1、厦门大学 2010 年翻 译硕士英语 考研真题试 卷科目：211 翻译 硕士英语MTI 考研迅速提分材 料 认真学习可以得到 400 分 搞定一切学校文章来源： http:/ 整理：博文 MTI(专业学位) 科目代码：211 科目名称：翻译硕士英语 专业领域：翻译硕士 考生须知：答题必须使用黑(蓝)色墨水( 圆珠)笔；不得在试题(草稿)纸上作答；凡未按规定作答均不予评阅、判分。 Part I. Grammar and VocabularyA. Proofreading (total of 10 points，1 point for each error corrected)The follow
2、ing paragraphs contain 10 errorsEach indicated line contains ONE errorIn each case，only ONE word is involvedYou should proofread the paragraph and correct it in the following way：For a wrong word， underline the wrong word and write the correct one inthe blank provided at the end of the lineFor a mis
3、sing word mark the position of the missing word with a“”signand write the word you believe to be missing in theblank provided at the end of the lineFor an unnecessary word cross the unnecessary word with a slash“”and put theword in the blank provided at the end of the lineEXAMPLEWhenan museum wants
4、a new exhibit， (1) anit never buys things in finished form and bangs (2) neverthem on the wallWhen a natur al history museum wants an exhibition it must often build it (3) exhibitAlthough cosmetic surgery (and non-surgically cosmetic (1)procedures，such as Botox injections )sometimes produce negative
5、outcomesmedia often highlights surgery“disasters”一 (2)in the most partthe health risk for cosmetic procedures (3)is low and patient satisfaction is highOften，people who have beenhobbled by poor body image all of their lifewalk away from (4)cosmetic surgery in confidence and the motivation to lead (5
6、)healthier livesIn additionreconstructive surge ry for burning (6)and accident victims or to those disfigured from disease restore (7)self-esteem and wellbeing in the way that other therapy cannot (8)In my professional opinionit is a time for members of the (9)medical community to examine the benefi
7、ts and results ofcosmetic surgery with prejudice and jealousy (10)BChoos e the word or phrase that can be used to replace the underlined part in each sentence(total of 10 points，0.5 point for each question).1Because noises modulate radiofrequency，radio stations use a band of frequencies to prevent i
8、nterference with other stationsAgover n Badapt Ctemper Drenov ate2A fossil is a remnant of a once-living organismAbone Bsolve nt Cpicture Dvestige3 When squashed the stem and leaves of the jewelweed exude a juice that will soothe some skin irritationsAboile d Baged Ccrush ed Dchopp ed4The legislativ
9、e filibuster is a parliamentary tactic designed to delay or prevent action by the majorityAtradi tion B rule Cobservance D maneuver5Ocean waves can cut impos ing cliffs along coastlinesAimmobile Bimpermeable C impressive Dimaginativ e6Mergers may be effected to revive or rejuvenate failing businesse
10、s by the infusion of new management and personnelAinspection Bintro duction Cevalu ation D. concentration7A fable is a didactic tale focused on a single character trailAan authe ntic B. a muddied Can instr uctive Dan old-fashioned8The compact dictionaries published in recent years are not as unwield
11、y as some of the older editionsAcompl ete Btiresome Creliable Dcumbersome9Author Kmhefine Sherwood McDowell had a knack for converting almost every experience into marketable proseAan aptitude for Ban obsession with Can alternative to Da purpose for10South Carolinas mineral resou rces are abundant，b
12、ut not all of them can be lucratively minedAprofitably Bsafely C easily D. exten sively11Ravag ed by pollution and war, many famous monuments have become eroded and stained.Adiscolored Bdismembered Cdispl aced Ddistinctive12Orioles are arboreal birds, and when they descend to the ground，it is mainly
13、 to gather nest materialsAterritoria l Btree-dwelling Cconsummate Dgrumpy13Louisa May Alcotts novel Little Women，which recounts the experiences of the four March sisters during the American Civil war，is largely autobiographicalApraises Bnarra tes Cexaggerates D classifies14Fertilizer appli ed to soi
14、l can replace depleted nutrientsAorgan ic Bacidic Cexhau sted Ddesirable15Galena, the chief ore of lead，is a brittle mineral with a metallic lusterAhazel Bdense Cbreakable D sparking16In Hawaii，endemic birds，such as the omao and the apapane，dwell in the volcanic highlands and tropical rain forestsAa
15、llur ing Baquatic Cgraceful D. nativ e17Biolo gists have ascertained that specialized cells convert chemical energy into mechanical energy.Adetermined Bargued Chypot hesized Dgriped18Pocahonta，a seventeenth century Powhatan Indian，went to the Jamestown colony as her fathers emissaryAward Battendant
16、C，messenger Dtrans lator19Neon light is utilized in airport beaco ns because it can permeate fogApass through Btransmit Csuspend Dbreak up20Alexander Woollcotts flamboyant personality combined sharpness of wit with sentimentality.Adevious Bhumorous C singular DshowyC. Choose the word or phrase that
