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2022年浙江树人学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附

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第1题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Foroveramonth,Indonesiawasincrisis.Forestfiresragedoutofcontrolasthe

countrysuffereditsworstdroughtfor50years.Smokefromthefiresmixedwithsunlightandhot

dryairtoformacloudofsmog.Thispollutionquicklyspreadandwithindaysitwashangingover

neighbouringcountriesincludingMalaysia,SingaporeandThailand.Indonesiawasincrisisbecause

ofthedrought.

A、True

B^False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第2题【单选题】

【概括大意iTheyalwayscomplained（抱怨）moreorlessjustly,thattheirparentsareoutoftouch

withmodernways.Theyalsoblamedthattheirparentsalwayshaveafinalsay.Andtheyoungfelt

thattheirparentsdonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises.Besides,theydissatisfiedtoomuch

murmursoftheirparentsaboutcertainproblemsandthelackofsenseofhumorindealingwiththe

problems,atleastinparents-childrenrelationships.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Thecriticismstotheirparentscanbekeptoutoftheyoungpeople'smindinfollowingways.

B、Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemfor

mostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.

C、Therearesomanycriticismtotheirparentsamongtheyoungpeople.

D^Youngpeoplehavegottenenoughreasonstocriticizetheirparents.

【正确答案】c

第3题【单选题】

[2005.4]Otherpeoplestopateachnewwordandlookitinthedictionary.

A、up

B、down

C、back

D^over

【正确答案】A

第4题【单选题】

【完成句子】IntheUnitedStates,creditcardfeeshavebecomeapoliticalissue.Congresshas

threatenedtotakeactionagainstsomebadbehaviorbylenders.Butgettingacreditcardhas

becomealoteasierformostpeople.Andmanycardsofferlowratesatfirst,especiallyifpeople

agreetomovetheirmoneyfromanothercard.IntheUSA,Congresshasthreatenedtotakeaction

againstsomebadbehaviorto.

A、theinterestchargeonbuyingsomething

B^toshowpeoplethenegativeeffectsthatcreditcardsbringtopeople

C、restrainthephenomenonofcreditcardfees

D^Akeyboard

【正确答案】C

第5题【单选题】

[2005.10]I'mafraidnothingIcandoaboutit.

A、itis

B、thisis

C、thereis

D>thatis

【正确答案】C

第6题【单选题】

Theadvertisementsaretryingpeopletobuythingstheydon'treallyneed.

A、persuade

B、persuading

C、bepersuading

D^topersuade

【正确答案】D

第7题【单选题】

[2007.4]Ashisparentsdiedwhenhewasyoung,hewas___byhisuncle.

A、broughtup

B、grownup

C、broughtout

D>takenout

【正确答案】A

第8题【单选题】

【填句补文】Childrenthinkthatbeinggrownupmeansbeingabletodoexactlyastheyplease.

,Thechancetodiscoverwhetherthatfreedomisaswonderfulasitsoundsisachance

moreandmoreAmericansaretaking.

A>It'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.

B>Thenumberonereasongivenbymostpeopleforlivingaloneisthattheysimplyenjoydoing

whattheywantwhentheywanttodoit.

C、Livingaloneisaluxury.

D^Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

【正确答案】D

第9题【单选题】

［填句补文］MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.Somelivealonebecauseofdivorceorthe

deathofapartner..AccordingtoarecentU.S.census（人口普查）,25percentofall

householdsintheU.S.aremadeupofjustoneperson.

A^Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

B^Hesays,/zllikebeingbymyself/

C、However,evenmorepeoplearelivingalonebecausetheyhavechosento.

D、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

【正确答案】C

第10题【单选题】

[2004.04]Heis__betterinmaththananyotherstudentinhisclass.

A、much

B、more

C、many

D、most

【正确答案】A

第11题【单选题】

【填句补文]Aspartoftheirstudy,theresearchersusedaspecialmachinetotakeactionphotosof

thestudents'brains..Thisisthesamepartofthebrainthatbecomesactivewhengood

readersread.Thisactivatedbrainareaappearstoincludeastructurethathelpspeoplerecognize

familiarwrittenwordsquickly.

