1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 155 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 plastic flowers look so _that many people think they are real and cant help touching them.（A）beautiful（B） natural（C） artificial（D）similar2 The police officer stopped David when he was driving home and_him of speeding.（A）charged（B） accused（C） blamed（D）deprived3 July didnt quite like her
3、 new boss，because she thought he always found_with her.（A）error（B） mistake（C） fault（D）failure4 The early typewriters produced letters quickly and neatly；the typists，_couldnt see their work on their machine.（A）however（B） therefore（C） yet（D）although5 I left for the office earlier than usual this morni
4、ng_traffic jam.（A）at the risk of（B） in case of（C） for the sake of（D）in line with6 There is no doubt that the_you are，the_mistakes you will make in the exanl.（A）careful；little（B） more careful；less（C） more careful；few（D）more careful；fewer7 The next morning，she found the man_in bed dead.（A）lying（B） lie
5、（C） lay（D）laying8 One of my friends asked_for the violin.（A）did I pay how much（B） I paid how much（C） how much did I pay（D）how much I paid9 This must be the reason_he didnt come to the contest.（A）in which（B） with which（C） that（D）for which10 Under that tall tree_a man whose leg was broken.（A）lay（B） ly
6、ing（C） is lying（D）lies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.10 Bra，where there is a church clock that is a half hour slow，is not only the home of an international movement that promotes“slow food”but also one of 31 Italian municipalities that have joined the“slow cities”These cities have declared themselves paradises from the accelera
8、ting pace of life in the global economyIn Bin，the town fathers have declared that all small food shops be closed every Thursday and SundayThey forbid Cars in the town squareAll fruits and vegetables served in local schools must be organicThe city offers cut-rate mortgages to homeowners who do up the
9、ir houses using a local buRer-colored material and reserves commercial choice real estate for family shops selling handmade chocolates or specialty cheesesAnd if the movement leaders get their way，the slow conception will gradually spread across EuropeThe argument for a“Slow Europe”is not only that
10、slow is good，but also that it can work The Slow City movement，which started in 1999，has turned around local economies by promoting local goods and tourismYoung Italians are moving from larger cities to Bra，where unemployment is only 5 percent，about half the nationwide rateSlow food and wine festival
11、s draw thousands of tourists every yearShops are thriving，many with sales rising at a rate of 15 percent per year“This is our answer to globalization”says Paolo Satumini，the founder of Slow CitiesFrance is the favored proving ground for supporters of what might be called slow economicsMost outsiders
12、 have long been doubtful of the French model：short hours and long vacationsYet the French are more productive on an hourly basis than counterparts in the United States and Britain，and have been for yearsThe mystery of French productivity has fueled a Europe-wide debate about the merits of working mo
13、re slowly11 The church clock that is a half hour slow serves as a symbol of_.（A）fast movement（B） slow movement（C） global economy（D）city growth12 In Bra，local specialty businesses_.（A）are not open on Thursdays and Sundays（B） are not allowed in the town square（C） enjoy low-rate loans from the bank（D）e
14、njoy priority in business sites13 The low unemployment in Bra is mentioned to prove that_.（A）unemployment is in proportion to population（B） a good concept works well in its birthplace（C） the Slow City movement is successful in Bra（D）tourism brings greatjob opportunities14 It can be inferred from the
15、 passage that_.（A）British workers work longer hours than the French（B） French workers work longer hours than the Italians（C） Italian workers arc less productive than the Americans（D）American workers are more productive than the British15 The increased French productivity tends to_.（A）throw doubt on
16、slow economics（B） confirm merits of slow economics（C） favor an accelerating pace of life（D）encourage a slow economic growth15 As we all know that the common cold spreads widely in the whole worldThe most widespread mistake is that colds are caused by coldThey arc notThey are caused by viruses passin
17、g on from person to personYou catch a cold by coming into contact with someone who already has oneIf cold causes colds，it would bc reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them foreverBut they do notAnd in isolated Arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into
