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2022年北京交通运输职业学院自考英语（二）练习

题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

[2007.4]Theyhavetostaywithus___thetimebeingbecausetheyhavenotfoundaplaceyet.

A^during

B^in

C、for

D、since

【正确答案】C

第2题【单选题】

【阅读判断】LikeAntarctica,theArcticisalandoficeandsnow.Antarcticaholdstherecordfora

lowtemperaturereading-125Fahrenheitbelowzero.Readingsof85degreesbelowzeroare

commoninboththeArcticandAntarctica.Wintertemperaturesaverage30degreesbelowzeroin

theArctic.AttheSouthPolethewinterisabout73degreesbelowzero.Thelowesttemperaturethat

manhaseverknownwasrecordedinAntarctica.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第3题【单选题】

[2005,10]Onlyafterclasstoraisethequestion.

A、didheallowed

B^washeallowed

C、hewasallowed

D、didheallow

【正确答案】B

第4题【单选题】

【填句补文】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuring

subtle（细微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand.

A、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputer

B^tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfields

C、aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotes

D、convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint

【正确答案】D

第5题【单选题】

【阅读判断】TheWatsonsliveinasmallapartmentinasuburbofNewYorkCity.Theofficeswhere

ElizabethworksareindowntownNewYork,andshehastotakeabusandtwosubwaytrainstogo

toworkeveryday.Ittakesheraboutonehourtogetthere.Shefindsthetripboringandtiring.Q:

ElizabethenjoysgoingtoworkindowntownNewYork

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第6题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood

-apoor,crowedareawhereaboy'sdreamisnottobeadoctor,lawyer,or

businessman,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,

Liverpool,whichproducedtheBeetles,hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccer（英式足

球）teamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwithaballmadeofrags.And

GeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffa

wallintheslumsofBelfast.AIIgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn't

explainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,but

onlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythat

setsthemapartfromalltheothers.Inthelastparagraphthestatement"...butonly

onebecamePele“indicatesthat.

A、Peleisthegreatestsoccerplayer.

B、thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality.

C、Pele'sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothers.

D、thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodowiththefamilybackground.

【正确答案】B

第7题【单选题】

【概括大意】ThebestevidenceofthetheorycanbefoundinwhatthemorefortunateWesthas

experiencedinitsroadtomoderncivilization.TheirexperienceisalsoapplicabletoChina.Chinese

permanentprosperitydependsonyoungambitiousgenerationswhoareguaranteedexcellent

educationandareconsciousoftheresponsibilitytheywillhaveshoulderedforthefuture.Themain

ideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Youtharethehopeofanationsprosperity.

B、Anationsprosperitycannotbemadepossiblewithoutambitiousyoungelite.

C、Theprosperityanationexpectstoenjoyisnotpossiblewithouteducationaldevelopment.

D、EducationplaysaveryimportantpartinenhancingnationalqualityofChinesecitizens.

【正确答案】c

第8题【单选题】

[2008.10]Whentheenginebrokedown,theboat'screwfoundthemselvesofthewind.

A、atthecost

B、atthemercy

C、attherate

D^atthemoment

【正确答案】B

第9题【单选题】

[阅读理解】"Scientificconservatismsuggeststhatabiologicalexplanationshould

bethelastchoiceafterallnon-biologicalexplanationsareaddressed,"Allensaid.

"Wehavealotofworktodotoruleout（排除..的可能性）possiblenon-biological

explanations.Itismorelikelythatachemicalprocess,withoutbiology,canexplain

theseresults."WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatAllensaid?

A、ScientistshavedifferentargumentsoverwhetherthereislifeonTitan.

B、ScientistsallagreethatthereislifeonTitan.

C^Scientistsallsuggestthatabiologicalexplanationisreasonable.

D、Scientistsallagreethatanon-biologicalchemicalreactionisapossibleexplanation.

【正确答案】A

第10题【单选题】

[2004.10]Readaloud___allthestudentsintheclassroomcanhearyouclearly.

A、since

B、because

C>for

D、sothat

【正确答案】D

第口题【单选题】

【填句补文】Childrenthinkthatbeinggrownupmeansbeingabletodoexactlyastheyplease.

.Thechancetodiscoverwhetherthatfreedomisaswonderfulasitsoundsisachance

moreandmoreAmericansaretaking.

A、It'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.

