Section 1 Vocabulary and Grammar
This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each part before answering the questions.
Part 1 Vocabulary Selection
In this part, there are 5 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer.
1. Stressful environments lead to unhealthy behaviors, such as poor eating habits which in ______ increase the risk of heart disease.
A.danger
B.turn
C.secret
D.despair
正确答案:B
[解析] 高压环境会引起不健康的行为,如不良的饮食习惯,这反过来又会增加犯心脏病的风险。
A.in danger“危险的” B.in turn“反过来”
C.in secret“秘密地” D.in despair“绝望”
2. There are some words in Chinese that have no exact ______ in English.
A.equality
B.equations
C.equities
D.equivalents
正确答案:D
[解析] 汉语中有些词在英语里找不到对应词。
A.equality“n. 平等” B.equations“n. (数学)等式,方程式”
C.equities“n. 证券” D.equivalents“n. 对等的东西;等同物”
3. she’s worn his designs on ______ occasions from red carpets to movie premieres.
A.countless
B.countable
C.numerical
D.numeral
正确答案:A
[考点] 词汇辨析
[解析] 她曾在数不尽的场合中穿着他设计的衣服,包括各种需要走红毯的典礼以及电影首映活动。
介词短语from red carpets to movie premieres“从走红毯到电影首映”作定语,修饰occasions,表明场合非常之多,A项countless“无数的,数不尽的”即可表达这个意思,且能修饰可数名词,故为答案。A项countable“可数的”、C项numerical“数字的;数值的”、D项numeral“数字的”代入后句意不通,故排除。
4. The school is going the ______ mile to create the next generation of sporting stars thanks to its unique development program.
A.final
B.further
C.supplementary
D.extra
正确答案:D
[解析] 由于其独特的发展计划,这所学校将继续加大力度打造下一代体育明星。
go the extra mile为固定搭配,意为“加倍努力(以完成某事)”,D项extra为本题答案。A项final意为“最后的:决定性的”、B项further意为“进一步的;更远的”、C项supplementary意为“补充的”。
5. Translation is both a cognitive procedure which OCCURS in the translator’s head and a social, cross linguistic and cross-cultural ______.
A.practice
B.research
C.discipline
D.behavior
正确答案:A
[解析] 翻译既是翻译者头脑中发生的认知过程,也是社会性的、跨语言的和跨文化的实践活动。
A practice“练习;习俗;实践;业务”
B.research“研究,调查”
C.discipline“纪律;训练,训导;惩罚,处分;学科”
D.behavior“行为,举止,表现;特点,活动方式”
Part 2 Vocabulary Replacement
This part consists of 5 sentences. In each of them one word is underlined, and below each, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word that can replace the underlined part without causing any grammatical error or changing the basic meaning of the sentence. There is only ONE right answer.
1. As an American songwriter, singer, artist and writer, Bob Dylan has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades, and many of his songs chronicled social unrest.
A.indicated
B.recorded
C.mirrored
D.protested
正确答案:B
[解析] 作为一个美国作曲家、歌手艺术家和作家,鲍勃·迪伦已叱咤流行乐坛和流行文化领域50余年,他的许多歌曲都记录了社会的动荡与不安。
A.indicated“表,显示” B.recorded“记录,记载”
C.mirrored“反映。映射” D.protested“反抗,抗议”
2. He was deeply committed to political doctrines of social equality.
A.issues
B.beliefs
C.interests
D.basics
正确答案:B
[解析] 他坚定地致力于遵从社会平等的政治理念。
A.issues“n. 问题” B.beliefs“n. 信念;确信”
C.interests“n. 兴趣” D.basics“n. 基础;原理”
注:题干中的doctrines意为“理念”,故B项“信念;确信”与其意思最接近。
3. It was the shy, wide-eyed Negro look, which actually was a look of profound respect.
A.deep
B.proliferate
C.rich
D.professional
正确答案:A
[解析] 那是一双有点害羞的、天真的黑人的眼睛,实际上在我看来,那是一种含有深深敬意的目光。
A.deep “a. 深切的,深奥的” B.proliferate“v. 扩散,激增”
C.rich“a. 富有的,富足的” D.professional“a. 专业的”
4. Now I don’t want to intrude because John’s house is full of visitors.
A.intercept
B.interlope
C.infer
D.incur
正确答案:B
[解析] 现在我不想打扰,因为约翰的房子里挤满了客人。
A.intercept“v. 拦截,截断” B.interlope“v. 闯入;干涉”
C.infer“v. 推断,推论” D.incur“v. 招致,引发”
注:题干intrude意为“侵扰,扰乱”,与interlope“闯入,干涉”意思相近,故答案为B项。
5. His plots are always very ingenious.
A.stupid
B.smart
C.absurd
D.consistent
正确答案:B
[解析] 他设计的情节总是非常巧妙。
A.stupid“a. 愚蠢的” B.smart“a. 聪明的;精明的”
C.absurd“a. 荒谬的,可笑的” D.consistent“a. 前后一致的,不矛盾的”
Part 3 Error Correction
This part consists of 10 sentences. In each of them there is an underlined part that indicates a grammatical error and below each, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined parts so that the error is corrected. There is only ONE right answer.

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