2022年中央警察大学自考英语（二）练习题（附答案解析）

2022年中央警察大学自考英语（二）练习题

汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

[2010.04]Evenafterdecadesofthetwobrothersrecognizedeachother

immediately.

A、separation

B、cooperation

C、correspondence

D、communication

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】【译文】尽管已经分别了几十年，这两兄弟都是立刻认出了对方。

【试题分析】词汇题。【详细解答】名词的词义选取。

第2题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Onereasoniseconomic.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,large

familiesarehelpful.Havingmorechildrenmeanshavingmoreworkersinthefields

andsomeonetotakecareoftheparentsinoldage.Inanindustrialeconomy,the

situationisdifferent.Manychildrendonothelpafamily;instead,theyarean

expense.Thus,industrializationhasgenerallybroughtdownthebirthrate.Thiswas

thecaseinItaly,whichwasindustrializedquiterecentlyandrapidly.Intheearlypart

ofthetwentiethcentury,Italywasapoor;largelyagriculturalcountrywithahigh

birthrate.AfterWorldWar@zItaly'seconomywasrapidlymodernizedand

industrialized.Bytheendofthecentury,thebirthratehaddroppedto1.3children

perwoman,theworld'slowest.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,alarge

family.

A、canbeanadvantage

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B、maylimitincome

C,isn'tnecessary

D、isexpensive

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。对照本段Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,largefamilies

arehelpful.大的家庭是有帮助的，选项中最接近意思的是A,成为一个优势，答

案是Ao

第3题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Oneproblemwiththisdesignisthatthemousegetsdirtyastheball

rollsoverthpsurfaceandpicksupdirt.Fventuallyyouhavetocleanyourmouse.Q:

Whenanordinarycomputermousegetsdirty,ithastobereplacedwithanewone.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选Bo题中说鼠标脏了，就得换用新的。这一说法与原文不符。

原文说的是鼠标脏了，可以擦干净再用。ithastobereplacedwithanewone与

youhavetocleanyourmouse不符。所以选B。

第4题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

considerably.

A、distribution

B^contribution

C、prescription

D、circulation

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。circulation：（书报杂志的）销售量，发行额,

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销路。符合句意。

第5题【单选题】

[2009.04]I'vegottheorderfromthebossthattheworkfinishedbefore

5p.m.today.

A、wouldbe

B、be

C、willhavebeen

D、couldbe

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查名词从句中的虚拟语气。译文：我已经从老板那得到指令，

这项工作在今天下午五点钟之前要完成。详细解答：that引导同位语从句，说明

order的内容。同时从句要用虚拟语气，从句谓语用should+动词原形的形式，

should可以省略。

第6题【单选题】

Thebookfairhasreceivedapositivefromreaders.

A、result

B、response

C^settlement

D、solution

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】题目意思：书市受到读者的积极的反响。本题是词义选择题。A结

果，效果B反应，回答C解决，协议D解决，解答

第7题【单选题】

（填句补文】Arms.Howyouholdyourarmsshowshowopenandreceptiveyouare

topeopleyoumeet.Ifyoukeepyourarmstothesidesofyourbodyorbehindyour

back,thissuggestsyouarenotafraidoftakingonwhatevercomesyourway.

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.Ifsomeoneupsetsyou,justcrossyourarmstoshowyou/reunhappy!

A,Outgoingpeoplegenerallyusetheirarmswithbigmovements,whilequieter

peoplekeepthemclosetotheirbodies.

B、Ifyoualefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

C、Howeveoitwillprobablystillbenoticed,andpeoplev/illknowyou'renot

pleased.

D、Ifyouarepleased,youusuallyopenyoureyeswideandpeoplecannoticethis.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题可以采用线索词来定位。空格处的前后两个句子都是对arms

在具体情况下具体动作的描述。那么用以补充的句子也应是如此，即选项A开朗

的人和沉默寡言的人手臂的动作，符合条件。

第8题【单选题】

【2008.04]Thegovernmentfinallyallthedocumentsrelatingtothewar.

A、released

specialized

C、realized

D、supposed

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查动词意义区分。A“公开发表、公布或发布（新闻）〃B专

门从事、专攻C意识到、领悟D假定、猜想。整句话的意思是：政府最

终公布了与这场战争有关的全部文件。

第9题【单选题】

[2009.01]Childrenhaveanaturalabouttheworldaroundthem.