A、Doyouhavedifficultyreadinginclass?

B、Thepicturesshowedanincreaseinactivityinthebackofthebrainontheleftside.

C、Aspartofthestudy,37strugglingreadersreceivedspecialtutoring.

D、Bytheendoftheschoolyear,thesechildrencouldreadfasterthanbefore.

【正确答案】B

第12题【单选题】

【阅读理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking/saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth./zltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole."Wehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon't

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger//saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.MThequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety.wWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A^Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C、Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正确答案】B

第13题【单选题】

【阅读判断】EverySundaymorningmillionsofIndianssettledownwithacupofteaandspecial

weekendissuesoftheirnewspapers,justasAmericansdo.Buthere,withthemarriageseason

approaching,manyofthemquicklyturntoaSundayfeaturethatisparticularlyIndian-thecolumns

ofmarriageadvertisementsinwhichyoungpeoplelookforhusbandsandwives.Thisisrelatively

（相关地）modernchangeintheage-oldcustomofthearrangedmarriage.Thethousandsof

advertisementspublishedeachweekincreasinglyreflectsocialchangesthatcomingtothis

traditionalsociety.Forexample,althoughwomenarestilldescribedintermsofappearance,orskill

in“thewifelyarts/informationaboutherearningpowerisenteringmoreandmoreofthe

advertisements.ThisreflectsthearrivalinIndiaoftheworkingwife.India/ssocietyischanging.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第14题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Decibels（分贝）measuredinwateraredifferentfromthose

measuredonland.Anoiseofonehundred-twentydecibelsonlandcausespainto

humanears.Inwater,adecibellevelofone-hundredninety-fivewouldhavethe

sameeffect.Whichofthefollowingisdiscussedintheparagraph?

A、Thesamenoiselevelproducesadifferenteffectonlandandintheocean.

B、Differentplacesmayhavedifferenttypesofnoises.

C、Thedecibelisnotasuitableunitformeasuringunderwaternoise.

D、Differentoceananimalsmayhavedifferentreactionstonoises.

【正确答案】A

第15题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ithadbeenboringhangingaboutthehotelallafternoon.Theroad

crewwereplayingagamewithdollarnotes.Foldingthemintosmallplanestosee

whosewouldflythefurthest.Havingnothingbettertodo,Ijoinedinandwonfive,

andthentooktheopportunitytoescapewithmyprofit.Despitetheevil-looking

clouds,Ihadtogetoutforawhile.Whydidthewriterwanttoleavethehotel

A、Toenjoythegoodweather.

B、Tohaveachangeofscene.

C、Tospendallhiswinnings.

D、Togetawayfromthecrew.

【正确答案】B

第16题【单选题】

[2009.7]Shefoundthejob,andfeltthatshewasn'taccomplishinganythingthere.

A、rewarding

B、frustrating

C、appealing

D>challenging

【正确答案】B

第17题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Wefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixed-ability

teaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.We

feelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreamingpupils.Itdoesnottakeinto

accountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffecton

boththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingto

beatthebottomofthetopgrade!Theauthor'sattitudetowards"mixed-ability

teaching"is.

A、critical

B、questioning

C、approving

D、objective

【正确答案】c

第18题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost£50

andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit'snottherenow."

Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone'slosingmoney

thesedays."hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwas

interruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.

Itcontained£50."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom."shesaid."Well/'I

saidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"Whatdidthewriter

believehadhappenedtohismoney?

A、Hehadlefthismoneyinthemanager'soffice.

B、Someonehadstolenhismoney.

C、Themanagerhadthemoney.

D、Thegirlhadstolenthemoney.

【正确答案】B

第19题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Jamiewasworriedaboutthejunkfoodwhichhesawbeingserved

whichincludedburgers,pizzasandchips.Sohedecidedtobanthejunkandstarted

cookingsomegoodsoupandcurriesforthechildreninstead.Soheimprovedthe

schooldinnersinthatparticularschool,andtrainedthedinnerladiestocook

healthyfood.Thenheputpressureonthegovernmenttoimprovethestandardsof

schoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditlookslikethechangeshavetaken

place.Generally,schoolsdidn'tservetostudentsbefore.

