2022年铜陵学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年铜陵学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总

（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Physiologically,wearerhythmical.Wemusteat,sleep,breathe,and

playregularlytomaintaingoodhealth.Emotionallywearerhythmical,too,for

psychologistssaythatallofusfeelalternateperiodsofrelativedepressionand

exhilaration.Intellectuallywearealsorhythmical,forwemusthaveperiodsof

relaxationfollowingperiodsofconcentration.Itnaturallyfollowsthenthatrhythm,a

fundamentalaspectofourlives,mustbeapartofanygoodliterary

work-----whetherpoetryorprose.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowing

pairsofactivitiesbestillustratesintellectualrhythm?

A、Studyingasciencebookandthenstudyingapsychologybook

B、Learningapoemandthentakinganap

C>Playingballatthebeachandthengoingswimming

D、Solvingamathproblemandthensolvingachemistryproblem

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】段落的结尾处讲到：在脑力活动方面，我们也同样是有节奏的，因

为我们在高度集中精力一段时间以后，必须让脑子有一个松弛的阶段（"wemust

haveperiodsofrelaxationfollowingperiodsofconcentration"）。根据这个信息，A^

D项内容都是高度集中的脑力活动，与原文内容恰好相反；B项内容是学习诗歌

与小睡一会，正好符合原文，一张一弛。而C项内容又全是不费脑力的活动，也

不符合原文。

第2题【单选题】

【完成句子】Certainlytherearemillionswhoneedtoloseweight.Buttherearealso

millionswhoonlyimaginetheyneedto.Compulsiveandcontinuousdieting,notto

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mentioneatingdisorders,showsthatsomeofuswilldoanythingtoreduceour

bodiesdowntothecurrentlydesirableshape.Butisbeingunderweightreally

desirable?Agreatmanypeoplegoonadietto.

A、keepfit

B、haveabodyshapethatallpeoplewilladmire

C>prolonglifespan

D、getrideofdigestivesystemdiseases

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本段文字指出，很多人为了达到当前流行的体型(reduceourbodies

downtothecurrentlydesirablesh叩e)而不惜通过节食等方法减肥。因此选择B。

第3题【单选题】

[2008.04]Anxietycanwithchildren'sperformanceatschool.

A、refer

B^prefer

C^infer

D、interfere

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词语辨析。句子翻译为：焦虑可以妨碍孩子们在学校的表

现。A.referto提到、查阅、涉及；B.preferto更喜欢；C.inferfrom(根

据某事)推断、推定；D.interferewith扰乱、妨碍。

第4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5题【单选题】

［2009.10］Therearemanysalesthisseason,duringwhichstoreswilllowertheir

______prices.

A、normal

B、general

C>ordinary

D、usual

【正确答案】A

第6题【单选题】

【阅读选择］WhenIgraduatedfromhighschool,myfamilyhadabusinesssoInever

thoughtaboutgettingacollegedegree.Iwentstraightfrommyhighschool

graduationtoworkformyfather.After24yearsofupsanddowns(mostlydowns),I

decidedthatIwantedtoreturntoschoolandearnadegreeinBusiness

Administration.Whydidn'ttheauthorgoonwitheducationaftergraduatingfrom

highschool?

A、Tohelpherfatherwithbusiness.

B、Toescapefromschoollife.

C、Toexperiencesociallifeearly.

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D、Toachieveherdream.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。事实细节题。该题目主要考查考生对文章主人公相关细

节的了解。根据题干内容，此细节定位于文章本段讲述自己高中毕业后经历的部

分。文中讲到"当我高中毕业时，爸爸正在做生意。所以我压根没有考虑过继续

获得大学学位的事情，毕业后直接转向为爸爸工作”。可判断A选项与原文句意

一致。

第7题【单选题】

【填句补文】Scientistshavelearnedthatthesenseofpainismadeupofboth

chemicalandelectricalsignals..Scientistsalsohavelearnedthatthe

nervoussystemsendstwodifferentkinds-ofpainmessagestothebrain:onevery

fast,theotherslow.

