2016年中南大学翻译硕士MTI真题答案解析
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第1卷：基础英语
Part 1: Grammar and V ocabulary. （25 POINTS）
01. Is vanity one of the seven deadly sins?
A. foolishness
B. sanity
C. pride
D. selfishness
02. The child was uncomfortable under the scrutiny of his grandfather.
A. examination
B. weight
C. gaze
D. attention
03. Professor Bright likes to ramble during her lectures.
A. mumble
B. ruminate
C. wonder
D. wander
04. The teacher is very exacting about his students’penmanship.
A. lenient
B. demanding
C. careful
D. meticulous
05. There are rumors of an economic menace from the dairy cooperatives.
A. problem
B. ultimatum
C. disaster
D. threat
06. The driver was baffled when his turn signal wouldn’t work.
A. confused
B. surprised
C. angered
D. dismayed
07. The father gave his son a horse, which was considered extravagant by the rest of the family.
A. exorbitant
B. crazy
C. unwise
D. generous
08. After the boy was hit on the head, he had no recollection of anything that had happened before.
A. memoir
B. member
C. memory
D. memento
09. The little girls were commended for their wonderful dance presentation.
A. recommended
B. respected
C. pleased
D. praised
10. It would be a blessing for the human race if the mosquito could be eradicated.
A. wiped up
B. wiped away
C. wiped off
D. wiped out
11. The clamorous group of children enjoyed the park all afternoon.
A. nosy
B. noxious
C. noisy
D. noisome
12. The flood waters began to abate as soon as the rain ceased.
A. diminish
B. dim
C. deem
D. dilute
13. New York City’s Brooklyn area holds 2. 2 million diverse and disputatious people.
A. disreputable
B. argumentative
C. arbitrary
D. ardent
14. Few visitors care that the neighborhood is dominated by high rises and skyscrapers.
A. overlooked
B. overthrown
C. over passed
D. overshadowed
15. With the new leadership there came sweeping change.
A. uprooting
B. wide-reaching
C. reaching
D. specific
16. The sudden bankruptcy of these financial giants threw the investors ____ and caused them to ____.
A. in a panic/stampede
B. in a panic/panic
C. in confusion/hold their stocks
D. in despair/withdraw gradually
