中南大学外国语学院211翻译硕士英语专业硕士历年考研真题及详解

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2010年中南大学211翻译硕士英语考研

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2011年中南大学211翻译硕士英语考研

真题及详解

2012年中南大学211翻译硕士英语考研

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2013年中南大学211翻译硕士英语考研

真题及详解

2010年中南大学211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解

TestofEnglishforMTICandidates

PartIDiction(15%)

Directions:ChoosetheONEwordorphrasewhichwouldbestkeepthe

meaningoftheunderlinedpartineachofthefollowing.Youshouldwrite

yourchoicesontheAnswerSheet.

1．Isvanityoneofthesevendeadlysins?

A.foolishness

B.sanity

C.pride

D.selfishness

【答案】C

【解析】句意：虚荣心是七宗罪之一吗？vanity虚荣心。pride骄傲；自

尊心。二者意思相近，可相互替换。foolishness愚蠢。sanity明智，头脑

清楚。selfishness自私。因此，本题的正确答案为C。

2．Thechildwasuncomfortableunderthescrutinyofhisgrandfather.

A.examination

B.weight

C.gaze

D.attention

【答案】A

【解析】句意：那个小孩在感到不舒服。题目中划线词scrutiny意为“监

视”。examination考试；检查，在这里引申为“监察”的意思。weight压

力。gaze盯。attention关心，注意。

3．ProfessorBrightlikestorambleduringherlectures.

A.mumble

B.ruminate

C.wonder

D.wander

【答案】D

【解析】句意：布莱特教授喜欢在她的课堂上走来走去。ramble漫步。

wander徘徊；游荡。二者意思相近，可相互替换。mumble咕哝，含糊

地说。ruminate沉思。wonder想知道；怀疑。因此，本题的正确答案为

D。

4．Theteacherisveryexactingabouthisstudents’penmanship.

A.lenient

B.demanding

C.careful

D.meticulous

【答案】B

【解析】句意：这位老师对他的学生在书法上的要求十分严格。

exacting严苛的。demanding苛刻的，要求高的。二者意思相近，可相互

替换。lenient仁慈的。careful细心的；仔细的。meticulous一丝不苟的。

因此，本题的正确答案为B。

5．Therearerumorsofaneconomicmenacefromthedairycooperatives.

A.problem

B.ultimatum

C.disaster

D.threat

【答案】D

【解析】句意：有谣言称奶制品合作社正面临着一场经济上的威胁。

menace威胁。threat威胁,恐吓。二者意思相近，可相互替换。problem问

题；难题。ultimatum最后通牒；最后结论。disaster灾难，不幸。因此，

本题的正确答案为D。

6．Thedriverwasbaffledwhenhisturnsignalwouldn’twork.

A.confused

B.surprised

C.angered

D.dismayed

【答案】A

【解析】句意：这位司机发现自己的方向灯坏了，困惑不已。baffled困

惑的。confused困惑的,疑惑的。二者意思相近，可相互替换。surprised

感到惊讶的，出人意料的。angered生气的，愤怒的。dismayed惊愕的；

恐慌的。因此，本题的正确答案为A。

7．Thefarthergavehissonahorse,whichwasconsideredextravagantby

therestofthefamily.

A.exorbitant

B.crazy

C.unwise

D.generous

【答案】A

【解析】句意：这位父亲送了儿子一匹马，对于家里其他人来说这可是

十分奢侈的礼物。extravagant奢侈的。exorbitant（价格）过高的；（要

求）过分的。二者意思相近，可相互替换。crazy疯狂的。unwise不明智

的；轻率的。generous慷慨的；大方的。因此，本题的正确答案为A。

8．Aftertheboywashitonthehead,hehadnorecollectionofanythingthat

hadhappenedbefore.

A.memoir

B.member

C.memory

D.memento

【答案】C

【解析】句意：这个男孩自从头部受到撞击之后，完全不记得之前发生

的事情。recollection记忆。memory作名词，意为“记忆”，haveno

memoryof意为“完全不记得……”。二者意思相近，可相互替换。

memoir回忆录；自传。member成员，组员。memento纪念品。因此，本

题的正确答案为C。

9．Thelittlegirlswerecommendedfortheirwonderfuldancepresentation.

A.recommended

B.respected

C.pleased

D.praised

【答案】D

【解析】句意：这些小女孩因为她们出色的舞蹈演出受到了表扬。

commend赞赏。praise称赞，表扬。二者意思相近，可相互替换。

recommend推荐；介绍。respect尊重，尊敬。please作动词，意为“使高

兴”。因此，本题的正确答案为D。

l0.Itwouldbeablessingforthehumanraceifthemosquitocouldbe

eradicated.

