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2022年大连枫叶职业技术学院自考英语（二）练习

题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

[2004.04]Hecontinuedspeaking,regardlessmyfeelings.

A>in

B^of

C、on

D、about

【正确答案】B

第2题【单选题】

【概括大意】"SpeedReading"coursesteachstudentshowtoreadmorequickly.Insuchcourses,

teachersoftenaskstudentstofindouthowmanywordsaminuteheisreading.Youcandothistoo:

lookatyourwatchevery5or10minutesandwritedownthepagenumberyouhavereached.The

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、CheckYourReadingSpeed

B、AWaytoIncreaseYourReadingSpeed

C>CheckYourUnderstanding

D、ReadSomethingEveryDay

【正确答案】A

第3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4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5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6题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Parentsandkidstodaydressalike,listentothesamemusic,andare

friends.Isthisagoodthing?Sometimes,whenMr.Ballmerandhis16-year-old

daughter,Elizabeth,listentorockmusictogetherandtalkaboutinterestsboth

enjoy,suchaspopculture,heremembershismoredistantrelationshipwithhis

parentswhenhewasateenager."!wouldneverhavesaidtomymom,'Hey,the

newWeezeralbumisreallygreat.Howdoyoulikeit?'"saysBallmer.MTherewas

justacompletegapintaste//Musicwasnottheonlygulf.Fromclothingand

hairstylestoactivitiesandexpectations,earliergenerationsofparentsandchildren

oftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.Theword"gulf"mostprobablymeans

A、interest

B、distance

C、hope

D、separation

【正确答案】D

第7题【单选题】

【完成句子】Amongstthemostpopularbooksbeingwrittentodayarethosewhichareusually

classifiedassciencefiction.Hundredsoftitlesarepublishedeveryyearandarereadbyallkindsof

people.Furthermore,someofthemostsuccessfulfilmsofrecentyearshavebeenbasedonscience

fictionstories.Peopleenjoy.

A、arecurrenttheme

B、readingbooksofsciencefiction

C>readworldwide

D^politicalimplications

【正确答案】B

第8题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbe

quiteaneffortforourmindtobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof"weight"asbeingafixed

qualityinanobject,butitisnotreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeaone-pound

packetofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofa

pound.Wefindithardtobreakfreefromideasconnectedwithlivingontheearth

because

A、itdemandstoogreataneffortforustodoso.

B、wearetoofamiliarwiththewaythingsaretoquestiontheideas.

C^wehaveprovedthatthoseideasarecorrect.

D、wearesosureofourselvesthatweneverdoubtanythingontheearth.

【正确答案】B

第9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10题【单选题】

[2009.1]Thereareplanstothecorporationintoanumberofsmallerindependent

companies.

A、shrink

B、split

C、spur

D^spill

【正确答案】B

第11题【单选题】

【阅读理解】OnaSeptemberdayin1991,twoGermanswereclimbingthe

mountainsbetweenAustriaandItaly.Highuponamountainpass,theyfoundthe

bodyofamanlyingontheice.Atthatheight(10,499feet,or3,200meters),theice

isusuallypermanent,but1991hadbeenanespeciallywarmyear.Themountain

icehadmeltedmorethanusualandsothebodyhadcometothesurface.Itwas

lyingfacedownward.Theskeleton(骨架)wasinperfectcondition,exceptfora

woundinthehead.Therewasstillskinonthebonesandtheremainsofsome

clothes.Thehandswerestillholdingthewoodenhandleofanaxandonthefeet

therewereverysimpleleatherandclothboots.Nearbywasapairofglovesmade

oftreebark(树皮)andaholderforarrows.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph2?

A、TheIcemanlivedapoorlife.

B、TheIcemancouldhavediedfromthewoundinthehead.

C>TheIcemanwasstruckdeadfrombehind.

D、TheIcemanwaskilledwhileworking.

【正确答案】B

第12题【单选题】

【阅读理解】TwoUnitedNationsagencieswarnedonTuesdaythatchildrenare

mostatriskofdevelopingskincancersasaresultofthelong-termdeclineinthe

earth'sprotectiveozonelayer.Theagencies,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)

andtheUNEnvironmentalProgramme(UNEP),issuedthewarningasthey

launchedaglobalprogrammeaimedatalertingschoolstothedangersofexposure

tothesun.Whydoestheriskofdevelopingskincancersinchildrenbecomegreater

andgreater

A、Becausetheypaylittleattentiontotheirskinhealth.

B^Becausetheyareshortofphysicaltraining.

C、Becausetheearth'sprotectiveozonelayerdeclinesyearafteryear.

D、Becausetheearthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.

【正确答案】C

第13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14题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Inthisworldofchangeandcomplexity,theneedforinformationisof

greatestimportance.Thosepeoplewhohaveaccurate,reliableup-to-date

informationtosolvetheday-to-dayproblems,thecriticalproblemsoftheir

business,socialandfamilylife,willsurviveandsucceed"Knowledgeispower"may

wellbethetruestsayingandaccesstoinformationmaybethemostcritical

requirementofallpeople.Wecanlearnfromtheparagraphthat.

A、itisnecessarytoobtainasmuchknowledgeaspossible

B、peopleshouldmakethebestuseoftheinformationaccessible

C、weshouldrealizetheimportanceofaccumulatinginformation

D、itisofvitalimportancetoacquireneededinformationefficiently

【正确答案】D

第15题【单选题】

［阅读理解】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheinterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakes

itsmostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitment,allegiance,and

supremesacrifice.Theword“allegiance"isclosestinmeaningto.

A、loyalty

B、objective

C>survival

D、motive

【正确答案】A

第16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、lbgetawayfromthecrew.

【正确答案】B

第17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18题【单选题】

[2005.10]Sincetimeislimited,we'dbetterourtask.

A、geton

B、getover

C、getacross

D、getinto

【正确答案】D

第19题【单选题】

【2005.4]Theirmotherisbusyreadyforwork.

A、got

B、gets

C、toget

D>getting

【正确答案】D

第20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21题【单选题】

[2009.1]Sorrytobelate,butwewereforhalfanhourinthetraffic.

A、putback

B、brokendown

C、heldup

D^keptoff

【正确答案】C

第22题【单选题】

【阅读判断】WhenNickHolonyaksetouttocreateanewkindofvisiblelightingusing

semiconductoralloys,hiscolleaguesthoughthewasunrealistic.Today,hisdiscoveryof

light-emittingdiodes,orLEDs,areusedineverythingfromDVDstoalarmclockstoairports.Q:

Holonyak'scolleaguesthoughthewouldfailinhisresearchonLEDsatthetimewhenhestartedit.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第23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24题【单选题】

【填句补文】Five-year-oldLanistilltakessevenmedicineswithherbreakfasteverymorning."She's

verygoodaboutit,"saysherfatherDavid.LaniisalivetodaybecauseofherfatherDavid,inmore

thanoneway;whenshewasoneyearoldshereceivedpartofherfather'sliverina

liver—transplantoperation.Laniwasbornwithaliverillness..Doctorsadvisedthata

transplantwastheonlywayinwhichshewouldlive.

A、Shehadoneoperationwhenshewassixweeksold,whichwasnotsuccessful.

B、Davidquicklyrecoveredfromtheoperation.

C、Davidwasfinallyabletoridehisbikeagainafteraboutayear.

D、Doctorshopethatshewillcontinuetogetstrongerandstronger.

【正确答案】A

第25题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Inlife,youwillconstantlybefacingchallenges,timeswhenit'stoughtofeelconfident

aboutwhatwillhappeninthefuture.Timeslikethesewillhavedifferentdegreesofintensityand

duration.Thegreaterthedegreeandthelongertheduration,thegreaterthefearandsenseof

uncertaintywillbe.Thefearandsenseofuncertaintywillbeindependentofthedegreeandthe

durationofdifficulttimes.()

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

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】

【填句补文】Aspartoftheirstudy,theresearchersusedaspecialmachinetotakeactionphotosof

thestudents'brains..Thisisthesamepartofthebrainthatbecomesactivewhengood

readersread.Thisactivatedbrainareaappearstoincludeastructurethathelpspeoplerecognize

familiarwrittenwordsquickly.

A、Doyouhavedifficultyreadinginclass?

B、Thepicturesshowedanincreaseinactivityinthebackofthebrainontheleftside.

C、Aspartofthestudy,37strugglingreadersreceivedspecialtutoring.

D^Bytheendoftheschoolyear,thesechildrencouldreadfasterthanbefore.

【正确答案】B

第28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29题【单选题】

TheAtlanticOceanisonlyhalfasbigasthePacific,itisstillverylarge.

A、but

B、and

C、so

D、therefore

【正确答案】A

第30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31题【单选题】

【阅读判断】OnaMondaymorninginJuly,theworld'sfirstatombombexplodedintheNew

Mexicodesert.Fortysecondslater,theshockwavesreachedthebasecampwherethe

Italian-AmericanphysicistEnricoFermiandhisteamstood.Afteramentalcalculation,Fermi

announcedtohisteamthatthebomb'senergyhadequated10,000tonsofTNT.Thebombteam

wasimpressed,butnotsurprised.Fermi'sgeniuswasknownthroughoutthescientificworld.In

1938hehadwonaNobelPrize.Fouryearslaterheproducedthefirstnuclearchainreaction（核链

式反应）

zleadingusintothenuclearage.SinceFermi'sdeathin1954,nophysicisthasbeenatonce

amasterexperimentalistandaleadingtheoretician.Fermi,anexperimentalistaswellasa

theoretician,wonaNobelPrizeforproducingthefirstnuclearchainreactionintheworld.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第32题【单选题】

