2010年中国海洋大学211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解
Part I. Vocabulary and Grammar [30 points; 60 minutes]
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (30points)
1．It was _____ that the restaurant discriminated against black customers.
A. addicted
B. alleged
C. ascribed
D. assaulted【答案】B【解析】句意：有人指控这家餐馆歧视黑人顾客。allege指控。addict使上瘾。
ascribe把 ……归结于……。assault袭击，攻击。
2．Professor Johnson was asked to _____ his speech in order to allow the audience to raise questions.
A. condense
B. conduct
C. constrain
D. converge【答案】A【解析】句意：乔森教授被要求压缩其演讲内容，好为同学们留出提问的时间。
condense压缩。conduct实行。constrain限制，约束。converge聚集，汇集。
3．Competition, we believe, _____ the national character rather than corrupts it.
A. confirms
B. enforces
C. intensifies
D. strengthens【答案】D【解析】句意：我们认为竞争只会增强而不会削弱民族性格。根据上下文可以推测
空格处是corrupt的反义词。strengthen强大，加强，巩固。enforce强制执行，强行实施。confirm证实。intensify加剧。
4． Many people think of deserts as _____ regions, but numerous species of plants and animals have adapted to life there.
A. barren
B. virgin
C. void
D. wretched【答案】A【解析】句意：很多人认为沙漠是不毛之地，但仍有许多动植物在那儿生存。 barren
贫瘠的。virgin（土地等）未使用的，未开发的。void无效的。wretched不幸的，悲惨的。
5．Despite almost universal _____ of the vital importance of women’s literacy, education remains a dream for far too many women in far too many countries in the world.
A. acknowledgement
B. compliment
C. confession
D. identification【答案】A【解析】句意：尽管普遍承认妇女识字的重要性，但对于世界上太多国家的太多妇
女来说，受教育还只是一个梦想。acknowledgement承认。compliment赞美。confession（对使自己羞愧或尴尬之事）的承认。identification识别。
6．Teaching students of threshold level is hard work but the effort is very _____.
A. precious
B. rewarding
C. worth
D. challenging【答案】B【解析】句意：教入门级的学生需要付出大量努力，但这些努力是值得的。 rewarding
值得的，有意义的。precious珍贵的。worth值得的，用于句型be worth sth/doingsth。challenging有挑战性的。
7．Each workday, the workers followed the same schedules and rarely _____ from this routine.
A. detached
B. deviated
C. disconnected
D. distorted【答案】B【解析】句意：每个工作日，工人们遵循相同的日程表，很少违背。deviate from
偏离，背离。detach from分离。disconnect sth. from sth.使分开。distort曲解；
扭曲。
8．Many years had _____ before they returned to their original urban areas.
A. elapsed
B. floated
C. skipped
D. skipped【答案】A【解析】句意：他们回到原来住的市区之前很多年已经过去了。elapse时间消逝。
float漂流。skip跳跃，蹦跳。
9．After four years in the same job his enthusiasm finally _____.
A. deteriorated
B. dispersed
C. dissipated
D. drained【答案】D【解析】句意：相同的工作干了4年后，他的热情最终被磨灭了。drain（情感）消
失，消散；（精力）耗尽。deteriorate恶化。disperse分散，驱散。dissipate消除，驱散。
10． An energy tax would curb ordinary air pollution, limit oil imports and cut the budget _____.
A. defect
B. deficit
C. discrepancy
D. disposition【答案】B【解析】句意：能源税将控制普通的空气污染，限制石油进口并减少预算赤字。
deficit赤字。defect缺陷。discrepancy不一致。disposition性情。
11．Doctors are often caught in a _____ because they have to decide whether they should tell their patients the truth or not.
A. bewilderment
B. dilemma
C. perplexity
D. puzzle【答案】B【解析】句意：医生们经常处于进退两难的境地，因为他们必须决定要不要告诉病
人真相。dilemma进退两难的境地。其他三项都表示困惑，但只有dilemma表示进退两难的这种困惑。
12．A 2009 World Bank report concluded that _____ girls in school was probably the single most effective anti-poverty policy in the developing world today.
A. admitting
B. assigning
C. enrolling
D. involving【答案】C【解析】句意：一份1994年的世界银行报告总结出这样的结论：招收女孩子入学可
能是当今发展中国家消除贫困最有效的办法。enroll招收。admit准许 ……进入；承认。assign分配，布置。involve参与。
13．Although the colonists _____ to some extent with the Native Americans, the Indians’ influence on American culture and language was not extensive.