A^soupandcurries

B、hotcookedmeals

C、drinksandchips

D、burgersandpizzas

【正确答案】A

第20题【单选题】

【填句补文】Aspartoftheirstudy,theresearchersusedaspecialmachinetotakeactionphotosof

thestudents'brains..Thisisthesamepartofthebrainthatbecomesactivewhengood

readersread.Thisactivatedbrainareaappearstoincludeastructurethathelpspeoplerecognize

familiarwrittenwordsquickly.

A、Doyouhavedifficultyreadinginclass?

B>Thepicturesshowedanincreaseinactivityinthebackofthebrainontheleftside.

C^Aspartofthestudy,37strugglingreadersreceivedspecialtutoring.

D、Bytheendoftheschoolyear;thesechildrencouldreadfasterthanbefore.

【正确答案】B

第21题【单选题】

【阅读理解】YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpop

music.ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswith

variousformsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hop,rap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,but

atthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.ItisdifferentalsoinanotherwayManyofthe

songsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocialorpoliticalissuesin

Africatoday.ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis.

A、usuallyaboutloveandromance

B、moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C^popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D、mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

【正确答案】B

第22题【单选题】

【2009.7]Jackisgoingtoaconcerttomorrowevening.So

A、amI

B、Iam

C、willI

D^Iwill

【正确答案】A

第23题【单选题】

［填句补文］Theblackrobin（旅鸦）isoneoftheworld'srarestbirds.Itisasmall,wildbird,andit

livesonlyontheislandofLittleMangere,offthecoastofNewZealand.In1967therewereabout

fiftyblackrobinsthere;in1977therewerefewerthanten..

A、Thesearetheonlyblackrobinsleftintheworld.

B、Thosethatfailtomeetthechallengeswilldisappearearly.

C^Bothrepresentordersintheclassificationoflife.

D、Detailedstudiesaregoingon,andapublicappealformoneyhasbeenmade.

【正确答案】A

第24题【单选题】

【填句补文】Childrenthinkthatbeinggrownupmeansbeingabletodoexactlyastheyplease.

.Thechancetodiscoverwhetherthatfreedomisaswonderfulasitsoundsisachance

moreandmoreAmericansaretaking.

A、It'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.

B、Thenumberonereasongivenbymostpeopleforlivingaloneisthattheysimplyenjoydoing

whattheywantwhentheywanttodoit.

C、Livingaloneisaluxury.

D、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

【正确答案】D

第25题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Heisaresoluteman.Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,he

won'tgiveituphalfway.Theword“resolute“means.

A>strong

B、firm

C、kind

D、clever

【正确答案】B

第26题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Theproblemofleisureisnew.Untilveryrecenttimespeopleworked

eachdaytothelimitoftheirstrength.Ofcoursetherewerealwaysaprivilegedfew

whohadleisure;butmostmenhadtowork12,14,oreven16hoursaday,sixdays

aweek.Aslateas1840theaveragefactoryworkerlabored72hoursaweek.

“Sunuptosundown“wasthefarmer'sday,orasanotherphraseputsit,“fromcan

tocan't."Thephrase“fromcantocan't"means.

A、frombeginningtoend

B^frombirthtodeath

C、frommorningtonight

D、fromtimetotime

【正确答案】C

第27题【单选题】

[2010.4]Afterthemeeting,Peterturnedhistothetaskathand.

A、energy

B^emphasis

C、attention

D、direction

【正确答案】c

第28题【单选题】

【阅读理解】"longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking/saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth."Itwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole."Wehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon't

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger/'saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.Z/Thequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety.wWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C^Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正确答案】B

第29题【单选题】

【阅读理解】YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpop

music.ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswith

variousformsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hop,rap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,but

atthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.ItisdifferentalsoinanotherwayManyofthe

songsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocialorpoliticalissuesin

Africatoday.ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis.

