2022年延安大學(xué)西安創(chuàng)新學(xué)院自考英語（二）練習(xí)題（附答案解析）

2022年延安大學(xué)西安創(chuàng)新學(xué)院自考英語（二）

練習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】OnedayafriendaskedmywifeJillifIwantedahearingaid."He

certainlydoes/'repliedJill.Afterhearingaboutaremarkablenewproduct,Jillfinally

gotupthenervetoaskmeifI'deverthoughtaboutgettingahearingaid."Noway,"I

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

different.ItzsCrystalEar!"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(gè)助聽器時(shí)，作者因?yàn)閾?dān)心顯得老氣

而拒絕。所以答案是A。

第2題【單選題】

【2009.10]Sofarscientistshaveonlyacquiredunderstandingofthephysical

processesthatcauseearthquakes.

A、apartial

achangeable

C、anoriginal

D、anindividual

【正確答案】A

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第3題【單選題】

[2009.7]Thewoundedsoldierswouldrecoverquicklyiftheywerewell.

A、nourished

B>stuffed

C、tamed

D、ventured

【正確答案】A

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

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

第4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（通矢口）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，情急之下先打電話到倆人約好即將要去的餐廳詢問情況。

第5題【單選題】

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【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(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。bytheendof到……時(shí)為止；在……之前。將來

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

第6題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Inaspecialreportoncancerandblacks,theorganizationsaidblacks

areusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,andtheyaremorelikelytodie

ofthedisease.WhichmayNOTbeareasonforhighercancerdeathratesamongUS

blacks?

A、Unequalaccesstomedicalcare.

B、Greaterprobabilityofhavingotherdiseases.

C、Differencesinthebiologyofthecancer.

D、Earlydiagnosis.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本段指出blacksareusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,

與D項(xiàng)內(nèi)容是相反的，因此選D.

第7題【單選題】

【2009.04]Ifpaymentisnotreceived,legalactionwillbeouronly.

A、aggression

B、advantage

C、alternative

D、ambition

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【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(diǎn)；C選擇、取舍；D野心、抱負(fù)。

第8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

thatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandinthedark,killedthenannybymistake.本來是

要?dú)⑺钠拮樱墒且驗(yàn)樘焯?，所以錯(cuò)殺了保姆。答案選C。

第9題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle（長

柄勺）.Placedonastcneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewouldmove

rounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthv/hilethebulk（主體）oftheladle

wasattractedtomagneticnorth.Thisinterestinglyshapeddeviceismentionedina

bookfromabout80.Otherancientbooksmayhavedateditasfarbackasthe

fourthcenturyJade（玉石）findersplayedanimportantroleintheinventionofthe

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"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(shí)間。

第10題【單選題】

【概括大意】Itisoftenthoughtthatsciencefictionisafairlynewdevelopmentin

literature,butitsancestorscanbefoundinbookswrittenhundredsofyearsago.

Thesebookswereoftenconcernedwiththepresentationofsomeformofideal

society,athemewhichisstill。代enfoundinmodernstories.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A、ScienceFictionisaFairlyNewDevelopmentinLiterature

B、OriginsofScienceFiction

C>TheThemeofScienceFiction

D、ScienceFictionHasaShortHistory

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】從第一段話可以看出這段文字介紹了科普小說的起源。因此選擇B。

第11題【單選題】

【2009.04］Ifpaymentisnotreceived,legalactionwillbeouronly.

A、aggression

B、advantage

C、alternative

D、ambition

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【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(diǎn)；C選擇、取舍；D野心、抱負(fù)。

第12題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Onereasoniseconomic.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,large

familiesarehelpful.Havingmorechildrenmeanshavingmoreworkersinthefields

andsomeonetotakecareoftheparentsinoldage.Inanindustrialeconomy,the

situationisdifferent.Manychildrendonothelpafamily;instead,theyarean

expense.Thus,industrializationhasgenerallybroughtdownthebirthrate.Thiswas

thecaseinItaly,whichwasindustrializedquiterecentlyandrapidly.Intheearlypart

ofthetwentiethcentury,Italywasapooclargelyagriculturalcountrywithahigh

birthrate.AfterWorldWar0,Italy'seconomywasrapidlymodernizedand

industrialized.Bytheendofthecentury,thebirthratehaddroppedto1.3children

perwoman,theworld'slowest.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,alarge

family.

