2022年新加坡亞奧雙語學(xué)院自考英語（二）練習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

2022年新加坡亞奧雙語學(xué)院自考英語（二）

練習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【概括大意】Thecharmingsmilesandservicefromthesalesladiesandgentlemen

arealwaystherereadyforyou.Moreoftenthannot（往往）,onsuchoccasions

newcomersfromelsewhere,say,Chinamainland,mayfeelsomethingmorethan

mereuneasiness-evenasenseofguiltiftheydonotbuysomethingfromtheshop.

Forsomelocalold-timers（老前輩，老人）,especiallytheteenagers,theyfeelquite

athomewithallthese.Someofthemthinkitisnogoodtobethe"God";sometimes

theywouldratherbeashoplifter.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、HongKongisworthyofitsreputationasabusinesscenteroftheworld.

B^Itisuneasytobeofferedsmilesandservices.

C、Shoppingorwindow-shoppinghere,youcanreallyfeelthemeaningof"The

CustomeristheGod!"

D、Shopliftinghasbeenafrequentcriminaloffence.

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本段強(qiáng)調(diào)的是這里"顧客是上帝”的這種理念和氛圍。因此選擇C。

第2題【單選題】

[2009.10]Theroomwasquiet,theoccasionalcoughingfrommythroat.

A、incase

B^exceptfor

C>byfar

D^insteadof

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查介詞短語意義區(qū)分。【譯文】這個房間很安靜，除了偶爾

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從我喉嚨里發(fā)出的咳嗽聲以外。A以免、以防萬一B除了…以外C到目前

為止D代替、而不是

第3題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】WhenIgraduatedfromhighschool,myfamilyhadabusinesssoInever

thoughtaboutgettingacollegedegree.Iwentstraightfrommyhighschool

graduationtoworkformyfather.After24yearsofupsanddowns(mostlydowns),I

decidedthatIwantedtoreturntoschoolandearnadegreeinBusiness

Administration.Whydidn'ttheauthorgoonwitheducationaftergraduatingfrom

highschool?

A^Tohelpherfatherwithbusiness.

B>Toescapefromschoollife.

C、Toexperiencesociallifeearly.

D、Toachieveherdream.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。該題目主要考查考生對文章主人公相關(guān)細(xì)

節(jié)的了解。根據(jù)題干內(nèi)容，此細(xì)節(jié)定位于文章本段講述自己高中畢業(yè)后經(jīng)歷的部

分。文中講到"當(dāng)我高中畢業(yè)時，爸爸正在做生意。所以我壓根沒有考慮過繼續(xù)

獲得大學(xué)學(xué)位的事情，畢業(yè)后直接轉(zhuǎn)向?yàn)榘职止ぷ?。可判斷A選項(xiàng)與原文句意

一致。

第4題【單選題】

[2008.04]Fishisandexpensiveatthistimeoftheyearinthisarea.

A、inlargemeasure

B^totheminimum

C、inshortsupply

D、tothemaximum

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查短語意義辨析。這個地區(qū)在一年中的這個時候魚的供應(yīng)不

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足，價(jià)格昂貴。inshortsupply：缺貨、供貨不足。

第5題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshewastalkingtoalocal

restaurantwheretheyweregoingtohavelunchafterherappointment.Shecalledto

seeifhewasthere.Shesaid,Z/MyhusbandhasAlzheimer's（老年癡呆）andhe

shouldn'tbedrivingwithoutme."Numerousthoughtsranthroughmyhead.Callthe

police,callherfamily,andnotify（通知）thedoctor'sofficeshehadjustcomefrom!

Butatfirst,IofferedtodrivetothelocalrestauranttoseeifEdwaswaitingforher

there.Theelderlywomancriedinthelobbywhenshewastalkingto.

A^herhusbandwithAlzheimer's

B>thenurseinthedoctor'soffice

C、alocalrestaurant

D、oneofherfamilymembers

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選Co根據(jù)文章本段中ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshe

wastalkingtoalocalrestaurant…可知答案為C項(xiàng)。Helen由于擔(dān)心自己丈夫安危，

但又找不到人，情急之下先打電話到倆人約好即將要去的餐廳詢問情況。

第6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)。

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第7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(xiǎn)；D安全的，沒有危險(xiǎn)的

第8題【單選題】

[2007.04]Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

considerably.

