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2022年厦门海洋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】

【阅读理解】Anewstudyhasfoundnoevidencethatsunscreen,commonlyusedto

reducetheriskofskincancer,actuallyincreasetherisk.Researchersfromthe

UniversityofIowabasedtheirfindingsonareviewof18earlierstudiesthatlooked

attheassociationbetweensunscreenuseandmelanoma（黑素瘤）.Theysaidthat

theyfoundflawsinstudiesthathadreportedassociationsbetweensunscreenuse

andhigherriskofmelanoma.Theword“flaws“inthe2ndparagraphmostprobably

means.

A、evidence

B>facts

C^faults

D、failures

【正确答案】c

第2题【单选题】

【阅读理解】TwoUnitedNationsagencieswarnedonTuesdaythatchildrenare

mostatriskofdevelopingskincancersasaresultofthelong-termdeclineinthe

earth'sprotectiveozonelayer.Theagencies,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)

andtheUNEnvironmentalProgramme(UNEP),issuedthewarningasthey

launchedaglobalprogrammeaimedatalertingschoolstothedangersofexposure

tothesun.Whydoestheriskofdevelopingskincancersinchildrenbecomegreater

andgreater

A、Becausetheypaylittleattentiontotheirskinhealth.

B>Becausetheyareshortofphysicaltraining.

C^Becausetheearth'sprotectiveozonelayerdeclinesyearafteryear.

D、Becausetheearthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.

【正确答案】c

第3题【单选题】

[2004.10]Jeandidn'thavetimetogototheconcertlastnightbecauseshewasbusyfor

theexamination.

A、toprepare

B、tobeprepared

C、preparing

D^beingpreparing

【正确答案】c

第4题【单选题】

【完成句子】Therearemanyothertrapstoavoid.Thehasfoundlittleawarenessamongdrivers

aboutsafeparking.Mostmotoristsquestionedmadenoeffortstoavoidparkinginquietspots-just

theplacesthieves'love.TheA.A.advisesdriverstoparkinplaceswithpeoplearound-thievesdon*t

likeaudiences.Cardriversarefoundtobecarelessinchoosing.

A、safeparkingspots

B、increaseinthenumberofcarsstolen

C、non-professionalthieves

D、lackofparkingspace

【正确答案】A

第5题【单选题】

[2004.10]Itisimpolitetoinothers'privateaffairs.

A、involve

B、invade

C、integrate

D、interfere

【正确答案】D

第6题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thetypicalpersonlivingaloneisneitheroldnorlonely..Themajorityof

thesepeoplehavechosentolivealone.Theyarerespondingtodecreasingsocialpressuretoget

marriedandhaveafamily.

A>Thisisadramaticchangefromtheextendedfamiliesofjustacoupleofgenerationsago.

B>Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethenumberof

peoplelivingalone.

C、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

D^Infact,aquarterofthe23millionsinglepeopleintheU.S.areundertheageof35.

【正确答案】D

第7题【单选题】

[2005.10]I'mafraidnothingIcandoaboutit.

A、itis

B^thisis

C>thereis

D、thatis

【正确答案】C

第8题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Jamiewasworriedaboutthejunkfoodwhichhesawbeingserved

whichincludedburgers,pizzasandchips.Sohedecidedtobanthejunkandstarted

cookingsomegoodsoupandcurriesforthechildreninstead.Soheimprovedthe

schooldinnersinthatparticularschool,andtrainedthedinnerladiestocook

healthyfood.Thenheputpressureonthegovernmenttoimprovethestandardsof

schoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditlookslikethechangeshavetaken

place.Generally,schoolsdidn'tservetostudentsbefore.

A、soupandcurries

B、hotcookedmeals

C、drinksandchips

D、burgersandpizzas

【正确答案】A

第9题【单选题】

【阅读理解】GyorgyBuzsakiofRutgersUniversityandhiscolleaguesanalyzedthe

brainwavesofsleepingratsandmice.Specifically,theyexaminedtheelectrical

activityemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex(anareathatprocesses

sensoryinformation)andthehippocampus,whichisacenterforlearningand

memory.Thescientistsfoundthatoscillationsinbrainwavesfromthetworegions

appeartobeintertwined.So-calledsleepspindles(burstsofactivityfromthe

neocortex)werefollowedtensofmillisecondslaterbybeatsinthehippocampus

knownasripples.Theteampositsthatthisinterplaybetweenthetwobrainregions

isakeystepinmemoryconsolidation.Asecondstudy,alsopublishedonlinethis

weekbytheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,linksage-associated

memorydeclinetohighglucoselevels.Whatistheresultoftheexperimentwith

ratsandmicecarriedoutatRutgersUniversity

A、Theelectricalactivityisemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex.

