2010年GCT考试英语模拟附答案解析

Part One Vocabulary and Structure

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

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

答案B。pace of life意为“生活节奏”；rate意为“比率，速率”；speed意为“速度”；growth意为“发育，成长”。

2. To one´s boss, an employee should dress neatly, be ________ and show interest in the job.

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

答案C。instant意为“立刻的，即时的”；timely意为“及时的”；quick意为“（做事）迅速的”；punctual意为“守时的，准时的”。

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

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

答案C。at the sight of意为“看见”；view意为“眼界，视野”；vision是指人的视力或视野，引申为梦幻景象。

4. The government_________ regulations that put this old city under protection.

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

答案B。issue意为“发布，颁布，发行”；publish意为“出版，印刷”；discharge意为“释放出”；release意为“发布消息”。

5. Unexpectedly the light __________ and we were left in darkness.

A. bum out    B. put out     C. turned out    D. went out

答案D。burn out意为“烧光，烧完”；put out意为“熄灭，扑灭”；turn out意为“关掉，熄灭”；go out意为“熄灭，停止运行”。

6. 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

答案C。从时态意义上讲，应该用过去分词，表示伴随情况，还应该考虑连词前后的平衡结构表达法问题。

7. 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

答案C。根据主语可判断出时间为过去时。