翻译硕士英语2014(211)【试题+答案】
2014年江西师范大学外国语学院211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解I. Vocabulary: (1×1, 10 points)Direction: For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.1. —Why, this is nothing but common vegetable soup!— _____, madam. This is our soup of the day.A. Let me seeB. So it isC. Don’t mention itD. Neither do I【答案】B【解析】根据“哎呀，这只是普通的蔬菜汤！”这句话来判断，顾客是在抱怨，而答语是服务员对顾客的话做了“确认”回答，“确实如此，这就是我们今天的汤”。
2. The couple _____ their old house and sold it for a vast profit.A. did forB. did inC. did withD. did up【答案】D【解析】句意：这对夫妇修理了旧房子，然后卖了高价。
do up刷新；修缮。
do for适合。
do in 欺骗；搞垮。
3. —Mother, you promised to take me out.—Well. _____A. So I did!B. So did I.C. So I do!D. So do I.【答案】A【解析】第一个人抱怨妈妈说话不算数，第二句话用了一个语气词well表明她承认自己曾经许诺过这事。
“so+主语+助动词”表示说话人认同对方的看法。
4. Rumors are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into _____ ones.A. turbulentB. tragicC. vulnerableD. suspicious【答案】A【解析】句意：谣言无处不在，散布恐惧，损毁名誉，把平静的局势弄得十分动荡。
根据“turn...into”可知，空白处单词应该与calm意思相反。
turbulent混乱的。
vulnerable易受攻击的。
suspicious可疑的。
5. The student said there were a few points in the essay he _____ impossible to comprehend.A. has foundB. was findingC. had foundD. would find【答案】C【解析】句意：这个学生说，他发现这篇文章里有几点很难理解。
这句话中“发现”这个动作发生在“said”之前，因此应该用过去完成时。
6. Overpopulation poses a terrible threat to the human race. Yet it is probably _____ a threat to the human race than environmental destruction.A. no moreB. not moreC. even moreD. much more【答案】B【解析】句意：人口过剩对人类构成了可怕的威胁。
然而这可能不仅是对人类的威胁，更是对于环境的破坏。
用于比较两件事物时，no more ...than表示对两者都否定，意为“同……一样不”。
而not more...than指两者虽都具有某种特征，但程度不同，意为“不如”“不及”。
7. The decline of _____ and good manners may be worrying people more than crime, according to Gentility Recalled, edited by Digby Anderson, which laments the breakdown of traditional codes that once regulated social conduct.A. politenessB. civilizationC. civilityD. greeting【答案】C【解析】这句话中，空白处应该与and后的“good manners”意思相近。
civility礼貌；礼仪。
8. A new laptop costs about _____ of a second-hand one.A. the price of three timesB. three times the priceC. as much as the three times priceD. three times more than the price【答案】B【解析】此题考查倍数的表达方法。
①倍数+the size/height/length/width. etc.+ of+其他。
②倍数+as+形容词或副词的原级+ as +其他。
③倍数+形容词（或副词）的比较级+ than +其他。
9. The government is advising _____ as a means of improving the present economic situation.A. thriftB. frugalC. thriftyD. thrive【答案】A【解析】句意：政府建议节俭作为改善目前经济状况的一种手段。
thrift节俭；节约。
frugal节俭的；朴素的。
thrifty节约的；茂盛的。
thrive繁荣，兴旺。
10. They disliked each other too much to meet, so they conducted all their business through an _____.A. intermediaryB. interloperC. interlocutorD. interpreter【答案】A【解析】句意：他们彼此不愿相见，有事均通过中间人处理。
intermediary中间人。
interloper闯入者。
interlocutor对话者。
Ⅱ. Cloze (1×1, 20 points)Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain (11)______ to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, (12)______ they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (13)______ certain signs, called letters, which could be written to represent those sounds, and which could be (14)______. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters, we call words.The power of words, then, lies in their (15)______—the things they bring up before our minds. Words become (16)______ with meaning for us by experience; (17)______ the longer we live, the more certain words (18)______ to us the happy and sad events of our past: and the more we (19)______, the more the number of words that mean something to us (20)______.11. A. soundsB. gesturesC. signsD. movements12. A. such thatB. as thatC. so thatD. in that13. A. inB. withC. ofD. upon14. A. written downB. handed downC. rememberedD. observed15. A. functionsB. associationsC. rolesD. links16. A. filledB. fullC. liveD. active17. A. butB. orC. yetD. and18. A. reappearB. recallC. rememberD. recollect19. A. read and thinkB. read and recallC. read and learnD. read and recite20. A. raisesB. increasesC. improvesD. emerges【答案与解析】11.A 根据第一段倒数第二句中“those sounds”可知，该空应该填“sounds”。
12.C 这句话前半句“人类发出声音来表达想法和感受”与后半句“他们可以互相交流”之间是因果关系，因此应该填so that。
13.D 句意：后来，他们在某些符号方面达成了一致意见。
agree upon对……取得一致意见。
agree in对……表示同意。
14.A 根据前半句中“which could be written to...”及下一句中“written in letters”可知，该空应该填“written down”。
2014年武汉大学翻译硕士英语真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)
2014年武汉大学翻译硕士英语真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. V ocabulary 2. Proofreading 3. Reading Comprehension 4. WritingV ocabulary1．The U. S government is made up of three portions; executive, legislative and judicial.A．partsB．ingredientsC．principlesD．proportions正确答案：A解析：句意：美国政府由三个部分组成：行政、立法和司法。
portion和part 含义相同，均表示“(整体中独立的)部分”。
ingredient(混合物的)组成部分；(构成)要素。
principle原理，原则。
proportion比例；部分。
2．For 18 months, Iran repeatedly rebuffed all U. S proposals to free the hostages.A．rebukedB．rejectedC．abusedD．filtered正确答案：B解析：句意：一年半以来，伊朗一再拒绝美国要求释放人质的提议。
rebuff 断然拒绝，回绝。
reject拒绝，驳回。
rebuke非难，指责。
abuse滥用；虐待。
