2016年南京师范大学翻译硕士考试
《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.I can't decide what to do. I'll ______it and let you know tomorrow. A.sleep for B.sleep off C.sleep on √ D.sleep out of
【解析】本题考查动词短语辨析。sleep on it为固定搭配，意为\把重要的事)留待第二天决定\，故答案为[C]项。sleep off意为\用睡眠消除(旅途劳顿、暴饮暴食等行为引起的不适)\。没有sleep for和sleep out of的用法。
2.In the ______of the hurricane, many people's homes were destroyed. A.result
B.aftermath √ C.consequence D.upshot
【解析】本题考查名词的词义辨析。result意为\结果，效果\，为普通用词，含义广泛，侧重因某种原因所产生的最终结果，而不是眼前的结果。aftermath意为\后果，余波\，尤指灾难或不幸事件的后果，符合空后的hurricane…homes were destroyed的语义，故为答案。consequence意为\结果，后果\，多指某一事件引起的必然或自然的结果，不强调直接的因果关系，而侧重事件发展的逻辑关系。upshot意为\最终结果，结局\，是一种决定性结果。
3.In the light from the hall, her hair had a golden______. A.gleam √ B.glisten C.glimmer D.glare
【解析】本题考查名词的词义辨析。gleam意为\闪光，闪亮\，尤指反射的微弱光线。根据in the light from the hall和her hair判断，答案为[A]项。glisten意为\光洁或湿润表面等反射的亮光)闪耀，闪光\。glimmer意为\常指闪烁的)微光\。glare意为\强光\，指眩目的光。
4.To my mind, Mark Twain was ______the large man of his time. A.beyond the question B.beyond question √ C.beyond the doubt D.out of the question
【解析】本题考查短语辨析。beyond question意为\毫无疑问，无可争辩，毋庸置疑\，相当于短语out of question，既可起形容词的作用，在句中用作表语，也可起副词的作用，在句中作状语。根据句意，马克·吐温无疑是他那一时代中了不起的人物，故答案为[B]项。out of the question意为\不可能\，相当于impossible，常用于口语中或句子主语是更加具体的名词或动名词，而不是it或that。没有beyond the question和beyond the doubt这两个固定搭配。
5.The ______that democracies do not fight each other is based on a tiny historical sample.
A.propagation B.preposition
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C.proposal
D.proposition √
【解析】本题考查名词的词义辨析。propagation意为\宣传；传播；使普及\。preposition意为\介词\。proposal意为\提议，建议，提案；求婚\。proposition意为\见解，观点\。分析句子结构可知，that引导的是同位语从句，结合四个选项判断，democracies do not fight each other应是一种观点。句意为：认为民主国家互不争斗的观点是以一个极小的历史样本为根据的。
6.The roof ______under the weight of the snow. A.fell
B.submerged C.collapsed √ D.descended
【解析】本题考查动词的词义辨析。根据空后的the weight of the snow和四个选项的含义判断，既然是由于雪的重量导致的问题，那么房顶应该是坍塌才符合语义，故答案为collapse(倒塌，塌下)。fall意为\跌倒，塌倒；落下，降落\。submerge意为\潜入水中\。descend意为\下来，下降\。
7.Which of the following words can NOT be used to complete \______between rich and poor sharpened\
A.grudge
B.antagonism √ C.detestation D.hatred
【解析】本题考查名词的词义辨析。grudge意为\不满，积怨，怨恨\。antagonism意为\敌对，对立，对抗\，强调\对立情绪\。detestation意为\厌恶，憎恶\。hatred意为\仇恨，憎恶，敌意\。根据空前的urbanization(城市化)和空后的rich and poor(贫富)判断，应表示贫富间的对立情绪。句意为：随着城市化的推进，贫富间的对立情绪也加剧了。
8.The moon was casting a rainbow through the ______from the waterfall. A.spread B.spray √ C.scatter D.strew
【解析】本题考查名词的词义辨析。spread意为\传播，蔓延\。spray意为\浪花，水花，飞沫；水雾，喷雾\。scatter意为\散放的)摊，堆\。strew意为\撒，散播，在……上布满(或撒满)\，是动词。根据空前的定冠词the，首先排除[D]项。根据空后的the waterfall(瀑布)判断，本空所填词应表示\水花\，故答案为[B]项。句意为：月亮在瀑布溅起的水花上照出了一道彩虹。
9.His family was subjected to a (n) ______attack by the gang. A.tedious B.hideous √ C.evil
D.notorious
【解析】本题考查形容词的词义辨析。tedious意为\乏味的，单调的，冗长的\。hideous意为\事件、经历或行动)极可恶的，非常痛苦的，令人难以忍受的\，符合空后attack by the gang(匪帮的袭击)的语义，故为答案。evil意为\邪恶的，坏的\。notorious意为\声名狼藉的；臭名昭著的\。句意为：他的家人遭到了匪帮的恐怖袭击。
10.The country was on the ______of becoming prosperous and successful. A.brim B.rim C.edge
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D.verge √
【解析】本题考查短语辨析。四个选项均与on the…of构成短语。on the brim of意为\容器的)边，边缘\。on the rim of意为\圆形物体的)边，缘\。on the edge of意为\濒于，几乎，在……边缘\，强调位置。on the verge of意为\接近于，濒临于\，强调将要发生的情况，形势，处境。根据空后的becoming判断，句子应该表示即将发生的事情。句意为：这个国家即将走向繁荣富强。
11.Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? A.All his lectures are very interesting. B.Half their savings were gone.
C.Many his friends came to the party. √ D.Both his sisters are nurses.
【解析】本题考查限定词排序。限定词的先后顺序为：前位+中位+后位。四个选项中，all，both，half为前位限定词，his和their为中位限定词，many为后位限定词。Many his为\后位+中位\，不符合限定词的先后顺序，故[C]项不正确。
12.Which of the following words can NOT be used to complete \seen the film______\A.before B.recently C.lately D.yet √
【解析】本题考查副词作状语的用法。yet常用于否定句和疑问句，而原句为陈述句，yet在此不能使句子补充完整，符合题干要求。
13.______should not become a serious disadvantage in life and work. A.To be not tall B.Not being tall √ C.Being not tall D.Not to be tall
【解析】本题考查非谓语动词辨析。动词不定式和动名词作主语时的区别：动词不定式作主语时，通常表示具体的某一次动作，动名词作主语时，通常表示泛指或一般的抽象概念，如已知的事实或经验。句中\长得不高\是泛指，即已知的事实，故排除[A]项和[D]项。动名词短语being tall是一个整体，表示\长得高\这一事实，所以否定时将not加在前面。
14.They stood chatting together as easily and naturally as______. A.it could be B.could be √ C.it was D.was 【解析】本题考查状语从句。本句是一个省略句，完整的句子为：They stood chatting together as easily and naturally as they could be chatting．其中的easily and naturally修饰的是chatting，[B]项是they could be chatting的省略形式，为答案。[A]项it could be表示\在可能的情况下\，it指代不明，故排除。句意为：他们站在一起尽可能轻松而又自然地聊天。
15.The following are all correct responses to \EXCEPT______.
A.Jim did this √ B.Jim did so C.Jim did that D.Jim did
【解析】本题考查省略回答。对Who told the news to the teacher的标准回答是Jim did，即Jim did it的省略句。此外，还可以用其他代词指代问句中出现的内容，so和that都可以指
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2016年南京师范大学翻译硕士考试《英语》真题及详解
