2022年遼寧工程技術(shù)大學(xué)自考英語(yǔ)（二）練習(xí)題（附答案解析）

2022年遼寧工程技術(shù)大學(xué)自考英語(yǔ)（二）練

習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【2009.7]Thewoundedsoldierswouldrecoverquicklyiftheywerewell.

A、nourished

B、stuffed

C、tamed

D、ventured

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查過(guò)去分詞意義區(qū)分。譯文：如果受傷的戰(zhàn)士營(yíng)養(yǎng)很好，他

們就會(huì)很快痊愈。A營(yíng)養(yǎng)，滋養(yǎng)；B填滿(mǎn)，塞滿(mǎn)；C馴服（猛獸）；D冒險(xiǎn)

第2題【單選題】

【2009.7]Anemployeehasperfectreliabilityifhealwaysdoeshiswork.

A、personally

B、scarcely

C、respectively

D、responsibly

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查副詞意義區(qū)分?！咀g文】如果一個(gè)員工做工作總是認(rèn)真負(fù)

責(zé)，他就是完全可信賴(lài)的?！驹敿?xì)解答】A親自地；B幾乎?。籆個(gè)別地；D可靠

地

第3題【單選題】

【概括大意】TheSecondWorldWarisperhapsthemostcatastrophic（災(zāi)難性的）

eventthatmankindhaseversuffered.Thewaraffected80percentoftheworld's

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peopleatthattime,from61countries,andclaimed55millionlives.Themainidea

ofthisparagraphis.

A、GloomyWorld

B、World'sWorstDisaster

C、TheOriginofTheSecondWorldWar

D、TheTimeofTheSecondWorldWar

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】disaster是catastrophic（災(zāi)難性的）event的另一種表達(dá)。

第4題【單選題】

【概括大意】Heavymetalsarepersistent;theydonotbreakdowntoother

chemicalsintheenvironment.Industriallypollutedsitesusuallyundergointensive

clean-upandrehabilitationbecauseheavymetalsareahealthconcernoncethey

enterthefoodchain.Sometracemetalsareallegedtocausecancerandarealso

knowntocausepoisoning.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、TheNatureofHeavyMetals

B、PotentialHazardsofHumanContaminatedSoils

C、HeavyMetalsandFoodChain

D、ResearchonChannelsofHeavyMetalsGettingintoHumanFoodChain

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本段文字講的是：受到工業(yè)污染的土壤含有重金屬，而重金屬很穩(wěn)

定不容易降解，其中的某些微量重金屬能使人致癌或中毒?？梢钥闯銎渲行膬?nèi)容

是：受污染土地的潛在危險(xiǎn)，選擇B。

第5題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇］Butjustlikeyouralarmclock,yourinternalclockcanbereset.Infact,it

automaticallyresetsitselfeveryday.How?Byusingthelightitgetsthroughyour

eyes.Scientistshaveknownforalongtimethattheightofdayandthedarkofnight

playimportantrolesinsettingourinternalclocks.Foryears,researchersthoughtthat

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thesignalsthatsynchronizethebody'sclockwerehandledthroughthesame

pathwaysthatweusetosee.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccording

tothefourthandfifthparagraphs?

A、Ourbiologicalclockresetsitselfautomatically.

Lightgetsthroughoureyesandresetsourbiologicalclock.

C、Ourinternalclockaswellasthealarmclockcanberesetautomatically.

D、Ourinternalclock,likethealarmclock,canbereset.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】是非判斷題,根據(jù)第五自然段首句Butjustlike（和......一樣）your

alarmclock,yourinternalclockcanbereset.Infact,itautomaticallyresetsitself

everyday.How?Byusingthelightitgetsthroughyoureyes.代詞it指代biological

clock,不是選項(xiàng)intprnalclock和alarmclock都可以自動(dòng)調(diào)節(jié)c得到答案為CAD

我們的生物鐘自動(dòng)調(diào)節(jié)。B光線(xiàn)通過(guò)我們的眼睛調(diào)節(jié)生物鐘，與原文一致。

第6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(lì)父母?jìng)円揽?/p>

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

罵、斥責(zé)

第7題【單選題】

【概括大意】Wignallcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesby

comparingtheproportionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflavathatthey

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A、totaketinychipswerequire

B、tomakingchipsanysmaller

C、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputerandcutthescanningtimeto30

seconds

D、ofconductingelectricity

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】這部分所說(shuō)的體積的減小和所需時(shí)間的縮短恰好與前半句中提到的

冰箱大小的體積和所需數(shù)分鐘的時(shí)間形成了對(duì)比。即：目前它大約像冰箱那么大，

而且要用幾分鐘掃描一個(gè)電路，但是他們正在努力使它縮小到臺(tái)式計(jì)算機(jī)那么大,

把掃描時(shí)間縮短到30秒。

第10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(dòng)機(jī)、誘因；C.

評(píng)估、評(píng)價(jià)；D.目的地、終點(diǎn)。整句話(huà)的意思是：人們發(fā)現(xiàn)一個(gè)很強(qiáng)的動(dòng)機(jī)

可以幫助克服干擾物的影響。

第11題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Despitethebadweather,troubledhealthservice,trafficcongestion（擁

擠），genderinequality,andthehighcostofliving,Irelandscoredanimpressive8.33

pointsoutof10.Q:CostoflivinginIrelandisprettyhigh.

A、True

B、False

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C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A0問(wèn)題句說(shuō)"愛(ài)爾蘭的生活費(fèi)用高〃。該段說(shuō)“盡管氣候惡劣，

健康機(jī)構(gòu)混亂，交通捱擠，性別歧視仍然存在，生活費(fèi)用高，愛(ài)爾蘭所獲得的分

數(shù)仍然給人留下了深刻的印象：滿(mǎn)分為十分，愛(ài)爾蘭獲得了8.33分〃。根據(jù)這個(gè)

句子的內(nèi)容可以知道“愛(ài)爾蘭的生活費(fèi)用高〃，因此問(wèn)題句的說(shuō)法與原文的說(shuō)法一

致。

第12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(chǎng)）；（工廠(chǎng)）停工，關(guān)閉。doaway常與with搭配，構(gòu)成doawaywith。gooff：

爆炸，（鬧鈴）響。

第13題【單選題】

【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(shuō)鼠標(biāo)臟了，就得換用新的。這一說(shuō)法與原文不符。

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

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youhavetocleanyourmouse不符。所以選B°

第14題【單選題】

【2010.04]Bytheendofnextyearthebridge.

A、istocomplete

hasbeencompleted

C、w川becompleted

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(yǔ)法。【詳細(xì)解答】動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。bytheendof到......時(shí)為止；在……之前。將來(lái)

完成時(shí)態(tài)，用于表達(dá)在將來(lái)杲時(shí)間以前已經(jīng)完成的動(dòng)作。

第15題【單選題】

Asoneoftheworld'shighestpaidmodels,shehadherfaceforfive

milliondollars.

A、deposited

B、assured

C、measured

D、insured

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】作為世界上收入最高的模特之一，她為自己的臉投保五百萬(wàn)美元。

Insure表示“給什么上保險(xiǎn)”,assuresb.ofsth.,assuresb.that是常用搭配，表示“保

證，確?！?；ensuresth.,ensurethat意思和assure一樣，但用法不同。

第16題【單選題】

（完成句子】Certainlytherearemillionswhoneedtoloseweight.Buttherearealso

millionswhoonlyimaginetheyneedto.Compulsiveandcontinuousdieting,notto

mentioneatingdisorders,showsthatsomeofuswilldoanythingtoreduceour

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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(guò)節(jié)食等方法減肥。因此選擇B。

第17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

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段提出了一個(gè)新的對(duì)智力的認(rèn)識(shí)，與過(guò)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(zhǎng)環(huán)境有關(guān)。為此

選擇Co

第18題【單選題】

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【I聞讀選擇】Parentsoftendecideonthebasisofwhattheirchildrenwant.Cathy,a

mothertoldus,“Mychildrenhavepackedlunches,becausetheysaytheyhate

schooldinners.Imake3packedluncheseverymorning,soourkitchenislikea

sandwichbarinthemorning/However,anothermother,Susanmadeherchoice

basedonthenutritiousvalueofthefood.Shesaid,zzMydaughteralwayshasschool

dinners.Ithinksheprobablygetshealthierfoodbyhavingacookedlunchatschool

thanshewouldifImadeafewsandwiches/'WhichcfthefollowingisTRUEaccording

tothepassage?

