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1、119991999 年（下）翻译试卷年（下）翻译试卷 一、汉译英（50）妈妈退休了，闲在家中。她身体不好，不便多做家务，时常是早晨上公园散步，回来躺一会儿；中午吃完午饭，再 上楼躺一会儿；晚上看完最后一个电视节目，又是睡觉。久而久之，我们开始觉得她精神反倒不如以前了。 她太闲了，力气活不能多做，又没有读过什么书，我们想不出有什么办法可以消除她的寂寞。白天，爸爸和我们兄妹都要上班；晚上妹 妹要去夜校，我也要在自己房里看书，好象只有吃晚饭的时候，我们才有机会和她在一起聊聊。尽管能和她说的事实在不多，但在这样 的时候，她会显得特别高兴，特别有精神。 二、英译汉（50）Some scientists
2、consider that sleep is an instinct, a basic need for the body and mind to relax and to escape from the responses needed while awake. We become tired in body and mind if we do not sleep, and scientists have proved that when we do sleep the electrical activity of the brain slows down, although it may
3、be stimulated when we dream. One chemical theory is that a substance needed to maintain the waking state becomes exhausted and may be replenished in sleep. A contrary suggestion is that some poisonous substances built up in wakefulness may be destroyed when we go to sleep. Other theories connect the
4、 need for increased wakefulness with the development of the more sophisticated areas of the brain. This could explain why newborn babies whose powers of reasoning have not yet developed, spend most of their lives asleep. It has been demonstrated that a particular part of the brain, the reticular for
5、mation, if severed, cause continuous sleep. Although we are not sure why we sleep, there is no doubt that we need to do so and so do most other animals. The pattern of sleep and wakefulness is closely connected with our habits and senses. Animals which depend upon sight for food, shelter and defence
6、, like man, are diurnal. That means they are for the most part active during the day and asleep at night. The amount of sleep needed by a person to remain in full health varies considerably with age, with different individuals, and even, perhaps, with race. Pre-school children generally need ten to
7、twelve hours sleep, schoolchildren nine to eleven hours and adults seven to nine hours. Adults seem to need progressively less sleep as they grow older, and exceptional case are known of elderly people who have remained healthy on two to three hours a night. It has been said that the Japanese, both
8、children and adults, sleep less than Europeans, but that may be due to habit rather than to race. 英语翻译试题课程代码：00087将答案写在答题纸相应位置上，否则不计分。PartPart OneOne .Multiple.Multiple ChoiceChoice QuestionsQuestions (30(30 points,points, 2 2 pointspoints forfor each)each) A. Directions: This part consists of ten s
9、entences, each followed by four different versions marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that is the closest equivalent of the original in terms of meaning and expressiveness. 1. She blurred the ink on the letter with her tears. A 他的眼泪把信上的墨水弄得模糊不清。B 他的眼泪把信上的字迹弄得模糊不清。 C 他的眼泪把信上的字句弄得模糊不清。D 他的眼泪把信上的话语弄
10、得模糊不清 2. Its better having short lines with more bank tellers. A 如果银行出纳员多一些，不用排长队就好了。B最好是排的队短一些，银行出纳员多一些。 C要是排的队短，银行出纳员最好多一些。D 银行出纳员多一些，队就排得更短了。 3Scarcely less important than machinery in the agricultural revolution was science. A在农业革命中，科学没有机械重要。B在农业革命中，机械没有科学重要。 C在农业革命中，科学和机械几乎同等重要。D 在农业革命中，机械和科学都不
11、怎么重要。 4Anger and bitterness had preyed upon me continually for weeks and a deep languorhad succeeded this passionate struggle. A几个星期来，气恼和痛苦不断地袭击着我；这种感情上的折磨后,我感到浑身无力。 B几个星期来，我处在气恼和痛苦之中；遭受这种感情的折磨后，我感到浑身无力。 C 几个星期来，我又气又恨，感到非常苦恼；经历了这种感情的折磨后，我感到浑身无力。 D 几个星期来，我经受着气恼和怨恨的吞噬；这种感情过后，我感到浑身无力。 5. The numbers di
12、dnt really add up, so the accountant went back over them. A数额没有累计起来，所以会计师又把它们拿回去了。B加起来的总数不对，所以会计师又拿回去了。 C数额没有累计起来，所以会计师又重新计算了一遍。D 加起来的总数不对，所以会计师又重新计算了一遍。 6基本路线要管一百年，动摇不得。 AThe basic line should manage for a hundred years, with no vacillation. BWe should adhere upon the basic line for a hundred years
13、, with no vacillation. CThe basic line should govern for ahundred years, with no vacillation. DWe should adhere to the basic line for a hundred years, with no vacillation. 7.对科学技术的重要性我们要有充分的认识。 AWe must realize the full importance of science and technology. BWe must full realize the importance of sc
14、ience and technology. CWe must realize the fully importance of science and technology. D We fully must realize the importance of science and technology. 8.老科学家、中年科学家很重要，青年科学家也很重要。 AThe veteran and middle-aged scientists are important, and so are the young ones.2BThe veteran, middle-aged scientists a
15、re important, and so are the young ones. CThe veteran and middle-aged scientists are important, so are the young ones. D The veteran, middle-aged scientists are important, so are the young ones. 9.不知什么原因，这条消息没有见报。 AFor no reason , the news did find its way into the newspaper. BFor one reason or anot
16、her, the news did not find its way into the newspaper. CFor some reasons, the news found no way into the newspaper. DFor a certain reason, the news did not find any way into the newspaper. 10.再过几年，普通家庭也能买得起电脑了。 AIn a few years, the average families will be within the reach of computers. BIn a few years, buying computers will be within the reach of the average families. CIn a
