2010GCT工程硕士外语运用能力测试

2010GCT工程硕士外语运用能力测试LtD2010GCT工程硕士外语运用能力测试(英语)（50题，每题2分，满分100分）PartOne

VocabularyandStructureDirections:

Therearetenincompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.Makingenergyusecompletelyharmlesstotheenvironment____________verydifficultandusuallyeconomicallyexpensive.

A.is

B.are

C.havebeen

D.shallbe2.___________nogravity,therewouldbenoairaroundtheearth,hencenolife.

A.Iftherehadbeen

B.Iftherewas

C.Hadtherebeen

D.Werethere3.Somemembersofthecommitteesuggestedthatthemeeting

A.beingpostponed

B.tobepostponed

C.bepostponed

D.postponed4.Isthereanythingelse___________youwanttogetreadyforthepartythisevening?

A.which

B.who

C.that

D.what5.Sinceanyanswermaybring____________tohisgovernment,thespokesmantriedtoavoidthequestion.

D.speaktoresidentsabouthowtopreventfires12.Comparedwithhomeswithoutsmokedetectors,homeswiththemgivetheirownersa50%betterchanceof____________.

A.survivingafire

B.preventingafire

C.detectingahiddenfire

D.notgettinginjuredinafire13.Asmokedetectormustalwaysbeplaced____________.

A.onanylevelofahome

B.outsideallbedroomsinahome

C.inallhallwaysofahome

D.inkitchenswherefiresaremostlikelytostart14.Thepassageimpliesthatdead-airspaceismostlikelytobefound_______________.

A.onaceilingfourinchesawayfromawall

B.nearanopenwindow

C.closetowhereawallmeetsaceiling

D.inkitchensandgarages15.Whatisthefocusofthispassage?

A.Howfirefighterscarryouttheirresponsibilities.

B.Theproperinstallationofhomesmokedetectors.

C.Thedetectionofdead-airspaceonwallsandceilings.D.Howsmokedetectorspreventfiresinhomes.Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingtable:

FIVE-DAYWEATHERTODAYTOMORROWSUNDAYMONDAYTUESDAYHigh29Low21VariablyCloudySunrise:6:35a.m.Sunset:8:04p.m.High28Low20MainlycloudywithisolatedshowersendingintheafternoonSunrise:6:36a.m.Sunset:8:02p.m.High27Low19SunnywithcloudyperiodsdevelopingintheafternoonSunrise:6:38a.m.Sunset:8:00p.m.High26Low17Thundershowers(POP80%)Sunrise:6:40a.m.Sunset:7:57p.m.High24Low16WindywiththundershowersandpossiblystorminthenorthSunrise:6:42a.m.Sunset:7:55p.m.16.Whichdayisbestforapicnicbasedontheinformationinthetable?

A.Friday.

B.Saturday.

C.Sunday.

D.Monday.17.Whatdoes"POP"probablymean?

A.Placesofpresence.

B.Patternsofpresence.

C.Periodofpresence.

D.Probabilityofpresence.18.Disastrousweathermayoccuron

A.Friday

B.Saturday

C.Monday

D.Tuesday19.Whattrendcanbefoundfromtheinformationgiveninthetable?

A.Thedaysarebecominglonger.

B.Thenightsaregettinglonger.

C.Thedaysaregrowingwanner.

D.Theweatheristurningbetter.20.Whatdayhasthegreatesttemperaturedifferencebetweendayandnight?

A.Monday.

B.Tuesday.

C.Saturday.

D.Sunday.Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

TonyHuesman,ahearttransplantrecipient(接受者)wholivedarecord31yearswithasingledonatedorganhasdiedatage51ofleukemia(白血病),buthisheartstillgoingstrong."Hehadleukemia,"hiswidowCarolHuesmansaid,"Hisheart—believeitornot—heldout.Hisheartnevergaveupuntiltheend,whenithadto."

