2022年苏州农业职业技术学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年苏州农业职业技术学院自考英语（二）

练习题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【填句补文】TheCaribbeanIslandsformachainthatseparatestheCaribbeanSea

fromtherestoftheAtlanticOcean..Manyoftheislandswereformedby

theeruption（爆发）ofancientvolcanoes（“＜山）.Othersarelow-lyingcoralislands

thatgraduallyrosefromtheocean.

A、Theyarefamousfortheirwarm,tropicalclimateandgreatnaturalbeauty.

B^WhatwouldyouseeifyoutookacruisetotheCaribbeanIslands?

C^They'relikealongnecklacethatstretchesbetweenNorthandSouthAmerica.

D^ButlifeontheCaribbeanIslandsisnotalwaysparadise.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】第一句话说的是：加勒比群岛形成了一个锁链，把加勒比海与大西

洋的其他部分分开。答案是C,因为它的第一个词是叮hey”，该词指“TheCaribbean

Islands"；而且在语义上也有很好的衔接。

第2题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thefarmingmethodshavebeenimprovedwiththeinventionof

thenewmachine.

A>efficiently

B、proficiently

C、professionally

D^intentionally

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】【译文】由于新机器的发明，人们已经高效率地改进了农业耕种方

法。【试题分析】本题考查副词词义辨析。0【详细解答】A高效率地B熟

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练地C职业地、专职地D故意地、有意地。

第3题【单选题】

【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

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】这段文字讲到J.Verne是一位有名的作家，所写的书已经译成了许

多种语言，因此C选项是正确答案。

第4题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Theidealbatterywillstorealotofenergyinasmallpackage.Rightnow,

Belcher'smodelbattery,ametallicdiskcompletelybuiltbyviruses,lookslikea

regularwatchbattery.Butinside,itscomponentsareverysmall-sotinyyoucan

onlyseethemwithapowerfulmicroscope.Whichofthefollowingistrueof

Belcher'sbatterymentionedinparagraph6?

A、Itismadeofmetal.

B、Itisakindofwatchbattery.

C、Itcanonlybeseenwithamicroscope.

D、Itisametallicdiskwithvirusesinsideit.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】做题步骤：四个选项逐一带到原文，找到三个错误选项，一个正确

选项，比NOTTRUE题难。

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第5题【单选题】

Intheoriginaltest,alltheanimalsinatestgrouparegivenasubstancehalf

ofthemdie.

A、unless

B、until

C^lest

D、provided

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。until：直到。符合句意,表示givenasubstance

持续到

halfofthemdie0

第6题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Helpingtheplanetisabigpartofwhatourworldtripisallaboutand

that'sexactlywhatwedidthispastweek.Wehelpedgetahydroponicsfarmstarted

inalocalvillage.Thisfarmwillbeamodelforthelocalvillagerssotheycanstart

theirveryownselfsustainingfarm.Hydroponicsisatypeoffarmingthatusesathird

ofthewaterneededinanaveragefarmandusesnosoil.Ahydroponicsfarm

A、isdifficulttobuild

B^isatypeoffarmwithoutsoil

C^willcostlotsofmoney

D、wasstartedinthevillagebeforetheycame

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。词义理解题。根据关键词hydroponicsfarm迅速锁定本

段。再通过排除法可以判定B项是正确的。因为A和C表述的内容文章并没有

提到过。D项表述是错误的，因为那个村庄在他们去之前并没有这种hydroponics

farmo是他们到了之后，帮忙建立了一个模型。

第7题【单选题】

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【阅读选择】Marian,thegirlwhowrotetheoriginalstoryaboutRoxaboxenthatthe

children'sbookisbasedon,wasmayor.Otherkidsranthestoreswhichsold

imaginaryicecreamandbakedgoods.Kidsdroveimaginarycarsoutsideoftown,

andthespeederswenttojail,whichwasguardedbythesheriff,anotherkid.

Elsewhere,boysandgirlshadbattles,chargingeachother'sbasesusingspearsmade

withocotillo,adesertplant.WhoisMarian?

A、Sheistheauthor.

B、ShesoldicecreaminRoxaboxen.

C、SheisthemayorofRoxaboxeninthebook.

D、Sheguardsthejailinthebook.

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】答案选c。事实细节题。根据关键词锁定短文本段。本段第一句话

给出了正确答案，Marian是最先写这个故事的人，但是并不是这本书的作者。

而且是这本书中那个小镇的镇长。

第8题【单选题】

【完成句子】Mostofuscanfind15minutesorhalfanhoureachdayforsome

regularactivity.Forexample,onefamoussurgeonalwaysspent15minutesreading

somethingbeforehewenttosleepeachday.Whetherhewenttobedat10p.m.or

2:30a.m.madenodifference.Youareadvisedtoreadsomethingbeforeyou

A、findthetopicsentences

B>findoutthenewwords

C、keepreadingfast

D、gotobedeveryday

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本段提到一位著名的医生不管晚上睡得多晚，都要花15分钟读点

东西，那已经成为习惯。所以本题说"在你干什么之前，建议你读点东西”，从选

项中看只有D项合适。

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第9题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Finally,thoughachild's"teachers"maynothavebeentrainedin

languageteaching,theirrelationswithhimarealwayscloseandpersonal.Theytake

greatpainstomaketheirlessonseasy.Q:Sofaraslanguageteachingisconcerned,

theteacher'sclosepersonalrelationshipwiththestudentismoreimportantthanthe

professionallanguageteachingtraininghehasreceived.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】答案选c。文章讲虽然儿童习得母语的"教师”可能没有受过专门的

语言教学的训练，但与他的关系却是亲密的、个人化的。但是作者并没有提到在

语言学习中，教师与学生密切的个人关系比教师接受专门的语言教学训练更重要。

第10题【单选题】

［阅读选择］Ifyouenjoylookingthroughtravelbooksbysuchfamiliarauthorsas

ArthurFrommerorEugeneFodor,itwillnotsurpriseyoutolearnthattravelwriting

hasalongandvenerablehistory.Almostfromtheearliestannalsofrecordedtime

individualshavefoundreadyaudiencesfortheiraccountsofjourneystostrangeand

exoticlocales.Thispassageismostlyabout.

A、whypeoplefindtravelwritingexciting

B、theliterarystyleofthreeearlytravelwriters

C、wherethreeearlytravelwriterswentandwroteabout

D、howtowriteatravelbook

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】答案选c。主旨题。联系第一自然段和每段首句知道，本文讲了三

个作家，锁定答案B和C,结合内容，文章主要讲关于他们的旅行和作品，答案

是Co

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第11题【单选题】

inthought,healmostranintothecarinfrontofhim.

A、Losing

B、Havinglost

C^Lost

D、Tolose

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】这里分词短语的意义应为"Ashewaslostinthought",意为"由于陷

入沉思〃，这儿填入过去分词短语，表示一种状态，用作原因状语。

第12题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Hearingloss,whichoccurstypicallypriortoteenageyears,progresses

throughoutone'slifetime.Althoughhearinglossisnowtheworld'snumberone

healthproblem,nearly90percentofpeoplesufferinghearinglosschoosetoleave

theproblemuntreated.Formanymillions,treatinghearinglossinaconventional

waycaninvolvenumerousofficevisits,expensivetestingandadjustmentstofityour

ear.ThankstoCrystalEar,the"soundsolution"isnowconvenient.Almost90percent

ofpeoplewithmildhearingloss,andmillionsmorewithjustalittlehearingdrop-off

（下降）/canbedramaticallyhelpedwithCrystalEar.Moreover,itssuperiordesignis

energy-efficient,sobatteriescanlastmonths.CrystalEarisnowavailabletohelp

thesepeopletreattheirhearinglosswithasmallhearingamplifier（放大

器）.Accordingtothepassage,hearinglossis.

A>onlyaminorhealthproblem.

B、theworld'smostcommonhealthproblem.

C、merelyateenagedisease.

D、anincurabledisease.

【正确答案】B

［答案解析］hearinglossisnowtheworld'snumberonehealthproblem这句话可

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以帮助我们找到答案。

第13题【单选题】

[2008.04]Fishisandexpensiveatthistimeoftheyearinthisarea.

