2022年贺州学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年贺州学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总

（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【概括大意】Thecharmingsmilesandservicefromthesalesladiesandgentlemen

arealwaystherereadyforyou.Moreoftenthannot（往往）,onsuchoccasions

newcomersfromelsewhere,say,Chinamainland,mayfeelsomethingmorethan

mereuneasiness-evenasenseofguiltiftheydonotbuysomethingfromtheshop.

（老前辈，老人）

Forsomelocalold-timerszespeciallytheteenagers,theyfeelquite

athomewithallthese.Someofthemthinkitisnogoodtobethe"God";sometimes

theywouldratherbeashoplifter.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、HongKongisworthyofitsreputationasabusinesscenteroftheworld.

B^Itisuneasytobeofferedsmilesandservices.

C>Shoppingorwindow-shoppinghere,youcanreallyfeelthemeaningof"The

CustomeristheGod!"

D、Shopliftinghasbeenafrequentcriminaloffence.

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本段强调的是这里“顾客是上帝”的这种理念和氛围。因此选择C。

第2题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Helpingtheplanetisabigpartofwhatourworldtripisallaboutand

that'sexactlywhatwedidthispastweek.Wehelpedgetahydroponicsfarmstarted

inalocalvillage.Thisfarmwillbeamodelforthelocalvillagerssotheycanstart

theirveryownselfsustainingfarm.Hydroponicsisatypeoffarmingthatusesathird

ofthewaterneededinanaveragefarmandusesnosoil.Ahydroponicsfarm

A、isdifficulttobuild

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B、isatypeoffarmwithoutsoil

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3题【单选题】

【填句补文】Scientistshavelearnedthatthesenseofpainismadeupofboth

chemicalandelectricalsignals..Scientistsalsohavelearnedthatthe

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4题【单选题】

【填句补文】DavidGutersonandhiswifeteachtheirthreechildrenathome.

Gutersonsaysthathischildrenlearnverydifferentlyfromchildreninschool:

,Forexample,whenthereisheavysnowfallonawinterday,itmaystarta

discussionorreadingaboutclimate,snowremovalequipment,Alaska,polarbears

（北极熊）,andwintertourism.Aspringeveningwhenthefamilyisoutwatching

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thestarsisagoodtimetoaskquestionsaboutsatellitesandthespaceprogram.

A>Someparentspreferteachingtheirchildrenathomebecausetheydonot

believethatpublicschoolsteachthecorrectreligiousvalues.

B^Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

C、Interestingly,resultsshowthathome-schooledchildrenquiteoftendobetter

thanaverageonnationaltestsinreadingandmath.

D、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

【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5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，Bysummer'send"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6题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Rhythminliteratureisamoreorlessregularoccurrenceofcertain

elementsofwriting:aword,aphrase,anidea,asound,oragrammatical

construction.Wearealsoaccustomedtothisrecurrenceinthealternateheavyand

lightbeatsinmusic.Ourloveforrhythmseemstobeinnate:witnesstheresponses

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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，

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7题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Thesystemhasseveraladvantages.Shepherdsdonothavetowalk

amongthesheep,whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogive

birth.Instead,theycanstayinside,watchingbyremotecontrol.Ifthereisno

problem,theystayawayfromthesheep.Butwhentheyareneededtheycanquickly

goouttohelp,ortoscareawayfoxes.Theexperimentispopular'withshepherds

becauseitmeansthattheydonothavetospendalltheirtimeoutdoorswaitingfor

thelambstoarriveinfreezingweather.Fromthepassage,welearnthatwalking

amongthesheep.

A、ismorepopularwithshepherdsthanwatchingTVinside

B>canhelpthemothersheeptogivebirthtomorelambs

C、isthebestwaytoprotectthesheep

D、usuallydisturbsthemothersheepthatwillgivebirth

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【正确答案】D

【答案解析】根据本段第二句话Shepherdsdonothavetowalkamongthesheep,

whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogivebirth.口J知D项正确。

第8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，

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9题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Climatescientistsarenotpresenteverywhere.Becausethereareso

manyplacesintheworldandnotenoughscientiststoobserveallofthem,they're

askingforyourhelpinobservingsignsofclimatechangeacrosstheworld.Thecitizen

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scientistmovementencouragesordinarypeopletoobserveaveryspecificresearch

interest——birds,trees,flowersbudding,etc,andsendtheirobservationstoagiant

databasetobeobservedbyprofessionalscientists.Thishelpsasmallnumberof

scientiststrackalargeamountofdatathattheywouldneverbeabletogatheron

theirown.Muchlikecitizenjournalistshelpinglargepublicationscoverahyper-local

beat,citizenscientistsarereadyfortheconditionswheretheylive.Allthat'sneeded

tobecomeoneisafewminuteseachdayoreachweektogatherdataandsendit

in.In"Allthat'sneededtobecomeone...(paragraph2)”,whatdoestheword"one"

standsfor?

