翻译硕士考研川大外院《翻译硕士英语》考研真题.docx

1、翻译硕士考研川大外院翻译硕士英语考研真题翻译硕士考研2022川大外院翻译硕士英语考研真题四川大学外国语学院211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解Passage B“How many copies do you want printed, Mr. Greeley?”“Five thousand!” The answer was snapped back without hesitation.“But, sir,” the press foreman protested, “we have subscriptions for only five hundred newspapers.”“Well sel

2、l them or give them away.”The presses started rolling, sending a thundering noise out over the sleeping streets of New York City. The New York Tribune was born.The newspapers founder, owner, and editor, Horace Greeley, anxiously snatched the first copy as it came sliding off the press. This was his

3、dream of many years that he held in his hand. It was as precious as a child. Its birth was the result of years of poverty, hard work, and disappointments.Hard luck and misfortune had followed Horace all his life. He was born of poor parents on February 3, 1811, on a small farm in New Hampshire. Duri

4、ng his early childhood, the Greeley family rarely had enough to eat. They moved from one farm to another because they could not pay their debts. Young Horaces only boyhood fun was readingwhen he could snatch a few moments during a long working day.“The printed word always fascinated Horace. When he

5、was only ten years old, he applied for a job as an apprentice in a printing shop. But he didnt get the job because he was too young.Four years later, Horace walked eleven miles to East Poultney in Vermont to answer an ad. A paper called the Northern Spectator had a job for a boy. The editor asked hi

6、m why he wanted to boa printer, Horace spoke up boldly: “Because, sir, I want to learn all I can about newspapers.”The editor looked at the oddly dressed boy. Finally he said, “Youve got the job, son.”For the first six months, room and board would be the only pay for his work. After that, he would g

7、et room and board and forty dollars a year.Horace hurried home to shout the good news to his family. When he got there, he learned that his family was about to move againthis time to Pennsylvania. Horace decided to stay and work. Mrs. Greeley hated leaving her son behind, but gave her consent. Twice

8、 during his apprenticeship Horace walked six hundred miles to visit his family. Each time, he took all the money he had saved and gave it to his father.The Spectator failed after Horace had spent four years working for it. He joined his family in Erie, Pennsylvania, and got a job on the Erie Gazette

9、. Half the money he earned he gave to his family. The other half he saved to go to New York.When he was twenty, Horace arrived in New York with ten dollars in his pocket. He was turned down twice when he asked for a job. Finally he became a typesetter for John T Wests Printery. The only reason Horac

10、e got the job was that it was so difficult other printers wouldnt take it. His job was to set a very small edition of the Bible. Horace almost ruined his eyes at that job.As young Greeleys skill grew, better jobs came his way. He could have bought better clothes and moved out of his dingy room. But

11、he was used to being poor, and his habits did not change He spent practically nothing on himself. Even after his Tribune became a success, he lived as if he hadnt enough money for his next meal.The Tribune grew and thrived. It was unlike any newspaper ever printed before in the United States. Greele

12、y started a new type of journalism. His news stories were truthful and accurate His editorials attacked as well as praised. Many people disagreed with what he wrote, but still they read it. The Tribune became Americas first nationwide newspaper. It was read as eagerly in the Midwest and Far West as

13、it was in the East. Greeleys thundering editorials became the most powerful voice in the land.Greeley and his Tribune fought for many causes. He was the first to come out for the right of women to vote. His Tribune was the leader in demanding protection for homesteads in the West. He aroused the nor

14、th in the fight against slavery. During a depression in the East, jobless men asked what they could do to support themselves. Said Greeley: “Go West, young man, go West!”As the Tribune gained more power, Greeley became more interested in politics He led in forming and naming the Republican Party. He

15、, more than any other man, was responsible for Abraham Lincolns being named to run for President.Horace Greeley was first of all a successful newspaperman. He was also a powerful political leader. But he was not a popular man. In 1872 he ran for President against Ulysses S Grant. Grant was re-electe

16、d by an overwhelming margin.Greeley was then in deep mourning over the recent death of his wife. He was heart-broken over losing the election. He never recovered from the double blow only weeks after his defeat, he died in New York City. His beloved Tribune lived on after him as the monument he want

17、ed. Just before died, he wrote:“I cherish the hope that the journal I projected and established will live and flourish long after I shall have mouldered into forgotten dust, and that the stone that covers my ashes may bear to future eyes the still intelligible inscription, Founder of the New York Tr

18、ibune.”6. Horace gladly accepted his first job _.A. because of the kind of work it wasB. because of the high salary offeredC. because of the location of the officeD. became he couldnt find any other job7. When Horace founded the Tribune he was _.A. already a rich and famous newspapermanB. poor, but

