1、2016 年对外经济贸易大学翻译硕士英语真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary1 Chinese officials and scholars argued that the United States abuses its monetary freedom and passes on the costs to the rest of the world in the form of currency_and financial instability.（A）appropriation（B） deflation（C） depreciation（D）deposition2 Despite
2、some dire predictions at the weekend, financial markets have been remarkably _ in the face of the Paris attacks, which may just cause a short-term disruption to economic life.（A）negative（B） sanguine（C） pessimistic（D）optimum3 Online sales have reached such a point that it really has _ any need for st
3、ores _ on Thanksgiving.（A）frustrated; closing（B） supplemented; to close（C） supported; to open（D）negated; to be open4 The wearables market is still_, with only three percent of the U. S. population aged 16 and up owning a smartwatch or a smartband.（A）in its infancy（B） infant（C） infantile（D）infantry5
4、In less than four months, 1,700 asylum seekers, _civil wars, dire economic conditions and systematic repression, have perished in the sea.（A）fled（B） fleeing（C） fled from（D）fleeing to6 The immorality of a limited number of senior citizens has broken social trust and forced many to turn a blind eye to
5、 the suffering of aged people_being blackmailed.（A）in regard to（B） in case（C） in terms of（D）for fear of7 Banks in Italy fared better during the financial crisis than many of their peers, _Italian taxpayers the bailouts their counterparts in other countries had to shoulder.（A）allowing（B） sparing（C） d
6、epending on（D）preventing8 No one was in immediate danger, but closure of the park and evacuation was a_measure.（A）precaution（B） precautious（C） precautionary（D）conscious9 Developing countries where the costs of labor and raw materials are low will continue to _ the advanced nations in the production
7、not only of basic industrial goods, but relatively sophisticated products, ranging from consumer electronics to automobiles.（A）have a competitive advantage over（B） take advantage of（C） avail themselves of（D）make full use of10 JPMorgan then followed up with a letter seeking assurances that all transf
8、ers were done _applicable rules and regulations.（A）in accordance to（B） with accordance to（C） with according to（D）in accordance with11 Whatever the _thinks of Turkeys actions, it cannot distance itself from its _without jeopardizing the integrity of its obligations.（A）ally; alliance（B） alliance; ally
9、（C） ally; alliances（D）alliance; allies12 Children of parents working _schedules or outside standard daytime working hours are likely to have lower cognitive skills and more behavioral problems.（A）unprecedented（B） unprofitable（C） unproductive（D）unpredictable13 Courts are overflowing with lawsuits ove
10、r whether companies have misclassified “employees“ as “independent contractors“, resulting in a _of criteria and definitions.（A）profusion（B） probation（C） proffer（D）prohibition14 Though there are eight million blacks living in Europe, there is little debate about the _of people of color, who have liv
11、ed and worked here for generations yet rarely attain positions of power.（A）underachievement（B） underdevelopment（C） understatement（D）underrepresentation15 _it may seem, gun ownership is declining over all in the United States nearly a third of American households having an adult with a gun, which is
12、down from nearly half of households in 1973.（A）Surprising though（B） Surprisingly as（C） Surprise although（D）Surprisingly as though16 When Greece faced_, Germany helped mobilize emergency_, even though the European Union treaty explicitly forbids bailouts.（A）debt; payment（B） default; loans（C） loans; i
13、nterests（D）crisis; aids17 Jobs in traditionally masculine sectors are in steady decline, and as girls outscore boys in the classroom and women outnumber men in American colleges, men face poorer_in employment, in wages and even in efforts to form relationships.（A）perspectives（B） perceptions（C） prosp
14、ects（D）perplexities18 America is a sticky economic superpower whose capacity to influence the world economy will linger and even strengthen in some respects, _its economic weight in the world is declining.（A）in spite（B） except for（C） as though（D）even though19 Americas _of the commanding heights of g
15、lobal finance and the world monetary system has risen.（A）prevalence（B） predominant（C） dominance（D）dominate20 The euro-zone crisis has transitioned from an_phase to a_one. At just this moment the fear that market panic might one or several economies out of the single currency is low.（A）acute; chronic
16、（B） alert; silent（C） anxious; sensitive（D）urgent; prolong二、Reading Comprehension20 Liverpool city council want to clear the city of fat pigeons. They say that people are feeding the birds, which makes them fat. The pigeons get bigger because their normal diet would consist of seeds and insects, not
