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2022年河南理工大学万方科技学院自考英语（二）

练习题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Afternotifyingthenurseofthesituationweexchangedcellphone

numbersincaseEdshowedup.Oncearrivingintheparkinglotoftherestaurant

Helenreceivedacallfromthenurse,whohadfoundEdsittingonabenchinfront

ofthehospitalafewbuildingsdownwaitingforher.Whatarelief!Edwasfoundat

last.

A、infrontofthehospital

B、inthelocalrestaurant

C、intheparkinglotoftherestaurant

D、onabenchneartherestaurant

【正确答案】A

第2题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Anotherproblemthevillagepeoplefaceisthedestructioncausedby

wildanimalssuchastheelephant.Elephantswillwalkthroughanddestroytheir

crops,treesandhutsinjustonenight.Thecheapandeasysolutionistosoakrope

inchiliwaterandputituparoundtheirfenceanditwillkeeptheelephantsand

otherwildanimalsaway.Inthelocalvillage,Elephants

A、areimportantforfarming

B、aretheonlywildanimals

C、oftencausetroubletovillagers7crops

D、canbefoundineachfamily

【正确答案】C

第3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4题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thebasictoolsforaninterviewarepaperandtwoorthreewell-sharpenedpencils.

Butkeepyournotebookorpaperoutofsightuntilyouneedit.There'snothinglesslikelytorelaxa

personthanthearrivalofsomeonewithanote-takingpad..Takeawhilejusttochat,

judgingwhatsortofpersonyou'redealingwith,gettinghimorhertotrustyou.

A、Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B、Comebackanotherday;itwillgobetter.

C>Therestisinstinct,whichcanallbelearnedwithexperience.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正确答案】D

第5题【单选题】

【阅读理解】DuringworkTomalwaysthoughtofthegirlandfeltasifhehadmet

hersomewhere,buthecouldn'trememberwhen.Tomconcludedthatthegirlwas

inlovewithhimandhewasveryexcited.Thisgirlmaybelookednotasbeautifulas

thegirlhehaddatedtheotherday,butshehadagrand（豪华的）car.Shemustbe

veryrich.Sohechosetolovethisgirl.Whenhisworkwasover,Tomcalledthegirl

whohaddatedhim.Hesaid,"Afterseveraldays*thinking,IthinkIamnotsuitedfor

beingyourboyfriend,soIhopeyouwillforgetme."Wecanlearnfromthispassage

thatTom.

A、wasverypoor

B、didn'tlikethebiscuits

C、walkedtoworkeverymorning

D、comparedthetwogirlscarefully

【正确答案】D

第6题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Thefirstprincipleisthatpeoplearemorelikelytofollowsomeonewhoissimilarto

themthansomeonewhoisnot.Wisemanagers,then,askpeerstohelpmaketheircases.Second,

peoplearemorewillingtocooperatewiththosewhoarenotonlylikethembutwholikethem,as

well.Q:Peoplearemorelikelytocooperatewiththosewholikethem.

A、True

B^False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第7题【单选题】

[2007.10]Werequestthatallcellphonesforthedurationoftheperformance.

A、beturnedoff

B^shouldturnoff

C、oughttobeturnedoff

D、tobeturnedoff

【正确答案】A

第8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-daychimpanzees/.

【正确答案】A

第9题【单选题】

[2005.4]Themoonmerelythelightofthesun,likeahugemirrorhunginthesky.

A、reflects

B^demonstrates

C、transmits

D、launches

【正确答案】A

第10题【单选题】

【阅读理解】ThewithdrawalofNevada'sYuccaMountainasapotentialnuclear

wasterepositoryhasreopenedthedebateoverhowandwheretodisposeofspent

nuclearfuelandhigh-levelnuclearwaste.InanarticleintheJuly10issueofScience,

UniversityofMichigangeologistRodneyEwingandPrincetonUniversitynuclear

physicistFrankvonHippelarguethat,althoughfederalagenciesshouldset

standardsandissuelicensesfortheapprovalofnuclearfacilities,localcommunities

andstatesshouldhavethefinalapprovalonthesitingofthesefacilities.The

authorsproposethedevelopmentofmultiplesitesthatwouldservicetheregions

wherenuclearreactorsarelocated.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbest

substitutetheword“withdrawal“inthefirstparagraph

A、Retirement.

B、Canceling.

C^Replaced.

D、Disposal.

