2022年重庆市广播电视大学自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年重庆市广播电视大学自考英语（二）

练习题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【填句补文】Theacidrain（酸雨）issaidtobecausedbypollutionfromoilwellsin

theGulfofMexico.Carexhaustgasesarealsoaproblem.Localvolcaniceruptions

maketheproblemevenworse.Nevertheless,withenoughmoneyandeffort,

researcherssaythatmanyoftheproblemscouldbesolvedandtherateoferosion

reduced..

A^Theproblem,however,isnotjustaEuropeanone.

B>Thatisenoughtohavecausedsomeoftheancientcarvingstobecome

seriouslydamagedalready.

C、However;theMexicangovernmentdoesnothaveenoughmoneytodothe

work,andneedstospendwhatmoneyithasontheMexicanpeople.

D^AcidrainishowafamiliarproblemintheindustrializedcountriesinEurope.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】前文提到完成这项工作需要很多的钱，答案转折说到了墨西哥没有

这么多的钱去做。两句之间有隐含的逻辑关系。

第2题【单选题】

[2008.10JCountrylifeisbetterthancitylifeitoffersfreshairandnoiseless

environment.

A、inthat

B^asthat

C>asfor

D、inwhich

【正确答案】A

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【答案解析】本题考查复合句。句意为：乡村生活好过城市生活，因为它空气新

鲜且环境无噪音。inthat是复合连接词，只在一定的句式中使用。也可以用作

一个固定词组。A在于，原因是，在…方面；C.关于，至于，举例：Hikethecountry

betterinthatitisclosertonature.我更喜欢乡村,因为它更接近自然。

第3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

以帮助我们找到答案。

第4题【单选题】

【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

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本段文字指出，很多人为了达到当前流行的体型(reduceourbodies

downtothecurrentlydesirableshape)而不惜通过节食等方法减肥。因此选择B。

第5题【单选题】

【I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

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6题【单选题】

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[2010.04]Weshouldthisinmind:Don'tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.

A>bear

B、put

C、place

D>print

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查词汇题。【译文】我们应当牢牢记住：不要以貌取人。详

细解答】牢记在心：bearinmind或者keepinmind

第7题【单选题】

[2009.01]Childrenhaveanaturalabouttheworldaroundthem.

A>certainty

B、capability

C、cleverness

D、curiosity

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】句意：孩子们对他们周围的事物有着天然的好奇心。考查名词词义

选择。A确定性，肯定的事；B能力，才能；C精明，聪颖；D好奇心，求知

欲。

第8题【单选题】

[2009.7]Thewoundedsoldierswouldrecoverquicklyiftheywerewell.

A、nourished

B^stuffed

C^tamed

D>ventured

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】【译文】如果受伤的战士营养很好，他们就会很快痊愈。【试题分析】

过去分词意义区分题。【详细解答】A营养，滋养；B填满，塞满；C驯服（猛

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兽）；D冒险

第9题【单选题】

【概括大意】Ifyouaretiredofmakingvagueexcusesforanotherdullsummerat

home,hereisathoughttoliftyourspirits.Youdonotneedanythingsoradicalas

winningalottery（彩票）tofinanceatriptoEurope.Astudentidentitycardthatcan

beobtainedforafewdollarsfromtheCouncilonInternationalEducationalExchange

entitles（给予、授权）youtodiscounttickets（打折机票）oncertaincharterflights

toLondonandParis,aswellasreducedadmissiontomanymuseums,cinemas,and

musicalevents.OnceinEurope,youcanstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabout

twodollarsanight.Sodon'tgiveupyourhopesofbecominganinternational

traveler.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、ItiseasyforastudenttotravelinEuropeduringthesummer.

B^Thestudentneedstoobtainanidentitycardtotravelatacheaprate.

C、Thestudentcouldstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabouttwodollarsanight.

D^Thestudentswillbecomeinternationaltravelersinsummer.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】这段话主要讲学生暑假去欧洲的一些优惠来论证学生去欧洲旅行是

很容易的。因此选择A。

第10题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Duringthehourswhenyoulabourthroughyourworkyoumaysaythat

you're"hot".That'strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyour

cycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringthe

morning.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscovered

whythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologuesas:"Getup,John!You'llbe

lateforworkagain!"ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathis

temperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhen

husbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeach

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memberofthefamilyhas.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrels

accordingtothepassage?