【阅读判断】ThoughBoermansaysthecompanybelievesitcanmakespace-basedsolarpower

work,itisnotexpectingtocrowdoutotherformsofrenewableenergy.LawsinCaliforniaandother

statesrequireincreasinguseofrenewableenergyincomingyears,hepointsout."Tomeetthose

needs,we'regoingtoneedalltypesofrenewableenergysources,"hesays.Thereisnomoreneed

forotherrenewableenergysourcesifthecompanymakesthespace-basedsolarpowerwork

successfully.()

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第33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34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

第35题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Onceallthisended,IfollowedEdandHelenhometobesurethey

arrivedsafely.AfterIwavedgoodbyeandwishedthemmybest,Ithought,“Thatis

thekindofloveinlife.Theloveisnotphysicalorromanticbutcareinanytime・〃We

canlearnfromthestorythat.

A、lifeisfullofsurprises

B、loveisbothphysicalandromantic

C>careisakindofloveinlife

D、youwillfeelgoodwhenhelpingthoseintrouble

【正确答案】C

第36题【单选题】

【填句补文】TheweatheroftheCaribbeanSeaisalmostalwayswarmandsunny.Sandybeaches

linethecoastsofmanyislands..Manytouristsarriveoncruiseships.

A、TheyareCuba,PuertoRico,Jamaica,andHispaniola.

B、TheCaribbeanIslandsareknownbyseveralnames.

C、Someoftheseislandsarenomorethantinyslivers（小片）ofexposedcoral.

D、Thisiswhymillionsoftouristsvisittheislandseachyear.

【正确答案】D

第37题【单选题】

Hebegancomparinghimselftheotherteammatesandfoundhedidn'tpracticeashardas

them.

A、as

B、from

C、with

D、by

【正确答案】C

第38题【单选题】

【阅读理解】TheISUwonztfinallyapprovethenewsystemuntilitmeetsinJune

butalreadyUKSport,theBritishGovernment'ssportsbody,hasexpressed

reservations."Iremaintobeconvincedthattherandomselectionsystemwould

offertheguaranteesthateveryoneconcernedwithethicalsportislookingfor",says

JerryBingham,UKSport'sheadofethics（伦理）.Theattitudeofthoseconcernedin

theUKtothenewrulesproposedbyISUcanbebestdescribedas.

A、indifferent.

B、reserved.

C、enthusiastic.

D、positive.

【正确答案】B

第39题【单选题】

【完成句子】Therearemanyothertrapstoavoid.Thehasfoundlittleawarenessamongdrivers

aboutsafeparking.Mostmotoristsquestionedmadenoeffortstoavoidparkinginquietspots-just

theplacesthieves'love.TheA.A.advisesdriverstoparkinplaceswithpeoplearound-thievesdon't

likeaudiences.Cardriversarefoundtobecarelessinchoosing.

A、safeparkingspots

B、increaseinthenumberofcarsstolen

C、non-professionalthieves

D、lackofparkingspace

【正确答案】A

第40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41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42题【单选题】

[2009.7]JanehasnorelativestoinNewYork.

A、getdownto

B^standupfor

C、fallbackon

D、takeadvantageof

【正确答案】C

第43题【单选题】

[2005.4]Inonetypeoflaboratorytestallthevariablesonearecontrolled.

A、by

B、and

C、but

D、or

【正确答案】C

第44题【单选题】

【阅读理解】TwoUnitedNationsagencieswarnedonTuesdaythatchildrenare

mostatriskofdevelopingskincancersasaresultofthelong-termdeclineinthe

earth'sprotectiveozonelayer.Theagencies,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)

andtheUNEnvironmentalProgramme(UNEP),issuedthewarningasthey

launchedaglobalprogrammeaimedatalertingschoolstothedangersofexposure

tothesun.Whydoestheriskofdevelopingskincancersinchildrenbecomegreater

andgreater

A、Becausetheypaylittleattentiontotheirskinhealth.

B、Becausetheyareshortofphysicaltraining.

C、Becausetheearth'sprotectiveozonelayerdeclinesyearafteryear.

D、Becausetheearthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.

【正确答案】C

第45题【单选题】

[2004.10]Theythoughttheprogramwas___investigating.

A、worth

B、worthy

C、worthwhile

D、worthing

【正确答案】A

第46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47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48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49题【单选题】

Man'slifeisoftencomparedacandle.

A、as

B、for

C、with

D、to

【正确答案】D

第50题【单选题】

[2009.1]“Howlongdidittakeyoutorealizethathewasdishonest?”"Ifromthestart/

A、lookedhimout

B、lookedhimover

C、sawhimout

D、sawhimthrough

【正确答案】D

第51题【单选题】

【阅读理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking//saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth."Itwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole."Wehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon't

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger/'saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.Z/Thequestionis'Whatwil