1、GCT工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 15及答案与解析 一、 Part I Vocabulary and Structure Directions: 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 the
2、 center. 1 In previous times, when fresh meat was in short_, pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food. （ A） store （ B） provision （ C） reserve （ D） supply 2 Niagara Falls is a great tourist _ drawing millions of visitors every year. （ A） attention （ B） attraction （ C） appointment （ D）
3、 arrangement 3 I dont mind _ the decision as long as it is not too late. （ A） you to delay making （ B） your delaying making （ C） your delaying to make （ D） you delay to make 4 They are going to have the serviceman _ an electric fan in the office tomorrow. （ A） install （ B） to install （ C） to be inst
4、alled （ D） installed 5 _ in an atmosphere of simple living was what her parents wished for. （ A） The girl was educated （ B） The girl educated （ C） The girls being educated （ D） The girl to be educated 6 It is important that the hotel receptionist_ that guests are registered correctly. （ A） has made
5、sure （ B） made sure （ C） must make sure （ D） make sure 7 If this kind of fish becomes _, future generations may never taste it at all. （ A） minimum （ B） short （ C） seldom （ D） scarce 8 Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, _ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of wome
6、n. （ A） whose （ B） which （ C） that （ D） what 9 It is essential that these application forms _ back as early as possible. （ A） must be sent （ B） will be sent （ C） are sent （ D） be sent 10 She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it _ enough to eat. （ A） mild （ B） slight （ C） light （ D） tende
7、r 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension Directions: In this part there are four passages, each followed by five 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 c
8、enter. 11 Motorola Inc, the worlds second-largest mobile phone maker, will begin selling all of the technology needed to build a basic mobile phone to outside manufacturers, in a key change of strategy. The inventor of the cell phone, which has been troubled by missteps compounded by a recent indust
9、ry slump in sales, is trying to become a neutral provider of mobile technology to rivals, with an eye toward fostering a much larger market than it could create itself. The Chicago area-based company, considered to have the widest range of technologies needed to build a phone, said it planned to mak
10、e available chips, a design layout for the computer board, software, development tools and testing tools. Motorola has previously supplied mobile phone manufacturers with a couple of its chips, but this is the first time the company will offer its entire line of chips as well as a detailed blueprint
11、. Mobile phones contain a variety of chips and components to control power, sound and amplification. Analysts said they liked the new strategy but were cautious about whether Motorolas mobile phone competitors would want to buy the technology from a rival. The company, long known for its top-notch(等
12、级 ) engineering culture, is hoping to profit from its mobile phone technology now that the basic technology to build a mobile phone has largely become a commodity. Motorola said it will begin offering the technology based on the next-generation GPRS (Global Packet Radio Service) standard because mos
13、t mobile phone makers already have technology in place for current digital phones. GPRS offers faster access to data through “always on“ network connections, and customers are charged only for the information they retrieve, rather than the length of download. Burgess said the new business will not c
14、onflict with Motorolas own mobile phone business because the latter will remain competitive by offering advanced features and designs. Motorolas phones have been criticized as being too complicated and expensive to manufacture, but Burgess said Motorola will simplify the technology in the phones by
15、a third. In addition to basic technology, Burgess said, Motorola would also offer additional features such as Bluetooth, a technology that allows wireless communications at a short distance, and Global Positioning System, which tracks the users whereabouts, and MP3 audio capability. 11 The word “slu
16、mp“ in the first paragraph may be replaced by_. （ A） slouch （ B） decline （ C） increase （ D） stamp 12 According to this passage, Motorola Inc._. （ A） is the worlds largest mobile phone maker （ B） is trying to become a mobile technology provider besides being a mobile phone maker （ C） will only sell c
17、hips of the mobile phones （ D） is going to sell all its manufacturing plants 13 Analysts dont think that_. （ A） Motorola will be successful （ B） the technology offered by Motorola will be selected by its competitors （ C） its competitors will want to buy the technology from it （ D） its mobile phones
