翻译二级笔译综合能力分类模拟题词汇和语法(五)一、词汇选择1. Smith failed to _ for the deficit in the companys bank balance.（江南博哥）A.checkB.accountC.questD.prepare 正确答案：B解析 本题意为“史密斯未能说明该公司亏损的原因”。account的意思是“说明，解释”，其后接for。如：I want you to account for each sum of the money you spent(我要你说明你所花掉的每一笔钱的用途)。check的意思是“控制，检查”；quest的意思是“追求，探索”；prepare的意思是“准备”。四个选项中只有B项符合题意。2. The International Olympic Committee rejects the accusations that Beijings budget-cutting move might _ its preparation for the games.A.degradeB.deliberateC.deployD.defend 正确答案：A解析 本题空格处是说预算减少的措施可能会有损为奥运所做的准备。A项“degrade(使)降级，(使)堕落，(使)退化”符合题意，如：You degrade yourself when you tell a lie(说谎会贬低自己的身份)。其他三项“deliberate商讨；deploy展开，配置；defend防护，辩护，防卫，律作的辩护律师”都不正确。3. Using extremely different decorating schemes in adjoining rooms may result in _ and lack of unity in style.A.conflictB.confrontationC.disturbanceD.disharmony 正确答案：D解析 disharmony是“不协调”。Aconflict是“冲突”；Bconfrontation是“对抗”；Cdisturbance是“干扰”。4. I felt _ to death because I could make nothing of the chairmans speech.A.fatiguedB.tiredC.exhaustedD.bored 正确答案：D解析 felt bored是“感到厌烦”，全句意思是“因为我对主席的讲话不知所云，所以感到厌烦极了”。Afatigued和Cexhausted都指身体疲倦。Btired可指身体疲倦，也可指精神上厌烦，但后面不接介词to。5. Because of its intimacy, radio is usually more than just a medium; it is _.A.firmB.companyC.corporationD.enterprise 正确答案：B解析 company在本句中作“同伴，伙伴”解。Afirm与Ccorporation都作“公司”解；Denterprise是“企业”。6. The Eskimo is perhaps one of the most trusting and considerate of all Indians but seems to be _ the welfare of his animals.A.critical aboutB.indignant atC.indifferent toD.subject to 正确答案：C解析 indifferent to是“对漠不关心”。Acritical about是“对挑剔”；Bindignant at是“对感到气愤”；Dsubject to是“易受的”。7. He became aware that he had lost his audience since he had not been able to talk _ around one topic.A.coherentlyB.initiativelyC.flexiblyD.pointedly 正确答案：A解析 本题意为“他意识到自己失去了听众，因为他未能把一个问题讲清楚”。coherently的意思是“连贯地，表达清楚地”。initiatively的意思是“初步地”；flexibly的意思是“灵活地”；pointedly的意思是“尖锐地，中肯地”。四个选项中只有A项符合题意。8. The private detective, having received new information from a confidential source, narrowed down the _ of his enquiry into the case.A.aspectB.sphereC.dimensionD.scope 正确答案：D解析 本题意为“由于通过秘密途径获得新的线索，那名私人侦探缩小了调查此案的范围”。scope的意思是“范围”，如：an investigation of wide scope(大规模的调查)。其他三项“aspect方面，外表；sphere领域；dimension方面，重要性”都不正确。9. The timber rattlesnake is now on the endangered species list, and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once _.A.thrivedB.swelledC.prosperedD.flourished 正确答案：A解析 thrived是“兴旺；茁壮成长”。Bswelled是“膨胀，肿胀”；Cprospered是“发达”；Dflourished是“茂盛；盛行”。10. Your advice would be _ valuable to him, who is at present at his wits end.A.exceedinglyB.excessivelyC.extensivelyD.exclusively 正确答案：A解析 exceedingly是“非常”，修饰valuable，意思恰当。Bexcessively是“过多地”；Cextensively是“广泛地”；Dexclusively是“专门地”。11. It is naive to expect that any society can resolve all the social problems it is faced with _.A.for longB.in and outC.once for allD.by nature 正确答案：C解析 once for all是“一劳永逸”。Afor long是“长久”；Bin and out是“里外”；Dby nature是“本质上”。12. The earthquake happened in south Xinjiang on Feb. 24. This _ killed 266 people.A.causalityB.collapseC.calamityD.crater 正确答案：C解析 本题意为“2月24日新疆南部发生地震，这场灾难使266人丧生”。calamity的意思是“灾难”，符合题意。如：A hurricane would be a calamity for this low-lying coastal region(对于这地势很低的海滨地区，飓风将是一场灾难)。其他三项“casualty伤亡；collapse倒塌，崩溃；crater火山口，弹坑”都不正确。13. At first Jackie prayed, frozen in fear, but gradually his terror _ curiosity.A.put up withB.lived up toC.did away withD.gave way to 正确答案：D解析 本题空格处是说他的恐惧逐渐转为好奇。D项“gave way to让路，让步”符合题意。如：as day gives way slowly to night(白天渐渐转为黑夜)。其他三项“put up with忍受，容忍；lived up to实践，做到；did away with废除，弄死”都不正确。14. Giorgio, now fifteen, and Lucia, also in her teens, were reaching the _ of their adolescence.A.crisisB.criterionC.causalityD.credibility 正确答案：A解析 本题空格处是说到了他们的青春转折期。A项”crisis决定性时刻，危机”符合题意。其他三项“criterion(批评判断的)标准，依据，规范；causality因果关系；credibility可信性”都不正确。15. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at _.A.wrongB.troubleC.faultD.difficulty 正确答案：C解析 at fault是固定搭配，意思是“出故障，出差错”。Awrong是“错误的”，是形容词，不与at搭配；Btrouble与in搭配；Ddifficulty也与in搭配，不与at搭配。16. However, growth in the fabricated metals industry was able to _ some of the decline in the iron and steel industry.A.overturnB.overtakeC.offsetD.oppress 正确答案：C解析 offset是“抵销，弥补”。Aoverturn是“打翻；颠覆”；Bovertake是“赶上，超过”；Doppress是“压迫，挤压”。17. The chairman of the board _ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.A.compelledB.posedC.pressedD.tempted 正确答案：C解析 pressed在这里是“强加”的意思。Acompelled是“强迫”，是及物动词；Bposed是“摆姿势”；Dtemp