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100180湖北大学翻译硕士MTI《翻译硕士英语》考试样卷PARTI

GrammarandVocabulary（1’×20=20’）Directions:Therearefortysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.1.Heplaystennistothe______ofallothersports.A.eradiction

B.exclusion

C.extension

D.inclusion2.Sheansweredwithan______“No”totherequestthatsheattendthepublichearingA.eloquent

B.effective

C.emotional

D.emphatic3.Everyonewhohasvisitedthecityagreesthatitis______withlife.A.vibrant

B.violent

C.energetic

D.full4.WemetMaryandherhusbandatapartytwomonthsago.______we’vehadnofurthercommunication.A.Thereof

B.Thereby

C.Thereafter

D.Thereabouts5.Theheatinsummerisnoless______hereinthismountainregion/A.concentrated

B.extensive

C.intense

D.intensive6.

Couldyoujustgivemeahand?Let’s______thecarintomotion;itgotaflameoutjustnow.A.shove

B.nudge

C.prompt

D.poke7.

Theriverwas______withwastefromthatfactory.Somemeasuresmustbetakentostopitsproduction.A.corrupted

B.consumed

C.contaminated

D.infected8.Thisdisease______itselfinyellownessoftheskinandeyes.A.manifests

B.modifies

C.magnifies

D.exposes9.Isthereanypossible______explanationforhisbadhealthsinceheseemstohavenoobviousdisease?A.psychiatric

B.psychological

C.surgical

D.physical10.Theyoungloverswerenotallowedtogetmarriedbecausetheirtwofamilieswere____enemies.A.hereditary

B.congenital

C.innate

D.latent11.______Ilikeeconomics,Ilikesociologymuchbetter.A.Asmuchas

B.Somuch

C.Howmuch

D.Muchas12.______bothsidesaccepttheagreement______alastingpeacebeestablishedinthisregion.A.Onlyif,will

B.Ifonly,would

C.Should,will

D.Unless,would13.Iknowhefailedhislasttest,butreallyhe’s______stupid.A.somethingbut

B.anythingbutC.nothingbut

D.notbut14.What’sthechanceof______ageneralelectionthisyear?A.therebeing

B.theretobe

C.therebe

D.theregoingtobe15.______you______furtherproblemswithyourprinter,contactyourdealerforadvice.A.If…had

B.Have…had

C.Should…have

D.Incase…had16.Landbelongstothecity;thereis______thingasprivateownershipofland.A.nosucha

B.notsuch

C.notsucha

D.nosuch17.Itwas______wehadhoped.A.moreasuccessthan

B.asuccessmorethanC.asmuchofasuccesas

D.asuccessasmuchas18.Iamsurprised______thiscityisadullplacetolivein.A.thatyoushouldthink

B.bywhatyouarethinkingC.thatyouwouldthink

D.withwhatyouwerethinking19.Theopeningceremonyisagreatoccasion.Itisessential______forthat.A.forustobeprepared

B.thatwearepreparedC.ofustobeprepared

D.ourbeingprepared20.Lindawas______theexperimentamonthago,butshechangedhermindatthelastminute.A.tostart

B.tohavestartedC.tobestarting

D.tohavebeenstartingPARTIIReadingComprehension(2’×20=40’SectionAInthissectiontherearethreereadingpassagesfollowedby15questionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.(2’×10=20’TEXTAInthe1960s,medicalresearchersThomasHolmesandRichardRahedevelopedachecklistofstressfulevents.Theyappreciatedthetrickypointthatanymajorchangecanbestressful.Negativeeventslike"seriousillnessofafamilymember"werehighonthelist,butsoweresomepositivelife-changingevents,likemarriage.WhenyoutaketheHolmes-Rahetestyoumustrememberthatthescoredoesnotreflecthowyoudealwithstress--itonlyshowshowmuchyouhavetodealwith.Andwenowknowthatthewayyouhandletheseeventsdramaticallyaffectsyourchancesofstayinghealthy.Bytheearly1970s,hundredsofsimilarstudieshadfollowedHolmesandRahe.AndmillionsofAmericanswhoworkandliveunderstressworriedoverthereports.Somehow,theresearchgotboileddowntoamemorablemessage.Women’smagazinesranheadlineslike"Stresscausesillness!"Ifyouwanttostayphysicallyandmentallyhealthy,thearticlessaid,avoidstressfulevents.Butsuchsimplisticadviceisimpossibletofollow.Evenifstressfuleventsaredangerous,many--likethedeathofalovedone--areimpossibletoavoid.Moreover,anywarningtoavoidallstressfuleventsisaprescriptionforstayingawayfromopportunitiesaswellastrouble.Sinceanychangecanbestressful,apersonwhowantedtobecompletelyfreeofstresswouldnevermarry,haveachild,takeanewjobormove.Thenotionthatallstressmakesyousickalsoignoresalotofwhatweknowaboutpeople.Itassumeswe’reallvulnerableandpassiveinthefaceofadversity.Butwhatabouthumaninitiativeandcreativity?ManycomethroughperiodsofstresswithmorephysicalandmentalvigorthantheyhadIra.fore.Wealsoknowthatalongtimewithoutchangeorchallengecanleadtoboredom,andphysicalandmentalswain.1.TheresultofHolmes-Rahe’smedicalresearchtellsus________.A.thewayyouhandlemajoreventsmaycausestress

