2022年桂林空军学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年桂林空军学院自考英语（二）练习题

汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【阅读选择】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2题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheinterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakesits

mostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitment,allegiance,and

supremesacrifice.Theword"/allegiance"isclosestinmeaningto.

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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，llegiance〃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3题【单选题】

［填句补文］Theacidrain（酸雨）issaidtobecausedbypollutionfromoilwellsin

theGulfofMexico.Carexhaustgasesarealsoaproblem.Localvolcaniceruptions

maketheproblemevenworse.Nevertheless,withenoughmoneyandeffort,

researcherssaythatmanyoftheproblemscouldbesolvedandtherateoferosion

reduced..

A、Theproblem,however,isnotjustaEuropeanone.

B、Thatisenoughtohavecausedsomeoftheancientcarvingstobecome

seriouslydamagedalready.

C、However,theMexicangovernmentdoesnothaveenoughmoneytodothe

work,andneedstospendwhatmoneyithasontheMexicanpeople.

D、AcidrainishowafamiliarproblemintheindustrializedcountriesinEurope.

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】前文提到完成这项工作需要很多的钱，答案转折说到了墨西哥没有

这么多的钱去做。两句之间有隐含的逻辑关系。

第4题【单选题】

【阅读判断】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

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

fivecentenariansliveinaveryfriendlycommunity.

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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5题【单选题】

【填句补文】Posture.Agoodposturemakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.

.Thismakesbreathingmoredifficult,whichinturncanmakeyoufeel

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6题【单选题】

［填句补文］Theacidrain（酸雨）issaidtobecausedbypollutionfromoilwellsin

theGulfofMexico.Carexhaustgasesarealsoaproblem.Localvolcaniceruptions

maketheproblemevenworse.Nevertheless,withenoughmoneyandeffort,

researcherssaythatmanyoftheproblemscouldbesolvedandtherateoferosion

reduced..

A>Theproblem,however;isnotjustaEuropeanone.

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B、Thatisenoughtohavecausedsomeoftheancientcarvingstobecome

seriouslydamagedalready.

C、However,theMexicangovernmentdoesnothaveenoughmoneytodothe

work,andneedstospendwhatmoneyithasontheMexicanpeople.

D、AcidrainishowafamiliarproblemintheindustrializedcountriesinEurope.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】前文提到完成这项工作需要很多的钱，答案转折说到了墨西哥没有

这么多的钱去做。两句之间有隐含的逻辑关系。

第7题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Whetheryouworkathome,onthefarm,attheoffice,atschool,

orontheroad,itisnotagoodideatoskip（故意略去）breakfast.Q:Itisokaytoskip

breakfastifyouworkathome.

A、True

B^False

C>NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。原句的意思是：无论一个人在哪干活，不吃早餐都不是

个好主意。因此该命题是错误的。

第8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：

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和…保持联系。fallinwith：偶然遇到，赞同。

第9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10题【单选题】

Heengagedaseriousstudyoftheproblem.

A>on

B、in

C、with

D、by

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】engagein：从事，忙于。句意：他忙于对这个问题的一系列的研究。

第"题【单选题】

[2009.01]Moderneconomicsthecountry'sagriculturalpolicies.

A、undergoes

B、understands

C、underlies

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D、undertakes

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。句意：现代经济学是国家农业政策的基础。考

查形近动词词义。A经历，经受；B了解；C成为…的基础；D承担，保证。

第12题【单选题】

Hisintelligencewillhimtogetascholarshiptocollege.

A、enable

B、persuade

C、suggest

D^employ

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】题目意思：他的聪明才智将使他获得大学奖学金。本题是动词词

义选择题。本题是A使能够、使可能B说服、劝说C建议、提议D雇

佣

第13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14题【单选题】

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【填句补文】Thereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology..

Sciencehastodowithdiscoveringthefactsandrelationshipsbetweenobservable

phenomenainnatureandwithestablishingtheoriesthatservetoorganizethese

factsandrelationships;technologyhastodowithtools,techniques,andprocedures

forapplyingthefindingsofscience.

A、Anotherdistinctionbetweenscienceandtechnologyhastodowiththe

progressineach.

B、Weareallfamiliarwiththeimproperuseoftechnology.

C、Unlikescience,progressintechnologymustbemeasuredintermsofthe

humanfactor.

D^Scienceisamethodofansweringtheoreticalquestions;technologyisa

methodofsolvingpracticalproblems.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】第一句总述了科学和技术是有差别的。缺空后是对两者的分述，因

此缺空处也应是对两者的分述，故选D。

第15题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Hearingloss,whichoccurstypicallypriortoteenageyears,progresses

throughoutone'slifetime.Althoughhearinglossisnowtheworld'snumberone

healthproblem,nearly90percentofpeoplesufferinghearinglosschoosetoleave

theproblemuntreated.Formanymillions,treatinghearinglossinaconventional

waycaninvolvenumerousofficevisits,expensivetestingandadjustmentstofityour

ear.ThankstoCrystalEar,the"soundsolution"isnowconvenient.Almost90percent

ofpeoplewithmildhearingloss,andmillionsmorewithjustalittlehearingdrop-off

（下降）,canbedramaticallyhelpedwithCrystalEar.Moreover;itssuperiordesignis

energy-efficient,sobatteriescanlastmonths.CrystalEarisnowavailabletohelp

thesepeopletreattheirhearinglosswithasmallhearingamplifier（放大

器）.Accordingtothepassage,hearinglossis.

