2022年北華大學(xué)自考英語（二）練習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

2022年北華大學(xué)自考英語（二）練習(xí)題匯總

（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

[2009.7]Thewoundedsoldierswouldrecoverquicklyiftheywerewell.

A、nourished

B^stuffed

C、tamed

D、ventured

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】【譯文】如果受傷的戰(zhàn)士營(yíng)養(yǎng)很好，他們就會(huì)很快痊愈?！驹囶}分析】

過去分詞意義區(qū)分題?！驹敿?xì)解答】A營(yíng)養(yǎng)，滋養(yǎng)；B填滿，塞滿；C馴服（猛

獸）；D冒險(xiǎn)

第2題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】Youcan'tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlife

fititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou'resleepyintheevening

butyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabitually

stayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhave

animportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon't

changeyourcycle,butyou'llgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.Ifone

wantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould.

A、changehisenergycycle

B、overcomehislaziness

C>getupearlierthanusual

D、gotobedearlier

【正確答案】C

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【答案解析】本題要求讀者找出本段中的最后兩句，并聯(lián)系本段開頭兩句的意思,

作出正確判斷。本段開頭說，"雖然你無法改變自己的能量周期，但你可以使你

的生活適合這一周期。Dr.Kleitman認(rèn)為經(jīng)常性的行為（對(duì)你的能量周期）能起作

用。”最后兩句又說，"...risebeforeyourusualhour...workbetteratyourlow

point."（"如果你在上午處于能量的低潮，但你有重要的工作要在上午做，那么

你就要比平時(shí)早起。這并不改變你的周期，但你可以在低潮時(shí)得到能量，工作得

更好。"）因此選項(xiàng)C是正確答案。

第3題【單選題】

【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Ao本題的關(guān)鍵句為：butinfactyourbrainandyourmouthdo

notworktogetherproperly.因此本題答案為A。

第4題【單選題】

[2009.10]Asforfamilyeducation,parentsareencouragedtorelyonrather

thanpunishment.

A>criticism

B、intimidation

C、persuasion

D、scolding

【正確答案】C

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【答案解析】本題考查名詞詞義區(qū)分。【譯文】關(guān)于家庭教育，鼓勵(lì)父母?jìng)円揽?/p>

說服而不是懲罰孩子。A批評(píng)、指責(zé)B恐嚇、威脅C說服、勸服D責(zé)

罵、斥責(zé)

第5題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇1Roxaboxenisbasedonthetruestoryofagroupofchildren,growingup

intheArizonadesert.Therechildrencanbeabitwildandmuchfree,andtheyplay

outsidefromdawntodusk.Thechildrendiscoverthemake-believe（虛假的）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】答案選D。查找細(xì)節(jié)題。短文本段中明顯一句話提到,Thetown,called

Roxaboxen,所以指的是一個(gè)地方的名字。

第6題【單選題】

［閱讀選擇］Inthenextstage,fromthreetofiveyearsold,curiosityknowsno

bounds.Everytypeofsuitabletoyshouldbemadeavailabletothechild,fortrying

out,experimentingandlearning,fordiscoveringhisownparticularability.Bricksand

jigsaws（七工弓板）andconstructiontoys;painting,scribbling（涂鴉）andmakingthings;

Sandandwaterplay;toysforimaginativeandpretendingplay;thefirstsocialgames

forlearningtoplayandgetonwithothers.Welearnfromthepassagethatachildhas

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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7題【單選題】

Ithasbeenfoundthatastronghelpovercometheeffectsofdistraction.

A>interruption

B、motivation

C、evaluation

D、destination

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】【譯文】人們發(fā)現(xiàn)一個(gè)很強(qiáng)的動(dòng)機(jī)可以幫助克服干擾物的影響。【試

題分析】本題考查名詞辨析?；亍驹敿?xì)解答】A打擾、中斷B動(dòng)機(jī)、誘因C

評(píng)估、評(píng)價(jià)D目的地、終點(diǎn)

第8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

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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9題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)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(jì)獨(dú)立"有可能造成保持一個(gè)人的家庭生活，B中的

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

第10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(qiáng)烈支持采取新措施維護(hù)移民的

權(quán)力?！驹敿?xì)解答】A統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)B建設(shè)C措施，辦法D讓步，特許

權(quán)

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第11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12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(gè)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13題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Whowasthisman?Howandwhenhadhedied?Everybodyhada

differentanswertothesequestions.Somepeoplethoughtthatitwasfromthis

century,perhapsthebodyofasoldierwhodiedinWorldWarI,sinceseveralsoldiers

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hadalreadybeenfoundinthearea.ASwisswomanbelieveditmightbeherfather;

whohaddiedinthosemountainstwentyyearsbeforeandwhosebodyhadnever

beenfound.Thescientistswhorushedtolookatthebodythoughtitwasprobably

mucholder;maybeevenathousandyearsold.Allthefollowingsareassumptions

oncemadeabouttheIcemanEXCEPT.

A、hewasasoldierinWorldWarI

B、hewasaSwisswoman'slong-lostfather

C、hewasbornaboutathousandyearsago

D^hecamefromItaly

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】解題步驟：四個(gè)選項(xiàng)逐個(gè)回到原文對(duì)應(yīng)位置，確認(rèn)是否正確。

第14題【單選題】

[2009.7]Thejudgewhowastohisfavoritewascriticizedbymanypeople.

A、partial

B、fair

C、strict

D、frank

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題句意為：許多人批評(píng)了偏袒他自己喜愛（球隊(duì)或球員）的那個(gè)

裁判員?？疾樾稳菰~的意義區(qū)分。A偏袒的，不公平的；B公正的；C嚴(yán)格的，

嚴(yán)厲的；D坦率的。

第15題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】WhenourNeolithicancestors,livingintheMiddleEastabout10,000

yearsago,discoveredthatcertaingrassescouldbeharvestedandtheirseedsplanted

forricheryieldsthenextseason,thefirstgreatstepinanewassociationofplants

andhumanswastaken.Q:PeoplelivingintheMiddleEastfirstlearnedtogrowplants

forfoodabout10,000yearsago.

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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?yàn)槟甏ǔＪ怯脭?shù)字

表示），于是發(fā)現(xiàn)有句子提到當(dāng)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(gè)收獲季節(jié)還能產(chǎn)出更多的糧食時(shí)，就邁開

了植物和人類聯(lián)系的第1大步。

第16題【單選題】

[2009.10]Sofarscientistshaveonlyacquiredunderstandingofthephysical

processesthatcauseearthquakes.

A、apartial

B^achangeable

C^anoriginal

D^anindividual

【正確答案】A

第17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

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【正確答案】C

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

ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedtokillhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.Theysay

thatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandinthedark,killedthenannybymistake.本來是

要?dú)⑺钠拮?，可是因?yàn)樘焯?，所以錯(cuò)殺了保姆。答案選C。

第18題【單選題】

[概括大意1"Manyoflife'sfailures,"thesupremeinnovatorsaid,"arepeoplewho

didnotrealizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhentheygaveup."Beforethat

magicalmomentinOctober1879,Edisonhadworkedoutnofewerthan3,000

theoriesaboutelectriclight,butinonlytwocasesdidhisexperimentswork.Themain

ideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Importanceoflearningfromfailure

B^Neverasuccessfulmangivesup

C>Itisimportanttofailforasuccessfulman

D^Edison'Scommentonfailure

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】通過應(yīng)用部分可以看出這段文字的主題是愛辿生對(duì)失敗的評(píng)論。因

此選擇Do

第19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(gè)時(shí)候雖然他說英語說得不好，但仍然可以讓別

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人聽懂。非謂語動(dòng)詞的選用。過去分詞作賓語補(bǔ)足語表示被動(dòng)以及動(dòng)作的完成。

第20題【單選題】

【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21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(gè)地區(qū)在一年中的這個(gè)時(shí)候魚的供應(yīng)不

足，價(jià)格昂貴。inshortsupply：缺貨、供貨不足。

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第22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(gè)員工做工作總是認(rèn)真負(fù)

責(zé)，他就是完全可信賴的?！驹敿?xì)解答】A親自地；B幾乎不；C個(gè)別地；D可靠

地

第23題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Theriverwassohighthatthewaterranintostreetsandhouses.Many

streetshadtobeclosedtocarsandtrucksbecauseofthehighwater.Thismadeit

difficultforfiretrucks,policecars,andotherrescuevehiclestohelppeoplewho

wereintrouble.Q:Rescuevehicleshadahardtimegettingtopeople.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。本題的意思是：救援車輛費(fèi)了很大勁才把人救出來。此

句的意思在最后一句提到了，故選A。

第24題【單選題】

[2010.04)Wehavegreatlytheprocedureaccordingtothechairman's

suggestion.

