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 Marketing is _ just distributing goods from the manufacturer to the final customer.A rather thanB other thanC bigger thanD more than第2题 The magician picked several persons _ from the audience and asked them to help him with the performance.A by accidentB at randomC on occasion第3题 English language publications in China are growing in volume and _.A circulationB rotationC circumstanceD appreciation第4题 Dust storms most often occur in areas where the ground has little vegetation to protect of the wind.A from the effectsB it the effectsC it from the effectsD the effects from it第5题 On turning the comer, they saw the path _ steeply.A departingB descendingC decreasing第6题 Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are aA scarcityB minorityC minimum第7题 With an eighty-hour week and little enjoyment, life must have been very for the students.A hostileB anxiousC tediousD obscure第8题 Container-grown plants can be planted at any time of the year, but _ in winter.A should beB would beC preferredD preferably第9题 Hydroponics _ the cultivation of plants without soil.A doesB isC doD are第10题 In the eighteenth century, the town of Bennington, Vermont, was famous for pottery.A it madeB itsC the makingD where its第11题 To impose computer technology _ teachers is to create an environment that is not conducive to learning.A withB toC inD on第12题 Good pencil erasers are soft enough not _ paper but hard enough so that they crumble gradually when used.A by damagingB so that they damageC to damageD damaging第13题 Both longitude and latitude _ in degrees, minutes and seconds.A measuringB measuredC are measuredD being measured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 delayedB adjournedC cancelledD preserved第15题 _ of his childhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, provided Mark Twain with the inspiration for two of his most popular novels.A RememberingB MemoriesC It was the memoriesD He remembered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 anotherB the otherC other onesD each other第17题 We have had to raise the prices of our products because of the increase in the cost of materials.A primitiveB roughC originalD raw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 callB It is called by linguistsC Linguists call itD What do linguists call第19题 _ get older, the games they play become increasingly complex.A ChildrenB Children, when theyC As childrenD For children to第20题 Whenever the government increases public services, _ because more workers are needed to carry out these services.A employment to riseB employment risesC which rising employmentD 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 Public relations practice is the deliberate, planned and sustained effort to establish and maintain mutual understanding between an organization and its public.A completeB relatedC intentionalD active第2题 The service economy doesnt suggest that we convert our factories into laundries to survive.A implyB persuadeC hurlD transform第3题 The ultimate cause of the Civil War was the bombardment of Fort Sumter.A onlyB finalC trueD special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 wellB grow tallerC matureD bear fruit第5题 Jim was a stout old gentleman, with a weather-beaten countenance.A bodyB skinC shoulderD passionate interest第6题 The use of the new technology will have a profound effect on schools.A negativeB positiveC strongD useful第7题 He has a touch of eccentricity in his composition.A essayB writingC characterD manner第8题 The most striking technological success in the 20th century is probably the computer revolution.A profitable