2006年gct入学资格考试外语运用能力试题及参考答案

2006 年 GCT 入学资格考试外语运用能力试题（50 题，每题 2 分，满分 100 分，考试时间 45 分钟）Part One Vocabulary and Structure Directions: 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. Every plant, animal, and human being needs water to _ alive.A. stay B. makeC. 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 through 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 today 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. generously 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 desiredin the final product.A. the shape B. the flavorC. the function D. the brandPart Two Reading Comprehension Directions: 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 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-wee) she commands, and they crouch（蹲）. They giggle（吃吃地笑）as the commands keep coming in Mandarin 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 schools. But the number of younger students 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 principal. “Children who learn Chinese at a young age will have more opportunities for jobs in the future.“Isabel Weiss, 9, isnt thinking about the future. She thinks learning Chinese is fun. “when you hear 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 how 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 like a ChineseD. continue enrolling more students to learn 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 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. 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 Administration (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. NASA says the new Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) will be “affordable, reliable, 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 landethe vehicle astronauts will use to land on the moonwhich will be launched separately into space. 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 starting 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 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 new 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 the 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 starting in 2018 is to _.A. ensure the moon traveling 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 MarsQuestions 21-25 are based on the following passage:At the end of the U.S. Civil War, about four 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 Africa. 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 storytellers discuss their experiences as slaves. They also tell about their lives as free men and women.Isom Moseley was just a boy 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.黑人说英语有时不合语法，因此，这里他把 knew 说成了 knowed, 把 were 说成了 was.Michael Taft, the head of the librarys archive of folk culture, 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 saidthe dialect, the low pitches, the pausesthat helps tell the story.“21. What is new about the slaves 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 Days of Slavery D. The Recordings of Written Stories23. How many years did it take to complete the collection of recordings?A. 26 years. B. 33 years.C. 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 collection 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 pauses are more revealingC. the hearing and reading both help tell the storiesD. the power of watching someone write is more engagingQuestions 26-30 are based on the following announcement:THE SOCIETY FOR BIOMATERIALSTakes Pleasure in AnnouncingitsSTUDENT AWARDFOROUTSTANDING RESEARCHWich will be 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 equivalentRecipient 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 Session4. Tickets to all official functions5. Publication of abstract in the Transactions of the Society for Biomaterials6. Publication of paper in Journal of Biomedical Materials ResearchRecipient will be selected on the basis of submitted papers which must be received along with completed application forms no later than November 30, 2006.For application, write to Student AwardsSociety for Biomaterialsc/o Robert A. James, Doctor of Dental ScienceLoma Linda University SDLoma Linda, California 9235426. In order to be chosen, applicants must send in _ before Nov. 30, 2006.A. their papers and application formsB. their papers and degree certificatesC. their application forms and diplomasD. their applications and registrations27. The number 92354 is the _ of Loma Linda University SD.A. fax code B. phone numberC. zip code D. street number28. The qualifications for the application for the award include all of the following EXCEPT _.A. hospital interns, resident or clinical fellowsB. undergraduates, masters or Health Science degree candidatesC. doctorial degree candidates or equivalentsD. Ph. D. supervisors or former student award winners29. Journal of Biomaterials Research will publish _.A. the abstract of the paper of the applicant chosenB. the presented paper of the applicant chosenC. the abstract and paper of the applicant selectedD. the application form and paper of the applicant30. It can be inferred that the criterion/criteria for the selection of qualified candidates is/are _.A. the qualification of the applicantsB. the quality of the applicants papersC. the number of the papers presentedD. the abstract of the papers submittedPart Three Cloze Directions: 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. The hobby of collecting autographs（亲笔签名）is called philography, from a Greek word meaning love of writing. People 31 many kinds of autographs. Some collect signatures or other handwritten materials of authors, composers, movie stars, or sports heroes. Others focus on certain 32 such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a presidential election, or the space program. 