2022年广东白云学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年广东白云学院自考英语（二）练习题

汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【阅读选择］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2题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Herculesservedaking.Thekingwasafraidofhim.Soagainandagain

hesenthimondifficulttasks.Onemorningthekingsentforhimandtoldhimto

fetchthreegoldenapplesforhimfromthegardenoftheSingingMaidens（歌女）.But

nooneknewwherethegardenwas.Q:Herculeswasgivenmanydifficulttasks

becausethekingwantedtogetridofhim.

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A、True

B>False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。句子的意思是：国王想除掉Hercules,所以交给他很多

艰巨的工作去做。这个信息在短文第二句和第三句中提到了，与短文的意思相符

（国王很害怕Hercules,多次交给他艰巨的工作去做），由此可以推断本题的正确

选项为Ao

第3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4题【单选题】

【阅读选择】ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshewastalkingtoalocal

restaurantwheretheyweregoingtohavelunchafterherappointment.Shecalledto

seeifhewasthere.Shesaid,“MyhusbandhasAlzheimer's（老年痴呆）andhe

shouldn'tbedrivingwithoutme."Numerousthoughtsranthroughmyhead.Callthe

police,callherfamily,andnotify（通知）thedoctor'sofficeshehadjustcomefrom!

Butatfirst,IofferedtodrivetothelocalrestauranttoseeifEdwaswaitingforher

there.Theelderlywomancriedinthelobbywhenshewastalkingto.

A>herhusbandwithAlzheimer's

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B、thenurseinthedoctor'soffice

C>alocalrestaurant

D、oneofherfamilymembers

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选Co根据文章本段中ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshe

wastalkingtoalocalrestaurant…可知答案为C项。Helen由于担心自己丈夫安危,

但又找不到人，情急之下先打电话到俩人约好即将要去的餐厅询问情况。

第5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6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.

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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7题【单选题】

Eachofusshouldasideafewminutestohavearesteveryday.

A^push

B>provide

C、turn

D、set

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。setaside：留出，拨出。是固定搭配。

第8题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Asfarasastronomers（天文学家）candetermine,theentireuniverse

isbuiltofthesamematter.Theyhavenoreasontodoubtthatmatterobeysthe

samelawsineverypartoftheuniverse.Therefore,itisreasonabletoguessthat

otherstars,withtheirownplanets,wereborninthesamewayasourownsolar

system.Whatweknowoflifeonearthsuggeststhatlifewillarisewhereverthe

properconditionsexist.Astronomersbelievethatmatterindifferentpartsofthe

universe

A、obeysdifferentlaws.

B、obeysonecommonlaw.

C、obeysthesamelaws.

D^obeysnocommonlaw.

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【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答题依据在本段的第二句。科学家没有理由怀疑宇宙中的物质遵循

同一法则，即他们相信宇宙中不同地方的物质是遵循同一法则的。

第9题【单选题】

【填句补文】Posture.Agoodposturemakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.

tThismakesbreathingmoredifficult,whichinturncanmakeyoufeel

nervousoruncomfortable.

A、Ifyouarefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

B^Bodylanguageisabroadtermforseveralformsofcommunicationusingbody

movementsorgestures.

C、Bodylanguagediffersfromculturetoculture.

D、Ifyouareatinterviews,trytokeepthemstill.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段讲的是身体姿势。填充句后一个句子提到"this"会使呼吸更加

困难，this显然指的是一种不太好的身体姿势，因此本题答案为A。

第10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

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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11题【单选题】

【填句补文】Posture.Agoodposturemakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.

.Thismakesbreathingmoredifficult,whichinturncanmakeyoufeel

nervousoruncomfortable.

A、Ifyouarefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

B、Bodylanguageisabroadtermforseveralformsofcommunicationusingbody

movementsorgestures.

C>Bodylanguagediffersfromculturetoculture.

D、Ifyouareatinterviews,trytokeepthemstill.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段讲的是身体姿势。填充句后一个句子提到"this"会使呼吸更加

困难，this显然指的是一种不太好的身体姿势，因此本题答案为A。

第12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13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-efficientsobatteriescanlastmonths.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14题【单选题】

【阅读判断】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

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

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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）"，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15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16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

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【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17题【单选题】

[2009.10]PoorspeakerofEnglishthoughhewasatthetime,hestillmanagedto

makehimself.

A、understand

B、understood

C^understanding

D^tounderstand

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查语法。那个时候虽然他说英语说得不好，但仍然可以让别

人听懂。非谓语动词的选用。过去分词作宾语补足语表示被动以及动作的完成。

第18题【单选题】

[概括大意1Thekeytogardeningwithkids,saysPattiKraemer-Doell,familygarden

coordinatorattheNewYorkBotanicalGardens,iszzLettingthemexperienceit

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

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赏力。所以答案为c。

第19题【单选题】

［阅读选择］Inthenextstage,fromthreetofiveyearsold,curiosityknowsno

bounds.Everytypeofsuitabletoyshouldbemadeavailabletothechild,fortrying

out,experimentingandlearning,fordiscoveringhisownparticularability.Bricksand

jigsaws1七工5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。

第20题【单选题】

【阅读选择1Itwasalsointhe1600sthatprofessionalballetbegan.KingLouisXIVof

France,himselfadevoteddancer;foundedtheRoyalAcademyofDance.Thefive

basicfeetpositionsfromwhichallballetstepsbeginwerefinalized.Inthelate1700s

anotherimportantchangeoccurred.Balletbegantotellastoryonitsown.Itwasno

longersimplydancetobeperformedbetweenactsofplays.日aboratewigsand

costumeswereeliminated.Bytheearly1800sdancerslearnedtoriseontheirtoesto

makeitappearthattheywerefloating.Animportantinfluenceinearlyballet

was.

A、Balanchine

B、MarieAntoinette

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C、Diaghilev

D、LouisXIV

【正确答案】D

（答案解析]答案选Do细节题。对照原文Itwasalsointhe1600sthatprofessional

balletbegan.KingLouisXIVofFrance,himselfadevoteddancer,foundedtheRoyal

AcademyofDance.这里出现的时间1600s在原文中是比较早的，提到的人物是

KingLouisXIV,选D。

第21题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Manyresearchers,whoseworkdependsonoceansoundsobjecttoa

limitofone-hundred-twentydecibels（分贝）.Theysaysuchalimitisagreater

dangerthantheybelieved.Theywanttopreventnoisesfromharmingcreaturesin

theocean.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillscientistsmostprobablydointhe

future?

A>Theywillworkhardtoreduceoceannoisepollution.

B>Theywillprotectanimalsfromharmfulnoises.

C、Theywilltrytosetalimitof120decibels.

D、Theywillstudytheeffectofoceannoisepollution.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】Theywillprotectanimalsfromharmfulnoises.本段的最后一句话是

答案的出处。

第22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23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24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25题【单选题】

Becauseofthebadweather,thesportsmeethadtobe.

A、shutdown

B、doneaway

C^goneoff

D^calledoff

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词组辨析。calloff：取消，符合句意。shutdown：关闭（工

厂）；（工厂）停工，关闭。doaway常与with搭配，构成doawaywith。gooff：

爆炸，（闹铃）响。

第26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27题【单选题】

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[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，

直立地D实际上，事实上

第28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29题【单选题】

【填句补文】Homeschoolingisoftenmoreinterestingthanregularschools,but

criticssaythathome-schoolersareoutsiderswhomightbeuncomfortablemixing

withotherpeopleinadultlife..However;mostparentsdon'thavethetime

orthedesiretoteachtheirchildrenathome,soschoolswillcontinuetobewhere

mostchildrengettheirformaleducation.

A^Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B^Anumberofparentsprefernottosendtheirchildrentoschool.

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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30题【单选题】

Weareallconcernedhersafety.

A、about

B、in

C、of

D、with

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】beconcernedabout：关心，担心。句意：我们大家都担心着她的

安全。

第31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

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第32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

义，因此选D。

第33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”。

第34题【单选题】

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【填句补文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

exposuretosecondhandsmoke.

A、Theriskisevenhigherforchildrenwholiveinhomeswherebothparents

smoke.

B、IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

withatleastonesmoker.

C、Thissmokeiscalledsecondhandsmoke.

D^NooneknowsforsurewhyMr.Gilsonhaslungcancer.

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】前一句提到，不吸烟者时常吸入他人香烟中冒出的烟，接下来应首

选对此烟加以定义的句子。

第35题【单选题】

Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

considerably.

A>distribution

B^contribution

C、prescription

D、circulation

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】circulation：（书报杂志的）销售量，发行额，销路。符合句意。

第36题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】AndyetalthoughtheMayasknewaboutthewheel,theyneverusedit.

Neitherdidtheyusemetalsotherthancopper.Whatisevermoresurprisingisthat

theysuddenlyabandoned（抛弃）manyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.

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SometimearoundAD900,Mayancivilizationcollapsed.Bytheyear1200,theirlast

greatcapital,ChichenItza,wasdeserted.Oneofthemostsurprisingfindingsabout

Mayaswasthat.

A、theydevelopedaccuratesystemmeasuringtime.

B、theyknewhowtobuildpyramidswithstones.

C>theydesertedtheircitiesandmovedtonewones.

D、theybuiltcitieswhichtheyneverlivedin.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】对应点为Whatisevermoresurprisingisthattheysuddenly

abandonedmanyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.是对原文语意进彳亍了

转化，最高级代替了比较级。

第37题【单选题】

[2009.10]Therearemanysalesthisseason,duringwhichstoreswilllowertheir

______prices.

A、normal

B、general

C、ordinary

D^usual

【正确答案】A

第38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

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细解答】牢记在心：bearinmind或者keepinmind

第39题【单选题】

[2009.7]Thehousewasquietinthenight,theoccasionalcoughingfrom

mythroat.

A、asfor

B、suchas

C、insteadof

D、exceptfor

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查短语意义区分。译文：除了偶尔我咳嗽一下以外，这所房

子在夜晚非常安静。A至于，关于；B例如；C代替，而不是；D除了……以

外

第40题【单选题】

【完成句子】Heavymetalsarepersistent;theydonotbreakdowntoother

chemicalsintheenvironment.Industriallypollutedsitesusuallyundergointensive

clean-upandrehabilitationbecauseheavymetalsareahealthconcernoncethey

enterthefoodchain.Sometracemetalsareallegedtocausecancerandarealso

knowntocausepoisoning.Industriallycontaminatedsitesusuallyrequireathorough

clean-updueto.

A、thepersistenceofheavymetals

B、industriallypollutedsoils

C、naturallypollutedsoils

D、rockandsoilchemistry

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段提到：受到污染的土壤含有重金属，而且重金属很稳定，不容

易降解，所以要对重金属进行彻底的清除。答案选择A。

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第41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42题【单选题】

【阅读选择】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle（长

柄勺）.Placedonastoneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewouldmove

rounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthwhilethebulk（主体）oftheladle

wasattractedtomagneticnorth.Thisinterestinglyshapeddeviceismentionedina

bookfromabout80.Otherancientbooksmayhavedateditasfarbackasthe

fourthcenturyJade（玉石）findersplayedanimportantroleintheinventionofthe

"ladle".Theytravelledgreatdistancestolookforjade.Inordernottolosedirections,

theywouldtakea"ladle"withthem.WhendidtheChineseinventthecompass?

A、In1492.

B、InthethirteencenturyA.D.

C、InA.D.80.

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D、Atleast2000yearsago.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本段中TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopeda

workingcompass.直接告诉我们中国发明指南针的时间。

第43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44题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Calorierestrictiondramaticallyextendsthelifespanoforganismsas

differentaswormsandrodents.Whetherthisworksinhumansisstillunknown

partlybecausefewpeoplearewillingtosubmittosuchastrictdiet.Accordingtothe

passage,wedonotknowwhetherhumanswillbenefitfromtakinginfewercalories

partlybecause.

A>humans,wormsandrodentsaredifferent.

B^mostpeoplearenotwillingtobeputonastrictdiet.

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C、theeffectisnotknown.

D、geneticchangesintissuescannotbeperformedonhumans.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题答案可从本段的最后一句话中找出。

第45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46题【单选题】

[2010.04]Expertshavefoundthatnormalsleepcanbedividedintofive

stages.

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47题【单选题】

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【完成句子】Intelligencewasbelievedtobeafixedentity,somefacultyofthemind

thatweallpossessandwhichdeterminesinsomewaytheextentofour

achievements.ItsValuetherefore,wasasapredictorofchildren'sfuturelearning.If

theydifferedmarkedlyintheirabilitytolearncomplextasks,thenitwasclearly

necessarytoeducatethemdifferentlyandtheneedfordifferenttypesofschooland

evendifferentabilitygroupswithinschoolwasobvious.Intelligencetestscouldbe

usedforstreamingchildrenaccordingtoabilityatanearlyage;andat11thesetests

weresuperiortomeasuresofattainmentforselectingchildrenfordifferenttypesof

secondaryeducation.Itwasoncebelieved,andthuswecantellhow

successfulhe/shewillbeinthefutureaccordingtohis/herintelligence.

A^borntobemoreintelligentorlessintelligent

B、taughttobemoreintelligent

C、thatintelligencewassomethingababywasborn