A.wipedup

B.wipedaway

C.wipedoff

D.wipedout

【答案】D

【解析】句意：如果蚊虫能被消灭掉，这对人类来讲将是个福音。

eradicate消灭。wipeout消灭，彻底摧毁。二者意思相近，可相互替换。

wipeup擦干净。wipeaway擦去。wipeoff擦掉；还清（债务等）。因

此，本题的正确答案为D。

11．Theclamorousgroupofchildrenenjoyedtheparkallafternoon.

A.nosy

B.noxious

C.noisy

D.noisome

【答案】C

【解析】句意：这群吵闹的儿童整个下午都在公园里开心地玩耍。

clamorous嘈杂的。noisy嘈杂的，喧闹的。二者意思相近，可相互替

换。nosy好管闲事的；爱追问的。noxious有毒的，有害的。noisome恶

臭的。因此，本题的正确答案为C。

12．Thefloodwatersbegantoabateassoonastherainceased.

A.diminish

B.dim

C.deem

D.dilute

【答案】A

【解析】句意：雨一停，洪水就减退了。abate减少。diminish、dim、

dilute都有“程度减轻”的意思，但描述的对象不一样。diminish使减少，

使变少，常指规模或影响力的减少。与abate意思相近，可相互替换。

dim作动词，意为“使暗淡”，通常描述光线的减弱。dilute作动词，意

为“稀释”，通常指化学成分浓度的下降。deem认为，相信。因此，本题

的正确答案是A。

13．NewYorkCity’sBrooklynareaholds2.2milliondiverseand

disputatiouspeople.

A.disputable

B.argumentative

C.arbitrary

D.ardent

【答案】B

【解析】句意：纽约布鲁克林地区居住着220万形形色色、好争辩的

人。disputatious好争辩的。argumentative好辩的，争辩的。二者意思相

近，可相互替换。disputable有争议的。arbitrary武断的；专制的。ardent

热情的；激烈的。因此，本题的正确答案为B。

14．Fewvisitorscarethattheneighborhoodisdominatedbyhighrisesand

skyscrapers.

A.overlooked

B.overthrown

C.overpassed

D.overshadowed

【答案】A

【解析】句意：几乎没有参观者在意高楼大厦俯瞰着这片街区。

dominated为dominate的过去分词，意为“俯瞰，俯视”，一般用于描述高

的建筑物或山峰。overlooked为overlook的过去分词，意为“俯瞰”。二者

意思相近，可相互替换。overthrown为overthrow的过去分词，意为“推

翻，颠覆（政权）”。overpassed为overpass的过去分词，意为“超越；忽

略”。overshadowed为overshadow的过去分词，意为“遮阴，使阴暗”。因

此，本题的正确答案为A。

15．Withthenewleadershiptherecamesweepingchange.

A.uprooting

B.wide-reaching

C.reaching

D.specific

【答案】B

【解析】句意：新的领导人上任后，这个地方发生了广泛的变化。

sweeping广泛的。wide-reaching涉及面广的；影响深远的。二者意思相

近，可相互替换。uprooting是动词uproot的现在分词，不是形容词。

reaching是动词reach的现在分词，不是形容词。specific具体的；特别

的。因此，本题的正确答案是B。

PartIIStructureandRhetoric(10%)

Directions:ChoosetheOneanswerthatbestcompleteseachofthefollowing

sentences.

16．Thesuddenbankruptcyofthesefinancialgiantsthrewtheinvestors

_____andcausedthemto_____.

A.inapanic,stampede

B.inapanic,panic

C.inconfusion,holdtheirstocks

D.indespair,withdrawgradually

【答案】D

【解析】句意：这些金融巨头的突然破产让投资者们陷入绝望，许多投

资人纷纷撤股。indespair陷入绝望。inapanic陷入恐慌。inconfusion

陷入困惑。四个选项的第一项均符合题意。withdraw撤回，抽身。

stampede（人群或兽群的）狂奔。panic作动词，意为“恐慌”。holdone’s

stocks持有股票。因此，本题的正确答案为D。

17．Duringthefloodof1927,theRedCross,_____outofemergency

headquartersinMississippi,setuptemporarysheltersforthehomeless.

A.operates

B.isoperating

C.hasoperated

D.operating

【答案】D

【解析】句意：1927年大洪水期间，密西西比紧急指挥部的红十字会为

无家可归的人搭建临时避难所。本句的谓语为“setup”，动词“operate”为

非谓语，因此采用现在分词operating。因此，本题的正确答案为D。

18．Thequantum-theorystates_____,suchaslight,isgivenoffand

absorbedintinydefiniteunitscalledquantaorphotons.

