2022年上海外国语大学贤达经济人文学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

1、 2022年上海外国语大学贤达经济人文学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）第1题【单选题】【2007.04】The volleyball match was 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2题【单选题】【2009.04】Ive got the order from the boss that the work _ finished before 5 p.m. today. A、would be B、be C、

2、will have been D、could be【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查名词从句中的虚拟语气。译文：我已经从老板那得到指令，这项工作在今天下午五点钟之前要完成。详细解答：that引导同位语从句，说明order的内容。同时从句要用虚拟语气，从句谓语用should+动词原形的形式，should 可以省略。第3题【单选题】【阅读判断】The people of Kiribati are afraid that one day in the not-too-distant future, their country will disappear from the face of the e

3、arth - literally. Several times this year, the Pacific island nation has been flooded by a sudden high tide.Q: The people of Kiribati worry that one day their country will be taken away by a sudden high tide. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。该题目说的是：Kiribati的人民担心他们的国家将被突发的洪水淹没。该题源于第一句：Kiri

4、bati的国民担心在近期的某一天，他们的国家将会地球上面消失by a sudden high tide。第4题【单选题】【2009.04】If payment is not received, legal action will be our only_. A、aggression B、advantage C、alternative D、ambition【正确答案】C【答案解析】本题考查词义选择。译文：如果我们收不到付款，那就只好诉诸法律了。A 挑衅、侵犯；B 优势、优点；C 选择、取舍；D 野心、抱负。第5题【单选题】【2009.01】He has deep love for the peo

5、ple 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6题【单选题】【填句补文】Though little research has been carried out about how exactly the sunspot will negatively harm the health of the people. _. So, sci

6、entists warn that people going outdoors should be careful to protect their exposed skin and eyes with clothes, umbrellas and sunglasses from the strong sunlight rich in ultraviolet rays. A、Ionosphere is high above the earth. B、If the lights in your house keep flickering, blame frequent sunspots. C、A

7、ccording to a research conducted by the Russian scientists from 1957 to 1960, the frequency of earthquakes can be linked to the movement of the sunspots. D、A paper published by a North Korea observatory says that sun storms may cause an increase in the incidence of heart disease and skin disease.【正确

8、答案】D【答案解析】这一段说的是太阳黑子对人类健康的影响。填入的内容也应该与健康有关，空格后一句说到要保护皮肤。因此D是正确的。第7题【单选题】【完成句子】Most of the classics of science fiction, however, have been written within the last hundred years. Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to mention just two well-known authors, have been translated into many

9、 languages.Book written by J. Verne are_. A、science fictions with a recurrent theme B、concerned with the problems that we have to solve in the future C、read worldwide D、political implications【正确答案】C【答案解析】这段文字讲到J. Verne是一位有名的作家，所写的书已经译成了许多种语言，因此C选项是正确答案。第8题【单选题】【2009.04】_Tom has done really amazed ev

10、eryone in his class. A、What B、Which C、That D、Who【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查主语从句的引导词的选择。译文：汤姆所做的事情使得他班里的每个同学都感到吃惊。详细解答：what Tom has done指汤姆所做的事情；B 哪一个；C （无词义）；D 谁。第9题【单选题】【阅读选择】Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before

11、putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the trouble of searching for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharp hours.You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because

12、 it will _. A、help to keep your energy for the days work B、help you to control your temper early in the day C、enable you to concentrate on your routine work D、keep your energy cycle under control all day【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题问的是因果关系。回答这一问题的关键是看懂本段的第二句和其他句子的联系。首先要注意这一段的第一句“Get off to a slow start which save

13、s your energy”，也就是说早上慢慢起床可以节省能量。紧接该句的三个句子都是慢慢起床的具体做法。因此选项A是正确答案。第10题【单选题】【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11题【单选题】【2009.01】I was writing a r

14、eport 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12题【单选题】【2009.04】If payment is not received, legal action will be our only_. A、aggression B、advantage C、alternative D、a

15、mbition【正确答案】C【答案解析】本题考查词义选择。译文：如果我们收不到付款，那就只好诉诸法律了。A 挑衅、侵犯；B 优势、优点；C 选择、取舍；D 野心、抱负。第13题【单选题】【阅读选择】As far as astronomers（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

16、reasonable to guess that other stars, with their own planets, were born in the same way as our own solar system. 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.