17、best completes each sentence(total of 10 points，0.5 point for each question)1The form and physiology of leaves vary according to the in which they develop：for example，leaves display a wider range of adaptations to different degrees of light and moisture.A. relationship Bseque nce Cpatterns Denvir on
18、ment2Since most，if not all，learning Occurs through ，relating one observation to another，it would be strange indeed if the study of other cultures did not also illuminate the study of our ownAassumptions Bexperiments Ccompa risons Drepetition s3He had expected gratitude for his disclosure，but instead
19、 he encountere d bordering on hostilityApatience B discretion Cineptitude Dindifferen ce4Although Simpson was ingenious at to appear innovative and spontaneous，beneath the ruse he remained uninspired and rigid in his approach to problem-solvingAinten ding Bcontriving Cforbe aring Ddeclining5Because
20、modem scientists find the ancient Greek view of the cosmos outdated and irrelevant，they now perceive it as only of interestAhisto rical Bintrinsic Cexperiment al Dsuperfluous6In spite of the increasing of their opinions，the group knew they had to arrive at a consensus so that the award could be pres
21、entedAimpar tiality Bjudiciousness Cpolarity D. consistency7Ironically ，the proper use of figurative language must be based on the denotative meaning of the wordsbecau se it is the failure to recognize this meaning that leads to mixed metaphors and their attendant incongruityAesote ric Bliter al Gal
22、lusive D symbo lic8Although any destruction of vitamins caused by food irradiation could be the use of diet supplements，there may be no protection from carcinogens that some fear might be introduced into foods by the processAcounterbalanced by B. attributed to Caugme nted with Dstimulated by9Data co
23、ncerning the effects on a small population of high concentrations of a potentially hazardous chemical are frequently used to the effects on a large population of lower amounts of the same chemicalAverify B redress C predict D reali ze10Early critics of Emily Dickinsons poetry mistook for simpleminde
24、dness the surface of artlessness that in fact she constructed with such Aastonishment Bvexation Callusion Dcunning11After a slow sales start early in the year，mobile homes have been gaining favor asto increasingly expensive conventional housingAa reaction Ban addit ion Can introducti on Dan alternat
25、ive12Although adolescent maturational and developmental states occur in an orderly sequence，their timing with regard to onset and durationAlasts Bvaries C falte rs Daccel erates13Psychology has slowly evolved into an scientific discipline that now functions autonomously with the same privileges and
26、responsibilities as other sciencesAindependen t Bunusual Coutmoded Duncontrolled14Noting the murder victims flaccid musculature and pear-like figure，she deduced that the unfortunate fellow had earned his living in some occupationAtreacherou s Bill-paying C illegitima te Dsedentary15The discovery tha
27、t，friction excluded，all bodies fall at the same rate is so simple to state and to grasp that there is a tendency to its significanceAunder rate Breass ess Cpraise Deliminate16The painting was larger than it appeared to be，for hanging in a darkened recess of the chapel，it was by the perspectiveAimpro
28、ved Bdiminished Cembellished Djeopa rdized17Because folk art is neither completely rejected nor accepted as an art form by art historians，their final evaluations of it necessarily remain .Aarbit rary Bestim able Cequivocal Dorthodox18Although economists have traditionally considered the district to
29、be solely an agricultural one，the of the inhabitants occupations makes such a classification obsoleteAproductivi ty Bdiversity Cpredi ctability Dprofitability19Although specific concerns may determine the intent of a research project，its results are often .Aunanticipated Bbenef icial Cspectacular Ds
30、pecialized20The notion that a parasite can alter the behavior of a host organism is not mere fiction；indeed，the phenomenon is not even Aobservable Breal Ccomprehended DrarePart II. Reading ComprehensionRead each of the following passagesChoose the most appropriate from the four choices to complete t
31、he sentence or answer the questionAnswer the question or write a summary as is required(total of 40 points，2 points for each question)Passage ANotation gave western music a means of written recordbut at first only for a kind of music，chant，that was believed to have originated half a millennium and m
32、ore in the pastto be effectively，agele ssEarly medieval chants sprang from the whole time of eternal sameness，which they so readily conveyand similarly there was no measure of the time within themthe rhythmThen measure cameAnd with it came the first identifiable composers and precisely datable works
33、Where chant was of a piece with other musical traditions in being self-sufficient melody，worki ng within a modal system，belonging to no creator(but to God)and designed for worship，the new music of the twentieth century opened a distinctively western pathThe measuring of time was the beginning not on
