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2004年11月英语二级《笔译综合能力》试题
section 1: vocabulary and grammar (25 points) this section consists of 3 parts. read the directions for each part before answering the questions. the time for this section is 25 minutes. part 1 vocabulary selection in this part, 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 sentence. there is only one right answer. blacken the corresponding letter as requires on your machine-scoring answer sheet. 1. the kyoto protocol has been designed to ____ the global environmental problems. a. dress b. address c. stress d. distress 2. part of the investment is to be used to ____ that old temple to its original splendor. a. rest b. recover c. replace d. restore 3. the list of things we need to think about which will be ______ by climate change is endless. a. affiliated b. affected c. affirmed d. effected 4. now a single cell phone is able to store a large ____ of information about an individual life. a. deal b. number c.amount d. account 5. we will not be held responsible for any damage which results ____rough handling. a. from b. off c. in d. to 6. our products are displayed in stand b22, ____ you will find me during Office hours. a. when b. which c. that d. where 7. we cannot see any possibility of business _____ your price is on the high side of the prevailing market trend. a. which b. since c. that d. though 8. over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event _____ is equal to the probability that it will not occur. a. occurring b. occurred c. occurs d. occur 9. “they’re the best team i’ve seen thus far,” says ____ men’s basketball coach larry brown. a. american’s b. us c. the usa d. united state of america 10. many americans do not understand why there is so much international criticism of the us policy on ____ change. a. atmosphere b. sky c. weather d. climate 11. in order to obtain the needed information, you should write simply, clearly, and concisely ____ the reader wants to know. a. what b. that c. so that d. which 12. regarding insurance, the ____ is for 110% of the invoice value of the goods that a manufacturer wants to export. a. amount b. cover c. insurance d. premium 13. since the shipment consists of seasonable goods. it is important that it is ____ as soon as possible. a. deleted b. demanded c. delivered d. detached 14. the long service of decades of the to-be-retired with the company was ____ a present each from the president. a. confirmed by b. recorded in c. acknowledged with d. appreciated for 15. home to magnates and gangsters, refugees and artists, the city was, in its ____ a metropolis that exhibited all the hues of the human character. a. prime b. primary c. privacy d. probation 16. buildings in the southeast of the uk are going to have to be constructed ____ those in scotland if the report findings are correct. a. as b. like c. likely d. are like 17. the state of michigan now requires sports fans to make an annual ____ of $125 to $500 a seat to keep their end zone perches at michigan stadium. a. tributary b. attribution c. contribution d. distribution 18. the possibilities for ____ energy sources, including solar power, wind power, geothermal power, water power and even nuclear energy promise greatly to the earthlings. a. altitude b. alternate c. alternating d. alternative 19. 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. a. pedestrian b. penchant c. patriotic d. patriarch 20. 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. a. nod b. note c. norm d. notion part 2 vocabulary replacement this part consists of 15 sentence in which one word or phrase is underlined. 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 underlined part without causing any grammatical error or changing the basic meaning of the sentence. there is only one right answer. blacken the corresponding letter as required on your machine-scoring answer sheet. 21. he remained calm in the face of the impending danger. a. terrific b. trivial c. astonishing d. imminent 22. “holmes!” i whispered. “what on earth are you doing in this disgusting place?” a. humble b. unpleasant c. underprivileged d. noisy 23. the futility of the program resulted from poor planning. a. possible failure in the future b. ineffectiveness and uselessness c. blindness to its mistakes d. potential disaster 24. construction of the gigantic office building in this city was for years intermittent a. stopping and starting at intervals b. something that will happen soon c. being watched with keen interest d. anything that comes and goes 25. although many modifications have been made in it, the game known in the united states as football can be traced directly to the english game of rugby. a. rules b. changes c. demands d. leagues 26. your silence implies countenancing his abject behavior; therefore please clarify your stand to him. a. supporting b. obscuring c. concealing d. assisting 27. the graduate committee must be in full accord in their approval of a dissertation. a. indecisive b. sullen c. vocal d. unanimous 28. we regret being unable to entertain your request for providing free boarding to 15 sportsmen for two weeks. a. receive b. comply c. coincide d. consider 29. justices of the peace have jurisdiction over the trials of some civil suits and of criminal cases involving minor offenses. a. superiority b. authority c. guidance d. consider 30. 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. a. command b. collusion c. turmoil d. tutelage 31. one of the effective ways to lessen environmental pollution is the reservation and protection of more swamps. a. vast thick corals b. pockets of wet land c. warm volcanoes d.millions of bees and wasps 32. the word “wrath” in the grapes of wrath by the nobel prize winner john steinBECk probably means: a. great anger b. large crowds c. hard labor d. sudden storms 33. the artist spent years on his monumental painting, which covered the whole roof of the church, the biggest in the country. a. archaic b. sentimental c. outstanding d. entire 34. the ancient jewish people regarded themselves as the salt of the earth, the chosen few by god to rule the world. a. outcast b. elite c. nomad d. disciple 35. many of the electric and electronic products we purchase and consume today are what some industrial experts call “homogenous toys”. a. identical b. homosexual c.unrelated d. distinguishable part 3 error correction this part consists of 15 sentences in which there is an underlined part that indicates an 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 underlined part so that the error is corrected. there is only one right answer. blacken the corresponding letter as required on your machine-scoring answer sheet. 36. an “epigram” is usually descried as a bright or witty thought that is tersely and ingeniously expressed. a. described b. discarded c. deserved d. disconcerted 37. human beings are superior to animals that they can use language as a tool of communication. a. in that b. in which c. for that d. for which 38. the xinjiang airlines serve passengers and customers in the southeast of china only. a. serves b. to serve c. serving d. service 39. the senior senator has in the past three terms both experienced the sweet taste of success and the bitterness of defeat in his legislation fights with his opponents. a. both experiences b. experiences both c. experience both d. experienced both 40. our company has been made one of the largest manufacturers in the field of chemical industry. a. become, in b. made, in field of c. became, in the field d. been made of, in 41. daylight saving time was instituted to increase productivity a. reorganized b. started c. encouraged d. taught 42. many students agreed to come, but some students against because they said they don’t have time. a. did not because they say they did not b. were against because they say they don’t c. did not because they said they did not d. were against coming because they said they don’t 43. some of the low-end made-in-china mechanical-electronic products are not selling well in export market as compared with what are termed as high-end ones. a. on export market b. in exporting market c. in exported market d. in the export market |
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