GCT英语完型填空专项训练及答案解析.doc

GCT英语完型填空专项训练及答案解析
Passage 9
To others and themselves the British have a reputation for being conservative --- not in the narrow political sense, but in the sense of adherence to accepted ideas and unwilling to question them. The reputation comes partly from their __1__ . For 900 years they have suffered __2__ invasion nor revolution (except in 1649 and 1688) nor disastrous defeat in __3__ . Their monarchy (君主政体) survives without serious question. Under its normal __4__ the political arrangements have been so stable that, except for the __5__ interruptions in the seventeenth century, they have been adopted throughout __6__ centuries to meet changing needs without violent changes. Britain, in 1978, was __7__ in managing without a written constitution; some fragmentary definitions of 1688 still __8__ . There had been bitter quarrels, social and economic as well __9__ political, but the quarrels had been settled, usually __10__ compromise. The underlying continuity had not been broken.
1. A. language B. future C. history D. literature
2.A.neither B. as C. or D. either
3.A.home B. studyC. peace D. war
4.A.name B. people C. leadership D. enemy
5.A.two B. one C. no D. couple
6.A.a B. any C. the D. few
7.A.common B. popular C. unique D. angry
8.A.survive B. surviving C. survives D. survived
9.A.for B. as C. to D. at
10.A.for B. at C. to D. by
1.【答案】C
【解析】由于下文紧接着叙述到过去900年的有关情况。故应选history，才能与下文衔接。（北京安通学校提供）
2.【答案】A
【解析】应选neither才能与其后出现的nor构成并列连词neither…nor…。
3.【答案】D
【解析】需选一名词与前面的介词in构成介词短语，且这个短语在语意上要与前面的disastrous defeat相吻合。故选D可以满足这个条件。
4.【答案】C
【解析】“在……领导下”的表达方式是under the…leadership.
5.【答案】A
【解析】上面提到1649和1688两次革命，所以A项正确。
6.【答案】C
【解析】the centuries特指那些稳定的世纪。
7.【答案】C
【解析】根据上下文意思,应选unique “独一无二的；唯一的”。
8.【答案】D
【解析】应选survived才与上下文时态一致。
9.【答案】B
【解析】as well as为一并列连词。
10.【答案】D （北京安通学校提供）
【解析】by compromise意为“通过折衷、妥协的办法”。如：We should settle our differences by compromise. 我们应采取折衷的办法来解决我们之间的分歧。
Passage 7
The rocket engine, with its steady roar like that of a waterfall or a thunderstorm, is an impressive symbol of the new space age. Rocket engines have __1_ powerful enough to shoot astronauts beyond the earth´s gravitational pull and __2 __them on the moon. We have now become travelers space.
Impressive and complex __3__ it may appear, the rocket, which was invented in China over 800 years __4__ , is a relatively simple device. Fuel that is __5__ in the rocket engine changes into gas. The hot and rapidly __6__ gas must escape, but it can do so only through an opening that __7__ backward. As the gas is radiated with great force, it __8__ the rocket in the opposite direction. Like the kick of a gun that it is fired, it __9__ the laws of nature described by Sir Isaac Newton when he discovered that “for every action, there is __10__ equal and opposite reaction.”
1. A. shown B. been C. appeared D. proved
2. A. send B. land C. take D. carry
3. A. that B. so C. as D. sometimes
4. A. in advance B .before C. earlier D. ago
5. A. round B. contained C. stored D. burned
6. A. heating B. escaping C. expanding D. conducting
7. A. turns B. goes C. faces D. directs
8. A. attracts B. leads C. pulls D. pushes
9. A. states B. proves C. follows D. breaks
10. A. no B. an C .another D. the
1.【答案】D （北京安通学校提供）
【解析】因其后接形容词powerful作表语故应填系词。shown不是系词；been和appeared虽可作系词但与句意不符；而proved可作系词，意为“证明是”，符合句意。
2.【答案】B
【解析】因land on意为“使……着陆”, 而send, take和carry表示“把……送到……上去” 时,常接介词to, 故应选land.
