2018年云南昆明理工大学翻译硕士英语考研真题A卷.doc

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1、2018年云南昆明理工大学翻译硕士英语考研真题A卷Part Vocabulary and Structure (1x30=30 points)In this section, there are thirty incomplete sentences. For each sentence four choicess marked A, B, C and D are given. Decide which of the alternatives best completes the sentence. Write the appropriate letter on the ANSWER SHEE

2、T.1. Peter is one of the greatest of our public benefactors. He_ the cathedral at Hampton.A. resurrected B. repaired C. saved D. restored 2. The last of the sunlight was shining _ the latticed window.A. athwart B. through C. into D. over3. The need of college students to control their own destinies

3、has _ a new series of policies from the administration. A. moved B. prompted C. stimulated D. seduced4. The boy had been so mistreated that he was faced with a vast, uncomprehending _ every day. A. hesitation B. difficulty C. unease D. uncertainty5. He _ under oath that the woman had not been at the

4、 scene of the crime. A. testedB. contestedC. protestedD. testified 6. Perspective in drawing gives the _ of depth. A. delusionB. disillusionmentC. disillusionD. illusion7. Ron thanked his _ for helping him through a tough time. A. benefactor B. beneficiary C. contestantD. arbitrate8. They criticized

5、 Martin Luther King for his rigid _ on non-violence. A. postureB. stanceC. attitudeD. approach9. The budgets of several departments will require pruning. All the following can replace the underlined part EXCEPT _. A. trimmingB. choppingC. snipping D. mincing10. All of the women _ at how well formed

6、the baby was. A. acclaimedB. declaimedC. exclaimed D. proclaimed11. In Britain, the sovereign _ but does not govern. A. reinsB. reignsC. deignsD. feigns12. These teachers try to be objective when they evaluate the _ ability of their students. A. integratedB. integralC. segregatedD. desegregated13. A

7、 terrible traffic accident happened; people were saddened when they watched the _ sight on TV. A. panicB. patrioticC. patheticD. periodic14.The element of nature must be _ with in any military campaign, which is a lesson we have learnt from Unit One in our text book. A. thought B. considered C. rega

8、rdedD. reckoned15.Once they have a common goal, nothing _ their love. A. stands up to B. gets along with C. gets in the way ofD. faces up to16.Heavy fighting has been going on after the Red Army had launched their _ against their enemy. A. offensive B. resistance C. occupation D. retreat17.The talks

9、 might _ for weeks before any concrete result is announced. A. press on B. drag on C. get bogged downD. hold out18. Most skin cancers can be cured if _ and treated early. A. stared B. looked C. studiedD. detected19.Thousands of ex-army officers have found _ jobs in private security firms A. helpful

10、B. responsible C. lucrative D. academic20. The doctor _ Toms operation with x-rays and special exercises to make him stronger. A. followed up B. went after C. started upD. swept aside2. Friendly contacts between different peoples _ the cultural and economic interchange. A. grill B. oblige C. mountD.

11、 facilitate22. Irene is so incredibly musical and has a natural _ to perform. A. instinct B. conception C. perceptionD. implication23. To be _ with you, I think youre making a dreadful mistake by refusing to cooperate.A. responsible B. candid C. efficientD. discontent24. For my own part, I find that

12、 appearances are too often _. A. feasible B. insane C. offensiveD. deceptive25(1). The shopkeepers are complaining that business has been reduced to a _ of what it was before the outbreak of war. A. section B. portion C. trifleD. fraction25(2). He should _ what hes good at, and not switch to somethi

13、ng he knows nothing about. A. take on B. stick to C. go onD. live on26. You can _ the video camera on a tripod，so that you dont have to worry about holding it steady while you ask questions. A. mount B. displace C. carve D. eliminate27. They hurried there _ the meeting cancelled. In fact, they _ at

14、all. A. only finding; mustnt have goneB. only to find; neednt have gone C. only to find; mustnt have goneD. only finding; neednt have gone28. He left orders that nothing _ touched until the police arrived here. A. should beB. ought to beC. must beD. would be29. The team can handle whatever _. A. tha

15、t needs handlingB. which needs handling C. it needs handlingD. needs to be handled30. His strong sense of humor was _ make everyone in the room burst out laughing. A. so as toB. so thatC. such as toD. such thatPart II Reading Comprehension ( 40 points )Section A: In this section, there are three pas

16、sages. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them four choices marked A, B, C and D are given. You should decide on the BEST choice for each question or unfinished statement and then write the appropriate letter on the ANSWER SHEET. (2x15 =30 points)Questions

17、1-5 are based on the following passage.Passage 1 The mental consequences of our online info-crunching are not universally bad. Certain cognitive skills are strengthened by our use of computers and the Net. These tend to involve more primitive in mental functions, such as hand-eye coordination, refle

18、x response, and the processing of visual cues. One much-cited study of video gaming revealed that after just 10 days of playing action games on computers, a group of young people had significantly boosted the speed with which they could shift their visual focus between various images and task. It is

19、 likely that Web browsing also strengthens brain functions related to fast-paced problem solving, particularly when it requires sporting patterns in a welter of data. A British study of the way woman search for medical information online indicated that an experienced Internet user can, at least in s

20、ome cases, assess the trustworthiness and probable value of Web page in a matter of seconds. The more we practice surfing and scanning, the more adept our brain becomes at those tasks. But it would be a serious mistake to look narrowly at such benefits and conclude that the Web is making us smarter.

21、 In a Science article published in early 2009, prominent developmental psychologist Patricia Greenfield reviewed more than forty studies of the effects of various types of media on intelligence and learning ability. She concluded that “every medium develops some cognitive skills at the expense of ot

22、hers.” Our growing use of the Net and other screen-based technologies, she wrote, has lead to “the widespread and sophisticated development of visual-spatial skills.” But those gains go hand in hand, with a weakening of our capacity for the kind of “deep processing” that underpins “mindful knowledge

23、 acquisition, inducted analysis, critical thinking, imagination, and reflection.” We know that, the human brain is highly plastic; neurons and synapses change as circumstances change. When we adapt to a new cultural phenomenon, including the use of a new medium, we end up with a different brain, say

24、s Michael Merzenich, a pioneer of the field of neuroplasticity. That means our online habits continue to reverberate in the workings of our brain cells even when were not at the computer. Were exercising the neural circuits devoted to skimming and multitasking while ignoring those used for reading a

25、nd thinking deeply. Critics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows how “experience can change the brain.” But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Yes, every time we learn a fact or a skill the writing of the brain changes; it is

26、not as if the information is stored in the pancreas. But the existence of neural plasticity, does not mean the brain is a blob of clay pounded into shape by experience.1. The author of the passage indicates which of the following about the use of screen-based technologies?A. It should be thoroughly

27、started. B. It makes the brain increasingly rigid. C. It has some positive effects. D. It should be widely encouraged.2. The author indicates that becoming adept at using internet can _.A. make people complacent about their health B. undermine the ability to think deeplyC. increase peoples social co

28、ntactsD. improve peoples self confidence3. As used in Para 4, plastics most nearly means_. A. malleable B. artificial C. creativity D. sculptural4. On which of the following points would the author most likely agree? A. Computer-savvy children tend to demonstrate better hand-eye coordination than do

29、 their parents. B. Those who criticize consumers of electronic media tend to overreact in their criticism. C. Improved vision-special skills do not generalize to improve their skills in other areas. D. Internet users are unlikely to prefer reading on screen text to reading actual books.5. The main p

30、urpose of the passage is to_ A. compare brain function in those who play games on the internet and those who grows on it. B. to report on the problem-solving skills of individuals with varying levels of Internet experience. C. take a position on increasing financial support for studies related to te

31、chnology and intelligence. D. make an argument about the effects of electronic media use on the brain.Questions 6-10 are based on the following passage.Passage 2My emotions are complicated and not readily verifiable. I feel a vast yearning that is simultaneously a pleasure and a pain. I am certain o

32、f the consummation of this yearning, but I dont know yet what form it will take, since I do not understand quite what it is that the yearning desires. For the first time, there is borne in upon me the full truth of what I myself said to the doctor only an hour ago: that my motives in this undertakin

33、g are not entirely clear. Four years, for a lifetime, the machinery of my destiny has worked in secret to prepare for this moment; its clockwork has moved exactly toward this time and place and no other. Rising slowly from the earth that bore me and give me sustenance, I am carried helplessly toward

34、 an uninhabited and hostile, or at best indifferent, part of the earth, littered with the bones of explorers and the wrecks of ships, frozen supply caches, messages scrawled with chilled fingers and hidden in cairns that no eye will ever see.Nobody has succeeded in this thing, and many have died. Ye

35、t in freely willing in this enterprise, in choosing this moment and no other when the south wind will carry me exactly northward at a velocity of eight knots. I have converted the machinery of my fate into the servant of my will. All these I understand, as I understand each detail of the technique b

36、y which this is carried out. What I dont understand is why I am so intent on going to this particular place. Who wants the North Pole! What good is it! Can you eat it? Will it carry you from Gotheburg to Malmo like a railway? The Danish ministers have declared from their pulpits that participation i

37、n polar expedition is beneficial to the souls eternal well-being, or so I read in the newspaper. It isnt clear how this doctrine is to be interpreted, except that the Pole is something difficult or impossible to attain which must nevertheless be sought for, because man is condemned to seek out and k

38、now everything whether or not the knowledge gives him pleasure. In short, it is the same unthinking lust for knowledge that drove our First Parents out of the garden. And suppose, you were to find it in spite of all, this wonderful place that everybody is so anxious to stand on. What would you find?

39、 Practically nothing. A point precisely identical to all the others in a completely featureless wasteland stretching around it for hundreds of miles. It is an abstraction, a mathematical fiction. No one but a Swedish madman could take the slightest interest in it. Here I am. The wind is still from t

40、he south, bearing us steadily northward at the speed of trotting dog. Behind us, perhaps forever, like the Cities of Men with their teacups and their brass bedsteads. I am going forth of my own violation to join the ghosts of Bering and before Franklin, of frozen De Long and his men. What I am on th

41、e brink of knowing, I now see, is not that ephemeral mathematical spot but myself. The doctor was right, even though I dislike him. Fundamentally, I am a dangerous madman, and what I do is both a challenge to my egotism and a surrender to it. 6. Over the course of the passage, the narrators attitude

42、 shifts from_.A. fear about the expedition to excitement about itB. doubt about his abilities to confidence in themC. Uncertainty of his motives to recognition of themD. disdain for the North Pole to appreciation of it7. As used in Para. 1, “not readily verifiable” most nearly means_.A. unable to be

43、 authenticatedB. likely to be contradictedC. without empirical supportD. not completely understood8. The narrator indicates that many previous explorers seeking the North Pole have_.A. perished in that attempt. B. made surprising discoveriesC. failed to determine its exact locationD. had different m

44、otivations than his own9. Which choice best describes the narrators view of his expedition to the North Pole?A. Immoral but inevitable B. Absurd but necessaryC. Socially beneficial but misunderstood D. Scientifically important but hazardous10. The question the narrator asks in Para. 2 (“Will it rail

45、way”) most nearly implies that _.A. balloons will never replace other modes of transportationB . the North Pole is farther away than the cities usually reached by trainC. people often travel from one city to another without considering the implicationsD. reaching the North Pole has no foreseeable be

46、nefit to humanityQuestions 11-15 are based on the following passage.Passage 3 Psychologists agree that I.Q. contributes only about 20 percent of the factors that determine success. A full 80 percent comes from other factors, including what I callemotional intelligence. Following are twoof the major qualities that make up emotional intelligence, and how they can be developed.1. Self-awareness.The ability to recognize a feeling