catti 三级笔译综合能力考试试题及答案解析(二)一、Vocabulary Selection（本大题 20 小题．每题 1. 0 分，共 20. 0 分。In thispart, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there arefour words or phrases respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choosethe word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only oneright answer. ）第 1 题More has been learned about the Moon than any other of the Earth''sneighbors in space because of the Apollo program, which enabled men towalk on the Moon and bring back hundreds of pounds of________.A rocksB rockC stoneD stones【正确答案】：A【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】近义辨析。stone 是最常用词，可指任何石头；rock 指岩石，具有可研究价值，可作可数名词，也可作不可数名词，在此应用可数名词的复数。第 2 题________the variety that the average family has in beef, fish, poultry,and vegetarian recipes, they find most meals unexciting.A In spiteB InspiteC Despite ofD Despite【正确答案】：D【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】

习语辨析。despite(后面不加 of)与 in spite of(后面不能省 of)同义，常可换用。在此只有选项 D 正确。第 3 题I can''t tell the time because the ________of the clock have been removed.A handsB pointersC armsD fingers【正确答案】：A【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】固定搭配。(钟表等的)指针一般用 hand，如：the hour hand 时针；the minutehand 分针；the second hand 秒针；因此选项 A 为答案。第 4 题A pigment called melanin protects the ________layers of skin from sunrays.A underB belowC underlyingD underneath【正确答案】：C【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】近义辨析。此题需辨清词性；本题空白处应填形容词，而选项；A．under 作介词或副词；B．below 作介词或副词；C underlying 在下面的，下层的，为形容词；D．underneath 作介词或副词；因此只有 C 正确。第 5 题Readers________happy endings may find the unvarnished view of modernmotherhood a bit unsettling.A fond

【答案解析】近义辨析。A．warning 警告；B．alarm 报警，警报，警报器；a fire alarm 火警，火灾警报器；C．signal 信号，预兆；D．bell 铃，钟。第 8 题Products which are made from dirts and are ________high temperatures areknown as ceramics.A tempered inB subjected toC exposed toD baked in【正确答案】：B【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】近义辨析。temper 使金属回火后有适当韧度；be subjected to 易遭受，使经历；expose to 使暴露在......下；bake 烘焙，烤；在此意为：由泥土制成并经受高温后形成的产品被称为陶器。第 9 题He drove fast and arrived an hour________schedule.A in advanceB beforeC byD ahead of【正确答案】：D【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】固定搭配。A．in advance 预先，事先，在前面；如：We paid the rent in advance．我们预付了房租。B．before 在......之前；C．by 经，按照；D．ahead of 在......之前，提前；ahead of schedule 是固定搭配，表“提前”。第 10 题

Even at an early stage the school felt that she ________a good chance ofpassing her exams.A stoodB gainedC possessedD took【正确答案】：A【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】固定搭配。stand a(good／fair)chance of doing sth．或 stand a(good／fair)chance to do sth．大有希望，有相当把握；take a chance 或 take chances冒险一试，碰运气，投机；因此选项 A 为答案。第 11 题Grover Cleveland was the first president ________in the White House.A got marriedB to get marriedC has got marriedD was married【正确答案】：B【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】非谓语动词用法。此处所填内容应是修饰表语 the first president 的后置定语，且此句已有系动词 was；而选项 A、C、D 均为完整的谓语动词，所以为避免谓语动词罗列，只能选择选项 B．to get married 这一动词不定式(非谓语动词)来作定语。第 12 题The explorer told the boys about his________in the African forests.A storiesB voyage

习惯用法。as 用作关系代词，代替的是 measures，引导非限定性定语从句，意为政府采取的措施。第 15 题John is handsome ________the scar on his face.A althoughB even ifC instead ofD despite【正确答案】：D【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】近义辨析。A．although(连词)尽管，虽然(通常用在从句前)=in spite of the factthat；B．even if(连词)即使，尽管(even if 的从句中含有强烈的假定性)；C．instead of(介词)代替......，而不；D．despite(介词)尽管=in spite of(后面跟名词或名词性短语)；因此 D 为答案。第 16 题I wrote to my bank manager ________to getting a loan.A in the hopeB on the questionC with the aimD with a view【正确答案】：D【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】习语辨析。in the hope of／in the hope that 盼望(通常没有实现的可能性)；with a view to／of 以......为目标；指望于；因此 D 为答案。第 17 题________of recent political developments, he was taken by surprise uponhis arrival in the capital.

A UnexpectedB UnacquaintedC UnawareD Unknowing【正确答案】：C【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】形近识别。unexpected 想不到的，意外的，突然的(形容词)；unacquainted 不熟悉的，不知道的(形容词)；be unaware of 不了解，不明白，没注意；(unaware用作表语形容词)；如：be unaware of the truth 不明真相；unknowing 不知道的，没察觉的(of)；因此 C 为答案。第 18 题Orson accused the man ________the theft.A forB ofC inD on【正确答案】：B【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】固定搭配。accuse sb．of sth．指控，控告，职责；因此 B 为答案。第 19 题Basca has ________his first prize at the Intel Science Talent Search, thepremier national high school science competition.A landedB lentC renderedD brought

【答案解析】动词辨析。spur 鞭策，刺激；tax 对......征税，使负重担；stimulate 刺激，激励；censure 责难；rebuke 斥责，非难；因此选项 B 为答案。第 2 题Since Jonas Salk came up with his polio vaccine, infantile paralysis hasvirtually disappeared from the United States.A surfaced withB raised the price ofC discoveredD elevated【正确答案】：C【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】习语辨析。come up with 想出，提出，提供；raise the price of 抬高......的价格；discover (首次)发现，发觉，找到；因此 C 为答案。第 3 题If you can''t dig into the field you have chosen for your pursuit, it ishardly possible for you to achieve anything significant in the field.A acquireB requireC accompanyD accomplish【正确答案】：D【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】动词辨析。achieve 完成，达到。A．acquire 获得，学到；B．require 要求，命令；C．accompany 陪伴，伴随；D．accomplish 完成，达到，实现。第 4 题

Double Eagle II, the first trans-Atlantic balloon, was greeted by avidcrowds in France.A eagerB surgingC appreciativeD vigorous【正确答案】：A【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】形容词辨析。A．eager 热心于，渴望着；B．surging 急剧上升，冲击，波动；C．appreciative 欣赏的，有欣赏力的，表示感激的；D．vigorous 精力旺盛的，健壮的；而 avid 表示“渴望的”，因此 A 是答案。第 5 题Iceland has the oldest parliament, which goes as far back to 930 A. whenAlthing, the legislative organization , was established.A officeB adobeC assemblyD building【正确答案】：C【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】名词辨析。A．office 办公室；(英)政府机关，部；B．adobe 指砖坯砌成的房子；C．assembly 集合，集会；a legislative assembly 指立法机关；D．building建筑物；因此 C 为答案。第 6 题The country will no longer be plagued by turmoil.A constant changeB bad weather

【答案解析】形容词辨析。unknown 不知道的，未知的；extraordinary 非常的，特别的；mysterious 神秘的；disgraceful 可耻的，有损名誉的；infamous 声名狼藉的；所以 D 为答案。第 9 题The very ubiquity of electronic communications can have a surprisingdownside , notes Richard Kohn, a military historian at the University ofNorth Carolina: a wife becomes accustomed to frequent e-mail from herhusband, until he can''t get to a computer. And then her anxiety increases.A failureB undersideC drawbackD consequence【正确答案】：C【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】名词辨析。downside 消极面，负面影响。A．failure 失败，故障；B．underside下面，内面；C．drawback 缺点，弊病，障碍；D．consequence 结果，影响；着重表示某件事情所造成的结果，常带有不良后果之意。第 10 题In just three years, the Net has gone from a playground for the local peopleto a vast communications and trading center where millions swapinformation or do deals around the world.A businessB shoppingC chattingD meeting【正确答案】：A【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】

名词辨析。deals 交易，买卖；A．business 商业，买卖，交易，生意，商行；B．shopping 买东西，购物；C．chatting 聊天；D．meeting 会议，机会，会战；因此选项 A 为答案。第 11 题The service economy doesn''t suggest that we convert our factories intolaundries to survive.A implyB persuadeC hurlD transform【正确答案】：D【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】动词辨析。convert 使转变／转换，使......改变信仰；A．imply 暗示，意味；B．persuade 说服，劝说，(使)相信；C．hurl 用力投掷，愤慨地说出；D．transform转换，改变，改造；因此选项 D 为答案。第 12 题Most species of this plant thrive in ordinary well-drained garden soiland they are best planted 8 cm deep and 5 cm apart.A develop wellB grow tallerC matureD bear fruit【正确答案】：A【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】动词辨析。thrive 兴旺，繁荣，茁壮成长；A．develop well 生长，发展，发育得好； B．grow taller 渐渐长高；C．mature 成熟，到期；D．bear fruit 结出果实，奏效；因此选项 A 为答案。三、Correcting Grammatical Errors（本大题 15 小题．每题 1. 0 分，共 15. 0分。This part consists of 15 sentences in which there is an underlined

The traffic police stopped three trucks heavily loading with merchandisethat looked as grain bags.A that were loading ... likeB loaded with ... likeC to load with ... forD loaded with ... for【正确答案】：B【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】结构应用及习惯搭配。分词作宾语补足语时，要注意主动与被动的关系：如果宾语与宾语补足语之间是主动关系要用现在分词，如是被动关系要用过去分词。本句 stop 与 load 之间是被动关系，要用过去分词 loaded；第二个空与前面的 look表示“看起来像......”，所以用固定搭配 look like，选项 B 正确。第 4 题In our own galaxy, the Milky Way, there are perhaps 200 billion stars,a small part of them probably have planets on which life is feasible.A a small fraction in whichB a small fraction of whichC a small fraction whichD which a fraction of【正确答案】：B【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】结构应用。英语的定语从句(不论是限定性或非限定性)中，当关系代词作介词宾语时，介词前置，其中 whom 指人，which 指物；而介词 of 表示整体中的一部分，比用 in 准确，所以 B 为答案。第 5 题We don't plan to go to the concert, and so they don't.A so do theyB they don't too

C neither don't theyD they don't either【正确答案】：D【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】结构应用。由 and 连接的这句话前半句是否定结构，后半句也要用否定结构；其形式有两种：neither do they(用 neither 句子要倒装)和 they don't either．因此选项 D 为答案。第 6 题When he fails his final examination, he is sure of a university place.A IfB In caseC Even whenD Even if【正确答案】：D【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】连词应用。根据句意，划线部分应填一个引导让步状语从句的连词，而 if 如果(引导条件从句)，每当......时(表因果关系)，即使(if 当此意讲时，常用 even if)；如：If I am wrong，you are wrong too．即使我错了，你也对不了。in cases在......的情况下，万一......的话；如：In case anything important happens，please call me up．万一发生什么重要事情，请打电话给我。even if 即使，纵使(even if 的从句中含有强烈的假定性)；如：Even if he is poor，she loveshim．即使他很穷，她还是爱他。所以应用选项 D。第 7 题He says, you must take in those responsibilities.A take awayB take onC take outD take off

有介词短语 to each other。其余三个选项 ourselves，each of us，和 both在此均为代词。第 10 题The student asked her professor if he would have gone on the space shiphe did know earlier.A if he knewB if he knowsC he had knownD had he known【正确答案】：D【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】虚拟语气。本句是对过去事实的假设，条件从句的谓语应用过去完成时(hadknown)，而 if 条件句中如有 were，should，had，可将 if 省去，而把 were，should，had 放在句首。因此选项 D 是答案。第 11 题Without the music, the children would have not had so much fun.A wouldn't be havingB wouldn't have beenC wouldn't beD wouldn't have had【正确答案】：D【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】结构应用。当有两个以上的助动词时，not 跟在第一个助动词之后。介词短语without the music 可代替虚拟条件从句；本句表达的是与过去事实相反的假设，后面的主句谓语应用 would+have+过去分词；因此选项 D 是答案。第 12 题All root vegetables grow underground, and not all vegetables that growunderground are roots.

A butB orC asD thus【正确答案】：A【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】结构应用。根据句意，前后两句应是转折关系，因此连接词应是表示转折关系的but，而不能用表示并列关系的 and；因此选项 A 是答案。or 表示“或”；as“当......之时，随着”；thus“因此，这样”。第 13 题The pictures of the Loch Ness Monster show a remarkable resemblance toa plesiosaur, a large water reptile of the Mesozoic era presuming extinctfor more than 70 million years.A supposedB presumablyC presumptuousD is presumed【正确答案】：B【本题分数】： 1. 0 分【答案解析】副词应用。Suppose 和 presume 均表“假定，认为”，但 presume 更侧重“猜想”；presuming 作形容词时，与 presumptuous 是同义词，表“专横的”，但在本句中 presuming 不是形容词，而是分词，修饰形容词 extinct，表“假定的”，故选项 B．presumably“大概”是答案。第 14 题No such weapons were used and none been found.A none have beenB none hasC no other has been