2022年西北師范大學(xué)自考英語（二）練習(xí)題（附答案解析）

2022年西北師范大學(xué)自考英語（二）練習(xí)題

匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【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2題【單選題】

【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

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【正確答案】C

【答案解析】木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C。

第3題【單選題】

【概括大意】"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迪生對失敗的評論。因

此選擇Do

第4題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Rhythminliteratureisamoreorlessregularoccurrenceofcertain

elementsofwriting:aword,aphrase,anidea,asound,oragrammatical

construction.Wearealsoaccustomedtothisrecurrenceinthealternateheavyand

lightbeatsinmusic.Ourloveforrhythmseemstobeinnate:witnesstheresponses

ofasmallchildtolivelymusic.Childrenlovetobeatontoydrumsoremptyboxes.

Theystamptheirfeetandchantnurseryrhymesornonsensesyllables,notunlike

primitivedancers.Aschildrengrowolder,theyaretaughttorestraintheirresponses

torhythm,butourloveofrhythmremains.Weliveinrhythms;infactweare

governedbyrhythms.Accordingtothepassage,anadult'sreactiontorhythmin

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musicwouldprobablybe.

A.uninhibited

B、indifferent

C、restrained

D^responsible

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】該題的解題依據(jù)在本段結(jié)尾部分"Aschildrengrowolder,theyare

taughttorestraintheirresponsestorhythm...”。作者講：隨著孩子的年齡逐漸增大，

大人就會教他們抑制對節(jié)奏的反應(yīng)，等他們長大之后，他們對音樂節(jié)奏的反應(yīng),

更可能受到抑制。

第5題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文］“Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

A、Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

B、Thetraditionalperiodictablewaswelldrawn.

C、“Iimaginecontourlineswouldbegoodforundergraduates/

D>Buthehasaddedcontourlinestochargedensity,helpingtoexplainwhichions

reactwithwhich.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】這一段是劍橋大學(xué)的AlbertGaly的原話，我們可以從引導(dǎo)整個關(guān)鍵

點(diǎn)得出答案。即：“地學(xué)化學(xué)家們只想通過直覺判斷元素的活動。我想等高線對

學(xué)生們有好處

第6題【單選題】

hegoes,shewillgo,andshenevercareshappens.

A、Wherever,what

B、Wherever,that

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C^Where,that

D,Where,what

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】wherever表示〃無論什么地方〃，句子的意思是：無論他去哪里，她

都跟隨，也從不在乎發(fā)生什么。

第7題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Peoplelivingnorthofthemountainheardaloudboomthatshooktheir

windows,andairlinepilotsflyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathick

blackcolumnofashandsteamshootingmorethan2,100metersintothesky.Q:

Pilotsflyingatthpheightofmorethan2,100meterssawathickblackcolumnofash

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8題【單選題】

（完成句子】Intelligencewasbelievedtobeafixedentity,somefacultyofthemind

thatweallpossessandwhichdeterminesinsomewaytheextentofour

achievements.ItsValuetherefore,wasasapredictorofchildren'sfuturelearning.If

theydifferedmarkedlyintheirabilitytolearncomplextasks,thenitwasclearly

necessarytoeducatethemdifferentlyandtheneedfordifferenttypesofschooland

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evendifferentabilitygroupswithinschoolwasobvious.Intelligencetestscouldbe

usedforstreamingchildrenaccordingtoabilityatanearlyage;andat11thesetests

weresuperiortomeasuresofattainmentforselectingchildrenfordifferenttypesof

secondaryeducation.Itwasoncebelieved,andthuswecantellhow

successfulhe/shewillbeinthefutureaccordingtohis/herintelligence.

A、borntobemoreintelligentorlessintelligent

B、taughttobemoreintellgent

C^thatintelligencewassomethingababywasbornwith

D、andbecauseofthelackofcommunicationwithhisclassmates

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】空格處需要真正的主語（代是形式主語），因此根據(jù)語法結(jié)構(gòu)判斷C

是答案。該句大意是〃人們曾經(jīng)一度相信，智力是一個孩子天生所具有的，因?yàn)?/p>

我們可以根據(jù)他/她的智力水平判斷他/她在將來是否會取得成功。

第9題【單選題】

【概括大意】Ifyouaretiredofmakingvagueexcusesforanotherdullsummerat

home,hereisathoughttoliftyourspirits.Youdonotneedanythingsoradicalas

winningalottery（彩票）tofinanceatriptoEurope.Astudentidentitycardthatcan

beobtainedforafewdollarsfromtheCouncilonInternationalEducationalExchange

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

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【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10題【單選題】

[2009.01]Hehasdeeploveforthepeopleandloyaltytothecountry.

