李永乐 数学讲师
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河北工程大学2024考研真题:翻译硕士英语211
PartIREADING(40points,2pointsforeachitem)
Directions:Thereare4passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome
questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletter
onAnswerSheet.PASSAGE1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AccordingtothemajorityofAmericans,womenareeverybitascapableofbeinggood
politicalleadersasmen.Thesamecanbesaidoftheirabilitytodominatethecorporate
boardroom.AndaccordingtoanewPewResearchCentersurveyonwomenandleadership,mostAmericansfindwomenindistinguishablefrommenonkeyleadershiptraitssuchas
intelligenceandcapacityforinnovation,withmanysayingthey'restrongerthanmeninterms
ofbeingpassionateandorganizedleaders.Sowhy,then,arewomeninshortsupplyatthetopofgovernmentandbusinessinthe
UnitedStates?Accordingtothepublic,atleast,it'snotthattheylacktoughness,management
talentorproperskillsets.It’salsonotallaboutwork-lifebalance.Althougheconomicresearchandprevious
surveyfindingshaveshownthatcareerinterruptionsrelatedtomotherhoodmaymakeit
harderforwomentoadvanceintheircareersandcompetefortopexecutivejobs,relatively
fewadultsintherecentsurveypointtothisasakeybarrierforwomenseekingleadership
roles.Onlyaboutone-in-fivesaywomen'sfamilyresponsibilitiesareamajorreasonwhy
therearen'tmorefemalesintopleadershippositionsinbusinessandpolitics.Instead,toppingthelistofreasons,aboutfour-in-tenAmericanspointtoadouble
standardforwomenseekingtoclimbtothehighestlevelsofeitherpoliticsorbusiness,where
theyhavetodomorethantheirmalecounterpartstoprovethemselves.Similarsharessaythe
electorate(选民)andcorporateAmericaarejustnotreadytoputmorewomenintop
leadershippositions.Asaresult,thepublicisdividedaboutwhethertheimbalanceincorporateAmericawill
changeintheforeseeablefuture,eventhoughwomenhavemademajoradvancesinthe
workplace.While53%believemenwillcontinuetoholdmoretopexecutivepositionsin
businessinthefuture,44%sayit'sonlyamatteroftimebeforeasmanywomenareintop
executivepositionsasmen.Americansarelessdoubtfulwhenitcomestopolitics:73%expect
toseeafemalepresidentintheirlifetime.1.WhatdomostAmericansthinkofwomenleadersaccordingtoanewPewResearchCenter
survey?
A.Theyhavetodomoretodistinguishthemselves.B.Theyhavetostrivehardertowintheirpositions.C.Theyarestrongerthanmenintermsofwillpower.D.Theyarejustasintelligentandinnovativeasmen.2.Whatdowelearnfromprevioussurveyfindingsaboutwomenseekingleadershiproles?
A.Theyhaveunconquerabledifficultiesontheirwaytosuccess.B.Theyarelackinginconfidencewhencompetingwithmen.C.Theirfailuresmayhavesomethingtodowithfamilyduties.D.Relativelyfewarehinderedintheircareeradvancement.3.Whatistheprimaryfactorkeepingwomenfromtakingtopleadershippositionsaccording
totherecentsurvey?
A.Personalitytraits.B.Genderbias.C.Familyresponsibilities.D.Lackofvacancies.4.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutcorporateAmericainthenearfuture?
A.Moreandmorewomenwillsitintheboardroom.B.Genderimbalanceinleadershipislikelytochange.C.Thepublicisundecidedaboutwhetherwomenwillmakegoodleaders.D.Peoplehaveopposingopinionsastowhetheritwillhavemorewomenleaders.5.WhatdomostAmericansexpecttoseesoononAmerica'spoliticalstage?
A.Awomaninthehighestpositionofgovernment.B.Moreandmorewomenactivelyengagedinpolitics.C.Amajorityofwomenvotingforafemalepresident.D.Asmanywomenintopgovernmentpositionsasmen.PASSAGE2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.OfficialsattheWhiteHouseannouncedanewspacepolicyfocusedonmanagingthe
increasingnumberofsatellitesthatcompaniesandgovernmentsarelaunchingintospace.SpacePolicyDirective-3laysoutgeneralguidelinesfortheUnitedStatestomitigate(缓解)
theeffectsofspacedebrisandtrackandmanagetrafficinspace.ThispolicysetsthestagefortheDepartmentofCommercetotakeoverthemanagement
oftrafficinspace.Thedepartmentwillmakesurethatnewlylaunchedsatellitesdon’tuse
radiofrequenciesthatwouldinterferewithexistingsatellites,andschedulewhensuchnew
satellitescanbelaunched.ThisonlyappliestoAmericanspaceactivities,butthehopeisthat
itwillhelpstandardizeasetofnormsinthedawningcommercialspaceflightindustry
throughouttheworld.Space,especiallythespacedirectlyaroundourplanet,isgettingmorecrowdedasmore
governmentsandcompanieslaunchsatellites.Oneimpetusforthepolicyisthatcompanies
arealreadystartingtobuildmassiveconstellations(星座),comprisinghundredsorthousands
ofsatelliteswithmanymovingpartsamongthem.Withsomuchstuffinspace,andalimited
areaaroundourplanet,thegovernmentwantstoreducethechancesofacollision.Twoor
moresatellitesslammingintoeachothercouldcreatemanymoreout-of-controlbitsthat
wouldposeevenmorehazardstothegrowingcollectionofsatellitesinspace.Andit’snotlikethishasn’thappenedbefore.In2009anoldRussiancraftslammedinto
acommunicationssatellite,creatingacloudofhundredsofpiecesofdebrisandputtingother
hardwareatrisk.JournalistSarahScolesreportsthatNASAcurrentlytracksabout24,000
objectsinspace,andin2016theAirForcehadtoissue3,995,874warningstosatelliteowners
alertingthemtoapotentialnearbythreatfromanothersatelliteorbitofdebris.That’swhythisnewpolicyalsoincludesdirectionstoupdatethecurrentU.S.GovernmentOrbitalDebrisMitigationStandardPractices,whichalreadyrequireanyentity
thatlaunchesasatelliteorspacecrafttovigorouslyanalyzethelikelihoodthatanyoftheir
actions,fromanunexpectedfailureornormaloperations,willcreatemorespacedebris.It
includesaccountingforanypieceofdebristheyplantoreleaseover5mmthatmightstayin
orbitfor25yearsormore.Itmightseemsurprisingtothinkaboutanitemstayinginspacefor
thatlong,buttheoldestsatellitestillinorbit-Vanguard1-turned60in2018.Agenciesandcompaniesthroughouttheworldareworkingondevelopingtechnology
thatwoulddisposeoforcapturespacedebrisbeforeitcausesseriousdamage.Butfornow,theU.S.governmentismorefocusedonpreventingnewdebrisfromformingthantakingthe
trashoutoforbit.6.WhatisthepurposeofthenewU.S.spacepolicy?
A)Tolayoutgeneralguidelinesforspaceexploration.B)Toencouragecompaniestojoininspaceprograms.C)Tomakethebestuseofsatellitesinspace.D)Toimprovetrafficconditionsinspace.7.WhatistheDepartmentofCommerceexpectedtodounderthenewpolicy?
A)Reducedebrisinspace.B)Monitorsatelliteoperations.C)Regulatethelaunchingofnewsatellites.D)Updatesatellitecommunicationstechnology.8.WhatdoestheU.S.governmenthopetodowiththenewspacepolicy?
A)Setinternationalstandardsforthespaceflightindustry.B)Monopolizespaceindustrybydevelopingasetofnorms.C)Facilitatecommercialspaceflightsthroughouttheworld.D)Promoteinternationalcollaborationinspaceexploration.9.WhatisaspacevehiclelaunchingentityrequiredtodoaccordingtothecurrentU.S.GovernmentOrbitalDebrisMitigationStandardPractices?
A)Giveanestimateofhowlongitsdebriswillstayinspace.B)Accountforthedebrisithasreleasedintospaceatanytime.C)Provideadetailedplanformanagingthespacedebrisitcreates.
D)Makeathoroughanalysisofanypossibleadditiontospacedebris.10.Whatarespaceagenciesandcompaniesaimingtodoatpresent?
A)Recycleusedspacevehiclesbeforetheyturnintodebris.B)Developtechnologytoaddressthespacedebrisproblem.C)Limittheamountofdebrisenteringspace.D)Cooperatecloselytoretrievespacedebris.PASSAGE3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ProfessorStephenHawkinghaswarnedthatthecreationofpowerfulartificial
intelligence(AI)willbe“eitherthebest,ortheworstthing,evertohappentohumanity”,and
praisedthecreationofanacademicinstitutededicatedtoresearchingthefutureofintelligence
as“crucialtothefutureofourcivilizationandourspecies”.HawkingwasspeakingattheopeningoftheLeverhulmeCentrefortheFutureof
Intelligence(LCFI)atCambridgeUniversity,amulti-disciplinaryinstitutethatwillattemptto
tacklesomeoftheopen-endedquestionsraisedbytherapidpaceofdevelopmentinAI
research.“Wespendagreatdealoftimestudyinghistory,”Hawkingsaid,“which,let’sfaceit,ismostlythehistoryofstupidity.Soit’sawelcomechangethatpeoplearestudyinginstead
thefutureofintelligence.”Whiletheworld-renownedphysicisthasoftenbeencautiousaboutAI,raisingconcerns
thathumanitycouldbethearchitectofitsowndestructionifitcreatesasuper-intelligence
withawillofitsown,hewasalsoquicktohighlightthepositivesthatAIresearchcanbring.“Thepotentialbenefitsofcreatingintelligencearehuge,”hesaid.“Wecannotpredictwhatwe
mightachievewhenourownmindsareamplifiedbyAI.Perhapswiththetoolsofthisnew
technologicalrevolution,wewillbeabletoundosomeofthedamagedonetothenatural
worldbythelastone-industrialization.Andsurelywewillaimtofinallyeradicatediseaseand
poverty.Andeveryaspectofourliveswillbetransformed.Inshort,successincreatingAI
couldbethebiggesteventinthehistoryofourcivilization.”HuwPrice,thecenter’sacademicdirectorandtheBertrandRussellprofessorof
philosophyatCambridgeUniversity,whereHawkingisalsoanacademic,saidthatthecenter
cameaboutpartiallyasaresultoftheuniversity’sCentreforExistentialRisk.Thatinstitute
examinedawiderrangeofpotentialproblemsforhumanity,whiletheLCFIhasanarrow
focus.AIpioneerMargaretBoden,professorofcognitivescienceattheUniversityofSussex,praisedtheprogressofsuchdiscussions.Asrecentlyas2009,shesaid,thetopicwasn’ttaken
seriously,evenamongAIresearchers.“AIishugelyexciting,”shesaid,“butithaslimitations,whichpresentgravedangersgivenuncriticaluse.”TheacademiccommunityisnotaloneinwarningaboutthepotentialdangersofAIaswellas
thepotentialbenefits.Anumberofpioneersfromthetechnologyindustry,mostfamouslythe
entrepreneurElonMusk,havealsoexpressedtheirconcernsaboutthedamagethata
super-intelligentAIcoulddotohumanity.11.WhatdidStephenHawkingthinkofartificialintelligence?
A)Itwouldbevitaltotheprogressofhumancivilization.B)Itmightbeablessingoradisasterinthemaking.C)Itmightpresentchallengesaswellasopportunities.D)Itwouldbeasignificantexpansionofhumanintelligence.12.WhatdidHawkingsayaboutthecreationoftheLCFI?
A)ItwouldacceleratetheprogressofAIresearch.B)ItwouldmarkastepforwardintheAIindustry.C)Itwasextremelyimportanttothedestinyofhumankind.D)Itwasanachievementofmulti-disciplinarycollaboration.13.WhatdidHawkingsaywasawelcomechangeinAIresearch?
A)Theshiftofresearchfocusfromthepasttothefuture.B)Theshiftofresearchfromtheorytoimplementation.C)ThegreateremphasisonthenegativeimpactofAI.D)Theincreasingawarenessofmankind’spaststupidity.14.WhatconcernsdidHawkingraiseaboutAI?
A)Itmayexceedhumanintelligencesoonerorlater.B)Itmayultimatelyover-amplifythehumanmind.C)Super-intelligencemaycauseitsowndestruction.D)Super-intelligencemayeventuallyruinmankind.15.Whatdowelearnaboutsomeentrepreneursfromthetechnologyindustry?
