2020年湖北武漢科技大學(xué)翻譯英語考研真題及答案

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1、2020年湖北武漢科技大學(xué)翻譯英語考研真題及答案 　　Part I. Vocabulary and Grammar (20 points, 1 point for each) Directions: There are 20 statements in this section. 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

2、answer sheet. 　　1. They didn’t find that the meeting was _____ until they got to the hall. 　　A. canceled 　　B. conceived 　　C. put out 　　D. cut down 　　2. There are many kinds of steel, each ______ its uses in industry. 　　A. has 　　B. had 　　C. have 　　D. having 　　3. They

3、had food and clothing _______ for their needs. 　　A. sufficient 　　B. efficient 　　C. proper 　　D. considerable 　　4. The two brave young men ______ the day when their own country was liberated. 　　A. longed to 　　B. desired after 　　C. longed for 　　D. longed after 　　5. It ____

4、_ to rain cats and dogs that day. 　　A. happened 　　B. occurred 　　C. took place 　　D. was 　　6. That’s his first offence, and the judge is going to give him a light _____. 　　A. sentence 　　B. crime 　　C. service 　　D. claim 　　7. Were there any exciting _____ during your journe

5、y? 　　A. incidents 　　B. accidents 　　C. events 　　D. business 　　8. A month after 5-year-old Leanna Warner was reported missing, her family still ____ hope even as they try to live a “new” normal life. 　　A. holds out 　　B. holds up 　　C. holds to 　　D. holds back 　　9. This inf

6、ormation is only _____ data and will need further analysis. 　　A. net 　　B. gross 　　C. raw 　　D. rough 　　10. Is the _____ of food and clothes to the hungry more helpful than giving money? 　　A. donation 　　B. devotion 　　C. dedication 　　D. compensation 　　11. He was already __

7、___ the ship. 　　A. board 　　B. aboard 　　C. abroad 　　D. broad 　　12. After graduation, he suddenly became interested in the _____ of literature and art. 　　A. realm 　　B. range 　　C. area 　　D. zone 　　13. Stormy applause broke forth _____ he appeared on the stage. 　　A. for

8、the moment 　　B. the moment 　　C. at the moment when 　　D. the moment when 　　14. A good salesman must be _____ if he wants to succeed. 　　A. militant 　　B. offensive 　　C. aggressive 　　D. certain 　　15. Physics is _____ to the science which was called natural philosophy in histor

9、y. 　　A. likely 　　B. uniform 　　C. alike 　　D. equivalent 　　16. So much _____ about his financial position that he can’t sleep at night. 　　A. he worries 　　B. does he worry 　　C. did he worry 　　D. he worried 　　17. Many are socially active, are involved as volunteers, and are

10、 _____ new responsibilities. 　　A. taking on 　　B. taking over 　　C. taking in 　　D. taking after 　　18. I will now introduce the candidate in support of _____ I wish to speak. 　　A. which 　　B. who 　　C. that 　　D. whom 　　19. At 125th Street, Mr. Torres would _____ to the No. 2

11、 train by crossing the platform. 　　A. infer 　　B. transform 　　C. transfer 　　D. refer 　　20. Not that I don’t want to go, _____ that I have no time. 　　A. although 　　B. despite 　　C. but 　　D. for 　　Part II. Error Correction (10 points, 1 point for each) 　　Directions: This

12、 part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You are required to change a word, add a word or delete a word. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (Λ) in the right place and write the missing word in the corresponding blank on yo

13、ur answer sheet. If you delete a word, cross it and put a slash (/) in the corresponding blank on your answer sheet. If you change a word, cross it and put your word in the corresponding blank on your answer sheet. Remember to write the correct number beside each blank on the answer sheet. 　　For

14、most parents, having a newborn in the house can 　　disrupt sleep schedules. Generally, there aren’t any long-term 　　health effects. 　　It’s a evolutionary thing that’s built in to help us raise 21. _______ 　　newborns, though there are really no studies for this. New 22. _______ 　　parent

15、s can prepare by understanding, and accepting, which 23. _______ 　　the first few months will most likely consist of disrupted 　　sleep. If you followed the guidelines below, the disrupted 24. _______ 　　sleep will likely last for only a few months, which is rather 　　short-term in the schem