filter 过滤；渗入。
3．The common earthworm is made up of round segments, commonly divided into anterior and posterior.A．organsB．cellsC．ringsD．sections正确答案：D解析：句意：一般的蚯蚓都是由一段一段的环形组成的，通常还包括前段和后段。
segment段；体节。
section节，段。
organ器官。
cell细胞。
ring环状物，圆圈。
round表示“圆的”，ring与之语义重复，故不选。
2014年天津大学翻译硕士考研真题及答案解析-211翻译硕士英语
2014年天津大学翻译硕士考研真题及答案解析-211翻译硕士英语2014年天津大学211翻译硕士英语考研试题（回忆版）1.单选词汇考1)spectrum2)subscription3)ICU4)IOC5)Pyramiddiacause6)外卖7)团购8)官邸制9)雾霾2.改错从ABCD四个选项中选出错误的选项。
3.阅读1)前三篇客观选择2)后一篇主观问答,关于艺术评价与鉴赏，如何做一个好的评论家4.翻译1)英译汉是讲的孔子对中国的影响，2)汉译英是改革开放的内容，十八大报告中的一段5.作文300字左右Some people think the old buildings stand in the way of progress How importance of protecting the old buildings？育明教育天津分校解析：育明教育通过多年的辅导经验和对历年真题的分析，专业课是决定考研成功的关键，各所学校都有自己独特的出题风格，建议大家复习的时候要遵循每年考试出题的风格、出题的规律把握考试的重点进行复习，育明教育专注考研专业课多年，更多的考研信息可以咨询天津分校王老师。
专业课的复习和应考有着与公共课不同的策略和技巧，虽然每个考生的专业不同，但是在总体上都有一个既定的规律可以探寻。
以下就是针对考研专业课的一些十分重要的复习方法和技巧。
一、专业课考试的方法论对于报考本专业的考生来说，由于已经有了本科阶段的专业基础和知识储备，相对会比较容易进入状态。
但是，这类考生最容易产生轻敌的心理，因此也需要对该学科能有一个清楚的认识，做到知己知彼。
跨专业考研或者对考研所考科目较为陌生的同学，则应该快速建立起对这一学科的认知构架，第一轮下来能够把握该学科的宏观层面与整体构成，这对接下来具体而丰富地掌握各个部分、各个层面的知识具有全局和方向性的意义。
做到这一点的好处是节约时间，尽快进入一个陌生领域并找到状态。
2014年西北师范大学外语学院211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解【圣才出品】
2014年西北师范大学外语学院211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解I. Grammar & Vocabulary (20 Points)Directions: There are 20 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.1. Richard lives in _____, but he is leading _____.A. a palace of a house, the hell of a lifeB. the palace of a house, a hell of a lifeC. a palace of the house, a hell of a lifeD. a palace of a house, a hell of a life【答案】D【解析】句意：Richard住在如宫殿般的房子中，却过着地狱般的生活。
本题考查的是冠词的用法，palace，house，hell，life前面都应该加a，故答案为D。
2. He must have waited here for a long time, _____?A. mustn’t heB. hasn’t heC. didn’t heD. doesn’t he【答案】C【解析】句意：他一定在这儿等了很长一段时间，不是吗？本题考查的是反义疑问句的用法，must have done表示对过去事实的推测,表示动作的时候用did当助动词,表示状态时用was，该题是动作，故答案是C。
3. Individuals who are subjects of research should participate knowingly in research and _____ the opportunity to decide if they want to participate.A. gaveB. givingC. givenD. be given【答案】D【解析】句意：研究的对象应该对该研究了如指掌，应该有权利决定加不加入研究当中去。
2014年天津外国语大学翻译硕士英语真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)
2014年天津外国语大学翻译硕士英语真题试卷(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1. V ocabulary 2. Reading Comprehension 3. WritingV ocabulary1．The native opposition to authority began at midnight, when a gang of youths massacred the Newton family and set the house afire.A．approbationB．rebellionC．recriminationD．action正确答案：B解析：句意：午夜，一群年轻人杀害了牛顿一家人并放火烧了他们的房子，这标志着当地反政府行动的开始。
opposition反对；反抗。
rebellion反抗；叛乱。
approbation认可；赞许。
recrimination相互指责；揭丑。
action行动。
2．Their relations during the divorce proceedings had been mostly friendly, so his belligerence in the judge’s chambers surprised her.A．antebellumB．trustC．pactD．aggressiveness正确答案：D解析：句意：离婚诉讼期间他们的关系还算友好，因此法院开庭时他的挑衅态度让她颇为震惊。
belligerence好战；斗争性。
aggressiveness进攻性；侵略性。
antebellum(美国南北)战争前的。
trust信任。
pact条约，公约。
3．The Senate Republicans, outraged by their treatment, were in a bellicose mood.A．quarrelsomeB．troublesomeC．charmingD．terrible正确答案：A解析：句意：参议院的共和党人被所受到的待遇激怒，争吵一触即发。
211翻译硕士英语答案14
河南科技大学2014年硕士研究生入学考试试题答案及评分标准考试科目代码：211考试科目名称：翻译硕士英语Part Ⅰ Multiple Choice (20%)For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, or D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.1.C2.A3.D4.D5.B6.B7.B8.D9.D 10.B11.C 12.A 13.D 14.B 15.A 16.C 17.C 18.D 19.D 20.CPart Ⅱ Blank-filling (10%)Put a word in each blank that is appropriate for the context.1. until2. restricted3. contrast4. rather5. domestic6. while7. areas8. question9. right 10. wellPart Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40%)Read the following passages and answer the questions by choosing A, B, C, or D.1.B2.D3.C4.A5.D6.B7.A8.B9.D 10.B11.D 12.B 13.B 14.A 15.DRead the following passage and answer the questions briefly.16. The definition of worry is relevant to the author’s argument because it places in context the need for hobbies and other interests.17. The author describes as unfortunate those people who can command everything they want because what they really need to balance their lives are not hobbies, other pleasures or excitement, but discipline.18. The essential difference between the two classes of human beings defined by the author is that for one group, the smaller group, work and pleasure are the same thing.19. It is particularly important for people whose work is their pleasure to cultivate a hobby because they need an alternative outlook or a change of atmosphere so that they can banish their work from their minds for a short while. 