1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 189 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 Many newcomers complain of the rapid _ of life in Hong Kong.（A）rate（B） pace（C） speed（D）growth2 He was not as active as I had _ him to be.（A）inspected（B） recognized（C） objected（D）expected3 When something happens _ we like, we usually feel joy or happiness, which is a positive and powerful e
3、motion and for which we all strive.（A）upon（B） to（C） that（D）what4 So many directors_, the board meeting had to be put off.（A）were absent（B） been absent（C） had been absent（D）being absent5 Williamsburg has now been restored so that it looks as it _ during the 18th century.（A）could（B） would（C） was（D）did
4、6 After the guests left, she spent half an hour _ the sitting-room.（A）ordering（B） arranging（C） tidying up（D）clearing away7 No one can be sure if the car on display fits him or her until he or she _ them.（A）tries（B） will try（C） are trying（D）have tried8 A survey was carried out on the death rate of ne
5、w-born babies in that region, _ were surprising.（A）as results（B） which results（C） the results of it（D）the results of which9 Many newcomers complain of the rapid _ of life in Hong Kong.（A）rate（B） pace（C） speed（D）growth10 All_was needed was one final push to close the deal.（A）that（B） what（C） there（D）w
6、hich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 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 c
7、enter.10 A PosterJust as the sun is starting to shine and the days are getting longer, the examination period begins！ Id like to wish all students the very best luck in your exams and with your dissertations.For those of you who will be leaving us this summer, I hope that you will take with you fond
8、 memories of Birmingham and that you keep in touch.If you are staying in Birmingham over the summer, do try to come along to our summer garden party on 18 June. Spouses and children are very welcome to join us too.Summer Garden Party Wednesday 18, June 2007 From 2 p. m. 5 p. m.Celebrate the end of e
9、xams and the end of term with a summer garden party in the beautiful grounds of Westmere on Edgbaston Park Road.All international students, their spouses and children are welcome to join us. Well have lots of party games as well as food and drink. What better way to mark the end of the academic year
10、?If you would like to come along, please contact Mai Graham, international Student Assistant; 0121 414 2894 M. M. Grahambham. ac. uk.We look forward to seeing many of you there. Have a great summer.11 The above poster is from_.（A）a middle school in Birmingham（B） a college in Birmingham（C） the govern
11、ment of Birmingham（D）an organizer of a summer camp12 The word “spouse“ in the passage refers to_.（A）the old（B） the adult（C） a relative of friend（D）a husband or wife13 What is the poster mainly aimed at?（A）Inviting all the students to attend a party in a beautiful park.（B） Informing all international
12、 students of the end of the summer term.（C） Saying goodbye to those who are about to leave the university.（D）Inviting all international students to attend a summer party.14 The number 0121 414 2894 is for_.（A）telephone number（B） zip code（C） fax（D）school address15 What can we learn from the passage?（
13、A）The party will last for 4 hours.（B） Some students will graduate this summer.（C） The party will be held during the examination period.（D）All the students there are married.15 Medicine DirectionsTake two tablets with warm water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required. For maximum nigh
14、ttime and early morning relief, take two tablets at bedtime. Do not exceed six tablets in twenty-four hours.For children six to twelve years old, give half the adult dosage. For children under six years old consult your doctor.Reduce dosage if nervousness, restlessness, or sleeplessness occurs.16 Th
15、e label on this medicine bottle clearly warns not to take more than_.（A）twenty-four tablets a day（B） eight tablets a day（C） six tablets a day（D）three tablets a day17 What should you do if your child is under six years old?（A）You should let him take two tablets a day.（B） You should reduce the dosage
16、anyway.（C） You should find the directions on the bottle.（D）You should ask the doctor for advice.18 How many tablets should one take before he goes to sleep?（A）one（B） two（C） one and half（D）three19 We can infer by this label that_.（A）The medicine could cause some people to feel nervous（B） Children may
17、 take the same dosage as adults take（C） One may not take this medicine before going to bed（D）the medicine is liquid20 Clearly the medicine_.（A）may be dangerous for small children（B） cant be taken by children under twelve years old（C） may be taken by children but not by adults（D）may be taken by adult
