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2022年兰州交通大学博文学院自考英语（二）练习

题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

[2009.1]Thereareplanstothecorporationintoanumberofsmallerindependent

companies.

A、shrink

B、split

C>spur

D、spill

【正确答案】B

第2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3题【单选题】

【填句补文】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuring

subtle（2田彳散的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand.

A、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputer

B、tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfields

C>aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotes

D、convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint

【正确答案】D

第4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】

【阅读理解】Ihavelearntofaplantobuildthreehundredhousesontheland

calledParsonsPlacebythefootballground.Fewpeopleknowaboutthisnewplan

toincreasethesizeofourtown.Forme,ParsonsPlaceisspecialbecauseitisa

beautifulnaturalareawherelocalpeoplecanrelax-thesmallwoodhasmany

unusualtreesandthestreamispopularwithfishermenandbird-watchers.ltJsvery

quietbecausetherearefewhousesorroadsnearby.Ithinkthatlosingthisareawill

beterriblebecausewehavenoothersimilarfacilitiesintheneighbourhood.Whyis

ParsonsPlaceparticularlyimportant,inAlansopinion

A、Becauseitisnearthefootballground.

B、Becauselotsofpeoplelivenearit.

C、Becauseitisaplacenearthetownwherepeoplecanenjoynature.

D、Becauselocalpeoplecangetthereeasilybycarfromthetown.

【正确答案】C

第7题【单选题】

【阅读理解】GyorgyBuzsakiofRutgersUniversityandhiscolleaguesanalyzedthe

brainwavesofsleepingratsandmice.Specifically,theyexaminedtheelectrical

activityemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex(anareathatprocesses

sensoryinformation)andthehippocampus,whichisacenterforlearningand

memory.Thescientistsfoundthatoscillationsinbrainwavesfromthetworegions

appeartobeintertwined.So-calledsleepspindles(burstsofactivityfromthe

neocortex)werefollowedtensofmillisecondslaterbybeatsinthehippocampus

knownasripples.Theteampositsthatthisinterplaybetweenthetwobrainregions

isakeystepinmemoryconsolidation.Asecondstudy,alsopublishedonlinethis

weekbytheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,linksage-associated

memorydeclinetohighglucoselevels.Whatistheresultoftheexperimentwith

ratsandmicecarriedoutatRutgersUniversity

A、Theelectricalactivityisemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex.

B^Oscillationsinbrainwavesarefromhippocampus.

C、Somatosensoryneocortexandhippocampusworktogetherinmemoryconsolidation.

D、Somatosensoryneocortexplaysitprimaryroleinmemoryconsolidation.

【正确答案】C

第8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9题【单选题】

【填句补文】Theblackrobin（旅鸦）isoneoftheworld'srarestbirds.Itisasmall,wildbird,andit

livesonlyontheislandofLittleMangere,offthecoastofNewZealand.In1967therewereabout

fiftyblackrobinsthere;in1977therewerefewerthanten..

A、Thesearetheonlyblackrobinsleftintheworld.

B^Thosethatfailtomeetthechallengeswilldisappearearly.

C、Bothrepresentordersintheclassificationoflife.

、

DDetailedstudiesaregoingonzandapublicappealformoneyhasbeenmade.

【正确答案】A

第10题【单选题】

【完成句子】Therearemanyothertrapstoavoid.Thehasfoundlittleawarenessamongdrivers

aboutsafeparking.Mostmotoristsquestionedmadenoeffortstoavoidparkinginquietspots-just

theplacesthieves'love.TheA.A.advisesdriverstoparkinplaceswithpeoplearound-thievesdon't

likeaudiences.Cardriversarefoundtobecarelessinchoosing.

A、safeparkingspots

B、increaseinthenumberofcarsstolen

C、non-professionalthieves

D、lackofparkingspace

【正确答案】A

第11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12题【单选题】

【概括大意】Volunteeringgivesyouanopportunitytochangelives,includingyourown.Ifyou're

feelingfrustratedoroverwhelmedbythenewsofadisaster,volunteeringtohelpcanbeagreatway

tocope.Ifyou'dliketosupportacausebutcan/taffordtodonatemoney,youcandonateyourtime

instead.HelpingothersinneedissuchanimportantpartoftheAmericanwayoflifethatmanyhigh

schoolsrequiretheirstudentstospendacertainnumberofhoursvolunteeringinordertograduate.

