1、GCT工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 38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 The machine needs a complete_since it has been in use for over ten years. （ A） amending （ B） fitting （ C） mending （ D） renovating 2 There were many people present and he appeared only for a few seconds, so I only caught a_of him. （ A） glance （ B） glimpse （ C） look （ D） sight 3 I dont thin
3、k its wise of you to_your greater knowledge in front of the director, for it may offend him. （ A） show up （ B） show out （ C） show in （ D） show off 4 The returns in the short _ may be small, but over a number of years the investment will be well repaid. （ A） interval （ B） range （ C） span （ D） term 5
4、A thorough study of biology requires_with the properties of trees and plants, and the habit of birds and beasts. （ A） acquisition （ B） discrimination （ C） curiosity （ D） familiarity 6 Ted Robinson_these days. （ A） was worried （ B） is worried （ C） had been worried （ D） has been worded 7 She had her f
5、inger_when she was cutting paper. （ A） cut （ B） cutting （ C） to cut （ D） Cuts 8 This material_well. （ A） wears （ B） is worn （ C） worn （ D） is wearing 9 He insisted that all of them_present at the banquet. （ A） are （ B） were （ C） be （ D） are to 10 It is necessary that an efficient worker_his work on
6、time. （ A） accomplishes （ B） can accomplish （ C） accomplish （ D） has accomplished 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 be
7、st one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 11 Most people think of lions as strictly African beasts, but only because theyve been killed off almost everywhere else. Ten thousand years ago lions spanned vast sections of the globe. Now lions hold a small fra
8、ction 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, which live primarily in a 560-square-mile sanctuary(保护区 )
9、. 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 and unafraid lionhearted. Though they told me in subtle way
10、s 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 hold too many, in fact. With territory in short supply, lions move about near the boundary of
11、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 a third of Africas Serengeti lions a thousand animals a
12、fate that could easily happen to Girs eats. 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, a geneticist(基因学家 ) who has studied them. Yet the dang
13、ers are bidden, 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 frantic affairs. For a mother and her baby lion sharing a
14、deer, or a young mate 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. 11 In the first paragraph, the author tells us that Asiatic lions_. （ A） have
15、 killed off other lions （ B） have descended from African lions （ C） used to span vast sections of the globe （ D） have lost their habitat 12 What impressed the author most when he went to watch the lions in the Gir Forest? （ A） Their friendliness. （ B） Their size. （ C） Their intimacy. （ D） Their vita
16、lity. 13 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 available in that region. （ D） Meals can be obtained only with great effort. 14 Th
17、e 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） they are physically weaker than the African lions 15 One of the reasons why India is cr
18、eating 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 shrinking in size 16 Jessica Bucknam shouts “tiao!“ (tee-ow) and her fourth-grade students jump. “Du
19、n!“ (doo-wen) she commands, and they crouch(蹲 ). They giggle(吃吃地笑 ) as the commands keep coming in Mandarin Chinese. Half of the 340 students at the K-5 school are enrolled in the program. They can continue studying Chinese in middle and high schools. The goal: to speak like natives. About 24,000 Am
20、erican 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 superpower. “China has become a strong partner of the United States“, says Mary Patterson, Woodstocks principal. “Children who learn Chi
21、nese 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 people speaking in Chinese, you know what theyre saying“, she says. “And they dont know that you know“. 16 What do the fourth-
22、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 leurning how m giggle. （ D） They are learning Chinese. 17 The purpose of the program for Jessicas students is to_. （ A） ellable them to learn how to command
23、 （ B） get them enrolled in the language program （ C） help them to speak like a Chinese （ D） continue enrolling more students to learn Chinese 18 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
24、trading is becoming globalized （ C） partnership is encouraging business and trade （ D） China is emerging as a new superpower in the world 19 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） The
25、y are more interested in the international trade. （ C） They will visit China for further education. （ D） They are curious about the corporate partnership. 20 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
26、likes to do business in China （ D） she watches people speak the language 21 Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return? Since OPEC agreed to supply-cuts in March, the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel, up from less than $10 last December. This near-tripling of o
27、il prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shock, when prices quadrupled, and 1979 1980, when they also almost tripled. Both previous shocks resulted in double-digit inflation and global economic decline. So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time? The oil price was given
28、another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports. Strengthening economic growth, at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere, could push the price higher still in the short term. Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the 19
29、70s. In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s. In Europe, taxes account for up to four fifths of the retail price, so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past.
