南京航空航天大学
2013年硕士研究生入学考试初试试题 A卷 科目代码: 211
满分: 100 分
科目名称: 翻译硕士英语
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I. Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)
Directions: There are 15 incomplete ntences in this part. For each ntence there are four choices marked A., B., C. and D. Choo the ONE answer that best completes the ntence. Then write down your answer on the Answer Sheet.
1. Last week our maths teacher t so difficult an examination problem______ none of us
worked out.
A. that
B. which
C. as
D. so that
2. _______ you’re got a chance, you might as well make full u of it.
A. Now that
B. After
C. Although
equalization
D. As soon as
3. The treatment will continue until the patient reaches the point _____ he can walk correctly
and safely.
A. when
B. where
C. which
D. how
4. Grace doesn’t want to move to New York becau she thinks if she _____ there, she wouldn’t
be able to e her parents very often.
A. lives
B. would live
C. having asked
D. were to live
5. Robert felt very sorry that he had misd the chance ____ the president.
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A. to meet
B. meet圣诞节英文贺卡
C. meeting
D. to have met
6. Film has a much shorter history, especially when _____ such art forms as music and painting.
A. having compared to
B. comparing to
余波的意思C. compare to
D. compared to
7. Becau his first wife didn’t give birth ____ a son, the King decided to ____her.
A. with; divorce
B. to; divorce
C. to; divorce with
D. with; divorce with
8. Albert Einstein once said,” People owe my success _____ my talents. Actually my success lies
cau的用法_____ my diligence.
A. to; on
B. to; in
C. with; in
D. for; on
9. A promising executive should be ready to welcome tight _______ and hard work.
A. deposit
B. bid
C. speed
D. budget
10. The lecturer continued that _______ law was different to criminal law.
A. defen
B. civic
C. cultural
D. civil
11. The schoolboys are more ______ not to make any mistakes in spelling than ever before.
A. care
B. cautious
C. liable
D. dangerous
12. Behind the obvious _______ motives to anti‐Jewish attitudes there was a deeper cau.
A. ridiculous
B. sad
C. reasonable
D. encouraging
valid13. Scientists believe that oxygen is relead as a ______ of the photosynthesis(光能合成)
A. finance
B. therapy
C. by‐product
人人英语D. doubt
14. The local police made an ______ into the accident which caud ten deaths.
A. interference
B. investigation
C. interruption
D. interaction
15. The judicial minister _______ the latest crime figures as proof of the need for strengthening
of the comprehensive administration of social public order.
A. spoke
B. cited
C. examined
D. played
II. Fill in the blanks (10 points)
Directions: In the following passage you may lect suitable words from the words given below. Do not u any of the words more than once.
A) disgusting B) embarrassing C) pierced D) appeal E) commit F) upt G) challenge H) comment I) remove J) suddenly K) unique L) negative M) offensive N) absolutely O) awful
I have to write to you about the way you dress. I was a little intimidated to _________ in person, so I am writing instead. I hope this doesn’t ______ you, but something has to be done. I must ______ to you to start dressing like a mom.
Your _______ n of fashion is more like a sister’s than a mother’s. Personally, it’s ________ to have a mom who dress younger than I do. You wear T‐shirts with torn jeans and your no is __________. My friends say it’s strange, but I think they’re being a little too _______. It’s most likely becau their boyfriends think you are pretty. Still, if you want me to have any friends in this commun
ity, it is vital that you _______ the ring from your no and start dressing like the other moms. Don’t your peers ever show any concern?
Don’t you remember how horrible being a teenager can be? I feel ______ becau I think people of my age would rather talk to you than to me. Last week at the shopping center, I had the ______ worst experience of my life. The young man who took our money asked if you were my older sister. I thought he would like ask you out if I hadn’t said “Thanks, mom” to you. It was disgusting.
III. Cloze (20 points)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choo the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then write down your answer on the Answer Sheet.
Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers(地理学家) compare and contrast __1__ places on the earth. But they also __2__ beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a __3__ The word geography __4__ from two Greek words, ge, the Greek word for “earth” and graphein, __5__ means “to write.” The English word geography means “to describe the earth.” __6__ geography books focus on a small area __7__ a town or city. Others deal
with a state, a region, a nation, or an __8__ continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another __9__ to divide the study of __10__ is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focus on the natural world; the __11__ starts with human beings and __12__ how human beings and their environment act __13__ each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, __14__ branch can neglect the other. A geographer might be described __15__ one who obrves, records, and explains the __16__ between places. If all places __17__ alike, there would be little need for geographers. We know, however, __18__ no two places are exactly the same. Geography,
__19__, is a point of view, a special way of __20__ at places.
1. A) similar B) various C) distant D) famous
2. A) pass B) reach C) go D) t
3. A) whole B) unit C) part D) total
4. A) falls B) removes C) results D) comes
5. A) what B) that C) which D) it
6. A) Some B) Many C) Most D) Few
7. A) outside B) except C) as D) like
8. A) extensive B) entire C) overall D) enormous
9. A) way B) means C) habit D) technique
10. A) world B) earth C) geography D) globe
11. A) cond B) later C) next D) latter
12. A) learns B) studies C) realizes D) understands
13. A) upon B) for C) as D) to
14. A) neither B) either C) one D) each
15. A) for B) to C) as D) by
16. A) exceptions B) sameness C) differences D) divisions
17. A) being B) are C) be D) were
18. A) although B) whether C) since D) that
19. A) still B) then C) nevertheless D) moreover
20. A) working B) looking C) arriving D)getting
IV. Reading Comprehension (30 points)
Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A., B., C. and D. You should decide on the best choice and write down your answer on the Answer Sheet.
Passage 1
The UK is made up of four countries‐‐‐England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland‐‐‐which have widely differing cultures and languages.
Wales was the first country to fall under English control, in the late 16th‐century. The Welsh were nev
er actually defeated by the English. Instead, they realized that unity with their bigger neighbor was the only way to end the almost continuous state of war that existed between the two countries. Since unity, England and Wales have had the same systems of law, education and government.
The situation between Scotland and England was very different. They fought fierce wars for centuries, each invading each other, whenever the situation emed in their favour. This came to an end in the 17th‐century when King James VI of Scotland inherited the throne (王位)of England, after Queen Elizabeth I died without children. In 1707, Scotland and England were brought together in an Act of Union. This took away much of the Scots’ control of their own affairs, but they kept their own systems of law and education.
For the three countries, union resulted in peace. But England’s occupation of Ireland has always been characterized by violence. Ireland was slowly brought under English control in the 16th‐ and 17th‐centuries. But it retained its own government until 1801, when it was brought together with the Parliament at Westminster.
However, most of its people spoke Gaelic rather than English and they remained faithful Catholics, while the established religion in England was Protestantism. By 1920, Britain was under pressure to l
eave Ireland by 1920. In 1920, an agreement was signed whereby a parate Irish Free State (today called the Irish Republic) was created. This did not, however, include the six countries of Northern Ireland, which remain part of the “united Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.
1. The main topic of this passage is about ________.
A. the different cultures and languages in UK
B. how the four countries fought with each other
C. how the UK came about
D. the history of the UNK
2. Which of the following is NOT part of UK?
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Wales and Northern Ireland
D. The Irish Republic
3. Who kept their own systems of law and education in spite of losing much of the control of their own affairs?
A. The English
B. The Scots
C. The Welsh
D. The Irish
4. It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that _______
A. it is easy for England to occupy Ireland
B. it is extremely difficult for England to occupy Ireland
C. it is easy for England to occupy Scotland
D. it is especially difficult for England and Wales to be united
5. Which of the following statements in NOT true?
A. The Welsh, compared with other people in the UK, love peace most.
B. Scotland and England fought fierce wars for centuries.
C. Ireland kept their own government until 1801.
D. England has completely occupied Ireland up till now.
Passage 2
The Internet can make the news more democratic, giving the public a chance to ask questions and ek out facts behind stories and candidates, according to the head of the largest US on‐line rvice.
“But the greatest potential for public participation is still in the future,” Steven Ca, chairman of America On‐line, told a recent meeting on Journalism and the Internet sponsored by The Freedom Forum, though other speakers say the new technology of computers is changing the face of journalism, giving reporters access to more information and their readers a chance to ask questions and turn to different sources.
“You don’t have to buy a newspaper and be confined to the four corners of that paper anymore,” Sam Meddis, on‐line technology editor at USA Today, obrved about the variety of information available to computer urs.
But the speakers noted the easy access to the Internet also means anyone can post information for others to e. “Anyone can say anything they want, whether it’s right or wrong,”
said Ca. Readers have to determine for themlves who to trust. “In a world of almost infinite voices, respected journalists and respected brand names will probably become more important, not less,” Ca said.
The Internet today is about where radio was 80 years ago, or television 50 years ago or cable 25 years ago, he said. But it is growing rapidly becau it provides people fast access to news and a chance to comment on it.
He forecast incread political participation on‐line in this year and in 2000 with politicians able to answer directly to the public‐‐‐an opportunity to increa voter turnout and for politicians to rai funds from the public.
6. The main topic of this passage is ________________.
A. the development of journalism
B. the rapid development of the Internet
C. the effect the Internet has on journalism
D. the advantages of the Internet
7. It can be inferred from this passage that ______ may NOT be regarded as the advantages of the Internet?
A. the news can be made more democratic
B. the public can turn to different sources
C. the public can get a chance to ask questions
D. anything can be posted on the Internet for others to e.
8. The correct order for the appearance of the four technologies is ______.
A. Internet‐cable‐television‐radio
B. radio‐television‐cable‐Internet
C. radio‐cable‐television‐Internet
D. Television‐radio‐cable‐Internet
9. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Only respected journalists can post information on the Internet for others to
e.
B. Respected journalists will probably become more important than before.
C. Everyone is using the Internet now.
D. The greatest potential of public participation of the Internet’s is in the near
future.
10. On the whole, the attitude Steven Ca holds for the Internet’s future
development is _______.
A. pessimistic
B. optimistic
C. doubtful
D. unknown
Passage 3
Planet Earth was stricken by floods, drought and fire in 1997, a year which ended with the world’s major polluters quarreling about ways to prevent further environmental disaster.
evolvThe 160 nations attending a UN conference on global warming, billed as one of the most vital ever held, finally reached a connsus on cutting greenhou gas emissions through the next decade.
The climate was dominated in the latter part of the year by El Nino, a swelling of warmer
water off the South American coast which affects global weather patterns. “I think for sure the most d
ramatic thing has been the El Nino phenomenon that has been experienced throughout the tropics,” said Jeffery Sayer, director‐general of the International Centre for Forestry Rearch. El Nino is being blamed for widespread floods and drought in the tropics, and has affected other areas as well.
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El Nino, called by Peruvian fisherman after the Christ Child becau of its appearance around Christmas, is being blamed for widespread floods and drought in the tropics, and has affected other areas as well.
A major demonstration of the phenomenon was drought‐intensified bush fires in Indonesia that spread a smog across large areas of Southeast Asia before badly‐delayed rains started to fall in late November. Floods swept arid Somalia in East Africa, while the rain forests of Indonesia’s Irian Jaya dried out and hundreds of tribes people died from starvation and dia. Apart from El Nino, eastern and central Europe suffered the worst floods in living memory in early July, with over 100 people killed and many thousands of families displaced through the region and eastern Germany.
In the ancient Japane capital of Kyoto, a UN gathering of 159 countries on global warming finally agreed on cutting greenhou gas emissions through the next decade after 11 days of confud and uncontrolled negotiations. The conference accepted scientific evidence that heating of the Earth’s su
rface by gas trapped in the atmosphere caus more and fiercer storms, expanding derts, melting polar ice and raising a levels which threaten to flood low‐lying islands.
US Vice President Al Gore called the Kyoto agreement “a vital turning point,” but added that more still needed to be done.
11. This passage mainly talks about _______.
A. global weather patterns
B. environmental disasters on earth
C. the El Nino phenomenon
D. a gathering on global warming
12. The word “polluter” (Par. 1) probably refers to tho ______ which have polluted the environment.
A. planets
B. countries
C. companies
D. people
13. In July, 1997, many families in eastern and central Europe were displaced becau ________.
A. there was a war in that region
B. rains were badly delayed there
C. they suffered the worst bush fires in living memory
D. they suffered the worst floods in living memory
14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the El Nino phenomenon?
A. Flood
B. Dert
C. Fire
D. Earthquake
bleed15. According to this passage, El Nino is mainly caud by _______.
A. the cutting down of trees
B. the gas emissions
C. the melting of polar ice
D. the swelling of warmer water
V. Translation (10 points)
