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2016 年山东青岛科技大学翻译硕士英语考研真题 I. Vocabulary and Grammar. (30 points） Directions：Beneatheachsentence therearefourwordsor phrasesmarked A,B,C, or D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the answer sheet. 1. Although Christopher Columbus remains a _______ historical figure around the world and has been researched and written about for centuries, there are many details of his life that are still a mystery. A. C. problematic B. prominent D. preceding promising 2. The Nobel Prizes were first presented in 1901 and have since become some of the most ______ awards in the world. A. prestigious B. primary C. previous D. precise 3. The most commonly reported sleep _______ is insomnia, experienced by approximately 10 to 15 percent of adults. Insomniacs report difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep. A．mode B. medicine D. disorder C. therapy 4. Travelers to the Andes wouldn’t find a single line of formidable peaks but rather a ______of parallel and transverse mountain ranges, mixed with intervening plateaus and depressions. A．succession D. succeeding C. successor B. success 5. Blaming what it said were hostile U.S. policies, North Korea _______ a meeting that was to have been held in September. A. attended C. boycotted B. organized D. sponsored 6. The traditional way of doing this has been to use death rates or self reported measures of chronic illness derived from _______ or surveys of the population. A．censors C. conscience B. consensus D. censuses 7. With no money, job, or _______ address, the future looked bleak for Lisa and baby Nicole A．permanent B. temporary C. chronic D. occasional 8. Many _______ species obviously co-operate with others of their own kind, to the benefit of all: lionesses co-operate in hunting, and in bringing up the cubs; meerkats stand guard over the colony. A．hostile C. competitive B. gregarious exclusive D. 9. Skin preparation before surgery normally involves at least washing and may additionally include body hair removal to allow access to the operation site and also to reduce the risk of _______. A. inflection D. infertility C. infection infliction B. 10. He seems to be _______ with investing every penny, while at the same time turning a blind eye to the needs of his growing family. A．bored B. obsessed C. limited D. disappointed 11. I wish I could do something _______ the kindness I have received from you.

A．in terms of D. in search of 12. The overall law of this country is laid down and maintained ________ Acts which C. in the way of B. in return for are passed in Parliament from time to time. A．by means of B. for fear of C. without regard to D. in the event of 13. _______ your help I should have failed in carrying out my duty. A．But for B. Due to C. Owing to D. Thanks to 14. I believe that they are now closer to their customers and more able to cater for the needs of their customers, including those who_______ with their payments. A. catch up B. fall behind C. get along D. keep up 15. A low level of both consumption and investment demand leads firms to cut back on their production, _______ workers and leave capital equipment lying idle. A. leave off C. get off B. let off D. lay off 16. Many a person in these circumstances _______ hoped for a long break. A．has B. have C. having D. to have 17. “Here are two keys. Will ______ of them fit this door?” “No, ______ of them will.” A. both/none B. either/neither C. both/no one D. both/no one 18. On his next birthday he _______ married for ten years. A．has been B. will be C. will have been D. would have been 19. When I saw her smiling face, I knew she _______ good news of her husband. A．has B. has had C. had had D. was having 20. If I ______how difficult the job was, I wouldn’t have taken it. A．knew B. had known C. have known D. know 21. _______ their country’s longest campaign season since the 1870s, Canadians will vote Monday, October 19, 2015, to elect a new federal parliament. A. Experienced B. Having experienced C. Experiencing D. To experience 22. Their eldest son is returning from Britain to Australia for good, to get down to _______ the estate. A．manage B. be managed C. managing D. being managed 23. Some people have no doubt that their cat understands as many words _______ does a dog. A．that B. which C. as D. what 24. ______ you didn’t know the rules won’t be a sufficient excuse for your failure to report. A．where D. that B. how C. why 25. You can arrive in Beijing earlier for the meeting ______ you don’t mind taking the night train. A．provided B. unless C. though D. until 26. ______ he did say so, we cannot be sure that he was telling the truth. A．So that B. Even if C. If only D. Only if 27. Now that energy prices are rising so rapidly, further prices are very uncertain, and the risk _____ a new investment depending on them may fail is greater. A. what D. which C. where B. that 28. The conference will be put off till next month, ______ we will have made all

