作者：何福胜
出版社：清华大学出版社
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2011硕士学位研究生入学资格考试GCT英语模拟试题与解析试读：
前言
FOREWORD根据国务院学位委员会办公室最新颁布的《硕士学位研究生入学资格考试指南（2011年版）》规定，2011年硕士学位研究生的入学资格考试的试卷由四部分构成：语言表达能力测试、数学基础能力测试、逻辑判断能力测试和外语（英语）使用能力测试。
英语运用能力测试，旨在考查考生目前所具备的实际外语水平、阅读外语能力和运用英语能力。通过外语词汇量、语法、阅读、理解、日常口语等内容的测试，了解考生运用外语的综合能力。为了帮助广大考生在较短的时间内恢复和提高英语水平，系统地备考，并顺利通过本次考试，我们特别编写了《硕士学位研究生入学资格考试英语考前辅导教程》和其配套的《硕士学位研究生入学资格考试英语模拟试题与解析》、《硕士学位研究生入学资格考试英语核心词汇精解》。
本书共包括12套英语模拟试题以及答案和详尽的注释。每套试题都按照考试指南的要求并且参照历年的考试真题进行编写，突出了GCT考试的重要考点。注释部分不仅涉及考点的讲解，更强调了答题的策略和技能。应该说，本书是对此种考试的词汇、语法、阅读、完型填空和会话技能五个部分的综合和整体性练习及测验，有助于考生系统地备考，并顺利通过考试。为了帮助考生了解和熟悉前几年的真题，本书还附录了2006—2010年的真题和答案，供考生参考。
在编写本书过程中，编者注意了以下几个方面的问题：
1．严格按照考试大纲的要求，确定本套书的难度及题材的选择。词汇基本控制在相关的考试大纲词汇表内。对于出现的个别难词和超纲词一般给出英语或汉语注释。各方面的要求尽可能与考试大纲相一致。
2．选用材料力求带有一定的特点。注意了选材的广泛性以及内容的新颖性。突出了考试的针对性和实用性。所选材料主要来源于近几年的国内外考试书籍，以及各种教材、杂志和报纸的内容。
3．除了提供考试各种题型的系统性应对方式和技巧以外，还重点强调了各部分基础知识的讲解和运用。同时对每道题详细的解释能在很大程度上提高考生的英语能力和应试水平。
4．强调了语言的规范性以及内容的共核性。充分考虑了在职攻读硕士学位人员的英语水平现状，尽可能使词汇、语法及练习具有通用性及可模仿性，使答案和范文通俗易懂，以便考生记忆和模仿。
2011年《GCT英语模拟试题与解析》将2010年的真题加了进来，使考生能了解测试的最新信息，以利于考生备考。
清华大学出版社同时推出了《2011年硕士学位研究生入学资格考试英语考前辅导教程》与《2011年硕士学位研究生入学资格考试英语核心词汇精解》，《2011年GCT英语历年真题分类精解》，这四本书同时使用，效果更好。
本书在编写过程中得到了清华大学研究生院、清华大学继续教育学院、清华大学外语系以及其他一些院校和有关单位的部分人士和教师的大力支持和帮助，特此表示衷心的感谢。
由于编者水平有限，时间仓促，不妥之处在所难免，衷心希望广大读者批评指正。编者2011年4月于清华园第一部分模拟试题Model Test One（50题，每题2分，满分100分，考试时间45分钟）Part One Vocabulary and StructureDirections:
There are ten incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one that completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line though the center.1. He applied for Teaching Assistantship to finance his education and was _____ the position for his rich experience in teaching.A. qualifiedB. grantedC. presentedD. supplied2. We were lost at sea, at the _____ of wind and weather.A. serviceB. expenseC. costD. mercy3. The importance of fitness should not be _____ because it is not developed in a day.A. withdrawnB. overlookedC. relaxedD. stressed4. I should like to _____ my thanks to you for your kindness.A. extendB. intendC. pretendD. attend5. Mr. Smith said that he did not want to _____ any further responsibilities.A. get onB. look upC. put upD. take on6. If he had listened to me, he _____ earlier.A. might arriveB. had arrivedC. might be arrivingD. might have arrived7. By the time she is 50 years old, she _____ an inmate of the prison for over half of her life.A. would have beenB. will beC. will have beenD. would be8. The girl won't have her lunch before she _____ her homework.A. will finishB. finishesC. had finishedD. finished9. A large number of cars _____ parked in front of my house.A. areB. isC. hasD. was10. Whether or not their business will succeed _____ their most concern.A. have becomeB. areC. has becomeD. to becomePart Two Reading ComprehensionDirections:
In this part there are three passages and one note, each followed by 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:
Venus(金星) is known as the earth's "twin" because the two planets are so like each other in size. The diameter of Venus is about 7, 520 miles (12,100 km.), smaller than that of the earth. No other planet comes closer to the earth than Venus. At its nearest approach it is about 25,000,000 miles (40,2000,000 km.) away.
As seen from the earth, Venus is the first planet or star that can be seen in the western sky in the evening. At other times, it is the last planet or star that can be seen in the eastern sky in the morning. When Venus is near its brightest point, it can be seen in daylight. Early astronomers called the object that appeared in the evening Hesperus, and Phosphorus in the morning. Later, they realized these two objects were the same planet. They named it Venus in honor of the Roman goddess of love and beauty.11. Travelling around Venus in a straight way, you would have a long trip of about _____ miles.A. 24, 896B. 23,613C. 37,994D. 25,000,00012. The word "twin" in the first sentence means _____.A. a brother or sister of step mother or fatherB. either of two children born together of the same motherC. an adopted childD. a deserted child13. Venus is called the earth's "twin" because _____.A. it's almost as big as the earthB. it's the nearest to the earthC. Venus and the earth are both planetsD. they are of the same shape14. We can learn from the passage that _____.A. Venus is always the last to appear in the sky in the eveningB. Venus is sometimes the last to appear in the sky in the morningC. Venus is sometimes the last to disappear in the eastern sky in the morningD. Venus is sometimes the last to disappear in the western sky in the morning15. The best title for the passage might be _____.A. The Size of VenusB. Venus and the EarthC. Venus-the Earth's "Twin"D. The Nearest NeighborQuestions 16—20 are based on the following passage:
It might be supposed that greater efficiency could be achieved if several people worked together to solve a problem than if only one individual works on it.
Although groups often may increase the motivation of their members to deal with problems, there are conflicts arising among members of a group. Problem solving needs the presence of an effective leader who not only provides direction, but also permits the orderly, constructive expression of different opinions; much of the leader's effort may be devoted to resolving differences. Success in problem solving also depends on the distribution of ability within a group.
Although groups may reach a greater number of correct solutions, or may require less time to discover an answer, their efficiency is typically lower than that achieved by skilled individuals working alone.
In brainstorming, a problem is presented to a group of people who then proceed to offer whatever they can think of. Theoretically these unrestricted suggestions increase the probability that at least some better solutions will appear. Nevertheless, studies show that when individuals work alone under similar conditions, performance tends to proceed more efficiently than it does in groups.
Under special circumstances, however, a group may solve problems more effectively than a competent individual does. Group members may contribute different resources to a solution that no individual can achieve alone. Sometimes social demands may require group agreement on a single issue, as in making national economic or military policies under the governments. When only one among several solutions is correct, even if a group requires more time, it has a higher probability of identifying the right one than does an individual alone.16. In a group, problem solving needs _____.A. the presence of an effective leaderB. the best way to collect resourcesC. everyone to work harderD. more funds17. According to the author, it is easier for groups to reach _____.A. mistakes they want to makeB. the place which they want to goC. the place where they want to restD. a greater number of correct solutions18. The author thinks that unrestricted suggestions can bring about _____.A. some troubleB. some better solutionsC. some more timeD. some more effort19. It can be seen from the passage that a group will be more efficient in _____.A. discussing directionsB. correcting mistakesC. dealing with national problemsD. finding a problem20. According to the author, which of the following statement is TRUE?A. A group of people may solve problems more effectively than an individual.B. The efficiency of a group is worst in the world.C. A group will not be efficient in dealing with national policiesD. Effective leaders often solve the problems themselvesQuestions 21—25 are based on the following passage:
Do we need laws that prevent us from running risks with our lives? If so, then perhaps laws are needed prohibiting the sale of alcoholic drinks.
We've already tried that. For 13 years, between 1920 and 1933, there were no liquor stores anywhere in the United States. They were shut down-abolished by an amendment (修正案). After January 20, 1920, there was supposed to be no more manufacturing, selling, or transporting of "intoxication liquors." Without any more liquor, people could not drink it. And if they did not drink it, how could they get drunk? There would be no more dangers to the public welfare from drunkenness and alcoholism. It was all very logical. And yet prohibition of liquor, beer, and wine did not work. Why?
Because, law or no law, millions of people still liked to drink alcohol. And they were willing to take risks to get it. They were not about to change their tastes and habits just because of a change in the law. And gangs of liquor smugglers made it easy to buy an illegal drink-or two or three. They smuggled millions of gallons of the illegal beverages (饮料) across the Canadian and Mexican Borders. Drinkers were lucky to know of an illegal bar that served Mexican or Canadian liquor. Crime and drunkenness were both supposed to decline as a result of prohibition. Instead people drank more alcohol than ever—often poisoned alcohol.
On December 5, 1933, they removed prohibition by approving the 21st Amendment to the Constitution.21. All of the following were reasons for the proposal of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution and the Volstead Act, except that _____.A. there would be no further danger to the public from alcoholismB. there would be a rise in the cost of alcoholic beveragesC. without liquor, people would not drinkD. people would not become drunk or create a public nuisance22. During Prohibition, illegal alcohol was _____.A. sold openlyB. no longer a temptationC. a major factor in the passage of the Volstead ActD. brought across the Mexican and Canadian borders23. During Prohibition, people _____.A. lived in fear of the lawB. were willing to risk arrest for the pleasure of liquorC. endangered their communitiesD. were respectful of the legal sanctions placed on them24. When enacting (颁布) the prohibition laws, government officials assumed that _____.A. every American would buy alcohol illegallyB. all criminal activities would ceaseC. patrols of the Canadian border would halt the sale of alcoholD. the social threat from drunkenness would decline25. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.A. the Congress was wise to repeal ProhibitionB. the Prohibition Era was characterized by a decrease in crime and drunkennessC. during Prohibition, most Americans stopped drinkingD. laws should be passed to ban the sale of alcoholic beveragesQuestions 26—30 are based on the following note:Important Note:Application for admission to the Graduate School at this university must be made on forms provided by the Director of Admission. An applicant whose undergraduate work was done at another institution should request that two copies of undergraduate transcripts and degrees be sent directly to the Dean of Graduate School. Both the application and transcripts must be on file at least one month prior to the registration date, and must be accompanied by a nonrefundable ten-dollar check or money order to cover the cost of processing the application.Students who have already been admitted to the Graduate School but were not enrolled during the previous semester should reapply for admission using a special form available in the office of the Graduate School. It is not necessary for students who have previously been denied admission to resubmit transcripts; however, new application forms must accompany all requests for reconsideration. Applications should be submitted at least eight weeks in advance of the session in which the student wishes to enroll.26. What is the author's main point?A. How to apply to the Graduate School.B. How to enroll in an undergraduate university.C. How to register for graduate coursework.D. How to make application for graduation.27. Where would this passage most probably be found?A. In a university catalog.B. In a travel folder.C. In a newspaper.D. In a textbook.28. According to the passage, where would a student secure application forms for admission to the university?A. From the chairperson of the department.B. From the Dean of the Graduate School.C. From the institution where the undergraduate work was done.D. From the Director of Admissions.29. Which of the following documents must be on file thirty days before the registration date?A. Two copies of recommendations from former professors.B. A written approval of the Dean of the Graduate School.C. One set of transcripts and an English proficiency score.D. Two copies of undergraduate courses and grades, an application form, and an application fee.30. Students who have already been admitted to the Graduate School _____.A. never need to apply for admissionB. must reapply if they have not been registered at the university during the previous semesterC. must reapply every semesterD. must reapply when they are within ten credit hours of graduationPart Three ClozeDirections:
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 line through the center.
