翻译硕士的基础是词汇，只有掌握了充足的词汇量才能够进行深入的语言翻译，渲染、着色，让翻译出来的句子更加的贴切，唯美。 文都教育小编认为单纯的死记单词效果非常不好，通过做题来掌握词汇不失为一个好办法，下面我们就一起来通过做题词汇量吧。 

　　36. I can meet you at eight o'clock; _____ you can call for me.

　　A. incidentally B. actually

　　C. alternatively D. accordingly

　　[答案] C. alternatively

　　[注释]alternatively (=as an alternative) 作为一个替法：If however is used, but is not needed; or alternatively omit however. (如果使用however,就不需要but;或者作为一个替法省去however。)

　　[注意]alternately 和 alternatively的区别:alternately (交替地) ：At a Chinese dinner, the guests and the hosts sit alternately at a round table.

　　37. He has the _____ of an athlete: he really goes all out to win.

　　A. instants B. instances C. instincts D. intelligences

　　[答案] C. instincts.

　　[注释] instinct 天生的本领。instant n. 瞬间, 时刻; adj. 立即的, 直接的。如：instant coffee 速溶咖啡; instant food (s) 方便食品。例如：Spaceships are stocked with a variety of instant foods. (宇宙飞船上备有各种个样的方便食品。)

　　38. A university is an educational institution which _____ degrees and carries out research.

　　A. rewards B. awards C. grants D. presents

　　[答案] B. awards.

　　[注释]awards sb. sth. 授于某人某物。如：They awarded John the first prize. (他们授于约翰一等奖。)

　　对比：reward sb with sth. 以某物酬谢某人, 须加介词with; They rewarded the boy with $5 for bringing back the lost dog. (他们给这男孩5美元酬谢他把丢失的狗找回来。) grant (=consent to give or allow what is asked for) 同意 (给予) , 答应 (请求) ：The firm granted him a pension. (公司同意给予他退休金。) present sb. with sth. 赠送：Our class presented the school with a picture. (我们班给学校送了一幅画。) present 颁发, 呈递：1) The principal will present the diplomas. (校长将颁发文凭。) 2) We shall present a complete report to the Annual Conference. (我们将向年会递交一份全面的报告。)

　　本题句意是：大学是授予学位和进行研究的教育机构。可见, 本题应选award.

　　39. The old lady can't hope to _____ her cold in a few days.

　　A. get over B. get off C. hold back D. hold up

　　[答案] A. get over [注释] 参阅III,55注释。

　　40. Jim's plans to go to college _____ at the last moment.

　　A. fell out B. gave away C. gave off D. fell through

　　[答案] D. fell through，未能实现 [注释] 参阅III,49注释。

　　上面是五个词汇练习小题，即可以帮助考生巩固自己的词汇量又可以积累一些素材，为考试打好更坚实的基础。希望每一位考研学子都能够顺利通过2014 翻译硕士考试。

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