2016年浙江理工大学211翻译硕士英语考研专业课真题分享.pdf
第 1 页 ,共 8 页浙 江 理 工 大 学2016年硕士学位研究生招生入学考试试题考试科目:翻译硕士英语 代码:211(请考生在答题纸上答题,在此试题纸上答题无效)Part I Grammar the myth of the city as a promised land, that attracts immigrants 8._from rural poverty and brings it flooding into city centers, and the myth of the 9._country as a Garden of Eden, which, a few generations late, sends them 10._flooding out again to the suburbs.Part III Reading comprehension (40 points)Section one (30 points)Directions: In this section there are two passages followed by multiple-choice questions.Read the passages and then mark your answers on the answer sheet.Passage OneThe newspaper must provide for the reader the facts, unalloyed, unsalted, objectivelyselected facts. But in these days of complex news it must provide more; it must supplyinterpretation, the meaning of the facts. This is the most important assignment confrontingAmerican journalismto make clear to the reader the problems of the day, to makeinternational news as understandable as community news, to recognize that there is nolonger any such thing (with the possible exception of such scribbling as society and clubnews) as “local” news, because any event in the international area has a local reaction inmanpower draft, in economic strain, in terms, indeed, of our very way of life.There is in journalism a widespread view that when you embark on interpretation, youare entering choppy and dangerous waters, the swirling tides of opinion. This is nonsense.The opponents of interpretation insist that the writer and the editor shall confine himself tothe “facts”. This insistence raises two questions: What are the facts?And:Are the barefacts enough?As to the first query, consider how a so-called “factual” story comes about. Thereporter collects, say, fifty facts; out of these fifty, his space allotment being necessarilyrestricted, he selects the ten, which he considers most important. This is Judgment NumberOne. Then he or his editor decides which of these ten facts shall constitute the lead of thepiece. (This is important decision because many readers do not proceed beyond the firstparagraph.) This is Judgment Number Two. Then the night editor determines whether thearticle shall be presented on page one, where it has a large impact, or on page twenty-four,whether it has little. Judgment Number Three.Thus, in the presentation of a so-called “factual” or “objective” story, at least threejudgments are involved. And they are judgments not at all unlike those involved ininterpretation, in which reporter and editor, calling upon their general background, andtheir “news neutralism,” arrive at a conclusion as to the significance of the news.第 5 页 ,共 8 页The two areas of judgment, presentation of the news and its interpretation, are bothobjective rather than subjective processes as objective, that is, as any human being canbe.(Note in passing: even though complete objectivity can never be achieved, neverthelessthe ideal must always be the beacon on the murky news channels.) If an editor is intent onslanting the news, he can do it in other ways and more effectively than by interpretation.He can do it by the selection of those facts that prop up his particular plea. Or he can do itby the pay he gives a storypromoting it to page one or demoting to page thirty.1. The best title for this passage is _.A. Function of the Night Editor B. Interpreting the NewsC. Subjective Versus Objective Processes D. Choosing Facts2. The author implies that _.A. in writing a factual story, the writer must use judgment.B. fine writer should limit himself to the factsC. reporters give prejudiced view of the factsD. editors control what the reporter write.3. The beginning sentence should present the most important fact because _.A. it will influence the reader to continueB. most readers read only the first paragraphC. it is the best way to write according to the schools of journalismD. it details the general attitude of the writer4. Readers are justified in thinking that the most important aspect of the news reported inthe newspaper is that it should be _.A. interpreted in detailB. edited properlyC. objectively reportedD. impartial5. Readers expect all of the following from newspapers EXCEPT _.Ahow to interpret news Bwhat news meanClocal news Dinternational newsPassage TwoMany people believe the glare(炫目的光)from snow causes snow-blindness. Yet,with dark glasses or not, they find themselves suffering from headaches and watering eyes,and even snow-blindness,when exposed to several hours of “snow light”.The United States army has now determined that glare from snow does not causesnow-blindness in troops in a snow-covered country. Rather, a mans eyes frequently findnothing to focus on(聚集)in a broad space of snow-covered without-grass land. So hisgaze continually moves and jumps back and forth over the entire landscape in search ofsomething to look at. Finding something, hour after hour, the eyes never stop searchingand the eyeballs become tired and the eye muscles ache. Nature makes up for thisdiscomfort by producing more and more fluid(流体)which covers the eyeball. The fluidcovers the eyeball in increasing quantity until it makes eyes difficult to see dearly, and theresult is total, even though for a short time, snow-blindness.Experiments led the Army to a simple method of overcoming this problem. Scouts(侦察兵)ahead of the troops are trained to shake snow from evergreen bushes, creating adotted line as they cross completely snow-covered landscape. Even the scouts themselves第 6 页 ,共 8 页throw lightweight, dark-colored objects ahead on which they can focus too. The menfollowing can then see something. Their gaze is arrested. Their eyes focus on a bush andhaving found something to see, stop searching the snow -blanketed landscape. Byfocusing their attention on one object at a time, the men can cross the snow withoutbecoming hopelessly snow-blind or lost. In this way the problem of crossing a continuouswhite land is overcome.6. To prevent snow-blindness caused by the strong light from snow, wearing glasses or not_.Adepends on whether the snow is white enoughBmakes no differenceCmakes much differenceDdepends on whether the snow is thick7. When the eyes are sore, tears flow out _.Ato clear the visionBto remedy snow-blindnessCto loosen the musclesDto ease the irritation8. Snow-blindness may be avoided by_.A. concentrating on the solid white areaB. providing the eyes with something to focus onC. searching for something to focusD. coving the eyeballs with fluid9. The first paragraph is mainly concerned with _.A. the whiteness from snowB. the need for dark glassesC. headaches, watering eyes and snow-blindnessD. snow glare and snow-blindness10.Asuitable title for this passage would be _.A. The Harmfulness of Snow-blindnessB. Natures Cure for Snow-blindnessC. Snow VisionD. Soldiers in the SnowPassage ThreeVolumes have been written about technologys ability to connect people. But buryingones nose in a book has always been somewhat isolatingwith its unspoken assertionthat the reader does not want to be disturbed. So what about a device that occupies theevolving intersection (交集) between reading and communicating with people?“Strangers constantly ask about it,” Michael Hughes, a communications associate atJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, said of his iPad, whichhe uses to read a mix of novels and nonfiction. “Its almost like having a new baby.”AniPad owner for four months, Mr. Hughes said people were much more likely to approachhim now than when he toted a book. “People approach me and ask to see it, to touch it,how much I like it,” he said. “That rarely happens with dead-tree books.”With the price of e-readers coming down, sales of the small devices are rising. Lastmonth, Amazon reported that so far this year, Kindle sales had tripled over last years.第 7 页 ,共 8 页WhenAmazon cut Kindles price in June to $ 189 from $259, over the next monthAmazon sold 180 e-books for every 100 hard-covers. Social manners surrounding the actof reading alone in public may be changing along with increased popularity. Suddenly, thelone, unapproachable reader at the corner table seems less alone. Given that somee-readers can display books while connecting online, theres a chance the formerbookworm is already plugged into a conversation somewhere, said Paul Levinson,professor of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University.“I think, historically, there has been a stigma (耻辱) attached to the bookworm, andthat actually came from the not-untrue notion that, if you were reading, you werentsocializing with other people,” Dr. Levinson said. “But the e-reader changes that alsobecause e-readers are connected to bigger systems.” For many, e-readers must haveaccessory, eating into old notions of what being bookish might have meant. “Buyingliterature has become cool again.” he said.11. Why does the author say that readers are somewhat isolating?A. Because they imply that they dont want to be disturbed.B. Because they bury their noses in the books.C. Because they are lonely people.D. Because they dont connect with others.12. What can we conclude from Michael Hugheswords?A. Strangers are curious about him.B. He has just had a new baby.C. He never uses his iPad to read.D. People come to him to ask about his iPad.13. What is new in the e-readers compared with the former bookworms?A. They read alone in public.B. They are the lonely, unapproachable readers.C. They can launch a conversation while reading.D. They like to talk while reading.14. What is the authors attitude toward e- books?A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Indifferent. D. Biased.15. What is the main idea of the passage?A. E-books are reviving again. B. E-books become less expensive.C. Readers are not alone anymore. D. E-books make readers less isolated.Section Two (10 points)Direction: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incompletestatements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete thestatements in the fewest possible words on the Answer Sheet.Having been a dog owner since 1979, I can claim with absolute confidence that petshave an uncanny ability to teach us humans certain things better than any person can. Ifyou are willing to allow pets to become part of your personal development team, here aresome of the things that they can teach you.True Unconditional LoveDogs are especially good at teaching us what unconditional love is. They love you nomatter how much money you make, what kind of car you drive (or lack of one), how badyour hair is and what kind of day youre having. When you come home, they are always第 8 页 ,共 8 页glad to see you. They are always going to be with you no matter how rough life gets (incontrast to many humans unfortunately).This is true unconditional love.Teaching Us ResponsibilityPets in general are great teachers of responsibility, especially for children. When anew pet arrives at home, very soon the kids will learn that there is a huge responsibility inraising pets. That cute puppy or kitten is not like a stuffed toy that can be left alone whenyou are finished with it. Instead, it makes noise, it pees, poos, barfs, and rips things up. Ina word, they need a lot of training before forming good life habits. Therefore, taking carefor them will be greatly rewarded. The kids who actively help in the care of pets willlikely grow up to be responsible adults too.So you see, unconditional love and responsibility are very precious lessons that petscan teach us. I really believe that pet ownership can play a big part in our personaldevelopment. As long as we do the right thing by getting well educated about the realitiesof caring for them, pets can be among the greatest teachers in your life.16. This passage is mainly about _.17. True unconditional love means pets will love you _.18.Apuppy or kitten cannot be left alone because _.19. The kids who always take good care of pets will probably _.20. Pets can became the greatest teachers in your life if you _.Part IVWriting (30 points)Direction: Please write a three-paragraph essay on the ANSWER SHEET with at least 400words on the following topic:Micro blogs are gaining momentum in China in the last few years. While beingpraised by many, micro blogs have their own downside. Please specify the biggestdisadvantage of micro blogs and justify it with supporting details.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.Failure to follow the Directions may result in a loss of marks.