2011年GCT英语密押试题附答案（四）
英语测试（50题，每题2分，满分100分，考试时间45分钟）
Part One Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: In this part there are 10 incomplete sentences, each with four suggested answers. Choose the one you think is the best answer. Mark your choice on the Answer Sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.
1. They have agreed that they will ________ in the policy and will not change it.
A. commit
B. persist
C. combine
D. collapse
2. Both sides have agreed that any ________action must be turned into peace.
A. accidental
B. aggressive
C. abstract
D. adequate
3. It's beyond any doubt that human beings cannot _______ a nuclear war.
A. endure
B. maintain
C. survive
D. sustain
4. Dinner will be ready _______ , but we still have time for a drink.
A. presently
B. currently
C. lately
D. finally
5. If you have high blood pressure, you should _______ eating too much salt.
A. escape
B. suggest
C. avoid
D. relieve
6. _______ anything about the accident, he went to work as well.
A. Not know
B. Know not
C. Knowing not
D. Not knowing
7. She is pleased with what you have given her and _______ you have told her.
A. that
B. which
C. all what
D. all that
8. Nowhere else in the world_______ more attractive scenery than in Switzerland.
A. you can find
B. is found
C. can you find
D. has been found
9. The science of medicine, _______ we owe a great deal, is perhaps the most important of all the sciences.
A. in which
B. to which
C. at which
D. for which
10. I realized that she was the woman _______ the world event on yesterday's TV program.
A. reported
B. having reporting
C. to report
D. reporting
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Part Two Reading Comprehension
Directions: In this part there are 4 passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers. Choose the one you think is the best answer. Mark your choice on the Answer Sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.
Questions 11 - 15 are base on the following passage:
When Columbus reached the New World, corn was the most widely grown plant in the Americas. This plant's range extended from what is now southern Canada to lower South America. At that time some tribes cultivated it at sea level, others at elevation of more than 11,000 feet.
"Columbus had no way of knowing that corn was far more valuable than the spices (香料) and gold he had hoped to find." said Frances
B. King, a professor at a university of Pittsburgh. Through human intervention, this plant has developed into several hundred races, or varieties. Their heights vary from 2 to 12 feet, and their maturity ranges from little more than 2 months to almost a year. Their ears vary not only in color, but also in size.
Unlike other cereals (谷类), corn bears little resemblance to its wild ancestors. In fact, it differs from the appearance of its immediate ancestors more than any other cultivated plant known. From humble origins as a lowland grass, corn developed into the western world's important grain. As its high yields allowed communities to grow far beyond what early agriculture could feed, most scientists viewed corn as having largely fueled pre-Columbian growth and civilization.
Now, new findings are greatly altering researchers' notions about the time when corn revolution occurred. New dates for its emergence from Mesoamenrica do not support the widely held view. The evidence now suggests that the signs of corn in Americas can date back 5,500 years at least.
11. The first paragraph states that corn _____.
A. was mainly grown at sea level
B. was not grown below the elevation of 11,000 feet
C. was widely grown in Canada only
D. spread throughout Americas
12. The second paragraph implies that _____.
A. the purpose of Columbus' exploration was to discover corn
B. corn was one of Columbus' discoveries, but more precious than anything else
C. Columbus knew corn so well that he brought back to Europe at once
D. corn was the only Columbus' discovery that was remembered
13. According to the passage, some varieties of corn can _____.
A. ripen little more than 2 months
B. last little more than 2 months
C. stay fresh for almost a year
D. stay alive from 2 months to almost a year
14. Corn helped the early communities to grow because _____.
A. it was easy to digest
B. it had a lot of varieties
C. it could produce high yields
D. it could last long
15. The widely held view was challenged by _____.
A. a new revolution
B. new findings about corn
C. the signs of corn 5,500 years ago
D. new dates for communities' emergence
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Questions 16 - 20 are base on the following passage:
Everyone experiences fear during major crisis-such as fires, automobile accidents, etc. Some people even feel very nervous when they fly in airplanes. No matter how hard they try, they cannot lower their anxiety. Some people try to hide their nervousness: they try to disguise their anxiety by telling jokes. Others become loud and aggressive, attacking people by making them the butt of cruel jokes. Sometimes making someone else the target of jokes is an attempt to control one's own fears-to master anxiety.