A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important factors, in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. 31 they were not enough. Something else was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men— 32 individuals who could invent machines, find new sources of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.
The men who 33 the machines of the Industrial Revolution came from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were 34 inventors than scientists. A man who is a pure scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 35 . He is not necessarily working so that his findings can be used. An inventor or one interested in applied science is 36 trying to make something that has a concrete idea. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories 37 science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a specific result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 38 other objectives.
Most of the people who developed the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had 39 or no training in science might not have made their inventions if a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years 40 .31. A. ButB. AndC. BesidesD. Even32. A. generatingB. effectiveC. motivationD. creative33. A. employedB. createdC. operatedD. controlled34. A. lessB. betterC. moreD. worse35. A. happilyB. occasionallyC. reluctantlyD. accurately36. A. seldomB. sometimesC. usuallyD. never37. A. ofB. withC. toD. as38. A. fewB. thoseC. manyD. all39. A. littleB. muchC. someD. any40. A. agoB. pastC. aheadD. beforePart Four Dialogue CompletionDirections:
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 the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.41. School secretary: Good morning. Can I help you?Student: Yes, I'd like to enroll for the course.School secretary: _____A. Thank you very much.B. Nice to see you here.C. Certainly. What's your name please?D. Sorry. Can I see your passport please?42. Doctor: _____?Patient: I'm much better. My stomach problem is gone. Now I just feel hungry.A. Do you have anything to declare, sirB. Good morning. May I help youC. How are you feeling todayD. What seems to be the problem43. Client: Hello. May I speak to Mr. Turner?Secretary: _____A. I'm sorry. He's at a meeting right now.B. Speaking, please.C. Hello. Who're you, please?D. Hello. Thank you for calling.44. Robert: Mary, I'd like you to meet my new neighbor, Tom.Mary: Hello, Tom. It's nice to meet you.Tom: _____A. How is the baby?B. Hello, Mary! I haven't seen you for ages.C. Hi, Mary! I've heard so much about you.D. Hi, Mary! Welcome to China.45. Man: Excuse me, madam. Do you mind if I smoke here?Woman:_____A. Well, yes, actually-this is a no smoking compartment.B. Of course not-this is a no smoking compartment.C. No, I'm sorry.D. All right. If you just smoke one cigarette a day?46. Jane: Do you think he will come to my birthday party?Tom: _____.A. You can count on itB. You can depend on itC. You may think of itD. You may be sure of it47. Pupil: Sorry, Mr. Wang. I'm late. My alarm clock didn't ring.Teacher: _____.A. It doesn't matter. These things happenB. Excuse me, sir. I never accept any apologies at allC. Thank you. You're welcomeD. Never mind. You don't have to be so polite48. Colleague A: Cigarette?Colleague B: No, thank you. I've given up smoking. Haven't had one since last month.Colleague A: _____A. Well, you don't mind if I have one, do you?B. OK. Go ahead and do it.C. All right. Take care!D. Sorry, have another one then.49. Friend A: Just call me dad! My wife and I had our first baby.Friend B: _____A. What a nonsense!B. Really? Congratulations!C. Dad, are you OK?D. Sorry to hear it.50. Passer-by: _____?Local resident: Yes, there's one near the end of the street. It's behind the church.A. Hello, sir. Where's the bus stationB. Excuse me. Is there a parking lot anywhere around hereC. Excuse me, sir. How can I find the way to the police stationD. Which building is the Department of Immigration, pleaseModel Test Two（50题，每题2分，满分100分，考试时间45分钟）Part One Vocabulary and StructureDirections:
There are ten incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one that completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1. Only through diplomatic means _____.A. a formal agreement can be reachedB. can a formal agreement be reachedC. can be a formal agreement reachedD. can be reached a formal agreement2. _____, Mozart had already written his first composition.A. His age was sixB. By the age of sixC. He was sixD. Six years old3. Swimmers should avoid _____ ocean areas that are dangerous.A. enter
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