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2022年云南经贸外事职业学院自考英语（二）练习

题汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【概括大意】Sofarthereisnodatatosuggestthatpeoplelivingonmetal-richsoilsexperiencea

potentialhealthhazard.Thelevelsofmetalswithinnaturallycontaminatedsoilsaregenerallynot

highenoughtocauseserioushealthproblems.Livingonmetal-richsoilsdoesnotrepresentahealth

riskunlesslargequantitiesofsoilaredigestedormetal-richdustisinhaled.However,smallchildren

areparticularlyexposedtometal-richtopsoilinplaygroundsandgardens.Theyarealsothemost

likelyonestoeatpotentiallydangerousmetal-richsoiLThemainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、PotentialHazardsofHumanContaminatedSoils

B、ResearchonChannelsofHeavyMetalsGettingintoHumanFoodChain

C、Long-termHealthEffectsonHealthProblems

D>NoEvidencetoIndicateBadEffectsofNaturallyContaminatedSoil

【正确答案】D

第2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3题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Onceallthisended,IfollowedEdandHelenhometobesurethey

arrivedsafely.AfterIwavedgoodbyeandwishedthemmybest,Ithought,“Thatis

thekindofloveinlife.Theloveisnotphysicalorromanticbutcareinanytime/'We

canlearnfromthestorythat.

A、lifeisfullofsurprises

B、loveisbothphysicalandromantic

C、careisakindofloveinlife

D、youwillfeelgoodwhenhelpingthoseintrouble

【正确答案】C

第4题【单选题】

【填句补文】Weallhaveourowncomfortfoods.Interestingly,theymayvaryaccordingtomoods

andgender.Onestudyfoundthathappypeopleseemtowanttoeatthingslikepizza,whilesad

peopleprefericecreamandcookies.Researchersalsofoundthatguysseemtoprefer

hot,homemadecomfortmeals,likesteaksandcasseroles.Girlsgoforchocolateandicecream.

A、Boredpeoplecravesalty,crunchythings,likechips.

B、Emotionaleatingpatternscanbelearned.

C>Don'tletemotionaleatingdisturbyourweight.

D、Butemotionaleatingcanbelinkedtopositivefeelingstoo.

【正确答案】A

第5题【单选题】

【填句补文】Five-year-oldLanistilltakessevenmedicineswithherbreakfasteverymorning."She's

verygoodaboutit,“saysherfatherDavid.LaniisalivetodaybecauseofherfatherDavid,inmore

thanoneway;whenshewasoneyearoldshereceivedpartofherfather'sliverina

liver—transplantoperation.Laniwasbornwithaliverillness..Doctorsadvisedthata

transplantwastheonlywayinwhichshewouldlive.

A、Shehadoneoperationwhenshewassixweeksold,whichwasnotsuccessful.

B^Davidquicklyrecoveredfromtheoperation.

C、Davidwasfinallyabletoridehisbikeagainafteraboutayear.

D、Doctorshopethatshewillcontinuetogetstrongerandstronger.

【正确答案】A

第6题【单选题】

［概括大意］Formorethantenyearstherehasbeenabigriseincarcrimethaninmostothertypes

ofcrimes.AnaverageofmorethantwocarsaminutearebrokenintoorstolenintheUK.Carcrime

accountsforalmostathirdofallreportedoffenses（进攻）withnosignsthatthetrendisslowing

down.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A^SafeParking

B、IncreaseinCarTheft

C、OpportunitiesforNon-professionals

D^Anti-theftOrganizations

【正确答案】B

第7题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Thequestionofhowhealthyschoolfoodiswascalledattentiontoby

theprofessionalcook,JamieOliver,wholaunchedacampaigntoimprovechildren's

nutrition,afterspendingayearworkinginaschoolkitchen.TheTVseriesaboutthe

campaignwonaBAFTAawardthisweek.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat

A^Jamienevereatsthejunkfood

B、Jamietaughtparentstocookhealthyfood

C、Jamieonceworkedinaschoolkitchen

D、inordertowinaBAFTAaward,Jamielaunchedacampaign

【正确答案】C

第8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、lbgetawayfromthecrew.

