[自学考试密押题库与答案解析]英语(一)真题2011年10月

1、自学考试密押题库与答案解析英语(一)真题2011年10月自学考试密押题库与答案解析英语(一)真题2011年10月英语(一)真题2011年10月.用适当语法形式或词汇填空。从A、B、C和D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。问题:1. I got to the airport only to find that the plane had left _.A.for ten minutesB.since ten minutes agoC.ten minutesD.ten minutes before答案:D解析 本题考查过去完成时。过去完成时表示“过去的过去”，是指过去某一动作之前已经发生或完成的动作，即

2、动作有先后顺序，动作在前的用过去完成时，在后的用一般过去时。left为短暂动词，不能与for连接的时间段连用。ten minutes before的意思为“十分钟前”，符合题意。问题:2. The committee for local development asked that the highway _ alongside the railway.A.be builtB.must buildC.should buildD.will be built答案:A解析 本题考查虚拟语气。suggest, demand, insist, ask等词后的宾语从句用虚拟语气，从句的谓语部分为shoul

3、d+动词原形，should可以省略。问题:3. John worked for more than ten years in a high school _ the university.A.attach toB.be attached toC.attached toD.attaching to答案:C解析 本题考查形容词短语。attached to sth意思为“附属于；为工作”。a high school attached to the university的意思为“这所大学的附属高中”。问题:4. Scarcely had Mary closed the door _ heard the

4、 telephone ring.A.whenB.afterC.thenD.if答案:A解析 本题考查scarcely.when的用法。scarcely.when表示“刚一就”，先发生的动作用过去完成时来表达。问题:5. I have always regretted, _ studied harder at school.A.not to haveB.not havingC.to have notD.having not答案:B解析 本题考查regret的用法。regret to do sth的意思为“很遗憾地做”(事情还没有做)；regret doing sth的意思为“很遗憾做了”(为已经

5、做过的事而感到)，其否定形式为regret not doing。问题:6. Tom, _ he had done, could at first say nothing.A.horrified by thatB.horrifying by thatC.horrified by whatD.horrifying by what答案:C解析 本题考查词义辨析与名词性从句。horrified的意思为“感到恐惧，感到害怕”，一般指人；horrifying的意思为“令人恐惧的，令人害怕的”，一般指物。what可以引导名词性从句，what在从句中作宾语。问题:7. Jack said he _ his t

6、eacher that he won the first place in the English speech contest.A.owed it toB.owedC.owed to itD.owed to答案:A解析 本题考查宾语从句。owe.to的意思为“把归功于”，it作形式宾语，代指后面从句的内容。问题:8. _, Bobs lecture offers much background information beyond the textbook.A.As it is shortB.As short as it isC.Short it isD.Short as it is答案:D

7、解析 本题考查让步状语从句。as可引导让步状语从句，表示“虽然，尽管”，但要用部分倒装结构。问题:9. Cynthia was not well adapted to the life in the remote village, _ there were so few distractions.A.whatB.whichC.whereD.why答案:C解析 本题考查非限定性定语从句。非限定性定语从句起补充说明作用，去掉也不会影响对全句的理解，在非限定性定语从句的前面往往有逗号。引导非限定性定语从句的关系副词主要有：when, where。问题:10. He was out of practi

8、ce for two months. Now he must work harder and _ the lost time.A.put up withB.add up toC.go in forD.make up for答案:D解析 本题考查短语辨析。put up with的意思为“忍受”；add up to的意思为“加起来等于，总计”；go in for的意思为“从事，爱好”；make up for的意思为“弥补”。问题:11. According to some social scientists, teenage girls who become pregnant are more _

9、 to drop out of school than those who dont.A.likeB.possibleC.possiblyD.likely答案:D解析 本题考查词义辨析。possibly是副词。possible和likely都是形容词，都可以表示可能。likely既可用于it is likely that.句型，也可用于sb +be动词+likely to do.句型；possible则只用于it is possible that.句型。问题:12. He took the medicine but it didnt have the expected _.A.answerB.

