2019年廣西民族大學(xué)翻譯碩士英語(yǔ)考研真題B卷

2019年廣西民族大學(xué)翻譯碩士英語(yǔ)考研真題B卷

PartI.BasicEnglishKnowledge(35points)

SectionA:Multiple-choice(20points)

Directions:Therearefortymultiple-choicequestionsinthissection.Choosethe

bestanswertoeachquestion.PleasewriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

1.Hopingtomakehisemployeesmorecomfortable,.

A.adozennewchairswerepurchasedbythenewboss

B.thenewbosspurchasedadozennewchairs.

C.thenewbosshadpurchasedadozennewchairs.

D.adozennewchairshadbeenpurchasedbythenewboss.

2.IknewIcouldnotcompletethetask.

A.bythebosscameB.untilthebosshascome

C.whenthebosscomesD.beforethebosscame

3.OnlyafterhishomeworktowatchTV.

A.hehasfinished;isheallowedB.hashe

finished;isheallowed

C.hehasfinished;heisallowedD.hashe

finished;heisallowed

4.Thiskindofglassesmanufacturedbyexperienced

craftsmen______________comfortably.

A.iswornB.wearsC.wearingD.wear

5.Victortookabusandheadedforhome,ifhiswifewouldhavehim

back.

A.nottoknowB.notknownC.notknowingD.nothavingknown

6.UnfortunatelytherearetimeswhenI'veplayedwhenIprobablyand

ithascostmealot.

A.couldn,thaveB.shouldn,thaveC.wouldn,thaveD.

mustn,thave

7.Mostpeasantswerereducedtograssandleavesduringthesevere

famine.

A.eatingB.eatC.haveeatenD.ate

8.Theyfireworksinthestadiumlastnighttocelebratethewin.

A.setinB.setoutC.setagainstD.setoff

9.Inordertomarryhiswife,TommytoIslam.

A.changedB.exchangedC.convertedD.turned

10.Thismorning,myworkwasbyaconstantstreamofvisitors.

A.hamperedB.tangledC.reversedD.perplexed

11.Thegrowingsizeofthepopulationismajorconcern

ofsocietynowadays.

A./;theB.a;/C.a;theD.the;the

12.Itisnotfairthatyoucomehomeafterabaddayatworkandyour

wifeandkids.

A.takeitoffonB.takeitonwith

C.takeitoutonD.takeitupwith

13.RecenteditionsoftheChineseclassic,basedonmanuscriptsmoreauthoritative

thanthosehitherto

available,haverenderedpreviouseditions.

A.obstinateB.inaccessibleC.illegibleD.obsolete

14.Mostgoodwritersuseeverymeanstomakethereaders'waysmooth

andeasy.

A.attheirdisposalB.attheirrequest

C.attheirwillD.attheirconvenience

15.Thefirstkeynotespeakerreallyshowedhisremarkablykeeninto

humannature.

A.perceptionB.intellectC.understandingD.insight

16.Thisregionisexpectedtoreturntoeconomicgrowththisyear

andnext.

A.respectiveB.respectC.respectfulD.respectable

17.Anincreasingproportionofourpopulation,unabletolivewithoutadvanced

medical,wi11

becomeprogressivelymorereliantonexpensivetechnology.

A.interferenceB.interruptionC.interventionD.interaction

18.inanatmosphereofsimplelivingwaswhathisparentswishedfor.

A.HewaseducatedB.Heeducated

C.HisbeingeducatedD.Hetobeeducated

19.IlovethepoetryoftheMiddleAgedespiteitstendencytobe

overtly.

A.divertingB.didacticC.emotionalD.romantic

20.Mostpeoplebelievethatepidemicsoccurafteranaturaldisaster,

butitisnottrue.

A.spontaneouslyB.simultaneouslyC.homogeneously

D.instantaneously

21.Althoughtheschoolstilldecidedtocarryitout,mostparentsthe

newregulationsetbythe

school.

A.objectedtoB.rebelledagainstC.foughtagainstD.struckfor

22.InBrooklyn,policeofficersfoundithardtopersuadepeopleto

heedorders.

