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GCT入学资格考试外语运用能力试题及参考答案暂无详解

2013年GCT英语真题及参考答案

　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）

PartOneVocabularyandStructure

　Directions:

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

1.Noreadytechnicaldataavailable,wemanagedto______them.

A.godownB.gooffC.goupD.gowithout

2.Thebasiccauseareunknownthoughcertainconditionsthatmayleadtocancerhavebeen______.

A.identifiedB.guaranteedC.notifiedD.conveyed

3._______isknowntoall,goodfriendsaddhappinessandvaluetoeachother’slife.

A.LikeB.SinceC.AsD.Though

4.Theactorandactressprovidedsuperbinterpretationsoftheir______roles.

A.respectfulB.respectiveC.respectingD.respected

5.Ourfamily______nottoexchangeChristmasgiftsthisyear.

A.hasagreedB.haveagreedC.agreesD.hadagreed

6.Weexpectedabout20guestsbuttherewere______peoplethere.

A.anyB.otherC.someD.more

7.Computers______5%ofthecountry’scommercialelectricityconsumption.

A.payforB.standforC.accountforD.providefor

8.Themuseumhasbeentemporarilyclosed______thepublic.

A.withB.toC.onD.for

9.IfIhadnotbeenenjoyingthework,I______somuchofit.

A.wouldnotdoB.wouldnothavedone

C.shouldnotdoD.shouldnothavedone

10.______mayseemhelpfulbehaviortoyoucanbeunderstoodasinterferencebyothers.

A.WhatB.ThatC.ItD.Which

PartTwoReadingComprehension

Directions:

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

Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Inthepast,degreeswereveryunusualinmyfamily.Irememberthedaymyunclegraduated.Wehadahugeparty，andformanyyearsmymothercalledhim“thegenius”andlistenedtohisopinion.Todayincomparison,fiveofmybrothersandsistershavedegrees,andtwoarestudyingfortheirmasters’.However,somepeoplethinkthatthisincreasedaccesstoeducationisdevaluingdegrees.

Peoplehaveseveralargumentsagainsttheneedfordegrees.Theysaythathavingsomanygraduatesdevaluesadegree.Peopleloserespectforthedegreeholder.Itisalsoclaimedthateducationhasbecomearatrace.Graduateshavetocompeteforjobsevenafteryearsofstudying.Anotherpointisthatstudyingforsuchalongtimeleadstolearnersbecominginflexible.Theyknowalotaboutonenarrowsubject,butareunabletoapplytheirskills.Employersprefermoreflexibleandadaptableworkers.

　However,Ifeelstronglythatthismovetohavingmorequalificationsisapositivedevelopment.Inthepasteducationwasonlyfortherich;andpowerful.Nowitisavailabletoeveryone,andthiswillhavemanyadvantagesforthecountryandtheindividual.Firstofall,itisimpossibletobeovereducated.Themorepeopleareeducated,thebettertheworldwillbe,becausepeoplewillbeabletodiscussandexchangeideas.Afurtherpointisthatpeoplewithdegreeshavemanymoreopportunities.Theycantakeawidervarietyofjobsanddowhattheyenjoydoing,insteadofbeingforcedtotakeajobtheydislike.Finally,ahighlyeducatedworkforceisgoodfortheeconomyofthecountry.Itattractsforeigninvestment.

　　Inconclusion,althoughthereareundoubtedlysomeproblemswithincreasedlevelsofeducation,Ifeelstronglythatthecountrycanonlyprogressifallitspeopleareeducatedtothemaximumoftheirability.

11.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'sfamily?

　　A.Theyusedtodisregardeducation.

　　B.Theyareovereducatednow.

　　C.Fewmemberswereallowedtogotoschoolinthepast.

　　D.Therearenowmoreeducatedmembersthaninthepast.

12.Theword"it"inthelastsentenceofParagraph3refersto“_____________”.

　　A.educationB.workforce

　　C.economyD.country

13.Theauthorbelievesthateducation____________.

　　A.reducesthevalueofdegreesB.makespeopleinflexible

　　C.bringsmorejobopportunitiesD.increasesjobcompetition

14.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassage?

　　A.Toargueaboutadisputedissue.B.Toexplainacomplicatedidea.

　　C.Todescribeasocialphenomenon.D.Todemonstratearesearchresult.

15.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?

　　A.DegreeNoLongerMattersB.EducationisStillValuable

　　C.GraduationandJobsD.ProblemswithEducation

　　Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　ErnestHemingwaywroteashortstorycalled"TheCapitaloftheWorld."Inithetells'aboutaSpanishfatherwhowantstoreconcile（和解）withhissonwhohasrunawaytoMadrid.Inordertolocatetheboyhetakesoutthisadinthenewspaper:

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

　　PacoisacommonnameinSpain,andwhenthefathergoestothesquarehefinds800youngmennamedPacowaitingfortheirfathers.

　　Whatdrewthemtothehotel?

AsHemingwaytellsit,itwasthewords"Allisforgiven."Thefatherdidnotsay,"AllWILLBEforgivenIFyoudothisorthat."Not,"AllWILLBEforgivenWHENyoudosuchandsuch."Hesimplysays,"Allisforgiven."Nostringsattached.

　　Andthat'sthehardpart—un—attachingthestrings.Theoriginoftheexpression"nostringsattached"maygobacktoancienttimeswhendocumentswerewrittenonparchment（羊皮卷）thatwererolledupandsecuredwithastring.

　　TheBabylonianTalmud（犹太法典）tellsofamanwhogiveshiswifeabillofdivorceonsuchaparchment,butholdsontothestringsothathecansnatchitback,shouldhechoosetodoso.Thedivorce,therefore,isnotconsideredvalidsincehewillnotgiveitfreely.Similarly,love,forgivenessorfriendshipthatisgivenwithstringsattachedarenotvalid,sincetheycanbesnatchedbackatanytime.

　16.Thefather'sadinthenewspaper__________.

　　A.touchedtheheartsofmanysons

　　B.wasameanstopersuadetheson

　　C.,madethesonapologizetohim

　　D.solvedtheproblemwithhisson

　17.Bysaying"Allisforgiven",thefatherintendsto____________.

　　A.winhisson'sforgiveness

　　B.reconsiderhisson'sproblems

　　C.leavehissonalone

　　D.forgetabouttheunpleasantpast

　18.Theexpression"nostringsattached"means"_____________"

　　A.withouttreatmentB.withoutconflictofinterest

　　C.withoutexplanationsD.withoutconditions

　19.Itcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraphthat____________.

　　A.themanwantedtogivehiswifefreedom

　　B.themangavehiswifearestricteddivorce

　　C.thewifedidnotwanttodivorceherhusband

　　D.thewiferefusedtogiveherhusbandafreedivorce

　20.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat____________.

　　A.successfulmarriagerequirescompletefreedom

　　B.familymembersshouldlearntoforgiveeachother

　　C.treeloveshouldbeunconditional

　　D.humanemotionsshouldnotberestricted

　　Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Inaglobalsurveyreleasedin2012,halftherespondersadmittedtobuyingthingstheyreallydidnotneed.Twothirdsareworriedthatconsumersarebuyingtoomuch.Suchconcernsmaybejustified.Manyconsumershavebecometrappedindebt.

　　Researcherssaythatinsteadofmakingusmoresatisfied,highlevelsofconsumptionmayleadtogreaterstressandunhappiness!

　　Asconsumers,wearesubjectedtoagreatamountofmarketing.Whatisthegoalofmarketers?

Tommwantsintoneeds.Marketersknowthatconsumerbehaviorisdrivenlargelybyemotion.Soadvertisementsandtheshoppingexperienceitselfaredesignedformaximumemotionalappeal.

　　Whenyouaskaconsumer:

Whydoyoubuysomuch?

Heorshemayanswer:

Iwanttoimprovemyqualityoflife.Itisnaturalthatpeoplewantabetterlife.Advertisersbombarduswithmessagesthatallofourdesires—betterhealth,security,relieffromstress,andcloserrelationships—canbeachievedbymakingtherightpurchases.

　　Butactually,asournumberofpossessionsincreases,ourqualityoflifecanactuallydecrease.Additionaltimeandmoneyareneededtocareformorematerialthings.Stresslevelsrisebecauseofpressurefromdebt,andthereislesstimeforfamilyandfriends.Soyoushouldprotectyourselffrombecomingavictimofclevermarketers.Youshouldputemotionaside,andcomparemarketingpromiseswithreality.

　21.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat____________.

　　A.halfthethingspeoplebuyarenotneeded

　　B.mostconsumersaretrappedindebt

　　C.excessivebuyingiscommon

　　D.consumptionbringssatisfaction

　22.Accordingtotheauthor,thegoalofmarketersisto____________.

　　A.turntheconsumers'desiresintoconsumptions

　　B.carefullystudytheconsumers'emotion

　　C.makesuretheconsumers'needsaremet

　　D.makemoremoneybycheating

　23.Manyconsumersarebuyingtoomuch,because____________.

　　A.theydon'tknowwhattheyreallyneed

　　B.theywanttostayinfashion

　　C.theyenjoytheshoppingexperiences

　　D.theytendtobeattractedbyads

　24.Theword"bombard"inthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto"_____________".

　　A.breakB.attack

　　C.convinceD.supervise

　25.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthisarticleisto_____________.

　　A.revealmarketingtricks

　　B.explaintheworkingtheoryofads

　　C.advisepeopleagainstover-spending

　　D.analyzeconsumerbehavior

　　Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingtable:

　　MaritalStatusintheUKin1991and2011

MaritalStatus

Percentagein1991

Percentag