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2022年淡江大学自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答

案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【阅读理解】"longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking//saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth."Itwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyacidingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole."XNehavewar,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2题【单选题】

【概括大意】Thereisavitalneedtounderstandthepotentialrisksandlong-termhealtheffectsof

livingonnaturallycontaminatedsoils.Futureenvironmentalinvestigationsofnaturallypollutedsoils

shouldconcentrateonthepotentialpathwaysofmetalsintothefoodchainandhumanbody.

Geologistsshouldbepartofsuchstudiesastheycanprovidetheessentialbackgroundinformation

onrockandsoilchemistryaswellasthechemicalformsofheavymetalpollution.Themainideaof

thisparagraphis.

A>Long-termHealthEffectsonChildren

B>ResearchonChannelsofHeavyMetalsGettingintoHumanFoodChain

C、PotentialHazardsofHumanContaminatedSoils

D、NoEvidencetoIndicateBadEffectsofNaturallyContaminatedSoil

【正确答案】B

第3题【单选题】

【概括大意】Ford'sgreatstrengthwasthemanufacturingprocess-一notinvention.Longbeforehe

startedacarcompany,hewasaworker,knownforpickinguppiecesofmetalandwireandturning

themintomachines.Hestartedputtingcarstogetherin1891.Althoughitwasbynomeansthefirst

popularautomobile,theModelTshowedtheworldjusthowcreativeFordwasatcombining

technologyandmarket.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Ford'sOpponents

B、Ford'sGreatTalent

C^Ford'sGreatDream

D、TheEstablishmentoftheCompany

【正确答案】B

第4题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Anewstudyhasfoundnoevidencethatsunscreen,commonlyusedto

reducetheriskofskincancer,actuallyincreasetherisk.Researchersfromthe

UniversityofIowabasedtheirfindingsonareviewof18earlierstudiesthatlooked

attheassociationbetweensunscreenuseandmelanoma（黑素瘤）.Theysaidthat

theyfoundflawsinstudiesthathadreportedassociationsbetweensunscreenuse

andhigherriskofmelanoma.Theword“flaws“inthe2ndparagraphmostprobably

means.

A、evidence

B、facts

C、faults

D、failures

【正确答案】c

第5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6题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Somepeopletoldmethatitwastoolate.SometoldmethatIwastoo

old.OtherstoldmethatIwouldneverbeabletopullitoff.Ihadtoworkfulltime

andtakecareofmyson.ButinsideIwastoldsomethingdifferent.Theunderlined

sentence“ButinsideIwastoldsomethingdifferent“inthepassageprobablymeans

A、whatotherstoldherwasnottrue

B、someonetoldhersomethingdifferent

C^theauthorwouldhaveadifferentlifeifshetried

D、theauthordecidedtoreturntoschoolforacollegedegree

【正确答案】D

第7题【单选题】

【阅读判断】TheWatsonsliveinasmallapartmentinasuburbofNewYorkCity.Theofficeswhere

ElizabethworksareindowntownNewYork,andshehastotakeabusandtwosubwaytrainstogo

toworkeveryday.Ittakesheraboutonehourtogetthere.Shefindsthetripboringandtiring.Q:

ElizabethenjoysgoingtoworkindowntownNewYork

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第8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9题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Oneofthemostcommontypesofnonfiction,andonethatmany

peopleenjoyreading,isstoriesaboutpeople'slives.Thesestoriesfallintothree

generalcategoriesautobiography,memoir,andbiography.Thispassageismostly

about.

A、thecharacteristicsofautobiographies,memoirs,andbiographies

B、famousautobiographies

C、whybiographycanbedifficulttowrite

D、differencesbetweenautobiographiesandmemoirs

【正确答案】A

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】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12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13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14题【单选题】

【完成句子】Therearemanyothertrapstoavoid.Thehasfoundlittleawarenessamongdrivers

aboutsafeparking.Mostmotoristsquestionedmadenoeffortstoavoidparkinginquietspots-just

theplacesthieves'love.TheA.A.advisesdriverstoparkinplaceswithpeoplearound-thievesdon't

likeaudiences.Cardriversarefoundtobecarelessinchoosing.

A、safeparkingspots

B、increaseinthenumberofcarsstolen

C、non-professionalthieves

D、lackofparkingspace

【正确答案】A

第15题【单选题】

[2010.4]yourtime,there'snorush.Westillhaveanhouruntilthetrainleaves.

A、Do

B、Set

C、Make

D、Take

【正确答案】D

第16题【单选题】

【概括大意］Itisnotdifficulttothinkofothermessageswereceivethroughthemassmedia.Every

daywegethundredsofthem.Thinkaboutadvertisements,forexample.Weseeandhearthese

messagesalmosteverywherewego.Advertisementsareimportantmessages,eventhoughtheyare

sometimesannoying.Theyhelpuscompareandevaluateproducts.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、ImportanceoftheMassMedia

B、Media—MeanstoCommunicateMessages

C、AdvertisementsasImportantMessagesfromtheMassMedia

D、VariousMessagesOneMayReceiveEachDay

【正确答案】c

第17题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheinterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakes

itsmostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitment,allegiance,and

supremesacrifice.Timesofwartestacommunity'sdeepestreligiousandethical

commitments.Whatcanwelearnfromtheparagraph?

