2011年GCT英语考试真题（B卷）及答案

2011 年在职 GCT 考试英语真题

(B卷)

外语运用能力测试(英语)(50 题，每题 2 分，满分 100 分)

Part One Vocabulary and Structure

Directions:

There are ten incomplete sentences in this pαrt. For each sentence there αre 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、A new report is usually very short, _________ when it is about something very important. A. besides B. except C. apart from D. except for

2、In this advanced course, students are required to take performance test at monthly _______ . A、gaps B、 lengths C、distances D、 intervals

3、 American women were_______ the right to vote until 1920. A、ignored B、 refused C、derived D、 denied

4、Seldom _______ any mistakes during my past few years of working there. A、would I make B、have I made C、I made D、shall I make

5、The proposal seems _______ to oppose the government economic policy.

A、designed B、to design C、have designed D、 to have designed

6、If the car you have rented is clearly unsatisfactory, you can always _______ it for another. A. shift B. exchange C. switch D. replace

7、Every manager needs a secretary that he can _______to take care of something that may occur in his absence.

A. bring on B. hold on C. count on D. focus on

8、This shirt is a real bargain because it is good in quality and _______in price. A. valuable B. remarkable C. available D. reasonable

9、shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man _______it is for a woman. A. when B. that C. as D. than

10、Nina _______ back home if she had known that her husband would go to the bus stop to meet her.

A. couldn’t have walked B. shouldn’t have walked C. mustn’t have walked D. wouldn’t have walked

Part Two Reading Comprehension

Directions:

In this part there are three passages and one chart ，each followed by jive 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.

Question 11-15 are based on the following passage：

Happiness is becoming a huge area in psychological research and even in government policy, with the UK government exploring a “happiness index”. It’s tough, though, to define exactly what happiness is, and what makes us happy.

There are two broad ways of looking at happiness: short-term happiness (a great cookie, a bottle of wine) and long-term happiness (financial security, achieving your goals). Both types of happiness are valid, and important. The problem is, they’re often in competition.

Let’s say you’ve got a goal of losing 50 pounds this year. You know you’d be happier and healthier if you weren’t carrying that extra weight. To achieve long-term happiness, you need to go on a diet. In the short-term, though, it’s not that easy. A chocolate cake, or a large glass of wine, might seem like just the thing to cheer you up at the end of a long day – or to celebrate with friends. It’s the same with lots of other goals.

If you’ve got a tendency to prioritize long-term happiness at the expense of day to day pleasures, you should start look for some small ways to bring a little joy back into your life. I am not suggesting that you go out and get drunk every night, or that you stuff yourself with cake. There are plenty of other ways to enjoy yourself. Don’t pin all your hopes of happiness on some far-off future, though. There’s no point working a 60-hour week and making yourself thoroughly miserable in the belief that things will be perfect as soon as you’re making a six-figure salary.

11.A proper title for the passage is “ __________”

A. Happy Thereafter B. Beyond Happiness

C. Happiness In, Happiness Out D. Happy Now or in the Future?

12.Paragraph 2 is mainly about__________”.

A、what make us Happy B、how to understand happiness C、How we can be happier D、what happiness can bring us

13. The example in paragraph 3 is meant to emphasize that__________” . A、both short-term happiness and long-term happiness are important B、we tend to seek short-term happiness instead of long-term happiness C、people prefer long-term happiness to short-term happiness D、short-term happiness may contradict long-term happiness

14.The word “prioritize”(last paragraph) probably means “__________” ”.

A.treat something as more important than others B.improve something’s value or quality C.put extra emphasis on something D.look for something that is difficult to find

15.The author suggests in the last paragraph that sacrificing short-term happiness for long-term happiness .

A. works well B. can be justified C. is not worthwhile D. makes no difference

Questions 16-20 are based on the following passage:

Thanks to the introduction of new drugs, many of the early problems in organ transplants, such as tissue rejection, have, to a great extent, now been solved. However, there remains a major problem. The people in need of transplant surgery far outnumber the available organs.

Many countries, such as Britain, have huge waiting lists of people whose lives could be saved by being given a kidney, lung, heart, or liver transplant. Sadly, many of them die before they reach the top of those lists.

Under the present British policy, people are asked to carry donor（捐赠人）cards, and/or put their names on the national donor register. Thus, if they lose their lives suddenly, for example, in a traffic accident, they have given permission in advance of their deaths for their organs to be used. If they have not done so, surgeons are faced with the task of asking the grieved relatives for permission to use the organs of the dead. Of course, often the relatives are too upset even to think of such a thing until it is too late. Organ transplants have to take place quite soon after the death of the donor.