16、e of things. During the first six months of life, 　　babies sleep soundly in two-to-four hour periods. Newborns are not 　　born with a cycle that makes him stay awake during the day 25. ________ 　　and sleep at night. Rather, sleep is spaced regularly to piece 26. _______ 　　throughout the 2

17、4-hour day. Bottle-fed newborns tend to sleep 　　for slightly shorter periods, generally three to four hours, 27. _______ 　　whereas breast-fed babies tend to sleep in one-to-three hour 　　cycles. After 6 months of age, infants begin to sleep for longer 　　periods, they generally sleep throu

18、gh the night. From 6 28. ________ 　　months to 9 months, however, many infants, even those who 　　were fantastic sleepers when they were younger, begin to 　　exhibit episodes of night wakings. These night wakings are 　　generally due to developmental phases. Instead sleeping, 29. ________

19、 　　babies often find it more interesting to practice newly acquired 　　skills like crawling or sitting up. About 30 percent to 50 percent 　　of infants at this age awaken at most once per night for a 30. ________ 　　short while, usually for about one to five minutes at a time, 　　with 25 per

20、cent of 1-year-olds continuing to do so. 　　Part III. Reading Comprehension (40 points, 2 point for each) 　　Directions: Read the following passages and answer the questions. Choose the most appropriate answer for each question and circle the letter on the answer sheet. Remember to write the let

21、ter corresponding to the question number. 　　Questions 31-35 are based on the following passage: 　　Conservationists call them hot spots - habitats that cover just 1.4 percent of the earth’s land surface but are so rich in biological diversity that preserving them could keep an astonishing numbe

22、r of plant and animal species off the endangered list. 　　Since 1988, when Dr. Norman Myers and his colleagues began describing these hot spots in a series of scientific papers and arguing for their protection, they havebecome a focus of worldwide conservation efforts. Private organizations and go

23、vernment agencies, including the World Bank, have made preserving 25 such ecological arks a top priority for financing and protective legislation. But a growing chorus of scientists is warning that directing conservation funds to hot spots may be a recipe for major losses in the future. Of species t

24、hat live on land, nearly half of all plants and more than a third of all animals are found only in the hot spots. But they do not include many rare species and major animal groups that live in less biologically rich regions (“cold spots”). And the hot-spot concept does not factor in the importance o

25、f some ecosystems to human beings, the scientists argue. 　　This debate has been simmering（燉，煨，慢煮） quietly among biologists for years; however, it is coming to a boil now with the publication of an article in the current issue of American Scientist arguing that “calls to direct conservation fundin

26、g to the world’s biodiversity hot spots may be bad investment advice.” “The hot-spot concept has grown so popular in recent years within the larger conservation community that it now risks eclipsing（超越）all other approaches,” write the authors of the paper. “The officers and directors of all too many

27、 foundations, non-governmental organizations and international agencies have been seduced by the simplicity of the hot spot idea,” they go on. “We worry that the initially appealing idea of getting the most species per unit area is, in fact, a thoroughly misleading strategy.” 　　But hot spots have

28、 their ardent（熱情的）defenders, notably Dr. Norman Myers and Dr. Russell Mittermeier. Dr. Myers says hot spots have been successful at attracting attention and financing for conservation in tropical countries. “And that has been good,” he said. “No one is suggesting that one invest solely in hot spots,

29、 but if you want to avoid extinctions, you have to invest in them.” 　　31. The best title for this passage would be ________. 　　A. A Debate on Preserving Hot Spots 　　B. An Introduction to Hot Spots 　　C. Hot Spots vs. Cold Spots 　　D. How to Finance Hot Spots 　　32.Hot spots occupy a s

30、mall percentage of the earth’s land surface with ________. 　　A. a third of all plants 　　B. many major animal groups living in cold spots 　　C. rich biological diversity 　　D. many rare species living in cold spots 　　33.Critics of hot spots hold the opinion that ________. 　　A. hot spo

31、ts are always as important as cold spots 　　B. it is unwise to invest largely in hot spots 　　C. governments should choose the best time to invest in hot spots 　　D. the hot-spot approach is a misleading strategy from the very beginning 　　34.According to Dr. Norman Myers, _________. 　　A.

32、 protecting and investing in hot spots can save species from extinction 　　B. conservation efforts should not center on hot spots 　　C. governments should invest most in cold spots 　　D. the hot-spot approach now is not as good as it was in the past 　　35.What is the writer’s attitude toward

33、s the hot-spot approach? 　　A. Critical. 　　B. Neutral. 　　C. Supportive. 　　D. Doubtful. 　　Questions 36-40 are based on the following passage: 　　Interactive television advertising, which allows viewers to use their remote controls to click on advertisements, has been pushed for years.

