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西安外国语大学 2011年翻译硕士专业学位研究生招生试题 科目：翻译硕士英语（代码：211） A卷 注意事项： 1. 请核对本场考试科目及代码与你所报考专业的考试安排是否一致。 2. 请一定使用黑色、蓝色钢笔、圆珠笔或签字笔，铅笔答题无效。 3. 请在专业答题纸上的规定区域清楚地填写自己的姓名和准考证号码。 4. 请按照考题顺序在专业答题纸上依次作答，在试卷上答题无效。 5. 本科目总分为100分，答题时间为3小时，请掌握好答题时间。 6. 考试结束后，请将试题和答题纸一并装入考试专用试题袋，并及时交回。 Task One: Vocabulary and Grammatical StructureSection ADirections: This section is designed to test your ability to interpret the meanings of words in different contexts. Read each of the following sentences carefully and select one word or phrase from the four choices that is closest in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence, and then write your answer on the Answer Sheet. (20%) 1. Psychologists have done extensive studies of how well patients comply with doctors orders. [A] obey [B] understand[C] improve with [D] agree with 2. Stars are composed of intensely hot gases and derive their energy from nuclear reactions occurring in the interiors. [A]extremely [B]uniformly[C]explosively [D] continually 3. From1775 to 1776 the Americans undertook an unsuccessful campaign against the British in Canada. [A] wage [B] headed[C] Paid for [D] attended to 4. Because of its old mannerisms, the praying mantis has always intrigued human beings. [A]fascinate [B]aggravated[C]offended [D]terrified 5. Industrial self-sufficiency in the United States developed simultaneously with the mass production of textiles in New England. [A]smoothly [B]concurrently[C]effectively [D]spontaneously 6. The initial appearance of the silver three-cent piece coincided with the first issue of three-cent stamps in 1851. [A] occurred at the same time as [B] collided with[C] was necessitated by [D] was similar to 7. Chicago’s O’ Hare International Airport accommodates forty-four million passengers per year. [A] amazes [B] lures[C] handles [D] counts 8. Regional planning deals with proposals concerning outlying communities and highways as well as with urban affairs. [A] outlandish [B] exclusive[C] exempted [D] remote 9. The introduction