3.【答案】C
【解析】原句是表示让步的状语从句，而且是一个倒装句，故只能选C as。
4.【答案】D
【解析】该句为which引导的定语从句，意为“中国发明火箭是在距今800多年前。” 句中谓语是一般过去时，故应选D. ago。
5.【答案】D
【解析】根据句子意思判断，burned正确。
6.【答案】C
【解析】根据句子意思判断，应选expanding gas膨胀的气体。
7.【答案】C
【解析】faces意为“朝着”。
8.【答案】D
【解析】根据句子意思判断，应为push“推”。
9.【答案】C
【解析】根据句子意思判断, follow在这里是遵循的意思。
10.【答案】B
【解析】根据上下文,只能用不定冠词an。（北京安通学校提供）
Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors (流星) but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts __1__ our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential __2__ plants to make the food which we eat. Heat, __3__ , makes our environments tolerable and some ultraviolet rays (紫外线的) penetrate the atmosphere. Cosmic (宇宙的) rays of various kinds come __4__ the air from outer space, but a great quantity of radiation from the sun are screened off. __5__ men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation; but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, __6__ prevent a lot of radiation damage. Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in __7__ . Doses of radiation are measured in units called “rems (雷目)”. We all __8__ radiation here on earth from the sun, from cosmic rays and from radioactive minerals. The “__9__” dose of radiation that we receive each year is about two milligrams; it __10__ according to where you live, and this is a very rough estimate.
1. A. for B. with C. on D. as
2. A. with B. from C. under D. for
3. A. again B. also C. besides D. too
4. A. across B .to C. from D. through
5. A. As soon as B. As well asC. As much as D. As possible as
6. A. get B. make C. have D. do
7. A. earth B. atmosphere C. space D. environment
8. A. receive B. accept C. bring D. catch
9. A. conventional B. commonC. general D. normal
10. A. shifts B. converts C. modifies D. varies
1.【答案】D （北京安通学校提供）
【解析】act as “充当、起……作用”；act for “代表、代理”；act on “按照”。本句意为大气层起到保护伞的作用。
2.【答案】D
【解析】be essential for “对……来说是首要的、基础的”，固定搭配。
3【答案】D
【解析】本句意为：热不仅使我们的生产环境温度适宜，而且紫外线也能穿透大气。also一般紧跟动词；besides一般用在句前；too可用在句中，用逗号隔开。
4.【答案】D
【解析】这里的come through相当于penetrate，穿透。come across “偶遇”；come to “来到”；come from “来自”。本句意为：各类来自外部空间的宇宙射线穿透大气层……，故选come through。
5.【答案】A
【解析】as soon as “只要”；as well as “除……之外”；as much as “和……一样多”；as possible as “尽可能的”。
6.【答案】D
【解析】do +动词原型的结构表示强调谓语动词。
7.【答案】C
【解析】由radiation和explorers可推测，应选space (太空)。本句意为射线是探险者在太空遇见的已知的最大危险。
8.【答案】A
【解析】receive表示客观收到；accept表示主观接受。我们受到的辐射并非主观接受。
9.【答案】D
【解析】conventional “传统的”；common “共同的、普通的”；general “一般的、总体的”；normal “正常的”。本句意为：我们每年接受的正常辐射量……，故选normal。
10.【答案】D
【解析】shift “移动”；convert “转换”；modify “修改”；vary “变化”。根据句意，所处地点不同，所受辐射量也不一样……，故选varies.（北京安通学校提供）
Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. ___1___ in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was ___2___ on both sides with many various businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. ___3___ , some shops offered services. These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. ___4___ in the 1950s, a change began to take place. Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street while too few parking places were available to shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces ___5___ the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. And open space is what they got ___6___ the first shopping center was built. Shopping centers, or rather malls, started as a collection of small new stores ___7___ crowded city centers. Attracted by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from ___8___ areas to outlying malls. And the growing popularity of shopping centers led, in turn, to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. By the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the ___9___ of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, ___10___ benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.
