大学英语考试题 主要为翻译

选择：

1. The coward in me was much too pleased with this solution. (B) fear

2. He returned to his hometown so that he could indulge his passion for football. (B) enjoy.

3. A desperate man will resort to anything. (D) turn to anything for help

4. He jotted down her number on

a slip of yellow paper. (B) wrote down quickly

5. She looked at him in such distress that he had to look away.

(C) pain

6. It was the open space in Austin that initially overwhelmed me. (B) originally

7. She lives confined to Bethlehem for 11 years. (D) restricted

8. The second Palestinian uprising against Israel’s military occupation was already two months under way.

(A) invasion

9. I had to constantly remind myself that these were most often civilian and not military helicopters. (C) continuously

10. I worry about the indifference in this country. (A) unconcern 11. The peace-making process between Israel and Palestine started with (D. the historic meeting between Yitzhak Rabin and Yasir Arafat )

12. Which one of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? (A. Egypt, Jordan and Morocco sent their representatives to the peace rally) 13. Yitzhak Rabin decided to give up military actions mainly because

(B. they didn’t lead to peace)

14. At the peace rally, Yitzhak Rabin sent a message to people around the world that (C. he was determined to promote and achieve a comprehensive peace) 15. From the passage we can conclude that (D. Yitzhak Rabin believed that there was a chance for peace)

填空：

1. Nowadays, consumers not only demand the high quality of the products but also their after-sale services.

2. After the Second World War, millions of people were left homeless; so the government decided to give priority to housing.

3. To be safe, you may put on your dark glasses to avoid the sun shining directly in your eyes.

4. In a serious tone of voice, the

doctor warned him to keep off

sugar.

5. The old mansion was furnished

with great elegance.

6. Parents should give sound

advice to their children during

their transition from childhood to

manhood.

7. Because of the impact of poor

sales in other Asian countries,

there has been a modest decrease

in house sales in China this year.

8. The sweaters are made of wool

imported from Australia.

9. People all over the world were

shocked when they learned of the

death of Princess Diana via

television and radio.

10. To be granted a substantial

yearly bonus is considered

comparable to getting a raise in

pay.

11. The coming of IBM’s CEO

caused a stir of excitement on the

campus.

12. To combat poverty in the city,

millions of dollars have been spent

on training the unemployed

workers.

13. With the loan from the bank,

the company may be able to

survive the crisis.

14. Many teenagers are found to

immerse themselves too much in

the virtual world of the computer

games.

15. The police suspect that it was

John who committed the murder.

16. Some of his instructions are

outdated and others are too vague

to be understood.

17. I’d rather stay at home than go

to the exhibition at the gallery;

modern arts really don’t appeal to

me.

18. With the sharp rise of traffic

accidents, it is necessary to

educate the public on traffic rules.

19. Mr. Wilson is quite satisfied

with his new secretary because

she’s much more efficient than the

former one.

20. You could not be exempted

from the punishment because there

can be no exception to the rule.

21. Facing intense pressure to

resign, the manager had to quit his

job.

22. If we sit down and study it in a

rational, objective manner, maybe

we could find a way out.

23. The soldiers in the open field

were exposed to the enemy’s

gunfire and many of them got

killed or wounded.

24. After the intensive training,

they became somewhat more

confident than they used to be.

25. The assistant came here to

execute a few orders from the

manager.

26. The city government will soon

issue street litter control notices.

27. The judges must confine their

attention to the facts only, and leave

out anything that could be

described as hearsay.

28. A lot of innocent people lost

their lives during the border

conflict.

29. Although he is no longer with

me, his words and deeds will never

cease to influence me in my future

work.

30. Many investors think China is

preferable to other developing

countries in terms of investment,

security and profitability.

短语填空：

1. Because of a flat tire, he had to

walk all the way to the gas station

for help.

2. For the sake safety, you must

keep all medicines away from

children.

3. Zewail had already had good

academic qualifications under his

belt before he won the Noble Prize

in chemistry.

