2022年抚顺职业技术学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年抚顺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】

【阅读判断】Fermi'sgeniuswasknownthroughoutthescientificworld.In1938he

hadwonaNobelPrize.Fouryearslaterheproducedthefirstnuclearchainreaction,

leadingusintothenuclearage.Q:Fermi,anexperimentalistaswellasatheoretician,

wonaNobelPrizeforproducingthefirstnuclearchainreactionintheworld.

A、True

B>False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选BoFermi在1938年获诺贝尔奖，四年以后才建立核连锁反

应的。

第2题【单选题】

[2009.04]Tomhasdonereallyamazedeveryoneinhisclass.

A、What

B、Which

C^That

D、Who

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】译文：汤姆所做的事情使得他班里的每个同学都感到吃惊。试题分

析：主语从句的引导词的选择。详细解答：whatTomhasdone指汤姆所做的事

情；B哪一个；C（无词义）；D谁。

第3题【单选题】

1

【完成句子】Theimportanceofparticularmetalsinthehumandiethasbeen

realizedwithinthepastfewdecades,andtheideathatgeologymightberelatedto

healthhasbeenrecognizedforanumberofelementssuchasiodine,zincand

selenium.Forexample,soilswithlowiodinecontentsproducecrops,andanimals

deficientiniodine.Alackofiodineinthehumandietleadstosomeserious

diseases.Someseriousdiseasesisconnectedwithdeficiencyof.

A^industriallypollutedsoils

B、theelementofiodine

C、rockandsoilchemistry

D^thepersistenceofheavymetals

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】通过关键词Someseriousdiseases,可将题目定位于最后一句话：A

lackofiodineinthehumandietleadstosomeseriousdiseases,deficiencyof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4题【单选题】

［阅读选择］Rhythminliteratureisamoreorlessregularoccurrenceofcertain

elementsofwriting:aword,aphrase,anidea,asound,oragrammatical

construction.Wearealsoaccustomedtothisrecurrenceinthealternateheavyand

lightbeatsinmusic.Ourloveforrhythmseemstobeinnate:witnesstheresponses

ofasmallchildtolivelymusic.Childrenlovetobeatontoydrumsoremptyboxes.

Theystamptheirfeetandchantnurseryrhymesornonsensesyllables,notunlike

primitivedancers.Aschildrengrowolder,theyaretaughttorestraintheirresponses

torhythm,butourloveofrhythmremains.Weliveinrhythms;infactweare

governedbyrhythms.Accordingtothepassage,anadult'sreactiontorhythmin

musicwouldprobablybe.

A、uninhibited

B、indifferent

C、restrained

2

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"Aschildrengrowolder,theyare

taughttorestraintheirresponsestorhythm...%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5题【单选题】

[2009.10]Therearemanysalesthisseason,duringwhichstoreswilllowertheir

______prices.

A^normal

B^general

C、ordinary

D、usual

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查形容词辨析。整句话的意思为:这个季节有很多促销活动，

在此期间商店都会降低商品的原价。A正常的、平常的B普通的、一般的C普

通的D寻常的、通常的

第6题【单选题】

[2010.04]Whathergrandfathersaidleftaimpressiononhermind.Shestill

remembersit.

A、final

B^vague

C>deep

D、main

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】【译文】她爷爷说的事情给她留下深刻的印象，她仍然还记得。【试

题分析】词汇题。【详细解答】形容词意义区分题。

3

第7题【单选题】

[2009.7]Anemployeehasperfectreliabilityifhealwaysdoeshiswork.

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8题【单选题】

【完成句子】Mostoftheclassicsofsciencefiction,however;havebeenwritten

withinthelasthundredyears.BooksbywriterssuchasJulesVerneandH.G.Wells,to

mentionjusttwowell-knownauthors,havebeentranslatedintomany

languages.BookwrittenbyJ.Verneare.

A、sciencefictionswitharecurrenttheme

B、concernedwiththeproblemsthatwehavetosolveinthefuture

C、readworldwide

D^politicalimplications

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】这段文字讲到J.Verne是一位有名的作家，所写的书己经译成了许

多种语言，因此C选项是正确答案。

第9题【单选题】

[2008.04]TheclothhadanaturallookwhichperfectlytheimageLaura

sought.

