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(2)

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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

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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.

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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.

44. The general manager demanded the job will be completed before the National Day. A. would be completed B. must be completed C. had to be completed D. be completed

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45. In his speech at the conference, the Chairman solemnly stated that the responsibility to our lives and the kind of world in that we live is ours and ours alone.

A. for … in which B. of … for which C. of … in which D. for … on which

46. I knew nothing of the motives behind his recent move, and I don't know either the person to put him up to the action.

A. nor did I know … who B. not did I know … that C. nor do I know … that D. either did I know … who

47. 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 B. if it had been C. if hasn't been D. had it not been

48. 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 taken C. Hardly the government had taken D. The government is hardly taking

49. I can 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 mountain

C. having picked … from the mountains D. picking… from the mountains

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50. The traffic police stopped three trucks heavily loading with merchandise that looked as grain bags. A. that were loading … like B. loaded with … like C. to load with … for D. loaded with … for

Section 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 (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 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), 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 stars. 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. Approximately how much of the Earth's atmosphere is nitrogen? A. One-fourth

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