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2022年上海交通大学自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附

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第1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2题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thetypicalpersonlivingaloneisneitheroldnorlonely..Themajorityof

thesepeoplehavechosentolivealone.Theyarerespondingtodecreasingsocialpressuretoget

marriedandhaveafamily.

A、Thisisadramaticchangefromtheextendedfamiliesofjustacoupleofgenerationsago.

B、Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethenumberof

peoplelivingalone.

C、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

D、Infact,aquarterofthe23millionsinglepeopleintheU.S.areundertheageof35.

【正确答案】D

第3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4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5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6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7题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ithadbeenboringhangingaboutthehotelallafternoon.Theroad

crewwereplayingagamewithdollarnotes.Foldingthemintosmallplanestosee

whosewouldflythefurthest.Havingnothingbettertodo,Ijoinedinandwonfive,

andthentooktheopportunitytoescapewithmyprofit.Despitetheevil-looking

clouds,Ihadtogetoutforawhile.Whydidthewriterwanttoleavethehotel

A、Toenjoythegoodweather.

B、Tohaveachangeofscene.

C、Tospendallhiswinnings.

D、Togetawayfromthecrew.

【正确答案】B

第8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9题【单选题】

［填句刘、文1Five-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10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11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12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13题【单选题】

[2005.4]whenyougothroughthementalexercisestocomeupwithatentative

definitionshouldyouopenthedictionarytoseeifyou'reright.

A,Simply

B、Precisely

C、Only

D、Particularly

【正确答案】C

第14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,"I

saidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"Whatdidthewriter

believehadhappenedtohismoney?

A、Hehadlefthismoneyinthemanager'soffice.

B、Someonehadstolenhismoney.

C、Themanagerhadthemoney.

D、Thegirlhadstolenthemoney.

【正确答案】B

第15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16题【单选题】

【概括大意】ThebestevidenceofthetheorycanbefoundinwhatthemorefortunateWesthas

experiencedinitsroadtomoderncivilization.TheirexperienceisalsoapplicabletoChina.Chinese

permanentprosperitydependsonyoungambitiousgenerationswhoareguaranteedexcellent

educationandareconsciousoftheresponsibilitytheywillhaveshoulderedforthefuture.Themain

ideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Youtharethehopeofanationsprosperity.

B、Anationsprosperitycannotbemadepossiblewithoutambitiousyoungelite.

C、Theprosperityanationexpectstoenjoyisnotpossiblewithouteducationaldevelopment.

D、EducationplaysaveryimportantpartinenhancingnationalqualityofChinesecitizens.

【正确答案】C

第17题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Onceallthisended,IfollowedEdandHelenhometobesurethey

arrivedsafely.AfterIwavedgoodbyeandwishedthemmybest,Ithought,/zThatis

thekindofloveinlife.Theloveisnotphysicalorromanticbutcareinanytime."We

canlearnfromthestorythat.

A、lifeisfullofsurprises

B、loveisbothphysicalandromantic

C、careisakindofloveinlife

D、youwillfeelgoodwhenhelpingthoseintrouble

【正确答案】C

第18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19题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Whenitcomestotranslatingbasicresearchintoindustrialsuccess,

fewnationscanmatchGermany.Sincethe1940s,thenation'svastindustrialbase

hasbeenfedwithaconstantstreamofnewideasandexpertisefromscience.And

thoughGermanprosperity（繁荣）hasfaltered（衰退）overthepastdecade

becauseofthehugecostofunifyingeastandwestaswellastheglobaleconomic

decline,itstillhasanenviablerecordforturningideasintoprofit.Theword

"expertise"inline3couldbebestreplacedby

A»"experts',.

B、"scientists".

"scholars".

D、"specialknowledge".

【正确答案】D

第20题【单选题】

【概括大意】Agoodruleofthumb（好的做法）istotakeyourbodyweightinpoundsanddivide

thatnumberinhalf.Thatgivesyouthenumberofounces（盎司）ofwaterperdaythatyouneed.

Forexample,ifyouweigh160pounds,youshoulddrinkatleast80ouncesofwaterperday.Ifyou

exerciseyoushoulddrinkanother8-ounceglassofwaterforevery20minutesyouareactive.Ifyou

drinkcoffeeoralcohol,youshouldaddatleastanequalamountofwater.Whenyouaretraveling

onanairplane,itisgoodtohave8ouncesofwaterforeveryhouryouareonboardtheplane.The

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、OuncesofWaterNeededPerDay

B、AGoodRuleofThumb

C、DifferentPeopleDrinkDifferentOuncesofWater

D、HowtoDrinkWater

【正确答案】A

第21题【单选题】

[2004.04]We___veryclose,butthingshavechangedrecently.

A、usedtobe

B、areusedtobeing

C、areusedtobe

D、wereusedtobeing

【正确答案】A

第22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23题【单选题】

[2008.10]Intermsofelectronicdevices,it'seasytobuyexactlyyouneedinabigcity.