A、intense

B、initial

C^instant

D、imitative

【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11題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Thesystemhasseveraladvantages.Shepherdsdonothavetowalk

amongthesheep,whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogive

birth.Instead,theycanstayinside,watchingbyremotecontrol.Ifthereisno

problem,theystayawayfromthesheep.Butwhentheyareneededtheycanquickly

goouttohelp,ortoscareawayfoxes.Theexperimentispopular'withshepherds

becauseitmeansthattheydonothavetospendalltheirtimeoutdoorswaitingfor

thelambstoarriveinfreezingweather.Fromthepassage,welearnthatwalking

amongthesheep.

A、ismorepopularwithshepherdsthanwatchingTVinside

B、canhelpthemothersheeptogivebirthtomorelambs

C、isthebestwaytoprotectthesheep

D、usuallydisturbsthemothersheepthatwillgivebirth

【正確答案】D

[答案解析]根據(jù)本段第二句話Shepherdsdonothavetowalkamongthesheep,

whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogivebirth.可矢口D項(xiàng)正確。

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第12題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Helpingtheplanetisabigpartofwhatourworldtripisallaboutand

that'sexactlywhatwedidthispastweek.Wehelpedgetahydroponicsfarmstarted

inalocalvillage.Thisfarmwillbeamodelforthelocalvillagerssotheycanstart

theirveryownselfsustainingfarm.Hydroponicsisatypeoffarmingthatusesathird

ofthewaterneededinanaveragefarmandusesnosoil.Ahydroponicsfarm

A、isdifficulttobuild

B、isatypeoffarmwithoutsoil

C、willcostlotsofmoney

D、wasstartedinthevillagebeforetheycame

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。詞義理解題。根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞hydroponicsfarm迅速鎖定本

段。再通過排除法可以判定B項(xiàng)是正確的。因?yàn)锳和C表述的內(nèi)容文章并沒有

提到過。D項(xiàng)表述是錯誤的，因?yàn)槟莻€村莊在他們?nèi)ブ安]有這種hydroponics

farmo是他們到了之后，幫忙建立了一個模型。

第13題【單選題】

【概括大意】"Manyoflife'sfailures,"thesupremeinnovatorsaid,"arepeoplewho

didnotrealizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhentheygaveup."Beforethat

magicalmomentinOctober1879,Edisonhadworkedoutnofewerthan3,000

theoriesaboutelectriclight,butinonlytwocasesdidhisexperimentswork.Themain

ideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Importanceoflearningfromfailure

Neverasuccessfulmangivesup

C、Itisimportanttofailforasuccessfulman

D^Edison/Scommentonfailure

【正確答案】D

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【答案解析】通過應(yīng)用部分可以看出這段文字的主題是愛迪生對失敗的評論。因

此選擇D.

第14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15題【單選題】

[2009.01]Childrenhaveanaturalabouttheworldaroundthem.

A、certainty

capability

C、cleverness

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16題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Itwasalsointhe1600sthatprofessionalballetbegan.KingLouisXIVof

France,himselfadevoteddancer,foundedtheRoyalAcademyofDance.Thefive

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basicfeetpositionsfromwhichallballetstepsbeginwerefinalized.Inthelate1700s

anotherimportantchangeoccurred.Balletbegantotellastoryonitsown.Itwasno

longersimplydancetobeperformedbetweenactsofplays.Elaboratewigsand

costumeswereeliminated.Bytheearly1800sdancerslearnedtoriseontheirtoesto

makeitappearthattheywerefloating.Animportantinfluenceinearlyballet

was.

A、Balanchine

B、MarieAntoinette

C、Diaghilev

D、LouisXIV

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】答案選Do細(xì)節(jié)題。對照原文Itwasalsointhe1600sthatprofessional

balletbegan.KingLouisXIVofFrance,himselfadevoteddancer,foundedtheRoyal

AcademyofDance.這里出現(xiàn)的時間1600s在原文中是比較早的，提到的人物是

KingLouisXIV,選D。

第17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(yīng)該選response0

apositiveresponse：良好的反映。

第18題【單選題】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

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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19題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Roughestimatesinthepasthavepredictedsimilarlydisappointing

results.SaysSallieChishol,anenvironmentalengineerfromthe

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology."Butthetake-homemessageisthesame.

Oceanfertilizationisnottheanswertoglobalwarming."

A、"Thesearenewerandbettermodels/'

Itsopponentsargue,however,thatitwillstopglobalwarming.

C、Addingirontopatchesofoceancanmakeplanktonbloomtemporarily.