30、 Rich economics are also less dependent on oil than they were, and so lesssensitive to swings in the oil price. Energy conservation, a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy intensive industries have reduced oil consumption. Software, consultancy and mobile telephones
31、use far less oil than steel or car production. For each dollar of GDP(in constant prices) rich economics now use nearly 50% less oil than in 1973. The OECD estimates in itslatest Economic Outlook that, it oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year, compared with $13 in 1998, this would increas
32、e the oil import bill in rich economics by only 0.25% 0.50% of GDP. That is less than one-quarter of the income loss in 1974 or 1980. On the other hand, oil-importing emerging economics-to which heavy industry has shifted have become more energy-intensive, and so could be more seriously squeezed. On
33、e more reason not to lose sleep over the rise in oil prices is that, unlike the rises in the 1970s, it has not occurred against the background of general commodity-price inflation and global excess demand. A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline. The Economists com
34、modity price index is broadly unchanging from a year ago. In 1973 commodity prices jumped by 70%, and in 1979 by almost 30%. 21 The main reason for the latest rise of oil price is_. （ A） global inflation, （ B） reduction in supply. （ C） fast growth in economy. （ D） Iraqs suspension of exports. 22 It
35、can be inferred from the text that the retail price of petrol will go up dramatically if_. （ A） price of crude rises. （ B） commodity prices rise. （ C） consumption rises. （ D） oil taxes rise. 23 The estimates in Economic Outlook show that in rich countries_. （ A） heavy industry becomes more energy-in
36、tensive. （ B） income loss mainly results from fluctuating crude oil prices. （ C） manufacturing industry has been seriously squeezed. （ D） oil price changes have no significant impact on GDP. 24 We can draw a conclusion from the text that_. （ A） oil-price shocks are less shocking now. （ B） inflation
37、seems irrelevant to oil-price shocks. （ C） energy conservation can keep down the oil prices. （ D） the price rise of crude leads to the shrinking of heavy industry. 25 From the text we can see that the writer seems_. （ A） optimistic. （ B） sensitive. （ C） gloomy. （ D） scared. 26 Not so long ago almost
38、 any student who successfully completed a university degree could, find a good career quite easily. Companies 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
39、search for jobs. Most careers organizations highlight three stages for graduates to follow in the process 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
40、abilities. One area of assessment should be of their academic qualifications, which would include special 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 ski
41、lls acquired from work experience, should also be given careful thought. The second stage is to study the 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
42、 newspapers, or they can visit a careers office, write to possible employers for information or contact 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 caree
43、rs. Good personal presentation is essential in the search for a good career, job application forms and letters 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
44、experience in more depth, with examples if possible. They should try to balance their own abilities with 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
45、go to an interview, they should prepare properly by finding out all they can about the possible employer. 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
46、 they are unsure about. This is much better than pretending to understand a question and giving an unsuitable answer. 26 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 a
47、n equal chance of finding a good job （ C） graduates now face stronger competition in Hong Kong than elsewhere （ D） even in Hong Kong companies tour universities trying to select graduates 27 It is implied in Paragraph 3 that graduates should_. （ A） aim to give a balanced account of what the employer
48、 needs （ B） consider careers which suit their values, interests and abilities （ C） recognize their own abilities regardless of what the employer looks for （ D） stress their personal attitudes and values in job applications 28 According to Paragraph 4, graduates should _. （ A） find a good position an
49、d then compare it with other careers （ B） ask friends or relatives to secure 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 29 In the last paragraph, the writer seems to suggest that _. （ A） interviewees should appear humble if they can give an answer （ B） dressing properly is more important than being able to give a
