[考研类试卷]2010年GCT工程硕士（英语）真题试卷（无答案）.doc

1、2010 年 GCT 工程硕士（英语）真题试卷（无答案）一、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are ten incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through th

2、e center.1 Making energy use completely harmless to the environment_ very difficult and usually economically expensive.（A）is（B） are（C） have been（D）shall be 2 _ no gravity, there would be no air around the earth. heace no life.（A）If there had been（B） If there was（C） Had there been（D）Were there 3 Some

3、 memnbers of the committee suggested that the meeting_.（A）being postponed（B） to be postponed（C） be postponed（D）postponed 4 Is there anying else_you want to get ready for the party this evening?（A）which（B） who（C） that（D）what 5 Since any answer may bring_to his govenrnent the spokesman tried to avoid

4、the question.（A）commitment（B） embarrassment（C） failure（D）benefit 6 It is possible for a person to_negative attitudes and gain healthy confidence needed to realize his or her dreams.（A）get rid of（B） get away with（C） get out of（D）get along with 7 By the end of this term, the girls_the basic rules of d

5、inner party conversation.（A）will learn（B） will have learned（C） have learned（D）are learning 8 If you miss the cultural references_a word, youre very likely to miss its meaning. （A）below（B） before（C） beyond（D）behind 9 I cannot_your plan, for I see no money return for the pursuit.（A）approve of（B） argue

6、 with（C） turn down（D）give up 10 The thief was so_by the bright lights and barking dogs that he left hastily.（A）annoyed（B） frightened（C） puzzled（D）disappointed 二、Part II Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages, each followed by five questions or unfinished statements. Fo

7、r each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.10 Firefighters ane often asked to speak to school and community groups about the importance of fine safety, particularly fire prevention a

8、nd detection. Bccause smoke detectors reduce the risk of dying in a fire by half. firefighters often provide audiences with information on how to install these protectivc devices in their homes.Specifically, they tell them these things: A smoke detector should be placcd on each floor of a home. Whil

9、e sleeping, people are in particular danger of an emergent fire、 and there must he a dctcctor outside each sleeping area. A good site for a detecior would he a hallway that runs between living spaces and bedrooms.Because of the dead-air space that might be missed by hot air bouncing around above a f

10、ire, smoke detcctors should be installed either on the ceiling at least four inches from the nearest wall, or high on a wall at least four, but no further than twelve, inches from the ceiling.Deteccors should not be mounted near windows, entrances, or other places where drafts (过堂风) might direct the

11、 smoke away from the unit. Nor should they be placed in kitchens and garages, where cooking and gas fumes are likely to cause false alarms. 11 One responsibility of a firefighter is to_.（A）install smoke detectors in residents homes（B） check if smoke detectors are properly installed（C） develop fire s

12、afety programs for schools（D）speak to residents about how to prevent fires 12 Compared with homes without smoke detectors homes with them give their owners a 50% better chance of_.（A）surviving a fire（B） preventing a fire（C） detecting a hidden fire（D）not getting injured in a fire 13 A smoke detector

13、must always be placed_.（A）on any level of a home（B） outside all hedrooms in a home（C） in all hallways of a home（D）in kitchens where fires are most likely to star 14 The passage implies that dead-air space is most likely to be found_.（A）on a ceiling four inches away from a wall（B） near an open window

14、（C） close to where a wall meets a ceiling（D）in kitchens and garages 15 What is the focus of this passage?（A）How firefighters carry out their responsibilities.（B） The proper installation of home smoke detectors.（C） The detoction of dead-air space on walls and ceilings.（D）How smoke detectors prevent f

15、ies in homes. 15 16 Which day is best for a picnic based on the information in the table?（A）Friday （B） Saturday（C） Sunday（D）Monday 17 What does “POP“ probably mean? （A）Places of presence（B） Patterns of presence（C） Period of presence（D）Probability of presence 18 Disastrous weather may occur on_.（A）Fr

16、iday（B） Saturday（C） Monday（D）Tuesday 19 What trend can be found from the in formation given in the table?（A）The days are becoming longer（B） The nights are getting longer（C） The days are growing warmer.（D）The weather is turning better 20 What day has the greatest temperature difference between day an

17、d night?（A）Monday（B） Tuesday（C） Saturday（D）Sunday 20 Tony Huesmana heart transplant recipient(接受者)who livcd a record 31 years with a single donated organ has died at age 51 of leukemia(白血病), but his heart will going strong“He had leukemia” his widow Carol Huesmon said“His heartbelieve it or notheld

18、out. His heart never gave up until the endwhen it had to” Huesman got heart transplant in 1978 at Stanford UniversityThat was just 11 years after the worlds first heart trasplant was performed in South AfricaAt his deathHuesman was listed as the worlds longest survivor of a single tranplanted heart

19、both by Stanford and the RichmondVirginia-based United Network for Organ Sharing. “Im a living proof of a person who can go through a life-threatening illnesshave the operation and return to a productive life” Huesman told The Dayton Daily News in 2006 Huesman worked as marketing director at a sport

20、ing-goods storeHe was found to have serious heart disease while in high schoolHis heart attacked by a pncumonia(肺炎)viruswas almost four times its normal size from trying to pump blood with weakened muscles Huesmans sister, Linda Huesmaa Lambalso was strieken with the same problem and receive a heart

21、 transplant in 1983The two were the nations first brother and sister heart transplant recipientsShe died in 1991 at age 29 Huesman founded the Huesman Heart Foundation in Daytonwhich seeks to reduce heart disease by educating children and offers a nursing scholarship in honor of his sister21 Tony Hu

22、esman died from_（A）heart failure（B） heart transplant（C） pncumonia（D）non-heart-related disease 22 The phrase “held out”(Para.1)probably means“_”（A）failed suddenly（B） functioned properly（C） expanded gradully（D）shrank progressively 23 After his heart transplant, Tony Huesman_. （A）lived a normal life（B）

23、 received another donated organ（C） couldnt go back to word（D）didnt live as long as expected 24 Tony Huesman died in the year of_（A）1983（B） 1991（C） 2006（D）2009 25 Huesman had to receive a heart transplant beacause_.（A）he had an inherited heart disease（B） he was born with heart disability（C） his heart

24、 was infected by a virus（D）his heart was injured in an accident 25 Watch out! Here comes London Mayor Boris Johnson riding a bicycle from his new bike hire plan. “What weve put in is a new form of public transportThese bikes are going to belong to everybaby” More than 12.000 people have signed up fo

25、r the plan. They each receive a key at a cost of three pounds, with costs at one pound for a 24.hour membership. five pounds for seven days, and 45 pounds for an annual membership. John Payne, a London teacher who cycles a lot, is among the first to usr the system“Its very comfortableFor people who

26、dont cycle much I think itll be very useful. But for people who cycle regularythey are possibly a bit slowBut theyre perfect for London streets very strongI think theyll be very widely used.” And Johnson says its of good value“I think its extremely good valueThe first half hour is free If you cycle

27、smart and you cycle around Londeonmost journeys in London take less than half an houryou can cycle the whole day free” Some 5.000bikes are currently available at over 300 docking stations(租车点)in central London. Johnson says the city will gradually expand the system“Clearly one of our ambitions is to

28、 make sure that in 2012 when the world comes to London. they will be able to use London hire hikes to go to the Olympic stadiums.” 26 Mayor Boris Johnson is riding a bicycle to_（A）go to work（B） attend a competition（C） promote his bike hire plan（D）show his love for cycling 27 The author mentions John

29、 Payne as an example of people who_（A）oppose the bike hire plan（B） support the bike hire plan（C） dons cycle much（D）cycle regularly 28 According to Boris Johnson, one can cycle around the whole day free _.（A）because most journeys take less than half an hour（B） because the bike hire is free for the fi

30、rst time（C） if one can arrange his London tour in a smart way（D）if one is physically strong enough 29 The bike hire system will_.（A）be expanded to serve the 2012 Olympic Games（B） be provided free for the 2012 Olympic athletes（C） benefit from the 2012 Olympic Games（D）be free of charge for the 2012 Ol

31、ympic visitors 30 Mayor Boris Johnson is_about the future of his bike hire plan.（A）optimistie（B） concerned（C） uncertain（D）excited 三、Part III ClozeDirections: There are ten blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and m

