreak of the bird flu in Pennsylvania in the United States has prompted Chi

21、na to slap a ban on poultry imports from the state.（分数：1.00）A.marine productsB.dairy productsC.industrial productsD.avian products四、Part 3 Error Correct(总题数：20，分数：20.00)41.Furniture makers use glue to hold joints together and sometimes to reinforce it.（分数：1.00）A.itsB.fastC.hardD.them42.Our programs

22、come second to theirs.（分数：1.00）A.come second afterB.are second only toC.are first except forD.are first place from43.The human beings have polluted the environment seriously. It is time the United Nations must take some measures.（分数：1.00）A.takeB.takingC.to takeD.took44.Whenever we hear of a natural

23、disaster, we feel sympathetic to the people to be affected.（分数：1.00）A.to have affectedB.to have effectedC.who have been effectedD.who have been affected45.Not much people realize that apples have been cultivated for over 3, 000 years.（分数：1.00）A.Not manyB.Not enoughC.Without manyD.No many46.Aiming to

24、 retrieve the Mars rover Opportunity, engineers are imitating Mars surface conditions in a testing laboratory.（分数：1.00）A.copyingB.mockingC.simulatingD.pretending47.This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important sides of American life.（分数：1.00）A.fashionsB.frontiersC.facetsD.fo

25、rmats48.A promising note is a written agreement to pay a certain sum of money at some time future.（分数：1.00）A.time futuresB.futuresC.futures timeD.future time49.The book provides tips for Westerners who work in Japanese firms: get together outside the ofrice, find a mentor for support and refrain for

26、 practicing Japanese with colleagues on the job.（分数：1.00）A.ofB.toC.offD.from50.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 doomed51.No adults would like to admit that they are weaker than children to solve sticky and puzz

27、ling problems.（分数：1.00）A.to solve aboutB.solveC.in solving aboutD.in solving52.Some children display an unacceptable curiosity about every new thing they encounter.（分数：1.00）A.incredibleB.infectiousC.incompatibleD.inaccessible53.All mammals have hair, but not always evident.（分数：1.00）A.but it is notB.

28、but it isC.but they are notD.but they are54.I do not advocate building the park near a jetport, which might make people to suffer from defective hearing.（分数：1.00）A.make people suffering from defective bearingB.make people suffer from defective hearingC.make people suffer defective hearingD.make peop

29、le to suffer defective hearing55.Researchers all over the world have been seeking for determining how early infancy conceptual thinking is possible.（分数：1.00）A.have been seeking about determiningB.have been seeking to determine aboutC.have been seeking to determineD.have sought to determine56.He had

30、studied hard, he would have been able to pass the exam.（分数：1.00）A.He had studied harderB.If only he studied moreC.Had he studied harderD.When he studied more57.It was now clear that no such weapons were manufactured and none been found.（分数：1.00）A.was foundB.were foundedC.has been foundD.have been fo

31、unded58.It was not long before Skinners, the famous behaviorist, realized the limitations of his psychological research than another psychologist came with his forceful arguments against Skinners theory.（分数：1.00）A.realized. whenB.had realized. whenC.was realizing. thenD.would realize. as59.The first

32、 recorded use of natural gas to light street lamps it was in the town of Frederick, New York, in 1825.（分数：1.00）A.wasB.isC.it isD.were60.All in all, it is now beyond doubt that in size and scope the rapid global spread of the habit to wear jeans, however it may be explained, is an accident without pr

33、ecedent in the history of human attire.（分数：1.00）A.of wearing. incidentB.wearing. eventC.of wearing. eventD.to be wearing. incident五、Section 2 Reading Co(总题数：3，分数：30.00)Writing about music is like dancing about architecture, or so the saying goes. Sometimes attributed to Frank Zappa, other times to E

34、lvis Costello, this quote is usually intended to convey the futility of such an endeavor, if not the complete silliness of even attempting it. But Glenn Kurtzs graceful memoir, Practicing: A Musicians Return to Music, turns the expression on its head, giving it a different meaning by creating a love

