2012GCT考试专项练习题及答案(语法与词汇)

一、Directions:

There are ten incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 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. Some persons ___fishing simply for fun.

A. make  B. feel

C. seek    D. enjoy

2. In space, ___and equipment need many forms of protection.

A. pilots            B. astronauts

C. engineers    D. scientists

3. Living things can sense and ___changes in their surroundings.

A. respond to B. make up

C. lead to C. decide on

4. Minimum wage is the ____amount of money per hour that an employer may legally pay a worker.

A. little B. few

C. least C. smallest

5. Sometimes, artists paint ____for their own enjoyment or self-expression, choosing their own subjects.

A. reluctantly B. ccasionally

C. primarily D. generously

6. When we arrived at the airport, we were told our flight___.

A. cancelled B. had cancelled

C. has been cancelled D. had been cancelled

7. Kathy hopes to become a friend of ____shares her bitterness and happiness.

A. whoever B. whatever

C. whomever D. whichever

8. The coat I´m wearing now cost about ___of that one hung over there.

A. twice price B. the twice price

C. twice the price D. the price twice.

9. ___the flood, the ship would have reached its destination on time.

A. In case of B. In spite of

C. As of D. But for

10. Without the sun´s light ____the earth´s surface, no life could exist on the earth.

A. warms B. warmed

C. warming D. to warm

二、Directions:

There are ten incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 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.

11. Every plant, animal, and human being needs water to ____ alive.

A. stay B. make

C. run D. glow

12. It ____ commonplace to think of sport as a “leisure industry” now.

A. became B. will become

C. is becoming D. had become

13. Changes in climate ____ slowly through the years.

A. make progress B. take place

C. keep pace D. set sail

14. Scientists can predict regions ____ new species are most likely to be found.

A. where B. when

C. why D. how

15. You should use _____and natural language when you write a personal letter.

A. formal B. political

C. magic D. plain

16. Radios today seldom need _____ or the attention of a technician.

A. to repair B. repaired

C. repairing D. to have repaired

17. It is a great pity for ____ to be any quarrel in the school board meeting.

A. where B. here

C. there D. why

18. Magicians ___ use techniques from science and the arts to deceive the mind and eye.

A. generously B. genetically

C. cleverly D. subsequently

19. To get the best view of Sydney Harbour, take a Sydney Seaplane flight ____ the Harbour and Bondi Beach.

A. above B. under

C. over D. across

20. Chocolate manufacturers blend many types of beans to yield ____ and color desired in the final product.

A. the shape B. the flavor

C. the function D. the brand

答案：

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