2008年GCT考試全國統(tǒng)考試題第四部分外語運用能力測試題(英語(50題,每題2分,滿分100分,考試時間45分鐘PartOneVocabularyandStructureDirections:Therearetenincompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.E-commercehaswitnesseda_______growththeseyears.A.fixedB.stableC.steadyD.regular2.Theresearchershavecomeupwithnumerousexplanationsto_________theirfailures.A.excuseB.justifyC.admitD.avoid3.Itwas_______metointerpretthethoughtsswimmingbehindhiseyes.A.belowB.beyondC.pastD.above4.All__________wasneededwasonefinalpushtoclosethedeal.A.thatB.whatC.thereD.which5.Iwouldn’trecommendyougomountain-climbingatthistimeofyearbecauseitis________.A.muchtoohotB.toomuchhotC.toomuchheatD.verymuchheat6.Hehasnoalternativebut_________toaskhissisterforhelp.A.togoB.goC.goingD.goes7.Rocksingers,hip-hopdancers,andhippiesallhavedistincthairstyle,_______totheirgroup.A.peculiarB.especialC.specialD.particular8.Hewas_______knowingeverythingaboutthecourseshewastotakeattheuniversity.A.lostinB.attentivetoC.clearofD.keenon9.I’drather________aroomthatissmallerbutmorecomfortable.A.haveB.hadC.havingD.tohave10.Avirus,oftentoosmalltobeseenexceptwithapowerfulmicroscope,__________diseases.A.CauseB.iscausedC.causesD.iscausingPartTwoReadingComprehensionDirections:Inthisparttherearethreepassagesandoneadvertisement,eachfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Asourvanpulleduptotheranch(牧場tostartathree-monthprogramfortroubledboys,WGpassedacowboyonhishorse.Billwastheowneroftheranch.Wemadeeyecontactthroughthedustywindowandhewinked(擠眼睛atmeandtouchedthebrimofhiscowboyhatinwelcome.AllsummerlongBillandhisranch-handstaughtUStoridehorses,chopwood,androundupcattle.Westartedtounderstandthevalueofworkingwithourhands.Knowinghowimportantitwasforboyslikemetoknowthatsomeonebelievedinthem,hetrustedustodothejobanddoitright.Weneverlethimdown.Thelastdayattheranch,BillpulledmeasideandpraisedmefortheworkIhaddone-notonlyontheranch,butalsoonmyself.HetoldmeifIeverneededanythingIcouldcountonhim.Fouryearslater,Itookhimuponthatoffer.Icalledhimupandaskedforajob.ItoldhimhowhisconfidenceinmehadgivenmetheCouragetochangemylife,Heofferedmeajobonthespot.I’mproudtosaythateachsummerI’mtheoneintheranchtoopenthegateforavanfullofyoungmenwhoneedsomeonetobelieveinthem,SOtheycanlearntobelieveinthemselves.11.Theauthor’sfirstimpressionofBillwasprobablyhis__________.A.seriousnessB.friendlinessC.authorityD.generosity12.Theauthorimplieswhatthetroubledboysneededmostwas_________.A.strictguidanceinproperbehaviorB.challengingdemandinhardworkC.sympathyandtolerancefromadultsD.understandingandtrustfromothers13.By“Fouryearslater,Itookhimuponthatoffer”(Para4,theauthormeansthat____________.A.headmiredBillforthatofferB.heofferedBillhelpinreturnC.heacceptedBill’sofferD.herememberedBill’soffer14.Theauthor'spridecomesfromthefactthat_________.A.hehasbecometheowneroftheranchB.hehasearnedcompletetrustfromBillC.hehasfoundawaytosupporthimselfD.hehasbeenabletoofferhelptoothers15.Throughhisownexperience,theauthortriestotellussomethingimportantinA.interpersonalrelationshipB.off-campuseducationC.careerselectionD.self-disciplineQuestions16-20arebasedOnthefollowingpassage:Dopeoplestoponcetheyhaveachievedsomething?No!Inlife,wearealwaystryingtodothingsbetterorhavingmoreoftheSamesuccess.JaneFondamovedfrombeinganAcademyAwardactresstoasuccessfulbusinesswoman.Heraerobics(有氧體操workoutvideoshavebeensold,aroundtheworld.Athletesareconstantlymakinggreaterandgreatereffortstolowertimeforraces;increaseheightsordistances.Theworldofmedicinehashaditsseriesofsuccessestoo.ChristianBarnardperformedseveralsuccessfulhearttransplants.Othermedicalexpertshaveachievedorgantransplants.Throughouttheages,mankindhasfoundtreatmentandcuresfortuberculosis(肺結核,cancer,andotherdiseases.AcureofADSmightSoonbediscovered.Agedoesnotseemtoslowdownachievers.TinaTurnerat54isstillsingingwithgreatenergyandattractingsell—outcrowdswherevershegoes。Atwork,wegoalloutforachievementstoo.SuccessmaymeanorganizingaConferencemoreeffectivelyandefficientlyeachyear.Sometimes,itisnotapatonthebackorthePromotionthatmakesitworthwhile.Often。itistheinnerthrillandsatisfactionofachievement,nomatterhowsmallitmaybe.AimingforSuccessdoesn’tmeanyouaregreedyordissatisfied.Itisa11partofgainingnewexperiencesanddimensionsinlife.Itfinallymakesyouamoreinterestingandusefulpersoninsociety.16.TheauthorusesJaneFondaasanexampletoshowthat________.A.womencanbesuccessfulaswellB.beautifulactressesarelikelytobesuccessfulC.successfulpeoplearenotsatisfiedwiththeirachievementsD.realsuccessfulpeopleneedtostandoutinmorethanonefield17.Themotivationforpeople’sdesiretoSucceedis_________.A.praisefromothersB.materialwealthC.asenseofimportanceD.asenseofachievement18.Theword“dimensions”inthelastparagraphpossiblymeans_________.A.directionsB.aspectsC.lessonsD.ambitions19.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardspeople’sdesireforsuccess?A.Approving.B.Disapproving.C.Unclear.D.Critical.20.Whatmightbeapropertitleforthispassage?A.SuccessIsNoDestinationB.SuccessComestheHardWayC.ASmallSuccessAlsoCountsD.EveryoneCanBeSuccessfulQuestions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Thenightisnotwhatitwas.Once,theEarthwascasthalfinshadow.Thencamefire,candle,andlightbulb,graduallydrawingbackthecurtainofdarkness.Butabrighterworldhasitsdrawbacks.Anestimated30percentofoutdoorlighting-plusevensomeindoorlighting-iswasted.InefficientlightingCostsU.S.about$10.4billionayear,accordingtoBobGentoftheInternationalDark-SkyAssociation,anonprofitthataimstocontrollightpollution.LastyearinSydney,anestimated2.2millionAustraliansswitchedofftheirlightsDuring“EarthHour”.brieflyreducingthatcity’senergyusebymorethan10percent.Motivatedbysuchtrends,morethantwodozencitiesworldwidewentdimonMarch29thisyearinanhour-longdemonstration.Anumberofgroupsaretryingtomeasurelightpollutionandassessitseffectsontheenvironmentinthehopethatpeoplewillreducetheirowncontributiontotheproblem.Scientistsayetryingtoreporthowmanystarswecansee.Indarkruralareas,about2,000starsaretypicallyvisibleatnight,comparedwith“maybefive”inabrightcitysquare-andabout5,000incenturiespast.Peoplewhoareworkingwhileothersarestar-gazingmayfacethegreatestrisks.Nighttimeexposuretowhitelightcancausethegrowthoftumors(腫瘤,experimentsshow.Twodecadesofresearchindicatethatwomenwhoworknightshiftshaveunusuallyhighratesofbreastcancer.21.Theword“drawbacks”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans__________A.benefitsB.interestsC.effectsD.problems22.TheInternationalDark-SkyAssociationisanorganizationthat________.A.stronglyopposesoutdoorlightingserviceB.haslostsomemoneyinenergytradeC.hasprofitedfromthelightingbusinessD.makeseffortstoreducelightpollution23.OnMarch29thisyear,peopleinmanycitiesaroundtheworld______.A.turnedoutsomelightsforanhourB.organizedaneventtohavesomefunC.heldademonstrationcalled“EarthHour”D.joinedtogethertocompetewithAustralians24.Scientistscountedthenumberofstars___________.A.toillustratetheimpactoflightpollutionB.tocompareairqualityindifferentareasC.toseehowtheskyhaschangedwithtimeD.toarousepublicinterestinspace25.Peoplewhoworkatnight_____________.A.losethechancetogazestarsB.haveahigherriskofhealthproblemC.havelessexposuretowhitelightD.aretoblameforlightpollutionQuestions26-30arebasedonthefollowingadvertisement:26.Noneoftheadvertisersmentionshisorher_______.A.heightB.weightC.haircolorD.personality27.Intheadsalloftheadvertisersmentiontheir_________.A.ageB.hobbiesC.residenceD.kids28.Whatdoes“GSOH”possiblymean?A.Gentle,sensible,obedientandhonest.B.Generous,sincere,openandhandsome.C.Goodsenseofhumor,D.GreatSourceofhonor.29.ApossiblematchforFemaleDis________.A.Male2B.Male3C.Male4D.Male530.Whatmightbethenameofthisadvertisingsection?A.HelpWantedB.PublicInfoC.FamilyAdD.MeetingPlacePartThreeClozeDirections:Therearetenblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Itiswisetorememberthatyoudonothavetobuyanythingfromanysalesperson.Yououghttobuyonlythosethingsyoureallyneedorwantandcan31.Trynottoletyourpersonalfeelingsaboutthesalesperson32youtomakeapurchase.Rememberthatyouareentitledtoaskasalespersonanyquestionyouwish33theproductorservice,andyouareentitledtogetaclear,complete34.Youcalltellthesalespersonyouwanttothinkaboutthematterforafewdays,35thatyou.wanttotalktootherpeoplewhohavepurchasedtheproductorservice.Youcanwalk36fromasalespersonwithoutapoliteendtotheconversation.Ifasalespersontelephonesyou,youdonothavetolistentotheperson’sentire“l(fā)ecture”orrespondtoitinafriendlyway.Youcansimplyinterruptthepersonandstatethatyouarenotinterestedintheproductorservice。Youcansimply37thetelephonewithoutsayinganything.Thereare,ofcourse,manysalespeoplewhoaregenuinelyinterestedinassistingyouandin38．youreasonableproductsandprices．youarein39aboutthewisdomIfofaparticularpurchase，mightwantto40anotherpersonwhohashadexperienceyouwiththeproductortheservicethatinterestsyou.Ifyoureceiveunwantedgoodsinthemail，youarenotobligatedtopayforit．31．A．affordB．findC．possessD.gain32．A．promoteB．stopC．affectD．influence33．A.toB．aboutC．forD.with34．A.letterB.answerC．messageD．assurance35．A．SOB.nowC．orD.but36．A．awayB．roundC．outD.down37．A．CutupB.holdupC．pullupD．hangup38．A．givingB．providingC．offeringD．making39．A．doubtB．placeC．favorD．charge40．A．consultwithB．concernaboutC．inferfrom．D．goafterPartFour．DialogueCompletionDirections：Inthispart,themayetenshortin,completedialoguesbetweentwospeakers.eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD．Choosetheonethatmostappropriatelysuitstheconversationalcontextandbestcompletesthedialogue.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.41．SpeakerA：Itakenointerestinfishing.SpeakerB：________A．Idotoo．B．NeitherdoI．C．Aren’tyou?D．SoamI．42．StudentA：Wouldyouliketogowithmeforamovietonight?StudentB：IfIcanfinishmyhomework．StudentA：____________A．Whybother?B．Oh，comeon．C．Thenwhat?D．Thanksalot．43．Interviewer：Mr．Wang，verymuchimpressed．I’mThere’snoneedforfurtherquestions．Wang:____________．A．ThankyouforyourtimeB．Really?That’sgreatC．Sorry，Ididn’tmeantobotheryouD．It’smypl