A、canbeanadvantage

B、maylimitincome

C>isn'tnecessary

D、isexpensive

【正確答案】A

［答案解析］答案選A。對照本段Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,largefamilies

arehelpful.大的家庭是有幫助的，選項(xiàng)中最接近意思的是A,成為一個(gè)優(yōu)勢，答

案是Ao

第13題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thefutureismuchtooimportanttosimplyguessabout,thewaythe

highschoolstudentsdid.bycarefullystudyingthepresent,skilled

businessmen,scientists,andpoliticiansaresupposedlyabletofigureoutinadvance

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whatwillhappen.

A、Thestockmarkethaditsworstlossesever

B、Buildingswouldrotatesotheycouldfollowthesuntotakemaximum

advantageofitslightandheat

C、Soexpertsareregularlyaskedtopredictaccurately

D、Thearticlewaswrittenin1958

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】第一句說的是：預(yù)測未來很重要，不能像中學(xué)生那樣猜測。這一空

的關(guān)鍵詞是experts,他們不同于中學(xué)生，他們的預(yù)測應(yīng)該是較為準(zhǔn)確的。

第14題【單選題】

【完成句子】Asthesunflowersgrow,putahayfencearoundthemforprotection

andstakeifnecessary.Plantmorninggloriesorsweetpeasaroundthebaseofeach

sunflower,andtheywillgrowupthestems,eventuallyformingaroofoverthetop.

Bysummer'send,kidswillhaveasunflowerhousetoplayin.Whenautumncomes,

childrencan.

A、seedlotsofsunflowers

B、playgamesinthesunflowerhouse

C、includeplantswithanimalnames

D、findtheirownplayingsection

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】段落最后一句是答案的出處，Bysummedend”夏天結(jié)束的時(shí)候〃實(shí)

際上就是Whenautumncomes“秋天來臨的時(shí)候〃。答案選擇B。

第15題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshewastalkingtoalocal

restaurantwheretheyweregoingtohavelunchafterherappointment.Shecalledto

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

shouldn'tbedrivingwithoutme."Numerousthoughtsranthroughmyhead.Callthe

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

Butatfirst,IofferedtodrivetothelocalrestauranttoseeifEdwaswaitingforher

there.Theelderlywomancriedinthelobbywhenshewastalkingto.

A、herhusbandwithAlzheimers

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，情急之下先打電話到倆人約好即將要去的餐廳詢問情況。

第16題【單選題】

【2009.10]Scientistsdoubtwhetherit'storegulateone'sbiologicalclockby

drinking.

A、feasible

B>incredible

C、fashionable

D、valuable

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查形容詞詞義區(qū)分?？茖W(xué)家懷疑通過喝酒來調(diào)整人體生物鐘

是否可行。A可行的、可能且合理的B不可相信的、難以置信的C時(shí)髦的、

時(shí)尚的D貴重的、寶貴的

第17題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】Calorierestrictiondramaticallyextendsthelifespanoforganismsas

differentaswormsandrodents.Whetherthisworksinhumansisstillunknown

partlybecausefewpeoplearewillingtosubmittosuchastrictdiet.Accordingtothe

passage,wedonotknowwhetherhumanswillbenefitfromtakinginfewercalories

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partlybecause.

A、humans,wormsandrodentsaredifferent.

B、mostpeoplearenotwillingtobeputonastrictdiet.

C、theeffectisnotknown.

D、geneticchangesintissuescannotbeperformedonhumans.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題答案可從本段的最后一句話中找出。

第18題【單選題】

[2010.04]Thestudentdescribedthebeautifulmountainsandriversinhis

hometown.

A、artificially

B>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19題【單選題】

[2009.01]Iwaswritingareportlastnight;Iwouldnothavestayeduplate.

A、however

B、otherwise

C、therefore

D、furthermore

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：我昨天晚上寫一個(gè)報(bào)告，否則我就

不會(huì)熬夜了。A然而，不過；B否則，要不然；C因此，所以；D再者，而且。

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第20題【單選題】

【fel讀選擇JButjustlikeyouralarmclock,yourinternalclockcanbereset.Infact,it

automaticallyresetsitselfeveryday.How?Byusingthelightitgetsthroughyour

eyes.Scientistshaveknownforalongtimethattheightofdayandthedarkofnight

playimportantrolesinsettingourinternalclocks.Foryears,researchersthoughtthat

thesignalsthatsynchronizethebody'sclockwerehandledthroughthesame

pathwaysthatweusetosee.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccording

tothefourthandfifthparagraphs?

