2017年度下半年全国翻译专业资格（水平）考试英语3级笔译综合能力真题
(总分100, 做题时间120分钟)
Section 1 Vocabulary and Grammar
Part 1 Vocabulary Selection
In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below, each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word which **pletes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1. 
They fought their enemies with any weapons they could get their hands________.
A 
on
B 
to
C 
for
D 
at
2. 
The fact that they reacted so differently was a reflection of their different________.
A 
preferences
B 
points
C 
personalities
D 
performances
3. 
A blow on the head may cause________ unconsciousness without lasting damage.
A 
complete
B 
temporary
C 
fatal
D 
horrible
4. 
Despite their good services, most inns are less costly than hotels of________standards.
A 
exceptional
B 
exact
C discourse
exclusive
D 
equivalent
5. 
Some people________avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them.
A 
violently
B 
sincerely
C 
deliberately
D 
enthusiastically
6. 
The dancing skills include many delicate movements which are considered________.
A 
buoyant
B 
pleasant
C 
muscular
D 
graceful
7. 
Being both lazy and spoiled, some people tend to ________ failure to success.
A 
admire
B 
blame
C 
charge
D 
refuse
8. 
Some high-yield crops can be planted in preference to others to________food supply.
A 
handle
B 
generate
C 
enhance
D 
undertake
9. 
The TV programs did take the time to________viewers on how to donate to the flood victims via a website.
A 
incite
B 
insist
C 
indicate
D 
instruct
10. 
When people become unemployed, it is________which is often worse, psychologically,than lack of an income.
A 
laziness
B 
desire
C 
idleness
D 
temper
11. 
As a________of his pioneering work in the late 1930s, Earl Hines has been called the father of the modem jazz piano.
A 
result
B 
sign
C 
token
D 
mark
12. 
Our knowledge of dinosaurs is wholly________from the bones which have been found here and there.
A 
confirmed
B 
retained
C 
acquired
D 
sought
13. 
In our school, English and math **pulsory while Western literature and the second language are________.
A 
free
B 
voluntary
C 
selective
D 
optional
14. 
Stressful environments lead to unhealthy behaviors, such as poor eating habits which in ________ increase the risk of heart disease.
A 
danger
B 
turn
C 
secret
D 
despair
15. 
This organization is completely________ of any political association, and it can conduct its own business with foreign counterparts.
A 
inclusive
B 
indispensable
C 
indefinite
D