10、resultC.effectD.affect答案:C解析 本题考查词义辨析。answer的意思为“答复，回答，答案”；result的意思为“结果，成果”；affect为动词，意思为“影响”；effect的意思为“作用；影响”。用来指药效时，一般用effect。问题:13. The teachers took great _ to make their lessons easy and interesting for their pupils.A.effortsB.painsC.workD.responsibility答案:B解析 本题考查固定搭配。take great pains to do

11、sth.的意思为“努力做某事”。问题:14. He took a quick glance through the _ of the small suitcase on the seat.A.contentsB.contextsC.objectsD.subjects答案:A解析 本题考查词义辨析。contents的意思为“为所容纳之物，所含之物，内容”；context的意思是“背景，语境”；object的意思为“物品，目标”；subject的意思为“主题，科目”。问题:15. _ their high sense of responsibility and experience, they w

12、ouldnt have completed the project ahead of schedule.A.On account ofB.In spite ofC.But forD.Due to答案:C解析 本题考查固定搭配。on account of的意思为“因为，由于”；in spite of的意思为“尽管，虽然，不顾”；but for的意思为“要不是”；due to的意思为“由于，因为”。问题:16. _ having names, the roads in New York are numbered and the higher the number, the further nort

13、h and up in the city you are.A.Because ofB.Instead ofC.DespiteD.Besides答案:B解析 本题考查介词及介词短语的用法。because of的意思为“因为”，可连接名词、代词或者名词短语；instead of的意思为“代替，而不是”，后面常跟名词、代词和动名词；despite的意思为“尽管，虽然”；besides的意思为“除了还有”。问题:17. If we learn to see what we have to offer one another, then we can _ our misunderstandings an

14、d work towards peace.A.set outB.set asideC.set offD.set down答案:B解析 本题考查固定搭配。set out的意思为“动身，起程”；set aside的意思为“把放置一旁，不理会”；set off的意思为“出发，引起，动身，使爆炸”；set down的意思为“记下，写下，制订，规定”。问题:18. _ on the hilltop, a beautiful scene lay before me.A.StandingB.As standingC.I stoodD.As I stood答案:D解析 本题考查时间状语从句。as引导时间状语从

15、句时，侧重两个动作同时发生(包括一个主语同时进行两个动作)，或者一个动作随着另一个动作的变化而变化。所以选D。若选A项，则主语应改为I，整个后半句也应随之调整；as表示“当时”的时候为连词，故B项错误；若选C，则lay应改为lying。问题:19. The death of her son in a car accident was a big blow to her. She just couldnt _ it.A.get overB.get rid ofC.get throughD.get away with答案:A解析 本题考查固定搭配。get over的意思为“从中恢复常态”；get

16、rid of的意思为“摆脱，除去，处理掉”；get through的意思为“耗尽，完成，通过，接通(电话)等”；get away with的意思为“受到较轻发落；做坏事而未受惩罚”。问题:20. Since you need the book badly, you might _ buy a copy though it is expensive.A.as well asB.much as wellC.as good asD.just as well答案:D解析 本题考查固定搭配。might as well的意思为“不妨，最好”。.认真阅读下面两篇短文，每篇短文后有五个问题。根据短文的内容从四

17、个选项中选择一个最佳答案。Passage 1 Agnes Miller was one of the earliest leaders of the womens liberation movement in the United States. She was born on a farm in Missouri in 1892. She had a very happy life as a child. She was the only daughter and the youngest child of five. Her parents and her brothers always

18、treated her as their favorite. In 1896, the family moved to Chicago. Three years later they moved back to St. Louis where Agnes spent the rest of her childhood. She enjoyed her years in school and was an outstanding student of mathematics. She was also quite skillful as a painter. It was when Agnes

19、went off to college that she first became aware that women were not treated as equals. She didnt like being treated unequally but she tried not to notice it. After graduating from college she tried to get a job in her major fieldphysics. She soon found it was almost impossible for a woman. It took A

20、gnes a full year to look for a job. Finally she gave up in anger. She began writing letters of protest to various newspapers. An editor in New York liked her ideas very much. He specially liked her style. He asked her to do a series of stories on the difficulties women had in finding a job. She trav

21、eled to several large cities to write stories about them. Her articles began to appear in more and more newspapers. She decided to write a book in support of womens liberation. The book became a bestseller. She also began to write detective stories and published several books of poetry. But it was h

22、er work on equal rights for women that provided most of her income. Although she never saw full equal rights for women, she never gave up her fight. And she showed many other women the way to continue the fight. 1. How many children did Mr. and Mrs. Miller have?A.Only one.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.答案:C解析

