2017下半年翻译资格考试笔译综合练习题（2）
Vocabulary Selection(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11题
To impose computer technology ______ teachers is to create an environment that is not conducive to learning.
A with
B to
C in
D on
第12题
Good pencil erasers are soft enough not ______ paper but hard enough so that they crumble gradually when used.
A by damaging
B so that they damage
C to damage
D damaging
第13题
Both longitude and latitude ______ in degrees, minutes and seconds.
A measuring
B measured
C are measured
D 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 delayed
B adjourned
C cancelled
D 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 Remembering
B Memories
C It was the memories
D 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 another
B the other
C other ones
D 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 primitive
B rough
C original
D 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 call
B It is called by linguists
C Linguists call it
D What do linguists call
第19题
______ get older, the games they play become increasingly complex.
A Children
B Children, when they
C As children
D 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 rise
B employment rises
C which rising employment
D the rise of employment
