1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）历年真题试卷汇编 8 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 Happy hours are not necessarily happy, nor do they last for an hour, but they have become a part of the ritual of the office worker and businessman.On weekdays in pubs and bars throughout America, there is the late afternoon happy hour. The time may vary from place t
3、o place, but usually it is held from four to seven. After the workday is finished, office workers in large cities and small towns take a relaxing pause and do not go directly home. They head off instead for the nearest bar or pub to be with friends, coworkers and colleagues. Within minutes the pub i
4、s filled to capacity with businessmen and secretaries, office clerks and stock executives. They gather around the bar like birds around a fountain or forest animals around a watering hole and chat about the trifles of office life or matters more personal. This is their desert garden, the place to re
5、lieve the days stress at the office.At these happy hours, social binding occurs between people who share the same workplace or similar professions. They may chat about each other or talk about a planned project that has yet to meet a deadline. In this sense, these places become extensions of the wor
6、kplace and constitute a good portion of ones social life.1 For office workers and businessmen, the happy hour is their_.（A）professional requirement（B） regular practice（C） refreshing break（D）unpaid work2 Happy hours are held because office workers need to_.（A）have a good rest after work（B） stay away
7、from household work（C） make new friends（D）celebrate their achievements3 The phrase “filled to capacity“ in Paragraph 2 means the pub is_.（A）too crowded（B） rather entertaining（C） completely full（D）very noisy4 Happy hours contribute to office workers_.（A）cooperation in society（B） promotion in their co
8、mpany（C） connection in society（D）loyalty to their company5 Which of the following statements is NOT true?（A）The happy hour is a social gathering in America.（B） People avoid talking about work at happy hours.（C） Happy hours are held on weekdays only.（D）People exchange work experiences at happy hours.
9、5 Lazy? Shy? Live in a cave? Those might not be positive attributes for the average human, but they sure are good for animals trying to survive in a changing environment. According to a new study, beasts that hibernate(冬眠)or crawl into holes are less likely to be listed as endangered than those that
10、 dont.Following up a previous study on extinct animals, which showed that species exhibiting “sleep or hide“(SLOH)behaviors did better than others, the researchers wanted to see if the same was true of modern creatures like moles and bears. To find out if our more timid animals have a leg up in the
11、survival game, researchers made a master list of 443 sleep-or-hide mammals.With their list in hand, the team compared their 443 to the “red list“ of endangered species published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. As suspected, a sleepy or hiding animal was less likely to be on th
12、e red list than a regular animal, and a red-list animal was also less likely to be a SLOH-er.This makes a lot of sense, as animals that hide away in a cave or a tree hole are protected by their physical shelters from a variable environment outside, while hibernators enjoy a flexible metabolism(新陈代谢)
13、that can help them adapt to a changing climate.6 On the list of extinct animals studied, there were_.（A）fewer SLOH-ers than regular animals（B） more SLOH-ers than expected（C） as many SLOH-ers as regular animals（D）hardly any SLOH-ers7 The phrase “a leg up“ in Paragraph 2 probably means_.（A）an instinct
14、（B） an advantage（C） a fight（D）a chance8 The study of modern creatures_.（A）is unrelated to the study of extinct animals（B） finds evidence missing in the study of extinct animals（C） has findings similar to those of the study of extinct animals（D）reveals a different pattern from the study of extinct an
15、imals9 According to the passage, red-list animals are more likely to_.（A）be lazy（B） be timid（C） live long（D）sleep less10 In the last paragraph the author_.（A）compares the behaviors of sleepers and hiders（B） offers an explanation for the survival of sleepers and hiders（C） analyzes how a changing envi
16、ronment affects SLOH-ers（D）emphasizes what can be learned from SLOH-ers10 In computing, passwords are commonly used to limit access to official users. Yet the widespread use of passwords has serious drawbacks. Office workers now have to remember an average of twelve system passwords. In theory they
17、should use different passwords for each site, but in reality these would be impossible to remember, so many people use the same password for all.An additional problem is that the majority use simple words such as “hello, “ or names of family members, instead of more secure combinations of numbers an
18、d letters, such as 6ANV76Y. This permits computer hackers to download dictionaries and quickly find the word that allows them access.When system users forget their passwords there is extra expense in supplying new ones, while if people are forced to change passwords frequently they often write them
19、down, making systems even less secure. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of passwords, which have been used as security devices for thousands of years, may need rethinking.One possible alternative has been developed by the American firm Real User, and is called “passfaces. “ In order to access th
20、e system a worker has to select a series of photographs of faces from a randomly(随机地)generated sequence. If the pictures are selected in the correct order, access is granted. This concept depends on the human ability to recognize and remember a huge number of different faces, and the advantage is th
21、at such a sequence cannot be told to anyone or written down, so is more secure. It is claimed that the picture sequence, which used photographs of university students, is easier to remember than passwords, and it has now been adopted for the United States Senate.11 What is the disadvantage of passwo
22、rds as mentioned in Paragraph 1?（A）They do not ensure security.（B） They are difficult to remember.（C） They have to be changed frequently.（D）They limit computer accessibility.12 One can make a password safer by_.（A）inserting pictures between numbers（B） avoiding the use of letters altogether（C） settin
23、g up a firewall against computer hackers（D）using complicated combinations of numbers and letters13 “Passfaces“ is a method to get access to a system through_.（A）remembering a large number of faces（B） selecting photographs of faces one likes（C） recognizing a sequence of face pictures（D）showing ones f
24、ace in front of the computer14 One advantage of “Passfaces“ over a password is that_.（A）it is easier to remember（B） it is more complicated（C） it takes less time to log in（D）it allows one to write less15 What does the author think of the password?（A）It is an old system that needs improvement.（B） It p
25、rovides as much security as before.（C） It should be abandoned by computer users.（D）It has developed to an advanced stage.15 16 Which of the following might be a proper title for the chart?（A）FedEx Freight Measurements and Methods（B） FedEx Shipment Regulations in US and Other Countries（C） FedEx Inter
26、national Freight Customer Service Guide（D）FedEx Express Freight and Air Cargo Service Restrictions17 Whats the minimum weight a shipment must reach in order to be transported by air?（A）No restrictions.（B） 68kg.（C） 122kg.（D）997kg.18 If you need to ship something 300cm long within US, which service ca
27、n you choose?（A）Shipment in less than 1 day.（B） Shipment in 1 or 2 days.（C） Shipment in 3 days.（D）Shipment in more than 3 days.19 What does “girth“ possibly mean?（A）Measurement around an object.（B） Measurement of object weight.（C） Formula to calculate object width.（D）Formula to calculate object leng
28、th.20 FedEx services have different restrictions on the goods _.（A）maximum weight per piece（B） maximum length plus girth per piece（C） maximum length per piece（D）maximum height per pieceGCT 工程硕士（英语）历年真题试卷汇编 8 答案与解析一、Part II Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages, each f
29、ollowed 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】 C2 【正确答案】 A3 【正确答案】 C4 【正确答案】 C5 【正确答案】 B6 【正确答案】 A7 【正确答案】 B8 【正确答案】 C9 【正确答案】 D10 【正确答案】 B11 【正确答案】 B12 【正确答案】 D13 【正确答案】 C14 【正确答案】 A15 【正确答案】 A16 【正确答案】 D17 【正确答案】 A18 【正确答案】 B19 【正确答案】 A20 【正确答案】 C
