GCT考试英语真题及答案.docx

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GCT考试英语真题及答案

2012年GCT考试英语真题及答案

第四部分 外语运用能力测试（英语）

（50题，每题2分，满分100分）

　　PartOneVocabularyandStructureDirections:

Therearetenincompletesentencesinthispαrt.Foreachsentencethere αrefourchoicesmarkedA， B， CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyouransweronthe ANSWERSHEET withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.IrealizedIhadletmyselfinsomethingfromwhichtherewasnoturning_____.

 　　A.around         B.back

　　C.away           D.down

 2.Youaretostayatthehotelwhererooms_________foryou.

 　　A.havebeenbooked      B.arebooked

 　　C.wouldbebooked       D.werebooked

 3.Ifyou______tomyadvice， youwouldn'tbeinthismessrightnow.

 　　A.listen                 B.listened

 　　C.hadlistened           D.wouldlisten

 4.Thoseclosetohimare_________thathehopestostayontilltheendofhisterm.

 　　A.ensured             B.confirmed

　　C.suppose             D.convinced

 5.Workingwomenhaven'tleftthefamilyrolebehind:

nowtheyare_____towork

 evenhardertodoboth.

 　　A.expected           B.wished

 　　C.hoped             D.desired

 6.Modemtechnologyhasbrought______communicationbetweenpeoplefarapart.

 　　A.competent         B.convenient

　　C.conscious          D.complete

 7.Underno_______arechildrenallowedtotellliestotheirparents.

 　　A.circumstances      B.situations

 　　C.occasions          D.moments

 8.Weneedamorecapableleader,_____withastrongwillaswellasgoodhumor.

 　　A.who           B.that

 　　C.one           D.which

 9.Thelectures，_____thecurrenthotissues， werewellreceived.

 　　A.thatcovered     B.covered

 　　C.covering         D.tocover

 10.Beinganintelligentboy， he______suchafoolishmistake.

 　　A.needn'thavemade     B.can’thavemade

 C.won'thavemade       D.wouldn’thavemade

 PartTwo Reading Comprehension Directions:

Inthisparttherearethreepassagesandonechart ，eachfollowedbyjivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem， therearefourchoicesmarkedA， B， CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Everwonthelottery？

No？

 Butdidthatstopyoubuyinganotherlotteryticket？

 Iftheanswerisanother “no"， youmightcallyourselfanoptimist.

　　AccordingtoresearchersatUniversityCollegeLondon， humanbeingsaresanguinecreatures.Itisallinthebrain， theysay.Astudysuggeststhathumanbrainisveryefficientatprocessinggoodnews:

about80%ofpeoplehaveatendencytoseetheglassashalf-full， nothalf-empty， eveniftheydon'tconsiderthemselvestobeoptimists.

　　Thegoodnewsisthatthisbringsahealthbenefit,Havingapositiveoutlookonlifereducesanxiety.Astudyofnearly100，000womenshowedalowerriskofdeathfromheartdiseaseamongoptimists.

　　Butthereareproblemsinalwayshavinganoptimisticattitude.Theauthorsofthestudypointoutthatthe2008financialcrisismayhavebeencausedbyanalystsoverestimatingtheirassets'performanceeveninthefaceofclearevidencetothecontrary.

　　Therearepersonalhealthriskstoo.DrTaliSharot， leadresearcher，said:

 “‘SmokingKills’messagesdon'tworksincepeoplethinktheirchancesofcancerarelow.There'saveryfundamentaltendencyinthebrain.”

　　But， astheysay， everycloudhasasilverlining.Evenifseeingtheworldthroughrose-coloredglassesposesarisktoourhealth， it'snotsomethingthatislikelytocauseustolosesleep.Let'sjustkeepourchinsupandkeepsmiling!

 11.Whatdoes “sanguine” （para.2）mean ？

A.Depressed    BCheerful

C.Lucky        D.Emotional

12.ThestudymentionedinParagraph2indicatesthatpeople______.

 　　A.aremoreoptimisticthantheybelieve

 　　B.arelessoptimisticthantheybelieve

 　　C.likegoodnewsmorethantheythink

 　　D.likegoodnewslessthantheythink

 13.Whatmistakemightanalystshavemadeduringthe2008financialcrisis?

 　　A.Collectingfalseinformation　    B.veremphasizing evidence.

 　　C.Misjudgingthesituation.         D.Givingapessimisticforecast.

 14.Theauthorsuggestsinthelastparagraphthatwe______

 　　A.adjustourgoalsinlife           B.learntoreleasebadmood

 　　C.avoidbeingoveroptimistic        D.maintainapositiveattitude

 15.whatisthemainofthepassage?

 　　A.Peopletendtobeoptimisticevenincrisis.

 　　B.Optimistsenjoylifebetterthanpessimists.

 　　C.Beingoptimistichasbothbenefitsandrisks.

 D.Optimismiswhatkeepsusgoingforward.

 Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

 　　TheInternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）haslaunchedaninvestigationinto allegations thatitsofficialsinmorethan50countrieshavebeensellingLondonOlympicsticketsontheblackmarketforprofit.TheIOCmetatanemergencysessiononSaturdaytolookintoapileofevidenceuncoveredbyBritain's SundayTimes newspaper.Thepaperclaimsthathigh-rankingOlympicofficialshavebeensellingticketsforthegamesathugelyinflatedprices.Thehighestpricedticketsontheblackmarketwereforthemen's100-meterfinal.TheIOChasissuedastatementsayingit“ takestheseallegationsveryseriouslyandhasimmediatelytakenthefirststepstoinvestigate. ”

　　IOCrulesforbidnationalOlympicscommitteesfromsellingticketsoverseas，increasingticketpricesorsellingticketstounauthorized，third-partyresellers.Despitethis， SundayTimesundercoverreportposingasillegalticketsellerssaytheyhaverecordedevidenceof27officialssellingticketsdistributedto54countriesOneofthemostseriousallegationswasagainsttheGreekOlympicCommitteepresidentSpyrosCapralos.Hedeniessayinghehad"pulledstrings"withtheheadoftheLondonOlympicsSebastianCoeeventhoughthepaperpostedvideosofitsreporters'negotiationswithCapralosonitswebsite.MrCapraloshassofarrefusedtocomment.

 16TheIOCisinvestigatingitsownofficialsfor_______.

 　　A.runningtheblackmarket     B.secretlymeetingreporters

 　　C.illegallysellingtickets        D.criticizingSundayTimes

 17.Theword “allegations ”（Para.1）probablymeans “_______”

 　　A.discussions              B.claims

 　　C.announcements          D.opinions

 18. SundayTimes revealed_______.

 　　A.detailsaboutIOC'semergencysession

 　　B.evidenceagainstsomeIOCofficials

 　　C.ticketpricesformen's100-meterfinal

 　　D.pricingpolicyoftheLondonOlympics

 19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTagainsttheIOCrulesconcerningitsofficials?

 　　A.Sellingticketsinternationally.

 　　B.Raisingthepricesofthetickets.

 　　C.Sellingticketstounofficialresellers.

 　　D.Givingticketstotheirfriends.

 20.Faceswiththeevidenceagainsthim,Capralos_____

 　　A.blamedotherofficials   　B.admittedthefacts

 C.issuedastatement       D.gavenoresponse

 Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

 　　 Pressedbycompetitionanditsownsuccess， thepopularsearchengineGooglehascreatedanautomatedwaytosearchfornewemployeeswhoarefullyappropriateaswellashigh-achieving.

　  　Inaproject， the100，000peoplewhofillinonlinejobapplicationsforGoogleeachmonthwillbeaskedtocompleteacomplicatedquestionnaire（问卷）exploringtheirattitudes，behavior， personalityandbackgroundsgoingbacktotheirschooldays.

　　 Thequestionsrangefromwhetherapplicantshaveeversetaworldrecord， towhethertheirworkspaceismessyortidyorwhatmagazinestheyread.AnswersarestudiedbyGoogle'smathematicianstocalculateascoremeanttopredicthowwellapersonwillfitintotheorganization'sdiversifiedandcompetitiveculture.

　　 Psychometrictests（心理测试）arealreadyusedbymoretraditionalcompaniestoselectworkers， buttheyareunheardofinacompanylikeGoogle， whichisbuiltonabeliefinindividualtalent.Theonlinequestionnaireisbasedontheanswersto300questionssentoutlastsummertoeveryemployeeattheheadofficeinCalifornia'sSiliconValley.Somequestionswerefactual:

Whatprogramminglanguagesareyoufamiliarwith?

Whatinternetmailinglistsareyouon?

　　 Otherquestions， however， triedtoestablishpersonalityandbehavioralcharacteristics:

Haveyouevertutoredanotherperson?

　　 "Wewantedtocastaverywidenet，"saidLaszloBock， Google'sVice-PresidentforPeopleOperations."Itisnotunusualtowalkintoourofficeandbumpintodogs.Maybepeoplewhoowndogshavesomepersonalityfeaturethatisuseful."

 21Googlehascreatedanewwayofrecruitinginorderto_____.

 　　A.findthemostappropriateemployees

 　　B.bettercompetewithothercompanies

 　　C.spreaditsuniquecorporateculture

 　　D.conductanonlineresearchproject

 22.Theinformationgainedfromthequestionnairewillbe_____.

 　　A.analyzedinareport

 　　B.summedupinafigure

 　　C.organizedintoachart

 　　D.keptinitsrawstate

 23.WhatistrueabouttheGoogleonlinequestionnaire?

 　　A.Itwasbasedonasurveyofitsemployees.

 　　B.Itfocusesonbackgroundquestions.

 　　C.Itwasdesignedbysomemathematicians

 　　D.Ithasbeenfilledoutby100，000people

 24.WhatdistinguishesGooglefrommoretraditionalcompaniesinselectingworkers?

 　　A.Preferringthosewhoownpets.

 　　B.Stressingoverallpersonalqualities.

 　　C.Askingmorecomplexquestions.

 　　D.Believinginhigh-achievingexperience.

 25.By"castingawidenet"（lastparagraph）， LaszloBockmeans________.

 　　A.recruitingawiderangeoftalents

 　　B.findingcandidateswithpeculiarpersonality

 　　C.identifyingcandidateswithwideinterests

 D.pickingoutasmanyapplicantsaspossible