A.evaluationB.evacuationC.estimationD.examination

23.Iftheyconspirewitheachothertoexcludepotentialcompetitors,the

successfultendershallbe.

A.detoxifiedB.nullifiedC.rectifiedD.ramified

24.Alltheworkersinthecompanyarefreemedicalcare.

A.providedforB.involvedinC.connectedwithD.

entitledto

25.Theflowerssweetinthebotanicgardenattractthevisitorsto

thebeautyofnature.

A.smellingB.tosmellC.smeltD.tobesmelt

26.ThePentagoncannotpointtoanygainsresultingfromthe

interrogationtechniquesusedat

Guantanamo.

A.intelligentB.intellectualC.intelligenceD.intellect

27.Sheisreliableandthoughtful,soherfriendsliketotheir

troubletoher.

A.pourdownB.pourintoC.pourforthD.pouron

28.TheteachersuggestedthatherstudentsexperienceswithESP.

A.writeacompositionontheir

B.towriteacompositionaboutthe

C.wrotesomecompositionsoftheir

D.hadwrittensomecompositionsoftheir

29.Manyanimalshaveaheart,suchasfish.

A.bicentennialB.bikiniC.bicameralD.binocular

30.Itwouldbeablessingforthehumanraceifthemosquitocouldbe.

A.wipedupB.wipedawayC.wipedoffD.wipedout

31.IamsorryIhavenotimetomoredetailorgiveyouanaccount

ofothercitiesofinterest.

A.bringintoB.takeintoC.comeintoD.gointo

32.Itisnotmuchthelanguageasthebackgroundthatmakesthebook

difficulttounderstand.

A.thatB.soC.asD.very

33.MobileKaraokemaybetoJapan,buttheloveaffairwithmobile

phoneisworldwide.

A.weirdB.strangeC.oddD.peculiar

34.Whilehehadthefever,hefordays.

A.ravedB.sniggeredC.titteredD.perforated

35.Hewasbroughtbeforethefortrial.

A.tribunalB.isleC.granaryD.observatory

36.Webelievethatnocountryshouldinterferewiththeinternalof

anothercountry.

A.matterB.mattersC.affairsD.affair

37.ItoldmysisterthatIhadonemilliondollars.Shereallythestory.

A.fellinB.fellwithC.fellforD.fellthrough

38.Bebop'slegacyisone:bebopmayhavewonjazztherighttobe

takenseriouslyasanartform,

butitjazz'smassaudience,whichturnedtootherformsofmusic

suchasrock.

A.amixed;alienatedB.atroubled;seduced

C.anambiguous;aggrandizedD.avaluable;refined

39.Treatiesareonlythegovernmentsthatsignthem,andgovernments

change.

A.aslongasB.asfarasC.asgoodasD.solongas

40.Althoughbasedonanactualevent,thefilmlacks.Thedirector

shufflesevents,simplifiesthe

tangleofrelationships,anddocumentarytruthfordramaticpower.

A.conviction;embracesB.verisimilitude;sacrifices

C.expressiveness;exaggeratesD.realism;substitutes

SectionB:ProofreadingandErrorCorrection(15points)

Directions:Thefollowingpassagecontains10errors.Eachindicatedlinecontains

amaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofread

thepassageandcorrectit.PleasewriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

StandingtallasthedefininglandmarkofTorontoistheCN

Tower,Canada'sNationalTower.On553.33meters,itisthe41.

worldJstallestfreestandingtowerandasymbolofCanadian

achievementrecognizedaroundtheworld.Thisarchitectural

triumphisanengineeringwonderofthemodernworldand

widelyregardedastheiconicsymboloftourismforToronto.

Withbreathtakingviewsfromthreeobservationlevels,theCN

Towerisaworldlyclassentertaininganddiningdestinationand42.

must-seeattractionwhenvisitingToronto.

