2022年中南财经政法大学自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

1、 2022年中南财经政法大学自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）第1题【单选题】【阅读选择】During these past few years I used Associated Content to try writing. I found writing for that site was not my cup of tea. However, my experience there was positive as I was rewarded with even more learning opportunities just by dipping my toes into the

2、 water. Through Associated Content I was introduced to the world of blogging. I decided to learn how to set up a blog myself. Now Im interested in blogging and continue to work as a writer. What is the authors purpose of using the site Associated Content? A、To write for the site Yahoo! Contributor N

3、etwork. B、To know more about other writers. C、To have one of his articles published. D、To become a network writer.【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D。根据本段的I decided to learn how to set up a blog myself. Now Im interested in blogging and continue to work as a writer确定D答案。A选项是作者偶然获得的结果，并非刚开始写作时的目的，可排除；B选项不是作者的目的；C选项是作者

4、两年前已经取得的成果，无需再定为自己目标。第2题【单选题】【完成句子】Did you know that before 1950, hurricanes had no names? They were simply given numbers. The first names were simply Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, etc. but in 1953, females names were given because of the unpredictability（不可预知）factor of the storms. In 1979, realizing the s

5、exist（性别歧视的）nature of such names, the lists were expanded to include both men and women.The main consideration of using males and females names for hurricanes is _. A、the timely（及时的）discovery B、its uncertainty C、sex equality D、its connection with humans【正确答案】C【答案解析】依靠原文（利用（male, female）names作为答案线索词）

6、中最后一句判断答案为C（与性别有关）。第3题【单选题】【概括大意】Wignall calculated the killing efficiency for these volcanoes by comparing the proportion of life they killed off with the volume of lava that they produced. He found that size for size, older eruptions were at least 10 times as effective at wiping out life as their

7、more recent rivals.The main idea of this paragraph is_. A、Killing Power of Ancient Volcanic Eruptions B、Accounting for the Killing Power of Older Eruptions C、Calculation of the Killing Power of Older Eruptions D、A Mass Extinction【正确答案】C【答案解析】本段第一句话是说：Wignall calculated the killing efficiency for the

8、se volcanoes；Wignall 计算了这些火山的“灭绝效率”；其中killing efficiency与killing Power意思差不多，属于同义词转换，因此选择B或C，但是account for 意思是：（在数量方面）占；说明（原因等）不符合句意，因此不选择B。第4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 responsi

9、bility for the discovery, control, and punishment of violent acts. In most tribal societies the only means 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 l

10、egal systems, the responsibility for revenge becomes depersonalized and diffused. The society assumes the responsibility 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

11、the passage, is _. A、to control violence within a society B、to protect the world from chaos C、to free society 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5题【单选题】【2008.04】Anxiety ca

12、n _ with childrens performance at school. A、refer B、prefer C、infer D、interfere【正确答案】D【答案解析】【译文】焦虑可以妨碍孩子们在学校的表现。【试题分析】本题考查词语辨析。 A . refer to 提到、查阅、涉及；B. prefer to更喜欢； C. infer from（根据某事）推断、推定； D. interfere with 扰乱、妨碍。第6题【单选题】【概括大意】Today, we are beginning to think differently. In the last few years, r

13、esearch has thrown doubt on the view that innate intelligence can ever be measured and on the very nature of intelligence itself. There is considerable evidence now which shows the great influence of environment both on achievement and intelligence. Children with poor home backgrounds not only do le

14、ss well in their school work and intelligence tests but their performance tends to deteriorate gradually compared with that of their more fortunate classmates.The main idea of this paragraph is_. A、Main Results of Recent Researches B、Popular Doubt about the New View C、Effect of Environment on Intell

15、igence D、Impact on School Education【正确答案】C【答案解析】本段提出了一个新的对智力的认识，与过去一些年的传统的把智力看做是一种不变的能力的这种理解不同，它主张智力和人的成长环境有关。因此选择C。第7题【单选题】【概括大意】The key to gardening with kids, says Patti Kraemer-Doell, family garden coordinator at the New York Botanical Gardens, is “Letting them experience it themselves. We have

16、tried to guide them, but not tell them to put the sunflowers here and the tomatoes there. The emphasis is on developing their imagination and their appreciation for being out in the garden.”The main idea of this paragraph is_. A、Different Kinds of Gardens. B、Kinds of Plants in s Home Garden C、The Mo

17、st Important Point in Family Gardening D、How to plan sunflowers and tomatoes【正确答案】C【答案解析】本段指出家庭园艺的主旨是让孩子去体验，培养他们的想象力和鉴赏力。所以答案为C。第8题【单选题】【2010.04】In order to follow fashions, the girl has to _ great discomforts. A、catch up with B、put up with C、keep up with D、fall in with【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查短语辨析。【译文】为了跟随

18、时尚，这个女孩不得不忍受极度地不舒适。put up with：忍受。catch up with：追上，赶上。keep up with：和.保持联系。fall in with：偶然遇到，赞同。第9题【单选题】【2008.10】It took a few seconds for her eyes to _ to the darkness. A、allocate B、adopt C、apply D、adjust【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查动词词义辨析。【译文】她花了几秒钟时间使眼睛适应黑暗。【详细解答】A 分配，拨出 B 收养，过继 C 应用，申请 D 调整，使适合第10题【单选题】【阅读选择

