2015年GCT英语真题答案.docx

第四部分 外语运用能力测试(英语)(50题，每题2分，满分100分，考试时间45分钟)Part One Vocabulary and Structure参考答案：1-10.BDCDACBBBAQuestions 11-15 are based on the following passage: Not enough American students want to be engineers, mathematicians, or scientists. The Obama administration wants to change that. They are spending money to do it. The government will invest three billion dollars in the education of young Americans in science, technology, engineering, and math. The four areas together are known as STEM. Many jobs in the STEM fields will open in the coming years. The U.S. governments investment aims to increase the number of Americans who can take those jobs.Yet girls appear far less interested in STEM subjects than boys. Only 25% of STEM students are girls. Camsie McAdams from the U.S. Education Department says girls simply do not feel welcomed in STEM subjects. She says young women look at industries such as engineering and computer science and see most of the leaders are men. “We, as women, want to have people that look like us, people that we can relate to. A lot of times what keeps people from entering the field, even when they get the degree, is because they dont feel welcomed.”Engineer Debbie Sterling invented for girls a construction toy named “Goldie Blox”. She hopes Goldie Blox will help girls develop spatial skills, which help engineers and builders to think about objects in three dimensions(维度）.To interest girls, Sterling created the character “Goldie.” Goldie does not care about beauty or clothes. Goldie tells stories, solves difficult problems and creates imaginary worlds.11. According to the passage, STEM jobs in the US are not _.A. taken by old peopleB. attractive to youngstersC. respected in societyD. very well paid参考答案：B12. One measure that the Obama administration will take is to _.A. raise pays for young engineersB. encourage girls to go to collegeC. create more jobs in the STEM fieldsD. invest more money in education参考答案：D13. Girls lack interest in STEM subjects because they feel _.A. unqualified for STEM jobsB. unwelcome in STEM jobsC. unconfident in themselvesD. ignored in those classes参考答案：B14. Debbie Sterling invented “Goldie Blox” to _.A. help girls tell stories betterB. develop strong character in girlsC. provide girls with more entertainmentD. arouse girls5 interest in STEM参考答案：D15- The last paragraph implies that _.A. Goldie has displayed a beautiful imaginary worldB. Goldie has a character that youngsters likeC. Goldie Blox has made girls interested in spatial skillsD. spatial skills are highly demanded in STEM jobs参考答案：BQuestions 16-20 are based on the following passage:Early last month, Bill Gates released a video of a venture funded by the Gates Foundation: the Omniprocessor, a Seattle-based processing plant that bums sewage (污 水) to make clean drinking water. In the video, Gates raises a glass of water to his lips. Just five minutes ago, he explains, that water was human waste. Gates takes a sip (小口 呷）). “Its water, he says. “Having studied the engineering behind it, I would happily drink it every day. Its that safe.”According to the Foundation estimates, at least two billion people lack access to proper sanitation (公共卫生); a report warned that, within the next decade, “many countries will experience water problems shortages, poor water quality, or floodsthat will risk instability and state failure.” The Omniprocessors approach seems to be the perfect solution. It offers clean drinking water where access is lacking. In fact, the technology has been around for years, and its effectiveness is an established fact So why hasnt it been widely adopted yet?Thats precisely the question that Paul Rozin tackled in a series of studies spanning over 2,000 American adults and several hundred college students. The results were published in the journal Judgment and Decision Making. “The problem isnt making the recycled water but getting people to drink it,” Rozin said. “And its a problem that isnt going to be solved by engineers. It will be solved by psychologists.”16. The video shows that Bill Gates is _.A. explaining the water recycling processB. making water out of sewageC. drinking clean water made from sewageD. risking drinking polluted water参考答案：A17. The video seems intended to _.A. build public confidence in recycled waterB. market the new sewage burning technologyC. persuade people to save waterD. improve Bill Gates, public image参考答案：A18. According to the report mentioned in Paragraph 2, water problems will _.A. become more worrying for economic reasonsB. worsen the sanitation situation in poor countriesC. be solved using the Omniprocessors approachD. endanger the national security in some countries参考答案：D19. According to the author, the water-recycling technology _.A. proves effectiveB. is not worth the investmentC. remains to be testedD. is technically difficult to use参考答案：A20. This passage is mainly about _.A. the importance of psychologyB. the future of the OmniprocessorC. the ventures of Gates FoundationD. the acceptance of recycled water参考答案：DQuestions 21-25 are based on the following passage:In his book Hamlets Blackberry. William Powers describes a scene that shouldstrike many as familiar. “Here I was in New York, the most fantastic