A、stimulated

B、perceived

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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(jiǎn)化了步驟?！驹囶}分析】

本題考查詞義辨析?！驹敿?xì)解答】動(dòng)詞的詞義選取。

第25題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Tom,anear-sightedyoungman,wentonablinddatewithagirl.The

twoweresatisfiedwitheachother.Andtheyexchangedtheirtelephonenumbers.

WhatcanwelearnaboutTom?

A^Tommadeagoodimpressiononthegirlatfirst.

B>ItwasthefirsttimethatTomhaddatedagirl.

C、Tomwasblind.

D、Tomwashandsomeandpopularwiththegirls.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。從Thetwoweresatisfiedwitheachother

可知，相親過后，兩人對(duì)對(duì)方都很滿意，所以A選項(xiàng)正確，湯姆第一次見對(duì)方就

留下了很好的印象。B項(xiàng)所表述內(nèi)容在文中找不到根據(jù)，不能判斷這是湯姆第幾

次約會(huì)。根據(jù)文章描述，湯姆只是near-sighted,遠(yuǎn)不到盲了的地步。文章僅講

述了湯姆和某一個(gè)女孩相親的精力，對(duì)他的個(gè)人魅力以及是否受女孩歡迎并未提

及。

第26題【單選題】

[2008.10]Countrylifeisbetterthancitylifeitoffersfreshairandnoiseless

environment.

A、inthat

B、asthat

C、asfor

D、inwhich

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【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?yàn)樗諝庑?/p>

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(gè)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?yàn)樗咏匀弧?/p>

第27題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】IrecognizedthatthesitessuchasAssociatedContentcanprovidea

fertilegroundforlearninghowtobecomeabetterwriter.Icouldseethatthiswasan

opendoorforsystematicallylearningsomebasicwritingskillswithoutpayingcollege

tuitionforclassesandleavingthecomfortofmyownhome.Intheeyesoftheauthor;

thesiteAssociatedContent.

A、offersyoualotofnovelstoread

B^isgoodforyourbecomingawriter

C>asksyoutostudywritingregularly

D^isratherexpensivebutconvenient

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選Bo根據(jù)本段的…canprovideafertilegroundforlearninghowto

becomeabetterwriter確定B答案。其余選項(xiàng)與原文意思不符。A與D選項(xiàng)所表

達(dá)內(nèi)容在文中并未提及，可以被排除。C選項(xiàng)中regularly一詞并未在文中得到體

現(xiàn)。

第28題【單選題】

[2009.04]Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

A>what

B、which

C、when

D、that

【正確答案】C

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

有決定。詳細(xì)解答：A什么；B哪一個(gè)；C什么時(shí)候；D（無詞義）。

第29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(shì)、優(yōu)點(diǎn)；C選擇、取舍；D野心、抱負(fù)。

第30題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Ontheotherhand,morepeopleworkingforlongerwouldcreate

greatercompetitionforjobs.Itwouldmakeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopleto

findajob.Toppostswouldbedominatedbythesamefewindividuals,makingcareer

progressmoredifficult.Andhoweasilywoulda25-year-oldemployeebeableto

communicatewitha125-year-oldboss?AIIofthefollowingarepossibleeffectsliving

longermighthaveonworkinglifeEXCEPT.

A^Communicationbetweenemployersandemployeeswouldbemoredifficult.

B、Moremoneywouldbeusedbyemployeesinpaymentoftheiremployees.

C、Thejobmarketwouldbemorecompetitive.

D^Itwouldbemoredifficultforyoungpeopletobepromotedtotoppositions.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】是非判斷題。對(duì)照原文第九自然段Ontheotherhand,morepeople

workingforlongerwouldcreategreatercompetitionforjobs.排除選項(xiàng)C；Itwould

makeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopletofindajob?引E除選項(xiàng)D；Andhoweasily

woulda25-year-oldemployeebeabletocommunicatewitha125-year-oldboss?排

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除選項(xiàng)A；答案是B。

第31題【單選題】

【I聞讀選擇】Parentsoftendecideonthebasisofwhattheirchildrenwant.Cathy,a

mothertoldus,〃Mychildrenhavepackedlunches,becausetheysaytheyhate

schooldinners.Imake3packedluncheseverymorning,soourkitchenislikea

sandwichbarinthemorning."However,anothermother,Susanmadeherchoice

basedonthenutritiousvalueofthefood.Shesaid,〃Mydaughteralwayshasschool

dinners.Ithinksheprobablygetshealthierfoodbyhavingacookedlunchatschool

thanshewouldifImadeafewsandwiches/WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccording

tothepassage?

A>Katzthinkschipsaregoodforhiskids.

B、Susan'sdaughterlikeseatingsandwiches.

C、Cathymayhaveatleastthreechildren.

D、Jamielikesburgersandpizzas.

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】答案選Co細(xì)節(jié)查找并簡(jiǎn)單推斷題。從本段，特別是Imake3packed

luncheseverymorning…可知Cathy有三個(gè)孩子在上學(xué)，有沒有不上學(xué)的孩子不得

而知，故選項(xiàng)C為最佳選項(xiàng)。其他三項(xiàng)均與原文意思不符。

第32題【單選題】

[2009.01]Heinsuredhiscarhehadanaccident.

A、unless

B、if

C、since

D、incase

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查連詞詞義區(qū)分。句意：他給自己的汽車投了保，以防萬一

遇到交通事故。A否則，要不然；B如果；C自從，由于；D以防萬一，以免。

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第33題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】AllchildrenintheUnitedStateshavetoreceiveaneducation,butthe

lawdoesnotsaytheyhavetobeeducatedatschool.Anumberofparentsprefernot

tosendtheirchildrentoschool..Thereareabout300,000home-schoolers

intheUnitedStatestoday.

A^Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B、Insomecountries,however;childrenareeducatedbytheirparents.

C、Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

D、Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas"home-schoolers."

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】后文出現(xiàn)了home-schoolers,根據(jù)選項(xiàng)，這里應(yīng)該是對(duì)這個(gè)詞的定

義，因此選D。

第34題【單選題】

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

time.Hence,thewiseuseofleisuretimehasbecomeanimportantproblemfor

everyone,youngorold.Itisaparticularlydifficultproblemforthesick,theaged,and

thosewhohaveretiredfromearningaliving.Thosepeoplehavesomuchleisurethat

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.),可以看出這三

類人對(duì)于怎樣度過空閑時(shí)光是特別困難的，所以可以排除BCD項(xiàng)，選A。

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第35題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle（長(zhǎng)

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(guó)發(fā)明指南針的時(shí)間。

第36題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Thetornadocausedalotofdamagetocarsandhousesinthearea.It

willtakealongtimeandmuchmoneytorepaireverything.Therewasalsoserious

waterdamagefromthethunderstorms.Theheavyrainsandhighwindcausedthe

powertogooutinmanyhomes.Q:Powersupplysystemwasnotdamagedduring

thestorm.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

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【答案解析】答案選B。本題可譯為：暴風(fēng)雨中供電系統(tǒng)沒遭到破壞。最后一句

說大風(fēng)和暴雨使一些家庭的供電出現(xiàn)了問題，與題項(xiàng)矛盾，故選B。

第37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(gè)時(shí)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(dòng)詞的選用。過去分詞作賓語補(bǔ)足語表示被動(dòng)以及動(dòng)作的完成。

第38題【單選題】

[2009.01]Childrenhaveanaturalabouttheworldaroundthem.

A>certainty

B、capability

C、cleverness

D、curiosity

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】句意：孩子們對(duì)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39題【單選題】

[閱讀選擇]Theworldisnotonlyhungry;itisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseem

strangetoyou,sincenearly75%oftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.But

about97%ofthishugeamountissea-water,orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkand

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usetheother3%-thefreshwaterthatcomesfromrivers,lakes,underground,and

othersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofitisintheform

oficebergs（冰山）andglaciers（冰〃|）.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40題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Thefarmissetrightnexttoabeautifulfloodplainandthepropertyis

hometotreesthathavelivedforthousandsofyears.Allofthevillagesthroughout

Botswana（博茨瓦納）havetheirownchiefwhocontrolsacertainamountofland.

WehadtheopportunitytositinonameetingwiththechiefofKatchikow,whichwe

calledit"CatchaCow/Inthemeetingwediscussedstartingahydroponicsfarmin

hisarea.Heseemedtobeallforitandsaidthatitwasgod'splanthattheprojectwe

werehelpingwithhadcometohisarea.Thechiefofeachvillage.

A、iscalledKatchikow

B、supportstheideaofhydroponicsfarm

C>hasacertainamountofland

D、hasameetingeachweek

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】答案選Co細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)所考關(guān)鍵詞chief迅速鎖定本段介紹

chief的內(nèi)容。每個(gè)村莊都會(huì)有一個(gè)自己的首領(lǐng)，而每個(gè)首領(lǐng)都擁有一定量的土

地。

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第41題【單選題】

[2009.10]Asforfamilyeducation,parentsareencouragedtorelyonrather

thanpunishment.

A、criticism

B、intimidation

C>persuasion

D、scolding

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本題考查名詞詞義區(qū)分。【譯文】關(guān)于家庭教育，鼓勵(lì)父母?jìng)円揽?/p>

說服而不是懲罰孩子。A批評(píng)、指責(zé)B恐嚇、威脅C說服、勸服D責(zé)

罵、斥責(zé)

第42題【單選題】

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

coordinatorattheNewYorkBotanicalGardens,isLettingthemexperienceit

themselves.Wehavetriedtoguidethem,butnottellthemtoputthesunflowers

hereandthetomatoesthere.Theemphasisisondevelopingtheirimaginationand

theirappreciationforbeingoutinthegarden/Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、DifferentKindsofGardens.

B^KindsofPlantsinsHomeGarden

C、TheMostImportantPointinFamilyGardening

D、Howtoplansunflowersandtomatoes

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本段指出家庭園藝的主旨是讓孩子去體驗(yàn)，培養(yǎng)他們的想象力和鑒

賞力。所以答案為C。

第43題【單選題】

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【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(hào)詞。凡是注釋中文的地方可能是答案區(qū)域。

第44題【單選題】

[2009.10]Therearemanysalesthisseason,duringwhichstoreswilllowertheir

______prices.

A、normal

B^general

C、ordinary

D、usual

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查形容詞辨析。整句話的意思為:這個(gè)季節(jié)有很多促銷活動(dòng)，

在此期間商店都會(huì)降低商品的原價(jià)。A正常的、平常的B普通的、一般的C普

通的D尋常的、通常的

第45題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Althoughnoothergameisexactlylikebaseball,perhapstheonemost

nearlylikeitistheEnglishgameofcricket（板球）.Q:Baseballsharesmanyfeatures

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withtheEnglishgameofcricket.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選Ao本題對(duì)應(yīng)的語句為：theonemostnearlylikeitistheEnglish

gameofcricket,因此是正確的。

第46題【單選題】

[2009.10]hehasmanyfriends,heisoftenfeelinglonely.

A^As

B^When

C、While

D、Since

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】【譯文】盡管（雖然）他有許多朋友，但他常常感到孤獨(dú)。【試題

分析】本題考查狀語從句的從屬連詞的選取。

第47題【單選題】

【完成句子】Theimportanceofparticularmetalsinthehumandiethasbeen

realizedwithinthepastfewdecades,andtheideathatgeologymightberelatedto

healthhasbeenrecognizedforanumberofelementssuchasiodine,zincand

selenium.Forexample,soilswithlowiodinecontentsproducecrops,andanimals

deficientiniodine.Alackofiodineinthehumandietleadstosomeserious

diseases.Someseriousdiseasesisconnectedwithdeficiencyof.

A、industriallypollutedsoils

B、theelementofiodine

C、rockandsoilchemistry

D^thepersistenceofheavymetals

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【正確答案】B

【答案解析】通過關(guān)鍵詞Someseriousdiseases,可將題目定位于最后一句話：A

lackofiodineinthehumandietleadstosomeseriousdiseases,deficiencyof和lack

of表達(dá)同樣的意思"缺乏、缺少"，因此根據(jù)這句話可以判斷答案為B。

第48題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】DemandsforstrongerprotectionforwildlifeinBritainsometimeshide

thefactthatsimilarneedsarefeltintherestofEurope.StudiesbytheCouncilof

Europe,ofwhich21countiesaremembers,haveshownthat45percentofreptile

（爬彳亍類的）speciesand24percentofbutterfliesareindangerofdyingout.Recent

studiesbythecouncilofEuropehaveindicatedthat.

A>wildlifeneedsmoreprotectiononlyinBritain.

B、allspeciesofwildlifeinEuropeareindangerofdyingout.

C、therearefewerspeciesofreptilesandbutterfliesinEuropethanelsewhere.

D^manyspeciesofreptilesanbutterfliesinEuropeneedprotecting.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】答案選D。本段的第二個(gè)句子是這么說的：有21個(gè)國(guó)家組成的歐

洲委員會(huì)的研究表明，45%的爬行動(dòng)物和24%的蝴蝶瀕臨滅絕。由此可見，D是

正確的答案。

第49題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】DavidGutersonandhiswifeteach