2004年5月英语三级笔译综合能力试题节选
section 1: vocabulary and grammar (25 points)
this section consists of 3 parts. read the directions for each part before answering the questions. the time for this section is 25 minutes.
part 1 vocabulary selection
in this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. below each sentence, there are 4 choices 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. then blacken the corresponding letter as required on your machine-scoring answer sheet.
1. grover cleveland was the first president __________ in the white house.
a. got married b. to get married
c. has got married d. was married
2. if cauliflowers are not __________ from extreme temperatures, the heads get discolored.
a. protected b. shelter
c. shade d. saved
3. the gas __________ from the tank is dangerous.
a. given off b. giving out
c. giving away d. given up
4. when it started to snow, we turned round and __________ the hotel.
a. got by b. searched for
c. made for d. cleared up
5. since writing home to their parents for money, they had lived _________ hope.
a. in b. for
c. on d. through
6. rice is the __________ food of most southeast asians.
a. common b. general
c. staple d. popular
part 2 vocabulary replacement
this part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters a, b, c and d. 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.
21. iceland has the oldest parliament, which goes as far back to 930 a.d. when althing, the legislative organization, was established.
a. office b. adobe
c. assembly d. building
22. the only problem with the debate last week was that the beginning sounded more like a personal attack than a dispassionate, intellectual arguing.
a. discussion b. argument
c. talk d. speech
23. susan jones was at the bus stop well on time to take the 7:01 bus, but she had to miss her breakfast to do it.
a. catch up with b. catch
c. run up to d. be catching
24. since her father could not drive her to the airport, she requested her uncle to drive her instead.
a. take b. bring
c. dispatch d. deliver
25. a famous collection of persian, indian, and arabian folktales, the arabian nights was supposedly told by the legendary queen scheherazade to her husband every night
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