2022年上海工程技术大学自考英语（二）练习题（附答案解析）

2022年上海工程技术大学自考英语（二）练

习题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【填句补文］Theacidrain（酸雨）issaidtobecausedbypollutionfromoilwellsin

theGulfofMexico.Carexhaustgasesarealsoaproblem.Localvolcaniceruptions

maketheproblemevenworse.Nevertheless,withenoughmoneyande仟ort,

researcherssaythatmanyoftheproblemscouldbesolvedandtherateoferosion

reduced..

A、Theproblem,however,isnotjustaEuropeanone.

B、Thatisenoughtohavecausedsomeoftheancientcarvingstobecome

seriouslydamagedalready.

C、However,theMexicangovernmentdoesnothaveenoughmoneytodothe

work,andneedstospendwhatmoneyithasontheMexicanpeople.

D、AcidrainishowafamiliarproblemintheindustrializedcountriesinEurope.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】前文提到完成这项工作需要很多的钱，答案转折说到了墨西哥没有

这么多的钱去做。两句之间有隐含的逻辑关系。

第2题【单选题】

【I阅读选择］Doyouthinksittingandstudyingallthetimewillimproveyourgrades?

Thinkagain.Gettingsomeexercisemayhelp,too.Newresearchwitholderpeople

suggeststhattakingregularwalkshelpsthempayattentionbetterthaniftheydidn't

exercise.Walkingregularlyhelpselderlypeople.

A、loseweight

B>becomehappier

C、concentratebetter

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D、lookyounger

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】同义词替换有题干替换、选项替换。

第3题【单选题】

[2010.04]Expertshavefoundthatnormalsleepcanbedividedintofive

stages.

A、moderate

B>initial

C、distinct

D、advanced

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】【译文】专家们已经发现正常的睡眠可以分为五个不同的阶段。【试

题分析】本题考查词汇。【详细解答】形容词的词义选取。

第4题【单选题】

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

twoweresatisfiedwitheachother.Andtheyexchangedtheirtelephonenumbers.

WhatcanwelearnaboutTom?

A、Tommadeagoodimpressiononthegirlatfirst.

B、ItwasthefirsttimethatTomhaddatedagirl.

C、Tomwasblind.

D、Tomwashandsemeandpopularwiththegirls.

【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

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

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及。

第5题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Beforeyoubeginyourtalk,bekindtoyourvoice.Avoidmilkorcreamy

drinkswhichcoatyourthroat.Keepyourthroatwetbydrinkingalittlesweetened

warmteaordilutedfruitjuice.Q:Tosolvetheproblemofdrymouths,oneisadvised

totakecoolmilk.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选Bo文章说到：Avoidmilkorcreamydrinkswhichcoatyour

throat.避免喝牛奶和奶油饮料。

第6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7题【单选题】

【阅读选择】LateoneSundayafternooninSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,an

elderlycleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehad

livedandworkedmostofherlife.Itmayseemlikeanordinaryendtoahumblelife,

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playregularlytomaintaingoodhealth.Emotionallywearerhythmical,too,for

psychologistssaythatallofusfeelalternateperiodsofrelativedepressionand

exhilaration.Intellectucllywearealsorhythmicalforwemusthaveperiodsof

relaxationfollowingperiodsofconcentration.Itnaturallyfollowsthenthatrhythm,a

fundamentalaspectofourlives,mustbeapartofanygoodliterary

work-----whetherpoetryorprose.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowing

pairsofactivitiesbestillustratesintellectualrhythm?

A、Studyingasciencebookandthenstudyingapsychologybook

B>Learningapoemandthentakinganap

C、Playingballatthebeachandthengoingswimming

D、Solvingamathproblemandthensolvingachemistryproblem

【正确答案】R

【答案解析】段落的结尾处讲到：在脑力活动方面，我们也同样是有节奏的，因

为我们在高度集中精力一段时间以后，必须让脑子有一个松弛的阶段("wemust

haveperiodsofrelaxationfollowingperiodsofconcentration")。根据这个信息，A、

D项内容都是高度集中的脑力活动，与原文内容恰好相反；B项内容是学习诗歌

与小睡一会，正好符合原文，一张一弛。而C项内容又全是不费脑力的活动，也

不符合原文。

第10题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Inaspecialreportoncancerandblacks,theorganizationsaidblacks

areusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,andtheyaremorelikelytodie

ofthedisease.WhichmayNOTbeareasonforhighercancerdeathratesamongUS

blacks?

A、Unequalaccesstomedicalcare.

B、Greaterprobabilityofhavingotherdiseases.

C>Differencesinthebiologyofthecancer.

D、Earlydiagnosis.

【正确答案】D

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（答案解析］本段指出blacksareusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,

与D项内容是相反的，因此选D。

第11题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

considerably.

