翻譯二級(jí)筆譯綜合能力分類模擬題56

1、翻譯二級(jí)筆譯綜合能力分類模擬題56（總分：82.70，做題時(shí)間：90分鐘）一、IVocabularyandGrammar（總題數(shù)：0，分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）二、Part1VocabularySelection（總題數(shù)：10，分?jǐn)?shù)：15.60）1. Thingswentwellforherduringherearlylifebutinhermiddleageherseemedtochange.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）A. affairB. luckVC. eventD. chance解析：解析luck除表示“運(yùn)氣，好運(yùn)”外，還含有“命運(yùn)”的意思，如：It"sjustmyluck我命該如此。其余均不

2、符合題意。2. Manysportspeople,especiallytheGoldwinners,allknowthattheywillhavetobreakfreshandfindalineofbusinessforthelaterpartoftheirlife.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.60）A. fieldB. heavenC. roadD. groundV解析：解析tobreakfreshground與漢語“新打鼓，另開張”同意。3.Itisunderstandablethatthoughadolescentmaturationalanddevelopmentalstatesoccurinanor

3、derlysequence,theirtimingwithregardtoonsetandduration.（分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00）A. faltersB. variesVC. acceleratesD. dwindles解析：4. Arroganceandpridearesimilarinmeaning,butthereisa（n）differencebetweenthem.（分?jǐn)?shù)：0.50）A. submergedB. indecisiveC. indistinctD. subtleV解析：解析形容詞辨析Asubmerged在水中的，淹沒的；Bindecisive非決定性的；Cindistinc

4、t模糊的，朦朧的；Dsubtle敏感的，微妙的；而本句意為：傲慢與驕傲在意思上近似，但兩者間有著的不同。根據(jù)上下文，此處應(yīng)表“微妙的”，因此D為答案。5. Thepopularityofthefilmshowthatthereviewers"fearswerecompletely.（分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00）A. unjustifiedVB. unjustC. misguidedD. unaccepted6willnevertheexperiencesofthefouryearsatHowardUniversity,thoughtherewereunhappyencounters.（分?jǐn)?shù)：0.

5、50）A. dischargeB. rechargeC. discardVD. dispose解析：7. Disturbedbythenatureoftheplaysbeingpresented,thePuritansclosedthetheatersin1642.（分?jǐn)?shù):2.00）A. mediocreB. fantasticC. moribundD. salaciousV解析：8. Bothcoffeeandteahavebeneficialaswellasside-effects;whiletheystimulatetheheartandhelpovercomefatigue,theya

6、lsocauseinsomniaandothernervousdisorder.（分?jǐn)?shù):2.00）A. injuriousVB. malignantC. salutaryD. speciousplatform解析：9. ThreemenwerefeareddeadlastnightafterahelicopteroffcourseintoanoilandditchedintotheNorthSea.（分?jǐn)?shù):2.00）A. blandishedB. ignitedC. veeredVD. instigated解析：10.SomeAmericansarenotsureifObamaisapresi

7、dentwithgreatandthereforedeservestheirpoliticalsupport.（分?jǐn)?shù):2.00）A. instigationB. integrityVC. instinctD. intensity解析：三、Part2VocabularyReplacement（總題數(shù)：5，分?jǐn)?shù)：7.50）11.Oftentherootsoftheplantsharborants,whichhelpbuildupthesoilbytheirwastesanddeadbodies.（分?jǐn)?shù):2.00）A. providefoodforB. givesheltertoVC. supply

8、waterforD. obtainfoodfrom解析：12. Althoughtheimperialguardsdespisedthemotiveoftherevolution,theyactuallyhelpedthediscontented,rebelliouscommonpeopletoattackandoccupytheBastille.（分?jǐn)?shù):1.00）A. disruptiveB. discouragedC. dissatisfiedVD. disagreeable解析：13. Historiansofthe1960"sportrayedJeffersonasadogm

