2022年苏州健雄职业技术学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年苏州健雄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】

[2010.04]Inordertofollowfashions,thegirlhastogreatdiscomforts.

A、catchupwith

B^putupwith

C、keepupwith

D、fallinwith

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查短语辨析。【译文】为了跟随时尚，这个女孩不得不忍受

极度地不舒适。putupwith：忍受。catchupwith：追上，赶上。keepupwith：

和…保持联系。fallinwith：偶然遇到，赞同。

第2题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Ontheotherhand,morepeopleworkingforlongerwouldcreate

greatercompetitionforjobs.Itwouldmakeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopleto

findajob.Toppostswouldbedominatedbythesamefewindividuals,makingcareer

progressmoredifficult.Andhoweasilywoulda25-year-oldemployeebeableto

communicatewitha125-year-oldboss?AIIofthefollowingarepossibleeffectsliving

longermighthaveonworkinglifeEXCEPT.

A、Communicationbetweenemployersandemployeeswouldbemoredifficult.

B^Moremoneywouldbeusedbyemployeesinpaymentoftheiremployees.

C>Thejobmarketwouldbemorecompetitive.

D^Itwouldbemoredifficultforyoungpeopletobepromotedtotoppositions.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】是非判断题。对照原文第九自然段Ontheotherhand,morepeople

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workingforlongerwouldcreategreatercompetitionfoejobs.排除选项C；Itwould

makeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopletofindajob.排除选项D；Andhoweasily

woulda25-year-oldemployeebeabletocommunicatewitha125-year-oldboss?排

除选项A；答案是B。

第3题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Theidealbatterywillstorealotofenergyinasmallpackage.Rightnow,

Belcher'smodelbattery,ametallicdiskcompletelybuiltbyviruses,lookslikea

regularwatchbattery.Butinside,itscomponentsareverysmall-sotinyyoucan

onlyseethemwithapowerfulmicroscope.Whichofthefollowingistrueof

Belcher'sbatterymentionedinparagraph6?

A>Itismadeofmetal.

B、Itisakindofwatchbattery.

C、Itcanonlybeseenwithamicroscope.

D^Itisametallicdiskwithvirusesinsideit.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】做题步骤：四个选项逐一带到原文，找到三个错误选项，一个正确

选项，比NOTTRUE题难。

第4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

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【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选C。问题句说"Hilary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5题【单选题】

［填句补文］“Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

A、Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

B^Thetraditionalperiodictablewaswelldrawn.

C^a\imaginecontourlineswouldbegoodforundergraduates/

D、Buthehasaddedcontourlinestochargedensity,helpingtoexplainwhichions

reactwithwhich.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】这一段是剑桥大学的AlbertGaly的原话，我们可以从引导整个关键

点得出答案。即：〃地学化学家们只想通过直觉判断元素的活动。我想等高线对

学生们有好处〃。

第6题【单选题】

【阅读判断】TheUKisportionedatNo.29,amuchlowerpositionchieflybecauseof

thesocialandfamilybreakdownrecordedinofficialstatistics.TheUS,whichhasthe

secondhighestpercapitaGDP（人均国内生产总值）afterLuxembourg,tookthe13th

placeinthesurvey.Chinawasinthelowerhaftoftheleagueat60th.Q:TheUnited

StatesofAmericaisamongthetop10countriesinthesurvey.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

【正确答案】B

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【答案解析】答案选B。问题句说〃美国位于前十个国家的行列〃。TheUS,whichhas

thesecondhighestpercapitaGDP（人均国内生产总值）afterLuxembourg,tookthe

13thplaceinthesurvey.该句说“美国的人均国内生产总值排名第2,仅位于卢森

堡之后，因此美国在这项调查中位于第13位。〃显然问题句的说法与该句的说法

不一致，因此判断问题句〃错误〃。

第7题【单选题】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

B、ensure

C>insure

D、secure

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查动词意义区分。【译文】他保证在办公室里的所有机密数

据处于安全状态。【详细解答】A使确信，使有信心；B确保（某事）发生，担

保；C为......投保，给......保险；D安全的，没有危险的

第8题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Despiteotherexplanations,therealanswerinmyopinionliespartlyin

thechildhimself,partlyinthebehaviorofthepeoplearoundhim.Q:Thereasonwhy

childrenlearntheirmothertonguesowellliessolelyintheirenvironmentof

learning.

