2012年在职工程硕士GCT英语阅读理解练习.docx

2012年在职工程硕士GCT英语阅读理解练习

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Lodcarvingreferstotheartofcreatingordecoratingobjectsofwoodbycarvingwithasharp,hand-heldtool.Thisformofarthasahistoryofover,000yearsandauniqueartisticstyle.ThefollowingissomeintroductionaboutwoodcarvinginAmerica.WoodcarvingbeganasanecessityinAmericaanddevelopedintoanart.Becauseofthelackofothermaterials,earlysettlerswereforcedtomaketoolsandutensilsoutofwood.Atfirst,thesearticleswerewhittledwithaknife,butwhenpioneercraftsmensetuptheirprimitiveshopsmostofthemwerefashionedonalathe--amachinewhichholdsanobjectandrotatesitwhileitisbeingshapedbyatool.

However,evenafterMassachusetts-bornThomasBlancarddesignedalathewhichcouldturnirregularshapes--aninnovationthatmadepossiblemassproductionofgunstocks,shoelasts,oblongandsquarewoodenwares--craftsmenwhocoulduseknifeandchiselskillfullywerestillindemand.Somefoundreadyemploymentinshopsofcabinetmakers,whileothers,carveddecoy.Stillothersspecializedincreatingshopsigns,shipfigureheads,orindecoratinginteriorwoodwork.Afewevenacceptedcommissionstomakebustsofprominentcitizens.

1.ThispassagemostlikelycamefromalongerworkaboutearlyAmerican_________.[2分]

A:a:rtsand:c:raf:ts.

B:poli:tical:leade:rs.

C:l:ogging:ind:ustrie:s.

D:fa:shi:on:de:sign:.

答案：A:a:rtsand:c:raf:ts.

2.Accordingtothepassage,thefirstsettlersusedwoodfortheirutensilsandtoolsbecauseitwas_________.[2分]

A:d:urable:.

B:ine:xpen:si:ve:.

C:a:vailable:.

D:a:ttrac:ti:ve:.

答案：C:a:vailable:.

3.Thepassagesuggeststhattheearlyshopsformakingtoolswere__________.[2分]

A:n:otve:rysophi:stica:te:

B:kn:own:f:ord:oing:ve:ryquick:work:.

C:de:penden:ton:im:ported:ma:te:rial:s.

D:f:re:quen:ted:onl:yb:yfa:shi:onable:pe:ople:.

答案：A:n:otv