2016年5月翻译考试高级笔译综合能力冲刺试题(三)
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This part consists of 15 sentences; in eachsentence there is an underlined part that indicates anerror. Below each sentence, there are 4 choicesrespectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choosethe word or phrase that can replace the underlinedpart so that the error is corrected. There is only ONEright answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWERSHEET.
36. 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
37. The eastern bluebird is considered the most attractive bird native of North America bymany bird-watchers.
A. native B. native with
C. native by D. native to
38. All living creatures pass on inherited traits from one generation to other.
A. the other B. another
C. others D. other one
39. Furniture makers use glue to hold joints together and sometimes to reinforce it.
A. its B. fast
C. hard D. them
40. The hard, out surface of the tooth is called enamel.
A. outside B. appearance
C. outer D. hiding
41. The earliest form of artificial lighting was fire, which also provided warm andprotection.
A. hot B. sunshine
C. warmth D. safe
42. 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
43. A professor of economic and history at Atlanta University, W.E.B. Du Bois, promotedfull racial equality.
A. economy B. economics
C. economical D. economic
44. Machines that use hydraulic pressure including elevators, dentist chairs, andautomobile brakes.
A. exclude B. excluding
C. include D. are included
45. The first recorded use of natural gas to light street lamps it was in the town ofFrederick, New York, in 1825.
A. was B. is
C. it is D. were
46. Although the social sciences different a great deal from one another, they share acommon interest in human relationship.
A. move B. differ
C. change D. varies
47. Unlike competitive running, race walkers must always keep some portion of their feetin contact with the ground.
A. run B. runner
C. runners D. running race
48. A promising note is a written agreement to pay a certain sum of money at some timefuture.
A. time futures B. futures
C. futures time D. future time
49. New York City surpassed the other Atlantic seaports in partly because it developed thebest transportation links with the interior of the country.
A. part B. partial
C. partner D. parting
50. All root vegetables grow underground, and not all vegetables that grow undergroundare roots.
A. but B. or
C. as D. thus