1、2012 年 GCT 工程硕士（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: 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 t
2、he center.1 I realized I had let myself in something from which there was no turning_（A）around（B） back（C） away（D）down2 You are to stay at the hotel where rooms_for you（A）have been booked（B） are booked（C） would be booked（D）were booked3 If you_to my advice，you wouldnt be in this mess tight now（A）liste
3、n（B） listened（C） had listened（D）would listen4 Those close to him are_that he hopes to stay on till the end of his term（A）ensured（B） confirmed（C） supposed（D）convinced5 Working women havent left the family role behind：now they are_to work even harder to do both（A）expected（B） wished（C） hoped（D）desked6
4、Modern technology has brought_communication between people far apart（A）compotent（B） convenient（C） conscious（D）complete7 Under no_are children allowed to tell lies to their parents（A）circumstances（B） situations（C） occasions（D）moments8 We need a more capable leader，_with a strong will as well as good
5、humor（A）who（B） that（C） one（D）which9 The lectures，_the current hot issues，were well received（A）that covered（B） covered（C） coveting（D）to cover10 Being an intelligent boy，he_such a foolish mistake（A）neednt have made（B） cant have made（C） wont have made（D）wouldnt have made二、Part II Reading ComprehensionD
6、irections: 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 center.10 Ever won the lottery？No？But
7、 did that stop you buying another lottery ticket？If the answer is another“no”， you might call yourself an optimistAccording to researchers at University College London，human beings are sanguine creaturesIt is all in the brain ，they sayA study suggests that human brain is very efficient at processing
8、 good news：about 80of people have a tendency to see the glasses half-full，not half-empty， even if they dont consider themselves to be optimistsThe good news is that this brings a health benefitHaving a positive outlook on life reduces anxietyA study of nearly 100，000 women showed a lower risk of dea
9、th from heart disease among optimistsBut there are problems in always having all optimistic attitudeThe authors of the study point out that the 2008 financial crisis may have been caused by analysts over estimating their assetsperformance even in the face of clear evidence to the contraryThere are p
10、ersonal health risks tooDrTali Sharot，lead researcher，said：“SmokingKills， messages dont work since people think their chances of cancer are lowTheres a veryfundamental tendency in the brain”But，as they say ，every cloud has a silver lining Even if seeing the world through rose-colored glasses poses a
11、 risk to our health，its not something that is likely to cause us to lose sleepLets just keep our chins up and keep smiling !11 What does“sanguine”(Para2)mean?（A）Depressed （B） Cheerful（C） Lucky（D）Emotional 12 The study mentioned in Paragraph 2 indicates that people_（A）are more optimistic than they be
12、lieve（B） are less optimistic than they believe（C） like good news more than they think（D）like good news less than they think13 What mistake might analysts have made during the 2008 financial crisis?（A）Collecting false information（B） Overemphasizing evidence（C） Misjudging the situation（D）Giving a pess
13、imistic forecast14 The author suggests in the last paragraph that we_（A）adjust our goals in life（B） 1earn to release bad mood（C） avoid being overoptimistic（D）maintain a positive attitude15 What is the main idea of the passage?（A）People tend to be optimistic even in crisis（B） Optimists enjoy life bet
14、ter than pessimists（C） Being optimistic has both benefits and risks（D）Optimism is what keeps US going forward15 The International Olympic Committee(IOC)has launched an investigation into allegations that its officials in more than 50 countries have been selling London Olympics tickets on the black m
15、arket for profitThe IOC met at an emergency session on Saturday to look into a pile of evidence uncovered by Britains Sunday Times newspaperThe paper claims that highranking Olympic officials have been selling tickets for the games at hugely inflated pricesThe highest priced tickets on the black mar
16、ket were for the mens 100-meter finalThe IOC has issued a statement saying it“takes these allegations very seriously and has immediately taken the first steps to investigate”IOC rules forbid national Olympics committees from selling tickets overseas，increasing ticket prices or selling tickets to una
17、uthorized，third-party resellersDespite this，Sunday Times undercover reporters posing as illegal ticket sellers say they have recorded evidence of 27 officials selling tickets distributed to 54 countriesOne of the most serious allegations was against the Greek Olympic Committee president Spyros Capra
18、losHe denies saying he had “pulled strings”with the head of the London Olympics Sebastian Coe even though the paper posted videos of its reportersnegotiations with Capralos on its website MrCapralos has so far refused to comment16 The IOC is investigating its own officials for_（A）running the black m
19、arket（B） secretly meeting reporters（C） illegally selling tickets（D）criticizing Sunday Times17 The word“allegations”(Para1)probably means“_”（A）discussions（B） claims（C） announcements（D）opinions18 Sunday Times revealed_（A）details about IOCs emergency session（B） evidence against some IOC officials（C） ti
20、cket prices for mens 100-meter final（D）pricing policy of the London Olympics19 Which of the following is NOT against the IOC rules concerning its officials?（A）Selling tickets internationally（B） Raising the prices of the tickets（C） Selling tickets to unofficial resellers（D）Giving tickets to their fri
