2022年天津市南开区职工大学自考英语（二）练习题（附答案解析）

2022年天津市南开区职工大学自考英语（二）

练习题汇总（附答案解析）

第1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

【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2题【单选题】

【填句补文】Homeschoolingisoftenmoreinterestingthanregularschools,but

criticssaythathome-schoolersareoutsiderswhomightbeuncomfortablemixing

withotherpeopleinadultlife..However,mostparentsdon'thavethetime

orthedesiretoteachtheirchildrenathome,soschoolswillcontinuetobewhere

mostchildrengettheirformaleducation.

A、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B、Anumberofparentsprefernottosendtheirchildrentoschool.

C、Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas"home-schoolers."

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D^Othersbelievetheycanprovideabettereducationalexperiencefortheir

childrenbyteachingthemathome.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段大意是“对homeschooling提出了质疑〃，需要注意前面说到

了“criticssay”,空格处与之对应的是"Criticsalsosayw□

第3题【单选题】

【填句补文】Homeschoolingisoftenmoreinterestingthanregularschools,but

criticssaythathome-schoolersareoutsiderswhomightbeuncomfortablemixing

withotherpeopleinadultlife..However,mostparentsdon'thavethetime

orthpdesiretoteachthairchildrenathome,soschoolswillcontinuetobpwhere

mostchildrengettheirformaleducation.

A、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B、Anumberofparentsprefernottosendtheirchildrentoschool.

C、Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas"home-schoolers."

D、Othersbelievetheycanprovideabettereducationalexperiencefortheir

childrenbyteachingthemathome.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段大意是“对homeschooling提出了质疑〃，需要注意前面说到

了“criticssay”,空格处与之对应的是"Criticsalsosay”。

第4题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Roxaboxenisbasedonthetruestoryofagroupofchildren,growingup

intheArizonadesert.Therechildrencanbeabitwildandmuchfree,andtheyplay

outsidefromdawntodusk.Thechildrendiscoverthemake-believe（虚假的）town,

builtonthehillacrossfromtheirneighborhood.Thetown,calledRoxaboxen,

becomesthecenteroftheirplayasthechildrengrow,butthestoryisnotjustabout

thetimespentinRoxaboxenasyoungchildren.Morethanthat,thisbookisabout

thewaythatimaginationandsecretplacesstaywithusaswegrowolderand

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becomeapartofwhoweare.Itisaboutthewaythatithelpsustogrowintothe

adultsthatwebecome.Whatdoesthebook'snameRoxaboxenreferto?

A、Achild.

Alibrary.

C、Aperiodoftime.

D、Aplace.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】答案选D。查找细节题。短文本段中明显一句话提到,Thetown,called

Roxaboxen,所以指的是一个地方的名字。

第5题【单选题】

[2009.04]Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

A、what

B、which

C^when

D、that

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查主语从句的引导词的选择。译文：大会什么时候召开还没

有决定。详细解答：A什么；B哪一个；C什么时候；D（无词义）。

第6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7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8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

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因只是因为他们的学习环境。〃此处solely的表述是错误的。

第9题【单选题】

Nobodybutyouwhathesaid.

A、agreeswith

B、agreesout

C、agreewith

D、agreeto

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】主语为nobody时，谓语动词用单数，如果主语被but,aswellas,with

等短语修饰，谓语仍与主语的数保持一致°该题易误选C、D,选D的原因在于

词组记忆不清，用介词to时之后应加具体项目。而选择C就在于误把you作为

主语对待了。而实际上nobody才是主语。

第10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

B、canhelpthemothersheeptogivebirthtomorelambs

C、isthebestwaytoprotectthesheep

D、usuallydisturbsthemothersheepthatwillgivebirth

【正确答案】D

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

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whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogivebirth.nJ知D项正确。

第11题【单选题】

（填句补文】Theacidrain（酸雨）issaidtobecausedbypollutionfromoilwellsin

theGulfofMexico.Carexhaustgasesarealsoaproblem.Localvolcaniceruptions

maketheproblemevenworse.Nevertheless,withenoughmoneyandeffort,

researcherssaythatmanyoftheproblemscouldbesolvedandtherateoferosion

reduced..

A、Theproblem,however,isnotjustaEuropeanone.

B、Thatisenoughtohavecausedsomeoftheancientcarvingstobecome

seriouslydamagedalready.

C、However,theMexicangovernmentdoesnothaveenoughmoneytodothe

work,andneedstospendwhatmoneyithasontheMexicanpeople.

D^AcidrainishowafamiliarproblemintheindustrializedcountriesinEurope.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】前文提到完成这项工作需要很多的钱，答案转折说到了墨西哥没有

这么多的钱去做。两句之间有隐含的逻辑关系。

第12题【单选题】

【I阅读诜择】Inaspecialreportoncancerandblacks,theorganizationsaidblacks

areusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,andtheyaremorelikelytodie

ofthedisease.WhichmayNOTbeareasonforhighercancerdeathratesamongUS

blacks?