19、skilled in newspaper workC. poor, but eager to learn newspaper workD. rich and skilled in newspaper work8. The Tribune was different from all other American papers because it was _.A. available by subscription onlyB. printed in New York cityC. distributed throughout the nationD. it offered the edito

20、rs personal opinions only9. Before the Tribune was founded, news reporting was _.A. honest but uninterestingB. distorted or dishonestC. almost unknownD. interesting but distorted10. Greeley probably felt that his greatest accomplishment was _.A. rising from poverty to wealthB. becoming a popular pol

21、itical leaderC. founding the New York TribuneD. All of the above【答案与解析】6. A 句意：Horace很高兴地接受第一份工作的原因是这正是他想要的工作。文章第九段最后一句，当Horace被问及为什么想做这份工作时，他回答“I want to learn all I can about newspapers”，说明这份工作正是他想要的，故选A。文章第十一段说明这份工作开始仅提供食宿，排除B。第十二段中提到Horace的家要搬到Pennsylvania，而这份工作是在Vermont（第九段第一句），有600英里之远，排除C项。D项

22、在文中没有提到。7. D 句意：Horace创办论坛报的时候已经很富有，并且熟悉报纸行业的各项技能。文章第十五段开头提到，随着Greeley的技艺越来越好，他开始有好的工作机会，能够购置好的衣服并搬出昏暗的房子，由此可以得出Greeley当时技能纯熟，也很富有，排除B，C项，D项符合原文意思。Greeley变得出名发生在其创办论坛报之后，A项错误。8. C 句意：论坛报同美国其他报纸的不同之处在于它在全国范围内发行。倒数第六段第二句开始描述了论坛报与美国其他报纸的不同之处。倒数第三句“The Tribune became Americas first nationwide newspaper.

23、”，说明论坛报是第一份全国性的报纸，即当时唯一在全国发行的报纸，故选C。9. B 句意：论坛报成立之前，新闻报道是歪曲的或者不真实的。倒数第六段第三、四“Greeley started a new type of journalism. His news stories were truthful and accurate”，即Greeley开创了新的报道方式，他的新闻故事真实而准确。由此可以得出，这之前的报道不真实，选B。10. C 句意：Greeley可能认为他最大的成就是建立了论坛报。文章第六段第二、三句“This was his dream of many years . result

24、 of years of poverty, hard work, and disappointments.”说明了论坛报对Greeley的重要性，最后一段Greeley在死前写的一段话，说明自己希望在死后论坛报能够更好，因此最可能是他眼中自己最大的成就。Section 2 Answering questions (20)Directions: Read the following passages and then answer IN COMPLETE SENTENCES the questions which follow each passage. Use only information

25、 from the passage you have just read and write your answer in the corresponding space in your answer sheet.Questions 13At seven oclock each morning a bell sounds in the red brick buildings on the steep bank of the Hudson River at Ossining, New York. As it rings, an entire, separate town of some 2300

26、 persons comes to life. It is the prison town of Sing Sing, a world of men who are confined but also living, working, playingand hoping Sing Sing is a town that lives on hope.The seven oclock bell is the signal for Sing Sings 1748 inmates and 514 man staff to begin another round of duties. The priso

27、ners rise, wash and dress. They make up their narrow beds army-style and make certain that the objects on their dressers are regulation neat. By 7:15, when guards come along the runways to unlock the individual cells, the men are ready. They file slowly to the mess hall, falling into step along the

28、way with friends and acquaintances. Each man grabs a tray and gets a breakfast of oatmeal with milk and sugar, bread, and coffee; he takes his seat at one of the long rows of eating benches, places the tray before him, and begins his breakfast So starts the day in Sing Sing.Breakfast over, the men f

29、ile from the mess hall and under the watchful eyes of guards, drop their eating utensils into boxes provided at the doors. At five minutes to eight they go outside in a long, chattering line down to the cluster of prison workshops.The prison has a dual function: it has its own permanent population,

30、but it also serves as a receiving station for the great flow of prisoners from New York City. Here they come to be examined, screened, and eventually transferred to upstate institutions.For the first two weeks, the new arrival is put through a series of mental, physical, and psychological examinatio

31、ns and given courses to prepare him for prison life. In each batch of new prisoners there are hardened men for whom prison can serve just one functionto remove them from society and keep them from doing further harm. But in each batch there are also those who can be helped and encouraged and turned

32、into law-abiding citizens. It is toward these that most of the effort at the prison is directed.Sing Sing is a school, hospital, and factory as well as a prison if initial tests show that a man is illiterate, he goes to the prison school to receive the equivalent of an eighth-grade education if he needs medical treatment, he is sent to the prison hospital. If he shows some special aptitude, or appears capable of learning a trade, he is assigned to a regular job in one of the shops.The s