翻译资格考试

Section1:VocabularyandGrammar(60points)

edirectionsforeachpartbeforeansweringthequestions.

Part1VocabularySelection

Inthispart,achntence,thereare4choicesmarked

bylettersA,B,

nthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourMachine-scoring

ANSWERSHEET.

’tbe________relytryingtoattractyourattention.

ened

ssuredhisbossthathewouldcall________allhinergiesindoingthisnewjob.

h________toX-rayscancauskinburns,cancerorotherdamagetothebody.

re

nfrontedwithsuchquestions,mymindgoes________,andIcanhardlyremember

myowndateofbirth.

ow,knowledgeisthe________conditionforexpansionofthemind.

ensable

ouldbetakentoshortenthetimethatoneissubjected________continuousloud

noi.

themostimportantconceptsinphysics________theirsuccesstothe

mathematicalsystems.

ute

instructoradvid,yououghttospendyourtimeonsomething________

rearchinginto.

le

enagainstair-pollutiondamage,manyplantsandanimals________asubstanceto

absorbharmfulchemicals.

d

tthefrictionbetweentheirfeetandtheground,peoplewouldinno________be

abletowalk.

t

theyhavetakengreat

________toeducatetheirchildren.

ips

rtyourdecision,butIshouldalsomakeitclearthatIamnotgoingtobe________

toit.

lishlanguagecontainsa(n)________ofwordswhicharecomparativelyldom

udinordinaryconversation.

de

inion,youcanwidenthe________ofthisimprovementthroughyouractive

participation.

sitemaboutthefireisfollowedbyadetailedreportmadeonthe________.

arkable________oflifeontheGalapagosIslandsinspiredCharlesDarwinto

establishhistheoryofevolution.

ion

ubleisthatnotmanystudentsreallyknowhowtomakeuoftheirtimetoitsbest

________

theimitationjewelrycanfoolmanypeople,theycannot________uptoanexpert’s

cloexamination.

properwordswillgive________todoubtsconcerningyourtrueintentions.

e

s________tohappyendingsmayfindtheunvarnishedviewofmodern

motherhoodabitunttling.

omed

Part2VocabularyReplacement

ofthemonewordorphraisunderlined,andbelow

eachntence,thereare4choicesmarkedbylettersA,B,theword

orphrathatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartwithoutcausinganygrammaticalerroror

nthe

correspondingletterasrequiredonyourMachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.

wnontheman’sfaceshowedthathewasdisplead.

surpri

reswampsthatwillhavetobeclearedbeforeconstructioncanbegin.

ds

sprescribemassivedosofpenicillinforpatientswithpneumonia.

te

oesareviolentwhirlwindswhichvaryintheirwidthfromafewyardsto1,300feet.

l

systemofqualitycontrolhasbeeninstitutedinthecompany.

d

anyplanssubmitted,thecommitteelectedtheonethatemed

mostfeasible.

sible

amountstoissimplythatheisunwillingtogiveushissupport.

s

dividualbenefactorsandadhocgrantshavemadepossiblethe

ecologicalsurveysalreadyundertaken.

ic

theattictostorehilaborateequipment.

al

’stalkwiththebossthismorninglefthiminathoughtfulmood.

erate

chsaidFredhadnoaptitudeforsports.

st

whodoesn’thaveafreeticketmustpaythefeeforgoingin.

ion

organismiscompletelyencapsulatedandprerved,itbecomesafossil,thus

turningintoevidenceofthingsthatoncelived.

n

tercarefullystalkedthedeer.

d

alshrinksasitbecomescool.

cts

tledaboutwithanassumptionofauthority.

estalematebetweentheadministrationandtheoilcompaniesforexample.

diction

ofmistrustiscompoundedbysmallerannoyancesthatleavethefamiliesfeeling

asthoughnooneinauthoritycaresaboutthem.

ed

yubiquityofelectroniccommunicationscanhaveasurprisingdownside.

uence

an’tdigintothefieldyouhavechonforyourpursuit,itishardlypossibleforyou

toachieveanythingsignificantinthefield.

lish

Part3ErrorCorrection

ofthemthereisanunderlinedpartthatindicatesan

error,andbeloweach,thereare4choicesmarkedbylettersA,B,

thewordos

nthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourMachine-scoring

ANSWERSHEET.

