2021gct英語真題及答案1

2021gct［英語］真題及答案口□（50題，每題2分，滿分100分）PartOneVocabularyandStructureDirections:Therearetenincompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour口choicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.IrealizedIhadletmyselfinsomethingfromwhichtherewasnoturning.A.aroundB.backC.awayD.downYouaretostayatthehotelwhereroomsforyou.A.havebeenbookedB.arebookedC.wouldbebookedD.werebookedIfyoutomyadvice，youwouldn'tbeinthismessrightnow.A.listenB.listenedC.hadlistenedD.wouldlistenThoseclosetohimarethathehopestostayontilltheendofhisterm.A.ensuredB.confirmedC.supposeD.convincedWorkingwomenhaven'tleftthefamilyrolebehind:nowtheyaretoworkevenhardertodoboth.A.expectedB.wishedC.hopedD.desiredModemtechnologyhasbroughtcommunicationbetweenpeoplefarapart.A.competentB.convenientC.consciousD.completeUndernoarechildrenallowedtotellliestotheirparents.A.circumstancesB.situationsC.occasionsD.momentsWeneedamorecapableleader,withastrongwillaswellasgoodhumor.A.whoB.thatC.oneD.whichThelectures，thecurrenthotissues，werewellreceived.A.thatcoveredB.coveredC.coveringD.tocoverBeinganintelligentboy，hesuchafoolishmistake.A.needn'thavemadeB.can’thavemadeC.won'thavemadeD.wouldn’thavemadeInthisparttherearethreepassagesandonechart，eachfollowedbyjivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem，therearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，D.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasingleCandlinethroughthecenter.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.Theauthorsofthestudypointoutthatthe2021financialcrisismayhavebeencausedbyanalystsoverestimatingtheirassets'performanceeveninthefaceofclearevidencetothecontrary.Therearepersonalhealthriskstoo.DrTaliSharot，leadresearcher，said:'''SmokingKills'messagesdon'tworksincepeoplethinktheirchancesofcancerarelow.There'saveryfundamentaltendencyinthebrain.\But，astheysay，everycloudhasasilverlining.Evenifseeingtheworldthroughrose-coloredglassesposesarisktoourhealth，it'snotsomethingthatislikelytocauseustolosesleep.Let'sjustkeepourchinsupandkeepsmiling!Whatdoes“sanguine”(para.2)mean?A.DepressedBCheerfulC.LuckyD.EmotionalThestudymentionedinParagraph2indicatesthatpeople.A.aremoreoptimisticthantheybelieveB.arelessoptimisticthantheybelieveC.likegoodnewsmorethantheythinkD.likegoodnewslessthantheythink.WhatstudymentionedinParagraph2indicatesthatpeople.A.CollectingfalseinformationB.OveremJ1hasizingevidence.C.Misjudgingthesituation.D.Givingapessimisticforecast.TheauthorsuggestsinthelastparagraphthatweA.adjustourgoalsinlifeB.learntoreleasebadmoodC.avoidbeingoveroptimisticD.maintainapositiveattitude.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.Hedeniessayinghehad\withtheheadoftheLondonOlympicsSebastianCoeeventhoughthepaperpostedvideosofitsreporters'negotiationswithCapralosonitswebsite.MrCapraloshassofarrefusedtocomment.16TheIOCisinvestigatingitsownofficialsfor.A.runningtheblackmarketB.secretlymeetingreportersC.illegallysellingticketsD.criticizingSundayTimesTheword“allegations“（Para.1）”probablymeans“”A.discussionsB.claimsC.announcementsD.opinionsSundayTimesrevealed.A.detailsaboutIOC'semergencysessionB.evidenceagainstsomeIOCofficialsC.ticketpricesformen's100-meterfinalD.pricingpolicyoftheLondonOlympicsWhichofthefollowingisNOTagainsttheIOCrulesconcerningitsofficials?A.Sellingticketsinternationally.B.Raisingthepricesofthetickets.C.Sellingticketstounofficialresellers.D.Givingticketstotheirfriends..Faceswiththeevidenceagainsthim,CapralosA.blamedotherofficialsB.admittedthefactsC.issuedastatementD.gavenoresponseQuestions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Pressedbycompetitionanditsownsuccess，thepopularsearchengineGooglehascreatedanautomatedwaytosearchfornewemployeeswhoarefullyappropriateaswellashigh-achieving.Inaproject，the100，000peoplewhofillinonlinejobapplicationsforGoogleeachmonthwillbeaskedtocompleteacomplicatedquestionnaire（問卷）exploringtheirattitudes，behaviour，personalityandbackgroundsgoingbacktotheirschooldays.Thequestionsrangefromwhetherapplicantshaveeversetaworldrecord，towhethertheirworkspaceismessyortidyorwhatmagazinestheyread.AnswersarestudiedbyGoogle'smathematicianstocalculateascoremeanttopredicthowwellapersonwillfitintotheorganization'sdiversifiedandcompetitiveculture.Psychometric=0$=$（心理測(cè)試）arealreadyusedbymoretraditionalcompaniestoselectworkers，buttheyareunheardofinacompanylikeGoogle，whichisbuiltonabeliefinindividualtalent.Theonlinequestionnaireisbasedontheanswersto300questionssentoutlastsummertoeveryemployeeattheheadofficeinCalifornia'sSiliconValley.Somequestionswerefactual:Whatprogramminglanguagesareyoufamiliarwith?Whatinternetmailinglistsareyouon?companiestoselectworkers，Otherquestions，however，triedtoestablishpersonalityandbehaviouralcharacteristics:Haveyouevertutoredanotherperson?\，\，Google'sVice-PresidentforPeopleOperations.\dogshavesomepersonalityfeaturethatisuseful.\Googlehascreatedanewwayofrecruitinginorderto.A.findthemostappropriateemployeesB.bettercompetewithothercompaniesC.spreaditsuniqueco叩oratecultureD.conductanonlineresearchproject.Theinformationgainedfromthequestionnairewillbe.A.analyzedinareportB.summedupinafigureC.organizedintoachartD.keptinitsrawstate.WhatistrueabouttheGoogleonlinequestionnaire?A.Itwasbasedonasurveyofitsemployees.B.Itfocusesonbackgroundquestions.ItwasdesignedbysomemathematiciansIthasbeenfilledoutby100，000people24.WhatdistinguishesGoogleonlinequestionnaire?A.Preferringthosewhoownpets.B.Stressingoverallpersonalqualities.C.Askingmorecomplexquestions.D.Believinginhigh-achievingexperience.25.By\，LaszloBockmeansA.recruitingawiderangeoftalentsB.findingcandidateswithpeculiarpersonalityC.identifyingcandidateswithwideinterestsD.pickingoutasmanyapplicantsaspossibleQuestions26-30arebasedonthefollowingchart:CigaretteSmokingbyGradeLevel:2021-2021□2021□2021■.2021（說明：2021年為白框，2021年為灰框，2021年是黑框，掃描問題無法顯示。）26.ThepurposeofthechartistoshowA.thepercentagesofsmokersinschools□B.theincreaseofsmokersingrades9-12during2021-2021C.thenumberofteenagesmokersingrades9-12D.theamountofmoneyspentbyyoungsmokers-overtheyears27.Whichgradehadthehighestpercentageofsmokersin2021????A.The9th.B.The10th.C.The11th.D.The12th28.Thepercentageofthe9thgradesmokersin2021wasA.23.2B.25.2C.31.2D.33.4Whichgradesawthegreatestincreaseofsmokersoverthefouryears?A.The9th.B.The10th.C.Thellth可D.The12th.□Whattendencycanwefindfromthechart?A.Smokersinallgradeshaveincreased.Thehigherthegrade，themorethesmokers.C.Theolderastudent，themorehesmokes.D.Lowgraderssmokelessheavily.PartThreeClozeDirections:Therearetenblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank，therearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Workingmemory,orshort-termmemory，involvestheabilitytoholdanduseinformationintheimmediatefuture.31isonlyheldinworkingmemoryforabout20seconds.Thechallengethatstudents32istomoveinformationfromtheirworkingmemoriesintotheirlong-termmemories.Iftheydon'tdothisinaboutthefirstfewminutesafterreceivingtheinformation，thati