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2022年浙江邮电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】

[2009.7]Thechangeinleadershipwillhaveahugeongovernmentpolicies.

A^impact

B^emphasis

C、concern

D、conflict

【正确答案】A

第2题【单选题】

【填句补文】MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.Somelivealonebecauseofdivorceorthe

deathofapartner..AccordingtoarecentU.S.census（人口普查）,25percentofall

householdsintheU.S.aremadeupofjustoneperson.

A、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

B、Hesays,z/llikebeingbymyself.”

C>However,evenmorepeoplearelivingalonebecausetheyhavechosento.

D^There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

【正确答案】C

第3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4题【单选题】

[2005.4]Theirmotherisbusyreadyforwork.

A、got

B^gets

C>toget

D、getting

【正确答案】D

第5题【单选题】

[2010.4]Wehadlotsoftodoyesterday—that'swhyImissedtheparty.

A、job

B、work

C、labor

D、duty

【正确答案】B

第6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7题【单选题】

【阅读理解】TheISUwon'tfinallyapprovethenewsystemuntilitmeetsinJune

butalreadyUKSport,theBritishGovernment'ssportsbody,hasexpressed

reservations."Iremaintobeconvincedthattherandomselectionsystemwould

offertheguaranteesthateveryoneconcernedwithethicalsportislookingfor",says

JerryBingham,UKSporfsheadofethics（伦理）.Theattitudeofthoseconcernedin

theUKtothenewrulesproposedbyISUcanbebestdescribedas.

A、indifferent.

B、reserved.

C、enthusiastic.

D、positive.

【正确答案】B

第8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9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10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

第口题【单选题】

【填句补文】Whendopeopledecidewhetherornottheywanttobecomefriends?Duringtheir

firstfourminutestogether,accordingtoabookbyDr.LeonardZunin.Inhisbook,"Contact:Thefirst

fourminutes,"heoffersthisadvicetoanyoneinterestedinstartingnewfriendships:.A

lotofpeople'swholeliveswouldchangeiftheydidjustthat.

A、Thatisnotthetimetocomplainaboutone'shealthortomentionfaultsonefindsinother

people.

B^Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundividedattentionforfour

minutes.

C、Itisnotthetimetotellthewholetruthaboutone'sopinionsandimpressions.

D、Heiseagertomakefriendswitheveryone.

【正确答案】B

第12题【单选题】

【阅读理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking,MsaysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth.f/ltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

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

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger/saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.MThequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety/'WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C、Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正确答案】B

第13题【单选题】

[2007.4]Tonylikeswalkinginthecountryand

A>alsodoesMary

B>Marydoesalso

C、soMarydoes

D、sodoesMary

【正确答案】D

第14题【单选题】

[2010.4]Georgehasjustboughtafancysportscar.Itaound$45,000.

A、mightcosthim

B、shouldcosthim

C>musthavecosthim

D^wouldhavecosthim

【正确答案】C

第15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16题【单选题】

【填句补文】Whendopeopledecidewhetherornottheywanttobecomefriends?Duringtheir

firstfourminutestogether,accordingtoabookbyDr.LeonardZunin.Inhisbook,"Contact:Thefirst

fourminutes,"heoffersthisadvicetoanyoneinterestedinstartingnewfriendships:.A

lotofpeople'swholeliveswouldchangeiftheydidjustthat.

A、Thatisnotthetimetocomplainaboutone'shealthortomentionfaultsonefindsinother

people.

B、Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundividedattentionforfour

minutes.

C、Itisnotthetimetotellthewholetruthaboutone'sopinionsandimpressions.

D、Heiseagertomakefriendswitheveryone.

【正确答案】B

第”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18题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Onceallthisended,IfollowedEdandHelenhometobesurethey

arrivedsafely.AfterIwavedgoodbyeandwishedthemmybest,Ithought,Z/Thatis

thekindofloveinlife.Theloveisnotphysicalorromanticbutcareinanytime//We

canlearnfromthestorythat.

A、lifeisfullofsurprises

B^loveisbothphysicalandromantic

C>careisakindofloveinlife

D、youwillfeelgoodwhenhelpingthoseintrouble

【正确答案】C

第19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20题【单选题】

【填句补文】Whendopeopledecidewhetherornottheywanttobecomefriends?Duringtheir

firstfourminutestogether,accordingtoabookbyDr.LeonardZunin.Inhisbook,"Contact:Thefirst

fourminutes,"heoffersthisadvicetoanyoneinterestedinstartingnewfriendships:.A

lotofpeople'swholeliveswouldchangeiftheydidjustthat.

A、Thatisnotthetimetocomplainaboutone'shealthortomentionfaultsonefindsinother

people.

B、Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundividedattentionforfour

minutes.

C、Itisnotthetimetotellthewholetruthaboutone'sopinionsandimpressions.

D、Heiseagertomakefriendswitheveryone.

【正确答案】B

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】

【阅读判断】Since1939,numerousstudieshavebeenconductedtodeterminewhethersmokingis

ahealthhazard.Thetrendoftheevidencehasbeenconsistentandindicatesthatthereisaserious

healthrisk.Researchteamshaveconductedstudiesthatshowbeyondallreasonabledoubtthat

tobaccosmokingisassociatedwithashortenedlifeexpectancy.Q:Smokingreducesone'slife

expectancy.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第23题【单选题】

shewasverytired,shewentonworking.

A>As

B、Although

C、Even

D、Inspiteof

【正确答案】B

第24题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Somepeopletoldmethatitwastoolate.SometoldmethatIwastoo

old.OtherstoldmethatIwouldneverbeabletopullitoff.Ihadtoworkfulltime

andtakecareofmyson.ButinsideIwastoldsomethingdifferent.Theunderlined

sentence“ButinsideIwastoldsomethingdifferent“inthepassageprobablymeans

A、whatotherstoldherwasnottrue

B、someonetoldhersomethingdifferent

C、theauthorwouldhaveadifferentlifeifshetried

D、theauthordecidedtoreturntoschoolforacollegedegree

【正确答案】D

第25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26题【单选题】

Man'slifeisoftencomparedacandle.

A、as

B、for

C、with

D^to

【正确答案】D

第27题【单选题】

Advertisingisonlypartofthetotalsaleseffort,butitisthepartthatthemostattention.

A>attacks

B、attracts

C、attaches

D、attributes

【正确答案】B

第28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29题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknownasEastAnglia,hasbeeninexistence

formorethantwothousandyears.ItbeganasasmallvillagebesidetheRiverWensum.Atthetime

oftheNormaninvasionin1066ithadgrowntobecomeoneofthelargesttownsinEngland.The

RiverWensumflowsbyNorwich

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第30题【单选题】

[2005.4]Thesatellitealsodemonstratedhowitcouldprovidehelptopeoplelivinginisolated

areaswhereisdifficult.

A、transportation

B、instruction

C、application

D、compensation

【正确答案】A

第31题【单选题】

［阅读理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking//saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth.Mltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole."\Nehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon't

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger,“saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.Z/ThequestioniszWhatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety/'WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C、Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正确答案】B

第32题【单选题】

Thepictureonthewallispaintedbymynephew.

A、havinghung

B、hanging

C、hangs

D、beinghung

【正确答案】B

第33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34题【单选题】

[2009.1]I'dliketoaphotoofyouwithmycamera.

A^make

B^take

C、expose

D、shot

【正确答案】B

第35题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Somewherearoundpuberty(发育;青春期)，somethinghappensin

thetimingofthebiologicalclock.(2)Theclockpushesforward,soadolescentsand

teenagersareunabletofallasleepasearlyastheyusedto.Whenyourmothertells

youit'stimeforbed,yourbodymaybepushingyoutostayupforseveralhours

more.AndthelightcomingfromyourcomputerscreenorTVcouldbepushingyou

tostayupevenlater.Whatisimpliedinthesecondparagraph?

A、Youngchildren'sbiologicalclockhasthesamerhythmwiththatoftheteenagers.

B、Peopleafterpubertybegintogotobedearlierduetothechangeofthebiologicalclock.

C、Childrenbeforepubertytendtofallasleepearlieratnightthanadolescents.

D、Teenagersgotobedlaterthantheyusedtoduetothelightfromthecomputerscreen.

【正确答案】C

第36题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Somewherearoundpuberty(发育；青春期),somethinghappensin

thetimingofthebiologicalclock.(2)Theclockpushesforward,soadolescentsand

teenagersareunabletofallasleepasearlyastheyusedto.Whenyourmothertells

youit'stimeforbed,yourbodymaybepushingyoutostayupforseveralhours

more.AndthelightcomingfromyourcomputerscreenorTVcouldbepushingyou

tostayupevenlater.Whatisimpliedinthesecondparagraph?

A^Youngchildren'sbiologicalclockhasthesamerhythmwiththatoftheteenagers.

B、Peopleafterpubertybegintogotobedearlierduetothechangeofthebiologicalclock.

C>Childrenbeforepubertytendtofallasleepearlieratnightthanadolescents.

D>Teenagersgotobedlaterthantheyusedtoduetothelightfromthecomputerscreen.

【正确答案】c

第37题【单选题】

[2005.4]Theirmotherisbusyreadyforwork.

A、got

B>gets

C、toget

D、getting

【正确答案】D

第38题【单选题】

【阅读理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking/saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth.z/ltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

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

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger/saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.Z/Thequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety."WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B^Havingmoreeducation.

C>Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正确答案】B

第39题【单选题】

[2010.4]Afterthemeeting,Peterturnedhistothetaskathand.

A^energy

B^emphasis

C、attention

D、direction

【正确答案】C

第40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41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42题【单选题】

【完成句子】Lackofsleepcanaffecteverythingfromouremotionstohowwellwefocusontasks

likedriving.Itcanaffectsportsperformance,increaseourchancesofgettingsick,andmaybelinked

toweightgaininsomepeople.You'veprobablynoticedhowmuchrunningaroundlittlekidsdo——

andhowsoundlytheysleep.Takeatipfromatoddlerandgetatleast60minutesofexerciseaday.

Physicalactivitycandecreasestressandhelppeoplefeelmorerelaxed.Justdon'tworkouttoo

closetobedtimebecauseexercisecanwakeyouupbeforeitslowsyoudown.Lackofsleepcan

increaseourchancesof.

A、feelmorerelaxed

B、wakingupinmiddlenight

C、gettingsick

D、WatchTVandsurfonline

【正确答案】C

第43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44题【单选题】

【阅读理解】TwoUnitedNationsagencieswarnedonTuesdaythatchildrenare

mostatriskofdevelopingskincancersasaresultofthelong-termdeclineinthe

earth'sprotectiveozonelayer.Theagencies,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)

andtheUNEnvironmentalProgramme(UNEP),issuedthewarningasthey

launchedaglobalprogrammeaimedatalertingschoolstotheclangersofexposure

tothesun.Whydoestheriskofdevelopingskincancersinchildrenbecomegreater

andgreater

A、Becausetheypaylittleattentiontotheirskinhealth.

B、Becausetheyareshortofphysicaltraining.

C、Becausetheearth'sprotectiveozonelayerdeclinesyearafteryear.

D、Becausetheearthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.

【正确答案】C

第45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46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47题【单选题】

【填句补文】Some20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.

Morethanhalfaregivetofarm—animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth..

A>ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarm

slurry.

B^Thedrugscouldbegettingintoourfoodandwater.

C、Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchanged.

D、Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyard

drugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic-resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.

【正确答案】D

第48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49题【单选题】

[2008.10]PoliceChiefTimothytoldreportersthatthepoliceofficerswoundedintherescue

operationwererapidly.

A、curing

B、treating

C>healing

D^recovering

【正确答案】D

第50题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Myteacheroncesaidtome,"Ifyoudon'tquit,youwillwin".Ihaveno

desiretoquitwritingasI'mhavingtoomuchfun.MythanksgotoAssociated

ContentandtheYahoo!ContributorNetworkforallmyprogressinwriting!Andto

myfellowwriters—thankyousomuchforyoursupportandfriendship.Maywe

continuetosupporteachotherformanyyearstocome!Wecanlearnfromthe

passagethat.

A、theauthorthinkswritingontheNetisveryeasy

B、theauthorhashisfirstbookpublishedontheNet

C、twoyearshaspassedsincetheauthorbeganwriting

D、theauthorisgratefulforthecontentsitessincerely

【正确答案】D

第51题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ithadbeenboringhangingaboutthehotelallafternoon.Theroad

crewwereplayingagamewithdollarnotes.Foldingthemintosmallplanestosee

whosewouldflythefurthest.Havingnothingbettertodo,Ijoinedinandwonfive,

andthentooktheopportunitytoescapewithmyprofit.Despitetheevil-looking

clouds,Ihadtogetoutforawhile.Whydidthewriterwanttoleavethehotel

A、Toenjoythegoodweather.