2022年北京师范大学自考英语（二）练习题（附答案解析）

2022年北京师范大学自考英语（二）练习题

汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【填句补文】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2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3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4题【单选题】

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【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5题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】DemandsforstrongerprotectionforwildlifeinBritainsometimeshide

thefactthatsimilarneedsarefeltintherestofEurope.StudiesbytheCouncilof

Europe,ofwhich21countiesaremembers,haveshownthat45percentofreptile

（爬行类的）speciesand24percentofbutterfliesareindangerofdyingout.Recent

studiesbythecouncilofEuropehaveindicatedthat.

A、wildlifeneedsmoreprotectiononlyinBritain.

B、allspeciesofwildlifeinEuropeareindangerofdyingout.

C^therearefewerspeciesofreptilesandbutterfliesinEuropethanelsewhere.

D、manyspeciesofreptilesanbutterfliesinEuropeneedprotecting.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】答案选D。本段的第二个句子是这么说的：有21个国家组成的欧

洲委员会的研究表明，45%的爬行动物和24%的蝴蝶濒临灭绝。由此可见，D是

正确的答案。

第6题【单选题】

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[2009.10]Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes,causedme

toarrivelate.

A、it

B、that

C^what

D、which

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查非限制性定语从句。整句话的意思是：交通阻塞30多分

钟，这使得我到达晚了。

第7题【单选题】

【完成句子】Heavymetalsarepersistent;theydonotbreakdowntoother

chemicalsintheenvironment.Industriallypollutedsitesusuallyundergointensive

clean-upandrehabilitationbecauseheavymetalsareahealthconcernoncethey

enterthefoodchain.Sometracemetalsareallegedtocausecancerandarealso

knowntocausepoisoning.Industriallycontaminatedsitesusuallyrequireathorough

clean-updueto.

A、thepersistenceofheavymetals

B、industriallypollutedsoils

C^naturallypollutedsoils

D、rockandsoilchemistry

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段提到：受到污染的土壤含有重金属，而且重金属很稳定，不容

易降解，所以要对重金属进行彻底的清除。答案选择A。

第8题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereas

nationalincomeisdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction

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

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incomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedbyindividualsbefore

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

用了别的表达方法，但大意仍保持不变。

第9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

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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

选项为Ao

第10题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thoughlittleresearchhasbeencarriedoutabouthowexactlythe

sunspotwillnegativelyharmthehealthofthepeople..So,scientistswarn

thatpeoplegoingoutdoorsshouldhecarefultoprotectthpirexposedskinandeyes

withclothes,umbrellasandsunglassesfromthestrongsunlightrichinultraviolet

rays.

A、Ionosphereishighabovetheearth.

B、Ifthelightsinyourhousekeepflickering,blamefrequentsunspots.

C、AccordingtoaresearchconductedbytheRussianscientistsfrom1957to1960,

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11题【单选题】

Thesetwoalarmclocksarenormallysettogether,butnowtheyhavebeenreseta

fewhours.

A、away

B、alone

C>apart

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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12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

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C。

第13题【单选题】

【填句补文】Scientistshavelearnedthatthesenseofpainismadeupofboth

chemicalandelectricalsignals..Scientistsalsohavelearnedthatthe

nervoussystemsendstwodifferentkinds-ofpainmessagestothebrain:onevery

fast,theotherslow.

A、Ittellsusnottousetheinjuredpartuntilitheals.

B、Thesesignalstravelfromnervecellsintheinjuredarea,upthespinalcord（脊

髓）tothebrain,andbackdownagain.

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C、Thefirstmessageisthewarningsignal.

D,Theothermessagemovesataspeedofonlyonemeterasecond.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】第一句讲的是疼痛的感觉是由两种信号signals组成的，所以紧接

着就提到两种信号的传播路线。B项恰恰照应了首句意思。

第14题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

considerably.

A、distribution

B、contribution

C、prescription

D>circulation

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。circulation：（书报杂志的）销售量，发行额,

销路。符合句意。

第15题【单选题】

Heshowedhisindifferencetheproblem.

A、with

B、to

C^in

D、about

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】indifferenceto...：对….冷漠，不关心

第16题【单选题】

【I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17题【单选题】

【阅读判断】WhenourNeolithicancestors,livingintheMiddleEastabout10,000

yearsago,discoveredthatcertaingrassescouldbeharvestedandtheirseedsplanted

forricheryieldsthenextseason,thefirstgreatstepinanewassociationofplants

andhumanswastaken.Q:PeoplelivingintheMiddleEastfirstlearnedtogrowplants

forfoodabout10,000yearsago.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。利用〃10,000〃作为答案线索词（因为年代通常是用数字

表示），于是发现有句子提到当生活在约一万年前中东地区的人们发现从某些植

物中可以收获粮食，并且播种后下一个收获季节还能产出更多的粮食时，就迈开

了植物和人类联系的第1大步。

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第18题【单选题】

【阅读判断】AmoderateearthquakestruckpartsofsoutheastEnglandon28April

2007,topplingchimneysfromhousesandrousingresidentsfromtheirbeds.Q:

DuringtheApril28earthquake,thewholeEnglandwasleftwithoutpower.

A、True

B、False

C^NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选Bo题中说2007年4月28日的地震致使全英格兰都停电,

与文中表达的内容不符。文中说地震殃及英格兰东南部的肯特郡部分地区，电力

中断，几千名居民无电可用。thewholeEngland与partsofsoutheastEngland是

不符的，所以选B。

第19题【单选题】

[2010.04]Thestudentdescribedthebeautifulmountainsandriversinhis

hometown.

A、artificially

B、vividly

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20题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Rhythminliteratureisamoreorlessregularoccurrenceofcertain

elementsofwriting:aword,aphrase,anidea,asound,oragrammatical

construction.Wearealsoaccustomedtothisrecurrenceinthealternateheavyand

lightbeatsinmusic.Ourloveforrhythmseemstobeinnate:witnesstheresponses

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ofasmallchildtolivelymusic.Childrenlovetobeatontoydrumsoremptyboxes.

Theystamptheirfeetandchantnurseryrhymesornonsensesyllables,notunlike

primitivedancers.Aschildrengrowolder,theyaretaughttorestraintheirresponses

torhythm,butourloveofrhythmremains.Weliveinrhythms;infactweare

governedbyrhythms.Accordingtothepassage,anadult'sreactiontorhythmin

musicwouldprobablybe.

A、uninhibited

B、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21题【单选题】

【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C。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

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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芍被提到。

第22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23题【单选题】

［概,括大意］Theyalwayscomplained（抱怨）moreorlessjustly,thattheirparents

areoutoftouchwithmodernways.Theyalsoblamedthattheirparentsalwayshave

afinalsay.Andtheyoungfeltthattheirparentsdonottrusttheirchildrentodeal

withcrises.Besides,theydissatisfiedtoomuchmurmursoftheirparentsabout

certainproblemsandthelackofsenseofhumorindealingwiththeproblems,at

leastinparents-childrenrelationships.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Thecriticismstotheirparentscanbekeptoutoftheyoungpeople/smindin

followingways.

B、Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandto

blamethemformostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.

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C、Therearesomanycriticismtotheirparentsamongtheyoungpeople.

D,Youngpeoplehavegottenenoughreasonstocriticizetheirparents.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本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C。

第24题【单选题】

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

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

breakfastifyouworkathome.

A、True

B、False

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25题【单选题】

[2008.04]Tounderstandthesentence,youshouldanalyzeitsparts.

A、functionally

B、widely

C^largely

D、remarkably

【正确答案】A

【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26题【单选题】

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【概括大意】Wignallcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesby

comparingtheproportionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflavathatthey

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:Wignallcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthese

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

IdllingPower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27题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Whataboutdrinkingalcoholtowetyourthroat?Iadviceyounotto

touchalcoholbeforespeaking.Youwillfeelall-powerfulandyouwillfeelyoucando

everything,butinfactyourbrainandyourmouthdonotworktogetherproperly.

Savethealcoholuntilafteryoufinishspeaking.Q:Duetotheeffectofalcohol,your

thoughtandyourmouthwillnotcoordinateproperly.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。本题的关键句为：butinfactyourbrainandyourmouthdo

notworktogetherproperly.因此本题答案为A。

第28题【单选题】

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[2009.7]Thehousewasquietinthenight,theoccasionalcoughingfrom

mythroat.

A、asfor

B、suchas

C^insteadof

D、exceptfor

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查短语意义区分。译文：除了偶尔我咳嗽一下以外，这所房

子在夜晚非常安静。A至于，关于；B例如；C代替，而不是；D除了……以

外

第29题【单选题】

[2009.7]Thewoundedsoldierswouldrecoverquicklyiftheywerewell.

A、nourished

B^stuffed

C>tamed

D、ventured

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查过去分词意义区分。译文：如果受伤的战士营养很好，他

们就会很快痊愈。A营养，滋养；B填满，塞满；C驯服[猛兽）；D冒险

第30题【单选题】

【阅读判断】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

centenarians（百岁老人）getaskedallthetime：”Howdidyoulivetobe100?"Q:The

fivecentenariansliveinaveryfriendlycommunity.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】C

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【答案解析】答窠选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31题【单选题】

[2008.10]Itisstronglyheldthatnewmustbeintroducedtoprotectthe

rightoftheimmigrants.

