2003年外语外贸mit英语写作与翻译考研真题及答案

外语外贸大学2003年入学考试Task1:SummaryWritingReadcarefullythefollowingpassageandsummarizeitscontentsin100-120words.Notethatyoumustnotcopycompletesentencesdirectlyfromtheoriginal.Failuretodosowouldincurdeductionofyourscores.KillingforItwouldn’tbequitetruetosaythat“someofmybestfriendsarehunters.”Still,Idonumberamongmyrespectedacquaintancessomewhonotonlykillforthesakeofkillingbutcountitamongtheirkeenestpleasures.AndIcanthinkofnobetterillustrationofthefactthatmenmaybeseparatedatsomepointbyfathomlessabyssyetshareelsewheremuchcommonground.Tome,itisinconceivablethatanyonecanthinkananimalmoreinterestingdeadthanalive,Icanalsoeasilyprove,tomyownsatisfaction,thatkilling“forsport”istheperfecttypeofthatpureevilforwhichmetaphysicianshavesometimessought.Mostwickeddeedsaredonebecausethedoerproposessomegoodforhimself.Theliarliestogainsomeend;theswindlerandthethiefwantthingswhich,ifhonestlygot,mightbegoodinthemselves.Eventhemurdererisusuallyremovingsomeimpedimenttonormaldesires.Thoughalloftheseareselfishorunscrupulous,theirdeedsarenotgratuitouslyevil.Butthekillerforsportseemstohavenosuchexcusablemotive.Heseemsmerelytopreferdeathtolife,darknesstolight.Heseemstogetnothingotherthanthesatisfactionofsaying:“Somethingwhichwantedtoliveisdead.BecauseIcanbringterrorandagony,IassuremyselfthatIhavepower.Becauseofmethereisthatmuchlessvitality,consciousnessandperhapsjoyintheuniverse.Iamthespiritthatdenies.”Whenamanwantonlydestroysoneoftheworksofman,wecallhim“Vandal.”WhenhewantonlydestroysoneoftheworksofGod,wecallhim“Sportsman.”Thehunter-for-foodmaybeaswickedandasmisguidedasvegetarianssometimessay,buthedoesnotkillforthesakeofkilling.Theranchersandthefarmerswhoexterminatealllivingthingsnotimmediayprofitabletothemmaysometimesbeworkingagainsttheirownbestinterests;butwhethertheyareornot,theyhopetoachievesomesupposedgoodbytheexterminations,iftodoevil,notinthehopeofgainbutforevil’ssake,involvesthedeepestguiltbywhichmancanbestained,thenkillingforkilling’ssakeisaterrifyingphenomenonandasstrongaproofaswecouldhaveofthe“realityofevil”withwhichpresent-daytheologiansareagainconcerned.Task2:InterpretationofGraphicalInformationandessaywritingTherelationshipbetweenthedegreeofparticipationinphysicalexercisesduringseniorhighschoolyearsandacademicachievementsaftergraduationisinvestigated.Theresultsofinvestigationarepresentedinthefollowingtable.Writeanessaytodescribeanddiscussthefindings.Youshouldalsodrawyourownconclusionsbasedontheinformationgiveninthetable.academicdegreeof70181618 0268888Task3:EssayWritingBasedontheassumptionthattheyoungeronestartstolearnaforeignlanguage,thehighertheproficiencyonewouldachieveultimay,theprovincialernmentofGuangdonghasdecidedthatinfiveyears’time,EnglishcourseshouldbeofferedfromGradeOneinallprimaryschoolsoftheProvince,betheyincitiesorinruralareas.Writeanessayof500-600wordsunequivocallyexpressingyourstandonthisissue.Whateverpositionyoutake,makesuretojustifyyourdecision.Giveatitletoyouressay.Directions:TranslatethefollowingparagraphfromEnglishintoAndspeakingofdom,isnottheauthor,asfewmenare?Ishenotsecure,asfewmenaresecure?Thetoolsofhisindustryaresocommonandsocheapthattheyhavealmostceasedtohavecommercialvalue.Heneedsnobulkypileofrawmaterial,noelaborateapparatus,noserviceofmenoranimals.Heisdependentforhisoccupationuponnoonebuthimself,andnothingoutsidehimthatmatters.Heisthesovereignofanempire,selfsupporting,self-contained…Noonecandeprivehimofhisstockintrade;noonecanhimtoexercisehisfacultyagainsthiswill;noonecanpreventhimexercisingitashechooses.Thepenisthegreatliberatorofmenandnations.Nochainscanbind,nopovertycanchoke,notariffcanrestricttheyofhisDirections:Translatethefollowingparagraphfrominto见天色晚了，牵了牛回去。自此，聚的钱不买书了，托人向城里买些胭脂铅粉之外语外贸大学2003年入学考试Task1:SummaryWritingReadcarefullythefollowingpassageandsummarizeitscontentsin100-120words.Notethatyoumustnotcopycompletesentencesdirectlyfromtheoriginal.Failuretodosowouldincurdeductionofyourscores.KillingforItwouldn’tbequitetruetosaythat“someofmybestfriendsarehunters.”Still,Idonumberamongmyrespectedacquaintancessomewhonotonlykillforthesakeofkillingbutcountitamongtheirkeenestpleasures.AndIcanthinkofnobetterillustrationofthefactthatmenmaybeseparatedatsomepointbyfathomlessabyssyetshareelsewheremuchcommonground.Tome,itisinconceivablethatanyonecanthinkananimalmoreinterestingdeadthanalive,Icanalsoeasilyprove,tomyownsatisfaction,thatkilling“forsport”istheperfecttypeofthatpureevilforwhichmetaphysicianshavesometimessought.Mostwickeddeedsaredonebecausethedoerproposessomegoodforhimself.Theliarliestogainsomeend;theswindlerandthethiefwantthingswhich,ifhonestlygot,mightbegoodinthemselves.Eventhemurdererisusuallyremovingsomeimpedimenttonormaldesires.Thoughalloftheseareselfishorunscrupulous,theirdeedsarenotgratuitouslyevil.Butthekillerforsportseemstohavenosuchexcusablemotive.Heseemsmerelytopreferdeathtolife,darknesstolight.Heseemstogetnothingotherthanthesatisfactionofsaying:“Somethingwhichwantedtoliveisdead.BecauseIcanbringterrorandagony,IassuremyselfthatIhavepower.Becauseofmethereisthatmuchlessvitality,consciousnessandperhapsjoyintheuniverse.Iamthespiritthatdenies.”Whenamanwantonlydestroysoneoftheworksofman,wecallhim“Vandal.”WhenhewantonlydestroysoneoftheworksofGod,wecallhim“Sportsman.”Thehunter-for-foodmaybeaswickedandasmisguidedasvegetarianssometimessay,buthedoesnotkillforthesakeofkilling.Theranchersandthefarmerswhoexterminatealllivingthingsnotimmediayprofitabletothemmaysometimesbeworkingagainsttheirownbestinterests;butwhethertheyareornot,theyhopetoachievesomesupposedgoodbytheexterminations,iftodoevil,notinthehopeofgainbutforevil’ssake,involvesthedeepestguiltbywhichmancanbestained,thenkillingforkilling’ssakeisaterrifyingphenomenonandasstrongaproofaswecouldhaveofthe“realityofevil”withwhichpresent-daytheologiansareagainconcerned.Someofmyacquaintancesenjoykillingforsport.Althoughwesharealotincommon,IcannotagreewiththemonthispointbecauseIthinkkillingforsportisevil.Usually,peopledosomethingbadinthehopeofgainingsomegood.Thusnomatterhowselfishandeviltheirbehaviorsare,theyhavesomeforgivablemotivations.However,thekillerforsportkillspurelyforkilling’ssakeandbringsonlyterrorbutnothingelsetoothersandhimself.Killingforsportdiffersfromkillingforfoodbyhuntersorkillingforothersupposedinterestsbyranchersinthepurposesofkilling.Whilethelattertwoaimtogainsomethingfromkilling,theformerisforthesakeofkilling.Task2:InterpretationofGraphicalInformationandessaywritingTherelationshipbetweenthedegreeofparticipationinphysicalexercisesduringseniorhighschoolyearsandacademicachievementsaftergraduationisinvestigated.Theresultsofinvestigationarepresentedinthefollowingtable.Writeanessaytodescribeanddiscussthefindings.Youshouldalsodrawyourownconclusionsbasedontheinformationgiveninthetable.academicdegreeof70181618 