1、GCT(英语)29 及答案解析(总分：-34.00，做题时间：45 分钟)1.If they had sent a check to the telephone company last week, their telephone _out of service at this moment.（分数：-1.00）A.will not beB.will not have beenC.would not beD.would not have been2.We had to _a lot of noise when the children were at home.（分数：-1.00）A.go i
2、n forB.hold on toC.put up withD.keep pace with3.He will surely finish the job on time _hes left to do it in his own way.（分数：-1.00）A.in thatB.so long asC.in caseD.as far as4.Undoubtedly, _wins the election is going to have a tough job getting the economy back on its feet.（分数：-1.00）A.anyoneB.whoC.whoe
3、verD.everyone5.By 1929, Mickey Mouse was as popular_ children as Coca-Cola.（分数：-1.00）A.forB.inC.toD.with6._it left to me to decide, I would never hesitate to choose the former.（分数：-1.00）A.IfB.WereC.HadD.Should7.Niagara Falls is a great tourist _drawing millions of visitors every year.（分数：-1.00）A.att
4、entionB.attractionC.appointmentD.arrangement8.Shortage of capital is the main factor that _economic development.（分数：-1.00）A.holds outB.holds on toC.holds backD.holds on9.Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he _ his opinion.（分数：-1.00）A.struck atB.strove forC.stuck toD.stood for1
5、0._, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.（分数：-1.00）A.Other things being equalB.Were other things equalC.To be equal to other thingsD.Other things to be equalIn November of 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt was on a hun
6、ting trip in Mississippi. His hunt was going 【31】 that day, and he couldnt seem to find anything worthy of 【32】 his rifle. Then, his staff captured a black baby bear for the President to shoot, but he could not. The thought of shooting a bear that was tied to a tree did not seem sporting, so he 【33】
7、 the life of the baby bear and set it free. Based on this story, a famous political cartoonist for the Washington Star drew a cartoon, which showed Teddy Roosevelt, rifle 【34】 . with his back turned on a cute (可爱的) baby bear. Morris Michtom, owner of a Brooklyn toy store, was 【35】 by the cartoon to
8、make a stuffed baby bear. Intending it only as a display, he placed the stuffed bear in his toy store 【36】 , and next to it placed a copy of the cartoon from the newspaper. To Michtoms surprise, his store was flooded by customers 【37】 to buy. He asked for and received President Roosevelts 【38】 to us
9、e his name for the band-sewn bears that he and his wife made, and the “Teddy Bear“ was born! Michtom was soon manufacturing Teddy bears 【39】 the thousands. The money from the sale enabled him, in 1903, to 【40】 the Ideal Toy Company. （分数：-1.00）A.hastilyB.poorlyC.punctuallyD.steadilyA.supportingB.open
10、ingC.shoulderingD.firingA.sparedB.protectedC.savedD.checkedA.in his handB.in the handC.in handsD.in handA.encouragedB.inspiredC.urgedD.picturedA.windowB.doorC.tableD.counterA.eagerB.reluctantC.interestedD.straightA.orderB.permissionC.argumentD.fileA.atB.ofC.byD.forA.sellB.changeC.formD.investFor mos
11、t kinds of activities, a large group of people can accomplish more and have more fun than one person alone. For example, politicians, businessmen, workers, and 【B1】 criminals know that they must join organizations in order to be 【B2】 . Since there is usually strength in numbers, labor unions have a
12、more 【B3】 influence on wages and company policy than individual workers 【B4】 . A person may also belong to social clubs and athletic teams 【B5】 he or she can meet other people who are interested in the same activities. 【B6】 you have a hobby, such as playing chess, collecting coins or stamps, or play
13、ing a musical instrument, you should join a club which has 【B7】 meetings to talk about your activity; the other 【B8】 will help you learn more about it. Of course, a group must be well 【B9】 . or it might be a failure. All the members should work together on projects and choose good leaders to 【B10】 t
14、heir activities. In this way, the organization will benefit everyone in it.（分数：-1.00）A.stillB.evenC.somehowD.howeverA.sociableB.interestedC.successfulD.extrovertA.powerfulB.strongC.greatD.forcingA.canB.thinkC.doD.gainA.whatB.at whichC.whereD.in whichA.WhetherB.WhenC.IfD.AlthoughA.regularB.oftenC.usu
15、alD.incidentalA.clubsB.peopleC.membersD.societiesA.organizedB.setC.arrangedD.gatheredA.introduceB.showC.directD.explainUntil recently most historians spoke very critically of the Industrial Revolution. They 【B1】 that in the long run industrialization greatly raised the standard of living for the 【B2
16、】 man. But they insisted that its 【B3】 results during the period from 1740 to 1840 were widespread poverty and misery for the 【B4】 of the English population. 【B5】 contrast, they saw in the preceding hundred years from 1640 to 1740, when England was still a 【B6】 agricultural country, a period of grea
17、t abundance and prosperity. This view, 【B7】 . is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists 【B8】 history and economics, have 【B9】 two things: that the period from 1640 to 1740 was 【B10】 by great poverty, and that industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actually improved the condition
