2022年清远职业技术学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年清远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】

【填句补文】Thoughlittleresearchhasbeencarriedoutabouthowexactlythe

sunspotwillnegativelyharmthehealthofthepeople..So,scientistswarn

thatpeoplegoingoutdoorsshouldbecarefultoprotecttheirexposedskinandeyes

withclothes,umbrellasandsunglassesfromthestrongsunlightrichinultraviolet

rays.

A、Ionosphereishighabovetheearth.

B>Ifthelightsinyourhousekeepflickering,blamefrequentsunspots.

C、AccordingtoaresearchconductedbytheRussianscientistsfrom1957to1960,

thefrequencyofearthquakescanbelinkedtothemovementofthesunspots.

D>ApaperpublishedbyaNorthKoreaobservatorysaysthatsunstormsmay

causeanincreaseintheincidenceofheartdiseaseandskindisease.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】这一段说的是太阳黑子对人类健康的影响。填入的内容也应该与健

康有关，空格后一句说到要保护皮肤。因此D是正确的。

第2题【单选题】

Thevisitingministerexpressedhissatisfactionwiththetalks,thathehad

enjoyedhisstayhere.

A、havingadded

B^toadd

C>adding

D、added

【正确答案】C

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【答案解析】此处所填的词与其后的宾语从句构成状语•，表示伴随情景。add是

及物动词（有自己的宾语从句），此处adding表示主动意义，所表示的动作与谓

语动作同时发生。

第3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4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5题【单选题】

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［概括大意］Thekeytogardeningwithkids,saysPattiKraemer-Doell,familygarden

coordinatorattheNewYorkBotanicalGardens,is“Lettingthemexperienceit

themselves.Wehavetriedtoguidethem,butnottellthemtoputthesunflowers

hereandthetomatoesthere.Theemphasisisondevelopingtheirimaginationand

theirappreciationforbeingoutinthegarden//Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A^DifferentKindsofGardens.

B、KindsofPlantsinsHomeGarden

C、TheMostImportantPointinFamilyGardening

D^Howtoplansunflowersandtomatoes

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本段指出家庭园艺的主旨是让孩子去体验，培养他们的想象力和鉴

赏力。所以答案为C。

第6题【单选题】

【概括大意】Wignallcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesby

comparingtheproportionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflavathatthey

produced.Hefoundthatsizeforsize,oldereruptionswereatleast10timesas

effectiveatwipingoutlifeastheirmorerecentrivals.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、KillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptions

B、AccountingfortheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

C、CalculationoftheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

D^AMassExtinction

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本段第一句话是说：Wignallcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthese

volcanoes...；Wignall计算了这些火山的“灭绝效率〃……；其中killingefficiency与

killingPower意思差不多，属于同义词转换，因此选择B或C,但是accountfor意

思是：（在数量方面）占；说明（原因等）不符合句意，因此不选择B。

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第7题【单选题】

[2009.10]Theroomwasquiet,theoccasionalcoughingfrommythroat.

A>incase

B、exceptfor

C、byfar

D>insteadof

【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8题【单选题】

(完成句子】Certainlytherearemillionswhoneedtoloseweight.Buttherearealso

millionswhoonlyimaginetheyneedto.Compulsiveandcontinuousdieting,notto

mentioneatingdisorders,showsthatsomeofuswilldoanythingtoreduceour

bodiesdowntothecurrentlydesirableshape.Butisbeingunderweightreally

desirable?Agreatmanypeoplegoonadietto.

A、keepfit

B^haveabodyshapethatallpeoplewilladmire

C、prolonglifespan

D、getrideofdigestivesystemdiseases

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本段文字指出，很多人为了达到当前流行的体型(reduceourbodies

downtothecurrentlydesirableshape)而不惜通过节食等方法减肥。因此选择B。

第9题【单选题】

[2009.04]WhenyouknowBobbetter,youwilllikehim.

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A、goto

B>gotto

C、wentto

D、getto

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】译文：当你更加了解鲍勃时，你将会喜欢他的。试题分析：本题考

查主将从现。回详细解答：根据主将从现的原则，主句用了一般将来时，时间状

语从句中用一般现在时表示将来。

第10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<>

apositiveresponse：良好的反映。

第口题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thegovernmentfinallyallthedocumentsrelatingtothewar.

