catti二级笔译综合能力试题一、Vocabulary Selection（本大题20小题．每题1.0分，共20.0分。

In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are four words or phrases 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. ）第1题The solidarity among the young, especially the 386 Generation, is so strong that it's helping to ______ the country's deep-rooted regional divide.A enhanceB dissolveC weakenD move【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分第2题When you make the sacrifice in marriage, the psychologists say, you're sacrificing not to each other but to ______ in a relationship.A unityB utilityC fraternityD reality【正确答案】：A【本题分数】：1.0分第3题The streets of the Dual Springs neighborhood, a migrant-worker hub in northern Beijing, are ______ . That's no surprise; more than 13,000 people have been quarantined in China's capital to halt the insidious spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).A desertedB vacatedC unlived inD removed【正确答案】：A【本题分数】：1.0分第4题When Joe was left to live with those people, he found that they were so ______ of life that he couldn't stay with them.A painfulB disdainfulC meaningfulD fruitful【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分第5题The constant changes in fashion, ______ with a view to higher sales, made greater demands on women as a class.A predictedB dictatedC statedD related【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分第6题We are well aware of the responsibilities that necessarily ______ to our office.A attachB confrontsC givenD face【正确答案】：A【本题分数】：1.0分第7题He aimed at finding some workable ______ with a man who was a celebrity not only in the inward-reflecting world of Oxford but in the larger world outside.A neighborhoodB workmanshipC relationshipD craftsmanship【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分第8题I will never ______ the experiences of the four years at Howard University, though there were unhappy encounters.A dischargeB rechargeC discardD dispose【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分第9题People say that what we are all ______ is a meaning for life, but I don't think that's what we all look for.A seeingB seekingC watchingD looking【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分第10题If we can ______ any kind of killing in the name of religion, the door is opened for all kinds of other justifications.A purifyB satisfyC justifyD verify【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分第11题We should not ______ the West, nor should we praise it to the skies and think great of everything that belongs to the West.A forgiveB forsakeC forlornD forage【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分第12题Bill Gates is one of those who are said to be ______ , able to rack huge profits at every turn.A on the shipB on the planeC on the gravy trainD on the rocks【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分第13题The Wright brothers continued their flying in France and ______ all who saw them.A saddenedB frightenedC astonishedD alarmed【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分第14题My mother says a teaching machine has to be ______ to fit the mind of each boy and girl it teaches and that each kid has to be taught differently.A modifiedB consideredC adjustedD remanufactured【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分第15题It is a dangerous thing nowadays if you do not ______ others at arm's length, for they may hit you below the belt any time.A bakeB keepC takeD make【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分第16题They did considerable work to ______ the masses of the United States with the elementary problems of Latin America.A allowB acquaintC notifyD propagate【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分第17题In many ______ a lack of direction prompted the Republican Guard to call it a day.A occasionsB casesC eventsD days【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分第18题It is easy to see why many little girls prefer to ______ with the male role, but the girl who does find the male role more attractive is faced with a dilemma.A beautifyB modifyC identifyD justify【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分第19题I could easily perceive that his heart burnt to relieve his starving kids, but he seemed ashamed to ______ his inability to me.A discoverB recoverC demonstrateD impress【正确答案】：A【本题分数】：1.0分第20题The big retailers are starting to think small, too. Sainsbury's and Tesco have launched convenience-store chains, called Local and Express, respectively—that have fast become ______ in British towns.A ubiquitousB establishedC frequentedD known【正确答案】：A【本题分数】：1.0分二、Vocabulary Replacement（本大题15小题．每题1.0分，共15.0分。

This part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. You are to select the ONE choice that can replace the underlined word without causing any grammatical error or changing the principal meaning of the sentence. There is only one right answer. ）第1题Some—such as liquid oxygen—are so cold that they embrittle many constructional materials and evaporate continuously if not refrigerated.A weakenB strengthenC reduceD cause ... to become brittle【正确答案】：D【本题分数】：1.0分第2题Everyone must be responsible for their own behavior, and most of the young people today are interested, as far as I can perceive, in taking their knocks, just as adults must take theirs.A taking their jobsB sharing their ideasC assuming their responsibilitiesD shaking off their responsibilities【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分第3题Traffic with criminals is dangerous.A dealing with criminalsB tracking the criminalsC fighting the criminalsD transporting criminals【正确答案】：A【本题分数】：1.0分第4题In the last 10 years we have all witnessed an impressive growth in our knowledge about the environments.A imperativeB observableC sustainableD expressive【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分第5题It wasn't long before Franks was a marked man. After he served in Desert Storm, directing helicopter and ground units, the Army's high command gave him the job of remaking the service for the post-cold war world.A a person whose conduct is watched with suspicion or hostilityB a man destined to succeedC a remarkable personD a notable person【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分第6题"No," Kojima said, "the point is, he spoke out, he stood up to America. Japan is just getting tired of being pushed around."A he stood up and spoke to the American audienceB he faced America boldlyC he challenged AmericaD he met the Americans' challenge proudly【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分第7题The man we met this morning grows many kinds of plants in his garden, most of which are flowers including succulents and cacti.A risesB raisesC plantsD plows【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分第8题Isolated cases of disaffection—or harbingers of a mass cross-border movement that threatens Europe's economic stability? The question is pressing.A signB forerunnerC messengerD vanguard【正确答案】：A【本题分数】：1.0分第9题One's knowledge of the world, according to humanists, is largely derived by observation, experience and their analysis of the things they observe and experience.A come fromB determinedC resulted inD resulted from【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分第10题In our culture and in our eyes success all too often means simply outdoing other people by virtue of achievement judged by some single scale—income or honors—and coming out at "the top".A outfittingB outbiddingC outragingD outshining【正确答案】：D【本题分数】：1.0分第11题Is it possible that the entire tale is but a garbled account of that voyage and Biarni another name for Leif?A detailedB plausibleC distortedD eye-witness【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分第12题The most notorious expression of that change was last year's bootleg publication of "The Japan That Can Say No"—the book written by fight-wing politician Shintaro Ishihara and Sony chairman Akio Morita.A free publicationB pirate publicationC lawful publicationD commercial publication【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分第13题Social taboos remained strong. Gambling was virtually prohibited except on the racecourses, and drinking of alcohol was discouraged by the closing of hotels at six o'clock and by the shortage of bottle beer.A factuallyB eventuallyC consequentlyD significantly【正确答案】：A【本题分数】：1.0分第14题A "Backgrounder" permits newspapermen to publish information given them though without attribution to the source.A a person who remains behind the sceneB a person providing the background knowledgeC a press conferenceD a news agency【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分第15题The scientist contested the assumption of previous scientists that the fate of human beings could not be predicated.A respectedB supposedC suspectedD assumed【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分三、Correcting Grammatical Errors（本大题14小题．每题1.0分，共14.0分。