2018年catti二级笔译综合能力试题：词汇与语法第二套60题
1 The explanation given by the manager yesterday was not at all _____ to us.
A. satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfactory D. satisfying
2 Part of the funds will be used to ____ that old blbrary to its original splendor.
A. rest B. recover C. replace D. restore
3 This silk has gone right _____ and we have not sold a single piece of it for weeks.
A. out of fad B. out of pattern C. out of custom D. out of fashion
4 The new Personal Digital Assistance contained a large ___ of information about an individual life.
A. deal B. amount C. number D. account
5 Primitive superstitions that feed racism should be _____ through education.
A. ignored B. exalted C. eradicated D. canceled
6. _____ pollution control measures are expensive, many local governments hesitate to adopt them.
A. Although B. However C. Because D. Moreover
7. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, _____ to the body.
A. the stress it is greater B. greater is the stress
C. greater stress is D. the greater the stress
8. Annie Jump Cannon, _____ discovered so many stars that she was called “the census taker of the sky.”
A. a leading astronomer, B. who, as a leading astronomer,
C. was a leading astronomer, D. a leading astronomer who
9. Kingdom of Wonders, _____ in 1995 in Fremont, Calif., became an industry legend for two toys: a talking bear and a ray-gun game.
A. find B. found C. founded D. founding
10. Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event _____ is equal to the probability that it will not occur.
A. occurring B. to occur C. occurs D. occur
11 The explanation given by the manager yesterday was not at all _____ to us.
A. satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfactory D. satisfying
12 Part of the funds will be used to ____ that old blbrary to its original splendor.
A. rest B. recover C. replace D. restore
13 This silk has gone right _____ and we have not sold a single piece of it for weeks.
A. out of fad B. out of pattern C. out of custom D. out of fashion
14 The new Personal Digital Assistance contained a large ___ of information about an individual life.
A. deal B. amount C. number D. account
15 Primitive superstitions that feed racism should be _____ through education.
A. ignored B. exalted C. eradicated D. canceled
16. _____ pollution control measures are expensive, many local governments hesitate to adopt them.
A. Although B. However C. Because D. Moreover
17. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, _____ to the body.
A. the stress it is greater B. greater is the stress
1C. greater stress is D. the greater the stress
18. Annie Jump Cannon, _____ discovered so many stars that she was called “the census taker of the sky.”
A. a leading astronomer, B. who, as a leading astronomer,
1C. was a leading astronomer, D. a leading astronomer who
19. Kingdom of Wonders, _____ in 1995 in Fremont, Calif., became an industry legend for two toys: a talking bear and a ray-gun game.
A. find B. found C. founded D. founding
20. Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event _____ is equal to the probability that it will not occur.
A. occurring B. to occur C. occurs D. occur
21.Since writing home to their parents for money, they had lived ________hope.
A in
B for
C on
D through
22.________get older, the games they play become increasingly complex.
A Children
B Children, when they
C As children
D For children to
23.Martin has created enough memorable ________to make it easy to forgive his lows.
A youngsters
B nobles
C highs
D miserables
24.Oranges are a ________source of vitamin C.
A well
B better
C good
D very
25.All students have free________to the library.
A passageway
B entrance
C permission
D access
26.I''m so tired that I can''t take ________what you''re saying.
A up
B out
C in
D on
27.Rice is the ________food of most Southeast Asians.
A common
B general
C staple
D popular
28.What they never take into account is the frazzled woman who is leading a________life — trying to be a good mother while having to pretend at work that she doesn''t have kids at all.
A double
B hard
C two-way
D miserable
29.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
30.We were working________time to get everything ready for the exhibition.
A against
B in
C on
D ahead
31. Only one-fifth of Americans saw oil as the chief reason that the U.S. made a war on Iraq, but 75 percent of the French and of the Russians believed _____.
A. to B. so C. go D. do
32. Sadly, while the academic industry thrives, the practice of translation continues to _____.
A. stack B. stage C. stagnate D. stamp
33. Your blunt treatment of disputes would put other people in a negative frame of _____, with the result that they would not be able to accept your proposal.
A. mind B. idea C. intention D. wish
34. If you are an energetic person with strong views as to the right way of doing things, you find yourself _____ under pressures.
A. variably B. invariably C. invaluably D. invalidly
35. Uncle Vernon, quite unlike Harry Potter who looked nothing like the rest of the family, was large, very fat, and _____, with an enormous black mustache.
