2022年安徽工业职业技术学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

1、 2022年安徽工业职业技术学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）第1题【单选题】【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 or

2、gans. Water 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2题【单选

3、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 season, the first great step in a new association of plants and humans was taken.Q: People living in the Middl

4、e 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3题【单选题】【填句补文】The smoke that comes from a lit cigarette contains many diff

5、erent 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, scient

6、ists 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点已与过

7、去截然不同。第4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5题【单选题】【完成句子】Certainly there are millions who need to lose weight. But there are also

8、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 many people go on a diet to_. A、keep fit B、

9、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6题【单选题】【2008.10】It is strongly held that new _ must be introduced to protect the rig

10、ht of the immigrants. A、statistics B、constructions C、measures D、concessions【正确答案】C【答案解析】本题考查名词词义区分。【译文】强烈支持采取新措施维护移民的权力。【详细解答】A 统计学 B 建设 C 措施，办法 D 让步，特许权第7题【单选题】It makes good _ to bring an umbrella; it seems to be raining today. A、sense B、reason C、suggestion D、advice【正确答案】A【答案解析】题目意思：今天天气看起来要下雨了，因此带

11、着伞是合情合理的。本题是 短语意义区分题。本题是A . to make (good) sense “很有意义、合乎情理的、明智的”B 原因 C 建议 D 劝告 第8题【单选题】【2009.01】He has deep love for the people 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9题【单选题】【2009.10】The

12、 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 C 到目前为止 D 代替、而不是第10题【单选题】【阅读选择】Late one Sunday afternoon in September 1999, Oseola McCarty, an elderly cleaning lady passe

13、d away in the little wooden frame house where she had lived and worked most of her life. It may seem like an ordinary end to a humble life, but there was something quite exceptional about this woman. In the summer of 1995, McCarty gave $ 150,000, most of the money she had saved throughout her life，t

14、o the University of Southern Mississippi in her hometown. The money was to help other African Americans through university. She had started her savings habit as a young child when she would return from school to clean and iron for money which she would then save.This woman shocked and inspired the w

15、orld because _. A、she had managed to save so much money B、she gave her money to African Americans C、she gave her life savings to help others through university D、she only spent money on cheap things【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。only是绝对词，在选项D中出现，根据经验排除D；对照原文第一自然段最后一句话there was something quite exceptional about t

16、his woman说她有些特别的地方，接着第二自然段就讲In the summer of 1995, McCarty gave $ 150,000, most of the money she had saved throughout her life，to the University of Southern Mississippi in her hometown.她把大部分积攒的钱捐献给了家乡的大学，A和B表达都不全面，答案是C。第11题【单选题】During the past two decades, research has_ our knowledge of daydreaming.

17、 A、expanded B、emerged C、descended D、conquered【正确答案】A【答案解析】【译文】在最近二十年间，研究已经扩大了我们关于白日梦的知识。【试题分析】动词词义选择题。 【详细解答】 A 扩大 B浮现、露出 C 下降 D 征服第12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

18、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13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

19、 slow. A、It tells us not to use 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

20、解析】第一句讲的是疼痛的感觉是由两种信号signals 组成的，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14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、over【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15题【单选题】【阅读判断】Now, ther

21、e are about 24 million microcomputers in use in the United States one for every 10 citizens. It is estimated that by 1996, 61 percent of American managers will be using some sort of electronic work station.Q: At present about 10% of American citizens possess a microcomputer. A、True B、False C、Not Giv

22、en【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。本段一开头就说到目前在美国大约有二千四百万台微型电子计算机在使用中，平均每十人就拥有一台。因此本题的表述是正确的。第16题【单选题】【阅读判断】Now, there are about 24 million microcomputers in use in the United States one for every 10 citizens. It is estimated that by 1996, 61 percent of American managers will be using some sort of electronic work s

23、tation.Q: At present about 10% of American citizens possess a microcomputer. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。本段一开头就说到目前在美国大约有二千四百万台微型电子计算机在使用中，平均每十人就拥有一台。因此本题的表述是正确的。第17题【单选题】【阅读选择】The other side of a state legal apparatus is a state military apparatus. While the one protects the individ

24、ual 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 is not simply a trial by combat to settle disputes between states; it is the moment when the state makes its most

25、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【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18题【单选题】

26、【阅读选择】It normally takes from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a reversed routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. Unfortunately, it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week; a person may work from 12 midnight to 8 a. m. one

27、 week, 8 am to 4pm the next, and 4 pm to 12 midnight the third and so on. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine than he has to change to another, so that much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very efficiently.In the last sentence of the paragraph, “another” means_

28、. A、another routine B、another shift C、another week D、another person【正确答案】A【答案解析】another（另一个）之后省略了routine 一词。第19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

29、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20题【单选题】【填句补文】Arms. How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you meet. If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back, this suggests you are not afraid of taking on whatever comes your way. _. If someone upsets

30、you, just cross your arms to show youre unhappy! A、Outgoing people generally use their arms with big movements, while quieter people keep them close to their bodies. B、If you ale feeling down, you normally dont sit straight, with your shoulders inwards. C、However, it will probably still be noticed,

31、and people will know youre not pleased. D、If you are pleased, you usually open your eyes wide and people can notice this.【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题可以采用线索词来定位。空格处的前后两个句子都是对arms在具体情况下具体动作的描述。那么用以补充的句子也应是如此，即选项A开朗的人和沉默寡言的人手臂的动作，符合条件。第21题【单选题】【阅读选择】Late one Sunday afternoon in September 1999, Oseola McCarty, an el

32、derly cleaning lady passed away in the little wooden frame house where she had lived and worked most of her life. It may seem like an ordinary end to a humble life, but there was something quite exceptional about this woman. In the summer of 1995, McCarty gave $ 150,000, most of the money she had sa

33、ved throughout her life，to the University of Southern Mississippi in her hometown. The money was to help other African Americans through university. She had started her savings habit as a young child when she would return from school to clean and iron for money which she would then save.This woman s

34、hocked and inspired the world because _. A、she had managed to save so much money B、she gave her money to African Americans C、she gave her life savings to help others through university D、she only spent money on cheap things【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。only是绝对词，在选项D中出现，根据经验排除D；对照原文第一自然段最后一句话there was something

35、quite exceptional about this woman说她有些特别的地方，接着第二自然段就讲In the summer of 1995, McCarty gave $ 150,000, most of the money she had saved throughout her life，to the University of Southern Mississippi in her hometown.她把大部分积攒的钱捐献给了家乡的大学，A和B表达都不全面，答案是C。第22题【单选题】【阅读选择】One reason is economic. In a traditional

36、agricultural economy, large 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, industriali

37、zation has generally brought 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

38、 and industrialized. By 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

39、economy, large families 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23题【单选题】【阅读选择】It normally takes from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a reversed routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. Unfortunately, it is often the case in industry that s

40、hifts are changed every week; a person may work from 12 midnight to 8 a. m. one week, 8 am to 4pm the next, and 4 pm to 12 midnight the third and so on. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine than he has to change to another, so that much of his time is spent neither working nor sl

41、eeping very efficiently.In the last sentence of the paragraph, “another” means_. A、another routine B、another shift C、another week D、another person【正确答案】A【答案解析】another（另一个）之后省略了routine 一词。第24题【单选题】【2007.04】Jenny complained that the hospital _ her too much for the treatment. A、expended B、paid C、cost D

42、、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25题【单选题】【阅读选择】I 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 char

43、acter, our way of perceiving（感知）reality and everything that surrounds us are the elements which may bring us to the top, or on 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

44、 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 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26题【单选题】It was a small place then compared to _ it is now. A、what B

45、、which C、little D、few【正确答案】A【答案解析】what it is是介词to的宾语从句，相当于一个名词。compared to what it is now：与它现在的样子相比。第27题【单选题】【填句补文】Doctors believe that secondhand smoke may cause lung cancer in people who do not smoke because nonsmokers often breathe in the smoke from other peoples cigarettes_. The US Environmental

46、 Protection Agency reports that about 53，000 people die in the United States each year as a result of exposure to secondhand smoke. A、The risk is even higher for children who live in homes where both parents smoke. B、In the United States，nine million children under the age of five live in homes with

47、 at least one smoker. C、This smoke is called secondhand smoke. D、No one knows for sure why Mr. Gilson has lung cancer.【正确答案】C【答案解析】前一句提到，不吸烟者时常吸入他人香烟中冒出的烟，接下来应首选对此烟加以定义的句子。第28题【单选题】【填句补文】David Guterson and his wife teach their three children at home. Guterson says that his children learn very differ

48、ently 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 family is out watching the stars is a good time to ask que

49、stions 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. C、Interestingly, results show that home-schooled chil

50、dren 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】【阅读选择】The violence within a society is controlled through institutions of law.

51、 The more developed a legal system becomes, the more society takes responsibility 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

52、judgment and punishment upon the person who committed the offense. But in legal 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 respon

53、sible for imposing punishment. The function of legal systems, according to 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 i

54、s controlled through institutions of law 是本题的答案。第30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 pr

55、ocess 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take salt out。第31题【单选题】【阅读选择】Parents

56、 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 bar in the morning.” However, another mother, Susan made her choice b

57、ased 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 following is TRUE according to the passage? A、Katz thinks chips are good for

58、 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，故选项C为最佳选项。其他三项均与原文意思不符。第32题【单选题】【填句补文】Doctors believe that secondhan

59、d smoke may cause lung cancer in people who do not smoke because nonsmokers often breathe in the smoke from other peoples cigarettes_. The US Environmental Protection Agency reports that about 53，000 people die in the United States each year as a result of exposure to secondhand smoke. A、The risk is

60、 even higher for children who live in homes where both parents smoke. B、In the United States，nine million children under the age of five live in homes with at least one smoker. C、This smoke is called secondhand smoke. D、No one knows for sure why Mr. Gilson has lung cancer.【正确答案】C【答案解析】前一句提到，不吸烟者时常吸入