2022年湖南鐵道職業(yè)技術(shù)學(xué)院自考英語（二）練習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

2022年湖南鐵道職業(yè)技術(shù)學(xué)院自考英語（二）

練習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand

otherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.Itwas

firstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400/s.Whichcountryisthelargestcoffee

producer?

A>Brazil.

B^Colombia.

C、Ethiopia.

D、Egypt.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答題依據(jù)在本段的第三句。Producer與grower意思等同。

第2題【單選題】

[2009.7]Anemployeehasperfectreliabilityifhealwaysdoeshiswork.

A^personally

B>scarcely

C、respectively

D、responsibly

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查副詞意義區(qū)分?！咀g文】如果一個員工做工作總是認(rèn)真負(fù)

責(zé)，他就是完全可信賴的。【詳細(xì)解答】A親自地；B幾乎不；C個別地；D可靠

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第3題【單選題】

[2010.04]Thespokesmanoccasionallyhisspeechwithgestures.

A>acknowledges

B、accompanies

C、attributes

D、anticipates

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查詞匯?！咀g文】這位發(fā)言人講演中偶爾伴有手勢。

第4題【單選題】

[填句補(bǔ)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>lfyouarepleased,youusuallyopenyoureyeswideandpeoplecannoticethis.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題可以采用線索詞來定位。空格處的前后兩個句子都是對arms

在具體情況下具體動作的描述。那么用以補(bǔ)充的句子也應(yīng)是如此，即選項A開朗

的人和沉默寡言的人手臂的動作，符合條件。

第5題【單選題】

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[2010.04]Whathergrandfathersaidleftaimpressiononhermind.Shestill

remembersit.

A>final

B、vague

C、deep

D、main

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】譯文：她爺爺說的事情給她留下深刻的印象，她仍然還記得。本題

考查詞匯。形容詞意義區(qū)分題。final最終的，vague模糊的，deep深的，main

主要的。

第6題【單選題】

【概括大意1Theyalwayscomplained（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.

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本題段落中的各句列舉了年輕人都抱怨其父母些什么，談的是what

arethecriticisms?的問題因此選擇C。

第7題【單選題】

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[2010.04]Evenafterdecadesofthetwobrothersrecognizedeachother

immediately.

A、separation

B^cooperation

C、correspondence

D^communication

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】【譯文】盡管已經(jīng)分別了幾十年，這兩兄弟都是立刻認(rèn)出了對方。

【試題分析】本題考查詞匯?！驹敿?xì)解答】名詞的詞義選取。

第8題【單選題】

[2009.04]Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

A、what

B、which

C、when

D、that

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查主語從句的引導(dǎo)詞的選擇。譯文：大會什么時候召開還沒

有決定。詳細(xì)解答：A什么；B哪一個；C什么時候；D（無詞義）。

第9題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Theviolencewithinasocietyiscontrolledthroughinstitutionsoflaw.

Themoredevelopedalegalsystembecomes,themoresocietytakesresponsibility

forthediscovery,control,andpunishmentofviolentacts.Inmosttribalsocietiesthe

onlymeanstodealwithanactofviolenceisrevenge.Eachfamilygroupmayhave

theresponsibilityforpersonallycarryingoutjudgmentandpunishmentuponthe

personwhocommittedtheoffense.Butinlegalsystems,theresponsibilityfor

revengebecomesdepersonalizedanddiffused.Thesocietyassumesthe

responsibilityforprotectingindividualsfromviolence.Incaseswheretheycannotbe

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protected,thesocietyisresponsibleforimposingpunishment.Thefunctionoflegal

systems,accordingtothepassage,is.

A>tocontrolviolencewithinasociety

B^toprotecttheworldfromchaos

C、tofreesocietyfromtheideaofrevenge

D^togivethegovernmentabsolutepower

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段的第一句話Theviolencewithinasocietyiscontrolledthrough

institutionsoflaw是本題的答案。

第10題【單選題】

[2009.01]WheneverIgoouttodinnerwithhim,Ialwayspayingthebill.

A、endup

B、arriveat

C、dropout

D、giveoff

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】句意：每當(dāng)我與他外出吃飯，最后總是我付賬?？疾槎陶Z意義區(qū)分。

A以…而告終；B達(dá)到，取得；C不參加，隱退；D散發(fā)。

第11題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Ontheotherhand,onthemoontherewillbeanattractionbetween

thebutterandthemoon;butthebutterwillweighonlyaboutone-sixthasmuchas

itdoesontheearth.Thisisbecausethemoonissomuchsmallerthantheearth.The

amountofgravitationalpullthatabodyproducesdependsontheamountof

materialinit.Apacketofbutterhasagravitationalpullofitsown;butthisisvery

smallinrelationtothepullofsomethingaslargeasthemoon,ortheearth,orthe

sun.Wedonotfeelthegravitationalpullofapacketofbutterbecause

A>itistoosmalltohaveagravitationalpullofitsown.

