2012年兰州大学外国语学院211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解【圣才出品】

2012年兰州大学外国语学院211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解

I. Vocabulary and grammar (30’)

Multiple choice

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

1. Blue jeans, the ________ denim work pants invented by Levi Strauss during the California Gold rush, were worn everywhere by French teenagers.

A. sturdy

B. flabby

C. desirable

D. subtle

【答案】A

【解析】句意：牛仔裤是加利福尼亚淘金热时李维·斯特劳斯发明的一种结实耐磨的、用粗斜纹布制作的工装裤，当时在法国到处都有青少年穿着牛仔裤。sturdy坚固的，耐用的。flabby（肌肉）松弛的；肥胖的。desirable吸引人的；合意的。subtle 微妙的。

2. Tom: What would you wish to do if you were a college student again? Jerry: That is very hard to say, but I wish I ________.

A. have not studied psychology

B. did study psychology

C. had studied psychology

D. studied psychology

【答案】C

【解析】句意：汤姆问：“如果回到大学时代，你希望做什么？”杰瑞：“这很难说，但我要是学心理学就好了。”wish后面表示与过去事实相反的愿望，用过去完成时had done。

3. In Orphanages, increasing emphasis is given to securing qualified _____ personnel with medical, psychiatric, dietary, and social work training.

A. supernatural

B. supervisory

C. muscular

D. egotistical

【答案】B

【解析】句意：在孤儿院，越来越强调的是确保对合格的监护人员进行医疗、精神、饮食和社会工作等方面的培训。supervisory监督的，管理的。孤儿院需要的应该是监督、管理孩子们的工作人员，用supervisory最恰当。supernatural超自然的；神奇的。muscular 肌肉的。egotistical自我的。

4. But the pair, openly _________ by the end of last year, will patch up their mutual differences.

A. hostile

B. mortal

C. boisterous

D. turbulent

【答案】A

【解析】句意：直到去年年底他们两个人一直都公开对对方表示敌意，不过他们最终还是会弥合之间的分歧。hostile怀有敌意的。mortal终有一死的。boisterous喧闹的；活泼的。turbulent 骚乱的，动荡不安的。

5. Form the outset, it was doubtful whether Israel could be persuaded to ________ its gains.

A. exit

B. relegate

C. relinquish

D. toss

【答案】C

【解析】句意：从一开始，就不确定以色列是否会被说服放弃所得。relinquish放弃，出让。exit离开，退出。relegate使贬职，使降级。toss扔；抛；掷。

6. The population of many Alaskan cities has ________ in the past three years.

A. more than doubled

B. more doubled than

C. much than doubled

D. much doubled than

【答案】C

【解析】句意：阿拉斯加州很多城市的人比过去的三年增加了不只一倍。more than 不只是，比……多。在此处做副词，修饰double。

7. Disruption of our normal routine, loss of sleep, waiting for the flight to be called, and the _________ associated with flying will all take toll.

A. awe

B. urgency

C. apprehension

D. procedure

【答案】C

【解析】句意：坐飞机导致的正常生活习惯被打乱、失眠、等待航班、恐惧等都会有不良影响。apprehension忧虑，恐惧。awe敬畏。urgency紧急之事。procedure流程。

8. _________ my love of landscape, nothing could persuade me to spend another day in the Highlands~

A. But for

B. For all

C. Above

D. Except for

【答案】B

【解析】句意：尽管我喜欢自然风光，但没有什么能说服我继续在高地再呆一天。for all