A、Ittellsusnottousetheinjuredpartuntilitheals.

B、Thesesignalstravelfromnervecellsintheinjuredarea,upthespinalcord（脊

髓）tothebrain,andbackdownagain.

C、Thefirstmessageisthewarningsignal.

D、Theothermessagemovesataspeedofonlyonemeterasecond.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】第一句讲的是疼痛的感觉是由两种信号signals组成的，所以紧接

着就提到两种信号的传播路线。B项恰恰照应了首句意思。

第8题【单选题】

【阅读选择1Marian,thegirlwhowrotetheoriginalstoryaboutRoxaboxenthatthe

children'sbookisbasedon,wasmayor.Otherkidsranthestoreswhichsold

imaginaryicecreamandbakedgoods.Kidsdroveimaginarycarsoutsideoftown,

andthespeederswenttojail,whichwasguardedbythesheriff,anotherkid.

Elsewhere,boysandgirlshadbattles,chargingeachother'sbasesusingspearsmade

withocotillo,adesertplant.WhoisMarian?

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A、Sheistheauthor.

B>ShesoldicecreaminRoxaboxen.

C、SheisthemayorofRoxaboxeninthebook.

D、Sheguardsthejailinthebook.

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】答案选c。事实细节题。根据关键词锁定短文本段。本段第一句话

给出了正确答案，Marian是最先写这个故事的人，但是并不是这本书的作者。

而且是这本书中那个小镇的镇长。

第9题【单选题】

[2007.04]Havingdecidedtorentaflat,wecontactinghousingagencies

inthecity.

A、setabout

B^setdown

C、setout

D^setup

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查关于set的短语。contactinghousingagencies：联系房屋

中介。根据句意，应该选setabout。setabout：开始做某事。setdown：放下，

搁下；记下，记载，写下。setout：出发，开始，后面跟todosth。setup：建

立（事业）；成立（组织）；为某人提供必需品或有用的东西。

第10题【单选题】

[2009.10]Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes,causedme

toarrivelate.

A、it

B、that

C、what

D、which

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【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查非限制性定语从句。整句话的意思是：交通阻塞30多分

钟，这使得我到达晚了。

第11题【单选题】

[2009.7]Thejudgewhowastohisfavoritewascriticizedbymanypeople.

A>partial

B、fair

C、strict

D、frank

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题句意为：许多人批评了偏袒他自己喜爱（球队或球员）的那个

裁判员。考查形容词的意义区分。A偏袒的，不公平的；B公正的；C严格的，

严厉的；D坦率的。

第12题【单选题】

【完成句子】Asthesunflowersgrow,putahayfencearoundthemforprotection

andstakeifnecessary.Plantmorninggloriesorsweetpeasaroundthebaseofeach

sunflower,andtheywillgrowupthestems,eventuallyformingaroofoverthetop.

Bysummer'send,kidswillhaveasunflowerhousetoplayin.Whenautumncomes,

childrencan.

A、seedlotsofsunflowers

B、playgamesinthesunflowerhouse

C、includeplantswithanimalnames

D、findtheirownplayingsection

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】段落最后一句是答案的出处，Bysummersend"夏天结束的时候"实

际上就是Whenautumncomes"秋天来临的时候”。答案选择B。

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第13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

【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14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，我一定要修好它（手机）。

第15题【单选题】

【完成句子】Intelligencewasbelievedtobeafixedentity,somefacultyofthemind

thatweallpossessandwhichdeterminesinsomewaytheextentofour

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achievements.ItsValuetherefore,wasasapredictorofchildren'sfuturelearning.If

theydifferedmarkedlyintheirabilitytolearncomplextasks,thenitwasclearly

necessarytoeducatethemdifferentlyandtheneedfordifferenttypesofschooland

evendifferentabilitygroupswithinschoolwasobvious.Intelligencetestscouldbe

usedforstreamingchildrenaccordingtoabilityatanearlyage;andat11thesetests

weresuperiortomeasuresofattainmentforselectingchildrenfordifferenttypesof

secondaryeducation.Itwasoncebelieved,andthuswecantellhow

successfulhe/shewillbeinthefutureaccordingtohis/herintelligence.

