Question

Directions：complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once．Note that there is one word more than you need．

　　The translator must have an excellent, up-to-date knowledge of his source languages, full facility in the handling of his target language, which will be his mother tongue or language of habitual 　　1　　 and a knowledge and understanding of the latest subject-matter in his field of specialization．

　　This is, as it were, his professional equipment．In addition to this, it is desirable that he should have an inquiring mind,wide interests, a good memory and the ability to grasp quickly the basic principles of new developments．He should be willing to work on his own, often at high speeds, but should be humble enough to consult others 　　2　　 his own knowledge not always prove adequate to the task in hand．He should be able to type fairly quickly and accurately and, if he is working mainly for publication, should have more than a nodding 　　3　　 with printing techniques and proof-reading．If he is working basically as an information translator, let us say, for an industrial firm, he should have the flexibility of mind to enable him to 　　4　　 rapidly from one source language to another, as well as from one subject-matter to another,since this ability is frequently required of him in such work．Bearing in mind the nature of the translator’s work,i．e．the processing of the written word, it is, strictly speaking, 　　5　　 that he should be able to speak the language he is dealing with．If he does speak them, it is an advantage 　　6　　 a hindrance(妨碍，阻碍), but this skill is in many ways a luxury that he can do away with．It is, 　　7　　, desirable that he should have an approximate idea about the pronunciation of his source languages even if this is restricted to 　　8　　 how proper names and place names are pronounced．The same 　　9　　 to an ability to write his source languages．If he can, well and good; if he cannot, it does not matter．There are many other skills and qualities that are desirable in a translator．

Answer 1

答案：E,A,G,H,B,F,J,D,I
解析：

　　1．试题分析：本题为近义名词词义辨析题。

　　详细解答：usage侧重于“具体的用法”。此处是指语言的运用，故应该选use。

　　2．试题分析：本题为语法题，考查对虚拟语气的掌握。

　　详细解答：本句是一个表示与将来事实相反的虚拟语气句。表示条件的从句中没有if，应用部分倒装。故选项A为正确答案。

　　3．试题分析：本题考查对固定搭配的掌握。

　　详细解答：a nodding acquaintance意为“点头之交”。

　　4．试题分析：本题为近义动词词义辨析题。

　　详细解答：switch意为“转换”，指完全或突然的转变。本句是指从一种语言转换到另一种语言，应用动词switch。

　　5．试题分析：本题考查对上下文的理解。

　　详细解答：上文中的“the nature of the translator’s work”就是“the processing of the written word”，而下文“this skill”指的是“be able to speak the languages he is dealing with”，故此处应选unnecessary，即他不必会讲他所处理的语言。

　　6．试题分析：本题考查连接词的用法。

　　详细解答：此处需要一个连词将“an advantage”和“a hindrance”连接起来。根据上下文，此处是肯定advantage否定hindrance，所以应选rather than表示“而不是”。

　　7．试题分析：本题考查连词的用法。

　　详细解答：上文说的是“unnecessary”，而下文说的是“desirable”，所以此处应该填一个表示转折关系的连词。however是表转折的连词。

　　8．试题分析：本题为语法题，考查对非谓语动词的掌握。

　　详细解答：be restricted to中to是介词，后面要求跟一个名词或动名词。

　　9．试题分析：本题考查对固定搭配的掌握。

　　详细解答：apply to意为“应用，适用”。这里是说用源语言写作的能力也是如此，故应选apply to。