1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 199 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 He is an artist in _ but not in reality.（A）surface（B） title（C） rank（D）name2 There was no tickets _ for Fridays performance.（A）preferable（B） considerable（C） possible（D）available3 Niagara Falls is a great tourist _ drawing millions of visitors every year.（A）attention（B） attraction（C） appoint
3、ment（D）arrangement4 American women were _ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.（A）ignored（B） neglected（C） refused（D）denied5 He comes from a poor country village in the mountains，so its very hard for him to pay the whole school years_at one time.（A）money（B） fare（C） fees（D）tu
4、ition6 The Mona Lisa, _ in Italy, is now in the Louvre, a museum in Paris.（A）who painted（B） who has painted（C） which painted（D）which was painted7 Science is still _ of the causes of many kinds of cancer.（A）ignorant（B） unconscious（C） conscious（D）informed8 It is vital that food and shelter are made_fo
5、r people in the flood-stricken area.（A）free（B） useful（C） available（D）usable9 Agriculture was a step in human progress _ which subsequently there was not anything comparable until our own machine age.（A）in（B） for（C） to（D）from10 Being an intelligent boy，he_such a foolish mistake（A）neednt have made（B）
6、cant have made（C） wont have made（D）wouldnt have made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 t
7、he ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.11 It is curious how often sympathy for the old and infirm takes a form which actually humiliates them. Their friends, with good will, sometimes lean forward to rearrange their neckwear, touching their hair or patting their facesthings they would
8、 never presume to do, unasked, to one of their contemporaries. An equally humiliating habit is to talk about old people in front of them as if they were not there, discussing their health.It is now universally accepted that children should be encouraged to do as much as they can for themselves in or
9、der to develop their brains and muscles, but so few people today seem to have time to allow the elderly the same means of keeping their minds and muscles active. They perform innumerable services for the old that they would be much better left to do, even with a struggle, for themselves.Convenient f
10、lats, “motherly“ visitors, or organized entertainments cannot make up for the fundamental need which must be satisfied the need to retain to the end of life human dignity and the respect of ones fellows.11 Many people are not aware that it is rather rude to _.（A）talk casually about old people in fro
11、nt of them as if they were not there（B） show sympathy for the old（C） take care of the old when they are not ill（D）pat the faces of the contemporaries12 According to the passage the old would very much like to _.（A）live alone（B） live in comfortable and well-run homes（C） be treated as adults instead o
12、f babies（D）get unselfish help from their friends and relatives13 The author suggests that _.（A）much sympathy will inevitably humiliate the old（B） kindness and unselfish help are not necessarily what the old need（C） the old should be left to do whatever they want by themselves（D）to the old, the frien
13、ds and relatives respect is, at least, as important as their concern14 If the old are left to do as much as they can for themselves, _.（A）they may keep human dignity and enjoy the respect of the fellows（B） they wont feel hurt or humiliated（C） they will be able to develop their brains and muscles（D）t
14、hey will be able to keep their minds and muscles active15 The passage is mainly about that _.（A）improper care and concern may do more harm than good to the old（B） how to take good care of the old in different ways（C） nowadays many people are not respectful enough to the old（D）old people are just lik
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18、 8881444116 It is an advertisement for _.（A）education（B） entertainment（C） sports（D）sale17 The Holiday Cottages are located in _.（A）the country（B） the city（C） the downtown（D）the suburbs18 Which of the following is true?（A）The cottages are not large enough to offer spacious accommodation.（B） Guests ca
19、n have full use of all the clubs in Devonshire.（C） The cottages are in a private estate.（D）Everything will be done for the guest in the Holiday Cottages.19 The following items are mentioned in the advertisement except _.（A）squash（B） swimming（C） table tennis（D）sauna20 Which of the following is NOT tr