A、Ourbiologicalclockresetsitselfautomatically.

B、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)internalclock和alarmclock都可以自動(dòng)調(diào)節(jié)。得到答案為CAD

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

第21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

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【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(gè)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(gè)50年里，我們將會(huì)看見一個(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)句中提到的呵能出現(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22題【單選題】

［概括大意］Theyalwayscomplained（抱怨）moreorlessjustly,thattheirparents

areoutoftouchwithmodernways.Theyalsoblamedthattheirparentsalwayshave

afinalsay.Andtheyoungfeltthattheirparentsdonottrusttheirchildrentodeal

withcrises.Besides,theydissatisfiedtoomuchmurmursoftheirparentsabout

certainproblemsandthelackofsenseofhumorindealingwiththeproblems,at

leastinparents-childrenrelationships.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Thecriticismstotheirparentscanbekeptoutoftheyoungpeople'smindin

followingways.

B、Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandto

blamethemformostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.

C、Therearesomanycriticismtotheirparentsamongtheyoungpeople.

D、Youngpeoplehavegottenenoughreasonstocriticizetheirparents.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題段落中的各句列舉了年輕人都抱怨其父母些什么，談的是what

arethecriticisms?的問題因此選擇C。

第23題【單選題】

Therewasplentyoftime.She.

A、mustn'thavehurried

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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

必….…〃。

第24題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】DavidGutersonandhiswifeteachtheirthreechildrenathome.

Gutersonsaysthathischildrenlearnverydifferentlyfromchildreninschool:

.Forexample,whenthereisheavysnowfallonawinterday,itmaystarta

discussionorreadingaooutclimate,snowremovalequipment,Alaska,polarbears

（北極熊）,andwintertourism.Aspringeveningwhenthefamilyisoutwatching

thestarsisagoodtimetoaskquestionsaboutsatellitesandthespaceprogram.

A、Someparentspreferteachingtheirchildrenathomebecausetheydonot

believethatpublicschoolsteachthecorrectreligiousvalues.

B、Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

C、Interestingly,resultsshowthathome-schooledchildrenquiteoftendobetter

thanaverageonnationaltestsinreadingandmath.

D、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】此空要填的是home-schoolers與其他孩子學(xué)習(xí)的不同點(diǎn)，因此選B。

第25題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Theworldisnotonlyhungry;itisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseem

strangetoyou,sincenearly75%oftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.But

about97%ofthishugeamountissea-water,orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkand

usetheother3%一thefreshwaterthatcomesfromrivers,lakes,underground,and

othersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthatbecausesomeofitisintheform

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oficebergs（冰山）andglaciers（冰川）.Evenworse,someofithasbeen

polluted.Whatpercentageoftheearth'swatercanmanactuallyuseatpresent?

A、Nearly75percent.

B、About97percent.

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26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。【譯文】強(qiáng)烈支持采取新措施維護(hù)移武的

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)

第27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

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【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(gè)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(gè)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28題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Physiologically,wearerhythmical.Wemusteat,sleep,breathe,and

playregularlytomaintaingoodhealth.Emotionallywearerhythmical,too,for

psychologistssaythatallofusfeelalternateperiodsofrelativedepressionand

exhilaration.Intellectuallywearealsorhythmical,forwemusthaveperiodsof

relaxationfollowingperiodsofconcentration.Itnaturallyfollowsthenthatrhythm,a

fundamentalaspectofourlives,mustbeapartofanygoodliterary

work-----whetherpoetryorprose.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowing

pairsofactivitiesbestillustratesintellectualrhythm?