A. matched
B. melted
C. migrated
D. mingled【答案】D【解析】句意：虽说在一定程度上殖民者已与土著美洲人混在一起，但印第安人对
美国文化及语言的影响并不大。mingle with混合。match与 ……相配。melt融化。migrate迁移。
14．If you don ’t _____ the children properly, they’ll just run riot.
A. manipulate
B. warrant
C. supervise
D. mobilize【答案】C【解析】句意：如果你不好好管教你的孩子，他们就会无法无天。supervise监督，
管理。warrant使有正当理由；保证(某物为真品或正品)。mobilize调动，鼓动起。manipulate(一般为贬义)操纵，控制，摆布。
15．Mike just discovered that his passport had _____ three months before.
A. abolished
B. expired
C. amended
D. constrained【答案】B【解析】句意：麦克发现他的护照三个月前到期了。expire到期，失效。abolish
废除。amend修正。constrain限制，约束。
16．By signing the lease we made a _____ to pay a rent of $150 a week.
A. conception
B. commission
C. commitment
D. confinement【答案】C【解析】句意：我们以签约的形式作出承诺，每周付150美元租金。commitment承
诺。conception概念，观念。commission委员会。confinement局限。
17．The members of Parliament were _____ that the government had not consulted them.
A. crude
B. impatient
C. indignant
D. tolerant【答案】C【解析】句意：议员们感到十分愤慨，因为政府并没有征求他们的意见。indignant
愤慨的。
18．They were _____ in their scientific research, not knowing what happened just outside their lab.
A. submerged
B. immersed
C. drowned
D. dipped【答案】B【解析】句意：他们都埋头于他们的科学实验，不知道实验室外面发生的事情。be
immersed in专心于，沉浸在 ……中。drown溺水。dip浸；蘸。submerge (使)浸没；(使)淹没。
19．When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human brain, he selects people _____ and asks them questions.
A. at length
B. at random
C. in bulk
D. in essence
【答案】B
【解析】句意：一位心理学家做一项关于人类电脑的试验，他随机地选择了几个人，问他们问题。at random随机。at length详尽地；最后。in bulk大量。in essence本质上。
20．We are writing to the manager _____ the repairs recently carried out at the above address.
A. with the exception of
B. with the purpose of
C. with reference to
D. with a view to【答案】C【解析】句意：我们将写信给经理，交流关于最近在以上地址进行维修的事项。 with
reference to关于，就 ……而论。with the exception of除 ……之外。with thepurpose of带有 ……目的。with aview to以 …为目标。
21．During the Copenhagen climate summit one senior Chinese minister was refused to attend the conference, and the executive secretary promised to _____ that incident.
A. look through
B. look into
C. look over
D. look after【答案】B【解析】句意：哥本哈根气候峰会期间，一位中国高级部长被拒绝参会，行政秘书
承诺将深入调查此事。look into调查。look through浏览。lookover快速翻阅，浏览。look after照顾。
22．Individual sports are run by over 370 independent governing bodies whose function usually include _____ rules, holding events, selecting national teams and promoting international links.
A. drawing on
B. drawing in
C. drawing up
D. drawing down【答案】C【解析】句意：单项运动会由370多家独立的管理机构负责，它们的作用通常包括
拟订规则、举办比赛、挑选国家队并促进国际间的交流等。draw up草拟，制定。drawon利用。draw in使参与，使卷入。draw down向下拉；招致。
23．The United States is trying to _____ the problems created by the energy crisis.
A. comply with
B. cope with
C. put up with
D. submit to【答案】B【解析】句意：美国正努力处理能源危机引起的问题。cope with处理。comply with
遵循。put up with忍受。submit to顺从，屈从。
24．In the meantime, the question facing business is whether such research is _____ the costs.
A. worth
B. worth of
C. worthy
D. worthwhile【答案】A【解析】句意：同时，生意上面临的问题是这一研究是否值得我们投入成本。be
worth sth./doing sth.值得 ……。worthy一般与of连用，be worthy of doing sth.值得做某事。worthwhile表示值得的，用来修饰名词。
25．We should be able to do the job for you quickly, _____ you give us all the necessary information.
A. in case
B. provided that
C. or else
D. as if【答案】B【解析】句意：我们会尽快为你完成这项工作，条件是你必须提供给我们所有必要
的信息。provided that条件是，如果。in case以防，以免。or else否则，要不然。 asif好像。
26．The younger person ’s attraction to stereos cannot be explained only _____ familiarity with technology.
A. by means of
B. by virtue of
C. in quest of
D. in terms of【答案】D【解析】句意：不能仅从熟悉技术的角度来解释年轻人对立体音响的喜爱。 in terms