苏州翻译真题及心得401分基础英语

1、苏州大学入学初试试题（ A 卷）满分： 100 分2013 年科目代码：211科目名称：翻译英语注意: 认真阅读答题纸上的注意事项；所有必须写在上，写在本试题纸或草稿纸上均无效；本试题纸须随答题纸一起装入试题袋回！Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions: Each of the following senten has an underlined word or phrase. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases marked A), B), C) and D). You are to

2、 choose the ONE word or phrase which, if substituted for the underlined word or phrase, would hest keep the meaning of the original sentence.Reading ComprehenPart One: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished s ements. For each of them there are fou

3、r choi marked A , B , C and D . Read the passages and then decide on the best choice. (30%)Passage OneAs a wise man once said, we are all ultima y alone. But an increasing number of Europeans are choosing to be so at an ever ear r age. This isnt the stuff of gloomy philosophical contemplations, but

4、a fact of Europes new economic landsc , embraced by sociologists, real-es e developers and ad executives alike. The shift away from family life to solo lifestyle, observes a French sociologist, is part of the “irresistible momentum of individualism” over the last century. The communications revoluti

5、on, the shift from a business culture of stability to one of mobility and the mass entry of women o the workforce have gre y wreaked havoc on Europeans priva ives.Europes new economic climate has largely fostered the trend toward independence. The current generation of home-aloners came of age durin

6、g Europes shift from so l democracy to the sharper, more individualistic climate of American style capitalism. Raised in an era of privatization and increased consumer choice, todays tech-savvy workers have embraced a free market in love as well as economics. Modern Europeans are rich enough to affo

7、rd to live alone, and temperamentally independent enough to want to do so.Once upon a time, people who lived alone tended to be those on either side of marriage-twenty something profes als or widowed senior citizens. While pen ers, particularly elderly women, make up a large proportion of those livi

8、ng alone, the newest crop of singles are high earners heir 30s and 40s who increasingly view living alone as a lifestyle choice. Living al as conceived to be negative-dark and cold, whi eing together suggested warm nd light. But then came along the idea of singles. They were young, beautiful, strong

9、! Now, young people want to live alone.The booming economy means people are working harder n ever. And t doesnt leave much room for答题纸relationships. Pimpi Arroyo, a 35-year-old comer who lives alone in a house in Paris, says he hasnt gottime to get lonely because he has too much work. “I have deadli

10、nes which would make life with someone else fairly difficult.” Only an Ideal Woman would make him change his lifestyle, he says. Kaufmann, author of a recent book called “The Single Woman and Prince Charming,” thinks this fierce new individualism means t people expect more and more of mates, so rela

11、tionships dont last long-if they starall. Eppendorf, ablond Berliner with a deep tan, teaches grade school in the mornings. In the afternoon she sunbathes orsleeps, resting up foing dancing. Just shy of 50, she says shed never have wanted to do what her motherdid-give up a career to raise a family.

12、Instead, “Ive always doneself-determined life.”whatIwantedtodo:livea1.More and more young Europeans remain singecause .they are driven by an overwhelming sense of individualismthey have entered the workforce at a much earr agethey have embraced a business culture of stabilitythey are pessimistic abo

13、ut their economic future2.A. IWhat is said about European societyhe passage?s fostered the trend towards small famis.B. It is getting closer to American-style capitalism.C. Is limited consumer choice despite a free market.D. It is being threatened by irresistible privatization.3.According to Paragra

14、ph 3, the newest group of singles are .warm and lightheartedon either side of marriagenegative and gloomyhealthy and wealthy4.The author quotes Eppendorf to showt .some modern women prefer a life of individual freedomthe family is no longer the basic unit of society in present-day EuropeC. some prof

15、esal people have too much work to do to feel lonelyD. most Europeans conceive living a single life as unacceptable5.What is the authors pure in writing the passage?A. To review the impact of womening high earners.B. To contemplate the philosophy underlying individualism.C. To examine the trend of yo

16、ung people living alone.D. To stress the rebuilding ofal relationships.Passage TwoIncreasingly, over the past ten years, people - espelly young people - havee aware of thesed foods, is notneed to change their eating habits, because much of the food they eat, particularly progood for the health. Cons

17、equently, there has been a growingerest in natural foods: foods which do notcontain chemical additives and which have not been affected by chemical fertilizers, widely used in farmingtoday.Natural foods, for exle, are vegetables, fruits and grains which have been grown in soilt is rich inanic matter

18、. In simple terms, this meanst the soil has been nourished by unused vegetable matter,which provides it with essential vitamins and minerals. This in itself is a natural pros compared with theuse of chemicals and fertilizers, the main pure of which is to increase the amount - but not the quality -of