23、事实细节题。由第一段倒数第二句可知，米勒夫妇共有五个孩子。2. When did Agnes Millers family moved back to St. Louis?A.In 1892.B.In 1893.C.In 1896.D.In 1899.答案:D解析 事实细节题。由第二段第一、二句话可知，1899年他们回到了圣路易斯。3. What subjects was Agnes Miller good at when she was in school?A.Physics and painting.B.Mathematics and painting.C.Writing and math

24、ematics.D.Physics and writing.答案:B解析 事实细节题。由第二段第三、四句话可知，艾格尼丝。米勒擅长数学和绘画。4. What did Agnes Miller realize when she was in college?A.Men and women were unequal.B.It was impossible for a woman to be a scientist.C.She could become a leader of womens liberation.D.She would not find a job after graduating

25、from college.答案:A解析 事实细节题。由第三段第一句话可知，上大学时，艾格尼丝意识到了男女不平等。5. According to the last paragraph, Agnes Miller _.A.became rich because of her work on equal rightsB.did a lot of writing to support womens liberationC.succeeded in her fight for equal rights for womenD.also wrote detective stories and poetry答

26、案:D解析 推理判断题。由最后一段第五句话可知，艾格尼丝还写有侦探小说和诗。Passage 2 Jogging has become the most popular individual sport in USA. It has become commonplace to see people of all ages running along city streets, in parks and along special joggers trails that have been built in some cities. Many theories, even some mystica

27、l ones, have been advanced to explain the popularity of jogging. The plain truth is that jogging is a cheap, quick, and efficient way to maintain physical fitness. The most useful sort of exercise is exercise that develops the heart, lungs, and circulatory systems. If these systems are fit, the body

28、 is ready for almost any sport and for almost any sudden demand made by work or emergencies. One can train more specifically as by developing strength for weight lifting or the ability to run straight ahead for short distances with great power as in football, but running trains your heart and lungs

29、to deliver oxygen more efficiently to all parts of your body. It is worth noting that this sort of exercise is the only kind that can reduce heart disease, the number one cause of death in USA. Only one sort of equipment is neededa good pair of shoes. Physicians advise beginning joggers not to try t

30、o run in tennis or gym shoes. Many design advances have been made in only the last several years that make an excellent running shoe essential if a runner wishes to develop as quickly as possible, with as little chance of injury as possible. A good running shoe will have a soft pad for absorbing sho

31、ck, as well as a slightly built-up heel and a full heel cup that will give the knee and ankle more stability. A wise investment in good shoes will prevent blisters and foot, ankle, and knee injuries and will enable the wearer to run on paved or soft surface. No other special equipment is needed, you

32、 can jog in any clothing you desire, even your street clothes. Many joggers wear expensive, warm-up suits, but just as many wear a simple gym shorts and a T-shirt. In fact, many people just jog in last years clothes. In cold weather, several layers of clothing are better than one heavy sweater or co

33、at. If joggers are wearing several layers of clothing, they can add or subtract layers as conditions change. It takes surprisingly little time to develop the ability to run. The American Jogging Association has a twelve-week program designed to move from a fifteen-minute walk to a thirty-minute run.

34、 A measure of common sense, a physical examination and planned schedule are all it takes. 1. The main purpose of this passage is to _.A.show jogging is the most favored exerciseB.discuss jogging as a way to keep physical fitnessC.describe the type of clothing needed for joggingD.provide scientific e

35、vidence of the benefits of jogging答案:B解析 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲的是慢跑能使人保持健康。2. The most useful kind of exercise is exercise that _.A.trains the body for weight liftingB.is both beneficial and inexpensiveC.develops the heart, lungs, and circulatory systemsD.enables one to run for short distances with grea

36、t power答案:C解析 事实细节题。由第二段第一句话可知答案。3. We can infer from this passage that _.A.jogging helps Americans reduce heart diseaseB.jogging can be harmful if the runner is not properly preparedC.warm-up suits are preferable to gym shorts and T-shirtsD.jogging is bad for the ankles and knees答案:B解析 推理判断题。由第二段后半

