1、翻译硕士英语学位 MTI 考试-14 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：30，分数：30.00)1.Although she gives badly _ titles to her musical compositions, they _ unusual combinations of materials including classical music patterns and rhythms, electronic sounds, and bird songs. A. conventional . incorporat
2、e B. eccentric . deploy C. traditional . exclude D. imaginative . disguise（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Even though the folktales Perroult collected and retold were not solely French in origin, his versions of them were so decidedly French in style that later anthologies of French folktales have never _ them.
3、A. excluded B. admired C. collected D. comprehended（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.In arguing against assertions that environmental catastrophe is imminent, her book does not ridicule all predictions of doom but rather claims that the risks of harm have in many cases been _. A. exaggerated B. ignored C. scrutini
4、zed D. derided（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.There seems to be no _ the reading publics thirst for books about the 1960s: indeed, the normal level of interest has _ recently because of a spate of popular television documentaries. A. quenching . moderated B. whetting . mushroomed C. slaking . increased D. ignori
5、ng . transformed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Despite a tendency to be overtly _, the poetry of the Middle Ages often sparks the imagination and provides lively entertainment, as well as pious sentiments. A. diverting B. emotional C. didactic D. romantic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.One of the first _ of reduced burning
6、in Amazon rain forests was the chestnut industry: smoke tends to drive out the insect that, by pollinating chestnut tree, allow chestnuts to develop. A. reformers B. discoveries C. casualties D. beneficiaries（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.The research committee urged the archaeologist to _ her claim that the to
7、mb she has discovered was that of Alexander the Great, since her initial report has been based only on _. A. disseminate.supposition B. withdraw.evidence C. undercut. caprice D. document. conjecture（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Although Heron is well known for the broad comedy in the movies she has directed pr
8、eviously, her new film is less inclined to _: the gags are fewer and subtler. A. understatement B. preciosity C. symbolism D. melodrama（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Bebops legacy is _ one: bebop may have won jazz the right to be taken seriously as an art form, but it _ jazzs mass audience, which turned to othe
9、r forms of music such as rock and pop. A. a mixed, alienated B. a troubled, seduced C. an ambiguous, aggrandized D. a valuable, refined（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.The exhibitions importance lies in its _: curators have gathered a diverse array of significant works from many different museums. A. homogeneity
10、 B. sophistry C. scope D. farsightedness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Despite the fact that the commissions report treats a vitally important topic, the report will be _ read because its prose is so _ that understanding it requires an enormous effort. A. seldom, transparent B. carefully, pellucid C. little, t
11、urgid D. eagerly, digressive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Carleton would still rank among the great _: of nineteenth century American art even if the circumstance of her life and career were less _ than they are. A. celebrities, obscure B. failures, illustrious C. charlatans, impeccable D. enigmas, mysterious
12、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Although based on an actual event, the film lacks _: the director shuffles events, simplifies the tangle of relationships, and _ documentary truth for dramatic power. A. conviction, embraces B. expressiveness, exaggerates C. verisimilitude, sacrifices D. realism, substitutes（分数：1
13、.00）A.B.C.D.14.When Adolph Ochs became the publisher of The New York Times, he endowed the paper with a uniquely _ tone, avoiding the _ editorials that characterized other major papers of the time. A. abstruse.scholarly B. dispassionate.shrill C. argumentative.tendentious D. cosmopolitan.timely（分数：1
14、.00）A.B.C.D.15.There are as good fish in the sea _ ever came out of it. A. than B. like C. as D. so（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.All the Presidents Men _ one of the important books for historians who study the Watergate Scandal. A. remain B. remains C. remained D. is remaining（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.“You _ borrow
15、 my notes provided you take care of them“, I told my friend. A. could B. should C. must D. can（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.If only the patient _ a different treatment instead of using the antibiotics, he might still be alive now. A. had received B. received C. should receive D. were receiving（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D
16、.19.Linda was _ the experiment a month ago, but she changed her mind at the last minute. A. to start B. to have started C. to be starting D. to have been starting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.She _ fifty or so when I first met her at the conference. A. must be B. had been C. could be D. must have been（分数：1.00
17、）A.B.C.D.21.It is not _ much the language as the background that makes the book difficult to understand. A. that B. as C. so D. very（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.The committee has anticipated the problems that _ in the road construction project. A. arise B. will arise C. arose D. have arisen（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2
18、3.The student said there were a few points in the essay he _ impossible to comprehend. A. had found B. finds C. has found D. would find（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.He would have finished his college education, but he _ to quit and find a job to support his family. A. had had B. has C. had D. would have（分数：1.
