1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 208 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 When college students_future employment, they often consider status, income, and prestige.（A）demand（B） assume（C） apply（D）anticipate2 He did not find a job yet because he had no_ to people who could help him.（A）approach（B） application（C） access（D）approval3 When theres doubt, the examiners d
3、ecision is_.（A）right（B） final（C） definite（D）fixed4 Candy is one of those women who always_the latest fashions.（A）put up with（B） come up with（C） get on with（D）keep up with5 He gave me some very_advice on buying a house.（A）precious（B） worthy（C） precise（D）valuable6 _we need more practice is quite clear
4、.（A）When（B） What（C） That（D）/7 If she had worked harder, she_.（A）would succeed（B） had succeeded（C） should succeed（D）would have succeeded8 Julie wanted to become a friend of_shares her interests.（A）anyone（B） whomever（C） whoever（D）no matter who9 Is_some German friends visited last week?（A）this school（B
5、） this the school（C） this school one（D）this school where10 With trees, flowers and grass_everywhere, my hometown had taken on a new look.（A）planted（B） planting（C） to plant（D）to be planted二、Part II Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages, each followed by five questions
6、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.10 Once, Angela shared her feelings about money, “ Money worries me. I think I intend to live without money bec
7、ause I HATE MONEY. “ We were all touched by her words as they reminded us of the spiritual burdens that money managing can bring to us. Later I offered to help Angela deal with her financial problems. She hesitated to accept my offer, and I could see she was afraid of what it might involve. I quickl
8、y assured her that I wouldnt make her do more than she was able to. I told her frankly that I wouldnt burden her with guilt, judgements, or impossible tasks. All I would ask her to do was to let me help her look at her fears and try to make some sense of them.Angela still resisted my offer, and I ca
9、n remember the excuses she gave me as the repeated complaints I had heard from so many people. “Ill never understand money“ , “I dont deserve to have money. “ and the most devastating one of all, “I just cant do it. “Angelas attitude conveyed the same negativity and fear that I believed annoyed many
10、 people. I was sure it was this attitude that prevented people from managing their money effectively. My counseling has taught me that these anxieties are inseparably connected to our self-doubts and fear for survival. At a deeper level we know that money is not the source of life, but sense of wort
11、h that drives us to act as if it were. It locks us up in self-doubts and prevents us from tapping into the true source of our management power and spirit.11 Angelas words moved the author and others because they were_.（A）in the same financial trouble（B） in the same financial condition（C） of the same
12、 family background（D）of the same feeling over the issue12 Angela wouldnt take the authors offer of help in fear of_.（A）being forced to share her money with others（B） having to do something beyond her reach（C） being found guilty of making impossible errors（D）revealing her judgement about money13 As f
13、or money managing, the author intended to tell Angela how to_.（A）overcome her fears（B） make wise decisions（C） avoid making mistakes（D）learn the necessary skills14 The word “devastating“(in boldface in paragraph 2)probably means_.（A）convincing（B） instructive（C） shocking（D）shameful15 According to the
14、author, peoples anxieties about managing money result from their understanding of money as the only source of_.（A）life（B） evil（C） spirit（D）peace15 I started a company years ago, and consumed $ 75,000 a month. Four months after my company was set up, I had only a quarter of the starting capital left
15、in the bank. Looking for guidance, I went to talk to my friend, Arthur Walworth about my new venture.“Times of great change always bring out the risk-takers,“ he said, “and they leave winners and losers. “ There was a period when CD-ROM sales had bombed. Investors were fleeing from the field. I didn
16、t turn away from mine entirely, but instead linked it to the Internet. My plan was to offer consumers descriptions of home-design products by using a special software and let them modify the designs. Then we can enable them to get online professional and constructional help to have their houses buil
17、t, decorated and furnished according to their own choice. To realize my plan I needed investors, so I continued to meet regularly with venture capitalists. One said I had a great idea. But I needed to test it.I was working nonstop-struggling to find the right way ahead. The pressure was terrible. To
18、 get the money from a venture capitalist is going to cost my wife and my children! It was just at this time that my parents and sisters stepped up. Two hundred thousand dollars is a lot of money to them, but they invested in this crazy son and brother without a moments hesitation. With their help my
19、 company survived and has been prospering ever since.16 When the authors company started operation, he had_.（A）$450,000（B） $400,000（C） $350,000（D）$300,00017 Arthur implies that to start a business in times of change, people have to_.（A）rely on famous people all the time（B） invest as much money as po
20、ssible（C） face the risks of possible failure（D）think about nothing but success18 The authors company was engaged in_.（A）furniture design and production（B） online home-design service（C） traditional home designing（D）home decoration business19 Faced with a very unfavorable market situation, the author
21、decided_.（A）to improve his service（B） to start a new business（C） to withdraw his money（D）to reduce his investment20 It is implied that venture capital is often_.（A）risky（B） timely（C） secure（D）abundant20 Maybe everyone has such an experience that you have to unwrap several layers of packaging when yo
22、u enjoy a piece of candy. But this overuse of wrapping is not confined to luxuries. It is becoming increasingly difficult to buy anything that is not done up in beautiful wrapping.The package itself is of no interest to the shopper, who usually throws it away immediately. So why is it done? Some of