A、Studyingasciencebookandthenstudyingapsychologybook

B、Learningapoemandthentakinganap

C、Playingballatthebeachandthengoingswimming

D、Solvingamathproblemandthensolvingachemistryproblem

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】段落的結(jié)尾處講到：在腦力活動(dòng)方面，我們也同樣是有節(jié)奏的，因

為我們在高度集中精力一段時(shí)間以后，必須讓腦子有一個(gè)松弛的階段("wemust

haveperiodsofrelaxationfollowingperiodsofconcentration")。根據(jù)這彳、信，息：A、

D項(xiàng)內(nèi)容都是高度集中的腦力活動(dòng)，與原文內(nèi)容恰好相反；B項(xiàng)內(nèi)容是學(xué)習(xí)詩歌

與小睡一會(huì)，正好符合原文，一張一弛。而C項(xiàng)內(nèi)容又全是不費(fèi)腦力的活動(dòng)，也

不符合原文。

第29題【單選題】

【2007.04]Itisdifficulttotheimplicationbetweenthelines.

A、getto

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B、getwith

C、getat

D、getdown

【正確答案】C

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

寫下來。

第30題【單選題】

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

擠），genderinequality,andthehighcostofliving,Irelandscoredanimpressive8.33

pointsoutof10.Q:CostoflivinginIrelandisprettyhigh.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選Ac問題句說〃愛爾蘭的生活費(fèi)用高〃。該段說〃盡管氣候惡劣，

健康機(jī)構(gòu)混亂，交通推擠，性別歧視仍然存在，生活費(fèi)用高，愛爾蘭所獲得的分

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

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

致。

第31題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknownasEastAnglia,has

beeninexistenceformorethantwothousandyears.Itbeganasasmallvillage

besidetheRiverWensum.Q:TheRiverWensumflowsbyNorwich.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

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【答案解析】答案選A。答題依據(jù)在第二句，Norwich是RiverWensum旁邊的一

個(gè)小村莊,就說明了RiverWensum流經(jīng)Norwich。

第32題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇]Butevenifeverylargecitypurifiedandreuseditswater,westillwould

nothaveenough.Wherecouldweturnnext?Totheoceans!Allwe'dhavetodoto

makeuseofthevastamountofsea-wateris---removethesalt.Thissalt-removing

processisalreadyinuseinmanypartsoftheworld.Accordingtothepassage,

sea-watercanbeturnedintofreshwaterby

A、heatingitup.

treatingitwithchemicals.

C、takingsaltoutofit.

D、dryingitup.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】海水之所以不能飲用就是因?yàn)樗浅傻?。答題依據(jù)是本段的remove

thesaltHPtakesaltout。

第33題【單選題】

【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(bào)雜志的）銷售量，發(fā)行額,

銷路。符合句意。

第34題【單選題】

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[2010.04]Thestudentdescribedthebeautifulmountainsandriversinhis

hometown.

A、artificially

B、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35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(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(lì)、激發(fā)

第36題【單選題】

[2007.04]Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

considerably.

A、distribution

B、contribution

C、prescription

D、circulation

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本撅考杳詞義辨析。circulation：（書報(bào)雜志的）銷售量，發(fā)行額，

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銷路。符合句意。

第37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(gè)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(gè)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38題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇]Doyouthinksittingandstudyingallthetimewillimproveyourgrades?

Thinkagain.Gettingsomeexercisemayhelp,too.Newresearchwitholderpeople

suggeststhattakingregularwalkshelpsthempayattentionbetterthaniftheydidn't

exercise.Walkingregularlyhelpselderlypeople.

A、loseweight

B、becomehappier

C、concentratebetter

D、lookyounger

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】同義詞替換有題干替換、選項(xiàng)替換。

第39題【單選題】

[I閱讀選擇】Parentsoftendecideonthebasisofwhattheirchildrenwant.Cathy,a

mothertoldus,“Mychildrenhavepackedlunches,becausetheysaytheyhate

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schooldinners.Imake3packedluncheseverymorning,soourkitchenislikea

sandwichbarinthemorning/However,anothermother;Susanmadeherchoice

basedonthenutritiousvalueofthefood.Shesaid,“Mydaughteralwayshasschool

dinners.Ithinksheprobablygetshealthierfoodbyhavingacookedlunchatschool

thanshewouldifImadeafewsandwiches."WhichcfthefollowingisTRUEaccording

tothepassage?

A、Katzthinkschipsaregoodforhiskids.

B、Susan'sdaughterlikeseatingsandwiches.

C>Cathymayhaveatleastthreechildren.

