文档介绍：天津外国语学院年攻读英语语言文学专业硕士学位研究生入学考试样题考试科目:基础英语+汉语(考试时间 180 分钟总分 150 分) I. Choose the one answer that best explains the underlined word or phrase in the sentence. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (20points for 20 questions) The following are five sample questions. talk about it as if it were a grammar school instead ofa leading university. A. very large B. very serious C. very prestigious D. very fundamental attended the great poet ’s prior lecture and was not about to miss his encore — even though I was quartered 110 miles north of the university. A. lived B. was separated C. was informed D. was arrested that moment Mr. Frost ’s host materialized behind him to remind him of his schedule. A. appeared B. handed him something C. spoke D. told 4. Companies will address this situation through methods like on-site counseling and the development of special programs. A. go to the spot B. remember C. record D. deal with got out thanks toa college scholarship and because I was a little more articulate than the average. A. able todo addition effectively B. able to express one ’s thoughts effectively C. able to write effectively D. able to initiate things effectively II. Read carefully the following passage(s) and then answer the questions. (20 points for 20questions). The following isa sample passage with five sample questions. Since the dawn of human ingenuity, people have devised ever more cunning tools to cope with work that is dangerous, boring, burdensome, or just plain nasty. pulsion has resulted in robotics — the science of conferring various human capabilities on machines. And if scientists have yet to create the mechanical version of science fiction, they have begun e close. As a result, the modern world is increasingly populated by intelligent gizmos whose presence we barely notice but whose universal existence has removed much human labor. Our factories hum to the rhythm of robot assembly arms. Our banking isdone at automated teller terminals tha