21、ends20 Faced with the evidence against him，Capralos_（A）blamed Other officials（B） admitted the facts（C） issued a statement（D）gave no response20 Pressed by competition and its own success，the popular search engine Google has created an automated way to search for new employees who are fully appropriat
22、e as well as high-achievingIn a project，the 100，000 people who fill in online job applications for Google each month will be asked to complete a complicated questionnaire(问卷)exploring their attitudes，behavior，personality and backgrounds going back to their school daysThe questions range from whether
23、 applicants have ever set a world record，to whether their workspace is messy or tidy or what magazines they readAnswers are studied by Googles mathematicians to calculate a score meant to predict how well a person will fit into the organizations diversified and competitive culturePsychometric tests(
24、心理测试)are already used by more traditional companies to select workersbut they arc unheard of in a company like Google，which is built on a belief in individual talentThe online questionnaire is based on the answers to 300 questions sent out last summer to every employee at the head office in Californ
25、iaS Silicon ValleySome questions were factual ：What programming languages are you familiar with？What Internet mailing lists are you on?Other questions，however，tried to establish personality and behavioural characteristics：Have you ever tutored another person?“We wanted to cast a very wide net，”said
26、Laszlo Bock，Googles Vice-President for People Operations“It is not unusual to walk into our office and bump into dogsMaybe people who own dogs have some personality feature that is useful”21 Google has created a new way of recruiting in order to_（A）find the most appropriate employees（B） better compe
27、te with other companies（C） spread its unique corporate culture（D）conduct an online research project22 The information gained from the questionnaire will be_（A）analyzed in a report（B） summed up in a figure（C） organized into a chart（D）kept in its raw state23 What is true about the Google online questi
28、onnaire?（A）It was based on a survey of its employees（B） It focuses on background questions（C） It was designed by some mathematicians（D）It has been filled out by 100000 people24 What distinguishes Google from more traditional companies in selecting workers?（A）Preferring those who own pets（B） Stressin
29、g overall personal qualities（C） Asking more complex questions（D）Believing in high-achieving experience25 By“casting a wide net”(1ast paragraph)，Laszlo Bock means_（A）recruiting a wide range of talents（B） finding candidates with peculiar personality（C） identifying candidates with wide interests（D）pick
30、ing out as many applicants as possible25 Cigarette Smoking by Grade Level：2005-2009 26 The purpose of the chart is to show_（A）the percentages of smokers in schools（B） the increase of smokers in grades 9-12 during 2005-2009（C） the number of teenage smokers in grades 9-12（D）the amount of money spent b
31、y young smokers over the years27 Which grade had the highest percentage of smokers in 20057（A）The 9th（B） The 10th（C） The 11th（D）The 12th28 The percentage of the 9th grade smokers in 2009 was_（A）232（B） 252（C） 31.2（D）33.429 Which grade saw the greatest increase of smokers over the four years?（A）The 9t
32、h（B） The 10th（C） The 11th（D）The 12th30 What tendency can we find from the chart?（A）Smokers in all grades have increased（B） The higher the grade，the more the smokers （C） The older a student，the more he smokes（D）Low graders smoke less heavily三、Part III ClozeDirections: There are ten blanks in the foll
33、owing 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 ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.30 Working memory，or short-term memory，involves the ability to hold and use information in the immediate future (31)
34、 is only held in working memory for about 20 secondsThe challenge that students (32) is to move information from their working memories into their long-term memoriesIf they dont do this in about the first few minutes after receiving the information，that information Can be lostTo keep this newly lear
35、ned material from (33) away，it needs to enter the network of the brains wiringAfter repeated practice，working memories are set down as permanent neuronal(神经的)circuits (34) to be activated(激活)when the information is neededWhen a memory has been recalled (35) ，its neuronal circuits are more highly dev
36、eloped because of their repeated activation(36) exercising a muscle，these circuits then become more efficient and easier to access and activatePractice results (37) repeated stimulation of the memory circuitLike hikers along a path (38) eventually leave a depression in the road，repeated practice sti
37、mulates cells in the memory circuit such that the circuit is reinforced and becomes (39) This means it can be quickly turned from off to on，and switched (40) through a variety of cues coming in from the senses31 (31)（A）Material（B） Information（C） Knowledge（D）Ability32 (32)（A）have（B） take（C） face（D）ho
38、ld33 (33)（A）slipping（B） turning（C） moving（D）stepping34 (34)（A）useful（B） good（C） open（D）ready35 (35)（A）usually（B） often（C） well（D）soon36 (36)（A）During（B） By（C） Like（D）Unlike37 (37)（A）in（B） at（C） from（D）with38 (38)（A）where（B） Which（C） what（D）who39 (39)（A）stronger（B） weaker（C） longer（D）shorter40 (40)（A
39、）over（B） back（C） off（D）on四、Part IV Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this part, there are ten short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that most appropriately suits the conversational context and best completes the dialogue.
