2022年陇东学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

1、 2022年陇东学院自考英语（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 character, our way of perceiving（感知）reality and everything that surrounds us are the el

2、ements 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 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

3、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2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 time：“How did you live to be

4、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3题【单选题】【阅读选择】Helping the planet is a big part of what our world trip is all about and thats

5、 exactly what we did this past week. We helped get a hydroponics farm started in a local village. This farm will be a model for the local villagers so they can start their very own self sustaining farm. Hydroponics is a type of farming that uses a third of the water needed in an average farm and use

6、s no soil. A hydroponics farm _. A、is difficult to build B、is a type of farm without soil C、will cost lots of money D、was started in the village before they came【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。词义理解题。根据关键词hydroponics farm迅速锁定本段。再通过排除法可以判定B项是正确的。因为A和C表述的内容文章并没有提到过。D项表述是错误的，因为那个村庄在他们去之前并没有这种hydroponics farm。是他们到了之后，

7、帮忙建立了一个模型。第4题【单选题】It _ for two hours now. A、rains B、is raining C、has rained D、has been raining【正确答案】D【答案解析】雨现在还在下，是持续到现在的动作，所以根据句意，用现在完成进行时比较好。 第5题【单选题】【阅读选择】Physiologically, we are rhythmical. We must eat, sleep, breathe, and play regularly to maintain good health. Emotionally we are rhythmical, to

8、o, for psychologists say that all of us feel alternate periods of relative depression and exhilaration. Intellectually we are also rhythmical, for we must have periods of relaxation following periods of concentration. It naturally follows then that rhythm, a fundamental aspect of our lives, must be

9、a part of any good literary workwhether poetry or prose.According to the passage, which of the following pairs of activities best illustrates intellectual rhythm? A、Studying a science book and then studying a psychology book B、Learning a poem and then taking a nap C、Playing ball at the beach and the

10、n going swimming D、Solving a math problem and then solving a chemistry problem【正确答案】B【答案解析】段落的结尾处讲到：在脑力活动方面，我们也同样是有节奏的，因为我们在高度集中精力一段时间以后，必须让脑子有一个松弛的阶段(“we must have periods of relaxation following periods of concentration”)。根据这个信息，A、D项内容都是高度集中的脑力活动，与原文内容恰好相反；B项内容是学习诗歌与小睡一会，正好符合原文，一张一弛。而C项内容又全是不费脑力的活

11、动，也不符合原文。第6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。【试题分析】本题考查词汇。【详细解答】形容词的词义选取。第7题【单选题】【阅读判断】Every year, in November, Thanksgiving Day reminds us of the good things in li

12、fe, and people are thankful. On this day people usually eat turkey and great quantities of other foods.Q: The turkey is a most popular food on Thanksgiving Day. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。感恩节这天火鸡通常是必不可少的。因此本题是正确的。第8题【单选题】【2010.04】We have greatly _ the procedure according to the chai

13、rmans 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9题【单选题】【2007.04】Having decided to rent a flat, we _ contacting housing agencies in the city. A、set about B、set down C、set out D、set up【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查关于set的短语。conta

14、cting housing agencies：联系房屋中介。根据句意，应该选set about。set about：开始做某事。set down：放下，搁下；记下，记载，写下。set out：出发，开始，后面跟to do sth。set up：建立（事业）；成立（组织）；为某人提供必需品或有用的东西。 第10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

15、are too low to make robots financially attractive and partly because engineers now have more experience with robots and are more aware of the 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 a

16、re 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，所以使用率就下降了。所以应该选C。第11题【单选题】Even with the new development in research, only a tiny _ of all tests are done without using animals. A、variety B、amount C、plenty D、propor

17、tion【正确答案】D【答案解析】本句的意思是：“即使研究有了新的发展，只有一小部分的试验可以不用动物”。因此答案为D。variety 和plenty 分别表示“多样”和“大量的”，意思不合适。amount 后只能接不可数名词，而test是可数名词。第12题【单选题】【阅读判断】One problem with this design is that the mouse gets dirty as the ball rolls over the surface and picks up dirt. Eventually you have to clean your mouse.Q: When

