2023年CATTI三级笔译综合能力附答案.doc

CATTI三级笔译综合能力
Section1: vocabulary and grammar
Part1 vocabulary selection
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 eight-hour week and little enjoyment, life must have been very ___for the students.
　　A hostile B anxious C tedious D obscure
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
6. Both longitude and latitude___ in degrees, minutes and seconds.
A measuring B measured C are measured D being measured
7. Most comets have two kinds of tails, one made up of dust, ___ made up of electrically charged particles called plasma.
A one another B the other C other ones D each other
8. Good pencil erasers are soft enough not___ paper but hard enough so tat they crumble gradually when used.
A by damaging B so that they damaging C to damage D damaging
9. The magician picked several persons___ from the audience and asked tem to help him with the performance.
A by accident B at random C on occasion D on average
10. On turning the corner, they saw the path___ steeply.
A departing B descending C decreasing D degenerating
11. English language publications in China are growing in volume and___.
A circulation B rotation C circumstance D appreciating
12. Hydroponics___ the cultivation of plants without soil.
A does B is C do D .are
13. To impose computer technology___ teachers is to create an environment that is not conducive to learning.
A with B to C in D on
14. Marketing is___ just distributing goods from the manufacturer to the final customer.
A rather than B other than C bigger than D more than
15. ___ a language family is a group of languages with a common origin and similar vocabulary, grammar, and sound system.
A What linguists call B It is called by linguists C Linguists call it D What do linguists call
16. In the eighteenth century, the town of Bennington, Vermont, was famous for___ pottery.
A it made B its C the making D where its
17. ___ get older, the games they play become increasingly complex.
A Children B Children, when they C As children D For children to
18. ___ of his childhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, provided Mark Twain with the inspiration for two of his most popular novels.
A Remembering B Memories C It was the memories D He remembered
19. Dust storms most often occur in areas where the ground has little vegetation to protect___ of the wind.
A From the effects B it the effects C it from the effects D the effects from it
20. Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are a___.
A scarcity B minority C minimum D shortage
Part2 vocabulary replacement
21. Shellfish give the deceptive appearance of enjoying a peaceful existence, although in fact life is a constant struggle for them.
A misleading B calm C understandable D initial
22. The most striking technological success in the 20th century is probably the computer revolution.
A profitable B productive C prominent D prompt
23. Scientific evidence from different disciplines demonstrates that in most humans the left hemisphere of the brain controls language.
A. groups of follows B years C countries D fields of study
24. Public relations practice is the deliberate, planned and sustained effort to establish and maintain mutual understanding between an organization and its public
A complete B related C intentional D active
25. The use of the new technology will have a profound effect on schools.
A negative B positive C strong D useful
26. If we look at the Chinese and British concepts of hospitality, we find one major similarity but a number of important differences.
A hostility B friendliness C manner D culture
27. In just three years, the Net has gone from a playground for the local people to a vast communications and trading center where millions swap information or do deals around the world.
A business B shopping C chatting D meeting
28. Most species of this plant thrive in ordinary well-drained garden soil and they are best planted 8cm deep and 5cm apart.
A develop well B grow taller C mature D bear fruit
29. Motivation is the driving force within individuals that impels them to action.
A impedes B interferes C holds D pushes
30. The ultimate cause of the Civil War was the bombardment of Fort Sumter.
A. only B final C true D special
31. No hero of ancient or modern days can surpass the Indians with their lofty contempt of death and the fortitude with which they sustain its cruelest affliction.
A regard B courage C loss D track
32. The service economy doesn’t suggest that we convert our factories into laundries to survive.
A imply B persuade C hurl D transform
33. It was rather strange how the habits of his youth clung to him still. He was 72.
A stuck to B turned C led to D gave way to
34. He has a touch of eccentricity in his composition.
A. essay B writing C character D manner
35. Jim was a stout old gentleman, with a weather-beaten countenance.
A body B skin C shoulder D passionate interest
Part3 error correction
36. Not much people realize that apples have been cultivated for over 3,000 years.
A Not many B Not enough C Without many D No many
37. The eastern bluebird is considered the most attractive bird native of North America by many bird-watchers.
A native B native with C native by D native to
38. All living creatures pass on inherited traits from one generation to other.
A the other B another C the other D other one
39. Furniture makers use glue to hold joints together and sometimes to reinforce it.
A its B fast C hard D them
40. The hard, out surface of the tooth is called enamel.
A outside B appearance C outer D hiding
41. The earliest form of artificial lighting was fire, which also provided warm and protection.
A hot B sunshine C warmth D safe
42. All mammals have hair, but not always evident.
A but it is not B but it is C but they are not D but they are
43. A professor of economic and history at Atlanta University, W.E.B. Du Bois, promoted full racial equality.
A economy B economics C economical D economic
44. Machines that use hydraulic pressure including elevators, dentist chairs, and automobile brakes.
A exclude B excluding C include D are included
45. The first recorded use of nature gas to light street lamps it was in the town of Frederick, New York, in 1825.
A was B is C it is D were
46. Although the social sciences different a great deal from one another, they share a common interest in human relationship.
A move B differ C change D varies
47. Unlike competitive running race walkers must always keep some portion of their feet in contact of the ground.
A run B runner C runners D running race
48. A promising note is a written agreement to pay a certain sum of money at some time future.
A time futures B futures C futures time D future time
49. New York City surpassed the other Atlantic seaports in partly because it developed the best transportation links with the interior of the country.
