1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 158 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 We were told that we should follow the main road_we reached the central railway station.（A）whenever（B） until（C） while（D）wherever2 Jim passed the driving test，_surprised everybody in the office.（A）which（B） that（C） this（D）it3 Obviously she was_by the shop owner when she was shopping in that
3、store.（A）supposed（B） supplemented（C） swept（D）cheated4 The blood_in the body and provides what the body needs.（A）swells（B） circulates（C） tastes（D）tempted5 The city is_of three sections，which are separated by rivers.（A）upset（B） valued（C） composed（D）ventured6 On_of the school，Id like to welcome you all
4、.（A）behaIf（B） dairy（C） decade（D）delight7 There used to be all old city here，which was_under the river about 2000 years ago.（A）insulted（B） insulated（C） buried（D）interrupted8 The number of people invited_fifty，but a number of them_absent for different reasons.（A）were was（B） was，was（C） was，were（D）were，
5、 were9 I feel_necessary_for her foreign languages because the job she will do connects with foreign business.（A）it；learn（B） it；to learn（C） that；learns（D）that；learn10 Only when the war was over_to his hometown.（A）did the young soldier return（B） the young soldier returned（C） returned the young soldier
6、（D）the young soldier did return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
7、a single line through the center.10 As people continue to grow and age，our body system continues to changeAt a certain point in your life yourbody systems will begin to weakenYour joints may become stiffIt may become more difficult for you to see and hearThe slow change of aging causes our bodies to
8、 lose some of their ability to bounce back from disease and injuryIn order to live longer，we have always tried to slow or stop this change that leads us toward the end of our livesMany factors contribute to your healthA well-balanced diet plays an important roleThe amount and the type of exercise yo
9、u get is another factorYour living environment and the amount of stress you are under is yet anotherBut scientists studying senescence want to know：Why do people grow old?They hope that by examining the aging process on a cellular level medical science may be able to extend the length of life11 When
10、 people become aging，they will lose some of their ability to bounce back from disease and injury，“bounce back”here means_.（A）to improve in health after ones disease and injury（B） to recover from disease and injury（C） to jump after recovering（D）to run fast12 In order to live longer_.（A）we have to try
11、 to be on a diet（B） we should keep in high spirits（C） we should try to do more exercise（D）we should postpone the process of aging13 Why are some scientists interested in studying senescence?（A）They want to increase the general ability of our bodies（B） They may be able to find a beRer way to our life
12、（C） If they can pin down the biochemical process that makes us age，there will be hope for extending the length of life（D）They want to find out if there is a link between how efficiently a cell could repair itself and how long a creature lives14 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor con
13、tributing to ones health?（A）The right food you eat（B） Lots of exercise you get（C） Your living conditions（D）The amount of stress you are under15 This passage is mainly concerned with_.（A）mans aging process（B） mans life span（C） mans heaith（D）mans medical care15 Some spiders hunt on the ground，others b
14、uild webs to trap their food，but the grass water spider catches its prey by running along the surface of the waterThis special water spider lives on the grassy banks of streams where mosquitoes，damselflies and other insects come to feed and breedAlthough it is one of the largest spiders in New Zeala
15、nd，it has an unusual ability It doesnt disturb the water as it waits for its meal，and there is barely a ripple when it skims across the surface at lightning speed to catch its preyGrass water spiders deal swiftly with larger insects like damselflies by pulling their heads under the water and holding
16、 them there until they drownAfter a mealthe grass water spider spends up to half an hour grooming itselfIt wipes its eight eyes，brushes its antennae，and takes special care to clean the hairs on its bodyIt is the hairs that trap tiny bubbles of air so that the spider can run down a blade of grass and
17、 stay underwater for up to an hour when it：is frightened The hairs also keep the spider dry，even underwaterIt is only when the female spider is caring for the young that she does not hunt on the water After mating，she produces a large egg sac ，which she carries around for five weeksOnce the eggs sta