A>True

B^False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。原文说的是儿童之所以能够完全掌握母语部分原因在于

儿童自身，部分原因在于孩子周围人们的行为。问题句说"儿童母语学得好的原

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因只是因为他们的学习环境。"此处solely的表述是错误的。

第9题【单选题】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

B、ensure

C、insure

D、secure

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查动词意义区分。【译文】他保证在办公室里的所有机密数

据处于安全状态。【详细解答】A使确信，使有信心；B确保（某事）发生，担

保；C为......投保，给……保险；D安全的，没有危险的

第10题【单选题】

[阅读选择】Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbe

quiteaneffortforourmindtobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof"weight"asbeingafixed

qualityinanobject,butitisnotreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeaone-pound

packetofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofa

pound.Howmuchwouldfourpoundsofteaweighifitwastaken4,000milesout

fromthesurfaceoftheearth?

A、1pound.

B^2pounds.

C^3pounds.

D、4pounds.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题问的是一磅茶如果被带出离地球表面4000英里的地方，重量

会是多少？4000这个数字比较关键，因为在本段最后一句中出现了这个词，一

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看该句Ifyoucouldtakeaone-poundpacketofbutter4,000milesoutfromthe

earth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofapound.只是把名词换了一下,很显然答案

就是变成原来重量的四分之一，因此正确答案是A。

第11题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Althoughnoothergameisexactlylikebaseball,perhapstheonemost

nearlylikeitistheEnglishgameofcricket（板球）.Q:Baseballsharesmanyfeatures

withtheEnglishgameofcricket.

A、True

B、False

C^NotGiven

【正确答案】A

［答案解析］答案选Ao本题对应的语句为:theonemostnearlylikeitistheEnglish

gameofcricket,因此是正确的。

第12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】尽管已经分别了几十年，这两兄弟都是立刻认出了对方。

【试题分析】词汇题。【详细解答】名词的词义选取。

第13题【单选题】

【填句补文】Posture.Agoodposturemakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.

.Thismakesbreathingmoredifficult,whichinturncanmakeyoufeel

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nervousoruncomfortable.

A>Ifyouarefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

B^Bodylanguageisabroadtermforseveralformsofcommunicationusingbody

movementsorgestures.

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14题【单选题】

[2008.04]Newdriversarefarmoretohaveaccidentsthanexperienced

drivers.

A>possible

B>likely

C、probable

D、unlikely

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查形容词辨析。句子翻译：新司机比起有经验的老司机出交

通事故的可能性要大得多。A.可能（发生、存在）的；B.有可能belikelyto;

C.大概的、可能的;D不可能的应用举例：I'lldoeverythingpossibletohelp

you.我会尽一切可能帮助你。Heislikelytoarriveabitlate.他有可能会晚到一会

儿。

第15题【单选题】

[2009.10]Therearemanysalesthisseason,duringwhichstoreswilllowertheir

______prices.

A>normal

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B、general

C>ordinary

D、usual

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查形容词辨析。整句话的意思为:这个季节有很多促销活动，

在此期间商店都会降低商品的原价。A正常的、平常的B普通的、一般的C普

通的D寻常的、通常的

第16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17题【单选题】

[2008.10]Johnsonwasunknownbeforerunningforthepresidency.

A>visibly

B、visually

C、vertically

D、virtually

【正确答案】D

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【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，

直立地D实际上，事实上

第18题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman'stechnologyare

impressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuable

amountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistontheocean

floor.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyisimportantbecause.

A、resourcesonlandarerunningshortintenyears

B^mancanuseittoexplorethedeepersea

C>itisalotoffundivingintothesea

D、ancientpeopleusedittoexplorethesea

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本段第一句作者提到Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedby

man'stechnologyareimpressive,人类利用技术可以开发的海洋资源是惊人的。

段末说至!J：Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistonthe

oceanfloor.然而，大量有价值的矿物均还埋藏于海底。如铁，铜等等。其他三

项都没有提到。

第19题【单选题】

[2007.04]Jennycomplainedthatthehospitalhertoomuchforthe

treatment.

A、expended

B^paid

C、cost

D、charged

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。charge：要价；索价；要人支付；收费。例如：

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Thefruitsellerchargedmetoomuchmoney,这个水果商要了我很多的钱。

第20题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Youthinkthatthebiggestthreattoyourhealthwhentakingashower

comesfromslippingonabarofsoap?Well,guessagain.Q:Thisparagraphisa

questiontowhichtheauthorhopestohaveapositiveanswerfromthereader.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。这段话的意思是：你认为淋浴的时候对健康最大的威胁

是踩在一块肥皂上而滑倒?好的，再猜一猜。这里的“再猜一猜"可以得知作者希

望的不是一个positiveanswer,而是一个negativeanswer。

第21题【单选题】

［阅读选择】Peoplesuspectedthat“Lucky”,ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedto

killhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.TheysaythatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandin

thedark,killedthenannybymistake.Hisestrangedwifeheardnoises,came

downstairsandwasalsoattacked,butmanagedtoescape.Sevenmonthsafterthe

murder,ajuryconcludedthatLucanhadkilledthenanny.ltisthoughtthatLucan

killedthenannybecause.

