1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 139 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 Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others, _, of course, made the others jealous.（A）who（B） what（C） that（D）which2 Thinking that you know_in fact you dont is not a good idea.（A）what（B） that（C） when（D）which3 Without computers, we_the tremendous medical advancement
3、 in the last few decades.（A）would not make（B） will not have made（C） could not make（D）couldnt have made4 Even a child would not be _ by such an obvious lie.（A）cut off（B） made up（C） pulled down（D）taken in5 The price of beer _ from 40 cents to $ 4per liter during the summer season.（A）altered（B） ranged（
4、C） separated（D）differed6 When something happens _ we like, we usually feel joy or happiness, which is a positive and powerful emotion and for which we all strive.（A）upon（B） to（C） that（D）what7 He is _ student that he performed very well in the nationwide examinations.（A）so diligent（B） such a diligent
5、（C） so much diligent（D）such very diligent8 Hes watching TV? Hes _ to be cleaning his room.（A）known（B） supposed（C） regarded（D）considered9 Mr. Wright was the _ president of Ace Construction Company.（A）previous（B） before（C） latter（D）former10 He was in a hurry and left things in a real _.（A）mixture（B） c
6、onfusion（C） mess（D）mass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 are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single
7、 line through the center.11 Attacking an increasingly popular Internet business practice, a consumer watchdog group Monday filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission(FTC), asserting that many online search engines are concealing the impact special fees have on search results by Internet use
8、rs. Commercial Alert, a 3-year-old group founded by consumer activist Ralph Nader, asked the FTC to investigate whether eight of the Webs largest search engines are violating federal laws against deceptive advertising.The group said that the search engines are abandoning objective formulas to determ
9、ine the order of their listed results and selling the top spots to the highest bidders without making adequate disclosures to Web surfers. The complaint touches a hot-button issue affecting tens of millions of people who submit search queries each day. With more than 2 billion pages and more than 14
10、 billion hyperlinks on the Web, search requests rank as the second most popular online activity after E-mail.The eight search engines named in Commercial Alerts complaint are: MSN, owned by Microsoft; Netscape, owned by AOL Time Warner; Directhit, owned by Ask Jeeves; HotBot and Lycos, both owned by
11、 Term Lycos; Altavista, owned by CMGI; LookSmart, owned by LookSmart; and iWon, owned by a privately held company operating under the same name.Portland, Ore.-based Commercial Alert could have named more search engines in its complaint, but focused on the biggest sites that are auctioning off spots
12、in their results, said Gary Ruskin, the groups executive director.“Search engines have become central in the quest for learning and knowledge in our society. The ability to skew(扭曲) the results in favor of hucksters(小贩) without telling consumers is a serious problem“. Ruskin said. By late Monday aft
13、ernoon, three of the search engines had responded to The Associated Press inquiries about the complaint. Two, LookSmart and AltaVista, denied the charges. Microsoft spokesman Matt Pilla said MSN is delivering “compelling search results that people want“.The FTC had no comment about the complaint Mon
14、day. The complaint takes aim at the new business plans embraced by more search engines as they try to cash in on their pivotal(关键的 ) role as Web guides and reverse a steady stream of losses. To boost revenue, search engines in the past year have been accepting payments from businesses interested in
15、receiving a higher ranking in certain categories or ensuring that their sites are reviewed more frequently.11 The consumer group complained about_.（A）special fees that Internet users were charged（B） Federal Trade Commission（C） Commercial Alert（D）online search engines12 _ is the most popular activity
16、 online.（A）Sending pages of information（B） Sending E-mail（C） Surfing the net（D）Selling the top spot13 Which of the following is NOT a correct statement? _.（A）There are too many pages or hyperlinks on the Internet, so people usually use search engine to find a certain site.（B） More than 8 search engi
17、nes are accused of selling their search engine spots by Commercial Alert.（C） The headquarters of Commercial Alert is in Portland Oregon.（D）The search engines are Web guides.14 All the following share one similarity EXCEPT_.（A）LookSmart（B） CMGI（C） AltaVista（D）Microsoft15 The primary aim of some compa
18、nies sponsoring the search engines is to_.（A）cash in on their important role as Web guides（B） boost their avenue（C） reverse a series of losses（D）have their sites visited by the Internet users more15 As people continue to grow and age, our body systems continue to change. At a certain point in your l
19、ife 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 longer, we have always tried to slow or st
20、op 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 are under is yet another. But scientists stu
21、dying 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.16 When people become aging, they will lose some of their ability to bounce back from disease and injury, “bounce bac
22、k“ 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 fast17 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 try to do more exercise（D）we should postp
23、one the process of aging18 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 us age, there will be hope for extending t
24、he 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.19 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor contributing to ones health?（A）The right food you eat.（B） Lots of exercise you get.（C） Your living con
25、ditions.（D）The amount of stress you are under.20 This passage is mainly concerned with _.（A）mans aging process（B） mans life span（C） mans health（D）mans medical care20 WHAT IS ONEXHIBITIONSOil PaintingsOil painter Zhang Yongxus one-man show will run January 319 at the Central Academy of Fine Arts.Zhan
26、g, 33, graduated from the Oil Painting Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1989. In the upcoming exhibition, viewers will see a personal experience of human life, and a combination of Eastern and Western art.Time: January 319.Address: Gallery of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, 5 Jiao
