2022年燕山大学自考英语（二）练习题（附答案解析）

2022年燕山大学自考英语（二）练习题汇总

（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thoughlittleresearchhasbeencarriedoutabouthowexactlythe

sunspotwillnegativelyharmthehealthofthepeople..So,scientistswarn

thatpeoplegoingoutdoorsshouldbecarefultoprotecttheirexposedskinandeyes

withclothes,umbrellasandsunglassesfromthestrongsunlightrichinultraviolet

rays.

A、Ionosphereishighabovetheearth.

B、Ifthelightsinyourhousekeepflickering,blamefrequentsunspots.

C、AccordingtoaresearchconductedbytheRussianscientistsfrom1957toI960,

thefrequencyofearthquakescanbelinkedtothemovementofthesunspots.

D、ApaperpublishedbyaNorthKoreaobservatorysaysthatsunstormsmay

causeanincreaseintheincidenceofheartdiseaseandskindisease.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】这一段说的是太阳黑子对人类健康的影响。填入的内容也应该与健

康有关，空格后一句说到要保护皮肤。因此D是正确的。

第2题【单选题】

［阅读判断］Now,thereareabout24millionmicrocomputersinuseintheUnited

States-----oneforevery10citizens.Itisestimatedthatby1996,61percentof

Americanmanagerswillbeusingsomesortofelectronicworkstation.Q:Atpresent

about10%ofAmericancitizenspossessamicrocomputer.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

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【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。木段一开头就说到目前在美国大约有二千四百万台微型

电子计算机在使用中，平均每十人就拥有一台。因此本题的表述是正确的。

第3题【单选题】

[2009.01]Youshouldhelpthemwhenyourfriendsquarrelwitheachother.

A、comeintosight

B、cometoterms

C、comeintoplay

D、cometopower

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查短语的习惯用法。句意：当你的朋友吵架时，你应当帮助

他们协调•下。comeinto或cometo都表示进入（某种状态）。A映入眼帘；

B.达成协议，妥协「C开始运作；D.上台，开始掌权。

第4题【单选题】

[2009.10]PoorspeakerofEnglishthoughhewasatthetime,hestillmanagedto

makehimself.

A、understand

B、understood

C^understanding

D、tounderstand

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查语法。那个时候虽然他说英语说得不好，但仍然可以让别

人听懂。非谓语动词的选用。过去分词作宾语补足语表示被动以及动作的完成。

第5题【单选题】

[2009.01]WheneverIgoouttodinnerwithhim,Ialwayspayingthebill.

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A、endup

B,arriveat

C>dropout

D、giveoff

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】句意：每当我与他外出吃饭，最后总是我付账。考查短语意义区分。

A以…而告终；B达到，取得；C不参加，隐退；D散发,

第6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7题【单选题】

[2008.10]Neverbeforesorapidlydevelopingasitistoday.

A^hasourcountrybeen

B、hasbeenourcountry

C、ourcountryhasbeen

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D^ourcountrybeenhas

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查语法。【译文】我们国家从未像现在这样高速发展。【详细

解答】否定词never在句首，该句子应采用部分倒装。

第8题【单选题】

Itisdifficulttotheirrplicationbetweenthelines.

A、getto

B、getwith

C、getat

D、getdown

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】题目意思：要找到字里行间的关联是困难的。本题是短语意义区分

题。本题是A开始，接触C找出，理解D下来，写（记）下来

第9题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheinterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakesits

mostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitment,allegiance,and

supremesacrifice.Theword''allegiance"isclosestinmeaningto.

A、loyalty

B、objective

C、survival

D、motive

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】解本题可用同类词关系进行判断。在"allegiance"前后的两个词分别

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是commitment和sacrifice,应能判断出这三个词相对于国家而言是同一类词，

再利用排除法，不难选出正确答案人

第10题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Despiteotherexplanations,therealanswerinmyopinionliespartlyin

thechildhimself,partlyinthebehaviorofthepeoplearoundhim.Q:Thereasonwhy

childrenlearntheirmothertonguesowellliessolelyintheirenvironmentof

learning.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。原文说的是儿童之所以能够完全掌握母语部分原因在于

儿童自身，部分原因在于孩子周围人们的行为。问题句说“儿童母语学得好的原

因只是因为他们的学习环境。〃此处solely的表述是错误的。

第11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

【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〃。

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第12题【单选题】

[2008.10]Johnsonwasunknownbeforerunningforthepresidency.

