历年天津大学考博英语真题.docx

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历年天津大学考博英语真题

历年天津大学考博英语真题

Direction：

Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadfourtimes.Duringthefirstreadingthepassagewillbereadatnormalspeedandyouaresupposedtolistenonlyandtrytohaveageneralunderstandingofit.Forthesecondandthirdreadingsthepassagewillbereadsentencebysentenceorphrasebyphasewithanintervalof12-15secondsinbetweenforwriting.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatthenormalspeedagainforyoutocheckup.　　IIVocabularyandStructure（10%）

　　Directions：

Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，C，andD.Circletheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.

　　1.Itwasverykindofyoutogetmesomethingformybirthday，butyoumesuchanexpensivepresent.

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

　　6.Inmyopinion，youcanwidentheoftheseimprovementsthroughyouractiveparticipation.[A]dimension[B]volume[C]magnitude[D]scope

　　7.NoTobaccoDayisthedaywhentheworldHealthOrganizationtopeopletostopusingtobaccoproducts.[A]asks[B]applies[C]appeals[D]urges

　　8.Thedentist‘sconfidentmannermethatIwasinsafehands.[A]insured[B]assured[C]ensured[D]secured

　　9.Wepreferthattheplanbeforebeingputintoexecution.[A]befullydiscussed[B]mustbefullydiscussed[C]willbefullydiscussed[D]isfullydiscussed

　　10.Thesoundoffootstepsonthebarefloorthedownstairsneighbors.[A]disturbed[B]interrupted[C]annoyed[D]irritated

　　11.Iaskedhimforajobtheimpressionthathewastheheadofthefirm，buthewasn‘t.[A]with[B]under[C]in[D]of

　　12.It‘snogoodremembergrammaticalrules.Youneedtopracticewhatyouhavelearned.[A]tryingto[B]tryto[C]totryto[D]triedto

　　13.Thedictatorreliedonabuseofitsopponentsonsoundingreasoning.[A]morethan[B]ratherthan[C]otherthan[D]betterthan

　　14.Tomakethebestandthemostefficientofyourtimeandtoachieveyourgoals，starteachdaybyyouragenda.[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.Itistimethenationsoftheworldahalttothemanufactureofnuclearweapons.[A]wouldcall[B]call[C]called[D]willcall

　　18.Whenthedropswereplacedinthepatient‘seyes，hispupilsbecame.[A]dilated[B]smaller[C]irritated[D]sensible

　　19.Tovisitzoosthatsimulatethenaturalhabitatsofanimalsofgreatinteresttozoologists.[A]are[B]be[C]were[D]is

　　20.Mr.Smithwiththegovernmentforthirty-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.Therepresentativewas13thanalittleshocked14thebusinesssenseoftheHeadMan15insistedthatthepriceshouldbe16becauseofthelargevolume，and17nothigher.No，repliedtheheadofthetribe18.Butwhynot？

askedtheAmerican.Because19issotiresometomakethe20articleoverandover，answeredtheHeadMan.1.A.illustratedB.appreciatedC.demonstratedD.anticipated2.A.capacityB.potentialC.abilityD.fortune3.A.strawB.globalC.worldD.earth4.A.addressedB.spokeC.askedD.told5.A.declaredB.confirmedC.demandedD.gestured6.A.orderB.sellC.disposeD.make7.A.treatyB.pactC.matterD.deal8.A.effectiveB.efficientC.valuableD.profitable9.A.agreedB.acceptedC.refusedD.received10.A.lowerB.higherC.expensiveD.cheaper11.A.smallB.bigC.vastD.high12.A.certainlyB.reallyC.onlyD.simply13.A.greaterB.strongerC.lessD.more14.A.fromB.ofC.atD.since15.A.whoB.andC.thenD.therefore16.A.lowerB.higherC.littleD.raised17.A.neverB.reallyC.certainlyD.yet18.A.weaklyB.happilyC.stubbornlyD.hesitatingly19.A.heB.itC.whatD.work20.A.similarB.beautifulC.alikeD.same

　　VReadingComprehension（20%）

　　Directions：

Inthisparttherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements，eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA），B），C）andD）。

Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthecorrectanswer.

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

　　Foralongperiodoftimeandinmanypartsofthecountry，atravelerwasawelcomebrakinanotherwisedullexistence.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，whenanAmericanusesthewordfriend，theculturalimplicationsofthewordmaybequitedifferentfromthoseithasinthevisitor‘slanguageandculture.Ittakesmorethanabriefencounteronabustodistinguishbetweencourteousconventionandindividualinterest.Yet，beingfriendlyisavirtuethatmanyAmericansvaluehighlyandexpectfrombothneighborsandstrangers.

　　1.Thewordobservationinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans[A]attention.[B]watchfulness.[C]