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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