1、工程硕士(GCT)英语-31 及答案解析(总分：190.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Vocabula(总题数：10，分数：20.00)1.Certainly Ill come, but I am afraid I shall be _.（分数：2.00）A.a few minutes laterB.late a few minutesC.a few minutes lateD.later a few minutes2.Many students suggested _ a boat trip on the Huangpu River.（分数：2.00）A.to organize
2、B.organizeC.organizedD.organizing3.He often attends public lectures at the university of California chiefly _ his English.（分数：2.00）A.to improveB.as to improveC.to importD.expect for4.“Do you have any clothes _ today?“ the maid asked.（分数：2.00）A.washB.washingC.washedD.to be washed5.They decided to cha
3、se the cow away _ it did more damage.（分数：2.00）A.unlessB.untilC.beforeD.although6.He as well as I _ you on that point.（分数：2.00）A.agree withB.agree toC.agrees withD.am to agree7._ compels it, a body at rest will never move.（分数：2.00）A.Until a forceB.Not until a forceC.A forceD.Force8.The brothers are _
4、 that they share all they have.（分数：2.00）A.such good friendsB.good friendsC.so good friendsD.so very good friends9.Sometimes very young children have trouble _ fact from fiction and may believe that such things actually exist.（分数：2.00）A.separatingB.having separatedC.to separateD.for separating10.Such
5、 _ the case, there were no grounds to justify your complaints.（分数：2.00）A.wasB.wereC.would beD.being二、BSection B/B(总题数：10，分数：20.00)11.The development of (new building materials) and mass-production techniques (brought) significant changes (to architecture) in the first quarter of (the twentieth centu
6、ry).（分数：2.00）A.new building materialsB.broughtC.to architectureD.the twentieth century12.An (enormous) (variety) of information may be (obtained from) a (largest) magazine.（分数：2.00）A.enormousB.varietyC.obtained fromD.largest13.(The earliest) works of (architect) Alvar Aalto in the early 1930s led th
7、e (way) to a more subtle, (romanticism,) and organic type of design.（分数：2.00）A.The earliestB.architectC.wayD.romanticism14.(At a first), the scientific (method) may appear to be a (narrow) and restrictive way (of) gaining understanding.（分数：2.00）A.At a firstB.methodC.narrowD.of15.(Unlike) a stock mar
8、ket, a money market - a network of brokers, buyers, and (selling) (is not) (located in) a specific place.（分数：2.00）A.UnlikeB.sellingC.is notD.located in16.(The major advantage) of a large corporation (was that it) can raise large sums of money (to engage in) efficient large-scale (production).（分数：2.0
9、0）A.The major advantageB.was that itC.to engage inD.production17.Professor Baker recommended that we (are) present at the reception (this afternoon) in order (to meet) the representatives (from) the Fulbright Commission.（分数：2.00）A.areB.this afternoonC.to meetD.from18.A principle of (manager) is to e
10、nsure that every (action) or (decision) achieves a carefully (planned) goal.（分数：2.00）A.managerB.actionC.decisionD.planned19.He (was) (born) in a (small) village in (the year) 1970.（分数：2.00）A.wasB.bornC.smallD.the year20.How many children (realize) that agriculture is a (source) of raw (materials) fo
11、r clothing and (to shelter)?（分数：2.00）A.realizeB.sourceC.materialsD.to shelter三、BSection C/B(总题数：10，分数：20.00)21.If two countries are at war and a third country chooses not to take sides, the third country may declare itself _.（分数：2.00）A.middleB.centralC.neutralD.intermediate22.I looked at a number of
12、 spoons which were _ out in front of me, trying to find out the right one for the soup.（分数：2.00）A.liedB.lainC.laidD.landed23.Shanghai, New York and Tokyo are _ populated cities.（分数：2.00）A.closelyB.crowdedlyC.denselyD.solidly24.People are more likely to accept the decision if they are _ in making it.
