GCT工程硕士(英语)模拟试卷70(题后含答案及解析)

GCT工程硕士（英语）模拟试卷70(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．Many newcomers complain of the rapid ______ of life in Hong Kong.
A．rate
B．pace
C．speed
D．growth
正确答案：B
解析：pace of life意为“生活节奏”；rate意为“比率，速率”；speed意为“速度”；growth意为“发育，成长”。

2．After the guests left, she spent half an hour ______ the sitting-room.
A．ordering
B．arranging
C．tidying up
D．clearing away
正确答案：C
解析：四选项的意思分别是：order“命令，订货，点菜”；arrange“安排，筹备，计划”；tidy up(固定短语)“整理”：clear away“消散，消失”。

3．I was ______ the point of telephoning him when his letter arrived.
A．to
B．on
C．at
D．in
正确答案：B
解析：on the point of doing sth. 是习惯用语，表示“正要做某事”。

4．In no country ______ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course ora single day.
A．other than
B．more than
C．better than
D．rather than
正确答案：A
解析：other than表示“除了……”之意。

5．Unexpectedly the light ______ and we were left in darkness.
A．burned out
B．put out
C．turned out
D．went out
正确答案：C
解析：burn out意为“烧光，烧完”；put out意为“熄灭，扑灭”；turn out 意为“关掉，熄灭”；go out意为“熄灭，停止运行”。

6．______, he does get annoyed with her sometimes.
A．Although much he likes her
B．Much although he likes her
C．As he likes her much
D．Much as he likes her
正确答案：D
解析：副词前置构成让步从句。

7．The British constitution is ______ a large extent a product of the historical events described above.
A．within
B．to
C．by
D．at
正确答案：B
解析：to a large extent为固定搭配。

8．______ she realized it was too late to go home.
A．No sooner it grew dark than
B．Hardly did it grow dark that
C．Scarcely had it grown dark than
D．It was not until dark that
正确答案：D
解析：no sooner than为固定搭配，但句子需倒装，A项错误。

hardly和scarcely 须和when搭配，B、C两项也错误。

9．Without computers, we ______ the tremendous medical advancement in the last few decades.
A．would not make
B．will not have made
C．could not make
D．couldn’t have made
正确答案：D
解析：without作“如果没有”解，表示一种与事实相反的假设，意思上相当于一个if引导的虚拟条件句。

根据题中可看出without computer是与过去事实相反的假设，因此主句应该用“would(should，could，might)+动词的完成式”。

10．I’d ______ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
A．take into account
B．account for
C．make up for
D．make out
正确答案：A
解析：四选项的意思分别是：A．“把……考虑在内”；
B．“说明……发生的原因”；
C．“弥补，补偿”；
D．“书写，拼凑，说明，理解，辨认出”。

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.
In the same way that a child must be able to move his arms and legs before he can learn to walk, the child must physiologically be capable of producing and experiencing particular emotions before these emotions can be modified through learning. Psychologists have found that there arc two basic processes by which learning takes place. One kind of learning is called’”classical conditioning.”This occurs when one event or stimulus is continuously followed by a reward or punishment. It is through classical conditioning that a child learns to associate his mother’s face and voice with happiness and love, for he learns that this person provides food and comfort. Negative emotions are learned in a similar fashion. The second kind of learning is called “operant (动作的) conditioning. “This occurs when an individual learns to do things that produce rewards in his environment and learns not to do things that produce punishments. For example, if a mother always attends to her baby when he cries and cuddles him until he is quiet, she may teach him
that if he cries he will get attention from mother. Thus, the baby will learn to increase his crying in order to have his mother more.
11．The main purpose of this passage is to ______.
A．teach children how to learn to produce and experience certain emotions
B．give the common reader a general description of two basic kinds of learning C．give parents some advice on how to modify their children’s emotions through learning
D．discuss with psychologists how positive and negative feelings are produced
正确答案：B
解析：第一段第四行提及there are two basic processes by which learning takes place,下文就这句话展开论述。

12．If a child is bitten or startled several times by a dog, he may learn to associate furry (有毛皮的) animals with pain or startle and thus develop a fear of furry animals. This is a typical example of learning through ______.
A．classical conditioning
B．operant conditioning
C．both A and B
D．neither A nor B
正确答案：A
解析：如果一个小孩被狗咬了或吓了多次，那么狗既是刺激物，又总是伴随着负面的：影响而出现。

