2010年GCT考试英语模拟试题及答案解析

2010年GCT考试英语模拟试题及答案解析2010-07-20来源：GCT考试网在线咨询外语运用能力测试（英语）（50题，每题2分，满分100分）PartOneVocabularyandStructureDirections:Therearetenincompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.Manynewcomerscomplainoftherapid_________oflifeinHongKong.A.rateB.paceC.speedD.growth答案B。paceoflife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.Toone’sboss,anemployeeshoulddressneatly,be________andshowinterestinthejob.A.instantB.timelyC.punctualD.quick答案C。instant意为“立刻的，即时的”；timely意为“及时的”；quick意为“（做事）迅速的”；punctual意为“守时的，准时的”。3.Thegirlwillnotbecomeanursebecauseshewillfaintatthe__________ofblood.A.visionB.eyesC.sightD.view答案C。atthesightof意为“看见”；view意为“眼界，视野”；vision是指人的视力或视野，引申为梦幻景象。4.Thegovernment_________regulationsthatputthisoldcityunderprotection.A.publishedB.issuedC.dischargedD.released答案B。issue意为“发布，颁布，发行”；publish意为“出版，印刷”；discharge意为“释放出”；release意为“发布消息”。5.Unexpectedlythelight__________andwewereleftindarkness.A.bumoutB.putoutC.turnedoutD.wentout答案D。burnout意为“烧光，烧完”；putout意为“熄灭，扑灭”；turnout意为“关掉，熄灭”；goout意为“熄灭，停止运行”。6.Afterawholeday’sheavywork,theoldworkerreturnedhome,_________.A.hungryandfeltexhaustingB.hungerandexhaustedC.hungryandexhaustedD.hungryandhavingbeenexhausted答案C。从时态意义上讲，应该用过去分词，表示伴随情况，还应该考虑连词前后的平衡结构表达法问题。7.Thelasthalfofthenineteenthcentury__________thesteadyimprovementinthemeansoftravel.A.haswitnessedB.waswitnessedC.witnessedD.iswitnessed答案C。根据主语可判断出时间为过去时。8.She___________inthefeetonherwayhomefromwork.A.washurtingB.ishurtC.hurtsD.gothurt答案D。“get+-ed分词”构成被动语态，get通常表示动作的结果而非动作本身。9.Withoutcomputers,we______thetremendousmedicaladvancementinthelastfewdecades.A.wouldnotmakeB.willnothavemadeC.couldnotmakeD.couldn’thavemade答案D。without作“如果没有”解，表示一种与事实相反的假设，意思上相对于一个if引导的虚拟条件句。根据题中可看出withoutcomputer是与过去事实相反的假设，因此主句应该用：would（should，could，might）+动词的完成时。10.___________thatSusanhadn’tdaredtomakeasound.A.SowasheabsorbedB.SoabsorbedhewasC.SoabsorbedwasheD.Sohewasabsorbed答案C。so为程度副词，置于句首时，句子一般倒装。当so作为程度副词置于句首时，它所修饰的形容词或分词一般紧跟其后。PartTwoReadingComprehensionDirections:Inthisparttherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Questions11—15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Somepsychologistsmaintainthatmentalactssuchasthinkingarenotperformedinthebrainalone,butthatone’smusclesalsoparticipate.Itmaybesaidthatwethinkwithourmusclesinsomewhatthesamewaythatwelistentomusicwithourbodies.Yousurelyarenotsurprisedtobetoldthatyouusuallylistentomusicnotonlywithyourearsbutwithyourwholebody.Fewpeoplecanlistentomusicthatismoreorlessfamiliarwithoutmovingtheirbodyormorespecifically,somepartoftheirbody.Oftenwhenonelistenstoasymphonicconcertontheradio,heistemptedtodirecttheorchestraeventhoughheknowsthereisacompetentconductoronthejob.Strangeasthisbehaviormaybe,thereisaverygoodreasonforit.Onecannotderiveallpossibleenjoymentfrommusicunlessheparticipates,sotospeak,initsperformance.Thelistener“feels”himselfintothemusicwithmoreorlessnoticeablemotionsofhisbody.Themusclesofthebodyactuallyparticipateinthementalprocessofthinkinginthesameway,butthisparticipationislessobviousbecauseitislessnoticeable.11.Somepsychologistsmaintainthatthinkingis__________.A.notamentalprocessB.moreofaphysicalprocessthanamentalactionC.aprocessthatinvolvesourentirebodiesD.aprocessthatinvolvesthemusclesaswellasthebrain答案D。本题考点在文章第一句中的mentalactssuchasthinkingarenotperformedinthebrainalone,butthatone’smusclesalsoparticipate。原文中的not…alone,but…相当于考题里的aswellas,所以考生对意思相似相近的表达要清楚。12.Fewpeopleareabletolistentofamiliarmusicwithout__________.A.movingsomepartoftheirbodyB.stoppingwhattheyaredoingtolistenC.directingtheorchestraplayingitD.wishingthattheycouldconductmusicproperly答案A。本题的依据句是第二段中的第二个句子Fewpeoplecanlistentomusicthatismoreorlessfamiliarwithoutmovingtheirbodyormorespecifically,somepartoftheirbody.13.Bodymovementsarenecessaryinorderforthelistenerto_____________.A.hearthemusicB.appreciatethemusicC.enjoythemusicfullyD.completelyunderstandthemusic答案C。本题依据关键在第三段第二句中的deriveallpossibleenjoymentfrommusic，这与试题中的enjoythemusicfully意思相当。14.Accordingtotheselection,muscleparticipationintheprocessofthinkingis______.A.deliberateB.obviousC.notreadilyapparentD.verypronounced答案C。本题的依据是短文中的最后一句，关键部分是thisparticipationislessobvious，这与选项C、notreadilyapparent意思相当。15.Thebesttitleforthisselectionis____________.A.AnEarforMusicB.MusicAppreciationC.HowMusclesParticipateinMentalActsD.APsychologicalDefinitionoftheThinkingProcess答案C。短文先指出思维中可能有类似听音乐时肌肉参与的情形；接着描述了听音乐过程中肌肉参与的情况；最后指出，肌肉在思维活动中的参与只不过没那么明显罢了。可见，全文主要讨论的是肌肉在思维活动中的参与，既不是专门讲思维，更不是专门说音乐。故C选项做标题合适。Questions16—20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Duringthesummersessiontherewillbearevisedscheduleofservicesfortheuniversitycommunity.Specificchangesforintercampusbusservices,summerhoursforthecafeteria,theinfirmary(校医院)andrecreationalandathleticfacilitieswillbepostedonthebulletin