A、Unequalaccesstomedicalcare.

B、Greaterprobabilityofhavingotherdiseases.

C、Differencesinthebiologyofthecancer.

D、Earlydiagnosis.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本段指出blacksareusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,

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与D项内容是相反的，因此选D。

第13题【单选题】

[2008.10]Ittookafewsecondsforhereyestotothedarkness.

A、allocate

B、adopt

C、apply

D、adjust

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查动词词义辨析。【译文】她花了几秒钟时间使眼睛适应黑

暗。【详细解答】A分配，拨出B收养，过继C应用，申请D调

整，使适合

第14题【单选题】

Havingdecidedtorentaflat,wecontactinghousingagenciesinthecity.

A、setabout

B、setdown

C、setout

D、setup

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查关于set的词组。contactinghousingagencies：联系房屋

中介。根据句意，应该选setabout。setabout：开始做某事。setdown：放下，

搁下;记下，记载，写下。setout：出发，开始，后面跟todosth。setup：建

立（事业）；成立（组织）；为某人提供必需品或有用的东西C

第15题【单选题】

【概括大意】"Manyoflife'sfailures,"thesupremeinnovatorsaid,"arepeoplewho

didnotrealizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhentheygaveup."Beforethat

magicalmomentinOctober1879,Edisonhadworkedoutnofewerthan3,000

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theoriesaboutelectriclight,butinonlytwocasesdidhisexperimentswork.Themain

ideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Importanceoflearningfromfailure

Neverasuccessfulmangivesup

C、Itisimportanttofailforasuccessfulman

D、Edison'Scommentonfailure

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】通过应用部分可以看出这段文字的主题是爱迪生对失败的评论。因

此选择Do

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

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

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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，答案是以

第17题【单选题】

【概括大意】Twomajorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.Firstly,the

greaterpartofthedevelopmentofobservedintelligenceoccursintheearliestyears

oflife.Itisestimatedthat50percentofmeasurableintelligenceatage17isalready

predictablebytheageoffour.Secondly,hemostimportantfactorsinthe

environmentarelanguageandpsychologicalaspectsoftheparent-childrelationship.

Muchofthedifferenceinmeasuredintelligencebetween"privileged"and

"disadvantaged"childrenmaybeduetothelatter'slackofappropriateverbal

stimulationandthepovertyoftheirperceptualexperiences.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A、TwoMajorChangedViewofIntelligence

B、Manyofthedifferencesinmeasuredintelligence

C、MainResultsofRecentResearches

D、ImpactonSchoolEducation

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本段文字的第一句话就把其内容点的很清楚，要介绍的是：Two

majorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.而选项C中的MainResults只不

过是majorfindings的另一种说法而己。

第18题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknownasEastAnglia,has

beeninexistenceformorethantwothousandyears.Itbeganasasmallvillage

besidetheRiverWensum.Q:TheRiverWensumflowsbyNorwich.

A、True

B、False

C^NotGiven

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【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选Ao答题依据在第二句，Norwich是RiverWensum旁边的一

个小村庄，就说明了流经

RiverWensumNorwich0

第19题【单选题】

［阅读判断】Fermi'sgeniuswasknownthroughoutthescientificworld.In1938he

hadwonaNobelPrize.Fouryearslaterheproducedthefirstnuclearchainreaction,

leadingusintothenuclearage.Q:Fermi,anexperimentalistaswellasatheoretician,

wonaNobelPrizeforproducingthefirstnuclearchainreactionintheworld.

ANTrue

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20题【单选题】

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

areoutoftouchwithmodernways.Theyalsoblamedthattheirparentsalwayshave

afinalsay.Andtheyoungfeltthattheirparentsdonottrusttheirchildrentodeal

withcrises.Besides,theydissatisfiedtoomuchmurmursoftheirparentsabout

certainproblemsandthelackofsenseofhumorindealingwththeproblems,at

leastinparents-childrenrelationships.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Thecriticismstotheirparentscanbekeptoutoftheyoungpeople'smindin

followingways.

B、Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandto

blamethemformostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.

C、Therearesomanycriticismtotheirparentsamongtheyoungpeople.

D^Youngpeoplehavegottenenoughreasonstocriticizetheirparents.

