2009年GCT考试英语模拟试题及答案（五）

唯一国家指定 GCT 权威辅导机构 www.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cn/qinghua www.gct-online.com 1 清华在线天津教育中心 联系电话：022-23398106 23398107 2009 年 GCT 考试英语模拟试题及 答案 八年级地理上册填图题岩土工程勘察试题省略号的作用及举例应急救援安全知识车间5s试题及答案 （五） Part One Vocabulary and Structure Directions: There are ten incomplete sentences in this part．For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D ．Choose the one that best completes the sentence．Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center． 1．If only ______ I the books on the reading list． A．read B．have read C．had read D．could have read 2． The museum’s new building will have ______ the exhibition space as before． A．three times B．three times like C．three times as D．three times larger 3．When you are in your room, leave the door ______ so that your visitors do not have to knock． A．open B．opened C．opening D．being open 4．Mobile phones are proved to ______ with flight instruments and have a negative effect on flight safety． A．interfere B．disturb C．interrupt D．trouble 5．Retail sales volume in local urban and rural areas rose 57．8% and 46．8% __last year． A．individually B．respectively C．correspondingly D．accordingly 6．______ The science of medicine, progress has been very rapid lately, is perhaps the most important of all sciences． A．to which B．with which C．in which D．among which 7．It was the training that he had when he was ______ made him 唯一国家指定 GCT 权威辅导机构 www.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cn/qinghua www.gct-online.com 2 清华在线天津教育中心 联系电话：022-23398106 23398107 such a good manager． A．has B．later C．which D．that 8．This pair of glasses is similar to ______ you bought last week． A．the one B．the one what C．the ones what D．the ones 9．The terrible noise from that houseis almost ______ me mad． A．mining B．driving C．setting D．puffing 10．Peter likes watching TV ______ to the cinema． A．more than to go B．more than going C．than going D．rather than to go Part Two Reading Comprehension Directions In this part there are passages and one listing, each followed by five questions or unfinished statements．For each of them, there are four choices marked A,B,C and D．Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center． Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage: Internet shopping is a new way of shopping．Nowadays, you can shop for just about anything from your armchair．Shopping on the Internet is becoming increasingly popular．In the United States people spent US$2．5 billion on Internet shopping in2003． People can shop for a variety of products on the Internet．Physical products include items such as books, CDs, clothes and foods ． These types of products are the most common purchases through the Internet． Internet shopping offers a number of benefits for the shopper．The most important advantage is convenience．As the on-line shops are open 24' hours a day you don't have to queue with other shoppers at the checkout counters．Secondly; it is easy to find what you are looking for on the Internet ． Finally, it is often cheaper to buy goods throughthe Internet． The main disadvantage of Internet shopping is that you cannot actually see the products you are buying or check their quality．Also, many people enjoy shopping in the city and miss the opportunity to 唯一国家指定 GCT 权威辅导机构 www.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cn/qinghua www.gct-online.com 3 清华在线天津教育中心 联系电话：022-23398106 23398107 talk to friends． Internet shopping is sure to become more and more popular in the years ahead．It promises to change the way we buy all kinds of things from tonight's dinner to a new car． 11．The first paragraph indicates that _________． A．there are many problems with on-line shopping． B．people hate the on-line shopping in cities C．it is veryinconvenient for on-line shopping D．on-line shopping is becoming very popular 12．The phrase "physical products" in the second paragraph means A．things that can beseen or felt B．things useful for health care C．things can help you keep fit D．things connected with sports 13．The most important advantage about Internet shopping is ______ ． A．the speed the goods are delivered at B．the reasonable priceand color C．the quality ofthe goods D．the convenience it brings to you 14 ． In the passage, the following disadvantages of Internet shopping are mentioned EXCEPT That ______ A．