2022年香港专业教育学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年香港专业教育学院自考英语（二）练

习题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【概括大意】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2题【单选题】

【I阅读选择］Youconsiderthatyoucan'tfindyourplaceinyourowncountry,soyou

riskthecomfortablebutmodestlifewithyourparentsandyougoabroad.Maybe

therewillbemomentswhenyoucan'tstandthelonelinessanymore,thestrangers

aroundyou,oryourjob.Butyouremembernobodymadeyoutakethatdecision,so

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youtakeadeepbreath,andyougoon,asyouaretheonlyonetobeblamed.When

youarelonelyinaforeigncountry,youshould.

A、changeyourdecision

B^blameyourparentsforit

C>sticktoyourdecisionandgoon

D、makemorefriends

【正确答案】c

［答案解析］答案选Co根据文章本段中Butyouremembernobodymadeyoutake

thatdecision,soyoutakeadeepbreath,andyougoon…可知答案。作者认为你出国

后可能会面临各种困难，面对周围的陌生人、工作，你可能会感到孤独，但是仔

细想想这个决定是你自己做的，于是你不得不深呼吸，然后继续。

第3题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Theviolencewithinasocietyiscontrolledthroughinstitutionsoflaw.

Themoredevelopedalegalsystembecomes,themoresocietytakesresponsibility

forthediscovery,control,andpunishmentofviolentacts.Inmosttribalsocietiesthe

onlymeanstodealwithanactofviolenceisrevenge.Eachfamilygroupmayhave

theresponsibilityforpersonallycarryingoutjudgmentandpunishmentuponthe

personwhocommittedtheoffense.Butinlegalsystems,theresponsibilityfor

revengebecomesdepersonalizedanddiffused.Thesocietyassumesthe

responsibilityforprotectingindividualsfromviolence.Incaseswheretheycannotbe

protected,thesocietyisresponsibleforimposingpunishment.Thefunctionoflegal

systems,accordingtothepassage,is.

A、tocontrolviolencewithinasociety

B^toprotecttheworldfromchaos

C、tofreesocietyfromtheideaofrevenge

D^togivethegovernmentabsolutepower

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段的第一句话Theviolencewithinasocietyiscontrolledthrough

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institutionsoflaw是本题的答案。

第4题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Whetheryouworkathome,onthefarm,attheoffice,atschool,

orontheroad,itisnotagoodideatoskip（故意略去）breakfast.Q:Itisokaytoskip

breakfastifyouworkathome.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。原句的意思是：无论一个人在哪干活，不吃早餐都不是

个好主意。因此该命题是错误的。

第5题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thefurnitureinherbedroomisquitedifferentfrominthe

livingroom.

A>that

B、it

C、one

D>which

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查复合句。that在本句中指代thefurniture,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thefurniture。

第6题【单选题】

Nobodybutyouwhathesaid.

A、agreeswith

B、agreesout

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C、agreewith

D^agreeto

【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,aswellas,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7题【单选题】

【阅读选择1Organismshaveagreatvarietyofwaysofadapting.Theymayadaptin

theirstructure,functionandgenetics,intheirdevelopmentandproductionofthe

youngandinotherrespects.Anorganismmaycreateitsownenvironment,asdo

warm-bloodedmammals,whichhavetheabilitytoadjustbodyheatexactlyto

maintaintheiridealtemperaturedespitechangingweather.Usuallyadaptationsare

anadvantage,butsometimesanorganismissowelladaptedtoaparticular

environmentthat,ifconditionschange,itfindsitdifficultorimpossibletoreadaptto

thenewconditions.Theauthorcitesthebehaviorofwarm-bloodedmammalsin

ordertoshowthatalivingthingmayhavetheability.

A>tocreateanenvironmentofitsown

B^toremainstillwhenanenemyisnear

C、tomakefoodfrominorganicchemicals

D、tochangethecolorofitsskin

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】作者举例，证明观点；例子不需要看懂，关键要看论据；一般论点

在前（前一句或段落首句），论据在后。

第8题【单选题】

【填句补文】Scientistshavelearnedthatthesenseofpainismadeupofboth

chemicalandelectricalsignals..Scientistsalsohavelearnedthatthe

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nervoussystemsendstwodifferentkinds-ofpainmessagestothebrain:onevery

fast,theotherslow.