A、acitizenjournalist

B^acitizenscientist

C、ascientist

D、acitizen

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】one不仅是数词也是代词；代词指代的名词或句子一般出现在代词

的前一句，要注意区分代词单、复数。

第10题【单选题】

［概括大意］Ourbodiesareestimatedtobeabout60to70%water.Bloodismostly

water,andourmuscles,lungs,andbrainallcontainalotofwater.Waterisneededto

regulatebodytemperatureandtoprovidethemeansfornutrients(滋养)totravel

toallourorgans.Wateralsotransportsoxygentoourcells,removeswaste,and

protectsourjointsandorgans.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、OuncesofWaterNeededPerDay

B^ImportanceofWater

C、WaterinOurBody

D^TheFunctionofWater

【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

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些功能来证明水的重要性。因此选择Bo

第11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”。

第12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

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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13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：这是第一次任命一位妇女担任此职位。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14题【单选题】

[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15题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thatproposalisessentiallyirrelevanttheissueathand.

A、with

B、from

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C、in

D^to

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】【译文】那个提案与手头上的问题根本无关。【试题分析】本题考查

介词的固定搭配。0【详细解答】irrelevantto表示：与…无关。

第16题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Tom,anear-sightedyoungman,wentonablinddatewithagirl.The

twoweresatisfiedwitheachother.Andtheyexchangedtheirtelephonenumbers.

WhatcanwelearnaboutTom?

A^Tommadeagoodimpressiononthegirlatfirst.

B^ItwasthefirsttimethatTomhaddatedagirl.

C、Tomwasblind.

D、Tomwashandsomeandpopularwiththegirls.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。细节判断题。从Thetwoweresatisfiedwitheachother

可知，相亲过后，两人对对方都很满意，所以A选项正确，汤姆第一次见对方就

留下了很好的印象。B项所表述内容在文中找不到根据，不能判断这是汤姆第几

次约会。根据文章描述，汤姆只是near-sighted,远不到盲了的地步。文章仅讲

述了汤姆和某一个女孩相亲的精力，对他的个人魅力以及是否受女孩欢迎并未提

及。

第17题【单选题】

[2010.04)Whathergrandfathersaidleftaimpressiononhermind.Shestill

remembersit.

A、final

B、vague

C、deep

D、main

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【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18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Fermi在1938年获诺贝尔奖，四年以后才建立核连锁反

应的。

第19题【单选题】

【概括大意】Thecharmingsmilesandservicefromthesalesladiesandgentlemen

arealwaystherereadyforyou.Moreoftenthannot（往往）,onsuchoccasions

newcomersfromelsewhere,say,Chinamainland,mayfeelsomethingmorethan

mereuneasiness-evenasenseofguiltiftheydonotbuysomethingfromtheshop.

Forsomelocalold-timers（老前辈，老人）,especiallytheteenagers,theyfeelquite

athomewithallthese.Someofthemthinkitisnogoodtobethe"God";sometimes

theywouldratherbeashoplifter.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、HongKongisworthyofitsreputationasabusinesscenteroftheworld.

B、Itisuneasytobeofferedsmilesandservices.

C、Shoppingorwindow-shoppinghere,youcanreallyfeelthemeaningof"The

CustomeristheGod!

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D、Shopliftinghasbeenafrequentcriminaloffence.

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本段强调的是这里“顾客是上帝”的这种理念和氛围。因此选择C。

第20题【单选题】

【阅读选择1Roxaboxenisbasedonthetruestoryofagroupofchildren,growingup

intheArizonadesert.Therechildrencanbeabitwildandmuchfree,andtheyplay

outsidefromdawntodusk.Thechildrendiscoverthemake-believe（虚假的）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。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21题【单选题】

Idon'tmindthedecisionaslongasitisnottoolate.

A>youtodelaymaking

B、yourdelayingmaking

C、yourdelayingtomake

D、youdelaytomake

【正确答案】B

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【答案解析】这是一个带有逻辑主语的动名词结构。依据前面所讲，逻辑主语应

是一个带有形容词性的物主代词，其后的动词delay也应该是一个动名词。

第22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23题【单选题】

[2009.7]Thehousewasquietinthenight,theoccasionalcoughingfrom

mythroat.

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

第24题【单选题】

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【填句补文】Arms.Howyouholdyourarmsshowshowopenandreceptiveyouare

topeopleyoumeet.Ifyoukeepyourarmstothesidesofyourbodyorbehindyour

back,thissuggestsyouarenotafraidoftakingonwhatevercomesyourway.

.Ifsomeoneupsetsyou,justcrossyourarmstoshowyou'reunhappy!

A>Outgoingpeoplegenerallyusetheirarmswithbigmovements,whilequieter

peoplekeepthemclosetotheirbodies.

B、Ifyoualefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

C、However,itwillprobablystillbenoticed,andpeoplewillknowyou'renot

pleased.

D^lfyouarepleased,youusuallyopenyoureyeswideandpeoplecannoticethis.

【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25题【单选题】

[2009.04]Wegoouttorestaurants,butmostlyweeatathome.

A>occasionally

B^relatively

C、continually

D、absolutely

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查副词意义辨析。译文：我们偶尔外出去餐馆吃饭，但通常

是在家吃饭。详细解答：A偶尔地、偶然地、不经常；B相对地、比较地；C持

续地、不间断地；D完全地。

第26题【单选题】

【阅读选择]Marian,thegirlwhowrotetheoriginalstoryaboutRoxaboxenthatthe

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children'sbookisbasedon,wasmayor.Otherkidsranthestoreswhichsold

imaginaryicecreamandbakedgoods.Kidsdroveimaginarycarsoutsideoftown,

andthespeederswenttojail,whichwasguardedbythesheriff,anotherkid.

Elsewhere,boysandgirlshadbattles,chargingeachother'sbasesusingspearsmade

withocotillo,adesertplant.WhoisMarian?

A、Sheistheauthor.

B、ShesoldicecreaminRoxaboxen.

C、SheisthemayorofRoxaboxeninthebook.

D^Sheguardsthejailinthebook.

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】答案选c。事实细节题。根据关键词锁定短文本段。本段第一句话

给出了正确答案，Marian是最先写这个故事的人，但是并不是这本书的作者。

而且是这本书中那个小镇的镇长。

第27题【单选题】

Thisprojectisdeservingfurtherinvestigation.

A、with

B、to

C^of

D、for

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】句意：这个项目值得进一步调查。deservingof：应受到，值得。

第28题【单选题】

【阅读判断】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

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

fivecentenariansliveinaveryfriendlycommunity.

A>True

B、False

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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29题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknownasEastAnglia,has

beeninexistenceformorethantwothousandyears.Itbeganasasmallvillage

besidetheRiverWensum.Q:TheRiverWensumflowsbyNorwich.

A^True

B>False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。答题依据在第二句，Norwich是RiverWensum旁边的一

个小村庄，就说明了RiverWensum流经Norwich。

第30题【单选题】

[2008.10]Ittookafewsecondsforhereyestotothedarkness.

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31题【单选题】

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【填句补文】It'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.Aspeople

getbetterjobsandbecomefinanciallyindependent,itbecomespossibleforthemto

maintainaone-personhousehold..However,peoplewhodogetmarried

aremarryingatalaterageanddivorcingmoreoften.

A>There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

B>Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethe

numberofpeoplelivingalone.

C、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

D^MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】前句中提到〃经济独立〃有可能造成保持一个人的家庭生活，B中的

"妇女有好的工作，增加了独身的人数"与前句内容正好呼应。

第32题【单选题】

[2007.04)Itisdifficulttotheimplicationbetweenthelines.

A、getto

B、getwith

C、getat

D^getdown

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查词组辨析。A.开始，接触；C.找出，发现；D.下来,

写下来。

第33题【单选题】

[2009.10]Asforfamilyeducation,parentsareencouragedtorelyonrather

thanpunishment.

A、criticism

B^intimidation

C、persuasion

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D、scolding

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本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34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35题【单选题】

[2010.04]Bytheendofnextyearthebridge.

