天津外国语大学211翻译硕士英语专业硕士历年考研真题及详解

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2010年天津外国语大学211翻译硕士英

语[专业硕士]考研真题及详解

2011年天津外国语大学211翻译硕士英

语[专业硕士]考研真题及详解

2012年天津外国语大学211翻译硕士英

语[专业硕士]考研真题及详解

2013年天津外国语大学211翻译硕士英

语[专业硕士]考研真题及详解

2014年天津外国语大学211翻译硕士英

语[专业硕士]考研真题及详解

2010年天津外国语大学211翻译硕士英语[专业硕士]考研真题及详解

I.Vocabulary(20′)

Directions:Choosetheoneanswerthatbestexplainstheunderlinedwordor

phraseinthesentence.WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.

1．U.S.PresidentBarackObamaannouncedplanstoscrapthecontroversial

missiledefenseprograminEasternEuropeonSeptember18.

A.fight

B.cancel

C.push

D.conciliate

【答案】B

【解析】句意：9月18日，美国总统奥巴马宣布放弃颇有争议的东欧导

弹防御系统的计划。scrap有“除掉，取消”之意，因此B项cancel与之表

达意思相符。conciliate和解；调解；安抚。

2．DemonstratorsenteredtheirthirddayofabuildingtakeoveratUCSanta

CruzonSaturdayinprotestofatuitionincrease,anundertakingthataschool

spokesmancalledfutile.

A.useless

B.constructive

C.derogatory

D.negative

【答案】A

【解析】句意：星期六游行示威者占领加州大学圣塔克鲁斯分院大楼进

入第三天，目的是抗议学费的上涨，而学校一位发言人称该举动是徒劳

的。futile无益的；无用的；徒劳的。useless无用的，无效的。

constructive建设性的；积极的。derogatory贬低的；贬义的。negative消

极的；否定的。

3．HesaidClintonmetforthreehoursand15minuteswiththeNorth

Koreanleaderbutsaidhedidnotknowwhatissueswerediscussed.Buthe

saidClinton’sviewsonaverifiabledenuclearizationoftheKoreanPeninsula

arewell-known.

A.ambiguous

B.confirmable

C.imprudent

D.unreal

【答案】B

【解析】句意：他称克林顿与朝鲜领导人的会面持续了3小时15分钟，

但表示其对谈论内容并不知情。他指出克林顿在实现朝鲜半岛真正无核

化方面的观点是广为人知的。verifiable可证实的；可核实的。

confirmable可以确定的。ambiguous含糊的；引起歧义的。imprudent不

明智的，不谨慎的。

4．Itsnegotiatinghabitistomakepromisestowinconcessions,andthen

renegeonthosepromises.

A.miracle

B.sillyimage

C.loudholler

D.compromise

【答案】D

【解析】句意：其谈判习惯就是先承诺让对方做出让步，然后又违背诺

言。concession让步，妥协。compromise妥协；损害。miracle奇迹；令

人惊奇的人（或事）。holler呼叫，呼救。

5．TheCDCalsosaid21moredeathsfromH1N1werereportedinthepast

week,bringingtheofficialtollofpediatricH1N1deathsintheUnitedStates

to171.

A.clinicalH1N1deaths

C.reportedH1N1deaths

B.childrenH1N1deaths

D.talliedH1N1deaths

【答案】B

【解析】句意：疾病控制和预防中心也指出，上周又有21人死于

H1N1，使美国官方公布的因感染H1N1而死亡的儿童人数达到171。

pediatric意为“小儿科的”，C项中children与之相对应。clinical临床的；

诊所的。reported据报告的，据报导的。tally计算；合计。

6．AnewMichaelJacksonshowoffersaneye-poppinglookattheKingof

pop’sextravagantlifestyleandpeculiarprivatetastes.

A.lavish

B.liberal

C.unreasonable

D.mandatory

【答案】A

【解析】句意：对于迈克尔·杰克逊所用物品的新一轮展览，使人们惊

讶于“流行乐之王”奢侈的生活方式和特殊的个人爱好。extravagant奢侈

的；过度的。lavish铺张的；奢侈的；盛大的。liberal开明的；自由的。

unreasonable不合理的；非理智的。mandatory强制的；命令的。

7．AtthedawnoftheG8summitinearlyJunethatyear,Putinlikewisegave

astarkwarningontheU.S.deploymentofmissileinterceptorsinEastern

Europe.

