2022年南通市工人業(yè)余大學(xué)自考英語（二）練習(xí)題（附答案解析）

2022年南通市工人業(yè)余大學(xué)自考英語（二）

練習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】AndyetalthoughtheMayasknewaboutthewheel,theyneverusedit.

Neitherdidtheyusemetalsotherthancopper.Whatisevermoresurprisingisthat

theysuddenlyabandoned（拋棄）manyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.

SometimearoundAD900,Mayancivilizationcollapsed.Bytheyear1200,theirlast

greatcapital,ChichenItza,wasdeserted.Oneofthemostsurprisingfindingsabout

Mayaswasthat.

A、theydevelopedaccuratesystemmeasuringtime.

B、theyknewhowtobuildpyramidswithstones.

C^theydesertedtheircitiesandmovedtonewones.

D、theybuiltcitieswhichtheyneverlivedin.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】對應(yīng)點為Whatisevermoresurprisingisthattheysuddenly

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

轉(zhuǎn)化，最高級代替了比較級。

第2題【單選題】

【完成句子】Theaveragelightningstrikeismorethan3mileslongandcantravelat

atenthofthespeedoflight.Balllightning,therarestandmostmysteriousform,

derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousballthatappearsneartheimpactpoint,

moveshorizontally,andlastsforseveralseconds.Oneformoflightningthat

isballlightning.

A、occursmostinfrequently

B、isshiftedsidewaysbystrongwinds

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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3題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Thetornadocausedalotofdamagetocarsandhousesinthearea.It

willtakealongtimeandmuchmoneytorepaireverything.Therewasalsoserious

waterdamagefromthethunderstorms.Thehpavyrainsandhighwindcausedthe

powertogooutinmanyhomes.Q:Powersupplysystemwasnotdamagedduring

thestorm.

A、True

B^False

C>NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B0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，與題項矛盾，故選B。

第4題【單選題】

[2009.01]Thetwinsisterswereidenticalappearanceandcharacter.

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

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樣的，故選c。

第5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0A挑釁、侵犯：B優(yōu)勢、優(yōu)點；C選擇、取舍：D野心、抱負(fù)。

第6題【單選題】

[2007.04]Itisdifficulttotheimplicationbetweenthelines.

A、getto

B、getwith

C、getat

D、getdown

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考杳詞組辨析。A,開始，接觸：C.找出，發(fā)現(xiàn)：D.下來,

寫下來。

第7題【單選題】

【2009.10]Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedtothestafftoworkhard.

A、calculate

B^demonstrate

C、speculate

D、motivate

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【正確答案】D

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

作。A計算、估算B證實、論證、演示C思索、推測D激勵、激發(fā)

第8題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereas

nationalincomeisdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction

—namely,profits,interest,rent,wages,andothercompensationforlabor,personal

incomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedbyindividualsbefore

personaltaxesarepaid.NationalincomedoesnotequalGNPbecausethefactorsof

productiondonotreceivepaymentforeithercapitalconsumptionallowancesor

indirectbusinesstaxes,bothofwhichareincludedinGNP.Themoneyputasidefor

capitalconsumptionisforreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.Indirect

taxesincludesalestaxes,propertytaxes,andexcisetaxesthatarepaidbybusinesses

directlytothegovernmentandsoreducetheincomelefttopayforthefactorsof

production.Three-fourthsofnationalincomegoesforwages,salaries,andother

formsofcompensationtoemployees.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue

accordingtotheparagraph?

A、GNPequalsnationalincomeplusindirectbusinesstaxes.

B、GNPexcludesbothcapitalconsumptionallowancesandindirectbusiness

taxes.

C、Personalincomeisregardedasthetotalmoneyincomereceivedbyan

individualafterhisorhertaxesarepaid.

D、Themoneythatgoesforcapitalconsumptionisnotregardedasincome.