A.energythat

B.thatitisenergy

citisenergy

D.thatenergy

【答案】D

【解析】句意：量子论阐明能量，如光是由无数个细小单位的光子和量

子发出和吸收的。本句中state后接以that引导的宾语从句，构成动宾结

构，且that不可以省略。宾语从句中缺少主语，主语一般为名词，故用

名词energy。因此，本题的正确答案是D。

19．ThebestknownofalltheArcticbirds,_____.

A.birdwatchersfavorptarmigans

B.beingptarmigans’andbirdwatchers’favorites

C.favoredbybothptarmigansandbirdwatchers

D.ptarmigansareafavoriteofbirdwatchers

【答案】D

【解析】句意：雷鸟是所有北极圈鸟类中最为出名的，也是观鸟者的最

爱。本句中前半句的名词词组为主语补足语，后半句须为一个完整的句

子，只有A、D项符合要求。且前后主语一致，因此主语为鸟类

ptarmigans。因此，本题的正确答案为D。

20．Geysersareroundnearriversandlakes,wherewaterdrainsthroughthe

soil_____.

A.surfacebelowthedeep

B.deepbelowthesurface

C.thedeepbelowsurface

D.thedeepsurfacebelow

【答案】B

【解析】句意：间歇泉在河流和湖泊周围，那儿的水穿过地表深层下的

土壤排出。形容词词组做soil的后置定语。因此，本题的正确答案为B。

21．“Yesterdayhehadablueheartandcoat.”Thatisanexampleof_____.

A.pun

B.metonymy

C.zeugma

D.syllepsis

【答案】C

【解析】句意：“昨天他心情差，穿了件蓝色的外套。”在原句中。blue

分别搭配了heartandcoat，且含义不一样。Zeugma轭式搭配法是用一个

词（动词、形容词或介词）与两个以上的在意义上不相干的名词搭配。

pun双关语。metonymy转喻。syllepsis一语双叙法。因此，本题的正确

答案为C。

22．“Byday’send,Ihaddrilled4216holestoadepthof18inches,andI

hadlostninepoundsmyhearing,feelinginbothhandsandtheabilitytolift

anythingheavierthantheeveningpaper.”Thatisanexampleof_____.

A.pun"

B.syllepsis

C.anticlimax

D.allusion

【答案】C

【解析】句意：“今天一天，我钻了4216个洞，深至18英尺，但是我瘦

了9磅，我的听觉和双手的知觉减退了，连举起比餐巾纸重的东西的力

气都没有了。”anticlimax突降法。pun双关法。syllepsis一语双叙法。

allusion典故。因此，本题的正确答案为C。

23．“Britanniarulesthewaves,Mussoliniwaivestherules.”Thatisan

exampleof_____.

A.paregmenon

B.regression

C.paradox

D.zeugma

【答案】B

【解析】句意：“不列颠女神统驭四海，墨索里尼无法无天。”regression

回环，回文。paregmenon同源词并列。paradox自相矛盾。zeugma轭式

修饰法。因此，本题的正确答案为B。

24．“Clearly,whenitcomestomarriage,practicingbeforehanddoesn’t

makeperfect.”Thatisanexampleof_____.

A.oxymoron

B.transferredepithet

C.malapropism

D.parody

【答案】D

【解析】句意：很明显，在婚姻里，熟不一定能生巧。“practicing

beforehanddoesn’tmakeperfect”是模仿英语中的名言“practicemakes

perfect.”。parody仿拟。oxymoron矛盾修饰法。transferredepithet移就。

malapropism可笑的用词错误（尤指用发音相似而意义全非的词）。因

此，本题的正确答案为D。

25．"Theoneinthebrownsuitgapedather.Bluesuitgrinned,mighteven

havewinked.Thebignoseingreysuitstillstared—andhehadsmallangry

eyesanddidnotevensmile."Thatisanexampleof_____.

A.hyperbole

B.transferredepithet

C.metonymy

D.oxymoron

【答案】C

【解析】原文中“Bluesuitgrinned,mightevenhavewinked.”“suit”不可能

grin或wink，这里“suit”指的是“suit”里头的人。因此，运用的修辞手法

是转喻。metonymy转喻。hyperbole夸张。transferredepithet移就，转移

修饰。oxymoron矛盾修饰法。因此，本题的正确答案为C。

PartIIIReadingComprehension(15%)

Directions:Thereare5passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldwriteyourchoicesontheAnswer

Sheet.

Passage1

Foryears,millionsofAmericansandpeoplefromaroundtheworldhave

crowdedintothewell-knownmajorparks.Theyhavereadthetravel

literatureorheardfirsthandreportsaboutthesewonders,andnaturally

they’vehadtoseeforthemselves.

Attimes,visitingsomeofourparkshasbecomemorelikerubbingelbowsat

ajam-packedMajorLeaguebaseballgamethansensingthesolitudeofthe

wilderness.Wehavetriedtoseethemostandthebestintheleastamountof

time.Wehavejumpedintocarsandcampersandrushedofftocoveradozen

parksinaweekortwo—madlysnappingphotographsaswego.

26．Accordingtothepassage,manyAmericansvisitthemajorparks

because_____

A.theylikethewell-knownmajorparks.

B.theywanttogainthesameknowledgeasothers.

C.theywanttoshowthepicturesofthoseparkstotheirfriends.

D.theydon’tcareforthehistoricparks.

27．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____

A.peopleshouldnotvisitseveralparkssuperficially.

B.peopleshouldnotspendmoretimethinkingabouttheparkitself.

C.peopleshouldvisitthefamousparksinAmerica.

D.peopleshoulddrivearoundtheparks.

【答案与解析】

26．A文章第一段最后一句提到“theyhavereadthetravelliteratureor

heardfirsthandreportsaboutthesewonders,andnaturallythey’vehadtosee

forthemselves.”由此可推测，吸引游客的主要原因是他们对名气大的公

园的喜爱。故选A。

27．A文章第二段提到公园里时常挤满了参观者，参观者总是抱着花最

少的时间参观最多的公园的心态，由此可推测作者是在建议参观者在参

观公园时不应流于表面。故选A。

Passage2

Full-timefacultyandstaffontheUniversitypayroll,whenapplyingforan

annualpermit,mayauthorizepaymentoftheirparkingfeesbypayroll

deduction.Thefirstdeductionwillincludetheregularmonthlydeductionof

$15.00plusaone-timedeductiontocoverallparkingchargesaccruingprior

tothefirstdeductionperiod.

28．Theseinstructionsapplyto

A.anyonewhoisapplyingforaparkingpermit.

B.allpeoplewhowanttoparkattheUniversity.

C.peoplewhoworkfull-timeattheUniversity.

D.peoplewhoareapplyingtoworkattheUniversity.

29．Youmayhaveyourparkingfeesdeductedfromyourpayifyou

A.areapplyingforanannualpermit.

B.havepaidallpriorparkingcharges.

C.applybeforethefirstdeductionperiod.

D.parkattheUniversityregularly.

【答案与解析】

28．C文章开头介绍了整篇短文的对象“full-timefacultyandstaff”。故选

c。

29．A文章第一句提到“Full-timefacultyandstaffontheUniversitypayroll,

whenapplyingforanannualpermit,mayauthorizepaymentoftheirparking

feesbypayrolldeduction.”条件是“applyingforanannualpermit”。故选

A。

Passage3

Thescienceoflinguisticshashelpedtoreconstructthelongroadthe

ancestorsofmoderndayIndianstraveledinNorthAmerica.Atthetimeof

thediscoveryoftheNewWorld,theexplorersfoundababeloftongues.In

NorthandSouthAmericamorelanguageswerespoken—about2,200ofthem

—thanallofEuropeandAsiaatthattime.Despitewhatsomeearlyexplorers

andEuropeanscholarsbelieved,thereneverwassuchalanguageas

“AmericanIndian”—meaning,presumably,onecommonlanguagewithonly

localdialects.RatherthanonecommonlanguagethatlinkedtileIndiansof

NorthAmerica,about550distinctlanguageswerespoken,andnearlyevery

languagecomprisednumerousdialects.Asecondmisconceptionwasthata

languagehadtobewrittentorankasafull-fledgedlanguage.InNorth

America,atrulywrittenlanguagedevelopedonlyinMexico,yetmostIndian

groupswereabletocommunicatearichunwrittentraditionofpoetry,

oratory,anddrama.

30．WhenexplorersdiscoveredNorthAmerica,____.

A.therewasonecommonlanguagespokenthroughouttheland.

B.theydiscoveredaplacedcalledBabel.

C.writtenlanguagewasanimportantmeansofcommunication.

D.thereweremanylanguagesspoken,mostwithmanydialects.

31．Anincorrectbeliefofsomeearlyscholarswasthat____.

A.550distinctlanguageswerespokeninNorthAmerica.

B.theAmericanIndianlanguagehadmanydialects.

C.morelanguageswerespokeninNorthAmericathaninEurope.

D.tobeareallanguage,alanguagehadtobewritten.

32．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.OnlyMexicanIndianscommunicatedthroughpoetry,drama,andoration.

B.MostIndianlanguageswererichinpoetry,oratoryariddrama.

