1、GCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 156 及答案与解析一、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 answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the
2、 center.1 The great earthquake_him to lost almost all his family members.（A）compelled（B） led（C） made（D）resuIted2 It needs a great_for him to understand what Francis is saying.（A）attempt（B） trouble（C） power（D）effort3 He is a very honest official and never_any gifts from the people who sought his help
3、.（A）accepted（B） received（C） took up（D）obtain4 we are all_spending whatever is necessary to combat air pollution.（A）in relation to（B） in excess of（C） in contrast to（D）in favor of5 It was only a_escape from death for him in these miseries.（A）close（B） short（C） narrow（D）fine6 It rained for two weeks On
4、end，completely_our holiday.（A）ruining（B） ruins（C） ruined（D）to ruin7 What the doctors really doubt is_the patient will recover from the serious disease soon.（A）when（B） how（C） whether（D）why8 _today，he would get there by Friday.（A）Would he leave（B） Was he leaving（C） Were he to leave（D）If he leaves9 Ame
5、ricans eat_as they actually need every day.（A）twice as much protein（B） twice protein as much twice（C） twice protein as much（D）protein as twice much10 This is the very film_I am looking forward to for a long time.（A）what（B） which（C） that（D）why二、Part II Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part th
6、ere are four passages, each followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, 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.10 If someone asked you“What color is the sky?”I expect
7、that you would answer“Blue”I am afraid that you would be wrongThe sky has no color When we see blue，we are looking at blue sunlightThe sunlight is shining on little bits of dust in the airWe know that there is air all around the worldWe could not breathe without airAirplanes could not fly without ai
8、r They need air to lift their wingsAirplanes cannot fly very high because as they go higher the air gets thinnerIf we go far enough away from the earth，we find there is no airWhat is the sky?The sky is spaceIn this space there is nothing except the sun，the moon and all the starsScientists have alway
9、s wanted to know more about the other worlds in the space They have looked at them through telescopes and in this way they have found out a great dealThe moon is about 384， 000 kilometers away from the earthAn airplane cannot fly to the moon but there is a thing that can fly even when there is no ai
10、rThis is rocketI aln sure that you are asking“How does a rocket fly?”If you want to know，get a balloon and then blow it up until it is quite bigDo not tie up the neck of the balloonLet go! The balloon will fly off through the air very quicklyThe air inside the balloon tries to get out It rushes out
11、through neck of the ball and this pushes the balloon through the airIt does not need wings like an air plane This is how a rocket worksIt is not made of rubber like a balloon，of courseIt is made of metalThe metal must not be heavy but it must be very strongThere is gas inside the rocket which is mad
12、e very hotWhen it rushes out of the end of the rocket， the rocket is pushed up into the airRockets can fly far out into spaceRockets with men inside them have already reached the moonSeveral rockets ，without men inside them ，have been sent to other worlds much farther awayOne day rockets may be able
13、 to go anywhere in the space11 What color is the sky?（A）It is blue（B） It is white（C） It is grey（D）It has no color12 When an airplane flies too high，_.（A）the air will be too thin to support its wings（B） the air will become thicker（C） the air will exert pressure on it（D）the air will disappear in no ti
14、me13 A rocket can fly to the moon because_（A）it looks like a balloon（B） it is much lighter than an airplane（C） it doesnt have wings（D）it works like an untied balloon14 Which of the following statements about a rocket is NOT true?（A）It can fly when there is no air（B） It can fly without wings（C） It is
15、 made of strong metal（D）It is propelled by burning gas inside it15 A rocket is pushed up into the air when_.（A）hot gas rushes out of its head（B） it is powered by gas（C） hot gas rushes out of its bottom（D）hot gas rushes out of its neck15 One-room schools are part of the heritage of the United Statesa
16、nd the mention of them makes people feel a vague long for the way things wereOne-room schools are an endangered species，howeverFor more than a hundred years，one-room schools have been systematically shut down and their students sent away to centralized schoolsAs recently as 1930 there were 149，000 o
17、ne-room schools in the United StatesBy 1970 there were 1， 800Today，of nearly 800 remaining one-room schools more than 350 are in NebraskaThe rest are scattered through a few other states that have on their road maps wide-open spaces between townsNow that there are hardly any left，educators are begin
18、ning to think that maybe there is some-thing yet to be learned from one-room schools，something that served the pioneers that might serve as well todayProgressive educators have come up with progressive。sounding names like“peergroup teaching”and“multiage grouping”for educational procedures that occur
19、 naturally in the oneroom schoolsIn a oneroom school the children teach each other because the teacher is busy part of the time teaching someone elseA fourth grader call work at a fifth-grade level in math and a thirdgrade level in English without the stigma associated with being left back or the pr
20、essures of being skipped aheadA youngster with a learning disability Can find his or her own level without being separated from the other pupils In larger urban and suburban schools today，this is called“mainstreaming”A few hours in a small school that has only one classroom and it becomes clear why
21、SO many parents feel that one of the advantages of living in Nebraska is that their children have to go to a one-room sch00116 We learn from the first paragraph that one-room schools.（A）are the best in Nebraska（B） are becoming more and more centralized（C） have has a strong influence on American peop
22、le（D）need to be shut down17 Oneroom schools are in danger of disappearing because（A）there has been a trend towards centralization（B） they cannot get top students（C） they exist only in one state（D）children have to teach themselves18 A major characteristic of the one-room school system is that.（A）lear
23、ning is not limited to one grade level（B） pupils mostly study math and English（C） some children have to be left back（D）teachers are always busy19 It can be learned from paragraph 2 that many parents in Nebraska.（A）dont like centralized schools（B） come from other states（C） received education in one-r
24、oom schools（D）prefer rural life20 What is the authors attitude towards one-room schools?（A）Critical（B） Humorous（C） Angry（D）Praising20 Where you save your money often depends on what you are saving forIf you are saving to buy a dictionary or to go to a concegthen probably keep your money somewhere in
25、 your roomIf you are saving for a big purchase like a mountain bike or a school trip，where would you save your money ?One place to save money is the bankPutting your money in a savings account will help your money earn more moneyIf you put your money in a piggy bank(猪形储蓄罐)，one year later youll still
26、 have the same amount of money you put inIf you put your money in a savings account，one year later，youll have more money than you put inWhy?When you keep your money in a bank，your money earns interestInterest is the amount of money a bank pays you to use your moneyThe bank uses your money(and the mo
27、ney of other people， too)to loan money to people and businessesThe bank will send you a statement several times a year A bank statement tells you how much money there is in your account，It also tells you how much interest you have earnedIf you leave your money in the bank，you Call watch it grow!Anot
28、her way you can save money is to buy a certificate of deposit or CDIf you have some money that you dont need to use for a long time，this is a good way to make your money growYou can buy a CD at a bankYou agree not to use the money for a certain period of timeThat period might be from six months to f
29、ive yearsYOU cant touch your money during that timeIf you do，you must pay a penalty，or feeSince the bank is using your money for that time period，it will pay you interestYou will earn more interest with a CD than in a savings accountCan you guess why?Its because you prormse to leave your money in th
30、e bank for a certain period of timeBanks pay different rates of interest.So，you may want to compare rates in newspaper ads before buying a CD21 Which way will help your money earn more money?（A）Putting your money in your room（B） Putting your money in a piggy bank（C） Putting your money in your pocket
31、（D）Putting your money in a savings account22 Interest is the amount of money which.（A）a bank lends to people（B） a bank loans to businesses（C） a bank pays you（D）a bank uses23 A bank statement tells you.（A）the amount of money you have in the bank（B） the current rates of interest（C） the current rates o
32、f exchange（D）the best way to save your money24 If you draw your money before it is due.（A）you have to pay interest to the bank （B） you have to close your account（C） you have to open a new account（D）you have to pay a penalty or fee 25 The word“touch”in paragraph 7 could be best replaced by.（A）“deposi
