2022年江苏科技大学苏州理工学院自考英语（二）练习题（附答案解析）

2022年江苏科技大学苏州理工学院自考英

语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

IwouldlovetothepartylastnightbutIhadtoworkextrahourstofinisha

report.

A、togo

B、tohavegone

C、going

D>havinggone

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查非谓语动词与虚拟语气。wouldlovetodo为一固定搭配

形式，其中不定式表示想要做的动作。但此句中but连接的句子说明其实动作

并没有发生，所以这里要用虚拟语气表示与过去事实相反，选用B项。

第2题【单选题】

[2010.04]Wehavegreatlytheprocedureaccordingtothechairman's

suggestion.

A、stimulated

B、perceived

C、obscured

D、simplified

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】【译文】按照主席的提议我们已经大大地简化了步骤“试题分析】

本题考查词义辨析。【详细解答】动词的词义选取。

第3题【单选题】

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[2008.04]TheclothhadanaturallookwhichperfectlytheimageLaura

sought.

A、turnedout

setdown

C、thoughtover

D、coincidedwith

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查短语意义辨析。这块布料看起来很自然，与劳拉寻找的样

式完全相符。A.关闭；B.制定、放下；D.与…相同、与…相符。

第4题【单选题】

[2009.04]Sheeverythingelseandconcentratedonthetaskbeforeher.

A、setoff

B、setback

C^setaside

D、setup

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】译文：她把其他事情都放到一边，集中精力于她面前的任务。试题

分析：本题考查短语意义辨析。回详细解答：A出发、动身；B把（某物）置于…

之后、延迟；C撇开、取消、废除；D建立、提出。

第5题【单选题】

[2008.10]Itisstronglyheldthatnewmustbeintroducedtoprotectthe

rightoftheimmigrants.

ANstatistics

B、constructions

C、measures

D^concessions

【正确答案】C

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【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6题【单选题】

【填句补文】It'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.Aspeople

getbetterjobsandbecomefinanciallyindependent,itbecomespossibleforthemto

maintainaone-personhousehold..However,peoplewhodogetmarried

aremarryingatalaterageanddivorcingmoreoften.

A、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

B、Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethe

numberofpeoplelivingalone.

C、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

D^MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】前句中提到“经济独立〃有可能造成保持一个人的家庭生活，B中的

“妇女有好的工作，增加了独身的人数”与前句内容正好呼应。

第7题【单选题】

【概括大意】Heavymetalsarepersistent;theydonotbreakdowntoother

chemicalsintheenvironment.Industriallypollutedsitesusuallyundergointensive

clean-upandrehabilitationbecauseheavymetalsareahealthconcernoncethey

enterthefoodchain.Sometracemetalsareallegedtocausecancerandarealso

knowntocausepoisoning.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、TheNatureofHeavyMetals

B、PotentialHazardsofHumanContaminatedSoils

C、HeavyMetalsandFoodChain

D^ResearchonChannelsofHeavyMetalsGettingintoHumanFoodChain

【正确答案】B

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【答案解析】本段文字讲的是：受到工业污染的土壤含有重金属，而重金属很稳

定不容易降解，其中的某些微量重金属能使人致癌或中毒。可以看出其中心内容

是：受污染土地的潜在危险，选择B。

第8题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Peoplesuspectedthat"Lucky”,ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedto

killhiswifehenolongerlivedv/ith.TheysaythatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandin

thedark,killedthenannybymistake.Hisestrangedwifeheardnoises,came

downstairsandwasalsoattacked,butmanagedtoescape.Sevenmonthsafterthe

murder;ajuryconcludedthatLucanhadkilledthenanny.ltisthoughtthatLucan

killedthenannybecause.

A、shewaslookingafterthechildren

B、shewasafriendofLucan's

C、itwasdarkandhethoughtshewasLadyLucan

D、LoardLucanthoughtthenannystolehiscar

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选C。因果关系题。对照本段Peoplesuspectedthat/zLuckyw,

ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedtokillhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.Theysay

thatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandinthedark,killedthenannybymistake.本来是

要杀他的妻子，可是因为天太黑，所以错杀了保姆。答案选C。

第9题【单选题】

【阅读选择］Asfarasastronomers（天文学家）candetermine,theentireuniverse

isbuiltofthesamematter.Theyhavenoreasontodoubtthatmatterobeysthe

samelawsineverypartoftheuniverse.Therefore,itisreasonabletoguessthat

otherstars,withtheirownplanets,wereborninthesamewayasourownsolar

system.Whatweknowoflifeonearthsuggeststhatlifewillarisewhereverthe

properconditionsexist.Astronomersbelievethatmatterindifferentpartsofthe

universe

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A、obeysdifferentlaws.

