1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 195 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 Mr. Smith can be quite sad_, though in public he is extremely cheerful.（A）by himself（B） in person（C） in private（D）as individual2 Although Anne is happy with her success she wonders_ will happen to her private life.（A）that（B） what（C） it（D）this3 The car _ halfway for no reason.（A）broke off（B
3、） broke down（C） broke up（D）broke out4 As early as 1637 Ohio made a decision that free, tax supported schools must be established in every town _ 40 households or more.（A）having（B） to have（C） to have had（D）having had5 A persons calorie requirements vary _ his life.（A）across（B） throughout（C） over（D）wi
4、thin6 It is ordered that a new bridge_over the widje fiver.（A）should be built（B） would built（C） will be built（D）built7 Even a child would not be _ by such an obvious lie.（A）cut off（B） made up（C） pulled down（D）taken in8 The former governor withdrew from political life and as _he was soon forgotten.（A
5、）an end（B） a result（C） an outcome（D）an event9 The importance of fitness should not be _ because it is not developed in a day.（A）withdrawn（B） overlooked（C） relaxed（D）stressed10 People do not always recall events as they _ actually.（A）are happening（B） will happen（C） happened（D）would happen二、Part II Re
6、ading 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 The way
7、 people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, painfree life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness, If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to
8、happiness involve some pain.As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment(承担的义务), self improvement. Ask a bachelor(单身汉) why he
9、resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its
10、most distinguishing features.Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole nights sleep or a three day vacation. I dont know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couple who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of
11、 playing with a grandchild.Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those
12、fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.11 According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because_.（A）he is reluc
13、tant to take on family responsibilities（B） he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single（C） he finds more fun in dating than in marriage（D）he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement12 Raising children, in the authors opinion, is_.（A）a moral duty（B） a thank
14、less job（C） a rewarding task（D）a source of inevitable pain13 From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from _.（A）hatred（B） misunderstanding（C） prejudice（D）ignorance14 To understand what true happiness is one must_.（A）have as much fun as possible during ones lifetime（B） make every e
15、ffort to liberate oneself from pain（C） put up with pain under all circumstances（D）be able to distinguish happiness from fun15 What is the author trying to tell us?（A）Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain.（B） One must know how to attain happiness.（C） It is important to make commitments.（D）It is
16、 pain that leads to happiness.15 As people continue to grow and age，our body system continues to changeAt a certain point in your life yourbody systems will begin to weakenYour joints may become stiffIt may become more difficult for you to see and hearThe slow change of aging causes our bodies to lo
17、se some of their ability to bounce back from disease and injuryIn order to live longer，we have always tried to slow or stop this change that leads us toward the end of our livesMany factors contribute to your healthA well-balanced diet plays an important roleThe amount and the type of exercise you g
18、et is another factorYour living environment and the amount of stress you are under is yet anotherBut scientists studying senescence want to know：Why do people grow old?They hope that by examining the aging process on a cellular level medical science may be able to extend the length of life16 When pe
19、ople become aging，they will lose some of their ability to bounce back from disease and injury，“bounce back”here means_.（A）to improve in health after ones disease and injury（B） to recover from disease and injury（C） to jump after recovering（D）to run fast17 In order to live longer_.（A）we have to try to
20、 be on a diet（B） we should keep in high spirits（C） we should try to do more exercise（D）we should postpone the process of aging18 Why are some scientists interested in studying senescence?（A）They want to increase the general ability of our bodies（B） They may be able to find a beRer way to our life（C）
21、 If they can pin down the biochemical process that makes us age，there will be hope for extending the length of life（D）They want to find out if there is a link between how efficiently a cell could repair itself and how long a creature lives19 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor contri
22、buting to ones health?（A）The right food you eat（B） Lots of exercise you get（C） Your living conditions（D）The amount of stress you are under20 This passage is mainly concerned with_.（A）mans aging process（B） mans life span（C） mans heaith（D）mans medical care20 A group of 11 delegates from the Chinese un
23、iversity returned home last week. They came in second place with 13 other university teams.The conference is the worlds largest university-level UN simulation. It is held each April, for a week, in New York, to give students a chance to debate international affairs. It is meant to mirror the real-li
24、fe business of the UN.Teams from more than 23 countries gathered this year to discuss and debate serious issues such as the AIDS epidemic and water shortages.Some UN senior staff members, U. S. professors, and former student participants formed the judge panel.The Chinese team applied to take part i
25、n the event and was assigned to represent Japan this year, working on various committees and arguing Japans position on resolutions to problems like international migration.According to Li Xiaocong, the Chinese team leader, their efforts in finding approaches to resolutions made them stand out. Li a
26、ttributes their success to “solid training“.21 Whats the purpose of the conference?（A）To give students a chance to debate international affairs and to mirror the real-life business of the UN.（B） To enlarge students fields of vision.（C） To learn about other cultures.（D）To learn about how to portray t
