2003年gct入學(xué)資格考試外語(yǔ)運(yùn)用能力試題及參

2003GCT入學(xué)資格考試外語(yǔ)運(yùn)用能力試（50題，每題2分，滿分100分，考試時(shí)間45分鐘PartOneVocabularyandInthispartthereareten pletesentences,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Thenewcurrencywillget Shortageofcapitalisthemainfactor economicholdsout B．holdsontoC．holdsback D．holdsonThecaptainoftheship thepassengersthattherewasnodanger. Manyoldpeopleinthecitiesfindthemselvesunabletogetusedtothe ofcity ThefirstOlympiadissaidtohaveconsisted ofa200-yardfootracenearthesmallcityof The attheconferenceisveryimportantanditwillcreateasensation B．beingdiscussedC．isbeingdiscussed D．hasbeendiscussedTheextensivesurveysuggestedthattheirassumptions totallywrong. D．wouldbe winstheelectionisgoingtohaveatoughjobgettingtheeconomybackonitsfeet. Iftheyhadsentachecktotheephonecompanylastweek,theirephone outofserviceatthismoment.willnotbe B．willnothavebeenC．wouldnotbe D．wouldnothavebeenMillionsofAmericansflocktotheirdrugstorestobuyvitaminsandminerals, thatthesepillscanhelptopreventseriousillnesses. 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ReadingInthisparttherearethreepassagesandoneweatherforecastfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingElephantswhopaintaren’tnew.PaintingsbyRuby,anAsianelephantwholivedatthePhoenixZooinArizona,soldforupto$5,000inthelate1980s,saidDickGeorge,aconsultantwiththezoo.“Rubywasaboutsevenmonthsoldwhenshefirstcametothezoo,”said“Shelivedwithagoatandsomechickens,butshedidn’thaveanelephantcompanionforanumberofyears.Shespentalotoftimedrawinginthedirtwithasticktomakeherdaysmorestimulating.Herkeeperboughthersomearts.”Georgesaid,“RubywasexcitedaboutpaintingrightfromtheTheelephantsattheartacademiesinSoutheastAsiaaretaughttoholdapaintbrushwiththetipoftheirtrunks.Initially,thekeeperguidestheelephant’strunkoverthecanvas（畫(huà)布）andoffersrewardsforgoodperformance.“Itonlytakesafewhourstoadaytoteachthem,”saidMiaFineman,anarthistorianwhosebookWhenElephantsPaintisanillustratedhistoryoftheAsianElephantArtandConservationProject.RubywasanAsian whowassoldforapriceashighaswhowasfamousforbeingthefirstpaintingwhosepaintingssoldforashighaswhostartedpaintinginthelateWhydidRubystartpaintingaccordingtoDickBecauseshewassevenyearsBecauseshewasthefirsttocometotheBecauseshelearnedalotfromthegoatandtheBecauseshehadnoelephantpartnerstoplayHowdidRubypaintattheverySheusedasticktodrawintheShespentmuchtimeintheShestimulatedherselfeveryShepaintedwithherkeeper’sartToencouragetheelephantstopaintwell,the boughtthemalotofartmadethemexcitedatthetaughtthemtoholdapaintbrushwiththeirtrunksD．reinforcedthedesiredbehaviorswithrewardsWhenElephantsPaintisa onthehistoryofaboutthepaintingelephantsinAsiaC．explaininghowtoteachelephantstopaintD．chieflytheorizingaboutelephantartQuestions16-20arebasedonthefollowingWhileitistruethatAmericansbelieveclimbingtheeducationalladderleadstosuccess,theyarelesscertainthatinlectualachievementistheonlyimportantfactorleadingtosuccess.Acompetitivealityisseenasimportanttosuccess,especiallyinmen.ThedevelopmentofsocialandpoliticalskillsarealsoconsideredtobeveryTohelpAmericansdeveloptheseotherimportantskills,schoolshaveaddedalargenumberextracurriculrandextendsdownintoelementaryschoolsasAthletics,frequentlycalled“competitivesports”,areperhapsthemostimportantoftheseactivities.Football,basketball,andbaseballteamsareseenasveryimportantinteachingstudents,particularlyboys,the“winningspirit”.Attimes,athleticteamsseemto emoreimportanttosomestudentsandtheirparentsthantheacademicprogramsofferedbytheschools.Americansbelievethateducation theonlywayto B．