2022年湖南科技大學(xué)自考英語（二）練習(xí)題（附答案解析）

2022年湖南科技大學(xué)自考英語（二）練習(xí)題

匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【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

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2題【單選題】

【2008.04]Fishisandexpensiveatthistimeoftheyearinthisarea.

A、inlargemeasure

B、totheminimum

C、inshortsupply

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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

足，價(jià)格昂貴。inshortsupply：缺貨、供貨不足。

第3題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand

otherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.Itwas

firstmadpintoadrinkhyArabsduringthe1400/s.Whichcountryisthelargpstcoffee

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4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

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【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。

第5題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Manyresearchers,whoseworkdependsonoceansoundsobjecttoa

limitofone-hundred-twentydecibels（分貝）.Theysaysuchalimitisagreater

dangerthantheybelieved.Theywanttopreventnoisesfromharmingcreaturesin

theocean.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillscientistsmostprobablydointhe

future?

A、Theywillworkhardtoreduceoceannoisepollution.

B、Theywillprotectanimalsfromharmfulnoises.

C、Theywilltrytosetalimitof120decibels.

D、Theywillstudytheeffectofoceannoisepollution.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】Theywillprotectanimalsfromharmfulnoises.本段的最后一句話是

答案的出處。

第6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

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

義，因此選IX

第7題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Roughestimatesinthepasthavepredictedsimilarlydisappointing

results.SaysSallieChishol,anenvironmentalengineerfromthe

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,"Butthetake-homemessageisthesame.

Oceanfertilizationisnottheanswertoglobalwarming."

A、"Thesearenewerandbettermodels/'

B、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8題【單選題】

[2007.041Havingdecidedtorentaflat,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

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立（事業(yè)）；成立（組織）；為某人提供必需品或有用的東西，

第9題【單選題】

[2009.10]Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes,causedme

toarrivelate.

A、it

B、that

C>what

D、which

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查非限制性定語從句°整句話的意思是：交通阻塞30多分

鐘，這使得我到達(dá)晚了。

第10題【單選題】

【2008.04]Thevehiclewastravelingatspeeds90milesperhour.

A、inadditionto

B、inviewof

C、inexcessof

D、insearchof

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查短語辨析。那輛車以超過每小時90英里的速度行駛。A.

除…之外、例外；B.由…看來、有鑒于；C,過分、超出；D.尋找、追

求。

第11題【單選題】

[2008.04]Thevehiclewastravelingatspeeds90milesperhour.

A、inadditionto

B、inviewof

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C、inexcessof

D,insearchof

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查短語辨析。那輛車以超過每小時90英里的速度行駛。A.

除…之外、例外；B.由…看來、有鑒于；C,過分、超出；D.尋找、追

求。

第12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:

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13題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】WhenourNeolithicancestors,livingintheMiddleEastabout10,000

yearsago,discoveredthatcertaingrassescouldbeharvestedandtheirseedsplanted

forricheryieldsthenextseason,thefirstgreatstepinanewassociationofplants

andhumanswastaken.Q:PeoplelivingintheMiddleEastfirstlearnedtogrowplants

forfoodabout10,000yearsago.

ANTrue

False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。利用000〃作為答案線索詞（因?yàn)槟甏ǔＪ怯脭?shù)字

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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。

第14題【單選題】

[2009.04]Wegoouttorestaurants,butmostlyweeatathome.

A、occasionally

B、relatively

C、continually

D^absolutely

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查副詞意義辨析。譯文：我們偶爾外出去餐館吃飯，但通常

是在家吃飯。詳細(xì)解答：A偶爾地、偶然地、不經(jīng)常；B相對地、比較地；C持

續(xù)地、不間斷地；D完全地。

第15題【單選題】

[2007.04]Thefurnitureinherbedroomisquitedifferentfrominthe

livingroom.