A、Ittellsusnottousetheinjuredpartuntilitheals.

B^Thesesignalstravelfromnervecellsintheinjuredarea,upthespinalcord（脊

髓）tothebrain,andbackdownagain.

C>Thefirstmessageisthewarningsignal.

D、Theothermessagemovesataspeedofonlyonemeterasecond.

【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，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9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

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，

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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10题【单选题】

Agoodworkerinakeyspotcould,soashekeptupproduction,takeallthe

coffeebreakshewanted.

A>long

B、short

C、much

D^little

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】solongas：只要。是固定搭配。

第"题【单选题】

【概括大意】Theyalwayscomplained（抱怨）moreorlessjustly,thattheirparents

areoutoftouchwithmodernways.Theyalsoblamedthattheirparentsalwayshave

afinalsay.Andtheyoungfeltthattheirparentsdonottrusttheirchildrentodeal

withcrises.Besides,theydissatisfiedtoomuchmurmursoftheirparentsabout

certainproblemsandthelackofsenseofhumorindealingwiththeproblems,at

leastinparents-childrenrelationships.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A^Thecriticismstotheirparentscanbekeptoutoftheyoungpeople/smindin

followingways.

B、Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandto

blamethemformostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.

C、Therearesomanycriticismtotheirparentsamongtheyoungpeople.

D>Youngpeoplehavegottenenoughreasonstocriticizetheirparents.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题段落中的各句列举了年轻人都抱怨其父母些什么，谈的是what

arethecriticisms?的问题因此选择C。

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第12题【单选题】

【概括大意】TheSecondWorldWarisperhapsthemostcatastrophic（灾难性的）

eventthatmankindhaseversuffered.Thewaraffected80percentoftheworld's

peopleatthattime,from61countries,andclaimed55millionlives.Themainidea

ofthisparagraphis.

A>GloomyWorld

B、World'sWorstDisaster

C、TheOriginofTheSecondWorldWar

D、TheTimeofTheSecondWorldWar

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】disaster是catastrophic（灾难性的）event的另一种表达。

第13题【单选题】

[2009.04]I'vegottheorderfromthebossthattheworkfinishedbefore

5p.m.today.

A>wouldbe

B、be

C、willhavebeen

D>couldbe

【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：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14题【单选题】

[2009.71Thewoundedsoldierswouldrecoverquicklyiftheywerewell.

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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15题【单选题】

[2009.04]Tomhasdonereallyamazedeveryoneinhisclass.

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：whatTomhasdone指汤姆所做的事情；

B哪一个；C（无词义）；D谁。

第16题【单选题】

[2010.04]Thespokesmanoccasionallyhisspeechwithgestures.

A、acknowledges

B、accompanies

C、attributes

D、anticipates

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查词汇。【译文】这位发言人讲演中偶尔伴有手势。

第17题【单选题】

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【概括大意】Ifyouaretiredofmakingvagueexcusesforanotherdullsummerat

home,hereisathoughttoliftyourspirits.Youdonotneedanythingsoradicalas

winningalottery（彩票）tofinanceatriptoEurope.Astudentidentitycardthatcan

beobtainedforafewdollarsfromtheCouncilonInternationalEducationalExchange

entitles（给予、授权）youtodiscounttickets（打折和L票）oncertaincharterflights

toLondonandParis,aswellasreducedadmissiontomanymuseums,cinemas,and

musicalevents.OnceinEurope,youcanstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabout

twodollarsanight.Sodon'tgiveupyourhopesofbecominganinternational

traveler.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、ItiseasyforastudenttotravelinEuropeduringthesummer.

B^Thestudentneedstoobtainanidentitycardtotravelatacheaprate.

C、Thestudentcouldstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabouttwodollarsanight.

D、Thestudentswillbecomeinternationaltravelersinsummer.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】这段话主要讲学生暑假去欧洲的一些优惠来论证学生去欧洲旅行是

很容易的。因此选择A。

第18题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Hearingloss,whichoccurstypicallypriortoteenageyears,progresses

throughoutone'slifetime.Althoughhearinglossisnowtheworld'snumberone

healthproblem,nearly90percentofpeoplesufferinghearinglosschoosetoleave

theproblemuntreated.Formanymillions,treatinghearinglossinaconventional

waycaninvolvenumerousofficevisits,expensivetestingandadjustmentstofityour

ear.ThankstoCrystalEar,the"soundsolution"isnowconvenient.Almost90percent

ofpeoplewithmildhearingloss,andmillionsmorewithjustalittlehearingdrop-off

（下降）,canbedramaticallyhelpedwithCrystalEar.Moreover;itssuperiordesignis

energy-efficientsobatteriescanlastmonths.CrystalEarisnowavailabletohelp

thesepeopletreattheirhearinglosswithasmallhearingamplifier（放大

器）.Accordingtothepassage,hearinglossis.

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A、onlyaminorhealthproblem.

B>theworld'smostcommonhealthproblem.

C、merelyateenagedisease.

D、anincurabledisease.

【正确答案】B

[答案解析]hearinglossisnowtheworld'snumberonehealthproblem这句话可

以帮助我们找到答案。

第19题【单选题】

【阅读判断】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

centenarians（百岁老人）getaskedallthetime：”Howdidyoulivetobe100?"Q:The

fivecentenariansliveinaveryfriendlycommunity.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】答案选Co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（社区几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】

[2007.04]Thebookfairhasreceivedapositivefromreaders.

A、result

B^response

C>settlement

D>solution

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。response：反映，反响。result：结果，后果。

settlement：殖民，移民,定居。solution：解决；解答。根据句意,应该选response□

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apositiveresponse：良好的反映。

第21题【单选题】

[2009.10]You'dbetterleavethingsifyoudon'tknowhowtodealwith

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22题【单选题】

[2009.04]Theconclusionfromthestudyisnotdefinite;itisjust.

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23题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thebookfairhasreceivedapositivefromreaders.

A、result

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B、response

C>settlement

D、solution

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。response：反映，反响。result：结果，后果。

settlement：殖民，移民，定居。solution：解决；解答。根据句意,应该选response0

apositiveresponse：良好的反映。

第24题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheinterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakesits

mostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitment,allegiance,and

supremesacrifice.Theword"allegiance"isclosestinmeaningto.

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25题【单选题】

[2008.10JCountrylifeisbetterthancitylifeitoffersfreshairandnoiseless

environment.

A>inthat

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B>asthat

C、asfor

D、inwhich

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查复合句。句意为：乡村生活好过城市生活，因为它空气新

鲜且环境无噪音。inthat是复合连接词，只在一定的句式中使用。也可以用作

一个固定词组。A在于，原因是，在…方面；C.关于，至于，举例：Ilikethecountry

betterinthatitisclosertonature.我更喜欢乡村，因为它更接近自然。

第26题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thefurnitureinherbedroomisquitedifferentfrominthe

livingroom.

A、that

B、it

C>one

D、which

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查复合句。that在本句中指代thefurniture,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thefurniture。

第27题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Helpingtheplanetisabigpartofwhatourworldtripisallaboutand

that'sexactlywhatwedidthispastweek.Wehelpedgetahydroponicsfarmstarted

inalocalvillage.Thisfarmwillbeamodelforthelocalvillagerssotheycanstart

theirveryownselfsustainingfarm.Hydroponicsisatypeoffarmingthatusesathird

ofthewaterneededinanaveragefarmandusesnosoil.Ahydroponicsfarm

A^isdifficulttobuild

B、isatypeoffarmwithoutsoil

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C、willcostlotsofmoney

D^wasstartedinthevillagebeforetheycame

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。词义理解题。根据关键词hydroponicsfarm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

farmo是他们到了之后，帮忙建立了一个模型。

第28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29题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Thechildrendon'tjustplananycity.Theymapandanalyze（分析）the

