【考研类试卷】工程硕士(GCT)英语-243及答案解析.doc

1、工程硕士(GCT)英语-243 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：10，分数：20.00)1.When something happens _ we like, we usually feel joy or happiness, which is a positive and powerful emotion and for which we all strive.（分数：2.00）A.uponB.toC.thatD.what2.The name of television comes from the Greek word

2、 tele and the Latin word videre, _ “far“ and “to see“, respectively.（分数：2.00）A.meaningB.meantC.are meantD.have the meaning of3.There was no tickets _ for Fridays performance.（分数：2.00）A.preferableB.considerableC.possibleD.available4.The suspect _ that he had assaulted a woman.（分数：2.00）A.refusedB.reje

3、ctedC.declinedD.denied5.By lip reading or watching the movements of the speakers lips, a deaf person can actually see _the person at the other telephone is saying.（分数：2.00）A.thatB.howC.whatD.where6.None of the soldiers was allowed to open fire unless heavy loss was shown to be _ inevitable.（分数：2.00）

4、A.nonethelessB.otherwiseC.henceD.therefore7.When we have difficulty _ desired objects or reaching desired goals we experience negative emotions such as grief and anger.（分数：2.00）A.at obtainingB.in obtainingC.on obtainingD.with obtaining8.On the giant plane there are _ the jet needs.（分数：2.00）A.twice e

5、ngines thanB.twice as engines asC.as twice many engines asD.twice as many engines as9.I cant give you _for the type of car you sell because theres no demand for it in the market.（分数：2.00）A.an expenseB.a purchaseC.a chargeD.an order10.A spokesman said that the people had greatly _ the pollution.（分数：2

6、.00）A.exaggeratedB.boastedC.flatteredD.enlarged二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)Some psychologists maintain that mental acts such as thinking are not performed in the brain alone, but that ones muscles also participate. It may be said that we think with our muscles in somewhat the same way that we

7、 listen to music with our bodies.You surely are not surprised to be told that you usually listen to music not only with your ears but with your whole body. Few people can listen to music that is more or less familiar without moving their body or mom specifically, some part of their body. Often when

8、one listens to a symphonic concert on the radio, he is tempted to direct the orchestra even though he knows there is a competent conductor on the job.Strange as this behavior may be, there is a very good reason for it. One cannot derive all possible enjoyment from music unless he participates, so to

9、 speak, in its performance. The listener “feels“ himself into the music with more or less noticeable motions of his body.The muscles of the body actually participate in the mental process of thinking in the same way, but this participation is less obvious because it is less noticeable.（分数：10.00）(1).

10、Some psychologists maintain that thinking is _.（分数：2.00）A.not a mental processB.more of a physical process than a mental actionC.a process that involves our entire bodiesD.a process that involves the muscles as well as the brain(2).Few people are able to listen to familiar music without _.（分数：2.00）A

11、.moving some part of their bodyB.stopping what they are doing to listenC.directing the orchestra playing itD.wishing that they could conduct music properly(3).Body movements are necessary in order for the listener to _.（分数：2.00）A.hear the musicB.appreciate the musicC.enjoy the music fullyD.completel

12、y understand the music(4).According to the selection, muscle participation in the process of thinking is _.（分数：2.00）A.deliberateB.obviousC.not readily apparentD.very pronounced(5).The best title for this selection is _.（分数：2.00）A.An Ear for MusicB.Music AppreciationC.How Muscles Participate in Menta

13、l ActsD.A Psychological Definition of the Thinking ProcessDuring the summer session there will be a revised schedule of services for the university community. Specific changes for intercampus bus services, summer hours for the cafeteria, the infirmary (校医院) and recreational and athletic facilities w

14、ill be posted on the bulletin board outside of the cafeteria. Weekly movie and concert schedules which are in the process of being arranged will be posted each Wednesday outside of the cafeteria.Intercampus buses will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour and make all of the regular stops

15、on their route around campus. The cafeteria will serve breakfast, lunch, and early dinner from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m. during the week and from noon to 7 p.m. on weekends. The library will maintain regular hours during the week, but shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon

16、to 7 p. m.All students who want to use the library borrowing services and recreational athletic, and entertainment facilities must have a valid summer identification card. This announcement will also appear in the next issue of the student newspaper.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following is the main p

17、urpose of this announcement?（分数：2.00）A.To tell campus personnel of the new library services.B.To announce the new movies on campus this summer.C.To notify university people of important schedule changes.D.To remind the students to validate their identification cards.(2).Specific schedule revisions f

18、or which of the following facilities are listed in this announcement?（分数：2.00）A.Athletic and recreational.B.Food and transportation.C.Bookstore and post office.D.Medical and audio-visual.(3).Times for movies and concerts are not listed in this announcement because _.（分数：2.00）A.film or concert occurs

19、 every Wednesday at 7 p. m.B.the full list would be too longC.films and concerts cannot be announced publiclyD.the full list is not ready yet(4).According to the announcement which of the following is tree of special summer hours for the library?（分数：2.00）A.It has them only on the weekends.B.It has t

