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2006 年 GCT 考试英语应用能力测试真题总分：100 分 及格：60 分 考试时间：120 分Part One 选择填空(1)Every plant, animal, and human being needs water to _ alive.（ ） A. stayB. makeC. runD. glow(2)It _ commonplace to think of sport as a “leisure industry” now.（ ） A. becameB. will becomeC. is becomingD. had become(3)Changes in climate _ slowly through the years.（ ） A. make progressB. take placeC. keep paceD. set sail(4)Scientists can predict regions _ new species are most likely to be found.（ ） A. whereB. whenC. whyD. how(5)You should use _and natural language when you write a personal letter.（ ） A. formalB. politicalC. magicD. plain(6)Radios today seldom need _ or the attention of a technician.（ ） A. to repairB. repairedC. repairingD. to have repaired(7)It is a great pity for _ to be any quarrel in the school board meeting.（ ） A. whereB. hereC. thereD. why(8)Magicians _ use techniques from science and the arts to deceive the mind and eye.（ ） A. generouslyB. geneticallyC. cleverlyD. subsequently(9)To get the best view of Sydney Harbour, take a Sydney Seaplane flight _ the Harbour and Bondi Beach.（ ） A. aboveB. underC. overD. across(10)Chocolate manufacturers blend many types of beans to yield _ and color desired in the final product.（ ） A. the shapeB. the flavorC. the functionD. the brandPart Two 阅读理解(1)Jessica Bucknam shouts “tiao!” (tee-ow) and her fourth-grade students jump. “Dun!” (doo-wen) she commands, and they crouch (蹲). They giggle (吃吃地笑) as the commands keep coming in Mandarin Chinese. Half of the 340 students at the K-5 school are enrolled in the program. They can continue studying Chinese in middle and high schools. The goal: to speak like natives. About 24,000 American students are currently learning Chinese. Most are in high schoos. But the number of younger students is growing in response to Chinas emergence as a global superpower. “China has become a strong partner of the United States,” says Mary Patterson, Woodstocks principa. “Children who learn Chinese at a young age will have more 中大网校引领成功职业人生 中大网校 “十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：oppoutunities for jobs in the future.” Isabel Weiss, 9, isnt thinking about the future. She thinks learning Chinese is fun. “when you her people speaking in Chinese, you know what theyre saying,” she says. “And they dont know that you know.”TSWhat do the fourth-grade students seem to be doing in the first paragraph?（ ） A. They are learning how to jumB. They are learning how to croucC. They are learning how to gigglD. They are learning Chines(2)The purpose of the program for Jessicas students is to _.（ ） A. enable them to learn how to commandB. get them enrolled in the language programC. help them to speak how to commandD. continue enrolling more students to learn Chinese(3)In response to the fact that _, more American students are learning Chinese.（ ） A. the United States is the only superpower in the worldB. international trading is becoming globalizedC. partnership is encouraging business and tradeD. China is emerging as a new superpower in the world(4)Why do more and more young students personally choose to learn Chinese in the United States?（ ） A. They will have more job opportunities in the futurB. They are more interested in the international tradC. They will visit China for further educatioD. They are curious about the corporate partnershi(5)Isabel Weiss has also chosen to learn Chinese because _.（ ） A. she wants a brighter futureB. she finds it fun to learn the languageC. she likes to do business in ChinaD. she watches people speak the language(6)The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced plans to return people to the moon by 2018. “And this time,” according to a NASA press release, “were going to stay.” NASA wants to make a new spaceship for the missions using parts from the Apollo program, which first took people to the moon in 1969, and the space shuttle. NASA says the new Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) will be “affordable, reliable, and sage.” The CEV will be able to hold four astronauts. The plan is to have the CEV dock (对接) in space with the lunar lander-the vehicle astronauts will use to land on the moon-which will be launched separately into space. The CEV will then travel to the moon and all four astronauts will walk on the moon. The first moon missions are expected to last up to seven days. Exploration and construction of a moon base will be the astronauts top priorities (最优先考虑的事). NASA hopes to have a minimum of two moon missions a year stating in 2018. This will allow for quick moon base construction, constant scientific study, and training for future missions to Mars.TSWhat is new in NASAs plan to return to the moon by 2018?（ ） A. People will land and remain on the mooB. Equipment will be carried and installed therC. More CEVs will be made regularlD. A special device will be used in landin(7)How will NASA make its new spaceship?（ ） A. It will base its design on that of the Apollo prograB. It will use parts only from the Apollo prograC. It will make use of the Apollo program and the space shuttlD. It will develop new designs and make new component(8)How will CEV and the moon lander be launched?（ ） A. They will be launched separatelB. CEV will dock with the moon landeC. They will be launched togetheD. The moon lander will hold four astronaut(9)What will be the astronauts top priorities?（ ） A. Entering the orbit and landing on the mooB. Landing and walking on the moon surfacC. Exploration and researches into the moon compositioD. Exploration and construction of a moon bas(10)The reason why NASA hopes to carry out at least two moon missions a year stating in 2018 is to _.（ ） A. ensure the moon traveling and the moon base constructionB. speed up the moon base construction and other activitiesC. guarantee the quality of the researchers scientific studyD. set up new training laboratories for future missions to Mars(11)At the end of the U.S. Civil War, about 4 million slaves were freed. Now, people around the 中大网校引领成功职业人生 中大网校 “十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：world can hear some of the former slaves stories for the first time ever, as told in their own voices. “That was in slavery time,” says Charlie Smith in one interview. “They sold the colored people. And they were bringing them from Africa. They brought me from Africa. I was a child.” The Library of Congress released the collection of recordings, Voices from the Days of Slavery, in January. The recordings were made between 1932 and 1975. Speaking at least 60 years after their emancipation (解放), the strorytellers discuss their experiences as slaves. They also tell about their lives as free men and women. Isom Moseley was just a by at the time of emancipation, but he recalls that things were slow to change. “It was a year before the folks knowed they was free,” he says. Michael Taft, the head of the librarys archive of folk culture, says the recordings reveal something that written stories cannot. “The power of hearing someone speak is so much greater than reading something from the page,” Taft says. “Its how something is said-the dialect, the low pitches, the pauses-that helps tell the story.”TSWhat is new about the slaves stories?（ ） A. They are told in the slaves own voiceB. People travel around the world to hear theC. Colored people were solD. They happened in the slavery tim(12)What is the title of the collection of recordings?（ ） A. The End of the Civil WaB. The Library of CongressC. Voices from the Days of SlaverD. The Recordings of Written Storie(13)How many years did it take to complete the collection of recordings?（ ） A. 26 yearB. 33 yearsC. 44 yearsD. 57 year(14)What do the storytellers tell us about?（ ） A. How they were brought to the United States from AfricB. The release of the collection of recordingC. What happened 60 years after their emancipatioD. Their experiences as slaves and their lives as free men and wome(15)The recordings differ from written stories in that _.（ ） A. the tellers and the government are contributing togetherB. the dialect, the low pitches, and the pauses are more revealingC. the hearing and reading both help tell the storiesD. the power of watching someone write is more engagin(16)Questions 26-30 are based on the following announcement: THE SOCIETY FOR BIOMATERIALS Takes Pleasure in Announcing its STUDENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH Which will be awarded to student researchers Who have shown outstanding achievement in biomaterial research Applications may be made in one of the following categories: 1. Hospital intern （实习医生）, resident or clinical fellow 2. Undergraduate, Master or Health Science degree candidate 3. Ph.D.degree candidate or equivalent Recipient will present their paper at the Society for Biomaterials meeting in Clemson, South Carolina, and be the guest of the