武汉科技大学外国语学院211翻译硕士英语专业硕士历年考研真题及详解

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2015年武汉科技大学外国语学院211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解

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2015年武汉科技大学外国语学院

211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解

PartⅠVocabularyandGrammar(20points,1pointforeach)

Directions:Thereare20statementsinthissection.Aftereachstatementthere

arefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Selecttheonlyonechoicethatbest

completesthestatement.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

1.Parentsoftenfacedthe______betweendoingwhattheyfeltwasgoodfor

thedevelopmentofthechildandwhattheycouldstandbywayof

undisciplinednoiseanddestructiveness.

A.paradox

B.junction

C.dilemma

D.premise

【答案】C

【解析】句意：家长们常常在他们认为对孩子发展有利的事情上和他们

所能忍受的无纪律的噪音和破坏之间面临两难的境地。dilemma“困境；

进退两难”，用于表示在两者之间难以抉择的局面。paradox“悖论；自相

矛盾的话”。junction“连接；交叉点”。premise“前提”。

2.Tom’smothertriedhardtopersuadehimto______fromhisintentionto

investhissavingsinstockmarket.

A.pullout

B.giveup

C.drawin

D.backdown

【答案】D

【解析】句意：汤姆的母亲极力劝说他让他放弃把存款投进股市的念

头。backdown“放弃；让步”。pullout“离开；拔出”。giveup“放弃；交

出”。drawin“（汽车、火车）进站；吸引”。backdown和giveup均有“放

弃”之意：backdown后需跟介词from表示放弃做某事；而giveup可直接

跟名词或动名词表示放弃做某事。因此，本题选择D项。

3.Beingsomewhatshort-sighted,shehadthehabitof______atpeople.

A.glancing

B.peering

C.gazing

D.scanning

【答案】B

【解析】句意：由于有点近视，她有盯着人看的习惯。gaze“凝视；注

视”。glance“扫视；匆匆一瞥”。peer“凝视；盯着看”。scan“扫描；浏

览”。peerat和gazeat都有“凝视”的意思：peerat指眯着眼睛仔细地或略

为吃力地看。gazeat指出于羡慕、感兴趣、关心或惊异而长时间目不转

睛地看。这里表示她因近视而长时间盯着人看的行为，因此选择B项。

4.Animportantpropertyofascientifictheoryisitsabilityto______further

researchandfurtherthinkingaboutaparticulartopic.

A.stimulate

B.renovate

C.arouse

D.advocate

【答案】A

【解析】句意：科学理论的一个重要特性是它能够激起对某一话题的进

一步研究和思考。stimulate“刺激；激励”。renovate“翻新；更新”。

arouse“唤醒；引起”。advocate“提倡，主张”。stimulate和arouse均有“激

起”之意：stimulate表示促进某事物的开始或进一步发展；而arouse则表

示激起某种情感。此处stimulate更符合语境，因此选A项。

5.Pleasedonotbe______byhisbadmannerssinceheismerelytryingto

attractattention.

A.disregarded

B.distorted

C.irritated

D.intervened

【答案】C

【解析】句意：请不要因为他的无礼而生气，他不过是想引起别人的注

意。irritated“恼怒的，生气的”。disregarded“无视的，不理会的”。

distorted“歪曲的；受到曲解的”。intervened“被干涉的”。

6.Craigassuredhisbossthathewould______allhisenergiesindoingthis

newjob.

A.callforth

B.callat

C.callon

D.calloff

【答案】A

【解析】句意：克雷格向他的老板保证他会将全身精力投入到这项新工

作中。callforth“唤起，引起，使起作用”。callat“拜访，访问；（车、

船）停靠”。callon“拜访（某人）；号召”。calloff“取消；转移注意

力”。

7.Inmyopinion,youcanwidenthe______oftheseimprovementsthrough

youractiveparticipation.

A.dimension

B.volume

C.magnitude

D.scope

【答案】D

【解析】句意：在我看来，通过你的积极参与，你能扩大这些改进措施

的范围。scope“范围；眼界”。dimension“尺寸；规模”。volume“体积；

容量”。magnitude“大小；重要性”。scope和dimension均有“范围”的意

思：scope特指抽象上的范围；而dimension则指具体地范围，如尺寸

等。此处scope更符合语境，因此选D项。

8.Themanagergaveoneofthesalesgirlsanaccusinglookforher______

attitudetowardcustomers.