A、distribution

B、contribution

C、prescription

D、circulation

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考杳词义辨析。circulation：（书报杂志的）销售量，发行额，

销路。符合句意。

第12题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology..

Sciencehastodowithdiscoveringthefactsandrelationshipsbetweenobservable

phenomenainnatureandwithestablishingtheoriesthatservetoorganizethese

factsandrelationships;technologyhastodowithtools,techniques,andprocedures

forapplyingthefindingsofscience.

A、Anotherdistinctionbetweenscienceandtechnologyhastodowiththe

progressineach.

B、Weareallfamiliarwiththeimproperuseoftechnology.

C、Unlikescience,progressintechnologymustbemeasuredintermsofthe

humanfactor.

D、Scienceisamethodofansweringtheoreticalquestions;technologyisa

methodofsolvingpracticalproblems.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】第一句总述了科学和技术是有差别的。缺空后是对两者的分述，因

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此缺空处也应是对两者的分述，故选D。

第13题【单选题】

【填句补文】Arms.Howyouholdyourarmsshowshowopenandreceptiveyouare

topeopleyoumeet.Ifyoukeepyourarmstothesidesofyourbodyorbehindyour

back,thissuggestsyouarenotafraidoftakingonwhatevercomesyourway.

.Ifsomeoneupsetsyou,justcrossyourarmstoshowyou/reunhappy!

A、Outgoingpeoplegenerallyusetheirarmswithbigmovements,whilequieter

peoplekeepthemclosetotheirbodies.

B、Ifyoualefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

C、However,itwillprobablystillbenoticed,andpeoplewillknowyou'renot

pleased.

D、Ifyouarepleased,youusuallyopenyoureyeswideandpeoplecannoticethis.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题可以采用线索词来定位。空格处的前后两个句子都是对arms

在具体情况下具体动作的描述。那么用以补充的句子也应是如此，即选项A开朗

的人和沉默寡言的人手臂的动作，符合条件。

第14题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】IrecognizedthatthesitessuchasAssociatedContentcanprovidea

fertilegroundforlearninghowtobecomeabetterwriter.Icouldseethatthiswasan

opendoorforsystematicallylearningsomebasicwritingskillswithoutpayingcollege

tuitionforclassesandleavingthecomfortofmyownhome.Intheeyesoftheauthor,

thesiteAssociatedContent.

A、offersyoualotofnovelstoread

B、isgoodforyourbecomingawriter

C、asksyoutostudywritingregularly

D、isratherexpensivebutconvenient

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【正确答案】B

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

becomeabetterwriter确定B答案。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15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

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16题【单选题】

Thewateralloverthedesk.

A、isspilt

B、wasspilt

C、spilt

D、spill

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】水洒了一桌子。spill有“（使）洒出〃之意，故不用被动，排除AB；

water是不可数，谓语不用spill原形：spilt是sp川的过去式，答案选C。

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第17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18题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Rhythminliteratureisamoreorlessregularoccurrenceofcertain

elementsofwriting:aword,aphrase,anidea,asound,oragrammatical

construction.Wearealsoaccustomedtothisrecurrenceinthealternateheavyand

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】该题的解撅依据在本段结尾部分“Aschildrengrowolder,theyare

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taughttorestraintheirresponsestorhythm...”。作者讲：随着孩子的年龄逐渐增大，

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19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财富的作用，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20题【单选题】

【阅读选择］Theworldisnotonlyhungry;itisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseem

strangetoyou,sincenearly75%oftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.But

about97%ofthishugeamountissea-water,orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkand

usetheother3%一thefreshwaterthatcomesfromrivers,lakes,underground,and

othersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofitisintheform

oficebergs（冰山）andglaciers（冰〃I）.Evenworse,someofithasbeen

polluted.Whatpercentageoftheearth'swatercanmanactuallyuseatpresent?

A、Nearly75percent.

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B、About97percent.

C、Exactly3percert.

D、Lessthan3percent.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】根据本段得知，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21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

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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22题【单选题】

[2008.04]Newdriversarefarmoretohaveaccidentsthanexperienced

drivers.

A、possible

B.likely

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：门Idoeverythingpossibletohelp

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

儿。

第23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

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有能力使机器人发挥出创造财富的作用，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24题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Theriverwassohighthatthewaterranintostreetsandhouses.Many

streetshadtobeclosedtocarsandtrucksbecauseofthehighwater.Thismadeit

difficultforfiretrucks,policecars,andotherrescuevehiclestohelppeoplewho

wereintrouble.Q:Rescuevehicleshadahardtimegettingtopeople.

A、True

False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。本题的意思是：救援车辆费了很大劲才把人救出来。此

句的意思在最后一句提到了，故选A。

第25题【单选题】

[2007.04]Itisdifficulttotheimplicationbetweenthelines.