B、Thenumberonereasongivenbymostpeopleforlivingaloneisthattheysimplyenjoydoing

whattheywantwhentheywanttodoit.

C、Livingaloneisaluxury.

D>Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

【正确答案】D

第12题【单选题】

【填句补文】Mexico'scurrentlackoffundsisalsopartlyduetooil.Thecountryhasrichoilfields

andafewyearsago,whenoilwasexpensive,MexicowassellinglargequantitiesofoiltotheUSA

andearningalotofmoney..However;thepriceofoilthendropped,andMexicohasbeen

leftowingenormoussumsofmoneyandwithnotenoughincomefromoilsalestopaybackthe

loans.

A、Butthoseruinsareindangerofbeingseriouslydamagedbypollution.

B、Scientistsestimatethataboutonemillimeterofstoneiswornawayeverytwelveyears.

C、Atothersthepaintedsurfacesinsidetemplesareliftingandflakingoffandthestoneisbeing

eatenaway.

D、Thegovernmentwasthereforeabletoborrowhugesumsofmoneyfrombanksaroundthe

world,thinkingtheywouldhavenoproblemrepayingtheirdebts.

【正确答案】D

第13题【单选题】

【概括大意]PaulWignallfromtheUniversityofLeedswasinvestigatingthelinkbetweenvolcanic

eruptionsandmassextinctions.Notallvolcaniceruptionskilledofflargenumbersofanimals,but

allthemassextinctionsoverthepast300millionyearscoincidedwithhugeformationsofvolcanic

rock.Tohissurprise,theolderthemassivevolcaniceruptionswere,themoredamagetheyseemed

todo.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、AssociationofMassExtinctionswithVolcanicEruptions

B^KillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptopms

C、AMassExtinctions

D、VolcanicEruptionsThatCausedNoMassExtinction

【正确答案】A

第14题【单选题】

[2007.10]He'llhisnervousnessoncehe'sonstage.

A、getover

B、getoff

C>getout

D^getthrough

【正确答案】A

第15题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost£50

andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit'snottherenow."

Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone'slosingmoney

thesedays."hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwas

interruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.

Itcontained£50."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom."shesaid."Well,"I

saidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"Whatdidthewriter

believehadhappenedtohismoney?

A、Hehadlefthismoneyinthemanager'soffice.

B、Someonehadstolenhismoney.

C^Themanagerhadthemoney.

D、Thegirlhadstolenthemoney.

【正确答案】B

第16题【单选题】

【阅读理解】GyorgyBuzsakiofRutgersUniversityandhiscolleaguesanalyzedthe

brainwavesofsleepingratsandmice.Specifically,theyexaminedtheelectrical

activityemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex(anareathatprocesses

sensoryinformation)andthehippocampus,whichisacenterforlearningand

memory.Thescientistsfoundthatoscillationsinbrainwavesfromthetworegions

appeartobeintertwined.So-calledsleepspindles(burstsofactivityfromthe

neocortex)werefollowedtensofmillisecondslaterbybeatsinthehippocampus

knownasripples.Theteampositsthatthisinterplaybetweenthetwobrainregions

isakeystepinmemoryconsolidation.Asecondstudy,alsopublishedonlinethis

weekbytheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,linksage-associated

memorydeclinetohighglucoselevels.Whatistheresultoftheexperimentwith

ratsandmicecarriedoutatRutgersUniversity

A、Theelectricalactivityisemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex.

B、Oscillationsinbrainwavesarefromhippocampus.

C、Somatosensoryneocortexandhippocampusworktogetherinmemoryconsolidation.

D、Somatosensoryneocortexplaysitprimaryroleinmemoryconsolidation.

【正确答案】C

第17题【单选题】

【概括大意】Agoodruleofthumb（好的做法）istotakeyourbodyweightinpoundsanddivide

thatnumberinhalf.Thatgivesyouthenumberofounces（盎司）ofwaterperdaythatyouneed.