A、that

B、it

C、one

D、which

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查復(fù)合句。that在本句中指代thefurniture,目的是為了避

免重復(fù)。which用于引導(dǎo)句子或短語，在此也不能指代thefurniture。

第16題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thesmokethatcomesfromalitcigarettecontainsmanydifferent

poisonouschemicals.Inthepast,scientistsdidnotthinkthatthesechemicalscould

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harmanonsmoker'shealth..Theydiscoveredthatevennonsmokershad

unhealthyamountsofthesetoxic（有毒的）chemicalsintheirbodies.

A、TheGilsonshavebeenmarriedfor35years.

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(xué)家們過去對二手煙的看法，接下來應(yīng)選表示他們

改變觀點(diǎn)的句子，因?yàn)橄乱痪浔砻魉麄兯值挠^點(diǎn)已與過去截然不同。

第17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】本題考查詞匯?！驹敿?xì)解答】名詞的詞義選取。

第18題【單選題】

【完成句子】Mostofuscanfind15minutesorhalfanhoureachdayforsome

regularactivity.Forexample,onefamoussurgeonalwaysspent15minutesreading

somethingbeforehewenttosleepeachday.Whetherhewenttobedat10p.m.or

2:30a.m.madenodifference.Youareadvisedtoreadsomethingbeforeyou

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A、findthetopicsentences

B,findoutthenewwords

C、keepreadingfast

D、gotobedeveryday

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本段提到一位著名的醫(yī)生不管晚上睡得多晚，都要花15分鐘讀點(diǎn)

東西，那已經(jīng)成為習(xí)慣。所以本題說〃在你干什么之前，建議你讀點(diǎn)東西〃，從選

項(xiàng)中看只有D項(xiàng)合適。

第19題【單選題】

【2008.10]Neverbeforesorapidlydevelopingasitistoday.

A、hasourcountrybeen

B、hasbeenourcountry

C、ourcountryhasbeen

D、ourcountrybeenhas

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查語法°【譯文】我們國家從未像現(xiàn)在這樣高速發(fā)展。【詳細(xì)

解答】否定詞never在句首，該句子應(yīng)采用部分倒裝。

第20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dj）andglaciers（冰〃I）.Evenworse,someofithasbeen

polluted.Whatpercentageoftheearth'swatercanmanactuallyuseatpresent?

A、Nearly75percent.

B、About97percent.

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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21題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Rhythminliteratureisamoreorlessregularoccurrenceofcertain

elementsofwriting:aword,aphrase,anidea,asound,oragrammatical

construction.Wearealsoaccustomedtothisrecurrenceinthealternateheavyand

lightbeatsinmusic.Ourloveforrhythmsepmstnhpinnate:witnesstheresponses

ofasmallchildtolivelymusic.Childrenlovetobeatontoydrumsoremptyboxes.

Theystamptheirfeetandchantnurseryrhymesornonsensesyllables,notunlike

primitivedancers.Aschildrengrowolder,theyaretaughttorestraintheirresponses

torhythm,butourloveofrhythmremains.Weliveinrhythms;infactweare

governedbyrhythms.Accordingtothepassage,anadult'sreactiontorhythmin

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22題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇］Helpingtheplanetisabigpartofwhatourworldtripisallaboutand

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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23題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Althoughnoothergameisexactlylikebaseball,perhapstheonemost

nearlylikeitistheEnglishgameofcricket（板球）.Q:Baseballsharesmanyfeatures

withtheEnglishgameofcricket.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

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

gameofcricket,因此是正確的。

第24題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Posture.Agoodposturemakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.

.Thismakesbreathingmoredifficult,whichinturncanmakeyoufeel

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nervousoruncomfortable.

A.Ifyouarefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

Bodylanguageisabroadtermforseveralformsofcommunicationusingbody

movementsorgestures.

C、Bodylanguagediffersfromculturetoculture.