A、GovernmentstendtoabusetheirsupremePowerintimesofwar.

B、Intimesofwargovernmentsmayextendtheirpoweracrossnationalborders.

C、Intimesofwargovernmentsimposehighreligiousandethicalstandardsontheirpeople.

D^Governmentsmaysacrificeindividualsintheinterestsofthestateintimesofwar.

【正确答案】D

第18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19题【单选题】

【填句补文】Some20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.

Morethanhalfaregivetofarm-animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth..

A、ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarm

slurry.

B、Thedrugscouldbegettingintoourfoodandwater.

C、Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchanged.

D、Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyard

drugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic-resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.

【正确答案】D

第20题【单选题】

【2008.10］Severalpeoplewereunabletothemeetingbecauseofthestorm.

A、attend

B、participate

C、join

D^attempt

【正确答案】A

第21题【单选题】

［完成句子］Recentstudiesshowedthattheaveragehighschoolstudentspendsfifteentothirty

hoursaweekwatchingtelevisionandonlytwohoursaweekinorganizedplayorexercise.Thatis

onereasonwhyone-thirdofthe200,000pupilstestedforthePresident'sCouncilonPhysical

Fitnessfailedasimpletestofstrength,stamina,andflexibility.Someoftheboysandgirlscouldnot

raisethemselvestoasittingpositionwithoutusingtheirhands!Somepeoplehavedifficultiesin

standingupdueto.

A、beoverweight

B、lackingadequateexercise

C、hurtbadly

D^notused

【正确答案】B

第22题【单选题】

[2008.10]Intermsofelectronicdevices,it'seasytobuyexactlyyouneedinabigcity.

A、that

B、those

C、what

D^which

【正确答案】C

第23题【单选题】

【填句补文】Some20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.

Morethanhalfaregivetofarm—animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth..

A>ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarm

slurry.

B^Thedrugscouldbegettingintoourfoodandwater.

C、Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchanged.

D、Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyard

drugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic-resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.

【正确答案】D

第24题【单选题】

【阅读判断】ThoughBoermansaysthecompanybelievesitcanmakespace-basedsolarpower

work,itisnotexpectingtocrowdoutotherformsofrenewableenergy.LawsinCaliforniaandother

statesrequireincreasinguseofrenewableenergyincomingyears,hepointsout."Tomeetthose

needs,we'regoingtoneedalltypesofrenewableenergysources,"hesays.Thereisnomoreneed

forotherrenewableenergysourcesifthecompanymakesthespace-basedsolarpowerwork

successfully.()

A、True

B^False

C^NotGiven

【正确答案】B

第25题【单选题】

[2005.4]Thesatellitealsodemonstratedhowitcouldprovidehelptopeoplelivinginisolated

areaswhereisdifficult.

A>transportation

B、instruction

C、application

D、compensation

【正确答案】A

第26题【单选题】

【概括大意】Wignallcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesbycomparingthe

proportionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflavathattheyproduced.Hefoundthatsizefor

size,oldereruptionswereatleast10timesaseffectiveatwipingoutlifeastheirmorerecent

rivals.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、KillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptions

B、AccountingfortheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

C、CalculationoftheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

D、AMassExtinction

【正确答案】c

第27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28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】

【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】Mostofuswalkandcarryitemsinourhandseveryday.Theseare

seeminglysimpleactivitiesthatthemajorityofusdon'tquestion.Butan

internationalteamofresearchers,includingDr.RichmondfromGW'sColumbian

CollegeofArtsandSciences,havediscoveredthathumanwalkinguprightmayhave

originatedmillionsofyearsagoasanadaptationtocarryingscarce,high-quality

resources.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothefirsttwo

paragraphs

A、Manypeoplequestionthesimplehumanactivitiesofwalkingandcarryingitems.

B、Chimpanzee'sbehaviorsmaysuggestwhyhumanswalkontwolegs.

C^Humanwalkinguprightisviewedasanadaptationtocarryingpreciousresources.

D、Ourancestors'ecologicalconditionsresembledthoseofmodern-daychimpanzees,.

【正确答案】A

第32题【单选题】

【填句补文】Onceuponatimetherewasarichvillage.Thewealthiestofthevillagersdecidedto

hideahugelump（堆）ofgoldtoprotectitfromrobbers.

A、Apooroldfarmerdecidedtoplowthefield.

B、Whenyouarealwaysreadytoshareyourownthingswithothers,youaredoomedtobenefit

fromit.

C、AndIwillreceivethehonorwiththefourthbygivingittotheneedy.

D、Soheburieditinanearbyricefield.

