CATTI 三级笔译综合能力考试试题及答案解析(三) 一、Vocabulary Selection（本大题 20 小题每题 1.0 分，共 20.0 分。In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are four words or phrases 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. ） 第 1 题第 1 题 Marketing is _ just distributing goods from the manufacturer to the final customer. A rather than B other than C bigger than D more than 第 2 题第 2 题 The magician picked several persons _ from the audience and asked them to help him with the performance. A by accident B at random C on occasion 第 3 题第 3 题 English language publications in China are growing in volume and _. A circulation B rotation C circumstance D appreciation 第 4 题第 4 题 Dust storms most often occur in areas where the ground has little vegetation to protect of the wind. A from the effects B it the effects C it from the effects D the effects from it 第 5 题第 5 题 On turning the comer, they saw the path _ steeply. A departing B descending C decreasing 第 6 题第 6 题 Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are a A scarcity B minority C minimum 第 7 题第 7 题 With an eighty-hour week and little enjoyment, life must have been very for the students. A hostile B anxious C tedious D obscure 第 8 题第 8 题 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 第 9 题第 9 题 Hydroponics _ the cultivation of plants without soil. A does B is C do D are 第 10 题第 10 题 In the eighteenth century, the town of Bennington, Vermont, was famous for pottery. A it made B its C the making D where its 第 11 题第 11 题 To impose computer technology _ teachers is to create an environment that is not conducive to learning. A with B to C in D on 第 12 题第 12 题 Good pencil erasers are soft enough not _ paper but hard enough so that they crumble gradually when used. A by damaging B so that they damage C to damage D damaging 第 13 题第 13 题 Both longitude and latitude _ in degrees, minutes and seconds. A measuring B measured C are measured D being measured 第 14 题第 14 题 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 第 15 题第 15 题 _ of his childhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, provided Mark Twain with the inspiration for two of his most popular novels. A Remembering B Memories C It was the memories D He remembered 第 16 题第 16 题 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 第 17 题第 17 题 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 第 18 题第 18 题 _ a language family is a group of languages with a common origin and similar vocabulary, grammar, and sound system. A What linguists call B It is called by linguists C Linguists call it D What do linguists call 第 19 题第 19 题 _ get older, the games they play become increasingly complex. A Children B Children, when they C As children D For children to 第 20 题第 20 题 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 二、Vocabulary Replacement（本大题 15 小题每题 1.0 分，共 15.0 分。 This part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. You are to select the ONE choice that can replace the underlined word without causing any grammatical error or changing the principal meaning of the sentence. There is only one right answer. ） 第 1 题第 1 题 Public relations practice is the deliberate, planned and sustained effort to establish and maintain mutual understanding between an organization and its public. A complete B related C intentional D active 第 2 题第 2 题 The service economy doesnt suggest that we convert our factories into laundries to survive. A imply B persuade C hurl D transform 第 3 题第 3 题 The ultimate cause of the Civil War was the bombardment of Fort Sumter. A only B final C true D special 第 4 题第 4 题 Most species of this plant thrive in ordinary well-drained garden soil and they are best planted 8cm deep and 5cm apart. A develop well B grow taller C mature D bear fruit 第 5 题第 5 题 Jim was a stout old gentleman, with a weather-beaten countenance. A body B skin C shoulder D passionate interest 第 6 题第 6 题 The use of the new technology will have a profound effect on schools. A negative B positive C strong D useful 第 7 题第 7 题 He has a touch of eccentricity in his composition. A essay B writing C character D manner 第 8 题第 8 题 The most striking technological success in the 20th