2018年翻译资格考试英语二级笔译综合能力样题

　　Section 1: Vocabulary and Grammar (60 points)

　　This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each part before　answering the questions.

　　Part 1 Vocabulary Selection

　　In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are　4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring

　　ANSWER SHEET.

　　1. All the students of this university have free ________ to the Internet via a

　　broadband connection.

　　A. access

　　C. permission

　　B. entrance

　　D. passageway

　　2. It is rumored that Mr. Smith, the grandson of the founder of the university and

　　a professor of philosophy, will be ________ as president in March.

　　A. indulged B. inaugurated

　　C. induced D. integrated

　　3. When I visited the area after the hurricane, I became ________ by what I saw

　　and heard there.

　　A. stressed

　　C. impressed

　　B. compressed

　　D. distressed

　　4. When the actor appeared on the stage again, shouts and cheers broke________ from the crowd and continued for about five minutes.

　　A. in B. off

　　C. forth D. up

　　5. The ________ value of a coin, i.e. the value of the metal in it, is usually less

　　than the value of what it will buy.

　　A. external B. interior

　　C. intrinsic

　　D. extrinsic

　　6. Hotels and restaurants are an ________ part of the city, without which the

　　tourist industry could not exist.

　　A. additional

　　C. accommodated

　　B. inseparable

　　D. integral

　　7. We can find a full ________ of his political belief in his newly-published

　　books.

　　A. composition

　　C. deposition

　　B. exposition

　　D. disposition

　　8. I don’t think you can persuade him; he always ________ to his own

　　principles.

　　A. adapts

　　C. adheres

　　B. devotes

　　D. dedicates

　　9. In the advanced course of our training, students must take objective tests at

　　monthly ________.

　　A. distance

　　C. gaps

　　B. length

　　D. intervals

　　10. Going around at the top of the mountain, we watched the fog ________ from

　　the valley below; it seemed that we had entered a fairyland.

　　A. descend

　　C. arise

　　B. decrease

　　D. ascend

　　11. Richard has an ________ manner, although he comes from a middle-class

　　family background and has received his education at Cambridge.

　　A. abrupt

　　C. active

　　B. absurd

　　D. agreeable

　　12. The history teacher told us the ring was a piece of ________ treasure because

　　it had been handed down from an ancient king.

　　A. invaluable

　　B. valued

　　C. previous

　　D. precise

　　13. In the last few years, the ________ of regular folks going under the cosmetic

　　knife skyrocketed.

　　A. amount

　　C. group

　　B. figures

　　D. number

　　14. He was too busy to do any exercise at all until he turned 58. And he is in much

　　better ________ now than ever before.

　　A. form

　　C. look

　　B. condition

　　D. shape

　　15. All of us in research have focused on a drug that is so ________ that it can

　　change brain chemistry.

　　A. monstrous

　　C. vigorous

　　B. powerful

　　D. heavy

　　16. He was only a ________ ruler of the country; the real one was his mother,

　　who actually handled state affairs and possessed the power of making

　　decisions.

　　A. oblivious

　　C. obscure

　　B. notable

　　D. nominal

　　17. ________ that she is interested in children, I am sure that teaching is the right

　　profession for her.

　　A. However

　　C. Given

　　B. Provided

　　D. Unless

　　18. She had ________ opportunity to exercise leadership, which she has dreamed

　　of since she was young.

　　A. utter

　　C. ambitious

　　B. utmost

　　D. ample

　　19. They intend to remove the ________ rules and regulations that are

　　discouraging foreign investment in their country.

　　A. henpecked

　　C. unmitigated

　　B. garnished

　　D. onerous

　　20. The Central Bank is interested in how much money is in ________ in the

　　economy.

　　A. circulation

　　C. reserve

　　B. circle

　　D. rotation