2012年翻译考试笔译综合能力试题第一篇

2012年翻译考试笔译综合能力试题第一篇

　Section 1: Vocabulary and Grammar (25 points)转自:考试网 - [Examw.Com]

　　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. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

　　1. 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

　　2. With an eighty-hour week and little enjoyment, life must have been very______ for the students.

　　A. hostile B. anxious

　　C. tedious D. obscurewww.Examw.com

　　3. 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

　　4. 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

　　5. Container-grown plants can be planted at any time of the year, but ______ in winter.

　　A. should be B. would be

　　C. preferred D. preferably