2022年辽东学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年辽东学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总

（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology..

Sciencehastodowithdiscoveringthefactsandrelationshipsbetweenobservable

phenomenainnatureandwithestablishingtheoriesthatservetoorganizethese

factsandrelationships;technologyhastodowithtools,techniques,andprocedures

forapplyingthefindingsofscience.

A^Anotherdistinctionbetweenscienceandtechnologyhastodowiththe

progressineach.

B^Weareallfamiliarwiththeimproperuseoftechnology.

C、Unlikescience,progressintechnologymustbemeasuredintermsofthe

humanfactor.

D^Scienceisamethodofansweringtheoreticalquestions;technologyisa

methodofsolvingpracticalproblems.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】第一句总述了科学和技术是有差别的。缺空后是对两者的分述，因

此缺空处也应是对两者的分述，故选D。

第2题【单选题】

[2007.04]Itisdifficulttotheimplicationbetweenthelines.

A、getto

B^getwith

C>getat

D、getdown

【正确答案】C

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【答案解析】本题考查词组辨析。A.开始，接触；C.找出，发现；D.下来,

写下来。

第3题【单选题】

【概括大意】Thecharmingsmilesandservicefromthesalesladiesandgentlemen

arealwaystherereadyforyou.Moreoftenthannot（往往）,onsuchoccasions

newcomersfromelsewhere,say,Chinamainland,mayfeelsomethingmorethan

mereuneasiness-evenasenseofguiltiftheydonotbuysomethingfromtheshop.

（老前辈，老人）

Forsomelocalold-timerszespeciallytheteenagers,theyfeelquite

athomewithallthese.Someofthemthinkitisnogoodtobethe"God";sometimes

theywouldratherbeashoplifter.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A>HongKongisworthyofitsreputationasabusinesscenteroftheworld.

B、Itisuneasytobeofferedsmilesandservices.

C、Shoppingorwindow-shoppinghere,youcanreallyfeelthemeaningof"The

CustomeristheGod!"

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4题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Everyyear,inNovember,ThanksgivingDayremindsusofthegood

thingsinlife,andpeoplearethankful.Onthisdaypeopleusuallyeatturkeyand

greatquantitiesofotherfoods.Q:TheturkeyisamostpopularfoodonThanksgiving

Day.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。感恩节这天火鸡通常是必不可少的。因此本题是正确的。

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第5题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thefutureismuchtooimportanttosimplyguessabout,thewaythe

highschoolstudentsdid.bycarefullystudyingthepresent,skilled

businessmen,scientists,andpoliticiansaresupposedlyabletofigureoutinadvance

whatwillhappen.

A>Thestockmarkethaditsworstlossesever

B、Buildingswouldrotatesotheycouldfollowthesuntotakemaximum

advantageofitslightandheat

C、Soexpertsareregularlyaskedtopredictaccurately

D^Thearticlewaswrittenin1958

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】第一句说的是：预测未来很重要，不能像中学生那样猜测。这一空

的关键词是experts,他们不同于中学生，他们的预测应该是较为准确的。

第6题【单选题】

ThevolleyballmatchwastelevisedonCCTV.

A、alive

B、life

C^live

D^lively

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查live的形似词辨析。live可以作副词，意思是：实况转播

地。符合句意。

第7题【单选题】

【概括大意】Wignallcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesby

comparingtheproportionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflavathatthey

produced.Hefoundthatsizeforsize,oldereruptionswereatleast10timesas

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effectiveatwipingoutlifeastheirmorerecentrivals.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、KillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptions

B^AccountingfortheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

C、CalculationoftheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

D^AMassExtinction

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本段第一句话是说:Wignallcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthese

volcanoes...；Wignall计算了这些火山的"灭绝效率"；其中killingefficiency与

killingPower意思差不多，属于同义词转换，因此选择B或C,但是accountfor意、

思是：（在数量方面）占；说明（原因等）不符合句意，因此不选择B。

第8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9题【单选题】

［填句补文］“Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

A、Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

B^Thetraditionalperiodictablewaswelldrawn.

