CATTI2004年5月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Section1:VocabularyandGrammar(25points)Thissectionconsistsof3parts.Readthedirectionsforeachpartbeforeansweringthequestions.Thetimeforthissectionis25minutes.Part1VocabularySelectionInthispart,thereare20incompletesentences.Beloweachsentence,thereare4choicesrespectivelymarkedbyl

2、ettersA,B,CandD.Choosethewordorphrasewhichbestcompleteseachsentence.ThereisonlyONErightanswer.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourMachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.GroverClevelandwasthefirstpresidentintheWhiteHouse.gotmarriedtogetmarriedhasgotmarriedwasmarriedIfcauliflowersarenotfromextremetem

3、peratures,tectedsheltershadesavedThegasfromthetankisdangerous.givenoffgivingoutgivingawaygivenupWhenitstartedtosnow,weturnedroundandthehotel.gotbysearchedformadeforclearedupSincewritinghometotheirparentsformoney,ronthroughRiceisthefoodofmostSoutheastAmongeneralstaplepopularWilliamByrdwastheownerofth

4、elargestlibraryincolonial.periodtimetimesperiodsExobiologyisthestudyoflife_otherplanets.inatontoTheDeclarationofIndependence,theConstitutionoftheUnitedStates,wasdrawnupwiththehelpofBenjaminFranklin.andalsoaswellassotooItwasfromtheLowellLaboratorythattheninth,Pluto,wassightedin1930.planetconstellatio

5、nstardomsatelliteTherodent,themouse,rat,guineapig,andporcupine,ooceansandriversisaseriousformofpollution.PouringsewageEmptyinglitterThrowinggarbageDumpingsewageProductswhicharemadefromdirtsandarehightemperaturesareknownasceramics.temperedinsubjectedtoexposedtobakedinApigmentcalledmelaninprotectsthel

6、ayersofskinfromsunrays.underbelowunderlyingunderneathOrangesareasourceofvitaminC.wellbettergoodveryEvenafterhavingtheirgrandchildrenlivewiththemfortenyears,thecouplefeltthatchildrenthesedayswasthemostdifficultofallfamilymatters.risingraisingcaringtakingcareThemostimportantofthefarmersinIraqisdates,o

7、fwhichIraqistheworldsleadingexporter.economiccropcashcropmoneycropstapleMorehasbeenlearnedabouttheMoonthananyotheroftheEarthnseighborsinspacebecauseoftheApolloprogram,whichenabledmentowalkontheMoonandbringbackhundredsofpoundsof.rocksrockstonestones19.thevarietythattheaveragefamilyhasinbeaf,fish,poul

8、try,andvegetarianrecipes,theyfindmostmealsunexciting.InspiteInspiteDespiteofDespiteThespeakerhavecriticizedtheparaprofessionals,knowingfullwellthattheywereseatedintheaudience.shouldnottomustnotoughtnottomaynotPart2VocabularyReplacementThispartconsistsof15sentencesinwhichonewordorphraseisunderlined.B

9、eloweachsentence,thereare4choicesrespectivelymarkedbylettersA,B,CandD.Choosethewordorphrasethatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartwithoutcausinganygrammaticalerrororchangingthebasicmeaningofthesentence.ThereisonlyONErightanswer.BlackenthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourMachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.Icelandh

10、astheoldestparliament,whichgoesasfarbackto930A.D.whenAlthing,thelegislativeorganization,wasestablished.officeadobeassemblybuildingTheonlyproblemwiththedebatelastweekwasthatthebeginningsoundedmorelikeapersonalattackthanadispassionate,intellectualarguing.discussionargumenttalkspeechSusanJoneswasattheb

11、usstopwellontimetotakethe7:01bus,butshehadtomissherbreakfasttodoit.catchupwithcatchrunuptobecatchingSinceherfathercouldnotdrivehertotheairport,sherequestedheruncletodriveherinstead.takebringdispatchdeliverAfamouscollectionofPersian,Indian,andArabianfolktales,theArabianNightswassupposedlytoldbytheleg

12、endaryqueenScheherazadetoherhusbandeverynightfor1,001days.imaginaryBimageryC.fabledD.legendWhatmaybetheoldestfossilfootprintyetfoundwasdiscoveredinJune1968byWilliamJ.Meister,anon-professionalfossilcollector.apart-timeaspare-timeanuntrainedanamateurMostofusthinkofsharksasdangerous,owingtolackofinform

13、ationratherthanfear.duetobecauseasforDoubleEagleII,thefirsttrans-Atlanticballoon,wasgreetedbyavidcrowdsinFrance.eagersurgingappreciativevigorousThediscoveryoftheconnectionbetweenaspirinandReyessyndrome,arareanddeadlyailment,isarecentexampleofthecautionwithwhichdrugsmustbeused,evenformedicalpurposes.