4. It is expected that all the

countries under the WTO umbrella

should trade on equal terms.

5. The factory has built up a good

reputation for its products by

attaching great importance to

quality and after-sales service.

6. This high dosage of Vitamin C is

an excellent way of helping to keep

at bay nasty colds and viruses.

7. The President enjoyed his term

for only two years before the roof

fell in; his affair with a woman

appeared in the press.

8. At present, the whole world

seems to be at a loss about how to

cope with economic globalization.

9. The thesis is no easy work; you

have to break your back over it for

months.

10. He founded the company five

years ago and has been managing

the business ever since.

11. More students will be accepted

to colleges and universities this

year thanks to the continuing

expansion of college enrolment.

12. The chairman talked and talked,

and it seemed as if the meeting

would never end.

13. At the end of the Cultural

Revolution, China’s economy was on

the edge of collapse.

14. The yearly campaign to raise

funds for the Red Cross is under way

15. The new technique for growing

rice will certainly open the door to

the increase of crop yields on a large

scale.

汉译英：

1.作母亲的有时候不能察觉她们所

深爱的孩子们的过错，这样做的结

果会使孩子们再次犯错。（to be

blind to）

Mothers are sometimes blind to the

faults of their beloved children,

which will cause the children to make

the same mistakes again.

2.做事不先考虑会导致失败，因此

我们应该三思而后行。（to result in）

Acting before thinking often results

in failure, so we should think before

we leap.

3.年轻人有时会抱怨无法喝父母沟

通。（to communicate with）

Young people sometimes complain of

not being able to communicate with

their parents.

4.家养的动物习惯于依赖人，因此

很难在野外继续生存。（to survive）

Domestic animals are used to

depending on humans, so it is

difficult for them to survive in the

wild.

5.他突然有种恐惧感，觉得自己会

因为经济不景气而被公司裁员。（to

overtake）

He was suddenly overtaken by a fear

that he would be laid off by the

company because of the depression.

6.尽管我承认有问题存在，但我并

不认为这些问题不能解决。（while）

While I admit that there are problems,

I don’t agree that they cannot be

solved.

7.他在电视上的第一次辩论给听众

留下了深刻的印象。（impression）

His first debate on TV make a deep

impression on his audience.

8.一切事物都是互相联系又互相作

用的。（to interact with）

All things are interrelated and

interact with each other.

9.如果确实在经济上又困难，你可

以申请学生贷款。（to apply for）

If you don have financial difficulties,

you can apply for a student loan.

10.这位科学家研制这种新材料达

10年之久才又了突破。（to make

one’s own way）

The scientist had worked hard at the

new material for 10years before he

made his own way in the end.

11.思想史通过语言来表达的。（by

means of）

Thoughts are expressed by means of

language.

12.这位老太太确信，今天她儿子会回家来为她庆祝生日的。（to feel assured）

The old lady feels assured that her son will come back home today to celebrate her birthday.

13.伟人能以人格的力量来控制困难的局面。（to dominate）

A great man can dominate a difficult situation by force of character.

14.虽然火车的速度比不上飞机，但是很多人还是愿意坐火车。（to rival）

Trains can’t rival planes for speed, but many people prefer to travel by train.

15.一旦人们看到这种管理模式确实有效，久更又可能接受它。（to be likely to do）

People are much more likely to accept his mode of administration once they see that it really works.

16.这支乐队二十世纪八十年代凭借那张专辑一举成名。（to shoot to fame）

The band shot to fame in the 1980s with that single album. 17.科学家正极力研究治愈艾滋病（AIDS）的良方。（to push……to the limits）

Scientists are pushing them selves to the limits in their research for finding a cure for AIDS.

18.现在我们知道了网络的意义：鼠标一点就能知晓天下大事。（point）

Now we see the point of the internet: we can get information from all over the world just by clicking the mouse.

