1、工程硕士(GCT)英语-258 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.A persons calorie requirements vary _ his life.（分数：2.00）A.acrossB.throughoutC.overD.within2.A survey was carried out on the death rate of new-born babies in that region, _ were surprising.（分数：2.00）A.as resultsB.which r
2、esultsC.the results of itD.the results of which3.The basic features of the communication process are identified in one question: Who says _ through what channel to whom?（分数：2.00）A.howB.whenC.whatD.such4.Agriculture was a step in human progress _ which subsequently there was not anything comparable u
3、ntil our own machine age.（分数：2.00）A.inB.forC.toD.from5.The bank is reported in the local newspaper _ in broad daylight yesterday.（分数：2.00）A.being robbedB.having been robbedC.to have been robbedD.robbed6.All the key words in the article are printed in type so as to attract readers attention.（分数：2.00）
4、A.darkB.denseC.blackD.bold7.In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe _ Europe into a great war.（分数：2.00）A.insertedB.imposedC.pitchedD.plunged8.If I hadnt stood under the ladder to catch you when you fell, you _ now.（分数：2.00）A.wouldnt be smilingB.couldnt have smil
5、edC.wont smileD.didnt smile9.American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised _ from the United States.（分数：2.00）A.transferB.deliveriesC.transportationD.transmissions10.The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, _ i
6、s often the case in other countries.（分数：2.00）A.asB.whatC.soD.that二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought great changes to the lives of most Frenchmen. More people are working than ever befor
7、e in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing. Offices, shops and factories are discovering the greater efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunchrooms. In almost all lines of work emphasis now falls on ever-increasing output. Thus the “typical“ Frenchman pr
8、oduces more, earns more, and buys more consumer goods than his counterpart of only a generation ago. He gains in creature comforts and ease of life. What he loses to some extent is his sense of personal uniqueness, or individuality.Some say that France has been Americanized. This is because the Unit
9、ed States is a world symbol of the technological society and its consumer products: The so-called Americanization of France has its critics. They fear that “assembly-line life“ will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more graceful and leisurely old French style. What will happen, they
10、 ask, to taste, elegance, and the cultivation of the good things in life-to joy in the smell of a freshly picked apple, a stroll by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local cafe?Since the late 1940s life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit of ma
11、terial gain. Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young, especially university students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the triumph of the competitive, goods-oriented culture. Occasionally, they have reacted against the trend wi
12、th considerable violence.In spite of the critics, however, countless Frenchmen are committed to keeping France in the forefront of the modern economic world. They find that the present life brings more rewards, conveniences, and pleasures than that of the past. They believe that a modern, industrial
13、 France is preferable to the old.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following is not given as a feature of the old French way of life?（分数：2.00）A.Leisure.B.Elegance.C.Efficiency.D.Tast(2).Which of the following is not related to the new French way of life?（分数：2.00）A.Shorter lunch hour.B.Greater output.C.Crea
14、ture comfort.D.Leisurely cafe talk.(3).Nowadays few Frenchmen _.（分数：2.00）A.prefer the modern life styleB.actually enjoy working at the assembly lineC.are more concerned with money than in the pastD.are more competitive than the old generation(4).The passage suggests that _.（分数：2.00）A.in pursuing mat
15、erial gains the Frenchmen are suffering losses elsewhereB.its now unlikely to see a Frenchman enjoying a stroll by the riverC.the French are fed up with the smell of freshly picked applesD.great changes have occurred in the life style of all Frenchmen(5).Which of the following best states the main i
16、dea of the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Changes in the French way of life.B.Criticism of the new life style.C.The Americanization of France.D.Features of the new way of lifMany people believe the glare from snow causes snow blindness. Yet, dark glasses or not they find themselves suffering from headaches and
17、watering eyes, and even snowblindness, when exposed to several hours of “snow light“.The United States Army has now determined that the glare from snow does not cause snow-blindness in troops in a snow-covered country. Rather, a mans eyes frequently find nothing to focus on in a broad expanse of a s
18、now-covered area. So his gaze continually shifts and jumps back and forth over the entire landscape in search of something to look at. Finding nothing, hour after hour, the eyes never stop searching and the eyeballs become sore and the eye muscle aches. Nature balances this annoyance by producing mo
19、re and more liquid which covers the eyeballs. The liquid covers the eyeballs in increasing quantity until vision blurs. And the result is total, even though temporary, snowblindness.Experiments led the Army to a simple method of overcoming this problem. Scouts ahead of a main body of troops are trai
20、ned to shake snow from evergreen bushes, creating a dotted line as they cross completely snow-covered landscape. Even the scouts themselves throw lightweight, dark-colored objects ahead on which they too can focus. The men following can then see something. Their gaze is arrested. Their eyes focus on
21、 a bush and having found something to see, stop searching through the snow-blanketed landscape. By focusing their attention on one object at a time, the man can cross the snow without becoming hopelessly snowblind or lost. In this way the problem of crossing a solid white area is overcome.（分数：10.00）
22、(1).The eyeballs become sore and the eye muscles ache because _.（分数：2.00）A.tears cover the eyeballsB.the eyes are annoyed by blinding sunlightC.the eyes are annoyed by blinding snowD.there is nothing to focus on(2).When the eyes are sore, tears are produced to _.（分数：2.00）A.clear the visionB.remedy s
