1、工程硕士(GCT)英语-57 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Vocabula(总题数：10，分数：20.00)1.Speech is the_ability possessed only by human beings.（分数：2.00）A.uniqueB.averageC.collectiveD.single2.We cant afford to let the situation get worse. We have to take_to put it right.（分数：2.00）A.decisionsB.advantagesC.sidesD.st
2、eps3.Agriculture was a step in human progress_which subsepuently was not anything comparable until our own machine age.（分数：2.00）A.inB.forC.toD.from4._have come up with the solutions to the problem.（分数：2.00）A.The boy studentB.The boys studentC.The boy studentsD.The boys sutdents5._their differences,
3、they are united by the common desire to transform their personal commitment into public leadership.（分数：2.00）A.But forB.For allC.Above allD.Except for6.She_in the feet on her way home from work.（分数：2.00）A.was hurtingB.is hurtC.hurtsD.got hurt7.Experiments in the photography of moving objects_in both
4、the united states and Europe before 1990.（分数：2.00）A.have been conductingB.were conductingC.had been conductedD.are conducted8.Ill never forget_you for the first time.（分数：2.00）A.to meetB.meetingC.to have metD.having to be meeting9.Far too many owners of electric appliances have a hard time_qualified
5、repairmen to fix their ma- chines.（分数：2.00）A.findingB.to findC.to findingD.having found10._, the researchers cannot concentrate on that very precise experiment.（分数：2.00）A.With you standing thereB.On your standing thereC.You are standing thereD.You stand there二、BPart Reading (总题数：4，分数：40.00)BDirectio
6、ns:/BIn this part there are 4 passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers. Choose the one you think is the best answer. Mark your choice on the Answer Sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.BPassage One
7、/BTheme-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-tickets at home with large discounts off the gate price, in part to spur attendance that has declin
8、ed 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 Americas 50 most-visited establishments, says James Zoltak, editor of Amusement Business.“The boom was off the rose as we turned the
9、comer into 2000, so theres more discounting now,“ he says.Discounting isnt new to an industry that has longer partnered with other commercial enterprises, such as soft drink companies, to offer deals. But e-ticketing adds a new opportunity that not only brings savings but convenience as well, since
10、it allows visitors to avoid the line at the gate.“If you can get in early before the lines fill up, youre getting more for your money,“ says Robert Niles of the website Theme Park Insider.（分数：10.00）(1).The word “attractions“ (Line 1, Paragraph 2) refers to_.（分数：2.00）A.theme parksB.bargainsC.e-ticket
11、sD.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 enable people to get e-tickets at home.D.To reduce the attendance figure.(3).What does the sentence “The b
12、oom 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 or the 50 establishments.C.The theme park attendance was like the rose.D.The best time for the theme parks was gone.(4).What is the new opportunity e-ticketing brings to the theme parks?（分数：2.
13、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 more discounts.(5).The last sentence of this passage is based on the idea that_.（分数：2.00）A.it is wise to
14、surf onlineB.discounting isnt everythingC.e-ticketing attracts more partnersD.time is moneyBPassage Two/BEach semester, Andrew Tom receives a term bill outlining his expenses: tuition, dorm fee, student center fee, recreation fee, resident activity fee, health insurance. UIf only the rest of his exp
15、enses were as easy to quantify./U“Its like you start out the semester with plenty of money and then $ 20 for dinner out here and $100 at the department store there, its gone,“ said Tom, a Northeastern University third-year student. “And there are so many things you need like toothpaste or laundry de
16、tergent (洗涤剂) that you dont 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 education go well beyond tuition and a dining hall meal plan. Many say they arrive on campus on
17、ly 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, can be tough. So can the pressure students often feel to financially keep pace with their fr
18、iends.“When you get dragged along shopping, youre going to spend money; if you get dragged to a party and everyone wants to take a cab but youre Ucheap/U and want to take a bus. Chances are you“ll end up sharing the fee for the cab,“ said Tom. “I guess you could say no, but no one wants to be the on
19、ly 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 during a night out at a bar. During the schools recent spring break, friends on trips for the
20、 week posted away messages that read like a world mapParis, Rome, Tokyo. “Meanwhile I stay home and work,“ said Cohen. “I didnt realize when I came here how much money I would spend or how hard I would have to work to get by.“It is a lesson some younger students learn quickly. Others, surrounded by
21、credit card offers, go into debt, or worse, are forced to leave school.“A lot of people dont think twice about how much they spend,“ said a first-year student at MIT, “and you feel the pressure sometimes to go along with them.“（分数：10.00）(1).The sentence “If only the rest of his expenses were as easy