33、t”（B） “borrow”（C） “use”（D）“cash”25 Ads： 26 Wllich of the following is NOT shown above?（A）Job title（B） Annual payment（C） Ad source（D）Job description27 Based on what you readthe ad iS intended for the_（A）recruitment（B） product promotion（C） banking service（D）banking reform28 New staff are needed becaus
34、e of_.（A）the opening ofthe new branches（B） the updating of the banking service（C） the retirement of the experienced staff（D）the lack of excellent management29 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the ad?（A）Branch managers（B） Tellers（C） Customer Service Reps（D）Sale managers30 Qualified candidat
35、es are expected to_.（A）e-mall their resumes to hr（B） B（C） C（D）D三、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
36、center.30 There are ten blanks in the following passageFor each numbered blank，there are four choices marked A，B，C and DChoose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single fine through the centerRumor is the most (31) way of spreading storiesby passing them on from mouth (32)
37、mouthBut civilized countries in normal times have beRer (33) of news than rumorThey have radio，television ，and newspapersIn times of stress and (34) ，however，rumor emerges and becomes widespread At such 35 the diffcrent kinds of news are in competition，the press， television，and radio versus the grap
38、evineEspecially (36) rumors spread when War requires censorship(审查，检查)on many important mattersThe customary news sources no longer (37) enough informationSince the people cannot learn (38) legitimate(合法的，正规的)channels all that they are anxious to learn，they pick up“news” (39) they can and when this
39、(40) ，rumor thrives 31 (31)（A）primitive（B） important（C） impossible（D）outstanding32 (32)（A）till（B） to（C） for（D）by33 (33)（A）means（B） ways（C） sources（D）resource34 (34)（A）confusion（B） peace（C） prosperity（D）worried35 (35)（A）time（B） the times（C） times（D）the time36 (36)（A）do（B） did（C） are（D）were37 (37)（A）g
40、ive up（B） give off（C） give out（D）send off38 (38)（A）through（B） by（C） in（D）across39 (39)（A）wherever（B） where（C） whatever（D）what40 (40)（A）happened（B） would happen（C） happens（D）happen四、Part IV Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this part, there are ten short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, eac
41、h followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that most appropriately suits the conversational context and best completes the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.41 Sister：Do you mind if I play the recorder for a while?Brother：_Im w
42、riting my assignment（A）Not at all（B） Of course，I would（C） Of course not（D）Certainly42 Bob：Can I help with your luggage?Mary：_（A）No，thanksI can manage it（B） No，many thanksI can do（C） No，not necessary Thank you anyway（D）No，you neednt Thank you anyway43 Wife：Look at this pink watch It looks great，doesn
43、t it?And its only twenty dollarsHusband：_（A）But MYM 20 watch will break in no time，and besides，you already have a watch（B） But MYM 20 watch will break soon，and besides，its too expensive（C） Its nicebut Im broke now（D）Sorry，I dont think I need a watchThanks anyway44 Pupil：Sorry MrWangIm lateMy alarm c
44、lock didnt ringTeacher：_（A）It doesnt matterThese things happen（B） Excuse me，sirI never accept any apologies all（C） Thank youYoure welcome（D）Never mindYou dont have to be so polite45 Green：Congratulations!I hope youll be very happyHarry：_（A）Thanks ，the Same to you（B） Thanks，Im sure we will（C） Yes，tha
45、ts for sure（D）Yes I am sure well be the happiest couple in the world46 Father：How are your German lessons going?Son：_（A）I doI enjoy them very much（B） Dont worryI can deal with it easily（C） Very wellMy teacher thinks Im making progress，and I find the lessons well worth the time and trouble（D）Very goo
46、dMy students like my lectures very much47 Brown：Firstly ，allow me to introduce myselfMy name is John Brown，manager of the companyNate：_（A）You must be mistakenI dont know you at all（B） HelloBrown!I havent seen you for ages（C） Very nice to see you，MrBrown（D）Hi，John!Welcome to our company48 Brown：You a
47、re thirsty?There are some cans of coke in the fridgeBill：_（A）Forget itIs there any coffee?（B） WeUI dont like canned food（C） You know something，Im hungry now（D）I forget Is there any wine?49 Nancy：HelloTed Whats wrong with your arm?Ted：I broke it when I was skating on the holidayNancy：Oh，no!_Ted：Much
48、better，thanks（A）What a nuisance!（B） How awful!（C） Why was that?（D）What a trouble !50 Carl：I wonder what the weather will be like tomorrowBush：_（A）I dont like the weather at this time of the year（B） I dont mind if it is going to rain tomorrow（C） Didnt you read the newspaper yourself?（D）Lets listen to the weather report on the radioGCT 工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷 156 答案与解析一、Part I Vocabulary and Stru
