2022年温州医科大学自考英语（二）练习题（附答案解析）

2022年温州医科大学自考英语（二）练习题

汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

[2008.04]Newdriversarefarmoretohaveaccidentsthanexperienced

drivers.

A、possible

Bslikely

C、probable

D、unlikely

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查形容词辨析。句子翻译：新司机比起有经验的老司机出交

通事故的可能性要大得多。A.可能（发生、存在）的；B.有可能belikelyto;

C.大概的、可能的；D不可能的应用举例：I'lldoeverythingpossibletohelp

you.我会尽一切可能帮助你。Heislikelytoarriveabitlate.他有可能会晚到一会

儿。

第2题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thebookfairhasreceivedapositivefromreaders.

A、result

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response0

apositiveresponse：良好的反映。

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第3题【单选题】

【I闻读选择】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheinterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakesits

mostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitment,allegiance,and

supremesacrifice.Theword“allegiance”isclosestinmeaningto.

A、loyalty

B、objective

C、survival

D^motive

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】解本题可用同类词关系进行判断。在“allegiance"前后的两个词分别

是commitment和sacrifice,应能判断出这三个词相对于国家而言是同一类词，

再利用排除法，不难选出正确答案A。

第4题【单选题】

【填句补文】“Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

A、Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

B、Thetraditionalperiodictablewaswelldrawn.

C、“Iimaginecontourlineswouldbegoodforundergraduates/

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

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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

学生们有好处〃。

第5题【单选题】

[2010.04]Inordertofollowfashions,thegirlhastogreatdiscomforts.

A、catchupwith

B、putupwith

C>keepupwith

D、fallinwith

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查短语辨析。【译文】为了跟随时尚，这个女孩不得不忍受

极度地不舒适。putupwith：忍受。catchupwith：追上，赶上。keepupwith：

和…保持联系。fallinwith：偶然遇到，赞同。

第6题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Theviolencewithinasocietyiscontrolledthroughinstitutionsoflaw.

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、togivethegovernmentabsolutepower

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【正确答案】A

【答案解析】木段的第一句话Theviolencewithinasocietyiscontrolledthrough

institutionsoflaw是本题的答案。

第7题【单选题】

［概括大意］Theyalwayscomplained（抱怨）moreorlessjustly,thattheirparents

areoutoftouchwithmodernways.Theyalsoblamedthattheirparentsalwayshave

afinalsay.Andtheyoungfeltthattheirparentsdonottrusttheirchildrentodeal

withcrises.Besides,theydissatisfiedtoomuchmurmursoftheirparentsabout

certainproblemsandthelackofsenseofhumorindealingwiththeproblems,at

leastinparents-childrpnrelationships.Thpmainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Thecriticismstotheirparentscanbekeptoutoftheyoungpeople'smindin

followingways.

B、Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandto

blamethemformostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.

C、Therearesomanycriticismtotheirparentsamongtheyoungpeople.

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Co

第8题【单选题】

【填句补文】Posture.Agoodposturemakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.

.Thismakesbreathingmoredifficult,whichinturncanmakeyoufeel

nervousoruncomfortable.

A、Ifyouarefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

B、Bodylanguageisabroadtermforseveralformsofcommunicationusingbody

movementsorgestures.

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C^Bodylanguagediffersfromculturetoculture.

D、Ifyouareatinterviews,trytokeepthemstill.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段讲的是身体姿势。填充句后一个句子提到“this”会使呼吸更加

困难，this显然指的是一种不太好的身体姿势，因此本题答案为A。

第9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10题【单选题】

[2008.10]Itisstronglyheldthatnewmustbeintroducedtoprotectthe

rightoftheimmigrants.

A、statistics

constructions

C、measures

D、concessions

【正确答案】C

【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11题【单选题】

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（填句补文】“Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

A、Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

B、Thetraditionalperiodictablewaswelldrawn.

C^“Iimaginecontourlineswouldbegoodforundergraduates/

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

学生们有好处〃。

第12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13题【单选题】

Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

considerably.

A、distribution

B、contribution

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C、prescription

D,circulation

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】【译文】如若不能相当大地增加报纸的发行量，这家报社就将不得

不关闭了。【试题分析】词义选择题。团【详细解答】A分配，分发B贡献，

投稿C处方，药方D（报刊等的）发行量、销售量

第14题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Warmaybeanaturalexpressionofbiologicalinstinctanddrives

towardaggressioninthehumanspecies.Naturalimpulsesofanger,hostility,and

territoriality（守卫地盘的天性）areexpressedthroughactsofviolence.Theseareall

qualitiesthathumanssharewithanimals.Aggressionisakindofinnate（天生的）

survivalmechanism,aninstinctforself-preservation,thatallowsanimalstodefend

themselvesfromthreatstotheirexistence.But,ontheotherhand,humanviolence

showsevidenceofbeingalearnedbehavior.Inthecaseofhumanaggression,

violencecannotbesimplyreducedtoaninstinct.Themanyexpressionsofhuman

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior.Inhumansocietiesviolencehasasocialfunction:Itisastrategyfor

creatingordestroyingformsofsocialorder.Religioustraditionshavetakenaleading

roleindirectingthepowersofviolence.Wewilllookattheritualandethical（道德上

的）patternswithinwhichhumanviolencehasbeendirected.Humanviolenceshows

evidenceofbeingalearnedbehaviorinthat.