A.predictive

B.capricious

C.blunt

D.intimidating

【答案】C

【解析】句意：那年六月初G8峰会召开时，普京同样就美国在东欧部

署导弹拦截系统提出严正警告。stark此处指“严峻的，令人不快的”，因

此C项blunt（不客气的；直言不讳的）与之表达意思相符。predictive预

言性的；预测性的。capricious变化无常的；变幻莫测的。intimidating令

人惊恐的；令人胆怯的。

8．WesawthestampedeataWal-MartstoreinNewYorklastyearonBlack

Fridaythatledtoanemployee’sdeath,"saidBurtFlickinger,managing

directorofconsultingfirmStrategicResourceGroup.

A.frenziedrushofpanic-strickenanimals

B.headlongrushorflightofacrowdofpeople

C.suddenactiontakenbyagroupofpeople

D.impulseonwhichpeopleact

【答案】B

【解析】句意：咨询公司StrategicResourceGroup的总经理表示：“我们

目睹了去年黑色星期五发生在纽约一家沃尔玛分店的踩踏事件，那次事

件直接导致了一名店员的死亡”。stampede此处指“人群的蜂拥”，因此B

项“人群拼命前涌或仓皇奔逃”是对该词含义的正确解释。headlong头向

前地；急速地。flight逃避；躲开。

9．SusanBoyle’sdebutalbum"IDreamedaDream"isthemostpre-ordered

CDinAmazon’shistory.

A.officialdemonstration

C.farewelltothepublic

B.formalpresentation

D.firstpublicappearance

【答案】D

【解析】句意：苏珊·鲍尔的首张专辑《我曾有梦》是亚马逊历史上预

售最多的CD。debut作形容词，意为“首张的，首场的，首次的”，因此

D项“首次公开亮相”符合该词的含义。

10．ReportersWithoutBorderssaidithasbeenoutspokenincriticizing"the

cultureofimpunityandviolenceinthePhilippines,especiallyMindanao."

A.extremeindifference

C.exceptionofexamination

B.extremebarbarism

D.exemptionfrompunishment

【答案】D

【解析】句意：无国界记者组织称其在批评“菲律宾，尤其是棉兰老岛

的免责和暴力文化”方面一直很坦诚。impunity意为“不受惩罚，无罪”，

因此D项“免除责罚”正确，其中exemption指“豁免；免除”。barbarism野

蛮状态或行为。

11．TheUnitedStateshasyettorecognizeChinaasamarketeconomy,

despiteitsvowsto"worktowardChina’smarketeconomystatusinan

expeditiousmanner"monthsago,Zhousaid.

A.hasty

B.sluggish

C.arrogant

D.expressive

【答案】A

【解析】句意：周指出，尽管数月前宣称要“尽快承认中国的市场经济

地位”，但让美国承认中国为市场经济国家尚需时日。expeditious迅速而

有效率的，迅速完成的。hasty仓促完成的；急忙的。sluggish行动迟缓

的；不机警的；懒散的。arrogant傲慢的，自大的。expressive富于表情

的；富于表现力的。

12．Thederailmentkilledatleast26peopleandinjuredabout100,butthere

wasnoimmediatewordonwhoorwhatgroupmighthavebeenbehindthe

action.

A.doomedplanecrash

C.misfortunatetrainaccident

B.disastrouscarcrash

D.deadliesttrafficaccident

【答案】B

【解析】句意：此次火车脱轨造成至少26人死亡，约100人受伤，但还

没有关于可能为该事故负责的个人或组织的消息。derailment指“火车脱

轨”，因此C项“不幸的火车事故”是对该词的正确解释。

13．TheCopenhagenUNsummit—between7-18December—aimstodraw

upatreatytosucceedthe1997KyotoProtocol,althoughobserverssaythisis

unlikely.

A.supersede

B.continue

C.reverse

D.mandate

【答案】A

【解析】句意：在12月7日至18日召开的哥本哈根世界气候大会，其宗

旨是商讨《京都议定书》一期承诺到期后的后续方案，虽然观察者表示

这难以实现。succeed在句中指“接替；继任”，因此A项supersede（取

代，接替）与之表达意思相符。reverse反转；（使）颠倒；掉换。

mandate授权，委托。

14．Inrecentyears,thebureaucratizationofChina’shighereducationand

theobsessionwithpoweramongprofessorshaveincreasinglyconcernedthe

public.

A.enthusiasmfor

C.motivationfor

B.toleranceof

D.phobiafor

【答案】A

【解析】句意：近年来，中国高等教育的官僚化和教授们对权利的痴迷

越发引起公众的担忧。obsessionwith指“对……的痴迷”，因此A

项“对……的热爱”与之表达意思相一致。motivation动机；动力。

tolerance宽容，容忍。phobia恐惧；厌恶。

15．Thetransportationactivity,ofwhichthepassengersareapart,breaks

thelaw.Inthissense,thepassengersmustbeheldaccountable.

