2022年西安职业技术学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年西安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】

【阅读选择】LateoneSundayafternooninSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,an

elderlycleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehad

livedandworkedmostofherlife.ItmayseemlikeanordinaryendtoahumbleI讦e,

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2题【单选题】

[2009.01]Hehasdeeploveforthepeopleandloyaltytothecountry.

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A、intense

B、initial

C、instant

D、imitative

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】形容词词义区分题。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3题【单选题】

【阅读选择】OnedayafriendaskedmywifeJillifIwantedahearingaid."He

certainlydoes,"repliedJill.Afterhearingaboutaremarkablenewproduct,Jillfinally

gotupthenervetoaskmeifI'deverthoughtaboutgettingahearingaid."Noway,"I

said."Itwouldmakemelook20yearsolder.""No,no/'shereplied."Thisisentirely

different.It'sCrystalEar!"lnitiallythewriterdidnotwanttobuyahearingaid

because.

A、itwouldmakehimlookold.

B、itwouldmakehimnervous.

C、itwastooexpensive.

D^itwasold-styled.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】当被妻子问及是否愿意得到一个助听器时，作者因为担心显得老气

而拒绝。所以答案是A。

第4题【单选题】

[2009.04]I'vegottheorderfromthebossthattheworkfinishedbefore

5p.m.today.

A、wouldbe

B、be

C>willhavebeen

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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5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6题【单选题】

【概括大意1Thekeytogardeningwithkids,saysPattiKraemer-Doell,familygarden

coordinatorattheNewYorkBotanicalGardens,is"Lettingthemexperienceit

themselves.Wehavetriedtoguidethem,butnottellthemtoputthesunflowers

hereandthetomatoesthere.Theemphasisisondevelopingtheirimaginationand

theirappreciationforbeingoutinthegarden/Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、DifferentKindsofGardens.

B、KindsofPlantsinsHomeGarden

C、TheMostImportantPointinFamilyGardening

D^Howtoplansunflowersandtomatoes

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【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7题【单选题】

[2009.01]Iwaswritingareportlastnight;Iwouldnothavestayeduplate.

A>however

B^otherwise

C、therefore

D、furthermore

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查副词词义辨析。句意：我昨天晚上写一个报告，否则我就

不会熬夜了。A然而，不过；B否则，要不然；C因此，所以；D再者，而且。

第8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9题【单选题】

[2008.10JCountrylifeisbetterthancitylifeitoffersfreshairandnoiseless

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10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11题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Roxaboxenisbasedonthetruestoryofagroupofchildren,growingup

intheArizonadesert.Therechildrencanbeabitwildandmuchfree,andtheyplay

outsidefromdawntodusk.Thechildrendiscoverthemake-believe（虚假的）town,

builtonthehillacrossfromtheirneighborhood.Thetown,calledRoxaboxen,

becomesthecenteroftheirplayasthechildrengrow,butthestoryisnotjustabout

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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12题【单选题】

[2009.04]WhenyouknowBobbetter,youwilllikehim.

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。团详细解答：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13题【单选题】

[2010.04]Thestudentdescribedthebeautifulmountainsandriversinhis

hometown.

A、artificially

B、vividly

C>critically

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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14题【单选题】

[2008.04）TDunderstandthesentence,youshouldanalyzeitsparts.

A>functionally

B、widely

C、largely

D^remarkably

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查副词词义区分。为了理解这个句子，你应该分析句子各个

部分的功能。A.有用途地、有功能地；B.宽广地；C.大大地；D.突

出地。

第15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】本题考查状语从句的从属连词。【译文】尽管（虽然）他有许多朋

友，但他常常感到孤独。

第16题【单选题】

[2010.04]Wehavegreatlytheprocedureaccordingtothechairman's

suggestion.

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A、stimulated

B>perceived

C、obscured

D、simplified

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】【译文】按照主席的提议我们已经大大地简化了步骤。【试题分析】

本题考查词义辨析。【详细解答】动词的词义选取。

第17题【单选题】

Theoldcouplehavebeenmarriedfor40yearsandneveroncewitheach

other.

