1、(考生注意：请将答案做在专用答题纸上，做在该试卷上无效！)共8页，第1页中南大学2010年硕士研究生入学考试试题21111考试科目代码及名称：211翻译硕士英语注意：1、所有答案（含选择题、填空题、判断题、作图题等）一律答在专用答题纸上，写在试题纸上或其他地点一律不给分。2、作图题可以在原试题图上作答，然后将“图”撕下来贴在答题纸上相应位置。3小时；总分：100分考生编号（考生填写）333325Test of English for MTI CandidatesPart I.Diction(15%)Directions:Choose the ONE word or phrase which w
2、ould best keep the meaning of theunderlined part in each of the following.You should write your choices on the Answer Sheet.1.Is vanity one of the seven deadly sins?a foolishnessb.sanityc.prided.selfishness2.The child was uncomfortable under the scrutiny of his grandfather.a.examinationb.weightc.gaz
3、cd.attention3.Professor Bright likes to ramble during her lecturesa.mumbleb.ruminatec.wonderd.wander4.The teacher is very exacting about his studentspenmanship.a.lenientb.demandingc.carefld.meticulousa.problemb.ultimatumc.disasterd.threat6.The driver was baffled when his turn signal wouldnt work.a.c
4、onfusedb.surprisedc.angeredd.dismayed7.The father gave his son a horse,which was considered extravagant by the rest of the family.a.exorbitantb.crazyc.unwised.generous8.After the boy was hit on the head,he had no recollection of anything that had happened before.a.memoirb.memberc.memoryd.memento9.Th
5、e little girls were commended for their wonderful dance presentation.a.recommendedb.respectedc.pleasedd.praised10.It would be a blessing for the human race if the mosquito could be eradicateda.wiped upb.wiped awayc.wiped offd.wiped out11.The clamorous group of children enjoyed the park all afternoon
6、.a.nosyb.noxiousc.noisyd.noisome12.The flood waters began to abate as soon as the rain ceased.a.diminishb.dimc.deemd.dilute13.New York Citys Brooklyn area holds 2.2 million diverse and disputatious people.a.disreputableb.argumentative c.arbitraryd.ardent14.Few visitors care that the neighborhood is
7、dominated by highrises and skyscrapers.a.overlookedb.overthrownc.overpassedd.overshadowed15.With the new leadership there came sweeping change.a.uproolingb.wide-reaching c.reachingd.specific代码：211-21111共页，第2页Part II.Structure and Rhetoric(10%)Directions:Choose the One answer that best completes cach
8、 of the following sentences.16.The sudden bankruptcy of these financial giants threw the investorsand caused themtoa.in a panic,stampedeb.in a panic,panicc.in confusion,hold their stocksd.in despair,withdraw gradually17.During the flood of 1927,the Red Cross,out of emergency headquarters in Mississi
9、ppi,set up temporary shelters for the homeless.a.operatesB.is operatingc.has operatedd.operating18.The quantum-theory states,such as light,is given off and absorbed in tiny definite unitscalled quanta or photons.a.energy thatb.that it is energyc.it is energyd.that energy19.The best known of all the
10、Arctic birds,a.birdwatchers favor ptarinigansb.being ptarmigansand birdwatchers favoritesc.favored by both ptarmigans and birdwatchers d.ptarmigans are a favorite of birdwatchers20.Geysers are round near rivers and lakes,where water drains through the soil,a.surface below the deepb.deep below the su
11、rfacec.the deep below surfaced.the deep surface below21.Yesterday he had a blue heart and coat.That is an example ofa.punb.metonymyc.zeugmad.syllepsis22.By days end,I had drilled 4216 holes to a depth of 18 inches,and I had lost mine pounds,my hearing,feeling in both hands and the ability to lifl an
12、ything heavier than the evening paper That is an cxample ofa.punb.syllepsisc.anticlimaxd.allusion23.Britannia rules the waves,Mussolini waives the rules.That is an example ofa.paregmenonb.regressionc.paradoxd.zeugma24.Clearly,when it comes to marriage,practicing beforehand doesnt make perfect.That i
13、s anexample ofa.oxymoronb.fransferred epithetc.malapropismd.parody25.The one in the brown suit gaped at her.Blue suit grinned,might even have winked.The bignose in grey suit still stared and he had small angry eyes and did not even smile.That is anexample of.a.hyperboleb.transferred epithetc.metonym
14、yd.oxymoron代码：211-21111中南大学2010年硕士研究生入学考试试题211-21111共8页，第3页Part III.Reading Comprehension(15%)Directions:There are 5 passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions orunfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked a,b,c and d.Youshould write your choices on the
15、 Answer Sheet.Passage 1For years,millions of Americans and people from around the world have crowded into thewell-known major parks.They have read the travel literature or heard firsthand reports about thesewonders,and naturally theyve had to see for themselves.At times,visiting some of our parks ha
16、s become more like rubbing elbows at a jam-packedMajor League baseball game than sensing the solitude of the wilderness.We have tried to see themost and the best in the least amount of time.We have jumped into cars and campers and rushedoff to cover a dozen parks in a week or two-madly snapping phot
17、ographs as we go.26.According to the passage,many Americans visit the major parks becausea.they like the well-known major parks.b.they want to gain the same knowledge as others.c.they want to show the pictures of those parks to their friends.d.they dont care for the historic parks.27.We can infer fr
18、om the passage thata.people should not visit several parks superficially.b.people should not spend more time thinking about the park itself.c.people should visit the famous parks in America.d.people should drive around the parks.Passage 2Full-time faculty and staff on the University payroll,when app
19、lying for an annual pemit,may authorize payment of their parking fees by payroll deduction.The first deduction will includethe regular monthly deduction of$15.00 plus a one-time deduction to cover all parking chargesaccruing prior to the first deduction period.28.These instructions apply toa.anyone
20、who is applying for a parking peninit.b.all people who want to park at the University.c.people who work full-time at the University.d.people who are applying to work at the University.29.You may have your parking fees deducted from your pay if youa.are applying for an annual permit.b.have paid all p
21、rior parking charges.c.apply before the first deduction period.d.park at the University regularly.Passage 3The science of linguistics has helped to reconstruct the long road the ancestors of modern dayIndians traveled in North America.At the time of the discovery of the New World,the explorersfound
22、a babel of tongues.In North and South America more languages were spoken-about2,200 of them-than all of Europe and Asia at that time.Despite what some early explorers andEuropean scholars believed,there never was such a language as American Indian-meaning,考试科目：211-21111翻译硕士英语(考生注意：请将答案做在专用答题纸上，做在该试卷
23、上无效！)共8页，第4页presumably,one common language with only local dialects.Rather than one common languagethat linked the Indians of North America,about 550 distinct languages were spoken,and nearlyevery language comprised numerous dialects.A second misconception was that a language had tobe written to ran
24、k as a full-fledged language.In North America,a truly written languagedeveloped only in Mexico,yet most Indian groups were able to communicate a rich unwrittentradition of poetry,oratory,and drama.30.When explorers discovered North America,a.there was one common language spoken throughout the land.b
25、.they discovered a placed called Babel.c.written language was an important means of communication.d.there were many languages spoken,most with many dialects.31.An incorrect belief of some early scholars was thata.550 distinct languages were spoken in North America.b.the American Indian language had
26、many dialects.c.more languages were spoken in North America than in Europe.d.to be a real language,a language had to be written.32.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?a.Only Mexican Indians communicated through poetry,drama,and oration.b.Most Indian languages were rich
27、 in poetry,oratory and drama.c.Only written Indian languages were rich in poetry,oratory,and drama.d.North American Indians did not develop a truly written language.In general,our society is becoming one of giant enterprises directed by a bureaucraticPassage 4management in which man becomes a small,
28、well-oiled cog in the machinery.The oiling is donewith higher wages,well-ventilated factories and piped music,and by psychologists andhuman-relations experts;yet all this oiling does not alter the fact that man has becomepowerless,that he does not whole heartedly participate in his work and that he
29、is bored with it.Infact,the blue-and white-collar workers have become economic puppets who dance to the tune ofautomated machines and bureaucratic management.The worker and employee are anxious,not only because they might find themselves out of ajob;they are anxious also because they are unable to a
30、cquire any real satisfaction or interest in life.They live and die without ever having confronted the fundamental realities of human existence asemotionally and intellectually independent and productive human beings.Those higher up on the social ladder are no less anxious.Their lives are no less emp
31、ty thanthose of their subordinates.They are even more insecure in some respects.They are in a highlycompetitive race.To be promoted or to fall behind is not a matter of salary but even more a matterof self-respect.When they apply for their first job,they are tested for intelligence as well as for th
32、eright mixture of submissiveness and independence.From that moment on they are tested again andagain-by the psychologists,for whom testing is a big business,and by their superiors whojudge their behavior,sociability,capacity to get along,etc.This constant need to prove that one isas good as or bette
33、r than ones fellow-competitor creates constant anxiety and stress,the verycauses of unhappiness and illness.Am I suggesting that we should return to the preindustrial mode of production or tonineteenth-century free enterprise capitalism?Certainly not.Problems are never solved by代码：211-21111中南大学2010年
34、硕士研究生入学考试试题211-211118页，第5页returning to a stage which one has already outgrown.I suggest transforming our social systemfrom a bureaucratically managed industrialism in which maximal production and consumption areends in themselves into a humanist industrialism in which man and full development of his
35、potentialities-those of love and of reason-are the aims of al social arrangements.Productionand consumption should serve only as means to this end,and should be prevented from rulingman33.By a well-oiled cog in the machinery the author intends to render the idea that man isa.a necessary part of the
36、society though cach individuals function is riegligible.b.working in complete hariony with the rest of the society.c.an unimportant part in comparison with the rest of the society,though functioning smoothly.d.-a humble component of the society,especially when working smoothly.34.The real cause of t
37、he anxiety of the workers and employees is thata.they are likely to lose their jobs.b.they have no genuine satisfaction or interest in life.c.they are faced with the fundamental realities of human existence.d.they are deprived of their individuality and independence.35.From the passage we can infer
38、that real happiness of life belongs to thosea.who are at the bottom of the society.b.who are higher up in their social status.c.who prove better than their fellow-competitors.d.who could keep far away from this competitive world.36.To solve the present social problems the author suggests that we sho
39、ulda.resort to the production mode of our ancestors.b.offer higher wages to the workers and employees.c.enable man to fully develop his potentialities.d.take the fundamental realities for granted.Passage 5The newspaper must provide for the reader the facts,pure,unprejudiced,objectively selectedfacts
40、.But in these days of complex news it must provide more;it must supply interpretation,themeaning of the facts.This is the most important assignment confronting American journalism-to make clear to the reader the problems of the day,to make international news understandable ascommunity news,to recogn
41、ize that there is no longer any such thing(with the possible exceptionof society news)as local news,because any event in the international area has local reaction inthe financial market,political circles,in terms,indeed,of our very way of life.There is in journalism a widespread view that when you c
42、onsider giving an interpretation,you are entering dangerous waters,the swirling tides of opinion.This is nonsense.The opponents of interpretation insist that the writer and the editor shall confine himself tothe facts.This insistence raises two questions.What are the facts?And:Are the bare factsenou
43、gh?As for the first question,consider how a so-called factual story comes about.The reportercollects,say,fifly facts;out these fifty,his space being necessarily restricted,he selects the tenwhich he considers most important.This is judgment Number One.Then he or his editor decideswhich of these ten
44、facts shall constitute the beginning of the article.(This is an important decisionbecause many readers do not proceed beyond the first paragraph.)This is Judgment Number Two.Then the night editor determines whether the article shall be presented on page one,where it has a考试科目：211-21111翻译硕士英语(考生注意：请将
45、答案做在专用答题纸上，做在该试卷上无效！)共8页，第6页large influence,or on page twenty-four,where it has little.Judgment Number Three.Thus in the presentation of a so-called factual or objective story,at least three judgmentsare involved.And they are judgments not at all unlike those involved in interpretation,in which,repo
46、rter and editor,calling upon their research resources,their general background,and theirnews neutralism,arrive at a conclusion as to the significance of the news.The two areas of judgment,presentation of the news and its interpretation,are both objectiverather than subjective processes-as objective,
47、that is,as any human being can be.(Note inpassing:even though complete objectivity can never be achieved,nevertheless the ideal mustalways be the light in the murky news channels.)If an editor is intent on giving a prejudiced viewof the news,he can do it in other ways and more effectively than by in
48、terpretation.He can do it bythe selection of those facts that support his particular viewpoint.Or he can do it by the play hegives a story-promoting it to page one or putting it on page thirty.37.The best title fir this passage isa.Function of the Night Editor.b.Interpreting the Newsc.Subjective ver
49、sus Objective Processes.d.Choosing Facts.38.The author implies thata.in writing a factual story,the writer must use judgment.b.the writer should limit himself to the facts.c.reporters give s prejudiced view of the facts.d.editors control what the reporters write.39.The beginning sentence should pres
50、ent the most important fact becausea.it will influence the reader to continue.b.most readers read only the first paragraph.e.it is the best way to write according to the schools of journalism.d.it details the general attitude of the writer.40.Readers are justified in thinking that the most important
51、 aspect of the news reported inthe newspaper is that it should bea.interpreted in detail.b.edited properly.c.objectively reported.d.impartialPart IV Translation(30%)Directions:Your translation must be written on the Answer Sheet.Section A(From English into Chinese;15%)1.In the early stage of our lif
52、e,our parents are the ones who shower us with unconditional loveand care,they teach us about what is right and wrong,good and bad.But we always tend totake this for granted.It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands andbecomes sensitive to others feelings.Kids make a prson r
53、esponsible and mature and help usto understand life better.2.Materialistic happiness is short-lived,but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on othersface gives a certain level of fulfillment.Peace of mind is the main link to happiness.No mindis happy without peace.We realize the true worth of hap
54、piness when we are in sorrow.Sorrowis basically due to death of a loved one,failure and despair.But these things are temporaryand pass away.3.Failure is the path to success.It helps us to touch the sky,teaches us to survive and shows us aspecific way.Success brings in money,fame,pride and self-respect.Here it becomes very代码：211-21111
