GCT真题英语.docx

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GCT真题英语

2008年GCT真题A卷-外语运用能力测试

第四部分外语运用能力测试（英语）

 （50题，每小题2分，满分100分）

 PartOneVocabularyandStructure

 Directions：

   Therearetenincompletesentencesinthispart．Foreachsentencetherearefour

 choicesmarkedA，B，CandD．Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence．Mark

 youranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1．E-commercehaswitnesseda_______growththeseyears.

  A．fixed    

B．stable

 C．steady   

D．regular

2．Theresearchershavecomeupwithnumerousexplanationsto_________theirfailures．

A．excuse   

B．justify

C．admit 

D．avoid

3．Itwas_______metointerpretthethoughtsswimmingbehindhiseyes．

  A．below   

B．beyond

  C．past 

D．above

4．All__________wasneededwasonefinalpushtoclosethedeal．

  A．that   

B．what

  C. there 

D．which

5.Iwouldn’trecommendyougomountain-climbingatthistimeofyearbecauseitis________.

  A．muchtoohot   

B．toomuchhot   

  C．toomuchheat 

D．verymuchheat

6．Hehasnoalternativebut_________toaskhissisterforhelp．

  A．togo  

B．go

C．going 

D．goes

7．Rocksingers，hip-hopdancers，andhippiesallhavedistincthairstyle，_______to

 theirgroup．

  A．peculiar   

B．especial

  C．special

D．particular

8．Hewas_______knowingeverythingaboutthecourseshewastotakeattheuniversity.

  A．lostin   

B．attentiveto

  C．clearof 

D．keenon

9．I’drather________aroomthatissmallerbutmorecomfortable．

  A．have   

B．had

  C．having 

D．tohave

10．Avirus，oftentoosmalltobeseenexceptwithapowerfulmicroscope，__________   diseases．

A．Cause   

B．iscaused

C．causes

D．iscausing

PartTwoReadingComprehension

Directions：

 Inthisparttherearethreepassagesandoneadvertisement,eachfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements．Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA，B,CandD．ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter．

Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Asourvanpulleduptotheranch（牧场）tostartathree-monthprogramfortroubledboys，WGpassedacowboyonhishorse．Billwastheowneroftheranch．Wemadeeyecontactthroughthedustywindowandhewinked（挤眼睛）atmeandtouchedthebrimofhiscowboyhatinwelcome．

 AllsummerlongBillandhisranch-handstaughtUStoridehorses，chopwood，androundupcattle．Westartedtounderstandthevalueofworkingwithourhands．Knowinghowimportantitwasforboyslikemetoknowthatsomeonebelievedinthem，hetrustedustodothejobanddoitright.Weneverlethimdown．

   Thelastdayattheranch，BillpulledmeasideandpraisedmefortheworkIhaddone-notonlyontheranch，butalsoonmyself．HetoldmeifIeverneededanythingIcouldcountonhim．Fouryearslater，Itookhimuponthatoffer．Icalledhimupandaskedforajob．I toldhimhowhisconfidenceinmehadgivenmetheCouragetochangemylife，He offeredmeajobonthespot．I’mproudtosaythateachsummerI’mtheoneinthe ranchtoopenthegateforavanfullofyoungmenwhoneedsomeonetobelievein them，SOtheycanlearntobelieveinthemselves．

11．Theauthor’sfirstimpressionofBillwasprobablyhis__________.

A．seriousness   

B．friendliness

   C. authority

   D．generosity

12.Theauthorimplieswhatthetroubledboysneededmostwas_________.

   A．strictguidanceinproperbehavior

   B．challengingdemandinhardwork

   C．sympathyandtolerancefromadults

   D．understandingandtrustfromothers

13．By“Fouryearslater,Itookhimuponthatoffer”（Para4），theauthormeansthat____________.

   A．headmiredBillforthatoffer

   B．heofferedBillhelpinreturn

   C．heacceptedBill’soffer

   D．herememberedBill’soffer

 14．Theauthor'spridecomesfromthefactthat_________．

   A．hehasbecometheowneroftheranch

   B．hehasearnedcompletetrustfromBill

   C．hehasfoundawaytosupporthimself

D．hehasbeenabletoofferhelptoothers

15．Throughhisownexperience，theauthortriestotellussomethingimportantin

A．interpersonalrelationship   

B．off-campuseducation

C．careerselection   

D．self-discipline

Questions16-20arebasedOnthefollowingpassage：

   Dopeoplestoponcetheyhaveachievedsomething?

No!

