2022年塔里木大学自考英语（二）练习题（附答案解析）

2022年塔里木大学自考英语（二）练习题汇

总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

[2009.04]Theconclusionfromthestudyisnotdefinite;itisjust.

A、tentative

B、valid

C、technical

D、thorough

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】译文：这项研究的结论不是一定的；它只是试探性的。试题分析:

形容词词义选择题。详细解答：A不确定的、试探性的；B正当的、有根据的、

有效的；C技术性的、专门技术的；D彻底的、十足的。

第2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.Themanyexpressionsofhuman

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior.Inhumansocietiesviolencehasasocialfunction:Itisastrategyfor

creatingordestroyingformsofsocialorder.Religioustraditionshavetakenaleading

roleindirectingthepowersofviolence.Wewilllookattheritualandethical（道德上

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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3题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thevehiclewastravelingatspeeds90milesperhour.

A、inadditionto

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4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5题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Theviolencewithinasocietyiscontrolledthroughinstitutionsoflaw.

Themoredevelopedalegalsystembecomes,themoresocietytakesresponsibility

forthediscovery,control,andpunishmentofviolentacts.Inmosttribalsocietiesthe

onlymeanstodealwithanactofviolenceisrevenge.Eachfamilygroupmayhave

thpresponsibilityforpersonallycarryingoutjudgmentandpunishmentuponthe

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。

第6题【单选题】

【2008.04]Anxietycanwithchildren'sperformanceatschool.

A、refer

B、prefer

C、infer

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D、interfere

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词语辨析。句子翻译为：焦虑可以妨碍孩子们在学校的表

现。A.referto提到、查阅、涉及；B.preferto更喜欢；C.inferfrom（根

据某事）推断、推定；D.interferewith扰乱、妨碍。

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】

【阅读诜择】OnedayafriendaskedmywifeJillifIwantedahearingaid."He

certainlydoes,"repliedJill.Afterhearingaboutaremarkablenewproduct,Jillfinally

gotupthenervetoaskmeifI'deverthoughtaboutgettingahearingaid."Noway,"I

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

different.It'sCrystalEar!"lnitiallythewriterdidnotwanttobuyahearingaid

because.

A、itwouldmakehimlookold.

itwouldmakehimnervous.

C、itwastooexpensive.

D、itwasold-styled.

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【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9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

to1ondonandParis,asWAIIASreducedadmissiontomanymuseums,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10题【单选题】

【2009.01]Hehasdeeploveforthepeopleandloyaltytothecountry.

ANintense

B、initial

C、instant

D>imitative

【正确答案】A

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【答案解析】本题考查形容词词义区分。A强烈的，极度的；B最初的，开始

的；C立即的，即时的；D模仿的，仿效的。形容loyalty,选A比较恰当。

第11题【单选题】

[2008.10]Neverbeforesorapidlydevelopingasitistoday.

A、hasourcountrybeen

B、hasbeenourcountry

C>ourcountryhasbeen

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12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13题【单选题】

【I闻读选择】Rhythminliteratureisamoreorlessregularoccurrenceofcertain

elementsofwriting:aword,aphrase,anidea,asound,oragrammatical

construction.Wearealsoaccustomedtothisrecurrenceinthealternateheavyand

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lightbeatsinmusic.Ourloveforrhythmseemstobeinnate:witnesstheresponses

ofasmallchildtolivelymusic.Childrenlovetobeatontoydrumsoremptyboxes.

Theystamptheirfeetandchantnurseryrhymesornonsensesyllables,notunlike

primitivedancers.Aschildrengrowolder,theyaretaughttorestraintheirresponses

torhythm,butourloveofrhythmremains.Weliveinrhythms;infactweare

governedbyrhythms.Accordingtothepassage,anadult'sreactiontorhythmin

musicwouldprobablybe.

A、uninhibited

indifferent

C、restrained

D^responsible

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】该题的解题依据在本段结尾部分"Aschildrengrowolder,theyare

taughttorestraintheirresponsestorhythm...〃。作者讲：随着孩子的年龄逐渐增大，

大人就会教他们抑制对节奏的反应，等他们长大之后，他们对音乐节奏的反应,

更可能受到抑制。

第14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15题【单选题】

【概括大意】TheVLT（VeryLargeTelescope）istheworld'slargesttelescope（望

远镜）andistakingastronomers（天文学家）furtherbacktotheBigBangthan

theyeverthoughtpossible.Located2,600metresupintheChileanAndes,ithasfour

hugemirrors,eachaboutthesizeofaLondonbus.TheVLTissopowerfulitcanspot

aburningmatch10,000kilometresaway.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、Biggesttelescope

B、Powerofthetelescope

C、FactionsofVLT

D、Birthofthenewtelescope

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字主要介绍了世界上最大的望远镜。

第16题【单选题】

【阅读选择】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle（长

柄勺）.Placedonastoneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewouldmove

rounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthwhilethebulk（主体）oftheladle

wasattractedtomagneticnorth.Thisinterestinglyshapeddeviceismentionedina

bookfromabout80.Otherancientbooksmayhavedateditasfarbackasthe

fourthcenturyJade（玉石）findersplayedanimportantroleintheinventionofthe

"ladle".Theytravelledgreatdistancestolookforjade.Inordernottolosedirections,

theywouldtakea"ladle"withthem.WhendidtheChineseinventthecompass?

A、In1492.

B、InthethirteencenturyA.D.

C、InA.D.80.

D^Atleast2000yearsago.

【正确答案】D

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【答案解析】本段中TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopeda

workingcompass.直接告诉我们中国发明指南针的时间口

第17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18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。

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第19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一动词原形的形式，

should可以省略。

第20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。

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第21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.

A、thetimely（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）。

第22题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thegovernmentfinallyallthedocumentsrelatingtothewar.

A、released

B、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23题【单选题】

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【阅读选择】Ontheotherhand,morepeopleworkingforlongerwouldcreate

greatercompetitionforjobs.Itwouldmakeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopleto

findajob.Toppostswouldbedominatedbythesamefewindividuals,makingcareer

progressmoredifficult.Andhoweasilywoulda25-year-oldemployeebeableto

communicatewitha125-year-oldboss?AIIofthefollowingarepossibleeffectsliving

longermighthaveonworkinglifeEXCEPT.

A、Communicationbetweenemployersandemployeeswouldbemoredifficult.

B、Moremoneywouldbeusedbyemployeesinpaymentoftheiremployees.

C、Thejobmarketwouldbemorecompetitive.

D、Itwouldbemoredifficultforyoungpeopletobepromotedtotoppositions.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】是非判断题。对照原文第九自然段Ontheotherhand,morepeople

workingforlongerwouldcreategreatercompetitionforjobs.除选项C；Itwould

makeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopletofindajob.用5除选项D；Andhoweasily

woulda25-year-oldemployeebeabletocommunicatewitha125-year-oldboss?排

除选项A；答案是B。

第24题【单选题】

[2009.01]Hehasdeeploveforthepeopleandloyaltytothecountry.

A>intense

B、initial

C、instant

D、imitative

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查形容词词义区分。A强烈的，极度的；B最初的，开始

的；C立即的，即时的；D模仿的，仿效的。形容loyalty,选A比较恰当。

第25题【单选题】

[2009.10]Therearemanysalesthisseason,duringwhichstoreswilllowertheir

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______prices.

A,normal

B、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26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：111doeverythingpossibletohelp

you.我会尽一切可能帮助你。Heislikelytoarriveabitlate.他有可能会晚至一会

儿。

第27题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Whetheryouworkathome,onthefarm,attheoffice,atschool,

orontheroad,itisnotagoodideatoskip（故意略去）breakfast.Q:Itisokaytoskip

breakfastifyouworkathome.