A、Katzthinkschipsaregoodforhiskids.

B、Susan'sdaughterlikeseatingsandwiches.

C、Cathymayhaveatleastthreechildren.

D、lamiplikeshurgprsandpizzas.

【正確答案】C

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

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

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

第19題【單選題】

[2008.04]Thegovernmentfinallyallthedocumentsrelatingtothewar.

A^released

B、specialized

C、realized

D、supposed

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查動(dòng)詞意義區(qū)分。A〃公開(kāi)發(fā)表、公布或發(fā)布（新聞）〃B專(zhuān)

門(mén)從事、專(zhuān)攻C意識(shí)到、領(lǐng)悟D假定、猜想。整句話(huà)的意思是：政府最

終公布了與這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)有關(guān)的全部文件。

第20題【單選題】

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Heengagedaseriousstudyoftheproblem.

A、on

B、in

C、with

D、by

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】engagein：從事，忙于。句意：他忙于對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題的一系列的研究。

第21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J‘避

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

第22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

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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(gè)句子。對(duì)原句的詞語(yǔ)選項(xiàng)D

用了別的表達(dá)方法，但大意仍保持不變。

第23題【單選題】

【概括大意】Themodemideasconcerningthenatureofintelligenceareboundto

havesomeeffectonourschoolsystem.Inonerespectachangeisalreadyoccurring.

Withthemovetowardcomprehensiveeducationandthedevelopmentof

unstreamedclasses,fewerchildrenwillbegiventhelabel"lowIQ"whichmust

inevitablycondemnachildinhisown,ifnotsociety'seyes.Theideathatwecan

teachchildrentobeintelligentinthesamewaythatwecanteachthemreadingor

arithmeticisacceptedbymoreandmorepeople.Themainideaofthisparagraphis

A、ImpactonSchoolEducation

B、AChangedViewofIntelligence

C、MainResultsofRecentResearches

D、EffectofEnvironmentonIntelligence

【正確答案】A

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【答案解析】本題使用了同義詞替換的選擇技巧，段落中主要講述的是智力本質(zhì)

的現(xiàn)代簡(jiǎn)潔必定會(huì)對(duì)學(xué)校教育產(chǎn)生影響(boundtohavesomeeffectonourschool

system.),選項(xiàng)A中只是將名詞effect換為impacto

第24題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Organismshaveagreatvarietyofwaysofadapting.Theymayadaptin

theirstructure,functionandgenetics,intheirdevelopmentandproductionofthe

youngandinotherrespects.Anorganismmaycreateitsownenvironment,asdo

warm-bloodedmammals,whichhavetheabilitytoadjustbodyheatexactlyto

maintaintheiridealtemperaturedespitechangingweather.Usuallyadaptationsare

anadvantage,butsometimesanorganismissowelladaptedtoaparticular

environmentthat,ifconditionschange,itfindsitdifficultorimpossibletoreadaptto

thenewconditions.Theauthorcitesthebehaviorofwarm-bloodedmammalsin

ordertoshowthatalivingthingmayhavetheability.

A、tocreateanenvironmentofitsown

B、toremainstillwhenanenemyisnear

C、tomakefoodfrominorganicchemicals

D、tochangethecolorofitsskin

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】作者舉例，證明觀(guān)點(diǎn)；例子不需要看懂，關(guān)鍵要看論據(jù)；一般論點(diǎn)

在前(前一句或段落首句)，論據(jù)在后。

第25題【單選題】

【2010.04]Inordertofollowfashions,thegirlhastogreatdiscomforts.