18、s but not by children20 Some psychologists maintain that mental acts such as thinking are not performed in the brain alone, but that ones muscles also participate. It may be said that we think with our muscles in somewhat the same way that we listen to music with our bodies. You surely are not surpr
19、ised to be told that you usually listen to music not only with your ears but with your whole body. Few people can listen to music that is more or less familiar without moving their body or mom specifically, some part of their body. Often when one listens to a symphonic concert on the radio, he is te
20、mpted to direct the orchestra even though he knows there is a competent conductor on the job.Strange as this behavior may be, there is a very good reason for it. One cannot derive all possible enjoyment from music unless he participates, so to speak, in its performance. The listener “feels“ himself
21、into the music with more or less noticeable motions of his body.The muscles of the body actually participate in the mental process of thinking in the same way, but this participation is less obvious because it is less noticeable.21 Some psychologists maintain that thinking is _.（A）not a mental proce
22、ss（B） more of a physical process than a mental action（C） a process that involves our entire bodies（D）a process that involves the muscles as well as the brain22 Few people are able to listen to familiar music without _.（A）moving some part of their body（B） stopping what they are doing to listen（C） dir
23、ecting the orchestra playing it（D）wishing that they could conduct music properly23 Body movements are necessary in order for the listener to _.（A）hear the music（B） appreciate the music（C） enjoy the music fully（D）completely understand the music24 According to the selection, muscle participation in th
24、e process of thinking is _.（A）deliberate（B） obvious（C） not readily apparent（D）very pronounced25 The best title for this selection is _.（A）An Ear for Music（B） Music Appreciation（C） How Muscles Participate in Mental Acts（D）A Psychological Definition of the Thinking Process25 Adam Smith was the first p
25、erson to see the importance of the division of labor. He gave us an example of the process by which pins were made in England.“One man draws out the wire, another strengthens it, a third cuts it, a fourth points it, and a fifth gives it a head. Just to make the head requires two or three different o
26、perations. The work of making pins is divided into about eighteen different operations, which in some factories are all performed by different people, though in others the same man will sometimes perform two or three of them. “Ten men, Smith said, in this way, turned out twelve pounds of pins a day
27、or about 4800 pins a worker. But if all of them had worked separately and independently without division of labor, they certainly could not have made twenty pins in a day and not even one.There can be no doubt that division of labor is an efficient way of organizing work. Fewer people can make more
28、pins. Adam Smith saw this, but he also took it for granted that division of labor is itself responsible for economic growth and development and it accounts for the difference between expanding economies and those that stand still. But division of labor adds nothing new, it only enables people to pro
29、duce more of what they already have.26 According to the passage, Adam Smith was the first person to _.（A）take advantage of the physical labor（B） introduce the division of labor into England（C） understand the effects of the division of labor（D）explain the bad causes of the division of labor27 Adam Sm
30、ith saw that the division of labor _.（A）enabled each worker to design pins more quickly（B） increased the possible output per worker（C） increased the number of people employed in factories（D）improved the quality of pins produced28 Adam Smith mentioned the number 4800 in order to _.（A）show the advanta
31、ges of the old labor system（B） stress how powerful the individual worker was（C） show the advantages of the division of labor（D）stress the importance of increased production29 According to the writer, Adam Smiths mistake was in believing that the division of labor _.（A）was an efficient way of organiz
32、ing work（B） was an important development in methods of production（C） finally led to economic development（D）increased the production of existing goods30 According to the writer, which one of the following is NOT true?（A）Division of labor can enable fewer people to make more pins.（B） Division of labor