A、True

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BNFalse

C,NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。原句的意思是：无论一个人在哪干活，不吃早餐都不是

个好主意。因此该命题是错误的。

第28题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereas

nationalincomeisdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction

—namely,profits,interest,rent,wages,andothercompensationforlabor;personal

incomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedhyindividualsbefore

personaltaxesarepaid.NationalincomedoesnotequalGNPbecausethefactorsof

productiondonotreceivepaymentforeithercapitalconsumptionallowancesor

indirectbusinesstaxes,bothofwhichareincludedinGNP.Themoneyputasidefor

capitalconsumptionisforreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.Indirect

taxesincludesalestaxes,propertytaxes,andexcisetaxesthatarepaidbybusinesses

directlytothegovernmentandsoreducetheincomelefttopayforthefactorsof

production.Three-fourthsofnationalincomegoesforwages,salaries,andother

formsofcompensationtoemployees.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue

accordingtotheparagraph?

A、GNPequalsnationalincomeplusindirectbusinesstaxes.

B、GNPexcludesbothcapitalconsumptionallowancesandindirectbusiness

taxes.

C^Personalincomeisregardedasthetotalmoneyincomereceivedbyan

individualafterhisorhertaxesarepaid.

D^Themoneythatgoesforcapitalconsumptionisnotregardedasincome.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题的依据是本段的Themoneyputasideforcapitalconsumptionis

forreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.这个句子。对原句的词语选项D

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用了别的表达方法，但大意仍保持不变。

第29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30题【单选题】

【阅读选择］Organismshaveagreatvarietyofwaysofadapting.Theymayadaptin

theirstructure,functionandgenetics,intheirdevelopmentandproductionofthe

youngandinotherrespects.Anorganismmaycreateitsownenvironment,asdo

warm-bloodedmammals,whichhavetheabilitytoadjustbodyheatexactlyto

maintaintheiridealtemperaturedespitechangingweather.Usuallyadaptationsare

anadvantage,butsometimesanorganismissowelladaptedtoaparticular

environmentthat,ifconditionschange,itfindsitdifficultorimpossibletoreadaptto

thenewconditions.Theauthorcitesthebehaviorofwarm-bloodedmammalsin

ordertoshowthatalivingthingmayhavetheability.

A、tocreateanenvironmentofitsown

toremainstillwhenanenemyisnear

C、tomakefoodfrominorganicchemicals

D^tochangethecolorofitsskin

【正确答案】A

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【答案解析】作者举例，证明观点；例子不需要看懂，关键要看论据；一般论点

在前（前一句或段落首句），论据在后口

第31题【单选题】

【阅读选择】But日lenreallybecamefamousin2001.Agedonly24,shewasoneof

onlytwowomenwhoenteredtheVendeeGloberoundtheworldsolorace（单人环

球帆船比赛）,whichlasts100days.Despitemanyproblems,shecamesecondinthe

raceoutof24competitorsandshewasgivenaverywarmwelcomewhenshe

returned.IntheVendeeGloberace,Ellenwon.

A、agoldmedal

B、The"BestWomanSailor"award

C、The"YoungSailoroftheYearwaward

D^thesecondplace

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】细节查找题答案特点：答案一般在原文有共同或相似关键词。

第32题【单选题】

Theengineermyfatherworksisabout50yearsold.

A、towhom

B、onwhom

C、withwhich

D、withwhom

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】withwhom引导定语从句.withwhom放在从句中即为:myfather

workswiththeengineer.

第33题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Thefarmissetrightnexttoabeautifulfloodplainandthepropertyis

hometotreesthathavelivedforthousandsofyears.Allofthevillagesthroughout

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Botswana（博茨瓦纳）havetheirownchiefwhocontrolsacertainamountofland.

WehadtheopportunitytositinonameetingwiththechiefofKatchikow,whichwe

calledit"CatchaCow."Inthemeetingwediscussedstartingahydroponicsfarmin

hisarea.Heseemedtobeallforitandsaidthatitwasgod'splanthattheprojectwe

werehelpingwithhadcometohisarea.Thechiefofeachvillage.