20. While a hobby or a new form of interest is important, it is not something that can be chosen quickly. Indeed the growth of a hobby is a long-term business. It must be chosen well and nurtured. The author maintains that, to be really happy, you should have two or three hobbies and that you must like what you do. It is no good taking up a hobby late in life as it can cause aggravation. He stresses that different kinds of people need completely different kinds of hobbies.Part ⅨWriting (30%)Is Filial Piety Legislation Suitable?It is reported that China is considering making a law that requires the adult children to visit their aged parents regularly in order to make the elderly parents feel warm at heart and promote the traditional Chinese virtue of filial piety. In my opinion, to formulate such a law is neither suitable nor effective.In the first place, “filial piety” is a moral obligation which can not be enforced by law. Whether the adult children should be filial to the parents or not can only be discussed in the moral dimension, not the legal one. To legislate morality is not a good method to solve the widespread “empty nest elderly” problem in China. We should encourage citizens to visit their aged parents as frequently as possible, not through legal enforcement.In the second place, we will encounter many difficulties or dilemmas in the process of formulating such a law. It is hard to define “visit their aged parents regularly.” How regularly is regularly? Once a week, a month, a quarter or a year? And it is also difficult to define “aged parents” accurately. It is obvious that if the law-makers define them too broadly and casually, the law will result in ineffectiveness because the unfilial children will probably take advantage of a legal loophole.In the third place, the law-makers should consider the reality that many adult children have little opportunity to visittheir parents due to all-consuming jobs and few days off. To be filial to the parents is the traditional Chinese virtue which is still advocated and fulfilled by most Chinese people, especially the financially disadvantaged migrant workers, who are most willing to visit their parents frequently, but can not afford the time and money. It is unwise and unreasonable to force the adult children to visit their parents regularly at the cost of losing their jobs, which will only lead to the deterioration of the lives of both the parents and their children.Admittedly, the growing number of elderly people in China is really a big headache for the government. We should make efforts to find a good way to solve the problem. However, to formulate such a legal rule is not a good solution. Such enforced visits would be not only pointless but down-right uncomfortable for both parties.评分标准Part Ⅰ Multiple Choice (20%)共20题，共20分，每题1分。
(NEW)首都师范大学外国语学院211翻译硕士英语[专业硕士]历年真题及详解
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目 录2012年首都师范大学211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解2013年首都师范大学211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解2014年首都师范大学211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解2015年首都师范大学211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解2012年首都师范大学211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解Part I. Proofreading and Error Correction (1*10 POINTS, 15 MINUTES)Directions: The following passage contains TEN errors. Each numbered line contains ONE error, in which only ONE word is involved. Identify each error and correct it in the following way: copy the wrong word on your ANSWER SHEET and then write down the correct one. Make sure that you write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET!【答案与解析】1．couragement→courage（“勇气”的表达为“courage”。
）2．crops→crop（crop rotation为固定搭配，意思是“作物轮作”。
）3．than→to（superior to为固定搭配，意思是“优于；比……优越”，虽然有比较的意思，但是不能与than搭配。
）4．exist→existence（in existence现有的，为固定搭配。
）5．more→more（easy的比较级为easier，不能用more easier。
）6．the→a（句意：他首先是一个不知疲倦的好作家。
文中并没有提到过关于他是“writer”的其他事情，因此不能用特指。
南京大学外国语学院《211翻译硕士英语》[专业硕士]历年考研真题及详解
目 录2010年南京大学211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解2011年南京大学211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解2012年南京大学211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解2013年南京大学211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解2014年南京大学211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解2010年南京大学211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解Part O e: Proof ReadingThe following sentences contain some errors. Copy and edit them on your answer sheet. (1.5×10) 1．An important information I got from her is our teacher’s new marriage.2．She had a lot of difficulty with the long vowel /ei/, so I taught her how to pronounce.3．The tutor asked the pupils: “How to write an essay on your mother?”4．The volleyball players of our department went through very tough training for a whole semester and finally win the championship of the university.5．I felt frustrated and wondered why my English wasn’t improved even after having watched many movies and read many books.6．The news of the H1N1 flu worried the headmaster, but another news was upbeat: so far, everyone in his school was healthy.7．All of us in the class would like to become a teacher in the future.8．In high school, we had to take many classes, Chinese, English, physics, chemistry, mathematics and history and so on.9．The students found it dissatisfied that their hard work was not rewarded or recognized. 10．The university attaches great importance to teacher’s research and publications.【答案与解析】1．An: The（information为不可数名词，因此将An改为The。