【正確答案】D

（答案解析］本題的依據(jù)是本段的Themoneyputasideforcapitalconsumptionis

forreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.這個句子。對原句的詞語選項D

用了別的表達(dá)方法，但大意仍保持不變。

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第9題【單選題】

[2009.04]Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

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10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】本題考查狀語從句的從屬連詞?！咀g文】盡管1雖然）他有許多朋

友，但他常常感到孤獨。

第11題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】AllchildrenintheUnitedStateshavetoreceiveaneducation,butthe

lawdoesnotsaytheyhavetobeeducatedatschool.Anumberofparentsprefernot

tosendtheirchildrentoschool..Thereareabout300,000home-schoolers

intheUnitedStatestoday.

A、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

Insomecountries,however,childrenareeducatedbytheirparents.

C>Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

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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，這里應(yīng)該是對這個詞的定

義，因此選D。

第12題【單選題】

[2008.04]Thatproposalisessentiallyirrelevanttheissueathand.

A、with

B^from

C、in

D、to

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查介詞的固定搭配。句子翻譯：那個提案與手頭上的問題根

本無關(guān)。irrelevantto表示：與…無關(guān)。

第13題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

centenarians（百歲老人）getaskedallthetime："Howdidyoulivetobe100?"Q:The

fivecentenariansliveinaveryfriendlycommunity.

A、True

B、False

C^NotGiven

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選Co題目說的是〃這五位百歲老人生活在一個非常友好的社

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

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

第14題【單選題】

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【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，這里應(yīng)該是對這個詞的定

義，因此選Do

第15題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】DemandsforstrongerprotectionforwildlifeinBritainsometimeshide

thefactthatsimilarneedsarefeltintherestofEurope.StudiesbytheCouncilof

Europe,ofwhich21countiesaremembers,haveshownthat45percentofreptile

（爬行類的）speciesand24percentofbutterfliesareindangerofdyingout.Recent

studiesbythecouncilofEuropehaveindicatedthat.

A、wildlifeneedsmoreprotectiononlyinBritain.

B、allspeciesofwildlifeinEuropeareindangerofdyingout.

C、therearefewerspeciesofreptilesandbutterfliesinEuropethanelsewhere.

D、manyspeciesofreptilesanbutterfliesinEuropeneedprotecting.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】答案選Do本段的第二個句子是這么說的：有21個國家組成的歐

洲委員會的研究表明，45%的爬行動物和24%的蝴蝶瀕臨滅絕。由此可見，D是

正確的答案。

第16題【單選題】

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

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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

類人對于怎樣度過空閑時光是特別困難的，所以可以排除BCD項，選A。

第17題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Theidealbatterywillstorealotofenergyinasmallpackage.Rightnow,

Belcher'smodelbattery,ametallicdiskcompletelybuiltbyviruses,lookslikea

regularwatchbattery.Butinside,itscomponentsareverysmall-sotinyyoucan

onlyseethemwithapowerfulmicroscope.Whichofthefollowingistrueof

Belcher'sbatterymentionedinparagraph6?

A、Itismadeofmetal.

B、Itisakindofwatchbattery.

C、Itcanonlybeseenwithamicroscope.

D、Itisametallicdiskwithvirusesinsideit.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】做題步驟：四個選項逐一帶到原文，找到三個錯誤選項，一個正確

選項，比NOTTRUE題難。

第18題【單選題】

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【I聞讀判斷】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

因只是因為他們的學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境?！ù颂巗olely的表述是錯誤的。

第19題【單選題】

[2009.10]Scientistsdoubtwhetherit'storegulateone'sbiologicalclockby

drinking.

A、feasible

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。科學(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20題【單選題】

[2009.04]I'vegottheorderfromthebossthattheworkfinishedbefore

5p.m.today.

