1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 146 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 By the time she is 50 years old, she_an inmate of the prison for over half of her life.（A）would have been（B） will be（C） will have been（D）would be2 It has been estimated that the earths surface temperature has increased _ one quarter to three fourths of a degree since 1850.（A）by（B） at（C） to
3、（D）with3 This book _ me twenty dollars.（A）is cost（B） was cost（C） cost（D）have been cost4 A large number of cars _ parked in front of my house.（A）are（B） is（C） has（D）was5 It is the business of the police to prevent and detect crime and of the law courts to punish_.（A）crime（B） sin（C） offence（D）fault6 _,
4、 he does get annoyed 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 are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, _ is often the case in other countries.（A）as（B） what（C） so（D）tha
5、t8 An old friend from abroad,_I was expecting to stay with me, telephoned from the airport.（A）that（B） which（C） whom（D）who9 He applied for Teaching Assistantship to finance his education and was _ the position for his rich experience in teaching.（A）qualified（B） granted（C） presented（D）supplied10 _ tha
6、t called this morning?（A）Who was（B） Who it was（C） Who was him（D）Who was it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
7、 mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.11 The development of rapid transit rail lines in cities should parallel local economic development and blind construction of such lines should be avoided, a State Council conference said yesterday.The meeting, chaired by Pr
8、emier Wen Jiabao, said the building of rapid-transit rail lines in cities should be carried out according to strict guidelines and management systems of such lines should be improved. It stressed that the amount of domestically made equipment used in such infrastructure projects needs to be increase
9、d.The meeting also deliberated on the draft amendments for laws governing the Peoples Bank of China and commercial banks. Also discussed were the draft law on the supervision and management of banking sector and draft regulations on the management of central food reserves. It was agreed at the meeti
10、ng that the laws governing the Peoples Bank of China and commercial banks need to be amended so that the roles and responsibilities of the two are made clear.11 The rapid-transit rail lines should _.（A）develop as quickly as possible（B） develop with local economic development（C） develop after local e
11、conomic development（D）develop with the construction industry12 The management system of the rapid transit rail lines _.（A）is already quite developed（B） does not exist at all（C） is not good enough（D）needs to include the strict guidelines13 In the building of the rail lines, _.（A）more equipment made i
12、n China should be used（B） more imported equipment should be used（C） more exported equipment should be used（D）more equipment used in infrastructure projects should be used14 It can be inferred that _.（A）the Peoples Bank and commercial banks do not function properly（B） the Peoples Bank of China has an
13、 upper hand over the commercial banks（C） the two banks operate in a low efficiency（D）the Peoples Bank operates at a loss while the commercial banks operates at a profit15 Which of the following has nothing to do with the meeting chaired by Premier Wen?（A）Discussing the building of rapid-transit rail
14、s.（B） Discussing the draft amendments concerning some banks.（C） Discussing the draft regulations about food reserves.（D）Discussing whether the Peoples Bank of China and commercial banks should be integrated.16 16 The service in the first advertisement is directed to the following EXCEPT _.（A）contrac
15、t organizations（B） real estate companies（C） individual persons（D）special construction companies17 The services provided in the first advertisement do not include _.（A）demolishing houses（B） cleaning up construction sites（C） transporting machines（D）headache curing18 Golden Touch Construction is _.（A）a
16、 private company（B） a national agency（C） an international cooperation（D）charge-free organization19 Services provided by Golden Touch Construction include _.（A）kitchen decoration（B） bathroom building（C） bar demolition（D）house purchase20 Both ads promised to provide _.（A）insurance（B） low price（C） free
17、 estimates（D）free designing21 Long after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still cursing the disputed refereeing(裁判) decisions that denied victory to their team. A researcher was appointed to study the performance of some top referees.The researcher organized an experimental tournam
18、ent(锦标赛) involving four youth teams. Each match lasted an hour, divided into three periods of 20 minutes during which different referees were in charge.Observers noted down the referees errors, of which there were 61 over the tournament. Converted to a standard match of 90 minutes, each referee made
19、 almost 23 mistakes, a remarkably high number.The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyse the matches in detail. Surprisingly, he found that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the incident. When the officials got it right, they were, on average, 17 meters away from the
20、 action. The average distance in the case of errors was 12 meters. The research shows the optimum(最佳的)distance is about 20 meters.There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct decisions came when the referees were moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The average speed for errors was 4
21、 meters per second.If FIFA, footballs international ruling body, wants to improve the standard of refereeing at the next World Cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes on the action from a distance, rather than rushing to keep up with the ball, the researcher argues.He also says that FIF
22、As insistence that referees should retire at age 35 may be misguided. If keeping up with the action is not so important, their physical condition is less critical.21 The experiment conducted by the researcher was meant to _.（A）review the decisions of referees at the 1998 World Cup（B） analyse the cau
23、ses of errors made by football referees（C） set a standard for football refereeing（D）reexamine the rules for football refereeing22 The number of refereeing errors in the experimental matches was _.（A）slightly above average（B） higher than in the 1998 World Cup（C） quite unexpected（D）as high as in a sta
24、ndard march23 The findings of the experiment show that _.（A）errors are more likely when a referee keeps close to the ball（B） the farther the referee is from the incident, the fewer the errors（C） the more slowly the referee runs, the more likely will errors occur（D）errors are less likely when a refer
25、ee stays in one spot24 The word “officials“(Line 2, Para. 4) most probably refers to _.（A）the researchers involved in the experiment（B） the inspectors of the football tournament（C） the referees of the football tournament（D）the observers at the site of the experiment25 What is one of the possible con
26、clusions of the experiment?（A）The ideal retirement age for an experienced football referee is 35.（B） Age should not be the chief consideration in choosing a football referee.（C） A football referee should be as young and energetic as possible.（D）An experienced football referee can do well even when i
27、n poor physical condition.25 During the summer session there will be a revised schedule of services for the university community. Specific changes for intercampus bus services, summer hours for the cafeteria, the infirmary (校医院) and recreational and athletic facilities will be posted on the bulletin
28、 board outside of the cafeteria. Weekly movie and concert schedules which are in the process of being arranged will be posted each Wednesday outside of the cafeteria.Intercampus buses will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour and make all of the regular stops on their route around campus.
