2016年南京师范大学翻译硕士考试《英语》真题及详解
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2016年南京师范大学翻译硕士考试
《英语》真题
(总分:100.00,做题时间:90分钟)
一、 Vocabulary(总题数:20,分数:40.00)
1.I can't decide what to do. I'll ______it and let you know tomorrow.
A.sleep for
B.sleep off
C.sleep on √
D.sleep out of
【解析】本题考查动词短语辨析。sleep on it为固定搭配,意为"(把重要的事)留待第二天决定",故答案为[C]项。sleep off意为"用睡眠消除(旅途劳顿、暴饮暴食等行为引起的不适)"。没有sleep for和sleep out of的用法。
2.In the ______of the hurricane, many people's homes were destroyed.
A.result
B.aftermath √
C.consequence
D.upshot
【解析】本题考查名词的词义辨析。result意为"结果,效果",为普通用词,含义广泛,侧重因某种原因所产生的最终结果,而不是眼前的结果。aftermath意为"后果,余波",尤指灾难或不幸事件的后果,符合空后的hurricane…homes were destroyed的语义,故为答案。consequence 意为"结果,后果",多指某一事件引起的必然或自然的结果,不强调直接的因果关系,而侧重事件发展的逻辑关系。upshot意为"最终结果,结局",是一种决定性结果。
3.In the light from the hall, her hair had a golden______.
A.gleam √
B.glisten
C.glimmer
D.glare
【解析】本题考查名词的词义辨析。gleam意为"闪光,闪亮",尤指反射的微弱光线。根据in the light from the hall和her hair判断,答案为[A]项。glisten意为"(光洁或湿润表面等反射的亮光)闪耀,闪光"。glimmer意为"(常指闪烁的)微光"。glare意为"强光",指眩目的光。
4.To my mind, Mark Twain was ______the large man of his time.
A.beyond the question
B.beyond question √
C.beyond the doubt
D.out of the question
【解析】本题考查短语辨析。beyond question意为"毫无疑问,无可争辩,毋庸置疑",相当于短语out of question,既可起形容词的作用,在句中用作表语,也可起副词的作用,在句中作状语。根据句意,马克·吐温无疑是他那一时代中了不起的人物,故答案为[B]项。out of the question意为"不可能",相当于impossible,常用于口语中或句子主语是更加具体的名词或动名词,而不是it或that。没有beyond the question和beyond the doubt这两个固定搭配。
5.The ______that democracies do not fight each other is based on a tiny historical sample.
A.propagation
B.preposition
C.proposal
D.proposition √
【解析】本题考查名词的词义辨析。propagation意为"宣传;传播;使普及"。preposition 意为"介词"。proposal意为"提议,建议,提案;求婚"。proposition意为"见解,观点"。分析句子结构可知,that引导的是同位语从句,结合四个选项判断,democracies do not fight each other 应是一种观点。句意为:认为民主国家互不争斗的观点是以一个极小的历史样本为根据的。
6.The roof ______under the weight of the snow.
A.fell
B.submerged
C.collapsed √
D.descended
【解析】本题考查动词的词义辨析。根据空后的the weight of the snow和四个选项的含义判断,既然是由于雪的重量导致的问题,那么房顶应该是坍塌才符合语义,故答案为collapse(倒塌,塌下)。fall意为"跌倒,塌倒;落下,降落"。submerge意为"潜入水中"。descend意为"下来,下降"。
7.Which of the following words can NOT be used to complete "With urbanization the ______between rich and poor sharpened"?
A.grudge
B.antagonism √
C.detestation
D.hatred
【解析】本题考查名词的词义辨析。grudge意为"不满,积怨,怨恨"。antagonism意为"敌对,对立,对抗",强调"对立情绪"。detestation意为"厌恶,憎恶"。hatred意为"仇恨,憎恶,敌意"。根据空前的urbanization(城市化)和空后的rich and poor(贫富)判断,应表示贫富间的对立情绪。句意为:随着城市化的推进,贫富间的对立情绪也加剧了。
8.The moon was casting a rainbow through the ______from the waterfall.
A.spread
B.spray √
C.scatter
D.strew
【解析】本题考查名词的词义辨析。spread意为"传播,蔓延"。spray意为"浪花,水花,飞沫;水雾,喷雾"。scatter意为"(散放的)摊,堆"。strew意为"撒,散播,在……上布满(或撒满)",是动词。根据空前的定冠词the,首先排除[D]项。根据空后的the waterfall(瀑布)判断,本空所填词应表示"水花",故答案为[B]项。句意为:月亮在瀑布溅起的水花上照出了一道彩虹。
9.His family was subjected to a (n) ______attack by the gang.
A.tedious
B.hideous √
C.evil
D.notorious
【解析】本题考查形容词的词义辨析。tedious意为"乏味的,单调的,冗长的"。hideous意为"(事件、经历或行动)极可恶的,非常痛苦的,令人难以忍受的",符合空后attack by the gang(匪帮的袭击)的语义,故为答案。evil意为"邪恶的,坏的"。notorious意为"声名狼藉的;臭名昭著的"。句意为:他的家人遭到了匪帮的恐怖袭击。
10.The country was on the ______of becoming prosperous and successful.
A.brim
B.rim
C.edge