A、certainty

B、capability

C、cleverness

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D、curiosity

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】句意：孩子们对他们周围的事物有着天然的好奇心。考查名词词义

选择。A确定性，肯定的事；B能力，才能；C精明，聪颖；D好奇心，求知

欲。

第10题【单选题】

[2009.04]Tomhasdonereallyamazedeveryoneinhisclass.

A、What

B、Which

C、That

D、Who

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查主语从句的引导词的选择。译文：汤姆所做的事情使得他

班里的每个同学都感到吃惊。详细解答：whatTomhasdone指汤姆所做的事情；

B哪一个；C（无词义）；D谁。

第11题【单选题】

【概括大意】Heavymetalsarepersistent;theydonotbreakdowntoother

chemicalsintheenvironment.Industriallypollutedsitesusuallyundergointensive

clean-upandrehabilitationbecauseheavymetalsareahealthconcernoncethey

enterthefoodchain.Sometracemetalsareallegedtocausecancerandarealso

knowntocausepoisoning.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、TheNatureofHeavyMetals

B^PotentialHazardsofHumanContaminatedSoils

C>HeavyMetalsandFoodChain

D、ResearchonChannelsofHeavyMetalsGettingintoHumanFoodChain

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本段文字讲的是：受到工业污染的土壤含有重金属，而重金属很稳

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定不容易降解，其中的某些微量重金属能使人致癌或中毒。可以看出其中心内容

是：受污染土地的潜在危险，选择乱

第12题【单选题】

【完成句子】InBritain,robotsalesappropriatelypeakedin1984,buthavebeen

decliningeversince.Thisispartlybecause,Britishwageratesaretoolowtomake

robotsfinanciallyattractiveandpartlybecauseengineersnowhavemoreexperience

withrobotsandaremoreawareofthedifficultiesofintroducingthem

effectively.RobotsarelesspopularinBritaintodaypartlybecause.

A、toomuchenergy

B、basedonAmericandesigns

C、theyaretoocostly

D、theyarenotreliable

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本段第二句就是讲的两个原因，即人们的工资水平太低，也就是没

有能力使机器人发挥出创造贬富的作用，言下之意就是成本高。第二个原因就是

人们逐渐意识到了操纵机器人不是件容易的事情，所以使用率就下降了。所以应

该选C。

第13题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Thesystemhasseveraladvantages.Shepherdsdonothavetowalk

amongthesheep,whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogive

birth.Instead,theycanstayinside,watchingbyremotecontrol.Ifthereisno

problem,theystayawayfromthesheep.Butwhentheyareneededtheycanquickly

goouttohelp,ortoscareawayfoxes.Theexperimentispopular'withshepherds

becauseitmeansthattheydonothavetospendalltheirtimeoutdoorswaitingfor

thelambstoarriveinfreezingweather.Fromthepassage,welearnthatwalking

amongthesheep.

A、ismorepopularwithshepherdsthanwatchingTVinside

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B、canhelpthemothersheeptogivebirthtomorelambs

C,isthebestwaytoprotectthesheep

D、usuallydisturbsthemothersheepthatwillgivebirth

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】根据本段第二句话Shepherdsdonothavetowalkamongthesheep,

whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogivebirth.可知D项正确。

第14题【单选题】

Thereisadeadlock（僵局）inthediscussionwhenneithersidegivestothe

other.

A、away

B、way

C、theway

D、itsway

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】译文：由于双方都不让步，讨论陷人了僵局。本题考查短语搭配,

givewayto意思为“让路、让步”。

第15题【单选题】

【2009.011Ifyoutrytolearntoomanythingsatatime,youmayget.

A、concentrated

B、confused

C、confirmed

D、convinced

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查形近形容词意义区分。句意：如果你试图一次学太多东西，

你就有可能糊涂了。A.浓缩的，专心的；B糊涂的，混淆的；C根深蒂固的；D

确信的。

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第16题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology..

Sciencehastodowithdiscoveringthefactsandrelationshipsbetweenobservable

phenomenainnatureandwithestablishingtheoriesthatservetoorganizethese

factsandrelationships;technologyhastodowithtools,techniques,andprocedures

forapplyingthefindingsofscience.