A、onlyaminorhealthproblem.

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B、theworld'smostcommonhealthproblem.

C>merelyateenagedisease.

D、anincurabledisease.

【正确答案】B

[答案解析]hearinglossisnowtheworld'snumberonehealthproblem这句话可

以帮助我们找到答案。

第16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17题【单选题】

【I阅读选择1AndyetalthoughtheMayasknewaboutthewheel,theyneverusedit.

Neitherdidtheyusemetalsotherthancopper.Whatisevermoresurprisingisthat

theysuddenlyabandonee^抛弃）manyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.

SometimearoundAD900,Mayancivilizationcollapsed.Bytheyear1200,theirlast

greatcapital,ChichenItza,wasdeserted.Oneofthemostsurprisingfindingsabout

Mayaswasthat.

A、theydevelopedaccuratesystemmeasuringtime.

B、theyknewhowtobuildpyramidswithstones.

C、theydesertedtheircitiesandmovedtonewones.

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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18题【单选题】

【阅读判断】AmoderateearthquakestruckpartsofsoutheastEnglandon28April

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19题【单选题】

［填句补文］Theacidrain（酸雨）issaidtobecausedbypollutionfromoilwellsin

theGulfofMexico.Carexhaustgasesarealsoaproblem.Localvolcaniceruptions

maketheproblemevenworse.Nevertheless,withenoughmoneyandeffort,

researcherssaythatmanyoftheproblemscouldbesolvedandtherateoferosion

reduced..

A、Theproblem,however,isnotjustaEuropeanone.

B、Thatisenoughtohavecausedsomeoftheancientcarvingstobecome

seriouslydamagedalready.

C、However,theMexicangovernmentdoesnothaveenoughmoneytodothe

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work,andneedstospendwhatmoneyithasontheMexicanpeople.

D^AcidrainishowafamiliarproblemintheindustrializedcountriesinEurope.

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】前文提到完成这项工作需要很多的钱，答案转折说到了墨西哥没有

这么多的钱去做。两句之间有隐含的逻辑关系。

第20题【单选题】

【概括大意】TheVUT（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】

【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

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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22题【单选题】

Whathehaddoneis.

A、value

B、ofvaluable

C、ofnovalue

D、ofnovaluable

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】of+n=adj,可以作表语。ofnovalue：没有一点价值。value是名词，

不能作表语，也不能形容主语的性质。B和D都是of+adj的结构，是错误的。

第23题【单选题】

【填句补文】Theauthorsaysthatinterpersonalrelationsshouldbetaughtasa

requiredcourseineveryschool,alongwithreading,writing,andmathematics.

,Thatisatleastasimportantashowmuchweknow.

A、Muchofwhathasbeensaidaboutstrangersalsoappliestorelationshipswith

familymembersandfriends.

B、Hekeepslookingovertheotherperson'sshoulder,asifhopingtofind

someonemoreinterestinginanotherpartoftheroom.

C、Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundivided

attentionforfourminutes.

D>Inhisopinion,successinlifedependsmainlyonhowwegetalongwithother

people.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】后句中的代词we在D中才有呼应的代词，而且在文章最后出现观

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点句是通常论述文的发展特点，因此判断D正确。

第24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

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C。

第25题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology..

Sciencehastodowithdiscoveringthefactsandrelationshipsbetweenobservable

phenomenainnatureandwithestablishingtheoriesthatservetoorganizethese

factsandrelationships;technologyhastodowithtools,techniques,andprocedures

forapplyingthefindingsofscience.

A、Anotherdistinctionbetweenscienceandtechnologyhastodowiththe

progressineach.

B^Weareallfamiliarwiththeimproperuseoftechnology.

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C、Unlikescience,progressintechnologymustbemeasuredintermsofthe

humanfactor.

D、Scienceisamethodofansweringtheoreticalquestions;technologyisa

methodofsolvingpracticalproblems.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】第一句总述了科学和技术是有差别的。缺空后是对两者的分述，因

此缺空处也应是对两者的分述，故选D。

第26题【单选题】

【阅读选择】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle（长

柄勺）.Placedonastoneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewouldmove

rounduntilthe"handle'*oftheladlepointedsouthwhilethebulk（主体）oftheladle

wasattractedtomagneticnorth.Thisinterestinglyshapeddeviceismentionedina

bookfromabout80.Otherancientbooksmayhavedateditasfarbackasthe

fourthcenturyJade（玉石）findersplayedanimportantroleintheinventionofthe

"ladle".Theytravelledgreatdistancestolookforjade.Inordernottolosedirections,

theywouldtakea"ladle"withthem.WhendidtheChineseinventthecompass?

A、In1492.

B^InthethirteencenturyA.D.

C、InA.D.80.