Forexample,ifyouweigh160pounds,youshoulddrinkatleast80ouncesofwaterperday.Ifyou

exerciseyoushoulddrinkanother8-ounceglassofwaterforevery20minutesyouareactive.Ifyou

drinkcoffeeoralcohol,youshouldaddatleastanequalamountofwater.Whenyouaretraveling

onanairplane,itisgoodtohave8ouncesofwaterforeveryhouryouareonboardtheplane.The

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、OuncesofWaterNeededPerDay

B^AGoodRuleofThumb

C>DifferentPeopleDrinkDifferentOuncesofWater

D、HowtoDrinkWater

【正确答案】A

第18题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Youplaythelottery（彩票）eachdayandtherearetwooptions（选

择）:eitheryouhitthejackpotandyourlifechangesgreatlyoryouloseandyou

havetostartitfromtheverybeginning.Onthecontrary,it'swellknownthatifyou

don'ttakerisks,youcan'twin,sothebestsolutionisalwaystothinkoverandover

again,toseewhatyourdecisionscouldrepresentinyourfutureandonly

afterwardstomakeupyourmind.Whilemakingadecision,youareadvisedto

A^refertoyourexperience

B、thinktwicebeforeyouleap

C、turntoparents

D、preparetotakearisk

【正确答案】B

第19题【单选题】

[2005.4]Inonetypeoflaboratorytestallthevariablesonearecontrolled.

A、by

B、and

C、but

D^or

【正确答案】c

第20题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Iwassearchingforjusttherightwordtodescribethisbook;aword

thatdescribessomethingthatisperhapssomewhatsad,butinagoodway.I

couldn'tfindquitetherightword,butIdoknowthefeeling.Thisbookdoesmake

mefeelabitsad.Sadforthewaythatchildhoodpassessoquickly,sadfordaysthat

goby,fasterthanwe'dlikethemto.Butitalsomakesmefeelthesweetnessof

thesethingsandhelpsmerememberthatchildhoodimagination,freedomandjoy

arethingsthatwecancarrywithusstill,longafterourdaysaschildrenhave

passed.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheauthor'sfeelingofthebook?

A、Itmakeshimfeelsadforhischildhoodissad.

B、Itmakeshimfeelsadbecausehedidn'trememberhishappychildhood.

C、Hecouldn'tdescribethebook,forhedoesn'tknowthefeeling.

D、Herealizesthatchildhoodimagination,freedomandjoyarethingsthathecancarryeven

whenheisanadult.

【正确答案】D

第21题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Oneofthemostcommontypesofnonfiction,andonethatmany

peopleenjoyreading,isstoriesaboutpeople'slives.Thesestoriesfallintothree

generalcategoriesautobiography,memoir,andbiography.Thispassageismostly

about.

A、thecharacteristicsofautobiographies,memoirs,andbiographies

B^famousautobiographies

C>whybiographycanbedifficulttowrite

D、differencesbetweenautobiographiesandmemoirs

【正确答案】A

第22题【单选题】

【阅读理解】"Scientificconservatismsuggeststhatabiologicalexplanationshould

bethelastchoiceafterallnon-biologicalexplanationsareaddressed,"Allensaid.

"Wehavealotofworktodotoruleout（排除..的可能性）possiblenon-biological

explanations.Itismorelikelythatachemicalprocess,withoutbiology,canexplain

theseresults."WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatAllensaid?

A^ScientistshavedifferentargumentsoverwhetherthereislifeonTitan.

B、ScientistsallagreethatthereislifeonTitan.

C、Scientistsallsuggestthatabiologicalexplanationisreasonable.

D、Scientistsallagreethatanon-biologicalchemicalreactionisapossibleexplanation.

【正确答案】A

第23题【单选题】

【完成句子】Thebiggestadvanceinearlydetectioniscontinuouswatchfromweathersatellites.

Withthese,wecanseethestormsformandtrackthemfully,frombirthtodeath.Whiletheycan

stillkillpeopleanddestroyproperty,hurricaneswillneversurpriseanynationagain.Usingweather

satellitescanensureofhurricanes.

A、thetimely（及时的）discovery

B^thecontrolling

C、itsuncertainty

D、thereduction

【正确答案】A

第24题【单选题】

【阅读理解】In1994,UnitedStatesCustomsseized204,391poundsofcocaine,

559,286poundsofmarijuanaand2,577poundsofheroin.Justhowmuchactually

flowsintothecountryisanyone'sguess.SomeCustomsofficialsestimatethatonly

10percentofthedrugscomingintothecountryareeverseized.InMiami,the

DistrictAttorney（检察长）won'tevenprosecutesmallfry."It'sgottobeoverfive

kilosofcocaine,aboveakiloofheroinandmorethan5,000poundsofmarijuanaor

it'snotsomethingthatwe'regoingtostopthepresseson,“saysTomCash,aretired

agent.Whichofthefollowingcouldbestreplacetheexpression“smallfry“inthe

paragraph?