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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10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11题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereas

nationalincomeisdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction

—namely,profits,interest,rent,wages,andothercompensationforlabor,personal

incomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedbyindividualsbefore

personaltaxesarepaid.NationalincomedoesnotequalGNPbecausethefactorsof

productiondonotreceivepaymentforeithercapitalconsumptionallowancesor

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indirectbusinesstaxes,bothofwhichareincludedinGNP.Themoneyputasidefor

capitalconsumptionisforreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.Indirect

taxesincludesalestaxes,propertytaxes,andexcisetaxesthatarepaidbybusinesses

directlytothegovernmentandsoreducetheincomelefttopayforthefactorsof

production.Three-fourthsofnationalincomegoesforwages,salaries,andother

formsofcompensationtoemployees.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue

accordingtotheparagraph?

A、GNPequalsnationalincomeplusindirectbusinesstaxes.

B^GNPexcludesbothcapitalconsumptionallowancesandindirectbusiness

taxes.

C^Personalincomeisregardedasthetotalmoneyincomereceivedbyan

individualafterhisorhertaxesarepaid.

D、Themoneythatgoesforcapitalconsumptionisnotregardedasincome.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题的依据是本段的Themoneyputasideforcapitalconsumptionis

forreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.这个句子。对原句的词语选项D

用了别的表达方法，但大意仍保持不变。

第12题【单选题】

[2009.04]Wegoouttorestaurants,butmostlyweeatathome.

A、occasionally

B、relatively

C>continually

D^absolutely

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查副词意义辨析。译文：我们偶尔外出去餐馆吃饭，但通常

是在家吃饭。详细解答：A偶尔地、偶然地、不经常；B相对地、比较地；C持

续地、不间断地；D完全地。

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第13题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thegovernmentfinallyallthedocumentsrelatingtothewar.

A、released

B^specialized

C、realized

D^supposed

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查动词意义区分。A〃公开发表、公布或发布（新闻）〃B专

门从事、专攻C意识到、领悟D假定、猜想。整句话的意思是：政府最

终公布了与这场战争有关的全部文件。

第14题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Thetornadocausedalotofdamagetocarsandhousesinthearea.It

willtakealongtimeandmuchmoneytorepaireverything.Therewasalsoserious

waterdamagefromthethunderstorms.Theheavyrainsandhighwindcausedthe

powertogooutinmanyhomes.Q:Powersupplysystemwasnotdamagedduring

thestorm.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。本题可译为：暴风雨中供电系统没遭到破坏。最后一句

说大风和暴雨使一些家庭的供电出现了问题，与题项矛盾，故选B。

第15题【单选题】

[概括大意]"Manyoflife'sfailures/'thesupremeinnovatorsaid,"arepeoplewho

didnotrealizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhentheygaveup."Beforethat

magicalmomentinOctober1879,Edisonhadworkedoutnofewerthan3,000

theoriesaboutelectriclight,butinonlytwocasesdidhisexperimentswork.Themain

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ideaofthisparagraphis.

A>Importanceoflearningfromfailure

B、Neverasuccessfulmangivesup

C、Itisimportanttofailforasuccessfulman

D^Edison'Scommentonfailure

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】通过应用部分可以看出这段文字的主题是爱迪生对失败的评论。因

此选择Do

第16题【单选题】

【概括大意】Itisoftenthoughtthatsciencefictionisafairlynewdevelopmentin

literature,butitsancestorscanbefoundinbookswrittenhundredsofyearsago.

Thesebookswereoftenconcernedwiththepresentationofsomeformofideal

society,athemewhichisstilloftenfoundinmodernstories.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A、ScienceFictionisaFairlyNewDevelopmentinLiterature

B、OriginsofScienceFiction

C、TheThemeofScienceFiction

D^ScienceFictionHasaShortHistory

【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B。

第17题【单选题】

【阅读选择】LateoneSundayafternooninSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,an

elderlycleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehad

livedandworkedmostofherlife.Itmayseemlikeanordinaryendtoahumblelife,

buttherewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthiswoman.Inthesummerof

1995,McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,

totheUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown.Themoneywastohelp

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otherAfricanAmericansthroughuniversity.Shehadstartedhersavingshabitasa

youngchildwhenshewouldreturnfromschooltocleanandironformoneywhich

shewouldthensave.Thiswomanshockedandinspiredtheworldbecause.

