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1、2015（试卷上做答无效，请在答题纸上做答，试后本卷必须与答题纸一同交回科目名称：翻适用专业：英语笔译(专)共 页第PartI.Vocabulary2015（试卷上做答无效，请在答题纸上做答，试后本卷必须与答题纸一同交回科目名称：翻适用专业：英语笔译(专)共 页第PartI.VocabularyandStructure(30po s,1po forDirections: After each s ement there are four choi marked A, B, C, and D. Select the only one choice t best completes the s e

2、ment. Write your answers on your ANSWER SHEETThe eventualofnuclearexperimentstakesB.C.D.The studentcannolongerbearthenewburdensonB.C.D.Mr.SmithhadtoresignhishelightB.onthe basisC.inregardD.onaccountArthur Hailey ks inAugustandthenfelthishealth.C.D.ItissometimesdifficulttowhatissaidoveranairportmakeB

3、.work.find D.figureShe forherspectaclesinherbag,onlytofindthemB.C.D.Therewere100peopleheaboveB.C.inD.atMemorialDayisatothedeadB.C.D.The armsraceathreattoworld-wideB.C.D.Youve usanawkwardquestion;wehave tobeatourbrainsforanB.The teamleaderencouragedhismentousetheirability atB.attheC.inD.totheThe man

4、who gave us a lecture on economic reform yesterday was an B.C.D.One mustnothis/herauthorityalA.14.HisbrilliantA.B.C.D.sresultedfromyearsofB.C.D.15.Thoseare theiropinionsabouttheA.B.C.D.16.HiskeynotespeechwastowithderousA.17.The A.14.HisbrilliantA.B.C.D.sresultedfromyearsofB.C.D.15.Thoseare theiropin

5、ionsabouttheA.B.C.D.16.HiskeynotespeechwastowithderousA.17.The A.B.C.D.edagainsttheofnuclearwasteatB.C.D. 18. HeunderwentthreeoperationsontheabdomeninA.B.C.19.Though myfatherhadbeenaway forover 10years, he couldstill hecityfromtheA.pick.pick C.pickD.pick20.Myhusband,becauseofhisownal,goestoOxfordA.B

6、.D.21.Thevastmajorityofpeopleve thetobeA.22.ThissentenceA.B.C.D.withtheauxiliaryverbprecedingtheB.every office.C.belongD.23.AcomputerandA.belongB.belongD.belong24.ion isas IA.enoughofaB.moreofaC.asmuchofasD.asmuchs25.WhichofthefollowingitalicizedphrasesindicatesA. Whydonttforthesake ofyourB. IwishIc

7、ouldwrite aswellasC. Forallhisefforts,hedidntgetanD. HereyeswereredfromWhichoftheitalicizedpartsindicatesSheopenedthedoorandquietlywentVictorialikesmusicandSamisfondofThinkitoveragainandyoullgetanHeissomewhatarrogant,andIdontlike27. isoftenthecase newidea,muchpreliminaryactivityandproducednoconcrete

8、第.第B.C.第B.C.D.28. She has taken great pains to conceal her emotions, and thereby made A.allthe B.allthe C.allD.all He kendstofootball,rainorB.C.D.youfinishittoday,oryouwillbebehindTobeB.Be C.SureD.ForPartII. ReadingComprehen (40po s,2po sforDirections: In this section, there are 3 passages followed

9、by multiple-choice questions Read the passages and then write ONE best answer for each question on your ANSWER SHEET.PassageHow is communication actually achieved? It depends, of course, either on a common language or on known conventions, or east on the beginnings of these. If the common language a

10、nd the conventions exist, the contributor, for ex le, the creative artist, the performer, or the reporter, tries to use them as well as he can. But often, espe lly with original artists and thinkers, the problem is in one way t of creating a language, orcreating a convention, east of the language an

11、d conventions to the where they are capable of bearing his precise meaning. In literature, usic, he visual arts, in the scien , in so l thinking, in philosophy, this kind of development has occurred again and again. It often takes a long time to get through, and for many people it will remain diffic

12、ult. But we need never think t it is im sible; creative energy is much more erful n we sometime p e. While a man is engaged his struggle to say new things in new ways, he is usually more n ever concentrated on the actual work, and not on its sible audience. Many artists and scientists share this fun

13、damenta concern about the ways in which their work will be received. They may be glad if it is understood and appre ted, hurt if it is not, but while the work is being done there can be no argumen The thing has to come out as the man himself sees it.his sense it is true t it is the duty of society t