A.impartial

B.mild

C.hostile

D.opposing

【答案】C

【解析】句意：经理责备地看了一眼一个女售货员，因为她对顾客的态

度很不友好。hostile“敌对的；怀有敌意的”。impartial“公平的，公正

的”。mild“温和的，柔和的”。opposing“反对的；相对的”。

9.Theirdemandforapayraisehasnottheslightest_______ofbeingmet.

A.prospect

B.prediction

C.prosperity

D.permission

【答案】A

【解析】句意：他们提出涨工资的要求没有一点儿实现的可能。

prospect“预期；可能”。prediction“预报，预言”。prosperity“繁荣，兴

旺”。permission“允许，同意”。这里prospectof表示“……的可能性”。

10.Thegirlwasso______thattheycouldfoolhereasily.

A.incredible

B.credible

C.credulous

D.creditable

【答案】C

【解析】句意：这个女孩很容易轻信别人，经常被他们戏弄。

credulous“轻信的；易受骗的”。incredible“难以置信的；惊人的”。

credible“可信的，可靠的”。creditable“声誉好的，值得称赞的”。

11.Theequipment______outoforder,theproductionismadealmost

impossible.

A.is

B.being

C.was

D.istobe

【答案】B

【解析】句意：设备出现故障，几乎不能进行生产了。本句考查独立主

格结构，独立主格结构多由名词或代词加上非谓语动词（不定式、现在

分词、过去分词）构成，在句中充当状语成分，由逗号与主句隔开。本

题中独立主格的非谓语动词只有B项现在分词being符合，所以选择B

项。

12.Allthings______becauseofthesnowstorm,manypassengerscoulddo

nothingbuttakethetrain.

A.hadbeencanceled

B.havebeencanceled

C.werecanceled

D.havingbeencanceled

【答案】D

【解析】句意：由于暴风雪，所有的行程都被取消了，许多乘客不得不

乘坐火车。本句考查非谓语动词的现在完成时，现在完成时表示过去发

生的事情对现在的影响，根据题意暴风雪造成行程被取消，所以应用现

在完成时的被动态，四个选项中只有选项D是非谓语动词，因此本题选

D项。

13.Themaninthecornerconfessedto______alietothemanagerofthe

company.

A.havetold

B.betold

C.beingtold

D.havingtold

【答案】D

【解析】句意：角落里的那个男人承认他对公司的经理撒谎了。本句考

查动词confess的用法，confessto加名词或动词的ing形式表示承认做了

某事，这里to为介词。因为说谎是主动的行为，所以本题选D项。

14.Thephysicisthasmadeadiscovery,______ofgreatimportancetothe

progressofscienceandtechnology.

A.Ithinkwhichis

B.thatIthinkis

C.whichIthinkis

D.whichIthinkitis

【答案】C

【解析】句意：这个物理学家有了一个新发现，我认为这对于科学技术

的进步具有很大意义。本句考查非限制性定语从句，isofgreat

importancetotheprogressofscienceandtechnology是修饰adiscovery的非

限制性定语从句。从句中缺少一个主语，则用关系代词which引导，且

放从句句首，从句中Ithink是插入语，不影响从句结构，因此本题选C

项。

15.After______seemedanendlesswait,itwasherturntoenterthe

personnelmanager’soffice.

A.that

B.there

C.what

D.it

【答案】C

【解析】句意：在看似无尽的等待之后，终于轮到了她进入人事经理的

办公室。本句考查由what引导的宾语从句，介词after之后缺少宾语，而

seemedanendlesswait缺少一个主语，what在这里既引导了after后的宾语

从句，又在从句中充当主语的成分。因此本题选C项。

16.Fatcan’tchangeintomuscle______musclechangesintofat.

A.anymorethan

B.nomorethan

C.nolessthan

D.muchmorethan

【答案】A

【解析】句意：脂肪不能转变成肌肉，正如同肌肉不能转变成脂肪。

not…anymorethan…“正像……一样也不……；不过，仅仅”。nomore

than“仅仅，不过；同……一样不”。nolessthan“不少于，多达”。much

morethan“远远超过，不仅仅……”。not…anymorethan和nomorethan

表达的意思相同，但句子中can’t存在否定词not，所以不能再用nomore

than，故应选A项。

17.IfyouhavereallybeenstudyingEnglishforsolong,it’sabouttimeyou

_____abletowritelettersinEnglish.

A.shouldbe

B.were

C.mustbe

D.are

【答案】B

【解析】句意：如果这么久以来你真的都在学习英语，那么你是时候可

以用英文写信了。本句考查it’sabout/hightime，意为“是时候做……

了”，其后的从句应用虚拟语气，谓语动词要用一般过去时。因此本题

选B项。

18._____theflood,theshipwouldhavereacheditsdestinationontime.