A、statistics

B^constructions

C、measures

D>concessions

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查名词词义区分。【译文】强烈支持采取新措施维护移民的

权力。【详细解答】A统计学B建设C措施，办法D让步，特许

权

第32题【单选题】

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

didnotrealizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhentheygaveup."Beforethat

magicalmomentinOctober1879,Edisonhadworkedoutnofewerthan3,000

theoriesaboutelectriclight,butinonlytwocasesdidhisexperimentswork.Themain

ideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Importanceoflearningfromfailure

B、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

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第33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34题【单选题】

[2008.10]Itisstronglyheldthatnewmustbeintroducedtoprotectthe

rightoftheimmigrants.

A、statistics

B、constructions

C、measures

D、concessions

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考杳名词词义区分。【译文】强烈支持采取新措施维护移民的

权力。【详细解答】A统计学B建设C措施，办法D让步，特许

权

第35题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Despiteotherexplanations,therealanswerinmyopinionliespartlyin

thechildhimself,partlyinthebehaviorofthepeoplearoundhim.Q:Thereasonwhy

childrenlearntheirmothertonguesowellliessolelyintheirenvironmentof

learning.

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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36题【单选题】

【I闻读选择】Onereasoniseconomic.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,large

familiesarehelpful.Havingmorechildrenmpanshavingmoreworkersinthpfields

andsomeonetotakecareoftheparentsinoldage.Inanindustrialeconomy,the

situationisdifferent.Manychildrendonothelpafamily;instead,theyarean

expense.Thus,industrializationhasgenerallybroughtdownthebirthrate.Thiswas

thecaseinItaly,whichwasindustrializedquiterecentlyandrapidly.Intheearlypart

ofthetwentiethcentury,Italywasapoor;largelyagriculturalcountrywithahigh

birthrate.AfterWorldWar0,Italy'seconomywasrapidlymodernizedand

industrialized.Bytheendofthecentury,thebirthratehaddroppedto1.3children

perwoman,theworld'slowest.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,alarge

family.

A、canbeanadvantage

B、maylimitincome

C、isn'tnecessary

D、isexpensive

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。对照本段Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,largefamilies

arehelpful.大的家庭是有帮助的，选项中最接近意思的是A,成为一个优势，答

案是Ao

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第37题【单选题】

[2009.01]Iwaswritingareportlastnight;Iwouldnothavestayeduplate.

A、however

B、otherwise

C、therefore

D、furthermore

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查副词词义辨析。句意：我昨天晚上写一个报告，否则我就

不会熬夜了。A然而，不过；B否则，要不然；C因此，所以；D再者，而且。

第38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Ao感恩节这天火鸡通常是必不可少的。因此本题是正确的。

第39题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheinterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakesits

mostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitment,allegiance,and

supremesacrifice.Theword''allegiance"isclosestinmeaningto.

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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

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A。

第40题【单选题】

【2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

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41题【单选题】

【阅读判断】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

centenarians（百岁老人）getaskedallthetime：”Howdidyoulivetobe100?"Q:The

fivecentenariansliveinaveryfriendlycommunity.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】C

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【答案解析】答窠选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42题【单选题】

【阅读选择】ForanygiventaskinBritaintherearemorementhanareneeded.

Strongunionskeepthemthere.InFleetStreet,homeofsomeofLondon'sbiggest

dailies,itisunderstoodthatwhentwounionsquarreloverthreejobstheargument

issettledbygivingeachuniontwo.Thatmeans33percentovermanning,33per

centlessproductivitythancouldbeobtained.Whathappenswhendisputesoverjob

opportunitiesariseamongBritishunions?

A、Thirtythreepercentoftheworkerswillbeoutofwork.

B、Morejobswillbecreatedbytheunion.

C>Morepeoplewillbeemployedthannecessary.

D、Theunionswilltrytoincreaseproductivity.

【正确答案】C

[答案解析]本段开头告诉读者”...therearemorementhanareneeded...whentwo

unionsquarreloverthreejobs,theargumentissettledbygivingeachuniontwo”,接

下来作者又进一步说明其实质，即它意味着"33percentovermanning,33percent

lessproductivitythancouldbeobtained”。

第43题【单选题】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

ANassure

B、ensure

C、insure

D、secure

【正确答案】B

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【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44题【单选题】

[2009.04]Wegoouttorestaurants,butmostlyweeatathome.

A、occasionally

B、relatively

C>continually

D、absolutely

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查副词意义辨析。译文：我们偶尔外出去餐馆吃饭，但通常

是在家吃饭。详细解答：A偶尔地、偶然地、不经常；B相对地、比较地；C持

续地、不间断地；D完全地。

第45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

的模型。

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第46题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thebookfairhasreceivedapositivefromreaders.

A、result

B、response

C>settlement

D、solution

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查词义