lopeofLong’sPeakinColoradothatliestheruinofagigantictree.

remanydifferentwaysofcomparingtheeconomyofonenationwiththoofanother.

up,hesatupintheatandturnedtoewhowasmakingallthenoi.

towakeup

dladycouldnotputupwithusbecauallherroomswerererved.

hrough

ohomeforthevacationassoonasIhavefinishedmyexams.

ys,manylf-importantyoungmenviewtheprospectworkingunder

womenashumiliation.

ing

wageintooceansandriversisariousformofpollution.

gwage

ClevelandwasthefirstpresidentmarriedintheWhiteHou.

ried

iflowersareexpodfromextremetemperatures,theheadsgetdiscolored.

to

industrialmethodshavesupplantedindividualcrafts,madeblacksmiths,

stone-carvers,coopersandcobblersvirtuallyextinct.

enlearnprimarilybyphysicalexperiencedirecttheworldaroundthem.

alexperiencedirectly

physicalexperienceof

thdeadlysnakesisawayoflifeforthem,notsomethingthatterrorizesthem.

with

ethecenturyprogress,lesstheinterestedwehavebecomeinfamilylife.

h…,ther…,theless

e…,ther…,lessthe

il1798,whenEliWhitneycameupwithanewidea,gunshadbeenmadebyskilled

gunsmiths,oneatatime.

rietyofreasons,manyAmericanyoungadultsarereturninghomeorarenotleaving

homeatall,causingfamiliesreactindifferentways.

familiestoreact

smakingfamiliesreact

weaponswereudandnonebeenfound.

rsbeen

esmanagerofthecompanysuggestedmoremoneyistospentinamoreeffective

advertisingcampaignandbetterpackagingdesign.

ton

eralmanagerdemandedthejobwillbecompletedbeforetheNationalDay.

leted

ievementsofthegreatestmindsinsciencecouldneverhavebeenreachedifithad

notbeenforthepatientandaccurateworkofhundredsofotherpeople.

’dbeen

ernmenthashardlytakenmeasurestocrackdownonthecrimeswhennewone

occurred

ernmenthadhardlytaken

ernmentishardlytaking

Section2:ReadingComprehension(30points)

Inthisctionyouwillfindaftereachofthepassagesanumberofquestionsorunfinished

statementsaboutthepassage,eachwith4(A,B,CandD)choicestoanswerthequestionor

nthe

correspondingletterasrequiredonyourMachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.

Questions61-70arebadonthefollowingpassage.

AreyouinterestedineingthebeautifulfallfoliageofNewEnglandbuttiredoftrafficjams

andoverbookedhotels?ThenthisyearforgetthecrowdsinNewEnglandandethebeautiful

colorsofautumnintheCatskills.

TheruggedmountainsinNewYorkState,just90milesnorthwestofNewYorkCity,arefamous

forthelegendarytalesofRipVanWinkle,andmorerecentlyforthesummerhotelsthatsprang

upintheregionduringthe1940s,1950s,estryingtoescapetheheatofNew

YorkCityfo

late1950stherewereover500resortsandhotelsofferingnighttimeentertainmentaswellasall

comedianslikeJackieGleason,JoanRivers,andSidCaesar

heintroductionofair-conditioningand

cheaperairtravel,however,familieshavestoppedcomingtotheCatskillsinsuchlargenumbers,

theCatskillshotels

clodinthe1970s,butsomeremainandhaveexpandedandchangedtheirfacilitiestomeetthe

needsoftoday’svisitors.

Currently,therearemanyactivitiesavailabletothetravelerbesideswitnessingthechanging

sanall-organicsheepfarmwherevisitorscanehowatraditional

42,for

instance,einformationonvacationsinthe

Catskills,calltheOfficeofPublicInformation.

hor’smainpurpoisto________.

etheCatskillsasavacationdestination

ucevisitorstofamousCatskillntertainers

bethehistoryoftheCatskillsregion

etheCatskillstoNewEngland

d“rugged”underlinedinParagraph2means________.

ingtothepassage,thedeclineinthenumberofresortsinthe1970swascaudby

________.

affic

a“sprangup”underlinedinParagraph2referstosomethingthathas________.

together

asonwouldatouristmostlikelyhavevisitedtheCatskillsinthe1950s?

