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211 华南理工大学 2018年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试卷 （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： 翻译硕士英语 适用专业： 英语笔译 (专硕 ) 共 13页 第 1 页 Part I Vocabulary and Structure (30 points, 1 point for each) Directions: After each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Select the only one choice that best completes the statement. Write your answers on your ANSWER SHEET. 1. Ive never been there but it is, _, a lovely place. A. of no account B. by all accounts C. on no account D. on this account 2. The television networks believe that the period between 6 p. m. and 11 p. m. is the _television viewing time A. prime B. primary C. primitive D. principal 3. You had better _ me about the reason for your dismissal. A. level off B. level at C. level with D. level up 4. _ in her most beautiful skirt, the girl tried to make herself _ at the party. A. Dressed; noticed B. Dressing; noticed C. Dresses; noticing D. Dressing; noticing 5. He has made another wonderful discovery, _ of great importance to science. A. who I think it B. which I think it is C. that I think is D. which I think is 6. Only after the anesthetist gave the patient an anesthetic _. A. the operation could be conducted B. could the operation be conducted C. could be conducted the operation D. the operation conducted could be 7. The _ of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people. A. implementation B. demonstration C. manifestation D. exposition 8. _ the Internet is shortening the distance between people, it may also be breaking homes or will cause other family problems. A. When B. While C. If D. As 第 2 页 9. It is believed that children of two or three years old are able to learn any language if they are _ it. A. involved in B. indulged in C. disposed to D. exposed to 10. Mr. Browns condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will _. A. pull back B. pull up C. pull through D. pull out 11. As my exams are coming next week, Ill take advantage of the weekend to _ on some reading. A. catch up B. clear up C. make up D. pick up 12. It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station, _ traffic delays. A. acknowledging B. affording C. allowing for D. accounting for 13. School started on a _ cold day in February. A. severe B. bitter C. such D. frozen 14. Sally was a bit shy, but the teacher found her quite _ discussing a recent film with others. A. at home B. at most C. at house D. at heart 15. With _ exceptions, the former president does not appear in public now. A. rare B. unusual C. extraordinary D. unique 16. As a developing country, we must keep _ with the rapid development of the world economy. A. move B. step C. speed D. pace 17. The fact that the management is trying to reach agreement _ five separate unions has led to long negotiations. A. over B. upon C. in D. with 18. The police let him go, because they didnt find him guilty _ the murder. A. of B. in C. over D. on 19. The company has capitalized _ the error of judgment made by its business competitor. A. in B. over C. with D. on 20. When invited to talk about his achievements, he refused to blow his own _ and declined to speak at the meeting. 第 3 页 A. trumpet B. whistle C. bugle D. flute 21. Although I spoke to her about the matter several times, she took little _ of what I said. A. remark B. warning C. notice D. attention 22. I only know the man by _ but I have never spoken to him. A. chance B. heart C. sight D. experience 23. It is absolutely essential that William _ his study in spite of some learning difficulties. A. will continue B. continued C. continue D. continues 24. If only I _ play the guitar as well as you! A. would B. could C. should D. might 25. He _ unwisely, but he was at least trying to do something helpful. A. may have acted B. must have acted C. should act D. would act 26. Men differ from animals _ they can think and speak. A. or which B. for that C. in that D. in which 27. I enjoyed myself so much _ I visited my friends in Paris last year. A. when B. which C. that D. where 28. _ both sides accept the agreement _ a lasting peace be established in this region. A. Only if, will B. If only, would C. Should, will D. Unless, would 29. _, Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class. A. Although he is a socialist B. Even if he is a socialist C. Being a socialist D. Since he is a socialist 30. The government has promised to do _ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the flood-stricken area. A. however B. whichever C. whatever D. wherever 第 4 页 Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points, 2 points for each) Directions: In this section, there are 4 passages followed by multiple-choice questions. Read the passage and then write ONE best answer for each question on your ANSWER SHEET. Passage One Just over a decade into the 21st century, womens progress can be celebrated across a range of fields. They hold the highest political offices from Thailand to Brazil, Costa Rica to Australia. A woman holds the top spot at the International Monetary Fund; another won the Nobel Prize in economics. Self-made billionaires in Beijing, tech innovators in Silicon Valley, pioneering justices in Ghanain these and countless other areas, women are leaving their mark. But hold the applause. In Saudi Arabia, women arent allowed to drive. In Pakistan, 1,000women die in honor killings every year. In the developed world, women lag behind men in pay and political power. The poverty rate among women in the U.S. rose to 14.5% last year. To measure the state of womens progress. Newsweek ranked 165 countries, looking at five areas that affect womens lives; treatment under the law, workforce participation, political power, and access to education and health care. Analyzing data from the United Nations and the World Economic Forum, among others, and consulting with experts and academics, we measured 28 factors to come up with our rankings. Countries with the highest scores tend to be clustered in the West, where gender discrimination is against the law, and equal rights are constitutionally enshrined. But there were some surprises. Some otherwise high-ranking countries had relatively low scores for political representation. Canada ranked third overall but 26th in power, behind countries such as Cuba and Burundi. Does this suggest that a woman in a nations top office translates to better lives for women in general? Not exactly.