20122012年翻译硕士英语年翻译硕士英语时间:2012-06-28 21:59 责编:admin 点击: 1353次考试科目：考试科目： 211211翻译硕士英语翻译硕士英语适用专业：英语口译（适用专业：英语口译（MTIMTI） 、英语笔译（、英语笔译（MTIMTI）（试题共14页）（注意：答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试题上不给分）I. I. VocabularyVocabulary andand grammargrammar (30(30) )MultipleMultiple choicechoiceDirections: Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.1. The forests were very dry because of the dry spell.A. tree line B. explorers C. draft D. drought2. Self-denial is one of their tenets.A. reasons B. doctrines C. renters D. figures3. The Iranians did not see eye to eye with the Americans about releasing the hostages.A. view B. scare C. agree D. quarrel4. The most pressing problem any economic system faces is how to use its scarce resources.A. puzzling B. difficult C. terrifying D. urgent5. The firm of Bonnin and Morris in Philadelphia was probably the first American company to manufacture porcelain.A. silverware B. crystal C. china D. linen6. Children who come from deprived families are frequently poor readers.A. without respect B. without experience C. without funds D. without legs7. They raised a hue and cry just outside the gate.A. surrendered B. built a temporary shelterC. made a great deal of noise D. flew the flag8. Carlo showed us his diagram if the machine.A. insides B. screws C. sketch D. masterpiece9. The beggar solicited passers-by for money.A. requested B. scowled at C. bargained with D. chased10. He took on so much work, he had no time for pleasure.A. allowed B. increased C. accomplished D. assumed11. Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of _realityA. what it is conceived B. that is conceived C. what is conceived to be D. that is being conceived of12. Using many symbols makes _ to put a large amount of information on a single map.A. possible B. it is possible C. it possible D. that possible13. A vacuum tube is a glass tube from which most of the air has been removed, _ an almost complete vacuum.A. creating B. creates C. is creating D. it creates14. Booker T. Washington, acclaimed as a leading educator at the turn of the century, _ of a school that later became the Tuskegee Institute.A. took charge B. taking charge C. charge was taken D. taken charge15. True hibernation takes place only among _ animals.A. whose blood is warm B. blood warmC. warm-blooded D. they have warm blood16. In central Georgia, archaeological evidence indicates that Native Americans first inhabited the area_.A. since thirteen centuries B. thirteen centuries agoC. the previous thirteen centuries D. thirteen centuries were before17. In _, the advent of the telephone, radio, and television has made rapid long-distance communication possible.A. one hundred years later B. one hundred years agoC. the one hundred years since D. the last one hundred years18. _, The Yearling, won a Pulitzer Prize.A. Marjorie Rawlings best work was B. Marjorie Rawlings best workC. Her best work was Marjorie Rawlings D. That Marjorie Rawlings best work19. Abstraction goes into the making of any work of art, _ or not.A. whether the artist being aware of it B. the artist is being aware whetherC. whether the artist is aware of it D. the artist is aware whether20. Not until 1931 _ the official anthem of the United StatesA. “The Star-spangled Banner” did become B. when “The Star-spangled Banner” became C. did “The Star-Spangle Banner” becomeD. became “The Star-spangled Banner”II.II. ReadingReading comprehensioncomprehension (40(40) )SectionSection 1 1 MultipleMultiple choicechoice (20(20) )Directions: In this section there are reading passages followed by multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.PassagePassage A AJustice and injustice in criminal adjudication are more than abstract concept; in modern America each term conjures up its own paradigm image. Justice occurs in a somber court