19.经过两个多月的不懈努力，警方终于在一个南方城市找到了罪犯的踪迹。（to track…down）After two months of restless effort, the police finally tracked the criminal down in a southern city. 20.如果你们的产品质量么有实质性的提高，我认为你们在市场上不会又什么竞争力。（for real）If the quality of your products isn’t improving for real, I don’t think they will be competitive in the market.

21.知道原理史一回事，但要付诸实践有时另外一回事。（it’s one thing…it’s another…）

It’s one thing to understand the principle, it’s another thing to put it into practice.

22.不找到所有这些相关信息能否凑成一幅关于他的清晰图画。（to add up to）

I’m wondering whether all the related information could add up to a clear picture of him.

23.招我们喜欢的不仅是他的聪

明，还有他的幽默。（to appeal to）

What appeals to us is not only his

intelligence but also his sense of

humor.

24.这位国际知名导演拍摄的最

新影片结果是彻底的失败。（to

turn out）

The latest movie made by that

internationally famous director

turned out to be a total failure.

25.这些年轻人似乎对一切事情

都缺乏耐心。（to have patience

with）

It seems that some youngsters

don’t have patience with anything.

26.他悲叹一声，对我们说他年轻

时也曾风光一时。（to breathe a

sigh of; to have seen a better day）

He breathed a sigh of sorrow and

told us that he had seen a better

day when he was young.

27.他又极强的责任感，这就是为

什么他被选中掌管这个项目。（to

take control of）

He has a strong sense of

responsibility, and that is why he is

chosen to take control of the

project.

28.事实上，室内空气质量与儿童

的健康密切相关，当然与成人的

健康也有关系。（for that matter）

In fact, the air quality of a house

has a great deal to do with

children’s health, and adults’

health for that matter.

29.乘飞机旅行既快又安全，难怪

是旅行者的首选。（no wonder; a

popular choice）

Traveling by air is quick an safe.

No wonder it is a popular choice

for travelers.

30.网上免费的信息，方便的交

流，诱人的游戏，对于他这就是

互联网的一切。（what…is all

about）

Free information online,

convenient communication with

friends, attractive games, to him

this is what Internet is all about.

31.他一直在琢磨这个问题，直到

把它完全解决为止。（to chip

away at）

He kept chipping away at the

problem until he had completely

solved it.

32.我已经获准进入那个地区进

行采访，这可不是人人都能得到

的机会。（to be given permission）

I have been given permission to do

the interview in that area, and

that’s not something that everyone

gets.

33.随着战争的开始，接踵而来的

便是为期十年的屠杀和毁灭。

（with…came）

With the beginning of the war came

ten years of killing and destruction.

34.我们将继续从事我们一直在从

事的事业。（to continue; what）

We shall continue to do what we

have always been doing.

35.他们大多数人从头一天早上起

就一直在干。今晚他们仍然谁也

睡不成。（to be up; none of them）

Most of them had been up since the

morning before yesterday. But none

of them will sleep tonight either.

36.同这个案件相比，最近几个月

的盗窃事件不值得一提。（pale; in

comparison）

The thefts in recent months paled in

comparison with this case.

37.尽管我们提出了降低成本的建

议，董事会的成员们似乎没有认

真考虑。（to appear; to

take…seriously）

Though we had put forward a

proposal to reduce cost, the board

members didn’t appear to take it

seriously.

38.办公室里可能再也不会响起他

那爽朗的笑声了。（unlikely; to

ring）

It is unlikely for his hearty laugher

to ring in our office again.

39.我们应尽一切可能与企图破坏

和平进程的人作斗争，迫使他们

停止从事恐怖活动。（to exhaust; to

torpedo; to cease）

We should exhaust every possibility

in our fight against those who

attempt to torpedo the peace

process and force them to cease to

engage in terrorism.

40.虽然他的和平政策得到了广泛

的支持，然而和平事业仍然充满

了艰难困苦。（to receive; to be

fraught with）

Although his peace policy received

broad support, the cause for peace

was still fraught with difficulties

and pain.