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对外经济贸易大学

2014年翻译硕士专业学位研究生入学考试初试试题

考试科目：

211翻译硕士英语

PartIVocabularyandGrammar（30%）

SectionOne:

ChoosefromA,B,CorDtheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence,

andmarkyourchoiceontheANSWERSHEET（20points,lpoInteach）.

1.Thepackingofgoodsoffereddoesnotmeetourstandards.Couldyouusepacking

whichis_______breakage?

A.securefromB.secureaboutC.secureforD.secureunder

2.Allemployeeswillbe______tolearnandusethenewcomputersystemifwewantto

increaseourproductivity.

AobjectedB.obstructedC.obligedD.obtained

3.Non-Americanshavealongwaytogobeforetheyreachthatlevel-720Lofsoftdrinks

ayear-andthatwould_____boomingbusinessforthetwogiants.

AoperateB.updateC.recruitD.translateinto

4.TheyhavemutuallyagreedthatPartyA______PartyBwiththemanufacturingof

televisionsetsinShenzhenwithallnecessarypartsandcomponentssuppliedbyPartyA.

AauthorizesB.entrustsC.offersD.appoints

5.PleasemakesurethatyourL/Cwillreachuswellbeforetheshipmentmonthsothatwe

can______shippingspaceforthegoodswithABCLine.

A.bookB.preserveC.conserveD.retain

6.Thewidevariation______pricesforsomebrandscannotbeexplainedbythesefactors.

A.inB.toC．onD.for

7.Althoughinternationallogisticsisdiscussedasamovementorflowofgoods,astationary

periodisinvolvedwhenmerchandisebecomes______storedinwarehouses.

A.inventoryB.goodsC.cargoD.packages

8.Thesellershall,athisown_______,carryoutattheplaceofmanufactureallsuch

inspectionsoftheequipmentasarespecifiedinthecontract.

A.costB.expenseC.expenditureD.spending

9MarksandSpenceradmitsthattradinginrecentweekshasshown________improvement

A.nosignsofB.notracksofC.nomarksofD.noevidencesof

10.Mostpeoplehaveabankaccountwluchallowsthemto________checks.

AopenB.takeC.writeD.charge

11.Aftermerger,thetwocompaniesaregoingtocollaborate______carmanufacture.

A.withB.fromC.inD.of

12.Allquotationsaresubjecttoourfinal______Unlessotherwisenotedoragreedupon,

allpricesarecommissioninclusive.

AorderB.confirnationC.termsD.decision

13.Duetoherexcellentperformanceinthisproject,MissLinwas______totheSalesDirector.

A.chsenB.raisedC.promotedD.forwarded

14.Femalecustomersarethe______buyerofFord’snewmodel.

A.progressiveB.prospectiveC.properD.prospeetive

15.Everyone-yearplanmustbe_______inrelationtolonger-termplans,anditshould

containthestagesthatarenecessar3rtoachievethefinalgoals.

A.handedoverB.drawnupC.madeupD.writtenoff

16.Sincethepriceyouquotedwouldleaveusnomarginof_______,wemustdoBusiness

withothersupplierswhoareofferinglowerpricesforDinnerSetsofthesamequality.

A.salesB.choiceC.benefitD.profit

17.Coca-colahasovercomePepsi's______edgeinEasternEurope.

A.absoluteB.comparativeC.definiteD.competitive

18.Weshallbepleasedtoofferyouotheritemswhichmightbeofinteresttoyouupon

______ofyourspecificinquiries.

A.noticeB.receiverC.anivalD.receipt

19.Abusinessownedandoperatedbyonepersoniscalleda______propretorship.

A.oneB.soleC.onlyD.unique

20.Urbanwageearnersusecredittohelpthempurchasethevastarrayof________goods,such

asautomobiles,washingmaclunes,andrefrigerators.

AdurableB,endurableC.bearableD.tolerable

SectionTwoIdentifyStylisticProblems（10points,1pointeach）

IdentifythestylistlcproblemwitheachofthefollowlngsentencesbychoosingA,B,

CorD.WriteyourcorrectsentenceontheANSWERSHEET.

21.Thecandidateenjoyswidesupportfromthevotersbecauseofhisrecordhewillprobably

beelected.

A.fragmentB.runonC.choppyD.correct

22.CoventGardenisLondon'sbigwholesalemarketwhereyoucanbuymanythings.Forexample,fruit,vegetablesandflowers.

AfragmentBcommaspliceC.choppyD.correct

23.Thehospitaldecideswhenpatientssleep.Itdictateswhentheyeat.Ittellsthemwhentheymaybewithfamily.

AcorrectBrunonC.commaspliceD.choppy

24.MycompanyisHouseFumishingCorporation,thereisareadymarketfor

kitchenwareinourarea.

A.choppyB.fragmentC.correctD.commasplice

25.Eversincethe19thcenturycartoonistThomasNasttopinadonkeyontheDemocrats

andtheelephantontheRepublican,cattoonistshavebeenmappingtheiconographyofAmerican

politics.

A.fragmentB.correctC.commaspliceD.runon

26.Thereport,whichwascompletedbytheApril15deadlineonlythroughthehardworkandlonghoursoftheentirestaff.

A.correctB.fragmentC.runonD.commasplice

27.Differentpurposesforwhichmoneyisborrowedresultinthecreationofdifferent

kindsoffinancialassets,havingdifferentmaturities,risks,andotherfeatures,thus

differentfinancialmarkets.