A、distribution

B、contribution

C、prescription

D、circulation

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。circulation：（書報(bào)雜志的）銷售量，發(fā)行額，

銷路。符合句意。

第9題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇]Doyouthinksittingandstudyingallthetimewillimproveyourgrades?

Thinkagain.Gettingsomeexercisemayhelp,too.Newresearchwitholderpeople

suggeststhattakingregularwalkshelpsthempayattentionbetterthaniftheydidn't

exercise.Walkingregularlyhelpselderlypeople.

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A、loseweight

B>becomehappier

C、concentratebetter

D、lookyounger

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】同義詞替換有題干替換、選項(xiàng)替換。

第10題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Roxaboxenisbasedonthetruestoryofagroupofchildren,growingup

intheArizonadesert.Therechildrencanbeabitwildandmuchfree,andtheyplay

outsidefromdawntodusk.Thechildrendiscoverthemake-believe（虛彳段的）town,

builtonthehillacrossfromtheirneighborhood.Thetown,calledRoxaboxen,

becomesthecenteroftheirplayasthechildrengrow,butthestoryisnotjustabout

thetimespentinRoxaboxenasyoungchildren.Morethanthat,thisbookisabout

thewaythatimaginationandsecretplacesstaywithusaswegrowolderand

becomeapartofwhoweare.Itisaboutthewaythatithelpsustogrowintothe

adultsthatwebecome.Whatdoesthebook'snameRoxaboxenreferto?

A、Achild.

B^Alibrary.

C、Aperiodoftime.

D、Aplace.

【正確答案】D

［答案解析喑案選D。查找細(xì)節(jié)題o短文本段中明顯一句話提到,Thetown,called

Roxaboxen,所以指的是一個地方的名字。

第口題【單選題】

Hesaidthatthegrouphimaletterandaskedhimtogothereforan

interview.

A>havewritten

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B、hadwritten

C、wrote

D^wouldwrite

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】“寫信給他"應(yīng)該發(fā)生在他說話之前，也就是過去的過去，用過去完

成時。

第12題【單選題】

【概括大意】Thecharmingsmilesandservicefromthesalesladiesandgentlemen

arealwaystherereadyforyou.Moreoftenthannot（往往）,onsuchoccasions

newcomersfromelsewhere,say,Chinamainland,mayfeelsomethingmorethan

mereuneasiness-evenasenseofguiltiftheydonotbuysomethingfromtheshop.

Forsomelocalold-timers（老前輩，老人）,especiallytheteenagers,theyfeelquite

athomewithallthese.Someofthemthinkitisnogoodtobethe"God";sometimes

theywouldratherbeashoplifter.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、HongKongisworthyofitsreputationasabusinesscenteroftheworld.

B、Itisuneasytobeofferedsmilesandservices.

C、Shoppingorwindow-shoppinghere,youcanreallyfeelthemeaningof"The

CustomeristheGod!"

D^Shopliftinghasbeenafrequentcriminaloffence.

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本段強(qiáng)調(diào)的是這里"顧客是上帝”的這種理念和氛圍。因此選擇C。

第13題【單選題】

[2009.01]Hehasdeeploveforthepeopleandloyaltytothecountry.

A、intense

B、initial

C、instant

D、imitative

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【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查形容詞詞義區(qū)分。A強(qiáng)烈的，極度的；B最初的，開始

的；C立即的，即時的；D模仿的，仿效的。形容loyalty,選A比較恰當(dāng)。

第14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?yàn)閾?dān)心顯得老氣

而拒絕。所以答案是A。

第15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

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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16題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇］Theworldisnotonlyhungry;itisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseem

strangetoyou,sincenearly75%oftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.But

about97%ofthishugeamountissea-water,orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkand

usetheother3%---thefreshwaterthatcomesfromrivers,lakes,underground,and

othersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofitisintheform

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

polluted.Whatpercentageoftheearth'swatercanmanactuallyuseatpresent?

A>Nearly75percent.

B>About97percent.

C、Exactly3percent.

