1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 202 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 former governor withdrew from political life and as _ he was soon forgotten.（A）an end（B） a result（C） an outcome（D）an event2 You cant be _ careful in making the decision as it was such a critical case.（A）very（B） quite（C） too（D）so3 They worked together and so_the task in a month.（A）carri
3、ed out（B） carried through（C） carried on（D）carried off4 She _ in the feet on her way home from work.（A）was hurting（B） is hurt（C） hurts（D）got hurt5 It _commonplace to think of sport as a “leisure industry“ now.（A）became（B） will become（C） is becoming（D）had become6 Protessor Wu traveled and lectured thr
4、oughout the country to_education and professional skills so that women could enter the public world.（A）prosecute（B） acquire（C） advocate（D）proclaim7 On 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 as8 I will
5、 never forget the ten years _ we both spent in the little village.（A）when（B） during which（C） which（D）in which9 Were it not for their support and help, we _ able to finish the task ahead of time.（A）were not（B） should not have been（C） are not（D）would not be10 Since any answer may bring_to his govenrne
6、nt the spokesman tried to avoid the question.（A）commitment（B） embarrassment（C） failure（D）benefit 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.
7、Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.11 Promptness is important in American business, academic, and social settings. The importance of punctuality is taught to young children in school. Tardy slips and the use of bells signal to the child
8、 that punctuality and time itself are to be respected.People who keep appointments are considered dependable. If people are late to job interviews, appointments, or classes, they are often viewed as unreliable and irresponsible. In the business world, “time is money“ and companies may fine their exe
9、cutives for tardiness to business meetings. Of course, it is not always possible to be punctual. Social and business etiquette also provides rules for late arrivals. Calling on the telephone if one is going to be more than a few minutes late for scheduled appointments is considered polite and is oft
10、en expected. Keeping a date of a friend waiting beyond ten to twenty minutes is considered rude. On the other hand, arriving thirty minutes late to some parties is acceptable.11 The best title for the passage is _.（A）Punctuality（B） Time（C） Etiquette（D）Culture12 Children in America are taught to _.（A
11、）be on time when doing things（B） respect their teachers（C） take their time when doing things（D）respect their time13 If a person is late for business meeting, he may _.（A）be fired（B） be criticized by his boss（C） be required to apologize（D）be made to pay14 Social etiquette in the United States allows
12、people to _.（A）be a few minutes late for interviews（B） be up to a half-hour late for some parties（C） keep a friend waiting for less than 30 minutes（D）come a few minutes earlier to any appointment15 Time is money here means _.（A）time is very important in the business world（B） time can bring you money
13、（C） if you hurry, you can get some money（D）if you are late, you will lose money16 It is hard to track the blue whale, the oceans largest creature, which has almost been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered species. Attaching radio devices to it is difficult, and visual
14、 sightings are too unreliable to give real insight into its behavior.So biologists were delighted early this year when with the help of the Navy they were able to track a particular blue whale for 33 days monitoring its sounds. This was possible because of the Navys formerly top-secret system of und
15、erwater listening devices spanning the oceans.Tracking whales is but one example of an exciting new world just opening to civilian scientists after the cold war as the Navy starts to share and partly uncover its global network of underwater listening system built over the decades to track the ships
16、of potential enemies.Earth scientists announced at a news conference recently that they had used the system for closely monitoring a deep-sea volcanic eruption(爆发 ) for the first time and that they plan similar studies. Other scientists have proposed to use the network for tracking ocean currents an
17、d measuring changes in ocean and global temperatures.The speed of sound in water is roughly one mile a secondslower than through land but faster than through air. What is most important, different layers of ocean water can act as channels for sounds, focusing them in the same way a stethoscope(听诊器)
18、does when it carries faint noises from a patients chest to a doctors ear. This focusing is the main reason that even relatively weak sounds in the ocean, especially low-frequency ones, can often travel thousands of miles.16 The passage is chiefly about _.（A）an effort to protect an endangered marine
19、species（B） the civilian use of a military detection system（C） the exposure of a U.S. Navy top-secret weapon（D）a new way to look into the behavior of blue whales17 The underwater listening system was originally designed _.（A）to trace and locate enemy vessels（B） to monitor deep-sea volcanic eruptions（
20、C） to study the movement of ocean currents（D）to replace the global radio communications network18 The deep-sea listening system makes use of_.（A）the sophisticated technology of focusing sounds under water（B） the capability of sound to travel at high speed（C） the unique property of layers of ocean wa
21、ter in transmitting sound（D）low-frequency sounds travelling across different layers of water19 It can be inferred from the passage that_.（A）new radio devices should be developed for tracking the endangered blue whales（B） blue whales are no longer endangered with the use of the new listening system（C
22、） opinions differ as to whether civilian scientists should be allowed to use military technology（D）military technology has great potential in civilian use20 Which of the following is true about the U.S. Navy underwater listening network?_.（A）It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists（B） It h
23、as been replaced by a more advanced system（C） It became useless to the military after the cold war（D）It is indispensable in protecting endangered species20 As people continue to grow and age, our body systems continue to change. At a certain point in your life your body systems will begin to weaken.
