昆明理工大学 研究生英语考试
2019年云南昆明理工大学英语考研真题A卷
2019年云南昆明理工大学英语考研真题A卷Section I Structure and Vocabulary( 15 points )Directions: In this part, there are fifteen incomplete sentences. For each sentence four alternatives A, B, C or D are given. Decide which of the alternatives best completes the sentence and mark the corresponding letter on your ANSWER SHEET.1.Uncertainty about the economy is ___________ as serious unemployment takes place.A.limitedB. anywhereC. decreasedD. widespread2.Despite an easy-going man in character, Professor Harris’s comments on some academic arguments can be rather _______at times.A.harshB. preciseC. pleasantD. satiate3.In reading a newspaper, the editorial page is highly recommended not only for vocabulary but also for structuring and presenting thought.A worthy ofB wordy ofC rememberedD recommenced4.Being late for an appointment is annoying.A.irrigatingB. intriguingC. irritatingD. intimidating5.The criminal was asked to aid police in their inquiry.A.interviewB. questionC. investigationD. interrogation6.Tourists are being offered an excursion to see the biggest slum in Asia and experience for themselves the ____ the lives of the rich and the poor.A.disparity ofB. difference betweenC. disparity betweenD. differenceof7.Ask anyone why there is an obesity ______ and they will tell you that it's all down to eatingtoo much and burning too few calories.A.popularityB. currencyC. presentD. epidemic8. As a result of his method for early music education, Shinichi Suzuki _________ one of the world’s great violin teachers.A. knows thatB. has been known asC. is well known ofD. has been known for9. There are now many kinds of dictionaries, such as a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms, a biographical dictionary, and a geographical dictionary _____.A. with pronunciations givenB. that has pronunciations givenC. that have pronunciations givenD. that do have pronunciations given10. Each night when______ , my parents lit the fire in the bedroom.A. the temperature fellB. that the temperature did fallC. the temperature fell downD. because the temperature fell11. With ______spring, plants in the wildness grew greener.A the advent ofB arriving atC is arrived inD advention of12. __________the importance of taking notes in class in the first year of college.A. Little did he realizeB. A little he realizedC.He realized a littleD. He did realize little13. Each occupation has its own jargon ; bankers, lawyers and computer professionals, for example, all use among themselves language which outsiders _________.A.have difficulty to followB. have difficult followingC. have difficulty followingD. have difficulty of following14.Many people at that time believed that spices _______ food; however, Hall found that many marketed spices were teeming with bacteria, moulds and yeasts.A.helped preserveB. help preserveC. helps preserveD. help to preserve15.General Patton outwitted his enemy in that he trained his soldiers into an army always ready to fight anytime and anywhere. Here “outwitted” could be replaced with ____.A.was as smart asB. was so wise thatC. was cleverer thanD. was never so cunning asSection II. Reading Comprehension ( 40 points )Directions: There are five passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked with A, B, C and D. You should decide on the BEST choices and then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.Passage OneI recently revisited the city which I was born in, which is a place well known for a castle built on a rock overlooking the surrounding plains, and even better known for a legendary figure who robbed the rich to give to the poor. As I toured the castle and its museum, visited the town center, and roamed around old haunts, I reflected on how the buildings that people of different eras build reflect their central preoccupations.The castle was originally built in the eleventh century, and remained important for several centuries. Throughout the medieval period castles and fortified houses were built. The powerful landowners surveyed and dominated the surrounding lands, the source of their wealth and prestige.Once the industrial era began, castles were sidelined. The merchants and factory owners built town halls, churches, factories and imposing office buildings. The town center reflects this era. An imposing town hall, complete with massive pillars and monumental lions, overlooks the town square. The square is surrounded by equally massive blocks of shops, banks and offices, built to reflect the power of trade in the heyday of the British Empire.Most people, who enter the city today never visit the castle or the old market square, head for the two shopping malls situated at either end of the city center. Here the visitor can shop to their hearts content in an environment of glass and polished chrome. Modern man is no longer a warrior defending his land, or a builder of churches, or a governor of people: he is primarily a consumer. The buildings our generation leaves to posterity will reflect our predominant interest--- shopping.16.The author's approach to the topic can best be described asA.How people change their mind when paying a visitB.Tourists today are less historical-mindedC.A comparative look between the old and the modernD.Shopping is more significant than castle visits17.According to the author, the central preoccupation of different eras could be reflected through _____.A.their landsB. their interestsC. the plains that could be overlookedD. the way they make their buildings18.Castles prove to be useful, in this passage, _____.A.before the industrial revolutionB. when tourists want to shop in themC. as merchants and governors like them to beD. because they are imposing19.Which of the following is the symbol of the British Empire, according to the passage?A.The castles and fortified houses.B. Massive blocks of shops, banks and offices.C. Building with glass and polished chrome.D. Town halls, churches, factories and imposing office buildingsPassage TwoThe study of ecology has taught us that diversity is important to stabilityin the natural world. Modern agricultural practices and other human interventionsin the environment reduces the number of interacting species making the ecosystem vulnerable and unstable.Similarly, human society in its progress toward the cliched global village is liable to make the world less stable not more stable. We are eliminating languages, traditional diets, and eroding cultural practices at an alarming rate. The whole world wants to speak the same language, eat the same food and wear the same clothes. But will this homogeneity be good for the human species? Biologists would tend to say no.Certainly a world where we can all understand each other and share common interests is appealing on one level. But how infinitely poorer we will all be if we travel 5000 miles from home only to find no new people, no new places, no new ways of living, just a copy of what you experience back home.20.According to the author, to speak the same language, eat the same food and wear the same clothes are _____.A.the wishes of people around the worldB.study of biology is of primary importantC.of more demerits than meritsD. keeping the world stable21. The author implies that ______.A.human intervention into the natural environment may reduce the number of speciesB.human intervention into the natural environment may cause the invulnerabilityof ecosystemC. agricultural practices influence interaction between speciesD. agricultural practice is one of the causes for the stability of ecosystem.22. It is true, according to the passage, that ____.A.if we travel 5,000 miles, we will become poorerB.traveling to new places and meeting new people will make us poorer than everC.if we cannot see the differences when traveling afar, what’s the use of traveling?D. if we cannot see the differences when traveling afar, we can infinitely eat the same food and wear the same clothes23. The word “homogeneity” may probably mean______.A.homo sapiensB. homosexualityC. samenessD. homelinessPassage ThreeSmith’s 1776 work, "An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations," also shortened as "The Wealth of Nations," appeared at the dawn of industrial development in Europe. While critics note that Smith didn't invent many of the ideas that he wrote about, he was the first person to compile and publish them in a format designed to explain them to the average reader of the day. As a result, he is responsible for popularizing many of the ideas that underpin the school of thought that became known as classical economics.Other economists built on Smith's work to solidify classical economic theory,which would become the dominant school of economic thought through the Great Depression. In this book, Smith discussed the stages of evolution of society, from a hunter stage without property rights or fixed residences to nomadic agriculture with shifting residences. A feudal society is the next stage. In this stage, laws, and property rights are established to protect privileged classes. Laissez-faire （自由放任）or free markets characterize modern society in which new institutions are established to conduct market transactions.Laissez-faire philosophies, such as minimizing the role of government intervention and taxation in the free markets, and the idea that an "invisible hand" guides supply and demand are among the key ideas Smith's writing is responsible for promoting. These ideas reflect the concept that each person, by looking out for him or herself, inadvertently helps to create the best outcome for all. "It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we can expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest," Smith wrote.24.In the 1st paragraph, the author says that ____.A.ideas in “the Wealth of Nations”had never been known to ordinary readers before Smith proposed themB.it was not until the publication of Smith’s book did some of the ideas become popularC.these ideas had long been known to people in Europe but Smith framed them into his writingD.Smith didn’t invent any of these ideas that he wrote about,but he was the first to know about them.25.In the 2nd paragraph, Smith divided stages of social evolution into _____.A.three stages, i.e., hunter stage, stage of nomadic agriculture and stage of feudal society and each is distinguished with property rightB.two stages, i.e., stage of hunter and nomadic agriculture, and stage of feudal society and each is distinguished with fixed residenceC.four stages, i.e., hunter stage, stage of nomadic agriculture, stage of feudalsociety and stage of privileged classes, each distinguished with shifting residence D. three stages, i.e., hunter stage, stage of nomadic agriculture and stage of feudal society, each distinguished with fixed residence, shifting residence and property right26. Which of the following is not the key idea of Adam Smith?A.There is an invisible hand guiding supply and demand in the free market.ernment should give the least intervention into the market.C.Each person should work inadvertently on their own.D.A baker’s interest may bring us the meal that we expect.27.“Invisible hand” in this context refers to _____.A.demand and supply in a free market could be regulated on its ownernment’s role could be self-reduced through minimizationC.benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker cannot be seenD.ideas proposed by Smith are invisible but have to be written and publishedPassage FourArtificial intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. These processes include learning (the acquisition of information and rules for using the information), reasoning (using rules to reach approximate or definite conclusions) and self-correction. Particular applications of AI include expert systems, speech recognition and machine vision.AI can be categorized as either weak or strong. Weak AI, also known as narrow AI, is an AI system that is designed and trained for a particular task. Virtual personal assistants, such as Apple's Siri, are a form of weak AI. Strong AI, also known as artificial general intelligence, is an AI system with generalized human cognitive abilities. When presented with an unfamiliar task, a strong AI system is able to find a solution without human intervention.Because hardware, software and staffing costs for AI can be expensive, many vendors are including AI components in their standard offerings, as well as access to Artificial Intelligence as a Service (AIaaS) platforms. AI as a Service allows individuals and companies to experiment with AI for various business purposes and sample multiple platforms before making a commitment. Popular AI cloud offerings include Amazon AI services, IBM Watson Assistant, Microsoft Cognitive Services and Google AI