1、工程硕士(GCT)英语-216 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：10，分数：20.00)1.Those who _womens liberation movement continue to hope, and work, for a change.A. consist in B believe in C. indulge in D. result in（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.2.Although there arc many predictions about the future, no one knows
2、for sure _the world would be like in 50 years.（分数：2.00）A.howB.thatC.whichD.what3.According to the _of the contract, employees must give six months notice if they intend to leave.（分数：2.00）A.lawsB.rulesC.termsD.details4.The new currency will get into_ soon.（分数：2.00）A.circuitB.circulationC.circularD.ci
3、rcle5._pollution control measures tend to be money consuming, many industries hesitate to adopt them.（分数：2.00）A.AlthoughB.HoweverC.WhenD.Since6.Retail sales volume in local urbah and rural areas rose 57.8% and 46.8%_last year.（分数：2.00）A.individuallyB.respectivelyC.correspondinglyD.accordingly7.Susan
4、 will come to watch him _at Wimbledon this week.（分数：2.00）A.playedB.playC.to playD.playing8.How strange it is that the habit he developed in his childhood still_ him.（分数：2.00）A.takes toB.clings toC.attends toD.adds to9.The accepted_ of adepuate diet have been challenged by new discoveries in nutritio
5、n.（分数：2.00）A.formationsB.componentsC.standardsD.ingredients10.You should use _and natural language when you write a personal letter.（分数：2.00）A.forillalB.politicalC.magicD.plain二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)These days a green building means more than just the color o
6、f the paint. Green building can also refer to environmentally friendly houses, factories, and offices.Buildings account for 65 percent of total U. S. electricity use. But green buildings can reduce energy and water use. Also, the buildings are often located near public transportation such as buses a
7、nd subways, so that people can drive their cars less. That could be good for the environment, because cars use lots of natural re- sources such as gasoline, and give off pollution. Green buildings are often built on previously developed land, so that the buildings dont destroy forests or other wild
8、habitats(栖息地).Marty Dettling is a project manager for a building that puts these ideas into action. The Solaire has been called the countrys first green residential high-rise building. According to Dealing, “Weve reduced our energy consumption by one-third and our water by 50 percent. Not everyone i
9、s leaping to move into a green building, however. Some people think that features such as solar panels cost more money than more traditional energy sources. Despite this, Dettling hopes that green buildings will become common in the future. “Its going to be big,“ she said.（分数：10.00）(1).What does gre
10、en building refer to nowadays?（分数：2.00）A.Buildings painted by green hands.B.Buildings covered with green plants.C.Buildings that are environmentally-friendly.D.Buildings like houses, factories, and offices.(2).The word “Also“ (Line 2, Paragraph 2) is used to _.（分数：2.00）A.continue the discussion of t
11、otal U. S. electricity useB.expand the topic of reduction of energy and water useC.include the discussion of public transportationD.shift the focus to the topic of the environment protection(3).In terms of land use, green buildings are constructed by_.（分数：2.00）A.making use of developed landB.develop
12、ing new landC.clearing the ground in a forestD.draining wild habitats(4).Why are some people not so enthusiastic about green buildings?（分数：2.00）A.Because they do not jump into green building.B.Because they fail to move into a green building.C.Because they find it more costly to live in a green build
13、ing.D.Because they think that solar panels still cost too muc(5).What did Marty Dettling mean when she said, “Its going to be big?“（分数：2.00）A.Green buildings have a great potential.B.People expect bigger green buildings.C.Green buildings will be larger in size.D.People prefer to live in bigger build
14、ings.四、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)According to the United States government, people are classified as homeless if they have no place tostay and no expectation of finding a place for the next thirty days. Although technically accurate, that is an impersonal assessment of an enormous and very human pr
15、oblem.The homeless population represents all of us Americans. It includes men and women, the elderly, children, and infants. Its members are from all ethnic(种族的) groups. What they have in common is poverty.Currently in the U. S. , thirty-nine million people live in poverty. When money is really tigh
16、t, paying the rent or buying food often becomes a choice. Government assistance in the form of food stamps does help but, as one homeless man explains, you cant pay the rent with food stamps.With no money for rent, the streets and homeless shelters become the alternative. Although men constitute the