A、itthreatenstheexistingsocialsystems

B、itisinfluencedbysociety

C、ithasrootsinreligiousconflicts

D^itisdirectedagainstinstitutionsoflaw

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本段指出了人类暴力的两个特性，其中第二个特性是“alearned

behavior%可以知道本题的答案应该就在本段的后面部分。接下来的第二句话即

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说人类暴力的诸多表现形式都受社会习惯的制约:Themanyexpressionsofhuman

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior,将其定型为侵略性行为。

第15题【单选题】

[2008.04]Newdriversarefarmoretohaveaccidentsthanexperienced

drivers.

A、possible

Bslikely

C、probable

D、unlikely

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查形容词辨析。句子翻译：新司机比起有经验的老司机出交

通事故的可能性要大得多。A.可能（发生、存在）的；B.有可能belikelyto;

C.大概的、可能的；D不可能的应用举例：HIdoeverythingpossibletohelp

you.我会尽一切可能帮助你。Heislikelytoarriveabitlate.他有可能会晚到一会

儿。

第16题【单选题】

[2008.041Ithasbeenfoundthatastronghelpovercometheeffectsof

distraction.

A、interruption

B、motivation

C、evaluation

D、destination

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本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。

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第0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18题【单选题】

Iftheoperationcarefullyprepared,itwouldnothavebeensuccessful.

A、wasnot

B、hasnotbeen

C、hadnotbeen

D、werenot

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】题目意思：如果这个操作（或手术）没有充分准备就不能成功了。

本题是语法题：虚拟语气。本题是与过去的事实相违背

第19题【单选题】

[2009.01]Moderneconomicsthecountry'sagriculturalpolicies.

A、undergoes

B、understands

C、underlies

D^undertakes

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【正确答案】C

【答案解析】木题考查词义辨析。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20题【单选题】

【完成句子】Asthesunflowersgrow,putahayfencearoundthemforprotection

andstakeifnecessary.Plantmorninggloriesorsweetpeasaroundthebaseofeach

sunflower,andtheywillgrowupthestems,eventuallyformingaroofoverthetop.

Bysummer'send,kidswillhaveasunflowerhousetoplayin.Whenautumncomes,

childrencan.

A、seedlotsofsunflowers

B、playgamesinthesunflowerhouse

C、includeplantswithanimalnames

D^findtheirownplayingsection

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】段落最后一句是答案的出处，Bysumme内end"夏天结束的时候〃实

际上就是Whenautumncomes“秋天来临的时候答案选择B。

第21题【单选题】

[2010.041Evenafterdecadesofthetwobrothersrecognizedeachother

immediately.

A、separation

B、cooperation

C、correspondence

D、communication

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】【译文】尽管已经分别了几十年，这两兄弟都是立刻认出了对方。

【试题分析】本题考查词汇。【详细解答】名词的词义选取。

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第22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23题【单选题】

[2008.10]Neverbeforesorapidlydevelopingasitistoday.

A、hasourcountrybeen

B、hasbeenourcountry

C、ourcountryhasbeen

D、ourcountrybeenhas

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查语法°【译文】我们国家从未像现在这样高速发展。【详细

解答】否定词never在句首，该句子应采用部分倒装。

第24题【单选题】

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【阅读选择】Hearingloss,whichoccurstypicallypriortoteenageyears,progresses

throughoutone'slifetime.Althoughhearinglossisnowtheworld'snumberone

healthproblem,nearly90percentofpeoplesufferinghearinglosschoosetoleave

theproblemuntreated.Formanymillions,treatinghearinglossinaconventional

waycaninvolvenumerousofficevisits,expensivetestingandadjustmentstofityour

ear.ThankstoCrystalEar;the"soundsolution"isnowconvenient.Almost90percent

ofpeoplewithmildhearingloss,andmillionsmorewithjustalittlehearingdrop-off

（下降），canbedramaticallyhelpedwithCrystalEar.Moreover,itssuperiordesignis

energy-efficient,sobatteriescanlastmonths.CrystalEarisnowavailabletohelp

thesepeopletreattheirhearinglosswithasmallhearingamplifier（放大

器）.Accordingtothepassage,hearinglossis.

A、onlyaminorhealthproblem.