services.Some industry experts believe that the term artificial intelligence is too closely linked to popular culture, causing the general public to have unrealistic fears about artificial intelligence and improbable expectations about how it will change the workplace and life in general. Researchers and marketers hope the label augmented intelligence, which has a more neutral connotation, will help people understand that AI will simply improve products and services, not replace the humans that use them.28.The machine that owns the processes to ______could be called AI.A.learn, correct itself and recognize speechB. to see, learn by itself and recognizeC. to correct itself and learn by itself and judge on its ownD. to recognize human speech, play the role of expert and hear what human says29. The main difference between strong and weak AI is that_____.A. strong AI is based on more general cognitive ability than a weak oneB. a weak AI can fulfill a particular mission more efficiently than a strong oneC. given an unfamiliar task, a weak AI would recognize it immediatelyD. could be found in Apple’s Siri, Google, Amazon and IBM, etc.30. Access to Artificial Intelligence as a Service platforms is allowed because_____.A. experiment with AI for various business purposes could be very expensiveB. sampling multiple platforms before making a commitment is importantC. cost to AI as a service is so high that no individual or company could afford itD. costs to make AI is so high that no individual or company could afford it31. The main human concern over AI in this passage mainly refers to ______.A. whether AI will help them with difficult jobsB. that AI will finally take their placeC. whether AI will use themD. if AI will improve products and servicesPassage FiveScientific investigation is a studious research or inquiry; especially examination or experimentation aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts, revision of accepted theories or laws in the light of new facts, or practical application of such new or revised theories or laws. While the techniques that scientists use to conduct research may differ across disciplines, like mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, literature, history, philosophy, or any other scientific field, the underlying principles and objectives are similar. The scientific method, for instance, is defined in The Oxford English Dictionary as “a method or procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypothesis.”The method of scientific investigation is nothing but the expression of the necessary mode of working of the human mind. It is simply the mode at which all phenomena are reasoned about, rendered precise and exact. There is no more difference, but there is just the same kind of difference, between the mental operations of a man of science and those of an ordinary person, as there is between the operations and methods of a baker or a butcher weighing out his goods in common scales, and the operations of a chemist in performing a difficult and complex analysis by means of his balance and finely graduated weights. It is not that the action of scales in the one case, and the balance in the other, differ in the principles of their construction or manner of working; but the beam of one is set on a indefinitely finer axis than the other, and of course turns by the addition of a much smaller weight.32.Methods of scientific investigation, regardless of natural science and social science or humanities studies, are____.A.different in essenceB. of great difference in scaleC. similar in phenomenaD. basically similar33. According to the passage, the difference between a chemist and a butcher weighing something is that ____.A. the former operates more mentally than the latterB. the former does it more indefinitelyC. the latter does it with less principle than the formerD. the latter balances less than the former34. Which of the following may serve as the best topic for this passage?A. Scientific researches and experimentation.B. What is meant by method of scientific investigation?C. How to demonstrate a hypothesis?D. Differences of scientific investigation across disciplines.35. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?A. The Oxford English Dictionary does not mentioned social science when giving definition of scientific method.B. The scale used by a baker is not the same as that of a scientist.C.The Oxford English Dictionary’s definition of scientific method includes systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, but not modification of hypothesis.D. The method of scientific investigation is nothing of the expression of the necessary mode of working of the human mind.Section III Translation (25 points)Part One English-Chinese Translation (15 points)Directions: Read the following paragraph carefully and then translate it into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET.36.In science, validity is the extent to which a concept, conclusion, or measurement is well founded and corresponds accurately to the real world. It has also been defined as an overall assessment of the degree to which evidence and theory support the interpretation of the scores entailed by proposed uses of the instrument. To phrase it simply, validity refers to the degree to which evidence and theory support the interpretations of measures. These definitions prompt questions about the “real” meaning and interpretation of scores collected with health measurement instruments. The word “valid” is derived from the Latin “validus,” meaning strong. In that sense, the validity of a measurement instrument is the degree to which it measures what it claims to measure.Part Two Chinese - English Translation (10 points)Directions: Read the following paragraph carefully and then translate it into English. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET.37.用另一种语言工作可能会又尴尬又有挑战性，但是它也会有非常多的积极面。
昆明理工大学211翻译硕士英语2015-2019年考研专业课真题试卷
and D are given. Decide which of the alternatives best completes the sentence. Write the appropriate
letter on the ANSWER SHEET.
1. Because the cost of living in the United States is very high, ________ students should be
昆明理工大学2019年考研专业课初试真题
昆明理工大学 2019 年硕士研究生招生入学考试试题(A 卷)
考试科目代码：211
考试科目名称 ：翻译图表等类型题目）答题答案必须做在考点发给的答题纸上，
做在本试题册上无效。请考生务必在答题纸上写清题号。
2． 评卷时不评阅本试题册，答题如有做在本试题册上而影响成绩的，后果由考生自己负责。
comfortably established there, he wrote War and Peace.
