1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 147 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 The software is a popular tool in business, where it_and simplifies such procedures as budgeting.（A）puts on（B） puts forward（C） takes after（D）speeds up2 The terrible noise is _ me mad.（A）turning（B） driving（C） setting（D）putting3 By the end of next year, they _ three modern hotels there.（A）wi
3、ll build（B） will be building（C） will have been built（D）will have built4 Jackson is not_as you imagine.（A）so a big fool（B） so big a fool（C） such big a fool（D）a such big fool5 The Government has therefore agreed to pay authorities extra sums to _ for their financial losses.（A）make up（B） turn up（C） fil
4、l in（D）lean on6 This great project at the Three Gorges of the Yangtze is expected to_twenty years to complete.（A）spend（B） consume（C） need（D）take7 He is an artist in _ but not in reality.（A）surface（B） title（C） rank（D）name8 I am too busy these days. I would rather all of you_next month for a dinner.（A
5、）come（B） would come（C） came（D）have come9 He came all the way to China for promoting friendship_for making money.（A）other than（B） more than（C） better than（D）rather than10 This video may be freely reproduced _ commercial promotion or sale.（A）as for（B） except for（C） thanks to（D）up to 二、Part II Reading
6、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.11 Within fiftee
7、n years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything that goes into the dumps would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would
8、provide energy if nothing else.The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside
9、 the city. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well.Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this: first, it
10、will pass through sharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that grounders and rollers break up everything that can be broken. Finally the rubbish
11、will pass under magnets, which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.The first full scale giant recycling plants are, perhaps, fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big
12、 cities will-be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.11 The main purpose of the passage is _.（A）to show us a future way of recycling wastes（B） to tell the importance of recycling wastes（C） to warn people the danger of some wastes（D）to introduce a new recycling plant12 How many stag
13、es are there in the recycling process?（A）3.（B） 4.（C） 5.（D）6.13 What is the main mason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?（A）To deal with wastes in a better way.（B） Its a good way to gain profits.（C） Its more economical than to dump wastes in some distant places.（D）Energy can be got a
14、t a lower price.14 The first full-scale huge recycling plants _.（A）have been in existence for 15 years（B） takes 15 years to build（C） cant be built until 15 years later（D）will remain functioning for 15 years15 Which of the following statements is TRUE?（A）The word “rubbish“ will soon disappear from di
15、ctionaries.（B） Dangerous wastes can be recycled into nothing but energy.（C） To recycle paper and rubber will still be impossible even with the new recycling methods.（D）Big cities will soon have their own recycling plants.16 Communication is the sending of information or news from one person to anoth
16、er. If human beings could not communicate with one another, each person would have to learn everything for himself. Although animals as well as men can communicate, so far as we know, they can express only the simple emotions like pain, joy, fear, hunger, anger and love. Some animals have a more adv
17、anced form of language using sounds, and others use a wide range of sounds and face movements, but we still have much to learn about these animal languages.Speech is the most important means of communication between people. But it is not the only one. Nor is it the oldest. We use facial expressions,
18、 gestures and hand movements to express our feelings and to send signals to other people. Animals use this “body language“ a great deal. The sign language used by deaf people is an example of communication without speech,while blind people communicate largely through touch and hearing.16 According t
19、o the passage, what would happen to us without communication?（A）We should learn everything for ourselves.（B） We would become unable to speak.（C） We couldnt live happily.（D）We might have to do everything by ourselves.17 What does the passage say about animals communication?（A）They have their advanced
20、 language in form of sound.（B） They can express simple feelings such as hunger and pain.（C） Some of them can communicate with people very well.（D）All of them can use sound to express themselves.18 Which of the following statement is true?（A）Humans do not have adequate knowledge about animal language
21、s.（B） We are now very much aware of animal languages.（C） Most of animals use their facial expressions.（D）All animals make sounds to communicate with each other.19 What means of communication is used by most people?（A）Facial expressions.（B） Body movements.（C） Speech.（D）Body movement and speech.20 We
22、can infer from the passage that the oldest form of communication between people is _.（A）speech（B） touch and hearing（C） sounds（D）body language21 When you are near a lake or a river, you feel cool. Why? The sun makes the earth hot, but it cant make the water very hot. Although the air over the earth b
23、ecomes hot, the air over the water stays cool. The hot air over the earth rises. Then the cool air over the water moves in and takes the place of the hot air. Then you feel the cool air and the wind, which makes you cool.Of course, scientists cant answer all of your questions. If we ask, “Why is the
24、 ocean full of salty“ scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cold, it cracks. Rain falls into the cracks. The rain then carries the salt into he earth and into the rivers. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask, “What happens to the s
25、alt in the ocean? The ocean doesnt get more slat every year“. Scientists are not sure about the answer to this question.We know a lot about our world. But there are still many answers that we do not have, and we are curious.21 The main idea of this passage is _.（A）people feel cool when they are near
26、 a lake or river（B） scientists can explain everything we want to know（C） scientists can explain many things but not everything（D）the salt in the ocean comes from rocks22 You feel cool when you are near a lake or river because _.（A）the water is cold（B） the earth is hot（C） the water is colder than the