B、theworld'smostcommonhealthproblem.

C、merelyateenagedisease.

D、anincurabledisease.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】hearinglossisnowtheworld'snumberonehealthproblem这句话可

以帮助我们找到答案。

第25题【单选题】

[2010.04]Weshouldthisinmind:Don'tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.

A、bear

B、put

C、place

D、print

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查词汇题°【译文】我们应当牢牢记住：不要以貌取人。详

细解答】牢记在心：bearinmind或者keepinmind

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第26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,butyou'llgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.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27题【单选题】

【2009.7]Thewoundedsoldierswouldrecoverquicklyiftheywerewell.

A、nourished

B、stuffed

C、tamed

D、ventured

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查过去分词意义区分。译文：如果受伤的战士营养很好，他

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们就会很快痊愈。A营养，滋养；B填满，塞满；C驯服〔猛兽)；D冒险

第28题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Marian,thegirlwhowrotetheoriginalstoryaboutRoxaboxenthatthe

children'sbookisbasedon,wasmayor.Otherkidsranthestoreswhichsold

imaginaryicecreamandbakedgoods.Kidsdroveimaginarycarsoutsideoftown,

andthespeederswenttojail,whichwasguardedbythesheriff,anotherkid.

Elsewhere,boysandgirlshadbattles,chargingeachother'sbasesusingspearsmade

withocotillo,adesertplant.WhoisMarian?

A、Sheistheauthor.

B、ShesoldicecreaminRoxaboxen.

C、SheisthemayorofRoxaboxeninthebook.

D^Sheguardsthejailinthebook.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选C。事实细节题。根据关键词锁定短文本段。本段第一句话

给出了正确答案，Marian是最先写这个故事的人，但是并不是这本书的作者。

而且是这本书中那个小镇的镇长。

第29题【单选题】

(2009.101Scientistsdoubtwhetherit'storegulateone'sbiologicalclockby

drinking.

A、feasible

B、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时耄的、

时尚的D贵重的、宝贵的

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第30题【单选题】

[2009.01]Hehasdeeploveforthepeopleandloyaltytothecountry.

A、intense

B、initial

C^instant

D^imitative

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查形容词词义区分。A强烈的，极度的；B最初的，开始

的；C立即的，即时的；D模仿的，仿效的。形容loyalty,选A比较恰当。

第31题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thesmokethatcomesfromalitcigarettecontainsmanydifferent

poisonouschemicals.Inthepast,scientistsdidnotthinkthatthesechemicalscould

harmanonsmoker'shealth..Theydiscoveredthatevennonsmokershad

unhealthyamountsofthesetoxic（有毒的）chemicalsintheirbodies.

A、TheGilsonshavebeenmarriedfor35years.

BARecently,though,scientistschangedtheiropinionaftertheystudiedalarge

groupofnonsmokers.

C、Wecannotavoidsecondhandsmokeinrestaurants.

D^IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

withatleastonesmoker.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】前一句讲的是科学家们过去对二手烟的看法，接下来应选表示他们

改变观点的句子，因为下一句表明他们所持的观点已与过去截然不同。

第32题【单选题】

[2009.10]You'dbetterleavethingsifyoudon'tknowhowtodealwith

them.

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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33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34题【单选题】

【填句补文】Posture.Agoodposturemakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.

.Thismakesbreathingmoredifficult,whichinturncanmakeyoufeel

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nervousoruncomfortable.

A.Ifyouarefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

Bodylanguageisabroadtermforseveralformsofcommunicationusingbody

movementsorgestures.

C、Bodylanguagediffersfromculturetoculture.

D、Ifyouareatinterviews,trytokeepthemstill.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段讲的是身体姿势。填充句后一个句子提到"this〃会使呼吸更加

困难，this显然指的是一种不太好的身体姿势，因此本题答案为A。

第35题【单选题】

[2009.10]Scientistsdoubtwhetherit'storegulateone'sbiologicalclockby

drinking.

A、feasible

B、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36题【单选题】

,whatcouldwedo?

A、Shoulditraintomorrow

B、Tomorrowitshouldrain

C、Ifitrainstomorrow

D、Ifitwillraintomorrow

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【正确答案】A

【答案解析】A项是对将来的假设.对将来的假设可以用should+动词原形的形

式。Shoulditraintomorrow=ifitshouldraintomorrow.

第37题【单选题】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

B、ensure

C、insure

Dssecure

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查动词意义区分c【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

第38题【单选题】

【阅读选择】NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyandputupwitha

lotofinconveniencesforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.Residentsofcities

likeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamspendalotoftheirwinterinthedark

becausethedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.Thisisthe

reasontheMediterraneanhasalwaysattractedthem.Everysummer,morethan25

millionpeopletraveltoMediterraneanresortsandbeachesfortheirvacation.They

allcomeforthesamereason:sunllntheparagraph,citieslikeLondon,Copenhagen,

andAmsterdamarementioned.

