2014年CATTI三级笔译综合能力真题及答案.doc

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1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2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3题
English language publications in China are growing in volume and ______.
A circulation
B rotation
C circumstance
D appreciation
第4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5题
On turning the comer, they saw the path ______ steeply.
A departing
B descending
C decreasing
第6题
Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are a
A scarcity
B minority
C minimum
第7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8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9题
Hydroponics ______ the cultivation of plants without soil.
A does
B is
C do
D are
第10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11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12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13题
Both longitude and latitude ______ in degrees, minutes and seconds.
A measuring
B measured
C are measured
D being measured
第14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15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16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17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18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19题

______ get older, the games they play become increasingly complex.
A Children
B Children, when they
C As children
D For children to
第20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1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2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3题
The ultimate cause of the Civil War was the bombardment of Fort Sumter.
A only
B final
C true
D special
第4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5题
Jim was a stout old gentleman, with a weather-beaten countenance.
A body
B skin
C shoulder

D passionate interest
第6题
The use of the new technology will have a profound effect on schools.
A negative
B positive
C strong
D useful
第7题
He has a touch of eccentricity in his composition.
A essay
B writing
C character
D manner
第8题
The most striking technological success in the 20th century is probably the computer revolution.
A profitable
B productive
C prominent
D prompt
第9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10题
Motivation is the driving force within individuals that impels them to action.
A impedes
B interferes
C holds
D pushes
第11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12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13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14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15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1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2题
Furniture makers use glue to hold joints together and sometimes to reinforce it.
A its
B fast
C hard
D them
第3题
All living creatures pass on inherited traits from one generation to other.
A the other
B another
C others
D other one
第4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5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6题
Machines that use hydraulic pressure including elevators, dentist chairs, and automobile brakes.
A exclude
B excluding
C include
D are included
第7题
All root vegetables grow underground, and not all vegetables that grow underground are roots.
A but
B or
C as
D thus
第8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9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10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11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12题
The hard, out surface of the tooth is called enamel.
A outside
B appearance
C outer
D hiding
第13题
The earliest form of artificial lighting was fire, which also provided warm and protection.
A hot
B sunshine
C warmth
D safe
第14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1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2题
The underlined word "respect" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to

A consideration
B disregard
C punishment
第3题
According to the passage, how many slaves did the Wheatley's have?
A One.
B Two.
C Three.
D Four.
第4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5题
The underlined word "eventually" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A ultimately
B slowly
C reluctantly
D gradually
第6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7题
The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A publishers
B poems
C children
D black people
第8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9题
The word "extolling" is closest in meaning to ______.
A welcoming
B stating
C bemoaning
D praising
第10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11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12题
The underlined word "themselves" in Paragraph 1 refers to ______.

A plant physiologists
B solutions
C laboratory flasks
D roots
第13题
The scientists found what the isolated roots need is _____