2022年桂林電子科技大學(xué)自考英語（二）練習(xí)題（附答案解析）

2022年桂林電子科技大學(xué)自考英語（二）練

習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【完成句子】InBritain,robotsalesappropriatelypeakedin1984,buthavebeen

decliningeversince.Thisispartlybecause,Britishwageratesaretoolowtomake

robotsfinanciallyattractiveandpartlybecauseengineersnowhavemoreexperience

withrobotsandaremoreawareofthedifficultiesofintroducingthem

effectively.RobotsarelesspopularinBritaintodaypartlybecause.

A、toomuchenergy

B、basedonAmericandesigns

C、theyaretoocostly

D、theyarenotreliable

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段第二句就是講的兩個原因，即人們的工資水平太低，也就足沒

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

人們逐漸意識到了操縱機器人不是件容易的事情，所以使用率就下降了。所以應(yīng)

該選C。

第2題【單選題】

[2009.10]Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes,causedme

toarrivelate.

A、it

B、that

C、what

D、which

【正確答案】D

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【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3題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇]Itnormallytakesfromfivedaystooneweekforapersontoadapttoa

reversedroutineofsleepandwakefulness,sleepingduringthedayandworkingat

night.Unfortunately,itisoftenthecaseinindustrythatshiftsarechangedevery

week;apersonmayworkfrom12midnightto8a.m.oneweek,8amto4pmthe

next,and4pmto12midnightthethirdandsoon.Thismeansthatnosoonerhashe

gotusedtooneroutinethanhehastochangetoanother,sothatmuchofhistimeis

spentneitherworkingnorsleepingveryefficiently.lnthelastsentenceofthe

paragraph,/,another/,means.

A、anotherroutine

B、anothershift

C、anotherweek

D、anotherperson

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】another（另一個）之后省略了routine一詞。

第4題【單選題】

[2009.04]Ifpaymentisnotreceived,legalactionwillbeouronly.

A、aggression

B、advantage

C、alternative

D、ambition

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查詞義選擇。譯文：如果我們收不到付款，那就只好訴諸法

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

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第5題【單選題】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

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6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

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，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?。四個選項中，選項A最接近題

.zdr.

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killingPower意思差不多,屬于同義詞轉(zhuǎn)換,因此選擇B或C,但是accountfor意

思是：（在數(shù)量方面）古；說明（原因等）不符合句意，因此不選擇B。

第9題【單選題】

Toaworker,fromthepointofviewofsocietyisnecessarylaborisfromhis

ownpointofviewvoluntaryplay.

A、what

B、which

C、that

D、it

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題要求填入一個關(guān)系代詞引導(dǎo)主語從句，并在主語從句中作主語，

所以選whato

第10題【單選題】

【填句補文】Theauthorsaysthatinterpersonalrelationsshouldbetaughtasa

requiredcourseineveryschool,alongwithreading,writing,andmathematics.

.Thatisatleastasimportantashowmuchweknow.

A、Muchofwhathasbeensaidaboutstrangersalsoappliestorelationshipswith

familymembersandfriends.

B、Hekeepslookingovertheotherperson'sshoulder,asifhopingtofind

someonemoreinterestinginanotherpartoftheroom.

C、Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundivided

attentionforfourminutes.

D、Inhisopinion,successinlifedependsmainlyonhowwegetalongwithother

people.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】后句中的代詞we在D中才有呼應(yīng)的代詞，而且在文章最后出現(xiàn)觀

點句是通常論述文的發(fā)展特點，因此判斷DiE確.

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第11題【單選題】

[2008.04]Ithasbeenfoundthatastronghelpovercometheeffectsof

distraction.

A、interruption

B、motivation

C、evaluation

D、destination

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查名詞詞義區(qū)分。A.打擾、中；斷B.動機、誘因；C.

評估、評價；D.目的地、終點。整句話的意思是：人們發(fā)現(xiàn)一個很強的動機

可以幫助克服干擾物的影響。

第12題【單選題】

[2009.10]You'dbetterleavethingsifyoudon'tknowhowtodealwith

them.

