2021年扬州市英语统招专升本二轮练习题【带答案】

2021年扬州市英语统招专升本二轮练习题【带答案】学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、阅读理解(30题)1.Thispassagemainlytalksabout______.

A.thetoolsmadeby"FloresHuman"

B.thelanguageusedby"FloresHuman"

C.theevolutionof"FloresHuman"

D.themajorsurprisingfindingsabout"FloresHuman"

2.Impliedbutnotstatedisthat__________．

A.laser—dopplerradarismoreaccuratethanmicrowaveradar

B.microwaveradaroperatesatahigherfrequencythanlaser—dopplerradar

C.thelight—beamradarcanmeasureonlyslowspeedswithaccuracy

D.microwaveradarmaynotensureabsoluteprecisioninmeasuringvaryingspeeds

3.Cultureshockisanoccupationaldisease(职业病)forpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplantedabroad.

Cultureshockiscausedbytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallfamiliarsignsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.Thosesignsareasfollowing:Howtoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenmeetingpeople,whenandhowtogivetips,howtomakepurchases,whentoacceptandrefuseinvitations,whentotakestatementsseriouslyandwhennot.Thesesigns,whichmaybewords,gestures,facialexpressions,orcustoms,areacquiredbyallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandasmuchapartofourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allofusdependonhundredsofthesesignsforthepeaceofourmindandday-to-dayefficiency,butwedonotcarrymostatthelevelofconsciousawareness.

Nowwhenanindividualentersastrangeculture,allormostofthesefamiliarsignsareremoved.Nomatterhowbroadmindedorfullofgoodwillyoumaybe,aseriesofsupportshavebeenknockedfromunderyou,followedbyafeelingoffrustration.Whensufferingfromcultureshockpeoplefirstrejecttheenvironmentwhichcausesdiscomfort.Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakeusfeelbad.Whenforeignersonastrangelandgettogethertocomplainaboutthehostcountryanditspeople,youcanbesurethattheyaresufferingfromcultureshock.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshock______.A.A.isanoccupationaldiseaseofforeignpeople

B.mayleadtoveryserioussymptoms

C.isactuallynotadisease

D.isincurable

4.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthepossibilityoflifeontheMarsinthefutureis_____.

A.doubtfulB.positiveC.negativeD.uninterested

5.Inthesecondparagraph,theterm"ineffect"means______.

A.infactB.itisdoubtfulC.oftenD.withoutreason

6.Manyofthestudents______theworkalthoughittooksometimetolearnhowtodoit.

A.enjoyB.havetodoC.hateD.ignore

7.（）ThefirstsentencearousesinterestBypresenting_________．

A.aDirectstatement

B.aquestion

C.anemotionalappear

D.acontrast

8.

第42题Whentheauthorsays“anewwayofbeing”(1ine3，para3)，heisreferringto

A.anewapproachtoexperiencingtheworld

B.anewwayoftakingrisks

C.anewmethodofperceivingourselves

D.anewsystemofadaptingtochange

9.What'stheendofthestory?

A.Theprisonerstolethepoliceman'snotebookandgaveittoMr.Greeninreturn.

B.Theprisonerwascaught.

C.TheprisonerrobbedMr.Green.

D.Mr.Greensenttheprisonertothepolicestation.

10.38.Bysellingspecialcoffeeatacoffeecafe,thestudentsare______.A.gainingalotofexperienceB.makingalotofmoneyC.havingalotoftroubleD.learningalotofknowledge

11.Wecanconcludefromthispassagethatcamels______.

