全国翻译专业资格（水平）考试英语三级笔译综合能力模拟试题
Section 1: Vocabulary and Grammar (25 Points)
This section consists of three 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 four words or phrases respectively marked by letters A, B, C, D. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only one right answer. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1. In Hong Kong, doctors reported that, for unclear reasons, 12 recovered SARS patients had _____ weeks after they had been discharged -- spurring fears that people might be infectious even after they'd left isolation. A. recovered B. relapsed C. reexamined D. re-diagnosed
2. Current demographic trends, such as the fall in the birth rate, should favor _____ economic growth in the long run.
A. slow B. quickened C. speeded D. accelerated 3. All students have free _____ to the library.
A. passageway B. entrance C. permission D. access
4. Columbus had accomplished one of the most amazing and courageous _____ in history. A. performance B. feats C. events D. acts
5. According to the weather forecast, which is usually _____, it will snow this afternoon. A. exact B. precise C. perfect D. accurate
6. The janitor's long service with the company was _____ a present. A. confirmed by B. recorded with
C. appreciated by D. acknowledged with
7. What they never take into account is the frazzled woman who is leading a _____ life -- trying to be a good mother while having to pretend at work that she doesn't have kids at all. A. double B. hard C. two-way D. miserable
8. Until the final votes are cast, though, assurances _____ for nothing. A. count B. meant C. give D. account
9. Some philosophers insist that one way to _____ knowledge is through an empirical approach. A. disseminate B. classify C. test D. acquire
10. If you think her experience is _____, we will employ her. A. sustainable B. adequate C. strong D. positive
11. The trouble is that not many students really know how to make use of their time to its best _____. A. benefit B. advantage C. value D. profit
12. Readers _____ happy endings may find the unvarnished view of modern motherhood a bit unsettling. A. fond B. preferred C. adapted to D. accustomed to
13. The explorer told the boys about his _____ in the African forests. A. stories B. voyage C. adventures D. trips
14. We were working _____ time to get everything ready for the exhibition. A. against B. in C. on D. ahead
15. He drove fast and arrived an hour _____ schedule. A. in advance B. before C. by D. ahead of
16. If you hear the fire _____, leave the building quickly. A. warning B. alarm C. signal D. bell
17. The troops have been on the _____ for a possible enemy attack. A. alarm B. alert C. warning D. notice
18. Although his people did not _____ his efforts, he kept trying. A. agree with B. apply to C. approve of D. consent with
19. Picasso's _____ ability was apparent in his early youth when he started drawing sketches. A. writing B. artistic C. reasoning D. literary
20. We hope that the measures to control prices, _____ taken by the government, will succeed. A. when B. since C. after D. as Part 2 Vocabulary Replacement
This part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C, D. You are to select the ONE choice that can replace the underlined word without causing any grammatical error or changing the principal meaning of the sentence. There is only one right answer. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
21. She bustled about with an assumption of authority. A. air B. supposition C. appearance D. face
22. Table tennis is easy to learn, and, by the same token, boys don't need a lot of space to practice it. A. by the same rule B. symbolically C. moreover D. by logic
23. The old man sat before the fire in a trance, thinking of his past life. A. in a special position B. in a cozy state C. in a sleepy state D. in a meditative state
24. Only the élite of society attended the reception for the new governor. A. those thought of as the best people B. the intellectuals
C. the white-collar people D. the officials
25. She embellished the simple dress with colorful embroidery. A. made B. decorated C. sewed D. improved
26. He felt cheap about rushing to get in line before the old lady carrying heavy parcels. A. felt inferior and ashamed
B. felt not worthwhile of doing something C. felt bad about doing something
D. felt unhappy about doing something
27. Only individual benefactors and ad hoc grants have made possible the ecological surveys already undertaken. A. additional B. governmental C. special D. organizational
28. The dichotomy postulated by many between morality and interests, between idealism and realism, is one of the standard clichés of the ongoing debate over international affairs. A. division into two parts B. combination of two parts C. disparity D. contradiction
29. Miguel's perplexity is understandable ― he's an all-purpose maintenance man at a midtown-Manhattan residential building.
A. all out B. versatile C. prolific D. capable
30. Take the stalemate between the administration and the oil companies for example. A. case B. deadlock C. conflict D. contradiction
31. The sense of mistrust is compounded by smaller annoyances that leave the families feeling as though no one in
authority cares about them.
A. offset B. intensified C. diminished D. annulled
32. The very ubiquity of electronic communications can have a surprising downside, notes Richard Kohn, a military historian at the University of North Carolina: a wife becomes accustomed to frequent e-mail from her husband, until he can't get to a computer. And then her anxiety increases. A. failure B. underside C. drawback D. consequence
33. The President 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
34. 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 destroying careers and reputations. A. divine summons B. political career C. profession D. business transaction
35. If you can't dig into the field you have chosen for your pursuit, it is hardly possible for you to achieve anything significant in the field.
A. acquire B. require C. accompany D. accomplish Part 3 Correcting Grammatical Errors
This part consists of 15 sentences in which there is an underlined part that indicates a grammatical error. Below each sentence, there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C, D. You are to select the ONE choice and replace the underlined element(s) so that the error is erased and corrected. There is only one right answer. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
36. Just last week, for example, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the disturbing disclosure that SARS may be pretty deadlier than previously believed. A. very B. far C. especially D. none
37. What distinguished her in the other girls was her peculiar hairstyle. A. to B. from C. than D. with
38. During many sectors are foundering, the $21 billion videogame-software industry is booming, adding game developers at a rate of 2,500 a year in the United States alone. A. When B. Whereas C. Would D. While
39. No such weapons were used and none been found. A. none have been B. none has
C. no other has been D. no others been
40. No thing fuels cynicism for watching two titanic institutions squabble over their reputations. A. No… as B. Something … like C. Nothing … like D. No … than
41. I see four kinds of pressure working on college students today: economic pressure, parental pressure, peer pressure, but self-induced pressure. A. and B. or C. Nil D. with
42. The sales manager of the company suggested more money is to spent in a more effective advertising campaign and better packaging design.
A. is spending on B. will be spent in C. will be spent on D. be spent on
43. According to some scientists, the computer will do much harm to people's health as smoking and drugs do. A. does much harm … smoking B. will do as much harm … cigarettes
C. will be doing as much harm… smoking D. does as much harm … cigarettes.
全国翻译专业资格(水平)考试英语三级笔译综合能力模拟试题