A number of factors can be mentioned as important in explaining why some people have a fear of flying: early childhood experiences, general sense of security, fear of heights, trust in others, percentage of alcohol in blood, etc. The memory of a bad experience can sometimes trigger the same fear caused by that experience. Thus, a child might be frightened by the sight of a dog even though he is safe, merely because he once had a bad experience with a dog. A bad experience can be the cue that triggers our fears. But the crucial factor seems to be a feeling of no control.
Usually we are able to suppress our feelings so that they do not affect our behavior. But sometimes the tension produced by our fears is so great that we cannot suppress it. At such time we need to discharge the tension by laughing or crying. By smiling foolishly and talking loudly, we are able to repress the rising feeling of fear so that it does not affect the way we behave.
Because it is necessary to recognize a problem before it can be solved, admitting that we are afraid is an integral part of the process of mastering our fears.
16. To make someone the butt of jokes means ______.
A. to make someone become the object of jokes
B. to force someone to enjoy jokes
C. to entitle someone to tell jokes
D. to offend someone by jokes
17. What is the positive purpose of people's telling jokes?
A. To show one's sense of humor.
B. To control one's own fears.
C. To disguise their anxiety.
D. To attack others.
18. To master anxiety means ______.
A. to be familiar with tension
B. to hold back the feeling of uneasiness
C. to conquer the feeling of nervousness
D. to be good at the subject of anxiety
19. According to the author, which of the following is the most important factor triggering the feeling of fear?
A. The fear of heights.
B. Early childhood experience.
C. The general sense of security.
D. A feeling of no control.
20. According to the concluding paragraph, what is essential to go through the process of mastering one's fears?
A. To be conscious of the way of mastering fears.
B. To repress the rising feeling of fear.
C. To admit the feeling of fears.
D. To control one's feelings.
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Questions 21 - 25 are base on the following passage:
Historically, the traditional role of women of all classes in Britain had been limited to that of mother in the home. Single and childless women consequently had an uncomfortable and difficult time. The majority of women had no voting or political rights until 1928, and for centuries wives and their property had been the legal possessions of their husbands. Formal education for women was thought to be unnecessary for their role in life, and was non-existent for the majority.
The female position in society became a little better in some respects towards the end of the nineteenth century, but was still very limited. However, elementary education for all was established and a few institutions of higher education began to admit women in restricted numbers.
Since the 1960s, women in Britain have been fighting for greater equality with men in job opportunities and rates of pay. Various laws from the 1970s to the present have been made. In spite of all these, men remain better paid than women in many occupations, particularly in industry. Women constitute nearly half the national workforce; there are more employed married women in Britain than in any other European Community country; and some 60 percent of wives are now employed compared with 22 percent in 1951. But their average weekly wage is still only 70 percent of the average paid to men. This is true of both the manufacturing trades and the service industries. The majority of female workers are consequently badly paid, part-time and often unprotected by the trade unions or the law.
21. At the end of the 19th century, .
A. women's position was greatly raised
B. women gained their political fights
C. only the male had the right to education
D. a few women could go to college
22. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A. The majority of women did not have political rights before 1928.
B. women could not receive any education in the 18th century.
C. In the 17th century, wives were the legal possessions of their husbands.
D. In history, women had no property.
23. Now in Britain .
A. the average weekly wage of women has risen by 70 percent.
B. women get the highest pay compared with other European Community countries
C. most married women have jobs
D. nearly 50 percent of women are employed
24. From this passage, we can infer .
A. women's status has been improved over the past century.
B. women's status is determined by the work they can do
C. men and women are equal
D. British laws protect women more than men
25. From the last sentence, it can be inferred that women's salary is___________.
A. higher than the men's in many occupations
B. 70 percent higher than that in manufacturing trades
C. still underpaid in some occupations
D. lower than those women's in service industries
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Questions 26 - 30 are base on the following passage:
Americans now spend about $ 86 billion annually on education. What does the nation expect to gain from this huge investment? Ideas of what schools should teach and how schools should teach have been altered greatly since earlier times. In the nineteenth century, high schools prepared students for college; and college prepared students to be cultured members of a society. But as the American school system expanded, public high schools were pressured by industry and by parents to train students for jobs. This resulted in the construction of two types of high schools: vocational and general. Today, in most areas, one high school offers both types of programs. Vocational courses such as typing and mechanical drawing are common in the high schools. Colleges and universities have also become even more involved in vocational and professional training. Today's college student usually pursues two academic goals at the same time: he increases his general knowledge while preparing for a specific career.
