北京航空航天大学翻译硕士英语真题2010年_真题-无答案

北京航空航天大学翻译硕士英语真题2010年

(总分90,考试时间90分钟)

Part Ⅰ Vocabulary

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four

choices marked A, B, C and D.

1. The ______ is used by astrologers to help calculate the influence of the planets on people's

lives.A. zephyr B. zodiac C. zyme D. zest

2. It's a ______ timetable. Sometimes lessons happen, sometimes they don't.A. haphazard B.

odious C. haughty D. handicapped

3. The poor man's clothes were so ______ that they couldn't be repaired any more.A.

oozed B. ragged C. mopped D. mocked

4. The actor amused the audience by ______ some well-known people.A. embroidering B.

rigging C. yelping D. mimicking

5. No men was allowed to ______ on the livelihood of his neighbor.A. wade B.

invoke C. muffle D. infringe

6. The machinery had been wrecked so efficiently that police were sure it was a case of ______.A.

vagabond B. sabotage C. paradox D. tachyon

7. The island is maintained as a ______ for endangered species.A. wetlands B.

sanctuary C. mire D. heath

8. The hunter kept the lion's skin and head as ______.A. trophies B. fillet C.

tulip D. clown

9. If you ______ something, such as food or drink, you reduce its quality or make it weaker, for

example by adding water to it.A. adulterate B. moor C. vaccinate D.

sue

10. The orphanage is just one of her ______ causes.A. phonetic B. philanthropic C.

prevalent D. lunatic

11. Many animals display ______ instincts only while their offspring are young and helpless.A.

cerebral B. imperious C. rueful D. maternal

12. The guests, having eaten until they were ______, now listened inattentively to the speakers.A.

contradicted B. satiated C. griped D. trespassed

13. While she had the fever, she ______ for hours.A. raved B. sniggered C.

tittered D. perforated

14. If you spill hot liquid on your skin it will ______ you.A. scale B.

scald C. shun D. shunt

15. The mice ______ when the cat came.A. rambled B. lingered C.

sauntered D. scampered

16. The chimney is no longer ______ volumes of waste gas into atmosphere, as protective filters

are being used.A. giving away B. giving off C. giving in D. giving up

17. At three o'clock ______ a cold morning, he arrived here.A. in B.

at C. on D. of

18. I'm sure dirty, ______?A. am I B. aren't I C. isn't I D. am not I

19. ______, there is no place like home, wherever you go.A. It may be

humble B. As humble it may be C. Humble it may be D.

Humble as it may be

20. But for his help, I ______.A. did not succeed B. had not succeeded C.

should not have succeeded D. have not succeeded

21. Try and calm yourself, ______ your mind will be easy again.A. and B.

or C. when D. before

22. The price of the real estate in this area may ______ to unexpected values, so everyone should

be conscious of the maximum price that he would want to pay for a particular property.A.

stagger B. stink C. soar D. suspend

23. Contrary to popular belief, epidemics do not occur ______ after a natural disaster.A.

spontaneously B. simultaneously C.

homogeneously D. instantaneously

24. Immigration from countries and cultures that are ______ with the cultural core of this nation

has been generally prohibited.A. interior B. invisible C. incompatible D.

integral

25. This course is designed to help children ______ such real life situations as separation and

loss.A. cope with B. settle down C. intervene in D. interfere with

26. Foreign language teachers of this university are busy designing a test of spoken English to

______ the original written examination.A. contaminate B. compliment C.

complement D. coordinate

27. Idlers, no matter how poor they are, are always ______ at finding reasons not to take action to

improve their living conditions.A. intrinsic B. ingenious C. initial D.

inherent