A^istocomplete

B、hasbeencompleted

C、willbecompleted

D、willhavebeencompleted

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】【译文】到明年年底之前，这座桥修建将完成。【试题分析】本题

考查语法。【详细解答】动词时态。bytheendof到......时为止；在......之前。将来

完成时态，用于表达在将来某时间以前已经完成的动作。

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第36题【单选题】

［阅读选择］Ifyouenjoylookingthroughtravelbooksbysuchfamiliarauthorsas

ArthurFrommerorEugeneFodor,itwillnotsurpriseyoutolearnthattravelwriting

hasalongandvenerablehistory.Almostfromtheearliestannalsofrecordedtime

individualshavefoundreadyaudiencesfortheiraccountsofjourneystostrangeand

exoticlocales.Thispassageismostlyabout.

A^whypeoplefindtravelwritingexciting

B、theliterarystyleofthreeearlytravelwriters

C、wherethreeearlytravelwriterswentandwroteabout

D、howtowriteatravelbook

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】答案选c。主旨题。联系第一自然段和每段首句知道，本文讲了三

个作家，锁定答案B和C,结合内容，文章主耍讲关于他们的旅行和作品，答案

是Co

第37题【单选题】

【阅读选择】In1841,abookwaspublishedwhichastonishedtheworld.Itwas

called“IncidentsofTravelinCentralAmerica,ChiapasandYucatan”.TheauthorJohn

LoudStephenshadjustreturnedfromalong,difficultanddangerousjourney

throughthethickrainforestofsouthernMexicoandGuatemala.Hehadoncebeen

therewithFrederickCatherwood,anarchitectandartist,tosearchfortheremainsof

alostcivilizationknownastheMayas（玛雅）.VerylittlewasknownabouttheMayas

atthattime,butCatherwood'sdrawinginthebookshowedincrediblecitieswith

temples,pyramidsandotherbuildingsasimpressiveasthoseoftheirnorthern

neighbors,theAztecs.Thesecities,however,weredeserted.Theinhabitants（居民）

haddisappearedalmostathousandyearsbefore.Stephen'sbookastonishedthe

worldbecause.

A^itwasthefirsttimepeopleheardaboutMayas.

B^theMayaswereexcellentbuildersandfarmers.

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C、hehadexperiencedsomanydifficultiestofindthislostcivilization.

D、itdescribedthattheMayasusedtobeanadvancedcivilization.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】根据问题中的关键词astonished,把本问题定位在第一句In1841,a

bookwaspublishedwhichastonishedtheworld,对下面的几个重要事实的归纳概

括就得出正确答案：Do

第38题【单选题】

[2010.04]Thestudentdescribedthebeautifulmountainsandriversinhis

hometown.

A^artificially

B>vividly

C、critically

D、viciously

【正确答案】B

【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39题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Thesystemhasseveraladvantages.Shepherdsdonothavetowalk

amongthesheep,whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogive

birth.Instead,theycanstayinside,watchingbyremotecontrol.Ifthereisno

problem,theystayawayfromthesheep.Butwhentheyareneededtheycanquickly

goouttohelp,ortoscareawayfoxes.Theexperimentispopular'withshepherds

becauseitmeansthattheydonothavetospendalltheirtimeoutdoorswaitingfor

thelambstoarriveinfreezingweather.Fromthepassage,welearnthatwalking

amongthesheep.

A^ismorepopularwithshepherdsthanwatchingTVinside

B^canhelpthemothersheeptogivebirthtomorelambs

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C、isthebestwaytoprotectthesheep

D、usuallydisturbsthemothersheepthatwillgivebirth

【正确答案】D

[答案解析]根据本段第二句话Shepherdsdonothavetowalkamongthesheep,

whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogivebirth.可矢口D项正确。

第40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41题【单选题】

[2010.04]Expertshavefoundthatnormalsleepcanbedividedintofive

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42题【单选题】

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【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

institutionsoflaw是本题的答案。

第43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。

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第44题【单选题】

【2009.01]Hehasdeeploveforthepeopleandloyaltytothecountry.

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45题【单选题】

[2009.04]Don'ttrusteverythingyouhavereadinthenewspapers.

A^which

B、that

C、as

D、what

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查定语从句。译文：不要相信你在报纸上读到的每件事。定

语从句所修饰的先行词是不定代词everything,故选B。

第46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:

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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47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48题【单选题】

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