【正确答案】B

第11题【单选题】

【概括大意】OnOctober19,1911,AmundsensetoutfromhisbaseinBayofWhales,Antarctica,

withfourcompanions（同伴）,52dogsandfoursleds.HissuccessinreachingtheSouthPolewas

aidedbycarefulplanning.Hisuseofsleddogstocarrysuppliesalsohelped.Amundsenandhismen,

alongwith11survivingdogs,madeitbacktothebaseonJanuary25,1912,quickerthanexpected.

Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、CameupwiththeideaofreachingtheSouthPole

B^AnimportantraceonAmundsen'swaytohispolarcareerintheearlystage

C>Armedtotheteeth,AmundsenfinishedhistriptotheSouthPole

D、Amundsengotagreatachievementinthefieldofpolarexpedition100yearsago

【正确答案】c

第12题【单选题】

【概括大意】Ford'sgreatstrengthwasthemanufacturingprocess-notinvention.Longbeforehe

startedacarcompany,hewasaworker,knownforpickinguppiecesofmetalandwireandturning

themintomachines.Hestartedputtingcarstogetherin1891.Althoughitwasbynomeansthefirst

popularautomobile,theModelTshowedtheworldjusthowcreativeFordwasatcombining

technologyandmarket.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Ford*sOpponents

B^Ford'sGreatTalent

C、Ford'sGreatDream

D、TheEstablishmentoftheCompany

【正确答案】B

第13题【单选题】

［阅读理解】DuringworkTomalwaysthoughtofthegirlandfeltasifhehadmet

hersomewhere,buthecouldn,trememberwhen.Tomconcludedthatthegirlwas

inlovewithhimandhewasveryexcited.Thisgirlmaybelookednotasbeautifulas

thegirlhehadelatedtheotherday,butshehadagrand（豪华的）car.Shemustbe

veryrich.Sohechosetolovethisgirl.Whenhisworkwasover,Tomcalledthegirl

whohaddatedhim.Hesaid,"Afterseveraldays'thinking,IthinkIamnotsuitedfor

beingyourboyfriend,soIhopeyouwillforgetme."Wecanlearnfromthispassage

thatTom

A、wasverypoor

B、didn'tlikethebiscuits

C、walkedtoworkeverymorning

D、comparedthetwogirlscarefully

【正确答案】D

第14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15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16题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Mobilephonesshouldcarryalabeliftheyprovedtobeadangerous

sourceofradiation,accordingtoRobertBell,ascientist.Andnomoremobilephone

transmittertowers（发射塔）shouldbebuiltuntilthelong-termhealtheffectsof

theradiationtheyemit（放射）isscientificallyevaluated,hesaid."Nobody'sgoing

todropdeadovernightbutweshouldbeaskingformorescientificinformation/'

RobertBellsaidataconferenceonthehealtheffectsoflow-levelradiation."If

mobilephonesarefoundtobedangerous,theyshouldcarryawarninglabeluntil

propershieldscanbedevised,"hesaid.AccordingtoRobertBell,ifmobilephones

provetobedangeroustopeople'shealth

A、theyshouldbebannedimmediately.

B、theuseofthemshouldberestricted.

C、alltransmittertowersshouldbetorndown.

D、awarninglabelshouldbeattached.

【正确答案】D

第”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18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19题【单选题】

[2007.10]He'llhisnervousnessoncehe'sonstage.

A、getover

B、getoff

C、getout

D^getthrough

【正确答案】A

第20题【单选题】

[2005.10]Onlyafterclasstoraisethequestion.

A、didheallowed

B、washeallowed

C>hewasallowed

D、didheallow

【正确答案】B

第21题【单选题】

[阅读理解】DuringworkTomalwaysthoughtofthegirlandfeltasifhehadmet

hersomewhere,buthecouldn/trememberwhen.Tomconcludedthatthegirlwas

inlovewithhimandhewasveryexcited.Thisgirlmaybelookednotasbeautifulas

thegirlhehaddatedtheotherday,butshehadagrand（豪华的）car.Shemustbe

veryrich.Sohechosetolovethisgirl.Whenhisworkwasover,Tomcalledthegirl

whohaddatedhim.Hesaid,"Afterseveraldays,thinking,IthinkIamnotsuitedfor

beingyourboyfriend,soIhopeyouwillforgetme."Wecanlearnfromthispassage

thatTom.

A、wasverypoor

B、didn'tlikethebiscuits

C^walkedtoworkeverymorning

D、comparedthetwogirlscarefully

【正确答案】D

第22题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thebasictoolsforaninterviewarepaperandtwoorthreewell-sharpenedpencils.

Butkeepyournotebookorpaperoutofsightuntilyouneedit.There'snothinglesslikelytorelaxa

personthanthearrivalofsomeonewithanote-takingpad..Takeawhilejusttochat,

judgingwhatsortofpersonyou'redealingwith,gettinghimorhertotrustyou.

A、Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B>Comebackanotherday;itwillgobetter.

C、Therestisinstinct,whichcanallbelearnedwithexperience.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正确答案】D

第23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24题【单选题】

（填句补文】ButBalistarlingsareonlyfoundinasmallareaontheislandofBaliinIndonesia.They

liveinthetallgrasslandsnearthecoast.Todaythereareonly14leftinthewildonasingle

reserve.Morethanhalfoftheirhabitatwasconvertedintofarmland,andforestplantation.Manyof

themwerecapturedandsoldaspets.

A、Weshouldtakemeasurestoprotectthem.

B、Balistarlingsareverybeautifulbirds.

C、Theygrowfastbecauseofaproteinrichdietofinsects.

D^In1984,therewereonly150birdsleftinthewild.

【正确答案】D

第25题【单选题】

［填句补文］Beesareflyinginsectscloselyrelatedtowaspsandants,andareknownfortheirrole

inpollination（授粉）andforproducinghoneyandbeeswax.Thebest-knownbeespecies

istheEuropeanhoneybee,which,asitsnamesuggests,produceshoney,asdoafewothertypesof

bee.

A、Thereisonlyonequeeninahive.

B、Everybeedoesajobwithoutbeingtold.

C、Therearenearly20,000knownspeciesofbees.

D^Beesdonotlikeiceandsnow.

【正确答案】c

第26题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Theresearchersalsogavethestudentsteststotellwhetherthe

studentsbelievedthatamathsuperstarhadtobeaboy.Thentheresearchers

turnedtotheteachersTofindoutwhichteacherswereanxiousaboutmath,the

researchersaskedtheteachershowtheyfeltattimeswhentheycameacrossmath,

suchaswhenreadingasalesreceipt.Ateacherwhogotnervouslookingatthe

numbersonasalesreceipt,forexample,wasprobablyanxiousaboutmath.

Accordingtotheexperiment,thoseteacherswereprobablyanxiousaboutmath

whentheyfelt.

A、nervousmemorizingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

B、helplesssavingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

C、uneasyreadingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

D、hopelessfillinginthenumbersofasalesreport

【正确答案】C

第27题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Today,nottoofaroffNixon'sdeadline,Americaislookingatthatpossibility.Overthe

weekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBillClinton,announcedherrunfor2008

presidency.Q:BillClintonwillstronglysupportHillarytorunforthe2008presidency.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】C

第28题【单选题】

TheAtlanticOceanisonlyhalfasbigasthePacific,itisstillverylarge.

A、but

B、and

C、so

D、therefore

【正确答案】A

第29题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Heisaresoluteman.Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,he

won'tgiveituphalfway.Theword“resolute“means.

A、strong

B、firm

C、kind

D、clever

【正确答案】B

第30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31题【单选题】

【填句补文】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuring

subtle（2田微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand.

A、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputer

B、tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfields

C>aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotes

D^convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint

【正确答案】D

第32题【单选题】

【阅读理解】TheISUwon'tfinallyapprovethenewsystemuntilitmeetsinJune

butalreadyUKSport,theBritishGovernmenVssportsbody,hasexpressed

reservations."Iremaintobeconvincedthattherandomselectionsystemwould

offertheguaranteesthateveryoneconcernedwithethicalsportislookingfor”,says

JerryBingham,UKSport'sheadofethics（伦理）.WhatdoesJerryBinghamexpress

bysaying"Iremaintobeconvinced"?

A^Hisanger.

B、Hiscriticism.

C、Hisagreement.

D、Hisdoubt.

【正确答案】D

第33题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Jamiewasworriedaboutthejunkfoodwhichhesawbeingserved

whichincludedburgers,pizzasandchips.Sohedecidedtobanthejunkandstarted

cookingsomegoodsoupandcurriesforthechildreninstead.Soheimprovedthe

schooldinnersinthatparticularschool,andtrainedthedinnerladiestocook

healthyfood.Thenheputpressureonthegovernmenttoimprovethestandardsof

schoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditlookslikethechangeshavetaken

place.Generally,schoolsdidn;tservetostudentsbefore.

A、soupandcurries

B、hotcookedmeals

C、drinksandchips

D、burgersandpizzas

【正确答案】A

第34题【单选题】

[2008.10]ThePresidentwasamongthefirsttocongratulatethescientisthisnew

discovery.

A、at

B、in

C、about

D、on

【正确答案】D

第35题【单选题】

【概括大意】Radarisnowafamiliartool.Likemanyothersitwasanunexpecteddiscovery.Itwas

firstobservedbytworesearchers,whowerestudyingsoundcommunication.Theyweresending

signalsfromastationononesideofariverinWashingtonDtoavehicleacrosstheriver.They

discoveredthattheirsignalswerestoppedbypassingships.Theyrecognizedtheimportanceofthis

discoveryatonce.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、StudyofRadar

B、Radarisnowafamiliartool

C、RadarWorkingPrinciples

D、RadarwasDiscoveredbyChance

【正确答案】D

第36题【单选题】

【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

第37题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ihavelearntofaplantobuildthreehundredhousesontheland

calledParsonsPlacebythefootballground.Fewpeopleknowaboutthisnewplan

toincreasethesizeofourtown.Forme,ParsonsPlaceisspecialbecauseitisa

beautifulnaturalareawherelocalpeoplecanrelax-thesmallwoodhasmany

unusualtreesandthestreamispopularwithfishermenandbird-watchers.ltJsvery

quietbecausetherearefewhousesorroadsnearby.Ithinkthatlosingthisareawill

beterriblebecausewehavenoothersimilarfacilitiesintheneighbourhood.Whyis

ParsonsPlaceparticularlyimportant,inAlansopinion

A、Becauseitisnearthefootballground.

B、Becauselotsofpeoplelivenearit.

C、Becauseitisaplacenearthetownwherepeoplecanenjoynature.

D、Becauselocalpeoplecangetthereeasilybycarfromthetown.

【正确答案】C

第38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39题【单选题】

[2004.04]Foraweeksheworkedwithusinthevillage,__herpoorhealth.

A^asaresultof

B^onaccountof

C、inspiteof

D、despiteof

【正确答案】C

第40题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Studiesshowthatchildrenwhoeatbreakfastdobetterinschool.Itdoesn'ttakemuch

furtherthoughttobelievethatadultswillfeelbetterandperformbetteratworkaswell.Q:Adults

whoeatbreakfastwillperformbetteratwork.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第41题【单选题】

[概括大意]Itisnotdifficulttothinkofothermessageswereceivethroughthemassmedia.Every

daywegethundredsofthem.Thinkaboutadvertisements,forexample.Weseeandhearthese

messagesalmosteverywherewego.Advertisementsareimportantmessages,eventhoughtheyare

sometimesannoying.Theyhelpuscompareandevaluateproducts.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、ImportanceoftheMassMedia

B、Media—MeanstoCommunicateMessages

C>AdvertisementsasImportantMessagesfromtheMassMedia

D>VariousMessagesOneMayReceiveEachDay

【正确答案】c

第42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43题【单选题】

【填句补文】Mother'sDayisaspecialdayforeveryone!Weusethisdaytohonorourmothersall

overtheworld!ItisheldonthesecondSundayofMayinmanycountries,suchasAustralia,

CanadaandtheUnitedStates.ItisheldexactlythreeweeksbeforeEasterSundayintheUnited

Kingdom.Sundaysareusuallynon-schoolandnon-workingdaysinthesecountries.

A、Shewantedtomemoryhermother,AnnJarvis.

B、WhenistheearliestMother'sDaycelebration

C>ManyfamiliesbeginMother'sDaywithbreakfastinbed.

D、Mother'sDayfallsondifferentdaysindifferentthecountries.

【正确答案】D

第44题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Inthedigitalrealm,thenextbigadvancewillbevoicerecognition.The

rudimentsarealreadyherebutinprimitiveform.Askacomputerto“recognize

speech//anditislikelytothinkyouwantitto“wreckanicebeach."Butinadecade

orsowe'llbeabletochatawayandmachineswillsoakitallin.Microchipswillbe

trulyembeddedinourliveswhenwecantalktothem.Notonlytoourcomputers,

we'llalsobeabletochatwithourautomobilenavigationsystems,telephone

consoles,browsers,thermostats.VCRs,microwavesandanyotherdeviceswewant

tobossaround.Thetechniquesofvoicerecognition.

A、arematureenoughforextensiveuse

B、areinitsinitialstageofdevelopment

C、willaidpeopletochatthroughcomputers

D、willassistpeopletorecognizeeachother'svoice

【正确答案】B

第45题【单选题】

[2005.4)Inonetypeoflaboratorytestallthevariablesonearecontrolled.

A、by

B、and

C、but

D、or

【正确答案】c

第46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47题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Thestructureofafamilytakesdifferentformsaroundtheworldand

eveninthesamesociety.Thefamily'sformchangesasitadaptstochangingsocial

andeconomicinfluences.Untilrecently,themostcommonforminNorthAmerica

wasthen