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1、工程硕士(GCT)英语-24(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BPart Vocabulary and Structure/B(总题数：10，分数：20.00)1.She hoped that a long rest might _ her in health.（分数：2.00）A.improveB.reformC.strengthenD.perfect解析：注释 improve意为“改善”；reform意为“改良”；enhance意为“提高，增强”；perfect意为“使完美”。2.We are planning to make a _ to the Great Wall.（分数

2、：2.00）A.tripB.journeyC.travelD.tour解析：注释 trip意为“旅行(尤指娱乐性的)”；journey意为“旅程，路程”；travel泛指旅行； tour意为“旅行，游历(常含有最后回原地的含义)”。3._ that called this morning?（分数：2.00）A.Who wasB.Who it wasC.Who was himD.Who was it解析：注释 本题为强调句的特殊疑问句形式。题意为“是谁上午打电话来了?”4.Mrs. Douglas unknowingly left a package _ on the shop counter.

3、（分数：2.00）A.layingB.to lieC.laidD.lying解析：注释 leave sth. +动词+ing是一种句型，表示“使某物处于某种状态”。5.It is vital that food and shelter are made _ for people in the flood-stricken area.（分数：2.00）A.freeB.usefulC.availableD.usable解析：注释 free意为“自由的，大方的，免费的”；useful意为“有用的，有益的，有帮助的”； available意为“可利用的；可得到的”；usable意为“便于使用的”。6.

4、An old friend from abroad, _ I was expecting to stay with me, telephoned from the airport.（分数：2.00）A.thatB.whichC.whomD.who解析：注释 根据空白处前后内容可推知，缺少一个关系代词来引导非限定性定语从句，此关系代词指人，在从句中作宾语，只有whom合适；that不可引导非限定性定语从句。7.We find such shrubs _ will best stand up to (抵御) hard weather.（分数：2.00）A.whichB.asC.whatD.who解

5、析：注释 as可在“such.as”、“the same.as”和“as.as”等结构中作关系代词，引导定语从句。在“such.as”结构中，as有时用that替换。8.The first _ in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of primitive weapons and the discovery of fire.（分数：2.00）A.intervalsB.breaksC.stagesD.periods解析：注释 stage意为“阶段，时期”；interval意为“间隔，间歇”；break意为“

6、(课间或工间)休息时间”；period意为“一段时间，时期”。9.Earthworms occur _ adequate moisture and food and the necessary soil conditions are found.（分数：2.00）A.andB.wheneverC.howeverD.wherever解析：注释 此句空白处需填入一个从属连词，而且从句是表示地点的状语从句。10.He is an artist in _ but not in reality.（分数：2.00）A.surfaceB.titleC.rankD.name解析：注释 surface意为“表面

7、”；title意为“称号，头衔”，如“先生”、“教授”等；rank意为“等级，地位”；in name意为“名义上”。二、BPart Reading Comprehension/B(总题数：4，分数：40.00)Real policemen hardly recognize any resemblance (类同之处) between their lives and what they see on TVif they ever get home in time. Them are similarities, of course, but the cops(警官) dont think much

8、 of them.The first difference is that a policemans real life revolves round the law. Most of his training is in criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove them in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a professional lawyer, and what is m

9、ore, he has to apply it on his feet, in the dark and rain, running down an alley after someone he wants to talk to.Little of his time is spent in chatting to scanty-clad (穿衣不多的) ladies or in dramatic confrontations with desperate criminals. He will spend most of his working life typing millions of w

10、ords on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, unimportant people who are guilt or notof stupid, petty crimes.（分数：10.00）(1).It is essential for a policeman to be trained in criminal law（分数：2.00）A.so that he can catch criminals in the streetsB.because many of the criminals he has to catch are dang

11、erousC.so that he can justify his arrests in courtD.because he has to know nearly as much about law as a professional lawyer解析：注释 答案出处见第二段第二行Most of his training is in criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove them in court。(2).The everyday l

12、ife of a policeman or detective is _.（分数：2.00）A.exciting and glamorousB.full of dangerC.devoted mostly to routine mattersD.wasted on unimportant matters解析：注释 第三段第二行中提到警探He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms .，此处的typing. words on.forms即为警探的routine work(

13、日常工作)。(3).The word confrontation in the last paragraph most probably means _.（分数：2.00）A.oppositionB.determinationC.protectionD.confusion解析：注释 本题的关键是确定“confrontation”一词的线索。可以看出，下一句是警察的日常工作，与上面的句子意思相对应。confrontation with criminals意思为“与警察对峙”，所以答案最接近A选项。(4).Which of the following is TRUE according to th

14、e passage?（分数：2.00）A.Generally the detectives work is over once the arrest has been made.B.Policemen feel that the image of their lives shown on TV is not accurate.C.People are usually willing to give evidence.D.Policemen and detectives spend little time at the typewriter.解析：注释 本题的依据在文章第一段Real polic