22、 to quantify.“ (Lines 2 3, 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 to pay only a few other expenses(2).All the following expenses are included in the term bill EXC
23、EPT_.（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 to workC.depend on their families for all the expensesD.are under great financial pressure(4).Th
24、e 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 for the high hidden costs for college students is_.（分数：2.00）A.the extremely high prices of dai
25、ly necessitiesB.the schools overcharging for campus activitiesC.the too many expenses the students have to payD.the pressure of keeping pace with their peersBPassage Three/BIn early 2004 eight tiny sensors were dropped from a plane near a military base in California. After hit ting the ground, the s
26、ensorsalso 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 traveling along the road and later transmitted the data to a computer at a nearby
27、 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 monitor elements such as temperature, moisture, humidity, pressure, energy use, vibrati
28、on, 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 the ability of the sensors to automatically organize themselves into a communicat
29、ions 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 does the computing work recording things like temperature and motion at its locatio
30、n. 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, you could cover 9 square miles and get information about each point along the way
31、. 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 the location or movement of enemy troops in areas too dangerous or remote for soldi
32、ers 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 used to detect the presence of chemical weapons and could give troops the time nee
33、ded 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 military vehicles nearbyD.operating in remote and dangerous War zones(2).By “physic
34、al 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).If connection between two sensors is blocked, the network will automatically_.（分
35、数：2.00）A.replace the sensor involvedB.repair the sensor involvedC.ignore the sensor involvedD.destroy the sensor involved(4).To covet an area of 3 square miles and get information about each point along the way, how many smart dust sensors are needed?（分数：2.00）A.About 3,000 sensors.B.Ab6ut 3,300 sens
36、ors.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 environmentBPassage four/BSome pessimistic experts fleel that the automobile is b
37、ound 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 means of urban travel in the foreseeable future.The motorcar will undo
38、ubtedly 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.Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still b
39、e 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 with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trains electrical
40、ly. 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 cars movements.The drivet will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. Th
41、e 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. It is estimated that an automated highway will be able to handle 10,000
42、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 systemC.its mollitoring systemD.its seating capacity(2).What is the author
43、: 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 electric power in an automated highway system?（分数：2.00）A.A rail.B.An en
44、gine,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 centerD.inform the system of his destination by phone(5).What is the auth
45、ors attitude toward the future of autos?（分数：2.00）A.Enthusiastic.B.Pessimistic.C.Optimistic.D.Cautious.三、BPart Cloze/(总题数：1，分数：20.00)BDirections:/BFor each blank in the following passage, choose the best answer from the choices given below. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet by drawing with a penci
46、l a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.The United States has historically higher rates of marriage than those of other industrialized countries. The current annual marriageU (31) /Uin the United States-about 9 new marriages for every 1,000 peopleis substantially higher than it
47、 is in other industrialized countries. However, marriage isU (32) /Uas widespread as it was several decades ago. The proportion of American adults who are marriedU (33) /Ufrom 72 percent in 1970 to 60 percent in 2002. This does not mean that large numbers of people will remain unmarriedU (34) /Uthei
48、r lives. Thronghout the 20th century, about 90 percent of Americans married at some point in their lives. ExpertsU (35) /Uthat about the same proportion of today s young adults will eventually marry.The timing of marriage has variedU (36) /Uover the past century. In 1995 the average age of women in
49、the United States at the time of their first marriage was 25. The average age of men was about 27. Men and women in the United States marry for the first time at an average of five years later than people did in the 1950s.U (37) /U,young adults of the 1950s married younger than did any previousU (38) /Uin
