1、工程硕士(GCT)英语-149 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.He added that the state government has made _ arrangements for the conference. A. accurate B. absolute C. adequate D. active（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.2.During the past years the _ of automobile accidents in New York City has decrea
2、sed. A. degree B. quantity C. number D. amount（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.3.Becoming aware of our mothers age, not just in numbers of years but _ her psychological and physical state, often helps us to understand her better. A. in spite of B. on account of C. in terms of D. by means of（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.4._ in a
3、 simple style, the book clearly describes the authors childhood experiences in a small town. A. Writing B. To be written C. Being written D. Written（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.5._ no gravity, there would be no air around the earth, hence no life. A. If there had been B. If there was C. Had there been D. were t
4、here（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.6.Travel around Japan today, and one sees foreign residents holding a wide _ of jobs. A. range B. field C. scale D. area（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.7.Johns mindless _ concealed a warm and kindhearted nature. A. appearance B. personality C. outlook D. temper（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.8.With temperatu
5、re _ so rapidly, we could not go on with the experiment. A. fell B. fall C. falling D. fallen（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.9.As college teachers, they enjoy talking about their own _ . A. problems B. experiences C. interests D. fields（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.10.A good employer gives _ to his or her employees without int
6、erfering with their creativity. A. freedom B. assistance C. clues D. funds（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.二、BPart Reading (总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Most people think of lions as strictly African beasts, but only because theys been killed off almost everywhere else. Ten thousand years ago lions sp
7、anned vast sections of the globe. Now lions hold a small fraction of their former habitat, and Asiatic lions, a subspecies that spit from African lions perhaps 100,000 years ago, hang on to an almost impossibly small slice of their former territory.India is the proud steward of these 300 or so lions
8、, which live primarily in a 560-square-mile sanctuary (保护区). It took me a year and a half to get a permit to explore the entire Gir Forest-and no time at all to see why these lions became symbols of royalty and greatness. A tiger will hide in the forest unseen, but a lion stands its ground, curious
9、and unafraidlionhearted. Though they told me in subtle ways when I got too close, Girs lions allowed me unique glimpses into their lives during my three months in the forest. Its odd to think that they are threatened by extinction; Gir has as many lions as it can holdtoo many, in fact. With territor
10、y in short supply, lions move about near the boundary of the forest and even leave it altogether, often clashing with people. Thats one reason India is creating a second sanctuary. There are other pressing reasons: outbreaks of disease or natural disasters. In 1994 a serious disease killed more than
11、 a third of Africas Serengeti lionsa thousand animalsa fate that could easily happen to Girs cats. These lions are especially vulnerable to disease because they descend from as few as a dozen individuals. “If you do a DNA test, Asiatic lions actually look like identical twins,“ says Stephen O Brien,
12、 a geneticist (基因学家) who has studied them. Yet the dangers are hidden, and you wouldnt suspect them by watching these lords of the forest. The lions display vitality, and no small measure of charm.Though the gentle intimacy of play vanishes when its time to eat, meals in Gir are not necessarily fran
13、tic affairs. For a mother and her baby lion sharing a deer, or a young male eating an antelope(羚羊),theres no need to fight for a cut of the kill. The animals they hunt for food are generally smaller in Gir than those in Africa, and hunting groups tend to be smaller as well.（分数：10.00）(1).In the first
14、 paragraph, the author tells us that Asiatic lions _ . A. have killed off other lions B. have descended from African lions C. used to span vast sections of the globe D. have lost their habitat（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What impressed the author most when he went to watch the lions in the Gir Forest? A. Th
15、eir friendliness. B. Their size. C. Their intimacy. D. Their vitality.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the sentence “. meals in Gir are not necessarily frantic affair“ mean? A. The lions do not show intimacy among them any more. B. The lions may not deed to fight for food. C. Food is not readily avail
16、able in that region. D. Meals can be obtained only with great effort.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The lions in the Gir Forest are especially vulnerable to disease because _. A. they have descended from a dozen or so ancestors B. they are smaller than the African lions C. they do not have enough to eat D. th
17、ey are physically weaker than the African lions（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).One of the reasons why India is creating a secondary for the Asiatic lions is that _. A. the present sanctuary is not large enough B. scientists want to do more research on them C. they have killed many people D. the forest is shrin
18、king in size（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.四、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Jessica Bucknam shouts “tiao!“(teeow) and her fourth-grade students jump.“Dun!“(doowen) she commands, and they crouch(蹲). They giggle(吃吃的笑) as the commands keep coming in Mandarin Chinese.Half of the 340 students at the K-5 school are enrolle
19、d in the program. They can contine studying Chinese in middle and high schools. The goal: to speak like natives.About 24,000 American students are currently learning Chinese. Most are in high schools. But the number of younger students is growing in response to Chinas emergence as a global superpowe
20、r.“China has become a strong partner of the United States, “says Mary Patterson, Woodstocks principal. “Children who learn Chinese at a young age will have more opportunities for jobs in the future. “Isabel Weiss, 9, isnt thinking about the future. She thinks learning Chinese is fun. “when you hear
21、people speaking in Chinese, you know what theyre saying,“ she says. “And they dont know that you know. “（分数：10.00）(1).What do the fourth-grade students seem to be doing in the first paragraph? A. They are learning how to jump. B. They are learning how to crouch. C. They are learning how to giggle. D
22、. They are learning Chinese.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The purpose of the program for Jessicas students is to _. A. ellable them to learn how to command B. get them enrolled in the language program C. help them to speak like a Chinese D. contintle enrolling more students to learn Chinese（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(
23、3).In response to the fact that _, more American Students are learning Chinese. A. the United States is the only superpower in the world B. international trading is becoming globalized C. partnership is encouraging business and trade D. China is emerging as a new superpower in the world（分数：2.00）A.B.