15、emen hardly recognize any resemblance between their lives and what they see on TVif they ever get home in time. There are similarities, of course, but the cops dont think much of them(5)._ could be a suitable title for the passage.（分数：2.00）A.Policemen and DetectivesB.Detectives LifeFact and FantasyC

16、.The Reality of Being a DetectiveD.Drama and Reality解析：注释 本文讲述的主要是警探的真实生活和他们出现在电视银屏上的形象之间的差别，故此选项最为合适。Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of hunting behavior. Viewed biologically, the modem foot-bailer is in reality a member of a bunting group. His killing weapon has turned into a har

17、mless football and his prey (猎物) into a goalmouth. If his aim is accurate and he scores a goal, be enjoys the hunters triumph of killing his prey.To understand how this transformation has taken place we must briefly look back at our forefathers. They spent over a million years evolving as cooperativ

18、e hunters. Their very survival depended on success in the hunting-field. Under this pressure their whole way of life, even their bodies, became greatly changed. They became chasers, runners, jumpers, aimers, throwers and prey-killers. They cooperated as skillful male-group attackers.Then about ten t

19、housand years ago, after this immensely long period of hunting their food, they became farmers. Their improved intelligence, so vital to their old hunting life, was put to a new usethat of controlling and domesticating their prey. The hunt became suddenly out of date. The food was there on the farms

20、, awaiting their needs. The risks and uncertainties of the hunt were no longer essential for survival.（分数：10.00）(1).The author believes that sporting activities _.（分数：2.00）A.are forms of biological developmentB.have actually developed from huntingC.are essential forms of taming the preyD.have change

21、d the ways of hunting解析：注释 第一句Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of hunting behavior是本题的答案。(2).In a football game what is equal to the prey in hunting is _.（分数：2.00）A.any member of tile opposing teamB.the goal keeperC.the goal-mouthD.the football解析：注释 与狩猎的猎物相等，在足球比赛中是球门。见第一段后面His kil

22、ling weapon has turned into a harmless football and his prey (猎物) into a goalmouth. If his aim is accurate and he scores a goal, he enjoys the hunters triumph of killing his prey(3).For over a million years, our forefathers were basically _.（分数：2.00）A.successful farmersB.co-operating huntersC.runner

23、s and jumpersD.skillful sportsmen解析：注释 第二段第二句They spent over a million years evolving as cooperative hunters为本题提供了答案。(4).When did hunting for animals become out of date for our forefathers?（分数：2.00）A.About a million years ago,B.About 10,000 years ago.C.Several thousand years ago.D.The answer is not

24、given.解析：注释 本题的依据句是文章的最后一段。本段的意思是：当1万年以前我们的祖先成为农民开始种地的时候，打猎获取食物就过时了。(5).Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?（分数：2.00）A.It is farming that gives human beings enough leisure time for sporting activities.B.Farming is very important in human civilization because it saves

25、human beings from risks and uncertainties of hunting for survival.C.It is hunting that provides human beings with much simpler ways of obtaining meaty meals.D.Sporting activities satisfy the desire of modem men to exercise hunting skills which his forefathers developed for survival.解析：注释 体育项目满足了现代人类

26、实践打猎的愿望。狩猎的技能是人类祖先为了生存而形成的。Once the 12 Girls Band became popular, similar groups predictably starting popping up. Musicat and Beautiful Youth 18 were formed last year. Both feature now-familiar formulas of attractive young women playing different instruments in songs that combine modem music with cl

27、assic Chinese tunes. Yet they add to the mix by throwing in song, dance and even acrobatics. In an interview, noted music critic Jin Zhaojun said the gift band phenomenon was not new to China, as similar acts appeared in the 1980s.However, the undying rule is that to be successful, bands have to hav

28、e a novel look. The 12 Girls Band was the first group to give big live shows and showy creativity in how they present their performances. The Beijing Red Poppy Ladies Percussion group, formed in 1999, has made a name for itself because they are the only band that exclusively plays drams and percussi

29、on instruments. Bands that dont have a thing are sure to die fast, Jin said.（分数：10.00）(1).How many members are involved in the band?（分数：2.00）A.8.B.10.C.12.D.14.解析：注释 见第一段第一行Once the 12 Girls Band became popular, similar groups predictably starting popping up(2).What does the word novel probably mean

30、 in Para. 2?（分数：2.00）A.Story.B.Creative.C.Book.D.Lovely.解析：注释 novel此处是形容词：新颖的，有创造力的。本题的答案可以通过分析语法规则、上下文的信息和含义进行推断。(3).According to Jin Zhaojun, the gift band phenomenon maybe appeared in _.（分数：2.00）A.1980sB.1970sC.1960sD.1990s解析：注释 详见第一段最后一句In an interview, noted music critic Jin Zhaojun said the gi

