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考研英语
英语一翻译的文章来源于AnOutlineofAmericanHistory,《美国历史纲要》,是一本历史学方面的专著。
考研翻译曾经在1999年考过历史学方面的话题,当初考的是历史学科建立方面的争论,关于历史研究方法论的。
今年的考题与1999年那篇历史学文章的试题相比,简单太多。
但是与2014年考研翻译试题相比,难度倒是上升了不小。
真题如下,大家参考:
Withinthespanofahundredyears,intheseventeenthandearlyeighteenthcenturies,atideofemigration-oneofthegreatfolkwanderingsofhistory-sweptfromEuropetoAmerica.46)Thismovement,impelled(命题人改写为driven)bypowerfulanddiversemotivations,builtanationoutofawildernessand,byitsnature,shapedthecharacteranddestinyofanunchartedcontinent.
受到各种强大的动机所驱使,这场运动在荒野中开创了一个国家;本质使然,它也塑造了这片未知大陆的性格和命运。
47)TheUnitedStatesistheproductoftwoprincipalforces-theimmigrationofEuropeanpeopleswiththeirvariedideas,customs,andnationalcharacteristicsandtheimpactofanewcountrywhichmodifiedthesedistinctlyEuropeancultural(命题人删除了这三个词)traits.有两股主要力量形成了美国:
一是欧洲移民带来的各式思想、风俗和民族特征,二是这个新国家本身在融合上述特征之后带来的影响。
Ofnecessity,colonialAmericawasaprojectionofEurope.AcrosstheAtlanticcamesuccessivegroupsofEnglishmen,Frenchmen,Germans,Scots,Irishmen,Dutchmen,Swedes,andmanyotherswhoattemptedtotransplanttheirhabitsandtraditionstothenewworld.48)But,inevitably,(命题人删掉了这个词)theforceofgeographicconditionspeculiartoAmerica,theinterplayofthevariednationalgroupsupononeanother,andthesheerdifficultyofmaintainingold-worldwaysinaraw,newcontinentcausedsignificantchanges.但是,美国特有的地理条件、不同种族间的相互影响、以及在这片原始的新大陆上维持旧秩序的艰难,带来了巨大的变化。
Thesechangesweregradualandatfirstscarcelyvisible.Buttheresultwasanewsocialpatternwhich,althoughitresembledEuropeansocietyinmanyways,hadacharacterthatwasdistinctlyAmerican.
49)ThefirstshiploadsofimmigrantsboundfortheterritorywhichisnowtheUnitedStatescrossedtheAtlanticmorethanahundredyearsafterthefifteenth-andsixteenth-centuryexplorationsofNorthAmerica.十五世纪和十六世纪的探索发现了北美洲,又过了一百多年,第一艘满载移民的航船跨过大西洋驶向这片土地,即现在的美国。
Inthemeantime,thrivingSpanishcolonieshadbeenestablishedinMexico,theWestIndies,andSouthAmerica.ThesetravelerstoNorthAmericacameinsmall,unmercifullyovercrowdedcraft.Duringtheirsix-totwelve-weekvoyage,theysubsistedonmeagerrations.Manyoftheshipswerelostinstorms,manypassengersdiedofdisease,andinfantsrarelysurvivedthejourney.Sometimestempestsblewthevesselsfarofftheircourse,andoftencalmbroughtinterminabledelay.
TotheanxioustravelersthesightoftheAmericanshorebroughtalmostinexpressiblerelief.Saidonechronicler,"Theairattwelveleagues'distancesmeltassweetasanew-blowngarden."Thecolonists'firstglimpseofthenewlandwasavistaofdensewoods.50)Thevirginforestwithitsprofusion(命题人把这个词改为richness)andvarietyoftreeswasaveritable(命题人把这个词改为real)treasure-housewhichextendedover1,300milesfromMaineinthenorthtoGeorgia(命题人把这个部分改为:
fromMaineallthewaydowntoGeorgia)原始的森林,有着种类繁多的林木,从缅因州往南一直绵延到乔治亚州,的确是一座宝库。
inthesouth.Herewasabundantfuelandlumber.Herewastherawmaterialofhousesandfurniture,shipsandpotash,dyesandnavalstores.
SectionⅡReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)
Text1
KingJuanCarlosofSpainonceinsistedkingsdon’tabdicate,theydieintheirsleep.ButembarrassingscandalsandthepopularityoftherepublicanleftintherecentEurp-dectionshaveforcedhimtoeathiswordsandstanddown.So,diestheSpanishcrisissuggestthatmonarchyisseeingitslastdays?
DoesthatmeantheunitingisonthewallforallEuropeanroyals,withtheirmagnificentuniformsandmajesticlifestyles?
//TheSpanishcasepreviousargumentsbochforandagainstmonarchywhenpublicopiniodisparticularly.Polarized,asitwasfollowingtheendoftheFranceregime,monarchscanriseabove“mue”politicsand“embady”aspiritofnationalunity.//Itisthisapparenttranscendenceofpoliticsthatexplainsmonarchscontinuingpopularityasheadsofstates.Andso,theMiddleEastexpected,Europeisthemostminanch-infestedregionistheworld,with10kingdomsnotcountingVaticancityandAndorra.ButunliketheirabsolutistcounterpartsintheGulfandAsia,mostroyalfamilieshavesurvivedbecausetheyallowvoterstoaoocdthedifficultsearchforanon-controversialbutrespectpublicfigure.
