1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 157 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 _，Mother will wait for him to have dinner together.（A）However late is he（B） However late he is（C） However is he late（D）However he is late2 It was twelve oclock_tIley finished the work.（A）since（B） which（C） that（D）when3 It is ordered that a new bridge_over the widje fiver.（A）should be built（
3、B） would built（C） will be built（D）built4 He stepped into the dark cave，_high above his head.（A）holding a burning stick（B） held a burnt stick（C） holding a burnt（D）held a burning stick5 His birthday was_in a big hotel and attended by about 200 people.（A）inspected（B） installed（C） celebrated（D）interfere
4、d6 He proved himself a_successor to the former Prime Minister.（A）worthwhile（B） worthiness（C） worthy（D）worth7 He comes from a poor country village in the mountains，so its very hard for him to pay the whole school years_at one time.（A）money（B） fare（C） fees（D）tuition8 He is seriously ill because his gi
5、rlfriend has just deserted himWhy dont you try some occupational_to remove his mind from distress?（A）operation（B） therapy（C） injection（D）medicine9 Wed decided to sell our car，but then we began to have second_.（A）plans（B） minds（C） ideas（D）thoughts10 The mystery guest on the show is_other than the Pre
6、sident.（A）no（B） none（C） not（D）nothing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
7、 with a single line through the center.10 In the pastAmerican families tended to be quite large Parents raising five or more children were commonOver the years，the size of the family has decreasedOne reason for this is an increase in the cost of livingOn the average，children aRend schools for more y
8、ears than they used to，making them financially dependent on their families longerMoreover，children nowadays are better dressed and have more money to spend on entertainmentThe parents usually take the responsibility for all the expensesMeanwhile，families are less close than they used to beMore and m
9、ore American mothers work away from homeThe break up of the family occurs when the parents divorceA lot of children in the US1ive part of their young lives with only one parentBroken families usually result in problems for children and parents alikeChildren blame themselves when their parents separa
10、teThey grow up feeling unsettled as they are moved back and forth between parentsUsually one parent is responsible for raising the childrenThese single parents must care for the childrens emottonal and psychological needs while also supporting them financiallyThis is very demanding and leaves very l
11、ittle time for the parents own personal interestsSingle parents often marry other single parentsIn this type of family，unrelated children are forced to develop brother or sister relationshipThe situations of many American families today are not goodHowever，recent signs indicate that things are getti
12、ng betterThe divorce rate is decliningThe rate of childbirth is firingPerhaps Americans have learned how important families are11 In the past，American families tended to be _.（A）quite small（B） medium sized（C） quite large（D）small12 To parents who take the responsibility for childrens expensesthe cost
13、 of living increases because _（A）children attend school for more years（B） children are better dressed（C） children spend more money on entertainment（D）all Of the above13 What problems would broken families bring to both children and parents?（A）Children grow up feeling unsettled and parents didnt pay
14、much attention to children（B） Children grow upefing free and one parent is responsible for raising the children（C） Children are moved back and fonh between parents and the single parent is busy workingto make money to support himselfherself（D）Children grow upefing unsettled，and the parents have litt
15、le time for hisher own interests because one parent is too busy taking care of children14 According to the author，the situations of American families in the future may _.（A）become worse（B） remain the same（C） get better（D）keep unchanged15 The title of the article might be _.（A）American Children（B） Am
16、erican Families（C） American Mother（D）American Parents15 Chicago Public Schools are going to great lengths to hire teachersnow the school district recruits teachers from other countries to help solve a shortage of teachersIt all started in 1999， when Youses Hannon，a math and physics teacher from Pale
17、stine(巴勒斯坦)，visited Chicago He read about the teacher shortage at Chicago Public Schools and asked the school board if theyd hire himThe board was interested and decided to create a special program for foreign-born teachers like Hannon，and he was the first teacher hiredThe program is called the Glob
18、al Educator Outreach or GEO，and its a partnership between Chicago Public Schools and the USGovernmentBecause the teacher shortage in Chicago is so extreme，the Government allows the school district to temporarily hire foreign teaching candidates using H1-B visasThe Government grants these visas only
19、to skilled foreign-born citizens so they can work in highly specialized jobs that callt be filled with available US workforceThrough the GEO，the school district has hired dozens of teachers from 22 different countriesApplicants must pass an English language test and specialize in math，science ，world
20、 language or bilingual(双语的)education Harmon and the first GEO teachers staried in the classroom at the beginning of the 2000-2001 school yearWhat do the GEO teachers think of the American classroom?Hannon，who was hired to teach math at Gage Park High School，says classrooms in Chicago are very differ
21、ent from those in PalestineFor one thing，he says，the fixed schedule that forces students to attend the same classes at the same time each day becomes too dullIn Palestine ，the class schedule changes each weekHe says in Palestine，the culture forces students to work hard because if they dont theyll be
22、 kicked out and put in vocational schools，which limits their career optionsThere is not nearly as much pressure for American students to do wellHe says he has to do double the amount of work just to get his students interested16 Chicago Public Schools began to employ foreign teachers because _.（A）th
23、ere were not enough American teachers（B） a program for foreign teachers was started（C） the school board was interested in foreign teachers（D）foreign teachers taught better than American teachers17 The American Government is involved in the program because _.（A）the schools are public schools（B） the G
24、overnment is to finance the program（C） the Government grants visas to the foreign teachers（D）the program involves bilingual education18 It seems that the Global Educator Outreach will _.（A）be difficult to continue（B） 1ast a limited period of time（C） pose a threat to USworkforce（D）be extended to othe
25、r cities19 24Chicago Public Schools do not seem to lack teachers of_（A）English（B） math（C） science（D）world language20 Hannon， as a GEO teacher，has found that _.（A）class schedules in America and Palestine are very much the same（B） fixed class schedules make it easy for teachers to prepare lessons（C） v
26、ocational schools offer a good career option for American students（D）American students do not work as hard as Palestinian students20 AdAEMBASSY VACATION RESORTS CALIFORNIAFLORIDA AND HAWAAt the Embassy Vacation Resorts，our vacation ownership allows you to enjoy all the comforts of home in our one，tw
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31、rs private kitchen（B） cooking for themselves（C） enjoying peaceful environment（D）easily going to beaches22 What iS the difference between the resorts advertised and the Embassy Suites Hotels?（A）There is no evening reception at the resorts（B） There is complimentary breakfast at the resorts（C） There ar
32、e no pools in Embassy Suites Hotels（D）There are comforts of home in Embassy Suites Hotels23 What is not mentioned in the service of AdB?（A）Parties （B） Conference（C） Swimming（D）Breakfast 24 What is advertised in B?（A）A normal hotel（B） A famous resort（C） A ship restaurant（D）A luxufious train25 Accordi
33、ng to AdB evening dinner is available _?（A）every Saturday（B） every Sunday（C） every Wednesday（D）every day25 According to the dictionary definition of“create”，ordinary people are creative every dayTo create means“to bring into being，to cause to exist” something each of us does dailyWe are creative whe
34、never we look at or think about something in a new wayFirst this involves an awareness of our surroundingsIt means using all of our sense to become aware of our worldThis may be as simple as being aware of color and texture，as well as taste， when we plan a mealAbove all ，it is the ability to notice
35、things that others might missA second pan of creativity is all ability to see relationships among thingsIf we believe the expression，“There is nothing new under the sun ，”the creativity is remaking or recombining the old in new waysFor example，we might do this by finding a more effective way to stud
36、y or a better way to arrange our furniture，or we might make a new combination of camera lenses and filters to create all unusual photographA third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ideas，to apply them to achieve some new resultsTo think up a new concept is one thing；
37、to put the idea to work is anothorThese three parts of creativity are involved in all the great works of genius，but they are also involved in many of our day to day activities26 Which of the foHowing activities is NOT a creative one according to the passage?（A）To prepare a meal（B） To arrange the fur
38、niture in a peculiar way（C） To buy some books from a bookstore（D）To“write”a letter with the computer27 The author holds that_.（A）creativity is of highly demand（B） creativity is connected with a deep insight to some extent（C） creativity is to create something new and concrete（D）to practice and practi
39、ce is the only way to cultivate ones creativity28 “There is nothing new under the sun”(Par3)really implies that_ （A）we can seldom create new things（B） a new thing is only a tale（C） a new thing Call only be created at the basis of original things（D）we call scarcely see really new things in the world2
40、9 What does the author think about the relationship between a new thought and its being put into practice?（A）Its more difficult to create a new thought than to apply it in practice（B） To find a new thought will definitely lead to the production of a new thing（C） One may come up with a new thought，bu
41、t Call not put it into practice（D）A man with an excellent ability of practice can easily become an inventor30 The best title for this passage is _.（A）How to Cultivate Ones Creativity（B） What is Creativity（C） The Importance of Creativity（D）CreativityA Not Faraway Thing三、Part III ClozeDirections: Ther
42、e 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.30 The way of thinking in English is quite important for English learnersBut how can you
43、 do that? I think the best way is to (31) as what a football player does every dayDuring the practice the football player will pass the ball to his (32) over and over againSo he wont have to think about passing the ball in the game，he will just do it (33) You call (34) yourself to think in Engfish t
44、his wayThe first step is to think of the words that you use daily ，simple everyday words (35) a book or cherry or treeFor example，whenever you (36) a“book”you should think of it in English instead of in your mother tongueAfter you have learned to think of several words in English，then move on to the
45、 next stepthinking in (37) Listening and repeating is a very useful (38) to learn a languageListen first and dont care too much about (39) you fully understand what youre hearingTry to repeat what you hearThe more you listen，the (40) you learnAfter reaching a higher levelyou can try to have conversa
46、tions with yourself in EnglishThis will lead you to tllink in English31 (31)（A）train（B） make（C） practice（D）follow32 (32)（A）colleagues（B） teammates（C） trainers（D）referees33 (33)（A）completely（B） initially（C） automatically（D）physically34 (34)（A）imitate（B） train（C） imagine（D）perceive35 (35)（A）for exampl
47、e（B） such as（C） as（D）alike36 (36)（A）purchase（B） retain（C） borrow（D）see37 (37)（A）sentences（B） passages（C） lessons（D）paragraphs38 (38)（A）perception（B） reproach（C） approach（D）horizon39 (39)（A）which（B） whether（C） how（D）why40 (40)（A）harder（B） less（C） later（D）more四、Part IV Dialogue CompletionDirections: I
48、n 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 ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.41 Oscar：My watch stopped again and Ive just got a new batteryPaul：_（A）You should take it to the supermarket（B） Ive told you that you shouldnt buy it（C） Oh，whats wrong with your b
