2020年全国英语竞赛《A类研究生》初赛试题及答案

2020年全国英语竞赛《A类研究生》初赛试题及答案 [问答题]1.Section A (5 marks)Translate the following paragraph into Chinese.Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.　　Young people are watching less and less news on television.A research suggests that young people are increasingly using social media as their primary news source.There is evidence that young people are consuming news more actively via social media.It suggests presenting news stories in a less complicated, more accessible way to adivivact young people’s attention.Some people suggested this would be “dumbing down (使……容易理解) content for young audiences”. 参考答案： 在电视上看新闻的年轻人越来越少。研究表明，年轻人越来越多地使用社交媒体作为他们主要的新闻来源。有证据表明，年轻人更多地通过社交媒体看新闻。这表明要以一种不那么复杂、更容易接触的方式呈现新闻，以吸引年轻人的注意力。有些人认为这将“便于年轻观众了解新闻内容”。 参考解析： 翻译要点：①via通过。②consume本意为“消耗，消费”，这里指获取新闻。③in a…way以……的方式。④在翻译本段时，注意不同的语境下suggest的含义。在第二句和第四句中，suggest表示“暗示；表明”。在最后一句中，suggest表示“认为”。 [问答题]2.Section B (10 marks)Translate the following sentences into English by using the hints given in brackets.Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.　　在社交媒体上晒照之前，或许我们都会用一款应用来一键磨皮，放大双眼，加长睫毛以及丰满唇行。(72)只需在手机上轻点几下，我们便能轻松地向全世界展现“最好”的自己。(tap)然而，这么做的问题在于，简单地修图去掉自身瑕疵的同时，我们也改变了看待自己的方式。(73)一些研究人员分析了美图应用给人们的自尊所带来的不良影响，以及其让人产生外貌焦虑的潜在可能。(photo editing apps; self-esteem)研究人员也发出警告称，这类应用模糊了现实与虚幻的界限。(74)这些应用几分钟就能改变一个人的外表，追求的是一种不切实际的审美。(an unrealistic standard of beauty)在过去，人们或许会将自己的相貌与名人进行比较。但对如今的年轻人而言，审美标准大多数来自在社交媒体上看到的形象。(75)这便是许多年轻人在外貌上产生身份认同危机的原因。(suffer an identity crisis)当人们花费过多时间进行此类比较时，他们或许便患上“美容病”，甚至很难接受自己真实的外貌。因为立在你与世界之间的是一面镜子，它如影随形，无处不在，你根本无法放下它。(76)所以当我们在照一面真实的镜子时，我们不能问自己：“我看起来和美颜照片里的我一样漂亮吗？”(in the filtered photos)相反地，我们应该这么想：“我觉得很好，我有一种健康美。” 参考答案： 1.With a couple of tapes on our mobile phones, we can easily present the “best” version of ourselves to the world.【分析】逗号前后的两句主语都是“我们”，可以将前面的句子转换为with引导的伴随状语。“轻点几下”可译为a couple of tapes。 2.Some researchers analyzed photo editing apps’ bad impacts on people’s self-esteem and their potential to cause appearance anxieties.【分析】“不良影响”和“潜在可能”是两个并列的成分，用and连接。photo editing apps美图应用。self-esteem自尊。“外貌焦虑”可直译为“appearance anxieties”。 3.These apps allow one to change their appearance in minutes and follow an unrealistic standard of beauty.【分析】这句结构比较简单，可按照原文语序逐字翻译。需要注意的是，change和follow是两个并列的动词，两个词的时态也要保持一致。 4.That is why many young people suffer an identity crisis in appearance.【分析】suffer an identity crisis身份认同危机。翻译时可巧妙地将此句转换为why引导的原因状语从句。 5.So when we look in a real mirror, we can’t ask ourselves, “Do I look as good as myself in the filtered photos?”【分析】in the filtered photos美颜相机里。可按照原文语序进行翻译，“和……一样漂亮”可以译为“as good as”。 [问答题]3.There are five IQ Test question in this part.Write the answers on the answer sheet.　At Kew Gardens, the giant Victoria lily grows in a small pond.Suppose it doubles its size each day and it covers the whole pond—as it does—after 30 days.After how many days does it cover haft the pond? 参考答案： After 29 days. 参考解析： 根据题干意思可知，每过一天，这个花就会长成前一天的两倍大。也就是说，前一天花的大小是后一天的二分之一。第30天的时候，花覆盖了整个池塘，那么第29天的时候，花覆盖了池塘的一半。因此答案为29天后。 [问答题]4.Add one letter, not necessarily the same letter, to each word at the front, end or middle, to find two words that are similar in meaning.　PAST; SICK 参考答案： PASTE; STICK 参考解析： paste粘合；拼贴。stick粘贴。 [问答题]5.The numbers and letters in this square are linked.Find the correct number to replace the question mark. 参考答案： 6 参考解析： 按照字母表顺序，A与G之间相隔5个字母，G与O之间相隔7个字母，O与T之间相隔4个字母，T与A之间相隔6个字母，因此答案为6。 [问答题]6.What number should replace the question mark? 参考答案： 3 参考解析： 从左到右，第一列到第三列每列的数字之和分别是1、3、5；从右到左，第一列到第三列每列的数字之和也是1、3、5。因此最中间一列的数字之和应该是7，问号处应填入3。 [问答题]7.Which is the odd one out? 参考答案： 2 参考解析： 思路1：除了图2，其他图都可以找到与之一样的黑白球排列顺序（图1、4、6、9为黑黑白白黑，图3、8为白白白黑白，图5、7为白黑白黑白）。思路2：除了图2，其他图最少有一个黑点处在偶数位置上。 [问答题]8.Section A (10 marks)You have seen this competition in a magazine and decide to write an endivy.Write your endivy for the competition.Your article should be at least 100 words long.Don’t forget to also include:●why you have chosen the particular creature you are writing about●what, for you, is special about it●what can be done to take care of it.Write your article on the answer sheet. 参考答案： 【参考范文】　　Pandas are one of the most precious animals in the world.They are very rare and are regarded as the national treasure of China.Pandas are endemic to China and their main habitat is in the surrounding mountainous areas of Sichuan and Shanxi.They have fat bodies and short tails, and their black and white appearance helps them hide in forests and snow.They like eating bamboo leaves and bamboo shoots.　　Pandas have lived on the earth for millions of years and are known as “living fossils”.To provide them better habitat, people set several Giant Panda Nature Reserves in Sichuan.The survival rate of giant pandas is extremely low, so the state has hired professional keepers to take care of them.These experts will adjust the pandas’ diet and living environment according to their physical conditions to ensure that they can live longer.