17、 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14题【单选题】【阅读选择】The ideal battery will store a lot of energy in a small packageRight now, Belchers model battery, a metallic disk completely built by viruses, l

18、ooks like a regular watch battery. But inside, its components are very smallso tiny you can only see them with a powerful microscopeWhich of the following is true of Belchers battery mentioned in paragraph 6? A、It is made of metal B、It is a kind of watch battery C、It can only be seen with a microsco

19、pe D、It is a metallic disk with viruses inside it【正确答案】D【答案解析】做题步骤：四个选项逐一带到原文，找到三个错误选项，一个正确选项，比NOT TRUE题难。第15题【单选题】【阅读判断】Fermis genius was known throughout the scientific world. In 1938 he had won a Nobel Prize. Four years later he produced the first nuclear chain reaction, leading us into the nucle

20、ar age.Q: Fermi, an experimentalist as well as a theoretician, won a Nobel Prize for producing the first nuclear chain reaction in the world. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。Fermi在1938年获诺贝尔奖，四年以后才建立核连锁反应的。第16题【单选题】【2009.7】The house was quiet in the night, _ the occasional coughing from m

21、y 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17题【单选题】【阅读选择】Calorie restriction dramatically extends the lifespan of organisms as different as worms and rodents. Whether this works in humans is still unknown par

22、tly because few people are willing to submit to such a strict diet.According to the passage, we do not know whether humans will benefit from taking in fewer calories partly because_. A、humans, worms and rodents are different. B、most people are not willing to be put on a strict diet. C、the effect is

23、not known. D、genetic changes in tissues can not be performed on humans.【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题答案可从本段的最后一句话中找出。第18题【单选题】【2009.10】The room was quiet, _ the occasional coughing from my throat. A、in case B、except for C、by far D、instead of【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查介词短语意义区分。【译文】 这个房间很安静，除了偶尔从我喉咙里发出的咳嗽声以外。 A 以免、以防万一 B 除了以外

24、 C 到目前为止 D 代替、而不是第19题【单选题】【填句补文】 Although the researchers have only just made the technical details of the microscope public, it is already on sale. It is currently the size of a refrigerator and takes several minutes to scan a circuit, but Xiao and Schrag are working _. A、to take tiny chips we requ

25、ire B、to making chips any smaller C、to shrink it to the size of a desktop computer and cut the scanning time to 30 seconds D、of conducting electricity【正确答案】C【答案解析】这部分所说的体积的减小和所需时间的缩短恰好与前半句中提到的冰箱大小的体积和所需数分钟的时间形成了对比。即：目前它大约像冰箱那么大，而且要用几分钟扫描一个电路，但是他们正在努力使它缩小到台式计算机那么大，把扫描时间缩短到30秒。第20题【单选题】【2007.04】The ne

26、wspaper will have to close down if it cannot increase its _ considerably. A、distribution B、contribution C、prescription D、circulation【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。circulation：（书报杂志的）销售量，发行额，销路。符合句意。 第21题【单选题】【2009.10】Youd better leave things _ if you dont know how to deal with them. A、off B、out C、alone D、ove

27、r【正确答案】C【答案解析】【译文】 如果你不知道如何处理这些事情，你最好把它们放在一边。【试题分析】本题考查词意区分。【详细解答】 A 离开，离去 B 不在里面，出局 C 单独的（地） D 完结，翻倒，越过第22题【单选题】The volleyball match was 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23题【单选题】【完成句子】Intelligence was believed to be a fixed ent

28、ity, some faculty of the mind that we all possess and which determines in some way the extent of our achievements. Its Value therefore, was as a predictor of childrens future learning. If they differed markedly in their ability to learn complex tasks，then it was clearly necessary to educate them dif

