2022年南京审计大学自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

1、 2022年南京审计大学自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）第1题【单选题】【填句补文】The Caribbean Islands form a chain that separates the Caribbean Sea from the rest of the Atlantic Ocean. _. Many of the islands were formed by the eruption（爆发）of ancient volcanoes（火山）Others are low-lying coral islands that gradually rose from the ocean. A

2、、They are famous for their warm, tropical climate and great natural beauty. B、What would you see if you took a cruise to the Caribbean Islands? C、Theyre like a long necklace that stretches between North and South America. D、But life on the Caribbean Islands is not always paradise.【正确答案】C【答案解析】第一句话说的

3、是：加勒比群岛形成了一个锁链，把加勒比海与大西洋的其他部分分开。答案是C，因为它的第一个词是They，该词指The Caribbean Islands；而且在语义上也有很好的衔接。第2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res

4、ponse。a positive response：良好的反映。 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 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】【填句补文】The smoke that comes from a lit cigarette contains many

5、different poisonous chemicals. In the past, scientists did not think that these chemicals could harm a nonsmokers health. _. They discovered that even nonsmokers had unhealthy amounts of these toxic （有毒的） chemicals in their bodies. A、The Gilsons have been married for 35 years. B、Recently, though, sc

6、ientists changed their opinion after they studied a large group of nonsmokers. C、We cannot avoid secondhand smoke in restaurants. D、In the United States, nine million children under the age of five live in homes with at least one smoker.【正确答案】B【答案解析】前一句讲的是科学家们过去对二手烟的看法，接下来应选表示他们改变观点的句子，因为下一句表明他们所持的观

7、点已与过去截然不同。第5题【单选题】【2008.04】New drivers are far more _ to have accidents than experienced drivers. A、possible B、likely C、probable D、unlikely【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查形容词辨析。句子翻译：新司机比起有经验的老司机出交通事故的可能性要大得多。 A. 可能（发生、存在）的; B. 有可能 be likely to ; C. 大概的、可能的; D不可能的 应用举例：Ill do everything possible to help you. 我会尽一切可

8、能帮助你。He is likely to arrive a bit late. 他有可能会晚到一会儿。第6题【单选题】【2009.10】So far scientists have only acquired _ understanding of the physical processes that cause earthquakes. A、a partial B、a changeable C、an original D、an individual【正确答案】A第7题【单选题】【2009.7】The house was quiet in the night, _ the occasional

9、 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8题【单选题】【阅读选择】In a special report on cancer and blacks, the organization said blacks are usually diagnosed with cancer later than whites, and they are

10、 more likely to die of the disease.Which may NOT be a reason for higher cancer death rates among US blacks? A、Unequal access to medical care. B、Greater probability of having other diseases. C、Differences in the biology of the cancer. D、Early diagnosis.【正确答案】D【答案解析】本段指出blacks are usually diagnosed wi

11、th cancer later than whites，与D项内容是相反的，因此选D。第9题【单选题】【2009.10】_ he has many friends, he is often feeling lonely. A、As B、When C、While D、Since【正确答案】C【答案解析】本题考查状语从句的从属连词。【译文】 尽管（虽然）他有许多朋友，但他常常感到孤独。第10题【单选题】【填句补文】The smoke that comes from a lit cigarette contains many different poisonous chemicals. In the

12、 past, scientists did not think that these chemicals could harm a nonsmokers health. _. They discovered that even nonsmokers had unhealthy amounts of these toxic （有毒的） chemicals in their bodies. A、The Gilsons have been married for 35 years. B、Recently, though, scientists changed their opinion after

13、they studied a large group of nonsmokers. C、We cannot avoid secondhand smoke in restaurants. D、In the United States, nine million children under the age of five live in homes with at least one smoker.【正确答案】B【答案解析】前一句讲的是科学家们过去对二手烟的看法，接下来应选表示他们改变观点的句子，因为下一句表明他们所持的观点已与过去截然不同。第11题【单选题】【阅读判断】Back in 1969

14、, US President Richard Nixon confidently predicted: “In the next 50 years, we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than you think.” Today, not too far off Nixons deadline, America is looking at that possibility. Over the weekend, Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of former president Bill Clinton,