Society during its meeting, April 28 to May 1, 2007. Each recipient will receive: 1. Travel and living expenses up to $300 2. Certificate of Award 3. Registration for the Scientific Session 4. Tickets to all official functions 5. Publication of abstract in the Transactions of the Society for Biomaterials 6. Publication of paper in Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Recipient will be selected on the basis of submitted papers which must be received along with completed application forms no later than November 30, 2006. For application, write to Student Awards Society for Biomaterials c/o Robert A. James, Doctor of Dental Science Loma Linda University SD Loma Linda, California 92354TSIn order to be chosen, applicants must send in _ before Nov30, 2006.（ ） A. their papers and application formsB. their papers and degree certificatesC. their application forms and diplomasD. their applications and registrations(17)The number 92354 is the _ of Loma Linda University SD.（ ） A. fax codeB. phone numberC. zip codeD. street number(18)The qualifications for the application for the award include all of the following EXCEPT _.（ ） A. hospital interns, resident or clinical fellowsB. undergraduates, masters or Health Science degree candidatesC. doctorial degree candidates or equivalentsD. PD supervisors or former student award winners(19)Journal of Biomaterials Research will publish _.（ ） A. the abstract of the paper of the applicant chosenB. the presented paper of the applicant chosen中大网校引领成功职业人生 中大网校 “十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：C. the abstract and paper of the applicant selectedD. the application form and paper of the applicant(20)It can be inferred that the criterion/criteria for the selection of qualified candidates is/are _.（ ） A. the qualification of the applicantsB. the quality of the applicants papersC. the number of the papers presentedD. the abstract of the papers submittedPart Three 完形填空(1) The hobby of collecting autographs （亲笔签名）is called philography, from a Greek word meaning love of writing. People 31 many kinds of autographs. Some collect signatures or other handwritten materials of authors, composers, movie stars, or sports heroes. Others focus on certain 32 such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a presidential election, or the space program. 33 collectors try to acquire a complete set of autographs of Novel Prize winners or Academy Award winners. Collectors may request autographs 34 celebrities either in person or by letter. Most beginning autograph collectors do not have the knowledge to determine 35 an autograph is genuine （真实的）. They may mistake other kinds of signatures for 36 handwritten signatures. For example, some people have secretaries who sigh their mail. Some individuals send out mass-produced letters or signed photographs to collectors who 37 their autographs. Many famous people sue a mechanical device called an Autopen to sign autographs. The 38 can sign 3,000 signatures in eight hours. The only way to recognize an Autopen autograph is to compare two of them. All Autopen autographs are 39 , but no two handwritten autographs are 40 alike.TS（ ） A. neglectB. arrangeC. readD. collect(2)（ ） A. storiesB. eventsC. actionsD. plans(3)（ ） A. SomeB. AnyC. NoD. Several(4)（ ） A. fromB. inC. forD. to(5)（ ） A. whatB. howC. whetherD. where(6)（ ） A. falseB. indirectC. openD. genuine(7)（ ） A. copyB. requestC. writeD. mail(8)（ ） A. actorB. machineC. collectorD. secretary(9)（ ） A. genuineB. falseC. differentD. identical中大网校引领成功职业人生 中大网校 “十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：(10)（ ） A. fluentlyB. initiallyC. exactlyD. convenientlyPart Four 补全对话(1)Steve: Hi, my name is SteveIts nice to meet you.Jack: Im Jack._ （ ） A. My name is Jack, you knoB. How are you, Steve?C. Its pleasure to meet you, StevD. Youre busy, arent you?(2)Jill: Hi, Jane, this is JillDo you have time to talk?Jane: Hi, Jill, _I was just watching TV.（ ） A. so whatB. no doubtC. some timeD. sure(3)Salesman: Good morning, sirMay I help you?Customer: Thats OK_.Salesman: FinePlease take your time.（ ） A. Im just looking aroundB. Im just playing aroundC. Im just sneaking aroundD. Im just hanging around(4)Customer: Could you hold the door open for a moment, please?Salesman: Certainly_.（ ） A. lease take your timeB. Im sorry I cantC. No worry, pleaseD. Never mind it(5)Harry: I didnt know you play billiardsAre you having fun?John: Im having a great time_ What