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2022年上海市杨浦区业余大学自考英语（二）练习

题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Jamiewasworriedaboutthejunkfoodwhichhesawbeingserved

whichincludedburgers,pizzasandchips.Sohedecidedtobanthejunkandstarted

cookingsomegoodsoupandcurriesforthechildreninstead.Soheimprovedthe

schooldinnersinthatparticularschool,andtrainedthedinnerladiestocook

healthyfood.Thenheputpressureonthegovernmenttoimprovethestandardsof

schoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditlookslikethechangeshavetaken

place.Generally,schoolsdidn'tservetostudentsbefore.

A、soupandcurries

B、hotcookedmeals

C、drinksandchips

D、burgersandpizzas

【正确答案】A

第2题【单选题】

【填句补文］MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.Somelivealonebecauseofdivorceorthe

deathofapartner..AccordingtoarecentU.S.census（人口普查）,25percentofall

householdsintheU.S.aremadeupofjustoneperson.

A、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

B、Hesays,a\likebeingbymyself//

C、However,evenmorepeoplearelivingalonebecausetheyhavechosento.

D、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

【正确答案】C

第3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4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5题【单选题】

【概括大意】Sofarthereisnodatatosuggestthatpeoplelivingonmetal-richsoilsexperiencea

potentialhealthhazard.Thelevelsofmetalswithinnaturallycontaminatedsoilsaregenerallynot

highenoughtocauseserioushealthproblems.Livingonmetal-richsoilsdoesnotrepresentahealth

riskunlesslargequantitiesofsoilaredigestedormetal-richdustisinhaled.However,smallchildren

areparticularlyexposedtometal-richtopsoilinplaygroundsandgardens.Theyarealsothemost

likelyonestoeatpotentiallydangerousmetal-richsoil.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、PotentialHazardsofHumanContaminatedSoils

B、ResearchonChannelsofHeavyMetalsGettingintoHumanFoodChain

C、Long-termHealthEffectsonHealthProblems

D、NoEvidencetoIndicateBadEffectsofNaturallyContaminatedSoil

【正确答案】D

第6题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Youplaythelottery（彩票）eachdayandtherearetwooptions（选

择）:eitheryouhitthejackpotandyourlifechangesgreatlyoryouloseandyou

havetostartitfromtheverybeginning.Onthecontrary,it'swellknownthatifyou

don'ttakerisks,youcan'twin,sothebestsolutionisalwaystothinkoverandover

again,toseewhatyourdecisionscouldrepresentinyourfutureandonly

afterwardstomakeupyourmind.Whilemakingadecision,youareadvisedto

*

A、refertoyourexperience

B、thinktwicebeforeyouleap

C、turntoparents

D、preparetotakearisk

【正确答案】B

第7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8题【单选题】

【阅读理解】TwoUnitedNationsagencieswarnedonTuesdaythatchildrenare

mostatriskofdevelopingskincancersasaresultofthelong-termdeclineinthe

earth'sprotectiveozonelayer.Theagencies,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)

andtheUNEnvironmentalProgramme(UNEP),issuedthewarningasthey

launchedaglobalprogrammeaimedatalertingschoolstothedangersofexposure

tothesun.Whydoestheriskofdevelopingskincancersinchildrenbecomegreater

andgreater

A、Becausetheypaylittleattentiontotheirskinhealth.

B、Becausetheyareshortofphysicaltraining.

C、Becausetheearth'sprotectiveozonelayerdeclinesyearafteryear.

D、Becausetheearthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.

【正确答案】C

第9题【单选题】

［填句补文］lnordertoproducehighqualityproducts,theTasmaniangovernmentunderstandsthe

needforgettinghighqualityirrigationequipmentatalltimes,suchastravellingirrigators（灌;'既车），

pumpsandotherirrigationtools,whicharethekeytothesuccessofthegrowers.Itisalsono

wonderwhyirrigationequipmentmakersandsuppliersaremakingmuchmoneyintheregion.

A、Theyplayakeyroleinmeetingtheneedsofthefarmers.

B、Throughtheyears,peopletherehavecomeupwithlong-termsolutionsthatmainlyfocuson

developingorimprovingitsvariousirrigationsystems.

C、TravellingirrigatorsfirstappearedintheEastHanDynastyinChina.

D、Nextonthelistisdripirrigationandsprayirrigation.

【正确答案】A

第10题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknownasEastAnglia,hasbeeninexistence

formorethantwothousandyears.ItbeganasasmallvillagebesidetheRiverWensum.Atthetime

oftheNormaninvasionin1066ithadgrowntobecomeoneofthelargesttownsinEngland.The

RiverWensumflowsbyNorwich

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第11题【单选题】

【填句补文】Childrenthinkthatbeinggrownupmeansbeingabletodoexactlyastheyplease.

.Thechancetodiscoverwhetherthatfreedomisaswonderfulasitsoundsisachance

moreandmoreAmericansaretaking.

A、It'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.

B.Thenumberonereasongivenbymostpeopleforlivingaloneisthattheysimplyenjoydoing

whattheywantwhentheywanttodoit.

C、Livingaloneisaluxury.

D、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

【正确答案】D

第12题【单选题】

【填句补文】Childrenthinkthatbeinggrownupmeansbeingabletodoexactlyastheyplease.

.Thechancetodiscoverwhetherthatfreedomisaswonderfulasitsoundsisachance

moreandmoreAmericansaretaking.

A、It'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.

B、Thenumberonereasongivenbymostpeopleforlivingaloneisthattheysimplyenjoydoing

whattheywantwhentheywanttodoit.

C、Livingaloneisaluxury.

D、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

【正确答案】D

第13题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ihavelearntofaplantobuildthreehundredhousesontheland

calledParsonsPlacebythefootballground.Fewpeopleknowaboutthisnewplan

toincreasethesizeofourtown.Forme,ParsonsPlaceisspecialbecauseitisa

beautifulnaturalareawherelocalpeoplecanrelax-thesmallwoodhasmany

unusualtreesandthestreamispopularwithfishermenandbird-watchers.Ifsvery

quietbecausetherearefewhousesorroadsnearby.Ithinkthatlosingthisareawill

beterriblebecausewehavenoothersimilarfacilitiesintheneighbourhood.Whyis

ParsonsPlaceparticularlyimportant,inAlansopinion

A、Becauseitisnearthefootballground.

B、Becauselotsofpeoplelivenearit.

C、Becauseitisaplacenearthetownwherepeoplecanenjoynature.

D、Becauselocalpeoplecangetthereeasilybycarfromthetown.

【正确答案】C

第14题【单选题】

Ifhehadnotmissedthetrain,hebythen.

A、mightget

B、shouldhavegot

C、got

D、hadgot

【正确答案】B

第15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16题【单选题】

【填句补文］Beesareflyinginsectscloselyrelatedtowaspsandants,andareknownfortheirrole

inpollination（授粉）andforproducinghoneyandbeeswax.Thebest-knownbeespecies

istheEuropeanhoneybee,which,asitsnamesuggests,produceshoney,asdoafewothertypesof

bee.

A、Thereisonlyonequeeninahive.

B、Everybeedoesajobwithoutbeingtold.

C、Therearenearly20,000knownspeciesofbees.

D、Beesdonotlikeiceandsnow.

【正确答案】C

第17题【单选题】

Two-thirdsofhispropertylostinthefire.

A、was

B、were

C、are

D、havebeen

【正确答案】A

第18题【单选题】

［阅读理解】WritingforthecontentsitessuchastheYahoo!ContributorNetwork

alsointerestsme.I'vebeentryingcreativewriting,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19题【单选题】

【填句补文】Whendopeopledecidewhetherornottheywanttobecomefriends?Duringtheir

firstfourminutestogether,accordingtoabookbyDr.LeonardZunin.Inhisbook,"Contact:Thefirst

fourminutes,"heoffersthisadvicetoanyoneinterestedinstartingnewfriendships:.A

lotofpeople'swholeliveswouldchangeiftheydidjustthat.

A、Thatisnotthetimetocomplainaboutone'shealthortomentionfaultsonefindsinother

people.

B、Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundividedattentionforfour

minutes.

C、Itisnotthetimetotellthewholetruthaboutone'sopinionsandimpressions.

D、Heiseagertomakefriendswitheveryone.

【正确答案】B

第20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21题【单选题】

［概括大意iTheyalwayscomplained（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22题【单选题】

［阅读理解】In2006,Blackburn,oftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,and

Greider;ofJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimore,sharedtheLaskerprizeforbasic

medicalresearchwithJackSzostakofHarvardMedicalSchool.Theirworksetthe

stageforresearchsuggestingthatcancercellsusetelomerasetosustaintheir

uncontrolledgrowth.TheresearchbyBlackburnandGreiderhelpssuggesttherole

of.