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B、itspullissosmallthatwetendtoignoreit.

C>itspulldisappearsinthepresenceoftheearth'sgravitation.

D、ittendstomeltandlosesitsgravitationalpull.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題定位詞是notfeel...packetofbutter,找到原文中Apacketof

butterhasagravitationalpullofitsown;butthisisverysmallinrelationtothepull

ofsomethingaslargeasthemoon,ortheearth,orthesun,所以答案是B。C項錯在

disappearo

第12題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】OnedayafriendaskedmywifeJillifIwantedahearingaid."He

certainlydoes,"repliedJill.Afterhearingaboutaremarkablenewproduct,Jillfinally

gotupthenervetoaskmeifI'deverthoughtaboutgettingahearingaid."Noway,"I

said."Itwouldmakemelook20yearsolder.""No,no,"shereplied."Thisisentirely

different.It'sCrystalEar!"lnitiallythewriterdidnotwanttobuyahearingaid

because.

A、itwouldmakehimlookold.

B、itwouldmakehimnervous.

C、itwastooexpensive.

D^itwasold-styled.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】當(dāng)被妻子問及是否愿意得到一個助聽器時，作者因為擔(dān)心顯得老氣

而拒絕。所以答案是A。

第13題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Today,workinglessthana40-hourweek,peopleenjoymoreleisure

time.Hence,thewiseuseofleisuretimehasbecomeanimportantproblemfor

everyone,youngorold.Itisaparticularlydifficultproblemforthesick,theaged,and

thosewhohaveretiredfromearningaliving.Thosepeoplehavesomuchleisurethat

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itishardforthemtofindinterestingandworthwhilewaystouseit.Howtospend

leisuretimewiselyisnotaparticularlydifficultproblemforpeople.

A、whoareverybusyeveryday

B^whoaresickinbed

C、whoareagedandingoodhealth

D^whohaveretiredfromwork

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題可采用排除法，第三句話(Itisaparticularlydifficultproblemfor

thesick,theaged,andthosewhohaveretiredfromearningaliving.),可一以看出這三

類人對于怎樣度過空閑時光是特別困難的，所以可以排除BCD項，選A。

第14題【單選題】

Thereisadeadlock(僵局)inthediscussionwhenneithersidegivestothe

other.

A>away

B、way

C、theway

D、itsway

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】譯文：由于雙方都不讓步，討論陷人了僵局。本題考查短語搭配，

givewayto意思為“讓路、讓步”。

第15題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman'stechnologyare

impressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuable

amountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistontheocean

floor.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyisimportantbecause.

A^resourcesonlandarerunningshortintenyears

B^mancanuseittoexplorethedeepersea

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C、itisalotoffundivingintothesea

D、ancientpeopleusedittoexplorethesea

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本段第一句作者提到Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedby

man'stechnologyareimpressive,人類利用技術(shù)可以開發(fā)的海洋資源是驚人的。

段末說至U：Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistonthe

oceanfloor.然而，大量有價值的礦物均還埋藏于海底。如鐵，銅等等。其他三

項都沒有提到。

第16題【單選題】

[2009.10]Scientistsdoubtwhetherit'storegulateone'sbiologicalclockby

drinking.

A、feasible

B^incredible

C>fashionable

D^valuable

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查形容詞詞義區(qū)分。科學(xué)家懷疑通過喝酒來調(diào)整人體生物鐘

是否可行。A可行的、可能且合理的B不可相信的、難以置信的C時髦的、

時尚的D貴重的、寶貴的

第17題【單選題】

[2009.01]Moderneconomicsthecountry'sagriculturalpolicies.

