2014年CATTI三级笔译综合能力真题及答案

CATTI 三级笔译综合能力考试试题及答案解析 三 一 Vocabulary Selection 本大题 20 小题 每题 1 0 分 共 20 0 分 In this part there are 20 incomplete sentences Below each sentence there are four words or phrases 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 第第 1 1 题题 Marketing is just distributing goods from the manufacturer to the final customer A rather than B other than C bigger than D more than 第第 2 2 题题 The magician picked several persons from the audience and asked them to help him with the performance A by accident B at random C on occasion 第第 3 3 题题 English language publications in China are growing in volume and A circulation B rotation C circumstance D appreciation 第第 4 4 题题 Dust storms most often occur in areas where the ground has little vegetation to protect of the wind A from the effects B it the effects C it from the effects D the effects from it 第第 5 5 题题 On turning the comer they saw the path steeply A departing B descending C decreasing 第第 6 6 题题 Most nurses are women but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are a A scarcity B minority C minimum 第第 7 7 题题 With an eighty hour week and little enjoyment life must have been very for the students A hostile B anxious C tedious D obscure 第第 8 8 题题 Container grown plants can be planted at any time of the year but in winter A should be B would be C preferred D preferably 第第 9 9 题题 Hydroponics the cultivation of plants without soil A does B is C do D are 第第 1010 题题 In the eighteenth century the town of Bennington Vermont was famous for pottery A it made B its C the making D where its 第第 1111 题题 To impose computer technology teachers is to create an environment that is not conducive to learning A with B to C in D on 第第 1212 题题 Good pencil erasers are soft enough not paper but hard enough so that they crumble gradually when used A by damaging B so that they damage C to damage D damaging 第第 1313 题题 Both longitude and latitude in degrees minutes and seconds A measuring B measured C are measured D being measured 第第 1414 题题 Our flight to Guangzhou was by a bad fog and we had to stay much longer in the hotel than we had expected A delayed B adjourned C cancelled D preserved 第第 1515 题题 of his childhood home in Hannibal Missouri provided Mark Twain with the inspiration for two of his most popular novels A Remembering B Memories C It was the memories D He remembered 第第 1616 题题 Most comets have two kinds of tails one made up of dust made up of electrically charged particles called plasma A one another B the other C other ones D each other 第第 1717 题题 We have had to raise the prices of our products because of the increase in the cost of materials A primitive B rough C original D raw 第第 1818 题题 a language family is a group of languages with a common origin and similar vocabulary grammar and sound system A What linguists call B It is called by linguists C Linguists call it D What do linguists call 第第 1919 题题 get older the games they play become increasingly complex A Children B Children when they C As children D For children to 第第 2020 题题 Whenever the government increases public services because more workers are needed to carry out these services A employment to rise B employment rises C which rising employment D the rise of employment 二 Vocabulary Replacement 本大题 15 小题 每题 1 0 分 共 15 0 分 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 and 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 第第 1 1 题题 Public relations practice is the deliberate planned and sustained effort to establish and maintain mutual understanding between an organization and its public A complete B related C intentional D active 第第 2 2 题题 The service economy doesn t suggest that we convert our factories into laundries to survive A imply B persuade C hurl D transform 第第 3 3 题题 The ultimate cause of the Civil War was the bombardment of Fort Sumter A only B final C true D special 第第 4 4 题题 Most species of this plant thrive in ordinary well drained garden soil and they are best planted 8cm deep and 5cm apart A develop well B grow taller C mature D bear fruit 第第 5 5 题题 Jim was a stout old gentleman with a weather beaten countenance A body B skin C shoulder D passionate interest 第第 6 6 题题 The use of the new technology will have a profound effect on schools A negative B positive C strong D useful 第第 7 7 题题 He has a touch of eccentricity in his composition A essay B writing C character D manner 第第 8 8 题题 The most striking technological success in the 20th century is probably the computer revolution A profitable B productive C prominent D prompt 第第 9 9 题题 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 第第 1010 题题 Motivation is the driving force within individuals that impels them to action A impedes B interferes C holds D pushes 第第 1111 题题 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 第第 1212 题题 If we look at the Chinese and British concepts of hospitality we find one major similarity but a number of important differences A hostility B friendliness C manner D culture 第第 1313 题题 It was rather strange how the habits of his youth clung to him still He was 72 A stuck to B turned C led to D gave way to 第第 1414 题题 In just three years the Net has gone from a playground for the local people to a vast communications and trading center where millions swap information or do deals around the world A business B shopping C chatting D meeting 第第 1515 题题 No hero of ancient or modem days can surpass the Indians with their lofty contempt of death and the fortitude with which they sustain its cruelest affliction A regard B courage C loss D trick 三 Correcting Grammatical Errors 本大题 14 小题 每题 1 0 分 共 14 0 分 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 and 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 第第 1 1 题题 The first recorded use of natural gas to light street lamps it was in the town of Frederick New York in 1825 A was B is C it is D were 第第 2 2 题题 Furniture makers use glue to hold joints together and sometimes to reinforce it A its B fast C hard D them 第第 3 3 题题 All living creatures pass on inherited traits from one generation to other A the other B another C others D other one 第第 4 4 题题 Unlike competitive running race walkers must always keep some portion of their feet in contact with the ground A run B runner C runners D running race 第第 5 5 题题 The eastern bluebird is considered the most attractive bird native of North America by many bird watchers A native B native with C native by D native to 第第 6 6 题题 Machines that use hydraulic pressure including elevators dentist chairs and automobile brakes A exclude B excluding C include D are included 第第 7 7 题题 All root vegetables grow underground and not all vegetables that grow underground are roots A but B or C as D thus 第第 8 8 题题 All mammals have hair but not always evident A but it is not B but it is C but they are not D but they are 第第 9 9 题题 A promising note is a written agreement to pay a certain sum of money at some time future A time futures B futures C futures time D future time 第第 1010 题题 Not much people realize that apples have been cultivated for over 3 000 years A Not many B Not enough C Without many D No many 第第 1111 题题 Although the social sciences different a great deal from one another they share a common interest in human relationship A move B differ C change D varies 第第 1212 题题 The hard out surface of the tooth is called enamel A outside B appearance C outer D hiding 第第 1313 题题 The earliest form of artificial lighting was fire which also provided warm and protection A hot B sunshine C warmth D safe 第第 1414 题题 New York City surpassed the other Atlantic seaports in partly because it developed the best transportation links with the interior of the country A part B partial C partner D parting 四 Reading Comprehension 共 50 小题 共 50 0 分 In this section you will find after each of the passages a number of questions or unfinished statements about the passage each with four A B C and D suggested answers or ways of finishing You must choose the one which you think fits best 第第 1 1 题题 Phyllis Wheatley is regarded as America s first black poet She was born in Senegal Africa about 1753 and brought to America aboard a slave ship at about the age of seven John and Susannah Wheatley bought her for three pounds at a slave auction in Boston in 1761 to be a personal servant of Mrs Wheatley The family had three other slaves and all were treated with respect Phyllis was soon accepted as one of the family which included being raised and educated with the Wheatley s twin 15 year old children Mary and Nathaniel At that time most females even from better families could not read and write but Mary was probably one of the best educated young women in Boston Mary wanted to become a teacher and in fact it was Mary who decided to take charge of Phyllis s education Phyllis soon displayed her remarkable talents At the age of twelve she was reading the Greek and Latin classics and passages from the Bible And eventually Mrs Wheatley decided Phyllis should become a Christian At the age of thirteen Phyllis wrote her first poem She became a Boston sensation after she wrote a poem on the death of the evangelical preacher George Whitfield in 1770 It became common practice in Boston to have Mrs Wheatley s Phyllis read poetry in polite society Mary married in 1771 and Phyllis later moved to the country because of poor health as a teacher and caretaker to a farmer s three children Mary had tried to interest publishers in Phyllis s poems but once they heard she was a Negro they weren t interested Then in 1773 Phyllis went with Nathaniel who was now a businessman to London It was thought that a sea voyage might improve her health Thirty nine of her poems were published in London as Poems on Various Subjects Religious and Moral It was the first book published by a black American In 1775 Phyllis wrote a poem extolling the accomplishments of George Washington and sent it to him He responded by praising her talents and inviting her to visit his headquarters After both of her benefactors died in 1777 and Mary died in 1778 Phyllis was freed as a slave She married in 1778 moved away from Boston and had three children But after the unhappy marriage she moved back to Boston and died in poverty at the age of thirty What does the passage mainly discuss A Slavery and the treatment of the black people in America B The Wheatley family including their slaves C The life of America s first black poet 第第 2 2 题题 The underlined word respect in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to A consideration B disregard C punishment 第第 3 3 题题 According to the passage how many slaves did the Wheatley s have A One B Two C Three D Four 第第 4 4 题题 According to the passage an unusual feature of Mary was that she A was not much older than Phyllis B wanted to become a teacher C was comparatively well educated D decided to take charge of Phyllis s education 第第 5 5 题题 The underlined word eventually in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to A ultimately B slowly C reluctantly D gradually 第第 6 6 题题 Which of the following is NOT true about Phyllis in the early 1770s A She wrote her first poem when in her teens B She married in 1771 C She became a teacher D She was able to get her poems published 第第 7 7 题题 The underlined word they in Paragraph 2 refers to A publishers B poems C children D black people 第第 8 8 题题 It can be inferred that Phyllis s trip to England with Nathaniel in 1773 A did not improve her health B was for business reasons C led to