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青岛大学硕士研究生入学考试翻译硕士英语试题

青岛大学2014年翻译专业硕士研究生入学试题

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PARTIGRAMMARANDVOCABULARY（30Points）

（I）Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.Foreachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkeda,b,candd.Choosetheonewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachsentence.（20points）

1.Davidwasathomein1986,sleepingthroughanewlydeclaredSouthAfricangovernmentstateofemergency,______policeburstintohishomeandtookhimaway.

A.afterB.whereasC.otherwiseD.when

2.Mabeka,whotestifiedatthesame____,toldthecommissionhespenttwomonthsinprisonafterbeingtakenfromhishomein1986and

beatenatapolicestation.

A.juryB.judgmentC.hearingD.occasion

3.Hemakesaperfectlyplausibleargumenttotheeffect___thequestionisgrammaticalratherthanrhetorical.

A.whenB.thatC.asifD.for

4.Thecollegestudentsinthisuniversityare_______fromsmokingoncampusbecausethiswilldothemnogood.

A.refrainedB.advisedC.containedD.

maintained

5.Chinawon‘tallowanyforeigncountryto_______inourinternalaffairs.

A.interfereB.interruptC.involveD.disturb

6.Such____thecase,therearenogroundstojustifyyourconstantcomplaints.

A.beingB.wasC.isD.having

been

7.Humble____itmaybe,there‘snoplacelikehomewhereveryougo.

A.seemB.asC.thoughD.if

8.Thetrialmustbeheldinthe―Stateanddistrict‖____thecrimewascommittedandthedistrictissetbyCongress.

A.becauseB.whenC.whichD.where

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9.TheConstitutiondefinestreasonasspecificacts,namely―levyingWaragainst[theUnitedStates],orinadheringtotheirEnemies,____them

AidandComfort.‖

A.giveB.givenC.givingD.togive

10.The______ofsomeoneconvictedfortreasoncouldnot,astheywereunderEnglishlaw,beconsidered―tainted‖bythetreasonoftheirancestor.

A.parentsB.spouseC.descendantsD.

generations

11.____thattheformationofthesun,theplanets,andotherstarsbeganwiththecondensationofaninterstellargascloud.

A.ItisadvisedB.ItisbelievedC.ItisadmonishedD.Itis

anecessity

12.Hisnameisonthe____ofmytongue,butIjustcan‘trememberrightnow.

A.edgeB.tipC.endD.

side

13.Hiscommentwas________annoyeverybodypresentattheconference.

A.soastoB.muchastoC.suchtoD.such

asto

14.Inmorethan25percentofcasesinaNationalInstituteofJusticestudy,suspectswereexcluded_____DNAtestingwasconductedduringthecriminalinvestigation.

A.once

B.before

C.while

D.and

15.

Whentheexplosiontookplace,thesurroundingbuildingshavebeen

leveled,

____lumpsofconcreteeverywhere.

A.rained

B.torain

C.raining

D.

havingrained

16.

Theshuttleisdestroyed,leavingStoneandKowalskycompletely

alone-____tonothingbuteachotherandspiralingoutintothe

blackness.

A.tethered

B.tethering

C.tether

D.

havingtethered

17.Visually,itwillbestudiedforyearstocome,and_____,willberevisitedbythegenre‘smostardententhusiasts.

A.topicallyB.thematicallyC.systematicallyD.

technologically

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18.TheAirDefenseIdentificationZoneisanareasurroundingmuchofNorthAmerica–namelyairspacesurroundingtheUnitedStatesandCanada–inwhichthereadyidentification,location,andcontrolofcivilaircraftoverlandorwaterisrequiredinthe____ofnational

security.

A.interestB.relationsC.areaD.field

19.TheADIZwasfocusedonaircraftapproachingprimarilyfromRussia,butonOctober26,1971,aCubanaircraftlandedinNewOrleansafterflyingcompletely____throughAmericanairspace.

A.beingundetectedB.undetectedC.detectedD.being

detected

20.Theseregulationsdonotpertaintomilitaryaircraft,buttoenterUSairspace,withoutinducingthescramblingoffighterinterceptors,theserulesmustbe___withandfollowed.

A.compliedB.followedC.conformedD.

abided

（II）Errorcorrection.Ineachsentence,thereisoneerror.Findeacherrorandcorrectit.（10points）

1.Theboatswerelowered,andscarcelyhadthelastsailorssavedthemselves,thanthevesselwentdownbeforeoureyes,andIwaslaunched,abeggar,uponthesea.

2.Thesultanagaveeartoherslave,andthelaterwhisperedtoheraplanwhichseemedtopleaseher,forsheimmediatelygotreadytogotothesultan.

3.HaditnotbeentheAvengers,NewYorkCitywouldhavebeendestroyed.

4.ThomasHardyrejectedtheVictorianbeliefofabenevolentGod,andmuchofhispoetryreadsasasardoniclamentonthebleaknessofthehumancondition.

5.Gandhi‘slifewasrootedinIndia‘sreligioustraditionwiththeiremphasisonapassionatesearchfortruth,aprofoundreverenceforlife,theidealofnonattachmentandthereadinesstosacrificeallfortheknowledgeofGod.