A. neck-less B. neck-lace C. reckless D. rack-less
36. Home to _____ and gangsters, officials and laborers, refugees and artists, the city was, in its prime, a metropolis that exhibited all the hues of the human character.
A. magnates B. magnets C. machine D. magnitudes
37. His _____ behavior made everyone nervous. He was always rushing to open doors and perform other small tasks, apologizing unnecessarily for any inconvenience that he might have caused.
A. oblivious B. observant C. obsequious D. obsolescent
38. He was completely __________ by her tale of hardship.
A. taken away B. taken down C. taken in D. taken up
39. Americans who consider themselves _____ in the traditional sense do not usually hesitate to heap criticism in domestic matters over what they believe is oppressive or wasteful.
A. pedestrian B. penchant C. patriarch D. patriotic
40. As technological advances put more and more time between early school life and the young person's final access to specialized work, the stage of _____ becomes an even more marked and conscious period.
A. adolescence B. adjacency C. advantage D. adventure
41 .Only one-fifth of Americans saw oil as the chief reason that the U.S. made a war on Iraq, but 75 percent of the French and of the Russians believed________.
A to
B so
C go
D do
42 .This is________work. It calls for a good eye and a steady hand.
A precise
B precision
C exact
D exactness
43 .They''re the best team I''ve seen thus far, says ________men''s basketball coach Larry Brown.
A American's
B US
C the USA
D United State of America
44.He was facing charges on forgery in a court of law but he hired a good attorney to
A get off
B get through
C get by
D get away
45 .________ pollution control measures are expensive, many local governments hesitate to adopt them.
A Although
B However
C Because
D Moreover
46 .Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event ________is equal to the probability that it will not occur.
A occurring
B occurred
C occurs
D occur
47 .The countries that are being blamed for the extra greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are the rich and developed countries. On a different________, the developing countries feel they will suffer the most of it.
A nod
B note
C norm
D notion
48 .We cannot see any possibility of business ________your price is on the high side of the prevailing market trend.
A which
B since
C that
D though
49 .Being both spoiled and lazy, he________everyone else for his lack of success.
A accused
B charged
C criticized
D blamed
50 .Americans who consider themselves ________ in the traditional sense do not usually hesitate to heap criticism in domestic matters over what they believe is oppressive or wasteful.
A pedestrian
B penchant
C patriarch
D patriotic
51 .Kingdom of Wonders, ________ in 5995 in Fremont, Calif., became an industry legend for two toys: a talking bear and a ray-gun game.
A find
B found
C founded
D founding
52 .When insects feed on decaying plant material in a compost pile, they help turn it into useful garden soil.
A available
B organic
C distasteful
D decomposing
53 .When a hurricane is about to occur , the National Weather Bureau issues a warning.
A adjacent
B gigantic
C perilous
D imminent
54 .The graduate committee must be in full accord in their approval of a dissertation.
A indecisive
B sullen
C vocal
D unanimous
55 .The thief was apprehended, but his accomplice had disappeared.
A people who saw him
B the person who helped him
C guns and knives
D stolen goods
56 .Researchers have discovered that dolphins are able to mimic human speech.
A import
B imitate
C impair
D humor
57 .For a long time in that vast region, this law was in abeyance .
A active use
B doubt
C discussion
D disuse
58 .One of the things we have to do to prevent a pandemic is to make sure people understand and know what they can do to minimize the commotion .
A command
B collusion
C turmoil
D tutelage
59 .Daylight saving time was instituted to increase productivity.
A reorganized
B started
C encouraged
D taught
60.Water makes up some 70 percentage points of the body, and drinking enough water — either tap water or expensive mineral water — will ensure that the body is properly lubricated and flushed.
A per-cent
B per capita
C percent
D percentage
参考答案：
1. C 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. A
11. C 12. D 13. D 14. B 15. C 16. C 17. D 18. A 19. C 20. A
21.A 22.C 23.C 24.C 25.D 26.C 27.C 28.A 29.C 30.A
31. B 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. A 36. A 37. C 38. C 39. D 40. A
41.B 42.B 43.B 44.A 45.C 46.A 47.B 48.B 49.D 50.D
51. C 52.D 53.D 54.D 55.B 56.B 57.D 58.C 59.B 60.C
