广西民族大学 211翻译硕士英语 硕士研究生考研真题.docx

1、广西民族大学 211翻译硕士英语 硕士研究生考研真题 广 西 民 族 大 学2016年硕士研究生入学考试初试自命题科目试题（试卷代号：A卷）科目代码： 211 科目名称： 翻译硕士英语 适用学科专业： 翻译硕士 研究方向： 英语笔译、英语口译 命题教师签名： 考生须知1 答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试题上无效。2 答题时一律使用蓝、黑色墨水笔作答，用其它笔答题不给分。3 试题册 共 页 第1页交卷时，请配合监考人员验收，并请监考人员在准考证相应位置签字（作为考生交卷的凭证）。否则，产生的一切后果由考生自负。Part I. Basic English Knowledge (30%)Section

2、A: Multiple-choice (20 %)Directions: There are forty multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.1. On my way to the office, I saw a little girl standing in front of the shop window looking _ at the toys inside. A. faintl

3、y B. ferociously C. deliberately D. wistfully2. Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his _ to a certain book or article that has some bearing on the subject being studied. A. reaction B. comment C. impression D. comprehension3. The branches could hardly _ the weight of the fruit. A. ret

4、ain B. sustain C. maintain D. remain4. With an eighty-hour week and little change or enjoyment, life must have been very _for the 19th-century worker. A. disinterested B. dry C. weary D. depressed5. The need for cash is forcing new graduates to take any job going, and many start their working life i

5、n _, often menial jobs. A. momentary B. mechanical C. ashamed D. primeval6. The bus became _ before they arrived, and many latecomers had to wait in a long queue. A. occupied B. engaged C. packed D. filled7. Rosa was such a last-minute worker that she could never start writing a paper till the deadl

6、ine was_. A. approach B. recent C. problematic D. imminent8. Swarms of wasps are always invading my garden. They are a thorough _. A. nuisance B. disturbance C. trouble D. annoyance9. The new airport will be _ from all directions. A. available B. accessible C. obtainable D. achievable10. Now researc

7、hers are directing more attention to the social and cultural_ that propelled university graduates into careers in management. A. implication B. impulse C. atmosphere D. imminence11. The police have offered a large _ for information leading to the robbers arrest. A. award B. compensation C. prize D.

8、reward12. For years she suffered from the _ that her husband might come back to her. A. vision B. idea C. imagination D. illusion13. There has been a _ lack of communication between the union and the management. A. regretful B. regrettable C. regretting D. regretted14. Care should be taken to decrea

9、se the length of time that one is _ loud continuous noise. A. subjected to B. filled with C. associated with D. attached to15. My mother cant get _ because she has rheumatism. A. about B. on C. through D. in16. The novel contains some marvelously revealing _ of rural life in the 19th century. A. gla

10、nces B. glimpses C. glares D. gleams17. The partys reduced vote was _ of lack of support for its policies. A. indicative B. positive C. revealing D. evident18. At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not _. A. on view B. at a gla

11、nce C. on the scene D. in sight19. Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite _. A. invaluable B. priceless C. unworthy D. worthless20. In the first few months of the war his army seemed _, but soon it met its Waterloo. A. incredible B. invisible C. invidious D. invincible21. _ that

12、they may eventually reduce the amount of labor needed on construction sites by 90 percent. A. So clever are the construction robots B. So clever the construction robots are C. Such construction robots are clever D. Such clever construction robots are22. He felt _ during the interview. And he failed

13、to get the job. A. anything but well B. nothing but well C. something but well D. none but well23. It is not uncommon for there _ problems of communication between the old and the young. A .being B. would be C. be D. to be24. _, Ill marry him all the same. A. Was he rich or poor B. Whether rich or p

14、oor C. Were he rich or poor D. Be he rich or poor25. Sorry to have kept you waiting. You must have thought _. A. we were not coming B. we are not coming C. we didnt come D. we should not come26. That was not the first time he _ us. I think its high time we _ strong actions against him. A. betrayed,

