GCT阅读理解专项练习.docx
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GCT阅读理解专项练习
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Chinaisalreadytheworld'sthirdlargestproducerofelectronics,andbecomingaplayerintheglobalappliancemarket.Twentyyearsago,U.S.,EuropeanandJapanesecompaniesstartedmovingintoChinatosupplythelocalmarketwithhouseholdgoods.NowthosesamecompaniesaregettingwhippedbyChinesecompetitors.Overthepastsixyears,themarketshareofforeignTVmakersinChinahasdroppedfrom70percenttolessthan20percent.Matsushitaopenedthefirstmicrowave-ovenplantinChinain1995.TwoyearslatertheChinesecompanyGalanzstartedmakingmicrowavesandsellingthemforhalfMatsushita'sprice.
Chinesecompaniesnowmakemorethan43millionTVsyearly.Konka,oneofChina'slargestTVmakers,sellsitsbrandedTVsintheUnitedStates,andhassetupfactoriesinMexicotoservicetheAmericanmarket;WhileTCL,anothermajorTVmaker,exported11millionunitsfromitsChinesefactorieslastyear.IthasmoreSoutheastAsianfactoriesthananyotherChinesecompany.(164words)
1.Thispassageisprimarilyconcernedwith
A.theworld'sthirdlargestproducerofelectronics
B.Chineseelectroniccompanies
C.China'slargestTVmakers
D.theincreaseofChina'selectronics
2.Whatdo“whipped”mean?
A.beatwithawhip
B.won
C.defeated
D.suffered
3.WhatisthedecreasedrateofthemarketshareofforeignTVmakersinChina?
A.70%
B.20%
C.50%
D.20%--70%
4.WhendidGalanzstartmakingandsellingmicrowaves?
A.1993
B.1994
C.1995
D.1997
5.WhichofthefollowingproducesmoreTVsets?
A.Galanz
B.Konka
C.TCL
D.Unknown
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TheChinaboomisbynowawell-documentedphenomenon.Whohasn'theardoftheMiddleKingdom'sstartlingeconomicgrowth(8percentannually),itsenormousconsumermarket(1.2billionpeople),theinvestmentardorofforeignsuitors($40billioninforeigndirectinvestmentlastyearalone)?
Chinaisaneconomicmarvel.AccordingtoNicholasLardyoftheBrookingsInstitution,aWashingtonD.C.-basedthinktank,"NocountryhasexpandeditsforeigntradeasfastasChinaoverthelast20years.Japandoubleditsforeigntradeovera20-yearperiod;China'sforeigntradeasquintupled.They'vebecomethemainproduceroflabor-intensivemanufacturinggoodsintheworld."
Butthere'sbeensomethingmissingfromthedazzlingChinagrowthstory—namely,theChinesemultinational.NomajorChinesecompanieshaveyetestablishedthemselves,ortheirbrands,ontheglobalstage.ButasHaiershows,thatisstartingtochange.After100yearsofpovertyandchaos,ofbeingovershadowedbyforeigncountriesandmultinationals,Chineseindustrialcompaniesarestartingtomakeamarkontheworld.(170words)
1.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?
A.thestartlingMiddleKingdom
B.China’seconomicgrowth
C.China’seconomicmarvel
D.theincreaseofChina'sforeigntrade
2.Whatdoes“suitor”inthefirstparagraphmean?
A.Amanwhoiscourtingawoman.
B.Apersonwhomakesapetitionorrequest.
C.Apersonwhosuesincourt.
D.Apersonorgroupseekingtopurchase.
3.WhatdoesNicholasLardy’sremarkmean?
A.Chinahassucceededeconomicallyoverthelast20years.
B.ChinadidbetterthanJapanineconomy.
C.China’sforeigntradedevelopedthefastestintheworld.
D.Chinaisthemainproducerofintheworld.
4.Bythephrase“somethingmissing”,theauthorreferto
A.thelessdazzlingachievements
B.theChinesemultinational
C.lackofworldfamousbrand
D.Haiercompany
5.WhyisHaiercitedinthe2ndparagraph?
A.Toshowitisstartingtochange.
B.Toshowanexampleofalargecompany.
C.ToshowaChinesecompanyofworldfame.
D.ToshowachangeinChineseindustrialcompanies.
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Earlierthisyear,whenAmericafirstsneezed,theEuropeanCentralBank(alongwithmostprivate-sectoreconomists)arguedthattheeuroareawasinsulatedfromAmerica'sslowdownandhadlittletoworryabout.Thisseemstohavebeenwrong.InGermanytherearefearsaboutrecessionasbusinessinvestmentandretailsalestumble.RecentfiguresconfirmedthatGermany'sGDPstagnatedinthesecondquarter.Italy'sGDPfellinthesecondquarter,andalthoughgrowthhasheldupbetterinFranceandSpain,thegrowthintheeuroareaasawholewasclosetozerointhequarter.Nobodyisforecastinganactualrecessionintheeuroareathisyear,butitisnolongerexpectedtoprovideanengineforworldgrowth.
AsforJapan,itisprobablyalreadyinrecession.Japan'sGDPgrewslightlyinthefirstquarter.Persistentdeflationcontinuestobeasevereproblem.ArevisedmeasureofJapan'sconsumer-priceindex,tobepublishedsoon,islikelytoshowthatdeflationisworsethanhadbeenthought.(170words)
1.Whatdoesthe1stsentencemean?
