2013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】

2013年兰州大学外国语学院211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解

Part I. Vocabulary and Grammar (30 points, I point for each)

Directions: In each sentence, a word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence are 4 other words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. You are to choose the one word or phrase which would best keep the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined word.

1. Do you think he will relinquish his seat in the Senate?

a) admonish

b) give up

c) cede

d) disregard

【答案】b

【解析】句意：你认为他会放弃在议会的职位吗？relinquish放弃，出让。give up与其意思相近。admonish责备。cede割让（领土）；放弃（权力）。disregard不理会；不顾。

2. The death of the president was a setback to the company.

a) a check to the progress of

b) a firm foundation for

c) an impetus

d) a reorganization

【答案】a

【解析】句意：总裁的死对公司来讲是阻碍。setback挫折，障碍。a check to the progress of表示检验……的进展，也就是说总裁的死对公司的发展是一种考验，符合句意。

3. Miss Jones, a reporter for the New York Times, had access to a lot of industries.

a) admittance to

b) knowledge about

c) contacts in

d) engagements in

【答案】c

【解析】句意：作为纽约时报记者，琼斯小姐与很多行业有过接触。have access to 接触；使用contacts in表示联系，与其意思相近。

4. The author’s reasons for changing his novel are high ly pertinent.

a) imaginative

b) unrealistic

c) relevant

d) controversial

【答案】c

【解析】句意：这位作家修改作品的原因都是相关的。pertinent相关的。故选relevant。

5. Once the water was depleted, the explorers had to give up hope.

a) disproved

b) exhausted

c) malingered

d) appeased

【答案】b

【解析】句意：一旦水消耗完了，探险者就必须放弃希望。deplete耗尽，使枯竭。exhaust 也表示耗尽，用光。disprove证明…是错误（或虚假）的。malinger 装病（尤指为逃避工作）。appease安抚；抚慰。

6. Mary tried to emulate her older sister.

a) surpass

b) curl

c) ferret

d) imitate

【答案】d

【解析】句意：玛丽尽力模仿她的姐姐。emulate模仿，imitate与其同义。surpass 超过。curl使…卷曲。ferret搜寻。

7. I don’t think it is impartial for the professor to flunk my Chemistry test.

a) unbiased

b) compatible

d) effusive

【答案】a

【解析】句意：我认为教授给我挂科是不公平的。impartial不偏不倚，中立客观的。unbiased也表示没有偏见的，公正的。compatible可共存的，兼容的。exonerative免罪的，免除的。

effusive感情过分流露的。

8. His lack of stamina made other contestants give up the race.

a) endurance

b) self-esteem

c) training

d) morale

【答案】a

【解析】句意：他缺乏毅力，使得其他选手放弃了比赛。stamina毅力，持久力。endurance也是此意。morale士气。

9. In A.D. 394, Emperor Theodosius I of Rome decreed that the Olympic Games should cease to take place.

a) predicted

b) ordered

c) decided

【答案】b

【解析】句意：公元394年，罗马皇帝狄奥多西一世宣布奥林匹克运动会不再举行。decree颁布；命令；决定。b、c、d三项均与decree意思相近，但decide与resolve都是决定的意思，故不选。所以只能选b项。

10. The meat looked red and succulent when it was taken from refrigerator.

a) dehydrated

b) juicy

c) exquisite

d) sticky

【答案】b

【解析】句意：肉从冰箱里拿出来的时候，看起来很红、汁多味美。succulent汁多味美的。故选juicy。dehydrate使脱水。exquisite精美的；精致的。sticky黏（性）的。

11. Don’t be misled by the fallacious reasoning of the advertising generalizations.

a) interesting

b) dubious

c) faulty

d) apathetic

【答案】c

【解析】句意：不要被广告上的概括性话语误导。fallacious谬误的，欺骗的。faculty 错误的，谬误的，与其意思相同。dubious怀疑的，无把握的。apathetic冷漠的，无动于衷的。

12. Ralph’s superior gave him a free hand with the project.

a) assisted him with

b) complimented him on

c) let him use his own ideas on

d) offered him fund for

【答案】d

【解析】句意：拉夫的上司让他全权负责该项目。give a free hand很好理解，表示给……自由，放任…做。c项“按照自己的想法”与give a free hand意思相近。

13. Alexander Hamilton was accused of being involved in a scheme to establish

a separate nation in the western part of the United States.

a) plot

b) decision

c) order

d) notion

【答案】a

【解析】句意：亚历山大·汉密尔顿被指控密谋在美国西部建立独立的国家。scheme 计谋，阴谋。plot也表示阴谋，密谋。