2022年许昌电气职业学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年许昌电气职业学院自考英语（二）练

习题汇总（附答案解析）

第1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2题【单选题】

［阅读选择］Warmaybeanaturalexpressionofbiologicalinstinctanddrives

towardaggressioninthehumanspecies.Naturalimpulsesofanger,hostility,and

territoriality（守卫地盘的天性）areexpressedthroughactsofviolence.Theseareall

qualitiesthathumanssharewithanimals.Aggressionisakindofinnate（天生的）

survivalmechanism,aninstinctforself-preservation,thatallowsanimalstodefend

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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。

第3题【单选题】

［概括大意］Thekeytogardeningwithkids,saysPattiKraemer-Doell,familygarden

coordinatorattheNewYorkBotanicalGardens,is"Lettingthemexperienceit

themselves.Wehavetriedtoguidethem,butnottellthemtoputthesunflowers

hereandthetomatoesthere.Theemphasisisondevelopingtheirimaginationand

theirappreciationforbeingoutinthegarden/Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A^DifferentKindsofGardens.

B、KindsofPlantsinsHomeGarden

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C、TheMostImportantPointinFamilyGardening

D、Howtoplansunflowersandtomatoes

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本段指出家庭园艺的主旨是让孩子去体验，培养他们的想象力和鉴

赏力。所以答案为C。

第4题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thesmokethatcomesfromalitcigarettecontainsmanydifferent

poisonouschemicals.Inthepast,scientistsdidnotthinkthatthesechemicalscould

harmanonsmoker'shealth..Theydiscoveredthatevennonsmokershad

unhealthyamountsofthesetoxic（有毒的）chemicalsintheirbodies.

A>TheGilsonshavebeenmarriedfor35years.

B、Recently,though,scientistschangedtheiropinionaftertheystudiedalarge

groupofnonsmokers.

C>Wecannotavoidsecondhandsmokeinrestaurants.

D^IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

withatleastonesmoker.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】前一句讲的是科学家们过去对二手烟的看法，接下来应选表示他们

改变观点的句子，因为下一句表明他们所持的观点已与过去截然不同。

第5题【单选题】

[2010.04]Bytheendofnextyearthebridge.

A、istocomplete

B、hasbeencompleted

C、willbecompleted

D、willhavebeencompleted

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】【译文】到明年年底之前，这座桥修建将完成。【试题分析】本题

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考查语法。【详细解答】动词时态。bytheendof到……时为止；在......之前。将来

完成时态，用于表达在将来某时间以前已经完成的动作。

第6题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Despiteotherexplanations,therealanswerinmyopinionliespartlyin

thechildhimself,partlyinthebehaviorofthepeoplearoundhim.Q:Thereasonwhy

childrenlearntheirmothertonguesowellliessolelyintheirenvironmentof

learning.

A、True

B、False

C^NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。原文说的是儿童之所以能够完全掌握母语部分原因在于

儿童自身，部分原因在于孩子周围人们的行为。问题句说"儿童母语学得好的原

因只是因为他们的学习环境。"此处solely的表述是错误的。

第7题【单选题】

[2009.10]hehasmanyfriends,heisoftenfeelinglonely.

A、As

B、When

C、While

D、Since

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查状语从句的从属连词。【译文】尽管（虽然）他有许多朋

友，但他常常感到孤独。

第8题【单选题】

[2010.04]Expertshavefoundthatnormalsleepcanbedividedintofive

stages.

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A、moderate

B>initial

C、distinct

D、advanced

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】【译文】专家们已经发现正常的睡眠可以分为五个不同的阶段。【试

题分析】本题考查词汇。【详细解答】形容词的词义选取。

第9题【单选题】

Itmakesgoodtobringanumbrella;itseemstoberainingtoday.

A^sense

B>reason

C、suggestion

D、advice

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】题目意思：今天天气看起来要下雨了，因此带着伞是合情合理的。

本题是短语意义区分题。本题是A.tomake(good)sense〃很有意义、合乎情理

的、明智的〃B原因C建议D劝告

第10题【单选题】

【I阅读选择1TheUnitedStatesperceivesitselftobeamiddle-classnation.However,

middleclassisnotarealdesignation,nordoesitcarryprivileges.Itismoreofa

perception,whichprobablywasastrueasitevercouldberightafterWorldWarII.

