2003年gct入学资格考试外语运用能力试题及参

2003GCT入学资格考试外语运用能力试（50题，每题2分，满分100分，考试时间45分钟PartOneVocabularyandInthispartthereareten pletesentences,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Thenewcurrencywillget Shortageofcapitalisthemainfactor economicholdsout B．holdsontoC．holdsback D．holdsonThecaptainoftheship thepassengersthattherewasnodanger. Manyoldpeopleinthecitiesfindthemselvesunabletogetusedtothe ofcity ThefirstOlympiadissaidtohaveconsisted ofa200-yardfootracenearthesmallcityof The attheconferenceisveryimportantanditwillcreateasensation B．beingdiscussedC．isbeingdiscussed D．hasbeendiscussedTheextensivesurveysuggestedthattheirassumptions totallywrong. D．wouldbe winstheelectionisgoingtohaveatoughjobgettingtheeconomybackonitsfeet. Iftheyhadsentachecktotheephonecompanylastweek,theirephone outofserviceatthismoment.willnotbe B．willnothavebeenC．wouldnotbe D．wouldnothavebeenMillionsofAmericansflocktotheirdrugstorestobuyvitaminsandminerals, thatthesepillscanhelptopreventseriousillnesses. C．to D．tobePart ReadingInthisparttherearethreepassagesandoneweatherforecastfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingElephantswhopaintaren’tnew.PaintingsbyRuby,anAsianelephantwholivedatthePhoenixZooinArizona,soldforupto$5,000inthelate1980s,saidDickGeorge,aconsultantwiththezoo.“Rubywasaboutsevenmonthsoldwhenshefirstcametothezoo,”said“Shelivedwithagoatandsomechickens,butshedidn’thaveanelephantcompanionforanumberofyears.Shespentalotoftimedrawinginthedirtwithasticktomakeherdaysmorestimulating.Herkeeperboughthersomearts.”Georgesaid,“RubywasexcitedaboutpaintingrightfromtheTheelephantsattheartacademiesinSoutheastAsiaaretaughttoholdapaintbrushwiththetipoftheirtrunks.Initially,thekeeperguidestheelephant’strunkoverthecanvas（画布）andoffersrewardsforgoodperformance.“Itonlytakesafewhourstoadaytoteachthem,”saidMiaFineman,anarthistorianwhosebookWhenElephantsPaintisanillustratedhistoryoftheAsianElephantArtandConservationProject.RubywasanAsian whowassoldforapriceashighaswhowasfamousforbeingthefirstpaintingwhosepaintingssoldforashighaswhostartedpaintinginthelateWhydidRubystartpaintingaccordingtoDickBecauseshewassevenyearsBecauseshewasthefirsttocometotheBecauseshelearnedalotfromthegoatandtheBecauseshehadnoelephantpartnerstoplayHowdidRubypaintattheverySheusedasticktodrawintheShespentmuchtimeintheShestimulatedherselfeveryShepaintedwithherkeeper’sartToencouragetheelephantstopaintwell,the boughtthemalotofartmadethemexcitedatthetaughtthemtoholdapaintbrushwiththeirtrunksD．reinforcedthedesiredbehaviorswithrewardsWhenElephantsPaintisa onthehistoryofaboutthepaintingelephantsinAsiaC．explaininghowtoteachelephantstopaintD．