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1、中大网校引领成功职业人生 2004年GCT考试英语应用能力测试真题总分：100分 及格：60分 考试时间：120分Part One 选择填空(1)The bird flew upward and dropped the shellfish onto the rock to _ it open.（） A. cutB. pressC. breakD. shake(2)People who walk on the grass are _ to a fine of $5.（） A. possibleB. likelyC. liableD. reliable(3)People do not always
2、 recall events as they _ actually.（） A. are happeningB. will happenC. happenedD. would happen(4)The Mona Lisa,_ in Italy, is now in the Louvre, a museum in Paris.（） A. who paintedB. who was paintedC. which paintedD. which was painted(5)DrHawking has made much contribution to the theories of modern p
3、hysics at the _ of his health.（） A. costB. disposalC. mercyD. expenditure(6)John Smith, being a diligent student, never refuses to _ more responsibilities that are assigned to him.（） A. take upB. take inC. take offD. take on(7)Effective prevention against physical harms has never been _ urgently nee
4、ded, especially in schools.（） A. moreB. asC. suchD. quite(8)A recent survey suggested that if money were not an issue, most mothers _ not to work at all.（） A. should preferB. preferC. would preferD. preferred(9)The ATMs enable bank customers to access their money 24 hours a day and seven days a week
5、 _ ATMs are located.（） A. whereverB. wheneverC. howeverD. whatever(10)Becoming aware of our mothers age, not just in numbers of years but _ her psychological and physical state, often helps us to understand her better.（） A. in spite ofB. on account ofC. in terms ofD. by means ofPart Two 阅读理解(1)These
6、 days a green building means more than just the color of the paint. Green buildings can also refer to environmentally friendly houses, factories, and offices.Buildings account for 65 percent of total U.S. electricity use. But green buildings can reduce energy and water use. Also, the buildings are o
7、ften located near public transportation such as buses and subways, so that people can drive their cars less. That could be good for the environment, because cars use lots of natural resources such as gasoline, and give off pollution. Green buildings are often built on previously developed land, so t
8、hat the buildings dont destroy forests or other wild habitats (栖息地).Marty Dettling is project manager for a building that puts these ideas into action. The Solaire has been called the countrys first green residential high-rise building. According to Dettling, “Weve reduced our energy consumption by
9、one-third and our water by 50 percent.”Not everyone is leaping to move into a green building, however. Some people think that features such as solar panels cost more money than more traditional energy sources. Despite this, Dettling hopes that green buildings will become common in the future. “Its g
10、oing to be big,” she said.TSWhat do green buildings refer to nowadays?（） A. Buildings painted by green handB. Buildings covered with green plantC. Buildings that are environment-friendlD. Buildings like houses, factories, and office(2)The word “Also” (line 2, para2)is used to _.（） A. continue the di
11、scussion of total electricity usB. Expand the topic of the reduction of energy and water usC. Include the discussion of public transportatioD. Shift the focus to the topic of the environment protectio(3)In terms of land use, green buildings are constructed by _.（） A. making use of the developed lanB
12、. Developing new lanC. Clearing the ground in a foresD. Draining wild habitat(4)Why are some people NOT so enthusiastic about green buildings?（） A. Because they do not jump into a green buildinB. Because they fail to move into a green buildinC. Because they find it more costly to live in a green bui
13、ldinD. Because they think that solar panels still cost too muc(5)What did Marty Dettling mean when she said “Its going to be big”?（） A. Green buildings have a great potentiaB. People expect bigger green buildingC. Green buildings will be larger in sizD. People prefer to live in bigger building(6)The
14、me-park-bound bargain seekers would be wise to spend some time surfing online before they get in line at the parks this summer.A growing number of these attractions now allow customers to print e-tickets at home with large discounts off the gate price, in part to spur attendance that has declined in
15、 recent years.After boom times in the late 1990s, theme park attendance began to decrease, with an overall decline of about 4% over the past few years at North Americas 50 most-visited establishments, says James Zoltak, editor of Amusement Business.“The bloom was off the rose as we turned the corner into 2000, so theres more discounting now,” he says.Discounting isnt new to an industry that has long partnered with other commercial enterprises, such as soft d