A>borntobemoreintelligentorlessintelligent

B^taughttobemoreintelligent

C^thatintelligencewassomethingababywasbornwith

D、andbecauseofthelackofcommunicationwithhisclassmates

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】空格处需要真正的主语（It是形式主语），因此根据语法结构判断C

是答案。该句大意是〃人们曾经一度相信，智力是一个孩子天生所具有的，因为

我们可以根据他/她的智力水平判断他/她在将来是否会取得成功。

第16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B。Fermi在1938年获诺贝尔奖，四年以后才建立核连锁反

应的。

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第17题【单选题】

Nowmanymajoremployersarebeginningtodemandthecompletionof

school.

A、morethan

B、ratherthan

C>otherthan

D、betterthan

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】morethan：多于，不只。句意：现在很多雇主开始不仅仅要求学

业的完成。

第18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19题【单选题】

Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

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considerably.

A>distribution

B、contribution

C、prescription

D、circulation

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查名词辨析。circulation：（书报杂志的）销售量，发行额，

销路。符合句意。

第20题【单选题】

[2009.01]Hehasdeeploveforthepeopleandloyaltytothecountry.

A>intense

B、initial

C、instant

D>imitative

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查形容词词义区分。A强烈的，极度的；B最初的，开始

的；C立即的，即时的；D模仿的，仿效的。形容loyalty,选A比较恰当。

第21题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Inaspecialreportoncancerandblacks,theorganizationsaidblacks

areusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,andtheyaremorelikelytodie

ofthedisease.WhichmayNOTbeareasonforhighercancerdeathratesamongUS

blacks?

A>Unequalaccesstomedicalcare.

B、Greaterprobabilityofhavingotherdiseases.

C、Differencesinthebiologyofthecancer.

D>Earlydiagnosis.

【正确答案】D

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【答案解析】本段指出blacksareusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,

与D项内容是相反的，因此选D。

第22题【单选题】

[2009.04]Theconclusionfromthestudyisnotdefinite;itisjust.

A、tentative

B、valid

C、technical

D、thorough

【正确答案】A

【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23题【单选题】

[2009.01]Thetwinsisterswereidenticalappearanceandcharacter.

A>of

B、with

C、in

D、to

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本题考查介词词义。句意：这对双胞胎姐妹的面容和性格都一模一

样。beidenticalto/with完全相同的，一模一样的。本题要说明在某个方面是一

样的，故选C。

第24题【单选题】

【阅读选择】TheUnitedStatesperceivesitselftobeamiddle-classnation.However,

middleclassisnotarealdesignation,nordoesitcarryprivileges.Itismoreofa

perception,whichprobablywasastrueasitevercouldberightafterWorldWarII.

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Theeconomywasgrowing,moreandmorepeopleownedtheirownhomes,workers

hadsolidcontractswiththecompaniesthatemployedthem,andnearlyeveryone

whowantedahighereducationcouldhaveone.Theinformationinthispassage

dealswith.

A>anindividual

B>asocialandeconomicgroup

C、apoliticalorganization

D、Government

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。通过阅读本段，middleclass中产阶级是一个群体，选答

案Bo

第25题【单选题】

【完成句子】Lightningisgeneratedwhenelectricalchargesseparateinrainclouds,

thoughprocessesarestillnotfullyunderstood.Typically,positivecharges（正电荷）

buildatthecloudtop,whilethebottombecomesnegativelycharged（负电荷的）.In

mostinstancesofcloud-to-groundlightning,thenegativelychargedlowerportionof

thecloudrepelsnegativelychargedparticlesontheground'ssurfaces,makingit

becomepositivelycharged.Thepositivechargeonthegroundgathersatelevated

points.lnmostcasesofcloud-to-groundlightning,theground'ssurface.

