昆明理工大学 2017 年硕士研究生招生入学考试试题(A 卷)考试科目代码：211 考试科目名称 ：翻译硕士英语 考生答题须知1 所有题目（包括填空、选择、图表等类型题目）答题答案必须做在考点发给的答题纸上，做在本试题册上无效。请考生务必在答题纸上写清题号。2 评卷时不评阅本试题册，答题如有做在本试题册上而影响成绩的，后果由考生自己负责。3 答题时一律使用蓝、黑色墨水笔或圆珠笔作答（画图可用铅笔） ，用其它笔答题不给分。4 答题时不准使用涂改液等具有明显标记的涂改用品。Part Vocabulary and Structure (1x30=30 points)In this section, there are thirty incomplete sentences. For each sentence four alternatives are given. Decide which of the alternatives A, B, C or D best completes the sentence. Write the appropriate letter on the ANSWER SHEET.1 Prof. Ward hardly ever went to _ the theatre.A. neither the cinema nor B. either the cinema norC. neither the cinema or D. either the cinema or2 Your advice would be _ valuable to him, who is at present at his wits end.A. exceedingly B. excessively C. extensively D. exclusively3 The monopoly-capitalist group _ many smaller enterprises last year.A. integrated B. merged C. combined D. collected4 This watch is _ to all the other watches on the market.A. superior B. advantageous C. super D. beneficial5 Scholars maintain that social development can easily _ language changes.A. bring up B. bring about C. bring out D. bring forward6 They are a firm of good repute and have large financial _.A. reserves B. savings C. storages D. resources7 The bus moved slowly in the thick fog. We arrived at our _ almost two hours later.A. designation B. destiny C. destination D. dignity8 The government is trying to do something to _ better understanding between the two countries.A. raise B. promote C. heighten D. increase9 Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to, _ the color of his skin.A. with the exception of B. in the light of C. by virtue of D. regardless of10. That sound doesnt _ in his language, so its difficult for him to pronounce it.B. happen B. occur C. have D. take place11. My students found the book _; it provided them with an abundance of information on the subject.C. enlightening B. confusing C. distracting D. amusing12. I _ you that the goods will be delivered next week.A. insist B. confirm C. assure D. ensure13. Using extremely different decorating schemes in adjoining rooms may result in _ and lack of unity in style.考研高分咨询电话/微信：13341004451第 2 页 共 7 页D. conflict B. confrontation C. disturbance D. disharmony14. The rules stated that anyone who had held office for three years was not _ for reelection.A. admirable B. eligible C. reliable D. capable15. Negro slavery, many claimed, was good for all _.A. concerned B. is concerned C. to concern D. that concerns16. I am sure I can _ him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night.A. speak B. say C. talk D. tell17. The director was critical _ the way we were doing the work.A. at B. in C. of D. with18. In a sudden _ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.A. attack B. burst C. split D. blast19. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at _.A. danger B. stake C. loss D. threat20. I felt _ to death because I could make nothing of the chairmans speech.A. fatigued B. tired C. exhausted D. bored21. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at _.A .wrong B. trouble C. fault D. difficulty22. When we listen to music, we are easily _ of events in the past.A. remembered B. reflected C. memorized D. reminded23. They gave _ broadcast while the performance was in process on the stage.A. live B. living C. lively D. alive24. Travelling and meeting new people _ the mind of young people.A. expanded B. enlarged C. broadened D. extended25. Dr. Smith failed many times but he finally _ to find a successful way to solve the problem.A. broke off B. broke down C. broke out D. broke through26. Peter will _ as managing director when Bill retires.A. take off B. take over C, take to D. take up27. Benjamin Franklin, tactless in his youth, became so diplomatic, so _ at handling people that he was made American Ambassador to France.A. adroit B. shrewd C. considerate D. foxy28. Complicated _ it is, the problem can be solved in only 2 hours with an electronic computer.A. like B. as C. however D. even if29. Mary has brown hair. In fact, its quite similar in shape _ yours.A. with B. to C. like D. as30. That trumpet player was certainly loud, but I wasnt bothered by his loudness _by his lack of talent.A. as B. than C. rather than D. so much asPart II Reading Comprehension ( 40 points )Section A: In this section, there are three passages. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the BEST choices and then write the appropriate answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(2x15 =30 points)考研高分咨询电话/微信：13341004451第 3 页 共 7 页Passage 1 Housing is recognized as a “socially determinant variable”. In France, housing is the main item of expenditure in the family budget (accounting for an average of 29 percent), and many families would be unable to find decent housing without help from the State. For a long time, the main problem was the housing shortage but in recent years the deterioration of housing conditions has been even greater cause for concern.Despite extensive construction programs, the problem of housing for the most underprivileged population groups has not been solved. According to the so-called Petrequin Report, between 2 and 3 million families had serious difficulties meeting their housing costs and were living in precarious and uncomfortable conditions.Policies designed to address the housing problem have shifted over the past few decades from a macroeconomic approach promoting construction to housing subsidies. The reasons for this shift can be betrayed to a determination to limit public spending and to avoid some of the perverse effects of macroeconomic policies. The State has to some extent ceased to finance housing, especially the construction of new projects, with the result that the cost is now chiefly and directly borne by the family budget. Many underprivileged families, which were excluded from low-rent housing for various reasons (selection of tenants, saturation of existing capacity, insolvency), had no alternative but to purchase their own home and were encouraged to do so without restraint by the then easy terms of housing loans. The housing sector thus contributed to the development of the “economy of indebtedness”. It should indeed be emphasized that “widespread home ownership through recourse to borrowing could only be to the detriment of low-income families”.In Belgium, the quality of housing, considered the prime indicator of housing deprivation, leaves much to be desired. Low-rent housing projects have been cut back as part of the austerity(缩减) policy pursued by the national and regional governments, and low-income households are finding it increasingly difficult to find somewhere to live. The number of homeless has also taken on alarming proportions. An estimated 3,000 persons spend the night in refuges, but the figure is probably much higher. Moreover, the number of homeless women and young persons is increasing. 