A、inlargemeasure

B>totheminimum

C>inshortsupply

D、tothemaximum

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查短语意义辨析。这个地区在一年中的这个时候鱼的供应不

足，价格昂贵。inshortsupply：缺货、供货不足。

第14题【单选题】

【完成句子】Lightningisgeneratedwhenelectricalchargesseparateinrainclouds,

thoughprocessesarestillnotfullyunderstood.Typically,positivecharges（正电荷）

buildatthecloudtop,whilethebottombecomesnegativelycharged（负电荷的）.In

mostinstancesofcloud-to-groundlightning,thenegativelychargedlowerportionof

thecloudrepelsnegativelychargedparticlesontheground'ssurfaces,makingit

becomepositivelycharged.Thepositivechargeonthegroundgathersatelevated

points.lnmostcasesofcloud-to-groundlightning,theground'ssurface.

A^ispositivelycharged

B、isshiftedsidewaysbystrongwinds

C、isnegativecharged

D^ischangedfrompositivelychargetonegativecharge

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字解释了云层与地面之间的闪电的成因，云层下部带负电荷，

排斥地面表层的负电荷，所以地面表层聚集的是正电荷。答案为A。

第15题【单选题】

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【阅读判断】Fermi'sgeniuswasknownthroughoutthescientificworld.In1938he

hadwonaNobelPrize.Fouryearslaterheproducedthefirstnuclearchainreaction,

leadingusintothenuclearage.Q:Fermi,anexperimentalistaswellasatheoretician,

wonaNobelPrizeforproducingthefirstnuclearchainreactionintheworld.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。Fermi在1938年获诺贝尔奖，四年以后才建立核连锁反

应的。

第16题【单选题】

[2008.04]TheclothhadanaturallookwhichperfectlytheimageLaura

sought.

A>turnedout

B>setdown

C、thoughtover

D、coincidedwith

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查短语意义辨析。这块布料看起来很自然，与劳拉寻找的样

式完全相符。A.关闭；B.制定、放下；D,与…相同、与…相符。

第17题【单选题】

【阅读判断】AmoderateearthquakestruckpartsofsoutheastEnglandon28April

2007,topplingchimneysfromhousesandrousingresidentsfromtheirbeds.Q:

DuringtheApril28earthquake,thewholeEnglandwasleftwithoutpower.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

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【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选Bo题中说2007年4月28日的地震致使全英格兰都停电，

与文中表达的内容不符。文中说地震殃及英格兰东南部的肯特郡部分地区，电力

中断，几千名居民无电可用。thewholeEngland与partsofsoutheastEngland是

不符的，所以选B。

第18题【单选题】

【完成句子】Theimportanceofparticularmetalsinthehumandiethasbeen

realizedwithinthepastfewdecades,andtheideathatgeologymightberelatedto

healthhasbeenrecognizedforanumberofelementssuchasiodine,zincand

selenium.Forexample,soilswithlowiodinecontentsproducecrops,andanimals

deficientiniodine.Alackofiodineinthehumandietleadstosomeserious

diseases.Someseriousdiseasesisconnectedwithdeficiencyof.

A、industriallypollutedsoils

B、theelementofiodine

C>rockandsoilchemistry

D、thepersistenceofheavymetals

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】通过关键词Someseriousdiseases,可将题目定位于最后一句话：A

lackofiodineinthehumandietleadstosomeseriousdiseases,deficiencyof和lack

of表达同样的意思"缺乏、缺少"，因此根据这句话可以判断答案为B。

第19题【单选题】

[2009.01]WheneverIgoouttodinnerwithhim,Ialwayspayingthebill.

A>endup

B、arriveat

C、dropout

D>giveoff

【正确答案】A

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【答案解析】句意：每当我与他外出吃饭，最后总是我付账。考查短语意义区分。

A以…而告终；B达到，取得；C不参加，隐退；D散发。

第20题【单选题】

【阅读判断】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

centenarians（百岁老人）getaskedallthetime：”Howdidyoulivetobe100?"Q:The

fivecentenariansliveinaveryfriendlycommunity.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】答案选Co题目说的是“这五位百岁老人生活在一个非常友好的社

区”，文章开头部分提到了“community（社区几但该句并没有说这五位百岁老人

生活的社区是否是一个友好的社区，因此判断问题句的信息在文章中没有提到。

第21题【单选题】

[2008.04）Thatproposalisessentiallyirrelevanttheissueathand.

