1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 175 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 songs of Bob Dylan are very popular among young people, who regard him _ other musicians.（A）as more superior than（B） as more superior to（C） as superior to（D）as superior than2 It has been estimated that the earths surface temperature has increased _ one quarter to three fourths of a deg
3、ree since 1850.（A）by（B） at（C） to（D）with3 Whether or not their business will succeed _ their most concern.（A）have become（B） are（C） has become（D）to become4 She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she _ too long.（A）has been reading（B） had read（C） is reading（D）read5 It was_he was too clumsy t
4、o drive a car that Jim hadnt learned to drive.（A）as（B） for（C） because（D）because of6 Johns mindless_ concealed a warm and kindhearted nature.（A）appearance（B） personality（C） outlook（D）temper7 _,I wrote a letter to Henry Ford and told him what happened.（A）Desperate（B） Despite（C） Inspiring（D）Exciting8 T
5、he number of the employees _ in this company.（A）have doubled（B） has doubled（C） are doubled（D）were doubled9 The tree, the branches _ are almost bare, is a very old one.（A）whose（B） in which（C） of which（D）which10 Id rather _a room that is smaller but more comfortable.（A）have（B） had（C） having（D）to have二
6、、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 line through the center
7、.11 It is curious how often sympathy for the old and infirm takes a form which actually humiliates them. Their friends, with good will, sometimes lean forward to rearrange their neckwear, touching their hair or patting their facesthings they would never presume to do, unasked, to one of their contem
8、poraries. An equally humiliating habit is to talk about old people in front of them as if they were not there, discussing their health.It is now universally accepted that children should be encouraged to do as much as they can for themselves in order to develop their brains and muscles, but so few p
9、eople today seem to have time to allow the elderly the same means of keeping their minds and muscles active. They perform innumerable services for the old that they would be much better left to do, even with a struggle, for themselves.Convenient flats, “motherly“ visitors, or organized entertainment
10、s cannot make up for the fundamental need which must be satisfiedthe need to retain to the end of life human dignity and the respect of ones fellows.11 Many people are not aware that it is rather rude to _.（A）talk casually about old people in front of them as if they were not there（B） show sympathy
11、for the old（C） take care of the old when they are not ill（D）pat the faces of the contemporaries12 According to the passage the old would very much like to _.（A）live alone（B） live in comfortable and well-run homes（C） be treated as adults instead of babies（D）get unselfish help from their friends and r
12、elatives13 The author suggests that _.（A）much sympathy will inevitably humiliate the old（B） kindness and unselfish help are not necessarily what the old need（C） the old should be left to do whatever they want by themselves（D）to the old, the friends and relatives respect is, at least, as important as
13、 their concern14 If the old are left to do as much as they can for themselves, _.（A）they may keep human dignity and enjoy the respect of the fellows（B） they wont feel hurt or humiliated（C） they will be able to develop their brains and muscles（D）they will be able to keep their minds and muscles activ
14、e15 The passage is mainly about that _.（A）improper care and concern may do more harm than good to the old（B） how to take good care of the old in different ways（C） nowadays many people are not respectful enough to the old（D）old people are just like children, who are difficult to satisfy16 A group of
15、11 delegates from the Chinese university returned home last week. They came in second place with 13 other university teams.The conference is the worlds largest university-level U.N. simulation. It is held each April, for a week, in New York, to give students a chance to debate international affairs.
16、 It is meant to mirror the real-life business of the U.N.Teams from more than 23 countries gathered this year to discuss and debate serious issues such as the AIDS epidemic and water shortages.Some U.N. senior staff members, U.S. professors, and former student participants formed the judge panel.The
17、 Chinese team applied to take part in the event and was assigned to represent Japan this year, working on various committees and arguing Japans position on resolutions to problems like international migration.According to Li Xiaocong, the Chinese team leader, their efforts in finding approaches to r
18、esolutions made them stand out. Li attributes their success to “solid training“.16 Whats the purpose of the conference?（A）To give students a chance to debate international affairs and to mirror the real life business of the U.N.（B） To enlarge students fields of vision.（C） To learn about other cultur
19、es.（D）To learn about how to portray their own.17 How many Chinese students are involved in the conference?（A）17.（B） 23.（C） 11.（D）13.18 The judge panel includes the following EXCEPT _.（A）U.S. professors（B） former student participants（C） LIN senior staff members（D）U.N. professors19 According to the Ch
20、inese team leader, what% the key to their success?（A）Debate practice sessions.（B） Solid training.（C） Research on Japanese.（D）Knowledge of parliamentary procedure and public speaking.20 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the report.（A）The Chinese team came out with one of the firs
21、t prizes.（B） There were 23 teams in this years UN simulation.（C） There were a number of second-place winners at the conference.（D）The Chinese team stood out representing their country at the conference.21 When I was still an architecture student, a teacher told me, “We learn more from buildings that
22、 fall down than from buildings that stand up“. What he meant was that construction is as much the result of experience as of theory. Although structural design follows established formulas, the actual performance of a building is complicated by the passage of time, the behavior of users, the natural
23、 elementsand unnatural events. All are difficult to simulate. Buildings, unlike cars, cant be crash-tasted.The first important lesson of the World Trade Center collapse is that tall buildings can withstand the impact of a large jetliner. The twin towers were supported by 59 perimeter columns on each
24、 side. Although about 30 of these columns, extending from four to six floors, were destroyed in each building by the impact, initially both towers remained standing. Even so, the death toll(代价) was appalling 2,235 people lost their lives.I was once asked how tall buildings should be designed given w