23、it, like the cellophane on meat, is necessary, but most of the rest is simply competitive selling. This is absurd. Packaging is using up scarce energy and resources and messing up the environment.Recycling is already happening with milk bottles which are returned to the dairies, washed out, and refi
24、lled. But both glass and paper are being threatened by the growing use of plastic. More dairies are experimenting with plastic bottles.The trouble with plastic is that it does not rot. Some environmentalists argue that the only solution to the problem of ever increasing plastic containers is to do a
25、way with plastic altogether in the shops, a suggestion unacceptable to many manufacturers who say there is no alternative to their handy plastic packs.It is evident that more research is needed into the recovery and reuse of various materials and into the cost of collecting and recycling containers
26、as opposed to producing new ones. Unnecessary packaging, intended to be used just once, and make things look better so more people will buy them, is clearly becoming increasingly absurd. But it is not so much a question of doing away with packaging as using it sensibly. What is needed now is a more
27、advanced approach to using scarce resources for what is, after all, a relatively unimportant function.21 “This overuse of wrapping is not confined to luxuries. “(line 2, Paragraph 1)means_.（A）more wrapping is needed for ordinary products（B） more wrapping js used for luxuries than for ordinary produc
28、ts（C） too much wrapping is used for both luxury and ordinary products（D）the wrapping used for luxury products is unnecessary22 Packaging is important to manufacturers because_.（A）it is easy to use it again（B） shoppers are interested in beautiful packaging（C） they want to attract more shoppers（D）pack
29、aged things will not go rotten23 According to the passage, dairies are_.（A）experimenting with the use of paper bottles（B） giving up the use of glass bottles（C） increasing the use of plastic bottles（D）re-using their paper containers24 Some environmentalists think that_.（A）plastic packaging should be
30、made more convenient（B） no alternative can be found to plastic packaging（C） too much plastic is wasted（D）shops should stop using plastic containers25 The author thinks that_.（A）packing is actually useless and could be ignored（B） people will soon stop using packaging altogether（C） enough research has
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35、 1994. If you are a highly qualified and experienced individual and you think you have the vision, energy and enthusiasm to lead the college into the next century, please write for further information and post particulars to xxxxx.26 The one who put on the first ad probably wants to_.（A）rent a beaut
36、iful flat of her own in Happy Valley（B） find another lady to share the cost to rent a flat（C） share her room in a flat with whoever has no pet（D）take on a maid to look after herself and the flat27 According to the ads, you may_.（A）buy an old picture for $ 150（B） call at 25720836 and see a beautiful
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39、（B） the lost（C） retirement（D）proposal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 answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.30 Rumor is the mos
40、t【C1】_way of spreading storiesby passing them on from mouth【C2】_mouth. But civilized countries in normal times have better【C3】_of news than rumor. They have radio, television, and newspapers. In times of stress and【C4】_however, rumor emerges and becomes widespread. At such【 C5】_the different kinds o
41、f news are in competition, the press, television, and radio versus the grapevine. Especially【C6】_rumors spread when war requires censorship(审查，检查)on many important matters. The customary news sources no longer【C7 】_enough information. Since the people cannot learn【 C8】_legitimate(合法的，正规的)channels al
42、l that they are anxious to learn, they pick up “news“【C9】_they can and when this【C10】_, rumor thrives.31 【C1 】（A）primitive（B） important（C） impossible（D）outstanding32 【C2 】（A）till（B） to（C） for（D）by33 【C3 】（A）means（B） ways（C） sources（D）resource34 【C4 】（A）confusion（B） peace（C） prosperity（D）worried35 【C
43、5 】（A）time（B） the times（C） times（D）the time36 【C6 】（A）do（B） did（C） are（D）were37 【C7 】（A）give up（B） give off（C） give out（D）send off38 【C8 】（A）through（B） by（C） in（D）across39 【C9 】（A）wherever（B） where（C） whatever（D）what40 【C10 】（A）happened（B） would happen（C） happens（D）happen四、Part IV Dialogue Completio
44、nDirections: 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 your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single l
45、ine through the center.41 Kitty: _ Linda: The high is twenty-four degrees centigrade and the low is eighteen degrees centigrade today.（A）Whats the usual temperature?（B） How high is the temperature?（C） How is the weather today?（D）How low is the temperature?42 Customer: This is ridiculous. Ive been wa
46、iting for my meal for more than half an hour. Waiter: _（A）Sorry, but you have to wait longer.（B） Sorry, I know, but you see the restaurant is full and were shorthanded today.（C） You can see the manager if you want to complain.（D）Sorry, but you can go to another restaurant.43 Nancy: You couldnt have
47、chosen any gift better for me. Serena:（A）Thats all right. Ill give you a better one next time.（B） Im sorry I cant let you be satisfied.（C） Im glad you like it so much.（D）You have a gift, dont you?44 Passer-by:_? Local resident: Sure. Its on Elm Street, between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenue. Passer-by:
48、 Thank you.（A）Help please. Could you tell me where the post office is（B） Sorry, where is the post office, please（C） Trouble you. Could you please tell me where the post office is（D）Excuse me. Do you know where the post office is45 Bob: Its a beautiful day today! How about a little trip out into the
49、country? Mark:_（A）That sounds great. What should I do for the preparation?（B） I dont know. I really havent thought about what wed do.（C） Well, would you like me to pack picnic or to buy something?（D）Its all right. That sounds like a good idea.46 Doctor: _ Patient: I think Ive caught a bad cold and got a terrible sour throat.（A）Do