D、Asplanktondieandsettleontheoceanfloor,theircarbonissupposedly

lockedupintheseabed.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】這個問題可以根據(jù)引號來作答，因?yàn)榭崭窈竺嬗?says〃這個詞，它

預(yù)示著所填入的句子應(yīng)該是帶引號的。A的意思是：這些是比較新的也是比較好

的模型。

第20題【單選題】

Amanflowntoatimezonedifferentby10hourswilleightdaysto

readjusthispalmsweat.

A、spend

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take

C,cost

D^pay

【正確答案】B

[答案解析】本題需要填入一個表示“花時間”而又能與動詞不定式連用的動詞。

spend常用于spend...doingsth.的句型中。cost一般用于itcostsb....todosth.的

句型中，主語不能是人。pay表示"花錢"的意思。只有take可用于sb.take...todo

sth.的句型中。

第21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22題【單選題】

【閱讀詵擇】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.

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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23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?！咀g文】關(guān)于家庭教育，鼓勵父母們依靠

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

罵、斥責(zé)

第24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.

B、itspullissosmallthatwetendtoignoreit.

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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(xiàng)錯在

disappear0

第25題【單選題】

【完成句子】Saganwasnotedforthevigourofhislogicstyle,especiallywhen

criticizingsomepieceofpseudoscience（偽科學(xué)）.Iremembereda1973AAAS

meetingatwhichhedestroyedthetheoriesofImmanuelVelikovsky,whowas

maintainingthatonlyafewthousandsofyearsago,Venushadrepeatedlycollided

withEarthandMars;eventswellnoted.Velikovskysaid,inthebible.InSagan's

opinion,Velikovskymightbe.

A、amemberoftheNationalAcademyofScience

apseudo-scientist

C、asciencepopulariser

D、areporter

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】從這段文字中，我們可以了解到作者認(rèn)為，Sagan與偽科學(xué)作斗爭

的一個實(shí)例就是Sagan摧毀了Velikovsky的錯誤論述，即Velikovsky提出，在過

去幾千年中，水星與地球和火星反復(fù)多次相撞，這在圣經(jīng)中有加載。

第26題【單選題】

Itmakesgoodtobringanumbrella;itseemstoberainingtoday.

A、sense

B、reason

C、suggestion

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D、advice

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】【譯文】今天天氣看起來要下雨了，因此帶著傘是合情合理的。【試

題分析】短語意義區(qū)分題。團(tuán)【詳細(xì)解答】A.tomake(good)sense"很有意義、

合乎情理的、明智的〃B原因C建議D勸告

第27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A。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28題【單選題】

【2009.01]Youshouldhelpthemwhenyourfriendsquarrelwitheachother.

A、comeintosight

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)。

第29題【單選題】

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【閱讀判斷】Oneproblemwiththisdesignisthatthemousegetsdirtyastheball

rollsoverthesurfaceandpicksupdirt.Eventuallyyouhavetocleanyourmouse.Q:

Whenanordinarycomputermousegetsdirty,ithastobereplacedwithanewone.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選Bo題中說鼠標(biāo)臟了，就得換用新的。這一說法與原文不符。

原文說的是鼠標(biāo)臟了，可以擦干凈再用。ithastobereplacedwithanewone與

youhavetocleanyourmouse不符。所以選B。

第30題【單選題】

【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A0事實(shí)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31題【單選題】

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【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32題【單選題】

ThevolleyballmatchwastelevisedonCCTV.

A、alive

B、life

C、live

D^lively

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查live的形似詞辨析。live可以作副詞，意思是：實(shí)況轉(zhuǎn)播

地。符合句意。

第33題【單選題】

[2009.10]Asforfamilyeducation,parentsareencouragedtorelyonrather

thanpunishment.

A、criticism

B、intimidation

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C、persuasion

D,scolding

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查名詞詞義區(qū)分?！咀g文】關(guān)于家庭教育，鼓勵父母們依靠

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

罵、斥責(zé)

第34題【單選題】

[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】詞匯題?！驹敿?xì)解答】名詞的詞義選取。

第35題【單選題】

(2009.011Thetwinsisterswereidenticalappearanceandcharacter.

A、of

B、with

C>in

D、to

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查介詞詞義。句意：這對雙胞胎姐妹的面容和性格都一模一

樣。beidenticalto/with完全相同的，一模一樣的。本題要說明在某個方面是一

樣的，故選C。

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第36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37題【單選題】

【概括大意】Twomajorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.Firstly,the

greaterpartofthedevelopmentofobservedintelligenceoccursintheearliestyears

oflife.Itisestimatedthat50percentofmeasurableintelligenceatage17isalready

predictablebytheageoffour.Secondly,hemostimportantfactorsinthe

environmentarelanguageandpsychologicalaspectsoftheparent-childrelationship.