1. A. As early as B. EarlyC. Early as D. Earlier
2. A. built B. designed C. intended D. lined
3. A. Apart from B. However C. In addition D. As well
4. A. suddenly B. Abruptly C. Contrarily D. But
5. A. over B. from C. out of D. outside
6. A. when B. while C. since D. then
7. A. out of B. away from C. next to D. near
8. A. inner B. central C. shopping D. downtown
9. A. cheapness B. readiness C. convenience D. handiness
10. A. because ofB. and C. with D. provided
1.【答案】B
【解析】as early as的意思为“同……一样早”, early是副词，“早期”的意思，earlier是比较级“较早” 的意思。（北京安通学校提供）
2.【答案】D
【解析】本句的意思是“街道的两旁排列着很多各种各样的商店”，build的意思是“建造，修建”，design的意思是“设计”，intend“意思是“打算”，line是“沿……排列” 的意思。
3.【答案】C
【解析】本句的意思是“除了各种各样的商店销售各种各样的商品之外，有些商店还提供服务”，apart from意为“除此之外”，后必须接名词或动名词，however是连词“然而” 的意思，in addition可单独使用，意为“除此之外”，as well用在句末。
4.【答案】D
【解析】本句的意思是“在五十年代，情况发生了变化”，有转折的意思。suddenly和abruptly都是“突然” 的意思，contrarily指“相反地”，but是“但是” 的意思,表转折。
5.【答案】D
【解析】本句意为“商人们开始对城市界限以外的开阔地感兴趣”，out of表示“……的外面”而outside指“超过某一个界限，范围等”。
6.【答案】A
【解析】这里是一个时间状语从句。因此用when (在……时候)。while指“在……期间”；since表示“自从”，主句一般用完成时。
7.【答案】B
【解析】本句意为“远离拥挤的市中心”, out of指“在……之外”，away from表示距离，“远离”，next to指“靠近，下一个”，near是“近” 的意思。
8.【答案】D
【解析】本句意为“顾客从市区被吸引到城市以外的商业中心”，只有downtown “市区” 符合此意。
9.【答案】C
【解析】这里convenience与providing组成短语“提供方便，便利”，符合上下文义。
10.【答案】C（北京安通学校提供）
【解析】介词with在这里的意思是“带有”，本句意为“商业街被变成了带有长椅、喷泉及户外娱乐的风景优美的公园”。
Passage 1
If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses. Success or ___1___ in your work would depend, to a great extent, ___2___ your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. ___3___ the utmost importance is your attitude. A person who begins a job convinced that he isn´t going to like it or is certain that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success. On the other hand, a person who is secure ___4___ his belief that he is probably as capable of doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt ___5___ it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well.
Having the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness. A book keeper who can´t add or a carpenter who can´t cut a straight line with a saw ___6___ hopeless cases.
This book has been designed to help you capitalize ___7___ the strength and overcome the weakness that you bring to the job of learning. But in order to measure your development, you must first take stock of where you stand now. ___8___ we get further along in the book, we´ll be dealing in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening ___9___ skills. However, to begin with, you should pause to examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your ___10___ , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.
1. A. improvement B. victory C. failure D. achievement
2. A. in B. on C. of D. to
3. A. Out of B. Of C. To D. Into
4. A. onto B. on C. off D. in
5. A. near B. on C. by D. at
6. A. being B. been C. are D. is
7. A. except B. but C. for D. on
8. A. as B. till C. over D. out
9. A. learnt B. learned C. learning D. learn
10. A. intelligence B. work C. attitude D. weakness
1.【答案】C
【解析】本句的意思是：“成功或失败在很大程度上取决于你是否能扬长避短。”improvement改进；victory胜利；achievement成果，成就。这三个词都不合题意，只有C. failure“失败”最合适。（北京安通学校提供）
2.【答案】B
【解析】on与前面的depend构成本句谓语。
3.【答案】B
【解析】of与名词连用,表示具有某种性质,状态，做表语。置于句首，表示强调。正常语序为：Your attitude is of the utmost importance.
4.【答案】D
【解析】in one´s belief相信。其它选项都不能与belief搭配。
5.【答案】D
【解析】attempt用做名词，后接介词at，意为“试图，努力”；如果后面接介词on，表示攻击的意思。其他两项都不能与attempt搭配。
6.【答案】D
【解析】本句主语是A book keeper or carpenter … 。根据主谓一致原则，其谓语应当用单数is，而不是复数are, being, been都是分词，应该排除。
7.【答案】D
【解析】on与前面的capitalize搭配，表示“利用”。做不定式help的补语。其它选项不能与capitalize搭配。
8.【答案】A
【解析】本句的意思是：“随着更深入的阅读”，从语法角度，此处应填关联词。四个选项中，只有as能用做关联词。
9.【答案】C
【解析】根据上下文，这里应当指“学习技能”。（北京安通学校提供）
10.【答案】C
【解析】本句对全文进行总结概括，与文章的开头相呼应，Of the utmost importance is your attitude故选attitude。