B,obeysonecommonlaw.

C>obeysthesamelaws.

D^obeysnocommonlaw.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答题依据在本段的第二句。科学家没有理由怀疑宇宙中的物质遵循

同一法则，即他们相信宇宙中不同地方的物质是遵循同一法则的。

第10题【单选题】

【阅读选择］Duringthehourswhenyoulabourthroughyourworkyoumaysaythat

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

cycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringthe

morning.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscovered

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

lateforworkagain!"ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathis

temperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhen

husbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeach

memberofthefamilyhas.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrels

accordingtothepassage?

A>Unawarenessofenergycycles.

B、Familiarmonologues.

C、Achangeinafamilymember'senergycycle.

D^Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题的关键是看懂本段的最后一句(即："Muchfamilyquarrellingends

whenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycle

eachmemberofthefamilyhas."),同时联系本段的第四句和第五句(即："Forsome

peoplethepeakcomesduringthemorning.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonor

evening.〃)的意思。该句的直接意思是“如果丈夫和妻子能明白能量周期是怎么

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回事，以及家庭每个成员有什么样的周期，很多家庭争吵就会停止。”也就是说，

家庭争吵的发生是因为丈夫和妻子不了解能量周期是怎么回事，更谈不上了解每

个家庭成员有什么样的能量周期了。因此A项：Unawarenessofenergycycles（＞5

知道能量周期）应是正确答案。

第11题【单选题】

[2008.10]Ittookafewsecondsforhereyestotothedarkness.

A、allocate

B、adopt

C、apply

D、adjust

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查动词词义辨析。【译文】她花了几秒钟时间使眼睛适应黑

暗。【详细解答】A分配，拨出B收养，过继C应用，申请D调

整，使适合

第12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!"ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathis

temperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhen

husbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeach

memberofthefamilyhas.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrels

accordingtothepassage?

A、Unawarenessofenergycycles.

B、Familiarmonologues.

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C、Achangeinafamilymember/senergycycle.

D,Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题的关键是看懂本段的最后一句(即："Muchfamilyquarrellingends

whenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycle

eachmemberofthefamilyhas."),同时联系本段的第四句和第五句(即："Forsome

peoplethepeakcomesduringthemorning.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonor

evening.〃)的意思。该句的直接意思是〃如果丈夫和妻子能明白能量周期是怎么

回事，以及家庭每个成员有什么样的周期，很多家庭争吵就会停止。”也就是说，

家庭争吵的发生是因为丈夫和妻子不了解能量周期是怎么回事，更谈不上了解每

个家庭成员有什么样的能量周期了。因此A项：Unawarenessofenergycycles(不

知道能量周期)应是正确答案。

第13题【单选题】

[2009.7]Anemployeehasperfectreliabilityifhealwaysdoeshiswork.

A、personally

B、scarcely

C、respectively

D^responsibly

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】【译文】如果一个员工做工作总是认真负责，他就是完全可信赖的。

【试题分析】副词意义区分题。【详细解答】A亲自地;B几乎不;C个别地;D可

靠地

第14题【单选题】

[2009.7]Thejudgewhowastohisfavoritewascriticizedbymanypeople.

A、partial

B、fair

C、strict

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D^frank

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查形容词的意义区分。本题句意为：许多人批评了偏袒他自

己喜爱（球队或球员）的那个裁判员。A偏袒的，不公平的；B公正的；C严

格的，严厉的；D坦率的。

第15题【单选题】

[2010.04]Expertshavefoundthatnormalsleepcanbedividedintofive

stages.

A、moderate

B、initial

C、distinct

D^advanced

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】【译文】专家们己经发现正常的睡眠可以分为五个不同的阶段。【试

题分析】本题考查词汇。【详细解答】形容词的词义选取。

第16题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Now,thereareabout24millionmicrocomputersinuseintheUnited

States-----oneforevery10citizens.Itisestimatedthatby1996,61percentof

Americanmanagerswillbeusingsomesortofelectronicworkstation.Q:Atpresent

about10%ofAmericancitizenspossessamicrocomputer.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。本段一开头就说到目前在美国大约有二千四百万台微型

电子计算机在使用中，平均每十人就拥有•台。因此本题的表述是正确的。

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第17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18题【单选题】

[2008.10]Johnsonwasunknownbeforerunningforthepresidency.

