2022年九江职业大学自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

1、 2022年九江职业大学自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）第1题【单选题】【填句补文】Its now socially acceptable, even fashionable, to live alone. As people get better jobs and become financially independent, it becomes possible for them to maintain a one-person household. _. However, people who do get married are marrying at a later age

2、and divorcing more often. A、Theres more pressure to get married nowadays. B、The growing number of women with good jobs has done much to increase the number of people living alone. C、It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream. D、More and more Americans are living alone.【正确答

3、案】B【答案解析】前句中提到“经济独立”有可能造成保持一个人的家庭生活，B中的“妇女有好的工作，增加了独身的人数”与前句内容正好呼应。第2题【单选题】【阅读选择】One reason is economic. In a traditional agricultural economy, large families are helpful. Having more children means having more workers in the fields and someone to take care of the parents in old age. In an industria

4、l economy, the situation is different. Many children do not help a family; instead, they are an expense. Thus, industrialization has generally brought down the birth rate. This was the case in Italy, which was industrialized quite recently and rapidly. In the early part of the twentieth century, Ita

5、ly was a poor, largely agricultural country with a high birth rate. After World War, Italys economy was rapidly modernized and industrialized. By the end of the century, the birth rate had dropped to 1.3 children per woman, the worlds lowest.In a traditional agricultural economy, a large family_. A、

6、can be an advantage B、may limit income C、isnt necessary D、is expensive【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。对照本段In a traditional agricultural economy, large families are helpful.大的家庭是有帮助的，选项中最接近意思的是A，成为一个优势，答案是A。第3题【单选题】【2009.01】Whenever I go out to dinner with him, I always_paying the bill. A、end up B、arrive at C、drop

7、 out D、give off【正确答案】A【答案解析】句意：每当我与他外出吃饭，最后总是我付账。考查短语意义区分。 A 以而告终；B 达到，取得；C 不参加，隐退；D 散发。 第4题【单选题】【阅读选择】But just like your alarm clock, your internal clock can be reset. In fact, it automatically resets itself every day. How? By using the light it gets through your eyes.Scientists have known for a lo

8、ng time that the light of day and the dark of night play important roles in setting our internal clocks. For years, researchers thought that the signals that synchronize the bodys clock were handled through the same pathways that we use to see.Which of the following statements is NOT true according

9、to the fourth and fifth paragraphs? A、Our biological clock resets itself automatically. B、Light gets through our eyes and resets our biological clock. C、Our internal clock as well as the alarm clock can be reset automatically. D、Our internal clock, like the alarm clock, can be reset.【正确答案】C【答案解析】是非判

10、断题，根据第五自然段首句But just like（和一样） your alarm clock, your internal clock can be reset. In fact, it automatically resets itself every day. How? By using the light it gets through your eyes.代词 it指代biological clock，不是选项internal clock和alarm clock都可以自动调节。得到答案为C。A D 我们的生物钟自动调节。B 光线通过我们的眼睛调节生物钟，与原文一致。第5题【单选题】【

11、2009.7】The wounded soldiers would recover quickly if they were well _. A、nourished B、stuffed C、tamed D、ventured【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查过去分词意义区分。译文：如果受伤的战士营养很好，他们就会很快痊愈。A 营养，滋养；B 填满，塞满； C 驯服（猛兽）；D 冒险第6题【单选题】【2007.04】Having decided to rent a flat, we _ contacting housing agencies in the city. A、set about B、s

12、et down C、set out D、set up【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查关于set的短语。contacting housing agencies：联系房屋中介。根据句意，应该选set about。set about：开始做某事。set down：放下，搁下；记下，记载，写下。set out：出发，开始，后面跟to do sth。set up：建立（事业）；成立（组织）；为某人提供必需品或有用的东西。 第7题【单选题】【填句补文】All children in the United States have to receive an education, but the law d

13、oes not say they have to be educated at school. A number of parents prefer not to send their children to school. _. There are about 300,000 home-schoolers in the United States today. A、Critics also say that most parents are not well qualified to teach their children. B、In some countries, however, ch

14、ildren are educated by their parents. C、Learning starts with the childrens interests and questions. D、Children who are educated at home are known as home-schoolers.【正确答案】D【答案解析】后文出现了home-schoolers，根据选项，这里应该是对这个词的定义，因此选D。第8题【单选题】【阅读选择】Parents often decide on the basis of what their children want. Cat

15、hy, a mother told us, “My children have packed lunches, because they say they hate school dinners. I make 3 packed lunches every morning, so our kitchen is like a sandwich bar in the morning.” However, another mother, Susan made her choice based on the nutritious value of the food. She said, “My dau

16、ghter always has school dinners. I think she probably gets healthier food by having a cooked lunch at school than she would if I made a few sandwiches.”Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A、Katz thinks chips are good for his kids. B、Susans daughter likes eating sandwiches. C、Cat

17、hy may have at least three children. D、Jamie likes burgers and pizzas.【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。细节查找并简单推断题。从本段，特别是I make 3 packed lunches every morning可知Cathy有三个孩子在上学，有没有不上学的孩子不得而知，故选项C为最佳选项。其他三项均与原文意思不符。第9题【单选题】【完成句子】As the sunflowers grow, put a hay fence around them for protection and stake if necessary.