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【正确答案】C

【答案解析】木题段落中的各句列举了年轻人都抱怨其父母些什么，谈的是what

arethecriticisms?的问题因此选择Co

第21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22题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Herculesservedaking.Thekingwasafraidofhim.Soagainandagain

hesenthimondifficulttasks.Onemorningthekingsentforhimandtoldhimto

fetchthreegoldenapplesforhimfromthegardenoftheSingingMaidens（歌女）.But

nooneknewwherethegardenwas.Q:Herculeswasgivenmanydifficulttasks

becausethekingwantedtogetridofhim.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。句子的意思是：国王想除掉Hercules,所以交给他很多

艰巨的工作去做。这个信息在短文第二句和第三句中提到了，与短文的意思相符

（国王很害怕Hercules,多次交给他艰巨的工作去做），由此可以推断本题的正确

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选项为Ao

第23题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Warmaybeanaturalexpressionofbiologicalinstinctanddrives

towardaggressioninthehumanspecies.Naturalimpulsesofanger,hostility,and

territoriality（守卫地盘的天性）areexpressedthroughactsofviolence.Theseareall

qualitiesthathumanssharewithanimals.Aggressionisakindofinnate（天生的）

survivalmechanism,aninstinctforself-preservation,thatallowsanimalstodefend

themselvesfromthreatstotheirexistence.But,ontheotherhand,humanviolence

showsevidenceofbeingalearnedbehavior.Inthecaseofhumanaggression,

violencecannotbesimplyreducedtoaninstinct.Thpmanyexpressionsofhuman

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior.Inhumansocietiesviolencehasasocialfunction:Itisastrategyfor

creatingordestroyingformsofsocialorder.Religioustraditionshavetakenaleading

roleindirectingthepowersofviolence.Wewilllookattheritualandethical（道德上

的）patternswithinwhichhumanviolencehasbeendirected.Humanviolenceshows

evidenceofbeingalearnedbehaviorinthat.

A、itthreatenstheexistingsocialsystems

B、itisinfluencedbysociety

C、ithasrootsinreligiousconflicts

D、itisdirectedagainstinstitutionsoflaw

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本段指出了人类暴力的两个特性，其中第二个特性是“alearned

behavior%可以知道本题的答案应该就在本段的后面部分。接下来的第二句话即

说人类暴力的诸多表现形式都受社会习惯的制约:Themanyexpressionsofhuman

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior,将其定型为侵略性行为。

第24题【单选题】

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【阅读选择】Today,workinglessthana40-hourweek,peopleenjoymoreleisure

time.Hence,thewiseuseofleisuretimehasbecomeanimportantproblemfor

everyone,youngorold.Itisaparticularlydifficultproblemforthesick,theaged,and

thosewhohaveretiredfromearningaliving.Thosepeoplehavesomuchleisurethat

itishardforthemtofindinterestingandworthwhilewaystouseit.Howtospend

leisuretimewiselyisnotaparticularlydifficultproblemforpeople.

A、whoareverybusyeveryday

B、whoaresickinbed

C、whoareagedandingoodhealth

D、whohaveretiredfromwork

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题可采用排除法，第三句话（Itisaparticularlydifficultproblemfor

thesick,theaged,andthosewhohaveretiredfromearningaliving.）,可以看出这三

类人对于怎样度过空闲时光是特别困难的，所以可以排除BCD项，选A。

第25题【单选题】

【完成句子】Didyouknowthatbefore1950,hurricaneshadnonames?Theywere

simplygivennumbers.ThefirstnamesweresimplyAlpha,Bravo,Charlie,etc.butin

1953,femalesnamesweregivenbecauseoftheunpredictability（不可预知）factorof

thestorms.In1979,realizingthesexist（性别歧视的）natureofsuchnames,thelists

wereexpandedtoincludebothmenandwomen.Themainconsiderationofusing

malesandfemales'namesforhurricanesis.

ANthetimely（及时的）discovery

B、itsuncertainty

C、sexequality

D^itsconnectionwithhumans

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】依靠原文（利用（male,female）names作为答案线索词）中最后

一句判断答案为C（与性别有关）。

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第26题【单选题】

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

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Ao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27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

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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九

第28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.

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29题【单选题】

[2009.10]Scientistsdoubtwhetherit'storegulateone'sbiologicalclockby

drinking.

A、feasible

B、incredible

C、fashionable

D、valuable

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查形容词词义区分。科学家怀疑通过喝酒来调整人体生物钟

是否可行。A可行的、可能且合理的B不可相信的、难以置信的C时髦的、

时尚的D贵重的、宝贵的

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第30题【单选题】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

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31题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Butjustlikeyouralarmclock,yourinternalclockcanbereset.Infact,it

automaticallyresetsitselfeveryday.How?Byusingthelightitgetsthroughyour

eyes.Scientistshaveknownforalongtimethatthelightofdayandthedarkofnight

playimportantrolesinsettingourinternalclocks.Foryears,researchersthoughtthat

thesignalsthatsynchronizethebody'sclockwerehandledthroughthesame

pathwaysthatweusetosee.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccording

tothefourthandfifthparagraphs?

