【考研类试卷】工程硕士(GCT)英语-139及答案解析.doc

1、工程硕士(GCT)英语-139 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart One Vocabu(总题数：10，分数：20.00)1.We ll visit Europe next year_we have enough money. A. lest B. until C. unless D. provided（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.2.My father seemed to be in no_to look at my school report. A. mood B. emotion C. attitude D. feeling（分数：2.00）A.B.

2、C.D.3.The price of beer_from 40 cents to $ 4 per liter during the summer season. A. altered B. ranged C. separated D. differed（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.4.His remarks left me_about his real purpose. A. wondered B. wonder C. to wonder D. wondering（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.5.I have heard both teachers and students_well

3、of him. A. to speak B. spoken C. to have spoken D. speak（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.6.Everything we eat and drink contains some salt; we can meet the bodys need for it fromnatural sources without turning_the salt bottle. A. up B. to C. on D. over（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.7.He always did well at school_having to do part

4、-time jobs every now and then. A. in spite of B. regardless of C. on account of D. in case of（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.8.It is important that the hotel receptionist_that guests are registered correctly. A. has made sure B. made sure C. must make sure D. make sure（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.9.I suggested he should_himse

5、ff to his new conditions. A. adapt B. adopt C. regulate D. suit（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.10.I didnt know the word. I had to a dictionary. A. look out B. make out C. refer to D. go over（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.二、BPart Two Readin(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、B11-15/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroi

6、ds (小行星) now, one might crash intoEarth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists.Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids (流星) that race across the night sky. Mostorbit the sun far from Earth and dont threaten us. But there are also thousands whose orbits putthem on a collision cou

7、rse with Earth.Buy $ 40 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $ 10 million a year for thenext 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say,well have a way to change its course.Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with n

8、uclear weapons. But the cost wouldn tbe cheap.Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are: 1) How likely theevent is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid bigenough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 400000 years.

9、 Sounds pretty rare-but ifone did fall, it would be the end of the world. “If we dont take care of these big asteroids,theyll take care of us,“ says one scientist. “Its that simple.“The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of nuclearweapons sitting around on Earth?

10、 “The world has less to fear from doomsday (毁灭性的) rocksthan from a great nuclear fleet set against them,“ said a New York Times article.（分数：10.00）(1).What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids? A. They are heavenly bodies different in composition. B. They are heavenly bodies similar in

11、 nature. C. There are more asteroids than meteoroids. D. Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth? A. It is very unlikely but the danger exists. B. Such a collision might occur once every 25 years. C. Coll

12、isions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected. D. It s still too early to say whether such a collision might occur.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the course ofasteroids? A. It sounds practical but it may not solve

13、 the problem. B. It may create more problems than it might solve. C. It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very unlikely. D. Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).We can conclude from the passage that_ A. while pushing ast

14、eroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the world B. asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near future C. the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely to happen inour lifetime D. workable solutions still have to be found to p

15、revent a collision of asteroids with Earth（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following best describes the authors tone in this passage? A. Optimistic. B. Critical. C. Objective. D. Arbitrary.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.四、B16-20/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)All of us communicate with one another non-verbally, as well as wit

16、h words. Most of the timewere not aware that were doing it. We gesture with eyebrows or a hand, meet someone elseseyes and look away, shift positions in a chair. These actions we assume are random and incidental.But researchers have discovered in recent years that there is a system to them almost as

17、 consistentand comprehensible as language.Every culture has its own body language, and children absorb its nuances along with spokenlanguage. A Frenchman talks and moves in French. The way an Englishman crosses his legs isnothing like the way a male American does it. In talking, Americans are apt to

18、 end a statementwith a droop of the head or hand, a lowering of the eyelids. They wind up a question with a lift ofthe hand, a lift of the chin or a widening of the eyes. With a future-tense verb they often gesturewith a forward movement.There are regional idioms too, an expert can sometimes pick ou

19、t a native of Wisconsin just bythe way he uses his eyebrows during conversation. Your sex, ethnic background, social class andpersonal style all influence your body language. Nevertheless, you move and gesture within theAmerican idiom.The person who is truly bilingual is also bilingual in body langu

20、age. New Yorks famousmayor, Fiorello La Guardia, politicked in English, Italian and Yiddish. When films of hisspeeches are run without sound, its not too difficult to identify from his gestures the language hewas speaking. One of the reasons English-dubbed foreign films often seem flat is that the g

21、esturesdont match the language.Usually, the wordless communication acts to qualify the words. What the nonverbal elementsexpress very often, and very efficiently, is the emotional side of the message. When a person feelsliked or disliked, often its a case of “not what he said but the way he said it.

22、“ PsychologistAlbert Mehrabian has devised this formula: total impact of a message=7% verbal + 38% vocal +55% facial. The importance of the voice can be seen when you consider that even the words “I hateyou“ can be made to sound sexy.Experts in kinetics, the study of eommunication through body movem

23、ent, are not preparedto spell out a precise vocabulary of gestures, when an American rubs his nose, it may mean he isdisagreeing with someone or rejecting something. But there are other possible interpretations, too.Another example: when a student in conversation with a professor holds the older man

24、s eyes alittle longer than is usual, it can be a sign of respect and affection ; it can be a subtle challenge tothe professors authority; or it can be something else entirely. The expert looks for patterns in thecontext, not for an isolated meaningful gesture.（分数：10.00）(1).According to linguists, pe

25、ople s gestures are_. A. random and incidental B. consistent and comprehensible C. subtle and isolated D. precise and sexy（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The main idea of paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 is that_. A. body language differs in each culture B. Americans communicate differently from Frenchmen C. it is diffic

26、ult to dub a foreign fihn into English D a bilingual person is also bilingual in body language（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The non-verbal communication_. A. always expresses the message efficiently B. shows the speaker s true emotions C. isolates a meaning D. usually does not match the language（分数：2.00）A.B.

