北大翻译硕士考研之基础英语能力试题.pdf
1综合能力试题试题部分:Section 1: Vocabulary and G rammar (25 points)This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each part beforeanswering the questions. The time for this section is 25 minutes.Part 1 Vocabulary SelectionIn this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrasewhich best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Thenblacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWERSH EET.1. Grover Cleveland was the first president _ in the White House. A. gotmarriedB. to get marriedC. has got marriedD. was married2. If cauliflowers are not _ from extreme temperatures, the heads getdiscolored. A. protectedB. shelterC. shadeD. saved3. The gas _ from the tank is dangerous. A. given offB. giving outC. giving awayD. given up24. When it started to snow, we turned round and _ the hotel. A. got byB. searched forC. made forD. cleared up5. Since writing home to their parents for money, they had lived _ hope. A.inB. forC. onD. through6. Rice is the _ food of most Southeast Asians. A. commonB. generalC. stapleD. popular7. William Byrd was the owner of the largest library in colonial _. A.periodB. timeC. timesD. periods8. Exobiology is the study of life _ other planets. A. inB. atC. onD. to9. The Declaration of Independence, _ the Constitution of the UnitedStates, was drawn up with the help of Benjamin Franklin.3A. andB. alsoC. as well as D. so too10. It was from the Lowell Laboratory that the ninth _ , Pluto, was sightedin 1930. A. planetB. constellationC. stardomD. satellite11. The rodent, _ the mouse, rat, guinea pig, and porcupine, are mammalswith incisor-like teeth in both jaws.A. made upB. includingC. consisting D. constitute12. _ into oceans and rivers is a serious form of pollution. A. PouringsewageB. Emptying litterC. Throwing garbage13. Products which are made from dirts and are _ high temperatures areknown as ceramics.A. tempered inB. subjected toC. exposed toD. baked in14. A pigment called melanin protects the _ layers of skin from sun rays. A.underB. below4C. underlyingD. underneath15. Oranges are a _source of vitamin C. A. wellB. betterC. goodD. very16. Even after having their grandchildren live with them for ten years, the couple feltthat _ children these days was the most difficult of all family matters.A. risingB. raisingC. caringD. taking care17. The most important _ of the farmers in Iraq is dates, of which Iraq isthe worlds leading exporter.A. economic cropB. cash cropC. money crop D. staple18. More has been learned about the Moon than any other of the Earths neighbors inspace because of the Apollo program, which enabled men to walk on the Moon andbring back hundreds of pounds of _.A. rocksB. rock C. stone D. stones19. _ the variety that the average family has in beaf, fish, poultry, andvegetarian recipes, they find most meals unexciting.A. In spite5B. InspiteC. Despite of D. Despite20. The speaker _ have criticized the paraprofessionals, knowing full wellthat they were seated in the audience.A. should not toB. must notC. ought not toD. may notPart 2 Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined.Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, Cand D. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part withoutcausing any grammatical error or changing the basic meaning of the sentence.There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required onyour Machine-scoring ANSWER SH EET.21. Iceland has the oldest parliament, which goes as far back to 930 A.D. whenAlthing, the legislative organization, was established.A. office21. Iceland has the oldest parliament, which goes as far back to 930 A.D. whenAlthing, the legislative organization, was established.A. officeB. adobeC. assembly D. building22. The only problem with the debate last week was that the beginning sounded morelike a personal attack than a dispassionate, intellectual arguing.A. discussionB. argument6C. talkD. speech23. Susan Jones was at the bus stop well on time to take the 7:01 bus, but she had tomiss her breakfast to do it.A. catch up withB. catchC. run up to D. be catching24. Since her father could not drive her to the airport, she requested her uncle to driveher instead. A. takeB. bringC. dispatch25. A famous collection of Persian, Indian, and Arabian folktales, the Arabian Nightswas supposedly told by the legendary queen Scheherazade to her husband every nightfor 1,001 days. A. imaginaryB imageryC. fabledD. legend26. What may be the oldest fossil footprint yet found was discovered in June 1968 byWilliam J. Meister, a non-professional fossil collector.A. a part-timeB. a spare-timeC. an untrainedD. an amateur27. Most of us think of sharks as dangerous, owing to lack of information rather thanfear. A. due toB. becauseC. as7D. for28. Double Eagle II, the first trans-Atlantic balloon, was greeted by avid crowds inFrance. A. eagerB. surgingC. appreciativeD. vigorous29. The discovery of the connection between aspirin and Reyessyndrome, a rare anddeadly ailment, is a recent example of the caution with which drugs must be used,even for medical purposes.A. diseaseB. sick C. illD. illness30. My parents moved out of their old home sometime last year after they hadcelebrated their 50th year there.A. anniversaryB. years oldC. ageD. wedding31. The library she worked in lent books, magazines, audio-cassettes and maps to itscustomers, who could keep them for four weeks.A. borrowersB. lenders C. patrons D. clients32. A common question that people ask a story writer is whether or not he hasexperienced what he has written about.A. fictionB. science8C. imaginary D. literary33. At the World Literacy Center, an organization that works to help people read, thehelpers work hard, enabling them to successfully reach their goals.A. assistantsB. volunteersC. part-timers D. amateurs34. The officers made it clear that they were letting her go only because that she wasold and not because she was above suspicion.A. for reasonB. due toC. because ofD. on the grounds35. The book, which is a useful guide for todays young people, deals with manyquestions and problems that face them at school and at home as well as in society.A. are facedB. confrontC. in opposition D. meetPart 3 Error CorrectionThis part consists of 15 sentences in which there is an underlined part thatindicates a grammatical error. Below each sentence, there are 4 choicesrespectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase thatcan replace the underlined part so that the error is corrected. There is only ONEright answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on yourMachine-scoring ANSWER SH EET.36. All dont have a free ticket must pay the admission fee. A. Everyone who doesnthave a free ticket9B. No one who doesnt have a free ticketC. No one who has free ticketsD. Anyone who has free tickets37. When I last saw them, the police had chased the robbers down Columbus Street.A. were chasingB. was chasingC. chasedD. were on a chase38. Erosion that is a slow process, but it constantly changes the features on the surfaceof the earth.A. which isB. althoughC. beingD. is39. When an organism is completely encapsulated and preserved, it becomes a fossil,therefore turning into evidence of things that once lived.A. therebyB. as a result ofC. soD. in the end40. The pictures of the Loch Ness Monster show a remarkable resemblance to aplesiosaur, a large water reptile of the Mesozoic era presuming extinct for more than70 million years.A. supposedB. presumablyC. presumptuous D. is presumed1041. In our own galaxy, the Milky Way, there are perhaps 200 billion stars, a small partof them probably have planets on which life is feasible.A. a small fraction in whichB. a small fraction of whichC. a small fraction which D. which a fraction of42. “But youll be able to come, wont you?” “Yes, I think such.” A. thatB. itC. soD. this43. The professor is quite difficult pleased. A. to pleaseB. to be pleasedC. for pleasingD. pleasing44. Because everyone knows, facts speak louder than words. A. SinceB. ThatC. ItD. As45. The trapeze artist who ran away with the clown broke up the lion tamers heart. A.broke awayB. broke downC. brokeD. broken down46. His heavy drinking and fond of gambling makes him a poor role model. A. andfact that he gamblesB. and that he gambles