18、an ordinary computer mouse gets dirty, it has to be replaced with a new one. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。题中说鼠标脏了，就得换用新的。这一说法与原文不符。原文说的是鼠标脏了，可以擦干净再用。it has to be replaced with a new one 与 you have to clean your mouse 不符。所以选B。第13题【单选题】【2009.01】I was writing a report last night;_I would

19、 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14题【单选题】【阅读选择】Today, working less than a 40-hour week, people enjoy more leisure time. Hence, the wise use of leisure time has become an importa

20、nt problem for everyone, young or old. It is a particularly difficult problem for the sick, the aged, and those who have retired from earning a living. Those people have so much leisure that it is hard for them to find interesting and worthwhile ways to use it.How to spend leisure time wisely is not

21、 a particularly difficult problem for people _. A、who are very busy everyday B、who are sick in bed C、who are aged and in good health D、who have retired from work【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题可采用排除法，第三句话（It is a particularly difficult problem for the sick, the aged, and those who have retired from earning a living.

22、），可以看出这三类人对于怎样度过空闲时光是特别困难的，所以可以排除BCD项，选A。第15题【单选题】【2009.7】An employee has perfect reliability if he always does his work _. A、personally B、scarcely C、respectively D、responsibly【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16题【单选题】【填句补文】Doctors believe that se

23、condhand 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

24、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 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

25、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17题【单选题】【2008.04】New drivers are far more _ to have accidents than experienced drivers. A、possible B、likely C、probable D、unlikely【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查形容词辨析。句子翻译：新司机比起有经验的老司机出交通事故的可能性要大得多。 A. 可能（发生、存在）的; B. 有可能 be likely to ; C. 大概的、可能的; D不可能的 应用举例：Ill do everything pos

26、sible to help you. 我会尽一切可能帮助你。He is likely to arrive a bit late. 他有可能会晚到一会儿。第18题【单选题】【阅读判断】Over the weekend, Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of former president Bill Clinton, announced her run for 2008 presidency. This is partly due to the biased thinking that women are weak on national security, thoug

27、h they might be strong on education and health care. This damages their prospects as a presidential contender.Q: One of Hillarys campaign promises is to reform the nations health care system. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。问题句说“Hillary的一个竞选承诺是改革国家的医疗制度。”而本段只是说“女人做教育和医疗方面的工作有优势”，没有说Hilla

28、ry的一个竞选承诺式改革国家的医疗制度，因此问题句的信息在文章中没有被提到。第19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 C 到目前为止 D 代替、而不是第20题【单选题】【2009.04】The conclusion from the study

29、 is not definite; it is just _. A、tentative B、valid C、technical 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21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

30、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22题【单选题】【2009.7】An employee has perfect reliability if he always does his work _. A、personally B、scarcely C、respectively D、responsibly【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

31、 个别地; D 可靠地第23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24题【单选题】【概括大意】Our bodies are estimated to be about 60 to 7

32、0% 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 organs. Water also transports oxygen to our cells, removes waste, and protects our joints and o

33、rgans.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25题【单选题】【阅读选择】Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beauti

34、ful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements to see his father, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his posse

35、ssions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care things. When he arrived at his fathers house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.When the young man arrived home, he felt _. A、sad B、disappointed C、horrible D、nervous【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。事实细节题。年轻人回到家里，出现了两个关键词sadness和regret，可以判

36、断年轻人的心情是非常伤心的。故选A。第26题【单选题】【2008.04】That proposal is essentially irrelevant _ the issue at hand. A、with B、from C、in D、to【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查介词的固定搭配。句子翻译：那个提案与手头上的问题根本无关。irrelevant to 表示：与无关。第27题【单选题】【2008.04】The government finally _ all the documents relating to the war. A、released B、specialized C、real

37、ized D、supposed【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查动词意义区分。A “公开发表、公布或发布（新闻）” B 专门从事、专攻 C 意识到、领悟 D 假定、猜想。整句话的意思是：政府最终公布了与这场战争有关的全部文件。第28题【单选题】【2009.10】Scientists doubt 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