A、Anotherdistinctionbetweenscienceandtechnologyhastodowiththe

progressineach.

B、Weareallfamiliarwiththeimproperuseoftechnology.

C、Unlikescience,progressintechnologymustbemeasuredintermsofthe

humanfactor.

D、Scienceisamethodofansweringtheoreticalquestions;technologyisa

methodofsolvingpracticalproblems.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】第一句总述了科学和技术是有差别的。缺空后是对两者的分述，因

此缺空处也应是对两者的分述，故选D。

第0题【单选题】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

B、ensure

C、insure

D、secure

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查动词意义区分。【译文】他保证在办公室里的所有机密数

据处于安全状态。【详细解答】A使确信，使有信心；B确保（某事）发生，担

保；C为……投保，给……保险；D安全的，没有危险的

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第18题【单选题】

【阅读选择］Goodnewsforchocoholics：thetreatpreferredbymillionsalloverthe

worldisgoodforyou,accordingtoAmericanresearchersattheUniversityof

California.Chocolatecontainssubstancescalledflavonoids（类黄酮）thatcanhelp

maintainahealthyheartandgoodcirculation.Theresearchershavediscoveredthat

cocoaactslikeaspirinandthateatingabarofchocolatehasalsobeenshownto

releaseendorphinsinthebody：thesechemicalshelptoreducepainandstressand

makeyoufeelhappy.Whyischocolategoodforheartandcirculation?

A、Itreducespainandstress.

B、Itcontainssubstancescalledflavonoids.

C、Itreleasesendorphinsinhumanbody.

D、Itactslikeaspirintoprotectheart.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】因果关系词信号词。凡是注释中文的地方可能是答案区域。

第19题【单选题】

［填句补文］Arms.Howyouholdyourarmsshowshowopenandreceptiveyouare

topeopleyoumeet.Ifyoukeepyourarmstothesidesofyourbodyorbehindyour

back,thissuggestsyouarenotafraidoftakingonwhatevercomesyourway.

.Ifsomeoneupsetsyou,justcrossyourarmstoshowyou'reunhappy!

A、Outgoingpeoplegenerallyusetheirarmswithbigmovements,whilequieter

peoplekeepthemclosetotheirbodies.

B、Ifyoualefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

C、However,itwillprobablystillbenoticed,andpeoplev/illknowyou'renot

pleased.

DJfyouarepleased,youusuallyopenyoureyeswideandpeoplecannoticethis.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题可以采用线索词来定位。空格处的前后两个句子都是对arms

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在具体情况下具体动作的描述。那么用以补充的句子也应是如此，即选项A开朗

的人和沉默寡言的人手臂的动作，符合条件。

第20题【单选题】

[2009.10]You'dbetterleavethingsifyoudon'tknowhowtodealwith

them.

A、off

B、out

C、alone

D>over

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】【译文】如果你不知道如何处理这些事情，你最好把它们放在一边。

【试题分析】本题考查词意区分。【详细解答】A离开，离去B不在里

面，出局C单独的（地）D完结，翻倒，越过

第21题【单选题】

[2009.04]Sheeverythingelseandconcentratedonthetaskbeforeher.

A、setoff

B、setback

C、setaside

D、setup

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】译文：她把其他事情都放到一边，集中精力于她面前的任务。试题

分析：本题考查短语意义辨析。回详细解答：A出发、动身；B把（某物）置于…

之后、延迟；C撇开、取消、废除；D建立、提出。

第22题【单选题】

【完成句子】Theaveragelightningstrikeismorethan3mileslongandcantravelat

atenthofthespeedoflight.Balllightning,therarestandmostmysteriousform,

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derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousballthatappearsneartheimpactpoint,

moveshorizontally,andlastsforseveralseconds.Oneformoflightningthat

isballlightning.

A、occursmostinfrequently

B、isshiftedsidewaysbystrongwinds

C、isoftenhiddenfromourview

D、isestimatedat20millionsayear

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字与题目相关的句子是：Balllightning,therarestandmost

mysteriousform,derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousball...,关键词是rarest

（rare的最高级形式）与infrequently"很少发生，少有〃表达相同的意思。

第23题【单选题】

[2009.7]Anemployeehasperfectreliabilityifhealwaysdoeshiswork.

