GCT工程硕士外语运用能力测试英语.docx

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GCT工程硕士外语运用能力测试英语

2010GCT工程硕士外语运用能力测试（英语）

PartOne VocabularyandStructure

Directions:

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

1.Makingenergyusecompletelyharmlesstotheenvironment____________verydifficultandusuallyeconomicallyexpensive.

  A.is           B.are         C.havebeen   D.shallbe

2.___________nogravity,therewouldbenoairaroundtheearth,hencenolife.

  A.Iftherehadbeen              B.IftherewasC.Hadtherebeen                D.Werethere

3.Somemembersofthecommitteesuggestedthatthemeeting

  A.beingpostponed               B.tobepostponedC.bepostponed                 D.postponed

4.Isthereanythingelse___________youwanttogetreadyforthepartythisevening?

  A.which       B.who        C.that        D.what

5.Sinceanyanswermaybring____________tohisgovernment,thespokesmantriedtoavoidthequestion.

  A.commitment                  B.embarrassmentC.failure                       D.benefit

6.Itispossibleforapersonto___________negativeattitudesandgainhealthyconfidenceneededtorealizehisorherdreams.

 A.getridof                     B.getawaywith C.getoutof                    D.getalongwith

7.Bytheendofthisterm,thegirls____________thebasicrulesofdinnerpartyconversation.

  A.willlearn                    B.willhavelearnedC.havelearned                  D.arelearning

8.Ifyoumisstheculturalreferences______________aword,you'reverylikelytomissitsmeaning.

  A.below                     B.beforeC.beyond                     D.behind

9.Icannot_____________yourplan,forIseenomoneyreturnforthepursuit.

  A.approveof                   B.arguewithC.turndown                    D.giveup

10.Thethiefwasso___________bythebrightlightsandbarkingdogsthathelefthastily.

  A.annoyed                   B.frightenedC.puzzled                    D.disappointed

PartTwo ReadingComprehension

Directions:

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

Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

   Firefightersareoftenaskedtospeaktoschoolandcommunitygroupsabouttheimportanceoffiresafety,particularlyfirepreventionanddetection.Becausesmokedetectorsreducetheriskofdyinginafirebyhalf,firefightersoftenprovideaudienceswithinformationonhowtoinstalltheseprotectivedevicesintheirhomes.

Specifically,theytellthemthesethings:

Asmokedetectorshouldbeplacedoneachfloorofahome.Whilesleeping,peopleareinparticulardangerofanemergentfire,andtheremustbeadetectoroutsideeachsleepingarea.Agoodsiteforadetectorwouldbeahallwaythatrunsbetweenlivingspacesandbedrooms.

   Becauseofthedead-airspacethatmightbemissedbyhotairbouncingaroundaboveafire,smokedetectorsshouldbeinstalledeitherontheceilingatleastfourinchesfromthenearestwall,orhighonawallatleastfour,butnofurtherthantwelve,inchesfromtheceiling.

   Detectorsshouldnotbemountednearwindows,entrances,orotherplaceswheredrafts（过堂风）mightdirectthesmokeawayfromtheunit.Norshouldtheybeplacedinkitchensandgarages,wherecookingandgasfumesarelikelytocausefalsealarms.

11.Oneresponsibilityofafirefighteristo______________.

  A.installsmokedetectorsinresidents'homesB.checkifsmokedetectorsareproperlyinstalled

   C.developfiresafetyprogramsforschoolsD.speaktoresidentsabouthowtopreventfires

12.Comparedwithhomeswithoutsmokedetectors,homeswiththemgivetheirownersa50%betterchanceof____________.

   A.survivingafire B.preventingafireC.detectingahiddenfire D.notgettinginjuredinafire

13.Asmokedetectormustalwaysbeplaced____________.

   A.onanylevelofahomeB.outsideallbedroomsinahome

   C.inallhallwaysofahomeD.inkitchenswherefiresaremostlikelytostart

14.Thepassageimpliesthatdead-airspaceismostlikelytobefound_______________.

   A.onaceilingfourinchesawayfromawall  B.nearanopenwindow

   C.closetowhereawallmeetsaceiling  D.inkitchensandgarages

15.Whatisthefocusofthispassage?

   A.Howfirefighterscarryouttheirresponsibilities.

   B.Theproperinstallationofhomesmokedetectors.

   C.Thedetectionofdead-airspaceonwallsandceilings.

D.Howsmokedetectorspreventfiresinhomes.

Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingtable:

                                 FIVE-DAYWEATHER

TODAY

TOMORROW

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

High29

Low21

Variably

Cloudy

Sunrise:

6:

35a.m.

Sunset:

8:

04p.m.

High28

Low20

Mainlycloudy

withisolated

showers

endinginthe

afternoon

Sunrise:

6:

36a.m.

Sunset:

8:

02p.m.

High27

Low19

Sunnywith

cloudyperiods

developingin

theafternoon

Sunrise:

6:

38a.m.

