gct英语考前辅导模拟题答案见包

2013年外语运用能力测试（英语）模拟题

（50题，每题2分，满分100分，考试时间45分钟）

PartOne VocabularyandStructure

Directions:

Thereareten pletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethehatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelhroughthecenter.

Shortageofcapitalisthemainfactorthat economicdevelopment.

holdsout B.holdsonto

C.holdsback D.holdson

Scientistscanpredictregions _newspeciesaremostlikelytobefound.

where B.when

C.why D.how

Changeslimate slowlythroughtheyears.

makeprogress B.takece

C.keeppace D.setsail

Peopledonotalwaysrecalleventsasthey _actually.

A.arehappening B.willhappen C.happened D.wouldhappen

Peoplewhowalkonthegrassare_ _toafineof$5.

A.possible B.likely C.liable D.reliable

Byofthismonthwesurely asatisfactorysolutiontotheproblem.

A.havefound B.willhavefound C.willbefinding D.arefinding

Chocolatemanufacturersblendmanytypesofbeanstoyield_ _andcolordesiredinthefinalproduct.

A.theshape B.theflavor C.thefunction D.thebrand

shallweforgetthedaywhenwereceivedtheadmissionintoHarvardUniversity.

A.Notime B.Never C.Nosooner D.Nheless

Thereisgoingtobe timeforpeopletoassesswhetherornotwehavemadetherightdecisioninthistimeofurgency.

A.sufficient B.additional C.efficient D.consequent

10.Iftheyhadsentachecktothe

ephone

lastweek,theirephone outof

serviceatthismoment.

A.willnotbe

B.willnothavebeen

C.wouldnotbe

D.wouldnothavebeen

PartTwo ReadingComprehension

Directions:

Inthisparttherearethreepassagesandoneannouncement,eachfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelhroughthecenter.

Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Whyare ssopopular?Becausepeoplelovetotalktoeachother.Anditiseasierwithaphone.IncountrieslikeRussiaand,peopleusephoneinceswherethereisnoordinaryephone.Businesspeopleuse swhenthey’retraveling.Insomecountries,likeJapan,manypeopleusetheirphonestosendmessageandaccesstheInte.Theyuseanewkindof phonecalled“i-mode”.Youcanevenusea phonelistentomusic.

phonesareveryfashionablewithteenagers.Parentsbuyphonesfortheirchildren.Theycancallhomeiftheyareintroubleandneedhelp.Sotheyfeelsafer.Butteenagersmostlyusethemtokeepintouchwiththeirfriendsorysimplecomputergames.It’scooltobetheownerofasmallexpensive .Researchshowsthatteenageownersof phonesmokeless.Parentsandschoolsarehappythatteenagersaresaferandsmokeless.

Butmanypeopledislikethem.Theyhateitwhenthebusinessmanoppositethemonthetrainhasaloudconversationonhisphone.Orwhen phonnginacaféorrestaurant.Butthereisamuchmoreseriousproblem.It’spossiblethatphonecanheatupthebrainbecauseweholdthephonesoclosedtoourhead.Scientistsfearthatscanperhapsbebadforyourmemoryandevengiveyoucancer.

11.arepopularamongpeoplebecause

theythinkarefun

theybelievearesafe

theylovetolistentomusic

theyfeeliteasiertotalktoeachother

ItisstatedinthepassagethatinRussiaand.

ordinaryephoneserviceisavailableeverywhere

peoplepreferph oordinary ephones

areusedinceswithoutordinaryephones

peopleusestosendandaccesstheInte

Parentsbuyphonefortheirchildrenbecause .

phonesareveryfashionablewithteenagers

theycancallhomeiftheyareintroubleandneedhelp

theycanusetoysimplecomputergames

phonesenableteenagerstogiveupsmoking

Whycanphonebeamuoreseriousproblem?

Becausepeoplehatethebusiness singinpublicces.

Becauseofuseofphonescanbephysicallyharmful.

Becausethereisstrongevidencefortheproblemsofs.

Becausepeoplefeeltheirprivacyunprotectedinacaféorrestaurant.

Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleofthispassage?

WhyAre SoPopular?

s—UsefulorUseless

—ADangertohealth?

WhyDoWeDesign ?

Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Honeybeescannotlivealone.Theirbodystructureandinsttsequipthemforlifeinacolonyofcommunity,wheretheyhaveacomplexsocialorganizationandthevariousdutiesaredividedamongtheindividualsaccordingtophysicalfitnessandage.Anindividualworkerbeecannotreproduceitself.Whileitmaycontinuetoliveifforciblyisolatedfromitsmates,itfailstocareforitselfadequay,andsoondies.Mostinsectshavetheabilitytohibernateinwinter,butthehoneybeeseemtohavelostthis.Seatlowtemperaturesthebeewilldie,itmusthavetheabilitytomakeitsownenvironment,sofarastemperatureisconcerned.Thismakesacolonynecessarytothebeesinwinter,sothattheymaycollectivelywarmeachother.Efficiencyifnotnecessity,demandsthattheworkofthecolonybedivided,andsuchadivisionoflabortendstoenhancetheneedtomaintainthecolony.Thephysicalstructureofthehoneybeeisfurthersuitedforthedefenseoftheentirecolonyratherthanforitsowndefense.Thebee’sbarbedstingisusedonlyonceandismademoreeffectivebythefactthatitisleftbehindinthevictim.Withthelossofthesting,however,thebeedies.Thiskindofdefensiveweaponisnotofservicetotheindividual,buttothecommunity.

Accordingtothepassage,beesarefittedforcommunallifebyvirtueoftheir .

flexibilityandinitiative

inligenceandsensitivity

ceandendurance

insttsandform

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatat imebeeshadtheabilityto .

reasetheiractivityinlowertemperatures

leavecoldclimatesduringwinter

remaindormant(休眠)throughperiodsofcoldweather

constructinsulatedholes

Thepassagestatesthatbeesdifferfrommostothercommunitiesofinsectsintheirneedto

.

reproduceinlargenumbers

controlthetemperaturewheretheylive

dividetheworkoftheircolonies

haveacomplexdefensesystem

Thehoneybee’sstingisparticularlyeffectivebecauseit .

hasmanypotentialuses

cankillseveralvictimsatonce

islocatedintherearofthebee’sbody

remainswiththebee’svictim

Whichofthefollowingisthemostappropriatetitleforthispassage?

TheCommunalLifeofBees

TheStructureoftheBees

TheOrganizationofInsectColonies

TheLifeofSocialInsects

Questions21—25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thegrowthofpopulationduringthepastfewcenturiesisnoproofthatpopulationwillcontinuetogrowstraightupwardtowardinfinityanddoom.Onthecontrary,demographichistoryoffersevidencethatpopulationgrowthhasnotbeenatallconstant.Accordingtopaleo-ecologistEdwardDeevey,thepastmillionyearsshowthreemomentouschanges.Thefirst,arapidreaseinpopulationaroundonemillionB.C.,followedtheinnovationsoftool-makingandtool-using.Butwhenthenewpowerfromtheuseoftoolshadbeenexploited,therateofworldpopulationgrowthfellandbecamealmoststable.

Thenextrapidjumpinpopulationstartedperhaps10,000yearsago,whenmenbegantokeepherds,plowandnttheearth.Onceagainwheninitialproductivitygainshadbeenabsorbed,therateofpopulationgrowthabated.

Thesetwoepisodessuggestthatthethirdgreatchange,thepresentrapidgrowth,whichbeganintheWestbetween250and350yearsago,mayalsoslowdownwhen,oriftechnologybeginstoyieldfewerinnovations.Ofcourse,thecurrentknowledgerevolutionmaycontinuewithoutforeseeableend.Eitherwaycontrarytopopularbelief onstantgeometricgrowthpopulationcanbeexpectedinthelongruntoadjusttoproductivity.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

Humanpopulationexpandsatastraightupwardtrend.

Populationgrowthhasshownupsanddownsindemographichistory.

Populationgrowthcannotberegardedasasocialfailure.

reaseinpopulationisrelatedtoproductivity.

Howmanysignificantdemographicchangeseveroccurredinthepastonemillionyears?

A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.None.

Whatisfoundtohavecloserelationshipwithrapid reaseinpopulation?

Warbetween2countries.

Waysdiscoveredtoreaseproductivity.

Migrationfromacontinenttoanothercontinent.

Anewreligionbeginningtobeacceptedbypeople.

Whatcanbeconcludedwhenthecurrenttideofknowledgerevolutionebbs?

Productivitywillrise.

Productivitywillreceivenoimpact.

Populationgrowthwillslowdown.

Populationgrowthwill eaccelerated.

Whatistheconceptmostpeoplehaveonpopulationgrowth?

Thepopulationisalways onstantgeometricgrowth.

Rapidgrowthisfollowedbyadecline.

Deceleratedgrowthisfollowedbyadecline.