A、off

B、out

C、alone

D、over

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】【譯文】如果你不知道如何處理這些事情，你最好把它們放在一邊。

【試題分析】本題考查詞意區(qū)分?！驹敿?xì)解答】A離開，離去B不在里

面，出局C單獨的（地）D完結(jié)，翻倒，越過

第13題【單選題】

【填句補文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

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otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

exposuretosecondhandsmoke.

A、Theriskisevenhigherforchildrenwholiveinhomeswherebothparents

smoke.

B、IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

withatleastonesmoker.

C、Thissmokeiscalledsecondhandsmoke.

D、NooneknowsforsurewhyMr.Gilsonhaslungcancer.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】前一句提到，不吸煙者時常吸入他人香煙中冒出的煙，接下來應(yīng)首

選對此煙加以定義的句子c

第14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15題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】TheUKisoortionedatNo.29,amuchlowerpositionchieflybecauseof

thesocialandfamilybreakdownrecordedinofficialstatistics.TheUS,whichhasthe

secondhighestpercapitaGDP（人均國內(nèi)牛產(chǎn)總值'afterLuxembourg,tookthe13th

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placeinthesurvey.Chinawasinthelowerhaftoftheleagueat60th.Q:TheUnited

StatesofAmericaisamongthetop10countriesinthesurvey.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。問題句說“美國位于前十個國家的行列〃。TheUS,whichhas

thesecondhighestpercapitaGDP（人均國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值）afterLuxembourg,tookthe

13thplaceinthesurvey.該句說“美國的人均國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值排名第2,僅位于盧森

堡之后，因此美國在這項調(diào)查中位于第13位?！@然問題句的說法與該句的說法

不一致，因此判斷問題句"錯誤〃。

第16題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheinterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakesits

mostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitment,allegiance,and

supremesacrifice.Thev/ord"allegiance"isclosestinmeaningto.

A、loyalty

B、objective

C、survival

D、motive

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】解本題可用同類詞關(guān)系進行判斷。在"allegiance〃前后的兩個詞分別

是commitment和sacrifice,應(yīng)能判斷出這三個詞相對于國家而言是同一類詞,

再利用排除法，不難選出正確答案A。

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第17題【單選題】

[2009.04]Sheeverythingelseandconcentratedonthetaskbeforeher.

A、setoff

B、setback

C^setaside

D、setup

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查短語意義辨析。譯文：她把其他事情都放到一邊，集中精

力于她面前的任務(wù)。詳細(xì)解答：A出發(fā)、動身；B把（某物）置于…之后、延遲；

C撇開、取消、廢除；D建立、提出。

第18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19題【單選題】

[2007.04]Havingdecidedtorentaflat,wecontactinghousingagencies

inthecity.

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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

立（事業(yè)）；成立（組織）；為某人提供必需品或有用的東西。

第20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21題【單選題】

【完成句子】Mostofuscanfind15minutesorhalfanhoureachdayforsome

regularactivity.Forexample,onefamoussurgeonalwaysspent15minutesreading

somethingbeforehewenttosleepeachday.Whetherhewenttobedat10p.m.or

2:30a.m.madenodifference.Youareadvisedtoreadsomethingbeforeyou

A、findthetopicsentences

B、findoutthenewwords

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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

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

項中看只有D項合適。

第22題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Secondaryschoolhaditsownshareofchallenges.Iwasatallkidand

wasn'tgoodatanysport,exceptlooking.Ilovedbasketballandtennis.ThefirstdayI

heldaracket,andIwasdisgracedbymyopponent.Hewonsixstraightsetswithout

sweatandthereIwas,sweatingbadlylikeI'drunamarathon,whereasIhadn'teven

madeasinglepoint.Stanleywasdisgracedbyhisclassmateina.