A、moneyinmedicalresearch

B、proteinsincancertreatment

C、hormonesinthefunctioningoflife

D、telomeraseinthegrowthofcancercells

【正确答案】D

第23题【单选题】

【阅读理解】NobelPrize-winningauthorToniMorrisondealsspecificallywiththe

legacyofslaveryinherbookBeloved.Themaincharacterinthisnovel,aformer

slavecalledSethe,livesinOhiointheyearsfollowingtheCivilWar,butshecannot

freeherselffromherhorrificmemories.Throughaseriesofflashbacksandbitter

reminiscences,thereaderlearnshowandwhySetheescapedfromtheplantation

shehadlivedon;thefateofherhusband,whoalsotriedtoescape;andfinally,

whathappenedtothechildcalledBeloved.Morrison'sscenesoftortureand

murderarevividandstronglyconveythedesperationoftheslavesandthecruelty

oftheirowners.Belovedisset.

Asonaslaveship

B、onaplantationbeforetheCivilWar

C、inOhioaftertheCivilWar

D、inanAfricantown

【正确答案】C

第24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25题【单选题】

【概括大意】Wignallcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesbycomparingthe

proportionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflavathattheyproduced.Hefoundthatsizefor

size,oldereruptionswereatleast10timesaseffectiveatwipingoutlifeastheirmorerecent

rivals.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、KillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptions

B、AccountingfortheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

C、CalculationoftheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

D、AMassExtinction

【正确答案】C

第26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27题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Oncethecharacteristicsforsurvivingsaltysoilareknown,Flowersand

Yeowilltrytobreedtheappropriategenesintoallmannersofcropsandplants.

Landthathasbeenabandonedtonaturewillthenbeabletobloomagain,

providingmuchneededfoodinthepoorercountriesoftheworld.Theattitudeof

theauthortowardstheresearchprojectis.

A、positive.

B、negative.

C、suspicious.

D、indifferent.

【正确答案】A

第28题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Thestructureofafamilytakesdifferentformsaroundtheworldand

eveninthesamesociety.Thefamily'sformchangesasitadaptstochangingsocial

andeconomicinfluences.Untilrecently,themostcommonforminNorthAmerica

wasthenuclearfamily,consistingofamarriedcouplewiththeirminorchildren.

Thenuclearfamilyisanindependentunit.Itmustbepreparedtofendforitself.

Individualfamilymembersstronglydependononeanother.Thereislittlehelpfrom

outsidethefamilyinemergencies.Elderlyrelativesofanuclearfamilyarecaredfor

onlyifitispossibleforthefamilytodoso.InNorthAmerica,theelderlyoftendo

notlivewiththefamily;theyliveinretirementcommunitiesandnursinghomes.

Theinformationinthefirstparagraphispresentedmainlythrough.

A、listingstatistics

B、tellingastory

C、pointingoutsimilarities

D、pointingoutdifferences

【正确答案】C

第29题【单选题】

[2005.41whenyougothroughthementalexercisestocomeupwithatentative

definitionshouldyouopenthedictionarytoseeifyou'reright.

A、Simply

B、Precisely

C、Only

D、Particularly

【正确答案】C

第30题【单选题】

【填句补文】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuring

subtle（细微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand.

A、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputer

B、tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfields

C、aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotes

D、convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint

【正确答案】D

第31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32题【单选题】

[2005.4]ornotyou'reconsciousofit,you'reconstantlyvaluingitemsindollars.

A、As

B、Whether

C、However

D、If

【正确答案】B

第33题【单选题】

[2007.4]Ashisparentsdiedwhenhewasyoung,hewas___byhisuncle.

A、broughtup

B、grownup

C、broughtout

D、takenout

【正确答案】A

第34题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Jamiewasworriedaboutthejunkfoodwhichhesawbeingserved

whichincludedburgers,pizzasandchips.Sohedecidedtobanthejunkandstarted

cookingsomegoodsoupandcurriesforthechildreninstead.Soheimprovedthe

schooldinnersinthatparticularschool,andtrainedthedinnerladiestocook

healthyfood.Thenheputpressureonthegovernmenttoimprovethestandardsof

schoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditlookslikethechangeshavetaken

place.Generally,schoolsdidn'tservetostudentsbefore.

A、soupandcurries

B、hotcookedmeals

C、drinksandchips

D、burgersandpizzas

【正确答案】A

第35题【单选题】

【填句彳卜文】Thetypicalpersonlivingaloneisneitheroldnorlonely..Themajorityof

thesepeoplehavechosentolivealone.Theyarerespondingtodecreasingsocialpressuretoget

marriedandhaveafamily.