所以就孩子而言，a dog is “associated with”or “paired with” pain，属于典型的classical conditioning的认知过程。

13．If your jokes often find a ready echo in a person, you will learn through ______that telling jokes to this person is fun, and you will try with greater efforts to be humorous in his presence.
A．classical conditioning
B．operant conditioning
C．neither A nor B
D．some other sorts of conditioning
正确答案：B
解析：如果某人说笑话，就能产生共鸣，此人必然会进一步朝这方面努力，这种认知过程符合第二段对“operant conditioning”的阐述——an individual learns to do things that produces rewards一个人总是会做能够产生嘉奖或正面效果的事情。

14．The word “cuddle” in Para. 2 most probably means ______.
A．persuade
B．hold close and lovely
C．threaten
D．shout at
正确答案：B
解析：本题的关键是理解出现“cuddle”一词的整个句子的意思，特别是后半句中的线索until he is quiet。

由于让婴儿安静的一般方式是将其抱在怀里哄，所以最接近的意思应该是B选项。

其他选项的意思明显起不了让婴儿安静的作用。

15．How can a mother help the baby to cry less?
A．Cuddle the baby until he is quiet.
B．Leave the baby alone.
C．Do not always attend to the baby.
D．Teach the baby not to cry.
正确答案：C
解析：本题的关键是找到其依据句，也就是文章的最后一个句子。

本句的含义是：如果每次婴儿一哭母亲就要管他的话，就会鼓励他多哭来吸引母亲的注意。

所以，可以推断出不应该任何时候他一哭就管他。

其他选项尽管有一定的道理，但不是这个依据句的意思。

Regular child care provided outside home or by someone other than the mother does not in itself undermine healthy emotional connections between mothers and their 15-month-old infants, according to a long-term national study. The finding holds even if care begins during the first 3 months after birth and runs for 30 hours or more per week. Among infants who receive unkind and unresponsive care from their mothers, however, the mother-child relationship may be damaged. “This research helps us put apart complexities regarding child care that have not previously been studied in detail,”contends Jay Belsky, a psychologist. The investigation consists of 1,153 children and their families living in or near Boston. The youngsters, no more than 1 month old when they entered the study in 1991, will be tracked until the age of 7. Experimenters administered questionnaires to mothers in their homes and videotaped baby caretakers interacting with the kids at ages l, 6, and 15 months. Independent observers rated the quality of each child care efforts and noted infant nervousness. Unlike most previous studies, this one allows researchers to observe each caretaker’s personality at child nursing, and kids’emotional reaction by the equipment.
16．From the first paragraph we know that ______.
A．mother care is the best according to a national study
B．child care outside home is the best in accordance with the study
C．regular child care outside home may play a role as a mother
D．connections between mothers and infants are damaged by outside care
正确答案：C
解析：第一段第一句话告诉读者：在家庭以外或者由母亲之外的其他人对孩子进行的经常的照料，并不会减弱母亲与15个月大婴儿之间健康的感情联系。

17．According to the passage, unresponsive care from a mother may ______.
A．rain a kid’s growth
B．harm the mother-child tie
C．injure a baby’s emotional reaction
D．spoil a child’s personality
正确答案：B
解析：第二段第一句话中the mother-child relationship may be damaged与harm the mother-child tie是一致的。

18．Jay Belsky implies that the study of child care ______.
A．was never carried out in the past
B．was not much done in detail in the past
C．was greatly ignored by psychologists and researchers
D．was interesting, but very difficult to make discovery
正确答案：B
解析：仔细阅读第三段第二句话以后的内容就可以确定本题答案。

19．The main difference between the investigation and the previous ones is that ______.
A．the researchers started with only one month old infants
B．the observers could rate the quality of child care efforts and analyzed them soon
C．the researchers were able to give the questionnaires to mothers in their homes D．video equipment enabled researchers to observe what was happening directly
正确答案：D
解析：第三段，尤其最后一句提供了本题答案。

文中提到与过去不同的是，这次调研使用了录像设备，使研究者可以直接观察照看者与幼儿的情况。

20．Which of the following is not TRUE of the investigation?
A．It will last at least 7 years.
B．Cooperation from the mothers is also necessary.
C．Some independent observers play a part.
D．Researchers paid site visits to see a caretaker’s personality and kids’emotional reaction.
正确答案：D
解析：本题的关键是将每一个选项的内容在短文的最后一段进行对照确认。

