【考研类试卷】翻译硕士英语学位MTI考试武汉大学2013年真题及答案解析.doc

1、翻译硕士英语学位 MTI 考试武汉大学 2013 年真题及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary(总题数：40，分数：20.00)1.A man“s worth lies not so much in _ he has as in _ he is.（分数：0.50）A.that, thatB.that, whatC.what, thatD.what, what2.She ran back into the room to see _ he _ anything behind.（分数：0.50）A.if, had forgottenB.if, ha

2、d leftC.that, had forgottenD.that, had left3.Life, as the TV series demonstrates, is too complex for _ endings.（分数：0.50）A.intricateB.ambiguousC.straightforwardD.recognizable4.The editor found the articles so _ that he hesitated to print them.（分数：0.50）A.positiveB.circuitousC.provocativeD.improbable5.

3、She was subject to both admiration and _ exposing the indiscretions of a prominent politician.（分数：0.50）A.reproachB.avariceC.commendationD.acclaim6.The ancient city of Pompeii lay _ in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius for more than 1,700 years under a deep layer of volcanic（分数：0.50）A.titledB.unconsciousC

4、.buriedD.despairing7.Every year thousands of Moslems make a (n) _ to the holy city of Mecca.（分数：0.50）A.expeditionB.tourC.excursionD.pilgrimage8.Despite the _ of many of their colleagues, some scholars have begun to emphasize “pop culture“ as a key for _ the myths, hopes, and fears of contemporary so

5、ciety.（分数：0.50）A.antipathyB.discernmentC.skepticismD.enthusiasm9.The results of the experiments performed by Elizabeth Hazen and Rachel Brown were _ not only because these results challenged old assumptions but also because they called the _ methodology into question.（分数：0.50）A.provocativeB.predicta

6、bleC.intriguingD.specious10.Because outlaws were denied _ under medieval law, anyone could raise a hand against them with legal _.（分数：0.50）A.dignityB.protectionC.rightsD.provisions11.Rather than enhancing a country“s security, the successful development of nuclear weapons could serve at first to inc

7、rease that country“s _.（分数：0.50）A.boldnessB.influenceC.responsibilityD.vulnerability12.The _ of mass literacy coincided with the first industrial revolution; in turn, the new expansion in literacy, as well as cheaper printing, helped to nurture the _ of popular literature.（分数：0.50）A.buildingB.reappe

8、aranceC.selectionD.emergence13.Although ancient tools were _ preserved, enough have survived to allow us to demonstrate an occasionally interrupted but generally _ progress through prehistory.（分数：0.50）A.partiallyB.unwittinglyC.rarelyD.needlessly14.An investigation that is _ can occasionally yield ne

9、w facts, even notable ones, but typically the appearance of such facts is the result of a search in a definite direction.（分数：0.50）A.timelyB.unguidedC.consistentD.uncomplicated15.The spellings of many Old English words have been _ in the living language, although their pronunciations have changed.（分数

10、：0.50）A.preservedB.preemptedC.revisedD.improved16.The sheer diversity of tropical plants represents a seemingly _ source of raw materials, of which only a few have been utilized.（分数：0.50）A.exploitedB.quantifiableC.inexhaustibleD.remarkable17.Social tensions among adult factions can be _ by politics,

11、 but adolescents and children have no such _ for resolving their conflict with the exclusive world of adults.（分数：0.50）A.intensifiedB.complicatedC.adjustedD.revealed18.I will overlook _ so rude to my sister this time but don“t let it happen again.（分数：0.50）A.you to beB.you to have beenC.your beingD.yo

12、u having been19.The final document was, of course, supposed to mend the damage _ upon the world by the war.（分数：0.50）A.imposedB.compelledC.impressedD.compressed20.Texas, the second largest state of America, is _ in natural resources.（分数：0.50）A.wealthyB.scatteredC.abundantD.deposited21.Have you anythi

13、ng to say _ the proposal of taking immediate actions?（分数：0.50）A.with regard toB.on behalf ofC.in contrast toD.for the purpose of22.The atmosphere is as much a part of the earth as _ its soils and the water of its lakes, rivers and oceans.（分数：0.50）A.areB.doC.isD.has23.Our house is about a mile from t

14、he station and there are not many houses _.（分数：0.50）A.in betweenB.far apartC.among themD.from each other24.Professor Smith and Professor Brown will _ in giving the class lectures.（分数：0.50）A.alterB.changeC.alternateD.differ25.The ratio of the work done by the machine _ the work done on it is called e

15、fficiency of the machine.（分数：0.50）A.againstB.toC.withD.for26.I _ to him because he phoned me shortly afterwards.（分数：0.50）A.ought to have writtenB.couldn“t have writtenC.must have writtenD.needn“t have written27.There was a knock at the door. It was the second time someone _ me that evening.（分数：0.50）

16、A.had interruptedB.to have interruptedC.would have interruptedD.to interrupt28.I left the office earlier than usual this morning _ traffic jam.（分数：0.50）A.in line withB.in case ofC.for the sake ofD.at the risk of29.Once they had fame, fortune, secure futures; _ is utter poverty.（分数：0.50）A.Now that al

17、l is leftB.Now all which is leftC.Now all that is leftD.Now all what is left30.Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion for we need to have factual knowledge _ our thinking.（分数：0.50）A.which to be based onB.upon which to baseC.which to base uponD.to which to be based31.One of the requiremen

18、ts for a fire is that the material _ to its burning temperature.（分数：0.50）A.is heatedB.be heatedC.will be heatedD.would be heated32._ the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprising how relatively small the German economy actually is.（分数：0.50）A.To giveB.GivingC.GivenD.Having given33.

19、Some people viewed the findings with caution, noting that a cause-and-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains _.（分数：0.50）A.to be shownB.to have been shownC.to have shownD.being shown34.Rebecca _ me earlier if she did not like her house she bought last month.（分数：0.50）A.told meB

20、.had toldC.would tellD.would have told35.The police have caught that _ man who carried off the pure girl, tying her to the railway line.（分数：0.50）A.irrevocableB.dandifiedC.immemorialD.villainous36.They rarely study natural events, and only in so far as they _ on the human world.（分数：0.50）A.inspireB.im

21、plantC.impingeD.emerge37.I“ve always really had to depend on having someone else for the _ stuff so that I can keep things fairly simple for myself.（分数：0.50）A.intricateB.strikingC.superbD.sumptuous38.He can also take over the parenting role and provide her with _ from the rigors of what is a twenty-

22、four-hour-a day job.（分数：0.50）A.vestigeB.respiteC.divergenceD.blandness39.Traditionally it has been common practice for schools to seek to maintain discipline and control misbehavior via the _ of authority and the employment of sanctions as punishments.（分数：0.50）A.exertionB.subjugationC.divergenceD.ca

23、tastrophe40.The room was spoiled by a (n) _ of ugly little ornaments.（分数：0.50）A.guildB.persecutionC.atmosphereD.profusion二、Part Proofrdading (总题数：1，分数：10.00)The term “attachment“ and “bonding“ are often used interchangeably, even though they had similar implications. 1 However, they have quite disti

24、nctive meanings. Bonding actually refers to the parent“s ties to the infant and thought to occur in the 2 first hours or days of life. Attachment, in contrast, refers to the relationship between infants and primary caregivers, who develops 3 gradually. Parent to infant bonding has been argued to occ

25、ur quite suddenly, especially upon first contact with the infant immediately after birth. There is no so implication in the term 4 attachment. As with any vital relationship there can be no instant attachment. Rather, the infant-caregiver relationship builds over time. It evolves through a series of

26、 characteristic phases, with each phase 5 drawing on the one before. In fact, newborn infants are not yet capable of attachment, since they have few ability to distinguish one person 6 than another and no concept of a permanent object. Because 7 attachment refers to a relationship and not simply an

27、experience, it is appropriate to say that an attachment relationship has formed 8 until the second half year. Even then the relationship is not fully formed or fixed. It continues to evolve toward John Bowlby called 9 a “partnership“ during the preschool years and to be elaborated thereafter, From t

28、he bonding perspective there are critical moments just following birth when the parental, tie must be formed. Whether for mother or father, such experiences are thought to cement the connection with the infant. Following such an opportunity, a permanent bond will be formed, without such an opportuni

29、ty the possibility of ever forming a bond is called into a question. For better or worse the 10 relationship is fixed and the child“s well-being is thought to hinge upon this.（分数：10.00）三、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Section One(总题数：2，分数：20.00)In the art of the Middle Ages, we never encounter t

30、he personality of the artist as an individual; rather it is diffused through the artistic genius of centuries embodied in the rifles of religious art. Art of the Middle Ages is first a sacred script, the symbols and meanings of which were well settled. The circular halo placed vertically behind the

31、head signifies sainthood, while the halo impressed with a cross signifies divinity. By bare feet, we recognize God, the angels, Jesus Christ and the apostles, but for an artist to have the Virgin Mary depicted with bare feet would have been tantamount to heresy. Several concentric, wavy lines repres

32、ent the sky, while parallel lines water or the sea. A tree which is to say a single stalk with two or three stylized leaves informs us that the scene is laid on earth. A tower with a window indicates a village, and, should an angel be watching from depicted with curly hair, a short beard, and a tons

33、ure, while Saint Paul has always a bald head and a long beard. A second characteristic of this iconography is obedience to a sacred mathematics. “The Divine Wisdom“, wrote Saint Augustine, “reveals itself everywhere in numbers“, a doctrine attributable to the Neo-Platonists who revived the genius of

34、 Pythagoras. Twelve is the master number of the Church and is the product of three, the number of the Trinity, and four, the number of material elements. The number seven, the most mysterious of all numbers, is the sum of four and three. There are the seven ages of man, seven virtues, and seven plan

35、ets; in the final analysis, the seven-tone scale of Gregorian music is the sensible embodiment of the order of the universe. Numbers require also symmetry. At Charters, a stained glass window show the four prophets, Isaac, Eekiel, Danniel, and Jerimiah, carrying on their shoulders the four evangelis

36、ts, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. A third characteristic of art is to be a symbolic language, showing us one thing and inviting us to see another. In this respect, the artist was called upon to imitate God, who had hidden a profound meaning behind the literal and wished itself to be a moral lesson t

37、o man. Thus, every painting is an allegory. In a scene of the final judgment, we can see the foolish virgins at the left hand of Jesus and the wise at his right hand, and we understand that this symbolizes those who are lost and those who are saved. Even seemingly insignificant details carry hidden

38、meaning: The lion in a stained glass window is the figure of the Resurrection. These, then, are the definite characteristics of art of the Middle Ages, a system within which even the most mediocre talent was elevated by the genius of the centuries. The artists of the early renaissance broke with tra

39、dition at their own peril. When they are not outstanding, they are scarcely able to avoid insignificant and banality in their religious works, and even when they are great, they“re no more than the equals of the old masters who passively followed the sacred rules.（分数：10.00）(1).All of the following a

40、re likely to be found in the art of the Middle Ages EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.A circular halo placed vertically behind the headB.A lovely child with curly hair, a short beard, and a tonsureC.The lion in a stained glass windowD.The Virgin Mary depicted with bare feet(2).Why is number seven so important in

41、the art of the Middle Ages?（分数：2.00）A.It is a mysterious number signifying a lot of themes of divinityB.A lot of images in the art of the Middle Ages much appear in sevenC.There are seven most important divinities in the religionD.There are altogether seven colors in the palette(3).According to the

42、passage, which of the following statements is INCORRECT?（分数：2.00）A.Parallel lines represent the water or the seaB.Twelve is the master number of the ChurchC.The artist does not teach man moral lesson in his artD.The order of the universe is manifested in the seven-tone scale of Gregorian music(4).Al

43、l the following conclusions can be deducted from the passage EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.little originality is allowed in the art of the Middle AgesB.art has become an embodiment of the religious beliefsC.the artists are generally confirmed in establishing themselves in the artistic communityD.the images in

44、 the art of the Middle Ages are so symbolic that they are difficult to understand(5).Which of the following can be substituted for the word “mediocre“ in the last paragraph?（分数：2.00）A.MysteriousB.UndistinguishedC.UnorthodoxD.OutstandingDavid Landes, author of The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why S

45、ome Are So Rich and Some So Poor , credits the world“s economic and social progress over the last thousand years to “Western civilization and its dissemination“. The reason, he believes, is that Europeans invented systematic economic development. Landes adds that three unique aspects of culture were

46、 crucial ingredients in Europe“s economic growth. First, science developed as an autonomous method of intellectual inquiry that successfully disengaged itself from the social constraints of organized religion and from the political constraints of centralized authority. Though Europe lacked a politic

47、al center, its scholars benefited from the use of a single vehicle of communication: Latin. This common tongue facilitated an adversarial discourse in which new ideas about the physical world could be tested, demonstrated, and then accepted across the continent and eventually across the world. Secon

48、d, Landes espouses a generalized form of Max Weber“s thesis that the values of work, initiative, and investment made the difference for Europe. Despite his emphasis on science, Landes does not stress the notion of rationality as such. In his view, “what counts is work, thrift, honesty, patience, and

49、 tenacity.“ The only route to economic success for individuals or states is working hard, spending less than you earn, and investing the rest in productive capacity. This is his fundamental explanation of the problem posed by his book“s subtitle: “Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor“. For historical reasonsan emphasis on private property,