19、】During these past few years I used Associated Content to try writing. I found writing for that site was not my cup of tea. However, my experience there was positive as I was rewarded with even more learning opportunities just by dipping my toes into the water. Through Associated Content I was intro

20、duced to the world of blogging. I decided to learn how to set up a blog myself. Now Im interested in blogging and continue to work as a writer. What is the authors purpose of using the site Associated Content? A、To write for the site Yahoo! Contributor Network. B、To know more about other writers. C、

21、To have one of his articles published. D、To become a network writer.【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D。根据本段的I decided to learn how to set up a blog myself. Now Im interested in blogging and continue to work as a writer确定D答案。A选项是作者偶然获得的结果，并非刚开始写作时的目的，可排除；B选项不是作者的目的；C选项是作者两年前已经取得的成果，无需再定为自己目标。第11题【单选题】【阅读判断】When our N

22、eolithic 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 learn

23、ed 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12题【单选题】【2008.10】It took a few seconds for her eyes to _ to the darkness. A、allocate B、adop

24、t C、apply D、adjust【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查动词词义辨析。【译文】她花了几秒钟时间使眼睛适应黑暗。【详细解答】A 分配，拨出 B 收养，过继 C 应用，申请 D 调整，使适合2、【2009.04】Ive got the order from the boss that the work _ finished before 5 p.m. today. A、would be B、be C、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：th

25、at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13题【单选题】【完成句子】The average lightning strike is more than 3 miles long and can travel at a tenth of the speed of light. Ball lightning, the rarest and most mysterious form, derives its name from the small luminous ball that appears near

26、the impact point, moves horizontally, and lasts for several seconds.One form of lightning that _ is ball lightning. A、occurs most infrequently B、is shifted sideways by strong winds C、is often hidden from our view D、is estimated at 20 millions a year【正确答案】A【答案解析】本段文字与题目相关的句子是：Ball lightning, the rare

27、st and most mysterious form, derives its name from the small luminous ball，关键词是rarest（rare的最高级形式）与infrequently“很少发生，少有”表达相同的意思。第14题【单选题】【2010.04】Experts have found that normal sleep can be divided into 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。

28、【试题分析】本题考查词汇。【详细解答】形容词的词义选取。第15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 the dark, killed the nanny by mistake. His estranged wife heard noises, came downstairs and was als

29、o 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 B、she was a friend of Lucans C、it was dark and he thought she was Lady Lucan D、Loard Lucan thoug

30、ht 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 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16题【单选题】【阅读选择】It was

31、also in the 1600s that professional ballet began. King Louis XIV of France, himself a devoted dancer, founded the Royal Academy of Dance. The five basic feet positions from which all ballet steps begin were finalized. In the late 1700s another important change occurred. Ballet began to tell a story

32、on its own. It was no longer simply dance to be performed between acts of plays. Elaborate wigs and costumes were eliminated. By the early 1800s dancers learned to rise on their toes to make it appear that they were floating.An important influence in early ballet was_. A、Balanchine B、Marie Antoinett

33、e C、Diaghilev D、Louis XIV【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D。细节题。对照原文It was also in the 1600s that professional ballet began. King Louis XIV of France, himself a devoted dancer, founded the Royal Academy of Dance. 这里出现的时间1600s在原文中是比较早的，提到的人物是King Louis XIV，选D。第17题【单选题】【填句补文】“Geochemists just want an intuitive sense o

34、f whats going on with the elements,” says Albert Galy from the University of Cambridge _. A、An earth scientist has rejigged the periodic table（元素周期表）to make chemistry simpler to teach to students. B、The traditional periodic table was well drawn. C、“I imagine contour lines would be good for undergrad

35、uates.” D、But he has added contour lines to charge density, helping to explain which ions react with which.【正确答案】C【答案解析】这一段是剑桥大学的Albert Galy的原话，我们可以从引导整个关键点得出答案。即：“地学化学家们只想通过直觉判断元素的活动。我想等高线对学生们有好处”。第18题【单选题】【完成句子】Heavy metals are persistent; they do not break down to other chemicals in the environme

36、nt. Industrially polluted sites usually undergo intensive clean-up and rehabilitation because heavy metals are a health concern once they enter the food chain. Some trace metals are alleged to cause cancer and are also known to cause poisoning. Industrially contaminated sites usually require a thoro

37、ugh clean-up due to _. A、the persistence of heavy metals B、industrially polluted soils C、naturally polluted soils D、rock and soil chemistry【正确答案】A【答案解析】本段提到：受到污染的土壤含有重金属，而且重金属很稳定，不容易降解，所以要对重金属进行彻底的清除。答案选择A。第19题【单选题】【阅读判断】Five neighbors at a central Missouri retirement community who are all centenari

38、ans (百岁老人) get asked all the time：“How did you live to be 100?Q: The five centenarians live in a very friendly community A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。题目说的是“这五位百岁老人生活在一个非常友好的社区”，文章开头部分提到了“community(社区)”，但该句并没有说这五位百岁老人生活的社区是否是一个友好的社区，因此判断问题句的信息在文章中没有提到。第20题【单选题】【2009.10】Scientists doubt

39、 whether its _ to regulate ones biological clock by drinking. A、feasible B、incredible 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21题【单选题】【2010.04】There is something wrong with my mobile phone. I must have it _. A、repair B、to r

40、epair C、repairing D、repaired【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查非谓语动词的用法。选择过去分词作宾语补语，表示被动以及动作的完成。【译文】我的手机有毛病了，我一定要修好它（手机）。第22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、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

41、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23题【单选题】【概括大意】Today, we are beginning to think differently. In the last few years, research has thrown doubt on the view that innate intelligence can ever be measured and on the very nature of intelligence itself. There is co

42、nsiderable evidence now which shows the great influence of environment both on achievement and intelligence. Children with poor home backgrounds not only do less well in their school work and intelligence tests but their performance tends to deteriorate gradually compared with that of their more for

43、tunate classmates.The main idea of this paragraph is_. A、Main Results of Recent Researches B、Popular Doubt about the New View C、Effect of Environment on Intelligence D、Impact on School Education【正确答案】C【答案解析】本段提出了一个新的对智力的认识，与过去一些年的传统的把智力看做是一种不变的能力的这种理解不同，它主张智力和人的成长环境有关。因此选择C。第24题【单选题】【阅读判断】A moderate

44、 earthquake struck parts of southeast 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

45、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 whole England 与 parts of southeast England 是不符的，所以选B。第25题【单选题】【阅读选择】But even if every large city purified and reused its water, we still would not have enough. Where could we turn next? To the oceans! All wed have to do to make use of the vast amount of sea-water is re

46、move the salt. This salt-removing process is already in use in many parts of the world.According to the passage, sea-water can be turned into fresh water by_ A、heating it up. B、treating it with chemicals. C、taking salt out of it. D、drying it up.【正确答案】C【答案解析】海水之所以不能饮用就是因为它是咸的。答题依据是本段的remove the salt即

47、take salt out。第26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第27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

48、 occurring. With the move toward comprehensive 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

49、teach them reading or arithmetic is accepted 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

50、生影响（bound to have some effect on our school system.），选项A中只是将名词effect 换为impact。第28题【单选题】【阅读选择】Roxaboxen is based on the true story of a group of children, growing up in the Arizona desert. There children can be a bit wild and much free, and they play outside from dawn to dusk. The children discover t

51、he make-believe（虚假的）town, built on the hill across from their neighborhood. The town, called Roxaboxen, becomes the center of their play as the children grow, but the story is not just about the time spent in Roxaboxen as young children. More than that, this book is about the way that imagination an

52、d secret places stay with us as we grow older and become a part of who we are. It is about the way that it helps us to grow into the adults that we become. What does the books name Roxaboxen refer to? A、A child. B、A library. C、A period of time. D、A place.【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D。查找细节题。短文本段中明显一句话提到，The town

53、, called Roxaboxen，所以指的是一个地方的名字。第29题【单选题】Nobody but you _ what he said. A、agrees with B、agrees out C、agree with D、agree to【正确答案】A【答案解析】主语为nobody时，谓语动词用单数，如果主语被but, as well as, with等短语修饰，谓语仍与主语的数保持一致。该题易误选C、D，选D的原因在于词组记忆不清，用介词to时之后应加具体项目。而选择C就在于误把you作为主语对待了。而实际上nobody才是主语。第30题【单选题】【阅读选择】During the ho

54、urs when you labour through your work you may say that youre hot. Thats true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the morning. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered

55、why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues as: Get up, John！Youll be late for work again! The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mea

56、n, and which cycle each member of the family has.Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage？ A、Unawareness of energy cycles. B、Familiar monologues. C、A change in a family members energy cycle. D、Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.【正确答案】A【答案解

57、析】本题的关键是看懂本段的最后一句(即：“Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean，and which cycle each member of the family has”)，同时联系本段的第四句和第五句(即：“For some people the peak comes during the morningFor others it comes in the afternoon or evening”)的意思。该句的直接意思是“如果丈夫和妻子能明白能

58、量周期是怎么回事，以及家庭每个成员有什么样的周期，很多家庭争吵就会停止。”也就是说，家庭争吵的发生是因为丈夫和妻子不了解能量周期是怎么回事，更谈不上了解每个家庭成员有什么样的能量周期了。因此A项：Unawareness of energy cycles(不知道能量周期)应是正确答案。第31题【单选题】【完成句子】Certainly there are millions who need to lose weight. But there are also millions who only imagine they need to. Compulsive and continuous diet

59、ing, 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 many people go on a diet to_. A、keep fit B、have a body shape that all people will admire C、prolong life span D、ge

60、t 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32题【单选题】【2008.04】Fish is _ and expensive at this time of the year in this area. A、in large measure B、to the minimum C、in short supply D、to the maximum【正确答