9、aticthinker,whowaseagertofilltheyoundwithhispoliticalorthodoxyandcensoredideaswhichhedidnotlike.（分?jǐn)?shù):2.50）A. judiciousB. cynicalC. proficientD. doctrinaireV解析：14. Themanhadarathershadyoccupationandmadealotofmoneywithinashortperiodoftime.（分?jǐn)?shù):1.00）A. profitableB. comfortableC. honorableD. dishonestV解析：

10、解析本題中，shady的意思是“成蔭的，多蔭的，陰暗的"。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，dishonest的意思是“不正當(dāng)?shù)摹?，如：getmoneybydishonestmeans（非法賺錢，得不義之財(cái)）。profitable的意思是“有利可圖的"；comfortable的意思是“舒適的"；honorable的意思是“值得尊敬的"。只有D項(xiàng)符合題意。15tisformulatedthattheprovisionsofanyregionalconstitutionsmaynotconflictwiththoseoftheConstitution.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）A. in

11、terrelationsB. stipulationsVC. interpretationsD. jurisdictions解析：四、Part3CorrectingGrammaticalErrors（總題數(shù)：5，分?jǐn)?shù)：10.60）16. Justconsider,itwasonlyoneminutewhensheleftschool,andtheimpressionsofsixyearsarenotgotoverinthatspaceoftime.（分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00）A. onlyoneminutesheleftB. butoneminutethatsheleftVC. oneminutewhe

12、nshehadleftD. onlyoneminutebeforesheleft解析：17. "We"renotbringinginmillionsofdollars,"saysadirectorofdevelopment."Butwewanttomakesurethedemandistherebeforeweacttotheproject."（分?jǐn)?shù):2.50）A. ofB. offC. onVD. for解析：解析本題考查習(xí)慣搭配。句意為：開發(fā)部總監(jiān)說：“我們沒有引進(jìn)數(shù)百萬美元。但是，我們想要確保我們?cè)趯?shí)施計(jì)劃前可以有這筆錢?！盿cton“作

13、用于，按照行事”，actfor“代理”，act沒有與of和off搭配的形式。根據(jù)句意可知，答案是Co18. Themothersaysthatherdaughterwouldbefrightenedtodeathifthedoorofthehouseisleftopened.（分?jǐn)?shù):1.80）A. isleftopenB. wereleftopenedC. wasleftopenVD. wastobeopened解析：19.Somechildrendisplayanunacceptablecuriosityabouteverynewthingtheyencounter.（分?jǐn)?shù):2.50）A.

14、incredibleVB. infectiousC. incompatibleD. inaccessible解析：解析本題考查詞義辨析。本句意為“有些孩子對(duì)其遇到的所有新事物都表現(xiàn)岀令人難以置信的好奇心”。incredible“令人難以置信的”；infectious“傳染的”；incompatible“不兼容的”；inaccessible“不能到達(dá)的”；因此A為答案。20. NearlyeveryoneinBritainwouldliketoowntheirownhomeand,whethertheydoornot,theyarepreparedtoputtimeandmoneyintodec

15、oratingandfurnishingitoreventomakingstructuralchangetoit.（分?jǐn)?shù):1.80）A. tomakestructurechangeofB. makingstructuralalterationstoVC. inmakingstructurealterationsofD. makestrcturechangeto解析：解析位于even之后的成分應(yīng)該是和furnishing的并列成分，所以用making才是。五、nReadingComprehension（總題數(shù)：1，分?jǐn)?shù)：10.00）SofiaCoppola"s"LostinT

16、ranslation"isafunny,bittersweetmoviethatusesculturaldislocationasametaphorforpeoplewhohavegottenlostintheirownlives.ThemoviecontainspricelessslapstickfromBillMurray,finelytunedperformancesbyMurrayandthebeautifulScarlettJohanssonandavisualandauraldesignthatcultivatesaromanticthoughmelancholymood

17、.Inonlyhersecondfeature,Coppolahasmadeapoised,intelligentfilmthatnicelybalanceslaughswithapoignancyrarelyseeninAmericanmovies.IfFocusFeaturesmarkets"LostinTranslation"carefully,thismostoriginalcomedycouldwinaudienceswellbeyondarthouses.BobHarris（Murray）isagrumpymoviestarintowntoshootawhisk