A、usuallyaboutloveandromance

B、moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C^popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D、mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

【正确答案】B

第30题【单选题】

Peoplewhocanneitherhearspeaktalktoeachotherwiththehelpoftheirfingers.

A>or

B、nor

C、but

D>and

【正确答案】B

第31题【单选题】

Idonotwishtoyoursincerity.

A、reflect

B、reflecton

C、reflectin

D、reflectabout

【正确答案】B

第32题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ifoundinmybaby'sbehaviourametaphorforthenewgeneration.

MywifeandIhadgivenhimsomebookstoexamine；buthemerelyspituponthem.

Whenwereadtohim,hedidnotfeelcomfortable.Andsoitisintheschools.We

findthatourstudentsdon'tread,thattheylookdownuponreadingandscold

thoseofuswhoteachit.AlltheywanttodoiswatchTV.Afterthisexperiencewith

thebaby,however,Ihavereachedaconclusion:letthemwatchit.Iftelevisionis

thatmuchmoreattractivetochildrenthanbooks,whyshouldwefightit?Letthem

watchitalltheywant!Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthoris

A、adoctor.

B、aneditor.

C、awriter.

D、ateacher.

【正确答案】D

第33题【单选题】

【阅读判断】OnMarch27,theUSGovernmentscientistsmadeadecisionaftertheypredictedthe

eruptionofMountSaintHelens;theytelephonedallstatesandlocalofficialsintheareaandtold

themthataseriouseruptionwaspossibleatanytime.Q:AmericanscientistspredictedthatMount

SaintHelenswastoeruptsoon.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第34题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Ifoundinmybaby'sbehaviourametaphorforthenewgeneration.

MywifeandIhadgivenhimsomebookstoexamine,buthemerelyspituponthem.

Whenwereadtohim,hedidnotfeelcomfortable.Andsoitisintheschools.We

findthatourstudentsdon'tread,thattheylookdownuponreadingandscold

thoseofuswhoteachit.AlltheywanttodoiswatchTV.Afterthisexperiencewith

thebaby,however,Ihavereachedaconclusion:letthemwatchit.Iftelevisionis

thatmuchmoreattractivetochildrenthanbooks>whyshouldwefightit?Letthem

watchitalltheywant!Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthoris

A、adoctor.

B、aneditor.

C、awriter.

D、ateacher.

【正确答案】D

第35题【单选题】

[2007.10]Whowasthefirstpersontoday?

A、spoketoyou

B^withyouspoke

C^youspoketo

D、spokewithyou

【正确答案】C

第36题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thetypicalpersonlivingaloneisneitheroldnorlonely..Themajorityof

thesepeoplehavechosentolivealone.Theyarerespondingtodecreasingsocialpressuretoget

marriedandhaveafamily.

A>Thisisadramaticchangefromtheextendedfamiliesofjustacoupleofgenerationsago.

B、Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethenumberof

peoplelivingalone.

C^There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

D^Infact,aquarterofthe23millionsinglepeopleintheU.S.areundertheageof35.

【正确答案】D

第37题【单选题】

【阅读理解】OnaSeptemberdayin1991,twoGermanswereclimbingthe

mountainsbetweenAustriaandItaly.Highuponamountainpass,theyfoundthe

bodyofamanlyingontheice.Atthatheight（10,499feet,or3,200meters）,theice

isusuallypermanent,but1991hadbeenanespeciallywarmyear.Themountain

icehadmeltedmorethanusualandsothebodyhadcometothesurface.Itwas

lyingfacedownward.Theskeleton（骨架）wasinperfectcondition,exceptfora

woundinthehead.Therewasstillskinonthebonesandtheremainsofsome

clothes.Thehandswerestillholdingthewoodenhandleofanaxandonthefeet

therewereverysimpleleatherandclothboots.Nearbywasapairofglovesmade

oftreebark（树皮）andaholderforarrows.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph2?

A、TheIcemanlivedapoorlife.

B、TheIcemancouldhavediedfromthewoundinthehead.