18、 Plant morning glories or sweet peas around the base of each sunflower, and they will grow up the stems, eventually forming a roof over the top. By summers end, kids will have a sunflower house to play in.When autumn comes, children can_. A、seed lots of sunflowers B、play games in the sunflower house

19、 C、include plants with animal names D、find their own playing section【正确答案】B【答案解析】段落最后一句是答案的出处，By summers end“夏天结束的时候”实际上就是When autumn comes“秋天来临的时候”。答案选择B。第10题【单选题】【2009.10】Poor speaker of English though he was at the time, he still managed to make himself _. A、understand B、understood C、understandin

20、g D、to understand【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查语法。那个时候虽然他说英语说得不好，但仍然可以让别人听懂。非谓语动词的选用。过去分词作宾语补足语表示被动以及动作的完成。第11题【单选题】【概括大意】They always complained（抱怨） more or less justly, that their parents are out of touch with modern ways. They also blamed that their parents always have a final say. And the young felt that thei

21、r parents do not trust their children to deal with crises. Besides, they dissatisfied too much murmurs of their parents about certain problems and the lack of sense of humor in dealing with the problems, at least in parents-children relationships.The main idea of this paragraph is_. A、The criticisms

22、 to their parents can be kept out of the young peoples mind in following ways. B、It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstanding between them. C、There are so many criticism to their parents among the young people. D、Young peo

23、ple have gotten enough reasons to criticize their parents.【正确答案】C【答案解析】本题段落中的各句列举了年轻人都抱怨其父母些什么，谈的是what are the criticisms?的问题因此选择C。第12题【单选题】【2008.04】To understand the sentence, you should analyze its parts _. A、functionally B、widely C、largely D、remarkably【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查副词词义区分。为了理解这个句子，你应该分析句子各个部分的

24、功能。A. 有用途地、有功能地； B. 宽广地； C. 大大地； D. 突出地。第13题【单选题】【2010.04】The spokesman occasionally _ his speech with gestures. A、acknowledges B、accompanies C、attributes D、anticipates【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查词汇。【译文】这位发言人讲演中偶尔伴有手势。第14题【单选题】【2009.10】There are many sales this season, during which stores will lower their _ pr

25、ices. A、normal B、general C、ordinary D、usual【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查形容词辨析。整句话的意思为：这个季节有很多促销活动，在此期间商店都会降低商品的原价。A 正常的、平常的 B 普通的、一般的 C 普通的 D 寻常的、通常的第15题【单选题】【2009.7】The house was quiet in the night, _ the occasional coughing from my throat. A、as for B、such as C、instead of D、except for【正确答案】D【答案解析】【译文】除了偶尔我咳嗽一下

26、以外，这所房子在夜晚非常安静。【试题分析】短语意义区分题。【详细解答】A 至于，关于； B 例如；C 代替，而不是；D 除了以外第16题【单选题】【2009.10】The profit-sharing plan is designed to _ the staff to work hard. A、calculate B、demonstrate C、speculate D、motivate【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查词语辨析。【译文】利润共享计划目的是激发员工努力工作。A 计算、估算 B 证实、论证、演示 C思索、推测 D 激励、激发第17题【单选题】【阅读选择】Helping the p

27、lanet is a big part of what our world trip is all about and thats exactly what we did this past week. We helped get a hydroponics farm started in a local village. This farm will be a model for the local villagers so they can start their very own self sustaining farm. Hydroponics is a type of farming

28、 that uses a third of the water needed in an average farm and uses no soil. A hydroponics farm _. A、is difficult to build B、is a type of farm without soil C、will cost lots of money D、was started in the village before they came【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。词义理解题。根据关键词hydroponics farm迅速锁定本段。再通过排除法可以判定B项是正确的。因为A和C

29、表述的内容文章并没有提到过。D项表述是错误的，因为那个村庄在他们去之前并没有这种hydroponics farm。是他们到了之后，帮忙建立了一个模型。第18题【单选题】【阅读选择】The United States perceives itself to be a middle-class nation. However, middle class is not a real designation, nor does it carry privileges. It is more of a perception, which probably was as true as it ever c

30、ould be right after World War II. The economy was growing, more and more people owned their own homes, workers had solid contracts with the companies that employed them, and nearly everyone who wanted a higher education could have one. The information in this passage deals with_. A、an individual B、a