32、ark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.30 I have been very lucky to have won the Nobel Prize twice, It is, of course, very exciting to have such an important【C1】_of my work. but the real pleasure was in the work itself. Scientific research is like an exploraion of

33、a voyage of discovery. You are【 C2】_trying out new things that have not been done before. Many of them will lead【C3】_and you have to try something different, but sometimes an experment does【C4】_and tells you something new and that it is really exciting,【C5】_small the new finding may be. it is great

34、to think “I am the only person who knows this” and then you will have the fun of thinking what this finding will【C6 】_and of deciding what will be the【C7】_experiment. One of the best things about scientific research is that you are always doing something different and it is, never【C8】_.There are goo

35、d times when things go well and bad times when they【C9 】 _ . Some people get discouraged at the difficult times. but when I have a failure my policy has always been not to worry but to start planning the next experiment,【C10】_is always fun. 31 【C1 】（A）recognition（B） acknowledgement（C） realization（D）

36、assessment 32 【C2 】（A）presently（B） repeatedly（C） continually（D）periodically 33 【C3 】（A）anywhere（B） nowhere（C） everywhere（D）somewhere 34 【C4 】（A）work（B） fail（C） begin（D）end 35 【C5 】（A）Somewhat（B） So（C） However（D）How 36 【C6 】（A）result from（B） lie in（C） rely on（D）lead to 37 【C7 】（A）coming（B） next（C） fu

37、ture（D）last 38 【C8 】（A）horing（B） amusing（C） confusing（D）exciting 39 【C9 】（A）will（B） do（C） wont（D）dont 40 【C10 】（A）which（B） that（C） as（D）what 四、Part IV Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this part, there are ten short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B

38、, C, and D. Choose the one that most appropriately suits the conversational context and best completes the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.41 Speaker A:Could you break a 100-dollar bill for me?Speeaker B:_（A）OK. How mach do you want?（B） How can I

39、do it, Miss?（C） Sure, How do you want it?（D）Oh. thats inconvenient for me. 42 Speaker A: Im sorry, The brand of camera you want is not available now. Speaker B:_ （A）No use saying sorry, Thats a real let down.（B） Im truly grateful for your help.（C） Thats a pity. Thank you anyway.（D）Its just as Ive ex

40、pected. 43 Speaker A: Peter. Im awfully sorry, I wont be able to come this Friday. Speaker B: Whats the matter?_（A）Nothing wrong, I hope（B） Im really sorry for that（C） Its all right with me（D）You can come some other time 44 Speaker A: Ten dollars for this brand? Speaker B:_I got it in a second hand

41、store.（A）Oh, yes, wonderful（B） Do me a favor（C） No kidding（D）Use your head 45 Speaker A:I saw your boss was angry with you, what happened? Speaker B:_. He was just in a bad modd.（A）Nothing in particular（B） You said it（C） Here you go（D）Im quite surprised 46 Speaker A: We have a booking for tonight. T

42、he names Cliff. Speaker B:_,Yes, that was two single rooms with bath.（A）Ill take care of you（B） Just a moment please（C） Thank you for coming（D）Nice to meet you 47 Speaker A:Were having a few people over for dinner Saturday._ Speaker B: Oh. Thank you. That would be great.（A）Are you doing anything the

43、n?（B） Itll be a lot of fun（C） Have you heard about it?（D）Wed love to have you around. 48 Man: Do you have any check-in luggage? Woman:_Theyre heavy. I hope theyre not overweight. Man: Theyre just under the maximum weight.（A）Yes, Ill show you（B） Yes, two pieces（C） Yes, there you are（D）Yes, not many 4

44、9 Man: How long does the journey take if I go by bus? Woman:_. I think the Airport Express is your best bet. Man: Many thanks. （A）I dont know yet（B） It depends on the traffic（C） Let me see（D）Youll consider the distance 50 Nurse: Mr, White, how about Friday at 9:30? Patient: Would you have anything in the afternoon? Nurse: Hmm,we do have an opening at 4:00._ （A）Would that be good for you?（B） See you then（C） Hope youll like it.（D）Are you sure you can make it?