18、eycommercial.Heisnotonlyplaguedbyjetlagandgloomoveradeterioratingmarriageofmanyyears,heisalsointhemidstofamidlifecrisisthatdampenshisspiritsbutnothiswit.Charlotte（Johansson）,theneglectedwifeofaphotographer,experiencesasimilarair-conditionednightmare.Marriedtwoyears,shealreadyfeelslostintherelationsh

19、ip,unabletoparticipateinherhusband"scareerorpinpointwhatshewantsoutoflife.Whensheventuresintothecity,sheisconfrontedbyadistortedversionofWesternmodernity.Thesetwopeoplediscovereachotherlateatnightatthebar.Neitheronecansleep.Afriendshipevolvesintheirmutualisolation.CoppolaseesinTokyo"scrowd

20、ed,neon-liturbanlandscapeasocietyestrangedfromitsownculture.Thenightisfilledwithpleasure-seekersobsessedbygames,toysandAmericanpopculture.OnlywhenCharlottetakesatraintoKyotoissheabletoexperiencetheoldJapanofancienttemplesandgardens,teahousesandkimono-cladfigures.ThisrolefitsMurraylikehisownskin.Amid

21、dle-agedburnoutwhoseesnochallengesonhishorizongraduallychangesintoamanrevitalizedbyanotheralienatedsoul.Hiscomictouchenrichesthecharacterwithaself-deprecatingwitand.inafewsequences,arubberyphysicalitythatearnssustainedlaughs.JohanssonmakesCharlotte"slonelinessanddisillusionmentpalpableasthewoma

22、niscutofffromlifeinwayssheneverimagined.Usinghigh-speedfilmstock,cinematographerLanceAcordgivestheglaringneonandnumbinglysleekinteriorsakindofromanticsheen.ThescoreproducedbyBrianReitzellcreatedoutofJapanesemusicalthemesand"Tokyodream-pop"addstothesenseofanEasterncitythathassuccumbedinlarg

23、emeasuretoWesternculture.(分?jǐn)?shù)：10.00)(1) .Theword"slapstick"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.(分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00)A. farceVB. soapoperaC. idolplayD. sciencefiction解析：解析根據(jù)文中第一段段的內(nèi)容“ThemoviecontainspricelessslapstickfromBillMurray”可知，電影包括毫無價(jià)值的鬧劇。選項(xiàng)中的A項(xiàng)為“鬧劇”符合文意。B項(xiàng)“肥皂劇”，C項(xiàng)“偶像劇”，D項(xiàng)“科幻劇”，這三項(xiàng)均不符合題意。

24、(2) ."Lostintranslation"isamovieabout.(分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00)A. acouplewhosoughthappinessinaforeigncountryB. somewesternerskeenonlearningtheorientalcultureC. thefunnyexperiencesofsomefilm-makingcrewinJapanD. peoplewhoselivesgotdisruptedinanaliencultureV解析：解析根據(jù)第一段的內(nèi)容“"LostinTranslation"isafunny

25、,bittersweetmoviethatusesculturaldislocationasametaphorforpeoplewhohavegottenlostintheirownlives.”可知，迷失東京中，文化錯(cuò)位只是一個(gè)暗喻，這里指的是人在他們自己生活中的迷失，所以D項(xiàng)“在異域文化中人們自己的生活混亂了”符合題意。A項(xiàng)“一對(duì)夫婦在國(guó)外尋求幸?！?，B項(xiàng)“一些西方人熱衷于學(xué)習(xí)東方文化”，C項(xiàng)“一些電影工作人員在日本的有趣經(jīng)歷"，這三項(xiàng)和文中第一段內(nèi)容不符合。(3) .Theboldfacedword"poignancy"inParagraph1isclose

26、stinmeaningto.(分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00)A. happinessB. clarityC. clevernessD. sadnessV解析：解析poignancy的本意是“辛辣；強(qiáng)烈；尖銳；辛酸事"，在文中第一段“Inonlyhersecondfeature,Coppolahasmadeapoised,intelligentfilmthatnicelybalanceslaughswithapoignancyrarelyseeninAmericanmovies.”中的意思是“辛酸事”，所以D項(xiàng)sadness“悲哀”和poignancy的意思比較相近。A項(xiàng)“幸福”，B項(xiàng)“清晰”，C項(xiàng)

