2016年北京航空航天大学翻译硕士英语真题试卷 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. Vocabulary 2. Reading Comprehension 3. Writing
Vocabulary
1． This liquid is highly______; it should be kept in a tightly stopped bottle.
A．volatile
B．voluble
C．voluptuous
D．voracious
正确答案：A
解析：本题考查形容词词义辨析。根据主语liquid和空后的kept in a tightly stopped bottle推断，应该是易挥发的液体放在密闭的瓶子里，故答案为volatile，意为“(液体)易挥发的”。volu
ble意为“(讲话)滔滔不绝的，流利的”。voluptuous意为“(女子)妖娆的，丰满的，性感的”。voracious意为“贪吃的，食量大的；(对信息、知识)渴求的，求知欲极强的”。 
2． The______workroom has not been used in years.
A．bereft
B．bustling
C．derelict
D．stricken
正确答案：C
解析：本题考查形容词词义辨析。bereft意为“感到失落的；完全没有的”。bustling意为“(地方)繁忙的，热闹的”。derelict意为“(建筑物或土地)破旧的，弃置的”，符合has not been used in years的语义，故为答案。stricken意为“受煎熬的；患病的；遭受挫折的；遭受……的”。 
3． He refused to see anyone and remained a______all his life.
A．heretic
B．fugitive
C．hermit
D．veteran
正确答案：C
解析：本题考查名词词义辨析。heretic意为“异教徒，异端分子”。fugitive意为“逃犯，逃亡者”。hermit意为“隐士，隐修者，遁世者”。veteran意为“老兵；经验丰富的人，老手”。根据空前的refused to see anyone和四个选项的含义可知，答案为[C]项。 
4． This spacious room is______furnished with just a few articles in it.
A．lightly
B．sparsely
C．hardly
D．rarely
正确答案：B
解析：本题考查副词词义辨析。根据空后的just a few articles可排除有否定意义的hardly(几乎不，简直不)和rarely(不常，难得)。lightly(少许，少量)修饰furnished语义不通，排除[A]项。因此，答案为sparsely(稀少，零星，疏疏落落地)。句意为：这间宽敞的房间里只是零零落落地摆了几件家具。 
5． By the end of the 19th century Arthur Rackham was devoting most of his time to book______, though he also drew for magazine.
A．illustration
B．designation
C．restoration
D．identification
正确答案：A
解析：本题考查名词词义辨析。根据空后的drew for magazine推断，Arthur Rackham(亚瑟．拉克姆)是位画家，空格所填名词应与图画有关，book illustration意为“图书插图；书籍插图”，故答案为[A]项。designation意为“名称，称号”。restoration意为“(旧建筑、家居的)修复，整修；(法律、税收、整体的)重新采用，恢复”。identification意为“身份证明；鉴定，验明，认出”。 
6． I could not wish for a more______occasion to announce my plan to enlarge our establishment.
A．benign
B．ominous
C．propitious
D．portentous
正确答案：C
解析：本题考查形容词词义辨析。根据空后内容可知，既然是宣布计划，那么应该一个合适的或有利的时机，故答案为propitious(吉利的，吉祥的，有利的)。benign意为“善良的，慈祥的”；ominous意为“不祥的，不吉利的”；portentous意为“预示(坏事)的凶兆的，征兆不祥的”。 
7． The effectiveness of government depends on the willingness of the governed to give up some degree of freedom and______the laws in return for the assurance of an orderly existence.
A．profit by
B．resort to
C．conform to
D．abide by
正确答案：B
解析：本题考查动词短语词义辨析。根据depends on the willingness of the governed(依靠被统治者的意愿)判断，本空所填短语应与give up并列，前一个为放弃部分自由，后一个应为诉诸法律，resort to意为“诉诸”，符合语义，故答案为[B]项。profit by意为“得益于”；conform to意为“遵守，适应，顺从”；abide by意为“遵守，履行”。 
8． She has taken a (n) ______to wearing my shoes around the house.
A．interest
B．fancy
C．crush
D．mania
正确答案：B
解析：本题考查固定用法。take a fancy to doing sth．为固定用法，意为“喜欢上做某事”，故答案为fancy。 
9． Ever since the rise of industrialism, education has been______towards producing workers.
A．harnessed
B．hatched
C．motivatedhermit
D．geared
正确答案：D
解析：本题考查动词词义辨析。根据题意“自从工业主义的兴起，教育已经向……生产工人”
可知，本空应填表示“适应”的动词，且能与towards搭配，只有gear符合语义及搭配要求，故为答案。sth．be geared to／towards，意为“适应于……”。harness意为“控制，利用”；hatch意为“筹划，图谋，策划”；motivate意为“作为……的动机，激励，激发”。 
10． Overindulgence______character as well as physical stamina.
A．debilitates
B．disregards
C．fortifies
D．strengthens
正确答案：A
解析：本题考查动词词义辨析。根据主语overindulgence(过分放纵，过分任性)判断，空格处应表示消极意义，故答案为debilitate(使虚弱，使衰弱)。disregards意为“不理会，漠视”，与语义不符；fortify(支持，增强，给……以勇气)和strengthen(加强，增强，巩固)与
语义相反，故均排除。 
11． We’ll______you for any damage done to your house while we are in it.
A．compensate
B．remedy
C．supplement
D．retrieve
正确答案：A
解析：本题考查动词词义辨析。根据空后的damage done to your house(对你房子造成的损坏)判断，应该给予补偿，故答案为compensate(补偿，弥补，抵消)。compensate sb．for sth．为固定搭配，意为“因……补偿某人”。remedy意为“补救办法，纠正办法”。supplement意为“增补(物)，补充(物)”。retrieve意为“挽回，补救”。 
12． For all their Continental______, Europeans can be remarkably lax about e-mail security.
A．fastidiousness
B．fraternity
C．frugality
D．futility
正确答案：A
解析：本题考查名词词义辨析。根据空后的“欧洲人对的安全态度马虎”推断，空格处所填词应表示“严格”，故答案为fastidiousness(严格)。fraternity意为“兄弟关系，友爱，博爱”；frugality意为“节约，节俭，俭朴”；futility意为“无益，无效”。 
13． At the______of his power, Powhatan ruled so many Algonquian tribes that he needed eight interpreters just to converse with members of his own affiliated tribes.
A．ascent
B．fatigue
C．sphere
D．zenith
正确答案：D
解析：本题考查名词词义辨析。根据空后的“波瓦坦统治很多阿尔冈部落”推断，应该是在他权力的鼎盛时期，故答案为zenith(鼎盛时期，顶峰)。ascent意为“上升，攀登”；fatigue意为“疲劳，劳累”；sphere意为“范围，领域”。 
14． We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago. ______we’ve had no further communication.
A．Thereof
B．Thereby
C．Thereafter
D．Thereabouts
正确答案：C
解析：本题考查副词词义辨析。根据前句“我们在两个月前的一个晚会上遇见的玛丽夫妇”和空后的“我们就再没有联系了”判断，前后两句是时间上的顺承关系，故答案为Thereafter(之后，以后)。Thereof意为“在其中；由此”。Thereby意为“因此，从而”。Thereabouts意为“近乎，大约，左右”。