A.Incaseof

B.Inspiteof

C.Becauseof

D.Butfor

【答案】D

【解析】句意：要不是因为洪水，船早就按时抵达了目的地。butfor要不

是；如果没有，用于虚拟语气。incaseof假设；如果发生。inspiteof尽

管，不顾。becauseof因为，由于。根据“theshipwouldhavereachedits

destinationontime”可推断出这是对过去的虚拟，因此本题应选D项。

19.Theyareconsidering_____beforethepricesgoup.

A.ofbuyingthehouse

B.withbuyingthehouse

C.buyingthehouse

D.tobuythehouse

【答案】C

【解析】句意：他们正在考虑在房价上涨之前买套房。consider用作及物

动词“考虑”时，其后可接名词、代词、动名词等。因此本题选C项。

20.Wesuggested_____inhotelsbutthechildrenwereanxious_____out.

A.sleeping...tocamp

B.sleeping...camping

C.tosleep...tocamp

D.tosleep...camping

【答案】A

【解析】句意：我们建议在酒店睡觉，但是孩子们迫切地想在野外露

营。suggestdoingsth.表示“建议做某事”。beanxioustodosth.表示“急

于、渴望做某事”。因此本题选A项。

PartⅡErrorCorrection(10points,1pointforeach)

Directions:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,thereare

altogether10mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youarerequiredto

changeaword,addawordordeleteaword.Ifyouaddaword,putan

insertionmark(∧)intherightplaceandwritethemissingwordinthe

correspondingblankonyouranswersheet.Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitand

putaslash(/)inthecorrespondingblankonyouranswersheet.Ifyouchange

aword,crossitandputyourwordinthecorrespondingblankonyouranswer

sheet.Remembertowritethecorrectnumberbesideeachblankonthe

answersheet.

【答案与解析】

21.for→against

(根据句意，是与埃博拉进行斗争，battle后应接against表示“与…的斗

争”，所以应该将介词for改为against。)

22.sending→send

(根据句意，移动电话作为设备可用于传送信息。beusedtodosth.表

示“被用来做某事”，此处应用动词原形，所以将sending改为send。)

23.informations→information

(information用作“信息”时为不可数名词，所以应该将informations改为

information。)

24.because∧the→of

(because作为连词，其后应跟句子，而这里because后面是名词thedata，

所以应该在because后面增加of。becauseof作介词“因为；由于”，其后可

跟名词。)

25.or→and

(根据句意，手机公司利用电话数据记录来管理他们的网络，并且向顾

客收费。这里表示的是并列的关系，而非选择的关系，所以应将or改为

and。)

26.calling→called

(这里calling表示的是主动的含义，但其前的名词thenumber是无生命

体，不能发出拨打电话的动作，因此应将calling改为called，表示被拨打

的电话号码。)

27.which→where

(根据句意，公司收集的其他数据能够识别出手机的位置，尽管手机没

有被使用。因此将which改为where。)

28.away→out

(根据句意，手机不断地发出信号以便于获悉其位置。sendaway是“派

遣；开除”的意思。sendout表示“发送，发出”。因此将away改为out。)

29.gone→been

(根据句意，基于人们过去的行踪，电话数据记录可以使流行病学家们

知道人们去过哪里。havegoneto表示“去了某地还未回来”。havebeento

则表示“去过某地已经回来”。这里应将gone改为been。)

30.have→has

(当动名词作主语时，其谓语动词应该用单数形式，所以应将have改为

has。)

PartⅢReadingComprehension(40points,2pointforeach)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagesandanswerthequestions.Choose

themostappropriateanswerforeachquestionandcircletheletteronthe

answersheet.Remembertowritethelettercorrespondingtothequestion

number.

Questions31-35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

TheAlaskapipelinestartsatthefrozenedgeoftheArcticOcean.Itstretches

southwardacrossthelargestandnorthernmoststateintheUnitedStates,

endingataremoteice-freeseaportvillagenearly800milesfromwhereit

begins.Itismassiveinsizeandextremelycomplicatedtooperate.

