GCT工程硕士(英语)模拟试卷196(题后含答案及解析)

GCT工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷196(题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. V ocabulary and Structure 2. Reading Comprehension 3. Cloze 4. Dialogue Completion
Part I V ocabulary 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 center.
1．The number of people invited__________fifty，but a number of them__________absent for different reasons.
A．were．was
B．was，was
C．was，were
D．were，were
正确答案：C
解析：被邀者数量为50，但是很多人因为各种原因而缺席。

本题考查主谓一致。

The number of+可数名词复数形式+单数谓语，表示“数量”；a number of+可数名词复数形式+复数谓语，表示“很多”。

故选C。

2．The man was under so much stress for such a long time that he finally______.
A．broke down
B．broke up
C．broke out
D．broke in
正确答案：A
解析：本题属于固定搭配词组的正确用法。

A选项意思为“(身体)垮掉了”，最符合上下文的意思。

其他选项意思不适合语境要求。

3．As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not what we think______.
A．ought to be said
B．must say
C．have to be said
D．need to say
正确答案：A
解析：本题空格处是说不是我们认为应该说什么。

句中的”we think”为插入语，根据与空格相对应的”what is said”，排除B项和D项，又因what 作单数处
理，C项错。

因此A项为正确答案。

4．American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised ______ from the United States.
A．transfer
B．deliveries
C．transportation
D．transmissions
正确答案：D
解析：四选项的意思分别是：”转变，调整，转换”；”送货，发表”；”运输”；”传递，发射”。

5．After a few rounds of talks, both sides regarded the territory dispute ______.
A．being settled
B．to be settled
C．had settled
D．as settled
正确答案：D
解析：B项regard sth. to be done和D项regard sth. as done这两种结构都成立，但前者属非正规用法，在正式考题中，当选D项。

6．With trees，flowers and grass__________everywhere，my hometown had taken on a new look.
A．planted
B．planting
C．to plant
D．to be planted
正确答案：A
解析：翻译：我的家乡旧貌换新颜，到处是树木、花朵和草地。

本题考查“with或without+名词／代词+分词／不定式”的复合结构。

选择过去分词、现在分词或是不定式取决于该动作和前面名词的逻辑关系和动作发生的状态。

该题中，trees，flowers and grass与plant是动宾关系，且动作已经发生过了，所以要选过去分词planted。

故答案为A。

7．The last half of the nineteenth century______the steady improvement in the means of travel.
A．has witnessed
B．was witnessed
C．witnessed
D．is witnessed
正确答案：C
解析：根据主语可判断出时间为过去时。

8．She wasn’t feeling very well; otherwise, she ______ the meeting so early.
A．wouldn’t leave
B．wouldn’t have left
C．didn’t leave
D．hadn’t left
正确答案：B
解析：本句意思是”她不舒服，要不然就不会这么早离开会议了”。

对过去事情进行反事实假设，要用情态动词加现在完成时。

故选择wouldn’t have left。

9．He’s only got one shirt because all the rest ______ being washed.
A．is to be
B．is
C．will be
D．are
正确答案：D
解析：本题考查被动语态的时态和主谓一致关系。

可排除A、C项，shirt 为可数名词，题句中all the rest则应表示复数概念，故答案为D项。

10．We find such shrubs ______ will best stand up to (抵御) hard weather.
A．which
B．as
C．what
D．who
正确答案：B
解析：as可在“such…as”、“the same…as”和“as…as”等结构中作关系代词，引导定语从句。

在“such…as”结构中，as有时用that替换。

Part II Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there 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.
Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals possess, if they are properly used. If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play it until their hands were burnt away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear did not, a child would burn itself again and again, because fear would not warn it to keep away from the fire that had burn it before. A really fearless soldier—and some do exist—is not a good soldier because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use
to his army. Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which men and animals might soon die out. In our first sentence we suggested that fear ought to be properly used. If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much. Even in your house you are not absolutely safe: an airplane may crash on your house, or ants may eat away some of the beams in your roof so that the latter falls on you, or you may get cancer! The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but instead to use fear as your servant and guide. Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take. In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger. For example, you see a car coming straight towards you; fear warns you, you jump out of the way, and all is well. In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger. For example, you cannot prevent an airplane crashing onto your house. In this case, fear has given you its warning; you have examined it and decided on your course, of action, so fear of this particular danger is no longer of any use to you, and you have to try to overcome it.
11．Children would play with fire until their hands were burnt away if ______.
A．they were given no warning beforehand
B．they had never burnt themselves
C．they had no sense of pain
D．they were fearful of the fire
正确答案：C
解析：从第一段第二句即可知正确答案为C项。