A.commaspliceB.correctC.fragmentD.runon

28.Ourresultswereinconsistent.Theprogramobviouslycontainsanerror.Arevisionoftheprogramisrequired.

A.choppyB.runonC.fragmentD.correct

29.ItwillfurtherhelpthechurchinAsia,AfricaandLatinAmericaanewpopeemergesfrom

thoseareas.

A.fragmentBcorrectC.commaspliceD.runon

30.Afterwestudiedthetechnicalaspectsoftheproposalandourcontractsoffice

revieweditsfinancialaspects.Theproposal,althoughinnovative,doesnotmeetour

immediateneeds.

AcorrectBrunonC.fragmentD.choppy

PartⅡReadingComprehension（40%）

ReadthefollowingpassageandanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET（2pointseach）.

PassageOne

ItmightbeeasiertodosomethingaboutNorthKorea'snucleartruculenceifwe

couldmakeheadortailofthecrypticvideosithasbeenpostingontheweb.Thelatest

showsadreamingman,someKoreanscriptandavideoofrocketsflyingthroughspace

whilefiresburninskyscrapersandapianistplays“WeAretheWorld”atdirgetempo.Is

thisaharmlessfantasy?

Athrown-downgauntlet?

Shouldthewestrespondwitha

statement?

Shoulditpostavideoofitsown?

Itishardtoknow.Ourtraditionalmediaare

being“replaced”bytheinternet.Butthe"information”conungoutoftheinformation

economyisoftenhardtodecipher,andcomposedforpurposesthatarehardtodiscern.

ThefilmacademicStephenApkonarguesinTheAgeoftheImage,publishedthis

week,thatitispossibletospeakofanewkindofliteracy,onebuiltonfiguringoutsuch

non-yerbalmessages.Atitshumblestlevel,hisbookisaboutthe“language”offilm,but

MrApkonhasalargerphilosophicalpoint,too.Ourcultureisgrowingmoreglobal.While

itstillreliesonwords,theyareincreasinglywrappedupwithimages,anditistheimages

peopleremember.ElizabethDaley,deanoftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia'sSchool

ofanematicArts,believeswritingtodayislikeLatinontheeveoftheRenaissance-the

languageofascholarlyestablishment.YouTubeclipsandothervisualsaretheequivalent

ofvernacularItalian.Theyarethestreetlanguage,andthemediumformuchnewand

creativethinking.

Imageshavealwaysmatteredinpublicargumentsmorethanweadmit.Fewpeople

caredthatRichardNixonwonthe1960presidentialdebatesagainstJohnKennedy,so

unkemptdidtheRepublicanlook.MrApkonquotesaneuroscientistwhosayspeopleare

soattunedtopickingupsubtlesignalsthattheymakedecisionsaboutwhethertheylike

ordislikepoliticians“immediately”.Andunsubtle,non-verbalmessageswithagreat

emotionalwallopcannowbebroadcastmorewidely.VideooftheshootingofNeda

Agha-Soltan,capturedduringJune2009protestsagainstirregularIranianelections,

spreadroundtheworld.Inthegut-wrenchingKony2012video（100mviewsinsixdays）,

AmericanactivistssoughttoenlisttheUSmilitaryinamanhuntforaUgandanwarlord.

Eyesightisthemosttrustedsense,Mr.Apkonnotes,andthatmeansweneedtobe

carefulwithit.Thereisastandingdangerthatthepublicwillgrowsoupsetbyimagesof

mistreatmentthatitwilldemandthegovernmentsendthearmyofftowar.Thisis

arguablywhathappenedSomaliain1992,withAmerica'spoorlyplannedmilitary

responsetotheAfricancountry’sfamine.Infuture,Mr.Apkonsays,wearelikelytoneed

"acombinationofscepticismandincisiveness",enablingcitizensto"[critique]whatisput

infrontofthemwithsomelevelofsophistication".

Thatisunlikely.Whenthepassionsprovokedbyvisualimageryleadtothesame

conclusionasthelogicofaverbalargument,peoplearegenerallycomfortablecomingto

adecision.Butwhenpassionandlogicareatodds,oneofthemmustbefavoured.

Untilrecently,itwastheessenceofstatesmanship,scholarshipandjusticetopurge

strongemotionfromourdeliberations.Imagestoday,though,aresoplentifulandsharp

thattheydominateourthoughtprocesses.AlthoughMr.Apkonrelishestheimmediacyof

YouTube,hefearsthatpoliticaladvertiserswillsoonbeabletocraftstoriesaround

"hiddenmentalhungers",easilymanipulatingvoters.

Cituzenstendtothinkaboutvotinginoneoftwoways,First,youbaseyourvoteon

youridentity.Youareafarmer,soyouchoosethecandidatebestdisposedtowards

farmers.Thesecondtheoryisthatyouvoteonarguments,independentofidentity.You

believeasalestaxshouldreplaceincometax,soyouvoteforthecandidatewhoshares

thatopinion.Buttoday’simage-basedcommunicationhaslittletodowithidentityor

arguments.Ithastodowiththelowest-common-denominatortraitsthatmarkyouasa

humananimal.

Thereisnoobvioussolution.EvenifweacquirethescepticismMr.Apkonspeaksof,

certaininstitutions"gowith"cef