2014年在职硕士GCT英语考试真题

2014年在职硕士GCT英语考试真题第四部分外语运用能力测试(英语)

(50题，每题2分，满分100分，考试时间45分钟)

Part One Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: 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. We interview ten_______but did not find anyone suitable.

A. candidates

B. partners

C. companions

D. opponents

2. The customs officer_______him open his three suitcases.

A. urged

B. asked

C. made

D. forced

3. We all questioned_______accurate the result was.

A. what

B. how

C. why

D. however

4. It wouldn’t do you any _______to work a bit harder.

A. hurt

B. harm

C. injury

D. wound

5. I need new heels on these shoes; the present ones are _______.

A. taken down

B. kept down

C. knocked down

D. worn down

6. This instrument, _______and operating next year, will consist of

A. completing

B. completed

C. to be completed

D. to complete

7. She lost her balance and if she hadn’t supported herself.

A. would have fallen

B. fell

C. would fall

D. had fallen

8. The radical policy was rejected a more cautious one.

A. in favor of

B. in spite of

C. in time of

D. in honor of

9. I can’t tell you how I am to you for having listened to me.

A. useful

B. helpful

C. faithful

D. grateful

10. Bats are long-lived creatures, a life-expectancy of around 20 years.

A. some have

B. some having

C. some of which having

D. some of them have

Part Two Reading Comprehension

Directions: In this part there are three passages and one table, 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.

Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage:

Passage One

Many people start relationships because of loneliness. Loneliness and being alone are not synonymous. Loneliness is a state of painful isolation, of feeling cut off from friends and family. Being alone, a state of solitude (独处), can be quite

desirable most of the time, since it allows us to work, study, live, or reflect on the world around us. Solitude is usually a matter of choice; loneliness is not.

Lonely people tend to spend a lot of time by themselves, eat dinner alone, spend weekends alone, and participate in few if only any social activities. They are unlikely to date. Some lonely people report having many friends, but a closer look suggests that these “friendships” are shallow. Lonely people are unlikely to share confidences. Loneliness tends to peak during adolescence (青春期). This is when most young people begin to replace family ties with peer relationships. Loneliness is quite often connected with feeling of depression and with a feeling of being “sick at heart”.

Loneliness is even reported among some married people. In one of the recent studies, lonely wives tended to feel less liking and love for their partners and expressed less satisfaction with their married life. Lonely husbands reported less liking for their wives and less intimacy in their relationship.

11. The topic of the first paragraph is .

A. isolation and pain

B. solitude and loneliness

C. how to begin relationships

D. intentional choice of staying alone