2022年湖北省纺织职工大学自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年湖北省纺织职工大学自考英语（二）

练习题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

[2009.04]Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

A、what

B^which

C>when

D、that

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查主语从句的引导词的选择。译文：大会什么时候召开还没

有决定。详细解答：A什么；B哪一个；C什么时候；D（无词义）。

第2题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Now,thereareabout24millionmicrocomputersinuseintheUnited

States-----oneforevery10citizens.Itisestimatedthatby1996,61percentof

Americanmanagerswillbeusingsomesortofelectronicworkstation.Q:Atpresent

about10%ofAmericancitizenspossessamicrocomputer.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。本段一开头就说到目前在美国大约有二千四百万台微型

电子计算机在使用中，平均每十人就拥有一台。因此本题的表述是正确的。

第3题【单选题】

[2009.10]hehasmanyfriends,heisoftenfeelinglonely.

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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4题【单选题】

Wateriscomposedhydrogenandoxygen.

A^of

B>with

C、for

D、about

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】becomposedof：由…组成。句意:水是由氢与氧化合而成的。

第5题【单选题】

［阅读选择］Organismshaveagreatvarietyofwaysofadapting.Theymayadaptin

theirstructure,functionandgenetics,intheirdevelopmentandproductionofthe

youngandinotherrespects.Anorganismmaycreateitsownenvironment,asdo

warm-bloodedmammals,whichhavetheabilitytoadjustbodyheatexactlyto

maintaintheiridealtemperaturedespitechangingweather.Usuallyadaptationsare

anadvantage,butsometimesanorganismissowelladaptedtoaparticular

environmentthat,ifconditionschange,itfindsitdifficultorimpossibletoreadaptto

thenewconditions.Theauthorcitesthebehaviorofwarm-bloodedmammalsin

ordertoshowthatalivingthingmayhavetheability.

A>tocreateanenvironmentofitsown

B^toremainstillwhenanenemyisnear

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C、tomakefoodfrominorganicchemicals

D、tochangethecolorofitsskin

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】作者举例，证明观点；例子不需要看懂，关键要看论据；一般论点

在前（前一句或段落首句），论据在后。

第6题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Helpingtheplanetisabigpartofwhatourworldtripisallaboutand

that'sexactlywhatwedidthispastweek.Wehelpedgetahydroponicsfarmstarted

inalocalvillage.Thisfarmwillbeamodelforthelocalvillagerssotheycanstart

theirveryownselfsustainingfarm.Hydroponicsisatypeoffarmingthatusesathird

ofthewaterneededinanaveragefarmandusesnosoil.Ahydroponicsfarm

A、isdifficulttobuild

B、isatypeoffarmwithoutsoil

C>willcostlotsofmoney

D、wasstartedinthevillagebeforetheycame

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。词义理解题。根据关键词hydroponicsfarm迅速锁定本

段。再通过排除法可以判定B项是正确的。因为A和C表述的内容文章并没有

提到过。D项表述是错误的，因为那个村庄在他们去之前并没有这种hydroponics

farmo是他们到了之后，帮忙建立了一个模型。

第7题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thatproposalisessentiallyirrelevanttheissueathand.

A、with

B、from

C、in

D^to

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【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查介词的固定搭配。句子翻译：那个提案与手头上的问题根

本无关。irrelevantto表示:与…无关。

第8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9题【单选题】

【完成句子】Theaveragelightningstrikeismorethan3mileslongandcantravelat

atenthofthespeedoflight.Balllightning,therarestandmostmysteriousform,

derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousballthatappearsneartheimpactpoint,

moveshorizontally,andlastsforseveralseconds.Oneformoflightningthat

isballlightning.

A、occursmostinfrequently

B、isshiftedsidewaysbystrongwinds

C、isoftenhiddenfromourview

D、isestimatedat20millionsayear

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字与题目相关的句子是:Balllightning,therarestandmost

mysteriousform,derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousball...,关键词是rarest

（rare的最高级形式）与infrequently"很少发生，少有"表达相同的意思。

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第10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

给了家乡的大学，A和B表达都不全面，答案是C。

第11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

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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12题【单选题】

[2009.01]Ifyoutrytolearntoomanythingsatatime,youmayget.

A、concentrated

B^confused

C、confirmed

D^convinced

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查形近形容词意义区分。句意：如果你试图一次学太多东西，

你就有可能糊涂了。A.浓缩的，专心的；B糊涂的，混淆的；C根深蒂固的；D

确信的。

第13题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Youcan/tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlife

fititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou'resleepyintheevening

butyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabitually

stayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhave

animportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon't

changeyourcycle,butyou'llgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.lfone

wantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould.

