2016首都经济贸易大学英语笔译考研翻译硕士英语真题

2016年硕士研究生外语系各专业试题汇编2016年硕士研究生入学考试翻译硕士《翻译硕士英语》初试试题B卷1.WefindthebookquiteitprovidesuswithanabundanceofinformationonA.distractingB.enlighteningC.amusingD.confusing2.Insteadofkickingsomebody,letuspepupHongKong.Insteadofincitingasenseoftragedy,letusthefireofhope.A.kindleB.lightC.igniteD.stoke3.AllthepeoplewhotravelinthecourseoftheirworkareA.accordanceB.allowanceC.ammunitionD.anticipation4.Nowadaysitishardtofindthesuitablewaytogivepeoplea(n)todotheirA.incentiveB.incitementC.incenseD.ingredient5.ChinastarteditsspaceindustryonlyinrecentyearsA.delayB.lagC.lessenD.lose6.Therewasalargecrowdinthecitysquare,againsttheirgovernment'sdecisiontotakepartinthewar.A.arguingB.protestingC.boostingD.revealing7.ReadingthereportsonaircrashsomuchthathedecidedtotravelbytrainwhilehecouldenjoytheviewsalongtheA.terrorizedB.toppledC.thatchedD.terrified8.InBoston,asintherestoftheUnitedStates,schoolingbeginsatage5andA.oblidgedB.compulsoryC.compellingD.forced9.Beforeheworkedathisdoctoraldissertation,hehadbeentoseverallargelibrariesandreadmanyoftheacademicmeetingsonhismajor.PA.transitionsB.transmissionsC.transactionsD.transcripts10.Extremedryweatherinwinterherehadpushedmanytobuythesmallappliancesthatkeepmoderateathome.A.humanityB.humidityC.hospitalityD.humility11.Jackbecamethechild'slegalwhenherparentswerekilledintheSouthAsiantsunamidisasterinDecember.A.defenderB.protectorC.guardianD.warden12.FollowingthedealwithLenovoGrouA.accordinglyB.henceforthC.consequently13.Manycities,provincesandregionsfaceatugofwarbetweenspeedingupeconomicdevelopmentandproperlyprotectinghistoricalA.heritageB.wealthC.possessionD.property14.Evenscholarsthinkit'sdifficulttohowmanypeoplewillbeaffectedin15.Visitorshadtotakeamotorboatrideinthelakeasthousandsofred-beakgulls aroundtheboat.A.pauseB.driftC.floatD.hover16.ThesearchaeologistshaveproposedsortsoftoexplainwhydinosaursA.imaginationsB.assumptionsC.suppositionsD.hypotheses17.Morethan2,000yearsago,ancientChineseSimaQiantrekkedhiswayintotheareasofwhatareknowntodayasSouthwestYunnan,GuizhouandSichuanA.geographerB.anthropologistC.biographerD.historian18.ItisassumedthattraditionaleducationinChinamadestudentsgoodcalculatorsA.objectiveB.subjectiveC.imaginativeD.illusive19.Wefindthebookquite:itprovidesuswithanabundanceofinformationA.distractingB.enlighteningC.amusing20.Dogsareoftenpraisedfortheir;theyalmostneverabandontheirmasters.A.truthfulnessB.loyaltyC.trustD.faith21.Thescientificgroupiscarryin 22.Thebossofthecompanyhasalwaysattendedtotheofimportantbusinesshimself.A.transactionB.stimulationC.transitionD.solutionA.notableandsystematicB.clearandorganicC.cleanandmeasurableD.pureandwholesome37A.identicalB.legibleC.optionalD.audibleA.reachingB.winningC.chasingD.pursuing26.Beforetheprojectwasstarted,weaskedthedesignertogiveusanoftheA.estimateB.evaluationC.assessmentD.announcement27.Thoughheviewshimselfasarealist,MichaelsaysthathisfindingsmakehimA.optimisticB.objectiveC.precautiousD.sympathetic28.ThegardenerwasverysadtofindthathisflowersinthegardenhadbeenA.trampledB.trampedC.toppledD.thumped29.TheyoungmanfinallygotoutofcontrolandremonstratedagainsthisA.insulatingB.inflictingC.inflamingD.inducing30.Theinformation-officeatthestationthatalltrainswererunningaboutonehourbehindtime.A.advertisedB.declaredC.detPartIIReadingComprehension(2×20=40)Opinionpollsurveysshowthatthepublicseescientistsinaratherunflatteringlight.Commonly,thescientistisalsoseenasbeingmalearemale,butthepictureofscienceasamaleactivitymaybeamajorreasonwhyfewergirlsthanboysoptforscience,exceptwhenitcomestobiology,whichisseenTheimagemostpeoplehaveofscienceandscientistscomesfromtheirownexperienceofschoolscience,andfromthemassmedia.ScienceteachersthemselvesseeitasaproblemthatsomanyschoolpupilsfindschoolscienceanunsatisfyingInspiteofexcellentdocumentaries,andsomegoodpopularsciencemagazines,scientificstoriesinthemediastillusuallyalternatebetweenmiracleandscientificthreat.Thepopularstereotypeofscienceislikethemagicoffairytales:ithaspotentialforenomousgoodorawfulharm.Popularfictionisfullof“good”scientistswhicharechosenareusuallythosewhichcanbeframedintermsoftheusualnewsangles:novelty,threat,conflictorthebizarre.Theroutineandoftentediousworkofthescientistslipsfromview,tobereplacedwithapictureofscientistsforever(asinweaponsresearch),orfightingitoutwitheachother(ingivingevidenceatproductofindividualgenius,whileneglectingthesocialorganizationwhichmakesscientificworkpossible.AfurthereffectofthisisthatsciencecomestobeseenasaItisnosuchthing,ofcourseScienceiswhatscientistsdo;whattheydoiswhataparticularkindofsocietyfacilitates,andwhatisdonewiththeirworkdependsverymuchonwhohasthepowertoturntheirdiscoveriesintotechnology,andwhattheirinterestsare.31.Accordingtothepassage,ordinarypeoplehaveapooropinionofscienceandA.ofthemisleadingofthemediaB.theyareoftenunsuccessfulinscienceatsc33.MediatreatmentofsciencetendstoconcentrateonA.theroutine,everydayworkofscB.discoveriesthatthepublicwillunderstandD.thesatisfactionsofscientificworkC.associationwith"femaleness"Thetendencytolookforsomeoutsidegrouptoblameforourmisfortunesis doubtthatoneoftheprincipalcausesofprejudiceisfear:inparticularthefearthattheinterestsofourowngrouparegoingtobeendangeredbytheactionsofanother.membersofdifferentsocialandoccupationalgroupsknowwhattoexpectofeachother,andknowwhattoexpectforthemselves.Intimesofrapidracialandeconomicchange,however,newoccupationsandnewsocialrolesappear,andpeoplestartOnceprejudicedevelops,itishardtostop,becausethereareoftensocialforcesatworkwhichactivelyencourageunfoundedattitudesofhostilityandfeartowardsothergroups.Onesuchforceiseducation:Weallknowthatchildrencanbetaughthistoryinsuchawayastoperpetuateoldhatredandoldprejudicesbetweenracialandpoliticalgroups.Anothersocialinfluencethathastobereckonedwithisthepressureofpublicopinion.PeopleoftenthinkandactdifferentlyingroupsfromtheWhyisitthatwehecommunitiesthanwedoaboutthesuccesses?Iamafraiditispartlyduetotheabout.Inthosecountrieswherethemediaofmasscommunicationarecommercialenterprises,theytendtomeasuresuccessbythesizeoftheiraudience;andpeoplearemorelikelytobuyanewspaper,forinstance,iftheirattentioniscaughtbysomethingdramatic,somethingsensational,orsomethingthatarousestheiranxiety.Thepopularpressflourisheson“scareheadlines”,andpopularorators,especiallyiftheyareWherethereisarealorimaginarythreattoeconomicsecurity,thisisespeclikelytoinflamegroupprejudice.Itisimportanttoremembereconomicfactorsifwewillbelittleusesimplyadvisingpeoplenottobeprejudicedagainstothergroups38.What'sthesubjectofparagraph2?40D.Socialforcesthatstrengthenourbias39.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribetheauthor'sopinionabout40.What'stheauthor'spurposeA.Toanalyzesocialprejudicebetweensocialgroups.Onlytwocountriesintheadvancedworldprovidenoguaranteeforpaidleavefromworktocareforanewbormchild.Lastspringoneofthetwo,Australia,gaveupthedubiousdistinctionbyestablishingpaidfamilyleavestartingin2011.Iwasn'tsurprisedwhenthisdidn'tmakethenewshereintheUnitedStates—we'renowtheTheUnitedStatesdoeshaveonLeaveAct,passedin1993.Itentitlesworkerstoasmuchas12weeks'unpaidleavedescribingitas“government-runpersonnelmanagement”anda"dangerousprecedent”.Infact,everystepoftheway,as(usually)Democraticleadershavetriedtointroducework-familybalancemeasuresintothelaw,businessgroupshavebeenAsYalelawprofessorAnneAlstottargues,justifyingparentalsupportdependsondefiningthefamilyasasocialgoodthat,insomesense,societymustpayfor.Inshearguesthatparentsareburdenedinmanywaysintheirlives:thereis"noexit"whenitcomestochildren."Societyexpects—andneeds—parentstoprovidetheirchildrenwithcontinuityofcare,meaningtheintensive,intimatecarethathumanbeingsneedtodeveloptheirintellectual,emotionalandmoralcapabilities.Andsocietyexpects—andneeds-parentstopersistintheirrolesfor18years,orlongerifneeded.”Whilemostparentsdothisoutoflove,therearepublicpenaltiesfornotprovidingcare.Whatparentsdo,inotherwords,isofdeepconcerntothestate,forthefutureofsociety.Thestaterecognizesthisinthelargebodyoffamilylawsthatgovernchildren'welfare,yetparentsreceivelittlehelpinmeetingthelife-changingisnocollectiveresponsibilityisnotmerelytoignorethesocialbenefitsofgoodparenting;really,itistostealthosebenefitsbecausetheyaccrue(不断积累)tothe41Infact,bysomeestimates,thevalueofparentalinvestmentsinchildren,investmentsoftimeandmoney(includinglostwages),isequalto20-30%ofgrossdomesticproduct.Iftheseinvestmentsgeneratehugesocialbenefits—astheyclearlydo—theA.TheincompetenceoftheDemocrats.A.ThecostofraisingchildrenintheU.S.hasbeengrowing.C.TheU.S.shouldkeepupwithotherdeveloped44.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofAmerica'slargebodyoffamilylawsgoverningC.Theyemphasizeparents'legalresponsibilitiFormostpeople,shoppingisstillamatterofwanderingdownthehighstreetorloadingacartinashoppingmall.Soon,thatwillchange.Electroniccommerceisgrowingfastandwillsoonbringpeoplemorechoice.Therewill,however,beacost:protectingtheconsumerfromfraudwillbeharder.Manygovernmentsthereforewanttoextendhighstreetregulationstotheelectronicworld.Butpoliticianswouldbewisertoseecyberspaceasabasisforaneweraofcorporateself-regulation.Consumersinrichcountrieshavegrownusedtotheideathatthegovernmenttakesresponsibilityforeverythingfromthestabilityofthebankstothesafetyofthedrugs,ortheirrightstorefund(退款)whenforcenationallawsonbusinesseswhoseonlypresenceintheircountryisonthescreen.Othercountrieshaveregulators,buttherulesofconsumerprotectiondiffer,as42doesenforcement.Evenwhereaclearrighttocompensationexists,theonlineOneanswerisforgovernmentstocooperatemore:torecognizeeachother'srules.Butthatrequiresyearsofworkandvolumesofdetailedrules.Andplentyofcountrieshaverulestoofancifulforsoberstatestoaccept.Thereis,however,analtemative.Lettheelectronicbusinessesdothe"regulation"themselves.Theydo,Inelectroniccommerce,areputationforhonestdealingwillbeavaluablecompetitiveasset.Governments,too,maycompetetobetrusted.Forinstance,customersorderingmedicinesonlinemaypreferto