18、contain a variety of chips 14 The technology supplied by Motorola is based on_. （ A） Bluetooth features （ B） MP3 audio capability （ C） Global Positioning System （ D） GPRS standard 15 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） GPRS offers faster access to data through network connections, so
19、 customers should pay more. （ B） Motorola Inc. is the inventor of the cell phone. （ C） Previously Motorola only supplied mobile phone manufacturers with some of its chips. （ D） Motorola Inc. is known for its high-class engineering culture. 16 Do you know that all human beings have a “comfortable zon
20、e“ regulating the distance they stand from someone when they talk? This distance varies in interesting ways among people of different cultures. Greeks, others of the Eastern Mediterranean, and many of those from South America normally stand close together when they talk, often moving their faces eve
21、n closer as they warm up in a conversation. North Americans find this awkward and often back away a few inches. Studies have found that they tend to feel most comfortable at about 21 inches apart. In much of Asia and Africa, there is even more space between two speakers in conversation. This greater
22、 space subtly lends an air of dignity and respect. This matter of space is nearly always unconscious, but it is interesting to observe. This difference applies also to the closeness with which people sit together, the extent which they lean over one another in conversation, how they move as they arg
23、ue, or make an emphatic point. In the United States, for example, people try to keep their bodies apart even in a crowded elevator; in Pads they take it as it comes! Although North Americans have a relatively wide “comfortable zone“ for talking, they communicate a great deal with their hands not onl
24、y with gestures but also with touch. They put a sympathetic hand on a persons shoulder to demonstrate warmth of feeling or an arm around him in sympathy; they nudge a man in the ribs to emphasize a funny story; they pat an arm in reassurance or stroke a childs head in affection, they readily take so
25、meones arm to help him across a street or direct him along an unfamiliar route. To many people especially those from Asia or the Moslem countries such bodily contact is unwelcome, especially if inadvertently done with the left hand. (The left hand carries no special significance in the U.S. Many Ame
26、ricans are simply left handed and use that hand more.) 16 In terms of bodily distance, North Americans _. （ A） are similar to South Americans （ B） stand farthest apart （ C） feel ill at ease when too close （ D） move nearer during conversations 17 For Asians, the comfortable zone_. （ A） is deliberatel
27、y determined （ B） measures 21 inches （ C） varies according to status （ D） implies esteem 18 It can be inferred from the passage that in a crowded elevator, a Frenchman would _. （ A） behave in the same way as an American would （ B） make no particular effort to distance himself （ C） be afraid of bodil
28、y contact （ D） do his best to leave 19 When Americans tell a joke, they often _. （ A） pat people on the head （ B） give people a hug （ C） dig people in the ribs （ D） touch people on the arm 20 What does the passage mainly concern? （ A） It concerns distance and bodily contact. （ B） It concerns body la
29、nguage. （ C） It concerns cultural differences between the East and the West. （ D） It concerns hand signals. 21 It is hard to track the blue whale, the oceans largest creature, which has almost been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered species. Attaching radio devices t
30、o it is difficult, and visual sightings are too unreliable to give real insight into its behavior. So biologists were delighted early this year when with the help of the Navy they were able to track a particular blue whale for 33 days monitoring its sounds. This was possible because of the Navys for
31、merly top-secret system of underwater listening devices spanning the oceans. Tracking whales is but one example of an exciting new world just opening to civilian scientists after the cold war as the Navy starts to share and partly uncover its global network of underwater listening system built over
32、the decades to track the ships of potential enemies. Earth scientists announced at a news conference recently that they had used the system for closely monitoring a deep-sea volcanic eruption(爆发 ) for the first time and that they plan similar studies. Other scientists have proposed to use the networ
33、k for tracking ocean currents and measuring changes in ocean and global temperatures. The speed of sound in water is roughly one mile a second slower than through land but faster than through air. What is most important, different layers of ocean water can act as channels for sounds, focusing them i