Thesteelpipecrosseswindsweptplainsandendlessmilesofdelicate

tundra(冻土带)thattopsthefrozenground.Itweavesthroughcrooked

canyons,climbssheermountains,plungesoverrockycrags,makesitsway

throughthickforests,andpassesoverorunderhundredsofriversand

streams.Thepipeis4feetindiameter,andupto2millionbarrels(or84

milliongallons)ofcrudeoilcanbepumpedthroughitdaily.

RestingonH-shapedsteelrackscalled“bents,”longsectionsofthepipeline

followazigzagcoursehighabovethefrozenearth.Otherlongsectionsdrop

outofsightbeneathspongyorrockygroundandreturntothesurfacelater

on.Thepatternofthepipeline’sup-and-downrouteisdeterminedbythe

oftenharshdemandsofthearcticandsubarcticclimate,thetortuouslayof

theland,andthevariedcompositionsofsoil,rock,orpermafrost

(permanentlyfrozenground).Alittlemorethanhalfofthepipelineis

elevatedabovetheground.Theremainderisburiedanywherefrom3to12

feet,dependinglargelyuponthetypeofterrainandthepropertiesofthesoil.

Oneofthelargestintheworld,thepipelinecostapproximately$8billionand

isbyfarthebiggestandmostexpensiveconstructionprojecteverundertaken

byprivateindustry.Infact,nosinglebusinesscouldraisethatmuchmoney,

so8majoroilcompaniesformedaconsortiuminordertosharethecosts.

Eachcompanycontrolledoilrightstoparticularsharesoflandintheoil

fieldsandpaidintothepipeline-constructionfundaccordingtothesizeofits

holdings.Today,despiteenormousproblemsofclimate,supplyshortages,

equipmentbreakdowns,labordisagreements,treacherousterrain,acertain

amountofmismanagement,andeventheft,theAlaskapipelinehasbeen

completedandisoperating.

31.Thepassageprimarilydiscussesthepipeline’s_____.

A.operatingcosts

B.employees

C.consumers

D.construction

32.Theword“it”inline3refersto_____.

A.pipeline

B.ocean

C.state

D.village

33.Thephrase“Restingon”inline1,paragraph3isclosestinmeaningto

_____.

A.consistingof

B.supportedby

C.passingunder

D.protectedwith

34.Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingasimportantindeterminingthe

pipeline’srouteEXCEPTthe_____.

A.climate

B.layofthelanditself

C.localvegetation

D.kindofsoilandrock

35.Whichofthefollowingdeterminedwhatpercentageoftheconstruction

costseachmemberoftheconsortiumwouldpay?

A.Howmuchoilfieldlandeachcompanyowned.

B.Howlongeachcompanyhadownedlandintheoilfields.

C.Howmanypeopleworkedforeachcompany.

D.Howmanyoilwellswerelocatedonthecompany’sland.

【答案与解析】

31.D文章第二段详细介绍了阿拉斯加管道的具体情况，如规模、形状

等，第四段第一句也提到了它是目前为止私有企业进行的最浩大、最昂

贵的工程。因此可知全文是围绕管道的建设展开的，并没有提及它的运

行费用、员工和消费者，因此选D项。

32.A原文第一段第一句以theAlaskapipeline开始，介绍了它的起点、

范围，最后介绍了尺寸及难以操作，由此可知最后一句中的it应与第二

句中的it同样指代pipeline。因此本题选A项。

33.B根据第三段第一句可知，在H型的铁架上，管道长长的一部分在

冻土地面上空呈“之”字形。由此可以推测出H型的铁架对管道起到了支

撑的作用，因此本题选B项。

34.C由关键词“决定管道路线的因素”可定位至第三段第三句，“The

patternofthepipeline’sup-and-downrouteisdeterminedby…”，管道的格

局是由严寒的气候、复杂的地形和构造各异的土壤、岩石决定的。因此

本题选C项。

35.A最后一段倒数第二句提到“Eachcompanycontrolledoilrightsto

particularsharesoflandintheoilfieldsandpaidintothepipeline-

constructionfundaccordingtothesizeofitsholdings.”，各公司根据其持有

的油田份额而支付相应的建设费，因此本题选A项。

Questions36-40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Themorewomenandminoritiesmaketheirwayintotheranksof

management,themoretheyseemtowantatalkaboutthingsformerlyjudged

tobebestleftunsaid.Thenewcomersalsotendtoseeofficematterswitha

fresheye,intheprocesssometimescomingupwithcriticalanalysesofthe

forcesthatshapeeveryone’sexperienceintheorganization.

