题目摘自《英语二级笔译综合能力模拟试题》
1. Both a person's heredity and his environment help to shape his character.
A. relative
B. education
C. nationality
D. surroundings
2. Jane and Tom have been able to reconcile their difference and are a happy family again
A. settle
B. arrange
C. balance
D. pacify
3. Some industrial workers were trying quietly and peacefully, to create a network of free trade unions, modeled presumably on Poland‘s famous Solidarity, which was an anathema to the regime.
A. a curse
B. a coup
C. a spume
D. a sinew
4. Giving the child problems he cannot solve will only frustrate him.
A. baffle
B. worry
C. alarm
D. cultivate
5. The environmental balance among ecological communities is exceedingly complex
A. almost
B. successfully
C. extremely
D. rarely
6. When we were in the mountains, we often found ourselves entirely enveloped by the fog
A. confined
B. surrounded
C. darkened
D. blocked
7. Recent studies have identified four major global environmental risks; acid rain, ozone depletion, deforestation and the greenhouse effect.
A. recognized
B. proved
C. got rid of
D. multiplied
8. The primary objective of Basic Econometric is to provide an elementary but a comprehensive introduction to the art and science of econometrics.
A. brief
B. precise
C. simplified
D. extensive
参考解析：
1.【答案】D. 本题中，environment的意思是“环境，外界”。四个选项中，surroundings的意思是“环境”，如:The house is in beautiful surroundings这座房屋四周的环境优美)。relative的意思是“亲戚”;education的意思是“教育，培养”;nationality的意思是“国籍。国家，民族”。
2.【答案】A. 本题中，reconcile的意思是“使和谐”。四个选项中，settle的意思是“安放，定居，使平静”，如:Wait until the excitement has settled down(等到兴奋的情绪镇静下来再说)。arrange的意思是“安排，协商”;balance的意思是“权衡，对比”;pacify的意思是“安慰，抚慰”。
3.【答案】A. 本题中，curse的意思是“诅咒，咒语，祸根，祸因”与划线词anathema“诅咒，咒逐”的意思相吻合，如:Our tribe is under a curse(我们的部落正受诅咒)，故选A。coup的意思“出乎意料的行动;策略”;spume的意思是“泡沫”;sinew的意思是“精力:体力”，均与划线词意思不一致。
4.【答案】A. 本题中，frustrate的意思是“挫败，阻挠”。四个选项中，baffle的意思是“困惑，阻碍”，如:This puzzle baffles me(这个谜使我困惑不解)。worry的意思是“烦恼，担忧”; alarm的意思是“恐吓，警告”;cultivate的意思是“培养，耕作”。
5.【答案】C. 本题中，exceedingly的意思是“非常地，极度地”。四个选项中，extremely的意思是“极端地，非常地”，如:I'm extremely sorry.(我非常抱歉)。almost的意思是“几乎，差不多:successfully的意思是"顺利地，成功地;rarely的意思是“很少地，罕见地”
6.【答案】B. 本题中，envelope的意思是“封袋，包膜”。四个选项中，surround的意思是“包围，环绕”，如:The fence surrounds the school(篱笆环绕着学校)。confine的意思是“限制”;darken的意思是“使变暗”;block的意思是“封锁，阻塞”。
7.【答案】A. 本题中，identify的意思是“识别，鉴别”。四个选项中，recognize的意思是“认可，承认”如:recognize this new government(承认这个新政府)。prove的意思是“证明，检验”;get rid of的意思是“消除”;multiply的意思是“繁殖，增加”。
8.【答案】D. 本题中，comprehensive的意思是“全面的，广泛的”。四个选项中，extensive的意思是“广大的，广阔的”，如:The school has extensive playing fields(这个学校有宽阔的活动场地)。brief的意思是“简短的，短暂的”;precise的意思是“精确的，准确的”;simplified的意思是“单一的，简单的”。
