1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 184 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 Give me your telephone number _ I need your help.（A）whether（B） unless（C） so that（D）in case2 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 than3 He is an artist in
3、_ but not in reality.（A）surface（B） title（C） rank（D）name4 The new currency will get into_ soon.（A）circuit（B） circulation（C） circular（D）circle5 American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised _ from the United States.（A）transfer（B） deliveries（C） transportation
4、（D）transmissions6 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 exhausted7 You should be able to_right from wrong.（A）perceive（B） distinguish（C） sight（D）observe8 He liked the painti
5、ng very much, which cost him $1,000. However, he would gladly have paid _ for it.（A）as much twice（B） much as twice（C） twice as much（D）as twice much9 Those students dont have to be made _They are all diligent students.（A）learn（B） learned（C） learning（D）to learn10 After a whole days heavy work, the old
6、 worker returned home, _.（A）hungry and felt exhausting（B） hunger and exhausted（C） hungry and exhausted（D）hungry and having been exhausted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
7、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 For 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
8、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 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 an
9、d society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law and business as well. “In addition to the doctors, were going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawyers“. says Professor Edward Schneider of the Universit
10、y of Southern Californias (USC), School of Gerontology (老年学).Lawyers can specialize in “elder law“, which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination(歧视). Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, ar
11、e likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. “Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA 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
12、 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 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
13、 old people（B） gerontology has suddenly become popular（C） Some elderly professors are found on American campuses（D）American colleges have realized the need of enrolling older students12 With the aging of America, lawyers can benefit_.（A）from the adoption of the “elder law“（B） from rendering special
14、services to the elderly（C） by enriching their professional knowledge（D）by winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own interests13 Why 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 elde
15、rly possess an enormous purchasing power.（D）There are more elderly people working than before.14 Who can make big money in the new century according 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）Pro
16、fessionals with a good knowledge of gerontology.15 It can be seen from the passage that the expansion of Americas elderly population_.（A）will 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 cr
17、eate new fields of study in universities16 A few common misconceptions. Beauty is only skin-deep. Ones physical assets and liabilities dont count all that much in a managerial career. A woman should always try to look her best.Over the last 30 years, social scientists have conducted more than 1,000
18、studies of how we react to beautiful and not-so-beautiful people. The virtually unanimous conclusion: Looks do matter, more than most of us realize. The data suggest, for example, that physically attractive individuals are more likely to be treated well by their parents, sought out as friends, and p
19、ursued romantically. With the possible exception of women seeking managerial jobs, they are also more likely to be hired, paid well, and promoted.Un-American, you say, unfair and extremely unbelievable? Once again, the scientists have caught us mouthing pieties(虔诚) while acting just the contrary. Th
20、eir typical experiment works something like this. They give each member of a group-college students, perhaps, or teachers or corporate personnel managers a piece of paper relating an individuals accomplishments. Attached to the paper is a photograph. While the papers all say exactly the same thing t
21、he pictures are different. Some show a strikingly attractive person, some an average-looking character, and some an unusually unattractive human being. Group members are asked to rate the individual on certain attributes, anything from personal warmth to the likelihood that he or she will be promote
22、d.Almost invariably, the better looking the person in the picture, the higher the person is rated. In the phrase, borrowed from Sappho, that the social scientists use to sum up the common perception, what is beautiful is good.In business, however, good looks cut both ways for women, and deeper than
23、for men. A Utah State University professor, who is an authority on the subject, explains: In terms of their careers, the impact of physical attractiveness on males is only modest. But its potential impact on females can be tremendous, making its easier, for example, for the more attractive to get jo
24、bs where they are in the public eye. On another note, though, there is enough literature now for us to conclude that attractive women who aspire to managerial positions do not get on as well as women who may be less attractive.16 According to the passage, people often wrongly believe that in pursuin
25、g a career as manager _.（A）a persons property or debts do not matter much（B） a persons outward appearance is not a critical qualification（C） women should always dress fashionably（D）women should not only be attractive but also high-minded17 The result of research carried out by social scientists show
26、 that _.（A）people do not realize the importance of looking ones best（B） women in pursuit of managerial jobs are not likely to be paid well（C） good-looking women aspire to managerial positions（D）attractive people generally have an advantage over those who are not18 Experments by scientists have shown
27、 that when people evaluate individuals on certain attributes _.（A）they observe the principle that beauty is only skin-deep（B） they do not usually act according to the views they support（C） they give ordinary-looking persons the lowest ratings（D）they tend to base their judgment on the individuals acc
