1、第 1 页 共 4 页 2008 年攻读浙江财经学院 2008 年攻读浙江财经学院 硕士学位研究生入学考试试题 硕士学位研究生入学考试试题 科目代码：881 科目名称：专业综合 科目代码：881 科目名称：专业综合 答案请写答题纸上 答案请写答题纸上 Part One Translation(90 points)I.Put the English passage into Chinese.（45 points）It is a world where opportunities have never been greater for those who know how to teach chi
2、ldren to read,or those who know how to distribute financial risk;never greater for those who understand the cell and the pixel;never greater for those who can master,and navigate between,legal codes,faith traditions,computer platforms,political viewpoints.It is also a world where some are left furth
3、er and further behind-those who are not educated,those trapped in poverty and violence,those for whom equal opportunity is just a hollow phrase.Scientific and technological advances are enabling us to comprehend the furthest reaches of the cosmos,the most basic constituents of matter,and the miracle
4、 of life.At the same time,today,the actions,and inaction,of human beings imperil not only life on the planet,but the very life of the planet.Globalization is making the world smaller,faster and richer.Still,9/11 and avian flu remind us that a smaller,faster world is not necessarily a safer world.Our
5、 world is bursting with knowledge-but desperately in need of wisdom.Now,when sound bites are getting shorter,when instant messages crowd out essays,and when individual lives grow more frenzied,college graduates capable of deep reflection are what our world needs.第 2 页 共 4 页 For all these reasons I b
6、elieved-and I believe even more strongly today-in the unique and irreplaceable mission of universities.Universities are where the wisdom we cannot afford to lose is preserved from generation to generation.Among all human institutions,universities can look beyond present norms to future possibilities
7、,can look through current considerations to emergent opportunities.And among universities,Harvard stands out.With its great tradition,its iconic reputation,its remarkable network of 300,000 alumni,Harvard has never had as much potential as it does now.And yet,great and proud institutions,like great
8、and proud nations at their peak,must surmount a very real risk:that the very strength of their traditions will lead to caution,to an inward focus on prerogative and to a complacency that lets the world pass them by.II.Put the following passage into English.（45 points）有没有来世，众说纷纭。无神论者(atheists)，不相信来世。
9、他们认为从生到死，仅此而已。他们可能在意身后的英名，他们可能留恋后代的亲情，但他们不寄希望于来世。他们也会说善有善报，恶有恶报，但并不相信下辈子报应什么。在宗教领域、或在一些迷信的人群，来世之说比较盛行。不仅是来世，甚至会认为有千百次的轮回(reincarnations)。在那未知而飘渺的世界，有天堂，有地狱，有神族(the celestial beings)，有仙界(the gods)，有菩萨、有佛祖(the Bodhisattvas)。也许有人会问作者，你相信来世吗？我的回答是：我不知道前生，因而也不敢妄谈后世。但我真的希望能有来世！因为这辈子时间太短，许多事情都是在还没弄明白的时候，就已
10、经匆匆过去了。我有那么多的理想，我有那么多的心愿，我有那么多的奢望，我有那么多的遗憾，第 3 页 共 4 页 我有那么多的牵挂，我有那么多的雄心壮志，如果没有来世，那就一切皆空了。我不甘心眼前的碌碌无为，我留恋被岁月冲走的本应属于我的亲情，更向往从头再来的完美和成熟。为此，信也好，不信也好，我宁愿有来世。Part Two English Linguistics(Explain the following five linguistic terms 30 points)I.arbitrariness II.parole III.semantic triangle IV.sense V.LAD P
11、art Three English Literature(30 points)I.Explain the terms below.This part of the exam will be graded on both what you say and how you say it.1.sonnet 2.stream of consciousness II.Identify the authors,the sources of the following passages and 第 4 页 共 4 页 make brief comments on their themes.1.Tis but
12、 thy name that is my enemy.Thou art thyself,though not a Montague.Whats Montague?It is nor hand,nor foot,Nor arm,nor face,nor any other part Belonging to a man.O,be some other name!Whats in a name?That which we call a rose By my other name would smell as sweet.And for that name,which is no part of t
13、hee,Take all myself.2.I,ISHMAEL,was one of that crew;my shouts had gone up with the rest;my oath had been welded with theirs;and stronger I shouted,and more did I hammer and clinch my oath,because of the dread in my soul.A wild,mystical,sympathetical feeling was in me;Ahabs quenchless feud seemed mine.With greedy ears I earned the history of that murderous monster against whom I and all the others had taken our oaths of violence and revenge.
