2011年山东师范大学外国语学院211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解

Ⅰ. Vocabulary and Grammatical Structure (30 points)

Section A

Directions: There are 15 sentences in this section. Each sentence in this section has a word or phrase underlined. There are 4 words or phrases beneath each sentence. Choose the one which would best keep the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined part.

1.

We were all scared when we heard some weird shrieks in the forest.

A. strange

B. agonizing

C. wild

D. sad

【答案】A查看答案

【解析】句意：我们在森林里听到一些奇怪的尖叫声时都很害怕。weird怪异的。agonizing痛苦难忍的。

2. The wording of the treaty is loose, if not evasive.

A. impertinent

B. misleading

C. redundant

D. obscure

【答案】B查看答案

【解析】句意：如果不是为了推脱的话，这个条约的措辞很不精确。evasive逃避的；托词的。misleading误导性的。impertinent不恰当的；无礼的。redundant多余的，过剩的。

3. For the homeless children staying at Rafael House in San Francisco, school days begin with prayers and the pledge of allegiance.

A. sympathy

B. loyalty

C. hostility

D. revenge

【答案】B查看答案

【解析】句意：对于住在旧金山拉菲尔大厦(Rafael House)无家可归的孩子来说，上学的日子以祈祷和效忠宣誓开始。allegiance效忠，忠诚。hostility敌意。revenge报复。

4. It was inappropriate for you to mock the man’s misshapen body and failing limbs.

A. touch

B. resent

C. protect

D. ridicule

【答案】D查看答案

【解析】mock嘲弄。ridicule嘲笑；嘲弄。resent怨恨。

5. It is obvious that the trend toward smaller families will continue unabated.

A. unparalleled

B. unchallenged

C. at full strength

D. at a slow speed

【答案】C查看答案

【解析】句意：很明显，小型家庭的趋势将持续下去。unabated不减弱的。unparalleled无比的；无双的。

6. The general election campaign will be under constant international scrutiny.

A. investigation

B. examination

C. promotion

D. administration

【答案】B查看答案

【解析】句意：大选将受到国际社会的密切监督。scrutiny详细审查；监视。

7. John went out of his office in order to calm the turmoil within him.

A. passion

B. emotion

C. difference

D. disturbance

【答案】D查看答案

【解析】句意：约翰走出办公室，以平息内心的骚动。turmoil混乱，骚动。disturbance干扰；骚乱。

8. Relations between them would be much more harmonious if only there were a little more give and take.

A. sufficient contributions

B. mutual concessions

C. friendly conversions

D. frequent consultations

【答案】B查看答案

【解析】句意：如果他们俩能互相迁就，他们之间的关系会更加和谐。give and take平等交换；互相迁就。mutual concessions相互让步。

9. She kept asking me to go shopping with her. In the end, it got on my nerves.

A. annoyed me

B. distracted me

C. impressed me

D. convinced me

【答案】A查看答案

【解析】句意：她一直让我和她一起去购物，最后我感到很烦。get on one’s nerves惹人烦。