四川大学2016年翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解【圣才出品】
四川大学2016年翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解
Ⅰ.Vocabulary and grammar(30’）
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.First editions of certain popular books cannot be obtained for love or money.
A.at any place
B.at any price
C.in any language
D.in any country
【答案】B
【解析】句意：某些畅销书的第一版无论如何都得不到。at any price无论如何。at any place 在任何地方。in any language用任何语言。in any country在任何国家。
2.The firemen acted quickly because lives were at stake.
A.in danger
B.in despair
C.out of condition
D.out of danger
【答案】A
【解析】句意：消防队员行动迅速，因为生命危在旦夕。in danger处在危险之中。in despair 绝望中。out of condition健康状况不好。out of danger脱离危险。
3.A beautiful woman attended to me in that store yesterday.
A.waited on
B.talked to
C.spoke to
D.stayed with
【答案】A
【解析】句意：昨天在那家商店里有一个漂亮的女人招呼我。wait on服侍。talk to说话。speak to说话。stay with待在一起。
4.Below600feet ocean waters range from dimly lit to completely dark.
A.inadequately
B.hardly
C.faintly
D.sufficiently
【答案】C
【解析】句意：在洋面下600英尺，海水会从昏暗变化到一片漆黑。faintly微弱地。inadequately不充足地。hardly几乎不。sufficiently充足地。
5.Many of novelist Carson McCullers’characters are isolated,disappointed
people.
A.solitary
B.gloomy
C.feeble
D.frugal
【答案】A
【解析】句意：小说家卡森·麦卡勒斯笔下的许多人物都是孤立的，失望的。solitary孤独的；独居的。gloomy阴暗的。feeble微弱的。frugal节俭的。
6.When she was invited to the party,she readily accepted.
A.willingly
B.suddenly
C.firmly
D.quickly
【答案】A
【解析】句意：当她被邀请参加晚会时，她欣然接受了。willingly欣然地。suddenly突然地。firmly坚定地。quickly迅速地。
7.Nerve signals may travel through nerve or muscle fibers at speeds as high as two hundred miles per hour.
A.velocities
B.impulses
C.ratios
D.atrocities
【答案】A
【解析】句意：神经信号可能以高达每小时200英里的速度通过神经或肌肉纤维。velocity 速度。impulse冲力。ratio速率。atrocity暴行。
8.All living organisms,regardless of their unique identity,have certain biological, chemical,and physical characteristics in common.
A.as a result of
B.considering
C.on purpose
D.whatever
【答案】D
【解析】句意：所有的生物，无论其独特的特性，都有共同的生物、化学和物理特性。whatever 不管。as a result of是……的结果。considering考虑到。on purpose故意。
9.Fluoride deters tooth decay by reducing the growth of bacteria that destroy tooth enamel.
A.facilitates
B.overwhelms
C.inhibits
D.loosens
【答案】C
【解析】句意：氟化物通过减少破坏牙釉质的细菌的生长来阻止蛀牙。inhibit阻止。facilitate 促进。overwhelm占领。loosen疏松。
10.The drinking water is contaminated with impurities.
A.blackened
B.polluted
C.darkened
D.mixed
【答案】B
【解析】句意：饮用水中有杂质。pollute污染。blacken变黑。darken变暗。mix混合。
11.______is to arrange them in groups or sequences according to a plan.
A.Things classified
B.In classifying things
C.As classification of things
D.To classify things
【答案】D
【解析】句意：给东西归类是指按照计划将它们分组或顺序排列。划线部分充当整句的主语，选项中只有不定式能做主语，故选D。
12.Billie Holiday’s reputation as a great jazz-blues singer rests on her ability______
emotional depth to her songs.
A.be giving
B.are given
C.being given
D.to give
【答案】D
【解析】句意：Billie Holiday作为一个爵士布鲁斯乐杰出歌手的名声建立在能够赋予歌曲感情深度的能力之上。one’s ability to do为固定搭配，故选D。
13.Before______of synthetic dye,yams were often colored by dyes obtained from
natural vegetable and mineral matter.
A.introducing
B.introduction
C.the introduction
D.introducing that
【答案】C
【解析】句意：在合成染料出现之前，山药通常是由天然植物和矿物质制成的染料上色。划线部分应为名词，定冠词the表示特指，故选C。
14.______,the constitution of the Cherokee Nation provided for a chief executive,a
senate，and a house of representatives.
A.In1827they drafted