1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）历年真题试卷汇编 7 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 1 Which day is best for a picnic based on the information in the table?（A）Friday.（B） Saturday.（C） Monday.（D）Sunday.2 What does “POP“ probably mean?（A）places of presence（B） patterns of presence（C） probability of presence（D）period of presence3 Disastrous weather may oc
3、cur on_.（A）Friday（B） Saturday（C） Tuesday（D）Monday4 What trend can be found from the information given in the table?（A）The nights are getting longer.（B） The days are becoming longer.（C） The days are growing warmer.（D）The weather is turning better.5 What day has the greatest temperature difference bet
4、ween day and night?（A）Tuesday.（B） Monday.（C） Saturday.（D）Sunday.5 Firefighters are often asked to speak to school and community groups about the importance of fire safety, particularly fire prevention and detection. Because smoke detectors reduce the risk of dying in a fire by half, firefighters oft
5、en provide audiences with information on how to install these protective devices in their homes.Specifically, they tell them these things. A smoke detector should be placed on each floor of a home. While sleeping, people are in particular danger of an emergent fire, and there must be detector outsid
6、e each sleeping area. A good site for a detector would be a hallway that runs between living spaces and bedrooms.Because of the dead-air space that might be missed by hot air bouncing around above a fire, smoke detector should be installed either on the ceiling at least four inches from the nearest
7、wall, or high on a wall at least four, but no further than twelve, inches from the ceiling.Detectors should not be mounted near windows, entrances, or other places where drafts(过堂风)might direct the smoke away from the unit. Nor should they be placed in kitchens and garages, where cooking and gas fum
8、es are likely to cause false alarms.6 One responsibility of a firefighter is to_.（A）install smoke detectors in residents homes（B） check if smoke detectors are properly installed（C） speak to residents about how to prevent fires（D）develop fire safety programs for schools7 Compared with homes without s
9、moke detectors, homes with them give their owners a 50% better chance of_.（A）preventing a fire（B） surviving a fire（C） detecting a hidden fire（D）not getting injured in a fire8 A smoke detector must always be placed_.（A）outside all bedrooms in a home（B） on any levels of a home（C） in all hallways of a
10、home（D）in kitchens where fires are most likely to start9 The passage implies that dead-air space is most likely to be found_.（A）on a ceiling four inches away from a wall（B） near an open window（C） in kitchens and garages（D）close to where a wall meets a ceiling10 What is the focus of this passage?（A）T
11、he proper installation of home smoke detectors.（B） How firefighters carry out their responsibilities.（C） The detection of dead-air space on walls and ceilings.（D）How smoke detectors prevent fires in homes.10 Watch out! Here comes London Mayor Boris Johnson riding a bicycle from his new bike hire pla
12、n. “What weve put in is a new form of public transport. These bikes are going to belong to everybody. “More than 12, 000 people have signed up for the plan. They each receive a key at a cost of three pounds, with cost at one pound for a 24-hour membership, five pounds for seven days, and 45 pounds f
13、or an annual membership.John Payne, a London teacher who cycles a lot, is among the first to use the system. “Its very comfortable. For people who dont cycle much I think itll be very useful. But for people who cycle regularly, they are possibly a bit slow. But theyre perfect for London streets, ver
14、y strong. I think theyll be very widely used. “And Johnson says its of good value. “I think its of extremely good value. The first half hour is free. If you cycle smart and you cycle around Londonmost journeys in London take less than half an hour, you can cycle the whole day free. “ Some 5, 000 bik
15、es are currently available at over 300 docking stations(租车点)in central London. Johnson says the city will gradually expand the system. “Clearly one of our ambitions is to make sure that in 2012 when the world comes to London, they will be able to use London hire bikes to go to the Olympic stadiums.
16、“11 Mayor Boris Johnson is riding a bicycle to_.（A）go to work（B） attend a competition（C） show his love for cycling（D）promote his bike hire plan12 The author mentions John Payne as an example of people who_.（A）support the bike hire plan（B） oppose the bike hire plan（C） dont cycle much（D）cycle regularl
17、y13 According to Boris Johnson, one can cycle around London the whole day free_.（A）because most journeys take less than half an hour（B） because the bike hire is free for the first time（C） if one is physically strong enough（D）if one can arrange his London tour in a smart way14 The bike hire system wi
18、ll_.（A）be provided free for the 2012 Olympic athletes（B） be expanded to serve the 2012 Olympic Games（C） benefit from the 2012 Olympic Games（D）be free of charge for the 2012 Olympic visitors15 Mayor Boris Johnson is_about the future of his bike hire plan.（A）concerned（B） optimistic（C） uncertain（D）exci
19、ted15 Tony Huesman, a heart transplant recipient(接受者)who lived a record 31 years with a single donated organ has died at age 51 of leukemia(白血病), but his heart still going strong. “ He had leukemia, “ his widow Carol Huesman said. “ His heartbelieve it or notheld out. His heart never gave up until t
20、he end, when it had to. “Huesman got a heart transplant in 1978 at Stanford University. This was just 11 years after the worlds first heart transplant was performed in South Africa. At his death, Huesman was listed as the worlds longest survivor of a single transplanted heart both by Stanford and Ri
21、chmond, Virginia-based United Network for Organ Sharing.“Im a living proof of a person who can go through a life-threatening illness, have the operation and return to a productive life, “ Huesman told the Dayton Daily News in 2006.Huesman worked as marketing director at a sporting-goods store. He wa
22、s found to have serious heart disease while in high school. His heart, attacked by a pneumonia(肺炎)virus, was almost four times its normal size from trying to pump blood with weakened muscles.Huesmans sister, Linda Huesman Lamb, also was stricken with the same problem and received a heart transplant
23、in 1983. The two were the nations first brother and sister heart tansplant recipients. She died in 1991 at age 29.Huesman founded the Huesman Heart Foundation in Dayton, which seeks to reduce heart disease by reducing children and offers a nursing scholarship in honor of his sister.16 Tony Huesman d
24、ied from_.（A）heart failure（B） heart transplant（C） non-heart-related disease（D）pneumonia17 The phrase “held out“(Para. 1)probably means “ _. “（A）functioned properly（B） failed suddenly（C） expanded gradually（D）shrank progressively18 After his heart transplant, Tony Huesman_.（A）received another donated
25、organ（B） lived a normal life（C） couldnt go back to work（D）didnt live as long as expected19 Tony Huesman died in the year of_.（A）1983（B） 1991（C） 2009（D）200620 Hesman had to receive a heart transplant because_.（A）he had an inherited heart disease（B） he was born with heart disability（C） his heart was i
26、njured in an accident（D）his heart was infected by a virusGCT 工程硕士（英语）历年真题试卷汇编 7 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 single line through the center.1 【正确答案】 D2 【正确答案】 C3 【正确答案】 C4 【正确答案】 A5 【正确答案】 B6 【正确答案】 C7 【正确答案】 B8 【正确答案】 B9 【正确答案】 D10 【正确答案】 A11 【正确答案】 D12 【正确答案】 A13 【正确答案】 D14 【正确答案】 B15 【正确答案】 B16 【正确答案】 C17 【正确答案】 A18 【正确答案】 B19 【正确答案】 C20 【正确答案】 D