A^wouldbe

B、be

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C、willhavebeen

D,couldbe

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】譯文：我已經(jīng)從老板那得到指令，這項工作在今天下午五點鐘之前

要完成。試題分析：本題考查名詞從句中的虛擬語氣?；卦敿?xì)解答：that引導(dǎo)同

位語從句，說明order的內(nèi)容。同時從句要用虛擬語氣，從句謂語用should+動

詞原形的形式，should可以省略。

第21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22題【單選題】

【概括大意】TheVLT（VeryLargeTelescope）istheworld'slargesttelescope（望

遠(yuǎn)鏡）andistakingastronomers（天文學(xué)家）furtherbacktotheBigBangthan

theyeverthoughtpossible.Located2,600metresupintheChileanAndes,ithasfour

hugemirrors,eachaboutthesizeofaLondonbus.TheVLTissopowerfulitcanspot

aburningmatch10,000kilometresaway.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、Biggesttelescope

B、Powerofthetelescope

C^FactionsofVLT

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D、Birthofthenewtelescope

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字主要介紹了世界上最大的望遠(yuǎn)鏡。

第23題【單選題】

[2009.01]Moderneconomicsthecountry'sagriculturalpolicies.

A^undergoes

B、understands

C、underlies

D、undertakes

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。句意：現(xiàn)代經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)是國家農(nóng)業(yè)政策的基礎(chǔ)?？?/p>

查形近動詞詞義。A經(jīng)歷，經(jīng)受；B了解；C成為…的基礎(chǔ)；D承擔(dān)，保證。

第24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Ao

第25題【單選題】

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[2007.04]Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

considerably.

A、distribution

B、contribution

C、prescription

D、circulation

【正確答案】D

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

銷路。符合句意。

第26題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】LateoneSundayafternooninSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,an

elderlycleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehad

livedandworkedmostofherlife.Itmayseemlikeanordinaryendtoahumblelife,

buttherewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthiswoman.Inthesummerof

1995,McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,

totheUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown.Themoneywastohelp

otherAfricanAmericansthroughuniversity.Shehadstartedhersavingshabitasa

youngchildwhenshewouldreturnfromschooltocleanandironformoneywhich

shewouldthensave.Thiswomanshockedandinspiredtheworldbecause.

A、shehadmanagedtosavesomuchmoney

B、shegavehermoneytoAfricanAmericans

C>shegaveherlifesavingstohelpothersthroughuniversity

D、sheonlyspentmoneyoncheapthings

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C。0nly是絕對詞，在選項D中出現(xiàn)，根據(jù)經(jīng)驗排除D；對

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

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

McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,to

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

給了家鄉(xiāng)的大學(xué)，A和B表達(dá)都不全面，答案是5

第27題【單選題】

[2009.01]Youshouldhelpthemwhenyourfriendsquarrelwitheachother.

A、comeintosight

B、cometoterms

C、comeintoplay

D、cometopower

【正確答案】B

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

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

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

第28題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman'stechnologyare

impressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuable

amountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistontheocean

floor.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyisimportantbecause.

A、resourcesonlandarerunningshortintenyears

B、mancanuseittoexplorethedeepersea

C^itisalotoffundivingintothesea

D、ancientpeopleusedittoexplorethesea

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本段第一句作者提到Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedby

man'stechnologyareimpressive,人類利用技術(shù)可以開發(fā)的海洋資源是驚人的。

段末說至|J：Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistonthe

oceanfloor.然而，大量有價值的礦物均還埋臧于海底。如鐵，銅等等。其他三

項都沒有提到。

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第29題【單選題】

【2007.04]Becauseofthebadweather,thesportsmeethadtobe.

A、shutdown

B、doneaway

C>goneoff

D、calledoff

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。calloff：取消，符合句意。shutdown：關(guān)閉（工

廠）；（工廠）停工，關(guān)閉。doaway常與with搭配，構(gòu)成doawaywith。gooff：

爆炸，（鬧鈴）響。

第30題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】/z

Backin1969zUSPresidentRichardNixonconfidentlypredicted:lnthe

next50years,weshallseeawomanpresident,perhapssoonerthanyouthink.”

Today,nottoofaroffNixon'sdeadline,Americaislookingatthatpossibility.Overthe

weekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBillClinton,announced

herrunfor2008presidency.Q:Uptothepresent,nowomanhasbeenelected

presidentintheUS.

