英语三级笔译综合能力测试的错题集合
Craig assured his boss that he would call ________ all his energies in doing this new job.
A. forth B. at C. on D. off
【解析】call forth使出现；使产生；使起作用；引起；振作(精神)；鼓起(勇气)
One reason for the successes of Asian immigrants in the U.S. is that they have taken great ________ to educate their children.
A. means B. pains C. attempts D. hardships
【解析】take great pains 意思是“不辞辛苦”。
I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be ___ to it.
A. connected B. fastened C. bound D. stuck
【解析】be bound to 注定; 一定要?; 终归; 不得不;
If this is set to Bind, then the data will simply be bound to the control.
In my opinion, you can widen the ________ of this improvement through your active
participation.
A. scale B. volume C. magnitude D. scope
【解析】本题译文：依我看, 通过你的积极参与, 你能够扩大这些改进措施的范围. scope(活动)范围,机会,余地
The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made on the ________.
A. spot B. site C. location D. ground
【解析】on the site着重于“场地上“；on the spot着重于现场，比如新闻报道啊，第一前线都是on the spot 这个在很多新闻里都是可以听到的。
Your improper words will give ________ to doubts concerning your true intentions.
A. rise B. reason C. suspicion D. impulse
【解析】give rise to造成; 引起， 导致
Low levels of choline in the body can give rise to high blood-pressure.
体内胆碱水平过低会引起高血压。
There are swamps that will have to be cleared before construction can begin.
A. forests B. groves C. puddles D. wetlands
【解析】groves 小树林；果园；puddle划桨留下的水旋涡
Doctors prescribe massive doses of penicillin for patients with pneumonia.
A. gross B. heavy C. excessive D. adequate
【解析】massive大量的，过量的；adequate充足的；适当
What it amounts to is simply that he is unwilling to give us his support.
A. means B. matters C. reaches D. signals
【解析】amount to 共计；意味着；发展成；折合
If he goes on like this, he'll never amount to anything. 如果他一味这样下去,他将一事无成
???Only individual benefactors and ad hoc grants have made possible the ecological surveys already undertaken.
A. additional B. unique C. special D. specific
Bill’s talk with the boss this morning left him in a thoughtful mood.
A. pensive B. deliberate C. passive D. considerate 【解析】几个单词的侧重不同。thoughtful与pensive侧重“沉思，深思”；deliberate“故意的”
Anyone who doesn’t have a free ticket must pay the fee for going in.
A. attending B. admitting C. admission D. attention 【解析】admission有“入场费”的意思；attention“注意”；attending“出席的；参加，照顾”
When an organism is completely encapsulated and preserved, it becomes a fossil, thus turning into evidence of things that once lived.
A. thereby B. therefore C. thereof D. therein Hot metal shrinks as it becomes cool.
A. concedes B. compresses C. condenses D. contracts
【解析】“金属冷却时体积缩小”。compress挤压，压缩；condense浓缩；concede让步，退让
contract 坏习惯很容易养成，缩小；紧缩
Take the stalemate between the administration and the oil companies for example. A. case B. deadlock C. conflict D. contradiction
【解析】stalemate“僵局；陷于困境”；conflict“矛盾，冲突”；contradiction“矛盾，否认，反驳”；
deadlock“僵局”
If you can’t dig into the field you have chosen for your pursuit, it is hardly possible for you to achieve anything significant in the field.
A. acquire B. require C. accompany D. accomplish
【解析】这里，achieve一般指的是“取得…的成绩”；而acquire指的是“掌握…技能/知识”；accomplish“完成，实现”
There are many different ways of comparing the economy of one nation with those of another.
A. that B. this C. what D. which
【解析】with引导的句子不是定语从句.....，而是“比较一个国家的经济与其他国家的经济”，that指代的是前面的economy.
Dump sewage into oceans and rivers is a serious form of pollution. A. Having dumped sewage B. Being dumped sewage C. Dumped sewage D. Dumping sewage
【解析】Dump sewage倾倒污水
Children learn primarily by physical experience direct the world around them. A. physical experiencing directly of B. physical experience directly C. directly physical experience D. direct physical experience of 【解析】注意理解这里的direct修饰的是experience，而不是physical，修饰名词的肯定是形容词形式。
The more the century progresses, less the interested we have become in family life. A. The much…, less the B. The further…, the less C. The more…, the less D. The further…, less the
【解析】progress进步，发展，常用further来修饰，“发展得更远”
He complained that the project was always______________
A、short of funding B、short of fund C、short of funds D、short for fund
【解析】fund是基金：是指为一个特定的目的收集或保存的一定金额的钱。 funds是资金：是指可以用来花的，尤其是指为特定目的给一个组织或个人的钱。
She is vain （爱慕虚荣的） and believes that____
A. good look counts B. good looks count C. good lookings count D. a good look count
【解析】good looks指美貌固定搭配，看作复数。或者用good looking
He has a lot to do today, for he has to go through all the _________ of those candidates.
a. credential b. credit c. credentials d. credits
【解析】credit是信用的意思 credential证书
The air is made up of matter
【解析】matter物质
英国下议院the House of Commons 英国上议院the House of Lord
His wife was vain and extravagant. 他的妻子既爱慕虚荣又奢侈。
【解析】extravagant过度的，过分的; 奢侈的，浪费的; 放肆的; 大量的
Martin has created enough memorable ________to make it easy to forgive his lows.
A. youngsters B. nobles C. highs D. miserables
【解析】highs“高水平，高额赤字，高潮”与后面的lows形成对比。memorable“显著的，难忘的”
Rice is the ________food of most Southeast Asians.
A. common B. general C. staple D. popular
【解析】A．common共同的，共有的；普通的，常见的；主要指共有的或共同享受的；B．general一般的，普通的，全面的；主要指普遍性；C. staple主要的，常用的；订书钉；staple food指主食；D．popular通俗的，流行的； On turning the comer, they saw the path ______ steeply.
A．departing B．descending C．decreasing D．degenerating
【解析】形近识别。A．departing出发，背离；B．descending下降；如：The path descends sharply． 这条小径向下急降(下斜坡度很陡)。C．decreasing减少，渐减；D．degenerating退化
English language publications in China are growing in volume and ______.
A．circulation B．rotation C．circumstance D．appreciation
【解析】词义辨析。 A．circulation流通，传播；B．rotation旋转；C．circumstance条件，细节；D．appreciation欣赏，正确评价，增值，此句意为：在中国，英语出版物在产量与销量(发行量/传递/流通)上日益增加。
To impose computer technology ______ teachers is to create an environment that is not conducive to learning.
A．with B．to C．in D．on
【解析】固定搭配。 impose+名词+on/upon(对??)课税，使负担，把(想法等)强加(于某人)，强迫(某人)接受： 如：He always tries to impose his opinion on others．他总是想强迫别人接受他的意见。
The ultimate cause of the Civil War was the bombardment of Fort Sumter.
A. only B final C true D special
【解析】形容词辨析。 ultimate 最后的，最终的，根本的；A．only唯一的，单独的，最好的；B．final最后的，最终的，决定性的；C．true真实的，真正的，正确的，忠实的； D．special特别的，特殊的，专门的
It was rather strange how the habits of his youth clung to him still. He was 72.
A. stuck to B. turned C. led to D. gave way to
【解析】clung to (cling to) 粘紧，依附，坚持(意见)，墨守(习惯)；A．stuck to (stick to) 粘住，坚持；B．turned转动，扭转；
C．led to (lead to) 通向，导致；D．gave way to (give way to) 撤退，让步，退让；
All living creatures pass on inherited traits from one generation to other. A. the other B. another C. the other D. other one
【解析】句意为：所有生物都是一代一代地向下传递其遗传特征。other可作形容词或代词，做形容词时，意思是“别的，
其他”，泛指“其他的(人或物)”。the other指两个人或物中的一个时，只能用the other，不能用another，此时的other作代词。others是other的复数形式，泛指“另外几个”，“其余的”。Another = an + other，既可作形容词，也可作代词，只能用于三个或更多的人或物，泛指同类事物中的三者或三者以上的“另一个”，只能代替或修饰单数可数名词。本句是指从一代向另一代传递.
Identical twins are thought to be exactly alike, but in fact, there are a lot of differences.
【解析】Identical twins同卵双胞胎