1、GCT工程硕士（英语）-试卷 27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 a
2、nswer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.（分数：2.00）_2.Only by understanding the Web deeply _hope for people to grasp its full potential.（分数：2.00）A.can there beB.can be thereC.be there canD.there can be3.The issue _at the conference is very important and it will create a sensati
3、on nationwide.（分数：2.00）A.discussedB.being discussedC.is being discussedD.has been discussed4.The_ he said it he knew what a mistake he had made.（分数：2.00）A.momentB.timeC.occasionD.hour5.Her story shows how gentle._and an indifference to honors and fame can lead to great achievements.（分数：2.00）A.persua
4、sionB.determinationC.devotionD.reservation6.By the time you have completed the essential training, you _exposed to virtually every new feature of the course.（分数：2.00）A.will have beenB.will beC.would have beenD.would be7.The Mona Lisa, _ in Italy, is now in the Louvre, a museum in Paris.（分数：2.00）A.wh
5、o paintedB.who has paintedC.which paintedD.which was painted8.Bob believes that the invasion of the marketplace into the university is undermining fundamental academic values, and that we must act now to _ this decline.（分数：2.00）A.laceB.plugC.ceaseD.digest9.More thunderstorms._in summer than any othe
6、r time of the year.（分数：2.00）A.happenedB.have happenedC.happenD.will happen10.The local people could hardly think of any good way to _poverty they had endured.（分数：2.00）A.shake offB.ward offC.put offD.take off11.I don“t think Mr. Matson will come here again today. Please give the ticket to _ comes her
7、e first.（分数：2.00）A.whomeverB.whomC.whoD.whoever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
8、best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.（分数：10.00）_Theme-park-hound bargain seekers would be wise to spend some time surfing online before they get in line at the parks this summer. A growing number of these attractions now allow customers to print e-t
9、ickets at home with large discounts off the gate price, in part to spur attendance that has declined in recent years. After boom times in the late 1990s, theme park attendance began to decrease, with an overall decline of about 400% over the past few years at North America“s 50 most-visited establis
10、hments, says James Zoltak, editor of Amusement Business. “The boom was off the rose as we turned the comer into 2000, so there“s more discounting now“, he says. Discounting isn“t new to an industry that has longer partnered with other commercial enterprises, such as soft drink companies, to offer de
11、als. But e-ticketing adds a new opportunity that not only brings savings but convenience as well, since it allows visitors to avoid the line at the gate. “If you can get in early before the lines fill up, you“re getting more for your money“, says Robert Niles of the website Theme Park Insider.（分数：10
12、.00）(1).The word “attractions“(Line 1, Paragraph 2) refers to_.（分数：2.00）A.theme parksB.bargainsC.e-ticketsD.discounts(2).Why do more and more theme parks offer large discounts off the gate price?（分数：2.00）A.To get in line at the parks this summer.B.To encourage more people to come to the parks.C.To e
13、nable people to get e-tickets at home.D.To reduce the attendance figure.(3).What does the sentence “The boom was off the rose“ mean?（分数：2.00）A.The rose in the theme park was out of bloom.B.The year 2000 was lucky for the 50 establishments.C.The theme park attendance was like the rose.D.The best time
14、 for the theme parks was gone.(4).What is the new opportunity e-ticketing brings to the theme parks?（分数：2.00）A.The theme park industry will be more profitable.B.Soft drink companies will be better partners of the parks.C.The tour to the parks will be more convenient.D.Visitors to the parks will have
15、 more discounts.(5).The last sentence of this passage is based on the idea that_.（分数：2.00）A.it is wise to surf onlineB.discounting isn“t everythingC.e-ticketing attracts more partnersD.time is moneyEach semester, Andrew Tom receives a term bill outlining his expenses: tuition, dorm fee, student cent
16、er fee, recreation fee, resident activity fee, health insurance. If only the rest of his expenses were as easy to quantify. “It“s like you start out the semester with plenty of money and then $20 for dinner out here and $100 at the department store there, it“s gone“, said Tom, a Northeastern Univers
17、ity third-year student. “And there are so many things you need like toothpaste or laundry detergent(洗涤剂) that you don“t think about until you get here and need it“. From the books lining their shelves to the fashionable clothes filling their closets, college students say the expenses of a college ed
18、ucation go well beyond tuition and a dining hall meal plan. Many say they arrive on campus only to be overwhelmed by unexpected costs from sports fees to the actual price of a slice of pizza. Balancing a job with schoolwork, especially at colleges known for their heavy workloads like Harvard and MIT
19、, can be tough. So can the pressure students often feel to financially keep pace with their friends. “When you get dragged along shopping, you“re going to spend money; if you get dragged to a party and everyone wants to take a cab but you“re cheap and want to take a bus. Chances are you“ll end up sh
20、aring the fee for the cab“, said Tom. “I guess you could say no, but no one wants to be the only one eating in the snack bar while your friends are ont to dinner“. Max Cohen, a biology major at MIT, said he is accustomed to watching fellow students spend $40 a night to have dinner delivered or $50 d
21、uring a night out at a bar. During the school“s recent spring break, friends on trips for the week posted away messages that read like a world mapParis, Rome, Tokyo. “Meanwhile I stay home and work“, said Cohen. “I didn“t realize when I came here how much money I would spend or how hard I would have
22、 to work to get by“. It is a lesson some younger students learn quickly. Others, surrounded by credit card offers, go into debt, or worse, are forced to leave school. “A lot of people don“t think twice about how much they spend“, said a first-year student at MIT, “and you feel the pressure sometimes
23、 to go along with them“.（分数：10.00）(1).The sentence “If only the rest of his expenses were as easy to quantify“.(Lines 23, Paragraph 1) implies that_.（分数：2.00）A.there are many other unexpected expensesB.it is easy to calculate how much more to spendC.the tuition is too high to be calculatedD.be has t
24、o pay only a few other expenses(2).All the following expenses are included in the term bill EXCEPT_.（分数：2.00）A.health insuranceB.sports feesC.recreation feesD.dorm fees(3).According to the passage, many college students_.（分数：2.00）A.have to work hard in their studiesB.suspend their studies in order t
25、o workC.depend on their families for all the expensesD.are under great financial pressure(4).The word “cheap“(Line 2, Paragraph 5) is closest in meaning to “_“.（分数：2.00）A.inferior inqualityB.inexpensiveC.unwilling to spendD.valueless(5).From the last paragraph, one may learn that an important reason
26、 for the high hidden costs for college students is_.（分数：2.00）A.the extremely high prices of daily necessitiesB.the school“s overcharging for campus activitiesC.the too many expenses the students have to payD.the pressure of keeping pace with their peersIn early 2004 eight tiny sensors were dropped f
27、rom a plane near a military base in California. After hit ting the ground, the sensorsalso known as smart dust sensors organized themselves into a network and quickly detected a fleet of military vehicles on the ground. They determined the direction, speed and size of a series of military vehicles t
28、raveling along the road and later transmitted the data to a computer at a nearby base camp. Smart dust sensors are minicomputersas small as a grain of rice in some casesthat can monitor and evaluate their physical environment and can relay the information via wireless, communication. They can monito
29、r elements such as temperature, moisture, humidity, pressure, energy use, vibration, light, motion, radiation, gas, and chemicals. These devices will soon have many applications, such as use in emergency rescue. Software has been developed to run these minicomputers. A key feature of the software is
30、 the ability of the sensors to automatically organize themselves into a communications network and talk to each other via wireless radio signals. If any one connection is interrupted, the sensors will self-correct and pass the information on to the next available sensor. Each sensor has a chip that
31、does the computing work recording things like temperature and motion at its location. Each sensor also has a tiny radio transmitter that allows it to talk to other sensors within 100 feet or so. With a single network of 10,000 sensorsthought to be the biggest array(排列) of sensors currently possible,
32、 you could cover 9 square miles and get information about each point along the way. The data finally works its way to a base station that can send the information to a computer or to a wireless network. The scientists who are working with this technology say smart dust sensors can be used to detect
33、the location or movement of enemy troops in areas too dangerous or remote for soldiers to operate. Scattering hundreds of self-networking sensors from a manned or unmanned plane onto the battlefield, in theory, could produce critical information and lead to strategic advantage. Sensors could also be
34、 used to detect the presence of chemical weapons and could give troops the time needed to put on protective gear.（分数：10.00）(1).Smart dust sensors can do all the following EXCEPT_.（分数：2.00）A.giving troops their protective gearB.organizing themselves into a computer networkC.detecting the movement of
35、military vehicles nearbyD.operating in remote and dangerous War zones(2).By “physical environment“(Line 2, Paragraph 2), the writer means such elements as_.（分数：2.00）A.the position of military troopsB.the presence of minicomputersC.the strength of radio signalsD.the amount of water vapor in the air(3
36、).If connection between two sensors is blocked, the network will automatically_.（分数：2.00）A.replace the sensor involvedB.repair the sensor involvedC.ignore the sensor involvedD.destroy the sensor involved(4).To cover an area of 3 square miles and get information about each point along the way, how ma
37、ny smart dust sensors are needed?（分数：2.00）A.About 3,000 sensors.B.About 3,300 sensors.C.About 5,000 sensors.D.About 6,600 sensors.(5).The passage implies that the smart dust sensors are most likely to be used, in_.（分数：2.00）A.emergency rescueB.monitoring pollutionC.military operationsD.evaluating the
38、 environmentSome pessimistic experts fleel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading mea
39、ns of urban travel in the foreseeable future. The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the futtire should be far more pollution-free than present types
40、. Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic congestion(拥挤). One proposed solution to this problem is the automated highway system. When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable(可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and make contact wi
41、th a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then mortitor all of the car“s movements. The drivet will use a
42、 telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer(蜂鸣器) that will warn him of his coming exit.
43、 It is estimated that an automated highway will be able to handle 10,000 vehicles per hour, compared with the 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles that call be carried by a present-day highway.（分数：10.00）(1).One significant improvement in the future car will probably be_.（分数：2.00）A.its power sourceB.its driving s
44、ystemC.its mollitoring systemD.its seating capacity(2).What is the author“s main concern?（分数：2.00）A.How to tender automobiles pollution-free.B.How to make smaller and safer automobiles.C.How to solve the problem of traffic jams.D.How to develop an automated subway system.(3).What provides autos with
45、 electric power in an automated highway system?（分数：2.00）A.A rail.B.An engine,C.A retractable arm.D.A computer controller.(4).In an automated highway system, all the driver needs to do is_.（分数：2.00）A.keep in the right laneB.wait to arrive at his destinationC.keep in constant touch with the computer c
46、enterD.inform the system of his destination by phone(5).What is the author“s attitude toward the future of autos?（分数：2.00）A.Enthusiastic.B.Pessimistic.C.Optimistic.D.Cautious.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, t
47、here 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.（分数：20.00）_Ireland is the best place in the world to live for 2005,【B1】a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain“s Economist magazine last week. The am
48、bitious【B2】to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only【B3】of human satisfaction and well-being. The index of 111 countries uses【B4】on incomes, health, unemployment, climate, political stability, job security equality between men and women as well as what the magazine calls “freedom, family and community life“. Despite the bad weather troubled health service, traffic problems, and the high cost of living, Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 points【B5】10. T