34、ly of rhythmic notationknown，far beyond Europe，to the Indian theorist Sarngadeva in the first half of the thirteenth centurybut also of music involving coordination among singers carrying different melodies，of polyphonyThis，too，was by no means confined to the wedge of land between the Mediterranean
35、and the Atlantic：the gamelan music of Bali，a tradition independent of Europe，is comparable with early western polyphony in its superposition of different time streams，fast and slow，while the music of many sub-Saharan African peoples often piles up dissimilar rhythmic layers in ways foreign to Europe
36、 outside certain special repertories(fourteenth-century song and some music since 1950)But，from the twelfth century to the fifteenth，polyphony in the west gradually moved away from the repetitive structures that were retained on Bali or in central Africa as Europeans discovered how harmony could res
37、ult in continuous flowThe source，as of so much in western culture，was a misunderstanding of classical Greek knowledge，again acquired through BoethiusHe had nothing to say about harmony in the sense of chords，but he conveyed a Geek satisfaction in the primacy of the octave and the fifth，which medieva
38、l musicians took as models of consonance(theeuphonious combining notes)Just as essential were dissonant combinations，lacking euphony，for these would intensify the need for consonanceA dissonance placed immediately before a final consonance would produce a firmly conclusive endinga cadence，such as be
39、came an essential of western musicExtending back from the cadence，the forces of harmony，marshaled through relationships between each chord and the next，could amplify the directional sense already present in the melodythe sense of movement towards a resting point on the last noteThus time measured be
40、came time decisively having a goal，and music could emulate the progress in every human soul towards eternityMusic mirrored，too ，how time generally was being told Guidos staff notation came roughly when water clocks were reintroduced from Byzantium and Islam， enabling monks to know when a service was
41、 due from the level reached by water slowly filling a vesselThus reading，whether of a chantbook or a water gauge，substituted for memory and intuitionExact synchrony between music and time was lost a little when clockwork mechanisms appeared in the mid-thirteenth century，half a century later than the
42、 gear-driven music produced at Notre Dame in ParisHowever，the perfection of hour-chiming with hour-chiming capabilities，in the astronomical clock made by Richard Wallingford for StAlbans Abbey(1 32736)，strikingly coincided with the perfection of rhythmic notation that spread from Paris and gave musi
43、c its own machinery of time lengthsChoose the most appropriate from the four choices to answer the question or complete the sentence1. Which of the following is the most appropriate title for this passage?AThe Development of Rhythm BTime MeasuredCNotation and Time DMusic and Civilization2It can be i
44、nferred from the passage that before notation appeared Amusic was always renewed and could last only as long as memoryBmusic presented people with three times at once：the now in which they heard it，the then in which it was made，and the further then of when the piece was composedCpolyphony had alread
45、y been developed to such a degree that different melodies carried by different singers could form a coordinated harmonyDmusic mostly was not improvised and was not dated with precision3The author would most likely consider Western musician the music of non-Western cultures as .Arespectively revol ut
46、ionary and conservativeBequal but distinctCboth homogeneous and heterogeneousDillus trative of advancement and backwardness4The passage states that Amusic and civilization complement each other and contradict each otherBrhythmic notation appeared becau se human beings could tell time in a new wayCno
47、tation appeared when musical works were 130 longer anonymous and nondatableDthe appearance of rhythmic notation manifests a new stage of human beings quantitative method of thoughtWrite a summary5Summarize the passage in 4 or 5 sentencesPassage BFrench toys：One could not find a better illustration o
48、f the fact that the adult Frenchman, sees the child as another selfAll the toys one commonly sees are essentially a microcosm of the adult world；they are all reduced copies of human objects，as if in the eyes of the public the child Was，all told，nothing but a smaller man，a homunculus to whom must be supplied objects of his own sizeInvented forms are very rare：a few sets of blocks，which appeal to the spirit of doityourself，are the only ones which offer dynamic formsAs for the others，French toys always mean something，and this something is always ent