themainpurposeoftheC．justlikeclimbing D．importanttoWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasimportanttoInlectualachievement.B．Competitive C．Social D．Socialandpolitical18．AvarietyofextracurricularactivitiesareaddedinAmerican tohelpstudentsclimbtheeducationtoenrichstudents’dulllifeattohelp emoresuccessfulinlatertoextendcollegeeducationdownintoelementaryschools19．Athleticactivitiesaredesigned tomakeboystoteachstudentswinningtodevelopstudents’socialandpoliticaltoimprovetheacademicWhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthisEducationandSuccess.B．ExtracurricularActivitiesatSchool.Athletic lectualQuestions21-25arebasedonthefollowingPeopleoncewidelybelievedthatinligentlifeexistedonMars.The19th-centurydiscoveryofwhatappearedtobegeometricdesignscutacrossthesurfacewastakenasevidence.Thelineswerethoughttohavebeenasystemofcsthathadbeenbuilttoirrigatethesurface.Itisnowclearthatthe“cs”—perhapsthemostspectaculargeologicfeaturesofMars—arenaturalvalleyswhereancientriversonceAnotherfragmentedideaconcernstheplanet’sseasonalchangesincolor.Onceattributedtotherapidspreadofsomelife-form,theseshiftsarenowknowntodevelopfromthemovementoffinedustintheBythecloseofthe20thcenturynoneofthemanyexperimentsconductedbyspacecrafthadeverfoundpersuasiveevidenceoflife.Nevertheless,speculationcontinuedovertheexistenceofsomeformoflife,ineitherthepresentorpast.In1996scientistsdiscoveredorganiccompoundsandmineralsinameteorite（隕石），consistingofMartianrock,thatcollidedwithEartharound11,000B.C.ThesecompoundssuggestthatMarsmayhavebeeninhabitedbyorganismsmorethanthreebillionyearsago.Whydidpeopleinthe19thcenturybelievetheexistenceofinligentlifeonBecausethesurfaceofMarsseemedtobeBecausethelinesweredrawnacrossthesurfaceoftheBecauseasystemofcswasthoughttobeBecauseitwastheMartiansthatbuiltthecThe s”onMarshaveprovedto accordingtothetheminorgeologiccharacteristicsofnaturalvalleysonthesurfaceofriversthathavekeptflowingsinceancientD．a(chǎn)systemthatirrigatesthewholeWhataretheMars’seasonalchangesincolorbelievedtoThenaturalchangesontheplanet.B．TheseasonalC．Themovementofsomelife-form.D．ThestormofdustinitsHowisthe1996discoveryrelatedtothepossibleexistenceoforganismsonMars?A．ThemeteoritecontainingorganiccompoundsispartofMars.B．AMartianrockstruckEarthabout11,000yearsC．TheorganismscamebacktolifeafterthecollisionwithD．TheinhabitingorganismsappearedmorethanthreebillionyearsHowmanyargumentsinthispassageleadtothebeliefoftheexistenceoflifeon Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingweatherWeatherThefollowingforecastshowsforthelistedcitiestheprojectedweatherconditionsandtheexpectedrangeoftemperaturesfromtheafternoonhightotheeveninglow.Mostlyfair.88-Mostlycloudy.68-Partlycloudy.78-NewMostlyfair.92-Thunderstormslikely.82-Hazyandwarm.90-Mostlycloudy.84-Sunnyandwarm.99-Thunderstormslikely.91-Partlycloudy.81-Rainlikely.53-St.Thunderstormslikely.86-SanPartlycloudy.90-Mostlyfair.73-KansasThunderstormslikely.73-Mostlyfair.74-LasSunnyandwarm.93-Rainlikely.83-LosMostlysunny.88-Partlycloudy.88-Partlycloudy.88-Accordingtothe KansasCitywillbewarmerthanTorontoB．TemperatureswillbethelowestinSeattleandMinneapolisTheweatherwillbefineinmostofthelistedMorethanhalfofthelistedcitiesarecloudyorrainAmongthefollowingfourcities,thedifferencebetweentheafternoonhighandtheeveninglowissmallestin Kansas WhichofthefollowingcitiesisclosesttoMiamiinweather Thedifferencebetweentheafternoonhighandtheeveninglowisgreatest B．Los C．Las Thedifferencesbetweentheafternoonhighandtheeveninglowarethesame Chicago,Dallas,KansasCity,andSt.LouisB．Atlanta,SanFrancisco,NewOrleans,andSeattleC．Cleveland,Dallas,St.Louis,andWashingtonD．Pittsburgh,Miami,Houston,andBostonPartThreeClozeForeachblankinthefollowingpassage,choosethebestanswerfromthechoicesgivenbelow.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.InNovemberof1902,ThreRooseveltwasonahuntingtripinMississippi.Hiswasgoing31thatday,andhecouldn’tseemtofindanythingworthyof32hisrifle.Then,hisstaffcapturedablackbabybearforthe toshoot,buthecouldnot.Thethoughtofshootingabearthatwastiedtoatreedidnotseemsporting,sohe33thelifeofthebabybearandsetitfree.Basedonthisstory,afamouspoliticalcartoonistfortheWashingtonStardrewacartoon,whichshowedTeddyRooseveltrifle34withhisbackturnedonacute（可愛(ài)的）babybear.MorrisMichtom,ownerofaBrooklyntoystore,was35bythecartoontomakeastuffedbabybear.Intendingitonlyasadisplay,heplacedthestuffedbearinhistoystore36,andnexttoitplacedacopyofthecartoonfromthenewspaper.ToMichtom’ssurprise,hisstorewasfloodedbycustomers37tobuy.Heaskedforandreceived Roosevelt’s38tousehisnamefortheband-sewnbearsthatheandhiswifemade,andthe“TeddyBear”wasborn!MichtomwassoonmanufacturingTeddybears39thethousands.Themoneyfromthesaleenabledhim,in1903,to40theIdealToyCompany.34．A．inhisB．intheC．inD．inPartFourDialogueTherearetenshort pletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedbyyourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatappropriaysuitstheconversationalcontextandbestcompletesthedialogue.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Karen:o.CouldIspeaktoJustin,please?Yes,you C．Whoare D．Speak,SpeakerA:Well,it’sgettinglate.MaybewecouldgettogetherSpeakerSoundsgood.I’llgiveyouacall. B．Takeiteasy.C．Nicetoseeyouback. D．Yes,I’veenjoyedit.Jack:Hey,howareyou,Susie?Gee,wehaven’tseeneachotherin...itmustbeclosetothreeJack:Howdoyoudo? B．Nicetomeetyou.C．Fancymeetingyouhere. D．Well,howhaveyoubeen?Customer:Yes,I’llhaveacheeseburger,mediumrare,withFrenchWhatdoyouwanttoHaveyoudecidedwhattohaveyet?C．Excuseme;areyoureadytoordernow?D．Excuseme,butwho’dliketoorder?SpeakerA:I’vegotafeverandareallybadSpeakerWhyareyousocarelessaboutThiskindofthinghappenstoYoushouldtakegoodcareofOh,that’stoobad.Whydon’tyoutakesomeMan:That’sabeautifuldressyouhaveActually,Idon’tlikeitverymuch.B．Oh,thankyou.Ijustgotityesterday.C．Yes,Ithinkso.D．No,it’snotthatbeautiful.YoursisSpeakerA:MindifIcallyouSpeakerYes,justcallmeAl.B．Yes,youmaydothat.C．