四川大学翻译硕士英语.docx

1、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. Vocabulary and grammar(30)Multiple choice Directions: Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D, Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.1. Tom is the most _ pupil in t

2、he class.A. industrious B. indulgent C. industrialist D. industrial2. The mayor of the city is a _ old manA. respective B. respectful C. respecting D. respectable3. I believe reserves of coal here _ to last for fifty years.A. efficient B. sufficient C. proficient D. effective4. Mr. Smith complained

3、about the _ air-conditioner he had bought from the company.A. infectious B. deficient C. ineffective D. defective5. All the students were excited at the _ of a weekend sports competition.A. opinion B. view C. thought D. idea6. The travelers passport established his _.A. proof B. evidence C. identity

4、 D. case7. When we credit the successful people with intelligence, physical strength or great luck, we are making excuses for ourselves because we fall _ in all three.A. rare B. short C. lacking D. scarce8. My sister is quite _ and plans to get an M A. degree within one year.A. aggressive B. enthusi

5、astic C. considerate D. ambitious9. The twins are so much _ that it is difficult to tell one from the other.A. similar B. same C. like D. alike10. His eyes were injured in a traffic accident, but after a _ operation, he quickly recovered his sight.A. considerate B. delicate C. precise D. sensitive11

6、. The chief foods eaten in any country depend largely on _ best in its climate and soil.A. it grown B. does it grownC. what grows D. what does it grow12. The fragrances of many natural substances come from oils, _ these oils may be used in manufacturing perfumes.A. of B. whether C. from D. and13. If

7、 only our team _ one more point!A. scores B. had scored C. scored D. have scored14. _, he could not lift the weight.A. Strong while he was B. However strong as he wasC. Strong as he was D. Strong although he was15. Tom is one of the top students who _ by the headmaster.A. have been praised B. has be

8、en praisedC. have praised D. are praised16. You could do it, if you _ try hard enough.A. might B. should C. could D. would17. The chairman requested that _.A. the members studies the problem more carefullyB. the problem would be more carefully studiedC. the members had studied the problem with more

9、careD. the problem be studied with more care18. George would certainly have attended the proceedings _.A. if he didnt get a flat tire B. if the flat tire hadnt happenedC. had he not had a flat tire D. had the tire not flattened itself19. I would appreciate _ it a secret.A. you to keep B. that you wo

10、uld keepC. your keeping D. that you are keeping20. We _ the letter yesterday, but it didnt arrive.A. must receive B. must have receivedC. ought to receive D. ought to have receivedII. Reading comprehension (40)Section 1 Multiple choice (20)Directions: In this section there are reading passages follo

11、wed by multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.Passage A This year some twenty-three hundred teen-agers from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teen-agers, and form lifelong impre

12、ssions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teen-agers will go abroad to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of world problems. On returning home they, like others who have participated in the exchange program, will pass along their fresh impression to

13、the youth groups in which they are active. What have the visiting students discovered? A German boy says, “We often think of America only in terms of skyscrapers. Cadillacs, and gangsters. Americans think of Germany only in terms of Hitler and concentration camps. You cant realize how wrong you are

14、until you see for yourself.” A Los Angeles girl says, “Its the leaders of the countries who are unable to get along. The people get along just fine.” Observe a two-way student exchange in action. Fred Herschbach, nineteen, spent last year in Germany at the home of George Pfafflin. In turn, Mr. Pfaff

15、lins son Michael spent a year in the Herschbach home in Texas. Fred, lanky and lively, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months study the language began to come to him. School was totally different from what he had expectedmuch more formal, much harder. Students rose respectfully whe

16、n the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities. Family life, too, was different. The fathers word was law, and all activities revolved around the closely knit family unit rather than the indi

17、vidual. Fred found the foodmostly starchesmonotonous at first. Also, he missed having a car. “At home, you pick up some kids in a car and go out and haven good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon get used to it.” A warm-natured boy, Fred began to make friends as soon as he had mastered enough G

18、erman to communicate. “I didnt feel as if I were with foreigners. I felt as I did at home with my own people.” Eventually he was invited to stay at the homes of friends in many of Germanys major cities. “Ones viewpoint is broadened,” he says, “by living with people who have different habits and back

19、grounds. You come to appreciate their points of view and realize that it is possible for all people in the world to come closer together. I wouldnt trade this year for anything.” Meanwhile, in Texas, Mike Pfafflin, a friendly German boy, was also forming independent opinions. “I suppose I should cri

20、ticize the schools,” he says. “It was far too easy by our standards. But I have to admit that I liked it enormously In Germany we do nothing but study. I think that maybe your schools are better training for citizenship. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.” He took part in many out

21、side activities, including the dramatic group. Mike picked up a favorite adjective of American youth; southern fried chicken was “fabulous,” When expressing a regional point of view, he used the phrase “we Texans.” Summing up his year, he says with feeling, “America is a second home for me from now

22、on. I will love it the rest of my life.” This exciting exchange program was government sponsored at first; now it is in the hands of private agencies, including the American Field Service and the International Christian Youth Exchange. Screening committees make a careful check on exchange students a

23、nd host homes. To qualify, students must be intelligent, adaptable, outgoing-potential leaders. Each student is matched, as closely as possible, with a young person in another country whose family has the same economic, cultural, and religious background.After their years abroad, all students gather

24、 to discuss who, they observed. For visiting students to accept and approve of all they saw would be a defeat for the exchange program. They are supposed to observe evaluate, and come to fair conclusions. Nearly all who visited the United States agreed that they had gained faith in American ideals a

25、nd deep respect for the U.S brand of democracy. All had made friendship that they were sure would last a life-time. Almost all were struck by the freedom demitted American youth. Many were critical, though, of the indifference to study in American schools, and of Americans lack of knowledge about ot

26、her countries. The opinions of Americans abroad were just as vigorous. A U.S. girl in Vienna: “At home, all we talk about is dating, movies, and clothes. Here we talk about religion, philosophy, and political problems. I am going to miss that.” A U.S boy in Sweden: “I learned to sit at home, read a

27、good book, and gain some knowledge. It I told them this back home, they would think I was a square.” An American girl in Stuttgart, however, was very critical of the German school. “Over here the teacher is king, and you are somewhere far below. Instead of being friend and counselor, as in America t

28、he teacher is regarded as a foeand behaves like it too!” It costs a sponsoring group about a thousand dollars to give an exchange student a year in the United States. Transportation is the major expense, for bed, board, and pocket money are provided by volunteer families. There is also a small amoun

29、t of federal support for the program. For some time now, attempts have been made to include students from iron curtain countries. But so far the Communists have not allowed their young people to take part in this program which could open their eyes to a different world. In Europe, however, about ten

30、 students apply for every place available, in Japan, the ratio is fifty to one. The student exchange program is helping these eager younger citizens of tomorrow learn a lot about the world today.1. Exchange students are generally placed in homes that are _.A. very similar to their own homesB. typica

31、l of homes in the land they are visitingC. as different from their own home as is possibleD. None of the above2. The greatest value of the program is that each visiting student_.A. has a chance to travel in foreign countriesB. shares what he learned with othersC. learns a new languageD. gains a new

32、understanding of world problems3. Fred Herschbach and Mike Pfafflin agreed that_.A. Americans are friendlier than GermansB. German food is more monotonous than American foodsC. German schools are harder than American schoolsD The teacher in German is king4. The major expense that a group sponsoring a