A^Smalldogs

B、Smallsheepdogs

C>Smallsmugglers（走私者）

D、Smallringleaders（主谋）

【正确答案】C

第25题【单选题】

TheAtlanticOceanisonlyhalfasbigasthePacific,itisstillverylarge.

A、but

B、and

C^so

D、therefore

【正确答案】A

第26题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Untilrecently,the"scienceofthefuture"wassupposedtobe

electronicsandartificialintelligence.Todayitseemsmoreandmorelikelythatthe

nextgreatbreakthroughsintechnologywillbebroughtthroughacombinationof

thosetwoscienceswithorganicchemistryandgeneticengineering.This

combinationisthescienceofbiotechnology.Accordingtothepassage,thescience

ofthefutureislikelytobe.

A、electronics

B、biotechnology

C、geneticengineering

D、nucleartechnology

【正确答案】B

第27题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ihavelearntofaplantobuildthreehundredhousesontheland

calledParsonsPlacebythefootballground.Fewpeopleknowaboutthisnewplan

toincreasethesizeofourtown.Forme,ParsonsPlaceisspecialbecauseitisa

beautifulnaturalareawherelocalpeoplecanrelax-thesmallwoodhasmany

unusualtreesandthestreamispopularwithfishermenandbird-watchers.Ifsvery

quietbecausetherearefewhousesorroadsnearby.Ithinkthatlosingthisareawill

beterriblebecausewehavenoothersimilarfacilitiesintheneighbourhood.Whyis

ParsonsPlaceparticularlyimportant,inAlansopinion

A、Becauseitisnearthefootballground.

B、Becauselotsofpeoplelivenearit.

C^Becauseitisaplacenearthetownwherepeoplecanenjoynature.

D、Becauselocalpeoplecangetthereeasilybycarfromthetown.

【正确答案】C

第28题【单选题】

［概括大意］Ilovesunnydaysbecausetheyareidealforoutings.Irememberthesunnyweekend

whentworoommatesandIhadamarveloustimeintheoldSummerPalace.Underthebluesky,

thetreesarebathedingoldenlight.Onrainydays,Ienjoythesoundofraindropsbeatingonthe

windowpanes.Iwatchtherainwashingthetreesandgrassclean,knowingtheywillglitterwhenit

clearsupandhopingarainbowwillfollow.Inwinter,aheavysnowfalloffersadifferenttypeof

pleasure.Coldasitoftenis,Ialwaysgooutdoorsandleavemyfootprintsinthethicksnowwhile

throwingsnowballsandmakingsnowmenwithmyfellowstudents.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、Apersonshouldlearntobehappyinallweathers.

B、One'smoodshouldnotbeaffectedbybadweather.

C>Peopleusuallypreferfineweathertosevereweather.

D、Ienjoybothsunnyweatherandrainyorsnowyweather.

【正确答案】D

第29题【单选题】

[2004.10]Toourdelight,shequicklyherselftothesituation.

A、adopted

B、adapted

C、attached

D、appealed

【正确答案】B

第30题【单选题】

[2009.1]I'dliketoaphotoofyouwithmycamera.

A、make

B、take

C、expose

D^shot

【正确答案】B

第31题【单选题】

【填句补文】Onceuponatimetherewasarichvillage.Thewealthiestofthevillagersdecidedto

hideahugelump（堆）ofgoldtoprotectitfromrobbers.

A、Apooroldfarmerdecidedtoplowthefield.

B^Whenyouarealwaysreadytoshareyourownthingswithothers,youaredoomedtobenefit

fromit.

C、AndIwillreceivethehonorwiththefourthbygivingittotheneedy.

D、Soheburieditinanearbyricefield.

【正确答案】D

第32题【单选题】

[2007.4]Whatdoyou___todoabouttheproblemnowthatthissolutionhasfailed?

