2022年华北理工大学冀唐学院自考英语（二）练习题（附答案解析）

2022年华北理工大学冀唐学院自考英语（二）

练习题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Ontheotherhand,onthemoontherewillbearattractionbetween

thebutterandthemoon;butthebutterwillweighonlyaboutone-sixthasmuchas

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

disappearo

第2题【单选题】

[2009.04]Theconclusionfromthestudyisnotdefinite;itisjust.

A、tentative

B、valid

C>technical

D、thorough

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【正确答案】A

【答案解析】译文：这项研究的结论不是一定的；它只是试探性的。试题分析：

形容词词义选择题。详细解答：A不确定的、试探性的；B正当的、有根据的、

有效的；C技术性的、专门技术的；D彻底的、十足的。

第3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4题【单选题】

【填句补文】Theauthorsaysthatinterpersonalrelationsshouldbetaughtasa

requiredcourseineveryschool,alongwithreading,writing,andmathematics.

.Thatisatleastasimportantashowmuchweknow.

A、Muchofwhathasbeensaidaboutstrangersalsoappliestorelationshipswith

familymembersandfriends.

B、Hekeepslookingovertheotherperson'sshoulder,asifhopingtofind

someonemoreinterestinginanotherpartoftheroom.

C、Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundivided

attentionforfourminutes.

D、Inhisopinion,successinlifedependsmainlyonhowwegetalongwithother

people.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】后句中的代词we在D中才有呼应的代词，而且在文章最后出现观

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点句是通常论述文的发展特点，因此判断D正确。

第5题【单选题】

【I闻读选择】Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurely

yawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthe

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6题【单选题】

【完成句子】InBritain,robotsalesappropriatelypeakedin1984,buthavebeen

decliningeversince.Thisispartlybecause,Britishwageratesaretoolowtomake

robotsfinanciallyattractiveandpartlybecauseengineersnowhavemoreexperience

withrobotsandaremoreawareofthedifficultiesofintroducingthem

effectively.RobotsarelesspopularinBritaintodaypartlybecause.

A、toomuchenergy

B、basedonAmericandesigns

C、theyaretoocostly

D、theyarenotreliable

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【正确答案】C

【答案解析】木段第二句就是讲的两个原因，即人们的工资水平太低，也就是没

有能力使机器人发挥出创造贬富的作用，言下之意就是成本高。第二个原因就是

人们逐渐意识到了操纵机器人不是件容易的事情，所以使用率就下降了。所以应

该选C。

第7题【单选题】

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

isbuiltofthesamematter.Theyhavenoreasontodoubtthatmatterobeysthe

samelawsineverypartoftheuniverse.Therefore,itisreasonabletoguessthat

othprstars,withtheirownplanets,wereborninthesampwayasourownsolar

system.Whatweknowoflifeonearthsuggeststhatlifewillarisewhereverthe

properconditionsexist.Astronomersbelievethatmatterindifferentpartsofthe

universe

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8题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereas

nationalincomeisdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction

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

incomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedbyindividualsbefore

personaltaxesarepaid.NationalincomedoesnotequalGNPbecausethefactorsof

productiondonotreceivepaymentforeithercapitalconsumptionallowancesor

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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。

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】

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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11题【单选题】

AtanyrateIdidnotsucceedmyselfunderstoodbyyou.

A、making

B、made

C、tomake

D、inmaking

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】succeedindoingsth:成功做某事。

第12题【单选题】

［阅读判断］Technologyisabeauty.Weeagerlyadoptitspleasure,preferringto

copewiththedrawbacksonthemorningafter.Q:Technologyislikeanart,which

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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13题【单选题】

[2009.01]Childrenhaveanaturalabouttheworldaroundthem.

A、certainty

B、capability

C>cleverness

D^curiosity

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】句意：孩子们对他们周围的事物有着天然的好奇心。考查名词词义

选择。A确定性，肯定的事；B能力，才能；C精明，聪颖；D好奇心，求知

欲。

第14题【单选题】

【概括大意】TheSecondWorldWarisperhapsthemostcatastrophic（灾难性的）

eventthatmankindhaseversuffered.Thewaraffected80percentoftheworld's

peopleatthattime,from61countries,andclaimed55millionlives.Themainidea

ofthisparagraphis

A、GloomyWorld

B、World'sWorstDisaster

C、TheOriginofTheSecondWorldWar

D、TheTimeofTheSecondWorldWar

【正确答案】B

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【答案解析】disaster是catastrophic（灾难性的）event的另一种表达。

第15题【单选题】

【完成句子】InBritain,robotsalesappropriatelypeakedin1984,buthavebeen

decliningeversince.Thisispartlybecause,Britishwageratesaretoolowtomake

robotsfinanciallyattractiveandpartlybecauseengineersnowhavemoreexperience

withrobotsandaremoreawareofthedifficultiesofintroducingthem

effectively.RobotsarelesspopularinBritaintodaypartlybecause.