18、 contact again with infected people from the outside worldDuring the First World War，soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches，cold and wet，showed no increased tendency to catch coldsIn the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp，naked and starving，were astonis
19、hed to find that they seldom had coldsAt the Common Cold Research Unit in England，astonished took part in experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of timeSome exercised in the rain until close to exhaustionNot one of the volunteers came do
20、wn with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his noseIf ，then，cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds，why are they more frequent in the winter?Despite the most painstaking research，no one has yet found the answerOne explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to s
21、tay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times，and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed onNo one has yet found a CUre for the coldThere are drugs and pain suppressors such as aspirin，but all they do is to relieve the symptoms16 The writer offered_examples to support his
22、argument.（A）4（B） 5（C） 6（D）317 Which of the following does not agree with the passage?（A）The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time（B） Colds are not caused by cold（C） People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors（D）A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already had
23、 one18 Arctic explorers may catch colds when_.（A）they are working in the isolated Arctic regions（B） they are writing repots in terribly cold weather（C） they are free from work in the isolated Arctic regions（D）they are coming into touch again with the outside world19 According to the passage，which is
24、 true for the cold?（A）cure for cold will be found in the near future（B） there are drugs that can cure the cold（C） aspirin is the best drug to cure cold（D）the cold is still irremediable nowadays20 The passage mainly discusses_.（A）the experiments on the common cold（B） the fallacy about the common cold
25、（C） the reason and the way people catch colds（D）the continued spread of common colds20 There is no denying the fact that many young people finally get the jobs quite by accident，not knowing what lies in the way of opportunity for promotion ，happiness and securityAs a result，they are employed doing j
26、obs that afford them little or no satisfactionOur school leavers face so much competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a livingSome stay long at a job and learn to like it，others quite from one to another looking for something to suit them，the young graduates who leave
27、 the university look for jobs that offer a salary up to their expectationVery few go out into the world knowing exactly what they want and realizing their own abilitiesThe reason bchind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educational institutionNearly
28、all grope in the dark and their chief concern when they look for a job is to ask what salary is likeThey never bother to think whether they are suited for the job or even more important，whether the job suits them，Having a job is more than merely providing yourself and your dependants with daily brea
29、d and some money for leisure and entertainment，It sets a pattern of life and，in many ways，determines social status in life，selection of friends， leisure and interestIn choosing a career you should first consider the type of work which will suit your interestNoting is more pathetic than taking on a j
30、ob in which you have no interest，for it will not only discourage your desire to succeed in life but also ruin your talents and ultimately make you an emotional wreck and a biUer person21 The reason why some people are unlikely to succeed in life is that they_.（A）have ruined their talents（B） have tak
31、en on an unsuitable job（C） think of nothing but their salary（D）are not aware of their own potential22 The difficulty in choosing a suitable job lies mainly in that_.（A）much competition has to be faced（B） many employees have no working experience（C） the young people only care about how much they can
32、earn（D）schools fail to offer students appropriate vocational guidance23 Which of the following statements is most important according to the passage?（A）Your job must suit your interest（B） Your job must set a paaem of life（C） Yourjob must offer you a high salary（D）Yourjob must not ruin your talents 2