38、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29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30题【单选题】【填句补文】The author says that interpersonal

39、relations should be taught as a required course in every school, along with reading, writing, and mathematics. _. That is at least as important as how much we know. A、Much of what has been said about strangers also applies to relationships with family members and friends. B、He keeps looking over the

40、 other persons shoulder, as if hoping to find someone more interesting in another part of the room. C、Every time you meet someone in a social situation, give him your undivided attention for four minutes. D、In his opinion, success in life depends mainly on how we get along with other people.【正确答案】D【

41、答案解析】后句中的代词we在D中才有呼应的代词，而且在文章最后出现观点句是通常论述文的发展特点，因此判断D正确。第31题【单选题】【阅读选择】Rhythm in literature is a more or less regular occurrence of certain elements 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 lig

42、ht 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 drums or empty boxes. They stamp their feet and chant nursery rhymes or nonsense syllables, not unlike primitive dancers. As children grow older, they are t

43、aught 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 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“A

44、s 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32题【单选题】【阅读判断】The UK is portioned at No. 29, a much lower position chiefly because of the social and family breakdown recorded in official statistics. The US, whi

45、ch 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 America 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, wh

46、ich 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，因此判断问题句“错误”。第33题【单选题】【2009.01】I was writing a report last night;_I would not have stayed up late. A、however B、otherwise C、therefo

47、re 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34题【单选题】【2009.7】The house was quiet in the night, _ the occasional coughing from my 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；

48、C 代替，而不是；D 除了以外第35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36题【单选题】【2008.10】It is strongly held that new _ must be introduced to protect the right of t

49、he 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37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 c

50、hain reaction, leading us into the nuclear 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38题【单选题】【阅读判断】Over the weekend, Hillary Ro

51、dham Clinton, wife of former president Bill Clinton, announced her run for 2008 presidency. This is partly due to the biased thinking that women are weak on national security, though they might be strong on education and health care. This damages their prospects as a presidential contender.Q: One of

52、 Hillarys campaign promises is to reform the nations health care system. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。问题句说“Hillary的一个竞选承诺是改革国家的医疗制度。”而本段只是说“女人做教育和医疗方面的工作有优势”，没有说Hillary的一个竞选承诺式改革国家的医疗制度，因此问题句的信息在文章中没有被提到。第39题【单选题】【2007.04】The newspaper will have to close down if it cannot increase its

53、 _ 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40题【单选题】【2009.10】As for family education, parents are encouraged to rely on _ rather than punishment. A、criticism B、intimidation C、persuasion D、scolding【正确答案】C【答案解析】本

54、题考查名词词义区分。【译文】 关于家庭教育，鼓励父母们依靠说服而不是惩罚孩子。 A 批评、指责 B 恐吓、威胁 C 说服、劝服 D 责骂、斥责第41题【单选题】【2009.04】_Tom has done really amazed everyone 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42题【单选题】【2009.04】The conclus

55、ion from the study is not definite; it is just _. A、tentative B、valid C、technical 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43题【单选题】【阅读选择】Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveni

56、ences for the sun because they have so little of it. Residents of cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in the rain. This is the reason the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every s

57、ummer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resorts and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason: sun!In the paragraph, cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam are mentioned_. A、to show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climate B、to tel

58、l us how wealthy their residents are C、to suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beauty D、to prove that they have got more tourism than they can handle【正确答案】A【答案解析】该段中所列举的三个城市都具有阴冷日短的气候特点，这些不利的地理气候条件使得当地居民向往阳光充足的地方。四个选项中，选项A最接近题意。第44题【单选题】【2008.10】It is strongly held t

59、hat new _ must be introduced to protect the right 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45题【单选题】【阅读判断】Every year, in November, Thanksgiving Day reminds us of the good things in life, and

60、people are thankful. On this day people usually eat turkey and great quantities of other foods.Q: The turkey is a most popular food on Thanksgiving Day. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。感恩节这天火鸡通常是必不可少的。因此本题是正确的。第46题【单选题】【2010.04】We should _ this in mind: Dont judge a person by his appeara