[英语考试]2004年5月英语二级笔译综合能力试题.docVIP

2004年5月英语二级笔译综合能力试题 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. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. ? 1. The explanation given by the manager yesterday was not at all _____ to us. A. satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfactory D. satisfying ? 2. Part of the funds will be used to _____ that old library to its original splendor. A. rest B. recover C. replace D. restore ? 3. This silk has gone right _____ and we have not sold a single piece of it for weeks. A. out of fad B. out of pattern C. out of custom D. out of fashion ? 4. The new Personal Digital Assistance contained a large _____ of information about an individual life. A. deal B. amount C. number D. account ? 5. Primitive superstitions that feed racism should be _____ through education. A. ignored B. exalted C. eradicated D. canceled ? 6. _____ pollution control measures are expensive, many local governments hesitate to adopt them. A. Although B. However C. Because D. Moreover ? 7. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, _____ to the body. A. the stress it is greater B. greater is the stress C. greater stress is D. the greater the stress ? 8. Annie Jump Cannon, _____ discovered so many stars that she was called “the census taker of the sky.” A. a leading astronomer, B. who, as a leading astronomer, C. was a leading astronomer, D. a leading astronomer who ? 9. Kingdom of Wonders, _____ in 1995 in Fremont, Calif., became an industry legend for two toys: a talking bear and a ray-gun game. A. fi