34、 Nearly a decade ago it was predicted that viewers of “Friends”, a popular situation comedy, would soon be able to purchase a sweater like Jennifer Aniston’s with a few taps on their remote control. “It’s been the year of interactive television advertising for the last ten or twelve years. ” says Co

35、lin Dixon of a digital-media consultancy. 　　So the news that Cablevision, an American cable company, was rolling out interactive advertisements to all its customers on October 6th was greeted with some skepticism. During commercials, an overlay will appear at the bottom of the screen, prompting v

36、iewers to press a button to request a free sample or order a catalogue. Cablevision hopes to allow customers to buy things with their remote controls early next year. 　　Television advertising could do with a boost. Spending fell by 10% in the first half of the year. The popularization of digital

37、video recorders has caused advertisers toworry that their commercials will be skipped. Some are turning to the Internet, which is cheaper and offers concrete measurements like click-through rates---especially important at a time when marketing budges are tight. With the launch of interactive adverti

38、sing, “many of the dollars that went to the Internet will come back to the TV, ” says David Kline of Cablevision. Or so the industry hopes. 　　In theory, interactive advertising can engage viewers in a way that 30-seconds spots do not. Unilever recently ran an interactive campaign for its Axe Deod

39、orant(除臭劑)， which kept viewers engaged for more than three minutes on average. 　　The amount spent on interactive advertising on television is still small. Magna, as advertising agency, reckons it will be worth about $ 138 million this year. That falls far short of the billions of dollars people o

40、nce expected it to generate. But DirecTV, Comcast and Time Warner Cable have all invested in it. A new effort led by Canoe Ventures, a coalition of leading cable providers, aims to make interactive advertising available across America later this year. BrightLine iTV, which designs and sells interact

41、ive ads, says interest has surged: it expects its revenues almost to triple this year. BSkyB, Britain’s biggest satellite-television service, already provide 9 million customers with interactive ads. 　　Yet there are doubts whether people watching television, a “l(fā)ean back” medium, crave interactio

42、n. Click-through rates have been high so far(around 3-4%, compared with less than 0.3% online), but that may be a result of the novelty. Interactive ads and viewers might not go well together. 　　36.What does Colin Dixon mean by saying “It’s been the year of interactive television advertising for

43、the last ten or twelve years” (Lines 4-5, Para.1)? 　　A. Interactive television advertising will become popular in 10-12 years. 　　B. Interactive television advertising has been under debate for the last decade or so. 　　C. Interactive television advertising is successful when incorporated int

44、o situation comedies. 　　D. Interactive television advertising has not achieved the anticipated results. 　　37.What is public’s response to Cablevision’s planned interactive TV advertising program? 　　A. Pretty positive. 　　B. Totally indifferent. 　　C. Somewhat doubtful. 　　D. Rather cr

45、itical. 　　38.What is the impact of the wide use of digital video recorders on TV advertising? 　　A. It has made TV advertising easily accessible to viewers. 　　B. It helps advertisers to measure the click---through rates. 　　C. It has placed TV advertising at a great disadvantage. 　　D. I

46、t enables viewers to check the sales items with ease. 　　39.What do we learn about Unilever’s interactive campaign? 　　A. It proves the advantage of TV advertising. 　　B. It has done well in engaging the viewers. 　　C. it helps attract investments in the company. 　　D. It has boosted the T

47、V advertising industry. 　　40.How does the author view the hitherto high click-through rates? 　　A. They may be due to the novel way of advertising. 　　B. They signify the popularity of interactive advertising. 　　C. They point to the growing curiosity of TV viewers. 　　D. They indicate th

48、e future direction of media reform. 　　Questions 41-45 are based on the following passage: 　　Maybe it’s a sign of a mature mind when some of life’s bigger questions---about love, faith, ambition---suddenly seem more manageable than smaller ones, such as: why did I just open the refrigerator? Wh

49、ere on earth did I put my keys? Where did I write down that phone number? 　　Our capacity for storing and recalling information does not stream down like sand through an hourglass, as neurologists once believed. On the contrary, new research suggests that, when stimulated in the right way, brains

