1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）-试卷 70 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.Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, _ obtaining water is not the least.（分数：2.00）A.for whichB.to whichC.of whichD.in which3.Which sport has the most expenses training equipment, players“ personal equip
3、ment and uniforms?（分数：2.00）A.in place ofB.in terms ofC.by means ofD.by way of4.They are going to have the serviceman _ an electric fan in the office tomorrow.（分数：2.00）A.installB.to installC.to be installedD.installed5.She was complaining that the doctor was _ too much for the treatment he was giving
4、 her.（分数：2.00）A.expendingB.offeringC.costingD.charging6.The manager spoke highly of such _ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.（分数：2.00）A.virtueB.featuresC.propertiesD.characteristics7.One day I _ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby st
5、ate college.（分数：2.00）A.came acrossB.came aboutC.came afterD.came at8.By the end of next year, they _ three modern hotels there.（分数：2.00）A.will buildB.will be buildingC.will have been builtD.will have built9._, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose c
6、ommand of language is poor.（分数：2.00）A.Other things being equalB.Were other things equalC.To be equal to other thingsD.Other things to be equal10._ that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much better.（分数：2.00）A.ForB.NowC.SinceD.Despite11._ in all parts of the state, pines are th
7、e most common trees in Georgia.（分数：2.00）A.FoundB.Finding themC.To find themD.Find them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 cho
8、ices 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：10.00）_When I was still an architecture student, a teacher told me, “We learn more from buildings that fall down than from buildings that stand up“. What he meant was th
9、at construction is as much the result of experience as of theory. Although structural design follows established formulas, the actual performance of a building is complicated by the passage of time, the behavior of users, the natural elementsand unnatural events. All are difficult to simulate. Build
10、ings, unlike cars, can“t be crash-tasted. The first important lesson of the World Trade Center collapse is that tall buildings can withstand the impact of a large jetliner. The twin towers were supported by 59 perimeter columns on each side. Although about 30 of these columns, extending from four to
11、 six floors, were destroyed in each building by the impact, initially both towers remained standing. Even so, the death toll(代价) was appalling2,235 people lost their lives. I was once asked how tall buildings should be designed given what we“d learned from the World Trade Center collapse. My answer
12、was, “Lower“. The question of when a tall building becomes unsafe is easy to answer. Common aerial fire-fighting ladders in use today are 100 feet high and can reach to about the 10th floor, so fires in buildings up to 10 stories high can be fought from the exterior(外部). Fighting fires and evacuatin
13、g occupants above that height depend on fire stairs. The taller the building, the longer it will take for firefighters to climb to the scene of the fire. So the simple answer to the safety question is “Lower than 10 stories“. Then why don“t cities impose lower height limits? A 60-story office buildi
14、ng does not have six times as much rentable space as a 10-story building. However, all things being equal, such a building will produce four times more revenue and four times more in property taxes. So cutting building heights would mean cutting city budgets. The most important lesson of the World T
15、rade Center collapse is not that we should stop building tall buildings but that we have misjudged their cost. We did the same thing when we underestimated the cost of hurtling along a highway in a steel box at 70 miles per hour. It took many years before seat belts, air bags, radial tires, and anti
16、lock brakes became commonplace. At first, cars simply were too slow to warrant concern. Later, manufacturers resisted these expensive devices, arguing that consumers would not pay for safety. Now we do willingly.（分数：10.00）(1).The first paragraph tells us that _.（分数：2.00）A.architecture is something m
17、ore our of experience than our of theoryB.architecture depends just as much on experience as on theoryC.it is safer for people to live in old buildingsD.we learn not so much from our failures as from our success(2).What can we learn from the WTC collapse?（分数：2.00）A.Although the structure of the two
18、buildings was very strong, the death toll was still very shocking.B.The structure of the two buildings was of the first class.C.The structure of the two buildings was not so strong as people had expected.D.The structure of the two buildings was strong enough to withstand any accidents.(3).Ideally, t
19、he policy in city construction should be _.（分数：2.00）A.lower than ten storiesB.the lower, the betterC.the higher, the betterD.higher than ten stories(4).Why are there still high buildings, or even skyscrapers in many cities?（分数：2.00）A.Because they are the symbol of modern time.B.Because many cities n
20、ow lack building space.C.Because high buildings are an important financial source of a city“s budget.D.Because high buildings represent the level of a country“s science and technology.(5).What is the most important lesson of the WTC collapse?（分数：2.00）A.We should wear seat belts while driving.B.We sh
21、ould build low buildings just as we should drive slowly.C.We should make building tall buildings illegal.D.We should pay for safety while constructing tall buildings.When I was walking down the street the other day, I happened to notice a small brown leather wallet lying on the sidewalk. I picked it
22、 up and opened it to see if I could find out the owner“s name. There was nothing inside it except some change and an old photographa picture of a woman and a young girl about twelve years old, who looked like the woman“s daughter. I put the photograph back and took the wallet to the police station,
23、where I handed it to the desk sergeant. Before I left, the sergeant took down my name and address in case the owner might want to write and thank me. That evening I went to have dinner with my aunt and uncle. They had also invited a young woman so that there would be four people at the table. Her fa
24、ce was familiar. I was quite sure that we had not met before, but I couldn“t remember where I had seen her. In the course of conversation, however, the young woman happened to mention that she had lost her wallet that afternoon. All at once I realized where I had seen her. She was the young girl in
25、the photograph, although she was now much older. She was very surprised, of course, when I was able to describe her wallet to her. Then I explained that I had recognized her from the photograph I had found in the wallet. My uncle insisted on going to the police station immediately to claim the walle
26、t. As the police sergeant handed it over, he said that it was amazing that I had not only found the wallet, but also the person who had lost it.（分数：10.00）(1).The wallet which the writer found _.（分数：2.00）A.was emptyB.had some money in itC.had a few coins and a photograph in itD.had an old photograph
27、in it(2).The writer opened the wallet because he wanted to _ in it.（分数：2.00）A.find some moneyB.find some goldC.find the owner“s nameD.find the owner“s photograph(3).The writer recognized the young woman because _.（分数：2.00）A.he had met her somewhere beforeB.she was the old woman in the photographC.sh
28、e often had dinner with his aunt and uncleD.she looked like the young girl in the photograph(4).The young woman told of her loss of the wallet _.（分数：2.00）A.at the beginning of the dinnerB.during the conversationC.as soon as she saw the writerD.after the dinner(5).The story was amazing because _.（分数：
29、2.00）A.the writer found both the wallet and its ownerB.the finder and the loser of the wallet were old friendsC.the finder and the loser of the wallet met at the police stationD.the woman knew the writer and his uncleFear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals
30、possess, if they are properly used. If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play it until their hands were burnt away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear did not, a child would burn itself again and again, because fear would not warn it to keep away from the fire that had burn it before.
31、 A really fearless soldierand some do existis not a good soldier because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army. Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which men and animals might soon die out. In our first sentence we suggested that fear ought to be properly used. If
32、, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much. Even in your house you are not absolutely safe: an airplane may crash on your house, or ants may eat away some of the beams in your roo
33、f so that the latter falls on you, or you may get cancer! The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but instead to use fear as your servant and guide. Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take. In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid t
34、he danger. For example, you see a car coming straight towards you; fear warns you, you jump out of the way, and all is well. In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger. For example, you cannot prevent an airplane crashing onto your house. In this cas
35、e, fear has given you its warning; you have examined it and decided on your course, of action, so fear of this particular danger is no longer of any use to you, and you have to try to overcome it.（分数：10.00）(1).Children would play with fire until their hands were burnt away if _.（分数：2.00）A.they were
36、given no warning beforehandB.they had never burnt themselvesC.they had no sense of painD.they were fearful of the fire(2).A really fearless soldier _.（分数：2.00）A.is of little use to the armyB.is without equalC.is nothing but a dead soldierD.easily gets killed in a battle(3).Fear should be used proper
37、ly because _.（分数：2.00）A.an airplane may crash on your houseB.you may get cancerC.fear can only be used as a servant and guideD.men are now letting fear rule them too much(4).People sometimes succeed in timely avoiding danger because _.（分数：2.00）A.they have gained experienceB.they jump out of the way
38、in timeC.they are calm in face of dangerD.they are warned of the danger and can take quick action(5).Implied but not stated: _.（分数：2.00）A.Fear is always something helpfulB.Too much fear is harmfulC.Fear ought to be used as a servant and guideD.Fear is something unprofitableWhy does cream go bad fast
39、er than butter? Some researchers think they find the answer, and it comes down to the structure of the food, not its chemical compositiona finding that could help rid some processed foods of chemical preservatives. Cream and butter contain pretty much the same substances, so why cream should sour mu
40、ch faster has been a mystery. Both are emulsionstiny globules(小球) of one liquid evenly distributed throughout another. “The difference lies in what“s in the globules and what“s in the surrounding liquid“, says Brocklehurst, who led the investigation. In cream, fatty globules drift about in a sea of
41、water. In butter, globules of a watery solution are locked away in a sea of fat. The bacteria which make the food go bad prefer to live in the watery regions of the mixture. “This means that in cream, the bacteria are free to grow throughout the mixture“, he says. When the situation is reversed, the
42、 bacteria are locked away in compartments(密封仓) buried deep in the sea of fat. Trapped in this way, individual colonies cannot spread and rapidly run out of nutrients. They also slowly poison themselves with their waste products. “In butter, you get a self-limiting system which stops the bacteria gro
43、wing“, says Brocklehurst. The researchers are already working with food companies keen to see if their products can be made resistant to bacterial attack through alterations to the food“s structure. Brocklehurst believes it will be possible to make the emulsions used in salad cream, for instance, mo
44、re like that in butter. The key will be to do this while keeping the salad cream liquid and not turning it into a solid lump.（分数：10.00）(1).The significance of Brocklehurst“s research is that _.（分数：2.00）A.it suggested a way to keep some foods fresh without preservativesB.it discovered tiny globules i
45、n both cream and butterC.it revealed the secret of how bacteria multiply in cream and butterD.it found that cream and butter share the same chemical composition(2).According to the researchers, cream sours faster than butter because bacteria _.（分数：2.00）A.are more evenly distributed in creamB.multipl
46、y more easily in cream than in butterC.live on less fat in cream than in butterD.produce less waste in cream than in butter(3).According to Brocklehurst, we can keep cream fresh by _.（分数：2.00）A.removing its fatB.killing the bacteriaC.reducing its water contentD.altering its structure(4).The word “co
47、lonies“(Line 2, Para.3) refers to _.（分数：2.00）A.tiny globulesB.watery regionsC.bacteria communitiesD.little compartments(5).Commercial application of the research finding will be possible if salad cream can be made resistant to bacterial attack _.（分数：2.00）A.by varying its chemical compositionB.by tur
48、ning it into a solid lumpC.while keeping its structure unchangedD.while retaining its liquid form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 your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.（分数：20.00）_For most kinds of activities, a large group of people can accomplish more and have more fun than one person alone. For e
