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联考GCT考试英语真题可编辑版
2015GCT考试英语真题(文字版)
第四部分外语运用能力测试(英语)
(50小题,每小题2分,满分100分)
PartOneVocabularyandStructureDirections:
Therearetenincompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.Soloudly______thatevenpeoplefarawaycouldhearhim.
A.didheshoutB.heshouted
C.shoutedheD.shouldheshout
2.Heranklecaughtonastone,andshealmostlosther______.
A.mindB.way
C.balanceD.strength
3.Thehonorwillbeawardedto______finishestheworkfirst.
A.anyoneB.who
C.whomeverD.whoever
4.Bill’schanceofwinningis______.
A.slenderB.lean
C.skinnyD.few
5.Davelivedinasm(转载自出国留学网,请保留此信息。
)allapartmentnearBoston,______whattodoabouthisfuture.
A.towonderB.beingwondered
C.wonderedD.wondering
6.Academicfreedom______referstotherighttopursuewhatonebelievestobethe
truth.
A.purposelyB.primarily
C.presentlyD.promptly
7.Ifhe______thedoctor'sadvice,hewouldbequiteallrightnow.
A.couldfollowB.follows
C.hasfollowedD.hadfollowed
8.Humansareverysociablecreatures,sotheyneedto______withotherpeople.
A.interactB.interpret
C.integrateD.interfere
9.______remainsconsiderabledoubtoverwhentherailwaywillbecompleted.
A.ThereB.That
C.ItD.What
10.Thecompanydidnotsellasinglecarforamonthandhadto______itsworkers.
A.layoutB.layoff
C.layasideD.laydown
Parttwo
Directions:
Inthisparttherearethreepassagesandonechart,eachfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
NotenoughAmericanstudentswanttobeengineers,mathematicians,orscientists.TheObamaadministrationwantstochangethat.Theyarespendingmoneytodoit.ThegovernmentwillinvestthreebilliondollarsintheeducationofyoungAmericansinscience,technology,engineering,andmath.ThefourareastogetherareknownasSTEM.ManyjobsintheSTEMfieldswillopeninthecomingyears.TheU.S.government'sinvestmentaimstoincreasethenumberofAmericanswhocantakethosejobs.
YetgirlsappearfarlessinterestedinSTEMsubjectsthanboys.Only25%ofSTEMstudentsaregirls.CamsieMcAdamsfromtheU.S.EducationDepartmentsaysgirlssimplydonotfeelwelcomedinSTEMsubjects.Shesaysyoungwomenlookatindustriessuchasengineeringandcomputerscienceandseemostoftheleadersaremen.“We,aswomen,wanttohavepeoplethatlooklikeus,peoplethatwecanrelateto.Alotoftimeswhatkeepspeoplefromenteringthefield,evenwhentheygetthedegree,isbecausetheydon’tfeelwelcomed.”
EngineerDebbieSterlinginventedforgirlsaconstructiontoynamed“GoldieBlox”.ShehopesGoldieBloxwillhelpgirlsdevelopspatialskills,whichhelpengineersandbuilderstothinkaboutobjectsinthreedimensions(维度)).Tointerestgirls,Sterlingcreatedthecharacter“Goldie.”Goldiedoesnotcareaboutbeautyorclothes.Goldietellsstories,solvesdifficultproblemsandcreatesimaginaryworlds.
11.Accordingtothepassage,STEMjobsintheUSarenot______.
A.takenbyoldpeopleB.attractivetoyoungsters
C.respectedinsocietyD.verywellpaid
12.OnemeasurethattheObamaadministrationwilltakeisto______.
A.raisepaysforyoungengineers
B.encouragegirlstogotocollege
C.createmorejobsintheSTEMfields
D.investmoremoneyineducation
13.GirlslackinterestinSTEMsubjectsbecausetheyfeel______.
A.unqualifiedforSTEMjobsB.unwelcomeinSTEMjobs
C.unconfidentinthemselvesD.ignoredinthoseclasses
14.DebbieSterlinginvented“GoldieBlox”to______.
A.helpgirlstellstoriesbetter
B.developstrongcharacteringirls
C.providegirlswithmoreentertainment
D.arousegirls5interestinSTEM
15.Thelastparagraphimpliesthat______.
A.Goldiehasdisplayedabeautifulimaginaryworld
B.Goldiehasacharacterthat(转载自出国留学网,请保留此信息。
)youngsterslike
C.GoldieBloxhasmadegirlsinterestedinspatialskills
D.spatialskillsarehighlydemandedinSTEMjobs
Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Earlylastmonth,BillGatesreleasedavideoofaventurefundedbytheGatesFoundation:
theOmniprocessor,aSeattle-basedprocessingplantthatbumssewage(污水)tomakecleandrinkingwater.Inthevideo,Gatesraisesaglassofwatertohislips.Justfiveminutesago,heexplains,thatwaterwashumanwaste.Gatestakesasip(小口呷)).“It’swater,’’hesays.“Havingstudiedtheengineeringbehindit,Iwouldhappilydrinkiteveryday.It’sthatsafe.”