customers cannot actually see the products they are buying B．customers cannot check the product's quantity they arebuying C．many people miss the opportunity to talk to their friends D． some people are worded about paying for goods using credit cards 15．The fifth paragraph is mainly about A．people's enjoyment of a new way of shopping B．Intermit companies' finding of a new way for payment C．there being various problems with Intermit shopping D．serious disadvantages of Internet shopping Questions 16-20 are based on the following passage: Electronic books could change the way of reading, but people ought to consider their far-reaching impacts as well． "The e-book promises to cause a slow tragedy on life as we know it," Jason Ohler, professor of technology, warned the world．He weighed the advantages and disadvantages of e-book technology's impact on social relationships, the environment, the economy, etc．Before you read an e-book, consider the disadvantages． He believed that the e-books increase harness of eye due to poor screen, replace a relatively cheap commodity with a more expensive one, and displace workers in print-book production and traditional publishing．E-books make it easy to share data, thereby threatening 唯一国家指定 GCT 权威辅导机构 www.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cn/qinghua www.gct-online.com 4 清华在线天津教育中心 联系电话：022-23398106 23398107 copyright agreements and reducing compensation of authors． On the other hand, e-books save paper and trees, reduce the burden of the carrying and storing of printed books, promote self- sufficiency in learning, and make reading a collaborative experience online ． They also create new jobs for writers and artists and encourage self publishing． In final analysis, Ohler points out, e-books should gain society's approval if a few conditions are met, make them recyclable, solve the problem of eye fatigue, be sure the "have-nots" get the technology, and support e-book training in schools and business． 16．What is the purpose of this writing? A．To encourage people to use more e-books． B．To help people how to read e-books effectively． C．To talk about the impacts of e-books on society． D．To make e-books more popular with the students． 17．One of the advantages ofe-books is ________． A．Theycancreate new jobs for everyone． B．They can save paper and trees． C．They mayenhance the relationgships among people． D．They may help protect eyes． 18 ． One of the disadvantages ofthe use of e-books is that ________． A．they may promote self-sufficiency in learning． B．they may pollute the environment． C．they may encourage self publishing． D．they may make some people lose their jobs． 19．What is Jason Ohler's attitude towards e-books? A．Positive． B．Indifferent． C．Cautious． D．Suspicious． 20．What is one of the problems which need to be solved? A．Environmental protection． B．E-book training in schools and business． C．Society’s approval of e-books． D．Convincingpeople of using e-books． Questions 21-25 are based on the following passage: In the Arctic Circle, it is not that Eskimos lack ability or industry, but the surroundings restrict constructive effort to the barest necessities of existence ． This retards progress to higher develpment． Agriculture is impossible all along the thousands of miles of the north shore．The only wood is such as drifts in．other than this driftwood, the only available building materials are snow, ice, stone, 唯一国家指定 GCT 权威辅导机构 www.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cn/qinghua www.gct-online.com 5 清华在线天津教育中心 联系电话：022-23398106 23398107 and bones of animals．All of these have been used for habitations and storage, places, differing in various tribes according to the requirements and skill of the workers．The lack of necessary timbers to build walls and span wide spaces is probably one reason why they construct their houses at least partly beneath the surface of the ground．This device also makers the houses more impervious (不能渗透 的) to the cold． Most of us are inclined to think that the Eskimo lives always in an igloo or snow house．This is not entirely true．