1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 154 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 When college students_future employment，they often consider status，income，and prestige.（A）demand（B） assume（C） apply（D）anticipate2 He did not find ajob yet because he had no_to people who could help him.（A）approach（B） application（C） access（D）approval3 When theres doubt，the examiners decisio
3、n is_.（A）right（B） final（C） definite（D）fixed4 Candy is one of those women who always_the latest fashions.（A）put up with（B） come up with（C） get on with（D）keep up with5 He gave me some very_advice on buying a house.（A）precious（B） worthy（C） precise（D）valuable6 _we need more practice is quite clear.（A）Wh
4、en（B） What（C） That（D）7 If she had worked harder，she_.（A）would succeed（B） had succeeded（C） should succeed（D）would have succeeded8 Julie wanted to become a friend of_shares her interests.（A）anyone（B） whomever（C） whoever（D）no matter who9 Is _some German friends visited last week?（A）this school（B） this
5、the school（C） this school one（D）this school where10 With trees，flowers and grass_everywhere ，my hometown had taken on a new look.（A）planted（B） planting（C） to plant（D）to be planted二、Part II Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages, each followed by five questions or unfin
6、ished 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 Once，Angela shared her feelings about money， “Money worries meI think I intend to live without money because I HATE
7、MONEY”We were all touched by her words as they reminded us of the spiritual burdens that money managing can bring to usLater I offered to help Angela deal with her financial problemsShe hesitated to accept my offer，and I could see she was afraid of what it might involveI quickly assured her that I w
8、ouldnt make her do more than she was able toI told her frankly that I wouldnt burden her with guilt，judgements ，or impossible tasksAll I would ask her to do was to let me help her look at her fears and try to make some sense of themAngela still resisted my offer，and I can remember the excuses she ga
9、ve me as the repeated complaints I had heard from so many people“Ill never understand money”“I dont deserve to have money”and the most devastating one of all ，“I just cant do it”Angelas attitude conveyed the sanle negativity and fear that I believed annoyed many peopleI was sure it was this attitude
10、 that prevented people from managing their money effectivelyMy counseling has taught me that these anxieties are inseparably connected to our self-doubts and fear for survivalAt a deeper level we know that money is not the source of life，but sense of worth that drives us to act as if it wereIt locks
11、 us up in self-doubts and prevents us from tapping into the true source of our management power and spirit11 Angelas words moved the author and others because they were_.（A）in the same financial trouble（B） in the same financial condition（C） of the same family background（D）of the same feeling over th
12、e issue12 Angela wouldnt take the authors offer of help in fear of_.（A）being forced to share her money with others（B） having to do something beyond her reach（C） being found guilty of making impossible errors（D）revealing her judgement about money13 As for money managing，the author intended to tell An
13、gela how to_.（A）overcome her fears（B） make wise decisions（C） avoid making mistakes（D）1earn the necessary skills14 The word“devastating”(in boldface in paragraph 2)probably means_.（A）convincing（B） instructive（C） shocking（D）shameful15 According to the author，peoples anxieties about managing money resu
14、lt from their understanding of money as the only source of_.（A）life（B） evil（C） spirit（D）peace15 I started a company years agoand consumed$75，000 a monthFour months after my company was set up，I had only a quarter of the starting capital left in the bankLooking for guidance，I went to talk to my frien
15、d，Arthur Walworth about my new venture“Times of great change always bring out the risk-takers，”he said，“and they leave winners and losers”There was a period when CD-ROM sales had bombedInvestors were fleeing from the fieldI didnt turn away from mine entirely，but instead linked it to the InternetMy p
16、lan was to offer consumers descriptions of home-design products by using a special software and let them modify the designsThen we can enable them to get online professional and constructional help to have their houses built，decorated and furnished according to their own choiceTo realize my plan I n
