1、2016 年湖南师范大学翻译硕士英语真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary1 The doctors dont_that he will live much longer.（A）articulate（B） anticipate（C） manifest（D）monitor2 The_on this apartment expires in a years time.（A）treaty（B） lease（C） engagement（D）subsidy3 The two most important_in making a cake are flour and sugar.（A）element
2、s（B） constituents（C） components（D）ingredients4 Being impatient is_with being a good teacher.（A）intrinsic（B） ingenious（C） incompatible（D）inherent5 Please do not be_by his offensive remarks since he is merely trying to attract attention.（A）distracted（B） disregarded（C） irritated（D）intervened6 Grain pro
3、duction in the world is_, but still millions go hungry.（A）staggering（B） shrinking（C） soaring（D）suspending7 The music aroused an_feeling of homesickness in him.（A）intentional（B） intermittent（C） intense（D）intrinsic8 Although shes a (n) _talented dancer, she still practices several hours every day.（A）r
4、ationally（B） additionally（C） traditionally（D）exceptionally9 The high school my daughter studies in is_our university.（A）linked by（B） relevant to（C） mingled with（D）affiliated with10 It is reported that thirty people were killed in a_on the railway yesterday.（A）collision（B） collaboration（C） corrosion（
5、D）confrontation11 Picking flowers in the park is absolutely_.（A）avoided（B） prohibited（C） rejected（D）repelled12 I felt that I was not yet_to travel abroad.（A）too strong（B） strong enough（C） so strong（D）enough strong13 The children prefer camping in the mountains_an indoor activity.（A）to（B） than（C） for
6、（D）with14 Yesterday my aunt bought some new_for her flat at the seaside.（A）furniture（B） furnitures（C） possession（D）possessions15 The Olympic Games_in 776 B. C. in Olympia, a small town in Greece.（A）originated（B） stemmed（C） derived（D）descended16 Professor Johnson is said_some significant advance in h
7、is research in the past year.（A）having made（B） making（C） to have made（D）to make17 Do help yourself to some fruit, _you?（A）cant（B） dont（C） wouldnt（D）wont18 While he was in Beijing, he spent all his time_some important museums and buildings.（A）visiting（B） traveling（C） watching（D）touring19 _him tomorro
8、w?（A）Why not to call on（B） Why dont call on（C） Why not calling on（D）Why not call on20 The computer can be programmed to_a whole variety of tasks.（A）assign（B） tackle（C） realize（D）solve21 _of the twins was arrested, because I saw both at a party last night.（A）None（B） Both（C） Neither（D）All22 Fool_Jane
9、is, she could not have done such a thing.（A）who（B） as（C） that（D）like23 What you should say in your speech is entirely_you.（A）up to（B） owing to（C） due to（D）according to24 Liquids are like solids_they have a definite volume.（A）in that（B） for that（C） with that（D）at that25 I had no idea he was there, I
10、met him_.（A）by chance（B） with interest（C） in secret（D）on purpose26 I always have my bedroom_tidy and clean.（A）look（B） to look（C） looked（D）looks27 Was it you or the wind_shut the door?（A）which（B） who（C） that（D）what28 Al said that he wouldnt mind_for us.（A）to wait（B） wait（C） waiting（D）waited29 She ove
11、rslept and was_late that she missed the bus.（A）so（B） too（C） much（D）very30 Only when a person has read much English poetry_Shakespeare.（A）he can understand（B） can he understand（C） can he understood（D）can we understand二、Reading Comprehension30 An “apple polisher“ is one who gives gifts to win friendsh
12、ip or special treatment. It is not exactly a bribe, but is close to it.All sorts of people are apple polishers, including politicians and people in high offices just about everybody. Oliver Cromwell, the great English leader, offered many gifts to win the support of George Fox and his party, but fai
13、led.There are other phrases meaning the same thing as “apple-polishing“soft-soaping“ or “buttering-up“. A gift is just one way to “soft-soap“ somebody, or to “butter him up“. Another that is just as effective is flattery, giving someone high praise telling him how good he looks, or how well he speak
14、s, or how talented and wise he is.Endless are the ways of flattery. Who does not love to hear it? Only an unusual man can resist the thrill of being told how wonderful he is. In truth, flattery is good medicine for most of us, who get so little of it.We need it to be more sure of ourselves. It canno
15、t hurt unless we are carried away by it. But if we just lap it up for its good value and nourishment, as a cat laps up milk, then we can still remain true to ourselves.Sometimes, however, flattery will get you nothing from one who has had too much of it. A good example is the famous 12th century leg
16、end of King Canute of Denmark and England. The king got tired of listening to the endless sickening flattery of his courtiers. They overpraised him to the skies, as a man of limitless might.He decided to teach them a lesson. He took them to the seashore and sat down. Then he ordered the waves to sto
17、p coming in. The tide was too busy to listen to him. The king was satisfied. This might show his followers how weak his power was and how empty their flattery.31 Which of the following activities has nothing to do with “apple-polishing“?（A）A boy tells his girlfriend how pretty she looks.（B） An emplo
18、yee tells her boss how good he is at management.（C） A knight is said to be of limitless power by his followers.（D）A teacher praises her students for their talent and wisdom.32 Which of the following statements about flattery is true according to the writer?（A）Too much flattery can carry us away.（B）
19、Flattery is too empty to do people any good.（C） Flattery is one of the ways to apple-polish people.（D）Flattery can get you nothing but excessive pride.33 What does the writer want to prove with Cromwells example?（A）Everybody can be an apple polisher.（B） Cromwell was not a good apple polisher.（C） The
20、re are people who dont like being apple polished.（D）George Fox and his party were not apple polishers. 34 Whom does the writer think that flattery can do good to? Explain it.34 What makes Americans spend nearly half their food dollars on meals away from home? The answer lies in the way Americans liv
21、e today. During the first few decades of the twentieth century, canned and other convenience foods freed the family cook from full-time duty at the kitchen range.Then, in the 1940s, work in the wartime defense plants took more women out of the home than ever before, setting the pattern of the workin
22、g wife and mother.Today about half of the countrys married women are employed outside the home. But, unless family members pitch in with food preparation, women are not fully liberated from that chore.Instead, many have become, in a sense, prisoners of the completely cooked convenience meals. It is
23、easier to pick up a bucket of fried chicken on the way home from work or take the family out for pizzas or burgers than to start opening cans or heating up frozen dinners after a long, hard day.Also, the rising divorce rate means that there are more single working parents with children to feed. And
24、many young adults and elderly people, as well as unmarried and divorced mature people, have been alone rather than as part of a family unit and dont want to bother cooking for one.Fast food is appealing because it is fast, it does not require any dressing up, it offers a “fun“ break in the daily rou
25、tine, and the expense of money seems small. It can be eaten in the car sometimes picked up at a drive-in window without even getting out or on the run. Even if it is brought home to eat, there will never be any dirty dishes to wash because of the handy disposable wrappings. Children, especially, lov
26、e fast food because it is finger food, no struggling with knives and forks, no annoying instructions from adults about table manner.35 It can be inferred that children_.（A）want to have more freedom at table（B） never wash dishes after meal（C） like using knives and forks while eating（D）take eating tim
27、e as a fun break36 People who live alone prefer not to cook at home on the ground that_.（A）they are too busy working to think of cooking（B） they consider cooking for one person is too troublesome（C） they think eating outside from time to time is enjoyable（D）they want to share every meal with the fri
28、ends37 The expression “pitch in with“ in Paragraph 3 probably means_.（A）complain（B） enjoy（C） help（D）deny38 Why do Americans enjoy fast food?38 The term blue collar job typically refers to a job that involves manual labor and receives an hourly rate of pay rather than an annual salary. The term blue
29、collar stems from the uniforms worn by many industrial workers that were typically made of heavy duty, blue fabric and consisted of blue shirts and pants or blue coveralls. The automotive manufacturing and repair industries as well as the construction industry have been referred to as blue collar fo
30、r decades.Though a blue collar job was once thought to be reserved for people with no education or skill who were seemingly only qualified to perform manual labor, the defining qualities of a blue collar job no longer fit in some industries. For example, many computer and high tech jobs pay by the h
31、our and some construction industry positions pay an annual salary. In modern times, a blue collar job may also require education for a number of positions, which are categorized as “skilled trades. “People who have traditionally held a blue collar job are referred to as blue collar workers. The ster
32、eotype and social class of the blue collar worker has changed over the years. This is due in part to the increase in technology, which requires training, and the increase in pay among some industries.Blue collar jobs within some industries have seen a decline, especially in the manufacturing industr
33、ies, as the manual labor within the industry has become outsourced at an increasing rate. Construction, HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning), and automotive repair remain leading industries offering blue collar jobs in America.39 The following items are defining qualities of a typical b
34、lue collar job decades ago except_.（A）an hourly pay（B） manual labor（C） heavyset workers（D）little education and skill40 The underlined part in the following sentence means_. “. the manual labor within the industry has become outsourced .“（A）has been taken by workers outside the company（B） has been se
35、arching for resources（C） has been squeezed out of the labor force（D）has become outdated41 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?（A）People who have traditionally held a blue collar job are called workers as they only work on construction sites.（B） Blue collar jobs have de
36、clined partly because some products are made outside the company or even outside the country.（C） High tech industry is unwilling to raise the pay for its blue collar employees.（D）Although the working conditions have improved for the blue collar workers, they still remain in the lower social status.4
37、2 Please summarize the changes in blue collar jobs according to the passage.42 Many laws seem to be created for the purpose of protecting people from themselves. Some examples are age limits for off-road vehicles, seat-belt requirements for cars, and wearing a helmet when riding a motorcycle.Opponen
38、ts of these laws feel that their rights are being restricted. If it doesnt hurt anyone else, why should there be a law? But if they become injured, it can raise insurance rates for everyone.Similarly, consider people putting aside money for their retirement. Suppose they work for a fast-growing comp
39、any, the hot new stock pick. Many employees invest heavily in the stock. The stock price plummets, their savings will disappear. Laws preventing people from having too much company stock in their retirement accounts could protect them from financial disaster.It isnt easy to find the proper balance b
40、etween individual rights and common good. Some people will think that the new law goes too far, while others will complain that it doesnt go far enough. Although we may not agree with every law, some minor inconveniences are part of living in our society.43 What do the opponents think of such laws a
41、s age limits for off-road vehicles?（A）They think these laws can protect them perfectly.（B） They think these laws raise the insurance rates.（C） They think these laws violate their rights.（D）They think these laws are too old.44 The underlined word in the following sentence means_.The stock price plumm
42、ets, their savings will disappear.（A）increases to a higher level（B） falls down to the ground（C） drops dramatically（D）moves up and down45 Why do laws prohibit people from having too much company stock in their retirement accounts?（A）Because the company will be in danger if its employees have too much
43、 company stock.（B） Because the employees will be in possible financial crisis if the company is not well run.（C） Because there will be an accident in the stock exchange.（D）Because there will be not enough stock for all the employees.46 What is the authors attitude toward the laws?三、Writing47 Write a
44、n essay of about 400 words on the following topic:Solutions to Release of Testing Anxiety2016 年湖南师范大学翻译硕士英语真题试卷答案与解析一、Vocabulary1 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 本题考查动词的词义辨析。分析句子结构可知，空后的 that 引导的是宾语从句，四个动词中能接 that 从句作宾语的只有 anticipate(预见，预料)，且从句谓语用将来时态，故答案为B项。articulate 意为“清楚地表达( 思想或感情)”，常用于 articulate sth(to sb ) 。m
45、anifest 意为“显示，表明，证明”，常用于manifest sth(in sth ) 。monitor 意为“监控，监视，监听”。句意为：医生预计他不会活很长时间。2 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 本题考查名词的词义辨析。treaty 意为“(国家之间的)条约，协定”；lease 意为“租约，租契，出租协议”，根据横线后的介词短语 on this apartment 提示答案为B 项。engagement 意为“约会，约定；婚约”。subsidy 意为“津贴，补助金”，常与介词 for 连用。3 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 本题考查名词的词义辨析。根据空后的 in making a c
46、ake are flour and sugar(制作蛋糕的是面粉和糖) 可知，面粉和糖是制作蛋糕的原料，故答案为D项 ingredients，意为“(混合物的) 成分，(烹调的 )原料”。elements 意为“要素，元素”，通常指一个整体中最基本、不可缺少的或固有的成分。constituents 意为“选民；组成部分”。components 意为“(组)成(部)分，部件，元件”。 4 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 本题考查形容词的词义辨析。所填形容词需与空后的介词 with 构成搭配，四个选项中只有C项 incompatible(不一致的，不协调的，不相符的 )符合要求。intrinsic
47、意为“固有的，本质的，内在的”，与介词 to 连用。ingenious 意为“(人，头脑 )灵巧的 ”。inherent 意为“天生的，固有的 “，与介词 in 连用。句意为：没有耐心就做不了好老师。5 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 本题考查动词的词义辨析。distracted 意为“转移(注意力)，使分心”。disregard 意为“漠视，不理会，不顾”。irritate 意为“激怒，使恼怒”，符合空后offensive remarks(攻击性的言论)的语义。intervene 意为“妨碍，干扰，干预”。6 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 本题考查动词的词义辨析。空后的转折连词 but 提示，
48、两个分句表达的含义相反，空格所填词应与 go hungry 含义相反，表达粮食产量增加的意思。soar 意为 “(数量、价值、水平、规模等)急升，猛涨”，符合语义。stagger 意为“摇晃，蹒跚”；shrink 意为“ 缩小，收缩，减少”；suspend 意为“暂停，延缓”。7 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 本题考查形容词的词义辨析。所填形容词修饰空后的名词 feeling，故答案为C 项 intense(强烈的，剧烈的 )。intense feeling of homesickness 意为“强烈的思乡之情”。intentional 意为“故意的，有意的 ”；intermittent 意为
49、“间歇的，断断续续的”；intrinsic 意为“固有的，本质的，内在的”。8 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 本题考查副词的词义辨析。所填副词修饰 talented。rationally 意为“理智地，合理地，理性地”；additionally 意为“额外地，分外地，更加”；traditionally 意为“传统上，惯例上”；exceptionally 意为“优异地，非凡地”，修饰talented，符合语义。句意为：尽管她特别具有舞蹈天分，但她还是每天练习几个小时。9 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 本题考查词组辨析。be linked by 意为“被连接”；be relevant to 意为 “与相关”；be mingled with 意为“与混合”；be affiliated with 意为“附属于，并入”
