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翻译硕士考试《翻译硕士英语》样题

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I.Vocabularyandgrammar（30’）

Multiplechoice

Directions:

Beneatheachsentencetherearefourwords or phrasesmarkedA,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,itisreallyhardtotelltheyaregay or _________.

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

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.Theideabehinddevolutionwastorestorethebalancewithinthe union ofnationsmakinguptheUnitedKingdom.Withmostofthepeopleandwealth,Englandhasalwayshadbraggingrights.ThepartialtransferoflegislativepowersfromWestminster,implementedbyTonyBlair,wasdesignedtogivetheothermembersoftheclub—Scotland,NorthernIreland,andWales—abiggersayandtocountercentrifugalforcesthatseemedtothreatentheveryideaoftheunion.

　　TheWelshshowedlittleenthusiasmfordevolution.WhereastheScotsvotedoverwhelminglyforaparliament,thevoteforaWelshassemblyscrapedthroughbylessthanonepercentonaturnoutoflessthan25percent.Itspowerswereproportionatelylimited.TheAssemblycandecidehowmoneyfromWestminster or theEuropean union isspent.Itcannot,unlikeitscounterpartinEdinburgh,enactlaws.Butnowthatitishere,theWelsharegrowingtoliketheirAssembly.Manypeoplewouldlikeittohavemorepowers.Itsimportanceasfigureheadwillgrowwiththeopeningin2003,ofanewdebatingchamber,oneofmanynewbuildingsthataretransformingCardifffromadecayingseaportintoaBaltimore-stylewaterfrontcity.MeanwhileagrantofnearlytwomilliondollarsfromtheEuropean union willtacklepoverty.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.Thatremarkablepromiseb