A、catchupwith

putupwith

C、keepupwith

D、fallinwith

【正確答案】B

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【答案解析】本題考查短語(yǔ)辨析。【譯文】為了跟隨時(shí)尚，這個(gè)女孩不得不忍受

極度地不舒適。putupwith：忍受。catchupwith：追上，趕上。keepupwith：

和…保持聯(lián)系。fallinwith：偶然遇到，贊同。

第26題【單選題】

【概括大意】Heavymetalsarepersistent;theydonotbreakdowntoother

chemicalsintheenvironment.Industriallypollutedsitesusuallyundergointensive

clean-upandrehabilitationbecauseheavymetalsareahealthconcernoncethey

enterthefoodchain.Sometracemetalsareallegedtocausecancerandarealso

knowntocausepoisoning.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、TheNatureofHeavyMetals

B、PotentialHazardsofHumanContaminatedSoils

C、HeavyMetalsandFoodChain

D、ResearchonChannelsofHeavyMetalsGettingintoHumanFoodChain

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本段文字講的是：受到工業(yè)污染的土壤含有重金屬，而重金屬很穩(wěn)

定不容易降解，其中的某些微量重金屬能使人致癌或中毒?？梢钥闯銎渲行膬?nèi)容

是：受污染土地的潛在危險(xiǎn)，選擇B。

第27題【單選題】

Ithasbeenfoundthatastronghelpovercometheeffectsofdistraction.

A、interruption

B、motivation

C、evaluation

D、destination

【正確答案】B

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

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

評(píng)估、評(píng)價(jià)D目的地、終點(diǎn)

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第28題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshewastalkingtoalocal

restaurantwheretheyv/eregoingtohavelunchafterherappointment.Shecalledto

seeifhewasthere.Shesaid,“MyhusbandhasAlzheimer's（老年癡呆）andhe

shouldn'tbedrivingwithoutme."Numerousthoughtsranthroughmyhead.Callthe

police,callherfamily,andnotify（通知）thedoctor'sofficeshehadjustcomefrom!

Butatfirst,IofferedtodrivetothelocalrestauranttoseeifEdwaswaitingforher

there.Theelderlywomancriedinthelobbywhenshewastalkingto.

A、herhusbandwithAlzheimer's

B、thenurseinthedoctor'soffice

C、alocalrestaurant

D、oneofherfamilymembers

【正確答案】C

［答案解析］答案選C。根據(jù)文章本段中ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshe

wastalkingtoalocalrestaurant...可知答案為C項(xiàng)。Helen由于擔(dān)心自己丈夫安危，

但又找不到人，情急之下先打電話(huà)到倆人約好即將要去的餐廳詢(xún)問(wèn)情況。

第29題【單選題】

[2007.04]Havingdecidedtorentaflat,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(yǔ)。contactinghousingagencies：聯(lián)系房屋

中介。根據(jù)句意，應(yīng)該選setabout。setabout：開(kāi)始做某事。setdown：放下，

擱下：記下，記載，寫(xiě)下。setout：出發(fā)，開(kāi)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30題【單選題】

[2010.04]Weshouldthisinmind:Don'tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.

A、bear

B、put

C、place

D、print

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查詞匯題?！咀g文】我們應(yīng)當(dāng)牢牢記?。翰灰悦踩∪?。詳

細(xì)解答】牢記在心：bearinmind或者keepinmind

第31題【單選題】

【完成句子】Mostoftheclassicsofsciencefiction,however,havebeenwritten

withinthelasthundredyears.BooksbywriterssuchasJulesVerneandH.G.Wells,to

mentionjusttwowell-knownauthors,havebeentranslatedintomany

languages.BookwrittenbyJ.Verneare.

A、sciencefictionswitharecurrenttheme

B、concernedwiththeproblemsthatwehavetosolveinthefuture

C、readworldwide

D、politicalimplications

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】這段文字講到J.Verne是一位有名的作家，所寫(xiě)的書(shū)已經(jīng)譯成了許

多種語(yǔ)言，因此C選項(xiàng)是正確答案。

第32題【單選題】

[2008.04]Newdriversarefarmoretohaveaccidentsthanexperienced

drivers.

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A、possible

B>likely

C、probable

D、unlikely

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查形容詞辨析。句子翻譯：新司機(jī)比起有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的老司機(jī)出交

通事故的可能性要大得多。A.可能（發(fā)生、存在）的；B.有可能belikelyto;

C.大概的、可能的；D不可能的應(yīng)用舉例：I'lldoeverythingpossibletohelp

you.我會(huì)盡一切可能幫助你。Heislikelytoarriveabitlate.他有可能會(huì)晚到一會(huì)

兒。

第33題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇］Itwasalsointhe1600sthatprofessionalballetbegan.KingLouisXIVof

