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在职研究生GCT英语真题及答案B清晰版

2013年GCT英语真题及答案（B卷）

第四部分

外语运用能力测试（英语）

（50题，每小题2分，满分100分）

PartOne

VocabularyandStructure

Directions:

Therearetenincompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.

MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Ourfamily____________nottoexchangeChristmasgiftsthisyear.

A.hasagreed

C.haveagreed

B.hadagreed

D.agrees

2.Weexpectedabout20guestsbuttherewere____________peoplethere.

A.any

C.more

B.other

D.some

3.Computers_____________5%ofthecountry'scommercialelectricity

consumption.

A.payfor

C.providefor

B.standfor

D.accountfor

4.Themuseumhasbeentemporarilyclosed_____________thepublic.

A.to

C.on

B.with

D.for

5.IfIhadnotbeenenjoyingthework,I____________somuchofit.

A.wouldnotdo

C.shouldnotdo

B.shouldnothavedone

D.wouldnothavedone

6.____________mayseemhelpfulbehaviortoyoucanbeunderstoodas

interferencebyothers.

A.It

C.That

B.What

D.Which

7.Noreadytechnicaldataavailable,wemanagedto______them.

A.gowithout

C.goup

B.gooff

D.godown

8.Thebasiccausesareunknownthoughcertainconditionsthatmayleadto

cancerhavebeen__________.

A.conveyed

C.notified

B.identified

D.guaranteed

9._________isknowntoall,goodfriendsaddhappinessandvaluetoeach

other'slife.

A.As

C.Like

B.Since

D.Though

10.Theactorandactressprovidedsuperbinterpretationsoftheir___________

roles.

A.respectful

C.respective

B.respecting

D.respected

PartTwo

ReadingComprehension

Directions:

Inthisparttherearethreepassagesandonetable,eachfollowedbyfive

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,

B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET

withasinglelinethroughthecent.

Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

ErnestHemingwaywroteashortstorycalled"TheCapitaloftheWorld."Inithe

tells'aboutaSpanishfatherwhowantstoreconcile（和解）withhissonwhohasrun

awaytoMadrid.Inordertolocatetheboyhetakesoutthisadinthenewspaper:

"Paco,meetmeatHotelMontanaatnoononTuesday.Allisforgiven.Love,Papa."

PacoisacommonnameinSpain,andwhenthefathergoestothesquarehefinds

800youngmennamedPacowaitingfortheirfathers.

Whatdrewthemtothehotel?

AsHemingwaytellsit,itwasthewords"Allis

forgiven."Thefatherdidnotsay,"AllWILLBEforgivenIFyoudothisorthat."Not,

"AllWILLBEforgivenWHENyoudosuchandsuch."Hesimplysays,"Allis

forgiven."Nostringsattached.

Andthat'sthehardpart—un—attachingthestrings.Theoriginoftheexpression

"nostringsattached"maygobacktoancienttimeswhendocumentswerewrittenon

parchment（羊皮卷）thatwererolledupandsecuredwithastring.

TheBabylonianTalmud（犹太法典）tellsofamanwhogiveshiswifeabillof

divorceonsuchaparchment,butholdsontothestringsothathecansnatchitback,

shouldhechoosetodoso.Thedivorce,therefore,isnotconsideredvalidsincehewill

notgiveitfreely.Similarly,love,forgivenessorfriendshipthatisgivenwithstrings

attachedarenotvalid,sincetheycanbesnatchedbackatanytime.

11.Thefather'sadinthenewspaper__________.

A.madethesonapologizetohim

C.touchedtheheartsofmanysons

B.wasameanstopersuadetheson

D.solvedtheproblemwithhisson

12.Bysaying"Allisforgiven",thefatherintendsto____________.

A.winhisson'sforgiveness

C.leavehissonalone

B.forgetabouttheunpleasantpast

D.reconsiderhisson'sproblems

13.Theexpression"nostringsattached"means"_____________"

A.withoutconditions

C.withoutexplanations

B.withoutconflictofinterest

D.withouttreatment

14.Itcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraphthat____________.

A.themanwantedtogivehiswifefreedom

B.thewiferefusedtogiveherhusbandafreedivorce

C.thewifedidnotwanttodivorceherhusband

D.themangavehiswifearestricteddivorce

15.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat____________.

A.trueloveshouldbeunconditional

B.familymembersshouldlearntoforgiveeachother

C.successfulmarriagerequirescompletefreedom

D.humanemotionsshouldnotberestricted

Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingtable:

MaritalStatusintheUKin1991and2011

16.Whichmaritalstatusshowstheleastdifferencebetweenmalesandfemales?

A.Single.

C.Divorced.

B.Widowed.

D.Married.

17.Whichofthefollowinghadthehighestmarriagerate?

A.Femalesin1991.

C.Malesin1991.

B.Femalesin2011.

D.Malesin2011.

18.Thepercentageoffemalesoutofmarriagein2011was____________.