D、Ifyouareatinterviews,trytokeepthemstill.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段講的是身體姿勢。填充句后一個句子提到"this〃會使呼吸更加

困難，this顯然指的是一種不太好的身體姿勢，因此本題答案為A。

第25題【單選題】

【完成句子】InBritain,robotsalesappropriatelypeakedin1984,buthavebeen

decliningeversince.Thisispartlybecause,Britishwageratesaretoolowtomake

robotsfinanciallyattractiveancpartlybecauseengineersnowhavemoreexperience

withrobotsandaremoreawareofthedifficultiesofintroducingthem

effectively.RobotsarelesspopularinBritaintodaypartlybecause.

A、toomuchenergy

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(jī)器人發(fā)揮出創(chuàng)造貶富的作用，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(jī)器人不是件容易的事情，所以使用率就下降了。所以應(yīng)

該選C。

第26題【單選題】

[2009.10]Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedtothestafftoworkhard.

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A、calculate

B,demonstrate

C、speculate

D、motivate

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查詞語辨析?！咀g文】利潤共享計(jì)劃目的是激發(fā)員工努力工

作。A計(jì)算、估算B證實(shí)、論證、演示C思索、推測D激勵、激發(fā)

第27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28題【單選題】

[2009.04]Don'ttrusteverythingyouhavereadinthenewspapers.

A>which

B、that

C、as

D、what

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查定語從句。譯文：不要相信你在報(bào)紙上讀到的每件事。定

語從句所修飾的先行詞是不定代詞everything,故選B。

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第29題【單選題】

［閱讀選擇］Asfarasastronomers（天文學(xué)家）candetermine,theentireuniverse

isbuiltofthesamematter.Theyhavenoreasontodoubtthatmatterobeysthe

samelawsineverypartoftheuniverse.Therefore,itisreasonabletoguessthat

otherstars,withtheirownplanets,wereborninthesamewayasourownsolar

system.Whatweknowoflifeonearthsuggeststhatlifewillarisewhereverthe

properconditionsexist.Astronomersbelievethatmatterindifferentpartsofthe

universe

A、obeysdifferentlaws.

B、obeysonecommonlaw.

C、obeysthesamelaws.

D、obeysnocommonlaw.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答題依據(jù)在本段的第二句。科學(xué)家沒有理由懷疑宇宙中的物質(zhì)遵循

同一法則，即他們相信宇宙中不同地方的物質(zhì)是遵循同一法則的。

第30題【單選題】

【I聞讀選擇】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B。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

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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31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32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。【詳細(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33題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand

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34題【單選題】

[2009.04]WhenyouknowBobbetter,youwilllikehim.

A、goto

BAgotto

C、wentto

Dsgetto

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】譯文：當(dāng)你更加了解鮑勃時，你將會喜歡他的。試題分析：本題考

查主將從現(xiàn)。團(tuán)詳細(xì)解答：根據(jù)主將從現(xiàn)的原則，主句用了一般將來時，時間狀

語從句中用一般現(xiàn)在時表示將來。

第35題【單選題】

[2009.01]Heinsuredhiscarhehadanaccident.

A、unless

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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。

第36題【單選題】

[2008.04]Anxietycanwithchildren'sperformanceatschool.

ANrefer

B、prefer

C、infer

D、interfere

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查詞語辨析。句子翻譯為：焦慮可以妨礙孩子們在學(xué)校的表

現(xiàn)。A.referto提到、查閱、涉及；B.preferto更喜歡；C.inferfrom（根

據(jù)某事）推斷、推定；D.interferewith擾亂、妨礙。

第37題【單選題】

[2009.041Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

A、what

B、which

C>when

D、that

【正確答案】C

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

有決定。詳細(xì)解答：A什么；B哪一個；C什么時候；D（無詞義）。

第38題【單選題】

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【I閱讀判斷】Despiteotherexplanations,therealanswerinmyopinionliespartlyin

thechildhimself,partlyinthebehaviorofthepeoplearoundhim.Q:Thereasonwhy

childrenlearntheirmothertonguesowellliessolelyintheirenvironmentof

learning.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B°原文說的是兒童之所以能夠完全掌握母語部分原因在于

兒童自身，部分原因在于孩子周圍人們的行為。問題句說“兒童母語學(xué)得好的原

因只是因?yàn)樗麄兊膶W(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境。"此處solely的表述是錯誤的。

第39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

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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learned

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

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior,將其定型為侵略性行為。

第40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41題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Scientistshavelearnedthatthesenseofpainismadeupofboth

chemicalandelectricalsignals..Scientistsalsohavelearnedthatthe

nervoussystemsendstwodifferentkinds-ofpainmessagestothebrain:onevery

fast,theotherslow.

