翻译硕士英语模拟题1

翻译硕士英语

Part one: multiple choice

1. But for his help, I .

A. did not succeed

B. had not succeeded

C. should not have succeeded

D. have not succeeded

2. His use of technical terms left his audience

A. confusing

B. with confusion

C. confused

D. to confusion

3. Try and calm yourself, your mind will be easy again.

A. and

B. or

C. when

D. before

4. It was not until she had arrived home remembered her appointment with the doctor.

A. when she

B. that she

C. and she

D. she

5. It is generally known that New York is a city for and a center for odd bits of information..

A. veterans

B. victims

C. pedestrians

D. eccentrics

6. Police the angry demonstrators with tear gas.

A. dispersed

B. dispatched

C. deposited

D. detached

7. The audience showed its of the clown’s performance.

A. appreciation

B. absorption

C. assumption

D. attention

8. Although the two players are in the tennis court, they are really good friends.

A. partners

B. enemies

C. rivals

D. companions

9. The economic crises in that country have threatened the of the government.

A. stability

B. capability

C. capacity

D. permanence

10. We should always keep in mind that decisions often lead to bitter regrets.

A. urgent

B. instant

C. prompt

D. hasty

11. The modern machine proved in heart surgery.

A. high valuable

B. highly valuable

C. valuable high

D. valuable highly

12. Mr. Johnson and his daughter do not always understand each other.

A. older

B. the oldest

C. eldest

D. the eldest

13. What I would do is to go .

A. really quietly somewhere

B. somewhere quietly really

C. really quiet somewhere

D. somewhere really quiet

14. The chairman asked to write her questions on a piece of paper and send them to the front.

A. the present members

B. the members presently

C. the members present

D. the presently members

15. The price was very reasonable; I would gladly have paid he asked.

A. three times much as

B. three times as many as

C. as three times much as

D. three times as much as

16. the child expresses his interest in an activity, the stronger it will become.

A. The more frequent

B. The frequenter

C. The more frequently

D. The frequently

17. We’d better wait , Peter and Tom will come very soon.

A. a little longer

B. more longer

C. long

D. as longer

18. Although the medicine tastes , it seems to help my condition.

A. bad

B. badly

C. too much bad

D. too badly

19. The doctors have tried to save the life of the wounded soldier.

A. everything possible humanly

B. humanly everything possible

C. everything humanly possible

D. humanly possible everything

20. I was worried very much because I’ll miss my flight if the bus arrives .

A. lately

B. late

C. latter

D. more later

Part two: reading and comprehension

Passage One

Imagine waking up and finding the value of your assets has been halved. No, you’re not an investor in one of those hedge funds that failed completely. With the dollar slumping to a 26-year low against the pound, already-expensive London has become quite unaffordable. A coffee at Starbucks, just as unavoidable in England as it is in the United States, runs about $8. The once all-powerful dollar isn’t doing a Titanic against just the pound. It is sitting at a record low against the euro and at a 30-year low against the Canadian dollar. Even the Argentine peso and Brazilian real are thriving against the dollar.

The weak dollar is a source of humiliation, for a nation’s self-esteem rests in part on the strength of its curr ency. It’s also a potential economic problem, since a declining dollar makes imported food more expensive and exerts upward pressure on interest rates. And yet there are substantial sectors of the vast U.S. economy—from giant companies like Coca-Cola to mom-and-pop restaurant operators in Miami—for which the weak dollar is most excellent news. Many Europeans may view the U.S .as an arrogant superpower that has become hostile to foreigners. But nothing makes people think more warmly of the U.S. than a weak dollar. Through April, the total number of visitors from abroad was up 6.8 percent from last year. Should the trend continue, the number of tourists this year will finally top the 2000 peak. Many Europeans now apparently view the U.S. the way many Americans view Mexico—as a cheap place to vacation, shop and party, all while ignoring the fact that the poorer locals can’t afford to join the merrymaking.