1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 71 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 was in a hurry and left things in a real _.（A）mixture（B） confusion（C） mess（D）mass2 She got a _ job while she was waiting to go to the university.（A）steady（B） attractive（C） temporary（D）permanent3 Science is still _ of the causes of many kinds of cancer.（A）ignorant（B） unconscious（C） consci
3、ous（D）informed4 He was not as active as I had _him to be.（A）inspected（B） recognized（C） objected（D）expected5 All the firemen in the city were _to fight against the big fire.（A）called in（B） called off（C） called up（D）called on6 Maggie ran back to the kitchen, eggs _ carefully in her hands.（A）to be held
4、（B） held（C） were held（D）holding7 Even if it _ this afternoon, I will go there.（A）has rained（B） will rain（C） rains（D）will have rained8 What matters _ not winning but participating.（A）are（B） to be（C） was（D）is9 I dont know his address, _.（A）otherwise I will write to him（B） otherwise I would write to hi
5、m（C） otherwise I had written to him（D）otherwise I would have written to him10 At the foot of the mountain _.（A）stood a village（B） a village was（C） did a village stand（D）stand a village二、Part II Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages, each followed by five questions or
6、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 All the people who went to the new supermarket had one great hope: to be the lucky customer who did not have to
7、 pay for his shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said, “Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your lucky day!“For several weeks Mrs. White hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, howeve
8、r, she never lost heart. Her kitchen was full of things which she did not really need. Her husband tried again and again to persuade her to give it up, but she just wouldnt listen. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would come up to say, “Madam. this is your lucky day. Everyt
9、hing in your basket today is free.“One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy some tea. She rushed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went to the desk to pay for it. As she was walking, she saw the manager of the
10、 supermarket coming up. “Madam,“ he said warmly, holding out his hand, “I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer today. Everything youve got in your basket is free.“11 People went to the supermarket to _.（A）buy food（B） be lucky customers（C） get free things（D）meet the manager12 Mrs. Whi
11、te is different from her friends who were _.（A）easily satisfied（B） not always hopeful（C） sure to succeed（D）not interested in free food13 Mrs. Whites husband tried to _.（A）cheer her up（B） stop her from going to the supermarket（C） stop her from buying unnecessary things（D）make her less happy14 When th
12、e manager told her that she was the lucky customer, Mrs. White would be _.（A）very tired（B） happier than ever before（C） rather sad（D）enthusiastic15 Which of the following can we infer from the passage?（A）Everyone has his lucky day.（B） The supermarket is dishonest.（C） The supermarket might just play a
13、 trick so customers should be more cautious.（D）Wives should listen to their husbands.15 Beijings top hotels are fielding scores of calls from foreigners and Chinese people eager to book rooms during the 2008 Olympic Games in the Chinese capital. The luxurious and recently-renovated Beijing Hotel sai
14、d it had received nearly 100 telephone inquiries from people wanting to book rooms during the Games since Beijing won its bid to host the event. “Out of these people, foreigners make up 30 to 40 per cent, including people calling from the United States and Europe,“ a hotel sales manager surnamed Son
15、g said.Minutes before the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was announced in Moscow, the hotel had already received 50 to 60 such phone calls from would be game-goers gambling on the result. Domestic callers have mainly come from the southern provinces of Guangdong and Fujian. So
16、ng said the hotel was not taking reservations, but only noting down names of callers, because seven years was too far in advance. The hotel also may be used by the IOC and would then need to set aside rooms for IOC members, he said.Beijing will have more than 800 hotels with star ratings before the
17、Olympic Games in 2008. The city currently has 20 five-star hotels, 34 four-star hotels and 338 other hotels with lower ratings. About 70 hotels will be designated to accommodate athletes and Olympic officials during the Games.16 In the first paragraph, which of the following is the most possible rea
18、son for many people to book rooms in top hotels in Beijing?（A）The 2008 Olympic Games will be hold there.（B） More foreigners want to come to China.（C） People from the United States and Europe are eager to visit China.（D）Those hotels can offer good service.17 According to the second paragraph, the 50
19、to 60 booking phone calls are from those who _.（A）did not know the result（B） wanted to gamble on the result（C） believed that Beijing would be the winner（D）are IOC members18 Which of the following statement is TRUE according to this passage?（A）Beijing Hotel has just been opened recently.（B） There are
20、 too many luxurious things in Beijing Hotel.（C） Beijing Hotel will prepare rooms for those that had booked the room.（D）Not only foreigners but also native people wanted to book rooms for Games.19 In Beijing there are _ hotels with stars at present.（A）20（B） 34（C） about 400（D）more than 80020 What is t
21、his report mainly about?（A）Phone inquires about hotel bookings for the 2008 Olympic Games.（B） Beijing Hotel is one of the most top hotels in the capital.（C） Beijing will host the 2008 Olympic Games.（D）Visitors from all over the world will come to China for the games.20 Wood carving refers to the art
22、 of creating or decorating objects of wood by carving with a sharp, hand-held tool. This form of art has a history of over 1,000 years and a unique artistic style. The following is some introduction about wood carving in America.Wood carving began as a necessity in America and developed into an art.
23、 Because of the lack of other materials, early settlers were forced to make tools and utensils out of wood. At first, these articles were whittled with a knife, but when pioneer craftsmen set up their primitive shops most of them were fashioned on a lathe-a machine which holds an object and rotates
24、it while it is being shaped by a tool.However, even after Massachusetts-born Thomas Blancard designed a lathe which could turn irregular shapes-an innovation that made possible mass production of gunstocks, shoe lasts, oblong and square wooden wares-craftsmen who could use knife and chisel skillfull
25、y were still in demand. Some found ready employment in shops of cabinetmakers, while others, carved decoy. Still others specialized in creating shop signs, ship figureheads, or in decorating interior woodwork. A few even accepted commissions to make busts of prominent citizens. 21 This passage most
26、likely came from a longer work about early American _.（A）arts and crafts（B） political leaders（C） logging industries（D）fashion design22 According to the passage, the first settlers used wood for their utensils and tools because it was _.（A）durable（B） inexpensive（C） available（D）attractive23 The passag
27、e suggests that the early shops for making tools were _.（A）not very sophisticated（B） known for doing very quick Work（C） dependent on imported materials（D）frequented only by fashionable people24 Which of the following objects was an important woodworking tool used by early American craftsmen?（A）A bus
28、t（B） A decoy（C） A figurehead（D）A chisel25 In the last sentence, the word “bust“ most probably means _.（A）the upper part of ones body（B） self-portrait（C） painting（D）clothes25 Medicine DirectionsTake two tablets with warm water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required. For maximum nightt
29、ime 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.26 The
30、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 day27 What should you do ff your child is under six years old?（A）You should let him take two tablets a day.（B） You should reduce the dosage a
31、nyway.（C） You should find the directions on the bottle.（D）You should ask the doctor for advice.28 How many tablets should one take before he goes to sleep?（A）one（B） two（C） one and half（D）three29 We can infer by this label that _.（A）the medicine could cause some people to feel nervous（B） children may
32、 take the same dosage as adults take（C） one may not take this medicine before going to bed（D）the medicine is liquid30 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 adul
33、ts but not by children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 Most of the people who appear m
34、ost often and most gloriously in the history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all. We do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the【31】of the year, or
35、 manured a field; but we know【32】about the killers and destroyers. People think a great deal of them, so【33】so that on all the highest pillars in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think most people believe that the greatest countri
36、es are【34】that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors. It is just possible they are,【35】they are not the most civilized. Animals fight; so do savages; hence to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in【36】an animal or a savage is good, bu
37、t it is not to be civilized. Even being good at getting other people to fight for you and【37】them how to do it most efficiently this, after all, is【38】conquerors and generals have done - is not being civilized. People fight to settle quarrels. Fighting means killing, and civilized peoples ought to b
38、e able to find some way of settling their disputes other【39】by seeing which side can kill off the greater number of other side, and then【40】that that side which has killed most has won. （A）number（B） length（C） depth（D）width（A）all（B） whole（C） anything（D）nothing（A）many（B） much（C） more（D）little（A）those（
39、B） these（C） ones（D）some（A）since（B） as（C） and（D）but（A）fact（B） which（C） that（D）what（A）tell（B） request（C） telling（D）requesting（A）which（B） what（C） that（D）whatever（A）than（B） way（C） means（D）method（A）chatting（B） talking（C） saying（D）mumbling四、Part IV Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this part, there are te
40、n 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 line through the center.41 Guest: Oh, I
41、hadnt realized how late it was. Im afraid Ill have to be going. Host: Oh, not yet. Im just going to make some coffee. Guest: _ , though Id really love to stay. Ive got to be up by six tomorrow morning, unfortunately. Thank you for a wonderful party.（A）Im sorry, but I must（B） Excuse me, but I have to
42、 go（C） Pardon me, but I should go（D）Its a pity, but no way out42 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 n
43、eedlework?（D）Why do you do needlework?43 Tom: You are playing guitar well. Can you read music? Charles: No, I dont. I just listen to songs on the radio and then play them until they sound right. Tom: _ Charles: No, really.（A）Youre lying（B） Youre cheating（C） You are boasting（D）Youre kidding44 Connie:
44、 Are you doing pottery? It looks like fun! Frank: _ ? Connie: Boy, would I? Thanks.（A）Would you please give me a hand（B） Would you please not to bother me（C） Have you ever learned how to do it（D）Would you like to try it45 Michael: The Johnsons are moving next week. We are going to have a going-away
45、party for them Saturday. Tracy: I didnt realize they were moving so soon. _ Michael: Yes, but well have one last chance to get together. Were planning a barbecue.（A）Wish them a happy journey.（B） May they have a more comfortable home.（C） They are really going to be missed.（D）We cant stay together for
46、ever, can we?46 Martin: Can you cover for me on Sunday? Im supposed to teach the high school class. Lisa: Sure. _ ? Martin: Were going to the beach for the weekend. Lisa: Well, dont worry. Ill take good care of Sunday school.（A）Whats in（B） Whats the thing（C） Whats up（D）Whats down47 Joe: We havent go
47、t together for a long time. How about lunch next week? Nancy: Im pretty tied up all next week. How about we plan on two weeks from today? _. Joe: OK. Wednesday in two weeks.（A）I can reach it on that Wednesday（B） I can make it on that Wednesday（C） I can get it on that Wednesday（D）I can assure it on t
48、hat Wednesday48 Jim: I have a pair of tickets for an opera Saturday night. Would you like to go? Cindy: I dont think so. _.（A）Im not too wild about opera（B） Im not too interested about opera（C） Im not very excited about opera（D）Im not very anxious about opera49 Wang (guest): That was a delicious din
49、ner. Mrs. Willis (hostess): _. Would you like to go to the living room now? Its more comfortable there.（A）Thank you. Dont mention it（B） Youre welcome（C） Not so delicious, Im afraid（D）Im glad you enjoyed it50 Wendy: Have you been to the new bakery on the corner? Arthur: No, how is it? Wendy: It is heaven ! _ !（A）Their cakes are to strive for（B） Their cakes ar