A>theyhadquarreled

B、theyhavequarreled

C、havetheyquarreled

D^hadtheyquarreled

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查的是倒装结构的用法。第二分句中因有否定副词never提

前，故应用倒装结构；第一分句中的havebeenmarried已限定了时态，据此可

排除D项。

第18题【单选题】

【概括大意】Wignailcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesby

comparingtheproportionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflavathatthey

produced.Hefoundthatsizeforsize,oldereruptionswereatleast10timesas

effectiveatwipingoutlifeastheirmorerecentrivals.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、KillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptions

B、AccountingfortheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

C、CalculationoftheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

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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。

第19题【单选题】

[阅读选择]Ontheotherhand,onthemoontherewillbeanattractionbetween

thebutterandthemoon;butthebutterwillweighonlyaboutone-sixthasmuchas

itdoesontheearth.Thisisbecausethemoonissomuchsmallerthantheearth.The

amountofgravitationalpullthatabodyproducesdependsontheamountof

materialinit.Apacketofbutterhasagravitationalpullofitsown;butthisisvery

smallinrelationtothepullofsomethingaslargeasthemoon,ortheearth,orthe

sun.Wedonotfeelthegravitationalpullofapacketofbutterbecause

A、itistoosmalltohaveagravitationalpullofitsown.

B、itspullissosmallthatwetendtoignoreit.

C、itspulldisappearsinthepresenceoftheearth'sgravitation.

D^ittendstomeltandlosesitsgravitationalpull.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题定位词是notfeel...packetofbutter,找到原文中Apacketof

butterhasagravitationalpullofitsown;butthisisverysmallinrelationtothepull

ofsomethingaslargeasthemoon,ortheearth,orthesun.所以答案是B。C项错在

disappearo

第20题【单选题】

[2008.10]Itisstronglyheldthatnewmustbeintroducedtoprotectthe

rightoftheimmigrants.

A>statistics

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B、constructions

C、measures

D^concessions

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本题考查名词词义区分。【译文】强烈支持采取新措施维护移民的

权力。【详细解答】A统计学B建设C措施，办法D让步，特许

权

第21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22题【单选题】

【概括大意】"Manyoflife'sfailures,"thesupremeinnovatorsaid,"arepeoplewho

didnotrealizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhentheygaveup."Beforethat

magicalmomentinOctober1879,Edisonhadworkedoutnofewerthan3,000

theoriesaboutelectriclight,butinonlytwocasesdidhisexperimentswork.Themain

ideaofthisparagraphis.

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A、Importanceoflearningfromfailure

B>Neverasuccessfulmangivesup

C、Itisimportanttofailforasuccessfulman

D、Edison'Scommentonfailure

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】通过应用部分可以看出这段文字的主题是爱迪生对失败的评论。因

此选择Do

第23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：Mikethecountry

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

第24题【单选题】

【填句补文】Posture.Agoodposturemakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.

.Thismakesbreathingmoredifficult,whichinturncanmakeyoufeel

nervousoruncomfortable.

A、Ifyouarefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

B、Bodylanguageisabroadtermforseveralformsofcommunicationusingbody

movementsorgestures.

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C、Bodylanguagediffersfromculturetoculture.

D、Ifyouareatinterviews,trytokeepthemstill.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段讲的是身体姿势。填充句后一个句子提到"this"会使呼吸更加

困难，this显然指的是一种不太好的身体姿势，因此本题答案为A。

第25题【单选题】

【阅读选择]Marian,thegirlwhowrotetheoriginalstoryaboutRoxaboxenthatthe

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26题【单选题】

[2009.7]Thejudgewhowastohisfavoritewascriticizedbymanypeople.

A>partial

B、fair

C、strict

D>frank

【正确答案】A

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【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27题【单选题】

【概括大意】Ifyouaretiredofmakingvagueexcusesforanotherdullsummerat

home,hereisathoughttoliftyourspirits.Youdonotneedanythingsoradicalas

winningalottery（彩票）tofinanceatriptoEurope.Astudentidentitycardthatcan

beobtainedforafewdollarsfromtheCouncilonInternationalEducationalExchange

entitles（给予、授权）youtodiscounttickets（打折机票）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28题【单选题】

[2009.10]hehasmanyfriends,heisoftenfeelinglonely.

A>As

B、When

C、While

D、Since

【正确答案】C

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【答案解析】本题考查状语从句的从属连词。【译文】尽管（虽然）他有许多朋

友，但他常常感到孤独。

第29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。

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第30题【单选题】

【概括大意1Theyalwayscomplained（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Co

第31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。

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第32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33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

外

第34题【单选题】

[2009,01]Heinsuredhiscarhehadanaccident.

