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2022年北京工业大学耿丹学院自考英语（二）练习

题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【阅读理解】ThewithdrawalofNevada'sYuccaMountainasapotentialnuclear

wasterepositoryhasreopenedthedebateoverhowandwheretodisposeofspent

nuclearfuelandhigh-levelnuclearwaste.InanarticleintheJuly10issueofScience,

UniversityofMichigangeologistRodneyEwingandPrincetonUniversitynuclear

physicistFrankvonHippelarguethat,althoughfederalagenciesshouldset

standardsandissuelicensesfortheapprovalofnuclearfacilities,localcommunities

andstatesshouldhavethefinalapprovalonthesitingofthesefacilities.The

authorsproposethedevelopmentofmultiplesitesthatwouldservicetheregions

wherenuclearreactorsarelocated.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbest

substitutetheword“withdrawalinthefirstparagraph

A、Retirement.

B、Canceling.

C、Replaced.

D、Disposal.

【正确答案】B

第2题【单选题】

[2007.4]Don'tcallmeattheoffice__it'sabsolutelynecessary.

A、except

B、unless

C^since

D、if

【正确答案】B

第3题【单选题】

[2004.10]Sometimesveryyoungchildrenhavetrouble___therightfromthewrong.

A、forseparating

B、toseparate

C^havingseparated

D、separating

【正确答案】D

第4题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Wefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixed-ability

teaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.We

feelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreamingpupils.Itdoesnottakeinto

accountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffecton

boththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingto

beatthebottomofthetopgrade!Theauthor'sattitudetowards"mixed-ability

teaching"is.

A、critical

B、questioning

C、approving

D、objective

【正确答案】C

第5题【单选题】

［填句补文］Aspartoftheirstudy,theresearchersusedaspecialmachinetotakeactionphotosof

thestudents'brains..Thisisthesamepartofthebrainthatbecomesactivewhengood

readersread.Thisactivatedbrainareaappearstoincludeastructurethathelpspeoplerecognize

familiarwrittenwordsquickly.

A、Doyouhavedifficultyreadinginclass?

B、Thepicturesshowedanincreaseinactivityinthebackofthebrainontheleftside.

C、Aspartofthestudy,37strugglingreadersreceivedspecialtutoring.

D、Bytheendoftheschoolyear;thesechildrencouldreadfasterthanbefore.

【正确答案】B

第6题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Theproblemofleisureisnew.Untilveryrecenttimespeopleworked

eachdaytothelimitoftheirstrength.Ofcoursetherewerealwaysaprivilegedfew

whohadleisure;butmostmenhadtowork12,14,oreven16hoursaday,sixdays

aweek.Aslateas1840theaveragefactoryworkerlabored72hoursaweek.

“Sunuptosundown“wasthefarmer'sday,orasanotherphraseputsit,“fromcan

tocan't."Thephrase“fromcantocan't"means.

A、frombeginningtoend

B、frombirthtodeath

C、frommorningtonight

D、fromtimetotime

【止确答案】C

第7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8题【单选题】

【阅读理解】YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpop

music.ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswith

variousformsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hopfrap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,but

atthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.ItisdifferentalsoinanotherwayManyofthe

songsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocialorpoliticalissuesin

Africatoday.ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis.

A、usuallyaboutloveandromance

B、moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C、popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D、mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

【正确答案】B

第9题【单选题】

[2008.10]Themorethecustomercomplained,andmoreunpleasantthemanagerbecame.

A、theruder

B、morerude

C、therudest

D、therude

【正确答案】A

第10题【单选题】

Isthisthemuseumtheexhibitionwasheld.

A、where

B、that

C、onwhich

D、theone

【正确答案】A

第11题【单选题】

Becauseofhisdegree,herefusedtodohethought"low"work.

A、that

B、what

C、which

D、who

【正确答案】B

第12题【单选题】

【填句补文】Theblackrobin（旅鹑）isoneoftheworld'srarestbirds.Itisasmall,wildbird,andit

livesonlyontheislandofLittleMangere,offthecoastofNewZealand.In1967therewereabout

fiftyblackrobinsthere;in1977therewerefewerthanten..

