2020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、2020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 choices marked A, B, C and D are given. Decide which of the alternatives best completes the sentence. Write the appropriate letter on the ANSWER SHEET

2、.1. According to the latest _ poll, the Opposition is likely to win the next General Election.A. inquiry B. opinionC. question D. impression2. After three hours, the jury were still unable to reach a unanimous _.A. verdict B. decisionC. judgmentD. conclusion3. A _ survey was conducted among local fa

3、milies to find out the average amount of expense on their childrens education.A. representationB. questionnaireC. referendum D. question4. A popular way of keeping fit is to go _ which is a kind of slow-to medium-paced running.A. trotting B. saunteringC. strollingD. jogging5. Piles of old books and

4、newspapers _ her desk.A. spreadB. litteredC. heapedD. scattered6. Exercising generally begins with standing up straight, _ slowly and then letting your breath out evenly.A. exhalingB. drawingC. inhalingD. puffing7. The woman remained depressingly fat _ all her efforts to slim.A. againstB. despiteC.

5、althoughD. contrary8. Many Asian people are of _ build while Europeans often have a heavier frame.A. slimB. slightC. leanD. thin9. The pupil _ a story to explain why he was absent from school.A. developedB. describedC. inventedD. outlined10. There are _ that the weather is changing in the region.A.

6、associationsB. indicationsC. commentsD. concerns11. It is an encouraging sign that peoples purchasing power is _ the rise recently.A. onB. inC. at D. with12. The speaker had no _ in himself when facing a large audience.A. experienceB. progressC. objectionD. confidence13. The man drew the curtain and

7、 _ the painting behind it.A. projectedB. revealedC. exposedD. brought14. The football club tried to _ the famous player with a generous offer of money.A. promote B. defendC. temptD. force15. Cindy _ some sweets from her bag and insisted they be shared among herfriends.A. distributedB. pulledC. produ

8、cedD. drew16. Not a _ has been found so far that can help the police find the robber.A. fact B. clueC. markD. sign17. She is a teacher _ of our great respect.A. aware B. confidentC. capable D. worthy18. They had _ it for granted that they would succeed in their research.A. taken B. madeC. had D. tho

9、ught19. The final cost was considerably higher than the builders original _.A. amount B. sumC. account D. estimate20. He couldnt tell _ from a distance whether it was Sam or his brother.A. at large B. in nameC. for sure D. in short21. No matter how much progress weve made in our work, we shouldnt ge

10、t _.A. complacent B. perfectC. satisfactoryD. fortunate22. The _ instrument requires a skilled operator.A. artificial B. fashionableC. difficult D. intricate23. We should _ all possible ways to create jobs for the unemployed.A. provideB. reviewC. explore D. make24. The coupon _ you to a free meal in

11、 our new restaurant.A. confersB. entitlesC. grants D. offers25. _, the glass would break into pieces.A. If having handled carelessly B. To handle carelesslyC. Handling carelessly D. If handled carelessly26. The drunkard was found _ under the bench in the park.A. to lie deadB. lying deadC. lie deadD.

12、 lying died27. Now Tim regrets _ hard enough while at the university.A. not to workB. having not workedC. not having workedD. not have worked28. Please show me the table _.A. for placing the vaseB. to place the vase onC. to place the vase D. placing the vase on29. The bed sheets and pillows will wan

13、t _, I suppose.A. washing B. to washC. being washedD. to have washed30. The couple feel more comfortable on a plane than they would be if they _ any other way.A. are travelingB. have travelledC. travel D. travelledPart II Reading Comprehension ( 40 points )Section A: In this section, there are three

14、 passages. 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)Questi

15、ons 1-5 are based on the following passage.Passage 1 The destruction of our natural resources and contamination of our food supply continue occur, largely because of the extreme difficulty inaffixinglegal responsibility on those who continue to treat our environment with reckless abandon. Attempts t

16、o prevent pollution by legislation, economic incentives and friendly persuasion have been net by lawsuits, personal and industrial denial and long delaysnot only in accepting responsibility, but more importantly, in doing something about it.It seems that only when government decides it can afford ta

17、x incentives or production sacrifices is there any initiative for change. Where is industrys and our recognition that protecting mankinds great treasure is the single most important responsibility? If ever there will be time for environmental health professionals to come to the frontlines and provid

18、e leadership to solve environmental problems, that time is now.We are being asked, and, in fact, the public is demanding that we take positive action. It is our responsibility as professionals in environmental health to make the difference. Yes, the ecologists, the environmental activists and the co

19、nservationists serve to communicate, stimulate thinking and promote behavioral change. However, it is those of us who are paid to make the decisions to develop, improve and enforce environmental standards, I submit, who must lead the change.We must recognize that environmental health issues do not s

20、top at city limits, county lines, state or even federal boundaries. We can no longer afford to be tunnel-visioned in our approach. We must visualize issues from every perspective to make the objective decisions. We must express our views clearly to prevent media distortion and public confusion.I bel

21、ieve we have a three-part mission for the present. First, we must continue to press for improvements in the quality of life that people can make for themselves. Second, we must investigate and understand the link between environment and health. Third, we must be able to communicate technical informa

22、tion in a form that citizens can understand. If we can accomplish these three goals in this decade, maybe we can finally stop environmental degradation, and not merely hold it back. We will then be able to spend pollution dollars truly on prevention rather than on bandages.1. We can infer from the f

23、irst two paragraphs that the industrialists disregard environmental protection chiefly because _.A) they are unaware of the consequences of what they are doingB) they are reluctant to sacrifice their own economic interestsC) time has not yet come for them to put due emphasis on itD) it is difficult

24、for them to take effective measures2. The main task now facing ecologists, environmental activists and conservationists is _.A) to prevent pollution by legislation, economic incentives and persuasionB) to arouse public awareness of the importance of environmental protectionC) to take radical measure

25、s to control environmental pollutionD) to improve the quality of life by enforcing environmental standards3. The word “tunnel-visioned (Line 2, Para. 4) most probably means “_”.A) narrow-mindedB) blind to the factsC) short-sighted D) able to see only one aspect4. Which of the following, according to

26、 the author, should play the leading role in the solution of environmental problems?A) Legislation and government intervention.B) The industrys understanding and support.C) The efforts of environmental health professionals.D) The cooperation of ecologists, environmental activists and conservationist

27、s.5. Which of the following is true according to the last paragraph?A) Efforts should be exerted on pollution prevention instead of on remedial measures.B) More money should be spent in order to stop pollution.C) Ordinary citizens have no access to technical information on pollution.D) Environmental

28、 degradation will be stopped by the end of this decade.Questions 6-10 are based on the following passage.Passage 2In the 1920s demand for American farm products fell, as European countries began to recover from World War I and instituted austerityprograms to reduce their imports. The result was a sh

29、arp drop in farm prices. This period was more disastrous for farmers than earlier times had been, because farmers were no longer self-sufficient. They were paying for machinery, seed, and fertilizer, and they were also buying consumer goods. The prices of the items farmers bought remained constant,

30、while prices they received for their products fell. These developments were made worse by the Great Depression, which began in 1929 and extended throughout the 1939s.In 1929, under President Herbert Hoover, the Federal Farm Board was organized. It established the principle of direct interference wit

31、h supply and demand, and it represented the first national commitment to provide greater economic stability for farmers.President Hoovers successor attached even more importance to this problem. One of the first measures proposed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt when he took office in 1933 was the

32、 Agricultural Adjustment Act, which was subsequently passed by Congress. This law gave the Secretary of Agriculture the power to reduce production through voluntary agreements with farmers who were paid to take their land out of use. A deliberate scarcity of farm products was planned in an effort to

33、 raise prices. This law was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on the grounds that general taxes were being collected to pay one special group of people. However, new laws were passed immediately that achieved the same result of resting soil and providing flood-control measures, but whic

34、h were based on the principle of soil conservation. The Roosevelt Administration believed that rebuilding the nations soil was in the national interest and was not simply a plan to help farmers at the expense of other citizens. Later the government guaranteed loans to farmers so that they could buy

35、farm machinery, hybrid (杂交) grain, and fertilizers.6. What brought about the decline in the demand for American farm products?A) The impact of the Great Depression.B) The shrinking of overseas markets.C) The destruction caused by the First World War.D) The increased exports of European countries.7.

36、The chief concern of the American government in the area of agriculture in the 1920s was _.A) to increase farm productionB) to establish agricultural lawsC) to prevent farmers from going bankruptD) to promote the mechanization of agriculture8. The Agricultural Adjustment Act encouraged American farm

37、ers to _.A) reduce their scale of productionB) make full use of their landC) adjust the prices of their farm productsD) be self-sufficient in agricultural production9. The Supreme Court rejected the Agricultural Adjustment Act because it believed that the Act _.A) might cause greater scarcity of far

38、m productsB) didnt give the Secretary of Agriculture enough powerC) would benefit neither the government nor the farmersD) benefited one group of citizens at the expense of others10. It was claimed that the new laws passed during the Roosevelt Administration were aimed at _.A) reducing the cost of f

39、armingB) conserving soil in the long-term interest of the nationC) lowering the burden of farmersD) helping farmers without shifting the burden onto other taxpayersQuestions 11-15 are based on the following passage.Passage 3Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language i

40、s universal but that the gestures we use are understood by everyone. We do not realize that waving good-bye is the way to summon a person from the Philippines to ones side, or that in Italy and some Latin-American countries, curling the finger to oneself is a sign of farewell.Those private citizens

41、who sent packages to our troops occupying Germany after World War II and marked them GIFT to escape duty payments did not bother to find out that “Gift” means poison in German. Moreover, we like to think of ourselves as friendly, yet we prefer to be at least 3 feet or an arms length away from others

42、. Latins and Middle Easterners like to come closer and touch, which makes Americans uncomfortable.Our linguisticand cultural blindness and the casualness with which we take notice of the developed tastes, gestures, customs and languages of other countries, are losing us friends, business and respect

43、 in the world.Even here in the United States, we make few concessions to the needs of foreign visitors. There are no information signs in four languages on our public buildings or monuments; we do not have multilingualguided tours. Very few restaurant menus have translations, and multilingual waiter

44、s, bank clerks and policemen are rare. Our transportation systems have maps in English only and often we ourselves have difficulty understanding them.When we go abroad, we tend to cluster in hotels and restaurants where English is spoken. The attitudes and information we pick up are conditioned by t

45、hose nativesusually the richerwho speak English. Our business dealings, as well as the nations diplomacy, are conducted through interpreters.For many years, America and Americans could get by with cultural blindness and linguistic ignorance. After all, America was the most powerful country of the fr

46、ee world, the distributor of needed funds and goods.But all that is past. American dollars no longer buy all good things, and we are slowly beginning to realize that our proper role in the world is changing. A 1979 Harris poll reported that 55 percent of Americans want this country to play a more significant role in world affairs;