2022年上海师范大学天华学院自考英语（二）练习题（附答案解析）

2022年上海师范大学天华学院自考英语（二）

练习题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

Therewasplentyoftime.She.

A、mustn'thavehurried

B、needn'thavehurried

C、mustnothurried

D、couldn'thavehurried

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】"needn，t+不定式的完成式〃表示做了不必要做的事，意为“本可不

第2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。

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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】

【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5题【单选题】

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【阅读选择】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle（长

柄勺）.Placedonastoneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewouldmove

rounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthv/hilethebulk（主体）oftheladle

wasattractedtomagneticnorth.Thisinterestinglyshapeddeviceismentionedina

bookfromabout80,Otherancientbooksmayhavedateditasfarbackasthe

fourthcenturyJade（玉石）findersplayedanimportantroleintheinventionofthe

"ladle".Theytravelledgreatdistancestolookforjade.Inordernottolosedirections,

theywouldtakea"ladle"withthem.WhendidtheChineseinventthecompass?

A>In1492.

B>InthethirteencenturyA.D.

C、InA.D.80.

D、Atleast2000yearsago.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本段中TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopeda

workingcompass.直接告诉我们中国发明指南针的时间。

第6题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Despiteetherexplanations,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。

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Oceanfertilizationisnottheanswertoglobalwarming."

A、"Thesearenewerandbettermodels,"

Itsopponentsargue,however,thatitwillstopglobalwarming.

C、Addingirontopatchesofoceancanmakeplanktonbloomtemporarily.

D、Asplanktondieandsettleontheoceanfloor,theircarbonissupposedly

lockedupintheseabed.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】这个问题可以根据引号来作答，因为空格后面有“says〃这个词，它

预示着所填入的句子应该是带引号的。A的意思是：这些是比较新的也是比较好

的模型。

第10题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Herculesservedaking.Thekingwasafraidofhim.Soagainandagain

hesenthimondifficulttasks.Onemorningthekingsentforhimandtoldhimto

fetchthreegoldenapplesforhimfromthegardenoftheSingingMaidens（歌女）.But

nooneknewwherethegardenwas.Q:Herculeswasgivenmanydifficulttasks

becausethekingwantedtogetridofhim.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。句子的意思是：国王想除掉Hercules,所以交给他很多

艰巨的工作去做。这个信息在短文第二句和第三句中提到了，与短文的意思相符

（国王很害怕Hercules,多次交给他艰巨的工作去做），由此可以推断本题的正确

选项为A。

第11题【单选题】

【I阅读半Althoughnoothergameisexactlylikebaseball,perhapstheonemost

nearlylikeitistheEnglishgameofcricket（板球）.Q:Baseballsharesmanyfeatures

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withtheEnglishgameofcricket.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选Ac本题对应的语句为:theonemostnearlylikeitistheEnglish

gameofcricket,因此是正确的。

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

此缺空处也应是对两者的分述，故选D。

第13题【单选题】

[2009.04]Tomhasdonereallyamazedeveryoneinhisclass.

A、What

B、Which

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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；

B哪一个；C（无词义）；D谁。

第14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15题【单选题】

【填句补文】DavidGutersonandhiswifeteachtheirthreechildrenathome.

Gutersonsaysthathischildrenlearnverydifferentlyfromchildreninschool:

.Forexample,whenthereisheavysnowfallonawinterday,itmaystarta

discussionorreadingaooutclimate,snowremovalequipment,Alaska,polarbears

（北极熊）,andwintertourism.Aspringeveningwhenthefamilyisoutwatching

thestarsisagoodtime:oaskquestionsaboutsatellitesandthespaceprogram.

A、Someparentspreferteachingtheirchildrenathomebecausetheydenot

believethatpublicschoolsteachthecorrectreligiousvalues.

B、Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

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C、Interestingly,resultsshowthathome-schooledchildrenquiteoftendobetter

thanaverageonnationaltestsinreadingandmath.

D、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】此空要填的是home-schoolers与其他孩子学习的不同点，因此选B。

第16题【单选题】

Itisimportanttoyourskinfromtheharmfulstrongsunlight.

A、protect

B、prevent

C、stop

D、keep

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】protect...from…意为"保护......免受……”

第17题【单选题】

[2009.10]Asforfamilyeducation,parentsareencouragedtorelyonrather

thanpunishment.