.

hor’stoneinthispassageis________.

ativeandscientific

fulandreminiscent

epassage,whatmightavisitorbeluckyenoughtodo?

nscenicroads.

d“drives”underlinedinParagraph3refersto________.

s

d“spotting”underlinedinParagraph3means________.

ng

horimpliesthatintheCatskillstherearefew________.

Questions71-80arebadonthefollowingpassage.

First,ofcour,itisplainthatinafewyearveryonewillhaveathilbowveraltimes

moremechanicalenergythanhehastoday.

Second,therewillbeadvancesinbiologicalknowledgeasfar-reachingasthothathave

nlybeginningtolearnthatwecancontrolourbiological

tionhasbeenprophesiedtwicetoagrowing

worldpopulation:eadedoff

thefirsttimebytakingagriculturetoAmericaandthecondtimebyusingthenewfertilizers.

Soonstarvationwillbeheadedoffbythecontrolofthediasandtheheredityofplantsand

animals—byshapingourownbiologicalenvironment.

Andthird,tcommonspeciesin

thefactorytodayisthemanwhoworksormindsasimplemachine—long

hewillbeaxtinctasthehand-loomweaverandthedodo(老古董).Therepetitivetasksof

industrywillbetakenoverbythemachines,astheheavytasksweretakenoverlongago;andthe

estilldistinguish,evenamong

repetitivejobs,betweentheskilledandtheunskilled,butinafewyearstocomeallrepetition

lywasteourtimeifweoppothischange.

ticlewaswrittento________.

tfactsaboutlifeinthenearfuture

thedangerofautomation

omingyears,peoplewill________.

encestarvation

wermachinesattheirdisposal

esinbiologicalknowledgehave________.

sponsiblefortheinventionofnewmachines

behindthoinphysics

eginningtolearnthatwe________.

trolourphysicalenvironment

ercontrolourbiologicalenvironment

controloverourphysicalenvironment

trolbothourbiologicalandphysicalenvironments

earfuture,starvationwillbepreventedby________.

ewfertilizers

npills

fthefollowingisNOTtrue?

taltediumwillnotexistintheend.

-loomweaveristhethingofthepast.

tionisanout-of-datetopictoday.

alburdeninthefactoryhasalreadybeenreplaced.

horbelievesbeforelong,machineswill________.

arnedtothinkforus

erbeneeded

etitivetasksofindustryleadto________.

alextinction

uthor’spredictionsarerealized,thedemandforunskilledworkerswillbe________.

ntlyrising

epassage,increadautomation________.

beavoided

teveryoneoutofwork

Questions81-90arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Ofanal

reactionsaswellaslogicalthoughtprocessaffectthebehaviorofmostpeople.

“Theburntchildfearsthefire”isoneinstance;anotheristheriofdespotslikeHitler.

athe

experiencewasdirectandimpressive;iswere

indoctrinatedlargelybythespeechestheyheardandthebookstheyread.

Theclassroomteacherintheelementaryschoolisinastrategicpositiontoinfluence

truepartlybecauchildrenacquireattitudesfromthoadultswhoword

theyrespect.

Anotherreasonitistrueisthatpupilsoftendelvesomewhatdeeplyintoasubjectinschool

thathas

childwhohadpreviouslyacquiredlittleknowledgeofMexico,histeacher’smethodofhandling

suchaunitwouldgreatlyaffecthisattitudetowardMexicans.

Themediathroughwhichtheteachercandevelopwholesomeattitudesareinnumerable.

Socialstudies(withspecialreferencetoraces,creedsandnationalities),sciencemattersofhealth

andsafety,theveryatmosphereoftheclassroom…theareafewofthefertilefieldsforthe

inculcationofproperemotionalreactions.

However,whenchildrencometoschoolwithundesirableattitudes,itisunwiforthe

achievethe

propereffectbyhelpingthemobtainconstructiveexperiences.

Toillustrate,firstgradepupilsafraidofpolicemenwillprobablyaltertheirattitudesaftera

classroomc

sameway,aclassofolderchildrencandevelopattitudesthroughdiscussion,rearch,outside

readingandall-daytrips.