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A、changehisenergycycle

B>overcomehislaziness

C、getupearlierthanusual

D、gotobedearlier

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本题要求读者找出本段中的最后两句，并联系本段开头两句的意思，

作出正确判断。本段开头说，"虽然你无法改变自己的能量周期，但你可以使你

的生活适合这一周期。Dr.Kleitman认为经常性的行为（对你的能量周期）能起作

用。”最后两句又说，"...risebeforeyourusualhour...workbetteratyourlow

point.〃（"如果你在上午处于能量的低潮，但你有重要的工作要在上午做，那么

你就要比平时早起。这并不改变你的周期，但你可以在低潮时得到能量，工作得

更好。"）因此选项C是正确答案。

第14题【单选题】

[2010.04]Weshouldthisinmind:Don'tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.

A、bear

B、put

C、place

D^print

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查词汇题。【译文】我们应当牢牢记住：不要以貌取人。详

细解答】牢记在心：bearinmind或者keepinmind

第15题【单选题】

【填句补文】AllchildrenintheUnitedStateshavetoreceiveaneducation,butthe

lawdoesnotsaytheyhavetobeeducatedatschool.Anumberofparentsprefernot

tosendtheirchildrentoschool..Thereareabout300,000home-schoolers

intheUnitedStatestoday.

A>Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

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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16题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Calorierestrictiondramaticallyextendsthelifespanoforganismsas

differentaswormsandrodents.Whetherthisworksinhumansisstillunknown

partlybecausefewpeoplearewillingtosubmittosuchastrictdiet.Accordingtothe

passage,wedonotknowwhetherhumanswillbenefitfromtakinginfewercalories

partlybecause.

A、humans,wormsandrodentsaredifferent.

B、mostpeoplearenotwillingtobeputonastrictdiet.

C>theeffectisnotknown.

D、geneticchangesintissuescannotbeperformedonhumans.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题答案可从本段的最后一句话中找出。

第17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

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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18题【单选题】

【填句补文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

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19题【单选题】

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[2010.04]Thereissomethingwrongwithmymobilephone.Imusthaveit.

A>repair

B^torepair

C、repairing

D>repaired

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查非谓语动词的用法。选择过去分词作宾语补语，表示被动

以及动作的完成。【译文】我的手机有毛病了，我一定要修好它（手机）。

第20题【单选题】

[2010.04]Thestudentdescribedthebeautifulmountainsandriversinhis

hometown.

A、artificially

B、vividly

C、critically

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21题【单选题】

【阅读选择】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand

otherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.Itwas

firstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringtheMOO's.Whichcountryisthelargestcoffee

producer?

A>Brazil.

B、Colombia.

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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22题【单选题】

[2009.04]Tomhasdonereallyamazedeveryoneinhisclass.

A、What

B、Which

C、That

D、Who

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查主语从句的引导词的选择。译文：汤姆所做的事情使得他

班里的每个同学都感到吃惊。详细解答：whatTomhasdone指汤姆所做的事情；

B哪一个；C（无词义）；D谁。

第23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24题【单选题】

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[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25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26题【单选题】

[2009.01]WheneverIgoouttodinnerwithhim,Ialwayspayingthebill.

A、endup

B、arriveat

C、dropout

D^giveoff

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【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27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28题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thefutureismuchtooimportanttosimplyguessabout,thewaythe

highschoolstudentsdid.bycarefullystudyingthepresent,skilled

businessmen,scientists,andpoliticiansaresupposedlyabletofigureoutinadvance

whatwillhappen.

A、Thestockmarkethaditsworstlossesever

B、Buildingswouldrotatesotheycouldfollowthesuntotakemaximum

advantageofitslightandheat

C、Soexpertsareregularlyaskedtopredictaccurately

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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。

第29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30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

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【答案解析】答案选A。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。

第31题【单选题】

[2009.01]Whathetolduswasmoreofa(n)thanareality.

A、illusion

B、demonstration

C、illustration

D、reputation

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。句意:他告诉我们的更可能是幻想而不是现实。

考查名词词义。A幻想，错误观念；B演示，证明；C图解，实例；D名声，

名誉。

第32题【单选题】

【填句补文】it'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.Aspeople

getbetterjobsandbecomefinanciallyindependent,itbecomespossibleforthemto

maintainaone-personhousehold..However,peoplewhodogetmarried

aremarryingatalaterageanddivorcingmoreoften.

A、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

B^Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethe

numberofpeoplelivingalone.

C、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

D、MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】前句中提到“经济独立"有可能造成保持一个人的家庭生活，B中的

“妇女有好的工作，增加了独身的人数”与前句内容正好呼应。

第33题【单选题】

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【I阅读选择】Parentsoftendecideonthebasisofwhattheirchildrenwant.Cathy,a

mothertoldus,〃Mychildrenhavepackedlunches,becausetheysaytheyhate

schooldinners.Imake3packedluncheseverymorning,soourkitchenislikea

sandwichbarinthemorning/However,anothermother,Susanmadeherchoice

basedonthenutritiousvalueofthefood.Shesaid,〃Mydaughteralwayshasschool

dinners.Ithinksheprobablygetshealthierfoodbyhavingacookedlunchatschool

thanshewouldifImadeafewsandwiches."WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccording

tothepassage?

A、Katzthinkschipsaregoodforhiskids.

B^Susan'sdaughterlikeseatingsandwiches.

C、Cathymayhaveatleastthreechildren.

D、Jamielikesburgersandpizzas.

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】答案选Co细节查找并简单推断题。从本段，特别是Imake3packed

luncheseverymorning…可知Cathy有三个孩子在上学，有没有不上学的孩子不得

而知，故选项C为最佳选项。其他三项均与原文意思不符。

第34题【单选题】

[2009.10]PoorspeakerofEnglishthoughhewasatthetime,hestillmanagedto

makehimself.

A、understand

B、understood

C、understanding

D^tounderstand

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查语法。那个时候虽然他说英语说得不好，但仍然可以让别

人听懂。非谓语动词的选用。过去分词作宾语补足语表示被动以及动作的完成。

第35题【单选题】

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【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36题【单选题】

[2010.04]Thereissomethingwrongwithmymobilephone.Imusthaveit.

A、repair

B、torepair

C、repairing

D、repaired

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查非谓语动词的用法。选择过去分词作宾语补语，表示被动

以及动作的完成。【译文】我的手机有毛病了，我一定耍修好它（手机）。

第37题【单选题】

[2009.04]Theconclusionfromthestudyisnotdefinite;itisjust.

A、tentative

B^valid

C、technical

D、thorough

【正确答案】A

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【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38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。

第39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40题【单选题】

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［阅读选择］Butevenifeverylargecitypurifiedandreuseditswater,westillwould

nothaveenough.Wherecouldweturnnext?Totheoceans!Allwe'dhavetodoto

makeuseofthevastamountofsea-wateris--removethesalt.Thissalt-removing

processisalreadyinuseinmanypartsoftheworld.Accordingtothepassage,

sea-watercanbeturnedintofreshwaterby

A、heatingitup.

B、treatingitwithchemicals.

C、takingsaltoutofit.

D、dryingitup.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】海水之所以不能饮用就是因为它是咸的。答题依据是本段的remove

thesaltBPtakesaltout。

第41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42题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman'stechnologyare

impressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuable

amountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistontheocean

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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43题【单选题】

【阅读判断】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

centenarians（百岁老人）getaskedallthetime：”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）”，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44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45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。

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第46题【单选题】

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

didnotrealizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhentheygaveup."Beforethat

magicalmomentinOctober1879,Edisonhadworkedoutnofewerthan3,000

theoriesaboutelectriclight,butinonlytwocasesdidhisexperimentswork.Themain

ideaofthisparagraphis.

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47题【单选题】

【完成句子】InBritain,robotsalesappropriatelypeakedin1984,buthavebeen

decliningeversince.Thisispartlybecause,Britishwageratesaretoolowtomake

robotsfinanciallyattractiveandpartlybecauseengineersnowhavemoreexperience

withrobotsandaremoreawareofthedifficultiesofintroducingthem

effectively.RobotsarelesspopularinBritaintodaypartlybecause.

A^toomuchenergy

B、basedonAmericandesigns

C、theyaretoocostly

D^theyarenotreliable

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本段第二句就是讲的两个原因，即人们的工资水平太低，也就是没

有能力使机器人发挥出创造财富的作用，言下之意就是成本高。第二个原因就是

人们逐渐意识到了操纵机器人不是件容易的事情，所以使用率就下降了。所以应

该选Co

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第48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49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:butinfacty