B.whatshouldbedonetoavoidstressC.whatkindofeventwouldcausestress

D.howtocopewithsuddenchangesinlife2.Thestudiesonstressintheearly1970’sledto________.A.widespreadconcernoveritsharmfuleffectsB.greatpanicoverthementaldisorderitcouldcauseC.anintensiveresearchintostress-relatedillnessesD.popularavoidanceofstressfuljobs3.ThescoreoftheHolmes-Rahetestshows_________.A.howmuchpressureyouareunder

B.howpositiveeventscanchangeyourlifeC.howstressfulamajoreventcanbe

D.howyoucandealwithlife-changingevents4.Whyis"suchsimplisticadvice"(Para.3)impossibletofollow?A.Noonecanstayonthesamejobforlong.B.Noprescriptioniseffectiveinrelievingstress.C.Peoplehavetogetmarriedsomeday.D.Youcouldbemissingopportunitiesaswell.5.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewhohaveexperiencedupsanddownsmaybecome________.A.nervouswhenfacedwithdifficulties

B.physicallyandmentallystrainedC.morecapableofcopingwithadversity

D.indifferenttowardwhathappenstothemTEXTBThatsummeranarmyofcricketsstartedawarwithmyfather.Theypickedafighttheminutetheyinvadedourcellar.Daddidn’tcareforbugsmuchmorethanMamma,buthecouldtolerateafewspidersandassortedcreepycrawlerslivinginthebasement.Everyfarmhousehadthem.Apartofrusticlivingandsomethingyouneededtoputupwithifyouwantedthesimplelife.HetoldMamma:nowthatwerelivingouthere,youcan’tbejerkingyourheadandswallowingyourgumoverwhat’splainnatural,Ellen.Butshewasacitygirlthroughandthroughandhadnoearswhenitcametodefendingvermin.Shesaidacricketwasjustanoisycockroach,justadumbhornybugthatwouldn’tshutup.Shesaidinthecitytherewereblocksofbuildingsoverrunwithcockroacheswithnowayforpeopletogetridofthem.Nosir,nowaycouldshesleepwithallthatchirpinggoingon;thentoproveherpointshewouldn’tgotobed.Shedrankcoffeeandsmokedmyfather’scigarettesandshepacedbetweenthecouchandtheTV.Nextmorningshethreatenedtopackupandleave,soDaddrovetothehardwarestoreandhurriedback.Hesquirtedpoisonfromajugwithaspraynozzle.Hesprayedthebasementandallaroundthefoundationofthehouse.Whenhewasfinishedhetoldusthatwastheendofit.Butwhatheshouldhavesaidwas:thisisthebeginning,thebeginningofourwar,thebeginningofourdestruction.Ioftenthinkbacktothatsummerandtrytoimaginehimdeliveringaspeechwithwordslikethat,becauseforthenextfourteendaysmammakeptfinddeadcricketsinthecleanlaundry.Shedshakeoutatowelorasheetandadeadblackcricketwouldrollacrossthelinoleum.Sometimesthecatwouldcornerone,andswatitaroundlikehewasplayinghockey,thencarryitawayinhismouth.Dadsaidswallowingafewdeadcricketswouldn’thurtaslongasthecatdidn’teattoomany.EachtimeMammacomplainedhetoldheritwasonlynaturalthatwe’dbefindingacoupleofdeadonesforawhile.Soonlivecricketsstartedshowingupinthekitchenandbathroom.Mammafreakedbecauseshethoughttheywerethedeadcricketscomebacktohaunt,butDadsaidthesewasdefinitelyanewbatch,probablycominguponthepipes.Hefetchedhisjugofpoisonandsprayedbeneaththesinkandbehindthetoiletandallalongthebaseboarduntilthewholehousesmelledofpoison,andthenhesprayedthecellaragain,andthenhewentoutsideandsprayedallaroundthefoundationleavingafoot-widemoatofpoison.Foracoupleofweekswewentbacktofindingdeadcricketsinthelaundry.Dadtoldustokeepasharplookout.Hesuggestedthatwe’dallbebetterofftohidasmanyawecouldfrommamma.IfedafewdozentothecatwhoIdidn’tlikebecausehescratchedandbitfornoreason.Ihopedthepoisonmightkillhimtoosowecouldgetapuppy.Acoupleofweekslater,whenbothliveanddeadcricketskeptturningup,heemptiedthecellarofjunk.Thenheburnedalotofbundlednewspapersandmagazineswhichhesaidthecricketshadturnedintonests.Hestoodoverthatfirewitharakeinonehandandagardenhoseintheother.Hewouldn’tleaveitevenwhenMammasentmeouttofetchhimforsupper.Hewouldn’tleavethefire,andshewouldn’tputsupperonthetable.Bothmybrotherswerecrying.Finallyshewentoutandgothimherself.Andwhileweate,thewindliftedsomeembersontothewoodpile.Theonlygasolinewasinthelawnmowersfueltankbutthatwasenoughtocreateanexplosionbigenoughtoreachthehouse.Oncetheroofcaught,therewasn’tmuchanyonecoulddo.11.Theword“rustic”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans

A.urban

B.rural

C.metropolitan

D.extravagant12.WhichofthefollowingisCORRECTaboutDadandMamma?

A.ComparedwithMamma,Dadwasmoretolerantofbugs

B.MammatookDad’sadvicetoputupwithsomecrawlers.

C.Dadcouldbeartohavespidersmorethanbugs.

D.Mammaoftenswallowedherguminthehouse.13.Dadhadtogotothehardwarestoretobuy

A.somepesticide.

B.atoxicjug.

C.aspraynozzle.

D.somecigarettes.14.DadsprayedpoisoninallofthefollowingplacesEXCEPT

A.kitchen.

B.basement.

C.bathroom.

D.sitting-room.15.Theimmediatecauseofthefireis

A.thewind.

B.someembers.

C.theexplosionofthefueltank.

D.thematerialsoftheroof.SectionB:Directions:Inthissectiontherearetwopassagesfollowedbyanumberofquestions.Youarerequiredtogiveabriefanswerintwoorthreelinestoeachofthequestions.(2’×5=10TEXTATheearliestcontroversiesabouttherelationshipbetweenphotographyandartcenteredonwhetherphotograph’sfidelitytoappearancesanddependenceonamachineallowedittobeafineartasdistinctfrommerelyapracticalart.Throughoutthenineteenthcentury,thedefenceofphotographywasidenticalwiththestruggletoestablishitasafineart.Againstthechargethatphotographywasasoulless,mechanicalcopyingofreality,photographersassertedthatitwasinsteadaprivilegedwayofseeing,arevoltagainstcommonplacevision,andnolessworthyanartthanpainting.

Ironically,nowthatphotographyissecurelyestablishedasafineart,manyphotographersfinditpretentiousorirrelevanttolabelitassuch.Seriousphotographersvariouslyclaimtobefinding,recording,impartiallyobserving,witnessingevents,exploringthemselves—anythingbutmakingworksofart.Theyarenolongerwillingtodebatewhetherphotographyisorisnotafineart,excepttoproclaimthattheirownworkisnotinvolvedwithart.ItshowstheextenttowhichtheysimplytakeforgrantedtheconceptofartimposedbythetriumphofModernism:thebettertheart,themoresubversiveitisofthetraditionalaimsofart.

Photographers’disclaimersofanyinterestinmakingarttellusmoreabouttheharriedstatusofthecontemporarynotionofartthanaboutwhetherphotographyisorisnotart.Forexample,thosephotographerswhosupposethat,bytakingpictures,theyaregettingawayfromthepretensionsofartasexemplifiedbypaintingremindusofthoseAbstractExpressionistpainterswhoimaginedtheyweregettingawayfromtheintellectualausterityofclassicalModernistpaintingbyconcentratingonthephysicalactofpainting.Muchofphotography’sprestigetodayderivesfromtheconvergenceofitsaimswiththoseofrecentart,particularlywiththedismissalofabstractartimplicitinthephenomenonofPoppaintingduringthe1960’s.Appreciatingphotographsisarelieftosensibilitiestiredofthementalexertionsdemandedbyabstractart.ClassicalModernistpainting—thatis,abstractartasdevelopedindifferentwaysbyPicasso,Kandinsky,andMatisse—presupposeshighlydevelopedskillsoflookingandafamiliaritywithotherpaintingsandthehistoryofart.Photography,likePoppainting,reassuresviewersthatartisnothard;photographyseemstobemoreaboutitssubjectsthanaboutart.

Photography,however,hasdevelopedalltheanxietiesandself-consciousnessofaclassicModernistart.Manyprofessionalsprivatelyhavebeguntoworrythatthepromotionofphotographyasanactivitysubversiveofthetraditionalpretensionsofarthasgonesofarthatthepublicwillforgetthatphotographyisadistinctiveandexaltedactivity—inshort,anart.1.Whatistheauthormainlyconcernedwith?

2.WhydoestheauthorintroduceAbstractExpressionistpainter?

3.Howdidthenineteenth-centurydefendersofphotographystressthephotography?

4.CouldyounameafewoftheClassicalModernistpainters?

5.whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusbysaying“Ironically,nowthatphotographyissecurelyestablishedasafineart,manyphotographersfinditpretentiousorirrelevanttolabelitassuch.”(para.2)TextB:PopstarstodayenjoyastyleoflivingwhichwasoncetheprerogativeonlyofRoyalty.Wherevertheygo,peopleturnoutintheirthousandstogreetthem.Thecrowdsgowildtryingtocatchabriefglimpseoftheirsmiling,colorfullydressedidols.ThestarsaretransportedintheirchauffeurdrivenRolls-Royces,privatehelicoptersorexecutiveaeroplanes.Theyaresurroundedbyapermanententourageofmanagers,pressagentsandbodyguards.Photographsofthemappearregularlyinthepressandalltheircomingsandgoingsarereported,for,likeRoyalty,popstarsarenews.IftheyenjoymanyoftheprivilegesofRoyalty,theycertainlysharemanyoftheinconveniencesaswell.Itisdangerousforthemtomakeunscheduledappearancesinpublic.Theymustbeconstantlyshieldedfromtheadoringcrowdswhichidolizethem.Theyarenolongerprivateindividuals,butpublicproperty.Thefinancialrewardstheyreceiveforthissacrificecannotbecalculated,fortheirratesofpayareastronomical.

Andwhynot?Societyhasalwaysrewardeditstopentertainerslavishly.ThegreatdaysofHollywoodhavebecomelegendary:famousstarsenjoyedfame,wealthandadulationonanunprecedentedscale.Bytoday’sstandards,theexcessesofHollywooddonotseemquitesospectacular.Asinglegramophonerecordnowadaysmayearnmuchmoreinroyaltiesthanthefilmsofthepasteverdid.Thecompetitionforthetitle‘TopofthePops’isfierce,buttherewardsaretrulycolossal.

Itisonlyrightthatthestarsshouldbepaidinthisway.Don’tthetopmeninindustryearnenormoussalariesfortheservicestheyperformtotheircompaniesandtheircountries?Popstarsearnvastsumsinforeigncurrency–oftenmorethanlargeindustrialconcerns–andthetaxmancanonlybegratefulfrotheirmassiveannualcontributionstotheexchequer.Sowhowouldbegrudgethemtheirrewards?

It’sallverywellforpeopleinhumdrumjobstomoanaboutthesuccessesandrewardsofothers.Peoplewhomakeenviousremarksshouldrememberthatthemostfamousstarsrepresentonlythetipoftheiceberg.Foreveryfamousstar,therearehundredsofothersstrugglingtoearnaliving.Amanworkinginasteadyjobandlookingforwardtoapensionattheendofithasnorighttoexpectveryhighrewards.Hehaschosensecurityandpeaceofmind,sotherewillalwaysbealimittowhathecanearn.Butamanwhoattemptstobecomeastaristakingenormousrisks.Heknowsattheoutsetthatonlyahandfulofcompetitorsevergettotheverytop.Heknowsthatyearsofconcentratedeffortmayberewardedwithcompletefailure.Butheknows,too,thattherewardsforsuccessareveryhighindeed:theyaretherecompenseforthehugerisksinvolvedandifheachievesthem,hehascertainlyearnedthem.That’stheessenceofprivateenterprise.

6.WhydoesthewriterbelievethatPopstars’styleoflivingcouldbecomparedtothatofRoyalty?7.Theword“astronomical”inpara.onemeans____.8.Inwhatwayhasthesocietyrewardeditstopentertainerslavishly?

9.Whatdoes“thetipoftheiceberg”meaninthesentence“Peoplewhomakeenviousremarksshouldrememberthatthemostfamousstarsrepresentonlythetipoftheiceberg”?(para.4)10.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthetopic?

PartIII

Proofreading&ErrorCorrection(1’X10=20’)Thepassagecontains10errors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:Forawrongword,

underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword,

markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foranunnecessaryword,

crosstheunnecessaryworkwithaslash“/”andputthewordin