A、undergoes

B、understands

C、underlies

D、undertakes

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。句意：現(xiàn)代經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)是國家農(nóng)業(yè)政策的基礎(chǔ)?？?/p>

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查形近動詞詞義。A經(jīng)歷，經(jīng)受；B了解；C成為…的基礎(chǔ)；D承擔(dān)，保證。

第18題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Finally,thoughachild's"teachers"maynothavebeentrainedin

languageteaching,theirrelationswithhimarealwayscloseandpersonal.Theytake

greatpainstomaketheirlessonseasy.Q:Sofaraslanguageteachingisconcerned,

theteacher'sclosepersonalrelationshipwiththestudentismoreimportantthanthe

professionallanguageteachingtraininghehasreceived.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】答案選c。文章講雖然兒童習(xí)得母語的“教師”可能沒有受過專門的

語言教學(xué)的訓(xùn)練，但與他的關(guān)系卻是親密的、個人化的。但是作者并沒有提到在

語言學(xué)習(xí)中，教師與學(xué)生密切的個人關(guān)系比教師接受專門的語言教學(xué)訓(xùn)練更重要。

第19題【單選題】

[2008.10JCountrylifeisbetterthancityI訐eitoffersfreshairandnoiseless

environment.

A、inthat

B、asthat

C、asfor

D、inwhich

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查復(fù)合句。句意為：鄉(xiāng)村生活好過城市生活，因為它空氣新

鮮且環(huán)境無噪音。inthat是復(fù)合連接詞，只在一定的句式中使用。也可以用作

一個固定詞組。A在于，原因是，在…方面；C.關(guān)于，至于，舉例：Ilikethecountry

betterinthatitisclosertonature.我更喜歡鄉(xiāng)村，因為它更接近自然。

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第20題【單選題】

[2009.01]Moderneconomicsthecountry'sagriculturalpolicies.

A、undergoes

B、understands

C、underlies

D、undertakes

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。句意：現(xiàn)代經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)是國家農(nóng)業(yè)政策的基礎(chǔ)?？?/p>

查形近動詞詞義。A經(jīng)歷，經(jīng)受；B了解；C成為…的基礎(chǔ)；D承擔(dān)，保證。

第21題【單選題】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

B、ensure

C>insure

D>secure

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查動詞意義區(qū)分?！咀g文】他保證在辦公室里的所有機(jī)密數(shù)

據(jù)處于安全狀態(tài)?！驹敿?xì)解答】A使確信，使有信心；B確保（某事）發(fā)生，擔(dān)

保；C為......投保，給……保險；D安全的，沒有危險的

第22題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Physiologically,wearerhythmical.Wemusteat,sleep,breathe,and

playregularlytomaintaingoodhealth.Emotionallywearerhythmical,too,for

psychologistssaythatallofusfeelalternateperiodsofrelativedepressionand

exhilaration.Intellectuallywearealsorhythmical,forwemusthaveperiodsof

relaxationfollowingperiodsofconcentration.Itnaturallyfollowsthenthatrhythm,a

fundamentalaspectofourlives,mustbeapartofanygoodliterary

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work-----whetherpoetryorprose.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowing

pairsofactivitiesbestillustratesintellectualrhythm?

A、Studyingasciencebookandthenstudyingapsychologybook

B^Learningapoemandthentakinganap

C、Playingballatthebeachandthengoingswimming

D、Solvingamathproblemandthensolvingachemistryproblem

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】段落的結(jié)尾處講到：在腦力活動方面，我們也同樣是有節(jié)奏的，因

為我們在高度集中精力一段時間以后，必須讓腦子有一個松弛的階段("wemust

haveperiodsofrelaxationfollowingperiodsofconcentration")。根據(jù)這個信息，A、

D項內(nèi)容都是高度集中的腦力活動，與原文內(nèi)容恰好相反；B項內(nèi)容是學(xué)習(xí)詩歌

與小睡一會，正好符合原文，一張一弛。而C項內(nèi)容又全是不費(fèi)腦力的活動，也

不符合原文。

第23題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】DavidGutersonandhiswifeteachtheirthreechildrenathome.

Gutersonsaysthathischildrenlearnverydifferentlyfromchildreninschool:

?Forexample,whenthereisheavysnowfallonawinterday,itmaystarta

discussionorreadingaboutclimate,snowremovalequipment,Alaska,polarbears

(北極熊)，andwintertourism.Aspringeveningwhenthefamilyisoutwatching

thestarsisagoodtimetoaskquestionsaboutsatellitesandthespaceprogram.

A、Someparentspreferteachingtheirchildrenathomebecausetheydonot

believethatpublicschoolsteachthecorrectreligiousvalues.

B^Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

C、Interestingly,resultsshowthathome-schooledchildrenquiteoftendobetter

thanaverageonnationaltestsinreadingandmath.