D、Jamielikesburgersandpizzas.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選U細(xì)節(jié)查找并簡單推斷題,從本段，特別是ImaJ?packed

luncheseverymorning…可知Cathy有三個(gè)孩子在上學(xué)，有沒有不上學(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40題【單選題】

【完成句子】Asthesunflowersgrow,putahayfencearoundthemforprotection

andstakeifnecessary.Plantmorninggloriesorsweetpeasaroundthebaseofeach

sunflower,andtheywillgrowupthestems,eventuallyformingaroofoverthetop.

Bysummer/send,kidswillhaveasunflowerhousetoplayin.Whenautumncomes,

childrencan.

A、seedlotsofsunflowers

B、playgamesinthesunflowerhouse

C>includeplantswithanimalnames

D、findtheirownplayingsection

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】段落最后一句是答案的出處，Bysummer'send"夏天結(jié)束的時(shí)候〃實(shí)

際上就是Whenautumncomes"秋天來臨的時(shí)候”。答案選擇B。

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第41題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Now,thereareabout24millionmicrocomputersinuseintheUnited

States-----oneforevery10citizens.Itisestimatedthatby1996,61percentof

Americanmanagerswillbeusingsomesortofelectronicworkstation.Q:Atpresent

about10%ofAmericancitizenspossessamicrocomputer.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。本段一開頭就說到目前在美國大約有二千四百萬臺微型

電子計(jì)算機(jī)在使用中，平均每十人就擁有一臺。因此本題的表述是正確的。

第42題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Thechildrendon'tjustplananycity.Theymapandanalyze（分析）the

housing,energy,andtransportationrequirementsoftheirowndistrictandforetellits

needsin100years.Withtheaidofanarchitect（建筑師）whovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations/Designingbuildingsofthefuturegiveschildrenalotoffreedom/saysthe

teacherwhodevelopedthisprogram."Theyareabletousetheirownrich

imaginationandinventionswithoutfearofblame,becausetherearenowrong

answersinafuturecontext.Infact,astheclassentersthefinalmodel-buildingstage

oftheprogram,anelected'official'and'planninggroup'makeallthedesign

decisionsforthemodelcity,andtheteacherstepsbackandbecomesanadviser/An

architectpaysaweeklyvisittotheclassroom.

A、tofindoutkids'creativeideas

B、todiscusswiththeteacher

C>togivechildrenlectures

D、tohelpkidswiththeirprogram

【正確答案】D

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（答案解析】根據(jù)本段中的Withtheaidofanarchitectwhovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations可知答案為D。句中的aid意為"幫助",與help同義。

第43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(dòng)詞意義區(qū)分。【譯文】他保證在辦公室里的所有機(jī)密數(shù)

據(jù)處于安全狀態(tài)?！驹敿?xì)解答】A使確信，使有信心；B確保（某事）發(fā)生，擔(dān)

保；C為......投保，給......保險(xiǎn)；D安全的，沒有危險(xiǎn)的

第44題【單選題】

Thefurnitureinherbedroomisquitedifferentfrominthelivingroom.

A、that

B、it

C、one

D、which

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查對代詞的掌握。that在本句中指代thefurniture,目的是

為「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45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.

B、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46題【單選題】

【2008.10]Countrylifeisbetterthancitylifeitoffersfreshairandnoiseless

environment.

A、inthat

B>asthat

C、asfor

D、inwhich

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查復(fù)合句。句意為：鄉(xiāng)村生活好過城市生活，因?yàn)樗諝庑?/p>

鮮且環(huán)境無噪音。inthat是復(fù)合連接詞，只在一定的句式中使用。也可以用作

一個(gè)固定詞組。A在于，原因是，在…方面;C.關(guān)于,至于，舉例：Ilikethecountry

betterinthatitisclosertonature.我更喜歡鄉(xiāng)村，因?yàn)樗咏匀弧?/p>

第47題【單選題】

[2007.04]Itisdifficulttotheimplicationbetweenthelines.

A、getto

B、getwith

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C、getat

D、getdown

【正確答案】C

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

寫下來。

第48題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Thetornadocausedalotofdamagetocarsandhousesinthearea.It

willtakealongtimeandmuchmoneytorepaireverything.Therewasalsoserious

waterdamagefromthethunderstorms.Theheavyrainsandhighwindcausedthe

powertogooutinmanyhomes.Q:Powersupplysystemwa