2022年山西金融职业学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年山西金融职业学院自考英语（二）练

习题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

considerably.

A>distribution

B^contribution

C、prescription

D^circulation

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。circulation：（书报杂志的）销售量，发行额，

销路。符合句意。

第2题【单选题】

【阅读选择]Goodnewsforchocoholics：thetreatpreferredbymillionsalloverthe

worldisgoodforyou,accordingtoAmericanresearchersattheUniversityof

California.Chocolatecontainssubstancescalledflavonoids（类黄图司）thatcanhelp

maintainahealthyheartandgoodcirculation.Theresearchershavediscoveredthat

cocoaactslikeaspirinandthateatingabarofchocolatehasalsobeenshownto

releaseendorphinsinthebody：thesechemicalshelptoreducepainandstressand

makeyoufeelhappy.Whyischocolategoodforheartandcirculation?

A、Itreducespainandstress.

B、Itcontainssubstancescalledflavonoids.

C>Itreleasesendorphinsinhumanbody.

D、Itactslikeaspirintoprotectheart.

【正确答案】B

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【答案解析】因果关系词信号词。凡是注释中文的地方可能是答案区域。

第3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4题【单选题】

[2010.04]Evenafterdecadesofthetwobrothersrecognizedeachother

immediately.

A、separation

B^cooperation

C、correspondence

D、communication

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】【译文】尽管己经分别了几十年，这两兄弟都是立刻认出了对方。

【试题分析】本题考查词汇。【详细解答】名词的词义选取。

第5题【单选题】

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[2007.04]Iftheoperationcarefullyprepared,itwouldnothavebeen

successful.

A、wasnot

B、hasnotbeen

C、hadnotbeen

D、werenot

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查虚拟语气。主句是对过去的虚拟，所以根据句意，条件状

语从句也应该是对过去的虚拟，所以用haddone的形式。句意：如果手术没有

经过认真仔细的准备，它就不会成功。

第6题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

considerably.

A、distribution

B、contribution

C、prescription

D、circulation

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。circulation：（书报杂志的）销售量，发行额,

销路。符合句意。

第7题【单选题】

Thebookfairhasreceivedapositivefromreaders.

A^result

B、response

C、settlement

D、solution

【正确答案】B

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【答案解析】题目意思：书市受到读者的积极的反响。本题是词义选择题。A结

果，效果B反应，回答C解决，协议D解决，解答

第8题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Whataboutdrinkingalcoholtowetyourthroat?Iadviceyounotto

touchalcoholbeforespeaking.Youwillfeelall-powerfulandyouwillfeelyoucando

everything,butinfactyourbrainandyourmouthdonotworktogetherproperly.

Savethealcoholuntilafteryoufinishspeaking.Q:Duetotheeffectofalcohol,your

thoughtandyourmouthwillnotcoordinateproperly.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选Ao本题的关键句为:butinfactyourbrainandyourmouthdo

notworktogetherproperly.因此本题答案为A。

第9题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Backin1969,USPresidentRichardNixonconfidentlypredicted:"Inthe

next50years,weshallseeawomanpresident,perhapssoonerthanyouthink/

Today,nottoofaroffNixon'sdeadline,Americaislookingatthatpossibility.Overthe

weekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBillClinton,announced

herrunfor2008presidency.Q:Uptothepresent,nowomanhasbeenelected

presidentintheUS.

A>True

B^False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选Ao问题句说"迄今为止在美国没有一个女人曾经被选举为

总统"。本段说的是“1969年，美国总统RichardNixon很有信心地预测：’在下一

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个50年里，我们将会看见一个女总统，这或许比你想象的更快些'今天距离

Nixon总统给出的最终期限已经不远了，美国人现在正关注这可能性”。相邻语句

的句意相关，显然，定冠词结构"thepossibility"指答案相关句中提到的"可能出现

美国女总统”。从该句中可以推断出“从1969年到现在为止，美国还没有出现女

总统"。因此问题句提供了正确信息。

第10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.

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11题【单选题】

【阅读判断】AmoderateearthquakestruckpartsofsoutheastEnglandon28April

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2007,topplingchimneysfromhousesandrousingresidentsfromtheirbeds.Q:

DuringtheApril28earthquake,thewholeEnglandwasleftwithoutpower.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选Bo题中说2007年4月28日的地震致使全英格兰都停电,

与文中表达的内容不符。文中说地震殃及英格兰东南部的肯特郡部分地区，电力

中断，几千名居民无电可用。thewholeEngland与partsofsoutheastEngland是

不符的，所以选B。

第12题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】AndyetalthoughtheMayasknewaboutthewheel,theyneverusedit.