A、shehadmanagedtosavesomuchmoney

B、shegavehermoneytoAfricanAmericans

C、shegaveherlifesavingstohelpothersthroughuniversity

D、sheonlyspentmoneyoncheapthings

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】答案选c。0nly是绝对词，在选项D中出现，根据经验排除D；对

照原文第一自然段最后一句话therewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthis

woman说她有些特别的地方，接着第二自然段就讲Inthesummerof1995,

McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,to

theUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown.她把大部分积攒的钱捐献

给了家乡的大学，A和B表达都不全面，答案是C。

第18题【单选题】

[2009.04]I'vegottheorderfromthebossthattheworkfinishedbefore

5p.m.today.

A>wouldbe

B>be

C、willhavebeen

D、couldbe

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】译文：我已经从老板那得到指令，这项工作在今天下午五点钟之前

要完成。试题分析：本题考查名词从句中的虚拟语气。团详细解答：that引导同

位语从句，说明order的内容。同时从句要用虚拟语气，从句谓语用should+动

词原形的形式，should可以省略。

第19题【单选题】

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【阅读选择】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand

otherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.Itwas

firstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400/s.Whichcountryisthelargestcoffee

producer?

A、Brazil.

B、Colombia.

C^Ethiopia.

D、Egypt.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答题依据在本段的第三句。Producer与grower意思等同。

第20题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thoughlittleresearchhasbeencarriedoutabouthowexactlythe

sunspotwillnegativelyharmthehealthofthepeople..So,scientistswarn

thatpeoplegoingoutdoorsshouldbecarefultoprotecttheirexposedskinandeyes

withclothes,umbrellasandsunglassesfromthestrongsunlightrichinultraviolet

rays.

A、Ionosphereishighabovetheearth.

B、Ifthelightsinyourhousekeepflickering,blamefrequentsunspots.

C>AccordingtoaresearchconductedbytheRussianscientistsfrom1957to1960,

thefrequencyofearthquakescanbelinkedtothemovementofthesunspots.

D^ApaperpublishedbyaNorthKoreaobservatorysaysthatsunstormsmay

causeanincreaseintheincidenceofheartdiseaseandskindisease.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】这一段说的是太阳黑子对人类健康的影响。填入的内容也应该与健

康有关，空格后一句说到要保护皮肤。因此D是正确的。

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第21题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Thefarmissetrightnexttoabeautifulfloodplainandthepropertyis

hometotreesthathavelivedforthousandsofyears.Allofthevillagesthroughout

Botswana（博茨瓦纳）havetheirownchiefwhocontrolsacertainamountofland.

WehadtheopportunitytositinonameetingwiththechiefofKatchikow,whichwe

calledit"CatchaCow."Inthemeetingwediscussedstartingahydroponicsfarmin

hisarea.Heseemedtobeallforitandsaidthatitwasgod'splanthattheprojectwe

werehelpingwithhadcometohisarea.Thechiefofeachvillage.

A、iscalledKatchikow

B、supportstheideaofhydroponicsfarm

C^hasacertainamountofland

D、hasameetingeachweek

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】答案选Co细节理解题。根据所考关键词chief迅速锁定本段介绍

chief的内容。每个村庄都会有一个自己的首领，而每个首领都拥有一定量的土

地。

第22题【单选题】

【填句补文】Roughestimatesinthepasthavepredictedsimilarlydisappointing

results.SaysSallieChishol,anenvironmentalengineerfromthe

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology."Butthetake-homemessageisthesame.

Oceanfertilizationisnottheanswertoglobalwarming."

A、"Thesearenewerandbettermodels,"

B^Itsopponentsargue,however,thatitwillstopglobalwarming.

C>Addingirontopatchesofoceancanmakeplanktonbloomtemporarily.

