1、工程硕士(GCT)英语-106 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Vocabula(总题数：10，分数：20.00)1.The old man is in the habit of going for a walk along the river every morning except _ it rains.（分数：2.00）A.whenB.forC.thatD./2._, follow the directions on the bottle carefully.（分数：2.00）A.When taken drugsB.When drugs are ta
2、kenC.When takes drugsD.When taking drugs3.Some old people dont like pop songs because they cant _ so much noise.（分数：2.00）A.resistB.experienceC.tolerateD.sustain4.In the effort to fire a Civil Service employee, his or her manager may have to spend up _ $100,000 of tax money to do so.（分数：2.00）A.tillB.
3、toC.forD.about5.Williamsburg has now been restored so that it looks as it _ during the 18th century.（分数：2.00）A.couldB.wouldC.wasD.did6.Were it not for their support and help, we _ able to finish the task ahead of time.（分数：2.00）A.were notB.should not have beenC.are notD.would not be7.He liked the pai
4、nting very much, which cost him $1,000. However, he would gladly have paid _ for it.（分数：2.00）A.as much twiceB.much as twiceC.twice as muchD.as twice much8.Mary is as vain as peacock and always wants to be the _ of attention.（分数：2.00）A.sightB.emphasisC.focusD.object9.He kept a _ hold on her hand as h
5、e helped her over the fence.（分数：2.00）A.solidB.stiffC.firmD.rigid10.A long time ago, at a national conference on biology, he cautiously _ his new theory on life.（分数：2.00）A.advancedB.relievedC.producedD.thrust二、BPart Reading (总题数：4，分数：40.00)Directions:In this part there are three passages and one adve
6、rtisement, each followed by questions or unfinished statements. For 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.B11-15/BImagine a world in which children would be the rulers and could de
7、cide not only the outcome of each and every occurrence, but also dictate the very structure and form of the environment. In this world, a childs wildest thoughts would become reality, limited only by the extent of his or her imagination.While such a world might sound both fantastic and frightening,
8、at least from a logical, adult perspective, it does exist. Whats more, it has been in existence for some time and is populated by hundreds of thousands of children who spend hours within its boundaries experimenting and learning. This world is not real, at least not in the traditional sense, but exi
9、sts within a computer and is generated by an educational programming language called LOGO. Unlike other computer languages and programs that are designed to test children and provide applications that formally dispense information, LOGO allows children, even preschool children, to be in total contro
10、l. Children teach the computer to think and as a result develop and sharpen their own reasoning abilities.（分数：10.00）(1).In the imagined world _ would restrict childrens wildest thoughts.（分数：2.00）A.the limits of their imaginationB.the structure and form of the environmentC.the reality of lifeD.the ru
11、les of the society(2).LOGO is _.（分数：2.00）A.an educational testing programB.a computer languageC.an information dispenserD.an unreal world(3).Children are rulers _.（分数：2.00）A.in the traditional senseB.within the boundaries of LOGOs worldC.with all computer languages and programsD.in the adult world(4
12、).LOGO is unique because _.（分数：2.00）A.it is an educational programB.it is in total control of human beingsC.it allows children to teach the computer to thinkD.children use it(5).The best title for this passage would be _.（分数：2.00）A.Children Rule the WorldB.Computer LanguagesC.The Unreal World of the
13、 Child and LOGOD.Children Learn Reasoning Using LOGOB16-20/BThe development of rapid transit rail lines in cities should parallel local economic development and blind construction of such lines should be avoided, a State Council conference said yesterday.The meeting, chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao, s
14、aid the building of rapid-transit rail lines in cities should be carried out according to strict guidelines and management systems of such lines should be improved. It stressed that the amount of domestically made equipment used in such infrastructure projects needs to be increased.The meeting also
15、deliberated on the draft amendments for laws governing the Peoples Bank of China and commercial banks. Also discussed were the draft law on the supervision and management of banking sector and draft regulations on the management of central food reserves. It was agreed at the meeting that the laws go
16、verning the Peoples Bank of China and commercial banks need to be amended so that the roles and responsibilities of the two are made clear.（分数：10.00）(1).The rapid-transit rail lines should _.（分数：2.00）A.develop as quickly as possibleB.develop with local economic developmentC.develop after local econo