28、omplishments19 Good looks cut both ways for women(Line 1, Para. 5) means that _.（A）attractive women have tremendous potential impact on public jobs（B） good-looking women always get the best of everything（C） being attractive is not always an advantage for women（D）attractive women do not do as well as
29、 unattractive women in managerial positions20 It can inferred from the passage that in the business world _.（A）handsome men are not affected as much by their looks as attractive women are（B） physically attractive women who are in the public eye usually do quite well（C） physically attractive men and
30、women who are in the public eye usually get along quite well（D）good looks are important for women as they are for men21 Internet is a global network that connects other computer networks, together with software and protocols for controlling the movement of data. The Internet, often referred to as “t
31、he Net“, was initiated in 1969 by a group of universities and private research groups funded by the US Department of Defense. It now covers almost every country in the world. Its organization is informal and deliberately nonpolitical its controllers tend to concentrate on technical aspects rather th
32、an on administrative control.The Internet offers users a number of basic services including data transfer, electronic mail, and the ability to access information in remote databases. A notable feature is the existence of user groups, which allow people to exchange information and debate specific sub
33、jects of interest. In addition, there are a number of high-level services. For example, MBONE allows the transmission of messages to more than one destination. It is used in videoconferencing. The World Wide Web, known as “the Web“, is another high level Internet service, developed in the 1990s in G
34、eneva. It is a service for distributing multimedia information, including graphics, pictures, sounds, and video as well as text. A feature of the World Wide Web is that it allows links to other related documents elsewhere on the Internet. Documents for publication on the Web are presented in a form
35、known as HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). This allows a specification of the page layout and typography as it will appear on the screen. It also allows the inclusion of active links to other documents. Generally, these appear on the screen display as highlighted text or as additional icons. Typica
36、lly, the user can use a mouse to “click“ on one of these points to load and view a related document. Many commercial and public organizations now have their own Web site (specified by an address code) and publish a “home page“, giving information about the organization.Up to the mid 1990s, the major
37、 users of the Internet were academic and research organizations. This has begun to change rapidly with individual home users linking in through commercial access providers and with a growing interest by companies in using the Internet for publicity, sales, and as a medium for electronic publishing.
38、At the same time, there are problems with the flow of information across national borders, bringing in debates about copyright protection, data protection, the publication of pornography, and ultimately political control and censorship.21 From the first paragraph, we learn that the Internet_.（A）was
39、initiated by the U.S.Department of Defense in 1969（B） was only able to connect computers into networks at its beginning（C） has not any kind of organization behind it at all（D）works independently of any governmental control22 Access to remote information_.（A）is a high level service provided by the In
40、ternet（B） is the most notable feature with the Internet（C） is a basic function performed by the Internet（D）can only be achieved by the Internet23 It can be inferred that the development of HTML prepared the way for_.（A）even farther information transfer（B） online commercial promotions（C） academic use
41、s（D）distributing multimedia information24 Which of the following is not a problem brought in by the popularization of the Internet?（A）Difficulty in inspecting the content of publications.（B） Difficulty in protecting copyright across national borders.（C） Difficulty in promoting sales of superior prod
42、ucts.（D）The possibility that potentially harmful content may be published.25 This passage focuses on_.（A）the instructions for the Internet users（B） the historical development of the Internet（C） the kinds of data transferred through the Internet（D）the problems brought about the Internet25 The next de
43、cade could see commuters speeding to work at about 300 miles per hour aboard magnetic levitation vehicles, according to a report by Argonne National Laboratories. But before “maglev“ vehicles can become commercial successes, the report says, people need to stop thinking of them as high-speed trains.
44、 Instead, consider them low-flying aircraft. Argonne contends that maglev vehicles will be best suited to replace commuter aircraft. Plane flights under 600 miles are the least energy-efficient, and maglev “planes“ should cut these fuel needs by up to 75 percent. Reportedly, the money saved by a 2,0
45、00-mile maglev network linking major cities world more than pay for its construction in 20 years. The quiet purr of levitating crafts would also be a balm for neighborhoods tormented by the roar of conventional takeoffs and landings. The technology behind magnetic levitation is already well understo
46、od, the report notes. The west Germans and the Japanese already well understood, the report notes. The West Germans and the Japanese have several full-scale working models. Meanwhile, research in the United States has lapsed. 26 What is the best title for this passage?（A）The Future of Transportation
47、（B） Argonne Develops Maglev Train（C） The Disadvantages of Commuting by Airplane（D）Commuting in the Future27 According to the passage, when could people start using a maglev commercially7（A）In 5 years.（B） In 10 years.（C） In 20 years.（D）In more than 20 years.28 Why could maglev trains replace short-fi
48、ght commuter aircraft?（A）Maglev trains are faster.（B） Maglev trains are cheaper.（C） Maglev trains are more fuel-efficient.（D）Maglev trains are safer.29 Argonne believes that people should regard maglev transportation as _.（A）safe, efficient high-speed trains（B） the most exciting form of transportati
49、on for the future（C） a kind of aircraft（D）the most economical form of transportation30 Which countries have probably spent the most money on maglev research?（A）France and West Germany.（B） Japan and West Germany.（C） the United States and Japan.（D）West Germany and the United States.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 an