29、ferently and the need for different types of school and even different ability groups within school was obviousIntelligence tests could be used for streaming children according to ability at an early age; and at 11 these tests were superior to measures of attainment for selecting children for differ

30、ent types of secondary educationIt was once believed _, and thus we can tell how successful he/she will be in the future according to his/her intelligence. A、born to be more intelligent or less intelligent B、taught to be more intelligent C、that intelligence was something a baby was born with D、and b

31、ecause of the lack of communication with his classmates【正确答案】C【答案解析】空格处需要真正的主语（It是形式主语），因此根据语法结构判断C 是答案。该句大意是“人们曾经一度相信，智力是一个孩子天生所具有的，因为我们可以根据他/她的智力水平判断他/她在将来是否会取得成功。第24题【单选题】【2007.04】The newspaper will have to close down if it cannot increase its _ considerably. A、distribution B、contribution C、presc

32、ription D、circulation【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。circulation：（书报杂志的）销售量，发行额，销路。符合句意。 第25题【单选题】【2008.10】Never before _ so rapidly developing as it is today. A、has our country been B、has been our country C、our country has been D、our country been has【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查语法。【译文】我们国家从未像现在这样高速发展。【详细解答】否定词never在句首，该

33、句子应采用部分倒装。第26题【单选题】【完成句子】In Britain, robot 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

34、difficulties of introducing them effectively.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

35、下降了。所以应该选C。第27题【单选题】【2007.04】The newspaper will have to close down if it cannot increase its _ considerably. A、distribution B、contribution C、prescription D、circulation【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。circulation：（书报杂志的）销售量，发行额，销路。符合句意。 第28题【单选题】【填句补文】David Guterson and his wife teach their three children at ho

36、me. Guterson says that his children learn very differently from children in school: _. For example, when there is heavy snowfall on a winter day, it may start a discussion or reading about climate, snow removal equipment, Alaska, polar bears （北极熊）, and winter tourism. A spring evening when the famil

37、y is out watching the stars is a good time to ask questions about satellites and the space program. A、Some parents prefer teaching their children at home because they do not believe that public schools teach the correct religious values. B、Learning starts with the childrens interests and questions.

38、C、Interestingly, results show that home-schooled children quite often do better than average on national tests in reading and math. D、Critics also say that most parents are not well qualified to teach their children.【正确答案】B【答案解析】此空要填的是home-schoolers与其他孩子学习的不同点，因此选B。第29题【单选题】【2010.04】We should _ this

39、 in mind: Dont judge a person by his appearance. A、bear B、put C、place D、print【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查词汇题。【译文】 我们应当牢牢记住：不要以貌取人。详细解答】牢记在心：bear in mind 或者keep in mind第30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 carr

40、y privileges. It is more of a perception, which probably was as true as it ever could 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

41、 could have one. The information in this passage deals with_. A、an individual B、a 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31题【单选题】【阅读选择】The riches of the sea yet to be developed by mans technology are impressive. Oil and g

42、as explorations have existed for nearly thirty years. Valuable amounts of minerals such as iron, copper and so on exist on the ocean floor.According to the author, technology is important because _. A、resources on land are running short in ten years B、man can use it to explore the deeper sea C、it is

43、 a lot of fun diving into the sea D、ancient people used it to explore the sea【正确答案】B【答案解析】本段第一句作者提到The riches of the sea yet to be developed by mans technology are impressive，人类利用技术可以开发的海洋资源是惊人的。段末说到：Valuable amounts of minerals such as iron, copper and so on exist on the ocean floor. 然而，大量有价值的矿物均还埋

44、藏于海底。如铁，铜等等。其他三项都没有提到。第32题【单选题】These two alarm clocks are normally set together, but now they have been reset a few hours _. 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33题【单选题】【阅读选择】Parents often decide on the basis of what their children want. Ca

45、thy, 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 da

46、ughter 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、Ca

47、thy 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34题【单选题】【阅读选择】Who was this man? How and when had he died? Everybody had a different answer to these qu

