2011年苏州大学211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解【圣才出品】
2011年苏州大学211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解
I. Vocabulary (30%)
Directions: In this section, you are required to choose the ONE word or phrase which, if substituted for the underlined word or phrase, or if employed to complete the incomplete sentence, would best keep the meaning of the original sentence, or would best complete the sentence.
1. In the Mesozoic period, the upward thrust of great rock masses created the Rocky Mountain and the Alps.
A. cliff
B. angle
C. push
D. dome
【答案】C
【解析】句意：在中生代，巨石群的向上推力形成了落基山脉和阿尔卑斯山脉。thrust 推力。push推；推动。cliff悬崖；绝壁。dome圆屋顶。
2. The ambassador was given the book as a token of the government’s regard for him.
A. an episode
B. a present
C. a memento
【答案】C
【解析】句意：这位大使被授予了这本书，象征着政府对他的尊重。token象征，标志。memento纪念品。episode插曲；一段情节。
3. Grandma Moses, a popular painter, spent her life in a tranquil little farming community.
A. a homely
B. a serene
C. a humble
D. a snobbish
【答案】B
【解析】句意：摩西，一位受欢迎的画家，在一个宁静的小农场里度过了一生。tranquil 安静的，平静的。serene平静的；安详的。homely家庭的；平凡的。humble谦逊的；简陋的。snobbish势利的。
4. The flower bud of a water lily opens at sunset since its opening is triggered by the decreased light.
A. hooked
B. hampered
C. set off
D. drowned
【解析】句意：睡莲的花蕾在日落时开放，因为它的开放是由于光线的减弱而引起的。trigger引发，引起。set off出发；引起。hook钩住。hamper妨碍。
5. Ultimately people rely on science to gain an understanding of biological phenomena.
A. In the final analysis
B. Foremost
C. furthermore
D. Nevertheless
【答案】A
【解析】句意：归根到底，人们依靠科学来获得对生物现象的理解。ultimately根本上，终归。in the final analysis归根到底。foremost首先；居于首位地。nevertheless然而，不过。
6. A legend is a popular story rooted in history, but which has been elaborated beyond the point of verification.
A. being verified
B. versification
C. variation
D. contradiction
【答案】A
【解析】句意：传说是一种源于历史的流行故事，但已经被阐述得超出了核实范围。verification确认；核实。Versification 作诗；诗律。variation变化；变异。contradiction 矛盾；否认。
7. The representative was asked to verify his earlier statement.
A. confirm
B. withdraw
C. revise
D. generalize
【答案】A
【解析】句意：这位代表被要求核实他早先的声明。verify核实；查证。confirm确定；证实。withdraw撤退；收回。revise修正；复习。generalize概括；推广。
8. The nursing vocation, as we know it today, came into being at the beginning of this century.
A. profession
B. vacation
C. psychology
D. occasion
【答案】A
【解析】句意：我们今天所知道的护理职业是在本世纪初开始形成的。vocation职业。
9. In order to maintain physical wellbeing, a person should eat wholesome food and get sufficient exercise.
A. healthful
B. wholesale
C. unbearable
D. stale
【答案】A
【解析】句意：为了保持身体健康，一个人应该吃有益健康的食物，并进行充分的锻炼。wholesome健全的；有益健康的。healthful健康的；有益健康的。wholesale批发的；大规模的。unbearable难以忍受的。stale陈腐的。
10. Because it withstands the effects of high temperatures, rhenium is a valuable
ingredient in certain alloys.
A. wakes
B. undoes
C. resists
D. withholds
【答案】C
【解析】句意：由于铼能够经受住高温，所以其是某些合金中有价值的成分。withstand 抵挡；禁得起。undo取消；解开。withhold保留，不给。
11. In the ancient civilization of Greece and Rome, thunder was believed to be a
manifestation of the wrath of the gods.
A. row
B. complaints
C. uproar
D. rage
【答案】D
【解析】句意：在古希腊和古罗马文化中，人们认为雷声是神愤怒的表现。wrath愤怒；
激怒。uproar骚动；喧嚣。rage愤怒；狂暴。
12. I was so _____ in my book that I didn’t hear the doorbell ring.
A. concentrated
B. absorbed
C. engaged
D. occupied
【答案】B
【解析】句意：我如此专心于书中，以至于没有听到门铃响。be absorbed in专心于；
全神贯注于。concentrated应该与on搭配，occupied应该与by搭配。be engaged in参与；从事于。
13. When he was a student, his father gave him a monthly _____ to cover his expenses.
A. salary