1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）历年真题试卷汇编 5 及答案与解析一、Part II Reading ComprehensionDirections: 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
2、single line through the center.0 Ever won the lottery? No? But did that stop you buying another lottery ticket? If the answer is another “ no, “ you might call yourself an optimist.According to researchers at University College London, human beings are sanguine creatures. It is all in the brain, the
3、y say. A study suggests that human brain is very efficient at processing good news: about 80% of people have a tendency to see the glass as half-full, not half-empty, even if they dont consider themselves to be optimists.The good news is that this brings a health benefit, having a positive outlook o
4、n life reduces anxiety. A study of nearly 100, 000 women showed a lower risk of death from heart disease among optimists.But there are problems in always having an optimistic attitude. The authors of the study point out that the 2008 financial crisis may have been caused by analysts overestimating t
5、heir assets performance even in the face of clear evidence to the contrary. There are personal health risks too. Dr Tali Sharot, lead researcher, said: “Smoking Kills messages dont work since people think their chances of cancer are low. Theres a very fundamental tendency in the brain. “But, as they
6、 say, every cloud has a silver lining. Even if seeing the world through rose-colored glasses poses a risk to our health, its not something that is likely to cause us to lose sleep. Lets just keep our chins up and keep smiling!1 What does “sanguine“(para.2)mean?（A）Depressed（B） Cheerful（C） Lucky（D）Emo
7、tional2 The study mentioned in Paragraph 2 indicates that people_.（A）are more optimistic than they believe（B） are less optimistic than they believe（C） like good news more than they think（D）like good news less than they think3 What mistake might analysts have made during the 2008 finacial crisis?（A）C
8、ollecting false information.（B） Overemphasizing evidence.（C） Misjudging the situation.（D）Giving a pessimistic forecast.4 The author suggests in the last paragraph that we_.（A）adjust our goals in life（B） learn to release bad mood（C） avoid being overoptimistic（D）maintain a positive attitude5 What is t
9、he main idea of the passage?（A）People tend to be optimistic even in crisis.（B） Optimists enjoy life better than pessimists.（C） Being optimistic has both benefits and risks.（D）Optimism is what keeps us going forward.5 The International Olympic Committee(IOC)has launched an investigation into allegati
10、ons that its officials in more than 50 countries have been selling London Olympics tickets on the black market for profit. The IOC met at an emergency session on Saturday to look into a pile of evidence uncovered by Britains Sunday Times newspaper. The paper claims that high-ranking Olympic official
11、s have been selling tickets for the games at hugely inflated prices. The highest priced tickets on the black market were for the mens 100-meter final. The IOC has issued a statement saying it takes these allegations very seriously and has immediately taken the first steps to investigate.IOC rules fo
12、rbid national Olympics committees from selling tickets overseas, increasing ticket prices or selling tickets to unauthorized, third-party resellers. Despite this, Sunday Times undercover reporters posing as illegal ticket sellers say they have recorded evidence of 27 officials selling tickets distri
13、buted to 54 countries. One of the most serious allegations was against the Greek Olympic Committee president Spyros Capralos. He denies saying he had “pulled strings“ with the head of the London Olympics Sebastian Coe even though the paper posted videos of its reporters negotiations with Capralos on
14、 its website. Mr Capralos has so far refused to comment.6 The IOC is investigating its own officials for_.（A）running the black market（B） secretly meeting reporters（C） illegally selling tickets（D）criticizing Sunday Times7 The word “allegations“(Para. 1)probably means “ _. “（A）discussions（B） claims（C）
15、 announcements（D）opinions8 Sunday Times revealed_.（A）details about IOCs emergency session（B） evidence against some IOC officials（C） ticket prices for mens 100-meter final（D）pricing policy of the London Olympics9 Which of the following is NOT against the IOC rules concerning its officials?（A）Selling
16、tickets internationally.（B） Raising the prices of the tickets.（C） Selling tickets to unofficial resellers.（D）Giving tickets to their friends.10 Faced with the evidence against him, Capralos_.（A）blamed other officials（B） admitted the facts（C） issued a statement（D）gave no response10 Pressed by competi
17、tion and its own success, the popular search engine Google has created an automated way to search for new employees who are fully appropriate as well as high-achieving.In a project, the 100, 000 people who fill in online job applications for Google each month will be asked to complete a complicated
18、questionnaire(问卷)exploring their attitudes, behaviour, personality and backgrounds going back to their school days.The questions range from whether applicants have ever set a world record, to whether their workspace is messy or tidy or what magazines they read. Answers are studied by Googles mathema
19、ticians to calculate a score meant to predict how well a person will fit into the organizations diversified and competitive culture.Psychometric tests(心理测试)are already used by more traditional companies to select workers, but they are unheard of in a company like Google, which is built on a belief i
20、n individual talent. The online questionnaire is based on the answers to 300 questions sent out last summer to every employee at the head office in Californias Silicon Valley. Some questions were factual: What programming languages are you familiar with? What Internet mailing lists are you on?Other
21、questions, however, tried to establish personality and behavioural characteristics: have you ever tutored another person?“We wanted to cast a very wide net, “ said Laszlo Bock, Googles Vice-President for People Operations. “ It is not unusual to walk into our office and bump into dogs. Maybe people
22、who own dogs have some personality feature that is useful. “11 Google has created a new way of recruiting in order to_.（A）find the most appropriate employees（B） better compete with other companies（C） spread its unique corporate culture（D）conduct an online research project12 The information gained fr
23、om 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 state13 What is true about the Google online questionnaire?（A）It was based on a survey of its employees.（B） It focuses on background questions.（C） It was designed by some mathem
24、aticians.（D）It has been filled out by 100, 000 people.14 What distinguishes Google online questionnaire?（A）Preferring those who own pets.（B） Stressing overall personal qualities.（C） Asking more complex questions.（D）Believing in high-achieving experience.15 By “casting a wide net“(last paragraph), La
25、szlo Bock means_.（A）recruiting a wide range of talents（B） finding candidates with peculiar personality（C） identifying candidates with wide interests（D）picking out as many applicants as possible15 16 The purpose of the chart is to show_.（A）the percentages of smokers in schools（B） the increase of smok
26、ers in grades 912 during 20052009（C） the number of teenage smokers in grades 912（D）the amount of money spent by young smokers over the years17 Which grade had the highest percentage of smokers in 2005?（A）The 9th.（B） The 10th.（C） The 11th.（D）The 12th.18 The percentage of the 9th grade smokers in 2009
27、 was_.（A）23.2（B） 25.2（C） 31.2（D）33.419 Which grade saw the greatest increase of smokers over the four years?（A）The 9th.（B） The 10th.（C） The 11th.（D）The 12th.20 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 olde
28、r a student, the more he smokes.（D）Low graders smoke less heavily.GCT 工程硕士（英语）历年真题试卷汇编 5 答案与解析一、Part II Reading ComprehensionDirections: 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. Cho
29、ose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1 【正确答案】 B2 【正确答案】 A3 【正确答案】 C4 【正确答案】 D5 【正确答案】 C6 【正确答案】 C7 【正确答案】 B8 【正确答案】 B9 【正确答案】 D10 【正确答案】 D11 【正确答案】 B12 【正确答案】 B13 【正确答案】 A14 【正确答案】 B15 【正确答案】 A16 【正确答案】 B17 【正确答案】 C18 【正确答案】 D19 【正确答案】 A20 【正确答案】 A
