《三级笔译真题》.doc

三级笔译真题(一)
笔译综合能力
Section1: vocabulary and grammar
Part1 vocabulary selection
We have had to raise the prices of our products because of the increase in the cost of ___materials.
A primitive B .rough C original D raw
2. With an eight-hour week and little enjoyment, life must have been very ___for the students.
A hostile B anxious C tedious D obscure
3. Whenever the government increases public services, ___because more workers are needed to carry out these services.
A employment to rise B employment rises C which rising employment D the rise of employment
4. Our flight to Guangzhou was___ by a bad fog and we had to stay much longer in the hotel than we had expected.
A delayed B adjourned C cancelled D preserved
5. Container-grown plants can be planted at any time of the year, but___ in winter.
A should be B would be C preferred D preferably
6. Both longitude and latitude___ in degrees, minutes and seconds.
A measuring B measured C are measured D being measured
7. Most comets have two kinds of tails, one made up of dust, ___ made up of electrically charged particles called plasma.
A one another B the other C other ones D each other
8. Good pencil erasers are soft enough not___ paper but hard enough so tat they crumble gradually when used.
A by damaging B so that they damaging C to damage D damaging
9. The magician picked several persons___ from the audience and asked tem to help him with the performance.
A by accident B at random C on occasion D on average
10. On turning the corner, they saw the path___ steeply.
A departing B descending C decreasing D degenerating
11. English language publications in China are growing in volume and___.
A circulation B rotation C circumstance D appreciating
12. Hydroponics___ the cultivation of plants without soil.
A does B is C do D .are
13. To impose computer technology___ teachers is to create an environment that is not conducive to learning.