14、o create conditions in which such men can live. For whatever the value of any individual contribution, teral body of work is of immense value to everyone. But of course things are not so formal, in reality There is not society on the one hand and these individuals on the other. In ordinary living, a

15、nd in his work, the contributor shares he life of his society, which often affects him both inor ways and in ways sometimes so deep t he is not even aware of them. His ability to make his work public depends on the actual communication system: the languageitself, or certain visual or musical or scie

16、ntific conventions, and the institutions which the communication will be passed. The effect of these on ual work can almostitself, or certain visual or musical or scientific conventions, and the institutions which the communication will be passed. The effect of these on ual work can almostyvariable.

17、Foritisnotonlyacommunication systemoutsidehim;itishowever original he may be, a communication system which is in fact part of Many contributors make active use of this kind ernal communication system. It is themselves, in a t show their conceptions, play their music, present arguments.Not only asa w

18、ayof getting these he s of almostendless t active ition involves. But also,whether consciously or not,as a way ofthe toothero acommunicable form. If one mind has grasped it, then it may be In this deep sense, the society is in some ways already present in the act ition. This is always very difficult

19、 to understand, but often, when we have advantage of looking backriod, we can see, even if we cannotexplain, how this so. We can see how much even highly original individuals had in heir work,and in what is called their“structure of feeling”,with other individual workers of time, and with the societ

20、y t time to which they belonged. The historian is continually struck by the t men of this kind felt isolated at the very time when realitytheywerebeginning to getthrough. This sobe noticedin ourown time,some of the most deeply influential men feel isolated and even rejected. The society and the comm

21、unicationare there, but it is difficult to recognize them, difficult to be sure.31.CreativeartistsandthinkersachievecommunicationA.dependingonsharedB.fashioningtheirownD.elaboratingacommonC.adjustingal32. AcommoncharacteristicofartistsandscientistsinvolvedincreativeworkA. theycareaboutsiblereactiont

22、otheirB. publicresponseisoneoftheprimaryC. theyarekeenlyawareofheirD. theyareindifferenttowardresponsetotheir33. Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingementsisA.IndividualcontributionssessgreatsignificancetotheB. GoodcontributorsdontneglecttheuseernalcommunicationC.Everyoneexceptthoseoriginalpeop

23、lecomesundertheinfluenceofD.Knowinghowtocommunicateisuniversalamonghuman34. ItisdbecauseofthethighlyoriginalindividualsfeelA. failtoacknowledgeanduseanacceptableformof第,t第actually,t第actuallydifferfromotherhesamehavelittleincommonwiththesocietyoftherefusetoadmitparallelsnthemselvesandthePassageSuppor

24、ting his family by selling roses from his wheelchair, Milton McKnight sometimes grew frustrated t he couldnt do more. The 40-year-old father of two, who suffers from cerebral palsy, longed for the sense of security t comes from owning a home. But he knew he could never afford one.Last year allt chan

25、ged whenofficers, taken by McKnights hard work and good cheer, raised moren $60,000 in cash,s and labor to build the McKnights a three-bedroom, wheelchair acsible home.nks to the donated money, there will be no mortgage payments. A $10,000 trust covers household expenses. Im so happy - no words can

26、express mynks, McKnight said as he was wheeledo his new home.Ask people if money buys happiness and theyll usually deny it, says David Myers, professor of psychology and author of The Pursuit of Happiness. But ask those same people if a little more moneywould make thema little happier,and mostwill a

27、gree.Over the past 15 years, researchers have studied the connection bet n money and happiness.Their findings shatter manymisconceptions.Here are five of the mostsurprising 1.EveryoneneedsafewluxuriestobeA highe affords a family many pleasures a more luxurious home, perhaps a vacation or a fancier c

28、ar. But do such things make you happier?Pleasure is not the same as happiness, notes psychology professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Pleasure is a temporary release. Happiness comes from experien in which ones mental and emotional energies are invested.For Ken Sheets, happiness was a concrete-block co

29、ttage on a small lake. As a young factory worker, Sheets was determined to give his three children summers they would alwaysremember.Soheclearedaplotofland,builtacottage,hauledsandtomake abeach and tied a rope to a willow tree for a swing.Sheets did everything himself because at the time he couldnt

30、afford not to. Now, when his grown children visit, its his labors of love they recall most fondly. It wasnt the house or the laket madet time so spel, Sheets says. It was the funthem as a family.Just as happy famis value pleasurest involveal effort, so they value al meaning, like Grandmas wedding ri

31、ng. Unhappy peoplehowever, are more likely to s because of their cost or utility a ,t,tt第handles,t,tt第handleswelloranexpensivey, they dont see objects as a link to other peoput as something to enhance themselves and stand out from others, notes Csikszentmihalyi.ts because researchers say,s are proof

32、 of who we are and where we belong. And although happy famis mayenjoythe comforts of money, theyderive deeper satisfaction fromtheir connections with one another.For Leo and Shirley Wingate, their most valueds are photo albums chronicle 52 years of family life. Theyre a record of who we are and wher

33、e we came from, Shirley notes. We went through some very tough times the separation of war l hardship, four miscarriages, a sons birth defectand Lets cancer. Now thealbums remind the Wingatest through everything, they managed to laugh, to enjoy life and, most of all, to find happiness in each other.

34、HappinessWould you quit your job if you didnt need the money? In a 1990 poll by the Gallup anization, many people said quitting work was an important reason to be rich. YeresearcherstworkisoneoflifeschiefsatisfactionsforConsiderW.BerryFowler. In 1979Fowler starteda tutoringcompany tbecame so suc sfu

35、l he was able to sell out and retire in 1987 a multimillionaire at 41. He bought a 50-foot cabin cruiser anda house in Hawaii, and busied himself vacationing.But after five years of petual vacation, Fowler began to miss the challenges of work. So in 1992 he bought a fitness chain for children and no

36、w spends 75 hours aimmersed in balanheets and staff meeting. My best days on the golf course weren half as much fun as a good day at the office, he says.A job, studies show, is more n a paycheck. ng something well can increase confidence and self-worth. When sociologist H. Roy Kaplan surveyed 139 lo

37、ttery millionaires,hediscovered 60 percent continuedworking east ayear after theyd won.AbigraisewouldmakeyouIf jobs are so important, wouldnt salary size be sgauge of job satisfaction?Americans think so. A survey conducted last year by Roper Starch Worldwide, Inc., foundtalmost 70 percent of the res

38、pondents said they would be happier if their famis had twice as much householde. Yet studies showt job satisfaction comes less from how much people earnn from the challenge of their jobs and the control they are able to exert t doesnt engagerson will never seem rewarding, no matter how lucrative itN

39、o one knows this better n Richard Westerfield. At 22, having studied piano, violin and voice, he got his chance to conduct an orchestra. The moment I picked up the baton, he remembers, I knew this was what I was born to do.Westerfields parents, however, urged him to be more practical. So he got a de

40、greeinbusinessandtookawell-ition But Westerfields parents, however, urged him to be more practical. So he got a degreeinbusinessandtookawell-ition But Westerfields for music never ebbed. utting in 12 or more hours day on Wall Street, hed stay up nights writing music scores. His vacations were gonduc

41、tion for orchestras around the country. In February 1993, he got his big when famed conductor Erich Leinsdorf had to bow out of five guest appearanwiththe New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Westerfield, his understudy, took over to On the lastnight of his Philharmonic ,Westerfieldt his had terminal ca

42、ncer. I realized t life is too short not to do whats really to you. With his familys blessing, the father of two young children quit his job for full-time conducting career. Today Westerfield earns less has finally found the joy he never knew in business.4.Nothingcomfortsliken half his old salary, b

43、ut imes of crisis a ing illness or loss of oneshome money can come pretty handy. But for all its benefits, it cannot fortify you against the inevitable pain tfollowthecrisis.t,researcherssay,youneedclosefriendships.beings are l animals, notes Alex Michalos, professor of philosophy and .Theyrenotbuil

44、ttohandlethingsTom and eihbachersfriends havealwaysbeen heir lives.years they worked on church projects together and hosted summer barbecues at anothershouses.ButtheLeihbachersdidntreallyknowthetruevalue oftheirfriendsuntil 1988, when theirson Tommy was born with severe birthdefects. By the time Tom

45、my two,hedhadadozencostlyFriends d to the e. After the Leihbachers spent an entire summer the hospital with Tommy, close friends from church snatched a key to their house, the place thoroughly and stocked the refrigerator for their return. Another time, gave them a to a fancy restaurant and baby-sat

46、 for Tommy so the couldgo. Concernedbythefamilys medicalbills, theystartedafundforthechild,benefitconcertsandrummageandbakeOur friends are an invaluable part of our lives, Tom says. Not so much for things they did for us, but for their deep, abiding moral support. They helped pull tssomethingyoucant

