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2018年福建华侨大学英语翻译考研真题

PartIVocabularyandstructure（30%）

Directions:

Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletethesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Propagandaisgenerallyconsideredtobeaformof______.

A.educationB.upbringingC.indoctrinationD.instruction

2.Insomecircles,thetraditional____attitudetowardwomeniscomingback.Theybelievethatwomen’sproperdomainisinthekitchen.

A.sexualB.sexyC.sexistD.sex

3.LiuXiangwasawardedagoldmedalintheworldchampionships.He____alotofhardtraining.

A.shouldhaveexperiencedB.musthaveexperiencedC.shouldexperienceD.mustexperience

4.Yesterdayinouroralclass,weweretalkingabouteconomics.Somehowwegot____thesubjectofinflation.

A.aboutB.upC.ontoD.in

5.Hespentthewholedayyesterdaytryingtogetridofthe____inhisgarden.

A.grassB.hayC.weedsD.wildherbs

6.Asweallknow,blueskiesarenotalwaysa_________offineweather.

A.conversionB.preservationC.guaranteeD.safety

7.Doctorsareoftencaughtina________becausetheyhavetodecidewhethertheyshouldtelltheirpatientsthetruthornot.

A.dilemmaB.puzzleC.perplexityD.bewilderment

8.Manypeoplehavethe_________thatwealthisthechiefcauseofhappiness.

A.delusionB.illusionC.fantasyD.image

9.Ifwebelievesomethingisgoodandtrueweshould_____toit.

A.holdupB.keeponC.holdonD.keepup

10.Authoritiesaremountingacampaigntocombatanalarmingriseinjuvenile_____and

drugtaking.

A.delinquencyB.mistakeC.evilD.crime

11.TheCommitteehadmetmanytimes,buthadnotcomeupwith_____totheproblem.

A.awayB.anideaC.asolutionD.amethod

12.Thelocalpeasantsgavethesoldiersclothesandfoodwithoutwhichthey_____ofhungerandcold.

A.woulddieB.willdieC.wouldbedeadD.wouldhavedied

13.I’msureyoursuggestionwill_____theproblem.

A.contributetosolvingB.becontributedtosolveC.contributetosolve

D.becontributedtosolving

14.YouandIcouldhardlyunderstand,______?

A.couldIB.couldn’tyouC.couldn’tweD.couldwe

15.Arrivingatthebusstop,______waitingthere.

A.alotofpeoplewereB.hefoundalotofpeople

C.alotofpeopleD.peoplewerefound

16.Johnis_______hardworkingthanhissister,buthefailedintheexam.

A.nolessB.nomoreC.notlessD.noso

17.Tom,myfriend’sfather,______raisedandeducatedinNewYork,livedand

lecturedinAfricamostofhislife.

A.whoB.ifC.whileD.though

18.Asafirst-yearcollegestudent,IwishI________thattimemanagementwasmynumberoneproblembeforeIcametocollege.

A.realizedB.realizeC.hadrealizedD.haverealized

19.Idonotbelievethatthispreposterousschemeis_________ofourseriousconsideration.

A.worthlessB.worthC.worthwhileD.worthy

20.Ifthewholeoperation_____beforehand,agreatdealoftimeandmoneywouldhavebeenlost.

A.wasnotplannedB.hadnotbeenplannedC.werenotplanned

D.hasnotbeenplanned

21.Itwasbecausetheapplicantwastooself-confident______hefailedintheinterview.

A.thatB.thereforeC.soD.to

22.________Iwantedtofindoutfirstwashowlongitwouldtaketocompletethebridge.

A.ThatB.ThoseC.WhatD.Which

23.___anotherchance,Iwillcertainlypassthedrivingtest.

A.GiveB.GivingC.TogiveD.Given

24.I’mtired_________beingbossedaround.Heregardsmeashispersonalservant.

A.ofB.withC.byD.in

25.Neitherhisparentsnorhisteacher_____thattheboycandoitwell.

A.believesB.believeC.isbelievingD.arebelieving

26.Ihadhadsomanybigmealsbythattimethatthemeresightoffishandmeatturnedme______.

A.downB.offC.outD.in

27.Theboysandgirlssatdownandbeganeatingthedeliciousfood________

A.enthusiasticallyB.whole-heartedlyC.healthilyD.heartily

28.Inthesentence“Inthecenterofthesquarestoodamonument,”theitalicizedphraseis______.

A.thesubjectB.theobjectC.acomplementD.anadverbial

29.Thefigureofspeechinthesentence“Darrowhadwhispered,throwingareassuringarmroundmyshoulder”is______

A.metaphorB.hyperboleC.transferredepithetD.metonymy

30.Ithadneveroccurred_____himthatafamoussecretagentwouldbesuchafatoldman.

A.toB.forC.withD.by

PartIIReadingComprehension40%

Directions:

Therearefourpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions31-34arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Immigrants’adoptionofEnglishastheirprimarylanguageisonemeasureofassimilationintothelargerUnitedStatessociety.Generallylanguagesdefinesocialgroupsandprovidejustificationforsocialstructures.Hence,adistinctivelanguagesetsaculturalgroupofffromthedominantlanguagegroup.ThroughoutUnitedStateshistorythispatternhasresultedinoneconsistent,unhappyconsequence,discriminationagainstmembersoftheculturalminority.Languagedifferencesprovidebothawaytorationalizesubordinationandareadymeansforachievingit.