37、部分可知，如果慢跑者不做适当的准备(穿一双舒适的鞋)，慢跑对人可能会有伤害。因此B项正确。4. The underlined word absorbing (Line 13, Paragraph 2) means _.A.taking inB.putting inC.increasingD.producing答案:A解析 词义理解题。absorb的意思为“吸收(液体，气体，光，声等)”，与take in意思相近，故选A。5. The tone of the passage can be best described as _.A.doubtfulB.hostileC.approvingD.ir

38、onic答案:C解析 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文的语气是赞同的，故选C。.用国际音标标出下列单词中划线字母或字母组合的读音。问题:1. donation答案:问题:2. rarely答案:问题:3. murder答案:问题:4. antidote答案:问题:5. audience答案:问题:6. customary答案:问题:7. conceited答案:问题:8. survival答案:/ai/问题:9. impatient答案:问题:10. doubtful答案:问题:11. although答案:问题:12. generous答案:问题:13. business答案:/z/问题:14

39、. malicious答案:/问题:15. beneath答案:/问题:16. quarter答案:/kw/问题:17. chimney答案:/t/问题:18. messenger答案:/s/问题:19. paragraph答案:/f/问题:20. mechanic答案: /k/.A.从下列单词中选择适当的词填空，每个词只能用一次。 nothing inside wished punished outside by toward chance anything from of shut The prisoner bad waited many months for help, but none

40、 bad come. Now he felt he would do 1 to gain his liberty, to be free again to go about the world as he 2 . But he could think of no means of escape. He spent many hours thinking 3 his life before he was captured, regretting the mistakes he had made and dreaming of the joys he had known. And over and

41、 over he said to himself that he was being 4 for no reason. He was guilty of no crime, but he had not been given a 5 to explain the events. Then one night the guard who sat just 6 the prisoners door fell asleep. When he noticed this, the prisoner was struck 7 a feeling of hope. Silently the prisoner

42、 moved 8 the guard. Very gently he lifted the ring of keys 9 the guards belt. Then he turned and crept toward the door. Could he work the lock from the 10 ? The key turned and the door swung open. 1.答案: anything解析 根据上下文可知此处的意思为“他愿意做任何事情重获自由”，故选anything。2.答案: wished解析 此句的意思为“重获自由，如愿以偿去周游世界”，故选wished。

43、3.答案: of解析 think of的意思为“想起，记起”，符合文意。4.答案: punished解析 根据第二段最后一句的前半句可知，此空应填punished。5.答案: chance解析 give a chance to do sth的意思为“给一个机会做”，故选chance。6.答案: outside解析 根据常识可知，看守应该在监狱的门外，故选outside。7.答案: by解析 be struck by的意思为“被某人(或某物)打动”，符合文意。8.答案: toward解析 move toward的意思为“走向”，符合文意。9.答案: from解析 第四段第二句话的意思是“他小心地

44、从看守的皮带上取下一串钥匙，因此应选from。10.答案: inside解析 犯人是在牢内，因此此处应选inside。B.根据课文的内容在每个空白处填入一个恰当的词。 Its a funny thing about money. If you havent got it, you think its the most 1 thing in the world. Thats what I used 2 think, too. I dont think that way any 3 , though, and I learned the hard way. When I was 4 school,

45、 we had this English master. He was always quoting to us 5 famous writers. I wasnt very interested, and I dont remember much 6 it now. But its funny 7 things come back to you. He 8 to say : When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers. Sounds a bit silly, doesnt it? Well, I didnt underst

46、and it then, 9 but I can tell you what it means now. It means if you want 10 really badly, youll probably get it. But youll probably get it in a way you dont expect. 1.答案: important2.答案: to3.答案: more4.答案: at5.答案: from6.答案: about7.答案: how8.答案: used9.答案: either10.答案: something.根据所学课文内容完成下列句子。问题:1. Acc

47、ording to the author of The Time Message, you may feel that you have _ on your hands at the beginning of a semester.答案: plenty of time问题:2. In the Trashman, when Dr. Coleman said hello to people on the route, the response was either nothing at all, or _.答案: a look of surprise问题:3. The writing of a d

48、ictionary is not a task of _ about the true meanings of words, but a task of recording.答案: setting up ruling statements问题:4. According to Dr. Applebaum, the greatest danger of television is that _.答案: it gives children a false sense of reality or: it presents a world to children that doesnt exist, and leads them to expect things that never happen问题:5. William Strickland was wanted by the police because he was suspected of _.答案: being in connection with a murder问题:6. According t