A、visibly

B、visually

C、vertically

D、virtually

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考杳（形近的）副词词义区分。译文：事实上，约翰逊在参诜

总统职位之前是个无名人士。A显然，明显地B外表上，直观地C垂直地，

直立地D实际上，事实上

第19题【单选题】

【完成句子]Intelligencewasbelievedtobeafixedentity,somefacultyofthemind

thatweallpossessandwhichdeterminesinsomewaytheextentofour

achievements.ItsValuetherefore,wasasapredictorofchildren'sfuturelearning.If

theydifferedmarkedlyintheirabilitytolearncomplextasks,thenitwasclearly

necessarytoeducatethemdifferentlyandtheneedfordifferenttypesofschooland

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evendifferentabilitygroupswithinschoolwasobvious.Intelligencetestscouldbe

usedforstreamingchildrenaccordingtoabilityatanearlyage;andat11thesetests

weresuperiortomeasuresofattainmentforselectingchildrenfordifferenttypesof

secondaryeducation.Itwasoncebelieved,andthuswecantellhow

successfulhe/shewillbeinthefutureaccordingtohis/herintelligence.

A、borntobemoreintelligentorlessintelligent

B、taughttobemoreintellgent

C、thatintelligencewassomethingababywasbornwith

D、andbecauseofthelackofcommunicationwithhisclassmates

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】空格处需要真正的主语（It是形式主语），因此根据语法结构判断C

是答案。该句大意是〃人们曾经一度相信，智力是一个孩子天生所具有的，因为

我们可以根据他/她的智力水平判断他/她在将来是否会取得成功。

第20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B。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21题【单选题】

【概括大意】TheSecondWorldWarisperhapsthemostcatastrophic（灾难性的）

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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22题【单选题】

[2010.04]Thespokesmanoccasionallyhisspeechwithgestures.

A、acknowledges

B、accompanies

C、attributes

D、anticipates

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查词汇。【译文】这位发言人讲演中偶尔伴有手势。

第23题【单选题】

Perhapsyourprincetodosomething?

A、islike

B、wouldenjoy

C、isenjoy

D^wouldlike

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】题目意思：也许你的王子想要做些什么事？wouldliketodo固定搭

配，想要做某事/愿意做某事。答案选D。

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第24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25题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Doyouthinksittingandstudyingallthetimewillimproveyourgrades?

Thinkagain.Gettingsomeexercisemayhelp,too.Newresearchwitholderpeople

suggeststhattakingregularwalkshelpsthempayattentionbetterthaniftheydidn't

exercise.Walkingregularlyhelpselderlypeople.

A、loseweight

B、becomehappier

C、concentratebetter

D^lookyounger

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】同义词替换有题干替换、选项替换。

第26题【单选题】

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【I阅读选择］Butjustlikeyouralarmclock,yourinternalclockcanbereset.Infact,it

automaticallyresetsitselfeveryday.How?Byusingthelightitgetsthroughyour

eyes.Scientistshaveknownforalongtimethatthelightofdayandthedarkofnight

playimportantrolesinsettingourinternalclocks.Foryears,researchersthoughtthat

thesignalsthatsynchronizethebody'sclockwerehandledthroughthesame

pathwaysthatweusetosee.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccording

tothefourthandfifthparagraphs?

A、Ourbiologicalclockresetsitselfautomatically.

B、Lightgetsthroughoureyesandresetsourbiologicalclock.

C、Ourinternalclockaswellasthealarmclockcanberesetautomatically.

D^Ourinternalclock,likethealarmclock,canbereset.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】是非判断题，根据第五自然段首句Butjustlike（和......一样）your

alarmclock,yourinternalclockcanbereset.Infact,itautomaticallyresetsitself

everyday.How?Byusingthelightitgetsthroughyoureyes.代词it指代biological

clock,不是选项internalclock和alarmclock都可以自动调节。得到答案为CoAD

我们的生物钟自动调节。B光线通过我们的眼睛调节生物钟，与原文一致。

第27题【单选题】

【1阅读选择】Butevenifeverylargecitypurifiedandreuseditswater,westillwould

nothaveenough.Wherecouldweturnnext?Totheoceans!Allwe'dhavetodoto

makeuseofthevastamountofsea-wateris---removethesalt.Thissalt-removing

processisalreadyinuseinmanypartsoftheworld.Accordingtothepassage,

sea-watercanbeturnedintofreshwaterby

A、heatingitup.