Traditionally,Englishhasreplacedthenativelanguageofimmigrantgroupsbythesecondorthirdgeneration.Somecharacteristicsoftoday’sSpanish-speakingpopulation,however,suggestthepossibilityofadeparturefromthishistoricalpattern.ManyfamiliesretaintiesinLatinAmericaandmovebackandforthbetweentheirpresentandformercommunities.This“revolvingdoor”phenomenon,alongwiththehighprobabilityofadditionalimmigrantsfromthesouth,meansthatlargeSpanish-speakingcommunitiesarelikelytoexistintheUnitedStatesfortheindefinitefuture.

ThisexpectationunderliesthecallfornationalsupportforbilingualeducationinSpanish-speakingcommunities’publicschools.Bilingualeducationcanservedifferentpurposes,however.Inthe1960s,suchprogramswereestablishedtofacilitatethelearningofEnglishsoastoavoiddisadvantagingchildrenintheirothersubjectsbecauseoftheirlimitedEnglish.Morerecently,manyadvocateshaveviewedbilingualeducationasameanstomaintainchildren’snativelanguagesandcultures.Theissueisimportantforpeoplewithdifferentpoliticalagendas,fromabsorptionatonepoletoseparatismattheother.

Todate,theevaluationsofbilingualeducation’simpactonlearninghavebeeninconclusive.Theissueofbilingualeducationhas,nevertheless,servedtounitetheleadershipofthenation’sHispaniccommunities.GroundedinconcernsaboutstatusthataredirectlytraceabletotheUnitedStateshistoryofdiscriminationagainstHispanics,thedemandformaintenanceoftheSpanishlanguageintheschoolsisanassertionoftheworthofapeopleandtheirculture.IftheUnitedStatesistrulyamulticulturalnation—thatis,ifitisoneculturereflectingthecontributionsofmany—thisdemandshouldbeseenasademandnotforseparationbutforinclusion.

Moredirecteffortstoforceinclusioncanbemisguided.Forexample,movementsto

declareEnglishtheofficiallanguagedonottrulyadvancethecohesionofamulticulturalnation.TheyalienatethetwentymillionpeoplewhodonotspeakEnglishastheirmothertongue.Theyareunnecessarysincethepublic’sbusinessisalreadyconductedlargelyinEnglish.Further,giventhepresentstateofunderstandingabouttheeffectsofbilingualeducationonlearning,itwouldbeunwisetorequiretheuniversaluseofEnglish.Finally,itisforparentsandlocalcommunitiestochoosethepaththeywillfollow,includinghowmuchoftheirculturetheywanttomaintainfortheirchildren.

31.ThepassageindicatesthatoneofthecharacteristicsofimmigrantgroupstotheUnitedStateshastraditionallybeenthat,afterimmigration,relativelyfewmembersofthegroup

（A）becamepoliticallyactiveintheirnewcommunities

（B）movedbackandforthrepeatedlybetweentheUnitedStatesandtheirformercommunities

（C）suffereddiscriminationintheirnewcommunitiesatthehandsoftheculturalmajority

（D）soughtassimilationintothedominantcultureofthenewcommunitiestheywereentering.

32.Inthethirdparagraph,thephrase“differentpoliticalagendas”refersspecificallytoconflictingopinionsregardingthe

（A）meansoflegislatingtheassimilationofminoritiesintoUnitedStatessociety

（B）extenttowhichHispanicsshouldblendintothelargerUnitedStatessociety

（C）meansofachievingnon-discriminatoryeducationforHispanics

（D）officialgivenresponsibilityfordecisionsregardingbilingualeducation

33.Inthelastparagraph,“ItwouldbeunwisetorequiretheuniversaluseofEnglish.”Onereasonforthis,accordingtotheauthor,isthat

（A）itisnotclearyetwhetherrequiringtheuniversaluseofEnglishwouldpromoteorhindertheeducationofchildrenwhoseEnglishislimited

（B）requiringtheuniversaluseofEnglishwouldreducethecohesionofthenation’sHispaniccommunitiesandleadership

（C）thequestionoflanguageintheschoolsshouldbeansweredbythosewhoevaluatebilingualeducation,notbypeoplewithspecificpoliticalagendas

（D）ithasbeenshownthatbilingualeducationisnecessarytoavoiddisadvantagingintheirgenerallearningchildrenwhoseEnglishislimited

34.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorofthepassageisprimarilyconcernedwithdiscussing

（A）reasonsagainstenactingameasurethatwouldmandatetheforcedinclusionofimmigrantgroupswithinthedominantUnitedculture

（B）thevirtuesandlimitationsofdeclaringEnglishtheofficiallanguageoftheUnitedStates

（C）theimportanceforimmigrantgroupsofmaintaininglargesegmentsoftheirculturetopassontotheirchildr