ConsiderthenovelviewsofHarveyColemanofAtlantaonthesubjectof

gettingahead.Colemanisblack.Hespent11yearswithIBM,halfofthem

workinginmanagementdevelopment,andnowservesasaconsultanttothe

likesofAT&T,Co-ca-Cola,Prudential,andMerch.Colemansaysthatbased

onwhathe’sseenatbigcompanies,heweighsthedifferentelementsthat

makeforlong-termcareersuccessasfollows:performancecountsamere

10%,image,30%,andexposure,afull60%.Colemanconcludesthat

excellentjobperformanceissocommonthesedaysthatwhiledoingyour

workwellmaywinyoupayincreases,itwon’tsecureyouthebigpromotion.

Hefindsthatadvancementmoreoftendependsonhowmanypeopleknow

youandyourwork,andhowhighuptheyare.

Ridiculousbeliefs?Nottoomanypeople,especiallymanywomenand

membersofminorityraceswho,likeColeman,feelthatthescaleshave

droppedfromtheireyes.“Womenandblacksinorganizationsworkunder

falsebeliefs,”saysKaleelJamison,aNew-York-basedmanagement

consultantwhohelpscorporationsdealwiththeseissues.“Theythinkthatif

youworkhard,you’llgetahead—thatsomeoneinauthoritywillreachdown

andgiveyoupromotion.”Sheadds,“Mostwomenandblacksareso

frightenedthatpeoplewillthinkthey’vegottenaheadbecauseoftheirsexor

colorthattheyplaydowntheirvisibility.”Heradvicetothosefolks:learnthe

waysthatwhitemaleshavetraditionallyusedtofindtheirwayintothe

spotlight.

36.Accordingtothepassage,“thingsformerlyjudgedtobebestleftunsaid”

(Para.1)probablyrefersto“_____”.

A.criticismsthatshapeeveryone’sexperience

B.theopinionswhichcontradicttheestablishedbeliefs

C.thetendenciesthathelpthenewcomerstoseeofficematterswithafresh

eye

D.theideaswhichusuallycomeupwithnewwaysofmanagementinthe

organization.

37.Toachievesuccessinyourcareer,themostimportantfactor,accordingto

thepassage,isto_____.

A.letyoursuperiorsknowhowgoodyouare

B.projectafavorableimagetothepeoplearoundyou

C.workasaconsultanttoyoursuperiors

D.performwellyourtasksgivenbyyoursuperiors

38.Thereasonwhywomenandblacksplaydowntheirvisibilityisthatthey

_____.

A.knowthatsomeoneinauthoritywillreachdownandgivethema

promotion

B.wanttogivepeopletheimpressionthattheyworkunderfalsebeliefs

C.don’twantpeopletothinkthattheirpromotionswereduetosexorcolor

D.believetheycangetpromotedbyreasonoftheirsexorcolor

39.TheauthorisoftheopinionthatColeman’sbeliefsare_____.

A.biased

B.popular

C.insightful

D.superficial

40.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe_______.

A.RoleofWomenandMinoritiesinManagement

B.TheimportanceofBeingVisible

C.JobPerformanceandAdvancement

D.SexandCareerSuccess

【答案与解析】

36.B通读全文后发现，大多数女性和少数族裔由于惧怕流言而在工作

中保持低调，但升职步入管理阶层后，他们会对自己之前持有的信念产

生新的看法，并想做进一步探讨。因此这里“thingsformerlyjudgedtobe

bestleftunsaid”应指与原先即有的信念相抵触的想法，故选B项。

37.A第二段倒数第二句中，Coleman指出决定职业成功的因素有：表

现（10%）、形象（30%）和展现（60%），且最后一句提到晋升更多

取决于有多少职位高的人知道你并了解你的工作。由此可知本题应选A

项。

38.C根据第三段倒数第二句可知，“Mostwomenandblacksareso

frightenedthat…theyplaydowntheirvisibility.”大多数女性和黑人保持低

调，因为他们怕别人以为他们的晋升是由于性别或肤色。因此本题选C

项。

39.C第二段第一句中作者用novel“新奇的，新颖的”一词来形容

Coleman的观点，表明作者对他的观点是持积极态度的，第三段开头作

者又否定了他的观点是荒谬的。因此可以推测出作者认为Coleman的观

念是有见解的，故选C项。

40.B本文围绕Coleman提出的决定职业成功的因素展开，集中讨论了

展现自己这一点。文章最后一段的最后一句是对全文的总结，提出要学

习白人男性展现自己的方式。因此本题应选B项。

Questions41-45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Likemostpeople,I’velongunderstoodthatIwillbejudgedbymy

