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

1、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 SelectionIn this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below e

2、ach 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.

3、1. In Hong Kong, doctors reported that, for unclear reasons, 12 recovered SARS patients had weeks afterthey had been discharged - spurring fears that people might be infectious even after they'd left isolation.A. recovered B. relapsed C. reexamined D. re-diagnosed2. Current demographic trends, s

4、uch as the fall in the birth rate, should favor economic growth in the longrun.A. slow B. quickened C. speeded D. accelerated3. All students have free to the library.A. passageway B. entrance C. permission D. access4. Columbus had accomplished one of the most amazing and courageous in history.A. per

5、formance B. feats C. events D. acts5. According to the weather forecast, which is usually , it will snow this afternoon.A. exact B. precise C. perfect D. accurate6. The janitor's long service with the company was a present.A. confirmed by B. recorded withC. appreciated by D. acknowledged with7.

6、What they never take into account is the frazzled woman who is leading a life - trying to be a goodmother while having to pretend at work that she doesn't have kids at all.A. double B. hard C. two-way D. miserable8. Until the final votes are cast, though, assurances for nothing.A. count B. meant

7、 C. give D. account9. Some philosophers insist that one way to knowledge is through an empirical approach.A. disseminate B. classify C. test D. acquire10. If you think her experience is , we will employ her.A. sustainable B. adequate C. strong D. positive11. The trouble is that not many students rea

8、lly know how to make use of their time to its best A. benefit B. advantage C. value D. profit12. Readers happy endings may find the unvarnished view of modern motherhood a bit unsettling.A. fond B. preferred C. adapted to D. accustomed to13. The explorer told the boys about his in the African forest

9、s.A. stories B. voyage C. adventures D. trips14. We were working time to get everything ready for the exhibition.A. against B. in C. on D. ahead15. He drove fast and arrived an hour schedule.A. in advance B. before C. by D. ahead of16. If you hear the fire , leave the building quickly.A. warning B.

10、alarm C. signal D. bell17. The troops have been on the for a possible enemy attack.A. alarm B. alert C. warning D. notice18. Although his people did not his efforts, he kept trying.A. agree with B. apply to C. approve of D. consent with19. Picasso's ability was apparent in his early youth when h

11、e started drawing sketches.A. writing B. artistic C. reasoning D. literary20. We hope that the measures to control prices, taken by the government, will succeed.A. when B. since C. after D. asPart 2 Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. B

12、elow 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 correspon

13、ding 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. face22. Table tennis is easy to learn, and, by the same token, boys don't need a lot of space to practice it.

14、A. by the same rule B. symbolicallyC. moreover D. by logic23. The old man sat before the fire in a trance, thinking of his past life.A. in a special position B. in a cozy stateC. in a sleepy state D. in a meditative state24. Only the dite of society attended the reception for the new governor.A. tho

15、se thought of as the best peopleB. the intellectualsC. the white-collar peopleD. the officials25. She embellished the simple dress with colorful embroidery.A. made B. decorated C. sewed D. improved26. He felt cheap about rushing to get in line before the old lady carrying heavy parcels.A. felt infer

16、ior and ashamedB. felt not worthwhile of doing somethingC. felt bad about doing somethingD. felt unhappy about doing something27. Only individual benefactors and ad hoc grants have made possible the ecological surveys already undertaken.A. additional B. governmental C. special D. organizational28. T

17、he dichotomy postulated by many between morality and interests, between idealism and realism, is one of the standard clich es of the ongoing debate over international affairs.A. division into two parts B. combination of two partsC. disparity D. contradiction29. Miguel's perplexity is understanda

18、ble he's an all-purpose maintenance man at a midtown-Manhattan residential building.A. all out B. versatile C. prolific D. capable30. Take the stalemate between the administration and the oil companies for example.A. case B. deadlock C. conflict D. contradiction31. The sense of mistrust is compo

19、unded by smaller annoyances that leave the families feeling as though no one in authority cares about them.A. offset B. intensified C. diminished D. annulled32. The very ubiquity of electronic communications can have a surprising downside, notes Richard Kohn, a military historian at the University o

20、f 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. consequence33. The President took a drubbing from much of the press which had breathlessly reported that a deal

21、 was in the bag.A. was sure to be made B. was being consideredC. was their secret weapon D. was their last resort34. 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 o

22、ften ends in destroying careers and reputations.A. divine summons B. political careerC. profession D. business transaction35. 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. acco

