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2022年上海立达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】

【阅读理解】Theproblemofleisureisnew.Untilveryrecenttimespeopleworked

eachdaytothelimitoftheirstrength.Ofcoursetherewerealwaysaprivilegedfew

whohadleisure;butmostmenhadtowork12,14,oreven16hoursaday,sixdays

aweek.Aslateas1840theaveragefactoryworkerlabored72hoursaweek.

“Sunuptosundown“wasthefarmer/sday,orasanotherphraseputsit,“fromcan

tocan't.'Thephrase“fromcantocan't"means.

A、frombeginningtoend

B^frombirthtodeath

C^frommorningtonight

D、fromtimetotime

【正确答案】c

第2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3题【单选题】

Idoubttheycancompletethebridgeaheadoftime.

A、whether

B、that

C、why

D、what

【正确答案】A

第4题【单选题】

[2008.10]Smithwasofmurderinghiswife,butnoevidencewasyetprovided.

A、blamed

B、charged

C、accused

D^arrested

【正确答案】C

第5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6题【单选题】

Toomanypeopleareindifferentothers'troubles.

A、with

B、to

C、of

D、about

【正确答案】B

第7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8题【单选题】

Notonlythestudentsbutalsotheoldteacherbeenchanged.

A、was

B^were

C、has

D、have

【正确答案】c

第9题【单选题】

hesaysordoeswon'tmakemechangemymindatall.

A、Whatever

B、However

C、Which

D、How

【正确答案】A

第10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"题【单选题】

【阅读理解】ThegreatseavoyagesofEurope's"AgeofDiscovery,"suchas

ChristopherColumbus'striptotheWestIndiesin1492,wouldhavebeen

impossiblewithouttheuseofacompass.Thisgreatdeviceforseavoyageswas

introducedtotheWestfromChinaduringthethirteenthcenturyWehaveto

thankancientChinesefortheirinventionofthecompass.Whatistheparagraph

mainlyabout?

A^Columbuswasagreatsailoranddiscoverer.

B^ThecompasswasinventedbyColumbus.

C、Theinventionofthecompassisimportantinhumanhistory.

D、ColumbusintroducedthecompasstotheWestIndies.

【正确答案】C

第12题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbe

quiteaneffortforourmindtobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof"weight"asbeingafixed

qualityinanobject,butitisnotreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeaone-pound

packetofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofa

pound.Howmuchwouldfourpoundsofteaweighifitwastaken4,000milesout

fromthesurfaceoftheearth?

A、1pound.

B>2pounds.

C^3pounds.

D、4pounds.

【正确答案】A

第13题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Theproblemofleisureisnew.Untilveryrecenttimespeopleworked

eachdaytothelimitoftheirstrength.Ofcoursetherewerealwaysaprivilegedfew

whohadleisure;butmostmenhadtowork12,14,oreven16hoursaday,sixdays

aweek.Aslateas1840theaveragefactoryworkerlabored72hoursaweek.

“Sunuptosundown“wasthefarmer'sday,orasanotherphraseputsit,“fromcan

tocan't."Thephrase“fromcantocan't"means.

A、frombeginningtoend

B、frombirthtodeath

C、frommorningtonight

D^fromtimetotime

【正确答案】C

第14题【单选题】

【概括大意】Thereisavitalneedtounderstandthepotentialrisksandlong-termhealtheffectsof

livingonnaturallycontaminatedsoils.Futureenvironmentalinvestigationsofnaturallypollutedsoils

shouldconcentrateonthepotentialpathwaysofmetalsintothefoodchainandhumanbody.

Geologistsshouldbepartofsuchstudiesastheycanprovidetheessentialbackgroundinformation

onrockandsoilchemistryaswellasthechemicalformsofheavymetalpollution.Themainideaof

thisparagraphis.

A、Long-termHealthEffectsonChildren

B^ResearchonChannelsofHeavyMetalsGettingintoHumanFoodChain

C、PotentialHazardsofHumanContaminatedSoils

D、NoEvidencetoIndicateBadEffectsofNaturallyContaminatedSoil

【正确答案】B

第15题【单选题】

Man'slifeisoftencomparedacandle.