B、Oscillationsinbrainwavesarefromhippocampus.

C、Somatosensoryneocortexandhippocampusworktogetherinmemoryconsolidation.

D^Somatosensoryneocortexplaysitprimaryroleinmemoryconsolidation.

【正确答案】C

第10题【单选题】

【填句补文】Some20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.

Morethanhalfaregivetofarm-animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth..

A>ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarm

slurry.

B>Thedrugscouldbegettingintoourfoodandwater.

C、Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchanged.

D、Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyard

drugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic—resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.

【正确答案】D

第11题【单选题】

[2011.7]Youhavetopassthetestyoucangetthedrivinglicense.

A、if

B、as

C^while

D^before

【正确答案】D

第12题【单选题】

[2010.4]Williampaused,hishatandsmiledataladystandingbythepiano.

A>rose

B、arose

C、elevated

D^raised

【正确答案】D

第13题【单选题】

【填句补文】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuring

subtle（2田微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand.

A、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputer

B、tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfields

C、aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotes

D^convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint

【正确答案】D

第14题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Parentsandkidstodaydressalike,listentothesamemusic,andare

friends.Isthisagoodthing?Sometimes,whenMr.Ballmerandhis16-year-old

daughter,Elizabeth,listentorockmusictogetherandtalkaboutinterestsboth

enjoy,suchaspopculture,heremembershismoredistantrelationshipwithhis

parentswhenhewasateenager."!wouldneverhavesaidtomymom,'Hey,the

newWeezeralbumisreallygreat.Howdoyoulikeit?'"saysBallmer.MTherewas

justacompletegapintastedMusicwasnottheonlygulf.Fromclothingand

hairstylestoactivitiesandexpectations,earliergenerationsofparentsandchildren

oftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.Theword"gulf"mostprobablymeans

A、interest

B^distance

C^hope

D、separation

【正确答案】D

第15题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Anewstudyhasfoundnoevidencethatsunscreen,commonlyusedto

reducetheriskofskincancer,actuallyincreasetherisk.Researchersfromthe

UniversityofIowabasedtheirfindingsonareviewof18earlierstudiesthatlooked

attheassociationbetweensunscreenuseandmelanoma（黑素瘤）.Theysaidthat

theyfoundflawsinstudiesthathadreportedassociationsbetweensunscreenuse

andhigherriskofmelanoma.Theword“flaws“inthe2ndparagraphmostprobably

means.

A、evidence

B、facts

C、faults

D、failures

【正确答案】C

第16题【单选题】

【填句补文】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuring

subtle（Z田微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand.

A^toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputer

B、tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfields

C、aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotes

D^convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint

【正确答案】D

第17题【单选题】

[2010.4]Georgehasjustboughtafancysportscar.Itabout$45,000.

A、mightcosthim

B、shouldcosthim

C、musthavecosthim

D、wouldhavecosthim

【正确答案】C

第18题【单选题】

【完成句子】Musicisanexpressionofemotionandimagination.Musicfreesthesoul.Itsoothes

thebodyandspirit.Itrelaxes.Itenergizes.Itcalms.Itmotivates.Musicisfunandinteresting,

educationalandbeautiful.Ithelpsusrememberwhoweareandfromwherewecame.Imaginea

worldwithnomusic.Tryingtoerasemusicfromourmindsisnearlyimpossible.Whatcanyoudoto

preservethemusicwhichinfluencesyou.Musicfreesoursoulandrelaxesour.