France,himselfadevoteddancecfoundedtheRoyalAcademyofDance.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(duì)照原文Itwasalsointhe1600sthatprofessional

balletbegan.KingLouisXIVofFrance,himselfadevoteddancer,foundedtheRoyal

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

KingLouisXIV,選D。

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第34題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Ontheotherhand,morepeopleworkingforlongerwouldcreate

greatercompetitionforjobs.Itwouldmakeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopleto

findajob.Toppostswouldbedominatedbythesamefewindividuals,makingcareer

progressmoredifficult.Andhoweasilywoulda25-year-oldemployeebeableto

communicatewitha125-year-oldboss?AIIofthefollowingarepossibleeffectsliving

longermighthaveonworkinglifeEXCEPT.

A、Communicationbetweenemployersandemployeeswouldbemoredifficult.

B、Moremoneywouldbeusedbyemployeesinpaymentoftheiremployees.

C、Thejobmarketwouldbemorecompetitive.

D、Itwouldbemoredifficultforyoungpeopletobepromotedtotoppositions.

【正確答案】B

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

workingforlongerwouldcreategreatercompetitionforjobs.排除選項(xiàng)C；Itwould

makeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopletofindajob.排除選項(xiàng)D；Andhoweasily

woulda25-year-oldemployeebeabletocommunicatewitha125-year-oldboss?罰E

除選項(xiàng)A；答案是B。

第35題【單選題】

[2009.7]Thehousev/asquietinthenight,theoccasionalcoughingfrom

mythroat.

A、asfor

B、suchas

C、insteadof

D、exceptfor

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查短語(yǔ)意義區(qū)分。譯文：除了偶爾我咳嗽一下以外，這所房

子在夜晚非常安靜。A至于，關(guān)于：B例如：C代替,而不是：D除了......以

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外

第36題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】ThepeopleofKiribatiareafraidthatonedayinthenot-too-distant

future,theircountrywilldisappearfromthefaceoftheearth-literally.Severaltimes

thisyear,thePacificislandnationhasbeenfloodedbyasuddenhightide.Q:The

peopleofKiribatiworrythatonedaytheircountrywillbetakenawaybyasudden

hightide.

A、True

False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。該題目說(shuō)的是：Kiribati的人民擔(dān)心他們的國(guó)家將被突發(fā)

的洪水淹沒(méi)。該題源于第一句：Kiribati的國(guó)民擔(dān)心在近期的某一天，他們的國(guó)

家將會(huì)地球上面消失byasuddenhightide。

第37題【單選題】

[2010.04]Expertshavefoundthatnormalsleepcanbedividedintofive

stages.

A、moderate

B、initial

C、distinct

D、advanced

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】【譯文】專(zhuān)家們已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)正常的睡眠可以分為五個(gè)不同的階段?！驹?/p>

題分析】本題考查詞匯?！驹敿?xì)解答】形容詞的詞義選取。

第38題【單選題】

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【閱讀判斷】Whataboutdrinkingalcoholtowetyourthroat?Iadviceyounotto

touchalcoholbeforespeaking.Youwillfeelall-powerfulandyouwillfeelyoucando

everything,butinfactyourbrainandyourmouthdonotworktogetherproperly.

Savethealcoholuntila代eryoufinishspeaking.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39題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Althoughnoothergameisexactlylikebaseball,perhapstheonemost

nearlylikeitistheEnglishgameofcricket（板球）Q:Baseballsharesmanyfeatures

withtheEnglishgameofcricket.

A、True

False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。本題對(duì)應(yīng)的語(yǔ)句為:theonemostnearlylikeitistheEnglish

gameofcricket,因此是正確的。

第40題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Parentsoftendecideonthebasisofwhattheirchildrenwant.Cathy,a

mothertoldus,“Mychildrenhavepackedlunches,becausetheysaytheyhate

schooldinners.Imake3packedluncheseverymorning,soourkitchenislikea

sandwichbarinthemorning/However,anothermother,Susanmadeherchoice

basedonthenutritiousvalueofthefood.Shesaid,“Mydaughteralwayshasschool

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dinners.Ithinksheprobablygetshealthierfoodbyhavingacookedlunchatschool

thanshewouldifImadeafewsandwiches/WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccording

tothepassage?