A、released

B^specialized

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

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终公布了与这场战争有关的全部文件。

第12题【单选题】

【阅读判断】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

centenarians（百岁老人）getaskedallthetime：/zHowdidyoulivetobe100?"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（社区广，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】

【概括大意】Twomajorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.Firstly,the

greaterpartofthedevelopmentofobservedintelligenceoccursintheearliestyears

oflife.Itisestimatedthat50percentofmeasurableintelligenceatage17isalready

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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15题【单选题】

[2009.10]Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes,causedme

toarrivelate.

A>it

B、that

C、what

D、which

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查非限制性定语从句。整句话的意思是：交通阻塞30多分

钟，这使得我到达晚了。

第16题【单选题】

【2010.04]Inordertofollowfashions,thegirlhastogreatdiscomforts.

A>catchupwith

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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17题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Overtheweekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBill

Clinton,announcedherrunfor2008presidency.Thisispartlyduetothebiased

thinkingthatwomenareweakonnationalsecurity,thoughtheymightbestrongon

educationandhealthcare.Thisdamagestheirprospectsasapresidential

contender.Q:OneofHillary'scampaignpromisesistoreformthenation'shealthcare

system.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【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18题【单选题】

［填句补文］Manybeginninginterviewersareafraidthattheyareforcingtheother

persontoanswerquestionsandhavenorighttoinquireabouthispersonalsecrets.

,Unlessthepersonreallyhatesbeinginterviewed,heisdelightedthat

somebodywantstointerviewhim.

A>Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

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B、Thisdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatitwillgowell.

C>Mostmenandwomenleadlivesthatareuninteresting.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】抓住关键词进行同义替换，也就是afraid,选项中thisfear就是对

这种担心的补充，这种担心是完全没有必要的，除非被采访者确实是讨厌别人问

自己。

第19题【单选题】

[2009.10]Asforfamilyeducation,parentsareencouragedtorelyonrather

thanpunishment.

A、criticism

B、intimidation

C、persuasion

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20题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Duringthehourswhenyoulabourthroughyourworkyoumaysaythat

you're"hot".That'strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyour

cycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringthe

morning.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscovered

whythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologuesas:"Getup,John!You'llbe

lateforworkagain!"ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathis

temperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhen

husbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeach

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memberofthefamilyhas.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrels

accordingtothepassage?

A>Unawarenessofenergycycles.

B^Familiarmonologues.

C、Achangeinafamilymember'senergycycle.

D^Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题的关键是看懂本段的最后一句（即："Muchfamilyquarrellingends

whenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycle

eachmemberofthefamilyhas.同时联系本段的第四句和第五句（即："Forsome

peoplethepeakcomesduringthemorning.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonor

evening."）的意思。该句的直接意思是"如果丈夫和妻子能明白能量周期是怎么

回事，以及家庭每个成员有什么样的周期，很多家庭争吵就会停止。"也就是说，

家庭争吵的发生是因为丈夫和妻子不了解能量周期是怎么回事，更谈不上了解每

个家庭成员有什么样的能量周期了。因此A项：Unawarenessofenergycycles（不

知道能量周期）应是正确答案。

第21题【单选题】

【概括大意】Today,wearebeginningtothinkdifferently.Inthelastfewyears,

researchhasthrowndoubtontheviewthatinnateintelligencecaneverbe

measuredandontheverynatureofintelligenceitself.Thereisconsiderableevidence

nowwhichshowsthegreatinfluenceofenvironmentbothonachievementand

intelligence.Childrenwithpoorhomebackgroundsnotonlydolesswellintheir

schoolworkandintelligencetestsbuttheirperformancetendstodeteriorate

graduallycomparedwiththatoftheirmorefortunateclassmates.Themainideaof

thisparagraphis.

A、MainResultsofRecentResearches

B、PopularDoubtabouttheNewView

C、EffectofEnvironmentonIntelligence

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D、ImpactonSchoolEducation

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本段提出了一个新的对智力的认识，与过去一些年的传统的把智力

看做是一种不变的能力的这种理解不同，它主张智力和人的成长环境有关。因此

选择Co

第22题【单选题】

"Iusuallygotherebytrain.""Whynotbyboatforachange?"

A、totrygoing

B、tryingtogo

C、totryandgo

D^trygoing

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本句用trydoing表示"尝试做某事"。本句还运用了一个句型，why

notdosth?

第23题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Helpingtheplanetisabigpartofwhatourworldtripisallaboutand

that'sexactlywhatwedidthispastweek.Wehelpedgetahydroponicsfarmstarted

inalocalvillage.Thisfarmwillbeamodelforthelocalvillagerssotheycanstart

theirveryownselfsustainingfarm.Hydroponicsisatypeoffarmingthatusesathird

ofthewaterneededinanaveragefarmandusesnosoil.Ahydroponicsfarm

A、isdifficulttobuild

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

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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24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!"