AccordingtotheFoundation^estimates,atleasttwobillionpeoplelackaccesstopropersanitation(公共卫生);areportwarnedthat,withinthenextdecade,“manycountrieswillexperiencewaterproblems—shortages,poorwaterquality,orfloods—thatwillriskinstabilityandstatefailure.”TheOmniprocessor’sapproachseemstobetheperfectsolution.Itofferscleandrinkingwaterwhereaccessislacking.Infact,thetechnologyhasbeenaroundforyears,anditseffectivenessisanestablishedfactSowhyhasn’titbeenwidelyadoptedyet?
That'spreciselythequestionthatPaulRozintackledinaseriesofstudiesspanningover2,000Americanadultsandseveralhundredcollegestudents.TheresultswerepublishedinthejournalJudgmentandDecisionMaking.“Theproblemisn'tmakingtherecycledwaterbutgettingpeopletodrinkit,”Rozinsaid.“Andit’saproblemthatisn’tgoingtobesolvedbyengineers.Itwillbesolvedbypsychologists.”
16.ThevideoshowsthatBillGatesis______.
A.explainingthewaterrecyclingprocess
B.makingwateroutofsewageC.drinkingcleanwatermadefromsewageD.riskingdrinkingpollutedwater
17.Thevideoseemsintendedto______.
A.buildpublicconfidenceinrecycledwater
B.marketthenewsewageburningtechnology
C.persuadepeopletosavewater
D.improveBillGates,publicimage
18.AccordingtothereportmentionedinParagraph2,waterproblemswill______.
A.becomemoreworryingforeconomicreasons
B.worsenthesanitationsituationinpoorcountries
C.besolvedusingtheOmniprocessor’sapproach
D.endangerthenationalsecurityinsomecountries
19.Accordingtotheauthor,thewater-recyclingtechnology______.
A.proveseffective
B.isnotworththeinvestment
C.remainstobetested
D.istechnicallydifficulttouse
20.Thispassageismainlyabout______.
A.theimportanceofpsychology
B.thefutureoftheOmniprocessor
C.theventuresofGatesFoundation
D.theacceptanceofrecycledwater
Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
InhisbookHamlet'sBlackberry.WilliamPowersdescribesascenethatshould
strikemanyasfamiliar.“HereIwasinNewYork,themostfantasticcityintheworld—somuchtolookat,toseeandhear,buteverybodyaroundmewasstaringcloselyatsomedigitaldevice,”hesaid.“Thesesmalldevicesarewonderful,andtheydofantasticstuffforusalldaylong,buttomissoutonyoursurroundingsallthetime,whichIthinkweincreasinglydo—Ireallyquestionthat.”
Powerscertainlydoesn'tcondemnthewayweusethesedevices.Hedoes,however,recognizethedownsideofconstantlybeingfloodedwithnewinformation—orwhathecallsthe“over-connectedness.”Amongthethingsthatsufferfromouroverconnectedness,Powerssays,arerelationships.”It'snotreallyconnectedness.It'ssortoftheoppositeofconnectedness.”
Howarewesupposedtocopewiththeproblem?
Powershasonesuggestion:
justdisconnect.Hisfamily,forexample,takesan“InternetSabbath”everyweekend.“Weturnoffthehouseholdmodem,andwedon’thavesmartphones.Wecan’tdoWebsurfing,”heexplains.
AccordingtoPowers,thepositiveeffectsofthesetechnologybreaksarefeltlongaftertheweekendsareover.“Evenwhenwe'reconnected,wecanfeelthebenefitsofhavingbeendisconnectedacoupleofdaysago,”hesays.“It'saboutthatsimpleword,‘balance’.”
Notthathethinksunpluggingyourmodemisnecessarilyeasy.”It'sreallyhardtopullaway.Youhavetoknowwhyyou'redoingit,andreallybelieve,”hesays.
21.AccordingtoParagraph1,WilliamPowers______.
A.hasapassionfordigitaldevices
B.dislikesNewYorkcity
C.writesaboutafamiliarscene
D.isawell-knownwriter
22.Theword“downside”(Para.2)isclosestinmeaningto“______.”
A.shortcomingB.confusion
C.effectD.challenge
23.Duringthe“InternetSabbath”,thePowersfamily______.
A.gooutforasurfB.arefreefromtheInternetuse
C.playgamesontheInternetD.don’tmakephonec(转载自出国留学网,请保留此信息。
)alls
24.AccordingtoPowers,technologybreaks______.
A.allowpeopletoliveasimplelife
B.seemtomakeweekendslonger
C.makepeople’slifebetterbalanced.
D.haveashortpositiveeffect
25.Thepassageismostlikelya______.
A.socialsurveyB.bookreview
C.technicalreportD.newsitem
Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingchart:
BestValueForVacationsinAugust(Flights+Hotel)
3-7daysplan
8-14daysplan
14+daysplan
Place:
LasVegas
Place:
NewYork
Place:
Miami
Hotel:
4stars
Hotel:
3stars
Hotel:
4stars
Price:
$444Flight+3nights
Price:
$1950Fl
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