A、True

B、False

C^NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選Ao問題句說“迄今為止在美國沒有一個女人曾經(jīng)被選舉為

總統(tǒng)本段說的是“1969年，美國總統(tǒng)RichardNixon很有信心地預(yù)測：'在下一

個50年里，我們將會看見一個女總統(tǒng)，這或許比你想象的更快些今天距離

Nixon總統(tǒng)給出的最終期限已經(jīng)不遠(yuǎn)了，美國人現(xiàn)在正關(guān)注這可能性〃。相鄰語句

的句意相關(guān)，顯然，定冠詞結(jié)構(gòu)"thepossibility”指答案相關(guān)句中提到的"可能出現(xiàn)

美國女總統(tǒng)從該句中可以推斷出“從1969年到現(xiàn)在為止，美國還沒有出現(xiàn)女

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總統(tǒng)因此問題句提供了正魂信息。

第31題【單選題】

【2010.04]Bytheendofnextyearthebridge.

A、istocomplete

B、hasbeencompleted

C、willbecompleted

D、willhavebeencompleted

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】【譯文】到明年年底之前，這座橋修建將完成?！驹囶}分析】本題

考查語法?！驹敿?xì)解答】動詞時態(tài)。bytheendof到……時為止：在……之前。將來

完成時態(tài)，用于表達(dá)在將來某時間以前已經(jīng)完成的動作。

第32題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Homeschoolingisoftenmoreinterestingthanregularschools,but

criticssaythathome-schoolersareoutsiderswhomightbeuncomfortablemixing

withotherpeopleinadultlife..However,mostparentsdon'thavethetime

orthedesiretoteachtheirchildrenathome,soschoolswillcontinuetobewhere

mostchildrengettheirformaleducation.

A、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B、Anumberofparentsprefernottosendtheirchildrentoschool.

C、Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas"home-schoolers."

D、Othersbelievetheycanprovideabettereducationalexperiencefortheir

childrenbyteachingthemathome.

【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(yīng)的是"Criticsalsosay”。

第33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(jī)票）oncertaincharterflights

toLondonandParis,aswellasreducedadmissiontomanymuseums,cinemas,and

musicalevents.OnceinEurope,youcanstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabout

twodollarsanight.Sodon'tgiveupyourhopesofbecominganinternational

traveler.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、ItiseasyforastudenttotravelinEuropeduringthesummer.

B、Thestudentneedstoobtainanidentitycardtotravelatacheaprate.

C>Thestudentcouldstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabouttwodollarsanight.

D、Thestudentswillbecomeinternationaltravelersinsummer.

【正確答案】A

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

很容易的。因此選擇A。

第34題【單選題】

【I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，兩人對對方都很滿意，所以A選項正確，湯姆第一次見對方就

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

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次約會。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

述了湯姆和某一個女孩相親的精力，對他的個人魅力以及是否受女孩歡迎并未提

及。

第35題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Technologyisabeauty.Weeagerlyadoptitspleasure,preferringto

copewiththedrawbacksonthemorningafter.Q:Technologyislikeanart,which

everybodyincludingscientistsloves.

A、True

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36題【單選題】

【2009.10]Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedtothestafftoworkhard.

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】利潤共享計劃目的是激發(fā)員工努力工

作。A計算、估算B證實、論證、演示C思索、推測D激勵、激發(fā)

第37題【單選題】

【I聞讀選擇】Rhythminliteratureisamoreorlessregularoccurrenceofcertain

elementsofwriting:aword,aphrase,anidea,asound,oragrammatical

construction.Wearealsoaccustomedtothisrecurrenceinthealternateheavyand

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lightbeatsinmusic.Ourloveforrhythmseemstobeinnate: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

作者講：隨著孩子的年齡逐漸增大,

taughttorestraintheirresponsestorhythm../0

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38題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】Theworldisnotonlyhungry;itisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseem

strangetoyou,sincenearly75%oftheearth/ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.But

about97%ofthishugeamountissea-water,orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkand

usetheother3%—thefreshwaterthatcomesfromrivers,lakes,underground,and

othersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofitisintheform

oficebergs（冰山）andglaciers（冰HI）.Evenworse,someofithasbeen

polluted.Whatpercentageoftheearth'swatercanmanactuallyuseatpresent?