A、personally

B、scarcely

C、respectively

D、responsibly

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查副词意义区分°【译文】如果一个员工做工作总是认真负

责，他就是完全可信赖的。【详细解答】A亲自地；B几乎不;C个别地；D可靠

地

第24题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Asfarasastronomers（天文学家）candetermine,theentireuniverse

isbuiltofthesamematter.Theyhavenoreasontodoubtthatmatterobeysthe

samelawsineverypartoftheuniverse.Therefore,itisreasonabletoguessthat

otherstars,withtheirownplanets,wereborninthesamewayasourownsolar

system.Whatweknowoflifeonearthsuggeststhatlifewillarisewhereverthe

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properconditionsexist.Astronomersbelievethatmatterindifferentpartsofthe

universe

A、obeysdifferentlaws.

B、obeysonecommonlaw.

C^obeysthesamelaws.

D、obeysnocommonlaw.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答题依据在本段的第二句。科学家没有理由怀疑宇宙中的物质遵循

同一法则，即他们相信宇宙中不同地方的物质是遵循同一法则的。

第25题【单选题】

【完成句子】Intelligencewasbelievedtobeafixedentity,somefacultyofthemind

thatweallpossessandwhichdeterminesinsomewaytheextentofour

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），因此杈据语法结构判断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。

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第26题【单选题】

[2008.04]TheclothhadanaturallookwhichperfectlytheimageLaura

sought.

A、turnedout

B、setdown

C^thoughtover

D、coincidedwith

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查短语意义辨析。这块布料看起来很自然，与劳拉寻找的样

式完全相符。A.关闭：B制定、放下：D.与…相同、与…相符。

第27题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman'stechnologyare

impressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuable

amountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistontheocean

floor.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyisimportantbecause.

A、resourcesonlandarerunningshortintenyears

B、mancanuseittoexplorethedeepersea

C^itisalotoffundivingintothesea

D、ancientpeopleusedittoexplorethesea

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本段第一句作者提到Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedby

man'stechnologyareimpressive,人类利用技术可以开发的海洋资源是惊人的。

段末说至I」：Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistonthe

oceanfloor.然而，大量有价值的矿物均还埋藏于海底。如铁，铜等等。其他三

项都没有提到。

第28题【单选题】

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【阅读选择】Marian,thegirlwhowrotetheoriginalstoryaboutRoxaboxenthatthe

children'sbookisbasedon,wasmayor.Otherkidsranthestoreswhichsold

imaginaryicecreamandbakedgoods.Kidsdroveimaginarycarsoutsideoftown,

andthespeederswenttojail,whichwasguardedbythesheriff,anotherkid.

Elsewhere,boysandgirlshadbattles,chargingeachother'sbasesusingspearsmade

withocotillo,adesertplant.WhoisMarian?

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29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30题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Inthenextstage,fromthreetofiveyearsold,curiosityknowsno

bounds.Everytypeofsuitabletoyshouldbemadeavailabletothechild,fortrying

out,experimentingandlearning,fordiscoveringhisownparticularability.Bricksand

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jigsaws「七巧板）andconstructiontoys;painting,scribbling（涂鸦）andmakingthings;

Sandandwaterplay;toysforimaginativeandpretendingplay;thefirstsocialgames

forlearningtoplayandgetonwithothers.Welearnfromthepassagethatachildhas

boundlesscuriosity.

A^whenheistwo.

B、whenheisaroundfour.

C、whenheissix.

D、whenheiseight.

【正确答案】B

[答案解析]根据Inthenextstage,fromthreetofiveyearsold,curiosityknowsno

bounds可以得出答案是Bo

第31题【单选题】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

B、ensure

C>insure

D、secure

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查动词意义区分。【译文】他保证在办公室里的所有机密数

据处于安全状态。【详细解答】A使确信，使有信心；B确保（某事）发生，担

保；C为……投保，给……保险；D安全的，没有危险的

第32题【单选题】

【概括大意】Today,wearebeginningtothinkdifferently.Inthelastfewyears,

researchhasthrowndoubtontheviewthatinnateintelligencecaneverbe

measuredandontheverynatureofintelligenceitself.Thereisconsiderableevidence

nowwhichshowsthegreatinfluenceofenvironmentbothonachievementand

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intelligence.Childrenwithpoorhomebackgroundsnotonlydolesswellintheir

schoolworkandintelligencetestsbuttheirperformancetendstodeteriorate

graduallycomparedwiththatoftheirmorefortunateclassmates.Themainideaof

thisparagraphis.