A、musichistorymuseum

B^enjoymusic

C^bodyandspirit

D、createandperformmusic

【正确答案】c

第19题【单选题】

【阅读理解】GyorgyBuzsakiofRutgersUniversityandhiscolleaguesanalyzedthe

brainwavesofsleepingratsandmice.Specifically,theyexaminedtheelectrical

activityemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex(anareathatprocesses

sensoryinformation)andthehippocampus,whichisacenterforlearningand

memory.Thescientistsfoundthatoscillationsinbrainwavesfromthetworegions

appeartobeintertwined.So-calledsleepspindles(burstsofactivityfromthe

neocortex)werefollowedtensofmillisecondslaterbybeatsinthehippocampus

knownasripples.Theteampositsthatthisinterplaybetweenthetwobrainregions

isakeystepinmemoryconsolidation.Asecondstudy,alsopublishedonlinethis

weekbytheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,linksage-associated

memorydeclinetohighglucoselevels.Whatistheresultoftheexperimentwith

ratsandmicecarriedoutatRutgersUniversity

A、Theelectricalactivityisemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex.

B、Oscillationsinbrainwavesarefromhippocampus.

C、Somatosensoryneocortexandhippocampusworktogetherinmemoryconsolidation.

D、Somatosensoryneocortexplaysitprimaryroleinmemoryconsolidation.

【正确答案】C

第20题【单选题】

[2007.10]Apersonwhotalkstoisnotnecessarilymad.

A、himself

B、oneself

C、yourself

D、itself

【正确答案】A

第21题【单选题】

[2004.10]It/snecessarythatheintimetoattendthemeeting.

A、come

B、came

C、comes

D、willcome

【正确答案】A

第22题【单选题】

[2005.10]Iwishyoumehowtoswimlastyear.

A、taught

B、havetaught

C、weretaught

D^hadtaught

【正确答案】D

第23题【单选题】

【完成句子】Recentstudiesshowedthattheaveragehighschoolstudentspendsfifteentothirty

hoursaweekwatchingtelevisionandonlytwohoursaweekinorganizedplayorexercise.Thatis

onereasonwhyone-thirdofthe200,000pupilstestedforthePresident'sCouncilonPhysical

Fitnessfailedasimpletestofstrength,stamina,andflexibility.Someoftheboysandgirlscouldnot

raisethemselvestoasittingpositionwithoutusingtheirhands!Somepeoplehavedifficultiesin

standingupdueto.

A^beoverweight

B^lackingadequateexercise

C、hurtbadly

D、notused

【正确答案】B

第24题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Theresearchersalsogavethestudentsteststotellwhetherthe

studentsbelievedthatamathsuperstarhadtobeaboy.Thentheresearchers

turnedtotheteachersTofindoutwhichteacherswereanxiousaboutmath,the

researchersaskedtheteachershowtheyfeltattimeswhentheycameacrossmath,

suchaswhenreadingasalesreceipt.Ateacherwhogotnervouslookingatthe

numbersonasalesreceipt,forexample,wasprobablyanxiousaboutmath.

Accordingtotheexperiment,thoseteacherswereprobablyanxiousaboutmath

whentheyfelt.

A^nervousmemorizingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

B、helplesssavingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

C、uneasyreadingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

D、hopelessfillinginthenumbersofasalesreport

【正确答案】C

第25题【单选题】

【阅读判断】ThoughBoermansaysthecompanybelievesitcanmakespace-basedsolarpower

work,itisnotexpectingtocrowdoutotherformsofrenewableenergy.LawsinCaliforniaandother

statesrequireincreasinguseofrenewableenergyincomingyears,hepointsout."Tomeetthose

needs,we'regoingtoneedalltypesofrenewableenergysources,"hesays.Thereisnomoreneed

forotherrenewableenergysourcesifthecompanymakesthespace-basedsolarpowerwork

successfully.()

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第26题【单选题】

【填句补文】Beesareflyinginsectscloselyrelatedtowaspsandants,andareknownfortheirrole

inpollination(授粉)andforproducinghoneyandbeeswax.Thebest-knownbeespecies

istheEuropeanhoneybee,which,asitsnamesuggests,produceshoney,asdoafewothertypesof

bee.

A、Thereisonlyonequeeninahive.

B、Everybeedoesajobwithoutbeingtold.

C、Therearenearly20,000knownspeciesofbees.

D、Beesdonotlikeiceandsnow.

