2022年宁波大学科学技术学院自考英语（二）练习题（附答案解析）

2022年宁波大学科学技术学院自考英语（二）

练习题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

[2009.01]Whathetolduswasmoreofa（n）thanareality.

A、illusion

B、demonstration

C、illustration

D、reputation

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】句意：他告诉我们的更可能是幻想而不是现实。考查名词词义。A幻

想，错误观念；B演示，证明；C图解，实例；D名声，名誉。

第2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3题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Thechildrendon/tjustplananycity.Theymapandanalyze（分析）the

housing,energy,andtransportationrequirementsoftheirowndistrictandforetellits

needsin100years.Withtheaidofanarchitect（建筑师）whovisitstheclassroom

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onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations/'Designingbuildingsofthefuturegiveschildrenalotoffreedom/saysthe

teacherwhodevelopedthisprogram."Theyareabletousetheirownrich

imaginationandinventionswithoutfearofblame,becausetherearenowrong

answersinafuturecontext.Infact,astheclassentersthefinalmodel-buildingstage

oftheprogram,anelected'officiaTand'planninggroup*makeallthedesign

decisionsforthemodelcity,andtheteacherstepsbackandbecomesanadviser/An

architectpaysaweeklyvisittotheclassroom.

A、tofindoutkids'creativeideas

B、todiscusswiththeteacher

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De句中的aid意为"帮助"，与help同义。

第4题【单选题】

【阅读选择】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand

otherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.Itwas

firstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400/s.Whichcountryisthelargestcoffee

producer?

A、Brazil.

B、Colombia.

C、Ethiopia.

D、Egypt.

【正确答案】A

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【答案解析】答题依据在本段的第三句。Producer与grower意思等同。

第5题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Althoughnoothergameisexactlylikebaseball,perhapstheonemost

nearlylikeitistheEnglishgameofcricket（板球）.Q:Baseballsharesmanyfeatures

withtheEnglishgameofcricket.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选Ao本题对应的语句为：theonemostnearlylikeitistheEnglish

gameofcricket,因此是正确的。

第6题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thatproposalisessentiallyirrelevanttheissueathand.

A、with

B、from

C、in

D、to

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查介词的固定搭配。句子翻译：那个提案与手头上的问题根

本无关。irrelevantto表示：与…无关。

第7题【单选题】

[2009.04]WhenyouknowBobbetter,youwilllikehim.

A、goto

B、gotto

C>wentto

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D、getto

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】译文：当你更加了解鲍勃时，你将会喜欢他的。试题分析：本题考

查主将从现。畔细解答：根据主将从现的原则，主句用了一般将来时，时间状

语从句中用一般现在时表示将来。

第8题【单选题】

【阅读选择］Youcan'tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlife

fititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou'resleepyintheevening

butyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabitually

stayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhave

animportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon't

changeyourcycle,butyou'llgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.Ifone

wantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould.

A、changehisenergycycle

B、overcomehislaziness

C、getupearlierthanusual

D、gotobedearlier

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题要求读者找出本段中的最后两句，并联系本段开头两句的意思,

作出正确判断。本段开头说，“虽然你无法改变自己的能量周期，但你可以使你

的生活适合这一周期。Dr.Kleitman认为经常性的行为（对你的能量周期）能起作

用。〃最后两句又说，"...risebeforeyourusualhour...workbetteratyourlow

point.〃（〃如果你在上午处于能量的低潮，但你有重要的工作要在上午做，那么

你就要比平时早起。这并不改变你的周期，但你可以在低潮时得到能量，工作得

更好。〃）因此选项C是正确答案。

第9题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman'stechnologyare

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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U：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10题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Hearingloss,whichoccurstypicallypriortoteenageyears,progresses

throughoutone'slifetime.Althoughhearinglossisnowtheworld'snumberone

healthproblem,nearly90percentofpeoplesufferinghearinglosschoosetoleave

theproblemuntreated.Formanymillions,treatinghearinglossinaconventional

waycaninvolvenumerousofficevisits,expensivetestingandadjustmentstofityour

ear.ThankstoCrystalEar;the"soundsolution"isnowconvenient.Almost90percent

ofpeoplewithmildhearingloss,andmillionsmorewithjustalittlehearingdrop-off

（下降），canbedramaticallyhelpedwithCrystalEar.Moreover,itssuperiordesignis

energy-efficient,sobatteriescanlastmonths.CrystalEarisnowavailabletohelp

thesepeopletreattheirhearinglosswithasmallhearingamplifier（放大

器）.Accordingtothepassage,hearinglossis.

