中山大学翻译硕士英语考研真题.docx

1、中山大学翻译硕士英语考研真题中山大学2012年翻译硕士英语考研真题PART I GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 60 MIN (130=30 POINTS)There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C and D. Please choose the correct answer that best completes the sentence and mark your answers on the AN

2、SWER SHEET.1. The old couple moved to the countryside_ their health for the doctor said fresh air would do them good.A .for the sake of B. because of C. In case of D. in spite of2. Lover of towns _I am. I realize that I owe a debt to my early country life.A. because B. where C who D. as3. She was tr

3、ying _by the teacher in class. A. avoiding questioning B. avoiding to questionC. to avoid being questioned D. to avoid questioning 4. _, I must do another experiment. A. Be it ever so late B. It is ever so lateC. It be ever so late D. So late it be ever5. He might have been killed _the arrival of th

4、e police. A. except for B. but for C. with D. for6. Hes _as a “bellyacher”hes always complaining about something. A. who is known B. whom is known C. what is known D. which is known 7. The law requires that everyone _his car checked at least once a year. A has B. would have C. have D. will have 8. U

5、ntil then, his family _from him for six months. A. didnt hear B. hasnt been hearing C. hasnt heard D. hadnt heard9. Nowhere but in the continuous research work _find the meaning of his life. A. for him to B. he can C. he could D. can he10. In order to escape from the boring and heavy study tasks, ma

6、ny students choose to play video games to feel_. A. emotionally high B. high emotionalC. high emotionally D. emotional high 11. By the time Bob arrives in Beijing_. A. we have been staying here for two daysB. it has been for two days we have stayed hereC. it is already two days before we have arrive

7、d hereD. we will have stayed here for two days12. Carmakers challenged the law, in part _CO2, was not an air pollutant. A. on the ground B. on ground C. on the ground that D. on ground that13. _in a famed university abroad was what his parents wished for. A. The boy to be cultivated B. The boy culti

8、vatedC. The boys being cultivated D. The boy was cultivated14. We looked for a table to sit down, but they were all_.A. reserved for B. engaged for C. used up D. taken up15. In spite of his _appearance, his movements were as spirited as a young mans. A. aging B. aged C. being aged D. having aged16.

9、Sales usually go up in the stores during December, but _again after Christmas.A. drop off B. drop out C. drop by D. drop down17. It was impolite for you to leave without saying goodbye; you really _have done so. A shouldnt B. wouldnt C. couldnt D. mustnt18. The detective and his assistant have begun

10、 to_ the mysterious murder. A. look into B. see to C. make over D. come through19. _travels faster than_. A. The light, sound B. Light, the soundC. Light, sound D. The light, the sound20. Being wronged, the little girl tried to _her tears at first, but on seeing her mother, she burst out crying. A.

11、keep away B. keep to C. keep up D. keep back21. Their refusal to sign the international treaty was _by many countries in the world.A. announced B. denounced C. renounced D. pronounced22. When she saw how frightened he was at his mistake, her anger began to_. A. fade away B. die away C. fall down D.

12、die down23. Mary is so _about her weight that she doesnt eat staple food at all.A. sensible B. sensational C. senseless D. sensitive24. His dog was _by a truck last night and died immediately. A. run into B. run over C. run out D. run through25. The Christmas presents were all _in shiny paper.A. don

13、e over B. done with C. done out D. done up26. The diamond is very big. It _ any diamond that Ive ever seen.A. dwells B. dwarfs C. distains D. dwindles27. Mary became_ homesick and critical of the United States, so she fled from her home in west Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria.A. completely B.

14、sincerely C. absolutely D. increasingly28. It is well known that knowledge is the _condition for expansion of mind.A. incompatible B. incredible C. indefinite D. indispensable29. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her _attitude toward customers.A. impartial B. mild C. hostil

15、e D. opposing30. Since it is too late to change my mind now. I am _ to carrying out the plan. A. obliged B. committed C. engaged D. resolvedPART II READING COMPREHENSION 60 MIN (1.520+25=40 POINTS)In this section there are five reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions and

16、 5 short answer questions. Please read the passages and then write your answers on the ANSWER SHEETTEXT AI live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year-round sun. You may think people in such a glamorous, fun-filled p lace are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the natu

17、re of happiness. Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper more abiding emotion. Going to an amusement park or ba

18、ll game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends. I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teac

19、h us that happiness has nothing to do with fan. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness”. But in memoir after memoir, celebrities reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoh

20、olism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness. Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If hes honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in tact quite painful. Th

21、e single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features. Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness. They can dine out ever they want and sleep as la

22、te as they want. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole nights sleep or a three-day vacation. I dont know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating rea

23、lizations we can ever come to. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we

24、 now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all. 31. Which of the following is true?A. Fun creates long-lasting satisfactionB. Fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness. C .Happi

25、ness is enduring whereas fun is short-lived. D. Fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness. 32. To the author, Hollywood stars all have an important role to play that is to_. A. write memoir after memoir about their happinessB .tell the public that happiness has nothing to do with funC .teach p

26、eople how to enjoy their livesD. bring happiness to the public instead of going to glamorous parties 33. In the authors opinion, marriage_. A. affords greater fun B. leads to raising children C .indicates commitment D. ends in pain 34. Couples having infant children_. A. are lucky since they can hav

27、e a whole nights sleepB. find fun in tucking them into bed at night C. find more time to play and joke with them D. derive happiness from their endeavor35. If one gets the meaning of the true sense of happiness, he will_.A. stop playing games and joking with othersB. make the best use of his time in

28、creasing happinessC. give a free hand to moneyD. keep himself with his familyTEXT BFilm has properties that set it apart from painting, sculpture, novels, and plays. It is also, in its most popular and powerful form, a story telling medium that shares many elements with the short story and the novel

29、. And since film presents its stories in dramatic form, it has even more in common with the stage play: Both plays and movies act out or dramatize, show rather than tell, what happens. Unlike the novel, short story, or play, however, film is not handy to study; it cannot be effectively frozen on the

30、 printed page. The novel and short story are relatively easy to study because they are written to be read. The stage play is slightly more difficult to study because it is written to be performed. But plays are printed, and because they rely heavily on the spoken word, imaginative readers can conjur

31、e up at least a pale imitation of the experience they might have been watching a performance on stage. This cannot be said of the screenplay, for a film depends greatly on visual and other nonvisual elements that are not easily expressed in writing. The screenplay requires so much “filling in” by our imagination that we cannot really approximate the experience of a film by reading a screenplay, and reading a screenplay is worthwhile only if we have already seen the film. Thus, most screenplays are published not to read but rather to be remembe