1、工程硕士(GCT)英语-125 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.When college students _ future employment, they often consider status, income, and prestige. A. demand B. assume C. apply D. anticipate（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.2.He did not find a job yet because he had no _ to people who could he
2、lp him. A. approach B. application C. access D. approval（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.3.When theres doubt, the examiners decision is _. A. right B. final C. definite D. fixed（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.4.Candy is one of those women who always _ the latest fashions. A. put up with B. come up with C. get on with D. keep up w
3、ith（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.5.He gave me some very _ advice on buying a house. A. precious B. worthy C. precise D. valuable（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.6._ we need more practice is quite clear. A. When B. What C. That D. /（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.7.If she had worked harder, she _. A. would succeed B. had succeeded C. should su
4、cceed D. would have succeeded（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.8.Julie wanted to become a friend of _ shares her interests. A. anyone B. whomever C. whoever D. no matter who（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.9.Is _ some German friends visited last week? A. this school B. this the school C. this school one D. this school where（分数：2.00
5、）A.B.C.D.10.With trees, flowers and grass _ everywhere, my hometown had taken on a new look. A. planted B. planting C. to plant D. to be planted（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.二、BPart Reading (总题数：4，分数：40.00)Directions: In this part there are four passages, each followed by five questions or unfinished statements.
6、 For each of them, there are four suggested answers. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.As people continue to grow and age, our body system continues to change. At
7、 a certain point in your life your - body systems will begin to weaken. Your joints may become stiff. It may become more difficult for you to see and hear. The slow change of aging causes our bodies to lose some of their ability to bounce back from disease and injury. In order to live longer, we hav
8、e always tried to slow or stop this change that leads us toward the end of our lives.Many factors contribute to your health. A well-balanced diet plays an important role. The amount and the type of exercise you get is another factor. Your living environment and the amount of stress you are under is
9、yet another. But scientists studying senescence want to know: Why do people grow old? They hope that by examining the aging process on a cellular level medical science 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
10、 from disease and injury, “bounce back“ here means _. A. to improve in health after ones 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 spir
11、its C. we should try to 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
12、 the biochemical process that makes us age, there will be hope for extending the length of life. D. They want to find out if there is a link between how efficiently a cell could repair itself and how long a creature lives.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor contr
13、ibuting to ones health? 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. mans aging process B. mans life span C. mans health D. mans medical care（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.S
14、ome spiders hunt on the ground, others build webs to trap their food, but the grass water spider catches its prey by running along the surface of the water. This special water spider lives on the grassy banks of streams where mosquitoes, damselflies and other insects come to feed and breed.Although
15、it is one of the largest spiders in New Zealand, it has an unusual ability. It doesnt disturb the water as it waits for its meal, and there is barely a ripple when it skims across the surface at lightning speed to catch its prey. Grass water spiders deal swiftly with larger insects like damselflies
16、by pulling their heads under the water and holding them there until they drown.After a meal, the grass water spider spends up to half an hour grooming itself. It wipes its eight eyes, brushes its antennae, and takes special care to clean the hairs on its body. It is the hairs that trap tiny bubbles
17、of air so that the spider can run down a blade of grass and stay underwater for up to an hour when it is frightened. The hairs also keep the spider dry, even underwater.It is only when the female spider is caring for the young that she does not hunt on the water. After mating, she produces a large e
18、gg sac, which she carries around for five weeks. Once the eggs start to hatch, she attaches the sac to some blades of grass or a thistle. She then tears the sac open and releases the tiny spiders into the nursery web.（分数：10.00）(1).How does the grass water spider kill its prey? A. in a web B. by drow
19、ning C. by poisoning D. with its antennae（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The writer describes the special spider as “special“ because _. A. it walks on water B. it has eight eyes C. of its hairy appearance D. of the way it produces its young（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The passage tells us that the spider _. A. feeds
20、grass and thistles to its young B. lives on blades of grass under the water C. lives in the grass on the banks of streams D. eats a meal once every five weeks（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The purpose of the passage is to _. A. convince readers that spiders are dangerous B. indicate that the grass water spide
21、r is endangered C. list all of the spiders that can be found in New Zealand D. describe the characteristics of the grass water spider（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).How long will the egg be taken before the eggs start to hatch? A. a month B. five months C. a year D. not mentioned（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.I think unifor
22、ms are demeaning to the human spirit and totally unnecessary in a democratic society. Uniforms tell the world that the person who wears one has no value as an individual but only lives to function as a part of the whole. The individual in a uniform loses all self-worth. There are those who say that
23、wearing a uniform gives a person a sense of identification with a large, more important concept. What could be more important than the individual oneself?Others say wearing uniforms eliminates all envy and competition, such that a poor person who cannot afford good-quality clothing. Why would anyone
24、 strive to be better. It is only a short step from forcing everyone to wear the same clothing to forcing everyone to drive the same car, have the same type of house, eat the same type of food. When this happens, all incentive to improve ones life is removed. Why would parents bother to work hard so
25、that their children could have a better life than they had when they know that their children are going to be forced to have exactly the same life that they had?Uniforms also hurt the economy. Right now, billions of dollars are spent on the fashion industry yearly. Thousands of persons are employed
