2016年广西民族大学翻译硕士英语考研真题A卷.doc

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2016 年广西民族大学翻译硕士英语考研真题 A 卷 Part I. Basic English Knowledge (30%) Section A: Multiple-choice (20 %) Directions:Therearefortymultiple-choicequestionsinthissection.Choosethe best answer to each question. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 1. On my way to the office, I saw a little girl standing in front of the shop window looking _____ at the toys inside. A. faintly B. ferociously C. deliberately D. wistfully 2. Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his _____ to a certain book or article that has some bearing on the subject being studied. A. reaction B. comment C. impression D. comprehension 3. The branches could hardly _____ the weight of the fruit. A. retain B. sustain C. maintain D. remain 4. With an eighty-hour week and little change or enjoyment, life must have been very _____ for the 19th-century worker. A. disinterested B. dry C. weary D. depressed 5. The need for cash is forcing new graduates to take any job going, and many start their working life in _____, often menial jobs. A. momentary B. mechanical C. ashamed D. primeval 6. The bus became _____ before they arrived, and many latecomers had to wait in a long queue. A. occupied B. engaged C. packed D. filled 7. Rosa was such a last-minute worker that she could never start writing a paper till the deadline was_____. A. approach B. recent C. problematic D. imminent 8. Swarms of wasps are always invading my garden. They are a thorough ______. A. nuisance B. disturbance C. trouble D. annoyance 9. The new airport will be ______ from all directions. A. available B. accessible C. obtainable D. achievable 10. Now researchers are directing more attention to the social and cultural_____

that propelled university graduates into careers in management. A. implication B. impulse C. atmosphere D. imminence 11. The police have offered a large ____ for information leading to the robber’ s arrest. A. award B. compensation C. prize D. reward 12. For years she suffered from the _____ that her husband might come back to her. A. vision B. idea C. imagination D. illusion 13. There has been a _____ lack of communication between the union and the management. A. regretful B. regrettable C. regretting D. regretted 14. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is _____ loud continuous noise. A. subjected to C. associated with B. filled with D. attached to 15. My mother can’t get _____ because she has rheumatism. A. about B. on C. through D. in 16. The novel contains some marvelously revealing _____ of rural life in the 19th century. A. glances B. glimpses C. glares D. gleams 17. The party’s reduced vote was _____ of lack of support for its policies. A. indicative B. positive C. revealing D. evident 18. At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not _____. A. on view B. at a glance C. on the scene D. in sight 19. Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite _____. A. invaluable B. priceless C. unworthy D. worthless 20. In the first few months of the war his army seemed ______, but soon it met its Waterloo. A. incredible B. invisible C. invidious D. invincible 21. _____ that they may eventually reduce the amount of labor needed on construction sites by 90 percent. A. So clever are the construction robots B. So clever the construction robots are

C. Such construction robots are clever D. Such clever construction robots are 22. He felt ______ during the interview. And he failed to get the job. A. anything but well C. something but well B. nothing but well D. none but well 23. It is not uncommon for there _____ problems of communication between the old and the young. A .being B. would be C. be D. to be 24. _____, I’ll marry him all the same. A. Was he rich or poor C. Were he rich or poor B. Whether rich or poor D. Be he rich or poor 25. Sorry to have kept you waiting. You must have thought ______. A. we were not coming C. we didn’t come B. we are not coming D. we should not come 26. That was not the first time he _____ us. I think it’s high time we _____ strong actions against him. A. betrayed, take C. has betrayed, took B. had betrayed, took D. has betrayed, take 27. ______, he is ready to accept suggestions from different sources. A. Instead of his contributions C. His making notable contributions B. For all his notable contributions D. However his notable contributions 28. I am pleased with what you have given me and _____ you have told me. A. that B. all that C. which D. about whatever 29. ______ earlier, I could have done something to help. A. If I was informed C. Had I been informed B. Was I informed D. If I should be informed 30. _____,he never alters a decision. A. Come what may C. May what come B. What may come D. May come whatever 31. The Minister of Finance is believed revenue. of imposing new taxes to raise extra A. that he is thinking C. that he is to think B. to be thinking D. to think