Huesmangotahearttransplantin1978atStanfordUniversity.Thatwasjust11yearsaftertheworld'sfirsthearttransplantwasperformedinSouthAfrica

"I'malivingproofofapersonwhocangothroughalife-threateningillness,havetheoperationandreturntoaproductivelife,"HuesmantoldtheDaytonDailyNewsin2006.

Huesmanworkedasmarketingdirectoratasporting-goodsstore.Hewasfoundtohaveseriousheartdiseasewhileinhighschool.Hisheart,attackedbyapneumonia(肺炎)virus,wasalmostfourtimesitsnormalsizefromtryingtopumpbloodwithweakenedmuscles.

Huesman'ssister,LindaHuesmanLamb,alsowasstrickenwiththesameproblemandreceivedahearttransplantin1983.Thetwowerethenation'sfirstbrotherandsisterhearttransplantrecipients.Shediedin1991atage29.

HuesmanfoundedtheHuesmanHeartFoundationinDayton,whichseekstoreduceheartdiseasebyeducatingchildrenandoffersanursingscholarshipinhonorofhissister.21.TonyHuesmandiedfrom____________.

A.heartfailure

B.hearttransplant

C.pneumonia

D.non-heart-relateddisease22.Thephrase"heldout"(Para.1)probablymeans"_____________.

A.failedsuddenly

B.functionedproperly

C.expandedgradually

D.shrankprogressively23.Afterhishearttransplant,TonyHuesman____________.

A.livedanormallife

B.receivedanotherdonatedorgan

C.couldn'tgobacktowork

D.didn'tliveaslongasexpected24.TonyHuesmandiedintheyearof____________.

A.1983

B.1991

C.2006

D.200925.Huesmanhadtoreceiveahearttransplantbecause____________.

A.hehadaninheritedheartdisease

B.hewasbornwithheartdisability

C.hisheartwasinfectedbyavirus

D.hisheartwasinjuredinanaccidentQuestions26-30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Watchout!HerecomesLondonMayorBorisJohnsonridingabicyclefromhisnewbikehireplan."Whatwe'veputinisanewformofpublictransport.Thesebikesaregoingtobelongtoeverybody."

Morethan12,000peoplehavesignedupfortheplan.Theyeachreceiveakeyatacostofthreepounds,withcostsatonepoundfora24-hourmembership,fivepoundsforsevendays,and45poundsforanannualmembership.

JohnPayne,aLondonteacherwhocyclesalot,isamongthefirsttousethesystem."It'sverycomfortable.Forpeoplewhodon'tcyclemuchIthinkit'llbeveryuseful.Butforpeoplewhocycleregularly,theyarepossiblyabitslow.Butthey'reperfectforLondonstreets,verystrong.Ithinkthey'llbeverywidelyused."

AndJohnsonsaysit'sofgoodvalue."Ithinkit'sextremelygoodvalue.Thefirsthalfhourisfree.IfyoucyclesmartandyoucyclearoundLondon--mostjourneysinLondontakelessthanhalfanhour,youcancyclethewholedayfree."Some5,000bikesarecurrentlyavailableatover300dockingstations(租车点)incentralLondon.Johnsonsaysthecitywillgraduallyexpandthesystem."Clearlyoneofourambitionsistomakesurethatin2012whentheworldcomestoLondon,theywillbeabletouseLondonhirebikestogototheOlympicstadiums."26.MayorBorisJohnsonisridingabicycleto__________.

A.gotowork

B.attendacompetition

C.promotehisbikehireplan

D.showhisloveforcycling27.TheauthormentionsJohnPayneasanexampleofpeoplewho____________.

A.opposethebikehireplan

B.supportthebikehireplan

C.don'tcyclemuch

D.cycleregularly28.AccordingtoBorisJohnson,onecancyclearoundLondonthewholedayfree________.

A.becausemostjourneystakelessthanhalfanhour

B.becausethebikehireisfreeforthef'n'sttime

C.ifonecanarrangehisLondontourinasmartway

D.ifoneisphysicallystrongenough29.Thebikehiresystemwill____________.