In helping to educate a student for adult work and adult life, American schools strive, above all, to be practical. John Dewey's philosophy, which claims that the only worthwhile knowledge is knowledge that can be used, has greatly influenced American educators. They do not want to teach useless facts, they want to teach attitudes and skills which will help produce useful, responsible, happy adults. No longer are educators happy to teach just reading, writing, and arithmetic. Typical grammar school and high school programs now include science, social studies, art, music, and sports. In the years ahead, more laborsaving devices will allow adults to do housework more quickly and easily. More automation will probably lead to a shorter work week for most workers. Leisure time will increase for working adults and, as life expectancy increases, more Americans will spend more years as retired, elderly people. The schools, therefore, have a new duty to educate for productive use of leisure time.
26. Americans now spend about $ 86 billion annually on education, expecting .
A. to prepare students for college
B. to prepare students to be cultured members
C. to pressure high school to train students for jobs.
D. to provide vocational education as well as general education
27. According to the passage, useful, responsible, happy adults are very probably those .
A. with healthy attitudes and useful skills
B. who have a good command of grammar rules
C. who are armed with easy-to-forgotten facts
D. who are competent at reading, writing and arithmetic
28. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the school's new duty to educate for productive use of leisure time?
A. More labor-saving devices will allow adults to do housework more quickly and easily.
B. More automation will probably lead to shorter work week for most workers.
C. Life expectancy increases.
D. More Americans will retire ahead of schedule.
29. The passage deals primarily with .
A. how to educate for making productive use of leisure time
B. what schools should teach and how schools should teach
C. the two academic goals of today's college students
D. American high school education of earlier times
30. John Dewey's philosophy led many schools to become ________.
A. automatic
B. much easier
C. practical
D. useless
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Part Three Cloze Test
Directions: 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.
Is there something as truth? For a good many centuries "the search for truth" has been 31 the noblest activity of the human mind, but the seekers after truth have come to such 32 conclusions that it often seems that very little progress has been made. 33 ,there are many people who reel that we are actually going backward. They 34 , often contemptuously, that we have accumulated more "knowledge" than our ancestors, but they think we are farther from the truth than ever, or even that we have 35 the truth that we once possessed.
If people look for anything long enough without finding it, the question naturally arises 36 the thing is really there to find. You have seen a picture of an animal with a lion's head, a goat's body., and a serpent's tail--and maybe an eagle's wings for good 37.
There is plenty of evidence that each part of this animal 38 --but there is no 39 evidence that the parts ever occur in this combination. It is at least conceivable that the seekers after "truth" have made a similar mistake and invented an 40 combination.
31. A. regarded
B. considered
C. pondered
D. referred
32. A. illegal
B. identical
C. different
D. profound
33. A. However
B. Nevertheless
C. In fact
D. In contrast
34. A. confess
B. realize
C. admit
D. reveal
35. A. found
B. missed
C. lost
D. enriched
36. A. while
B. that
C. when
D. whether
37. A. measure
B. luck
C. reason
D. sense
38. A endures
B. exists
C. prevails
D. emerges
39. A. appropriate
B. unique
C. reliable
D. dependent
40. A. unbelievable
B. imaginary
C. imitable
D. idealized
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Part Four Dialogue Completion
Directions: There are 10 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. Speaker A: I am going to buy some popcorn. What can I get for you?
Speaker B: Any kind of candy, ______
Speaker A: I will be right back in a minute.
A. Should I offer some money?
B. What can I do to pay you back?
C. Where are you going?
D. But hurry up, or you'll miss the show.
42. Woman: We have turned in our proposal for setting up a new agency in South Korea.
Man: But the general manager has to turn it over before a decision has been made.
Question: What does the man mean?
A. The general manager has to set up a new agency.
B. The general manager has to turn down the proposal.
C. The general manager has to think about the proposal carefully.
D. The general manager has to revise the proposal.
43. Speaker A: Can I put some of my things in your office overnight?
Speaker B: ______
Speaker A: That would be great. They are painting the walls in my office.
A. Sure, you are always the best.
B. Sure, my pleasure.
C. No, I will have a day off tomorrow.
D. No, not at all.
44. Man: Friday is a public holiday. Shall we spend our weekend in Kunming? We could leave on Thursday night.
Woman: I'd rather go on Friday. My uncle will drop in on Thursday evening, I haven't met him for several years.
Question: What does the woman mean?