31、rl band phenomenon was not new to China, as similar acts appeared in the 1980s本题的关键是通过扫描人名Jin Zhaojun来确定依据句。(4).What is the main characteristic of the 12 Girls Band?（分数：2.00）A.They are the only band that exclusively plays drams and percussion instruments.B.They dont make use of any instrument.C.All

32、of them play the same kind of instrument.D.They play different instruments in songs that combine modem music with classic Chinese tunes.解析：注释 见第一段第三句Both feature now-familiar formulas of attractive young women playing different instruments in songs that combine modern music with classic Chinese tune

33、s(5).What is file passage mainly about?（分数：2.00）A.The Beijing Red Poppy Ladies Percussion.B.A trend bornthe 12 Girls Band.C.How to succeed in musical world.D.Bands that dont have a thing are sure to die fast.解析：注释 本文主要讲述女子十二乐坊的成功经验和特点。本题的关键是确定短文的主题，可以通过确定主题句(第一个句子)和浏览全文来确认正确答案。BComplimentary Dow Jon

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37、 no charge with your Scottrade account!可以知道，选择了Scottrade account就可以得到Dow Jones News。(2).Dow Jones News is important because _.（分数：2.00）A.it helps people predict market changesB.it is up to the minuteC.it is always realD.it is professional解析：注释 从第二段的说明可知，人们利用Dow Jones News来make investment decisions a

38、nd stay ahead of market changes，即进行投资决策，把握市场变化。新闻的作用就是给人提供线索，从而作出正确分析和预测，进行投资和把握市场。(3).Dow Jones Real-Time News covers the following EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.credit market newsB.regional newsC.sports newsD.announcement by companies解析：注释 广告所列的Dow Jones Real-Time News所涉及的信息范围包含了A，B，D但没有包括C。(4).The advertis

39、ement is directed toward _.（分数：2.00）A.brokersB.investorsC.managersD.directors解析：注释 这则广告以赠送Dow Jones Real-Time News为条件，吸引投资者使用 Scottrade account，因此它的对象为投资者。(5).The purpose of the advertisement is _.（分数：2.00）A.encouraging people to use Scottrade accountB.introducing the importance of Dow Jones NewsC.c

40、alling peoples attention to stock exchangeD.hiring brokers解析：注释 表面看广告的大部分内容是在介绍Dow Jones News的内容及其重要性，实际目的是为Scottrade招徕客户。三、BPart Cloze/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)But let no one think that pleasure is immoral. Pleasure in itself is a great good, all pleasure, but its consequences may be suchU (31) /Uthe sensi

41、ble person eschews certain varieties ofU (32) /U. Nor need pleasure be gross and sensual. They are wise in their generationU (33) /Uhave discovered that intellectual pleasure is the most satisfying and the most enduring. It is well toU (34) /Uthe habit of reading. There areU (35) /Usports in which y

42、ou can engage to your own satisfaction after you have passed the prime of life; there are no games except patience, chess problems and crossword puzzles that you can play without someone to play them with you. Reading suffersU (36) /Uno such disadvantages; there is no occupationexcept perhaps needle

43、-work, but that leaves the restless spiritU (37) /Uliberty which you can more easilyU (38) /Uup at any moment, for any period, and more easily putU (39) /Uwhen other calls press upon you; there is no other amusement that can be obtained in these happy days of public liberties and cheap editions at s

44、o small aU (40) /U. To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.（分数：20.00）A.thisB.thatC.theseD.those解析：注释 本句意思为“快乐本身是一件大好事，一切快乐都如此；不过由于快乐会造成各种不同的后果，因此明智的人就避开某些快乐”。such that引导了表语从句，意思是“是这样，以至于”。A.hisB.itsC.itD.him解析：注释 it是指句中的pleasure。A.w

45、hoB.whichC.thatD.whom解析：注释 空白处需要添加引导定语从句的关系代词，并在从句中作主格，可选关系代词 who引导的定语从句修饰句子主语they。A.acquireB.learnC.modifyD.change解析：注释 “养成的习惯”是用acquire(或cultivate，form) the habit of这样的搭配来表示。A.fewB.manyC.littleD.bit解析：注释 句中sports指“体育活动”。该句的意思是“过了壮年以后还能继续满意地从事的体育活动是很少的”。短语pass the prime of life意为“过了壮年”。A.ofB.fromC.

46、out ofD.in解析：注释 此句意思是“读书却没有这些缺点”。suffer form意为“遭受，受损失，受到妨碍”。A.inB.fromC.atD.with解析：注释 at liberty意为“自由，有权”。A.getB.holdC.takeD.look解析：注释 get up起床；hold up举起，支撑；take up拿起，着手处理；look up向上看，查寻。A.belowB.intoC.acrossD.aside解析：注释 put across搞成(尤指用不正当手段)；put into把放进；put aside把放在一边，撇开。A.costB.lostC.momentD.point解析：注释 at so small a cost意为“以这样少的钱”。四、