GCT考试英语真题及答案.docx

1、GCT考试英语真题及答案2006年GCT考试全国统考试题第四部分 外语运用能力测试题 （英语）（50题，每题2分，满分100分，考试时间45分钟）Part One： Vocabulary and StructureDirections:There are ten incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on t

2、he ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1. Every plant, animal, and human being needs water to _ alive. A. stay B. make C. run D. glow2. It _ commonplace to think of sport as a “leisure industry” now.A. became B. will becomeC. is becoming D. had become3. Changes in climate _ slowly thr

3、ough the years.A. make progress B. take placeC. keep pace D. set sail4. Scientists can predict regions _ new species are most likely to be found.A. where B. whenC. why D. how5. You should use _and natural language when you write a personal letter.A. formal B. politicalC. magic D. plain6. Radios toda

4、y seldom need _ or the attention of a technician.A. to repair B. repairedC. repairing D. to have repaired7. It is a great pity for _ to be any quarrel in the school board meeting.A. where B. hereC. there D. why8. Magicians _ use techniques from science and the arts to deceive the mind and eye.A. gen

5、erously B. geneticallyC. cleverly D. subsequently9. To get the best view of Sydney Harbour, take a Sydney Seaplane flight _ the Harbour and Bondi Beach.A. above B. underC. over D. across10. Chocolate manufacturers blend many types of beans to yield _ and color desired in the final product.A. the sha

6、pe B. the flavorC. the function D. the brandPart Two Reading ComprehensionDirections:In this part there are three passages and one announcement, each followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your

7、 answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage: Jessica Bucknam shouts “tiao!” (tee-ow) and her fourth-grade students jump.“Dun!” (doo-wen) she commands, and they crouch (蹲). They giggle (吃吃地笑) as the commands keep coming in Manda

8、rin Chinese.Half of the 340 students at the K-5 school are enrolled in the program. They can continue studying Chinese in middle and high schools. The goal: to speak like natives.About 24,000 American students are currently learning Chinese. Most are in high schoos. But the number of younger student

9、s is growing in response to Chinas emergence as a global superpower.“China has become a strong partner of the United States,” says Mary Patterson, Woodstocks principa. “Children who learn Chinese at a young age will have more oppoutunities for jobs in the future.”Isabel Weiss, 9, isnt thinking about

10、 the future. She thinks learning Chinese is fun. “when you her people speaking in Chinese, you know what theyre saying,” she says. “And they dont know that you know.”11. What do the fourth-grade students seem to be doing in the first paragraph?A. They are learning how to jump. B.They are learning ho

11、w to crouch.C. They are learning how to giggle. D. They are learning Chinese.12. The purpose of the program for Jessicas students is to _.A. enable them to learn how to commandB. get them enrolled in the language programC. help them to speak how to commandD. continue enrolling more students to learn

12、 Chinese13. In response to the fact that _, more American students are learning Chinese.A. the United States is the only superpower in the worldB. international trading is becoming globalizedC. partnership is encouraging business and tradeD. China is emerging as a new superpower in the world14. Why

13、do more and more young students personally choose to learn Chinese in the United States?A. They will have more job opportunities in the future.B. They are more interested in the international trade.C. They will visit China for further education.D. They are curious about the corporate partnership. 15

14、. Isabel Weiss has also chosen to learn Chinese because _.A. she wants a brighter futureB. she finds it fun to learn the languageC. she likes to do business in ChinaD. she watches people speak the languageQuestions 16-20 are based on the following passage:The National Aeronautics and Space Administr

15、ation (NASA) has announced plans to return people to the moon by 2018. “And this time,” according to a NASA press release, “were going to stay.”NASA wants to make a new spaceship for the missions using parts from the Apollo program, which first took people to the moon in 1969, and the space shuttle.

16、 NASA says the new Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) will be “affordable, reliable, and sage.”The CEV will be able to hold four astronauts. The plan is to have the CEV dock (对接) in space with the lunar lander-the vehicle astronauts will use to land on the moon-which will be launched separately into spa

17、ce. The CEV will then travel to the moon and all four astronauts will walk on the moon.The first moon missions are expected to last up to seven days. Exploration and construction of a moon base will be the astronauts top priorities (最优先考虑的事). NASA hopes to have a minimum of two moon missions a year

18、stating in 2018. This will allow for quick moon base construction, constant scientific study, and training for future missions to Mars.16. What is new in NASAs plan to return to the moon by 2018?A. People will land and remain on the moon.B. Equipment will be carried and installed there.C. More CEVs

19、will be made regularly.D. A special device will be used in landing. 17. How will NASA make its new spaceship?A. It will base its design on that of the Apollo program.B. It will use parts only from the Apollo program.C. It will make use of the Apollo program and the space shuttle.D. It will develop n

20、ew designs and make new components. 18. How will CEV and the moon lander be launched?A. They will be launched separately.B. CEV will dock with the moon lander.C. They will be launched together.D. The moon lander will hold four astronauts. 19. What will be the astronauts top priorities?A. Entering th

21、e orbit and landing on the moon.B. Landing and walking on the moon surface.C. Exploration and researches into the moon composition.D. Exploration and construction of a moon base. 20. The reason why NASA hopes to carry out at least two moon missions a year stating in 2018 is to _.A. ensure the moon t

22、raveling and the moon base constructionB. speed up the moon base construction and other activitiesC. guarantee the quality of the researchers scientific studyD. set up new training laboratories for future missions to Mars Questions 21-25 are based on the following passage:At the end of the U.S. Civi

23、l War, about 4 million slaves were freed. Now, people around the world can hear some of the former slaves stories for the first time ever, as told in their own voices.“That was in slavery time,” says Charlie Smith in one interview. “They sold the colored people. And they were bringing them from Afri

24、ca. They brought me from Africa. I was a child.”The Library of Congress released the collection of recordings, Voices from the Days of Slavery, in January. The recordings were made between 1932 and 1975. Speaking at least 60 years after their emancipation (解放), the strorytellers discuss their experi

25、ences as slaves. They also tell about their lives as free men and women.Isom Moseley was just a by at the time of emancipation, but he recalls that things were slow to change. “It was a year before the folks knowed they was free,” he says.Michael Taft, the head of the librarys archive of folk cultur

26、e, says the recordings reveal something that written stories cannot. “The power of hearing someone speak is so much greater than reading something from the page,” Taft says. “Its how something is said-the dialect, the low pitches, the pauses-that helps tell the story.” 21. What is new about the slav

27、es stories?A. They are told in the slaves own voices.B. People travel around the world to hear them.C. Colored people were sold.D. They happened in the slavery time. 22. What is the title of the collection of recordings?A. The End of the U.S. Civil War. B. The Library of CongressC. Voices from the D

28、ays of Slavery.D. The Recordings of Written Stories. 23. How many years did it take to complete the collection of recordings?A. 26 years. B. 33 yearsC. 44 years D. 57 years. 24. What do the storytellers tell us about?A. How they were brought to the United States from Africa.B. The release of the col

29、lection of recordings.C. What happened 60 years after their emancipation.D. Their experiences as slaves and their lives as free men and women. 25. The recordings differ from written stories in that _.A. the tellers and the government are contributing togetherB. the dialect, the low pitches, and the

30、pauses are more revealingC. the hearing and reading both help tell the storiesD. the power of watching someone write is more engaging. Questions 26-30 are based on the following announcement:THE SOCIETY FOR BIOMATERIALSTakes Pleasure in AnnouncingitsSTUDENT AWARDFOROUTSTANDING RESEARCHWhich will be

31、awarded to student researchersWho have shown outstanding achievement inbiomaterial researchApplications may be made in one of the following categories:1. Hospital intern （实习医生）, resident or clinical fellow2. Undergraduate, Master or Health Science degree candidate3. Ph.D.degree candidate or equivale

32、ntRecipient will present their paper at the Society for Biomaterials meeting in Clemson, South Carolina, and be the guest of the Society during its meeting, April 28 to May 1, 2007.Each recipient will receive:1. Travel and living expenses up to $3002. Certificate of Award3. Registration for the Scientific