Neitherdidtheyusemetalsotherthancopper.Whatisevermoresurprisingisthat

theysuddenlyabandoned（抛弃）manyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.

SometimearoundAD900,Mayancivilizationcollapsed.Bytheyear1200,theirlast

greatcapital,ChichenItza,wasdeserted.Oneofthemostsurprisingfindingsabout

Mayaswasthat.

A>theydevelopedaccuratesystemmeasuringtime.

B^theyknewhowtobuildpyramidswithstones.

C、theydesertedtheircitiesandmovedtonewones.

D、theybuiltcitieswhichtheyneverlivedin.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】对应点为Whatisevermoresurprisingisthattheysuddenly

abandonedmanyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.是对原文语意进彳亍了

转化，最高级代替了比较级。

第13题【单选题】

【2010.04]Thespokesmanoccasionallyhisspeechwithgestures.

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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14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15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16题【单选题】

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【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17题【单选题】

【完成句子】Heavymetalsarepersistent;theydonotbreakdowntoother

chemicalsintheenvironment.Industriallypollutedsitesusuallyundergointensive

clean-upandrehabilitationbecauseheavymetalsareahealthconcernoncethey

enterthefoodchain.Sometracemetalsareallegedtocausecancerandarealso

knowntocausepoisoning.Industriallycontaminatedsitesusuallyrequireathorough

clean-updueto.

A>thepersistenceofheavymetals

B^industriallypollutedsoils

C、naturallypollutedsoils

D^rockandsoilchemistry

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段提到：受到污染的土壤含有重金属，而且重金属很稳定，不容

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易降解，所以要对重金属进行彻底的清除。答案选择A。

第18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。

第19题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulinbusiness.

Hehadabeautifulhomeandwonderfulfamily,butrealizedhisfatherwasveryold,

andthoughtperhapsheshouldgotohim.Hehadnotseenhimsincethatgraduation

day.Beforehecouldmakearrangementstoseehisfather,hereceivedatelegram

tellinghimhisfatherhadpassedaway,andwilledallofhispossessionstohisson.He

neededtocomehomeimmediatelyandtakecarethings.Whenhearrivedathis

father'shouse,suddensadnessandregretfilledhisheart.Whentheyoungman

arrivedhome,hefelt.

A、sad

B^disappointed

C^horrible

D、nervous

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选Ao事实细节题。年轻人回到家里，出现了两个关键词sadness

和regret,可以判断年轻人的心情是非常伤心的。故选A。

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第20题【单选题】

【概括大意】TheVLT（VeryLargeTelescope）istheworld'slargesttelescope（望

远镜）andistakingastronomers（天文学家）furtherbacktotheBigBangthan

theyeverthoughtpossible.Located2,600metresupintheChileanAndes,ithasfour

hugemirrors,eachaboutthesizeofaLondonbus.TheVLTissopowerfulitcanspot

aburningmatch10,000kilometresaway.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、Biggesttelescope

B、Powerofthetelescope

C^FactionsofVLT

D、Birthofthenewtelescope

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字主要介绍了世界上最大的望远镜。

第21题【单选题】

[2007.04）Iftheoperationcarefullyprepared,itwouldnothavebeen

successful.

A、wasnot

B^hasnotbeen

C^hadnotbeen

D、werenot

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本题考查虚拟语气。主句是对过去的虚拟，所以根据句意，条件状

语从句也应该是对过去的虚拟，所以用haddone的形式。句意：如果手术没有

经过认真仔细的准备，它就不会成功。

第22题【单选题】

Hefounddifficulttostudymaths.

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A、it

B>that

C、as

D、too

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】it是形式宾语，tostudymaths是真正的宾语。

第23题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Secondaryschoolhaditsownshareofchallenges.Iwasatallkidand

wasn'tgoodatanysport,exceptlooking.Ilovedbasketballandtennis.ThefirstdayI

heldaracket,andIwasdisgracedbymyopponent.Hewonsixstraightsetswithout

sweatandthereIwas,sweatingbadlylikeI'drunamarathon,whereasIhadn'teven

madeasinglepoint.Stanleywasdisgracedbyhisclassmateina.