A、onlyaminorhealthproblem.

B>theworld'smostcommonhealthproblem.

C、merelyateenagedisease.

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D、anincurabledisease.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】hearinglossisnowtheworld'snumberonehealthproblem这句话可

以帮助我们找到答案。

第11题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thefurnitureinherbedroomisquitedifferentfrominthe

livingroom.

A、that

B、it

C、one

D、which

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查复合句。that在本句中指代thefurniture,目的是为了避

免重复。which用于引导句子或短语，在此也不能指代thefurniture。

第12题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Theviolencewithinasocietyiscontrolledthroughinstitutionsoflaw.

Themoredevelopedalegalsystembecomes,themoresocietytakesresponsibility

forthediscovery,controlandpunishmentofviolentacts.Inmosttribalsocietiesthe

onlymeanstodealwithanactofviolenceisrevenge.Eachfamilygroupmayhave

theresponsibilityforpersonallycarryingoutjudgmentandpunishmentuponthe

personwhocommittedtheoffense.Butinlegalsystems,theresponsibilityfor

revengebecomesdepersonalizedanddiffused.Thesocietyassumesthe

responsibilityforprotectingindividualsfromviolence.Incaseswheretheycannotbe

protected,thesocietyisresponsibleforimposingpunishment.Thefunctionoflegal

systems,accordingtothepassage,is.

A^tocontrolviolencewithinasociety

B、toprotecttheworldfromchaos

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C、tofreesocietyfromtheideaofrevenge

D,togivethegovernmentabsolutepower

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段的第一句话Theviolencewithinasocietyiscontrolledthrough

institutionsoflaw是本题的答案。

第13题【单选题】

[2008.04]Newdriversarefarmoretohaveaccidentsthanexperienced

drivers.

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.他有可能会晚到一会

儿。

第14题【单选题】

【阅读选择】OnedayafriendaskedmywifeJillifIwantedahearingaid."He

certainlydoes/'repliedJill.Afterhearingaboutaremarkablenewproduct,Jillfinally

gotupthenervetoaskmeifI'deverthoughtaboutgettingahearingaid."Noway,"I

said."Itwouldmakemelook20yearsolder.""No,no,"shereplied."Thisisentirely

different.It'sCrystalEar!"lnitiallythewriterdidnotwanttobuyahearingaid

because.

A、itwouldmakehimlookold.

B、itwouldmakehimnervous.

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C、itwastooexpensive.

D,itwasold-styled.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】当被妻子问及是否愿意得到一个助听器时，作者因为担心显得老气

而拒绝。所以答案是A。

第15题【单选题】

【完成句子】Mostofuscanfind15minutesorhalfanhoureachdayforsome

regularactivity.Forexample,onefamoussurgeonalwaysspent15minutesreading

somethingbeforehewenttoseepeachday.Whetherhewenttobedat10p.m.or

?:30a.m.madenodifference.Youareadvisedtoreadsomethingbeforeyou

A、findthetopicsentences

B、findoutthenewwords

C、keepreadingfast

D、gotobedeveryday

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本段提到一位著名的医生不管晚上睡得多晚，都要花15分钟读点

东西，那已经成为习惯。所以本题说"在你干什么之前，建议你读点东西〃，从选

项中看只有D项合适。

第16题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Technologyisabeauty.Weeagerlyadoptitspleasure,preferringto

copewiththedrawbacksonthemorningafter.Q:Technologyislikeanart,which

everybodyincludingscientistsloves.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】C