Theeconomywasgrowing,moreandmorepeopleownedtheirownhomes,workers

hadsolidcontractswiththecompaniesthatemployedthem,andnearlyeveryone

whowantedahighereducationcouldhaveone.Theinformationinthispassage

dealswith.

A>anindividual

B^asocialandeconomicgroup

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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

案B。

第11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

【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U：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12题【单选题】

[2009.7]Anemployeehasperfectreliabilityifhealwaysdoeshiswork.

A>personally

B、scarcely

C、respectively

D、responsibly

【正确答案】D

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【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13题【单选题】

【I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14题【单选题】

[2009.7]Thewoundedsoldierswouldrecoverquicklyiftheywerewell.

A^nourished

B、stuffed

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C、tamed

D、ventured

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查过去分词意义区分。译文：如果受伤的战士营养很好，他

们就会很快痊愈。A营养，滋养；B填满，塞满；C驯服（猛兽）；D冒险

第15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16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"Hilary的一个竞选承诺是改革国家的医疗制度J

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

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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17题【单选题】

[2009.7]Thewoundedsoldierswouldrecoverquicklyiftheywerewell.

A、nourished

B>stuffed

C>tamed

D、ventured

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查过去分词意义区分。译文：如果受伤的战士营养很好，他

们就会很快痊愈。A营养，滋养；B填满，塞满；C驯服（猛兽）；D冒险

第18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叮hey”，该词指“TheCaribbean

Islands*'；而且在语义上也有很好的衔接。

第19题【单选题】

[2009.04]Sheeverythingelseandconcentratedonthetaskbeforeher.

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A、setoff

B>setback

C、setaside

D、setup

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本题考查短语意义辨析。译文：她把其他事情都放到一边，集中精

力于她面前的任务。详细解答：A出发、动身；B把（某物）置于…之后、延迟；

C撇开、取消、废除；D建立、提出。

第20题【单选题】

【阅读选择】DuringthesepastfewyearsIusedAssociatedContenttotrywriting.I

foundwritingforthatsitewasnotmycupoftea.However;myexperiencetherewas

positiveasIwasrewardedwithevenmorelearningopportunitiesjustbydippingmy

toesintothewater.ThroughAssociatedContentIwasintroducedtotheworldof

blogging.Idecidedtolearnhowtosetupablogmyself.NowI'minterestedin

bloggingandcontinuetoworkasawriter.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofusingthe

siteAssociatedContent?

A、TowriteforthesiteYahoo!ContributorNetwork.

B^Toknowmoreaboutotherwriters.

C、Tohaveoneofhisarticlespublished.

D、Tobecomeanetworkwriter.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】答案选D。根据本段的Idecidedtolearnhowtosetupablogmyself.

NowI'minterestedinbloggingandcontinuetoworkasawriter确定D答案。A选项

是作者偶然获得的结果，并非刚开始写作时的目的，可排除；B选项不是作者的

目的；C选项是作者两年前已经取得的成果，无需再定为自己目标。

第21题【单选题】

［填句补文］Theacidrain（酸雨）issaidtobecausedbypollutionfromoilwellsin

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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22题【单选题】

【填句补文】Homeschoolingisoftenmoreinterestingthanregularschools,but

criticssaythathome-schoolersareoutsiderswhomightbeuncomfortablemixing

withotherpeopleinadultlife..However,mostparentsdon'thavethetime

orthedesiretoteachtheirchildrenathome,soschoolswillcontinuetobewhere

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'­

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第23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24题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Theriverwassohighthatthewaterranintostreetsandhouses.Many

streetshadtobeclosedtocarsandtrucksbecauseofthehighwater.Thismadeit

difficultforfiretrucks,policecars,andotherrescuevehiclestohelppeoplewho

wereintrouble.Q:Rescuevehicleshadahardtimegettingtopeople.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。本题的意思是：救援车辆费了很大劲才把人救出来。此

句的意思在最后一句提到了，故选A。

第25题【单选题】

[2009.04]Theconclusionfromthestudyisnotdefinite;itisjust.

A、tentative

B、valid

C、technical

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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26题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thevehiclewastravelingatspeeds90milesperhour.

A、inadditionto

B、inviewof

C^inexcessof

D、insearchof

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查短语辨析。那辆车以超过每小时90英里的速度行驶。A.

除…之外、例外；B.由…看来、有鉴于；C.过分、超出；D.寻找、追

求。

第27题【单选题】

【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

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【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28题【单选题】

【阅读判断】TheUKisportionedatNo.29,amuchlowerpositionchieflybecauseof

thesocialandfamilybreakdownrecordedinofficialstatistics.TheUS,whichhasthe

secondhighestpercapitaGDP（人均国内生产总值）afterLuxembourg,tookthe13th

placeinthesurvey.Chinawasinthelowerhaftoftheleagueat60th.Q:TheUnited

StatesofAmericaisamongthetop10countriesinthesurvey.

A^True

B>False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。问题句说“美国位于前十个国家的行列"。TheUS,whichhas

thesecondhighestpercapitaGDP（人均国内生产总值）afterLuxembourg,tookthe

13thplaceinthesurvey.该句说“美国的人均国内生产总值排名第2,仅位于卢森

堡之后，因此美国在这项调查中位于第13位。"显然问题句的说法与该句的说法

不一致，因此判断问题句"错误"。

第29题【单选题】

[2008.10]Itisstronglyheldthatnewmustbeintroducedtoprotectthe

rightoftheimmigrants.

A、statistics

B、constructions

C、measures

D、concessions

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本题考查名词词义区分。【译文】强烈支持采取新措施维护移民的

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权力。【详细解答】A统计学B建设C措施，办法D让步，特许

权

第30题【单选题】

【填句补文】DavidGutersonandhiswifeteachtheirthreechildrenathome.

Gutersonsaysthathischildrenlearnverydifferentlyfromchildreninschool:

tForexample,whenthereisheavysnowfallonawinterday,itmaystarta

discussionorreadingaboutclimate,snowremovalequipment,Alaska,polarbears

（北极熊）,andwintertourism.Aspringeveningwhenthefamilyisoutwatching

thestarsisagoodtimetoaskquestionsaboutsatellitesandthespaceprogram.

A^Someparentspreferteachingtheirchildrenathomebecausetheydonot

believethatpublicschoolsteachthecorrectreligiousvalues.

B、Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

C、Interestingly,resultsshowthathome-schooledchildrenquiteoftendobetter

thanaverageonnationaltestsinreadingandmath.

D^Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】此空要填的是home-schoolers与其他孩子学习的不同点，因此选B。

第31题【单选题】

【阅读选择1Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulinbusiness.

Hehadabeautifulhomeandwonderfulfamily,butrealizedhisfatherwasveryold,

andthoughtperhapsheshouldgotohim.Hehadnotseenhimsincethatgraduation

day.Beforehecouldmakearrangementstoseehisfather;hereceivedatelegram

tellinghimhisfatherhadpassedaway,andwilledallofhispossessionstohisson.He

neededtocomehomeimmediatelyandtakecarethings.Whenhearrivedathis

father'shouse,suddensadnessandregretfilledhisheart.Whentheyoungman

arrivedhome,hefelt.

A>sad

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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32题【单选题】

【阅读选择】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand

otherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.Itwas

firstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400zs.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33题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Backin1969,USPresidentRichardNixonconfidentlypredicted:"Inthe

next50years,weshallseeawomanpresident,perhapssoonerthanyouthink.”

Today,nottoofaroffNixon'sdeadline,Americaislookingatthatpossibility.Overthe

weekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBillClinton,announced

herrunfor2008presidency.Q:Uptothepresent,nowomanhasbeenelected

presidentintheUS.

A>True

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B>False

C>NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A„问题句说"迄今为止在美国没有一个女人曾经被选举为

总统”。本段说的是“1969年，美国总统RichardNixon很有信心地预测：’在下一

个50年里，我们将会看见一个女总统，这或许比你想象的更快些今天距离

Nixon总统给出的最终期限已经不远了，美国人现在正关注这可能性"。相邻语句

的句意相关，显然，定冠词结构"thepossibility"指答案相关句中提到的"可能出现

美国女总统"。从该句中可以推断出“从1969年到现在为止，美国还没有出现女

总统"。因此问题句提供了正确信息。

第34题【单选题】

[2008.10]Itisstronglyheldthatnewmustbeintroducedtoprotectthe

rightoftheimmigrants.

A>statistics

B>constructions

C、measures

D、concessions

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本题考查名词词义区分。【译文】强烈支持采取新措施维护移民的

权力。【详细解答】A统计学B建设C措施，办法D让步，特许

权

第35题【单选题】

【完成句子】Theimportanceofparticularmetalsinthehumandiethasbeen

realizedwithinthepastfewdecades,andtheideathatgeologymightberelatedto

healthhasbeenrecognizedforanumberofelementssuchasiodine,zincand

selenium.Forexample,soilswithlowiodinecontentsproducecrops,andanimals

deficientiniodine.Alackofiodineinthehumandietleadstosomeserious

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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36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37题【单选题】

［阅读选择］IrecognizedthatthesitessuchasAssociatedContentcanprovidea

fertilegroundforlearninghowtobecomeabetterwriter.Icouldseethatthiswasan

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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。

第38题【单选题】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

B、ensure

C^insure

D>secure

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查动词意义区分。【译文】他保证在办公室里的所有机密数

据处于安全状态。【详细解答】A使确信，使有信心；B确保（某事）发生，担

保；C为......投保，给......保险；D安全的，没有危险的

第39题【单选题】

【概括大意】Today,wearebeginningtothinkdifferently.Inthelastfewyears,

researchhasthrowndoubtontheviewthatinnateintelligencecaneverbe

measuredandontheverynatureofintelligenceitself.Thereisconsiderableevidence

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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40题【单选题】

[2010.04]Whathergrandfathersaidleftaimpressiononhermind.Shestill

remembersit.

A、final

B、vague

C>deep

D、main

【正确答案】c

【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41题【单选题】

[2008.10]Countrylifeisbetterthancitylifeitoffersfreshairandnoiseless

environment.

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A、inthat

B>asthat

C、asfor

D、inwhich

【正确答案】A

【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：Ilikethecountry

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

第42题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thefurnitureinherbedroomisquitedifferentfrominthe

livingroom.

A、that

B、it

C、one

D、which

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查复合句。that在本句中指代thefurniture,目的是为了避

免重复。which用于引导句子或短语，在此也不能指代thefurniture。

第43题【单选题】

【完成句子】Asthesunflowersgrow,putahayfencearoundthemforprotection

andstakeifnecessary.Plantmorninggloriesorsweetpeasaroundthebaseofeach

sunflower;andtheywillgrowupthestems,eventuallyformingaroofoverthetop.

Bysummer'send,kidswillhaveasunflowerhousetoplayin.Whenautumncomes,

childrencan.

A>seedlotsofsunflowers

B^playgamesinthesunflowerhouse

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C、includeplantswithanimalnames

D、findtheirownplayingsection

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】段落最后一句是答案的出处，Bysummer'send"夏天结束的时候〃实

际上就是Whenautumncomes〃秋天来临的时候〃。答案选择B。

第44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45题【单选题】

Nosoonerhadwereachedhomeaviolentstormbrokeout.

A、when

B^that

C>until

D>than

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】题目意思：我们刚一到家，一场猛烈的暴风雨就下起来了。本题是

固定搭配题。本题是nosooner…than〃一…就…〃

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第46题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thesmokethatcomesfromalitcigarettecontainsmanydifferent

poisonouschemicals.Inthepast,scientistsdidnotthinkthatthesechemicalscould

harmanonsmoker'shealth..Theydiscoveredthatevennonsmokershad

unhealthyamountsofthesetoxic（有毒的）chemicalsintheirbodies.

A>TheGilsonshavebeenmarriedfor35years.

B、Recently,though,scientistschangedtheiropinionaftertheystudiedalarge

groupofnonsmokers.

C、Wecannotavoidsecondhandsmokeinrestaurants.

D^IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

withatleastonesmoker.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】前一句讲的是科学家们过去对二手烟的看法，接下来应选表示他们

改变观点的句子，因为下一句表明他们所持的观点已与过去截然不同。

第47题【单选题】