1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 180 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 software is a popular tool in business, where it _ and simplifies such procedures as budgeting.（A）puts on（B） puts forward（C） takes after（D）speeds up2 My parents want me to be the best at anything, but I dont have such high _.（A）instructions（B） restrictions（C） suspicions（D）ambitions3 On
3、 the giant plane there are _ the jet needs.（A）twice engines than（B） twice as engines as（C） as twice many engines as（D）twice as many engines as4 He applied for Teaching Assistancy to finance his education and was _ the position for his rich experience in teaching.（A）qualified（B） granted（C） presented（
4、D）supplied5 He proved himself a_successor to the former Prime Minister.（A）worthwhile（B） worthiness（C） worthy（D）worth6 Susan will come to watch him _at Wimbledon this week.（A）played（B） play（C） to play（D）playing7 In order to buy her a house she had to get a _ from the bank she likes.（A）finance（B） capi
5、tal（C） loan（D）debt8 You should be able to_right from wrong.（A）perceive（B） distinguish（C） sight（D）observe9 With the gradual improvement of transportation and communications, farmers have now had easier _to cities and towns.（A）access（B） reach（C） approach（D）touch10 The first _ in the development of civ
6、ilized man were probably the invention of primitive weapons and the discovery of fire.（A）intervals（B） breaks（C） stages（D）periods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
7、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 Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of hunting behavior. Viewed biologically, the modern foot-bailer is in reality a member of a hunting group. His kill
8、ing weapon has turned into a harmless football and his prey(猎物) into a goalmouth. If his aim is accurate and he scores a goal, he enjoys the hunters triumph of killing his prey.To understand how this transformation has taken place we must briefly look back at our forefathers. They spent over a milli
9、on years evolving as cooperative hunters. Their very survival depended on success in the hunting-field. Under this pressure their whole way of life, even their bodies, became greatly changed. They became chasers, runners, jumpers, aimers, throwers and prey-killers. They cooperated as skillful male-g
10、roup attackers.Then about ten thousand years ago, after this immensely long period of hunting their food, they became farmers. Their improved intelligence, so vital to their old hunting life, was put to a new usethat of controlling and domesticating their prey. The hunt became suddenly out of date.
11、The food was there on the farms, awaiting their needs. The risks and uncertainties of the hunt were no longer essential for survival.11 The author believes that sporting activities _.（A）are forms of biological development（B） have actually developed from hunting（C） are essential forms of taming the p
12、rey（D）have changed the ways of hunting12 In a football game what is equal to the prey in hunting is _.（A）any member of the opposing team（B） the goal keeper（C） the goal-mouth（D）the football13 For over a million years, our forefathers were basically _.（A）successful farmers（B） co-operating hunters（C） r
13、unners and jumpers（D）skillful sportsmen14 When did hunting for animals become out of date for our forefathers?（A）About a million years ago.（B） About 10,000 years ago.（C） Several thousand years ago.（D）The answer is not given.15 Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?（A）It
14、 is farming that gives human beings enough leisure time for sporting activities.（B） Farming is very important in human civilization because it saves human beings from risks and uncertainties of hunting for survival.（C） It is hunting that provides human beings with much simpler ways of obtaining meat
15、y meals.（D）Sporting activities satisfy the desire of modern men to exercise hunting skills which his forefathers developed for survival.16 For the past several years, the Sunday newspaper supplement Parade has featured a column called “Ask Marilyn“. People are invited query Marilyn vos Savant, who a
16、t age 10 had tested at a mental level of someone about 23 years old; that gave her an IQ of 228the highest score ever recorded. IQ tests ask you to complete verbal and visual analogies, to envision paper after it has been folded and cut, and to deduce numerical sequences, among other similar tasks,
17、so it is a hit confusing when vos Savant fields such queries from the aver age Joe (whose IQ is 100) as. Whats the difference between love and fondness? Or what is the nature of luck and coincidence? Its not obvious how the capacity to visualize objects and to figure out numerical patterns suits one