A、basketballgame

B、tennisgame

C、marathongame

D、footballgame

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選Bo詞義理解和事實細(xì)節(jié)題°通過關(guān)鍵詞disgrace,考生可

迅速定位至本段，再通過本段的關(guān)鍵詞racket,可以判定正確答案是網(wǎng)球比賽。

第23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。【試題分析】本題

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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24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】本題考告名詞詞義區(qū)分?！咀g文】強烈支持采取新措施維護移民的

權(quán)力。【詳細(xì)解答】A統(tǒng)計學(xué)B建設(shè)C措施，辦法D讓步，特許

權(quán)

第25題【單選題】

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

killhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.TheysaythatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandin

thedark,killedthenannybymistake.Hisestrangedwifeheardnoises,came

downstairsandwasalsoattacked,butmanagedtoescape.Sevenmonthsafterthe

murder,ajuryconcludedthatLucanhadkilledthenanny.ltisthoughtthatLucan

killedthenannybecause.

A、shewaslookingafterthechildren

B、shewasafriendofLucan's

C、itwasdarkandhethoughtshewasLadyLucan

D、LoardLucanthoughtthenannystolehiscar

【正確答案】C

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

ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedtokillhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.Theysay

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thatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandinthedark,killedthenannybymistake.本來是

要殺他的妻子，可是因為天太黑，所以錯殺了保姆。答案選C。

第26題【單選題】

[2009.10]You'dbetterleavethingsifyoudon'tknowhowtodealwith

them.

A、off

B、out

C、alone

D、over

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】【譯文】如果你不知道如何處埋這些事情，你最好把它們放在一邊。

【試題分析】本題考查詞意區(qū)分?！驹敿?xì)解答】A離開，離去B不在里

面，出局C單獨的（地）D完結(jié)，翻倒，越過

第27題【單選題】

【完成句子］Certainlytherearemillionswhoneedtoloseweight.Buttherearealso

millionswhoonlyimaginetheyneedto.Compulsiveandcontinuousdieting,notto

mentioneatingdisorders,showsthatsomeofuswilldoanythingtoreduceour

bodiesdowntothecurrentlydesirableshape.Butisbeingunderweightreally

desirable?Agreatmanypeoplegoonadietto.

A、keepfit

B、haveabodyshapethatallpeoplewilladmire

C、prolonglifespan

D、getrideofdigestivesystemdiseases

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本段文字指出，很多人為了達(dá)到當(dāng)前流行的體型(reduceourbodies

downtothecurrentlydesirableshape)而不惜通過節(jié)食等方法減肥。因此選擇B。

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第28題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】DuringthesepastfewyearsIusedAssociatedContenttotrywriting.I

foundwritingforthatsitewasnotmycupoftea.However;myexperiencetherewas

positiveasIwasrewardedwithevenmorelearningopportunitiesjustbydippingmy

toesintothewater.ThroughAssociatedContentIwasintroducedtothewordof

blogging.Idecidedtolearnhowtosetupablogmyself.NowI'minterestedin

bloggingandcontinuetoworkasawriter.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofusingthe

siteAssociatedContent?

A、TowriteforthesiteYahoo!ContributorNetwork.

B、Toknowmoreaboutotherwriters.

C、Tohaveoneofhisarticlespublished.

D、Tobecomeanetworkwriter.

【正確答案】D

[答案解析]答案選根據(jù)本段的

DcIdecidedtolearnhowtosetupablogmyself.

NowI'minterestedinbloggingandcontinuetoworkasawriter確定D答案。A選項

是作者偶然獲得的結(jié)果，并非剛開始寫作時的目的，可排除；B選項不是作者的

目的；C選項是作者兩年前已經(jīng)取得的成果，無需再定為自己目標(biāo)。

第29題【單選題】

[2009.04]Tomhasdonereallyamazedeveryoneinhisclass.

A、What

B、Which

C、That

D、Who

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查主語從句的引導(dǎo)詞的選擇。譯文：湯姆所做的事情使得他

班里的每個同學(xué)都感到吃驚。詳細(xì)解答：whatTomhasdone指湯姆所做的事情；

B哪一個；C（無詞義）；D誰。

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第30題【單選題】

【I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B。根據(jù)本段的...canprovideafertilegroundforlearninghowto

becomeabetterwriter確定B答案。其余選項與原文意思不符。A與D選項所表

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

現(xiàn)。

第31題【單選題】

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

twoweresatisfiedwitheachother.Andtheyexchangedtheirtelephonenumbers.

