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翻译硕士考试《翻译硕士英语》样题

翻译硕士考试《翻译硕士英语》样题

PartIListening（20’）

SECTION A Mini-lecture（10%）

In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You willhear the lecture once only. While listening, takenotes on the important points. You notes will not be marked, but you will need them tocomplete a gap-filling task for after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be giventwo minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task onAnswer sheet one. Use the blank sheet for note-tanking.

What Can We Learn from Art?

I. Introduction

A. Differences between general history and art history

— Focus:

— general history:

（1）_____

— art history:

 political values, emotions, everyday life, etc.

B. Significance of study

More information and better understanding of human society and civilization

II. Types of information

A. Information in history books is 

（2）_____ 

— facts, but no opinions

B. Information in art history is subjective

—（3）_____ and opinions

e.g.— Spanish painter's works:

 misuse of governmental power

— Mexican artists' works:

 attitudes towards social problems

III. Art as a reflection of religious beliefs

A. Europe:

（4）_____ in pictures in churches

B. Middle East:

 pictures of flowers and patterns in mosques, palaces

Reason:

 human and （5）_____ are not seen as holy

C. Africa and the Pacific Islands:

 masks, headdresses and costumes in special ceremonies

Purpose:

 to seek the help of （6）_____ to protect crops, animals and people.

IV. Perceptions of Art

How people see art is related to their cultural background.

A. Europeans and Americans

—（7）_____

— expression of ideas

B. People in other places

— part of everyday life

—（8）_____ use

V. Art as a reflection of social changes

A. Cause of changes:

（9）_____ of different cultures.

B. Changes

— tribal people:

 effects of （10）_____ on art forms

— European artists:

 influence of African traditional art in their works

— American and Canadian artists:

 study of Japanese painting

Section B interview（5%）

In this section you will hear everything once only.Listen carefully and then answer the questions thatfollow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your colored answer sheet.

Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10seconds to answer each of the following five questions.

Now listen to the following five questions.

Now listen to the interview

1. According to Nigel, most problems of air travel are caused by

A. Unfavorable weather conditions.

B. Airports handling capacity.

C. Inadequate ticketing service.

D. Overbooking.

2. Which of the following is not mentioned as compensation for volunteers for the next fightout?

A. Free ticket.

B Free phone call

C. Cash reward

D. Seat reservation

3. Why does Niget suggest that business travelers avoid big airports?

A Because all flights in and out of there are full.

B. Because the volume of traffic is heavy.

C. Because there are more popular flights.

D. Because there are more delays and cancellations.

4. According to Nigel, inexperience travelers are likely to make the following mistakes except.

A Booking on less popular flights.

B. buying tickets at full price.

C. carrying excessive luggage.

D. planning long business trips.

5. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

A. The possibility of discounts depends on a travel agent’s volume of business.

B. Longer flights to the same destination maybe cheaper.

C. It is advisable to plan every detail of a trip in advance.

D. arranging for stopovers can avoid overnight travel

SECTION C NEWS BROACAST（5%）

In this section you will hear everything once only.Listen carefully and then answer the questions thatfollow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.

Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10seconds to answer the questions.

Now listen to the news.

6 what happened on Monday?

A. A train crash occurred causing minor injuries.

B. Investigator found out the cause of the accident.

C Crews rescued more passengers from the site.

D A commuter train crashed into a building.

Question 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will begiven 20 seconds to answer the questions.

7. Which of the following was not on the agenda of the G20 meeting?

A. Iraq debts

B. WTO talks

C. Financial disasters

D. Possible sanctions

8. The G20 is a （n）________ organization.

A. International

B European

C Regional

D Asian

Question 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will begiven 20 seconds to answer the questions

9.The UN Charter went into effect after

A It was signed by the 50 original member countries.

B It was approved by the founders and other member countries.

C It was approved by the founding members

D It was signed by the founding members.

10. Which of the following best describe the role of the charter?

A. the Charter only describes powers of the UN bodies.

B the Charter mainly aims to promote world economy.

C The charter is a treaty above all other treaties.

D The charter authorizes reforms in UN bodies.

PartII.Vocabularyandgrammar（20’）

Directions:

BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

1.Thousandsofpeopleturnedoutintothestreetsto_________againstthelocalauthorities’decisiontobuildahighwayacrossthefield.

A.contradict       B.reform   C.counter     D.protest

2.Themajorityofnursesarewomen,butinthehigherranksofthemedicalprofessionwomenareina_________.

A.minority       B.scarcity     C.rarity     D.minimum

3.ProfessorJohnson’sretirement________fromnextJanuary.

A.carriesintoeffect     B.takeseffectC.haseffect       D.putsintoeffect

4.Thepresidentexplainedthatthepurposeoftaxationwasto________governmentspending.

A.finance       B.expand         C.enlarge       D.budget

5.Theheatinsummerisnoless_________hereinthismountainregion.

A.concentrated   B.extensive       C.intense       D.intensive

6.Takingphotographsisstrictly________here,asitmaydamagethepreciouscavepaintings.

A.forbidden     B.rejected         C.excluded     D.denied

7.Mr.Brown’sconditionlooksveryseriousanditisdoubtfulifhewill_________.

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

8.Sincetheearlynineties,thetrendinmostbusinesseshasbeentowardon-demand,always-availableproductsandservicesthatsuitthecustomer’s_________ratherthanthecompany’s.

A.benefit       B.availability   C.suitability       D.convenience

9.Thepriestmadethe________ofthecrosswhenheenteredthechurch.

A.mark       B.signal         C.sign         D.gesture

10.Thisspaciousroomis________furnishedwithjustafewarticlesinit.

A.lightly       B.sparsely       C.hardly       D.rarely

11.Ifyouexplainedthesituationtoyoursolicitor,he________abletoadviseyoumuchbetterthanIcan.

A.wouldbe       B.willhavebeen     C.was       D.were

12.Withsomemendressingdownandsomeothermenflauntingtheirlooks,itisreallyhardtotelltheyaregayor_________.

A.straight      B.homosexual   C.beautiful   D.sad

13.Hisremarkswere________annoyeverybodyatthemeeting.

A.soasto         B.suchasto       C.suchto         D.asmuchasto

14.Jameshasjustarrived,butIdidn’tknowhe_________untilyesterday.

A.willcome       B.wascoming     C.hadbeencoming  D.came

15._________consciousofmymoralobligationsasacitizen.

A.Iwasandalwayswillbe               B.Ihavetobeandalwayswillbe

C.Ihadbeenandalwayswillbe           D.Ihavebeenandalwayswillbe

16.Becausefuelsuppliesarefiniteandmanypeoplearewasteful,wewillhavetoinstall_________solarheatingdeviceinourhome.

A.sometypeof                        B.sometypesofa

C.sometypeofa                       D.sometypesof

17.Iwenttherein1984,andthatwastheonlyoccasionwhenI________thejourneyinexactlytwodays.

A.musttake                         B.musthavemade

C.wasabletomake                   D.couldmake

18.Iknowhefailedhislasttest,butreallyhe’s_________stupid.

A.somethingbut      B.anythingbut

C.nothingbut       D.notbut

19.DoyouknowTim’sbrother?

Heis_________thanTim.

A.muchmoresportsman                B.moreofasportsman

C.moreofsportsman                   D.moreasportsman

20.Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe________us.Ithinkit’shightimewe________strongactionsagainsthim.

A.betrayed…take                      B.hadbetrayed…took

C.hasbetrayed…took                   D.hasbetrayed…take

PartIII.Readingcomprehension（40’）

Section1Multiplechoice （20’）

Directions:

Inthissectiontherearereadingpassagesfollowedbymultiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

PassageA

　　TheWelshlanguagehasalwaysbeentheultimatemarkerofWelshidentity,butagenerationagoitlookedasifWelshwouldgothewayofManx,oncewidelyspokenontheIsleofManbutnowextinct.Governmentfinancingandcentralplanning,however,havehelpedreversethedeclineofWelsh.RoadsignsandofficialpublicdocumentsarewritteninbothWelshandEnglish,andschoolchildrenarerequiredtolearnbothlanguages.WelshisnowoneofthemostsuccessfulofEurope’sregionallanguages,spokenbymorethanahalf-millionofthecountry’sthreemillionpeople.

　　Therevivalofthelanguage,particularlyamongyoungpeople,ispart