27、wei Hutong, Wang fujing, Dongcheng District.Art from NanjingA group of young artists from Nanjing present a grand exhibition in the China National Art Museum from Jan. 511.The artists are from the Nanjing Calligraphy and Painting Institute.Inspired by the renowned artists in former generations such
28、as Gu Kaizhi in the Jin Dynasty and the contemporary master Fu Baoshi, the artists have strenuously pursued new ways of producing quality traditional Chinese paintings.Time: Jan. 511.Location: China National Art Museum.Western Art ShowThe China National Art Museum is displaying 117 pieces of Europea
29、n modern art donated by Peter Ludwig and his wife, Irene Ludwig. Many of them were done by world-famous artists, including four by Pablo Picasso.Peter Ludwig was a celebrated entrepreneur and popular social activist in Germany as well as a world-famous collector with thousands of invaluable art work
30、s.Time: from Jan. 620.Address: China National Art Museum, 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng District.21 Whose works will be on show on Jan. 6th at China National Art Museum?（A）Young artists.（B） Zhang Yongxus.（C） Gu Kaizhis.（D）Fu Baoshis.22 If you want to see some European paintings, you can go to China Nation
31、al Art Museum on _.（A）Jan. 3rd（B） Jan. 5th（C） Jan. 19th（D）Jan. ,4th23 The nationality of Peter Ludwig would probably be _.（A）English（B） Germany（C） French（D）Italy24 Among the following people, who will exhibit the paintings that were not done by himself/themselves?（A）Zhang Yongxu.（B） Young artists.（C
32、） Fu Baoshi.（D）Peter Ludwig and his wif25 If you want to see a combination of Eastern and Western art, you can go to see _.（A）Zhang Yongxus exhibition of oil paintings（B） The Art show from Nanjing（C） The Western Art Show（D）Gu Kaizhis paintings on Jan. 5th26 Theme-park-bound bargain seekers would be
33、wise to spend some time surfing online before they get in line at the parks this summer.A growing number of these attractions now allow customers to print e-tickets at home with large discounts off the gate price, in part to spur attendance that has declined in recent years.After boom times in the l
34、ate 1990s, theme park attendance began to decrease, with an overall decline of about 40% over the past few years at North Americas 50 most-visited establishments, says James Zoitak, editor of Amusement Business.“The boom was off the rose as we turned the comer into 2000, so theres more discounting n
35、ow“, he says.Discounting isnt new to an industry that has longer partnered with other commercial enterprises, such as soft drink companies, to offer deals. But e-ticketing adds a new opportunity that not only brings savings but convenience as well, since it allows visitors to avoid the line at the g
36、ate.“If you can get in early before the lines fill up, youre getting more for your money“, says Robert Niles of the website Theme Park Insider.26 The word “attractions“(Line 1, Para. 2) refers to _.（A）theme parks（B） bargains（C） e-tickets（D）discounts27 Why do more and more theme parks offer large dis
37、counts off the gate price?（A）To get in line at the parks this summer.（B） To encourage more people to come to the parks.（C） To enable people to get e-tickets at home.（D）To reduce the attendance figure.28 What does the sentence “The boom was off the rose“ mean?（A）The rose in the theme park was out of
38、bloom.（B） The year 2000 was lucky for the 50 establishments.（C） The theme park attendance was like the rose.（D）The best time for the theme parks was gone.29 What is the new opportunity e-ticketing brings to the theme parks?（A）The theme park industry will be more profitable.（B） Soft drink companies w
39、ill be better partners of the parks.（C） The tour to the parks will be more convenient.（D）Visitors to the parks will have more discounts.30 The last sentence of this passage is based on the idea that _.（A）it is wise to surf online（B） discounting isnt everything（C） e-ticketing attracts more partners（D
40、）time is money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 center.31 Double Income and No Kids(DINK) becomes
41、 fashionable in China. The DINK couples are usually regarded as those who have higher educations and【B1】careers with higher incomes. The increase in DINK families has shattered the Chinese traditional idea of the family and【B2】typical.A survey conducted recently in Beijing by a market survey company
42、【B3 】that about 3.8 percent of 1,300 surveyed families in Beijing said they have【B4】plans to have children. It is estimated there are about 600,000 DINK families in large cities like Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing.Why they choose such a lifestyle is concluded in【 B5】reasons. Some are show
43、ing great worry for the rapid growth of population; some are indulged in building a more well-off family; some are showing sharp【B6】to get themselves free from the obligation of raising children.【B7 】, most people still believe it is necessary to bear a child to keep the family line on. As an old Ch
44、inese saying goes, there are three aspects in failing to be a filial son and the【B8】serious one is to have no heir for the family. So childless couples will suffer discrimination【B9】family members and neighbors.But it is clear that the new tide of ideas has come, which suggests young people【B10 】 to
45、 choose their own way of life They are installing modem ideas into traditional families and society. In the modernization process, personal choices will be highly respected.31 【B1 】（A）stable（B） available（C） achievable（D）Liable32 【B2 】（A）had become（B） may become（C） became（D）becomes33 【B3 】（A）directed
46、（B） induced（C） indicated（D）Dictated34 【B4 】（A）no（B） not（C） hardly（D）scarcely35 【B5 】（A）elegant（B） abundant（C） similar（D）various36 【B6 】（A）tension（B） attention（C） intention（D）Interaction37 【B7 】（A）Moreover（B） However（C） According（D）Generally38 【B8 】（A）most（B） more（C） latest（D）Less39 【B9 】（A）into（B） t
47、o（C） at（D）from40 【B10 】（A）wanted（B） should want（C） want（D）had wanted四、Part 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 conversation
48、al context and best completes the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.41 Woman: Thank you very much for your help. Man: _.（A）Never mind（B） Not at all（C） It doesnt matter（D）No thanks42 Speaker A: Well, Im really glad I talked to Doug about the problem
49、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）Hes very clever（B） He is a really good listener（C） He is really easy-going（D）Hes very hardworking43 Woman: Are you Mr. Brown, the hotel manager? Man: _（A）Oh, yes. Where are you from?（B） No. You have found