1. According to the passage, housing is _.A. solved socially and perfectly B. unchangeableC. not determining in the social life D. socially determinant and changeable2. In recent years, the main problem about housing is _.A. the housing shortage B. the deterioration of housing conditionsC. the ineffectiveness in the construction programs D. the shortage of housing subsidies3. The main approach taken by governments to address the housing is _.A. extensive construction programs B. housing subsidies and loansC. limiting public spending D. restraining housing purchasing4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is Not true?A. Widespread home ownership through recourse to borrowing led to the detriment of low-income families.B. I Belgium, low-rent housing projects have been cut back by the national and regional governments for the number of number of homeless has decreased greatly.C. Despite extensive construction programs, the problems of housing for poor people has not been solved.D. Many underprivileged families, excluded from low-rent housing for various reasons had to buy 考研高分咨询电话/微信：13341004451第 4 页 共 7 页their own home with the help of the housing loans.5. The subject of the passage is _.A. housing B. family budgetC. family income D. under-privilegePassage 2The liberal view of democratic citizenship that developed in the 17th and 18th centuries was fundamentally different from that of the classical Greeks. The pursuit of private interests with as little interference as possible from government was seen as the road to human happiness and progress rather than the public obligations and involvement in the collective community that were emphasized by the Greeks. Freedom was to be realized by limiting the scope of governmental activity and political obligation and not through immersion in the collective life of the polis. The basic role of the citizen was to select governmental leaders and keep the powers and scope of the public authority in check. On the liberal view, the rights of citizens against the state were the focus of special emphasis.Over tie, the liberal democratic notion of citizenship developed in two directions. First, there was a movement to increase the proportion of members of society who were qualified to participate as citizensespecially through extending the right of votingand to ensure the basic political equality of all. Second, there was a broadening of the legitimate activities of government and a use of governmental power to redress imbalances in social and economic life. political citizenship became an instrument through which groups and classes with sufficient numbers of votes could use the state power to enhance their social and economic well-being.Within the general liberal view of democratic citizenship, tensions have developed over the degree to which government can and should be used as an instrument for promoting happiness and well-being. Political philosopher Martin Diamond has categorized two views of democracy as follows. On the one hand, there is the “libertarian” perspective that stresses the private pursuit of happiness and emphasizes the necessity for restraint on government and protection of individual liberties. On the other hand, there is the “majoritarian” view that emphasizes the “task of the government to uplift and aid the common man against the malefactors of great wealth.” The tensions between these two views are very clear today. Taxpayer revolts and calls for smaller government and less government regulation clash with demands for greater government involvement in the economic marketplace and the social sphere. 6. The authors primary purpose is to _.A. study ancient concepts of citizenship B. contrast different notions of citizenshipC. criticize modern libertarian democracy D. describe the importance of universal suffrage7. It can be inferred from the passage that the Greek word polis means _.A. family life B. military serviceC. marriage D. political community8. The author cites Martin Diamond because the author _.A. regards Martin Diamond as an authority on political philosophyB. wishes to refute Martin Diamonds views on citizenshipC. needs a definition of the term “citizenship”D. wants voters to support Martin Diamond as a candidate for public office9. According to the passage, all of the following are characteristics of the liberal idea of government that would distinguish the liberal idea of government from the Greek idea of government Except _.A. the emphasis on the rights of private citizens考研高分咨询电话/微信：13341004451第 5 页 共 7 页B. the activities government may legitimately pursueC. the obligation of citizens to participate in governmentD. the size of the geographical area controlled by a government10. A majoritarian would be most likely to favor legislation that would _.A. eliminate all restrictions on individual libertyB. out spending for social welfare programsC. provide greater protection for consumersD. raise taxes on average worker and cut taxes on businessPassage 3When we are speaking casually, we call Nineteen Eighty-four a novel, but in a more exacting context we call it a political fable. This requirement is not denied by the fact that the book is preoccupied with an individual, Winston Smith, who suffers from a varicose ulcer(静脉曲张性溃疡), nor by the fact that it takes account of other individuals, including Julia, Mr. Charrington, Mrs. Parsons, Syme, and OBrien. The figures claim our attention, but they exist mainly in their relation to the political system that determines them. It would indeed be possible to think of them as figures in a novel, though in that case they would have to be imagined in a far more diverse set of relations. They would no longer inhabit or sustain a fable, because a fable is a narrative relieved of much contingent detail so that it may stand forth in an unusual degree of clarity and simplicity. A fable is a structure of types, each of them deliberately simplified, lest a sense of difference and heterogeneity reduce the force of the typical. Let us say, then, that Nineteen Eighty-four is a political fable projected into a near future and incorporating historical references mainly to document a canceled past.Since a fable is predicated upon a typology, it must be written from a certain distance. The author cannot afford the sense of familiarity which is caused by detail and differentiation. A fable, in this respect, asks to be compared to a caricature, not to a photograph. It follows that in a political fable there is bound to be some tension between a political sense, which deals in the multiplicity of social and personal life, and a sense of fable, which is committed to simplicity of form and feature. If the political sense were to prevail, the narrative would be drawn away from fable into the novel, at some cost to its simplicity. If the sense of fable were to prevail, the fabulist（寓言家） would station himself at such a distance from any imaginary conditions in the case that his narrative would appear unmediated, free of conditions. The risk in that procedure would be considerable: a reader might feel that the fabulist has lost interest in the variety of human l