17、mic developmentD.develop with the construction industry(2).The management system of the rapid transit rail lines _.（分数：2.00）A.is already quite developedB.does not exist at allC.is not good enoughD.needs to include the strict guidelines(3).In the building of the rail lines, _.（分数：2.00）A.more equipmen
18、t made in China should be usedB.more imported equipment should be usedC.more exported equipment should be usedD.more equipment used in infrastructure projects should be used(4).It can be inferred that _.（分数：2.00）A.the Peoples Bank and commercial banks do not function properlyB.the Peoples Bank of Ch
19、ina has an upper hand over the commercial banksC.the two banks operate in a low efficiencyD.the Peoples Bank operates at a loss while the commercial banks operates at a profit(5).Which of the following has nothing to do with the meeting chaired by Premier Wen?（分数：2.00）A.Discussing the building of ra
20、pid-transit rails.B.Discussing the draft amendments concerning some banks.C.Discussing the draft regulations about food reserves.D.Discussing whether the Peoples Bank of China and commercial banks should be integrated.B21-25/BThis country, as Lincoln said, belongs to the people. So do the natural re
21、sources which make it rich. They supply the basis of our prosperity now and hereafter. In preserving them, which is a national duty, we must not forget that monopoly is based on the control of natural resources and natural advantages, and that it will help the people little to conserve our natural w
22、ealth unless the benefits which it can yield are given back to the people.Let us remember, also, that conservation does not stop with the natural resources. The principle of making the best use of all we have requires that we stop the waste of human life in industry and prevent the waste of human we
23、lfare which flows from the unfair use of concentrated power and wealth in the hands of men whose eagerness for profit blinds them to the cost of what they do. We have no higher duty than to promote the efficiency of the individual. There is no surer road to the efficiency of the nation.（分数：10.00）(1)
24、.What plays an essential role in making the nation prosperous according to this passage?（分数：2.00）A.Its money.B.Its trade.C.Its natural resources.D.Its people.(2).The passage suggests that the benefit from natural resources is mainly enjoyed by _.（分数：2.00）A.the governmentB.the monopoliesC.the busines
25、smenD.the people(3).The conservation mentioned in the passage includes the following EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.natural resourcesB.human welfareC.human lifeD.concentration of wealth(4).What may contribute to the unfair use of concentrated power and wealth by some people?（分数：2.00）A.Their greed for profit ma
26、kes them ignore the expense.B.They have accumulated too much wealth and power.C.They make profits by pretending to be blind.D.They make profits by cheating.(5).On what does the efficiency of a nation depend?（分数：2.00）A.Every individual.B.Its machines.C.Its wealth.D.Its power.B26-30/BIN THE GROUNDS OF
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28、e largest privately-owned country estates in the West County. Guests have full use of the owners private club.Widworthy Court Sports and Leisure Clubs facilities include tennis court, squash court, heated outdoor swimming pool, pool-side restaurant, indoor leisure spa complex comprising swimming poo
29、l, Jacuzzi, sun, steam room, solarium and bars.Children and pets welcomeENJOY THE DIFFERENCEPlease write or telephone for our full color brochure.The Manager, The Estate Office, Bridwell Park Estate Uffculme, Devon EX15 3BU Telephone (0883) 744783（分数：10.00）(1).It is an advertisement for _.（分数：2.00）A
30、.educationB.entertainmentC.sportsD.sale(2).The Holiday Cottages are located in _.（分数：2.00）A.the countryB.the cityC.the downtownD.the suburbs(3).Which of the following is true?（分数：2.00）A.The cottages are not large enough to offer spacious accommodation.B.Guests can have full use of all the clubs in D
31、evonshire.C.The cottages are in a private estate.D.Everything will be done for the guest in the Holiday Cottages.(4).The following items are mentioned in the advertisement except _.（分数：2.00）A.squashB.swimmingC.table tennisD.sauna(5).Which of the following is NOT true according to the advertisement?（
32、分数：2.00）A.Guests can take their dogs to the cottages.B.People can get a brochure if they telephone.C.Both indoor and outdoor activities are offered.D.No drinking is provided.三、BPart Cloze/(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Directions:There are ten blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are fou
33、r 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.Most of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in the history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really helped ci