19、00）A.B.C.D.25.The research requires more money than _. A. have been put in B. has been put in C. being put in D. to be put in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.Overpopulation poses a terrible threat to the human race. Yet it is probably _ a threat to the human race than environmental destruction. A. no more B. not
20、 more C. even more D. much more（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.It is not uncommon for there _ problems of communication between the old and the young. A. being B. would be C. be D. to be（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28._ at in his way, the situation does not seem so desperate. A. Looking B. Looked C. Being looked D. To look
21、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.It is absolutely essential that William _ his study in spite of some learning difficulties. A. will continue B. continued C. continue D. continues（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30.The painting he bought at the street market the other day was a _ forgery. A. man-made B. natural C. crude D. real
22、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.二、BPart Reading (总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、BSection 1 Multi(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)On New Years Day, 50,000 inmates in Kenyan jails went without lunch. This was not some mass hunger strike to highlight poor living conditions. It was an extraordinary humanitarian gesture: the
23、 money that would have been spent on their lunches went to the charity Food Aid to help feed an estimated 3.5 million Kenyans who, because of a severe drought, are threatened with starvation. The drought is big news in Africa, affecting huge areas of east Africa and the Horn. If you are reading this
24、 in the west, however, you may not be aware of itthe media is not interested in old stories. Even if you do know about the drought, you may not be aware that it is devastating one group of people disproportionately: the pastoralists. There are 20 million nomadic or semi- nomadic herders in this regi
25、on, and they are fast becoming some of the poorest people in the continent. Their plight encapsulates Africas perennial problem with drought and famine.How so? It comes down to the reluctance of governments, aid agencies and foreign lenders to support the herders traditional way of life. Instead the
26、y have tended to try to turn them into commercial ranchers or agriculturalists, even though it has been demonstrated time and again that pastoralists are well adapted to their harsh environments, and that moving livestock according to the seasons or climatic changes makes their methods far more viab
27、le than agriculture in sub-Saharan drylands.Furthermore, African pastoralist systems are often more productive, in terms of protein and cash per hectare, than Australian, American and other African ranches in similar climatic conditions. They make a substantial contribution to their countries nation
28、al economies. In Kenya, for example, the turnover of the pastoralist sector is worth $800 million per year. In countries such as Burkina Faso, Eritrea and Ethiopia, hides from pastoralists herds make up over 10 percent of export earnings. Despite this productivity, pastoralists still starve and thei
29、r animals perish when drought hits. One reason is that only a trickle of the profits goes to the herders themselves; the lions share is pocketed by traders. This is partly because the herders only sell much of their stock during times of drought and famine, when they need the cash to buy food, and t
30、he terms of trade in this situation never work in their favour. Another reason is the lack of investment in herding areas.Funding bodies such as the World Bank and-USAID tried to address some of the problems in the 1960s, investing millions of dollars in commercial beef and dairy production. It didn
31、t work. Firstly, no one bothered to consult the pastoralists about what they wanted. Secondly, rearing livestock took precedence over human progress. The policies and strategies of international development agencies more or less mirrored the thinking of their colonial predecessors. They were based o
32、n two false assumptions: that pastoralism is primitive and inefficient, which led to numerous failed schemes aimed at converting herders to modern ranching models; and that Africas drylands can support commercial ranching. They cannot. Most of Africas herders live in areas with unpredictable weather
33、 systems that are totally unsuited to commercial ranching.What the pastoralists need is support for their traditional lifestyle. Over the past few years, funders and policy-makers have been starting to get the message. One example is intervention by governments to ensure that pastoralists get fair p
