2018年三峽大學(xué)211翻譯碩士英語考研真題

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PartIPARTIGRAMMAR&VOCABULARY

SECTIONAMULTIPLECHOICE(20z)

Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.Beneatheachsentencetherearefour

wordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatcorrectly

completesthesentence.Markyouransweronyouranswersheet.

1.Wehavehadtoraisethepricesofourproductsbecauseoftheincreaseinthecost

ofmaterials.

A.primitiveB.rough

C.originalD.raw

2.Withaneighty-hourweekandlittleenjoyment,lifemusthavebeenvery

forthestudents.

A.hostileB.anxious

C.tediousD.obscure

3.Wheneverthegovernmentincreasespublicservices,becausemoreworkers

areneededtocarryouttheseservices.

A.employmenttoriseB.employmentrises

C.whichrisingemploymentD.theriseofemployment

4.OurflighttoGuangzhouwasbyabadfogandwehadtostaymuchlonger

inthehotelthanwehadexpected.

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A.delayedB.adjourned

C.canceledD.preserved

5.Container-grownplantscanbeplantedatanytimeoftheyear,butin

winter.

A.shouldbeB.wouldbe

C.preferredD.preferably

6.Bothlongitudeandlatitudeindegreesminutesandseconds.

A.measuringB.measured

C.aremeasuredD.beingmeasured

7.Mostcometshavetwokindsoftails,onemadeupofdust,madeupof

electricallychargedparticlescalledplasma.

A.oneanotherB.theother

C.otheronesD.eachother

8.Goodpencilerasersaresoftenoughnotpaperbuthardenoughsothatthey

crumblegraduallywhenused.

A.bydamagingB.sothattheydamage

C.todamageD.damaging

9.Themagicianpickedseveralpersonsfromtheaudienceandaskedthemto

helphimwiththeperformance.

A.byaccidentB.atrandom

C.onoccasionD.onaverage

10.Thediseasetypicallyitselfinahighfeverandchestpains.

A.assertedB.expressed

C.justifiedD.manifested

11.dullhemaybe,heiscertainlyaverysuccessfultopexecutive.

A.AlthoughB.whatever

C.AsD.However

12.IfonlyIplaytheguitaraswellasyou!

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A.wouldB.could

C.shouldD.might

13.Duetotheunpromisingweatherconditions,theyhadtomake_______changes

totheitinerary.

A.initialB.essential

C.substantialD.official

14.It'shightimewe______cuttingdowntherainforests.

A.stoppedB.hadtostop

C.shallstopD.stop

15Thereusedtobeapetrolstationnearthepark,_______?

A.didn*titB.doesn'tthere

C.usednrtit?D.didn'tthere

16.Itisanoffencetoshow________againstpeopleofdifferentraces.

A.distinctionB.difference

C.separationD.discrimination

17.Thereareonlytenapplesleftinthebaskets,_______thespoiltones.

A.notcountingB.nottocount

C.don'tcountD.havingnotcounted

18.Tmashamedofyouformakinga_______intherestaurantlikethat.

A.faceB.scene

C.confessionD.joke

19.Itisimperativethatthegovernment_________moreinvestmentintotheshipbuil

dingindustry.

A.attractsB.shallattract

C.attractD.hasto

20.Thethievesfledwiththelocalpolicecloseontheir_________.*

A.backsB.necks

C.toesD.heels

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PARTISECTIONBPROOFREADING&CORRECTION(10')

ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.Eachindicatedlinecontainsa

maximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshould

proofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:

Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrect

oneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha

“A"signandwritethewordyoubelievetobe

missingintheblankprovidedattheendofthe

line.

Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash"/”and

putthewordintheblankprovidedattheendof

theline.

Whatiscorporateculture?Atitsmostbasic,it'sdescribedlike1.

thepersonalityofanorganization,orsimplyas“howthingsaredonearoundhere.^^

Itguideswhatemployeesthink,act,andfeel.2.

Corporatecultureisawidetermusedtodefinetheuniquepersonality3.

orcharacterofaparticularcompanyororganization,andinclude4.

suchelementsascorevaluesandbeliefs,corporateethics,andrulesofbehavior,such

elementsascorevaluesandbeliefs,corporateethics,andrulesofbehavior.Corporate

culturecanbeexpressedinthecompany9smissionstatementandother

communications,inthearchitecturalstyleorinteriordecoration,bywhatpeoplewear

towork,byhowpeopleaddresstoeachother,andinthetitlesgiventovarious5.

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employees.Howdoyouuncoverthecorporatecultureofapotentialemployer?The

truthisthatyouwillneverreallyknowthecorporatecultureafteryou6.

haveworkedatthecompanyforanumberofmonths,

butyoucangetclosetoitthroughresearchandobservation.Understandingcultureis

atwo-stepprocess,startingwiththeresearchbefore7.

theinterviewandendingwithobservationattheinterview.Thebottomlineisthat

youaregoingtospendalotoftimeontheworkenvironment-8.

andtobehappy,successful,andproductive,youwillwanttobeinaplacewhereyou

fitfortheculture,aplacewhereyoucanhave9.

voice,berespected,andhaveopportunitiesforgrowth.10.

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONAMultipleChoice（30，）

Inthissection,thereareseveralreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteen

multiplechoicequestions,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,C,andD.

Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.Readthepassagesandthenmark

youranswersonyouranswersheet.

TextA

Manypeopleindeafcommunitiesaroundtheworldusesignlanguagesastheir

primarymeansofcommunication.Thesecommunitiesincludebothdeafandhearing

peoplewhoconverseinsignlanguage.Butformanydeafpeople,signlanguage

servesastheirprimaryornativelanguage,creatingastrongsenseofsocialand

culturalidentity.

Signlanguagecanalsobeusedasanalternativemeansofcommunicationbyhearing

people.Forexample,intheUnitedStatesduringthe19thcentury,groupsofNative

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AmericansinthePlainswhospokedifferentlanguagesusedasignlanguagenow

knownasPlainsIndianSignTalktocommunicatewitheachother.

Languagescanbeconveyedindifferentwaysknownasmodalities.Themost

importantmodalitiesarespeech,writing,andsign.Modalityshouldnotbeconfused

withlanguage,however.EnglishandNavajo,forexample,shareamodality-

speech-althoughtheyaredifferentlanguages.Thesameistrueforsign

languages.EventhoughBritishSignLanguage(BSL)andAmericanSignLanguage

(ASL)sharethesignedmodality,theyaretwodistinctlanguages.English,Navajo,

BSL,andASLconstitutefourdistinctlanguages.

Signlanguagesexhibitthesametypesofvariationthatspokenlanguagesdo.For

example,signlanguageshavedialectsthatvaryfromregiontoregion.IntheUnited

States,manyAfricanAmericansintheSouthwhocommunicatethroughsign

languageuseavariantofstandardASL,justasmanyAfricanAmericansmight

communicatethroughtheirownvernacularEnglishinspeech.InSwitzerland,there

arefivegeographicdialectsofSwissGermanSignLanguagewithslightvariations

thatderivefromregionalschoolsfbrthedeaf.InDublin,Ireland,whereboysand

girlsattenddifferentschools,thesignlanguageusedbydeafboyshasadistinctly

differentvocabularyfromthatusedbydeafgirls.Althoughgirlslearntheboys'signs

whentheybegindating,aftermarriagewomencontinuetousethefemalesignswith

girlsandwomen.

1.Signlanguage.

A.isonlyusedinthedeafcommunities

B.servesasthelanguagefbrthehearingpeopleonly

C.isoneoftheprimarymeansofcommunicationbyhearing

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D.isoneofthemostimportantmodalitiesconveyinglanguage

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutPlainsIndianSignTalkisTRUE?

A.ItwasusedbythedeafpeopleinthePlainsintheUnitedStatesduringthe19th

century.

B.ItwasusedbythehearingpeopleintheplainsintheUnitedStatesduringthe18th

century.

C.ItwasameansofcommunicationbytheNativeAmericansintheplainswho

spokedifferentlanguages.

D.ItwasasignlanguageusedbyallIndiansinAmericawhodidn,tknowEnglish.

3.English,Navajo,BSL,andASLconstitutefourdistinctlanguagesbecause

A.theysharethesignedmodality

B.theyshareaspeechmodality

C.theyshareawritingmodality

D.theyshareneitherasignedmodalitynoraspeechmodality

4.Examplesofaregiventoshowthatsignlanguagesexhibitthesametypes

ofvariationasspokenlanguagesdo.

A.distinctdialects

B.differentsystemsofmeanings

C.largevocabularies

D.complicatedgrammaticalstructures

5.Thepropertitleforthispassageis:.

A.VariationofSignLanguages

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B.IntroductiontoSignLanguage

C.SignLanguageandDeafEducation

D.SignLanguagesandSpokenLanguages

TEXTB

Somepeoplesaythatthestudyofliberalartsisauselessluxurywecannotaffordin

hardtimes.Students,theyargue,whodonotdevelopsalableskillswillfindit

difficulttolandajobupongraduation.Butthereisaprobleminspeakingof"salable

skills".Whatskillsaresalable?Rightnow,skillsformakingautomobilesare

,buttheyhavebeenfordecadesandmightbeagain.Skillsareanother

exampleofvaryingsalability,asthejobmarketfluctuates.What'smore,ifonewants

tobuildacurriculumexclusivelyonwhatissalable,onewillhavetomakethe

coursesveryshortandchangethemveryoften,inordertokeepupwiththerapid

changesinthejobmarket.Butwillnottheeffortbeinvain?Inveryfewthingscan

webesureoffuturesalability,andinasocietywherepeoplearefreetostudywhat

theywant,andworkwheretheywant,andinvestastheywant,thereisnowayto

keepsupplyanddemandinlaborinperfectaccord.

Aschoolthatdevotesitselftotallytosalableskills,especiallyinatimeofhigh

unemployment,sendingyoungmenandwomenintotheworldarmedwithonlya

narrowrangeofskills,isalsosendinglambsintothelion*sden.Ifthosepeoplegain

nothingmorefromtheirstudiesthansupposedlysalableskills,andcan'tmakethe

salebecauseofchangesinthejobmarket,theyhavebeencheated.Butifthoseskills

weremorethansalable,ifstudygavethemabetterunderstandingoftheworld

aroundthemandgreateradaptabilityinachangingworld,theyhavenotbeen

cheated.Theywillfindsomekindofjobsoonenough.Flexibility,andabilityto

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changeandlearnnewthings,isavaluableskill.Peoplewhohavelearnedhowto

learncanlearnoutsideofschool.Thatiswheremostofushavelearnedtodowhat

wedo,notinschool.Learningtolearnisoneofthehighestliberalskills.

6.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthattheauthorisinfavorof.

A.teachingpracticalskillsthatcanbesoldinthecurrentjobmarket

B.aflexiblecurriculumthatchangeswiththetimes

C.aliberaleducation

D.keepingabalancebetweenthesupplyanddemandinthelabormarket

7.Theword"fluctuate"(Line5,Para.l)mostprobablymeans.

A.remainsteady

B.changeinanirregularway

C.followasetpattern

D.becomeworseandworse

8.Accordingtotheauthor,whoofthefollowingismorelikelytogetajobintimes

ofhighunemployment?

A.Apersonwiththeabilitytolearnbyhimself.

B.Aconstructionworker.

C.Acarrepairman.

D.Apersonwithquiteafewsalableskills.

9.Accordingtotheauthor,indevelopingacurriculumschoolshould.

A.predictthesalabilityofskillsinthefuturejobmarket

B.takethecurrentjobmarketintoconsideration

C.considerwhatskillsaresalable

D.focusontheabilitytoadapttochanges

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10.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.liberalartseducationisbeingchallengednow

B.schoolsthatteachpracticalskillsfarebetterduringhardtimes

C.extracunicularactivitiesaremoreimportantthanclassroomlearning

D.manystudentsfeelcheatedbytheeducationalsystem

TEXTC

TheBreitlingOrbiter3crossedthefinishlineoverMauritanialastSaturday.Swiss

psychiatristBertrandPiccardwasecstatic:"Iamwiththeangelsandjustcompletely

happy,"hesaidoversatelliterelay.BritishballooninstructorBrianJones,forhis

part,saidcalmly,“Iamgoingtohaveacupoftea,likeanygoodEnglishman.n

Theyhadsailedintohistory.Andtheydecidedtosailonalittlemore."Wedonot

land.WegotoEgypt,“Piccardradioedair-trafficcontrolinSenegal."Wearea

balloonflyingaroundtheworld.”TheytoucheddowninEgyptonSundaymorning.

“IwillbetearingtheireyesoutwhenIseethem,ntheirerstwhilerivalRichard

Branson,founderofVirginAtlantic,toldTIME."Butapartfromthat,Ithinkahug

andabottleofchampagnewillbeappropriate.,,

Since1981therehavebeennearly20attemptstocircumnavigatetheglobeina

balloon.SteveFossett,aChicagomillionairewhoattemptedthefeatfivetimes,

plungedintotheCoralSeaaftertraveling22911kmlastAugust.AndonChristmas

DayhewentdownagainnearthecoastofHawaii,takingalonghispartners,Per

LindstrandofSwedenandBranson.TheU.S.CoastGuardfishedthemoutatacost

一totaxpayers一ofabout$130000.Settingtheelusiverecordwasworththe

troubletoFossett.“[can,ttellyouhowitrankswiththeothers,likeclimbingMount

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Everestormakingthefirsttransatlanticairplaneflight,saidFossett.uButit'soneof

thegreatexplorations.

It'stoughforpioneerstomakeanameforthemselvesthesedays.Bothpoleshave

beenreached,theAtlantichasbeencrossedandrecrossed,andtheeaglehaslanded.

Sowhynotdoitinaballoon?Well,whatcanyousayaboutapastimewhosefirst

passengerswere,inanexperimentbytheFrenchMontgolfierbrothersin1783,a

duck,aroosterandasheep?NowonderPiccardhasacomplex."Thewaythepublic

seesitisthis,“heexplainedbeforelift-off.”Ifwedon'tleave,weareidiots.Ifwe

doleavebutdon'tsucceedinourmission,weareincompetent.Butifwedosucceed,

it'sbecauseitwaseasyandanyonecouldhavedoneit.”

Butyouseethepsychiatristhasalegacytouphold:hisgrandfatherAugustewasthe

firsttoreachthestratosphereinaballoon,andhisfatherJacquesdovetothedeepest

pointoftheoceaninabathyscaphe.aBertrandbelievesit'shisdestinytoflya

balloonaroundtheworld,“saidhisrivalAndyElson,astheOrbiter3pushedthe

worldrecordfurtherandfurther.

11.WhenBreitlingOrbitercrossedthefinishline,PiccardandJones.

A.landedMauritania

B.decidedtosailinaflyingballoon

C.reachedEgypt

D.hadsailedaroundtheworld

12.Howmanyattemptshavebeenmadetoflyaroundtheworldinaballoonsince

1981?_______

A.2

B.10

C.20

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D.40

13.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.SteveFossettsucceededinflyingaroundtheworldinaballoonaftermany

attempts.

B.Fossettdidn'tthinkhighofhisrecordinattemptingtoflyaroundtheglobe.

C.OnaChristmasDayFossettwasfoundalonenearthecoastofHawaii.

D.Fossettenjoyedverymuchthefeattocircumnavigatetheglobe.

14.Theydecidedtocrosstheworldinaballoonbecause.

A.itismucheasiertodo

B.theyhadreachedbothpoles

C.theyhadrecrossedtheAtlantic

D.theywantedtomakeanameforthemselves

15.Accordingtothepassage,.

A.Piccardwasfullyawarethathisfeatwouldbeappreciatedbythepublic

B.Piccardthoughtthatiftheydidn'tsucceedtheywereincompetent

C.Piccardregardedhismissionasawaytoupholdhisfamilylegacy

D.AndyElsonwaswithhimintheballoon

SECTIONBQuestionsandAnswers(10')

Inthissection,thereisareadingpassagefollowedbyfivequestions.Readthe

passage,answerthequestionsandthenwriteyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

TEXTD

Anyveterannicotineaddictwilltestifythatfancypackagingplaysnoroleinthe

decisiontokeepsmoking.So,itisargued,strippingcartonsoftheirbrandingwill

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triggernomassmovementtoquit.

Butthatisn'twhythegovernment—underpressurefromcancercharities,health

workersandtheLabourparty一hasagreedtolegislateforstandardizedpackaging.

Thetheoryisthatsmokingshouldbestrippedofanyappealtodiscouragenew

generationsfromstartinginthefirstplace.Plainpackagingwouldbeanotherstepin

thereclassificationofcigarettesfrominvitingconsumerproductstonarcotics.

Naturally,thetobaccoindustryisviolentlyopposed.Nobusinesslikestoadmitthatit

sellsaddictivepoisonasalifestylechoice.Thatiswhygovernmenthashistorically

intervened,banningadvertising,imposinghealthwarningsandpunitiveduties.This

approachhasledovertimetoafallinsmokingwithnumbershavingroughlyhalved

sincethe1970s.EvidencefromAustraliasuggestsplainpackagingpushessociety

furtheralongthatroad.Sincetobaccoasoneofthebiggestcausesofprematuredeath

intheUK,ameasurethattamesthehabitevenbyafractionisworthtrying.

Sowhyhasittakensolong?TheDepartmentofHealthdeclareditsintentionto

considerthemoveinNovember2010andconsultedthrough2012.Buttheplanwas

suspendedinJuly2013.Itdidnotescapenoticethatalobbyingfirmsetupby

LyntonCrosby,DavidCameron'selectioncampaigndirector,hadpreviouslyacted

fbrPhilipMorrisInternational.(Theprimeministerdeniedtherewasaconnection

betweenhisnewsadviser'soutsideinterestsandthechangeinlegislative

programme.)InNovember2013,afteranunnecessaryroundofadditional

consultation,healthministerJaneEllisonsaidthegovernmentwasmindedtoproceed

afterall.NowwearetoldMembersofParliament(MPs)willhaveafreevoicebefore

parliamentisdissolved