A. She thinks she will go to her uncle's first.
B. She'll have a visitor and can't leave on Thursday.
C. She will have an appointment with her friend.
D. She will be happy to go with the man on Thursday.
45. Woman: Well, the income tax is too high for me this month.
Man: If it were not reasonable, I'm afraid some people would try to get round the tax.
Question: What does the man mean?
A. Some people would work out a new tax law.
B. Some people would try to escape from paying the tax.
C. He would stop paying the income tax.
D. He would appeal to the authorities for that.
46. Speaker A: Ground Hotel. May I help you?
Speaker B: __________
A. Sorry. I don't think you are helpful.
B. Yes. We need three single rooms for this weekend.
C. Thank you. I'd like to make a long distance call to Shanghai.
D. All right. Here is your single room.
47. Speaker A: Excuse me. Could you show me the way to the nearest post office?
Speaker B: ________
A. OK. I'd like to go with you.
B. No problem. It's my pleasure to direct you.
C. Sorry. I'm busy now. Go away.
D. Of course. Go down this street and turn left.
48. Woman: If these prices get any higher, I'll have to go on a diet.
Man: You should anyway.
Question: What does the woman tell us?
A. She will continue with her diet.
B. She might die any day.
C. She can't afford expensive food.
D. She is overweight.
49. Man: Does everything look right to you? I want it to be perfect.
Woman: I think you've made a mistake. The napkins go on the left and the silverware on the right.
Question: What are they talking about?
A. Laying the table.
B. Polishing silver.
C. Sewing napkins.
D. Putting the food away.
50. Speaker A: May I see your driver's license, please?
Speaker B: Sorry. I didn't see that sign. __________
A. All right. I haven't done anything wrong.
B. Well. What's the matter?
C. No. But I was driving at 65 miles per hour.
D. Here you are.
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外语运用能力测试答案
Part One Vocabulary and Structure1---10 BBCCC DCCBD
Part Two Reading Comprehension11---20 DBACB ABCDC 21---30 DBCAC DADBC
Part Three Cloze Test
31．答案：B
注释：只有considered的宾语后面可以直接跟形容词或名词做宾语补足语。本句为被动语态，意为"多少世纪以来，寻求真理被看做人类最高尚的活动"。
32．答案：c
注释：连词词组such．．．that表示因果关系，其余选项都不合逻辑：illegal意为"不合法的，非法的"；identical意为"相同的，一模一样的"；profound意为"深刻的，渊博的，深远的"。
33．答案：C。 注释：本句"许多人认为我们实际上是在倒退"与上文为逻辑上的递进关系。however(然而)和nevertheless(尽管如此，然而，不过)都表示转折；in contrast意为"与之相反"。
34．答案：C。注释：本句主语"他们"(They)是不情愿地"承认我们比祖先知识多"这一事实的，confess主要用于对坏事、错误的承认，即"坦白"；realize(认识到，意识到)与reveal(揭露，暴露)均不合文义。
35．答案：C。 注释：定语从句表明我们已不再拥有那些真理，只有lost(丢失，失去)符合逻辑；found意为"找到，发现"；missed意为"错过，未见到，遗漏"；mmntmned意为"保持，维持"。
36．答案：D。 注释：此处如选连词while或when引导状语从句，则主句主语the question含义不明；that和whether都可以引导同位语从句，但此处其同位语是the question，故只有whether是正确答案。
37．答案：A。 注释：for good measure是固定词组，意为"此外，另外"；for good luck意为"为了好运"；reason(原因，理由)前要加冠词；sense(感官，意义)前介词一般不用for。
38．答案：B。 注释：本句意为"有大量证据表明这些动物的每一部分都实际存在着"，exists意为"存在"；endures意为"忍受，忍耐，持久"；prevails意为"流行，占优势"；emerges意为"出现，显露"。
39．答案：C。 注释：reliable意为"可靠的"，在此符合文义。本句意为"但没有可靠的证据表明这些部分曾这样结合在一起"。appropriate意为"恰当的，合适的"；unique意为"唯一的，独特的"；dependent意为"附属的，依靠的"。
40．答案：B。 注释：上文讲人们凭想象拼凑出不存在的动物。imaginary意为"想象的，虚构的"；unbelievable意为"无法相信的，不可信的"；imitable意为"可模仿的"；idealized意为"理想化的"。
Part Four Dialogue Completion 41--- 50 DCBBB BDCAD
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