2022年东华理工学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

1、 2022年东华理工学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）第1题【单选题】【阅读判断】Despite other explanations, the real answer in my opinion lies partly in the child himself, partly in the behavior of the people around him. Q: The reason why children learn their mother tongue so well lies solely in their environment of learning. A、True

2、B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。原文说的是儿童之所以能够完全掌握母语部分原因在于儿童自身，部分原因在于孩子周围人们的行为。问题句说“儿童母语学得好的原因只是因为他们的学习环境。”此处solely的表述是错误的。第2题【单选题】【阅读选择】People suspected that “Lucky”, as he was called by friends, wanted to kill his wife he no longer lived with. They say that Lucan entered his old house and in th

3、e dark, killed the nanny by mistake. His estranged wife heard noises, came downstairs and was also attacked, but managed to escape. Seven months after the murder, a jury concluded that Lucan had killed the nanny.It is thought that Lucan killed the nanny because_. A、she was looking after the children

4、 B、she was a friend of Lucans C、it was dark and he thought she was Lady Lucan D、Loard Lucan thought the nanny stole his car【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。因果关系题。对照本段People suspected that“Lucky”，as he was called by friends, wanted to kill his wife he no longer lived with. They say that Lucan entered his old house

5、and in the dark，killed the nanny by mistake.本来是要杀他的妻子，可是因为天太黑，所以错杀了保姆。答案选C。第3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4题【单选题】【2009.04

6、】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】【2009.10】Scientists doubt whether its _ to regulate ones biological clock by drinking. A、feasible B、incre

7、dible C、fashionable D、valuable【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查形容词词义区分。科学家怀疑通过喝酒来调整人体生物钟是否可行。A 可行的、可能且合理的 B 不可相信的、难以置信的C 时髦的、时尚的 D 贵重的、宝贵的第6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,

8、 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 are 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

9、 danger of dying out. C、there are fewer species of reptiles and butterflies in Europe than elsewhere. D、many species of 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7题【单选题】【完成句子】Certainly there are millions wh

10、o need to lose weight. But there are also millions who only imagine they need to. Compulsive and continuous dieting, not to mention eating disorders, shows that some of us will do anything to reduce our bodies down to the currently desirable shape. But is being underweight really desirable?A great m

11、any people go on a diet to_. A、keep fit B、have a body shape that all people will admire C、prolong life span D、get ride of digestive system diseases【正确答案】B【答案解析】本段文字指出，很多人为了达到当前流行的体型（reduce our bodies down to the currently desirable shape）而不惜通过节食等方法减肥。因此选择B。第8题【单选题】【2009.04】She _ everything else and

12、concentrated on the task before her. A、set off B、set back C、set aside D、set up【正确答案】C【答案解析】本题考查短语意义辨析。译文：她把其他事情都放到一边，集中精力于她面前的任务。详细解答：A 出发、动身；B 把（某物）置于之后、延迟；C 撇开、取消、废除；D 建立、提出。第9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 fro

13、m the face of the earth - 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

14、发的洪水淹没。该题源于第一句：Kiribati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10题【单选题】【阅读选择】She told me her name was Helen and she was talking to a local restaurant where they were going to have lunch after her appointment. She called to see if he was there. She said, “My husband has Alzheimers（老年痴呆）and h

15、e shouldnt be driving without me.” Numerous thoughts ran through my head. Call the police, call her family, and notify（通知）the doctors office she had just come from! But at first, I offered to drive to the local restaurant to see if Ed was waiting for her there.The elderly woman cried in the lobby wh

16、en she was talking to _. A、her husband with Alzheimers B、the nurse in the doctors office C、a local restaurant D、one of her family members【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。根据文章本段中She told me her name was Helen and she was talking to a local restaurant可知答案为C项。Helen由于担心自己丈夫安危，但又找不到人，情急之下先打电话到俩人约好即将要去的餐厅询问情况。第11题【单选题】【

17、阅读判断】Despite other explanations, the real answer in my opinion lies partly in the child himself, partly in the behavior of the people around him. Q: The reason why children learn their mother tongue so well lies solely in their environment of learning. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。原文说

18、的是儿童之所以能够完全掌握母语部分原因在于儿童自身，部分原因在于孩子周围人们的行为。问题句说“儿童母语学得好的原因只是因为他们的学习环境。”此处solely的表述是错误的。第12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 morn

19、ing, 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 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

20、 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、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 eve

21、ry 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13题【单选题】【阅读选择】In the next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds. Every type of suitable toy should be made available to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular a