the preparations. A. that B. which C. when D. why 29. He has been staying at home _______ days. B. these last few all A．these all last few C. all these last few D. these last all few 30．After a safety measure, the detonator for a nuclear device may be made of ______, each of which is controlled by a different employee. A．two equipments C. two equipment pieces B. two pieces of equipments D. two pieces of equipment II. Reading Comprehension. (40 points) Section 1: Multiple Choice Directions: In this section there are two passages followed by multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on the answer sheet. Passage One The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go, says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence, because college will help them earn more money, become “better” people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don’ t go. But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don’t fit the pattern are becoming more numerous, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students interfere with each other’s experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the intense competition for admission to graduate school. Others find no stimulation in their studies, and drop out—often encouraged by college administrators. Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves—they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that is a condemnation of the students as a whole, and doesn’t explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We have been told that young people have to go to college because our economy can ’ t absorb an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds, either. Some adventuresome educators and watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. We may have been looking at all those surveys and statistics upside down, it seems, and through the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences. Perhaps college doesn’t make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things—maybe it is just the other way around, and intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are merely the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those successful college graduates would have been successful whether they had gone to college or not. This is heresy to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if a little schooling is good, more has to be much better. But contrary evidence

is beginning to mount up. 1. According to the author, __________. A. people used to question the value of college education B. people used to have full confidence in higher education C. all high school graduates went to college D. very few high school graduates chose to go to college 2. In the 2nd paragraph, “those who don’t fit the pattern” refer to_________. A. high school graduates who aren’t suitable for college education B. college graduates who are selling shoes and driving taxis C. college students who aren’t any better for their higher education D. high school graduates who failed to be admitted to college 3. The dropout rate of college students seems to go up because__________. A. young people are disappointed with the conventional way of teaching at college B. many people are required to join the army C. young people have little motivation in pursuing a higher education D. young people don’t like the intense competition for admission to graduate school 4. According to the passage, the problems of college education partly originate in the fact that_________. A. society cannot provide enough jobs for properly trained graduates B. high school graduates do not fit the pattern of college education C. too many students have to earn their own living D. college administrators encourage students to drop out 5. In this passage the author argues that__________. A. more and more evidence shows college education may not be the best thing for high school graduates B. College education is not enough if one wants to be successful C. College education benefits only the intelligent, ambitious, and quick-learning people D. Intelligent people may learn quicker if they don’t go to college Passage Two What we know of prenatal development makes all this attempt made by a mother to mold the character of her unborn child by studying poetry, art, or mathematics during pregnancy seem utterly impossible. How could such extremely complex influences pass from the mother to the child? There is no connection between their nervous systems. Even the blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly. An emotional shock to the mother will affect her child, because it changes the activity of her glands and so the chemistry her blood. Any chemical change in the mother's blood will affect the child for better or worse. But we can not see how a looking for mathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved in blood and produce a similar liking or genius in the child. In our discussion of instincts we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inherit must be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior. It is certain that no one inherits a knowledge of mathematics. It may be, however, that children inherit more or less of a rather

general ability that we may call intelligence. If very intelligent children become deeply interested in mathematics, they will probably make a success of that study. As for musical ability, it may be that what is inherited is an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or the vocal organs connections between nerves and muscles that make it comparatively easy to learn the movements a musician must execute, and particularly vigorous emotions. If these factors are all organized around music, the child may become a musician. The same factors, in other circumstance might be organized about some other center of interest. The rich emotional equipment might find expression in poetry. The capable fingers might develop skill in surgery. It is not the knowledge of music that is inherited, then nor even the love of it, but a certain bodily structure that makes it comparatively easy to acquire musical knowledge and skill. Whether that ability shall be directed toward music or some other undertaking may be decided entirely by forces in the environment in which a child grows up. 6. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Some mothers try to influence their unborn children by studying art and other subjects during their pregnancy. B. It is utterly impossible for us to learn anything about prenatal development. C. The blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly. D. There are no connection between mother's nervous systems and her unborn child's. 7. A mother will affect her unborn baby on the condition that _________. A. she is emotionally shocked B. she has a good knowledge of inheritance C. she takes part in all kind of activities D. she sticks to studying 8. According to the passage, a child may inherit_________. A. everything from his mother B. a knowledge of mathematics C. a rather general ability that we call intelligence D. her mother's musical ability 9. If a child inherits something from his mother, such as an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or of the vocal organs, he will _________. A. surely become musician B. mostly become a poet C. possibly become a teacher D. become a musician on the condition that all these factors are organized around music 10. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Role of Inheritance. B. An Unborn Child. C. Function of instincts. D. Inherited Talents Section 2：Answering Questions Directions: Read the following passages and answer in complete sentences the

questionswhichfolloweachpassage.Useonlyinformationfromthepassageyouhave just read and write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. Questions 1-3 On the 36th day after they had voted, Americans finally learned Wednesday who would be their next president: Governor George W. Bush of Texas. Vice President Al Gore, his last realistic avenue for legal challenge closed by a U. S. Supreme Court decision late Tuesday, planned to end the contest formally in a televised evening speech of perhaps 10 minutes, advisers said. Senator Joseph Lieberman, his vice presidential running mate, would first make brief comments. The men would speak from a ceremonial chamber of the Old Executive office Building, to the west of the White House. The dozens of political workers and lawyers who had helped lead Mr. Gore’s unprecedented fight to claw a come-from-behind electoral victory in the pivotal state of Florida were thanked Wednesday and asked to stand down. “The vice president has directed the recount committee to suspend activities,” William Daley, the Gore campaign chairman, said in a written statement. Mr. Gore authorized that statement after meeting with his wife, Tipper, and with top advisers including Mr. Daley. He was expected to telephone Mr. Bush during the day. The Bush campaign kept a low profile and moved gingerly, as if to leave space for Mr. Gore to contemplate his next steps. Yet, at the end of a trying and tumultuous process that had focused world attention on sleepless vote counters across Florida, and on courtrooms from Miami to Tallahassee to Atlanta to Washington the Texas governor was set to become the 43d U. S. president. The news of Mr. Gore’s plans followed the longest and most rancorous dispute over a U. S. presidential election in more than a century, one certain to leave scars in a badly divided country. It was a bitter ending for Mr. Gore, who had outpolled Mr. Bush nationwide by some 300000 votes, but, without Florida, fell short in the Electoral College by 271votes to 267—the narrowest Electoral College victory since the turbulent election of 1876. Mr. Gore was said to be distressed by what he and many Democratic activists felt was a partisan decision from the nation’s highest court. The 5-to-4 decision of the Supreme Court held, in essence, that while a vote recount in Florida could be conducted in legal and constitutional fashion, as Mr. Gore had sought, this could not be done by the Dec. 12 deadline for states to select their presidential electors. James Baker 3rd, the former secretary of state who represented Mr. Bush in the Florida dispute, issued a short statement after the U. S. high court ruling, saying that the governor was “very pleased and gratified.” Mr. Bush was planning a nationwide speech aimed at trying to begin to heal the country’s deep, aching and varied divisions. He then was expected to meet with congressional leaders, including Democrats. Dick Cheney, Mr. Bush’s ruing mate, was meeting with congressmen Wednesday in Washington. When Mr. Bush, who is 54, is sworn into office on Jan.20, he will be only the second son of a president to follow his father to the White House, after John Adams and John Quincy Adams in the early 19th century.

When did Americans get the news that George W. Bush would be the next president? Why couldn’t Mr. Gore win the presidential election after he outpolled Mr. Bush What was the result of the 5-to-4 decision of the Supreme Court? 1. 2. in the popular vote? 3. Questions 4-5 In some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violence has so come to be taken for granted as a means of solving differences, that it is not even questioned. There are countries where the white man imposes his rule by brute force; there are countries where the black man protests by setting fire to cities and by looting and pillaging. Important people on both sides, who would in other respects appear to be reasonable men, get up and calmly argue in favor of violence – as if it were a legitimate solution, like any other. What is really frightening, what really fills you with despair, is the realization that when it comes to the crunch, we have made no actual progress at all. We may wear collars and ties instead of war-paint, but our instincts remain basically unchanged. The whole of the recorded history of the human race, that tedious documentation of violence, has taught us absolutely nothing. We have still not learnt that violence never solves a problem but makes it more acute. The sheer horror, the bloodshed, the suffering mean nothing. No solution ever comes to light the morning after when we dismally contemplate the smoking ruins and wonder what hit us. The truly reasonable men who know where the solutions lie are finding it harder and harder to get a hearing. They are despised, mistrusted and even persecuted by their own kind because they advocate such apparently outrageous things as law enforcement. If half the energy that goes into violent acts were put to good use, if our efforts were directed at cleaning up the slums and ghettos, at improving living-standards and providing education and employment for all, we would have gone a long way to arriving at a solution. Our strength is sapped by having to mop up the mess that violence leaves in its wake. In a well-directed effort, it would not be impossible to fulfill the ideals of a stable social programme. The benefits that can be derived from constructive solutions are everywhere apparent in the world around us. Genuine and lasting solutions are always possible, providing we work within the framework of the law. Before we can even begin to contemplate peaceful co-existence between the races, we must appreciate each other's problems. And to do this, we must learn about them: it is a simple exercise in communication, in exchanging information. "Talk, talk, talk," the advocates of violence say, "all you ever do is talk, and we are none the wiser." It's rather like the story of the famous barrister who painstakingly explained his case to the judge. After listening to a lengthy argument the judge complained that after all this talk, he was none the wiser. "Possible, my lord," the barrister replied, "none the wiser, but surely far better informed." Knowledge is the necessary prerequisite to wisdom: the knowledge that violence creates the evils it pretends to solve. 4. 5. What can we learn from recorded history of human race according to the author? What is the best way to solve race prejudice?

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