GCT考试英语真题及答案.docx

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GCT考试英语真题及答案

2006年GCT考试全国统考试题

第四部分外语运用能力测试题（英语）

（50题，每题2分，满分100分，考试时间45分钟）

PartOne：

VocabularyandStructure

Directions:

Therearetenincompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Everyplant,animal,andhumanbeingneedswaterto____alive.

A.stayB.make

C.runD.glow

2.It____commonplacetothinkofsportasa“leisureindustry”now.

A.becameB.willbecome

C.isbecomingD.hadbecome

3.Changesinclimate____slowlythroughtheyears.

A.makeprogressB.takeplace

C.keeppaceD.setsail

4.Scientistscanpredictregions____newspeciesaremostlikelytobefound.

A.whereB.when

C.whyD.how

5.Youshoulduse_____andnaturallanguagewhenyouwriteapersonalletter.

A.formalB.political

C.magicD.plain

6.Radiostodayseldomneed_____ortheattentionofatechnician.

A.torepairB.repaired

C.repairingD.tohaverepaired

7.Itisagreatpityfor____tobeanyquarrelintheschoolboardmeeting.

A.whereB.here

C.thereD.why

8.Magicians___usetechniquesfromscienceandtheartstodeceivethemindandeye.

A.generouslyB.genetically

C.cleverlyD.subsequently

9.TogetthebestviewofSydneyHarbour,takeaSydneySeaplaneflight____theHarbourandBondiBeach.

A.aboveB.under

C.overD.across

10.Chocolatemanufacturersblendmanytypesofbeanstoyield____andcolordesiredinthefinalproduct.

A.theshapeB.theflavor

C.thefunctionD.thebrand

PartTwoReadingComprehension

Directions:

Inthisparttherearethreepassagesandoneannouncement,eachfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

JessicaBucknamshouts“tiao!

”（tee-ow）andherfourth-gradestudentsjump.

“Dun!

”（doo-wen）shecommands,andtheycrouch（蹲）.Theygiggle（吃吃地笑）asthecommandskeepcominginMandarinChinese.

Halfofthe340studentsattheK-5schoolareenrolledintheprogram.TheycancontinuestudyingChineseinmiddleandhighschools.Thegoal:

tospeaklikenatives.

About24,000AmericanstudentsarecurrentlylearningChinese.Mostareinhighschoos.ButthenumberofyoungerstudentsisgrowinginresponsetoChina’semergenceasaglobalsuperpower.

“ChinahasbecomeastrongpartneroftheUnitedStates,”saysMaryPatterson,Woodstock’sprincipa.“ChildrenwholearnChineseatayoungagewillhavemoreoppoutunitiesforjobsinthefuture.”

IsabelWeiss,9,isn’tthinkingaboutthefuture.ShethinkslearningChineseisfun.“whenyouherpeoplespeakinginChinese,youknowwhatthey’resaying,”shesays.“Andtheydon’tknowthatyouknow.”

11.Whatdothefourth-gradestudentsseemtobedoinginthefirstparagraph?

A.Theyarelearninghowtojump.B.Theyarelearninghowtocrouch.

C.Theyarelearninghowtogiggle.D.TheyarelearningChinese.

12.ThepurposeoftheprogramforJessica’sstudentsisto____.

A.enablethemtolearnhowtocommand

B.getthemenrolledinthelanguageprogram

C.helpthemtospeakhowtocommand

D.continueenrollingmorestudentstolearnChinese

13.Inresponsetothefactthat____,moreAmericanstudentsarelearningChinese.

A.theUnitedStatesistheonlysuperpowerintheworld

B.internationaltradingisbecomingglobalized

C.partnershipisencouragingbusinessandtrade

D.Chinaisemergingasanewsuperpowerintheworld

14.WhydomoreandmoreyoungstudentspersonallychoosetolearnChineseintheUnitedStates?

A.Theywillhavemorejobopport

unitiesinthefuture.

B.Theyaremoreinterestedintheinternationaltrade.

C.TheywillvisitChinaforfurthereducation.

D.Theyarecuriousaboutthecorporatepartnership.

15.IsabelWeisshasalsochosentolearnChinesebecause____.

A.shewantsabrighterfuture

B.shefindsitfuntolearnthelanguage

C.shelikestodobusinessinChina

D.shewatchespeoplespeakthelanguage

Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

TheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration（NASA）hasannouncedplanstoreturnpeopletothemoonby2018.“Andthistime,”accordingtoaNASApressrelease,“we’regoingtostay.”

NASAwantstomakeanewspaceshipforthemissionsusingpartsfromtheApolloprogram,whichfirsttookpeopletothemoonin1969,andthespaceshuttle.NASAsaysthenewCrewExplorationVehicle（CEV）willbe“affordable,reliable,andsage.”

TheCEVwillbeabletoholdfourastronauts.TheplanistohavetheCEVdock（对接）inspacewiththelunarlander---thevehicleastronautswillusetolandonthemoon---whichwillbelaunchedseparatelyintospace.TheCEVwillthentraveltothemoonandallfourastronautswillwalkonthemoon.

Thefirstmoonmissionsareexpectedtolastuptosevendays.Explorationandconstructionofamoonbasewillbetheastronauts’toppriorities（最优先考虑的事）.NASAhopestohaveaminimumoftwomoonmissionsayearstatingin2018.Thiswillallowforquickmoonbaseconstruction,constantscientificstudy,andtrainingforfuturemissionstoMars.

16.WhatisnewinNASA’splantoreturntothemoonby2018?

A.Peoplewilllandandremainonthemoon.

B.Equipmentwillbecarriedandinstalledthere.

C.MoreCEVswillbemaderegularly.

D.Aspecialdevicewillbeusedinlanding.

17.HowwillNASAmakeitsnewspaceship?

A.ItwillbaseitsdesignonthatoftheApolloprogram.

B.ItwillusepartsonlyfromtheApolloprogram.

C.ItwillmakeuseoftheApolloprogramandthespaceshuttle.

D.Itwilldevelopnewdesignsandmakenewcomponents.

18.HowwillCEVandthemoonlanderbelaunched?

A.Theywillbelaunchedseparately.

B.CEVwilldockwiththemoonlander.

C.Theywillbelaunchedtogether.

D.Themoonlanderwillholdfourastronauts.

19.Whatwillbetheastronauts’toppriorities?

A.Enteringtheorbitandlandingonthemoon.

B.Landingandwalkingonthemoonsurface.

C.Explorationandresearchesintothemooncomposition.

D.Explorationandconstructionofamoonbase.

20.ThereasonwhyNASAhopestocarryoutatleasttwomoonmissionsayearstatingin2018isto____.

A.ensurethemoontravelingandthemoonbaseconstruction

B.speedupthemoonbaseconstructionandotheractivities

C.guaranteethequalityoftheresearchers’scientificstudy

D.setupnewtraininglaboratoriesforfuturemissionstoMars

Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

AttheendoftheU.S.CivilWar,about4millionslaveswerefreed.Now,peoplearoundtheworldcanhearsomeoftheformerslaves’storiesforthefirsttimeever,astoldintheirownvoices.

“Thatwasinslaverytime,”saysCharlieSmithinoneinterview.“Theysoldthecoloredpeople.AndtheywerebringingthemfromAfrica.TheybroughtmefromAfrica.Iwasachild.”

TheLibraryofCongressreleasedthecollectionofrecordings,VoicesfromtheDaysofSlavery,inJanuary.Therecordingsweremadebetween1932and1975.Speakingatleast60yearsaftertheiremancipation（解放）,thestrorytellersdiscusstheirexperiencesasslaves.Theyalsotellabouttheirlivesasfreemenandwomen.

IsomMoseleywasjustabyatthetimeofemancipation,butherecallsthatthingswereslowtochange.“Itwasayearbeforethefolksknowedtheywasfree,”hesays.

MichaelTaft,theheadofthelibrary’sarchiveoffolkculture,saystherecordingsrevealsomethingthatwrittenstoriescannot.“Thepowerofhearingsomeonespeakissomuchgreaterthanreadingsomethingfromthepage,”Taftsays.“It’showsomethingissaid---thedialect,thelowpitches,thepauses---thathelpstellthestory.”

21.Whatisnewabouttheslaves’stories?

A.Theyaretoldintheslaves’ownvoices.

B.Peopletravelaroundtheworldtohearthem.

C.Coloredpeopleweresold.

D.Theyhappenedintheslaverytime.

22.Whatisthetitleofthecollectionofrecordings?

A.TheEndoftheU.S.CivilWar.

B.TheLibraryofCongress

C.VoicesfromtheDaysofSlavery.

D.TheRecordingsofWrittenStories.

23.Howmanyyearsdidittaketocompletethecollectionofrecordings?

A.26years.B.33years

C.44yearsD.57years.

24.Whatdothestorytellerstellusabout?

A.HowtheywerebroughttotheUnitedStatesfromAfrica.

B.Thereleaseofthecollectionofrecordings.

C.Whathappened60yearsaftertheiremancipation.

D.Theirexperiencesasslavesandtheirlivesasfreemenandwomen.

25.Therecordingsdifferfromwrittenstoriesinthat____.

A.thetellersandthegovernmentarecontributingtogether

B.thedialect,thelowpitches,andthepausesaremorerevealing

C.thehearingandreadingbothhelptellthestories

D.thepowerofwatchingsomeonewriteismoreengaging.

Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingannouncement:

THESOCIETYFORBIOMATERIALS

TakesPleasureinAnnouncing

its

STUDENTAWARD

FOR

OUTSTANDINGRESEARCH

Whichwillbeawardedtostudentresearchers

Whohaveshownoutstandingachievementin

biomaterialresearch

Applicationsmaybemadeinoneofthefollowingcategories:

1.Hospitalintern（实习医生）,residentorclinicalfellow

2.Undergraduate,MasterorHealthSciencedegreecandidate

3.Ph.D.degreecandidateorequivalent

RecipientwillpresenttheirpaperattheSocietyforBiomaterialsmeetinginClemson,SouthCarolina,andbetheguestoftheSocietyduringitsmeeting,April28toMay1,2007.

Eachrecipientwillreceive:

1.Travelandlivingexpensesupto$300

2.CertificateofAward

3.RegistrationfortheScientific