1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 100 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 the
2、 center.1 Many newcomers complain of the rapid _ of life in Hong Kong.（A）rate（B） pace（C） speed（D）growth2 After the guests left, she spent half an hour _ the sitting-room.（A）ordering（B） arranging（C） tidying up（D）clearing away3 I was _ the point of telephoning him when his letter arrived.（A）to（B） on（C
3、） at（D）in4 In no country _ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.（A）other than（B） more than（C） better than（D）rather than5 Unexpectedly the light _ and we were left in darkness.（A）burned out（B） put out（C） turned out（D）went out6 _, he does get annoyed
4、 with her sometimes.（A）Although much he likes her（B） Much although he likes her（C） As he likes her much（D）Much as he likes her7 The British constitution is _ a large extent a product of the historical events described above.（A）within（B） to（C） by（D）at8 _ she realized it was too late to go home.（A）No
5、sooner it grew dark than（B） Hardly did it grow dark that（C） Scarcely had it grown dark than（D）It was not until dark that9 Without computers, we _ the tremendous medical advancement in the last few decades.（A）would not make（B） will not have made（C） could not make（D）couldnt have made10 Id _ his reputa
6、tion with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.（A）take into account（B） account for（C） make up for（D）make out二、Part II Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages, each followed by five questions
7、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 Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has b
8、rought great changes to the lives of most Frenchmen. More people are working than ever before in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing. Offices, shops and factories are discovering the greater efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunchrooms. In almost all
9、 lines of work emphasis now falls on ever-increasing output. Thus the “typical“ Frenchman produces more, earns more, and buys more consumer goods than his counterpart of only a generation ago. He gains in creature comforts and ease of life. What he loses to some extent is his sense of personal uniqu
10、eness, or individuality.Some say that France has been Americanized. This is because the United States is a world symbol of the technological society and its consumer products. The so-called Americanization of France has its critics. They fear that “assembly-line life“ will lead to the disappearance
11、of the pleasures of the more graceful and leisurely old French style. What will happen, they ask, to taste, elegance, and the cultivation of the good things in life-to joy in the smell of a freshly picked apple, a stroll by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local cafe?Since the lat
12、e 1940s life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit of material gain. Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young, especially university students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the triumph of t
13、he competitive, goods-oriented culture. Occasionally, they have reacted against the trend with considerable violence.In spite of the critics, however, countless Frenchmen are committed to keeping France in the forefront of the modem economic world. They find that the present life brings more rewards
14、, conveniences, and pleasures than that of the past. They believe that a modern, industrial France is preferable to the old.11 Which of the following is not given as a feature of the old French way of life?（A）Leisure.（B） Elegance.（C） Efficiency.（D）Tast12 Which of the following is not related to the
15、new French way of life?（A）Shorter lunch hour.（B） Greater output.（C） Creature comfort.（D）Leisurely cafe talk.13 Nowadays few Frenchmen _.（A）prefer the modern life style（B） actually enjoy working at the assembly line（C） are more concerned with money than in the past（D）are more competitive than the old
16、 generation14 The passage suggests that _.（A）in pursuing material gains the Frenchmen are suffering losses elsewhere（B） its now unlikely to see a Frenchman enjoying a stroll by the river（C） the French are fed up with the smell of freshly picked apples（D）great changes have occurred in the life style
17、of all Frenchmen15 Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?（A）Changes in the French way of life.（B） Criticism of the new life style.（C） The Americanization of France.（D）Features of the new way of lif15 Man have often been praised by being told that they were as smart as a Phi
