CATTI英语三级笔译综合能力试题

1、CATTI2004年5月英语三级笔译综合能力试题CATTI2004年5月英语三级笔译综合能力试题Section 1: Vocabulary andGrammar (25 p oints)This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for eachpart beforeanswering t hequestions. The time for this section is 25 minutes.Part 1 Vocabulary SelectionIn this part, there are 20 incomplete sent

2、e nces. Below each sentence, thereare 4 ch oicesrespectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrasewhich best completes each sentence. There is only O NE right answer. Thenblacken the corresp ondingletter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.1. Grover Cleveland was th

3、e first presiden t _ in the WhiteHouse.A. got marriedB. to get marriedC. has got marriedD. was married2. If cauliflowers are not _ fro m extreme temperatures, theheads get di scolored.A. protectedB. shelterC. shadeD. saved3. The gas _ from the tank is d angerous.A. given offB. giving outC. giving aw

4、ayD. given up4. When it started to snow, we turned rou nd and _ the hotel.A. got byB. searched forC. made forD. cleared up5. Since writing home to their parents for money, they had livedhope.A. inB. forC. onD. through6. Rice is the _ food of most S outheast Asians.A. commonB. generalC. stapleD. popu

5、lar7. William Byrd was the owner of the larg est library in colonialA. periodB. timeC. timesD. periods8. Exobiology is the study of life _ _ other planets.A. inB. atC. onD. to9. The Declaration of Independence,_ the Constitution of the Unite d States, wasdrawnup with the help of Benjamin Franklin.A.

6、 andB. alsoC. as well asD. so too10. It was from the Lowell Laboratory that the ninth _ , Pluto,was sighte d in 1930.A. planetB. constellationC. stardomD. satellite11. The rodent,the mouse, rat, guinea pig, a nd porcupine, are mammalswith incisor-like teeth in both jaws.A. made upB. includingC. cons

7、istingD. constitute12._ into oceans and rivers is a s erious form of pollution.A. Pouring sewageB. Emptying litterC. Throwing garbageD. Dumping sewage13. Products which are made from dirts a nd are _ hightemperatures are known asceramics.A. tempered inB. subjected toC. exposed toD. baked in14._ A pi

8、gment called melaninprotects the _ layers of skin from sun rays.A. underB. belowC. underlyingD. underneath15. Oranges are a _ source of v itamin C.A. wellB. betterC. goodD. very16. Even after having their grandchildren l ive with them for ten years, thecouple fel t that_ children these days was the

9、most difficult of all family matters.A. risingB. raisingC. caringD. taking care17. The most important _ of th e farmers in Iraq is dates, ofwhich Iraq is the worldsleading exporter.A. economic cropB. cash cropC. money cropD. staple18. More has been learned about the Moo n than any other of the Earth

10、sneighbors i n spacebecause of the Apollo program, which ena bled men to walk on the Moon andbring back hundredsof pounds of _.A. rocksB. rockC. stoneD. stones19._ the variety that the average f amily has in beaf, fish, poultry, andveget arianrecipes, they find most meals unexciting.A. In spiteB. In

11、spiteC. Despite ofD. Despite20. The speaker _ have criticiz ed the paraprofessionals,knowing full well that they were seated in the audience.A. should not toB. must notC. ought not toD. may notPart 2 Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in whic h one word or phraseis underlined.B

12、elow eachsentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A,B, C and D.Choose t he wordor phrase that can replace the underlined part without causingany grammaticalerror orchanging the basic meaning of the senten ce. There is only ONEright answer.Blacke n thecorresponding letter as requi

13、red on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.21. Iceland has the oldest parliament, whi ch goes as far back to 930 . whenAlth ing, thelegislative organization , was establis hed.A. officeB. adobeC. assemblyD. building22. The only problem with the debate last week was that the beginningsounded m ore like

14、 apersonal attack than a dispassionate, intel lectual arguing .A. discussionB. argumentC. talkD. speech23. Susan Jones was at the bus stop well on time to take the 7:01 bus, but shehad to miss herbreakfast to do it.A. catch up withB. catchC. run up toD. be catching24. Since her father could not driv

15、e her to the airport, she requested her uncleto dr ive herinstead.A. takeB. bringC. dispatchD. deliver25. A famous collection of Persian, Indian, and Arabian folktales, the ArabianNights wassupposedly told by the legendary queen S cheherazade to her husband everynight f or 1,001days.A. imaginaryB im

16、ageryC. fabledD. legend26. What may be the oldest fossil footprin t yet found was discovered in June1968 b y William J.Meister, a non-professional fossil collector.A. a part-timeB. a spare-timeC. an untrainedD. an amateur27. Most of us think of sharks as dangero us, owing to lack of informationrathe

17、r tha n fear.A. due toB. becauseC. asD. for28. Double Eagle II, the first trans-Atlantic balloon, was greeted by avid crowds in France.A. eagerB. surgingC. appreciativeD. vigorous29. The discovery of the connection betw een aspirin and Reyessyndrome, arare an d deadlyailment , is a recent example of

18、 the cau tion with which drugs must be used,even for medicalpurposes.A. diseaseB. sickC. illD. illness30. My parents moved out of their old ho me sometime last year after they hadcele brated their50th year there.A. anniversaryB. years oldC. ageD. wedding31. The library she worked in lent books, maga

19、zines, audio-cassettes andmaps to it s customers ,who could keep them for four weeks.A. borrowersB. lendersC. patronsD. clients32. A common question that people ask a story writer is whether or not he hasexpe rienced whathe has written about.A. fictionB. scienceC. imaginaryD. literary33. At the Worl

20、d Literacy Center, an organ ization that works to help peopleread, the helpers workhard, enabling them to successfully reach their goals.A. assistantsB. volunteersC. part-timersD. amateurs34. The officers made it clear that they w ere letting her go only because thatshe w as old and notbecause she w

21、as above suspicion.A. for reasonB. due toC. because ofD. on the grounds35. The book, which is a useful guide for t oday deals with many que stionsandproblems that face them at school and at home as well as in society.A. are facedB. confrontC. in oppositionD. meet Part 3 Error CorrectionThis part con

22、sists of 15 sentences in whic h there is an underlinedpart thatindicates agrammatical error. Below each sentence, t here are 4 choicesrespectivelymarked by letters A,B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase th at can replace theunderlined partso that t he erroris corrected. There is only ONE right answ

23、 er. Blacken thecorresponding letteras req uiredon your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.36. All dont havereaef ticket must pay t he admission fee.A. Everyone who doesnt have a free ticke tB. No one who doesnt have a free ticketC. No one who has free ticketsD. Anyone who has free tickets37. When I last

24、saw them, the police had chased the robbers down ColumbusStreet.A. were chasingB. was chasings young people,C. chasedD. were on a chase42.38. Erosion that is a slow process, but it c onstantly changes the features onthe surf ace of theearth.A. which isB. althoughC. beingD. is39. When an organism is

25、completely enca psulated and preserved, itbecomes a foss il, thereforeturning into evidence of things that once li ved.A. therebyB. as a result ofC. soD. in the end40. The pictures of the Loch Ness Monster show a remarkable resemblanceto a ples iosaur, a largewater reptile of the Mesozoic era presum

26、i ng extinct for more than 70 millionyears.A. supposedB. presumablyC. presumptuousD. is presumed41. In our own galaxy, the Milky Way, there are perhaps 200 billion stars, a small pa rt of themprobably have planets on which life is feas ible.A. a small fraction in whichB. a small fraction of whichC.

27、a small fraction whichD. which a fraction of“But youll be able to come, wonyou” “tYes, I think such.A. thatB. itC. soD. this43. The professor is quite difficult pleased .A. to pleaseB. to be pleasedC. for pleasingD. pleasing44. Because everyone knows, facts speak louder than words.A. SinceB. ThatC.

28、ItD. As45. The trapeze artist who ran away with the clown broke up the lion tamers heart.A. broke awayB. broke downC. brokeD. broken down46. His heavy drinking and fond of gambli ng makes him a poor role model.A. and fact that he gamblesB. and that he gamblesC. and he gambles whichD. and gambling47.

29、 Depression that inflicts people who bel ieve their lives lack contentwhen the rush of the busyweek stops referred to by a prominent psy chiatrist as SundayNeurosis.A. has been referred to by a prominent ps ychiatristB. has been referred to as by a prominent psychiatristC. a prominent psychiatrist h

30、as referred to itD. it has been referred to by a prominent psychiatrist48. Just as there are occupations that req uire college degrees also thereare occupa tions for whichtechnical training is necessary.A. so to there areB. so too there areC. so there areD. so too are there49. Most of the older civi

31、lizations which flo urished during the fifth century .are di ed out .A. they have died outB. has died outC. have died outD. they had died out50. The student asked her professor if he would have gone on the spaceship he did know earlier.A. if he knewB. if he knowsC. he had knownD. had he knownSection

32、 3: Cloze Test (20 points)In the following passage, there are 20 bla nks representing wordsthat aremissing fr om the context.You are to put back in each of the blanks the missing your answers on t heANSWERSHEET. The time for this section is 20 min utes.A good translator is by definition bilingual. T

33、he opposite is not (1) true,however. Aborn and bred bilingual will still need two _(2) to become atranslator: fir st, the skillsand experience necessary for_(3); second, knowledge of the field in which he or shewill _(4). The skills and experie nce for translation include theability to wr ite_(5) in

34、 the target language, th e ability to read and understand the_ (6)language material thoroughly, and the abil ity to work with the latest_(7) andcommunication hardware and software. Does a born and bredbilingual _ _(8) a better translator than someone w ho learnedlanguage B later in _(9) There is no

35、definite answer, but thefollowing is sues areimportant._(10), a born and bred bilingu al often suffers from not trulyknowing_(11) language well enough to translate, with some evensuffering from what_ (12) known as a lingualism, a state in which a person lacks( 13)full, fluentcommand of any language. Second, born and bred bilinguals_(14) dont kno