occupation,thatmyprofessionisagaugepeopleusetoseehowsmartor

talentedIam.Recently,however,Iwasdisappointedtoseethatitalso

decideshowI’mtreatedasaperson.

LastyearIleftaprofessionalpositionasasmall-townreporterandtookajob

waitingtables.Assomeonepaidtoservefoodtopeople,Ihadcustomerssay

anddothingstomeIsuspectthey’dneversayordototheirmostcasual

acquaintances.Onenightamantalkingonhiscellphonewavedmeaway,

thenbeckoned(示意)mebackwithhisfingeraminutelater,complaininghe

wasreadytoorderandaskingwhereI’dbeen.

Ihadwaitedtablesduringsummersincollegeandwastreatedlikeapeon(勤

杂工)byplentyofpeople.Butat19yearsold,IbelievedIdeservedinferior

treatmentfromprofessionaladults.Besides,peoplerespondedtome

differentlyafterItoldthemIwasincollege.Customerswouldjokethatone

dayI’dbesittingattheirtable,waitingtobeserved.

OnceIgraduated,Itookajobatacommunitynewspaper.Frommyfirstday,

Iheardarespectfultonefromeveryonewhocalledme.Iassumedthiswas

thewaytheprofessionalworldworked—cordially.

Isoonfoundoutdifferently.Isatseveralfeetawayfromanadvertisingsales

representativewithasimilarname.Ourcallswouldoftengetmixedupand

someoneaskingforKristenwouldbetransferredtoChristie.Themistake

wasimmediatelyevident.Perhapsitwasbecausemoneywasinvolved,but

peopleusedatonewithKristenthattheyneverusedwithme.

Myjobtitlemadepeopletreatmewithcourtesy.Soitwasashocktoreturn

totherestaurantindustry.

It’snosecretthatthere’salottoputupwithwhenwaitingtables,and

fortunately,muchofitcanbeeasilyforgottenwhenyoupocketthetips.The

serviceindustry,bydefinition,existstocatertoothers’needs.Still,itseemed

thatmanyofmycustomersdidn’tgetthedifferencebetweenserverand

servant.

I’mnowapplyingtograduateschool,whichmeanssomedayI’llreturntoa

professionwherepeopleneedtobenicetomeinordertogetwhattheywant.

IthinkI’lltakethemtodinnerfirst,andseehowtheytreatsomeonewhose

onlyjobistoservethem.

41.Theauthorwasdisappointedtofindthat_____.

A.one’spositionisusedasagaugetomeasureone’sintelligence

B.talentedpeoplelikehershouldfailtogetarespectablejob

C.one’soccupationaffectsthewayoneistreatedasaperson

D.professionalstendtolookdownuponmanualworkers

42.Whatdoestheauthorintendtosaybytheexampleinthesecond

paragraph?

A.Somecustomerssimplyshownorespecttothosewhoservethem.

B.Peopleabsorbedinaphoneconversationtendtobeabsent-minded.

C.Waitressesareoftentreatedbycustomersascasualacquaintances.

D.Somecustomersliketomakeloudcomplaintsfornoreasonatall.

43.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwaitingtablesattheageof19?

A.Shefeltitunfairtobetreatedasamereservantbyprofessionals.

B.Shefeltbadlyhurtwhenhercustomersregardedherasapeon.

C.Shewasembarrassedeachtimehercustomersjokedwithher.

D.Shefounditnaturalforprofessionalstotreatherasinferior.

44.Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying“…manyofmycustomersdidn’t

getthedifferencebetweenserverandservant”(Line2-3,Para.7)?

A.Thosewhocatertoothers’needsaredestinedtobelookeddownupon.

B.Thoseworkingintheserviceindustryshouldn’tbetreatedasservants.

C.Thoseservingothershavetoputupwithroughtreatmenttoearnaliving.