A、visibly

B、visually

C^vertically

D、virtually

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查(形近的)副词词义区分。译文：事实上，约翰逊在参选

总统职位之前是个无名人士。A显然，明显地B外表上，直观地C垂直地，

直立地D实际上，事实上

第13题【单选题】

Thevehiclewastravelingatspeeds90milesperhour.

A^inadditionto

B、inviewof

C、inexcessof

D、insearchof

【正确答案】C

第14题【单选题】

【阅读选择】WhenIgraduatedfromhighschool,myfamilyhadabusinesssoInever

thoughtaboutgettingacollegedegree.Iwentstraightfrommyhighschool

graduationtoworkformyfather.After24yearsofupsanddowns(mostlydowns),I

decidedthatIwantedtoreturntoschoolandearnadegreeinBusiness

Administration.Whydidn'ttheauthorgoonwitheducationaftergraduatingfrom

highschool?

A、Tohelpherfatherwithbusiness.

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Toescapefromschoollife.

C,Toexperiencesociallifeearly.

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15题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Everyyear,inNovember,ThanksgivingDayremindsusofthegood

thingsinlife,andpeoplearethankful.Onthisdaypeopleusuallyeatturkeyand

greatquantitiesofotherfoods.Q:TheturkeyisamostpopularfoodonThanksgiving

Day.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。感恩节这天火鸡通常是必不可少的。因此本题是正确的。

第16题【单选题】

【阅读选择】LateoneSundayafternooninSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,an

elderlycleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehad

livedandworkedmostofherlife.Itmayseemlikeanordinaryendtoahumblelife,

buttherewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthiswoman.Inthesummerof

1995,McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,

totheUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown.Themoneywastohelp

otherAfricanAmericansthroughuniversity.Shehadstartedhersavingshabitasa

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youngchildwhenshewouldreturnfromschooltocleanandironformoneywhich

shewouldthensave.Thiswomanshockedandinspiredtheworldbecause.

A、shehadmanagedtosavesomuchmoney

B、shegavehermoneytoAfricanAmericans

C、shegaveherlifesavingstohelpothersthroughuniversity

D、sheonlyspentmoneyoncheapthings

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选C。only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17题【单选题】

【完成句子】Theimportanceofparticularmetalsinthehumandiethasbeen

realizedwithinthepastfewdecades,andtheideathatgeologymightberelatedto

healthhasbeenrecognizedforanumberofelementssuchasiodine,zincand

selenium.Forexample,soilswithlowiodinecontentsproducecrops,andanimals

deficientiniodine.Alackofiodineinthehumandietleadstosomeserious

diseases.Someseriousdiseasesisconnectedwithdeficiencyof.

A、industriallypollutedsoils

B、theelementofiodine

C、rockandsoilchemistry

D、thepersistenceofheavymetals

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】通过关键词Someseriousdiseases,可将题目定位于最后一句话：A

lackofiodineinthehumandietleadstosomeseriousdiseases,deficiencyof和lack

of表达同样的意思〃缺乏、缺少〃，因此根据这句话可以判断答案为B。

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第18题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Theidealbatterywillstorealotofenergyinasmallpackage.Rightnow,

Belcher'smodelbattery,ametallicdiskcompletelybuiltbyviruses,lookslikea

regularwatchbattery.Butinside,itscomponentsareverysmall—sotinyyoucan

onlyseethemwithapowerfulmicroscope.Whichofthefollowingistrueof

Belcher'sbatterymentionedinparagraph6?

A、Itismadeofmetal.

B、Itisakindofwatchbattery.

C、Itcanonlybeseenwithamicroscope.

D、Itisametallicdiskwithvirusesinsideit.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】做题步骤：四个选项逐一带到原文，找到三个错误选项，一个正确

选项，比NOTTRUE题难。

第19题【单选题】

［填句补文］Althoughtheresearchershaveonlyjustmadethetechnicaldetailsof

themicroscopepublic,itisalreadyonsale.Itiscurrentlythesizeofarefrigerator

andtakesseveralminutestoscanacircuit,butXiaoandSchragareworking

A、totaketinychipswerequire

B、tomakingchipsanysmaller

C、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputerandcutthescanningtimeto30

seconds

D、ofconductingelectricity

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】这部分所说的体积的减小和所需时间的缩短恰好与前半句中提到的

冰箱大小的体积和所需数分钟的时间形成了对比。即：目前它大约像冰箱那么大，

而且要用儿分钟扫描一个电路，但是他们正在努力使它缩小到台式计算机那么大,

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把扫描时间缩短到30秒。

第20题【单选题】

【2010.04]Inordertofollowfashions,thegirlhastogreatdiscomforts.