22、bility. Bricks and jigsaws(七巧板) and construction toys; painting, scribbling(涂鸦) and making things; Sand and water play; toys for imaginative and pretending play; the first social games for learning to play and get on with others.We learn from the passage that a child has boundless curiosity_. A、when

23、 he is two. B、when he is around four. C、when he is six. D、when he is eight.【正确答案】B【答案解析】根据In the next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds可以得出答案是B。第14题【单选题】【2009.7】An employee has perfect reliability if he always does his work _. A、personally B、scarcely C、respectively D、res

24、ponsibly【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查副词意义区分。【译文】如果一个员工做工作总是认真负责，他就是完全可信赖的。【详细解答】A 亲自地; B 几乎不; C 个别地; D 可靠地第15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 from my high school graduation to work for my father. After 24 y

25、ears 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 business. B、To escape from school life. C、To experience social life ear

26、ly. 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16题【单选题】【2009.01】Modern economics _the countrys agricultural policies. A、undergoes B、understands C、underlies D、undertakes【

27、正确答案】C【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。句意：现代经济学是国家农业政策的基础。考查形近动词词义。A 经历，经受；B 了解；C 成为的基础；D 承担，保证。 第17题【单选题】【阅读选择】On the other hand, on the moon there will be an attraction between the butter and the moon; but the butter will weigh only about one-sixth as much as it does on the earth. This is because the moon is so muc

28、h smaller than the earth. The amount of gravitational pull that a body produces depends on the amount of material in it. A packet of butter has a gravitational pull of its own; but this is very small in relation to the pull of something as large as the moon, or the earth, or the sun.We do not feel t

29、he gravitational pull of a packet of butter because A、it is too small to have a gravitational pull of its own. B、its pull is so small that we tend to ignore it. C、its pull disappears in the presence of the earths gravitation. D、it tends to melt and loses its gravitational pull.【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题定位词是not

30、 feelpacket of butter，找到原文中A packet of butter has a gravitational pull of its own; but this is very small in relation to the pull of something as large as the moon, or the earth, or the sun.所以答案是B。C项错在disappear。第18题【单选题】【阅读选择】Rhythm in literature is a more or less regular occurrence of certain eleme

31、nts of writing: a word, a phrase, an idea, a sound, or a grammatical construction. We are also accustomed to this recurrence in the alternate heavy and light beats in music. Our love for rhythm seems to be innate: witness the responses of a small child to lively music. Children love to beat on toy d

32、rums or empty boxes. They stamp their feet and chant nursery rhymes or nonsense syllables, not unlike primitive dancers. As children grow older, they are taught to restrain their responses to rhythm, but our love of rhythm remains. We live in rhythms; in fact we are governed by rhythms.According to

33、the passage, an adults reaction to rhythm in music would probably be _. A、uninhibited B、indifferent C、restrained D、responsible【正确答案】C【答案解析】该题的解题依据在本段结尾部分“As children grow older, they are taught to restrain their responses to rhythm”。作者讲：随着孩子的年龄逐渐增大，大人就会教他们抑制对节奏的反应，等他们长大之后，他们对音乐节奏的反应，更可能受到抑制。第19题【单选题

34、】【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 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

35、 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20题【单选题】【2008.04】To understand the sentence, you should analyze its parts

36、_. 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21题【单选题】Such person _ you describe is rare nowadays. A、it B、as C、that D、what【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查的是suchas引导的一个定语从句。句子的意思是：如今像你所描绘的人已经很少见了。第22题【单选题】【阅读选择】In the next stag

37、e, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds. Every type of suitable toy should be made available to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular ability. Bricks and jigsaws(七巧板) and construction toys; painting, scribbling(涂鸦) and making thi

38、ngs; Sand and water play; toys for imaginative and pretending play; the first social games for learning to play and get on with others.We learn from the passage that a child has boundless curiosity_. A、when he is two. B、when he is around four. C、when he is six. D、when he is eight.【正确答案】B【答案解析】根据In t

39、he next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds可以得出答案是B。第23题【单选题】【填句补文】Many beginning interviewers are afraid that they are forcing the other person to answer questions and have no right to inquire about his personal secrets. _. Unless the person really hates being interviewed

40、, he is delighted that somebody wants to interview him. A、This fear is almost 100 percent unnecessary. B、This doesnt necessarily mean that it will go well. C、Most men and women lead lives that are uninteresting. D、Both of you need time to get to know each other.【正确答案】A【答案解析】抓住关键词进行同义替换，也就是afraid，选项中