23、mpany D. accomplishPart 3 Correcting Grammatical ErrorsThis part consists of 15 sentences in which there is an underlined part that indicates a grammatical error. Beloweach sentence, there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C, D. You are to select the ONE choice and replace the un

24、derlined 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 distu

25、rbing disclosure that SARS may be pretty deadlier than previously believed.A. very B. far C. especially D. none37. What distinguished her in the other girls was her peculiar hairstyle.A. to B. from C. than D. with38. During many sectors are foundering, the $21 billion videogame-software industry is

26、booming, adding game developers at a rate of 2,500 a year in the United States alone.A. When B. Whereas C. Would D. While39. No such weapons were used and none been found.A. none have been B. none hasC. no other has been D. no others been40. No thing fuels cynicism for watching two titanic instituti

27、ons squabble over their reputations.A. No as B. Something likeC. Nothing like D. No than41. 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. with42. The sales manager of the company s

28、uggested more money is to spent in a more effective advertising campaign and better packaging design.A. is spending on B. will be spent inC. will be spent on D. be spent on43. According to some scientists, the computer will do much harm to people's health as smoking and drugs do.A. does much har

29、m smoking B. will do as much harm cigarettesC. will be doing as much harm smoking D. does as much harm cigarettes.44. The general manager demanded the job will be completed before the National Day.A. would be completed B. must be completedC. had to be completed D. be completed45. In his speech at th

30、e conference, the Chairman solemnly stated that theresponsibility to our lives and the kind of world in that we live is ours and ours alone.A. for in which B. of for whichC. of in which D. for on which46. I knew nothing of the motives behind his recent move, and I don't know either the person to

31、 put him up to the action.A. nor did I know who B. not did I know thatC. nor do I know that D. either did I know who47. The achievements of the greatest minds in science could never have been reached if it had not been for the patient and accurate work of hundreds of other people.A. has it not been

32、B. if it had beenC. if hasn't been D. had it not been48. The government has hardly taken measures to crack down on these crimes when new ones occurred.A. Hardly had the government taken B. The government had hardly takenC. Hardly the government had taken D. The government is hardly taking49. I c

33、an still vividly remember to pick our steps in the mountain down the deep valley on my 21st birthday.A. picking in the mountains B. picking on the mountainC. having picked from the mountains D. picking from the mountains50. The traffic police stopped three trucks heavily loading with merchandise tha

34、t looked as grain bags.A. that were loading like B. loaded with likeC. to load with for D. loaded with forSection 2: Reading Comprehension (55 Points, 75 minutes)In this section you will find after each of the passages a number of questions or unfinished statements about the passage, each with four

35、(A. B. C and D) suggested answers or ways of finishing. You must choose the one which you think fits best. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Questions 51-56 are based on the following passage.As viewed from space, the

36、 Earth's distinguishing characteristics are its blue waters and white clouds. Enveloped by an ocean of air consisting of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen, the planet is the only one in our solar system known to harbor life. Circling the Sun at an average distance of 149 million km (93 million miles),

37、 the Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the fifth largest planet in the solar system. Its rapid spin and molten nickel-iron core give rise to an extensive magnetic field which, coupled with the atmosphere, shields us from nearly all of the harmful radiation coming from the Sun and other star

38、s. Most meteors burn up in the Earth's atmosphere before they can strike the surface. The planet's active geological processes have left no evidence of the ancient pelting it almost certainly received soon after it was formed. The Earth has a single natural satellite - the Moon.51. Approxima

39、tely how much of the Earth's atmosphere is nitrogen?A. One-fourthB. One-halfC. Three-fourthsD. All of it52. Which of the following helps to create the Earth's magnetic fields?A. Its blue watersB. Its nitrogen atmosphereC. Its molten metal coreD. The Moon53. What two factors help protect the

40、Earth from radiation?A. Magnetic field and atmosphereB. Rapid spin and molten iron-nickel coreC. The Sun and the MoonD. Blue waters and white clouds54. Why does the Earth show almost no signs of having been hit by numerous meteors in the past?A. Humans have built over most of the craters.B. Most met

41、eors fell into the ocean and not on land.C. The Earth's magnetic field repelled most meteors.D. The Earth's natural geologic activity has eliminated most traces.55. The main idea of this passage is thatA. there are life-supporting characteristics on the Earth.B. The Earth is predominantly wa

42、ter.C. The Earth has no common characteristics with other planets.D. The Earth is the only planet with a moon.56. This selection leads one to believe thatA. The Earth never gets hit by meteors.B. The Earth always gets hit by meteors.C. The Earth was hit by meteors some time in the past.D. The Earth