Muchofthedifferenceinmeasuredintelligencebetween"privileged"and

"disadvantaged"childrenmaybeduetothelatter'slackofappropriateverbal

stimulationandthepovertyoftheirperceptualexperiences.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A、TwoMajorChangedViewofIntelligence

B、Manyofthedifferencesinmeasuredintelligence

C、MainResultsofRecentResearches

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D、ImpactonSchoolEducation

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段文字的第一句話就把其內(nèi)容點(diǎn)的很清楚，要介紹的是：Two

majorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.而選項(xiàng)C中的MainResults只不

過是majorfindings的另一種說法而已。

第38題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Warmaybeanaturalexpressionofbiologicalinstinctanddrives

towardaggressioninthehumanspecies.Naturalimpulsesofanger,hostility,and

territoriality（守衛(wèi)地盤的天性）areexpressedthroughactsofviolence.Theseareall

qualitiesthathumanssharewithanimals.Aggressionisakindofinnate（天生的）

survivalmechanism,aninstinctforself-preservation,thatallowsanimalstodefend

themselvesfromthreatstotheirexistence.But,ontheotherhand,humanviolence

showsevidenceofbeingalearnedbehavior.Inthecaseofhumanaggression,

violencecannotbesimplyreducedtoaninstinct.Themanyexpressionsofhuman

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior.Inhumansocietiesviolencehasasocialfunction:Itisastrategyfor

creatingordestroyingformsofsocialorder.Religioustraditionshavetakenaleading

roleindirectingthepowersofviolence.Wewilllookattheritualandethical（道德上

的）patternswithinwhichhumanviolencehasbeendirected.Humanviolenceshows

evidenceofbeingalearnedbehaviorinthat.

A、itthreatenstheexistingsocialsystems

B、itisinfluencedbysociety

C、ithasrootsinreligiousconflicts

D、itisdirectedagainstinstitutionsoflaw

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本段指出了人類暴力的兩個特性，其中第二個特性是〃alearned

behavior%可以知道本題的答案應(yīng)該就在本段的后面部分。接下來的第二句話即

說人類暴力的諸多表現(xiàn)形式都受社會習(xí)慣的制約:Themanyexpressionsofhuman

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violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior,將其定型為侵略性行為口

第39題【單選題】

[2009.10]Scientistsdoubtwhetherit'storegulateone'sbiologicalclockby

drinking.

A、feasible

B、incredible

C、fashionable

D^valuable

【正確答案】A

第40題【單選題】

【概括大意】Ifyouaretiredofmakingvagueexcusesforanotherdullsummerat

home,hereisathoughttoliftyourspirits.Youdonotneedanythingsoradicalas

winningalottery（彩票）tofinanceatriptoEurope.Astudentidentitycardthatcan

beobtainedforafewdollarsfromtheCouncilonInternationalEducationalExchange

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。

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第41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?？茖W(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42題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Itwasalsointhe1600sthatprofessionalballetbegan.KingLouisXIVof

France,himselfadevoteddancer;foundedtheRoyalAcademyofDance.Thefive

basicfeetpositionsfromwhichallballetstepsbeginwerefinalized.Inthelate1700s

anotherimportantchangeoccurred.Balletbegantotellastoryonitsown.Itwasno

longersimplydancetobeperformedbetweenactsofplays.Elaboratewigsand

costumeswereeliminated.Bytheearly1800sdancerslearnedtoriseontheirtoesto

makeitappearthattheywerefloating.Animportantinfluenceinearlyballet

was.

A、Balanchine

B、MarieAntoinette

C、Diaghilev

D、LouisXIV

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】答案選Do細(xì)節(jié)題。對照原文Itwasalsointhe1600sthatprofessional

balletbegan.KingLouisXIVofFrance,himselfadevoteddancer,foundedtheRoyal

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AcademyofDance.這里出現(xiàn)的時間1600s在原文中是比較早的，提到的人物是

KingLouisXIV,選D0

第43題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Thesystemhasseveraladvantages.Shepherdsdonothavetowalk

amongthesheep,whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogive

birth.Instead,theycanstayinside,watchingbyremotecontrol.Ifthereisno

problem,theystayawayfromthesheep.Butwhentheyareneededtheycanquickly

goouttohelp,ortoscareawayfoxes.Theexperimentispopular'withshepherds

becauseitmeansthattheydonothavetospendalltheirtimeoutdoorswaitingfor

thelambstoarriveinfrpp7ingweather.Fro