1、2016 年中国海洋大学翻译硕士英语真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary1 The great ballplayer and civil rights leader Jackie Robinson was the_of both physical and moral strength.（A）epitome（B） episode（C） animosity（D）apotheosis2 Those vicious Hollywood reporters often_movie stars, forever damaging their public images.（A）absolve（B）
2、applaud（C） impair（D）malign3 In_disregard of his parents stated wishes, Steven wore a T-shirt and jeans to their dinner party.（A）conventional（B） flagrant（C） fluorescent（D）comprehensive4 Most prisons make little effort to_inmates so that they can lead productive, wholesome lives after their release.（A
3、）fluctuate（B） persevere（C） rehabilitate（D）recapture5 Professor Rubin never_during a lecture. Even his jokes related to the days topic.（A）succumbed（B） curtailed（C） distracted（D）digressed6 Dr. Segura has a _ sign on his office door: “Id like to help you out. Which way did you come in?“（A）facetious（B）
4、infamous（C） grisly（D）hypocritical7 Melissa is so_that she wants to be with other people even when shes studying.（A）ostentatious（B） gregarious（C） scrupulous（D）dexterous8 If you cant afford to travel, reading guidebooks can give you a (n) _experience of traveling in foreign countries.（A）optimum（B） sen
5、sory（C） vibrant（D）vicarious9 Bob cant get his boss to say whether or not he intends to give him a raise. When Bob asks him, he _, saying, “Youve been doing good work, Bob.“（A）blurs（B） equivocates（C） inundates（D）disavows10 When she auditioned for the play, Julie gave a (n) _performance. She read the
6、lines perfectly.（A）reprehensible（B） fortuitous（C） impeccable（D）solicitous11 When she handed in her term paper late, Diane _ a story that her computer had crashed. The truth is that she doesnt even use a computer.（A）insinuated（B） fabricated（C） misconstrued（D）derided12 The writer Thoreau had no liking
7、 for_. He wrote in his journal, “That man is richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.“（A）opulence（B） proximity（C） affinity（D）sagacity13 The building_the earthquake but then_by a fire.（A）was survived; destroyed（B） survived; was destroyed（C） survived; destroyed（D）was survived; was destroyed14 Ill be
8、with you in_.（A）one quarter of an hour（B） a quarter of one hour（C） a quarter of an hour（D）a quarter of hour15 John was the first person I saw_hospital.（A）on leaving（B） by leaving（C） in leaving（D）on to leave16 She was_as anyone could have had.（A）as patient teacher（B） a patient a teacher（C） as patient
9、 as teacher（D）as patient a teacher17 _Derek nowadays; hes so busy at the office.（A）We see hardly ever（B） We hardly see ever（C） We hardly ever see（D）Hardly we ever see18 If the North Sea_in winter, you could walk from London to Oslo.（A）happened to freeze（B） froze（C） should freeze（D）should happen to f
10、reeze19 Whats the chance_five heads when you toss a coin five times?（A）of throwing（B） to throw（C） of throw（D）throw20 I_you can swim so well and I cant.（A）hate（B） hate that（C） hate it（D）hate it that 二、Reading Comprehension20 The Asian tiger mom that Amy Chua portrays in her new book may seem like jus
11、t one more species in the genus Extreme Parent the counterpart to the hovering American Parents helicopters or the Scandinavian Curling Parents, who frantically rush ahead of their children, sweeping their paths clear of the tiniest obstacles.The common characteristics include an obsession with a ch
12、ilds success, a reflex to treat kids as extensions or reflections of oneself and patterns of conduct that impartial observers might class as insane if not criminal, if not both. In Chuas case, this famously includes prohibiting grades lower than an A, TV, playdates and sleepovers, and warning her pi
13、anist child that “if the next times not PERFECT, Im going to TAKE ALL YOUR STUFFED ANIMALS AND BURN THEM.“ In the case of the classic Western helicopter parent, it starts with Baby Einstein and reward charts for toilet training, and it never really ends, which is why colleges have to devote so many
14、resources to teaching parents how to leave their kids alone.But it is the differences between the Tigers and the Choppers that help explain the furor Chua has caused, at least in the U. S. Tigers fixate on success, defined as achievement in precision-oriented fields like music and math; Choppers are
15、 obsessed with failure and preventing it at all costs. Tigers operate in a culture of discipline; Choppers, in a culture of fear. Tigers view children as tough, able to take the abuse; Choppers view them as precious, to be raised under glass. Their fury at a bad grade is more likely to land on the t
16、eacher than on the child.And if Chua appears to sentence her children to slave labor, Western parents enshrine their children and crave their friendship. “The thing that impresses me most about America,“ observed Edward, Duke of Windsor, who knew something about indulgence, “is the way parents obey
17、their children.“ There is something bracing about Chuas apparent indifference to her daughters hostility, especially for parents who have learned that even if you let your teenagers spend 50 hours a week on Facebook, theyll still find reasons to hate you.The reactions to Chuas book, Battle Hymn of t
18、he Tiger Mother, have ranged from praise for her honesty to scorn for her “extreme, rigid and authoritarian approach,“ as one critic put it. But in less hysterical precincts, she elicits a more conflicted response. First reaction: My God, shes crazy. Second reaction: Maybe shes right. I suspect one
19、reason the book has touched such a nerve is a suspicion among the Choppers that an excessive fear of failure guarantees it that if you dont let your kids get clobbered now and then by a tough teacher, theyll never have the resilience to thrive as adults in a competitive economy.Twenty-first century
20、parenting already seemed like a gladiatorial contest, its battles fought in playgrounds , at book clubs and especially online, with the rise of parenting websites where parents O. K. , mainly moms claw and bite. You let your toddler have Froot Loops? You quit karate lessons? Western parents may exal
21、t freedom and self-expression, but in many ZIP codes, parenting is a highly conformist activity, with protocols every bit as strict as Chuas. Commenters spank the moms who appear insufficiently committed to breast feeding.Some of Chuas critics sound just as smug when they declare that the Tigers “ i
22、nside-the-box thinking is why Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Michael Dell and/or a cure for cancer will never come from China. “ Too much discipline, they argue, makes for submissiveness and lack of imagination, because imagination by its nature is subversive; it colors outside the lines. Likewise, inventi
23、on, the creation of something utterly new, violates the authority of the present and the tyranny of tradition.But this much derision, I suspect, reflects some doubts. Western families have no monopoly on happiness, and those of the helicopter variety at least do not exactly encourage wild individual
24、ity in their children. Trust your instincts, Dr. Spock advised back in 1946; but that involves a leap of faith that many modern parents find terrifying. Helicopter parents are great believers in expertise: read enough books, consult enough professionals, and you can crack the parenting code. Chuas d
25、aughters are, by all accounts, girls any parent would be proud of. But maybe the real appeal is her tone of certainty in discussing something so confounding as child rearing as if its a puzzle to be solved rather than a picture to be painted, and theres no way to know what it will look like until it
26、s done.21 Tiger mothers and Chopper mothers mainly differ in_.（A）degree of concern（B） method of parenting（C） requisite discipline（D）idea of success22 According to Paragraph 5, which word can best describe parents reaction to Chuas book?（A）Radical.（B） Normal.（C） Polarized.（D）Complimentary.23 The phra
27、se “in many ZIP codes“ in Paragraph 6 can be paraphrased as_.（A）in terms of ZIP codes（B） to some extent（C） in many fields（D）in many regions24 The major problem with Chuas parenting (Chinese parenting) is that children lack_.（A）discipline（B） imagination（C） individuality（D）happiness25 In the authors o
28、pinion, the real charm of Chuas way of parenting is her_.（A）monopoly（B） faith（C） certainty（D）confidence25 People say money doesnt buy happiness. Except, according to a new study from Princeton Universitys Woodrow Wilson School, it sort of does up to about $ 75, 000 a year. The lower a persons annual
29、 income falls below that benchmark, the unhappier he or she feels. But no matter how much more than $ 75, 000 people make, they dont report any greater degree of happiness.Before employers rush to hold or raise everyones salary to $ 75, 000, the study points out that there are actually two types of
30、happiness. Theres your changeable, day-to-day mood: whether youre stressed or blue or feeling emotionally sound. Then theres the deeper satisfaction you feel about the way your life is going. While having an income above the magic $ 75,000 cutoff doesnt seem to have an impact on the former (emotiona
31、l well-being), it definitely improves peoples life satisfaction. In other words, the more people make above $ 75, 000, the more they feel their life is working out on the whole. But it doesnt make them any more jovial in the mornings.The study, by economist Angus Deaton and psychologist Daniel Kahne
32、man, who has won a Nobel Prize for Economics, analyzed the responses of 450, 000 Americans polled by Gallup and Healthways in 2008 and 2009. Participants were asked how they had felt the previous day and whether they were living the best possible life for them. They were also asked about their incom
33、e. The authors found that most Americans 85% regardless of their annual income, felt happy each day. Almost 40% of respondents also reported feeling stressed (which is not mutually exclusive with happiness) and 24% had feelings of sadness. Most people were also satisfied with the way their life was
34、going.So, where does the $ 75, 000 come into play? Researchers found that lower income did not cause sadness itself but made people feel more ground down by the problems they already had. The study found, for example, that among divorced people, about 51% who made less than $ 1,000 a month reported
35、feeling sad or stressed the previous day, while only 24% of those earning more than $ 3, 000 a month reported similar feelings. Among people with asthma, 41% of low earners reported feeling unhappy, compared with about 22% of the wealthier group. Having money clearly takes the sting out of adversiti
36、es.At $ 75, 000, that effect disappears. For people who earn that much or more, individual temperament and life circumstances have much more sway over their lightness of heart than money. The study doesnt say why $ 75, 000 is the benchmark, but “ it does seem to me a plausible number at which people
37、 would think money is not an issue,“ says Deaton. At that level, people probably have enough expendable cash to do things that make them feel good, like going out with friends.But in the bigger view of their lives, peoples evaluations were much more tied to their income. The more they made, the more
38、 they felt their life was going well. The survey asked respondents to place themselves on a life-satisfaction ladder, with the first rung meaning their lives were not going well and the 10th rung meaning it was as good as it could be. The higher their income, the higher the rung people chose. “ Impo
39、rtantly, the same percentage increase in income has the same effect on evaluation for everyone, rich or poor alike, even though the absolute dollar amounts differ,“ the authors write. So every 10% rise in annual income moves people up the satisfaction ladder the same amount, whether theyre making $2
40、5, 000 or $ 100, 000. “High incomes dont bring you happiness, but they do bring you a life you think is better,“ conclude the authors. Might it be time for Oprah to give these guys their own show?Past research on money and happiness has also found that its not absolute wealth thats linked with happi
41、ness , but relative wealth or status that is, how much more money you have than your neighbors.Its no surprise, then, that when the same polls are done in different countries, Americans come out as a bit of a mixed lot; theyre fifth in terms of happiness, 33rd in terms of smiling and 10th in terms o
42、f enjoyment. At the same time, theyre the 89 th biggest worriers, the 69 th saddest and fifth most stressed people out of the 151 nations studied. Even so, perhaps because of the countrys general wealth, they are in the top 10 citizenries where people feel their lives are going well, beaten out by s
43、uch eternal optimists as the Canadians, New Zealanders and Scandinavians.Right. Now that Princeton researchers have untangled that life mystery, maybe someone at MIT can look into the optimal amount of money required to buy us love. 26 Whats the finding of the study from Princeton University?（A）Its
44、very important to earn $ 75, 000 a year.（B） The more money you have, the happier you are.（C） People who earn less than $ 75, 000 a year are unhappy.（D）There is a relationship between happiness and money.27 Why its not the case that the more people make above $ 75, 000, the happier they feel?（A）Peopl
45、e who earn more than $ 75, 000 a year are likely to feel stressed.（B） There is no need for people to earn more than $ 75, 000 a year.（C） An income more than $ 75, 000 a year only increases ones life satisfaction.（D）People who earn more than $ 75, 000 a year have little leisure time.28 The word “stin
46、g“ at the end of the fourth paragraph means_.（A）pain（B） wound（C） excitement（D）happiness29 The increase in income is proportional to the growth of_.（A）happiness（B） stress（C） satisfaction（D）power30 Whats the tone of the end of the passage?（A）Ironic.（B） Serious.（C） Critical.（D）Humorous.30 How fast is y
47、our personal computer? When people ask this question, they are typically referring to the frequency of a minuscule clock inside the computer, a crystal oscillator that sets the basic rhythm used throughout the machine. In a computer with a speed of one gigahertz, for example, the crystal “ticks“ a b
48、illion times a second. Every action of the computer takes place in tiny steps, each a billionth of a second long. A simple transfer of data may take only one step; complex calculations may take many steps. All operations, however, must begin and end according to the clocks timing signals.Because mos
49、t modern computers use a single rhythm, we call them synchronous. Inside the computers microprocessor chip, a clock distribution system delivers the timing signals from the crystal oscillator to the various circuits, just as sound in air delivers the beat of a drum to soldiers to set their marching pace. Because all parts of the chip share the same rhythm, the output o