41、this fear就是对这种担心的补充，这种担心是完全没有必要的，除非被采访者确实是讨厌别人问自己。第24题【单选题】【填句补文】The acid rain（酸雨）is said to be caused by pollution from oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico. Car exhaust gases are also a problem. Local volcanic eruptions make the problem even worse. Nevertheless, with enough money and effort, researcher

42、s say that many of the problems could be solved and the rate of erosion reduced. _. A、The problem, however, is not just a European one. B、That is enough to have caused some of the ancient carvings to become seriously damaged already. C、However, the Mexican government does not have enough money to do

43、 the work, and needs to spend what money it has on the Mexican people. D、Acid rain is how a familiar problem in the industrialized countries in Europe.【正确答案】C【答案解析】前文提到完成这项工作需要很多的钱，答案转折说到了墨西哥没有这么多的钱去做。两句之间有隐含的逻辑关系。第25题【单选题】【2009.01】If you try to learn too many things at a time, you may get_. A、conce

44、ntrated 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26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

45、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27题【单选题】【阅读判断】Before you begin your talk, be kind to your voice. Avoid milk or creamy drinks which coat your throat. Keep your throat wet by drinking a little sweetened warm tea or diluted fruit juice.Q: To solve the problem of dry mouths, one is advised t

46、o take cool milk. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。文章说到：Avoid milk or creamy drinks which coat your throat. 避免喝牛奶和奶油饮料。第28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 c

47、an we learn about 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

48、内容在文中找不到根据，不能判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29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 and their seeds planted for richer yields the next seas

49、on, 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

50、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30题【单选题】【填句补文】All children in the United States have to receive an education, but the law does 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

51、today. A、Critics also say that most parents are not well qualified to teach their children. B、In some countries, however, children 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

52、】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31题【单选题】【2010.04】We have greatly _ the procedure according to the chairmans suggestion. A、stimulated B、perceived C、obscured D、simplified【正确答案】D【答案解析】【译文】 按照主席的提议我们已经大大地简化了步骤。【试题分析】本题考查词义辨析。【详细解答】 动词的词义选取。第32题【单选题】【2007.04】The newspaper will have to close

53、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33题【单选题】【填句补文】Many beginning interviewers are afraid that they are forcing the other person to answer questions and have no right to inq

54、uire about his personal secrets. _. Unless the person really hates being interviewed, he is delighted that somebody wants to interview him. A、This fear is almost 100 percent unnecessary. B、This doesnt necessarily mean that it will go well. C、Most men and women lead lives that are uninteresting. D、Bo

55、th of you need time to get to know each other.【正确答案】A【答案解析】抓住关键词进行同义替换，也就是afraid，选项中this fear就是对这种担心的补充，这种担心是完全没有必要的，除非被采访者确实是讨厌别人问自己。第34题【单选题】When _, water will be turned into steam. A、heated B、heating C、being heat D、having heated【正确答案】A【答案解析】水被加热时会变成蒸汽。因为主句主语water和从句谓语heat的关系是被动的，所以用过去分词。第35题【单选题】

56、【阅读选择】The other side of a state legal apparatus is a state military apparatus. While the one protects the individual from violence, the other sacrifices the individual to violence in the interests of the state. In war the state affirms supreme power over the individuals within its own borders. War i

57、s not simply a trial by combat to settle disputes between states; it is the moment when the state makes its most powerful demands upon its people for their commitment, allegiance, and supreme sacrifice. The word “allegiance is closest in meaning to _. A、loyalty B、objective C、survival D、motive【正确答案】A

58、【答案解析】解本题可用同类词关系进行判断。在“allegiance”前后的两个词分别是commitment和 sacrifice，应能判断出这三个词相对于国家而言是同一类词，再利用排除法，不难选出正确答案A。第36题【单选题】【概括大意】The modem ideas concerning the nature of intelligence are bound to have some effect on our school system. In one respect a change is already occurring. With the move toward comprehe

59、nsive education and the development of unstreamed classes, fewer children will be given the label low IQ which must inevitably condemn a child in his own, if not societys eyes. The idea that we can teach children to be intelligent in the same way that we can teach them reading or arithmetic is accep

60、ted by more and more people.The main idea of this paragraph is _. A、Impact on School Education B、A Changed View of Intelligence C、Main Results of Recent Researches D、Effect of Environment on Intelligence【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题使用了同义词替换的选择技巧，段落中主要讲述的是智力本质的现代简洁必定会对学校教育产生影响（bound to have some effect on our scho