housing,energy,andtransportationrequirementsoftheirowndistrictandforetellits

needsin100years.Withtheaidofanarchitect（建筑师）whovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations/Designingbuildingsofthefuturegiveschildrenalotoffreedom/saysthe

teacherwhodevelopedthisprogram."Theyareabletousetheirownrich

imaginationandinventionswithoutfearofblame,becausetherearenowrong

answersinafuturecontext.Infact,astheclassentersthefinalmodel-buildingstage

oftheprogram,anelected'official*and'planninggroup'makeallthedesign

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decisionsforthemodelcity,andtheteacherstepsbackandbecomesanadviser/An

architectpaysaweeklyvisittotheclassroom.

A、tofindoutkids'creativeideas

B^todiscusswiththeteacher

C、togivechildrenlectures

D^tohelpkidswiththeirprogram

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】根据本段中的Withtheaidofanarchitectwhovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations可知答案为D。句中的aid意为“帮助〃，与help同义。

第30题【单选题】

[2009.10]Asforfamilyeducation,parentsareencouragedtorelyonrather

thanpunishment.

A>criticism

B>intimidation

C、persuasion

D、scolding

【正确答案】C

第31题【单选题】

[2009.01]WheneverIgoouttodinnerwithhim,Ialwayspayingthebill.

A、endup

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。

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第32题【单选题】

[2010.04]Thereissomethingwrongwithmymobilephone.Imusthaveit.

A、repair

B、torepair

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33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,

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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34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】【译文】为了跟随时尚，这个女孩不得不忍受极度地不舒适。【试题

分析】本题考查短语辨析。putupwith：忍受。catchupwith：追上，赶上。keep

upwith：和…保持联系。fallinwith：偶然遇到，赞同。

第35题【单选题】

【概括大意】TheSecondWorldWarisperhapsthemostcatastrophic（灾难性的）

eventthatmankindhaseversuffered.Thewaraffected80percentoftheworld's

peopleatthattime,from61countries,andclaimed55millionlives.Themainidea

ofthisparagraphis.

A^GloomyWorld

B、World'sWorstDisaster

C、TheOriginofTheSecondWorldWar

D、TheTimeofTheSecondWorldWar

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】disaster是catastrophic（灾难性的）event的另一种表达。

第36题【单选题】

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[2010.04]Weshouldthisinmind:Don'tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.

A>bear

B、put

C、place

D>print

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查词汇题。【译文】我们应当牢牢记住：不要以貌取人。详

细解答】牢记在心：bearinmind或者keepinmind

第37题【单选题】

[填句补文]^Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

A、Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

B、Thetraditionalperiodictablewaswelldrawn.

C、“Iimaginecontourlineswouldbegoodforundergraduates/

D、Buthehasaddedcontourlinestochargedensity,helpingtoexplainwhichions

reactwithwhich.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】这一段是剑桥大学的AlbertGaly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38题【单选题】

【完成句子】Mostoftheclassicsofsciencefiction,however,havebeenwritten

withinthelasthundredyears.BooksbywriterssuchasJulesVerneandH.G.Wells,to

mentionjusttwowell-knownauthors,havebeentranslatedintomany

languages.BookwrittenbyJ.Verneare.

A>sciencefictionswitharecurrenttheme

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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，所写的书已经译成了许

多种语言，因此C选项是正确答案。

第39题【单选题】

【完成句子】Asthesunflowersgrow,putahayfencearoundthemforprotection

andstakeifnecessary.Plantmorninggloriesorsweetpeasaroundthebaseofeach

sunflower;andtheywillgrowupthestems,eventuallyformingaroofoverthetop.

Bysummer'send,kidswillhaveasunflowerhousetoplayin.Whenautumncomes,

childrencan.

A、seedlotsofsunflowers

B、playgamesinthesunflowerhouse

C>includeplantswithanimalnames

D、findtheirownplayingsection

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】段落最后一句是答案的出处，Bysumme内end〃夏天结束的时候〃实

际上就是Whenautumncomes”秋天来临的时候〃。答案选择B。

第40题【单选题】

[2010.04]Thestudentdescribedthebeautifulmountainsandriversinhis

hometown.