A、ispositivelycharged

B、isshiftedsidewaysbystrongwinds

C^isnegativecharged

D^ischangedfrompositivelychargetonegativecharge

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字解释了云层与地面之间的闪电的成因，云层下部带负电荷，

排斥地面表层的负电荷，所以地面表层聚集的是正电荷。答案为A。

第26题【单选题】

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[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27题【单选题】

[2009.10]Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedtothestafftoworkhard.

A、calculate

B、demonstrate

C>speculate

D、motivate

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词语辨析。【译文】利润共享计划目的是激发员工努力工

作。A计算、估算B证实、论证、演示C思索、推测D激励、激发

第28题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Tom,anear-sightedyoungman,wentonablinddatewithagirl.The

twoweresatisfiedwitheachother.Andtheyexchangedtheirtelephonenumbers.

WhatcanwelearnaboutTom?

A、Tommadeagoodimpressiononthegirlatfirst.

B、ItwasthefirsttimethatTomhaddatedagirl.

C>Tomwasblind.

D^Tomwashandsomeandpopularwiththegirls.

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【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。细节判断题。从Thetwoweresatisfiedwitheachother

可知，相亲过后，两人对对方都很满意，所以A选项正确，汤姆第一次见对方就

留下了很好的印象。B项所表述内容在文中找不到根据，不能判断这是汤姆第几

次约会。根据文章描述，汤姆只是near-sighted,远不到盲了的地步。文章仅讲

述了汤姆和某一个女孩相亲的精力，对他的个人魅力以及是否受女孩欢迎并未提

及。

第29题【单选题】

[2007.04]ThevolleyballmatchwastelevisedonCCTV.

A^alive

B>life

C、live

D、lively

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查live的形似词辨析。live可以作副词，意思是：实况转播

地。符合句意。

第30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.

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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31题【单选题】

[2009.04]Wegoouttorestaurants,butmostlyweeatathome.

A、occasionally

B、relatively

C、continually

D^absolutely

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查副词意义辨析。译文：我们偶尔外出去餐馆吃饭，但通常

是在家吃饭。详细解答：A偶尔地、偶然地、不经常；B相对地、比较地；C持

续地、不间断地；D完全地。

第32题【单选题】

【填句补文】AllchildrenintheUnitedStateshavetoreceiveaneducation,butthe

lawdoesnotsaytheyhavetobeeducatedatschool.Anumberofparentsprefernot

tosendtheirchildrentoschool..Thereareabout300,000home-schoolers

intheUnitedStatestoday.

A、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

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。

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第33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34题【单选题】

【概括大意】Itisoftenthoughtthatsciencefictionisafairlynewdevelopmentin

literature,butitsancestorscanbefoundinbookswrittenhundredsofyearsago.

Thesebookswereoftenconcernedwiththepresentationofsomeformofideal

society,athemewhichisstilloftenfoundinmodernstories.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A^ScienceFictionisaFairlyNewDevelopmentinLiterature

B、OriginsofScienceFiction

C、TheThemeofScienceFiction

D^ScienceFictionHasaShortHistory

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】从第一段话可以看出这段文字介绍了科普小说的起源。因此选择Bo

第35题【单选题】

【填句补文】Scientistshavelearnedthatthesenseofpainismadeupofboth

chemicalandelectricalsignals..Scientistsalsohavelearnedthatthe

nervoussystemsendstwodifferentkinds-ofpainmessagestothebrain:onevery

fast,theotherslow.

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A、Ittellsusnottousetheinjuredpartuntilitheals.

B>Thesesignalstravelfromnervecellsintheinjuredarea,upthespinalcord（脊

髓）tothebrain,andbackdownagain.

