题目摘自《英语二级笔译综合能力模拟试题》
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1. “In the past we were a lonely car maker, but we had good business” says Bernd Engelstadter, technical executive director at Shanghai Volkswagen, adding to he arrived in China seven years ago “competition was not a problem”.
A. that
B. when
C. that when
D. when that
2. Few pleasures call equal such of a cool drink on a hot day.
A. this
B. all this
C. that
D. all that
3. The house was situated on a hill over the village.
A. above the village
B. beyond the village
C. under the village
D. within the village
4. The gibbon ranges over an area wider than do the other apes.
A. a wider area than other apes do
B. an area wider than are other apes do
C. wider than other apes do the area
D. than wider other apes do an area
5. Jackie Robinson, the first Black American who was to play baseball in the major leagues, joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
A. the first and a Black American who
B. was the first Black American
C. the first Black American
D. the Black American who first
6. By the time Bob arrives in Beijing, we have already arrived here for two days.
A. we have been staying here for two days
B. it has been for two days we have stayed here
C. it is already two days before we have arrived here
D. we will have stayed here for two days
7. The photoperiodic response of algae actually depends on the duration of darkness, but not on the response of light.
A. is not on light
B. but is not on the light
C. and not on light
D. the light is not on
8. Catching sight of her old friend Brown, Mary moved for him to come over and sit in a seat next to her.
A. signed
B. swayed
C. twisted
D. signaled
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参考解析：
1.【答案】C. adding…这部分在句中是现在分词短语做伴随状语，而伴随状语从句中又带一个复合句表示:当他七年前到中国时“竞争不是个问题”，因此adding后应是一个that引导的从句，在这一从句中的时间状语应用when来连接。
2.【答案】C. 句中划线部分应该是代词来替代前面提到的pleasure。that和those若跟有介词短语，可用来代表前面提到的东西，以避免重复，等于“the+前面那个名词”。题意：在炎热的日子里，很少有什么乐趣能与这样的冷饮相提并论。
3.【答案】A. 此句意为:那所房屋坐落在村庄上方的一山坡上。beyond和within都没有“在……上方”之意:而over和above均有“在……上面，在……之上”之意，但above一般笼统地指“在……上方”，两者之间一般不相互接触，强调一个物体比另一个物体所处的位置高;反义词为below。例如:His house is above mine on the hill他的房子在山坡上，位置高于我的房子。而over表示“在……正上方”，指一个物体在另一个物体的垂直上方，两者之间一般不相互接触，反义词为under。例如:Their office is right over ours.他们的办公室就在我们的办公室上面。
4.【答案】A. 本句考查的是比较级的使用:被比较的两个事物应该是同等成分，本句意为:长臂猿较其它猿类分布的地区更广。
5.【答案】C. 本句应弄清楚句子结构:两个逗号之间的部分是插入语，其余是句子主句:插入语用来解释说明主句，在此只是说明Jackie Robinson是第一个美国黑人球员，根据形容词作前置定语的词序，应用the first Black American; the first后面接不定动词短语to play......。
6.【答案】D. 从时间状语从句来看是表示将来(时间状语从句中用一般现在时表将来)。而for two days要求完成时，因此应用将来完成时。
7.【答案】C. 本句意为:海藻的光周期反应事实上依黑暗的持续时间而定，而不是靠光的反应。英语中表示并列用and，抽象名词和物质名词前不加冠词。
8.【答案】D. 本句要表达的是;Mary见到自己的老朋友Brown就发信号(用手势)让他过来坐在她身边的座位上。A. signed签名(于)，署名(于)，签署; B. swayed摇摆，摇动; C. twisted扭曲，使转动，缠绕; D. signaled发信号，用信号表示(警告、通知等)。