2022年武威职业学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）

2022年武威职业学院自考英语（二）练习题

汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

[2009.10]Scientistsdoubtwhetherit'storegulateone'sbiologicalclockby

drinking.

A>feasible

B^incredible

C、fashionable

D^valuable

【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2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

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答案的出处。

第3题【单选题】

【完成句子】Mostoftheclassicsofsciencefiction,however,havebeenwritten

withinthelasthundredyears.BooksbywriterssuchasJulesVerneandH.G.Wells,to

mentionjusttwowell-knownauthors,havebeentranslatedintomany

languages.BookwrittenbyJ.Verneare.

A、sciencefictionswitharecurrenttheme

B、concernedwiththeproblemsthatwehavetosolveinthefuture

C、readworldwide

D^politicalimplications

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】这段文字讲到J.Verne是一位有名的作家，所写的书已经译成了许

多种语言，因此C选项是正确答案。

第4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】【译文】他保证在办公室里的所有机密数据处于安全状态。【试题分

析】动词意义区分题。【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5题【单选题】

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[2008.04]Fishisandexpensiveatthistimeoftheyearinthisarea.

A>inlargemeasure

B、totheminimum

C、inshortsupply

D^tothemaximum

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查短语意义辨析。这个地区在一年中的这个时候鱼的供应不

足，价格昂贵。inshortsupply：缺货、供货不足。

第6题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】Butevenifeverylargecitypurifiedandreuseditswater,westillwould

nothaveenough.Wherecouldweturnnext?Totheoceans!Allwe'dhavetodoto

makeuseofthevastamountofsea-wateris■一removethesalt.Thissalt-removing

processisalreadyinuseinmanypartsoftheworld.Accordingtothepassage,

sea-watercanbeturnedintofreshwaterby

A、heatingitup.

B、treatingitwithchemicals.

C、takingsaltoutofit.

D^dryingitup.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】海水之所以不能饮用就是因为它是咸的。答题依据是本段的remove

thesaltBPtakesaltout。

第7题【单选题】

Theyareeagerabroad.

A、travel

B、travelled

C^totravel

D^travelling

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【正确答案】C

【答案解析】beeagertodosth：渴望做某事。句意：他们盼望出国旅行。

第8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9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。

第10题【单选题】

【概括大意】Twomajorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.Firstly,the

greaterpartofthedevelopmentofobservedintelligenceoccursintheearliestyears

oflife.Itisestimatedthat50percentofmeasurableintelligenceatage17isalready

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predictablebytheageoffour.Secondly,hemostimportantfactorsinthe

environmentarelanguageandpsychologicalaspectsoftheparent-childrelationship.

Muchofthedifferenceinmeasuredintelligencebetween"privileged"and

"disadvantaged"childrenmaybeduetothelatter'slackofappropriateverbal

stimulationandthepovertyoftheirperceptualexperiences.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A、TwoMajorChangedViewofIntelligence

B、Manyofthedifferencesinmeasuredintelligence

C、MainResultsofRecentResearches

D、ImpactonSchoolEducation

【正确答案】c

【答案解析】本段文字的第一句话就把其内容点的很清楚，要介绍的是：Two

majorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.而选项C中的MainResults只不

过是majorfindings的另一种说法而已。

第"题【单选题】

【完成句子】Mostofuscanfind15minutesorhalfanhoureachdayforsome

regularactivity.Forexample,onefamoussurgeonalwaysspent15minutesreading

somethingbeforehewenttosleepeachday.Whetherhewenttobedat10p.m.or

2:30a.m.madenodifference.Youareadvisedtoreadsomethingbeforeyou

A、findthetopicsentences

B>findoutthenewwords

C、keepreadingfast

D、gotobedeveryday

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本段提到一位著名的医生不管晚上睡得多晚，都要花15分钟读点

东西，那已经成为习惯。所以本题说"在你干什么之前，建议你读点东西”，从选

项中看只有D项合适。

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第12题【单选题】

[2009.04]Ifpaymentisnotreceived,legalactionwillbeouronly.