A、criticism

intimidation

C、persuasion

D、scolding

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查名词词义区分。【译文】关于家庭教育，鼓励父母们依靠

说服而不是惩罚孩子。A批评、指责B恐吓、威胁C说服、劝服D责

骂、斥责

第18题【单选题】

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[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19题【单选题】

【概括大意】Thekeytogardeningwithkids,saysPattiKraemer-Doell,familygarden

coordinatorattheNewYorkBotanicalGardens,is"Lettingthemexperienceit

themselves.Wehavetriedtoguidethem,butnottellthemtoputthesunflowers

hereandthetomatoesthere.Theemphasisisondevelopingtheirimaginationand

theirappreciationforbeingoutinthegarden."Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、DifferentKindsofGardens.

KindsofPlantsinsHomeGarden

C>TheMostImportantPointinFamilyGardening

D、Howtoplansunflowersandtomatoes

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本段指出家庭园艺的主旨是让孩子去体验，培养他们的想象力和鉴

赏力。所以答案为C。

第20题【单选题】

[2009.10]Asforfamilyeducation,parentsareencouragedtorelyonrather

thanpunishment.

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A、criticism

B、intimidation

C、persuasion

D、scolding

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查名词词义区分。【译文】关于家庭教育，鼓励父母们依靠

说服而不是惩罚孩子。A批评、指责B恐吓、威胁C说服、劝服D责

骂、斥责

第21题【单选题】

[2009.04]Thisisthefirsttimethatawomanhasbeentothepost.

A、granted

B、praised

C、pointed

D、appointed

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】译文：这是第一次任命一位妇女担任此职位。试题分析：本题考查

词义辨析。回详细解答：A允许、同意；B表扬、赞扬；C指、指出；D指定、

任命、委任。

第22题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Onereasoniseconomic.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,large

familiesarehelpful.Havingmorechildrenmeanshavingmoreworkersinthefields

andsomeonetotakecareoftheparentsinoldage.Inanindustrialeconomy,the

situationisdifferent.Manychildrendonothelpafamily;instead,theyarean

expense.Thus,industrializationhasgenerallybroughtdownthebirthrate.Thiswas

thecaseinItaly,whichwasindustrializedquiterecentlyandrapidly.Intheearlypart

ofthetwentiethcentury,Italywasapoor,largelyagriculturalcountrywithahigh

birthrate.AfterWorldWar®,Italy'seconomywasrapidlymodernizedand

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industrialized.Bytheendofthecentury,thebirthratehaddroppedto1.3children

perwoman,theworld'slowest.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,alarge

family.

A、canbeanadvantage

B、maylimitincome

C、isn'tnecessary

D、isexpensive

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。对照本段Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,largefamilies

arehelpful.大的家庭是有帮助的，选项中最接近意思的是A,成为一个优势，答

案是Ao

第23题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thesmokethatcomesfromalitcigarettecontainsmanydifferent

poisonouschemicals.Inthepast,scientistsdidnotthinkthatthesechemicalscould

harmanonsmoker'shealth..Theydiscoveredthatevennonsmokershad

unhealthyamountsofthesetoxic（有毒的）chemicalsintheirbodies.

A、TheGilsonshavebeenmarriedfor35years.

Recently,though,scientistschangedtheiropiniona代ertheystudiedalarge

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24题【单选题】

[2009.01]Thetwinsisterswereidenticalappearanceandcharacter.

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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

样的，故选C。

第25题【单选题】

【填句补文】DavidGutersonandhiswifeteachtheirthreechildrenathome.

Gutersonsaysthathischildrenlearnverydifferentlyfromchildreninschool:

.Forexample,whenthereisheavysnowfallonawinterday,itmaystarta

discussionorreadingaooutclimate,snowremovalequipment,Alaska,polarbears

（北极熊）,andwintertourism.Aspringeveningwhenthefamilyisoutwatching

thestarsisagoodtime:oaskquestionsaboutsatellitesandthespaceprogram.

A、Someparentspreferteachingtheirchildrenathomebecausetheydenot

believethatpublicschoolsteachthecorrectreligiousvalues.

B>Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

C、Interestingly,resultsshowthathome-schooledchildrenquiteoftendobetter

thanaverageonnationaltestsinreadingandmath.

D、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】此空要填的是home-schoolers与其他孩子学习的不同点，因此选B。

第26题【单选题】

,whatcouldwedo?

A、Shoulditraintomorrow

B、Tomorrowitshouldrain

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C、Ifitrainstomorrow

D、Ifitwillraintomorrow

【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27题【单选题】

【填句补文】it'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.Aspeople

getbetterjobsandbecomefinanciallyindependent,itbecomespossibleforthemto

maintainaone-personhousehold..However,peoplewhodogetmarried

aremarryingatalaterageanddivorcingmoreoften.

A、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethe

numberofpeoplelivingalone.

C、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayareresizingthatchildhooddream.

D、MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】前句中提到"经济独立〃有可能造成保持一个人的家庭生活，B中的

〃妇女有好的工作，增加了独身的人数〃与前句内容正好呼应。

第28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

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是一种艺术，更没有说我们每个人都热爱这门艺术。

第29题【单选题】

【概括大意】Theyalwayscomplained（抱怨）moreorlessjustly,thattheirparents

areoutoftouchwithmodernways.Theyalsoblamedthattheirparentsalwayshave

afinalsay.Andtheyoungfeltthattheirparentsdonottrusttheirchildrentodeal

withcrises.Besides,theydissatisfiedtoomuchmurmursoftheirparentsabout

certainproblemsandthelackofsenseofhumorindealingwiththeproblems,at

leastinparents-childrenrelationships.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

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C。

第30题【单选题】

【阅读选择］Idon'tclaimthereisn'taforcewhichguidesus,whichtakescareofus,

butthemainelementthathelpsusbuildupourfutureisourwayofbeing.Our

personality,ourcharacter;ourwayofperceiving（感知）realityandeverythingthat

surroundsusaretheelementswhichmaybringustothetop,oronthecontrary,

makeusmiserable.Theauthorthinksthatourfutureisdecidedmainlyby.

A、asuperiorforcelikeGod

B、ourwayofbeing,suchasourcharacter

C、thingsandpersonsthatsurroundus

D、others*choiceandresponsibility

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【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。

第31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】译文：如果我们收不到付款，那就只好诉诸法律了。试题分析：词

义选择题。详细解答：A挑衅、侵犯；B优势、优点；C选择、取舍；D野心、

抱负。

第32题【单选题】

【2009.04]Thisisthefirsttimethatawomanhasbeentothepost.

A、granted

praised

C、pointed

D、appointed

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】译文：这是第一次任命一位妇女担任此职位。试题分析：本题考查

词义辨析。回详细解答；A允许、同意；B表扬、赞扬；C指、指出；D指定、

任命、委任。

第33题【单选题】

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【阅读判断】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34题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Onereasoniseconomic.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,large

familiesarehelpful.Havingmorechildrenmeanshavingmoreworkersinthefields

andsomeonetotakecareoftheparentsinoldage.Inanindustrialeconomy.the

situationisdifferent.Manychildrendonothelpafamily;instead,theyarean

expense.Thus,industrializationhasgenerallybroughtdownthebirthrate.Thiswas

thecaseinItaly,whichwasindustrializedquiterecentlyandrapidly.Intheearlypart

ofthetwentiethcentury,Italywasapoor,largelyagriculturalcountrywithahigh

birthrate.AfterWorldWar®,Italy'seconomywasrapidlymodernizedand

industrialized.Bytheendofthecentury,thebirthratehaddroppedto1.3children

perwoman,theworld'slowest.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,alarge

family.

A、canbeanadvantage

B>maylimitincome

C、isn'tnecessary

D、isexpensive

【正确答案】A

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（答案解析】答案选A。对照本段Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,largefamilies

arehelpful.大的家庭是有帮助的，选项中最接近意思的是A,成为一个优势，答

案是Ao

第35题【单选题】

【阅读判断］Thetornadocausedalotofdamage:ocarsandhousesinthearea.It

willtakealongtimeandmuchmoneytorepaireverything.Therewasalsoserious

waterdamagefromthethunderstorms.Theheavyrainsandhighwindcausedthe

powertogooutinmanyhomes.Q:Powersupplysystemwasnotdamagedduring

thestorm.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选及本题可译为：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，故选九

第36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。

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第37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己与过去截然不同。

第38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

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该选Co

第39题【单选题】

[2009.10]hehasmanyfriends,heisoftenfeelinglonely.

A、As

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（虽然）他有许多朋

友，但他常常感到孤独。

第40题【单选题】

【阅读判断】ThepeopleofKiribatiareafraidthatonedayinthenot-too-distant

future,theircountrywilldisappearfromthefaceoftheearth-literally.Severaltimes

thisyear,thePacificislandnationhasbeenfloodedbyasuddenhightide.Q:The

peopleofKiribatiworrythatonedaytheircountrywillbetakenawaybyasudden

hightide.

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41题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Everyyear,inNovember,ThanksgivingDayremindsusofthegood

thingsinlife,andpeoplearethankful.Onthisdaypeopleusuallyeatturkeyand

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greatquantitiesofotherfoods.Q:TheturkeyisamostpopularfoodonThanksgiving

Day.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选人感恩节这天火鸡通常是必不可少的。因此本题是正确的。

第42题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Overtheweekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBill

Clinton,announcedherrunfor2008presidency.Thisispartlyduetothebiased

thinkingthatwomenareweakonnationalsecurity,thoughtheymightbestrongon

educationandhealthcare.Thisdamagestheirprospectsasapresidential

contender.Q:OneofHillary'scampaignpromisesistoreformthenation/shealthcare

system.

