贵州财经大学2017年《211翻译硕士英语(B卷)》考研专业课真题试卷

贵州财经大学2017年硕士研究生入学考试

《翻译硕士英语》试题B卷

I. Vocabulary and Grammar (30 points)

Directions: Beneath each sentence, there are four words and phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

1. The moon, being much nearer to the earth than the sun, is the _______ cause of

the tides.

A) principal B) primary

C) principle D) preliminary

2. You would be _______ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.

A) committing B) attaching

C) affording D) running

3. Sadly, as spending on private gardens has ________, spending on public parks

has generally declined.

A) highlighted B) soared

C) heightened D) roared

4. Britain has the highest ________of road traffic in the world ---over 60 cars for

every mile of road.

A) facility B) intensity

C) density D) faculty

5. His wife is constantly finding ________ with him, which makes him very angry.

A) errors B) shortcomings

C) fault D) flaw

6. Though _________ in a big city, Peter always prefers to paint the primitive

scenes of country life.

A) raised B) tended

C) brought D) grown

7. During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the ________ silk from

damage.

A) sensitive B) tender

C) delicate D) crisp

8. Many women still feel that they are being ________ by a male culture,

particularly in the professional services sector.

A) held out B) held on

C. held forth D) held back

9. ________ the help of their group, we would not have succeeded in the

investigation.

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