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2009 年湖北武汉科技大学翻译硕士英语考研真题 Part I. Vocabulary and Grammar (20 points, 1 point for each) Directions: There are 20 statements in this section. After each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Select the only one choice that best completes the statement. Write your answers on your answer sheet. 1. Most of the earliest ________ into America came from Europe. A. migrants B. emigrants C. immigrants D. inhabitants 2. His name was on the ________ of my tongue, but I just couldn’t remember. A. edge B. rim C. border D. tip 3. I caught a ________ of the name of the book before she put it into the drawer. A. glimpse B. glance C. sight D. stare 4. Once you become a soldier, you will be given a monthly ________ by the army. A. income B. allowance C. wage D. salary 5. I called at his house but was refused ________. A. admission B. access C. reception D. admittance 6. The statue would be perfect but for a few small ________ in its base. A. mistakes B. weaknesses C. flaws D. errors 7. Parents have a legal ________ to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age. A. impulse B. obligation C. influence D. sympathy

8. In American universities, classes are often arranged in more flexible ________ and many jobs on campus are reserved for students. A. scales B. ranks C. grades D. patterns 9. The insurance company paid him $10,000 in ________ after his accident. A. installment B. compensation C. substitution D. Commission 10. He is holding a ________ position in the company and expects to be promoted soon. A. subordinate B. succeeding C. successive D. subsequent 11. I’ll never forget ________ you for the first time. A. to meet B. to have met C. meeting D. having to be meeting 12. No sooner ________ themselves in their seats in the theatre ________ the curtain went up. A. they have settled; before B. had they settled; than C. have they settled; when D. they had settled; than 13. You can never use my computer. At no time ________ that machine. A. you should touch B. should you touch C. touch should you D. you touch 14. Who was it ________ put so many large stones on the road? A. this B. that C. he D. she 15. The boys and the girls each ________ to do something different, which ________ the teacher uneasy. A. want; make B. wants; makes C. want; makes D. wants; make 16. He wrote a lot of novels, many of ________ were translated into foreign languages.

A. it B. them C. which D. that 17. The reporters exposed the corruption of several senior officers in the government; consequently, these officers ________ to resign from office. A. have asked B. were asked C. had asked D. had been asked 18. He ought to attend the meeting, ________? A. should he Error Correction (10 points, 1 point for each) B. ought he C. shouldn’t he D. oughtn’t he 19. ________ that the formation of the sun, the planets, and other stars began with the condensation of an interstellar gas cloud. A. It is believed B. Believing C. Being believed D. To believe 20. Before she went abroad she spent as much time as she could ________ English . A. practise to speak B. practising speaking C. practise speaking D. to practise speaking Part II. Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You are required to change a word, add a word or delete a word. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (Λ) in the right place and write the missing word in the corresponding blank on your answer sheet. If you delete a word, cross it and put a slash (/) in the corresponding blank on your answer sheet. If you change a word, cross it and put your word in the corresponding blank on your answer sheet. Remember to write the correct number beside each blank on the answer sheet. Television is an attractive medium for advertising because it delivers mass audiences to advertisers. Why you consider that nearly three out of four Americans __________ have seen the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, you can understand the power of television to communicate with a large audience. When advertisers create a brand, for example, they want to impress consumers in the brand and its image. __________ 21. 22.

24. 25. 26. 27. 23. Television provides an ideal vehicle for this type of communication. But television is expensive, and not all advertisers can afford use it. __________ Television’s influence at advertising is four-fold. First, __________ narrow casting means that television channels are seen by an increasing narrow segment of the audience. The Golf Channel, __________ for instance, is watched by people who play golf. Home and Garden Television is seen by those interesting in __________ household improvement projects. Thus, audiences are smaller and more homogeneous (具有共同特点的) than they have been in the past. Second, there is an increase in the number of television channels unavailable to viewers __________ and advertisers. This has also resulted in an increase in the sheer number of advertisements which audiences are exposed. __________ Third, digital recording devices allows audience members __________ more control which commercials they watch. __________ Fourth, control over programming is being passed from the networks to local cable operators and satellite programmers. Part III. Directions: Read the following passages and answer the questions. Choose the most appropriate answer for each question and circle the letter on the answer sheet. Remember to write the letter corresponding to the question number. Questions 31-35 are based on the following passage: The health-care economy is filled with unusual and even unique economic relationships. One of the least understanding involves the peculiar roles of producer or “provider” and purchaser or “consumer” in the typical doctor-patient relationship. In most sectors of the economy, it is the seller who attempts to attract a potential buyer with various inducements of price, quality, and utility, and it is the buyer who makes the decision. Such condition, however, does not prevail in most of the health-care industry. In the health-care industry, the doctor-patient relationship is the mirror image of the ordinary relationship between producer and consumer. Once an individual has chosen to see a physician — and even then there may be no real choice — it is the physician who usually makes all significant purchasing decisions: whether the patient should return “next Wednesday”, whether X-rays are needed, whether drugs should be prescribed, etc. It is a rare and sophisticated patient who will challenge such professional decisions or raise in advance questions about price, especially (40 points, 2 point for each) Reading Comprehension 28. 29. 30.