14、diseasesickillillnessMyparentsmovedoutoftheiroldhomesometimelastyearaftertheyhadcelebratedtheir50thyearthere.anniversaryyearsoldageweddingThelibrarysheworkedinlentbooks,magazines,audio-cassettesandmapstoitscustomers,whocouldkeepthemforfourweeks.borrowerslenderspatronsclientsAcommonquestionthatpeople

15、askastorywriteriswhetherornothehasexperiencedwhathehaswrittenabout.fictionscienceimaginaryliteraryAttheWorldLiteracyCenter,anorganizationthatworkstohelppeopleread,thehelpersworkhard,enablingthemtosuccessfullyreachtheirgoals.assistantsvolunteerspart-timersamateursTheofficersmadeitclearthattheywerelet

16、tinghergoonlybecausethatshewasoldandnotbecauseshewasabovesuspicion.forreasonduetobecauseofonthegroundsThebook,whichisausefulguidefortodayysoungpeople,dealswithmanyquestionsandproblemsthatfacethematschoolandathomeaswellasinsociety.arefacedconfrontinoppositionmeetPart3ErrorCorrectionThispartconsistsof

17、15sentencesinwhichthereisanunderlinedpartthatindicatesagrammaticalerror.Beloweachsentence,thereare4choicesrespectivelymarkedbylettersA,CandD.Choosethewordorphrasethatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartsothattheerroriscorrected.ThereisonlyONErightanswer.BlackenthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourMachine-sc

18、oringANSWERSHEET.Alldonhtaveafreeticketmustpaytheadmissionfee.EveryonewhodoesnhtaveafreeticketNoonewhodoesnhtaveafreeticketNoonewhohasfreeticketsAnyonewhohasfreeticketsWhenIlastsawthem,thepolicehadchasedtherobbersdownColumbusStreet.werechasingwaschasingchasedwereonachaseErosionthatisaslowprocess,but

19、itconstantlychangesthefeaturesonthesurfaceoftheearth.whichisalthoughbeingisWhenanorganismiscompletelyencapsulatedandpreserved,itbecomesafossil,thereforeturningintoevidenceofthingsthatoncelived.therebyasaresultofsointheendThepicturesoftheLochNessMonstershowaremarkableresemblancetoaplesiosaur,alargewa

20、terreptileoftheMesozoicerapresumingextinctformorethan70millionyears.supposedpresumablypresumptuousispresumedInourowngalaxy,theMilkyWay,thereareperhaps200billionstars,asmallpartofthemprobablyhaveplanetsonwhichlifeisfeasible.asmallfractioninwhichasmallfractionofwhichasmallfractionwhichwhichafractionof

21、42.“Butyoublleabletocome,wonytou?”“YesI,thinksuch.”thatitsothisTheprofessorisquitedifficultpleasedtopleasetobepleasedforpleasingpleasingBecauseeveryoneknows,factsspeaklouderthanwords.SinceThatItAsThetrapezeartistwhoranawaywiththeclownbrokeuptheliontamerhseart.brokeawaybrokedownbrokebrokendownHisheav

22、ydrinkingandfondofgamblingmakeshimapoorrolemodel.andfactthathegamblesandthathegamblesandhegambleswhichandgamblingDepressionthatinflictspeoplewhobelievetheirliveslackcontentwhentherushofthebusyweekstopsreferredtobyaprominentpsychiatristasSundayNeurosis.hasbeenreferredtobyaprominentpsychiatristhasbeen

23、referredtoasbyaprominentpsychiatristaprominentpsychiatristhasreferredtoitithasbeenreferredtobyaprominentpsychiatristJustasthereareoccupationsthatrequirecollegedegreesalsothereareoccupationsforwhichtechnicaltrainingisnecessary.sototherearesotootherearesotherearesotooarethereMostoftheoldercivilization

24、swhichflourishedduringthefifthcenturyB.C.arediedout.theyhavediedouthasdiedouthavediedouttheyhaddiedoutThestudentaskedherprofessorifhewouldhavegoneonthespaceshiphedidknowearlier.A.ifheknewB.ifheknowshehadknownhadheknownSection3:ClozeTest(20points)Inthefollowingpassage,thereare20blanksrepresentingword

25、sthataremissingfromthecontext.Youaretoputbackineachoftheblanksthemissingword.WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.Thetimeforthissectionis20minutes.Agoodtranslatorisbydefinitionbilingual.Theoppositeisnot(1)true,however.Abornandbredbilingualwillstillneedtwo(2)tobecomeatranslator:first,theskillsandexperien

26、cenecessaryfor(3);second,knowledgeofthefieldinwhichheorshewill(4).Theskillsandexperiencefortranslationincludetheabilitytowrite(5)inthetargetlanguage,theabilitytoreadandunderstandthe(6)languagematerialthoroughly,andtheabilitytoworkwiththelatest(7)andcommunicationhardwareandsoftware.Doesabornandbredbi

27、lingual_(8)abettertranslatorthansomeonewholearnedlanguageBlaterin(9)?Thereisnodefiniteanswer,butthefollowingissuesareimportant.(10),abornandbredbilingualoftensuffersfromnottrulyknowing(11)languagewellenoughtotranslate,withsomeevensufferingfromwhat(12)knownasalingualism,astateinwhichapersonlacks(13)f

28、ull,fluentcommandofanylanguage.Second,bornandbredbilinguals(14)dontknowthecultureofthetargetlanguagewellenoughto(15)top-qualitytranslations,orcannotrecognizewhataspectsofthesourcelanguage(16)itscultureneedtobetreatedwithparticularcare,asthey(17)inasensetooclosetothelanguage.Andlast,theyoften(18)theanalyticallinguisticskillstoworkthroughastickytext.On(19)otherhand,theacquiredbilingualmaynothavethesamein-depth(20