2022年南通市工人业余大学自考英语（二）练习题（附答案解析）

2022年南通市工人业余大学自考英语（二）

练习题汇总（附答案解析）

第1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2题【单选题】

【完成句子】Theaveragelightningstrikeismorethan3mileslongandcantravelat

atenthofthespeedoflight.Balllightning,therarestandmostmysteriousform,

derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousballthatappearsneartheimpactpoint,

moveshorizontally,andlastsforseveralseconds.Oneformoflightningthat

isballlightning.

A、occursmostinfrequently

B、isshiftedsidewaysbystrongwinds

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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3题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Thetornadocausedalotofdamagetocarsandhousesinthearea.It

willtakealongtimeandmuchmoneytorepaireverything.Therewasalsoserious

waterdamagefromthethunderstorms.Thehpavyrainsandhighwindcausedthe

powertogooutinmanyhomes.Q:Powersupplysystemwasnotdamagedduring

thestorm.

A、True

B^False

C>NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B0本题可译为：暴风雨中供电系统没遭到破坏。最后一句

说大风和暴雨使一些家庭的供电出现了问题，与题项矛盾，故选B。

第4题【单选题】

[2009.01]Thetwinsisterswereidenticalappearanceandcharacter.

A、of

B、with

C、in

D、to

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查介词词义。句意：这对双胞胎姐妹的面容和性格都一模一

样。beidenticalto/with完全相同的，一模一样的。本题要说明在某个方面是一

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样的，故选c。

第5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0A挑衅、侵犯：B优势、优点；C选择、取舍：D野心、抱负。

第6题【单选题】

[2007.04]Itisdifficulttotheimplicationbetweenthelines.

A、getto

B、getwith

C、getat

D、getdown

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考杳词组辨析。A,开始，接触：C.找出，发现：D.下来,

写下来。

第7题【单选题】

【2009.10]Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedtothestafftoworkhard.

A、calculate

B^demonstrate

C、speculate

D、motivate

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【正确答案】D

【答案解析】木题考查词语辨析。【译文】利润共享计划目的是激发员工努力工

作。A计算、估算B证实、论证、演示C思索、推测D激励、激发

第8题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereas

nationalincomeisdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction

—namely,profits,interest,rent,wages,andothercompensationforlabor,personal

incomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedbyindividualsbefore

personaltaxesarepaid.NationalincomedoesnotequalGNPbecausethefactorsof

productiondonotreceivepaymentforeithercapitalconsumptionallowancesor

indirectbusinesstaxes,bothofwhichareincludedinGNP.Themoneyputasidefor

capitalconsumptionisforreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.Indirect

taxesincludesalestaxes,propertytaxes,andexcisetaxesthatarepaidbybusinesses

directlytothegovernmentandsoreducetheincomelefttopayforthefactorsof

production.Three-fourthsofnationalincomegoesforwages,salaries,andother

formsofcompensationtoemployees.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue

accordingtotheparagraph?

A、GNPequalsnationalincomeplusindirectbusinesstaxes.

B、GNPexcludesbothcapitalconsumptionallowancesandindirectbusiness

taxes.

C、Personalincomeisregardedasthetotalmoneyincomereceivedbyan

individualafterhisorhertaxesarepaid.

D、Themoneythatgoesforcapitalconsumptionisnotregardedasincome.

【正确答案】D

（答案解析］本题的依据是本段的Themoneyputasideforcapitalconsumptionis

forreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.这个句子。对原句的词语选项D

用了别的表达方法，但大意仍保持不变。

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第9题【单选题】

[2009.04]Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

A、what

B、which

C、when

D、that

【正确答案】C

【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10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，但他常常感到孤独。

第11题【单选题】

【填句补文】AllchildrenintheUnitedStateshavetoreceiveaneducation,butthe

lawdoesnotsaytheyhavetobeeducatedatschool.Anumberofparentsprefernot

tosendtheirchildrentoschool..Thereareabout300,000home-schoolers

intheUnitedStatestoday.

A、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

Insomecountries,however,childrenareeducatedbytheirparents.

C>Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

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D、Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas"home-schoolers."

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】后文出现了home-schoolers,根据选项，这里应该是对这个词的定

义，因此选D。

第12题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thatproposalisessentiallyirrelevanttheissueathand.

A、with

B^from

C、in

D、to

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查介词的固定搭配。句子翻译：那个提案与手头上的问题根

本无关。irrelevantto表示：与…无关。

第13题【单选题】

【阅读判断】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

centenarians（百岁老人）getaskedallthetime："Howdidyoulivetobe100?"Q:The

fivecentenariansliveinaveryfriendlycommunity.