35、ly, unique book.Kurtz picked up the guitar as a kid in a music-loving family, attended the Long Island music school, and went on to play on Merv Griffins TV show before graduating from Tufts University. Motivating the young Kurtz was the dream of reinventing classical guitar, as if by his great ambi

36、tion alone he could push it from the margins of popular interest to center stage-something not even accomplished by the late Spanish guitarist Andres Segovia, perhaps the only artist of the form ever to reach anything resembling widespread celebrity.This book reads like a love story of sorts: Boy me

37、ets guitar. Boy loves guitar. Guitar breaks boys heart or, more precisely, the ordinariness of a working musicians life does so. “Id just imagined the artists life naively, childishly, with too much longing, too much poetry and innocence and purity,“ Kurtz writes. “The guitar had been the instrument

38、 of my dreams. Now the dream was over. “Boy leaves guitar. Were the story to end here, this book would be a tragedy, but after nearly a decade the boy returns to guitar, and although he has lost the enthusiasm he had in his youth, he finds his love of the guitar again in a way he never could have ap

39、preciated before.Although Kurtz is writing about a unique musical path, his journey speaks eloquently to the heart of anyone who has ever desperately yearned to achieve something and felt the sting of disappointment. “Everyone who gives up a serious childhood dreamof becoming an artist, a doctor, an

40、 engineer, an athletelives the rest of their life with a sense of loss, with nagging what it is,“ he writes. “Is that time and effort, that talent and ambition, truly wasted?/（分数：10.00）(1).The quotation mentioned in Paragraph 1 implies that writing about music is _.（分数：1.00）A.an ambitious attemptB.a

41、 modern form of artC.an impossible taskD.a rewarding experience(2).The word “convey“ underlined in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _.（分数：1.00）A.transmitB.implyC.hintD.unsafe(3).As a young man Glenn Kurtz wanted to _.（分数：1.00）A.surpass Andres Segovias achievementB.Transform classical guitarC.bec

42、ome a TV music starD.live on arts(4).The author mentions “reinventing“ underlined in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.（分数：1.00）A.reuseB.innovateC.recreateD.reset(5).What does the passage say about classical guitar?（分数：1.00）A.It is not popular with the public.B.It is not an easy skill to master

43、.C.It is a favorite of many young people.D.It is a craze in some countries like Spain.(6).The word “instrument“ underlined in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _.（分数：1.00）A.meansB.deviceC.equipmentD.document(7).According to the passage, Andres Segovia _.（分数：1.00）A.helped Glenn Kurtz to become a g

44、ood guitaristB.made classical guitar become a popular formC.was a well-known classical guitaristD.was Glenn Kurtzs role model(8).Paragraph 3 suggests that what “the ordinariness of a working musicians life“ does to the boy is _.（分数：1.00）A.keep him in great excitementB.bring him great disappointmentC

45、.help him create great musicD.tell him a great musicians duty(9).The word “nagging“ underlined in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _.（分数：1.00）A.criticizeB.complainC.disturbD.hatter(10).The book Practicing: A Musicians Return to Music mainly tells that _.（分数：1.00）A.one will be made bitter by his

46、frustrationB.reliving old dreams can be rewardingC.without dreams life is incompleteD.its inevitable for a musician to experience setbacksIt seems incredible to me that Latin is not taught in schools as a matter of course, especially in a country that is forever lamenting its own (undeniable) medioc

47、rity when it comes to speaking foreign languages. As a 13-year-old, I hardly approached my own Latin lessons with anything resembling enthusiasmI might have been keener if Aeneas went to the shops occasionallybut I am terrifically grateful I had them, all the same.The benefits are many. Having a bas

48、ic grounding in Latin makes learning Romance languages a doodle(轻而易举的事): the fact that I speak English plus three others has less to do with any genetic predispositionI was hopeless at learning Russianthan with an understanding of the root and provenance of Latin-derived words.It would be impossible

49、 to have a smattering of Latin and find oneself stuck in Italy, provided one managed to persuade the speaker to slow down a bit. And the reason I can (arguably) just about string a sentence together in Englishwhich isnt my first languagehas a great deal to do with understanding, through Latin, the way sentences and grammar work.Latin also has its own pleasing internal logic: you follow the rules and you get the answer. And I reall