A.48

C.34

B.35

D.26

19.Whichgroupshowedthegreatestchangeoverthe20years?

A.Singlemen.

B.Marriedmen.

Marital

Status

Percentagein1991

Percentagein2011

Male

Female

Male

Female

Single

24

19

34

26

Married

71

65

54

52

Widowed

4

15

4

13

Divorced

1

1

8

9

C.Singlewomen.

D.Marriedwomen.

20.Whatcharacteristiccanbefoundfromthetable?

A.Mostpeoplechosetogetmarriedinbothyears.

B.Moremalesstayedsinglein1991thanin2011.

C.Morefemalesthanmalesgotdivorcedinbothyears.

D.Unmarriedpopulationincreasedobviouslyinbothsexes.

Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Inthepast,degreeswereveryunusualinmyfamily.Irememberthedaymy

unclegraduated.Wehadahugeparty,andformanyyearsmymothercalledhim"the

genius"andlistenedtohisopinion.Todayincomparison,fiveofmybrothersand

sistershavedegrees,andtwoarestudyingfortheirmasters'.However,somepeople

thinkthatthisincreasedaccesstoeducationisdevaluingdegrees.

Peoplehaveseveralargumentsagainsttheneedfordegrees.Theysaythat

havingsomanygraduatesdevaluesadegree.Peopleloserespectforthedegreeholder.

Itisalsoclaimedthateducationhasbecomearatrace.Graduateshavetocompetefor

jobsevenafteryearsofstudying.Anotherpointisthatstudyingforsuchalongtime

leadstolearnersbecominginflexible.Theyknowalotaboutonenarrowsubject,but

areunabletoapplytheirskills.Employersprefermoreflexibleandadaptable

workers.

However,Ifeelstronglythatthismovetohavingmorequalificationsisa

positivedevelopment.Inthepasteducationwasonlyfortherich;andpowerful.Now

itisavailabletoeveryone,andthiswillhavemanyadvantagesforthecountryandthe

individual.Firstofall,itisimpossibletobeovereducated.Themorepeopleare

educated,thebettertheworldwillbe,becausepeoplewillbeabletodiscussand

exchangeideas.Afurtherpointisthatpeoplewithdegreeshavemanymore

opportunities.Theycantakeawidervarietyofjobsanddowhattheyenjoydoing,

insteadofbeingforcedtotakeajobtheydislike.Finally,ahighlyeducatedworkforce

isgoodfortheeconomyofthecountry.Itattractsforeigninvestment.

Inconclusion,althoughthereareundoubtedlysomeproblemswithincreased

levelsofeducation,Ifeelstronglythatthecountrycanonlyprogressifallitspeople

areeducatedtothemaximumoftheirability.

21.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'sfamily?

A.Theyusedtodisregardeducation.

B.Theyareovereducatednow.

C.Therearenowmoreeducatedmembersthaninthepast.

D.Fewmemberswereallowedtogotoschoolinthepast.

22.Theword"it"inthelastsentenceofParagraph3refersto"_____________.

A.education

C.economy

B.country

D.workforce

23.Theauthorbelievesthateducation____________.

A.bringsmorejobopportunities

C.reducesthevalueofdegrees

B.makespeopleinflexible

D.increasesjobcompetition

24.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassage?

A.Toexplainacomplicatedidea.

B.Toargueaboutadisputedissue.

C.Todescribeasocialphenomenon.

D.Todemonstratearesearchresult.

25.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?

A.DegreeNoLongerMatters

C.GraduationandJobs

B.ProblemswithEducation

D.EducationisStillValuable

Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Inaglobalsurveyreleasedin2012,halftherespondersadmittedtobuying

thingstheyreallydidnotneed.Twothirdsareworriedthatconsumersarebuyingtoo

much.Suchconcernsmaybejustified.Manyconsumershavebecometrappedindebt.

Researcherssaythatinsteadofmakingusmoresatisfied,highlevelsof

consumptionmayleadtogreaterstressandunhappiness!

Asconsumers,wearesubjectedtoagreatamountofmarketing.Whatisthe

goalofmarketers?

Tommwantsintoneeds.Marketersknowthatconsumerbehavior

isdrivenlargelybyemotion.Soadvertisementsandtheshoppingexperienceitselfare

designedformaximumemotionalappeal.

Whenyouaskaconsumer:

Whydoyoubuysomuch?

Heorshemayanswer:

Iwanttoimprovemyqualityoflife.Itisnaturalthatpeoplewantabetterlife.

Advertisersbombarduswithmessagesthatallofourdesires—betterhealth,security,

relieffromstress,andcloserrelationships—canbeachievedbymakingtheright

purchases.

Butactually,asournumberofpossessionsincreases,ourqualityoflifecan

actuallydecrease.Additionaltimeandmoneyareneededtocareformorematerial

things.Stresslevelsrisebecauseofpressurefromdebt,andthereislesstimefor

familyandfriends.Soyoushouldpr