20、hem both weekdays and weekends.C.It has no special summer hours.D.The information is not availabl(5).According to the announcement, a validated identification card is required to _.（分数：2.00）A.ride on intercampus busesB.read announcements in the cafeteriaC.make use of the infirmaryD.check books out o

21、f the libraryThe economy in the United States is heavily dependent on aluminum, a material widely used in the construction of buildings and in making such diverse things as cars, airplanes, and food containers. In 1979 Americans used over five million tons of new aluminum, and one and a half million

22、 tons of recycled aluminum. Some ninety percent of the bauxite (矾土) ore from which new aluminum is normally derived had to be imported, to meet the demand. Poorer ores are abundant in the United States, however, and researchers at Purdue University may recently have found a way to obtain aluminum ma

23、gnetically from these.Although aluminum is not attracted by ordinary magnets, under special conditions it becomes temporarily “paramagnetic“, or very weakly responsive to a magnetic field. This is achieved by immersing ore particles in water to which certain salts have been added and then filtering

24、the ore through steel wool in the presence of a strong magnetic field. It is hoped that this technique will reduce the amount of high-grade aluminum the United States must import.（分数：10.00）(1).The passage focuses on _.（分数：2.00）A.construction and manufacturing industry in the United StatesB.new techn

25、ique of obtaining aluminum from poor oresC.consumption and production of aluminum in the United StatesD.the annual import of high-grade aluminum into the United States(2).It is believed that a new technique to _will probably be found.（分数：2.00）A.recycle old aluminum productsB.discover more bauxite or

26、esC.make aluminum by putting ore particles under waterD.take out aluminum magnetically from poorer ores(3).In the second paragraph the word “paramagnetic“ means _.（分数：2.00）A.slightly magneticB.a weak magnetic fieldC.a strong magnetic substanceD.the under-water magnetic power(4).By immersing ore part

27、icles in water, _.（分数：2.00）A.we can get ore particles of equal sizeB.we can purify aluminum particlesC.we can filter out aluminumD.we can improve the working conditions around(5).We understand from the passage that the United States _.（分数：2.00）A.is rich in low-grade aluminum-bearing oresB.is short o

28、f aluminum-making techniquesC.has to import ninety percent of its annual need of aluminumD.has to produce fifty percent of the worlds supply to meet its annual aluminum demandService AdProfessional Typing Service announces a new location in Westside Mall, 1400 University Avenue across from State Uni

29、versity Student Union.We specialize in term papers, theses, and dissertations typed to the specifications of the Graduate School of State University.Twenty-four-hour service for fifty pages or less. Forty-eight-hour service for more than fifty pages.Rates: 1 per page on regular paper1.25 per page on

30、 cotton bond paper 0.25 extra for each carbon copy or a graphHours: 8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Monday-Friday8:00 a. m.-4:00 p.m. SaturdayClosed all day SundayCall: 717-5415（分数：10.00）(1).What kind of person needs this service?（分数：2.00）A.A doctor.B.A policeman.C.The sick.D.A student.(2).How much will it cos

31、t you if you want five regular papers and two graphs to be typed?（分数：2.00）A.5B.1C.5.5D.6(3).If you have 20 pages to be typed, how long does it take to get them finished?（分数：2.00）A.More than 48 hoursB.More than 24 hours.C.Within 24 hours.D.In 24 minutes.(4).When does the typing service close on Wedne

32、sday?（分数：2.00）A.10:00 p.m.B.8:00p. m.C.4:00 p.m.D.Its closed all day.(5).The main purpose of this passage is _.（分数：2.00）A.to criticizeB.to describeC.to advertiseD.to celebrate七、Part Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)How much sleep does a person need? (31) the physiological bases of the need for sleep remain conj

33、ectural (猜想), rendering conclusive answers to this question impossible, much evidence has been gathered on how much sleep people do in fact obtain. Perhaps the most important conclusion to be (32) from this evidence is (33) there is great variability among individuals in total sleep time. For adults

34、, (34) between six and nine hours of sleep as a nightly average is not unusual, and 7.5 hours probably best expresses the norm. Such norms, of course, forms inevitably vary with the criteria of sleep employed, The most (35) and reliable figures on sleep time, including those cited here, come from st

35、udies in sleep laboratories, where EEG criteria are employed.(36) consistently has been associated with the varying amount, quality, and pattern of electrophysiologically defined sleep. The newborn infant may spend an average of about 16 hours of each 24-hour period in sleep, (37) the sleep time dro

36、ps sharply; by two years of age, it may (38) from nine to 12 hours. Decreases to approximately six hours have been observed among the elderly.(39) will be discussed from below, EEG sleep studies have indicated that sleep can be considered to consist of several different stages. Developmental changes

