2017年翻译考试中级（笔译）单项选择试题及答案（3）

　　1. An “epigram” is usually descried as a bright or witty thought that is tersely and ingeniously expressed.

　　A. described

　　B. discarded

　　C. deserved

　　D. disconcerted

　　2. Human beings are superior to animals that they can use language as a tool of communication.

　　A. in that

　　B. in which

　　C. for that

　　D. for which

　　3. The Xinjiang Airlines serve passengers and customers in the southeast of China only.

　　A. serves

　　B. to serve

　　C. serving

　　D. service

　　4. The senior senator has in the past three terms both experienced the sweet taste of success and the bitterness of defeat in his legislation fights with his opponents.

　　A. both experiences

　　B. experiences both

　　C. experience both

　　D. experienced both

　　5. Our company has been made one of the largest manufacturers in the field of chemical industry.

　　A. become, in

　　B. made, in field of

　　C. became, in the field

　　D. been made of, in

　　6. Daylight saving time was instituted to increase productivity.

　　A. reorganized

　　B. started

　　C. encouraged

　　D. taught

　　7. Many students agreed to come, but some students against because they said they don’t have time.

　　A. did not because they say they did not

　　B. were against because they say they don’t

　　C. did not because they said they did not

　　D. were against coming because they said they don’t

　　8. Some of the Low-end Made-in-China mechanical-electronic products are not selling well in export market as compared with what are termed as high-end ones.

　　A. on export market

　　B. in exporting market

　　C. in exported market

　　D. in the export market

　　9. Construction is expanding all over China, no doubt many materials will be needed at a very big amount in future.

　　A. China, no doubt many materials will be needed for a very big amount

　　B. China, no doubt many materials will be needed in a very big amount

　　C. China, no doubt many materials will be needed in large amounts

　　D. China, no doubt many materials will be needed for large amounts

　　10. The recent conference on the effective use of the seas and oceans was another attempt resolving major differences among countries with conflicting interests.

　　A. resolve

　　B. resolves

　　C. to resolve

　　D. being resolved

　　参考答案：1-5 AAADA 6-10 BCDCC