A、shewaslookingafterthechildren

B、shewasafriendofLucan's

C、itwasdarkandhethoughtshewasLadyLucan

D^LoardLucanthoughtthenannystolehiscar

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选Co因果关系题。对照本段Peoplesuspectedthat〃Lucky",

ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedtokillhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.Theysay

thatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandinthedark,killedthenannybymistake.本来是

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要杀他的妻子，可是因为天太黑，所以错杀了保姆。答案选C。

第22题【单选题】

【阅读判断】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

centenarians（百岁老人）getaskedallthetime：Z/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23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

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（答案解析］答案选Do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24题【单选题】

【填句补文】Manybeginninginterviewersareafraidthattheyareforcingtheother

persontoanswerquestionsandhavenorighttoinquireabouthispersonalsecrets.

tUnlessthepersonreallyhatesbeinginterviewed,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25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.

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D、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】此空耍填的是home-schoolers与其他孩子学习的不同点，因此选B。

第26题【单选题】

【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27题【单选题】

【填句补文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

exposuretosecondhandsmoke.

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A、Theriskisevenhigherforchildrenwholiveinhomeswherebothparents

smoke.

B、IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

withatleastonesmoker.

C>Thissmokeiscalledsecondhandsmoke.

D^NooneknowsforsurewhyMr.Gilsonhaslungcancer.

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】前一句提到，不吸烟者时常吸入他人香烟中冒出的烟，接下来应首

选对此烟加以定义的句子。

第28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

【正确答案】D

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

whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogivebirth.可知D项正确。

第29题【单选题】

［阅读选择］Inaspecialreportoncancerandblacks,theorganizationsaidblacks

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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30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】尽管已经分别了几十年，这两兄弟都是立刻认出了对方。

【试题分析】词汇题。【详细解答】名词的词义选取。

第31题【单选题】

【阅读选择】ForanygiventaskinBritaintherearemorementhanareneeded.

Strongunionskeepthemthere.InFleetStreet,homeofsomeofLondon'sbiggest

dailies,itisunderstoodthatwhentwounionsquarreloverthreejobstheargument

issettledbygivingeachuniontwo.Thatmeans33percentovermanning,33per

centlessproductivitythancouldbeobtained.Whathappenswhendisputesoverjob

opportunitiesariseamongBritishunions?

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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32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33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。that引导同位语从句，说明。rder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34题【单选题】

Thevisitingministerexpressedhissatisfactionwiththetalks,thathehad

enjoyedhisstayhere.

A^havingadded

B>toadd

C、adding

D、added

【正确答案】c

【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35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

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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，learned

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36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BoFermi在1938年获诺贝尔奖，四年以后才建立核连锁反

应的。

第37题【单选题】

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【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38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39题【单选题】

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【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。

第40题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thevehiclewastravelingatspeeds90milesperhour.

A、inadditionto

B、inviewof

C^inexcessof

D、insearchof

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本题考查短语辨析。那辆车以超过每小时90英里的速度行驶。A.

除…之外、例外；B.由…看来、有鉴于；C.过分、超出；D.寻找、追

求。

第41题【单选题】

【阅读选择】ButEllenreallybecamefamousin2001.Agedonly24,shewasoneof

onlytwowomenwhoenteredtheVendeeGloberoundtheworldsolorace（单人环

球帆船比赛）,whichlasts100days.Despitemanyproblems,shecamesecondinthe

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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42题【单选题】

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

coordinatorattheNewYorkBotanicalGardens,is/zLettingthemexperienceit

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43题【单选题】

【填句补文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

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exposuretosecondhandsmoke.

A>Theriskisevenhigherforchildrenwholiveinhomeswherebothparents

smoke.

B^IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

withatleastonesmoker.

C>Thissmokeiscalledsecondhandsmoke.

D、NooneknowsforsurewhyMr.Gilsonhaslungcancer.

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】前一句提到，不吸烟者时常吸入他人香烟中冒出的烟，接下来应首

选对此烟加以定义的句子。

第44题【单选题】

【阅读选择】In1841,abookwaspublishedwhichastonishedtheworld.Itwas

called“IncidentsofTravelinCentralAmerica,ChiapasandYucatan”.TheauthorJohn

LoudStephenshadjustreturnedfromalong,difficultanddangerousjourney

throughthethickrainforestofsouthernMexicoandGuatemala.Hehadoncebeen

therewithFrederickCatherwood,anarchitectandartist,tosearchfortheremainsof

alostcivi