18、rt to hatch，she attaches the sac to some blades of grass or a thistleShe then tears the sac open and releases the tiny spiders into the nursery web16 How does the grass water spider kill its prey?（A）in a web（B） by drowning（C） by poisoning（D）with its antennae17 The writer describes the special spider
19、 as“special”because_.（A）it walks on water（B） it has eight eyes（C） of its hairy appearance（D）of the way it produces its young18 The passage tells us that the spider_.（A）feeds grass and thistles to its young（B） lives on blades of grass under the water（C） lives in the grass on the banks of streams（D）ea
20、ts a meal once every five weeks19 The purpose of the passage is to_.（A）convince readers that spiders are dangerous（B） indicate that the grass water spider is endangered（C） 1ist all of the spiders that can be found in New Zealand（D）describe the characteristics of the grass water spider20 How long wil
21、l the egg be taken before the eggs start to hatch?（A）a month（B） five months（C） a year（D）not mentioned20 I think uniforms are demeaning to the human spirit and totally unnecessary in a democratic societyUniforms tell the world that the person who wears one has no value as an individual but only lives
22、 to function as a part of the wholeThe individual in a uniform loses all self-worthThere are those who say that wearing a uniform gives a person a sense of identification with a large，more important conceptWhat could be more important than the individual oneself?Others say wearing uniforms eliminate
23、s all envy and competition，such that a poor person who cannot afford good-quality clothingWhy would anyone strive to be betterIt is only a short step from forcing everyone to wear the SalTle clothing to forcing everyone to drive the same car，have the same type of house，eat the same type of foodWhen
24、this happens，all incentive to improve ones life is removedWhy would parents bother to work hard so that their children could have a better life than they had when they know that their children are going to be forced to have exactly the same life that they had?Uniforms also hurt the economyRight now，
25、billions of dollars are spent on the fashion industry yearlyThousands of persons are employed in designing，creating ，and marketing different types of clothingIf everyone were forced to wear uniforms，artistic personnel would be unnecessaryWhy bother to sell the only items that are available?The weari
26、ng of uniforms would destroy the fashion industry which in turn would have a ripple effect on such industries as advertising and promotionWithout advertising，newspapers ，magazines，and television would not be able to remain in businessOur entire information and entertainment industries would founder2
27、1 The authors viewpoint on uniforms can best be described as_.（A）practical（B） hysterical（C） radical（D）approval22 Judged from its style，this passage might be found in_.（A）a childrens comics book（B） an editorial in a paper（C） a sociology textbook（D）a political platform23 It can be inferred that the au
28、thor believes that_.（A）individuals have no self-worth when they become part of an organization（B） individuals are more important than organizations（C） individuals are not so important as organizations（D）individuals are the sanle important as organizations24 The author brings in the example of a pare
29、nt striving to make life better for his children to make the point that_.（A）parents have responsibilities for their children（B） uniforms would be less expensive than clothing for children（C） uniforms cause dissension between pargnts and children（D）individual motivation would be destroyed by uniforms
30、25 The last word of the passage“founder”probably means_（A）collapse（B） shrink（C） disappear（D）establish25 The German port of Hamburg has been offered MYM 15，500 to change its name to“Veggieburg”by animal rights activists who are unhappy about the citys association with hamburgers“Hamburg could improve
31、 animal welfare and bring kindness to animals by changing its name to Veggieburg”，the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals(PETA) wrote in a letter sent to Hamburg Mayor Ole von BeustThe German branch of PETA，which has 750，000 members worldwide，said the organization would give Hamburgs childca
32、re facilities 10，000 euros worth of vegetarian burgers if the city changed its nameBut city officials in Hamburg，Germanys second largest city which ffaces its roots to the ninth century， were unmoved“I cannot afford to waste my time with thisI dont even want to look at nonsense like this，”said Klaus
