2008年GCT英語模擬試題（二）

　　Directions：
　　In this part there are 4 passages followed by questions or unfinished statements， each with four suggested answers. Choose the one you think is the best answer. Mark your choice on the Answer Sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.

　　Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage：

　　Until recently the opportunities for criminal activities on the Internet have been low. However， the volume of business done on the Internet is growing rapidly， as people order books and other products and make money transactions. All this is creating temptations for hackers(黑客)。

　　Hackers are often young people who are interested in computers. They use them to move quietly to the Internet， looking for ways to break into computers systems run by banks， telephone companies and even Government departments. They look for examples of credit cards and try to steal the numbers.

　　Hackers rarely admit to a successful break-in. The first indication of a hacking may be when a customer discovers a wrong moneytransaction on a credit card account. It is harder to check on som

　　ebody misusing an online connection unless there is a massive down load of information which would call the attention of the consumer.

11. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______.
(A) the opportunities for criminal activities on the Internet have been low
(B) the opportunities for criminal activities on the Internet are low
(C) there are more opportunities for criminal activities on the Internet
(D) people should not make money transactions on the Internet

12. The word "temptations" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
(A) interests (B) attractions (C) benefits (D) profits

13. In the passage， it's said that hackers may attack the Internet system of all the following institutions except _____.
(A) banks (B) telephone companies (C) universities (D) government departments

14. Which of the following is not the reason for a hacking being found？
(A) The customer found something wrong with his account.
(B) There was a huge amount of information being downloaded.
(C) There was a wrong money transaction.
(D) The hacker proudly admitted his successful break-in.

15. In the last sentence of the paragraph， "somebody" refers to a______.
(A) customer (B) card user (C) hacker (D) bank clerk

　　Questions 16-20 are based on the following passage：

　　For any Englishman， there can never be any discussion as to who is the world's greatest writer. Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him：

　　that of William Shakespeare(莎士比亞)。

　　Every Englishman has some knowledge of his work. All of us use words and phrases from Shakespeare's writings that have become a part of the English-speaking people.

　　Shakespeare， more perhaps than any other writer， made full use of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English； Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand！

　　There is probably no better way　for a foreigner (or an Englishman！) to appreciate the richness　and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare uses it. Such a study is well worth the effort (it is not， of course， recommended to beginners)， even though some aspects of English usage， and the meaning of many words， have changed since Shakespeare's day.

16. From the first two sentences of the passage we can conclude that ________.
(A) it can't be discussed about who is the world's greatest poet
(B) it can't be discussed about who is the world's greatest dramatist
(C) Shakespeare is regarded as a greatest writer
(D) Englishmen like to discuss about who is the world's greatest writer

17. According to the passage many English words and phrases that we use today are from ______.
(A) Englishmen (B) Shakespeare's works (C) English speaking people (D) ancient people

18. To learn the richness of the English language， people should ______.
(A) read Shakespeare's plays (B) learn from an English man
(C) be glad to be a foreigner (D) write and read more

19. The author does not suggest beginners reading Shakespeare's plays， probably because _____.
(A) the works are for native speakers
(B) only Englishmen can understand his plays
(C) the works are too difficult for a beginner
(D) some of English usage and the meaning of many words have changed

20. In this passage the author wants to _______.
(A) show the richness of English language
(B) tell how great a writer Shakespeare is
(C) tell that some English words are out of use now
(D) tell that some aspects of English usage have changed since Shakespeare's day

Questions 21-25 are based on the following passage：

　　Oxford and Cambridge differ from the rest of the universities in Great Britain in many important respects， but resemble each other quite closely.

　　Oxford was founded in the 12th century. There are at present 35 colleges：

　　three are for women only and the rest take both men and women. There are at present approximately 9，400 students in residence， of whom over a third are women. The city of Oxford is popular with tourists because of the University's many beautiful medieval buildings.

　　Cambridge was founded in the 13th century. There are at present 28 colleges， of which only one is for men students only and two for women only. The remaining 25 take both men and women. There are at present over 9000 students in residence， of whom a third are women. Cambridge University has made the city of Cambridge an internationally famous tourist entre.

21. With the first sentence， the author wants to say that _____.
(A) Oxford and Cambridge are different
(B) Universities in Britain are different in many aspects
(C) Oxford and Cambridge share many similarities
(D) Oxford and Cambridge are different from each other

22. The ratio of male to female students in residence at both universities is about _____.
(A) 1：2 (B) 1：3 (C) 3：32 (D) 3：10

23. Which of the following statements is NOT true？
(A) Oxford has a longer history than Cambridge.
(B) There are 32 colleges in Oxford that only accept men.
(C) There is one college at Cambridge that only accepts men
(D) There are more male students than female at both universities

24. Tourists go to the city of Oxford to _____.
(A) study there (B) see the medieval buildings
(C) view the river (D) look at the residents

25. The passage is mainly about the _____.
(A) history of two famous universities in Britain
(B) comparison between Oxford and Cambridge
(C) number of students at Oxford and Cambridge
(D) introduction of colleges at Oxford and Cambrdge

Questions 26-30 are based on the following passage：

　　The growth of Liu Yongxing's animal-feed business has made him China's richest man， according to rankings published recently　by Forbes magazine. With an estimated net worth of US$1 billion，the 53-year-old entrepreneur and his Shanghai-based Hope Group are symbols of the new China.

　　But Forbes' list of the 100 richest individuals in China also illustrates the growing income inequality here that alarms some officials. The Forbes survey found that the 100 richest people in　China had a combined net worth of US$18 billion in the year ended September 30. That's small change by US standards：

　　The most recent Forbes ranking of global billionaires put the net worth of Bill Gates alone at more than US$58 billion. But what's remarkable about China's wealth numbers is how fast they're rising. The wealth of the top 50 on this year's China list jumped 40 per cent， to US$14 billion， from US$10 billion last year despite a global economic slump.

26. The richest man in China acquired his wealth _____.
(A) in the animal feed business (B) in America
(C) from Forbes magazine (D) from his ancestors

27. Which of the following statements is NOT true？
(A) Forbes magazine listed the 100 richest people in China.
(B) Forbes magazine listed the 100 richest people in the US.
(C) Bill Gate's wealth is much larger than that of the combination of all 100 richest people in China
(D) Hope Group is the richest company in China

28. Last year the total wealth of the first 50 richest people in China is about _____ US dollars.
(A) 18 billion (B) 14 billion (C) 10 billion (D) 58 billion

29. The main purpose of the author is to ______.
(A) talk about richest people in China
(B) praise the richest man in China
(C) compare rich men in China and theUS
(D) call people's attention to the growing income inequality in China

30. The word "slump" in the last sentence means ______.
(A) depression (B) growth (C) success (D) increase