A、True

B、False

C^NotGiven

【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14题【单选题】

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【填句补文】AllchildrenintheUnitedStateshavetoreceiveaneducation,butthe

lawdoesnotsaytheyhavetobeeducatedatschool.Anumberofparentsprefernot

tosendtheirchildrentoschool..Thereareabout300,000home-schoolers

intheUnitedStatestoday.

A、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B、Insomecountries,however;childrenareeducatedbytheirparents.

C、Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

D、Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas"home-schoolers."

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】后文出现了home-schoolers,根据选项，这里应该是对这个词的定

义，因此选Do

第15题【单选题】

【阅读选择】DemandsforstrongerprotectionforwildlifeinBritainsometimeshide

thefactthatsimilarneedsarefeltintherestofEurope.StudiesbytheCouncilof

Europe,ofwhich21countiesaremembers,haveshownthat45percentofreptile

（爬行类的）speciesand24percentofbutterfliesareindangerofdyingout.Recent

studiesbythecouncilofEuropehaveindicatedthat.

A、wildlifeneedsmoreprotectiononlyinBritain.

B、allspeciesofwildlifeinEuropeareindangerofdyingout.

C、therearefewerspeciesofreptilesandbutterfliesinEuropethanelsewhere.

D、manyspeciesofreptilesanbutterfliesinEuropeneedprotecting.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】答案选Do本段的第二个句子是这么说的：有21个国家组成的欧

洲委员会的研究表明，45%的爬行动物和24%的蝴蝶濒临灭绝。由此可见，D是

正确的答案。

第16题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Today,workinglessthana40-hourweek,peopleenjoymoreleisure

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time.Hence,thewiseuseofleisuretimehasbecomeanimportantproblemfor

everyone,youngorold.Itisaparticularlydifficultproblemforthesick,theaged,and

thosewhohaveretiredfromearningaliving.Thosepeoplehavesomuchleisurethat

itishardforthemtofindinterestingandworthwhilewaystouseit.Howtospend

leisuretimewiselyisnotaparticularlydifficultproblemforpeople.

A、whoareverybusyeveryday

B、whoaresickinbed

C、whoareagedandingoodhealth

D、whohaveretiredfromwork

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题可采用排除法,第三句话(Itisaparticularlydifficultproblemfor

thesick,theaged,andthosewhohaveretiredfromearningaliving.),可以看出这三

类人对于怎样度过空闲时光是特别困难的，所以可以排除BCD项，选A。

第17题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Theidealbatterywillstorealotofenergyinasmallpackage.Rightnow,

Belcher'smodelbattery,ametallicdiskcompletelybuiltbyviruses,lookslikea

regularwatchbattery.Butinside,itscomponentsareverysmall-sotinyyoucan

onlyseethemwithapowerfulmicroscope.Whichofthefollowingistrueof

Belcher'sbatterymentionedinparagraph6?

A、Itismadeofmetal.

B、Itisakindofwatchbattery.

C、Itcanonlybeseenwithamicroscope.

D、Itisametallicdiskwithvirusesinsideit.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】做题步骤：四个选项逐一带到原文，找到三个错误选项，一个正确

选项，比NOTTRUE题难。

第18题【单选题】

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【I闻读判断】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B。原文说的是儿童之所以能够完全掌握母语部分原因在于

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19题【单选题】

[2009.10]Scientistsdoubtwhetherit'storegulateone'sbiologicalclockby

drinking.

A、feasible

incredible

C、fashionable

D、valuable

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查形容词词义区分。科学家怀疑通过喝酒来调整人体生物钟

是否可行。A可行的、可能且合理的B不可相信的、难以置信的C时髦的、

时尚的D贵重的、宝贵的

第20题【单选题】

[2009.04]I'vegottheorderfromthebossthattheworkfinishedbefore

5p.m.today.

A^wouldbe

B、be

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C、willhavebeen

D,couldbe

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】译文：我已经从老板那得到指令，这项工作在今天下午五点钟之前

要完成。试题分析：本题考查名词从句中的虚拟语气。回详细解答：that引导同

位语从句，说明order的内容。同时从句要用虚拟语气，从句谓语用should+动

词原形的形式，should可以省略。

第21题【单选题】

[2009.10]Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes,causedme

toarrivelate.

A、it

B、that

C>what

D、which

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查非限制性定语从句。整句话的意思是：交通阻塞30多分

钟，这使得我到达晚了。

第22题【单选题】

【概括大意】TheVLT（VeryLargeTelescope）istheworld'slargesttelescope（望

远镜）andistakingastronomers（天文学家）furtherbacktotheBigBangthan

theyeverthoughtpossible.Located2,600metresupintheChileanAndes,ithasfour

hugemirrors,eachaboutthesizeofaLondonbus.TheVLTissopowerfulitcanspot

aburningmatch10,000kilometresaway.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、Biggesttelescope

B、Powerofthetelescope

C^FactionsofVLT

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D、Birthofthenewtelescope

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字主要介绍了世界上最大的望远镜。

第23题【单选题】

[2009.01]Moderneconomicsthecountry'sagriculturalpolicies.

A^undergoes

B、understands

C、underlies

D、undertakes

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。句意：现代经济学是国家农业政策的基础。考

查形近动词词义。A经历，经受；B了解；C成为…的基础；D承担，保证。

第24题【单选题】

[阅读判断】Whataboutdrinkingalcoholtowetyourthroat?Iadviceyounotto

touchalcoholbeforespeaking.Youwillfeelall-powerfulandyouwillfeelyoucando

everything,butinfactyourbrainandyourmouthdonotworktogetherproperly.

Savethealcoholuntilafteryoufinishspeaking.Q:Duetotheeffectofalcohol,your

thoughtandyourmouthwillnotcoordinateproperly.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选Ao本题的关键句为：butinfactyourbrainandyourmouthdo

notworktogetherproperly.因此本题答案为Ao

第25题【单选题】

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[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26题【单选题】

【阅读选择】LateoneSundayafternooninSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,an

elderlycleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehad

livedandworkedmostofherlife.Itmayseemlikeanordinaryendtoahumblelife,

buttherewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthiswoman.Inthesummerof

1995,McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,

totheUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown.Themoneywastohelp

otherAfricanAmericansthroughuniversity.Shehadstartedhersavingshabitasa

youngchildwhenshewouldreturnfromschooltocleanandironformoneywhich

shewouldthensave.Thiswomanshockedandinspiredtheworldbecause.

A、shehadmanagedtosavesomuchmoney

B、shegavehermoneytoAfricanAmericans

C>shegaveherlifesavingstohelpothersthroughuniversity

D、sheonlyspentmoneyoncheapthings

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选C。0nly是绝对词，在选项D中出现，根据经验排除D；对

照原文第一自然段最后一句话therewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthis

woman说她有些特别的地方，接着第二自然段就讲Inthesummerof1995,

McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,to

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theUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown.她把大部分积攒的钱捐献

给了家乡的大学，A和B表达都不全面，答案是5

第27题【单选题】

[2009.01]Youshouldhelpthemwhenyourfriendsquarrelwitheachother.

A、comeintosight

B、cometoterms

C、comeintoplay

D、cometopower

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查短语的习惯用法。句意：当你的朋友吵架时，你应当帮助

他们协调一下。comeinto或cometo都表示进入（某种状态）。A映入眼帘；

B.达成协议，妥协、；C开始运作；D.上台，开始掌权。

第28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|J：Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistonthe

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

项都没有提到。

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第29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30题【单选题】

【阅读判断】/z

Backin1969zUSPresidentRichardNixonconfidentlypredicted:lnthe

next50years,weshallseeawomanpresident,perhapssoonerthanyouthink.”

Today,nottoofaroffNixon'sdeadline,Americaislookingatthatpossibility.Overthe

weekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBillClinton,announced

herrunfor2008presidency.Q:Uptothepresent,nowomanhasbeenelected

presidentintheUS.

A、True

B、False

C^NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选Ao问题句说“迄今为止在美国没有一个女人曾经被选举为

总统本段说的是“1969年，美国总统RichardNixon很有信心地预测：'在下一

个50年里，我们将会看见一个女总统，这或许比你想象的更快些今天距离

Nixon总统给出的最终期限已经不远了，美国人现在正关注这可能性〃。相邻语句

的句意相关，显然，定冠词结构"thepossibility”指答案相关句中提到的"可能出现

美国女总统从该句中可以推断出“从1969年到现在为止，美国还没有出现女

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总统因此问题句提供了正魂信息。

第31题【单选题】

【2010.04]Bytheendofnextyearthebridge.

A、istocomplete

B、hasbeencompleted

C、willbecompleted

D、willhavebeencompleted

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】【译文】到明年年底之前，这座桥修建将完成。【试题分析】本题

考查语法。【详细解答】动词时态。bytheendof到……时为止：在……之前。将来

完成时态，用于表达在将来某时间以前已经完成的动作。

第32题【单选题】

【填句补文】Homeschoolingisoftenmoreinterestingthanregularschools,but

criticssaythathome-schoolersareoutsiderswhomightbeuncomfortablemixing

withotherpeopleinadultlife..However,mostparentsdon'thavethetime

orthedesiretoteachtheirchildrenathome,soschoolswillcontinuetobewhere

mostchildrengettheirformaleducation.

A、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B、Anumberofparentsprefernottosendtheirchildrentoschool.

C、Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas"home-schoolers."

D、Othersbelievetheycanprovideabettereducationalexperiencefortheir

childrenbyteachingthemathome.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段大意是"对homeschooling提出了质疑〃，需要注意前面说到

了"criticssay”,空格处与之对应的是"Criticsalsosay”。

第33题【单选题】

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【概括大意】Ifyouaretiredofmakingvagueexcusesforanotherdullsummerat

home,hereisathoughttoliftyourspirits.Youdonotneedanythingsoradicalas

winningalottery（彩票）tofinanceatriptoEurope.Astudentidentitycardthatcan

beobtainedforafewdollarsfromtheCouncilonInternationalEducationalExchange

entitles（给予、授权）youtodiscounttickets（打折机票）oncertaincharterflights

toLondonandParis,aswellasreducedadmissiontomanymuseums,cinemas,and

musicalevents.OnceinEurope,youcanstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabout

twodollarsanight.Sodon'tgiveupyourhopesofbecominganinternational

traveler.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、ItiseasyforastudenttotravelinEuropeduringthesummer.

B、Thestudentneedstoobtainanidentitycardtotravelatacheaprate.

C>Thestudentcouldstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabouttwodollarsanight.

D、Thestudentswillbecomeinternationaltravelersinsummer.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】这段话主要讲学生暑假去欧洲的一些优惠来论证学生去欧洲旅行是

很容易的。因此选择A。

第34题【单选题】

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

twoweresatisfiedwitheachother.Andtheyexchangedtheirtelephonenumbers.

WhatcanwelearnaboutTom?

A、Tommadeagoodimpressiononthegirlatfirst.

B、ItwasthefirsttimethatTomhaddatedagirl.

C、Tomwasblind.

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

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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。

第35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36题【单选题】

【2009.10]Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedtothestafftoworkhard.

A、calculate

B、demonstrate

C、speculate

D、motivate

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词语辨析。【译文】利润共享计划目的是激发员工努力工

作。A计算、估算B证实、论证、演示C思索、推测D激励、激发

第37题【单选题】

【I闻读选择】Rhythminliteratureisamoreorlessregularoccurrenceofcertain

elementsofwriting:aword,aphrase,anidea,asound,oragrammatical

construction.Wearealsoaccustomedtothisrecurrenceinthealternateheavyand

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lightbeatsinmusic.Ourloveforrhythmseemstobeinnate:witnesstheresponses

ofasmallchildtolivelymusic.Childrenlovetobeatontoydrumsoremptyboxes.

Theystamptheirfeetandchantnurseryrhymesornonsensesyllables,notunlike

primitivedancers.Aschildrengrowolder,theyaretaughttorestraintheirresponses

torhythm,butourloveofrhythmremains.Weliveinrhythms;infactweare

governedbyrhythms.Accordingtothepassage,anadult'sreactiontorhythmin

musicwouldprobablybe.

A、uninhibited

B、indifferent

C、restrained

D、responsible

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】该题的解题依据在本段结尾部分“Aschildrengrowolder,theyare

作者讲：随着孩子的年龄逐渐增大,

taughttorestraintheirresponsestorhythm../0

大人就会教他们抑制对节奏的反应，等他们长大之后，他们对音乐节奏的反应,

更可能受到抑制。

第38题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Theworldisnotonlyhungry;itisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseem

strangetoyou,sincenearly75%oftheearth/ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.But

about97%ofthishugeamountissea-water,orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkand

usetheother3%—thefreshwaterthatcomesfromrivers,lakes,underground,and

othersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofitisintheform

oficebergs（冰山）andglaciers（冰HI）.Evenworse,someofithasbeen

polluted.Whatpercentageoftheearth'swatercanmanactuallyuseatpresent?

A、Nearly75percent.

B、About97percent.

C^Exactly3percent.

D、Lessthan3percent.

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【正确答案】D

【答案解析】根据木段得知，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39题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereas

nationalincomeisdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction

—namely,profits,interest,rent,wages,andothercompensationforlabor,personal

incomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedbyindividualsbefore

personaltaxesarepaid.NationalincomedoesnotequalGNPbecausethefactorsof

productiondonotreceivepaymentforeithercapitalconsumptionallowancesor

indirectbusinesstaxes,bothofwhichareincludedinGNP.Themoneyputasidefor

capitalconsumptionisforreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.Indirect

taxesincludesalestaxes,propertytaxes,andexcisetaxesthatarepaidbybusinesses

directlytothegovernmentandsoreducetheincomelefttopayforthefactorsof

production.Three-fourthsofnationalincomegoesforwages,salaries,andother

formsofcompensationtoemployees.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue

accordingtotheparagraph?

A、GNPequalsnationalincomeplusindirectbusinesstaxes.

B、GNPexcludesbothcapitalconsumptionallowancesandindirectbusiness

taxes.

C、Personalincomeisregardedasthetotalmoneyincomereceivedbyan

individualafterhisorhertaxesarepaid.

D、Themoneythatgoesforcapitalconsumptionisnotregardedasincome.

【正确答案】D

（答案解析］本题的依据是本段的Themoneyputasideforcapitalconsumptionis

forreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.这个句子。对原句的词语选项D

用了别的表达方法，但大意仍保持不变。

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第40题【单选题】

【2009.10]Sofarscientistshaveonlyacquiredunderstandingofthephysical

processesthatcauseearthquakes.

A、apartial

B、achangeable

C>anoriginal

D、anindividual

【正确答案】A

第41题【单选题】

【完成句子】Saganwasnotedforthevigourofhislogicstyle,especiallywhen

criticizingsomepieceofpseudoscience（伪科学）.Iremembereda1973AAAS

meetingatwhichhedestroyedthetheoriesofImmanuelVelikovsky,whowas

maintainingthatonlyafewthousandsofyearsago,Venushadrepeatedlycollided

withEarthandMars;eventswellnoted.Velikovskysaid,inthebible.lnSagan's

opinion,Velikovskymightbe.

A、amemberoftheNationalAcademyofScience

B、apseudo-scientist

C、asciencepopulariser

D、areporter

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】从这段文字中，我们可以了解到作者认为，Sagan与伪科学作斗争

的一个实例就是Sagan摧毁了Velikovsky的错误论述，即Velikovsky提出，在过

去几千年中，水星与地球和火星反复多次相撞，这在圣经中有加载。

第42题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Thetornadocausedalotofdamagetocarsandhousesinthearea.It

willtakealongtimeandmuchmoneytorepaireverything.Therewasalsoserious

waterdamagefromthethunderstorms.Theheavyrainsandhighwindcausedthe

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powertogooutinmanyhomes.Q:Powersupplysystemwasnotdamagedduring

thestorm.

A、True

B、False

C^NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选Be本题可译为：暴风雨中供电系统没遭到破坏。最后一句

说大风和暴雨使一些家庭的供电出现了问题，与题项矛盾，故选B。

第43题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Parentsoftendecideonthebasisofwhattheirchildrenwant.Cathy,a

mothertoldus,“Mychildrenhavepackedlunches,becausetheysaytheyhate

schooldinners.Imake3packedluncheseverymorning,soourkitchenislikea

sandwichbarinthemorning?However,anothermother;Susanmadeherchoice

basedonthenutritiousvalueofthefood.Shesaid,“Mydaughteralwayshasschool

dinners.Ithinksheprobablygetshealthierfoodbyhavingacookedlunchatschool

thanshewouldifImadeafewsandwiches."WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccording

tothepassage?

A、Katzthinkschipsaregoodforhiskids.

B、Susan'sdaughterlikeseatingsandwiches.

C、Cathymayhaveatleastthreechildren.

D、Jamielikesburgersandpizzas.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选Co细节查找并简单推断题。从本段，特别是Imake3packed

luncheseverymorning...可知Cathy有三个孩子在上学，有没有不上学的孩子不得

而知，故选项C为最佳选项。其他三项均与原文意思不符。

第44题【单选题】

［阅读选择］Theviolencewithinasocietyiscontrolledthroughinstitutionsoflaw.

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Themoredevelopedalegalsystembecomes,themoresocietytakesresponsibility

forthediscovery,control,andpunishmentofviolentacts.Inmosttribalsocietiesthe

onlymeanstodealwithanactofviolenceisrevenge.Eachfamilygroupmayhave

theresponsibilityforpersonallycarryingoutjudgmentandpunishmentuponthe

personwhocommittedtheoffense.Butinlegalsystems,theresponsibilityfor

revengebecomesdepersonalizedanddiffused.Thesocietyassumesthe

responsibilityforprotectingindividualsfromviolence.Incaseswheretheycannotbe

protected,thesocietyisresponsibleforimposingpunishment.Thefunctionoflegal

systems,accordingtothepassage,is.

A、tocontrolviolencewithinasociety

B、toprotecttheworldfromchaos

C>tofreesocietyfromtheideaofrevenge

D、togivethego