2022年南亚技术学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

1、 2022年南亚技术学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）第1题【单选题】【阅读判断】The river was so high that the water ran into streets and houses. Many streets had to be closed to cars and trucks because of the high water. This made it difficult for fire trucks, police cars, and other rescue vehicles to help people who were in trouble

2、.Q: Rescue vehicles had a hard time getting to people. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。本题的意思是：救援车辆费了很大劲才把人救出来。此句的意思在最后一句提到了，故选A。第2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 fo

3、r them to maintain a one-person household. _. However, people who do get married are marrying at a later age 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

4、that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream. D、More and more Americans are living alone.【正确答案】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3题【单选题】【阅读判断】Five neighbors at a central Missouri retirement community who are all centenarians (百岁老人) get asked all the ti

5、me：“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4题【单选题】【阅读判断】The river was so high that the water ran into stree

6、ts and houses. Many streets had to be closed to cars and trucks because of the high water. This made it difficult for fire trucks, police cars, and other rescue vehicles to help people who were in trouble.Q: Rescue vehicles had a hard time getting to people. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案

7、选A。本题的意思是：救援车辆费了很大劲才把人救出来。此句的意思在最后一句提到了，故选A。第5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、

8、to take tiny chips we require 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

9、秒。第6题【单选题】【完成句子】The importance of particular metals in the human diet has been realized within the past few decades, and the idea that geology might be related to health has been recognized for a number of elements such as iodine, zinc and selenium. For example, soils with low iodine contents produc

10、e crops, and animals deficient in iodine. A lack of iodine in the human diet leads to some serious diseases.Some serious diseases is connected with deficiency of _. A、industrially polluted soils B、the element of iodine C、rock and soil chemistry D、the persistence of heavy metals【正确答案】B【答案解析】通过关键词Some

11、 serious diseases，可将题目定位于最后一句话：A lack of iodine in the human diet leads to some serious diseases. deficiency of和lack of表达同样的意思“缺乏、缺少”，因此根据这句话可以判断答案为B。第7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

12、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】【2007.04】Jenny complained

13、that the hospital _ her too much for the treatment. A、expended B、paid C、cost D、charged【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。charge：要价；索价；要人支付；收费。例如：The fruit seller charged me too much money.这个水果商要了我很多的钱。 第10题【单选题】【阅读选择】In 1841, a book was published which astonished the world. It was called “Incidents of Travel in

14、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 once been there with Frederick Catherwood, an architect and artist, to search for the remains of a

15、 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 impressive as those of their northern neighbors, the Aztecs. These cities, however, were deserted.

16、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 farmers. C、he had experienced so many difficulties to find this lost civilization. D、it described

17、 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11题【单选题】【完成句子】The importance of particular metals in the human diet has been realized within the past few decades, and the

18、 idea that geology might be related to health has been recognized for a number of elements such as iodine, zinc and selenium. For example, soils with low iodine contents produce crops, and animals deficient in iodine. A lack of iodine in the human diet leads to some serious diseases.Some serious dis

19、eases is connected with deficiency of _. A、industrially polluted soils B、the element of iodine C、rock and soil chemistry D、the persistence of heavy metals【正确答案】B【答案解析】通过关键词Some serious diseases，可将题目定位于最后一句话：A lack of iodine in the human diet leads to some serious diseases. deficiency of和lack of表达同样的

20、意思“缺乏、缺少”，因此根据这句话可以判断答案为B。第12题【单选题】【阅读选择】Income may be national income and personal income. Whereas national income is defined as the total earned income of all the factors of production namely, profits, interest, rent, wages, and other compensation for labor, personal income may be defined as total

21、 money income received by individuals before personal taxes are paid. National income does not equal GNP because the factors of production do not receive payment for either capital consumption allowances or indirect business taxes, both of which are included in GNP. The money put aside for capital c

22、onsumption is for replacement and thus is not counted as income. Indirect taxes include sales taxes, property taxes, and excise taxes that are paid by businesses directly to the government and so reduce the income left to pay for the factors of production. Three-fourths of national income goes for w

23、ages, salaries, and other forms of compensation to employees.Which of the following statements is true according to the paragraph? A、GNP equals national income plus indirect business taxes. B、GNP excludes both capital consumption allowances and indirect business taxes. C、Personal income is regarded

