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GCT英语

第四部分外语运用能力测试（英语）

（50小题,每小题2分,满分100分）

PartOneVocabularyandStructureDirections:

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

1.Soloudly______thatevenpeoplefarawaycouldhearhim.

A.didheshoutB.heshouted

C.shoutedheD.shouldheshout

参考答案：

A

2.Heranklecaughtonastone,andshealmostlosther______.

A.mindB.way

C.balanceD.strength

参考答案：

C

3.Thehonorwillbeawardedto______finishestheworkfirst.

A.anyoneB.who

C.whomeverD.whoever

参考答案：

C

4.Bill’schanceofwinningis______.

A.slenderB.lean

C.skinnyD.few

参考答案：

A

5.DavelivedinasmallapartmentnearBoston,______whattodoabouthisfuture.

A.towonderB.beingwondered

C.wonderedD.wondering

参考答案：

D

6.Academicfreedom______referstotherighttopursuewhatonebelievestobethe

truth.

A.purposelyB.primarily

C.presentlyD.promptly

参考答案：

B

7.Ifhe______thedoctor'sadvice,hewouldbequiteallrightnow.

A.couldfollowB.follows

C.hasfollowedD.hadfollowed

参考答案：

D

8.Humansareverysociablecreatures,sotheyneedto______withotherpeople.

A.interactB.interpret

C.integrateD.interfere

参考答案：

A

9.______remainsconsiderabledoubtoverwhentherailwaywillbecompleted.

A.ThereB.That

C.ItD.What

参考答案：

A

10.Thecompanydidnotsellasinglecarforamonthandhadto______itsworkers.

A.layoutB.layoff

C.layasideD.laydown

参考答案：

B

PartTwoReadingComprehension

Directions:

Inthisparttherearethreepassagesandonechart,eachfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

NotenoughAmericanstudentswanttobeengineers,mathematicians,orscientists.TheObamaadministrationwantstochangethat.Theyarespendingmoneytodoit.ThegovernmentwillinvestthreebilliondollarsintheeducationofyoungAmericansinscience,technology,engineering,andmath.ThefourareastogetherareknownasSTEM.ManyjobsintheSTEMfieldswillopeninthecomingyears.TheU.S.government'sinvestmentaimstoincreasethenumberofAmericanswhocantakethosejobs.

YetgirlsappearfarlessinterestedinSTEMsubjectsthanboys.Only25%ofSTEMstudentsaregirls.CamsieMcAdamsfromtheU.S.EducationDepartmentsaysgirlssimplydonotfeelwelcomedinSTEMsubjects.Shesaysyoungwomenlookatindustriessuchasengineeringandcomputerscienceandseemostoftheleadersaremen.“We,aswomen,wanttohavepeoplethatlooklikeus,peoplethatwecanrelateto.Alotoftimeswhatkeepspeoplefromenteringthefield,evenwhentheygetthedegree,isbecausetheydon’tfeelwelcomed.”

EngineerDebbieSterlinginventedforgirlsaconstructiontoynamed“GoldieBlox”.ShehopesGoldieBloxwillhelpgirlsdevelopspatialskills,whichhelpengineersandbuilderstothinkaboutobjectsinthreedimensions（维度））.Tointerestgirls,Sterlingcreatedthecharacter“Goldie.”Goldiedoesnotcareaboutbeautyorclothes.Goldietellsstories,solvesdifficultproblemsandcreatesimaginaryworlds.

11.Accordingtothepassage,STEMjobsintheUSarenot______.

A.takenbyoldpeopleB.attractivetoyoungsters

C.respectedinsocietyD.verywellpaid

参考答案：

B

12.OnemeasurethattheObamaadministrationwilltakeisto______.

A.raisepaysforyoungengineers

B.encouragegirlstogotocollege

C.createmorejobsintheSTEMfields

D.investmoremoneyineducation

参考答案：

D

13.GirlslackinterestinSTEMsubjectsbecausetheyfeel______.

A.unqualifiedforSTEMjobsB.unwelcomeinSTEMjobs

C.unconfidentinthemselvesD.ignoredinthoseclasses

参考答案：

B

14.DebbieSterlinginvented“GoldieBlox”to______.

A.helpgirlstellstoriesbetter

B.developstrongcharacteringirls

C.providegirlswithmoreentertainment

D.arousegirls5interestinSTEM

参考答案：

D

15-Thelastparagraphimpliesthat______.

A.Goldiehasdisplayedabeautifulimaginaryworld

B.Goldiehasacharacterthatyoungsterslike

C.GoldieBloxhasmadegirlsinterestedinspatialskills

D.spatialskillsarehighlydemandedinSTEMjobs

参考答案：

B

Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Earlylastmonth,BillGatesreleasedavideoofaventurefundedbytheGatesFoundation:

theOmniprocessor,aSeattle-basedprocessingplantthatbumssewage（污水）tomakecleandrinkingwater.Inthevideo,Gatesraisesaglassofwatertohislips.Justfiveminutesago,heexplains,thatwaterwashumanwaste.Gatestakesasip（小口呷））.“It’swater,’’hesays.“Havingstudiedtheengineeringbehindit,Iwouldhappilydrinkiteveryday.It’sthatsafe.”

AccordingtotheFoundation^estimates,atleasttwobillionpeoplelackaccesstopropersanitation（公共卫生）;areportwarnedthat,withinthenextdecade,“manycountrieswillexperiencewaterproblems—shortages,poorwaterquality,orfloods—thatwillriskinstabilityandstatefailure.”TheOmniprocessor’sapproachseemstobetheperfectsolution.Itofferscleandrinkingwaterwhereaccessislacking.Infact,thetechnologyhasbeenaroundforyears,anditseffectivenessisanestablishedfactSowhyhasn’titbeenwidelyadoptedyet?

That'spreciselythequestionthatPaulRozintackledinaseriesofstudiesspanningover2,000Americanadultsandseveralhundredcollegestudents.TheresultswerepublishedinthejournalJudgmentandDecisionMaking.“Theproblemisn'tmakingtherecycledwaterbutgettingpeopletodrinkit,”Rozinsaid.“Andit’saproblemthatisn’tgoingtobesolvedbyengineers.Itwillbesolvedbypsychologists.”

16.ThevideoshowsthatBillGatesis______.

A.explainingthewaterrecyclingprocess

B.makingwateroutofsewage

C.drinkingcleanwatermadefromsewage

D.riskingdrinkingpollutedwater

参考答案：

A

17.Thevideoseemsintendedto______.

A.buildpublicconfidenceinrecycledwater

B.marketthenewsewageburningtechnology

C.persuadepeopletosavewater

D.improveBillGates,publicimage

参考答案：

A

18.AccordingtothereportmentionedinParagraph2,waterproblemswill______.

A.becomemoreworryingforeconomicreasons

B.worsenthesanitationsituationinpoorcountries

C.besolvedusingtheOmniprocessor’sapproach

D.endangerthenationalsecurityinsomecountries

参考答案：

D

19.Accordingtotheauthor,thewater-recyclingtechnology______.

A.proveseffective

B.isnotworththeinvestment

C.remainstobetested

D.istechnicallydifficulttouse

参考答案：

A

20.Thispassageismainlyabout______.

A.theimportanceofpsychology

B.thefutureoftheOmniprocessor

C.theventuresofGatesFoundation

D.theacceptanceofrecycledwater

参考答案：

D

Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

InhisbookHamlet'sBlackberry.WilliamPowersdescribesascenethatshould

strikemanyasfamiliar.“HereIwasinNewYork,themostfantasticcityintheworld—somuchtolookat,toseeandhear,buteverybodyaroundmewasstaringcloselyatsomedigitaldevice,”hesaid.“Thesesmalldevicesarewonderful,andtheydofantasticstuffforusalldaylong,buttomissoutonyoursurroundingsallthetime,whichIthinkweincreasinglydo—Ireallyquestionthat.”

Powerscertainlydoesn'tcondemnthewayweusethesedevices.Hedoes,however,recognizethedownsideofconstantlybeingfloodedwithnewinformation—orwhathecallsthe“over-connectedness.”Amongthethingsthatsufferfromouroverconnectedness,Powerssays,arerelationships.”It'snotreallyconnectedness.It'ssortoftheoppositeofconnectedness.”

Howarewesupposedtocopewiththeproblem?

Powershasonesuggestion:

justdisconnect.Hisfamily,forexample,takesan“InternetSabbath”everyweekend.“Weturnoffthehouseholdmodem,andwedon’thavesmartphones.Wecan’tdoWebsurfing,”heexplains.

AccordingtoPowers,thepositiveeffectsofthesetechnologybreaksarefeltlongaftertheweekendsareover.“Evenwhenwe'reconnected,wecanfeelthebenefitsofhavingbeendisconnectedacoupleofdaysago,”hesays.“It'saboutthatsimpleword,‘balance’.”

Notthathethinksunpluggingyourmodemisnecessarilyeasy.”It'sreallyhardtopullaway.Youhavetoknowwhyyou'redoingit,andreallybelieve,”hesays.

21.AccordingtoParagraph1,WilliamPowers______.

A.hasapassionfordigitaldevices

B.dislikesNewYorkcity

C.writesaboutafamiliarscene

D.isawell-knownwriter

参考答案：

C

22.Theword“downside”（Para.2）isclosestinmeaningto“______.”

A.shortcomingB.confusion

C.effectD.challenge

参考答案：

A

23.Duringthe“InternetSabbath”,thePowersfamily______.

A.gooutforasurfB.arefreefromtheInternetuse

C.playgamesontheInternetD.don’tmakephonecalls

参考答案：

B

24.AccordingtoPowers,technologybreaks______.

A.allowpeopletoliveasimplelife

B.seemtomakeweekendslonger

C.makepeople’slifebetterbalanced.

D.haveashortpositiveeffect

参考答案：

C

25.Thepassageismostlikelya______.

A.socialsurveyB.bookreview

C.technicalreportD.newsitem

参考答案：

B

Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingchart:

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3-7daysplan

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14+daysplan

Place:

LasVegas

Place:

NewYork

Place:

Miami

Hotel:

4stars

Hotel:

3stars

Hotel:

4stars

Price:

$444Flight+3nights

Price:

$1950Flight+8nights

Price:

$2726Flight+17nights

perperson

perperson

perperson

Time:

Aug1-4

Time:

Aug8-16

Time:

Aug1-19

Place:

Dallas

Place:

MexicoCity

Place:

Hava