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2004 年 5 月英语三级笔译综合能力试题
试题部分:
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 plete 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
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D. through

6. Rice is the __________ food of most Southeast Asians.
A. common
B. general
C. staple
D. popular

7. William Byrd was the owner of the largest library in colonial __________.
A. period
B. time
C. times
D. periods

8. Exobiology is the study of life __________ other s.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. to

9. The Declaration of Independence, __________ the Constitution of the United States, was drawn
up with the help of Benjamin Franklin.
A. and
B. also
C. as well as
D. so too

10. It was from the Lowell Laboratory that the ninth __________ , Pluto, was sighted in 1930.
A.
B. constellation
C. stardom
D. satellite

11. The r