历年GCT考试全国统考英语试题.docx
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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
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