D>Asplanktondieandsettleontheoceanfloor,theircarbonissupposedly

lockedupintheseabed.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】这个问题可以根据引号来作答，因为空格后面有"says〃这个词，它

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预示着所填入的句子应该是带引号的。A的意思是：这些是比较新的也是比较好

的模型。

第23题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Youcan'tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlife

fititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou'resleepyintheevening

butyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabitually

stayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhave

animportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon't

changeyourcycle,butyou'llgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.Ifone

wantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould.

A>changehisenergycycle

B、overcomehislaziness

C、getupearlierthanusual

D^gotobedearlier

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本题要求读者找出本段中的最后两句，并联系本段开头两句的意思，

作出正确判断。本段开头说，"虽然你无法改变自己的能量周期，但你可以使你

的生活适合这一周期。Dr.Kleitman认为经常性的行为（对你的能量周期）能起作

用。”最后两句又说，"...risebeforeyourusualhour...workbetteratyourlow

point."（"如果你在上午处于能量的低潮，但你有重要的工作要在上午做，那么

你就要比平时早起。这并不改变你的周期，但你可以在低潮时得到能量，工作得

更好。"）因此选项C是正确答案。

第24题【单选题】

【概括大意】Heavymetalsarepersistent;theydonotbreakdowntoother

chemicalsintheenvironment.Industriallypollutedsitesusuallyundergointensive

clean-upandrehabilitationbecauseheavymetalsareahealthconcernoncethey

enterthefoodchain.Sometracemetalsareallegedtocausecancerandarealso

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knowntocausepoisoning.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A>TheNatureofHeavyMetals

B、PotentialHazardsofHumanContaminatedSoils

C、HeavyMetalsandFoodChain

D、ResearchonChannelsofHeavyMetalsGettingintoHumanFoodChain

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本段文字讲的是：受到工业污染的土壤含有重金属，而重金属很稳

定不容易降解，其中的某些微量重金属能使人致癌或中毒。可以看出其中心内容

是：受污染土地的潜在危险，选择B。

第25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26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27题【单选题】

[2009.04]Theconclusionfromthestudyisnotdefinite;itisjust.

A、tentative

B、valid

C、technical

D、thorough

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】译文：这项研究的结论不是一定的；它只是试探性的。试题分析：

形容词词义选择题。详细解答：A不确定的、试探性的；B正当的、有根据的、

有效的；C技术性的、专门技术的；D彻底的、十足的。

第28题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Thechildrendon'tjustplananycity.Theymapandanalyze（分析）the

housing,energy,andtransportationrequirementsoftheirowndistrictandforetellits

needsin100years.Withtheaidofanarchitect（建筑师）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

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【正确答案】D

【答案解析】根据本段中的Withtheaidofanarchitectwhovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations可知答案为D。句中的aid意为"帮助",与help同义。

第29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

【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30题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

considerably.

A、distribution

B、contribution

C、prescription

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，

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销路。符合句意。

第31题【单选题】

【I闻读选择】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheinterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakesits

mostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitment,allegiance,and

supremesacrifice.Theword“allegiance”isclosestinmeaningto.

A^loyalty

B>objective

C、survival

D、motive

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】解本题可用同类词关系进行判断。在“allegiance"前后的两个词分别

是commitment和sacrifice,应能判断出这三个词相对于国家而言是同一类词，

再利用排除法，不难选出正确答案A。

第32题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman'stechnologyare

impressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuable

amountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistontheocean

floor.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyisimportantbecause.

A>resourcesonlandarerunningshortintenyears

B、mancanuseittoexplorethedeepersea

C、itisalotoffundivingintothesea

D、ancientpeopleusedittoexplorethesea

【正确答案】B

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【答案解析】本段第一句作者提到Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedby

man'stechnologyareimpressive,人类利用技术可以开发的海洋资源是惊人的。

段末说至！J：Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistonthe

oceanfloor.然而，大量有价值的矿物均还埋藏于海底。如铁，铜等等。其他三

项都没有提到。

第33题【单选题】

Thepolicemancameuptothelonelyhousewiththedoor,there

forawhileandthenenteredit.

A、open;tostand

B^opening;stood

C>open;stood

D、opened;standing

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】withthedooropen是with的复合结构,open为形容词，表状态;

stood与came,entered为并列关系，在句中作谓语。

第34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

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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35题【单选题】

Theprofessoraskedaquestion,andDavidagoodanswer.

