2007年GCT工程硕士(英语)真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)
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2007年GCT工程硕士（英语）真题试卷 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. Vocabulary and Structure 2. Reading Comprehension 3. Cloze 4.
Dialogue Completion
Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are ten incomplete sentences
in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose
the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET
with a single line through the center.
1． Living things can sense and ______ changes in their surroundings.
A．decide on
B．make up
C．lead to
D．respond to
正确答案：D
解析：decide on意思为”决定”；make up意思为”弥补”；lead to意思为”导致”；respond to意思为”应对”。请注意本句话中第一个动词sense与第二个动词的并列对应关系。只有D选项符合本句话的语境，全句意思为”生物能够感应并应对周围环境的变化”。
2． Some persons ______ fishing simply for fun.
A．make
B．enjoy
C．seek
D．feel
正确答案：B
解析：本句话的关键考点为非谓语动词的正确搭配，只有B选项的enjoy能与后面的动名词fishing搭配。
3． In space, ______ and equipment need many forms of protection.
A．pilots
B．engineers
C．astronauts
D．scientists
正确答案：C
解析：本句话的关键是正确理解语境信息In space(在太空)，只有C选项的astronauts(宇航员)与前面的语境(在太空)有直接联系。
4． Sometimes, artists paint ______ for their own enjoyment or self-expression,
choosing their own subjects.
A．primarily
B．occasionally
C．reluctantly
D．generously
正确答案：A
解析：本句话的关键是理解全句的意思，找出最佳的符合句子意义的选项。也可以用排除法将其他的选项逐项放在句子中间，可以感到句子意思讲不通。全句的正确意思为：”有时，艺术家主要是为了自己享受或自我表现的缘故来作画，选择自己的题材”。
5． Minimum wage is the ______ amount of money per hour that an employer
may legally pay a worker.
A．smallest
B．few
C．least
D．little
正确答案：C
解析：根据语法规则，从本题空格前定冠词的使用可以马上排除掉B和D两个选项，原因是这个定冠词后要求与最高级形容词或副词搭配。所以，只能从A或C选项中取其一。根据英语的习惯用法，C选项为正确答案。
6． ______ the flood, the ship would have reached its destination on time.
A．In case of
B．But for
C．As of
D．In spite of
正确答案：B
解析：本题为虚拟语气的考点，But for=If it had not been for。只有B选项符合虚拟语气中主句与条件句的正确搭配。其他选项的意思和搭配都不正确。
7． Without sun’s light ______ the earth’s surface, no life could exist on the
earth.
A．warms
B．warmed
C．to warm
D．warming
正确答案：D
解析：本题的关键是明确第一个词Without为介词，其后面的动词形式只能为动名词warming。其他的选项不符合介词短语的搭配。
8． When we arrived at the airport, we were told our flight ______.
A．had been cancelled
B．had cancelled
C．has been cancelled
D．cancelled
正确答案：A
解析：本题为一个语态和时态语法题。首先要明确本句的时间句为过去时”When we arrived..”.和主句中的过去时”were told”，后面的从句动作发生在这个过去时间的过去，所以要用过去完成时(A或B)；而cancel为及物动词，后面却没有宾语，应该判断出其宾语flight位置提前做主语，为被动语态结构，应该选择A。
9． Kathy hopes to become a friend of ______ shares her bitterness and
happiness.
A．whomever
B．whatever
C．whoever
D．whichever
正确答案：A
解析：本句的关键是确认选项的正确词性和意思。由于空格前面的单词为介词of，可以判断出其后面的单词只能为宾格形式(作介词宾语)，本句指的是”谁(人类)”的朋友。所以，只有A选项词性和意思正确。
10． The coat I’m wearing now costs about ______ of that one hung over there.
A．twice price
B．twice the price
C．the twice price
D．the price twice
正确答案：B
解析：本题是英语惯用法考点：价格的倍数表达法为”倍数(twice)+定冠词(the)+价格(price)”。其他选项不符合英语的习惯表达法。
Part II Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages,
each followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are
four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on
the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
In the fall 2006, the National Basketball Association (NBA) started using
basketballs made with synthetic, or manmade material instead of leather. They made
the switch because they wanted every basketball they use to feel and bounce the same.
However, some players complained right away that the new balls bounced differently
and were actually harder to control than leather ones. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark
Cuban asked for help the Department of Physics at the University of Texas. The
scientists investigated friction that affects the ability of a player to hold onto a ball.
“The greater the friction, the better it will stick to his hand”, explains Horwitz, one of
the physicists who worked on the project. Tests on both wet and dry balls showed
that while the plastic ball was easier to grip when dry, it had less friction and became
much harder to hold onto when wet. That’s because sweating stays on the surface of
the synthetic balls but gets absorbed into the leather balls—an important detail for
sweaty athletes. In January, the NBA went back to use the traditional leather balls.
They aren’t perfect, but for now, that’s just the way the ball bounces.
11． The NBA started using synthetic basketballs instead of leather ones because
______.
A．NBA players had used the leather balls for too long a time
B．NBA officials wanted a switch with which to start a reform
C．they emphasized that synthetic materials are manmade
D．they wanted every basketball to feel and bounce the same
正确答案：D
解析：本题的关键是找到文章中的依据句：”They made the switch because
they wanted every basketball they use to feel and bounce the same”．只需对照该句话与选项在用词和意思方面的一致性就可以确定正确答案。