A.beexpandedtoservethe2012OlympicGames

B.beprovidedfreeforthe2012Olympicathletes

C.benefitfromthe2012OlympicGames

D.befreeofchargeforthe2012Olympicvisitors30.MayorBorisJohnsonis__________aboutthefutureofhisbikehireplan.

A.optimistic

B.concerned

C.uncertain

D.excitedPartThree

ClozeDirections:Therearetenblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

IhavebeenveryluckytohavewontheNobelPrizetwice.Itis,ofcourse,veryexcitingtohavesuchanimportant

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ofmywork,buttherealpleasurewasintheworkitself.

Scientificresearchislikeanexplorationofavoyageofdiscovery.Youare

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tryingoutnewthingsthathavenotbeendonebefore.Manyofthemwilllead

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andyouhavetotrysomethingdifferent,butsometimesanexperimentdoes

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andtellsyousomethingnewandthatitisreallyexciting.

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smallthenewfindingmaybe,itisgreattothink"Iamtheonlypersonwhoknowsthis"andthenyouwillhavethefunofthinkingwhatthisfindingwill

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andofdecidingwhatwillbethe

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experiment.

Oneofthebestthingsaboutscientificresearchisthatyouarealwaysdoingsomethingdifferentanditisnever

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.Therearegoodtimeswhenthingsgowellandbadtimeswhenthey

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.Somepeoplegetdiscouragedatthedifficulttimes,butwhenIhaveafailuremypolicyhasalwaysbeennottoworrybuttostartplanningthenextexperiment,

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isalwaysfun.31.A.recognition

B.acknowledgement

C.realization

D.assessment32.A.presently

B.repeatedly

C.continually

D.periodically33.A.anywhere

B.nowhere

C.everywhere

D.somewhere34.A.work

B.fail

C.begin

D.end35.A.Somewhat

B.So

C.However

D.How36.A.resultfrom

B.liein

C.relyon

D.leadto37.A.coming

B.next

C.future

D.last38.A.boring

B'amusing

C.confusing

D.exciting39.A.will

B.do

C.won't

D.don't40.A.which

B.that

C.as

D.whatPartFour

DialogueCompletionDirections:

Inthispart,therearetenshortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatmostappropriatelysuitstheconversationalcontextandbestcompletesthedialogue.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.41.SpeakerA:Couldyoubreaka100-dollarbillforme?

SpeakerB:___________.

A.OK.Howmuchdoyouwant?

B.HowcanIdoit,Miss?

C.Sure.Howdoyouwantit?

D.Oh,that'sinconvenientforme.42.SpeakerA:I'msorry.Thebrandofcamerayouwantisnotavailablenow.

SpeakerB:____________.

A.Nousesayingsorry.That'sarealletdown.

B.I'mtrulygratefulforyourhelp.

C.That'sapity.Thankyouanyway.

D.It'sjustasI'veexpected.43.SpeakerA:Peter,I'mawfullysorry.Iwon'tbeabletocomethisFriday.

SpeakerB:What'sthematter?_____________.

A.Nothingwrong,Ihope

B.I'mreallysorryforthat

C.It'sallrightwithme

D.Youcancomesomeothertime44.SpeakerA:Tendollarsforthisbrand?

SpeakerB:____________.Igotitinasecond-handstore.

A.Oh,yes,wonderful

B.Domeafavor

C.Nokidding

D.Useyourhead45.SpeakerA:Isawyourbosswasangrywithyou.Whathappened?

SpeakerB:__________.Hewasjustinabadmood.

A.Nothinginparticular

B.Yousaidit

C.Hereyougo

D.I'mquitesurprised46.SpeakerA:Wehaveabookingfortonight.Thename'sCliff.

SpeakerB:___________....

Yes,thatwastwosingleroomswithbath.

A.I'lltakecareof