A、putupwith

B、stoodupfor

C、cameupwith

D^lookeddownupon

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】题目意思：教授问了一个问题，戴维想出一个答案。本题是短语意

义区分题。本题是A忍受、忍耐B保卫、支持C想出、提出D轻

视、看不起

第36题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Technologyisabeauty.Weeagerlyadoptitspleasure,preferringto

copewiththedrawbacksonthemorningafter.Q:Technologyislikeanart,which

everybodyincludingscientistsloves.

A^True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选C。这段提到了technology是一种美的享受，但是没有说它

是一种艺术，更没有说我们每个人都热爱这门艺术。

第37题【单选题】

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[2007.04]Thecentraltheatrehasaseatingofmorethan3,000people.

A>capability

B、capacity

C、ability

D、facility

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。ability主要指天赋的能力或应用知识的才能，

应该是属于那种已经具备并发展较快的能力。如"Hehasunusualabilityinscience”。

capability与ability不同的是，它不仅能用于人，也可用于物,如：Electronic

refinements,however,havegreatlyextendedtheusesandcapabilitiesofsomeof

theolderelectricaldevices,capacity指容纳或吸收事物的能力，可用于人和物。

如"Thehallhasaseatingcapacityof500〃。根据句意，本题应该选capacity。

第38题【单选题】

[2010.04]Inordertofollowfashions,thegirlhastogreatdiscomforts.

A、catchupwith

B、putupwith

C、keepupwith

D^fallinwith

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查短语辨析。【译文】为了跟随时尚，这个女孩不得不忍受

极度地不舒适。putupwith：忍受。catchupwith：追上，赶上。keepupwith：

和…保持联系。fallinwith：偶然遇到，赞同。

第39题【单选题】

—Davidhasmadegreatprogressrecently.—,and.

A、Sohehas；soyouhave

B、Sohehas；sohaveyou

C^Sohehas；sodoyou

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D、Sohashe；soyouhave

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】以so开头的句子如果是表示前面所表达的内容也适合于另一个人

或物时，句子要用倒装语序，这时前后的主语不一致；但当so开头的句子只是

重复前一句的意思，表示"的确"，"如此"，前后主语是同一人或物时，句子不用

倒装语序。根据题目的意思，本题的答案是B。

第40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C。

第41题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Helpingtheplanetisabigpartofwhatourworldtripisallaboutand

that'sexactlywhatwedidthispastweek.Wehelpedgetahydroponicsfarmstarted

inalocalvillage.Thisfarmwillbeamodelforthelocalvillagerssotheycanstart

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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42题【单选题】

［阅读选择］IrecognizedthatthesitessuchasAssociatedContentcanprovidea

fertilegroundforlearninghowtobecomeabetterwriter.Icouldseethatthiswasan

opendoorforsystematicallylearningsomebasicwritingskillswithoutpayingcollege

tuitionforclassesandleavingthecomfortofmyownhome.Intheeyesoftheauthor,

thesiteAssociatedContent.

A、offersyoualotofnovelstoread

B、isgoodforyourbecomingawriter

C>asksyoutostudywritingregularly

D^isratherexpensivebutconvenient

【正确答案】B

［答案解析］答案选B。根据本段的...canprovideafertilegroundforlearninghowto

becomeabetterwriter确定B答案。其余选项与原文意思不符。A与D选项所表

达内容在文中并未提及，可以被排除。C选项中regularly一词并未在文中得到体

现。

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第43题【单选题】

[2009.01]Ifyoutrytolearntoomanythingsatatime,youmayget.

A、concentrated

B^confused

C、confirmed

D^convinced

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查形近形容词意义区分。句意：如果你试图一次学太多东西，

你就有可能糊涂了。A.浓缩的，专心的；B糊涂的，混淆的；C根深蒂固的；D

确信的。

第44题【单选题】

【完成句子】Didyouknowthatbefore1950,hurricaneshadnonames?Theywere

simplygivennumbers.ThefirstnamesweresimplyAlpha,Bravo,Charl