天津大學(xué)碩士研究生英語期末考試試題

千里之行，始于足下讓知識帶有溫度。第第2頁/共2頁精品文檔推薦天津大學(xué)碩士研究生英語期末考試試題ENGLISHFINALEXAM

FORMASTERSOFENGINEERNING

NAME__________MAJOR__________STUDENTNO:______________Partone:VocabularyandStructure(20%)

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,thereare20incompletesentenceseachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheoneyouthinkisthebestanswer.Markyourchoicetickingthecorrespondingletterbeforethechoice.

1.Thisissue______interestingreadingbecauseittellshowthesepeoplemadetheir

moneyand,indirectly,howthecountryhaschangedovertheyears.

A.accountsfor

B.servesas

C.makesfor

D.makesuseof

2.Janeusedtobeslowinclass,butnowsheis______.

A.gettingalong

B.gettingahead

C.gettingby

D.gettingabove

3.Paul______meverymuchofaschoolmateIusedtoknowatuniversity.

A.remembers

B.reminds

C.recalls

D.recollects

4.Don’tcountyourchickensbeforetheyare______.

A.hatched

B.harvested

C.hurried

D.hastened

5.Severalcarmanufactureswill______halfoftheirworkersbecauseofeconomic

difficulty.

A.discount

B.dispose

C.boot

D.disclose

6.Theyhad______fundstocoverthecostofthetrip.

A.ample

B.luxury

C.sample

D.superb

7.Alllivingthingshavecertain_______thatarepassedonfromonegenerationto

thenext.

A.cells

B.viruses

C.flaws

D.attributes

8.She______hermother’sgoodlooksandherfather’sbadtemper.

A.inherited

B.inhabited

C.hindered

D.objected

9.Itisforthisreason______herefusedtotakethejob.

A.why

B.when

C.that

D.so

10.Who______thatspokefirstatyesterday’smeeting?

A.wasit

B.was

C.itwas

D.did

11.Itwasn’t______personalintereststhattheydidallthis.

A.because

B.only

C.just

D.for

12.Hardly______thepeoplerantowardit.

A.hadtheplanelandedwhen

B.hadtheplanelandedthan

C.theplanelandedbefore

D.theplanewaslandingthat

13.Nosooner______thanherealizedthatheshouldhaveremainedsilent.

A.hadthewordsbeenspoken

B.thewordshadspoken

C.thewordshadbeenspoken

D.hadthewordsspoken

14.You’drathernotdoit,______?

A.shouldn’tyou

B.wouldn’tyou

C.wouldyou

D.oughtyou

15.Weneverdaredtoaskhimaquestion,______?

A.didwe

B.doesn’tit

C.daredwe

D.daren’twe

16.Unlikehackers,whogainunauthorized______tocomputerortelecommunication

systemsforthechallengeoreventheprincipleofit,crackersdosoformaliciouspurposes.

A.password

B.entry

C.access

D.approach

17.Therearefourfactoriesinourinstitute,_________over200workers.

A.witheach

B.eachhaving

C.eachhas

D.witheachhas

18.Byconservative______80%ofhumanitystillcan’tusewrittenlanguage

effectively.

A.estimates

B.estimated

C.estimations

D.estimating

19.With______herdothis,shewillhavenodifficultypersuadingthemtoaccepther

plan.

A.myhelping

B.minehelping

C.mehelping

D.Ihelp

20.Onlyrarelydopeople’sjobs,spousesandchildren______theseimaginedideals.

A.liveupto

B.agreewith

C.meetwith

D.realizes

Parttwo:Cloze(10%)

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,thereisanincompletepassagewith10blanks.Foreachblankinthepassage,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheoneyouthinkthatcanbestcompletethepassageandmarkyouranswerbytickingthecorrespondingletterbeforethechoice.

WhenForbespublisheditsfirstlistin1982,fiveofthetoptenwereintheHuntfamilythatdrilledTexas__1__holesandhitalotofgushers,whichremindsusofadvice__2__billionaireJ.PaulGettyonhowtogetaheadintheworld:riseearly,workhard,strikeoil.Gettygothisbigstartthe__3__way—fromhisfather’smoney.

Theoriginallist14yearsagowas__4__Rockefellers,andDuPonts,aFrick,aWhitney,Mellonortwo—allgreatfamilyfortunesthatstretchedbacktothe19thcentury.Theword“inheritance”appearedinthebiographies75times.

Thereweren’tasmanyold-moneyfortunesonlastyear’slist—whichleadstosomeconclusionsaboutwealthinAmerica.First,it’snoteasyto__5__money,evenformillionaires.Taxesputabig__6__infamilyfortunes,andunlesstheheirsarecarefulandinvestwisely,theycanlosetheirmillionsasfastastheirancestorsmadethem.Second,theoldwaystorichesaren’tas__7__astheyusedtobe.BesidesthethreeDuPontentries,only43ofthe400entriesonthemostrecentForbeslistrepresentpeoplewhogot__8__throughinheritance.Andonly18inthelatest400madetheirfortunesfromoil,soGetty’squotenolonger__9__astrueasitoncedid.Third,AmericaisstillthelandofopportunitywheresmartyoungpeoplelikeBillGatesofMicrosoftcan__10__ontopofthelistofrichestAmericansaheadoftheRockefellers,Mellons,GettysandCarnegies.

