2022年甘肃卫生职业学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年甘肃卫生职业学院自考英语（二）练

习题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【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2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

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第3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。

第4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。

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第5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）”，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6题【单选题】

Longlifeisalteringoursociety,ofcourse,butinexperiential.

A、items

B、terms

C、turns

D、themes

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】inexperientialterms意为“从经验上来说〃

第7题【单选题】

［完成句子】Theaveragelightningstrikeismorethan3mileslongandcantravelat

atenthofthespeedoflight.Balllightning,therarestandmostmysteriousform,

derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousballthatappearsneartheimpactpoint,

moveshorizontally,andlastsforseveralseconds.Oneformoflightningthat

isballlightning.

A、occursmostinfrequently

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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8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9题【单选题】

【填句补文】Theauthorsaysthatinterpersonalrelationsshouldbetaughtasa

requiredcourseineveryschool,alongwithreading,writing,andmathematics.

.Thatisatleastasimportantashowmuchweknow.

A>Muchofwhathasbeensaidaboutstrangersalsoappliestorelationshipswith

familymembersandfriends.

B、Hekeepslookingovertheotherperson*sshoulder,asifhopingtofind

someonemoreinterestinginanotherpartoftheroom.

C、Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundivided

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attentionforfourminutes.

D>Inhisopinion,successinlifedependsmainlyonhowwegetalongwithother

people.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】后句中的代词we在D中才有呼应的代词，而且在文章最后出现观

点句是通常论述文的发展特点，因此判断D正确。

第10题【单选题】

Heengagedaseriousstudyoftheproblem.

A、on

B、in

C、with

D、by

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】engagein：从事，忙于。句意：他忙于对这个问题的一系列的研究。

第11题【单选题】

【完成句子】Asthesunflowersgrow,putahayfencearoundthemforprotection

andstakeifnecessary.Plantmorninggloriesorsweetpeasaroundthebaseofeach

sunflower;andtheywillgrowupthestems,eventuallyformingaroofoverthetop.

Bysummer'send,kidswillhaveasunflowerhousetoplayin.Whenautumncomes,

childrencan.

A、seedlotsofsunflowers

B^playgamesinthesunflowerhouse

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，Bysummedend"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,

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第12题【单选题】

【概括大意】Today,wearebeginningtothinkdifferently.Inthelastfewyears,

researchhasthrowndoubtontheviewthatinnateintelligencecaneverbe

measuredandontheverynatureofintelligenceitself.Thereisconsiderableevidence

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13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14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.

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15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

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外

第16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17题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Secondaryschoolhaditsownshareofchallenges.Iwasatallkidand

wasn'tgoodatanysport,exceptlooking.Ilovedbasketballandtennis.ThefirstdayI

heldaracket,andIwasdisgracedbymyopponent.Hewonsixstraightsetswithout

sweatandthereIwas,sweatingbadlylikeI'drunamarathon,whereasIhadn'teven

madeasinglepoint.Stanleywasdisgracedbyhisclassmateina.

A、basketballgame

B^tennisgame

C>marathongame

D>footballgame

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选Bo词义理解和事实细节题。通过关键词disgrace,考生可

迅速定位至本段，再通过本段的关键词racket,可以判定正确答案是网球比赛。

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第18题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Rhythminliteratureisamoreorlessregularoccurrenceofcertain

elementsofwriting:aword,aphrase,anidea,asound,oragrammatical

construction.Wearealsoaccustomedtothisrecurrenceinthealternateheavyand

lightbeatsinmusic.Ourloveforrhythmseemstobeinnate:witnesstheresponses

ofasmallchildtolivelymusic.Childrenlovetobeatontoydrumsoremptyboxes.

Theystamptheirfeetandchantnurseryrhymesornonsensesyllables,notunlike

primitivedancers.Aschildrengrowolder,theyaretaughttorestraintheirresponses

torhythm,butourloveofrhythmremains.Weliveinrhythms;infactweare

governedbyrhythms.Accordingtothepassage,anadult'sreactiontorhythmin

musicwouldprobablybe.

A、uninhibited

B^indifferent

C>restrained

D^responsible

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】该题的解题依据在本段结尾部分“Aschildrengrowolder,theyare

taughttorestraintheirresponsestorhythm…”。作者讲：随着孩子的年龄逐渐增大，

大人就会教他们抑制对节奏的反应，等他们长大之后，他们对音乐节奏的反应，

更可能受到抑制。

第19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

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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20题【单选题】

[2009.01]Hehasdeeploveforthepeopleandloyaltytothecountry.

A^intense

B>initial

C、instant

D、imitative

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查形容词词义区分。A强烈的，极度的；B最初的，开始

的；C立即的，即时的；D模仿的，仿效的。形容loyalty,选A比较恰当。

第21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

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【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22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23题【单选题】

【填句补文】it'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.Aspeople

getbetterjobsandbecomefinanciallyindependent,itbecomespossibleforthemto

maintainaone-personhousehold..However,peoplewhodogetmarried

aremarryingatalaterageanddivorcingmoreoften.

A>There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

B、Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethe

numberofpeoplelivingalone.

C、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

D^MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.

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【正确答案】B

【答案解析】前句中提到〃经济独立〃有可能造成保持一个人的家庭生活，B中的

〃妇女有好的工作，增加了独身的人数〃与前句内容正好呼应。

第24题【单选题】

【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25题【单选题】

【阅读选择1Doyouthinksittingandstudyingallthetimewillimproveyourgrades?

Thinkagain.Gettingsomeexercisemayhelp,too.Newresearchwitholderpeople

suggeststhattakingregularwalkshelpsthempayattentionbetterthaniftheydidn't

exercise.Walkingregularlyhelpselderlypeople.

A、loseweight

B、becomehappier

C、concentratebetter

D、lookyounger

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】同义词替换有题干替换、选项替换。

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第26题【单选题】

【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27题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Peoplesuspectedthat"Lucky",ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedto

killhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.TheysaythatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandin

thedark,killedthenannybymistake.Hisestrangedwifeheardnoises,came

downstairsandwasalsoattacked,butmanagedtoescape.Sevenmonthsafterthe

murder,ajuryconcludedthatLucanhadkilledthenanny.ltisthoughtthatLucan

killedthenannybecause.

A>shewaslookingafterthechildren

B、shewasafriendofLucan's

C、itwasdarkandhethoughtshewasLadyLucan

D、LoardLucanthoughtthenannystolehiscar

【正确答案】C

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【答案解析】答案选C。因果关系题。对照本段Peoplesuspectedthat〃Lucky〃，

ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedtokillhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.Theysay

thatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandinthedark,killedthenannybymistake.本来是

要杀他的妻子，可是因为天太黑，所以错杀了保姆。答案选C。

第28题【单选题】

【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29题【单选题】

[2009.01]Thetwinsisterswereidenticalappearanceandcharacter.

A、of

B、with

C>in

D、to

【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。

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第30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31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32题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thefutureismuchtooimportanttosimplyguessabout,thewaythe

highschoolstudentsdid.bycarefullystudyingthepresent,skilled

businessmen,scientists,andpoliticiansaresupposedlyabletofigureoutinadvance

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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33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34题【单选题】

[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,

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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,?o根据句意，本题应该选capacity。

第35题【单选题】

[2009.04]WhenyouknowBobbetter,youwilllikehim.

A、goto

B、gotto

C^wentto

D^getto

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】译文：当你更加了解鲍勃时，你将会喜欢他的。试题分析：本题考

查主将从现。回详细解答：根据主将从现的原则，主句用了一般将来时，时间状

语从句中用一般现在时表示将来。

第36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37题【单选题】

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【阅读选择】Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulinbusiness.

Hehadabeautifulhomeandwonderfulfamily,butrealizedhisfatherwasveryold,

andthoughtperhapsheshouldgotohim.Hehadnotseenhimsincethatgraduation

day.Beforehecouldmakearrangementstoseehisfather,hereceivedatelegram

tellinghimhisfatherhadpassedaway,andwilledallofhispossessionstohisson.He

neededtocomehomeimmediatelyandtakecarethings.Whenhearrivedathis

father'shouse,suddensadnessandregretfilledhisheart.Whentheyoungman

arrivedhome,hefelt.

A>sad

B^disappointed

C^horrible

D、nervous

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选Ao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38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39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40题【单选题】

Thepolicemancameuptothelonelyhousewiththedoor,there

forawhileandthenenteredit.

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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41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

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：Z/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

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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42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43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"

standsfor?

A>acitizenjournalist

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B、acitizenscientist

C>ascientist

D、acitizen

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】。ne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44题【单选题】

[2009.04]Don'ttrusteverythingyouhavereadinthenewspapers.

A、which

B、that

C、as

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45题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereas

nationalincomeisdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction

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

incomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedbyindividualsbefore

personaltaxesarepaid.NationalincomedoesnotequalGNPbecausethefactorsof

productiondonotreceivepaymentforeithercapitalconsumptionallowancesor

indirectbusinesstaxes,bothofwhichareincludedinGNP.Themoneyputasidefor

capitalconsumptionisforreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.I