Dying and donating organs is not something most of us like to think about, and only about 14% of people have registered. Now it has been suggested that, instead of the present register, there should be a register of potential donors who haven’t made up their minds.

16. Nowadays a major problem in transplant surgery is . A. the shortage of qualified doctors B. the lack of transplant organs C. tissue rejection D. immature techniques

17. It can be inferred from the passage that transplant organs most likely come from . A. people who die in fatal accidents B. criminals who are sentenced to death C. patients who die from serious diseases D. people who are mentally healthy

18. What is the advantage of registering in advance to donate organs? A. The transplant may take place soon after the death of the donor. B. The donor’s relatives would agree with the surgery.

C. More people would choose donation of their organs after death. D. Surgeons will not be liable to any legal consequences.

19. The low percentage of people who have registered to donate organs indicates that . A. the present register system doesn’t work B. dying and donating organs is an unpleasant issue C. very few people know how to donate their organs D. permission from relatives is hard to obtain

20. What has been proposed to get more donor organs?

A. Asking more people to register to donate organs after death. B. Having more people carry donor cards when they get around.

C. Encouraging more people to consider organ donation through registering. D. Getting more people to donate organs by offering huge monetary rewards.

Questions 21-25 are based on the following passage:

Recently, the American Heart Association surveyed 1000 people nationwide about their thoughts on sodium and heart health. 61% said that they believed sea salt was a low-sodium alternative to table salt. They can be forgiven for thinking so. Sea salt is marketed as a healthy food, added to soups, potato chips and a wide variety of packaged snacks labeled “low sodium”, “all natural” and “healthy”. But in reality, sea salt and table salt are not terribly different, at least chemically. The real differences are in how the two are used in cooking.

Table salt comes from underground salt deposits. Companies that sell it typically add something to keep it from clumping（结块）. During processing, table salt is stripped of many of its natural minerals. Sea salt, on the other hand, is made from evaporated seawater. With little processing, it retains most of its minerals, which some cooks say give it a better flavor.

But both contain the same amount of sodium chloride（氯化钠）by weight, which means they contribute equally to total sodium consumption and have the same effect on blood pressure. Officials recommend that adults consume no more than 2300 milligrams of sodium a day, equivalent to a

teaspoon of salt. You should eat less if you are black, hypertensive（患高血压的） or older than 40. Yet most Americans consume more than double the amount they need, mostly from processed foods, so it is best to limit salt-of any kind.

21. According to the survey, more than half the people believe that __________ . A. table salt should be used in cooking B. it is necessary to eat sea salt

C. sea salt is a high-sodium product D. sea salt is a healthier choice than table salt 22. The difference between table salt and sea salt lies in that table salt __________ .

A. contains less natural mineral than sea salt B. forms clumps more easily than sea salt C. tastes better than sea salt D. goes through less processing than sea salt

23. The word “strip” in Para.2 is closest in meaning to “__________”. A. break B. add C. remove D. change

24. According to the passage, the proper amount of salt consumption is related to one’s __________. A. appetite B. age C. sex D. weight

25. According to the passage, Americans ________ .

A.consume much more salt than they actually need B.consume about 2300 milligrams of salt a day C. prefer fresh food to salted processed food D. try to limit their salt consumption of any kind

Questions 26-30 are based on the following chart:

Position Open

Advertise Position NO Review applicants Follow-up filing

YES

Interview Consider other NO Call, filing options Make job offers NO YES YES Offer job to Com. Offer alternate YES NO Review other Applicants accept Contract training interviewees offer Position Open 26. A proper title for the chart is “ ”. A. Schedule Chart for Job Hunting B. Flow Chart for Recruitment Process

C. Descriptive Chart for an Open Position D. Organization Chart for a Hiring Company 27. The chart is probably designed for .

A. job applicants B. school graduates

C. the company general manager D. the human resources department 28. What happens right after the interview?

A. The company will review other interviewees. B. The company will notify who get an offer.

C. The applicants will confirm job offers with the company.

D. The applicants will call in to check whether they get the offer. 29. A work contract is signed when . A. all options have been considered B. there is no more interviewee to review C. the applicant accepts the company’s offer D. the company finishes training for its new staff

30. What does “ Com.” in “Com. Offer” possibly mean? A. Confirm B. Company C. Compensate D. Communicate

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 line through the center.

