2009年10月在職GCT英語真題（A卷）第四部分外語運用能力測試（英語）（50題，每題2分，滿分100分）PartOneVocabularyandStructureDirections:Therearetenincompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1、Headdedthatthestategovernmenthasmade_______arrangementsfortheconference.A、accurateB、absoluteC、adequateD、active【答案】C【翻譯】他補充道，州政府為這次會議做出了適當安排。【解析】近形詞辨析2、Thisvideomaybefreelyreproduced_______commercialpromotionorsale.A、asforB、exceptforC、thankstoD、upto【答案】B【翻譯】不用于商業推廣或銷售，這個視頻資料可以免費復制。【解析】固定搭配3、You______engageinseriousdebateordiscussionunlessyouarewillingtoendureattacks.A、havebetternotB、hadbetternotC、havebetternottoD、hadbetternotto【答案】B【翻譯】你最好不要卷入嚴肅的爭論或者討論之中，除非你愿意承受攻擊。【解析】情態動詞用法4、Coffeehasbeenafavoritedrinkforcenturies，_______thetimewhenweweredrinkingitstrongandblack，withoutsugar.A、duringB、forC、beforeD、since【答案】D【翻譯】咖啡幾個世紀以來，從我們不放糖，味濃色深，開始飲用，就一直是人們喜歡的飲品。【解析】時間連詞5、By2050theworldwillhaveabout2billionpeopleagedover60，threetimes_____today.A、asmuchasB、asthatofC、asmanyasD、asthoseof【答案】C【翻譯】到2050年，世界將擁有大約20億人年齡超過60歲，是今天的三倍。【解析】倍數表達法.同級比較句6、SaffronreturnedtoLondonto______heractingcareerafterfouryearsofmodeling.A、followB、chaseC、seekD、pursue【答案】D【翻譯】Saffron在四年的模特生活之后，回到倫敦，繼續她的演繹生涯。【解析】近義詞辨析，pursue有“繼續”追逐的意思。【點評】考試難點。7、Hehasfancydreamsabouthislife，andnothingeverquite______hisexpectations.A、matchesB、makesC、reachesD、realizes【答案】C【翻譯】他對生活有太多的美夢，但是沒有一樣達到他的期望。【解析】動賓搭配，reachone’sexpectations【點評】清華在線輔導講到過reach的用法8、______myneighbor’skidwithhiscomingexam，Ispendanhourworkingwithhimeveryday.A、TohelpB、HelpingC、HelpedD、Havinghelped【答案】A【翻譯】為了幫助鄰居小孩迎接考試，我每天花費一個小時和他在一起。【解析】動詞不定式，表示目的【點評】清華在線輔導講語法復習中，動詞不定式講過的用法。9、WhenIworkedasabankclerk，Ihadtheopportunitytomeetarich_____ofpeople:students，soldiersandfactoryworkers.A、diversityB、kindC、rangeD、variety【答案】D【翻譯】我是個銀行職員的時候，有機會遇到各種各樣的人：學生.士兵和工廠工人。【解析】固定搭配，avarietyof【點評】清華在線全程班，詞匯復習中講到過10、Cutsinfundinghavemeantthatequipmenthasbeenkeptinservicelongafterit______replaced.A、shouldhavebeenB、wouldhavebeenC、couldhavebeenD、mighthavebeen【答案】A【翻譯】資助削減意味著設備將在應該更換之時，超期服役。【解析】情態動詞用法【點評】清華在線輔導講語法復習講到過該情態動詞用法，原應該做的事情。PartTwoReadingComprehensionDirections:Inthisparttherearethreepassagesandonechart，eachfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem，therearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Happyhoursarenotnecessarilyhappy,notdotheylastforanhour,buttheyhavebecomeapartoftheritualoftheofficeworkerandbusinessman.OnweekdaysinpubsandbarsthroughoutAmerica,thereisthelateafternoonhappyhour.Thetimemayvaryfromplacetoplace,butusuallyitisheldfromfourtoseven.Aftertheworkdayisfinished,officeworkersinlargecitiesandsmalltownstakearelaxingpauseanddonotgodirectlyhome.Theyheadoffinsteadforthenearestbarorpubtobewithfriends,co-workersandcolleagues.Withinminutesthepubisfilledtocapacitywithbusinessmenandsecretaries,officeclerksandstockexecutives.Theygatheraroundthebarlikebirdsaroundafountainorforestanimalsaroundawateringholeandchataboutthetriflesofofficelifeormattersmorepersonal.Thisistheirdesertgarden,theplacetorelievetheday’sstressattheoffice.Atthesehappyhours,socialbindingoccursbetweenpeoplewhosharethesameworkplaceorsimilarprofessions.Theymaychatabouteachotherortalkaboutaplannedprojectthathasyettomeetadeadline.Inthissense,theseplacesbecomeextensionsoftheworkplaceandconstituteagoodportionofone’ssociallife.11、Forofficeworkersandbusinessmenthehappyhouristheir_______.A、professionalrequirementB、regularpracticeC、refreshingbreakD、unpaidwork【答案】B【解析】細節題，答案在第一句【點評】段首、轉折句12、Happyhoursareheldbecauseofficeworkersneedto_______.A、haveagoodrestafterworkB、stayawayfromhouseholdworkC、makenewfriendsD、celebratetheirachievements【答案】A【解析】細節題【點評】第二段末尾句13、Thephrase“filledtocapacity”inparagraph2meansthepubis______.A、toocrowdedB、ratherentertainingC、completelyfullD、verynoisy【答案】C【解析】變相詞匯題【點評】capacity表示容量，所以整個詞組表示“達到容量”。