books of her poems being available in America D led to the publication of her poems because the English were more interested in religious and moral subjects 第第 9 9 题题 The word extolling is closest in meaning to A welcoming B stating C bemoaning D praising 第第 1010 题题 Which of the following conclusions about Phyllis is supported by the passage A She would have been more recognized as a poet if she had not been black B She would have written poetry if she had stayed in Africa C She went unrecognized as a poet during her lifetime D She only wrote religious poetry 第第 1111 题题 About fifty years ago plant physiologists set out to grow roots by themselves in solutions in laboratory flasks The scientists found that the nutrition of isolated roots was quite simple They required sugar and the usual minerals and vitamins However they did not require organic nitrogen compounds These roots got along fine on mineral inorganic nitrogen Roots are capable of making their own proteins and other organic compounds These activities by roots require energy of course The process of respiration uses sugar to make the high energy compound ATP which drives the biochemical reactions Respiration also requires oxygen Highly active roots require a good deal of oxygen The study of isolated roots has provided an understanding of the relationship between shoots and roots in intact plants The leaves of the shoots provide the roots with sugar and vitamins and the roots provide the shoots with water and minerals In addition roots can provide the shoots with organic nitrogen compounds This comes in handy for the growth of buds in the early spring when leaves are not yet functioning Once leaves begin photosynthesizing they produce protein but only mature leaves can export protein to the rest of the plant in the form of amino acids What is the main topic of the passage A The relationship between a plant s roots and its shoots B What can be learned by growing roots in isolation C How plants can be grown without roots D What elements are necessary for the growth of plants 第第 1212 题题 The underlined word themselves in Paragraph 1 refers to A plant physiologists B solutions C laboratory flasks D roots 第第 1313 题题 The scientists found what the isolated roots need is A quite natural B sugar minerals and vitamins C some rare vitamins D organic nitrogen compounds 第第 1414 题题 Roots have the ability to A make proteins B obtain fresh air C produce inorganic nitrogen D carry out activities without energy 第第 1515 题题 According to the passage what is ATP A A biochemical process B The tip of a root C A chemical compound D A type of plant cell 第第 1616 题题 The underlined word intact in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to A mature B wild C whole D tiny 第第 1717 题题 The use of the phrase comes in handy underlined in Paragraph 2 indicates that the process is A unavoidable B predictable C necessary D successful 第第 1818 题题 It can be inferred from the passage that in the early spring the buds of plants A export protein in the form of amino acids B do not require water C have begun photosynthesizing D obtain organic compounds from the root 第第 1919 题题 Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage A The results of two experiments are compared B A generalization is made and several examples of it are given C The findings of an experiment are explained D A hypothesis is presented and several means of proving it are suggested 第第 2020 题题 Where is this passage likely to be found A A newsletter B A magazine C A storybook D A novel 第第 2121 题题 Natural flavorings and fragrances are often costly and limited in supply For example the vital ingredient in a rose fragrance is extracted from natural rose oil at a cost of thousands of dollars a pound an identical synthetic substance can be made for 1 of this cost Since the early twentieth century success in reproducing these substances has created a new industry that today produces hundreds of artificial flavors and fragrances Some natural fragrances are easily synthesized these include vanillin the aromatic ingredient in vanilla and benzaldehyde the aromatic ingredient in wild cherries Other fragrances however have dozens even hundreds of components Only recently has it been possible to separate and identify these ingredients by the use of gas chromatography and spectroscopy Once the chemical identity is known it is often possible to synthesize them Nevertheless some complex substances such as the aroma of fresh coffee have still not been duplicated satisfactorily Many of the chemical compounds making up these synthetics are identical to those found in nature and are as harmless or harmful as the natural substances New products must be tested for safety and when used in food must be approved by the U S Food and Drug Administration The availability of synthetic flavors and fragrances has made possible a large variety of products from inexpensive beverages to perfumed soap to used cars with applied new car odor From the passage we can learn that A natural flavorings and fragrances are not quite dear B the limitation of natural flavorings and fragrances is clear C the supply of natural flavorings and fragrances is adequate to meet the demand D the cost of producing natural flavorings and fragrances is high 第第 2222 题题 Which of the following is true according to the passage A Natural rose fragrance is 100 times more expensive to produce than artificial rose fragrance B The most important ingredient in a rose fragrance is obtained from natural rose oil at a low cost C A different synthetic substance can be made for 1 of the cost D Natural rose oil costs the same as its fragrances 第第 2323 题题 The industry of producing hundreds of artificial flavors and fragrances