34、n the same way a stethoscope(听诊器 ) does when it carries faint noises from a patients chest to a doctors ear. This focusing is the main reason that even relatively weak sounds in the ocean, especially low-frequency ones, can often travel thousands of miles. 21 The passage is chiefly about _. （ A） an
35、effort to protect an endangered marine species （ B） the civilian use of a military detection system （ C） the exposure of a U.S. Navy top-secret weapon （ D） a new way to look into the behavior of blue whales 22 The underwater listening system was originally designed _. （ A） to trace and locate enemy
36、vessels （ B） to monitor deep-sea volcanic eruptions （ C） to study the movement of ocean currents （ D） to replace the global radio communications network 23 The deep-sea listening system makes use of_. （ A） the sophisticated technology of focusing sounds under water （ B） the capability of sound to tr
37、avel at high speed （ C） the unique property of layers of ocean water in transmitting sound （ D） low-frequency sounds travelling across different layers of water 24 It can be inferred from the passage that_. （ A） new radio devices should be developed for tracking the endangered blue whales （ B） blue
38、whales are no longer endangered with the use of the new listening system （ C） opinions differ as to whether civilian scientists should be allowed to use military technology （ D） military technology has great potential in civilian use 25 Which of the following is true about the U.S. Navy underwater l
39、istening network?_. （ A） It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists （ B） It has been replaced by a more advanced system （ C） It became useless to the military after the cold war （ D） It is indispensable in protecting endangered species 26 The following table shows some results of a survey in
40、 which 800 Japanese school pupils were asked to give their impressions of their classroom teachers. The pupils impressions were found to differ depending on whether the teacher was new (with less than three years experience), middle-standing (ten to twenty years), or a veteran (twenty to thirty year
41、s). The numbers in the table show the percentage of the pupils who answered “very satisfied“ or “extremely satisfied“ for each question item.26 In contrast to the new teachers, the middle-standing and veteran teachers seem to have made a remarkable improvement in their ability to _. （ A） be fair to
42、any pupil （ B） evaluate pupils progress （ C） present materials clearly （ D） understand and play with pupils 27 Pupils seem to regard the new and the middle-standing teachers as being more_ than the veteran teachers. （ A） relaxed in class （ B） interested in pupils ideas （ C） neat in appearance （ D） s
43、killful at explaining 28 According to the table, which of the following is right? _. （ A） In the new teachers classes, pupils seem to ask questions more freely. （ B） Pupils seem to be quite satisfied with amount of time their teachers spend with them between classes. （ C） The evaluation of the middl
44、e-standing teachers is lower that that of the veterans in seven items. （ D） Though veterans rarely play games with pupils during breaks, their teaching is rated highly. 29 Compared with the new teachers, _. （ A） the middle-standing teachers get higher scores in every question item except two. （ B） t
45、he middle-standing teachers cares more about pupils opinions. （ C） The veterans get higher scores in every question item except two. （ D） The veterans feel the older they are, the more difficult it is to teach. 30 From the table we can see_.do better in speaking loudly and clearly and treating all p
46、upils equally. （ A） new teachers （ B） middle-standing teachers （ C） veteran teachers （ D） all of them 三、 Part III Cloze Directions: 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 mark your answer on the ANS
47、WER SHEET with a single line through the center. 31 These days we hear a lot of nonsense about the great classless society. The idea that the twentieth century is the age of the common man has become one of the great cliches(陈词滥调 ) of our time. The same old arguments are【 B1】 in evidence. Here are s
48、ome of them: monarchy(君主政体 )【 B2】 a system of government has been completely discredited. The monarchies that【 B3】 have been deprived of all political power.【 B4】 wealth has been savagely reduced by taxation and, in time, the great fortunes will disappear altogether. In a number of countries the vic
49、tory has been complete. The people rule; the great millennium(太平盛世 ) has become a political reality. But has it? Close examination doesnt【 B5】 the claim. It is a fallacy to suppose that all men are equal and that society will be leveled out【 B6】 you provide every-body【 B7】 the same educational opportunities. (It is debatable whether you can ever provide everyone with the same educational opportunities, but that is【 B8】 qu