18、 to answer questions that have eluded some of the best poets and philosophers.Clearly, intelligence encompasses more than a score on a test, Just what does it mean to be smart? How much of intelligence can be specified, and how much can we earn about it from neurology, genetics, computer and other f
19、ields?The defining term of intelligence in humans still seems to be the IQ score, even though IQ tests are not given as often as alley used to be. The test comes primrily in two forms: the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Intelligence Scales (both come in adult and childrens versio
20、n). Generally costing several hundred dollars, they are usually given only by psychologists, although variations of them populate book stores and the World Wide Web. Superhigh scores like vos Savants are no longer possible, because scoring is now based on a statistical population distribution among
21、age peers, Rather than simply dividing the mental age by the chronological age and multiplying by 100. Other standardized tests, such as the Scholastic Assessmen: Test (SAT)and the Graduate Record Exam (GRE),capture the main aspects of IQ tests.Such standardized tests may not assess all the importan
22、t elements necessary to succeed in school and in life, argues Robert J. Sternberg. In his article “How Intelligent Is Intelligence Testing?“, Sternberg notes that traditional tests best assess analytica and verbal skills but fail to measure creativity and practical knowl- edge, components also criti
23、cal to problem solving and life success. Moreover IQ tests do not necessarily predict so well once populations or situations change. Research has found that IQ predicted leadership skills when the tests were given under low-stress conditions, but under high-stress conditions, IQ was negatively corre
24、lated with leadershipthat is, it predicted the opposite. Anyone who has toiled through SAT will testify that test-taking skill also matters, whether its knowing when to guess or what questions to skip.16 Which of the following may be required in an intelligence test?（A）Answering philosophical questi
25、ons.（B） Folding or cutting paper into different shapes.（C） Telling the differences between certain concepts.（D）Choosing words or graphs similar to the given ones.17 What can be inferred about intelligence testing from Paragraph 3?（A）People no longer use IQ scores as an indicator of intelligence.（B）
26、More versions of IQ tests are now available on the Internet.（C） The test contents and formats for adults and children may be different.（D）Scientists have defined the important elements of human intelligence.18 People nowadays can no longer achieve IQ scores as high as vos Savants because.（A）the scor
27、es are obtained through different computational procedures（B） creativity rather than analytical skills is emphasized now（C） vos Savants case is an extreme one that will not repeat（D）the defining characteristic of IQ tests has changed19 We can conclude from the last paragraph that_.（A）test scores may
28、 not be reliable indicators of ones ability（B） IQ scores and SAT results are highly correlated（C） testing involves a lot of guesswork（D）traditional tests are out of date20 What is the authors attitude towards IQ tests?（A）Supportive.（B） Skeptical.（C） Impartial.（D）Biased.20 The economy in the United S
29、tates is heavily dependent on aluminum, a material widely used in the construction of buildings and in making such diverse things as cars, airplanes, and food containers. In 1979 Americans used over five million tons of new aluminum, and one and a half million tons of recycled aluminum. Some ninety
30、percent of the bauxite (矾士) ore from which new aluminum is normally derived had to be imported to meet the demand. Poorer ores are abundant in the United States, however, researchers at Purdue University may recently have found a way to obtain aluminum magnetically from these.Although aluminum is no
31、t attracted by ordinary magnets, under special conditions it becomes temporarily “paramagnetic“, or very weakly responsive to a magnetic field. This is achieved by immersing ore particles in water to which certain salts have been added and then filtering the ore through steel wool in the presence of
32、 a strong magnetic field. It is hoped that this technique will reduce the amount of high-grade aluminum the United States must import.21 The passage focuses on _.（A）construction and manufacturing industry in the United States（B） new technique of obtaining aluminum from poor ores（C） consumption and p
33、roduction of aluminum in the United States（D）the annual import of high-grade aluminum into the United States22 It is believed that a new technique to _ will probably be found.（A）recycle old aluminum products（B） discover more bauxite ores（C） make aluminum by putting ore particles under water（D）take o