A、True

B>False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选C。问题句说“Hillary的一个竞选承诺是改革国家的医疗制度。〃

而本段只是说“女人做教育和医疗方面的工作有优势〃，没有说Hillary的一个竞选

承诺式改革国家的医疗制度，因此问题句的信息在文章中没有被提到。

第43题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thoughlittleresearchhasbeencarriedoutabouthowexactlythe

sunspotwillnegativelyharmthehealthofthepeople..So,scientistswarn

thatpeoplegoingoutdoorsshouldbecarefultoprotecttheirexposedskinandeyes

withclothes,umbrellasandsunglassesfromthestrongsunlightrichinultraviolet

rays.

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A、Ionosphereishighabovetheearth.

B、Ifthelightsinyourhousekeepflickering,blamefrequentsunspots.

C、AccordingtoaresearchconductedbytheRussianscientistsfrom1957to1960,

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】

Idon'tclaimthereisn'taforcewhichguidesuszwhichtakescareofus,

butthemainelementthathelpsusbuildupourfutureisourwayofbeing.Our

personality,ourcharacter;ourwayofperceiving（感知）realityandeverythingthat

surroundsusaretheelementswhichmaybringustothetop,oronthecontrary,

makeusmiserable.Theauthorthinksthatourfutureisdecidedmainlyby.

A、asuperiorforcelikeGod

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。

第45题【单选题】

[2008.10]Itisstronglyheldthatnewmustbeintroducedtoprotectthe

rightoftheimmigrants.

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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委的

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46题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Helpingtheplanetisabigpartofwhatourworldtripisallaboutand

that'sexactlywhatwedidthispastweek.Wehelpedgetahydroponicsfarmstarted

inalocalvillage.Thisfarmwillbeamodelforthelocalvillagerssotheycanstart

theirveryownselfsustainingfarm.Hydroponicsisatypeoffarmingthatusesathird

ofthewaterneededinanaveragefarmandusesnosoil.Ahydroponicsfarm

A、isdifficulttobuild

B、isatypeoffarmwithoutsoil

C>willcostlotsofmoney

D、wasstartedinthevillagebeforetheycame

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。词义理解题。根据关键词hydroponicsfarm迅速锁定本

段。再通过排除法可以判定B项是正确的。因为A和C表述的内容文章并没有

提到过。D项表述是错误的，因为那个村庄在他们去之前并没有这种hydroponics

farmo是他们到了之后，帮忙建立了一个模型。

第47题【单选题】

【概括大意】Today,wearebeginningtothinkdifferently.Inthelastfewyears,

researchhasthrowndoubtontheviewthatinnateintelligencecaneverbe

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measuredandontheverynatureofintelligenceitself.Thereisconsiderableevidence

nowwhichshowsthegreatinfluenceofenvironmentbothonachievementand

intelligence.Childrenwithpoorhomebackgroundsnotonlydolesswellintheir

schoolworkandintelligencetestsbuttheirperformancetendstodeteriorate

graduallycomparedwiththatoftheirmorefortunateclassmates.Themainideaof

thisparagraphis.

A、MainResultsofRecentResearches

PopularDoubtabouttheNewView

C>EffectofEnvironmentonIntelligence

D、ImpactonSchoolEducation

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本段提出了一个新的对智力的认识，与过去一些年的传统的把智力

看做是一种不变的能力的这种理解不同，它主张智力和人的成长环境有关。为此

选择Co

第48题【单选题】

[2008.04]Ithasbeenfoundthatastronghelpovercometheeffectsof

distraction.

A、interruption

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49题【单选题】

【概括大意JThekeytogardeningwithkids,saysPattiKraemer-Doell,familygarden

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coordinatorattheNewYorkBotanicalGardens,is“Lettingthemexperienceit

themselves.Wehavetriedtoguidethem,butnottellthemtoputthesunflowers

hereandthetomatoesthere.Theemphasisisondevelopingtheirimaginationand

theirappreciationforbeingoutinthegarden/'Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、DifferentKindsofGardens.

B、KindsofPlantsinsHomeGarden

C、TheMostImportantPointinFamilyGardening

D、Howtoplansunflowersandtomatoes

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本段指出家庭园艺的主旨是让孩子去体验，培养他们的想象力和鉴

赏力C所以答案为Cc

第50题