1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 176 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 Id rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than_ a room with someone else.（A）share（B） to share（C） sharing（D）to have shared2 She ought to stop work: she has a headache because she_ too long.（A）has been reading（B） had read（C） is reading（D）read3 Research findings show we spend abou
3、t two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we_ during the day.（A）should have done（B） would have done（C） may have done（D）must have done4 The stock _ in value should be sold.（A）which has not increased（B） has not increased（C） not been increasing（D）who has not increased5 People seldom trust him si
4、nce he usually fails to_his promises.（A）keep to（B） keep on（C） keep off（D）keep up6 It _commonplace to think of sport as a “leisure industry“ now.（A）became（B） will become（C） is becoming（D）had become7 Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his _ to a certain book or article that has some bea
5、ring on the subject being studied.（A）impression（B） reaction（C） comprehension（D）sentiment8 After criminals were caught, they were accused and put on_.（A）death（B） sentence（C） torture（D）trial9 A spokesman said that the people had greatly_the pollution.（A）exaggerated（B） boasted（C） flattered（D）enlarged10
6、 John Smith, being a diligent student, never refuses to _ more responsibilities that are assigned to him.（A）take up（B） take in（C） take off（D）take on二、Part II Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages, each followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of t
7、hem, 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 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 de
8、creasedOne reason for this is an increase in the cost of livingOn the average，children aRend schools for more years 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 usual
9、ly take the responsibility for all the expensesMeanwhile，families are less close than they used to beMore and more 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 famili
10、es usually result in problems for children and parents alikeChildren blame themselves when their parents separateThey 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 e
11、mottonal and psychological needs while also supporting them financiallyThis is very demanding and leaves very little 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 relationshi
12、pThe situations of many American families today are not goodHowever，recent signs indicate that things are getting 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
13、（B） medium sized（C） quite large（D）small12 To parents who take the responsibility for childrens expensesthe cost 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
14、broken families bring to both children and parents?（A）Children grow up feeling unsettled and parents didnt pay 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
15、busy workingto make money to support himselfherself（D）Children grow upefing unsettled，and the parents have little 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）
16、remain the same（C） get better（D）keep unchanged15 The title of the article might be _.（A）American Children（B） American Families（C） American Mother（D）American Parents15 As we all know that the common cold spreads widely in the whole worldThe most widespread mistake is that colds are caused by coldThey
17、 arc notThey are caused by viruses passing 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 reporte
18、d being free from colds until coming into 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 concentra
19、tion camp，naked and starving，were astonished 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 ex
20、haustionNot one of the volunteers came down 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 offer
21、ed by scientists is that people tend to stay 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 Th
22、e writer offered_examples to support his 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
23、 cold by touching someone who already had 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
24、world19 According to the passage，which is 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
25、cold（B） the fallacy about the common cold（C） the reason and the way people catch colds（D）the continued spread of common colds21 NASA is releasing several images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, which is the closest yet look at the red planet. Altogether there are four images, which show the enti
26、re planet. Each view shows the planet as it completes one quarter of its daily rotation. In these views the north polar cap is turned toward the Earth and is clearly visible at the top of each picture. The images were taken in the middle of the Martian northern summer, when the polar cap was at its
27、smallest size. During this season the sun shines continuously on the polar cap. Previous spacecraft observations have shown that this summertime polar cap is composed of water ice, just like Earths polar caps.The Hubble Telescope pictures reveal that great changes have occurred on the surface of Mar
28、s in the past 20 years. The Martian surface is ever changing. Some regions that were dark 20 years ago are now bright red; some areas that were bright red are now dark. Winds move sand and dust from region to region, often in huge dust storms. Over long timescales many of the larger bright and dark
29、markings remain stable, but smaller details come and go as they are covered and then uncovered by sand and dust.21 How is the image of the north polar cap of Mars?（A）Vague.（B） Clear.（C） Cannot be seen.（D）Barely visible.22 What is the summertime polar cap composed of?（A）Dust.（B） Sand.（C） Water ice.（D
30、）Volcanic rocks.23 When were the images of Mars taken?（A）In the middle of summer on Earth.（B） In the middle of summer on Mars.（C） In the middle of summer on Earths polar caps.（D）In the middle of summer in the northern part of Mars.24 Which of the following is TRUE about the north polar cap of Mars i
31、n summertime?（A）It is at its largest size.（B） It is changing its shape all the time.（C） It is at its smallest size.（D）It is at its windiest time.25 What is the characteristic of the Martian surface according to observations over the past 20 years?（A）Remaining stable all the time.（B） Appearing bright
32、 red.（C） Looking dark most of the time.（D）Changing from bright to dark or vice versa.25 Software Systems Specialist26 The position may bring the employee an annual income of the following EXCEPT_.（A）$62,500（B） $92,000（C） less than $62,500（D）more than $92,00027 The employed specialist may deal with_.
