2018年昆明理工大学考研专业课试题211-翻译硕士英语 A 卷.doc

1、昆明理工大学2018年硕士研究生招生入学考试试题昆明理工大学2018年硕士研究生招生入学考试试题(A卷)考试科目代码：211 考试科目名称 ：翻译硕士英语 考生答题须知1 所有题目（包括填空、选择、图表等类型题目）答题答案必须做在考点发给的答题纸上，做在本试题册上无效。请考生务必在答题纸上写清题号。2 评卷时不评阅本试题册，答题如有做在本试题册上而影响成绩的，后果由考生自己负责。3 答题时一律使用蓝、黑色墨水笔或圆珠笔作答（画图可用铅笔），用其它笔答题不给分。4 答题时不准使用涂改液等具有明显标记的涂改用品。Part Vocabulary and Structure (1x30=30 poin

2、ts)In this section, there are thirty incomplete sentences. For each sentence four choicess marked A, B, C and D are given. Decide which of the alternatives best completes the sentence. Write the appropriate letter on the ANSWER SHEET.1. Peter is one of the greatest of our public benefactors. He_ the

3、 cathedral at Hampton.A. resurrected B. repaired C. saved D. restored 2. The last of the sunlight was shining _ the latticed window.A. athwart B. through C. into D. over3. The need of college students to control their own destinies has _ a new series of policies from the administration. A. moved B.

4、prompted C. stimulated D. seduced4. The boy had been so mistreated that he was faced with a vast, uncomprehending _ every day. A. hesitation B. difficulty C. unease D. uncertainty5. He _ under oath that the woman had not been at the scene of the crime. A. testedB. contestedC. protestedD. testified 6

5、. Perspective in drawing gives the _ of depth. A. delusionB. disillusionmentC. disillusionD. illusion7. Ron thanked his _ for helping him through a tough time. A. benefactor B. beneficiary C. contestantD. arbitrate8. They criticized Martin Luther King for his rigid _ on non-violence. A. postureB. st

6、anceC. attitudeD. approach9. The budgets of several departments will require pruning. All the following can replace the underlined part EXCEPT _. A. trimmingB. choppingC. snipping D. mincing10. All of the women _ at how well formed the baby was. A. acclaimedB. declaimedC. exclaimed D. proclaimed11.

7、In Britain, the sovereign _ but does not govern. A. reinsB. reignsC. deignsD. feigns12. These teachers try to be objective when they evaluate the _ ability of their students. A. integratedB. integralC. segregatedD. desegregated13. A terrible traffic accident happened; people were saddened when they

8、watched the _ sight on TV. A. panicB. patrioticC. patheticD. periodic14.The element of nature must be _ with in any military campaign, which is a lesson we have learnt from Unit One in our text book. A. thought B. considered C. regardedD. reckoned15.Once they have a common goal, nothing _ their love

9、. A. stands up to B. gets along with C. gets in the way ofD. faces up to16.Heavy fighting has been going on after the Red Army had launched their _ against their enemy. A. offensive B. resistance C. occupation D. retreat17.The talks might _ for weeks before any concrete result is announced. A. press

10、 on B. drag on C. get bogged downD. hold out18. Most skin cancers can be cured if _ and treated early. A. stared B. looked C. studiedD. detected19.Thousands of ex-army officers have found _ jobs in private security firms A. helpful B. responsible C. lucrative D. academic20. The doctor _ Toms operati

11、on with x-rays and special exercises to make him stronger. A. followed up B. went after C. started upD. swept aside2. Friendly contacts between different peoples _ the cultural and economic interchange. A. grill B. oblige C. mountD. facilitate22. Irene is so incredibly musical and has a natural _ to

12、 perform. A. instinct B. conception C. perceptionD. implication23. To be _ with you, I think youre making a dreadful mistake by refusing to cooperate.A. responsible B. candid C. efficientD. discontent24. For my own part, I find that appearances are too often _. A. feasible B. insane C. offensiveD. d

13、eceptive25(1). The shopkeepers are complaining that business has been reduced to a _ of what it was before the outbreak of war. A. section B. portion C. trifleD. fraction25(2). He should _ what hes good at, and not switch to something he knows nothing about. A. take on B. stick to C. go onD. live on

14、26. You can _ the video camera on a tripod，so that you dont have to worry about holding it steady while you ask questions. A. mount B. displace C. carve D. eliminate27. They hurried there _ the meeting cancelled. In fact, they _ at all. A. only finding; mustnt have goneB. only to find; neednt have g

15、one C. only to find; mustnt have goneD. only finding; neednt have gone28. He left orders that nothing _ touched until the police arrived here. A. should beB. ought to beC. must beD. would be29. The team can handle whatever _. A. that needs handlingB. which needs handling C. it needs handlingD. needs

16、 to be handled30. His strong sense of humor was _ make everyone in the room burst out laughing. A. so as toB. so thatC. such as toD. such thatPart II Reading Comprehension ( 40 points )Section A: In this section, there are three passages. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished stateme

17、nts. For each of them four choices marked A, B, C and D are given. You should decide on the BEST choice for each question or unfinished statement and then write the appropriate letter on the ANSWER SHEET. (2x15 =30 points)Questions 1-5 are based on the following passage.Passage 1 The mental conseque

18、nces of our online info-crunching are not universally bad. Certain cognitive skills are strengthened by our use of computers and the Net. These tend to involve more primitive in mental functions, such as hand-eye coordination, reflex response, and the processing of visual cues. One much-cited study

19、of video gaming revealed that after just 10 days of playing action games on computers, a group of young people had significantly boosted the speed with which they could shift their visual focus between various images and task. It is likely that Web browsing also strengthens brain functions related t

20、o fast-paced problem solving, particularly when it requires sporting patterns in a welter of data. A British study of the way woman search for medical information online indicated that an experienced Internet user can, at least in some cases, assess the trustworthiness and probable value of Web page

21、 in a matter of seconds. The more we practice surfing and scanning, the more adept our brain becomes at those tasks. But it would be a serious mistake to look narrowly at such benefits and conclude that the Web is making us smarter. In a Science article published in early 2009, prominent development

22、al psychologist Patricia Greenfield reviewed more than forty studies of the effects of various types of media on intelligence and learning ability. She concluded that “every medium develops some cognitive skills at the expense of others.” Our growing use of the Net and other screen-based technologie

23、s, she wrote, has lead to “the widespread and sophisticated development of visual-spatial skills.” But those gains go hand in hand, with a weakening of our capacity for the kind of “deep processing” that underpins “mindful knowledge acquisition, inducted analysis, critical thinking, imagination, and

24、 reflection.” We know that, the human brain is highly plastic; neurons and synapses change as circumstances change. When we adapt to a new cultural phenomenon, including the use of a new medium, we end up with a different brain, says Michael Merzenich, a pioneer of the field of neuroplasticity. That

25、 means our online habits continue to reverberate in the workings of our brain cells even when were not at the computer. Were exercising the neural circuits devoted to skimming and multitasking while ignoring those used for reading and thinking deeply. Critics of new media sometimes use science itsel

26、f to press their case, citing research that shows how “experience can change the brain.” But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Yes, every time we learn a fact or a skill the writing of the brain changes; it is not as if the information is stored in the pancreas. But the existen

27、ce of neural plasticity, does not mean the brain is a blob of clay pounded into shape by experience.1. The author of the passage indicates which of the following about the use of screen-based technologies?A. It should be thoroughly started. B. It makes the brain increasingly rigid. C. It has some po

28、sitive effects. D. It should be widely encouraged.2. The author indicates that becoming adept at using internet can _.A. make people complacent about their health B. undermine the ability to think deeplyC. increase peoples social contactsD. improve peoples self confidence3. As used in Para 4, plasti

29、cs most nearly means_. A. malleable B. artificial C. creativity D. sculptural4. On which of the following points would the author most likely agree? A. Computer-savvy children tend to demonstrate better hand-eye coordination than do their parents. B. Those who criticize consumers of electronic media

30、 tend to overreact in their criticism. C. Improved vision-special skills do not generalize to improve their skills in other areas. D. Internet users are unlikely to prefer reading on screen text to reading actual books.5. The main purpose of the passage is to_ A. compare brain function in those who

31、play games on the internet and those who grows on it. B. to report on the problem-solving skills of individuals with varying levels of Internet experience. C. take a position on increasing financial support for studies related to technology and intelligence. D. make an argument about the effects of

32、electronic media use on the brain.Questions 6-10 are based on the following passage.Passage 2My emotions are complicated and not readily verifiable. I feel a vast yearning that is simultaneously a pleasure and a pain. I am certain of the consummation of this yearning, but I dont know yet what form i

33、t will take, since I do not understand quite what it is that the yearning desires. For the first time, there is borne in upon me the full truth of what I myself said to the doctor only an hour ago: that my motives in this undertaking are not entirely clear. Four years, for a lifetime, the machinery

34、of my destiny has worked in secret to prepare for this moment; its clockwork has moved exactly toward this time and place and no other. Rising slowly from the earth that bore me and give me sustenance, I am carried helplessly toward an uninhabited and hostile, or at best indifferent, part of the ear

35、th, littered with the bones of explorers and the wrecks of ships, frozen supply caches, messages scrawled with chilled fingers and hidden in cairns that no eye will ever see.Nobody has succeeded in this thing, and many have died. Yet in freely willing in this enterprise, in choosing this moment and

36、no other when the south wind will carry me exactly northward at a velocity of eight knots. I have converted the machinery of my fate into the servant of my will. All these I understand, as I understand each detail of the technique by which this is carried out. What I dont understand is why I am so i

37、ntent on going to this particular place. Who wants the North Pole! What good is it! Can you eat it? Will it carry you from Gotheburg to Malmo like a railway? The Danish ministers have declared from their pulpits that participation in polar expedition is beneficial to the souls eternal well-being, or

38、 so I read in the newspaper. It isnt clear how this doctrine is to be interpreted, except that the Pole is something difficult or impossible to attain which must nevertheless be sought for, because man is condemned to seek out and know everything whether or not the knowledge gives him pleasure. In s

39、hort, it is the same unthinking lust for knowledge that drove our First Parents out of the garden. And suppose, you were to find it in spite of all, this wonderful place that everybody is so anxious to stand on. What would you find? Practically nothing. A point precisely identical to all the others

40、in a completely featureless wasteland stretching around it for hundreds of miles. It is an abstraction, a mathematical fiction. No one but a Swedish madman could take the slightest interest in it. Here I am. The wind is still from the south, bearing us steadily northward at the speed of trotting dog

41、. Behind us, perhaps forever, like the Cities of Men with their teacups and their brass bedsteads. I am going forth of my own violation to join the ghosts of Bering and before Franklin, of frozen De Long and his men. What I am on the brink of knowing, I now see, is not that ephemeral mathematical sp

42、ot but myself. The doctor was right, even though I dislike him. Fundamentally, I am a dangerous madman, and what I do is both a challenge to my egotism and a surrender to it. 6. Over the course of the passage, the narrators attitude shifts from_.A. fear about the expedition to excitement about itB.

43、doubt about his abilities to confidence in themC. Uncertainty of his motives to recognition of themD. disdain for the North Pole to appreciation of it7. As used in Para. 1, “not readily verifiable” most nearly means_.A. unable to be authenticatedB. likely to be contradictedC. without empirical suppo

44、rtD. not completely understood8. The narrator indicates that many previous explorers seeking the North Pole have_.A. perished in that attempt. B. made surprising discoveriesC. failed to determine its exact locationD. had different motivations than his own9. Which choice best describes the narrators

45、view of his expedition to the North Pole?A. Immoral but inevitable B. Absurd but necessaryC. Socially beneficial but misunderstood D. Scientifically important but hazardous10. The question the narrator asks in Para. 2 (“Will it railway”) most nearly implies that _.A. balloons will never replace othe

46、r modes of transportationB . the North Pole is farther away than the cities usually reached by trainC. people often travel from one city to another without considering the implicationsD. reaching the North Pole has no foreseeable benefit to humanityQuestions 11-15 are based on the following passage.Passage 3 Psychologists agree that I.Q. contributes only about 20 percent of the factors that det