18、ladelphia lawyer. No one knows why there is something special about Philadelphia lawyers, but the expression “smart as a Philadelphia lawyer“ seems to have come from a famous trial early in the 18th century.An Englishman, William S. Cosby arrived in New York as the royal governor of the province. He
19、 was a tyrant. He wanted to make money quickly and he ruled the province with no thought for the law or the rights of the people. Among those who opposed his rule was John Peter Zinger who came to America from Germany Mr. Zinger started a newspaper which praised liberty and sharply criticized the go
20、vernor. Governor Cosby arrested Mr. Zinger, charged him with slander and kept him in prison for 9 months. Mr. Zinger could not find a New York lawyer to defend him because of the governors power. But a leading lawyer from Philadelphia agreed to defend Mr. Zinger. He was Andrew Hamilton, white-haired
21、 and almost 80 years old.The trial opened, the jury chosen and charges read. At that time, the law on slander said that jury could decide only if the person accused published in the newspaper named in the charges. The question of whether words published were true or not was to be decided by the judg
22、e. Mr. Zinger told the court he was innocent. Then the lawyer from Philadelphia rose, admitted that Mr. Zinger did publish the newspaper as charged. But Mr. Hamilton continued. The publishing of a newspaper does not make a person guilty of slander. He said that words themselves must be proved false
23、or slanderous. Otherwise Mr. Zinger is innocent. The judge warned Mr. Hamilton that he, the judge, would decide if the words were slanderous or not. Mr. Hamilton quickly turned to the jury and asked them to decide. He said that it was their right to decide whether the alleged slander was in fact the
24、 truth. In his final statement to the jury, Mr. Hamilton said the question was much bigger than the charges against Mr. Zinger. He said the question was liberty and right of people to oppose dishonesty and tyranny by speaking and writing the truth. After a brief discussion the jury declared that Mr.
25、 Zinger was not guilty and cheers broke out in the courtroom. The decision established the principle of freedom of the press in the American Colonies. Mr. Hamilton was praised as a hero. Through the fame of Mr. Zinger trial, the praise for Mr. Hamilton has spread throughout the country. And so it is
26、 believed that the expression “as smart as a Philadelphia lawyer“ honors the man from Philadelphia who successfully defended the freedom of the press to print the truth.16 Many people opposed Governor Cosbys rule because _.（A）he wanted to make money quickly（B） he was the royal governor（C） he was a t
27、yrant（D）they were biased17 John Zinger was arrested _.（A）because he was smart as a Philadelphia lawyer（B） because he criticized the Governor in the newspaper（C） because of his stupidity（D）because the Governor was powerful18 Which of the following statements is true?（A）In Mr. Hamiltons opinion, Only
28、when the words are proved slanderous can the writer of the words proved guilty of slander.（B） Mr. Zinger was proved innocent because he criticized the tyrannical governor.（C） Mr. Zinger made up stories about the governor in the newspaper.（D）Nobody wanted to defend Mr. Zinger because he had come from
29、 Germany.19 Mr. Hamilton was considered as a hero because _.（A）he taught the cruel Governor Cosby a lesson（B） his successful defence in the trial（C） he defended the freedom of the press to print the truth（D）his courage to defend for John Zinger in spite of the tyrannical Governor20 The purpose of th
30、is passage is _.（A）to tell people how the principle of freedom of press was established（B） to show the significance of the trial（C） to tell people where the expression “as smart as a Philadelphia lawyer“ comes from（D）to tell people something special about the Philadelphia lawyer20 Even plants can ru
31、n a fever, especially when theyre under attack by insects or disease. But unlike humans, plants can have their temperature taken from 3,000 feet away-straight up. A decade ago, adapting the infrared scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites, physicist Stephen Paley cam
32、e up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide (杀虫剂) spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that dont have pest (害虫) problems.Even better, Paleys Remo
33、te Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3,000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops. The data were transformed into a color-coded map showing where plants were running “fevers“. Farmers
34、 could then spot-spray, using 40 to 70 percent less pesticide than they otherwise would.The bad news is that Paleys company closed down in 1984, after only three years. Farmers resisted the new technology and long-term backers were hard to find. But with the renewed concern about pesticides on produ
35、ce, and refinements in infrared scanning, Paley hopes to get back into operation. Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works. “This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States, “says George Oerther of Texas A but we know【32】about the killers and destroye
36、rs. People think a great deal of them, so【33】so that on all the highest pillars in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think most people believe that the greatest countries are【34】that have beaten in battle the greatest number of oth
37、er countries and ruled over them as conquerors. It is just possible they are,【35】they are not the most civilized. Animals fight; so do savages; hence to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in【36】an animal or a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized. Even being good at getting other p
38、eople to fight for you and【37】them how to do it most efficiently - this, after all, is【38】conquerors and generals have done - is not being civilized. People fight to settle quarrels. Fighting means killing, and civilized peoples ought to be able to find some way of settling their disputes other【39】b
39、y seeing which side can kill off the greater number of other side, and then【40】that that side which has killed most has won.（A）number（B） length（C） depth（D）width（A）all（B） whole（C） anything（D）nothing（A）many（B） much（C） more（D）little（A）those（B） these（C） ones（D）some（A）since（B） as（C） and（D）but（A）fact（B） w
40、hich（C） that（D）what（A）tell（B） request（C） telling（D）requesting（A）which（B） what（C） that（D）whatever（A）than（B） way（C） means（D）method（A）chatting（B） talking（C） saying（D）mumbling四、Part IV Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this part, there are ten short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each follow
41、ed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that most appropriately suits the conversational context and best completes the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.41 Waiter: Good afternoon. _?Customer: I think Ill start off with a cup of sou
42、p. What kind of soup do you have today?（A）Are you ready to order（B） What to eat（C） Ready to eat（D）Whod like to see the menu42 Speaker A: Well, we want to thank you for coming to the studio today, Kiki. Its nice to meet you.Speaker B: Oh, thank you. _（A）Youre welcome.（B） Im really pleased.（C） How hap
43、py I am!（D）Its my pleasure.43 Speaker A: Well, Im really glad I talked to Doug about the problem I was having with my girlfriend. He gave me some excellent advice.Speaker B: Great. Thats what I like about Doug. _, and hes always prepared to stop what hes doing and help you out when you need it.（A）He
44、s very clever（B） He is a really good listener（C） He is really easy-going（D）Hes very hardworking44 Speaker A: Look what Bruce gave me for my birthday-this beautiful scarf.Speaker B: _. He must have spent quite a bit of money on it. I didnt know you and Bruce were such close friends.（A）Good news（B） Go
45、od idea（C） Wow. Its awful（D）Wow. Its gorgeous45 Speaker A: What shall we do this weekend?Speaker B: How about going to London on Saturday? Theres a good exhibition on at the Royal Academy.Speaker A: _. Shall we get the coach or the train?（A）Id like to say yes but its just not possible（B） Id rather g
46、o to another place（C） OK, thats a good idea（D）I cant make it Saturday46 Shop-assistant: Can I help you?Customer: Yes, Id like to try these shoes in size 4, please?Shop-assistant: Yes, just a moment . Im sorry but weve only got them in four and a half. _?（A）How about another pair（B） Do you want to tr
47、y them on（C） Do you need any help（D）Any particular color47 Customer: Would it be possible to move to that table in the shade?Waiter: _, madam, but Ill see what I can do.（A）No problem（B） Sorry（C） Im afraid that table is reserved（D）Yes, its possible48 Hotel Receptionist: Front desk. Can I help you?Gue
48、st: This is Mr. Burton in 1205. _?（A）Would you please call me at 6:00 in the morning（B） Wake me up at six, will you（C） How can I wake up in the morning（D）Can I get a wake-up call, please49 Interviewer: So what do you do, Tony?Tony: Im a hairdresser.Interviewer: Oh. _?Tony: Well, I love my customers.
49、 Some of them are so friendly. But its tiring work. I work long hours and Im on my feet all day.（A）How come（B） Whats good about it（C） Whats it like（D）Is it good or bad50 Speaker A: So, how did you enjoy the food in Thailand?Speaker B: _. Spicy and hot, but really delicious.（A）Its terrible（B） Its not as good as I expected（C） It was great（D）It was awfulGCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 100 答案与解析一、Part I Vocabulary and S
