高译教育-中山大学考研翻译硕士英语真题2011

高译教育-中山大学考研翻译硕士英语真题2011

Part 1: Vocabulary and grammar. （30 POINTS）

01.Scarcely ____ when she started complaining to me of the

terrible living conditions on the campus.

A. I arrived

B. I had arrived

C. did I arrived

D. had I arrived

02.At that time, this kind of cloth was hard to ____ because the textile technology was not that advanced.

A. come up with

B. come through

C. come over

D. come by

03.____ the action stopped did we have time to think what might have happened.

A. Only if

B. If only

C. Only when

D. When only

04.____ the fact that he is an adult now, we should give hire more freedom. A. In consideration of C. In light of

B. In comparison with D. In contrast to

05.____ of the tires on the motorcycle looks any better than the other. A. Not any B. No one C. None D. Neither

06.The air crash led to the ____ of the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

A. suspicion

B. suspense

C. suppression

D. suspension

07.____ he has created striping stage settings for the Martha Graham dance company, artist Isamu Noguchi is more famous for his sculpture.

A. But for

B. Nevertheless

C. In spite of

D. Although

08.There is no other man in history than Jefferson who ____ the ideas of democracy with such fullness, persuasiveness and logic.

A. foresaw

B. foreshadowed

C. formulated

D. fortified

09.Bit by bit, a child snakes the necessary changes to make his language ____ .

A. as other people C. like other people

B. as other people‟s D. like other people‟s

10.In the long run, English learning, difficult as it is, is ____ to a learner in his or her career development.

A. profitable

B. advantageous

C. prominent

D. rewarding

11. It is vitally important that you ____ the international conference on cross-culturalcommunication.

A. shall attend

B. must attend

C. attend

D. might attend

12. The one pleasure that Einstein ____ his great fame was the

ability it gave him to help others.

A. resulted front

B. stemmed from

C. turned out

D. derived from

13.You‟d rather not go to the picnic, ____ you?

A. should

B. had

C. must

D. would

14.____ he‟s already heard the news.

A. Chances are C. Opportunities are

B. Chance is D. Opportunity is

15.Though this car is more elegant in appearance, its quality ____ that less fancy one.

A. more inferior than C. is inferior to

B. is more inferior D. is more inferior than

16. You can step inside our store for a wide variety of personalized ____ products for business and personal use.

A. stationary

B. writing

C. stationery

D. written

17.If the man is only interested in your appearance, ____ just shows how shallow he is.

A. as

B. which

C. what

D. that

18.Listening to the thrilling stories made my flesh ____.

A. climb

B. itchy

C. creep

D. move

19.The chairman suggested that everyone be present at the meeting ____ tomorrow morning.

A. that held

B. being held

C. to be held

D. held

20. A short ____ of stairs adjoins each entrance door and leads down to the central sleeping area.

A. light

B. delight

C. flight

D. fight

21.We passed the examination, ____.

A. and so he did C. and so did he

B. and neither did he D. but he did

22.The road is laid ahead of him, a ____ gray line stretching to the horizon.

A. constant

B. repeated

C. continuous

D. wide

23.We are ____ with these experienced technicians.

A. too pleased to work C. only too pleased to work

B. too pleased working D. only too pleased working

24.“Where can I find Jim?” “He is ____ his work. He won‟t leave

the lab until 6:30 p. m.”

A. on

B. over

C. at

D. under

25.All the communists ____ the people instead of being served by the people.