A.feelathomeinthedesert

B.liketocarryheavyloads

C.looklikeshipsfromadistance

D.willalwaysbeuseful

12.GouldandSchipperaregoingto

A.talkaboutsportandlife

B.gobacktoelitecompetition

C.setaqualifyingtimeandwingold

D.takepartinthesamesportsevent

13.CopernicuswasborninTorun,Poland,onFebruary19,1473.Littleisknownabouthisearlylifeexceptthathisfatherdiedwhenhewas10.Anuncleadoptedhim,histwosisters,andhisbrother.Theunclesawtoitthatthetwoboysreceivedagoodeducation.CopernicuswenttotheUniversityofCracow.TherehestudiedsuchsubjectsasLatin,mathematics,andastronomy.ItwasprobablyatthattimethathechangedhisPolishname,NiklasKoppernigk,totheLatinform.ofNicolausCopernicus.In1496CopernicuswenttoItaly,wherehespentthenext10yearsstudyingatvariousuniversities.InCopernicustimepeoplestillbelievedthatallthings—thesun,thestars,andtheplanetsmovedaroundtheearth.Itwasanoldbeliefthatfewmenhadeverquestioned.Aristotlehadbasedhistheoryofastronomyonthisbelief.BecausetheChurchhadlongbeenthecenteroflearning,thetheorywasalsolinkedtoreligiousbeliefs.In1506Copernicusreturnedtohishomeland.AfewyearslaterhebegantoworkfortheChurch.AllthoseyearsCopernicuscarriedonhisworkinastronomy.Hehadjustthemostbasicequipmentand,likeotherscientistsofhisday,madeobservationswithonlyhiseyes.Still,usingmathematicsandlogic,Copernicusworkedoutadifferenttheory,whichheldthattheplanetswentaroundthesun.Copernicusdidnotannouncehisideas.Hedidnotwanttomaketrouble.Buthecouldnothidethescientifictruth.Sohetalkedabouthistheorywithhisfriends,whostronglyadvisedhimtohavehisworkpublished.Hisgreatbook,OntheRevolutionsoftheHeavenlyBodies,appearedattheveryendofhislife.Copernicussawthefirstcopyonthedayhedied,May24,1543.

Fromthepassagewecanseethatastronomyis______.

A.thelifeexperienceofgreatmen

B.themovementofthestarsandtheplanets

C.thescientificstudyofnaturalobjectsinspace

D.thetheoriesdevelopedbyscientistsofoldtimes

14.Anotherexampleofascientificmodelwouldbe______.

A.amapB.apaperairplaneC.anatomD.alightbulb

15.Manyanimalsmaybetrainedtodosimplejobsiftheyknow______.

A.whotheirtrainersare

B.theywillbepraisedbytheirtrainers

C.theywillgetareward

D.somethingdangerouswillhappentothem

16.WhatistheprobleminJapanesemarket?

A.Moreandmorepeoplearebuyingimportedgoods.

B.Theyfacethechallengesfromallimportedgoods.

C.Longworkhourhinderstheexpansionoftraditionalretailsales.

D.Highinflationpreventsthemarketform.developing.

17.Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe______.

A.fullofambition

B.knowledge

C.fullofenthusiasm

D.self-disciplined

18.Wemayinferfromthecontextthat"proponents"(Para.3)mostprobablymeans______.

A.argumentsinsupportofsomething

B.disagreements

C.peoplewhoargueforsomething

D.peoplewhoargueagainstsomething

19.WhousuallylooksafterthechildreninabothmotherlessandfatherlessfamilyinAmerica?

A.Thechildren'saunt.

B.Thechildren'snurseryorschool.

C.Thechildren'sgrandmother.

D.Thechildren'sneighbour.

20.Fromthepassagewecanseethatastronomyis______.

A.thelifeexperienceofgreatmen

B.themovementofthestarsandtheplanets

C.thescientificstudyofnaturalobjectsinspace

D.thetheoriesdevelopedbyscientistsofoldtimes

21.Whentheboyandtheyoungwomanmetagainyearslater_________.查看材料

A.theyhadbothchangedbeyondrecognition

B.neitherrememberedtheirpreviousmeeting

C.theboyhadbecomeamedicalspecialist

D.thewomanhadcometostayinthebigcity

22.PassageFiveTherehasbeenaboomin“karaoke”inJapan．Manypeople，nomatterwhattheirageorgender，gothereoftentoenjoysingingoutloud，toseekrelieffromdailystressorjustforfun．The“kara”ofkara-okemeans“empty”．whilethe“oke’’isaJapaneseabbreviationoftheEnglishword，“0rchestra．”ThesetwowordscomingtogethermeananorchestrawithoutasinG—er，karaokesystemsatewidespreadinmanycountriesnowadays．“karaokebars’’arewellknownbyAmericans，butactuanywehavefewkaraokebarsinJapan．Whatwecall“karaokebox”ismorepopularinJapan．