33、（A）different kinds of software（B） only the software on Unix-based enterprise class servers（C） criticizing software planning（D）marketing leading-edge systems28 The enterprise-class servers should be available to customers_.（A）anytime around the year（B） in working hours of week days（C） at any place in
34、 the country（D）at certain places in the Agency29 Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the work of a software system specialist?（A）Helpfulness.（B） Responsibility.（C） Cooperation.（D）Friendship.30 The qualified applicant should_.（A）have 3 years of working experience（B） have a Bachelor of Art d
35、egree（C） have a Bachelor of Science degree（D）have a Ph. Ddegree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
36、center.30 Change, or the ability to【31】oneself to a changing environment is essential【32】 evolution. The farmer whose land is required for housing or industry must adapt himself: he can transfer to another place and master the problems【33】to it; he can change his occupation, perhaps【34】a period of t
37、raining; or he can starve to death. A nation which cant adapt its trade or defense requirements to【35】world conditions faces an economic and military disaster. Nothing is fixed and permanently stable.【 36】 must be movement forward, which is progress of a sort, and movement backward, which is decay a
38、nd deterioration.In a changing world, tradition can be a force for good or for evil.【37】long as it offers a guide, it helps the ignorant and the uninformed to take a step【38】and, thereby adapt themselves to【39】circumstances. But if we make an idol of tradition, it ceases to be a guide. It becomes an
39、 obstacle【40】on the path of course. Man is to accept the help which tradition can give but to be well aware of its limitations in a changing world.（A）change（B） fit（C） adapt（D）adopt（A）in（B） to（C） with（D）at（A）peculiar（B） strange（C） familiar（D）stiff（A）before（B） in（C） behind（D）after（A）meet（B） come into（
40、C） tom into（D）encounter（A）It（B） This（C） The（D）There（A）Since（B） As（C） After（D）Before（A）backward（B） aside（C） forward（D）amidst（A）unchanging（B） changed（C） old-fashioned（D）up-to-date（A）laying（B） lying（C） laid（D）lain四、Part IV Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this part, there are ten short incomplete dial
41、ogues 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 Nurse: Do you have any designated do
42、ctor? Patient: Yes, Dr. Hurt, Cliff Hurt. Nurse: Here is your registration card. Dr. Hurt is at clinic No. 6. _.（A）You may stay here and wait for your right（B） You can sit over there and wait for your turn（C） You may stand in line here and wait for your arrangement（D）You may sit here and wait for yo
43、ur order42 A: Do you do exercises every day? B:_（A）No. it depends on what kind of exercise.（B） No, I go to health club most of the time.（C） Yes, usually every other day.（D）Yes, rain or shine.43 Paul: Do you have to have that TV on quite so loud?Carol: _ Is it bothering you?Paul: Yes, Im trying to sl
44、eep.（A）Oh, Im sorry.（B） Oh, excuse me.（C） No, I dont.（D）Yes, I have to.44 Waiter: Good afternoon._? Customer: I think Ill start off with a cup of soup. What kind of soup do you have today?（A）Are you ready to order（B） What to eat（C） Ready to eat（D）Whod like to see the menu45 Bill: Here, Cindy! Id lik
45、e you to meet my best partner, Daniel. (To Daniel) This is Cindy, my girlfriend.Cindy: Hi, Daniel. _.Daniel: Mostly good things I hope.（A）How do you do?（B） You look handsome.（C） Bill tells me youre a good guy.（D）Bill talks about you a lot.46 Woman: How can we get tickets for the Sundays movie? Man:
46、_.（A）Just go to see it.（B） No one pays them.（C） Just go to the booking office.（D）I like the Sundays movie.47 Passenger: Taxi!(A cab stops and he goes in.)Cab driver: _?Passenger: Kings Hotel on North Street.（A）Where to go, sir（B） To where, sir（C） Where to, sir（D）Go where, sir48 Peter: I hear your pa
47、rents are coming for a visit.Jone: _（A）My mother is.（B） My father wont come.（C） My parents havent been here before.（D）Theyll visit us.49 Cindy: _ ? Rebecca: No, what happened? Cindy: They let him go as he is suspected to be cheating.（A）Did you know John（B） Did you like John（C） Did you hate John（D）Di
48、d you hear about John50 A: Can you keep an eye on my bag? B: _ A: No. Im going to the bathroom.（A）Sure. What is it?（B） Oh. Do you want a favor?（C） Go ahead. No problem.（D）Sure. Will you be long?GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 176 答案与解析一、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are ten incomplete sentences
49、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 center.1 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 根据 Id rather have 应选择 share 构成平行结构。因此 A 项为正确答案。2 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 根据主句时态为一般现在时，再根据时间状语“too long“可排除B、C、D 三项。因此
