天津大学博士入学考试英语试题范例.docx

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天津大学博士入学考试英语试题范例

天津大学博士入学考试英语试题范例

IDictation（20%）

Direction:

Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadfourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,thepassagewillbereadatnormalspeedandyouaresupposedtolistenonlyandtrytohaveageneralunderstandingofit.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphasewithanintervalof12-15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatthenormalspeedagainforyoutocheckup.

IIVocabularyandStructure（10%）

Directions:

Thereare20sentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Circletheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.

1.Itwasverykindofyoutogetmesomethingformybirthday,butyou____mesuchanexpensivepresent.

[A]didn'tneedbuying[B]needn'tbuy[C]needn'thavebought[D]hadn'tneededtobuy

2.The____ofaculturalphenomenonisusuallyalogicalconsequenceofsomephysicalaspectinthelifestyleofthepeople.

[A]manifestation[B]implementation[C]expedition[D]demonstration

3.Heisholdinga____positioninthecompanyandexpectstobepromotedsoon.

[A]subordinate[B]succeeding[C]successive[D]subsequent

4.InAmericanuniversities,classesareoftenarrangedinmoreflexible____andmanyjobsoncampusarereservedforstudents.

[A]scales[B]ranks[C]grades[D]patterns

5.Thegovernmentgaveavery____explanationofitsplanforeconomicdevelopment.

[A]comprehensive[B]compound[C]considerable[D]complacent

6.Inmyopinion,youcanwidenthe____oftheseimprovementsthroughyouractiveparticipation.

[A]dimension[B]volume[C]magnitude[D]scope

7.NoTobaccoDayisthedaywhentheworldHealthOrganization____topeopletostopusingtobaccoproducts.

[A]asks[B]applies[C]appeals[D]urges

8.Thedentist'sconfidentmanner____methatIwasinsafehands.

[A]insured[B]assured[C]ensured[D]secured

9.Wepreferthattheplan____beforebeingputintoexecution.

[A]befullydiscussed[B]mustbefullydiscussed[C]willbefullydiscussed[D]isfullydiscussed

10.Thesoundoffootstepsonthebarefloor____thedownstairsneighbors.

[A]disturbed[B]interrupted[C]annoyed[D]irritated

11.Iaskedhimforajob____theimpressionthathewastheheadofthefirm，buthewasn't.

[A]with[B]under[C]in[D]of

12.It'snogood____remembergrammaticalrules.Youneedtopracticewhatyouhavelearned.

[A]tryingto[B]tryto[C]totryto[D]triedto

13.Thedictatorreliedonabuseofitsopponents____onsoundingreasoning.

[A]morethan[B]ratherthan[C]otherthan[D]betterthan

14.Tomakethebestandthemostefficientofyourtimeandtoachieveyourgoals，starteachdayby____youragenda.

[A]holdingon[B]makingout[C]keepingon[D]takingdown

15.Oncethequestionisput,weknowtrytoobtaintheanswer.

[A]toproceedindirectionto

[B]wheredirectionproceedto

[C]inwhichdirectiontoproceedto

[D]whichdirectionproceedtoward

16.Duringtheopera'smostfamousaria,thetempochosenbytheorchestra'sconductorseemed____,withoutnecessaryrelationtowhathadgonebefore

[A]tedious[B]melodious[C]capricious[D]moderation

17.Itistimethenationsoftheworld____ahalttothemanufactureofnuclearweapons.

[A]wouldcall[B]call[C]called[D]willcall

18.Whenthedropswereplacedinthepatient'seyes,hispupilsbecame____.

[A]dilated[B]smaller[C]irritated[D]sensible

19.Tovisitzoosthatsimulatethenaturalhabitatsofanimals____ofgreatinteresttozoologists.

[A]are[B]be[C]were[D]is

20.Mr.Smith____withthegovernmentforthirty-sevenyearsbythetimeheretires.

[A]willwork[B]willhaveworked[C]willbeworking[D]willhavebeenworked

IIISentenceTransformation（20%）

Directions:

Rewriteeachofthefollowingsentencesbyusingtheword（s）belowitsothateachnewsentencemeansroughlythesameastheoriginalone.Insomeinstancesitmaybenecessarytochangethetenseofthegivenword（s）.

1.Heiswarm-hearted,butthisdoesn'tmeanthatheisbright.

（follow）___________________________________________________

2.Themanagerhasaskedmetoconsiderthisproposalcarefully.

（consideration）____________________________________________

3.Thegardenistoosmallforaswimmingpool.

（room）_____________________________________________

4.Increasingthetaxonhouseholdgoodsisboundtocausetrouble.

It'sasking__________________________________________

5.Themuseumisclosedthisafternoon.

Thereis_____________________________________________

6.Don'ttouchthosewiresinanycircumstances.

Under_______________________________________________

7.Thesmallnumberofpotentialbuyersdoesnotprovideasufficientlylargemarketforthiskindofapparatus.

（enough）___________________________________________

8.Iwasfinallyabletoconvincehimofitsvalue.

Ifinallysucceeded_______________________________________

9.Filmmakersunderstandablylosemuchoftheirinterestinthegenre.

（appealto）_____________________________________________

10.Notallofthepeoplelikethismovie.

（popular）________________________________________________

IVCloze（10%）

Directions:

Readthroughthefollowingpassageandthendecidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowcouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Circlethecorrectchoiceforeachblank.

Aninterestingtheoryineconomicsis1bytheHeadManofasmallmountaintribe.Ifseemsthatthistribewasverygoodatmakingstrawmatsthathadgreatsales2inthe3market.TherepresentativeofanAmericancompanywenttovisitthetribeandtriedtomakeagoodbusinessdeal.He4totheHeadManand5thathiscompanywouldliketo6severalthousandpieces.

Undoubtedly,hesaid,thebusiness7wouldbe8tothetribe.Aftersomethoughts,theHeadMan9,butannouncedthatthepriceperpiecewouldbe10insucha11orderthanitwouldbeif12asmallorderwereplaced.Therepresntativewas13thanalittleshocked14thebusinesssenseoftheHeadMan15insistedthatthepriceshouldbe16becauseofthelargevolume,and17nothigher.No,repliedtheheadofthetribe18.Butwhynot?

askedtheAmerican.Because19issotiresometomakethe20articleoverandover,answeredtheHeadMan.

1.A.illustratedB.appreciatedC.demonstratedD.anticipated

2.A.capacityB.potentialC.ability　D.fortune

3.A.strawB.globalC.worldD.earth

4.A.addressedB.spokeC.askedD.told

5.A.declared　B.confirmed　C.demandedD.gestured

6.A.orderB.sellC.dispose　D.make

7.A.treatyB.pactC.matter　D.deal

8.A.effectiveB.efficientC.valuableD.profitable

9.A.agreedB.acceptedC.refusedD.received

10.A.lowerB.higher　C.expensiveD.cheaper

11.A.smallB.bigC.vastD.high

12.A.certainlyB.reallyC.onlyD.simply

13.A.greaterB.strongerC.lessD.more

14.A.fromB.ofC.atD.since

15.A.whoB.andC.thenD.therefore

16.A.lowerB.higherC.littleD.raised

17.A.neverB.reallyC.certainlyD.yet

18.A.weaklyB.happilyC.stubbornlyD.hesitatingly

19.A.heB.itC.whatD.work

20.A.similarB.beautifulC.alikeD.same

VReadingComprehension（20%）

Directions:

Inthisparttherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthecorrectanswer.

1

AreportconsistentlybroughtbackbyvisitorstotheUSishowfriendly,courteous,andhelpfulmostAmericansweretothem.Tobefair,thisobservationisalsofrequentlymadeofCanadaandCanadians,andshouldbestbeconsideredNorthAmerican.Thereare,ofcourse,exceptions.Small-mindedofficials,rudewaiters,andill-manneredtaxidriversarehardlyunknownintheUS.Yetitisanobservationmadesofrequentlythatitdeservescomment.

Foralongperiodoftimeandinmanypartsofthecountry,atravelerwasawelcomebreakinanotherwisedullexistence.Dullnessandlonelinesswerecommonproblemsofthefamilieswhogenerallyliveddistantfromoneanother.Strangersandtravelerswerewelcomesourcesofdiversion,andbroughtnewsoftheoutsideworld.

Theharshrealitiesofthefrontieralsoshapedthistraditionofhospitality.Someonetravelingalone,ifhungry,injured,orill,oftenhadnowheretoturnexcepttothenearestcabinorsettlement.Itwasnotamatterofchoiceforthetravelerormerelyacharitableimpulseonthepartofthesettlers.Itreflectedtheharshnessofdailylife:

ifyoudidn'ttakeinthestrangerandtakecareofhim,therewasnooneelsewhowould.Andsomeday,remember,youmightbeinthesamesituation.

Todaytherearemanycharitableorganizationsthatspecializedinhelpingthewearytraveler.Yet,theoldtraditionofhospitalitytostrangersisstillverystrongintheUS,especiallyinthesmallercitiesandtownsawayfromthebusytouristtrails.Iwasjusttravelingthrough,gottalkingwiththisAmerican,andprettysoonheinvitedmehomefordinner-amazing.SuchobservationsreportedbyvisitorstotheUSarenotuncommon,butarenotalwaysunderstoodproperly.ThecasualfriendlinessofmanyAmericansshouldbeinterpretedneitherassuperficialnorasartificial,butastheresultofahistoricallydevelopedculturaltradition.

Asistrueofanydevelopedsociety,inAmericaacomplexsetofculturalsignals,assumptions,andconventionsunderliesallsocialinterrelationships.And,ofcourse,speakingalanguagedoesnotnecessarilymeanthatsomeoneunderstandssocialandculturalpatterns.Visitorswhofailtotranslateculturalmeaningsproperlyoftendrawwrongconclusions.Forexample,whenanAmericanusesthe