20、ue according to the advertisement?（A）Guests can take their dogs to the cottages.（B） People can get a brochure if they telephone.（C） Both indoor and outdoor activities are offered.（D）No drinking is provided.20 Two main techniques have been used for training elephants, which we may call respectively t
21、he tough and the gentle. The former method simply consists of setting an elephant to work and beating him until he does what is expected. Apart from any moral considerations this is a stupid method of training, for it produces a resentful animal who at a later stage may well turn man-killer. The gen
22、tle method requires more patience in the early stages, but produces a cheerful, good-tempered elephant who will give many years of loyal service.The first essential in elephant training is to assign to the animal a single mahout who will be entirely responsible for the job. Elephants like to have on
23、e master just as dogs do, and are capable of a considerable degree of personal affection. There are even stories of half-trained elephant calves who have refused to feed and pained to death when by some unavoidable circumstance they have been deprived of their own trainer. Such extreme cases must pr
24、obably be taken with a grain of salt, but they do underline the general principle that the relationship between elephant and mahout is the key to successful training.The most economical age to capture an elephant for training is between fifteen and twenty years, for it is then almost ready to undert
25、ake heavy work and can begin to earn its keep straight away. But animals of this age do not easily become subservient to man, and a very firm hand must be employed in the early stages. The captive elephant, still roped to a tree, plunges and screams every time a man approaches, and for several days
26、will probably refuse all food through anger and fear. Sometimes a tame elephant is tethered nearby to give the wild one confidence, and in most cases the captive gradually quietens down and begins to accept its food. The next stage is to get the elephant to the training establishment, a ticklish bus
27、iness which is achieved with the aid of two tame elephants roped to the captive on either side.When several elephants are being trained at one time, it is customary for the new arrival to be placed between the stalls of two captives whose training is already well advanced. It is then left completely
28、 undisturbed with plenty of food and water so that it can absorb the atmosphere of its new home and see that nothing particularly alarming is happening to its companions when it is eating normally, its own training begins. The trainer stands in front of the elephant holding a long stick with a sharp
29、 metal point. Two assistants, mounted on tame elephants, control the captive from either side, while others rub their hands over his skin to the accompaniment of a monotonous and soothing chant. This is supposed to induce pleasurable sensations in the elephant, and its effects are reinforced by the
30、use of endearing epithets, such as ho! my son, or ho! My father, or my mother according to the age and sex of the captive. The elephant is not immediately susceptible to such blandishments, however, and usually lashes fiercely with its trunk in all directions. These movements are controlled by the t
31、rainer with the metal-pointed stick, and the trunk eventually becomes so sore that the elephant curls it up and seldom afterwards uses it for offensive purposes.21 The ill-treatment of an elephant during training _.（A）can have unpleasant consequences later（B） is the most effective method available（C
32、） increases the time it takes to train the animal（D）ensures loyal service for years to come22 An elephant will only be trained successfully if _.（A）the mahout is a responsible person（B） elephant calves dont refuse to feed（C） the mahout and the elephant get on well together（D）several trainers are ass
33、igned to the job23 The main attraction of training mature elephants is _.（A）early financial returns（B） their willingness to obey their trainers（C） the avoidance of anxiety in the elephant（D）that elephants are difficult to keep24 19 A mature elephant is only subjected to training when _.（A）it is with
