1、GCT工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 9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 There was no tickets _ for Fridays performance. （ A） preferable （ B） considerable （ C） possible （ D） available 2 I cant give you _ for the type of car you sell because theres no demand for it in the market. （ A） an expense （ B） a purchase （ C） a charge （ D） an order 3 A spokesman said that
3、 the people had greatly _ the pollution. （ A） exaggerated （ B） boasted （ C） flattered （ D） enlarged 4 The suspect _ that he had assaulted a woman. （ A） refused （ B） rejected （ C） declined （ D） denied 5 None of the soldiers was allowed to open fire unless heavy loss was shown to be _ inevitable. （ A）
4、 nonetheless （ B） otherwise （ C） hence （ D） therefore 6 On the giant plane there are _ the jet needs. （ A） twice engines than （ B） twice as engines as （ C） as twice many engines as （ D） twice as many engines as 7 When we have difficulty _ desired objects or reaching desired goals we experience negat
5、ive emotions such as grief and anger. （ A） at obtaining （ B） in obtaining （ C） on obtaining （ D） with obtaining 8 When something happens _ we like, we usually feel joy or happiness, which is a positive and powerful emotion and for which we all strive. （ A） upon （ B） to （ C） that （ D） what 9 The name
6、 of television comes from the Greek word tele and the Latin word videre, _ “far“ and “to see“, respectively. （ A） meaning （ B） meant （ C） are meant （ D） have the meaning of 10 By lip reading or watching the movements of the speakers lips, a deaf person can actually see _ the person at the other tele
7、phone is saying. （ A） that （ B） how （ C） what （ D） where 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 answ
8、er on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 11 Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero? Despite immense differences in cultures, heroes around t
9、he world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people. A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and community who will listen. But a hero goes beyond mere fame. Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves. Like hi
10、gh-voltage transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by ordinary people. The hero lives a life worthy of imitation. Those who imitate a genuine hero experience life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or
11、 whom do they serve? What are they willing to live and die for? If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would claim that their fans find life more abundant? Heroes are catalysts(催化剂
12、) for change. They have a vision from the mountaintop. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They create new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of the British Empire. Without Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., we might still have segregated(隔离的 ) buses, res
13、taurants, and parks: It may be possible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and the committee meetings endless. 11 Although heroes may come from different cultures, they _. （ A） generally possess cer
14、tain inspiring characteristics （ B） probably share some weaknesses of ordinary people （ C） are often influenced by previous generations （ D） all unknowingly attract a large number of fans 12 According to the passage, heroes are compared to high-voltage transformers in that_. （ A） they have a vision
15、from the mountaintop. （ B） they have warm feelings and emotions. （ C） they can serve as concrete examples of noble principles. （ D） they can make people feel stronger and mind confident. 13 Madonna and Michael Jackson are not considered heroes because_. （ A） they are popular only among certain group
16、s of people. （ B） their performances do not improve their fans morally. （ C） their primary concern is their own financial interests. （ D） they are not clear about the principles they should follow. 14 Gandhi and Martin Luther King are typical examples of outstanding leaders who_. （ A） are good at de
17、monstrating their charming characters （ B） can move the masses with their forceful speeches （ C） are capable of meeting all challenges and hardships （ D） can provide an answer to the problems of their people 15 The author concludes that historical changes would_. （ A） be delay ed without leaders wit
18、h inspiring personal qualities （ B） not happen without heroes making the necessary sacrifices （ C） take place if there were heroes to lead the people （ D） produce leaders with attractive personalities 16 I have an infatuation(迷恋 ) with autumn. The colors of the season, and the smells, have always th
19、rilled me. I have always found joy in this time of year. The last few autumns of my life, however, I recollect in shades of gray rather than cheerful oranges and yellows. When I became a single mother, every aspect of life took on new meaning. Since I was used to carrying out most of the parental du
20、ties without much help during my marriage, I truly did not foresee how different parenting would become after the marriage was over. But suddenly I realized I was a statistic. The daily routine was not changed so much; it was the angle at which I had begun to look at life. I believed my ex-husbands
21、lawyer was tracking every grade the children made, and I was under a microscope in this new town where the children and I moved our “broken home“. I feared having to eventually establish my family with each new teacher and each new term as a single-parent family. I just wanted to be us again, withou
22、t the stigma(特征 ) of the label that put on us. During those few gray years, I would reassure myself that soon things would be better, and that I would someday be able to feel whole again. There is no mathematical equation of adults proportioned to children to equal a stable, loving family. Every fam
23、ily has its strengths. In fact, studies show that in families who read together, eat together and communicate openly, children are likely to succeed academically, as well as socially and emotionally. I am sure these habits are just as effective when practiced in single-parent families. I realize now
24、 that I am not a statistic. We are an active, vital family in this charming community, where we are not marked by any stigma of any statistics of any focus groups. We are given opportunity, all of us. We are surrounded by beauty and immersed in possibility. There is joy to be found here, in what we
25、see around us and in creating our own rendition of how we want to be seen. There is strength and grace in our own willingness to break free from conformity without falling behind the barriers of self-imposed limitations or preconceived notions of where we should fit in this world according to resear
26、ch. 16 What does the last sentence of paragraph one imply? （ A） The author moved to a new place. （ B） The climate changed greatly in the last few years. （ C） In the last few years, the authors mood changed. （ D） There were some natural disasters. 17 After the divorce, _. （ A） there wasnt any change,