Volunteeringisagreatwaytolearnnewskills-fromworkingaspartofateamtosettingand

reachinggoals.Itgivesyouachancetodiscoverwhatkindsofthingsyou'rebestatandenjoythe

most.Avolunteerjobthatyoulovecanevenhelpshapeyourideasaboutyourcareergoals.The

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Supportahealth-relatedcause

B、TeachinCountryside

C>VolunteerinSpecialFestival

D、GoodnessofVolunteering

【正确答案】D

第13题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Theproblemofleisureisnew.Untilveryrecenttimespeopleworked

eachdaytothelimitoftheirstrength.Ofcoursetherewerealwaysaprivilegedfew

whohadleisure;butmostmenhadtowork12,14,oreven16hoursaday,sixdays

aweek.Aslateas1840theaveragefactoryworkerlabored72hoursaweek.

“Sunuptosundown“wasthefarmer'sday,orasanotherphraseputsit,“fromcan

tocan't."Thephrase“fromcantocan't"means.

A、frombeginningtoend

B、frombirthtodeath

C、frommorningtonight

D、fromtimetotime

【正确答案】C

第14题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Theattractionofcollectingsolarpowerinspaceisthealmostuninterruptedsunshine

availableingeosynchronous(与土也球同步的)orbit.Earth-basedsolarcells,bycontrast,canonly

collectsun-lightduringdaytimeandwhenskiesareclear.Space-basedsolarcellscouldcollectsolar

poweronlywhenskiesareclear.()

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第15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16题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Onceallthisended,IfollowedEdandHelenhometobesurethey

arrivedsafely.AfterIwavedgoodbyeandwishedthemmybest,Ithought,//Thatis

thekindofloveinlife.Theloveisnotphysicalorromanticbutcareinanytime/'We

canlearnfromthestorythat.

A、lifeisfullofsurprises

B、loveisbothphysicalandromantic

C、careisakindofloveinlife

D、youwillfeelgoodwhenhelpingthoseintrouble

【正确答案】C

第17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18题【单选题】

【阅读理解】In1994,UnitedStatesCustomsseized204,391poundsofcocaine,

559,286poundsofmarijuanaand2,577poundsofheroin.Justhowmuchactually

flowsintothecountryisanyone'sguess.SomeCustomsofficialsestimatethatonly

10percentofthedrugscomingintothecountryareeverseized.InMiami,the

DistrictAttorney（检察长）won'tevenprosecutesmallfry."It'sgottobeoverfive

kilosofcocaine,aboveakiloofheroinandmorethan5,000poundsofmarijuanaor

it'snotsomethingthatwe'regoingtostopthepresseson,“saysTomCash,aretired

agent.Whichofthefollowingcouldbestreplacetheexpression“smallfry“inthe

paragraph?

A^Smalldogs

B、Smallsheepdogs

C、Smallsmugglers（走私者）

D、Smallringleaders（主谋）

【正确答案】C

第19题【单选题】

[2004.10]thesayinggoes,practicemakesperfect.

A、Since

B、As

C^For

D>Uke

【正确答案】B

第20题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Wefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixed-ability

teaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.We

feelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreamingpupils.Itdoesnottakeinto

accountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffecton

boththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingto

beatthebottomofthetopgrade!Theauthor'sattitudetowards"mixed-ability

teaching"is.

A、critical

B、questioning

C、approving

D、objective

【正确答案】C

第21题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Since1939,numerousstudieshavebeenconductedtodeterminewhethersmokingis

ahealthhazard.Thetrendoftheevidencehasbeenconsistentandindicatesthatthereisaserious

healthrisk.Researchteamshaveconductedstudiesthatshowbeyondallreasonabledoubtthat

tobaccosmokingisassociatedwithashortenedlifeexpectancy.Q:Smokingreducesone'slife

expectancy.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第22题【单选题】

[2004,10]Theythoughttheprogramwas___investigating.

A>worth

B^worthy

C、worthwhile

D、worthing

【正确答案】A

第23题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood

-apoor,crowedareawhereaboy'sdreamisnottobeadoctor,lawyer,or

businessman,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,

Liverpool,whichproducedtheBeetles,hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccer（英式足

球）teamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwithaballmadeofrags.And

GeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffa

wallintheslumsofBelfast.AIIgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn't

explainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,but

onlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythat

setsthemapartfromalltheothers.Inthelastparagraphthestatement"...butonly

onebecamePelewindicatesthat.

A^Peleisthegreatestsoccerplayer.

B、thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality.

C、Pele'sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothers.

D^thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodowiththefamilybackground.

【正确答案】B

第24题【单选题】

[2010.4]Georgehasjustboughtafancysportscar.Itaound$45,000.

A、mightcosthim

B、shouldcosthim

C、musthavecosthim

D、wouldhavecosthim

【正确答案】C

第25题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Iwassearchingforjusttherightwordtodescribethisbook;aword

thatdescribessomethingthatisperhapssomewhatsad,butinagoodway.I

couldn'tfindquitetherightword,butIdoknowthefeeling.Thisbookdoesmake

mefeelabitsad.Sadforthewaythatchildhoodpassessoquickly,sadfordaysthat

goby,fasterthanwe'dlikethemto.Butitalsomakesmefeelthesweetnessof

thesethingsandhelpsmerememberthatchildhoodimagination,freedomandjoy

arethingsthatwecancarrywithusstill,longafterourdaysaschildrenhave

passed.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheauthor'sfeelingofthebook?

A、Itmakeshimfeelsadforhischildhoodissad.

B、Itmakeshimfeelsadbecausehedidn'trememberhishappychildhood.

C、Hecouldn'tdescribethebook,forhedoesn'tknowthefeeling.

D、Herealizesthatchildhoodimagination,freedomandjoyarethingsthathecancarryeven

whenheisanadult.

【正确答案】D

第26题【单选题】

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

desiretoquitwritingasI'mhavingtoomuchfun.MythanksgotoAssociated

ContentandtheYahoo!ContributorNetworkforallmyprogressinwriting!Andto

myfellowwriters—thankyousomuchforyoursupportandfriendship.Maywe

continuetosupporteachotherformanyyearstocome!Wecanlearnfromthe

passagethat.

A、theauthorthinkswritingontheNetisveryeasy

B、theauthorhashisfirstbookpublishedontheNet

C、twoyearshaspassedsincetheauthorbeganwriting

D、theauthorisgratefulforthecontentsitessincerely

【正确答案】D

第27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28题【单选题】

[2008.10]Whentheenginebrokedown,theboat'screwfoundthemselvesofthewind.

A、atthecost

B、atthemercy

C、attherate

D、atthemoment

【正确答案】B

第29题【单选题】

[2009.7]Otherstudentsjoinedintheprotest,andalargecrowdgatheredoutsidethe

building.

A、afterall

B、assoonas

C>longbefore

D、beforelong

【正确答案】D

第30题【单选题】

Hisillnessaccountshisabsencefromclass.

A、to

B、for

C、over

D、after

【正确答案】B

第31题【单选题】

［阅读理解】Anotherproblemthevillagepeoplefaceisthedestructioncausedby

wildanimalssuchastheelephant.Elephantswillwalkthroughanddestroytheir

crops,treesandhutsinjustonenight.Thecheapandeasysolutionistosoakrope

inchiliwaterandputituparoundtheirfenceanditwillkeeptheelephantsand

otherwildanimalsaway.Inthelocalvillage,Elephants

A、areimportantforfarming

B、aretheonlywildanimals

C、oftencausetroubletovillagers'crops

D、canbefoundineachfamily

【正确答案】C

第32题【单选题】

[2010.4]Afterthemeeting,Peterturnedhistothetaskathand.

A^energy

B^emphasis

C、attention

D、direction

【正确答案】C

第33题【单选题】

【阅读理解】In1994,UnitedStatesCustomsseized204,391poundsofcocaine,

559,286poundsofmarijuanaand2,577poundsofheroin.Justhowmuchactually

flowsintothecountryisanyone'sguess.SomeCustomsofficialsestimatethatonly

10percentofthedrugscomingintothecountryareeverseized.InMiami,the

DistrictAttorney（检察长）won'tevenprosecutesmallfry."It'sgottobeoverfive

kilosofcocaine,aboveakiloofheroinandmorethan5,000poundsofmarijuanaor

it'snotsomethingthatwe'regoingtostopthepresseson,“saysTomCash,aretired

agent.Whichofthefollowingcouldbestreplacetheexpression“smallfry"inthe

paragraph?