TheCNTowerhasdominatedToronto?sskylineduring

daylighthourssinceitopened31yearsbefore.Butatnight,the43.

dimlylitgiantfadesnearlytoblack.Notanymore.Lastweek,it44.

wasilluminatedforthefirsttimeinadazzlinglightshow.CN

Towercannowclaimtobetheworld'stallestilluminated

structure.Thenewlylittowerwillconsumeup60percentless45.

electricitythantheoldscheme.Itisanenergyefficient,costly46.

effectiveandarchitecturallystunningresultthatwhole47.

Canadianscanbeproudof.Onacleannight,residentswillbe48.

abletospottheilluminatedtower.Itishopedthatthenew

lightingwillhelpendToronto?sfive-yeartouristslump.Itwill

serveasabeaconfortourismrepresentingextraordinary49.

experiencesthatcanbefoundinTorontoandthroughout

Canada.Throughouttheyear,thelightingwillpayattributeto50.

nationalholidays,specialoccasionsandsomecitywideevents.

PartII.ReadingComprehension(35points)

SectionA(15points)

Directions:Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwriteyouranswerson

theAnswerSheet.

Passageone

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

“Museum“isaslipperyword.Itfirstmeant(inGreek)anythingconsecratedto

theMuses:ahill,a

shrine,agarden,afestivalorevenatextbook.BothPlato'sAcademyandAristotley

sLyceumhadamouseion,amuses'shrine.AlthoughtheGreeksalreadycollected

detachedworksofart,manytemples-notablythatofHeraatOlympia(beforewhich

theOlympicflameisstilllit)-hadcollectionsofobjects,someofwhichwere

worksofartbywel1-knownmasters,whilepaintingsandsculpturesinthe

AlexandrianMuseumwereincidentaltoitsmainpurpose.

TheRomansalsocollectedandexhibitedartfromdisbandedtemples,aswellas

mineralspecimens,exoticplants,animals;andtheyplunderedsculpturesand

paintings(mostlyGreek)forexhibition.Meanwhile,theGreekwordhadslippedinto

Latinbytransliteration(thoughnottosignifypicturegalleries,whichwerecalled

pinacothecae)andmuseumstillmoreorlessmeant“Muses'shrine”.

Theinspirationalcollectionsofpreciousandsemi-preciousobjectswerekeptin

largerchurchesandmonasteries-whichfocusedonthegold-enshrined,bejewelled

relicsofsaintsandmartyrs.Princes,and

latermerchants,hadsimilarcollections,whichbecamethedepositsofnatural

curiosities:largelumpsofamberorcoral,irregularpearls,unicornhorns,ostrich

eggs,fossilbonesandsoon.Theyalsoincludedcoinsandgems-oftenantique

engravedones-aswellas,increasingly,paintingsandsculptures.Asthey

multipliedandexpanded,tosupplementthem,theskillofthefakersgrew

increasinglyrefined.

Atthesametime,visitorscouldadmiretheverygrandestpaintingsandsculptures

inthechurches,palacesandcastles;theywerenotucollectedeither,but

“site-specific”,andwereconsideredanintegral

partbothofthefabricofthebuildingsandofthewayoflifewhichwentoninside

them-andmostofthebuildingswerepublicones.However,duringtherevivalof

antiquityinthefifteenthcentury,fragmentsofantiquesculptureweregivenhigher

statusthantheworkofanycontemporary,sothatdisplaysofantiquitieswould

inspireartiststoimitation,orevenbetter,toemulation;andsocouldbe

consideredMuses'shrinesintheformersense.TheMedicigardennearSanMarco

inFlorence,theBelvedereandtheCapitolinRomewerethemostfamousofsuch

early“inspirational“collections.Soontheymultiplied,and,gradually,

exemplary“modern”workswerealsoaddedtosuchgalleries.