“Trying to quantify or measure the impact of women in politics is hard because in very few countries have there been enough women in politics to make a difference,” says Anne-Marie Goetz, peace and security adviser for U.N. Women. Of course, no index can account for everything. Declaring that one country is better than another in the way that it treats more than half its citizens means relying on broad strokes and generalities. Some things simply cant be measured. And cross-cultural comparisons can t account for difference of opinion. Certain conclusions are nonetheless clear. For one thing, our index backs up a simple but profound statement made by Hillary Clinton at the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. “When we liberate the economic potential of women, we elevate the economic performance of communities, nations, and the world,” she said. “Theres a simulative effect that kicks in when women have greater access to jobs and the economic 第 5 页 lives of our countries: Greater political stability. Fewer military conflicts. More food. More educational opportunity for children. By harnessing the economic potential of all women, we boost opportunity for all people.” 31. What does the author think about womens progress so far? A. It still leaves much to be desired. B. It is too remarkable to be measured. C. It has greatly changed womens fate. D. It is achieved through hard struggle. 32. In what countries have women made the greatest progress? A. Where women hold key posts in government. B. Where womens rights are protected by law. C. Where womens participation in management is high. D. Where women enjoy better education and health care. 33. What do Newsweek rankings reveal about women in Canada? A. They care little about political participation. B. They are generally treated as equals by men. C. They have a surprisingly low social status. D. They are underrepresented in politics. 34. What does Anne-Marie Goetz think of a woman being in a nations top office? A. It does not necessarily raise womens political awareness. B. It does not guarantee a better life for the nations women. C. It enhances womens status. D. It boosts womens confidence. 35. What does Hillary Clinton suggest we do to make the world a better place? A. Give women more political power. B. Stimulate womens creativity. C. Allow women access to education. D. Tap womens economic potential. Passage Two The idea that government should regulate intellectual property through copyrights and patents is relatively recent in human history, and the precise details of what intellectual property is protected for how long vary across nations and occasionally change. There are two standard sociological justifications for patents or copyrights: They reward creators for their labor, and they encourage greater creativity. Both of these are empirical claims that can be tested scientifically and could be false in some realms. Consider music. Star performers existed before the 20th century, such as Franz Liszt and Niccolo Paganini, but mass media produced a celebrity system promoting a few stars 第 6 页 whose music was not necessarily the best or most diverse. Copyright provides protection for distribution companies and for a few celebrities, thereby helping to support the industry as currently defined, but it may actually harm the majority of performers. This is comparable to Anatole Frances famous irony, “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges.“ In theory, copyright covers the creations of celebrities and obscurities equally, but only major distribution companies have the resources to defend their property rights in court. In a sense, this is quite fair, because nobody wants to steal unpopular music, but by supporting the property rights of celebrities, copyright strengthens them as a class in contrast to anonymous musicians. Internet music file sharing has become a significant factor in the social lives of children, who download bootleg music tracks for their own use and to give as gifts to friends. If we are to believe one recent poll done by a marketing firm rather than social scientists, 48 of American Internet users aged 12 to 17 had downloaded music files in the past month. In so doing, they violate copyright laws, and criminologists would hypothesize they thereby learn contempt for laws in general. A poll by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that two-thirds of an estimated 35 million Americans who download music files do not care whether they are copyrighted. Thus, on the level of families, ending copyright could be morally as well as economically advantageous. On a much higher level, however, the culture-exporting nations (notably the United States) could stand to lose, although we cannot really predict the net balance of costs and benefits in the absence of proper research. We do not presently have good cross national data on file sharing or a well-developed theoretical framework to guide research on whether copyright protection supports cultural imperialism versus enhancing the positions of diverse cultures in the global marketplace. It will not be easy to test such hypotheses, and extensive economic research has not conclusively answered the question of whether the patent system really promotes innovation. We will need many careful, sharp-focus studies of well-formed hypotheses in specific industries and sectors of life. For example, observational and interview research can uncover the factors that really promote cultural innovation among artists of various kinds and determine the actual consequences for children of Internet peer-to-peer file sharing. 36. Which of the following statements about intellectual property is NOT true? A. Countries may differ in their efforts to protect it. B. The author considers its protection well-grounded. C. People believe its protection may benefit creators. D. The history of its protection has not been long. 37. Copyright of music may harm the majority of performers in that it_. A. in fact protects a few celebrities. 第 7 页 B. covers the creations of most people. C. forbids the rich as well as the poor. D. doesnt allow the mass to steal music. 38. The word “obscurities” in the second paragraph most probably means_. A. misunderstanding B. small potatoes C. well-known people D. unclearness 39. Free Internet music file sharing may bring about all of the following consequences EXCEPT_. A. losses to culture-importing nations. B. the dominance of one culture. C. peoples disrespect for laws. D. the degradation of ones morality. 40. According to the passage, studies on the results of copyright protection_. A. lag behind the research in other fields. B. need to be done in a practical way. C. should be carried out immediately. D. will promote cultural innovation. Passage Three We have all heard of experts who fail basic tests of sensory discrimination in their own field: wine snobs who cant tell red from white wine (though in blackened cups), or art critics who see deep meaning in random lines drawn by a computer. We delight in such stories since anyone claiming to be an authority is fair game. But what if we shine the spotlight on choices we make about everyday things? Experts might be forgiven for being wrong about t
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