34、 other elephants（B） the mahout has established a good relationship with it（C） the animal is feeding normally（D）it needs to be controlled with a sharp pointed stick25 This passage mainly discusses _.（A）two techniques used for training elephants（B） the unhuman method used in training elephants（C） how
35、to train the elephant（D）through the tough method we cannot train the elephant successfully25 Cigarette Smoking by Grade Level：2005-2009 26 The purpose of the chart is to show_（A）the percentages of smokers in schools（B） the increase of smokers in grades 9-12 during 2005-2009（C） the number of teenage
36、smokers in grades 9-12（D）the amount of money spent by young smokers over the years27 Which grade had the highest percentage of smokers in 20057（A）The 9th（B） The 10th（C） The 11th（D）The 12th28 The percentage of the 9th grade smokers in 2009 was_（A）232（B） 252（C） 31.2（D）33.429 Which grade saw the greate
37、st increase of smokers over the four years?（A）The 9th（B） The 10th（C） The 11th（D）The 12th30 What tendency can we find from the chart?（A）Smokers in all grades have increased（B） The higher the grade，the more the smokers （C） The older a student，the more he smokes（D）Low graders smoke less heavily三、Part I
38、II 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 answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.31 Smoking, which may be a pleasure for some people, is a seriou
39、s source of discomfort for their fellows. Medical authorities express their【B1】about the effect of smoking on the health not only【B2 】those who smoke but also of those who do not. In fact, nonsmokers who must involuntarily inhale the air polluted by the tobacco smoke may【B3】more than the smokers the
40、mselves.As you are doubtless aware, a considerable number of our students have【B4】an effort to【B5】the university to ban smoking in the classrooms. I believe they are entirely right in their aim.【B6】, I would hope that it is possible to achieve this by【B7 】on the smokers to use good judgment and show
41、 concern for others rather than【B8】regulation.Smoking is prohibited by city laws in theaters and in halls used for showing films as well as in laboratories【B9 】there may be a fire hazard. Elsewhere, it is up to your good sense.I am therefore asking you to maintain “No Smoking“ in the auditoriums and
42、 classrooms. This will prove that you have to keep nonsmokers health and well-being【B10】, which is very important to a large number of our students.31 【B1 】（A）concern（B） trouble（C） interest（D）displeasure32 【B2 】（A）to（B） about（C） with（D）of33 【B3 】（A）endure（B） suffer（C） undergo（D）put upwith34 【B4 】（A）
43、joined（B） directed（C） joined in（D）directed at35 【B5 】（A）make（B） persuade（C） cause（D）tell36 【B6 】（A）But then（B） However（C） Further（D）Moreover37 【B7 】（A）pleading（B） begging（C） insisting（D）calling38 【B8 】（A）with（B） by（C） to（D）in39 【B9 】（A）which（B） when（C） where（D）that40 【B10 】（A）on mind（B） in heart（C）
44、in mind（D）on heart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 context and best completes the dialogue. Mark y
45、our answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.41 Lodger: Im terribly sorry that I broke your precious vase. Ill pay for it. Landlady: _.（A）Cant complain（B） Never mind（C） Relax yourself（D）Take care42 Receptionist: Front desk. Can I help you? Hotel guest; This is Mr. Burton in 1
46、20_? Receptionist; Of course. What time?（A）Where is your cafe（B） Can I have a cup of tea（C） Do you have room service（D）Can I get a wake-up call, please43 Bob：Its really a wonderful Chinese dinnerWe have enjoyed it so muchThank you，MrsLiMrsLi：_（A）Oh，Im afraid I didnt cook very well（B） Im glad you enj
47、oyed it（C） Come again when you are free（D）Its not necessary for you to say so44 Winnie：The singers all act strangely ，they shout instead of singingKate：_Popular music is exciting （A）I agree with you（B） Im afraid not（C） I dont think so（D）Thats true45 Tom: I see in the paper theyre sending more equipm
48、ent to space. And we might have to live there someday. John: _! Im staying right here!（A）Never I（B） Not me（C） No me（D）None me46 Guest: Oh, its ten oclock, Id better go now. Host:_.（A）OK. Please walk slowly.（B） Why do you want to go now? Dont you want to stay?（C） Wont you stay for another cup of coff
49、ee?（D）Yeah, its really late. Why not immediately?47 Stephen: Well, hello, stranger! _.Gordon: No, I went to California for a few weeks.Stephen: Oh, really? Where did you go?Gordon: Los Angeles. I stayed with my brother.（A）Have you been away all these days?（B） Have you moved or something?（C） Havent seen you for ages!（