A、Katzthinkschipsaregoodforhiskids.

Susan'sdaughterlikeseatingsandwiches.

C、Cathymayhaveatleastthreechildren.

D、Jamielikesburgersandpizzas.

【正確答案】C

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

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

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

第41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

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

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

大人就會(huì)教他們抑制對(duì)節(jié)奏的反應(yīng)，等他們長(zhǎng)大之后，他們對(duì)音樂(lè)節(jié)奏的反應(yīng),

更可能受到抑制。

第42題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

exposuretosecondhandsmoke.

A、Theriskisevenhigherforchildrenwholiveinhomeswherebothparents

smoke.

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(shí)常吸入他人香煙中冒出的煙，接下來(lái)應(yīng)首

選對(duì)此煙加以定義的句子。

第43題【單選題】

[2009.10]Theroomwasquiet,theoccasionalcoughingfrommythroat.

A、incase

B、exceptfor

C>byfar

D、insteadof

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查介詞短語(yǔ)意義區(qū)分?！咀g文】這個(gè)房間很安靜，除了偶爾

從我喉嚨里發(fā)出的咳嗽聲以外。A以免、以防萬(wàn)一B除了…以外C到目前

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為止D代替、而不是

第44題【單選題】

Therewasplentyoftime.She.

A、mustn'thavehurried

B、needn'thavehurried

C、mustnothurried

D、couldn'thavehurried

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】"needn，t+不定式的完成式〃表示做了不必要做的事，意為〃本可不

第45題【單選題】

【2010.04]Inordertofollowfashions,thegirlhastogreatdiscomforts.

A、catchupwith

B、putupwith

C、keepupwith

D、fallinwith

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】【譯文】為了跟隨時(shí)尚，這個(gè)女孩不得不忍受極度地不舒適?！驹囶}

分析】本題考查短語(yǔ)辨析。putupwith：忍受。catchupwith：追上,趕上。keep

upwith：和…保持聯(lián)系。fallinwith：偶然遇到,贊同。

第46題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

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

fivecentenariansliveinaveryfriendlycommunity.

A、True

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B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選Co題目說(shuō)的是"這五位百歲老人生活在一個(gè)非常友好的社

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

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

第47題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Backin1969,USPresidentRichardNixonconfidentlypredicted:/zlnthe

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(wèn)題句說(shuō)"迄今為止在美國(guó)沒(méi)有一個(gè)女人曾經(jīng)被選舉為

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

個(gè)50年里，我們將會(huì)看見(jiàn)一個(gè)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(guó)人現(xiàn)在正關(guān)注這可能性〃。相鄰語(yǔ)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(guó)女總統(tǒng)〃。從該句中可以推斷出〃從1969年到現(xiàn)在為止，美國(guó)還沒(méi)有出現(xiàn)女

總統(tǒng)因此問(wèn)題句提供了正確信息。

第48題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Althoughtheresearchershaveonlyjustmadethetechnicaldetailsof

themicroscopepublic,itisalreadyonsale.Itiscurrentlythesizeofarefrigerator

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andtakesseveralminutestoscanacircuit,butXiaoandSchragareworking

A、totaketinychipswerequire

B、tomakingchipsanysmaller

C、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputerandcutthescanningtimeto30

seconds

D、ofconductingelectricity

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】這部分所說(shuō)的體積的減小和所需時(shí)間的縮短恰好與前半句中提到的

冰箱大小的體積和所需數(shù)分鐘的時(shí)間形成了對(duì)比。即：目前它大約像冰箱那么大，

而且要用幾分鐘掃描一個(gè)電路，但是他們正在努力使它縮小到臺(tái)式計(jì)算機(jī)那么大,

把掃描時(shí)間縮短到30秒.

第49題【單選題】

[2010.04]Thestudentdescribedthebeautifulmountainsandriversinhis

hometown.

A、artificially

vividly

C、critically

D、viciously

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查副詞的詞義辨析。這個(gè)學(xué)生生動(dòng)地描述了他的家鄉(xiāng)美麗的

山河。

第50題【單選題】

[2007.04]Thebookfairhasreceivedapositivefromreaders.

A、result

B、response

C、settlement

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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response。

apositiveresponse：良好的反映。

第51題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Overtheweekend,HillaryRo