A.legitimateforbeingtakenintoaccount

B.responsiblefortheexplanation

C.responsiblefortheaction

D.responsiblefortheconsequence

【答案】C

【解析】句意：此次运输触犯了法律，而乘客作为该活动的一部分，在

这一层面上，乘客们对此活动同样负有责任。accountable指“负有责任

的”。responsiblefortheaction“对行为承担责任”。这一句主要讲就违法

的运输活动负责任，这两个意义相近，可互相替换。legitimateforbeing

takenintoaccount将其考虑在内是合理的。responsiblefortheexplanation

对解释承担责任的。responsiblefortheconsequences对后果承担责任的。

16．ThevibrantdemandforcheaplypricedChinesegoodshasshriveledas

theeconomiccrisisdiscouragesU.S.consumersfromspending.

A.disclosed

B.remainedstable

C.soaredup

D.dwindled

【答案】D

【解析】句意：受经济危机的影响，美国消费者对于价格低廉的中国产

品的巨大需求出现了下滑。shrivel（使）枯萎；（使）干枯；（使）皱

缩。dwindle减少，变小，缩小。disclose公开；揭露。remainstable保持

稳定。soarup急速上涨。

17．Thelatestconundrumisthatfactoriescannotfindenoughworkersto

resumefullcapacityasordersresurge.

A.myth

B.riddle

C.dilemma

D.puzzle

【答案】C

【解析】句意：最近出现的难题是随着订单的增多，工厂却无法招到足

够的工人来恢复全面生产。conundrum有“谜语；难解的问题”两个含

义，句中取第二个意思，因此答案选C（窘境；进退两难）。myth神

话；错误的看法。riddle谜语；谜团。puzzle智力问题（或游戏、玩

具）；令人费解的人/事物。

18．Hisclaimsaresooutrageousthattheydon’tdeserveanyresponse.

A.trivial

B.irritable

C.ridiculous

D.equitable

【答案】C

【解析】句意：他的言论太离谱了，根本不值得对其做出任何回应。

outrageous离谱的；反常的。ridiculous荒谬的；荒唐的。trivial琐碎的，

无价值的。irritable易怒的；过敏的。equitable公正的，公平的。

19．InApril2009,Pyongyangannounceditswithdrawalfromthetalks

followingtheUNSecurityCouncil’sunanimousdecisiontocondemnits

allegedsatellitelaunch.

A.confidential

B.determined

C.claimed

D.agreed

【答案】C

【解析】句意：2009年8月，联合国安理会一致谴责朝鲜发射卫星，随

后平壤宣布退出会谈。alleged声称的；被断言的。claimed为claim“声

称，断言”的过去分词形式，因此与alleged表达意思相一致。confidential

秘密的；悄悄的。determined坚定的；确定的。

20．Daybyday,therelentlessprotestshavebecomethemostserious

challengetoMilosevicinnineyearsinpower.

A.desperate

B.stressful

C.intoxicating

D.unyielding

【答案】D

【解析】句意：不断的抗议逐渐成为米洛舍维克掌权9年以来所面临的

最严重挑战。relentless此处指“坚韧的；不屈不挠的”，与D项“不屈不挠

的；坚定不移的”表达意思相一致。desperate孤注一掷的；渴望的。

stressful有压力的。intoxicating醉人的；令人陶醉的；使兴奋的。

II.Grammar(10′)

Directions:Ineachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourunderlinedparts

markedA,B,CandD.Identifythepartthatisgrammaticallyincorrect.Write

youranswerontheANSWERSHEET.

1．ThegrammaticalwordswhichplaysolargeapartEnglishgrammarare

forthemostpartsharplyandobviouslydifferentfromthelexicalwords

A.playsolargeapart

B.forthemostpart

C.sharplyandobviously

D.differentfrom

【答案】A

【解析】该画线部分之后为名词词组，因此part后应加入介词in，构成

playapartin短语，意为“对…有影响，发挥作用”。

2．Ashumankindmovesintothethirdmillennium,itcanrightfulclaimto

havebrokennewgroundinitsage-oldquesttomastertheenvironment.

A.movesinto

B.rightful

C.tohavebroken

D.age-old

【答案】B

【解析】修饰动词claim（声称；断言），应当用副词rightfully，指“合

适的；恰当的；应有的”。

3．Therearegreatimpedimentstothegeneraluseofastandardin

pronunciationcomparabletothoseexistinginspelling.

A.movesinto

B.rightful

C.tohavebroken

D.age-old

【答案】D

【解析】根据句中的两个in，可知本句比较的是拼写和发音的general

useofastandard，因此D项所对应的画线部分应以that来代替thegeneral

useofastandard。

4．Beingequaltootherthings,amanwhoexpresseshimselfeffectivelyis

suretosucceedmorerapidlythanamanwhosecommandoflanguageis

poor.