15、announced her run for 2008 presidency.Q: Up to the present, no woman has been elected president in the US. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。问题句说“迄今为止在美国没有一个女人曾经被选举为总统”。本段说的是“1969年，美国总统Richard Nixon 很有信心地预测：在下一个50年里，我们将会看见一个女总统，这或许比你想象的更快些。今天距离Nixon总统给出的最终期限已经不远了，美国人现在正关注这可能性”。相邻语句的句意相关，显然

16、，定冠词结构“the possibility”指答案相关句中提到的“可能出现美国女总统”。从该句中可以推断出“从1969年到现在为止，美国还没有出现女总统”。因此问题句提供了正确信息。第12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13题【单选题】【阅读选择】I

17、n 1841, a book was published which astonished the world. It was called “Incidents of Travel in Central America，Chiapas and Yucatan”. The author John Loud Stephens had just returned from a long, difficult and dangerous journey through the thick rain forest of southern Mexico and Guatemala. He had onc

18、e been there with Frederick Catherwood, an architect and artist, to search for the remains of a lost civilization known as the Mayas(玛雅). Very little was known about the Mayas at that time, but Catherwoods drawing in the book showed incredible cities with temples，pyramids and other buildings as impr

19、essive as those of their northern neighbors, the Aztecs. These cities, however, were deserted. The inhabitants(居民) had disappeared almost a thousand years before.Stephens book astonished the world because _. A、it was the first time people heard about Mayas. B、the Mayas were excellent builders and fa

20、rmers. C、he had experienced so many difficulties to find this lost civilization. D、it described that the Mayas used to be an advanced civilization.【正确答案】D【答案解析】根据问题中的关键词astonished，把本问题定位在第一句In 1841, a book was published which astonished the world.对下面的几个重要事实的归纳概括就得出正确答案：D。第14题【单选题】【完成句子】In Britain, r

21、obot sales appropriately peaked in 1984, but have been declining ever since. This is partly because, British wage rates are too low to make robots financially attractive and partly because engineers now have more experience with robots and are more aware of the difficulties of introducing them effec

22、tively.Robots are less popular in Britain today partly because _. A、too much energy B、based on American designs C、they are too costly D、they are not reliable【正确答案】C【答案解析】本段第二句就是讲的两个原因，即人们的工资水平太低，也就是没有能力使机器人发挥出创造财富的作用，言下之意就是成本高。第二个原因就是人们逐渐意识到了操纵机器人不是件容易的事情，所以使用率就下降了。所以应该选C。第15题【单选题】【阅读选择】Hearing loss

23、, which occurs typically prior to teenage years, progresses throughout ones lifetime. Although hearing loss is now the worlds number one health problem, nearly 90 percent of people suffering hearing loss choose to leave the problem untreated. For many millions, treating hearing loss in a conventiona

24、l way can involve numerous office visits, expensive testing and adjustments to fit your ear. Thanks to Crystal Ear, the sound solution is now convenient. Almost 90 percent of people with mild hearing loss, and millions more with just a little hearing drop-off（下降）, can be dramatically helped with Cry

25、stal Ear. Moreover, its superior design is energy-efficient, so batteries can last months. Crystal Ear is now available to help these people treat their hearing loss with a small hearing amplifier（放大器）.According to the passage, hearing loss is_. A、only a minor health problem. B、the worlds most commo

26、n health problem. C、merely a teenage disease. D、an incurable disease.【正确答案】B【答案解析】hearing loss is now the worlds number one health problem这句话可以帮助我们找到答案。第16题【单选题】【阅读判断】When our Neolithic ancestors, living in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago, discovered that certain grasses could be harvested an

27、d 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 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

28、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17题【单选题】【2008.10】Country life is better than city life _ it offers fresh air and noiseless environment. A、in that B、as that C、as for D、in which【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查复合句。句意为：乡村生活好过城市生活，因为它空气新鲜且环境无噪音。in that 是复合连接词，只在一定的句

29、式中使用。也可以用作一个固定词组。A 在于，原因是，在方面；C. 关于，至于，举例：I like the country better in that it is closer to nature. 我更喜欢乡村，因为它更接近自然。第18题【单选题】【阅读选择】Tom, a near-sighted young man, went on a blind date with a girl. The two were satisfied with each other. And they exchanged their telephone numbers. What can we learn ab