A>artificially

B、vividly

C、critically

D>viciously

【正确答案】B

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【答案解析】本题考查副词的词义辨析。这个学生生动地描述了他的家乡美丽的

山河。

第41题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman'stechnologyare

impressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuable

amountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistontheocean

floor.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyisimportantbecause.

A、resourcesonlandarerunningshortintenyears

B、mancanuseittoexplorethedeepersea

C^itisalotoffundivingintothesea

D^ancientpeopleusedittoexplorethesea

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本段第一句作者提到Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedby

man'stechnologyareimpressive,人类利用技术可以开发的海洋资源是惊人的。

段末说至U：Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistonthe

oceanfloor.然而，大量有价值的矿物均还埋藏于海底。如铁，铜等等。其他三

项都没有提到。

第42题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Inaspecialreportoncancerandblacks,theorganizationsaidblacks

areusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,andtheyaremorelikelytodie

ofthedisease.WhichmayNOTbeareasonforhighercancerdeathratesamongUS

blacks?

A>Unequalaccesstomedicalcare.

B、Greaterprobabilityofhavingotherdiseases.

C、Differencesinthebiologyofthecancer.

D、Earlydiagnosis.

【正确答案】D

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【答案解析】本段指出blacksareusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,

与D项内容是相反的，因此选D。

第43题【单选题】

[2009.10]You'dbetterleavethingsifyoudon'tknowhowtodealwith

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44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45题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Peoplelivingnorthofthemountainheardaloudboomthatshooktheir

windows,andairlinepilotsflyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathick

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blackcolumnofashandsteamshootingmorethan2,100metersintothesky.Q:

Pilotsflyingattheheightofmorethan2,100meterssawathickblackcolumnofash

andsteamshootingupintotheairfromthecrater.

A、True

B^False

C>NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。该题说的是：飞行员飞行的高度超过2100米时，看见一

个黑色的火山灰和蒸汽从火山口急速上升到空气中。但是，文章中airlinepilots

flyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathickblackcolumnofashand

steamshootingmorethan2,100metersintothesky.说的是靠近火山的地方出现了

一个黑色的火山灰和蒸汽上升到空气中，其高度超过2100米。因此该命题是错

误的。

第46题【单选题】

【完成句子】Mostofuscanfind15minutesorhalfanhoureachdayforsome

regularactivity.Forexample,onefamoussurgeonalwaysspent15minutesreading

somethingbeforehewenttosleepeachday.Whetherhewenttobedat10p.m.or

2:30a.m.madenodifference.Youareadvisedtoreadsomethingbeforeyou

A、findthetopicsentences

B、findoutthenewwords

C>keepreadingfast

D、gotobedeveryday

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本段提到一位著名的医生不管晚上睡得多晚，都要花15分钟读点

东西，那已经成为习惯。所以本题说"在你干什么之前，建议你读点东西"，从选

项中看只有D项合适。

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第47题【单选题】

[2009.10]hehasmanyfriends,heisoftenfeelinglonely.

A^As

B、When

C、While

D、Since

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】【译文】尽管（虽然）他有许多朋友，但他常常感到孤独。【试题

分析】本题考查状语从句的从属连词的选取。

第48题【单选题】

Itisdifficulttotheimplicationbetweenthelines.

A>getto

B^getwith

C、getat

D^getdown

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】题目意思：要找到字里行间的关联是困难的。本题是短语意义区分

题。本题是A开始，接触C找出，理解D下来，写（记）下来

第49题【单选题】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

B^ensure

C>insure

D、secure

【正确答案】B

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【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50题【单选题】

【填句补文】“Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

A、Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

B、Thetraditionalperiodictablewaswelldrawn.

C^“Iimaginecontourlineswouldbegoodforundergraduates/

D>Buthehasaddedcontourlinestochargedensity,helpingtoexplainwhichions

reactwithwhich.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】这