【正确答案】C

第27题【单选题】

【概括大意1Ilovesunnydaysbecausetheyareidealforoutings.Irememberthesunnyweekend

whentworoommatesandIhadamarveloustimeintheoldSummerPalace.Underthebluesky,

thetreesarebathedingoldenlight.Onrainydays,Ienjoythesoundofraindropsbeatingonthe

windowpanes.Iwatchtherainwashingthetreesandgrassclean,knowingtheywillglitterwhenit

clearsupandhopingarainbowwillfollow.Inwinter,aheavysnowfalloffersadifferenttypeof

pleasure.Coldasitoftenis,Ialwaysgooutdoorsandleavemyfootprintsinthethicksnowwhile

throwingsnowballsandmakingsnowmenwithmyfellowstudents.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、Apersonshouldlearntobehappyinallweathers.

B、One'smoodshouldnotbeaffectedbybadweather.

C、Peopleusuallypreferfineweathertosevereweather.

D、Ienjoybothsunnyweatherandrainyorsnowyweather.

【正确答案】D

第28题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Inthisworldofchangeandcomplexity,theneedforinformationisof

greatestimportance.Thosepeoplewhohaveaccurate,reliableup-to-date

informationtosolvetheday-to-dayproblems,thecriticalproblemsoftheir

business,socialandfamilylife,willsurviveandsucceed"Knowledgeispower"may

wellbethetruestsayingandaccesstoinformationmaybethemostcritical

requirementofallpeople.Wecanlearnfromtheparagraphthat.

A、itisnecessarytoobtainasmuchknowledgeaspossible

B^peopleshouldmakethebestuseoftheinformationaccessible

C、weshouldrealizetheimportanceofaccumulatinginformation

D、itisofvitalimportancetoacquireneededinformationefficiently

【正确答案】D

第29题【单选题】

Shepassedwithoutme.

A、see

B、seeing

C^seen

D^saw

【正确答案】B

第30题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Jamiewasworriedaboutthejunkfoodwhichhesawbeingserved

whichincludedburgers,pizzasandchips.Sohedecidedtobanthejunkandstarted

cookingsomegoodsoupandcurriesforthechildreninstead.Soheimprovedthe

schooldinnersinthatparticularschool,andtrainedthedinnerladiestocook

healthyfood.Thenheputpressureonthegovernmenttoimprovethestandardsof

schoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditlookslikethechangeshavetaken

place.Generally,schoolsdidn'tservetostudentsbefore.

A、soupandcurries

B、hotcookedmeals

C、drinksandchips

D、burgersandpizzas

【正确答案】A

第31题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknownasEastAnglia,hasbeeninexistence

formorethantwothousandyears.ItbeganasasmallvillagebesidetheRiverWensum.Atthetime

oftheNormaninvasionin1066ithadgrowntobecomeoneofthelargesttownsinEngland.The

RiverWensumflowsbyNorwich

A>True

B>False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第32题【单选题】

[2009.1]Thereareplanstothecorporationintoanumberofsmallerindependent

companies.

A>shrink

B、split

C、spur

D、spill

【正确答案】B

第33题【单选题】

（阅读理解】Heisaresoluteman.Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,he

won'tgiveituphalfway.Theword“resolute“means.

A^strong

B^firm

C、kind

D>clever

【正确答案】B

第34题【单选题】

【填句补文]Five-year-oldLanistilltakessevenmedicineswithherbreakfasteverymorning."She's

verygoodaboutit,"saysherfatherDavid.LaniisalivetodaybecauseofherfatherDavid,inmore

thanoneway;whenshewasoneyearoldshereceivedpartofherfather'sliverina

liver—transplantoperation.Laniwasbornwithaliverillness..Doctorsadvisedthata

transplantwastheonlywayinwhichshewouldlive.

A、Shehadoneoperationwhenshewassixweeksold,whichwasnotsuccessful.

B、Davidquicklyrecoveredfromtheoperation.

C、Davidwasfinallyabletoridehisbikeagainafteraboutayear.

D^Doctorshopethatshewillcontinuetogetstrongerandstronger.

【正确答案】A

第35题【单选题】

【2007.10]Tosomeextentthegoodserviceatthehotelthepoorfood.

A、broughtout

B、cameabout

C、gotdownto

D、madeupfor

【正确答案】D

第36题【单选题】

【概括大意】Whenaconsumerfindsthatanitemsheorheboughtisfaultyorinsomewaydoes

notliveuptothemanufacturer'sclaimforit,thefirststepistopresentthewarranty（保单）/orany

otherrecordswhichmighthelp,atthestoreofpurchase.Inmostcases,thisactionwillproduce

results.However;ifitdoesnot,therearevariousmeanstheconsumermayusetogainsatisfaction.

Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Inperson

B^PoliteConsumers

C>ShowRecords

D、StoreManager

【正确答案】c

第37题【单选题】

ShanghaiistheplaceIwasborn.

A、onwhich

B、inwhich

C、when

D、that

【正确答案】B

第38题【单选题】

【阅读理解】In2006,Blackburn,oftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,and

Greider,ofJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimore,sharedtheLaskerprizeforbasic

medicalresearchwithJackSzostakofHarvardMedicalSchool.Theirworksetthe

stageforresearchsuggestingthatcancercellsusetelomerasetosustaintheir

uncontrolledgrowth.TheresearchbyBlackburnandGreiderhelpssuggesttherole

of.

A、moneyinmedicalresearch

B、proteinsincancertreatment

C、hormonesinthefunctioningoflife

D^telomeraseinthegrowthofcancercells

【正确答案】D

第39题【单选题】

【填句补文】MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.Somelivealonebecauseofdivorceorthe

deathofapartner..AccordingtoarecentU.S.census（人口普查），25percentofall

householdsintheU.S.aremadeupofjustoneperson.

A、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

B、Hesays,a\likebeingbymyself?

C、However,evenmorepeoplearelivingalonebecausetheyhavechosento.

D^There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

【正确答案】C

第40题【单选题】

[2005.10]Theyappearbadlyinthecaraccident.

A、beinghurt

B、havinghurt

C、tohavebeenhurt

D、tobehurt

【正确答案】C

第41题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thebasictoolsforaninterviewarepaperandtwoorthreewell-sharpenedpencils.

Butkeepyournotebookorpaperoutofsightuntilyouneedit.There'snothinglesslikelytorelaxa

personthanthearrivalofsomeonewithanote-takingpad..Takeawhilejusttochat,

judgingwhatsortofpersonyou'redealingwith,gettinghimorhertotrustyou.

A、Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B^Comebackanotherday;itwillgobetter.

C、Therestisinstinct,whichcanallbelearnedwithexperience.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正确答案】D

第42题【单选题】

[2005.43whenyougothroughthementalexercisestocomeupwithatentative

definitionshouldyouopenthedictionarytoseeifyou'reright.

A、Simply

B、Precisely

C、Only

D、Particularly

【正确答案】C

第43题【单选题】

【填句补文】Aspartoftheirstudy,theresearchersusedaspecialmachinetotakeactionphotosof

thestudents'brains..Thisisthesamepartofthebrainthatbecomesactivewhengood

readersread.Thisactivatedbrainareaappearstoincludeastructurethathelpspeoplerecognize

familiarwrittenwordsquickly.

A、Doyouhavedifficultyreadinginclass?

B^Thepicturesshowedanincreaseinactivityinthebackofthebrainontheleftside.

C>Aspartofthestudy,37strugglingreadersreceivedspecialtutoring.

D、Bytheendoftheschoolyear,thesechildrencouldreadfasterthanbefore.

【正确答案】B

第44题【单选题】

【阅读理解】"longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking/saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth."Itwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyacidingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole."Wehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon't

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger//saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.MThequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety.MWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C、Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正确答案】B

第45题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Today,nottoofaroffNixon'sdeadline,Americaislookingatthatpossibility.Overthe

weekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBillClinton,announcedherrunfor2008

presidency.Q:BillClintonwillstronglysupportHillarytorunforthe2008presidency.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】c

第46题【单选题】

【阅读理解】YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpop

music.ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswith

variousformsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hop,rap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,but

atthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.ItisdifferentalsoinanotherwayManyofthe

songsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocialorpoliticalissuesin

Africatoday.ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis.

A、usuallyaboutloveandromance

B、moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C^popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D、mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

【正确答案】B

第47题【单选题】

【填句补文】TheweatheroftheCaribbeanSeaisalmostalwayswarmandsunny.Sandybeaches

linethecoastsofmanyislands..Manytouristsarriveoncruiseships.

A、TheyareCuba,PuertoRico,Jamaica,andHispaniola.

B、TheCaribbeanIslandsareknownbyseveralnames.