24、as the total money income received by an individual after his or her taxes are paid. D、The money that goes for capital consumption is not regarded as income.【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题的依据是本段的The money put aside for capital consumption is for replacement and thus is not counted as income.这个句子。对原句的词语选项D用了别的表达方法，但

25、大意仍保持不变。第13题【单选题】_, what could we do? A、Should it rain tomorrow B、Tomorrow it should rain C、If it rains tomorrow D、If it will rain tomorrow【正确答案】A【答案解析】A项是对将来的假设。对将来的假设可以用should+动词原形的形式。Should it rain tomorrow=if it should rain tomorrow.第14题【单选题】【阅读选择】The United States perceives itself to be a middl

26、e-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 could be right after World War II. The economy was growing, more and more people owned their own homes, workers had solid contracts with th

27、e 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 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15题【单选题】【2009.04】If

28、 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16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

29、 edge of the bed a minute before 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 ris

30、e with a yawn and stretch because 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“G

31、et off to a slow start which saves 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17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18题【单选题】【2009.01】T

32、he twin sisters were identical_ appearance and character. A、of B、with C、in D、to【正确答案】C【答案解析】本题考查介词词义。句意：这对双胞胎姐妹的面容和性格都一模一样。be identical to/ with 完全相同的，一模一样的。本题要说明在某个方面是一样的，故选C。 第19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。

33、【译文】 尽管（虽然）他有许多朋友，但他常常感到孤独。第20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21题【单选题】【2009.7】He would _ that a

34、ll the classified data should be kept safe when in office. A、assure B、ensure C、insure D、secure【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查动词意义区分。【译文】他保证在办公室里的所有机密数据处于安全状态。【详细解答】A 使确信，使有信心；B 确保（某事）发生，担保；C 为投保，给保险；D 安全的，没有危险的第22题【单选题】【2009.04】The conclusion from the study is not definite; it is just _. A、tentative B、valid C、tec

35、hnical D、thorough【正确答案】A【答案解析】译文：这项研究的结论不是一定的；它只是试探性的。试题分析：形容词词义选择题。详细解答：A 不确定的、试探性的；B 正当的、有根据的、有效的；C 技术性的、专门技术的；D 彻底的、十足的。第23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 more likely to die of the

36、 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 with cancer later than white

37、s，与D项内容是相反的，因此选D。第24题【单选题】【填句补文】Scientists have learned that the sense of pain is made up of both chemical and electrical signals. _. Scientists also have learned that the nervous system sends two different kinds-of pain messages to the brain: one very fast, the other slow. A、It tells us not to use

38、the injured part until it heals. B、These signals travel from nerve cells in the injured area, up the spinal cord（脊髓）to the brain, and back down again. C、The first message is the warning signal. D、The other message moves at a speed of only one meter a second.【正确答案】B【答案解析】第一句讲的是疼痛的感觉是由两种信号signals 组成的，

39、所以紧接着就提到两种信号的传播路线。B项恰恰照应了首句意思。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 remove the salt. This salt-removing process is already i

40、n 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take salt out。第26题【单选题】【阅读判断】The UK is portioned at No

41、. 29, a much lower position chiefly because of the social and family breakdown recorded in official statistics. The US, which has the second highest per capita GDP（人均国内生产总值）after Luxembourg, took the 13th place in the surveyChina was in the lower haft of the league at 60thQ: The United States of Ame

42、rica is among the top 10 countries in the survey. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。问题句说“美国位于前十个国家的行列”。The US, which has the second highest per capita GDP (人均国内生产总值) after Luxembourg, took the 13th place in the survey. 该句说“美国的人均国内生产总值排名第2，仅位于卢森堡之后，因此美国在这项调查中位于第13位。”显然问题句的说法与该句的说法不一致，因此判断问题

43、句“错误”。第27题【单选题】【2010.04】There is something wrong with my mobile phone. I must have it _. A、repair B、to repair C、repairing D、repaired【正确答案】D【答案解析】【译文】我的手机有毛病了，我一定要修好它（手机）。【试题分析】语法题。【详细解答】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。第28题【单选题】【阅读判断】Technology is a beauty. We eagerly adopt its pleasure, preferring

44、to cope with the drawbacks on the morning after.Q: Technology is like an art, which everybody including scientists loves. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。这段提到了technology是一种美的享受，但是没有说它是一种艺术，更没有说我们每个人都热爱这门艺术。第29题【单选题】【阅读选择】I recognized that the sites such as Associated Content can provide

45、a fertile ground for learning how to become a better writer. I could see that this was an open door for systematically learning some basic writing skills without paying college tuition for classes and leaving the comfort of my own home. In the eyes of the author, the site Associated Content _. A、off

46、ers you a lot of novels to read B、is good for your becoming a writer C、asks you to study writing regularly D、is rather expensive but convenient【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。根据本段的can provide a fertile ground for learning how to become a better writer确定B答案。其余选项与原文意思不符。A与D选项所表达内容在文中并未提及，可以被排除。C选项中regularly一词并未在文中得

47、到体现。第30题【单选题】【2009.7】He would _ that all the classified data should be kept safe when in office. A、assure B、ensure C、insure D、secure【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查动词意义区分。【译文】他保证在办公室里的所有机密数据处于安全状态。【详细解答】A 使确信，使有信心；B 确保（某事）发生，担保；C 为投保，给保险；D 安全的，没有危险的第31题【单选题】【阅读选择】If you enjoy looking through travel books by such f

48、amiliar authors as Arthur Frommer or Eugene Fodor, it will not surprise you to learn that travel writing has a long and venerable history. Almost from the earliest annals of recorded time individuals have found ready audiences for their accounts of journeys to strange and exotic locales.This passage

49、 is mostly about_. A、why people find travel writing exciting B、the literary style of three early travel writers C、where three early travel writers went and wrote about D、how to write a travel book【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。主旨题。联系第一自然段和每段首句知道，本文讲了三个作家，锁定答案B和C，结合内容，文章主要讲关于他们的旅行和作品，答案是C。第32题【单选题】【2009.04】Dont t

50、rust everything _ you have read in the newspapers. A、which B、that C、as D、what【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查定语从句。译文：不要相信你在报纸上读到的每件事。定语从句所修饰的先行词是不定代词everything，故选B。第33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

51、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34题【单选题】【2008.04】The vehicle was traveling at speeds _ 90 miles per hour. A、in addition to B、in view of C、in excess of D、in search of【正确答案】C【答案解析】本题考查短语辨析。那辆车以超过每小时90英里的速度行驶。A .除之外、 例外； B. 由看来、 有鉴于；C. 过分、超出； D. 寻找、追求。第35题【单选题】【概括大意】 It is oft

52、en thought that science fiction is a fairly new development in literature, but its ancestors can be found in books written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned with the presentation of some form of ideal society, a theme which is still often found in modern stories.The main idea o

53、f this paragraph is_. A、Science Fiction is a Fairly New Development in Literature B、Origins of Science Fiction C、The Theme of Science Fiction D、Science Fiction Has a Short History【正确答案】B【答案解析】从第一段话可以看出这段文字介绍了科普小说的起源。因此选择B。第36题【单选题】【2010.04】In order to follow fashions, the girl has to _ great discomf

54、orts. 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37题【单选题】【填句补文】Many beginning interviewers are afraid that they are forcing the other person to answer questio

55、ns and have no right to inquire 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 t

56、hat 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38题【单选题】【2009.04】It is not decided _ the conference will be held. A、what B、which C、when D、that【正确答案】C【答案解析】本题考查主语从句的引导词的选择。译文：大会什么时候召开还没有决

57、定。详细解答：A 什么；B 哪一个；C 什么时候；D （无词义）。第39题【单选题】【2009.04】It is not decided _ the conference will be held. A、what B、which C、when D、that【正确答案】C【答案解析】译文：大会什么时候召开还没有决定。试题分析：主语从句的引导词的选择。详细解答：A 什么；B 哪一个；C 什么时候；D （无词义）。第40题【单选题】【阅读选择】But even if every large city purified and reused its water, we still would not

58、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 remove 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、t

59、reating 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take salt out。第41题【单选题】【阅读判断】The tornado caused a lot of damage to cars and houses in the area. It will take a long time and much money to repair everything. There was also serio

60、us water damage from the thunderstorms. The heavy rains and high wind caused the power to go out in many homes.Q: Power supply system was not damaged during the storm. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。本题可译为：暴风雨中供电系统没遭到破坏。最后一句说大风和暴雨使一些家庭的供电出现了问题，与题项矛盾，故选B。第42题【单选题】【填句补文】Doctors believe tha