1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 77 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 Manufacturing companies spend millions of pounds trying to convince customers that theft products are _ to those of others.（A）better（B） best（C） super（D）superior2 The three boys were given work according to their _ abilities.（A）respectful（B） respectable（C） respective（D）responsible3 My parent
3、s want me to be the best at anything, but I dont have such high _.（A）instructions（B） restrictions（C） suspicions（D）ambitions4 He was _ admission of the restaurant for not wearing a tie.（A）denied（B） granted（C） acquired（D）appealed5 It is _ for her to wear a formal suit at the homely little party.（A）out
4、 of order（B） out of question（C） out of place（D）out of practice6 The electric shaver needs _ before it can be used.（A）repairing（B） to repair（C） being repaired（D）to be repairing7 My grandmother _ rural life.（A）has used to（B） used to（C） is used to（D）uses to8 So little _ about physics that the lecture w
5、as completely beyond me.（A）I knew（B） did I know（C） I had known（D）had I known9 John is the only one of the students who _ to France.（A）has been（B） have been（C） had been（D）has being10 It is _ he is determined.（A）buying a new car that（B） to buy a new car that（C） to buy a new car what（D）buying a new car
6、 which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 the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the
7、 center.10 For an increasing number of students at American universities, Old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs. Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom (生育高峰) generation, a longer life span means that the nations elderly population is bound to expand significa
8、ntly over the next 40 years. By 2040, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change poses profound questions for government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law and business as well
9、. “In addition to the doctors, were going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawyers,“ says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern Californias (USC) School of Gerontology (老年学).Lawyers can specialize in “elder law“, which covers everything from ma
10、sts and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination (歧视). Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. “Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with
11、, say, an MBA or law degree, will have a license to print money,“ one professor says.Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a biology major but found she was “really bored with bacteria.“ So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, “I
12、 did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying.“ 11 “Old is suddenly in“(Line 1, Para.1) most probably means_.（A）America has suddenly become a nation of old people（B） gerontology has suddenly become popular（C） name elderly professors are found on American campuses（D）American coll
13、eges have realized the need of enrolling older students12 With the aging of America, lawyers can benefit_.（A）from the adoption of the “elder law“（B） from rendering special services to the elderly（C） by enriching their professional knowledge（D）by winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own
14、interests13 Why can businessmen make money in the emerging elder market?（A）Retirees are more generous in spending money.（B） They can employ more gerontologists.（C） The elderly possess an enormous purchasing power.（D）There are more elderly people working than before.14 Who can make big money in the n
15、ew century according to the passage?（A）Retirees who are business-minded.（B） The volunteer workers in retirement homes.（C） College graduates with an MBA or law degree.（D）Professionals with a good knowledge of gerontology.15 It can be seen from the passage that the expansion of Americas elderly popula
16、tion _.（A）will provide good job opportunities in many areas（B） will impose an unbearable burden on society（C） may lead to nursing home abuse and age discrimination（D）will create new fields of study in universities15 Two main techniques have been used for training elephants, which we may call respect
17、ively the 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.
18、The gentle 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
19、have one 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
20、must probably 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
21、 undertake 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 severa
22、l days 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 tickl
23、ish business 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 com
24、pletely 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
25、a sharp 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
26、by the 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 b
27、y the trainer 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.16 The ill-treatment of an elephant during training_.（A）can have unpleasant consequences later（B） is the most effective method avail
28、able（C） increases the time it takes to train the animal（D）ensures loyal service for years to come17 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 ar
29、e assigned to the job18 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 keep19 A mature elephant is only subjected to training when_.（A）it is with
30、 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 stick20 This passage mainly discusses_.（A）two techniques used for training elephants（B） the unhuman method used in training elephants（C） how t
31、o train the elephant（D）through the tough method we cannot train the elephant successfully20 The appeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effects.Consumers may be convinced to buy a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisement. For example, some
32、 advertisers have appealed to peoples desire for better fuel economy for their cars by advertising automotive products that improve gasoline mileage. Some of the products work. Others are worthless and a waste of consumers money.Sometimes advertising is intentionally misleading. A few years ago a br
33、and of bread was offered to turned out that the bread was not dietetic (适合于节食的), but just regular bread. There were fewer calories because it was sliced very thin, but there were the same number of calories in every loaf.On the positive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumers real concern
34、s. Consider fire insurance. Fire insurance maybe sold by appealing to fear of loss. But fear of loss is the real reason for fire insurance. The security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the purchase of fire insurance a worthwhile investment for most people. If consumers consi
35、der the quality of the insurance plans as well as the message in the ads, they will benefit from the advertising.Each consumer must evaluate her or his orca situation. Are the benefits of the product important enough to justify buying it? Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers, but it does n
36、ot force them to buy the product. Consumers still control the final buying decision.21 Advertising can persuade the consumer to buy worthless products by_.（A）stressing their high quality（B） convincing him of their low price（C） maintaining a balance between quality and price（D）appealing to his buying
37、 motives22 The reason why the bread advertisement is misleading is that_.（A）thin slices of bread could contain more calories（B） the loaf was cut into regular slices（C） the broad was not genuine broad（D）the total number of calories in the loaf remained the same23 The passage tells us that_.（A）sometim
38、es advertisements really sell what the consumer needs（B） advertisements occasionally force consumers into buying things they dont need（C） the buying motives of consumers are controlled by advertisements（D）fire insurance is seldom a worthwhile investment24 It can be inferred from the passage that a s
39、mart consumer should_.（A）think carefully about the benefits described in the advertisements（B） guard against the deceiving nature of advertisements（C） be familiar with various advertising strategies（D）avoid buying products that have strong emotional appeal25 The passage is mainly about_.（A）how to ma
40、ke a wise buying decision（B） ways to protect the interests of the consumer（C） the positive and negative aspects of advertising（D）the function of advertisements in promoting sales25 The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun, but the man with the portable comput
41、er in business class. In the last 15 years, pilots have reported well over 100 incidents that could have been caused by electromagnetic interference. The source of this interference remains unconfirmed, but increasingly, experts are pointing the blame at portable electronic devices such as portable
42、computers, radio and cassette players and mobile telephones.RTCA, an organization which advises the aviation (航空) industry, has recommended that all airlines ban (禁止) such devices from being used during “critical“ stages of flight, particularly take-off and landing. Some experts have gone further, c
43、alling for a total ban during all flights. Currently, rules on using these devices are left up to individual airlines. And although some airlines prohibit passengers from using such equipment during take-off and landing, most are reluctant to enforce a total ban, given that many passengers want to w
44、ork during flights.The difficulty is predicting how electromagnetic fields might affect an aircrafts computers. Experts know that portable devices emit radiation which affects those wavelengths which aircraft use for navigation and communication. But, because they have not been able to reproduce the
45、se effects in a laboratory, they have no way of knowing whether the interference might be dangerous or not.The fact that aircraft may be vulnerable (易受损的) to interference raises the risk that terrorists may use radio system in order to damage navigation equipment. As worrying, though, is the passeng
46、er who cant hear the instructions to turn off his radio because the musics too loud.26 The passage is mainly about_.（A）a new regulation for all airlines（B） the defects of electronic devices（C） a possible cause of aircraft crashes（D）effective safety measures for air flight27 What is said about the ov
47、er 100 aircraft incidents in the past 15 years?（A）They may have been caused by the damage to the radio systems.（B） They may have taken place during take-off and landing.（C） They were proved to have been caused by the passengers portable computers.（D）They were suspected to have resulted from electrom
48、agnetic interference.28 Few airlines want to impose a total ban on their passengers using electronic devices because_.（A）they dont believe there is such a danger as radio interference（B） the harmful effect of electromagnetic interference is yet to be proved（C） most passengers refuse to take a plane
49、which bans the use of radio and cassette players（D）they have other effective safety measures to fall back on29 Why is it difficult to predict the possible effects of electromagnetic fields on an airplanes computers?（A）Because it is extremely dangerous to conduct such research on an airplane.（B） Because it remains a mystery what wavelengths are liable to be interfered with.（C） Because research scientists have not been to produce the same ef