33、4 The best title for this passage would be_.（A）What Can a Good Job Offer（B） Earning a Living（C） Correct Attitude on Job-hunting（D）How to Choose a Job25 The word“pathetic”in paragraph 2 most probably means_.（A）splendid（B） miserable（C） disgusted（D）touching25 OUR KIDS ARE AMAZING-especially compared wi
34、th everybody elses(who seem to cry all the time)How do you show your love for your kids this holiday season?With toys that are smooth and colorful，interactive and excitingAnd with ones that have educational value-because you are the boss1FLAX ART HOSPTTAL PUZZLE AND PLAY SETHere is a toy that doesnt
35、 need power-and the bike have to put it together themselvesThis 50-piece puzzle set is made of soft-edged hardwood and makes a complete hospital，with an Xray room It also includes eight patients，a car and a driverMYM 135；flaxartcom2TINY LOVE ACTIVITY BALLSure，its cool，but this colorful baby toy also
36、 develops problem solving and motor skillsIt has a head and legs，a magnetic hand and a tallSuitable for little ones from 6 to 36 monthsMYM 19 95；tinylovecom3ROBOSAPIENThis small，remote-control robot is really powerfulIt performs 67 preprogrammed functionsincluding throwing，kicking，picking up and dan
37、cing You can even program your own function-which，sadly ，does not include doing windowsMYM 99；robosapienonlinecom4MINI PEDAL CARWant a Mini Cooper but cant fit the family inside?Get one for tlle kidsThey can jump into this Mini carwhich comes in hot orange with a single adjustable seat，and ride away
38、But it could spoil them for that used car theyll be driving when they turn 16For ages 3 to 5MYM 189；miniusabccorn(click on“gear up”then“Mini motoring gear”)26 Which toy is said to have the special design for childrens safety?（A）robosapien（B） mini pedal car（C） flax art hospital puzzle and play set（D）
39、tiny love activity ball（E）C27 Which toys are fit for three-year-old kids?（A）1 and 3（B） 2 and 4（C） 1 and 2（D）3 and 4（E）B28 Educational value is mentioned in all the toys EXCEPT_.（A）flax art hospital puzzle and play set（B） tiny love activity ball（C） robosapien（D）mini pedal car（E）B29 This passage is wr
40、itten for_.（A）parents（B） children（C） the writer（D）the boss（E）A30 Which website can you take a look if you want money-saving to come first?（A）flaxartcom（B） tinylovecom（C） robosapienonlinecom（D）miniusabc com（E）B三、Part III ClozeDirections: There are ten blanks in the following passage. For each numbere
41、d 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 The hobby of collecting autographs(亲笔签名)is called philography，from a Greek word meaning love of writingPeople (31) many kinds of autographsSome
42、collect signatures or other handwritten materials of authors，composers ，movie stars，or sports heroes Others focus on certain (32) ，such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence，a presidential election，or the space program (33) collectors try to acquire a complete set of autographs of Nobel
43、Prize winners or Academy Award winnersCollectors may request autographs (34) celebrities either in person or by letterMost beginning autograph collectors do not have the knowledge to determine (35) all autograph is genuine(真实的)They may mistake other kinds of signatures for (36) handwritten signature
44、sFor example，some people have secretaries who sign their mailSome individuals send out massproduced letters or signed photographs to collectors who (37) their autographsMany famous people use a mechanical device called an Autopen to sign autographsThe (38) Can sign 3，000 signatures in eight hoursThe
45、 only way to recognize an Autopen autograph is to compare two of themAll Autopen autographs are (39) ，but no two handwritten autographs are (40) alike31 (31)（A）neglect（B） arrange（C） read（D）collect32 (32)（A）stories（B） events（C） actions（D）plans33 (33)（A）Some（B） Any（C） No（D）Several34 (34)（A）from（B） in（
46、C） for（D）to35 (35)（A）what（B） how（C） whether（D）where36 (36)（A）false（B） indirect（C） open（D）genuine37 (37)（A）copy（B） request（C） write（D）mail38 (38)（A）actor（B） machine（C） collector（D）secretary39 (39)（A）genuine（B） false（C） different（D）identical40 (40)（A）fluently（B） initially（C） exactly（D）conveniently四、Pa
47、rt 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. Mark your answer on the ANSW
48、ER SHEET with a single line through the center.41 A：Hi，John，how ale you?I heard you were sickB： They must have confused me with somebody else_（A）I was sick last week（B） I could not agree with you more（C） Ive never felt better（D）So you are right42 A：It is not like George to be late for all appointmentB： _Hes always punctual（A）No Way（B） Anyway hes late（C） I dont think so（D）Youre right43 A：I just callt stand this class any more!B： _Its required，and you have to sit in it in order to graduate（A）
