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历年GCT考试全国统考英语试题

2003年GCT考试全国统考英语试题

（50题，每题2分，满分100分，考试时间45分钟）

PartOneVocabularyandStructure

Directions:

Inthisparttherearetenincompletesentences,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouanswerontheAnswerSheetbdrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

1.Thenewscurrencywillgetinto_______soon.

A.circuitB.circulation

C.circularD.circle

2.Shortageofcapitalisthemainfactorthat_______economicdevelopment.

A.holdsoutB.holdsonto

C.holdsbackD.holdson

3.Thecaptainoftheship_______thepassengersthattherewasnodanger.

A.assuredB.ensured

C.securedD.insured

4.Manyoldpeopleinthecitiesfindthemselvesunabletogetusedtotherapid_______ofcitylife.

A.rateB.speed

C.stepD.pace

5.ThefirstOlympiadissaidtohaveconsisted_______ofa200-yardfootracenear

thesmallcityofOlympia.

A.nearlyB.completely

C.merelyD.identically

6.Theissue_______attheconferenceisveryimportantanditwillcreateasensationnationwide.

A.discussedB.beingdiscussed

C.isbeingdiscussedD.hasbeendiscussed

7.Theextensivesurveysuggestedthattheirassumptions_______totallywrong.

A.wereB.be

C.wasD.wouldbe

8.Undoubtedly,_______winstheelectionisgoingtohaveatoughjobgettingthe

economybackonitsfeet.

A.anyoneB.who

C.whoeverD.everyone

9.Iftheyhadsentachecktothetelephonecompanylastweek,theirtelephone

_______outofserviceatthismoment.

A.willnotbeB.willnothavebeen

C.wouldnotbeD.wouldnothavebeen

10.MillionsofAmericansflocktotheirdrugstorestobuyvitaminsandminerals,

thatthesepillscanhelppreventseriousillnesses.

A.convincingB.convinced

C.toconvinceD.tobeconvinced

PartTwoReadingComprehension

Directions:

Inthisparttherepassagesandoneweatherforecastfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatementseachwithfoursuggestedanswerschoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheetbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Elephantswhopantaren’tnew.PaintingsbyRuby,anAsianelephantwholivedatthePhoenixZooinArizona,soldforupto5,000inthelate1980s,saidDickGeorge,aconsultantwiththezoo.

“Rubywasaboutsevenmonthsoldwhenthefirstcametothezoo,”saidGeorge.“Shelivedwithagoatandsomechickens,butshedidn?

thaveanelephantcompanionforanumberofyears.Shespentalotoftimedrawinginthedirtwithasticktomakeherdaysmorestimulating.Herkeeperboughthersomeartsupplies.”

Georgesaid,”Rubywasexcitedaboutpaintingrightfromthebeginning.”

TheelephantsattheartacademiesinsoutheastAsiaaretaughttoholdapaintbrushwiththetiptheirtrunks.Initially,thekeeperguidestheelephant?

strunkoverthecanvas（画布）andoffersrewardsforgoodperformance.

“Itonlytakesafewhourstoadaytoteachthem,”saidMiaFineman,anarthistorianwhosebookWhenElephantsPaintisanillustratedhistoryoftheAsianElephantArtandConservationProject.

11.RubywasanAsianelephant.

A.whowassoldforapriceashighas5,000

B.whowasfamousforbeingthefirstpaintingelephant

C.whosepaintingssoldforashighas5,000

D.whostartedpaintinginthelate1980s

12.WhydidRubystartpaintingaccordingtoDickGeorge?

A.Becauseshewassevenyearsold.

B.Becauseshewasthefirsttocometothezoo.

C.Becauseshelearnedalotfromthegoatandthechickens.

13.HowdidRubypaintattheverybeginning?

A.Sheusedasticktodrawinthedirt.

B.Shespentmuchtimeinthedirt.

C.Shestimulatedherselfeveryday.

D.Shepaintedwithherkeeper?

sartsupplies.

14.Toencouragetheelephantstopaintwell,thekeeper.

A.boughtthemalotofartsupplies

B.madethemexcitedatthebeginning

C.taughtthemtoholdapaintbrushwiththeirtrunks

D.reinforcedthedesiredbehaviorswithrewards

15.whenElephantsPaintisabook

A.onthehistoryofarts

B.aboutthepaintingelephantsinAsia

C.explaininghowtoteachelephantstopaint

D.chieflytheorizingaboutelephantart

Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

WhileitistruethatAmericansbelieveclimbingtheeducationalladderleadstosuccess,theyarelesscertainthatintellectualachievementistheonlyimportantfactorleadingtosuccess.Acompetitivepersonalityisseenasimportanttosuccess,especiallyinmen.Thedevelopmentofsocialandpoliticalskillsarealsoconsideredtobeveryimportant.

TohelpAmericansdeveloptheseotherimportantskills,schoolshaveaddedalargenumberofextracurricular（课程外）activitiestodailylifeatschool.Thisisespeciallytrueofhighschoolsandcollegesandextendsdownintoelementaryschoolsaswell.