34、vilization forward are often never mentioned at all. We do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the U(31) /U of the year, or manured a field; but we know U(32) /U about the killers and destroyers. People think a great deal of them, so U(33) /U so that on a
35、ll the highest pillars in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think most people believe that the greatest countries are U(34) /U that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors. It
36、is just possible they are, U(35) /U they are not the most civilized. Animals fight; so do savages; hence to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in U(36) /U an animal or a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized. Even being good at getting other people to fight for you and U(37) /U the
37、m how to do it most efficiently - this, after all, is U(38) /U conquerors and generals have done - is not being civilized. People fight to settle quarrels. Fighting means killing, and civilized peoples ought to be able to find some way of settling their disputes other U(39) /U by seeing which side c
38、an kill off the greater number of other side, and then U(40) /U that that side which has killed most has won.（分数：20.00）A.numberB.lengthC.depthD.widthA.allB.wholeC.anythingD.nothingA.manyB.muchC.moreD.littleA.thoseB.theseC.onesD.someA.sinceB.asC.andD.butA.factB.whichC.thatD.whatA.tellB.requestC.telli
39、ngD.requestingA.whichB.whatC.thatD.whateverA.thanB.wayC.meansD.methodA.chattingB.talkingC.sayingD.mumbling四、BPart Dialogue(总题数：10，分数：20.00)11.(Phone call) Daughter: OK, Dad. Nice talking to you and glad everythings all right. _. Dad: All right. Good-bye. Daughter: Good-bye, Dad.（分数：2.00）A.Say “How a
40、re you?“ to MornB.Say “Are you OK “ to MornC.Give Morn our careD.Give Mom our love12.Wang: Ive got an appointment. Im going to meet a friend in London at 3 p.m. Its already a quarter past 2. _. David: Im going to London. I can give you a lift if you like. Wang: Could you really? That would be great.
41、（分数：2.00）A.Ill never make itB.Ill never do itC.Ill never reach itD.Ill never attain it13.Ted : Hi, Christine. _? Christine : Hi, Ted. I just bought a new camping tent. I cant wait to use it.（分数：2.00）A.Whats onB.Whats upC.Whats wrongD.Whats right14.Caller: Hello. Im ringing about the fiat advertised
42、in todays STAR. _? Mrs. Green: Yes, it is. Two or three people have rung up about it, but nobodys been to see it yet.（分数：2.00）A.Is it still availableB.Is it still emptyC.Is it still freeD.Is it still blank15.Clerk: Good morning. Can I help you? Mr. Smith: Yes, Id like a ticket to New York 9:15 tomor
43、row morning. Clerk: _? Mr. Smith: Single, please.（分数：2.00）A.Single or twoB.Single or returnC.Single or doubleD.Single or back16.Jane: Carol, you look very well. Carol: Thank you, Jane. You look wonderful too. Your weekend tennis must have done you good. Jane: _.（分数：2.00）A.Thats very kind of youB.Are
44、 you kidding? Thank you anywayC.You think so? Thats encouragingD.I dont believe it. You are flattering me17.Jane: Hello Sally. Fancy meeting you here! Sally: Hello, Jane. Havent seen you for a long time. Youve got married, havent you? Jane: Yes, I have. I got married four years ago. Sally: _.（分数：2.0
45、0）A.Oh, wish you happinessB.Oh, really? Enjoy yourselfC.Oh, my congratulationsD.Oh, is it? Have a happy life18.Customer : Excuse me! Clerk: Yes, ma-am? What can I do for you? Customer: I have a problem with this coffee maker, and I want my money back. Clerk: _. Customer: The problem is that it doesn
46、t work! Ive only used it three times.（分数：2.00）A.WhyB.Well, are you sureC.Whats the matter with it on earthD.Well, what seems to be the problem19.(At a party) Adam: This is a great apartment. Tammy: I think so, too. _? Adam: No, Im Adam. I came with Carl. I dont really know anyone here. Carls told me
47、 about most of his friends, but I cant match the names with the faces.（分数：2.00）A.Excuse me, but do I know youB.Excuse me, could I know youC.Excuse me, do you mind telling me your nameD.Excuse me, but do you know me20.Salesgirl: Good morning, miss. Can I help you? Mary: Yes, Id like half a kilo orang
48、es, please. Salesgirl: _. Anything else? Mary: No, thank you.（分数：2.00）A.These oranges are for youB.Give you the orangesC.There you areD.Here are you工程硕士(GCT)英语-106 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Vocabula(总题数：10，分数：20.00)1.The old man is in the habit of going for a walk along the river every morning except _ it rains.（分数：2.00）A.when B.forC.thatD./解析：注释 本句中的 except前后关联的是两个时间概念：“每天早晨”和“下雨的时候”，所以只能用 when连接，使后面部分成为时间状语才能符合题意。2._, follow the directions on the bottle carefully.（分数：2.00）A.When taken drugsB.When drugs are ta