12．A really fearless soldier ______.
A．is of little use to the army
B．is without equal
C．is nothing but a dead soldier
D．easily gets killed in a battle
正确答案：D
解析：从第一段倒数第二句可知正确答案为D项。

13．Fear should be used properly because ______.
A．an airplane may crash on your house
B．you may get cancer
C．fear can only be used as a servant and guide
D．men are now letting fear rule them too much
正确答案：C
解析：从第二段第一句和第三段第一句，就可知正确答案为C项。

14．People sometimes succeed in timely avoiding danger because ______.
A．they have gained experience
B．they jump out of the way in time
C．they are calm in face of danger
D．they are warned of the danger and can take quick action
正确答案：D
解析：从第三段第二句和第四段第一句的内容可知正确答案为D项。

15．Implied but not stated: ______.
A．Fear is always something helpful
B．Too much fear is harmful
C．Fear ought to be used as a servant and guide
D．Fear is something unprofitable
正确答案：B
解析：A项错在always，该词导致该项表达的意思走向极端，与原文意思不符。

C项是文章直接表达的思想，虽符合文章内容，但不是隐含的意思，不符题意。

D项与文章的内容相反。

只有B项才是文章隐含的意思。

因此，正确答案为B项。

We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways. It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. There are also a number of striking similarities in the way different animals show the same feelings. Dogs, tigers and humans, for example, often show their teeth when they axe angry. This is probably because they are born with those behavior patterns. Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like “he went pale and begin to tremble” suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, “he opened his eyes wide”is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese surprise can be described in a phrase like “they stretched out their tongues!” .Sticking out your tongue in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike. Even in the same culture, people differ in ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people’s faces. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do.
16．According to the passage, ______.
A．we can hardly understand what people’s gestures mean
B．we can not often be sure what people mean when they describe their feelings in words or gestures
C．words can be better understand by older people
D．gestures can be understand by most of the people while words can not
正确答案：B
解析：可以首先阅读选项，确认最有道理的答案选项，然后在文章中找到其依据句。

如果找不到一个选项的依据句就说明本选项不是正确答案。

B选项的依据句就是文章的第一句话“We use both words and gestures to express our feelings，but the problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways.”其他选项在文中找不到依据。

17．People’s facial expressions may be misunderstood because ______.
A．people of different ages may have different understanding
B．people have different cultures
C．people of different sex may understand a gesture in a different way
D．people of different countries speak different languages
正确答案：B
解析：文章第三段主要讲述由于文化方面的区别，而对面部表情所产生的相同或不同理解。

最后一段的第一句话也很重要；从常识判断，其他选项的内容与现实生活不符。

18．In the same culture, ______.
A．people have different ability to understand and express feelings
B．people may have the same understanding of something
C．people never fail to understand each other
D．people are equally intelligent
正确答案：A
解析：从常识判断，B，C和D选项的内容与现实生活不符，属于没有道理的说法；A选项的依据句就是最后一段的第一句话“Even in the same culture，people differ in ability to understand and express feelings.”
19．From this passage, we can conclude ______.
A．words are used as frequently as gestures
B．words are often found difficult to understand
C．words and gestures are both used in expressing feelings
D．gestures are more efficiently used than words
正确答案：C
解析：文章的第一句话就是C选项的意思“We use both words and gestures to express our feelings，”而其他选项的内容在文章没有依据，说法本身与现实也不相符。

20．The best title for this passage may be ______.
A．Words and Feelings
B．Words, Gestures and Feelings
C．Gestures and Feelings
D．Culture and Understanding
正确答案：B
解析：这是一道大意题，应该参考文章的主题句：第一个句子“We use both words and gestures to express our feelings，but the problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways.”其他选项的内容不完整。

Imagine a world in which children would be the rulers and could decide not only the outcome of each and every occurrence, but also dictate the very structure and form of the environment. In this world, a child’s wildest thoughts would become reality, limited only by the extent of his or her imagination. While such a world might sound both fantastic and frightening, at least from a logical, adult perspective, it does exist. What’s more, it has been in existence for some time and is populated by hundreds of thousands of children who spend hours within its boundaries experimenting and learning. This world is not real, at least not in the traditional sense, but exists within a computer and is generated by an educational programming language called LOGO. Unlike other computer languages and programs that are designed to test children and provide applications that formally dispense information, LOGO allows children, even preschool children, to be in total control. Children teach the computer to think and as a result develop and sharpen their own reasoning abilities.
21．In the imagined world______would restrict children’s wildest thoughts.
A．the limits of their imagination
B．the structure and form of the environment
C．the reality of life
D．the rules of the society
正确答案：A
解析：首段第2句(In this world，a child’s wildest thoughts would become reality．limitedonly by the extent of his or her imagination．)是本题的依据。