32. The heart is by the brain. A. not so intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled B. not much C. no more D. much more 33. The membership card entitled him _____ certain privileges in the club. A. on B. in C. at D. to 34. I have never been to London, but that is the city_____. A. where I like to visit most C. which I like to visit mostly B. I’d most like to visit D. where I’d like most to visit 35. He was ______to tell the truth even to his closest friend. A. too much of a coward C. a coward enough B. too much the coward D. enough of a coward 36. ______ wool that is produced in _____ Scotland is used to make sweaters and other garments. A. / ... the B. / ... / C. The ... the D. The ... / 37. _____ I like economics, I like sociology much better. A. As much as B. So much C. How much D. Much as 38. You cannot be ______ careful in making the decision as it was such a critical case. A. too B. quite C. very D. so 39. _____ enough time and money, the researchers would have been able to discover more in this field. A. Giving B. To give C. Given D. Being given 40. Barry had an advantage over his mother he could speak French. A. since that B. in that C. at that D. so that Section B: Proofreading and Error Correction (10 %) Directions: The following passage contains 10 errors. Each indicated line containsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshould proofreadthepassageandcorrectit.PleasewriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet. People once widely believed that intelligent life existed on Mars. The 19th century discover of what appeared to be geometric designs cut across the surface was taken as evidence. The lines were thought to have been system of canals that had been built to irrigate the surface. This is now clear that “canals”—perhaps the most spectacular geologic features of 41. 42. 43.

Mars—are natural valleys which ancient rivers once flowed. Other fragmented idea concerns the planet’s seasonal changes in color. Once when attributed to the rapid spread of some life-form, these shifts are now known to develop from the movement of fine dust in the atmosphere. By the close of the 20th century none of the many experiments were conducted by spacecraft had ever found persuasive evidence of life. Furthermore, speculation continued over the existence of some form of life, in either the present and the past. In 1996 scientists discovered organic compounds and minerals in a meteorite, consisted of Martian rock, that collided with Earth around 11,000 BC. These compounds suggest that Mars may have been inhabited by organisms more than three billion years ago. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. Part II. Section A (30 %) Reading Comprehension (50 %) Directions:Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices markedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwriteyouranswers on the Answer Sheet. Passage One Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage. Department Store Magic For most of the 20th century Smithson's was one of Britain's most successful department stores, but by the mid-1990s, it had become dull. Still profitable, thanks largely to a series of successful advertising campaigns, but decidedly boring. The famous were careful not to be seen there, and its sales staff didn't seem to have changed since the store opened in 1908. Worst of all, its customers were buying fewer and fewer of its own-brand products, the major part of its business, and showing a preference for more fashionable brands. But now all this has changed, thanks to Rowena Baker, who became Smithson's first woman Chief Executive three years ago. Since then, while most major retailers in Britain have been losing money, Smithson's profits have been rising steadily. When Baker started, a lot of improvements had just been made to the building, without having any effect on sales, and she took the bold decision to invite one of Europe's most exciting interior designers to develop the fashion area, the heart of the store. This very quickly led to rising sales, even before the goods on display were changed. And as sales grew, so did profits. Baker had ambitious plans for the store from the start. ‘We're playing a big game, to prove we're up there with the leaders in our sector, and we have to make sure people get that message. Smithson's had fallen behind the competition. It provided a traditional service targeted at middle-aged, middle-income customers,

who'd been shopping there for years, and the customer base was gradually contracting. Our idea is to sell such an exciting variety of goods that everyone will want to come in, whether they plan to spend a little or a lot.' Baker's vision for the store is clear, but achieving it is far from simple. At first, many employees resisted her improvements because they just wouldn't be persuaded that there was anything wrong with the way they'd always done things, even if they accepted that the store had to overtake its competitors. It took many long meetings, involving the entire workforce, to win their support. It helped when they realized that Baker was a very different kind of manager from the ones they had known. Baker's staff policies contained more surprises. The uniform that had hardly changed since day one has now disappeared. Moreover, teenagers now get young shop assistants, and staffs in the sports departments are themselves sports fans in trainers. As Baker explains, ‘How can you sell jeans if you're wearing a black suit? Smithson's has a new identity, and this needs to be made clear to the customers.' She's also given every sales assistant responsibility for ensuring customer satisfaction, even if it means occasionally breaking company rules in the hope that this will help company profits. Rowena Baker is proving successful, but the City's big investors haven't been persuaded. According to retail analyst, John Matthews, ‘Money had already been invested in refurbishment of the store and in fact that led to the boost in sales. She took the credit, but hadn't done anything to achieve it. And in my view the company's shareholders are not convinced. The fact is that unless she opens several more stores pretty soon, Smithson's profits will start to fall because turnover at the existing store will inevitably start to decline.' 51. According to the writer, in the mid-1990s Smithson's department store A. was making a loss. B. had a problem keeping staff. C. was unhappy with its advertising agency. D. mostly sold goods under the Smithson's name. 52. According to the writer, Smithson's profits started rising three years ago because of A. an improvement in the retailing sector. B. the previous work done on the store. C. Rowena Baker's choice of designer. D. a change in the products on sale. 53. According to Rowena Baker, one problem which Smithson's faced when she joined was that A. the number of people using the store was falling slowly. B. its competitors offered a more specialized range of products.