A、as

B、for

C、with

D、to

【正确答案】D

第16题【单选题】

[2007.10]He'llhisnervousnessoncehe'sonstage.

A、getover

B、getoff

C^getout

D、getthrough

【正确答案】A

第17题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ifoundinmybaby'sbehaviourametaphorforthenewgeneration.

MywifeandIhadgivenhimsomebookstoexamine,buthemerelyspituponthem.

Whenwereadtohim,hedidnotfeelcomfortable.Andsoitisintheschools.We

findthatourstudentsdon'tread,thattheylookdownuponreadingandscold

thoseofuswhoteachit.AlltheywanttodoiswatchTV.Afterthisexperiencewith

thebaby,however,Ihavereachedaconclusion:letthemwatchit.Iftelevisionis

thatmuchmoreattractivetochildrenthanbooks,whyshouldwefightit?Letthem

watchitalltheywant!Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthoris

A、adoctor.

B、aneditor.

C、awriter.

D、ateacher.

【正确答案】D

第18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19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20题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Anewstudyhasfoundnoevidencethatsunscreen,commonlyusedto

reducetheriskofskincancer,actuallyincreasetherisk.Researchersfromthe

UniversityofIowabasedtheirfindingsonareviewof18earlierstudiesthatlooked

attheassociationbetweensunscreenuseandmelanoma（黑素瘤）.Theysaidthat

theyfoundflawsinstudiesthathadreportedassociationsbetweensunscreenuse

andhigherriskofmelanoma.Theword“flaws“inthe2ndparagraphmostprobably

means.

A、evidence

B、facts

C、faults

D、failures

【正确答案】C

第21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22题【单选题】

[2004.10]Toourdelight,shequicklyherselftothesituation.

A、adopted

B^adapted

C、attached

D、appealed

【正确答案】B

第23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.lnthelastparagraphthestatement"...butonly

onebecamePelewindicatesthat.

A、Peleisthegreatestsoccerplayer.

B、thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality.

C^Pele'sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothers.

D、thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodowiththefamilybackground.

【正确答案】B

第24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25题【单选题】

MarybeinParis,forIsawherinthetownonlyafewminutesago.

A、mustn't

B、can't

C、shouldn't

D^maynot

【正确答案】B

第26题【单选题】

【概括大意】Ford'sgreatstrengthwasthemanufacturingprocess-一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27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28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29题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Anotherproblemthevillagepeoplefaceisthedestructioncausedby

wildanimalssuchastheelephant.Elephantswillwalkthroughanddestroytheir

crops,treesandhutsinjustonenight.Thecheapandeasysolutionistosoakrope

inchiliwaterandputituparoundtheirfenceanditwillkeeptheelephantsand

otherwildanimalsaway.Inthelocalvillage,Elephants

A^areimportantforfarming

B^aretheonlywildanimals

C、oftencausetroubletovillagers'crops

D、canbefoundineachfamily

【正确答案】c

第30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31题【单选题】

【填句补文】Hehasalsoincludedsymbolstoshowwhichionsarenutrients,andwhichare

commoninsoilorwater..

A、TherehavebeenmanyattemptstoredesigntheperiodictablesinceDmitriMendeleevdrew

itupin1871.

B、Andthesizeofelement'ssymbolreflectshowmuchofitisfoundintheEarth'scrust.

C^Railsbackhasstillorderedtheelementsaccordingtothenumberofprotonstheyhave.

D、Raisbackhaslistedsomeelementsmorethanonce.

【正确答案】B

第32题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Wefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixed-ability

teaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.We

feelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreamingpupils.Itdoesnottakeinto

accountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffecton

boththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingto

beatthebottomofthetopgrade!Theauthor'sattitudetowards"mixed-ability

teaching11is.