33、 helps people to produce more of what they already have.（C） Division of labor is responsible for economic growth.（D）Division of labor is an efficient way of organizing work.三、Part III ClozeDirections: There are ten blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are four choices mark
34、ed A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.31 Although the United States cherishes the tradition that it is a nation of small towns and wide open spaces, only one in every eight Americans now lives on a farm. The【B1】population
35、 trend has been a double one, toward both urbanization and suburbanization, Metropolitan areas have grown explosively in the past decade and nearly half this increase has been in the【B2】, With the rapid growth of cities has come【B3 】rapid decentralization. The flight of Americans from the central ci
36、ty to the suburbs【B4 】one of the greatest migrations of modern times; quiet residential sections outside cities have become conglomerations of streets, split-level houses, and shopping centers.【B5 】, this spurt of suburban expansion does not alter the basic fact that the United States【B6】one of the
37、most urban nations on the face of the earth. Census Bureau【B7】show that the【B8】population has been shrinking steadily since 1880. When the United States became a nation it had no large cities at all; today【B9】fifty cities have populations of more than 258,000. Mammoth complexes of cities are develop
38、ing in the area of the East Coast and the east north central states, on the pacific and Gulf coasts, and near the shores of the Great Lakes. Some sociologists now regard the entire 600-mile stretch between Boston and Washington, D.C.an area holding a fifth of the countrys population【B10】one vast cit
39、y or, as they call it, megalopolis.31 【B1 】（A）past（B） recent（C） future（D）nowadays32 【B2 】（A）urban（B） rural（C） cities（D）suburbs33 【B3 】（A）equal（B） equally（C） also（D）too34 【B4 】（A）constitutes（B） constitute（C） comprises（D）comprise35 【B5 】（A）Despite of this（B） Therefore（C） However（D）As a result36 【B6 】（
40、A）has become（B） have become（C） become（D）became37 【B7 】（A）datum（B） figures（C） numbers（D）pictures38 【B8 】（A）urban（B） rural（C） city（D）suburb39 【B9 】（A）some（B） any（C） above（D）or so40 【B10 】（A）and（B） to（C） like（D）as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 Speaker A: Well, we want to thank yo
42、u for coming to the studio today, Kiki. Its nice to meet you.Speaker B: Oh, thank you. _（A）Youre welcome.（B） Im really pleased.（C） How happy I am!（D）Its my pleasure.42 George: The fish is wonderful. May I have another serving please? Mrs. Richardson: _.（A）Im afraid I didnt cook very well.（B） Of cour
43、se, you may.（C） Please help yourself.（D）Dont be so polite.43 A: Mind if I sit here? B: _.（A）Well, no, but my friend is in the washroom now.（B） No. Im afraid you must go and find another seat.（C） Of course, take it easy.（D）Yes, please sit down.44 Torn: You are playing guitar well. Can you read music?
44、 Charles: No, I dont. I just listen to songs on the radio and then play them until they sound right. Torn: _. Charles: No, really.（A）Youre lying（B） Youre cheating（C） You are boasting（D）Youre kidding45 Doctor: What seems to be the matter? Patient: Well, my heartbeat is fast and I have trouble breathi
45、ng recently.Doctor: _ Your weight is giving much burden on your heart.（A）I have to give you some medicine.（B） Im sorry. Your weight is a problem.（C） You need some exercises.（D）Im afraid you have to lose at least 40 pounds.46 James: How is your sun burn today? Jane: Its much better. The cream you gav
46、e me is of great help. James: _（A）You should thank me for that.（B） I know it will work.（C） Im glad to hear that.（D）I got the recipe from my grandma.47 Brown：Firstly ，allow me to introduce myselfMy name is John Brown，manager of the companyNate：_（A）You must be mistakenI dont know you at all（B） HelloBr
47、own!I havent seen you for ages（C） Very nice to see you，MrBrown（D）Hi，John!Welcome to our company48 Nancy：HelloTed Whats wrong with your arm?Ted：I broke it when I was skating on the holidayNancy：Oh，no!_Ted：Much better，thanks（A）What a nuisance!（B） How awful!（C） Why was that?（D）What a trouble !49 Nurse:
48、 Do you have any designated doctor?Patient: Yes, Dr. Hurt, Cliff Hurt.Nurse: Here is your registration card. Dr. Hurt is at clinic No. _.（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
49、 sit here and wait for your order50 Jill: Hi, Jane, this is Jill. Do you have time to talk? Jane: Hi, Jill, _. I was just watching TV.（A）so what（B） no doubt（C） some time（D）sureGCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 189 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 m