A、Thesearetheonlyblackrobinsleftintheworld.

B、Thosethatfailtomeetthechallengeswilldisappearearly.

C、Bothrepresentordersintheclassificationoflife.

D、Detailedstudiesaregoingon,andapublicappealformoneyhasbeenmade.

【正确答案】A

第13题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost£50

andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit'snottherenow."

Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone,slosingmoney

thesedays."hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwas

interruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.

Itcontained£50."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom."shesaid."Well/1I

saidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"Whatdidthewriter

believehadhappenedtohismoney?

A、Hehadlefthismoneyinthemanager'soffice.

B、Someonehadstolenhismoney.

C、Themanagerhadthemoney.

D、Thegirlhadstolenthemoney.

【正确答案】B

第14题【单选题】

[2005.10]Whenhewasyoung,heusedtospendhistimecollectingstamps.

A、smart

B、special

C、solid

D、spare

【正确答案】D

第15题【单选题】

【填句补文】Weallhaveourowncomfortfoods.Interestingly,theymayvaryaccordingtomoods

andgender.Onestudyfoundthathappypeopleseemtowanttoeatthingslikepizza,whilesad

peopleprefericecreamandcookies.Researchersalsofoundthatguysseemtoprefer

hot,homemadecomfortmeals,likesteaksandcasseroles.Girlsgoforchocolateandicecream.

A、Boredpeoplecravesalty,crunchythings,likechips.

BxEmotionaleatingpatternscanbelearned.

C、Don'tletemotionaleatingdisturbyourweight.

D、Butemotionaleatingcanbelinkedtopositivefeelingstoo.

【正确答案】A

第16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"题【单选题】

[2005.4]Thesatellitealsodemonstratedhowitcouldprovidehelptopeoplelivinginisolated

areaswhereisdifficult.

A、transportation

B、instruction

C、application

D、compensation

【正确答案】A

第18题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ontheotherhand,onthemoontherewillbeanattractionbetween

thebutterandthemoon;butthebutterwillweighonlyaboutone-sixthasmuchas

itdoesontheearth.Thisisbecausethemoonissomuchsmallerthantheearth.

Theamountofgravitationalpullthatabodyproducesdependsontheamountof

materialinit.Apacketofbutterhasagravitationalpullofitsown;butthisisvery

smallinrelationtothepullofsomethingaslargeasthemoon,ortheearth,orthe

sun.Wedonotfeelthegravitationalpullofapacketofbutterbecause

A、itistoosmalltohaveagravitationalpullofitsown.

B、itspullissosmallthatwetendtoignoreit.

C、itspulldisappearsinthepresenceoftheearth'sgravitation.

D、ittendstomeltandlosesitsgravitationalpull.

【止确答案】B

第19题【单选题】

【阅读理解】YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpop

music.ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswith

variousformsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hop,rap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,but

atthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.ItisdifferentalsoinanotherwayManyofthe

songsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocialorpoliticalissuesin

Africatoday.ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis・

A、usuallyaboutloveandromance

B、moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C、popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D、mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

【正确答案】B

第20题【单选题】

【填句补文】Onceuponatimetherewasarichvillage.Thewealthiestofthevillagersdecidedto

hideahugelump（堆）ofgoldtoprotectitfromrobbers.

A、Apooroldfarmerdecidedtoplowthefield.

BxWhenyouarealwaysreadytoshareyourownthingswithothers,youaredoomedtobenefit

fromit.

C、AndIwillreceivethehonorwiththefourthbygivingittotheneedy.

D、Soheburieditinanearbyricefield.

【正确答案】D

第21题【单选题】

［填句补文］Five-year-oldLanistilltakessevenmedicineswithherbreakfasteverymorning."She's

verygoodaboutit,"saysherfatherDavid.LaniisalivetodaybecauseofherfatherDavid,inmore

thanoneway;whenshewasoneyearoldshereceivedpartofherfather'sliverina

liver—transplantoperation.Laniwasbornwithaliverillness..Doctorsadvisedthata

transplantwastheonlywayinwhichshewouldlive.

A、Shehadoneoperationwhenshewassixweeksold,whichwasnotsuccessful.

B、Davidquicklyrecoveredfromtheoperation.

C、Davidwasfinallyabletoridehisbikeagainafteraboutayear.

D、Doctorshopethatshewillcontinuetogetstrongerandstronger.

【正确答案】A

第22题【单选题】

[2005.4]Thesatellitealsodemonstratedhowitcouldprovidehelptopeoplelivinginisolated

areaswhereisdifficult.

A、transportation

B、instruction

C、application

D、compensation

【正确答案】A

第23题【单选题】

[2008.10]Themorethecustomercomplained,andmoreunpleasantthemanagerbecame.

A、theruder

B、morerude

C、therudest

D、therude

【正确答案】A

第24题【单选题】

【填句补文】Onceuponatimetherewasarichvillage.Thewealthiestofthevillagersdecidedto

hideahugelump（堆）ofgoldtoprotectitfromrobbers.

A、Apooroldfarmerdecidedtoplowthefield.

B、Whenyouarealwaysreadytoshareyourownthingswithothers,youaredoomedtobenefit

fromit.

C、AndIwillreceivethehonorwiththefourthbygivingittotheneedy.

D、Soheburieditinanearbyricefield.

【正确答案】D

第25题【单选题】

[2004.04]Theinformationshereceived___wrong.Therefore,shemadeanincorrectdecision.

A、were

B、was

C、is

D、are

【正确答案】B

第26题【单选题】

【概括大意]Radarisnowafamiliartool.Likemanyothersitwasanunexpecteddiscovery.Itwas

firstobservedbytworesearchers,whowerestudyingsoundcommunication.Theyweresending

signalsfromastationononesideofariverinWashingtonDtoavehicleacrosstheriver.They

discoveredthattheirsignalswerestoppedbypassingships.Theyrecognizedtheimportanceofthis

discoveryatonce.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、StudyofRadar

B、Radarisnowafamiliartool

C.RadarWorkingPrinciples

D、RadarwasDiscoveredbyChance

【正确答案】D

第27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28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29题【单选题】

［阅读理解】GyorgyBuzsakiofRutgersUniversityandhiscolleaguesanalyzedthe

brainwavesofsleepingratsandmice.Specifically,theyexaminedtheelectrical

activityemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex(anareathatprocesses

sensoryinformation)andthehippocampus,whichisacenterforlearningand

memory.Thescientistsfoundthatoscillationsinbrainwavesfromthetworegions

appeartobeintertwined.So-calledsleepspindles(burstsofactivityfromthe

neocortex)werefollowedtensofmillisecondslaterbybeatsinthehippocampus

knownasripples.Theteampositsthatthisinterplaybetweenthetwobrainregions

isakeystepinmemoryconsolidation.Asecondstudy,alsopublishedonlinethis

weekbytheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,linksage-associated

memorydeclinetohighglucoselevels.Whatistheresultoftheexperimentwith

ratsandmicecarriedoutatRutgersUniversity

A、Theelectricalactivityisemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex.

B、Oscillationsinbrainwavesarefromhippocampus.

C、Somatosensoryneocortexandhippocampusworktogetherinmemoryconsolidation.

D、Somatosensoryneocortexplaysitprimaryroleinmemoryconsoidation.

【正确答案】C

第30题【单选题】

［概括大意］PaulWignallfromtheUniversityofLeedswasinvestigatingthelinkbetweenvolcanic

eruptionsandmassextinctions.Notallvolcaniceruptionskilledofflargenumbersofanimals,but

allthemassextinctionsoverthepast300millionyearscoincidedwithhugeformationsofvolcanic

rock.Tohissurprise,theolderthemassivevolcaniceruptionswere,themoredamagetheyseemed

todo.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、AssociationofMassExtinctionswithVolcanicEruptions

B、KillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptopms

C、AMassExtinctions

D、VolcanicEruptionsThatCausedNoMassExtinction

【正确答案】A

第31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32题【单选题】

［阅读判断】Choosingagoodresearchtopicdoesnotnecessarilymeanfindingsomethingthathas

alotwrittenaboutit.Manytimesyouwillhavetoresearcharoundatopicinordertofindoutthe

mostusefulinformation.Excitingandoriginaltopicsoftencometomindbycombiningtwo

completelydifferentinterests.Letussaythatyouareinterestedinchildpsychology（心理学的）and

insports.Perhapsyoucancombinetheseintoastudyoftheeffectthatiswatching（可得至U的）on

thesubject,youcanresearchthetopicindividuallyand,byputtingyourinformationtogether,then

drawaconclusion.Choosingagoodresearchtopiccertainlyreferstofindingsomethingthathasa

lotwrittenaboutit.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第33题【单选题】

【完成句子】Amongstthemostpopularbooksbeingwrittentodayarethosewhichareusually

classifiedassciencefiction.Hundredsoftitlesarepublishedeveryyearandarereadbyallkindsof

people.Furthermore,someofthemostsuccessfulfilmsofrecentyearshavebeenbasedonscience

fictionstories.Peopleenjoy.

A、arecurrenttheme

B、readingbooksofsciencefiction

C、readworldwide

D、politicalimplications

【正确答案】B

第34题【单选题】

[2004.04]Hecontinuedspeaking,regardlessmyfeelings.

A、in

B、of

C、on

D、about

【正确答案】B

第35题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Onceallthisended,IfollowedEdandHelenhometobesurethey

arrivedsafely.AfterIwavedgoodbyeandwishedthemmybest,Ithought,“Thatis

thekindofloveinlife.Theloveisnotphysicalorromanticbutcareinanytime."We

canlearnfromthestorythat.

A、lifeisfullofsurprises

B、loveisbothphysicalandromantic

C.careisakindofloveinlife

D、youwillfeelgoodwhenhelpingthoseintrouble

【正确答案】C

第36题【单选题】

【阅读判断】ThoughBoermansaysthecompanybelievesitcanmakespace-basedsolarpower

work,itisnotexpectingtocrowdoutotherformsofrenewableenergy.LawsinCaliforniaandother

statesrequireincreasinguseofrenewableenprgyincomingyears,hepointsout."Tnmeetthose

needs,we'regoingtoneedalltypesofrenewableenergysources,"hesays.Thereisnomoreneed

forotherrenewableenergysourcesifthecompanymakesthespace-basedsolarpowerwork

successfully.()

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第37题【单选题】

[2005.4]whenyougothroughthementalexercisestocomeupwithatentative

definitionshouldyouopenthedictionarytoseeifyou'reright.

A、Simply

B、Precisely

C、Only

D、Particularly

【正确答案】C

第38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39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40题【单选题】

[2004.10]Sometimesveryyoungchildrenhavetrouble___therightfromthewrong.

A、forseparating

B、toseparate

C、havingseparated

D、separating

【正确答案】D

第41题【单选题】

【填句补文】Hehasalsoincludedsymbolstoshowwhichionsarenutrients,andwhichare

commoninsoilorwater..

A、TherehavebeenmanyattemptstoredesigntheperiodictablesinceDmitriMendeleevdrew

itupin1871.

B、Andthesizeofelement'ssymbolreflectshowmuchofitisfoundintheEarth'scrust.

C^Railsbackhasstillorderedtheelementsaccordingtothenumberofprotonstheyhave.

D、Raisbackhaslistedsomeelementsmorethanonce.

【正确答案】B

第42题【单选题】

【阅读理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking/saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth./zltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole./zWehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon't

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger/saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.^Thequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety."WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B.Havingmoreeducation.

C、Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正确答案】B

第43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44题【单选题】

isacceptedastrueisrelatively,andnotabsolutely,true.

A、It

B、That

C、What

D、Thatit

【正确答案】C

第45题【单选题】

［概括大意］Formorethantenyearstherehasbeenabigriseincarcrimethaninmostothertypes

ofcrimes.AnaverageofmorethantwocarsaminutearebrokenintoorstolenintheUK.Carcrime

accountsforalmostathirdofallreportedoffenses（进攻）withnosignsthatthetrendisslowing

down.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、SafeParking

B、IncreaseinCarTheft

C、OpportunitiesforNon-professionals

D、Anti-theftOrganizations

【正确答案】B

第46题【单选题】

【阅读理解】YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpop

music.ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswith

variousformsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hop,rap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,but

atthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.ItisdifferentalsoinanotherwayManyofthe

songsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocialorpoliticalissuesin

Africatoday.ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis・

A、usuallyaboutloveandromance

B、moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C、popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D、mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

【正确答案】B

第47题【单选题】

[2007.4]Eachoneofus,___oldoryoung,isavaluablememberofsociety.

A、however

B、whenever

C、whoever

D、nomatter

【正确答案】A

第48题【单选题】

【2007.4]Whatdoyou___todoabouttheproblemnowthatthissolutionhasfailed?

A、incline

B、intend

C、pretend

D、think

【正确答案】B

第49题【单选题】

[2010.4]Williampaused,hishatandsmiledataladystandingbythepiano.

A、rose

B、arose

C、elevated

D、raised

【正确答案】D

第50题【单选题】

[阅读理解】Inthisworldofchangeandcomplexity,theneedforinformationisof

greatestimportance.Thosepeoplewhohaveaccurate,reliableup-to-date

informationtosolvetheday-to-dayproblems,thecriticalproblemsoftheir

business,socialandfamilylife,willsurviveandsucceed"Knowledgeispower"may

wellbethetruestsayingandaccesstoinformationmaybethemostcritical

requirementofallpeople.Wecanlearnfromtheparagraphthat.

A、itisnecessarytoobtainasmuchknowledgeaspossible

B、peopleshouldmakethebestuseoftheinformationaccessible

C、weshouldrealizetheimportanceofaccumulatinginformation

D、itisofvitalimportancetoacquireneededinformationefficiently

【正确答案】D

第51题【单选题】

【完成句子】Musicisanexpressionofemotionandimagination.Musicfreesthesoul.Itsoothes

thebodyandspirit.Itrelaxes.Itenergizes.Itcalms.Itmotivates.Musicisfunandinteresting,

educationalandbeautiful.Ithelpsusrememberwhoweareandfromwherewecame.Imaginea

worldwithnomusic.Tryingtoerasemusicfromourmindsisnearlyimpossible.Whatcanyoudoto

preservethemusicwhichinfluencesyou.Musicfreesoursoulandrelaxesour.

A、musichistorymuseum

B、enjoymusic

C、bodyandspirit

D、createandperformmusic

【正确答案】C

第52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53题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Decibels（分贝）measuredinwateraredifferentfromthose

measuredonland.Anoiseofonehundred-twentydecibelsonlandcausespainto

humanears.Inwater,adecibellevelofone-hundredninety-fivewouldhavethe

sameeffect.Whichofthefollowingisdiscussedintheparagraph?

A、Thesamenoiselevelproducesadifferenteffectonlandandintheocean.

B、Differentplacesmayhavedifferenttypesofnoises.

C、Thedecibelisnotasuitableunitformeasuringunderwaternoise.

D、Differentoceananimalsmayhavedifferentreactionstonoises.

【正确答案】A

第54题【单选题】

【填句补文】Mexico'scurrentlackoffundsisalsopartlyduetooil.Thecountryhasrichoilfields

andafewyearsago,whenoilwasexpensive,MexicowassellinglargequantitiesofoiltotheUSA

andearningalotofmoney..However;thepriceofoilthendropped,andMexicohasbeen

leftowingenormoussumsofmoneyandwithnot