1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 106 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 Americans eat _ as they actually need every day.（A）twice as much protein（B） twice protein as much twice（C） twice protein as much（D）protein as twice much2 To ones boss, an employee should dress neatly, be _ and show interest in the job.（A）instant（B） timely（C） punctual（D）quick3 We had to _ a
3、 lot of noise when the children were at home.（A）go in for（B） hold on to（C） put up with（D）keep pace with4 This crop does not do well in soils _ the one for which it has been specially developed.（A）outside（B） other than（C） beyond（D）rather than5 “You are very selfish. Its high time you _ that you are n
4、ot the most important person in the world,“ Edgar said to his boss angrily.（A）realized（B） have realized（C） realize（D）should realize6 After a whole days heavy work, the old worker returned home, _.（A）hungry and felt exhausting（B） hunger and exhausted（C） hungry and exhausted（D）hungry and having been e
5、xhausted7 If this kind of fish becomes _ , future generations may never taste it at all.（A）minimum（B） short（C） seldom（D）scarce8 The same factors push wages and prices up together, the one _ the other.（A）emphasizing（B） reinforcing（C） multiplying（D）increasing9 In Disneyland, every year, some 800 000 p
6、lants are replaced because Disney refused to _ signs asking his “guests“ not to step on them.（A）put down（B） put out（C） put up（D）put off10 _ that Susan hadnt dared to make a sound.（A）So was he absorbed（B） So absorbed he was（C） So absorbed was he（D）So he was absorbed二、Part II Reading ComprehensionDire
7、ctions: 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 For an increasing number of st
8、udents at American universities, Old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs. Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom (生育高峰) generation, a longer life span means that the nations elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 40 years. By 2040, 25
9、percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change poses profound questions for government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law and business as well. “In addition to the doctors, were going
10、 to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawyers,“ says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern Californias (USC) School of Gerontology (老年学).Lawyers can specialize in “elder law“, which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse an
11、d age discrimination (歧视). Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. “Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree, will have a
12、 license to print money,“ one professor says.Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a biology major but found she was “really bored with bacteria“. So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, “I did volunteer work in retirement homes
13、and it was very satisfying.“11 “.Old is suddenly in“(Line 1, Para. 1) most probably means _.（A）America has suddenly become a nation of old people（B） gerontology has suddenly become popular（C） name elderly professors are found on American campuses（D）American colleges have realized the need of enrolli
14、ng older students12 With the aging of America, lawyers can benefit _.（A）from the adoption of the “elder law“（B） from rendering special services to the elderly（C） by enriching their professional knowledge（D）by winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own interests13 Why can businessmen make
15、money in the emerging elder market?（A）Retirees are more generous in spending money.（B） They can employ more gerontologists.（C） The elderly possess an enormous purchasing power.（D）There are more elderly people working than befor14 Who can make big money in the new century according to the passage?（A）
16、Retirees who are business-minded.（B） The volunteer workers in retirement homes.（C） College graduates with an MBA or law degree.（D）Professionals with a good knowledge of gerontology.15 It can be seen from the passage that the expansion of Americas elderly population _.（A）will provide good job opportu
17、nities in many areas（B） will impose an unbearable burden on society（C） may lead to nursing home abuse and age discrimination（D）will create new fields of study in universities15 Two main techniques have been used for training elephants, which we may call respectively the tough and the gentle. The for
18、mer method simply consists of setting an elephant to work and beating him until he does what is expected. Apart from any moral considerations this is a stupid method of training, for it produces a resentful animal who at a later stage may well turn man-killer. The gentle method requires more patienc
19、e in the early stages, but produces a cheerful, good-tempered elephant who will give many years of loyal service.The first essential in elephant training is to assign to the animal a single mahout who will be entirely responsible for the job. Elephants like to have one master just as dogs do, and ar
20、e capable of a considerable degree of personal affection. There are even stories of half-trained elephant calves who have refused to feed and pained to death when by some unavoidable circumstance they have been deprived of their own trainer. Such extreme cases must probably be taken with a grain of
21、salt, but they do underline the general principle that the relationship between elephant and mahout is the key to successful training.The most economical age to capture an elephant for training is between fifteen and twenty years, for it is then almost ready to undertake heavy work and can begin to
22、earn its keep straight away. But animals of this age do not easily become subservient to man, and a very firm hand must be employed in the early stages. The captive elephant, still roped to a tree, plunges and screams every time a man approaches, and for several days will probably refuse all food th
23、rough anger and fear. Sometimes a tame elephant is tethered nearby to give the wild one confidence, and in most cases the captive gradually quietens down and begins to accept its food. The next stage is to get the elephant to the training establishment, a ticklish business which is achieved with the
24、 aid of two tame elephants roped to the captive on either side.When several elephants are being trained at one time, it is customary for the new arrival to be placed between the stalls of two captives whose training is already well advanced. It is then left completely undisturbed with plenty of food
25、 and water so that it can absorb the atmosphere of its new home and see that nothing particularly alarming is happening to its companions when it is eating normally, its own training begins. The trainer stands in front of the elephant holding a long stick with a sharp metal point. Two assistants, mo
26、unted on tame elephants, control the captive from either side, while others rub their hands over his skin to the accompaniment of a monotonous and soothing chant. This is supposed to induce pleasurable sensations in the elephant, and its effects are reinforced by the use of endearing epithets, such