4

A、turnedout

B>setdown

C、thoughtover

D、coincidedwith

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查短语意义辨析。这块布料看起来很自然，与劳拉寻找的样

式完全相符。A.关闭；B制定、放下；D.与…相同、与...相符。

第10题【单选题】

[2008.04]Fishisandexpensiveatthistimeoftheyearinthisarea.

A^inlargemeasure

B>totheminimum

C、inshortsupply

D、tothemaximum

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本题考查短语意义辨析。这个地区在一年中的这个时候鱼的供应不

足，价格昂贵。inshortsupply：缺货、供货不足。

第11题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thefarmingmethodshavebeenimprovedwiththeinventionof

thenewmachine.

A、efficiently

B、proficiently

C、professionally

D、intentionally

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查副词词义辨析。句子翻译为：由于新机器的发明，人们已

经高效率地改进了农业耕种方法。A高效率地B熟练地C职业地、专职

地D故意地、有意地。

5

第12题【单选题】

［填句补文］Althoughtheresearchershaveonlyjustmadethetechnicaldetailsof

themicroscopepublic,itisalreadyonsale.Itiscurrentlythesizeofarefrigerator

andtakesseveralminutestoscanacircuit,butXiaoandSchragareworking

A>totaketinychipswerequire

B^tomakingchipsanysmaller

C、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputerandcutthescanningtimeto30

seconds

D、ofconductingelectricity

【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秒。

第13题【单选题】

【阅读选择】NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyandputupwitha

lotofinconveniencesforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.Residentsofcities

likeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamspendalotoftheirwinterinthedark

becausethedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.Thisisthe

reasontheMediterraneanhasalwaysattractedthem.Everysummer,morethan25

millionpeopletraveltoMediterraneanresortsandbeachesfortheirvacation.They

allcomeforthesamereason:sunllntheparagraph,citieslikeLondon,Copenhagen,

andAmsterdamarementioned.

A、toshowthattheyarenotgoodcitiesintermsofgeographyandclimate

B、totellushowwealthytheirresidentsare

C、tosuggestthatthesecitieslackplacesofhistoricinterestandscenicbeauty

6

D、toprovethattheyhavegotmoretourismthantheycanhandle

【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14题【单选题】

[2007.04]ThevolleyballmatchwastelevisedonCCTV.

A、alive

B、life

C、live

D、lively

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本题考查live的形似词辨析。live可以作副词，意思是：实况转播

地。符合句意。

第15题【单选题】

Themissingboyswerelastseenneartheriver.

A、playing

B^played

C、play

D、toplay

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】所填的词为主语补足语，因其后有明确的地点，补足语表示动作当

时正在进行中，所以只能使用playingo

第16题【单选题】

【完成句子】Theimportanceofparticularmetalsinthehumandiethasbeen

realizedwithinthepastfewdecades,andtheideathatgeologymightberelatedto

7

healthhasbeenrecognizedforanumberofelementssuchasiodine,zincand

selenium.Forexample,soilswithlowiodinecontentsproducecrops,andanimals

deficientiniodine.Alackofiodineinthehumandietleadstosomeserious

diseases.Someseriousdiseasesisconnectedwithdeficiencyof.

A、industriallypollutedsoils

B>theelementofiodine

C、rockandsoilchemistry

D、thepersistenceofheavymetals

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】通过关键词Someseriousdiseases,可将题目定位于最后一句话：A

lackofiodineinthehumandietleadstosomeseriousdiseases,deficiencyof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17题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thesmokethatcomesfromalitcigarettecontainsmanydifferent

poisonouschemicals.Inthepast,scientistsdidnotthinkthatthesechemicalscould

harmanonsmoker'shealth..Theydiscoveredthatevennonsmokershad

unhealthyamountsofthesetoxic（有毒的）chemicalsintheirbodies.

A>TheGilsonshavebeenmarriedfor35years.

B^Recently,though,scientistschangedtheiropinionaftertheystudiedalarge

groupofnonsmokers.

C、Wecannotavoidsecondhandsmokeinrestaurants.

D、IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

withatleastonesmoker.

【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去截然不同。

第18题【单选题】

8

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

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19题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Technologyisabeauty.Weeagerlyadoptitspleasure,preferringto

copewiththedrawbacksonthemorningafter.Q:Technologyislikeanart,which

everybodyincludingscientistsloves.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【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20题【单选题】

[2008.10]Ittookafewsecondsforhereyestotothedarkness.

A>allocate

B、adopt

C、apply

D>adjust

【正确答案】D

9

【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21题【单选题】

【阅读选择］TheUnitedStatesperceivesitselftobeamiddle-classnation.However,

middleclassisnotarealdesignation,nordoesitcarryprivileges.Itismoreofa

perception,whichprobablywasastrueasitevercouldberightafterWorldWarII.

Theeconomywasgrowing,moreandmorepeopleownedtheirownhomes,workers

hadsolidcontractswiththecompaniesthatemployedthem,andnearlyeveryone

whowantedahighereducationcouldhaveone.Theinformationinthispassage

dealswith.

A、anindividual

B^asocialandeconomicgroup

C>apoliticalorganization

D^Government

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。通过阅读本段，middleclass中产阶级是一个群体，选答

案B。

第22题【单选题】

【完成句子】Intelligencewasbelievedtobeafixedentity,somefacultyofthemind

thatweallpossessandwhichdeterminesinsomewaytheextentofour

achievements.ItsValuetherefore,wasasapredictorofchildren'sfuturelearning.If

theydifferedmarkedlyintheirabilitytolearncomplextasks,thenitwasclearly

necessarytoeducatethemdifferentlyandtheneedfordifferenttypesofschooland

evendifferentabilitygroupswithinschoolwasobvious.Intelligencetestscouldbe

usedforstreamingchildrenaccordingtoabilityatanearlyage;andat11thesetests

weresuperiortomeasuresofattainmentforselectingchildrenfordifferenttypesof

10

secondaryeducation.Itwasoncebelieved,andthuswecantellhow

successfulhe/shewillbeinthefutureaccordingtohis/herintelligence.

A、borntobemoreintelligentorlessintelligent

B^taughttobemoreintelligent

C、thatintelligencewassomethingababywasbornwith

D、andbecauseofthelackofcommunicationwithhisclassmates

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】空格处需要真正的主语（It是形式主语），因此根据语法结构判断C

是答案。该句大意是"人们曾经一度相信，智力是一个孩子天生所具有的，因为

我们可以根据他/她的智力水平判断他/她在将来是否会取得成功。

第23题【单选题】

Perhapsyourprincetodosomething?

A、islike

B、wouldenjoy

C>isenjoy

D、wouldlike

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】题目意思：也许你的王子想要做些什么事？wouldliketodo固定搭

配，想要做某事/愿意做某事。答案选Do

第24题【单选题】

［阅读选择］Butevenifeverylargecitypurifiedandreuseditswater,westillwould

nothaveenough.Wherecouldweturnnext?Totheoceans!Allwe'dhavetodoto

makeuseofthevastamountofsea-wateris---removethesalt.Thissalt-removing

processisalreadyinuseinmanypartsoftheworld.Accordingtothepassage,

sea-watercanbeturnedintofreshwaterby

A>heatingitup.

B^treatingitwithchemicals.

11

C、takingsaltoutofit.

D^dryingitup.

【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

thesalttakesaltouto

第25题【单选题】

[2009.10]PoorspeakerofEnglishthoughhewasatthetime,hestillmanagedto

makehimself.

A、understand

B^understood

C、understanding

D、tounderstand

【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26题【单选题】

【2007.04]Becauseofthebadweather;thesportsmeethadtobe.

A、shutdown

B^doneaway

C、goneoff

D、calledoff

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。calloff：取消，符合句意。shutdown：关闭（工

厂）；（工厂）停工，关闭。doaway常与with搭配，构成doawaywith。gooff：

爆炸，（闹铃）响。

第27题【单选题】

12

[2008.04]Newdriversarefarmoretohaveaccidentsthanexperienced

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belikelyto;

C.大概的、可能的；D不可能的应用举例：111doeverythingpossibletohelp

you.我会尽一切可能帮助你。Heislikelytoarriveabitlate.他有可能会晚至一会

儿。

第28题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】ForanygiventaskinBritaintherearemorementhanareneeded.