A、getto

B、getwith

C、getat

D、getdown

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查词组辨析。A.开始，接触；C.找出，发现；D.下来,

写下来。

第26题【单选题】

【2010.04]Thereissomethingwrongwithmymobilephone.Imusthaveit.

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ANrepair

B^torepair

C、repairing

D^repaired

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查非谓语动词的用法。选择过去分词作宾语补语，表示被动

以及动作的完成。【译文】我的手机有毛病了，我一定要修好它（手机）。

第27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28题【单选题】

[2009.04]Tomhasdonereallyamazedeveryoneinhisclass.

A、What

B、Which

C>That

D、Who

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查主语从句的引导词的选择。译文：汤姆所做的事情使得他

班里的每个同学都感到吃惊。详细解答：whatTomhasdone指汤姆所做的事情：

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B哪一个；C（无词义）；D谁。

第29题【单选题】

【填句补文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

exposuretosecondhandsmoke.

A、Theriskisevenhigherforchildrenwholiveinhomeswherebothparents

smoke.

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。

第30题【单选题】

[2009.04]Sheeverythingelseandconcentratedonthetaskbeforeher.

A、setoff

B、setback

C、setaside

D、setup

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】译文：她把其他事情都放到一边，集中精力于她面前的任务。试题

分析：本题考查短语意义辨析。团详细解答：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。

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第31题【单选题】

[2008.10]Itisstronglyheldthatnewmustbeintroducedtoprotectthe

rightoftheimmigrants.

A、statistics

B、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美的

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32题【单选题】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

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

第33题【单选题】

Nowmanymajoremployersarebeginningtodemandthecompletionof

school.

A、morethan

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B、ratherthan

C、otherthan

D、betterthan

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】morethan：多于，不只。句意：现在很多雇主开始不仅仅要求学

业的完成。

第34题【单选题】

【阅读选择】ButEllenreallybecamefamousin2001.Agedonly24,shewasoneof

onlytwowomenwhoenteredtheVendeeGloberoundtheworldsolorace（单人环

球帆有。比赛），whichlasts100days.Despitemanyproblems,shecamesecondinthe

raceoutof24competitorsandshewasgivenaverywarmwelcomewhenshe

returned.IntheVendeeGloberace,Ellenwon.

A、agoldmedal

B^The"BestWomanSailor"award

C、The"YoungSailoroftheYear"award

D、thesecondplace

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】细节查找题答案特点：答案一般在原文有共同或相似关键词。

第35题【单选题】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

B、ensure

C、insure

D、secure

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本颗考杳动词意义区分。【译文】他保证在办公室里的所有机密数

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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36题【单选题】

【填句补文】AllchildrenintheUnitedStateshavetoreceiveaneducation,butthe

lawdoesnotsaytheyhavetobeeducatedatschool.Anumberofparentsp「efe”not

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37题【单选题】

［阅读选择］Calorierestrictiondramaticallyextendsthelifespanoforganismsas

differentaswormsandrodents.Whetherthisworksinhumansisstillunknown

partlybecausefewpeoplearewillingtosubmittosuchastrictdiet.Accordingtothe

passage,wedonotknowwhetherhumanswillbenefitfromtakinginfewercalories

partlybecause.

A、humans,wormsandrodentsaredifferent.

B^mostpeoplearenotwillingtobeputonastrictdiet.

C、theeffectisnotknown.

D、geneticchangesintissuescannotbeperformedonhumans.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题答案可从本段的最后一句话中找出。

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第38题【单选题】

[2008.04]Fishisandexpensiveatthistimeoftheyearinthisarea.

A、inlargemeasure

B>totheminimum

C、inshortsupply

D、tothemaximum

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查短语意义辨析。这个地区在一年中的这个时候鱼的供应不

足，价格昂贵。inshortsupply：缺货、供货不足。

第39题【单选题】

【完成句子】Heavymetalsarepersistent;theydonotbreakdowntoother

chemicalsintheenvironment.Industriallypollutedsitesusuallyundergointensive

clean-upandrehabilitationbecauseheavymetalsareahealthconcernoncethey

enterthefoodchain.Sometracemetalsareallegedtocausecancerandarealso

knowntocausepoisoning.Industriallycontaminatedsitesusuallyrequireathorough

clean-updueto.

A、thepersistenceofheavymetals

B、industriallypollutedsoils

C、naturallypollutedsoils

D、rockandsoilchemistry

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段提到：受到污染的土壤含有重金属，而且重金属很稳定，不容

易降解，所以要对重金属进行彻底的清除。答案选择A。

第40题【单选题】

【阅读选择】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Butsoneotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand

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otherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.Itwas

firstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400zs.Whichcountryisthelargestcoffee

producer?

A、Brazil.

B、Colombia.

C、Ethiopia.

D、Egypt.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答题依据在本段的第三句。Producer与grower意思等同。

第41题【单选题】

【阅读选择】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Butsoneotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand

otherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.Itwas

firstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthelAOO's.Whichcountryisthelargestcoffee

producer?

A、Brazil.

B、Colombia.

C、Ethiopia.

D、Egypt.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答题依据在本段的第三句。Producer与grower意思等同。

第42题【单选题】

【填句补文】Posture.Agoodposturemakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.

.Thismakesbreathingmoredifficult,whichinturncanmakeyoufeel

nervousoruncomfortable.

A、Ifyouarefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

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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43题【单选题】

【填句补文】Arms.Howyouholdyourarmsshowshowopenandreceptiveyouare

topeopleyoumeet.Ifyoukeepyourarmstothesidesofyourbodyorbehindyour

back,thissuggestsyouarenotafraidoftakingonwhatevercomesyourway.

.Ifsomeoneupsetsyou,justcrossyourarmstoshowyou'reunhappy!

A、Outgoingpeoplegenerallyusetheirarmswithbigmovements,whilequieter

peoplekeepthemclosetotheirbodies.

B>Ifyoualefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

C>However,itwillprobablystillbenoticed,andpeoplewillknowyou'renot

pleased.

DJfyouarepleased,youusuallyopenyoureyeswideandpeoplecannoticethis.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题可以采用线索词来定位。空格处的前后两个句子都是对arms

在具体情况下具体动作的描述。那么用以补充的句子也应是如此，即选项A开朗

的人和沉默寡言的人手臂的动作，符合条件。

第44题【单选题】

【阅读选择】

Idon'tclaimthereisn'taforcewhichguidesuszwhichtakescareofus,

butthemainelementthathelpsusbuildupourfutureisourwayofbeing.Our

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personality,ourcharacter,ourwayofperceiving（感知）realityandeverythingthat

surroundsusaretheelementswhichmaybringustothetop,oronthecontrary,

makeusmiserable.Theauthorthinksthatourfutureisdecidedmainlyby.

A、asuperiorforcelikeGod

B、ourwayofbeing,suchasourcharacter

C、thingsandpersonsthatsurroundus

D、others/choiceandresponsibility

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。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项八

第45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

第46题【单选题】

（填句补文】Althoughtheresearchershaveonlyjustmadethetechnicaldetailsof

themicroscopepublic,itisalreadyonsale.Itiscurrentlythesizeofarefrigerator

andtakesseveralminutestoscanacircuit,butXiaoandSchragareworking

A、totaketinychipswerequire

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B、tomakingchipsanysmaller

C、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputerandcutthescanningtimeto30

seconds

D、ofconductingelectricity

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】这部分所说的体积的减小和所需时间的缩短恰好与前半句中提到的

冰箱大小的体积和所需数分钟的时间形成了对比。即：目前它大约像冰箱那么大，

而且要用几分钟扫描一个电路，但是他们正在努力使它缩小到台式计算机那么大,

把扫描时间缩短到30秒。

第47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48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

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第49题【单选题】

【填句补文】Theacidrain（酸雨）issaidtobecausedbypollutionfromoilwellsin

theGulfofMexico.Carexhaustgasesarealsoaproblem.Localvolcaniceruptions

maketheproblemevenworse.Nevertheless,withenoughmoneyandeffort,

researcherssaythatmanyoftheproblemscouldbesolvedandtherateoferosion

reduced..

A、Theproblem,however,isnotjustaEuropeanone.

B、Thatisenoughtohavecausedsomeoftheancientcarvingstobecome

seriouslydamagedalready.

C、However,theMexicangovernmentdoesnothaveenoughmoneytodothe

work,andneedstospendwhatmoneyithasontheMexicanpeople.

D、AcidrainishowafamiliarproblemintheindustrializedcountriesinEurope.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】前文提到完成这项工作需要很多的钱，答案转折说到了墨西哥没有

这么多的钱去做。两句之间有隐含的逻辑关系。

第50题【单选题】

[2008.10JCountrylifeisbetterthancitylifeitoffersfreshairandnoiseless

environment.

A、inthat

B、asthat

C、asfor

D、inwhich

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查复合句。句意为：乡村生活好过城市生活，因为它空气新

鲜且环境无噪音。inthat是复合连接词，只在一定的句式中使用。也可以用作

一个固定词组。A在于，原因是,在…方面;C.关于，至于，举例:Ilikethecountry

betterinthatitisclosertonature.我更喜欢乡村,因为它更接近自然。

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第51题【单选题】

【概括大意】Heavymetalsarepersistent;theydonotbreakdowntoother

chemicalsintheenvironment.Industria