34、ut aluminum magnetically from poorer ores23 In the second paragraph the word “paramagnetic“ means _.（A）slightly magnetic（B） a weak magnetic field（C） a strong magnetic substance（D）the under-water magnetic power24 By immersing ore particles in water, _.（A）we can get ore particles of equal size（B） we c
35、an purify aluminum particles（C） we can filter out aluminum（D）we can improve the working conditions around25 We understand from the passage that the United States _.（A）is rich in low-grade aluminum-bearing ores（B） is short of aluminum-making techniques（C） has to import ninety percent of its annual ne
36、ed of aluminum（D）has to produce fifty percent of the worlds supply to meet its annual aluminum demand25 The International Olympic Committee(IOC)has launched an investigation into allegations that its officials in more than 50 countries have been selling London Olympics tickets on the black market fo
37、r profitThe IOC met at an emergency session on Saturday to look into a pile of evidence uncovered by Britains Sunday Times newspaperThe paper claims that highranking Olympic officials have been selling tickets for the games at hugely inflated pricesThe highest priced tickets on the black market were
38、 for the mens 100-meter finalThe IOC has issued a statement saying it“takes these allegations very seriously and has immediately taken the first steps to investigate”IOC rules forbid national Olympics committees from selling tickets overseas，increasing ticket prices or selling tickets to unauthorize
39、d，third-party resellersDespite this，Sunday Times undercover reporters posing as illegal ticket sellers say they have recorded evidence of 27 officials selling tickets distributed to 54 countriesOne of the most serious allegations was against the Greek Olympic Committee president Spyros CapralosHe de
40、nies saying he had “pulled strings”with the head of the London Olympics Sebastian Coe even though the paper posted videos of its reportersnegotiations with Capralos on its website MrCapralos has so far refused to comment26 The IOC is investigating its own officials for_（A）running the black market（B）
41、 secretly meeting reporters（C） illegally selling tickets（D）criticizing Sunday Times27 The word“allegations”(Para1)probably means“_”（A）discussions（B） claims（C） announcements（D）opinions28 Sunday Times revealed_（A）details about IOCs emergency session（B） evidence against some IOC officials（C） ticket pri
42、ces for mens 100-meter final（D）pricing policy of the London Olympics29 Which of the following is NOT against the IOC rules concerning its officials?（A）Selling tickets internationally（B） Raising the prices of the tickets（C） Selling tickets to unofficial resellers（D）Giving tickets to their friends30 F
43、aced with the evidence against him，Capralos_（A）blamed Other officials（B） admitted the facts（C） issued a statement（D）gave no response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
44、 mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.30 But let no one think that pleasure is immoral. Pleasure in itself is a great good, all pleasure, but its consequences may be such【C1】_the sensible person eschews certain varieties of【C2】_. Nor need pleasure be gross and s
45、ensual. They are wise in their generation【C3】_have discovered that intellectual pleasure is the most satisfying and the most enduring. It is well to【C4】_the habit of reading. There are【 C5】_sports in which you can engage to your own satisfaction after you have passed the prime of life; there are no
46、games except patience, chess problems and crossword puzzles that you can play without someone to play them with you. Reading suffers【C6 】 _no such disadvantages; there is no occupationexcept perhaps needlework , but that leaves the restless spirit【C7】_libertywhich you can more easily【 C8】_up at any
47、moment, for any period, and more easily put【C9 】_when other calls press upon you; there is no other amusement that can be obtained in these happy days of public liberties and cheap editions at so small a【C10】_. To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the
48、 miseries of life.31 【C1 】（A）this（B） that（C） these（D）those32 【C2 】（A）his（B） its（C） it（D）him33 【C3 】（A）who（B） which（C） that（D）whom34 【C4 】（A）acquire（B） learn（C） modify（D）change35 【C5 】（A）few（B） many（C） little（D）bit36 【C6 】（A）of（B） from（C） out of（D）in37 【C7 】（A）in（B） from（C） at（D）with38 【C8 】（A）get（B）
49、 hold（C） take（D）look39 【C9 】（A）below（B） into（C） across（D）aside40 【C10 】（A）cost（B） lost（C） moment（D）point四、Part IV Dialogue 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 cont
