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工程硕士GCT英语模拟115
[模拟]工程硕士(GCT)英语模拟115
词汇语法
第1题:
Americanseat______astheyactuallyneedeveryday.
A.twiceasmuchprotein
B.twiceproteinasmuchtwice
C.twiceproteinasmuch
D.proteinastwicemuch
参考答案:
A
答案解析:
此题考查比较级的倍数表示方法。
much修饰名词,应放在protein之前,twice表示倍数,修饰asmuchproteinas,也应前置。
第2题:
Toone'sboss,anemployeeshoulddressneatly,be______andshowinterestinthejob.
A.instant
B.timely
C.punctual
D.quick
参考答案:
C
答案解析:
instant意为“立刻的,即时的”;timely意为“及时的”;quick意为“(做事)迅速;的”;punctual意为“守时的,准时的”。
第3题:
Wehadto______alotofnoisewhenthechildrenwereathome.
A.goinfor
B.holdonto
C.putupwith
D.keeppacewith
参考答案:
C
答案解析:
四个词组的意思分别为:
A.“从事于,酷爱,参加”;B.“抓住……不放,坚持”;C.“忍受,容忍”;D。
“跟上,和……齐步前进”。
第4题:
Thiscropdoesnotdowellinsoilstheoneforwhichithasbeenspeciallydeveloped.
A.outside
B.otherthan
C.beyond
D.ratherthan
参考答案:
B
答案解析:
otherthan表示“除了”,其他三词的词义和句意都不吻合。
outside意为“在……之外”;beyond意为“远于,超出”;ratherthan意为“而不是”。
第5题:
"Youareveryselfish.It'shightimeyou______thatyouarenotthemostimportantpersonintheworld,"Edgarsaidtohisbossangrily.
A.realized
B.haverealized
C.realize
D.shouldrealize
参考答案:
A
答案解析:
该题为“It'shightimethat...”结构,从句中的动词使用过去时表虚拟,故A项正确。
类似的结构还有“It'stimethat...”和“It'sabouttimethat...”等。
第6题:
Afterawholeday'sheavywork,theoldworkerreturnedhome,______.
A.hungryandlekexhausting
B.hungerandexhausted
C.hungryandexhausted
D.hungryandhavingbeenexhausted
参考答案:
C
答案解析:
从时态意义上讲,应该用过去分词,表示伴随情况,还应该考虑连词前后的平衡结构表达法问题。
第7题:
Ifthiskindoffishbecomes______,futuregenerationsmaynevertasteitatall.
A.minimum
B.short
C.seldom
D.scarce
参考答案:
D
答案解析:
四选项的意思分别为:
A.“最小的”;B.“短的”;C.“很少”:
D.“变得稀少”。
第8题:
Thesamefactorspushwagesandpricesuptogether,theone______theother.
A.emphasizing
B.reinforcing
C.multiplying
D.increasing
参考答案:
B
答案解析:
四选项的意思分别为:
A.“强调,着重,加强……的语气”;B.“增强,加强,增援”;C.“(使)增加,(使)繁殖,乘”:
D.“增加,增强”。
第9题:
InDisneyland,everyyear,some800,000plantsarereplacedbecauseDisneyrefusedto______signsaskinghis"guests"nottosteponthem.
A.putdown
B.putout
C.putup
D.putoff
参考答案:
C
答案解析:
四选项的意思分别为:
A.“着落,把某物放下,储藏,记下,禁止,压制或废除某事物”;B.“熄灭,关(灯),出版,发布,伸出,生产”;C.“搭起,建造,张贴,提高(价格等),投宿”;D.“推迟,阻止,劝阻”。
第10题:
______thatSusanhadn'tdaredtomakeasound.
A.Sowasheabsorbed
B.Soabsorbedhewas
C.Soabsorbedwashe
D.Sohewasabsorbed
参考答案:
C
答案解析:
so为程度副词,置于句首时,句子一般倒装。
当so作为程度副词置于句首时,它所修饰的形容词或分词一般紧跟其后。
阅读理解
WhenIwasstillanarchitecturestudent,ateachertoldme,"Welearnmorefrombuildingsthatfalldownthanfrombuildingsthatstandup."Whathemeantwasthatconstructionisasmuchtheresultofexperienceasoftheory.Althoughstructuraldesignfollowsestablishedformulas,theactualperformanceofabuildingiscomplicatedbythepassageoftime,thebehaviorofusers,thenaturalelements--andunnaturalevents.Allaredifficulttosimulate.Buildings,unlikecars,can'tbecrash-tasted.