43、may be bombarded by meteors in the near future.Questions 57-62 are based on the following passage.Since life began eons ago, thousands of creatures have come and gone. Some, such as the dinosaurs, became extinct due to naturally changing ecologic conditions. More recent threats to life forms are hum

44、ans and their activities. Man has drained marshes, burned prairies, dammed and diverted rivers. Some of the more recent casualties of man's expansion have been the dodo, great auk, passenger pigeon, Irish elk, and Steller's sea cow. Sadly, we can no longer attribute the increasing decline in

45、 our wild animals and plant species to "natural" processes. Many species are dying out because of exploitation, habitat alteration or destruction, pollution, or the introduction of new species of plants and animals to an area. As mandated by Congress, protecting endangered species, and res

46、toring them to the point where their existence is no longer jeopardized, is the primary objective of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Program.57. Which of the following is a form of man's habitat alteration?A. Glacial encroachmentB. HurricanesC. Dammed riversD. Snowsto

47、rms58. Which of the following has become extinct due to man's destruction?A. African elephantB. Irish elkC. Giant pandaD. White Bengal59. Which of the following would be a likely theme for the next paragraph?A. Naturally changing ecological conditionsB. Animals that have become extinctC. Achieve

48、ments of the government Endangered Species ProgramD. Programs that have destroyed natural habitats60. The tone of this passage isA. nationalistic.B. pro-wildlife.C. anti-wildlife.D. feminist.61. According to this passage,A. man is the cause of some animal extinction.B. animals often bring about thei

49、r own extinction.C. Congress can absolutely end extinction of animals.D. a law is more important than human responsibility.62. Which of the following is NOT a cause of increasing decline of wild animal population?A. ExploitationB. PollutionC. Habitat alterationD. Congressional lawQuestions 63-68 are

50、 based on the following passage.The "Karat" marking on jewelry tells you what proportion of gold is mixed with other metals. If 14 parts of gold are mixed with 10 parts of base metal, the combination is called 14-Karat (14K) gold. The higher the Karat rating, the higher the proportion of g

51、old in the object. The lowest Karat gold that can be marketed in the United States is 10-Karat gold. Jewelry does not have to be marked with its Karat quality, but most of it is. If there is a Karat quality mark, next to it must be the U.S. registered trademark of the person or company that will sta

52、nd behind the mark, as required by the National Gold and Silver Stamping Act.63. If a ring is stamped 24K, it hasA. 204 parts of gold.B. 24 parts of gold.C. two and four-tenths parts of gold.D. 10 parts of gold.64. Gold which is 10 Karats in proportionA. represents the highest grade of gold in the U

53、.S.B. cannot be sold in the U.S.C. never carries a Karat quality mark.D. represents the lowest-grade gold marketable in the U.S.65. If gold is marked with a Karat quality mark, it must alsoA. bear a national gold and silver stamp.B. bear the registered trademark of the entity standing behind the mar

54、k.C. bear a "made in the USA" mark.D. bear a percentage mark.66. If the jewelry is marked 14 parts of gold mixed with 10 parts of base metal it will always bearA. a 14K mark.B. a 10K mark.C. an 18K mark.D. a platinum mark.67. This paragraph serves the consumer asA. important buying informa

55、tion.B. a challenge to buy more gold.C. a debate over gold prices.D. advice about buying silver.68. The Stamping Act isA. a regulation for tax.B. rule of law.C. a law that makes such stamping mandate.D. an implement.Questions 69-75 are based on the following passage.Mr. Faugel was convinced that stu

56、dent nervousness had affected their scores; to reduce the anxiety of these students who had already been tested, he gave 22 of them a beta blocker before readministration of the test. Their scores improved significantly. The other 8 students (who did not receive the beta blockers) improved only slig

57、htly. Second-time test-takers nationwide had average improvements which were similar to those in Faugel's non-beta blocker group. Beta blockers are prescription drugs which have been around for 25 years. These medications, which interfere with the effects of adrenalin, have been used for heart c

58、onditions and for minor stress such as stage fright. Now they are used for test anxiety. These drugs seem to help test-takers who have low scores because of test fright, but not those who do not know the material. Since there can be side effects from these beta blockers, physicians are not ready to prescribe them routinely for all test-takers.69. Where is the only place a person can obtain beta blockers?A. SupermarketB. Convenience storeC. Stationary storeD. Doctor's offi