翻译二级笔译综合能力模拟14Section 1 Vocabulary and GrammarThis section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for（江南博哥） each part before answering the questions.Part 1 Vocabulary SelectionIn this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C, D respectively. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only one right answer. Then mark the corresponding letter as required on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.1. Mary hopes to be _ from hospital next week.A.dismissedB.dischargedC.expelledD.resigned 正确答案：B解析 从词义上看，A(解散，开除)、C(驱逐，开除)和D(辞职)均不正确。discharge一般指“(从监禁、护理或责任中)释放、摆脱，允许离开”符合要求，为正确答案。2. Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite _.A.invaluableB.pricelessC.unworthyD.worthless 正确答案：D解析 从前半句中的“forgery”(赝品)，可知此处应为worthless(无价值的，无用的)。3. Jimmy earns his living by _ works of art in the museum.A.recoveringB.restoringC.renewingD.reviving 正确答案：B解析 recover和renew均表示“(使)恢复”；revive指“复兴，回想”；restore除表示“恢复”，还有“修复”的意思提议，符合题意，故答案为B。4. I couldnt sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was _.A.drainingB.droppingC.spillingD.dripping 正确答案：D解析 drip常表示“(水珠、水滴的)滴落、滴下”，如：The umbrella dripped moisture伞滴着水珠。drop也可指“滴下，落下”，但一般侧重于从较高地方或位置落到较低地方或位置。5. The book gives a brief _ of the course of his research up till now.A.outlineB.referenceC.frameD.outlook 正确答案：A解析 give an outline of为固定搭配，表示“概要说明，描绘的轮廓”符合题意。其余三项分别指“参考，提及，参考文献”、“结构，框架”和“景色，展望，前景”。6. She was standing outside in the snow, _ with cold.A.spinningB.shiveringC.shakingD.staggering 正确答案：B解析 shiver指“(使)发抖，使)打颤，(使)迎风飘动”，shiver with cold表示“冷得颤抖”。7. All the rooms on the second floor have nicely _ carpets, which are included in the price of the house.A.adaptedB.equippedC.suitedD.fitted 正确答案：D解析 句中“which”引导非限制性定语从句。equip表示“装备”，指“为提供必需用品”，如：They cant afford to equip their laboratories properly because of lack of funds他们因缺乏资金无力充分装备自己的实验室。其余选项均含有“适合，适应”的意思。故D项正确。8. He plays tennis to the _ of all other sports.A.eradicationB.exclusionC.extensionD.inclusion 正确答案：B解析 to the exclusion of是固定搭配，表示“把除外，排斥”，如：A leading member should never concentrate all his attention on one or two problems, to the exclusion of others一个领导人不能把全部注意力只集中在一两个问题上而不顾其他问题。9. She answered with an _ No to the request that she attend the public hearing.A.eloquentB.effectiveC.emotionalD.emphatic 正确答案：D解析 emphatic表示“强调的，着重的，断然的”，如：He answered the question with an emphatic“No”他用一个加强语气的“不”字回答了这个问题。10. Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is _ with life.A.vibrantB.violentC.energeticD.full 正确答案：A解析 vibrant表示“有活力的，生气勃勃的”，其后常与介词with连用，如：a nation vibrant with enthusiasm有热情的民族。full需要与of搭配。11. We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago. _ weve had no further communication.A.ThereofB.TherebyC.ThereafterD.Thereabouts 正确答案：C解析 从空前表时间的状语“two months ago”及整句话的意思可判断出答案为C。thereafter表示“其后，此后，后来”，如：Thereafter we heard no more of this suggestion此后这个建议不再有人提起了。12. There are still many problems ahead of us, but by this time next year we can see light at the end of the _.A.battleB.dayC.roadD.tunnel 正确答案：D解析 see the light at the end of the tunnel是固定搭配，意为“在黑暗尽头看到一线希望”，比喻走出逆境，或恶劣的情况有所好转。13. We realized that he was under great _, so we took no notice of his bad temper.A.excitementB.stressC.crisisD.nervousness 正确答案：B解析 under一般不与excitement、crisis和nervousness搭配；under stress是固定搭配，表示“受力”。如：People under stress tend to express their full range of potential处于压力下的人容易发挥自己全部的潜力。14. The director tried to get the actors to _ to the next scene by hand signals.A.move onB.move offC.move outD.move along 正确答案：A解析 四个词组的意思分别为：move on“转移(到新事物上)，离开，继续前进”；move off“离开，死，畅销”；move out“搬出，开始行动”；move along“向前移动”。A项符合题意。15. His ideas are invariably condemned as _ by his colleagues.A.imaginativeB.ingeniousC.impracticalD.theoretical 正确答案：C解析 从空前的“condemn”(谴责)可知此处应为impractical(不切实际的)，如：Refloating the sunken ship proved impractical because of the great expense打捞沉船由于费用巨大而显得不切实际。16. Thousands of people turned out into the streets to _ against the local authorities decision to build a highway across the field.A.contradictB.reformC.counterD.protest 正确答案：D解析 protest against为固定搭配，表示“抗议，反对，对表示不满”，用在此处符合要求。因此，正确答案为D。17. The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _.A.minorityB.scarcityC.rarityD.minimum 正确答案：A解析 从后半句中的“but”及句意，可知前后部分存在转折关系，表示相反情况。majority的反义词为minority。如：Were in the minority, more people are against us than with us赞成我们的居少数；我们成了少数派。所以，A项正确。18. Professor Johnsons retirement _ from next January.A.carries into effectB.takes effect