2019年广西民族大学翻译硕士英语考研真题B卷

2019 年广西民族大学翻译硕士英语考研真题 B 卷 Part I. Basic English Knowledge (35 points) Section A: Multiple-choice (20 points) Directions: There are forty multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. Please write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 1. 2. Hoping to make his employees more comfortable,______________. A. a dozen new chairs were purchased by the new boss B. the new boss purchased a dozen new chairs. C. the new boss had purchased a dozen new chairs. D. a dozen new chairs had been purchased by the new boss. I knew I could not complete the task______________. A. by the boss came C. when the boss comes 3. B. until the boss has come D. before the boss came Only after______________his homework______________to watch TV. A. he has finished; is he allowed finished; is he allowed C. he has finished; he is allowed finished; he is allowed 4. This kind of glasses manufactured by craftsmen______________comfortably. A. is worn B. wears C. wearing D. wear B. has he D. has he experienced 5. Victor took a bus and headed for home,______________if his wife would have him back. A. not to know B. not known C. not knowing D. not having known 6. Unfortunately there are times when I’ve played when I probably______________and it has cost me a lot. A. couldn’t have B. shouldn’t have C. wouldn’t have D. mustn’t have 7. Most peasants were reduced to______________grass and leaves during the severe famine. A. eating 8. C. have eaten D. ate They______________fireworks in the stadium last night to celebrate the win. A. set in 9. B. eat B. set out C. set against D. set off In order to marry his wife, Tommy______________to Islam. A. changed B. exchanged C. converted D. turned 10. This morning, my work was______________by a constant stream of visitors. A. hampered B. tangled C. reversed D. perplexed 11. The growing size of the population is______________major concern of______________society nowadays. A. /; theB. a; / C. a; the D. the; the 12. It is not fair that you come home after a bad day at work and______________your wife and kids. A. take it off on B. take it on with C. take it out on D. take it up with 13. Recent editions of the Chinese classic, based on manuscripts more authoritative than those hitherto available, have rendered previous editions______________. A. obstinateB. inaccessible C. illegible D. obsolete 14. Most good writers use every means______________to make the readers’ way smooth and easy. A. at their disposal B. at their request C. at their will D. at their convenience 15. The first keynote speaker really showed keen______________into human nature. A. perception B. intellect C. understanding his remarkably D. insight 16. This region is expected to return to______________economic growth this year and next. A. respective B. respect C. respectful D. respectable 17. An increasing proportion of our population, unable to live without advanced medical______________, will become progressively more reliant on expensive technology. A. interference B. interruption C. intervention D. interaction 18.______________in an atmosphere of simple living was what his parents wished for. A. He was educated B. He educated C. His being educated D. He to be educated 19. I love the poetry of the Middle Age despite its tendency to be overtly______________. A. diverting B. didactic C. emotional D. romantic 20. Most people believe that epidemics occur______________after a natural disaster, but it is not true. A. spontaneously B. simultaneously C. homogeneously D. instantaneously 21. Although the school still decided to carry it out, parents______________the new regulation set by the school. most A. objected to B. rebelled against C. fought against D. struck for 22. In Brooklyn, police officers found it hard to persuade people to heed______________orders. A. evaluation B. evacuation C. estimation D. examination 23. If they conspire with each other to exclude potential competitors, the successful tender shall be______________. A. detoxified B. nullified C. rectified D. ramified 24. All the workers in the company are______________free medical care. A. provided for B. involved in C. connected with D. entitled to 25. The flowers______________sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature. A. smelling B. to smell C. smelt D. to be smelt 26. The Pentagon cannot point to any______________gains resulting from the interrogation techniques used at Guantanamo. A. intelligent B. intellectual C. intelligence D. intellect 27. She is reliable and thoughtful, so her friends like to______________their trouble to her. A. pour down B. pour into C. pour forth D. pour on 28. The teacher suggested that her students______________experiences with ESP. A. write a composition on their B. to write a composition about the C. wrote some compositions of their D. had written some compositions of their 29. Many animals have a______________heart, such as fish. A. bicentennial B. bikini C. bicameral D. binocular 30. It would be a blessing for the human race if the mosquito could be______________. A. wiped up B. wiped away C. wiped off D. wiped out 31. I am sorry I have no time to______________more detail or give you an account of other cities of interest. A. bring into B. take into C. come into D. go into 32. It is not______________much the language as the background that makes the book difficult to understand. A. that B. so C. as D. very 33. Mobile Karaoke may be______________to Japan, but the love affair with mobile phone is worldwide. A. weird B. strange C. odd D. peculiar 34. While he had the fever, he______________for days. A. raved B. sniggered C. tittered D. perforated 35. He was brought before the______________for trial. A. tribunal B. isle C. granary D. observatory 36. We believe that no country should interfere with the internal______________of another country. A. matter B. matters C. affairs D. affair 37. I told my sister that I had one million dollars. She really the story. A. fell in B. fell with C. fell for D. fell through 38. Bebop’s legacy is______________one: bebop may have won jazz the right to be taken seriously as an art form, but it______________jazz’s mass audience, which turned to other forms of music such as rock. A. a mixed; alienated B. a troubled; seduced C. an ambiguous; aggrandized D. a valuable; refined 39. Treaties are only______________the governments that sign them, and governments change. A. as long as B. as far as C. as good as D. so long as 40. Although based on an actual event, the film lacks______________. The director shuffles events, simplifies the tangle of relationships, and______________documentary truth for dramatic power. A. conviction; embraces B. verisimilitude; sacrifices C. expressiveness; exaggerates D. realism; substitutes Section B: Proofreading and Error Correction (15 points) Directions: The following passage contains 10 errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it. Please write your answers on the Answer Sheet. Standing tall as the defining landmark of Toronto is the CN Tower, Canada’s National Tower. On 553.33 meters, it is the 41. world’s tallest freestanding tower and a symbol of Canadian achievement recognized around the world. This architectural triumph is an engineering wonder of the modern world and widely regarded as the iconic symbol of tourism for Toronto. With breathtaking views from three observation levels, the CN Tower is a worldly class entertaining and dining destination and 42. must-see attraction when visiting Toronto. The CN Tower has dominated Toronto’s skyline during daylight hours since it opened 31 years before. But at night, the 43. dimly lit giant fades nearly to black. Not anymore. Last week, it 44. was illuminated for the first time in a dazzling light show. CN Tower can now claim to be the world’s tallest illuminated structure. The newly lit tower will consume up 60 percent less 45. electricity than the old scheme. It is an energy efficient, costly 46. effective and architecturally stunning result that whole 47. Canadians can be proud of. On a clean night, residents will be 48.