C. the store's prices were set at the wrong level. D. customers were unhappy with the service provided. 54. According to the writer, many staff opposed Baker's plans because A. they were unwilling to change their way of working. B. they disagreed with her goals for the store. C. they felt they were not consulted enough about the changes. D. they were unhappy with her style of management. 55. Baker has changed staff policies because she believes that A. the corporate image can be improved through staff uniforms. B. the previous rules were not fair to customers. C. customers should be able to identify with the staff serving them. D. employees should share in company profits. Passage Two Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage. The Affect of Electricity on Cancer Can electricity cause cancer? In a society that literally runs on electric power, the very idea seems preposterous. But for more than a decade, a growing band of scientists and journalists has pointed to studies that seem to link exposure to electromagnetic fields with increased risk of leukemia and other malignancies. The implications are unsettling, to say the least, since everyone comes into contact with such fields, which are generated by everything electrical, from power lines and antennas to personal computers and micro-wave ovens. Because evidence on the subject is inconclusive and often contradictory, it has been hard to decide whether concern about the health effects of electricity is legitimate—or the worst kind of paranoia. Now the alarmists have gained some qualified support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In the executive summary of a new scientific review, released in draft form late last week, the EPA has put forward what amounts to the most serious government warning to date. The agency tentatively concludes that scientific evidence “suggests a causal link” between extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields—those having very long wave-lengths—and leukemia, lymphoma and brain cancer, While the report falls short of classifying ELF fields as probable carcinogens, it does identify the common 60-hertz magnetic field as “a possible, but not proven, cause of cancer in humans.” The report is no reason to panic—or even to lost sleep. If there is a cancer risk, it is a small one. The evidence is still so controversial that the draft stirred a great deal of debate within the Bush Administration, and the EPA released it over strong objections from the Pentagon and the White House. But now no one can deny that the issue must be taken seriously and that much more research is needed. At the heart of the debate is a simple and well-understood physical phenomenon: When an electric current passes through a wire, it generates an electromagnetic

field that exerts forces on surrounding objects, For many years, scientists dismissed any suggestion that such forces might be harmful, primarily because they are so extraordinarily weak. The ELF magnetic field generated by a video terminal measures only a few mill gauss, or about one-hundredth the strength of the earth’ s own magnetic field, The electric fields surrounding a power line can be as high as 10 kilovolts per meter, but the corresponding field induced in human cells will be only about 1 mill volt per meter. This is far less than the electric fields that the cells themselves generate. How could such minuscule forces pose a health danger? The consensus used to be that they could not, and for decades scientists concentrated on more powerful kinds of radiation, like X-rays, that pack sufficient wallop to knock electrons out of the molecules that make up the human body. Such “ionizing” radiations have been clearly linked to increased cancer risks and there are regulations to control emissions. But epidemiological studies, which find statistical associations between sets of data, do not prove cause and effect. Though there is a body of laboratory work showing that exposure to ELF fields can have biological effects on animal tissues, a mechanism by which those effects could lead to cancerous growths has never been found. The Pentagon is for from persuaded. In a blistering 33-page critique of the EPA report, Air Force scientists charge its authors with having “biased the entire document” toward proving a link. “Our reviewers are convinced that there is no suggestion that (electromagnetic fields) present in the environment induce or promote cancer,” the Air Force concludes. “It is astonishing that the EPA would lend its imprimatur on this report.” Then Pentagon’s concern is understandable. There is hardly a unit of the modern military that does not depend on the heavy use of some kind of electronic equipment, from huge ground-based radar towers to the defense systems built into every warship and plane. 56. The main idea of this passage is A. studies on the cause of cancer. B. controversial view-points in the cause of cancer. C. the relationship between electricity and cancer. D. different ideas about the effect of electricity on cancer. 57. The view-point of the EPA is A. there is casual link between electricity and cancer. B. electricity really affects cancer. C. controversial. D. low frequency electromagnetic field is a possible cause of cancer. 58. Why did the Pentagon and Whit House object to the release of the report? Because A. it may stir a great deal of debate among the Bush Administration.

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