B、treatingitwithchemicals.

C、takingsaltoutofit.

D、dryingitup.

【正确答案】C

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【答案解析】海水之所以不能饮用就是因为它是咸的。答题依据是本段的remove

thesaltBPtakesaltout。

第28题【单选题】

［填句补文］Althoughtheresearchershaveonlyjustmadethetechnicaldetailsof

themicroscopepublic,itisalreadyonsale.Itiscurrentlythesizeofarefrigerator

andtakesseveralminutestoscanacircuit,butXiaoandSchragareworking

A、totaketinychipswerequire

B、tomakingchipsanysmaller

C、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputerandcutthescanningtimeto30

seconds

D、ofconductingelectricity

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】这部分所说的体积的减小和所需时间的缩短恰好与前半句中提到的

冰箱大小的体积和所需数分钟的时间形成了对比。即：目前它大约像冰箱那么大，

而且要用几分钟扫描一个电路，但是他们正在努力使它缩小到台式计算机那么大,

把扫描时间缩短到30秒。

第29题【单选题】

【I闻读选择】IrecognizedthatthesitessuchasAssociatedContentcanprovidea

fertilegroundforlearninghowtobecomeabetterwriter.Icouldseethatthiswasan

opendoorforsystematicallylearningsomebasicwritingskillswithoutpayingcollege

tuitionforclassesandleavingthecomfortofmyownhome.Intheeyesoftheauthor,

thesiteAssociatedContent.

A、offersyoualotofnovelstoread

B、isgoodforyourbecomingawriter

C、asksyoutostudywritingregularly

D、isratherexpensivebutconvenient

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【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。根据木段的…canprovideafertilegroundforlearninghowto

becomeabetterwriter确定B答案。其余选项与原文意思不符。A与D选项所表

达内容在文中并未提及，可以被排除。C选项中regularly一词并未在文中得到体

现。

第30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31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.

C、Therearesomanycriticismtotheirparentsamongtheyoungpeople.

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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32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。

第33题【单选题】

【完成句子】Didyouknowthatbefore1950,hurricaneshadnonames?Theywere

simplygivennumbers.ThefirstnamesweresimplyAlpha,BravozCharlie,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

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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34题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Technologyisabeauty.Weeagerlyadoptitspleasure,preferringto

copewiththedrawbacksonthemorningafter.Q:Technologyislikeanart,which

everybodyincludingscientistsloves.

A、True

False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选C。这段提到了technology是一种美的享受，但是没有说它

是一种艺术，更没有说我们每个人都热爱这门艺术。

第35题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thevehiclewastravelingatspeeds90milesperhour.

A、inadditionto

B、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36题【单选题】

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【阅读选择】Ifyouenjoylookingthroughtravelbooksbysuchfamiliarauthorsas

ArthurFrommerorEugeneFodoi;itwillnotsurpriseyoutolearnthattravelwriting

hasalongandvenerablehistory.Almostfromtheearliestannalsofrecordedtime

individualshavefoundreadyaudiencesfortheiraccountsofjourneystostrangeand

exoticlocales.Thispassageismostlyabout.

A、whypeoplefindtravelv/ritingexciting

B、theliterarystyleofthreeearlytravelwriters

C、wherethreeearlytravelwriterswentandwroteabout

D>howtowriteatravelbook

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选C。主旨题。联系第一自然段和每段首句知道，本文讲了三

个作家，锁定答案B和C,结合内容，文章主要讲关于他们的旅行和作品，答案

是Co

第37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38题【单选题】

【阅读选择1Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurely

yawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthe

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floor.Avoidthetroubleofsearchingforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenight

before.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasks

requiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharphours.Youareadvisedtorise

withayawnandstretchbecauseitwill.

A、helptokeepyourenergyfortheday'swork

B、helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday

C、enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework

D^keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题问的是因果关系。回答这一问题的关键是看懂本段的第二句和

其他句子的联系。首先要注意这一段的第一句"Getofftoaslowstartwhichsaves

yourenergy",也就是说早上慢慢起床可以节省能量。紧接该句的三个句子都是

慢慢起床的具体做法。因此选项A是正确答案。

第39题【单选题】

【I闻读选择】Tom,anear-sightedyoungman,wentonablinddatewithagirl.The

twoweresatisfiedwitheachother.Andtheyexchangedtheirtelephonenumbers.

WhatcanwelearnaboutTom?

A、Tommadeagoodimpressiononthegirlatfirst.

B、ItwasthefirsttimethatTomhaddatedagirl.

CNTomwasblind.

D、Tomwashandsomeandpopularwiththegirls.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。细节判断题。从Thetwoweresatisfiedwitheachother

可知，相亲过后，两人对对方都很满意，所以A选项正确，汤姆第一次见对方就

留下了很好的印象。B项所表述内容在文中找不到根据，不能判断这是汤姆第几

次约会。根据文章描述，汤姆只是near-sighted,远不到盲了的地步。文章仅讲

述了汤姆和某一个女孩相亲的精力，对他的个人魅力以及是否受女孩欢迎并未提

及。

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第40题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Theworldisnotonlyhungry;itisalsothirstyforv/ater.Thismayseem

strangetoyou,sincenearly75%oftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.But

about97%ofthishugeamountissea-water,orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkand

usetheother3%™thefreshwaterthatcomesfromrivers,lakes,underground,and

othersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofitisintheform

oficebergs（冰山）andglaciers（冰川）.Evenworse,someofithasbeen

polluted.Whatpercentageoftheearth'swatercanmanactuallyuseatpresent?

A、Nearly75percent.

B、About97percent.

C、Exactly3percent.

D^Lessthan3percent.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】根据本段得知，地球上只有3%的水适于人类饮用，然而部分以冰

山或冰川的形式存在，还有的被污染，因而实际上人类能用的水要低于3%。

第41题【单选题】

【填句补文】""Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

A、Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

B、Thetraditionalperiodictablewaswelldrawn.

C、"\imaginecontourlineswouldbegoodforundergraduates/

D、Buthehasaddedcontourlinestochargedensity,helpingtoexplainwhichions

reactwithwhich.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】这一段是剑桥大学的AlbertGaly的原话，我们可以从引导整个关键

点得出答案。即：“地学化学家们只想通过直觉判断元素的活动。我想等高线对

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学生们有好处

第42题【单选题】

（完成句子】Intelligencewasbelievedtobeafixedentity,somefacultyofthemind

thatweallpossessandwhichdeterminesinsomewaytheextentofour

achievements.ItsValuetherefore,wasasapredictorofchildren/sfuturelearning.If

theydifferedmarkedlyintheirabilitytolearncomplextasks,thenitwasclearly

necessarytoeducatethemdifferentlyandtheneedfordifferenttypesofschooland

evendifferentabilitygroupswithinschoolwasobvious.Intelligencetestscouldbe

usedforstreamingchildrenaccordingtoabilityatanearlyage;andat11thesetests

weresuperiortomeasuresofattainmentforselectingchildrenfordifferenttypesof

secondaryeducation.Itwasoncebelieved,andthuswecantellhow

successfulhe/shewillbeinthefutureaccordingtohis/herintelligence.

A、borntobemoreintelligentorlessintelligent

B、taughttobemoreintellgent

C、thatintelligencewassomethingababywasbornwith

D、andbecauseofthelackofcommunicationwithhisclassmates

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】空格处需要真正的主语（It是形式主语），因此根据语法结构判断C

是答案。该句大意是"人们曾经一度相信，智力是一个孩子天生所具有的，因为

我们可以根据他/她的智力水平判断他/她在将来是否会取得成功。

第43题【单选题】

【2009.04]Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

ANwhat

which

C>when

D^that

【正确答案】C

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【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44题【单选题】

【阅读选择】AndyetalthoughtheMayasknewaboutthewheel,theyneverusedit.

Neitherdidtheyusemetalsotherthancopper.Whatisevermoresurprisingisthat

theysuddenlyabandoned（抛弃）manyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.

SometimearoundAD900zMayancivilizationcollapsed.Bytheyear1200,theirlast

greatcapital,Chichenltzazwasdeserted.Oneofthemostsurprisingfindingsabout

Mayaswasthat.

A、theydevelopedaccuratesystemmeasuringtime.

B、theyknewhowtobuildpyramidswithstones.

C、theydesertedtheircitiesandmovedtonewones.

D、theybuiltcitieswhichtheyneverlivedin.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】对应点为Whatisevermoresurprisingisthattheysuddenly

abandonedmanyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle,是对原文语意进行了

转化，最高级代替了比较级。

第45题【单选题】

[2009.10]hehasmanyfriends,heisoftenfeelinglonely.

A、As

B、When

C、While

D、Since

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查状语从句的从属连词。【译文】尽管1虽然）他有许多朋

友，但他