17、 largest group within the homeless population, homeless women with children are rapidly joining them. In fact, one quarter of the homeless people in the U. S. are teenagers and young children.People may become homeless for numerous reasons. However, there are certain factors that many of these indiv
18、iduals have in common. They include a lack of adequate education and job skills. A majority of the teenagers and adults have not completed high school.The abuse of alcohol and drugs is also a common factor One third of the adult homeless population abuses alcohol, while one quarter of the same group
19、 uses drugs.Some members of this population suffer mental health problems. Within the past several years many institutions for the mentally ill have been closed and their patients sent “home“. Unfortunately, a number of those people have no home to go to and they are unable to adequately look after
20、themselves.Job loss in todays economy has also become a real factor in the loss of peoples homes. The breakup of families through abandonment and divorce are also contributing factors, particularly when there are children involved. The parent who is left to care for the kids with inadequate income m
21、ay be forced to depend on the homeless shelters to put a roof over their heads.（分数：10.00）(1).The writer thinks that the U. S. governments definition of the homeless reveals _.（分数：2.00）A.an insincere attitude toward the homelessB.an unbearable attitude toward the homelessC.an uncivilized attitude tow
22、ard the homelessD.an unsympathetic attitude toward the homeless(2).The U. S. govermnent helps the homeless by _.（分数：2.00）A.giving them homeless allowancesB.giving them food stampsC.finding jobs for themD.finding residences for them(3).Most of the homeless in the U. S. are_.（分数：2.00）A.male adultsB.fe
23、male adultsC.the elderlyD.children(4).People become homeless for all the following reasons EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.the lack of adequate educationB.the abuse of alcohol and drugsC.the closure of institutions for the mentally illD.the poor performance of economy(5).The breakup of families is likely to lea
24、d to homelessness because a parent with kids may _.（分数：2.00）A.lose his or her job in todays economyB.be unable to look after the kidsC.not have enough incomeD.find residence at a homeless shelter五、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：10.00)American no longer expect public figures, whether in speech or in writing,
25、 to command the English language with skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such command themselves. In his latest book, Doing Our Own Thing, the Degradation of language and Music and why we should like, care, John Me Whorter, a linguist and controversialist of mixed liberal and conservative views,
26、sees the triumph of 1960 scounter-eulture as responsible for the decline of formal English.But the cult of the authentic and the personal, “doing our own thing“, has spelt the death of formal speech, writing, poetry and music. While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pe
27、n to paper before the 1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page- Equally, in poetry, the highly personal, performative gene is the only form that could claim real liveliness, in both oral and written English, talking is triumphing over spe
28、aking, spontaneity over craft.Illustrated with an entertaining array of examples from both high and low culture, the trend that Mr. McWhorter documents is unmistakable. But it is less clear, to take the question of his subtitle, why we should, like care. As a linguist, he acknowledges that all varie
29、ties of human language, including non-standard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressivethere exists no language or dialect in the world that cannot convey complex ideas. He is not arguing, as many do, that we can no longer think straight because we do not talk proper.Russians have a dee
30、p love for their own language and carry large chunks of memorized poetry in their heads, while Italian politicians tend to elaborate speech that would seem old-fashioned to most English-speak- ers. Mr. Me Whorter acknowledges that formal language is not strictly necessary, and proposes no radical ed
31、ucation reformshe is really grieving over the loss of something beautiful more than useful. We now take our English “on paper plates instead of china“. A shame, perhaps, but probably an inevitable one.（分数：10.00）(1).According to Mc Whorter, the decline of formal English _.（分数：2.00）A.is inevitable in
32、radical education reforms.B.is but all too natural in language development.C.has caused the controversy over the counter-culture.D.brought about changes in public attitudes in the 1960s.(2).The word “talking“ (Line 5, Paragraph 2) denotesA. modesty. 13. personality. C. liveliness. D. informality.（分数
33、：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).To which of the following statements would Mc Whorter most likely agree?（分数：2.00）A.Logical thinking is not necessarily related to the way we talk.B.Black English can be more expressive than standard English.C.Non standard varieties of human language are just as entertaining.D.Of al
34、l the varieties, standard English Can best convey complex ideas.(4).The description of Russians love of memorizing poetry shows the authors _.（分数：2.00）A.interest in their language.B.appreciation of their efforts.C.admiration for their memory.D.contempt for their old-fashionedness.(5).According to th
35、e last paragraph, “paper plates“ is to “china“ as _.（分数：2.00）A.“temporary“ is to “permanent“.B.“radical“ is to “conservative“.C.“functional“ is to “artistic“.D.“humble“ is to “noble“.六、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：10.00)As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for progressive magazine had discovered bow
36、to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm(火器) fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one.“The Constitution,“ said the associationes spokesman, “gives everyone the right to own arms. It doesnt spell out wha
37、t kind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydmgen bomb, the public should be able to buy it to protect theraselves.“Dont you think its dangerous to have one in the house, particularly where there are children around?“The National Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe ha
38、ndling of this type of weapon. We are instrueting owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse(导火索) separately in a drawer.“Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody.“The spokesman said, “Hydrogen bombs dont kill people-people kill people. The b
39、omb is for selfpro-tection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuelear weapon in your house, theyre going to think twice about breaking in.“But those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabinet, with the fuse in a drawe
40、r, you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder(侵入者).“Another argument against allowing people to own a bomb is that at the moment it is very expensive to build one So what your association is backing is a program which would allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb
41、 while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns./（分数：10.00）(1).According to the passage, some people started a national association so as to_.（分数：2.00）A.block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bombB.coordinate the mass production of the destructive weaponC.instruct
42、people how to keep the bomb safe at homeD.promote the large-scale sale of this newly invented weapon(2).Some people oppose the ownership of H-bombs by individuals on the grounds that_.（分数：2.00）A.the size of the bomb makes it difficult to keep in a drawerB.most people dont know how to handle the weap
43、onC.peoples lives will be threatened by the weaponD.they may fall into the hands of criminals(3).By saying that the bomb also has a deterrent effect the spokesman means that it_.（分数：2.00）A.will frighten away any possible intrudersB.can show the special status of its ownersC.will threaten the safety
44、of the owners as wellD.can kill those entering others houses by force(4).According to the passage, opponents of the private ownership of H-bombs are very much worried that（分数：2.00）A.the influence of the association is too powerful for the less privileged to overcomeB.poorly-educated Americans will f
45、ind it difficult to make use of the weaponC.the wide use of the weapon will push up living expenses tremendouslyD.the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basis(5).From the tone of the passage we know that the author is _.（分数：2.00）A.doubtful about the necessity of keeping H-bombs at ho
46、me for safetyB.unhappy with those who vote against the ownership of H-bombsC.not serious about the private ownership of H bombsD.concerned about the spread of unclear weapons七、Part Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Visitors to this country are normally admitted for six months, but foreign students can usually st
47、ay for one year. They must (31) an educational institution, and they are required to study for a (32) of fifteen hours a week on a daytime course. Prospective students have to show that they can afford their studies, and that they have sufficient (33) resources to support themselves (34) in this cou
48、ntry.In order to work here the foreigner needs a work permit, (35) must be applied for by his prospective employer. The problem here is that the Department of Employment has the right to grant or (36) these permits, and there is little that can be done (37) it; it would be extremely unwise for a for
49、eign visitor to work (38) a permit, since anyone doing so is liable to immediate deportation(驱逐出境). There are some people from the European countries, who are often given (39) residence permits of up to five years. Some other people, such as doctors, foreign journalists, authors and others can work without permits, and foreign students are normally allowed to (40) part-time jobs while they are studying here.（分数：20.00）A.establishB.purchaseC.p