A、catchupwith

B、putupwith

C、keepupwith

D、fallinwith

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查短语辨析。【译文】为了跟随时尚，这个女孩不得不忍受

极度地不舒适。putupwith：忍受。catchupwith：.追上，赶上。keepupwith：

和…保持联系。fallinwith：偶然遇到，赞同。

第21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。

第22题【单选题】

【概括大意】Ifyouaretiredofmakingvagueexcusesforanotherdullsummerat

home,hereisathoughttoliftyourspirits.Youdonotneedanythingsoradicalas

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winningalottery（彩票）tofinanceatriptoEurope.Astudentidentitycardthatcan

beobtainedforafewdollarsfromtheCouncilonInternationalEducationalExchange

entitles（给予、授权）youtodiscounttickets（打折机票）oncertaincharterflights

toLondonandParis,aswellasreducedadmissiontomanymuseums,cinemas,and

musicalevents.OnceinEurope,youcanstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabout

twodollarsanight.Sodon'tgiveupyourhopesofbecominganinternational

traveler.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、ItiseasyforastudenttotravelinEuropeduringthesummer.

Thestudentneedstoobtainanidentitycardtotravelatacheaprate.

C、Thestudentcouldstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabouttwodollarsanight.

D^Thestudentswillbecomeinternationaltravelersinsummer.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】这段话主要讲学生暑假去欧洲的一些优惠来论证学生去欧洲旅行是

很容易的。因此选择A。

第23题【单选题】

[2008.04]Ithasbeenfoundthatastronghelpovercometheeffectsof

distraction.

A、interruption

B、motivation

C>evaluation

D、destination

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查名词词义区分。A.打扰、中；断B.动机、诱因；C.

评估、评价；D.目的地、终点。整句话的意思是：人们发现一个很强的动机

可以帮助克服干扰物的影响。

第24题【单选题】

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

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twoweresatisfiedwitheachother.Andtheyexchangedtheirtelephonenumbers.

WhatcanwelearnaboutTom?

A、Tommadeagoodimpressiononthegirlatfirst.

B、ItwasthefirsttimethatTomhaddatedagirl.

C、Tomwasblind.

D、Tomwashandsomeandpopularwiththegirls.

【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25题【单选题】

[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26题【单选题】

[2008.04]Newdriversarefarmoretohaveaccidentsthanexperienced

drivers.

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A、possible

B,likely

C、probable

D^unlikely

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查形容词辨析。句子翻译：新司机比起有经验的老司机出交

通事故的可能性要大得多。A.可能（发生、存在）的；B.有可能belikelyto...;

C.大概的、可能的;D不可能的应用举例：I'lldoeverythingpossibletohelp

you.我会尽一切可能帮助你。Heislikelytoarriveabitlate.他有可能会晚至lj一会

儿。

第27题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Backin1969,USPresidentRichardNixonconfidentlypredicted:/zlnthe

next50years,weshallseeawomanpresident,perhapssoonerthanyouthink.”

Today,nottoofaroffNixon'sdeadline,Americaislookingatthatpossibility.Overthe

weekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBillClinton,announced

herrunfor2008presidency.Q:Uptothepresent,nowomanhasbeenelected

presidentintheUS.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选Ao问题句说〃迄今为止在美国没有一个女人曾经被选举为

总统本段说的是“1969年，美国总统RichardNixon很有信心地预测：'在下一

个50年里，我们将会看见一个女总统，这或许比你想象的更快些，。今天距离

Nixon总统给出的最终期限已经不远了，美国人现在正关注这可能性”。相邻语句

的句意相关，显然，定冠词结构"thepossibility"指答案相关句中提到的"可能出现

美国女总统〃。从该句中可以推断出“从1969年到现在为止，美国还没有出现女

总统〃。因此问题句提供了正确信息。

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第28题【单选题】

［概括大意］TheSecondWorldWarisperhapsthemostcatastrophic（灾难性的）

eventthatmankindhaseversuffered.Thewaraffected80percentoftheworld's

peopleatthattime,from61countries,andclaimed55millionlives.Themainidea

ofthisparagraphis.