A、toomuchenergy

B、basedonAmericandesigns

C、theyaretoocostly

D、theyarenotreliable

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本段第二句就是讲的两个原因，即人们的工资水平太低，也就是没

有能力使机器人发挥出创造贬富的作用，言下之意就是成本高。第二个原因就是

人们逐渐意识到了操纵机器人不是件容易的事情，所以使用率就下降了。所以应

该选Co

第16题【单选题】

【阅读选择）Thechildrendon'tjustplananycity.Theymapandanalyze（分析）the

housing,energy,andtransportationrequirementsoftheirowndistrictandforetellits

needsin100years.Withtheaidofanarchitect（建筑!）市）whovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations/Designingbuildingsofthefuturegiveschildrenalotoffreedom/saysthe

teacherwhodevelopedthisprogram."Theyareabletousetheirownrich

imaginationandinventionswithoutfearofblame,becausetherearenowrong

answersinafuturecontext.Infact,astheclassentersthefinalmodel-buildingstage

oftheprogram,anelected'official'and"planninggroup7makeallthedesign

decisionsforthemodelcity,andtheteacherstepsbackandbecomesanadviser//An

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architectpaysaweeklyvisittotheclassroom.

A.tofindoutkids'creativeideas

B、todiscusswiththeteacher

C、togivechildrenlectures

D、tohelpkidswiththeirprogram

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】根据本段中的Withtheaidofanarchitectwhovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations可知答窠为D0句中的aid意为"帮助"，与help同义。

第17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18题【单选题】

Thepolicemancameuptothelonelyhousewiththedoor,there

forawhileandthenenteredit.

ANopen;tostand

B、opening;stood

C、open;stood

D、opened;standing

【正确答案】C

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【答案解析】withthedooropen是with的复合结构,open为形容词，表状态;

stood与came,entered为并列关系，在句中作谓语。

第19题【单选题】

【I阅读选择JOrganismshaveagreatvarietyofwaysofadapting.Theymayadaptin

theirstructure,functionandgenetics,intheirdevelopmentandproductionofthe

youngandinotherrespects.Anorganismmaycreateitsownenvironment,asdo

warm-bloodedmammals,whichhavetheabilitytoadjustbodyheatexactlyto

maintaintheiridealtemperaturedespitechangingweather.Usuallyadaptationsare

anadvantage,butsometimesanorganismissowelladaptedtoaparticular

environmentthat,ifconditionschange,itfindsitdifficultorimpossibletoreadaptto

thenewconditions.Theauthorcitesthebehaviorofwarm-bloodedmammalsin

ordertoshowthatalivingthingmayhavetheability.

A、tocreateanenvironmentofitsown

B、toremainstillwhenanenemyisnear

C、tomakefoodfrominorganicchemicals

D、tochangethecolorofitsskin

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】作者举例，证明观点；例子不需要看懂，关键要看论据；一般论点

在前（前•句或段落首句），论据在后。

第20题【单选题】

[2009.7]Anemployeehasperfectreliabilityifhealwaysdoeshiswork.

A、personally

B^scarcely

C、respectively

D、responsibly

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查副词意义区分。【译文】如果一个员工做工作总是认真负

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责，他就是完全可信赖的。【详细解答】A亲自地；B几乎不;C个别地；D可靠

地

第21题【单选题】

You'vebrokenitnow;it'snousecryingovermilk!

A、spent

B、spilt

C、spill

D、spend

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】你现在既已把它损坏了，后悔是没有用的!cryoverspiltmilk固定搭

配，意为“为已经发生而无法补救的事懊悔〃，答案选B。

第22题【单选题】

[2009.01]Ifyoutrytolearntoomanythingsatatime,youmayget.