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【答案解析】答案选C。这段提到了technology是一种美的享受，但是没有说它

是一种艺术，更没有说我们每个人都热爱这门艺术。

第17题【单选题】

【阅读选择】NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyandputupwitha

lotofinconveniencesforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.Residentsofcities

likeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamspendalotoftheirwinterinthedark

becausethedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.Thisisthe

reasontheMediterraneanhasalwaysattractedthem.Everysummer,morethan25

millionpeopletraveltoMediterraneanresortsandbeachesfortheirvacation.They

allcomeforthesampreason:sunilntheparagraph,citieslikpIondon,Copenhagen,

andAmsterdamarementioned.

A、toshowthattheyarenotgoodcitiesintermsofgeographyandclimate

B、totellushowwealthytheirresidentsare

C、tosuggestthatthesecitieslackplacesofhistoricinterestandscenicbeauty

D、toprovethattheyhavegotmoretourismthantheycanhandle

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】该段中所列举的三个城市都具有阴冷日短的气候特点，这些不利的

地理气候条件使得当地居民向往阳光充足的地方。四个选项中，选项A最接近题

-zdr.

忌、o

第18题【单选题】

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

twoweresatisfiedwitheachother.Andtheyexchangedtheirtelephonenumbers.

WhatcanwelearnaboutTom?

A、Tommadeagoodimpressiononthegirlatfirst.

B、ItwasthefirsttimethatTomhaddatedagirl.

C^Tomwasblind.

D、Tomwashandsomeandpopularwiththegirls.

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【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19题【单选题】

【完成句子】Theaveragelightningstrikeismorethan3mileslongandcantravelat

atenthofthespeedoflight.Ralllightning,therarestandmostmysteriousform,

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20题【单选题】

【填句补文】DavidGutersonandhiswifeteachtheirthreechildrenathome.

Gutersonsaysthathischildrenlearnverydifferentlyfromchildreninschool:

.Forexample,whenthereisheavysnowfallonawinterday,itmaystarta

discussionorreadingaboutclimate,snowremovalequipment,Alaska,polarbears

（北极熊）,andwintertourism.Aspringeveningwhenthefamilyisoutwatching

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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21题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Despitethebadweather,troubledhealthservice,trafficcongestion（拥

挤），genderinequality,andthehighcostofliving,Irelandscoredanimpressive8.33

pointsoutof10.Q:CostoflivinginIrelandisprettyhigh.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。问题句说〃爱尔兰的生活费用高〃。该段说〃尽管气候恶劣，

健康机构混乱，交通拥挤，性别歧视仍然存在，生活费用高，爱尔兰所获得的分

数仍然给人留下了深刻的印象：满分为十分，爱尔兰获得了8.33分〃。根据这个

句子的内容可以知道〃爱尔兰的生活费用高〃，因此问题句的说法与原文的说法一

致。

第22题【单选题】

[2010.04]Weshouldthisinmind:Don'tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.

A、bear

B、put

C>place

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D、print

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查词汇题。【译文】我们应当牢牢记住：不要以貌取人。详

细解答】牢记在心：bearinmind或者keepinmind

第23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24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25题【单选题】

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［概括大意］Thekeytogardeningwithkids,saysPattiKraemer-Doell,familygarden

coordinatorattheNewYorkBotanicalGardens,is“Lettingthemexperienceit

themselves.Wehavetriedtoguidethem,butnottellthemtoputthesunflowers

hereandthetomatoesthere.Theemphasisisondevelopingtheirimaginationand

theirappreciationforbeingoutinthegarden/'Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、DifferentKindsofGardens.

B、KindsofPlantsinsHomeGarden

C、TheMostImportantPointinFamilyGardening

D、Howtoplansunflowersandtomatoes

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本段指出家庭园艺的主旨是让孩子去体验，培养他们的想象力和鉴

赏力。所以答案为C。

第26题【单选题】

【填句补文】it'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.Aspeople

getbetterjobsandbecomefinanciallyindependent,itbecomespossibleforthemto

maintainaone-personhousehold..However;peoplewhodogetmarried

aremarryingatalaterageanddivorcingmoreoften.

