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中山大学翻译硕士英语考研真题

中山大学2012年翻译硕士英语考研真题

PARTIGRAMMAR&VOCABULARY[60MIN]（1×30=30POINTS）

Therearethirtysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.PleasechoosethecorrectanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandmarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.

1.Theoldcouplemovedtothecountryside______theirhealthforthedoctorsaidfreshairwoulddothemgood.

A.forthesakeofB.becauseofC.IncaseofD.inspiteof

2.Loveroftowns_______Iam.IrealizethatIoweadebttomyearlycountrylife.

A.becauseB.whereCwhoD.as

3.Shewastrying______bytheteacherinclass.

A.avoidingquestioningB.avoidingtoquestion

C.toavoidbeingquestionedD.toavoidquestioning

4._______,Imustdoanotherexperiment.

A.BeiteversolateB.Itiseversolate

C.ItbeeversolateD.Solateitbeever

5.Hemighthavebeenkilled______thearrivalofthepolice.

A.exceptforB.butforC.withD.for

6.He’s______asa“bellyacher”—he’salwayscomplainingaboutsomething.

A.whoisknownB.whomisknownC.whatisknownD.whichisknown

7.Thelawrequiresthateveryone_______hiscarcheckedatleastonceayear.

AhasB.wouldhaveC.haveD.willhave

8.Untilthen,hisfamily______fromhimforsixmonths.

A.didn’thearB.hasn’tbeenhearingC.hasn’theardD.hadn’theard

9.Nowherebutinthecontinuousresearchwork________findthemeaningofhislife.

A.forhimtoB.hecanC.hecouldD.canhe

10.Inordertoescapefromtheboringandheavystudytasks,manystudentschoosetoplayvideogamestofeel_____.

A.emotionallyhighB.highemotional

C.highemotionallyD.emotionalhigh

11.BythetimeBobarrivesinBeijing_________.

A.wehavebeenstayingherefortwodays

B.ithasbeenfortwodayswehavestayedhere

C.itisalreadytwodaysbeforewehavearrivedhere

D.wewillhavestayedherefortwodays

12.Carmakerschallengedthelaw,inpart_______CO2,wasnotanairpollutant.

A.onthegroundB.ongroundC.onthegroundthatD.ongroundthat

13._____inafameduniversityabroadwaswhathisparentswishedfor.

A.TheboytobecultivatedB.Theboycultivated

C.Theboy’sbeingcultivatedD.Theboywascultivated

14.Welookedforatabletositdown,buttheywereall_______.

A.reservedforB.engagedforC.usedupD.takenup

15.Inspiteofhis______appearance,hismovementswereasspiritedasayoungman’s.

A.agingB.agedC.beingagedD.havingaged

16.SalesusuallygoupinthestoresduringDecember,but_______againafterChristmas.

A.dropoffB.dropoutC.dropbyD.dropdown

17.Itwasimpoliteforyoutoleavewithoutsayinggoodbye;youreally________havedoneso.

Ashouldn’tB.wouldn’tC.couldn’tD.mustn’t

18.Thedetectiveandhisassistanthavebegunto_______themysteriousmurder.

A.lookintoB.seetoC.makeoverD.comethrough

19._______travelsfasterthan_______.

A.Thelight,soundB.Light,thesound

C.Light,soundD.Thelight,thesound

20.Beingwronged,thelittlegirltriedto______hertearsatfirst,butonseeinghermother,sheburstoutcrying.

A.keepawayB.keeptoC.keepupD.keepback

21.Theirrefusaltosigntheinternationaltreatywas______bymanycountriesintheworld.

A.announcedB.denouncedC.renouncedD.pronounced

22.Whenshesawhowfrightenedhewasathismistake,herangerbeganto______.

A.fadeawayB.dieawayC.falldownD.diedown

23.Maryisso________aboutherweightthatshedoesn’teatstaplefoodatall.

A.sensibleB.sensationalC.senselessD.sensitive

24.Hisdogwas________byatrucklastnightanddiedimmediately.

A.runintoB.runoverC.runoutD.runthrough

25.TheChristmaspresentswereall_______inshinypaper.

A.doneoverB.donewithC.doneoutD.doneup

26.Thediamondisverybig.It_______anydiamondthatI’veeverseen.