Athletics,frequentlycalled“competitivesports,”areperhapsthemostimportantinteachingstudents,particularlyboys,the“winningspirit,”Attimes,athleticteamsseemtobecomemoreimportanttosomestudentsandtheirparentsthantheacademicprogramsofferedbytheschools.

16.Americansbelievethateducationis

A.theonlywaytosuccess

B.themainpurposeoftheschools

C.justlikeclimbingladders

D.importanttosuccess

17.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasimportanttosuccess?

A.intellectualachievement

B.competitivepersonality

C.socialbackgrounds

D.socialandpoliticalskills

E.AvarietyofextracurricularactivitiesareaddedinAmericanschoolsllectualachievement

F.competitivepersonality

G.socialbackgrounds

H.socialandpoliticalskills

18.AvarietyofextracurricularactivitiesareaddedinAmericanschools

A.tohelpstudentsclimbtheeducationladder

B.toenrichstudents?

dulllifeatschool

C.tohelpstudentsbecomemoresuccessfulinlaterlife

D.toextendcollegeeducationdownintoelementaryschools

19.Athleticactivitiesaredesigned.

A.tomakeboysstronger

B.toteachstudentswinningspirit

C.todevelopstudents?

socialandpoliticalskills

D.toimprovetheacademicprograms

20.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.EducationandSuccess

B.ExtracurricularActivitiesatSchool

C.AthleticSports

D.IntellectualAchievement

Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

PeopleoncewidelybelievedthatintelligentlifeexistedonMars.The19th-centruydiscoveryofwhatappearedtobegeometricdesignscutacrossthesurfacewastakenasevidence.Thelineswerethoughttohavebeenasystemofcanalsthathadbeenbuilttoirrigatethesurface.Itisnowclearthatthe“canals”---perhapsthemostspectaculargeologicfeaturesofMars–arenaturalvalleyswhereancientriversonceflowed.

Anotherfragmentedideaconcernstheplanet?

sseasonalchangesincolor.Onceattributedtotherapidspreadofsomelife-form,theseshiftsarenowknowntodevelopfromthemovementoffinedustintheatmosphere.

Bythecloseofthe20thcenturynoneofthemanyexperimentsconductedbyspacecrafthadeverfoundpersuasiveevidenceoflife.Nevertheless,speculationcontinuedovertheexistenceofsomeformoflife,ineitherthepresentofpast.In1996scientistsdiscoveredorganiccompoundsandmineralsinameteorite（陨石），consistingofMartianrock,thatcollidedwithEartharound11,000B.C.ThesecompoundssuggestthatMarsmayhavebeeninhabitedbyorganismsmorethanthreebillionyearsago.

21.Whydidpeopleinthe19thcenturybelievetheexistenceofintelligentlifeonmars?

A.BecausethesurfaceofMarsseemedtobegeometric.

B.Becausethelinesweredrawnacrossthesurfaceoftheplanet.

C.Becauseasystemofcanalswasthoughttobethere.

D.BecauseitwastheMartiansthatbuiltthecanals.

22.The“canals”onMarshaveprovedtobeaccordingtothepassage.

A.theminorgeologiccharacteristicsofMars

B.naturalvalleysonthesurfaceofMars

C.riversthathavekeptflowingsinceancienttimes

D.asystemthatirrigatesthewholesurface

23.WhataretheMars?

seasonalchangesincolorbelievedtobe?

A.Thenaturalchangesontheplanet.

B.Theseasonalcycles.

C.Themovementofsomelifeform.

D.Thestormofdustinitsatmosphere.

24.Howisthe1996discoveryrelatedtothepossibleexistenceoforganismsonMars?

A.ThemeteoritecontainingorganiccompoundsispartofMars.

B.AMartianrockstruckEarthabout11,000yearsago.

C.TheorganismscamebacktolifeafterthecollisionwithEarth.

D.Theinhabitingorganismsappearedmorethanthreebillionyearsago.

25.HowmanyargumentsinthispassageleadtothebeliefoftheexistenceoflifeonMars?

A.TowB.ThreeC.FourD.Five

Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingweatherforecast:

Atlanta:

Mostlyfair.88-700F.Minneapolis:

Mostlycloudy.68-500F.

Boston:

Partlycloudy.78-610F.NewOrleans:

Mostlyfair.92-730F.

Chicago:

Thunderstormslikely.82-670F.Philadelphia:

Hazyandwarm.90-680F.

Cleveland:

Mostlycloudy.84-680F.Phoenix:

Sunnyandwarm.99-660F.

Dallas:

Thunderstormslikely.91-750F.Pittsburgh:

Partlycloudy.81-640F.

Denver:

Rainlikely.53-430F.St.Louis:

Thunderstormslikely.86-700F.

Houston:

Partlycloudy.90-780F.SanFrancisco:

Mostlyfair.73-600F.

KansasCity:

Thunderstormslikely.73-600F.Seattle:

Mostlyfair.74-500F.

LasVegas:

Sunnyandwarm.93-560F.Toronto:

Rainlikely.83-680F.

LosAngeles:

Mostlysunny.88-600F.Washington:

Partlycloudy.88-720F.

Miami:

Partlycloudy.88-790F.

26.Accordingtotheforecast,

A.KansasCitywillbewarmerthanToronto

B.TemperatureswillbethelowestinSeattleandMinneapoli