Intheseventeenthcentury,scientificandprestigecollectingbecamesowidespread

thatthreeorfourcollectorsindependentlypublisheddirectoriestomuseumsall

overtheknownworld.Butitwastheageof

revolutionsandindustrywhichproducedthenextsharpshiftinthewaythe

institutionwasperceived:thefuryagainstroyalandchurchmonumentsprompted

antiquarianstosheltertheminasylum-galleries,ofwhichtheMuseedesMonuments

Francaiswasthemostfamous.Then,inthefirsthalfofthenineteenthcentury,

museumfundingtookoff,alliedtotheriseofnewwealth:Londonacquiredthe

NationalGalleryandtheBritishMuseum,theLouvrewasorganized,theMuseum-Insel

wasbeguninBerlin,andtheMunichgallerieswerebuilt.InVienna,thehuge

KunsthistorischesandNaturhistorischesMuseumstookovermuchoftheimperial

treasure.Meanwhile,thedeciineofcraftsmanship(andofpublictastewithit)

inspiredthecreationof“improving”collections.TheVictoriaandAlbertMuseum

inLondonwasthemostfamous,aswellasperhapsthelargestofthem.

51.ThesentenceuMuseumisaslipperyword“inthefirstparagraphmeans

that.

A.themeaningoftheworddidn'tchangeuntilafterthe15thcentury.

B.themeaningofthewordhadchangedovertheyears.

C.theGreekshelddifferentconceptsfromtheRomans.

D.princesandmerchantsaddedpaintingstotheircollections.

52.”…theskillofthefakersgrewincreasinglyrefined“inthethirdparagraph

meansthat.

A.therewasagreatdemandforfakers.

B.fakersgrewrapidlyinnumber.

C.fakersbecamemoreskillful.

D.fakersbecamemorepolite.

53.Paintingandsculpturesondisplayinchurchesinthe15thcentury

were.

A.collectedfromelsewhere.

B.madepartofthebuildings.

C.donatedbypeople.

D.boughtbychurches.

54.Modernmuseumscameintoexistenceinorderto.

A.protectroyalandchurchtreasures.

B.improveexistingcollections.

C.stimulatepublicinterest.

D.raisemorefunds.

55.Whichisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Collectionandcollectors.

B.Theevolutionofmuseums.

C.Modernmuseumsandtheirfunctions.

D.Thebirthofmuseums.

Passagetwo

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Mostofusaretaughttopayattentiontowhatissaid-thewords.Wordsdoprovide

uswithsomeinformation,butmeaningsarederivedfromsomanyothersourcesthat

itwouldhinderoureffectivenessasapartnertoarelationshiptorelytooheavily

onwordsalone.Wordsareusedtodescribeonlyasmal1partofthemanyideaswe

associatewithanygivenmessage.Sometimeswecangaininsightintosomeofthose

associationsifwelistenformorethanwords.Wedon'talwayssaywhatwemean

ormeanwhatwesay.Sometimesourwordsdon,tmeananythingexcept"I'mletting

offsomesteam.Idon,treallywantyoutopaycloseattentiontowhatI'msaying.

JustpayattentiontowhatI'mfeeling."Mostlywemeanseveralthingsatonce.

Apersonwantingtopurchaseahousesaystothecurrentowner,“Thisstephas

tobefixedbeforeI'11buy."Theownersays,"It'sbeenlikethatforyears.”

Actually,thestephasn,tbeenlikethatforyears,buttheunspokenmessageis

“Idon'twanttofixit.Weputupwithit.Whycan'tyou?”Thesearchfor

amoreexpansiveviewofmeaningcanbedevelopedofexaminingamessageinterms

ofwhosaidit,whenitoccurred,therelatedconditionsorsituation,andhow

itwassaid.

Whenamessageoccurscanalsorevealassociatedmeaning.Letusassumetwocouples

doexactlythesameamountofkissingandarguing.Butonecouplealwayskisses

afteranargumentandtheothercouplealwaysarguesafterakiss.Theordering

ofthebehaviorsmaymeanagreatdealmorethanthefrequencyofthebehavior.

Afriend'sunusuallydocilebehaviormayonlybeunderstoodbynotingthatitwas

precededbysituationsthatrequiredanabnormalamountofassertiveness.Some

responsesmaybedirectlylinkedtoadevelopingpatternofresponsesanddefylogic.

Forexample,apersonwhosays"No!"toaserialsofchargeslike"You'redumb,w

“You'relazy,nand"You'redishonest,mayalsosay“No!”andtrytojustify

hisorherresponseifthenextstatementis“Andyou'regoodlooking.”

