翻译二级笔译综合能力分类模拟题词汇和语法(五)一、词汇选择1. Smith failed to ______ for the deficit in the company's bank balance.（江南博哥）A.checkB.accountC.questD.prepare 正确答案：B[解析] 本题意为“史密斯未能说明该公司亏损的原因”account的意思是“说明，解释”，其后接for如：I want you to account for each sum of the money you spent．(我要你说明你所花掉的每一笔钱的用途)check的意思是“控制，检查”；quest的意思是“追求，探索”；prepare的意思是“准备”四个选项中只有B项符合题意 2. The International Olympic Committee rejects the accusations that Beijing's budget-cutting move might ______ its preparation for the games.A.degradeB.deliberateC.deployD.defend 正确答案：A[解析] 本题空格处是说预算减少的措施可能会有损为奥运所做的准备。
A项“degrade(使)降级，(使)堕落，(使)退化”符合题意，如：You degrade yourself when you tell a lie．(说谎会贬低自己的身份)其他三项“deliberate商讨；deploy展开，配置；defend防护，辩护，防卫，[律]作……的辩护律师”都不正确 3. Using extremely different decorating schemes in adjoining rooms may result in ______ and lack of unity in style.A.conflictB.confrontationC.disturbanceD.disharmony 正确答案：D[解析] disharmony是“不协调”A．conflict是“冲突”；B．confrontation是“对抗”；C．disturbance是“干扰” 4. I felt ______ to death because I could make nothing of the chairman's speech.A.fatiguedB.tiredC.exhaustedD.bored 正确答案：D[解析] felt bored是“感到厌烦”，全句意思是“因为我对主席的讲话不知所云，所以感到厌烦极了”。
A．fatigued和C．exhausted都指身体疲倦B．tired可指身体疲倦，也可指精神上厌烦，但后面不接介词to 5. Because of its intimacy, radio is usually more than just a medium; it is ______.A.firmB.companyC.corporationD.enterprise 正确答案：B[解析] company在本句中作“同伴，伙伴”解A．firm与C．corporation都作“公司”解；D．enterprise是“企业” 6. The Eskimo is perhaps one of the most trusting and considerate of all Indians but seems to be ______ the welfare of his animals.A.critical aboutB.indignant atC.indifferent toD.subject to 正确答案：C[解析] indifferent to是“对……漠不关心”A．critical about是“对……挑剔”；B．indignant at是“对……感到气愤”；D．subject to是“易受……的”。
7. He became aware that he had lost his audience since he had not been able to talk ______ around one topic.A.coherentlyB.initiativelyC.flexiblyD.pointedly 正确答案：A[解析] 本题意为“他意识到自己失去了听众，因为他未能把一个问题讲清楚”coherently的意思是“连贯地，表达清楚地”initiatively的意思是“初步地”；flexibly的意思是“灵活地”；pointedly的意思是“尖锐地，中肯地”四个选项中只有A项符合题意 8. The private detective, having received new information from a confidential source, narrowed down the ______ of his enquiry into the case.A.aspectB.sphereC.dimensionD.scope 正确答案：D[解析] 本题意为“由于通过秘密途径获得新的线索，那名私人侦探缩小了调查此案的范围”。
scope的意思是“范围”，如：an investigation of wide scope(大规模的调查)其他三项“aspect方面，外表；sphere领域；dimension方面，重要性”都不正确 9. The timber rattlesnake is now on the endangered species list, and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once ______.A.thrivedB.swelledC.prosperedD.flourished 正确答案：A[解析] thrived是“兴旺；茁壮成长”B．swelled是“膨胀，肿胀”；C．prospered是“发达”；D．flourished是“茂盛；盛行” 10. Your advice would be ______ valuable to him, who is at present at his wit's end.A.exceedinglyB.excessivelyC.extensivelyD.exclusively 正确答案：A[解析] exceedingly是“非常”，修饰valuable，意思恰当。
B．excessively是“过多地”；C．extensively是“广泛地”；D．exclusively是“专门地” 11. It is naive to expect that any society can resolve all the social problems it is faced with ______.A.for longB.in and outC.once for allD.by nature 正确答案：C[解析] once for all是“一劳永逸”A．for long是“长久”；B．in and out是“里外”；D．by nature是“本质上” 12. The earthquake happened in south Xinjiang on Feb. 24. This ______ killed 266 people.A.causalityB.collapseC.calamityD.crater 正确答案：C[解析] 本题意为“2月24日新疆南部发生地震，这场灾难使266人丧生”calamity的意思是“灾难”，符合题意如：A hurricane would be a calamity for this low-lying coastal region．(对于这地势很低的海滨地区，飓风将是一场灾难)。
其他三项“casualty伤亡；collapse倒塌，崩溃；crater火山口，弹坑”都不正确 13. At first Jackie prayed, frozen in fear, but gradually his terror ______ curiosity.A.put up withB.lived up toC.did away withD.gave way to 正确答案：D[解析] 本题空格处是说他的恐惧逐渐转为好奇D项“gave way to让路，让步”符合题意如：as day gives way slowly to night．(白天渐渐转为黑夜)其他三项“put up with忍受，容忍；lived up to实践，做到；did away with废除，弄死”都不正确 14. Giorgio, now fifteen, and Lucia, also in her teens, were reaching the ______ of their adolescence.A.crisisB.criterionC.causalityD.credibility 正确答案：A[解析] 本题空格处是说到了他们的青春转折期。
A项”crisis决定性时刻，危机”符合题意其他三项“criterion(批评判断的)标准，依据，规范；causality因果关系；credibility可信性”都不正确 15. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at ______.A.wrongB.troubleC.faultD.difficulty 正确答案：C[解析] at fault是固定搭配，意思是“出故障，出差错”A．wrong是“错误的”，是形容词，不与at搭配；B．trouble与in搭配；D．difficulty也与in搭配，不与at搭配 16. However, growth in the fabricated metals industry was able to ______ some of the decline in the iron and steel industry.A.overturnB.overtakeC.offsetD.oppress 正确答案：C[解析] offset是“抵销，弥补”。
A．overturn是“打翻；颠覆”；B．overtake是“赶上，超过”；D．oppress是“压迫，挤压” 17. The chairman of the board ______ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.A.compelledB.posedC.pressedD.tempted 正确答案：C[解析] pressed在这里是“强加”的意思A．compelled是“强迫”，是及物动词；B．posed是“摆姿势”；D．temp。