A、toshowthattheyarenotgoodcitiesintermsofgeographyandclimate

totellushowwealthytheirresidentsare

C、tosuggestthatthesecitieslackplacesofhistoricinterestandscenicbeauty

D、toprovethattheyhavegotmoretourismthantheycanhandle

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【正确答案】A

【答案解析】该段中所列举的三个城市都具有阴冷日短的气候特点，这些不利的

地理气候条件使得当地居民向往阳光充足的地方。四个选项中，选项A最接近题

忌、O

第39题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thefarmingmethodshavebeenimprovedwiththeinventionof

thenewmachine.

A、efficiently

B、proficiently

C、professionally

D、intentionally

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查副词词义辨析。句子翻译为：由于新机器的发明，人们已

经高效率地改进了农业耕种方法。A高效率地B熟练地C职业地、专职

地D故意地、有意地。

第40题【单选题】

Thisisgoodreadinghabitsarenotonlyanimportantstudyskillforthe

studentbutalsoanimportantlifeskillforanyone.

A、that

B、why

C>where

D、when

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。分析句意，空格处用why比较好。why引导表

语从句。

第41题【单选题】

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【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42题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thesmokethatcomesfromalitcigarettecontainsmanydifferent

poisonouschemicals.Inthepast,scientistsdidnotthinkthatthesechemicalscould

harmanonsmoker'shealth..Theydiscoveredthatevennonsmokershad

unhealthyamountsofthesetoxic（有毒的）chemicalsintheirbodies.

A、TheGilsonshavebeenmarriedfor35years.

B、Recently,though,scientistschangedtheiropinionaftertheystudiedalarge

groupofnonsmokers.

C^Wecannotavoidsecondhandsmokeinrestaurants.

D、IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

withatleastonesmoker.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】前一句讲的是科学家们过去对二手烟的看法，接下来应选表示他们

改变观点的句子，因为下一句表明他们所持的观点已与过去截然不同。

第43题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thoughlittleresearchhasbeencarriedoutabouthowexactlythe

sunspotwillnegativelyharmthehealthofthepeople..So,scientistswarn

thatpeoplegoingoutdoorsshouldbecarefultoprotecttheirexposedskinandeyes

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withclothes,umbrellasandsunglassesfromthestrongsunlightrichinultraviolet

rays.

A、Ionosphereishighabovetheearth.

B、Ifthelightsinyourhousekeepflickering,blamefrequentsunspots.

C、AccordingtoaresearchconductedbytheRussianscientistsfrom1957toI960,

thefrequencyofearthquakescanbelinkedtothemovementofthesunspots.

D、ApaperpublishedbyaNorthKoreaobservatorysaysthatsunstormsmay

causeanincreaseintheincidenceofheartdiseaseandskindisease.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】这一段说的是太阳黑子对人类健康的影响。填入的内容也应该与健

康有关，空格后一句说到要保护皮肤。因此D是正确的。

第44题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Roxaboxenisbasedonthetruestoryofagroupofchildren,growingup

intheArizonadesert.Therechildrencanbeabitwildandmuchfree,andtheyplay

outsidefromdawntodusk.Thechildrendiscoverthemake-believe（虚假的）town,

builtonthehillacrossfromtheirneighborhood.Thetown,calledRoxaboxen,

becomesthecenteroftheirplayasthechildrengrow,butthestoryisnotjustabout

thetimespentinRoxaboxenasyoungchildren.Morethanthat,thisbookisabout

thewaythatimaginationandsecretplacesstaywithusaswegrowolderand

becomeapartofwhoweare.Itisaboutthewaythatithelpsustogrowintothe

adultsthatwebecome.Whatdoesthebook'snameRoxaboxenreferto?

A、Achild.

B、Alibrary.

C>Aperiodoftime.

D^Aplace.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】答案选D。查找细节题。短文本段中明显一句话提到,Thetown,called

Roxaboxen,所以指的是一个地方的名字。

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第45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。only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

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C。

第46题【单选题】

【阅读判断】ThepeopleofKiribatiareafraidthatonedayinthenot-too-distant

future,theircountrywilldisappearfromthefaceoftheearth-literally.Severaltimes

thisyear,thePacificislandnationhasbeenfloodedbyasuddenhightide.Q:The

peopleofKiribatiworrythatonedaytheircountrywillbetakenawaybyasudden

hightide.

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A、True

B,False

C>NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。该题目说的是：Kiribati的人民担心他们的国家将被突发

的洪水淹没。该题源于第一句：Kiribati的国民担心在近期的某一天，他们的国

家将会地球上面消失byasuddenhightide。

第47题【单选题】

[2009.10]Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes,causedme

toarrivplate.

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