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1、2021年天津大学英语考试考前冲刺卷（8）本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.Task 2 BDirections/B: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. Einstein had a great effect on science and history. An American university pres
2、ident once commented that Einstein had created a new outlook, a new view of universe. It may be some time before the average mind understands fully the identity of time and space and so on-but even ordinary men understand now that the universe is something larger than ever thought before. By 1914 th
3、e young Einstein had gained world fame. He accepted the offer to become a professor at the Prussian Academy of Science in Berlin. He had few duties, little teaching and unlimited opportunities for study, but soon his peace and quiet were broken by the First World War. Einstein hated violence. The mi
4、sery of war affected him deeply, and he sat unhappy in his office doing little. He lost interest in his research. Only when peace came in 1918 was he able to get back to work. In the years following World War I honors were increasingly heaped on him. He became the head of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institut
5、e of Theoretical Physics. In 1921 he won the Nobel Prize, and he was honored in Germany until the rise of Naziism when he was driven from Germany because he was a Jew.Its implied in the passage that Einstein did his greatest work Aduring World War IBas a young manCbetween 1906-1915Dwhen Naziism rose
6、 2. BDirections/B: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfil. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed. Task 1 BDirections/B :After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, nu
7、mbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) or D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Acting is such an over-crowded profession that the only advice that should
8、 be given to a young person thinking of going on the stage is Dont ! But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act, although the chances of his becoming famous are slim. The normal way to begin is to go to a drama school. Then the young actor or actress takes up work with
9、 a theatrical company, usually as an assistant stage manager. This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre: painting scenery, publicity (宣传 ), taking care of the costumes (舞台服装), and even acting in very small parts. It is very hard work indeed. The hours are long and the salary is
10、tiny. Of course, some people have remarkable chances which lead to fame and success without this long and hard training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove pa
11、st in his car. He stopped and asked if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test, and she thought he was joking. It took the producer twenty minutes to convince Connie that he was serious. The test was successful. And within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the
12、 most famous actors of the day. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!Which of the following is NOT mentioned as part of an assistant stage managers job AHelp advertise plays.BPlay minor roles.CCollect tickets.DTake care of the dress to be worn on the stage by an actor or actress. 3.Task
13、2 BDirections/B: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. Einstein had a great effect on science and history. An American university president once commented that Einstein had created a new outlook, a new view of universe. It may be some t
14、ime before the average mind understands fully the identity of time and space and so on-but even ordinary men understand now that the universe is something larger than ever thought before. By 1914 the young Einstein had gained world fame. He accepted the offer to become a professor at the Prussian Ac
15、ademy of Science in Berlin. He had few duties, little teaching and unlimited opportunities for study, but soon his peace and quiet were broken by the First World War. Einstein hated violence. The misery of war affected him deeply, and he sat unhappy in his office doing little. He lost interest in hi
16、s research. Only when peace came in 1918 was he able to get back to work. In the years following World War I honors were increasingly heaped on him. He became the head of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Theoretical Physics. In 1921 he won the Nobel Prize, and he was honored in Germany until the rise
17、 of Naziism when he was driven from Germany because he was a Jew.Its stated in the fourth paragraph that _. AEinstein was popular in AmericaBEinstein enjoyed reading about warsCEinstein headed a research instituteDEinstein was a famous chemist 4. BDirections/B: This part is to test your reading abil
18、ity. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfil. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed. Task 1 BDirections/B :After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement ther
19、e are 4 choices marked A), B), C) or D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Acting is such an over-crowded profession that the only advice that should be given to a young person thinking of going on the stag
20、e is Dont ! But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act, although the chances of his becoming famous are slim. The normal way to begin is to go to a drama school. Then the young actor or actress takes up work with a theatrical company, usually as an assistant stage mana
21、ger. This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre: painting scenery, publicity (宣传 ), taking care of the costumes (舞台服装), and even acting in very small parts. It is very hard work indeed. The hours are long and the salary is tiny. Of course, some people have remarkable chances whic
22、h lead to fame and success without this long and hard training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in his car. He stopped and asked if she would like to
23、go to the film studio to do a test, and she thought he was joking. It took the producer twenty minutes to convince Connie that he was serious. The test was successful. And within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the day. But chances like this hap
24、pen once in a blue moon!The concluding sentence chances like this happen once in a blue moon means _. Athis is a highly profitable chanceBthis is something highly possibleCthis is something which happens once in whileDthis is very rare chance 5.Task 2 BDirections/B: This task is the same as Task 1.
25、The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. Einstein had a great effect on science and history. An American university president once commented that Einstein had created a new outlook, a new view of universe. It may be some time before the average mind understands fully the
26、identity of time and space and so on-but even ordinary men understand now that the universe is something larger than ever thought before. By 1914 the young Einstein had gained world fame. He accepted the offer to become a professor at the Prussian Academy of Science in Berlin. He had few duties, lit
27、tle teaching and unlimited opportunities for study, but soon his peace and quiet were broken by the First World War. Einstein hated violence. The misery of war affected him deeply, and he sat unhappy in his office doing little. He lost interest in his research. Only when peace came in 1918 was he ab
28、le to get back to work. In the years following World War I honors were increasingly heaped on him. He became the head of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Theoretical Physics. In 1921 he won the Nobel Prize, and he was honored in Germany until the rise of Naziism when he was driven from Germany becaus
29、e he was a Jew.It may be concluded from the passage that AEinstein was forced to serve in the Germany armyBAlbert Einstein had no other interests besides scienceCNazi didnt like JewsDhis reputation was ruined because of his work during World War I 6.BSection A/BBDirections:/BI This section is to tes
30、t your ability to give proper answers to questions. There are 5 recorded questions in it. After each question, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken twice. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test pa per. The
31、n you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center./IAIm glad you enjoyed it.BWith please.CI hope so.DI dont agree. 7.BSection A/BBDirections:/BI This section is to test your ability to give proper answers to questions. There are 5 recorded questions
32、 in it. After each question, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken twice. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test pa per. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line
33、through the center./IAYes, it did.BNo, it didnt.CYes, it does.DNo, it doesnt. 8.BSection A/BBDirections:/BI This section is to test your ability to give proper answers to questions. There are 5 recorded questions in it. After each question, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken twice. When
34、you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test pa per. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center./IAI dont think so.BNever mind.CIm a stranger here.DNot really. 9.BSe
35、ction A/BBDirections:/BI This section is to test your ability to give proper answers to questions. There are 5 recorded questions in it. After each question, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken twice. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the4 choices mark
36、ed A, B, C and D given in your test pa per. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center./IAThank you.BYou are welcome.CNo problem.DHelp yourself. 10.BSection A/BBDirections:/BI This section is to test your ability to give proper answers to
37、questions. There are 5 recorded questions in it. After each question, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken twice. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test pa per. Then you should mark the corresponding lette
38、r on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center./IAThats wonderful.BTake these pills twice a day.CIn the flower shop.DGood idea. 11.In recent decades child specialists have tried more and more to help parents with their childrens school behavior. Schools of education (31) tended to empha
39、size subject matter (32) what the children are being taught, but attention increasingly is being paid to the children themselves. One area (33) emphasized is the matter of a (34) developmental or maturity level-that is, the childs (35) of readiness for starting school. Research demonstrated that a m
40、ajor (36) of children who fail in school (37) primarily because of their immaturity and their unreadiness for the work of the (38) that law designates: age five for kindergarten, age six for first grade. Common sense (39) us that not all five-year-olds have reached (40) average level of performance
41、expected (41) age five. Thus many five-year-olds fail in kindergarten and six-year-olds fail in first grade (42) because of a learning disability or attention deficit disorder but simply because (43) are in a too-advanced grade. Experience has shown that the number of (44) learners can be substantia
42、lly reduced by a policy of (45) every childs readiness-that is, (46) level before beginning school. This concept has (47) widely. Many school systems now routinely provide not only readiness testing but also extra grade (48) : pre-kindergarten or developmental kindergarten for a year (49) full kinde
43、rgarten; and pre-first grade for six-year-olds not fully (50) for first grade.A. past B. late C. ago D. once 12.Mary has a 15-year contract with the company. By June next year, Mary _ with this company for 14 years.A. will have been working B. will have workedC. will work D. works 13.American hopes
44、that pressure from the US will force Japan to suddenly dismantle its trade barriers are almost certain to evaporate in disappointment. The fact is that Washington faces an obstacle far more formidable than a few power brokers in Tokyos government offices. Its not in line with the centuries-old, deep
45、-ingrained Japanese customs. To move the Japanese government, Washington government must move an entire nation. So far the US has had only limited success despite congressional threats to retaliate. In an April 9 nationwide broadcast, Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone urged the Japanese to buy more i
46、mported goods and unveiled a long-awaited three-year plan to ease import restrictions. But this program was far short of what Washington hoped to see. White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan said the Japanese offered few new or immediate measures. While the plan did promise fewer shacklesWhich of th
47、e following would be the best title for the text A. Trade War between Japan and the US B. Its time to Remove Japanese Trade Barrier C. The US Desires to Reduce a Japanese Surplus in Trade D. Why Japan Wont Submit to US Trade Demands 14.Standing on the rim of the Grand Canyon, gazing across this giant wound in the Earths surface, a visitor might assume that the events that produced th