Torelishkaraokeisnotdifficultatall．Allyouhavetodoistofindsomefriendstogowithyou．Afteryouhavesettledintotheroomandgottensomethingtoeatordrink，youareal-readytosing．Youlookuponeofthesongbooksandchooseasongyouwishtosingintwodif-ferentways：eitherbythesingersnameortitleofthesong．Thenenterthecodenumbersofthesongintotheremotecontr01．Soonyourmusicwillstart．Somekaraokesetsevenhaveavoicechangesystem．Youcanchangeyourvoicefromawoman’stoaman’s，oraman’stoawoman’s．Thisisveryinteresting．Buttheimportantthinghereisyoushouldlistentootherpeoplesingingatthesanletime．Usuallypeopleliketohaveaudiences，andyouwantthemtolistentoyouwhileyouaresinging，too．Youcanfeellikearealsingerifyouhavesomeonetolistentoyou，andthat’swhatpeoplelikewhendoingkaraoke．

Sinceyouwillhaveyourownroomandtherewillbenounfamiliarpeoplewatchingyou，youwillfeelmorecomfortablesinginginakaraokeboxthansinginginfrontofmanypeople，likeinkaraokebars．YouCallspendthetimeinamorerelaxedatmosphere，whichismoreen．joyable．

Onceyouhaveexperiencedkaraoke，youmightwanttogoagainandagain，thoughsomepeoplewouldnotlikesinginginfrontofpeopleeveniftheywerefriendsorfamily．Butyoucanstillhaveajotof．funthere，evenifyoudontsing．Wemakejokesandwetalkasifwewereathome．Ipersonallylikekaraokeverymuch．IlikesingingandIhavesomuchfuneverytimeIgo．Ithilnkweareseekingawaytoexpressourselvestopeoplewhom，welike．InJapanese，theword“Karaoke”comefrom“kara”and“oke．”Whatdothesewordsmean?

A.Singandtogether．

B.Singandhavefun．

C.Orchestraandsinger．

D.EmptyandOrchestra．

23.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CaraLang,aFortunateGirl

B.TakeOurDaughterstoWorkDay

C.Children'sDayandWorkDay

D.Ms.Foundation,anOrganizationforWomen

24.Fanninghopestoofferbetterservice______.

A.thisyear

B.nextyear

C.withinthreeyears

D.inlessthanfiveyears

25.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis______.

A.thedangerofourworld

B.theimportanceofconservation

C.thatwe'redestroyingourselves

D.thatwearechangingourworld

26.Amongthetrafficlights,redlightisplaced______.

A.atthebottom

B.inthemiddle

C.atthetop

D.belowthegreenlight

27.Personalqualitiesarewhatmakeupone's______.

A.situationB.patienceC.personalityD.job

28.根据以下内容，回答题。

PassageFive

"Family"isofcourseanelasticword.ButwhenBritishpeoplesaythattheirsocietyisbasedonfamilylife，theyarethinkingof"family"inits"narrow，peculiarlyEuropeansenseofmother，fatherandchildrenlivingtogetheraloneintheirownhouseasaneconomicandsocialunit.Thus，everyBritishmarriageindicatesthebeginningofanewandindependentfamily——hencethetremendousimportanceofmarriageinBritishlife.Forboththemanandthewoman，marriagemeansleavingone"sparentsandstartingone"sownlife.Theman"sfirstdutywillthenbetohiswife，andthewife"stoherhusband.Hewillbeentirelyresponsibleforherfinancialsupport，andshefortherunningofthenewhome.Theirchildrenwillbetheircommonresponsibilityandtheirsalone.Neitherthewife"sparentsnorthehusband"s，northeirbrothersorsisters，

auntsoruncles，haveanyrighttointerferewiththem——theyaretheirownmasters.

ReadersofnovelslikeJaneAusten"sPrideandPrejudicewillknowthatinformertimesmarriageamongwealthyfamilieswerearrangedbythegirl"sparents，thatis，itwastheparents"dutytofindasuitablehusbandfortheirdaughter，preferablyarichone，andbyskillfulencouragementtoleadhimeventuallytoasktheirpermissiontomarryher.Untilthattime，thegirlwasprotectedandmaintainedintheparents"home，andthefinancialreliefofgettingridofhercouldbeseenintheirgivingthenewlymarriedpairasumofmoneycalledadowry.Itisverydifferenttoday.Mostgirlsoftodaygetajobwhentheyleaveschoolandbecomefinanciallyindependentbeforetheirmarriage.Thishashadtworesults.Agirlchoosesherownhusband，andshegetsnodowry.

