CATTI三级笔译综合能力考试试题及答案解析(三)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Marketing is ______ just distributing goods from the manufacturer to the final customer.A rather thanB other thanC bigger thanD more than第2题The magician picked several persons ______ from the audience and asked them to help him with the performance.A by accidentB at randomC on occasion第3题English language publications in China are growing in volume and ______.A circulationB rotationC circumstanceD appreciation第4题Dust storms most often occur in areas where the ground has little vegetation to protect of the wind.A from the effectsB it the effectsC it from the effectsD the effects from it第5题On turning the comer, they saw the path ______ steeply.A departingB descendingC decreasing第6题Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are aA scarcityB minorityC minimum第7题With an eighty-hour week and little enjoyment, life must have been very for the students.A hostileB anxiousC tediousD obscure第8题Container-grown plants can be planted at any time of the year, but ______ in winter.A should beB would beC preferredD preferably第9题Hydroponics ______ the cultivation of plants without soil.A doesB isC doD are第10题In the eighteenth century, the town of Bennington, Vermont, was famous for pottery.A it madeB itsC the makingD where its第11题To impose computer technology ______ teachers is to create an environment that is not conducive to learning.A withB toC inD on第12题Good pencil erasers are soft enough not ______ paper but hard enough so that they crumble gradually when used.A by damagingB so that they damageC to damageD damaging第13题Both longitude and latitude ______ in degrees, minutes and seconds.A measuringB measuredC are measuredD being measured第14题Our flight to Guangzhou was ______ by a bad fog and we had to stay much longer in the hotel than we had expected.A delayedB adjournedC cancelledD preserved第15题______ of his childhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, provided Mark Twain with the inspiration for two of his most popular novels.A RememberingB MemoriesC It was the memoriesD He remembered第16题Most comets have two kinds of tails, one made up of dust, ______ made up of electrically charged particles called plasma.A one anotherB the otherC other onesD each other第17题We have had to raise the prices of our products because of the increase in the cost of materials.A primitiveB roughC originalD raw第18题______ a language family is a group of languages with a common origin and similar vocabulary, grammar, and sound system.A What linguists callB It is called by linguistsC Linguists call itD What do linguists call第19题______ get older, the games they play become increasingly complex.A ChildrenB Children, when theyC As childrenD For children to第20题Whenever the government increases public services, ______ because more workers are needed to carry out these services.A employment to riseB employment risesC which rising employmentD the rise of employment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Public relations practice is the deliberate, planned and sustained effort to establish and maintain mutual understanding between an organization and its public.A completeB relatedC intentionalD active第2题The service economy doesn't suggest that we convert our factories into laundries to survive.A implyB persuadeC hurlD transform第3题The ultimate cause of the Civil War was the bombardment of Fort Sumter.A onlyB finalC trueD special第4题Most species of this plant thrive in ordinary well-drained garden soil and they are best planted 8cm deep and 5cm apart.A develop wellB grow tallerC matureD bear fruit第5题Jim was a stout old gentleman, with a weather-beaten countenance.A bodyB skinC shoulderD passionate interest第6题The use of the new technology will have a profound effect on schools.A negativeB positiveC strongD useful第7题He has a touch of eccentricity in his composition.A essayB writingC characterD manner第8题The most striking technological success in the 20th century is probably the computer revolution.A profitableB productiveC prominentD prompt第9题Shellfish give the deceptive appearance of enjoying a peaceful existence, although in fact life is a constant struggle for them.A misleadingB calmC understandableD initial第10题Motivation is the driving force within individuals that impels them to action.A impedesB interferesC holdsD pushes第11题Scientific evidence from different disciplines demonstrates that in most humans the left hemisphere of the brain controls language.A groups of followersB yearsC countriesD fields of study第12题If we look at the Chinese and British concepts of hospitality, we find one major similarity but a number of important differences.A hostilityB friendlinessC mannerD culture第13题It was rather strange how the habits of his youth clung to him still. He was 72.A stuck toB turnedC led toD gave way to第14题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 businessB shoppingC chattingD meeting第15题No hero of ancient or modem days can surpass the Indians with their lofty contempt of death and the fortitude with which they sustain its cruelest affliction.A regardB courageC lossD trick三、Correcting Grammatical Errors（本大题14小题．每题1.0分，共14.0分。