2021年广西民族大学翻译硕士英语考研真题A卷
Part I. Basic English Knowledge (30%)
Section A: Multiple choice (20%)
Directions: There are 20 multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. Write your answer on the Answer Sheet.
1. Your advice would be _______ valuable to him, who is at present at his wit's end.
A. exceedingly B. excessively C. extensively D. exclusively
2. The English 1anguage contains a (an)_______ of words which are comparatively seldom
used in ordinary conversation.
A. altitude B. latitude C. multitude D. attitude
3. If you plant two orange trees in one square yard of land, the trees' productivity _________ decline. A. is related to B. is determined to C. is unlikely to D. is bound to 4. Game pie was a (an)________ of this famous restaurant. A. singularity B. particularity C. specialty D. originality 5. From the editorial we can gain a clear ________ of the world's thought.
A. prospective B. perspective C. prospect D. prosperity 6. John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages ________ in the dictionary. A. missing B. losing C. dropping D. leaking 7. His long service with the company was ________ with a present. A. admitted
B. acknowledged
C. attributed
D. accepted
8. The young man was accused of possessing _______ weapons. A. dead B. dying C. deadly D. deathly
9. Parents are apt to blame schools for the educational _______ of their children.
A. boundaries B. confinements C. restraints D. limitations
10. All the information we have collected in relation to that case _______ very
little.
A. adds up to
B. makes up for C. puts up with D. comes up with
11. _______ is generally accepted, economic growth is determined by the smooth
development of production. A. What
B. That
C. It
D. As
12. _______, Henry felt a great weight taken off his mind．
A. His duty was fulfilled C. His duty fulfilling
B. His duty fulfilled
D. His duty had been fulfilled
13. Only in growth, reform and change, paradoxically enough, _________ to be found. A. true security can B. can true security C. true security is D. is true security
14. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, _______ all practical
value by the time they were finished.
A. could lose B. would have lost
C. might D. ought to have lost
15. We didn’t find _______ to prepare for the worst conditions they might meet.
A. worth their while B. its worth C. it
worthwhile D. it worth
16. ________ I like to do science, as a teacher I have to go over the students'
papers and theses. A. As far as
B. So far
C. In so far as
D. Much as
17. The professor can hardly find sufficient grounds _______ his argument in favor
of the new theory. A. which to base on C. to base on which
B. Their team as being weak B. on which to base D. which to be based on
18. _______ was a well-known fact.
A. That their team being weak
C. As their team was weak D. That their team was weak 19. The people is to the people’s army _______ water is to fish.
A. what
B. that
C. as
D. so
12. ________ people and objects in this frontier painter’s works are often presented
Section B: Proofreading and Error Correction (10 %)
Directions: The following passage contains 10 errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it. Please write your answers on the Answer Sheet.
To live, learn and work successfully in an increasing complex and information-rich society, students must be able to use technology effectively. Within an effective educational setting, technology can enable students to become able information users and effective users of productivity tools
Parents want their children to graduate with skills that prepare them to either get a job in today’s marketplace and advance to higher levels of education and training. Employers want to hire employees who are honest, reliable, literary, and able to reason, communicate, make decisions, and learn. Communities want schools to prepare their children to become good citizens and productive members of society in a technological and information-basing world. National leaders, the U.S. Department of Education, and other federal agencies admit the essential role of technology in 21st century education.
The challenge facing America’s schools is the empowerment of all children to function effectively in their future, future marked increasingly with change, information growth, and evolving technologies. Technology is a powerful tool with enormous potential for paving high-speed highways from outdated educational
in a flat, abstract manner. A. If always able to recognizable C. Always can be recognized
B. While always recognizable D. Although can be recognized
2020年广西民族大学翻译硕士英语考研真题A卷