前三个选项的内容都可以找到依据，而D选项的意思不同于短文最后一个句子的意思，原文中是通过看录像而非去现场进行观察。

Successful innovations have driven many older technologies to extinction and have resulted in higher productivity, greater consumption of energy, increased demand for raw materials, accelerated flow of materials through the economy and increased quantities of metals and other substances in use per person. The history of industrial development is full of examples. In 1870, homes and mules were the prime source of power on U.S. farms. One horse or many decades. At that time, had a national commission been asked to forecast the horse and mule population for 1970, its answer probably would have depended on whether its consultants were of an economic mm of mind. Had they been “economists”, they would have recognized that the power of steam had already been harnessed to industry and to land and ocean transport. They would have recognized further that would be only a matter of time before steam would be the prime source of power on the farm. It would have been difficult for them to avoid the conclusion that the horse and mule population would decline rapidly.
21．Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the author as a consequence of new technological developments?
A．Older technologies die away.
B．The quality of life is improved.
C．Overall productivity increases.
D．More raw materials become necessary.
正确答案：B
解析：本题的依据句是短文的第一个句子。

新技术发展的结果中没有提及生活质量的改善，而其他选项的信息都出现在依据句中。

22．It can be inferred from the passage that by 1870 ______.
A．the steam engine had been invented
B．a national commission on agriculture had been established
C．the U. S. horse population was about 10 million
D．technology began to be more economical
正确答案：A
解析：根据第二段开始部分，1870年时马和骡子为美国农场的主要劳动力，尽管那时已出现蒸汽机。

其他选项的信息有误或没有在短文中涉及。

23．Which of the following statements would the author of the passage be most likely to agree?
A．Technological development influences society’s future.
B．Technological innovations are almost always successful.
C．Technicians are more useful to society than economists.
D．The economy is independent of technological transformation.
正确答案：A
解析：作者的观点体现在第一段：技术的发展必定影响社会的未来。

其他选项的信息有误或没有在短文中涉及。

24．In the second paragraph, the author suggests that “economists”would ______.
A．consult the national commission on the economy
B．plan the economy through yearly forecasts
C．consider the influence of technological innovation important
D．value the economic contribution of farm animals
正确答案：C
解析：根据第二段第三句，言中之意即“经济学家”应该考虑技术改进的重要性。

25．What is the author’s attitude toward changes brought on by technological innovation?
A．He is excited about them.
B．He is disturbed by them.
C．He questions their usefulness.
D．He accepts them as natural.
正确答案：D
解析：根据全文可体会出作者把技术改进看做是必然的。

26．The information in the form may come from ______.
A．an advertisement in a formal newspaper
B．a college notice board
C．a leaflet from a travel agency
D．a notice in the window of an estate agent
正确答案：B
解析：根据广告最后的联系信息，联系人身份是student accommodation officer，即学生住宿管理人员。

因此该广告应该出现在校园里。

27．The single room offered in section A would be suitable for a student
______.
A．fond of keeping pets
B．doing intensive study
C．anxious to make new friends
D．wanting self-contained accommodation
正确答案：B
解析：广告的招租对象为quiet student，即“安静的学生”，只有
B．doing intensive study才是比较安静的活动。

A．fond of keeping pets表示“爱养宠物”，
C．anxious to make new friends表示“急于交朋友”，
D．wanting self-contained accommodation表示“想要独门独户”的住所。

28．A student accepting the offer in B ______.
A．had better have some experience of child care
B．would have no free time at all
C．must be a member of this large family
D．would be able to live everyday cheaply
正确答案：A
解析：广告是针对student willing to baby-sit，即“愿意照看孩子的学生”，因此应聘者应该具备一些照料孩子的经验。

29．For two students ad D would be more economical than ad C because ______.
A．they would share a room
B．the basic expenses are cheaper
C．there are no extras except for food
D．there is free use of the garden
正确答案：B
解析：C的收费情况是＄70 each weekly，excluding gas/electricity，即“每周70美元，电、气另付”，而D的收费情况是Rent ＄70 each，weekly，inclusive，即“每周70美元，包括电、气费用”。

因此，租D比C划算。

30．The flat offered in ad D ______.
A．is expensively furnished
B．is on the first floor
C．can only accommodate four people
D．is only available for a short period
正确答案：D
解析：广告开始就介绍说Teacher going on 3-month study course abroad，即房东因学习出国3个月，所以出租房屋。