A、incline

B、intend

C、pretend

D^think

【正确答案】B

第33题【单选题】

【阅读理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking/'saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth.wouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole.MWehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon't

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger/7saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.MThequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety/WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C^Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正确答案】B

第34题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Thestructureofafamilytakesdifferentformsaroundtheworldand

eveninthesamesociety.Thefamily'sformchangesasitadaptstochangingsocial

andeconomicinfluences.Untilrecently,themostcommonforminNorthAmerica

wasthenuclearfamily,consistingofamarriedcouplewiththeirminorchildren.

Thenuclearfamilyisanindependentunit.Itmustbepreparedtofendforitself.

Individualfamilymembersstronglydependononeanother.Thereislittlehelpfrom

outsidethefamilyinemergencies.Elderlyrelativesofanuclearfamilyarecaredfor

onlyifitispossibleforthefamilytodoso.InNorthAmerica,theelderlyoftendo

notlivewiththefamily;theyliveinretirementcommunitiesandnursinghomes.

Theinformationinthefirstparagraphispresentedmainlythrough.

A、listingstatistics

B、tellingastory

C>pointingoutsimilarities

D、pointingoutdifferences

【正确答案】C

第35题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ithadbeenboringhangingaboutthehotelallafternoon.Theroad

crewwereplayingagamewithdollarnotes.Foldingthemintosmallplanestosee

whosewouldflythefurthest.Havingnothingbettertodo,Ijoinedinandwonfive,

andthentooktheopportunitytoescapewithmyprofit.Despitetheevil-looking

clouds,Ihadtogetoutforawhile.Whydidthewriterwanttoleavethehotel

A、Toenjoythegoodweather.

B、Tohaveachangeofscene.

C、Tospendallhiswinnings.

D、Togetawayfromthecrew.

【正确答案】B

第36题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Mostofuswalkandcarryitemsinourhandseveryday.Theseare

seeminglysimpleactivitiesthatthemajorityofusdon'tquestion.Butan

internationalteamofresearchers,includingDr.RichmondfromGW'sColumbian

CollegeofArtsandSciences,havediscoveredthathumanwalkinguprightmayhave

originatedmillionsofyearsagoasanadaptationtocarryingscarce,high-quality

resources.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothefirsttwo

paragraphs

A、Manypeoplequestionthesimplehumanactivitiesofwalkingandcarryingitems.

B、Chimpanzee'sbehaviorsmaysuggestwhyhumanswalkontwolegs.

C^Humanwalkinguprightisviewedasanadaptationtocarryingpreciousresources.

D、Ourancestors'ecologicalconditionsresembledthoseofmodern-daychimpanzees7.

【正确答案】A

第37题【单选题】

【填句补文】Theblackrobin（旅鸦）isoneoftheworld'srarestbirds.Itisasmall,wildbird,andit

livesonlyontheislandofLittleMangere,offthecoastofNewZealand.In1967therewereabout

fiftyblackrobinsthere;in1977therewerefewerthanten..

A、Thesearetheonlyblackrobinsleftintheworld.

B、Thosethatfailtomeetthechallengeswilldisappearearly.

C、Bothrepresentordersintheclassificationoflife.

D^Detailedstudiesaregoingon,andapublicappealformoneyhasbeenmade.

【正确答案】A

第38题【单选题】

【填句补文】Hehasalsoincludedsymbolstoshowwhichionsarenutrients,andwhichare

commoninsoilorwater..

A、TherehavebeenmanyattemptstoredesigntheperiodictablesinceDmitriMendeleevdrew

itupin1871.

B^Andthesizeofelement'ssymbolreflectshowmuchofitisfoundintheEarth'scrust.

C、Railsbackhasstillorderedtheelementsaccordingtothenumberofprotonstheyhave.

D、Raisbackhaslistedsomeelementsmorethanonce.

【正确答案】B

第39题【单选题】

[2005.4]Otherpeoplestopateachnewwordandlookitinthedictionary.

A、up

B、down

C、back

D、over

【正确答案】A

第40题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thetypicalpersonlivingaloneisneitheroldnorlonely..Themajorityof

thesepeoplehavechosentolivealone.Theyarerespondingtodecreasingsocialpressuretoget

marriedandhaveafamily.

A、Thisisadramaticchangefromtheextendedfamiliesofjustacoupleofgenerationsago.

B>Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethenumberof

peoplelivingalone.

C、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

D、Infact,aquarterofthe23millionsinglepeopleintheU.S.areundertheageof35.

【正确答案】D

第41题【单选题】

[2004,10]Theythoughttheprogramwas___investigating.

A、worth

B^worthy

C>worthwhile

D、worthing

【正确答案】A

第42题【单选题】

【完成句子】ThesameyearHenryFordshockedtheworldwiththe$5—a-dayminimumwage

scheme,thegreatestcontributionhehadevermade.Theaveragewageintheautoindustrythen

was$2.34fora9-hourshift.Fordnotonlydoubledthat,healsotookanhourofftheworkday.In

thoseyearsitwasunthinkablethatamancouldbepaidthatmuchfordoingsomethingthatdidn't

involveallawfullotoftrainingoreducation.TheWallStreetJournalcalledtheplan"aneconomic

crime",andcriticseverywherelaughedatFord.Butasthewageincreasedlatertodaily$10,it

provedacriticalcomponentofFord'sdreamtomaketheautomobileaccessible（可及的）toall.The

criticsweretoostupidtounderstandthatbecauseFordhadloweredhiscostspercar,thehigher

wagesdidn'tmatterexceptformakingitpossibleformorepeopletobuyCars.Ford'scarsbecame

availabletoordinarypeoplethanksto.

A、criticizedbythemedia

B、thelowwageintheautoindustry

C>theirlowerprices

D^producecarsinlargenumbers

【正确答案】c

第43题【单选题】

【阅读理解】NobelPrize-winningauthorToniMorrisondealsspecificallywiththe

legacyofslaveryinherbookBeloved.Themaincharacterinthisnovel,aformer

slavecalledSethe,livesinOhiointheyearsfollowingtheCivilWar,butshecannot

freeherselffromherhorrificmemories.Throughaseriesofflashbacksandbitter

reminiscences,thereaderlearnshowandwhySetheescapedfromtheplantation

shehadlivedon;thefateofherhusband,whoalsotriedtoescape;andfinally,

whathappenedtothechildcalledBeloved.Morrison'sscenesoftortureand

murderarevividandstronglyconveythedesperationoftheslavesandthecruelty

oftheirowners.Belovedisset.

A、onaslaveship

B、onaplantationbeforetheCivilWar

C、inOhioaftertheCivilWar

D、inanAfricantown

【正确答案】C

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【阅读理解】Whenitcomestotranslatingbasicresearchintoindustrialsuccess,

fewnationscanmatchGermany.Sincethe1940s,thenation'svastindustrialbase

hasbeenfedwithaconstantstreamofnewideasandexpertisefromscience.And

thoughGermanprosperity（繁荣）hasfaltered（衰退）overthepastdecade

becauseofthehugecostofunifyingeastandwestaswellastheglobaleconomic

decline,itstillhasanenviablerecordforturningideasintoprofit.Theword

"expertise"inline3couldbebestreplacedby

A、"experts".

B、"scientists".

C^"scholars".

D、"specialknowledge".

【正确答案】D

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【概括大意1PaulWignailfromtheUniversityofLeedswasinvestigatingthelinkbetweenvolcanic

eruptionsandmassextinctions.NotallvolcaniceruptionsIdledofflargenumbersofanimals,but

allthemassextinctionsoverthepast300millionyearscoincidedwithhugeformationsofvolcanic

rock.Tohissurprise,theolderthemassivevolcaniceruptionswere,themoredamagetheyseemed

todo.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、AssociationofMassExtinctionswithVolcanicEruptions

B、KillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptopms

C、AMassExtinctions

D、VolcanicEruptionsThatCausedNoMassExtinction

【正确答案】A

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【阅读理解】YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpop

music.ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswith

variousformsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hop,rap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,but

atthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.ItisdifferentalsoinanotherwayManyofthe

songsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocialorpoliticalissuesin

Africatoday.ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis.

A、usuallyaboutloveandromance

B、moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C、popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D、mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

【正确答案】B

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[2009.1]Thereareplanstothecorporationintoanumberofsmallerindependent

companies.

A、shrink

B、split

C>spur

D^spill

【正确答案】B

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[2004.10]thesayinggoes,practicemakesperfect.

A>Since

B、As

C、For

D^Uke

【正确答案】B

第49题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Iwassearchingforjusttherightwordtodescribethisbook;aword

thatdescribessomethingthatisperhapssomewhatsad,butinagoodway.I

couldn'tfindquitetherightword,butIdoknowthefeeling.Thi