15、take B. had betrayed, took C. has betrayed, took D. has betrayed, take27. _, he is ready to accept suggestions from different sources. A. Instead of his contributions B. For all his notable contributions C. His making notable contributions D. However his notable contributions28. I am pleased with wh

16、at you have given me and _ you have told me. A. that B. all that C. which D. about whatever29. _ earlier, I could have done something to help. A. If I was informed B. Was I informed C. Had I been informed D. If I should be informed30. _,he never alters a decision. A. Come what may B. What may come C

17、. May what come D. May come whatever31. The Minister of Finance is believed of imposing new taxes to raise extra revenue. A. that he is thinking B. to be thinking C. that he is to think D. to think32. The heart is intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain. A. not so B.

18、not much C. no more D. much more33. The membership card entitled him _ certain privileges in the club. A. on B. in C. at D. to34. I have never been to London, but that is the city_. A. where I like to visit most B. Id most like to visit C. which I like to visit mostly D. where Id like most to visit3

19、5. He was _to tell the truth even to his closest friend. A. too much of a coward B. too much the coward C. a coward enough D. enough of a coward36. _ wool that is produced in _ Scotland is used to make sweaters and other garments. A. / . the B. / . / C. The . the D. The . /37. _ I like economics, I

20、like sociology much better. A. As much as B. So much C. How much D. Much as38. You cannot be _ careful in making the decision as it was such a critical case. A. too B. quite C. very D. so39. _ enough time and money, the researchers would have been able to discover more in this field. A. Giving B. To

21、 give C. Given D. Being given40. Barry had an advantage over his mother he could speak French. A. since that B. in that C. at that D. so thatSection B: Proofreading and Error Correction (10 %) Directions: The following passage contains 10 errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error.

22、In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it. Please write your answers on the Answer Sheet. People once widely believed that intelligent life existed on Mars. The 19th century discover of what appeared to be 41. geometric designs cut across the surface wa

23、s taken as evidence.The lines were thought to have been system of canals that had 42. been built to irrigate the surface. This is now clear that 43. “canals”perhaps the most spectacular geologic features of Marsare natural valleys which ancient rivers once flowed. 44. Other fragmented idea concerns

24、the planets seasonal 45. changes in color. Once when attributed to the rapid spread of 46. some life-form, these shifts are now known to develop from themovement of fine dust in the atmosphere. By the close of the 20th century none of the many experiments were conducted by spacecraft had ever found

25、47. persuasive evidence of life. Furthermore, speculation continued 48. over the existence of some form of life, in either the presentand the past. In 1996 scientists discovered organic compounds 49. and minerals in a meteorite, consisted of Martian rock, 50. that collided with Earth around 11,000 B

26、C. These compoundssuggest that Mars may have been inhabited by organisms more than three billion years ago.Part II. Reading Comprehension (50 %)Section A (30 %)Directions: There are 3 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them ther

27、e are four choices marked A),B),C) and D).You should decide on the best choice and write your answers on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Department Store Magic For most of the 20th century Smithsons was one of Britains most successful department stor

28、es, but by the mid-1990s, it had become dull. Still profitable, thanks largely to a series of successful advertising campaigns, but decidedly boring. The famous were careful not to be seen there, and its sales staff didnt seem to have changed since the store opened in 1908. Worst of all, its custome

29、rs were buying fewer and fewer of its own-brand products, the major part of its business, and showing a preference for more fashionable brands. But now all this has changed, thanks to Rowena Baker, who became Smithsons first woman Chief Executive three years ago. Since then, while most major retaile

30、rs in Britain have been losing money, Smithsons profits have been rising steadily. When Baker started, a lot of improvements had just been made to the building, without having any effect on sales, and she took the bold decision to invite one of Europes most exciting interior designers to develop the

31、 fashion area, the heart of the store. This very quickly led to rising sales, even before the goods on display were changed. And as sales grew, so did profits. Baker had ambitious plans for the store from the start. Were playing a big game, to prove were up there with the leaders in our sector, and we have to make sure people get that message. Smithsons had f