2014年中山大学翻译硕士英语真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)
2014年中山大学翻译硕士英语真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. V ocabulary 2. Reading Comprehension 3. WritingV ocabulary1．Kate was______the experiment a month ago, but she changed her mind at the last minute.A．to startB．to have startedC．to be startingD．to have been starting正确答案：B解析：句意：凯特本应一个月前就开始实验，但她在最后一刻改变了想法。
be to do是固定用法。
由于start the experiment这个动作先于change her mind，所以用过去完成时be tohave done表示在过去的事情对现在的影响。
2．“You______borrow my notes provided you take care of them,”I told my friend.A．couldB．shouldC．mustD．can正确答案：A解析：句意：我告诉我朋友：“如果你能爱惜我的笔记，我就可以借给你”。
“provided(that)+从句”表示假设条件，相当于if。
根据情况可使用虚拟语气或是陈述语气，这里表示真实的条件句。
3．Overpopulation poses a terrible threat to the human race. Yet it is probably______a threat to the human race than environmental destruction.A．no moreB．not moreC．even moreD．much more正确答案：B解析：句意：人口过多对人类造成了很大的威胁，然而环境破坏比人口过多对人类造成的威胁更大。
2014年上海海事大学研究生入学考试211翻译硕士英语考研真题
小（重要提示：答案必须做在答题纸上，做在试题上不给分）考试科目代码211 考试科目名称翻译硕士英语Part I Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B), C) and D). Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet.1.It is customary for the bride and groom to __________ their wedding ceremony the evening before theoccasion.A) rehearse B) reciteC) relieve D) reiterate2.The students dormitory is __________ to the school campus.A) adjunct B) absentC) adolescent D) adjacent3.The whole house was in a dilapidated condition; the door __________ on its hinges and the floorboardswere nearly rotten.A) screeched B) squealedC) squeaked C) sledged4.After Obama announced that he planned to run for president, the telephone at campaign headquarters rang__________.A) incisively B) incessantlyC) impartially D) impatiently5.Because she was a few minutes late, she __________ into class and sat in the back of the room.A) crawled B) tiptoedC) rambled D) stumbled6.During the long __________ last year, the farmers had to irrigate their crops.A) drought B) questC) threat D) sleet7.Almost every manager needs an assistant whom he can __________ to take care of problems that mayoccur in his absence.A) count to B) count onC) count for D) count of8.Tom doesn’t even know that angles of less than 90 degrees are called __________ angles.A) obtuse B) focalC) acute D) converging9.One of the __________at the post office is for local mail and the other one is for out-of-town mail.A) slides B) slatsC) slots D) slips10. It is important to boost the morale of the soldiers as low morale can render an army __________.A) sterile B) barrenC) dissolute D) impotent11.Schools should not __________ poor children of the opportunity for learning.A) deprive B) impressC) improvise D) derive12. As there were no other choices, we decided to pay for the furniture on the __________ plan.A) deposit B) debitC) installment D) creditrry was so __________ in his reading that he forgot about his meat cooking in the oven.A) enlivened B) engrossedC) engraved D) enlightened14.Finally, the powerful ruler __________ a rebellion and punished the instigators.A) supported B) reinstatedC) resigned D) suppressed15.The spy used a __________ name while dealing with his counterpart.A) fictitious B) fictileC) fidgety D) fiery16.Nothing is better than a cup of tea to __________ my thirst after playing tennis for two hours.A) quash B) quenchC) quit D) quell17.Christopher Columbus was the first person to __________ under the patronage of Queen Isabella of Spain.A) wander B) navigateC) circumvent D) explore18.After receiving the insulting letter, Ian became __________.A) fugitive B) revengefulC) resentful D) furious19.To some people in the west, marriage is an ___________ institution.A) obsolete B) ancientC) archaic D) extant20.The government is engaged in a project to __________ the hostile element of society.A) dignify B) pacifyC) satisfy D) certify21.The swimmer __________ from the water and climbed onto the boat.A) emerged B) submergedC) merged D) entered22.The city maintains very many Chinese traditions which are among the highest achievements of those whocreated the __________ we now enjoy.A) inheritance B) geneticsC) estate D) heritage23.She worked __________ from a desire to live a full life either in favorable or unfavorable conditions.A) assertively B) persistentlyC) resiliently D) insistently24.We have heard that his face was badly __________ in the crash last