A^There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

B、Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethe

numberofpeoplelivingalone.

C、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

D、MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】前句中提到〃经济独立〃有可能造成保持一个人的家庭生活，B中的

〃妇女有好的工作，增加了独身的人数〃与前句内容正好呼应。

第27题【单选题】

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[2009.01]Childrenhaveanaturalabouttheworldaroundthem.

A.certainty

capability

C、cleverness

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28题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Fermi'sgeniuswasknownthroughoutthescientificworld.In1938he

hadwonaNobelPrize.Fouryearslaterheproducedthefirstnuclearchainreaction,

leadingusintothenuclearage.Q:Fermi,anexperimentalistaswellasatheoretician,

wonaNobelPrizeforproducingthefirstnuclearchainreactionintheworld.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。Fermi在1938年获诺贝尔奖，四年以后才建立核连锁反

应的。

第29题【单选题】

[2008.04]Tounderstandthesentence,youshouldanalyzeitsparts.

A、functionally

B、widely

C、largely

D、remarkably

【正确答案】A

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【答案解析】本题考查副词词义区分。为了理解这个句子，你应该分析句子各个

部分的功能。A.有用途地，有功能地；B.宽广地；C.大大地；D.突

出地。

第30题【单选题】

[2009.01]Ifyoutrytolearntoomanythingsatatime,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。

第31题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Whowasthisman?Howandwhenhadhedied?Everybodyhada

differentanswertothesequestions.Somepeoplethoughtthatitwasfromthis

century,perhapsthebodyofasoldierwhodiedinWorldWarI,sinceseveralsoldiers

hadalreadybeenfoundinthearea.ASwisswomanbelieveditmightbeherfather,

whohaddiedinthosemountainstwentyyearsbeforeandwhosebodyhadnever

beenfound.Thescientistswhorushedtolookatthebodythoughtitwasprobably

mucholder;maybeevenathousandyearsold.Allthefollowingsareassumptions

oncemadeabouttheIcemanEXCEPT.

ANhewasasoldierinWorldWarI

B、hewasaSwisswoman'slong-lostfather

C、hewasbornaboutathousandyearsago

D、hecamefromItaly

【正确答案】D

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【答案解析】解题步骤：四个选项逐个回到原文对应位置，确认是否正确。

第32题【单选题】

【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33题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Parentsoftendecideonthebasisofwhattheirchildrenwant.Cathy,a

mothertoldus,“Mychildrenhavepackedlunches,becausetheysaytheyhate

schooldinners.Imake3packedluncheseverymorning,soourkitchenislikea

sandwichbarinthemorning?However;anothermother,Susanmadeherchoice

basedonthenutritiousvalueofthefood.Shesaid,“Mydaughteralwayshasschool

dinners.Ithinksheprobablygetshealthierfoodbyhavingacookedlunchatschool

thanshewouldifImadeafewsandwiches."WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccording

tothepassage?

A、Katzthinkschipsaregoodforhiskids.

B、Susan'sdaughterlikeseatingsandwiches.

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C、Cathymayhaveatleastthreechildren.

D,Jamielikesburgersandpizzas.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选Co细节查找并简单推断题。从本段，特别是Imake3packed

luncheseverymorning…可知Cathy有三个孩子在上学，有没有不上学的孩子不得

而知，故选项C为最佳选项。其他三项均与原文意思不符。

第34题【单选题】

【概括大意】Wignailcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesby

comparingtheproportionoflifetheyk川edoffwiththevolumeoflavathatthey

produced.Hefoundthatsizeforsize,oldereruptionswereatleast10timesas

effectiveatwipingoutlifeastheirmorerecentrivals.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、KillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptions

B、AccountingfortheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

C、CalculationoftheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

D、AMassExtinction

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本段第一句话是说:Wignailcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthese

volcanoes...；Wignall计算了这些火山的"灭绝效率"；其中killingefficiency与

killingPower意思差不多，属于同义词转换，因此选择B或C,但是accountfor意

思是：（在数量方面）占；说明（原因等）不符合句意，因此不选择B。

第35题【单选题】

[2009.10]Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedtothestafftoworkhard.