0268888TheRelationBetweenPhysicalExercisesandAcademicFromthegraphwecanseethatthreegroups,eightpeopleeachgroup,ofsubjectshavebeeninvestigated.Amongthegroupofsubjectswhoalwaystookpartinphysicalexercisesduringseniorhighschoolyears,sevenbecamepostgraduatesandoneundergraduate.Sixsubjectsfromthegroupwhosometimesparticipateinphysicalexercisesbecameundergraduatestudents.Twofromthesamegroupfailedtomatriculateinuniversityandnonebecamepostgraduate.Fromthegroupthatneverdidanyexercisessixpeoplefailedtoenteruniversityandonebecamepostgraduateandoneundergraduate.Afteryzingthefindings,wemayinferthatstudentswhoexercisemostfrequentlyinseniorschoolyearsaremostlikelytoobtainhighacademicachievements,whilestudentswhoneverdidanyexercisesprobablywillfailtoenteruniversity.Thedegreeofparticipationinphysicalexercisesseemstobedirectlyproportionaltothelevelofacademicachievements.Thereasonsareasfollows.Inthelongrunpeoplewhooftenexerciseusuallyenjoygoodhealthandleadregularlives,bothofwhicharenecessaryforacademicpursuit.Further,sincetheycanpersevereinexercises,theyalsotendtobeperseveringinotheraspectsoflife,includingstudies.Incontrast,thosewhospendlittletimeonphysicalexercisesprobablywillsufferfrompoorhealth,whichinevitablyhindertheiracademicprogress.However,aseveryrulehasitsexception,thereisonesubjectwhoneverdidanyexercisesbutstilldidwellinstudiesandbecamepostgraduate.Perhaps,he/shespentmostofthetimethatshouldhavebeenspentonexercisesonstudies.Ifthisisthecase,thepriceforhis/heracademicachievementsmaybehighforhe/shemighthavesacrificedhis/herhealthforit.Inconclusion,physicalexercises,whicharecloselyrelatedtobodilyandmentalhealth,exertgreatinfluenceoverone’sacademicachievements.Task3:EssayWritingBasedontheassumptionthattheyoungeronestartstolearnaforeignlanguage,thehighertheproficiencyonewouldachieveultimay,theprovincialernmentofGuangdonghasdecidedthatinfiveyears’time,EnglishcourseshouldbeofferedfromGradeOneinallprimaryschoolsoftheProvince,betheyincitiesorinruralareas.Writeanessayof500-600wordsunequivocallyexpressingyourstandonthisissue.Whateverpositionyoutake,makesuretojustifyyourdecision.Giveatitletoyouressay.Directions:TranslatethefollowingparagraphfromEnglishintoAndspeakingofdom,isnottheauthor,asfewmenare?Ishenotsur,asfewmenaresecure?Thetoolsofhisindustryaresocommonandsocheapthattheyhavealmostceasedtohavecommercialvalue.Heneedsnobulkypileofrawmaterial,noelaborateapparatus,noserviceofmenoranimals.Heisdependentforhisoccupationuponnoonebuthimself,andnothingoutsidehimthatmatters.Heisthesovereignofanempire,selfsupporting,self-contained…Noonecandeprivehimofhisstockintrade;noonecanhimtoexercisehisfacultyagainsthiswill;noonecanpreventhimexercisingitashechooses.Thepenisthegreatliberatorofmenandnations.Noch