D>Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】此空要填的是home-schoolers與其他孩子學(xué)習(xí)的不同點，因此選B。

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第24題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Technologyisabeauty.Weeagerlyadoptitspleasure,preferringto

copewiththedrawbacksonthemorningafter.Q.:Technologyislikeanart,which

everybodyincludingscientistsloves.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】答案選C。這段提到了technology是一種美的享受，但是沒有說它

是一種藝術(shù)，更沒有說我們每個人都熱愛這門藝術(shù)。

第25題【單選題】

［閱讀選擇］Inthenextstage,fromthreetofiveyearsold,curiosityknowsno

bounds.Everytypeofsuitabletoyshouldbemadeavailabletothechild,fortrying

out,experimentingandlearning,fordiscoveringhisownparticularability.Bricksand

jigsaws1七工5板）andconstructiontoys;painting,scribbling（涂鴉）andmakingthings;

Sandandwaterplay;toysforimaginativeandpretendingplay;thefirstsocialgames

forlearningtoplayandgetonwithothers.Welearnfromthepassagethatachildhas

boundlesscuriosity.

A^whenheistwo.

B、whenheisaroundfour.

C、whenheissix.

D、whenheiseight.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】根據(jù)Inthenextstage,fromthreetofiveyearsold,curiosityknowsno

bounds可以得出答案是B。

第26題【單選題】

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【閱讀判斷】Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknownasEastAnglia,has

beeninexistenceformorethantwothousandyears.Itbeganasasmallvillage

besidetheRiverWensum.Q:TheRiverWensumflowsbyNorwich.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。答題依據(jù)在第二句，Norwich是RiverWensum旁邊的一

個小村莊，就說明了RiverWensum流經(jīng)Norwicho

第27題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle（長

柄勺）.Placedonastoneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewouldmove

rounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthwhilethebulk（主體）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.

【正確答案】D

［答案解析］本段中TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopeda

workingcompass.直接告訴我們中國發(fā)明指南針的時間。

第28題【單選題】

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【概括大意】Today,wearebeginningtothinkdifferently.Inthelastfewyears,

researchhasthrowndoubtontheviewthatinnateintelligencecaneverbe

measuredandontheverynatureofintelligenceitself.Thereisconsiderableevidence

nowwhichshowsthegreatinfluenceofenvironmentbothonachievementand

intelligence.Childrenwithpoorhomebackgroundsnotonlydolesswellintheir

schoolworkandintelligencetestsbuttheirperformancetendstodeteriorate

graduallycomparedwiththatoftheirmorefortunateclassmates.Themainideaof

thisparagraphis.

A、MainResultsofRecentResearches

B^PopularDoubtabouttheNewView

C、EffectofEnvironmentonIntelligence

D、ImpactonSchoolEducation

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本段提出了一個新的對智力的認(rèn)識，與過去一些年的傳統(tǒng)的把智力

看做是一種不變的能力的這種理解不同，它主張智力和人的成長環(huán)境有關(guān)。因此

選擇Co

第29題【單選題】

【2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

B>ensure

C、insure

D^secure

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查動詞意義區(qū)分。【譯文】他保證在辦公室里的所有機(jī)密數(shù)

據(jù)處于安全狀態(tài)?！驹敿?xì)解答】A使確信，使有信心；B確保（某事）發(fā)生，擔(dān)

保；C為......投保，給......保險；D安全的，沒有危險的

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第30題【單選題】

[2010.04]Thereissomethingwrongwithmymobilephone.Imusthaveit.

A、repair

B、torepair

C、repairing

D、repaired

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】【譯文】我的手機(jī)有毛病了，我一定要修好它（手機(jī)）?！驹囶}分析】

語法題?！驹敿?xì)解答】非謂語動詞的用法。選擇過去分詞作賓語補(bǔ)語，表示被動

以及動作的完成。

第31題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Everyyear,inNovember,ThanksgivingDayremindsusofthegood

thingsinlife,andpeoplearethankful.Onthisdaypeopleusuallyeatturkeyand

greatquantitiesofotherfoods.Q:TheturkeyisamostpopularfoodonThanksgiving

Day.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選Ao感恩節(jié)這天火雞通常是必不可少的。因此本題是正確的。

第32題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Technologyisabeauty.Weeagerlyadoptitspleasure,preferringto

copewiththedrawbacksonthemorningafter.Q:Technologyislikeanart,which

everybodyincludingscientistsloves.