chieflytheorizingaboutelephantartQuestions16-20arebasedonthefollowingWhileitistruethatAmericansbelieveclimbingtheeducationalladderleadstosuccess,theyarelesscertainthatinlectualachievementistheonlyimportantfactorleadingtosuccess.Acompetitivealityisseenasimportanttosuccess,especiallyinmen.ThedevelopmentofsocialandpoliticalskillsarealsoconsideredtobeveryTohelpAmericansdeveloptheseotherimportantskills,schoolshaveaddedalargenumberextracurriculrandextendsdownintoelementaryschoolsasAthletics,frequentlycalled“competitivesports”,areperhapsthemostimportantoftheseactivities.Football,basketball,andbaseballteamsareseenasveryimportantinteachingstudents,particularlyboys,the“winningspirit”.Attimes,athleticteamsseemto emoreimportanttosomestudentsandtheirparentsthantheacademicprogramsofferedbytheschools.Americansbelievethateducation theonlywayto B．themainpurposeoftheC．justlikeclimbing D．importanttoWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasimportanttoInlectualachievement.B．Competitive C．Social D．Socialandpolitical18．AvarietyofextracurricularactivitiesareaddedinAmerican tohelpstudentsclimbtheeducationtoenrichstudents’dulllifeattohelp emoresuccessfulinlatertoextendcollegeeducationdownintoelementaryschools19．Athleticactivitiesaredesigned tomakeboystoteachstudentswinningtodevelopstudents’socialandpoliticaltoimprovetheacademicWhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthisEducationandSuccess.B．ExtracurricularActivitiesatSchool.Athletic lectualQuestions21-25arebasedonthefollowingPeopleoncewidelybelievedthatinligentlifeexistedonMars.The19th-centurydiscoveryofwhatappearedtobegeometricdesignscutacrossthesurfacewastakenasevidence.Thelineswerethoughttohavebeenasystemofcsthathadbeenbuilttoirrigatethesurface.Itisnowclearthatthe“cs”—perhapsthemostspectaculargeologicfeaturesofMars—arenaturalvalleyswhereancientriversonceAnotherfragmentedideaconcernstheplanet’sseasonalchangesincolor.Onceattributedtotherapidspreadofsomelife-form,theseshiftsarenowknowntodevelopfromthemovementoffinedustintheBythecloseofthe20thcenturynoneofthemanyexperimentsconductedbyspacecrafthadeverfoundpersuasiveevidenceoflife.Nevertheless,speculationcontinuedovertheexistenceofsomeformoflife,ineitherthepresentorpast.In1996scientistsdiscoveredorganiccompoundsandmineralsinameteorite（陨石），consistingofMartianrock,thatcollidedwithEartharound11,000B.C.ThesecompoundssuggestthatMarsmayhavebeeninhabitedbyorganismsmorethanthreebillionyearsago.Whydidpeopleinthe19thcenturybelievetheexistenceofinligentlifeonBecausethesurfaceofMarsseemedtobeBecausethelinesweredrawnacrossthesurfaceoftheBecauseasystemofcswasthoughttobeBecauseitwastheMartiansthatbuiltthecThe s”onMarshaveprovedto accordingtothetheminorgeologiccharacteristicsofnaturalvalleysonthesurfaceofriversthathavekeptflowingsinceancientD．asystemthatirrigatesthewholeWhataretheMars’seasonalchangesincolorbelievedtoThenaturalchangesontheplanet.B．TheseasonalC．Themovementofsomelife-form.D．ThestormofdustinitsHowisthe1996discoveryrelatedtothepossibleexistenceoforganismsonMars?A．ThemeteoritecontainingorganiccompoundsispartofMars.B．AMartianrockstruckEarthabout11,000yearsC．TheorganismscamebacktolifeafterthecollisionwithD．TheinhabitingorganismsappearedmorethanthreebillionyearsHowmanyargumentsinthispassageleadtothebeliefoftheexistenceoflifeon Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingweatherWeatherThefollowingforecastshowsforthelistedcitiestheprojectedweatherconditionsandtheexpectedrangeoftemperaturesfromtheafternoonhightotheeveninglow.Mostlyfair.88-Mostlycloudy.68-Partlycloudy.78-NewMostlyfair.92-Thunderstormslikely.82-Hazyandwarm.90-Mostlycloudy.84-Sunnyandwarm.99-Thunderstormslikely.91-Partlycloudy.81-Rainlikely.53-St.Thunderstormslikely.86-SanPartlycloudy.90-Mostlyfair.73-KansasThunderstormslikely.73-Mostlyfair.74-LasSunnyandwarm.93-Rainlikely.83-LosMostlysunny.88-Partlycloudy.88-Partlycloudy.88-Accordingtothe KansasCitywillbewarmerthanTorontoB．TemperatureswillbethelowestinSeattleandMinneapolisTheweatherwillbefineinmostofthelistedMorethanhalfofthelistedcitiesarecloudyorrainAmongthefollowingfourcities,thedifferencebetweentheafternoonhighandtheeveninglowissmallestin Kansas WhichofthefollowingcitiesisclosesttoMiamiinweather Thedifferencebetweentheafternoonhighandtheeveninglowisgreatest B．Los C．Las Thedifferencesbetweentheafternoonhighandtheeveninglowarethesame Chicago,Dallas,KansasCity,andSt.LouisB．Atlanta,SanFrancisco,NewOrleans,andSeattleC．Cleveland,Dallas,St.Louis,andWashingtonD．Pittsburgh,Miami,Houston,andBostonPartThreeClozeForeachblankinthefollowingpassage,choosethebestanswerfromthechoicesgivenbelow.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.InNovemberof1902,ThreRooseveltwasonahuntingtripinMississippi.Hiswasgoing31thatday,andhecouldn’tseemtofindanythingworthyof32hisrifle.Then,hisstaffcapturedablackbabybearforthe toshoot,buthecouldnot.Thethoughtofshootingabearthatwastiedtoatreedidnotseemsporting,sohe33thelifeofthebabybearandsetitfree.Basedonthisstory,afamouspoliticalcartoonistfortheWashingtonStardrewacartoon,whichshowedTeddyRooseveltrifle34withhisbackturnedonacute（可爱的）babybear.MorrisMichtom,ownerofaBrooklyntoystore,was35bythecartoontomakeastuffedbabybear.Intendingitonlyasadisplay,heplacedthestuffedbearinhistoystore36,andnexttoitplacedacopyofthecartoonfromthenewspaper.ToMichtom’ssurprise,hisstorewasfloodedbycustomers37tobuy.Heaskedforandreceived Roosevelt’s38tousehisnamefortheband-sewnbearsthatheandhiswifemade,andthe“TeddyBear”wasborn!MichtomwassoonmanufacturingTeddybears39thethousands.Themoneyfromthesaleenabledhim,in1903,to40theIdealToyCompany.34．A．inhisB．intheC．inD．inPartFourDialogueTherearetenshort pletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedbyyourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatappropriaysuitstheconversationalcontextandbestcompletesthedialogue.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Karen:o.CouldIspeaktoJustin,please?Yes,you C．Whoare D．Speak,SpeakerA:Well,it’sgettinglate.MaybewecouldgettogetherSpeakerSoundsgood.I’llgiveyouacall. B．Takeiteasy.C．Nicetoseeyouback. D．