17、eeded investors，so I continued to meet regularly with venture capitalistsOne said I had a great ideaBut I needed to test itI was working nonstop-struggling to find the right way aheadThe pressure was terrible To get the money from a venture capitalist is going to cost my wife and my children!It was
18、just at this time that my parents aIld sisters stepped upTwo hundred thousand dollar is a lot of monev to them，but they invested in this crazy son and brother without a moments hesitationWith their help my company survived and has been prospenng eVer sunce.16 When the authors company started operati
19、on，he had_.（A）$450，000（B） $400，000（C） 350，000（D）300，00017 Arthur implies that to start a business in times of change，people have to_.（A）rely on famous people all the time（B） invest as much money as possible（C） face the risks of possible failure（D）think about nothing but success18 The authors company
20、 was engaged in_.（A）furniture design and production（B） online home-design service（C） traditional home designing（D）home decoration business19 Faced with a very unfavorable market situation，the author decided_.（A）to improve his service（B） to start a new business（C） to withdraw his money（D）to reduce hi
21、s investment20 It is implied that venture capital is often_.（A）riskv（B） timely（C） secure（D）abundant20 Maybe everyone has such an experience that you have to unwrap several laYers of packaging when you enjoy a piece of candyBut this overuse of wrapping is not confined to luxufiesIt is becorning incre
22、asingly difficult to buy anything that is not done up in beautiful wrappingThe package itself is of no interest to the shopper，who usually throws it aWay irnmediatelv So why is it done?Some of it，like the cellophane on meat，is necessary，but most of the rest is simply competitive sellingThis is absur
23、dPackaging is using up scarce energy and resources and messing up the environmentRecycling is already happening with milk bottles which are returned to the dairies，washed out，and refilledBut both glass and paper arc being threatened by the growing use ot PlasticMore dairies are experimenting with pl
24、astic bottles。The trouble with plastic is that it does not rotSome environmentalists argue that the only solution to the problem of ever increasing plastic containers is to do away with plastic altogether in the shopsa suggestion unacceptable to many manufacturers who say there is no alternantive to
25、 their handy plastic packs.It is evident that more research is needed into the recovery and reuse of various materials and into the cost of collecting and recycling containers as opposed to producing new onesUnnecessary packagingintended to be used just once，and make things look better so more peopl
26、e will buy them，is clearly becoming increasingly absurdBut it is not so much a question of doing away with packaging as using it sensiblyWhat is needed now is a more adVanced approach to using scarce resources for what is，after all，a relatively unimportant function21 “This overuse of wrapping is not
27、 confined to luxuries”(Line 2，Paragraph 1) means_（A）more wrapping is needed for ordinary products（B） more wrapping is used for luxuries than for ordinary products（C） too much wrapping is used for both luxury and ordinary products（D）the wrapping used for luxury products is unnecessary22 Packaging is
28、important to manufacturers because_.（A）it is easy to use it again（B） shoppers are interested in beautiful packaging（C） they want to attract more shoppers（D）packaged things will not go rotten23 According to the passage，dairies are_.（A）experimenting with the use of paper bottles（B） giving up the use o
29、f glass bottles（C） increasing the use of plastic bottles（D）re-using their paper containers24 Some environmentalists think that_.（A）plastic packaging should be made more convenient（B） no alternative can be found to plastic packaging（C） too much plastic is wasted（D）shops should stop using plastic cont
30、ainers25 The author thinks that_.（A）packing is actually useless and could be ignored（B） people will soon stop using packaging altogether（C） enough research has been done into recycling（D）it is better to produce new materials than to reuse old ones25 Any need for the somewhere?Share FlatsHappy Valley
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33、 practical experience of working in an electronics laboratoryHours 9：30 a m1：00 PmMonFriFourteen days paid leaveSalary￥6，59810，230 dependent on experience Letter of application to： MrsGChan ，NOVA ELECTRONICS，45 Gordon Rd， Hung Hom KowloonOur present PrincipalChief Executive has reached retirement ag