D、Atleast2000yearsago.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本段中TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopeda

workingcompass.直接告诉我们中国发明指南针的时间。

第27题【单选题】

【阅读选择】ForanygiventaskinBritaintherearemorementhanareneeded.

Strongunionskeepthemthere.InFleetStreet,homeofsomeofLondon'sbiggest

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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28题【单选题】

【阅读选择】ButEllenreallybecamefamousin2001.Agedonly24,shewasoneof

onlytwowomenwhoenteredtheVendeeGloberoundtheworldsolorace（单人环

球帆船比赛），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29题【单选题】

【2009.7］Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

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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30题【单选题】

【概括大意】Twomajorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.Firstly,the

greaterpartofthedevelopmentofobservedintelligenceoccursintheearliestyears

oflife.Itisestimatedthat50percentofmeasurableintelligenceatage17isalready

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。

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第31题【单选题】

[2009.04]Ifpaymentisnotreceived,legalactionwillbeouronly.

A、aggression

B、advantage

C、alternative

D、ambition

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查词义选择。译文：如果我们收不到付款，那就只好诉诸法

律了。A挑衅、侵犯；B优势、优点；C选择、取舍；D野心、抱负。

第32题【单选题】

[2009.10]Sofarscientistshaveonlyacquiredunderstandingofthephysical

processesthatcauseearthquakes.

A、apartial

B、achangeable

C、anoriginal

D、anindividual

【正确答案】A

第33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

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第34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35题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thoughlittleresearchhasbeencarriedoutabouthowexactlythe

sunspotwillnegativelyharmthehealthofthepeople..So,scientistswarn

thatpeoplegoingoutdoorsshouldbecarefultoprotecttheirexposedskinandeyes

withclothes,umbrellasandsunglassesfromthestrongsunlightrichinultraviolet

rays.

A、Ionosphereishighabovetheearth.

B^Ifthelightsinyourhousekeepflickering,blamefrequentsunspots.

C^AccordingtoaresearchconductedbytheRussianscientistsfrom1957toI960,

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36题【单选题】

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[2008.04]Ithasbeenfoundthatastronghelpovercometheeffectsof

distraction.

A、interruption

B^motivation

C>evaluation

D^destination

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查名词词义区分。A.打扰、中；断B.动机、诱因；C.

评估、评价；D.目的地、终点。整句话的意思是：人们发现一个很强的动机

可以帮助克服干扰物的影响。

第37题【单选题】

【完成句子】Saganwasnotedforthevigourofhislogicstyle,especiallywhen

criticizingsomepieceofpseudoscience（伪科学）.Iremembereda1973AAAS

meetingatwhichhedestroyedthetheoriesofImmanuelVelikovsky,whowas

maintainingthatonlyafewthousandsofyearsago,Venushadrepeatedlycollided

withEarthandMars;eventswellnoted.Velikovskysaid,inthebible.InSagan's

opinion,Velikovskymightbe.

A>amemberoftheNationalAcademyofScience

B^apseudo-scientist

C、asciencepopulariser

D、areporter

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】从这段文字中，我们可以了解到作者认为，Sagan与伪科学作斗争

的一个实例就是Sagan摧毁了Velikovsky的错误论述,即Velikovsky提出,在过

去几千年中，水星与地球和火星反复多次相撞，这在圣经中有加载。

第38题【单选题】

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

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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C。因果关系题。对照本段Peoplesuspectedthat"Lucky",

ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedtokillhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.Theysay

thatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandinthedark,killedthenannybymistake.本来是

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39题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbe

quiteaneffortforourmindtobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof"weight1*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

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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

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40题【单选题】

Thefurnitureinherbedroomisquitedifferentfrominthelivingroom.

A、that

B、it

C、one

D^which

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】题目意思：在她卧室里的家具与起居室的（家具）大不相同。本题是

代词选择题。选择指示代词that代替家具，避免重复。家具是不可数名词。

第41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

memberofthefamilyhas.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrels

accordingtothepassage?

A、Unawarenessofenergycycles.

B、Familiarmonologues.

C、Achangeinafamilymember'senergycycle.

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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42题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Theworldisnotonlyhungry;itisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseem

strangetoyou,sincenearly75%oftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.But

about97%ofthishugeamountissea-water;orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkand

usetheother3%・・・thefreshwaterthatcomesfromrivers,lakes,underground,and

othersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofitisintheform

oficebergs（冰山）andglaciers（冰〃|）.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43题【单选题】

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【阅读选择】ButElenreallybecamefamousin2001.Agedonly24,shewasoneof

onlytwowomenwhoenteredtheVendeeGloberoundtheworldsolorace（单人环

球帆超台比赛），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44题【单选题】

[2009.04]Ifpaymentisnotreceived,legalactionwillbeouronly.

A>aggression

B>advantage

C、alternative

D、ambition

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查词义选择。译文：如果我们收不到付款，那就只好诉诸法

律了。A挑衅、侵犯；B优势、优点；C选择、取舍；D野心、抱负。

第45题【单选题】

[2009.04]Tomhasdonereallyamazedeveryoneinhisclass.

A>What

B、Which

C、That

D、Who

【正确答案】A