A、basketballgame

B、tennisgame

C>marathongame

D、footballgame

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B»词义理解和事实细节题。通过关键词disgrace,考生可

迅速定位至本段，再通过本段的关键词racket,可以判定正确答案是网球比赛。

第24题【单选题】

[2008.04]TheclothhadanaturallookwhichperfectlytheimageLaura

sought.

A>turnedout

B、setdown

C、thoughtover

D>coincidedwith

【正确答案】D

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【答案解析】本题考查短语意义辨析。这块布料看起来很自然，与劳拉寻找的样

式完全相符。A.关闭；B.制定、放下；D,与...相同、与…相符。

第25题【单选题】

【完成句子】Intelligencewasbelievedtobeafixedentity,somefacultyofthemind

thatweallpossessandwhichdeterminesinsomewaytheextentofour

achievements.ItsValuetherefore,wasasapredictorofchildren'sfuturelearning.If

theydifferedmarkedlyintheirabilitytolearncomplextasks,thenitwasclearly

necessarytoeducatethemdifferentlyandtheneedfordifferenttypesofschooland

evendifferentabilitygroupswithinschoolwasobvious.Intelligencetestscouldbe

usedforstreamingchildrenaccordingtoabilityatanearlyage;andat11thesetests

weresuperiortomeasuresofattainmentforselectingchildrenfordifferenttypesof

secondaryeducation.Itwasoncebelieved,andthuswecantellhow

successfulhe/shewillbeinthefutureaccordingtohis/herintelligence.

A>borntobemoreintelligentorlessintelligent

B>taughttobemoreintelligent

C、thatintelligencewassomethingababywasbornwith

D、andbecauseofthelackofcommunicationwithhisclassmates

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】空格处需要真正的主语（It是形式主语），因此根据语法结构判断C

是答案。该句大意是"人们曾经一度相信，智力是一个孩子天生所具有的，因为

我们可以根据他/她的智力水平判断他/她在将来是否会取得成功。

第26题【单选题】

[2009.01]Iwaswritingareportlastnight;Iwouldnothavestayeduplate.

A、however

B、otherwise

C、therefore

D、furthermore

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【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27题【单选题】

[2009.10]Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedtothestafftoworkhard.

A>calculate

B、demonstrate

C、speculate

D、motivate

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词语辨析。【译文】利润共享计划目的是激发员工努力工

作。A计算、估算B证实、论证、演示C思索、推测D激励、激发

第28题【单选题】

【完成句子】Didyouknowthatbefore1950,hurricaneshadnonames?Theywere

simplygivennumbers.ThefirstnamesweresimplyAlpha,Bravo,Charlie,etc.butin

1953,femalesnamesweregivenbecauseoftheunpredictabilityC不可预知）factorof

thestorms.In1979,realizingthesexist（性别歧视的）natureofsuchnames,thelists

wereexpandedtoincludebothmenandwomen.Themainconsiderationofusing

malesandfemales'namesforhurricanesis.

A、thetimely（及时的）discovery

B、itsuncertainty

C、sexequality

D^itsconnectionwithhumans

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】依靠原文（利用（male,female）names作为答案线索词）中最后

一句判断答案为C（与性别有关）。

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第29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30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31题【单选题】

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［阅读选择］Inaspecialreportoncancerandblacks,theorganizationsaidblacks

areusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,andtheyaremorelikelytodie

ofthedisease.WhichmayNOTbeareasonforhighercancerdeathratesamongUS

blacks?

A>Unequalaccesstomedicalcare.

B>Greaterprobabilityofhavingotherdiseases.

C、Differencesinthebiologyofthecancer.

D、Earlydiagnosis.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本段指出blacksareusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,

与D项内容是相反的，因此选D。

第32题【单选题】

【I闻读选择】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。

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第33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34题【单选题】

［填句补文］Althoughtheresearchershaveonlyjustmadethetechnicaldetailsof

themicroscopepublic,itisalreadyonsale.Itiscurrentlythesizeofarefrigerator

andtakesseveralminutestoscanacircuit,butXiaoandSchragareworking

A、totaketinychipswerequire

B^tomakingchipsanysmaller

C^toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputerandcutthescanningtimeto30

seconds

D、ofconductingelectricity

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】这部分所说的体积的减小和所需时间的缩短恰好与前半句中提到的

冰箱大小的体积和所需数分钟的时间形成了对比。即：目前它大约像冰箱那么大，

而且要用几分钟扫描一个电路，但是他们正在努力使它缩小到台式计算机那么大,

把扫描时间缩短到30秒。

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第35题【单选题】

【I阅读选择］TheUnitedStatesperceivesitselftobeamiddle-classnation.However,

middleclassisnotarealdesignation,nordoesitcarryprivileges.Itismoreofa

perception,whichprobablywasastrueasitevercouldberightafterWorldWarII.

Theeconomywasgrowing,moreandmorepeopleownedtheirownhomes,workers

hadsolidcontractswiththecompaniesthatemployedthem,andnearlyeveryone

whowantedahighereducationcouldhaveone.Theinformationinthispassage

dealswith.

A、anindividual

B、asocialandeconomicgroup

C^apoliticalorganization

D^Government

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。通过阅读本段，middleclass中产阶级是一个群体，选答

案B。

第36题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereas

nationalincomeisdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction

—namely,profits,interest,rent,wages,andothercompensationforlabor;personal

incomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedbyindividualsbefore

personaltaxesarepaid.NationalincomedoesnotequalGNPbecausethefactorsof

productiondonotreceivepaymentforeithercapitalconsumptionallowancesor

indirectbusinesstaxes,bothofwhichareincludedinGNP.Themoneyputasidefor

capitalconsumptionisforreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.Indirect

taxesincludesalestaxes,propertytaxes,andexcisetaxesthatarepaidbybusinesses

directlytothegovernmentandsoreducetheincomelefttopayforthefactorsof

production.Three-fourthsofnationalincomegoesforwages,salaries,andother

formsofcompensationtoemployees.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue

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accordingtotheparagraph?

A>GNPequalsnationalincomeplusindirectbusinesstaxes.

B、GNPexcludesbothcapitalconsumptionallowancesandindirectbusiness

taxes.

C^Personalincomeisregardedasthetotalmoneyincomereceivedbyan

individualafterhisorhertaxesarepaid.

D、Themoneythatgoesforcapitalconsumptionisnotregardedasincome.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题的依据是本段的Themoneyputasideforcapitalconsumptionis

forreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.这个句子。对原句的词i吾选项D

用了别的表达方法，但大意仍保持不变。

第37题【单选题】

【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>Ifyouarepleased,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。

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第38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39题【单选题】

【阅读选择】ButEllenreallybecamefamousin2001.Agedonly24,shewasoneof

onlytwowomenwhoenteredtheVendeeGloberoundtheworldsolorace（单人环

球帆身谷比赛），whichlasts100days.Despitemanyproblems,shecamesecondinthe

raceoutof24competitorsandshewasgivenaverywarmwelcomewhenshe

returned.IntheVendeeGloberace,Ellenwon.

A、agoldmedal

B、The"BestWomanSailor"award

C、The“YoungSailoroftheYear"award

D^thesecondplace

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】细节查找题答案特点：答案一般在原文有共同或相似关键词。

第40题【单选题】

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

coordinatorattheNewYorkBotanicalGardens,is“Lettingthemexperienceit

themselves.Wehavetriedtoguidethem,butnottellthemtoputthesunflowers

hereandthetomatoesthere.Theemphasisisondevelopingtheirimaginationand

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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41题【单选题】

【填句补文】DavidGutersonandhiswifeteachtheirthreechildrenathome.

Gutersonsaysthathischildrenlearnverydifferentlyfromchildreninschool:

.Forexample,whenthereisheavysnowfallonawinterday,itmaystarta

discussionorreadingaboutclimate,snowremovalequipment,Alaska,polarbears

（北极熊）,andwintertourism.Aspringeveningwhenthefamilyisoutwatching

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42题【单选题】

【阅读选择】In1841,abookwaspublishedwhichastonishedtheworld.Itwas

called“IncidentsofTravelinCentralAmerica,ChiapasandYucatan”.TheauthorJohn

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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.

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43题【单选题】

[2009.04]Sheeverythingelseandconcentratedonthetaskbeforeher.

A、setoff

B、setback

C、setaside

D、setup

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查短语意义辨析。译文：她把其他事情都放到一边，集中精

力于她面前的任务。详细解答：A出发、动身；B把（某物）置于…之后、延迟；

C撇开、取消、废除；D建立、提出。

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第44题【单选题】

[2010.04]Wehavegreatlytheprocedureaccordingtothechairman's

suggestion.

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45题【单选题】

【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

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

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onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations可知答案为D。句中