山东科技大学-211翻译硕士英语【2017】考研真题
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Part I Reading Comprehension(2*2.5=50 points)
Derections: There are five passages in this section.Each passage is
followed by some questions or unfinished statemens. For each of
them, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Decide on the
best choice.
Passage 1
What might driving on an automated highway be like? The
answer depends on what kind of system is ultimately adopted. Two
distinct types are on the drawing board. The first is a special-purpose
lane system, in which certain lanes are reserved for automated
vehicles. The second is a mixed traffic system: fully automated
vehicles would share the road with partially automated or manually
driven cars. A special-purpose land system would require more
extensive physical modifications to existing highways, but it
promises the greatest gains in freeway capacity.
Under either scheme, the driver would specify the desired
destination, furnishing this information to a computer in the car at the
beginning of the trip or perhaps just before reaching the automated
highway. If a mixed traffic system was in place, automated driving
could begin whenever the driver was on suitably equipped roads. If
special-purpose lanes were available, the car could enter them and
join existing traffic in two different ways. One method would use a
special onramp. As the driver approached the point of entry for the
highway, devices installed on the roadside would electronically check
the vehicle to determine its destination and to ascertain that it had the
proper automation equipment in good working order. Assuming it
passed such tests, the driver would then be guided through a gate and
toward an automated lane. In this case, the transition from manual to
automated control would take place on the entrance ramp. An
alternative technique could employ conventional lanes, which would
be shared by automated and regular vehicles. The driver would steer
onto the highway and move in normal fashion to a “transition” lane.
The vehicle would then shift under computer control onto a lane
reserved for automated traffic. (The limitation of these lanes to
automated traffic would presumably be well respected, because all
trespassers could be swiftly identified by authorities.)
Either approach to joining a lane of automated traffic would
harmonize the movement of newly entering vehicles with those
already traveling. Automatic control here should allow for smooth
merging, without the usual uncertainties and potential for accidents.
and once a vehicle had settled into automated travel, the drive would
be free to release the wheel, open the morning paper or just relax.
1. We learn from the first paragraph that two systems of automated
highways _________.
A. are being planned
B. are being modified
C. are now in wide use
D. are under construction
2. A special-purpose lane system is probably advantageous in that
_________.
A. it would require only minor changes to existing highways
B. it would achieve the greatest highway traffic efficiency
C. it has a lane for both automated and partially automated
vehicles
D. it offers more lanes for automated vehicles
3. Which of the following is true about driving on an automated
highway?
A. Vehicles traveling on it are assigned different lanes according to
their destinations.
B. A car can join existing traffic any time in a mixed lane system.
C. The driver should inform his car computer of his destination
before driving onto it.
D. The driver should share the automated lane with those regular
vehicles.
4. We know form the passage that a car can enter a special-purpose
lane ________.
A. by smoothly merging with cars on the conventional lane
B. by way of a ramp with electronic control devices
C. through a specially guarded gate
D. after all trespassers are identified and removed
5. When driving in an automated lane, the driver ________.
A. should harmonize with newly entering cars
B. doesn't have to rely on his computer system
C. should watch out for potential accidents
D. doesn't have to hold not to the steering wheel
Passage 2
According to a survey, which was based on the responses of
over 188,000 students, today’s traditional-age college freshmen are
“more materialistic and less altruistic” than at any time in the 17
years of the poll.
Not surprising in these hard times, the student’s major objective
“is to be financially well off. Less important than ever is developing a
meaningful philosophy of life.” It follows then that today the most
popular course is not literature or history but accounting.
Interest in teaching, social service and the “altruistic” fields is
at a low. On the other hand, enrollment in business programs,
engineering and computer science is way up.
That’s no surprise either. A friend of mine (a sales
representative for a chemical company) was making twice the salary
of her college instructors her first year on the job—even before she
completed her two-year associate degree.
While it’s true that we all need a career, it is equally true that
our civilization has accumulated an incredible amount of knowledge
in fields far removed from our own and that we are better for our
understanding of these other contributions be they scientific or
artistic. It is equally true that, in studying the diverse wisdom of
others, we learn how to think. More important, perhaps, education
teaches us to see the connections between things, as well as to see
beyond our immediate needs.
Weekly we read of unions who went on strike for higher wages,
only to drive their employer out of business. No company; no job.
How shortsighted in the long run!
But the most important argument for a broad education is that
in studying the accumulated wisdom of the ages, we improve our
moral sense. I saw a cartoon recently which shows a group of
businessmen looking puzzled as they sit around a conference table;
one of them is talking on the intercom: “Miss Baxter,” he says,
“could you please send in someone who can distinguish right from
wrong?”
From the long-term point of view, that’s what education really
ought to be about.
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PartIReadingComprehension(2*2.5=50points)Derections:Therearefivepassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatemens.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Decideonthebestchoice.Passage1Whatmightdrivingonanautomatedhighwaybelike?Theanswerdependsonwhatkindofsystem...
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