Whatdoestheauthormeanby"familyisofcourseanelasticword"?查看材料

A.Differentfamilieshavedifferentwaysoflife.

B.Differentdefinitionscouldbegiventotheword.

C.Differentnationshavedifferentfamilies.

D.Differenttimesproducedifferentfamilies.

29.Afterthecarownerreceivedaphonecall,he______.

A.wenttoacertainpigeonandputsomemoneyinthebagitcarried

B.gavethemoneytothethiefandhadhiscarbackinapark

C.sentsomemoneytothethiefbymail

D.toldthepressaboutit

30.Atacrossroads,youreduceyourcar'sspeedwhen_____.

A.thereissstopsign

B.thereisaslowsign

C.youareonthemainroad

D.youareonthecrossroad

二、完型填空(20题)31.(51)

A.happyB.surprisedC.thoughtfulD.upset

32.【C14】

A.languagesB.populationsC.accentsD.customs

33.televisionnetworksofmany【C13】______ItisalanguageofwidercommunicationA.citiesB.stationsC.statesD.nations

34.【B18】

A.usualB.routineC.normalD.average

35.【B11】

A.saleB.businessC.dutyD.show

36.(47)

A.roadB.lobbyC.theaterD.way

37.22.A.attemptB.answerC.warningD.sign

38.【B6】

A.fromB.forC.toD.about

39.(50)

A.helplessB.hopelessC.senselessD.useless

40.22.A.inaccessibleB.timelyC.likelyD.invalid

41.Oneofthepoliticalissueswehearalotaboutlatelyiscampaignfinancereform.Thepeoplewhoarecallingfor【21】usuallywantthegovernmenttopayforcampaignsand/orlimitthemountofmoneythatcandidatesandtheirsupporterscanspend.

Onereasonthatreform.is【22】foristhatitcostssomuchtorunforpoliticaloffice.Candidateshavetospendagreatdealoftimeandeffort【23】money.Theincumbents(thosealreadyinoffice)have【24】timetodotheirjobssincetheymustattendsomanyfundraisingevents.

Another【25】isthefearthatcandidateswillbeownedorcontrolledbythe"specialinterestgroups"thatcontributetotheircampaigns.Sometimesthiscertainlyseemstobethe【26】.

Onthe【27】sidearethosewhocautionthatjustbecauseyoucallsomething"reform,"doesn’tmeanit’sreally【28】.They【29】thatourrighttofreedomofspeechismeaninglessifthegovernmentcanlimitanyone’sabilitytogethisorhermessageouttothepeople.

Ifonepersonoragroupofpeoplewanttotellthe【30】whattheythinkaboutanissueorcandidate,theyhaveto【31】advertisingonTV,radio,andinnewspapersandmagazines.TheymightwanttodisplaybillboardsalonghighwaysandbannersonheavilytraffickedWebsites.Allthis【32】a-lotofmoney.

Opponentsoflawsthatregulateorlimitspendingsaythatyoudon’treallyhavefreedomofspeechorfreedomofthepressifyoucan’tgetyourmessageout.Theysaythatinademocracy,thegovernmentshouldneverbeabletoregulatepoliticaldiscussionorthemeanstodistributeideas.Theybelievethatthisismostimportantwhenthevotersareabouttomake【33】.

Whatdoyouthinkaboutthisissue?Listentowhatthe【34】fornationalofficehavetosay.Whichcandidatesmakethemost,【35】toyou?

(41)

A.moneyB.reformC.issueD.candidate

42.(52)

A.mereB.justC.veryD.only

43.【B7】

A.estimatedB.countC.calculateD.estimate

44.(41)

A.foughtB.againstC.lastedD.competed

45.(55)

A.believeB.knowC.talkD.say

46.28.（）A.A.atB.inC.onD.by

47.Apetisananimalthat【21】inyourhouse.OverhalfthefamiliesinNorthAmericaownpets.Themostpopular【22】axedogs,fishandbirds.Rabbits,hamstersandturtlesarealsopopular.【23】someunpopularanimalssuchasfrogs,miceandsnakesarepets.

Peoplefirst【24】tokeeppetsabout12,000yearsago.Thefirstpetwasadog.Thedog【25】notbecomeapetbecausepeople【26】itwascute.It【27】apetbecauseitwasuseful.Peopleusedthedogformanythings.Thedogwarnedpeople【28】dangersowildanimalsdidn'tattackpeople.Italsoateleftoverfood.Later,dogshelpedpeopletakecare【29】cowsandsheeponfarms.

Catsdidnot【30】petsforalongtime.WhentheEgyptiansfirst【31】togrowgrain,miceateit.TheEgyptianswere【32】totamecats.

Today,peoplekeepmany【33】ofpets.Animalssuchascanaries,parrots,miceandhamstersliveincages.Theyneedpeopletobringthemfoodandwaterandtokeeptheircagesclean.Otheranimals,suchasdogsandcats,needfoodandwater,butthey【34】takecareofthemselves【35】.Theyaregoodpetsforpeoplebecausetheydon'tneedmuchcare.

(36)

A.livesB.staysC.sleepsD.plays

48.(45)

A.studentsB.soldiersC.armiesD.officers

49.(39)

A.ordinaryB.horribleC.favoriteD.unusual

50.28.A.ofB.forC.withD.in

三、语音(10题)51.（）A.A.combine

B.complain

C.comprise

D.complex

52.(3)

A.carryB.happyC.matterD.any

53.(2)

A.bridges

B.faces

C.cakes

D.pages

54.(5)

A.touchB.loudC.outsideD.mouse

55.(1)

A.passB.pasteC.ladyD.lake

56.(4)

A.violin

B.professional

C.hospital

D.oral

57.3.A.leafB.ceaseC.readD.meadow

58.3.________A.calmB.hallC.talkD.ball

59.

A.great

B.measure

C.heavy

D.peasant

60.5._______A.back

B.safely

C.table

D.strange

四、词汇与结构(20题)61.Beingabletospeakanotherlanguagefluentlyisagreat______whenyoulookforajob.

A.honorB.advantageC.chanceD.pleasure

62.Overthetraditionalfestivalpeoplevisiteachotherand______greetings.A.A.exchangeB.wishC.congratulateD.present

63.Itwasnotuntilhearrivedatthestation______herealizedhehadforgottenhisticket.

A.thereB.thenC.thatD.where

64.He’Sworkinghardforfearthathe_________．

A.shouldfallbehind

B.fellbehind

C.mayfallbehind

D.wouldfallbehind

65.Tobefrank,I'dratheryou______inthecase.A.A.willnotbeinvolved

B.notinvolved

C.nottobeinvolved

D.werenotinvolved

66.All______isacontinuoussupplyofthebasicnecessitiesoflife.

A.whatisneed

B.forourneeds

C.thethingneeded

D.thatisneeded

67.Whenheexplaineditagainandagain,thestudents'patience______.

A.ranoverB.ranonC.ranoutD.ranoff

68.Theyreallyhaveagreattimetoo,designingeverything,drawingtheblueprints,______theanglesandsoon.

A.lookingoutB.takingoutC.findingoutD.figuringout

69.17.Itisnecessarythatanyone______exerciseseverydayifhewishestokeephealthy.A.doB.woulddoC.didD.willdo

70.Notuntilquiterecently_____hegaveuphisplantogoabroad.

A.IknewB.IhadknownC.didIknowD.Ididknow

71.Never______suchabadaccident.

A.IhaveseenB.haveIseenC.willIseeD.Iwillsee

72.Welearnedfromtheshowthatsomeinsectscouldbeusedasmedicine,______antsandbees.

A.incaseofB.suchasC.justlikeD.asanexample

73.Iappreciate______thatletterforme.A.A.youtowrite

B.yourwriting

C.youwrite

D.thatyouwriting

74.Hehadapain______hisback.

A.onB.withC.inD.onto

75.Onlybyreadingextensively______yourhorizons.

A.youwillwiden

B.canyouwiden

C.youmaywiden

D.thereforeyouwiden

76.Asalibrarian,shespendsmostofhertime______booksontheshelveseveryday.

A.arrangingB.sellingC.controllingD.borrowing

77.Whichofthesetrainsistheone______goestoNanjing?

A.whichB.ofwhichC.oftheseD.that

78.Ihavekeptthatphoto______Icanseeiteveryday,asitremindsmeofmyuniversitydaysinLondon.

A.whichB.whenC.whetherD.where

79.Toavoidgettingfined,theBrownfamily______eitherstopmakingnoiseormoveoutoftheflat.

A.mightB.mustC.couldD.would

80.Itisnogood______EnglishwithoutspeakingEnglish.

A.tolearnB.learnC.learningD.learned

五、书面表达(1题)81.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youarcsupposedtowritealetterof100—120wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.6.．写封信给你的朋友Glad，他下周一下午4点将从另一个城市乘飞机来看你，内容包括：(1)不能去机场接站，向他表示歉意；(2)临时要出差(具体内容)；(3)告诉他如何从机场来你家；(4)十分欢迎他到你家来。

六、写作(1题)82.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowritealetterin100～120wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.

你的同事写信给你，让你介绍一下学习英语的方法。信件内容包括：

(1)你的英语学习方法(举例说明)；

(2)同时指出，他应该寻找适合自己的好的学习方法。

参考答案

1.D解析：D项把A、B、C三项都概括了。A、B、C三项都是片面的，故最佳答案为D项。

2.D

3.C本题为细节推理题。从第二段第一句“Cultureshockiscausedbytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallfamiliarsignsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse”可知，文化冲突只是一种焦虑感。

4.B解析：根据全文可以判断，作者对人类在火星上生存的可能性抱着积极、乐观的态度。

5.A解析：第二段。前面说明内部感官是干什么的。接着用ineffect强凋、总结、进一步说明内部感官的作用。选项A是正确的。

6.A解析：选项C与文章内容相反。选项B表示不得不做某事。由文章倒数第二段最后一句知选项A是正确的。

7.B

8.Aanewwayofbeing是“为人处世的新方法”的意思。A项anewapproachtoexperiencingtheworld表达同一意思。

9.A解析：此题是对细节信息和词汇知识的考查。其中关键词是endofthestory。根据这一提示考生可从最后一段查到有关信息。通过最后两句得知逃犯偷了警察的记事本并handedtoMr．Green作为报答(inreturn)。A项中gave与handed属同/近义词，故为正确答案。B、C、D三项均不符合情节，所以不能入选。

10.B38．第一段。文章未提及学生们学到了很多知识或有了很多经历。选项B是正确的。

11.A解析：这篇文章从不同的角度说明骆驼在沙漠中生存的天赋。沙漠最适合它。选项A是正确的。

12.D解析：文章第二段以及最后一段提出两人将进行比赛。

13.C从哥白尼学的是天文学(astron—omy)，研究的是太空中的太阳、地球等可知，astronomy就是对太空中天体的研究.

14.C解析：本题属理解分析题。文章第二段第一句已提到：“model”是一种理想状态下的物体模型，肉眼看不见的，如光波模型。atom原子，map地图，paperairplane纸飞机，lightbulb灯泡。

15.C解析：参见句子：ThescientistssaythatmanydifferentanimalsmaybetrainedtodOanumberofsimplejobsiftheyknowtheywillgetarewardfordoingthem．

16.C解析：细节题。依据在文章的倒数第二句“Thisis．．．week。

17.C

18.C

19.C解析：第二自然段后半部分写到：“Amotherlessfamilymayalsobefatherless，butstillafamilywithoneadult．Thisisbecomingmorecommoninthebigcitieswhereagrandmotherwillraiseherdaughter'schildrenwhilethedaughtergoeselsewheretowork．”由此可见，本题选C。

20.C解析：从哥白尼学的是天文学(astronomy)，研究的是太空中的太阳、地球等可知，astronomy就是对太空中天体的研究。

21.C第二段。他们再次相遇时在医院，男孩已成了医学专家。选项C是正确的。医生一眼就认出了那位妇女，所以不存在二者都变化太大以致互相认不出来的情况(选项A)。选项B与事实相反。

22.D

23.B解析：本文是介绍TakeOurDaughterstoworkDay这样一个特殊的日子的设立及其作用，所以B项为最佳标题。

24.B解析：见原文倒数第二段。ShawnFanning希望能尽快为音乐爱好者提供更多的服务。选项A最能贴近文中所说：assoonaspossible。

25.B解析：本题属段尾结论题。文章中的“WorldConservationYear(世界保护年)”和“conservenature(保护自然)”已提示答案。

26.C解析：参见第二段。

27.C解析：第一段。参见原文。

28.B本文通篇在介绍family这个概念在不同人心里的含义。

29.A解析：从文章第二段“Thecrimebeginswithatelephonemessagetotheownerofastolencar:ifyouwantthecarback,payupthen,thecarownerisdirectedtoapark,toldwheretofindabirdcageandhowtoattachmoneytotheneckofthepigeoninside.Carryingthemoneyinatinybag,thepigeonfliesoff.”可以选出正确答案。

