1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 124 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 You are quite wrong. She _ like you.（A）can（B） has（C） should（D）does2 I was _ the point of telephoning him when his letter arrived.（A）to（B） on（C） at（D）in3 Hes only got one shirt because all the rest _ being washed.（A）is to be（B） Is（C） will be（D）are4 The FBI arrived in time to prevent the_of
3、the secret documents.（A）transmission（B） transformation（C） transportation（D）translation5 _pollution control measures tend to be money consuming, many industries hesitate to adopt them.（A）Although（B） However（C） When（D）Since6 What matters_ not winning but participating.（A）are（B） to be（C） was（D）is7 My g
4、randmother _rural life.（A）has used to（B） used to（C） is used to（D）uses to8 If this kind of fish becomes _ , future generations may never taste it at all.（A）minimum（B） short（C） seldom（D）scarce9 The man in the comer confessed to _ a lie to the manager of the company.（A）have told（B） be told（C） being tol
5、d（D）having told10 Kathy hopes to become a friend of _ shares her bitterness and happiness.（A）whomever（B） whatever（C） whoever（D）whichever二、Part II Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages, each followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there a
6、re 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.11 While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states, at least in getting people off welfare. Its estimated t
7、hat more than 2 million people have left the rolls since 1994.In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens County have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens County poverty rate still remains a
8、t more than 30 percenttwice the national average.For advocates(代言人) for the poor, thats an indication much more needs to be done.“More people are getting jobs, but its not making their lives any better“, says Kathy Lairn, a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.A
9、 center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down.But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themse
10、lves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.“Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin(毒素) that was poisoning the family“, says Robert Rector, a welfare reform policy analyst. “The reform is changing the moral climate in low-income communities. Its beginning
11、 to rebuild the work ethic(道德观), which is much more important“.Mr. Rector and others argued that once “the habit of dependency is cracked“, then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.11 From the passage, it can be seen that the author_.（A）believes the reform h
12、as reduced the governments burden（B） insists that welfare reform is doing little good for the poor（C） is overenthusiastic about the success of welfare reform（D）considers welfare reform to be fundamentally successful12 Why arent people enjoying better lives when they have jobs?（A）Because many familie
13、s are divorced.（B） Because government aid is now rare.（C） Because their wages are low.（D）Because the cost of living is rising.13 What is worth noting from the example of Athens County is that_.（A）greater efforts should be made to improve peoples living standards（B） 70 percent of the people there hav
14、e been employed for two years（C） 40 percent of the population no longer relies on welfare（D）the living standards of most people are going down14 From the passage we know that welfare reform aims at_.（A）saving welfare funds（B） rebuilding the work ethic（C） providing more jobs（D）cutting government expe
15、nses15 According to the passage, before the welfare reform was carried out,_.（A）the poverty rate was lower（B） average living standards were higher（C） the average worker was paid higher wages（D）the poor used to rely on government aid16 Many people think there is no need to take special care over home
16、 security.“Im all right, Im insured“.Maybe if youre fully insured. Even then you can never recover the real value you place upon your possessions. But you cant insure against the upset and unhappiness that we all feel if our homes are seriously damaged by some stranger, our windows and doors smashed
17、, our precious possessions ruined.“It wont happen to me“.Wont it? A home is broken into almost every minute of the day. Thefts of all kinds, including cars and property stolen, happen twice as frequently.“Ive nothing worth stealing“.You may think not. But in fact every one has something worth a thie
18、fs attention. And we all have things of special value to us even if theyre worth little or nothing in cash terms.“Im only a tenant here“.The thief doesnt care whether youre a tenant or an owner-occupier. Youre just as likely to be robbed. Have a word with the owner of the house ff you think extra lo
19、cks and fastenings are necessary.“Theyll get in any way“.Most thieves are always looking for easy jobs. They are soon discouraged by houses they cant get into quickly and easily. So its worth taking care.This booklet will help you.Its based on the practical experience of police forces throughout the
20、 country. Most of the suggestions will cost you only a few minutes extra time and thought. A few may involve some expense, but this is small compared with the loss and unhappiness you might otherwise suffer. If you are in doubt, ask for free advice from the Crime Prevention Officer at your local pol
21、ice station.16 Why should you still worry about protecting your possessions when you have insured them?（A）You tend to undervalue your possessions.（B） You cannot insure against any damage to property.（C） A robbery can destroy your happiness at home.（D）It takes a long time to recover all your money.17
22、 What should a tenant do ff he is worried about the security of his home?（A）Fit new locks on all the doors.（B） Discuss the matter with the owner.（C） Complain to the police.（D）Increase his own insurance.18 The advertisement says that most thieves（A）prefer stealing from offices（B） like causing a lot o
