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样题基础英语

《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,areversalofattitudethatmostrankasoneofthelargestinhumanhistory.Formillenniatheaverageperson’s