A.Beingequaltootherthings

B.expresseshimselfeffectively

C.morerapidly

D.whose

【答案】A

【解析】本句指“其他方面若都相同，善于表达自己观点的人，相比语

言表达能力差的人能更快获得成功”，因此逗号前应改为独立主格结构

Otherthingsbeingequal。

5．Notallpersonsarrestedandaccusedwithacrimeareguilty,andthemain

functionofcriminalcourtsistodeterminewhoisguiltyunderthelaw.

A.Notallpersons

B.accusedwith

C.and

D.underthelaw

【答案】B

【解析】beaccusedof为固定搭配，指“被起诉，被指控”，因此B项所对

应画线部分中with应改为of。

6．Lifeinsurance,beforeavailableonlytoyoung,healthypersons,cannow

beobtainedforoldpeople,andevenforpets.

A.Lifeinsurance

B.beforeavailableonlytoyoung,healthypersons

C.beobtainedfor

D.andevenforpets

【答案】B

【解析】本句想要表达的是“人寿保险之前只是针对年轻和健康的人，

但现在老人、甚至宠物也可获得人寿保险”，B项所对应画线部分中

before作介词，指“在…之前”，不符合句意，因此应把before作时间状语

放在persons之后，即构成availableonlytoyoung,healthypersonsbefore。

7．Asweseeinrelationtopoliticalandnationalmovements,languageis

usedasabadgeorabarrierdependedonwhichwaywelookatit.

A.As

B.usedas

C.depended

D.whichway

【答案】C

【解析】本句指“语言被作为政治运动和民族运动的标识，亦或是阻

碍，这取决于我们是如何看待的”，C项画线部分及之后的内容作状语，

修饰整个句子，且与主句之间为主动关系，因此应把C项所对应画线部

分改为dependingon（这取决于，根据）。

8．Neverinmylifeforgettheimpressionmadeonmebymyfirstvisittothe

latePremierChou.

A.forget

B.madeon

C.bymyfirstvisit

D.thelatePremierChou

【答案】A

【解析】表示否定或半否定的副词或短语放句首时，句子需要半倒装，

即把助动词/be动词/情态动词放在主语之前，A项所对应画线部分前缺

少助动词和主语，应改为NeverinmylifedidIforget。

9．Iwouldhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible,butIweresobusy

then.

A.wouldhavetold

B.haditbeen

C.but

D.Iwere

【答案】D

【解析】前半句是对过去非真实情况的假设，使用了虚拟语气，而后半

句则是对过去真实情况的介绍，不需用虚拟语气，be动词am的过去式为

was，因此D项有误。

10．Throughtheworldwhoseadvancehasbeenmadeinscienceand

technologyisduetoeducationwhichbringsforthscientistsandinventors.

A.whose

B.hasbeenmade

C.isdueto

D.which

【答案】A

【解析】本句指“世界范围内，科技领域所取得的任何进步都是教育的

成果，是教育培养出了科学家和发明家”。本句主句的主语为advance，

系动词为is，A项所对应画线部分应改为whatever“无论什么；任何（事

物）”。

III.Readingcomprehension(40′)

Directions:Beloweachofthefollowing4passagesyouwill,findquestions

orincompletestatementsaboutthepassage.Eachstatementorquestionis

followedbyletteredwordsorexpressions.Selectthewordorexpressionthat

mostsatisfactorilycompletesoranswerseachquestioninaccordancewiththe

meaningofthepassage.WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40″)

(1)

Thisenthusiasmsurprisedme,sincethereisvirtuallynothingaboutthethe

OlympicsthatisculturallyrelevanttoChina.ApartfromjudoandTaeKwon

Do,whoselinkstoChinaareindirect,therearenotraditionalChinese

athleticsintheGames.Inancienttimes,theChinesenobilityplayedcuju,a

gamethatisremotelysimilartosoccer,andchuiwan,whichresemblesgolf.

TheForbiddenCityMuseumhasapaintingofaTang-dynastyemperor,

Minghuang,involvedinapolo-likegamewiththepalacemaidens.Butthe

heartoftheancientChineseathletictradition,andthepartofitthatwasmore

accessibletocommonpeople,consistsofwushu,ortraditionalmartialarts,

andqigong,meditativebreathingexercises.Theseactivitiesareasmuch

spiritualandaestheticastheyarephysical;theirgoalisartisticexpression

andself-improvement,ratherthanwinning.TheancientChinesedidn’tbuild

stadiums,becausetheirathleticswerenotdesignedtodrawpayingcrowds.

TheChineselanguagedidn’tevenhaveatermfor“sports”untilthe

nineteenthcentury,whenforeignersintroducedamoresystematicapproach

toathletics.

Chinesehistoriansdrawthelinebetweenancientandmodernsportsat1840.

Thatsummer,thefirstfull-sizedBritishfleetarrivedoffCanton,accelerating

theOpiumWarandkickingoffChina’smostpainfulhistoricalera.The

missionariesandotheroutsiderswhoarrivedinthelatenineteenthcentury

introducedWesternideasofcompetitiontoChineseathletics.Intheearly

twentiethcentury,ChinabegantotakeaninterestintheOlympicmovement,

andasingleChinesesprintercompetedinthe1932Games.Fouryearslater,

attheBerlinOlympics,Chinasponsoredadelegationofsixty-nineathletes,

amongthemamixed-genderwushuexhibitionteamthatperformedbefore

Hitler.Bythen,theChinesewerecommittedtotheOlympics,andtheyhad

cometoseesportsasawayinwhichthecountrycouldavengetheinjustices

ofthepastcentury.“Therewasafeelingofbeingtheunderdogandwanting

toprovetotheworldthattheChinesewerestrong,”JamesRiordan,ofthe

UniversityofSurrey,whohasstudiedsportsintheformerSovietUnionand

China,toldmewhenIcalledhim.

1．Whentheauthorwrites“ApartfromjudoandTaeKwonDo,whoselinks

toChinaareindirect...”hemeans

A.JudooriginatedinKorea

B.TaeKwonDeoriginatedinJapan

C.BothsportswereintroducedintoChinafromothercountries

D.BothsportswereintroducedintoChinaviaathirdcountry

2．Thatwushuandqigongarenotconsideredasport,accordingtothe

author,isbecause

A.TheyarenotincludedintheOlympicsGames

B.Theyarenotrelatedevenremotelytosoccerorgolf

C.Theyaregoodtolookat

D.Theyarenotcompetitive

3．“Amixedgenderteam”mostprobablymeansthat

A.Theteamconsistsofbothmenandwomen

B.Theteamconsistsofgendermares

C.Theteamconsistsofathletesofallages

D.Theteamconsistsofatheletesfromdifferentpartsofthecountry.

4．JamesRiordanbelievesthatChinaseessportsasaway

A.towinmedals

B.towinfriends

C.toshowstrengthofthenation

D.towinpersonalreputation

5．“AsingleChinesesprintercompetedinthe1932Games.”Givethename

ofthisathlete.

A.ZhangBoling

B.LiuChangchun

C.DongShouyi

D.YanXiu

【答案与解析】

1．C文章首句指出“这种热情使我感到惊讶，因为奥运会上几乎没有与

中国文化相关的运动”，接着第二句讲述到“除了柔道和跆拳道与中国有

着间接的关联外，奥运会上没有传统的中国体育运动”。柔道和跆拳道

分别源自日本和韩国，因此该句想要表达的是这两种运动是由其他国家

传入中国的，即C项内容。

2．D文章第一段倒数第三、四句指出中国古代传统体育运动的核心是

武术和气功，它们是身体锻炼和精神及美学的结合，其目的是艺术表现

和自我提升，而不是取胜（ratherthanwinning），因此这就是作者不把

武术和气功看作是体育运动的原因，故D项正确。

3．A第二段倒数第三句指出，四年之后中国参加了柏林奥运会，派出

了69名运动员所组成的代表团，其中就包括amixed-genderwushu

exhibitionteam，根据语境可知，mixed-gender指的是“男女混合的”，因

此A项正确。

4．C文章最后一句给出JamesRiordan所认为的中国参加奥运会的原

因，即“Therewasafeelingofbeingtheunderdogandwantingtoproveto

theworldthattheChinesewerestrong”（感觉自己是受压迫者/劣势者，想

要向全世界证明中国的强大），因此C项表达的意思与之相符。

5．B1932年中国首次参加奥运会，第十届奥运会在美国洛杉矶举行，

中国只派出了一名短跑运动员刘长春。因此B项正确。

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Bynow,bothinvestigatorshadaclearvisionofwhathadhappened.

Someonehadpouredliquidaccelerantthroughoutthechildren’sroom,even

undertheirbeds,thenpouredsomemorealongtheadjoininghallwayandout

thefrontdoor,creatinga“firebarrier”thatpreventedanyonefromescaping;

similarly,aprosecutorlatersuggested,therefrigeratorinthekitchenhad

beenmovedtoblocktheback-doorexit.Thehouse,inshort,hadbeen

deliberatelytransformedintoadeathtrap.

Theinvestigatorscollectedsamplesofburnedmaterialsfromthehouseand

sentthemtoalaboratorythatcoulddetectthepresenceofaliquidaccelerant.

Thelab’schemistreportedthatoneofthesamplescontainedevidenceof

“mineralspirits,”asubstancethatisoftenfoundincharcoal-lighterfluid.The

samplehadbeentakenbythethresholdofthefrontdoor.

Thefirewasnowconsideredatriplehomicide,andToddWillingham—the

onlyperson,besidesthevictims,knowntohavebeeninthehouseatthetime

oftheblaze—becametheprimesuspect.

Policeandfireinvestigatorscanvassedtheneighborhood,interviewing

witnesses.Several,likeFatherMonaghan,initiallyportrayedWillinghamas

devastatedbythefire.Yet,overtime,anincreasingnumberofwitnesses

offereddamningstatements.DianeBarbeesaidthatshehadnotseen

Willinghamtrytoenterthehouseuntilaftertheauthoritiesarrived,asifhe

wereputtingonashow.Andwhenthechildren’sroomexplodedwithflames,

sheadded,heseemedmorepreoccupiedwithhiscar,whichhemoveddown

thedriveway.AnotherneighborreportedthatwhenWillinghamcriedoutfor

hisbabieshe“didnotappeartobeexcitedorconcerned.”EvenFather

Monaghanwroteinastatementthat,uponfurtherreflection,“thingswerenot

astheyseemed.Ihadthefeelingthat[Willingham]wasincompletecontrol.”

ThepolicebegantopiecetogetheradisturbingprofileofWillingham.Born

inArdmore,Oklahoma,in1968,hehadbeenabandonedbyhismotherwhen

hewasababy.Hisfather,Gene,whohaddivorcedhismother,eventually

raisedhimwithhisstepmother,Eugenia.Gene,aformerU.S.marine,worked

inasalvageyard,andthefamilylivedinacrampedhouse;atnight,they

couldhearfreighttrainsrattlingpastonanearbytrack.Willingham.whohad

whatthefamilycalledthe“classicWillinghamlook”—ahandsomeface.

thickblackhair,anddarkeyes—struggledinschool,andasateen-agerbegan

tosniffpaint.Whenhewasseventeen,Oklahoma’sDepartmentofHuman

Servicesevaluatedhim,andreported,“Helikes‘girls,”music,fastcars,sharp

trucks,swimming,andhunting,inthatorder.”Willinghamdroppedoutof

highschool,andovertimewasarrestedfor,amongotherthings,driving

undertheinfluence,stealingabicycle,andshoplifting.

In1988,hemetStacy,aseniorinhighschool,whoalsocamefroma

troubledbackground:whenshewasfouryearsold,herstepfatherhad

strangledhermothertodeathduringafight.StacyandWillinghamhada

turbulentrelationship.Willingham,whowasunfaithful,dranktoomuch,Jack

Daniel’s,andsometimeshitStacy—evenwhenshewaspregnant.Aneighbor

saidthatheonceheardWillinghamyellather,“Getup,bitch,andI’llhityou

again.”

6．Liquidaccelerantmostprobablyis_____.

A.Akindoffuelthatspeedsupthespreadoffire

B.Akindofwaterthatisaccessibletotourist

C.Akindoffluidthatmakeswaterflowmorequickly

D.Akindoffuelthatmakesthecarmovefaster

7．Triplehomicideisacomplicatedphraseeachwordofwhichconsistingof

manyLatinaffixes,suchastri-meaningthreeand-cidemeaningkilling.So

wemayinferthatthetermmeans_____.

A.Themurdertookplaceinthreedifferentplaces

B.Thearsonistkilledatotalofthreepeople

C.Threemurderersworkingincollaborationkilledonevictim

D.Threemurdererskilledthreevictims

8．Whichcontradictstheeye-witnesses’accountsofthefire?

A.ToddWillinghamcaresmoreabouthiscarthanhischildrenintheburning

house

B.ToddWillinghamdidnothingatalltosavehisendangeredchildren

C.ToddWillinghamdidnottellthetruthjudgedbyhisbehavioratthefire

scene

D.ToddWillinghamdidnotshedtearsseeinghischildrenengulfedinthe

fire

9．“Helikes‘girls,’music,fastcars,sharptrucks,swimming,andhunting,

inthatorder”meanswhathelikesmostis_____.

A.“girls”

B.hunting

C.fastcars

D.notclear

10．Drivingundertheinfluence,orDUIforshortmeans_____.

A.drunkdriving

B.forceddriving

C.drivingbyobeyingsomeone’sorder

D.drivingtoanimportantplace

【答案与解析】

6．A文章第一段介绍到，有人在孩子们的房间里，甚至床下都泼了

liquidaccelerant，然后在毗连的走廊和前门外也泼了一些，从而形

成"firebarrier"，使得任何人都无法逃脱。可推测liquidaccelerant指的

是“液体助燃剂”，accelerant意为“促进剂，催化剂”。因此答案选A项。

7．B词组triplehomicide出现在第三段开头“Thefirewasnowconsidered

atriplehomicide”，其中前缀tri-表示“三个”，-cide意为“杀，杀伤”，可

知triplehomicide指的是纵火犯害死了三个人，因此B项为正确答案。

8．C题干问的是哪个选项的描述与目击者对该次火灾的陈述相矛盾。

该题可用排除法来做。第四段第四句一位名叫DianeBarbee的邻居指出

她看到Willingham直到相关部门到来后才试图进入房子，似乎在演戏一

样，因此B项“ToddWillingham没有试图救他处于危险中的孩子”与原文

内容相符。而在接下来的第五句中，她又接着说，“他似乎更关注车，

他把车开下了车道”，因此，A项的“比起孩子，他更关心车”与原文内容

相符。而在同一段的第六句中，他的另一个邻居举报说“当他大声呼喊

他的孩子的时候，他didnotappeartobeexcitedorconcerned，因此D

项“当看到他的孩子被火吞没时，他没有掉眼泪”与原文内容相符。而文

章中并没有提到ToddWillingham的证词，所以C项“根据他在火灾现场

的表现来看，他没有讲真话”这一点毫无根据。因此，本题的正确答案

为C。

9．A题干所引用句子中inthatorder指“按顺序排列，依次排列”，因此

可知ToddWillingham最喜欢的是A项中的"girls"。

10．A第四段后半部分讲述了ToddWillingham的成长历程，该段最后

一句指出ToddWillingham高中时辍学，之后因drivingunderthe

influence、偷自行车和商店行窃等被捕。driveundertheinfluence为固定

用法，指“醉酒驾驶”，因此对应A项。

(3)

Althoughagrandparentwhoarrivesonthesceneafterthebirthofachildis

traditionallypicturedcookingdinnerforsleep-deprivedparentsorstuffing

thefreezerwithcasseroles,Icantellyouthatthesedaysit’smostlytakeout.

Thatisnotsimplythenarrowviewofamalegrandparentwho,admittedly,

wouldhavelittletoofferbywayofhome-cookedmealsoncehe’dservedthe

seconddinnerofmeatloaf,accompaniedbyasaladofprewashedmesclun

andareminderofhismother’sbeliefthatmeatloafisoneofthemanydishes

thatalwaystastebetterthenextday.AsIwasabouttoleaveforSan

FranciscolastspringtoinspectmydaughterAbigail’sfirstbaby,myson-in-

law’smotherhadjustcompletedasimilarvisit,andAbigailreportedtome,

“WehadsomegoodsushiwhileBrian’sroomwashere.”Brian’smotheris

notJapanese.Abigailwasreferringtotakeoutsushi—orcarryout,astheysay

inSanFrancisco,since,shewarnedmeinadvance,SanFranciscoisaplace

whererestaurantsare,ingeneral,happytopreparefoodtogobutnothappy

todeliverit.Incarryout,theacceptedroleofavisitinggrandparentistoduck

intotherestaurantforthepickupwhileoneparentwaitsbehindthewheelof

thedouble-parkedcarandthesecondparentremainsathome,holdingthe

babywithonehandandsettingthetablewiththeother.

Theoneexception,Abigailsaid,seemstobeChinesefood,whichdoescome

directlytothedoor.InManhattan,thevictualscustomarilyreferredtoas

TakeoutChinese—essentially,aseparatecuisine,ifthat’stheword,fromthe

foodavailableinChinatown—tendtomakethetripfromrestaurantsto

apartmenthousesdanglinginplasticbagsfromthehandlebarsofrickety

bicycles.(TheproprietorsofChineserestaurantsapparently’feelabout

basketsthewayproprietorsofNationalHockeyLeagueteamsusedtofeel

abouthelmets—sissystuff.Therestaurantproprietorsstillfeelthatwayabout

helmets.)Manhattanisessentiallyflat—I’vebeenridingabicyclearoundthe

cityforatleastthirtyyears,andIhaveyettoshiftgears—butSanFrancisco

is,famously,not.WhenmymindwanderedduringtheflightfromNewYork,

IcouldpictureoneofthoseimpassivedeliveryboysfromaManhattan

ChineserestauranttryingtomakeitupanearlyperpendicularSanFrancisco

hill,hisdeterminationunaffectedbybreathlessnessorlegcrampsorthefact

thattheweirdanglehasalreadycausedacontainerofhot-and-soursoupto

burstopenonhistrousers.

Whenmymindwasn’twandering,Iwasthinkingaboutwhethertopresent

thehome-deliveryissuetoAbigailasonemorereasonwhyitmadesenseto

liveinNewYorkratherthanSanFrancisco.Icouldimaginemyself

deliveringthepitch:“Areyousayingthatyou’rewillingtoraisethischild—

thisinnocentchild—inacitythathasvirtuallynodelivery,deprivingherof

theattentionofwhicheverparenthastomakethepickuporinterruptingher

scheduleforatotallyunnecessarycarjourneyor,Godforbid,cooking?”I

couldalsoimagineAbigail,whoworksasalegal-serviceslawyerfor

children,replyingthat,accordingtothelawsandprecedentsshe’sfamiliar

with,thesortofbehaviorI’djustdescribedwouldnot,strictlyspeaking,

constitutechildneglect.

11．Amalegrandparentinthistextrefersto_____.

A.Waizhufu(外祖父)ingeneral

B.Bothzhufu(祖父)andWaizhufu(外祖父)

C.Zhufu(祖父)ingeneral

D.Waizhufu(外祖父)inparticular

12．Tointerpret“thenarrowviewofamalegrandparent”weunderstandit

tomean_____.

A.Amalegrandparent’sviewislimited

B.Amalegrandparent’sviewisnear-sighted

C.Amalegrandparentislookeddownupon

D.Amalegrandparentissharp-eyed

13．TheNationalHockeyLeaguerefersto_____.

A.Agroupofhockeyteamsfromacrossthecountryworkingtogetherfora

commongoal

B.Agroupofhockeyteamsfromacrossthecountryplayingagainsteach

otherirregularly

C.Agroupoficehockeyteamsfromacrossthecountryworkingtogetherfor

commoninterest

D.Agroupoficehockeyteamsfromacrossthecountryplayingagainsteach

otherregularly

14．Accordingtothetext,theterrainofSanFranciscois_____.

A.basicallyflat

B.veryuneven

C.veryflat

D.basicallyuneven

15．Oneconvincingreasontheauthorbelievesintopersuadeherdaughterto

movebacktoNewYorkisthatManhattanboostsof_____.

A.Chineserestaurants

B.Flatterrain

C.Take-outfastfood

D.Delicioussushi

【答案与解析】

11．B文章第一段的第三句话提到，“我”要leaveforSanFranciscolast

springtoinspectmydaughterAbigail’sfirstbaby，由此可知，作者要到旧

金山的女儿家看望她的第一个孩子，因此他做了外祖父；而在这一句话

的后半句又提到，myson-in-law’smotherhadjustcompletedasimilar

visit，“我儿媳的妈妈也刚刚完成了类似的访问”，联系上下文，可以推

断出“我”的儿媳也刚刚产子，所以“我”也做了祖父，只有B项符合原文

的内容，因此，本体的正确答案为B。

12．Anarrowview指“观点狭隘的，有偏见的”，因此A项中“viewis

limited”与之表达意思相符。

13．DNationalHockeyLeague“北美冰球联盟”，是由北美冰球队伍所组

成的职业运动联盟，现有30支队伍，是全世界最高层级的职业冰球比

赛。NHL的赛季分为例行赛和季后赛，最后一轮在季后赛胜出的球队便

获得史丹利杯冠军。四个选项只有后半部分不同，可知D项中“定期进行

对抗赛”的表述正确。

14．B第二段倒数第二句指出曼哈顿的地势基本上是平坦的，并提

到“butSanFranciscois,famously,not”，即旧金山的地势是出了名的不平

坦，因此B项为正确答案。uneven不平坦的，凹凸不平的。

15．B最后一段作者指出他在想要不要向女儿提出旧金山在送餐方面的

问题，以此作为劝女儿在纽约而非旧金山居住的理由之一，结合上文提

到的旧金山的餐馆非常乐意准备外卖食品，而不愿送饭，并且旧金山地

势不平坦，送饭不方便，由此可知作者劝女儿回纽约居住的原因之一是

曼哈顿的地势平坦。因此答案选B。

(4)

Since1970,thepopulationoftheUnitedStateshasgrownbyfortypercent,

whilethenumberofregisteredvehicleshasincreasedbynearlyahundredper

cent—inotherwords,carshaveproliferatedmorethantwiceasfastaspeople

have.Duringthissameperiod,roadcapacityincreasedbysixpercent.If

thesetrendscontinuethrough2020,everydaywillresembleagetawayday,

withitsmixtureofcommuters,truckers,andrecreationaldrivers,whotaketo

theroadwithoutregardfortraditionalpeaktraveltimes,producing

congestionalldaylong:trucksthatcan’tmakedeliveriesontime,people

whocan’tgettoorfromwork,airqualitythatcontinuestodeteriorateas

commercesuffersandourover-allgeopoliticalpositionweakensbecausewe

areforcedtobecomeevermoredependentonforeignoil.Thisisth