C.OnlywrittenIndianlanguageswererichinpoetry,oratory,anddrama.

D.NorthAmericanIndiansdidnotdevelopatrulywrittenlanguage.

【答案与解析】

30．D文章中第二句提到“AtthetimeofthediscoveryoftheNewWorld,

theexplorersfoundababeloftongues.”紧接着第三句提到在北美和南美发

现的语言更多，大约有2200种语言。由此可知，新大陆刚被发现时，当

地有许多种的语言。故选D。

31．D文章中间部分提到“Asecondmisconceptionwasthatalanguagehad

tobewrittentorankasafull-fledgedlanguage.”早期学者的一个错误观念

是语言必须有其书写形式才称得上是成熟的语言。对应选项D。选项

A、B、C反映的都是真实存在的事实，并非学者的错误观念。故选D。

32．B定位至文章中最后一句：“InNorthAmerica,atrulywritten

languagedevelopedonlyinMexico,yetmostIndiangroupswereableto

communicatearichunwrittentraditionofpoetry,oratory,anddrama.”A项错

在主题范围缩小至MexicanIndians，应为mostIndians，故B正确。C错在

writtenlanguage，应为unwrittenlanguage。D错在全盘否定，Mexican

Indians发展了书面语。故选B。

Passage4

Ingeneral,oursocietyisbecomingoneofgiantenterprisesdirectedbya

bureaucraticmanagementinwhichmanbecomesasmall,well-oiledcogin

themachinery.Theoilingisdonewithhigherwages,well-ventilatedfactories

andpipedmusic,andbypsychologistsand“human–relations”experts;yet

allthisoilingdoesnotalterthefactthatmanhasbecomepowerless,thatheis

boredwithit.Infact,theblueandthewhite-collarworkershavebecome

economicpuppetswhodancetothetuneofautomatedmachinesand

bureaucraticmanagement.

Theworkerandemployeeareanxious,notonlybecausetheymightfind

themselvesoutofajob;theyareanxiousalsobecausetheyareunableto

acquireanyrealsatisfactionofinterestinglife.Theyliveanddiewithoutever

havingconfrontedthefundamentalrealitiesofhumanexistenceas

emotionallyandintellectuallyindependentandproductivehumanbeings.

Thosehigheruponthesocialladderarenolessanxious.Theirlivesareno

lessemptythanthoseoftheirsubordinates.Theyareevenmoreinsecurein

somerespects.Theyareinahighlycompetitiverace.Tobepromotedorto

fallbehindisnotamatterofsalarybutevenmoreamatterofself-respect.

Whentheyapplyfortheirfirstjob,theyaretestedforintelligenceaswellas

fortherightmixtureofsubmissivenessandindependence.Fromthemoment

ontheyaretestedagainandagain—bythepsychologists,forwhomtestingis

abigbusiness,andbytheirsuperiors,whojudgetheirbehavior,sociability,

capacitytogetalong,etc.Thisconstantneedtoprovethatoneisasgoodas

orbetterthanone’sfellow—competitorcreatesconstantanxietyandstress,

theverycausesofunhappinessandillness.

AmIsuggestingthatweshouldreturntothepreindustrialmodeof

productionortonineteenth-century“freeenterprise“capitalism?Certainly

not.Problemsareneversolvedbyreturningtoastagewhichonehasalready

outgrown.Isuggesttransformingoursocialsystemformabureaucratically

managedindustrialisminwhichmaximalproductionandconsumptionare

endsinthemselvesintoahumanistindustrialisminwhichmanandfull

developmentofhispotentialities—thoseofallloveandofreason—arethe

aimsofsocialarrangements.Productionandconsumptionshouldserveonly

asmeanstothisend,andshouldbepreventedfromrulingman.

33．By“awell-oiledcoginthemachinery“theauthorintendstodeliverthe

ideathatmanis____.

A.anecessarypartofthesocietythougheachindividual’sfunctionis

negligible

B.workingincompleteharmonywiththerestofthesociety

C.anunimportantpartincomparisonwiththerestofthesociety

D.ahumblecomponentofthesociety,especiallywhenworkingsmoothly

34．Therealcauseoftheanxietyoftheworkersandemployeesisthat____.

A.theyarelikelytolosetheirhobs

B.theyhavenogenuinesatisfactionorinterestinlife

C.theyarefacedwiththefundamentalrealitiesofhumanexistence

D.theyaredeprivedoftheirindividualityandindependence

35．Fromthepassagewecanconcludethatrealhappinessoflifebelongsto

those_____.