D.Themajorityofcustomerstendtolookonaservantasservernowadays.

45.Theauthorsaysshe’llonedaytakeherclientstodinnerinorderto

_____.

A.seewhatkindofpersontheyare

B.experiencethefeelingofbeingserved

C.showhergenerositytowardspeopleinferiortoher

D.arousetheirsympathyforpeoplelivingahumblelife

【答案与解析】

41.C由第一段最后一句可知，作者对于人们根据职业而对待他人的行

为感到失望。因此本题选C项。

42.A文章第二段中作者提到，一些顾客用不会对最熟悉的人的方式对

待服务员，结合自己作为服务员被呼来唤去、被抱怨的经历来看，作者

旨在表明一些顾客不懂得尊重服务员。因此本题选A项。

43.D根据第三段第二句可知，“Butat19yearsold,IbelievedIdeserved

inferiortreatmentfromprofessionaladults.”作者当时认为自己受到低等对

待是理所应当的。因此本题选D项。

44.B在倒数第二段中，作者提到服务行业是为了满足他人的需求而存

在的，但是很多顾客却分不清楚服务员和仆人的区别，这表明顾客倾向

于把服务员当作仆人对待。因此，作者意在暗示服务员不该被当作仆

人，故本题选B项。

45.A最后一段最后一句表明，“IthinkI’lltakethemtodinnerfirst,and

seehowtheytreatsomeonewhoseonlyjobistoservethem.”作者请人们吃

饭是为了看看他们会怎样对待服务自己的人，借此可以看出他们是什么

样的人。因此本题选A项。

Questions46-50arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Huntingforajoblatelastyear,lawyerGantRedmonstumbledacross

CareerBuilder,ajobdatabaseontheInternet.Hesearcheditwithnosuccess

butwasattractedbythesite’s“personalsearchagent”.It’saninteractive

featurethatletsvisitorskeyinjobcriteriasuchaslocation,title,andsalary,

thenE-mailsthemwhenamatchingpositionispostedinthedatabase.

Redmonchosethekeywordslegal,intellectualproperty,andWashington,

D.C.Threeweekslater,hegothisfirstnotificationofanopening.“Istruck

gold,”saysRedmon,whoE-mailedhisresumetotheemployerandwona

positionasin-housecounselforacompany.

Withthousandsofcareer-relatedsitesontheInternet,findingpromising

openingscanbetime-consumingandinefficient.Searchagentsreducethe

needforrepeatedvisitstothedatabases.Butalthoughasearchagentworked

forRedmon,careerexpertsseedrawbacks.Narrowingyourcriteria,for

example,mayworkagainstyou:“Everytimeyouansweraquestionyou

eliminateapossibility.”saysoneexpert.

Foranyjobsearch,youshouldstartwithanarrowconcept—whatyouthink

youwanttodo—thenbroadenit.“Noneoftheseprogramsdothat,”says

anotherexpert.“There’snocareercounselingimplicitinallofthis.”Instead,

thebeststrategyistousetheagentasakindoftipservicetokeepabreastof

jobsinaparticulardatabase;whenyougetE-mail,consideritareminderto

checkthedatabaseagain.“Iwouldnotrelyonagentsforfindingeverything

thatisaddedtoadatabasethatmightinterestme,”saystheauthorofajob-

searchingguide.

Somesitesdesigntheiragentstotemptjobhunterstoreturn.When

CareerSite’sagentsendsoutmessagestothosewhohavesignedupforits

service,forexample,itincludesonlythreepotentialjobs—thoseitconsiders

thebestmatches.Theremaybemorematchesinthedatabase;jobhunters

willhavetovisitthesiteagaintofindthem—andtheydo.“Onthedayafter

wesendourmessages,weseeasharpincreaseinourtraffic,”saysSeth

Peets,vicepresidentofmarketingforCareerSite.

Eventhosewhoaren’thuntingforjobsmayfindsearchagentsworthwhile.

Someusethemtokeepaclosewatchonthedemandfortheirlineofworkor

gatherinformationoncompensationtoarmthemselveswhennegotiatingfor

araise.Althoughhappilyemployed,Redmonmaintainshisagentat

CareerBuilder.“Youalwayskeepyoureyesopen,”hesays.Workingwitha

personalsearchagentmeanshavinganothersetofeyeslookingoutforyou.

