全国2011年7月高等教育自学考试

　　英语翻译试题

　　课程代码：00087

　　I.Multiple Choice Questions (30 points, 2 points for each)

　　A.Directions: This part consists of ten sentences, each followed by four different versions marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that is the closest equivalent of the original in terms of meaning and expressiveness.

　　1.Ignoring the chair offered him, Chu The stood squarely before this youth more than ten years his junior. (　　)

　　A.朱德顾不得拉过来的椅子，端端正正地站在这个比他年轻十岁的青年面前。

　　B.顾不得拉过来的椅子，朱德端端正正地站在这个比他年轻十岁的青年面前。

　　C.端端正正地站在这个比他年轻十岁的青年面前，朱德顾不得拉过来的椅子。

　　D.朱德站在这个比他年轻十岁的青年面前，端端正正地，顾不得拉过来的椅子。

　　2.Two things are outstanding in the creation of the English system of canals, and they characterize all the Industrial Revolution.(　　)

　　A.在修建英国的运河网的过程中，有两点是非常突出的，而他们也正是整个工业革命的特点。

　　B.在修建英国的运河网的过程中，有两点是非常突出的，也正是这两点使整个工业革命具有了特点。

　　C.在英国的运河网的创造中，有两点是非常突出的，而这两点也正是整个工业革命的特点。

　　D.在修建英国的运河网的过程中，有两点是非常突出的，而这两点也正是整个工业革命的特点。

　　3.Their galabias and turbans stained by the sweat and dirt of a long day’s work, they sat in front of a wayside shop, enjoying the best things in life along the Nile.(　　)

　　A.袍子和头巾上又是汗，又是土，他们干了一天活儿。这时候，他们坐在路旁一家商店门口，享受尼罗河沿岸人们生活里最大的乐事。

　　B.他们干了一天活儿，袍子和头巾上又是汗，又是土。这时候，他们坐在一家商店门口的路旁，享受尼罗河沿岸人们生活里最大的乐事。

　　C.他们干了一天活儿，袍子和头巾被汗和土玷污。这时候，他们坐在路旁一家商店门口，享受尼罗河沿岸人们生活里最大的乐事。

　　D.他们干了一天活儿，袍子和头巾上又是汗，又是土。这时候，他们坐在路旁一家商店门口，享受尼罗河沿岸人们生活里最大的乐事。

　　4.Per capita GNP has grown at an average rate of 7.6% from 1980-1992.(　　)

　　A.从1980到1992年，人均国民生产总值平均增长率为7.6%。

　　B.1980和1992年，人均国民生产总值平均增长为7.6%。

　　C.从1980到1992年，人均国民生产总值平均增长到7.6%。

　　D.从1980到1992年，人均国民生产总值平均增长率超过7.6%。

　　5.A powerful indictment of America’s disregard of ecology, Silent Spring was aimed chiefly at the wholesale use of chemical pesticides, especially DDT.(　　)

　　A.一个对美国之忽视生态的有力控诉，《沉默的春天》主要是针对大规模使用农药——特别是滴滴涕。

　　B.《沉默的春天》是一个对美国之忽视生态的有力控诉，它主要是针对大规模使用农药——特别是滴滴涕。

　　C.作为对美国之忽视生态的有力控诉，《沉默的春天》主要是针对大规模使用农药——特别是滴滴涕。

　　D.《沉默的春天》有力地控诉了美国之忽视生态，它主要是针对大规模使用农药——特别是滴滴涕。

　　6.她口角边渐渐的有了笑影，脸上也白胖了。(　　)

　　A.Little by little the trace of a smile appeared at the corners of her mouth, but her face became whiter and plumper.

　　B.Little by little the trace of a smile appeared at the corners of her mouth, so her face became whiter and plumper.

　　C.Little by little the trace of a smile appeared at the corners of her mouth, while her face became whiter and plumper.

　　D.Little by little the trace of a smile appeared at the corners of her mouth, when her face became whiter and plumper.

　　7.我家里生活苦，父亲做小买卖，妈妈是家庭妇女，弟弟妹妹多。(　　)

　　A.My family hard up, with Father a peddler, Mother a housewife, and so many children to feed.

　　B.My family hard up, with Father is a peddler, Mother is a housewife, and so many children need to feed.

　　C.My family was hard up, with Father a peddler, Mother a housewife, and so many children to feed.

　　D.My family was hard up, with Father is a peddler, Mother is a housewife, and so many children need to feed.

　　8.中国作为一个发展中的沿海大国，国民经济要持续发展，必须把海洋的开发和保护作为一项长期的战略任务。(　　)

　　A.China must take exploitation and protection of the ocean for a long-term strategic task before it can achieve the sustainable development of its national economy.

　　B.China must take exploitation and protection of the ocean as a long-term strategic task before China can achieve the sustainable development of its national economy.

　　C.China must take exploitation and protection of the ocean as a long-term strategic task before it can achieve the sustainable development of its national economy.

　　D.China must take exploitation and protection of the ocean for a long-term strategic task before China can achieve the sustainable development of its national economy.

　　9.能为他的这本散文集子作序，我觉得很荣幸。(　　)

　　A.I find it a great honor to be asked to write a preface to this collection of his essays.

　　B.I find it a big honor to be asked to write a preface to this collection of his essays.

　　C.I find it a great honor to ask to write a preface to this collection of his essays.

　　D.I find it a big honor to ask to write a preface to this collection of his essays.

　　10.先有哈佛，后有美利坚合众国，这说明了哈佛在美国历史上的地位。(　　)

　　A.The fact that Harvard was founded before the United States of America testifies to the position in the American history.

　　B.The fact of Harvard was founded before the United States of America testifies to its position in the American history.

　　C.The fact that Harvard was founded before the United States of America testifies to its position in the American history.

　　D.The fact that Harvard was founded before the United States of America testifies its position in the American history.

　　B.Directions: This part consists of five unfinished statements, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that best completes each statement.

　　11.傅雷的翻译主张是(　　)

　　A.重神似不重形似。

　　B.重形似不重神似。

　　C.既重形似也重神似。

　　D.既不重形似也不重神似。

　　12.周煦良先生在“翻译三论”一文中说，严复的“信、达、雅”翻译标准中“雅”字应当作为__________来讲。(　　)

　　A.文雅

　　B.优雅

　　C.正式

　　D.得体

　　13.“That the Translation should give a complete transcript of the ideas of the original work; That the style and manner of writing should be of the same character with that of the original; That the Translation should have all the ease of original composition.”以上观点是__________提出的。 (　　)

　　A.A.F. Tytler

　　B.巴尔胡达罗夫

　　C.费道罗夫

　　D.恩格斯

　　14.下列关于断句与并句的说法，正确的是(　　)

　　A.就汉译英而论，断句的情况是很多的，而并句的情况是个别的。

　　B.就英译汉而论，断句的情况是很多的，而并句的情况是个别的。

　　C.就汉译英而论，并句的情况是很多的，而断句的情况是个别的。

　　D.就英译汉而论，并句的情况是很多的，而断句的情况是个别的。

　　15.原文：He wished that he had asked her to dance, and that he knew her name.(　　)

　　译文：他真希望自己当时请她跳了舞，现在又知道她的芳名，那该有多好。

　　本句中运用的主要翻译方法是

　　A.增词

　　B.减词

　　C.换词

　　D.省略