14、Happyhourscontributetoofficeworkers’_____.A、cooperationinsocietyB、promotionintheircompanyC、connectioninsocietyD、loyaltytotheircompany【答案】C【解析】細節題【點評】第三段末尾句15、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A、ThehappyhourisasocialgatheringinAmerica.B、Peopleavoidtalkingaboutworkathappyhours.C、Happyhoursareheldonweekdaysonly.D、Peopleexchangeworkexperiencesathappyhours.【答案】B【解析】正誤判斷題【點評】第三段中間一句說明問題。Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Lazy?Shy?Liveinacave?Thosemightnotbepositiveattributesfortheaveragehuman,buttheysurearegoodforanimalstryingtosurviveinachangingenvironment.Accordingtoanewstudy,beaststhathibernate(冬眠)orcrawlintoholesarelesslikelytobelistedasendangeredthanthosethatdon’t.Followingupapreviousstudyonextinctanimals,whichshowedthatspeciesexhibiting“sleeporhide”(SLOH)behaviorsdidbetterthanothers,theresearcherswantedtoseeifthesamewastrueofmodemcreatureslikemolesandbears.Tofindoutifourmoretimidanimalshavealegupinthesurvivalgame,researchersmadeamasterlistof443sleep-or-hidemammals.Withtheirlistinhand,theteamcomparedtheir443tothe“redlist”ofendangeredspeciespublishedbytheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature.Assuspected,asleepyorhidinganimalwaslesslikelytobeontheredlistthanaregularanimal,andared-listanimalwasalsolesslikelytobeaSLOH-er.Thismakesalotofsense,asanimalsthathideawayinacaveoratreeholeareprotectedbytheirphysicalsheltersfromavariableenvironmentoutside,whilehibernatorsenjoyaflexiblemetabolism(新陳代謝)thatcanhelpthemadapttoachangingclimate.16、Onthelistofextinctanimalsstudied,therewere________.A、fewerSLOH-ersthanregularanimalsB、moreSLOH-ersthanexpectedC、asmanySLOH-ersasregularanimalsD、hardlyanySLOH-ers【答案】A【解析】細節題，同義替換【點評】第三段末尾句17、Thephrase“alegup”inParagraph2probablymeans“_________”.A、aninstinctB、anadvantageC、afightD、achance【答案】B【解析】詞匯題【點評】答案根據第二段的第一句話判斷。18、Thestudyofmoderncreatures__________.A、isunrelatedtothestudyofextinctanimalsB、findsevidencemissinginthestudyofextinctanimalsC、hasfindingssimilartothoseofthestudyofextinctanimalsD、revealsadifferentpatternfromthestudyofextinctanimals【答案】C【解析】推斷題【點評】答案在第三段19、Accordingtothepassage,red-listanimalsaremorelikelyto_________.A、belazyB、betimidC、livelongD、sleepless【答案】D【解析】推斷題【點評】答案在第三段20、Inthelastparagraphtheauthor________.A、comparesthebehaviorsofsleepersandhidersB、offersanexplanationforthesurvivalofsleepersandhidersC、analyzeshowachangingenvironmentaffectsSLOH-ersD、emphasizeswhatcanbelearnedfromSLOH-ers【答案】B【解析】主旨題【點評】最后一段的開頭makesense就說明要解釋原因了。Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Incomputing,passwordsarecommonlyusedtolimitaccesstoofficialusers.Yetthewidespreaduseofpasswordshasseriousdrawbacks.Officeworkersnowhavetorememberanaverageoftwelvesystempasswords.Intheorytheyshouldusedifferentpasswordsforeachsite,butinrealitythesewouldbeimpossibletoremember,somanypeopleusethesamepasswordforall.Anadditionalproblemisthatthemajorityusesimplewordssuchas“hello”,ornamesoffamilymembers,insteadofmoresecurecombinationsofnumbersandletters,suchas6ANV76Y.Thispermitscomputerhackerstodownloaddictionariesandquicklyfindthewordthatallowsthemaccess.Whensystemusersforgettheirpasswordsthereisextraexpenseinsupplyingnewones,whileifpeopleareforcedtochangepasswordsfrequentlytheyoftenwritethemdown,makingsystemsevenlesssecure.Therefore,itisclearthattheideaofpasswords.Whichhavebeenusedassecuritydevicesforthousandsofyears,mayneedrethinking.OnepossiblealternativehasbeendevelopedbytheAmericanfirmRealUser,andiscalled“Passfaces”.Inordertoaccessthesystemaworkerhastoselectaseriesofphotographsoffacesfromarandomly(隨機地)generatedsequence.Ifthepicturesareselectedinthecorrectorder,accessisgranted.Thisconceptdependsonthehumanabilitytorecognizeandrememberahugenumberofdifferentfaces,andtheadvantageisthatsuchasequencecannotbetoldtoanyoneorwrittendown,soismoresecure.Itisclaimedthatthepicturesequence,whichusedphotographsofuniversitystudents,iseasiertorememberthanpasswords,andithasnowbeenadoptedfortheUnitedStatesSenate.21、WhatisthedisadvantageofpasswordsasmentionedinParagraph1?A、Theydonotensuresecurity.B、Theyaredifficulttoremember.C、Theyhavetobechangedfrequently.D、Theylimitcomputeraccessibility.【答案】B【解析】細節題【點評】答案在第一段第三句話22、Onecanmakeapasswordsaferby________.A、insertingpicturesbetweennumbersB、avoidingtheuseoflettersaltogetherC、settingupafirewallagainstcomputerhackersD、usingcomplicatedcombinationsofnumbersandletters【答案】D【解析】細節題【點評】第二段第一句話23、“Passfaces”isamethodtogetaccesstoasystemthrough_________.A、rememberingalargenumberoffacesB、selectingphotographsoffacesonelikesC、recognizingasequenceoffacepicturesD、showingone’sfaceinfrontofthecomputer【答案】C【解析】細節題【點評】第四段第二句話24、Oneadvantageof“Passfaces”overapasswordisthat________.A、itiseasiertorememberB、itismorecomplicatedC、ittakeslesstimetologinD、itallowsonetowriteless【解析】細節題【點評】第四段最后一句25、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthepassword?A、Itisanoldsystemthatneedsimprovement.B、Itprovidesasmuchsecurityasbefore.C、Itshouldbeabandonedbycomputerusers.D、Ithasdevelopedtoanadvancedstage.【答案】A【解析】態度題【點評】第三段最后一句Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingchart:FedExServiceRestrictionsU.S,EXPRESSFREIGHTINTERNATIONALEXPRESSFREIGHTINTERNATIONALAIRCARGO1or2DayFreight3DayFreightInternationalPriorityFreightorEconomyFreightInternationalPremiumorExpressFreightInternationalAirporttoAirportMinimumweightPerpieceorshipment68kg68kg68kgNominimumrestrictionsNominimumrestrictionsMaximumweightPerpiece997kg997kg997kg997kg997kgMaximumlengthPlusgirthperpiece762cm762cm762cm762cm762cmMaximumlengthperpiece302cm122cm302cm302cm302cmMaximumheightperpiece178cm178cm178cm178cm178cm26、Whichofthefollowingmightbeapropertitleforthechart?A、FedExFreightMeasurementsandMethodsB、FedExShipmentRegulationsinUSandOtherCountriesC、FedExInternationalFreightCustomerServiceGuideD、FedExExpressFreightandAirCargoServiceRestrictions【答案】D【解析】概括題【點評】既然有最大、最小重量和長度要求，因此應該是“限制規定”。27、What’stheminimumweightashipmentmustreachinordertobetransportedbyair?A、Norestrictions.B、68kg.C、122kg.D、997kg.【答案】A【解析】細節題【點評】抓住minimumweight和air兩個關鍵字。28、Ifyouneedtoshipsomething300cmlongwithinUS,whichservicecanyouchoose?A、Shipmentinlessthat1day.B、Shipmentin1or2days.C、Shipmentin3days.D、Shipmentinmorethan3days.【答案】B【解析】細節題【點評】關鍵字為300cm長和美國境內。