Wewoulddowelltolistenforhowmessagesarepresented.Thewords,“Itsurehas

beennicetohaveyouover,“canbesaidwithemphasisandexcitementor

ritualistically.Thephrasecanbesaidonceorrepeatedseveraltimes.Andthe

meaningsweassociatewiththephrasewillchangeaccordingly.Sometimesifwesay

somethinginfrequentlyitassumesmoreimportance；sometimesthemorewesay

somethingthelessimportanceitassumes.

56.Effectivecommunicationisrenderedpossiblebetweentwoconversingpartners,

if

A.theyuseproperwordstocarrytheirideas.

B.theybothspeaktrulyoftheirownfeelings.

C.theytrytounderstandeachother'sideasbeyondwords.

D.theyarecapableofassociatingmeaningwiththeirwords.

57.‘Tmlettingoffsomesteam“inparagraph1means.

A.I'mjustcallingyourattention.

B.I'mjustkidding.

C.I'mjustsayingtheopposite.

D.I'mjustgivingoffsomesound.

58.Thehouse-owner?sexampleshowsthatheactuallymeans.

A.thestephasbeenlikethatforyears.

B.hedoesn'tthinkitnecessarytofixthestep.

C.theconditionofthestepisonlyaminorfault.

D.thecostinvolvedinthefixingshouldbeshared.

59.Someresponsesandbehaviorsmayappearveryillogical,butarejustifiable

if.

A.linkedtoanabnormalamountofassertiveness.

B.seenasone'shabitualpatternofbehavior.

C.takenaspartofanorderingsequence.

D.expressedtoaseriesofcharges.

60.Theword“ritualistically“inthelastparagraphequalssomething

done.

A.withouttrueintention.

B.light-heartedly.

C.inawayofceremony.

D.withlessemphasis.

Passagethree

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Canelectricitycausecancer?Inasocietythatliterallyrunsonelectricpower,

theveryideaseemspreposterous.Butformorethanadecade,agrowingbandof

scientistsandjournalistshaspointedtostudiesthatseemtolinkexposureto

electromagneticfieldswithincreasedriskofleukemiaandothermalignancies.The

implicationsareunsettling,tosaytheleast,sinceeveryonecomesintocontact

withsuchfields,whicharegeneratedbyeverythingelectrical,frompowerlines

andantennastopersonalcomputersandmicro-waveovens.Becauseevidenceonthe

subjectisinconclusiveandoftencontradictory,ithasbeenhardtodecidewhether

concernaboutthehealtheffectsofelectricityislegitimate一ortheworstkind

ofparanoia.

NowthealarmistshavegainedsomequalifiedsupportfromtheU.S.Environmental

ProtectionAgency.Intheexecutivesummaryofanewscientificreview,released

indraftformlatelastweek,theEPAhasputforwardwhatamountstothemostserious

governmentwarningtodate.Theagencytentativelyconcludesthatscientific

evidenceusuggestsacausallink”betweenextremelylow-frequencyelectromagnetic

fields一thosehavingverylongwave-lengths一andleukemia,1ymphomaandbrain

cancer,WhilethereportfallsshortofclassifyingELFfieldsasprobable

carcinogens,itdoesidentifythecommon60-hertzmagneticfieldas“apossible,

butnotproven,causeofcancerinhumans.”

Thereportisnoreasontopanic-oreventolostsleep.Ifthereisacancerrisk,

itisasmallone.Theevidenceisstillsocontroversialthatthedraftstirred

agreatdealofdebatewithintheBushAdministration,andtheEPAreleaseditover

strongobjectionsfromthePentagonandtheWhiteHouse.Butnownoonecandeny

thattheissuemustbetakenseriouslyandthatmuchmoreresearchisneeded.

Attheheartofthedebateisasimpleandwell-understoodphysicalphenomenon:

Whenanelectriccurrentpassesthroughawire,itgeneratesanelectromagnetic

fieldthatexertsforcesonsurroundingobjects,Formanyyears,scientists

dismissedanysuggestionthatsuchforcesmightbeharmful,primarilybecausethey

aresoextraordinarilyweak.TheELFmagneticfieldgeneratedbyavideoterminal

measuresonlyafewmillgauss,oraboutone-hundredththestrengthoftheearthy

sownmagneticfield,Theelectricfieldssurroundingapowerlinecanbeashigh

as10kilovoltspermeter,butthecorrespondingfieldinducedinhumancellswill

beonlyabout1millvoltpermeter.Thisisfarlessthantheelectricfieldsthat

thecellsthemselvesgenerate.

Howcouldsuchminusculeforcesposeahealthdanger?Theconsensususedtobethat

theycouldnot,andfordecadesscientistsconcentratedonmorepowerfulkindsof

radiation,likeX-rays,thatpacksufficientwalloptoknockelectronsoutofthe

moleculesthatmakeupthehumanbody.Such“ionizing”radiationshavebeenclearly

1inkedtoincreasedcancerrisksandthereareregulationstocontrolemissions.

Butepidemiologicalstudies,whichfindstatisticalassociationsbetweensetsof

data,donotprovecauseandeffect.Thoughthereisabodyoflaboratoryworkshowing

thatexposuretoELFfieldscanhavebiologicaleffectsonanimaltissues,a

mechanismbywhichthoseeffectscouldleadtocancerousgrowthshasneverbeen

found.

ThePentagonisforfrompersuaded.Inablistering33critiqueoftheEPA

report,AirForcescientistschargeitsauthorswithhaving“biasedtheentire

documenttowardprovingalink."Ourreviewersareconvincedthatthereisno

suggestionthat(electromagneticfields)presentintheenvironmentinduceor

promotecancer,“theAirForceconcludes."ItisastonishingthattheEPAwould

lenditsimprimaturonthisreport."ThenPentagon'sconcernisunderstandable.

Thereishardlyaunitofthemodernmilitarythatdoesnotdependontheheavy

useofsomekindofelectronicequipment,fromhugeground-basedradartowersto

thedefensesystemsbuiltintoeverywarshipandplane.

61.Themainideaofthispassageis.

A.studiesonthecauseofcancer

B.controversialview-pointsinthecauseofcancer

C.therelationshipbetweenelectricityandcancer.

D.differentideasabouttheeffectofelectricityoncaner.

62.Theview-pointoftheEPAis.

A.thereiscasuallinkbetweenelectricityandcancer.

B.electricityreallyaffectscancer.

C.controversial.

D.lowfrequencyelectromagneticfieldisapossiblecauseofcancer

63.WhydidthePentagonandWhiteHouseobjecttothereleaseofthereport?

Because.

A.itmaystiragreatdealofdebateamongtheBushAdministration.

B.everyunitofthemodernmilitaryhasdependedontheheavyuseofsomekind

ofelectronicequipment.

C.thePentagonJsconcernwasunderstandable.

D.theyhaddifferentarguments.

64.Itcanbeinferredfromphysicalphenomenon.

A.theforceoftheelectromagneticfieldistooweaktobeharmful.

B.theforceoftheelectromagneticfieldisweakerthantheelectricfieldthat

thecellsgenerate.

C.electromagneticfieldmayaffecthealth.

D.onlymorepowerfulradiationcanknockelectronoutofhumanbody.

65.Whatdoyouthinkordinarycitizensmaydoafterreadingthedifferentarguments?

A.Theyareindifferent.

B.Theyareworriedverymuch.

C.Themayexerciseprudentavoidance.

D.Theyareshocked.

SectionB:Cloze(20points)

Directions:Pleasefillinblanks66to85ofthefollowingpassage.Writeyour

answersontheAnswerSheet.

AncientGreekphilosopherAristotleviewedlaughteras“abodilyexerciseprecious

tohealth."But_66someclaimstothecontrary,laughingprobablyhaslittle

influenceonphysicalfitnessLaughterdoes_67short-termchangesinthe

functionoftheheartanditsbloodvessels,___68h