23、f damage（C） will break in anywhere they want to（D）are discouraged by good security arrangements19 It seems that many people think that _.（A）the police will protect them from thieves（B） their houses ought to be more secure（C） thieves will not choose to steal from them（D）thieves only steal from house-
24、owners20 This advertisement for a booklet aims to influence people who _.（A）have had their houses broken into（B） are not properly insured（C） are afraid of what thieves might do（D）have not thought much about security20 Two main techniques have been used for training elephants, which we may call respe
25、ctively the tough and the gentle. The former 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
26、. The gentle method requires more patience 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 t
27、o have one master just as dogs do, and are 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 case
28、s must probably be taken with a grain of 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
29、to undertake heavy work and can begin to 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 seve
30、ral days will probably refuse all food through 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 tic
31、klish business which is achieved with the 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 c
32、ompletely undisturbed with plenty of food 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 wit
33、h a sharp metal point. Two assistants, mounted 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 reinforce
34、d by the use of endearing epithets, such 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
35、 by the trainer with the metal-pointed stick, and the trunk eventually becomes so sore that the elephant curls it up and seldom afterwards uses it for offensive purposes.21 The ill-treatment of an elephant during training _.（A）can have unpleasant consequences later（B） is the most effective method av
36、ailable（C） increases the time it takes to train the animal（D）ensures loyal service for years to come22 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 trainer
37、s are assigned to the job23 The main attraction 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 keep24 19 A mature elephant is only subjected to training when _.（A）i
38、t is with other elephants（B） the mahout has established a good relationship with it（C） the animal is feeding normally（D）it needs to be controlled with a sharp pointed stick25 This passage mainly discusses _.（A）two techniques used for training elephants（B） the unhuman method used in training elephant
39、s（C） how to train the elephant（D）through the tough method we cannot train the elephant successfully25 Not too many decades ago it seemed “obvious“ both to the general public and to sociologists that modern society has changed peoples natural relations, loosened their responsibilities to kin (亲戚 ) an
40、d neighbors, and substituted in their place superficial relationships with passing acquaintances. However, in recent years a growing body of research has revealed that the “obviousness“ is not tree. It seems that if you are a city resident, you typically know a smaller proportion of your neighbors t
41、han you do if you are a resident of a smaller community. But, for the most part, this fact has few significant consequences. It does not necessarily follow that if you know few of your neighbors you will know no one else.Even in very large cities, people maintain close social ties within small, priv
42、ate social worlds. Indeed, the number and quality of meaningful relationships do not differ between more and less urban people. Small-town residents are more involved with kin than big-city residents. Yet city dwellers compensate by developing friendships with people who share similar interests and
43、activities. Urbanism may produce a different style of life, but the quality of life does not differ between town and city. Nor are residents of large communities any likelier to display psychological symptoms of stress or alienation, a feeling of not belonging, than are residents of smaller communit
44、ies. However, city dwellers do worry more about crime, and this leads them to a distrust of strangers.These findings do not imply that urbanism makes little or no difference. If neighbors are strangers to one another, they are less likely to sweep the sidewalk of an elderly couple living next door o
45、r keep an eye out for young troublemakers. Moreover, as Wirth suggested, there may be a link between a communitys population size and its social heterogeneity (多样性). For instance, sociologists have found that the size of a community is associated with bad behavior including gambling, drugs, etc. Lar
46、ge-city urbanites are also more likely than their small-town counterparts to have a cosmopolitan (见多识广者的) outlook, to display less responsibility to traditional kinship roles, to vote for leftist political candidates, and to be tolerant of nontraditional religious groups, unpopular political groups,
47、 and so-called undesirables. Everything considered, heterogeneity and unusual behavior seem to be outcomes of large population size.26 Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the first paragraph?（A）Two contrasting views are presented.（B） An argument is examined and possi
48、ble solutions given.（C） Research results concerning the quality of urban life are presented in order of time.（D）A detailed description of the difference between urban and small-town life is given.27 According to the passage, it was once a common belief that urban residents _.（A）did not have the same
49、 interests as their neighbors（B） could not develop lone-standing relationships（C） tended to be associated with bad behavior（D）usually had more friends28 One of the consequences of urban life is that impersonal relationships among neighbors _.（A）disrupt peoples natural relations（B） make them worry about crime（C） cause them not to show concern for one another（D）cause them to be suspicious of each other29 It can be inferred fr
