GCT考试单科模拟英语篇三.docx

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GCT考试单科模拟英语篇三

    PartOneVocabularyandStructure

    Directions:

    Inthisparttherearetenincompletesentences,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheetbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

    1.Weobeyhim,____weareafraidofhim,____wehonorandlovehim.

    A.notfor,butforB.notas,butas

    C.notthat,butthatD.notsince,butsince

    2.Withthemapofthecitytohelpthem,theyhadno____theplace.

    A.difficultiesinfindingB.difficultyinfinding

    C.difficultytofindD.troubletofind

    3.Thisisa____youngwriter.Hehaspublishedquiteafewgoodstoriesinrecentyears.

    A.promisedB.lookingforwardC.promisingD.clever

    4.Whatisthe____languageinIndia?

    A.officeB.officialC.officiallyD.officer

    5.____,itisquiteeasytodrillaholeinitwithaeraser.

    A.HardadiamondisB.Hardasadiamondis

    C.AsadiamondishardD.Howhardisadiamond

    6.Idesirednothingbut____home.

    A.goB.togoC.goingD.went

    7.Nuclearscienceshouldbedevelopedtobenefitthepeople____harmthem.

    A.morethanB.betterthanC.otherthanD.ratherthan

    8.Iwouldappreciate____itasecret.

    A.yourkeepingB.thatyoukeepC.youtokeepD.thatyouwillkeep

    9.Ifoundmyselfcompletely____byhisvividperformance.

    A.carriedoutB.carriedoffC.carriedawayD.carriedon

    10.It’shightimethatsomething,____toprohibitsellingfakecommodities.

    A.mustbedoneB.wasdoneC.bedoneD.weredone

    PartTwoReadingComprehension

    Directions:

    Inthisparttherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheetbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

    Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

    Crimehasitsowncycles,amagazinereportedsomeyearsago.Policerecordsthatwerestudiedforfiveyearsfromover2,400citiesandtownsshowasurprisinglinkbetweenchangesintheseasonsandcrimepatterns.

    Thepatternofcrimehasvariedverylittleoveralongperiodofyears.MurderreachesitshighduringJulyandAugust,asdorapeandotherviolentattacks.Murder,moreover,ismorethanseasonal:

itisaweekendcrime.Itisalsoanighttimecrime:

62percentofmurdersarecommittedbetween6p.m.and6a.m.

    Unlikethesummerhighincrimesofbodilyharm,burglaryhasadifferentcycle.Youaremostlikelytoberobbedbetween6p.m.and2a.m.onaSaturdaynightinDecember,January,orFebruary.Whatisthemostuncriminalmonthofall?

May—exceptforonestrangestatistic.Moredogbitesarereportedinthismonththaninanyothermonthoftheyear.

    11.Themainideaofparagraph1is________.

    A.crimeisaserioussocialproblem

    B.thereisalinkbetweenchangeintheseasonsandcrimepatterns

    C.crimeisnotlinkedtothechangeinseason

    D.2,400townswerestudiedforfiveyears

    12.Thesubjectofparagraph2is_________.

    A.SummercrimeB.burglaryC.murderD.nighttimecrime

    13.Accordingtothepassage,amurderwouldmostlikelyoccur________.

    A.onaweekendnightinwinterB.onaweekendafternooninsummer

    C.onaSaturdaynightD.onaweekendnightinsummer

    14.Inparagraph2“itisalsoanighttimecrime,”itrefersto_________.

    A.murderB.62percentC.weekendcrimeD.rape

    15.Inparagraph3,whatistheonestrangestatisticforMay?

    A.TherearemoredogbitesinMay.B.TherearemorerobberiesinMay.

    C.ThereisthemostcrimeinMay.D.TherearemoremurdersinMay.

    Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

    “Fingersweremadebeforeforks”.Whenapersongivesupgoodmanners,putsasideknifeandfork,anddivesintohisfood,someoneislikelytorepeatthatsaying.Theforkwasanancientagriculturaltool,butforcenturiesnoonethoughtofeatingwithit.Notuntiltheeleventhcentury,whenayoungladyfromConstantinoplebroughtherforktoItaly,didthecustomreachEurope.

    BythefifteenthcenturytheuseoftheforkwaswidespreadinItaly.TheEnglishexplanationwasthatItalianswereaversetoeatingfoodtouchedwithfingers,“Seeingallmen’sfingersarenotalikeclean.”EnglishtravellerskepttheirfriendsinstitcheswhiledescribingthisridiculousItaliancustom.

    AnyonewhousedaforktoeatwithwaslaughedatinEnglandforthenexthundredyears.Menwhousedforkswerethoughttobesissies,andwomenwhousedthemwerecalledshow-offsandovernice.Notuntilthelate1600’sdidusingaforkbecomeacommoncustom.

    16.Thecustomofeatingwithaforkwas_____.

    A.broughttoEuropefromAmericaB.begunwhenforkswereinvented

    C.broughttoEuropefromAsiaD.inventedbyItalians

    17.Bythefifteenthcenturyforkswereused_____.

    A.alloverItalyB.onlyinConstantinople

    C.widelyinEuropeD.InEngland

    18.ToEnglishtravellersinItaly,theuseofforksseemed_____.

    A.cleverB.necessaryC.goodmannerD.ridiculous

    19.TheEnglishthoughtthatItaliansusedforksinorderto______.

    A.imitatethepeopleoftheEastB.keeptheirfoodclean

    C.impressvisitorswiththeirgoodmannersD.amusetheEnglish

    20.InEngland,peoplewhousedforksatthattimewereconsidered_____.

    A.wellmanneredB.sissiesC.show-offsandoverniceD.bothBandC

    Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage

    HolidaysintheUnitedStatesusuallyoccuratleastonceamonth.MostmonthshaveanationalholidaythathasbeenarrangedtobecelebratedonaMonday.TheholidayshaveallbeendecidedtobecelebratedonaMondaysothattheworkersmayhave3-dayweekends,thatis,Saturday,SundayandMondayinordertorestortravelordothingswiththeirfamilies.MajorholidaysintheUnitedStatesincludeNewYear’sDay,ChristmasDayandtheday,whenwerememberthefirstsettlersoftheUnitedSates,calledThanksgivingDay.Intheseholidaysmostbusinessescloseandtheworkersstayathomeandcelebratewiththeirfamilies.

    Vacationcanbefrom2weeksayearto4weeksayear.Thisusuallydependsonhowlongyouhavebeenworkingforacompany,whattypeofpositionyouhave,whetheryouhaveaveryhighandimportantpositionandwhetheryoucanfindsomeonetoreplaceyou.Inthiscase,youmighttakeafewdaysatatimeratherthantakeonemonthallatonce.Usuallythemoretimeyouspendworkingforacompany,themoretimeyoumaygetforavacation.

    21.ThegovernmentoftheUnitedStatesmakesitaruleforworkerstohave__________weekends.

    A.5-dayB.2-dayC.3-dayD.4-day

    22.WorkersintheUnitedStatessometimesworkfrom__________.

    A.MondayB.SaturdaytoMonday

    C.ThursdaytoFridayD.TuesdaytoFriday

    23.Whichstatementiswrongaccordingtothispassage?

    A.OnlyafewshopsremainopenonNewYear’sDay.

    B.Mostoftheworkersneedn’tworkonChristmasDay.

    C.Daysonvacationmustbemorethanalltheholidaysinyear.

    D.Alltheworkershaveahalf-monthvacationatleast.

    24.Thereasonwhysomeonehastodividehisvacationintoseveralpartsisthat_________.

    A.hedoesn’twanttomakealongvacation

    B.hahasn’tahighposition

    C.heplaysanimportantroleinhiswork

    D.hehasn’tbeenworkingforhiscompanyforalongtime

    25.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

    A.HolidaysintheUnitedStates

    B.VacationintheUnitedStaes

    C.HowtheWorkersSpendTheirHolidays

    D.SomethingabouttheHolidaysandVacationintheU.S.

    Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingpassage

    TheIndustrialRevolutioninBritainfirstbeganinthetextileindustry.Englandhadbeenamajorproducerofwoolforcenturies.Eversincetheenclosures,woolandthenwoolenclothhadbeentheprincipalexportsofEngland.Andcloth-making,thoughadomesticindustryintheearlyyears,hadthecharacteristicofcaptalistproductionwhichseparatedtheemployerfromtheemployeeandintroducedthedivisionoflabour,suchascarding,spinning,weaving,fullinganddyeing.Withtheexpansionofmarket,thedemandforclothalsoincreased.Butaspinnerwithadistaffcouldonlymakeonethreadatatime.Theshortsupplyofyarnbecamethemainobstacletomassproductionofcloth.Thegeneralefforttoimprovethread-makingtechniquesledtotheinventionofspinningJennyin1764,bytheEnglishspinnerHargreaves.Thenewinstrumentenabledasinglyworkmantospineightortenthreadsatonce.Ayearlater,RichardArkwright,abarber,patentedadevicefordrawingoutthreadbymeansofrollers.Thenin1779,SamualCromptondrewonthesetwonewdevicesandinventedanewkindofspinningmachineknownasthemule.Itgreatlyacceleratedthespeedofproductionandimprovedthequalityofthread.ThenArkwrightestablishedagreatfactorybyapplyingpower-drivenmulesandbecameknownasFatherofFactorySysteminEngland.

    Bytheendofthe18thCentury,power-drivenmachinesspinningtwohundredthreadssimultaneouslyhadbeenintroducedinproduction.

    26.WhatwasthemostimportantexportofEnglandbeforetherevolution?

    A.Woolcloth.B.Woolandwoolencloth.

    C.Spinningmachines.D.Power-drivenmachines.

    27.Capitalistproductionwascharacterizedby____.

    A.theseparationoftheemployerfromtheemployeeB.thedivisionoflabour

    C.bothAandBD.theexpansionofmar