2015年四川外国语大学硕士研究生入学考试
《翻译硕士英语》真题
(总分:150.00,做题时间:90分钟)
一、 Word Derivation(总题数:10,分数:20.00)
1.The 1among the allies was no secret to the enemy.(harmony)
(分数:2.00)
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:harmony)
【解析】(句意:盟国间关系和睦,这对敌军而言已不是秘密。harmony协调;和睦;融洽。由后面的was可知,此处需要使用其单数形式。)
2.The situation there was 1. Something must be done promptly.(tolerate)
(分数:2.00)
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:intolerable)
【解析】(句意:那的情况令人无法忍受,我们必须立刻采取行动。由后面"必须立刻做一些事情"可以得知前面所表达的情况是令人难以忍受的,显然was后要用形容词,所以此处应填intolerable。)
3.This is made of 1material.(resist heat)
(分数:2.00)
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:healt resistant)
【解析】(句意:它由耐热材料制作而成。此处显然需要一个形容词,heat resistant耐热的,耐高温的。)
4.She was a very 1 social scientist. She proved that apart from self-love, there were other basic human instincts.(observe)
(分数:2.00)
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:observant)
【解析】(句意:她是一位观察力敏锐的社会科学家,她证实除了利己主义,人类还有其它本能。此处应用一个形容词修饰social scientist。observant善于观察的;机警的;严格遵守的。)
5.You can live longest and best and most 1by attaining and preserving the happiness of learning.(reward)
(分数:2.00)
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:rewardingly)
【解析】(句意:通过获得和保持学习带来的幸福,你能活得更长寿、更快乐、更充实。由youcan live…可知此处应填一个副词,rewarding意为"有益的,有报酬的",变为副词形式为rewardingly。)
6.You think I"m joking? No! I"m in dead 1.(earn)
(分数:2.00)
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:earnest)
【解析】(句意:你认为我在开玩笑吗?不,我可是极其认真的。in earnest为固定搭配,意为"认真的;诚挚的"。in dead earnest郑重其事地。)
7.Many times he demonstrated his 1to other cops.(fear)
(分数:2.00)
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:fearlessness)
【解析】(句意:他多次向其他明了自己的勇敢。此处应用一个名词,demonstrate后多加中性词或褒义词,因此这里应用fearlessness表示"无畏,勇敢"。)
8.In modern society, workers are in danger of being 1. They become extension of the
machine.(human)
(分数:2.00)
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:inhuman)
【解析】(句意:在现代社会,工人们面临着失去人格的危险,他们成为机器的延伸品。inhuman 非人类的;(不像人类所为而)怪异的;不近人情的,不人道的。)
9. 1, most of these students studying overseas will come back eventually instead of settling down there permanently.(presume)
(分数:2.00)
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:Presumably)
【解析】(句意:想必多数留学生最终都会回来,而非在海外长久定居。整句缺少一个表达语气的状语。presumably大概;推测起来;可假定。)
10.Nobody knows for sure how much these free official banquets have cost the people, but it must have reached on 1figure.(astronomy)
(分数:2.00)
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:astronomical)
【解析】(句意:没人知道免费的公务宴请已经花费了多少钱,但这个数一定是个天文数字。此处应填一个形容词来修饰figure。an astronomical figure为固定搭配,表示"天文数字"。)
二、 Vocabulary(总题数:20,分数:40.00)
11.The emotional strain of attending his dying mother______all his strength.
(分数:2.00)
A.sapped √
B.depleted
【解析】句意:照顾他临终的母亲所带来的情绪压力使他筋疲力尽。四个词都有"使衰竭"的意思,sap one"s strength为固定搭配表示"消耗某人的力量"。
12.The social worker claimed that it was impossible for the old man to live on his______pension.
(分数:2.00)
A.inadequate
B.insufficient
D.skimpy
【解析】句意:社会工作者表示:对这位老人而言,靠微薄的退休金生活是不可能的。mea-ger"贫乏的",常与开支、工资等连用。inadequate不充分的;不适当的。insufficient"不足的",常指物资、知识等不足。skimpy(衣服)小而暴露(含贬义);(数量或大小)不足的,不够的。
13.The mystic found it hard, if not impossible, to______his philosophic position.
(分数:2.00)
A.state
B.verbalize √
Cmunicate
D.deliver
【解析】句意:神秘主义者发现若可能的话,用言语表达他的哲学立场十分困难。verbalize 用言语表达。state意为"规定;声明",用于比较正式的场合。communicate传达,交流。deliver 发表(演讲)。
14.Literary magazines give $ 200______for critical articles from people who want to
make a name for themselves in this field.
(分数:2.00)
C.stipend
D.honorariums
【解析】句意:想在此领域有所建树的人们投来批评性文章,文学杂志会为此给予200美元报酬。emolument意为"薪水,报酬",通常指因职位或雇用关系而给的工资。remuneration意为"报酬;赔偿",尤指因工作或服务给的报酬,在此可译为"稿费"。sti-pend奖学金;固定薪金;养老金。honorarium(出于礼貌或习惯上无法定价而给的)酬金;谢礼。
15.He displayed______ignorance in handling what was an only routine personnel problem.
(分数:2.00)
A.opprobrious
B.deplorable
C.culpable √
【解析】句意:在处理日常人事问题上,他竞如此疏忽,这确实该责罚。culpable有罪的;该责备的。opprobrious无礼的;嘴不干净的。deplorable可叹的;凄惨的。regrettable令人遗憾的;可惜的。
16.Europeans______the indigenous Indian population they met with.
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(分数:2.00)
A.supplanted
B.displaced √
【解析】句意:欧洲人把他们所遇见的本土印第安人赶出了家园。displace使背井离乡;取代(某物的位置)。supplant代替;排挤掉。rectify改正;精馏。renovate更新;修复。
17.Disappointment followed his hopes of______after the costly operation.
(分数:2.00)
【解析】句意:在费用昂贵的手术后,他本希望能恢复活力,但事与愿违。reiuvenation使恢复青春,使恢复活力;改观。rejuvenescence返老还童。renascence重生;(知识或者文化等)复兴。recrudesc
ence再发作,复发。
18.He attempts to______the truth by appealing to dishonest, ignorant and irresponsible bigotry.
(分数:2.00)
A.vitiate
B.adulterate
D.pervert √
【解析】句意:他试图用谎言、忽视以及不负责任的顽固来扭曲事实。pervert使堕落;误用,滥用(使事物偏离其正常的本质或作用)。pervert the truth歪曲事实。vitiate损害;使无效。adulterate掺假,在……中掺入杂质。contaminate污染,弄脏。
19.The typical ______professor was rapt in solving an equation while crossing against