1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 107 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 Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, _ obtaining water is not the least.（A）for which（B） to which（C） of which（D）in which2 Which sport has the most expenses _ training equipment, players personal equipment and uniforms?（A）in place of（B） in terms of（C） by means of（D）by wa
3、y of3 They are going to have the serviceman _ an electric fan in the office tomorrow.（A）install（B） to install（C） to be installed（D）installed4 She was complaining that the doctor was _ too much for the treatment he was giving her.（A）expending（B） offering（C） costing（D）charging5 The manager spoke highl
4、y of such _ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.（A）virtue（B） features（C） properties（D）characteristics6 One day I _ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.（A）came across（B） came about（C） came after（D）came at7 By the end of ne
5、xt year, they _ three modem hotels there.（A）will build（B） will be building（C） will have been built（D）will have built8 _, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.（A）Other things being equal（B） Were other things equal（C） To b
6、e equal to other things（D）Other things to be equal9 _ that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much better.（A）For（B） Now（C） Since（D）Despite10 _ in all parts of the state, pines are the most common trees in Georgia.（A）Found（B） Finding them（C） To find them（D）Find them二、Part II Rea
7、ding 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.10 Unless w
8、e spend money to spot and prevent asteroids (小行星) now, one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists.Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids (流星) that race across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and dont threaten us. But there are also thousa
9、nds whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.Buy $ 40 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say, well have a way to change its course.Some scienti
10、sts favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But the cost wouldnt be cheap.Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of l
11、ife might strike Earth once every 400000 years. Sounds pretty rarebut if one did fall, it would be the end of the world. “If we dont take care of these big asteroids, theyll take care of us,“ says one scientist. “Its that simple. “The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want
12、fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “The world has less to fear from doomsday (毁灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them,“ said a New York Times article.11 What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?（A）They are heavenly bodies different in composition.
13、（B） They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.（C） There are more asteroids than meteoroids.（D）Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.12 What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?（A）It is very unlikely but the danger exists.（B） Such a collision might occur once ever
14、y 25 years.（C） Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected.（D）Its still too early to say whether such a collision might occur.13 What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the course of asteroids?（A）It sounds practical but it may not solve
15、the problem.（B） It may create more problems than it might solve.（C） It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very unlikely.（D）Further research should be done before it is proved applicabl14 We can conclude from the passage that _.（A）while pushing asteroids off course nuc
16、lear weapons would destroy the world（B） asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near future（C） the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely to happen in our lifetime（D）workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of
17、 asteroids with Earth15 Which of the following best describes the authors tone in this passage?（A）Optimistic.（B） Critical.（C） Objective.（D）Arbitrary.15 In the United States elementary education begins at the age of six. At this stage nearly all the teachers are women, mostly married. The atmosphere
18、is usually very friendly, and the teachers have now accepted the idea that the important thing is to make the children happy and interested. The old authoritarian (要绝对服从的) methods of education were discredited (不被认可) rather a long time agoso much so that many people now think that they have gone too
19、 far in the direction of trying to make children happy and interested rather than giving them actual instruction.The social education of young children tries to make them accept the idea that human beings in a society need to work together for their common good. So the emphasis is on cooperation rat
20、her than competition throughout most of this process. This may seem curious, in view of the fact that American society is highly competitive; however, the need for making people sociable in this sense has come to be regarded as one of the functions of education. Most Americans do grow up with compet
21、itive ideas, and obviously quite a few as criminals, but it is not fair to say that the educational system fails. It probably does succeed in making most people sociable and ready to help one another both in material ways and through kindness and friendliness.16 According to the passage, the U. S. e
22、lementary education is supposed to make children _.（A）sensible and sensitive（B） competitive and interested（C） curious and friendly（D）happy and cooperative17 Some Americans complain about elementary schools because they think _.（A）children are reluctant to help each other（B） schools lay too much emph
23、asis on cooperation（C） children should grow up with competitive ideas（D）schools give little actual instruction to children18 The authors attitude towards American education can be best described as _.（A）favorable（B） negative（C） tolerant（D）unfriendly19 The American educational system emphasizes _.（A）
24、material wealth（B） competition（C） cooperation（D）personal benefit20 The word “sociable“ (Line 8, Paragraph 2) most probably means _.（A）fond of talking freely（B） friendly with other people（C） concerned about social welfare（D）happy at school20 As people continue to grow and age, our body systems contin
25、ue to change. At a certain point in your life your body systems will begin to weaken. Your joints may become stiff. It may become more difficult for you to see and bear. The slow change of aging causes our bodies to lose some of their ability to bounce back from disease and injury. In order to live
26、longer, we have always tried to slow or stop this process that leads us toward the end of our lives.Many factors contribute to your health. A well-balanced diet plays an important role. The amount and type of exercise you get is another factor. Your living environment and the amount of stress you ar
27、e under is yet another. But scientists studying senescence (衰老) want to know: Why do people grow old? They hope that by examining the aging process on a cellular level medical science may be able to extend the length of life.21 When people become aging, they will lose some of their ability to bounce
28、 back from disease and injury, “bounce back“ here means _.（A）to improve in health after ones disease and injury（B） to recover from disease and injury（C） to jump after recovering（D）to run fast22 In order to live longer, _（A）we have to try to be on a diet（B） we should keep in high spirits（C） we should
29、 try to do more exercise（D）we should postpone the process of aging23 Why are some scientists interested in studying senescence?（A）They want to increase the general ability of our bodies.（B） They may be able to find a better way to our life.（C） If they can pin down the biochemical process that makes
30、us age, there will be hope for extending the length of life.（D）They want to find out if there is a link between how efficiently a cell could repair itself and how long a creature lives.24 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor contributing to ones health?（A）The right food you eat.（B） Lo
31、ts of exercise you get.（C） Your living conditions.（D）The amount of stress you are under.25 This passage is mainly concerned with _.（A）mans aging process（B） mans life span（C） mans health（D）mans medical care25 Weather Forecast The following forecast shows for the listed cities the projected weather co
32、nditions and the expected range of temperatures from September 25,8-00 to September 26,8.00. 26 According to the forecast, _（A）Beijing City will be cooler than Berlin（B） The weather will be fine in most of the listed cities of China（C） Hong Kong and Macao have stronger wind than other listed cities（
33、D）Temperatures will be the lowest in Kunming and Lhasa27 Which of the following cities is closest to Berlin in weather conditions?（A）Beijing（B） San Francisco（C） Rome（D）New York28 Which of the following cities has the greatest difference in temperature from day to night?（A）Hong Kong（B） Athens（C） Toro
34、nto（D）Beijing29 The weather condition will probably change from day to night in _.（A）Beijing, Tianjin, Macao, London, Paris, Toronto（B） Macao, Toronto, New York, Rome（C） Toronto. Rome. Beijing, Chicago（D）London, Rome, Lhasa, Macao. San Francisco30 Among the following cities, the wind direction will
35、not change in _.（A）Tianjin（B） Havana（C） Beijing（D）New York三、Part III ClozeDirections: There are ten blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, 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 cente
36、r.30 Until recently most historians spoke very critically of the Industrial Revolution. They【31】that in the long run industrialization greatly raised the standard of living for the【32】man. But they insisted that its【33】results during the period from 1740 to 1840 were widespread poverty and misery fo
37、r the【34】of the English population.【35】contrast, they saw in the preceding hundred years from 1640 to 1740, when England was still a【36】agricultural country, a period of great abundance and prosperity.This view,【37】is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists【38】history and economics, have【39】two t
38、hings: that the period from 1640 to 1740 was【40】by great poverty, and that industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actually improved the conditions for the majority of the populace.（A）admitted（B） believed（C） claimed（D）predicted（A）plain（B） average（C） mean（D）normal（A）momentary（B） promp
39、t（C） instant（D）immediate（A）bulk（B） host（C） gross（D）magnitude（A）On（B） With（C） For（D）By（A）broadly（B） thoroughly（C） generally（D）completely（A）however（B） meanwhile（C） therefore（D）moreover（A）at（B） in（C） about（D）for（A）manifested（B） approved（C） shown（D）speculated（A）noted（B） impressed（C） labeled（D）marked四、Pa
40、rt IV Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this part, there are ten short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed 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 ANSW
41、ER SHEET with a single line through the center.41 Saleswoman: Is there anything else?Customer: _（A）Ive had enough, thank you.（B） Thats it. Thanks.（C） Nothing interests me.（D）Nothing els42 Ann: Do you still have a headache, Bill?Bill: Yes, I do. And now I have a fever and cough constantly.Ann: _（A）Th
42、ats very regretful.（B） Thats pitiful.（C） Thats too bad.（D）Thats wors43 Man: The suitcase looks heavy. Let me give you a hand.Woman: _（A）Yes, please. Thank you anyway.（B） No, thank you. Thats my own business.（C） No, thank you. I can manage by myself.（D）No, please keep off my luggag44 Secretary: _Mana
43、ger: Definitely.（A）Do you want me to photocopy the file for each director?（B） Would you like the file photocopied for each director?（C） Can I help you photocopy the file?（D）May I have the file photocopied?45 Paul: Do you have to have that TV on quite so loud?Carol: _ Is it bothering you?Paul: Yes, I
44、m trying to sleep.（A）Oh, Im sorry.（B） Oh, excuse me.（C） No, I dont.（D）Yes, I have to.46 A: Excuse me, madam, _ know where the nearest post office is?B: Im sorry, Ive got no idea. Im a stranger here, too.（A）would you please（B） would you happen to（C） do you happen to（D）would you like to47 Visitor: Tha
45、nk you for your hospitality and for being such a nice host.Host: _（A）Im glad you had a good time here.（B） Wish you a nice time here.（C） Welcome to China.（D）You dont need to be so polit48 James: Can I borrow your notes for todays geology class?Jane: _（A）How dare you! Geology test is tomorrow.（B） Id l
46、ove to, but you cant have them.（C） How come that you didnt have notes for todays class?（D）Sorry, but I have to review them for tomorrows test.49 Wilson: Are you feeling any better today? I hear you got the flu.Jim: _（A）Im afraid not. I feel worse.（B） Yes, I got the flu.（C） I feel good today.（D）No, I
47、ve been in bed for nearly a week.50 Michael: I find the idea of pork for breakfast strange.May: _（A）My roommate usually has pork for breakfast.（B） I dont like pork, either.（C） Me, too.（D）Its strange, isnt it?GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 107 答案与解析一、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are ten incompl
48、ete 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 center.1 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 句中 least 作代词说明 obtaining water 是 problems 中的一个，应选择 of。2 【正确答案】 B【试题解
49、析】 四个词组的意思分别为：in place of“替代”；in terms of“依据，根据”；by means of“通过手段，途径”；by way of“途径，当做，作为”。3 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 have sb. do sth. 为固定结构。4 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 charging 盥为“收赞”，符合句意。 A、C 项尽管也有“花费，消费”之意，但搭配不当。5 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 四个选项的意思分别为：virtue“美德”；feature“特点”；property“性能，特征，财产 ”；characteristics“(性格)特征，特点”。句中的loyalty(忠诚)，courage(勇气)和 truthfulness(诚实)暗示了对 A 项的选择。6 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】
