GCT考试英语模拟试题及答案三.docx

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GCT考试英语模拟试题及答案三

有bluid网络收集2009年GCT考试英语模拟试题及答案（三）

本试题共50题，每题2分，满分100分，考试时间45分钟）

PartOneVocabularyandStructure

Directions:

Inthisparttherearetenincompletesentences,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheetbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

1.Thesun?

sappearingtoriseintheeastis____therevolutionoftheearthonitsaxisfromwesttoeast.

A.owetoB.duetoC.astoD.asfor

2.____theincreaseinairfares,mostpeoplestillprefertotravelbyplane.

A.NomatterhowB.RegardlessC.ThoughD.Despite

3.Wehave____theseriousflooddisasterandmadeadvancesinagriculture.

A.overcomeB.conqueredC.succeededD.defeated

4.Ihopetohearmoreabouttheactivities____there.

A.goingonB.beinggoneonC.beinghappenedD.tobehappened

5.Theactress____thetermsofhercontractandwassuedbytheproducer.

A.isolatedB.signedC.implementedD.violated

6.I____athometolookaftermysickmother.

A.can?

thelpstayB.can?

thelpstaying

C.cannothelpbutstayD.cannothelpbutstaying

7.Sally?

sscoreontheexamisthelowestintheclass.She____hard.

A.shouldhavestudiedB.musthavetostudy

C.musthavestudiedD.needn?

thavestudied

8.____afineday,Idecidedtogoforanouting.

A.BeingB.HavingbeenC.ItbeingD.How

9.Althoughpunctualhimself,theprofessorwasquiteused____lastforhislecture.

A.tohavestudentsB.forstudents?

being

C.forstudentstobeD.tostudents?

being

10.Janeneverdreamsof____forhertobesentabroadverysoon.

A.therebeingachanceB.theretobeachance

C.therebeachanceD.beingachancePartTwoReadingComprehensionDirections:

Inthisparttherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsor

unfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheetbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorresponding

letterinthebrackets.

Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Chinaisalreadytheworld?

sthirdlargestproducerofelectronics,andbecomingaplayerintheglobalappliancemarket.Twentyyearsago,U.S.,EuropeanandJapanesecompa?

niesstartedmovingintoChinatosupplythelocalmarketwithhouseholdgoods.Nowthosesamecompaniesareget?

tingwhippedbyChinesecompetitors.Overthepastsixyears,themarketshareofforeignTVmakersinChinahasdroppedfrom70percenttolessthan20percent.Matsushitaopenedthefirstmicrowave-ovenplantinChinain1995.TwoyearslatertheChinesecompa?

nyGalanzstartedmakingmicrowavesandsellingthemforhalfMatsushita?

sprice.

Chinesecompaniesnowmakemorethan43millionTVsyearly.Konka,

oneofChina?

slargestTVmakers,sellsitsbrandedTVsintheUnitedStates,andhassetupfactoriesinMexicotoservicetheAmericanmarket;WhileTCL,anoth?

ermajorTVmaker,exported11millionunitsfromitsChinesefactorieslastyear.IthasmoreSoutheastAsianfac?

toriesthananyotherChinesecompany.

11.Thispassageisprimarilyconcernedwith

A.theworld?

sthirdlargestproducerofelectronicsB.Chineseelectroniccompanies

C.China?

slargestTVmakersD.theincreaseofChina?

selectronics

12.Whatdo“whipped”mean?

A.beatwithawhipB.wonC.defeatedD.suffered

13.WhatisthedecreasedrateofthemarketshareofforeignTVmakersinChina?

A.70%B.20%C.50%D.20%--70%

14.WhendidGalanzstartmakingandsellingmicrowaves?

A.1993B.1994C.1995D.1997

15.WhichofthefollowingproducesmoreTVsets?

A.GalanzB.KonkaC.TCLD.UnknownQuestions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Askthreepeopletolookoutthesamewindowatabusystreet

cornerandtellyouwhattheysee.Chancesareyouwillreceivethreedifferentanswers.Eachpersonseesthesamescene,buteachperceivessomethingdifferentaboutit.

Perceivinggoesoninourminds.Ofthethreepeoplewholookoutthewindow,onemaysaythatheseesapolicemangivingamotoristaticket.Anothermaysaythatheseesarush-hourtrafficjamatthecrossing.Thethirdmaytellyouthatheseesawomantryingtocrossthestreetwithfourchildren.Forperceptionisthemind?

sexplanationofwhatthesenses---inthiscase,oureyes---tellus.

Manypsychologiststodayareworkingtotrytodecidejusthowapersonexperiencesorperceivestheworldaroundhim.Usingascientificmethod,thesepsychologistssetupexperimentsinwhichtheycancontrolallofthefactors.Bymeasuringandchartingtheresultsofmanyexperiments,theyaretryingtofindoutwhatmakesdifferentpeopleperceivetotallydifferentthingsaboutthesamescene.

16.Seeingandperceivingare____________.

A.thesameactionB.twoactionscarriedonentirelybytheeyes

C.twoseparateactionsD.severalactionsthattakeplaceatdifferenttime

17.Perceivingisanactionthattakesplace______________.

A.inoureyesB.onlywhenwethinkveryhardaboutsomething

C.onlyunderthedirectionofapsychologistD.ineveryperson?

smind

18.Peopleperceivedifferentthingsaboutthesamescenebecause_________.

A.theycomefromdifferentcountriesB.theycan?

tagreeaboutthings

C.somehavebettereyesightD.noneofthese

19.Psychologistsstudyperceptionby_________.

A.settingupmanyexperimentsB.askingeachotherwhattheysee

C.lookingoutofthewindowD.studyingpeople?

seyes

20.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_________.

A.HowHeSeesB.LearningaboutOurMindsThroughSciences

C.WhatPsychologistsPerceiveD.HowtoBecomeanExperimentalPsychologist

Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Notallheroesaretobefoundinthearmy.Someofthemaretobefoundinotherfieldsoflife.

Earlyinthiscentury,agroupofdoctorswastryingtodiscoverthecauseofthedangerousdiseasecalledyellowfever.Atthattimeitwasoneoftheworstdiseasesknown,thousandsofpeopleweredyingofiteveryyear.

Ithadbeensuggestedthatthediseasewascausedbythebiteofacertainmosquito.Thatis,itwasthoughtthatacertainkindofmosquitowouldbiteapersonillwithyellowfeverandthen,flyingelsewhere,biteanotherpersonandgivehimthedisease.

Toprovewhetherornotthiswastrue,oneofthedoctors,Dr.JamesCarroll,allowedsuchamosquitotobitehimafterithadbittenayellowfeverpatient.Heknewthatthebiteofthismosquitomightcausehisdeath,buthemadethetrial.

Dr.Carrollbecameveryillwithyellowfeverbutfinallyrecovered.Theriskthisherotook,however,helpedtosavethelivesofmanythousandsofpeople.Hehadprovedthatyellowfeveriscarriedbyamosquito.

21.Whatisthearticleaboutasawhole?

A.AgoodfamilydoctorB.Amanwhostudiedthemosquito

C.AmanwhoknewdiseasesD.Amanwhoriskedhislifetohelpothers

22.Theword“recovered”means_________.

A.coveredsomethingagainB.uncovered

C.gotbacktothestateofhealthD.discoveredthecauseofyellowfever

23.Dr.Carrollmadehisexperiment___________.

A.tofindhowthemosquitobitepeopleB.tofindthecauseofyellowfever

C.toshowhehadagoodhealthD.toprovehecouldresistyellowfever

24.Accordingtothepassage,Jameswasinterestedin________.

A.makinglotsofmoneyB.findingpeoplewhohadyellowfever

C.savingpeople?

slivesD.findclothesandfood

25.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Dr.Carrollwastheonlydoctorhuntingthecauseofyellowfever.

B.Dr.Carrollmusthavebeenaverybraveman.

C.Yellowfeverwascausedbythebiteofamouse.

D.Allrealheroesarefoundinthearmy.Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Insciencethemeaningoftheword“explain”sufferswith

civilization?

severystepinsearchofreality.Sciencecannotreallyexplainelectricity,magnetism,andgravitation;theireffectscanbemeasuredandpredicted,butoftheirnaturenomoreisknowntothemodernscientistthantoThaleswhofirstlookedintothenatureoftheelectrificationofamber,ahardyellowish-browngum.

Mostcontemporaryphysicistsrejectthenotionthatmancaneverdiscoverwhatthesemysteriousforces“really”are.Electricity,BertrandRussellsays,“isnotathing,likeSt.Paul?

sCathedral;itisawayinwhichthingsbehave.Whenwehavetoldhowthingsbehavewhentheyareelectrified,andunderwhatcircumstancestheyareelectrified,wehavetoldallthereistotell.”Untilrecentlyscientistswouldhavedisapprovedofsuchanidea.Aristotle,forexample,whosenaturalsciencedominatedwesternthoughtfortwothousandyears,believethatmancouldarriveatanunderstandingofrealitybyreasoningformself-evidentprinciples.Hefelt,forexample,thatitisaself-evidentprinciplethateverythingintheuniversehasitsproperplace,henceonecandeducethatobjectsfalltothegroundbecausethat?

swheretheybelong,andsmokegoesupbecausethat?

swhereitbelongs.ThegoalofAristoteliansciencewastoexplainwhythingshappen.ModernsciencewasbornwhenGalileobegantryingtoexplainhowthingshappenandthusoriginatedthemethodofcontrolledexperimentthatnowformsthebasisofscientificinvestigation.

26.Theaimofcontrolledscientificexperimentsis____.

A.toexplainwhythingshappen

B.toexplainhowthingshappen

C.todescribeself-evidentprinciples

D.tosupportAristotelianscience

27.Whatprinciplesmostinfluencedscientificthoughtfortwothousandyears?

A.ThespeculationsofThales.

B.Theforcesofelectricity,magnetism,landgravity.C.Aristotle?

snaturalscience.D.Galileo?

sdiscoveries.

28.BertrandRussell?

s