A. ensconced
B. circumscribed
C. avowed
D. coerced
7. He entered the United States in 1988 as a ________ resident because of his marriage to a U.S. citizen.
A. distracted
B. detracted
C. contracted
D. subtracted
3. ________ should we seek temporary economic development at the expense of the environment and
2019年昆明理工大学英语翻译基础考研真题
昆明理工大学2019年硕士研究生招生入学考试试题(A卷) 考试科目代码：357 考试科目名称：英语翻译基础
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1．所有题目（包括填空、选择、图表等类型题目）答题答案必须做在考点发给的答题纸上，做在本试题册上无效。
请考生务必在答题纸上写清题号。
2．评卷时不评阅本试题册，答题如有做在本试题册上而影响成绩的，后果由考生自己负责。
3．答题时一律使用蓝、黑色墨水笔或圆珠笔作答（画图可用铅笔），用其它笔答题不给分。
4．答题时不准使用涂改液等具有明显标记的涂改用品。
昆明理工大学2019年硕士研究生招生入学考试试题。
昆明理工大学211翻译硕士英语2015--2020年考研初试真题
昆明理工大学2020年硕士研究生招生入学考试试题
昆明理工大学2020年硕士研究生招生入学考试试题(A卷) 考试科目代码：211 考试科目名称：翻译硕士英语
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1．所有题目（包括填空、选择、图表等类型题目）答题答案必须做在考点发给的答题纸上，做在本试题册上无效。
请考生务必在答题纸上写清题号。
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3．答题时一律使用蓝、黑色墨水笔或圆珠笔作答（画图可用铅笔），用其它笔答题不给分。
4．答题时不准使用涂改液等具有明显标记的涂改用品。
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2018昆明理工大学211-翻译硕士英语A卷考研真题硕士研究生专业课考试试题
昆明理工大学2018年硕士研究生招生入学考试试题(A卷) 考试科目代码：211 考试科目名称：翻译硕士英语考生答题须知1．所有题目（包括填空、选择、图表等类型题目）答题答案必须做在考点发给的答题纸上，做在本试题册上无效。
请考生务必在答题纸上写清题号。
2．评卷时不评阅本试题册，答题如有做在本试题册上而影响成绩的，后果由考生自己负责。
3．答题时一律使用蓝、黑色墨水笔或圆珠笔作答（画图可用铅笔），用其它笔答题不给分。
4．答题时不准使用涂改液等具有明显标记的涂改用品。
Part ⅠVocabulary and Structure (1x30=30 points)In this section, there are thirty incomplete sentences. For each sentence four choicess marked A, B, C and D are given. Decide which of the alternatives best completes the sentence. Write the appropriate letter on the ANSWER SHEET.1. Peter is one of the greatest of our public benefactors. He_____ the cathedral at Hampton.A. resurrectedB. repairedC. savedD. restored2. The last of the sunlight was shining _____ the latticed window.A. athwartB. throughC. intoD. over3. The need of college students to control their own destinies has ______ a new series of policiesfrom the administration.A. movedB. promptedC. stimulatedD. seduced4. The boy had been so mistreated that he was faced with a vast, uncomprehending ___ everyday.A. hesitationB. difficultyC. uneaseD. uncertainty5. He ______ under oath that the woman had not been at the scene of the crime.A. testedB. contestedC. protestedD. testified6. Perspective in drawing gives the ______ of depth.A. delusionB. disillusionmentC. disillusionD. illusion7. Ron thanked his ______ for helping him through a tough time.A. benefactorB. beneficiaryC. contestantD. arbitrate8. They criticized Martin Luther King for his rigid _______ on non-violence.A. postureB. stanceC. attitudeD. approach9. The budgets of several departments will require pruning. All the following can replace theunderlined part EXCEPT _______.A. trimmingB. choppingC. snippingD. mincing10. All of the women _______ at how well formed the baby was.A. acclaimedB. declaimedC. exclaimedD. proclaimed11. In Britain, the sovereign _______ but does not govern.A. reinsB. reignsC. deignsD. feigns第 1 页共9页。
昆明理工研究生英语笔译分数线
昆明理工研究生英语笔译分数线English:The minimum score for the postgraduate English translation exam at Kunming University of Science and Technology is 75 points. The exam consists of both written and oral components, and evaluates students' ability to accurately and effectively translate English language materials into Chinese. The written portion includes tasks such as translating passages, summarizing articles, and analyzing English language texts, while the oral portion requires students to interpret and discuss various topics in English. Achieving a score of 75 points or higher indicates a strong proficiency in English translation and language skills, and is a prerequisite for many graduate programs at the university.中文翻译:昆明理工大学研究生英语笔译考试的最低分数线为75分。
该考试包括笔试和口试两个部分，评估学生将英文材料准确有效地翻译成中文的能力。
笔试部分包括翻译文章、文章摘要和分析英文文本等任务，口试部分要求学生用英语口译和讨论各种话题。
2023年博士研究生入学考试英语试题
昆明理工大学2023年博士研究生招生考试试题（A）
考试科目代码：1111 考试科目名称：英语
试题合用招生专业：全校
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1．所有题目（涉及填空、选择、图表等类型题目）答题答案必须做在考点发给的答题纸上，做在本试题册上无效。
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2．评卷时不评阅本试题册，答题如有做在本试题册上而影响成绩的，后果由考生自己负责。
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4．答题时不准使用涂改液等具有明显标记的涂改用品。
昆明理工大学2023年博士研究生招生考试试题
昆明理工大学2023年博士研究生招生考试试题
昆明理工大学2023年博士研究生招生考试试题
昆明理工大学2023年博士研究生招生考试试题
昆明理工大学2023年博士研究生招生考试试题
昆明理工大学2023年博士研究生招生考试试题
昆明理工大学2023年博士研究生招生考试试题。
昆明理工大学《357英语翻译基础》考研专业课真题试卷
behavior problems, relationship problems, or even suicide. More teenagers and young adults die from
suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic
8. Sears Home Service
9. Proctor & Gamble Co.
10. Squibb Co. 11. Merrill Lynch Co. 12. MP3
13. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
14. SOHO
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II. Translate the following Chinese proper nouns, abbreviations, and technical terms into English.
lung disease combined. Experts say that unfortunately, most of these young people don’t get the
professional help they need before it’s too late.
