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四川大学翻译硕士英语
第2章翻译硕士英语考研真题详解
四川大学2010年翻译硕士英语考研真题
I.Vocabularyandgrammar(30’)
Multiplechoice
Directions:
BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD,Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
1.Tomisthemost_________pupilintheclass.
A.industriousB.indulgentC.industrialistD.industrial
2.Themayorofthecityisa_________oldman
A.respectiveB.respectfulC.respectingD.respectable
3.Ibelievereservesofcoalhere_________tolastforfiftyyears.
A.efficientB.sufficientC.proficientD.effective
4.Mr.Smithcomplainedaboutthe_________air-conditionerhehadboughtfromthecompany.
A.infectiousB.deficientC.ineffectiveD.defective
5.Allthestudentswereexcitedatthe_________ofaweekendsportscompetition.
A.opinionB.viewC.thoughtD.idea
6.Thetraveler’spassportestablishedhis________.
A.proofB.evidenceC.identityD.case
7.Whenwecreditthesuccessfulpeoplewithintelligence,physicalstrengthorgreatluck,wearemakingexcusesforourselvesbecausewefall__________inallthree.
A.rareB.shortC.lackingD.scarce
8.Mysisterisquite_________andplanstogetanMA.degreewithinoneyear.
A.aggressiveB.enthusiasticC.considerateD.ambitious
9.Thetwinsaresomuch_________thatitisdifficulttotellonefromtheother.
A.similarB.sameC.likeD.alike
10.Hiseyeswereinjuredinatrafficaccident,butaftera_________operation,hequicklyrecoveredhissight.
A.considerateB.delicateC.preciseD.sensitive
11.Thechieffoodseateninanycountrydependlargelyon_______bestinitsclimateandsoil.
A.itgrownB.doesitgrown
C.whatgrowsD.whatdoesitgrow
12.Thefragrancesofmanynaturalsubstancescomefromoils,_________theseoilsmaybeusedinmanufacturingperfumes.
A.ofB.whetherC.fromD.and
13.Ifonlyourteam_________onemorepoint!
A.scoresB.hadscoredC.scoredD.havescored
14._________,hecouldnotlifttheweight.
A.StrongwhilehewasB.Howeverstrongashewas
C.StrongashewasD.Strongalthoughhewas
15.Tomisoneofthetopstudentswho__________bytheheadmaster.
A.havebeenpraisedB.hasbeenpraised
C.havepraisedD.arepraised
16.Youcoulddoit,ifyou_________tryhardenough.
A.mightB.shouldC.couldD.would
17.Thechairmanrequestedthat___________.
A.themembersstudiestheproblemmorecarefully
B.theproblemwouldbemorecarefullystudied
C.themembershadstudiedtheproblemwithmorecare
D.theproblembestudiedwithmorecare
18.Georgewouldcertainlyhaveattendedtheproceedings_______.
A.ifhedidn’tgetaflattireB.iftheflattirehadn’thappened
C.hadhenothadaflattireD.hadthetirenotflatteneditself
19.Iwouldappreciate_________itasecret.
A.youtokeepB.thatyouwouldkeep
C.yourkeepingD.thatyouarekeeping
20.We_________theletteryesterday,butitdidn’tarrive.
A.mustreceiveB.musthavereceived
C.oughttoreceiveD.oughttohavereceived
II.Readingcomprehension(40’)
Section1Multiplechoice(20’)
Directions:
Inthissectiontherearereadingpassagesfollowedbymultiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
PassageA
Thisyearsometwenty-threehundredteen-agersfromallovertheworldwillspendabouttenmonthsinU.S.homes.TheywillattendU.S.schools,meetU.S.teen-agers,andformlifelongimpressionsoftherealAmerica.Atthesametime,aboutthirteenhundredAmericanteen-agerswillgoabroadtolearnnewlanguagesandgainanewunderstandingofworldproblems.Onreturninghomethey,likeotherswhohaveparticipatedintheexchangeprogram,willpassalongtheirfreshimpressiontotheyouthgroupsinwhichtheyareactive.
Whathavethevisitingstudentsdiscovered?
AGermanboysays,“WeoftenthinkofAmericaonlyintermsofskyscrapers.Cadillacs,andgangsters.AmericansthinkofGermanyonlyintermsofHitlerandconcentrationcamps.Youcan’trealizehowwrongyouareuntilyouseeforyourself.”
ALosAngelesgirlsays,“It’stheleadersofthecountrieswhoareunabletogetalong.Thepeoplegetalongjustfine.”
Observeatwo-waystudentexchangeinaction.FredHerschbach,nineteen,spentlastyearinGermanyatthehomeofGeorgePfafflin.Inturn,Mr.Pfafflin’ssonMichaelspentayearintheHerschbachhomeinTexas.
Fred,lankyandlively,knewlittleGermanwhenhearrived,butaftertwomonths’studythelanguagebegantocometohim.Schoolwastotallydifferentfromwhathehadexpected—muchmoreformal,muchharder.Studentsroserespectfullywhentheteacherenteredtheroom.TheytookfourteensubjectsinsteadofthesixthatareusualintheUnitedStates.Therewerealmostnooutsideactivities.