D、Lessthan3percent.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】根據(jù)本段得知，地球上只有3%的水適于人類飲用，然而部分以冰

山或冰川的形式存在，還有的被污染，因而實(shí)際上人類能用的水要低于3%。

第17題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

exposuretosecondhandsmoke.

A>Theriskisevenhigherforchildrenwholiveinhomeswherebothparents

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smoke.

B>IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

withatleastonesmoker.

C、Thissmokeiscalledsecondhandsmoke.

D>NooneknowsforsurewhyMr.Gilsonhaslungcancer.

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】前一句提到，不吸煙者時常吸入他人香煙中冒出的煙，接下來應(yīng)首

選對此煙加以定義的句子。

第18題【單選題】

[2009.04]Ifpaymentisnotreceived,legalactionwillbeouronly.

A>aggression

B、advantage

C、alternative

D、ambition

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本題考查詞義選擇。譯文：如果我們收不到付款，那就只好訴諸法

律了。A挑釁、侵犯；B優(yōu)勢、優(yōu)點(diǎn)；C選擇、取舍；D野心、抱負(fù)。

第19題【單選題】

[2009.01]Youshouldhelpthemwhenyourfriendsquarrelwitheachother.

A、comeintosight

B、cometoterms

C、comeintoplay

D>cometopower

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查短語的習(xí)慣用法。句意：當(dāng)你的朋友吵架時，你應(yīng)當(dāng)幫助

他們協(xié)調(diào)一下。comeinto或cometo都表示進(jìn)入（某種狀態(tài)）。A映入眼簾；

B.達(dá)成協(xié)議，妥協(xié)；C開始運(yùn)作；D.上臺，開始掌權(quán)。

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第20題【單選題】

[2007.04]Jennycomplainedthatthehospitalhertoomuchforthe

treatment.

A、expended

B、paid

C、cost

D^charged

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。charge：要價(jià)；索價(jià)；要人支付；收費(fèi)。例如：

Thefruitsellerchargedmetoomuchmoney.這個水果商要了我很多的錢。

第21題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

centenarians（百歲老人）getaskedallthetime：/zHowdidyoulivetobe100?"Q:The

fivecentenariansliveinaveryfriendlycommunity.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選Co題目說的是〃這五位百歲老人生活在一個非常友好的社

區(qū)〃，文章開頭部分提到了"community（社區(qū)）〃，但該句并沒有說這五位百歲老人

生活的社區(qū)是否是一個友好的社區(qū)，因此判斷問題句的信息在文章中沒有提到。

第22題【單選題】

【概括大意】Ifyouaretiredofmakingvagueexcusesforanotherdullsummerat

home,hereisathoughttoliftyourspirits.Youdonotneedanythingsoradicalas

winningalottery（彩票）tofinanceatriptoEurope.Astudentidentitycardthatcan

beobtainedforafewdollarsfromtheCouncilonInternationalEducationalExchange

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entitles（給予、授權(quán)）youtodiscounttickets（打折機(jī)票）oncertaincharterflights

toLondonandParis,aswellasreducedadmissiontomanymuseums,cinemas,and

musicalevents.OnceinEurope,youcanstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabout

twodollarsanight.Sodon'tgiveupyourhopesofbecominganinternational

traveler.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、ItiseasyforastudenttotravelinEuropeduringthesummer.

B、Thestudentneedstoobtainanidentitycardtotravelatacheaprate.

C、Thestudentcouldstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabouttwodollarsanight.

D、Thestudentswillbecomeinternationaltravelersinsummer.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】這段話主要講學(xué)生暑假去歐洲的一些優(yōu)惠來論證學(xué)生去歐洲旅行是

很容易的。因此選擇A。

第23題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Fermi'sgeniuswasknownthroughoutthescientificworld.In1938he

hadwonaNobelPrize.Fouryearslaterheproducedthefirstnuclearchainreaction,

leadingusintothenuclearage.Q:Fermi,anexperimentalistaswellasatheoretician,

wonaNobelPrizeforproducingthefirstnuclearchainreactionintheworld.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。Fermi在1938年獲諾貝爾獎，四年以后才建立核連鎖反

應(yīng)的。

第24題【單選題】

[2007.04]Iftheoperationcarefullyprepared,itwouldnothavebeen

successful.

