2022年宁夏建设职业技术学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年宁夏建设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】

【阅读选择】Thesystemhasseveraladvantages.Shepherdsdonothavetowalk

amongthesheep,whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogive

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,uj矢口D项正确。

第2题【单选题】

[2009.10]Scientistsdoubtwhetherit'storegulateone'sbiologicalclockby

drinking.

A>feasible

B>incredible

C、fashionable

D、valuable

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【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3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4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5题【单选题】

Asoneoftheworld'shighestpaidmodels,shehadherfaceforfive

milliondollars.

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A、deposited

B>assured

C、measured

D、insured

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】作为世界上收入最高的模特之一，她为自己的脸投保五百万美元。

Insure表示“给什么上保险"，assuresb.ofsth.,assuresb.that是常用搭配，表示“保

证，确保"；ensuresth.,ensurethat意思和assure一样，但用法不同。

第6题【单选题】

Idon'tmindthedecisionaslongasitisnottoolate.

A>youtodelaymaking

B、yourdelayingmaking

C、yourdelayingtomake

D、youdelaytomake

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】这是一个带有逻辑主语的动名词结构。依据前面所讲，逻辑主语应

是一个带有形容词性的物主代词，其后的动词delay也应该是一个动名词。

第7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

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【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8题【单选题】

【阅读判断】AmoderateearthquakestruckpartsofsoutheastEnglandon28April

2007,topplingchimneysfromhousesandrousingresidentsfromtheirbeds.Q:

DuringtheApril28earthquake,thewholeEnglandwasleftwithoutpower.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。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，儿千名居民无电可用。thewholeEngland与partsofsoutheastEngland是

不符的，所以选B。

第9题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Climatescientistsarenotpresenteverywhere.Becausethereareso

manyplacesintheworldandnotenoughscientiststoobserveallofthem,they're

askingforyourhelpinobservingsignsofclimatechangeacrosstheworld.Thecitizen

scientistmovementencouragesordinarypeopletoobserveaveryspecificresearch

interest——birds,trees,flowersbudding,etc,andsendtheirobservationstoagiant

databasetobeobservedbyprofessionalscientists.Thishelpsasmallnumberof

scientiststrackalargeamountofdatathattheywouldneverbeabletogatheron

theirown.Muchlikecitizenjournalistshelpinglargepublicationscoverahyper-local

beat,citizenscientistsarereadyfortheconditionswheretheylive.Allthat'sneeded

tobecomeoneisafewminuteseachdayoreachweektogatherdataandsendit

in.In“Allthat'sneededtobecomeone...(paragraph2)",whatdoestheword"one"

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standsfor?

A>acitizenjournalist

B^acitizenscientist

C、ascientist

D、acitizen

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】one不仅是数词也是代词；代词指代的名词或句子一般出现在代词

的前一句，要注意区分代词单、复数。

第10题【单选题】

【阅读判断】WhenourNeolithicancestors,livingintheMiddleEastabout10,000

yearsago,discoveredthatcertaingrassescouldbeharvestedandtheirseedsplanted

forricheryieldsthenextseason,thefirstgreatstepinanewassociationofplants

andhumanswastaken.Q:PeoplelivingintheMiddleEastfirstlearnedtogrowplants

forfoodabout10,000yearsago.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。利用"10,000"作为答案线索词（因为年代通常是用数字

表示），于是发现有句子提到当生活在约一万年前中东地区的人们发现从某些植

物中可以收获粮食，并且播种后下一个收获季节还能产出更多的粮食时，就迈开

了植物和人类联系的第1大步。

第口题【单选题】

[2009.04]Don'ttrusteverythingyouhavereadinthenewspapers.

A、which

B、that

C>as

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D、what

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查定语从句。译文：不要相信你在报纸上读到的每件事。定

语从句所修饰的先行词是不定代词everything,故选B。

第12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.lfone

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13题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology..

Sciencehastodowithdiscoveringthefactsandrelationshipsbetweenobservable

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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14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

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Bo

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第15题【单选题】

Welastnightbutwewenttotheconcertinstead.

A>musthavestudied

B、mightstudy

C、shouldhavestudied

D、wouldstudy

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】"shouldhavedone"表示过去应该做而实际上没有做到的动作；其否

定式则表示过去不应该做而实际上已经作了的动作。两者都含有责备之意。

第16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17题【单选题】

[2009.01]Thetwinsisterswereidenticalappearanceandcharacter.