night.A) browsed B) breachedC) bruised D) brooded25.The very idea of your taking part in the beauty competition is __________.A) alphabetic B) absurdC) abnormal D) abrupt26.The clerk in the patent office said to his boss, “Look, I am not drunk. I’m as __________ as a judge.”A) sober B) steadyC) somber D) clear27.My continual __________ kept the other workmen awake at night during the past weeks when we werestaying together.A) snarling B) snoringC) sneering D) snoozing28.It is very convenient for you to replace any part of the machine, for they are all __________.A) mechanized B) normalizedC) standardized D) modernized29.She wants to set up a school to __________ her skills and knowledge to the young generation.A) impede B) inheritC) impart D) intervene30.He is considered one of the geniuses in our school, but I think his paintings are quite __________.A) meager B) mediumC) moderate D) mediocrePart II Reading Comprehension (40%) Directions:There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decideon the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1Items 31 to 34 are based on the following passage:Perhaps the most challenging is the set of skills required to produce a written assignment, the most common means by which student learning is evaluated. This demands a critical evaluation of a potentially large amount of required reading.The reading required to perform writing tasks requires a set of effective strategies with which many students may be unfamiliar. The texts themselves may vary greatly in both content and style from subject to subject but all require the same critical analysis of conceptually complicated material.Similarly, the experience of speaking before an audience will almost certainly be a new experience for most undergraduates. Again, students are expected to critically evaluate issues and to contribute to the discussion or analysis. Participation in these discussions often forms part of a student’s course assessment and those who fail to express themselves may gain lower grades.Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours perhaps illustrating the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, distributing reading material and giving out assignments. The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and wonders what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture with notes which do not catch the main points and which become hard even for the student himself to understand.Most institutions provide courses which assist new students to develop the skill they need to be effectivelisteners and notetakers. If these are unavailable there are many useful study-skill guides which enable learners to practice these skills independently. In all cases it is important to tackle the problem before actually starting your studies. If you leave it until after your course begins, you may find that you are not able to study and to learn how to study at the same time.It is important to acknowledge that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skill required in college study. One way of overcoming these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skill classes which most institutions provide throughout the academic year. Another basic strategy is to find a study partner with whom it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.The acquisition of effective language and study skills is a process which continues throughout undergraduate life and is itself a fundamental component of a university education.31. The passage is mainly about ________.A) the necessity of getting much knowledgeB) the training of writing at collegeC) the importance of acquiring a set of effective study skillsD) the training of reading ability32.When a student has difficulties acquiring language skills, it is advisable for him orher to __________.A) turn to the teacher immediately B) exchange ideas with a partnerC) seek advice from books D) memorize more words33. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A) Most students are confused by traditional teaching.B) Most teachers fail to teach students how to learn.C) Taking notes in class is not so important.C)Learning how to learn is just as important as what to learn.34. When speaking before an audience, it is important for a student to ________.A) give his own comments B) speak clearly enoughC) show his knowledge from books D) notice others’ reactionPassage 2Items 35 to 38 are based on the following passage:Well, no gain without pain, they say. But what about pain without gain? Everywhere you go in America, you hear tales of corporate revival. What is harder to establish is whether the productivity revolution that businessmen assume they are presiding over is for real.The official statistics are mildly discouraging. They show that, if you lump manufacturing and services together, productivity has grown on average by 1.2% since 1987. That is somewhat faster than the average during the previous decade. And since 1991, productivity has increased by about 2% a year, which is more than twice the 1978—87 average. The trouble is that part of the recent acceleration is due to the usual rebound that occurs at this point in a business cycle, and so is not conclusive evidence of a revival in the underlying trend. There is, as Robert Rubin, the treasury secretary, says, a “disjunction” between the mass of business anecdote that points to a leap in productivity and the picture reflected by the statistics.Some of this can be easily explained. New ways of organizing the workplace—all that re-engineering and downsizing—are only one contribution to the overall productivity of an economy, which is driven by many other factors such as joint investment in equipment and machinery, new technology, and investment in education and training. Moreover, most of the changes that companies make are intended to keep them profitable, and this need not always mean increasing productivity: switching to new markets or improvingquality can matter just as much.Two other explanations are more speculative. First, some of the business restructuring of recent years may have been ineptly done. Second, even if it was well done, it may have spread much less widely than people suppose.Leonard Schlesinger, a Harvard academic and former chief executive of Au Bon Pain, a rapidly growing chain of bakery cafes, says that much “re-engineering” has been crude. In many cases, he believes, the loss of revenue has been greater than the reductions in cost. His colleague, Michael Beer, says that far too many companies have applied re-engineering in a mechanistic fashion, chopping out costs without giving sufficient thought to long-term profitability. BBDO’s Al Rosenshine is blunter. He dismisses a lot of the work of re-engineering consultants as mere rubbish —“the worst sort of ambulance-chasing”.35. According to the author, the American economic situation is___________.A) not as good as it seems B) at its turning pointC) much better that it seems D) near to complete recovery36. The official statistics on productivity growth ____________.A) exclude the usual rebound in a business cycleB) fall short of businessmen’s anticipationC) meet the expectation of business peopleD) fail to reflect the true state of economy37. The author raises the question “what about pain without gain” because _______.A) he questions the truth of “no gain without pain”B) he does not think the productivity revolution worksC) he wonders if the official statistics are misleadingD) he has conclusive evidence for the revival of business38. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?A) Radical reforms are essential for the increase of productivity.B) New ways of organizing workplaces may help to increase productivity.C) The reduction of costs is not a sure way to gain long-term profitability.D) The consultants are a bunch of go-for-nothings.Passage 3Items 39 to 42 are based on the following passage:The process of perceiving other people is rarely translated (to ourselves or others) into cold, objective terms. “She was 5 feet 8 inches tall, had fair hair, and wore a colored skirt.” More often, we try to get inside the other person to pinpoint his or her attitudes, emotions, motivation, abilities, ideas, and characters. Furthermore, we sometimes behave as if we can accomplish this difficult job very quickly—perhaps with a two-second glance.We try to obtain information about others in many ways. Berger suggests several methods for reducing uncertainties about others: watching, without being noticed, a person interacting with others, particularly with those who are known to you so you can compare the observed person’s behavior with the known others’ behavior, observing a person in a situation where social behavior is relatively unrestrained or where a wide variety of behavioral responses are called for, deliberately structuring the physical or social environment so as to observe the person’s responses to specific stimuli; asking people who have had or have frequent contact with the person about him or her, and using various strategies in face-to-face interaction to uncover information about another person—questions, self-disclosures and so on. Getting to know someone is a never-ending task, largely because people are constantly changing and the methods we use to obtain information are oftenimprecise. You may have known someone for ten years and still known very little about him. If we accept the idea that we won’t ever fully know another person, it enables us to deal more easily with those things that get in the way of accurate knowledge such as secrets and deceptions. It will also keep us from being too surprised or shocked by seemingly inconsistent behavior. Ironically, those things that keep us from knowing another person too well (e.g., secrets and deceptions) may be just as important to the development of a satisfying relationship as those things that enable us to obtain accurate knowledge about a person (e.g., disclosures and truthful statements).39. What do we learn from the first paragraph?A) People are better described in cold, objective terms.B) The difficulty of getting to know a person is usually underestimated.C) One should not judge people by their appearance.D) One is usually subjective when assessing other people’s personality.40. It can be inferred from Berger’s suggestions that __________.A) people do not reveal their true self on every occasionB) in most cases we should avoid contacting the observed person directlyC) the best way to know a person is by making comparisonsD) face-to-face interaction is the best strategy to uncover41.In developing personal relationships, secrets and deceptions, in the author’sopinion, are __________.A) personal matters that should be seriously dealt withB) barriers that should be done away withC) as significant as disclosures and truthful statementsD) things people should guard against42. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is _________.A) to give advice on appropriate conduct for social occasionsB) to provide ways of how to obtain information about peopleC) to call the reader’s attention to the negative side of people’s charactersD) to discuss the various aspects of getting to know peoplePassage 4Items 43 to 46 are based on the following passage:Dr. Thomas Starzl, like all the pioneers of organ transplantation, had to learn to live with failure. When he performed the world’s first liver transplant 25 years ago, the patient, a three-year-old boy, died on the operating table. The next four patients didn’t liv e long enough to get out of the hospital. But more determined than discouraged, Starzl and his colleagues went back to their lab at the University of Colorado Medical School. They devised techniques to reduce the heavy bleeding during surgery, and they worked on better ways to prevent the recipient’s immune system from rejecting the organ — an ever-present risk. Now, thanks to further refinements, about two thirds of all liver-transplant patients are living more than a year.But the triumphs of the transplant surgeons have created yet another tragic problem: a severe shortage of donor organs. “As the results get better, more people go on the waiting list and there’s wider disparity between supply and need,” says one doctor. The American Council on Transplan tation estimated that on any given day 15,000 Americans are waiting for organs. There is no shortage of actual organs; each year about 25,000 healthy people die unexpectedly in the United States, usually in accidents. The problem is that fewer than 20 percent become donors.This trend persists despite laws designed to encourage organ recycling. Under the federal UniformAnatomical Gift Act, a person can authorize the use of his organs after death by signing a statement. Legally, the next of kin can veto these posthumous gifts, but surveys indicate that 70 to 80 percent of the public would not interfere with a family member’s decision. The bigger roadblock, according to some experts, is that physicians don’t ask for donations, either because they fear offend ing grieving survivors or because they still regard some transplant procedures as experimental.When there aren’t enough organs to go round, distributing the available ones becomes a matter of deciding who will live and who will die. Once donors and potential recipients have been matched for body size and blood type, the sickest patients customarily go to the top of the local waiting list. Beyond the seriousness of the patient’s condition, doctors base their choice on such criteria as the length of time th e patient has been waiting, how long it will take to obtain an organ and whether the transplant team can gear up in time.43. One factor causing death on organ transplantation is ___________.A) heavy bleeding during surgeryB) destruction of patients’ immune systemC) objection from patients to taking organs of othersD) doctors’ lack of confidence44. In the U.S. there is a long waiting list for organs because __________.A) there is a shortage of actual organsB) only a few people become organ donorsC) doctors have set a limit to the number of organ recipientsD) transplant surgery is still experimental45. There would be many more organ donors if ____________.A) laws are designed to encourage organ recyclingB) people can’t legally prevent a family member from donating his organC) doctors are more willing to ask for donationsD) transplant surgery is more successful46. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A) Dr. Starzl and Transplant SurgeryB) Transplant Surgery in the U.S.C) The Future of Transplant SurgeryD) Success in Transplant Surgery and Shortage of OrgansPassage 5Items 47 to 50 are based on the following passage:The beginnings of marine biology can be traced back to the renowned Greek philosopher Aristotle of the 3rd century B.C. In certain respects, he was a greater marine biologist than any who followed him, for he made many notable observations with no books to guide him and no microscope with which to see fine details. He studied chiefly the seashore animals of the Greek Coast. In the words of Charles Singer, an English historian of science, Aris totle has left an “imperishable account of some of the things he has seen with his own eyes”. There was no study of seashore life comparable with that of Aristotle until almost the beginning of the nineteenth century. In the first part of that century, biologists of England and Norway made many striking contributions to man’s knowledge of life in the sea. The leader in these discoveri es was Edward Forbes, who classified ocean life according to the depths in which it was found. In Forbes’, methods of dredging the greatdeeps had not been invented. Generalizing from studies he made in shallow depth, Forbes was convinced that there was no life on the bottom below 50 meters. This was an error, to be sure, but a very stimulating one, for scientists set to work to put Forbes’ theory to the test. Within twenty years after his death, they had proved that such types of animals as sea stars, worms, and mollusks lived on the ocean bottom at depths of more than one and one-half kilometers. From later explorations by the Danish ship Galathea and Russian ship Vitiazmen they came to know that such creatures occur on the bottom in the deepest parts of the ocean —The Philippine trench and the Kurile Kamchatka trench, more than ten kilometers beneath the surface of the sea.The Challenger expedition was organized by men who were students of Forbes and were carrying out the work that he started. The resul ts of the expedition, which added immeasurably to man’s knowledge of the ocean and of the creatures that dwell there, were published in fifty huge volumes. They are still a model for contributors to the sciences of oceanography and marine biology.47. As a marine biologist, Aristotle’s greatness lies in his __________.A) study of the Greek coastB) long-lived account of his studyC) being a famous philosopherD) study of the Greek coast by making observations with no books to guide him48. Edward Forbes is so important to be mentioned here for __________.A) he is Aristotle’s followerB)the error he made in his discovery stimulated other scientists to find out the truthC) he made a great errorD) he was the leader of the English and Norwegian biologists in the 19th century49. At last men found out that __________.A) there was no life on the bottom below 550 metersB)there were some animals living on the ocean bottom at depths of more thanone and one-half kilometersC)sea stars and some other animals lived on the bottom in the deepest parts of the oceanD) worms could not live on the bottom of the ocean50. Which of the following is not true?A) Marine biology can be traced back to the beginning of human history.B)Before the 19th century, Ari stotle’s study of seashore life was beyond compare.C) “Challenger” was the name of an expeditionary ship.C)Man’s knowledge of the ocean owes a lot to Forbes’ students who made the “Challenger” expedition.Part III Writing (30%)Directions: For this part, you are asked to write a composition on the topic Job Problems for University Graduates.Please base your composition on the topic and the outlines given and yourcomposition is required to contain about 600 words.1.To state that many graduates cannot find a job related to their specialty or of their interest.2.To give possible reasons for the status quo.3.To suggest some solutions to the problems.。
2014年西南科技大学211翻译硕士英语考研真题(B卷)及详解【圣才出品】
2014年西南科技大学211翻译硕士英语考研真题（B卷）及详解Part I Vocabulary (30 points)Directions: For each of the following incomplete sentences, there are four choices marked A. B. C. and D. You should choose the best answer and write it down on your Answer Sheet. (1.5 points for each)1. The advance of globalization is challenging some of our most _____ values and ideas, including our idea of what constitutes “home”.A. enrichedB. enlightenedC. cherishedD. chartered【答案】C【解析】句意：全球化的推进对我们的一些最为宝贵的价值观和思想提出了挑战，包括我们对家庭构成的观念。
本题考查形容词词义辨析。
cherished表示“珍视的，宝贵的”，符合句意，故选C。
enriched充足的。
enlightened启发的。
chartered受特许的。
2. F.W. Woolworth was the first businessman to erect a true skyscraper to _____ himself, and in 1929, A1 Smith, a former governor of New York, sought to outreach him.A. portrayB. proclaimC. exaggerateD. commemorate【答案】D【解析】句意：伍尔沃斯是建造出真正的摩天大厦并纪念他自己的第一人。