2012年翻译资格考试二级笔译预测试题及答案(3)
二、词汇辨析(共20题，合计20分)
1.The ancient Jewish people regarded themselves as the salt of the earth, the chosen few by God to rule the world.
A. outcast
B. elite
C. nomad
D. disciple
2.One of the effective ways to lessen environmental pollution is the reservation and protection of more swamps.
A. vast thick corals
B. pockets of wetland
C. warm volcanoes
D. millions of bees and wasps
3.We regret being unable to entertain your request for providing free boarding to 15 sportsmen for two weeks.
A. receive
B. comply
C. coincide
D. consider
4.Although many modifications have been made in it, the game known in the United States as football can be traced directly to the English game of rugby.
A. rules
B. changes
C. demands
D. leagues
5. "Holmes!" I whispere
D. "What on earth are you doing in this disgusting place?"
A. humble
B. unpleasant
C. underprivileged
D. noisy
6.That gossip concerning them exploded at length after it had been simmering for a long time.
A. segment
B. sector
C. skeleton
D. scandal
7.He was finally enrolled into a member of the college after a year's hard working.
A. incorporated
B. corporate
C. corporal
D. operated
8.The 20th-century poem suggests to something we have been able to find nothing about.
A. alludes
B. avoids
C. alleges
D. alerts
9.John Smith has a blog at The Lonely Planet Times, and you can listen to a live audio stream by clicking this link below.
A. steam
B. water flow
C. recording
D. programming
10.Because this area has a high rate of crime and unemployment, there are only people moving out.
A. incentive
B. incident
C. incidence
D. initiative