31、 social and economic group C、a political organization D、Government【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。通过阅读本段，middle class中产阶级是一个群体，选答案B。第19题【单选题】【2007.04】If the operation _ carefully prepared, it would not have been successful. A、was not B、has not been C、had not been D、were not【正确答案】C【答案解析】本题考查虚拟语气。主句是对过去的虚拟，所以根据句意，条

32、件状语从句也应该是对过去的虚拟，所以用had done的形式。句意：如果手术没有经过认真仔细的准备，它就不会成功。第20题【单选题】【阅读判断】Norwich, the capital of the part of Britain known as East Anglia, has been in existence for more than two thousand years. It began as a small village beside the River Wensum.Q: The River Wensum flows by Norwich. A、True B、False C

33、、Not Given【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。答题依据在第二句，Norwich是River Wensum旁边的一个小村庄，就说明了River Wensum流经 Norwich。第21题【单选题】【2009.10】The profit-sharing plan is designed to _ the staff to work hard. A、calculate B、demonstrate C、speculate D、motivate【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查词语辨析。【译文】利润共享计划目的是激发员工努力工作。A 计算、估算 B 证实、论证、演示 C思索、推测 D 激励、激

34、发第22题【单选题】【阅读选择】Demands for stronger protection for wildlife in Britain sometimes hide the fact that similar needs are felt in the rest of Europe. Studies by the Council of Europe, of which 21 counties are members, have shown that 45 per cent of reptile（爬行类的）species and 24 per cent of butterflies ar

35、e in danger of dying out.Recent studies by the council of Europe have indicated that _. A、wildlife needs more protection only in Britain. B、all species of wildlife in Europe are in danger of dying out. C、there are fewer species of reptiles and butterflies in Europe than elsewhere. D、many species of

36、reptiles an butterflies in Europe need protecting.【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D。本段的第二个句子是这么说的：有21个国家组成的欧洲委员会的研究表明，45%的爬行动物和24%的蝴蝶濒临灭绝。由此可见，D是正确的答案。第23题【单选题】【2009.04】When you _ know Bob better, you will like him. A、go to B、got to C、went to D、get to【正确答案】D【答案解析】译文：当你更加了解鲍勃时，你将会喜欢他的。试题分析：本题考查主将从现。详细解答：根据主将从现的原则，主句

37、用了一般将来时，时间状语从句中用一般现在时表示将来。 第24题【单选题】【2009.01】He has deep love for the people and_loyalty to the country. A、intense B、initial C、instant D、imitative【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查形容词词义区分。A 强烈的，极度的；B 最初的，开始的；C 立即的，即时的；D 模仿的，仿效的。形容loyalty，选A比较恰当。第25题【单选题】【阅读选择】There are many other foods that have traveled from South

38、America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the worlds largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia, a country in Africa. It was first made into a drink by Arabs duri

39、ng the 1400s.Which country is the largest coffee producer? A、Brazil. B、Colombia. C、Ethiopia. D、Egypt.【正确答案】A【答案解析】答题依据在本段的第三句。Producer 与 grower 意思等同。第26题【单选题】【2009.10】The traffic was held up for more than thirty minutes, _ caused me to arrive late. A、it B、that C、what D、which【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查非限制性定语从句

40、。整句话的意思是：交通阻塞30多分钟，这使得我到达晚了。第27题【单选题】【2007.04】The book fair has received a positive _ from readers. A、result B、response C、settlement D、solution【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。response：反映，反响。result：结果，后果。settlement：殖民，移民，定居。solution：解决；解答。根据句意，应该选response。a positive response：良好的反映。 第28题【单选题】【阅读判断】When our Neol

41、ithic ancestors, living in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago, discovered that certain grasses could be harvested and their seeds planted for richer yields the next season, the first great step in a new association of plants and humans was taken.Q: People living in the Middle East first learned

42、to grow plants for food about 10,000 years ago. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。利用“10，000”作为答案线索词(因为年代通常是用数字表示)，于是发现有句子提到当生活在约一万年前中东地区的人们发现从某些植物中可以收获粮食，并且播种后下一个收获季节还能产出更多的粮食时，就迈开了植物和人类联系的第1 大步。第29题【单选题】These two alarm clocks are normally set together, but now they have been reset a few h

43、ours _. A、away B、alone C、apart D、aside【正确答案】C【答案解析】but表示前后句子意思是相反的，所以前面说了set together，后面提到的就是apart（分开）。第30题【单选题】【2010.04】The spokesman occasionally _ his speech with gestures. A、acknowledges B、accompanies C、attributes D、anticipates【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查词汇。【译文】这位发言人讲演中偶尔伴有手势。第31题【单选题】【2009.7】The house was