30、out Tom? A、Tom made a good impression on the girl at first. B、It was the first time that Tom had dated a girl. C、Tom was blind. D、Tom was handsome and popular with the girls.【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。细节判断题。从The two were satisfied with each other可知，相亲过后，两人对对方都很满意，所以A选项正确，汤姆第一次见对方就留下了很好的印象。B项所表述内容在文中找不到根据，不能判

31、断这是汤姆第几次约会。根据文章描述，汤姆只是near-sighted，远不到盲了的地步。文章仅讲述了汤姆和某一个女孩相亲的精力，对他的个人魅力以及是否受女孩欢迎并未提及。第19题【单选题】Youll be there tomorrow-you wont _ me _, will you？ A、let., of B、let., out C、let., down D、let., off【正确答案】C【答案解析】let sb down表示“让某人失望”的意思。第20题【单选题】【2010.04】Experts have found that normal sleep can be divided i

32、nto five _ stages. A、moderate B、initial C、distinct D、advanced【正确答案】C【答案解析】【译文】专家们已经发现正常的睡眠可以分为五个不同的阶段。【试题分析】本题考查词汇。【详细解答】形容词的词义选取。第21题【单选题】【2008.04】The government finally _ all the documents relating to the war. A、released B、specialized C、realized D、supposed【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查动词意义区分。A “公开发表、公布或发布（新闻）”

33、 B 专门从事、专攻 C 意识到、领悟 D 假定、猜想。整句话的意思是：政府最终公布了与这场战争有关的全部文件。第22题【单选题】【2007.04】The furniture in her bedroom is quite different from _ in the living room. A、that B、it C、one D、which【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查复合句。that在本句中指代the furniture，目的是为了避免重复。which用于引导句子或短语，在此也不能指代the furniture。 第23题【单选题】【阅读选择】Helping the planet

34、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 that

35、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表述的内容文

36、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24题【单选题】【2007.04】Because of the bad weather, the sports meet had to be _. A、shut down B、done away C、gone off D、called off【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。call off：取消，符合句意。shut down：关闭（工厂）；（工厂）停工，关闭。do away常与with搭配，构成do away with。go off：爆炸，（闹

37、铃）响。 第25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、understanding 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26题【单选题】【2009.01】I was writing a report last night;_I w

38、ould not have stayed up late. A、however B、otherwise C、therefore D、furthermore【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查副词词义辨析。句意：我昨天晚上写一个报告，否则我就不会熬夜了。A 然而，不过；B 否则，要不然；C 因此，所以；D 再者，而且。 第27题【单选题】【阅读选择】But Ellen really became famous in 2001. Aged only 24, she was one of only two women who entered the Vendee Globe round the wor

39、ld solo race(单人环球帆船比赛), which lasts 100 days. Despite many problems, she came second in the race out of 24 competitors and she was given a very warm welcome when she returned.In the Vendee Globe race, Ellen won _. A、a gold medal B、The “Best Woman Sailor” award C、The “Young Sailor of the Year” award

40、D、the second place【正确答案】D【答案解析】细节查找题答案特点：答案一般在原文有共同或相似关键词。第28题【单选题】【阅读选择】One day a friend asked my wife Jill if I wanted a hearing aid. He certainly does, replied Jill. After hearing about a remarkable new product, Jill finally got up the nerve to ask me if Id ever thought about getting a hearing ai

41、d. No way, I said. It would make me look 20 years older. No, no, she replied. This is entirely different. Its Crystal Ear!Initially the writer did not want to buy a hearing aid because_. A、it would make him look old. B、it would make him nervous. C、it was too expensive. D、it was old-styled.【正确答案】A【答案

42、解析】当被妻子问及是否愿意得到一个助听器时，作者因为担心显得老气而拒绝。所以答案是A。第29题【单选题】【2009.01】I was writing a report last night;_I would not have stayed up late. A、however B、otherwise C、therefore D、furthermore【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查副词词义辨析。句意：我昨天晚上写一个报告，否则我就不会熬夜了。A 然而，不过；B 否则，要不然；C 因此，所以；D 再者，而且。 第30题【单选题】【2007.04】The volleyball match was

43、 televised _ on CCTV. A、alive B、life C、live D、lively【正确答案】C【答案解析】本题考查live的形似词辨析。live可以作副词，意思是：实况转播地。符合句意。 第31题【单选题】【阅读判断】One problem with this design is that the mouse gets dirty as the ball rolls over the surface and picks up dirt. Eventually you have to clean your mouse.Q: When an ordinary compute

44、r mouse gets dirty, it has to be replaced with a new one. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。题中说鼠标脏了，就得换用新的。这一说法与原文不符。原文说的是鼠标脏了，可以擦干净再用。it has to be replaced with a new one 与 you have to clean your mouse 不符。所以选B。第32题【单选题】【阅读选择】One reason is economic. In a traditional agricultural economy, l

45、arge 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 industrial economy, the situation is different. Many children do not help a family; instead, they are an expense. Thus, industrialization has generally br

46、ought 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, Italy was a poor, largely agricultural country with a high birth rate. After World War, Italys economy was rapidly modernized and industrialized. By

47、 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、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

48、 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33题【单选题】【阅读选择】Parents often decide on the basis of what their children want. Cathy, 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

49、bar in the morning.” However, another mother, Susan made her choice based on the nutritious value of the food. She said, “My daughter 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 followi

50、ng is TRUE according to the passage? A、Katz thinks chips are good for his kids. B、Susans daughter likes eating sandwiches. C、Cathy 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

51、，故选项C为最佳选项。其他三项均与原文意思不符。第34题【单选题】【概括大意】Our bodies are estimated to be about 60 to 70% water. Blood is mostly water, and our muscles, lungs, and brain all contain a lot of water. Water is needed to regulate body temperature and to provide the means for nutrients （滋养） to travel to all our organs. Wate

52、r also transports oxygen to our cells, removes waste, and protects our joints and organs.The main idea of this paragraph is_. A、Ounces of Water Needed Per Day B、Importance of Water C、Water in Our Body D、The Function of Water【正确答案】B【答案解析】通过介绍水在我们身体里的含量、水存在身体的那些部位及水的一些功能来证明水的重要性。因此选择B。第35题【单选题】【阅读选择】I

53、 dont claim there isnt a force which guides us, which takes care of us, but the main element that helps us build up our future is our way of being. Our personality, our character, our way of perceiving（感知）reality and everything that surrounds us are the elements which may bring us to the top, or on

54、the contrary, make us miserable. The author thinks that our future is decided mainly by _. A、a superior force like God B、our way of being, such as our character C、things and persons that surround us D、others choice and responsibility【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。虽然作者也声明自己并不否认世界上存在任何一种具有超自然力量的东西，但是根据文章本段的but the

55、 main element that helps us build up our future is our way of being可知，作者认为影响我们未来的最主要的因素还是我们自己的所作所为，答案为B项。第36题【单选题】【阅读判断】Every year, in November, Thanksgiving Day reminds us of the good things in life, and people are thankful. On this day people usually eat turkey and great quantities of other foods.

56、Q: The turkey is a most popular food on Thanksgiving Day. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。感恩节这天火鸡通常是必不可少的。因此本题是正确的。第37题【单选题】【概括大意】The charming smiles and service from the sales ladies and gentlemen are always there ready for you. More often than not（往往）, on such occasions newcomers from

57、elsewhere, say, China mainland, may feel something more than mere uneasiness-even a sense of guilt if they do not buy something from the shop. For some local old-timers（老前辈，老人）, especially the teenagers, they feel quite at home with all these. Some of them think it is no good to be the God; sometime

58、s they would rather be a shoplifter. The main idea of this paragraph is_. A、Hong Kong is worthy of its reputation as a business center of the world. B、It is uneasy to be offered smiles and services. C、Shopping or window-shopping here, you can really feel the meaning of The Customer is the God ! D、Sh

59、oplifting has been a frequent criminal offence.【正确答案】C【答案解析】本段强调的是这里“顾客是上帝”的这种理念和氛围。因此选择C。第38题【单选题】【2009.01】I was writing a report last night;_I would not have stayed up late. A、however B、otherwise C、therefore D、furthermore【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查副词词义辨析。句意：我昨天晚上写一个报告，否则我就不会熬夜了。A 然而，不过；B 否则，要不然；C 因此，所以；D 再者

60、，而且。 第39题【单选题】【阅读选择】Secondary school had its own share of challenges. I was a tall kid and wasnt good at any sport, except looking. I loved basketball and tennis. The first day I held a racket, and I was disgraced by my opponent. He won six straight sets without sweat and there I was, sweating badly