A、Ittellsusnottousetheinjuredpartuntilitheals.

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B、Thesesignalstravelfromnervecellsintheinjuredarea,upthespinalcord（脊

髓）tothebrain,andbackdownagain.

C、Thefirstmessageisthewarningsignal.

D^Theothermessagemovesataspeedofonlyonemeterasecond.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】第一句講的是疼痛的感覺是由兩種信號signals組成的，所以緊接

著就提到兩種信號的傳播路線。B項(xiàng)恰恰照應(yīng)了首句意思。

第42題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle（長

柄勺）.Placedonastoneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewouldmove

rounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthwhilethebulk（主體）oftheladle

wasattractedtomagneticnorth.Thisinterestinglyshapeddeviceismentionedina

bookfromabout80.Otherancientbooksmayhavedateditasfarbackasthe

fourthcenturyJade（玉石）findersplayedanimportantroleintheinventionofthe

"ladle".Theytravelledgreatdistancestolookforjade.Inordernottolosedirections,

theywouldtakea"ladle"withthem.WhendidtheChineseinventthecompass?

A、In1492.

B、InthethirteencenturyA.D.

C>InA.D.80.

D、Atleast2000yearsago.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本段中TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopeda

workingcompass.直接告訴我們中國發(fā)明指南針的時間。

第43題【單選題】

[2010.04]Whathergrandfathersaidleftaimpressiononhermind.Shestill

remembersit.

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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44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A。本題的關(guān)鍵句為：butinfactyourbrainandyourmouthdo

notworktogetherproperly.因此本題答案為A。

第45題【單選題】

【2009.04]Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

ANwhat

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：大會什么時候召開還沒

有決定。詳細(xì)解答：A什么；B哪一個，C什么時候；D（無詞義）。

第46題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇］Manyresearchers,whoseworkdependsonoceansoundsobjecttoa

limitofone-hundred-twentydecibels（分貝）.Theysaysuchalimitisagreater

dangerthantheybelieved.Theywanttopreventnoisesfromharmingcreaturesin

theocean.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillscientistsmostprobablydointhe

future?

A、Theywillworkhardtoreduceoceannoisepollution.

B、Theywillprotectanimalsfromharmfulnoises.

C、Theywilltrytosetalimitof120decibels.

D^Theywillstudytheeffectofoceannoisepollution.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】Theywillprotectanimalsfromharmfulnoises.本段的最后一句話是

答案的出處。

第47題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyandputupwitha

lotofinconveniencesforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.Residentsofcities

likeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamspendalotoftheirwinterinthedark

becausethedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.Thisisthe

reasontheMediterraneanhasalwaysattractedthem.Everysummer,morethan25

millionpeopletraveltoMediterraneanresortsandbeachesfortheirvacation.They

allcomeforthesamereason:sunllntheparagraph,citieslikeLondon,Copenhagen,

andAmsterdamarementioned.

A、toshowthattheyarenotgoodcitiesintermsofgeographyandclimate

B、totellushowwealthytheirresidentsare

C、tosuggestthatthesecitieslackplacesofhistoricinterestandscenicbeauty

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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

?zdr.

,昂o

第48題【單選題】

【概括大意】Ifyouaretiredofmakingvagueexcusesforanotherdullsummerat

home,hereisathoughttoliftyourspirits.Youdonotneedanythingsoradicalas

winningalottery（彩票）tofinanceatriptoEurope.Astudentidentitycardthatcan

heobtainedforafewdollarsfromtheCouncilonInternationalFducationalFxchangp

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