After the long cold winter, the family is very likely to move, when the weather permits, into a tent sealskin ． The actual construction of such a tent is similar to that used by other, more southerly tribes and will be described later． The snow house, however, is an interesting and unique habitation． Our summer campers will not build, with snow, but the delicate art is worth recording and some of our winter camps mountains might try to make snow houses． 21．Eskimos’ efforts to build houses ___________． A．result in various building B．are limited by a hostile environment C．are restricted by their ability D．retard progress to higher develpmen 22．Which of the following about the construction of houses is true? A．Building materials differ from tribe to tribe． B．Building materials are the same for all the houses． C．Building materials are selected according to weather． D．Building materials are decided by skilled workers． 23．Why do Eskimos build their houses partly under the ground? A．They like to live under the ground． B．They are short of essential materials for walls and roofs． C．They want their houses less affected by the cold． D．Both B and C． 24．In the long winter Eskimos commonly live in _________． A．a snow house B．a stone house C．a storage place D．a tent sealskin 25．What does the author think of snow houses? A．Interesting B．Artistic C．Unique D．All of the above Questions 26-30 are based on the following passage: 唯一国家指定 GCT 权威辅导机构 www.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cn/qinghua www.gct-online.com 6 清华在线天津教育中心 联系电话：022-23398106 23398107 Atlanta: Mostly fair．88-70 0 F．Minneapolis: Mostly cloudy．68-50 0 F． Boston: Partly cloudy．78-61 0 F．New Orleans: Mostly fair．92-73 0 F． Chicago: Thunderstorms likely．82-67 0 F．Philadelphia: Hazy and warm．90-68 0 F． Cleveland: Mostly cloudy．84-68 0 F．Phoenix: Sunny and warm．99-66 0 F． Dallas: Thunderstorms likely．91-75 0 F．Pittsburgh: Partly cloudy．81-64 0 F． Denver: Rain likely．53-43 0 F．St．Louis: Thunderstorms likely．86-70 0 F． Houston: Partly cloudy．90-78 0 F．San Francisco: Mostly fair．73-60 0 F． Kansas City: Thunderstorms likely．73-60 0 F．Seattle: Mostly fair．74-50 0 F． Las Vegas : Sunny and warm．93-56 0 F．Toronto: Rain likely．83-68 0 F． Los Angeles: Mostly sunny．88-60 0 F．Washington: Partly cloudy．88-72 0 F． Miami: Partly cloudy．88-79 0 F． 26．According to the forecast, A．Kansas City will be warmer than Toronto B．Temperatures will be the lowest in Seattle and Minneapolis． C．The weather will be fine in most ofthe listed cities． D．More than half of the listcities are cloudy or rain likely 27．Among the following four cities．The difference between the afternoon high and the evening low is smallest in A．Kansas City B．Miami C．Atlanta D．Seattle 28．Which of the following cities is closest to Miami in weather 唯一国家指定 GCT 权威辅导机构 www.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cn/qinghua www.gct-online.com 7 清华在线天津教育中心 联系电话：022-23398106 23398107 conditions? A．Boston． B．Atlanta． C．Washington． D．Houston． 29．The difference between the afternoon high and the evening low is greatest in ______ ． A．Seattle B．Los Angeles C．Las Vegas D．Phoenix 30．The differences between the afternoon high and the evening low are the same in ______ 。 A．Chicago．Dallas, Kansas City, and St, Louis B． Atlanta, San Francisco, New Orleans ,and Seattle． C． Cleveland, Dallas, St, Louis, and Washington． D．Pittsburgh, Miami, Houston, and Boston Part Three Cloze Directions: There are ten blanks in the following passage ．For each numbered blank , there are four choices marked A,B,C and D．Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single through the center． “Without time to relax and have fun, kids can suffer stress just like adults,” warn experts---who say as many as one in four youngsters have symptom of burnout．More and more parents are pushing their kids to be busy in structured activities 31 ______ ． Many of these activities for children are not for recreational 32 ______ involve competition．The kids 33 ______ to “win”, not just participate, and this can cause34 ______ ．Today’s parents have the 35 ______ that children don’t pursue a lot in outside activities will be36 ______ ．Parents are in panic because they know it’s a 37 ______ world out there．They are running scared to be sure their kids can go into marketplace and compete as adults, but38 ______ some cases they are missing the big picture． Kids who are unhappy and depressed grow up to be unhappy, despress adults who don’t do well in their jobs or 39 ______ life． And these kids will not know as adults how to relax ． Everyone needs time just to relax and recharge．