A、Unawarenessofenergycycles.

B^Familiarmonologues.

C>Achangeinafamilymember'senergycycle.

D^Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.

【正确答案】A

［答案解析］本题的关键是看懂本段的最后一句（即："Muchfamilyquarrellingends

whenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycle

eachmemberofthefamilyhas.同时联系本段的第四句和第五句（即："Forsome

peoplethepeakcomesduringthemorning.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonor

evening."）的意思。该句的直接意思是"如果丈夫和妻子能明白能量周期是怎么

回事，以及家庭每个成员有什么样的周期，很多家庭争吵就会停止。"也就是说，

家庭争吵的发生是因为丈夫和妻子不了解能量周期是怎么回事，更谈不上了解每

个家庭成员有什么样的能量周期了。因此A项：Unawarenessofenergycycles（不

知道能量周期）应是正确答案。

第"题【单选题】

【2008.10]Ittookafewsecondsforhereyestotothedarkness.

A、allocate

B、adopt

C、apply

D、adjust

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查动词词义辨析。【译文】她花了几秒钟时间使眼睛适应黑

暗。【详细解答】A分配，拨出B收养，过继C应用，申请D调

整，使适合

第12题【单选题】

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【阅读判断】Whetheryouworkathome,onthefarm,attheoffice,atschool,

orontheroad,itisnotagoodideatoskip（故意略去）breakfast.Q:Itisokaytoskip

breakfastifyouworkathome.

A、True

B^False

C>NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。原句的意思是：无论一个人在哪干活，不吃早餐都不是

个好主意。因此该命题是错误的。

第13题【单选题】

【阅读选择】ButEllenreallybecamefamousin2001.Agedonly24,shewasoneof

onlytwowomenwhoenteredtheVendeeGloberoundtheworldsolorace（单人环

球帆打。比赛），whichlasts100days.Despitemanyproblems,shecamesecondinthe

raceoutof24competitorsandshewasgivenaverywarmwelcomewhenshe

returned.IntheVendeeGloberace,Ellenwon.

A、agoldmedal

B、The"BestWomanSailor"award

C、The"YoungSailoroftheYear"award

D、thesecondplace

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】细节查找题答案特点：答案一般在原文有共同或相似关键词。

第14题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

considerably.

A、distribution

B、contribution

C、prescription

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D、circulation

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。circulation：（书报杂志的）销售量，发行额，

销路。符合句意。

第15题【单选题】

Wateriscomposedhydrogenandoxygen.

A、of

B、with

C、for

D^about

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】becomposedof：由…组成。句意：水是由氢与氧化合而成的。

第16题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Beforeyoubeginyourtalk,bekindtoyourvoice.Avoidmilkorcreamy

drinkswhichcoatyourthroat.Keepyourthroatwetbydrinkingalittlesweetened

warmteaordilutedfruitjuice.Q:Tosolvetheproblemofdrymouths,oneisadvised

totakecoolmilk.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选Ba文章说到：Avoidmilkorcreamydrinkswhichcoatyour

throat.避免喝牛奶和奶油饮料。

第17题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Thesystemhasseveraladvantages.Shepherdsdonothavetowalk

amongthesheep,whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogive

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birth.Instead,theycanstayinside,watchingbyremotecontrol.Ifthereisno

problem,theystayawayfromthesheep.Butwhentheyareneededtheycanquickly

goouttohelp,ortoscareawayfoxes.Theexperimentispopular'withshepherds

becauseitmeansthattheydonothavetospendalltheirtimeoutdoorswaitingfor

thelambstoarriveinfreezingweather.Fromthepassage,welearnthatwalking

amongthesheep.

A、ismorepopularwithshepherdsthanwatchingTVinside

B、canhelpthemothersheeptogivebirthtomorelambs

C、isthebestwaytoprotectthesheep

D^usuallydisturbsthemothersheepthatwillgivebirth

【正确答案】D

[答案解析]根据本段第二句话Shepherdsdonothavetowalkamongthesheep,

whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogivebirth.可知D项正确。

第18题【单选题】

[2009.10]Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes,causedme

toarrivelate.

A、it

B^that

C^what

D、which

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查非限制性定语从句。整句话的意思是：交通阻塞30多分

钟，这使得我到达晚了。

第19题【单选题】

【填句补文】""Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

A>Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

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chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

B>Thetraditionalperiodictablewaswelldrawn.