A、True

B、False

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C、NotGiven

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】答案選c。這段提到了technology是一種美的享受，但是沒有說它

是一種藝術(shù)，更沒有說我們每個人都熱愛這門藝術(shù)。

第33題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thefutureismuchtooimportanttosimplyguessabout,thewaythe

highschoolstudentsdid.bycarefullystudyingthepresent,skilled

businessmen,scientists,andpoliticiansaresupposedlyabletofigureoutinadvance

whatwillhappen.

A^Thestockmarkethaditsworstlossesever

B、Buildingswouldrotatesotheycouldfollowthesuntotakemaximum

advantageofitslightandheat

C、Soexpertsareregularlyaskedtopredictaccurately

D^Thearticlewaswrittenin1958

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】第一句說的是：預(yù)測未來很重要，不能像中學(xué)生那樣猜測。這一空

的關(guān)鍵詞是experts,他們不同于中學(xué)生，他們的預(yù)測應(yīng)該是較為準(zhǔn)確的。

第34題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】TheCaribbeanIslandsformachainthatseparatestheCaribbeanSea

fromtherestoftheAtlanticOcean..Manyoftheislandswereformedby

theeruption（爆發(fā)）ofancientvolcanoes（火山）.Othersarelow-lyingcoralislands

thatgraduallyrosefromtheocean.

A>Theyarefamousfortheirwarm,tropicalclimateandgreatnaturalbeauty.

B、WhatwouldyouseeifyoutookacruisetotheCaribbeanIslands?

C、They'relikealongnecklacethatstretchesbetweenNorthandSouthAmerica.

D、ButlifeontheCaribbeanIslandsisnotalwaysparadise.

【正確答案】C

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【答案解析】第一句話說的是：加勒比群島形成了一個鎖鏈，把加勒比海與大西

洋的其他部分分開。答案是C,因為它的第一個詞是"They",該詞指"TheCaribbean

Islands"；而且在語義上也有很好的銜接。

第35題【單選題】

【完成句子】Lightningisgeneratedwhenelectricalchargesseparateinrainclouds,

thoughprocessesarestillnotfullyunderstood.Typically,positivecharges（正電荷）

buildatthecloudtop,whilethebottombecomesnegativelycharged（負(fù)電荷的）.In

mostinstancesofcloud-to-groundlightning,thenegativelychargedlowerportionof

thecloudrepelsnegativelychargedparticlesontheground'ssurfaces,makingit

becomepositivelycharged.Thepositivechargeonthegroundgathersatelevated

points.Inmostcasesofcloud-to-groundlightning,theground'ssurface.

A、ispositivelycharged

B^isshiftedsidewaysbystrongwinds

C>isnegativecharged

D^ischangedfrompositivelychargetonegativecharge

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字解釋了云層與地面之間的閃電的成因，云層下部帶負(fù)電荷，

排斥地面表層的負(fù)電荷，所以地面表層聚集的是正電荷。答案為A。

第36題【單選題】

[2009.04]Sheeverythingelseandconcentratedonthetaskbeforeher.

A、setoff

B^setback

C、setaside

D、setup

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本題考查短語意義辨析。譯文：她把其他事情都放到一邊，集中精

力于她面前的任務(wù)。詳細(xì)解答：A出發(fā)、動身；B把（某物）置于…之后、延遲；

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C撇開、取消、廢除；D建立、提出。

第37題【單選題】

[2010.04]Thestudentdescribedthebeautifulmountainsandriversinhis

hometown.

A、artificially

B、vividly

C、critically

D、viciously

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查副詞的詞義辨析。這個學(xué)生生動地描述了他的家鄉(xiāng)美麗的

山河。

第38題【單選題】

【完成句子】Theaveragelightningstrikeismorethan3mileslongandcantravelat

atenthofthespeedoflight.Balllightning,therarestandmostmysteriousform,

derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousballthatappearsneartheimpactpoint,

moveshorizontally,andlastsforseveralseconds.Oneformoflightningthat

isballlightning.

A、occursmostinfrequently

B^isshiftedsidewaysbystrongwinds

C、isoftenhiddenfromourview

D、isestimatedat20millionsayear

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字與題目相關(guān)的句子是:Balllightning,therarestandmost

mysteriousform,derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousball...,關(guān)鍵詞是rarest

（rare的最高級形式）與infrequently"很少發(fā)生,少有“表達(dá)相同的意思。

第39題【單選題】

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【閱讀選擇】Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulinbusiness.

Hehadabeautifulhomeandwonderfulfamily,butrealizedhisfatherwasveryold,

andthoughtperhapsheshouldgotohim.Hehadnotseenhimsincethatgraduation

day.Beforehecouldmakearrangementstoseehisfather,hereceivedatelegram

tellinghimhisfatherhadpassedaway,andwilledallofhispossessionstohisson.He

neededtocomehomeimmediatelyandtakecarethings.Whenhearrivedathis

father'shouse,suddensadnessandregretfilledhisheart.Whentheyoungman

arrivedhome,hefelt.

A、sad

B^disappointed

C、horrible

D、nervous

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。事實細(xì)節(jié)題。年輕人回到家里，出現(xiàn)了兩個關(guān)鍵詞sadness

和regret,可以判斷年輕人的心情是非常傷心的。故選A。

第40題【單選題】

[2008.04]Thegovernmentfinallyallthedocumentsrelatingtothewar.

A>released

B^specialized

C、realized

D、supposed

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查動詞意義區(qū)分。A〃公開發(fā)表、公布或發(fā)布（新聞）〃B專

門從事、專攻C意識到、領(lǐng)悟D假定、猜想。整句話的意思是：政府最

終公布了與這場戰(zhàn)爭有關(guān)的全部文件。

第41題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Goodnewsforchocoholics：thetreatpreferredbymillionsalloverthe

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worldisgoodforyou,accordingtoAmericanresearchersattheUniversityof

California.Chocolatecontainssubstancescalledflavonoids（類黃酮）thatcanhelp

maintainahealthyheartandgoodcirculation.Theresearchershavediscoveredthat

cocoaactslikeaspirinandthateatingabarofchocolatehasalsobeenshownto

releaseendorphinsinthebody：thesechemicalshelptoreducepainandstressand

makeyoufeelhappy.Whyischocolategoodforheartandcirculation?

A^Itreducespainandstress.

B、Itcontainssubstancescalledflavonoids.

C、Itreleasesendorphinsinhumanbody.

D^Itactslikeaspirintoprotectheart.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】因果關(guān)系詞信號詞。凡是注釋中文的地方可能是答案區(qū)域。

第42題【單選題】

【概括大意】Itisoftenthoughtthatsciencefictionisafairlynewdevelopmentin

literature,butitsancestorscanbefoundinbookswrittenhundredsofyearsago.

Thesebookswereoftenconcernedwiththepresentationofsomeformofideal

society,athemewhichisstilloftenfoundinmodernstories.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A、ScienceFictionisaFairlyNewDevelopmentinLiterature

B、OriginsofScienceFiction

C、TheThemeofScienceFiction

D^ScienceFictionHasaShortHistory

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】從第一段話可以看出這段文字介紹了科普小說的起源。因此選擇Bo

第43題【單選題】

［閱讀選擇］OnedayafriendaskedmywifeJillifIwantedahearingaid."He

certainlydoes/*repliedJill.Afterhearingaboutaremarkablenewproduct,Jillfinally

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gotupthenervetoaskmeifI'deverthoughtaboutgettingahearingaid."Noway,"I

said."Itwouldmakemelook20yearsolder.""No,no/'shereplied."Thisisentirely

different.It'sCrystalEar!"lnitiallythewriterdidnotwanttobuyahearingaid

because.

A、itwouldmakehimlookold.

B>itwouldmakehimnervous.

C、itwastooexpensive.

D、itwasold-styled.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】當(dāng)被妻子問及是否愿意得到一個助聽器時，作者因為擔(dān)心顯得老氣

而拒絕。所以答案是A。

第44題【單選題】

[2009.7]Thehousewasquietinthenight,theoccasionalcoughingfrom

mythroat.

A、asfor

B、suchas

C、insteadof

D^exceptfor

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查短語意義區(qū)分。譯文：除了偶爾我咳嗽一下以外，這所房

子在夜晚非常安靜。A至于，關(guān)于；B例如；C代替，而不是；D除了……以

外

第45題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle（長

柄勺）.Placedonastoneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewouldmove

rounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthwhilethebulk（主體）oftheladle

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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.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本段中TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopeda

workingcompass.直接告訴我們中國發(fā)明指南針的時間。

第46題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle（長

柄勺）.Placedonastoneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewouldmove

rounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthwhilethebulk（主體）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.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本段中TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopeda

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workingcompass.直接告訴我們中國發(fā)明指南針的時間。

第47題【單選題】

[概括大意]Thekeytogardeningwithkids,saysPattiKraemer-Doell,familygarden

coordinatorattheNewYorkBotanicalGardens,is“Le