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四川大学翻译硕士英语
考试科目:
211翻译硕士英语
适用专业:
英语口译(MTI)、英语笔译(MTI)
(试题共13页)
(注意:
答案必须写在答题纸上,写在试题上不给分)
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__________andplanstogetanM.Adegreewithinoneyear.
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.hasbeenpraisedC.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,willpassalongtheirfreshimpressionstotheyouthgroupsinwhichtheyareactive.
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,youpickupsomekidsinacarandgooutandhaveagoodtime.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.ButIhavetoadmitthatIlikeditenormously.InGermanywedonothingbutstudy.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,allstudentsgathertodiscusswhattheyobserved.Forvisitingstudentstoacceptandapproveofalltheysawwouldbeadefeatfortheexchangeprogram.Theyaresupposedtoobserve,evaluate,andcometofairconclusions.NearlyallwhovisitedtheUnitedStatesagreedthattheyhadgainedfaithinAmericanidealsanddeeprespectfortheU.Sbrandofdemocracy.Allhadmadefriendshipsthattheyweresurewouldlastalife-time.AlmostallwerestruckbythefreedompermittedAmericanyouth.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.asdifferentfromtheirownhomesasispossible.
D.Noneoftheabove.
2.Thegreatestvalueoftheprogramisthateachvisitingstudent
A.hasachancetotravelinforeigncountries.
B.shareswhathelearnedwithothers.
C.learnsanewlanguage.
D.gainsanewunderstandingofworldproblems.
3.FredHerschbachandMikePfafflinagreedthat
A.AmericansarefriendlierthanGermans.
B.GermanfoodismoremonotonousthanAmericanfood..
C.GermanschoolsareharderthanAmericansch