《天津大学考博英语历年真题》.doc

天津大学 Direction： Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read four times. During the first reading the passage will be read at normal speed and you are supposed to listen only and try to have a general understanding of it. For the second and third readings the passage will be read sentence by sentence or phrase by phase with an interval of 12-15 seconds in between for writing. The last reading will be done at the normal speed again for you to check up.　　 II Vocabulary and Structure （10%） 　　Directions： There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A， B， C， and D. Circle the one that best completes the sentence. 　　1. It was very kind of you to get me something for my birthday， but you me such an expensive present. 　　[A] didn‘t need buying [B] needn’t buy [C] needn‘t have bought [D] hadn’t needed to buy 　　2. The——of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people. 　　[A] manifestation [B] implementation [C] expedition [D] demonstration 　　3. He is holding a——position in the company and expects to be promoted soon. [A] subordinate [B] succeeding [C] successive [D] subsequent 　　4. In American universities， classes are often arranged in more flexible——and many jobs on campus are reserved for students. 　　[A] scales [B] ranks [C] grades [D] patterns 　　5. The government gave a very explanation of its plan for economic development. [A] comprehensive [B] compound [C] considerable [D] complacent 　　6. In my opinion， you can widen the of these improvements through your active participation. [A] dimension [B] volume [C] magnitude [D] scope 　　7.No Tobacco Dayis the day when the world Health Organization to people to stop using tobacco products. [A] asks [B] applies [C] appeals [D] urges 　　8. The dentist‘s confident manner me that I was in safe hands. [A] insured [B] assured [C] ensured [D] secured 　　9. We prefer that the plan before