| 翻译专业资格考试每日一练（2015-12-18） |
| 第1题： Only hotel guests have the ______ of using the private beach. A．occasion B．possibility C．privilege D．allowance |
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| 第2题： The President took a drubbing from much of the press which had breathlessly reported that a deal was in the bag. A．was sure to be made B．was being considered C．was their secret weapon D．was their last resort |
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| 第3题： What does the author mean by "the American flag, for all of its beauty and deep meaning, is symbolic" in the last paragraph A．(A) The American flag is a very important symbol of the nation. B．(B) The authority and dignity of the American flag should be protected. C．(C) The American flag symbolizes the spirit of the Constitution. D．(D) The meaning of the American flag is formal rather than substantial. |
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| 第4题： It was too late to______of the contract. A．back out B．back down C．back up D．back away |
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| 第5题： Annie Jump Cannon, ______ discovered so many stars that she was called "the census taker of the sky". A．a leading astronomer, B．who, as a leading astronomer, C．was a leading astronomer, D．a leading astronomer who |
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| 第6题： At the World Literacy Center, an organization that works to help people read, the helpers work hard, enabling them to successfully reach their goals. A．assistants B．volunteers C．part-timers D．amateurs |
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| 第7题： Readers________happy endings may find the unvarnished view of modern motherhood a bit unsettling. A．fond B．preferred C．adapted to D．accustomed to |
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| 第8题： Why did the author mention railway construction at the beginning of the passage A．(A) to serve as a background of the passage. B．(B) to illustrate the wild ups and downs of the railway industry C．(C) to introduce the fatalistic view that recession, however unpleasant, is necessary. D．(D) to display the relationship between industrial development and employment rate. |
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| 第9题： More and more people these days are clamoring for full-body plastic surgery popularity in the world. A．to attain B．to sustain C．gaining D．obtaining |
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| 第10题： John and I have just been telling stories two of us . A．ourselves B．to each other C．each of us D．both |
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