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2022年华侨大学自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答

案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Since1939,numerousstudieshavebeenconductedtodeterminewhethersmokingis

ahealthhazard.Thetrendoftheevidencehasbeenconsistentandindicatesthatthereisaserious

healthrisk.Researchteamshaveconductedstudiesthatshowbeyondallreasonabledoubtthat

tobaccosmokingisassociatedwithashortenedlifeexpectancy.Q:Smokingreducesone'slife

expectancy.

A、True

B^False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第2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,z/llikebeingbymyself.”

C>However,evenmorepeoplearelivingalonebecausetheyhavechosento.

D>There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

【正确答案】c

第3题【单选题】

［阅读理解】In2006,Blackburn,oftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,and

Greider,ofJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimore,sharedtheLaskerprizeforbasic

medicalresearchwithJackSzostakofHarvardMedicalSchool.Theirworksetthe

stageforresearchsuggestingthatcancercellsusetelomerasetosustaintheir

uncontrolledgrowth.TheresearchbyBlackburnandGreiderhelpssuggesttherole

of.

A、moneyinmedicalresearch

B、proteinsincancertreatment

C、hormonesinthefunctioningoflife

D^telomeraseinthegrowthofcancercells

【正确答案】D

第4题【单选题】

AfterlivinginParisforfiftyyearshereturnedtothesmalltownhegrewupasachild.

A、which

B、where

C、that

D、when

【正确答案】B

第5题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Myteacheroncesaidtome,“Ifyoudon'tquit,youwillwin”.Ihaveno

desiretoquitwritingasI'mhavingtoomuchfun.MythanksgotoAssociated

ContentandtheYahoo!ContributorNetworkforallmyprogressinwriting!Andto

myfellowwriters—thankyousomuchforyoursupportandfriendship.Maywe

continuetosupporteachotherformanyyearstocome!Wecanlearnfromthe

passagethat.

A、theauthorthinkswritingontheNetisveryeasy

B、theauthorhashisfirstbookpublishedontheNet

C、twoyearshaspassedsincetheauthorbeganwriting

D、theauthorisgratefulforthecontentsitessincerely

【正确答案】D

第6题【单选题】

[2005.10]Whenhewasyoung,heusedtospendhistimecollectingstamps.

A、smart

B、special

C、solid

D^spare

【正确答案】D

第7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8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9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10题【单选题】

Isthisthemuseumtheexhibitionwasheld.

A、where

B、that

C>onwhich

D^theone

【正确答案】A

第口题【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12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13题【单选题】

【阅读判断】WhenNickHolonyaksetouttocreateanewkindofvisiblelightingusing

semiconductoralloys,hiscolleaguesthoughthewasunrealistic.Today,hisdiscoveryof

light-emittingdiodes,orLEDs,areusedineverythingfromDVDstoalarmclockstoairports.Q:

Holonyak'scolleaguesthoughthewouldfailinhisresearchonLEDsatthetimewhenhestartedit.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

第14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15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16题【单选题】

[2009.7]Itmightbepossibletotheprobleminadifferentway.

A^approach

B^attribute

C、approve

D、attend

【正确答案】A

第17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18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19题【单选题】

[2005.10]Sincetimeislimited,we'dbetterourtask.

A、geton

B、getover

C、getacross

D、getinto

【正确答案】D

第20题【单选题】

【填句补文]ButBalistarlingsareonlyfoundinasmallareaontheislandofBaliinIndonesia.They

liveinthetallgrasslandsnearthecoast.Todaythereareonly14leftinthewildonasingle

reserve.Morethanhalfoftheirhabitatwasconvertedintofarmland,andforestplantation.Manyof

themwerecapturedandsoldaspets.

A、Weshouldtakemeasurestoprotectthem.

B^Balistarlingsareverybeautifulbirds.

C、Theygrowfastbecauseofaproteinrichdietofinsects.

D、In1984,therewereonly150birdsleftinthewild.