A.Earlierthisyear,Americasufferedfromacold.
B.TheEuropeanCentralBankbelieveditwouldn’tbeaffectedbyUS.
C.TheEuropeanCentralBankhadlittletoworryabout.
D.Theeuroareawassafeandsound.
2.WhatwereGermanyandItaly'sGDPinthesecondquarter?
A.stagnated
B.fell
C.suffered
D.haltedanddeceased
3.WhatwastheeconomicsituationinFranceandSpain?
A.Muchbetter.
B.Somewhatbetter.
C.Closetozero.
D.Muchworse.
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutJapan’seconomy?
A.Itisperhapsalreadyindecline.
B.Japan'sGDPgrewslightlyinthefirstquarter.
C.Deflationcontinuestobeasevereproblem.
D.ItisworsethanthatofUSandEurope.
5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis
A.Theworldeconomicsituation
B.Theworldeconomicrecession
C.TheworseWorldeconomicsituation
D.Thereasonforworldeconomicrecession
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SiliconValleyisamagnettowhichnumeroustalentedengineers,scientistsandentrepreneursfromoverseasflocktoinsearchoffame,fastmoneyandtoparticipateinatechnologicalrevolutionwhoseimpactonmankindwillsurelysurpasstheepoch-makingEuropeanRenaissanceandIndustrialRevolutionofthebygoneage.
WiththerapidspreadoftheInternetandtherelentlesstechnologicalinnovationsgeneratedthroughit,theinformationeraistrulyuponus,profoundlyinfluencingandchangingnotonlyourlifestyle,butalsothewaywework,dobusiness,thinkandcommunicatewithothers.
Itisnoteworthythatcloseto50%ofitsskilledmanpower,includingengineers,scientistsandentrepreneurs,comefromAsia.ProminentamongthemareIndiansandChinese,andnotafewSingaporeans.
Intellectualchallengesaside,itisacommonpracticeforstart-upstooffergenerousshareoptionstoemployeesinordertoattracttherighttalentintotheirfolds.Thisisapowerfulincentivetomotivatethestafftodotheirutmostandtoshareinthecompany'sprosperityifitreachesitsgoal.Manyregardthisasthefoundationofasuccessfulenterprise.(184words)
1.WhyisSiliconValleycomparedwithamagnet?
Because
A.itisveryfamous.
B.itattractednumeroustalentedpeople.
C.numeroustalentedpeopleflocktoit.
D.itsimpactwillsurpassEuropeanRenaissanceandIndustrialRevolution.
2.Whatdoes“it”in2ndparagraphreferto?
A.theInternet
B.therapidspreadoftheInternet
C.theinformationera
D.ourlifestyle
3.Whatdoes“its”in2ndparagraphmean?
?
A.SiliconValley’s
B.theInternet’s
C.Asia’s
D.America’s
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthecommonpracticeforstart-ups?
A.Intellectualchallenges.
B.Generousshareoptions.
C.Sharinginthecompany'sprosperity.
D.Asuccessfulenterprise.
5.Themainideaofthepassageis
A.SiliconValley’ssuccess
B.theinformationerauponus
C.Intellectualchallenges
D.practiceofsuccessfulenterprise
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Forallthefeveredworkbeingdone,however,scienceisstillfarawayfromtheBraveNewWorldvisionofengineeringaperfecthuman—orevenaperfecttomato.Muchmoreresearchisneededbeforegenetherapybecomescommonplace,andmanydiseaseswilltakedecadestoconquer,iftheycanbeconqueredatall.
Intheshortrun,themostpracticalwaytousethenewtechnologywillbeingeneticscreening.DoctorswillbeabletodetectallsortsofflawsinDNAlongbeforetheycanbefixed.Insomecasestheknowledgemayleadtotreatmentsthatdelaytheattackofthediseaseorsoftenitseffects.Someonewithageneticheartdisease,forexample,couldfollowalow-fatdiet.Andifscientistsdeterminethatavitalproteinismissingbecausethegenethatwassupposedtomakeitisdefective,theymightbeabletogivethepatientanartificialversionoftheprotein.Butinotherinstances,almostnothingcanbedonetostopthedamagesbroughtonbygeneticmutations.(176words)
1.The1stpassageimpliesthat
A.scienceisstillfarawayfromperfection
B.it’sdifficulttoengineeraperfecthuman
C.it’sdifficulttocreateaperfecttomato
D.manydiseaseswilltakedecadestoconquer
2.Accordingtotheauthor,manyhumandiseases
A.maybeconquered.
B.willbesurelyconquered.
C.maynotbeconquered.
D.mayneverbeconquered.
3.Whatdoes“intheshortrun”mean?
A.toruninashorttime
B.forthenearfuture
C.forthetimebeing
D.afterenoughtime
4.TheuseofthenewtechnologyingeneticscreeningincludesallthefollowingEXCEPT
A.detectingallsortsofflawsinDNA
B.fixingallsortsofflawsinDNA
C.treatmentsthatdelaytheattackofthedisease
D.artificialversionoftheprotein
5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.geneticengineering
B.geneticscreening
C.anewtechnology
D.Applicationofgeneticengineering
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