2013年GCT考试《英语应用能力测试》专家预测试卷(五)
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Tommy: Mommy, when will we have dinner? I'm starving.
Mother: ______.We have to wait for daddy.
- A.Soon, honey
- B.Quickly, honey
- C.OK, honey
- D.All right, honey
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Policeman: OK, buddy, your driving license.How fast were you going?
William: Well it was about 50 mph or less.I was driving very slowly.
Policeman: 50 mph? ______ All right.That'll be one hundred dollars.
- A.Don't you know the speed limit downtown is 40 mph?
- B.Don't you know the controlled speed downtown is 40 mph?
- C.You need to fix your car.
- D.You drive in the wrong way.
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Emily: Did anybody sign your petition?
Gordon: Yes, we had a hundred signatures, ______.
- A.if no more
- B.if not more
- C.if moreover
- D.if not larger
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Samuel: Hey, ______.
Diana: I wish I could.But I really have to stay in and finish my paper tonight.
Samuel: Oh, maybe some other time, then.
- A.can I come to visit you tonight
- B.shall we have a barbecue some day this week
- C.would you like to go to cinema with me tonight
- D.John will leave Chicago tonight.Shall we go to see him off
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Rebecca: ______.
Dora: Really? Well, personally, I think he wears the wrong colors.Actually light colors don't really suit him.
- A.I don't think Bob has chosen the right suit.
- B.I love the way Bob dresses.He always looks so smart.
- C.How funny Bob looks in that jacket!
- D.Bob's new coat looks very expensive.
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Paul: Do you have to have that TV on quite so loud?
Carol: ______.Is it bothering you?
Paul: Yes, I'm trying to sleep.
- A.Oh, I'm sorry
- B.Oh, excuse me
- C.No, I don't
- D.Yes, I have to
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Marie: Your little boy has done a good job at school.
Eva: ______.
- A.Yes, you are very kind
- B.No, you're too polite
- C.Thanks, but you're exaggerating
- D.Yes, I'm proud of him
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Nancy: Hello, Ted.What's wrong with your arm?
Ted: I broke it when I was skating on the holiday.
Nancy: Oh, no! ______.
Ted: Much better, thanks.
- A.What a nuisance!
- B.How awful!
- C.Why was that?
- D.What a trouble!
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Shop assistant: Good morning.Can I help you?
Customer: ______.I'm just looking round.
- A.No, you can't
- B.Not at the moment, thanks
- C.Yes, please
- D.Yes, thank you
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Ann: Do you still have a headache, Bill?
Bill: Yes, I do.And now I have a fever and cough constantly.
- Ann: ______.
- A.That's very regretful
- B.That's pitiful
- C.That's too bad
- D.That's worse
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Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered them and a child rarely dislikes food (31) it is badly cooked. The way a meal is cooked and served is most important and an attractively served meal will often improve a child's appetite. Never ask a child (32) he likes or dislikes a food and never discuss likes and dislikes in front of him or allow (33) else to do so. If the father says he hates fat meat or the mother refuses vegetables, in the child's hearing he is (34) to copy this procedure. Take it (35) granted that he likes everything and he probably will, Nothing healthful should be omitted from the meal because of a supposed dislike. At meal times it is a good (36) to give a child a small portion and let him come back for a second helping rather than give him as (37) as he is likely to eat all at once. Do not talk too much to the child (38) meal times, but let him get on with his food; and do not (39) him to leave the table immediately after a meal or he will soon learn to swallow his food so he can hurry back to his toys. Under (40) circumstances must a child be coaxed (哄骗) or forced to eat.
- A.if
- B.until
- C.that
- D.unless
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Both ads promised to provide ______.
- A.insurance
- B.low price
- C.free estimates
- D.free designing
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Golden Touch Construction is ______.
- A.a private company
- B.a national agency
- C.an international cooperation
- D.charge-free organization
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Services provided by Golden Touch Construction include ______.
- A.kitchen decoration
- B.bathroom building
- C.bar demolition
- D.house purchase
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The service in the first advertisement is directed to the following EXCEPT ______.
- A.contract organizations
- B.real estate companies
- C.individual persons
- D.special construction companies
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This passage is mainly concerned with ______.
- A.man’s aging process
- B.man’s life span
- C.man’s health
- D.man’s medical care
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The services provided in the first advertisement do not include ______.
- A.demolishing houses
- B.cleaning up construction sites
- C.transporting machines
- D.headache curing
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Why are some scientists interested in studying senescence?
- A.They want to increase the general ability of our bodies.
- B.They may be able to find a better way to our life.
- C.If they can pin down the biochemical process that makes us age, there will be hope for extending the length of life.
- D.They want to find out if there is a link between how efficiently a cell could repair itself and how long a creature lives.
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Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor contributing to one's health?
- A.The right food you eat.
- B.Lots of exercise you get.
- C.Your living conditions.
- D.The amount of stress you are under.
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Which of the following is NOT true according to the author?
- A.The renovation project cost 300 million yuan.
- B.The temple was once a part of Beijing No.159 Middle School.
- C.Those parts of the temple too destroyed to repair are still them.
- D.The temple was built about 470 years ago.
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In order to live longer, _____.
- A.we have to try to be on a diet
- B.we should keep in high spirits
- C.we should try to do more exercise
- D.we should postpone the process of aging
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As people continue to grow and age, our body systems continue to change. At a certain point in your life your body systems will begin to weaken. Your joints may become stiff. It may become more difficult for you to see and hear. The slow change of aging causes our bodies to lose some of their ability to bounce back from disease and injury. In order to live longer, we have always tried to slow or stop this process that leads us toward the end of our lives.
Many factors contribute to your health. A well-balanced diet plays an important role, The amount and type of exercise you get is another factor. Your living environment and the amount of stress you are under is yet another. But scientists studying senescence (衰老) want to know: Why do people grow old? They hope that by examining the aging process on a cellular level medical science may be able to extend the length of life.
When people become aging, they will lose some of their ability to bounce back from disease and injury, "bounce back" here means
- A.to improve in health after one's disease and injury
- B.to recover from disease and injury
- C.to jump after recovering
- D.to run fast
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What can we infer from the passage?
- A.The temple has a long history.
- B.The renovation of the temple was easy with modem technology.
- C.The bricks in the temple are not so valuable as those in the Forbidden city.
- D.The renovation was done according to the orders of Emperor Qianlong.
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How long has Lidai Diwang Miao been in part of a middle school in Beijing?
- A.470 years.
- B.159 years.
- C.71 years.
- D.188 years.
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After a 300 million yuan renovation project, Lidai Diwang Miao, or the Imperial Temple of Emperors of Successive Dynasties, was reopened to the public last weekend.
Originally constructed about 470 years ago, during the reign of Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty the temple was used by emperors of both the Ming and Qing to offer sacrifices to their ancestors.
It underwent two periods of renovation in the Qing Dynasty, during the reigns of emperors Yongzheng and Qianlong. From 1929 until early 2000, it was part of Beijing No. 159 Middle School.
The temple's Jingdechongsheng Hall contains stone tablets memorializing 188 Chinese emperors. The finzhuan bricks used to pave the floor, the same as those used in the Forbidden City, are finely textured and golden-yellow in color. According to Xi Wei, an official from the Xicheng District government present at the re-opening of the temple, finzhuan bricks were made in Yuyao, Suzhou, specially for imperial use.
The renovation was done strictly according to that carded out at the orders of Emperor Qianlong, and only those sections of the temple too damaged to repair have been replaced.
What does the verb form. of the word "renovation" mean in Para.1?
- A.Reform.
- B.Rearrange.
- C.Retreat.
- D.Restore.
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Which of the following statements is TRUE?
- A.The temple is still not reopened yet to the public.
- B.The finzhuan bricks were made in Hangzhou for imperial use.
- C.The finzhuan bricks used to pave the wall in the temple.
- D.The temple was at first constructed 470 years ago.
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What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
- A.Best translation should be the intent of the original statement.
- B.A dictionary translation may not convey the true meaning of an idiom.
- C.A dictionary will meet the needs.
- D.Both A and C.
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In terms of communication in another language, marketers should not be too _____.
- A.proud
- B.modest
- C.self-confident
- D.happy
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The first sentence" ..., the importance of understanding the language of a country cannot be underestimated." most probably means ______.
- A.Understanding of the language of a country is extremely important
- B.Understanding of the language of a country is less important
- C.Not enough importance is attached to the understanding of the language of a country
- D.Enough importance is attached to the understanding of the language of a country
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To an advertiser, which one should they pay more attention to?
- A.Understanding of a language.
- B.Ability to speak a language.
- C.Obvious differences between languages.
- D.The different idiomatic expressions between languages.
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When we conduct foreign trade, the importance of understanding the language of a country cannot be underestimated. The successful marketer must achieve export communication which requires a thorough understanding of the language as well as the ability to speak it. Those who deal with advertising should be concerned less with obvious differences between languages and more with the exact meanings expressed.
- A dictionary translation is not the same as an idiomatic interpretation, and seldom will the dictionary translation meet the needs. A national producer of soft drinks had the company's brand name impressed in Chinese characters which were phonetically (按照
- A.Idiomatic Meanings of Languages.
- B.Language Problems in Foreign Trade.
- C.Translation Failures in Foreign Trade,
- D.Culture Difference between Languages.
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Without computers, we _____ the tremendous medical advancement in the last few decades.
- A.would not make
- B.will not have made
- C.could not make
- D.couldn't have made
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She ______ in the feet on her way home from work.
- A.was hurting
- B.is hurt
- C.hurts
- D.got hurt
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_____ that Susan hadn't dared to make a sound.
- A.So was he absorbed
- B.So absorbed he was
- C.So absorbed was he
- D.So he was absorbed
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The last half of the nineteenth century ______ the steady improvement in the means of travel.
- A.has witnessed
- B.was witnessed
- C.witnessed
- D.is witnessed
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After a whole day's heavy work, the old worker returned home, ______.
- A.hungry and felt exhausting
- B.hunger and exhausted
- C.hungry and exhausted
- D.hungry and having been exhausted
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Unexpectedly the light ______ and we were left in.darkness.
- A.burn out
- B.put out
- C.turned out
- D.went out
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The girl will not become a nurse because she will faint at the ______ of blood.
- A.vision
- B.eyes
- C.sight
- D.view
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The government ______ regulations that put this old city under protection.
- A.published
- B.issued
- C.discharged
- D.released
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To one's boss, an employee should dress neatly, be ______ and show interest in the job.
- A.instant
- B.timely
- C.punctual
- D.quick
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Many newcomers complain of the rapid ______ of life in Hong Kong.
- A.rate
- B.pace
- C.speed
- D.growth
