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GCT考试英语模拟附答案解析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意为“生活节奏”；rate意为“比率，速率”；speed意为“速度”；growth意为“发育，成长”。 　　2. To ones 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意为“立刻的，即时的”；timely意为“及时的”；quick意为“（做事）迅速的”；punctual意为“守时的，准时的”。 　　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意为“看见”；view意为“眼界，视野”；vision是指人的视力或视野，引申为梦幻景象。 　　4. The government_________ regulations that put this old city under protection. 　　A. published??? B. issued???? C. discharged??? D. released 　　答案B。issue意为“发布，颁布，发行”；publish意为“出版，印刷”；discharge意为“释放出”；release意为“发布消息”。 　　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意为“烧光，烧完”；put out意为“熄灭，扑灭”；turn out意为“关掉，熄灭”；go out意为“熄灭，停止运行”。 　　6. After a whole days 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。从时态意义上讲，应该用过去分词，表示伴随情况，还应该考虑连词前后的平衡结构表达法问题。 　　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。根据主语可判断出时间为过去时。 　　8. She ___________ in the feet on her way home from work. 　　A. was hurting?????? B. is hurt???? C. hurts??????? D. got hurt 　　答案D。“get+-ed分词”构成被动语态，get通常表示动作的结果而非动作本身。