When you are not stressed, you can be 40 ______ productive． That’s why it’s important to help your child find a balance． 31．A．at no time B．at times C．all the time D．at one time 32．A and B．but C so D as 33．A push B are pushed C have pushed D are being pushed 34．A failure B threat C stress D diligence 唯一国家指定 GCT 权威辅导机构 www.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cn/qinghua www.gct-online.com 8 清华在线天津教育中心 联系电话：022-23398106 23398107 35．A mood B attitude C style D idea 36．A left alone B left behind C left out D left over 37．A pleasant B tough C colorful D adventurous 38．A in B at C under D on 39．A personal B public C outside D social 40．A very B most C more D less Part Four Dialogue Completion Directions: In this part, there are ten short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A,B,C and D．Choose the one that most appropriately suits the conversational context and best completes the dialogue．Mark your answer on theANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center． 41．Speaker A: Sam, I’m calling to say goodbye to you, as I’m leaving this afternoon． Speaker B: _____ A．Look after yourself, and thank you for your calling． B．Pay attention to your schedule．Don’t be late for the train． C．Thank you and don’t forget to keep in touch with me． D．Take care and I wish you a pleasant journey． 42．Speaker A: Congratulations! I hope you’ll be very happy． Speaker B: _____ A．Oh, that is easy． B．We will． C．Why not． D．Thanks, I am sure we will． 43．Speaker A: I need some aspirin, please, and I'd also like to get this prescriptionfilled． Speaker B: _____ A．Fine．Here' s your aspirin．Could you wait a moment and I can have the prescription for you． B．Well．I don’t think you need any aspirin．I don' t think you need any more prescription． C．Aspirin? Here you are．Here is your prescription, too, if you like any． D ． Don' t you need any aspirin?Here you are ． As for the prescription, I haveto think it over． 44．Speaker A: If I were youI' dtake the bus to work．Driving in that rush-hour traffic is terrible． Speaker B: _____ A．Oh, no．Driving in that rush-hour traffic is terrible though the bus is crowded． B．Well．I do agree with you even ifthebus is often late． C．But by the time the bus gets to my stop, there aren’t any 唯一国家指定 GCT 权威辅导机构 www.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cn/qinghua www.gct-online.com 9 清华在线天津教育中心 联系电话：022-23398106 23398107 seals left． D．No．Do you mind if I contradict you．I like driving in that rush- hour． 45．Speaker A: Shells is an American, but she' s lived in the Far East for most of her life． Speaker B: _____ A．Yes．I know she is an American．But what about an American? B．Yes．But an American is merely anAmerican．Do American speak English? C．Yes．But don' t you think if she can speak American? D．Yes．She speaks Japanese and Chinese as well as she speaks English． 46．SpeakerA: Could I borrow your bikethis weekend? SpeakerB: Sure．______ A．You can useit anytime you want． B．But you have to pay me something back． C．What do you need it for? D．Where are you going? 47．Speaker A: Could I see a pair of sandals like the brown ones in the window? I need a size six-and-a-half． Speaker B: _____ A．I' m sorry but that style doesn’t come in half size．Ican show you a seven． B．That pair of sandals? Why do you like that pair of sandals? C ． Do you like the pair of sandals like the brown ones inthewindow? Fine, thank you． D．Isee what you mean．But I am afraid that that pair will be tooexpensiveto you． 48．Speaker A:After the terrible downpour last night, It’s lovely today, isn’t it? Speaker B: _____ A．Yes, isn't it? B．Yes, it is． C．That's not too bad． D．It's hard to say． 49．SpeakerA: ______ SpeakerB:What's the problem? SpeakerA: Iswitched on the power five minutes ago, and now it doesn’t show up． A．Are youthe owner of the computer here? B．Do you know whom this computer belongs to? C．What can I do for you? D．Could you help me? 50．Speaker A:After the terrible downpour last nigh, It’s lovely 唯一国家指定 GCT 权威辅导机构 www.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cnwww.taea.com.cn/qinghua www.gct-online.com 10 清华在线天津教育中心 联系电话：022-23398106 23398107 today, isn’t it? Speaker B: _____ A．Yes, isn't it? B．Yes, it is． C．That's not too bad． D．It's hard to say．