Ofcoursenot.Butjustplain“Al”willdo.D．OK.Everyonedoes.StudentA:MayIuseyourcomputerthisStudentB:I’msorry,butIhavetofinishtythistermpapertoday.StudentA:Doasyouplease. B．Itdoesn’tmatter.C．Thankyoujustthesame. D．Nevermind.Nancy:HaveyouheardaboutDana?SheisgoingtogetmarriedwithYou’rekidding! C．Isitarealthing? D．Goodluck!Grandpa:Robbie,we’llgofishingsoon,andwe’lltakeyourdadwithGrandson:I’mready,Younametheday. B．Enjoyyourselves.C．Youcan’tmiss D．Takeyour2003GCT入學(xué)資格考試外語(yǔ)運(yùn)用能力試參考答案與【解析】本題屬于固定搭配詞組考點(diǎn)。circuit周游，巡回。circulation流通，額。circular函件，通知。circle，循環(huán)?！癵et/gointocirculation”意思是“進(jìn)入流通，進(jìn)入市場(chǎng)”，故選B項(xiàng)。【解析】holdout：支持；繼續(xù)。holdonto：抓住不放，抓住，堅(jiān)持住。holdback：躊躇，，阻礙，抑制，隱瞞。holdon：堅(jiān)持，等一下。句意是：是阻礙經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展的主要因素。故選C項(xiàng)?！窘馕觥勘绢}的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)詞義都接近，根據(jù)句意，只有選A項(xiàng)合理。assure：保證，使確信。ensure：保證，使安全。ensure：使確信。secure：安全的，可靠的，保護(hù)。insure：【解析】pace：步，速度，步調(diào)，踱步，緩慢地走。paceoflife：生活節(jié)奏，為固定詞組，【解析】四個(gè)副詞詞義nearly：幾乎，密切地。compley：十分，完全地。merely：僅，只，不過(guò)。identically：同一地，相等地。句意為：第一屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)據(jù)說(shuō)僅僅只有一個(gè)在奧林匹亞小城附近的200碼賽跑項(xiàng)目。故選C項(xiàng)更合理。【解析】本題考查的是過(guò)去分詞。由題意知，【解析】本題考查的是過(guò)去分詞。由題意知，A項(xiàng)過(guò)去分詞作定語(yǔ)， 關(guān)系。其他選【解析】根據(jù)句意可知，suggest在此句中不是虛擬語(yǔ)氣，而有“表明”的意思，因此be動(dòng)詞【解析】本題屬于復(fù)合從句考點(diǎn)。anyone：任何人，無(wú)論誰(shuí)。who：誰(shuí)，什么人，他。whoever：不管誰(shuí)，無(wú)論誰(shuí)。everyone：每人，各人。句意為：，不管誰(shuí)贏得了選舉，都著使經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇的艱巨任務(wù)。故選C項(xiàng)。對(duì)應(yīng)關(guān)系應(yīng)該是提前一個(gè)時(shí)態(tài)即可。本句條件句的時(shí)間是“上周（lastweek”，屬于過(guò)去時(shí)，其時(shí)態(tài)要用過(guò)去完成時(shí)“hadsent”，而主句條件句的時(shí)間是“現(xiàn)在（atthismoment）”,所以只提前一個(gè)時(shí)態(tài)，故選C項(xiàng)。【解析】【解析】convince語(yǔ)作原因狀語(yǔ)。故選A項(xiàng)。【解析】本題根據(jù)文章的第1段可知，A項(xiàng)中的5000是銷售大象所畫(huà)圖畫(huà)的價(jià)格，而不是賣大象的價(jià)格。B、D兩項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容在文中找不到。即正確選項(xiàng)只有C?！窘馕觥扛鶕?jù)本文的第3段“Shelivedwithagoatandsomechickens,butshedidn’thaveanelephantcompanionforanumberofyears可推知，Ruby因?yàn)闆](méi)有其他的大象伙伴才開(kāi)始畫(huà)畫(huà)【解析】本題的關(guān)鍵是attheverybeginning，只有A確回答了Ruby在剛開(kāi)始時(shí)是怎樣畫(huà)畫(huà)的。而B(niǎo)項(xiàng)是說(shuō)Ruby每天的大部分時(shí)間都在泥土里玩，C項(xiàng)是說(shuō)Ruby每天自?shī)首詷?lè)，又因A項(xiàng)在時(shí)間上要先于D項(xiàng)，所以B、C、D項(xiàng)都不正確?！窘馕觥扛鶕?jù)文中第5段中的“offersrewardsforgoodperformance可知，為了鼓勵(lì)大象將畫(huà)畫(huà)好，管理員對(duì)做得好的給予。故選D項(xiàng)?！窘馕觥看祟}根據(jù)文章的第6段，由“WhenElephantsPaintisanillustratedhistoryoftheAsianElephantArtandConservationProject”可知，B項(xiàng)“關(guān)于亞洲畫(huà)畫(huà)的大象”符合題意。其他選項(xiàng)均不【解析】根據(jù)第一段的“Americansbelieveclimbingtheeducationalladderleadstosuccess”D項(xiàng)“對(duì)成功很重要”是正確答案。故選D們?cè)谌蘸蟮纳钪懈映晒Α?，故?yīng)選C項(xiàng)?！窘馕觥吭O(shè)置體育運(yùn)動(dòng)的目的是“inteachingstudentsparticularlyboys,the‘winningspirit’”?！窘馕觥康?段“itistruethatAmericansbelieveclimbingtheeducationalladderleadsto點(diǎn)出，故的標(biāo)題為A項(xiàng)【解析】由文章的第1段中“Thelineswerethoughttohavebeenasystemofc sthathadbeenbuilttoirrigatethesurface”可知，最正確的依據(jù)是C項(xiàng)，即可以使人們相信火星上存在著智能生【答案】B【解析】本題也從文章的第1段找答案。根據(jù)“Itisnowclearthatthe“cs