A.whoareatthebottomofthesociety

B.whoarehigherupintheirsocialstatus

C.whoprovebetterthantheirfellow-competitors

D.whocoulddipfarawayfromthiscompetitiveworld

36．Tosolvethepresentsocialproblemstheauthorputsforwarda

suggestionthatweshould______.

A.resorttotheproductionmodeofourancestors

B.offerhigherwagestotheworkersandemployees

C.enablemantofullydevelophispotentialities

D.takethefundamentalrealitiesforgranted

【答案与解析】

33．D定位至文章的第一段第一句，作者紧接着补充“yetallthisoiling

doesnotalterthefactthatmanhasbecomepowerless,thatheisboredwith

it”，随后又把人比喻为“economicpuppets”（经济傀儡），根据这些关键

词可知把人比喻成机器中的齿轮是暗示人受社会的牵引，失去了主动

性。故选D。

34．B文章第二段第一句解释了员工焦虑的两大原因，一是失业的担

忧，二是没有在工作中获得满足感和挖掘出乐趣。选项A对应第一个原

因，选项B对应第二个原因。原文采用的是“notonly…butalso…”结构，

强调的是后半部分。故选第二个原因B。

35．D文章第三段开头提到“Thosehigheruponthesocialladderarenoless

anxious.”，由此可知处于社会底层和高层的人都十分焦虑，故排除A、

B。第三段最后一句提到不断的竞争是不快乐的根源，故排除C。故选

D。

36．C文章最后一段倒数第二句提到“Isuggesttransformingoursocial

systemform…intoahumanistindustrialisminwhichmanandfull

developmentofhispotentialities”,由此可知作者的建议是社会制度应朝着

开发人的工作潜能方面发展。故选C。

Passage5

Thenewspapermustprovideforthereaderthefacts,pure,unprejudiced,

objectivelyselectedfacts.Butinthesedaysthecomplexnewsitmustprovide

more;itmustsupplyexplanation,themeaningofthefacts.Thisisthemost

importantassignmentfacingAmericanjournalism―tomakecleartothe

readertheproblemsoftheday,tomakeinternationalnewsunderstandableas

communitynews,torecognizethatthereisnolongeranysuchthing（with

thepossibleexceptionofsocietynews）as“local”news,becauseanyevent

intheinternationalareahaslocalreactioninthefinancialmarket,political

circles,indeed,ofourverywayoflife.

Thereisinjournalismawidespreadviewthatwhenyouconsidergivingan

explanation,youareenteringdangerouswater,theswirlingtidesofopinion.

Thisisnonsense.

Theopponentsofexplanationinsistthatthewriterandtheeditorshall

confinehimselftothe“facts”.Thisinsistenceraisestwoquestions.Whatare

thefacts?Andarethebarefactsenough?

Asforthefirstquestion,considerhowaso-called“factual”storycomes

about.Thereportercollects,say,fiftyfacts;outofthesefifty,hisspacebeing

necessarilyrestricted,heselectsthetenthatheconsidersmostimportant.

ThisisJudgmentNumberOne.Thenheorhiseditordecideswhichofthese

tenfactsshallconstitutethebeginningofthearticle.(thisisanimportant

decisionbecausemanyreadersdonotproceedbeyondthefirstparagraph)

ThisisJudgmentNumberTwo.Thenthenighteditordecideswhetherthe

articleshallbepresentedonpageone,whereithasalargeinfluence,oron

pagetwenty-four,whereithaslittle.JudgmentNumberThree.

Thusintheshowofaso-called“factual”of“objective”story,atleastthree

judgmentsareinvolved.Andtheyarejudgmentsnotatallunlikethose

involvedinexplanation,inwhichreporterandeditor,callingupontheir

researchresources,theirgeneralbackground,andtheir“newsneutralism”,

arriveataconclusionastotheimportanceofthenews.

Thetwoareasofjudgment,presentationofthenewsanditsexplanation,are

bothobjectiveratherthansubjectiveprocesses―asobjective,thatis,asany

humanbeingcanbe.(Noteinpassing;eventhoughcompleteobjectivitycan

neverbeachieved,neverthelesstheidealmustalwaysbethelightinthe

murkynewschannels)Ifaneditorisinternongivingaprejudicedviewofthe

news,hecandoitinotherwaysandmoreeffectivelythanbyexplanation.He

candoitbytheselectionofthosefactsthatsupporthisparticularviewpoint.

Orhecandoitbytheplayhegivesastorypromotingittopageoneor

puttingitonpagethirty.

60．Thebesttitleforthispassageis_____.

A.FunctionoftheNightEditor

B.ExplainingtheNews

C.SubjectiveversusobjectiveProcesses

D.ChoosingFacts

61．Theauthorimpliesthat_____.