A、with

B、from

C^in

D、to

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查介词的固定搭配。句子翻译：那个提案与手头上的问题根

本无关。irrelevantto表示:与…无关。

第22题【单选题】

【填句补文】Arms.Howyouholdyourarmsshowshowopenandreceptiveyouare

topeopleyoumeet.Ifyoukeepyourarmstothesidesofyourbodyorbehindyour

back,thissuggestsyouarenotafraidoftakingonwhatevercomesyourway.

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.Ifsomeoneupsetsyou,justcrossyourarmstoshowyou'reunhappy!

A>Outgoingpeoplegenerallyusetheirarmswithbigmovements,whilequieter

peoplekeepthemclosetotheirbodies.

B^Ifyoualefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

C>However,itwillprobablystillbenoticed,andpeoplewillknowyou'renot

pleased.

D>Ifyouarepleased,youusuallyopenyoureyeswideandpeoplecannoticethis.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题可以采用线索词来定位。空格处的前后两个句子都是对arms

在具体情况下具体动作的描述。那么用以补充的句子也应是如此，即选项A开朗

的人和沉默寡言的人手臂的动作，符合条件。

第23题【单选题】

【填句补文】TheCaribbeanIslandsformachainthatseparatestheCaribbeanSea

fromtherestoftheAtlanticOcean..Manyoftheislandswereformedby

theeruption（爆发）ofancientvolcanoes（"V山）.Othersarelow-lyingcoralislands

thatgraduallyrosefromtheocean.

A>Theyarefamousfortheirwarm,tropicalclimateandgreatnaturalbeauty.

B^WhatwouldyouseeifyoutookacruisetotheCaribbeanIslands?

C、They'relikealongnecklacethatstretchesbetweenNorthandSouthAmerica.

D、ButlifeontheCaribbeanIslandsisnotalwaysparadise.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】第一句话说的是：加勒比群岛形成了一个锁链，把加勒比海与大西

洋的其他部分分开。答案是C,因为它的第一个词是“They”，该词指“TheCaribbean

Islands"；而且在语义上也有很好的衔接。

第24题【单选题】

【完成句子】InBritain,robotsalesappropriatelypeakedin1984,buthavebeen

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decliningeversince.Thisispartlybecause,Britishwageratesaretoolowtomake

robotsfinanciallyattractiveandpartlybecauseengineersnowhavemoreexperience

withrobotsandaremoreawareofthedifficultiesofintroducingthem

effectively.RobotsarelesspopularinBritaintodaypartlybecause.

A>toomuchenergy

B>basedonAmericandesigns

C、theyaretoocostly

D、theyarenotreliable

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本段第二句就是讲的两个原因，即人们的工资水平太低，也就是没

有能力使机器人发挥出创造财富的作用，言下之意就是成本高。第二个原因就是

人们逐渐意识到了操纵机器人不是件容易的事情，所以使用率就下降了。所以应

该选C。

第25题【单选题】

【完成句子】Lightningisgeneratedwhenelectricalchargesseparateinrainclouds,

thoughprocessesarestillnotfullyunderstood.Typically,positivecharges（正电荷）

buildatthecloudtop,whilethebottombecomesnegativelycharged（负电荷的）.In

mostinstancesofcloud-to-groundlightning,thenegativelychargedlowerportionof

thecloudrepelsnegativelychargedparticlesontheground'ssurfaces,makingit

becomepositivelycharged.Thepositivechargeonthegroundgathersatelevated

points.lnmostcasesofcloud-to-groundlightning,theground'ssurface.

A>ispositivelycharged

B^isshiftedsidewaysbystrongwinds

C、isnegativecharged

D>ischangedfrompositivelychargetonegativecharge

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字解释了云层与地面之间的闪电的成因，云层下部带负电荷，

排斥地面表层的负电荷，所以地面表层聚集的是正电荷。答案为A。

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第26题【单选题】

【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

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本段提出了一个新的对智力的认识，与过去一些年的传统的把智力

看做是一种不变的能力的这种理解不同，它主张智力和人的成长环境有关。因此

选择Co

第27题【单选题】

【填句补文】Scientistshavelearnedthatthesenseofpainismadeupofboth

chemicalandelectricalsignals..Scientistsalsohavelearnedthatthe

nervoussystemsendstwodifferentkinds-ofpainmessagestothebrain:onevery

fast,theotherslow.

A>Ittellsusnottousetheinjuredpartuntilitheals.

B、Thesesignalstravelfromnervecellsintheinjuredarea,upthespinalcord（脊

髓）tothebrain,andbackdownagain.

C、Thefirstmessageisthewarningsignal.

D、Theothermessagemovesataspeedofonlyonemeterasecond.

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【正确答案】B

【答案解析】第一句讲的是疼痛的感觉是由两种信号signals组成的，所以紧接

着就提到两种信号的传播路线。B项恰恰照应了首句意思。

第28题【单选题】

【完成句子】Americanseatwithknivesandforks;Japaneseeatwithchopsticks.

Americanssay"Hi"whentheymeet;Japanesebow.ManyAmericanmenopendoors

forwomen;Japanesemendonot.Onthesurface,itappearsthatgoodmannersin

AmericaarenotgoodmannersinJapan,andinawaythisistrue.Butinanycountry,

theonlymannersthatareimportantarethoseinvolvingoneperson'sbehavior

towardanotherperson.Inallcountriesitisgoodmannerstobehaveconsiderately

towardothersandbadmannersnotto.Itisonlythewayofbehavingthatdiffers

fromcountrytocountry.Thetopicsentenceofthisparagraphis.

A、Americanseatwithknivesandforks;Japaneseeatwithchopsticks.

B、ManyAmericanmenopendoorsforwomen;Japanesemendonot.

C、Thewayofbehavingthatdiffersfromcountrytocountry.

D、Inallcountriesitisgoodmannerstobehaveconsideratelytowardothersand

badmannersnotto.

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】文章的最后一句话是对前面的一个总结，道出了本段的主题。因此

选择Co

第29题【单选题】

[2007.04]Iftheoperationcarefullyprepared,itwouldnothavebeen

successful.

A、wasnot

B、hasnotbeen

C、hadnotbeen

D、werenot

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【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查虚拟语气。主句是对过去的虚拟，所以根据句意，条件状

语从句也应该是对过去的虚拟，所以用haddone的形式。句意：如果手术没有

经过认真仔细的准备，它就不会成功。

第30题【单选题】

【阅读选择]Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulinbusiness.

Hehadabeautifulhomeandwonderfulfamily,butrealizedhisfatherwasveryold,

andthoughtperhapsheshouldgotohim.Hehadnotseenhimsincethatgraduation

day.Beforehecouldmakearrangementstoseehisfather,hereceivedatelegram

tellinghimhisfatherhadpassedaway,andwilledallofhispossessionstohisson.He

neededtocomehomeimmediatelyandtakecarethings.Whenhearrivedathis

father'shouse,suddensadnessandregretfilledhisheart.Whentheyoungman

arrivedhome,hefelt.

A>sad

B>disappointed

C、horrible

D、nervous

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。事实细节题。年轻人回到家里，出现了两个关键词sadness

和regret,可以判断年轻人的心情是非常伤心的。故选A。

第31题【单选题】

[2009.04]Thisisthefirsttimethatawomanhasbeentothepost.

A>granted

B、praised

C、pointed

D>appointed

【正确答案】D

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【答案解析】译文：这是第一次任命一位妇女担任此职位。试题分析：本题考查

词义辨析。回详细解答：A允许、同意；B表扬、赞扬；C指、指出；D指定、

任命、委任。

第32题【单选题】

【完成句子】Saganwasnotedforthevigourofhislogicstyle,especiallywhen

criticizingsomepieceofpseudoscience（伪科学）.Iremembereda1973AAAS

meetingatwhichhedestroyedthetheoriesofImmanuelVelikovsky,whowas

maintainingthatonlyafewthousandsofyearsago,Venushadrepeatedlycollided

withEarthandMars;eventswellnoted.Velikovskysaid,inthebible.InSagan's

opinion,Velikovskymightbe.

A>amemberoftheNationalAcademyofScience

B、apseudo-scientist

C、asciencepopulariser

D、areporter

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】从这段文字中，我们可以了解到作者认为，Sagan与伪科学作斗争

的一个实例就是Sagan摧毁了Vel汰ovsky的错误论述，即Velikovsky提出，在过

去几千年中，水星与地球和火星反复多次相撞，这在圣经中有加载。

第33题【单选题】

[2008.10]Johnsonwasunknownbeforerunningforthepresidency.

A、visibly

B、visually

C^vertically

D、virtually

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查（形近的）副词词义区分。译文：事实上，约翰逊在参选

总统职位之前是个无名人士。A显然，明显地B外表上，直观地C垂直地，

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直立地D实际上，事实上

第34题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Overtheweekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBill

Clinton,announcedherrunfor2008presidency.Thisispartlyduetothebiased

thinkingthatwomenareweakonnationalsecurity,thoughtheymightbestrongon

educationandhealthcare.Thisdamagestheirprospectsasapresidential

contender.Q:OneofHillary'scampaignpromisesistoreformthenation'shealthcare

system.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】答案选c。问题句说“H川ary的一个竞选承诺是改革国家的医疗制度」

而本段只是说"女人做教育和医疗方面的工作有优势"，没有说Hillary的一个竞选

承诺式改革国家的医疗制度，因此问题句的信息在文章中没有被提到。

第35题【单选题】

【阅读选择】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

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C、tomakefoodfrominorganicchemicals

D^tochangethecolorofitsskin

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】作者举例，证明观点；例子不需要看懂，关键要看论据；一般论点

在前（前一句或段落首句），论据在后。

第36题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Parentsoftendecideonthebasisofwhattheirchildrenwant.Cathy,a

mothertoldus,〃Mychildrenhavepackedlunches,becausetheysaytheyhate

schooldinners.Imake3packedluncheseverymorning,soourkitchenislikea

sandwichbarinthemorning."However,anothermother,Susanmadeherchoice

basedonthenutritiousvalueofthefood.Shesaid,〃Mydaughteralwayshasschool

dinners.Ithinksheprobablygetshealthierfoodbyhavingacookedlunchatschool

thanshewouldifImadeafewsandwiches/WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccording

tothepassage?

A、Katzthinkschipsaregoodforhiskids.

B、Susan'sdaughterlikeseatingsandwiches.

C、Cathymayhaveatleastthreechildren.

D^Jamielikesburgersandpizzas.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选C。细节查找并简单推断题。从本段，特别是Imake3packed

luncheseverymorning…可知Cathy有三个孩子在上学，有没有不上学的孩子不得

而知，故选项C为最佳选项。其他三项均与原文意思不符。

第37题【单选题】

[2008.10]Neverbeforesorapidlydevelopingasitistoday.

A、hasourcountrybeen

B、hasbeenourcountry

C^ourcountryhasbeen

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D、ourcountrybeenhas

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】【译文】我们国家从未像现在这样高速发展。【试题分析】语法题。

0（参看Unit5课后的补充语法"语序"中的例句）【详细解答】否定词never在句

首，该句子应采用部分倒装。

第38题【单选题】

【填句补文】Althoughtheresearchershaveonlyjustmadethetechnicaldetailsof

themicroscopepublic,itisalreadyonsale.Itiscurrentlythesizeofarefrigerator

andtakesseveralminutestoscanacircuit,butXiaoandSchragareworking

A>totaketinychipswerequire

B、tomakingchipsanysmaller

C、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputerandcutthescanningtimeto30

seconds

D、ofconductingelectricity

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】这部分所说的体积的减小和所需时间的缩短恰好与前半句中提到的

冰箱大小的体积和所需数分钟的时间形成了对比。即：目前它大约像冰箱那么大，

而且要用几分钟扫描一个电路，但是他们正在努力使它缩小到台式计算机那么大,

把扫描时间缩短到30秒。

第39题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Peoplesuspectedthat“Lucky”,ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedto

killhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.TheysaythatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandin

thedark,killedthenannybymistake.Hisestrangedwifeheardnoises,came

downstairsandwasalsoattacked,butmanagedtoescape.Sevenmonthsafterthe

murder,ajuryconcludedthatLucanhadkilledthenanny.ltisthoughtthatLucan

killedthenannybecause.

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A、shewaslookingafterthechildren

B>shewasafriendofLucan's

C、itwasdarkandhethoughtshewasLadyLucan

D、LoardLucanthoughtthenannystolehiscar

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】答案选C。因果关系题。对照本段Peoplesuspectedthat"Lucky",

ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedtokillhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.Theysay

thatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandinthedark,killedthenannybymistake.本来是

要杀他的妻子，可是因为天太黑，所以错杀了保姆。答案选C。

第40题【单选题】

[2009.04]Tomhasdonereallyamazedeveryoneinhisclass.

A、What

B、Which

C、That

D、Who

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查主语从句的引导词的选择。译文：汤姆所做的事情使得他

班里的每个同学都感到吃惊。详细解答：whatTomhasdone指汤姆所做的事情；

B哪一个；C（无词义）；D谁。

第41题【单选题】

[2010.04]Whathergrandfathersaidleftaimpressiononhermind.Shestill

remembersit.

A>final

B、vague

C、deep

D、main

【正确答案】C

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【答案解析］译文：她爷爷说的事情给她留下深刻的印象，她仍然还记得。本题

考查词汇。形容词意义区分题。final最终的，vague模糊的，deep深的，main

主要的。

第42题【单选题】

［阅读选择］Idon/tclaimthereisn'taforcewhichguidesus,whichtakescareofus,

butthemainelementthathelpsusbuildupourfutureisourwayofbeing.Our

personality,ourcharacter,ourwayofperceiving（感知）realityandeverythingthat

surroundsusaretheelementswhichmaybringustothetop,oronthecontrary,

makeusmiserable.Theauthorthinksthatourfutureisdecidedmainlyby.

A^asuperiorforcelikeGod

B>ourwayofbeing,suchasourcharacter

C、thingsandpersonsthatsurroundus

D、others'choiceandresponsibility

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选Bo虽然作者也声明自己并不否认世界上存在任何一种具有

超自然力量的东西，但是根据文章本段的…butthemainelementthathelpsus

buildupourfutureisourwayofbeing可知，作者认为影响我们未来的最主要的因

素还是我们自己的所作所为，答案为B项。

第43题【单选题】

[2009.01]Hehasdeeploveforthepeopleandloyaltytothecountry.

A、intense

B^initial

C、instant

D>imitative

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查形容词词义区分。A强烈的，极度的；B最初的，开始

的；C立即的，即时的；D模仿的，仿效的。形容loyalty,选A比较恰当。

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第44题【单选题】

[2009.7]Anemployeehasperfectreliabilityifhealwaysdoeshiswork.

A、personally

B、scarcely

C>respectively

D、responsibly

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查副词意义区分。【译文】如果一个员工做工作总是认真负

责，他就是完全可信赖的。【详细解答】A亲自地；B几乎不；C个别地；D可靠

地

第45题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Peoplelivingnorthofthemountainheardaloudboomthatshooktheir

windows,andairlinepilotsflyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathick

blackcolumnofashandsteamshootingmorethan2,100metersintothesky.Q:

Pilotsflyingattheheightofmorethan2,100meterssawathickblackcolumnofash

andsteamshootingupintotheairfromthecrater.

A、True

B、False

C^NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。该题说的是：飞行员飞行的高度超过2100米时，看见一

个黑色的火山灰和蒸汽从火山口急速上升到空气中。但是，文章中airlinepilots

flyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathickblackcolumnofashand

steamshootingmorethan2,100metersintothesky.说的是靠近火山的地方出现了

一个黑色的火山灰和蒸汽上升到空气中，其高度超过2100米。因此该命题是错

误的。

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第46题【单选题】

【完成句子】Didyouknowthatbefore1950,hurricaneshadnonames?Theywere

simplygivennumber