37、 in the relative proportion of sleep time (40) in these sleep stages are as striking as age-related changes in total sleep time.（分数：20.00）A.AsB.DespiteC.WhileD.WhetherA.arrivedB.benefitedC.drawnD.deprivedA.howB.whatC.whetherD.thatA.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everythingA.briefB.preciseC.correctD.c

38、onciseA.AgingB.YouthC.AgeD.TeenageA.unlessB.howeverC.althoughD.even ifA.extendB.rangeC.alterD.riseA.WhatB.ItC.ThatD.AsA.is spentB.are spentC.spentD.spending八、Part Dialogue Comp(总题数：10，分数：20.00)11.Jack: _?Lora: Im an engineer.Jack: Oh, are you?Lora: How about you?Jack: I work for a trading company.（分

39、数：2.00）A.How are you doingB.What do you doC.How do you doD.What are you doing12.Katherine: Linda! I havent seen you for ages. How are you?Linda: Fine. And you?Katherine: Pretty good. Hows Frank?Linda: Oh, dont you know? We got divorced two years ago.Katherine: _.（分数：2.00）A.Oh, I am sorry.B.What a pi

40、ty!C.It is really a problem.D.Hope youll be better.13.Lodger: Im terribly sorry that I broke your precious vase. Ill pay for it.Landlady: _.（分数：2.00）A.Cant complainB.Never mindC.Relax yourselfD.Take care14.Tom: Thats a very nice jacket.Susan: Does it really look OK?Tom: Yes, and I like the color too

41、. It matches your hat.Susan: And I got it on sale.Tom: _.（分数：2.00）A.Thats incredible!B.Thats impossible!C.Its all right!D.Its crazy!15.Woman: Thank you very much for your help.Man: _.（分数：2.00）A.Never mindB.Not at allC.It doesnt matterD.No thanks16.Passer by: _?Local resident: Sure. Its on Elm Street

42、, between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenue.Passer by: Thank you.（分数：2.00）A.Help, please. Could you tell me where the post office isB.Sorry, where is the post office, pleaseC.Trouble you. Could you please tell me where the post office isD.Excuse me. Do you know where the post office is17.Customs officer:

43、Could I have your name, please?Passenger: Its Paine, Sarah Paine.Customs officer: _?Passenger: Its P-A-I-N-E.（分数：2.00）A.How do you spell your last nameB.What is your last nameC.How to pronounce your last nameD.How could I speak your last name18.Phone caller: Hello. Could I please speak to Helen?Hele

44、n: _.（分数：2.00）A.SpeakingB.I am HelenC.Its meD.This is me19.Kate: Do you mind opening the door for me?Bob: _.（分数：2.00）A.Yes, Ill do itB.Its nothingC.Thats all rightD.Not at all20.Mary: Tom, would you like to go to a party this Saturday?Tom: _. What kind of party?Mary: Its a birthday party.（分数：2.00）A.

45、Sounds goodB.Looks niceC.Seems all rightD.Feels excellent工程硕士(GCT)英语-243 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：10，分数：20.00)1.When something happens _ we like, we usually feel joy or happiness, which is a positive and powerful emotion and for which we all strive.（分数：2.00）A.uponB.toC.that

46、 D.what解析：注释 空白后的 we like 是前面不定代词 something 的宾语，只能用 that 引导。2.The name of television comes from the Greek word tele and the Latin word videre, _ “far“ and “to see“, respectively.（分数：2.00）A.meaning B.meantC.are meantD.have the meaning of解析：注释 由于空白后的成分没有相应的连接词，不能与前句形成主从句关系，注定其只能是短语，不能为从句，故 Bmeant，Care

47、 meant，Dhave the meaning of 都不可选。选 Ameaning 构成分词短语，修饰说明前面的 tele and the Latin word videre。3.There was no tickets _ for Fridays performance.（分数：2.00）A.preferableB.considerableC.possibleD.available 解析：注释 此题需要进行词义辨析。本句意思是“星期五表演的票没有了。”Davailable 意思是“可以得到的”，作 tickets 后置定语，符合要求。其他三项分别表示“更可取的”，“能考虑的”及“可能的”

48、，不符合语义及用法。4.The suspect _ that he had assaulted a woman.（分数：2.00）A.refusedB.rejectedC.declinedD.denied 解析：注释 此题属于词义辨析题。四选项意思分别为“拒绝”，“拒收”，“谢绝”和“否认”。本句大意是“嫌疑犯否认侵犯妇女的事实”，故 deny 正确。5.By lip reading or watching the movements of the speakers lips, a deaf person can actually see _the person at the other te

49、lephone is saying.（分数：2.00）A.thatB.howC.what D.where解析：注释 本题选 what 既引导宾语从句，又可充当从句里 saying 的宾语，其他词不具备这样的特点。6.None of the soldiers was allowed to open fire unless heavy loss was shown to be _ inevitable.（分数：2.00）A.nonethelessB.otherwise C.henceD.therefore解析：注释 本题需要注意一些常用过渡性副词的用法。Anonetheless 表示转折； Botherwise 表示条件；Chence 和 Dther