47、putapricetag5.Ifyoucouldfulfillallyourdesires,youdbeShewasbornina NewYorkCity,theonlychildofamultimillionaire.the time she reached adulthood, she could fulfill any desire from the B-25 bomber reportedlyrefurbishedforluxurytravel,toherceiling-high.Yetwhen第DorisDukediedlastyear,newsreportsdetailedalon

48、elylifeofdeepIs fulfilling ones desires, then, an undesirable goal? all, experts say, but claimtruehappinesscomeshestrivingDorisDukediedlastyear,newsreportsdetailedalonelylifeofdeepIs fulfilling ones desires, then, an undesirable goal? all, experts say, but claimtruehappinesscomeshestrivingtofulfill

49、heIf you passed Joan Smith on the street, youd never know shes the highest-he United es. She has wo Olympics, s yet wina What keeps her competing? “I do it purely for love of the sport and the chance achieve, Smith says. Its given me a tremendous sense of self-esteem. Left grade, Smith struggled in

50、school. Then, at 13, she began combining cross-skiing shooting and discovered her talent. Biathlon training made me t not everything comes easily, she says. Winning a medal wouldnt change the thingsIvegottenoutofthissportanditivewayssaffectedIn a recent study of 55 countries, including Singapore, Ba

51、ngladesh, Japan, South Korea, China and the Philippines, researchers at the of Illinois discovered something amazing: In countries where s had an e east $10,000 erson ($40,000 a year for a family of four) it usually tadditional amounts e added very little to their well-being. Although each individua

52、l familys situation will differ, the study tpeopleasa whole haveitivesenseofwell-Happiness and wealth arent mutually exclusive. sible to have both neither. But most t those who have he long run, have more. authorOscar tdean of materialists, agreed: Ordinaryrichescanbe stolenfromman. Real riches cann

53、ot. In the treasury house of your soul, there are y tmaynotbetakenfrom35. Milton McKnight felt very happy as he was o his new home A. withthedonatedmoneyandthetrusthewouldnolongerhave tosupporthisbysellingrosesfromhisB. withthehelpfromowningaofficershewasabletoenjoythesenseoftC. withthedonatedmoneya

54、ndthetrusthecouldpursuehisownhappinessD. withthehelpofficershewasabletofindagooddoctortotreathisWhichofthefollowingementsisOneisboundtobe happyifhehasaPleasureisnotquitedifferentfrom第第C.Unhappypeopletend第C.UnhappypeopletendtoalD.Happysregardobjectsasalinkto37. The reason whyW. Berry Fowler sold out

55、and retired in 1987 was most heconsideredhisworktooboringforhimtobearanyhewastoooldtoworkina tutoringheerichenoughtoenjoytherestofhislifevingtohewaseagertospendhisdaysongolfStudiest 30percentofAmericandisregardedsalarysizeaspeoplederivegreatsatisfactionfromthechallengesoflucrativeworkistheonlysource

56、ofhumanpeopletendtohateworkonceeRichard Westerfield quit his well-paidition inernational investment bheneverfoundanyjoyinhehadtotakecareofhistwoyounghedecidedtopursueafull-timeconductinghehadtoprovidethesiblecareforhisdyingAccordingtotheimesofcrisis,onlymoneycanpullpeopleclosefriendshipscanhelppeopl

57、ecopewiththeirthetruevalueoffriendscanhardlybehandlingthingsalonecanincreasepeoplesconfidenceandself-ThestudymadebyresearchersattheUniversityofIllinoist mostpeopleadoptanegativeattitudetowardhappinessand peopleingeneralhaveitiveviewofwell-manypeoplearesatisfiedneofItcanbelearnedfromthetoneisunlikely

58、tolosebothhappinessandonecanregardquittingworkasareflectionofthefundamentalhumanurgetobehohashappinesscanhardlybea manofhohashappinesseventuallyhasPassageWhen we learn to read fiction, we acquire pleasure and a resource we never Although literary study is impractical in nsefew people make their livi

59、ng booksin another sense it is almost as practical as breathing. Literature records embodiesAlthough literary study is impractical in nsefew people make their living booksin another sense it is almost as practical as breathing. Literature records embodies centuries of human thought and feeling, pres

60、erving for us the minds of who lived before us, who were like us and unlike us, against whom we can measure common humanity and our historical And when we read the stories of contemporariestheyilluminatetheworldallofusWhen we read iterature, something changes in t stays changed. es material to think