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1、 青岛大学 2011 年翻译专业硕士研究生入学试题 科目代码： 211 科目名称： 翻译硕士英语 (共 9 页 ) 请写明题号，将答案全部写在答题纸上，答在试卷上无效 PART I GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (20 Points) There are forty 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 best completes the sente
2、nce. 1. The three men tried many times to sneak across the border into the neighboring country, _ by the police each time. A. had been captured B. being always captured C. only to be captured D. unfortunately captured 2. It is not so much the language _ the cultural background that makes the book di
3、fficult to understand. A. but B. nor C. like D. as 3. Hes _ as a “bellyacher” hes always complaining about something. A. who is known B. whom is known C. what is known D. which is known 4. _ he always tries his best to complete it on time. A. However the task is hard B. However hard the task is C. T
4、hough hard the task is D. Though hard is the task 5. My cousin likes eating very much, but he isnt very _ about the food he eats. A. special B. peculiar C. particular D. specific 6. One third of the Chinese in the United States live in California, in the San Francisco area. A. remarkably B. severely
5、 C. drastically D. predominantly 7. More often than not, it is difficult to _ the exact meaning of a Chinese idiom in English. A. exchange B. transfer C. convey D. convert 8. The scientists have absolute freedom as to what research they think it best to_. A. engage B. devote C. seek D. pursue 9. The
6、 local authorities realized the need to make _for elderly people in their housing programs. A. preparation B. requirement C. specification D. provision 10. _I sympathize, I cant really do very much to help them out of the difficulties. A. As long as B. As C. While D. Even 11. During the famine, many
7、 people were _ to going without food for days. A. sunk B. reduced C. forced D. declined 12. You must insist that students give a truthful answer _ with the reality of their 1 world. A. relevant B. simultaneous C. consistent D. practical 13. Agriculture is the countrys chief source of wealth, wheat _
8、 by far the biggest cereal crop. A. is B. been C. be D. being 14. Time _, the celebration will be held as scheduled. A. permit B. permitting C. permitted D. permits 15. _ I like economics, I like sociology much better. A. As mush as B. So much C. How much D. Much as 16. With _ exceptions, the former
9、 president does not appear in public now. A. rare B. unusual C. extraordinary D. unique 17. He plays tennis to the _ of all other sports. A. eradication B. exclusion C. extension D. inclusion 18. She answered with an _ No to the request that she attend the public hearing. A. eloquent B. effective C.
10、 emotional D. emphatic 19. Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is _ with life. A. vibrant B. violent C. energetic D. full 20. _ conscious of my moral obligations as a citizen. A. I was and always will be B. I have to be and always will be C. I had been and always will be D. I have been
11、and always will be PART II READING COMPREHENSION (50 Points) In this section there are five reading passages followed by a total of fifteen multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then write your answers on your answer sheet. Passage 1 A study of art history might be a good way to learn mor
12、e about a culture than is possible to learn in general history classes. Most typical history courses concentrate on politics, economics, and war. But art history focuses on much more than this because art reflects not only the political values of a people, but also religious beliefs, emotions, and p
13、sychology. In addition, information about the daily activities of our ancestorsor of people very different from our owncan be provided by art. In short, art expresses the essential qualities of a time and a place, and a study of it clearly offer us a deeper understanding than can be found in most hi
14、story books. In history books, objective information about the political life of a country is presented; that is, facts about politics are given, but opinions are not expressed. Art, on the other hand, is subjective: it reflects emotions and opinions. The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya was per
15、haps the first truly “political” artist. In his well-known painting The Third of May 1808, he criticized the Spanish government for its misuse of power over people. Over a hundred years later, symbolic images were used in Pablo Picassos Guernica to express the horror of war. Meanwhile, on another continent, the powerful paintings of Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqu
