2010年gct英语模拟练习一

2010 年 GCT 考试英语仿真模拟练习题附答案(一)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 the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1. Many newcomers complain of the rapid _ of life in Hong Kong.A. rate B. pace C. speed D. growth2. To ones boss, an employee should dress neatly, be _ and show interest in the job.A. instant B. timely C. punctual D. quick3. The girl will not become a nurse because she will faint at the _ of blood.A. vision B. eyes C. sight D. view4. The government_ regulations that put this old city under protection.A. published B. issued C. discharged D. released5. Unexpectedly the light _ and we were left in darkness.A. bum out B. put out C. turned out D. went out6. After a whole days heavy work, the old worker returned home,_ .A. hungry and felt exhaustingB. hunger and exhaustedC. hungry and exhaustedD. hungry and having been exhausted7. The last half of the nineteenth century _ the steady improvement in the means of travel.A. has witnessed B. was witnessedC. witnessed D. is witnessed28. She _ in the feet on her way home from work.A. was hurting B. is hurt C. hurts D. got hurt9. Without computers, we _ the tremendous medical advancement in the last few decades.A. would not make B. will not have madeC. could not make D. couldnt have made10. _ that Susan hadnt dared to make a sound.A. So was he absorbed B. So absorbed he wasC. So absorbed was he D. So he was absorbedPart Two Reading ComprehensionDirections:In this part there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.Questions 1115 are based on the following passage:Some psychologists maintain that mental acts such as thinking are not performed in the brain alone, but that ones muscles also participate. It may be said that we think with our muscles in somewhat the same way that we listen to music with our bodies.You surely are not surprised to be told that you usually listen to music not only with your ears but with your whole body. Few people can listen to music that is more or less familiar without moving their body or more specifically, some part of their body. Often when one listens to a symphonic concert on the radio, he is tempted to direct the orchestra even though he knows there is a competent conductor on the job.Strange as this behavior may be, there is a very good reason for it. One cannot derive all possible enjoyment from music unless he participates, so to speak, in its performance. The listener “feels“ himself into the music with more or less noticeable motions of his body.3The muscles of the body actually participate in the mental process of thinking in the same way, but this participation is less obvious because it is less noticeable.11. Some psychologists maintain that thinking is _.A. not a mental processB. more of a physical process than a mental actionC. a process that involves our entire bodiesD. a process that involves the muscles as well as the brain12. Few people are able to listen to familiar music without _.A. moving some part of their bodyB. stopping what they are doing to listenC. directing the orchestra playing itD. wishing that they could conduct music properly13. Body movements are necessary in order for the listener to _.A. hear the music B. appreciate the musicC. enjoy the music fully D. completely understand the music14. According to the selection, muscle participation in the process of thinking is _.A. deliberate B. obviousC. not readily apparent D. very pronounced15. The best title for this selection is _.A. An Ear for MusicB. Music AppreciationC. How Muscles Participate in Mental ActsD. A Psychological Definition of the Thinking ProcessQuestions 1620 are based on the following passage:During the summer session there will be a revised schedule of services for the university community. Specific changes for intercampus bus services, summer hours for the cafeteria, the infirmary (校医院) and recreational and athletic 4facilities will be posted on the bulletin board outside of the cafeteria. Weekly movie and concert schedules which are in the process of being arranged will be posted each Wednesday outside of the cafeteria.Intercampus buses will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour and make all of the regular stops on their route around campus. The cafeteria will serve breakfast, lunch, and early dinner from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the week and from noon to 7 p.m. on weekends. The library will maintain regular hours during the week, but shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 7 p. m.All students who want to use the library borrowing services and recreational athletic, and entertainment facilities must have a valid summer identification card. This announcement will also appear in the next issue of the student newspaper.16. Which of the following is the main purpose of this announcement?A. To tell campus personnel of the new library services.B. To announce the new movies on campus this summer.C. To notify university people of important schedule changes.D. To remind the students to validate their identification cards.17. Specific schedule revisions for which of the following facilities are listed in this announcement?A. Athletic and recreational. B. Food and transportation.C. Bookstore and post office. D. Medical and audio-visual.18. Times for movies and concerts are not listed in this announcement because _.A. film or concert occurs every Wednesday at 7 p. m.B. the full list would be too longC. films and concerts cannot be announced publiclyD. the full list is not ready yet19. According to the announcement which of the following is true of special summer hours for the library?A. It has them only on the weekends.5B. It has them both weekdays and weekends.C. It has no special summer hours.D. The information is not available.20. According to the announcement, a validated identification card is required to _.A. ride on intercampus busesB. read announcements in the cafeteriaC. make use of the infirmaryD. check books out of the libraryQuestions 2125 are based on the following passage:The economy in the United States is heavily dependent on aluminum, a material widely used in the construction of buildings and in making such diverse things as cars, airplanes, and food containers. In 1979 Americans