翻译三级笔译综合能力模拟37 Vocabulary and GrammarThis section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each pa（江南博哥）rt before answering the questions.Part 1 Vocabulary SelectionBelow each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.1. It is natural for people to become _ by both visible and invisible walls or barriers while communicating with people from different cultures, such as physical, language, perceptual and gender barriers.A.liberatedB.releasedC.trappedD.disentangle 正确答案：C解析 句子译文：人们在与不同文化背景的人交流时，很自然地会陷入有形和无形的墙或障碍，如身体、语言、感知和性别的障碍。试题参考解析：Aliberatedv. 解放；放出；释放Breleasedv. 释放；放开；发泄Ctrappedv. 使陷入险境或困境；夹住，绊住Ddisentangledv. 解开；松开只有C选项trapped能与walls or barriers搭配，其他三个选项均不符合句意，故C为正确选项。2. The king offered animal _ and communicated with his ancestors by interpreting the cracks on heated cattle bones or tortoise shells that had been prepared by professional diviners.A.safeguardsB.sacrificesC.safarisD.sanctification 正确答案：B解析 句子译文：国王进行动物祭祀，并由职业占卜者对准备好的加热过的牛骨或龟甲壳上的裂缝进行阐释，以此来与祖先交流。试题参考解析：Asafeguardsn. 保护；保卫；保护措施Bsacrificesn. 牺牲；祭品；供奉Csafarisn. 狩猎远征，游猎Dsanctificationn. 神圣化，神灵化根据上下文的意思推断出animal sacrifices(动物祭祀)符合句意。选项B的sacrifice和选项D的sanctification的区别在于：sacrifice指的是用动物做祭品，或进行供奉，而sanctification指的是把某一物神圣化，不一定供奉起来或进行祭祀。故选项B为正确答案。3. In Cairns, Australia, the local master plan _ tropical urbanism that conveys a sense of place through landscaping features.A.elucidatesB.emancipatesC.embracesD.embodies 正确答案：C解析 句子译文：在澳大利亚的凯恩斯，当地的总体规划包含了“热带都市生活”，即通过景观特征传达一种地方感。试题参考解析：Aelucidatesv. 阐明，说明Bemancipatesv. 解放，释放Cembracesv. 拥抱；包含，包括Dembodiesv. 体现，使具体化；具体表达C选项embraces有“包含，包括”的意思，其他选项均不符合句意，故C为正确答案。4. The potential Achilles _ in this country is crime and insecurity and the remedy of the president is likely to be more political theater, at which he is a master.A.hullB.hellC.heelD.hail 正确答案：C解析 句子译文：这个国家潜在的致命弱点是犯罪和不安全，而总统的补救方法可能更多的是政治作秀，他在这方面是大师。试题参考解析：Ahulln. 船体Bhelln. 地狱Cheeln. 脚后跟，脚踵Dhailn. 冰雹Achilles heel是固定短语，意为“致命弱点”，故C为正确选项。知识拓展：Achilles heel该短语源自希腊神话，据荷马史诗记载，阿喀琉斯号称希腊第一勇士，但是他的脚后跟是其身体唯一的一处没有浸泡到冥河水的地方，成为他唯一的弱点，后来在特洛伊战争中被箭射中脚后跟而丧命。现引申为唯一的弱点、致命的弱点。如：The transport in this city has been considered a potential Achilles heel.这个城市的交通被认为是潜在的致命弱点。5. The World Bank expects to _ the program this fall at its annual meetings, and later to replicate it in other countries.A.laudB.lurkC.launchD.lug 正确答案：C解析 句子译文：世界银行希望在今年秋天召开的年会上启动这个方案，之后再在其他国家复制该方案。试题参考解析：Alaudv. 赞美，称赞Blurkv. 潜伏，埋伏Claunchv. 发起，发动Dlugv. (用力)拉，拖只有launch和the program最为匹配，故C为正确选项。Part 2 Vocabulary ReplacementIn each of them one word is underlined, and below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word 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.1. Rhyme is the repetition of sounds at the end of words. End rhyme occurs when rhyming words appear at the end of lines. Internal rhyme occurs when rhyming words fall within a line.A.IntenseB.IntimateC.InteriorD.Intrepid 正确答案：C解析 句子译文：押韵是单词结尾的声音重复。尾韵是指在行尾出现押韵的单词。内韵发生在押韵的词落在一行之内。试题参考解析：AIntenseadj. 强烈的；紧张的BIntimateadj. 亲密的，亲近的CInterioradj. 内部的，里面的DIntrepid adj，无畏的，勇敢的画线词internal意为“内部的，里面的”，与其意思相近的词是选项C的interior，其他选项均不符合句意，故C为正确选项。2. The mentality of the English middle class was in close connection with the rise and fall of the Empire with its spatial transformations.A.dimensionalB.structuralC.geometricalD.symmetrical 正确答案：A解析 句子译文：英国中产阶级的心态与帝国的兴衰和空间变化密切相关。试题参考解析：Adimensionaladj. 空间的Bstructuraladj. 结构的；建筑的Cgeometricaladj. 几何的，几何学的Dsymmetricaladj. 匀称的，对称的画线词spatial意为“空间的”，与其意思相近的词是选项A的dimensional，其他选项均不符合句意，故A为正确选项。3. It is important to stop with the thinking that arid land is infertile, useless land, said Professor Appelbaum, who pioneered the concept of desert aquaculture in Israel in the late 1980s.A.fruitfulB.prolificC.barrenD.cultivated 正确答案：C解析 句子译文：“重要的是，不要再让人们认为干旱的土地是不肥沃、没用的土地。”阿佩尔鲍姆教授说。他在20世纪80年代末在以色列开创了沙漠水产养殖的概念。试题参考解析：Afruitfuladj. 富有成效的；多产的Bprolificadj. 多产的；丰富的Cbarrenadj. 贫瘠的；荒芜的Dcultivatedadj. 用于耕种的；培植的画线词infertile意为“不肥沃的，贫瘠的”，与其意思相近的词是选项C的barren，故C为正确选项。4. Increasingly, SOHO is emerging as a(n) inevitable trend and companies and employees will work out new ways of cooperation and coordination in the future.A.optionalB.arbi