WhatcanwelearnaboutTom?

A、Tommadeagoodimpressiononthegirlatfirst.

B、ItwasthefirsttimethatTomhaddatedagirl.

C、Tomwasblind.

D、Tomwashandsemeandpopularwiththegirls.

【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

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

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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32題【單選題】

[2009.04]Ifpaymentisnotreceived,legalactionwillbeouronly.

A、aggression

B、advantage

C、alternative

D、ambition

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查詞義選擇。譯文：如果我們收不到付款，那就只好訴諸法

律了。A挑釁、侵犯；B優(yōu)勢、優(yōu)點；C選擇、取舍；D里于心、抱負(fù)。

第33題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇]Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurely

yawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthe

floor.Avoidthetroubleofsearchingforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenight

before.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasks

requiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharphours.Youareadvisedtcrise

withayawnandstretchbecauseitwill.

A、helptokeepyourenergyfortheday'swork

B、helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday

C、enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework

D、keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題問的是因果關(guān)系?；卮疬@一問題的關(guān)鍵是看懂本段的第二句和

其他句子的聯(lián)系。首先要注意這一段的第一句"Getofftoaslowstartwhichsaves

yourenergy^也就是說早上慢慢起床可以節(jié)省能量。緊接該句的三個句子都是

慢慢起床的具體做法。因此選項A是正確答案。

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第34題【單選題】

[2009.04]WhenyouknowBobbetter,youwilllikehim.

A、goto

B、gotto

C、wentto

D、getto

【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)?；卦敿?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】

[2009.10]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36題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereas

nationalincomeisdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction

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

incomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedbyindividualsbefore

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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。

第37題【單選題】

【完成句子】Saganwasnotedforthevigourofhislogicstyle,especiallyv/hen

criticizingsomepieceofpseudoscience（偽科學(xué)）.Iremembereda1973AAAS

meetingatwhichhedestroyedthetheoriesofImmanuelVelikovsky,whowas

maintainingthatonlyafewthousandsofyearsago,Venushadrepeatedlycollided

withEarthandMars;eventswellnoted.Velikovskysaid,inthebible.InSagan's

opinion,Velikovskymightbe.

A、amemberoftheNationalAcademyofScience

B、apseudo-scientist

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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38題【單選題】

［完成句子］Intelligencewasbelievedtobeafixedentity,somefacultyofthemind

thatweallpossessandwhichdeterminesinsomewaytheextentofour

achievements.ItsValuetherefore,wasasapredictorofchildren'sfuturelearning.If

theydifferedmarkedlyintheirabilitytolearncomplextasks,thenitwasclearly

necessarytoeducatethemdifferentlyandtheneedfordifferenttypesofschooland

evendifferentabilitygroupswithinschoolwasobvious.Intelligencetestscouldbe

usedforstreamingchildrenaccordingtoabilityatanearlyage;andat11thesetests

weresuperiortomeasuresofattainmentforselectingchildrenfordifferenttypesof

secondaryeducation.Itwasoncebelieved,andthuswecantellhow

successfulhe/shewillbeinthefutureaccordingtohis/herintelligence.

A、borntobemoreintelligentorlessintelligent

B、taughttobemoreintelligent

C、thatintelligencewassomethingababywasbornwith

D、andbecauseofthelackofcommunicationwithhisclassmates

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】空格處需要真正的主語（It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，因為

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39題【單選題】

［閱讀選擇1NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyandputupwitha

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lotofinconveniencesforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.Residentsofcities

likeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamspendalotoftheirwinterinthedark

becausethedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.Thisisthe

reasontheMediterraneanhasalwaysattractedthem.Everysummer,morethan25

millionpeopletraveltoMediterraneanresortsandbeachesfortheirvacation.They

allcomeforthesamereason:sun!lntheparagraph,citieslikeLondon,Copenhagen,

andAmsterdamarementioned.