其中this world就是上一句提到的(Imagine)a world in which．．．；the extent of his or her imagination意思同答案A。

22．LOGO is______.
A．an educational testing program
B．a computer language
C．an information dispenser
D．an unreal world
正确答案：B
解析：文中LOGO后面的Unlike other computer languages是本题答案的根据。

23．Children are rulers______.
A．in the traditional sense
B．within the boundaries of LOGO’s world
C．with all computer languages and programs
D．in the adult world
正确答案：B
解析：文章倒数第2句中的LOGO allows children，even preschool children．to be intotal control说明孩子是rulers，再加上全篇谈论的是借助LOGO程序语言实现的虚拟世界，所以答案B正确。

24．LOGO is unique because______.
A．it is an educational program
B．it is in total control of human beings
C．it allows children to teach the computer to think
D．children use it
正确答案：C
解析：最后两句的Unlike other computer languages and programs．．．和Children teach thecomputer to think…表明答案应该为C。

25．The best title for this passage would be______.
A．Children Rule the World
B．Computer Languages
C．The Unreal World of the Child and LOGO
D．Children Learn Reasoning Using LOGO
正确答案：D
解析：首段设想了一个孩子们可以实现自己奇思异想的世界，第2段指出这样的世界就是使用LOGO语言的计算机世界，它有利于发展和增强孩子的思维能力。

由此来看，Children Learn Reasoning Using LOGO是最佳标题。

The first ancient Olympics were held in 776 B.C. The games got their name from Olympia, the Greek city where they took place. Like the summer Olympics of today, the ancient Olympics were held every four years. Thousands of people from all over the Greek world came to watch. The main stadium held about 45,000 people. “We have accounts of visitors and pilgrims setting up tents all around the site”, Lisa Cerrato of Tufts University said. During the first Olympics, there was only one competition—a 200-meter race. But over time the games grew to include wrestling, chariot racing, boxing, and other sports. Women were not allowed to compete, but they had their own separate games. “The ancient athlete became celebrities(名人), just like today. They often lived the rest of their lives being treated
to free dinners”, Cerrato said. “City-states even tried to steal away each other’s athletes by offering them various awards”. The ancient Olympics existed until A.D. 393. But the modern Olympics are still going strong.
26．Where did the ancient Greeks hold their first Olympics?
A．In Athens.
B．In Olympics.
C．In a town.
D．In a state.
正确答案：C
解析：做阅读理解题的关键是要找到每道题在文章中的依据句。

本题的依据句是文章的开头两个句子。

city和town是同义词，所以应该选C。

A和D在依据句中没有出现，属于无关信息。

应该注意：B项选择的Olympics是”奥运拿”的意思，而原文中的Olympia是一个城市的名字，所以B项选择为错误信息。

27．How did researchers know that ancient Greeks rushed to watch the Olympics?
A．Thousands of people came to watch.
B．The main stadium is still not big enough.
C．They have found the related record of events.
D．Many of them were visitors and pilgrims.
正确答案：C
解析：应该首先正确理解题干问题的意思，其关键信息是”研究人员是怎么知道古希腊人蜂拥而至去看奥运会的?”只有C项选择能够对应回答此问题，其依据句是：We have accounts of visitors and pilgrims setting up tents all around the site．其他选择项的内容不能够回答题干中”怎么样”的问题。

28．What did women do since they were not allowed to participate in the Olympics?
A．They stayed at home doing nothing.
B．They organized protests in the city.
C．They had their own games.
D．They set up tents around the site.
正确答案：C
解析：注意本题题干中的关键词women在文章中出现的地方，从而可以很容易地找到本题的依据句：Women were not allowed to compete，but they had their own separate games．从而可以确定正确的选择项为C。

其他选择项属于无关信息或错误信息。

29．The ancient athletes must have felt honored when they ______.
A．completed in a 200-meter race
B．wrestled with each other
C．read the accounts of the games
D．received the treatment of free dinners
正确答案：D
解析：本题的依据句为：The ancient athlete became celebrities(名人)，just like today．They often lived the rest of their lives being treated to free dinners．该句与D 项选择的意思相符合。

其他选择项的内容在文章中没有出现，属于无关信息。

30．It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that ______.
A．the ancient athletes liked to celebrate their victories
B．free dinners were offered during the competition
C．city-states competed with each other to win the Olympics
D．awards were often stolen to honor the athletes
正确答案：C
解析：本题为推理题，其依据句是：City-states even tried to steal away each other’s athletes by offering them various awards．由此可以推断出C项选择的意思正确。

