笔译三级综合能力(词汇选择)模拟试卷3
词汇选择题
1.Last fall, ________that the youngest of their four children would be leaving for college, Richard and Christine Frisbee started talking about selling their five-bedroom house and moving to New York.(A)
A. knowing
B. realized
C. understands
D. be aware of
解析:句意:去年秋天理查德.弗里斯比和克里斯蒂娜.弗里斯比知道四个孩子中那个最小的要上大学,他们便开始讨论卖掉自己的五居室,然后搬到纽约。这里应用动词的现在分词形式。
2.To achieve interchangeability, Henry Ford insisted that the same gauging system for every part ________all the way through the entire manufacturing process.(C)
A. get used to
B. should utilize
C. be used
D. apply
解析:句意:为了实现可交换性,亨利.福特坚持认为在整个生产过程中,每个部分都应使用相同的测量系统。在insist that…句型中,从句应该采用虚拟语气,即“should+do”的形式,should可以省略,故C项正确。
3.There stands the famous library which was built in 1887. Nowhere else _________such an old building.(D)
A. one can see
B. you will observe
C. could one discover
D. will you find
解析:句意:这里矗立着1887年建造的著名的图书馆,你在其他任何地方都找不到这么古老的建筑了。句中将nowhere放在句首,所以句子要采用倒装形式,找到古老的建筑要用find,discover指发现新鲜事物。
4.A _________biologist studies the fish and other living things in the oceans.(D)
A. merry
B. typical
C. professional
D. marine
解析:句意:海洋生物学家研究鱼和其他的海洋生物。marine(海的,海产的);marine biologist(海洋生物学家);merry(欢乐的,愉快的);typical(典型的);professional(专业的,职业的)。因此D为答案。
5.Emma was specially trained before trying to swim the English channel, and after having a tough time with the rough and cold water, she_________.(A)
A. made it
B. had succeeded
C. got that
D. set out
解析:句意:埃玛受过横渡英吉利海峡的特殊训练,在经历凶猛和冰冷的海水考验后,她成功了。make it(获得成功),根据句意和时态可知A项正确。
6.It took several days to _________the courage to call, but through the encouragement of my parents I called the church where she worked.(C)
A. build on
B. make out
C. work up
D. bring forward
解析:句意:花了几天(我)才鼓起了打电话的勇气,但是在父母的鼓励下我给她工作的教堂打了电话。work up the courage(鼓起勇气);build on(建立于);make out(理解);bring forward(提出)。
7.And,_________, if you’re going to be gone for a while, say on vacation, Dr. Michael Fox suggests you keep in touch with him by email.(B)
A. accidentally
B. incidentally
C. occasionally
D. subsequently
解析:句意:顺便说一下,如果你要离开一阵子,比如说要去度假,迈克尔.福克斯博士建议你用电子邮件和他保持联系。incidentally(附带地,顺便提及);accidentally(偶然地,意外地);occasionally(有时候,偶尔);subsequently(后来,随后)。
8.The elephant had some_________relatives called mammoths, which are extinct now.(B)
A. remote
B. distant
C. relevant
D. distinct
解析:句意:大象有着被称为猛犸象的远亲,后者现已灭绝。distant relative(远亲);remote(偏僻的,遥远的);relevant(相关的,切题的);distinct(不同的,明显的)。
9.When writing a biography of Napoleon she_________some unknown facts.(A)
A. stumbled across
B. stumbled through
C. stumbled at
D. stumbled over
解析:句意:她在写拿破仑的传记时,无意中发现了一些不为人知的事情。stumble across(无意间发现,偶然发现);stumble through(结结巴巴地说);stumble over(结结巴巴地说)。
10.We must make_________for his action, because he is too young.(C)
A. alternation
B. preparation
C. allowance
D. apprehension
解析:句意:我们必须原谅他的所作所为,因为他太年轻了。make allowance for(体谅);alternation(交替,轮流);make preparation for(为……做准备);apprehension(忧虑,担心)。
11.Although he has become rich, he is still very_________of his money.(C)
A. economic
B. thirsty
C. frugal
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