26、in designing, creating, and marketing different types of clothing. If everyone were forced to wear uniforms, artistic personnel would be unnecessary. Why bother to sell the only items that are available? The wearing of uniforms would destroy the fashion industry which in turn would have a ripple eff
27、ect on such industries as advertising and promotion. Without advertising, newspapers, magazines, and television would not be able to remain in business. Our entire information and entertainment industries would founder.（分数：10.00）(1).The authors viewpoint on uniforms can best be described as _. A. pr
28、actical B. hysterical C. radical D. approval（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Judged from its style, this passage might be found in _. A. a childrens comics book B. an editorial in a paper C. a sociology textbook D. a political platform（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).It can be inferred that the author believes that _. A. i
29、ndividuals have no self-worth when they become part of an organization B. individuals are more important than organizations C. individuals are not so important as organizations D. individuals are the same important as organizations（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The author brings in the example of a parent str
30、iving to make life better for his children to make the point that _. A. parents have responsibilities for their children B. uniforms would be less expensive than clothing for children C. uniforms cause dissension between parents and children D. individual motivation would be destroyed by uniforms（分数
31、：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The last word of the passage “founder“ probably means _. A. collapse B. shrink C. disappear D. establish（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.The German port of Hamburg has been offered MYM 15, 500 to change its name to “Veggieburg“ by animal rights activists who are unhappy about the citys association
32、 with hamburgers. “ Hamburg could improve animal welfare and bring kindness to animals by changing its name to Veggieburg“, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wrote in a letter sent to Hamburg Mayor Ole von Beust. The German branch of PETA, which has 750, 000 members worldwide, s
33、aid the organization would give Hamburgs childcare facilities 10, 000 euros worth of vegetarian burgers if the city changed its name. But city officials in Hamburg, Germanys second largest city which traces its roots to the ninth century, were unmoved. “I cannot afford to waste my time with this. I
34、dont even want to look at nonsense like this,“ said Klaus May, a city government spokesman. “But that doesnt mean we Hamburgers dont have a sense of humor. “ In its letter, PETA said the name Hamburg reminded people of “unhealthy beef patties made of dead cattle“. “Millions of people fall ill each y
35、ear with deadly illnesses like heart disease, cancer, strokes and diabetes from eating hamburgers,“ PETA said in the letter.The original “hamburger steak“, a dish made of ground beef, traveled west with Germans to the United States in the 19th century. The first mention of “hamburgers“ appeared on a
36、 menu in a New York restaurant in 1834. Some historians trace its beginning to a beef sandwich once popular with sailors in Hamburg. The citys name “Hamburg“ comes from the old Saxon words “ham“ (bay) and “burg“ (castle). PETA recently made a similar offer to the U. S. town of Hamburg, New York. But
37、 their MYM 15, 000 bid was refused.（分数：10.00）(1).Why did PETA suggest changing the name “Hamburg“? A. Because the name reminded people of a food made of animal meat. B. Because changing the name can prevent people from eating hamburgers. C. Because it can bring children much food to change the name.
38、 D. Because hamburgers cause so many diseases every year.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the new name “Veggieburg“ suggest? A. Stopping eating meat. B. Eating vegetables instead of meat. C. Its better for children to eat vegetables. D. Treating animals better.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the followi
39、ng statements of the German name “Hamburg“ is true? A. The name came from a kind of food. B. The name came from the old German language. C. The name has a long history. D. The name has something to do with sailors.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What do you think is the result of the suggestion raised by PETA?
40、 A. The two cities will have new names. B. The present names of the two cities will last. C. The children in Hamburg will have nothing to eat. D. People wont eat hamburgers in the future.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).where is the passage probably from? A. A history book B. A cook book C. A tourist book D. A
41、fashion designed book（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.三、BPart Cloze/(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Directions: For each blank in the following passage, choose the best answer from the choices given below. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.The
42、way of thinking in English is quite important for English learners. But how can you do that? I think the best way is to U U 1 /U /Uas what a football player does every day. During the practice the football player will pass the ball to his U U 2 /U /Uover and over again. So he wont have to think abou
43、t passing the ball in the game, he will just do it U U 3 /U /U. You can U U 4 /U /Uyourself to think in English this way. The first step is to think of the words that you use daily, simple everyday words U U 5 /U /Ua book or cherry or tree. For example, whenever you U U 6 /U /Ua “book“ you should th
44、ink of it in English instead of in your mother tongue.After you have learned to think of several words in English, then move on to the next step - thinking in U U 7 /U /U. Listening and repeating is a very useful U U 8 /U /Uto learn a language. Listen first and dont care too much about U U 9 /U /Uyo
45、u fully understand what youre hearing. Try to repeat what you hear. The more you listen, the U U 10 /U /Uyou learn. After reaching a higher level, you can try to have conversations with yourself in English. This will lead you to think in English.（分数：20.00）(1). A. train B. make C. practice D. follow（
46、分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. colleagues B. teammates C. trainers D. referees（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. completely B. initially C. automatically D. physically（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. imitate B. train C. imagine D. perceive（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. for example B. such as C. as D. alike（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A.
47、 purchase B. retain C. borrow D. see（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. sentences B. passages C. lessons D. paragraphs（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. perception B. reproach C. approach D. horizon（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. which B. whether C. how D. why（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. harder B. less C. later D. more（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.四、BPart Dialogue(总题数：10，分数：20.00)11.Sister: Do you mind if I play the recorder for a while?Brother: _ Im writing my assignment. A. Not at all. B. Of course, I would. C. Of course not. D. Certainly.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.12.Bob: Can I help with your luggage?M