A项选择在文章中没有出处，属于无关信息；B项选择的时间概念错误；D项选择与原文不符，也属于错误信息。

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 center.
Recruiting(招募) the right candidate to fill a vacancy can be a difficult and costly task.【B1】the wrong person could be an expensive mistake which could cause personal problems for the whole department. And, as every HR (Human Resource) manager knows, it is much more difficult to get rid of someone than it is to【B2】them. The HR manager’s first decision is【B3】to recruit internal applicants or advertise the vacancy outside the company.【B4】applicants are easy to recruit by memo, e-mail, or newsletter. Furthermore, they are easy to assess and know the company well.【B5】, they rarely bring fresh ideas to a position. Moreover, a rejected internal candidate might become unhappy and leave the company. Recruiting outside the company means either advertising the vacancy directly or【B6】an employment agency. If the company decides to advertise the vacancy directly, it has to decide where to place the 【B7】. Traditionally this has meant newspapers and professional journals but now the Internet is also very popular. The decision normally depends on the vacancy. Companies advertise blue-collar or clerical jobs in local newspapers and senior management【B8】in national papers or professional journals,【B9】the Internet is one of the best ways of advertising IT vacancies or recruiting abroad. However, with the Internet there is a risk【B10】receiving unsuitable applications from all over the world.
31．【B1】
A．Finding
B．Appointing
C．Placing
D．Searching
正确答案：B
解析：本题的关键是理解上下文的信息。

此处应该强调”雇用”一个不适当的人所造成的问题。

B项选择appointing是任命的意思，最符合上下文的意思。

其他选择项要么没有”雇用”的含义要么搭配不正确。

32．【B2】
A．fire
B．apply
C．employ
D．dismiss
正确答案：C
解析：本题上下文的线索非常明显，连词than前后的不定式短语to get rid of(解雇)与to employ(雇用)相互对应，最符合上下文的概念。

A和D项选择是同义词，都是”解雇”的意思，两者可以互换使用，不可能是正确答案。

B项选择的apply应与介词for搭配使用，意思为”申请”。

33．【B3】
A．where
B．if
C．which
D．whether
正确答案：D
解析：本题的考点是英语习惯搭配。

应该看出，只有whether可以与or搭配，组成一个句型。

D项选择也符合上下文中”内部招聘”和”外部招聘”的对比关系。

其他选择项不符合本句的惯用法搭配。

34．【B4】
A．Internal
B．External
C．Additional
D．Terminal
正确答案：A
解析：上下文中重点强调的是选择”内部招聘”还是”外部招聘”的方式。

本句话中所述内容都与”内部招聘”有关系。

所以应该选择A。

其他选择项的意思或用法有误。

35．【B5】
A．Besides
B．Whereas
C．While
D．However
正确答案：D
解析：应该看出，本句话与上句话是对比关系，上面讲”内部招聘”的优点，而本句讲它的缺点：”他们在职位上很难会有新的思想和见解”。

两个句子意思正相反，应该用转折连词”However”；后面用逗号与句子隔开。

其他的选择项意思或用法有误。

36．【B6】
A．use
B．to use
C．used
D．using
正确答案：D
解析：本题是语法考点，应该看出，本句的句型是either…or…结构，体现两者之间的并列关系，either…or…后面的词性应该保持一致。

所以，应该选using 来对应前面的advertising。

其他的选择项用法有误。

37．【B7】
A．advertisement
B．job
C．agency
D．company
正确答案：A
解析：本题的考点是固定搭配词组，place an advertisement意思为”刊登广告”。

在这里，其他选择项中的名词不能够与前面的动词place搭配，做其宾语。

38．【B8】
A．place
B．positions
C．rooms
D．seats
正确答案：B
解析：注意本句中连词and的用法，其前面是blue-collar or clerical jobs in local newspapers(蓝领或职员类工作在本地报纸登广告)，与后面的senior management positions in national papers or professional journals(高级经理职位在国家级报纸或专业期刊上登广告)为对应关系。

其他选项意思有误。

39．【B9】
A．while
B．as
C．when
D．once
正确答案：A
解析：本题是语法题。

本句话应该与前面的句子为对比关系，只能用连词while连接后面的句子，意思为：而招聘IT业职位和国外招聘最好的方法之一就是在互联网上登广告。

其他的选择项用法有误。

40．【B10】
A．at
B．in
C．over
D．of
正确答案：D
解析：固定搭配词组考点。

There is risk of doing something，意思为：做什么事情要冒一定的危险。

Part IV Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this part, there are ten short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each 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．Customs officer: Could I have your name, please? Passenger: It’s Paine, Sarah Paine. Customs officer: ______? Passenger: It’s P-A-I-N-E
A．How do you spell your last name
B．What is your last name
C．How to pronounce your last name
D．How could I speak your last name
正确答案：A
解析：从最后旅客的回答可判断海关人员想知道旅客姓名的拼法。

