2015年西北大学外国语学院211翻译硕士英语考研真题及详解Part I Vocabulary and Structure (30 points, 60 minutes)Section I Synonyms and replacements (10 points)Directions: In this section, there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is closest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.1. If you become reconciled to your lot, you will never dig out your potential and will remain what you are.A. correspondB. responsiveC. submitD. recounted【答案】C【解析】句意：如果你屈从于命运，就永远不会发掘出自己的潜力，并将一成不变。
be reconciled to服从于，甘心于。
submit to服从于，屈从于。
be responsive to对……敏感；对……有应答。
recount叙述；重新计算。
2. Sometimes students are given a passage unintelligible even to teachers of English.A. disagreeableB. inconsiderableC. incredibleD. incomprehensible【答案】D【解析】句意：有时，学生们会拿到一篇连英语老师都很难懂的文章。
unintelligible难以理解的；晦涩难懂的。
incomprehensible难懂的；不可理解的。
3. Better still, you can develop a reputation inside your lab and with people your lab collaborates with as a person who promotes and initiates collaborations.A. furnishesB. relievesC. protectsD. originates【答案】D【解析】句意：更为有利的是，在实验室内部人员以及与你们实验室合作的人们之间，你要为自己培养一个发起与促进合作的良好声誉。
initiate创始；发起。
originate创始；发起。
furnish提供；供应。
4. Various measures intended to facilitate economic recovery in the affected areahave been suggested.A. appeal toB. contribute toC. attend toD. attribute to【答案】B【解析】句意：人们提出各种举措，旨在帮助受灾地区恢复经济。
facilitate帮助，促进。
appeal to呼吁。
attend to照顾，处理。
attribute to把……归因于。
5. The 16 percent fare increase would bring Chicago fares in line with those of otherbig cities in the US.A. in agreement withB. in cooperation withC. in connection withD. in association with【答案】A【解析】句意：票价增加百分之十六将使芝加哥票价与其他大城市相一致。
in line with符合；与……一致。
in agreement with同意；与……一致。
6. The senator agreed that his support of the measure would jeopardize his chances for reelection.A. benefitB. endangerC. hinderD. disturb【答案】B【解析】句意：参议员承认，对该措施的支持将会降低他再次获选的几率。
jeopardize危害；使陷危地。
endanger危及。
hinder阻碍。
disturb打扰；妨碍。
7. Sometimes the messages are conveyed through deliberate, conscious gestures; other times, our bodies talk without our ever knowing.A. definiteB. interactiveC. elaborateD. intentional【答案】D【解析】句意：有时，这些信息是通过故意的、有意识的手势传达出来的；其他时间，我们的身体会无意识地传达信息。
intentional故意的。
definite确定，明确的。
interactive互动的。
delicate纤细的，文雅的。
8. For their own safety, household pets should be confined to their own yard.A. attainedB. restrictedC. containedD. constituted【答案】B【解析】句意：为了它们自己的安全，家庭宠物应该圈养在自家院子里。
confine限制；禁闭。
restrict限制；约束。
9. The insults from the reporters ignited her anger to the point where she became speechless.A. quenchedB. swallowedC. arousedD. disturbed【答案】C【解析】句意：记者们的不敬之词激起了她的怒火，气得她说不出话来。
ignite点燃；激起。
arouse引起；唤醒。
quench熄灭，淬火。
10. Thick with trees and sparse with homes, this tranquil area 50 miles north ofHouston could be a slice of heaven.A. sereneB. isolatedC. moltenD. snobbish【答案】A【解析】句意：这个宁静的地区位于休斯顿北50英里，树木茂密，房屋稀疏，是一片天堂。
tranquil安静的；安宁的。
serene平静的；安详的。
isolated孤立的；分离的。
molten 熔化的。
snobbish势利的。
Section II Multiple choice (20 points)Directions: In this section, there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choicesmarked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on youranswer sheet.11. According to the latest report, consumer confidence ______ a breathtaking 15points last month, to a most appalling point in the history.A. soaredB. fluctuatedC. plummetedD. mutated【答案】C【解析】句意：最新报告显示，上个月消费者信心大幅下跌了15个百分点，达到有史以来的最低点。
plummet骤降，暴跌。
soar高飞，剧增。
mutate变异，改变。
fluctuate上下波动。
12. Not until the 1980s ______ in Beijing start to find ways to preserve historicbuildings from destruction.A. did some concerned citizensB. did some corresponded citizensC. did some relative citizensD. did some attached citizens。