when the disease is regarded as serious. This is particularly significant in relation to hospital care. The physician must certify the need for hospitalization, determine what procedures will be performed, and announce when the patient may be discharged. The patient may be consulted about some of these decisions, but in the main it is the doctor’s judgments that are final. Little wonder then that in the eye of the hospital it is the physician who is the real “consumer”. As a consequence, the medical staff represents the “power center” in hospital policy and decision-making, not the administration. Although usually there are in this situation four identifiable participants — the physician, the hospital, the patient, and the payer (generally an insurance carrier or government) — the physician makes the essential decisions for all of them. The hospital becomes an extension of the physician; the payer generally meets most of the bills generated by the physician/hospital, and for the most part the patient plays a passive role. We estimate that about 75-80 percent of health-care expenditures are determined by physicians, not patients. For this reason, the economy directed at patients or the general is relatively ineffective. 31. What’s the author’s main purpose in writing this passage? A. To criticize doctors for exercising too much control over patients. B. To analyze some important economic factors in health-care. C. To urge hospitals to reclaim their decision-making authority. D. To inform potential patients of their health-care rights. 32. In the health-care industry, the patients _____________. A. perform the role of being “providers” B. decide which physician to consult C. never raise questions about price D. never consult with the doctors 33. According to the author, when a doctor tells a patient to “return next Wednesday”, the doctor is in effect _____________. A. instructing the patient to buy more medical services B. warning the patient that a hospital stay might be necessary C. advising the patient to seek a second opinion D. admitting that the initial visit, was ineffective 34. Doctors are able to determine hospital policies most probably because _____________. A. it is doctors who generate income for the hospital B. a doctor is ultimately responsible for a patient’s health C. most of the patients don’t challenge the doctor’s decisions D. the administration doesn’t know about medicine as much as doctors 35. The author is most probably leading up to _____________. A. an analysis of the role of the hospital administration B. a study of lawsuits against doctors’ malpractice C. a discussion of a new medical treatment D. a proposal to control medical costs Questions 36-40 are based on the following passage:

A massive pool of warm ocean water is causing changes in the atmosphere that could produce unusual weather around the world in the next few months, the US National Weather Service reported on Monday. As a result of this phenomenon, known as El Nino, more rainfall than normal is likely this winter across some areas of the United States, with unusually warm or cold weather in other parts of the country. Currently the phenomenon is marked by a warm pool of water along the equator extending from the International Date Line nearly to the coast of South America. “That water is nearly 4 degrees Fahrenheit above normal”, explained Vernon Kousky of the climate center. This warm water “spreads almost a quarter of the way around the globe. So it’s massive and it has an impact on our weather. It has a global influence... because it disturbs the atmosphere”, said Dave Rodenhuis, director of the climate center. “El Nino is probably the most important climate event beyond the annual cycle of seasons”, he added. Because the changes tended to be first noticed around Christmas, the phenomenon was given the name El Nino, which is Spanish for child, a term often used to refer to the baby Jesus. The phenomenon occurs every three to five years, sometimes in a mild form and sometimes strongly affecting weather patterns worldwide. Details of its cause are not fully understood, but when it occurs, unusually warm air can be pumped into Canada, Alaska and the northern United States. At the same time, conditions tend to be wetter than normal along the US Southeast Coast and the Gulf of Mexico. And the Atlantic and Caribbean hurricane season tends to be milder than usual. The strong El Nino of 1982-1983 was blamed for worsening the devastating drought in Africa, causing a series or severe winter storms to come ashore in California, spawning the first typhoon to strike French Polynesia in 75 years — followed by five more in five months — deluging Peru and Ecuador with torrential rains and promoting the worst drought in two centuries in Australia. Overall damage was estimated at between $2 billion and $8 billion by a United Nations analysis and the death toll topped l,500 worldwide. 36. El Nino can best be described as _____________. A. unusually long period of hot or cold weather B. unusual changes of weather around the world C. atmospheric change caused by warm ocean water D. rising temperature of the ocean water and atmosphere 37. The warm water is affecting the weather globally because _____________. A. its temperature is too much above normal B. it covers a vast area in the world C. it is one of the most important climate events D. its influence begins from the equator 38. Which of the following is TRUE about the naming of El Nino? A. The name had something to do with Christianity. B. The name was given by a religious researcher. C. The name indicates that El Nino most usually happens around Christmas.

D. The name implies that the first phenomenon of El Nino appeared in Spain. 39. What is least known about El Nino according to the passage? A. The climate changes caused by El Nino. B. The areas influenced by El Nino. C. How often El Nino happens. D. How El Nino is formed. 40. What does the author want to tell us about El Nino by the last two paragraphs? A. The UN’s concern about it. B. The measures taken against it. C. Its intensity. D. Its frequency. Questions 41-45 are based on the following passage: In the early days of nuclear power, the United States make money on it. But today opponents have resisted its development that no nuclear plants have been ordered or built here in 12 years. The greatest fear of nuclear power opponents has always been a reactor “meltdown”. Today, the chances of a meltdown that would threaten U. S. public health are very little. But to even further reduce the possibility, engineers are testing new reactors that rely not on human judgment to shut them down but on the laws of nature. Now General Electric is already building two advanced reactors in Japan. But don’ t expect them even on U. S. shores unless things change in Washington. The procedure for licensing nuclear power plants is a bad dream. Any time during or even after construction, an objection by any group or individual can bring everything to a halt while the matter is investigated or taken to court. Meanwhile, the builder must add nice-but-not-necessary improvements, some of which force him to knock down walls and start over. In every case when a plant has been opposed, the Nuclear Regulation Commission has ultimately granted a license to construct or operate. But the victory often costs so much that the utility ends up abandoning the plant anyway. A case in point is the Shoreham plant on New York’s Long Island. Shoreham was a virtual twin to the Millstone plant in Connecticut, both ordered in the mid-60’ s. Millstone, completed for $101 million, has been generating electricity for two decades. Shoreham, however, was singled out by antinuclear activists who, by sending in endless protests, drove the cost over $5 billion and delayed its use for many years. Shoreham finally won its operation license. But the plant has never produced a watt power. Governor Mario Cuomo, an opponent of a Shoreham startup, used his power to force New York’s public-utilities commission to accept the following settlement: the power company could pass the cost of Shoreham along to its consumers only if it agreed not to operate the plant. Today, a perfectly good facility, capable of servicing hundreds of thousands of homes, sits rusting. 41. What’s the author’s attitude toward the development of nuclear power? A. Negative.

U. S. B. Neutral. C. Positive. D. Questioning. 42. What has made the procedure for licensing nuclear power plants a bad dream? A. The inefficiency of the Nuclear Regulation Commission. B. The enormous cost of construction and operation. C. The length of time it takes to make investigations. D. The objection of the opponents of nuclear power. 43. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2? A. There are not enough safety measures in the U. S. for running new nuclear power plants. B. It is not technical difficulties that prevent the building of nuclear power plants in the C. There are already more nuclear power plants than necessary in the U. S. D. The American government will not allow Japanese nuclear reactors to be installed in the U. S. 44. Governor Mario Cuomo’s chief intention in proposing the settlement was to ____________. A. stop the Shoreham plant from going into operation B. urge the power company to further increase its power supply C. permit the Shoreham plant to operate under certain conditions D. help the power company to solve its financial problems 45. What does the phrase “single out” mean? A. Delay. B. End up. C. Complete. D. Separate. Questions 46-50 are based on the following passage: A lot of animals are afraid during an eclipse of the sun. Birds stop singing. Sometimes people too are afraid. Astronomers know the dates of eclipses and they are not afraid. The old astronomers of Babylon and Egypt had no telescopes; but the sky in those countries was usually clear, so they could watch the stars easily. They studied everything in the sky and they also noticed both total and partial eclipses. Because they knew the dates of eclipses, they had great power. People believed that the sky was important. They believed that an eclipse could kill a man. About 2500 years ago there was a very long war. One battle followed another, and the end never came. During one of the battles, there was a partial eclipse of the sun. The day got very dark, and the soldiers on both sides were filled with fear. They believed that the gods were angry. So they stopped fighting, and ended their long war. The sun is a star. It appears to be bigger than any other star. That is because it is near us; but the other stars are far away. The sun shines because it is very hot, but the moon shines because it reflects the sun’s light. It is like a big mirror. If we visited the moon, we should see the earth. It is also like a mirror and it

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