1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 177 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 A long time ago, at a national conference on biology, he cautiously _ his new theory on life.（A）advanced（B） relieved（C） produced（D）thrust2 You are very selfish. Its high time you_ that you are not the most important person in the world, Edgar said to his boss angrily.（A）realized（B） have re
3、alized（C） realize（D）should realize3 The man in the comer confessed to _ a lie to the manager of the company.（A）have told（B） be told（C） being told（D）having told4 Even if it_this afternoon, I will go there.（A）has rained（B） will rain（C） rains（D）will have rained5 Frances methods for increasing family si
4、ze give us a(n)_as to what might be done to encourage smaller families.（A）proposal（B） concept（C） hint（D）advice6 When we have difficulty _ desired objects or reaching desired goals we experience negative emotions such as grief and anger.（A）at obtaining（B） in obtaining（C） on obtaining（D）with obtaining
5、7 After a whole days heavy work, the old worker returned home, _.（A）hungry and felt exhausting（B） hunger and exhausted（C） hungry and exhausted（D）hungry and having been exhausted8 The manager spoke highly of such _as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.（A）virtue（B） features（C） pr
6、operties（D）characteristics9 If it _ more humid in the Desert of the Southwest, the hot temperatures would be unbearable.（A）be（B） is（C） was（D）were10 By the end of this term, the girls_the basic rules of dinner party conversation.（A）will learn（B） will have learned（C） have learned（D）are learning 二、Part
7、 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.11 F
8、or an increasing number of students at American universities, Old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs. Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom(生育高峰) generation, a longer life span means that the nations elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the
9、 next 40 years. By 2040, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change poses profound questions for government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law and business as well. “In additio
10、n to the doctors, were going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawyers“, says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern Californias (USC) School of Gerontology(老年学).Lawyers can specialize in “elder law“, which covers everything from trusts and estat
11、es to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination(岐视). Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. “Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA
12、or law degree, will have a license to print money“, one professor says.Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a biology major but found she was “really bored with bacteria“. So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, “I did volunteer
13、 work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying“.11 .Old is suddenly in(Line 1, Para. 1) most probably means _.（A）America has suddenly become a nation of old people（B） gerontology has suddenly become popular（C） name elderly professors are found on American campuses（D）American colleges have real
14、ized the need of enrolling older students12 With the aging of America, lawyers can benefit _.（A）from the adoption of the “eider law“（B） from rendering special services to the elderly（C） by enriching their professional knowledge（D）by winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own interests13 W
15、hy can businessmen make money in the emerging elder market?（A）Retirees are more generous in spending money.（B） They can employ more gerontologists.（C） The elderly possess an enormous purchasing power.（D）There are more elderly people working than before.14 Who can make big money in the new century ac
16、cording to the passage?（A）Retirees who are business-minded.（B） The volunteer workers in retirement homes.（C） College graduates with an MBA or law degree.（D）Professionals with a good knowledge of gerontology.15 It can be seen from the passage that the expansion of Americas elderly population _.（A）wil
17、l provide good job opportunities in many areas（B） will impose an unbearable burden on society（C） may lead to nursing home abuse and age discrimination（D）will create new fields of study in universities15 Communication is the sending of information or news from one person to another. If human beings c
18、ould not communicate with one another, each person would have to learn everything for himself. Although animals as well as men can communicate, so far as we know, they can express only the simple emotions like pain, joy, fear, hunger, anger and love. Some animals have a more advanced form of languag
19、e using sounds, and others use a wide range of sounds and face movements, but we still have much to learn about these animal languages.Speech is the most important means of communication between people. But it is not the only one. Nor is it the oldest. We use facial expressions, gestures and hand mo
20、vements to express our feelings and to send signals to other people. Animals use this “body language“ a great deal. The sign language used by deaf people is an example of communication without speech, while blind people communicate largely through touch and hearing.16 According to the passage, what
21、would happen to us without communication?（A）We should learn everything for ourselves.（B） We would become unable to speak.（C） We couldnt live happily.（D）We might have to do everything by ourselves.17 What does the passage say about animals communication?（A）They have their advanced language in form of
22、 sound.（B） They can express simple feelings such as hunger and pain.（C） Some of them can communicate with people very well.（D）All of them can use sound to express themselves.18 Which of the following statement is true?（A）Humans do not have adequate knowledge about animal languages.（B） We are now ver
23、y much aware of animal languages.（C） Most of animals use their facial expressions.（D）All animals make sounds to communicate with each other.19 What means of communication is used by most people?（A）Facial expressions.（B） Body movements.（C） Speech.（D）Body movement and speec20 we can infer from the pas
24、sage that the oldest form of communication between people is _.（A）speech（B） touch and hearing（C） sounds（D）body language20 When we conduct foreign trade, the importance of understanding the language of a country cannot be underestimated. The successful marketer must achieve export communication which
25、 requires a thorough understanding of the language as well as the ability to speak it. Those who deal with advertising should be concerned less with obvious differences between languages and more with the exact meanings expressed.A dictionary translation is not the same as an idiomatic interpretatio
26、n, and seldom will the dictionary translation meet the needs. A national producer of soft drinks had the companys brand name impressed in Chinese characters which were phonetically (按照发音地) accurate. It was discovered later, however, that the translations literal meaning was “female horse fattened wi
27、th wax,“ hardly the image the company sought to describe. So carelessly translated advertising statements not only lose their intended meaning but can suggest something very different including something offensive or ridiculous. Sometimes, what was translated was not an image the companies had in mi
28、nd for their products. Many people believe that to fully appreciate the true meaning of a language it is necessary to live with the language for years. Whether or not this is the case, foreign marketers should never take it for granted that they are affectively communicating in another language.21 W
29、hich of the following is the best topic for the passage?（A）Idiomatic Meanings of Languages.（B） Language Problems in Foreign Trade.（C） Translation Failures in Foreign Trade.（D）Culture Difference between Languages.22 To an advertiser, which one should they pay more attention to?（A）Understanding of a l
30、anguage.（B） Ability to speak a language.（C） Obvious differences between languages.（D）The different idiomatic expressions between languages.23 What is the main idea of the second paragraph?（A）Best translation should be the intent of the original statement.（B） A dictionary translation may not convey t
31、he true meaning of an idiom.（C） A dictionary will meet the needs.（D）Both A and C24 In terms of communication in another language, marketers should not be too_.（A）proud（B） modest（C） self-confident（D）happy25 The first sentence “ ., the importance of understanding the language of a country cannot be un
32、derestimated. “ most probably means_.（A）Understanding of the language of a country is extremely important（B） Understanding of the language of a country is less important（C） Not enough importance is attached to the understanding of the language of a country（D）Enough importance is attached to the unde
33、rstanding of the language of a country26 Why are mobiles so popular? Because people love to talk to each other. And it is easier with a mobile phone. In countries like Russia and China, people use the mobile phone in places where there is no ordinary telephone. Business people, use mobiles when they
34、re traveling. In some countries, like Japan, many people use their mobile phones to send email message and access the Internet. They use a new kind of mobile phone called “i mode“. You can even use a mobile phone to listen to music.Mobile phones are very fashionable with teenagers. Parents buy mobil
35、e phones for their children. They can call borne if they are in trouble and need help. So they feel safer. But teenagers mostly use them to keep in touch with their friends or play simple computer games. Its cool to be the owner of a small expensive mobile. Research shows that teenage owners of mobi
36、le phones smoke less. Parents and schools are happy that teenagers are safer and smoke less.But many people dislike them. They hate it when the businessman opposite them on the train has a loud conversation on his phone. Or when the mobile phone rings in a cafe or restaurant. But there is a much mor
37、e serious problem. Its possible that the mobile phone can heat up the brain because we hold the phone so close to our head. Scientists fear that mobiles can perhaps be bad for your memory and even give you cancer.26 Mobiles are popular among people because_.（A）they think mobiles are fun（B） they beli
38、eve mobiles are safe（C） they love to listen to music（D）they feel it easier to talk to each other27 It is stated in the passage that in Russia and China_.（A）ordinary telephone service is available everywhere（B） people prefer mobile phones to ordinary telephones（C） mobiles are used in places without o
39、rdinary telephones（D）people use mobiles to send e-mail and access the Internet28 Parents buy mobile phones for their children because_.（A）mobile phones are very fashionable with teenagers（B） they can call home if they are in trouble and need help（C） they can use mobiles to play simple computer games
40、（D）mobile phones enable teenagers to give up smoking29 Why can mobile phone be a much more serious problem?（A）Because people hate the businessmen using mobiles in public places.（B） Because the use of mobile phones can be physically harmful（C） Because there is strong evidence for the problems of mobi
41、les.（D）Because people feel their privacy unprotected in a cafe or restaurant.30 Which of the following can be the title of this passage?（A）Why Are Mobiles So Popular?（B） MobilesUseful or Useless（C） MobileA Danger to health?（D）Why Do We Design Mobile?三、Part III ClozeDirections: There are ten blanks i
42、n 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 Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered them and a child
43、rarely dislikes food【31】it is badly cooked. The way a meal is cooked and served is most important and an attractively served meal will often improve a childs appetite. Never ask a child【32】he likes or dislikes a food and never discuss likes and dislikes in front of him or allow【33】else to do so. If
44、the father says be hates fat meat or the mother refuses vegetables, in the childs hearing he is【34】to copy this procedure. Take it【35】granted that he likes everything and he probably will. Nothing healthful should be omitted from the meal because of a supposed dislike. At meal times it is a good【36】
45、to give a child a small portion and let him come back for a second helping rather than give him as【37】as he is likely to eat all at once. Do not talk too much to the child【38】meal times, but let him get on with his food; and do not【39】him to leave the table immediately after a meal or he will soon l
46、earn to swallow his food so he can hurry back to his toys. Under【40】circumstances must a child be coaxed (哄骗) or forced to eat. （A）if（B） until（C） that（D）unless（A）whether（B） what（C） that（D）which（A）everybody（B） anybody（C） somebody（D）nobody（A）willing（B） possible（C） obliged（D）likely（A）with（B） as（C） over
47、（D）for（A）point（B） custom（C） idea（D）plan（A）much（B） little（C） few（D）many（A）on（B） over（C） by（D）during（A）agree（B） allow（C） force（D）persuade（A）some（B） any（C） such（D）no四、Part IV Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this part, there are ten short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by fou
48、r 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 James: Hows Kelly doing?Joan: _（A）She is doing housework right now.（B） Her husband i
49、s ten years older than she is.（C） Her husband works for ZIGUANG, and she is married.（D）Shes married, and her husband is an engineer.42 Joanne: Hey, you look concerned._. Harry: The final exam. Im not fully prepared yet.（A）Wharfs on your mind?（B） What a lovely day!（C） What has attracted you7（D）What about seeing the doctor?43 Speaker A: Ive got a fever and a really bad headache. Speaker B:_.（A）Why are you so careless about yourself?（B） This kind of thi