【正确答案】B

第9题【单选题】

【阅读理解】NobelPrize-winningauthorToniMorrisondealsspecificallywiththe

legacyofslaveryinherbookBeloved.Themaincharacterinthisnovel,aformer

slavecalledSethe,livesinOhiointheyearsfollowingtheCivilWar;butshecannot

freeherselffromherhorrificmemories.Throughaseriesofflashbacksandbitter

reminiscences,thereaderlearnshowandwhySetheescapedfromtheplantation

shehadlivedon;thefateofherhusband,whoalsotriedtoescape;andfinally,

whathappenedtothechildcalledBeloved.Morrison'sscenesoftortureand

murderarevividandstronglyconveythedesperationoftheslavesandthecruelty

oftheirowners.Belovedisset.

A、onaslaveship

B、onaplantationbeforetheCivilWar

C>inOhioaftertheCivilWar

D>inanAfricantown

【正确答案】C

第10题【单选题】

【填句补文】Weallhaveourowncomfortfoods.Interestingly,theymayvaryaccordingtomoods

andgender.Onestudyfoundthathappypeopleseemtowanttoeatthingslikepizza,whilesad

peopleprefericecreamandcookies.Researchersalsofoundthatguysseemtoprefer

hot,homemadecomfortmeals,likesteaksandcasseroles.Girlsgoforchocolateandicecream.

A、Boredpeoplecravesalty,crunchythings,likechips.

B、Emotionaleatingpatternscanbelearned.

C、Don'tletemotionaleatingdisturbyourweight.

D^Butemotionaleatingcanbelinkedtopositivefeelingstoo.

【正确答案】A

第11题【单选题】

【填句补文】Hehasalsoincludedsymbolstoshowwhichionsarenutrients,andwhichare

commoninsoilorwater..

A^TherehavebeenmanyattemptstoredesigntheperiodictablesinceDmitriMendeleevdrew

itupin1871.

B、Andthesizeofelement'ssymbolreflectshowmuchofitisfoundintheEarth'scrust.

C、Railsbackhasstillorderedtheelementsaccordingtothenumberofprotonstheyhave.

D^Raisbackhaslistedsomeelementsmorethanonce.

【正确答案】B

第12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13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14题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Decibels（分贝）measuredinwateraredifferentfromthose

measuredonland.Anoiseofonehundred-twentydecibelsonlandcausespainto

humanears.Inwater,adecibellevelofone-hundredninety-fivewouldhavethe

sameeffect.Whlchofthefollowingisdiscussedintheparagraph?

A、Thesamenoiselevelproducesadifferenteffectonlandandintheocean.

B、Differentplacesmayhavedifferenttypesofnoises.

C、Thedecibelisnotasuitableunitformeasuringunderwaternoise.

D、Differentoceananimalsmayhavedifferentreactionstonoises.

【正确答案】A

第15题【单选题】

【概括大意】"SpeedReading"coursesteachstudentshowtoreadmorequickly.Insuchcourses,

teachersoftenaskstudentstofindouthowmanywordsaminuteheisreading.Youcandothistoo:

lookatyourwatchevery5or10minutesandwritedownthepagenumberyouhavereached.The

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、CheckYourReadingSpeed

B、AWaytoIncreaseYourReadingSpeed

C>CheckYourUnderstanding

D、ReadSomethingEveryDay

【正确答案】A

第16题【单选题】

[2009.7]Itwasimportantforthepresidenttocontinuehisschedule,regardlessthe

bombthreat.

A>on

B^with

C、for

D、of

【正确答案】D

第17题【单选题】

【2009.7]Shefoundthejob,andfeltthatshewasn'taccomplishinganythingthere.

A、rewarding

B、frustrating

C、appealing

D、challenging

【正确答案】B

第18题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Theattractionofcollectingsolarpowerinspaceisthealmostuninterruptedsunshine

availableingeosynchronous(与地球同步的)orbit.Earth-basedsolarcells,bycontrast,canonly

collectsun-lightduringdaytimeandwhenskiesareclear.Space-basedsolarcellscouldcollectsolar

poweronlywhenskiesareclear.()

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第19题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Studiesshowthatchildrenwhoeatbreakfastdobetterinschool.Itdoesn'ttakemuch

furtherthoughttobelievethatadultswillfeelbetterandperformbetteratworkaswell.Q:Adults

whoeatbreakfastwillperformbetteratwork.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第20题【单选题】

【填句补文】Mexico'scurrentlackoffundsisalsopartlyduetooil.Thecountryhasrichoilfields

andafewyearsago,whenoilwasexpensive,MexicowassellinglargequantitiesofoiltotheUSA

andearningalotofmoney..However;thepriceofoilthendropped,andMexicohasbeen

leftowingenormoussumsofmoneyandwithnotenoughincomefromoilsalestopaybackthe

loans.