50、of almost any age can give birth to cells and forge fresh pathways to file away new information. This emerging picture has not only encouraged those who treat and care for the 5% of older adults who have dementia(癡呆癥) such as Alzheimer’s disease, but also generated a wave of optimism among those stu

51、dying memory changes in the other 95%, as well as an increasing public fascination with “memory enhancement” dietary supplements, books and brain-improving techniques. 　　The slight failures of memory that many of us attribute to a failing brain are often due to something entirely different: anxie

52、ty, sleep problems, depression, even heart disease. The biological nuts and bolts of learning and memory in fact change little over time in healthy people, researcher say. “There is very little cell loss, and structurally all the machinery is there, even very late in life, ” said a neuroscientist Gr

53、eg Cole. It’s the cells’ speed and ability to send and receive signals that diminish gradually, which is what makes the mind go blank when trying to recall familiar words and names. 　　For more than a decade, researchers have known that people who have active, intellectually challenging lives are

54、less likely to develop dementia than those who do not. Part of this difference is attributable to intelligence, some doctors believe, The more you start with, the longer it takes to lose it. And new evidence suggests that the act of using your brain is in itself protective, no matter who you are.

55、 　　All of the activities, such as reading newspaper , watching TV, playing games, etc. , can improve people’s scores on standard tests measuring recall of numbers and names, experts say. They also acknowledge, however, that there is a big difference between playing chess with a friend and doing a me

56、ntal exercise, such as memorizing numbers. One is an organic part of a person’s life, the other a purely intellectual exercise, done in isolation. The first is fun; the second, often, is a tiring task. 　　41.According to the text, adult persons usually_____ 　　A. stress the settlement of bigger

57、problems. 　　B. focus their attention on great issues. 　　C. overlook the remembrance of trivial things. 　　D. suffer memory decline related to age. 　　42.According to new research, it’s distinct that_____ 　　A. our brain cells can be producible. 　　B. our memory may be renewable. 　　C

58、. most mental illnesses are curable. 　　D. brain-mending methods are available. 　　43.The phrase “nuts and bolts” in Par.3 most probably means_____ 　　A. basic structures. 　　B. complex tasks. 　　C. practical aspects. 　　D. working parts. 　　44.As asserted by researchers, our inability

59、 to memorize words or names mainly___ 　　A. results from the declining efficiency of brain cells. 　　B. results in the brain’s liability to radical interference. 　　C. consists of different mental disorders. 　　D. consists in various emotional problems. 　　45.Experts suggest that the best

60、way to avoid memory failures is____. 　　A. to take more dietary supplements 　　B. to keep mental function alive 　　C. to find an intellectual occupation 　　D. to do more intellectual exercise 　　Questions 46-50 are based on the following passage: 　　Every year at Thanksgiving, parts of t

61、he Upper West Side of Manhattan become like a paradise for children. There’s the exciting preparation of the balloons and floats for the Thanksgiving Day parade, and then, on Thursday morning, the parade itself. 　　The weather isn’t always kind. I’ve seen the kids out there in snow, in freezing ra

62、in, in winds that threaten to send the balloons and their handlers soaring to distant venues. It doesn’t seem to matter. The children come into the neighborhood in waves, holding the hands of adults or riding atop their shoulders, smiling, laughing, and playing hide-and-seek among the police barrier

63、s. Finally, inevitably, they end up staring in absolute open-mouthed, wide-eyed look as huge colorful creation of their favorite characters begin making their grand way down Central Park West. 　　We have an obligation and an opportunity at this special moment in history to do right by these youngs

64、ters, and all the rest of America’s kids. It’s a special moment because we’ve seen so clearly the many things that have gone wrong in the society, and it may not be easy to articulate. 　　The American economy is broken, ruined by the greed and irresponsibility of fabulously wealthy corporate headm

65、en and their shabby helpers and enablers in government. While Wall Street is handing out billions in bonuses, American families are struggling with joblessness, home foreclosures and a huge sum of debt. The economic woes are having a negative impact on family life, and children are taking a big hit-

66、-- emotionally, psychologically and otherwise. 　　One effect of the Great Recession, according to a recent series in The New York Times, has been a big jump in the number of runaway children, many of them living in dangerous condition on the street. 　　Family homelessness is also up. And poverty is increasing. More than a third of all black children in America are poor, and that tragic percentage is expanding. The outlook for America’s working classes is bleak. A few weeks ago a New York cab