全国人事部英语翻译三级考试样题(综合部分)

Section 1: Vocabulary and Grammar (60 points) This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each part before answering the questions. Part 1 Vocabulary Selection In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. Don’t be ________ by his bad manners. He is merely trying to attract your attention. A. incurred B. inferred C. irritated D. intervened Craig assured his boss that he would call ________ all his energies in doing this new job. A. forth B. at C. on D. off Too much ________ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body. A. disclosure B. attachment C. contact D. exposure When confronted with such questions, my mind goes ________, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth. A. dim B. blank C. faint D. vain As we know, knowledge is the ________ condition for expansion of the mind. 笔译综合能力（英语·三级）试卷 第 1 页 （共 20 页） A. incompatible B. incredible C. indefinite D. indispensable 6. Care should be taken to shorten the time that one is subjected ________ continuous loud noise. A. to B. with C. in D. on Some of the most important concepts in physics ________ their success to these mathematical systems. A. oblige B. owe C. contribute D. attribute As your instructor advised, you ought to spend your time on something ________ researching into. A. precious B. worth C. worthy D. valuable As a defense against air-pollution damage, many plants and animals ________ a substance to absorb harmful chemicals. A. relieve B. release C. dismiss D. discard Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would in no ________ be able to walk. A. time B. means C. way D. account One reason for the successes of Asian immigrants in the U.S. is that they have taken great ________ to educate their children. A. means B. pains 笔译综合能力（英语·三级）试卷 第 2 页 （共 20 页） C. attempts D. hardships I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be ________ to it. A. connected B. fastened C. bound D. stuck The English language contains a(n) ________ of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation. A. altitude B. latitude C. multitude D. attitude In my opinion, you can widen the ________ of this improvement through your active participation. A. scale B. volume C. magnitude D. scope The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made on the ________. A. spot B. site C. location D. ground The remarkable ________ of life on the Galapagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to establish his theory of evolution. A. classification B. variety C. density D. diversion The trouble is that not many students really know how to make use of their time to its best ________ A. benefit B. advantage C. value D. profit 笔译综合能力（英语·三级）试卷 第 3 页 （共 20 页） Though the imitation jewelry can fool many people, they cannot ________ up to an expert’s close examination. A. keep B. put C. stand D. pay Your improper words will give ________ to doubts concerning your true intentions. A. rise B. reason C. suspicion D. impulse Readers ________ to happy endings may find the unvarnished view of modern motherhood a bit unsettling. A. likened B. preferred C. adapted D. accustomed Part 2 Vocabulary Replacement This part consists of 20 sentences. In each of them one word or phrase is underlined, and below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part without causing any grammatical error or changing the basic meaning of the sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. The frown on the man’s face showed that he was displeased. A. look of fear B. look of anger C. look of delight D. look of surprise There are swamps that will have to be cleared before construction can begin. A. forests B. groves C. puddles D. wetlands 笔译综合能力（英语·三级）试卷 第 4 页 （共 20 页） Doctors prescribe massive doses of penicillin for patients with pneumonia. A. gross B. heavy C. excessive D. adequate Tornadoes are violent whirlwinds which vary in their width from a few yards to 1,300 feet. A. fierce B. immense C. rapid D. fearful A sound system of quality control has been instituted in the company. A. constructed B. established C. confirmed D. erected Of the many plans submitted, the committee selected the one that seemed most feasible. A. possible B. practicable C. probable D. permissible What it amounts to is simply that he is unwilling to give us his support. A. means B. matters C. reaches D. signals Only individual benefactors and ad hoc grants have made possible the ecological surveys already undertaken. A. additional B. unique C. special D. specific He used the attic to store his elaborate equipment. A. precious B. complicated C. valuable D. colossal 笔译综合能力（英语·三级）试卷 第 5 页 （共 20 页） Bill’s talk with the boss this morning left him in a thoughtful mood. A. pensive B. deliberate C. passive D. considerate The coach said Fred had no aptitude for sports. A. talent B. patience C. attitude D. interest Anyone who doesn’t have a free ticket must pay the fee for going in. A. attending B. admitting C. admission D. attention When an organism is completely encapsulated and preserved, it becomes a fossil, thus turning into evidence of things that once lived. A. thereby B. therefrom C. thereof D. therein The hunter carefully stalked the deer. A. shot B. tracked C. watched D. skinned Hot metal shrinks as it becomes cool. A. concedes B. compresses C. condenses D. contracts She bustled about with an assumption of authority. A. air B. supposition C. appearance D. face Take the stalemate between the administration and the oil companies for example. 笔译综合能力（英语·三级）试卷 第 6 页 （共 20 页） A. case B. deadlock C. conflict D. contradiction 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 The very ubiquity of electronic communications can have a surprising downside. A. failure B. underside C. drawback D. consequence 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 Error Correction This part consists of 20 sentences. In each of them there is an underlined part that indicates an error, and below each, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part so that the error is corrected. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. On the slope of Long’s Peak in Colorado that lies the ruin of a gigantic tree. A. lying B. lies C. lied D. lays There are many different ways of comparing the economy of one nation with those of another. 笔译综合能力（英语·三级）试卷 第 7 页 （共 20 页） A. that B. this C. what D. which To wake up, he sat up in the seat and turned to see who was making all the noise. A. Having woken up B. Waking up C. To have woken up D. Having to wake up The landlady could not put up with us because all her rooms were reserved. A. put us up with B. put us up C. put through us D. put us through I will go home for the vacation as soon as I have finished my exams. A. will finish B. am finishing C. am going to finish D. finish Nowadays, many self-important young men view the prospect working under women as humiliation. A. to work B. from working C. of working D. at working Dump sewage into oceans and rivers is a serious form of pollution. A. Having dumped sewage B. Being dumped sewage C. Dumped sewage D. Dumping sewage Grover Cleveland was the first president married in the White House. A. got married B. to get married C. has got married D. was married If cauliflowers are exposed from extreme temperatures, the heads get discolored. 笔译综合能力（英语·三级）试卷 第 8 页 （共 20 页） A. are exposing from B. are exposed to C. expose from D. expose to Modern industrial methods have supplanted individual crafts, made blacksmiths, stone-carvers, coopers and cobblers virtually extinct. A. that made B. make C. which making D. making Children learn primarily by physical experience direct the world around them. A. physical experiencing directly of B. physical experience directly C. directly physical experience D. direct physical experience of Live with deadly snakes is a way of life for them, not something that terrorizes them. A. Living with B. Having lived with C. Lived with D. To live with The more the century progresses, less the interested we have become in family life. A. The much…, less the B. The further…, the less C. The more…, the less D. The further…, less the Not until 1798, when Eli Whitney came up with a new idea, guns had been made by skilled gunsmiths, one at a time. A. To B. In C. Since D. Until For a variety of reasons, many American young adults are returning home or are not leaving home at all, causing families react in different ways. A. caused families to react B. making families to react C. made families react D. which is making families react 笔译综合能力（英语·三级）试卷 第 9 页 （共 20 页） No such weapons were used and none been found. A. none have been B. none has C. no other has been D. no others been 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 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 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. had it not been C. if hasn’t been D. if it had been The government has hardly taken measures to crack down on these crimes when new one 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 Section 2: Reading Comprehension (30 points) In this section you will find after each of the passages a number of questions or unfinished statements about the passage, each with 4 (A, B, C and D) choices to answer the question or complete the statement. You must choose the one which you think fits best. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 笔译综合能力（英语·三级）试卷 第 10 页 （共 20 页） Questions 61-70 are based on the following passage. Are you interested in seeing the beautiful fall foliage of New England but tired of traffic jams and overbooked hotels? Then this year forget the crowds in New England and see the beautiful colors of autumn in the Catskills. These rugged mountains in New York State, just 90 miles northwest of New York City, are famous for the legendary tales of Rip Van Winkle, and more recently for the summer hotels that sprang up in the region during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Families trying to escape the heat of New York City found the Catskills to be the perfect place to stay for a month or so each summer. By the late 1950s there were over 500 resorts and hotels offering nighttime entertainment as well as all kinds of outdoor activities. Famous comedians like Jackie Gleason, Joan Rivers, and Sid Caesar all got their start touring the hotel clubs here. Since the introduction of air-conditioning and cheaper air travel, however, families have stopped coming to the Catskills in such large numbers, choosing instead more distant locations at different times of the year. Many of the Catskills hotels closed in the 1970s, but some remain and have expanded and changed their facilities to meet the needs of today’s visitors. Currently, there are many activities available to the traveler besides witnessing the changing colors of the leaves. There is an all-organic sheep farm where visitors can see how a traditional sheep farm operates. There are also hundreds of miles of scenic drives in the area. Route 42, for instance, is an excellent site for spotting bald eagles. For more information on vacations in the Catskills, call the Office of Public Information. The author’s main purpose is to ________. A. promote the Catskills as a vacation destination B. introduce visitors to famous Catskills entertainers C. describe the history of the Catskills region D. compare the Catskills to New England 笔译综合能力（英语·三级）试卷 第 11 页 （共 20 页） The word “rugged” underlined in Paragraph 2 means ________. A. barren B. rough C. tall D. lush According to the passage, the decline in the number of resorts in the 1970s was caused by ________. A. television B. shorter vacations C. affordable air travel D. more traffic The phrase “sprang up” underlined in Paragraph 2 refers to something that has ________. A. burst forth B. spread out C. operated vigorously D. joined together In what season would a tourist most likely have visited the Catskills in the 1950s? A. Fall. B. Winter. C. Spring. D. Summer.