2004年5月英语三级笔译综合能力试题(一)

　　Section 1: Vocabulary and Grammar (25 points)

　　This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each part before answering thequestions. The time for this section is 25 minutes.

　　Part 1 Vocabulary Selection

　　In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choicesrespectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase which bestcompletes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Then blacken the correspondingletter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

　　1. Grover Cleveland was the first president __________ in the White House.

　　A. got married

　　B. to get married

　　C. has got married

　　D. was married

　　2. If cauliflowers are not __________ from extreme temperatures, the heads get discolored.A. protected

　　B. shelter

　　C. shade

　　D. saved

　　3. The gas __________ from the tank is dangerous.

　　A. given off

　　B. giving out

　　C. giving away

　　D. given up

　　4. When it started to snow, we turned round and __________ the hotel.

　　A. got by

　　B. searched for

　　C. made for

　　D. cleared up

　　5. Since writing home to their parents for money, they had lived _________ hope.

　　A. in

　　B. for

　　C. on

　　6. Rice is the __________ food of most Southeast Asians.

　　A. common

　　B. general

　　C. staple

　　D. popular

　　7. William Byrd was the owner of the largest library in colonial __________.

　　A. period

　　B. time

　　C. times

　　D. periods

　　8. Exobiology is the study of life __________ other planets.

　　A. in

　　B. at

　　C. on