17、high-fat junk food they are eating in the city centre.The council want people to know that everyone who feeds the pigeons is responsible for the streets being so crowded with these birds. They hope to encourage the birds to move away from the city centre and into parks and open spaces.Ten robotic bi
18、rds have been brought into the city centre to scare the pigeons away and visitors are asked not to give the pigeons any food. The mechanical birds known as “robops“ will sit on the roofs of buildings. They can be moved around to different locations. They look like a peregrine falcon, which is a bird
19、 that kills pigeons. They even make noises and flap their wings to scare the pigeons. They hope that the pigeons will go away before the city becomes the European Capital of Culture in two years.21 Pigeons in Liverpool get fat because they eat seeds and insects.（A）True（B） False（C） Not Mentioned22 Ac
20、cording to the council, everyone is to blame for the numbers of pigeons.（A）True（B） False（C） Not Mentioned23 They want the pigeons to move out of the city centre.（A）True（B） False（C） Not Mentioned24 The robotic birds can move around the city centre.（A）True（B） False（C） Not Mentioned25 Liverpool is the
21、European Capital of Culture.（A）True（B） False（C） Not Mentioned25 China is losing ground to other emerging markets including Brazil in the drive to learn English, according to a study ranking worldwide proficiency in the international language of commerce.English proficiency is at a premium as the bal
22、ance of power between China and English-speaking countries such as the UK and US shifts and Beijing seeks to carve out a more powerful leadership role on the world stage. On last months state visit to the UK, first lady Peng Liyuan impressed with her fluent English although her husband, Xi Jinping,
23、depended upon translators.Despite this, some regional governments in China have recently opted to cut the time spent teaching and testing English in Chinese public high schools, lowering the weighting of English in the national university entrance exam, the gaokao.The study, due for public release o
24、n Tuesday, shows China fell 10 places to 47th in a ranking of 70 countries compiled by EF Education First, which based its rankings on test data from more than 900, 000 adults sitting online tests.EF said most of the countries that moved ahead of China this year were from Latin America. “These Latin
25、 American countries have kicked off ambitious national initiatives focused on English-language training, including Brazils English Without Borders programme and Mexicos Project 100, 000,“ EF said in a statement.“The Chinese government, on the other hand, has questioned how much emphasis should be pl
26、aced on English training in the public education system.The education group said China had initially scaled the top ranks by devoting plenty of class time to English instruction, whereas continued improvement would require “more sophisticated approaches focused on communicative mastery rather than t
27、esting abilities“ .But some would-be students are also querying the value of studying overseas, hitherto a popular choice. Employees bearing postgraduate degrees from overseas command similar salaries to their peers who stayed home, according to Jennifer Feng, chief human resources expert at 51 job,
28、 the leading Chinese employment agency.That may explain the slowdown in growth of the number of Chinese enrolled in US higher education. Last year the expansion in their numbers was the slowest in seven years, according to the Institute of International Education and the US state department. China r
29、emains the biggest country of origin for international students at US universities.The US Council of Graduate Schools said late last year that the number of Chinese first-time enrolments at postgraduate level had fallen for the first time in at least a decade.26 Which developing country followed Bra
30、zil on the list?（A）Russia（B） India（C） China（D）Thailand27 Which of the following statements is Correct?（A）Peng Liyuan is not good at English.（B） Peng Liyuans oral English is good.（C） Peng Liyuans husband is good at oral English.（D）Peng Liyuans husband did not depend upon translators.28 Chinese govern
31、ment should pay more attention to_on English training.（A）learning time at school（B） exchange student program（C） public education system（D）weighting of English in gaokao29 Why are some people questioning about THOSE studying overseas?（A）Because they get similar salaries to their peers studying domest
32、ically.（B） Because they make no improvement in English.（C） Because they move too far away from their hometown.（D）Because they spend more time on study than those studying domestically.30 What constitutes the best title for this passage?（A）Studying domestically is a good choice（B） Studying overseas i
33、s a good choice（C） The level of English proficiency in China is rising rapidly（D）China cedes ground to Brazil in English proficiency rankings30 The following passage has five paragraphs I V. Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below. Note there are more headings t
34、han paragraphs, so you will not use them all. Write the correct number A E on the answer sheet (10 points, 2 points each)List of HeadingsA Guess the invention and checkB Make your own inventionsC Sell the inventionD Inventions presentationsE Inventions for and against【R1】 Paragraph I_【R2】 Paragraph
35、II_【R3】 Paragraph _【R4】 Paragraph V_【R5】 Paragraph VI_Paragraph IThe most fun and speaking-intensive way of tackling inventions is for students to make up their own in pairs or small groups and then present them to the class or try to sell them to their partner ( see below for details of those later
36、 stages) . You can add language and help give them ideas by giving them:-objects that they should invent replacements for-actions that they could make their invention do-words they could use to describe their invention (materials, shape, types of power, actions, positive adjectives, etc)Paragraph II
37、Either with their own inventions or ones they have been given (pictures and/ or descriptions), students roleplay trying to sell them to each other. This can be made more involved and fun by giving them roleplay cards such as “You are very conservative and dont like anything new“ , “The last thing th
38、at this sales representative sold to you was quickly discontinued“ and “Price is the most important thing to you“ .Paragraph As in real life, presenting inventions makes a lot of sense. This can be their own inventions, real inventions (including from the past or near future), or science fiction inv
39、entions. People listening can ask questions , argue that it wont be a good idea or work, or just vote at the end on who has the best idea (apart from their own).Paragraph IVStudents read or listen to descriptions, perhaps from their classmate or teacher, and guess what invention is being talked abou
40、t.Paragraph VInventions is perhaps the best of all topics to do the TEFL classic of guessing things from the photo and then reading to check. This works best with very old inventions, prototypes of things coming up or inventions in science fiction that dont exist yet.Paragraph VIIt can be quite amus
41、ing and a good test of their argumentative powers to get students to argue that inventions have made or are likely to make life worse, e. g. that the computer has made working life more intolerable. It is also possible to find articles and blog posts on this topic by searching the internet for topic
42、s such as “How mobile phones have made life worse“.Its quite difficult to come up with opinions on inventions, so to make debates work it is generally a good idea to give them roles like “You distrust all technology“ and “You work for the health and safety inspectorate“.31 【R1 】32 【R2 】33 【R3 】34 【R
43、4 】35 【R5 】35 Uber is focusing more funds and firepower on beating local competition in China, with the tax-booking app confirming it has raised $ 1. 2bn in a round that included investment from Chinese search engine Baidu.The San Francisco start-up, which has been valued at $ 50bn, raised the addit
44、ional funding for Uber China shortly after it was reported that local rival Didi Kuaidi had raked in $ 3bn in a recent cash call.The fundraising gives Uber China, which is a separate company, a $7bn pre-money valuation, according to a person familiar with the matter.【R6】_.Uber confirmed the investme
45、nt, first reported in an interview with Travis Kalanick, chief executive, on Chinese website Sina.【R7】_Uber has dominated the taxi-booking app market in hundreds of cities globally and is expanding beyond ferrying people into also delivering packages. 【R8】_, where many US internet companies, includi
46、ng Google and Amazon, have stumbled.Didi Kuaidi, formed from a merger between Didi Dauche and Kuaidi Dauche this year, raised $ 2bn at a valuation of about $ 15bn in July. But the round has not closed and may increase.【R9 】_Uber says it has about 50 per cent of the taxi-booking market, but Didi Kuai
47、di says it has 80 per cent.【R10】_by subsidizing trips, with Uber saying it will spend $ 1 bn in China this year.Uber had suggested that Uber China could eventually be spun off with its own initial public offering in the country. Mr Kalanick said the San Francisco-based start-up could take investment
48、 from a Chinese “national brand“.Choose the following sentences marked A to E to complete the above article. Mark your answers on the answer sheet.A But it has not yet won the battle for the Chinese marketB The round has not closed and could raise hundreds of millions more dollarsC It is hard to tel
49、l exactly how the Chinese market is dividedD Both sides are using their large fundraisings to lure more usersE Mr Kalanick did not disclose the other investors in the round36 【R6 】37 【R7 】38 【R8 】39 【R9 】40 【R10 】三、Writing41 Write a report of 300 words in English to demonstrate the feasibility of establishing China-Georgia Free Trade Zone, based on the FDI and bila
