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暨南大学翻译专业研究生入学考试试题A卷

暨南大学翻译专业研究生入学考试试题（A卷）

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学科、专业名称：

翻译硕士专业

研究方向：

英语笔译

考试科目名称：

翻译硕士英语考试科目代码：

211

考生注意：

所有答案必须写在答题纸（卷）上，写在本试题上一律不给分。

I.Vocabulary&Grammar（30%）

Directions:

Thereare30sentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

1.Thisproblemshouldbediscussedfirst,forittakes________overalltheotherissues.

A. precedence             B. prosperity       C. presumption                D. probability 

2.Whenyouprepareforyourspeech,besuretocite________qualifiedsourcesofinformationandexamples. 

A.   manipulated               B.  unbiased                C. distorted         D. conveyed

3.Turningcultivatedlandbackintoforestsorpastureisafundamentalwaytostemsoil________anddesertificationinthelongrun.

A. erosion             B. depletion                    C. violation                  D. delusion

4.Inthatcountry,apersonwhomarriesbeforelegalagemusthaveaparent’s ________ toobtainalicense. 

A. sanction               B. warrant                  C. malignance                D. affirmation 

5.Thebookmightwellhave________haditbeenlessexpensive.

A.workedout       B.gonethroughC.caughtonD.fittedin

6.I’llhaveto________thisdressabitbeforetheweddingnextweek.

A.letoff         B.letgo            C.letloose      D.letout

7.Theintegrationofstafffortraininghasledtoagoodexchangeofideas,greaterenthusiasm,andhigherstaff________.

A.moralB.mortalC.moraleD.mores

8.Thediscrepancyinthecompanyaccountsisso________ thatnoauditorcouldhavefailedtonoticeit. 

A. spontaneous        B. conspicuous        C.notorious          D. superfluous 

9.Furthermore,ifIweretoleavehim,hewould________,forhecannotenduretobeseparatedfrommeformorethanonehour.

A.prevail          B.preside         C.perish       D.persecute

10.Childhoodcanbeatimeofgreatinsecurityandloneliness,duringwhichtheneedtobeacceptedbypeers________greatsignificance.

A.takesonB.worksout

C.bringsaboutD.givesin

11.Artificialintelligencedealspartlywiththe________betweenthecomputerandthehumanbrain.

A.profileB.mightyC.analogyD.leakage

12.Thesenaturalresourceswillbe________soonerorlaterifthepresentrateofexploitationcontinues.

A.depletedB.deployedC.inclinedD.mingled

13.Itisnot______muchthelanguageasthebackgroundthatmakesthebookdifficulttounderstand.A.that     B.as          C.so        D.very

14.Humanchoice,nottheintrinsiccontentofscience,determinestheoutcomeandscientists,ashumanbeings,thereforehaveaspecialresponsibilitytoprovidecouncilrootedin________.

A.expirationB.explanationC.expertiseD.expenditure

15.Stocksarenotgoods–theymerelyare________,exchangingcurrentcashflowsfromfutureones.

A.conductsB.conductionC.conduitsD.products

16.Aproductistoberegardedasbeing________whenintroducedintoanothercountryatlessthanitsnormalvalue.

A.dischargedB.discardedC.disposedD.dumped

17.Thegovernmentdecidedtotakea________actiontostrengthenthemarketmanagement.

A.diverseB.durableC.epidemicD.drastic

18.InflationwillreachitshighestinadecadeacrossmostofAsiathisyear,threateningto________recentproductivitygains. 

A.reverseB.reserveC.retrieveD.revise

19.Thestudentsseldomwashtheirownclothes;________theyhelptheirparentsdosomehousework.

A.ratherthandoB.muchlessdo

C.muchmoredoD.muchless

20.Inlinkinggeographicallydisparatepeople,theInternetisarguablyhelpingmillionsofspontaneouscommunitiestobloom:

communitiesdefinedbycommoninterestsratherthanbytheaccidentof________.

A.affluenceB.reciprocityC.contemporarinessD.proximity

21.Mr.Brown’sconditionlooksveryseriousanditisdoubtfulifhewill________.

A.pullback      B.pullthrough     C.pullup        D.pullout

22. Nothingissouncertainasthefashionmarketwhereonestyle________overanotherbeforebeingreplaced.

A.dominatesB.manipulatesC.overwhelmsD.prevails

23.Someofthepaintingsformerly________theItalianRenaissanceartistarenowthoughttohavebeencreatedbyoneofhisstudents.

A.submittedtoB.adaptedfromC.deniedbyD.attributedto

24.ItisabsolutelyessentialthatWilliam________hisstudyinspiteofsomelearningdifficulties. 

A.willcontinueB.continuedC.continueD.continues

25.Peoplewhosufferfrom________,forexample,tendtohavedifficultiesgaugingfacialcues,sotheirattentionislessinfluencedbywheresomebodyislooking.

A.autismB.assertivenessC.extroversionD.sociability

26.We’restartingtorealizethatmagicianshavealotofimplicitknowledgeabouthowweperceivetheworldaroundusbecausetheyhavetodeceiveusintermsofcontrollingattention,exploitingthe________wemakewhenwedoanddon’tnoticeachangeinourenvironment.

A.imaginationsB.conceptionsC.perceptionsD.assumptions

27.ProbablynomanhadmoreeffectonthedailylivesofmostpeopleintheUnitedStates________HenryFord,apioneerinautomobileproduction.

A.aswasB.thanwasC.thandidD.asdid

28.A________negativeattitudeoftheengineerstowardprojectsfundedbyhiscompanyisthecauseofthedelayofsigningthecontract.

A.perpetualB.perniciousC.preventiveD.pervasive

29.________,domesticatedgrapesgrowinclusters,rangeincolorfrompalegreentoblack,andcontainsugarinvaryingquantities. 

A.Theirbotanicalclassificationasberries

B.Althoughtheirbotanicalclassificationasberries

C.Becauseberriesbeingtheirbotanicalclassification

D.Classifiedbotanicallyasberries

30.ThehospitaldeniesthereisanyconnectionbetweenthedisciplinaryactionandDr.Reid’s________abouthealthproblems.

A.allegianceB.allianceC.allegationsD.alliteration

II.ReadingComprehension（40%）

Directions:

Thispartconsistsoftwosections.InSectionA,therearefourpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.InSectionB,thereisonepassagefollowedbyatotalof5short-answerquestions.ReadthepassagesandwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

SectionAMultiple-ChoiceQuestions（30%）

Passage1

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Threehundredyearsagonewstravelledbywordofmouthor1etter,andcirculatedintavernsandcoffeehousesintheformofpamphletsandnewsletters.“Thecoffeehousesparticularlyareveryroomyforafreeconversation,andforreadingataneasierrateallmannerofprintednews,”notedoneobserver.Everythingchangedin1833whenthefirstmass-audiencenewspaper,TheNewYorkSun,pioneeredtheuseofadvertisingtoreducethecostofnews,thusgivingadvertisersaccesstoawideraudience.Thepennypress,followedbyradioandtelevision,turnednewsfromatwo-wayconversationintoaone-waybroadcast,witharelativelysmallnumberoffirmscontrollingthemedia.

Now,thenewsindustryisreturningtosomethingclosertothecoffeehouse.Theinternetismakingnewsmoreparticipatory,socialanddiverse,revivingthediscursivecharacteristicsoftheerabeforethemassmedia.Thatwillhaveprofoundeffectsonsocietyandpolitics.Inmuchoftheworld,themassmediaareflourishing.Newspapercirculationrosegloballyby6%between2005and2009.Butthoseglobalfiguresmaskasharpdeclineinreadershipinrichcountries.

Overthepastdecade,throughoutthewesternworld,peoplehavebeengivingupnewspapersandTVnewsandkeepingupwitheventsinprofoundlydifferentways.Moststrikingly,ordinarypeopleareincreasinglyinvolvedincompiling,sharing,filtering,discussinganddistributingnews.Twitterletspeopleanywherereportwhattheyareseeing.Classifieddocumentsarepublishedintheirthousandsonline.MobilephonefootageofArabuprisingsandAmericantornadoesispostedonsocial-networkingsitesandshownontelevisionnewscasts.Social-networkingsiteshelppeoplefind,discussandsharenewswiththeirfriends.

Anditisnotjustreaderswhoarechallengingthemediaelite.TechnologyfirmsincludingGoogle,FacebookandTwitterhavebecomeimportantconduitsofnews.Celebritiesandworldleaderspublishupdatesdirectlyviasocialnetworks;manycountriesnowmakerawdataavailablethrough“opengovernment”initiatives.Theinternetletspeoplereadnewspapersorwatchtelevisionchannelsfromaroundtheworld.Thewebhasallowednewprovidersofnews,fromindividualbloggerstosites,torisetoprominenceinaveryshortspaceoftime.Andithasmadepossibleentirelynewapproachestojournalism,suchasthatpracticedbyWikiLeaks,whichprovidesananonymouswayforwhistleblowerstopublishdocuments.Thenewsagendaisnolongercontrolledbyafewpressbaronsandstateoutlets.

Inprinciple,everyliberalshouldcelebratethis.Amoreparticipatoryandsocialnewsenvironment,witharemarkablediversityandrangeofnewssources,isagoodthing.Thetransformationofthenewsbusinessisunstoppable,andattemptstoreverseitaredoomedtofailure.Asproducersofnewjournalism,individualscanbescrupulouswithfactsandtransparentwiththeirsources.Asconsumers,theycanbegeneralintheirtastesanddemandingintheirstandards.Andalthoughthistransformationdoesraiseconcerns,thereismuchtocelebrateinthenoisy,diverse,vociferous,argumentativeandstr