used over five million tons of new aluminum, and one and a half million tons of recycled aluminum. Some ninety percent of the bauxite (矾土) ore from which new aluminum is normally derived had to be imported to meet the demand. Poorer ores are abundant in the United States, however, and researchers at Purdue University may recently have found a way to obtain aluminum magnetically from these.Although aluminum is not attracted by ordinary magnets, under special conditions it becomes temporarily “paramagnetic“, or very weakly responsive to a magnetic field. This is achieved by immersing ore particles in water to which certain salts have been added and then filtering the ore through steel wool in the presence of a strong magnetic field. It is hoped that this technique will reduce the amount of high-grade aluminum the United States must import.21. The passage focuses on _.A. construction and manufacturing industry in the United StatesB. new technique of obtaining aluminum from poor oresC. consumption and production of aluminum in the United StatesD. the annual import of high-grade aluminum into the United States22. It is believed that a new technique to _ will probably be found.6A. recycle old aluminum productsB. discover more bauxite oresC. make aluminum by putting ore particles under waterD. take out aluminum magnetically from poorer ores23. In the second paragraph the word “paramagnetic“ means _.A. slightly magneticB. a weak magnetic fieldC. a strong magnetic substanceD. the under-water magnetic power24. By immersing ore particles in water, _.A. we can get ore particles of equal sizeB. we can purify aluminum particlesC. we can filter out aluminumD. we can improve the working conditions around25. We understand from the passage that the United States _.A. is rich in low-grade aluminum-beating oresB. is short of aluminum-making techniquesC. has to import ninety percent of its annual need of aluminumD. has to produce fifty percent of the worlds supply to meet its annual aluminum demandQuestions 2630 are based on the following advertisements:Service AdProfessional Typing Service announces a new location in Westside Mall, 1400 University Avenue across from State University Student Union.We specialize in term papers, theses, and dissertations typed to the specifications of the Graduate School of State University.Twenty-four-hour service for fifty pages or less. Forty-eight-hour service for more than fifty pages.7Rates: $1 per page on regular paper$1.25 per page on cotton bond paper$ 0.25 extra for each carbon copy or a graphHours: 8:00 a. m. 10:00 p.m. MondayFriday8:00 a. m. 4:00 p.m. SaturdayClosed all day SundayCall: 717-541526. What kind of person needs this service?A. A doctor. B. A policeman. C. The sick. D. A student.27. How much will it cost you if you want five regular papers and two graphs to be typed?A. $5 B. $1 C. $5.5 D. $628. If you have 20 pages to be typed, how long does it take to get them finished?A. More than 48 hours B. More than 24 hours.C. Within 24 hours. D. In 24 minutes.29. When does the typing service close on Wednesday?A. 10:00 p.m. B. 8:00 p.m.C. 4:00 p.m. D. Its closed all day.30. The main purpose of this passage is _.A. to criticize B. to describeC. to advertise D. to celebratePart Three ClozeDirections:There are ten blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and 31 the 8passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenly thrown forward. At that moment, the air-hostess 32 . She looked very pale, but was quite 33 . Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she 34 everyone that the pilot had fainted and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machines or at least how to drive a car. After a moments 35 , a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilots cabin.Moving the pilot aside, the man took his seat and listened carefully to the urgent instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport below. The plane was now dangerously close 36 the ground, but to everyones relief, it soon began to climb. The man had to 37 the airport several times in order to become 38 with the controls. Therefore the danger had not yet passed. The terrible 39 came when he had to land. Following information, the man guided the plane toward the airfield. It shook violently 40 it touched the ground and then moved rapidly along the runway and after a long run it stopped safely.31. A. although B. while C. therefore D. then32. A. showed B. presented C. exposed D. appeared33. A. well B. still C. calm D. quiet34. A. inquired B. insured C. informed D. instructed35. A. hesitation B. surprise C. doubt D. delay36. A. to B. by C. near D. on37. A. surround B. circle C. observe D. view38. A. intimate B. familiar C. understood D. close39. A. moment B. movement C. idea D. affair40. A. as B. unless C. while D. soPart Four Dialogue CompletionDirections:There are ten short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that most appropriately suits the conversational context and best completes the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.41. Mother: Jimmy, what are you hiding behind your back? Let me see.9Jimmy: Its kitty. Please let me keep it. Its a good kitty and will not bring you any trouble.Mother: _ . I told you. No pets. Itll make a mess of this house.A. No way B. Not at allC. By the way D. On the contrary42. Sophia: Therell be an issue next month introducing your newly published book and Id like to have an interview with you, if possible.Josh: An interview? Id like to, but Im afraid my schedule is all full.Sophia: It wont take you long, Mr. Josh. _.A. One and a half hours will satisfyB. One and a half hours will doC. One and a half hours will goD. One and a half hours will help43. Mother: Tom, its 7:30, youre going to be late for school.Tom: I feel like another five minutes sleep.Mother: _ . Get dressed.A. Come on! B. Fast! C. Hello! D. Anyway.44. Bus driver: Move to the rear of the bus, please. There are plenty of seats.Passenger: _ ?Bus driver: Forty cents. Drop it in the box.A. What is the price, please B. What shall be the fee, pleaseC. How much does it cost, please D. How much is the fare, please45. Stephen: Well, hello, stranger! _Gordon: No, I went to California for a few weeks.Stephen: Oh, really? Where did