A、calculate

B、demonstrate

C^speculate

D、motivate

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【正确答案】D

【答案解析】木题考查词语辨析。【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36题【单选题】

[2009.01]Moderneconomicsthecountry'sagriculturalpolicies.

A^undergoes

B、understands

C>underlies

D、undertakes

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。句意：现代经济学是国家农业政策的基础。考

查形近动词词义。A经历，经受；B了解；C成为…的基础；D承担，保证。

第37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38题【单选题】

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Thisisanimportantproblemtoofewsocialscientistshaveresearched.

A,which

B、that

C、intothat

D、intowhich

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】intowhich引导的是problem的定语从句。which指代problem,into

与research搭配。

第39题【单选题】

【概括大意】Ifyouaretiredofmakingvagueexcusesforanotherdullsummerat

home,hereisathoughttoliftyourspirits.Youdonotneedanythingsoradicalas

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.

B、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40题【单选题】

[2010.04]Inordertofollowfashions,thegirlhastogreatdiscomforts.

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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41题【单选题】

【概括大意】Today,wearebeginningtothinkdifferently.Inthelastfewyears,

researchhasthrowndoubtontheviewthatinnateintelligencecaneverbe

measuredandontheverynatureofintelligenceitself.Thereisconsiderableevidence

nowwhichshowsthegreatinfluenceofenvironmentbothonachievementand

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42题【单选题】

［阅读判断］ThepeopleofKiribatiareafraidthatonedayinthenot-too-distant

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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43题【单选题】

Thesetwoalarmclocksarenormallysettogether;butnowtheyhavebeenreseta

fewhours.

A、away

B、alone

C>apart

D>aside

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】but表示前后句子意思是相反的，所以前面说了settogether,后面

提到的就是apart（分开）。

第44题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thefurnitureinherbedroomisquitedifferentfrominthe

livingroom.

A、that

B、it

C>one

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D、which

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查复合句。that在本句中指代thefurniture,目的是为了避

免重复。which用于引导句子或短语，在此也不能指代thefurniture。

第45题【单选题】

【完成句子】Saganwasnotedforthevigourofhislogicstyle,especiallywhen

criticizingsomepieceofpseudoscience（伪科学）.Iremembereda1973AAAS

meetingatwhichhedestroyedthetheoriesofImmanuelVelikovsky,whowas

maintainingthatonlyafewthousandsofyearsago,Venushadrepeatedlycollided

withFarthandMars;eventswellnoted.Velikovskysaid,inth?bible.InSagan's

opinion,Velikovskymightbe.

A、amemberoftheNationalAcademyofScience

B、apseudo-scientist

C、asciencepopulariser

D、areporter

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】从这段文字中，我们可以了解到作者认为，Sagan与伪科学作斗争

的一个实例就是Sagan摧毁了Velikovsky的错误论述，即Velikovsky提出，在过

去几千年中，水星与地球和火星反复多次相撞，这在圣经中有加载。

第46题【单选题】

[2010.04]Weshouldthisinmind:Don'tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.

A、bear

B、put

C>place

D、print

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查词汇题。【译文】我们应当牢牢记住：不要以貌取人。详

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细解答】牢记在心：bearinmind或者keepinmind

第47题【单选题】

【I闻读选择】TheUnitedStatesperceivesitselftobeamiddle-classnation.However;

middleclassisnotarealdesignation,nordoesitcarryprivileges.Itismoreofa

perception,whichprobablywasastrueasitevercouldberightafterWorldWarII.

Theeconomywasgrowing,moreandmorepeopleownedtheirownhomes,workers

hadsolidcontractswith