A、aggression

B、advantage

C>alternative

D>ambition

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查词义选择。译文：如果我们收不到付款，那就只好诉诸法

律了。A挑衅、侵犯；B优势、优点；C选择、取舍；D野心、抱负。

第13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14题【单选题】

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【阅读判断】Beforeyoubeginyourtalk,bekindtoyourvoice.Avoidmilkorcreamy

drinkswhichcoatyourthroat.Keepyourthroatwetbydrinkingalittlesweetened

warmteaordilutedfruitjuice.Q:Tosolvetheproblemofdrymouths,oneisadvised

totakecoolmilk.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选Bo文章说到：Avoidmilkorcreamydrinkswhichcoatyour

throat.避免喝牛奶和奶油饮料。

第15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.

【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16题【单选题】

【填句补文】Homeschoolingisoftenmoreinterestingthanregularschools,but

criticssaythathome-schoolersareoutsiderswhomightbeuncomfortablemixing

withotherpeopleinadultlife..However;mostparentsdon'thavethetime

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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17题【单选题】

[2009.01]Heinsuredhiscarhehadanaccident.

A、unless

B、if

C>since

D、incase

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查连词词义区分。句意：他给自己的汽车投了保，以防万一

遇到交通事故。A否则，要不然；B如果；C自从，由于；D以防万一，以免。

第18题【单选题】

[2007.04]Havingdecidedtorentaflat,wecontactinghousingagencies

inthecity.

A>setabout

B、setdown

C、setout

D、setup

【正确答案】A

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【答案解析】本题考查关于set的短语。contactinghousingagencies：联系房屋

中介。根据句意，应该选setabout。setabout：开始做某事。setdown：放下，

搁下；记下，记载，写下。setout：出发，开始，后面跟todosth。setup：建

立（事业）；成立（组织）；为某人提供必需品或有用的东西。

第19题【单选题】

【填句补文】DavidGutersonandhiswifeteachtheirthreechildrenathome.

Gutersonsaysthathischildrenlearnverydifferentlyfromchildreninschool:

.Forexample,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20题【单选题】

[2007.04]Itisdifficulttotheimplicationbetweenthelines.

A>getto

B^getwith

C、getat

D、getdown

【正确答案】C

【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,

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写下来。

第21题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Helpingtheplanetisabigpartofwhatourworldtripisallaboutand

that'sexactlywhatwedidthispastweek.Wehelpedgetahydroponicsfarmstarted

inalocalvillage.Thisfarmwillbeamodelforthelocalvillagerssotheycanstart

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22题【单选题】

［填句补文］Manybeginninginterviewersareafraidthattheyareforcingtheother

persontoanswerquestionsandhavenorighttoinquireabouthispersonalsecrets.

.Unlessthepersonreallyhatesbeinginterviewed,heisdelightedthat

somebodywantstointerviewhim.

A>Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B、Thisdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatitwillgowell.

C、Mostmenandwomenleadlivesthatareuninteresting.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正确答案】A

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【答案解析】抓住关键词进行同义替换，也就是afraid,选项中thisfear就是对

这种担心的补充，这种担心是完全没有必要的，除非被采访者确实是讨厌别人问

自己。

第23题【单选题】

[2008.04]Tounderstandthesentence,youshouldanalyzeitsparts.

A、functionally

B、widely

C、largely

D、remarkably

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查副词词义区分。为了理解这个句子，你应该分析句子各个

部分的功能。A.有用途地、有功能地；B.宽广地；C.大大地；D.突

出地。

第24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.

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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："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

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25题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Beforeyoubeginyourtalk,bekindtoyourvoice.Avoidmilkorcreamy

drinkswhichcoatyourthroat.Keepyourthroatwetbydrinkingalittlesweetened

warmteaordilutedfruitjuice.Q:Tosolvetheproblemofdrymouths,oneisadvised

totakecoolmilk.

