2016年北京航空航天大学翻译硕士英语真题试卷 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有:1. Vocabulary 2. Reading Comprehension 3. Writing
Vocabulary
1. This liquid is highly______; it should be kept in a tightly stopped bottle.
A.volatile
B.voluble
C.voluptuous
D.voracious
正确答案:A
解析:本题考查形容词词义辨析。根据主语liquid和空后的kept in a tightly stopped bottle推断,应该是易挥发的液体放在密闭的瓶子里,故答案为volatile,意为“(液体)易挥发的”。volu
ble意为“(讲话)滔滔不绝的,流利的”。voluptuous意为“(女子)妖娆的,丰满的,性感的”。voracious意为“贪吃的,食量大的;(对信息、知识)渴求的,求知欲极强的”。
2. The______workroom has not been used in years.
A.bereft
B.bustling
C.derelict
D.stricken
正确答案:C
解析:本题考查形容词词义辨析。bereft意为“感到失落的;完全没有的”。bustling意为“(地方)繁忙的,热闹的”。derelict意为“(建筑物或土地)破旧的,弃置的”,符合has not been used in years的语义,故为答案。stricken意为“受煎熬的;患病的;遭受挫折的;遭受……的”。
3. He refused to see anyone and remained a______all his life.
A.heretic
B.fugitive
C.hermit
D.veteran
正确答案:C
解析:本题考查名词词义辨析。heretic意为“异教徒,异端分子”。fugitive意为“逃犯,逃亡者”。hermit意为“隐士,隐修者,遁世者”。veteran意为“老兵;经验丰富的人,老手”。根据空前的refused to see anyone和四个选项的含义可知,答案为[C]项。
4. This spacious room is______furnished with just a few articles in it.
A.lightly
B.sparsely
C.hardly
D.rarely
正确答案:B
解析:本题考查副词词义辨析。根据空后的just a few articles可排除有否定意义的hardly(几乎不,简直不)和rarely(不常,难得)。lightly(少许,少量)修饰furnished语义不通,排除[A]项。因此,答案为sparsely(稀少,零星,疏疏落落地)。句意为:这间宽敞的房间里只是零零落落地摆了几件家具。
5. By the end of the 19th century Arthur Rackham was devoting most of his time to book______, though he also drew for magazine.
A.illustration
B.designation
C.restoration
D.identification
正确答案:A
解析:本题考查名词词义辨析。根据空后的drew for magazine推断,Arthur Rackham(亚瑟.拉克姆)是位画家,空格所填名词应与图画有关,book illustration意为“图书插图;书籍插图”,故答案为[A]项。designation意为“名称,称号”。restoration意为“(旧建筑、家居的)修复,整修;(法律、税收、整体的)重新采用,恢复”。identification意为“身份证明;鉴定,验明,认出”。
6. I could not wish for a more______occasion to announce my plan to enlarge our establishment.
A.benign
B.ominous
C.propitious
D.portentous
正确答案:C
解析:本题考查形容词词义辨析。根据空后内容可知,既然是宣布计划,那么应该一个合适的或有利的时机,故答案为propitious(吉利的,吉祥的,有利的)。benign意为“善良的,慈祥的”;ominous意为“不祥的,不吉利的”;portentous意为“预示(坏事)的凶兆的,征兆不祥的”。
7. The effectiveness of government depends on the willingness of the governed to give up some degree of freedom and______the laws in return for the assurance of an orderly existence.
A.profit by
B.resort to
C.conform to
D.abide by
正确答案:B
解析:本题考查动词短语词义辨析。根据depends on the willingness of the governed(依靠被统治者的意愿)判断,本空所填短语应与give up并列,前一个为放弃部分自由,后一个应为诉诸法律,resort to意为“诉诸”,符合语义,故答案为[B]项。profit by意为“得益于”;conform to意为“遵守,适应,顺从”;abide by意为“遵守,履行”。
8. She has taken a (n) ______to wearing my shoes around the house.
A.interest
B.fancy
C.crush
D.mania
正确答案:B
解析:本题考查固定用法。take a fancy to doing sth.为固定用法,意为“喜欢上做某事”,故答案为fancy。
9. Ever since the rise of industrialism, education has been______towards producing workers.
A.harnessed
B.hatched
C.motivatedhermit
D.geared
正确答案:D
解析:本题考查动词词义辨析。根据题意“自从工业主义的兴起,教育已经向……生产工人”
可知,本空应填表示“适应”的动词,且能与towards搭配,只有gear符合语义及搭配要求,故为答案。sth.be geared to/towards,意为“适应于……”。harness意为“控制,利用”;hatch意为“筹划,图谋,策划”;motivate意为“作为……的动机,激励,激发”。
10. Overindulgence______character as well as physical stamina.
A.debilitates
B.disregards
C.fortifies
D.strengthens
正确答案:A
解析:本题考查动词词义辨析。根据主语overindulgence(过分放纵,过分任性)判断,空格处应表示消极意义,故答案为debilitate(使虚弱,使衰弱)。disregards意为“不理会,漠视”,与语义不符;fortify(支持,增强,给……以勇气)和strengthen(加强,增强,巩固)与
语义相反,故均排除。
11. We’ll______you for any damage done to your house while we are in it.
A.compensate
B.remedy
C.supplement
D.retrieve
正确答案:A
解析:本题考查动词词义辨析。根据空后的damage done to your house(对你房子造成的损坏)判断,应该给予补偿,故答案为compensate(补偿,弥补,抵消)。compensate sb.for sth.为固定搭配,意为“因……补偿某人”。remedy意为“补救办法,纠正办法”。supplement意为“增补(物),补充(物)”。retrieve意为“挽回,补救”。
12. For all their Continental______, Europeans can be remarkably lax about e-mail security.
A.fastidiousness
B.fraternity
C.frugality
D.futility
正确答案:A
解析:本题考查名词词义辨析。根据空后的“欧洲人对的安全态度马虎”推断,空格处所填词应表示“严格”,故答案为fastidiousness(严格)。fraternity意为“兄弟关系,友爱,博爱”;frugality意为“节约,节俭,俭朴”;futility意为“无益,无效”。
13. At the______of his power, Powhatan ruled so many Algonquian tribes that he needed eight interpreters just to converse with members of his own affiliated tribes.
A.ascent
B.fatigue
C.sphere
D.zenith
正确答案:D
解析:本题考查名词词义辨析。根据空后的“波瓦坦统治很多阿尔冈部落”推断,应该是在他权力的鼎盛时期,故答案为zenith(鼎盛时期,顶峰)。ascent意为“上升,攀登”;fatigue意为“疲劳,劳累”;sphere意为“范围,领域”。
14. We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago. ______we’ve had no further communication.
A.Thereof
B.Thereby
C.Thereafter
D.Thereabouts
正确答案:C
解析:本题考查副词词义辨析。根据前句“我们在两个月前的一个晚会上遇见的玛丽夫妇”和空后的“我们就再没有联系了”判断,前后两句是时间上的顺承关系,故答案为Thereafter(之后,以后)。Thereof意为“在其中;由此”。Thereby意为“因此,从而”。Thereabouts意为“近乎,大约,左右”。
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