英语考试资料3-整理过的-2003广东省历年学位英语试题

1广东省2003年成人本科毕业生申请学士学位外国语统一考卷英语试卷PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Direction:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Question16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.PassageoneIn1789theUSgovernmentpassedalawwhichsaidthatthelandoftheAmericanIndianscouldneverbetakenfromthemwithouttheiragreement.Onehundredyearslater,however,theIndianshadonlyaverysmallpartofthelandthatoriginallybelongedtothem.Howdidthisgreatinjusticeoccur?After1812whitesettlersbegantomovewestacrossNorthAmerica.Atfirst,thesettlersandtheIndianslivedinpeace.However,thenumberofsettlesincreasedgreatlyeveryyear,andslowlytheIndiansbegantoseethewhitesettlersinadangertotheirsurvival.Tofeedthemselves,thesettleskilledmoreandmorewildanimals.TheIndians,whodependedontheseanimalsforfood,hadtostruggleagainststarvation.Thesettlersalsobroughtwiththemmanydiseasewhichwerecommoninwhitesociety,butwhichwerenewfortheIndians.GreatnumbersofIndiansbecamesickanddied.Morelandwasneededfortheincreasingnumberofwhitesettlers.InWashington,theoldrespectfortherightsoftheIndiansdisappeared.TheoldpromisestotheIndianswerebroken;thefederalgovernmentbegantomovegroupsofIndiansfromtheiroriginalhomelandstoother,poorerpartsofthecountry.SomeIndiansreactedangrilyandviolentlytothistreatment.Theybegantoattackwhitesettlers,andtheIndiansWarsbegan.Forthirtyyears,untilthelate1880s.differentgroupsofIndiansfoughtagainsttheinjusticesofthewhiteman.Theyhadafewfamoussuccesses,buttheresultofthestrugglewasneverindoubt.Thereweretoomanywhitesoldiers,andtheyweretoopowerful,ManyIndianswerekilled;thesurvivorsweremovedfromtheirhomelandstodifferentareasofthecountry.Itwasaterriblechapterinthehistoryofacountrythatpromisedfreedomandequalitytoeveryone.16.WhatissaidaboutthelandoftheAmericanIndiansinthepassage?A)TheAmericanIndianshavefinallyregainedtherightoftheirownland.B)TheAmericanIndianshadveryfewsuccessesintheirfightagainsttheinjusticeofthewhiteman.C)TheUSlawaboutthelandoftheAmericanIndianswasviolatedassoonasitwaspassed.D)ThelandoftheAmericanIndianswastakenfromthemwithouttheircontent.17.WhydidAmericanIndiansbeginstoseethewhitesettlersasadangertothem?A)TheymadeAmericanIndiansworkhardwithoutpay.B)TheyviolatedanylawprotectingtherightoftheIndians.C)Theytookawaytheanimalsandsoldthemtootherwhitesettlers.2D)Thesettlerskilledtheanimalsandbroughtinnewdiseases.18.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“theoldrespectfortherightsoftheIndiansdisappears”?A)ThewhitesettlersbegantoignorethelawconcerningtherightsoftheIndiansB)ThegovernmentoftheUSneverhadanyrespectfortherightsoftheIndians.C)ThegovernmentOftheUSbegantoignoretherightsoftheIndians.C)ThegovernmentoftheUShasanewrespectfortherightsoftheIndians.19.HowdidtheIndiansreactwhentheUSgovernmentbegantomovethemofftheiroriginalland?A)Theybegantofightthewhites.B)Theybecamesickanddied.C)Theyhadtostruggleagainststarvation.D)Theybegantofindnewlandtolive.20.Whatistheauthor’sopinionaboutthetreatmentthattheIndiansreceivedfromtheUSgovernment?A)HebelievesthatthegovernmenttreatedtheIndiansveryunjustly?B)HebelievesthatthegovernmentalwaysrespectedtherightsoftheIndians.C)HebelievesthatthegovernmentshouldpassalawtoprotecttheIndians.D)HebelievesthatthegovernmentcannotbecriticizedforitstreatmentoftheIndians.Question21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.PassagetwoAtranslatormusthaveanexcellent,up-to-dateknowledgeofhissourcelanguage,fullfacilityinhehandlingofhistargetlanguage,whichwillbehismothertongueorlanguageofhabitualuse,andaknowledgeandunderstandingofthelatestsubject-matterinhisfieldsofspecialization.Thisis,asitwere,hisprofessionalequipment.Inadditiontothis,itisdesirablethatheshouldhaveaninquiringmind,wideinterests,agoodmemoryandtheabilitytograspquicklythebasicprinciplesofnewdevelopments.Heshouldbewillingtoworkonhisown,oftenathighspeeds,butshouldbehumbleenoughtoconsultothersshouldhisownknowledgenotalwaysproveadequatetothetaskinhand.Heshouldbeabletotypefairlyquicklyandaccuratelyand,ifheisworkingmainlyforpublication,shouldhavemorethananoddingacquaintancewithprintingtechniquesandproof-reading.Ifheisworkingbasicallyasaninformationtranslators,letussay,foranindustialfirm,heshouldhavetheflexibilityofmindtoenablehimtoswitchrapidlyfromonesourcelanguagetoanother,aswellasfromonesubject-mattertoanother,sincethisabilityisfrequentlyrequiredofhiminsuchwork.Bearinginmindthenatureofthetranslator’swork,i.e.theprocessingofthewrittenword,itis,strictlyspeaking,unnecessarythatheshouldbeabletospeakthelanguageheisdealingwith.Ifhedoesspeakthem,itisanadvantageratherthanahindrance(障碍),butthisskillisinmanywaysaluxury.21.The“sourcelanguages”mentionedbytheauthorinthefirstsentenceshouldbe______.A)thetranslator’snativelanguageB)ThelanguagesthetranslatorisproficientinC)thetranslator’slanguageofhabitualuseD)thelanguagethetranslatorspeaksaswellashisnativetongue.322.Whichofthefollowingdescriptionofatranslatorwouldfittheauthor’srequirements