A、MainResultsofRecentResearches

B、PopularDoubtabouttheNewView

C、EffectofEnvironmentonIntelligence

D、ImpactonSchoolEducation

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本段提出了一个新的对智力的认识，与过去一些年的传统的把智力

看做是一种不变的能力的这种理解不同，它主张智力和人的成长环境有关。因此

选择Co

第33题【单选题】

[2007.04]Jennycomplainedthatthehospitalhertoomuchforthe

treatment.

A、expended

B、paid

C>cost

D^charged

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。charge：要价；索价；要人支付；收费。例如：

Thefruitsellerchargedmetoomuchmoney.这个水果商要了我很多的钱。

第34题【单选题】

[2009.10]Sofarscientistshaveonlyacquiredunderstandingofthephysical

processesthatcauseearthquakes.

A^apartial

B、achangeable

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C、anoriginal

D,anindividual

【正确答案】A

第35题【单选题】

【阅读判断】ThepeopleofKiribatiareafraidthatonedayinthenot-too-distant

future,theircountrywilldisappearfromthefaceoftheearth-literally.Severaltimes

thisyear,thePacificislandnationhasbeenfloodedbyasuddenhightide.Q:The

peopleofKiribatiworrythatonedaytheircountrywillbetakenawaybyasudden

hightide.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。该题目说的是：Kiribati的人民担心他们的国家将被突发

的洪水淹没。该题源于第一句：Kiribati的国民担心在近期的某一天，他们的国

家将会地球上面消失byasuddenhightide。

第36题【单选题】

【完成句子】Theaveragelightningstrikeismorethan3mileslongandcantravelat

atenthofthespeedoflight.Balllightning,therarestandmostmysteriousform,

derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousballthatappearsneartheimpactpoint,

moveshorizontally,andlastsforseveralseconds.Oneformoflightningthat

isballlightning.

A、occursmostinfrequently

B、isshiftedsidewaysbystrongwinds

C、isoftenhiddenfromourview

D、isestimatedat20millionsayear

【正确答案】A

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【答案解析】本段文字与题目相关的句子是：Balllightning,therarestandmost

mysteriousform,derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousball..,关键i司是rarest

（rare的最高级形式）与infrequently"很少发生，少有"表达相同的意思。

第37题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thevehiclewastravelingatspeeds90milesperhour.

A、inadditionto

B、inviewof

C、inexcessof

D、insearchof

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查短语辨析。那辆车以超过每小时90英里的速度行驶。A.

除…之外、例外；B.由…看来、有鉴于；C.过分、超出；D.寻找、追

求。

第38题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Whataboutdrinkingalcoholtowetyourthroat?Iadviceyounotto

touchalcoholbeforespeaking.Youwillfeelall-powerfulandyouwillfeelyoucando

everything,butinfactyourbrainandyourmouthdonotworktogetherproperly.

Savethealcoholuntilafteryoufinishspeaking.Q:Duetotheeffectofalcohol,your

thoughtandyourmouthwillnotcoordinateproperly.

A^True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选Ao本题的关键句为：butinfactyourbrainandyourmouthdo

notworktogetherproperly.因此本题答案为A。

第39题【单选题】

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【阅读选择】In1841,abookwaspublishedwhichastonishedtheworld.Itwas

called“IncidentsofTravelinCentralAmerica,ChiapasandYucatan”.TheauthorJohn

LoudStephenshadjustreturnedfromalong,difficultanddangerousjourney

throughthethickrainforestofsouthernMexicoandGuatemala.Hehadoncebeen

therewithFrederickCatherwood,anarchitectandartist,tosearchfortheremainsof

alostcivilizationknownastheMayas（玛雅）.VerylittlewasknownabouttheMayas

atthattime,butCatherwood'sdrawinginthebookshowedincrediblecitieswith

temples,pyramidsandotherbuildingsasimpressiveasthoseoftheirnorthern

neighbors,theAztecs.Thesecities,however,weredeserted.Theinhabitants（居民）

haddisappearedalmostathousandyearsbefore.Stephen'sbookastonishedthe

worldbecause.