C、“Iimaginecontourlineswouldbegoodforundergraduates//

D、Buthehasaddedcontourlinestochargedensity,helpingtoexplainwhichions

reactwithwhich.

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】这一段是剑桥大学的AlbertGaly的原话，我们可以从引导整个关键

点得出答案。即："地学化学家们只想通过直觉判断元素的活动。我想等高线对

学生们有好处”。

第20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21题【单选题】

【概括大意】TheSecondWorldWarisperhapsthemostcatastrophic（灾难性的）

eventthatmankindhaseversuffered.Thewaraffected80percentoftheworld's

peopleatthattime,from61countries,andclaimed55millionlives.Themainidea

ofthisparagraphis.

A>GloomyWorld

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B、World'sWorstDisaster

C>TheOriginofTheSecondWorldWar

D、TheTimeofTheSecondWorldWar

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】disaster是catastrophic（灾难性的）event的另一种表达。

第22题【单选题】

[2008.04]Ithasbeenfoundthatastronghelpovercometheeffectsof

distraction.

A、interruption

B^motivation

C>evaluation

D、destination

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查名词词义区分。A.打扰、中；断B.动机、诱因；C.

评估、评价；D.目的地、终点。整句话的意思是：人们发现一个很强的动机

可以帮助克服干扰物的影响。

第23题【单选题】

[2009.01]Heinsuredhiscarhehadanaccident.

A^unless

B、if

C、since

D、incase

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查连词词义区分。句意：他给自己的汽车投了保，以防万一

遇到交通事故。A否则，要不然；B如果；C自从，由于；D以防万一，以免。

第24题【单选题】

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［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B。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25题【单选题】

【阅读选择】TheUnitedStatesperceivesitselftobeamiddle-classnation.However;

middleclassisnotarealdesignation,nordoesitcarryprivileges.Itismoreofa

perception,whichprobablywasastrueasitevercouldberightafterWorldWarII.

Theeconomywasgrowing,moreandmorepeopleownedtheirownhomes,workers

hadsolidcontractswiththecompaniesthatemployedthem,andnearlyeveryone

whowantedahighereducationcouldhaveone.Theinformationinthispassage

dealswith.

A、anindividual

B^asocialandeconomicgroup

C、apoliticalorganization

D^Government

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。通过阅读本段，middleclass中产阶级是一个群体，选答

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案Bo

第26题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Whowasthisman?Howandwhenhadhedied?Everybodyhada

differentanswertothesequestions.Somepeoplethoughtthatitwasfromthis

century,perhapsthebodyofasoldierwhodiedinWorldWarI,sinceseveralsoldiers

hadalreadybeenfoundinthearea.ASwisswomanbelieveditmightbeherfather,

whohaddiedinthosemountainstwentyyearsbeforeandwhosebodyhadnever

beenfound.Thescientistswhorushedtolookatthebodythoughtitwasprobably

mucholder,maybeevenathousandyearsold.Allthefollowingsareassumptions

oncemadeabouttheIcemanEXCEPT.

A>hewasasoldierinWorldWarI

B、hewasaSwisswoman'slong-lostfather

C、hewasbornaboutathousandyearsago

D^hecamefromItaly

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】解题步骤：四个选项逐个回到原文对应位置，确认是否正确。

第27题【单选题】

［完成句子】Theaveragelightningstrikeismorethan3mileslongandcantravelat

atenthofthespeedoflight.Balllightning,therarestandmostmysteriousform,

derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousballthatappearsneartheimpactpoint,

moveshorizontally,andlastsforseveralseconds.Oneformoflightningthat

isballlightning.

A>occursmostinfrequently

B、isshiftedsidewaysbystrongwinds

C、isoftenhiddenfromourview

D、isestimatedat20millionsayear

【正确答案】A

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【答案解析】本段文字与题目相关的句子是:Balllightning,therarestandmost

mysteriousform,derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousball...,关键词是rarest

（rare的最高级形式）与infrequently〃很少发生，少有〃表达相同的意思。

第28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。

第29题【单选题】

［填句补文］Manybeginninginterviewersareafraidthattheyareforcingtheother

persontoanswerquestionsandhavenorighttoinquireabouthispersonalsecrets.