A>wasnot

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B、hasnotbeen

C、hadnotbeen

D^werenot

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本題考查虛擬語氣。主句是對過去的虛擬，所以根據(jù)句意，條件狀

語從句也應(yīng)該是對過去的虛擬，所以用haddone的形式。句意:如果手術(shù)沒有

經(jīng)過認(rèn)真仔細(xì)的準(zhǔn)備，它就不會成功。

第25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，所以地而表層聚集的是正電荷。答案為A。

第26題【單選題】

[2009.01]Childrenhaveanaturalabouttheworldaroundthem.

A、certainty

B、capability

C>cleverness

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D、curiosity

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】句意：孩子們對他們周圍的事物有著天然的好奇心?？疾槊~詞義

選擇。A確定性，肯定的事；B能力，才能；C精明，聰穎；D好奇心，求知

欲。

第27題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】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

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。雖然作者也聲明自己并不否認(rèn)世界上存在任何一種具有

超自然力量的東西，但是根據(jù)文章本段的…butthemainelementthathelpsus

buildupourfutureisourwayofbeing可知,作者認(rèn)為影響我們未來的最主要的因

素還是我們自己的所作所為，答案為B項(xiàng)。

第28題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇1Marian,thegirlwhowrotetheoriginalstoryaboutRoxaboxenthatthe

children'sbookisbasedon,wasmayor.Otherkidsranthestoreswhichsold

imaginaryicecreamandbakedgoods.Kidsdroveimaginarycarsoutsideoftown,

andthespeederswenttojail,whichwasguardedbythesheriff,anotherkid.

Elsewhere,boysandgirlshadbattles,chargingeachother'sbasesusingspearsmade

withocotillo,adesertplant.WhoisMarian?

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A、Sheistheauthor.

B>ShesoldicecreaminRoxaboxen.

C、SheisthemayorofRoxaboxeninthebook.

D、Sheguardsthejailinthebook.

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】答案選c。事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞鎖定短文本段。本段第一句話

給出了正確答案，Marian是最先寫這個故事的人，但是并不是這本書的作者。

而且是這本書中那個小鎮(zhèn)的鎮(zhèn)長。

第29題【單選題】

[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30題【單選題】

[2009.04]Theconclusionfromthestudyisnotdefinite;itisjust.

A^tentative

B^valid

C、technical

D、thorough

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】譯文：這項(xiàng)研究的結(jié)論不是一定的；它只是試探性的。試題分析:

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形容詞詞義選擇題。詳細(xì)解答：A不確定的、試探性的；B正當(dāng)?shù)?、有根?jù)的、

有效的；C技術(shù)性的、專門技術(shù)的；D徹底的、十足的。

第31題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)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.

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】前文提到完成這項(xiàng)工作需要很多的錢，答案轉(zhuǎn)折說到了墨西哥沒有

這么多的錢去做。兩句之間有隱含的邏輯關(guān)系。

第32題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】Thechildrendon'tjustplananycity.Theymapandanalyze（分析）the

housing,energy,andtransportationrequirementsoftheirowndistrictandforetellits

needsin100years.Withtheaidofanarchitect（建筑師）whovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations/Designingbuildingsofthefuturegiveschildrenalotoffreedom/saysthe

teacherwhodevelopedthisprogram."Theyareabletousetheirownrich

imaginationandinventionswithoutfearofblame,becausetherearenowrong

answersinafuturecontext.Infact,astheclassentersthefinalmodel-buildingstage

oftheprogram,anelected'official*and'planninggroup'makeallthedesign

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decisionsforthemodelcity,andtheteacherstepsbackandbecomesanadviser/7\n

architectpaysaweeklyvisittotheclassroom.

A、tofindoutkids'creativeideas

B^todiscusswiththeteacher

C、togivechildrenlectures

D^tohelpkidswiththeirprogram

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】根據(jù)本段中的Withtheaidofanarchitectwhovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations可知答案為D。句中的aid意為"幫助",與help同義。

第33題【單選題】

[2008.04]Newdriversarefarmoretohaveaccidentsthanexperienced

drivers.