A、critical

B、questioning

C、approving

D、objective

【正确答案】C

第33题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Decibels（分贝）measuredinwateraredifferentfromthose

measuredonland.Anoiseofonehundred-twentydecibelsonlandcausespainto

humanears.Inwater,adecibellevelofone-hundredninety-fivewouldhavethe

sameeffect.Whichofthefollowingisdiscussedintheparagraph?

A>Thesamenoiselevelproducesadifferenteffectonlandandintheocean.

B、Differentplacesmayhavedifferenttypesofnoises.

C、Thedecibelisnotasuitableunitformeasuringunderwaternoise.

D、Differentoceananimalsmayhavedifferentreactionstonoises.

【正确答案】A

第34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35题【单选题】

【阅读理解】WritingforthecontentsitessuchastheYahoo!ContributorNetwork

alsointerestsme.Tvebeentryingcreativewriting,news,reviewsandnumerous

lifestyleissues.Andallofthesetopicshavebeenofmyownchoosing.Thenthereis

theopportunitytomeetotherwriters.TheYahoo!ContributorNetworkhasa

wonderfulin-housemessagingsystemthatallowsitswriterstocommunicateeasily

withoneanother.Notallyourtriesarerosyandeasywhenyouwriteforacontent

site,butyouwillgetmuchbenefitifyoutryit.WhatisthebenefitthattheYahoo!

ContributorNetworkoffersaccordingtotheauthor?

A、Youcanhaveallyourarticlespublished.

B、Youcangetalotofrewardsfromthesite.

C、Youcaneasilycommunicatewithotherwriters.

D、Youcanuseitsinformationandmessagesfree.

【正确答案】C

第36题【单选题】

【完成句子】Recentstudiesshowedthattheaveragehighschoolstudentspendsfifteentothirty

hoursaweekwatchingtelevisionandonlytwohoursaweekinorganizedplayorexercise.Thatis

onereasonwhyone-thirdofthe200,000pupilstestedforthePresident'sCouncilonPhysical

Fitnessfailedasimpletestofstrength,stamina,andflexibility.Someoftheboysandgirlscouldnot

raisethemselvestoasittingpositionwithoutusingtheirhands!Somepeoplehavedifficultiesin

standingupdueto.

A>beoverweight

B>lackingadequateexercise

C、hurtbadly

D、notused

【正确答案】B

第37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38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39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40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41题【单选题】

【概括大意]Theyalwayscomplained（抱怨）moreorlessjustly,thattheirparentsareoutoftouch

withmodernways.Theyalsoblamedthattheirparentsalwayshaveafinalsay.Andtheyoungfelt

thattheirparentsdonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises.Besides,theydissatisfiedtoomuch

murmursoftheirparentsaboutcertainproblemsandthelackofsenseofhumorindealingwiththe

problems,atleastinparents-childrenrelationships.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Thecriticismstotheirparentscanbekeptoutoftheyoungpeople'smindinfollowingways.

B、Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemfor

mostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.

C、Therearesomanycriticismtotheirparentsamongtheyoungpeople.

D^Youngpeoplehavegottenenoughreasonstocriticizetheirparents.

【正确答案】C

第42题【单选题】

[2005.4]whenyougothroughthementalexercisestocomeupwithatentative

definitionshouldyouopenthedictionarytoseeifyou'reright.

A、Simply

B^Precisely

C、Only

D、Particularly

【正确答案】C

第43题【单选题】

Scientistscouldseemanythingsthatmostpeoplewouldtosee.

A>feel

B>fail

C、fall

D、fill

【正确答案】B

第44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45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.MThequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety.MWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C、Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正确答案】B

第46题【单选题】

【阅读判断】OnMarch27,theUSGovernmentscientistsmadeadecisionaftertheypredictedthe

eruptionofMountSaintHelens;theytelephonedallstatesandlocalofficialsintheareaandtold

themthataseriouseruptionwaspossibleatanytime.Q:AmericanscientistspredictedthatMount

SaintHelenswastoeruptsoon.

A、True

B^False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第47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48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49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50题【单选题】

[2005.4]ornotyou'reconsciou