A part B partial C partner D parting
50. All root vegetables grow underground, and not all vegetables that grow underground are roots.
A but B or C as D thus
Section2: reading comprehension
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　　Phyllis Wheatley is regarded as America’s first black poet. She was born in Senegal, Africa, about 1753 and brought to America abroad a slave ship at about the age of seven. John and Susannah Wheatley bought her for three pounds at a slave auction in Boston in 1761 to be a personal servant of Mrs. Wheatley. The family had three other slaves, and all were treated with respect. Phyllis was soon accepted as one of the family, which included being raised and educated with the Wheatley’s twin 15- year-old children, Mary and Nathaniel. At that time, most females, even from better families, could not read and write, but Mary was probably one of the best educated young women in Boston. Mary wanted to become a teacher, and in fact, it was Mary who decided to take charge of Phyllis’s education. Phyllis soon displayed her remarkable talents. At the age of twelve she was reading the Greek and Latin classics and passages from the Bible. And eventually, Mrs. Wheatley decided Phyllis should become a Christian.
　　At the age of thirteen Phyllis wrote her first poem. She became a Boston sensation after she wrote a poem on the death of the evangelical preacher George Whitfield in 1770. It became common practice in Boston to have “Mrs. Wheatley’s Phyllis” read poetry in polite society. Mary married in 1771, and Phyllis later moved to the country because of poor health, as a teacher and caretaker to a farmer’s three children. Mary had tried to interest publishers in Phyllis’s poems but once they heard she was a Negro they weren’t interested.
　　Then in 1773 Phyllis went with Nathaniel, who was now a businessman, to London. It was thought that a sea voyage might improve her health. Thirty-nine of her poems were published in London as Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. It was the first book published by a black American. In 1775 Phyllis wrote a poem extolling the accomplishments of George Washington and sent it to him. He responded by praising her talents and inviting her to visit his headquarters. After both of her benefactors died in 1777, and Mary died in1778, Phyllis was freed as a slave. She married in 1778, moved away from Boston, and had three children. But after the unhappy marriage, she moved back to Boston, and died in poverty at the age of thirty.
51. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Slavery and the treatment of the black people in America.
B. The Wheatley family, including their slaves.
C. The life of America’s first black poet.
D. The achievements of Phyllis Wheatley.
52. The underlined word “respect” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to___.
A. consideration B. disregard C. punishment D behavior
53. According to the passage, how many slaves did the Wheatley’s have?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
54. According to the passage, an unusual feature of Mary was that she___.
A. was not much older than Phyllis
B. wanted to become a teacher
C. was comparatively well educated
D. decided to take charge of Phyllis’s education
55. The underlined word “eventually” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to___.
A. ultimately B. slowly C. reluctantly D. gradually
56. Which of the following is NOT true about Phyllis in the early 1770s?
A. She wrote her first poem when in her teens.
B. She married in 1771.
C. She became a teacher.
D. She was be able to get her poems published.
57. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refers to___.
A publishers B poems C children D black people
58. It can be inferred that Phyllis’s trip to England with Nathaniel in 1773___.
A. did not improve her health
B. was for business reasons
C. led to books of her poems being available in America
D. led to the publication of her poems because the English were more interested in religious and moral subjects
59. The word “extolling” is closest in meaning to___
A. She would have been more recognized as a poet if she had not been black.
B. She would have written poetry if she had stayed in Africa.
C. She went unrecognized as a poet during her lifetime.
D. She only wrote religious poetry.

(2)
　　About fifty years ago, plant physiologists set out to grow roots by themselves in solutions in laboratory flasks. The scientists found that the nutrition of isolated roots was quite simple. They required sugar and the usual minerals and vitamins. However, they did not require organic nitrogen compounds. These roots got along fine on mineral inorganic nitrogen. Roots are capable of making their own proteins and other organic compounds. These activities by roots require energy, of course. The process of respiration uses sugar to make the high energy compound ATP, which drives the biochemical reactions. Respiration also require oxygen. Highly active roots require a good deal of oxygen.
　　The study of isolated roots has provided an understanding of the relationship between shoots and roots in intact plants. The leaves of the shoots provide the roots with sugar and vitamins, and the roots provide the shoots with water and minerals. In addition, roots can provide the shoots with organic nitrogen compounds. This comes in handy for the growth of buds in the early spring when leaves are not yet functioning. Once leaves begin photosynthesizing, they produce protein, but only mature leaves can “export” protein to the rest of the plant in the form of amino acids.
61. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The relationship between a plant’s roots and its shoots.
B. What can be learned by growing roots in isolation.
C. How plants can be grown without roots.
D. What elements are necessary for the growth of plants.
62. The underlined word “themselves” in Paragraph 1 refers to___.
A. plant physiologists B. solutions C. laboratory flasks D. roots
63. The scientists found what the isolated roots need is___.
A. quite natural B. sugar, minerals and vitamins C. some rare vitamins D. organic nitrogen compounds
64. Roots have the ability to___.
A. make proteins B. obtain fresh air C. produce inorganic nitrogen D. carry out activities without energy
65. According to the passage, what is ATP?
A. A biochemical process B. The tip of a root C. A chemical compound D. A type of plant cell
66. The underlined word “intact” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to___.
A. mature B. wild C. whole D. tiny
67. The use of the phrase “comes in handy” underlined in Paragraph 2 indicates that the process is___.
A. unavoidable B. predictable C. necessary D. successful
68. It can be inferred from the passage that, in the early spring, the buds of plants___.
A. “export” protein in the form of amino acids
B. do not require water
C. have begun photosynthesizing
D. obtain organic compounds from the root
69. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?
A. The results of two experiments are compared.
B. A generalization is made, and several examples of it are given.
C. The findings of an experiment are explained.
D. A hypothesis is pr