Inlife，wearealwaystryingtodothingsbetterorhavingmoreoftheSamesuccess．JaneFondamovedfrombeinganAcademyAwardactresstoasuccessfulbusinesswoman．Heraerobics（有氧体操）workoutvideoshavebeensold,aroundtheworld．

   Athletesareconstantlymakinggreaterandgreatereffortstolowertimeforraces；increaseheightsordistances．

   Theworldofmedicinehashaditsseriesofsuccessestoo.ChristianBarnardperformedseveralsuccessfulhearttransplants．Othermedicalexpertshaveachieved

organtransplants．Throughouttheages，mankindhasfoundtreatmentandcuresfortuberculosis（肺结核），cancer，andotherdiseases．AcureofADSmightSoonbediscovered．

   Agedoesnotseemtoslowdownachievers．TinaTurnerat54isstillsingingwithgreatenergyandattractingsell—outcrowdswherevershegoes。

   Atwork,wegoalloutforachievementstoo．SuccessmaymeanorganizingaConferencemoreeffectivelyandefficientlyeachyear．Sometimes，itisnotapatonthebackorthePromotionthatmakesitworthwhile.Often。

itistheinnerthrillandsatisfactionofachievement，nomatterhowsmallitmaybe．

   AimingforSuccessdoesn’tmeanyouaregreedyordissatisfied．Itisa11partofgainingnewexperiencesanddimensionsinlife．Itfinallymakesyouamoreinterestingandusefulpersoninsociety．

16.TheauthorusesJaneFondaasanexampletoshowthat________．

   A.womencanbesuccessfulaswell

   B.beautifulactressesarelikelytobesuccessful

   C.successfulpeoplearenotsatisfiedwiththeirachievements

D.realsuccessfulpeopleneedtostandoutinmorethanonefield

17．Themotivationforpeople’sdesiretoSucceedis_________．

A.praisefromothers   

B.materialwealth

C.asenseofimportance

D.asenseofachievement

18. Theword“dimensions”inthelastparagraphpossiblymeans_________．

 A.directions   

B.aspects

C.lessons 

D.ambitions

19．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardspeople’sdesireforsuccess?

A．Approving．   

B．Disapproving．

C．Unclear．

D．Critical.

20.Whatmightbeapropertitleforthispassage?

   A．SuccessIsNoDestination

   B．SuccessComestheHardWay

   C．ASmallSuccessAlsoCounts

   D.EveryoneCanBeSuccessful

Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

   Thenightisnotwhatitwas.Once，theEarthwascasthalfinshadow.Thencamefire，candle，andlightbulb，graduallydrawingbackthecurtainofdarkness．Butabrighterworldhasitsdrawbacks．

   Anestimated30percentofoutdoorlighting-plusevensomeindoorlighting-iswasted．InefficientlightingCostsU．S．about$10．4billionayear，accordingtoBobGentoftheInternationalDark-SkyAssociation，anonprofitthataimstocontrollightpollution.

   LastyearinSydney，anestimated2．2millionAustraliansswitchedofftheirlightsDuring“Earth Hour”.brieflyreducingthatcity’senergyusebymorethan10percent.Motivatedbysuchtrends，morethantwodozencitiesworldwidewentdimonMarch29 thisyearinan hour-longdemonstration．

   Anumberofgroupsaretryingtomeasurelightpollutionandassessitseffectson theenvironmentinthehopethatpeoplewillreducetheirowncontributiontotheproblem．Scientistsayetryingtoreporthowmanystarswecansee．Indarkruralareas，about2,000starsaretypicallyvisibleatnight，comparedwith“maybefive”inabrightcitysquare-andabout5,000incenturiespast．

   Peoplewhoareworkingwhileothersarestar-gazingmayfacethegreatestrisks．Nighttimeexposuretowhitelightcancausethegrowthoftumors（肿瘤），experimentsshow．Twodecadesofresearchindicatethatwomenwhoworknightshiftshaveunusuallyhighratesofbreastcancer．

21．Theword“drawbacks”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans__________

A．benefits   

B．interests

C. effects 

D．problems

22．TheInternationalDark-SkyAssociationisanorganizationthat________．

   A．stronglyopposesoutdoorlightingservice

   B．haslostsomemoneyinenergytrade

   C. hasprofitedfromthelightingbusiness

   D．makeseffortstoreducelightpollution

 23．OnMarch29thisyear，peopleinmanycitiesaroundtheworld______.

   A．turnedoutsomelightsforanhour

   B．organizedaneventtohavesomefun

   C．heldademonstrationcalled“EarthHour”

   D．joinedtogethertocompetewithAustralians

 24.Scientistscountedthenumberofstars___________．

   A．toillustratetheimpactoflightpollution

   B．tocompareairqualityindifferentareas

   C．toseehowtheskyhaschangedwithtime

   D．toarousepublicinterestinspace

 25．Peoplewhoworkatnight_____________.

   A．losethechancetogazestars

   B．haveahigherriskofhealthproblem

   C．havelessexposuretowhitelight

D．aretoblameforlightpollution

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