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(15 scores) 1、气压计 2、立体视角 3、S 形连接 4、C 形垫圈
5、非处方药 6、上海合作组织
7、国务院新闻办公室 8、中国科学院 9、电视电话 10、巡航导弹 11、国家信访局
12、中国地震局 13、欧盟 14、联合国教科文组织 15、首期上市股票
昆明理工大学考研英语试题
昆明理工大学考研英语试题Passage 5The UK is made up of four countries-England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland-which have widely differing cultures and languages.Wales was the first country to fall under English control, in the late 16th-century.The Welsh were never actually defeated by the English.Instead, they realizedthat unity with their bigger neighbor was the only way to end the almost continuous state of war that existed between the two countries.Since unity, England and Wales have had the same system of law, education and government.The situation between Scotland and England was very different.They fought fierce wars for centuries, each invading each other, whenever the situation seemed in their favor.This came to an end in the 17th-century when King James VI of Scotland inherited the throne(王位)of England, after Queen Elizabeth I died without children.In 1707, Scotland and England were brought together in an Act of Union.This took away much of the Scots' control of their own affairs, but they kept their own systems of law and education.For the three countries, union resulted in peace.But England's oupation of Ireland has always been characterized by violence.Ireland was slowly brought under Englishcontrol in the 16th-and 17th-centuries.But it retained its own government until 1801, when it was brought together with the Parliament at Westminster.However, most of its people spoke Gaelic rather than English and they remained faithful Catholics, while the established religion in England was Protestantism.By 1920.Britain was under pressure to leave Ireland by 1920.In 1921, an agreement was signed whereby a separate Irish Free State (today called the Irish Republic) was created.This did not, however, include the six counties of Northern Ireland, which remain part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland。
昆明理工大学翻译硕士英语2015—2019年考研真题试题
昆明理工大学2015年硕士研究生招生入学考试试题(A卷) 考试科目代码：211 考试科目名称：翻译硕士英语考生答题须知1．所有题目（包括填空、选择、图表等类型题目）答题答案必须做在考点发给的答题纸上，做在本试题册上无效。
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I. Vocabulary and grammar (30 points, 1 for each)Directions: There are thirty incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence and then write down your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.1. They are well ______ with each other since they once studied in the same university.A. identifiedB. recognizedC. acknowledgedD. acquainted2. The medicine ______ his pain but did not cure his illness.A. activatedB. alleviatedC. medicatedD. deteriorated3. In ancient China, thunder was believed to be a manifestation of the ______ of the gods.A. spiritB. powerC. wrathD. sorrow4. One will be punished or fined, if one ______ the traffic lights.A. devisesB. deprivesC. defiesD. detects5. The minister has to provide a very ______ explanation for the new medical care reform.A. compulsoryB. comprehensiveC. sophisticatedD. understanding6. We should ________ our energy and youth to the development of our country.A. dedicateB. caterC. ascribeD. cling7. These areas rely on agriculture almost ______, having few mineral resources and a minimum ofindustrial development.A. respectivelyB. extraordinarilyC. incrediblyD. exclusively8. For years now, the people of that faraway country have been cruelly ______ by a dictator.A. depressedB. immersedC. oppressedD. cursed9. For some time now, world leaders _______ out the necessity for agreement on arms reduction.A. had been pointingB. have been pointingC. were pointingD. pointed10. _______ I like economics, I like sociology much better.A. As much asB. So muchC. How muchD. Much as11. After _______ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to enter the personal manager’s office.A. thatB. thereC. whatD. it12. Mr. Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will _______.A. pull backB. pull upC. pull throughD. pull out13. He will have to _______ his indecent behavior one day.A. answer toB. answer forC. answer backD. answer about14. In the preface _______ the thesis, the author attaches great importance to data analysis.A. aboutB. ofC. toD. for昆明理工大学2015年硕士研究生招生入学考试试题15. He wishes that he _______ a teacher instead of a lawyer when he graduated from college.A. had beenB. has beenC. wasD. is16. _______ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention.A. PublishedB. Being publishedC. PublishingD. To be published17. The old couple received many greetings and gifts from their families and friends _______ theirdiamond anniversary.A. in the event ofB. in the occasion ofC. on the event ofD. on the occasion of18. Some newspapers are trying to _______ to people’s love of scandal.A. satisfyB. caterC. provideD. supply19. At the age of sixty, Daniel Defoe _______ on his career of writer.A. startedB. embarkedC. barkedD. set20. Many people are _______ at impolite behavior during a funeral service.A. tiredB. indignantC. surprisedD. indifferent21. Don’t _______ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead.A. releaseB. relieveC. relateD. retain22. We get milk on _______ days because it is not delivered every day.A. alternateB. alternativeC. alterableD. changing23. The army’s brave fighting _______ in total victory.A. eliminatedB. illustratedC. culminatedD. dominated24. With the _______ of China’s political influence on international stage, overseas Chinese are moreand more respected in all fields.A. elevatingB. liftingC. ascendingD. descending25. Luggage _______ 20kg will be charged extra.A. in need ofB. in excess ofC. in store forD. in the nick of time26. The reporter asked for a statement, but the governor refused to _______.A. commentB. commenceC. commendD. recommend27. According to the report, the lion escaping from the zoo was still _______.A. in largeB. at largeC. by and largeD. largely28. _______ I sympathize, I can’t really do very much to help them out of the difficulties.A. As long asB. AsC. WhileD. Even29. It goes without saying that pollution _______ a serious threat to the continued existence of somespecies living on earth.A. posesB. imposesC. provokesD. evokes30. Apart from caring for her children, she has to take on such heavy _______ housework as carryingwater and firewood.A. time-consumedB. timely-consumedC. time-consumingD. timely-consumingII. Reading comprehension (40 points)Section A: Read and make the best choice (30 points, 2 for each)Directions: In this section there are three passages followed by 15 multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then write down your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.。
