2022年遼寧科技學院自考英語（二）練習題匯總（附答案解析）

2022年遼寧科技學院自考英語（二）練習題

匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

[2009.01]Whathetolduswasmoreofa（n）thanareality.

A、illusion

B^demonstration

C、illustration

D、reputation

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。句意:他告訴我們的更可能是幻想而不是現(xiàn)實。

考查名詞詞義。A幻想，錯誤觀念；B演示，證明；C圖解，實例；D名聲，

名譽。

第2題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】ThepeopleofKiribatiareafraidthatonedayinthenot-too-distant

future,theircountrywilldisappearfromthefaceoftheearth-literally.Severaltimes

thisyear,thePacificislandnationhasbeenfloodedbyasuddenhightide.Q:The

peopleofKiribatiworrythatonedaytheircountrywillbetakenawaybyasudden

hightide.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。該題目說的是：Kiribati的人民擔心他們的國家將被突發(fā)

的洪水淹沒。該題源于第一句：Kiribati的國民擔心在近期的某一天，他們的國

家將會地球上面消失byasuddenhightide。

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第3題【單選題】

[2010.04]Expertshavefoundthatnormalsleepcanbedividedintofive

stages.

A、moderate

B、initial

C、distinct

D^advanced

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】【譯文】專家們已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)正常的睡眠可以分為五個不同的階段?！驹?/p>

題分析】本題考查詞匯?！驹敿毥獯稹啃稳菰~的詞義選取。

第4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；C選擇、取舍；D野心、抱負。

第5題【單選題】

[2010.04]Thespokesmanoccasionallyhisspeechwithgestures.

A>acknowledges

B>accompanies

C、attributes

D、anticipates

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【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6題【單選題】

[2008.10]Ittookafewsecondsforhereyestotothedarkness.

A、allocate

B、adopt

C、apply

D、adjust

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查動詞詞義辨析?！咀g文】她花了幾秒鐘時間使眼睛適應黑

暗?！驹敿毥獯稹緼分配，撥出B收養(yǎng)，過繼C應用，申請D調(diào)

整，使適合

第7題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】WhenourNeolithicancestors,livingintheMiddleEastabout10,000

yearsago,discoveredthatcertaingrassescouldbeharvestedandtheirseedsplanted

forricheryieldsthenextseason,thefirstgreatstepinanewassociationofplants

andhumanswastaken.Q:PeoplelivingintheMiddleEastfirstlearnedtogrowplants

forfoodabout10,000yearsago.

A^True

B>False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。利用"10,000"作為答案線索詞（因為年代通常是用數(shù)字

表示），于是發(fā)現(xiàn)有句子提到當生活在約一萬年前中東地區(qū)的人們發(fā)現(xiàn)從某些植

物中可以收獲糧食，并且播種后下一個收獲季節(jié)還能產(chǎn)出更多的糧食時，就邁開

了植物和人類聯(lián)系的第1大步。

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第8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、ToexperiencesocialUfeearly.

D^Toachieveherdream.

【正確答案】A

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

節(jié)的了解。根據(jù)題干內(nèi)容，此細節(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)

獲得大學學位的事情，畢業(yè)后直接轉(zhuǎn)向為爸爸工作〃?？膳袛郃選項與原文句意

一致。

第9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

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【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10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11題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】AmoderateearthquakestruckpartsofsoutheastEnglandon28April

2007,topplingchimneysfromhousesandrousingresidentsfromtheirbeds.Q:

DuringtheApril28earthquake,thewholeEnglandwasleftwithoutpower.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。題中說2007年4月28日的地震致使全英格蘭都停電，

與文中表達的內(nèi)容不符。文中說地震殃及英格蘭東南部的肯特郡部分地區(qū)，電力

中斷,幾千名居民無電可用。thewholeEngland與partsofsoutheastEngland是

不符的，所以選B。

第12題【單選題】

【完成句子】Didyouknowthatbefore1950,hurricaneshadnonames?Theywere

simplygivennumbers.ThefirstnamesweresimplyAlpha,Bravo,Charlie,etc.butin

1953,femalesnamesweregivenbecauseoftheunpredictability（不可預知）factorof

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thestorms.In1979,realizingthesexist（性別歧視的）natureofsuchnames,thelists

wereexpandedtoincludebothmenandwomen.Themainconsiderationofusing

malesandfemales'namesforhurricanesis.

A、thetimely（及時的）discovery

B、itsuncertainty

C>sexequality

D、itsconnectionwithhumans

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】依靠原文（利用（male,female）names作為答案線索詞）中最后

一句判斷答案為C（與性別有關(guān)）。

第13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】當被妻子問及是否愿意得到一個助聽器時，作者因為擔心顯得老氣

而拒絕。所以答案是A。

第14題【單選題】

[2009.01]WheneverIgoouttodinnerwithhim,Ialwayspayingthebill.

A>endup

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B>arriveat

C、dropout

D^giveoff

【正確答案】A

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

A以…而告終；B達到，取得；C不參加，隱退；D散發(fā)。

第15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；索價；要人支付；收費。例如：

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

第16題【單選題】

【填句補文】Homeschoolingisoftenmoreinterestingthanregularschools,but

criticssaythathome-schoolersareoutsiderswhomightbeuncomfortablemixing

withotherpeopleinadultlife..However,mostparentsdon'thavethetime

orthedesiretoteachtheirchildrenathome,soschoolswillcontinuetobewhere

mostchildrengettheirformaleducation.

A>Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B、Anumberofparentsprefernottosendtheirchildrentoschool.

C、Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas“home-schoolers.”

D、Othersbelievetheycanprovideabettereducationalexperiencefortheir

childrenbyteachingthemathome.

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【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段大意是"對homeschooling提出了質(zhì)疑"，需要注意前面說到

了"criticssay”,空格處與之對應的是"Criticsalsosay”。

第17題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Goodnewsforchocoholics：thetreatpreferredbymillionsalloverthe

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18題【單選題】

Inourdepartment,everystudentafter-schoolactivities.

A、goinfor

B、goesinfor

C、takepart

D、takespart

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】g。infor：參加（考試）。takepart后面應該加一個in。

第19題【單選題】

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【閱讀判斷】Whetheryouworkathome,onthefarm,attheoffice,atschool,

orontheroad,itisnotagoodideatoskip（故意略去）breakfast.Q:Itisokaytoskip

breakfastifyouworkathome.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。原句的意思是：無論一個人在哪干活，不吃早餐都不是

個好主意。因此該命題是錯誤的。

第20題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Peoplelivingnorthofthemountainheardaloudboomthatshooktheir

windows,andairlinepilotsflyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathick

blackcolumnofashandsteamshootingmorethan2,100metersintothesky.Q:

Pilotsflyingattheheightofmorethan2,100meterssawathickblackcolumnofash

andsteamshootingupintotheairfromthecrater.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。該題說的是：飛行員飛行的高度超過2100米時，看見一

個黑色的火山灰和蒸汽從火山口急速上升到空氣中。但是，文章中airlinepilots

flyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathickblackcolumnofashand

steamshootingmorethan2,100metersintothesky.說的是靠近火山的地方出現(xiàn)了

一個黑色的火山灰和蒸汽上升到空氣中，其高度超過2100米。因此該命題是錯

誤的。

第21題【單選題】

【完成句子】InBritain,robotsalesappropriatelypeakedin1984,buthavebeen

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decliningeversince.Thisispartlybecause,Britishwageratesaretoolowtomake

robotsfinanciallyattractiveandpartlybecauseengineersnowhavemoreexperience

withrobotsandaremoreawareofthedifficultiesofintroducingthem

effectively.RobotsarelesspopularinBritaintodaypartlybecause.

A、toomuchenergy

B>basedonAmericandesigns

C、theyaretoocostly

D、theyarenotreliable

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本段第二句就是講的兩個原因，即人們的工資水平太低，也就是沒

有能力使機器人發(fā)揮出創(chuàng)造財富的作用，言下之意就是成本高。第二個原因就是

人們逐漸意識到了操縱機器人不是件容易的事情，所以使用率就下降了。所以應

該選C。

第22題【單選題】

[2008.10]Itisstronglyheldthatnewmustbeintroducedtoprotectthe

rightoftheimmigrants.

A、statistics

B^constructions

C>measures

D、concessions

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本題考查名詞詞義區(qū)分?！咀g文】強烈支持采取新措施維護移民的

權(quán)力?！驹敿毥獯稹緼統(tǒng)計學B建設(shè)C措施，辦法D讓步，特許

權(quán)

第23題【單選題】

[概括大意]Theyalwayscomplained（抱怨）moreorlessjustly,thattheirparents

areoutoftouchwithmodernways.Theyalsoblamedthattheirparentsalwayshave

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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Co

第24題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇1Organismshaveagreatvarietyofwaysofadapting.Theymayadaptin

theirstructure,functionandgenetics,intheirdevelopmentandproductionofthe

youngandinotherrespects.Anorganismmaycreateitsownenvironment,asdo

warm-bloodedmammals,whichhavetheabilitytoadjustbodyheatexactlyto

maintaintheiridealtemperaturedespitechangingweather.Usuallyadaptationsare

anadvantage,butsometimesanorganismissowelladaptedtoaparticular

environmentthat,ifconditionschange,itfindsitdifficultorimpossibletoreadaptto

thenewconditions.Theauthorcitesthebehaviorofwarm-bloodedmammalsin

ordertoshowthatalivingthingmayhavetheability.

A、tocreateanenvironmentofitsown

B、toremainstillwhenanenemyisnear

C>tomakefoodfrominorganicchemicals

D、tochangethecolorofitsskin

【正確答案】A

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【答案解析】作者舉例，證明觀點；例子不需要看懂，關(guān)鍵要看論據(jù)；一般論點

在前（前一句或段落首句），論據(jù)在后。

第25題【單選題】

[2009.10]PoorspeakerofEnglishthoughhewasatthetime,hestillmanagedto

makehimself.

A>understand

B^understood

C、understanding

D、tounderstand

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查語法。那個時候雖然他說英語說得不好，但仍然可以讓別

人聽懂。非謂語動詞的選用。過去分詞作賓語補足語表示被動以及動作的完成。

第26題【單選題】

[閱讀選擇1Butevenifeverylargecitypurifiedandreuseditswater,westillwould

nothaveenough.Wherecouldweturnnext?Totheoceans!Allwe'dhavetodoto

makeuseofthevastamountofsea-wateris■一removethesalt.Thissalt-removing

processisalreadyinuseinmanypartsoftheworld.Accordingtothepassage,

sea-watercanbeturnedintofreshwaterby

A^heatingitup.

B、treatingitwithchemicals.

C、takingsaltoutofit.

D^dryingitup.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】海水之所以不能飲用就是因為它是咸的。答題依據(jù)是本段的remove

thesaltKPtakesaltout。

第27題【單選題】

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【概括大意】Ifyouaretiredofmakingvagueexcusesforanotherdullsummerat

home,hereisathoughttoliftyourspirits.Youdonotneedanythingsoradicalas

winningalottery（彩票）tofinanceatriptoEurope.Astudentidentitycardthatcan

beobtainedforafewdollarsfromtheCouncilonInternationalEducationalExchange

entitles（給予、授權(quán)）youtodiscounttickets（打折機票）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】這段話主要講學生暑假去歐洲的一些優(yōu)惠來論證學生去歐洲旅行是

很容易的。因此選擇A。

第28題【單選題】

［填句補文］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.

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【正確答案】C

【答案解析】前文提到完成這項工作需要很多的錢，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29題【單選題】

[2007.04]Thebookfairhasreceivedapositivefromreaders.

A>result

B^response

C、settlement

D、solution

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。response：反映，反響。result：結(jié)果，后果。

settlement：殖民，移民，定居。solution：解決;解答。根據(jù)句意,應該選response<）

apositiveresponse：良好的反映。

第30題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshewastalkingtoalocal

restaurantwheretheyweregoingtohavelunchafterherappointment.Shecalledto

seeifhewasthere.Shesaid,“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

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wastalkingtoalocalrestaurant…可知答案為C項。Helen由于擔心自己丈夫安危，

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31題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Youthinkthatthebiggestthreattoyourhealthwhentakingashower

comesfromslippingonabarofsoap?Well,guessagain.Q:Thisparagraphisa

questiontowhichtheauthorhopestohaveapositiveanswerfromthereader.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。這段話的意思是：你認為淋浴的時候?qū)】底畲蟮耐{

是踩在一塊肥皂上而滑倒?好的，再猜一猜。這里的“再猜一猜"可以得知作者希

望的不是一個positiveanswer,而是一個negativeanswer。

第32題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Peoplesuspectedthat“Lucky”,ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedto

killhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.TheysaythatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandin

thedark,killedthenannybymistake.Hisestrangedwifeheardnoises,came

downstairsandwasalsoattacked,butmanagedtoescape.Sevenmonthsafterthe

murder,ajuryconcludedthatLucanhadkilledthenanny.ltisthoughtthatLucan

killedthenannybecause.

A、shewaslookingafterthechildren

B^shewasafriendofLucan's

C>itwasdarkandhethoughtshewasLadyLucan

D>LoardLucanthoughtthenannystolehiscar

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C。因果關(guān)系題。對照本段Peoplesuspectedthat〃Lucky",

ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedtokillhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.Theysay

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thatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandinthedark,killedthenannybymistake.本來是

要殺他的妻子，可是因為天太黑，所以錯殺了保姆。答案選C。

第33題【單選題】

【填句補文】It'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.Aspeople

getbetterjobsandbecomefinanciallyindependent,itbecomespossibleforthemto

maintainaone-personhousehold..However,peoplewhodogetmarried

aremarryingatalaterageanddivorcingmoreoften.

A、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

B、Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethe

numberofpeoplelivingalone.

C、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

D、MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】前句中提到“經(jīng)濟獨立"有可能造成保持一個人的家庭生活，B中的

"婦女有好的工作，增加了獨身的人數(shù)"與前句內(nèi)容正好呼應。

第34題【單選題】

【2009.7]Thewoundedsoldierswouldrecoverquicklyiftheywerewell.

A、nourished

B^stuffed

C、tamed

D、ventured

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查過去分詞意義區(qū)分。譯文：如果受傷的戰(zhàn)士營養(yǎng)很好，他

們就會很快痊愈。A營養(yǎng)，滋養(yǎng)；B填滿，塞滿；C馴服（猛獸）；D冒險

第35題【單選題】

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【閱讀判斷】Whataboutdrinkingalcoholtowetyourthroat?Iadviceyounotto

touchalcoholbeforespeaking.Youwillfeelall-powerfulandyouwillfeelyoucando

everything,butinfactyourbrainandyourmouthdonotworktogetherproperly.

Savethealcoholuntilafteryoufinishspeaking.Q:Duetotheeffectofalcohol,your

thoughtandyourmouthwillnotcoordinateproperly.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。本題的關(guān)鍵句為：butinfactyourbrainandyourmouthdo

notworktogetherproperly.因此本題答案為A。

第36題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】ForanygiventaskinBritaintherearemorementhanareneeded.

Strongunionskeepthemthere.InFleetStreet,homeofsomeofLondon'sbiggest

dailies,itisunderstoodthatwhentwounionsquarreloverthreejobstheargument

issettledbygivingeachuniontwo.Thatmeans33percentovermanning,33per

centlessproductivitythancouldbeobtained.Whathappenswhendisputesoverjob

opportunitiesariseamongBritishunions?

A、Thirtythreepercentoftheworkerswillbeoutofwork.

B、Morejobswillbecreatedbytheunion.

C、Morepeoplewillbeemployedthannecessary.

D^Theunionswilltrytoincreaseproductivity.

【正確答案】C

［答案解析］本段開頭告訴讀者"...therearemorementhanareneeded...whentwo

unionsquarreloverthreejobs,theargumentissettledbygivingeachuniontwo”,接

下來作者又進一步說明其實質(zhì)，即它意味著"33percentovermanning,33percent

lessproductivitythancouldbeobtained”。

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第37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〃表達相同的意思。

第38題【單選題】

[2010.04）Wehavegreatlytheprocedureaccordingtothechairman's

suggestion.

A、stimulated

B^perceived

C、obscured

D、simplified

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】【譯文】按照主席的提議我們已經(jīng)大大地簡化了步驟。【試題分析】

本題考查詞義辨析。【詳細解答】動詞的詞義選取。

第39題【單選題】

【概括大意】Ifyouaretiredofmakingvagueexcusesforanotherdullsummerat

home,hereisathoughttoliftyourspirits.Youdonotneedanythingsoradicalas

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winningalottery（彩票）tofinanceatriptoEurope.Astudentidentitycardthatcan

beobtainedforafewdollarsfromtheCouncilonInternationalEducationalExchange

entitles（給予、授權(quán)）youtodiscounttickets（打折機票）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】這段話主要講學生暑假去歐洲的一些優(yōu)惠來論證學生去歐洲旅行是

很容易的。因此選擇A。

第40題【單選題】

【填句補文】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?？崭裉幍那昂髢蓚€句子都是對arms

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在具體情況下具體動作的描述。那么用以補充的句子也應是如此，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41題【單選題】

[閱讀選擇】Inthenextstage,fromthreetofiveyearsold,curiosityknowsno

bounds.Everytypeofsuitabletoyshouldbemadeavailabletothechild,fortrying

out,experimentingandlearning,fordiscoveringhisownparticularability.Bricksand

jigsaws（七巧板）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42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

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主要的。

第43題【單選題】

Anairofexudedfromher.

A、triumphs

B、triumphed

C、triumphalist

D^triumph

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】題目意思：她身上顯示出一種勝利的神態(tài)。對照選項，答案選D.

第44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45題【單選題】

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【閱讀選擇】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HI）.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，因而實際上人類能用的水要低于3%。

第46題【單選題】

【填句補文】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.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】前一句講的是科學家們過去對二手煙的看