24、 Your joints may become stiff. It may become more difficult for you to see and hear. The slow change of aging causes our bodies to lose some of their ability to bounce back from disease and injury. In order to live longer, we have always tried to slow or stop this process that leads us toward the en
25、d of our lives.Many factors contribute to your health. A well-balanced diet plays an important role. The amount and type of exercise you get is another factor. Your living environment and the amount of stress you are under is yet another. But scientists studying senescence (衰老) want to know: Why do
26、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 life.21 When people 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 aft
27、er ones disease and injury（B） to recover from disease and injury（C） to jump after recovering（D）to run fast22 In order to live longer,（A）we have to try to 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 aging23 Why are some scien
28、tists interested in studying senescence?（A）They want to increase the general ability of our bodies.（B） They may be able to find a better way to our life.（C） 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
29、 there is a link between how efficiently a cell could repair itself and how long a creature lives.24 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor contributing 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 under
30、.25 This passage is mainly concerned with _.（A）mans aging process（B） mans life span（C） mans health（D）mans medical care26 At the International Snow Sculpture Championships in Colorado on January 27, people will carve the white stuff into art. Planning begins months before the first snow falls. Teams
31、submit applications and sketches of their sculptures in July. Then, a panel of judges chooses 14 teams for the championship.The rules are simple: Electric tools are not allowed. Teams carve snow with everything but the results are not entirely in the sculptors hands. “If it is extremely sunny and wa
32、rm“, DeWall, the competitions director of public relations, explained, “we will erect old sail from sail boats into the air to block the sun from melting the sculptures“. If it snows, she continued, teams have to work extra hard to scrape(刮掉) the new snow off their work.The judges look for creativit
33、y, technical skill, and overall impact on the viewer. The winner does not receive any money. “There is no cash prize because the event began with the concept of global camaraderie(情谊)“, DeWall explained. Instead of focusing on money, she continued, “winners revel(纵情) in the friendship, the art, and
34、the hard work“.26 What does the phrase “white stuff“ in the first paragraph refer to?（A）Wood.（B） Snow.（C） Ice.（D）Rock.27 When do people start to plan for the Championships?（A）After the first snow falls in Colorado.（B） Once they submit their applications.（C） Before their sculptures are sketched.（D）As
35、 soon as the judges have chosen the teams.28 The sculptors cannot control the result because _.（A）it is extremely sunny and warm（B） it shines and/or snows（C） the sun melts their sculptures（D）old sails are raised into the air29 What is the viewers role in the championships?（A）Sculptors like to work t
36、ogether with them.（B） Judges consider their responses in choosing the winner.（C） Viewers watch and help to protect the sculptures.（D）The organizers rate their involvement and enthusiasm.30 The winners enjoy all of the following EXCEPT _.（A）the cash prize（B） the friendship（C） the art（D）the hard work三
37、、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 answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.30 Is there something as truth? For a good many centuries
38、 “the search for truth“ has been【31】the noblest activity of the human mind, but the seekers after truth have come to such【32】conclusions that it often seems that very little progress has been made.【33】,there are many people who reel that we are actually going backward. They【34】; often contemptuously
39、, that we have accumulated more “knowledge“ than our ancestors, but they think we are farther from the truth than ever, or even that we have【35】the truth that we once possessed.If people look for anything long enough without finding it, the question naturally arises【36】the thing is really there to f
40、ind. You have seen a picture of an animal with a lions head, a goats body, and a serpents tailand maybe an eagles wings for good【37】There is plenty of evidence that each part of this animal【38】-but there is no【39】evidence that the parts ever occur in this combination. It is at least conceivable that
41、 the seekers after “truth“ have made a similar mistake and invented an【40】combination.（A）regarded（B） considered（C） pondered（D）referred（A）illegal（B） identical（C） different（D）profound（A）However（B） Nevertheless（C） In fact（D）In contrast（A）confess（B） realize（C） admit（D）reveal（A）found（B） missed.（C） lost（D
42、）enriched（A）while（B） that（C） when（D）whether（A）measure（B） luck（C） reason（D）sense（A）endures（B） exists（C） prevails（D）emerges（A）appropriate（B） unique（C） reliable（D）dependent（A）unbelievable（B） imaginary（C） imitable（D）idealized四、Part IV Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this part, there are ten short inco
43、mplete 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 your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.41 James: Can I borrow your
44、notes for todays geology class? Jane: _.（A）How dare you. Geology test is tomorrow.（B） Id love to, but you cant have them.（C） How come that you didnt have notes for todays class?（D）Sorry, but I have to review them for tomorrows test.42 A: Staying in town for the long weekend? B: No, I am going away.
45、A: _.Where are you going?（A）How nice.（B） Congratulations.（C） Are you sure?（D）I cant afford it.43 Rachel: Prof. Leechs course really gives me a headache. Kevin: _.（A）Why not take some aspirins?（B） The books he recommends really help.（C） I recommend you come to his class often.（D）Shall we take a break
46、?44 Mary: What are you working on? Susan: Im doing some embroidery. Mary: _ Susan: I dont do very much, just for very special occasions.（A）I didnt know you did needlework.（B） I think you have done a good job.（C） Where did you learn to do needlework?（D）Why do you do needlework?45 Edie: I think Profes
47、sor Holt is smart and shas really a good teacher. Rosa: OK. Ill try to get into her class. Edie: _!（A）You cant miss it（B） Forget it（C） Mind you（D）You wont be sorry46 A: I think you should phone Jenny and say sorry to her.B: _ It was her fault.（A）No way.（B） No possible.（C） No chance.（D）Not at all.47
48、Sophia: Therell be an issue next month introducing your newly published book and Id like to have an interview with you, if possible.Josh: An interview? Id like to, but Im afraid my schedule is all full.Sophia: It wont take you long, Mr. Josh.（A）One and a half bouts will satisfy（B） One and a half hou
49、rs will do（C） One and a half hours will go（D）One and a half hours will help48 Hairdresser: How would you like to do your hair today? The same style as usual?Mrs. Lee: I have a special party to attend tonight, and Id like to change styles.Hairdresser: Very well. Youre not in a hurry, are you?Mrs. Lee: No. _.（A）Be relaxed（B） Take it easy（C） Dont worry（D）Take your time49 Alex: Gosh, Ive