A.inwritingafactualstory,thewritermustusejudgment

B.thewritershouldlimithimselftothefacts

C.reportersgiveaprejudicedviewofthefacts

D.editorscontrolwhatthereporterswrite

62．Thebeginningsentenceshouldpresentthemostimportantfact

because_____.

A.itwillinfluencethereadertocontinue

B.mostreadersdon’tadvancebeyondthefirstparagraph

C.itisthebestwaytowriteaccordingtotheschoolsofjournalism

D.itdetailsthegeneralattitudeofthewriter

63．Readersarejustifiedinthinkingthatthemostimportantaspectofthe

newsreportedinthenewspaperisthatitshouldbe_____.

A.explainedindetail

B.editedproperly

C.objectivelyreported

D.impartial

【答案与解析】

60．B文章开头以新闻越发复杂的现状开始，随后就是否为新闻事实进

行解释引出两方对立的观点。然后描述了新闻中甄选事实依据的三大标

准，分析呈现事实和解释事实的主客观性。由此可知，本文主要还是围

绕“解释新闻”这一点展开讨论的。故选B。

61．B文章第五段开头提到“Thusintheshowofaso-called“factual”of

“objective”story,atleastthreejudgmentsareinvolved.”，对应选项A。B文

章未提及作者的态度。C属于断章取义，定位至最后一段可知这仅是作

者的一个假设。D属于夸大说辞，最后一段提到editors有除开解释之外

的其他方式表达观点，但没有提到控制reporters。故选A。

62．B文章第四段中间部分提到“thisisanimportantdecisionbecause

manyreadersdonotproceedbeyondthefirstparagraph”，由此可知原因是

多数读者只读第一段，故选B。

63．A文章主要是讲述解释新闻，A项最符合题意。B项排版问题文章未

做重点讲，C、D项意思相同，故选A。

PartIVTranslation(30%)

Directions:YourtranslationmustbewrittenontheAnswerSheet.

SectionA(FromEnglishintoChinese;15%)

1．Intheearlystageofourlife,ourparentsaretheoneswhoshowuswith

unconditionalloveandcare,theyteachusaboutwhatisrightandwrong,

goodandbad.Butwealwaystendtotakethisforgranted.Itisonlyafter

marriageandhavingkidsthatapersonunderstandsandbecomessensitiveto

othersfeelings.Kidsmakeapersonresponsibleandmatureandhelpusto

understandlifebetter.

【参考译文】

在我们的人生早期，我们的父母给予我们无条件的关心和照顾，他们教

会我们什么是对与错，什么是好与坏。然而，我们总认为这是理所当然

的。只有当我们结婚并有了孩子之后，一个人才会懂得并关注别人的感

受。孩子让人变得有责任感，变得成熟，并帮助我们更好地理解生活。

2．Materialistichappinessisshort-lived,buthappinessachievedbybringing

asmileonothersfacegivesacertainleveloffulfillment.Peaceofmindisthe

mainlinktohappiness.Nomindishappywithoutpeace.Werealizethetrue

worthofhappinesswhenweareinsorrow.Sorrowisbasicallyduetodeath

ofalovedone,failureanddespair.Butthesethingsaretemporaryandpass

away.

【参考译文】

物质上的快乐往往是短暂的，然而给别人带来欢乐而带来的快乐，那种

满足是无与伦比的。内心的平静与快乐密切相关。没有宁静，内心无法

幸福。悲伤的时候，我们往往能够体会到快乐的真谛。悲伤基本上是由

于爱人的离去，失败和绝望而产生的。但这样的事情总是短暂的，终究

会过去的。

3．Failureisthepathtosuccess.Ithelpsustotouchthesky,teachesusto

surviveandshowsusaspecificway.Successbringsinmoney,fame,pride

andself-respect.Hereitbecomesveryimportanttokeepourheadonour

shoulder.TheonlywaytoshowourgratitudetoGodforbestowingsuccess

onusisbybeinghumble,modest,courteousandrespectfultotheless

fortunateones.

【参考译文】

失败是成功的必经之路。它让我们触及蓝天，教会我们如何生存，为我

们指引一条特别的路。成功给予我们金钱，名誉，骄傲，自尊。此刻，

保持头脑清醒尤为重要。感谢上帝给予我们成功的唯一方法是对那些不

幸的人保持谦卑、礼貌和尊敬的态度。

4．Hopeiswhatkeepslifegoing.Parentsalwayshopetheirchildrenwilldo

well.Hopemakesusdream.Hopebuildsinpatience.Lifeteachesusnotto

despaireveninthedarkesthour,becauseaftereverynightthereisaday.