33、 May， a city government spokesman“But that doesnt mean we Hamburgers dont have a sense of humor”In its letter ，PETA said the name Hamburg reminded people of“unhealthy beef patties made of dead cattle”“Millions of people fall ill each year with deadly illnesses like heart disease，cancer，strokes and d
34、iabetes from eating hamburgers， ”PETA said in the letterThe original“hamburger steak”，a dish made of ground beef，traveled west with Germans to the United States in the 19th centuryThe first mention of“hamburgers”appeared on a menu in a New York restaurant in 1834Some historians trace its beginning t
35、o a beef sandwich once popular with sailors in HamburgThe citys name“Hamburg”comes from the old Saxon words “ham”(bay)and“burg”(castle)PETA recently made a similar offer to the UStown of Hamburg，New YorkBut their MYM 15，000 bid was refused26 Why did PETA suggest changing the name“Hamburg”?（A）Because
36、 the name reminded people of a food made of animal meat（B） Because changing the name can prevent people from eating hamburgers（C） Because it can bring children much food to change the nallle（D）Because hamburgers cause so many diseases every year27 What does the new name“Veggieburg”suggest?（A）Stoppin
37、g eating meat（B） Eating vegetables instead of meat（C） Its beaer for children to eat vegetables（D）Treating animals beaer 28 Which of the following statements of the German name“Hamburg”is true?（A）The name came from a kind of food（B） The nanle canle from the old German language（C） The name has a long
38、history（D）The name has something to do with sailors29 What do you think is the result of the suggestion raised by PETA?（A）The two cities will have new names（B） The present names of the two cities will last（C） The children in Hamburg will have nothing to eat（D）People wont eat hamburgers in the future
39、30 where is the passage probably from?（A）A history book（B） A cook book（C） A tourist book（D）A fashion designed book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
40、on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.30 My grandmother died just a few months after my grandfather，even (31) she was in good health and had (32) been sick in her lifeMy grandfather was a strong independent mail who worshipped my grandmotherHe never allowed her to work or to want
41、 (33) anything and remained deeply in love with her，often publicly (34) his affection，until he diedHe was a traditional family doctor who made house calls and regarded his patients as his familyMy grandmothers (35) identity revolved around being“doctors wife” In hindsight I realized she never develo
42、ped any interests of her ownIn fact，she seemed to have no interest (36) from his interestsAs“doctors wife”， she looked after him，the family and the houseWhen the children became independent， she became even more attentive tO him and didnt (37) any other interests to replace the missing childrenWhen
43、grandfather died，we all tried to visit her often and tried to persuade her to visit our familiesShe told US to give her a little time to (38) and said that for the time being she preferred to stay homeAbout three months later ，I found her (39) in grandfathers bed having passed away from an apparent
44、heart (40) In retrospect I think that she had died in spirit when grandfather passed awayWhen he died，her identity died and soon thereafter her body31 (31)（A）if（B） now（C） when（D）though32 (32)（A）often（B） never（C） seldom（D）always33 (33)（A）of（B） to（C） for（D）in34 (34)（A）showing（B） displaying（C） demonstr
45、ating（D）exhibiting35 (35)（A）entre（B） complete（C） total（D）full36 (36)（A）part（B） depart（C） apart（D）party37 (37)（A）cultivate（B） flourish（C） develop（D）grow38 (38)（A）conform（B） change（C） regulate（D）adjust39 (39)（A）lain（B） lie（C） laying（D）lying40 (40)（A）effect（B） illness（C） attack（D）disease四、Part IV Dialo
46、gue 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 ANSWER SHEET wi
47、th a single line through the center.41 Kitty：_Linda：The high is twenty-four degrees centigrade and the low is eighteen degrees centigrade today（A）Whats the usual temperature?（B） How high is the temperature?（C） How is the weather today?（D）How low is the temperature?42 Customer：This is ridiculousIve b
48、een waiting for my meal for more than half an hourWaiter：_ （A）Sorry，but you have to wait longer。（B） Sorry，I know，but you see the restaurant is full and were shorthanded today（C） You Can see the manager if you want to complain（D）Sorry，but you carl go to another restaurant43 Nancy：You couldnt have chosen any gift beaer for meSerena：_ （A）Thats all rightIll give you a better one next time（B） Im sorry I cant let you be satisfied（C） Im glad you like it so much（D）You have a gift，dont you?44 Passer
