厦门大学翻译硕士英语2010.doc

第2章 翻译硕士英语考研真题详解 厦门大学2010年翻译硕士英语 Part I. Grammar and Vocabulary A. Proofreading (total of 10 points, 1 point for each error corrected) The following paragraphs contain 10 errors. Each indicated line contains ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the paragraph and correct it in the following way: For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. For a missing word. mark the position of the missing word with a “^” sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line. For an unnecessary word. cross the unnecessary word with a slash “/” and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line. EXAMPLE When ^ art museum wants a new exhibit, (1) an it never buys things in finished form and bangs (2) never them on the wall. When a natural history museum wants an exhibition, it must often build it. (3) exhibit Although cosmetic surgery (and non-surgically cosmetic (1) ________ procedures, such as Botox injections) sometimes produce negative outcomes—media often highlights surgery ‘disasters”— (2) ________ in the most part, the health risk for cosmetic procedures (3) ________ is low and patient satisfaction is high. Often, people who have been hobbled by poor body image all of their life, walk away from (4) ________ cosmetic surgery in confidence and the motivation to lead (5) ________ healthier lives. In addition, reconstructive surgery for burning (6) ________ and accident victims or to those disfigured from disease restore (7) ________ self-esteem and well-being in the way that other therapy cannot. (8) ________ In my professional opinion, it is a time for members of the