Yes,I’veenjoyedit.Jack:Hey,howareyou,Susie?Gee,wehaven’tseeneachotherin...itmustbeclosetothreeJack:Howdoyoudo? B．Nicetomeetyou.C．Fancymeetingyouhere. D．Well,howhaveyoubeen?Customer:Yes,I’llhaveacheeseburger,mediumrare,withFrenchWhatdoyouwanttoHaveyoudecidedwhattohaveyet?C．Excuseme;areyoureadytoordernow?D．Excuseme,butwho’dliketoorder?SpeakerA:I’vegotafeverandareallybadSpeakerWhyareyousocarelessaboutThiskindofthinghappenstoYoushouldtakegoodcareofOh,that’stoobad.Whydon’tyoutakesomeMan:That’sabeautifuldressyouhaveActually,Idon’tlikeitverymuch.B．Oh,thankyou.Ijustgotityesterday.C．Yes,Ithinkso.D．No,it’snotthatbeautiful.YoursisSpeakerA:MindifIcallyouSpeakerYes,justcallmeAl.B．Yes,youmaydothat.C．Ofcoursenot.Butjustplain“Al”willdo.D．OK.Everyonedoes.StudentA:MayIuseyourcomputerthisStudentB:I’msorry,butIhavetofinishtythistermpapertoday.StudentA:Doasyouplease. B．Itdoesn’tmatter.C．Thankyoujustthesame. D．Nevermind.Nancy:HaveyouheardaboutDana?SheisgoingtogetmarriedwithYou’rekidding! C．Isitarealthing? D．Goodluck!Grandpa:Robbie,we’llgofishingsoon,andwe’lltakeyourdadwithGrandson:I’mready,Younametheday. B．Enjoyyourselves.C．Youcan’tmiss D．Takeyour2003GCT入学资格考试外语运用能力试参考答案与【解析】本题属于固定搭配词组考点。circuit周游，巡回。circulation流通，额。circular函件，通知。circle，循环。“get/gointocirculation”意思是“进入流通，进入市场”，故选B项。【解析】holdout：支持；继续。holdonto：抓住不放，抓住，坚持住。holdback：踌躇，，阻碍，抑制，隐瞒。holdon：坚持，等一下。句意是：是阻碍经济发展的主要因素。故选C项。【解析】本题的四个选项词义都接近，根据句意，只有选A项合理。assure：保证，使确信。ensure：保证，使安全。ensure：使确信。secure：安全的，可靠的，保护。insure：【解析】pace：步，速度，步调，踱步，缓慢地走。paceoflife：生活节奏，为固定词组，【解析】四个副词词义nearly：几乎，密切地。compley：十分，完全地。merely：仅，只，不过。identically：同一地，相等地。句意为：第一届奥运会据说仅仅只有一个在奥林匹亚小城附近的200码赛跑项目。故选C项更合理。【解析】本题考查的是过去分词。由题意知，【解析】本题考查的是过去分词。由题意知，A项过去分词作定语， 关系。其他选【解析】根据句意可知，suggest在此句中不是虚拟语气，而有“表明”的意思，因此be动词【解析】本题属于复合从句考点。anyone：任何人，无论谁。who：谁，什么人，他。whoever：不管谁，无论谁。everyone：每人，各人。句意为：，不管谁赢得了选举，都着使经济复苏的艰巨任务。故选C项。对应关系应该是提前一个时态即可。本句条件句的时间是“上周（lastweek”，属于过去时，其时态要用过去完成时“hadsent”，而主句条件句的时间是“现在（atthismoment）”,所以只提前一个时态，故选C项。【解析】【解析】convince语作原因状语。故选A项。【解析】本题根据文章的第1段可知，A项中的5000是销售大象所画图画的价格，而不是卖大象的价格。B、D两项的内容在文中找不到。即正确选项只有C。【解析】根据本文的第3段“Shelivedwithagoatandsomechickens,butshedidn’thaveanelephantcompanionforanumberofyears可推知，Ruby因为没有其他的大象伙伴才开始画画【解析】本题的关键是attheverybeginning，只有A确回答了Ruby在刚开始时是怎样画画的。而B项是说Ruby每天的大部分时间都在泥土里玩，C项是说Ruby每天自娱自乐，又因A项在时间上要先于D项，所以B、C、D项都不正确。【解析】根据文中第5段中的“offersrewardsforgoodperformance可知，为了鼓励大象将画画好，管理员对做得好的给予。故选D项。【解析】此题根据文章的第6段，由“WhenElephantsPaintisanillustratedhistoryoftheAsianElephantArtandConservationProject”可知，B项“关于亚洲画画的大象”符合题意。其他选项均不【解析】根据第一段的“Americansbelieveclimbingtheeducationalladderleadstosuccess”D项“对成功很重要”是正确答案。故选D们在日后的生活中更加成功”，故应选C项。【解析】设置体育运动的目的是“inteachingstudentsparticularlyboys,the‘winningspirit’”。【解析】第1段“itistruethatAmericansbelieveclimbingtheeducationalladderleadsto点出，故的标题为A项【解析】由文章的第1段中“Thelineswerethoughttohavebeenasystemofc sthathadbeenbuilttoirrigatethesurface”可知，最正确的依据是C项，即可以使人们相信火星上存在着智能生【答案】B【解析】本题也从文章的第1段找答案。根据“Itisnowclearthatthe“cs