13、（分数：2.00）A.devotedB.involvedC.connectedD.associated25.Kindness and honesty are the most important _ a man can have.（分数：2.00）A.habitsB.customsC.qualitiesD.quantities26.The two passengers _ the crash and were given emergency treatment at the scene of the crash.（分数：2.00）A.liveB.lastC.surrenderD.survive
14、27.Well have to get out and call a taxi; my cars _.（分数：2.00）A.broken downB.cut downC.pulled downD.run down28.Mathematics is still the necessary _ for the management of nature.（分数：2.00）A.implementB.implicationC.illustrationD.appliance29.In the past, consumers were often cheated or _ into buying goods
15、 by business firms and they could hardly do anything about it.（分数：2.00）A.confusedB.misledC.forcedD.puzzled30.In order to _ your goals, you must work hard.（分数：2.00）A.succeedB.getC.arriveD.achieve四、BSection D/B(总题数：10，分数：20.00)31.The Basque separatist movement is waging a campaign against the Governme
16、nt.（分数：2.00）A.conductingB.planningC.payingD.engaging32.Nigel is carrying out research on early Christian art.（分数：2.00）A.organizingB.advocatingC.conductingD.proposing33.At the end of the discussion, he summed up and added a few points.（分数：2.00）A.totaledB.abstractedC.summarizedD.explained34.They ackno
17、wledged him to be the true God.（分数：2.00）A.receivedB.admittedC.thoughtD.believed35.The safety factor is primary in all underwater operations.（分数：2.00）A.perfectB.the full viewC.maximumD.principal36.Behind these obvious ridiculous motives to anti-Jewish attitudes there was a deeper cause.（分数：2.00）A.unr
18、easonableB.sadC.reasonableD.encouraging37.A judgement may be revised or reversed in the light of some particular action.（分数：2.00）A.changedB.overtakenC.resolvedD.resumed38.The duty of a soldier is to defend his country.（分数：2.00）A.resistB.assureC.guardD.contribute39.Some drugs taken in large quantitie
19、s can cause permanent brain damage.（分数：2.00）A.temporaryB.lastingC.dangerousD.serious40.There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.（分数：2.00）A.generalB.vastC.secretD.various五、BPart Cloze Te(总题数：1，分数：40.00)There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish t
20、o visit. You can talk to friends whoU (41) /Uto the places, or you can go and see aU (42) /Ufilm about them,U (43) /Uyou can read travel books.U (44) /Uwould seem that there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a personal,U (45) /Uaccount of travel which the author has actu
21、allyU (46) /Uhimself. If they are informative and have a good index,U (47) /Uthey can be useful to you when youU (48) /Uyour travel. The second kind are those booksU (49) /Upurpose is to give a purely objectiveU (50) /Uof things to be done and seen. If aU (51) /U, cultured person has written such a
22、book, then it is even more useful. It canU (52) /Uas a selective guide book. The third kind are those books which are called a “guide“U (53) /Usome place or other. If they are good, they will,U (54) /Utheir factual information , give anU (55) /Uor an interpretation. Like the first kind, they can be
23、inspiring andU (56) /U, but their primary function is toU (57) /Uthe reader who wishes to plan in the most practical way.Whatever kind of travel book you choose, you must make sure that it does not describe everythingU (58) /Umarvellous, fabulous or magical. YouU (59) /Ualso note its date of publica
24、tion, because travel is a veryU (60) /Uaffair and many things change quickly in the 20th century. Finally you should make sure that the contents are well-presented and easy to find.（分数：40.00）A.travelB.have travelledC.will travelD.were travellingA.colourB.colouredC.colouriulD.colourlessA.andB.orC.but
25、D.soA.ItB.TheyC.YouD.WeA.abstractB.academicC.objectiveD.subjectiveA.processedB.producedC.madeD.manufacturedA.yetB.thenC.likewiseD.otherwiseA.plannedB.have plannedC.are planningD.will planA.thatB.whatC.whichD.whoseA.discussionB.collectionC.descriptionD.compositionA.well-readB.well-intentionedC.well-c
26、hosenD.well-spokenA.classifyB.be classifiedC.have classifiedD.have been classifiedA.atB.inC.byD.toA.in spite ofB.in addition toC.on account ofD.in the event ofA.outlineB.accountC.analysisD.understandingA.elaborateB.entertainingC.essentialD.emotionalA.resistB.insistC.assistD.persistA.asB.likeC.toD.in
27、A.mayB.canC.willD.mustA.practicalB.currentC.privateD.functional六、BPart Reading (总题数：5，分数：40.00)BPassage One/BA scientist who does research in economic psychology and who wants to predict the way in which consumers will spend their money must study consumer behavior. He must obtain data both on the r
28、esources of consumers and on the motives that tend to encourage or discourage money spending.If an economist were asked which of three groups borrow most - people with rising incomes, stable incomes, or declining incomes - he would probably answer: those with declining incomes. Actually, in the year
29、s 1947 - 1950, the answer was: people with rising incomes. people with declining incomes were next and people with stable incomes borrowed the least. This shows us that traditional assumptions about earning and spending are not always reliable. Another traditional assumption is that if people who ha
30、ve money expect prices to go up, they will hasten to buy. If they expect prices to go down, they will postpone buying. But research surveys have shown that this is not always true. The expectations of price increases may not stimulate buying. One typical attitude was expressed by the wife of a mecha