C、Someoftheseislandsarenomorethantinyslivers（小片）ofexposedcoral.

D>Thisiswhymillionsoftouristsvisittheislandseachyear.

【正确答案】D

第48题【单选题】

【阅读理解】ThegreatseavoyagesofEurope's"AgeofDiscovery,"suchas

ChristopherColumbus^triptotheWestIndiesin1492,wouldhavebeen

impossiblewithouttheuseofacompass.Thisgreatdeviceforseavoyageswas

introducedtotheWestfromChinaduringthethirteenthcenturyWehaveto

thankancientChinesefortheirinventionofthecompass.Whatistheparagraph

mainlyabout?

A、Columbuswasagreatsailoranddiscoverer.

B、ThecompasswasinventedbyColumbus.

C^Theinventionofthecompassisimportantinhumanhistory.

D、ColumbusintroducedthecompasstotheWestIndies.

【正确答案】C

第49题【单选题】

【填句补文】Five-year-oldLanistilltakessevenmedicineswithherbreakfasteverymorning."She's

verygoodaboutit,"saysherfatherDavid.LaniisalivetodaybecauseofherfatherDavid,inmore

thanoneway;whenshewasoneyearoldshereceivedpartofherfather'sliverina

liver-transplantoperation.Laniwasbornwithaliverillness..Doctorsadvisedthata

transplantwastheonlywayinwhichshewouldlive.

A>Shehadoneoperationwhenshewassixweeksold,whichwasnotsuccessful.

B>Davidquicklyrecoveredfromtheoperation.

C、Davidwasfinallyabletoridehisbikeagainafteraboutayear.

D、Doctorshopethatshewillcontinuetogetstrongerandstronger.

【正确答案】A

第50题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Inthedigitalrealm,thenextbigadvancewillbevoicerecognition.The

rudimentsarealreadyherebutinprimitiveform.Askacomputerto“recognize

speech/*anditislikelytothinkyouwantitto"wreckanicebeach."Butinadecade

orsowe'llbeabletochatawayandmachineswillsoakitallin.Microchipswillbe

trulyembeddedinourliveswhenwecantalktothem.Notonlytoourcomputers,

we'llalsobeabletochatwithourautomobilenavigationsystems,telephone

consoles,browsers,thermostats.VCRs,microwavesandanyotherdeviceswewant

tobossaround.Thetechniquesofvoicerecognition.

A、arematureenoughforextensiveuse

B^areinitsinitialstageofdevelopment

C、willaidpeopletochatthroughcomputers

D、willassistpeopletorecognizeeachother'svoice

【正确答案】B

第51题【单选题】

【填句补文】Weallhaveourowncomfortfoods.Interestingly,theymayvaryaccordingtomoods

andgender.Onestudyfoundthathappypeopleseemtowanttoeatthingslikepizza,whilesad

peopleprefericecreamandcookies.Researchersalsofoundthatguysseemtoprefer

hot,homemadecomfortmeals,likesteaksandcasseroles.Girlsgoforchocolateandicecream.

A、Boredpeoplecravesalty,crunchythings,likechips.

B^Emotionaleatingpatternscanbelearned.

C、Don'tletemotionaleatingdisturbyourweight.

D^Butemotionaleatingcanbelinkedtopositivefeelingstoo.

【正确答案】A

第52题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Ok,enoughnegativetalk.Ifyounotice,youhavesomepeoplereactingnegatively

whileothersareactingpositively.Here'swhatmakesthedifference.Yougetwhatyoufocuson.You

caneitherthinkabouthowbadyouhaveitandfeellikeavictim,oryoucanusethesechallengesas

areasontostepupandgrowfromthem.Difficultiesareboundtomakepeoplebecomevictims.()

A>True

B>False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第53题【单选题】

[2004.10]Theteacher'sinsistenceonhighstandardsresulted___excellentwork.

A、with

B、from

C、in

D、to

【正确答案】C

第54题【单选题】

[2009.7)Whydon'tyoustartoutearlyyoudon'thavetohurry?

A、soas

B、sothat

C、assuch

D>aswellas

【正确答案】B

第55题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Since1939,numerousstudieshavebeenconductedtodeterminewhethersmokingis

ahealthhazard.Thetrendoftheevidencehasbeenconsistentandindicatesthatthereisaserious

healthrisk.Researchteams