2012GCT真题

12012外语运用能力测试(英语)(50题，每题2分，满分100分)PartOneVocabularyandStructureDirections:Therearetenincompletesentencesinthispαrt.ForeachsentencethereαrefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.IrealizedIhadletmyselfinsomethingfromwhichtherewasnoturning_____.A.aroundB.backC.awayD.down2.Youaretostayatthehotelwhererooms_________foryou.A.havebeenbookedB.arebookedC.wouldbebookedD.werebooked3.Ifyou______tomyadvice，youwouldn'tbeinthismessrightnow.A.listenB.listenedC.hadlistenedD.wouldlisten4.Thoseclosetohimare_________thathehopestostayontilltheendofhisterm.A.ensuredB.confirmedC.supposeD.convinced5.Workingwomenhaven'tleftthefamilyrolebehind:nowtheyare_____toworkevenhardertodoboth.A.expectedB.wishedC.hopedD.desired6.Modemtechnologyhasbrought______communicationbetweenpeoplefarapart.A.competentB.convenientC.consciousD.complete7.Underno_______arechildrenallowedtotellliestotheirparents.A.circumstancesB.situationsC.occasionsD.moments8.Weneedamorecapableleader,_____withastrongwillaswellasgoodhumor.A.whoB.thatC.oneD.which9.Thelectures，_____thecurrenthotissues，werewellreceived.A.thatcoveredB.coveredC.covering2D.tocover10.Beinganintelligentboy，he______suchafoolishmistake.A.needn'thavemadeB.can’thavemadeC.won'thavemadeD.wouldn’thavemadePartTwoReadingComprehensionDirections:Inthisparttherearethreepassagesandonechart，eachfollowedbyjivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem，therearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Everwonthelottery?No?Butdidthatstopyoubuyinganotherlotteryticket?Iftheanswerisanother“no，youmightcallyourselfanoptimist.AccordingtoresearchersatUniversityCollegeLondon，humanbeingsaresanguinecreatures.Itisallinthebrain，theysay.Astudysuggeststhathumanbrainisveryefficientatprocessinggoodnews:about80%ofpeoplehaveatendencytoseetheglassashalf-full，nothalf-empty，eveniftheydon'tconsiderthemselvestobeoptimists.Thegoodnewsisthatthisbringsahealthbenefit,Havingapositiveoutlookonlifereducesanxiety.Astudyofnearly100，000womenshowedalowerriskofdeathfromheartdiseaseamongoptimists.Butthereareproblemsinalwayshavinganoptimisticattitude.Theauthorsofthestudypointoutthatthe2008financialcrisismayhavebeencausedbyanalystsoverestimatingtheirassets'performanceeveninthefaceofclearevidencetothecontrary.Therearepersonalhealthriskstoo.DrTaliSharot，leadresearcher，said:'''SmokingKills'messagesdon'tworksincepeoplethinktheirchancesofcancerarelow.There'saveryfundamentaltendencyinthebrain.But，astheysay，everycloudhasasilverlining.Evenifseeingtheworldthroughrose-coloredglassesposesarisktoourhealth，it'snotsomethingthatislikelytocauseustolosesleep.Let'sjustkeepourchinsupandkeepsmiling!11.Whatdoes“sanguine”(para.2)mean?A.DepressedBCheerfulC.LuckyD.Emotional12.ThestudymentionedinParagraph2indicatesthatpeople______.A.aremoreoptimisticthantheybelieveB.arelessoptimisticthantheybelieve3C.likegoodnewsmorethantheythinkD.likegoodnewslessthantheythink13.WhatstudymentionedinParagraph2indicatesthatpeople_____.A.CollectingfalseinformationB.OveremJ1hasizingevidence.C.Misjudgingthesituation.D.Givingapessimisticforecast.14.Theauthorsuggestsinthelastparagraphthatwe______A.adjustourgoalsinlifeB.learntoreleasebadmoodC.avoidbeingoveroptimisticD.maintainapositiveattitude15.whatisthemainofthepassage?A.Peopletendtobeoptimisticevenincrisis.B.Optimistsenjoylifebetterthanpessimists.C.Beingoptimistichasbothbenefitsandrisks.D.Optimismiswhatkeepsusgoingforward.Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:TheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)haslaunchedaninvestigationintoallegationsthatitsofficialsinmorethan50countrieshavebeensellingLondonOlympicsticketsontheblackmarketforprofit.TheIOCmetatanemergencysessiononSaturdaytolookintoapileofevidenceuncoveredbyBritain'sSundayTimesnewspaper.Thepaperclaimsthathigh-rankingOlympicofficialshavebeensellingticketsforthegamesathugelyinflatedprices.Thehighestpricedticketsontheblackmarketwereforthemen's100-meterfinal.Therochasissuedastatementsayingittakestheseallegationsveryseriouslyandhasimmediatelytakenthefirststepstoinvestigate.IOCrulesforbidnationalOlympicscommitteesfromsellingticketsoverseas，increasingticketpricesorsellingticketstounauthorized，third-partyresellers.Despitethis，SundayTimesundercoverreportposingasillegalticketsellerssaytheyhaverecordedevidenceof27officialssellingticketsdistributedto54countriesOneofthemostseriousallegationswasagainsttheGreekOlympicCommitteepresidentSpyrosCapralos.HedeniessayinghehadpulledstringswiththeheadoftheLondonOlympicsSebastianCoeeventhoughthepaperpostedvideosofitsreporters'negotiationswithCapralosonitswebsite.MrCapraloshassofarrefusedtocomment.16TheIOCisinvestigatingitsownofficialsfor_______.A.runningtheblackmarketB.secretlymeetingreportersC.illegallysellingticketsD.criticizingSundayTimes17.Theword“allegations“(Para.1)”probablymeans“_______”4A.discussionsB.claimsC.announcementsD.opinions18.SundayTimesrevealed_______.A