24、C.D.(4).Why do more and more young students personally choose to learn Chinese in the United States? A. They will have more job opportunities in the future. B. They are more interested in the international trade. C. They will visit China for further education. D. They are curious about the corporate
25、 partnership.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Isabel Weiss has also chosen to learn Chinese because _. A. she wants a brighter future B. she finds it fun to learn the language C. she likes to do business in China D. she watches people speak the language（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.五、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In computin
26、g, passwords are commonly used to limit access to official users. Yet the widespread use of passwords has serious drawbacks. Office workers now have to remember an average of twelve system passwords. In theory they should use different passwords for each site, but in reality these would be impossibl
27、e to remember, so many people use the same password for all.An additional problem is that the majority use simple words such as “hello“, or names of family members, instead of more secure combinations of numbers and letters, such as 6ANV76Y. This permits computer hackers to download dictionaries and
28、 quickly find the word that allows them access.When system users forget their passwords there is extra expense in supplying new ones, while if people are forced to change passwords frequently they often write them down, making systems even less secure. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of passwor
29、ds which have been used as security devices for thousands of years, may need rethinking.One possible alternative has been developed by the American firm Real User, and is called “Passfaces“. In order to access the system a worker has to select a series of photographs of faces from a randomly(随机的) ge
30、nerated sequence. If the pictures are selected in the correct order, access is granted. This concept depends on the human ability to recognize and remember a huge number of different faces, and the advantage is that such a sequence cannot be told to anyone or written down, so is more secure. It is c
31、laimed that the picture sequence, which used photographs of university students, is easier to remember than passwords, and it has now been adopted for the United States Senate.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the disadvantage of passwords as mentioned in Paragraph 1? A. They do not ensure security. B. They are
32、 difficult to remember. C. They have to be changed frequently. D. They limit computer accessibility.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).One can make a password safer by _. A. inserting pictures between numbers B. avoiding the use of letters altogether C. setting up a firewall against computer hackers D. using comp
33、licated combinations of numbers and letters（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).“Passfaces“ is a method to get access to a system through _. A. remembering a large number of faces B. selecting photographs of faces one likes C. recognizing a sequence of face pictures D. showing ones face in front of the computer（分数：
34、2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).One advantage of “Passfaces“ over a password is that _. A. it is easier to remember B. it is more complicated C. it takes less time to log in D. it allows one to write less（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What does the author think of the password? A. It is an old system that needs improvement.
35、 B. It provides as much security as before. C. It should be abandoned by computer users. D. It has developed to an advanced stage.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.六、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Not so long ago almost any student who successfully completed a university degree could, find a good career quite easily. C
36、ompanies toured the academic institutions, competing with each other to select graduates. However, those days are gone, even in Hong Kong, and nowadays graduates often face strong competition in the search for jobs.Most careers organizations highlight three stages for graduates to follow in the proc
37、ess of securing a suitable career: recognizing abilities, matching these to available jobs and presenting them well to possible employers.Job seekers have to make a careful assessment of their own abilities. One area of assessment should be of their academic qualifications, which would include speci
38、al skills within their subject area. Graduates should also consider their own personal values and attitudes. An honest assessment of personal interests and abilities such as creative skills, or skills acquired from work experience, should also be given careful thought.The second stage is to study th
39、e opportunities available for employment and to think about how the general employment situation is likely to develop in the future. To do this, graduates can study job and position information in newspapers, or they can visit a careers office, write to possible employers for information or contact
40、friends or relatives who may already be involved in a particular profession. After studying all the various options, they should be in a position to make informed comparisons between various careers.Good personal presentation is essential in the search for a good career, job application forms and le
41、tters should, of course, be filled in carefully and correctly, without grammar or spelling errors. Where additional information is asked for, job seekers should describe their abilities and work experience in more depth, with examples if possible. They should try to balance their own abilities with
42、the employers needs, explain why they are interested in a career with the particular company and try to show that they already know something about the company and its activities.When graduates go to an interview, they should prepare properly by finding out all they can about the possible employer.
43、Dressing suitably and arriving for the interview on time are also important. Interviewees should try to give positive and helpful answers and should not be afraid to ask questions about anything they are unsure about. This is much better than pretending to understand a question and giving an unsuita
44、ble answer.（分数：10.00）(1).“Those days are gone, even in Hong Kong“ in Paragraph 1 suggests that _. A. finding a good career used to be easier in Hong Kong than elsewhere B. now everyone in Hong Kong has an equal chance of finding a good job C. graduates now face stronger competition in Hong Kong than
45、 elsewhere D. even in Hong Kong companies tour universities trying to select graduates（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).It is implied in Paragraph 3 that graduates should _. A. aim to give a balanced account of what the employer needs B. consider careers which suit their values, interests and abilities C. recogn
46、ize their own abilities regardless of what the employer looks for D. stress their personal attitudes and values in job applications（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to Paragraph 4, graduates should _. A. find a good position and. then compare it with other careers B. ask friends or relatives to secure
47、them a good job C. get information about a number of careers before making comparisons D. study the opportunities and the kinds of training that will be available（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).In the last paragraph, the writer seems to suggest that _. A. interviewees should appear humble if they cant give an
48、answer B. dressing properly is more important than being able to give an answer C. it is better for interviewees to be honest than to pretend to understand D. it is a good idea for interviewees to be boastful in their answers（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. Until recently it was quite easy for graduates to get good jobs in Hong Kong. B. Job seekers should consider as many related factors as possible. C. Businesses used to visit the universities in Ho