因此这是短期出租。

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.
On a four-day trip to Ethiopia, I had a dream. In my dream, I saw two men, one older and one younger, facing one another against a background of temples and pyramids. The father was speaking as he performed the oil ceremony for his son. I became excited in the possibility of performing a visiting ceremony【31】my son in Africa. For the next six days I privately wondered what【32】to use in such a ceremony. Gradually the words【33】me. By the time we arrived in Cairo, I was ready. I told my son that there was a ceremony I wanted to【34】him in the tombs in Egypt. His eyes shone with【35】. But I wondered if he would still be receptive after my next statement. In the dream I remembered that the son was oiled, as it【36】, with a dry substance. I took this to mean that powder【37】oil was used. But what powder? I ruled out ground grass and flowers, and finally settled on sand. Sand represents the Sahara, and sand also【38】the remains of the ancient people of Egypt. That made philosophical 【39】to me, but in the real world, young adults or almost anybody for that matter,【40】disinclined to have sand poured on their hair.
31．
A．for
B．and
C．as
D．with
正确答案：D
解析：由于空格后面为一名词词组，此处应该填一个介词。

A和D选项都是介词，但意思不同。

本句话意思为与儿子一起去非洲参观，应该选择D“与……一起”。

A选项意思为“为了……”。

32．
A．words
B．word
C．tongue
D．language
正确答案：A
解析：本句话的关键是看上下文的线索，特别是下句话的用词。

这两个句子相互关联，用词有相同之处，所以应该选择A。

B选项的单数形式不符合语法要求；C和D选项的意思和用法也不符合本句话的含义。

33．
A．brought to
B．went to
C．came to
D．arrived to
正确答案：C
解析：...(some ideas/words) come to someone意思是“想起来了”。

全句话的意思为“慢慢地我想到了自己要说的话”。

其他选项的意思和用法也不符合本句话的含义。

34．
A．go with
B．enjoy with
C．take with
D．perform with
正确答案：D
解析：本处的答案也需要参考前文中的对应句“I became excited in the possibility of performing a visiting ceremony with my son in Africa.”其他选项的意思和用法也不符合本句话的含义。

35．
A．anticipation
B．tremble
C．horror
D．terror
正确答案：A
解析：应该将本句话和下句话一起理解，可以看出本句话中儿子还不应该有什么负面的感觉，因为后面的句子才说明他也许会不接受父亲的想法。

A选项anticipation的意思为“期待”，为正面的意思；其他选项全是负面的意思。

36．
A．is
B．were
C．being
D．was
正确答案：B
解析：由于是梦中的场景，不是真正发生的事实，所以本处应该使用虚拟语气的用；法。

只有B选项(as it were)选择符合虚拟语气的用法。

37．
A．rather than
B．other than
C．that was
D．rather too
正确答案：A
解析：rather than意思为“而不是”。

全句话意思为“我的意思是，使用的是粉末而不是油”。

其他选项的意思和用法也不符合本句话的含义。

38．
A．lie
B．imply
C．lay
D．contains
正确答案：D
解析：A和C选项是同一个词的不同形式，由于其是一个不及物动词，后面不能跟宾语(the remains)，所以错误；B选项一般引起一个抽象的概念而不是具体的东西，如这句话中的宾语(the remains)，也属于错误答案。

D选项意思为“包含”，符合本句话的用法和意思。

39．
A．name
B．sense
C．reputation
D．beauty
正确答案：B
解析：make sense属于固定搭配词组，意思为“有意义”。

中间加的形容词philosophical并不影响本词组搭配。

其他选项意思和用法不符合本句。

40．
A．are
B．is
C．was
D．were
正确答案：A
解析：首先应该判断出此处要用一般现在时态，原因是这个词组but in the real world“在现实中”。

此外，应该看出本句话的主语是or前面的部分young adults，属于复数名词，后面的谓语动词应该使用复数形式are。

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．Jane: Carol, you look very well. Carol: Thank you, Jane. You look wonderful too. Your weekend tennis must have done you good. Jane: ______.
A．That’s very kind of you
B．Are you kidding? Thank you anyway
C．You think so? That’s encouraging
D．I don’t believe it. You are flattering me
正确答案：C
解析：本对话中Carol赞赏Jane气色好，可能与周末打球有关，Jane的回答应该是礼；貌地表示谢意或高兴。

C选项符合这一语境。

A选项表示对别人帮忙的致谢；B选项中；的Thank you anyway是在求助未果后的致谢；D选项的回答不符合英语习惯，即便对方：的话只是恭维，回答也不要照实说，而是要礼貌地表示欣喜或感谢。

