2006年GCT英语模拟试题(二)及答案解析.doc

2006年GCT英语模拟试题（二）及答案解析Simulating Test Two（本试题共50题，每题2分，满分100分，考试时间45分钟）Part OneVocabulary and Structure Directions:In this part there are ten incomplete sentences, 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.1. We should _ our human and material resources if we are to succeed in the joint venture.A. pourB. plungeC. poolD. pick2. _ I like the color of the hat, I do not like its shape.A. WhileB. IfC. WhenD. Because3. At the gathering, he talked _ about the matter, dampening everyones spirits. A. in detailB. with easeC. on endD. in a confusing way 4. In order to be a good scientist, _.A. mathematics is vitalB. one must master mathematicsC. mathematics is important to understandD. one to understand mathematics5. All flights _ because of the heavy storm, we decided to take the train.A. having canceledB. being canceledC. having been canceledD. canceled6. This singer is always very _ to the reaction of the audience when she gives a performance.A. sentimentalB. sensibleC. positiveD. sensitive7. _ the size and nature of a business, its main goal is to earn a profit.A. WhateverB. WhicheverC. WhereasD. Because8. They were just about to give up the question, _ suddenly they found the answer. A. asB. whileC. whenD. the moment 9. His _ and experience make him an excellent person for this job. A. complacencyB. compensationC. cooperationD. capability 10. In the bitter cold, the explorers managed to _ despite the shortage of food.A. liveB. surviveC. bearD. endurePart TwoReading 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 11-15 are based on the following passage:In the old days, divers used to go down into the sea looking for ships that had sunk, because they hoped to find gold and jewels. Now divers still search for valuable things in sunken ships, but they also try to bring to the surface the ships themselves, or parts of them. The value of different kinds of metals has increased greatly over the last twenty or thirty years and even though a ship has been under the sea for many years, it may be worth a great deal.One famous sunken ship is the “Lusitania”, which sank off the southern coast of Ireland in 1915 with a loss of nearly, 1,500 lives. It has four huge propellers made of an expensive metal. Today each of those propellers is worth $ 300,000 or more. The ship lying on the sea-bed has been brought by a man called John Light. He paid about $ 1,200,000 for the whole ship. He hopes to bring up those propellers and sell them. He also hopes to sell other parts of the ship, when he has brought them to the surface, for about $ 600,000.11. Divers today try to bring to the surface _.A. gold and jewelsB. parts of shipsC. whole shipsD. all of the above12. Diver try to bring up metals because _.A. they have been in the sea for a long timeB. gold and jewels are not valuable thingsC. some kinds of metals are worth a lot of moneyD. it is easy to bring up metals13. The word “surface” in the passage means the _.A. marketB. airC. top of a liquidD. sea14. John Light hopes that he may be able to sell all the parts of the “Lusitania” for about _.A. $12,000B. $300,000C. $1,200,000D. $1,800,00015. John Light bought the “Lusitania” _.A. before 1915B. before it sankC. after it sankD. after they had brought up the propellersQuestions 16-20 are based on the following passage:No antibiotics have been proved to be 100% effective in treating SARS so far. The only effective way to get rid of it is by ourselves. It likes a prolonged battle between the viruses and our immune response. In fact, viruses couldnt kill all the immune cells in a health individual. The stronger the immune function you have, the less the viral injury you get. Therefore, the degree of sickness after infection and the rate of recovery mainly depend on how strong your immune function is.You cannot avoid the infection unless you avoid from those infected individuals/area. But, you can try your best to boost up your immune function by several regimes. Make sure you are “extremely healthy” at least during this critical period. Stronger immune function could keep the viral damage minimal even you were so unluckily being infected. Also, stronger immune function delays the onset of any detrimental effects from the viral infection. Scientists are now working on tracking the treatment fixing all sorts of flaws in DNA and so make sure you are still surviving until an effective treatment occurs.16. According to the author, what is the effective way to get rid of SARS? A. by ourselvesB. in a prolonged battle C. to kill all the immune cells in a health individualD. to be stronger17. According to the author, the degree of sickness after infection and the rate of recovery mainly depend on A. how strong your areB. how old you areC. severe the illness isD. the strength of your immune system 18. How to avoid the infection of SARS? You may follow all the following EXCEPTA. keeping away from those infected individualsB. keeping away from those infected areaC. boosting up your immune functionD. keeping extremely healthy all the time19. Scientists are now working on tracking the treatmentA. detecting all sorts of flaws in DNAB. fixing all sorts of flaws in DNAC. treatments that delay the attack of the diseaseD. artificial version of the protein20. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Genetic engineeringB. Genetic screeningC. A new technologyD. Application of genetic engineeringQuestions 21-25 are based on the following passage:If there is any single factor that makes for success in living, it is the ability to profit by defeat. Every success I know has been achieved because the person was able to analyze defeat and actually profit by it in his next undertaking. Confuse defeat with failure, and you are doomed indeed to failure. For it isnt defeat that makes you fail; it is your own refusal to see it defeat the guide and encouragement to success.Defeats are nothing to be ashamed of. They are routine incidents in the life of every man who achieves success. But defeat is a dead loss unless you do face it without humiliation, analyze it and learn why you failed. Defeat, in other words, can help to cure its own cause. Not only does defeat prepare us for success, but nothing can arouse within us such a compelling desire to succeed. If you let a baby grasp a rod and try to pull it away, he will cling more and more tightly until whole his weight is suspended. It is his same reaction which should give you new and greater strength every time you are defeated. If you exploit the power which defeat gives, you can accomplish with it far more than you are capable of.21. What does the author know?A. He knows at least several cases of success.B. He knows every success in life.C. It is not mentioned in the passage.D. He knows every success that has been achieved by man.22. The person who was able to analyze defeat is likely _.A. to achieve successB. to be a successorC. to be ashamed of his defeatD. to let a baby to grasp a rod23. The author _.A. advises you to confuse defeat with failureB. wants you to mistake defeat for failureC. orders you to confuse defeat with failureD. warns you not to confuse defeat with failure24. Defeat is valuable _.A. because it makes you failB. because it forces you to face it without humiliationC. in that it provides the guide and encouragement to successD. because of your own refusal to see in it the guide and encouragement to success25. What does the author advise one to do with the power which defeat gives one should _.A. make unfair use of itB. explain itC. explore itD. turn it practical accountQuestions 26-30 are based on the following passage:Over vast areas of every continent, the rainfall and vegetation necessary for life are disappearing. Already more than 40 percent of the earths land is desert or desert-like. About 628 million people - one out of seven - live in these dry regions. In the past, they have managed to survive, but with difficulty. Now largely through problems caused by modern life, their existence is threatened by the slow, steady spread of the earths deserts. Scientists still do not understand all the complex problems of the desert, but there have been many ideas for saving the land. Sandi Arabia has planted 10 million trees to help keep the sand from taking over fertile areas. The Israelis are again using some of the water collection systems left by the ancient people in the Negev desert. They plan to water their orchards with the extra water. Some Sahel farmers still raise cattle on their poor farm land, but before the cattle are sold, they are taken to greener lands in the south to get fat.26. What is the article mainly concerned? A. The problem of spreading desert. B. The rainfall and vegetation in desert areas.C. The water collection systems.D. The difference between modern life and ancient life. 27. “one out of seven” refers to_.A. more than a third of the lands earthB. the percentage of the earths land that is desert-like C. the number of people who live in dry regionsD. a day of a week 28. In paragraph 2,“they are taken to the greener lands in the south.” They refer to_.A. the Sahel farm landB. the farmersC. the cattlesD the trees 29. How many ideas for saving the land are described?A. Five.B. Two.C. Four.D. Three. 30. Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage?A. The earths desert are slowly spreading. B. One out of 10 people lives in dry regions.C. Their life in the desert is threatened now by traditional problems.D. New water wells can solve the problem in Africas desert.Part ThreeClozeDirections:For each blank in the following passage, choose the best answer from the choices given below. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps _31_ the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, distributing reading material and giving out _32_. The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and _33_ what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture with notes which do not catch the main points and _34_ become hard even for the students to understand. Most institutions provide courses which _35_ new students to develop the skills they need to be effective listeners and note-takers. _36_ these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which enable learners to practice these skills independently. In all cases it is important to _37_ the problem before actually starting your studies.It is important to _38_ that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills required in college study. One way of _39_ these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the academic year. Another basic strategy is to find a study partner _40_ it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.31. A. extendingB. illustratingC. performingD. conducting32. A. assignmentsB. informationC. contentD. definition33. A. suspectsB. understandsC. wondersD. convinces34. A. whatB. thoseC. asD. which35. A. preventB. requireC. assistD. forbid36. A. BecauseB. ThoughC. WhetherD. If37. A. evaluateB. acquaintC. tackleD. formulate38. A. predictB. acknowledgeC. argueD. ignore39. A. preventingB. withstandingC. sustainingD. overcoming40. A. in thatB. for whichC. with whomD. such aPart FourDialogue CompletionThere are ten short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that 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. Jack: Hey, how are you, Susie？ Gee, we havent seen each other in it must be close to three years！Susie: _A. How do you do？B. Nice to meet you.C. Fancy meeting you here.D. Well，French fries.42. Smith: Oh, its ten oclock. Id better go now.Host: _A. Ok. Please walk slowly.B. Why do you want to go now? Dont you want to stay?C. Wont you stay for another cup of coffee?D. Yeah, its really late. Why not immediately?43. Speaker A: Are you feeling better now?Speaker B: _.A. Well, not too better yet, thank youB. Well, not too good yet. Better than I was thoughtC. Well, it doesnt matter. I am all right nowD. Well, never mind, Im much better now44. Nancy: Have you heard about Dana？ She is going to get married with Graham！Scott：_A. Youre kidding！B. Congratulations！C. Is it a real thing?D. Good luck！45. Wilson: Hello. May I speak to Mary?Mary: _A. Sorry, the number is engaged. Will you hold?B. Yes, speaking.C. Hello. Who are you, please?D. Hello. Thank you for calling.46. Speaker A：Mind if I call you Albert？Speaker B：_.A. Yes，just call me A1B. Yes，you may do thatC. Of course not. But just plain“A1”will doD. OK. Everyone does47. Doactor: _Patient: Ive got a bad cold and got a sore throat. A. Do you have anything to declare, sir?B. Good morning! May I help you?C. How have you getting along recently?D. What seems to be the problem?48. Kate: Do you mind opening the door for me?Rita: _.A. Yes, Ill do itB. Its nothingC. Thats all rightD. Not at all49. A: Firstly, allow me to introduce myself. My name is John Brown, manager of the company.B: _.A. You must be mistaken. I dont know you at allB. Hello, Brown! I havent seen you for agesC. How do you do, Mr. Brown? Very happy to see you.D. Hi, John! Welcome to China!50. Mike: Hi, mom. Id like you to meet my girlfriend, Susan Brown. Susan, this is my mother.Susan: How do you do, Mrs. Miller.Mother: How do you do, Susan. Im glad you can join us. _.A. Take it easyB. Please feel naturalC. Make yourself at homeD. Feel all right here2006年GCT英语模拟试题（二）答案解析Simulating Test TwoI. 答案：1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. B11. D 12. C 13. C 14. D 15. C 16. D 17. D 18. D 19. B 20. D21. A 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. C 28. C 29. D 30. A31. B 32. A 33. C 34. D 35. C 36. D 37. C 38. B 39. D 40. C41. C42. C 43. B 44. A 45. B 46. C 47. D 48. D 49. C 50. CII. 详细解释1.【答案】C。【参考译文】如果我们想办成功合资企业的话，就必须集中我们的人力和物力资源以共分享。【试题分析】此为形近词辨析题。【词义辨析】pool聚集在一起：Since none of us can afford a car, lets pool our money to buy one for all use.既然，我们谁都买不起一辆车，不如合资买一辆车供大家使用。A. pour倾注，倾倒：It was pouring outside.外面大雨倾盆。B. plunge投入：He plunged into the water and saved the girl.他跳入水中救起了女孩子。D. pick摘取：pick a flower摘一朵花。2.【答案】A。【参考译文】虽然我喜欢这帽子的颜色, 可是不喜欢它的式样。【试题分析】此题为语法题，考查while的用法。【详细解答】while在这里的意思是although(虽然)。除此之外while 作连词还可以表示“当时候”,或“而(whereas)”。3.【答案】C。【参考译文】在集会上，他不断地谈论此事，扫了大家的兴。【试题分析】此题为词义辨析题。【词义辨析】in detail详细地;with ease 轻易地,轻松地; on end不停地,无尽地; in a confusing way使人糊涂地。4.【答案】B。【参考译文】要想成为科学家，一个人必须掌握数学。【试题分析】此题为语法题，考不定式状语与主句的关系。【详细解答】题干“in order to be a good scientist”是目的状语，句子缺少主句。根据不定式做目的状语时，其逻辑主语是主句主语的原则，可判定主句的主语应该是人而不是物，据此可排除A、C两项。而D项缺少谓语，不成为句子。只有B项为正确答案。5.【答案】C。【参考译文】由于这场暴风雨航班被取消了，我们决定坐火车。【试题分析】此题为语法题，考独立主格的构成。【详细解答】此处独立主格用作原因状语。因为flights是cancel的逻辑宾语，又置于cancel之前，因此cancel应用被动形式，而且航班的取消应发生在我们决定坐火车之前，所以用完成时态。因此C为正确选项。6.【答案】D。【参考译文】这位歌手在表演时对观众的反应很敏感。【试题分析】此题为词义辨析题。 （北京安通学校提供） 【详细解答】A为“多愁善感”的意思; B为“有理智的,可察觉的”; C为“确实的,明确的”; D为“敏感的,灵敏的”。答案只能是D。7.【答案】A。【参考译文】不论商业的规模性质如何，其主要目标是获利。【试题分析】此题为语法题，考学生对连词的掌握。【详细解答】Whatever无论什么，相当于no matter what: Whatever difficulty we might meet with we will carry out our plan.不论遇到什么困难，我们也会完成计划。B. Whichever无论哪一个，它与whatever的区别在于whichever指提供选择中的无论哪一个，而whatever在没有提供选择时用，如：Take whichever of the three paintings you like best.这三幅画中你最喜欢哪一幅就拿哪一幅。C. Whereas鉴于；而，却；多用于比较结构中。如：Some people like tea, whereas others like coffee.一些人喜欢喝茶而另一些人则喜欢喝咖啡。8.【答案】C。【参考译文】他们正打算放弃这个问题，这时突然找到了答案。【试题分析】此题为词义辨析题。【词义辨析】when表示“那时，这时”其前一般有逗号，并列前后两个句子。as, while, 当时候。the moment (=as soon as)都不符合句意。9