工程硕士GCT英语模拟115Word格式.docx

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instant意为“立刻的，即时的”；

timely意为“及时的”；

quick意为“（做事）迅速；

的”；

punctual意为“守时的，准时的”。

第3题：

Wehadto______alotofnoisewhenthechildrenwereathome.

A.goinfor

B.holdonto

C.putupwith

D.keeppacewith

四个词组的意思分别为：

A．“从事于，酷爱，参加”；

B．“抓住……不放，坚持”；

C．“忍受，容忍”；

D。

“跟上，和……齐步前进”。

第4题：

Thiscropdoesnotdowellinsoilstheoneforwhichithasbeenspeciallydeveloped.

A.outside

B.otherthan

C.beyond

D.ratherthan

B

otherthan表示“除了”，其他三词的词义和句意都不吻合。

outside意为“在……之外”；

beyond意为“远于，超出”；

ratherthan意为“而不是”。

第5题：

"

Youareveryselfish.It'

shightimeyou______thatyouarenotthemostimportantpersonintheworld,"

Edgarsaidtohisbossangrily.

A.realized

B.haverealized

C.realize

D.shouldrealize

该题为“It'

shightimethat．．．”结构，从句中的动词使用过去时表虚拟，故A项正确。

类似的结构还有“It'

stimethat．．．”和“It'

sabouttimethat．．．”等。

第6题：

Afterawholeday'

sheavywork,theoldworkerreturnedhome,______.

A.hungryandlekexhausting

B.hungerandexhausted

C.hungryandexhausted

D.hungryandhavingbeenexhausted

从时态意义上讲，应该用过去分词，表示伴随情况，还应该考虑连词前后的平衡结构表达法问题。

第7题：

Ifthiskindoffishbecomes______,futuregenerationsmaynevertasteitatall.

A.minimum

B.short

C.seldom

D.scarce

D

四选项的意思分别为：

A.“最小的”；

B．“短的”；

C．“很少”：

D．“变得稀少”。

第8题：

Thesamefactorspushwagesandpricesuptogether,theone______theother.

A.emphasizing

B.reinforcing

C.multiplying

D.increasing

A．“强调，着重，加强……的语气”；

B．“增强，加强，增援”；

C.“（使）增加，（使）繁殖，乘”：

D．“增加，增强”。

第9题：

InDisneyland,everyyear,some800,000plantsarereplacedbecauseDisneyrefusedto______signsaskinghis"

guests"

nottosteponthem.

A.putdown

B.putout

C.putup

D.putoff

A．“着落，把某物放下，储藏，记下，禁止，压制或废除某事物”；

B．“熄灭，关（灯），出版，发布，伸出，生产”；

C．“搭起，建造，张贴，提高（价格等），投宿”；

D．“推迟，阻止，劝阻”。

第10题：

______thatSusanhadn'

tdaredtomakeasound.

A.Sowasheabsorbed

B.Soabsorbedhewas

C.Soabsorbedwashe

D.Sohewasabsorbed

so为程度副词，置于句首时，句子一般倒装。

当so作为程度副词置于句首时，它所修饰的形容词或分词一般紧跟其后。

阅读理解

WhenIwasstillanarchitecturestudent,ateachertoldme,"

Welearnmorefrombuildingsthatfalldownthanfrombuildingsthatstandup."

Whathemeantwasthatconstructionisasmuchtheresultofexperienceasoftheory.Althoughstructuraldesignfollowsestablishedformulas,theactualperformanceofabuildingiscomplicatedbythepassageoftime,thebehaviorofusers,thenaturalelements--andunnaturalevents.Allaredifficulttosimulate.Buildings,unlikecars,can'

tbecrash-tasted.

ThefirstimportantlessonoftheWorldTradeCentercollapseisthattallbuildingscanwithstandtheimpactofalargejetliner.Thetwintowersweresupportedby59perimetercolumnsoneachside.Althoughabout30ofthesecolumns,extendingfromfourtosixfloors,weredestroyedineachbuildingbytheimpact,initiallybothtowersremainedstanding.Evenso,thedeathtoll（代价）wasappalling--2,235peoplelosttheirlives.

