2017下半年翻译资格考试笔译综合练习题（4）

　　Correcting Grammatical Errors(本大题14小题.每题1.0分，共14.0分。This part consists of 15 sentences in which there is an underlined part that indicates a grammatical error Below each sentence, there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. You are to select the ONE choice and replace the underlined element(s) so that the error is erased and corrected. There is only one right answer. )

　　第1题

　　The first recorded use of natural gas to light street lamps it was in the town of Frederick, New York, in 1825.

　　A was

　　B is

　　C it is

　　D were

　　第2题

　　Furniture makers use glue to hold joints together and sometimes to reinforce it.

　　A its

　　B fast

　　C hard

　　D them

　　第3题

　　All living creatures pass on inherited traits from one generation to other.

　　A the other

　　B another

　　C others

　　D other one

　　第4题

　　Unlike competitive running, race walkers must always keep some portion of their feet in contact with the ground.

　　A run

　　B runner

　　C runners

　　D running race

　　第5题

　　The eastern bluebird is considered the most attractive bird native of North America by many bird-watchers.

　　A native

　　B native with

　　C native by

　　D native to

　　第6题

　　Machines that use hydraulic pressure including elevators, dentist chairs, and automobile brakes.

　　A exclude

　　B excluding

　　C include

　　D are included

　　第7题

　　All root vegetables grow underground, and not all vegetables that grow underground are roots.

　　A but

　　B or

　　C as

　　D thus

　　第8题

　　All mammals have hair, but not always evident.

　　A but it is not

　　B but it is

　　C but they are not

　　D but they are

　　第9题

　　A promising note is a written agreement to pay a certain sum of money at some time future.

　　A time futures

　　B futures

　　C futures time

　　D future time

　　第10题

　　Not much people realize that apples have been cultivated for over 3,000 years.

　　A Not many

　　B Not enough

　　C Without many

　　D No many

　　第11题

　　Although the social sciences different a great deal from one another, they share a common interest in human relationship.

　　A move

　　B differ

　　C change

　　D varies

　　第12题

　　The hard, out surface of the tooth is called enamel.

　　A outside

　　B appearance

　　C outer

　　D hiding

　　第13题

　　The earliest form of artificial lighting was fire, which also provided warm and protection.

　　A hot

　　B sunshine

　　C warmth

　　D safe

　　第14题

　　New York City surpassed the other Atlantic seaports in partly because it developed the best transportation links with the interior of the country.

　　A part

　　B partial

　　C partner

　　D parting