city in the world so much to look at, to see and hear, but everybody around me was staring closely at some digital device,” he said. “These small devices are wonderful, and they do fantastic stuff for us all day long, but to miss out on your surroundings all the time, which I think we increasingly doI really question that.”Powers certainly doesnt condemn the way we use these devices. He does, however, recognize the downside of constantly being flooded with new informationor what he calls the “over-connectedness.” Among the things that suffer from our overconnectedness, Powers says, are relationships. ”Its not really connectedness. Its sort of the opposite of connectedness.”How are we supposed to cope with the problem? Powers has one suggestion: just disconnect. His family, for example, takes an “Internet Sabbath” every weekend. “We turn off the household modem, and we dont have smart phones. We cant do Web surfing,” he explains.According to Powers, the positive effects of these technology breaks are felt long after the weekends are over. “Even when were connected, we can feel the benefits of having been disconnected a couple of days ago,” he says. “Its about that simple word, balance.”Not that he thinks unplugging your modem is necessarily easy. ”Its really hard to pull away. You have to know why youre doing it, and really believe,” he says.21. According to Paragraph 1, William Powers _.A. has a passion for digital devicesB. dislikes New York cityC. writes about a familiar sceneD. is a well-known writer参考答案：C22. The word “downside”（Para. 2) is closest in meaning to “ _.”A. shortcomingB. confusionC. effectD. challenge参考答案：A23. During the “Internet Sabbath”, the Powers family _.A. go out for a surfB. are free from the Internet useC. play games on the InternetD. dont make phone calls参考答案：B24. According to Powers, technology breaks _.A. allow people to live a simple lifeB. seem to make weekends longerC. make peoples life better balanced .D. have a short positive effect参考答案：C25. The passage is most likely a _.A. social surveyB. book reviewC. technical reportD. news item参考答案：BBest Value For Vacations in August (Flights + Hotel)26. Where will you go if you want to enjoy a 3-week vacation?A. Alaska. B. Mexico City.C. Miami. D. Havana Cuba.参考答案：C27. To have a 4-night trip with about $ 500, you can visit _.A. MiamiB. New YorkC. DallasD. Las Vegas参考答案：C28. To have a one-week vacation outside the US, you can leave on _.A. August 24B. August 2C. August 1D. August 3参考答案：B29. Which of the following plans in the US provides the best hotel?A. Alaska. B. Miami.C. New York. D. Las Vegas.参考答案：A30. How much do you have to pay for a coolest summer vacation?A. $1262 per person. B. $1229 per person.C. $1095 per person. D. $643 per person.参考答案：BPart 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 centerResearchers at the University of Edinburgh studied the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They found that remembering words in a 31 was the best way to remember even one of the most difficult languages. Here is 32 they did.Researchers took 60 adults and 33 them into three groups of 20. Then they gave the groups three different types of “listen-and-repeat” learning conditions. Researchers had one group simply 34 the words. They had the second group speak the words 35 a rhythm, or beat. And they asked the third group to sing the words. All three groups studied words taken from the 36 language for 15 minutes. Then they took part in a series of language tests to see what they remembered.Why Hungarian, you ask? Researchers said they chose the Hungarian language because not many people know the language. It does not 37 any roots with German or Roman languages, such as Italian or Spanish. After the tests were over, the singers came out 38.The people who learned these new Hungarian words by singing them showed a higher overall 39 They did the best in four out of five of the tests. They also performed two times better than 40 who simply learned the words by speaking them.31. A. paperB. songC. bookD. story32. A. whatB. howC. whereD. why33. A. broughtB. splitC. formedD. combined34. A. spellB. writeC. speakD. sing35. A. asB. inC. forD. to36. A. HungarianB. GermanC. SpanishD. Italian37. A. showB. shareC. takeD. make38. A. on averageB. in betweenC. on topD. at the bottom39. A. contributionB. progressC. functionD. performance40. A. thoseB. themC. theseD. others参考答案：31-35 BABAB36-40 ABBDAPart Four Dialogue Completion Directions: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. A: Dad, could you help me with my math assignment?B: _ But Ill try.A. Give me a break. B. My math is great.C. My math is rusty. D. How come?参考答案：C42. A: Little Johnny has a basketball game this afternoon. Im driving him to the game.B: _A. Oh, good luck for his team. B. What are you doing today?C. Oh, that goes without saying. D. What a beautiful game!参考答案：A43. A: You want to do something fun?B: Yes. _ I need to finish my assignment now.A. That depends. B. Why not?C. What do you suggest?D. But I shouldnt.参考答案：D44. A: What is the topic of your research, Frank?B: Forms of transportation. _ ?A: Ive been finding out about peoples attitude towards organic food.A. What about youB. Any suggestionsC. Is there