A)Theyaremuchinfluencedbytheacademiccommunity.B)TheyaremostlikelytobenefitfromAIdevelopment.C)TheysharethesameconcernsaboutAIasacademics.D)TheybelievetheycankeepAIunderhumancontrol.PASSAGE4Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.I’vewrittenthisarticleandyou5rereadingit.Sowearemembersofthesameclub.We5rebothliterate—wecanreadandwrite.Andwebothprobablyfeelthatliteracyis
essentialtoourlives.Butmillionsofpeopleallovertheworldareilliterate.Evenin
industrializedWesterncountries,suchastheUKandtheUSA,approximately20%ofthe
populationhavet4lowliteracylevels55.Butwhatexactlydoesthatmean?
Myparentsbothleftschoolat14.Theycouldreadandwrite,butexceptforaquicklook
atthedailynewspaper,readingandwritingdidn’tplayabigpartintheirlives.Therewere
veryfewbooksinthehouse.Mymotherwasamazedbecausethewomanwholivednextdoor
alwayswrotealistofwhatsheneededbeforeshewenttothesupermarket.Whycouldn’tshe
remember?Welaughedaboutthatforweeks.Ourfamilydidn5twritelists!AndwhenIwas
only14yearsoldmyfathergavemeanimportantletterthathe'dwrittentothebankand
askedmetocheckitforgrammarandspellingmistakes.Andtherewerequitealot.Henever
usuallywrotelettersorpostcardsorevenChristmascards.Sowhenhehadtowritehewasn5t
comfortableorconfident.Doesthatmeanthatmyfatherhad“lowlevelofliteracy”?Idon’t
thinkso.Therearelotsofdifferentdefinitionsofliteracy.Someexpertsdefineitashavingthe
readingandwritingskillsthatyouneedtobeindependentinyoureverydaylife.So,for
example,ifyoucanreadinstructions,writeacheque,fillinaform—anythingthatyouneedto
doineverydaylife—thenyouare“functionallyliterate”.Otherpeoplesaythatyouareilliterateifyouthinkthatyouareilliterate.Inotherwords,ifyoufeelthatyoucanreadorwriteaswellasyouwouldliketo.Ifyouliveinasocietywheremostpeopleareliterate,thenyouwillfeelashamedor
embarrassedandavoidsituationsinwhichyouhavetoreadorwrite.Thefatherofafriendof
minefinallyadmittedtohisfamilythathecouldn'treadwhenhewas45yearsold.Hebought
thenewspapereverydayandpretendedtoreadit—andbelieveitornot,hisfamilyhadno
idea.Weoftenforgetthatwritingisarecentinvention.Manyyearsago,theworduliterate,5
meantbeingabletocommunicatewellinspeaking,inotherwordswhatwenowcall“articulate”.Storytellingwasanimportantactivityinthepastandstillistodayinsome
societies.Readingwasoftenaco-operativeactivity—someonewouldreadaloudtoagroup,oftenfromareligioustextsuchastheKoranortheBible.Onlyahundredyearsago,intheUnitedStates,youwereconsideredtobeliterateifyou
couldsignyournametoapieceofpaper.Itwasanimportantskill.Youwerenotallowedto
voteifyoucouldn5tsignthevotingregister,soliteracywasconnectedwithpoliticalrights,andmanypeoplewereexcludedfromthedemocraticprocess.Nowadaysweseereadingandwritingasbeingconnected,butthatwasn’tsointhepast.Manypeoplecouldread,butnotwrite.Writingwasaskilledprofession.Ifyouneeded
somethingwrittenthenyoupaidanexperttowriteitforyou.Andofcourse,richandimportantpeoplehavealwaysemployedpeopletowritethings
forthem.Importantcompanybossesdictatedletterstotheirsecretariesorpersonalassistants.Andnowwithnewcomputersoftwareyoucandictatedirectlytoyourcomputer.Beingilliteratecanhaveabigeffectonpeople’slives.Forexample,astudyintheUK
showedthatpeoplewhowriteandspellbadlyareseenascareless,immatureandunreliable,andoftenunintelligent.Soitismoredifficultforthemtofindjobs,evenwhenreadingand
writingarenotnecessaryforthework.Worldwidestatisticsshowthatliteracyproblemsareassociatedwithpovertyandalack
ofpoliticalpower.Morewomenthanmenareilliterate.Illiteratepeoplehaveworsehealth,biggerfamiliesandaremorelikelytogotoprison.Soliteracycampaignsmustbeagood
thing.Butdon’tforgetthatanilliterateperson,orsomeonewithalowleveloliteracy,isn't
necessarilystupidorignorant,andmaynotbeunhappyatall.Knowledgeandwisdomisn’t
onlyfoundinwriting.16.ChoosethebestexpressionbellowtoreplacetheunderlinedpartinPara.4.A)or
B)though
C)like
D)incase
17.WhydoestheauthorgivetwoexamplesinPara.2?
A)Toshowthatliteracyisinterpretedindifferentways.B)ToshowthatFatherwasmoreliteratethanMother.C)Toindicatehowimportantreadingandwritingare.D)Tocomparethelevelofliteracybetweenneighbors.18.Accordingtotheauthor,thefollowingaresomeofthedefiningfeaturesofliteracy
EXCEPT
A)psychological
B)functional
C)social
D)independent
19.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutreadingandwritingisCORRECT?
A)Readingandwritinghavealwaysbeenregardedasequallydifficult.B)Peoplehadtoreadandwritewellinordertobeallowedtovote.C)Readingoftenrequiresmoreimmediateinteractionthanwriting.D)Readingandwritinghavealwaysbeenviewedasbeingconnected.20.Whatdothelasttwoparagraphsmainlyfocuson?
A)Effectsofilliteracyandemploymentproblems.B)Effectsofilliteracyandassociatedproblems.C)Effectsofilliteracyonone’spersonalitydevelopment.D)Effectsofilliteracyonwomen’scareerdevelopment.PartIITRANSLATION(30points)
Directions:Forthispart,therearetwotasks.Youareallowedtotranslateapassage
fromChineseintoEnglishandapassagefromEnglishintoChinese.Youshouldwrite
youransweronAnswerSheet.TRANSLATIONTASK1TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChinese(15points).Onemustrecognizetheveryconsiderablemultiplicationofdisciplinesinthesciences
whichbywideningthetotalareaofadvancedstudieshasproducedanenormousnumbersof
specialistswhoseparticularinterestsarepreciselydefined.Associatedwiththisisthegrowth
ofspecialistperiodicalswhichenablescholarstobecomeawareofwhatishappeningin
differentcentersofresearchandtomeeteachotherinconferences.Fromthesemeetingscome
thepersonalrelationshipswhichareatthebottomofalmostschemesofcooperation.Butathe
specializationshaveincreasedinnumberandnarrowedinrangetherehasbeenanopposite
movementtowardsinterdisciplinarystudies.Theseowemuchtothebeliefthatonecannot
properlyinvestigatetheincrediblycomplexproblemsthrownupbythemodernworldandby
themodernworldandbyrecentadvantagesinourknowledgealongthenarrowfrontofa
singlediscipline.Thistrendhasledtoagreatdealofacademiccontactbetweendisciplines
andafargreateremphasisonthepoolingofspecialistknowledgereflectedinthebroad
subjectschoseninmanyinternationalconferences.TRANSLATIONTASK2TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglish(15points).在整个发展过程中,我们都要坚持节约优先、保护优先、自然恢复为主的方针,不
能只讲索取不讲投入,不能只讲发展不讲保护,不能只讲利用不讲修复,要像保护眼睛
一样保护生态环境,像对待生命一样对待生态环境,多谋打基础、利长远的善事,多干
保护自然、修复生态的实事,多做治山理水、显山露水的好事,让群众望得见山、看得
见水、记得住乡愁,让自然生态美景永驻人间,还自然以宁静、和谐、美丽。
PartIIIWRITING(30points)
Directions:Forthispart,therearetwotasks:
WRITINGTASK1(10points)
PleasedevelopthetopicintoanessayontheANSWERSHEETwithatleast150words.BriefReflectionsontheUseofTranslationApp.WRITINGTASK2(20points)
PleasedevelopthetopicintoanessayontheANSWERSHEETwithatleast250words.ShouldUniversitiesGivePrioritytoPracticalCoursesforStudents?
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