2011年四川大学外国语学院211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解
Ⅰ. Vocabulary and grammar (30’)
Directions: Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrase marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Mark your
answers on your answer sheet.
1. Thirty dollars will ______ the hotel expenses.
A. suit
B. cover
C. spend
D. cost
【答案】B
【解析】句意：30元将包含所有费用。
suit适合。
cover包括；采访，报道；涉及。
spend 和cost都有花销花费的意思，但用法有别。
spend的用法是sb. spend time/money/energy ... in (doing) sth.，而cost的用法是sth. cost sb. time/money/energy。
2. I advise you not to place your ______ in such a remedy.
A. passion
B. attention
C. faith
D. hope
【答案】C
【解析】句意：我建议你不要相信这样的治疗方法。
place faith in信任，相信。
3. We didn’t expect them to ______. We thought they were in Canada.
A. present
B. assist
C. come across
D. turn up
【答案】D
【解析】句意：我没期望他们会到场，我以为他们在加拿大。
present是及物动词，意为“呈现”。
assist参加，后接at连接，表示出席正式的仪式，会议。
come across偶遇。
turn up 到场，露面，出现。
4. I’d like to ______ a special seat for the concert of May
5.
A. serve
B. reserve
C. preserve
D. conserve
【答案】B
【解析】句意：我想预定一张5月5号音乐会的特殊座席。
serve服务。
reserve，preserve，
conserve均有“保护、保存、保留”之意，reserve侧重“留作后用”的保留、预订。
preserve侧重“为了不至于灭绝、损坏”而进行的保护。
conserve则是“为了减少浪费”而进行的保护。
5. Three weeks after the suicide bombing, the police were still hunting for bombers for they believe more were ______.
A. on the sly
B. on the verge
C. on the spot
D. on the loose
【答案】D
【解析】句意：自杀性爆炸事件发生后的三周中，警察一直都在搜查，因为他们相信还有更多引发爆炸的人逍遥法外。
on the sly偷偷地。
on the verge of在……边缘。
on the spot 在现场。
on the loose逍遥法外。
6. The picture was bought at a very low price, but it has turned out to be a ______ painting.
A. invaluable
B. invariable
C. worthless
D. valueless
【答案】A
【解析】句意：这幅画用低价购入，结果现在珍贵无比。
invaluable无价的。
invariable不变的。
worthless毫无价值的。
valueless不值钱的。
7. Though they disagreed on details, they were in ______ agreement over the plan.
A. substantial
B. steady
C. stable
D. sticky
【答案】C
【解析】句意：虽然细节上意见不一，但他们大体上都同意此计划。
substantial基本上的，大体上的。
steady稳定的，不变的。
stable稳定的，牢固的。
sticky粘的。
8. In the dark it was hard for us to ______ the numbers on the houses.
A. make in
B. make up
C. make out
D. make about
【答案】C
【解析】句意：我很难在黑暗中辨认出房子的门牌号。
make in加入。
make up组成，化妆。
make out辨认出；说明；填写；设法应付。
make about估计。
9. Your exam results ______ my expectations, and you have to work harder.
A. fall on
B. fall back
C. fall by
D. fall short of
【答案】D
【解析】句意：你的考试成绩没有达到我的期望，下次要更加努力。
fall on落下。
fall back 后退。
fall by突然来访。
fall short of达不到；缺乏。
10. The houses in this area, were all erected in ______ of housing regulations.
A. compliance
B. defiance
C. alliance
D. obedience
【答案】B
【解析】句意：这个地区的房子矗立着，都不符合建筑规则。
in defiance of表示无视，不顾，不遵守。
in compliance with顺从。
in allusion to针对，引喻。
in obedience to遵照，依照。
11. Consult ______ for questions about earthquakes.
A. the six index
B. sixth index
C. index six
D. index numbering six
【答案】C
【解析】句意：关于地震的问题清查找目录六。
序数词前面要加the。
D项中number有特殊用法：number直接加基数词表示序列。
12. They have been waiting for many hours to see the singer, but the airplane must have been ______.
A. off time
B. on time
C. ahead schedule
D. behind schedule
【答案】D
【解析】句意：他们为了见到那个歌手已经等了许多小时了，飞机一定是延误航班了。
off time不合时宜的。
on time准时。
ahead schedule提前于预定计划。
落后于预定计划。
13. Your father likes to play golf, he’s really enthusiastic ______ it.
A. by
B. about
C. with
D. on
【答案】B
【解析】句意：你父亲喜欢打高尔夫球，他对高尔夫确实很热衷。
be enthusiastic about。