29、 The cafeteria will serve breakfast, lunch, and early dinner from 7 a.m. to 7 p. m. during the week and from noon to 7 p.m. on weekends. The library will maintain regular hours during the week, but shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 7 p. m.All students who wan
30、t to use the library borrowing services and recreational athletic, and entertainment facilities must have a valid summer identification card. This announcement will also appear in the next issue of the student newspaper.26 Which of the following is the main purpose of this announcement?（A）To tell ca
31、mpus personnel of the new library services.（B） To announce the new movies on campus this summer.（C） To notify university people of important schedule changes.（D）To remind the students to validate their identification cards.27 Specific schedule revisions for which of the following facilities are list
32、ed in this announcement ?（A）Athletic and recreational.（B） Food and transportation.（C） Bookstore and post office.（D）Medical and audio-visual.28 Times for movies and concerts are not listed in this announcement because _.（A）film or concert occurs every Wednesday at 7 p. m.（B） the full list would be to
33、o long（C） films and concerts cannot be announced publicly（D）the full list is not ready yet29 According to the announcement which of the following is true of special summer hours for the library?（A）It has them only on the weekends.（B） It has them both weekdays and weekends.（C） It has no special summe
34、r hours.（D）The information is not available.30 According to the announcement, a validated identification card is required to _.（A）ride on intercampus buses（B） read announcements in the cafeteria（C） make use of the infirmary（D）check books out of the library三、Part III ClozeDirections: There are ten bl
35、anks 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.30 Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered them and a
36、child rarely dislikes food【31】it is badly cooked. The way a meal is cooked and served is most important and an attractively served meal will often improve a childs appetite. Never ask a child【32】he likes or dislikes a food and never discuss likes and dislikes in front of him or allow【33】else to do s
37、o. If the father says he hates fat meat or the mother refuses vegetables, in the childs hearing he is【34】to copy this procedure. Take it【35】granted that he likes everything and he probably will. Nothing healthful should be omitted from the meal because of a supposed dislike. At meal times it is a go
38、od【36】to give a child a small portion and let him come back for a second helping rather than give him as【37】as he is likely to eat all at once. Do not talk too much to the child【38】meal times, but let him get on with his food; and do not【39】him to leave the table immediately after a meal or he will
39、soon learn to swallow his food so he can hurry back to his toys. Under【40】circumstances must a child be coaxed (哄骗) or forced to eat.（A）if（B） until（C） that（D）unless（A）whether（B） what（C） that（D）which（A）everybody（B） anybody（C） somebody（D）nobody（A）willing（B） possible（C） obliged（D）likely（A）with（B） as（C）
40、 over（D）for（A）point（B） custom（C） idea（D）plan（A）much（B） little（C） few（D）many（A）on（B） over（C） by（D）during（A）agree（B） allow（C） force（D）persuade（A）some（B） any（C） such（D）no四、Part IV Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this part, there are ten short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed b
41、y 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 A: Id like some icecream. Do they have Coke only?B: _（A）Of course not. They hav
42、e almost everything you can name.（B） Sorry, I have no idea about what you said.（C） Youd better choose what you like.（D）Youd probably have to go by yourself.42 Interviewer: Hi, Christopher, what do you do in your free time?_? Christopher: Well, I have a lot of hobbies. I like to read, and I like to w
43、ork on computers.（A）What would you like（B） What sort of hobbies do you have（C） Do you have a good time（D）Do you like it43 Operator: Reservations. May I help you? Customer: _（A）Ok, my name is David Johnson, my telephone number is 4210187.（B） Thank you. Could you put me through to 5210888?（C） Im afrai
44、d you cant help me. Thank you any way.（D）Id like to confirm a room for next Sunday.44 Joe: We havent got together for a long time. How about lunch next week?Nancy: Im pretty tied up all next week. How about we plan on two weeks from today? _.Joe: OK. Wednesday in two weeks.（A）I can reach it on that
45、Wednesday（B） I can make it on that Wednesday（C） I can get it on that Wednesday（D）I can assure it on that Wednesday45 A: Do you mind my taking this seat? B: _（A）Yes, sit down please.（B） No, of course not.（C） Yes, take it please.（D）No, you cant take it.46 Man: The suitcase looks heavy. Let me give you
46、 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 luggag47 Speaker A: Excuse me. Could you show me the way to the nearest subway station? Speaker B: _.（A）Any time. Its next to the post office.
47、（B） All fight. Do you want me to go with you?（C） No problem. With pleasure.（D）Of course not. Go down this street and turn fight.48 Customer: Good evening. I booked a table for 4 under the name Hunt.Waiter: Just a minute. _（A）Im sorry, but we are full tonight.（B） Thats right, but you are late.（C） Oh,
48、 yes, table 9, this way please.（D）Please go upstairs and see if there is a spare tabl49 Mum: Someones eaten the icing off the cake. Child: _（A）Yes, its very cold.（B） Yes, Mum.（C） It was not me.（D）Im OK, Mum.50 Customs officer: Could I have your name, please?Passenger: Its Paine, Sarah Paine.Customs
49、officer: _ ?Passenger: Its P-A-I-N-E.（A）How do you spell your last name（B） What is your last name（C） How to pronounce your last name（D）How could I speak your last nameGCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 146 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 comple
