2016年山东大学硕士研究生入学考试
《翻译英语》真题
(总分:100.00,做题时间:90分钟)
一、 Vocabulary(总题数:20,分数:40.00)
1.He felt that the uninspiring routine of office work was too______for someone of his talent and creativity.
(分数:2.00) A.prosaic √ B.insatiable C.exacting D.enthralling
【解析】本题考查形容词辨析。根据空前的uninspiring routine of office work(让人提不起精神的办公室日常工作)可知,他觉得工作过于平淡乏味,故答案为prosaic(平淡无奇的,乏味的)。insatiable意为\贪得无厌的,不能满足的\;exacting意为\要求严格的,要求高的\;enthralling意为\迷人的,非常有趣的\。
2.The museum arranged the fossils in______order, placing the older fossils dating from the Late Ice Age on the first floor and the more recent fossils on the second floor.
(分数:2.00) A.alphabetical
B.chronological √ C.random D.arbitrary
【解析】本题考查形容词辨析。根据空后的the older…on the first floor和the more recent…on the second floor可知,博物馆是把化石按一定时间或年代顺序排列的,故答案为chronological(按时间先后顺序排列的,按年代先后顺序排列的)。alphabetical意为\按字母顺序的\。random意为\任意的,随机的\。arbitrary意为\随意的,任意的;专断的,武断的,专制的\。句意为:博物馆将化石按年代顺序排列,把发现于冰川时代晚期的古老化石放在第一层,把发现于更近时期的化石放在第二层。
3.With the evolution of wings, insects were able to______to the far ecological corners, across deserts and bodies of water, to reach new food sources and inhabit a wider variety of promising environmental niches.
(分数:2.00) A.relate
B.disperse √ C.transgress D.revert
【解析】本题考查动词辨析。根据空后的the far ecological coiners(远方的生态角落)和deserts (沙漠),bodies of water(水域),new food sources(新的食物源)判断,昆虫能够到达这些地方,只有disperse(分散,驱散)符合语义,故为答案。relate意为\有关联;认同\。transgress意为\违背,违反(社会规范或道德准则)\。revert意为\恢复,回复(到以前的状态、制度或行为)\。
4.Having recently missed out on the Matisse retrospective, which has taken Paris and New York by storm, and on the tour of great paintings from Philadelphia's Barnes
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collection, London is becoming______in the competition to show blockbuster international art exhibitions.
(分数:2.00) A.a trend-setter B.an also-ran √ C.a world-beater D.a mecca
【解析】本题考查名词辨析。根据题意\因最近已错过轰动巴黎和纽约的马蒂斯回顾展以及来自费城巴尼斯收藏的伟大画作巡回展,伦敦正在……\可知,答案为an also-ran(失败者,落选者)。trend-setter意为\领导新潮流的人\;world-beater意为\举世无双的人(或物),天下无敌的人(或物)\;mecca,意为\众人向往之地\。
5.What most______the magazine's critics is the manner in which its editorial opinions are expressed too often as if only an idiot could see things any other way.
(分数:2.00) A.belies B.impedes C.riles √ D.placates
【解析】本题考查动词辨析。分析句子结构可知,in which引导的定语从句修饰先行词the manner,从句中说明了编者表达观点的频率太频繁,就好像只有白痴才有其他的见解一样,这种方式应是激怒该杂志评论员的原因,故答案为[C]rile(激怒,使非常生气)。belie意为\掩饰,遮掩;显示……不真实\。impede意为\阻碍,妨碍,阻止\;placate意为\使平静,安抚,抚慰\。
6.Despite her compassionate nature, the new nominee to the Supreme Court was single-minded and ______in her strict adherence to the letter of the law.
(分数:2.00) A.merciful
B.uncompromising √ C.dilatory D.vindictive
【解析】本题考查形容词辨析。根据空格前的single-minded(一心一意的,专心致志的)和空格后的her strict adherence to the letter of the law(她严格遵守法律条文)可知,空格处所填词意思应与single-minded相近,故[B]uncompromising(不让步的,不妥协的,坚定的)符合语义,为答案。merciful意为\仁慈的,宽大的\;dilatory意为\拖延的,拖拉的,延误的\;vindictive意为\报复(性)的,怀恨在心的\。
7.Although he generally observed the adage \before you leap,\in this instance he was______acting in an unconsidered fashion.
(分数:2.00) A.chary of
B.impervious to
C.precipitate in √ D.hesitant about 【解析】本题考查形容词短语辨析。根据空前的转折连词although,以及look before you leap(三思而后行)可知,本空所填短语应表示与\before you leap\相反的意思,故答案为precipitate in。precipitate意为\行动或决定)仓促的,贸然的,突然的\。be chary of意为\对……小心的,对……谨慎的\。be impervious to意为\不受……的影响;对……无动于衷\。be precipitate in意为\草率做……;仓促做……\。be hesitant about意为\对做……
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迟疑不决\。
8.Surrounded by a retinue of sycophants who invariably______her singing, Callas wearied of the constant adulation and longed for honest criticism.
(分数:2.00) A.orchestrated B.thwarted C.assailed D.extolled √
【解析】本题考查动词辨析。根据空前的sycophants(谄媚者,拍马屁者),以及空后的constant adulation(不断的奉承)和longed for honest criticism(渴望得到诚恳的批评)可知,空格处所填词应表示\夸奖,赞美\之意,故答案为extolled(赞美,颂扬,吹捧)。
orchestrate意为\将(乐曲)编配成管弦乐曲\;thwart意为\阻挠,阻碍\;assail意为\强烈指责\。
9.There is nothing______or provisional about Moore's early critical
pronouncements; she deals confidently with what were then radical new developments in poetry.
(分数:2.00) A.tentative √ B.positive C.dogmatic D.shallow
【解析】本题考查形容词辨析。根据空后的or provisional about可知,空格处应填与provisional (临时的,暂时的,暂定的)意义相近的词,故答案为tentative((协议、计划、安排等)暂行的,临时的,试探性的)。positive意为\确实的,明确的\;dogmatic意为\教条的,武断的\;shallow意为\指人、作品、思想等)肤浅的,浅薄的\。
10.She______the chance to spend a whole day with her father. (分数:2.00) A.jumped on B.jumped at √ C.jumped with D.jumped up
【解析】本题考查动词短语辨析。根据空后的the chance可知,此处应表示接受机会,故答案为jumped at(迫不及待地接受(机会),欣然应承(建议或机会))。jump on意为\突然袭击,毫不犹豫地批评\;jump with意为\与……一致\;jump up意为\迅速上升\。
11.She pointed out that his resume was______because it merely recorded his previous positions and failed to highlight the specific skills he had mastered in each job.
(分数:2.00) A.disinterested B.inadequate √ C.conclusive D.obligatory 【解析】本题考查形容词辨析。根据原因状语从句中\他的简历只是记录了他之前的职位,并没有突出他在每一份工作中的特殊技能\可知,他的简历是不充分的,故答案为
inadequate(不充分的,不足的;不能胜任的)。disinterested意为\公正的,无私的;不感兴趣的,不关心的,冷漠的\。conclusive意为\确定的,毫无疑问的,不容置疑的\。obligatory意为\按照规定或法律)必须履行的,强制性的;习惯性的,礼节性的\。
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2016年山东大学硕士研究生入学考试《翻译英语》真题及详解
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