34、rices for their cattle when they sell them in times of drought, so that they can afford to buy fodder for their remaining livestock and cereals to keep themselves and their families alive (the problem in African famines is not so much a lack of food as a lack of money to buy it). Another example is
35、a drought early-warning system run by the Kenyan government and the World Bank that has helped avert livestock deaths.This is all promising, but more needs to be done. Some African governments still favour forcing pastoralists to settle. They should heed the latest scientific research demonstrating
36、the productivity of traditional cattle-herding. Ultimately, sustainable rural development in pastoralist areas will depend on increasing trade, so one thing going for them is the growing demand for livestock products: there will likely be an additional 2 billion consumers worldwide by 2020, the vast
37、 majority in developing countries. To ensure that pastoralists benefit, it will be crucial to give them a greater say in local policies. Other key tasks include giving a greater say to women, who play critical roles in livestock production. The rich world should pay proper attention to the plight of
38、 the pastoralists. Leaving them dependent on foreign food aid is unsustainable and will lead to more resentment, conflict, environmental degradation and malnutrition. It is in the rich worlds interests to help out.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following CANNOT be concluded from the passage? A. Forcing
39、Africas nomadic herders to become ranchers will save them from drought. B. The difference between pastoralist and agriculturalist is vital to the African people. C. The rich world should give more support to the African people to overcome drought. D. Environmental degradation should be the major con
40、cern in developing Africas pastoralism.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The word “encapsulates“ in the sentence “Their plight encapsulates Africas perennial problem with drought and famine.“ (Para. 1 ) can be replaced by _. A. concludes B. involves C. represents D. aggravates（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the aut
41、hors attitude toward African drought and traditional lifestyle of pastoralism ? A. Neutral and indifferent. B. Sympathetic and understanding. C. Critical and vehement. D. Subjective and fatalistic.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).When the author writes “the policies and strategies of international development a
42、gencies more or less mirrored the thinking of their colonial predecessors.“ ( Para. 4), he implies all the following EXCEPT that the aid agencies did not _. A. have an objective view of the situation in Africa B. understand the unpredictable weather systems there C. feel themselves superior in decis
43、ion making D. care about the development of the local people（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The authors main purpose in writing this article is _. A. to evaluate the living conditions of Kenyan pastoralists B. to give suggestions on the support of the traditional pastoralism in Africa C. to illustrate the diff
44、erence between commercial ranching and pastoralism D. to criticize the colonial thinking of western aid agencies（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.五、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Civil-Liberties advocates reeling from the recent revelations on surveillance had something else to worry about last week: the privacy of the bi
45、llions of search queries made on sites like Google, AOL, Yahoo and Microsoft. As part of a long-running court case, the government has asked those companies to turn over information on its users search behavior. All but Google have handed over data, and now the Department of Justice (DOJ) has moved
46、to compel the search giant to turn over the goods.What makes this case different is that the intended use of the information is not related to national security, but the governments continuing attempt to police Internet pornography. In 1998, Congress passed the Child Online Protection Act (COPA), bu
47、t courts have blocked its implementation due to First Amendment concerns. In its appeal, the DOJ wants to prove how easy it is to inadvertently stumble upon pore. In order to conduct a controlled experimentto be performed by a UC Berkeley professor of statisticsthe DOJ wants to use a large sample of
48、 actual search terms from the different search engines. It would then use those terms to do its own searches, employing the different kinds of filters each search engine offers, in an attempt to quantify how often “material that is harmful to minors“ might appear. Google contends that since it is not a party to the case, the government has not right to demand its proprietary