A>possible

B>likely

C、probable

D、unlikely

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查形容詞辨析。句子翻譯：新司機(jī)比起有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的老司機(jī)出交

通事故的可能性要大得多。A.可能（發(fā)生、存在）的；B.有可能belikelyto;

C.大概的、可能的;D不可能的應(yīng)用舉例：111doeverythingpossibletohelp

you.我會盡一切可能幫助你。Heislikelytoarriveabitlate,他有可能會晚到一會

兒。

第34題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand

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otherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.Itwas

firstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringtheMOO'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35題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Onereasoniseconomic.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,large

familiesarehelpful.Havingmorechildrenmeanshavingmoreworkersinthefields

andsomeonetotakecareoftheparentsinoldage.Inanindustrialeconomy,the

situationisdifferent.Manychildrendonothelpafamily;instead,theyarean

expense.Thus,industrializationhasgenerallybroughtdownthebirthrate.Thiswas

thecaseinItaly,whichwasindustrializedquiterecentlyandrapidly.Intheearlypart

ofthetwentiethcentury,Italywasapoor,largelyagriculturalcountrywithahigh

birthrate.AfterWorldWari3,Italy'seconomywasrapidlymodernizedand

industrialized.Bytheendofthecentury,thebirthratehaddroppedto1.3children

perwoman,theworld'slowest.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,alarge

family.

A>canbeanadvantage

B^maylimitincome

C、isn'tnecessary

D、isexpensive

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。對照本段Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,largefamilies

arehelpful.大的家庭是有幫助的，選項(xiàng)中最接近意思的是A,成為一個優(yōu)勢，答

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案是Ao

第36題【單選題】

[2008.10]Johnsonwasunknownbeforerunningforthepresidency.

A、visibly

B、visually

C、vertically

D^virtually

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查（形近的）副詞詞義區(qū)分。譯文：事實(shí)上，約翰遜在參選

總統(tǒng)職位之前是個無名人士。A顯然，明顯地B外表上，直觀地C垂直地，

直立地D實(shí)際上，事實(shí)上

第37題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyandputupwitha

lotofinconveniencesforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.Residentsofcities

likeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamspendalotoftheirwinterinthedark

becausethedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.Thisisthe

reasontheMediterraneanhasalwaysattractedthem.Everysummer,morethan25

millionpeopletraveltoMediterraneanresortsandbeachesfortheirvacation.They

allcomeforthesamereason:sun!lntheparagraph,citieslikeLondon,Copenhagen,

andAmsterdamarementioned.

A、toshowthattheyarenotgoodcitiesintermsofgeographyandclimate

B^totellushowwealthytheirresidentsare

C>tosuggestthatthesecitieslackplacesofhistoricinterestandscenicbeauty

D>toprovethattheyhavegotmoretourismthantheycanhandle

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】該段中所列舉的三個城市都具有陰冷日短的氣候特點(diǎn)，這些不利的

地理氣候條件使得當(dāng)?shù)鼐用裣蛲柟獬渥愕牡胤?。四個選項(xiàng)中，選項(xiàng)A最接近題

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忌、o

第38題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇］Youconsiderthatyoucan/tfindyourplaceinyourowncountry,soyou

riskthecomfortablebutmodestlifewithyourparentsandyougoabroad.Maybe

therewillbemomentswhenyoucan'tstandthelonelinessanymore,thestrangers

aroundyou,oryourjob.Butyouremembernobodymadeyoutakethatdecision,so

youtakeadeepbreath,andyougoon,asyouaretheonlyonetobeblamed.When

youarelonelyinaforeigncountry,youshould.

A、changeyourdecision

B^blameyourparentsforit

C、sticktoyourdecisionandgoon

D、makemorefriends

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】答案選C。根據(jù)文章本段中Butyouremembernobodymadeyoutake

thatdecision,soyoutakeadeepbreath,andyougoon...可知答案。作者認(rèn)為你出國

后可能會面臨各種困難，面對周圍的陌生人、工作，你可能會感到孤獨(dú)，但是仔

細(xì)想想這個決定是你自己做的，于是你不得不深呼吸，然后繼續(xù)。

第39題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】LateoneSundayafternooninSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,an

elderlycleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehad

livedandworkedmostofherlife.Itmayseemlikeanordinaryendtoahumblelife,

buttherewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthiswoman.Inthesummerof

1995,McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,

totheUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown.Themoneywastohelp

otherAfricanAmericansthroughuniversity.Shehadstartedhersavingshabitasa

youngchildwhenshewouldreturnfromschooltocleanandironformoneywhich

shewouldthensave.Thiswomanshockedandinspiredtheworldbecause.

