翻译二级笔译综合能力分类模拟题词汇和语法(二)一、词汇选择1. The character armor consists of defensive character traits, like arrog（江南博哥）ance or apprehensiveness, that developed in childhood to _ painful feelings.A.turn asideB.ward offC.break upD.watch over 正确答案：B解析 turn aside避开，转过脸，使转变方向；ward off挡开，避开，尽力避免；break up打碎，破碎；watch over看守，监督。2. The police have asked for the _ of the public in tracing the whereabouts of the missing child.A.awardB.co-operationC.positionD.helpfulness 正确答案：B解析 award奖品；co-operation合作；position位置，阵地；helpfulness有益，有用。3. In 1844, Charles Sturt, a British soldier and colonial administrator, made an expedition _ a supposed inland sea; his party penetrated more than 1000 miles northward, almost to the center of Australia.A.in quest ofB.with regard toC.in favor ofD.by way of 正确答案：A解析 in quest of探索，寻求；with regard to关于；in favor of赞同，有利于；by way of经由，作为，为了。4. That evening roving gangs of white teenagers began to attack blacks in downtown Chicago, and the city erupted in a five-day race _ that ended with 38 deaths, 537 serious injuries, and widespread destruction.A.fussB.maneuverC.deteriorationD.riot 正确答案：D解析 fuss大惊小怪；maneuver机动，策略；deterioration退化，堕落；riot暴乱，骚动。5. While researchers may not _ the expansive claims of hard-core vitamin enthusiasts, evidence suggests that the nutrients play a much more complex role in assuring vitality and optimal health than was previously thought.A.authorizeB.licenseC.counteractD.endorse 正确答案：D解析 authorize批准；license许可，特许；counteract抵消，阻碍；endorse在(票据)背面签名，正式赞同或支持。研究者没有支持那些顽固的维他命狂热者，所以选D。6. The headquarters of this textile company is in New York while its 20 _ companies are located in different parts of the world.A.parentB.subsidiaryC.inferiorD.ultimate 正确答案：B解析 parent父亲或母亲；subsidiary附属的，常用于指一个公司是另一个公司的子公司；inferior下级的，劣等的；ultimate最终的，根本的。7. This park has more than 200 waterfalls that are 15 feet or higher. And 150 of them have never been mapped or photographed, says park historian Lee Whittlesey. Now thats a _ to the size of Yellowstone. A.propositionB.hypothesisC.ceremonyD.testimony 正确答案：A解析 proposition建议，主张；hypothesis假设；ceremony仪式；testimony证词，供诉。题目说还有150处瀑布没有被绘制或拍摄，现已向公园提出了这一建议，所以选A。8. So far as the food industry is concerned, the processing of sheep and Iambs is relatively _ in the United States, accounting for only about 7 percent of meat-packing production.A.irrelevantB.appropriateC.negligibleD.redundant 正确答案：C解析 irrelevant不相关的；appropriate恰当的；negligible可忽略不计的；redundant多余的。由产量紧紧占了百分之七可知产量很少，所以选C。9. Some readers may find it _ that a book arguing for greater literacy and intellectual discipline should lead to a call for less rather than more education.A.appealingB.controversialC.paradoxicalD.ambiguous 正确答案：C解析 appealing吸引人的；controversial争论的，争议的；paradoxical荒谬的；ambiguous暖昧的，不明的。一本提倡更多的文化修养的书居然导致更少而不是更大的教育可见是荒谬的，所以选C。10. When I found the light switch, the unshaded bulb only illuminated two small eats, sitting on the table _ round the inside of the empty ham tin.A.swallowingB.gorgingC.lickingD.digesting 正确答案：C解析 swallow吞，咽；gorge狼吞虎咽，塞饱；lick舔；digest消化。11. They found that an individual tends to conform to a _ group judgment even when that judgment is obviously in error.A.unanimousB.singularC.coherentD.versatile 正确答案：A解析 unanimous意见一致的，无异议的；singular单一的；coherent前后一致的，连贯的；versatile通用的，多才多艺的。12. The renaissance was a(n) _ of unparalleled cultural achievement and had a great impact on almost all European countries.A.momentB.dynastyC.instantD.epoch 正确答案：D解析 moment片刻，瞬间；dynasty朝代，王朝；instant即刻，即时；epoch历史的一段，时期。13. The little girl is just learning to walk and shes always _ over.A.tumblingB.waggingC.wavingD.swaying 正确答案：A解析 tumble摔跤；wag摇摆，摆动；wave挥手致意，波动，摇动；sway摇摆，摇动。小女孩刚学会走路，总是摔跤，所以选A。14. Every year a number of students graduate from the school which will _ new students the first week in September.A.enrollB.recruitC.collectD.reproduce 正确答案：A解析 enroll注册，登记，招收，使加入，enroll new student招收新生；recmit吸收，招收，征募，一般指招收军队或党派成员；collect收集，聚集；reproduce繁殖，再生。15. Why do teens drink? Reasons vary from _ pressure to family patterns to social conditioning.A.spouseB.peerC.antagonistD.competitor 正确答案：B解析 spouse配偶；peer同等的人，同龄人；antagonist对手，敌手；competitor竞争者。题目是说来自同龄人的压力是十几岁的孩子喝酒的一个原因，所以选B。16. She wanted desperately to turn the flower-painted china _ on the apple-green door, and go through, but somehow she could not.A.frameB.poleC.panD.knob 正确答案：D解析 flame结构，框架；pole杆，柱；pan平底锅；knob(门、抽屉等的)球形把手。17. The _ of such I.Q. tests full of questions on American culture was not questioned at that time.A.significanceB.validityC.efficiencyD.justification 正确答案：B解析 significance重要性；validity有效性，正确性；efficiency效率，功率；just