C、TheIcemanwasstruckdeadfrombehind.

D、TheIcemanwaskilledwhileworking.

【正确答案】B

第38题【单选题】

[2005.4]Themoonmerelythelightofthesun,likeahugemirrorhunginthesky.

A、reflects

B、demonstrates

C>transmits

D>launches

【正确答案】A

第39题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Anotherproblemthevillagepeoplefaceisthedestructioncausedby

wildanimalssuchastheelephant.Elephantswillwalkthroughanddestroytheir

crops,treesandhutsinjustonenight.Thecheapandeasysolutionistosoakrope

inchiliwaterandputituparoundtheirfenceanditwillkeeptheelephantsand

otherwildanimalsaway.Inthelocalvillage,Elephants

A、areimportantforfarming

B、aretheonlywildanimals

C、oftencausetroubletovillagers'crops

D、canbefoundineachfamily

【正确答案】c

第40题【单选题】

[2005.10]Whenhewasyoung,heusedtospendhistimecollectingstamps.

A、smart

B、special

C、solid

D、spare

【正确答案】D

第41题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepeoplejustaccordingtotheir

intellectualability.Thisisonlyoneaspectoftheirtotalpersonality.Weare

concernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofallourpupilstothefull,notjusttheir

academicability.Wealsovaluepersonalqualitiesandsocialskills,andwefindthat

mixed-abilityteachingcontributestoalltheseaspectsoflearning.Theauthorargues

thatateacher'schiefconcernshouldbethedevelopmentofthestudent's.

A、personalqualitiesandsocialskills

B、totalpersonality

C、learningabilityandcommunicativeskills

D、intellectualability

【正确答案】B

第42题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thebasictoolsforaninterviewarepaperandtwoorthreewell-sharpenedpencils.

Butkeepyournotebookorpaperoutofsightuntilyouneedit.There'snothinglesslikelytorelaxa

personthanthearrivalofsomeonewithanote-takingpad..Takeawhilejusttochat,

judgingwhatsortofpersonyou'redealingwith,gettinghimorhertotrustyou.

A、Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B、Comebackanotherday;itwillgobetter.

C、Therestisinstinct,whichcanallbelearnedwithexperience.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正确答案】D

第43题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Foroveramonth,Indonesiawasincrisis.Forestfiresragedoutofcontrolasthe

countrysuffereditsworstdroughtfor50years.Smokefromthefiresmixedwithsunlightandhot

dryairtoformacloudofsmog.Thispollutionquicklyspreadandwithindaysitwashangingover

neighbouringcountriesincludingMalaysia,SingaporeandThailand.Indonesiawasincrisisbecause

ofthedrought.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第44题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Jamiewasworriedaboutthejunkfoodwhichhesawbeingserved

whichincludedburgers,pizzasandchips.Sohedecidedtobanthejunkandstarted

cookingsomegoodsoupandcurriesforthechildreninstead.Soheimprovedthe

schooldinnersinthatparticularschool,andtrainedthedinnerladiestocook

healthyfood.Thenheputpressureonthegovernmenttoimprovethestandardsof

schoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditlookslikethechangeshavetaken

place.Generally,schoolsdidn'tservetostudentsbefore.

A^soupandcurries

B^hotcookedmeals

C、drinksandchips

D、burgersandpizzas

【正确答案】A

第45题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Youplaythelottery（彩票）eachdayandtherearetwooptions（选

择）:eitheryouhitthejackpotandyourlifechangesgreatlyoryouloseandyou

havetostartitfromtheverybeginning.Onthecontrary,it'swellknownthatifyou

don'ttakerisks,youcan'twin,sothebestsolutionisalwaystothinkoverandover

again,toseewhatyourdecisionscouldrepresentinyourfutureandonly

afterwardstomakeupyourmind.Whilemakingadecision,youareadvisedto

A、refertoyourexperience

B>thinktwicebeforeyouleap

C^turntoparents

D、preparetotakearisk

【正确答案】B

第46题【单选题】

【填句补文】Theblackrobin(旅鸦)isoneoftheworld'srarestbirds.Itisasmall,wildbird,andit

livesonlyontheislandofLittleMangere,offthecoastofNewZealand.In1967therewereabout

fiftyblackrobinsthere;in1977therewerefewerthanten..

A、Thesearetheonlyblackrobinsleftintheworld.

B、Thosethatfailtomeetthechallengeswilldisappearearly.

C^Bothrepresentordersintheclassificationoflife.

D、Detailedstudiesaregoingon,andapublicappealformoneyhasbeenmade.

【正确答案】A

第47题【单选题】

【阅读理解】TwoUnitedNationsagencieswarnedonTuesdaythatchildrenare

mostatriskofdevelopingskincancersasaresultofthelong-termdeclineinthe

earth'sprotectiveozonelayer.Theagencies,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)

andtheUNEnvironmentalProgramme(UNEP),issuedthewarningasthey

launchedaglobalprogrammeaimedatalertingschoolstotheclangersofexposure

tothesun.Whydoestheriskofdevelopingskincancersinchildrenbecomegreater

andgreater

A、Becausetheypaylittleattentiontotheirskinhealth.

B、Becausetheyareshortofphysicaltraining.

C、Becausetheearth'sprotectiveozonelayerdeclinesyearafteryear.

D^Becausetheearthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.

【正确答案】c

第48题【单选题】

［阅读理解】Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost£50

andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit'snottherenow."

Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone'slosingmoney

thesedays."hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwas

interruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.

Itcontained£50."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom,"shesaid."Well,"I

saidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"Whatdidthewriter

believehadhappenedtohismoney?

A、Hehadlefthismoneyinthemanager'soffice.

B、Someonehadstolenhismoney.

C、Themanagerhadthemoney.

D、Thegirlhadstolenthemoney.

【正确答案】B

第49题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Untilrecently,the"scienceofthefuture"wassupposedtobe

electronicsandartificialintelligence.Todayitseemsmoreandmorelikelythatthe

nextgreatbreakthroughsintechnologywillbebroughtthroughacombinationof

thosetwoscienceswithorganicchemistryandgeneticengineering.This

combinationisthescienceofbiotechnology.Accordingtothepassage,thescience

ofthefutureislikelytobe.

A、electronics

B^biotechnology

C、geneticengineering

D、nucleartechnology

【正确答案】B

第50题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Afternotifyingthenurseofthesituationweexchangedcellphone

numbersincaseEdshowedup.Oncearrivingintheparkinglotoftherestaurant

Helenreceivedacallfromthenurse,whohadfoundEdsittingonabenchinfront

ofthehospitalafewbuildingsdownwaitingforher.Whatarelief!Edwasfoundat

last.

A、infrontofthehospital

B^inthelocalrestaurant

C、intheparkinglotoftherestaurant

D、onabenchneartherestaurant

【正确答案】A

第51题【单选题】

【阅读理解】ThewithdrawalofNevada'sYuccaMountainasapotentialnuclear

wasterepositoryhasreopenedthedebateoverhowandwheretodisposeofspent

nuclearfuelandhigh-levelnuclearwaste.InanarticleintheJuly10issueofScience,

UniversityofMichigangeologistRodneyEwingandPrincetonUniversitynuclear

physicistFrankvonHippelarguethat,althoughfederalagenciesshouldset

standardsandissuelicensesfortheapprovalofnuclearfacilities,localcommunities

andstatesshouldhavethefinalapprovalonthesitingofthesefacilities.The

authorsproposethedevelopmentofmultiplesitesthatwouldservicetheregions

wherenuclearreactorsarelocated.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbest

substitutetheword“withdrawal“inthefirstparagraph

A、Retirement.

B>Canceling.

C^Replaced.

D、Disposal.

【正确答案】B

第52题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Somepeopletoldmethatitwastoolate.SometoldmethatIwastoo

old.OtherstoldmethatIwouldneverbeabletopullitoff.Ihadtoworkfulltime

andtakecareofmyson.ButinsideIwastoldsomethingdifferent.Theunderlined

sentence“ButinsideIwastoldso