Strongunionskeepthemthere.InFleetStreet,homeofsomeofLondon'sbiggest

dailies,itisunderstoodthatwhentwounionsquarreloverthreejobstheargument

issettledbygivingeachuniontwo.Thatmeans33percentovermanning,33per

centlessproductivitythancouldbeobtained.Whathappenswhendisputesoverjob

opportunitiesariseamongBritishunions?

A、Thirtythreepercentoftheworkerswillbeoutofwork.

B、Morejobswillbecreatedbytheunion.

C、Morepeoplewillbeemployedthannecessary.

D、Theunionswilltrytoincreaseproductivity.

【正确答案】C

[答案解析]本段开头告诉读者"...therearemorementhanareneeded...whentwo

unionsquarreloverthreejobs,theargumentissettledbygivingeachuniontwo”,接

下来作者又进一步说明其实质，即它意味着"33percentovermanning,33percent

lessproductivitythancouldbeobtained”。

13

第29题【单选题】

【阅读选择】LateoneSundayafternooninSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,an

elderlycleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehad

livedandworkedmostofherlife.Itmayseemlikeanordinaryendtoahumblelife,

buttherewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthiswoman.Inthesummerof

1995,McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,

totheUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown.Themoneywastohelp

otherAfricanAmericansthroughuniversity.Shehadstartedhersavingshabitasa

youngchildwhenshewouldreturnfromschooltocleanandironformoneywhich

shewouldthensave.Thiswomanshockedandinspiredtheworldbecause.

A>shehadmanagedtosavesomuchmoney

B、shegavehermoneytoAfricanAmericans

C、shegaveherlifesavingstohelpothersthroughuniversity

D^sheonlyspentmoneyoncheapthings

【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therewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthis

woman说她有些特别的地方，接着第二自然段就讲Inthesummerof1995,

McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,to

theUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown.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30题【单选题】

【I阅读选择］AndyetalthoughtheMayasknewaboutthewheel,theyneverusedit.

Neitherdidtheyusemetalsotherthancopper.Whatisevermoresurprisingisthat

theysuddenlyabandoned（抛弃）manyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.

SometimearoundAD900,Mayancivilizationcollapsed.Bytheyear1200,theirlast

greatcapital,ChichenItza,wasdeserted.Oneofthemostsurprisingfindingsabout

14

Mayaswasthat.

A>theydevelopedaccuratesystemmeasuringtime.

B^theyknewhowtobuildpyramidswithstones.

C、theydesertedtheircitiesandmovedtonewones.

D>theybuiltcitieswhichtheyneverlivedin.

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】对应点为Whatisevermoresurprisingisthattheysuddenly

abandonedmanyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.是对原文语意进行了

转化，最高级代替了比较级。

第31题【单选题】

[2010.04]Inordertofollowfashions,thegirlhastogreatdiscomforts.

A、catchupwith

B^putupwith

C、keepupwith

D^fallinwith

【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。putupwith：忍受。catchupwith：追上，赶上。keepupwith：

和…保持联系。fallinwith：偶然遇到，赞同。

第32题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Youthinkthatthebiggestthreattoyourhealthwhentakingashower

comesfromslippingonabarofsoap?Well,guessagain.Q:Thisparagraphisa

questiontowhichtheauthorhopestohaveapositiveanswerfromthereader.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

15

【答案解析】答案选B。这段话的意思是：你认为淋浴的时候对健康最大的威胁

是踩在一块肥皂上而滑倒？好的，再猜一猜。这里的"再猜一猜"可以得知作者希

望的不是一个positiveanswer,而是一个negativeanswer。

第33题【单选题】

[2009.7]Anemployeehasperfectreliabilityifhealwaysdoeshiswork.

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34题【单选题】

[2009.04）Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

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

有决定。详细解答：A什么；B哪一个；C什么时候；D（无词义）。

第35题【单选题】

[2009.01]WheneverIgoouttodinnerwithhim,Ialwayspayingthebill.