30.B解析：第一段以及通篇。这篇小故事讲的就是开车司机在进入主路时见停车标志要停车，看见减速标志要降低速度开慢车。故事中的情景是有的路段是停车标志，而有的路段是减速标志，这才有故事的发生。

31.B解析：这个叔叔告诉母亲不要太惊讶了，他在国外呆了40多年。

32.B根据Britishcolonies可推测应表示各种“群体”。

33.D根据前面句子中的networks“网络”可知应选择nations，指“国家”。其他选项只是国家的部分地区。

34.B解析：routinework表“例行的、惯常性工作”。

35.A解析：购物单子上应包括拿赠券买到的打折的东西，onsale和ordiscounted语义相近。onbusiness是“出差”的意思，onduty表示“值班”，onshow表示“展出”，显然都不符合语境。

36.D解析：前面已经说了，在座位间进出不方便，是因为腿碍事。Intheway挡道儿，固定短语。选项D是正确的。

37.A22．答案为A

此题测试词组记忆。tomakenoattempt意为“不想、无意”。

38.A解析：根据文义“读者的来信”，lettersfromreaders。

39.C解析：A选项helpless的意思是“无助的”；B选项hopeless的意思是“无望的”；C选项senseless的意思是“无感觉的，不省人事的”；D选项useless的意思是“无用的”。根据下文butfortunately,afiremancameinandsavedbothofus可以断定当时他母亲昏了过去，因此应当选C。

40.C22．答案为C

根据上下文，likely“可能的”，在此作定语修饰breakdown合乎句意；inaccessible“达不到的，不易接近的”；timely“及时的，适时的”；invalid“无效的”。

41.B解析：这篇文章是关于美国竞选的财政改革问题。我们最近听到最多的政治事件是竞选的财政改革。要求改革的人是希望政府为竞选付费，或限制候选人和他们的支持者的花销。

42.D解析：Mere仅仅的、纯粹的，very恰恰(起强调作用)，just仅仅、正好，only唯一的。选项D是正确的。

43.D解析：本句中前面提到getanestimateof，参看所给的可选词，确定该空白处与前面estimate意思相同。仔细观察空白处所处的是个名词位置。空白处前的an说明，该词应为元音开始的名词，因此选estimate。

44.D解析：见上一条。

45.B解析：本题属词选题。believe相信，talk讨论，say说，均不符。只有know(了解)符合。

46.Contime准时到达。

47.A

48.B解析：由于是军队驻扎，所以建筑物是有士兵占据的。

49.D

50.A28．答案为A

confident做形容词表示“有信心的，确信的”，一般与介词of或about搭配使用。另外，confidence作名词表示“信心，信任”，还可与in搭配，构成haveconfidenceinsb．(信任某人)。

51.D

52.D

53.C解析：画线部分读[s]，其他选项的画线部分读[is]。

54.A解析：本题为字母组合题，可利用读音规则不一致来判断。B、C、D三项中的发音均为[au]，只有A项中的发音为[/\]。故选A。

55.A

56.D解析：画线部分读[el]，其他选项的画线部分读[l]。

57.D

58.AA项划线部分发[a：]，而B、C、D三项划线部分发[c：]，故选A项。

59.AA项划线部分发[ei]，而B、C、D三项划线部分发[e]，故选A项。

60.A

61.B解析：honor意为“荣誉”；advantage意为“优势，有利条件”；chance意为“机会”；pleasure意为“愉快”。由题意可知应选B。

62.Aexchange表“交换”。

63.C解析：本句是强调句型。

64.A

65.D本题考虚拟语气在Wouldrather所接从句中的用法，即“Wouldrather+thatsb.didsth,"，故D项正确。本句大意为：说实话，我宁愿你与该案无关。

66.D

67.C解析：runout意为“消失”。

68.D解析：lookout“朝外看；注意；照料”；takeout“拿出，取出，扣除；发泄”；findo