天津大学考博英语模拟题.docx

1、17.0/满分70.0 (24%)PART ONE (30%)Direction: In this part of the test, there are 10 questions. For each question, you will have 5 segments. The segments are in mixed order. Drag them into right order to make a complete sentence. 题目1部分正确获得3.0分中的0.6分Drag the segments into right order to make a complete s

2、entence.in North America,work absence are related todepression, according to some estimatesup to40% of disability claims for正确答案是：in North America,up to40% of disability claims forwork absence are related todepression, according to some estimates题目2部分正确获得3.0分中的1.8分Drag the segments into right order

3、to make a complete sentence.we welcomethis reports emphasistackling this public health crisisthat physicians play inon the vital role我不知道反馈正确答案是：we welcomethis reports emphasison the vital rolethat physicians play intackling this public health crisis题目3from different backgroundsto learn and thrive i

4、n a changing worldwho have dedicated themselveswe greatly admire the teachersto helping children正确答案是：we greatly admire the teacherswho have dedicated themselvesto helping childrenfrom different backgroundsto learn and thrive in a changing world题目4Drag the segments into right order to make a complet

5、e sentence.thinking about how to providea lot of timea better future fora typical Tiger Mum spendsher only child正确答案是：a typical Tiger Mum spendsa lot of timethinking about how to providea better future forher only child题目5部分正确获得3.0分中的0.6分is more likerenting accessowning one outrightto a book thanthe

6、 transaction正确答案是：the transactionis more likerenting accessto a book thanowning one outright题目6不正确获得3.0分中的0.0分are merely upgradesto grasp that new goodsof existing onesmore subtly,statisticians sometimes fail正确答案是：more subtly,statisticians sometimes failto grasp that new goodsare merely upgradesof e

7、xisting ones题目7不正确获得3.0分中的0.0分a good many yearsin advance of the people who are living in itmaterial progress has racedthat the world itself isso far ahead of mental and spiritual progress我不知道反馈正确答案是：material progress has racedso far ahead of mental and spiritual progressthat the world itself isa go

8、od many yearsin advance of the people who are living in it题目8部分正确获得3.0分中的1.8分dominatedin 2006 the list wasby 84 companiesfrom the four BRIC countriesincluding 44 from China alone我不知道反馈正确答案是：in 2006 the list wasdominatedby 84 companiesfrom the four BRIC countriesincluding 44 from China alone题目9正确获得3.

9、0分中的3.0分adapting to local circumstances means recognizing thatemerging-world consumers arean odd mixture of ignorance and sophistication我不知道题目10不正确获得3.0分中的0.0分disaster relief funding,mitigate the risk of living off the landadvances in agricultural technology,as well as the safety net ofcrop insuranc

10、e, subsidies and我不知道反馈正确答案是：advances in agricultural technology,as well as the safety net ofcrop insurance, subsidies anddisaster relief funding,mitigate the risk of living off the land题目11部分正确获得20.0分中的4.0分PART TWO (20%)Direction: In this part of the test, you will have 5 short paragraphs. Re-arrang

11、e them (by dragging) so that they are in right order and thus make a complete passage. The 3rd paragraph has been labeled for you.This pattern is occurring throughout the industrialized world. Even developing nations are facing increasing technological unemployment as transnational companies build s

12、tate-of-the-art high-tech production facilities, letting go millions of cheap laborers who can no longer compete with the cost efficiency, quality control, and speed of delivery achieved by automated manufacturing.(3) Corporate leaders and mainstream economists tell us that the rising unemployment f

13、igures represent short-term adjustments to powerful market-driven forces that are speeding the global economy in a new direction. They hold out the promise of an exciting new world of high-tech automated production, booming global commerce, and unprecedented material abundance. Millions of working p

14、eople remain skeptical. In the United States, Fortune magazine found that corporations are eliminating more than 2 million jobs annually. While some new jobs are being created in the US economy, they are in the low-paying sectors and are usually temporary.More than 800 million human beings are now u

15、nemployed or underemployed in the world. That figure is likely to rise sharply between now and the turn of the century as millions of new entrants into the workforce find themselves without jobs.A technology revolution is fast replacing human beings with machines in virtually every sector and indust

16、ry in the global economy. Already, millions of workers have been permanently eliminated from the economic process, and whole work categories and job assignments have shrunk, been restructured, or disappeared. Global unemployment has now reached its highest level since the great depression of the 193

17、0s. With current surveys showing that less than five percent of companies around the world have even begun the transition to the new machine culture, massive unemployment of a kind never before experienced seems all but inevitable in the coming decades. Reflecting on the significance of the transiti

18、on taking place, the distinguished Nobel laureate economist Wasilly Leontief warned that with the introduction of increasingly sophisticated computers, The role of humans as the most important factor of production is bound to diminish in the same way that the role of horses in agricultural productio

19、n was first diminished and then eliminated by the introduction of tractors.我不知道反馈正确答案是：A technology revolution is fast replacing human beings with machines in virtually every sector and industry in the global economy. Already, millions of workers have been permanently eliminated from the economic pr

20、ocess, and whole work categories and job assignments have shrunk, been restructured, or disappeared. Global unemployment has now reached its highest level since the great depression of the 1930s. More than 800 million human beings are now unemployed or underemployed in the world. That figure is like

21、ly to rise sharply between now and the turn of the century as millions of new entrants into the workforce find themselves without jobs.(3) Corporate leaders and mainstream economists tell us that the rising unemployment figures represent short-term adjustments to powerful market-driven forces that a

22、re speeding the global economy in a new direction. They hold out the promise of an exciting new world of high-tech automated production, booming global commerce, and unprecedented material abundance. Millions of working people remain skeptical. In the United States, Fortune magazine found that corpo

23、rations are eliminating more than 2 million jobs annually. While some new jobs are being created in the US economy, they are in the low-paying sectors and are usually temporary.This pattern is occurring throughout the industrialized world. Even developing nations are facing increasing technological

24、unemployment as transnational companies build state-of-the-art high-tech production facilities, letting go millions of cheap laborers who can no longer compete with the cost efficiency, quality control, and speed of delivery achieved by automated manufacturing.With current surveys showing that less

25、than five percent of companies around the world have even begun the transition to the new machine culture, massive unemployment of a kind never before experienced seems all but inevitable in the coming decades. Reflecting on the significance of the transition taking place, the distinguished Nobel la

26、ureate economist Wasilly Leontief warned that with the introduction of increasingly sophisticated computers, The role of humans as the most important factor of production is bound to diminish in the same way that the role of horses in agricultural production was first diminished and then eliminated

27、by the introduction of tractors.题目12部分正确获得20.0分中的4.0分标记此题题干PART THREE (20%)Direction: In this part of the test, you will have a passage with 10 missing words/expressions. Choose ONE word/expression from the box below and drag your choice to its place.In a world where many traditional forms of work a

28、re ever changing, good academic qualifications alone will no longer guarantee work. This is partly because of the transience of many contemporary forms of work. It is because there are many more people with academic qualifications. As the of work changes, education itself is becoming one of the worl

29、ds biggest industries. It has been estimated that education and training now six per cent of world GDP. The United Nations predicts that in the next thirty years more people will be looking for qualifications in education than since the beginning of civilization. This has profound for the sorts of e

30、ducation people need, and for the of the qualifications they receive. One emergent issue is academic inflation. Qualifications are a form of currency. Their value is related to the prevailing exchange rate for employment or higher education. all currencies, they can inflate when there are too many i

31、n relation to the opportunities . Two or three A-levels once a university place: the baseline for many courses is now much higher. A first degree once guaranteed a job: the baseline is now a masters degree or even a PhD. This is a structural problem for all education systems, and it may compound the number of people in formal education continues to increase. Whatever other issues it raises, one is already clear. Academic qualifications alone are no longer enough. Increasingly, employers and others emphasize