19、 foods grown in commerl farming areas.Natural foods also include animals which have been allowed to feed and move freely in healthy pastures.Compare this with what happens in the mass production of poultry: there are battery farms, for exle,where thousands of chickens live crowded together in one bu

20、ilding and are fed on food which is littettern rubbish. Chickens keptimportant vitamins.his way are not only tasess as food; they also produce eggs which lackThere are other aspects of healthy eating which are now receiving increasing attention from experts ondiet. Take, for exle, the question of su

21、gar. This is actually a nonessential food! Although a naturalalternative, such as honey, can be used to sten food if this is nesary, we can in fact do without it. It isnott sugar is harmful in itself. But it does seem to be an addictive: thety we use has grown steadilyage of 200 pounds a year! Yetov

22、er the last two centuries and in Brita all it does is to provide us with energy,no fiber.oday eachconsumes ahe form of calories. There are no vitamins in it, no minerals - andIt is significantt nowadays fiber is considered to be an important part of a healthy diet. In white bread,for exle, the fiber

23、 has been removed. But it is present in unrefined flour and of course in vegetables. It iseresting to notet in countries where the national diet contains largeties of unrefined flour andvegetables, certain diseases are comparatively rare. Hence the emphasis is placed on the eating of wholemealbread

24、and more vegetables by modern experts on healthy eating.6.Recently, some people areerested in natural foods because .A. these foods are fresh and stB. they want to change their eating habitsC. these foods do not contain chemical additives and have not been affected by chemical fertilizerD. they dont

25、 like the prosed foodsSugar provides us with .fibervitaminsmineralsD. energy,8.It is significanthe form of caloriest nowadays considered to be an important part of a healthy diet.vegetables arewhite bread isfiber isunrefined flour is9.According to the passage, it can be inferredt brown bread is bett

26、ern white bread because-.it contains a lot of vitamins which do man goodit contains a lot of fiber which does man goodC. it contains largeD. it tastes very goodties of minerals whian needs badly10.On the basis of the informationhe passage, healthy eating means .A. eating moresessed foods sometimesea

27、ting more foods which contain richeating more foods which are rich in fibereating more natural foods every dayanic matterPassage ThreeIf the population of the Earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enoughresourleft to sustain life on the planet. By the middle of t

28、he 21st century, if present trends continue, wewill have used up all the oilt drives our cars, for exle. Even if scientists develop new ways of feedingthe human race, the crowded conditions on Earth will make it nesary for us to look for open spacesomewhere else. But none of the othlanets in our sol

29、ar system are capable of supporting life at present.Onesible solution to the problem, however, has recently been suggested by an American scientist,Professor Carl Sagan.Sagan bevest before the Earths resourare compley exhausted it will besible to change theatmosphere of Venus and so create a new wor

30、ld almost as large as Earth itself. The difficulty ist Venus ismuch hotterSagan pron the Earnd there is only a tiny amount of water there.est algae,anismst can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the sametime produce oxygen, should be bred in conditions similar to those on Venus. As soo

31、n as this has been done,the algae will be placed in small rockets. Spahips will then fly to Venus and fire the rocketso theatmosphere. In a fairly short time, the algae will break down the carbon dioxideo oxygen and carbon.When the algae have done their work, the atmosphere wille cooler but before m

32、an can set foot onVenus, it will be nesary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot formen to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like Earth will be reproducedon Venus.If the experiments are sucsful, life willesible there b

33、ut it will not be pleasan. Whenthey go to Venus, thecolonists will have to take plenty of water with them and get used to days andnights lasting 60 Earth-days. But there will also be some advantages. The colonists will live longer becausetheir hearts will suffer less strahan on Earth. Apart fromt, t

34、hey will be exploring a new world whilethose still on Earre living in closed,fortable conditions. Perhaps it will be the only way to ensurethe survival of the human race.11.It will eventuallye nesary for us to try to colonize anothlanet because .A. the Earth will have too many people on itB. we will

35、 have used all the oilC. there are not enough resourt drives our carsto sustain life on EarthD. scientists havent developed new ways of feeding the human race12.Sagan thinks it will have the capability to change the atmosphere of Venus and so make anew world like the Earth.A. before the water, air a

36、nl of the Earre compley used upafter the resourbefore the resourbefore the resourof the Ear of the Earof the Earre compley used up re totally used upre partly used up13.It is notsible for us to colonize Venus immediay because .there is no water thereit is too far away for us to go thereit is too hot

37、 to support human lifethere is no air thereAlgae are important for the colonization of Venus because .they can be bred in any conditionsthey produce nitrogenC. they can easily be carried in spahipsD. they areanismsOne of the main advantages for the colonists will bethey will be the only survivors of the human racethey will have comfortable housest.C