44、 quiet in the night, _ the occasional coughing from my throat. A、as for B、such as C、instead of D、except for【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查短语意义区分。译文：除了偶尔我咳嗽一下以外，这所房子在夜晚非常安静。A 至于，关于； B 例如；C 代替，而不是；D 除了以外第32题【单选题】The new discovery _ be of great service to mankind. A、is bound to B、is bound for C、be bound to D、be boun

45、d for【正确答案】A【答案解析】be bound to：注定要，一定会。本题中主语是The new discovery，所以谓语动词要用is。句意：这项新发现对于人类必定大有用处。第33题【单选题】【2007.04】If the operation _ carefully prepared, it would not have been successful. A、was not B、has not been C、had not been D、were not【正确答案】C【答案解析】本题考查虚拟语气。主句是对过去的虚拟，所以根据句意，条件状语从句也应该是对过去的虚拟，所以用had don

46、e的形式。句意：如果手术没有经过认真仔细的准备，它就不会成功。第34题【单选题】【阅读选择】The violence within a society is controlled through institutions of law. The more developed a legal system becomes, the more society takes responsibility for the discovery, control, and punishment of violent acts. In most tribal societies the only means

47、to deal with an act of violence is revenge. Each family group may have the responsibility for personally carrying out judgment and punishment upon the person who committed the offense. But in legal systems, the responsibility for revenge becomes depersonalized and diffused. The society assumes the r

48、esponsibility for protecting individuals from violence. In cases where they cannot be protected, the society is responsible for imposing punishment. The function of legal systems, according to the passage, is _. A、to control violence within a society B、to protect the world from chaos C、to free socie

49、ty from the idea of revenge D、to give the government absolute power【正确答案】A【答案解析】本段的第一句话The violence within a society is controlled through institutions of law 是本题的答案。第35题【单选题】【完成句子】Americans eat with knives and forks; Japanese eat with chopsticks. Americans say Hi when they meet; Japanese bow. Many

50、American men open doors for women; Japanese men do not. On the surface, it appears that good manners in America are not good manners in Japan, and in a way this is true. But in any country, the only manners that are important are those involving one persons behavior toward another person. In all cou

51、ntries it is good manners to behave considerately toward others and bad manners not to. It is only the way of behaving that differs from country to country.The topic sentence of this paragraph is_. A、Americans eat with knives and forks; Japanese eat with chopsticks. B、Many American men open doors fo

52、r women; Japanese men do not. C、The way of behaving that differs from country to country. D、In all countries it is good manners to behave considerately toward others and bad manners not to.【正确答案】C【答案解析】文章的最后一句话是对前面的一个总结，道出了本段的主题。因此选择C。第36题【单选题】【概括大意】They always complained（抱怨） more or less justly, th

53、at their parents are out of touch with modern ways. They also blamed that their parents always have a final say. And the young felt that their parents do not trust their children to deal with crises. Besides, they dissatisfied too much murmurs of their parents about certain problems and the lack of

54、sense of humor in dealing with the problems, at least in parents-children relationships.The main idea of this paragraph is_. A、The criticisms to their parents can be kept out of the young peoples mind in following ways. B、It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to

55、 blame them for most of the misunderstanding between them. C、There are so many criticism to their parents among the young people. D、Young people have gotten enough reasons to criticize their parents.【正确答案】C【答案解析】本题段落中的各句列举了年轻人都抱怨其父母些什么，谈的是what are the criticisms?的问题因此选择C。第37题【单选题】【阅读选择】As far as ast

56、ronomers（天文学家） can determine, the entire universe is built of the same matter. They have no reason to doubt that matter obeys the same laws in every part of the universe. Therefore, it is reasonable to guess that other stars, with their own planets, were born in the same way as our own solar system.

57、 What we know of life on earth suggests that life will arise wherever the proper conditions exist.Astronomers believe that matter in different parts of the universe A、obeys different laws. B、obeys one common law. C、obeys the same laws. D、obeys no common law.【正确答案】C【答案解析】答题依据在本段的第二句。科学家没有理由怀疑宇宙中的物质遵循

58、同一法则，即他们相信宇宙中不同地方的物质是遵循同一法则的。第38题【单选题】【填句补文】Arms. How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you meet. If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back, this suggests you are not afraid of taking on whatever comes your way. _. If someone upsets you, just

59、 cross your arms to show youre unhappy! A、Outgoing people generally use their arms with big movements, while quieter people keep them close to their bodies. B、If you ale feeling down, you normally dont sit straight, with your shoulders inwards. C、However, it will probably still be noticed, and peopl

60、e will know youre not pleased. D、If you are pleased, you usually open your eyes wide and people can notice this.【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题可以采用线索词来定位。空格处的前后两个句子都是对arms在具体情况下具体动作的描述。那么用以补充的句子也应是如此，即选项A开朗的人和沉默寡言的人手臂的动作，符合条件。第39题【单选题】【2007.04】Jenny complained that the hospital _ her too much for the treatment. A、e