A、Butthoseruinsareindangerofbeingseriouslydamagedbypollution.

B^Scientistsestimatethataboutonemillimeterofstoneiswornawayeverytwelveyears.

C、Atothersthepaintedsurfacesinsidetemplesareliftingandflakingoffandthestoneisbeing

eatenaway.

D、Thegovernmentwasthereforeabletoborrowhugesumsofmoneyfrombanksaroundthe

world,thinkingtheywouldhavenoproblemrepayingtheirdebts.

【正确答案】D

第21题【单选题】

【填句补文】Five-year-oldLanistilltakessevenmedicineswithherbreakfasteverymorning."She's

verygoodaboutit/'saysherfatherDavid.LaniisalivetodaybecauseofherfatherDavid,inmore

thanoneway;whenshewasoneyearoldshereceivedpartofherfather'sliverina

liver-transplantoperation.Laniwasbornwithaliverillness..Doctorsadvisedthata

transplantwastheonlywayinwhichshewouldlive.

A、Shehadoneoperationwhenshewassixweeksold,whichwasnotsuccessful.

B、Davidquicklyrecoveredfromtheoperation.

C、Davidwasfinallyabletoridehisbikeagainafteraboutayear.

D、Doctorshopethatshewillcontinuetogetstrongerandstronger.

【正确答案】A

第22题【单选题】

[2008.10]PoliceChiefTimothytoldreportersthatthepoliceofficerswoundedintherescue

operationwererapidly.

A、curing

B、treating

C>healing

D、recovering

【正确答案】D

第23题【单选题】

【概括大意】"SpeedReading"coursesteachstudentshowtoreadmorequickly.Insuchcourses,

teachersoftenaskstudentstofindouthowmanywordsaminuteheisreading.Youcandothistoo:

lookatyourwatchevery5or10minutesandwritedownthepagenumberyouhavereached.The

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、CheckYourReadingSpeed

B、AWaytoIncreaseYourReadingSpeed

C、CheckYourUnderstanding

D、ReadSomethingEveryDay

【正确答案】A

第24题【单选题】

[2005.4]Somepeoplewhoareveryintelligentandsuccessfulintheirfieldsfinddifficult

tosucceedinlanguagelearning.

A、which

B^how

C、that

D、it

【正确答案】D

第25题【单选题】

[2007.10]Ifyouintakingthisattitude,we'llhavetoaskyoutoleave.

A、insist

B、resist

C、persist

D、exist

【正确答案】C

第26题【单选题】

[2005.10]Sincetimeislimited,we'dbetterourtask.

A>geton

B>getover

C、getacross

D、getinto

【正确答案】D

第27题【单选题】

【概括大意】Sofarthereisnodatatosuggestthatpeoplelivingonmetal-richsoilsexperiencea

potentialhealthhazard.Thelevelsofmetalswithinnaturallycontaminatedsoilsaregenerallynot

highenoughtocauseserioushealthproblems.Livingonmetal-richsoilsdoesnotrepresentahealth

riskunlesslargequantitiesofsoilaredigestedormetal-richdustisinhaled.However,smallchildren

areparticularlyexposedtometal-richtopsoilinplaygroundsandgardens.Theyarealsothemost

likelyonestoeatpotentiallydangerousmetal-richsoiLThemainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、PotentialHazardsofHumanContaminatedSoils

B^ResearchonChannelsofHeavyMetalsGettingintoHumanFoodChain

C、Long-termHealthEffectsonHealthProblems

D、NoEvidencetoIndicateBadEffectsofNaturallyContaminatedSoil

【正确答案】D

第28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29题【单选题】

[2010.4]Wehadlotsoftodoyesterday—that'swhyImissedtheparty.