Familylife,too,wasdifferent.Thefather’swordwaslaw,andallactivitiesrevolvedaroundthecloselyknitfamilyunitratherthantheindividual.Fredfoundthefood—mostlystarches—monotonousatfirst.Also,hemissedhavingacar.
“Athome,youpickupsomekidsinacarandgooutandhavengoodtime.InGermany,youwalk,butyousoongetusedtoit.”
Awarm-naturedboy,FredbegantomakefriendsassoonashehadmasteredenoughGermantocommunicate.“Ididn’tfeelasifIwerewithforeigners.IfeltasIdidathomewithmyownpeople.”EventuallyhewasinvitedtostayatthehomesoffriendsinmanyofGermany’smajorcities.“One’sviewpointisbroadened,”hesays,“bylivingwithpeoplewhohavedifferenthabitsandbackgrounds.Youcometoappreciatetheirpointsofviewandrealizethatitispossibleforallpeopleintheworldtocomeclosertogether.Iwouldn’ttradethisyearforanything.”
Meanwhile,inTexas,MikePfafflin,afriendlyGermanboy,wasalsoformingindependentopinions.“IsupposeIshouldcriticizetheschools,”hesays.“Itwasfartooeasybyourstandards.ButIhavetoadmitthatIlikeditenormouslyInGermanywedonothingbutstudy.Ithinkthatmaybeyourschoolsarebettertrainingforcitizenship.Thereoughttobesomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwo.”Hetookpartinmanyoutsideactivities,includingthedramaticgroup.
MikepickedupafavoriteadjectiveofAmericanyouth;southernfriedchickenwas“fabulous,”Whenexpressingaregionalpointofview,heusedthephrase“weTexans.”Summinguphisyear,hesayswithfeeling,“Americaisasecondhomeformefromnowon.Iwillloveittherestofmylife.”
Thisexcitingexchangeprogramwasgovernmentsponsoredatfirst;nowitisinthehandsofprivateagencies,includingtheAmericanFieldServiceandtheInternationalChristianYouthExchange.Screeningcommitteesmakeacarefulcheckonexchangestudentsandhosthomes.Toqualify,studentsmustbeintelligent,adaptable,outgoing-potentialleaders.Eachstudentismatched,ascloselyaspossible,withayoungpersoninanothercountrywhosefamilyhasthesameeconomic,cultural,andreligiousbackground.
Aftertheiryearsabroad,allstudentsgathertodiscusswho,theyobserved.Forvisitingstudentstoacceptandapproveofalltheysawwouldbeadefeatfortheexchangeprogram.Theyaresupposedtoobserveevaluate,andcometofairconclusions.NearlyallwhovisitedtheUnitedStatesagreedthattheyhadgainedfaithinAmericanidealsanddeeprespectfortheU.Sbrandofdemocracy.Allhadmadefriendshipthattheyweresurewouldlastalife-time.AlmostallwerestruckbythefreedomdemittedAmericanyouth.Manywerecritical,though,oftheindifferencetostudyinAmericanschools,andofAmericans’lackofknowledgeaboutothercountries.
TheopinionsofAmericansabroadwerejustasvigorous.AU.S.girlinVienna:
“Athome,allwetalkaboutisdating,movies,andclothes.Herewetalkaboutreligion,philosophy,andpoliticalproblems.Iamgoingtomissthat.”
AU.SboyinSweden:
“Ilearnedtositathome,readagoodbook,andgainsomeknowledge.ItItoldthemthisbackhome,theywouldthinkIwasasquare.”
AnAmericangirlinStuttgart,however,wasverycriticaloftheGermanschool.“Overheretheteacherisking,andyouaresomewherefarbelow.Insteadofbeingfriendandcounselor,asinAmericatheteacherisregardedasafoe—andbehaveslikeittoo!
”
ItcostsasponsoringgroupaboutathousanddollarstogiveanexchangestudentayearintheUnitedStates.Transportationisthemajorexpense,forbed,board,andpocketmoneyareprovidedbyvolunteerfamilies.Thereisalsoasmallamountoffederalsupportfortheprogram.
Forsometimenow,attemptshavebeenmadetoincludestudentsfromironcurtaincountries.ButsofartheCommunistshavenotallowedtheiryoungpeopletotakepartinthisprogramwhichcouldopentheireyestoadifferentworld.
InEurope,however,abouttenstudentsapplyforeveryplaceavailable,inJapan,theratioisfiftytoone.Thestudentexchangeprogramishelpingtheseeageryoungercitizensoftomorrowlearnalotabouttheworldtoday.
1.Exchangestudentsaregenerallyplacedinhomesthatare__________.
A.verysimilartotheirownhomes
B.typicalofhomesinthelandtheyarevisiting
C.asdifferentfromtheirownhomeasispossible
D.Noneoftheabove
2.Thegreatestvalueoftheprogramisthateachvisitingstudent__________.
A.hasachancetotravelinforeigncountries
B.shareswhathelearnedwithothers
C.learnsanewlanguage
D.gainsanewunderstandingofworldproblems
3.FredHerschbachandMikePfafflinagreedthat__________.
A.AmericansarefriendlierthanGermans
B.GermanfoodismoremonotonousthanAmericanfoods
C.GermanschoolsareharderthanAmericanschools
DTheteacherinGermanisking
4.Themajorexpensethatagroupsponsoringa