2013年招收攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试题*************************************************************************************
学科、专业名称：翻译硕士专业
研究方向：英语笔译
考试科目名称：翻译硕士英语 考试科目代码：211
考生注意：所有答案必须写在答题纸(卷)上，写在本试题上一律不给分。
I. Vocabulary Grammar (30%)
Directions: There are 30 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your Answer Sheet.
1. There are some words in Chinese that have no exact______ in English.
A. equalities B. equations C. equities D. equivalents
2. ______ the traffic jam, we would have caught our train.
A. Because of B. By means of C. But for D. Due to
3. According to the law of that country, the Parliament will have to be ______ before the General Election.
A. decomposed B. dispersed C. dissolved D. disintegrated
4. Several international events in the early 1990s seem likely to _____ or at least weaken the trends that emerged in the 1980s.
A. reverse B. revolve C. revolt D. revive
5. My supply of confidence slowly ______ as the deadline approached.
A. withdrew B. eliminated C. exterminated D. diminished
6. Sometimes they ______ their students poor comprehension to a lack of intelligence.
A. distribute B. attribute C. contribute D. consider
7. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to _____
the consequences.
A.run into B. abide by C. answer for D. step into
8. Lets listen to the radio program that the teacher mentioned, ______?
A. do we B. dont we C. shall we D. will we
9. New York state taxes are used to _____ the high cost of operating a subway system in Manhattan and the outlying boroughs of New York City.
A. promote B. offset C. endorse D. sanction
10. Many people at the rock concert were standing in the _____, because there were no seats left.
A. bridges B. tributaries C. aisles D. altars
11. The nurse gave me something to _____ the pain.
A. aggravate B. increase C. augment D. alleviate
12. I didnt like the way that book _____.
A. turned up B. turned in C. turned out D. turned over
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13. No _____ woman would go alone to a bar like that one.
A. respectful B. respectable C. respecting D. respective
14. Thirty-six hours_____ the length of time for which I should be paid.
A. are B. was C. is D. were
15. _____ out of season, I should have ordered some from the fruit stand.
A. If oranges would have been
B. If oranges have not been
C. Had oranges not been
D. Should oranges not have been
16. Petrol is manufactured from the _____ oil we take out of the ground.
A. rough B. crude C. raw D. tough
17. Uncle Bill used to climb mountains but he isnt as____ as before.
A. aged B. astringent C. agile D. antic
18. Many attended the conference, a brief report _____has been published.
A. of which B. which C. of that D. for which
19. In his ____ to meet with the architects, he found the difficulties of obtaining a visa very discouraging.
A. journey B. endeavor C. nightmare D. failure
20. Many large ______ cities have outgrown their water supplies and rely on water from distant sources.
A. metropolitan B. suburban C. industrious D. rural
21. Because of her _____, Queen Victoria was unendingly confronted by artists wishing to paint her picture.
A. timidity B. celebrity C. irritability D. reclusiveness
22. Unlike animals, plants are able to make their own food through a process known as ______.
A. pollination B. germination C. photosynthesis D. fission
23. To maximize chances of _____ a heart attack, one should get immediate medical care at the first onset of symptoms.
A. disappearing B. surviving C. lessening D. diagnosing
24. It isnt so much whether he works hard; the question is whether he works_____.
A. at all B. above all C. in all D. after all
25. A pie chart may be used to show the relative _____ of values.
A. swarm B. diagram C. distribution D. tones
26. An effective employer must have the courage to ______ an employee who fails to perform.
A. lay on B. lay off C. lay out D. lay over
27. The key to maintaining brushes is to _____ them well before washing off the paint.
A. press B. soak C. flash D. crack
28. The matter is ______ settled; we may look upon it as being settled.
A. as long as B. for good C. for sure D. as good as
29. Newspapers and magazines carry extensive _____ of diet and health topics and diet books are among the best sellers.
A. sketch B. concern C. coverage D. involvement
30. The world leaders need to take action on the energy crisis that is _____ before our eyes.
A. taking shape B. taking effect C. taking apart D. taking over