6.Inasense,eventodaythereisonefundamentalreligionintheworld,butthereisnosuchathingasastraightlineinnature.

7.Ageneticallymodifiedorganismisanorganismwhosegeneticmaterialhasbeenalteredusinggeneticengineeredtechniques.

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8.6February2009,theU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationapprovedthefirsthumanbiologicaldrugproducedfromsuchananimal,agoat.

9.Thediplomaticimpasse,focusonterritorialdisputesandhistoricalissuesconcerningJapan‘swartimebrutality,hasbeenintensifiedbyJapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbe‘sright-wingpoliticalandmilitarypolicies.

10.SatsukihaswarnedthatAbe‘srecentremarks,whichseekstochange

Japan‘spreviouscommitmenttopeace,willisolateJapananddestroyprogressfrompastdecadesinTokyo‘srelationswithBeijingandSeoul.

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（40Points）

Inthissectiontherearefivepassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenwriteyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Passage1

GroslierhadproposedthatthewatermanagementsystematAngkorhadbeendevisedtoremedytheuncertaintiesofthemonsoonandparticularlythelengthofthedryseason.Helacked,however,anymeasureforquitehow‗uncertain‘themonsoonwouldhavebeenduringthe500yearsofAngkor‘sriseandfall;presumablyhedrewonhisownexperienceofSEAsiawithregardtohowtheintensityanddurationofrainfallinoneyearcanbequitedifferenttothatofthenext.Itwasnotuntil2009thatthefirstmeasureofmonsoonuncertaintyfortheAngkorperiodwasdevised,thiscomingfromastudyoftreeringsfrom1,000-year-oldcypresstrees.ThisshowednotonlythatGroslierwascorrecttosupposeaconsiderabledegreeofclimateuncertaintythroughouttheAngkorperiod,butalsothatthisbecameparticularlymarkedinthemiddletolate14thandearly15thcenturies:

thedramaticswingsbetweenintensedroughtandheavyrainfallappearstohavecausedanAngkordemise.

GrowinginthehighlandsofVietnamaresomerareandespeciallyoldcypresstrees,Fokieniahodginsii.ProfessorBrendanBuckleyfromColumbiaUniversityandhiscolleaguessearchedtheseoutandtookcoresthroughtheirtrunkstogetasampleofthetreeringsfromthroughouttheperiodoftheirgrowth.Eachtreeringrecordsoneyearofgrowthandingeneraltermsitswidthrecordshowmuchwaterwasavailable.Buckleyandhiscolleagueswereabletoproducea759-year-longsequencefor

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between1250and2008,recordingthevariationintheintensityofthemonsoon–justthetypeofdatathatGroslierwouldhavelovedtohaveseen.

Thisrecordshowedthatthemonsoongotweaker–thatis,therewaslessrain–inthemiddletolate14thcentury,withsomeperiodsofsustaineddrought.Shorterperiodsofmoreseveredroughtoccurredintheearly15thcentury,withthesingledriestyearofthewholerecordbeingin1403.Butwhatisespeciallyimportantisthatduringthisperiodofthemiddletolate14thandearly15thcenturies,thetreeringsalsorecordsomeofthewettestyears,themostintensemonsoon.Sointhecontextofanoveralldeclineinrainfall,theperiodduringwhichAngkorisknowntohavedeclinedandthenbecomeeffectivelyabandonedwasonewiththehighestdegreeofrainfallvariation–yearsofdroughtinterspersedwithyearsofintenserain.

1.Beforetheyear2009,___________

A.Groslierhadprovedtheuncertaintiesofthemonsoon.

B.Groslierhadmeasuredtheuncertaintiesofthemonsoon.C.TherainfallwasintenseinSoutheastAsia.

D.Groslierthoughtthemonsoonhadbeenuncertainbasedonhisownexperience.

2.Astudyoftreeringsfrom1,000-year-oldcypresstreeswasconducted____.

A.toprovethatGroslierwaswrong.

B.tomeasurethemonsoonuncertaintyfortheAngkorperiod.

C.toshowclimateuncertaintyinthemiddletolate14thandearly15thcenturies.

D.toprovethedramaticswingsbetweenintensedroughtandheavyrainfall.

3.WhichstatementiscorrectaboutFokieniahodginsii?

A.Theyareverycommonandespeciallyoldcypresstrees.

B.Thelengthofeachtreeringrecordshowmuchwaterwasavailable.

C.The759-year-longsequencewasalltheinformationGroslierhadneeded.

D.TheyprovidedtheverydatatoproveGroslier‘sbelief.

4.Intheearly1400s,______

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A.themostseveredroughtoccurred,causingthefallofAngkor.

B.Angkorisknowntohavedeclinedandthenbecomeeffectivelyabandoned.

C.thetreeringsalsorecordsomeofthewettestyears.

D.theleastrainfallwasrecordedin1403.

5.Fromthewholepassage,itcanbeinferredthat______

A.RainfallchangescausedthefallofAngkor.

B.BrendanBuckleydidnotbelieveinGroslieratall.

C.CypresstreesareimportanttosustainAngkor.

D.Rainfallwasimportantforcypresstrees.

Passage2

Theincreaseinthemarginratefrom50%to70%wasnotanattemptto