40、 Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.41 A：Ive called you a hundred times todayB=_I was busy（A）Sorry about that（B） Sounds fine（C） I appreciate that（D）Thats all right42 A：I thought you were working until 6：30B：_，but we finished our meeting at 5：30 and were let go
41、（A）I tried to（B） I was supposed to（C） I hoped so（D）Id love to43 A：Are you ready for the test tomorrow?B：_（A）Why do you ask?（B） Sure，no problem （C） What about you9（D）NoIm afraid not44 A：That necklace looks really lovely on youB=_（A）It cost me a fortune（B） Its very nice of you（C） It will be nice on yo
42、u too（D）I hope you like it45 A：This is like the coolest CD Ive ever heardB： _Im trying to concentrate on my work（A）Cut it short（B） Keep it down（C） Turn it over（D）Bring it up46 A：I need to get this done by noonCan you give me a hand?B=_（A）I Call give you both hands（B） Ill watch your back（C） Im all yo
43、urs（D）The pleasure is mine47 A：Good morningId like to book a table for two for 8：30 on Friday，pleaseB=_（A）Yes speaking （B） Hold the line（C） Your nameplease?（D）After a while48 A：Its Janet Smith_B： YesId like to have some information about having a phone installed（A）Whos that?（B） Whats wrong?（C） Whats
44、 up?（D）May I help you?49 Shop assistant：What do you have in mind?Customer：Im thinking about jewelry or something valuableShop assistant：Weve got beautiful jewelry hereIf youre interested，_（A）I can show you（B） you can see it（C） Ill get it（D）you should buy it50 A：I like this apartment very muchbut Ill
45、 come back this evening with my wife and kidsWill that be convenient?B： _（A）Its good for you（B） Thats fine with me（C） Its thoughtful of you（D）Thats right2012 年 GCT 工程硕士（英语）真题试卷答案与解析一、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are ten incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there a
46、re 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 center.1 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 句意为：我意识到自己深陷没有退路的局面里了。本题是对词组的考查。Turn around“扭转”，turn back“回身”，turn away“移开，脱身”，turn down“拒绝”。根据题意，本题选 B。2 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】
47、句意为：你要待在为你订好的房间里。本题考查的语法是主句谓语动词为一般现在时表示将来(be to do 表示“将要”)，定语从句要用过去或者现在的时态维持时态一致，根据句意，现在完成时强调结果，故 A 最合适。3 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 句意为：如果你听了我的意见，现在就不至于这样乱了。本题考查的是虚拟语气中的混合虚拟语气。主句中的 would be 以及时间状语 fight now 表示对现在情况的假设，但从句中的 listen 应该发生在过去，因此是对过去情况的假设，条件状语从句中的虚拟应用过去完成时。故本题选 C。4 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 句意为：那些与他关系亲密的人都充分相信他希望待到任期结束。本题考查词汇。be convinced that 意思是“被说服相信；充分相信”。其他选项中的单词使用被动语态意思都不对。故本题选 D。此题中 tern 是个多义词，有“学期，术语，任期，条款”的意思，此处做“任期”讲最合适。5 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 句意为：职业女性的家庭角色没有被放置一边：现在她们又被指望着更努力地工作来扮演好双重角色。本题考查词汇。ba expected to do 是个固定搭配，意思是“被指望，预期”的意思。故本题选 A。6 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 句意为：现代科技为身处异地的
