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广西民族大学翻译硕士英语考研真题A卷
2017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.Afterpeoplehavelearnedthatmagnetsattractthings,centuriespassed____theytooknoteofthefactthatmagnetssometimesalsorepelthings.
A.beforeB.until
C.afterD.since
2.MostofNorthAmericareceives_________someformofcontinuousplantcoverexceptinthearidandsemiaridSouthwest.
A.moisturetosustainsufficientB.sufficientmoisturetosustain
C.tosustainsufficientmoistureD.sufficienttosustainmoisture
3._________industries,inventions,andcommunalendeavorsoftheShakers,thebestknownistheirfinefurniture.
A.OfthemanyB.Theirmany
C.ArethemanyD.Manyofthe
4.Acondenserisaheatexchanger_________steamorvaporlosesheatandreturnstoliquidform.
A.whatB.inwhich
C.inwhoseD.that
5.SettledbyEnglishPuritansin1630,Bostonbecame_________.
A.sothatthecapitaloftheMassachusettsBayColony
B.theMassachusettsBayColonyitscapital
C.itwasthecapitaloftheMassachusettsBayColony
D.thecapitaloftheMassachusettsBayColony
6.Thescentsoftheflowerswas______tousbythebreeze.
A.interceptedB.detested
C.saturatedD.wafted
7.Ifyou______something,suchasfoodordrink,youreduceitsqualityormakeitweak,forexamplebyaddingwatertoit.
A.adulterateB.moor
C.vaccinateD.sue
8.Governmentloanhavebeenthe______ofseveralshakybusinesscompanies.
A.tornadoB.salvation
C.delinquencyD.momentum
9.Shemadeshorthandnoteswhichshelater_.
A.inscribedB.described
C.prescribedD.transcribed
Hegavemean_eitherMaryhavetoleave,orme.
A.ulcerB.underdog
C.ultimatumD.underworld
11._____nocauseforalarm,theoldmanwentbacktohisbedroom.
A.TherewasB.Since
C.BeingD.Therebeing
IhaveneverbeentoLondon,butthatisthecity_______.
A.whereIliketovisitmostB.I’dmostliketovisit
C.whichIliketovisitmostlyD.whereI’dlikemosttovisit
Theexperimentrequiresmoremoneythan_______.
A.hasbeenputinB.beingputin
C.havebeenputinD.tobeputin
Fatcannotchangeintomuscle______musclechangesintofat.
A.nomorethanB.anymorethan
C.nolessthanD.muchmorethan
Shemanagedtosave_______shecouldoutofherwagestohelpherbrother.
A.howlittlemoneyB.solittlemoney
C.whatlittlemoneyD.suchlittlemoney
16.AcinemawasburntoutinnorthLondonlastnight.Policesuspect_.
A.armpitB.arsenal
C.arsonD.artifact
Shetrimmedthe_ofthetulipsbeforeputtingtheminavase.
A.sprigB.spruce
C.stakesD.stalks
Itwasasaphysicianthatherepresentedhimself,and_____hewaswarmlyreceived.
A.assuchB.suchas
C.asthatD.sothat
Whilemostpeoplewould_attheprospectofsomuchwork,Danielsseemstopositivelyenjoyit.
A.accentuateB.collate
C.dehumanizeD.blanch
20.Evenasagirl,_____tobeherlife,andtheateraudiencesweretobeherbestteachers.
A.performingbyMelissawere
B.Melissaknewthatperformingwas
C.knowingthatMelissa’sperformanceswere
D.itwasknownthatMelissa’sperformanceswere
SectionB:
ProofreadingandErrorCorrection(10%)
Directions:
Thefollowingpassagecontains10errors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectit.
PleasewriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.
ManywitnessesconcerningtheChinesehavetoldthetruth,butperhaps
afewofthemhavesucceededintellingnothingbutthetruth,andnooneof(21)
themhasevertoldthewholetruth.Nosingleindividual,whatevertheextent
ofhisknowledge,couldbyanypossibleknowthewholetruthaboutthe(22)
Chinese.
ThedifficultyofcomparingChinesewithAnglo-Saxonswillbemore(23)
stronglyfeltbythosewhohaveattempted.Tosuchitwillsoonbecome(24)
evidentthatmanythingswhichseem“characteristic”oftheChineseare
merelyOrientaltraits;butinwhatextentthisistrue,eachreaderinthe(25)
lightofhisownexperiencemustjudgebyhimself.(26)
IthasbeensaidthatinthepresentstageofourintercoursewithChinese
therearethreewaysinwhichwecancometosomeknowledgeoftheir
sociallife—bythestudyoftheirnovels,theirballads,andtheirplays.Each
ofthesesourcesofinformationdoubtlesshaveitsworth,butthereislikewise(27)
afourth,morevaluablethanallofthemcombining,asourcenotopentoevery(28)
onewhowroteonChinaandtheChinese.Itisthestudyofthefamilylifeof(29)
theChineseintheirownhomes.Asthetopographyofadistrictcanbemuch
betterunderstoodinthecountrythanthecity,soitiswiththecharacteristics(30)
ofthepeople.AforeignermayliveinaChinesecityforadecade,andnotgain
asmuchknowledgeoftheinteriorlifeofthepeopleashecanacquirebyliving
twelvemonthsinaChinesevillage.
PartII.ReadingComprehension(50%)
SectionA(30%)
Directions:
Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.
PassageOne
Questions31to39arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
MyViewsonGambling
Mostoflifeisagamble.Verymanyofthethingswedoinvolvetakingsomeriskinordertoachieveasatisfactoryresult.Weundertakeanewjobwithnoideaofthemoreindirectconsequencesofouraction.Marriageiscertainlyagambleandsoisthebringingintoexistenceofchildren,whocouldprovesadliabilities.Ajourney,abusinesstransaction,evenachanceremarkmayresultimmediatelyorultimatelyintragedy.Perpetuallywegamble—againstlife,destiny,chance,theunknown—calltheinvisibleopponentwhatwewill.Humansurvivalandprogressindicatethatusuallywewin.
Sothegamblinginstinctmustbeanelementalone.Takingrisksachievesomethingisacharacteristicofallformoflife,includinghumanity.Assoonasmanacquiredproperty,thechallengehehabituallyissuedtodestinyfoundanadditionalexpressioninahumancontest.Earlymaywellhavestakedhisflintaxe,hisbearskin,hiswife,inthehopeofaddingtohispossessions.Theacquirementofdesirablebutnon-essentialcommoditiesmusthaveincreasedhisscopeenormously,whiletheriskofcompletedisasterlessened.
Solongasmanwasgamblingagainstdestiny,theoddswereusuallyinhisfavor,especiallywhenheusedcommonsense.Butasthemethodsofgamblingmultiplied,thechancesofsuccessdecreased.Awageragainstonepersonofferedonaverageevenchancesandnothirdpartyprofitedbythetransaction.Butassoonascommercializedcitylifedeveloped,massgamblingbecomecommon.Thousandsofpeoplenowcompeteforlargeprizes,butwithonlyminutechancesofsuccess,whiletheorganizersofgamblingconcernsenjoybigprofitswith,insomecases,noriskatall.Fewclientsofthebettingshops,footballpools,statelotteries,bingosessions,evencharityraffles,realizefullytheflimsinessoftheirchancesandthefactthatwithoutfantasticlucktheyarecertaintoloseratherthangain.
Littleirreparableharmresultsforthenormalindividual.Thatbigbusinessprofitsfromthesatisfactionofahumaninstinctisacommonenoughphenomenon.Theaveragewage-earner,wholeadsacolorlessexistence,devotesasmallpercentageofhisearningstokeepingalivewithextraordinaryconstancythedreamofachievingsomemagicchangeinhislife.Gamblingisinmostcasesanon-toxicdrugagainstboredomandapathyandmanywellpreservegoodtemper,patienceandoptimismindrearycircumstances.Asuddenwindfallmayunbalanceaweaker,lessintelligentpersonandevenruinhislife.Andthelureofsomethingfornothingasanidealevokescriticismfromthemorerigidlyuprightrepresentativeofthecommunity.Butfewofushavetherighttocondemnasfewofuscansaywenevergamble—evenitisonlyinvestingafewpenceaweekinthefirm’sfootballsweeporthechurchbazaar“luckydip”.
Troubledevelops,however,whenanyhumaninstinctorappetitebecomesoverdeveloped.Moderatedrinkingproducesfewharmfuleffectsbutdrunkennessandalcoholismcanhaveterribleconsequences.Withanunluckycombinationoftemperamentandcircumstances,gamblingcanonlybecomeanobsession,almostaformofinsanity,resultinginthelossnotonlyofaman’spropertybutofhisself-respectandhisconscience.Farworsearethesufferingsofhisdependents,deprivedofmaterialcomfortandcondemnedtowatchinghisdeteriorationandhopelessness.Theysharenoneofhisfeverishexcitementortheexhilarationofhisraresuccess.Thefactthathedoesnotwithtobecuredmakespsychologicaltreatmentofthegamblingaddictalmostimpossible.Hewilluseanymeans,includingstealing,toenablehimtocarryon.Itmightbepossibletopaywhatsalaryhecanearntohiswifeforthefamilymaintenancebutthisisclearlynosolution.Nothing—education,homeenvironment,otherinterest,wisediscouragement—islikelytorestraintheobsessedgamblerandevenwhenitishealonewhosufferstheconsequences,hisdiseaseisacruelone,resultinginawasted,unhappylife.
Eveninthecaseofthemore
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