1、2016 年中山大学翻译硕士英语真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary1 Is this the museum _the exhibition was held last month?（A）where（B） that（C） on which（D）which2 After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced _tractors this year as the year before.（A）as twice many（B） as many twice（C） twice as many（D）twice many as3
2、 The International Law of the Sea Conference is an attempt _major difference among countries with conflicting interests.（A）resolving（B） to resolve（C） having resolved（D）to have resolved4 _dog was the first animal to be domesticated is generally agreed upon by authorities in the field.（A）Until the（B）
3、It was the（C） The（D）That the5 Neither Russia nor the United States _able to discover a mutually satisfactory plan for gradual disarmament.（A）have been（B） are（C） has been（D）have6 The position, _, does not appeal to him, but the salary is a temptation.（A）such that（B） as that（C） such as（D）as such7 _she
4、 realized it was too late to go home.（A）No sooner it grew dark than（B） Hardly did it grow dark when（C） Scarcely had it grown dark when（D）It was not until dark when8 He spent a large amount of money on clothes, and I guess he _a large sum of money.（A）must earn（B） must have earned（C） can earn（D）could
5、have earned9 He thinks that Hemingways stories are not as humorous as_.（A）Mark Twain（B） Mark Twains（C） that of Mark Twain（D）those Mark Twain wrote10 It is high time that we _some measures to deal with water pollution.（A）will take（B） must take（C） took（D）shall take11 _travels faster than_.（A）The light
6、; sound（B） Light; the sound（C） Light; sound（D）The light; the sound12 I could never understand_.（A）why did Jane do such a crazy thing（B） why Jane does such a crazy thing（C） why Jane has done such a crazy thing（D）why Jane did such a crazy thing13 The decision of our company was that we _everything pre
7、pared well by the end of this month.（A）have had（B） had（C） are to have（D）have14 It is the first American movie of this kind _Ive ever seen.（A）which（B） that（C） what（D）when15 The teacher will punish _comes late.（A）who（B） anyone（C） whoever（D）whomever16 Compared to other species, only human beings are _o
8、f speech.（A）capable（B） able（C） competent（D）interested17 He went on with his work _all the warnings about the danger.（A）in case of（B） because of（C） regardless of（D）prior to18 The nations economy is _and will certainly show a great improvement next year.（A）rising up（B） getting up（C） looking up（D）showi
9、ng up19 That old hat of his is a _joke to all his friends.（A）steady（B） standing（C） lasting（D）stable20 The little boy was very ambitious; hes filled with _for knowledge.（A）aspiration（B） inspiration（C） respiration（D）expiration21 When she saw how frightened he was at his mistake, her anger began to_.（A
10、）fade away（B） die away（C） fall down（D）die down22 Eye contact is important in relationship because it _to show attention and interest.（A）assists（B） promotes（C） serves（D）tends23 No agreement was reached in the discussion as neither side would give way to_.（A）the other（B） any other（C） another（D）other24
11、 It is _my power to solve this problem.（A）beside（B） beyond（C） besides（D）beneath25 In his paintings, Picasso tried to capture the _of his subjects.（A）assurance（B） competence（C） essence（D）resemblance26 Taxes account for almost 20 percent of the yearly _of American families.（A）allowance（B） consumption（
12、C） expenditure（D）resource27 How high will you _her among the singers of this country?（A）locate（B） assign（C） deliver（D）place28 Social institutions are now being called _to provide assistance to the homeless.（A）up（B） in（C） upon（D）off29 Our boss said that he knew it was done by Peter but he deliberatel
13、y _his faults because he wanted to give him a chance.（A）passed down（B） passed over（C） passed away（D）passed by30 I wont give you an account of all my wanderings, though I had been most indefatigable; for I am keeping, as I told you before, a most _journal.（A）exhausted（B） exhaustive（C） exhausting（D）ex
14、haustion 二、Reading Comprehension30 Most of us are neither pilots nor astronauts. We are not trained to steer large hulks of steel and gasoline while manipulating small computers. So theres something blindingly obvious about the risks of texting while driving. Yet research is beginning to show that d
15、riving while simply talking on a cell phone including using hands-free technology can prove dangerous, even deadly.In late July, the Center for Auto Safety released hundreds of pages of a study that identified the cell phone as a serious safety hazard when used on the road. And though its impossible
16、 to accurately calculate how many car accidents nationwide are cell phone related, David Strayer, a psychology professor at the University of Utah, estimates that only 2% of people are able to safely multitask while driving.Strayer, who for more than a decade has been studying the effects driving an
17、d cell-phone use have on the brain, says those 2% are probably the same people who would be really good fighter pilots. Rarities. Some of Strayers other findings show that most drivers tend to stare straight ahead while using a cell phone and are less influenced by peripheral vision. In other words,
18、 “cell phones,“ he says, “make you blind to your own bad driving.“And even though the common assumption is that hands-free technology has reduced the more dangerous side effects of cell-phone use, a series of tests conducted by Strayer seems to indicate the opposite. A passenger acted as another set
19、 of eyes for the driver in the test and even stopped or started talking depending on the difficulty of conditions outside the car. Meanwhile, half the drivers talking on a hands-free phone failed, bypassing the rest area the test had called for them to stop at.Part of the problem may be that when pe
20、ople direct their attention to sound, the visual capacity of their brain decreases, says Steven Yantis, a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Johns Hopkins University. It can be as if a driver is seeing the image in her head of the person she is talking to, thereby decreasing her abilit
21、y to see whats actually in front of her.31 The passage is intended for emphasizing the safety issue on_.（A）working on computers（B） traveling in space（C） using a cell phone（D）driving a car32 According to David Strayer, a good fighter pilot must be good at_.（A）driving fast cars safely（B） doing many ta
22、sks at the same time（C） steering huge machines（D）identifying risks of the surroundings33 As it is mentioned in the passage, the drivers talking on the cell phone tend to_.（A）be blind to the things straight ahead（B） be aware of their bad driving habits（C） ignore the items on both sides（D）be influence
23、d by peripheral vision34 In Strayers tests, the drivers were required to_.（A）stop at a certain rest area（B） bypass a certain rest area（C） be aware of the dangerous side effects of cell-phone use（D）stop talking to the passenger under difficult conditions35 Steven Yantis is most likely to agree that_.
24、（A）sound can weaken peoples eyesight（B） sound can distract people from vision（C） sound is necessary for the formation of visual image（D）sound is incompatible with visual ability of the brain35 The average young American now spends practically every waking minute except for the time in school, though
25、 reluctantly using a smart phone, computer, television or other electronic devices, according to a new study.Those ages 8 to 18 spend seven and a half hours a day with such devices, compared with less than six and a half hours five years ago. And that does not count the hour and a half that youths s
26、pend texting, or the half hour they talk on their cellphones. And because so many of them are multitasking say, surfing the Internet while listening to music they pack on average nearly 11 hours of media content into that seven and a half hours.The studys findings shocked its authors, who had conclu
27、ded in 2005 that use could not possibly grow further, and confirmed the fears of many parents whose children are constantly tethered to media devices. It found, moreover, that heavy media use is associated with several negatives, including behavior problems and lower grades.Dr. Michael Rich, a pedia
28、trician at Childrens Hospital Boston who directs the Center on Media and Child Health, said that with media use so ubiquitous, it was time to stop arguing over whether it was good or bad and accept it as part of childrens environment, “like the air they breathe, the water they drink and the food the
29、y eat.“Contrary to popular wisdom, the heaviest media users reported spending a similar amount of time exercising as the light media users. Nonetheless, other studies have established a link between screen time and obesity.While most of the young people in the study got good grades, 47 percent of th
30、e heaviest media users those who consumed at least 16 hours a day had mostly Cs or lower, compared with 23 percent of those who typically consumed media three hours a day or less. The heaviest media users were also more likely than the lightest users to report that they were bored or sad, or that th
31、ey got into trouble, did not get along well with their parents and were not happy at school. The study could not say whether the media use causes problems, or, rather, whether troubled youths turn to heavy media use.“This is a stunner,“ said Donald F. Roberts, one of the authors of the study. “In th
32、e second report, I remember writing a paragraph saying weve hit a ceiling on media use, since there just arent enough hours in the day to increase the time children spend on media. But now its up an hour.“36 It can be inferred that young Americans probably_.（A）are not allowed to use electronic devic
33、es in school（B） prefer a smart phone to a computer or television（C） want to buy the newest electronic devices（D）are all very good at sending texts37 Which of the following statements is NOT true?（A）The researchers prediction several years ago proved to be wrong.（B） The overuse of media devices can d
34、o harm to youngsters.（C） Many children became addicted to media devices in 2005.（D）Many parents worried about their childrens use of media devices.38 The word “ubiquitous“ in Paragraph 4 is close in meaning to_.（A）prevailing（B） obvious（C） notorious（D）disastrous39 It can be inferred from the passage
35、that generally people believe that_.（A）the more time people spend on media use, the less time they spend on exercising（B） the lightest media users spend more time in studying, exercising and sleeping（C） the heaviest media users are more likely to suffer healthy problems（D）the heaviest media users ar
36、e more likely to have emotional problems40 It seems that the time children spend on media_.（A）has been unexpectedly increasing（B） is sure to be on the decline soon（C） is not able to increase any more（D）is reported to reach its climax40 A light drizzle was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of t
37、he Methodist Church, eager to get home and play with the presents that Santa had left for us and our baby sister, Sharon. Across the street from the church was a Pan American gas station where the Greyhound bus stopped. It was closed for Christmas, but I noticed a family standing outside the locked
38、door, huddled under the narrow overhang in an attempt to keep dry. I wondered briefly why they were there but then forgot about them as I raced to keep up with Jill.Once we got home, there was barely time to enjoy our presents. We had to go off to our grandparents house for our annual Christmas dinn
39、er. As we drove down the highway through town, I noticed that the family were still there, standing outside the closed gas station.My father was driving very slowly down the highway. The closer we got to the turn off for my grandparents house, the slower the car went. Suddenly, my father U-turned in
40、 the middle of the road and said, “I cant stand it!“ “What?“ asked my mother. “Theyve got children. Its Christmas. I cant stand it. “When my father pulled into the service station, I saw that there were five of themthe parents and three children two girls and a small boy. My father rolled down his w
41、indow. “Merry Christmas,“ he said. “Howdy,“ the man replied. He was very tall and had to stoop slightly to peer into the car. “You are waiting for the bus?“ my father asked. The man said that they were. They were going to Birmingham, where he had a brother and prospects of a job.“Well, that bus isnt
42、 going to come along for several hours, and youre getting wet standing here. Winborn is just a couple miles up the road. Theyve got a shed with a cover there and some benches,“ My father said, “Why dont you all get in the car and Ill run you up there.“The man thought about it for a moment, and then
43、he beckoned to his family. They climbed into the car. They had no luggage, only the clothes they were wearing.Once they settled in, my father looked back over his shoulder and asked the children if Santa had found them yet. Three gloomy faces gave him his answer.“Well I didnt think so,“ my father sa
44、id, winking at my mother, “because when I saw Santa this morning, he told me that he was having trouble finding all, and he asked me if he could leave your toys at my house. Well just go to get them before I take you to the bus stop. “All at once, the three childrens faces lit up, and they began to
45、bounce around in the back seat, laughing and chattering.When we got out of the car at our house, the three children ran through the front door and straight to the toys that were spread out under our Christmas tree. One of the girls spied Jills doll and immediately hugged it to her breast. I remember
46、 that the little boy grabbed Sharons ball. And the other girl picked up something of mine. All this happened a long time ago, but the memory of it remains clear. That was the Christmas when my sisters and I learned the joy of making others happy.41 The word “huddled“ in the first paragraph means_.（A
47、）quivered with cold（B） crowed together（C） watched anxiously（D）listened quietly42 It can be inferred that the father drove slowly because_.（A）he was too careful to drive very fast（B） he was reluctant to see the grandparents（C） he was thinking about the family standing outside（D）there was an accident
48、on the way to the grandparents house43 What do we know about the family standing outside the locked door?（A）They led a thrifty and simple life.（B） They were invited to another city.（C） Their living condition was quite poor.（D）They had missed a bus to Birmingham.44 The three children of the family we
49、re gloomy probably because_.（A）they didnt have new clothes to wear（B） they hadnt got any presents for Christmas（C） they were unwilling to move to another city（D）they missed the friends they had made45 Which of the following words can best describe the father?（A）Charitable.（B） Passionate.（C） Brisk.（D）Determined.45 H