27、as ho! my son, or ho! My father, or my mother according to the age and sex of the captive. The elephant is not immediately susceptible to such blandishments, however, and usually lashes fiercely with its trunk in all directions. These movements are controlled by the trainer with the metal-pointed st
28、ick, and the trunk eventually becomes so sore that the elephant curls it up and seldom afterwards uses it for offensive purposes.16 The ill-treatment of an elephant during training _.（A）can have unpleasant consequences later（B） is the most effective method available（C） increases the time it takes to
29、 train the animal（D）ensures loyal service for years to come17 An elephant will only be trained successfully if _.（A）the mahout is a responsible person（B） elephant calves dont refuse to feed（C） the mahout and the elephant get on well together（D）several trainers are assigned to the job18 The main attr
30、action of training mature elephants is _.（A）early financial returns（B） their willingness to obey their trainers（C） the avoidance of anxiety in the elephant（D）that elephants are difficult to keep19 19 A mature elephant is only subjected to training when _.（A）it is with other elephants（B） the mahout h
31、as established a good relationship with it（C） the animal is feeding normally（D）it needs to be controlled with a sharp pointed stick20 This passage mainly discusses _.（A）two techniques used for training elephants（B） the unhuman method used in training elephants（C） how to train the elephant（D）through
32、the tough method we cannot train the elephant successfully20 The appeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effects.Consumers may be convinced to buy a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisement. For example, some advertisers have appealed to p
33、eoples desire for better fuel economy for their cars by advertising automotive products that improve gasoline mileage. Some of the products work. Others are worthless and a waste of consumers money.Sometimes advertising is intentionally misleading. A few years ago a brand of bread was offered to tur
34、ned out that the bread was not dietetic (适合于节食的) , but just regular bread. There were fewer calories because it was sliced very thin, but there were the same number of calories in every loaf.On the positive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumers real concerns. Consider fire insurance. Fi
35、re insurance maybe sold by appealing to fear of loss. But fear of loss is the real reason for fire insurance. The security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the purchase of fire insurance a worthwhile investment for most people. If consumers consider the quality of the insuran
36、ce plans as well as the message in the ads, they will benefit from the advertising.Each consumer must evaluate her or his own situation. Are the benefits of the product important enough to justify buying it? Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the produc
37、t. Consumers still control the final buying decision.21 Advertising can persuade the consumer to buy worthless products by _.（A）stressing their high quality（B） convincing him of their low price（C） maintaining a balance between quality and price（D）appealing to his buying motives22 The reason why the
38、bread advertisement is misleading is that _.（A）thin slices of bread could contain more calories（B） the loaf was cut into regular slices（C） the broad was not genuine broad（D）the total number of calories in the loaf remained the same _.23 The passage tells us that（A）sometimes advertisements really sel
39、l what the consumer needs（B） advertisements occasionally force consumers into buying things they dont need（C） the buying motives of consumers are controlled by advertisements（D）fire insurance is seldom a worthwhile investment24 It can be inferred from the passage that a smart consumer should _.（A）th
40、ink carefully about the benefits described in the advertisements（B） guard against the deceiving nature of advertisements（C） be familiar with various advertising strategies（D）avoid buying products that have strong emotional appeal25 The passage is mainly about _.（A）how to make a wise buying decision（
41、B） ways to protect the interests of the consumer（C） the positive and negative aspects of advertising（D）the function of advertisements in promoting sales25 The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun, but the man with the portable computer in business class. In t
42、he last 15 years, pilots have reported well over 100 incidents that could have been caused by electromagnetic interference. The source of this interference remains unconfirmed, but increasingly, experts are pointing the blame at portable electronic devices such as portable computers, radio and casse
43、tte players and mobile telephones.RTCA, an organization which advises the aviation (航空) industry, has recommended that all airlines ban (禁止) such devices from being used during “critical“ stages of flight, particularly take-off and landing. Some experts have gone further, calling for a total ban dur
44、ing all flights. Currently, rules on using these devices are left up to individual airlines. And although some airlines prohibit passengers from using such equipment during take-off and landing, most are reluctant to enforce a total ban, given that many passengers want to work during flights.The dif
45、ficulty is predicting how electromagnetic fields might affect an aircrafts computers. Experts know that portable devices emit radiation which affects those wavelengths which aircraft use for navigation and communication. But, because they have not been able to reproduce these effects in a laboratory
46、, they have no way of knowing whether the interference might be dangerous or not.The fact that aircraft may be vulnerable (易受损的) to interference raises the risk that terrorists may use radio system in order to damage navigation equipment. As worrying, though, is the passenger who cant hear the instr
47、uctions to turn off his radio because the musics too loud.26 The passage is mainly about _.（A）a new regulation for all airlines（B） the defects of electronic devices（C） a possible cause of aircraft crashes（D）effective safety measures for air flight27 What is said about the over 100 aircraft incidents
48、 in the past 15 years?（A）They may have been caused by the damage to the radio systems.（B） They may have taken place during take-off and landing.（C） They were proved to have been caused by the passengers portable computers.（D）They were suspected to have resulted from electromagnetic interferenc28 Few
49、 airlines want to impose a total ban on their passengers using electronic devices because _.（A）they dont believe there is such a danger as radio interference（B） the harmful effect of electromagnetic interference is yet to be proved（C） most passengers refuse to take a plane which bans the use of radio and cassette players（D）they have other effective safety measures to fall back on29 Why is it difficult to predict the possible effects of el