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A、shehadmanagedtosavesomuchmoney

B>shegavehermoneytoAfricanAmericans

C、shegaveherlifesavingstohelpothersthroughuniversity

D、sheonlyspentmoneyoncheapthings

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】答案選C。only是絕對詞，在選項(xiàng)D中出現(xiàn)，根據(jù)經(jīng)驗(yàn)排除D；對

照原文第一自然段最后一句話therewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthis

woman說她有些特別的地方，接著第二自然段就講Inthesummerof1995,

McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,to

theUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown.她把大部分積攢的錢捐獻(xiàn)

給了家鄉(xiāng)的大學(xué)，A和B表達(dá)都不全面，答案是C。

第40題【單選題】

【I聞讀選擇】AndyetalthoughtheMayasknewaboutthewheel,theyneverusedit.

Neitherdidtheyusemetalsotherthancopper.Whatisevermoresurprisingisthat

theysuddenlyabandoned（拋棄）manyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.

SometimearoundAD900,Mayancivilizationcollapsed.Bytheyear1200,theirlast

greatcapital,ChichenItza,wasdeserted.Oneofthemostsurprisingfindingsabout

Mayaswasthat.

A、theydevelopedaccuratesystemmeasuringtime.

B、theyknewhowtobuildpyramidswithstones.

C、theydesertedtheircitiesandmovedtonewones.

D^theybuiltcitieswhichtheyneverlivedin.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】對應(yīng)點(diǎn)為Whatisevermoresurprisingisthattheysuddenly

abandonedmanyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.是對原文語意進(jìn)行了

轉(zhuǎn)化，最高級代替了比較級。

第41題【單選題】

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【填句補(bǔ)文】Manybeginninginterviewersareafraidthattheyareforcingtheother

persontoanswerquestionsandhavenorighttoinquireabouthispersonalsecrets.

.Unlessthepersonreallyhatesbeinginterviewed,heisdelightedthat

somebodywantstointerviewhim.

A、Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B>Thisdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatitwillgowell.

C、Mostmenandwomenleadlivesthatareuninteresting.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】抓住關(guān)鍵詞進(jìn)行同義替換，也就是afraid,選項(xiàng)中thisfear就是對

這種擔(dān)心的補(bǔ)充，這種擔(dān)心是完全沒有必要的，除非被采訪者確實(shí)是討厭別人問

自己。

第42題【單選題】

Nosoonerhadtheygotoffthetrainitstartedmoving.

A、when

B、than

C、then

D^after

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】句首是Nosooner,與它搭配的是than,nosooner...than...：一…就…。

與這個搭配類似的是hardly...when/before...o

第43題【單選題】

［概括大意］Ourbodiesareestimatedtobeabout60to70%water.Bloodismostly

water,andourmuscles,lungs,andbrainallcontainalotofwater.Waterisneededto

regulatebodytemperatureandtoprovidethemeansfornutrients（滋養(yǎng)）totravel

toallourorgans.Wateralsotransportsoxygentoourcells,removeswaste,and

protectsourjointsandorgans.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

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A、OuncesofWaterNeededPerDay

B>ImportanceofWater

C、WaterinOurBody

D、TheFunctionofWater

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】通過介紹水在我們身體里的含量、水存在身體的那些部位及水的一

些功能來證明水的重要性。因此選擇B。

第44題【單選題】

[2007.04]Havingdecidedtorentaflat,wecontactinghousingagencies

inthecity.

A>setabout

B、setdown

C、setout

D、setup

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查關(guān)于set的短語。contactinghousingagencies：聯(lián)系房屋

中介。根據(jù)句意，應(yīng)該選setabout。setabout：開始做某事。setdown：放下，

擱下；記下，記載，寫下。setout：出發(fā)，開始，后面跟todosth。setup：建

立（事業(yè)）；成立（組織）；為某人提供必需品或有用的東西。

第45題【單選題】