A>of

B、with

C、in

D、to

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【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查介词词义。句意：这对双胞胎姐妹的面容和性格都一模一

样。beidenticalto/with完全相同的，一模一样的。本题要说明在某个方面是一

样的，故选C。

第18题【单选题】

【概括大意】"Manyoflife'sfailures,"thesupremeinnovatorsaid,"arepeoplewho

didnotrealizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhentheygaveup."Beforethat

magicalmomentinOctober1879,Edisonhadworkedoutnofewerthan3,000

theoriesaboutelectriclight,butinonlytwocasesdidhisexperimentswork.Themain

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19题【单选题】

【阅读选择］WhenIgraduatedfromhighschool,myfamilyhadabusinesssoInever

thoughtaboutgettingacollegedegree.Iwentstraightfrommyhighschool

graduationtoworkformyfather.After24yearsofupsanddowns(mostlydowns),I

decidedthatIwantedtoreturntoschoolandearnadegreeinBusiness

Administration.Whydidn'ttheauthorgoonwitheducationaftergraduatingfrom

highschool?

A、Tohelpherfatherwithbusiness.

B、Toescapefromschoollife.

C、Toexperiencesociallifeearly.

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D、Toachieveherdream.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。事实细节题。该题目主要考查考生对文章主人公相关细

节的了解。根据题干内容，此细节定位于文章本段讲述自己高中毕业后经历的部

分。文中讲到"当我高中毕业时，爸爸正在做生意。所以我压根没有考虑过继续

获得大学学位的事情，毕业后直接转向为爸爸工作”。可判断A选项与原文句意

一致。

第20题【单选题】

TheNetherlandsistheonlycountryinEuropewhichpermitseuthanasia,it

isnottechnicallylegalthere.

A、if

B、otherwise

C、although

D、unless

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本句的意思是"虽然荷兰是欧洲唯一允许安乐死的国家，但是安乐

死在荷兰严格说来并不合法"，所以应该填although。

第21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

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权

第22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

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23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。

第24题【单选题】

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—Davidhasmadegreatprogressrecently.—,and.

A>Sohehas；soyouhave

B^Sohehas；sohaveyou

C、Sohehas；sodoyou

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25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26题【单选题】

[2008.10]Itisstronglyheldthatnewmustbeintroducedtoprotectthe

rightoftheimmigrants.

A、statistics

B、constructions

C、measures

D、concessions

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【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27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28题【单选题】

【阅读选择】But日lenreallybecamefamousin2001.Agedonly24,shewasoneof

onlytwowomenwhoenteredtheVendeeGloberoundtheworldsolorace（单人环

球帆船比赛）,whichlasts100days.Despitemanyproblems,shecamesecondinthe

raceoutof24competitorsandshewasgivenaverywarmwelcomewhenshe

returned.IntheVendeeGloberace,Ellenwon.

A、agoldmedal

B、The"BestWomanSailor"award

C、The"YoungSailoroftheYearz,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。

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第29题【单选题】

[2009.01]Youshouldhelpthemwhenyourfriendsquarrelwitheachother.

A>comeintosight

B、cometoterms

C、comeintoplay

D、cometopower

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查短语的习惯用法。句意：当你的朋友吵架时，你应当帮助

他们协调一下。comeinto或cometo都表示进入（某种状态）。A映入眼帘；

B.达成协议，妥协、；C开始运作；D.上台，开始掌权。

第30题【单选题】

【填句补文]Arms.Howyouholdyourarmsshowshowopenandreceptiveyouare

topeopleyoumeet.Ifyoukeepyourarmstothesidesofyourbodyorbehindyour

back,thissuggestsyouarenotafraidoftakingonwhatevercomesyourway.

.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。

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第31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32题【单选题】

【概括大意】TheSecondWorldWarisperhapsthemostcatastrophic（灾难性的）

eventthatmankindhaseversuffered.Thewaraffected80percentoftheworld's

peopleatthattime,from61countries,andclaimed55millionlives.Themainidea

ofthisparagraphis.

A、GloomyWorld

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33题【单选题】

[2009.04]I'vegottheorderfromthebossthattheworkfinishedbefore

5p.m.today.

A、wouldbe

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B、be

C、willhavebeen

D、couldbe

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查名词从句中的虚拟语气。译文:我己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。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34题【单选题】

IwouldlovetothepartylastnightbutIhadtoworkextrahourstofinisha

report.

A、togo

B^tohavegone

C>going

D^havinggone

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查非谓语动词与虚拟语气。wouldlovetodo为一固定搭配

形式，其中不定式表示想要做的动作。但此句中but连接的句子说明其实动作

并没有发生，所以这里要用虚拟语气表示与过去事实相反，选用B项。

第35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Bo

第36题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Oneproblemwiththisdesignisthatthemousegetsdirtyastheball

rollsoverthesurfaceandpicksupdirt.Eventuallyyouhavetocleanyourmouse.Q:

Whenanordinarycomputermousegetsdirty,ithastobereplacedwithanewone.

A^True

B>False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选Bo题中说鼠标脏了，就得换用新的。这一说法与原文不符。

原文说的是鼠标脏了，可以擦干净再用。ithastobereplacedwithanewone与

youhavetocleanyourmouse不符。所以选B0

第37题【单选题】

【填句补文】AllchildrenintheUnitedStateshavetoreceiveaneducation,butthe

lawdoesnotsaytheyhavetobeeducatedatschool.Anumberofparentsprefernot

tosendtheirchildrentoschool..Thereareabout300,000home-schoolers

intheUnitedStatestoday.

A、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B、Insomecountries,however,childrenareeducatedbytheirparents.

C、Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

D、Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas"home-schoolers."

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】后文出现了home-schoolers,根据选项，这里应该是对这个词的定

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义，因此选D。

第38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.

【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39题【单选题】

Theengineermyfatherworksisabout50yearsold.

A、towhom

B、onwhom

C、withwhich

D、withwhom

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】withwhom引导定语从句.withwhom放在从句中即为:myfather

workswiththeengineer.

第40题【单选题】

【概括大意】Wignailcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesby

comparingtheproportionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflavathatthey

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produced.Hefoundthatsizeforsize,oldereruptionswereatleast10timesas

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k川ingefficiency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41题【单选题】

【阅读选择］Itnormallytakesfromfivedaystooneweekforapersontoadapttoa

reversedroutineofsleepandwakefulness,sleepingduringthedayandworkingat

night.Unfortunately,itisoftenthecaseinindustrythatshiftsarechangedevery

week;apersonmayworkfrom12midnightto8a.m.oneweek,8amto4pmthe

next,and4pmto12midnightthethirdandsoon.Thismeansthatnosoonerhashe

gotusedtooneroutinethanhehastochangetoanother,sothatmuchofhistimeis

spentneitherworkingnorsleepingveryefficiently.lnthelastsentenceofthe

paragraph,/zanother,zmeans.

A>anotherroutine

B^anothershift

C、anotherweek

D>anotherperson

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】another（另一个）之后省略了routine一词。

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第42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.Inmostcasesofcloud-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43题【单选题】

[2009.04]Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

A、what

B、which

C、when

D、that

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查主语从句的引导词的选择。译文：大会什么时候召开还没

有决定。详细解答：A什么；B哪一个；C什么时候；D（无词义）。

第44题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Idon'tclaimthereisn'taforcewhichguidesus,whichtakescareofus,

butthemainelementthathelpsusbuildupourfutureisourwayofbeing.Our

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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45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Bo

第46题【单选题】

［填句补文］Arms.Howyouholdyourarmsshowshowopenandreceptiveyouare

topeopleyoumeet.Ifyoukeepyourarmstothesidesofyourbodyorbehindyour

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back,thissuggestsyouarenotafraidoftakingonwhatevercomesyourway.

.Ifsomeoneupsetsyou,justcrossyourarmstoshowyou'reunhappy!

A、Outgoingpeoplegenerallyusetheirarmswithbigmovements,whilequieter

peoplekeepthemclosetotheirbodies.

B、Ifyoualefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

C、However,itwillprobablystillbenoticed,andpeoplewillknowyou'renot

pleased.

D>lfyouarepleased,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47题【单选题】

［阅读选择］Inthenextstage,fromthreetofiveyearsold,curiosityknowsno

bounds.Everytypeofsuitabletoyshouldbemadeavailabletothechild,fortrying

out,experimentingandlearning,fordiscoveringhisownparticularability.Bricksand

jigsaws（七巧板）andconstructiontoys;painting,scribbling（涂鸦）andmakingthings;

Sandandwaterplay;toysforimaginativeandpretendingplay;thefirstsocialgames

forlearningtoplayandgetonwithothers.Welearnfromthepassagethatachildhas

boundlesscuriosity.

A、whenheistwo.

B^whenheisaroundfour.

C、whenheissix.

D、whenheiseight.

【正确答案】B

［答案解析］根据Inthenextstage,fromthreetofiveyearsold,curiosityknowsno

bounds可以得出答案是B。

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第48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49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50题【单选题】

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[2009.10]Theroomwasquiet,theoccasionalcoughingfrommythroat.

A>incase

B^exceptfor

C、byfar

D>insteadof

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查介词短语意义区分。【译文】这个房间很安静，除了偶尔

从我喉咙里发出的咳嗽声以外。A以免、以防万一B除了・・.以外C到目前

为止D代替、而不是

第51题【单选题】

（完成句子】Didyouknowthatbefore1950,hurricaneshadnonames?Theywere

simplygivennumbers.ThefirstnamesweresimplyAlpha,Bravo,Charlie,etc.butin

1953,femalesnamesweregivenbecauseoftheunpredictability（不可预知）factorof

thestorms.In1979,realizingthesexist（性别歧视的）natureofsuchnames,thelists

wereexpandedtoincludebothmenandwomen.Themainconsiderationofusing

malesandfemales'namesforhurricanesis.

A、thetimely（及时的）discovery

B^itsuncertainty

C、sexequality

D、itsconnectionwithhuma