29、Whatdoes“girth”possiblymean?A、Measurementaroundanobject.B、Measurementofobjectweight.C、Formulatocalculateobjectwidth.D、Formulatocalculateobjectlength.【答案】A【解析】詞匯題【點評】圖中是一個圈，因此表示一周的長度測量。30、FedExserviceshavedifferentrestrictionsonthegoods’_______.A、maximumweightperpieceB、maximumlengthplusgirthperpieceC、maximumlengthperpieceD、maximumheightperpiece【答案】B【解析】圖題【點評】根據最后的圖示。PartThreeClozeDirections:Therearetenblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Fueledbyweather,wind,anddryundergrowth,uncontrolledwildfirescanburnacresofland-andconsumeeverythingintheirway-inmereminutes.31,morethan100,000wildfiresclear4millionto5millionacresoflandintheU.S.everyyear.Awildfiremovesatspeedsofupto23kilometersanhour,consumingeverything-trees,bushes,homes,evenhumans-inits32.Therearethreeconditionsthatneedtobe33inorderforawildfiretoburn:fuel,oxygen,andaheatsource.Fuelisanymaterial34afirethatwillburnquicklyandeasily,includingtrees,grasses,bushes,evenhomes.Airsuppliestheoxygenafire35toburn.Heatsourceshelpsparkthewildfireandbringfuelto36hotenoughtostartburning.Lightning,burningcampfiresorcigarettes,hotwinds,andeventhesuncanallprovide37heattosparkawildfire.38oftenharmfulanddestructivetohumans,naturallyoccurringwildfiresplayapositiveroleinnature.They39nutrientstothesoilbyburningdeadordecayingmatter.Theyremovediseasedplantsandharmfulinsectsfromaforestecosystem(生態系統).Andbyburning40thicktressandbushes,wildfiresallowsunlighttoreachtheforestfloor,enablinganewgenerationofyoungplantstogrow.31、A、AfterallB、AboveallC、InsumD、Onaverage【答案】D【解析】固定搭配【點評】段中不太可能出現總結意思。32、A、routeB、trackC、pathD、trace【答案】A【解析】近義詞辨析【點評】野火移動路徑，而不是既定的“軌道”、設好的“道路”或者遺留的“痕跡”。33、A、stableB、presentC、fixedD、favorable【答案】B【解析】近義詞辨析【點評】根據上下文，只有“出現”三種情況才能燃起野火。34、A、surroundingB、keepingC、causingD、making【答案】C【解析】動賓搭配【點評】根據上下文，“引起”大火。35、A、acquiresB、needsC、capturesD、meets【答案】B【解析】上下文意思【點評】定語從句與先行詞關系。36、A、materialsB、placesC、temperaturesD、conditions【答案】C【解析】后邊的hot決定答案是“溫度”。【點評】還是考察上下文意思理解。37、A、additionalB、excessiveC、plentifulD、sufficient【答案】D【解析】近義詞辨析【點評】根據上下文，“足夠”最恰當。38、A、AlthoughB、AsC、IfD、Whereas【答案】A【解析】連詞【點評】后半句講野火好的方面，而前面是不好的，所以應該是讓步關系。39、A、driveB、reduceC、returnD、assign【答案】C【解析】近義、近行次辨析【點評】根據上下文理解。40、A、overB、throughC、belowD、beyond【答案】A【解析】介詞【點評】根據上下文，overthick指“過分粗壯”。PartFourDialogueCompletionDirections:Inthispart,therearetenshortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatmostappropriatelysuitstheconversationalcontextandbestcompletesthedialogue.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.41、SpeakerA:Hi,MynameisMark.I’mfromHouston,Texas.SpeakerB:I’mBill.Gladtomeetyou.Whatyearareyou?SpeakerA:________.A、Iwasbornin1990B、I’vebeenhereforyearsC、I’m19yearsoldD、I’mafirst-yearstudent【答案】D【解析】自我介紹【點評】Whatyearareyou是詢問年級。42、SpeakerA:I’mgettingprettybored.Weshoulddosomethingdespitetherain.SpeakerB:_______Whatdoyouhaveinmind?A、Ibackyouup.B、Whocares?C、I’mwithyou.D、Iliketherain.【答案】A【解析】贊同對方觀點【點評】我支持你。43、Man:WehadatriptoSouthAfricathissummer.Woman:________Man:Yes,wedid.Infact,weevenencounteredalion.A、Didn’tyou?B、Howdiditgo?C、Ibetyouhadagreattime.D、Iguessyoudid.【答案】C【解析】發表觀點【點評】針對Man的說法，Woman反問是不禮貌的，并不表示Woman的不相信。44、Man:DoyouknowJason’sphonenumber?Woman:_______Man:OK.Imightaswelllookitupinthephonebook.A、Justasecond.B、NotthatIknowof.C、Ican’tthinkofitnow.D、Whyask?【答案】C【解析】請求幫忙的回答【點評】根據第三句知道，Woman幫不了。45、Interviewer:LetmeseeifIunderstoodyou.