四川大学翻译硕士英语.docx

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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