Nogrowthatall.

Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingannouncement:

ProfessionalTy

ServiceannouncesanewlocationinWestsideMall,1400University

AvenueacrossfromStateUniversityStudentUnion.

Wespecializeintermpapers,theses,anddissertationstypedtothespecificationsoftheGraduateSchoolofStateUniversity.

Twenty-four-hourserviceforfiftypagesorless.Forty-eight-hourserviceformorethanfiftypages.

Rates:$1perpageonregularpaper

$1.25perpageoncottonbondpaper

$0.25extraforeachcarboncopyoragraphHours:8:00a.m.-10:00p.m. Monday-Friday

8:00a.m.-4:00p.m. Saturday

Closedallday SundayCall:717-5415

ServiceAD

Whatkindof needsthisservice?

A.Adoctor. B.Aman. C.Thesick. D.Astudent.

Howmuchwillitcostyouifyouwantfiveregularpapersandtwographstobetyped?

A.$5 B.$1 C.$5.5 D.$6

Ifyouhave20pagestobetyped,howlongdoesittaketogetthemfinished?

Morethan48hours. B.Morethan24hours.

C.Within24hours. D.In24minutes.

WhendoesthetyservicecloseonWednesday?

A.10:00p.m. B.8:00p.m. C.4:00p.m. D.It’sclosedallday.

Themainpurposeofthispassageis .

A.tocriticize B.todescribe C.toadvertise D.tocelebrate

PartThree Cloze

Directions:

Therearetenblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelhroughthecenter.

JazzisakindofmusicthathasoftenbeencalledtheonlyartformtooriginateintheUnitedStates.Thehistoryof31beganinthelate1800’s.Themusicgrewfroma32ofinfluences,ludingblackAmericanmusic,Africanrhythms,Americanbandtraditionsandinstruments,and

Europeanharmoniesandforms.Muchofthebestjazzisstillwrittenand33intheUnitedStates.Butmusiciansfrommanyothercountriesare34majorcontributionstojazz.Jazzwasactually35appreciatedasanimportantartforminEurope36itgainedsuchrecognitionintheUnitedStates.

TheearliestjazzwasperformedbyblackAmericanswhohadlittleornotraininginWesternmusic.Thesemusiciansdrewonstrongmusicalculturefrom37life.Asjazzgrew38popularity,itssoundwasinfluencedby39withformaltrainingandclassicalbackgrounds.Duringitshistory,jazzhasabsorbedinfluencesfromthefolkandclassicalmusicofAfrica,Asia,andotherpartsoftheworld.Thedevelopmentofinstrumentswithnewand40characteristicshasalsoinfluencedthesoundofjazz.

31.A.art

B.music

C.jazz

D.form

32.A.selection

B.combination

C.assurance

D.emphasis

33.A.spoken

B.shown

C.understood

D.performed

34.A.providing

B.seeking

C.making

D.remembering

35.A.restrictively

B.flexibly

C.slightly

D.widely

36.A.before

B.unless

C.however

D.why

37.A.white

B.black

C.yellow

D.red

38.A.on

B.for

C.of

D.in

39.A.musicians

B.audience

C.judges

D. s

40.A.similar

B.different

C.classified

D.Western

PartFourDialogueCompletion

Directions:

Inthispart,therearetenshort pletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollwedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosethehatmostappropriaysuitstheconversationalcontextandbestcompletesthedialogue.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelhroughthecenter.

StudentA:YouarenotfromBritain,areyou?

StudentB:

Sure,Iknowthecountrywell.

Ican’tagreemore.

You’dbettergotheretohavealook.

No,butIlivetherenow.

Woman:HowcanwegetticketsfortheSunday’smovie?

Man:

Justgotoseeit.

Noonepaysthem.

Justgotothebookingoffice.

IliketheSunday’smovie.

SpeakerA:Sowe’llhaveaweekoff.Haveaniceholiday.

SpeakerB:

Yes.I’ll.Howaboutyou?

Thesametoyou.

Areyougoinganywhere?

Oh,I’llstayhome.

SpeakerA:Excuseme.DoyoumindifIopenthewindow?

SpeakerB: .

Well.Don’topenit.

Well,I’msorry.It’sabitcoldhere.

Yes.Pleaseopenit.

Well.It’stoohothere.

Paul:Peter,whydon’tyoucometoMary’sbirthdaypartywithus?

Peter:

Sorry?Let’sgorightaway.

Thankyou.I’dloveto.

Yeah,thanksanyway.

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