A、iscalledKatchikow

B、supportstheideaofhydroponicsfarm

C、hasacertainamountofland

D>hasameetingeachweek

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选Co细节理解题。根据所考关键词chief迅速锁定本段介绍

chief的内容。每个村庄都会有一个自己的首领，而每个首领都拥有一定量的土

地。

第34题【单选题】

［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。

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第35题【单选题】

Thenewdiscoverybeofgreatservicetomankind.

A、isboundto

isboundfor

C、beboundto

D、beboundfor

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】beboundto：注定要，一定会。本题中主语是Thenewdiscovery,

所以谓语动词要用is。句意：这项新发现对于人类必定大有用处。

第36题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Peoplelivingnorthofthemountainheardaloudboomthatshooktheir

windows,andairlinepilotsflyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathick

blackcolumnofashandsteamshootingmorethan2,100metersintothesky.Q:

Pilotsflyingattheheightofmerethan2,100meterssawathickblackcolumnofash

andsteamshootingupintotheairfromthecrater.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。该题说的是：飞行员飞行的高度超过2100米时，看见一

个黑色的火山灰和蒸汽从火山口急速上升到空气中。但是，文章中airlinepilots

flyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathickblackcolumnofashand

steamshootingmorethan2,100metersintothesky.说的是靠近火山的地方出现了

一个黑色的火山灰和蒸汽上升到空气中，其高度超过2100米。因此该命题是错

误的。

第37题【单选题】

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【阅读选择】ButEllenreallybecamefamousin2001.Agedonly24,shewasoneof

onlytwowomenwhoenteredtheVendeeGloberoundtheworldsolorace（单人环

球帆船比赛），whichlasts100days.Despitemanyproblems,shecamesecondinthe

raceoutof24competitorsandshewasgivenaverywarmwelcomewhenshe

returned.IntheVendeeGloberace,Ellenwon.

A、agoldmedal

B、The"BestWomanSailor"award

C、The"YoungSailoroftheYear"award

D、thesecondplace

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】细节查找题答案特点：答案•般在原文有共同或相似关键词。

第38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

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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39题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Thefarmissetrightnexttoabeautifulfloodplainandthepropertyis

hometotreesthathavelivedforthousandsofyears.Allofthevillagesthroughout

Botswana（博茨瓦纳）havetheirownchiefwhocontrolsacertainamountofland.

WehadtheopportunitytositinonameetingwiththechiefofKatchikow,whichwe

calledit“CatchaCow“InthempetingWAdiscussedstartingahydroponicsfarmin

hisarea.Heseemedtobeallforitandsaidthatitwasgod'splanthattheprojectwe

werehelpingwithhadcometohisarea.Thechiefofeachvillage.

A、iscalledKatchikow

B、supportstheideaofhydroponicsfarm

C、hasacertainamountofland

D、hasameetingeachweek

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选Co细节理解题。根据所考关键词chief迅速锁定本段介绍

chief的内容。每个村庄都会有一个自己的首领，而每个首领都拥有一定量的土

地。

第40题【单选题】

[2008.10jCountrylifeisbetterthancitylifeitoffersfreshairandnoiseless

environment.

A、inthat

B、asthat

C、asfor

D、inwhich

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【正确答案】A

【答案解析】木题考查复合句。句意为：乡村生活好过城市生活，因为它空气新

鲜且环境无噪音。inthat是复合连接词，只在一定的句式中使用。也可以用作

一个固定词组。A在于，原因是，在…方面；C.关于，至于，举例：Ilikethecountry

betterinthatitisclosertonature.我更喜欢乡村，因为它更接近自然。

第41题【单选题】

【2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

ANassure

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42题【单选题】

[2008.041Ithasbeenfoundthatastronghelpovercometheeffectsof

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。

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第43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44题【单选题】

【阅读选择）Duringthehourswhenyoulabourthroughyourworkyoumaysaythat

you're"hot".That'strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyour

cycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringthe

morning.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscovered

whythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologuesas:"Getup,John!You'llbe

lateforworkagain!"Thepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthat