2010年GCT考試英語模擬附答案解析

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意為“生活節奏”；rate意為“比率，速率”；speed意為“速度”；growth意為“發育，成長”。

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意為“立刻的，即時的”；timely意為“及時的”；quick意為“（做事）迅速的”；punctual意為“守時的，準時的”。

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意為“看見”；view意為“眼界，視野”；vision是指人的視力或視野，引申為夢幻景象。

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

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

答案B。issue意為“發布，頒布，發行”；publish意為“出版，印刷”；discharge意為“釋放出”；release意為“發布消息”。

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意為“燒光，燒完”；put out意為“熄滅，撲滅”；turn out意為“關掉，熄滅”；go out意為“熄滅，停止運行”。

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。從時態意義上講，應該用過去分詞，表示伴隨情況，還應該考慮連詞前后的平衡結構表達法問題。

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。根據主語可判斷出時間為過去時。