Nothingremainsthesame.Wehaveonlyonechoicekeepmovingoninlife

andbehopeful.

【参考译文】

希望是人生活动力之源。父母总是希望孩子做得好。希望使我们拥有梦

想，希望使我们变得有耐心。生命教育我们即使在最黑暗的时刻也不要

绝望，因为黑暗过后终将是黎明。我们惟有充满希望继续前行。

5．Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forithaspassedandis

beyondourcontrol.Tomorrowisunknown,foritcouldeitherbebrightor

dull.Sotheonlyalternativeisworkhardtoday,sothatwewillenjoyabetter

tomorrow.

【参考译文】

生命教导我们不要后悔昨天。因为昨天已经过去并且我们无法控制。明

天是未知的，因为它有可能是光明的，也有可能是黑暗的。所以唯一的

选择就是今天好好工作，这样我们才可以享受更好的明天。

SectionB(FromChineseintoEnglish;15%)

从我居室的窗口望出去，可以看到一株高高的芙蓉树。在那烟树参差的

春日里花红点点，煞是迷人。它牵动我的灵感，撩拨我的文思，久而久

之，我竟视这位隔窗而立的“邻居”为知己了。

可是，有一个早晨，我推窗而望，蓦然发现昨夜的一场风雨已将它剥蚀

得面目全非。立时，一种“繁花落尽”的悲凉掠过了我的心头！我不由感

慨系之：在人生道路上磕磕绊绊，几经周折，几度沧桑，又一次次地失

落了许多至爱的朋友，生命不正如同这随风而逝的繁花么？！

这件事过了些时日，也就渐渐地淡忘了。一次，我下乡归来，感觉到室

内空气有些沉闷，就不经意地打开了窗户，顿觉眼前一亮：一树火红的

三角梅映入眼帘，它在夕阳的背景下定格。意外的惊喜使我几乎不能自

制，我诧异，当初在落英的背后，为什么竟没有发现这萌动着的不屈的

生命呢？

是的，芙蓉的最后一叶花瓣凋落了，人们对它的嘉许也遗忘在往昔的记

忆里，可是三角梅却成长了，那火焰般灿烂耀眼的红色向人们昭示着生

命的更迭与延续。谁能说，失去与获得不是一曲交响乐呢？

【参考译文】

FrommybedroomwindowcouldIseeatallhibiscustree.Inspring,plenty

offlowersweresocharminginthemist.Itaffectedmyinspirationandtricks

mythoughtsinwriting.Astimewenton,Ishouldtreatthis“neighbor”

standingbymywindowasmyintimatefriends.

Butonemorning,Iopenedthewindowonlytofinditbeyondrecognition,

denudatedbythewindandrainlastnight.Immediatelythesadnessof“glory

gone”crossedmymind!Ican’thelpsighingthatlife,fullofsetbacks,rises,

falls,frequentlossesofbelovedfriendsissobumpythatitisexactlythe

sameastheprosperitygonewiththewinD.

Afterseveraldays,Igraduallyforgetit.Once,whenIturnedbackfromthe

county,feelingtheairheavyintheroom,Iopenedthewindowcasually.All

ofasudden,itwassuchaspecularsceneryinfrontofme：afiery-red

bougainvilleacameintomysight,anditfrizzedinthebackgroundofsunset.

Suchapleasantsurprisemademeoutofcontrol,IwonderedwhyIhadhad

noideaofsuchunyieldinglifesproutingoverthefallenpetals.

Asthelastwitheredpetaldropped,people’spraiseofitwasleftintheold

memories.However,bougainvilleagrowsanditsflaminganddazzlingred

showedtopeoplethealternationandcontinuityoflife.Can’titbesaidthat

lifeisactuallyasymphonyoflossandgain？

PartVClozeTest(10%)

Directions:ProvideonlyONEwordforeachspaceinthefollowingpassage.

YoushouldwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

TheNetisnolongeranovelty,aninterestingwaytopassthetime.Itsadvent

hasbroughtaboutarevolutioninpeople’swayofdoingbusiness.Bygoing

online,companiescancommunicateinstantlyanddirectlywithpotential

customers.

TodaytheInternetistransformingpromotion.WhetheryourWebsite’sgoal

isto(1)____products,provideaservice,ortoincreasebrandawareness,

successcomesdown(2)_____onething—sitepromotion.

(3)_____traditionalmediasuchasnewspaper,radioortelevision,site

promotionisbaseduponadirectand(4)_____responsefromitsaudience

ratherthanadelayedone.

Togeneratetraffictoyoursiteyouneedtoidentifyareas(5)_____your

targetmarketisconcentratedontheInternet,thenuseonlinepromotional

techniquesto(6)_____thataudience.The