A、concentrated

B、confused

C>confirmed

D、convinced

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查形近形容词意义区分。句意：如果你试图一次学太多东西，

你就有可能糊涂了。A.浓缩的，专心的；B糊涂的，混淆的；C根深蒂固的；D

确信的。

第23题【单选题】

[I阅读选择】Secondaryschoolhaditsownshareofchallenges.Iwasatallkidand

wasn'tgoodatanysport,exceptlooking.Ilovedbasketballandtennis.ThefirstdayI

heldaracket,andIwasdisgracedbymyopponent.Hewonsixstraightsetswithout

sweatandthereIwas,sweatingbadlylikeI'drunamarathon,whereasIhadn'teven

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madeasinglepoint.Stanleywasdisgracedbyhisclassmateina.

A,basketballgame

tennisgame

C、marathongame

D、footballgame

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选Be词义理解和事实细节题。通过关键词disgrace,考生可

迅速定位至本段，再通过本段的关键词racket,可以判定正确答案是网球比赛。

第24题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Everyyear;inNovember,ThanksgivingDayremindsusofthegood

thingsinlife,andpeoplearethankful.Onthisdaypeopleusuallyeatturkeyand

greatquantitiesofotherfoods.Q:TheturkeyisamostpopularfoodonThanksgiving

Day.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选Ao感恩节这天火鸡通常是必不可少的。因此本题是正确的。

第25题【单选题】

[2010.04]Thestudentdescribedthebeautifulmountainsandriversinhis

hometown.

A、artificially

B^vividly

C、critically

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

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山河。

第26题【单选题】

[2008.04]Ithasbeenfoundthatastronghelpovercometheeffectsof

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。

第27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

选对此烟加以定义的句子。

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第28题【单选题】

【填句？卜文［Posture.Agoodposturemakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.

.Thismakesbreathingmoredifficult,whichinturncanmakeyoufeel

nervousoruncomfortable.

A^Ifyouarefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

B、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29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」二

的）patternswithinwhichhumanviolencehasbeendirected.Humanviolenceshows

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evidenceofbeingalearnedbehaviorinthat.

A.itthreatenstheexistingsocialsystems

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

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30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（社区几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】Whowasthisman?Howandwhenhadhedied?Everybodyhada

differentanswertothesequestions.Somepeoplethoughtthatitwasfromthis

century,perhapsthebodyofasoldierwhodiedinWorldWarI,sinceseveralsoldiers

hadalreadybeenfoundinthearea.ASwisswomanbelieveditmightbeherfather,

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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32题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Ontheotherhand,onthemoontherewillbeanattractionbetween

thebutterandthemoon;butthebutterwillweighonlyaboutone-sixthasmuchas

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

disappearo

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第33题【单选题】

[2009.04]I'vegottheorderfromthebossthattheworkfinishedbefore

5p.m.today.

A、wouldbe

B、be

C>willhavebeen

D、couldbe

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查名词从句中的虚拟语气。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。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34题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheinterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakesits

mostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitmentallegiance,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。

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第35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36题【单选题】

[2009.7]Anemployeehasperfectreliabilityifhealwaysdoeshiswork.

A、personally

B^scarcely

C、respectively

D、responsibly

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查副词意义区分。【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。【详细解答】A亲自地；B几乎不;C个别地；D可靠

地

第37题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Thetornadocausedalotofdamagetocarsandhousesinthearea.It

willtakealongtimeandmuchmoneytorepaireverything.Therewasalsoserious

waterdamagefromthethunderstorms.Theheavyrainsandhighwindcausedthe

powertogooutinmanyhomes.Q:Powersupplysystemwasnotdamagedduring

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thestorm.

A.True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。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38题【单选题】

Themissingboyswerelastseenneartheriver.

A、playing

B、played

C、play

D^toplay

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】所填的词为主语补足语，因其后有明确的地点，补足语表示动作当

时正在进行中，所以只能使用playing。

第39题【单选题】

【阅读诜择】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

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器）.Accordingtothepassage,hearinglossis.

A.onlyaminorhealthproblem.

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40题【单选题】

【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D。

第41题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Youthinkthatthebiggestthreattoyourhealthwhentakingashower

comesfromslippingonabarofsoap?Well,guessagain.Q:Thisparagraphisa

questiontowhichtheauthorhopestohaveapositiveanswerfromthereader.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

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【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42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。

殖民，移民，定居。解决;解答。根据句意，应该选

settlement：solution：responseo

apositiveresponse：良好的反映。

第43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44题【单选题】

【阅读选择]Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.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45题【单选题】

［填句补文】Theacidrain（酸雨）issaidtobecausedbypollutionfromoilwellsin

theGulfofMexico.Carexhaustgasesarealsoaproblem.Localvolcanicerupt