27、“聰明”，這三項(xiàng)顯然和poignancy的意思不相近。(4) .Theword"grumpy"underlinedinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.(分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00)A. short-temperedVB. snippyC. testyD. cranky解析：解析根據(jù)文中第二段段的內(nèi)容“BobHarris(Murray)isagrumpymoviestar”可知，他是一個(gè)壞脾氣的電影明星。選項(xiàng)中的A項(xiàng)為“脾氣壞的”符合文意。B項(xiàng)“急躁的”，C項(xiàng)“易怒的”，D項(xiàng)“古怪的"，這三項(xiàng)均不符合題意。(5) .Whichofthefollow

28、ingisNOTtrueaboutBobHarris?(分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00)A. Heisabad-temperedmoviestar.B. Heissadbecauseofhisunhappymarriage.C. Heisabitslowasheisinamidlifecrisis.VD. HeisoneofCharlotte"sfriends.解析：解析根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容“BobHarris(Murray)isagrumpymoviestarintowntoshootawhiskeycommercial.Heisnotonlyplaguedbyjetlagandgloomoverad

29、eterioratingmarriageofmanyyears,heisalsointhemidstofamidlifecrisisthatdampenshisspiritsbutnothiswit.”可知，但這些糟糕的事情并沒有減損他的才智，所以C項(xiàng)“因?yàn)樗幵谥心晡C(jī)中，所以反應(yīng)有點(diǎn)遲鈍”不符合文意，本題選CoA項(xiàng)“他是一位壞脾氣的電影明星”，B項(xiàng)“他因?yàn)椴恍业幕橐霰容^悲傷”，D項(xiàng)“他是Charlotte的一個(gè)朋友”，這三項(xiàng)都符合文意。(6) .Theword"pinpoint"underlinedinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.(分?jǐn)?shù)

30、：1.00)A. subscribeexactlyVB. knowC. confirmD. pointout解析：解析根據(jù)文中第三段的內(nèi)容“BobHarris(Murray)isagrumpymoviestar”可知，他是一個(gè)壞脾氣的電影明星。選項(xiàng)中的A項(xiàng)為“脾氣壞的”符合文意。B項(xiàng)“急躁的”，C項(xiàng)“易怒的”，D項(xiàng)“古怪的”，這三項(xiàng)均不符合題意。(7) .Charlotteseesnohopeinlifebecause.(分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00)A. shefeelsalienatedfromherbusyhusbandVB. shefeelsunabletostandthehardshipsinJa

31、panC. shehasbeenabandonedbyherhusbandD. shehashadarecurringnightmareaboutherdeath解析：解析根據(jù)第三段的內(nèi)容“Marriedtwoyears,shealreadyfeelslostintherelationship,unabletoparticipateinherhusband"scareerorpinpointwhatshewantsoutoflife.”可知，A項(xiàng)“Charlotte覺得她和忙碌丈夫之間的關(guān)系很疏遠(yuǎn)”是她感覺生活無望的原因，所以符合題意。B項(xiàng)“她覺得不能承受日本的艱辛生活"，

32、文中沒有提到；C項(xiàng)“她已經(jīng)被她丈夫拋棄了"，文中說和丈夫關(guān)系疏遠(yuǎn)，并沒說被丈夫拋棄；D項(xiàng)“她總是做關(guān)于她的死亡的惡夢(mèng)"，這在文中沒有涉及相關(guān)內(nèi)容。(8) .Thetwocharactersinthefilmcanbedescribedas.(分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00)A. exhaustedbuthappyB. energeticbutindifferentC. enthusiasticandromanticD. emotionallytiredandlonelyV解析：解析BobHarris和Charlotte是電影中的兩個(gè)角色，他們的婚姻狀況都是不理想的，在糟糕的婚姻關(guān)系中感到身

33、心疲憊，他們的內(nèi)心深處是孤獨(dú)的。所以D項(xiàng)符合題意。A項(xiàng)“疲憊但是幸福”，B項(xiàng)“精力充沛但是冷漠”，C項(xiàng)“熱情浪漫”，這顯然和文中對(duì)兩個(gè)人物的描述不符。(9) .Theword"succumbed"underlinedinthelastParagraphrefersto.(分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00)A. submittoVB. obeyC. resignD. truckle解析：解析根據(jù)文中最后一段的內(nèi)容“hassuccumbedinlarge,measuretoWesternculture”可知，已經(jīng)屈從了西方文化。選項(xiàng)中的A項(xiàng)為“遵從”符合文意。B項(xiàng)“遵守”，C項(xiàng)“辭職”，D項(xiàng)“討

34、好”，這三項(xiàng)均不符合題意。(10) .Itcanbelearnedthat"Tokyodream-pop".(分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00)A. wasadaptedtothemusicofthefilmVB. wascomposedbyBrianReitzellC. mustbeathemesongsunginthemovieD. mustbeaboutTokyo"sWesternization解析：解析根據(jù)文中最后一段的內(nèi)容“ThescoreproducedbyBrianReitzellcreatedoutofJapanesemusicalthemesand"To

35、kyodream-pop"addstothesenseofanEasterncitythathassuccumbedinlargemeasuretoWesternculture.”可知Thescore是在日本音樂主題和Tokyodream-pop的基礎(chǔ)上創(chuàng)立的音樂，為適應(yīng)電影的需要，進(jìn)行了改動(dòng)。所以A符合題意。B項(xiàng)“是BrianReitzell創(chuàng)作的”，BrianReitzell創(chuàng)作的是Thescore，而不是“Tokyodream-pop"；C項(xiàng)“一定是電影的主題曲”，D項(xiàng)“一定是關(guān)于東京的西方化”，C、D兩項(xiàng)在文中沒有提到。六、川ClozeTest（總題數(shù)：1,分?jǐn)?shù)：4

36、0.00）OurPerceptionMostofusassumethatoureyessendanaccuratecopyoftheexternalworldalongnervepathwaystothebrain,whereitisprojectedonakindofscreen.Yetthereisagooddealofevidencethatourimpressionsarenotsimplymentalphotographsofwhatisgoingon"outthere."Rather,ourperceptionsarefilteredthroughthelens

37、ofourpreviousexperiences,attitudesandbeliefs.Thisistrueofeventhesimplestkindsofperception.Forexample,whenacarappearsonthe1youreyessendanimageofaminiatureautomobiletoyour2,animagethatgrowslargerasthecarapproaches.Whatyou3,however,isanormal-sizedcar,becauseyouknowthatcarsdonot4andcontract.Ifthecarisyo

38、ursandyouknowit"s5,youwillperceiveitasbluewhetherit"sinbrightsunlight,darkshadow,orunderayellow6.Inmuchthesameway,weadjustoursocialperceptionsto7whatweknoworthinkweknow.Anold8illustratesthis.Amanandhissonareinanaccident.The9iskilled;theboyisrushedtothehospitalforemergency10.Thesurgeoncomes

39、intotheoperatingroom,looksattheboy,and11,"Ican"toperate.That"smyson."Whoisthesurgeon?Theboy"smother.Manypeopleare12bythisriddlebecausetheyexpectadoctor（especiallyasurgeon）tobea13.Allofushavethistendencytointerpretcommunicationsinthe14ofourownideasandbeliefs.Sometimes,differe

40、ntpeoplemay15differentmessagesinthesamecommunication.TaketheTV16AllintheFamily.Studentsviewerswhohadbeenidentified17highlyprejudicedsawthemaincharacter,abigotedwhiteman18ArchieBunker,asalikeablegrouchwhowonmostofhis19withmembersofhisfamily.Studentswhowerelowinprejudicethought20Archielosttheseargumen

41、tsandthatthewholepointoftheshowwastoridiculehisprejudices.Inshort,ourperceptionsofthesocialworldareanythingbutaccuratecopiesofwhatisgoingonoutside.Wepickandchoose,accordingtoourexpectations,andwefitwhatweseeintoamentalimageofrealitywhichwehavealreadyformed.Inlargepart,whatwe"see"isdetermin

42、edbywherewestandinthesocialsystem.Askafourth-grader,ateacher,aprincipal,ajanitor,andaparenttodescribethesameschool,andyouwillgetfivedifferentpictures.Eachhasdifferentinformation,andeachlooksatthesame"facts"inadifferentway.Askamanandwifetodescribetheirmarriage,andyoumightnotknowtheyweretalk

43、ingaboutthesamefamily."His"marriageand"her"marriagemaybequitedifferent.Whatiscommonsensetoamanmaybenonsensetoawoman!（分?jǐn)?shù)：40.00）解析：horizon解析空后的youreyessendanimage和空前的介詞on暗示該空丟掉的是horizon。解析：brain解析人的眼睛看到一個(gè)image時(shí)，這個(gè)image所轉(zhuǎn)送的無疑是大腦，即brian。解析：perceive解析本文講的就是perception，其動(dòng)詞perceive也就自然符合

44、該句的語境了。解析：expand解析該空之后的contract暗示該空丟掉的是動(dòng)詞expand。請(qǐng)注意：很多的時(shí)侯兩個(gè)并列形容詞或動(dòng)詞，或是"相互依托"，或是“循序漸進(jìn)"。諸如cleanandtidy，goandhavealook就是最簡(jiǎn)單的例子。解析：blue解析其后的youwillpercieveitasblue分明標(biāo)示該空應(yīng)為blue。解析：streetlight解析該段講的是人對(duì)自己車顏色的辨認(rèn)，所以其辨認(rèn)的場(chǎng)地是馬路和街道。在under一詞的暗示下，填寫streetlight也就順理成章了。解析：fit解析空前的weadjustourperception

45、sto的目的無疑是tofitwhatweknow.所以動(dòng)詞fit是唯一的選擇。解析：riddle解析空前的anold和空后的illustratesthis已暗示該空應(yīng)為riddle。如果將saying填入此空，盡管語法上是正確的，但語意不通。這一點(diǎn)值得體味。解析：father解析從上下文來看，被killed的無疑是father。解析：surgery解析空前的tothehospitalforemergency暗示此空漏掉的是surgery，只要讀者從上句以“無障礙意識(shí)”讀下去，這個(gè)漏掉的詞就能被讀出來。這一點(diǎn)值得引起注意。解析：exclaims解析該空之后的“Ican"toperate

46、.”是將該空填寫exclaims的重要參照。解析：stumped解析空后的bythisriddle首先暗示該空漏掉的是一個(gè)動(dòng)詞的過去分詞，而從全句語境來看，這個(gè)詞應(yīng)該是stumped，意即“使難住”、“使受挫”。填寫此空有一定的難度。解析：man解析將man填入此空的難度一般不很大，如果原文空前再加上good詞，此空所漏掉的詞就一目了然了。解析：light解析填寫此空的關(guān)鍵是對(duì)全句的理解，特別是空前tointerpret一詞的參照，看出其后是inthelightof的搭配也就輕而易舉了。解析：perceive解析如不細(xì)看，將諸如interpret，understand，know等詞填入此空也很

47、正常，而能將perceive填入就需要一些語感了。解析：series解析填此空的重要參照是空后的節(jié)目名稱，即AllintheFamily，這樣，確定出跟隨TV之后的series也就順理成章了。解析：as解析tobeidentifiedas.是個(gè)習(xí)慣用法。解析：named解析一看空后的名子就知這里漏掉的詞是namecL解析：arguments解析之后的arguments明顯暗示該空應(yīng)填arguments。解析：that解析從前面的主句和空后的分句一看就知道，這里漏掉的是that。填寫此空靠的是語法分析能力。從該篇的完形來看，有兩點(diǎn)值得引起注意：一是空前、空后的語境分析，二是語言結(jié)構(gòu)的語法分析。七

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