A、Nearly75percent.

B、About97percent.

C^Exactly3percent.

D、Lessthan3percent.

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【正確答案】D

【答案解析】根據(jù)木段得知，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39題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereas

nationalincomeisdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction

—namely,profits,interest,rent,wages,andothercompensationforlabor,personal

incomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedbyindividualsbefore

personaltaxesarepaid.NationalincomedoesnotequalGNPbecausethefactorsof

productiondonotreceivepaymentforeithercapitalconsumptionallowancesor

indirectbusinesstaxes,bothofwhichareincludedinGNP.Themoneyputasidefor

capitalconsumptionisforreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.Indirect

taxesincludesalestaxes,propertytaxes,andexcisetaxesthatarepaidbybusinesses

directlytothegovernmentandsoreducetheincomelefttopayforthefactorsof

production.Three-fourthsofnationalincomegoesforwages,salaries,andother

formsofcompensationtoemployees.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue

accordingtotheparagraph?

A、GNPequalsnationalincomeplusindirectbusinesstaxes.

B、GNPexcludesbothcapitalconsumptionallowancesandindirectbusiness

taxes.

C、Personalincomeisregardedasthetotalmoneyincomereceivedbyan

individualafterhisorhertaxesarepaid.

D、Themoneythatgoesforcapitalconsumptionisnotregardedasincome.

【正確答案】D

（答案解析］本題的依據(jù)是本段的Themoneyputasideforcapitalconsumptionis

forreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.這個句子。對原句的詞語選項D

用了別的表達(dá)方法，但大意仍保持不變。

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第40題【單選題】

【2009.10]Sofarscientistshaveonlyacquiredunderstandingofthephysical

processesthatcauseearthquakes.

A、apartial

B、achangeable

C>anoriginal

D、anindividual

【正確答案】A

第41題【單選題】

【完成句子】Saganwasnotedforthevigourofhislogicstyle,especiallywhen

criticizingsomepieceofpseudoscience（偽科學(xué)）.Iremembereda1973AAAS

meetingatwhichhedestroyedthetheoriesofImmanuelVelikovsky,whowas

maintainingthatonlyafewthousandsofyearsago,Venushadrepeatedlycollided

withEarthandMars;eventswellnoted.Velikovskysaid,inthebible.lnSagan's

opinion,Velikovskymightbe.

A、amemberoftheNationalAcademyofScience

B、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42題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Thetornadocausedalotofdamagetocarsandhousesinthearea.It

willtakealongtimeandmuchmoneytorepaireverything.Therewasalsoserious

waterdamagefromthethunderstorms.Theheavyrainsandhighwindcausedthe

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powertogooutinmanyhomes.Q:Powersupplysystemwasnotdamagedduring

thestorm.

A、True

B、False

C^NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選Be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，與題項矛盾，故選B。

第43題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】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)查找并簡單推斷題。從本段，特別是Imake3packed

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

而知，故選項C為最佳選項。其他三項均與原文意思不符。

第44題【單選題】

［閱讀選擇］Theviolencewithinasocietyiscontrolledthroughinstitutionsoflaw.

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Themoredevelopedalegalsystembecomes,themoresocietytakesresponsibility

forthediscovery,control,andpunishmentofviolentacts.Inmosttribalsocietiesthe

onlymeanstodealwithanactofviolenceisrevenge.Eachfamilygroupmayhave

theresponsibilityforpersonallycarryingoutjudgmentandpunishmentuponthe

personwhocommittedtheoffense.Butinlegalsystems,theresponsibilityfor

revengebecomesdepersonalizedanddiffused.Thesocietyassumesthe

responsibilityforprotectingindividualsfromviolence.Incaseswheretheycannotbe

protected,thesocietyisresponsibleforimposingpunishment.Thefunctionoflegal

systems,accordingtothepassage,is.

A、tocontrolviolencewithinasociety

B、toprotecttheworldfromchaos

C>tofreesocietyfromtheideaofrevenge

D、togivethego