34、e and the governing board wants to make the crucial appointment of his replacement in 1994If you are a highly qualified and experienced individual and you think you have the vision，energy and enthusiasm to lead the college into the next century，please write for further information and post particula
35、rs to xxxxx26 The one who put on the ftrst ad probably wants to_.（A）rent a beautiful flat of her own in Happy Valley（B） find another lady to share the cost to rent a fiat（C） share her room in a fiat with whoever has no pet（D）take on a maid to look after herself and the flat27 According to the ads，yo
36、u may_.（A）buy an old picture for$150（B） call at 25720836 and see a beautiful park（C） buy two armchairs for$400（D）hire a maid by paying$6，80028 If you want to buy some old furniture，you should_.（A）get in touch with NOVA ELECTRONICS（B） call at 2524-5867 any day except Monday（C） do it before you move t
37、o another place（D）call at either 25245867 on Monday or 2521-601 1 on Saturday29 Once you can get a part-timejob in NOVA ELECTRONICS，_.（A）you have to work at least4 hours a day（B） you should write a letter to MrsGChan（C） you will be given 14 days off each year besides weekends（D）you will get no more
38、than MYM 6，598 each month30 What is the last ad for?（A）employment（B） the lost（C） retirement（D）proposal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 ANSWE
39、R SHEET with a single line through the center.30 Quite a few years ago when the summers seemed longer and life was not that complicated，we had rented a cottage by a river in the heart of the country (31) the whole family was going to (32) a three-week holidayThere were four of US：Mum and Dad，Mums si
40、sterAunt Jane and IAnd I mustnt forget to (33) Spot，our little dogI was allowed to go off by myself all day， (34) I promised to be careful and took Spot with me for protectionOne nice day I went out fishing with Spot when we heard a lot of shouting in the (35) followed by a scream and splashI was a
41、bit (36) so I called Spot and we both hid behind a bushAfter a few moments，a straw hat came drifting down the river，followed by an oar，a picnic basket and (37) oarThen came the rowing boat itself，but it was (38) upside down!A few seconds later my Dad and Aunt Jane came running down the river bank，bo
42、th wet (39) Spot started barking so I came out of hiding and said helloMy Dad got really angry at me for not trying to catch the boat as it went pastLuckily， (40) ，the boat and both the oars had been caught by an overhanging tree a little further downseam， but not the hat or picnic basketSo I had to
43、 let them share my sandwiches31 (31)（A）where（B） that（C） which（D）when32 (32)（A）plan（B） manage（C） consume（D）spend33 (33)（A）mention（B） bring（C） send（D）1ead34 (34)（A）even though（B） provided（C） lest（D）as if35 (35)（A）place（B） space（C） sky（D）distance36 (36)（A）scared（B） amused（C） excited（D）disturbed37 (37)（
44、A）the other（B） each other（C） another（D）one another38 (38)（A）rolling（B） floating（C） circling（D）sinking39 (39)（A）within（B） over（C） under（D）through40 (40)（A）moreover（B） then（C） therefore（D）however四、Part IV Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this part, there are ten short incomplete dialogues between two
45、 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 ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.41 Receptionist：Can I help you?Customer：_Where do I pay
46、my fees?（A）Yes ，please（B） Thank you（C） As you please（D）Yes ，you call42 Operator： _，May I help you?David：Id like to set up a telephone service，please（A）Speaking（B） Hey（C） Pacific Bell（D）Im John Smith43 Cathleen：Lets take a coffee break，shall we?Yolanda：_， but I cant（A）We shall（B） Yes，lets（C） You will
47、（D）I wish I could44 Beth：You look a little paleAre you OK?Jerry：_，I feel terrible（A）To speak out（B） To begin with（C） To sum up（D）To tell you the truth45 Ken：Gee，Martin，Id love a cup of coffeeMartin：_，Is instant OK?（A）Sure thing（B） Im sure（C） No kidding（D）Sure I do46 Joanne：Hey ，you look concemed_。Ha
48、rry：The final examIm not fully prepared yet（A）Whats on your mind?（B） What a lovely day!（C） What has attracted you?（D）What about seeing the doctor?47 Johnson：I got home very late last nightI hope I didnt disturb youLandlady：_ （A）NoI heard a lot of noise（B） No，I didnt hear a thing（C） YesI didnt hear any noise（D）Yes ，I didnt hear you48 Peter：Whats there to do at night?Clerk：There are clubs ，concerts