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25题【单选题】

[2008.10]Johnsonwasunknownbeforerunningforthepresidency.

A、visibly

B^visually

C、vertically

D、virtually

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查（形近的）副词词义区分。译文：事实上，约翰逊在参选

总统职位之前是个无名人士。A显然，明显地B外表上，直观地C垂直地，

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直立地D实际上，事实上

第26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27题【单选题】

［阅读选择］Today,workinglessthana40-hourweek,peopleenjoymoreleisure

time.Hence,thewiseuseofleisuretimehasbecomeanimportantproblemfor

everyone,youngorold.Itisaparticularlydifficultproblemforthesick,theaged,and

thosewhohaveretiredfromearningaliving.Thosepeoplehavesomuchleisurethat

itishardforthemtofindinterestingandworthwhilewaystouseit.Howtospend

leisuretimewiselyisnotaparticularlydifficultproblemforpeople.

A、whoareverybusyeveryday

B、whoaresickinbed

C、whoareagedandingoodhealth

D^whohaveretiredfromwork

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题可采用排除法，第三句话(Itisaparticularlydifficultproblemfor

thesick,theaged,andthosewhohaveretiredfromearningaliving.),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。

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第28题【单选题】

[2008.10]Countrylifeisbetterthancitylifeitoffersfreshairandnoiseless

environment.

A、inthat

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29题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Peoplelivingnorthofthemountainheardaloudboomthatshooktheir

windows,andairlinepilotsflyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathick

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

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误的。

第30题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thecentraltheatrehasaseatingofmorethan3,000people.

A、capability

B、capacity

C、ability

D^facility

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。ability主要指天赋的能力或应用知识的才能，

应该是属于那种已经具备并发展较快的能力。如〃Hehasunusualabilityinscience/zo

capability与ability不同的是，它不仅能用于人，也可用于物,如:Electronic

refinements,however,havegreatlyextendedtheusesandcapabilitiesofsomeof

theolderelectricaldevices,capacity指容纳或吸收事物的能力,可用于人和物。

如。根据句意，本题应该选

"Thehallhasaseatingcapacityof500”capacityo

第31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32题【单选题】

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【概括大意】Today,wearebeginningtothinkdifferently.Inthelastfewyears,

researchhasthrowndoubtontheviewthatinnateintelligencecaneverbe

measuredandontheverynatureofintelligenceitself.Thereisconsiderableevidence

nowwhichshowsthegreatinfluenceofenvironmentbothonachievementand

intelligence.Childrenwithpoorhomebackgroundsnotonlydolesswellintheir

schoolworkandintelligencetestsbuttheirperformancetendstodeteriorate

graduallycomparedwiththatoftheirmorefortunateclassmates.Themainideaof

thisparagraphis.

A、MainResultsofRecentResearches

B^PopularDoubtabouttheNewView

C、EffectofEnvironmentonIntelligence

D、ImpactonSchoolEducation

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本段提出了一个新的对智力的认识，与过去一些年的传统的把智力

看做是一种不变的能力的这种理解不同，它主张智力和人的成长环境有关。因此

选择Co

第33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

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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34题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Warmaybeanaturalexpressionofbiologicalinstinctanddrives

towardaggressioninthehumanspecies.Naturalimpulsesofanger,hostility,and

territoriality（守卫地盘的天性）areexpressedthroughactsofviolence.Theseareall

qualitiesthathumanssharewithanimals.Aggressionisakindofinnate（天生的）

survivalmechanism,aninstinctforself-preservation,thatallowsanimalstodefend

themselvesfromthreatstotheirexistence.But,ontheotherhand,humanviolence

showsevidenceofbeingalearnedbehavior.Inthecaseofhumanaggression,

violencecannotbesimplyreducedtoaninstinct.Themanyexpressionsofhuman

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior.Inhumansocietiesviolencehasasocialfunction:Itisastrategyfor

creatingordestroyingformsofsocialorder.Religioustraditionshavetakenaleading

roleindirectingthepowersofviolence.Wewilllookattheritualandethical（道德上

的）patternswithinwhichhumanviolencehasbeendirected.Humanviolenceshows

evidenceofbeingalearnedbehaviorinthat.