A、job

B、work

C、labor

D、duty

【正确答案】B

第30题【单选题】

【填句补文】Five-year-oldLanistilltakessevenmedicineswithherbreakfasteverymorning."She's

verygoodaboutit,"saysherfatherDavid.LaniisalivetodaybecauseofherfatherDavid,inmore

thanoneway;whenshewasoneyearoldshereceivedpartofherfather'sliverina

liver—transplantoperation.Laniwasbornwithaliverillness..Doctorsadvisedthata

transplantwastheonlywayinwhichshewouldlive.

A、Shehadoneoperationwhenshewassixweeksold,whichwasnotsuccessful.

B^Davidquicklyrecoveredfromtheoperation.

C、Davidwasfinallyabletoridehisbikeagainafteraboutayear.

D、Doctorshopethatshewillcontinuetogetstrongerandstronger.

【正确答案】A

第31题【单选题】

［阅读理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking//saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth.Mltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole."\Nehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon't

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger,“saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.Z/ThequestioniszWhatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety/'WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C、Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正确答案】B

第32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33题【单选题】

【阅读理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking,"saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth.Mltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole."Wehavewar;poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon,t

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger/'saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.MThequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety/WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C、Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正确答案】B

第34题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheinterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakes

itsmostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitment,allegiance,and

supremesacrifice.Theword“allegiance"isclosestinmeaningto.

A、loyalty

B、objective

C、survival

D、motive

【正确答案】A

第35题【单选题】

【阅读理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking//saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth.Mltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

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

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger/'saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.Z/Thequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety/WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C、Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正确答案】B

第36题【单选题】

【填句补文】Inordertoproducehighqualityproducts,theTasmaniangovernmentunderstandsthe

needforgettinghighqualityirrigationequipmentatalltimes,suchastravellingirrigators（灌溉车）,

pumpsandotherirrigationtools,whicharethekeytothesuccessofthegrowers.Itisalsono

wonderwhyirrigationequipmentmakersandsuppliersaremakingmuchmoneyintheregion.

A^Theyplayakeyroleinmeetingtheneedsofthefarmers.

B、Throughtheyears,peopletherehavecomeupwithlong-termsolutionsthatmainlyfocuson

developingorimprovingitsvariousirrigationsystems.

C>TravellingirrigatorsfirstappearedintheEastHanDynastyinChina.

D^Nextonthelistisdripirrigationandsprayirrigation.

【正确答案】A

第37题【单选题】

[2009.1]“Howlongdidittakeyoutorealizethathewasdishonest?,z"Ifromthestart//

A、lookedhimout

B^lookedhimover

C>sawhimout

D、sawhimthrough

【正确答案】D

第38题【单选题】

【填句补文】Whendopeopledecidewhetherornottheywanttobecomefriends?Duringtheir

firstfourminutestogether;accordingtoabookbyDr.LeonardZunin.Inhisbook,"Contact:Thefirst

fourminutes,"heoffersthisadvicetoanyoneinterestedinstartingnewfriendships:.A

lotofpeople'swholeliveswouldchangeiftheydidjustthat.

A、Thatisnotthetimetocomplainaboutone'shealthortomentionfaultsonefindsinother

people.

B、Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundividedattentionforfour

minutes.

C、Itisnotthetimetotellthewholetruthaboutone'sopinionsandimpressions.

D、Heiseagertomakefriendswitheveryone.

【正确答案】B

第39题【单选题】

PracticeEnglisheveryday.

A、speak

B、tospeak

C、speaks

D^speaking

【正确答案】D

第40题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood

-apoor,crowedareawhereaboy'sdreamisnottobeadoctor,lawyer,or

businessman,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,

Liverpool,whichproducedtheBeetles,hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccer（英式足

球）teamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwithaballmadeofrags.And

GeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffa

wallintheslumsofBelfast.AIIgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn't

explainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,but

onlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythat

setsthemapartfromalltheothers.lnthelastparagraphthestatement"...butonly

onebecamePele“indicatesthat.

A、Peleisthegreatestsoccerplayer.

B、thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality.

C、Pele'sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothers.

D、thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodowiththefamilybackground.

【正确答案】B

第41题【单选题】

【完成句子】ThesameyearHenryFordshockedtheworldwiththe$5—a-dayminimumwage

scheme,thegreatestcontributionhehadevermade.Theaveragewageintheautoindustrythen

was$2.34fora9-hourshift.Fordnotonlydoubledthat,healsotookanhourofftheworkday.In

thoseyearsitwasunthinkablethatamancouldbepaidthatmuchfordoingsomethingthatdidn't

involveallawfullotoftrainingoreducation.TheWallStreetJournalcalledtheplan"aneconomic

crime",andcriticseverywherelaughedatFord.Butasthewageincreasedlatertodaily$10,it

provedacriticalcomponentofFord'sdreamtomaketheautomobileaccessible（口J及的）toall.The

criticsweretoostupidtounderstandthatbecauseFordhadloweredhiscostspercar,thehigher

wagesdidn'tmatterexceptformakingitpossibleformorepeopletobuyCars.Ford'scarsbecame

availabletoordinarypeoplethanksto.

A、criticizedbythemedia

B、thelowwageintheautoindustry

C、theirlowerprices

D、producecarsinlargenumbers

【正确答案】c

第42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43题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Today,nottoofaroffNixon'sdeadline,Americaislookingatthatpossibility.Overthe

weekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBillClinton,announcedherrunfor2008

presidency.Q:BillClintonwillstronglysupportHillarytorunforthe2008presidency.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

【正确答案】c

第44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45题【单选题】

【阅读理解】GyorgyBuzsakiofRutgersUniversityandhiscolleaguesanalyzedthe

brainwavesofsleepingratsandmice.Specifically,theyexaminedtheelectrical

activityemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex(anareathatprocesses

sensoryinformation)andthehippocampus,whichisacenterforlearningand

memory.Thescientistsfoundthatoscillationsinbrainwavesfromthetworegions

appeartobeintertwined.So-calledsleepspindles(burstsofactivityfromthe

neocortex)werefollowedtensofmillisecondslaterbybeatsinthehippocampus

knownasripples.Theteampositsthatthisinterplaybetweenthetwobrainregions

isakeystepinmemoryconsolidation.Asecondstudy,alsopublishedonlinethis

weekbytheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,linksage-associated

memorydeclinetohighglucoselevels.Whatistheresultoftheexperimentwith

ratsandmicecarriedoutatRutgersUniversity

A、Theelectricalactivityisemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex.

B、Oscillationsinbrainwavesarefromhippocampus.

C、Somatosensoryneocortexandhippocampusworktogetherinmemoryconsolidation.

D、Somatosensoryneocortexplaysitprimaryroleinmemoryconsolidation.

【正确答案】C

第46题【单选题】

[2007.4]Ashisparentsdiedwhenhewasyoung,hewas___byhisuncle.

A、broughtup

B、grownup

C、broughtout

D、takenout

【正确答案】A

第47题【单选题】

【概括大意】Agoodruleofthumb（好的做法）istotakeyourbodyweightinpoundsanddivide

thatnumberinhalf.Thatgivesyouthenumberofounces（盎司）ofwaterperdaythatyouneed.

Forexample,ifyouweigh160pounds,youshoulddrinkatleast80ouncesofwaterperday.Ifyou

exerciseyoushoulddrinkanother8-ounceglassofwaterforevery20minutesyouareactive.Ifyou

drinkcoffeeoralcohol,youshouldaddatleastanequalamountofwater.Whenyouaretraveling

onanairplane,itisgoodtohave8ouncesofwaterforeveryhouryouareonboardtheplane.The

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、OuncesofWaterNeededPerDay

B、AGoodRuleofThumb

C>DifferentPeopleDrinkDifferentOuncesofWater

D^HowtoDrinkWater

【正确答案】A

第48题【单选题】

【2004.04]We___veryclose,butthingshavechangedrecently.

A、usedtobe

B、areusedtobeing

C、areusedtobe

D^wereusedtobeing

【正确答案】A

第49题【单选题】

【填句补文】Five-year-oldLanistilltakessevenmedicineswithherbreakfasteverymorning."She's

verygoodabou