A、Ourbiologicalclockresetsitselfautomatically.

B、Lightgetsthroughoureyesandresetsourbiologicalclock.

C、Ourinternalclockaswellasthealarmclockcanberesetautomatically.

D、Ourinternalclock,likethealarmclock,canbereset.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】是非判断题，根据第五自然段首句Butjustlike（和……一样）your

alarmclock,yourinternalclockcanbereset.Infact,itautomaticallyresetsitself

everyday.How?Byusingthelightitgetsthroughyoureyes.代词it指代biological

clock,不是选项internalclock和alarmclock都可以自动调节。得到答案为C。AD

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我们的生物钟自动调节。B光线通过我们的眼睛调节生物钟，与原文一致。

第32题【单选题】

【填句补文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

exposuretosecondhandsmoke.

A、Theriskisevenhigherforchildrenwholiveinhomeswherebothparents

smoke.

B、IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

withatleastonesmoker.

C、Thissmokeiscalledsecondhandsmoke.

D、NooneknowsforsurewhyMr.Gilsonhaslungcancer.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】前一句提到，不吸烟者时常吸入他人香烟中冒出的烟，接下来应首

选对此烟加以定义的句子。

第33题【单选题】

【2009.101Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedtothestafftoworkhard.

A、calculate

B、demonstrate

C>speculate

D、motivate

【正确答案】D

第34题【单选题】

【阅读选择】NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyandputupwitha

lotofinconveniencesforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.Residentsofcities

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likeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamspendalotoftheirwinterinthedark

becausethedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.Thisisthe

reasontheMediterraneanhasalwaysattractedthem.Everysummer,morethan25

millionpeopletraveltoMediterraneanresortsandbeachesfortheirvacation.They

allcomeforthesamereason:sun!lntheparagraph,citieslikeLondon,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

意。

第35题【单选题】

[2007.04]Havingdecidedtorentaflat,wecontactinghousingagencies

inthecity.

A、setabout

B、setdown

C>setout

D、setup

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查关于set的短语。contactinghousingagencies：联系房屋

中介。根据句意，应该选setabout。setabout：开始做某事。setdown：放下，

搁下；记下，记载，写下。setout：出发，开始，后面跟todosth。setup：建

立（事业）；成立（组织）；为某人提供必需品或有用的东西c

第36题【单选题】

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[2009.10]Therearemanysalesthisseason,duringwhichstoreswilllowertheir

______prices.

A、normal

general

C、ordinary

D、usual

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查形容词辨析。整句话的意思为:这个季节有很多促销活动，

在此期间商店都会降低商品的原价。A正常的、平常的B普通的、一般的C普

通的D寻常的、通常的

第37题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Theviolencewithinasocietyiscontrolledthroughinstitutionsoflaw.

Themoredevelopedalegalsystembecomes,themoresocietytakesresponsibility

forthediscovery,control,andpunishmentofviolentacts.Inmosttribalsocietiesthe

onlymeanstodealwithanactofviolenceisrevenge.Eachfamilygroupmayhave

theresponsibilityforpersonallycarryingoutjudgmentandpunishmentuponthe

personwhocommittedtheoffense.Butinlegalsystems,theresponsibilityfor

revengebecomesdepersonalizedanddiffused.Thesocietyassumesthe

responsibilityforprotectingindividualsfromviolence.Incaseswheretheycannotbe

protected,thesocietyisresponsibleforimposingpunishment.Thefunctionoflegal

systems,accordingtothepassage,is.

A、tocontrolviolencewithinasociety

B、toprotecttheworldfromchaos

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。

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第38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39题【单选题】

[2009,10]Theroomwasquiet,theoccasionalcoughingfrommythroat.

A、incase

B、exceptfor

C、byfar

D、insteadof

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查介词短语意义区分。【译文】这个房间很安静，除了偶尔

从我喉咙里发出的咳嗽声以外。A以免、以防万一B除了…以外C到目前

为止D代替、而不是

第40题【单选题】

[2009.04]Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

A、what

B、which

C、when

D、that

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【正确答案】C

【答案解析】木题考查主语从句的引导词的选择。译文：大会什么时候召开还没

有决定。详细解答：A什么；B哪一个；C什么时候；D（无词义）。

第41题【单选题】

[2007.04]Havingdecidedtorentaflat,wecontactinghousingagencies

inthecity.

A、setabout

B、setdown

C、setout

Dxsetup

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查关于set的短语。contactinghousingagencies：联系房屋

中介。根据句意，应该选setabout。setabout：开始做某事。setdown：放下，

搁下；记下，记载，写下。setout：出发，开始，后面跟todosth。setup：建

立（事业）；成立（组织）；为某人提供必需品或有用的东西C

第42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43题【单选题】

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【阅读选择】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheo