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2022年兰州铁路工程职工大学自考英语（二）练习

题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

[概括大意]TakethecaseofEtaCarinae,oneofthemostexplosivestarsintheuniverse.Thisstar

producesultravioletlaserrays（紫夕卜线）anditwilldestroyitselfinafewmillionyears'time.Itis

fivetimesbrighterthanthesunandwhenitexplodesitisgoingtobeasightworthwaitingforlThe

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Powerofthetelescope

B、DetailsofEtaCarinae

C、Inventionofatimemachine

D、Biggesttelescope

【正确答案】B

第2题【单选题】

[2007.10]DidyouhearMarysaid?

A、that

B.what

C、which

D、thatwhat

【正确答案】B

第3题【单选题】

【填句补文】Mexico'scurrentlackoffundsisalsopartlyduetooil.Thecountryhasrichoilfields

andafewyearsago,whenoilwasexpensive,MexicowassellinglargequantitiesofoiltotheUSA

andearningalotofmoney..However,thepriceofoilthendropped,andMexicohasbeen

leftowingenormoussumsofmoneyandwithnotenoughincomefromoilsalestopaybackthe

loans.

A、Butthoseruinsareindangerofbeingseriouslydamagedbypollution.

B、Scientistsestimatethataboutonemillimeterofstoneiswornawayeverytwelveyears.

C、Atothersthepaintedsurfacesinsidetemplesareliftingandflakingoffandthestoneisbeing

eatenaway.

D、Thegovernmentwasthereforeabletoborrowhugesumsofmoneyfrombanksaroundthe

world,thinkingtheywouldhavenoproblemrepayingtheirdebts.

【正确答案】D

第4题【单选题】

[2009.7]Shefoundthejob,andfeltthatshewasn'taccomplishinganythingthere.

A、rewarding

B、frustrating

C、appealing

D、challenging

【正确答案】B

第5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.

【止确答案】A

第6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7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8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9题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood

"apoor,crowedareawhereaboy'sdreamisnottobeadoctor,lawyer,or

businessman,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,

Liverpool,whichproducedtheBeetles,hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccer（英式足

球）teamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwithaballmadeofrags.And

GeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffa

wallintheslumsofBelfast.AIIgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn't

explainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,but

onlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythat

setsthemapartfromalltheothers.lnthelastparagraphthestatement"…butonly

onebecamePelewindicatesthat.

AsPeleisthegreatestsoccerplayer.

B、thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality.

C、Pele'sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothers.

D、thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodowiththefamilybackground.

【正确答案】B

第10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11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12题【单选题】

[2008.10]Severalpeoplewereunabletothemeetingbecauseofthestorm.

A、attend

B.participate

C、join

D、attempt

【正确答案】A

第13题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Theattractionofcollectngsolarpowerinspaceisthealmostuninterruptedsunshine

availableingeosynchronous（与地球司步的）orbit.Earth-basedsolarcells,bycontrast,canonly

collectsun-lightduringdaytimeandwhenskiesareclear.Space-basedsolarcellscouldcollectsolar

poweronlywhenskiesareclear.（）

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第14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,"\likebeingbymyself/1

C、However,evenmorepeoplearelivingalonebecausetheyhavechosento.

D、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

【正确答案】C

第15题【单选题】

[2007.4]Eachoneofus,___oldoryoung,isavaluablememberofsociety.

A、however

B、whenever

C、whoever

D、nomatter

【正确答案】A

第16题【单选题】

[2007.4]Theyhavetostaywithus__thetimebeingbecausetheyhavenotfoundaplaceyet.

A、during

B、in

C^for

D、since

【正确答案】C

第"题【单选题】

[概括大意]Theyalwayscomplained（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18题【单选题】

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

livesonlyontheislandofIittleMangerezoffthpcoastofNAWZealand.In1967therpwereabout

fiftyblackrobinsthere;in1977therewerefewerthanten..

A、Thesearetheonlyblackrobinsleftintheworld.

B、Thosethatfailtomeetthechallengeswilldisappearearly.

C、Bothrepresentordersintheclassificationoflife.

D、Detailedstudiesaregoingon,andapublicappealformoneyhasbeenmade.

【正确答案】A

第19题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ifoundinmybaby'sbehaviourametaphorforthenewgeneration.

MywifeandIhadgivenhimsomebookstoexamine*buthemerelyspituponthem.

Whenwereadtohim,hedidnotfeelcomfortable.Andsoitisintheschools.We

findthatourstudentsdon'tread,thattheylookdownuponreadingandscold

thoseofuswhoteachit.AlltheywanttodoiswatchTV.Afterthisexperiencewith

thebaby,however,Ihavereachedaconclusion:letthemwatchit.Iftelevisionis

thatmuchmoreattractivetochildrenthanbooks9whyshouldwefightit?Letthem

watchitalltheywantIFromthepassageweknowthattheauthoris

A、adoctor.

B、aneditor.

C、awriter.

D、ateacher.

【正确答案】D

第20题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Thefirstprincipleisthatpeoplearemorelikelytofollowsomeonewhoissimilarto

themthansomeonewhoisnot.Wisemanagers,then,askpeerstohelpmaketheircases.Second,

peoplearemorewillingtocooperatewiththosewhoarenotonlylikethembutwholikethem,as

well.Q:Peoplearemorelikelytocooperatewiththosewholikethem.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第21题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Ok,enoughnegativetalk.Ifyounotice,youhavesomepeoplereactingnegatively

whileothersareactingpositively.Here'swhatmakesthedifference.Yougetwhatyoufocuson.You

caneitherthinkabouthowbadyouhaveitandfeellikeavictim,oryoucanusethesechallengesas

areasontostepupandgrowfromthem.Difficultiesareboundtomakepeoplebecomevictims.()

A.True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第22题【单选题】

［2004.101Itisimpolitetoinothers'privateaffairs.

A、involve

B、invade

C、integrate

D、interfere

【正确答案】D

第23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,"\likebeingbymyself/1

C、However,evenmorepeoplearelivingalonebecausetheyhavechosento.

D、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

【正确答案】C

第24题【单选题】

【阅读判断】OnaMondaymorninginJuly,theworld'sfirstatombombexplodedintheNew

Mexicodesert.Fortysecondslater;theshockwavesreachedthebasecampwherethe

Italian-AmericanphysicistEnricoFermiandhisteamstood.Afteramentalcalculation,Fermi

announcedtohisteamthatthebomb'senergyhadequated10,000tonsofTNT.Thebombteam

wasimpressed,butnotsurprised.Fermi'sgeniuswasknownthroughoutthescientificworld.In

1938hehadwonaNobelPrize.Fouryearslaterheproducedthefirstnuclearchainreaction（核链

式反应）,leadingusintothenuclearage.SinceFermi'sdeathin1954,nophysicisthasbeenatonce

amasterexperimentalistandaleadingtheoretician.Fermi,anexperimentalistasWPIIasa

theoretician,wonaNobelPrizeforproducingthefirstnuclearchainreactionintheworld.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第25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26题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Untilrecently,the"scienceofthefuture"wassupposedtobe

electronicsandartificialintelligence.Todayitseemsmoreandmorelikelythatthe

nextgreatbreakthroughsintechnologywillbebroughtthroughacombinationof

thosetwoscienceswithorganicchemistryandgeneticengineering.This

combinationisthescienceofbiotechnology.Accordingtothepassage,thescience

ofthefutureislikelytobe.

A、electronics

B、biotechnology

C、geneticengineering

D、nucleartechnology

【正确答案】B

第27题【单选题】

［阅读理解】DuringworkTomalwaysthoughtofthegirlandfeltasifhehadmet

hersomewhere,buthecouldn'trememberwhen.Tomconcludedthatthegirlwas

inlovewithhimandhewasveryexcited.Thisgirlmaybelookednotasbeautifulas

thegirlhehaddatedtheotherday,butshehadagrand（豪华的）car.Shemustbe

veryrich.Sohechosetolovethisgirl.Whenhisworkwasover,Tomcalledthegirl

whohaddatedhim.Hesaid,“Afterseveraldays'thinking,IthinkIamnotsuitedfor

beingyourboyfriend,soIhopeyouwillforgetme."Wecanlearnfromthispassage

thatTom.

A、wasverypoor

B、didn'tlikethebiscuits

C^walkedtoworkeverymorning

D、comparedthetwogirlscarefully

【正确答案】D

第28题【单选题】

[2005.4]Itwaslongsupposedthatthemaindifferencebetweenanimalsandplantswasthatthe

formercouldmoveaboutwhilethecouldnot.

A、other

B.latter

C、another

D、later

【正确答案】B

第29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.

A、onaslaveship

B、onaplantationbeforetheCivilWar

C、inOhioaftertheCivilWar

D、inanAfricantown

【正确答案】C

第30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31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32题【单选题】

[2005.4]Somepeoplewhoareveryintelligentandsuccessfulintheirfieldsfinddifficult

tosucceedinlanguagelearning.

A、which

B、how

C、that

D、it

【正确答案】D

第33题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Thevalueofchildhoodiseasilyblurred（变得模糊不清）intoday's

world.Considersomerecentdevelopments:Thechild-murderersintheJonesboro,

Ark.schoolyardshootingcasewereconvictedandsentenced.Twoboys,7and8,

werechargedinthemurderofan11-year-oldgirlinChicago.Thetwoboysin

Chicagowere

A、shot.

B、murdered.

C、accused.

D、sentenced.

【止确答案】C

第34题【单选题】

［阅读理解］Myteacheroncesaidtome,“Ifyoudon'tquit,youwillwin”.Ihaveno

desiretoquitwritingasI'mhavingtoomuchfun.MythanksgotoAssociated

ContentandtheYahoo!ContributorNetworkforallmyprogressinwriting!Andto

myfellowwriters——thankyousomuchforyoursupportandfriendship.Maywe

continuetosupporteachotherformanyyearstocome!Wecanlearnfromthe

passagethat.

A、theauthorthinkswritingontheNetisveryeasy

B、theauthorhashisfirstbookpublishedontheNet

C、twoyearshaspassedsincetheauthorbeganwriting

D、theauthorisgratefulforthecontentsitessincerely

【正确答案】D

第35题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Inthedigitalrealm,thenextbigadvancewillbevoicerecognition.The

rudimentsarealreadyherebutinprimitiveform.Askacomputerto“recognize

speech/anditislikelytothinkyouwantitto“wreckanicebeach."Butinadecade

orsowellbeabletochatawayandmachineswillsoakitallin.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36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37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38题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Redemption（拯救）isapracticalnecessity.Howcanvaluebe

restoredtoyounglivesdistorted（扭曲）byactsofviolence?Theboysin

JonesboroandinChicagowillbeconfinedininstitutionsforarelativelyshorttime.

Despitehorroratwhatwasdone,childrencannotbedealtwithasadults,not

ifapeoplewantstoconsideritselfcivilized.That'swhypoliticians'criesforadult

treatmentofyouthfulcriminalsultimatelymissthepoint.Accordingtopoliticians,

whenchildrencommitcrimes,theyshouldbetreatedinthesamewayas

A、murderers.

B、criminals.

C、victims.

D、adults.

【正确答案】D

第39题【单选题】

【概括大意】"SpeedReading"coursesteachstudentshowtoreadmorequickly.Insuchcourses,

teachersoftenaskstudentstofindouthowmanywordsaminuteheisreading.Youcandothistoo:

lookatyourwatchevery5or10minutesandwritedownthepagenumberyouhavereached.The

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、CheckYourReadingSpeed

B、AWaytoIncreaseYourReadingSpeed

C、CheckYourUnderstanding

D、ReadSomethingEveryDay

【正确答案】A

第40题【单选题】

[填句补文]Aspartoftheirstudy,theresearchersusedaspecialmachinetotakeactionphotosof

thestudents'brains..Thisisthesamepartofthebrainthatbecomesactivewhengood

readersread.Thisactivatedbrainareaappearstoincludeastructurethathelpspeoplerecognize

familiarwrittenwordsquickly.

A、Doyouhavedifficultyreadinginclass?

BxThepicturesshowedanincreaseinactivityinthebackofthebrainontheleftside.

C、Aspartofthestudy,37strugglingreadersreceivedspecialtutoring.

D、Bytheendoftheschoolyear;thesechildrencouldreadfasterthanbefore.

【正确答案】B

第41题【单选题】

[2005.4]Inonetypeoflaboratorytestallthevariablesonearecontrolled.

A、by

B、and

C、but

D、or

【正确答案】C

第42题【单选题】

Ihavenochoicelaythefactsbeforethepublicexactlyastheyoccurred.

A、butto

B.andto

C、withto

D、onlyto

【正确答案】A

第43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44题【单选题】

［阅读理解】Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood

-apoor,crowedareawhereaboy'sdreamisnottobeadoctor,lawyer,or

businessman,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,

Liverpool,whichproducedtheBeetles,hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccer（英式足

球）teamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwithaballmadeofrags.And

GeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffa

wallintheslumsofBelfast.AIIgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn't

explainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,but

onlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythat

setsthemapartfromalltheothers.lnthelastparagraphthestatement“…butonly

onebecamePelenindicatesthat.

A、Peleisthegreatestsoccerplayer.

B、thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality.

C、Pele'sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothers.

D、thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodowiththefamilybackground.

【正确答案】B

第45题【单选题】

【填句补文】Weallhaveourowncomfortfoods.Interestingly,theymayvaryaccordingtomoods

andgender.Onestudyfoundthathappypeopleseemtowanttoeatthingslikepizza,whilesad

peopleprefericecreamandcookies.Researchersalsofoundthatguysseemtoprefer

hot,homemadecomfortmeals,likesteaksandcasseroles.Girlsgoforchocolateandicecream.

A、Boredpeoplecravesalty,crunchythings,likechips.

B、Emotionaleatingpatternscanbelearned.

C、Don'tletemotionaleatingdisturbyourweight.

D、Butemotionaleatingcanbelinkedtopositivefeelingstoo.

【正确答案】A

第46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,“Ilikebeingbymyself/"

C、However,evenmorepeoplearelivingalonebecausetheyhavechosento.

D、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

【正确答案】C

第47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48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49题【单选题】

[2009.7]Itmightbepossibletotheprobleminadifferentway.

A.approach

B、attribute

C、approve

D、attend

【正确答案】A

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