Sunset:

8:

00p.m.

High26

Low17

Thundershowers

（POP80%）

Sunrise:

6:

40a.m.

Sunset:

7:

57p.m.

High24

Low16

Windywith

thundershowers

andpossibly

storminthe

north

Sunrise:

6:

42a.m.

Sunset:

7:

55p.m.

16.Whichdayisbestforapicnicbasedontheinformationinthetable?

  A.Friday.                    B.Saturday.

  C.Sunday.                     D.Monday.

17.Whatdoes"POP"probablymean?

  A.Placesofpresence.

  B.Patternsofpresence.

  C.Periodofpresence.

  D.Probabilityofpresence.

18.Disastrousweathermayoccuron

  A.Friday                    B.Saturday

  C.Monday                    D.Tuesday

19.Whattrendcanbefoundfromtheinformationgiveninthetable?

  A.Thedaysarebecominglonger.

  B.Thenightsaregettinglonger.

  C.Thedaysaregrowingwanner.

  D.Theweatheristurningbetter.

20.Whatdayhasthegreatesttemperaturedifferencebetweendayandnight?

  A.Monday.                    B.Tuesday.

  C.Saturday.                    D.Sunday.

Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

    TonyHuesman,ahearttransplantrecipient（接受者）wholivedarecord31yearswithasingledonatedorganhasdiedatage51ofleukemia（白血病）,buthisheartstillgoingstrong."Hehadleukemia,"hiswidowCarolHuesmansaid,"Hisheart—believeitornot—heldout.Hisheartnevergaveupuntiltheend,whenithadto."

    Huesmangotahearttransplantin1978atStanfordUniversity.Thatwasjust11yearsaftertheworld'sfirsthearttransplantwasperformedinSouthAfrica.Athisdeath,Huesmanwaslistedastheworld'slongestsurvivorofasingletransplantedheartbothbyStanfordandtheRichmond,Virginia-basedUnitedNetworkforOrganSharing.

    "I'malivingproofofapersonwhocangothroughalife-threateningillness,havetheoperationandreturntoaproductivelife,"HuesmantoldtheDaytonDailyNewsin2006.

    Huesmanworkedasmarketingdirectoratasporting-goodsstore.Hewasfoundtohaveseriousheartdiseasewhileinhighschool.Hisheart,attackedbyapneumonia（肺炎）virus,wasalmostfourtimesitsnormalsizefromtryingtopumpbloodwithweakenedmuscles.

    Huesman'ssister,LindaHuesmanLamb,alsowasstrickenwiththesameproblemandreceivedahearttransplantin1983.Thetwowerethenation'sfirstbrotherandsisterhearttransplantrecipients.Shediedin1991atage29.

    HuesmanfoundedtheHuesmanHeartFoundationinDayton,whichseekstoreduceheartdiseasebyeducatingchildrenandoffersanursingscholarshipinhonorofhissister.

21.TonyHuesmandiedfrom____________.

  A.heartfailure

  B.hearttransplant

  C.pneumonia

  D.non-heart-relateddisease

22.Thephrase"heldout"（Para.1）probablymeans"_____________.

  A.failedsuddenly

  B.functionedproperly

  C.expandedgradually

  D.shrankprogressively

23.Afterhishearttransplant,TonyHuesman____________.

  A.livedanormallife

  B.receivedanotherdonatedorgan

  C.couldn'tgobacktowork

  D.didn'tliveaslongasexpected

24.TonyHuesmandiedintheyearof____________.

  A.1983                       B.1991

  C.2006               D.2009

25.Huesmanhadtoreceiveahearttransplantbecause____________.

  A.hehadaninheritedheartdisease

  B.hewasbornwithheartdisability

  C.hisheartwasinfectedbyavirus

  D.hisheartwasinjuredinanaccident

Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

   Watchout!

HerecomesLondonMayorBorisJohnsonridingabicyclefromhisnewbikehireplan."Whatwe'veputinisanewformofpublictransport.Thesebikesaregoingtobelongtoeverybody."

   Morethan12,000peoplehavesignedupfortheplan.Theyeachreceiveakeyatacostofthreepounds,withcostsatonepoundfora24-hourmembership,fivepoundsforsevendays,and45poundsforanannualmembership.

   JohnPayne,aLondonteacherwhocyclesalot,isamongthefirsttousethesystem."It'sverycomfortable.Forpeoplewhodon'tcyclemuchIthinkit'llbeveryuseful.Butforpeoplewhocycleregularly,theyarepossiblyabitslow.Butthey'reperfectforLondonstreets,verystrong.Ithinkthey'llbeverywidelyused."

   AndJohnsonsaysit'sofgoodvalue."Ithinkit'sextremelygoodvalue.Thefirsthalfhourisfree.IfyoucyclesmartandyoucyclearoundLondon--mostjourneysinLondontakelessthanhalfanhour,yo