A、itthreatenstheexistingsocialsystems

B^itisinfluencedbysociety

C、ithasrootsinreligiousconflicts

D、itisdirectedagainstinstitutionsoflaw

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本段指出了人类暴力的两个特性，其中第二个特性是"alearned

behavior"。可以知道本题的答案应该就在本段的后面部分。接下来的第二句话即

说人类暴力的诸多表现形式都受社会习惯的制约:Themanyexpressionsofhuman

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior,将其定型为侵略性行为。

第35题【单选题】

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[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36题【单选题】

【阅读选择]WhenIgraduatedfromhighschool,myfamilyhadabusinesssoInever

thoughtaboutgettingacollegedegree.Iwentstraightfrommyhighschool

graduationtoworkformyfather.After24yearsofupsanddowns(mostlydowns),I

decidedthatIwantedtoreturntoschoolandearnadegreeinBusiness

Administration.Whydidn'ttheauthorgoonwitheducationaftergraduatingfrom

highschool?

A、Tohelpherfatherwithbusiness.

B、Toescapefromschoollife.

C、Toexperiencesociallifeearly.

D^Toachieveherdream.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。事实细节题。该题目主要考查考生对文章主人公相关细

节的了解。根据题干内容，此细节定位于文章本段讲述自己高中毕业后经历的部

分。文中讲到"当我高中毕业时，爸爸正在做生意。所以我压根没有考虑过继续

获得大学学位的事情，毕业后直接转向为爸爸工作"。可判断A选项与原文句意

一致。

第37题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Herculesservedaking.Thekingwasafraidofhim.Soagainandagain

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hesenthimondifficulttasks.Onemorningthekingsentforhimandtoldhimto

fetchthreegoldenapplesforhimfromthegardenoftheSingingMaidens（歌女）.But

nooneknewwherethegardenwas.Q:Herculeswasgivenmanydifficulttasks

becausethekingwantedtogetridofhim.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。句子的意思是：国王想除掉Hercules,所以交给他很多

艰巨的工作去做。这个信息在短文第二句和第三句中提到了，与短文的意思相符

（国王很害怕Hercules,多次交给他艰巨的工作去做），由此可以推断本题的正确

选项为Ao

第38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39题【单选题】

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[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40题【单选题】

【填句补文】AllchildrenintheUnitedStateshavetoreceiveaneducation,butthe

lawdoesnotsaytheyhavetobeeducatedatschool.Anumberofparentsprefernot

tosendtheirchildrentoschool..Thereareabout300,000home-schoolers

intheUnitedStatestoday.

A、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B、Insomecountries,however,childrenareeducatedbytheirparents.

C、Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

D^Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas"home-schoolers."

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】后文出现了home.schoolers,根据选项，这里应该是对这个词的定

义，因此选D。

第41题【单选题】

【阅读选择]Theworldisnotonlyhungry;itisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseem

strangetoyou,sincenearly75%oftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.But

about97%ofthishugeamountissea-water,orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkand

usetheother3%一thefreshwaterthatcomesfromrivers,lakes,underground,and

othersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofitisintheform

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oficebergs（冰山）andglaciers（冰〃I）.Evenworse,someofithasbeen

polluted.Whatpercentageoftheearth'swatercanmanactuallyuseatpresent?

A、Nearly75percent.

B^About97percent.

C、Exactly3percent.

D^Lessthan3percent.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】根据本段得知，地球上只有3%的水适于人类饮用，然而部分以冰

山或冰川的形式存在，还有的被污染，因而实际上人类能用的水要低于3%。

第42题【单选题】

【阅读判断】ThepeopleofKiribatiareafraidthatonedayinthenot-too-distant

future,theircountrywilldisappearfromthefaceoftheearth-literally.Severaltimes

thisyear,thePacificislandnationhasbeenfloodedbyasuddenhightide.Q:The

peopleofKiribatiworrythatonedaytheircountrywillbetakenawaybyasudden

hightide.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。该题目说的是：Kiribati的人民担心他们的国家将被突发

的洪水淹没。该题源于第一句：Kiribati的国民担心在近期的某一天，他们的国

家将会地球上面消失byasuddenhightide»

第43题【单选题】

【完成句子】Mostofuscanfind15minutesorhalfanhoureachdayforsome

regularactivity.Forexample,onefamoussurgeonalwaysspent15minutesreading

somethingbeforehewenttosleepeachday.Whetherhewenttobedat10p.m.or

2:30a.m.madenodifference.Youareadvisedtoreadsomethingbeforeyou

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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。

第44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45题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Youcan'tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlife

fititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou'resleepyintheevening

butyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabitually

stayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhave

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animportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon't

changeyourcycle,butyou'llgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.Ifone

wantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,hes