vip是什么意思2014翻译硕士英语真题和部分答案(回忆版)

2021年1月22日发(作者：pennywise)

2014
年广东外语外贸大学研究生入学考试

翻译硕士英语

一、

选择题
30
道（
30
分）

选择题的前面
10
道左右是选自小说
The Light Between Oceans
《大洋之间的灯光》的原
文，
是从里面抠出几个空让我们选择合适的词汇 。
总体感觉是看上去很难，
很多不认识的词，
但其实考的点很简单，看不懂整句话也能 选出正确答案，比如考了
too
…
to
…
、
protest
against/at
、
just/barely
……
.
以下是根据小说原文回忆的部分真题，选项不全。

1
、
Isabel’s lips were pale and her eyes downcast. She still placed her hand fondly on her
stomach sometimes, before its flatness reminded her it was ____.

A. full


B. empty
2
、
Looking
into
those
eyes
was
like
looking
____God.

No
mask
or
pretense:
the
baby’s
defenselessness was overwhelming.
A. at the face of

B. on the face of
3
、
The Deputy Director of Lights lays claim to everything from the tubes for the burners to
the ink for the logs, ____ the brooms in the cupboard ____ the boot scraper by the door.

A. to
…
from
…
B. from
…
to
…


4
、
But there was something about ____ of this one
A.

quiet

B.

the quiet

C.

quietness

D.

the quietness
5
、
As they hiked up the path, Isabel was silhouetted ____ a washing line of nappies strung
out like signal flags flapping in the brisk wind
.
A. at


B. on


C. of


D. against
6
、
and prayed to be ____ of the gifts He showered on her.

A. worth B. worthy C. worthless D. priceless

二、

阅读
4< br>篇，其中
10
道选择题，
5
道自己组织语言回答的问题，即
p araphrase
。
（
40
分）


Part A
：
（
20
分）

第一篇阅读是专八真题
:

Cooperative
competition.
Competitive
cooperation.
Confused?
Airline
alliances
have
travelers scratching their heads over what s going on in the skies. Some folks view alliances as a
blessing to travelers, offering seamless travel, reduced fares and enhanced frequent-flyer benefits.
Others
see
a
conspiracy
of
big
businesses,
causing
decreased
competition,
increased
fares
and
fewer choices. Whatever your opinion, there's no escaping airline alliances: the marketing hype is
unrelenting, with each of the two mega- groupings, One world and Star Alliance, promoting itself
as the best choice for all travelers. And, even if you turn away from their ads, chances are they will
figure
in
any
of
your
travel
plans.
By
the
end
of
the
year,
One
world
and
Star
Alliance
will
between them control more than 40% of the traffic in the sky. Some pundits predict that figure will
be more like 75% in 10 years.
But why, after years of often ferocious competition, have airlines decided to band together?
Let's
just
say
the
timing
is
mutually
convenient.
North
American
airlines,
having
exhausted
all
means of earning customer loyalty at home, have been looking for ways to reach out to foreign


flyers.
Asian
carriers
are
still
hurting
from
the
region-wide
economic
downturn
that
began
two
years ago-just when some of the airlines were taking delivery of new aircraft. Alliances also allow
carriers to cut costs and increase profits by pooling manpower resources on the ground
（
rather
than each airline maintaining its own ground crew
）
and code- sharing-the practice of two partners
selling tickets and operating only one aircraft.
So alliances are terrific for airlines-but are they good for the passenger? Absolutely, say the
airlines: think of the lounges, the joint FFP
（
frequent flyer program
）
benefits, the round-the-world
fares, and the global service networks. Then there's the promise of
say,
travel
from
Singapore
to
Rome
to
New
York
to
Rio
de
Janeiro,
all
on
one
ticket,
without
having to wait hours for connections or worry about your bags. Sounds utopian? Peter Buecking,
Cathay Pacific's director of sales and marketing, thinks that seamless travel is still evolving.
fair to say that these links are only in their infancy. The key to seamlessness rests in infrastructure
and
information
sharing.
We're
working
on
this.
Henry
Ma,
spokesperson
for
Star
Alliance
in
Hong Kong, lists some of the other benefits for consumers:
making
connections
and
planning
their
itineraries.
Ma
claims
alliances
also
assure
passengers
consistent service standards.
Critics of alliances say the much-touted benefits to the consumer are mostly pie in the sky,
that alliances are all about reducing costs for the airlines, rationalizing services and running joint
marketing
programs.
Jeff
Blyskal,
associate
editor
of
Consumer
Reports
magazine,
says
the
promotional ballyhoo over alliances is much ado about nothing.
consumers: alliances are just a marketing gimmick. And as far as seamless travel goes, I'll believe
it
when
I
see
it.
Most
airlines
can't
even
get
their
own
connections
under
control,
let
alone
coordinate with another airline.
Blyskal
believes
alliances
will
ultimately
result
in
decreased
flight
choices
and
increased
costs for consumers.
Instead of two airlines competing
and each operating a flight on the same
route at 70% capacity, the allied pair will share the route and run one full flight. Since fewer seats
will be available, passengers will be obliged to pay more for tickets.
The truth about alliances and their merits probably lies somewhere between the travel utopia
presented by the players and the evil empires portrayed by their critics. And how much they affect
you depends on what kind of traveler you are.
Those who've already made the elite grade in the FFP of a major airline stand to benefit the
most when it joins an alliance: then they enjoy the FFP perks and advantages on any and all of the
member carriers. For example, if you re a Marco Polo Club
Asia Miles FFP, you will automatically be treated as a valuable customer by all members of One
world, of which Cathay Pacific is a member-even if you've never flown with them before.
For
those
who
haven't
made
the
top
grade
in
any
FFP,
alliances
might
be
a
way
of
simplifying the earning of frequent flyer miles. For example, I belong to United Airline's Mileage


Plus and generally fly less than 25,000 miles a year. But I earn miles with every flight I take on
Star Alliance member-All Nippon Airways and Thai Airways.
If you fly less than I do, you might be smarter to stay out of the FFP game altogether. Hunt
for bargains when booking flights and
you
might be able to save enough to take that extra trip
anyway.
The
only
real
benefit
infrequent
flyers
can
draw
from
an
alliance
is
an
inexpensive
round-the-world fare.
The
bottom
line:
for
all
the
marketing
hype,
alliances
aren't
all
things
to
all
people-but
everybody can get some benefit out of them.

1
. Which is the best word to describe air travelers’ reaction to airline alliances?

A) Delight.
C) Objection.
B) Indifference.
D) Puzzlement.

2.

According to the passage, setting up airline alliances will chiefly benefit ______.
A) North American airlines and their domestic travelers
B) North American airlines and their foreign counterparts
C) Asian airlines and their foreign travelers
D) Asian airlines and their domestic travelers

3.

Which of the following is NOT a perceived advantage of alliances?


A) Baggage allowance.
B) Passenger comfort.
C) Convenience.
D) Quality

4.

One
disadvantage
of
alliances
foreseen
by
the
critics
is
that
air
travel
may
be
more
expensive as a result of ______.
A) less convenience
B) higher operation costs
C) less competition
D) more joint marketing

5.

According to the passage, which of the following categories of travelers will gain most
from airline alliances?
A) Travelers who fly frequently economy class.
B) Travelers who fly frequently business class.
C) Travelers who fly occasionally during holidays.
D) Travelers who fly economy class once in a while.

第二篇阅读原文（选自经济学人）


IN THIS week’s issue,
we have a piece looking at the dramatic wave of southern European