2022年西南科技大学自考英语（二）练习题（附答案解析）

2022年西南科技大学自考英语（二）练习题

汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【概括大意】Twomajorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.Firstly,the

greaterpartofthedevelopmentofobservedintelligenceoccursintheearliestyears

oflife.Itisestimatedthat50percentofmeasurableintelligenceatage17isalready

predictablebytheageoffour.Secondly,hemostimportantfactorsinthe

environmentarelanguageandpsychologicalaspectsoftheparent-childrelationship.

Muchofthedifferenceinmeasuredintelligencebetween"privileged"and

"disadvantaged"childrenmaybeduetothelatter'slackofappropriateverbal

stimulationandthepovertyoftheirperceptualexperiences.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A、TwoMajorChangedViewofIntelligence

B、Manyofthedifferencesinmeasuredintelligence

C、MainResultsofRecentResearches

D、ImpactonSchoolEducation

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本段文宁的第一句话就把其内容点的很清楚，要介绍的是：Two

majorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.而选项C中的MainResults只不

过是majorfindings的另一种说法而已。

第2题【单选题】

【2009.10]Sofarscientistshaveonlyacquiredunderstandingofthephysical

processesthatcauseearthquakes.

A、apartial

B、achangeable

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C、anoriginal

D、anindividual

【正确答案】A

第3题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】IrecognizedthatthesitessuchasAssociatedContentcanprovidea

fertilegroundforlearninghowtobecomeabetterwriter.Icouldseethatthiswasan

opendoorforsystematicallylearningsomebasicwritingskillswithoutpayingcollege

tuitionforclassesandleavingthecomfortofmyownhome.Intheeyesoftheauthor,

thesiteAssociatedContent.

A、offersyoualotofnovelstoread

B、isgoodforyourbecomingawriter

C>asksyoutostudywritingregularly

D、isratherexpensivebutconvenient

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。根据本段的...canprovideafertilegroundforlearninghowto

becomeabetterwriter确定B答窠。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4题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thebookfairhasreceivedapositivefromreaders.

A、result

B、response

C、settlement

D、solution

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。response：反映，反响。result：结果，后果。

settlement：殖民，移民，定居。solution：解决；解答。根据句意，应该选response。

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apositiveresponse：良好的反映。

第5题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Overtheweekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBill

Clinton,announcedherrunfor2008presidency.Thisispartlyduetothebiased

thinkingthatwomenareweakonnationalsecurity,thoughtheymightbestrongon

educationandhealthcare.Thisdamagestheirprospectsasapresidential

contender.Q:OneofHillary/scampaignpromisesistoreformthenation'shealthcare

system.

ANTrue

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

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有被提到。

第6题【单选题】

[2009.04]Sheeverythingelseandconcentratedonthetaskbeforeher.

A、setoff

B、setback

C^setaside

D、setup

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查短语意义辨析。译文：她把其他事情都放到一边，集中精

力于她面前的任务。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7题【单选题】

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【I闻读选择】ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshewastalkingtoalocal

restaurantwheretheyweregoingtohavelunchafterherappointment.Shecalledto

seeifhewasthere.Shesaid,“MyhusbandhasAlzheimer's1老年痴呆）andhe

shouldn/tbedrivingwithoutme."Numerousthoughtsranthroughmyhead.Callthe

police,callherfamily,andnotify（通知）thedoctor'sofficeshehadjustcomefrom!

Butatfirst,IofferedtodrivetothelocalrestauranttoseeifEdwaswaitingforher

there.Theelderlywomancriedinthelobbywhenshewastalkingto.

A、herhusbandwithAlzhemer's

B、thenurseinthedoctor/soffice

C、alocalrestaurant

D、oneofherfamilymembers

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选C。根据文章本段中ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshe

wastalkingtoalocalrestaurant...可知答案为C项。Helen由于担心自己丈夫安危,

但又找不到人，情急之下先打电话到俩人约好即将要去的餐厅询问情况。

第8题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Technologyisabeauty.Weeagerlyadoptitspleasure,preferringto

copewiththedrawbacksonthemorningafter.Q:Technologyislikeanart,which

everybodyincludingscientistsloves.

A、True

B、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9题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Overtheweekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBill

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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

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有被提到。

2、【I阅读半U断】Technologyisabeauty.Weeagerlyadoptitspleasure,preferringto

copewiththedrawbacksonthemorningafter.Q:Technologyislikeanart,which

everybodyincludingscientistsloves.

A、True

B、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10题【单选题】

[2009.7]Thehousewasquietinthenight,theoccasionalcoughingfrom

mythroat.