27、 since she used to play a main part in taking care of the children. （ B） she became interested in statistics. （ C） everything in her life was changed. （ D） it was the way by which she looked at life that changed. 18 According to the passage, _ brought the unpleasant change in her life. （ A） a kind o
28、f discrimination against single-parent families （ B） her ex-husband （ C） social scientists （ D） the feeling about autumn 19 In the few gray years, the author_. （ A） felt helpless and sad （ B） had the help from her friends （ C） never lost hope, and believed that everything would change someday （ D） b
29、ecame very nervous and silent 20 What is the authors main point? （ A） Every family has its happiness and unhappiness. （ B） Her family has suffered a lot. （ C） Her ex-husband is not a good man. （ D） Every family has its strength and can create its happiness. 21 Before high school teacher Kimberly Rug
30、h got down to business at the start of a recent school week, she joked with her students about how shed had to clean cake out of the comers of her house after her 2-year-old sons birthday party. This friendly combination of chitchat took place not in front of a blackboard but in an E-mail message th
31、at Rugh sent to the 135 students shes teaching at the Florida Virtual School, one of the nations leading online high schools. The schools motto is “any time, any place, any path, any pace“. Floridas E-school attracts many students who need flexible scheduling, from young tennis stars and young music
32、ians to brothers Tobias and Tyler Heeb, who take turns working on the computer while helping out with their familys clam-farming business on Pine Island, off Floridas southwest coast. Home-schoolers also are well represented. Most students live in Florida, but 55 hail from West Virginia, where a sev
33、ere teacher shortage makes it hard for many students to take advanced classes. Seven kids from Texas and four from Shanghai round out the student body. The great majority of Florida Virtual Schoolers 80 percent are enrolled in regular Florida public or private high schools. Some are busy overachieve
34、rs. Others are retaking classes they barely passed the first time. The schools biggest challenge is making sure that students arent left to sink or swim on their own. After the school experienced a disappointing course completion rate of just 40 percent in its early years, Executive Director Julie Y
35、oung made a priority out of what she calls “relationship-building“, asking teachers to stay in frequent E-mail and phone contact with their students. That personal touch has helped: The completion rate is now 80 percent. Critics of online classes say that while they may have a limited place, they ar
36、e a poor substitute for the face-to-face contact and socialization that take place in brick-and-mortar classrooms. Despite opportunities for online chats, some virtual students say theyd prefer to have more interaction with their peers. Students and parents are quick to acknowledge that virtual scho
37、oling isnt for everyone. “If your childs not focused and motivated, I can only imagine it would be a nightmare“, says Patricia Hay good of Orlando, whose two daughters are thriving at the Florida school. For those who have what it takes, however, virtual learning fills an important niche. “I can wor
38、k at my own pace, on my own time“, says Hackney. “Its the ultimate in student responsibility“. 21 Kimberly Rugh talked about her sons birthday party_. （ A） with her friends （ B） with her colleagues （ C） in the classroom （ D） in an E-mail message sent to her students 22 Any time, any place, any path,
39、 any pace is_. （ A） what taken as the guiding principle of the Florida Virtual School （ B） words placed at the beginning of a book or a chapter （ C） a slogan put on the wall （ D） words used in advertisements 23 From this passage, we can find the following facts except that_. （ A） the students at the
40、 Florida Virtual School hail from places in or out of the U.S. （ B） the students at the online schools can take classes at any time （ C） the online schools provide a variety of training from tennis to music （ D） among the students of Florida Virtual School, there are some very advanced or backward o
41、nes 24 The challenge of the school is_. （ A） how to teach the students to swim well （ B） how to make the students more active in their learning （ C） to complete “the relationship-building“ ahead of time （ D） to urge the teachers to go to the office more often 25 What is the passage mainly about? （ A
42、） Online schooling is more convenient and efficient. （ B） Online schooling lacks in face-to-face contact and socialization. （ C） Online schooling is not for everyone. （ D） An overall estimate on online schooling. 26 Weather Forecast The following forecast shows for the listed cities the projected we
43、ather conditions and the expected range of temperatures from September 25, 8:00 to September 26, 8:00.26 According to the forecast, _. （ A） Beijing City will be cooler than Berlin. （ B） The weather will be fine in most of the listed cities of China. （ C） Hong Kong and Macao have stronger wind than o
44、ther listed cities. （ D） Temperatures will be the lowest in Kunming and Lhasa. 27 Which of the following cities is closest to Berlin in weather conditions? （ A） Beijing （ B） San Francisco （ C） Rome （ D） New York 28 Which of the following cities has the greatest difference in temperature from day to
45、night? （ A） Hong Kong （ B） Athens （ C） Toronto （ D） Beijing 29 The weather condition will probably change from day to night in_. （ A） Beijing, Tianjin, Macao, London, Paris, Toronto （ B） Macao, Toronto, New York, Rome （ C） Toronto, Rome, Beijing, Chicago （ D） London, Rome, Lhasa, Macao, San Francisc
46、o 30 Among the following cities, the wind direction will not change in_. （ A） Tianjin （ B） Havana （ C） Beijing （ D） New York 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
47、 your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 31 Certainly, the most popular method of traveling used by Americans is the privately owned automobile. The vast majority of Americans have a car, and many families have two.【 B1】 during your visit to the United States, you may
48、decide to rent a car to travel outside the city or to travel to other parts of the country. Car rental companies are【 B2】 in the telephone book and are located in most cities and towns.【 B3】 , there are usually rental cars at airports and train and bus stations. As is true everywhere in the world, y
49、ou can rent a car【 B4】 the day, week, or month. Some companies【 B5】 have special weekend rates that you may find especially interesting if you have only a limited【 B6】 of time to travel around the area you are visiting. Since each company has its own rules and rates, it is a good idea to【 B7】 prices among companies to get the best rates to suit your purposes. For example, most car rental costs【 B8】 how long you plan:to keep the car and ho