【正确答案】D

第33题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Thevalueofchildhoodiseasilyblurred（变得模糊不清）intoday's

world.Considersomerecentdevelopments:Thechild-murderersintheJonesboro,

Ark.schoolyardshootingcasewereconvictedandsentenced.Twoboys,7and8,

werechargedinthemurderofan11-year-oldgirlinChicago.Thetwoboysin

Chicagowere

A^shot.

B、murdered.

C、accused.

D、sentenced.

【正确答案】C

第34题【单选题】

[2004.04]Hisbestfilm,___wonseveral,isaboutthelifeofMartinLuthurKing.

A、that

B、where

C、which

D、whether

【正确答案】C

第35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36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37题【单选题】

【填句补文】Some20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.

Morethanhalfaregivetofarm-animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth..

A>ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarm

slurry.

B^Thedrugscouldbegettingintoourfoodandwater.

C^Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchanged.

D、Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyard

drugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic-resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.

【正确答案】D

第38题【单选题】

[2005.10]Youcanneverknowheisreallyaimedat.

A>what

B、how

C、why

D>who

【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】

［填句补文］MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.Somelivealonebecauseofdivorceorthe

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

householdsintheU.S.aremadeupofjustoneperson.

A、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

B^Hesays,a\likebeingbymyself.”

C^However,evenmorepeoplearelivingalonebecausetheyhavechosento.

D、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

【正确答案】C

第41题【单选题】

【填句补文】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuring

subtle（Z田微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand.

A、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputer

B、tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfields

C、aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotes

D^convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint

【正确答案】D

第42题【单选题】

【填句补文】Mother'sDayisaspecialdayforeveryone!Weusethisdaytohonorourmothersall

overtheworld!ItisheldonthesecondSundayofMayinmanycountries,suchasAustralia,

CanadaandtheUnitedStates.ItisheldexactlythreeweeksbeforeEasterSundayintheUnited

Kingdom.Sundaysareusuallynon-schoolandnon-workingdaysinthesecountries.

A、Shewantedtomemoryhermother,AnnJarvis.

B^WhenistheearliestMother'sDaycelebration

C、ManyfamiliesbeginMother'sDaywithbreakfastinbed.

D、Mother'sDayfallsondifferentdaysindifferentthecountries.

【正确答案】D

第43题【单选题】

[2005.10]Thetraditionalviewthatmenaresuperiorwomenstillexistsinsomeremote

areas.

A、over

B、to

C、for

D、than

【正确答案】B

第44题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Somepeopletoldmethatitwastoolate.SometoldmethatIwastoo

old.OtherstoldmethatIwouldneverbeabletopullitoff.Ihadtoworkfulltime

andtakecareofmyson.ButinsideIwastoldsomethingdifferent.Theunderlined

sentence“ButinsideIwastoldsomethingdifferent“inthepassageprobablymeans

A、whatotherstoldherwasnottrue

B^someonetoldhersomethingdifferent

C、theauthorwouldhaveadifferentlifeifshetried

D、theauthordecidedtoreturntoschoolforacollegedegree

【正确答案】D

第45题【单选题】

【阅读理解】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle

（长柄勺）.Placedonastoneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewould

moverounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthwhilethebulk（主体）of

theladlewasattractedtomagneticnorth.Thisinterestinglyshapeddeviceis

mentionedinabookfromabout80.Otherancientbooksmayhavedateditasfar

backasthefourthcenturyJade（玉石）findersplayedanimportantroleinthe

inventionofthe"ladle".Theytravelledgreatdistancestolookforjade.Inordernot

tolosedirections,theywouldtakea"ladle"withthem.Whichofthefollowing

abouttheladle-shapedcompassistrue?

A、The"handle"oftheladlepointedsouth.

B>The"handle"oftheladlepointednorth.

C^Thebulkoftheladlewasattractedtosouth.

D、Thebulkoftheladleremainedunmovedontheboard.

【正确答案】A

第46题【单选题】

［概括大意］TakethecaseofEtaCarinae,oneofthemostexplosivestarsintheuniverse.Thisstar

producesultravioletlaserrays（紫夕卜线）anditwilldestroyitselfinafewmillionyears'time.Itis

fivetimesbrighterthanthesunandwhenitexplodesitisgoingtobeasightworthwaitingforiThe

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Powerofthetelescope

B、DetailsofEtaCarinae

C、Inventionofatimemachine

D、Biggesttelescope

【正确答案】B

第47题【单选题】

[2005.10]Whenhewasyoung,heusedtospendhistimecollectingstamps.

A、smart

B、special

C、solid

D、spare

【正确答案】D

第48题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thetypicalpersonlivingaloneisneitheroldnorlonely..Themajorityof

thesepeoplehavechosentolivealone.Theyarerespondingtodecreasingsocialpressuretoget

marriedandhaveafamily.

A、Thisisadramaticchangefromtheextendedfamiliesofjustacoupleofgenerationsago.

B^Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemucht