1、第1页共13页三 峡 大 学2017年研究生入学考试试题(A卷)科目代码： 211 科目名称： 翻译硕士英语 考试时间为3小时，卷面总分为100分答案必须写在答题纸上Part I PART I GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE ( 20 )There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that
2、 correctly completes the sentence. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.1.He had drunk too much, and his body_ as he walked. A. swayed B .bent C. trembled D. stiffened2.There were _of amazement when the fireworks started. A .bursts B. hushes C. outbreaks D. gasps3.Employees may _to take their pensi
3、ons in monthly payments or as a single lump sum. A .elect B. prefer C .take D. agree4. Im awfully sorry to have_ answering your letter because of pressure of work A. prolonged B. stopped C. delayed D. slowed5.They sent out more than 30 invitations to the seminar, but only twenty people_. A. showed u
4、p B. took part in C. attended D. accepted6.UN officials described the prisons condition as “inhuman and _”. A. surprising B. serious C. critical D. deplorable第2页7.A dog ran in front of the car and the driver _to avoid it . A. bumped B. hit C. swerved D. stopped8. The increase in attendance was used
5、as a_ of its success .A. mark B. symbol C. sign D. gauge9.Dont _the table across the room, youll scratch the floor! A. tear B. drag C. draw D. push10.Such rumors have_ several times over the past ten years .A. surfaced B. flown C. circulated D. spread11.Car workers organization have tried to _the in
6、human nature of assembly-line work.A. enhance B. mitigate C. establish D. migrate12.Agriculturalists are attempting to _ a new disease-resistant type of corn. A. breed B. invent C. test D. place13.This child is clearly very disturbed emotionally and may require long-time _.A. checkup B. therapy C. i
7、nspection D. observation14.Most of the citys leading artists _ their works in the local art gallery. A. paint B. list C. sell D. display15.She _her friend by saying she was late as shed been choosing a gift for him.A. cheated B. coaxed C. pacified D. consoled16. Dont get that ink on your shirt, for
8、it _.A. wont wash out B. wont be washing C. isnt washing out D. doesnt wash out17. If I correct someone, I will do it with as much good humor and self-restraint as if I were the one _.A. to correct B. correcting C. having corrected D. being corrected18. Corn originated in the New World and thus was
9、not known in Europe until Columbus found it _ in Cuba.A. having cultivated B. being cultivated C. been cultivated D. cultivating第3页19. This programme will examine the writers books in detail _ an introduction to her life.A. following B. having followed C. being followed D. to be followed20. We desir
10、e that the tour leader _ us immediately of any change in plans.A. inform B. informs C. informed D. has informedPART I SECTION B PROOFREADING & CORRECTION ( 10 )The following passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You
11、 should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way:For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correctone in the blank provided at the end of the line.For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “”sign and write the word you believe to be missing in t
12、he blank provided at the end of the line.For an unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with a slash / and putthe word in the blank provided at the end of the line.The National Endowment for the Arts recently released thethe results of its “Reading at Risk” survey, which describedmovement of th
13、e American public away from books andliterature and toward television and electronic media.According to the survey. “reading is on the decline on every 21._region, within every ethnic group, and at every educational level.” The day the NEA report released, the U.S. House, in a tie 22._vote, upheld t
14、he governments right to obtain bookstore and第 4 页library records under a provision of the USA Patriot Act. TheHouse proposal would have barred the federal governmentfrom demand library records, reading lists, book customer 23._lists and other material in terrorism and intelligence investigations. Th
15、ese two events are completely unrelated to, yet they 24._echo each other in the message they send about the place ofbooks and reading in American culture. At the heartof the NEA survey is the belief in our democratic 25._ system depends on leaders who can think critically, analyzetexts and writing c
16、learly. All of these are skills promoted by 26._ reading and discussing books and literature. At the same time,through a provision of the Patriot Act, the leaders of ourcountry are unconsciously sending the message that reading may be connected to desirable activities that might 27._ undermine our s
17、ystem of government rather than helpingdemocracy flourish.Our cultures decline in reading begin well before the 28._ existence of the Patriot Act. During the 1980s culture wars,school systems across the country pulled some books fromlibrary shelves because its content was deemed by parents 29._ and
18、teachers to be inappropriate. Now what started in schoolsacross the country is playing itself out on a nation stage and 30._ is possibly having an impact on the reading habits of theAmerican public. 第5页PART II READING COMPREHENSION ( 40 )In this section, there are several reading passages followed b
19、y a total of fifteen multiple choice questions, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your answer sheet. Text AThere are two factors which determine an individuals intelligence. The fi
20、rst is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the
21、individualthe sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped environmentally ,it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individuals intelligenc
22、e can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was
23、rated by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities. Mark was reared in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually. This environmen
24、tal difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given tests to measure their intelligence. Marks I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having identic
25、al brains, would have tested at roughly the same level.第6页31.This selection can best be titled_.A. Measuring Your IntelligenceB. Intelligence and Environment C. The Case of Peter and MarkD. How the brain Influences Intelligence32.The best statement of the main idea of this passage is that _.A. human
26、 brains differ considerablyB. the brain a person is born with is important in determining his intelligenceC. environment is crucial in determining a persons intelligenceD. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence33.According to the passage , the average I.Q.is _.A.85B.
27、100C.110D.12534.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _.A. individual with identical brains seldom test at same levelB. an individuals intelligence is determined only by his environmentC. lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenceD. changes of environment pr
28、oduce changes in the structure of the brain 第7页35.This passage suggests that an individual s I.Q._.A. can be predicted at birthB. stays the same throughout his lifeC. can be increased by educationD. is determined by his childhoodText BIn the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with America
29、n society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. equal. Some of them decided to drop out of American society and form their own societies . They formed utopian communities , which they called communes, where they could follow their philosophy of do your own thi
30、ng. A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called Drop City. Following the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built dome shaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kaseys Merry Pranksters, the followers of San Francisco poet Ste
31、ve Gaskin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school houses and traveled around the United States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskins followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to lea
32、ve when some members of the group were arrested for growing marijuana.Not all communes believed in the philosophy of do you own thing, however . Twin Oaks , a commune founded in Virginia in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B.F.Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were car
33、efully controlled by Skinners conditioning techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Solaria began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large 第8页building called an archeology Solaria believes t
34、hat people must live closely together so that they will all become one.36.Why did some young Americans decide to drop out of society during the 1960s?A. They were not satisfied with American society.B. They wanted to grow marijuana.C. They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.D. They did not want all peo
35、ple to be equal.37.Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?A. In dome-shaped houseB. In old school housesC. On a farm in TennesseeD. In an archaeology in Arizona38.Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to build dome-shaped house?A. Paolo SolariaB. B.G.SkinnerC. Steve GaskinD. Buckmins
36、ter Fuller39.What was the Twin Oaks commune base on ?A. The philosophy of do your own thingB. Virginia in the late 1960sC. The ideas of psychologistD. The belief that people must live closely together.40.What is an archaeology?A. A person who studies archaeologyB. A large building where people live
37、closely togetherC. A city in ArizonaD. A technique to control people第9页Text CThe food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that per
38、haps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food i
39、s related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time
40、to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are gi
41、ven to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.41.What is
42、 the best possible title of the passage?A. Drug and Food B. Cancer and HealthC. Food and HealthD. Health and Drug42.Which of the following statements is NOT true?第10页A. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasonsB. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are
43、 given to the living animalsC. Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.D. Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.43.How has science done something harmful to mankind?A. Because of science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been v
44、irtually eliminated.B. It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.C. Because of the application of science, some potentially harmful substances have been added to food.D. The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables.44.What are nitrates used for?A. They preserve flavor in packaged foods.B. They preserve the color of meats.C. They are the objects of research.D. They cause the animals to become fatter.45.The word carcinogenic most nearly means _.A. trouble-makingB. color-retainingC. money-makingD. cancer-causing第11