42．Robert: Mary, I’d like you to meet my new neighbor, Tom. Mary: Hello, Tom. It’s nice to meet you. Tom:______
A．How is the baby?
B．Hello, Mary! I haven’t seen you for ages.
C．Hi, Mary! I’ve heard so much about you.
D．Hi, Mary! Welcome to China.
正确答案：C
解析：此对话为初次见面打招呼用语。

C选项的意思是：久仰!久闻大名，如雷贯耳；A选项的表达过于随便，只有老朋友之间才有可能这么说；B选项也是熟人之间说的话；D选项的问题在于不能判断说话者是否就在中国。

43．Speaker A: So, how did you enjoy the food in Thailand? Speaker B: ______. Spicy and hot, but really delicious.
A．It’s terrible
B．It’s not as good as I expected
C．It was great
D．It was awful
正确答案：C
解析：甲问乙泰餐如何，乙说不错，有点辣但很好吃。

A和D项选择意思一样，都是否定含义，所以可以排除掉；B项选择也是负面概念，只有C为正面意义。

应该清楚，spicy and hot(辣)是食物的一种特色，并不表示负面意义。

44．Passer-by：______? Local resident: Yes, there’s one near the end of the street. It’s behind the church.
A．Hello, sir. Where’s the bus station
B．Excuse me. Is there a parking lot anywhere around here
C．Excuse me, sir. How can I find the way to the police station
D．Which building is the Department of Immigration, please
正确答案：B
解析：这是一个问路和指路的对话。

所选择的问句必须要对应所给出的回答。

根据语法规则，只有B选项才能满足这个条件，is there…对应there is…句型。

45．A: Would you mind if I had some time off? B: ______ A: Monday and Tuesday of next week. B: I’d like to say yes, but it’s just not possible.
A．I highly recommend it.
B．When exactly?
C．No, thank you. I can manage myself.
D．That’s it. Thanks.
正确答案：B
解析：从A的回答可以看出B是在问具体请假的时间长短问题，所以B选项正确。

46．Lily: Do you mind if I read the text aloud here? Jack:______. Lily: Thank you very much.
A．Yes, I do.
B．No, I don’t.
C．Yes, I don’t.
D．No, I do.
正确答案：B
解析：对话中Lily问Jack如果她大声读课文的话，Jack是否介意。

从Lily 的回答中我们可以看出，Jack是不介意的。

符合这个要求的选项是B项。

如果有A项”是的，我介意”。

就不会有Lily的”Thank you very much”的回答了；C项前后矛盾，Yes表示介意，但是”I don’t”是不介意；D项错同C项。

47．Bus driver: Move to the rear of the bus, please. There are plenty of seats. Passenger:______? Bus driver: Forty cents. Drop it in the box.
A．What is the price, please
B．What shall be the fee, please
C．How much does it cost, please
D．How much is the fare, please
正确答案：D
解析：对话中乘客问车票多少钱。

车票费用要用fare，而fee则表示“学费，入场费，手续费”等。

48．Cab driver: Here you are, sir. Queens Hotel. Passenger: How much is it?Cab driver: Three dollars and seventy-five cents.Passenger: Here is four dollars. ______.
A．Don’t give me the rest
B．It’s not necessary to give me the coins
C．Keep the change
D．I give up the pocket money
正确答案：C
解析：顾客付款时说“不用找零了”，英语习惯说Keep the change，注意，这里的“零钱”用change。

49．Max: I never knew Nick is so fault-finding. Scott: You didn’t? ______
A．I’ve known him for some time.
B．What a shame.
C．Bless you.
D．I’m fed up with his complaints.
正确答案：D
解析：前文的意思是“你以前不知道吗?”，所以D项是最适当的应对句。

A 项与前文不相关；B项和C项的使用语境不对。

50．Man: Excuse me, Miss. Do you know where I can find file holders? Saleswoman: You see the kitchenware there? ______
A．Then you’ll surely see file holders.
B．Stationery is just one isle after that.
C．Pens and pencils are together with file holders.
D．It’s somewhere nearby.
正确答案：B
解析：根据对话人身份判断对话语境是超级市场。

此句应对顾客的询问，B 最具体，是最佳答案。

A项和D项不够具体；C项不太具有相关性。