C、Thefirstmessageisthewarningsignal.

D、Theothermessagemovesataspeedofonlyonemeterasecond.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】第一句讲的是疼痛的感觉是由两种信号signals组成的，所以紧接

着就提到两种信号的传播路线。B项恰恰照应了首句意思。

第36题【单选题】

【I阅读选择1NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyandputupwitha

lotofinconveniencesforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.Residentsofcities

likeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamspendalotoftheirwinterinthedark

becausethedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.Thisisthe

reasontheMediterraneanhasalwaysattractedthem.Everysummer,morethan25

millionpeopletraveltoMediterraneanresortsandbeachesfortheirvacation.They

allcomeforthesamereason:sunllntheparagraph,citieslikeLondon,Copenhagen,

andAmsterdamarementioned.

A>toshowthattheyarenotgoodcitiesintermsofgeographyandclimate

B^totellushowwealthytheirresidentsare

C、tosuggestthatthesecitieslackplacesofhistoricinterestandscenicbeauty

D、toprovethattheyhavegotmoretourismthantheycanhandle

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】该段中所列举的三个城市都具有阴冷日短的气候特点，这些不利的

地理气候条件使得当地居民向往阳光充足的地方。四个选项中，选项A最接近题

意。

第37题【单选题】

【I阅读声U断】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

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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（社区几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38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

点句是通常论述文的发展特点，因此判断D正确。

第39题【单选题】

【阅读选择】LateoneSundayafternooninSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,an

elderlycleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehad

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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。0nly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40题【单选题】

【填句补文】/"Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

A>Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

B^Thetraditionalperiodictablewaswelldrawn.

C、“Iimaginecontourlineswouldbegoodforundergraduates//

D^Buthehasaddedcontourlinestochargedensity,helpingtoexplainwhichions

reactwithwhich.

【正确答案】C

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【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41题【单选题】

[2007.04]Havingdecidedtorentaflat,wecontactinghousingagencies

inthecity.

A、setabout

B、setdown

C、setout

D、setup

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查关于set的短语。contactinghousingagencies：联系房屋

中介。根据句意，应该选setabout。setabout：开始做某事。setdown：放卜，

搁下；记下，记载，写下。setout：出发，开始，后面跟tod。sth。setup：建

立（事业）；成立（组织）；为某人提供必需品或有用的东西。

第42题【单选题】

[2008,10]Ittookafewsecondsforhereyestotothedarkness.

A、allocate

B、adopt

C、apply

D、adjust

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查动词词义辨析。【译文】她花了几秒钟时间使眼睛适应黑

暗。【详细解答】A分配，拨出B收养，过继C应用，申请D调

整，使适合

第43题【单选题】

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【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44题【单选题】

Themissingboyswerelastseenneartheriver.

A、playing

B^played

C、play

D、toplay

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】所填的词为主语补足语，因其后有明确的地点，补足语表示动作当

时正在进行中，所以只能使用playingo

第45题【单选题】

【填句补文】Manybeginninginterviewersareafraidthattheyareforcingtheother

persontoanswerquestionsandhavenorighttoinquireabouthispersonalsecrets.

.Unlessthepersonreallyhatesbeinginterviewed,heisdelightedthat

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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46题【单选题】

【I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

behavior.Inhumansocietiesviolencehasasocialfunction:Itisastrategyfor

creatingordestroyingformsofsocialorder.Religioustraditionshavetakenaleading

roleindirectingthepowersofviolence.Wewilllookattheritualandethical（道德上

的）patternswithinwhichhumanviolencehasbeendirected.Humanviolenceshows

evidenceofbeingalearnedbehaviorinthat.

A、itthreatenstheexistingsocialsystems

B>itisinfluencedbysociety

C、ithasrootsinreligiousconflicts

D、itisdirectedagainstinstitutionsoflaw

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【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