A、True

B^False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。文章说到：Avoidmilkorcreamydrinkswhichcoatyour

throat.避免喝牛奶和奶油饮料。

第26题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Ontheotherhand,onthemoontherewillbeanattractionbetween

thebutterandthemoon;butthebutterwillweighonlyaboutone-sixthasmuchas

itdoesontheearth.Thisisbecausethemoonissomuchsmallerthantheearth.The

amountofgravitationalpullthatabodyproducesdependsontheamountof

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materialinit.Apacketofbutterhasagravitationalpullofitsown;butthisisvery

smallinrelationtothepullofsomethingaslargeasthemoon,ortheearth,orthe

sun.Wedonotfeelthegravitationalpullofapacketofbutterbecause

A、itistoosmalltohaveagravitationalpullofitsown.

B、itspullissosmallthatwetendtoignoreit.

C>itspulldisappearsinthepresenceoftheearth'sgravitation.

D、ittendstomeltandlosesitsgravitationalpull.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题定位词是notfeel...packetofbutter,找到原文中Apacketof

butterhasagravitationalpullofitsown;butthisisverysmallinrelationtothepull

ofsomethingaslargeasthemoon,ortheearth,orthesun,所以答案是B。C项错在

disappearo

第27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.

【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。

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第28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。13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29题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】DemandsforstrongerprotectionforwildlifeinBritainsometimeshide

thefactthatsimilarneedsarefeltintherestofEurope.StudiesbytheCouncilof

Europe,ofwhich21countiesaremembers,haveshownthat45percentofreptile

（爬行类的）speciesand24percentofbutterfliesareindangerofdyingout.Recent

studiesbythecouncilofEuropehaveindicatedthat.

A、wildlifeneedsmoreprotectiononlyinBritain.

B、allspeciesofwildlifeinEuropeareindangerofdyingout.

C、therearefewerspeciesofreptilesandbutterfliesinEuropethanelsewhere.

D^manyspeciesofreptilesanbutterfliesinEuropeneedprotecting.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】答案选Do本段的第二个句子是这么说的：有21个国家组成的欧

洲委员会的研究表明，45%的爬行动物和24%的蝴蝶濒临灭绝。由此可见，D是

正确的答案。

第30题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Physiologically,wearerhythmical.Wemusteat,sleep,breathe,and

playregularlytomaintaingoodhealth.Emotionallywearerhythmical,too,for

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psychologistssaythatallofusfeelalternateperiodsofrelativedepressionand

exhilaration.Intellectuallywearealsorhythmical,forwemusthaveperiodsof

relaxationfollowingperiodsofconcentration.Itnaturallyfollowsthenthatrhythm,a

fundamentalaspectofourlives,mustbeapartofanygoodliterary

work-----whetherpoetryorprose.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowing

pairsofactivitiesbestillustratesintellectualrhythm?

A、Studyingasciencebookandthenstudyingapsychologybook

B、Learningapoemandthentakinganap

C、Playingballatthebeachandthengoingswimming

D^Solvingamathproblemandthensolvingachemistryproblem

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】段落的结尾处讲到：在脑力活动方面，我们也同样是有节奏的，因

为我们在高度集中精力一段时间以后，必须让脑子有一个松弛的阶段("wemust

haveperiodsofrelaxationfollowingperiodsofconcentration")。根据这个信息，A^

D项内容都是高度集中的脑力活动，与原文内容恰好相反；B项内容是学习诗歌

与小睡一会，正好符合原文，一张一弛。而C项内容又全是不费脑力的活动，也

不符合原文。

第31题【单选题】

[2009.10]Asforfamilyeducation,parentsareencouragedtorelyonrather

thanpunishment.

A、criticism

B>intimidation

C、persuasion

D、scolding

【正确答案】c

第32题【单选题】

【2007.04]Thecentraltheatrehasaseatingofmorethan3,000people.

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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33题【单选题】

[2009.01]Moderneconomicsthecountry'sagriculturalpolicies.

A>undergoes

B>understands

C、underlies

D、undertakes

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。句意：现代经济学是国家农业政策的基础。考

查形近动词词义。A经历，经受；B了解；C成为…的基础；D承担，保证。

第34题【单选题】

[填句补文]Theacidrain（酸雨）issaidtobecausedbypollutionfromoilwellsin

theGulfofMexico.Carexhaustgasesarealsoaproblem.Localvolcaniceruptions

maketheproblemevenworse.Nevertheless,withenoughmoneyandeffort,

researcherssaythatmanyoftheproblemscouldbesolvedandtherateoferosion

reduced..

A>Theproblem,however;isnotjustaEuropeanone.

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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35题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Fermi'sgeniuswasknownthroughoutthescientificworld.In1938he

hadwonaNobelPrize.Fouryearslaterheproducedthefirstnuclearchainreaction,

leadingusintothenuclearage.Q:Fermi,anexperimentalistaswellasatheoretician,

wonaNobelPrizeforproducingthefirstnuclearchainreactionintheworld.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。Fermi在1938年获诺贝尔奖，四年以后才建立核连锁反

应的。

第36题【单选题】

Howyouliketodothat?

A、would

B^could

C、should

D、might

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】wouldliketodo固定搭配，想要做某事/愿意做某事。答案选A。

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第37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】本题考查名词从句中的虚拟语气。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。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38题【单选题】

[阅读选择]Butevenifeverylargecitypurifiedandreuseditswater,westillwould

nothaveenough.Wherecouldweturnnext?Totheoceans!Allwe'dhavetodoto

makeuseofthevastamountofsea-wateris-一removethesalt.Thissalt-removing

processisalreadyinuseinmanypartsoftheworld.Accordingtothepassage,

sea-watercanbeturnedintofreshwaterby

A^heatingitup.

B、treatingitwithchemicals.

C、takingsaltoutofit.

D^dryingitup.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】海水之所以不能饮用就是因为它是咸的。答题依据是本段的remove

thesaltKPtakesaltout。

第39题【单选题】

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[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40题【单选题】

【概括大意】Wignallcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesby

comparingtheproportionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflavathatthey

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41题【单选题】

[2010.04]Thespokesmanoccasionallyhisspeechwithgestures.

A^acknowledges

B^accompanies

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C、attributes

D^anticipates

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查词汇。【译文】这位发言人讲演中偶尔伴有手势。

第42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43题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Despitethebadweather,troubledhealthservice,trafficcongestion（Jlfl

挤），genderinequality,andthehighcostofliving,Irelandscoredanimpressive8.33

pointsoutof10.Q:CostoflivinginIrelandisprettyhigh.

A、True

B^False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。问题句说"爱尔兰的生活费用高"。该段说"尽管气候恶劣，

健康机构混乱，交通拥挤，性别歧视仍然存在，生活费用高，爱尔兰所获得的分

数仍然给人留下了深刻的印象：满分为十分，爱尔兰获得了8.33分"。根据这个

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句子的内容可以知道“爱尔兰的生活费用高"，因此问题句的说法与原文的说法一

致。

第44题【单选题】

[2009.10]Sofarscientistshaveonlyacquiredunderstandingofthephysical

processesthatcauseearthquakes.

A>apartial

B、achangeable

C、anoriginal

D、anindividual

【正确答案】A

第45题【单选题】

Theywrotealetterofthankstohadhelpedthem.

A、who

B>whom

C、whomever

D、whoever

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】whoeverhadhelpedthem是介词to的宾语从句，whoever是这个

从句的主语。whoeverhadhelpedthem：任何帮助过他们的人。

第46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

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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47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48题【单选题】

Ittookmeamonthtogetridthecough.

A、for

B、as

C、of

D、over

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【正确答案】C

【答案解析】getridof：摆脱掉，处理掉

第49题【单选题】

[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50题【单选题】

【I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

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【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51题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Manyresearchers,whoseworkdependsonoceansounds