A、unless

B、if

C、since

D、incase

【正确答案】D

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【答案解析】本题考查连词词义区分。句意：他给自己的汽车投了保，以防万一

遇到交通事故。A否则，要不然；B如果；C自从，由于；D以防万一，以免。

第35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36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37题【单选题】

[2009.7]Thehousewasquietinthenight,theoccasionalcoughingfrom

mythroat.

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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38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

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给了家乡的大学，A和B表达都不全面，答案是C。

第39题【单选题】

【填句补文】Homeschoolingisoftenmoreinterestingthanregularschools,but

criticssaythathome-schoolersareoutsiderswhomightbeuncomfortablemixing

withotherpeopleinadultlife..However,mostparentsdon'thavethetime

orthedesiretoteachtheirchildrenathome,soschoolswillcontinuetobewhere

mostchildrengettheirformaleducation.

A、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B、Anumberofparentsprefernottosendtheirchildrentoschool.

C、Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas"home-schoolers."

D>Othersbelievetheycanprovideabettereducationalexperiencefortheir

childrenbyteachingthemathome.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段大意是“对homeschooling提出了质疑"，需要注意前面说到

了"criticssay”,空格处与之对应的是"Criticsalsosay”。

第40题【单选题】

[2007.04]Havingdecidedtorentaflat,wecontactinghousingagencies

inthecity.

A^setabout

B、setdown

C、setout

D、setup

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查关于set的短语。contactinghousingagencies：联系房屋

中介。根据句意，应该选setabout。setabout：开始做某事。setdown：放下，

搁下；记下，记载，写下。setout：出发，开始，后面跟todosth。setup：建

立（事业）；成立（组织）；为某人提供必需品或有用的东西。

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第41题【单选题】

［填句补文］Manybeginninginterviewersareafraidthattheyareforcingtheother

persontoanswerquestionsandhavenorighttoinquireabouthispersonalsecrets.

.Unlessthepersonreallyhatesbeinginterviewed,heisdelightedthat

somebodywantstointerviewhim.

A>Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

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42题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thefutureismuchtooimportanttosimplyguessabout,thewaythe

highschoolstudentsdid.bycarefullystudyingthepresent,skilled

businessmen,scientists,andpoliticiansaresupposedlyabletofigureoutinadvance

whatwillhappen.

A^Thestockmarkethaditsworstlossesever

B、Buildingswouldrotatesotheycouldfollowthesuntotakemaximum

advantageofitslightandheat

C、Soexpertsareregularlyaskedtopredictaccurately

D、Thearticlewaswrittenin1958

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】第一句说的是：预测未来很重要，不能像中学生那样猜测。这一空

的关键词是experts,他们不同于中学生，他们的预测应该是较为准确的。

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第43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44题【单选题】

[2009.7]Thewoundedsoldierswouldrecoverquicklyiftheywerewell.

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45题【单选题】

【完成句子】Asthesunflowersgrow,putahayfencearoundthemforprotection

andstakeifnecessary.Plantmorninggloriesorsweetpeasaroundthebaseofeach

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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46题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Ontheotherhand,onthemoontherewillbeanattractionbetween

thebutterandthemoon;butthebutterwillweighonlyaboutone-sixthasmuchas

itdoesontheearth.Thisisbecausethemoonissomuchsmallerthantheearth.The

amountofgravitationalpullthatabodyproducesdependsontheamountof

materialinit.Apacketofbutterhasagravitationalpullofitsown;butthisisvery

smallinrelationtothepullofsomethingaslargeasthemoon,ortheearth,orthe

sun.Wedonotfeelthegravitationalpullofapacketofbutterbecause

A、itistoosmalltohaveagravitationalpullofitsown.

B、itspullissosmallthatwetendtoignoreit.

C、itspulldisappearsinthepresenceoftheearth'sgravitation.

D^ittendstomeltandlosesitsgravitationalpull.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题定位词是notfeel...packetofbutter,找到原文中Apacketof

butterhasagravitationalpullofitsown;butthisisverysmallinrelationtothepull

ofsomethingaslargeasthemoon,ortheearth,orthesun,所以答案是B。C项错在

disappearo

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第47题【单选题】

【阅读选择】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand

otherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.Itwas

firstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400's.Whichcountryisthelargestcoffee

producer?

A>Brazil.

B、Colombia.

C、Ethiopia.

D^Egypt.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答题依据在本段的第三句。Producer与grower意思等同。

第48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。

第49题【单选题】

【阅读选择）Itnormallytakesfromfivedaystooneweekfor