33 collectors try to acquire a complete set of autographs of Novel Prize winners or Academy Award winners.Collectors may request autographs 34 celebrities either in person or by letter. Most beginning autograph collectors do not have the knowledge to determine 35 an autograph is genuine（真实的）. They may mistake other kinds of signatures for 36 handwritten signatures. For example, some people have secretaries who sign their mail. Some individuals send out mass-produced letters or signed photographs to collectors who 37 their autographs. Many famous people use a mechanical device called an Autopen to sign autographs. The 38 can sign 3,000 signatures in eight hours. The only way to recognize an Autopen autograph is to compare two of them. All Autopen autographs are 39 , but no two handwritten autographs are 40 alike.31Aneglect Barrange Cread Dcollect 32Astories Bevents Cactions Dplans 33ASome BAny CNo DSeveral 34Afrom Bin Cfor Dto 35Awhat Bhow C whether Dwhere 36Afalse Bindirect Copen Dgenuine 37Acopy Brequest Cwrite Dmail 38Aactor Bmachine Ccollector Dsecretary 39Agenuine Bfalse Cdifferent Didentical 40Afluently Binitially Cexactly Dconveniently Part Four Dialogue CompletionDirections:In this part, 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 with a single line through the center.41. Steve: Hi, my name is Steve. Its nice to meet you.Jack: Im Jack. A. My name is Jack, you know. B. How are you, Steve?C. Its pleasure to meet you, Steve. D. Youre busy, arent you?42. Jill: Hi, Jane, this is Jill. Do you have time to talk?Jane: Hi, Jill, . I was just watching TV.A. so what B. no doubtC. sometime D. sure43. Salesman: Good morning, sir. May I help you?Customer: Thats OK. .Salesman: Fine. Please take your time.A. Im just looking around B. Im just playing aroundC. Im just sneaking around D. Im just hanging around44. Customer: Could you hold the door open for a moment, please?Salesman: Certainly. .A. please take your time B. Im sorry I cantC. No worry, please D. Never mind it45. Harry: I didnt know you play billiards. Are you having fun?John: Im having a great time. What are you doing?A. Great! B. How about you?C. I miss it so much. D. Do you know billiards?46. Bob: Why didnt you come to my party last night?Bill: Im sorry, . I had to visit my grandmother at the hospital.A. I did it B. I still remember itC. I couldnt make it D. I will come47. Cashier: How can I help you, Miss?Nancy: Cashier: Sure. How do you want it?A. Why didnt you say it then? B. No, I dont need your help.C. Could you break a 20 for me? D. No, I can manage it.48. Friend A: This meal is on me. .Friend B: Thanks, but isnt it my turn to treat you?A. Its none of your business B. Ill treat youC. I invite you D. My pleasure49. Stewardess: Please put your seat up. Well be serving dinner shortly.Passenger: Id like to, but there seems to be something wrong with it. A. Can you help with it? B. Can you stay a few minutes?C. Its your duty to fix it. D. Hold on, please.50. Student A: Thanks a lot. I really enjoyed your company.Student B: Dont mention it. .A. Sorry to keep you out B. Many happy returns of the dayC. Same here D. Youre too polite2006 年GCT 入学资格考试外语运用能力试题参考答案与解析Part One Vocabulary and Structure 1 【答案】A 【解析】“stay alive”意为“使（某人或某物）活着，维持生命”。A 项入选。句意为：所有植物、动物和人都需要水来维持生命。2 【答案】C 【解析】本题的题眼是句未的now 一词，由此可判断此处应选表现在时态的词，正确的只有C 项。正确的句意为：把运动视作一项娱乐产业的看法正变得愈来愈普遍。3 【答案】B 【 解析】make progress ：进步；take place：发生；keep pace ：跟上；set sail：起航。根据文意可知，此处“变化” 对应的动词是“ 发生”，故选B。4 【答案】A 【解析】“regions ”此处意为“地区”，后面的定语从句修饰 regions ，再结合句意可知，所选的关系词应为表地点的关系副词，故应选A。5 【答案】D 【解析】formal：正式的；political：政治的；magic：有魔力的；plain ：简单的、明白的。由常识可知，写信时一般应使用自然的、简单明了的语言。当然应选D 项。6 【答案】C 【解析】由句意知，本题中的seldom 意为“很少”，在此修饰need repairing ，表示很少需要修理。只有C 项符合语法，意为“某物需要被修理”。7 【答案】C 【解析】本题句意为“在学校的董事会议上发生任何争吵都是很大的遗憾”。因此选C 项正确。8 【答案】C 【解析】本题句意为：魔术师们聪明地使用科学和艺术中的方法技巧来掩人耳目。故应选C 项。其他意思与文意不符。9. 【答案】C 【解析】本题考词对词义的理解。首先可排除B 和D 项。又由“the Harbour （海港）and Bondi Beach （海滩）”可知，此处句意应是“ 在海港和海滩的上空”，A 项词义不正确，故排除，只有C 项表示“在上面”符合题意，故选C。10. 【答案】B 【解析】the shape：形状；the flavor ：风味、滋味；the function：功用；the brand：牌子。本题句意应是：巧克力制造商把很多种不同的豆子混合在一起，为的是在最后的产品中制造出希望得到的风味和颜色。因此B 项符合文意。Part Two Reading Comprehension 11【答案】D 【解析】综观全文可知，本文主要讲的是美国学生的汉语学习热。对第一段内容进行分析可知，学生在学汉语。故选D。12【答案】C 【解析】根据第2 段的最后一句话：he goal: to speak like natives ，即学习的目的是让他们像中国人一样说一口标准流利的汉语。故选C。 13【答案】D 【解析】本题答案在第3 段的第2 句话，即越来越多的美国学生学习汉语是为了应对中国开始成为全球极具影响力的大国的这一现状，备选项中只有D 项有此意思。14【答案】A 【解析】本题的答案在第4 段中，年轻学生从自身出发选择学习汉语的原因，是今后会有更多的工作机会。故选A。15【答案】B 【解析】根据文章的最后一段的第1 句话，我们可以推知Isabel 学习汉语仅仅是因为学汉语这件事本身很有趣。故正确答案是B 项。 16【答案】A 【解析】文章的第1 段第2 句话给出了答案，即我们知道这次登月计划有一个新的目标,即“remain on the moon”，故选A。 17【答案】C 【解析】文章的第2 段第1 句话给出了答案，即C 项正确。18【答案】A 【解析】根据第3 段第2 句话中的“separately ”一词，可知正确的选项应是A 项。即新的太空船CEV 和登月航天器会被分别发射进入太空。19【答案】D 【解析】根据第4 段中第2 句话可判断正确选项是D 项。其他不符合题意。20【答案】B 【解析】这道题的答案