A.dwellsB.dwarfsC.distainsD.dwindles

27.Marybecame______homesickandcriticaloftheUnitedStates,soshefledfromherhomeinwestBloomfieldtoherhometowninAustria.

A.completelyB.sincerelyC.absolutelyD.increasingly

28.Itiswellknownthatknowledgeisthe______conditionforexpansionofmind.

A.incompatibleB.incredibleC.indefiniteD.indispensable

29.Themanagergaveoneofthesalesgirlsanaccusinglookforher______attitudetowardcustomers.

A.impartialB.mildC.hostileD.opposing

30.Sinceitistoolatetochangemymindnow.Iam______tocarryingouttheplan.

A.obligedB.committedC.engagedD.resolved

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[60MIN]（1.5×20+2×5=40POINTS）

Inthissectiontherearefivereadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestionsand5shortanswerquestions.PleasereadthepassagesandthenwriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET

TEXTA

IliveinthelandofDisney,Hollywoodandyear-roundsun.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchaglamorous,fun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.

Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeepermoreabidingemotion.

Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.

IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfan.Theserich,beautifulindividualshaveconstantaccesstoglamorousparties,fancycars,expensivehomes,everythingthatspells“happiness”.Butinmemoiraftermemoir,celebritiesrevealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:

depression,alcoholism,drugaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubledchildrenandprofoundloneliness.

Askabachelorwhyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifhe’shonest,hewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisintactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventureandexcitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.

Similarly,couplesthatchoosenottohavechildrenaredecidinginfavorofpainlessfunoverpainfulhappiness.Theycandineoutevertheywantandsleepaslateastheywant.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight’ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon’tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.

Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizationswecanevercometo.Itliberatestime:

nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:

buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:

wenowunderstandthatallthoserichandglamorouspeopleweweresosurearehappybecausetheyarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.

31.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Funcreateslong-lastingsatisfaction

B.Funprovidesenjoymentwhilepainleadstohappiness.

C.Happinessisenduringwhereasfunisshort-lived.

D.Funthatislong-standingmayleadtohappiness.

32.Totheauthor,Hollywoodstarsallhaveanimportantroletoplaythatisto____.

A.writememoiraftermemoirabouttheirhappiness

B.tellthepublicthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun

C.teachpeoplehowtoenjoytheirlives

D.bringhappinesstothepublicinsteadofgoingtoglamorousparties

33.Intheauthor’sopinion,marriage________.

A.affordsgreaterfun

B.leadstoraisingchildren

C.indicatescommitment

D.endsinpain

34.Coupleshavinginfantchildren_______.

A.areluckysincetheycanhaveawholenight’ssleep

B.findfunintuckingthemintobedatnight

C.findmoretimetoplayandjokewiththem

D.derivehappinessfromtheirendeavor

35.Ifonegetsthemeaningofthetruesenseofhappiness,hewill______.

A.stopplayinggamesandjokingwithothers

B.makethebestuseofhistimeincreasinghappiness

C.giveafreehandtomoney

D.keephimselfwithhisfamily

TEXTB

Filmhaspropertiesthatsetitapartfrompainting,sculpture,novels,andplays.Itisalso,initsmostpopularandpowerfulform,astorytellingmediumthatsharesmanyelementswiththeshortstoryandthenovel.Andsincefilmpresentsitsstoriesindramaticform,ithasevenmoreincommonwiththestageplay:

Bothplaysandmoviesactoutordramatize,showratherthantell,whathappens.

Unlikethenovel,shortstory,orplay,however,filmisnothandytostudy;itcannotbeeffectivelyfrozenontheprintedpage.Thenovelandshortstoryarerelativelyeasytostudybecausetheyarewrittentoberead.Thestageplayisslightlymoredifficulttostudybecauseitiswrittentobeperformed.Butplaysareprinted,andbecausetheyrelyheavilyonthespokenword,imaginativereaderscanconjureupatleastapaleimitationoftheexperiencetheymighthavebeenwatchingaperformanceonstage.Thiscannotbesaidofthescreenplay,forafilmdependsgreatlyonvisualandothernonvisualelementsthatarenoteasilyexpressedinwriting.Thescreenplayrequiressomuch“fillingin”byourimaginationthatwecannotreallyapproximatetheexperienceofafilmbyreadingascreenplay,andreadingascreenplayisworthwhileonlyifwehavealreadyseenthefilm.Thus,mostscreenplaysarepublishednottoreadbutrathertoberemembe