25、hat wed learned from the World Trade Center collapse. My answer was, “Lower“. The question of when a tall building becomes unsafe is easy to answer. Common aerial fire-fighting ladders in use today are 100 feet high and can reach to about the 10th floor, so fires in buildings up to 10 stories high c
26、an be fought from the exterior(外部). Fighting fires and evacuating occupants above that height depend on fire stairs. The taller the building, the longer it will take for firefighters to climb to the scene of the fire. So the simple answer to the safety question is “Lower than 10 stories“.Then why do
27、nt cities impose lower height limits? A 60-story office building does not have six times as much rentable space as a 10-story building. However, all things being equal, such a building will produce four times more revenue and four times more in property taxes. So cutting building heights would mean
28、cutting city budgets.The most important lesson of the World Trade Center collapse is not that we should stop building tall buildings but that we have misjudged their cost. We did the same thing when we underestimated the cost of hurtling along a highway in a steel box at 70 miles per hour. It took m
29、any years before seat belts, air bags, radial tires, and antilock brakes became commonplace. At first, cars simply were too slow to warrant concern. Later, manufacturers resisted these expensive devices, arguing that consumers would not pay for safety. Now we do willingly.21 The first paragraph tell
30、s us that _.（A）architecture is something more our of experience than our of theory（B） architecture depends just as much on experience as on theory（C） it is safer for people to live in old buildings（D）we learn not so much from our failures as from our success22 What can we learn from the WTC collapse
31、?（A）Although the structure of the two buildings was very strong, the death toll was still very shocking.（B） The structure of the two buildings was of the first class.（C） The structure of the two buildings was not so strong as people had expected.（D）The structure of the two buildings was strong enoug
32、h to withstand any accidents.23 Ideally, the policy in city construction should be _.（A）lower than ten stories（B） the lower, the better（C） the higher, the better（D）higher than ten stories24 Why are there still high buildings, or even skyscrapers in many cities?（A）Because they are the symbol of moder
33、n time.（B） Because many cities now lack building space.（C） Because high buildings are an important financial source of a citys budget.（D）Because high buildings represent the level of a countrys science and technology.25 What is the most important lesson of the WTC collapse?（A）We should wear seat bel
34、ts while driving.（B） We should build low buildings just as we should drive slowly.（C） We should make building tall buildings illegal.（D）We should pay for safety while constructing tall buildings.25 President Coolidges statement, “The business of America is business,“ still points to an important tru
35、th today- that business institutions have more prestige (威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions possess this great prestige?One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the ideal of competition t
36、han other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most Americans, competitive business institutions are respected. Competition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom, equ
37、ality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.Competition protects the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly (垄断) of power. In contrast to one, all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for profits. Theoretically, if one business tries to take
38、unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Where many businesses compete for the customers dollar, they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors or slaves.A contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and governm
39、ent, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believe, then, that competition is as important, or even more
40、 important, than democracy in preserving freedom.Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the ideal of equality of opportunity.Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class background. Competitive success is
41、 commonly seen as the American alternative to social rank based on family background. Business is therefore viewed as an expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aristocratic (贵族的 ) idea of inherited privilege.26 The statement “The business of America is business“ probably m
42、eans _.（A）The business institutions in America are concerned with（B） Business problems are of great importance to the American government（C） Business is of primary concern to Americans（D）America is a great power in world business27 Americans believe that they can realize their personal values only _
43、.（A）when given equality of opportunity（B） through doing business（C） by protecting their individual freedom（D）by way of competition28 Who can benefit from business competition?（A）Honest businessmen（B） Both businessmen and their customers（C） People with ideals of equality and freedom（D）Both business i
44、nstitutions and government29 Government is believed to differ strikingly from business in that government is characterized by _.（A）its absolute control of power（B） its function in preserving personal freedom（C） its role in protecting basic American values（D）its democratic way of exercising leadershi
45、p30 It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes _.（A）Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries（B） in many countries success often depends on ones social status（C） American businesses are more democratic than those in other countries（D）businesses in other countries
46、are not as competitive as those in America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.30 Time “talks
47、“ in the American culture and, for that matter, in many other cultures.【C1】_it says is crucial in our relations with others. Some societies take their promises to【C2】_deadlines seriously and keep appointments, and they impose penalties for being late or not completing a task in the【C3】_time. In the
48、United States, being late repeatedly for class in schools may lead to suspension. Late papers may【C4 】_as much as 10 percent reduction in the grade, or even a failing grade.Perhaps the most critical dimension in culture is the use of time. Each culture has its own concept of time. In Germanic cultur
49、es punctuality is a【C5】_of respect and politeness: being late is rude. Germans believe people should be【C6】_on time, neither too early nor too late. To the Indonesian, time is an endless pool: why be【C7】_or hurry? All cultures【C8】_their own time system for granted and believe other cultures operate with the【C9】_time frame. 【C10 】_misunderstandings are inevitable. To function in a foreign country
