翻译资格考试catti三级笔译模拟题

翻译资格考试catti三级笔译模拟题

I. Vocabulary and Structure (1 point each, 35 points in all)

1. English people often take umbrellas with them when they go out because they don't want to be in a rain.

A. seized

B. got

C. captured

D. caught

2. Whenever Tom knew I was in trouble, he always lends me a hand.

A. might

B. would

C. could

D. should

3. There is an arrow on the wall _ the direction of advance.

A. pointing

B. identifying

C. marking

D. indicating

4. The spaceman found to look at the earth away from it

A. a most exciting experience

B. it a most exciting experience

C.that a most exciting experience

D.the experience most

5. As people live longer, they to change their ideas about life

A. like

B.tend

C.wish

D.long

6. any instructiorts from the Head Office, we couldn't make any decision.

A. Not receiving

B.Receiving no

C.Not having recived

D.Having not received

7. The design was so that you could not find any fault in it.

A. delicate

B. elaborate

C. fancy

D. complicated

8. So fast that it is difficult for us to imagine its speed.

A. light travels

B. travels light

C. do light travel

D. does light travel

9. She longed to visit Italy, _ she often dreamt about it.

A. so seriously that

B. so eagerly that

C. to such an extent that

D. so anxiously that

10. Even if he _ here, he would not be able to help us.

A. is

B. had been

C. has been

D. were

11. The classroom is quite clean _ some waste paper on the floor. :

A. except for

B. except

C. besides

D. without

12. He is the only one of those boys who _ willing to take a make-up exam

A. is

B. were

C. has been

D. was

13. He speaks English well indeed, but of course not a native speaker

A. as fluent as

B. more fluent than

C. so fluently as

D. much fluently than

14. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people _ harm them.

A. rather than

B. other than

C. more than

D. better than

15. Everyone is working harder, and living a happier life now, _ ?

A. isn't one

B. aren't we

C. isn't it

D. aren't they

16. Sorry, I didn't know _ Dr. Smith has already returned from his holiday. I'II go and see him in a minute

A. that

B. when

C. whether

D. if

17. There's little chance that mankind would a nuclear war.

A. retain

B. endure

C. maintain

D. survive

18. It was a soldier who happened to be there saved the girl from the danger

A. where

B. how

C. that

D. when

19. The dictionary she bought is that I have.

A. twice as much as

B. as twice much as

C. twice more than

D. twice than

20. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _ .

A. average

B. ordinary

C. regular

D. normal

21. I was really anxious about you. You home without a word

A. mustn't leave

B. shouldn't have left

C. couldn't have left

D. needn' t leave

22. If you your name and address on the card, we'll send the book to you as soon as it is retumed.

A. go over

B. fill in

C. find out

D.carry out

23. Would you like more coffee? I'm sure you would .