27、C.D.(4).Which of the following actions may NOT be considered as a way of non-verbalcommunication? A. Gazing at a person longer than usual. B. Shifting positions in a chair. C. Crossing one s legs. D. Yawning in public.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The purpose of the article is to explain_. A. the body langua

28、ge differs in each area B. the body language can express the people s mind C. people s gestures represent the people s character D. the body language is same the language（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.五、B21-25/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)As people continue to grow and age, our body systems continue to change. At a certain p

29、ointin your life your body systems will begin to weaken. Your joints may become stiff. It may becomemore difficult for you to see and hear. The slow change of aging causes our bodies to lose some oftheir ability to bounce back from disease and injury. In order to live longer, we have always triedto

30、slow or stop this process that leads us toward the end of our lives.Many factors contribute to your health. A well-balanced diet plays an important role. Theamount and type of exercise you get is another factor. Your living environment and the amount ofstress you are under is yet another. But scient

31、ists studying senescence ()want to know : whydo people grow old? They hope that by examining the aging process on a cellular level medicalscience may be able to extend the length of life.（分数：10.00）(1).When people become aging, they will lose some of their ability to bounce back fromdisease and injur

32、y, “bounce back“ here means_. A. to improve in health after one s disease and injury B. to recover from disease and injury C. to jump after recovering D. to run fast（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).In order to live longer,_. A. we have to try to be on a diet B. we should keep in high spirits C. we should try to

33、 do more exercise D. we should postpone the process of aging（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why are some scientists interested in studying senescence? A. They want to increase the general ability of our bodies. B. They may be able to find a better way to our life. C. If they can pin down the biochemical proces

34、s that makes us age, there will be hope forextending the length of life. D. They want to find out if there is a link between how efficiently a cell could repair itself andhow long a creature lives.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor contributing to one s health?

35、A. The right food you eat. B. Lots of exercise you get. C. Your living conditions. D. The amount of stress you are under.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).This passage is mainly concerned with_ A. man s aging process B. man s life span C. man s health D. man s medical care（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.六、B26-30/B(总题数：1，分数：10.

36、00)A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. It is remarkable first for whatit contains : the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sport to business tofashion to science, and the range of comment and special features (特定 )as well, from editorialpage to f

37、eature articles and interviews to criticism of books, art, theatre and music. A newspaperis even more remarkable for the way one reads it : never completely, never straight through, butalways by jumping from here to there, in and out, glancing at one piece, reading another articleall the way through

38、, reading just a few paragraphs of the next. A good modern newspaper offers avariety to attract many different readers, but far more than any one reader is interesied in. Whatbrings this variety together in one place is its topicality (时事性), its immediate relation to whatis happening in your world a

39、nd your locality now. But immediacy and the speed of production thatgoes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient (短暂的) value. For all these reasons, no two people really read the same paper: what each persondoes is to put together out of the pages of tha

40、t day s paper, his own selection and sequence, hisown news paper. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means getting whatyou want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time, demands skill andself awareness as you modify and apply the techniques of read

41、ing.（分数：10.00）(1).A modern newspaper is remarkable for all the following except its_ A. wide coverage B. uniform style C. speed in reporting news D. popularity（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the passage, the reason why no two people really read the “ same“newspaper is that_ A. people scan for the

42、news they are interested in B. different people prefer different newspapers C. people are rarely interested in the same kind of news D. people have different views about what a good newspaper is（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).It can be conclude from the passage that newspaper readers_ A. apply reading techniqu

43、es skillfully B. jump from one newspaper to another C. appreciate the variety of a newspaper D. usually read a newspaper selectively（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A good newspaper offers “a variety“ to readers because_ A. it tries to serve different readers B. it has to cover things that happen in a certain l

44、ocality C. readers are difficult to please D. readers like to read different newspapers（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The best title for this passage would be “_“ A. The importance of Newspaper Topicality B. The Characteristics of a Good Newspaper C. The Variety of a Good Newspaper D. Some Suggestions on How

45、to Read a Newspaper（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.七、BPart Three Cloz(总题数：1，分数：20.00)B Directions:For each blank in the following passage, choose the best answer from the choices givenbelow. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing with a pencil a short bar acrossthe corresponding letter in the brackets./BV

46、itamins are organic compounds necessary in small amounts in the diet for the normal growthand maintenance of life of animals, including man.They do not provide energy,U 31 /Udo they construct or build any part of the body. They areneeded forU 32 /Ufoods into energy and body maintenance. There are th

47、irteen or more of them,and ifU 33 /Uis missing a deficiency disease becomesU 34 /UVitamins are similar because they are made of the same elements-usually carbon,hydrogen, oxygen, andU 35 /Unitrogen. They are differentU 36 /Utheir elements are arrangeddifferently, and each vitaminU 37 /Uone or more s

48、pecific functions in the body.U 38 /Uenough vitamins is essential to life, although the body has no nutritional use forU 39 /Uvitamins. Many people,U 40 /U, believe in being on the “safe side“ and thus takeextra vitamins. However, a well-balanced diet will usually meet all the body s vitamin needs.（分数：20.00）(1). A. either B. so C. nor D. never（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. shifting B.