42．Caller: Hello. I’m ringing about the flat advertised in today’s STAR.______? Mrs. Green: Yes, it is. Two or three people have rung up about it, but nobody’s been to see it yet.
A．Is it still available
B．Is it still empty
C．Is it still free
D．Is it still blank
正确答案：A
解析：从Mrs. Green的回答来看，来电话的人是想知道房子是否已租出去了，符合这…种问法的只有A选项。

empty表示“空的”，free意思是“免费”或“自由”，blank表示“(纸张，表格等)空白”。

43．Customer: Excuse me! Clerk: Yes, ma-am? What can I do for you? Customer: I have a problem with this coffee maker, and I want my money back. Clerk: ______? Customer: The problem is that it doesn’t work! I’ve only used it three times.
A．Why
B．Well, are you sure
C．What’s the matter with it on earth
D．Well, what seems to be the problem
正确答案：D
解析：A、B、C问得太直接或欠礼貌，唯有D选项问得比较得体。

44．(At a party) Adam: This is a great apartment. Tammy: I think so, too.______? Adam: No, I’m Adam. I came with Carl. I don’t really know anyone here. Carl’s told
me about most of his friends, but I can’t match the names with the faces.
A．Excuse me, but do I know you
B．Excuse me, could I know you
C．Excuse me, do you mind telling me your name
D．Excuse me, but do you know me
正确答案：A
解析：聚会上两个互不相识的人Adam和Tammy在谈话，从Adam的回答看，A选项符合对话语境，意思是“请问我们以前见过吗?”B选项与Adam的回答不一致；C、D显得唐突。

45．Salesgirl: Good morning, miss. Can I help you? Mary: Yes, I’d like half a kilo oranges, please. Salesgirl: ______. Anything else? Mary: No, thank you.
A．These oranges are for you
B．Give you the oranges
C．There you are
D．Here are you
正确答案：C
解析：销售员把东西给顾客时说“给您”，对应的英语是C选项，其他表达不符合习惯。

46．Wang: I’ve got an appointment. I’m going to meet a friend in London at 3 p. m. It’s already a quarter past ______. David: I’m going to London. I can give you a lift if you like. Wang: Could you really? That would be great.
A．I’ll never make it
B．I’ll never do it
C．I’ll never reach it
D．I’ll never attain it
正确答案：A
解析：从已知对话内容及选项看，题意是：时间太紧，去见朋友根本来不及。

A选项表示“根本做不到”，符合语意。

其他选项不适合这里的语境。

47．Clerk: Good morning. Can I help you? Mr. Smith: Yes, I’d like a ticket to New York 9:15 tomorrow morning. Clerk:______? Mr. Smith: Single, please.
A．Single or two
B．Single or return
C．Single or double
D．Single or back
正确答案：B
解析：根据题意Clerk问的是“要单程票还是往返票?”4个选项中只有B 选项符合英国英语表达习惯，美国人一般用“One-way or round trip?”。

48．Ted: Hi, Christine. ______? Christine: Hi, Ted. I just bought a new camping tent. I can’t wait to use it.
A．What’s on
B．What’s up
C．What’s wrong
D．What’s right
正确答案：B
解析：对话中Ted问Christine在忙什么，她说刚买了个宿营帐篷，等不及想用了。

A选项表示“放映什么?”B选项表示“忙什么?”或“什么事?”符合题意；C、D意思分别为“出了什么问题?”和“什么是对的?”。

49．Jane: Hello Sally. Fancy meeting you here! Sally: Hello, Jane. Haven’t seen you for a long time. You’ve got married, haven’t you? Jane: Yes, I have. I got married four years ago. Sally: ______.
A．Oh, wish you happiness
B．Oh, really’? Enjoy yourself
C．Oh, my congratulations
D．Oh, is it? Have a happy life
正确答案：C
解析：听到了别人的喜事后一般要表示恭喜，c选项符合这里的语境。

50．(Phone call) Daughter: OK, Dad. Nice talking to you and glad everything’s all right. ______. Dad: All right. Good-bye. Daughter: Good-bye, Dad.
A．Say “How are you?” to Mom
B．Say “Are you OK” to Mom
C．Give Mom our care
D．Give Mom our love
正确答案：D
解析：本题是一段在电话中的淡话，女儿请父亲转达对母亲的问候，只有D 选项符合英语习惯。