A、Thisisadramaticchangefromtheextendedfamiliesofjustacoupleofgenerationsago.

B、Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethenumberof

peoplelivingalone.

C、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

D、Infact,aquarterofthe23millionsinglepeopleintheU.S.areundertheageof35.

【正确答案】D

第36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37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38题【单选题】

［填句补文］Some20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.

Morethanhalfaregivetofarm—animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth..

A、ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarm

slurry.

B、Thedrugscouldbegettingintoourfoodandwater.

C、Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchanged.

D、Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyard

drugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic-resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.

【正确答案】D

第39题【单选题】

【阅读理解】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle

（长柄勺）,Placedonastoneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewould

moverounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthwhilethebulk（主体）of

theladlewasattractedtomagneticnorth.Thisinterestinglyshapeddeviceis

mentionedinabookfromabout80.Otherancientbooksmayhavedateditasfar

backasthefourthcenturyJade（玉石）findersplayedanimportantroleinthe

inventionofthe"ladle".Theytravelledgreatdistancestolookforjade.Inordernot

tolosedirections,theywouldtakea"ladle"withthem.Whichofthefollowing

abouttheladle-shapedcompassistrue?

A、The"handle"oftheladlepointedsouth.

B、The"handle"oftheladlepointednorth.

C、Thebulkoftheladlewasattractedtosouth.

D、Thebulkoftheladleremainedunmovedontheboard.

【正确答案】A

第40题【单选题】

［阅读理解】Inthedigitalrealm,thenextbigadvancewillbevoicerecognition.The

rudimentsarealreadyherebutinprimitiveform.Askacomputerto“recognize

speech//anditislikelytothinkyouwantitto“wreckanicebeach."Butinadecade

orsowe'llbeabletochatawayandmachineswillsoakitallin.Microchipswillbe

trulyembeddedinourliveswhenwecantalktothem.Notonlytoourcomputers,

we'llalsobeabletochatwithourautomobilenavigationsystems,telephone

consoles,browsers,thermostats,VCRs,microwavesandanyotherdeviceswewant

tobossaround.Thetechniquesofvoicerecognition.

A、arematureenoughforextensiveuse

B、areinitsinitialstageofdevelopment

C、willaidpeopletochatthroughcomputers

D、willassistpeopletorecognizeeachother/svoice

【正确答案】B

第41题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Theresearchersalsogavethestudentsteststotellwhetherthe

studentsbelievedthatamathsuperstarhadtobeaboy.Thentheresearchers

turnedtotheteachersTofindoutwhichteacherswereanxiousaboutmath,the

researchersaskedtheteachershowtheyfeltattimeswhentheycameacrossmath,

suchaswhenreadingasalesreceipt.Ateacherwhogotnervouslookingatthe

numbersonasalesreceipt,forexample,wasprobablyanxiousaboutmath.

Accordingtotheexperiment,thoseteacherswereprobablyanxiousaboutmath

whentheyfelt.

A、nervousmemorizingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

B、helplesssavingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

C、uneasyreadingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

D、hopelessfillinginthenumbersofasalesreport

【正确答案】C

第42题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheinterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakes

itsmostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitment,allegiance,and

supremesacrifice.Theword^allegiance"isclosestinmeaningto,

A.loyalty

B、objective

C、survival

D、motive

【正确答案】A

第43题【单选题】

MarybeinParis,forIsawherinthetownonlyafewminutesago.

A、mustn't

B、can't

C、shouldn't

D、maynot

【正确答案】B

第44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45题【单选题】

[2009.7]Jackisgoingtoaconcerttomorrowevening.So

A,amI

B、Iam

C、willI

D、Iwill

【正确答案】A

第46题【单选题】

【概括大意】Thereisavitalneedtounderstandthepotentialrisksandlong-termhealtheffectsof

livingonnaturallycontaminatedsoils.Futurepnvironmpntalinvestigationsofnaturallypollutedsoils

shouldconcentrateonthepotentialpathwaysofmetalsintothefoodchainandhumanbody.

Geologistsshouldbepartofsuchstudiesastheycanprovidetheessentialbackgroundinformation

onrockandsoilchemistryaswellasthechemicalformsofheavymetalpollution.Themainideaof

thisparagraphis.

A、Long-termHealthEffectsonChildren

B、ResearchonChannelsofHeavyMetalsGettingintoHumanFoodChain

C、PotentialHazardsofHumanContaminatedSoils

D、NoEvidencetoIndicateBadEffectsofNaturally