1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）-试卷 10 及答案解析(总分：134.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Vocabulary and Struc(总题数：11，分数：22.00)1.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
2、 answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.（分数：2.00）_2.E-commerce has witnessed a_growth these years.（分数：2.00）A.fixedB.stableC.steadyD.regular3.The researchers have come up with numerous explanations to _their failures.（分数：2.00）A.excuseB.justifyC.admitD.avoid4.It was _me to in
3、terpret the thoughts swimming behind his eyes.（分数：2.00）A.belowB.beyondC.pastD.above5.All_was needed was one final push to close the deal.（分数：2.00）A.thatB.whatC.thereD.which6.I wouldnt recommend you go mountain-climbing at this time of year because it is _.（分数：2.00）A.much too hotB.too much hotC.too m
4、uch heatD.very much heat7.He has no alternative but _to ask his sister for help.（分数：2.00）A.to goB.goC.goingD.goes8.Rock singers, hip-hop dancers, and hippies all have distinct hair style, _to their group.（分数：2.00）A.peculiarB.especialC.specialD.particular9.He was _knowing everything about the courses
5、 he was to take at the university.（分数：2.00）A.lost inB.attentive toC.clear ofD.keen on10.I“d rather _a room that is smaller but more comfortable.（分数：2.00）A.haveB.hadC.havingD.to have11.A virus, often too small to be seen except with a powerful microscope, _diseases.（分数：2.00）A.causeB.is causedC.causes
6、D.is causing二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：5，分数：50.00)12.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 th
7、e ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.（分数：10.00）_Watercolor is the oldest painting medium known. It dates back to the early cave dwellers who discovered they could add lifelike qualities to drawings of animals and other figures on the wails of caves by mixing the natural colors found
8、in the earth with water. Fresco, one of the greatest of all art forms, is done with watercolor. It is created by mixing pigments and water and applying these to wet plaster. Of the thousands of people who stand under Michlangelo“s heroic ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, very few are aware that they ar
9、e looking at perhaps the greatest watercolor painting in the world. The invention of oil painting by the Flemish masters in the fifteenth century led to a decline in fresco painting, and for the next several centuries watercolor was used mainly as a medium for doing preliminary sketches or as a tool
10、 for study. It was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that English painters reinstated watercolor as a serious art form. The English have a notorious love for the outdoors and also a great fondness for small, intimate pictures. The subdued tones of watercolor had a remarkably strong a
11、ppeal for them.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the main theme of the passage?（分数：2.00）A.The decline of fresco painting.B.The predominance of oils over watercolor.C.The rediscovery of watercolor in England.D.The origins and development of watercolor.(2).Who were the first watercolor artists?（分数：2.00）A.Early ca
12、ve dwellers.B.Italian fresco artists.C.Flemish masters.D.Eighteenth-century English artists.(3).According to the passage, where did the first colors for painting come from?（分数：2.00）A.Animal skins.B.The ground.C.Trees and leaves.D.Caves.(4).In fresco painting to what is the paint applied?（分数：2.00）A.C
13、anvas.B.Paper.C.Plaster.D.Rock.(5).Which of the following can be inferred about what sixteenth and seventeenth-century artists thought of watercolor painting in comparison to oil painting?（分数：2.00）A.Watercolor was more costly but was better.B.Oil painting was less permanent but more vivid.C.Watercol
14、or was not appropriate for finished works.D.Oil painting tended to be difficult to use.The Xinhua bookstore chain, China“s largest official publishing enterprise, has become a surprising flash point for interest among foreign venture capital investors. “We are actively promoting the process of share
15、holding reform. Everyday, we receive lots of offers from domestic and foreign investors interested in getting involved and may pick one or two to do so in the next two to three months“, Zhang Yashan, the leading cadre of the head store“s office said. According to a Company insider who requested anon
16、ymity, several securities firms are overseeing Xinhua bookstore“s reform and the company could list on the domestic stock market once reforms are reported to the government in May and then completed. The source would not reveal the specific names of the firms involved or details of the reform. “We w
17、ill stipulate that we must remain the majority shareholder, but we will welcome all kinds of investment, including foreign capital, to establish a shareholding enterprise. We hope the No. 2 shareholder will be a foreign enterprise“, the source said. In keeping with its World Trade Organization entry
18、 promises, China must allow foreign investment in domestic publication retailers by the end of this year.（分数：10.00）(1).Which is NOT the right word used to describe Xinhua bookstore?（分数：2.00）A.Largest.B.Official.C.Private.D.Prosperous.(2).What does the word “domestic“ mean in Para. 2?（分数：2.00）A.Energ
19、etic.B.Excited.C.Alien.D.Native.(3).What can we infer from Zhang Yashan“s statement in Para. 2?（分数：2.00）A.We often receive many offers from investors.B.We will soon accept one or two offers in the next sixty days.C.Security firms are more interested in Xinhua bookstore than other firms.D.Foreign inv
20、estment is welcomed by Chinese government.(4).What is the passage mainly about?（分数：2.00）A.The largest bookstore is going to accept foreign investment.B.Xinhua bookstore is going to have a shareholding reform.C.Xinhua bookstore must take actions according to the situation.D.Xinhua bookstore has to ke
21、ep its promise with WTO.(5).Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Xinhua bookstore“s reform will be revealed in details.B.The reforms have been reported to the government.C.Xinhua bookstore will soon accept foreign investment.D.The source said we didn“t have t
22、o remain the majority shareholder.The growth of population during the past few centuries is no proof that population will continue to grow straight upward“ toward infinity and doom. On the contrary, demographic history offers evidence that population growth has not been at all constant. According to
23、 paleo-ecologist Edward Deevey, the past million years show three momentous changes. The first, a rapid increase in population around one million B.C., followed the innovations of tool-making and tool-using. But when the new power from the use of tools had been exploited, the rate of world populatio
24、n growth fell and became almost stable. The next rapid jump in population started perhaps 10,000 years ago, when men began to keep herds, plow and plant the earth. Once again when initial productivity gains had been absorbed, the rate of population growth abated. These two episodes suggest that the
25、third great change, the present rapid growth, which began in the West between 250 and 350 years ago, may also slow down when, or if technology begins to yield fewer innovations. Of course, the current knowledge revolution may continue without foreseeable end. Either “way contrary to popular belief i
26、n constant geometric growthpopulation can be expected in the long run to adjust to productivity.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Human population expands at a straight upward trend.B.Population growth has shown ups and downs in demographic history.
27、C.Population growth can not be regarded as a social failure.D.Increase in population is related to productivity.(2).How many significant demographic changes ever occurred in the past one million years?（分数：2.00）A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.None.(3).What is found to have close relationship with rapid increas
28、e in population?（分数：2.00）A.War between 2 countries.B.Ways discovered to increase productivity.C.Migration from a continent to another continent.D.A new religion beginning to be accepted by people.(4).What can be concluded when the current tide of knowledge revolution ebbs?（分数：2.00）A.Productivity wil
29、l rise.B.Productivity will receive no impact.C.Population growth will slow down.D.Population growth will become accelerated.(5).What is the concept most people have on population growth?（分数：2.00）A.The population is always in constant geometric growth.B.Rapid growth is followed by a decline.C.Deceler
30、ated growth is followed by a decline.D.No growth at all.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the advertised job? （分数：2.00）A.To keep money for top companies.B.To keep books for top companies.C.To deal with accounts for top companies.D.To deal with personal affairs for top companies.(2).Which of the following is NOT
31、 included in the work of a bookkeeper?（分数：2.00）A.Posting journal entries.B.Processing the list of employees“ wages.C.Managing work.D.Enrolling new employees.(3).The qualified applicant should _.（分数：2.00）A.be familiar with use of certain softwareB.be familiar with telecommunicationC.be much experienc
32、ed in lifeD.have joined various organizations(4).Adecco is an organization which employs people _.（分数：2.00）A.mainly for other companiesB.mainly for its own offices located in many countriesC.mainly through the InternetD.mainly for light administrative work(5).About the job of bookkeeping, all of the
33、 following information is clear except _.（分数：2.00）A.job typeB.degree requiredC.paymentD.job description三、Cloze(总题数：2，分数：40.00)13.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
34、 your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.（分数：20.00）_A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supplyall these were important factors, in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution.【B1】they were not enough. Something
35、else was needed to start the industrial process. That “something special“ was men【B2】individuals who could invent machines, find new sources of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. The men who【B3】the machines of the Industrial Revolution came from many backgrounds and many
36、 occupations. Many of them were【B4】inventors than scientists. A man who is a pure scientist is primarily interested in doing his research【B5】. He is not necessarily working so that his findings can be used. An inventor or one interested in applied science is【B6】trying to make something that has a co
37、ncrete idea. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories【B7】science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a specific result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of【B8】other objectives. Most of
38、the people who developed the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had【B9】or no training in science might not have made their inventions if a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years【B10】.（分数：20.
39、00）(1).【B1】（分数：2.00）A.ButB.AndC.BesidesD.Even(2).【B2】（分数：2.00）A.generatingB.effectiveC.motivationD.creative(3).【B3】（分数：2.00）A.employedB.createdC.operatedD.controlled(4).【B4】（分数：2.00）A.lessB.betterC.moreD.worse(5).【B5】（分数：2.00）A.happilyB.occasionallyC.reluctantlyD.accurately(6).【B6】（分数：2.00）A.seldomB
40、.sometimesC.usuallyD.never(7).【B7】（分数：2.00）A.ofB.withC.toD.as(8).【B8】（分数：2.00）A.fewB.thoseC.manyD.all(9).【B9】（分数：2.00）A.littleB.muchC.someD.any(10).【B10】（分数：2.00）A.agoB.pastC.aheadD.before四、Dialogue Completion(总题数：11，分数：22.00)14.Part IV Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this part, there are ten shor
41、t 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.（分数：2.00）_15.Jane: Car
42、ol, you look very well. Carol: Thank you, Jane. You look wonderful too. Your weekend tennis must have done you good. Jane: _.（分数：2.00）A.That“s very kind of youB.Are you kidding? Thank you anywayC.You think so? That“s encouragingD.I don“t believe it. You are flattering me16.Li: Hello. I“m ringing abo
43、ut the flat advertised in today“s STAR. _? Mrs. Green: Yes, it is. Two or three people have rung up about it, but nobody“s been to see it yet.（分数：2.00）A.Is it still availableB.Is it still emptyC.Is it still freeD.Is it still blank17.Customer: Excuse me! Clerk: Yes, ma“am? What can I do for you? Cust
44、omer: I have a problem with this coffee maker, and I want my money back. Clerk: _? Customer: The problem is that it doesn“t work! I“ve only used it three times.（分数：2.00）A.WhyB.Well, are you sureC.What“s the matter with it on earthD.Well, what seems to be the problem18.At a party. Adam: This is a gre
45、at apartment. Tammy: I think so, too. _? Adam: No, I“m Adam. I came with Carl. I don“t really know anyone here. Carl“s told me about most of his friends, but I can“t match the names with the faces.（分数：2.00）A.Excuse me, but do I know youB.Excuse me, could I know youC.Excuse me, do you mind telling me
46、 your nameD.Excuse me, but do you know me19.Salesgirl: Good morning, miss. Can I help you? Mary: Yes, I“d like half a kilo oranges, please. Salesgirl: _. Anything else? Mary: No, thank you.（分数：2.00）A.These oranges are for youB.Give you the orangesC.There you areD.Here are you20.Wang: I“ve got an app
47、ointment. I“m going to meet a friend in London at 3 p.m. It“s already a quarter past 2. _. David: I“m going to London. I can give you a lift if you like. Wang: Could you really? That would be great.（分数：2.00）A.I“ll never make itB.I“ll never do itC.I“ll never reach itD.I“ll never attain it21.Clerk: Go
48、od morning. Can I help you? Mr. Smith: Yes, I“d like a ticket to New York 9:15 tomorrow morning. Clerk: _? Mr. Smith: Single, please.（分数：2.00）A.Single or twoB.Single or returnC.Single or doubleD.Single or back22.Ted: Hi, Christine. _? Christine: Hi, Ted. I just bought a new camping tent. I can“t wait to use it.（分数：2.00）A.What“s onB.What“s upC.What“s wrongD.What“s right23.Jane: Hello Sally. Fancy meeting you