48、estionsSome people thought that it was from this century, perhaps the body of a soldier who died in World War I, since several soldiers had already been found in the areaA Swiss woman believed it might be her father, who had died in those mountains twenty years before and whose body had never been f

49、oundThe scientists who rushed to look at the body thought it was probably much older, maybe even a thousand years oldAll the followings are assumptions once made about the Iceman EXCEPT_ A、he was a soldier in World War I B、he was a Swiss womans long-lost father C、he was born about a thousand years a

50、go D、he came from Italy【正确答案】D【答案解析】解题步骤：四个选项逐个回到原文对应位置，确认是否正确。第35题【单选题】【阅读选择】War may be a natural expression of biological instinct and drives toward aggression in the human species. Natural impulses of anger, hostility, and territoriality (守卫地盘的天性) are expressed through acts of violence. These are

51、 all qualities that humans share with animals. Aggression is a kind of innate (天生的) survival mechanism, an instinct for self-preservation, that allows animals to defend themselves from threats to their existence. But, on the other hand, human violence shows evidence of being a learned behavior. In t

52、he case of human aggression, violence can not be simply reduced to an instinct. The many expressions of human violence are always conditioned by social conventions that give shape to aggressive behavior. In human societies violence has a social function: It is a strategy for creating or destroying f

53、orms of social order. Religious traditions have taken a leading role in directing the powers of violence. We will look at the ritual and ethical (道德上的) patterns within which human violence has been directed. Human violence shows evidence of being a learned behavior in that _. A、it threatens the exis

54、ting social systems B、it is influenced by society C、it has roots in religious conflicts D、it is directed against institutions of law【正确答案】B【答案解析】本段指出了人类暴力的两个特性，其中第二个特性是“a learned behavior”。可以知道本题的答案应该就在本段的后面部分。接下来的第二句话即说人类暴力的诸多表现形式都受社会习惯的制约：The many expressions of human violence are always condition

55、ed by social conventions that give shape to aggressive behavior，将其定型为侵略性行为。第36题【单选题】【2009.01】If you try to learn too many things at a time, you may get_. A、concentrated B、confused C、confirmed D、convinced【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查形近形容词意义区分。句意：如果你试图一次学太多东西，你就有可能糊涂了。A .浓缩的，专心的；B 糊涂的，混淆的；C 根深蒂固的；D 确信的。第37题【单选题】【

56、2009.01】He insured his car_he had an accident. A、unless B、if C、since D、in case【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查连词词义区分。句意：他给自己的汽车投了保，以防万一遇到交通事故。A否则，要不然；B 如果；C 自从，由于；D 以防万一，以免。 第38题【单选题】【阅读选择】When I graduated from high school, my family had a business so I never thought about getting a college degree. I went straight

57、 from my high school graduation to work for my father. After 24 years of ups and downs（mostly downs）, I decided that I wanted to return to school and earn a degree in Business Administration.Why didnt the author go on with education after graduating from high school? A、To help her father with busine

58、ss. B、To escape from school life. C、To experience social life early. D、To achieve her dream.【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。事实细节题。该题目主要考查考生对文章主人公相关细节的了解。根据题干内容，此细节定位于文章本段讲述自己高中毕业后经历的部分。文中讲到“当我高中毕业时，爸爸正在做生意。所以我压根没有考虑过继续获得大学学位的事情，毕业后直接转向为爸爸工作”。可判断A选项与原文句意一致。第39题【单选题】【阅读判断】A moderate earthquake struck parts of south

59、east England on 28 April 2007, toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds.Q: During the April 28 earthquake, the whole England was left without power. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。题中说2007年4月28日的地震致使全英格兰都停电，与文中表达的内容不符。文中说地震殃及英格兰东南部的肯特郡部分地区，电力中断，几千名居民无电可用。the wh

60、ole England 与 parts of southeast England 是不符的，所以选B。第40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功能。A. 有用途地、有功能地； B. 宽广地； C. 大大地； D. 突出地。第41题【单选题】【2009.10】The traffic was held u