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翻译硕士英语样题
I.Vocabularyandgrammar(30’)
Multiplechoice
Directions:
BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
1.Thousandsofpeopleturnedoutintothestreetsto_________againstthelocalauthorities’decisiontobuildahighwayacrossthefield.
A.contradictB.reformC.counterD.protest
2.Themajorityofnursesarewomen,butinthehigherranksofthemedicalprofessionwomenareina_________.
A.minorityB.scarcityC.rarityD.minimum
3.ProfessorJohnson’sretirement________fromnextJanuary.
A.carriesintoeffectB.takeseffect
C.haseffectD.putsintoeffect
4.Thepresidentexplainedthatthepurposeoftaxationwasto________governmentspending.
A.financeB.expandC.enlargeD.budget
5.Theheatinsummerisnoless_________hereinthismountainregion.
A.concentratedB.extensiveC.intenseD.intensive
6.Takingphotographsisstrictly________here,asitmaydamagethepreciouscavepaintings.
A.forbiddenB.rejectedC.excludedD.denied
7.Mr.Brown’sconditionlooksveryseriousanditisdoubtfulifhewill_________.
A.pullbackB.pullupC.pullthroughD.pullout
8.Sincetheearlynineties,thetrendinmostbusinesseshasbeentowardon-demand,always-availableproductsandservicesthatsuitthecustomer’s_________ratherthanthecompany’s.
A.benefitB.availabilityC.suitabilityD.convenience
9.Thepriestmadethe________ofthecrosswhenheenteredthechurch.
A.markB.signalC.signD.gesture
10.Thisspaciousroomis________furnishedwithjustafewarticlesinit.
A.lightlyB.sparselyC.hardlyD.rarely
11.Ifyouexplainedthesituationtoyoursolicitor,he________abletoadviseyoumuchbetterthanIcan.
A.wouldbeB.willhavebeenC.wasD.were
12.Withsomemendressingdownandsomeothermenflauntingtheirlooks,itisreallyhardtotelltheyaregayor_________.
A.straightB.homosexualC.beautifulD.sad
13.Hisremarkswere________annoyeverybodyatthemeeting.
A.soastoB.suchastoC.suchtoD.asmuchasto
14.Jameshasjustarrived,butIdidn’tknowhe_________untilyesterday.
A.willcomeB.wascomingC.hadbeencomingD.came
15._________consciousofmymoralobligationsasacitizen.
A.IwasandalwayswillbeB.Ihavetobeandalwayswillbe
C.IhadbeenandalwayswillbeD.Ihavebeenandalwayswillbe
16.Becausefuelsuppliesarefiniteandmanypeoplearewasteful,wewillhavetoinstall_________solarheatingdeviceinourhome.
A.sometypeofB.sometypesofa
C.sometypeofaD.sometypesof
17.Iwenttherein1984,andthatwastheonlyoccasionwhenI________thejourneyinexactlytwodays.
A.musttakeB.musthavemade
C.wasabletomakeD.couldmake
18.Iknowhefailedhislasttest,butreallyhe’s_________stupid.
A.somethingbutB.anythingbut
C.nothingbutD.notbut
19.DoyouknowTim’sbrother?
Heis_________thanTim.
A.muchmoresportsmanB.moreofasportsman
C.moreofsportsmanD.moreasportsman
20.Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe________us.Ithinkit’shightimewe________strongactionsagainsthim.
A.betrayed…takeB.hadbetrayed…took
C.hasbetrayed…tookD.hasbetrayed…take
II.Readingcomprehension(40’)
Section1Multiplechoice(20’)
Directions:
Inthissectiontherearereadingpassagesfollowedbymultiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
PassageA
TheWelshlanguagehasalwaysbeentheultimatemarkerofWelshidentity,butagenerationagoitlookedasifWelshwouldgothewayofManx,oncewidelyspokenontheIsleofManbutnowextinct.Governmentfinancingandcentralplanning,however,havehelpedreversethedeclineofWelsh.RoadsignsandofficialpublicdocumentsarewritteninbothWelshandEnglish,andschoolchildrenarerequiredtolearnbothlanguages.WelshisnowoneofthemostsuccessfulofEurope’sregionallanguages,spokenbymorethanahalf-millionofthecountry’sthreemillionpeople.
Therevivalofthelanguage,particularlyamongyoungpeople,ispartofaresurgenceofnationalidentitysweepingthroughthissmall,proudnation.LastmonthWalesmarkedthesecondanniversaryoftheopeningoftheNationalAssembly,thefirstparliamenttobeconvenedheresince1404.TheideabehinddevolutionwastorestorethebalancewithintheunionofnationsmakinguptheUnitedKingdom.Withmostofthepeopleandwealth,Englandhasalwayshadbraggingrights.ThepartialtransferoflegislativepowersfromWestminster,implementedbyTonyBlair,wasdesignedtogivetheothermembersoftheclub—Scotland,NorthernIreland,andWales—abiggersayandtocountercentrifugalforcesthatseemedtothreatentheveryideaoftheunion.
TheWelshshowedlittleenthusiasmfordevolution.WhereastheScotsvotedoverwhelminglyforaparliament,thevoteforaWelshassemblyscrapedthroughbylessthanonepercentonaturnoutoflessthan25percent.Itspowerswereproportionatelylimited.TheAssemblycandecidehowmoneyfromWestminsterortheEuropeanUnionisspent.Itcannot,unlikeitscounterpartinEdinburgh,enactlaws.Butnowthatitishere,theWelsharegrowingtoliketheirAssembly.Manypeoplewouldlikeittohavemorepowers.Itsimportanceasfigureheadwillgrowwiththeopeningin2003,ofanewdebatingchamber,oneofmanynewbuildingsthataretransformingCardifffromadecayingseaportintoaBaltimore-stylewaterfrontcity.MeanwhileagrantofnearlytwomilliondollarsfromtheEuropeanUnionwilltacklepoverty.WalesisoneofthepoorestregionsinWesternEurope—onlySpain,Portugal,andGreecehavealowerstandardofliving.
NewspapersandmagazinesarefilledwithstoriesaboutgreatWelshmenandwomen,boostingself-esteem.TofamiliarfacessuchasDylanThomasandRichardBurtonhavebeenaddednewiconssuchasCatherineZeta-Jones,themoviestar,andBrynTerfel,theoperasinger.Indigenousfoodslikesaltmarshlambareinvogue.AndWalesnowboastsanationalairline,AwyrCymru.Cymru,whichmeans“landofcompatriots”,istheWelshnameforWales.Thereddragon,thenation’ssymbolsincethetimeofKingArthur,iseverywhere—onT-shirts,rugbyjerseysandevencellphonecovers.
“UntilveryrecenttimesmostWelshpeoplehadthisfeelingofbeingsecond-classcitizens,”saidDyfanJones,an18-year-oldstudent.Itwasawarmsummernight,andIwassittingonthegrasswithagroupofyoungpeopleinLlanelli,anindustrialtowninthesouth,outsidetherockmusicvenueoftheNationalEisteddfod,Wales’sannualculturalfestival.ThedisusedfactoryinfrontofusechoedtothesoundsofnewWelshbands.
“Therewasalmostagenetictendencyforlackofconfidence,”Dyfancontinued.EquallycomfortableinhisWelshnessasinhismembershipintheEnglish-speaking,globalyouthcultureandthenewfederalEurope,Dyfan,liketherestofhisgeneration,isgrowingupwithasenseofpossibilityunimaginabletenyearsago.“Weusedtothink.Wecan’tdoanything,we’reonlyWelsh.NowIthinkthat’schanging.”
1.Accordingtothepassage,devolutionwasmainlymeantto
A.maintainthepresentstatusamongthenations.
B.reducelegislativepowersofEngland.
C.createabetterstateofequalityamongthenations.
D.grantmoresaytoallthenationsintheunion.
2.Theword“centrifugal”inthesecondparagraphmeans
A.separatist.
B.conventional.
C.feudal.
D.political
3.WalesisdifferentfromScotlandinallthefollowingaspectsEXCEPT
A.people’sdesirefordevolution.
B.locals’turnoutforthevoting.
C.powersofthelegislativebody.
D.statusofthenationallanguage.
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcitedasanexampleoftheresurgenceofWelshnationalidentity?
A.Welshhaswitnessedarevivalasanationallanguage.
B.Poverty-relieffundshavecomefromtheEuropeanUnion.
C.AWelshnationalairlineiscurrentlyinoperation.
D.Thenationalsymbolhasbecomeafamiliarsight.
5.AccordingtoDyfanJoneswhathaschangedis
A.people’smentality.
B.popculture.
C.town’sappearance.
D.possibilitiesforthepeople.
PassageB
ThemiserablefateofEnron’semployeeswillbealandmarkinbusinesshistory,oneofthoseawfuleventsthateveryoneagreesmustneverbeallowedtohappenagain.Thisurgeisunderstandableandnoble:
thousandshavelostvirtuallyalltheirretirementsavingswiththedemiseofEnronstock.Butmakingsureitneverhappensagainmaynotbepossible,becausethesuddenimpoverishmentofthoseEnronworkersrepresentssomethingevenlargerthanitseems.It’sthelatestturnintheunwindingofoneofthemostaudaciouspromisesofthe20thcentury.
Thepromisewasassuredeconomicsecurity—evencomfort—foressentiallyeveryoneinthedevelopedworld.Withtheexplosionofwealth,thatbeganinthe19thcenturyitbecamepossibletothinkaboutapossibilitynoonehaddaredtodreambefore.Thefearatthecenterofdailylivingsincecavemandays—lackoffood,warmth,shelter—wouldatlastloseitspowertoterrify.Thatremarkablepromisebecamerealityinmanyways.Governmentscreatedwelfaresystemsforanyoneinneedandseparateprogramsfortheelderly(SocialSecurityintheU.S.).Labourunionspromisednotonlybetterpayforworkersbutalsopensionsforretirees.Giantcorporationscameintobeingandofferedthepossibility—insomecasesthepromise—oflifetimeemploymentplusguaranteedpensions?
Thecumulativeeffectwasafundamentalchangeinhowmillionsofpeopleapproachedlifeitself,areversalofattitudethatmostrankasoneof