2013年GCT考试《英语应用能力测试》专家预测试卷(五)

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1

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
2

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.
3

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
4

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
5

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.
6

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
7

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
9

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
10

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
12

Both ads promised to provide ______.

  • A.insurance
  • B.low price
  • C.free estimates 
  • D.free designing
13

Golden Touch Construction is ______.

  • A.a private company 
  • B.a national agency
  • C.an international cooperation
  • D.charge-free organization
14

Services provided by Golden Touch Construction include ______.

  • A.kitchen decoration  
  • B.bathroom building
  • C.bar demolition
  • D.house purchase
15

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
16

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
17

The services provided in the first advertisement do not include ______.

  • A.demolishing houses 
  • B.cleaning up construction sites
  • C.transporting machines
  • D.headache curing
18

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.
19

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.
20

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.
21

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
23

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.
24

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.
26

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.
27

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.
28

In terms of communication in another language, marketers should not be too _____.

  • A.proud   
  • B.modest   
  • C.self-confident   
  • D.happy
29

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
30

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.
31

  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.
32

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
33

She ______ in the feet on her way home from work.

  • A.was hurting 
  • B.is hurt 
  • C.hurts
  • D.got hurt
34

_____ 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
35

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
36

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
37

Unexpectedly the light ______ and we were left in.darkness.

  • A.burn out   
  • B.put out   
  • C.turned out  
  • D.went out
38

The girl will not become a nurse because she will faint at the ______ of blood.

  • A.vision    
  • B.eyes
  • C.sight
  • D.view
39

The government ______ regulations that put this old city under protection.

  • A.published  
  • B.issued    
  • C.discharged  
  • D.released
40

To one's boss, an employee should dress neatly, be ______ and show interest in the job.

  • A.instant   
  • B.timely    
  • C.punctual   
  • D.quick
41

Many newcomers complain of the rapid ______ of life in Hong Kong.

  • A.rate
  • B.pace    
  • C.speed    
  • D.growth