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翻译二级笔译综合能力分类模拟题
21
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总分：
1
00.00
，做题时间：
90
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一、
Cloze Test
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总题数：
3
，分数：
100.00)
Today, the Tower of
London is one of the most popular tourist 1 and
attracts over three million
visitors a
year. It was occasionally used as a Royal Palace
for the Kings and Queens of England
2
the time of James I who 3 from 1603 to 1625, but
is 4 , known as a prison and execution place.
Within the
walls of the Tower, princes have been murdered,
traitors 5 , spies shot, and Queens
of
England beheaded. One of the most famous
executions was that of Anne Boleyn in 1536. She
was
the second wife of Henry
Ⅷ
. He wanted to 6 her
because she could not give him a son, so he
accused
her of adultery. She was tried
and found guilty. She asked to be beheaded with a
sword. 7 the
usual axe, which can still
be seen in the Tower. The sword and executioner
were 8 over specially
from France and
with one 9 the executioner cut off her head.
The
Tower was also the 10 of one of Londons most
famous mysteries. King Edward
Ⅳ
died in 1483.
His eider son, Edward, became king 11
his fathers death. Young Edward lived in the
Tower, and
the Duke of Gloucester, 12
protector, persuaded Edwards brother, Richard, to
come and live there
so that they could
play together. But then the Duke 13 that he was
the new king, and he was crowned
instead of the twelve-year-old Edward,
14 himself Richard
Ⅲ
.
After that, the
boys were seen less and less and eventually
disappeared. 15 said that they were
suffocated in bed by pillows being 16
their mouths. It is believed that Richard ordered
their
deaths, 17 it has never been
proved. In 1674, workmen at the Tower discovered
two 18 which were
taken away and buried
in Westminster Abbey in 1678. The 19 were examined
in 1933 and were declared
to be those
of two children, 20 the age of the Princes.
（分数：
30.00
）
s
√
解析：
[
解
析
] A
．
seats
席位；席次。
B
．
scene
s
场面；出事地点。
C
．
grounds
地面；土地。
D
．
sights
景物，景象。
答案
是
D
。
√
解析：
[
解析
] until
直到……为止。答案是
< br>A
。
d
√
d
lled
解析：
[
解析
] reign
掌握权力，统治。
rein
给
(
马
)
套上缰绳；控制。
power
力量；能力。
control
控制，管理。答案是
B
。
√
解析：
[
解析
]
用最高级。答案是
C
。
yed
√
ed
d
解析：
[
解析
] torture
折磨；痛苦。
ruin
灭亡；瓦解。
destroy
破坏，毁坏，摧毁。
wound
屈辱，刀伤，枪伤。答案是
C
。
the worst of
rid of
√
the best of
done with
解析：
[
解析
] get rid of
摆脱，
丢掉。答案是
B
。
from
s
er
with
than
√
<
/p>
解析：
[
解析
]
apart
from
撇开……来说，
除……之外。
besides
加之，更。
together
with
和……一起
[
合起来
]
。
rather
than
而不是。答案是
< br>D
。
t
√
解析：
[
解析
] take
over
接任，接管。
get over
从……中恢复，把……忘怀。答案是
A
。
√
解
析：
[
解析
]
stroke
在……上划线，勾消。
hit
< br>袭击，
(
箭、子弹等
)
打。
knock
敲，去掉。
shot
发射，射击。答案是
D
。
√
< br>解析：
[
解析
] spot
地点，场所。
scent
香味，踪迹。
place
地方，场所。
view
展望；观察。答案是
A
。
√
< br>解析：
[
解析
]
on
表示方法、状态、动作。如
on an official
visit to a country
对某国进行正式访问。答案是
< br>A
。
√
D..a
解析：
[
解析
] his
指的是
Ed
ward
。答案是
C
。
ced
√
hed
ised
ed
解析：
[
解析
] announce
宣布，通告。
publish
颁布，发行。
advertise
通知，登广告。
reveal
揭示，启示。答案是
A<
/p>
。
√
g
ing
解析：
[
解析
] A
．
naming
给……命名，给……取名。
calling
名称
，呼，唤。
declaring
声称，宣布。
< br>giving
给予物，
礼物。答案是
B
。
is
is
are
is
√
解析：
[
解析
] its said that
据说。答案是
D
。
into
ed forth
d over
√
on
解析：
[
解析
] press
按，榨取。
squeeze
压迫，挤入。
force
强迫，迫使。
put
on
穿上，戴上。答案是
C
that
gh
√
解析：
[
解析
] although
虽然，尽
管。答案是
D
。
ons
√
s
bodies
解析：
[
解析
] skeletons
骨架，骷髅。
boys
男孩，童子。
remains
遗体，遗骨。
over sb.s dead body
不顾别人的激烈
反对，硬要。答案是
A
。
√
s
es
解析：
[
解析
] bone
遗骸
，骨头。
ash
骨灰，废墟。
corp
se
尸体，没有活动力的人。
sketch
草图，草稿。答案是
B
。
tely
nly
y
√
ly
解析：
[
解析
]
definitely
无疑地，明确。
certain
ly
的确，必定。
roughly
，大
致地，粗略地。
possibly
可能地，合理
地。答案是
C
。
Although most people return from
package holidays reasonably satisfied, this is not
always the
21 Take, for instance, the
nightmare experience of a Frenchman who went on 22
to Colombia. The
hotel in the small
Caribbean port was over-booked. The holidaymaker
was 23 round the streets,
looking for a 24 and breakfast place,
when he was arrested for vagrancy. He was 25 ,
where he
told the magistrate that it was the
hotels 26 The magistrate was the hotelowners
brother, and
he
charged the tourist 27 making false accusations
and sent him to prison for 28 had left. He
had
insufficient funds to buy a return ticket, 29 he
went to the Post Office to send a telegram
to his home in
Montpellier, asking for money. He was 30 before he
could send it. This time he
was charged with legal 31 .
It was explained that, having missed his return 32
, he could no longer
be
classified as a tourist. He now needed a work 33 ,
he didn
have one. He was fined $$500
for
this 34 ,
and a further $$500 when he again blamed the hotel
for overbooking. His 35 was confiscated
because he couldn
pay the fines. He hitch-hiked to
Bogota 36 the consulate finally arranged
to send him home. All things 37 , I
would prefer to plan my holiday independently. 38
my view,
its safer to do it yourself.
And the advantages of planning your holiday
yourself are 39 .
If it is well-
planned, an independent holiday can usually be
good 40 for money.
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30.00<
/p>
）
ence
ion
√
解析：
[
解析
]
c
ase
情况，真相。
occurrence
事件，事故。
situation
形势，局面。
state
状态，情况，形势。答案是
D
。
e
y
√
al
ation
解析：
[
解析
]
holiday
假日，休息日。
go
on
holiday
去休假。
package
包裹，包。
festival
节日，贺宴。
celebration
庆祝，赞美。答案是
B
。
ing
ring
ing
√
ling
解析：
[
解析
] wande
r
漫步，徘徊。
stroll
游荡，漫
步。
saunter
闲逛，混日子。
p
atrol
出巡，警察。答案是
C
。<
/p>
odation
√
g
解析：
[
解析
< br>]
accommodation
住处，
膳宿。
hotel
旅馆，
旅社
。
bed
床铺；
床位。
lodging
寄宿处，
寄宿。
a
bed
and
breakfast
place
住宿
加次日早餐的地方，为习惯搭配。答案是
C
。
< br>
to court
√
t to the police station
to the reform school
to prison
解析：
[
解析
]
take to court
告上法庭。答案是
A
。
√