昆明理工大学2021年[翻译硕士英语]考研真题
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昆明理工大学2021年[翻译硕士英语]考研真题Part ⅠVocabulary and Structure(1x30=30 points)In this section, there are thirty incomplete sentences. For each sentence four choices marked A, B, C and D are given. Decide which of the alternatives best completes the sentence. Write the appropriate letter on the ANSWER SHEET.1. Because the cost of living in the United States is very high, ________ students should beadvised to budget their financial resources with great care.A. perspectiveB. prosperousB. C. prospective D. protective2. When total taxes are ________ from personal income, the remainder is called disposable income.A. distractedB. detractedC. contractedD. subtracted3. ________ should we seek temporary economic development at the expense of the environment and resources.A. Under any circumstances notB. Not under a circumstanceC. Under no circumstancesD. No circumstance4. We want our children to have more than job skills; we want their livesto be ________ and their perspectives to be broadened.A. envisagedB. excelledC. exceededD. enriched5. In East field, the conductor of the town’s orchestra is a very ________ citizen, even more renowned than the mayor or the police chief.A. dictatorialB. prominentC. fastidiousD. rebellious6. In the 1860’s, author Leo Tolstoy was________ with his family in the Tula region of Russia; while comfortably established there, he wrote War and Peace.A. ensconcedB. circumscribedC. avowedD. coerced7. He entered the United States in 1988 as a ________ resident because of his marriage to a U.S. citizen.A. perpetualB. migrantC. registeredD. permanent8. Caught ________ guard by the invasion, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin instructed the Russian people to “scorch the earth”in front of the German invaders.A. inB. onC. underD. off9. Just as a reader skims quickly over the individual words on page, so we ________ see a treeexactly and completely with regard to its leaves, branches, color, shape.A. scarcelyB. ironicallyC. logicallyD. legally10. When ________ animals are removed from their wild habitats and kept as pets, the pet owners are likely to incur injuries.A. feralB. vivaciousC. docileD.benign11. All the finished products are stored in a ________ of the delivery port and shipping is available at any time.A. garageB. cabinetC. capsuleD. warehouse12. Arthur made the________ decision to drink plenty of water at the very beginning of the daylong hike, and thus was able to avoid dehydration.A. crepuscularB. irrevocableC. ponderousD. canny13. If you don’t sort out the papers on your desk on a regular basis, they just keep on ________.A. accusingB. accumulatingC. activatingD. depositing14. It was also a highly desirable political end. ________, it gave the English a door into France.A. HoweverB. WhicheverC. WhereasD. Furthermore15. Many novels that attempt to mirror the world are really _______ of the reality that they represent.A. reflectionsB. demonstrationsC. illuminationsD. reproductions16. It is through learning that the individual _______ many habitual ways of reacting to situations.A. retainsB. gainsC. achievesD. acquires17. Generally, it is only when animals are trapped that they ________ to violence in order to escape.A. proceedB. appealC. resortD. incline18. Mary once _______ with another musician to compose a piece of pop music.A. mergedB. collaboratedC. coincidedD. constituted19. During their first teacher training year, the students often visited local schools for the _______ of lessons.A. observationB. investigationC. inspectionD. examination20. A membership card authorizes ________ the club’s facilities for aperiod of 12 months.A. the holder usingB. the holder’s useC. the holder to useD. the holder uses21. Mr. Chang praised the________of Sylvia’s history term paper, commending her for her trenchant analysis as well as her diligence.A. abhorrenceB. effusivenessC. divergenceD. perspicacity22. Though her parents __________ her musical ability, Jerrilou's piano playing is really terrible.A. pour scorn onB. heap praise uponC. give vent toD. cast light upon23. Some children display an __________ curiosity about every new thing they encounter.A. incredibleB. infectiousC. incompatibleD. inaccessible24. Many of the scientists and engineers are judged __________ how great their achievements are.A. in spite ofB. in ways ofC. in favor ofD. in terms of25. The directions were so _______ that it was impossible to complete the assignment.A. ingeniousB. ambitiousC. notoriousD. ambiguous26. Because a degree from a good university is the means to a better job, education is one of the most ________ areas in Japanese life.A. sophisticatedB. competitiveC. considerateD. superficial27. If we _______ our relations with that country, we’ll have to find another supplier of raw materials.A. diffuseB. diminishC. terminateD. preclude28. This is an ideal site for a university ________ it is far from the downtown area.A. provided thatB. now thatC. so thatD. in that29. Although it was his first experience as chairman, he ________ over the meeting with great skill.A. presidedB. administeredC. masteredD. executed30.A most ________ argument about who should go and fetch the bread from the kitchen was going on when I came in.A. trivialB. delicateC. minorD. miniaturePart II Reading Comprehension ( 40 points )Section A: In this section, there are three passages. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them four choices marked A, B, C and D are given. You should decide on the BEST choice for each question or unfinished statement and then write the appropriate letter on the ANSWER SHEET. (2x15 =30 points) Questions 1-5 are based on the following passage.Passage 1These days, nobody needs to cook. Families graze on high-cholesterol take-aways and microwaved ready-meals. Cooking is an occasional hobby and a vehicle for celebrity chefs. Which makes it odd that the kitchen has become the heart of the modern house: what the great hall was to the medieval castle, the kitchen is to the 21st-century home. The money spent on kitchens has risen with their status. In America the kitchen market is now worth $170 billion, five times the country’s film industry. In the year to August 2007, IKEA, a Swedish furniture chain, sold over one million kitchens worldwide. The average budget for a “major”kitchen overhaul in 2006, calculates Remodeling magazine, was a staggering $54,000; even a “minor” improvement cost on average $18,000.Exclusivity, more familiar in the world of high fashion, has reached the kitchen: Robinson & Cornish, a British manufacturer of custom-made kitchens, offers a Georgian-style one which would cost￡145,000-155,000—excluding building, plumbing and electrical work. Its big selling point is that nobody else will have it: “You won’t see this kitchen anywhere else in the world.”The elevation of the room that once belonged only to the servants to that of design showcase for the modern family tells the story of a century of social change. Right into the early 20th century, kitchens were smoky, noisy places, generally located underground, or to the back of the house, and as far from living space as possible. That was as it should be: kitchens were for servants, and the aspiring middle classes wanted nothing to do with them.But as the working classes prospered and the servant shortage set in, housekeeping became a matter of interest to the educated classes. One of the pioneers of a radical new way of thinking about the kitchen was Catharine Esther Beecher, sister of Harriet Beecher Stowe. In American Woman’s Home, published in 1869, the Beecher sisters recommended a scientific approach to household management, designed to enhance the efficiency of a woman’s work and promote order.Many contemporary ideas about kitchen design can be traced back to another American, Christine Frederick, who set about enhancing the efficiency of the housewife. Her 1919 work, Household Engineering: Scientific Management in the Home, was based on detailed observation of a housewife’s daily routine. She borrowed the principleof efficiency on the factory floor and applied it to domestic tasks on the kitchen floor.Frederick’s central idea, that “stove, sink and kitchen table must be placed in such a relation that useless steps are avoided entirely”, inspired the first fully fitted kitchen, designed in the 1920s by Margarete Schütter-Lihotsky. It was a modernist triumph, and many elements remain central features of today’s kitchen.1. What does the author say about the kitchen of today?A. It is where housewives display their cooking skills.B. It is regarded as the center of a modern home.C. It has become something odd in a modern house.D. It is where the family entertains important guests.2. Why does the Georgian-style kitchen sell at a very high price?A. No duplicate is to be found in any other place.B. No other manufacturer can produce anything like it.C. It is manufactured by a famous British company.D. It is believed to have tremendous artistic value.3. What does the change in the status of the kitchen reflect?A. Improved living conditions.B. Women’s elevated status.C. Social change.D. Technological progress.4. What was the Beecher sisters’ idea of a kitchen?A. A place to experiment with new ideas.B. A place where high technology could be applied.C. A place of interest to the educated people.D. A place where women could work more efficiently.5. What do we learn about today’s kitchen?A. It represents the rapid technological advance in people’s daily life.B. It has been transformed beyond recognition.C. Many of its central features are no different from those of the 1920s.D. Many of its functions have changed greatly.Questions 6-10 are based on the following passage.Passage 2As a wise man once said, we are all ultimately alone. But an increasing number of Europeans are choosing to be so at an ever earlier age. This isn’t the stuff of gloomy philosophical contemplation, but a fact of Europe's new economic landscape, embraced by sociologists, real-estate developers and ad executives alike. The shift away from family life to solo lifestyle, observes a French sociologist, is part of the “irresistible momentum of individualism”over the last century. The communications revolution, the shift from a business culture of stability to one of mobility and the mass entry of women into the workforce have greatly wreaked havoc on Europeans’ private lives.Europe’s new economic climate has largely fostered the trend towardindependence. The current generation of home-aloners came of age during Europe’s shift from social democracy to the sharper, more individualistic climate of American style capitalism. Raised in an era of privatization and increased consumer choice, today’s tech-savvy workers have embraced a free market in love as well as economics. Modern Europeans are rich enough to afford to live alone, and temperamentally independent enough to want to do so.Once upon a time, people who lived alone tended to be those on either side of marriage-twenty something professionals or widowed senior citizens. While pensioners, particularly elderly women, make up a large proportion of those living alone, the newest crop of singles are high earners in their 30s and 40s who increasingly view living alone as a lifestyle choice. Living alone was conceived to be negative-dark and cold, while being together suggested warmth and light. But then came along the idea of singles. They were young, beautiful, strong! Now, young people want to live alone.The booming economy means people are working harder than ever. And that doesn’t leave much room for relationships. Pimpi Arroyo, a 35-year-old composer who lives alone in a house in Paris, says he hasn’t got time to get lonely because he has too much work. ‘I have deadlines which would make life with someone else fairly difficult.” Only an Ideal Woman would make him change his lifestyle, he says. Kaufmann, author of a recent book called “The Single Woman and9. The author quotes Eppendorf to show that .A. some modern women prefer a life of individual freedomB. the family is no longer the basic unit of society in present-day EuropeC. some professional people have too much work to do to feel lonelyD. most Europeans conceive living a single life as unacceptable10. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?A. To review the impact of women becoming high earners.B. To contemplate the philosophy underlying individualism.C. To examine the trend of young people living alone.D) To stress the rebuilding of personal relationships.Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage.Passage 3More and more, the operations of our businesses, governments, and financial institutions are controlled by information that exists only inside computer memories. Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his own purposes can reap substantial rewards. Even worse, a number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get away without punishment.It’s easy for computer crimes to go undetected if no one checks up on what the computer is doing. But even if the crime is detected, the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with a glowing recommendation from his former employers.Of course, we have no statistics on crimes that go undetected. But it’s disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident, not by systematic inspections or other security procedures. The computer criminals who have been caught may been the victims of uncommonly bad luck.For example, a certain keypunch operator complained of having to stay overtime to punch extra cards. Investigation revealed that the extra cards she was being asked to punch were for dishonest transactions. In another case, dissatisfied employees of the thief tipped off the company that was being robbed.Unlike other lawbreakers, who must leave the country, commit suicide, or go to jail, computer criminals sometimes escape punishment, demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits. All too often, their demands have been met.Why? Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity that would result if the public found out that their computer had been misused. They hesitate at the thought of a criminal boasting in open court of how he juggled the most confidential records right under the noses of the company’s executives, a accountant, and security staff. And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendations he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere.11. It can be concluded from the passage that ________.A. it is still impossible to detect computer crimes todayB. computer crimes are the most serious problem in the operation of financial institutionsC. computer criminals can escape punishment because they can’t be detectedD. people commit computer crimes at the request their company12. It is implied in the third paragraph that ________.A. many more computer crimes go undetected than are discoveredB. the rapid increase of computer crimes is a troublesome problemC. most computer criminals are smart enough to cover up their crimesD. most computer criminals are smart enough to cover up their bad luck13. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?A. A strict law against computer crimes must be enforced.B. Companies need to impose restrictions on confidential information.C. Companies will guard against computer crimes to protect their reputation.D. Companies usually hesitate to uncover computer crimes.14. What may happen to computer criminals once they are caught?A. With a bad reputation they can hardly find another job.B. They will be denied access to confidential records.C. They may walk away and easily find another job.D. They must leave the country or go to jail.15. The passage is mainly about ________.A. why computer crimes are difficult to detect by systematic inspectionsB. why computer criminals are often able to escape punishmentC. how computer criminals manage to get good recommendation from their former employersD. why computer crimes can’t be eliminatedSection B: Read the following passage and answer the questions followed. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (2x5 =10 points)I once knew a dog named Newton who had a unique sense of humour. Whenever I tossed out a Frisbee for him to chase, he’d take off in hot pursuit but then seem to lose track of it. Moving back and forth only a yard of two from the toy, Newton would look all around, even up into the trees. He seemed genuinely puzzled. Finally, I’d give up and head into the field to help him out. But no sooner would I get within 10 ft. Of him than he would run invariably straight over to the Frisbee, grab it and start running like mad, looking over his shoulder with what looked suspiciously like a grin.Just about every pet owner has a story like this and is eager to share it with anyone who will listen. On very short notice, TIME reporters cam up with 25 stories about what each is convinced is the smartest pet in theworld. Among them: the cat who closes the door behind him when he goes into the bathroom; the cat who uses a toilet instead of a litter box... and flushes it afterward; the dog who goes wild when he sees his owner putting on blue jeans instead of a dress because jeans mean it is time to play; and the cat who used to wait patiently at the bus stop every day for a little girl, then walk her the six blocks home. And so on.These behaviors are certainly clever, but what do they mean? Was Newton really deceiving? Can a cat really desire privacy in the toilet? In short, do household pets really have a mental and emotional life? Their owners think so, but until recently, animal-behaviour exports would have gone mad on hearing such a question. The worst sin in the worst sin in their moral vocabulary was anthropomorphism, projecting human traits onto animals. A dog or a cat might behave as if it were angry, lonely, sad, happy or confused, but that was only in the eye of the viewer. What was going on, they insisted was that the dog or cat had been conditioned, through a perhaps unintentional series of punishments and rewards, the behave certain way. The behaviour wasa mechanical result of the training.1. What did Newton seem puzzled about?2. Why does the author say Newton had unique sense of humour?3. What made it possible for the TIME reporters to come up with so many interesting stories about pets?4.What belief about pet behaviour was unacceptable to experts ofanimal behaviour?5. What is the explanation of animal-behaviour experts for the “clever”behaviour of pets?Part III Writing (30 points)Joseph Epstein, a famous American writer, once said “We decide what is important and what is trivial in life. We decide that what makes us significant is either what we do or what we refuse to do. But no matter how indifferent the universe may be to our choices and decisions, these choices and decisions are ours to make. We decide. We choose. And as we decide and choose, so are our lives formed. In the end, forming our own destiny is what ambition is about.”Do you agree or disagree with him?Write an essay entitled:On AmbitionMarks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.Your essay must be no less than 400 words and must be written on the ANSWER SHEET.。
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昆明理工大学2009年硕士研究生招生入学考试试题
考试科目代码：211 考试科目名称：英语
试题适用招生专业：单考
考生答题须知
1．所有题目（包括填空、选择、图表等类型题目）答题答案必须做在考点发给的答题纸上，做在本试题册上无效。
请考生务必在答题纸上写清题号。
2．评卷时不评阅本试题册，答题如有做在本试题册上而影响成绩的，后果由考生自己负责。
3．答题时一律使用蓝、黑色墨水笔或圆珠笔作答（画图可用铅笔），用其它笔答题不给分。
4．答题时不准使用涂改液等具有明显标记的涂改用品。