A、GloomyWorld

B、World'sWorstDisaster

C、TheOriginofTheSecondWorldWar

D^TheTimeofTheSecondWorldWar

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】disaster是catastrophic（灾难性的）event的另一种表达。

第29题【单选题】

【I闻读选择】IrecognizedthatthesitessuchasAssociatedContentcanprovidea

fertilegroundforlearninghowtobecomeabetterwriter.Icouldseethatthiswasan

opendoorforsystematicallylearningsomebasicwritingskillswithoutpayingcollege

tuitionforclassesandleavingthecomfortofmyownhome.Intheeyesoftheauthor;

thesiteAssociatedContent.

A、offersyoualotofnovelstoread

B、isgoodforyourbecomingawriter

C、asksyoutostudywritingregularly

D、isratherexpensivebutconvenient

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选Bo根据本段的...canprovideafertilegroundforlearninghowto

becomeabetterwriter确定B答案。其余选项与原文意思不符。A与D选项所表

达内容在文中并未提及，可以被排除。C选项中regularly一词并未在文中得到体

现。

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第30题【单选题】

［阅读选择】Idon'tclaimthereisn'taforcewhichguidesus,whichtakescareofus,

butthemainelementthathelpsusbuildupourfutureisourwayofbeing.Our

personality,ourcharacter,ourwayofperceiving（感知）realityandeverythingthat

surroundsusaretheelementswhichmaybringustothetop,oronthecontrary,

makeusmiserable.Theauthorthinksthatourfutureisdecidedmainlyby.

A、asuperiorforcelikeGod

BAourwayofbeing,suchasourcharacter

C、thingsandpersonsthatsurroundus

D、others/choiceandresponsibility

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。虽然作者也声明自己并不否认世界上存在任何一种具有

超自然力量的东西,但是根据文章本段的…butthemainelementthathelpsus

buildupourfutureisourwayofbeing可知，作者认为影响我们未来的最主要的因

素还是我们自己的所作所为，答案为B项。

第31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

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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Cv

第32题【单选题】

[2010.04]Thestudentdescribedthebeautifulmountainsandriversinhis

hometown.

A、artificially

BAvividly

C、critically

D、viciously

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查副词的词义辨析。这个学生生动地描述了他的家乡美丽的

山河。

第33题【单选题】

【阅读选择】LateoneSundayafternooninSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,an

elderlycleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehad

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

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【答案解析】答案选c。only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34题【单选题】

Heshookhandswiththevisitorsastoconveyhisapology.

ANbysuchaway

B、fortheway

C、insuchaway

D^ontheway

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】insuchaway表示"以这样的一种方式〃。

第35题【单选题】

【填句补文】Roughestimatesinthepasthavepredictedsimilarlydisappointing

results.SaysSallieChishol,anenvironmentalengineerfromthe

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology."Butthetake-homemessageisthesame.

Oceanfertilizationisnottheanswertoglobalwarming."

A、"Thesearenewerandbettermodels,"

B、Itsopponentsargue,however;thatitwillstopglobalwarming.

C、Addingirontopatchesofoceancanmakeplanktonbloomtemporarily.

D^Asplanktondieandsettleontheoceanfloor,theircarbonissupposedly

lockedupintheseabed.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】这个问题可以根据引号来作答，因为空格后面有"says〃这个词，它

预示着所填入的句子应该是带引号的。A的意思是：这些是比较新的也是比较好

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的模型。

第36题【单选题】

【概括大意】Themodemideasconcerningthenatureofintelligenceareboundto

havesomeeffectonourschoolsystem.Inonerespectachangeisalreadyoccurring.

Withthemovetowardcomprehensiveeducationandthedevelopmentof

unstreamedclasses,fewerchildrenwillbegiventhelabel"lowIQ"whichmust

inevitablycondemnachildinhisown,ifnotsociety'seyes.Theideathatwecan

teachchildrentobeintelligentinthesamewaythatwecanteachthemreadingor

arithmeticisacceptedbymoreandmorepeople.Themainideaofthisparagraphis

A、ImpactonSchoolEducation

B、AChangedViewofIntelligence

C、MainResultsofRecentResearches

D>EffectofEnvironmentonIntelligence

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题使用了同义词替换的选择技巧，段落中主要讲述的是智力本质

的现代简洁必定会对学校教育产生影响(boundtohavesomeeffectonourschool

system.),选项A中只是将名词effect换为impacto

第37题【单选题】

[2009.04]Ifpaymentisnotreceived,legalactionwillbeouronly.

A、aggression

B、advantage

C、alternative

D、ambition

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查词义选择。译文：如果我们收不到付款，那就只好诉诸法

律了。A挑衅、侵犯；B优势、优点；C选择、取舍；D野心、抱负。

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第38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39题【单选题】

[2009.101Therearemanysalesthisseason,duringwhichstoreswilllowertheir

______prices.

A、normal

B、general

C、ordinary

D、usual

【正确答案】A

第40题【单选题】

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【阅读判断】Overtheweekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBill

Clinton,announcedherrunfor2008presidency.Thisispartlyduetothebiased

thinkingthatwomenareweakonnationalsecurity,thoughtheymightbestrongon

educationandhealthcare.Thisdamagestheirprospectsasapresidential

contender.Q:OneofHillary/scampaignpromisesistoreformthenation'shealthcare

system.

A、True

B、False

C^NotGiven

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选C0问题句说"Hillary的一个竞选承诺是改革国家的医疗制度」

而本段只是说〃女人做教育和医疗方面的工作有优势〃，没有说Hillary的一个竞选

承诺式改革国家的医疗制度，因此问题句的信息在文章中没有被提到。

第41题【单选题】

【概括大意】Themodemideasconcerningthenatureofintelligenceareboundto

havesomeeffectonourschoolsystem.Inonerespectachangeisalreadyoccurring.

Withthemovetowardcomprehensiveeducationandthedevelopmentof

unstreamedclasses,fewerchildrenwillbegiventhelabel"lowIQ"whichmust

inevitablycondemnachildinhisown,ifnotsociety'seyes.Theideathatwecan

teachchildrentobeintelligentinthesamewaythatwecanteachthemreadingor

arithmeticisacceptedbymoreandmorepeople.Themainideaofthisparagraphis

A、ImpactonSchoolEducation

B、AChangedViewofIntelligence

C、MainResultsofRecentResearches

D、EffectofEnvironmentonIntelligence

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题使用了同义词替换的选择技巧，段落中主要讲述的是智力本质

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的现代简洁必定会对学校教育产生影响（boundtohavesomeeffectonourschool

system.）,选项A中只是将名词effect换为impacts

第42题【单选题】

【阅读判断】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

centenarians（百岁老人）getaskedallthetime：/zHowdidyoulivetobe100?"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）〃，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43题【单选题】

【I阅读选择］Thechildrendon'tjustplananycity.Theymapandanalyze（分析）the

housing,energy,andtransportationrequirementsoftheirowndistrictandforetellits

needsin100years.Withtheaidofanarchitect（建筑师）whovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations/'Designingbuildingsofthefuturegiveschildrenalotoffreedom/saysthe

teacherwhodevelopedthisprogram."Theyareabletousetheirownrich

imaginationandinventionswithoutfearofblame,becausetherearenowrong

answersinafuturecontext.Infact,astheclassentersthefinalmodel-buildingstage

oftheprogram,anelected'official'and'planninggroup'makeallthedesign

decisionsforthemodelcity,andtheteacherstepsbackandbecomesanadviser/TXn

architectpaysaweeklyvisittotheclassroom.

A、tofindoutkids'creativeideas

B、todiscusswiththeteacher

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C、togivechildrenlectures

D.tohelpkidswiththeirprogram

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】根据本段中的Withtheaidofanarchitectwhovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations可知答案为D。句中的aid意为"帮助"，与help同义。

第44题【单选题】

[2010.04]Thespokesmanoccasionallyhisspeechwithgestures.

A、acknowledges

B、accompanies

C、attributes

D^anticipates

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查词汇。【译文】这位发言人讲演中偶尔伴有手势。

第45题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Peoplesuspectedthat"Lucky”,ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedto

killhiswifehenolongerlivedv/ith.TheysaythatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandin

thedark,killedthenannybymistake.Hisestrangedwifeheardnoises,came

downstairsandwasalsoattacked,butmanagedtoescape.Sevenmonthsafterthe

murder,ajuryconcludedthatLucanhadkilledthenanny.ltisthoughtthatLucan

killedthenannybecause.

A、shewaslookingafterthechildren

B、shewasafriendofLucan's

C、itwasdarkandhet