ThefirstimportantlessonoftheWorldTradeCentercollapseisthattallbuildingscanwithstandtheimpactofalargejetliner.Thetwintowersweresupportedby59perimetercolumnsoneachside.Althoughabout30ofthesecolumns,extendingfromfourtosixfloors,weredestroyedineachbuildingbytheimpact,initiallybothtowersremainedstanding.Evenso,thedeathtoll(代价)wasappalling--2,235peoplelosttheirlives.
Iwasonceasked,howtallbuildingsshouldbedesignedgivenwhatwe'dlearnedfromtheWorldTradeCentercollapse.Myanswerwas,"Lower".Thequestionofwhenatallbuildingbecomesunsafeiseasytoanswer.Commonaerialfire-fightingladdersinusetodayare100feethighandcanreachtoaboutthe10thfloor,sofiresinbuildingsupto10storieshighcanbefoughtfromtheexterior(外部).Fightingfiresandevacuatingoccupantsabovethatheightdependonfirestairs.Thetallerthebuilding,thelongeritwilltakeforfirefighterstoclimbtothesceneofthefire.Sothesimpleanswertothesafetyquestionis"Lowerthan10stories."
Thenwhydon'tcitiesimposelowerheightlimits?
A60-storyofficebuildingdoesnothavesixtimesasmuchrentablespaceasa10-storybuilding.However,allthingsbeingequal,suchabuildingwillproducefourtimesmorerevenueandfourtimesmoreinpropertytaxes.Socuttingbuildingheightswouldmeancuttingcitybudgets.
ThemostimportantlessonoftheWorldTradeCentercollapseisnotthatweshouldstopbuildingtallbuildingsbutthatwehavemisjudgedtheircost.Wedidthesamethingwhenweunderestimatedthecostofhurtlingalongahighwayinasteelboxat70milesperhour.Ittookmanyyearsbeforeseatbeks,airbags,radialtires,andantilockbrakesbecamecommonplace.Atfirst,carssimplyweretooslowtowarrantconcern.Later,manufacturersresistedtheseexpensivedevices,arguingthatconsumerswouldnotpayforsafety.Nowwedowillingly.
第11题:
Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat______.
A.architectureissomethingmoreourofexperiencethanouroftheory
B.architecturedependsjustasmuchonexperienceasontheory
C.itissaferforpeopletoliveinoldbuildings
D.welearnnotsomuchfromourfailuresasfromoursuccess
参考答案:
B
答案解析:
文章第一段第二句作者解释说,老师的意思是建筑是经验的结果,同样也是理论的结果。
第12题:
WhatcanwelearnfromtheWTCcollapse?
A.Althoughthestructureofthetwobuildingswasverystrong,thedeathtollwasstillveryshocking.
B.Thestructureofthetwobuildingswasofthefirstclass.
C.Thestructureofthetwobuildingswasnotsostrongaspeoplehadexpected.
D.Thestructureofthetwobuildingswasstrongenoughtowithstandanyaccidents.
参考答案:
A
答案解析:
文章第二段说,世贸大楼倒塌的经验教训是,建筑物经受住了飞机撞击的考验,撞击后没有立即倒塌,即赢得了一些时间使楼里的人可以撤离。
但即使如此,死亡人数也还是令人震惊的。
第13题:
Ideally,thepolicyincityconstructionshouldbe______.
A.lowerthantenstories
B.thelower,thebetter
C.thehigher,thebetter
D.higherthantenstories
参考答案:
A
答案解析:
文章第三段解释了十层以上建筑物给救火工作带来的困难,故建筑物在十层以下最好。
第14题:
Whyaretherestillhighbuildings,orevenskyscrapersinmanycities?
A.Becausetheyarethesymbolofmoderntime.
B.Becausemanycitiesnowlackbuildingspace.
C.Becausehighbuildingsareanimportantfinancialsourceofacity'sbudget.
D.Becausehighbuildingsrepresentthelevelofacountry'sscienceandtechnology.
参考答案:
C
答案解析:
文章第四段解释说,一座六十层办公楼的收入和财产税是一座十层楼(占地面积相同)的四倍,所以削减楼层的高度,等于削减城市的财政预算。
第15题:
WhatisthemostimportantlessonoftheWTCcollapse?
A.Weshouldwearseatbeltswhiledriving.
B.Weshouldbuildlowbuildingsjustasweshoulddriveslowly.
C.Weshouldmakebuildingtallbuildingsillegal.
D.Weshouldpayforsafetywhileconstructingtallbuildings.
参考答案:
D
答案解析:
文章最后一段说,世贸大楼倒塌的最重要教训不是说我们不应该盖高层建筑,而是说我们错误估计了其成本。
为了解释其含义,作者用汽车安全措施的使用历史为例,说明人“吃一堑,长一智”的道理。
WhenIwaswalkingdownthestreettheotherday,Ihappenedtonoticeasmallbrownleatherwalletlyingonthesidewalk.IpickeditupandopenedittoseeifIcouldfindouttheowner'sname.Therewasnothinginsideitexceptsomechangeandanoldphotograph--apictureofawomanandayounggirlabouttwelveyearsold,wholookedlikethewoman'sdaughter.Iputthephotographbackandtookthewallettothepolicestation,whereIhandedittothedesksergeant.BeforeIleft,thesergeanttookdownmynameandaddressincasetheownermightwanttowriteandthankme.
ThateveningIwenttohavedinnerwithmyauntanduncle.Theyhadalsoinvitedayoungwomansothattherewouldbefourpeopleatthetable.Herfacewasfamiliar.Iwasquitesurethatwehadnotmetbefore,butIcouldn'trememberwhereIhadseenher.Inthecourseofconversation,however,theyoungwomanhappenedtomentionthatshehadlostherwalletthatafternoon.AllatonceIrealizedwhereIhadseenher.Shewastheyounggirlinthephotograph,althoughshewasnowmucholder.Shewasverysurprised,ofcourse,whenIwasabletodescribeherwallettoher.ThenIexplainedthatIhadrecognizedherfromthephotographIhadfoundinthewallet.Myuncleinsistedongoingtothepolicestationimmediatelytoclaimthewallet.Asthepolicesergeanthandeditover,hesaidthatitwasamazingthatIhadnotonlyfoundthewallet,butalsothepersonwhohadlostit.
第16题:
Thewalletwhichthewriterfound______.
A.wasempty
B.hadsomemoneyinit
C.hadafewcoinsandaphotographinit
D.hadanoldphotographinit
参考答案:
C
答案解析:
本题问作者捡到的钱包里有什么。
从第一段第三句可知,C项为正确答案。
第17题:
Thewriteropenedthewalletbecausehewantedto______init.
A.findsomemoney
B.findsomegold
C.findtheowner'sname
D.findtheowner'sphotograph
参考答案:
C
答案解析:
本题问作者打开钱包的原因,从第一段第二句可知,作者打开钱包的目的是寻找失主的姓名,所以C项为正确答案。
第18题:
Thewriterrecognizedtheyoungwomanbecause______.
A.hehadmethersomewherebefore
B.shewastheoldwomaninthephotograph
C.sheoftenhaddinnerwithhisauntanduncle
D.shelookedliketheyounggirlinthephotograph
参考答案:
D
答案解析:
本题问作者是如何认出那位年轻妇女的。
D项是正确的。
第19题:
Theyoungwomantoldofherlossofthewallet______.
A.atthebeginningofthedinner
B.duringtheconversation
C.assoonasshesawthewriter
D.afterthedinner
参考答案:
B
答案解析:
本题问年轻妇女何时告诉作者她丢失了钱包。
从第二段第五句可知B项是正确的。
第20题:
Thestorywasamazingbecause______.
A.thewriterfoundboththewalletanditsowner
B.thefinderandtheloserofthewalletwereoldfriends
C.thefinderandtheloserofthewalletmetatthepolicestation
D.thewomanknewthewriterandhisuncle
参考答案:
A
答案解析:
作者不仅找到了钱包,还找到了失主,因此A项为正确答案。
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