.Unlessthepersonreallyhatesbeinginterviewed,heisdelightedthat

somebodywantstointerviewhim.

A>Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B、Thisdoesn*tnecessarilymeanthatitwillgowell.

C、Mostmenandwomenleadlivesthatareuninteresting.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】抓住关键词进行同义替换，也就是"raid,选项中thisfear就是对

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这种担心的补充，这种担心是完全没有必要的，除非被采访者确实是讨厌别人问

自己。

第30题【单选题】

[2009.10]Scientistsdoubtwhetheritzstoregulateone'sbiologicalclockby

drinking.

A、feasible

B、incredible

C、fashionable

D、valuable

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查形容词词义区分。科学家怀疑通过喝酒来调整人体生物钟

是否可行。A可行的、可能且合理的B不可相信的、难以置信的C时髦的、

时尚的D贵重的、宝贵的

第31题【单选题】

【2009.10]Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedtothestafftoworkhard.

A、calculate

B、demonstrate

C、speculate

D^motivate

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词语辨析。【译文】利润共享计划目的是激发员工努力工

作。A计算、估算B证实、论证、演示C思索、推测D激励、激发

第32题【单选题】

[2009.01]Childrenhaveanaturalabouttheworldaroundthem.

A、certainty

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B、capability

C、cleverness

D、curiosity

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】句意：孩子们对他们周围的事物有着天然的好奇心。考查名词词义

选择。A确定性，肯定的事；B能力，才能；C精明，聪颖；D好奇心，求知

欲。

第33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Velikovsky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34题【单选题】

【填句补文】Homeschoolingisoftenmoreinterestingthanregularschools,but

criticssaythathome-schoolersareoutsiderswhomightbeuncomfortablemixing

withotherpeopleinadultlife..However;mostparentsdon'thavethetime

orthedesiretoteachtheirchildrenathome,soschoolswillcontinuetobewhere

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mostchildrengettheirformaleducation.

A>Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B、Anumberofparentsprefernottosendtheirchildrentoschool.

C、Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas"home-schoolers.

D、Othersbelievetheycanprovideabettereducationalexperiencefortheir

childrenbyteachingthemathome.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段大意是〃对homeschooling提出了质疑〃，需要注意前面说到

了"criticssay",空格处与之对应的是〃Criticsalsosay〃。

第35题【单选题】

[2009.10]Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedtothestafftoworkhard.

A、calculate

B^demonstrate

C>speculate

D^motivate

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词语辨析。【译文】利润共享计划目的是激发员工努力工

作。A计算、估算B证实、论证、演示C思索、推测D激励、激发

第36题【单选题】

[2010.04]Weshouldthisinmind:Don'tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.

A、bear

B^put

C、place

D>print

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查词汇题。【译文】我们应当牢牢记住：不要以貌取人。详

细解答】牢记在心：bearinmind或者keepinmind

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第37题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Onereasoniseconomic.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,large

familiesarehelpful.Havingmorechildrenmeanshavingmoreworkersinthefields

andsomeonetotakecareoftheparentsinoldage.Inanindustrialeconomy,the

situationisdifferent.Manychildrendonothelpafamily;instead,theyarean

expense.Thus,industrializationhasgenerallybroughtdownthebirthrate.Thiswas

thecaseinItaly,whichwasindustrializedquiterecentlyandrapidly.Intheearlypart

ofthetwentiethcentury,Italywasapoor,largelyagriculturalcountrywithahigh

birthrate.AfterWorldWar0,Italy'seconomywasrapidlymodernizedand

industrialized.Bytheendofthecentury,thebirthratehaddroppedto1.3children

perwoman,theworld'slowest.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,alarge

family.

A、canbeanadvantage

B、maylimitincome

C>isn'tnecessary

D、isexpensive

【正确答案】A

［答案解析】答案选A。对照本段Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,largefamilies

arehelpful.大的家庭是有帮助的，选项中最接近意思的是A,成为一个优势，答

案是Ao

第38题【单选题】

［填句补文］Manybeginninginterviewersareafraidthattheyareforcingtheother

persontoanswerquestionsandhavenorighttoinquireabouthispersonalsecrets.

.Unlessthepersonreallyhatesbeinginterviewed,heisdelightedthat

somebodywantstointerviewhim.

A>Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B^Thisdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatitwillgowell.

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C、Mostmenandwomenleadlivesthatareuninteresting.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】抓住关键词进行同义替换，也就是afraid,选项中thisfear就是对

这种担心的补充，这种担心是完全没有必要的，除非被采访者确实是讨厌别人问

自己。

第39题【单选题】

—Youwerebraveenoughtoraiseobjectionsatthemeeting.——Well,nowIregret

________that.

A^todo

B>tobedoing

C、tohavedone

D、havingdone

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】regret后所跟动词有todo与doing两种形式，不定式表示“为做某

事而遗憾"，doing表示“为做过某事而后悔"。"havingdone"则更强调动作已发

生而无法挽回。

第40题【单选题】

【概括大意】Itisoftenthoughtthatsciencefictionisafairlynewdevelopmentin

literature,butitsancestorscanbefoundinbookswrittenhundredsofyearsago.

Thesebookswereoftenconcernedwiththepresentationofsomeformofideal

society,athemewhichisstilloftenfoundinmodernstories.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A、ScienceFictionisaFairlyNewDevelopmentinLiterature

B、OriginsofScienceFiction

C、TheThemeofScienceFiction

D、ScienceFictionHasaShortHistory

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【正确答案】B

【答案解析】从第一段话可以看出这段文字介绍了科普小说的起源。因此选择Bo

第41题【单选题】

［阅读选择］Warmaybeanaturalexpressionofbiologicalinstinctanddrives

towardaggressioninthehumanspecies.Naturalimpulsesofanger,hostility,and

territoriality（守卫士也盘的天'性）areexpressedthroughactsofviolence.Theseareall

qualitiesthathumanssharewithanimals.Aggressionisakindofinnate（天生的）

survivalmechanism,aninstinctforself-preservation,thatallowsanimalstodefend

themselvesfromthreatstotheirexistence.But,ontheotherhand,humanviolence

showsevidenceofbeingalearnedbehavior.Inthecaseofhumanaggression,

violencecannotbesimplyreducedtoaninstinct.Themanyexpressionsofhuman

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior.Inhumansocietiesviolencehasasocialfunction:Itisastrategyfor

creatingordestroyingformsofsocialorder.Religioustraditionshavetakenaleading

roleindirectingthepowersofviolence.Wewilllookattheritualandethical（道德上

的）patternswithinwhichhumanviolencehasbeendirected.Humanviolenceshows

evidenceofbeingalearnedbehaviorinthat.

A>itthreatenstheexistingsocialsystems

B^itisinfluencedbysociety

C、ithasrootsinreligiousconflicts

D、itisdirectedagainstinstitutionsoflaw

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本段指出了人类暴力的两个特性，其中第二个特性是，learned

behavior%可以知道本题的答案应该就在本段的后面部分。接下来的第二句话即

说人类暴力的诸多表现形式都受社会习惯的制约：Themanyexpressionsofhuman

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior,将其定型为侵略性行为。

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第42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。

第43题【单选题】

【概括大意】Thecharmingsmilesandservicefromthesalesladiesandgentlemen

arealwaystherereadyforyou.Moreoftenthannot（往往）,onsuchoccasions

newcomersfromelsewhere,say,Chinamainland,mayfeelsomethingmorethan

mereuneasiness-evenasenseofguiltiftheydonotbuysomethingfromtheshop.

Forsomelocalold-timers（老前辈，老人）,especiallytheteenagers,theyfeelquite

athomewithallthese.Someofthemthinkitisnogoodtobethe"God";sometimes

theywouldratherbeashoplifter.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、HongKongisworthyofitsreputationasabusinesscenteroftheworld.

B、Itisuneasytobeofferedsmilesandservices.

C、Shoppingorwindow-shoppinghere,youcanreallyfeelthemeaningof"The

CustomeristheGod!

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D、Shopliftinghasbeenafrequentcriminaloffence.

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本段强调的是这里“顾客是上帝”的这种理念和氛围。因此选择C。

第44题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology..

Sciencehastodowithdiscoveringthefactsandrelationshipsbetweenobservable

phenomenainnatureandwithestablishingtheoriesthatservetoorganizethese

factsandrelationships;technologyhastodowithtools,techniques,andprocedures

forapplyingthefindingsofscience.

A^Anotherdistinctionbetweenscienceandtechnologyhastodowiththe

progressineach.

B、Weareallfamiliarwiththeimproperuseoftec