翻译大赛初试试题.doc

湖北省暨武汉地区第十届外语翻译大赛初赛试题
英语专业组、英语非专业组
( for English majors and non-English majors)
Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. For 5, please choose the one that has the same meaning as the word in quotes. (9×2%=18%)
It is no accident that most people find Davis’ book disturbing, for it is___to undermine a number beliefs they have long___.
calculated…cherished
intended…denied
anxious…misunderstood
reputed…anticipated
According to one political theorist, a regime that has as its goal absolute___, without any ___ law or principle, has declared war on justice.
respectability…codification of
supremacy…suppression of
autonomy…accountability to
fairness…deviation from
The reason ___he stole the money is ___he wanted to buy food.
why…because
that…because
\ …that
that…that
Ben hasn’t eaten.
----Don’t worry. ___him a sandwich.
I will make
I am going to make
The criminal was asked to aid police in their ‘ enquiry’ .
interview B. investigation C. questions
___the . dollar, its value increased by more than 15 percent.
About B. Among C. Against D. On
Among all societies legal marriage is usually accompanied by some kind of ceremony that expresses group ____of the union.
opinion B. coercion C. sanction D. insistence
At first, I found her gravity rather intimidating;