1、2012 年中山大学翻译硕士英语真题试卷及答案解析(总分：112.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Vocabulary(总题数：30，分数：60.00)1.The old couple moved to the countryside_their health for the doctor said fresh airwould do them good.（分数：2.00）A.for the sake ofB.because ofC.In case ofD.in spite of2.Lover of towns_I am. I realize that I owe a debt to my e
2、arly country life.（分数：2.00）A.becauseB.whereC.whoD.as3.She was trying_by the teacher in class.（分数：2.00）A.avoiding questioningB.avoiding to questionC.to avoid being questionedD.to avoid questioning4._, I must do another experiment.（分数：2.00）A.Be it ever so lateB.It is ever so lateC.It be ever so lateD.
3、So late it be ever5.He might have been killed_the arrival of the police.（分数：2.00）A.except forB.but forC.withD.for6.He“s_as a “bellyacher“he“s always complaining about something.（分数：2.00）A.who is knownB.whom is knownC.what is knownD.which is known7.The law requires that everyone_his car checked at le
4、ast once a year.（分数：2.00）A.hasB.would haveC.haveD.will have8.Until then, his family_from him for six months.（分数：2.00）A.didn“t hearB.hasn“t been hearingC.hasn“t heardD.hadn“t heard9.Nowhere but in the continuous research work _find the meaning of his life.（分数：2.00）A.for him toB.he canC.he couldD.can
5、he10.In order to escape from the boring and heavy study tasks, many students choose to play video games to feel_.（分数：2.00）A.emotionally highB.high emotionalC.high emotionallyD.emotional high11.By the time Bob arrives in Beijing_.（分数：2.00）A.we have been staying here for two daysB.it has been for two
6、days we have stayed hereC.it is already two days before we have arrived hereD.we will have stayed here for two days12.Carmakers challenged the law, in part_C02, was not an air pollutant.（分数：2.00）A.on the groundB.on groundC.on the ground thatD.on ground that13._in a famed university abroad was what h
7、is parents wished for.（分数：2.00）A.The boy to be cultivatedB.The boy cultivatedC.The boy“s being cultivatedD.The boy was cultivated14.We looked for a table to sit down, but they were all_.（分数：2.00）A.reserved forB.engaged forC.used upD.taken up15.In spite of his_appearance, his movements were as spirit
8、ed as a young man“s.（分数：2.00）A.agingB.agedC.being agedD.having aged16.Sales usually go up in the stores during December, but_again after Christmas.（分数：2.00）A.drop offB.drop outC.drop byD.drop down17.It was impolite for you to leave without saying goodbye; you really_have done so.（分数：2.00）A.shouldn“t
9、B.wouldn“tC.couldn“tD.mustn“t18.The detective and his assistant have begun to_the mysterious murder.（分数：2.00）A.look intoB.see toC.make overD.come through19._travels faster than_.（分数：2.00）A.The light, soundB.Light, the soundC.Light, soundD.The light, the sound20.Being wronged, the little girl tried t
10、o_her tears at first, but on seeing her mother, she burst out crying.（分数：2.00）A.keep awayB.keep toC.keep upD.keep back21.Their refusal to sign the international treaty was_by many countries in the world.（分数：2.00）A.announcedB.denouncedC.renouncedD.pronounced22.When she saw how frightened he was at hi
11、s mistake, her anger began to_.（分数：2.00）A.fade awayB.die awayC.fall downD.die down23.Mary is so_about her weight that she doesn“t eat staple food at all.（分数：2.00）A.sensibleB.sensationalC.senselessD.sensitive24.His dog was_by a truck last night and died immediately.（分数：2.00）A.run intoB.run overC.run
12、outD.run through25.The Christmas presents were all_in shiny paper.（分数：2.00）A.done overB.done withC.done outD.done up26.The diamond is very big. It_any diamond that I“ve ever seen.（分数：2.00）A.dwellsB.dwarfsC.distainsD.dwindles27.Mary became _ homesick and critical of the United States, so she fled fro
13、m her home in west Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria.（分数：2.00）A.completelyB.sincerelyC.absolutelyD.increasingly28.It is well known that knowledge is the_condition for expansion of mind.（分数：2.00）A.incompatibleB.incredibleC.indefiniteD.indispensable29.The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accu
14、sing look for her _attitude toward customers.（分数：2.00）A.impartialB.mildC.hostileD.opposing30.Since it is too late to change my mind now. I am_to carrying out the plan.（分数：2.00）A.obligedB.committedC.engagedD.resolved二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：5，分数：50.00)I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and yea
15、r-round sun. You may think people in such a glamorous, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness. Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is wh
16、at we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper more abiding emotion. Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bri
17、ng happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends. I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fan. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties , fancy cars, expensive homes
18、, everything that spells “ happiness“. But in memoir after memoir, celebrities reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness. Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating
19、to be less and less satisfying. If he“s honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in tact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features. Similarly, c
20、ouples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness. They can dine out ever they want and sleep as late as they want. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night“s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don“t know any parent who would choose
21、 the word fun to describe raising children. Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations we can ever come to. It liberates time; now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates
22、 money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be ha
23、ppy at all.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following is true?（分数：2.00）A.Fun creates long-lasting satisfactionB.Fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness.C.Happiness is enduring whereas fun is short-lived.D.Fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness.(2).To the author, Hollywood stars all h
24、ave an important role to play that is to_.（分数：2.00）A.write memoir after memoir about their happinessB.tell the public that happiness has nothing to do with funC.teach people how to enjoy their livesD.bring happiness to the public instead of going to glamorous parties(3).In the author“s opinion, marr
25、iage_.（分数：2.00）A.affords greater funB.leads to raising childrenC.indicates commitmentD.ends in pain(4).Couples having infant children_.（分数：2.00）A.are lucky since they can have a whole night“s sleepB.find fun in tucking them into bed at nightC.find more time to play and joke with themD.derive happine
26、ss from their endeavor(5).If one gets the meaning of the true sense of happiness, he will_.（分数：2.00）A.stop playing games and joking with othersB.make the best use of his time increasing happinessC.give a free hand to moneyD.keep himself with his familyFilm has properties that set it apart from paint
27、ing, sculpture, novels, and plays. It is also, in its most popular and powerful form, a story telling medium that shares many elements with the short story and the novel. And since film presents its stories in dramatic form, it has even more in common with the stage play; Both plays and movies act o
28、ut or dramatize, show rather than tell, what happens. Unlike the novel, short story, or play, however, film is not handy to study; it cannot be effectively frozen on the printed page. The novel and short story are relatively easy to study because they are written to be read. The stage play is slight
29、ly more difficult to study because it is written to be performed. But plays are printed, and because they rely heavily on the spoken word, imaginative readers can conjure up at least a pale imitation of the experience they might have been watching a performance on stage. This cannot be said of the s
30、creenplay, for a film depends greatly on visual and other nonvisual elements that are not easily expressed in writing. The screenplay requires so much “filling in“ by our imagination that we cannot really approximate the experience of a film by reading a screenplay, and reading a screenplay is worth
31、while only if we have already seen the film. Thus, most screenplays are published not to read but rather to be remembered. Still, film should not be ignored because studying it requires extra effort. And the fact that we do not generally “read“ films does not mean we should ignore the principles of
32、literary or dramatic analysis when we see a film. Literature and films do share many elements and communicate many things in similar ways. Perceptive film analysis rests on the principles used in literary analysis, and if we apply what we have learned in the study of literature to our analysis of fi
33、lms, we will be far ahead of those who do not. Therefore, before we turn to the unique elements of film, we need to look into the elements that film shares with any good story. Dividing film into its various elements for analysis is a somewhat artificial process, for the elements of any art form nev
34、er exist in isolation. It is impossible, for example, to isolate plot from character; Events influence people, and people influence events; the two are always closely interwoven in any fictional, dramatic, or cinematic work. Nevertheless, the analytical method uses such a fragmenting technique for e
35、ase and convenience. But it does so with the assumption that we can study these elements in isolation without losing sight of their interdependence or their relationship to the whole.（分数：10.00）(1).What is mainly discussed in the text?（分数：2.00）A.The uniqueness of film.B.The importance of film analysi
36、s.C.How to identify the techniques a film uses.D.The relationship between film analysis and literary analysis.(2).Why is it not handy to study film?（分数：2.00）A.Because screenplay is not as well written as literary works.B.Because a film cannot be effectively represented by a printed screenplayC.Becau
37、se a film is too complicated.D.Because publishers prefer to publish literary works.(3).From the third paragraph we learn that_.（分数：2.00）A.the means by which we analyze a literary work cannot be applied to film analysisB.a good film and a good story have many elements in commonC.we should not pay ext
38、ra effort to study filmsD.using the principles of literary analysis makes no difference in film analysis(4).Why can“t we divide film into various elements for analysis?（分数：2.00）A.Because these elements are interwoven with each other and cannot be separated without failing to appreciate a film as a w
39、hole.B.Because films cannot be written down and it is inconvenient to analyze themC.Because films elements are too complicated.D.Because films need not to be analyzed in detail.(5).What does the word “it“ refers to in the last sentence of the passage?（分数：2.00）A.The analytical method.B.The fragmentin
40、g technique.C.Ease.D.Convenience.Modern technology and science have produced a wealth of new materials and new ways of using old materials. For the artist this means wider opportunities. There is no doubt that the limitations of materials and nature of tools both restrict and shape a man“s work. Obs
41、erve how the development of plastics and light metals along with new methods of welding has changed the direction of sculpture. Transparent plastic materials allow one to look through an object, to see its various sides superimposed on each other (as in Cubism or in an X-ray). Today, welding is as p
42、revalent as casting was in the past. This new method encourages open designs, where surrounding and intervening space becomes as important as form itself. More ambiguous than other scientific inventions familiar to modern artists, but no less influential , are the psychoanalytic studies of Freud and
43、 his followers, discoveries that have infiltrated recent art, especially Surrealism. The Surrealists, in their struggle to escape the monotony and frustrations of everyday life, claimed that dreams were the only hope. Turning to the irrational world of their unconscious, they banished all time barri
44、ers and moral judgements to combine disconnected dream experiences from the past, present and intervening psychological states. The Surrealists were concerned with overlapping emotions more than with overlapping forms. Their paintings often become segmented capsules of associative experiences. For t
45、hem, obsessive and often unrelated images replaced the direct emotional message of expressionism. They did not need to smash paint and canvas; they went beyond this to smash the whole continuity of logical thought. There is little doubt that contemporary art has taken much from contemporary life. In
46、 a period when science has made revolutionary strides, artists in their studios have not been unaware of scientists in their laboratories. But this has rarely been a one-way street. Painters and sculptors, through admittedly influenced by modern science, have also molded and changed our world. If br
47、eak-up has been a vital part of their expression, it has not always been a symbol of destruction. Quite the contrary : it has been used to examine more fully, to penetrate more deeply, to analyze more thoroughly , to enlarge, isolate and make more familiar certain aspects of lire that earlier we wer
48、e apt to neglect. In addition, it sometimes provides rich multiple experiences so organized as not merely to reflect our world, but in fact to interpret it.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the passage, it is true that_.（分数：2.00）A.artistic creations seem to be the reproductions of modern technologyB.artist
49、ic creations have made great strides scientificallyC.artistic creations appear to be incapable of ignoring material advancesD.artistic creations are the reflection of the material world(2).The welding techniques_.（分数：2.00）A.can cause a lot of changes in sculpture artsB.permit details of an object to be seen clearlyC.can superimpose multiple sides of sculptor“s designsD.can make artists adaptable to sur