23、nowblindnessC.ease the annoyanceD.loosen the muscles(3).Snow-blindness may be avoided by _.（分数：2.00）A.concentration on the solid white areaB.providing the eyes with something to focus onC.searching for something to look at in snow-covered areasD.covering the eyeballs with liquid(4).The flint paragra
24、ph is mainly concerned with（分数：2.00）A.snow glare and snowblindnessB.the whiteness from snowC.headaches, watering eyes and snowblindnessD.the need for dark glasses(5).A suitable title for this passage would be _.（分数：2.00）A.Snowblindness and How to Overcome ItB.Nature s Cure for SnowblindnessC.Soldier
25、s in the SnowD.Snow VisionToday is the anniversary of that afternoon in April a year ago that I first saw the strange and appealing doll(玩具娃娃)in the window of Abe Sheftels toy shop on Third Avenue near Fifteenth Street, just around the corner from my office, where the plate on the door reads: Dr. Sa
26、muel Amory. I remember just how it was that day: the first hint of spring floated across the East River, mixing with the soft-coal smoke from the factories and the street smells of the poor neighborhood. As I turned the comer on my way to work and came to Sheftels, I was made once more aware of the
27、poor collection of toys in the dusty window, and I remembered the approaching birthday of a small niece of mine in Cleveland, to whom I was in the habit of sending modest gifts. Therefore, I stopped and examined the window to see if there might be anything suitable, and looked at the confusing colle
28、ction of unappealing objects- a red toy fire engine, some lead soldiers, cheap baseballs, bottles of ink, pens, yellowed envelopes, and advertisements for soft-drinks. And thus it was that my eyes eventually came to rest upon the doll stored away in one corner, a doll with the strangest, most charmi
29、ng expression on her face. I could not wholly make her out, due to the shadows and the film of dust through which I was looking, but I was aware that a tremendous impression had been made upon me as though I had run into a person, as one does sometimes with a stranger, with whose personality one is
30、deeply impressed.（分数：10.00）(1).What made an impression on the author?（分数：2.00）A.The dolls unusual face.B.The collection of toys.C.A stranger he met at the store.D.The resemblance of the doll to his niec(2).Why does the author mention his niece?（分数：2.00）A.She likes dolls.B.The doll looks like her.C.S
31、he lives near Sheftels.D.He was looking for a gift for her.(3).Why did the author go past Sheftels?（分数：2.00）A.He was on his way to work.B.He was looking for a present for his niece.C.He wanted to buy some envelopes.D.He liked to look in the shop windows.(4).The story takes place in the _.（分数：2.00）A.
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39、imatesD.free designing七、Part Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)When television first began to expand, very few of the people who had become famous as radio commentators were able to be effective on television. Some of the difficulties they experienced when were trying to (31) themselves to the new medium were te
40、chnical. When working on radio, for example, they had become (32) to seeing on behalf of the listener. This (33) of seeing for others means that the commentator has to be very good at talking. Above all, he has to be able to (34) a continuous sequence of visual images which (35) meaning to the sound
41、s which the listener hears. In the (36) of television, however, the commentator sees everything with the viewer.His role, therefore, is completely different. He is there to make (37) that the viewer does not miss some point of interest, to help him focus on particular things, and to (38) the images
42、on the television screen. Unlike his radio colleague, he must know the (39) of silence and how to use it at those moments (40) the pictures speak for themselves.（分数：20.00）A.turnB.adaptC.alterD.modifyA.experiencedB.determinedC.establishedD.accustomedA.efficiencyB.technologyC.artD.performanceA.inspire
43、B.createC.causeD.perceiveA.addB.applyC.affectD.reflectA.occasionB.eventC.factD.caseA.definiteB.possibleC.sureD.clearA.exhibitB.demonstrateC.exposeD.interpretA.purposeB.goalC.valueD.intentionA.ifB.whenC.whichD.as八、Part Dialogue Comp(总题数：10，分数：20.00)11.A: Im sorry Im calling you so late.B: _okay.（分数：2
44、.00）A.This isB.You reC.ThatsD.Im12.A: I m taking my driving test tomorrow.B: _（分数：2.00）A.Cheers!B.Good luck!C.Come on!D.Congratulations!13.Nancy: Have you heard about Dana? She is going to get married with Graham.Scott: _（分数：2.00）A.Youre kidding.B.Congratulations.C.Is it a real thing?D.Good luck.14.
45、Wife: Where is my box of chocolates?Husband: _（分数：2.00）A.Ive got an appointment at 11.B.The children were in your room this morning.C.That s a rather big box.D.Put it on the upper shel15.Customer: Good evening. I booked a table for 4 under the name Hunt.Waiter: Just a minute. _（分数：2.00）A.Im sorry, b
46、ut we are full tonight.B.Thats right, but you are late.C.Oh, yes, table 9, this way please.D.Please go upstairs and see if there is a spare tabl16.Sophie: Why dont you take your friends to the football game?Keith: _（分数：2.00）A.I dont think its a clever idea.B.Can t you think of anything better?C.Well
47、, they are not really football fans.D.Nothing is worse than this. They hate football.17.A: What happened to the priceless works of art?B: _（分数：2.00）A.They were destroyed in the earthquake.B.The earthquake was destroying them.C.They destroyed in the earthquake.D.The earthquake destroyed them.18.Man:
48、Excuse me, Miss. Do you know where I can find file holders?Saleswoman: You see the kitchenware there? _（分数：2.00）A.Then youll surely see file holders.B.Stationery is just one isle after that.C.Pens and pencils are together with file holders.D.Its somewhere nearby.19.A: I think you should phone Jenny
49、and say sorry to her.B: _It was her fault.（分数：2.00）A.No way.B.No possible.C.No chance.D.Not at all.20.Customer: How much are the eggs?Saleswoman: _（分数：2.00）A.They are free-range.B.We have some free-range eggs.C.The free-range eggs cost more than regular ones.D.The free-range ones are $ 3.95 a dozen.工程硕士(GCT)英语-258 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)