1.A.intoB.fullofC.withD.through

2.A.attributedtoB.contributedtoC.accountedforD.broughtabout

3.A.old-fashionB.old-fashionableC.old-fashionedD.unfashionable

4.A.crawlingwithB.fillingwithC.popularwithD.creditedwith

5.A.holddownB.containC.graspD.holdonto

6.A.edgeB.dentC.disadvantageD.effect

7.A.impressiveB.dependableC.influentialD.available

8.A.thereB.awayC.onD.in

9.A.looksB.ringsC.viewsD.takes

10.A.endupB.showC.arriveatD.raiseup

Partthree:ReadingComprehension(30%)

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,thereare3passages.Thepassagesarefollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthequestionsandunfinishedstatementstherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheoneyouthinkisthebestanswer.Markyourchoicetickingthecorrespondingletterbeforethechoice.

Passage1

Whenyourparentsadviseyouto"getaneducation"inordertoraiseyourincome,theytellyouonlyhalfthetruth.Whattheyreallymeanistogetjustenougheducationtoprovidemanpowerforyoursociety,butnotsomuchthatyouproveanembarrassmenttoyoursociety.

Getahighschooldiploma,atleast.Withoutthat,youwillbeoccupationallydeadunlessyournamehappenstobeGeorgeBernardShaworThomasAlvaEdison,andyoucansuccessfullydropoutingradeschool.

Getacollegedegree,ifpossible.WithaB.A.,youareonthelaunchingpad.Butnowyouhavetostarttoputonthebrakes.Ifyougoforamaster'sdegree,makesureitisanM.B.A.,andisfamouslawofdiminishingreturnsbeginstotakeeffect.

Doyouknow,forinstance,thatlong-haultruckdriversearnmoreperyearthanfullprofessors?Yes,theaverage1977salaryforthosetruckerswas'24000.Whilethefullprofessorsmanagedtoearnjust'23030.

APh.D.isthehighestdegreeyoucanget.Exceptforafewspecializedfieldssuchasphysicsorchemistrywherethedegreecanquicklybeturnedtoindustrialorcommercialpurposes,ifyoupursuesuchadegreeinanyotherfield,youwillfaceadimfuture.therearemorePh.D.sunemployedorunderemployedinthiscountrythananyotherpartoftheworld.

IfyoubecomeadoctorofphilosophyinEnglishorhistoryoranthropologyorpoliticalscienceorlanguagesor-worstofall-inphilosophy,youruntheriskofbecomingovereducatedforournationaldemands.Notforourneeds,mindyou,butforourdemands.

ThousandsofPh.D.saresellingshoes,drivingcars,waitingontable,andendlesslyfillingoutapplicationsmonthaftermonth.Theymayalsotakeajobinsomehighschoolorbackwatercollegethatpaysmuchlessthanthejanitorearns.

Youcanequatethelevelofincomewiththelevelofeducationonlysofar.Farenough,thatis,tomakeyouusefultothegrossnationalproduct,butnotsofarthatnobodycanturnmuchofaprofitonyou.

1.Accordingtothewriter,whatthesocietyexpectsofeducationistoturnoutpeoplewho______.

A.willnotbeadisgracetosociety

B.willbecomeloyalcitizens

C.cantakecareofthemselves

D.canmeetthenation'sdemandsasasourceofmanpower

2.ManyPh.D.sareoutofjobbecause______.

A.theyareimproperlyeducated

B.theyareoflittlecommercialvaluetotheirsociety

C.therearefewerjobsinhighschools

D.theyprefereasierjobsthatmakemoremoney

3.Thenationisonlyinterestedinpeople______.

A.withdiplomas

B.whospecializeinphysicsandchemistry

C.whoarevaluabletothegrossnationalproduct

D.bothAandC

4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.BernardShawdidn'tfinishhighschools,nordidEdison.

B.Onemustthinkcarefullybeforepursuingamasterdegree.

C.Thehigheryoureducationlevel,themoremoneyyouwillearn.

D.Ifyouaretoowell-educated,you'llbeovereducatedforsociety'sdemands.

5.Thewriterseeseducationas______.

A.ameansofprovidingjobsecurityandfinancialsecurityandameansofmeetingacountry'sdemandsfortechnicalworkers

B.awaytobroadenone'shorizons

C.moreimportantthanfindingajob

D.anopportunitythateveryoneshouldhave

Passage2

Theagriculturalrevolutioninthenineteenthcenturyinvolvedtwothingstheinventionoflabor-savingmachineryandthedevelopmentofscientificagriculture.Labor-savingmachinerynaturallyappearedfirstwherelaborwasscarce."InEurope",saidThomasJefferson,"theobjectistomakethemostoftheirland,laborbeingabundant;hereitistomakethemostofourlabor,lardbeingabundant".ItwasinAmerica,therefore,thatthegreatadvancesinnineteenth-centuryagriculturalmachineryfirstcame.Attheopeningofthecentury,withtheexceptionofacrude

plow,farmerscouldhavecarriedpracticallyalloftheexistingagriculturalimplementsontheirbacks:by1860,mostofthemachineryinusetodayhadbeendesignedinanearlyform.Themostimportantoftheearlyinventionswastheironplow.Asearlyas1990CharlesNewboldofNewJerseyhadbeenworkingontheideaofacast-ironplowandspenthisentirefortuneinintroducinghisinvention.Thefarmers,however,wouldhomenoneofit,claimingthattheironpoisonedthesoilandmadetheweedsgrow.Neverthelessmanypeopledevotedtheirattentiontotheplow,untilin1869,JamesOliverofSouthBend,Indiana,turnedoutthefirstchilled-steelplow.

6.Theword"here"(Para.1,line.4)refersto______.

A.Europe

B.America

C.NewJersey

D.Indiana

7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.ThereedforlaborhelpedtheinventionofmachineryinAmerica.

B.ThefarmerrejectedCharlesNewbold'splowforfearofruinof