31、nic in an interview at a time of rising prices. “In a few months,“ she said, “well have to pay more for meat and milk; well have less to spend on other things.“ Her family had been planning to buy a new car but they postponed this purchase. Furthermore, the rise in prices that has already taken plac
32、e may be resented(怨恨) and buyers resistance may be evoked(唤起，引起). This is shown by the following typical comment: “I just dont pay these prices; they are too high.“The investigations mentioned above were carried out in America. Investigations conducted at the same time in Great Britain, however, yie
33、lded results that were more in agreement with traditional assumptions about saving and spending patterns. The condition most conducive (有助于的 ) to spending appears to be price stability. If prices have been stable and people consider that they are reasonable, they are likely to buy. Thus, it appears
34、that the common business policy of maintaining stable prices is based on a correct understanding of consumer psychology.（分数：8.00）(1).According to the passage, if one wants to predict the way (consumers will spend their money, he should _.（分数：2.00）A.rely on traditional assumptions about earning and s
35、pendingB.try to encourage or discourage consumers to spend moneyC.carry out investigations on consumer behavior and obtain data on consumers incomes and money spending motivesD.do researches in consumer psychology in a laboratory(2).According to paragraph 2, research surveys have proved that _.（分数：2
36、.00）A.price increases always stimulate people to hasten to buy thingsB.rising prices may make people put off their purchase of certain thingsC.women are more sensitive to the rising in prices than menD.the expectations of price increases often make buyers feel angry(3).From the results of the survey
37、s, the writer of this article _.（分数：2.00）A.concludes that the saving and spending patterns in Great Britain are better than those in AmericaB.concludes that the consumers always expect prices to remain stableC.concludes that maintaining stable prices is a correct business policyD.does not draw any c
38、onclusion(4).Which of the following statements is always TRUE according to the surveys mentioned in the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Consumers will put off buying things if they expect prices to decrease.B.Consumers will spend their money quickly if they expect prices to decrease.C.The price condition has an
39、influence on consumer behavior.D.Traditional assumptions about earning and spending are reliable.BPassage Two/BHong Kong is a city inclined toward red; in Thailand the color is yellow; India leans toward reds and oranges. These are not political colors, but colors that suggest religious beliefs.To a
40、n Asian colors are full of beliefs, religious and otherwise. To the Chinese, red is very lucky, but to Thais yellow brings good fortune. The combination of blue, black, and white is, to the Chinese, suggestive of a funeral.Many Western businessmen believe that most Asians have become Westernized(西方化
41、) in their outlook. This is true in part. But Westernization and education do not usually completely replace the culture and beliefs of an Asians forefathers. They tend instead to make a more sophisticated combination of his culture and religious bonds. The approach required to sell an Asian any com
42、modity must follow the basic formula of catering(迎合) to national pride, acknowledging equality, and understanding the Asians beliefs.Color is a touchy thing. Advertisers are advised to take into consideration the religious and superstitious(迷信的) beliefs connected with colors before using them. The c
43、olor combinations of green and purple are acceptable throughout Asia as these colors seem to have been worn by religious leaders in earlier times.However, using one or both of these colors is no guarantee of sales, as a prominent manufacturer of water-recreation products learned in Malaysia. Its hom
44、e office received heated request from its distributors to stop shipments on all products colored green. The distributors reported that numerous customers associated the color green with the jungle and illness.（分数：8.00）(1).Which of the following is the best title for this passage?（分数：2.00）A.Colors Co
45、mmunicateB.Green and Purple: A Sign of Religious LeadershipC.An Expensive Lesson in MalaysiaD.The Westernization of Asia(2).The word “catering to“ (Para. 3, last sentence) is closest in meaning to _.（分数：2.00）A.providingB.followingC.respondingD.creating(3).What does “home office“ in the last paragrap
46、h refer to?（分数：2.00）A.The office at the managers home.B.The major distribution office in Malaysia.C.The new type of mobile office.D.The office in its own country.(4).What conclusion can we draw from the last paragraph?（分数：2.00）A.Most Asians have become Westernized.B.Asian businessmen have given up t
47、heir own beliefs.C.Western businessmen must respect the Asians beliefs.D.All Asians think green means illness.BPassage Three/BYoung people in the United States have a wide variety of inte-rests apart from their school work. As children, both boys and girls play many of the same games. They swim, pla
48、y baseball and basketball, go boating and camping, and have fun in many kinds of sports and outdoor activities.Numerous youth organizations give young people a chance to develop and broaden their interests, and to gain experience in working with others. Among these groups are the Boy Scouts, which serves more than four million boys, the Girl Scouts, with nearly three million girls, and the Boys Club of America, with over one million participants. These and other groups are guided by adults who volunteer their services. Civic, c