18、s for the majority of the populace. （分数：-1.00）A.admittedB.believedC.claimedD.predictedA.plainB.averageC.meanD.normalA.momentaryB.promptC.instantD.immediateA.bulkB.hostC.grossD.magnitudeA.OnB.WithC.ForD.ByA.broadlyB.thoroughlyC.generallyD.completelyA.howeverB.meanwhileC.thereforeD.moreoverA.atB.inC.a
19、boutD.forA.manifestedB.approvedC.shownD.speculatedA.notedB.impressedC.labeledD.markedVitamins are organic compounds necessary in small amounts in the diet for the normal growth and maintenance of life of animals, including man. They do not provide energy, 【B1】 do they construct or build any part of
20、the body. They are needed for 【B2】 foods into energy and body maintenance. There are thirteen or more of them, and if 【B3】 is missing a deficiency disease becomes 【B4】 . Vitamins are similar because they are made of the same elementsusually carbon, hydrogen , oxygen , and 【B5】 nitrogen. They are dif
21、ferent 【B6】 their elements are arranged differently, and each vitamin 【B7】 one or more specific functions in the body. 【B8】 enough vitamins is essential to life, although the body has no nutritional use for 【B9】 vitamins. Many people, 【B10】 . believe in being on the “safe side“ and thus take extra v
22、itamins. However, a well-balanced diet will usually meet all the body s vitamin needs. （分数：-1.00）A.eitherB.soC.norD.neverA.shiftingB.transferringC.alteringD.transformingA.anyB.someC.anythingD.somethingA.seriousB.apparentC.severeD.fatalA.mostlyB.partiallyC.sometimesD.rarelyA.in thatB.so thatC.such th
23、atD.except thatA.undertakesB.holdsC.playsD.performsA.SupplyingB.GettingC.ProvidingD.FurnishingA.exceptionalB.exceedingC.excessD.externalA.neverthelessB.thereforeC.moreoverD.meanwhileRecruiting(招募)the right candidate to fill a vacancy can be a difficult and costly task. 【31】 the wrong person could be
24、 an expensive mistake which could cause personnel problems for the whole department. And, as every HR (Human Resource) manager knows, it is much more difficult to get rid of someone than it is to 【32】 them. The HR managers first decision is 【33】 to recruit internal applicants or advertise the vacanc
25、y outside the company. 【34】 applicants are easy to recruit by memo, e-mail, or newsletter. Furthermore, they are easy to assess and know the company well. 【35】 , they rarely bring fresh ideas to a position. Moreover, a rejected internal candidate might become unhappy and leave the company. Recruitin
26、g outside the company means either advertising the vacancy directly or 【36】 an employment agency. If the company decides to advertise the vacancy directly, it has to decide where to place the 【37】 . Traditionally this has meant newspapers and professional journals but now the Internet is also very p
27、opular. The decision normally depends on the vacancy. Companies advertise blue-collar or clerical jobs in local newspapers and senior management 【38】 in national papers or professional journals, 【39】 the Internet is one of the best ways of advertising IT vacancies or recruiting abroad. However, with
28、 the Internet there is a risk 【40】 receiving unsuitable applications from all over the world. （分数：-1.00）A.FindingB.SearchingC.PlacingD.AppointingA.fireB.applyC.dismissD.employA.whetherB.ifC.whichD.whereA.TerminalB.ExternalC.AdditionalD.InternalA.BesidesB.HoweverC.WhileD.WhereasA.useB.usingC.usedD.to
29、 useA.agencyB.jobC.advertisementD.companyA.positionsB.placesC.roomsD.seatsA.whenB.asC.whileD.onceA.atB.ofC.overD.inScience textbooks and technical and professional journals are usually made up of several parts and contain various special features, many of which have a standard format. 【B1】 usually c
30、ontain a large number of these parts; journals and 【B2】 contain many, but not all of them. Knowing where to look for information and 【B3】 to expect in a book can greatly increase your ability to use all the information there. Explanations of and practice using some of these textbook parts and 【B4】 a
31、re covered in these even numbered lessons. The features in textbooks are 【B5】 into the following three categories. Front matter is the 【B6】 -numeral paginated section at the front of most books. The text is the main body of the book. The 【B7】 matter comprises the additional sections at the back of m
32、ost books. 【B8】 our discussion of these three sections will deal mainly with textbooks, the practice provided will greatly 【B9】 your comprehension of scientific 【B10】 as well. （分数：-1.00）A.TextbooksB.JournalsC.ManualsD.BookletA.textbooksB.magazinesC.manualsD.bookletA.howB.whatC.whenD.whereA.informati
33、onB.abilitiesC.featuresD.expectationA.fallsB.fallenC.groupedD.turnedA.oddB.evenC.GreekD.romanA.frontB.backC.mainD.lastA.AlthoughB.sinceC.WhileD.HoweverA.increaseB.liftC.raiseD.enhanceA.textbooksB.journalsC.discussionsD.sectionsUntil recently most historians spoke very critically of the Industrial Re
34、volution. They 【B1】 that in the long run industrialization greatly raised the standard of living for the 【B2】 man. But they insisted that its 【B3】 results during the period from 1740 to 1840 were widespread poverty and misery for the 【B4】 of the English population. 【B5】 contrast, they saw in the pre
35、ceding hundred years from 1640 to 1740, when England was still a 【B6】 agricultural country, a period of great abundance and prosperity. This view, 【B7】, is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists 【B8】 history and economics, have 【B9】 two things: that the period from 1640 to 1740 was 【B10】 by grea
36、t poverty, and that industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actually improved the conditions for the majority of the populace. （分数：-1.00）A.admittedB.believedC.claimedD.predictedA.plainB.averageC.meanD.normalA.momentaryB.promptC.instantD.immediateA.bulkB.hostC.grossD.magnitudeA.OnB.Wi
37、thC.ForD.ByA.broadlyB.thoroughlyC.generallyD.completelyA.howeverB.meanwhileC.thereforeD.moreoverA.atB.inC.aboutD.forA.manifestedB.approvedC.shownD.speculatedA.notedB.impressedC.labeledD.markedEducational attitudes in a country may be a 【B1】 by which its basic cultural values are reflected. To take t
38、he American higher education 【B2】 example, university classrooms share certain identical features though they 【B3】 from course to course in some aspects. Any student, 【B4】 their ethnic and social background, is not only allowed but also encouraged to have chances for active participation in class. 【
39、B5】. teachers often expect independent learning 【B6】 their students. It will be most appreciated if a student can 【B7】 the initiative and complete the assignment without too much 【B8】 upon his or her instructors. These two 【B9】 features in American university classrooms actually manifest the basic A
40、merican values, especially self-reliance and 【B10】 of opportunity.（分数：-1.00）A.methodsB.meanC.meansD.measureA.as anB.for anC.asD.theA.varyB.deferC.differsD.diversifiedA.without regard ofB.with regard toC.regardless ofD.regardless toA.HoweverB.MoreoverC.WhereasD.OtherwiseA.withB.ofC.forD.toA.doB.makeC
41、.takeD.playA.independenceB.helpC.guidanceD.dependenceA.commonB.similarC.differentD.alikeA.unityB.equalityC.inequalityD.varietyIt is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory. The meanings of thousands of everyday perceptions, the bases 【B1】 the decisions we make, and the roots of o
42、ur habits and skills are to be 【B2】 in our past experiences, which are brought into the present 【B3】 memory. Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep 【B4】 available for later use. It includes not only “remembering“ thing like arithmetic or historical facts, but also any change in the way an ani
43、mal typically behaves. Memory is 【B5】 when a rat gives up eating grain because he has sniffed something suspicious in the grain pile. Memory is also involved when a six year old child learns to swing a baseball bat. Memory 【B6】 not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and mac
44、hines. Computers, for example, contain devices for storing data for later use. It is interesting to compare the memory storage capacity of a computer 【B7】 that of a human being. The instant access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100,000 “words“ ready for 【B8】 use. An average American teena
45、ger probably recognizes the meanings of about 100,000 words of English. However, this is but a fraction of the total 【B9】 of information which the teenager has stored. Consider, for example, the number of facts and places that the teenager can recognize on sight. The use of words is the basis of the
46、 advanced problem solving intelligence of human beings. A large part of a persons memory is in terms of words and 【B10】 of words. （分数：-1.00）A.ofB.toC.forD.onA.keptB.foundC.soughtD.storedA.byB.fromC.withD.inA.experiencesB.basesC.observationsD.informationA.calledB.takenC.involvedD.includedA.existsB.ap
47、pearsC.affectsD.seemsA.toB.withC.againstD.forA.progressiveB.instructiveC.instantD.protectiveA.dealB.numberC.mountD.amountA.combinationsB.correctionsC.co-ordinationsD.collectionsWhen television first began to expand, very few of the people who had become famous as radio commentators were able to be e
48、ffective on television. Some of the difficulties they experienced when were trying to 【B1】 themselves to the new medium were technical. When working on radio, for example, they had become 【B2】 to seeing on behalf of the listener. This 【B3】 of seeing for others means that the commentator has to be ve
49、ry good at talking. Above all, he has to be able to 【B4】 a continuous sequence of visual images which 【B5】 meaning to the sounds which the listener hears. In the 【B6】 of television, however, the commentator sees everything with the viewer. His role, therefore, is completely different. He is there to make 【B7】 that the viewer does not miss some point of interest, to help him focus on particular things, and to 【B8】 the images on the television screen. Unlike his radio colleague, he must know the 【B9】 of silence and how to use it at tho