A、asfor

B、suchas

C、insteadof

D、exceptfor

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【正确答案】D

【答案解析】木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11题【单选题】

[2009.04]Ifpaymentisnotreceived,legalactionwillbeouronly.

A、aggression

B、advantage

C、alternative

D、ambition

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查词义选择。译文：如果我们收不到付款，那就只好诉诸法

律了。A挑衅、侵犯；B优势、优点；C选择、取舍；D野心、抱负。

第12题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Climatescientistsarenotpresenteverywhere.Becausethereareso

manyplacesintheworldandnotenoughscientiststoobserveallofthem,they're

askingforyourhelpinobservingsignsofclimatechangeacrosstheworld.Thecitizen

scientistmovementencouragesordinarypeopletoobserveaveryspecificresearch

interest—birds,trees,flowersbudding,etc,andsendtheirobservationstoagiant

databasetobeobservedbyprofessionalscientists.Thishelpsasmallnumberof

scientiststrackalargeamountofdatathattheywouldneverbeabletogatheron

theirown.Muchlikecitizenjournalistshelpinglargepublicationscoverahyper-local

beat,citizenscientistsarereadyfortheconditionswheretheylive.Allthat'sneeded

tobecomeoneisafewminuteseachdayoreachweektogatherdataandsendit

in.In"Allthat'sneededtobecomeone...(paragraph2)”,whatdoestheword"one"

standsfor?

A、acitizenjournalist

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B、acitizenscientist

C,ascientist

D、acitizen

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】one不仅是数词也是代词；代词指代的名词或句子一般出现在代词

的前一句，要注意区分代词单、复数。

第13题【单选题】

【阅读选择】AndyetalthoughtheMayasknewaboutthewheel,theyneverusedit.

Neitherdidtheyusemetalsotherthancopper.Whatisevermoresurprisingisthat

theysuddenlyabandoned（抛弃）manyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.

SometimearoundAD900,Mayancivilizationcollapsed.Bytheyear1200,theirlast

greatcapital,ChichenItza,wasdeserted.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14题【单选题】

［阅读选择］

Idon'tclaimthereisn'taforcewhichguidesuszwhichtakescareofus,

butthemainelementthathelpsusbuildupourfutureisoirwayofbeing.Our

personality,ourcharacter,ourwayofperceiving（感知）realityandeverythingthat

surroundsusaretheelementswhichmaybringustothetop,oronthecontrary,

makeusmiserable.Theauthorthinksthatourfutureisdecidedmainlyby.

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A、asuperiorforcelikeGod

B,ourwayofbeing,suchasourcharacter

C>thingsandpersonsthatsurroundus

D、others/choiceandresponsibility

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选Bo虽然作者也声明自己并不否认世界上存在任何一种具有

超自然力量的东西，但是根据文章本段的…butthemainelementthathelpsus

buildupourfutureisourwayofbeing可知，作者认为影响我们未来的最主要的因

素还是我们自己的所作所为，答案为B项。

第15题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Itnormallytakesfromfivedaystooneweekforapersontoadapttoa

reversedroutineofsleepandwakefulness,sleepingduringthedayandworkingat

night.Unfortunately,itisoftenthecaseinindustrythatshiftsarechangedevery

week;apersonmayworkfrom12midnightto8a.m.oneweek,8amto4pmthe

next,and4pmto12midnightthethirdandsoon.Thismeansthatnosoonerhashe

gotusedtooneroutinethanhehastochangetoanother;sothatmuchofhistimeis

spentneitherworkingnorsleepingveryefficiently.Inthelastsentenceofthe

paragraph,/zanother,/means.

A^anotherroutine

B、anothershift

C、anotherweek

D、anotherperson

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】another（另一个）之后省略了routine一词。

第16题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Ontheotherhand,onthemoontherewillbeanattractionbetween

thebutterandthemoon;butthebutterwillweighonlyaboutone-sixthasmuchas

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itdoesontheearth.Thisisbecausethemoonissomuchsmallerthantheearth.The

amountofgravitationalpullthatabodyproducesdependsontheamountof

materialinit.Apacketofbutterhasagravitationalpullofitsown;butthisisvery

smallinrelationtothepullofsomethingaslargeasthemoon,ortheearth,orthe

sun.Wedonotfeelthegravitationalpullofapacketofbutterbecause

A、itistoosmalltohaveagravitationalpullofitsown.

B、itspullissosmallthatwetendtoignoreit.

C、itspulldisappearsinthepresenceoftheearth'sgravitation.