27、 earth（D）cool air from the water moves towards the land23 Now scientists know _.（A）what makes people feel cool near a lake or a river in summer（B） everything about the ocean（C） why the ocean does not get more and more salty（D）what happens to the salt in the ocean24 A rock cracks when _.（A）rain falls
28、（B） it gets very hot（C） it gets very cold（D）either B or C25 People are always curious because _.（A）they know nothing about the world（B） they know little about the world（C） there are answers they do not have（D）they like it25 The economy in the United States is heavily dependent on aluminum, a materia
29、l widely used in the construction of buildings and in making such diverse things as cars, airplanes, and food containers. In 1979 Americans used over five million tons of new aluminum, and one and a half million tons of recycled aluminum. Some ninety percent of the bauxite (矾土) ore from which new al
30、uminum is normally derived had to be imported to meet the demand. Poorer ores are abundant in the United States, however, researchers at Purdue University may recently have found a way to obtain aluminum magnetically from these.Although aluminum is not attracted by ordinary magnets, under special co
31、nditions it becomes temporarily “paramagnetic“, or very weakly responsive to a magnetic field. This is achieved by immersing ore particles in water to which certain salts have been added and then filtering the ore through steel wool in the presence of a strong magnetic field. It is hoped that this t
32、echnique will reduce the amount of high-grade aluminum the United States must import.26 The passage focuses on_.（A）construction and manufacturing industry in the United States（B） new technique of obtaining aluminum from poor ores（C） consumption and production of aluminum in the United States（D）the a
33、nnual import of high-grade aluminum into the United States27 It is believed that a new technique to_will probably be found.（A）recycle old aluminum products（B） discover more bauxite ores（C） make aluminum by putting ore particles under water（D）take out aluminum magnetically from poorer ores28 In the s
34、econd paragraph the word “paramagnetic“ means_.（A）slightly magnetic（B） a weak magnetic field（C） a strong magnetic substance（D）the under-water magnetic power29 By immersing ore particles in water, _.（A）we can get ore particles of equal size（B） we can purify aluminum particles（C） we can filter out alu
35、minum（D）we can improve the working conditions around30 We understand from the passage that the United States_.（A）is rich in low-grade aluminum-bearing ores（B） is short of aluminum-making techniques（C） has to import ninety percent of its annual need of aluminum（D）has to produce fifty percent of the w
36、orlds supply to meet its annual aluminum demand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 The Un
37、ited States has historically higher rates of marriage than those of other industrialized countries. The current annual marriage【B1】in the United Statesabout 9 new marriages for every 1,000 peopleis substantially higher than it is in other industrialized countries. However, marriage is【B2】as widespre
38、ad as it was several decades ago. The proportion of American adults who are married【B3】from 72 percent in 1970 to 60 percent in 2002. This does not mean that large numbers of people will remain unmarried【B4 】their lives. Throughout the 20th century, about 90 percent of Americans married at some poin
39、t in their lives. Experts【B5】that about the same proportion of todays young adults will eventually marry.The timing of marriage has varied【B6】over the past century. In 1995 the average age of women in the United States at the time of their first marriage was 25. The average age of men was about 27.
40、Men and women in the United States marry for the first time at an average of five years later than people did in the 1950s.【B7】, young adults of the 1950s married younger than did any previous【B8】in U.S. history. Todays later age of marriage is in line with the age of marriage between 1890 and 1940.
41、 Moreover, a greater proportion of the population was married (95 percent) during the 1950s than at any time before【B9 】. Experts do not agree on why the “marriage rush“ of the late 1940s and 1950s occurred, but most social scientists believe it represented a【B10】to the return of peaceful life and p
42、rosperity after 15 years of severe economic depression and war.31 【B1 】（A）rate（B） ratio（C） percentage（D）poll32 【B2 】（A）not any longer（B） no more（C） no longer（D）not any more33 【B3 】（A）declined（B） deteriorated（C） deduced（D）demolished34 【B4 】（A）past（B） passing（C） throughout（D）through35 【B5 】（A）project（
43、B） plan（C） promise（D）propose36 【B6 】（A）unexpectedly（B） irregularly（C） flexibly（D）consistently37 【B7 】（A）Besides（B） However（C） Whereas（D）Nevertheless38 【B8 】（A）descendants（B） ascendants（C） population（D）generation39 【B9 】（A）and after（B） or after（C） or since（D）ever since40 【B10 】（A）refusal（B） realizati
44、on（C） response（D）reality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 conversational context and best completes the dialogue.
45、Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.41 Man: Excuse me, madam. Do you mind if I smoke here? Woman: _（A）Well, yes, actually this is a no smoking compartment.（B） Of course not, this is a no Smoking compartment.（C） No, Im sorry.（D）All tight. If you just smoke one c
46、igarette a day?42 Speaker A: Is everyone always so helpful to you in your office? Speaker B : _（A）Yes. What can I do for you now?（B） Yes, there is a hotel nearby.（C） Yes. Can I help you?（D）Yes, its a great place to work.43 Visitor: Thank you for your hospitality and for being such a nice host. Host:
47、 _（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 polite.44 A: What happened to the priceless works of art? B: _（A）They were destroyed in the earthquake.（B） The earthquake was destroying them.（C） They destroyed in the earthquake.（D）The
48、 earthquake destroyed them.45 Paul: Do you have to have that TV on quite so loud?Carol: _ Is it bothering you?Paul: Yes, Im trying to sleep.（A）Oh, Im sorry.（B） Oh, excuse me.（C） No, I dont.（D）Yes, I have to.46 Paul: Do you have to have that TV on quite so loud? Carol: _. Is it bothering you? Paul: Y
49、es, Im trying to sleep.（A）Oh, Im sorry（B） Oh, excuse me（C） No, I dont（D）Yes, I have to47 Mike: _Lynn: Id love to, but I have to work on nay history assignment.（A）Shall we ask a few friends over this weekend?（B） Why not come over for dinner this Saturday?（C） What do you think of mountain climbing?（D）Will you please go to the movie with us?48 Lisa: _Lucy: Yes, theres one near the end of the street. Its be