Finally,ateachermustconstantlyevaluateherownattitudes,becauherinfluencecanbe

especiallytrueinrespecttocontroversialissues

andquestionsonwhichchildrenshouldbeencouragedtoreachtheirowndecisionsasaresultof

objectiveanalysisofallthefacts.

tralideaoftheabovepassageisthat________.

desaffectouractions

rsareimportantindevelopingorchangingpupils’attitudes

descanbechangedbysomeclassroomexperiences

rattitudes,teachersinadvertentlyaffectpupils’attitudes

d“despot”underlinedinParagraph2meansaperson________.

oysahighreputation

erysuccessfulinpolitics

limitedpowers

ositsalargesumofmoneyinabank

ils’attitudesareNOTinfluencedby________.

arents’persuasiontobehaveproperly

eachers’attitudes

echestheyhearandthebookstheyread

diaassocialstudies,sciencematterandclassroomatmosphere

einferredfromthepassagethatthepupils________.

ystudyacertainsubjectingreaterdetailsathomethanatschool

ydonotstudyacertainsubjectathome

hesubjectsonlyatschool

subjectmoredeeplyatschoolthanathome

mpleofthepupils’learningaboutMexicoshowsthat________.

usuallylearnstherightthingsfromtheirteachers

ercancorrectapupil’swrongideas

er’sattitudecaninfluenceachild’sattitudebyteaching

’sattitudeisverychangeable

horimpliesthat________.

chershouldguidealldiscussionsbyrevealingherownattitude

aspectsofsocialstudiesagreatervarietyofmethodscanbeudintheuppergrades

thaninthelowergrades

usuallyactonthebasisofreasoningratherthanemotion

en’sattitudesoftencomefromthoofotherchildren

mentmadeorimpliedinthepassageisthat________.

descanbebadonthelearningoffalhoods

candevelopintheclassroomanattitudeabouttheimportanceofbrushinghisteeth

descannoteasilybechangedbyrewardsandlectures

itudesofelementaryschool-agedchildrenareinfluencedprimarilybytheirteachers

sagespecificallystatesthat________.

experiencesaremorevaluablethanindirectones

erattitudesachildlearnsinschoolhavealreadybeenintroducedathome

rsshouldalwaysconcealtheirownattitudes

rscansometimeshaveanunwholesomeinfluenceonchildren

elastparagraph,wecanethat________.

er’sinfluenceonchildrenisalwayspositive

enshouldbeencouragedtoreachtheirowndecisionsbyignoringobjectivefacts

operlyhandled,ateacher’sinfluencecanbeveryharmfultothechildren

enmaydevelopprejudicesiftheteacher’sattitudeiswrong

horofthispassagetriesto________.

tcertainfactsofhowthedevelopmentofaperson’sattitudecanbeinfluenced

atoursocietyisnotdoingenoughtohelpchildrenshapetheirattitudes

utthatteachersaretheonlypeoplewhocaninfluencethechildren’sattitudes

hatspeechesandbooksaretheonlyfactorstoindoctrinatechildren

Section3:ClozeTest(10points)

Inthefollowingpassage,thereare20blanksreprentingwordsthataremissingfromthe

hepassage,eachblankhas4choicesmarkedbylettersA,B,CandDrespectively.

nthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyour

Machine-scoringANSWERSHEET.

Therocketengine,withitssteadyroarlikethatofawaterfallorathunderstorm,isanimpressive

engineshaveprovedpowerful________(91)toshoot

astronauts________(92)theearth’sgravitational________(93)

havenow________(94)spacetravelers.

Impressiveandcomplex________(95)itmayappear,therocket,whichwas________(96)in

Chinaover800years________(97),atis________(98)inthe

rocketenginechanges________(99)andrapidlyexpanding________(100)must

escape,butitcandosoonly________(101)anopeningthatheads________(102).Asthegasis

________(103)withgreatforce,it________(104)therocketinthe________(105)

the________(106)ofagunwhenitisfired,it________(107)the________(108)ofnature

describedbySirIsaacNewtonwhenhefoundthat“________(109)everyaction,thereis

anotherequalandopposite________(120).”

ed

ed

d

ed

rd

on