Evenso,kingsandqueensundoubtedlyhaveadownside,symbolicofnationalunityastheyclaimtobe,theirveryhistory—andsometimesthewaytheybehavetoday-embodiesoutdatedandindefensibleprivilegesandinequalities.AtatimewhenThomesPikettyandotherecumenistsarewarningofrisinginequalityandtheincreasingpowerofinheritedwealth,itisbizarrethatwealthyaristocraticfamiliesshouldstillbethesymbolicheartofmoderndemocraticfamiliesshouldstillbethesymbolicheartofmoderndemocraticstates.Themostsuccessfulmonarchiesstrivetoabandonorhidetheiroldaristocraticways.Princeandprincesshaveday-jobsandridebicycles,nothorses(orhelicopters).Evenso,thesearewealthyfamilieswhopartywiththeinternational1%,andmediaintrusivenessmakesitincreasinglydifficulttomaintaintherightimage.
WhileEurope’smonarchieswillnodoubtbesmartenoughtostriveforsometimetocome,itistheBritishroyalswhohavemosttofearfromtheSpanishexample.
ItisonlytheQueenwhohaspreservedthemonarchyreputationwithherratherordinary(ifwell-healed)grannystyle.ThedangerwillcomewithCharles,whohasbothanexpensivetasteoflifestyleandaprettyhierarchiesviewoftheworld.Hehasfailedtounderstandthatmonarchieshavelargelysurvivedbecausetheyprovideaservice—asnon-controversialandnon-politicalheadsofstate.CharlesoughttoknowthatasEnglishhistoryshows,itiskingsofrepublicans,whoarethemonarchy’sworstenemies.
21、accordingtothefiirsttwoparagraphs,kingJuanCarlofspan
[A]usedtoenjoyhighpublicsupport
[B]wasunpopularamongEuropeanroyals
[C]endedhisregininembarrassment
[D]eastedhisrelationshipwithhisrivals
22、monarchsarekeptasheadofstateinEoropeanmostly
[A]owingtotheirundoubtedandrespectablestatus
[B]toachieveablamebetweentraditionandreality
[C]togivevotersmorepublicfigurestolookupto
[D]duetotheiroverlastingpolitiicalembodiment
23.Whichofthefollowingisshowntobeodd,accordingtoParagraph4?
[A]Aristocrats’excessiverelianceoninheritedwealth.
[B]Thesimplelifestyleofthearistocraticfamilies.
[C]Theroleofthenobilityinmoderndemocracies.
[D]Thenobility’sadherencetotheirprivileges.
24.TheBritishroyals“havemosttofear”becauseCharles
[A]takesatoughlineonpoliticalissues.
[B]failstochangehislifestyleasadvised.
[C]takesrepublicansashispotentialallies.
[D]failstoadapthimselftohisfuturerole.
25.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext?
[A]Carlos,GloryandDisgraceCombined
[B]Carlos,aLessonforAllEuropeanMonarchs
[C]Charles,SlowtoReacttotheComingThreats
[D]Charles,AnxioustoSucceedtotheThrone
Text2
JusthowmuchdoestheConstitutionprotectyourdigitaldata?
TheSupremeCpurtwillnowconsiderwhetherpolicecansearchthecontentsofamobilephonewithoutawarrantifthephoneisonoraroundapersonduringanarrest.
Californiahasaskedthejusticestorefrainfromasweepingruling,particularlyonethatupsetstheoldassumptionsthatauthoritiesmaysearchthroughthepossessionsofsuspectsatthetimeoftheirarrest.Itishard,thestateargues,forjudgestoassesstheimplicationsofnewandrapidlychangingtechnologies.
ThecourtwouldberecklesslymodestifitfollowedCalifornia’sadvice.Enoughoftheimplicationsarediscernable,evenobvious,sothatthejusticecanandshouldprovideupdatedguidelinestopolice,lawyersanddefendants.
TheyshouldstartbydiscardingCalifornia’slameargumentthatexploringthecontentsofasmartphone-avaststorehouseofdigitalinformationissimilartosay,goingthroughasuspect’spurse.Thecourthasruledthatpolicedon'tviolatetheFourthAmendmentwhentheygothroughthewalletorporcketbook,ofanarresteewithoutawarrant.Butexploringone’ssmartphoneismorelikeenteringhisorherhome.Asmartphonemaycontainanarrestee’sreadinghistory,financialhistory,medicalhistoryandcomprehensiverecordsofrecentcorrespondence.Thedevelopmentof“cloudcomputing.”meanwhile,hasmadethatexplorationsomuchtheeasier.
ButthejusticesshouldnotswallowCalifornia’sargumentwhole.New,disruptivetechnologysometimesdemandsnovelapplicationsoftheConstitution’sprotections.OrinKerr,alawprofessor,comparestheexplosionandaccessibilityofdigitalinformationinthe21stcenturywiththeestablishmentofautomobileuseasadigitalnecessityoflifeinthe20th:
Thejusticeshadtospecifynovelrulesforthenewpersonaldomainofthepassengercarthen;theymustsortouthowtheFourthAmendmentappliestodigitalinformationnow.
26.TheSupremecourt,willworkoutwhether,duringanarrest,itislegitimateto
[A]searchforsuspects’mobilephoneswithoutawarrant.
[B]checksuspects’phonecontentswithoutbeingauthorized.
[C]preventsuspectsfromdeletingtheirphonecontents.
[D]prohibitsuspectsfromusingtheirmobilephones.
27.Theauthor’sattitudetowardCalifornia’sargumentisoneof
[A]tolerance.
[B]indifference.
[C]disapproval.
[D]cautiousness.
28.Theauthorbelievesthatexploringone’sphonecontentiscomparableto
[A]gettingintoone’sresidence.
[B]handingon
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