12004 年年 5 月英语三级月英语三级笔译综合能力笔译综合能力试题试题 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 incomplete 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 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 planets.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. planet B. constellation C. stardom D. satellite 11. The rodent, _ the mouse, rat, guinea pig, and porcupine, are mammals with incisor-like teeth in both jaws.A. made up B. including C. consisting D. constitute 12. _ into oceans and rivers is a serious form of pollution.A. Pouring sewage B. Emptying litterC. Throwing garbage D. Dumping sewage 13. Products which are made from dirts and are _ high temperatures are known as ceramics.A. tempered in B. subjected toC. exposed to D. baked in 14. A pigment called melanin protects the _ layers of skin from sun rays.A. under B. below C. underlying D. underneath 15. Oranges are a _ source of vitamin C.A. well B. better C. good D. very 16. Even after having their grandchildren live with them for ten years, the couple felt that _ children these days was the most difficult of all family matters.A. rising B. raising C. caring D. taking care 17. The most important _ of the farmers in Iraq is dates, of which Iraq is the worlds leading exporter.2A. economic crop B. cash cropC. money crop D. staple 18. More has been learned about the Moon than any other of the Earths neighbors in space because of the Apollo program, which enabled men to walk on the Moon and bring back hundreds of pounds of _.A. rocks B. rock C. stone D. stones 19. _ the variety that the average family has in bear, fish, poultry, and vegetarian recipes, they find most meals unexciting.A. In spite B. Inspite C. Despite of D. Despite 20. The speaker _ have criticized the paraprofessionals, knowing full well that they were seated in the audience.A. should not to B. must not C. ought not to D. may not Part 2 Vocabulary Replacement This part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part without causing any grammatical error or changing the basic meaning of the sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 21. Iceland has the oldest parliament, which goes as far back to 930 A.D. when Althing, the legislative organization, was established.A. office B. adobe C. assembly D. building 22. The only problem with the debate last week was that the beginning sounded more like a personal attack than a dispassionate, intellectual arguing.A. discussion B. argument C. talk