1、翻译硕士英语学位 MTI 考试武汉大学 2014 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.The U. S government is made up of three portions ; executive, legislative and judicial.（分数：0.50）A.partsB.ingredientsC.principlesD.proportions2.For 18 months, Iran repeatedly rebuffed all U. S proposals to free
2、 the hostages.（分数：0.50）A.rebukedB.rejectedC.abusedD.filtered3.The common earthworm is made up of round segments , commonly divided into anterior and posterior.（分数：0.50）A.organsB.cellsC.ringsD.sections4.Slander has destroyed many a great man“s career and reputation.（分数：0.50）A.MisfortuneB.ArroganceC.D
3、efamationD.snobbery5.Before being able to sojourn to Europe, many preparations such as vaccinations and visas are required.（分数：0.50）A.stay brieflyB.enterC.departD.be bound for6.In order to strengthen both the forearm and the grip, many athletes will repeatedly squeeze a tennis ball in their hands.（分
4、数：0.50）A.drenchB.impaleC.penetrateD.compress7.One cause of the Civil War was economic and political rivalry between the agrarian South and the industrial North.（分数：0.50）A.prosperousB.old-fashionedC.agricultureD.poorly organized8.Trees, shrubs , flowers, and grass give character and interest to the p
5、arks.（分数：0.50）A.vinesB.vegetablesC.bushesD.weeds9.Hobsion theory states that through unchecked proliferation of the human species, in twenty years the world“s population will have out, own the total food supply.（分数：0.50）A.maturityB.multiplicationC.delegationD.digestion10.Through modern medical scien
6、ce and technology, the average human life has been prolonged to 72 years.（分数：0.50）A.precipitatedB.stretchedC.changedD.turned11.A forest fire will leave nothing but scorched earth in its wake.（分数：0.50）A.witheredB.barrenC.burnedD.evaporated12.After scrutinizing the Stern Hitler Diaries, handwriting ex
7、perts proclaimed them to be forgeries.（分数：0.50）A.examiningB.stealingC.copyingD.dictating13.The great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 demolished great sections of the beautiful city.（分数：0.50）A.harmedB.ruinedC.relinquishedD.contaminated14.The ulterior motives of women are impossible to guess.（分数：0.50
8、）A.mysteriousB.covertC.unsteadyD.changeable15.His _ nature will aid him in attaining success in this difficult job.（分数：0.50）A.imitativeB.catalyticC.rotundD.persevering16.There was a period of _ prior to their divorce, during which she went for a trip around the world and he stayed at home.（分数：0.50）A
9、.strangenessB.estrangementC.machinationD.frivolity17.A theory of noncooperation can be a certain method of _ the friends with whom you work.（分数：0.50）A.abominatingB.abortingC.alienatingD.evaluating18.The economic stability of nations and continents is often affected by the abundance or _ of natural r
10、esources.（分数：0.50）A.forceB.condensationC.rainfallD.dearth19.There is no reason to insult and _ the man simply because you do not agree with him.（分数：0.50）A.depictB.distortC.defameD.enhance20.He failed the exam because none of his answers were _ to the questions asked.（分数：0.50）A.pertinentB.omniscientC
11、.referentialD.elusive21.The acceleration growth of public employment _ the dramatic expansion of budgets and programs.（分数：0.50）A.parallelsB.containsC.revolvesD.populates22.Not every _ mansion, church, battle sits, theater, or other public hall can be preserved.（分数：0.50）A.novelB.structuredC.unknownD.
12、venerable23.Man is still a _ in the labor market.（分数：0.50）A.possibilityB.resumptionC.commodityD.provision24.By the time you get to Washington tomorrow, I _ for Chicago.（分数：0.50）A.am leavingB.will leaveC.shall have leftD.had left25.The company _ a rise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet
13、.（分数：0.50）A.is promisedB.has been promisingC.is promisingD.promised26.Once _, this power station will supply all the neighbouring towns and villages with electricity.（分数：0.50）A.it being completedB.completedC.it was completedD.it completing27._ in a recent science competition, the three students were
14、 awarded scholarships totaling $21,000.（分数：0.50）A.Judged the bestB.Judging the bestC.To be judged the bestD.Having judged the best28._ with the picture, Mary tore it to pieces.（分数：0.50）A.Dissatisfying thoroughlyB.To dissatisfy thoroughlyC.Being thoroughly dissatisfiedD.To be thoroughly dissatisfied2
15、9.Investigators agreed that passengers _ on the airliner at the very moment of the crash.（分数：0.50）A.should have diedB.must be dyingC.must have diedD.ought to die30.Research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we _ during the day.（分数：0.50）A.should have doneB.wo
16、uld have doneC.must have doneD.may have done31.He appreciated _ the chance to deliver his thesis in the annual symposium on Comparative Literature,（分数：0.50）A.having givenB.to have been givenC.to have givenD.having been given32.Living in the desert involves a lot of problems, _ water shortage is the
17、worst.（分数：0.50）A.not to mentionB.of whichC.let aloneD.for what33._ will Mr. Smith be able to regain control of the company.（分数：0.50）A.With hard workB.Only if he works hardlyC.In spite of his hard workD.Only with hard work34.Henry took a bus and headed home, _ if his wife would have him back.（分数：0.50
18、）A.not to knowB.not knownC.not knowingD.not having known35.He concluded his speech with a remark that failure _ the mother of success.（分数：0.50）A.isB.wereC.wasD.must be36.It is only when you nearly lose someone _ fully conscious of how much you value him.（分数：0.50）A.do you becomeB.then you becomeC.tha
19、t you becomeD.have you become37.Following are comments about the behavior that people in Korea usually expect it in various social _.（分数：0.50）A.occasionsB.casesC.situationsD.circumstances38.It was _ that we felt tired when we arrived.（分数：0.50）A.a so long travelB.such a long travelC.such a long journ
20、eyD.such a so long journey39.The suspect at last admitted _ the stolen goods, but he denied _.（分数：0.50）A.receivingB.to receiveC.receivingD.to receive40.The doctor advised Tom to stay in bed, saying he was much _.（分数：0.50）A.ill enoughB.too illC.so illD.very ill二、Part Proof Reading(总题数：1，分数：10.00)When
21、 you read a piece of technical writing in English at the first time, 1 or when you first hear scientists or engineers talking English, you may 2 find it difficult to understand what is written or spoken, particularly if you have learned English as a language of every day conversation and of literatu
22、re. You may think there is a special species of English which is 3 used only in science and technology and which has to be learned as separate 4 language. You may also feel that somehow English of science, and technology 5 is less difficult than everyday English. In fact, technical English does diff
23、er 6 from everyday language because of the specialized contexts in which it was 7 used and because of the specialized interests of scientists and engineers. But the differences do not present any great problems until they have been recognized. 8 However, the vocabulary of any technical discussions m
24、ay include words which have never used outside the question. If you do not know the subject, you will not 9 understand what is said or written, even if English is your native mother tongue. 10 （分数：10.00）三、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Section One(总题数：3，分数：30.00)Beauty has always been regarded a
25、s something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive circle, beau
26、ty can become a liability. While attractiveness is a positive factor, for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were perceived as having more integrity than plainer men; effort and ability, were thought to account for their success. Attractive f
27、emale executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones; their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly,
28、though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than was that of attractive overnight successes. Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is perceived to be more feminine and an attractive man more
29、 masculine than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive women has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive women in a traditionally masculine position appears to lack the “masculine“ qualities required. This is true even in politics.“ When the only clue is how he or she loo
30、ks, people treat men and women differently.“ says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were t
31、old the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote them. The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men, but the women who had been ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes.（分数：
32、10.00）(1).The underlined word “ liability “ in Paragraph 1 most probably means _.（分数：2.00）A.misfortuneB.instabilityC.disadvantageD.burden(2).In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness _.（分数：2.00）A.reinforces the feminine qualities requiredB.makes women look more honest and capableC.is of primary i
33、mportance to womenD.often enables women to succeed quickly(3).Bowen“s experiment reveals that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _. A. turns out to be an obstacle men B affects men and women alike C. has as little effect on men as women D. is more of an obstacle than a benefit to women（分数：2.0
34、0）A.B.C.D.(4).It can be inferred from the passage that people“s views on beauty are often _.（分数：2.00）A.practicalB.humorousC.funnyD.radical(5).The author writes this passage to _.（分数：2.00）A.discuss the negative aspects of being attractiveB.demand equal fights for womenC.give advice to job-seekers who
35、 are attractive women in executive and political circlesD.emphasize the importance of appearanceIn recent years, nonhuman animals have been at the center of an intense philosophical debate. In particular, many authors have criticized traditional morality, maintaining that the way in which we treat m
36、embers of other species is ethically indefensible. We routinely use animals as means to our endsin fact, we treat them in ways in which we would deem it profoundly immoral to treat human being. Though they are “moral patients“, that is, beings whose treatment may be subject to moral evaluationtheir
37、status is infinitely inferior to ours. Are such double standards warranted? And, if so, on what grounds? While not being completely overlooked by philosophers, the first justification offered is powerful and widespread at the societal level, mainly due to its simplicity. To the question of what divi
38、des us from the other animals, the answer is: the fact that they are not human. On such a view, what makes the difference is the possession, or lack, of a genotype characteristics of the species Homo sapiens. Is this a good reply? No. Those appealing to species membership work within the framework o
39、f the human egalitarian paradigm. And it is just the line of reasoning that supports human equality that implies, by denying the moral relevance of race or sex membership, the rejection of the idea that species membership in itself can make a difference in moral status. If one claims that biological
40、 characteristic like race and sex cannot play a role in ethics, how can one attribute a role to another biological characteristics such as species membership? Moral views that, while rejecting racism and sexism, accept “speciesism“the view that grants members of our own species special moral statusa
41、re internally inconsistent. Sheer speciesism is hardly plausible. But there are more sophisticated ways of defending our current double standards to which the theoretical defenders of the status quo tend to turn. For most philosophers, it is not species membership rather than the possession of ratio
42、nality that plays a central role. We can set aside for the sake of argument the (questionable) assumption that rationality is a human prerogative in order to focus on the moral significance attached to rationality. Though many other defences of the doctrine of human superiority have been put forward
43、, the appeal to species membership, the appeal to the possession of rationality, as a precondition of morals, and the appeal to this very same characteristic as a means to intersubjective agreement are certainly the most basic, around which all the others revolve. If none of them can justify maintai
44、ning nonhuman animals in their present inferior moral condition, it seems plausible to infer that our current attitude is deeply flawed.（分数：10.00）(1).According to traditional morality, _.（分数：2.00）A.animals are rarely thought of as “moral patients“B.Animals should not be used as means to our endsC.th
45、e ways in which we treat animals is obviously improperD.the way in which we treat animals now is undisputed(2).In this passage, the author _ the double standards we use to treat other species.（分数：2.00）A.challengesB.defendsC.justifiesD.verifies(3).The first justification offered for the double standa
46、rds we use to treat other species is _.（分数：2.00）A.simplicityB.racism and sexismC.species membershipD.human equality(4).Another way used to defend the double standards is _.（分数：2.00）A.sheer speciecismB.the possession of rationalityC.for the sake of argumentD.the moral significance(5).The author“s att
47、itude toward the way in which we currently treat nonhuman animals is _.（分数：2.00）A.impartialB.indifferentC.crucialD.criticalPractically speaking, the artistic maturing of the cinema was the single-handed achievement of David W. Griffith (1875-1948). Before Griffith, photography in dramatic films cons
48、isted of little more than placing the actors before a stationary camera and showing them in full length as they would have appeared on stage. From the beginning of his career as a director, however, Griffith, because of his love of Victorian painting, employed composition. He conceived of the camera
49、 image as having a foreground and a rear ground, as well as the middle distance preferred by most directors. By 1910 he was using close-ups to reveal significant details of the scene or of the acting and extreme long shots to achieve a sense of spectacle and distance. His appreciation of the camera“s possibilities produced novel dramatic effects. By splitting an event into fragments and recording each