Where do our favorite foods come from? The truth may 31 you. Did you know curry(咖喱) isn’t Indian? Did you know Americans weren’t the 32 to eat hamburgers? Or did you know pizza wasn’t created in Italy?

First, let’s talk about curry. Many people think the English found out about curry from people in India in the 1600s. But 33 , wealthy English people were cooking with curry spices hundreds of years 34 British ships traveled to India. In fact, the word “ curry” can be found in the English language as far back as 1377. Cooks of wealthy English families created curry dishes, and later these 35 caught on in other parts of England.

36 pizza, this dish was probably first made in Persia (what is now Iran). The Persians were eating round, flat bread with cheese in the 500s – nearly one thousand years before pizza caught on in Naples, Italy!

Finally, let ’s look at the truth behind 37 . Many people think hamburgers are an American food. However, 38 some stories, hamburgers came from Hamburg, Germany. A German named Ouo Kuasw made the first hamburgers in 1891. Four years later, German sailors 39 hamburgers to Americans.

Where foods come from isn’t nearly as 40 as how they taste – delicious! So, go get some of your favorite food and dig in.

31. A. upset B. surprise C. annoy D. inspire 32. A. ones B. last C. first D. nation 33. A. in detail B . in short C. in turn D. in reality 34. A. before B . after C. when D. while 35. A. cooks B. families C. dishes D. places

36. A. Compared to B. As for C. But for D. In addition to 37. A. chips B. pizza C. curry D. hamburgers 38. A. according to B. owing to C. in case of D. in spite of 39. A. carried B. introduced C. transported D. moved 40. A. good B. far C. important D. long

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 the best completes the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

41. A: I went to a date with Sammy last weekend. B: Really? ____________________? A: I couldn’t ask for a better night.

A. Is she nice B. How was it C. Is it a beautiful night D. Did you like her

42. Student: How long can I keep the book? Librarian: ___________________ .

A. Any period longer than four weeks, you will be fined B. You can check it on the computer over there

C. Four weeks, but you can renew it if you need it longer D. At most four weeks if you don’t mind

43. A: Hello, Ann, do you still remember you said you’d like to see the actor of the movie Titanic? B: ___________________

A: He is here at our university now.

A. No, I don’t. B. Yes, why? C. Yes, so what? D. No, I don’t like him.

44. A: Please remember me to your parents. B: ___________________ .

A. They remember seeing you once B. Thanks a lot. I will

C. I am afraid they have poor memories D. You can contact them directly

45. Teacher: Are you following me? Student: ___________________

A. I’m afraid not. B. Can you walk slowly, please? C. Let me think of it. D. Who knows?

46. Receiver: Would you like to leave a message? I ’ll let Mr. Cohen know as soon as he comes back. Caller: ___________________.

A. I hope he will call me back B. No. I’ll call somebody else C. I don’t think it ’s appropriate D. Don’t bother. I’ll try his call

47. David: If things go on like this. I’ll start preparing my resume again. Colleague: ___________________

A. Come on. It ’s not that bad. B. Yes, you are good at it C. Really? Congratulations! D. It’s none of my business.

48. Wife: Honey, we have only one egg and half a bottle of milk in the fridge. Oh, and we are running out of toilet paper…

Husband: ___________________

A. Ok, ok. I’ll go to the store right now. B. Yes, honey. Let me know what I can do. C. What’s missing, dear? D. Sure, I’ll get more next time.

49. Man: It’s a long journey. You look tired. ___________________？ Woman: Yes. Could you take that suitcase, please? Man: Sure.

A. Where’s your luggage B. How can I help you C. May I help you with anything D. Do you mind may help

50. A: Can you keep an eye on my bag? B: ___________________ A: No. I’m going to the bathroom.

A. Sure. What is it? B. Oh. Do you want a favor? C. Go ahead. No problem. D. Sure. Will you be long?

2011 年在职 GCT 考试英语真题

答案

1 B 11 D 21 D 31 B 41 B

2 D 12 B 22 A 32 C 42 C 3 D 13 D 23 C 33 D 43 B 4 B 14 A 24 B 34 A 44 B 5 A 15 C 25 A 35 C 45 A 6 B 16 B 26 B 36 B 46 D 7 C 17 A 27 D 37 D 47 A 8 D 18 A 28 B 38 A 48 A 9 C 19 A 29 C 39 B 49 C 10 D 20 C 30 A 40 C 50 D

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