A、that

B、those

C、what

D、which

【正确答案】C

第24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25题【单选题】

[2004.10]thesayinggoes,practicemakesperfect.

A、Since

B.As

C、For

D、Like

【正确答案】B

第26题【单选题】

[2005.10]Theyappearbadlyinthecaraccident.

A、beinghurt

B、havinghurt

C、tohavebeenhurt

D、tobehurt

【正确答案】C

第27题【单选题】

【阅读理解】ThegreatseavoyagesofEurope's"AgeofDiscovery,"suchas

ChristopherColumbus'striptotheWestIndiesin1492,wouldhavebeen

impossiblewithouttheuseofacompass.Thisgreatdeviceforseavoyageswas

introducedtotheWestfromChinaduringthethirteenthcenturyWehaveto

thankancientChinesefortheirinventionofthecompass.Whatistheparagraph

mainlyabout?

A、Columbuswasagreatsailoranddiscoverer.

B、ThecompasswasinventedbyColumbus.

C、Theinventionofthecompassisimportantinhumanhistory.

D、ColumbusintroducedthecompasstotheWestIndies.

【止确答案】C

第28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29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30题【单选题】

[2011.7]Youhavetopassthetestyoucangetthedrivinglicense.

A、if

B、as

C、while

D、before

【正确答案】D

第31题【单选题】

[阅读理解】Myteacheroncesaidtome,"Ifyoudon'tquit,youwillwin".Ihaveno

desiretoquitwritingasI'mhavingtoomuchfun.MythanksgotoAssociated

ContentandtheYahoo!ContributorNetworkforallmyprogressinwriting!Andto

myfellowwriters-thankyousomuchforyoursupportandfriendship.Maywe

continuetosupporteachotherformanyyearstocomelWecanlearnfromthe

passagethat.

A、theauthorthinkswritingontheNetisveryeasy

B、theauthorhashisfirstbookpublishedontheNet

C、twoyearshaspassedsincetheauthorbeganwriting

D、theauthorisgratefulforthecontentsitessincerely

【正确答案】D

第32题【单选题】

[2008.10]Themorethecustomercomplained,andmoreunpleasantthemanagerbecame.

A、theruder

B、morerude

C、therudest

D、therude

【正确答案】A

第33题【单选题】

[2007.4]Diamondsarethehardestsubstanceinnature.

A、find

B、found

C、finding

D、tofind

【正确答案】B

第34题【单选题】

[2010.4]Georgehasjustboughtafancysportscar.Itabout$45,000.

A、mightcosthim

B、shouldcosthim

C、musthavecosthim

D^wouldhavecosthim

【正确答案】C

第35题【单选题】

[2005.4]Theirmotherisbusyreadyforwork.

A、got

B、gets

C、toget

D、getting

【正确答案】D

第36题【单选题】

【阅读理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking/saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth.z/ltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole."Wehavewar,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37题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Foroveramonth,Indonesiawasincrisis.Forestfiresragedoutofcontrolasthe

countrysuffereditsworstdroughtfor50years.Smokefromthefiresmixedwithsunlightandhot

dryairtoformacloudofsmog.Thispollutionquicklyspreadandwithindaysitwashangingover

neighbouringcountriesincludingMalaysia,SingaporeandThailand.Indonesiawasincrisisbecause

ofthedrought.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

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】

[2005.10]Thetraditionalviewthatmenaresuperiorwomenstillexistsinsomeremote

areas.

A、over

B、to

C、for

D、than

【正确答案】B

第40题【单选题】

[2005.4]Themoonmerelythelightofthesun,likeahugemirrorhunginthesky.

A、reflects

B、demonstrates

C、transmits

D、launches

【正确答案】A

第41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.

【正确答案】C

第42题【单选题】

[2010.4]Georgehasjustboughtafancysportscar.Itabout$45,000.

A、mightcosthim

B、shouldcosthim

C、musthavecosthim

D、wouldhavecosthim

【正确答案】C

第43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44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45题【单选题】

[2011.7]Youhavetopassthetestyoucangetthedrivinglicense.

A、if

B、as

C、while

D、before

【正确答案】D

第46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47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48题【单选题】

[2009.1]I'llleavehimanotehe'llknowwhereweare.

A、forwhich

B、forthat

C、inorder

D、sothat

【正确答案】D

第49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50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51题【单选题】

［阅读理解】Anewstudyhasfoundnoevidencethatsunscreen,commonlyusedto

reducetheriskofskincancer;actuallyincreasetherisk.Researchersfromthe

UniversityofIowabasedtheirfindingsonareviewof18earlierstudiesthatlooked

attheassociationbetweensunscreenuseandmelanoma（黑素瘤）.Theysaidthat

theyfoundflawsinstudiesthathadreportedassociationsbetweensunscreenuse

andhigherriskofmelanoma.Theword“flaws“inthe2ndparagraphmostprobably

means.

A、evidence

B、facts

C、faults

D、failures

【正确答案】C

第52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53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

afterwardstomakeu