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考试科目：211翻译硕士英语
PartI.(30’)
SectionA:Vocabularyandgrammar(20’)
Directions:Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET
1.Anincreaseinanation'smoneysupply,withoutanaccompanyingincreaseineconomicactivity,__________resultinhigherprices.A.tendsC.tendingto
B.tendstheD.willtendto
2.X-raysareabletopassthroughobjectsandthusmake__________detailsthatareotherwiseimpossibletoobserve.A.itvisibleC.visible
B.visiblyD.theyarevisible
3.Pricesforbikesatthatstorerun__________250dollars.A.ashighasC.sohighto
B.ashightoD.sohighas
4.Hewillnotbe__________tovoteinthisyear'selection.A.enougholdC.oldenough
B.asoldenoughD.enougholdas
5.ThomasJefferson'sachievementsasanarchitectrivalhiscontributions__________apolitician.
1A.such6.
According
to
B.moreC.asD.than
scholarship,
after
finishing
my
theconditionsofmy
degree__________.
A.myeducationwillbeemployedbytheuniversityB.employmentwillbegiventomebytheuniversityC.theuniversitywillemploymeD.Iwillbeemployedbytheuniversity
7.IfBob'swifewon'tagreetosignthepapers,____________.A.neitherhewillC.neitherwon'the
B.neitherwillheD.hewon'tneither
8._____isgenerallyaccepted,economicgrowthisdeterminedbythesmoothdevelopmentofproduction.A.What
B.That
C.It
D.As
9.Aviolentrevolutionhavingbrokenout,alltheportsofthatcountrywerelaidundera(n)______.A.boycott
B.embargo
C.embark
D.ban
10.Since_________can'tworkintheUnitedStateswithoutapermit,soitisofgreatimportanceforthemtopresenttheircredentialstothegovernment.A.emigrants
B.expatriates
C.migrants
D.immigrants
11.Afterthewar,anewschoolbuildingwasputup_____therehadoncebeenatheatre.A.that
B.where
C.which
D.when
12.Amoderncityhasbeensetupin_____wasawastelandtenyearsago.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.where
213.ProfessorSmith,alongwithhisassistants,______ontheprojectdayandnighttomeetthedeadline.A.work
B.working
C.isworking
D.areworking
14.Thepresidentspokeatthebusinessmeetingfornearlyanhourwithout______hisnotes.
A.bringingupB.referringtoC.lookingforD.tryingon
15.TheInternethasbrought______bigchangesinthewaywework.A.about
B.out
C.back
D.up
16.Thetouristsaretoldthattheremotestvillageinthisareaisonly_________byariver.A.accessible
B.available
C.obtainable
D.achievable
17.He__________interruptedmebyaskingirrelevantquestions.A.continually
B.continuously
C.consistently
D.constantly
18.Beingamanof_________andpublicspirit.Mr.RusselllaboredzealouslytoadvancetheinterestofthecommunityandwasmuchinterestedinbringingnewmanufacturingintereststoWaterloo.A.firm
B.enterprise
C.company
D.corporation
19.Whenpeopledothingswrongweshouldtryhardtoforgivethem,astheidiomgoes,“To______ishuman.”A.refer
B.confer
C.defer
D.err
20.Althoughgainingajobasareal__________agentorbrokermayberelativelyeasy,beginningagentsandbrokersmayfacecompetitionfromwell-established,moreexperiencedones.A.property
B.estate
C.house
D.assets
3SectionB:ProofReading&ErrorCorrection(10’)
ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproof-readthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:
Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha\"L\"signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash\"/\"andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Thecentralproblemoftranslatinghasalwaysbeenwhethertotranslateliterallyorfreely.Theargumenthasbeengoingsinceatleastthefirst(1)______centuryB.C.Uptothebeginningofthe19thcentury,manywriters
favouredcertainkindof“free”translation:thespirit,nottheletter;the(2)_____sensenottheword;themessagerathertheform;thematternot(3)_______themanner.Thisistheoftenrevolutionarysloganofwriterswho(4)_______wantedthetruthtobereadandunderstood.Thenintheturnof19th(5)_______century,whenthestudyofculturalanthropologysuggestedthat
thelinguisticbarrierswereinsuperableandthatthelanguage(6)_______wasentirelytheproductofculture,theviewtranslationwasimpossible(7)_____gainedsomecurrency,andwithitthat,ifwasattemptedatall,itmustbeas(8)____literalaspossible.Thisviewculminatedthestatementofthe(9)_______extreme“literalists”WalterBenjaminandVladimirNobokov.Theargumentwastheoretical:thepurposeofthetranslation,thenatureofthereadership,thetypeofthetext,wasnotdiscussed.Toooften,writer,translatorandreaderwereimplicitlyidentifiedwith
eachother.Now,thecontexthaschanged,andthebasicproblemremains.(10)____PartⅡReadingComprehension(15*2’+5*2’)
Directions:Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyatotalof15multiple-choicequestionsand5shortanswerquestions.PleasereadthepassageandanswerthequestionontheANSWERSHEET.
PassageA
4Forcenturiesmendreamedofachievingverticalflight.In400A.D.Chinesechildrenplayedwithafan-liketoythatspunupwardsandfellbacktoearthasrotationceased.LeonardodaVinciconceivethefirstmechanicalapparatus,calleda“Helix,”whichcouldcarrymanstraightup,butwasonlyadesignandwasnevertested.
Theancient-dreamwasfinallyrealizedin1940whenaRussianengineerpilotedastrangelookingcraftofsteeltubingwitharotatingfanontop.Itroseawkwardlyandverticallyintotheairfromastandingstart,hoveredafewfeetabovetheground,wentsidewaysandbackwards,andthensettledbacktoearth.Thevehiclewascalledahelicopter.
Imaginationswerefired.Mendreamedofgoingtoworkintheirownpersonalhelicopters.Peopleanticipatethatverticalflighttransportswouldcarrymillionsofpassengersasdotheairlinersoftoday.Suchfantasticexpectationswerenotfulfilled.
Thehelicopterhasnowbecomeanextremelyusefulmachine.Itexcelsinmilitarymissions,carryingtroops,gunsandstrategicinstrumentswhereotheraircraftcannotgo.Corporationsusethemasairborneoffices,manymetropolitanareasusetheminpolicework,constructionandloggingcompaniesemploytheminvariousadvantageousways,engineersusethemforsiteselectionandsurveying,andoilcompaniesusethemasthebestwaytomakeoffshoreandremoteworkstationsaccessibletocrewsandsupplies.Anyurgentmissiontoahard-to-get-toplaceisalikelytaskforahelicopter.Amongtheirothermultitudeofused:deliverpeopleacrosstown,flytoandfromairports,assistinrescuework,andaidinthesearchformissingorwantedpersons.
1.Peopleexpectthat________.
[A]theairlinersoftodaywouldeventuallybereplacedbyhelicopters
[B]helicopterswouldsomedaybeabletotransportlargenumberofpeoplefromplacetoplaceasairlinersarenowdoing
[C]theimaginationsfiredbytheRussianengineer’sinventionwouldbecomearealityinthefuture
[D]theirfantasticexpectationsabouthelicopterscouldbefulfilledbyairlinersoftoday
52.Helicoptersworkwiththeaidof________.
[A]acombinationofrotatingdevicesinfrontandontop[B]arotatingdevicetopside
[C]onerotatingfaninthecenteroftheaircraftandothersateachend[D]arotatingfanunderneathforlifting
3.Whatissaidaboutthedevelopmentofthehelicopter?[A]Helicoptershaveonlybeenworkedonbymansince1940.[B]Chinesechildrenwerethefirsttoachieveflightinhelicopters.[C]Helicopterswereconsideredmoredangerousthantheearlyairplanes.[D]Somepeoplethoughttheywouldbecomewidelyusedbyaverageindividuals.4.Howhastheuseofhelicoptersdeveloped?[A]Theyhavebeenwidelyusedforvariouspurposes.[B]Theyaretakingtheplaceofhigh-flyingjets.[C]Theyareusedforrescuework.
[D]Theyarenowusedexclusivelyforcommercialprojects.
5.Underwhatconditionsarehelicoptersfoundtobeabsolutelyessential?[A]Foroverseaspassengertransportation.[B]Forextremelyhighaltitudeflights.[C]Forhigh-speedtransportation.
[D]Forurgentmissiontoplacesinaccessibletootherkindsofcraft.
PassageB
InancientGreeceathleticfestivalswereveryimportantandhadstrongreligiousassociations.TheOlympianathleticfestivalheldeveryfouryearsinhonorofZeus,
6kingoftheOlympianGods,eventuallylostitslocalcharacter,becamefirstanationaleventandthen,aftertherulesagainstforeigncompetitorshadbeenabolished,international.NooneknowsexactlyhowfarbacktheOlympicGamesgo,butsomeofficialrecordsdatefrom776B.C.ThegamestookplaceinAugustontheplainbyMountOlympus.ManythousandsofspectatorsgatheredfromallpartsofGreece,butnomarriedwomanwasadmittedevenasaspectator.Slaves,womenanddishonoredpersonswerenotallowedtocompete.Theexactsequenceofeventsuncertain,buteventsincludedboy’sgymnastics,boxing,wrestling,horseracingandfieldevents,thoughtherewerefewersportsinvolvedthaninthemodernOlympicGames.
OnthelastdayoftheGames,allthewinnerswerehonoredbyhavingaringofholyoliveleavesplacedontheirheads.Sogreatwasthehonorthatthewinnerofthefootracegavehisnametotheyearofhisvictory.AlthoughOlympicwinnersreceivednoprizemoney,theywere,infact,richlyrewardedbytheirstateauthorities.Howtheirresultscomparedwithmodernstandards,weunfortunatelyhavenomeansoftelling.
Afteranuninterruptedhistoryofalmost1,200years,theGamesweresuspendedbytheRomansin394A.D.TheycontinuedforsuchalongtimebecausepeoplebelievedinthephilosophybehindtheOlympics:theideathatahealthybodyproducedahealthymind,andthatthespiritofcompetitioninsportsandgameswaspreferabletothecompetitionthatcausedwars.Itwasover1,500yearsbeforeanothersuchinternationalathleticgatheringtookplaceinAthensin1896.
Nowadays,theGamesareheldindifferentcountriesinturn.Thehostcountryprovidesvastfacilities,includingastadium,swimmingpoolsandlivingaccommodation,butcompetingcourtierspaytheirownathletes’expenses.
TheOlympicsstartwiththearrivalinthestadiumofatorch,lightedonMountOlympusbythesun’srays.Itiscarriedbyasuccessionofrunnerstothestadium.ThetorchsymbolizedthecontinuationoftheancientGreekathleticideals,anditburnsthroughouttheGamesuntiltheclosingceremony.Thewell-knownOlympicflag,however,isamodernconception:thefiveinterlockingringssymbolizetheunitingofallfivecontinentsparticipatingintheGames.6.InancientGreece,theOlympicGames________.
7[A]weremerelynationalathleticfestivals
[B]wereinthenatureofanationaleventwithastrongreligiouscolour[C]hadruleswhichputforeignparticipantsinadisadvantageousposition[D]wereprimarilynationaleventswithfewforeignparticipants7.IntheearlydaysofancientOlympicGames________.
[A]onlymaleGreekathleteswereallowedtoparticipateinthegames
[B]allGreeks,irrespectiveofsex,religionorsocialstatus,wereallowedtotakepart[C]allGreeks,withtheexceptionofwomen,wereallowedtocompeteinGames[D]allmaleGreekswerequalifiedtocompeteintheGames8.TheorderofathleticeventsattheancientOlympics________.[A]hasnotdefinitelybeenestablished
[B]variedaccordingtothenumberofforeigncompetitors[C]wasdecidedbyZeus,inwhosehonortheGameswereheld[D]wasconsideredunimportant
9.Modernathletes’resultscannotbecomparedwiththoseofancientrunnersbecause________.
[A]theGreekshadnomeansofrecordingtheresults[B]theyaremuchbetter
[C]detailssuchasthetimewerenotrecordedinthepast[D]theyaremuchworse
10.Nowadays,theathletes’expensesarepaidfor________.[A]outoftheprizemoneyofthewinners
[B]outofthefundsraisedbythecompetingnations
8[C]bytheathletesthemselves[D]bycontributions
PassageC
Insciencethemeaningoftheword“explain”sufferswithcivilization’severystepinsearchofreality.Sciencecannotreallyexplainelectricity,magnetism,andgravitation;theireffectscanbemeasuredandpredicted,butoftheirnaturenomoreisknowntothemodernscientistthantoThaleswhofirstlookedintothenatureoftheelectrificationofamber,ahardyellowish-browngum.Mostcontemporaryphysicistsrejectthenotionthatmancaneverdiscoverwhatthesemysteriousforces“really”are.“Electricity,”BertrandRussellsays,“isnotathing,likeSt.Paul’sCathedral;itisawayinwhichthingsbehave.Whenwehavetoldhowthingsbehavewhentheyareelectrified,andunderwhatcircumstancestheyareelectrified,wehavetoldallthereistotell.”Untilrecentlyscientistswouldhavedisapprovedofsuchanidea.Aristotle,forexample,whosenaturalsciencedominatedWesternthoughtfortwothousandyears,believedthatmancouldarriveatanunderstandingofrealitybyreasoningfromself-evidentprinciples.Hefelt,forexample,thatitisaself-evidentprinciplethateverythingintheuniversehasitsproperplace,henceonecandeducethatobjectsfalltothegroundbecausethat’swheretheybelong,andsmokegoesupbecausethat’swhereitbelongs.ThegoalofAristoteliansciencewastoexplainwhythingshappen.ModernsciencewasbornwhenGalileobegantryingtoexplainhowthingshappenandthusoriginatedthemethodofcontrolledexperimentwhichnowformsthebasisofscientificinvestigation.
11.Theaimofcontrolledscientificexperimentsis________.[A]toexplainwhythingshappen[B]toexplainhowthingshappen[C]todescribeself-evidentprinciples[D]tosupportAristotelianscience
12.Whatprinciplesmostinfluencedscientificthoughtfortwothousandyears?[A]thespeculationsofThales
9[B]theforcesofelectricity,magnetism,andgravity[C]Aristotle’snaturalscience[D]Galileo’sdiscoveries
13.BertrandRussell’snotionaboutelectricityis________.[A]disapprovedofbymostmodernscientists
[B]inagreementwithAristotle’stheoryofself-evidentprinciples
[C]inagreementwithscientificinvestigationdirectedtoward“how”thingshappen[D]inagreementwithscientificinvestigationdirectedtoward“why”thingshappen14.Thepassagesaysthatuntilrecentlyscientistsdisagreedwiththeidea________.[A]thattherearemysteriousforcesintheuniverse[B]thatmancannotdiscoverwhatforces“really”are[C]thatthereareself-evidentprinciples
[D]thatwecandiscoverwhythingsbehaveastheydo15.Modernsciencecameintobeing________.
[A]whenthemethodofcontrolledexperimentwasfirstintroduced[B]whenGalileosucceededinexplaininghowthingshappen[C]whenAristotelianscientisttriedtoexplainwhythingshappen
[D]whenscientistswereabletoacquireanunderstandingofrealityofreasoning
PassageD
Georgehadstolensomemoney,butthepolicehadcaughthimandhehadbeenputinprison.Nowhistrialwasabouttobegin,andhefeltsurethathewouldbefoundguiltyandsenttoprisonforalongtime.
Thenhediscoveredthatanoldfriendofhiswasoneofthemembersofthejuryathistrail.Ofcourse,hedidn’ttellanybody,buthemanagedtoseehisfriendsecretly
10onday.Hesaidtohim,“Jim,Iknowthatthejurywillfindmeguiltyofhavingstolenthemoney.Icann’thopetobefoundnotguiltyoftakingit—thatwouldbetoomuchtoexpect.ButIshouldbegratefultoyoufortherestofmylifeifyoucouldpersuadetheothermembersofthejurytoaddastrongrecommendationformercytotheirstatementthattheyconsidermeguilty.”“WellGeorge,”answeredJim,“IshallcertainlytrytodowhatIlookterriblystrong-mindedtome.”GeorgesaidthathewouldquiteunderstandifJimwasnotabletodoanythingforhim,andthankedhimwarmlyforagreeingtohelp.
Thetrialwenton,andatlastthetimecameforthejurytodecidewhetherGeorgewasguiltyornot.Ittookthemfivehours,butintheendtheyfoundGeorgeguilty,withastrongrecommendationformercy.Ofcourse,Jimwasverypleased,buthedidn’thaveachancetoseeJimforsometimeafterthetrial.Atlast,however,Jimvisitedhiminprison,andGeorgethankedhimwarmlyandaskedhimhowhehadmanagedtopersuadedtheothermemberofthejurytorecommendmercy.“Well,George,”Jimanswered,“asIthought,thoseelevenmenwereverydifficulttopersuade,butImanageditintheendbytiringthemout.Doyouknow,thosefoolshadallwantedtofindyounotguilty!”16.Howdoyoudefine“jury”?17.WhatdidGeorgeexpectJimtodo?18.WhatdidJimdotohelpGeorge?
19.HowlongdidtheJuryspendonmakingadecision?20.WhydidGeorgefeelpleasedaboutthedecision?PartⅢWRITING(30’)
Asacandidateforthemaster’sdegreeprogramintranslation,whatdoyouthinkaprofessionaltranslatorshouldbeequippedwithinordertobridgelanguagesandculturesinyourfuturecareer?Pleasestateyourpointofviewclearlywithdetailedreasons.
Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.
11WriteyouressayontheANSWERSHEET
参考答案：partⅠ(30’)
sectionAVocabularyandgrammar(20’)1-5DCACC6-10DBDBD
11-15BACBA
16-20AABDB
SectionBProofReadingandErrorCorrection(10’)
1.going后加on2.cerain改成some3.rather后加than4.is改为was5.in改为at6.去掉the
7.view后加that8.删掉was
9.statement改为statements10.and改为but
PartⅡReadingComprehension(40’)1.[B]2.[B]3.[D]4.[A]5.[D]6.[B]7.[A]8.[A]9.[C]10.[B]11.
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16AjuryAgroupofpeoplewhodecideifsomeoneontrialisguiltyornotguilty.17GeorgeexpectedJimtomakethejuryaskforlesspunishmentforGeorgeandlightenhispunishment.
18HetoldthejurythatGeorgewasindeedguilty19Ittookthem5hourstomakethedecision.
20BecauseThepunishmentwaslessseverethanexpected.
12PartⅢWRITING(30’)(略)
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