Iwasonceasked,howtallbuildingsshouldbedesignedgivenwhatwe'

dlearnedfromtheWorldTradeCentercollapse.Myanswerwas,"

Lower"

.Thequestionofwhenatallbuildingbecomesunsafeiseasytoanswer.Commonaerialfire-fightingladdersinusetodayare100feethighandcanreachtoaboutthe10thfloor,sofiresinbuildingsupto10storieshighcanbefoughtfromtheexterior（外部）.Fightingfiresandevacuatingoccupantsabovethatheightdependonfirestairs.Thetallerthebuilding,thelongeritwilltakeforfirefighterstoclimbtothesceneofthefire.Sothesimpleanswertothesafetyquestionis"

Lowerthan10stories."

Thenwhydon'

tcitiesimposelowerheightlimits?

A60-storyofficebuildingdoesnothavesixtimesasmuchrentablespaceasa10-storybuilding.However,allthingsbeingequal,suchabuildingwillproducefourtimesmorerevenueandfourtimesmoreinpropertytaxes.Socuttingbuildingheightswouldmeancuttingcitybudgets.

ThemostimportantlessonoftheWorldTradeCentercollapseisnotthatweshouldstopbuildingtallbuildingsbutthatwehavemisjudgedtheircost.Wedidthesamethingwhenweunderestimatedthecostofhurtlingalongahighwayinasteelboxat70milesperhour.Ittookmanyyearsbeforeseatbeks,airbags,radialtires,andantilockbrakesbecamecommonplace.Atfirst,carssimplyweretooslowtowarrantconcern.Later,manufacturersresistedtheseexpensivedevices,arguingthatconsumerswouldnotpayforsafety.Nowwedowillingly.

第11题：

Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat______.

A.architectureissomethingmoreourofexperiencethanouroftheory

B.architecturedependsjustasmuchonexperienceasontheory

C.itissaferforpeopletoliveinoldbuildings

D.welearnnotsomuchfromourfailuresasfromoursuccess

文章第一段第二句作者解释说，老师的意思是建筑是经验的结果，同样也是理论的结果。

第12题：

WhatcanwelearnfromtheWTCcollapse?

A.Althoughthestructureofthetwobuildingswasverystrong,thedeathtollwasstillveryshocking.

B.Thestructureofthetwobuildingswasofthefirstclass.

C.Thestructureofthetwobuildingswasnotsostrongaspeoplehadexpected.

D.Thestructureofthetwobuildingswasstrongenoughtowithstandanyaccidents.

文章第二段说，世贸大楼倒塌的经验教训是，建筑物经受住了飞机撞击的考验，撞击后没有立即倒塌，即赢得了一些时间使楼里的人可以撤离。

但即使如此，死亡人数也还是令人震惊的。

第13题：

Ideally,thepolicyincityconstructionshouldbe______.

A.lowerthantenstories

B.thelower,thebetter

C.thehigher,thebetter

D.higherthantenstories

文章第三段解释了十层以上建筑物给救火工作带来的困难，故建筑物在十层以下最好。

第14题：

Whyaretherestillhighbuildings,orevenskyscrapersinmanycities?

A.Becausetheyarethesymbolofmoderntime.

B.Becausemanycitiesnowlackbuildingspace.

C.Becausehighbuildingsareanimportantfinancialsourceofacity'

sbudget.

D.Becausehighbuildingsrepresentthelevelofacountry'

sscienceandtechnology.

文章第四段解释说，一座六十层办公楼的收入和财产税是一座十层楼（占地面积相同）的四倍，所以削减楼层的高度，等于削减城市的财政预算。

第15题：

WhatisthemostimportantlessonoftheWTCcollapse?

A.Weshouldwearseatbeltswhiledriving.

B.Weshouldbuildlowbuildingsjustasweshoulddriveslowly.

C.Weshouldmakebuildingtallbuildingsillegal.

D.Weshouldpayforsafetywhileconstructingtallbuildings.

文章最后一段说，世贸大楼倒塌的最重要教训不是说我们不应该盖高层建筑，而是说我们错误估计了其成本。

为了解释其含义，作者用汽车安全措施的使用历史为例，说明人“吃一堑，长一智”的道理。

WhenIwaswalkingdownthestreettheotherday,Ihappenedtonoticeasmallbrownleatherwalletlyingonthesidewalk.IpickeditupandopenedittoseeifIcouldfindouttheowner'

sname.Therewasnothinginsideitexceptsomechangeandanoldphotograph--apictureofawomanandayounggirlabouttwelveyearsold,wholookedlikethewoman'

sdaughter.Iputthephotographbackandtookthewallettothepolicestation,whereIhandedittothedesksergeant.BeforeIleft,thesergeanttookdownmynameandaddressincasetheownermightwanttowriteandthankme.

ThateveningIwenttohavedinnerwithmyauntanduncle.Theyhadalsoinvitedayoungwomansothattherewouldbefourpeopleatthetable.Herfacewasfamiliar.Iwasquitesurethatwehadnotmetbefore,butIcouldn'

trememberwhereIhadseenher.Inthecourseofconversation,however,theyoungwomanhappenedtomentionthatshehadlostherwalletthatafternoon.AllatonceIrealizedwhereIhadseenher.Shewastheyounggirlinthephotograph,althoughshewasnowmucholder.Shewasverysurprised,ofcourse,whenIwasabletodescribeherwallettoher.ThenIexplainedthatIhadrecognizedherfromthephotographIhadfoundinthewallet.Myuncleinsistedongoingtothepolicestationimmediatelytoclaimthewallet.Asthepolicesergeanthandeditover,hesaidthatitwasamazingthatIhadnotonlyfoundthewallet,butalsothepersonwhohadlostit.

第16题：

Thewalletwhichthewriterfound______.

A.wasempty

B.hadsomemoneyinit

C.hadafewcoinsandaphotographinit

D.hadanoldphotographinit

本题问作者捡到的钱包里有什么。

从第一段第三句可知，C项为正确答案。

第17题：

Thewriteropenedthewalletbecausehewantedto______init.

A.findsomemoney

B.findsomegold

C.findtheowner'

sname

D.findtheowner'

sphotograph

本题问作者打开钱包的原因，从第一段第二句可知，作者打开钱包的目的是寻找失主的姓名，所以C项为正确答案。

第18题：

Thewriterrecognizedtheyoungwomanbecause______.

A.hehadmethersomewherebefore

B.shewastheoldwomaninthephotograph

C.sheoftenhaddinnerwithhisauntanduncle

D.shelookedliketheyounggirlinthephotograph

本题问作者是如何认出那位年轻妇女的。

D项是正确的。

第19题：

Theyoungwomantoldofherlossofthewallet______.

A.atthebeginningofthedinner

B.duringtheconversation

C.assoonasshesawthewriter

D.afterthedinner

本题问年轻妇女何时告诉作者她丢失了钱包。

从第二段第五句可知B项是正确的。

第20题：

Thestorywasamazingbecause______.

A.thewriterfoundboththewalletanditsowner

B.thefinderandtheloserofthewalletwereoldfriends

C.thefinderandtheloserofthewalletmetatthepolicestation

D.thewomanknewthewriterandhisuncle

作者不仅找到了钱包，还找到了失主，因此A项为正确答案。

Fearanditscompanionpainaretwoofthemostusefulthingsthatmenandanimalspossess,iftheyareproperlyused.Iffiredidnothurtwhenitburnt,childrenwouldplayituntiltheirhandswereburntaway.Similarly,ifpainexistedbutfeardidnot,achildwouldburnitselfagainandagain,becausefearwouldnotwarnittokeepawayfromt