A、Smalldogs

B^Smallsheepdogs

C、Smallsmugglers（走私者）

D、Smallringleaders（主谋）

【正确答案】C

第34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35题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Mobilephonesshouldcarryalabeliftheyprovedtobeadangerous

sourceofradiation,accordingtoRobertBell,ascientist.Andnomoremobilephone

transmittertowers（发射塔）shouldbebuiltuntilthelong-termhealtheffectsof

theradiationtheyemit（放射）isscientificallyevaluated,hesaid."Nobody'sgoing

todropdeadovernightbutweshouldbeaskingformorescientificinformation/'

RobertBellsaidataconferenceonthehealtheffectsoflow-levelradiation."If

mobilephonesarefoundtobedangerous,theyshouldcarryawarninglabeluntil

propershieldscanbedevised,"hesaid.AccordingtoRobertBell,ifmobilephones

provetobedangeroustopeople'shealth

A、theyshouldbebannedimmediately.

B、theuseofthemshouldberestricted.

C、alltransmittertowersshouldbetorndown.

D、awarninglabelshouldbeattached.

【正确答案】D

第36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37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38题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknownasEastAnglia,hasbeeninexistence

formorethantwothousandyears.ItbeganasasmallvillagebesidetheRiverWensum.Atthetime

oftheNormaninvasionin1066ithadgrowntobecomeoneofthelargesttownsinEngland.The

RiverWensumflowsbyNorwich

A、True

B^False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第39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40题【单选题】

【概括大意】Volunteeringgivesyouanopportunitytochangelives,includingyourown.Ifyou're

feelingfrustratedoroverwhelmedbythenewsofadisaster,volunteeringtohelpcanbeagreatway

tocope.Ifyou'dliketosupportacausebutcan'taffordtodonatemoney,youcandonateyourtime

instead.HelpingothersinneedissuchanimportantpartoftheAmericanwayoflifethatmanyhigh

schoolsrequiretheirstudentstospendacertainnumberofhoursvolunteeringinordertograduate.

Volunteeringisagreatwaytolearnnewskills——fromworkingaspartofateamtosettingand

reachinggoals.Itgivesyouachancetodiscoverwhatkindsofthingsyou'rebestatandenjoythe

most.Avolunteerjobthatyoulovecanevenhelpshapeyourideasaboutyourcareergoals.The

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A^Supportahealth-relatedcause

B、TeachinCountryside

C、VolunteerinSpecialFestival

D^GoodnessofVolunteering

【正确答案】D

第41题【单选题】

[2005.10]Thepeopleonthethirdfloorseem___aparty.Youcanhearthemlaughingand

shouting.

A、tohave

B、tobehaving

C、tohavehad

D、beinghad

【正确答案】B

第42题【单选题】

（填句补文】MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.Somelivealonebecauseofdivorceorthe

deathofapartner..AccordingtoarecentU.S.census（人口普查）,25percentofall

householdsintheU.S.aremadeupofjustoneperson.

A、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

B、Hesays,z/llikebeingbymyself.”

C、However,evenmorepeoplearelivingalonebecausetheyhavechosento.

D^There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

【正确答案】C

第43题【单选题】

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

desiretoquitwritingasI'mhavingtoomuchfun.MythanksgotoAssociated

ContentandtheYahoo!ContributorNetworkforallmyprogressinwriting!Andto

myfellowwriters—thankyousomuchforyoursupportandfriendship.Maywe

continuetosupporteachotherformanyyearstocome!Wecanlearnfromthe

passagethat.

A、theauthorthinkswritingontheNetisveryeasy

B、theauthorhashisfirstbookpublishedontheNet

C、twoyearshaspassedsincetheauthorbeganwriting

D、theauthorisgratefulforthecontentsitessincerely

【正确答案】D

第44题【单选题】

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

withmodernways.Theyalsoblamedthattheirparentsalwayshaveafinalsay.Andtheyoungfelt

thattheirparentsdonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises.Besides,theydissatisfiedtoomuch

murmursoftheirparentsaboutcertainproblemsandthelackofsenseofhumorindealingwiththe

problems,atleastinparents-childrenrelationships.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Thecriticismstotheirparentscanbekeptoutoftheyoungpeople'smindinfollowingways.

B^Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemfor

mostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.

C>Therearesomanycriticismtotheirparentsamongtheyoungpeople.

D、Youngpeoplehavegottenenoughreasonstocriticizetheirparents.

【正确答案】C

第45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

afterwardstomakeupyourmind.Whilemakingadecision,youareadvisedto

A、refertoyourexperience

B、thinktwicebeforeyouleap

C、turntoparents

D、preparetotakearisk

【正确答案】B

第46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47题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ontheotherhand,onthemoontherewillbeanattractionbetween

thebutterandthemoon;butthebutterwillweighonlyaboutone-sixthasmuchas

itdoesontheearth.Thisisbecausethemoonissomuchsmallerthantheearth.

Theamountofgravitationalp