A、toshowthattheyarenotgoodcitiesintermsofgeographyandclimate

B、totellushowwealthytheirresidentsare

C、tosuggestthatthesecitieslackplacesofhistoricinterestandscenicbeauty

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，這些不利的

地理氣候條件使得當(dāng)?shù)鼐用裣蛲柟獬渥愕牡胤健Ｋ膫€選項中，選項A最接近題

意。

第40題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Backin1969,USPresidentRichardNixonconfidentlypredicted:zzlnthe

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

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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

總統(tǒng)〃。因此問題句提供了正確信息。

第41題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】OnedayafriendaskedmywifeJillifIwantedahearingaid."He

certainlydoes,"repliedJill.Afterhearingaboutaremarkablenewproduct,Jillfinally

gotupthenervetoaskmeifI'deverthoughtaboutgettingahearingaid."Noway,"I

said."Itwouldmakemelook20yearsolder.""No,no,"shereplied."Thisisentirely

different.It'sCrystalEar!"lnitiallythewriterdidnotwanttobuyahearingaid

because.

A、itwouldmakehimlookold.

B、itwouldmakehimnervous.

C、itwastooexpensive.

D、itwasold-styled.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】當(dāng)被妻子問及是否愿意得到一個助聽器時，作者因為擔(dān)心顯得老氣

而拒絕。所以答案是A。

第42題【單選題】

【填句補文】AllchildrenintheUnitedStateshavetoreceiveaneducation,butthe

lawdoesnotsaytheyhavetobeeducatedatschool.Anumberofparentsprefernot

tosendtheirchildrentoschool..Thereareabout300,000home-schoolers

intheUnitedStatestoday.

A、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B、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Do

第43題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】ForanygiventaskinBritaintherearemorementhanareneeded.

Strongunionskeepthemthere.InFleetStreet,homeofsomeofLondon'sbiggest

dailies,itisunderstoodthatwhentwounionsquarreloverthreejobstheargument

issettledbygivingeachuniontwo.Thatmeans33percentovermanning,33per

centlessproductivitythancouldbeobtained.Whathappenswhendisputesoverjob

opportunitiesariseamongBritishunions?

A、Thirtythreepercentoftheworkerswillbeoutofwork.

B、Morejobswillbecreatedbytheunion.

C、Morepeoplewillbeemployedthannecessary.

D、Theunionswilltrytoincreaseproductivity.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段開頭告訴讀者"...therearemorementhanareneeded...whentwo

unionsquarreloverthreejobs,theargumentissettledbygivingeachuniontwo”,接

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

lessproductivitythancouldbeobtained”。

第44題【單選題】

【概括大;意］Thekeytogardeningwithkids,saysPattiKraemer-Doell,familygarden

coordinatorattheNewYorkBotanicalGardens,is“Lettingthemexperienceit

themselves.Wehavetriedtoguidethem,butnottellthemtoputthesunflowers

hereandthetomatoesthere.Theemphasisisondevelopingtheirimaginationand

theirappreciationforbeingoutinthegarden/'Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

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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，培養(yǎng)他們的想象力和鑒

賞力。所以答案為C。

第45題【單選題】

(完成句子】Certainlytherearemillionswhoneedtoloseweight.Buttherearealso

millionswhoonlyimaginetheyneedto.Compulsiveandcontinuousdieting,notto

mentioneatingdisorders,showsthatsomeofuswilldoanythingtoreduceour

bodiesdowntothecurrentlydesirableshape.Butisbeingunderweightreally

desirable?Agreatmanypeoplegoonadietto.

A、keepfit

B、haveabodyshapethatallpeoplewilladmire

C、prolonglifespan

D、getrideofdigestivesystemdiseases

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本段文字指出，很多人為了達(dá)到當(dāng)前流行的體型(reduceourbodies

downtothecurrentlydesirableshape)而不惜通過節(jié)食等方法減肥。因此選擇B。

第46題【單選題】

【完成