A、endup

16

B>arriveat

C、dropout

D^giveoff

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】句意：每当我与他外出吃饭，最后总是我付账。考查短语意义区分。

A以…而告终；B达到，取得；C不参加，隐退；D散发。

第36题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Theriverwassohighthatthewaterranintostreetsandhouses.Many

streetshadtobeclosedtocarsandtrucksbecauseofthehighwater.Thismadeit

difficultforfiretrucks,policecars,andotherrescuevehiclestohelppeoplewho

wereintrouble.Q:Rescuevehicleshadahardtimegettingtopeople.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【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37题【单选题】

【阅读选择】But日lenreallybecamefamousin2001.Agedonly24,shewasoneof

onlytwowomenwhoenteredtheVendeeGloberoundtheworldsolorace（单人环

球帆月台比赛），whichlasts100days.Despitemanyproblems,shecamesecondinthe

raceoutof24competitorsandshewasgivenaverywarmwelcomewhenshe

returned.IntheVendeeGloberace,Ellenwon.

A、agoldmedal

B、The/zBestWomanSailor,/award

C、The"YoungSailoroftheYear“award

D^thesecondplace

17

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】细节查找题答案特点：答案一般在原文有共同或相似关键词。

第38题【单选题】

[2009.01]Childrenhaveanaturalabouttheworldaroundthem.

A、certainty

B、capability

C、cleverness

D、curiosity

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】句意：孩子们对他们周围的事物有着天然的好奇心。考查名词词义

选择。A确定性，肯定的事；B能力，才能；C精明，聪颖；D好奇心，求知

欲。

第39题【单选题】

【填句补文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

exposuretosecondhandsmoke.

A^Theriskisevenhigherforchildrenwholiveinhomeswherebothparents

smoke.

B、IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

withatleastonesmoker.

C>Thissmokeiscalledsecondhandsmoke.

D>NooneknowsforsurewhyMr.Gilsonhaslungcancer.

【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。

18

第40题【单选题】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

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41题【单选题】

[2010.04]Whathergrandfathersaidleftaimpressiononhermind.Shestill

remembersit.

A>final

B、vague

C、deep

D、main

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】译文：她爷爷说的事情给她留下深刻的印象，她仍然还记得。本题

考查词汇。形容词意义区分题。final最终的，vague模糊的，deep深的，main

主要的。

第42题【单选题】

[2009.7]Thehousewasquietinthenight,theoccasionalcoughingfrom

mythroat.

19

A、asfor

B>suchas

C、insteadof

D、exceptfor

【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；C代替，而不是；D除了......以

外

第43题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Onereasoniseconomic.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,large

familiesarehelpful.Havingmorechildrenmeanshavingmoreworkersinthefields

andsomeonetotakecareoftheparentsinoldage.Inanindustrialeconomy,the

situationisdifferent.Manychildrendonothelpafamily;instead,theyarean

expense.Thus,industrializationhasgenerallybroughtdownthebirthrate.Thiswas

thecaseinItaly,whichwasindustrializedquiterecentlyandrapidly.Intheearlypart

ofthetwentiethcentury,Italywasapoor,largelyagriculturalcountrywithahigh

birthrate.AfterWorldWar0,Italy'seconomywasrapidlymodernizedand

industrialized.Bytheendofthecentury,thebirthratehaddroppedto1.3children

perwoman,theworld'slowest.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,alarge

family.

A、canbeanadvantage

B>maylimitincome

C、isn'tnecessary

D、isexpensive

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。对照本段Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,largefamilies

arehelpful.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。

20

第44题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Oneproblemwiththisdesignisthatthemousegetsdirtyastheball

rollsoverthesurfaceandpicksupdirt.Eventuallyyouhavetocleanyourmouse.Q:

Whenanordinarycomputermousegetsdirty,ithastobereplacedwithanewone.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选Bo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。ithastobereplacedwithanewone与

youhavetocleanyourmouse不符。所以选B。

第45题【单选题】

[2009.04]Thisisthefirsttimethatawomanhasbeentothepost.

A、granted

B、praised

C、pointed

D、appointed

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】译文：这是第一次任命•位妇女担任此职位。试题分析：本题考查

词义辨析。团详细解答：A允许、同意；B表扬、赞扬；C指、指出；D指定、

任命、委任。

第46题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thegovernmentfinallyallthedocumentsrelatingtothewar.

A、released

B、specialized

21

C、realized

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47题【单选题】

【概括大意】Twomajorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.Firstly,the

greaterpartofthedevelopmentofobservedintelligenceoccursintheearliestyears

oflife.Itisestimatedthat50percentofmeasurableintelligenceatage17isalready

predictablebytheageoffour.Secondly,hemostimportantfactorsinthe

environmentarelanguageandpsychologicalaspectsoftheparent-childrelationship.

Muchofthedifferenceinmeasuredintelligencebetween"privileged"and

"disadvantaged"childrenmaybeduetothelatter'slackofappropriateverbal

stimulationandthepovertyoftheirperceptualexperiences.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A、TwoMajorChangedViewofIntelligence

B^Manyofthedifferencesinmeasuredintelligence

C、MainResultsofRecentResearches

D、ImpactonSchoolEducation

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本段文字的第一句话就把其内容点的很清楚，要介绍的是：Two

majorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.而选项C中的MainResults只不

过是majorfindings的另一种说法而已。

第48题【单选题】

[2008.10]Ittookafewsecondsforhereyestotothedarkness.

A>allocate

22

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49题【单选题】

[2009.7]Thejudgewhowastohisfavoritewascriticizedbymanypeople.

A^partial

B>fair

C、strict

D、frank

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查形容词的意义区分。本题句意为：许多人批评了偏袒他自

己喜爱（球队或球员）的那个裁判员。A偏袒的，不公平的；B公正的；C严

格的，严厉的；D坦率的。

第50题【单选题】

【阅读判断】AmoderateearthquakestruckpartsofsoutheastEnglandon28April

2007,topplingchimneysfromhousesandrousingresidentsfromtheirbeds.Q:

DuringtheApril28earthquake,thewholeEnglandwasleftwithoutpower.

A>True

B^False

C、NotGiven

【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东南部的肯特郡部分地区，电力

23

中断，几千名居民无电可用。thewholeEngland与partsofsoutheastEngland是

不符的，所以选B。

第51题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Roxaboxenisbasedonthetruestoryofagroupofchildren,growingup

intheArizonadesert.Therechildrencanbeabitwildandmuchfree,andtheyplay

outsidefromdawntodusk.Thechildrendiscoverthemake-believe（虚彳发的）town,

builtonthehillacrossfromtheirneighborhood.Thetown,calledRoxaboxen,

becomesthecenteroftheirplayasthechildrengrow,butthestoryisnotjustabout

thetimespentinRoxaboxenasyoungchildren.Morethanthat,thisbookisabout

thewaythatimaginationandsecretplacesstaywithusaswegrowolderand

becomeapartofwhoweare.Itisaboutthewaythatithelpsustogrowintothe

adultsthatwebecome.Whatdoesthebook'snameRoxaboxenreferto?

A、Achild.

B^Alibrary.

C>Aperiodoftime.

D、Aplace.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】答案选D。查找细节题o短文本段中明显一句话提到,Thetown,called

Roxaboxen,所以指的是一个地方的名字。

第52题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】AndyetalthoughtheMayasknewaboutthewheel,theyneverusedit.

Neitherdidtheyusemetalsotherthancopper.Whatisevermoresurprisingisthat

theysuddenlyabandoned（抛弃）manyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.

SometimearoundAD900,Mayancivilizationcollapsed.Bytheyear1200,theirlast

greatcapital,ChichenItza,wasdeserted.Oneofthemostsurprisingfindingsabout

Mayaswasthat.

A>theydevelopedaccuratesystemmeasuringtime.

24

B、theyknewhowtobuildpyramidswithstones.

C、theydesertedtheircitiesandmovedtonewones.

D^theybuiltcitieswhichtheyneverlivedin.

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】对应点为Whatisevermoresurprisingisthattheysuddenly

abandonedmanyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.是对原文语意进彳亍了

转化，最高级代替了比较级。

第53题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknow