【考研类试卷】翻译硕士英语学位MTI考试四川外国语大学2013年真题及答案解析.doc

1、翻译硕士英语学位 MTI考试四川外国语大学 2013年真题及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)1.The government fretted that the 1 had illegally got the technology for making nuclear weapons. (terror) （分数：1.00）2.A recent study says women easily form negative attitude to other women, while on the other hand men are more 1 of their peers.

2、(tolerate) （分数：1.00）3.A man of learning, if he does not wish to 1 himself, must never cease to participate in public affairs. (grade) （分数：1.00）4.Wastes only become pollutants when their levels rise to the point at which nature“s 1 systems are overwhelmed and can no longer cope. (pure) （分数：1.00）5.The

3、 child let out a scream and then shrieked 1. “Stop it! Stop it! You“re killing me!“ (hysteria) （分数：1.00）6.Apart from adding to the economic 1 of society, unemployment results in dissatisfied and frustrated individuals who are forced by circumstances to remain unproductive. (balance) （分数：1.00）7.What

4、he wants to spell out in his book is the corruption of the rich and their 1 desire for more money and power. (satiate) （分数：1.00）8.The one industry 1 by the general depression of trade is the beauty industry because American women continue to spend on their faces and bodies. (affect) （分数：1.00）9.The m

5、ost 1 and largest German liner to be built since the war was launched at Hamburg. (luxury) （分数：1.00）10.Women predominate in the lower-paying, menial, unrewarding, dead-end jobs, and when they do reach better positions, they are 1 paid less than a man for the same job. (vary) （分数：1.00）11.The storm sw

6、eeping over this area now is sure to cause _ of vegetables in the coming year.（分数：1.00）A.scarcityB.varietyC.rarityD.invalidity12.The connoisseurs“ opinions differed greatly as to the question whether the picture on show was a (n) _ Picasso painting.（分数：1.00）A.explicitB.reliableC.stringentD.authentic

7、13.Today surgery is more concerned with repairing and _ functions than with the removal of organs.（分数：1.00）A.redesigningB.reviewingC.restoringD.reserving14.The effect is _, he said, because sleep-restricted people report not feeling sleepy, even though their performance on tasks declines markedly.（分

8、数：1.00）A.pennissiveB.permissibleC.permutableD.pernicious15.All human communication experts agree that we use both verbal and nonverbal methods to _ message to each other.（分数：1.00）A.transferB.convertC.modifyD.convey16.With its power of displaying a reality that has no _ existence, the mirror could sy

9、mbolize the mystery of the universe.（分数：1.00）A.unrealB.surrealC.tangibleD.pragmatic17.Job fairs are usually very lively and informal, and you can roam _, surveying what is on offer and gathering literature on jobs you might not have considered in the everyday run of things.（分数：1.00）A.at restB.at pea

10、ceC.at leisureD.at speed18.In children“s story books, a policeman is sometimes depicted as a _ figure but, as a matter of fact, he is very helpful in enforcing law and order.（分数：1.00）A.pompousB.courageousC.gallantD.staunch19.The motion picture is only a series of still photographs which are _ and vi

11、ewed in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement and continuity.（分数：1.00）A.slicedB.splicedC.splitD.spilt20.There are certain pairs of words which illustrate the way in which sexual connotations are given to feminine words while the masculine words retain a serious businesslike _.（分数：1.00）

12、A.lookB.auraC.sensationD.facade21.In their productions, choreographers of modern dance have introduced humor, protested social injustice, and _ psychological problems.（分数：1.00）A.solvedB.exacerbatedC.probedD.interfered22.Right up until the 19th century, physicians and philosophers regarded sleep as a

13、 state of near _ in which there was no mental activity, a kind of halfway stage between wakefulness and death.（分数：1.00）A.oblivionB.fantasyC.allusionD.illusion23.Associated with the issue of enabling older people to be active participants in a country“s development is the need for lifelong learning p

14、rograms to _ members of the ageing population to find employment.（分数：1.00）A.empowerB.entrustC.embedD.entice24.The parents are _ towards the issue as to whether their child should walk to school or the father should drive him to school.（分数：1.00）A.ambivalentB.ambiguousC.arbitraryD.approximate25.Howeve

15、r, there is some evidence that culturally _ management result in higher and better business performance as well as increased competitiveness.（分数：1.00）A.congenitalB.coincidentC.contingentD.congruent26.All the people in the stadium cheered up when they saw hundreds of colorful balloons _ slowly into t

16、he sky.（分数：1.00）A.ascendingB.elevatingC.escalatingD.increasing27.His office is _ to the President“s; it usually takes him about three minutes to get there.（分数：1.00）A.relatedB.adhesiveC.adherentD.adjacent28.These melodious folk songs are generally _ to Smith, a very important musician of the century.

17、（分数：1.00）A.committedB.contributedC.ascribedD.composed29.As a gifted writer, an _ politician, a penetrating thinker, he stood far above the intellectual movement of which he become the leader.（分数：1.00）A.inherentB.ingeniousC.indigenousD.indulgent30.At the inaugural address yesterday the President got

18、his most enthusiastic _ applause when he talked about tax cuts which would help revive the economy.（分数：1.00）A.simultaneousB.spontaneousC.homogenousD.heterogeneous三、Part Reading Compr(总题数：3，分数：40.00)A One of the most pivotal moments in American literature occurred near the end of the nineteenth centu

19、ry as authors such as a young man named Stephen Crane began to embrace a literary style forged in Europe a bit earlier and which would come to be known as naturalism. Crane was born to parents in the ministry and grew up in a household grounded in religious beliefs and context. Yet, before long, Cra

20、ne had, for the most part, rejected religion and the idea of divine intervention in favor of a more hands-on approach to the world. As he began to develop as a writer, naturalist themes of man versus nature, the unrelenting power of nature, and an objective view of the world began to dominate his wr

21、iting. Naturalists attempted to depict the most accurate view of life unadulterated and unobstructed by external commentary or spiritual intervention. Ultimately, Crane“s masterful short story The Open Boat stands as one of the most complete and developed works of the naturalist genre. B The first a

22、pparent element of naturalism in The Open Boat is its subject mattera shipwreck. Being as true to life as possible is one of the most common goals of a naturalistic writer, and, in this short story, Crane is no exception. It did not come from Crane“s imagination. Rather, it stemmed from his personal

23、 experience. As a young war reporter, Crane was on his way from Florida to Cuba when his vessel, the Commodore, encountered a violent tempest. Within hours, the ship had sunk, leaving a few lucky survivors on a tiny lifeboat to be subjected to the fury of nature. Throughout the story, Crane depicts

24、scene after scene as if they were snapshots or a short film of what the men in the boat were up against. Through his prose, Crane is able to reveal the unadulterated, brutal realism manifest in nature itself. C At the end of the story, the men“s realization of the strength of nature helps them to ov

25、ercome their fear of drowning and accept the death of the oiler. The men are afraid of drowning, which is evident when they recite, “If I am going to be drowned.“ This is recited at three different times, before and during their long night out on the boat, thus suggesting that the men are afraid of

26、drowning. During the long night, “A high cold star on a winter“s night is the word he feels that she says to him. Thereafter he knows the pathos of his situation.“ Each man realizes that nature is greater than him; therefore, each man understands that he must endure whatever nature throws at him. Al

27、so, during this night on the boat, each man comes to the conclusion that his fate is in the hands of nature, in the morning, the men see that they will not be rescued by anyone. As a result of their understanding of their situation that is acquired during the night about the might of nature, they ar

28、e able to overcome their fear of drowning, and thus death. D Prior to the time when the men jump out of the boat, “the correspondent, observing the others, knew that they were not afraid.“ The men, because they understand the strength of nature, are able to conquer their fear of death. The men accep

29、t their fate; whatever it may be. “There were no hurried words, no pallor, no plain agitation. The men simply looked at the shore.“ The correspondent, in the face of mortal peril before leaving the boat, is also not afraid of dying, “it merely occurred to him that if he should drown it would be a sh

30、ame.“ When the men swim onto shore, they know that they may die or just as easily live; the outcome is out of their control. Thus, it comes as no surprise to the men when they see one of their comrades, the oiler, dead. The fact that he is the strongest of the men when he “was swimming strongly and

31、rapidly,“ further shows the power of nature that the men have come to realize. The men“s understanding of nature allows them to overcome their fear of death by drowning and make a run at the shore without trepidation. E As Crane continues with the theme of man versus nature in The Open Boat , the el

32、ement of pessimism, crucial to any naturalistic work, becomes quite apparent. The men are at the mercy of the storms and the seas and cannot do much to save themselves. In this sense, Crane reveals the indifference of nature and the universe in relation to the life or plight of human beings in gener

33、al. It is obvious to him that angels will not swoop down and save the unfortunate men. The situation of the shipwreck is ideal because ordinary, everyday people must face an extreme situation from which it is more than likely that they will perish. Crane continually creates a mood of impending doom

34、and the punishing nature of the universe throughout the story. Along the way, he provides little commentary on the situation, forcing readers to place themselves immediately in the boat with the men while enforcing the dark tone of the story. But, even to Crane and most naturalist writers, all is no

35、t lost. Though the outcome is bleak, Crane does add a glimmer of hope to the story. While in general the individual may seem insignificant in the grand scheme or the universe or to nature itself; Crane instills the importance or camaraderie in the story. For instance, all the sailors cast their rank

36、s aside and help each other swim to shore for safety. In order to survive, the individuals in the boat must cooperate and help each other against the forces of nature. Together they have some dominion of control over their fate, but less so individually. Though they are isolated out among the waves

37、in sight of shore, they remain unified in their struggle for survival, which undermines the predominant pessimistic outlook or the story as a whole. F While Crane“s work The Open Boat is a dark account of a chance situation that turns fatal for many, but not all, of the crew of the Commodore, it als

38、o sets forth the main elements of a naturalistic literary work at the turn of the twentieth century. Despite the fact that nature can be unrelenting and compassionless towards humans at any given moment, Crane ultimately shows how individuals still always have the capacity to strive together to over

39、come hardships and disasters. Furthermore, the accuracy and detail by Crone shun any possibility of a sugarcoated reality and reveal the true ferocity of nature as it is. Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 1? On your Answer Sheet, write YES if the stat

40、ement agrees with the claims of the writerNO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writerNOT GIVERN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this.（分数：10.00）(1).In Crane“s view, nature is merciless to human sufferings.（分数：1.00）(2).Naturalists“ view of life was often obstructed

41、 by spirituality.（分数：1.00）(3).A negative outlook on life and events is a major theme of The Open Boat .（分数：1.00）(4).Naturalists placed more emphasis on representing life as it appeared to them.（分数：1.00）(5).In The Open Boat , Crane attempts to address his own spiritual beliefs to his readers.（分数：1.00

42、）(6).For each question below, choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Which of the following can be inferred from this passage about Stephen Crane?（分数：1.00）A.He enjoyed the ministry and listening to preachersB.He did not enjoy writ

43、ing when he was youngC.He was rivaled by no other author of his timeD.He was not in tune with the beliefs of his parents(7).According to this passage, The Open Boat is important as a naturalist work because -|_|-.（分数：1.00）A.it is a true account based on Crane“s own personal experienceB.it is based o

44、n a series of events in a shipwreck that Crane heard ofC.it reveals that the isolation of an individual is a dangerous tacticD.it does not attempt to glorify Crane“s heroism against nature(8).The author discusses nature in paragraph C in order to -|_|-.（分数：1.00）A.show that nature is always a strong

45、support for people in plightB.prove that it is a futile effort to fight against the forces of natureC.highlight the importance of mutual efforts in surviving a disasterD.reveal Crane“s belief that only divine intervention can save humanity(9).Besides shipwreck, another naturalistic element of The Op

46、en Boat is manifest in -|_|-.（分数：1.00）A.placing the reader in the midst of the plight of the charactersB.depicting a bleak scene in a more or less light toneC.keeping the reader far removed from the actual plotlineD.providing the reader with an open ending with different possibilities(10).The underl

47、ined phrase “sugarcoated reality“ in paragraph F most probably means -|_|-.（分数：1.00）A.reality which is depicted in an obscure mannerB.reality which is made to appear idealC.reality which is bitter and cruelD.reality which is promising and meaningfulA The pressure to transform our institutions of lea

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