三级笔译真题(一) 笔译综合能力 Section1: vocabulary and grammar Part1 vocabulary selection 1. We have had to raise the prices of our products because of the increase in the cost of ___materials. A primitive B .rough C original D raw 2. With an eight-hour week and little enjoyment, life must have been very ___for the students. A hostile B anxious C tedious D obscure 3. Whenever the government increases public services, ___because more workers are needed to carry out these services. A employment to rise B employment rises C which rising employment D the rise of employment 4. Our flight to Guangzhou was___ by a bad fog and we had to stay much longer in the hotel than we had expected. A delayed B adjourned C cancelled D preserved 5. Container-grown plants can be planted at any time of the year, but___ in winter. A should be B would be C preferred D preferably 6. Both longitude and latitude___ in degrees, minutes and seconds. A measuring B measured C are measured D being measured 7. Most comets have two kinds of tails, one made up of dust, ___ made up of electrically charged particles called plasma. A one another B the other C other ones D each other 8. Good pencil erasers are soft enough not___ paper but hard enough so tat they crumble gradually when used. A by damaging B so that they damaging C to damage D damaging 9. The magician picked several persons___ from the audience and asked tem to help him with the performance. A by accident B at random C on occasion D on average 10. On turning the corner, they saw the path___ steeply. A departing B descending C decreasing D degenerating 11. English language publications in China are growing in volume and___. A circulation B rotat...