27、heir own.22 How many Chinese students are involved in the conference?（A）17.（B） 23.（C） 11.（D）13.23 The judge panel includes the following EXCEPT _.（A）U.S. professors（B） former student participants（C） UN senior staff members（D）UN professors24 According to the Chinese team leader, whats the key to thei
28、r success?（A）Debate practice sessions.（B） Solid training.（C） Research on Japanese.（D）Knowledge of parliamentary procedure and public speaking.25 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the report?（A）The Chinese team came out with one of the first prizes.（B） There were 23 teams in this
29、 years UN simulation.（C） There were a number of second-place winners at the conference.（D）The Chinese team stood out representing their country at the conference.26 One thing almost everyone is agreed on, including Americans, is that they place a very high valuation upon success; Success does not ne
30、cessarily mean material rewards, but recognition of some sort-preferably measurable. If a boy turns out to be a preacher(传道者) instead of a businessman, thats all right. But the bigger his church is, the more successful he is judged to be.A good many things contributed to this accent on success. Ther
31、e was the Puritan(清教徒的) belief in the virtue of work, both for its own sake and because the rewards it brought were regarded as signs of Gods love. There was the richness of opportunity in a land waiting to be settled. There was the lack of a settled society with fixed ranks and classes, so that a m
32、an was certain to rise through achievement.There was the determination of an immigrant to gain in the new world what had been denied to him in the old, and on the part of his children an urge to throw off the immigrant onus(负担) by still more success and still more rise in a fluid and classless socie
33、ty. Brothers did not compete within the family for the favor of the parents as in Europe, but worked hard for success in the outer world, along paths of their own choosing.26 According to the first paragraph, _.（A）success is highly valued in American society（B） success surely brings material rewards
34、（C） success equals measurable recognition（D）people agree on what success means27 In this passage, the author indicates that _.（A）preachers are not so successful as businessmen（B） businessmen are not so successful as preachers（C） boys are advised to become preachers instead of businessmen（D）measurabl
35、e success can also be achieved by preachers28 The word “accent“(Line 1, Para. 2) most probably means _.（A）dialect（B） emphasis（C） attention（D）recognition29 Which of the following does NOT account for peoples desire for success?（A）The Puritan belief in the virtue of work.（B） Richness of opportunities
36、in the new world.（C） Lack of fixed social ranks and classes.（D）Determination to deny the value of the new world.30 It is suggested in the last paragraph that _ in the old world.（A）children tended to compete for the favor of their parents（B） children were determined to throw off their immigrant ident
37、ities（C） children were urged to achieve success in the fluid and classless society（D）children worked hard for success along paths chosen by their parents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. Ch
38、oose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.30 Besides active foreign enterprises and a【C1】_number of private employers, a consequential new development was the development of employment in state-owned enterprises (guanying or guanshang). Started
39、by some【C2 】_Qing officials, the yangwupai, in the late nineteenth century, sizable state-owned enterprises developed primarily【C3】_enhancing Chinas national defense. Famous industrial giants of todays China such as the shipyards in Shanghai and heavy industries in cities like Wuhan, Nanjing, and Ch
40、ongqing were built by the Qing or the Republic governments. Some of them later began to【C4】_considerable private investment. After World War II, this type of state-owned employment became very important. Labor in those enterprises consisted basically【C5】_two tiers; a largely market-oriented allocati
41、on of blue-collar and some white-collar workers, and a mostly state allocation of most of the white-collar workers including managerial and technical personnel. The latter was a distorted labor market that featured strong【C6 】_considerations in allocating and managing labor. Personal and kinship con
42、nections, the so-called “petticoat influence,“ and political【C7】_were the norm for this type of labor allocation pattern. In a way, it was midway between a rather crude market-oriented labor allocation pattern and the centuries-old, warm, family-based traditional labor allocation pattern. It covered
43、 a very small but important portion of the Chinese labor force, and thus【C8】_our attention. Later, it apparently provided the historical precedent【C9】_state-owned enterprises to allocate their administrative and technical cadres, even its entire industrial labor force, 【C10 】_state employees.31 【C1
44、】（A）growing（B） grow（C） grown（D）grew32 【C2 】（A）reform-mind（B） reform-minded（C） reformed-mind（D）reforming-mind33 【C3 】（A）in the purpose of（B） for the purpose of（C） by the purpose of（D）with the purpose of34 【C4 】（A）absorb（B） melt（C） receive（D）attain35 【C5 】（A）on（B） in（C） of（D）as36 【C6 】（A）noneconomical
45、（B） ineconomic（C） noneconomic（D）ineconomical37 【C7 】（A）flavor（B） flavoring（C） favored（D）favoritism38 【C8 】（A）pays（B） puts（C） deserves（D）devotes39 【C9 】（A）for（B） to（C） in（D）on40 【C10 】（A）like（B） same（C） being（D）as四、Part IV Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this part, there are ten short incomplete di
46、alogues 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 At a party. Adam: This is a great
47、apartment. Tammy: I think so, too. _? Adam: No, Im Adam. I came with Carl. I dont really know anyone here. Carls told me about most of his friends, but I cant match the names with the faces.（A）Excuse me, but do I know you（B） Excuse me, could I know you（C） Excuse me, do you mind telling me your name（
48、D）Excuse me, but do you know me42 Woman: Gee, its very warm in this reading room. Man: _（A）Do you mind if I open the window?（B） Shall I turn on the conditioner?（C） Summer gets in early.（D）Thats right.43 Emily: Did anybody sign your petition? Gordon: Yes, we had a hundred signatures,_.（A）if no more（B
49、） if not more（C） if moreover（D）if not larger44 Customer: Im looking for a new living room set. Salesman: We have a lot of very nice sets. What style do you have in mind? Customer: _.What I need is something comfortable.（A）I really dont think（B） Its really not necessary（C） I really dont bother（D）It really doesnt matter45 Ann: Oh, its ten o