D、ittendstomeltandlosesitsgravitationalpull.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题定位词是notfeel...packetofbutter,找到原文中Apacketof

butterhasagravitationalpullofitsown;butthisisverysmallinrelationtothepull

ofsomethingaslargeasthemoon,ortheearth,orthesun.所以答案是BoC项错在

disappear0

第17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

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选对此烟加以定义的句子。

第18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19题【单选题】

[2010.04]Thestudentdescribedthebeautifulmountainsandriversinhis

hometown.

A、artificially

B、vividly

CNcritically

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。

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第20题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Youthinkthatthebiggestthreattoyourhealthwhentakingashower

comesfromslippingonabarofsoap?Well,guessagain.Q:Thisparagraphisa

questiontowhichtheauthorhopestohaveapositiveanswerfromthereader.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。这段话的意思是：你认为淋浴的时候对健康最大的威胁

是踩在一块肥皂上而滑倒?好的，再猜一猜。这里的“再猜一猜”可以得知作者希

望的不是一个positiveanswer,而是一个negativeanswer。

第21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。

第22题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thefutureismuchtooimportanttosimplyguessabout,thewaythe

highschoolstudentsdid.bycarefullystudyingthepresent,skilled

businessmen,scientists,andpoliticiansaresupposedlyabletofigureoutinadvance

whatwillhappen.

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A、Thestockmarkethaditsworstlossesever

B,Buildingswouldrotatesotheycouldfollowthesuntotakemaximum

advantageofitslightandheat

C、Soexpertsareregularlyaskedtopredictaccurately

D、Thearticlewaswrittenin1958

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】第一句说的是：预测未来很重要，不能像中学生那样猜测。这一空

的关键词是experts,他们不同于中学生，他们的预测应该是较为准确的。

第23题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman'stechnologyare

impressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuable

amountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistontheocean

floor.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyisimportantbecause.

A、resourcesonlandarerunningshortintenyears

B、mancanuseittoexplorethedeepersea

C、itisalotoffundivingintothesea

D、ancientpeopleusedittoexplorethesea

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本段第一句作者提到Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedby

man'stechnologyareimpressive,人类利用技术可以开发的海洋资源是惊人的。

段末说至Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistonthe

oceanfloor.然而，大量有价值的矿物均还埋藏于海底。如铁，铜等等。其他三

项都没有提到。

第24题【单选题】

[2008.04]Anxietycanwithchildren'sperformanceatschool.

A、refer

B、prefer

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C、infer

D,interfere

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词语辨析。句子翻译为：焦虑可以妨碍孩子们在学校的表

现。A.referto提到、查阅、涉及；B.preferto更喜欢；C.inferfrom（根

据某事）推断、推定；D.interferewith扰乱、妨碍。

第25题【单选题】

【完成句子】Theaveragelightningstrikeismorethan3mileslongandcantravelat

atenthofthespeedoflight.Balllightning,therarestandmostmysteriousform,

derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousballthatappearsneartheimpactpoint,

moveshorizontally,andlastsforseveralseconds.Oneformoflightningthat

isballlightning.

A、occursmostinfrequently

B、isshiftedsidewaysbystrongwinds

C、isoftenhiddenfromourview

D、isestimatedat20millionsayear

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字与题目相关的句子是：Balllightning,therarestandmost

mysteriousform,derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousball...,关键词是rarest

（rare的最高级形式）与infrequently"很少发生，少有〃表达相同的意思。

第26题【单选题】

[2008.04]Ithasbeenfoundthatastronghelpovercometheeffectsof

distraction.

A、interruption

B、motivation

C、evaluation

D、destination

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【正确答案】B

【答案解析】木题考查名词词义区分。A.打扰、中；断B.动机、诱因；C.

评估、评价；D.目的地、终点。整句话的意思是：人们发现一个很强的动机

可以帮助克服干扰物的影响。

第27题【单选题】

【1阅读判J困i】Despiteotherexplanations,therealanswerinmyopinionliespartlyin

thechildhimself,partlyinthebehaviorofthepeoplearoundhim.Q:Thereasonwhy

childrenlearntheirmothertonguesowellliessolelyintheirenvironmentof

learning.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选原文说的是儿童之所以能够完全掌握母语部分原因在于

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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28题【单选题】

[2009.71Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

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

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第29题【单选题】

【I阅读选择］Youcan'tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlife

fititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou'resleepyintheevening

butyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabitually

stayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhave

animportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon't

changeyourcycle,butyoullgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.Ifone

wantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould.

A、changehisenergycycle

B、overcomehislaziness

C、getupearlierthanusual

D、gotobedearlier

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题要求读者找出本段中的最后两句，并联系本段开头两句的意思,

作出正确判断。本段开头说，〃虽然你无法改变自己的能量周期，但你可以使你

的生活适合这一周期。Dr.Kleitman认为经常性的行为（对你的能量周期）能起作

用。”最后两句又说，"...risebeforeyourusualhour...workbetteratyourlow

point.〃（"如果你在上午处于能量的低潮，但你有重要的工作要在上午做，那么

你就要比平时早起。这并不改变你的周期，但你可以在低潮时得到能量，工作得

更好。因此选项C是正确答案。

第30题【单选题】

【阅读判断】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

centenarians（B,岁老人）getaskedallthetime："Howdidyoulivetobe100?"Q:The

fivecentenariansliveinaveryfriendlycommunity.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

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【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选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】

【阅读选择】In1841,abookwaspublishedwhichastonishedtheworld.Itwas

called“IncidentsofTravelinCentralAmerica,ChiapasandYucatan”.TheauthorJohn

LoudStephenshadjustreturnedfromalong,difficultanddangerousjourney

throughthethickrainforestofsouthernMexicoandGuatemala.Hehadoncebeen

therpwithFrederickCatherwnod,anarchitectandartist,tosearchfortheremainsof

alostcivilizationknownastheMayas（玛雅）.VerylittlewasknownabouttheMayas

atthattime,butCatherwood'sdrawinginthebookshowedincrediblecitieswith

temples,pyramidsandotherbuildingsasimpressiveasthoseoftheirnorthern

neighbors,theAztecs.Thesecities,however;weredeserted.Theinhabitants（居民）

haddisappearedalmostathousandyearsbefore.Stephen/sbookastonishedthe

worldbecause.

A、itwasthefirsttimepeopleheardaboutMayas.

B、theMayaswereexcellentbuildersandfarmers.

C^hehadexperiencedsomanydifficultiestofindthislostcivilization.

D、itdescribedthattheMayasusedtobeanadvancedcivilization.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】根据问题中的关键词astonished,把本问题定位在第一句In1841,a

bookwaspublishedwhichastonishedtheworld.对下面的几个重要事实的归纳概

括就得出正确答案：Do

第32题【单选题】

[2007.04]Havingdecidedtorentaflat,wecontactinghousingagencies

inthecity.

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A、setabout

B,setdown

C、setout

D、setup

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查关于set的短语。contactinghousingagencies：联系房屋

中介。根据句意，应该选setabout。setabout：开始做某事。setdown：放下,

搁下；记下，记载，写下。setout：出发，开始，后面跟todosth。setup：建

立（事业）；成立（组织）；为某人提供必需品或有用的东西C

第33题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbe

quiteaneffortforourmindtobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof"weight"asbeingafixed

qualityinanobject,butitisnotreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeaone-pound

packetofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofa

pound.Howmuchwouldfourpoundsofteaweighifitwastaken4,000milesout

fromthesurfaceoftheearth?

A、1pound.

2pounds.

C、3pounds.

D、4pounds.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题问的是一磅茶如果被带出离地球表面4000英里的地方，重量

会是多少？4000这个数字比较关键，因为在本段最后一句中出现了这个词，一

看该句Ifyoucouldtakeaone-poundpacketofbutter4,000milesoutfromthe

earth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofapound.只是把名词换了一下,很显然答案

就是变成原来重量的四分之一，因此正确答案是A。

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第34题【单选题】

Weweretoldthatthestonefigurebacktothe16thcenturywasofgreat

value.

A、dated

B、dating

C>coming

D、kept

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本句中含有be+of+n.这个结构。datingbacktothe16thcentury的逻

辑主语是stonefigureo

第35题【单选题】

【阅读选择】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle（长

柄勺）.Placedonastoneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewouldmove

rounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthwhilethebulk（主体）oftheladle

wasattractedtomagneticnorth.Thisinterestinglyshapeddeviceismentionedina

bookfromabout80.Otherancientbooksmayhavedateditasfarbackasthe

fourthcenturyJade（玉石）findersplayedanimportantroleintheinventionofthe

"ladle".Theytravelledgreatdistancestolookforjade.Inordernottolosedirections,

theywouldtakea"ladle"withthem.WhendidtheChineseinventthecompass?

A、In1492.

B、InthethirteencenturyA.D.

C、InA.D.80.

D、Atleast2000yearsago.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本段中TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopeda

workingcompass.直接告诉我们中国发明指南针的时间。

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第36题【单选题】

【I判读选择]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

【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

thesalt艮takesaltout。

第37题【单选题】

[2007.04]Iftheoperationcarefullyprepared,itwouldnothavebeen

successful.

A、wasnot

B、hasnotbeen

C^hadnotbeen

D>werenot

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查虚拟语气。主句是对过去的虚拟，所以根据句意，条件状

语从句也应该是对过去的虚拟，所以用haddone的形式。句意：如果手术没有

经过认真仔细的准备，它就不会成功。

第38题【单选题】

【完成句子】Americanseatwithknivesandforks;Japaneseeatwithchopsticks.

Americanssay"Hi"whentheymeet;Japanesebow.ManyAmericanmenopendoors

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forwomen;Japanesemendonot.Onthesurface,itappearsthatgoodmannersin

AmericaarenotgoodmannersinJapan,andinawaythisistrue.Butinanycountry,

theonlymannersthatareimportantarethoseinvolvingoneperson'sbehavior

towardanotherperson.Inallcountriesitisgoodmannerstobehaveconsiderately

towardothersandbadmannersnotto.Itisonlythewayofbehavingthatdiffers

fromcountrytocountry.Thetopicsentenceofthisparagraphis.

A、Americanseatwithknivesandforks;Japaneseeatwithchopsticks.

ManyAmericanmenopendoorsforwomen;Japanesemendonot.

C、Thewayofbehavingthatdiffersfromcountrytocountry.

D、Inallcountriesitisgoodmannerstobehaveconsideratelytowardothersand

badmannersnotto.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】文章的最后一句话是对前面的一个总结，道出了本段的主题。因此

选择Co

第39题【单选题】

【2007.04]Thecentraltheatrehasaseatingofmorethan3,000people.

A、capability

B、capacity

C^ability

D、facility

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。ability主要指天赋的能力或应用知识的才能，

应该是属于那种已经具备并发展较快的能力。如“Hehasunusualabilityinscience%

capability与ability不同的是，它不仅能用于人，也可用于物，如：Electronic

refinements,however,havegreatlyextendedtheusesandcapabilitiesofsomeof

theolderelectricaldevices.capacity指容纳或吸收事物的能力，可用于人和物。

如"Thehallhasaseatingcapacityof500”。根据句意，本题应该选capacity。

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第40题【单选题】

【2008.04]Thegovernmentfinallyallthedocumentsrelatingtothewar.

A、released

B、specialized

C、realized

D、supposed

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查动词意义区分。A“公开发表、公布或发布（新闻）〃B专

门从事、专攻C意识到、领悟D假定、猜想。整句话的意思是：政府最

终公布了与这场战争有关的全部文件。

第41题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Whowasthisman?Howandwhenhadhedied?Everybodyhada

differentanswertothesequestions.Somepeoplethoughtthatitwasfromthis

century,perhapsthebodyofasoldierwhodiedinWorldWarI,sinceseveralsoldiers

hadalreadybeenfoundinthearea.ASwisswomanbelieveditmightbeherfather,

whohaddiedinthosemountainstwentyyearsbeforeandwhosebodyhadnever

beenfound.Thescientistswhorushedtolookatthebodythoughtitwasprobably

mucholder,maybeevenathousandyearsold.Allthefollowingsareassumptions

oncemadeabouttheIcemanEXCEPT.

A、hewasasoldierinWorldWarI

B、hewasaSwisswoman'slong-lostfather

C、hewasbornaboutathousandyearsago

D、hecamefromItaly

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】解题步骤：四个选项逐个回到原文对应位置，确认是否正确。

第42题【单选题】

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【阅读判断】Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknownasEastAnglia,has

beeninexistenceformorethantwothousandyears.Itbeganasasmallvillage

besidetheRiverWensum.Q:TheRiverWensumflowsbyNorwich.

A、True

False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。答题依据在第二句，Norwich是Rive'Wensum旁边的一

个小村庄，就说明了RiverWensum流经Norwich<,

第43题【单选题】

[2007.04]Becauseofthebadweather,thesportsmeethadtobe.

A、shutdown

B、doneaway

C、goneoff

D、calledoff

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。calloff：取消，符合句意。shutdown：关闭（工

厂）；（工厂）停工，关闭。doaway常与with搭配，构成doawaywith。gooff：

爆炸，（闹铃）响。

第44题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Ifyouenjoylookingthroughtravelbooksbysuchfamiliarauthorsas

ArthurFrommerorEugeneFo