A、itwasthefirsttimepeopleheardaboutMayas.

B>theMayaswereexcellentbuildersandfarmers.

C、hehadexperiencedsomanydifficultiestofindthislostcivilization.

D、itdescribedthattheMayasusedtobeanadvancedcivilization.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】根据问题中的关键词astonished,把本问题定位在第一句In1841,a

bookwaspublishedwhichastonishedtheworld.对下面的几个重要事实的归纳概

括就得出正确答案：Do

第40题【单选题】

[2007.04]Becauseofthebadweather,thesportsmeethadtobe.

A、shutdown

B、doneaway

C、goneoff

D>calledoff

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。calloff：取消，符合句意。shutdown：关闭（工

厂）；（工厂）停工，关闭。doaway常与with搭配，构成doawaywith。gooff：

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爆炸，（闹铃）响。

第41题【单选题】

[2010.04]Whathergrandfathersaidleftaimpressiononhermind.Shestill

remembersit.

A、final

B、vague

C、deep

D、main

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】译文：她爷爷说的事情给她留下深刻的印象，她仍然还记得。本题

考查词汇。形容词意义区分题。final最终的，vague模糊的，deep深的，main

主要的。

第42题【单选题】

[2009.7]Thewoundedsoldierswouldrecoverquicklyiftheywerewell.

A、nourished

B、stuffed

C、tamed

D>ventured

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查过去分词意义区分。译文：如果受伤的战士营养很好，他

们就会很快痊愈。A营养，滋养；B填满，塞满；C驯服[猛兽）；D冒险

第43题【单选题】

【阅读选择】LateoneSundayafternooninSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,an

elderlycleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehad

livedandworkedmostofherlife.Itmayseemlikeanordinaryendtoahumblelife,

buttherewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthiswoman.Inthesummerof

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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44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45题【单选题】

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【完成句子】InBritain,robotsalesappropriatelypeakedin1984,buthavebeen

decliningeversince.Thisispartlybecause,Britishwageratesaretoolowtomake

robotsfinanciallyattractiveandpartlybecauseengineersnowhavemoreexperience

withrobotsandaremoreawareofthedifficultiesofintroducingthem

effectively.RobotsarelesspopularinBritaintodaypartlybecause.

A、toomuchenergy

B、basedonAmericandesigns

C>theyaretoocostly

D、theyarenotreliable

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本段第二句就是讲的两个原因，即人们的工资水平太低，也就是没

有能力使机器人发挥出创造贬富的作用，言下之意就是成本高。第二个原因就是

人们逐渐意识到了操纵机器人不是件容易的事情，所以使用率就下降了。所以应

该选Co

第46题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Itnormallytakesfromfivedaystooneweekforapersontoadapttoa

reversedroutineofsleepandwakefulness,sleepingduringthedayandworkingat

night.Unfortunately,itisoftenthecaseinindustrythatshiftsarechangedevery

week;apersonmayworkfrom12midnightto8a.m.oneweek,8amto4pmthe

next,and4pmto12midnightthethirdandsoon.Thismeansthatnosoonerhashe

gotusedtooneroutinethanhehastochangetoanother,sothatmuchofhistimeis

spentneitherworkingnorsleepingveryefficiently.Inthelastsentenceofthe

paragraph,/zanother,/means.

A、anotherroutine

B、anothershift

C>anotherweek

D、anotherperson

【正确答案】A

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【答案解析】another（另一个）之后省略了routine一词。

第47题【单选题】

Thetwogirlscompetedwitheachotherthehighestmark.

A、for

B、with

C^to

D、against

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】competefor比赛…夺取；competeagainst/with天口…竞赛；句意：这

两个女孩互相竞争，以取得最高分。

第48题【单选题】

[2008.10]Itisstronglyheldthatnewmustbeintroducedtoprotectthe

rightoftheimmigrants.

A、statistics

B、constructions

C>measures

D、concessions

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查名词词义区分。【译文】强烈支持采取新措施维护移民的

权力。【详细解答】A统计学B建设C措施，办法D让步，特许

权

第49题【单选题】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

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B、ensure

C,insure

D>secure

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查动词意义区分。【译文】他保证在办公室里的所有机密数

据处于安全状态。【详细解