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广西民族大学翻译硕士英语考研真题A卷

2018年广西民族大学翻译硕士英语考研真题A卷

PartI.BasicEnglishKnowledge（30%）

SectionA:

Multiple-choice（20%）

Directions:

Therearefortymultiple-choicequestionsinthissection.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

1.HerworkingeneticswonUnitedStatesscientistBarbaraMcClintock-----in1983.

A.wastheNobelPrizeB.theNobelPrizewas

C.theNobelPrizeD.fortheNobelPrize.

2.Youcancounthowmanystudentspassedanexam,butpsychologicalandemotionalfeelingscannotbe_______measured.

A.precisely

B.precise

C.preciously

D.precious

3.Unemploymenthascomedownslightly,butthisdoesnot______thefactthatitisstillamajorproblem.

A.alertB.alterC.alarmD.altar

4.Themanbreathedasignof______whenhewastoldthateverythinghadarrivedingoodcondition.

A.receiveB.relieveC.reliefD.release

5.Artificiallight_______therespiratoryactivityofsomemicroorganismsinthewinterbutnotinthesummer,inpartbecauseinthesummertheirrespirationisalreadyatitspeakandthuscannotbe_______.

A.stimulates…lessened

B.B.elevates…quickened

C.C.reflects...expanded

D.D.enhances…increased

6.BecausetheyhavebeensodazzledbythecalendarsandtheknowledgeofastronomypossessedbytheMayancivilization,someanthropologistshave_______achievementslikethesophisticatedcarvedcalendarsticksoftheWinnebagopeople.

A.describedB.acknowledgedC.overlookedD,defended

7.Eventhosesiblingswhosechildhoodwas_______familialfeudingandintenserivalryfortheirparents’affectioncanneverthelessdevelopcongenialandeven_______relationshipswitheachotherintheiradultlives.

A,scarredby...vitriolicB,filledwith…tolerant

C,dominatedby…intimateD,repletewith...competitive

8.Workingfor10hoursperweekorlessseeminglydoesnottakeaconsistent_____onschoolperformance.

A.tool

B.toll

C.toller

D.tollen

9.Hesaidhewishedto______inthearmyduringthelastthreeyears.

A.beservedB.beservingC.serveD.havebeenserving

10.________muchyoumaydislikeit,junkmailcomestomostofyouanyway.

A.WhateverB.WhicheverC.WheneverD.However

11.Theincreaseduseofcomputersinbusinesshasbeen_______byacostlyincreaseincomputercrime.

A.accompaniedB.disappointedC.matchedD.witnessed

12.Manyanimalsdisplay______instinctsonlywhiletheiroffspringareyoungandhelpless.

A.cerebralB.imperiousC.ruefulD.maternal

13.Becauseofitsimportanceinmodernliving,______inallpartsoftheworld.

A.inschoolsandcollegesarealgebrastudies

B.studyingalgebrainschoolsandcolleges

C.andthestudyofalgebrainschoolsandcolleges

D.algebraisstudiedinschoolsandcolleges

14.______touchinginOHenry'sstoriesisthegallantrywithwhichordinarypeoplestruggletomaintaintheirdignity.

A.Mostis

B.Ismostly

C.Isitmost

D.Whatismost

15.AttheSeventhInternationalBalletCompetition,FemandoBujoneswonthefirstgoldmedalever_________toaUnitedStatesmaledancer.

A．tobeawardedB．toawardC．thatawardsD．shouldbeawarding

16.IwasawfullytiredwhenIgothomefromwork,butahalfhournap____me.

A.relievedB.releasedC.revivedD.recovered

17.ThenewtechnologicalrevolutioninAmericannewspapershasbroughtincreased_awiderrange

ofpublicationsandanexpansionofnewspaperjob.

A.reproductionB.circulationC.manipulationD.penetration

18.Geophysicistshavecollaboratedwitharchaeologistsandanthropologiststostudythemagneticpropertiesofpotteryandfireplacesatsites_________byearlyhumans.

A.occupiedB.occupyingC.whichD.wereoccupied

19.Thestorythatfollows__twofamouscharactersoftheRockyMountaingoldrushdays.

A.concernsB.statesC.proclaimsD.relates

20.ThereisageneralunderstandingamongthemembersoftheBoardofDirectorsthatchiefattention

____totheundertakingthatisexpectedtobringhighestprofit.

A.isgivenB.givesC.mustbegivenD.begiven

SectionB:

ProofreadingandErrorCorrection（10%）

Directions:

Thefollowingpassagecontains10errors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectit.PleasewriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

Dinosaurs,saber-toothtigersandthedodobirdarefamousexamples（21）______

ofanimalsthathavebecomeextinct.Incaseofthedinosaurs,it（22）

seemslikelythatacatastrophiceventalterstheglobalclimate（23）

enoughtoleadtotheirdisappearance.Morerecentextinctions

andnear-extinctions－suchasthebluewhales,tiger,panda,and（24）

NorthAmericanbison—havebeenthedirectresultofhumanactivity.

Bytheearly1990s,specieswerebecomingextinctatarateofthree

perhour,or27,000everyday–afigurequotedbytheAmerican

biologistEdwardO.WilsonofHarvardUniversity,basedonhis

mostconservativeestimates.Thisrateofextinctionscarrieswith

itsometerribleconsequences.Eachplantthatbecomesextinct,

forexample,maytakewithitasmuchas30insectsandanimals（25）

thatdependonitforfood.Habitatlossisoneofthemostimportant

causesofextinction.Forrisingpopulationsinmanycountries（26）

leadtotheclearingofmoreland,habitatssuchasrainingforest（27）

andgrasslandsdisappear.

IntheEastAfrica,oncerenownedforitswildlife,fewwildanimals（28）

remainlivingoutsidetheboundariesofnationalparksandgame（29）

reserves.Inotherpartsoftheworld,coastalecosystemsareclearing（30）

fordevelopment.Wetlandareasaredryingoutasaresultofwater

extractiontosupportfarmingandtourism.Birdspeciesareamong

theworstaffectedbythelossofwetlands.

PartII.ReadingComprehension（50%）

SectionA（30%）

Directions:

Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Heemerged,allofasudden,in1957:

themostexplosivenewpoetictalentoftheEnglishpost-warera.Poetryspecialized,atthatmoment,inthewrychroniclingoftheeveryday.ThepoetryofYorkshire-bornTedHughes,firstpublishedinabookcalled“TheHawkintheRain”whenhewas27,wasunlikeanythingwrittenbyhisimmediatepredecessors.DrivenbyanalmostJacobeanrhetoric,ithadavisionaryfervour.Itsmosteye-catchingcharacteristicwasHughes'sabilitytogetbeneaththeskinsofanimals:

foxes,otters,pigs.Theseanimalsweretherealthingallright,buttheywerealsoarmorialdevices—symbolsofthecountrysideandlifebloodoftheearthinwhichtheywererooted.Itgavehisworkaraw,primalstink.

ItwasnotonlyEnglandthatthoughtsoeither.Hughes'sbookwasalsopublishedinAmerica,whereitwontheGalbraithprize,amajorliteraryaward.Butthen,in1963,SylviaPlath,ayoungAmericanpoetwhomhehadfirstmetatCambridgeUniversityin1956,andwhobecamehiswifeinthesummerofthatyear,committedsuicide.Hugheswasvilifiedforlongafterthat,especiallybyfeministsinAmerica.In1998,theyearhedied,Hughesbrokehisownself-imposedpublicsilenceabouttheirrelationshipinabookofloose-weavepoemscalled“BirthdayLetters”.Inthisnewandexhilaratingcollectionofrealletters,Hughesreturnstotheissueofhisfirstwife'sdeath,whichhecallshis“bigandunmanageableevent”.Hefelthistalentmuffledbytheperpetualeavesdroppinguponhiseverymove.Notuntilhedecidedtopublishhisownaccountoftheirrelationshipdidtheburdenbegintolighten.

Theanalysisisraw,painedandruthlesslyself-aware.Forallthemoraltorment,thewritingitselfhasthesamerushandvigourthatpossessedHughes'searlypoetry.Somebooksoflettersserveasapersonalizedhistoricalchronicle.Poets'lettersareseldomlikethat,andHughes'sarenoexception.Hisareaboutalifeofliteraryengagement:

almostallofthemincludesomemusingonthestateorthenatureofwriting,bothHughes'sownorotherpeople's.ThetrajectoryofHughes'sliterarycareerhadhimmovingfromobscuritytofame,andthen,intheeyesofmany,tolife-longnotoriety.Theselettersarefilledwithhiswrestlingwiththeconsequencesofbeingthepart-private,part-publiccreaturethathebecame,desperatetodevotehimselftohiswriting,andyetsubjecttoendlessinvasionsofhisprivacy.

Hughesisanabsorbingandintricatecommentatoruponhisownpoetry,evenwhenheisstandingbackfromitandgood-humouredlycondemninghimselffor“itsfantasticalia,itspretticismsanditsinfiniteverballifications”.Healsobelieved,fromfirsttolast,thatpoetryhadaspecialplaceintheeducationofchildren.“Whatkidsneed”,hewroteina1988lettertothesecretaryofstateforeducationintheConservativegovernment,“isaheadfull[sic]ofsongsthatarenotsongsbutblocksofrefinedandachievedandexemplarylanguage.”Whenthathappens,childrenhave“theguardianangelinstalledbehindthetongue”.Luckyreaders,bigorsmall.

31．ThepoetryofHughes’sforerunnersischaracteristicof______

A.itsnatural,crudeflavor.B.itsdistorteddepictionofpeople’sdailylife.

C.itspenetratingsight.D.itsfantasticalenthusiasm.

32.Theword“vilified”（Line4,Paragraph2）mostprobablymeans_____.

A.torturedB.harassedC.scoldedD.tormented

33．Accordingtothethirdparagraph,Hughes’scollectionoflettersare_____

A.theexactreasonresponsibleforbothhisfameandnotoriety.

B.personalizeddescriptionofhisdoubleidentit