英语笔译高级：综合能力试题节选（上）

Section 1: Vocabulary and Grammar (25 points)
This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each part before answering the questions. The time for this section is 25 minutes.

Part 1 Vocabulary Selection
In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices 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. Then blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

1. Grover Cleveland was the first president __________ in the White House.
A. got married B. to get married
C. has got married D. was married

2. If cauliflowers are not __________ from extreme temperatures, the heads get discolored.
A. protected B. shelter
C. shade D. saved

3. The gas __________ from the tank is dangerous.
A. given off B. giving out
C. giving away D. given up

4. When it started to snow, we turned round and __________ the hotel.
A. got by B. searched for
C. made for D. cleared up

5. Since writing home to their parents for money, they had lived _________ hope.
A. in B. for
C. on D. through

6. Rice is the __________ food of most Southeast Asians.
A. common B. general
C. staple D. popular

7. William Byrd was the owner of the largest library in colonial __________.
A. period B. time
C. times D. periods

8. Exobiology is the study of life __________ other planets.
A. in B. at
C. on D. to

9. The Declaration of Independence, __________ the Constitution of the United States, was drawn up with the help of Benjamin Franklin.
A. and B. also
C. as well as D. so too

10. It was from the Lowell Laboratory that the ninth __________ , Pluto, was sighted in 1930.
A. planet B. constellation
C. stardom D. satellite

11. The rodent, __________ the mouse, rat, guinea pig, and porcupine, are mammals with incisor-like teeth in both jaws.
A. made up B. including
C. consisting D. constitute

12. ___________ into oceans and rivers is a serious form of pollution.
A. Pouring sewage B. Emptying litter
C. Throwing garbage D. Dumping sewage

13. Products which are made from dirts and are __________ high temperatures are known as ceramics.
A. tempered in B. subjected to
C. exposed to D. baked in
14. A pigment called melanin protects the ________ layers of skin from sun rays.
A. under B. below
C. underlying D. underneath

15. Oranges are a __________source of vitamin C.
A. well B. better
C. good D. very

16. Even after having their grandchildren live with them for ten years, the couple felt that __________ children these days was the most difficult of all family matters.
A. rising B. raising
C. caring D. taking care

17. The most important __________ of the farmers in Iraq is dates, of which Iraq is the world''s leading exporter.
A. economic crop B. cash crop
C. money crop D. staple

18. More has been learned about the Moon than any other of the Earth’s neighbors in space because of the Apollo program, which enabled men to walk on the Moon and bring back hundreds of pounds of __________.
A. rocks B. rock
C. stone D. stones

19. __________ the variety that the average family has in beaf, fish, poultry, and vegetarian recipes, they find most meals unexciting.
A. In spite B. Inspite
C. Despite of D. Despite

20. The speaker __________ have criticized the paraprofessionals, knowing full well that they were seated in the audience.
A. should not to B. must not
C. ought not to D. may not