46.HowdidRedmonfindhisjob?

A.Bysearchingopeningsinajobdatabase.

B.Bypostingamatchingpositioninadatabase.

C.Byusingaspecialserviceofadatabase.

D.ByE-mailinghisresumetoadatabase.

47.Whichofthefollowingcanbeadisadvantageofsearchagents?

A.Lackofcounseling.

B.Limitednumberofvisits.

C.Lowerefficiency.

D.Fewersuccessfulmatches.

48.Theexpression“tipservice”(Line3,Paragraph3)mostprobablymeans

_____.

A.advisory

B.compensation

C.interaction

D.reminder

49.WhydoesCareerSite’sagentoffereachjobhunteronlythreejoboptions?

A.Tofocusonbetterjobmatches.

B.Toattractmorereturningvisits.

C.Toreservespaceformoremessages.

D.Toincreasetherateofsuccess.

50.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Personalsearchagentsareindispensabletojob-hunters.

B.SomesiteskeepE-mailingjobseekerstotracetheirdemands.

C.Personalsearchagentsarealsohelpfultothosealreadyemployed.

D.Someagentsstopsendinginformationtopeopleoncetheyareemployed.

【答案与解析】

46.C由第一段可知，Redmon是利用“personalsearchagent”个人搜索代

理找到的工作，并不是通过在数据库里搜索空缺、发布匹配职位或发送

个人简历。因此本题选C项。

47.A第三段第一句表明在找工作时应以较小的概念开始，然后再将其

扩大，但是专家指出这些搜索代理并没有这么做，并且提出“There’sno

careercounselingimplicitinallofthis.”搜索代理没有职业咨询，表明这是

搜索代理的一个缺点。因此本题选A项。

48.D短语tipservice出现在第三段倒数第二句，分号前讲利用代理及时

跟踪数据库的信息，分号后讲把电子邮件当作提醒再次检查数据库，前

后概念意思重复。因此可推测tipservice应与reminder意思相同。因此本

题选D项。

49.B倒数第二段第一句表明，“Somesitesdesigntheiragentstotempt

jobhunterstoreturn.”一些网站设计代理是为了吸引求职者回访，接着以

CareerSite’sagent只提供给求职者三个应聘选项为例支撑这一观点。因

此本题选B项。

50.C根据最后一段第一句可知，“Eventhosewhoaren’thuntingforjobs

mayfindsearchagentsworthwhile.”搜索代理对已经有工作的人来说也有

帮助。因此本题选C项。

PartⅣWriting(30points)

Directions:Writeanessayofabout400wordsinEnglishonthefollowing

topic.WriteyouressayonyourANSWERSHEET.

SmartphoneAddicts

【参考范文】

SmartphoneAddicts

Withthedevelopmentofmoderntechnology,manynewthingscomeinto

people’slifeandplayanincreasinglyimportantrole,thesmartphoneisone

ofwhich.Thepopularityofsmartphonesevenbringsaboutanewword

“phubber”thatisusedtodescribepeoplewhoaddictthemselvestolookingat

thephonesinsteadoftalkingtopeoplewhenbeingwithothers.Thesimple

wordreflectsaseriousphenomenoninourcurrentsociety—moreandmore

peoplearebecomingsmartphoneaddicts.

Itisundoubtedthatsmartphoneshavemadeourlifemucheasierandbetter,

providingmanythingswehavenotexperiencedbefore.Forexample,people

canhavedailychatswiththeirfamilymembersandfriendsfacetoface

throughsmartphonesevenwhentheyarefarawayfromhome.Theycantake

bus,goshoppinganddootherbuyingswithoutcarryingthemselveswith

heavycoinsorthelittlepursethatmightbelosteasily.Theycanspenda

relaxingandhappytimeplayingphonegamestoregainenergyafterawhole

day’sstudyorwork.Ortheycansimplylistentosomemusicorwatcha

movietoidleawaytime.Therearecountlessbenefitspeoplecangetfrom

smartphones,however,ifwegobeyondtheborder,itwillturnouttobea

disaster.

Oncepeoplebecomesmartphoneaddicts,sideeffectstherewithcomeinto

being.Thosewhoputintheirmosttimeandenergyonphonestendtositor

liedownplayingforalongtimewithoutexercisingoreatinganyfood.Day

byday,theimmunesystemisinfluencedandtheirbodiesstopfunctioning

properly,wi