【正确答案】D

第21题【单选题】

【概括大意】Baddesignislargelytoblame,saysSanchez.InaseparatesurveyofCDplayerslast

year,hercolleagueWolfgangHuberfoundthattwomachineswithsimilarfeaturesused28watts

and2wattsrespectivelyonstand-by."Formostproducts,webelievethatstand-bypowercanbe

reducedtoonewattorless,"saysSanchez.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、FactorLeadingtoEnergyWaste

B、HomeAppliances

C、ProposalstoCutEnergyConsumption

D、EnergyConsumptionTest

【正确答案】A

第22题【单选题】

Shepassedtheexaminationshestudiedverylittle.

A、inspiteof

B、despite

C、though

D、inthat

【正确答案】c

第23题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Parentsandkidstodaydressalike,listentothesamemusic,andare

friends.Isthisagoodthing?Sometimes,whenMr.Ballmerandhis16-year-old

daughter,Elizabeth,listentorockmusictogetherandtalkaboutinterestsboth

enjoy,suchaspopculture,heremembershismoredistantrelationshipwithhis

parentswhenhewasateenager."Iwouldneverhavesaidtomymom,'Hey,the

newWeezeralbumisreallygreat.Howdoyoulikeit?'"saysBallmer."Therewas

justacompletegapintaste."Musicwasnottheonlygulf.Fromclothingand

hairstylestoactivitiesandexpectations,earliergenerationsofparentsandchildren

oftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.Theword"gulf"mostprobablymeans

A、interest

B、distance

C、hope

D、separation

【正确答案】D

第24题【单选题】

IfIinyourplace,Iwouldn'ttroublehim.

A、were

B、hadbeen

C、couldbe

D、wastobe

【正确答案】A

第25题【单选题】

［阅读理解】Ontheotherhand,onthemoontherewillbeanattractionbetween

thebutterandthemoon;butthebutterwillweighonlyaboutone-sixthasmuchas

itdoesontheearth.Thisisbecausethemoonissomuchsmallerthantheearth.

Theamountofgravitationalpullthatabodyproducesdependsontheamountof

materialinit.Apacketofbutterhasagravitationalpullofitsown;butthisisvery

smallinrelationtothepullofsomethingaslargeasthemoon,ortheearth,orthe

sun.Wedonotfeelthegravitationalpullofapacketofbutterbecause

A、itistoosmalltohaveagravitationalpullofitsown.

B、itspullissosmallthatwetendtoignoreit.

C、itspulldisappearsinthepresenceoftheearth'sgravitation.

D、ittendstomeltandlosesitsgravitationalpull.

【正确答案】B

第26题【单选题】

【阅读理解】In2006,Blackburn,oftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,and

Greider,ofJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimore,sharedtheLaskerprizeforbasic

medicalresearchwithJackSzostakofHarvardMedicalSchool.Theirworksetthe

stageforresearchsuggestingthatcancercellsusetelomerasetosustaintheir

uncontrolledgrowth.TheresearchbyBlackburnandGreiderhelpssuggesttherole

of.

A、moneyinmedicalresearch

B、proteinsincancertreatment

C、hormonesinthefunctioningoflife

D、telomeraseinthegrowthofcancercells

【正确答案】D

第27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,z/llikebeingbymyself.”

C、However,evenmorepeoplearelivingalonebecausetheyhavechosento.

D、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

【正确答案】C

第28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29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30题【单选题】

【阅读理解】DuringworkTomalwaysthoughtofthegirlandfeltasifhehadmet

hersomewhere,buthecouldn'trememberwhen.Tomconcludedthatthegirlwas

inlovewithhimandhewasveryexcited.Thisgirlmaybelookednotasbeautifulas

thegirlhehaddatedtheotherday,butshehadagrand（豪华的）car.Shemustbe

veryrich.Sohechosetolovethisgirl.Whenhisworkwasover,Tomcalledthegirl

whohaddatedhim.Hesaid,'Afterseveraldays'thinking,IthinkIamnotsuitedfor

beingyourboyfriend,soIhopeyouwillforgetme."Wecanlearnfromthispassage

thatTom.

A、wasverypoor

B、didnztlikethebiscuits

C、walkedtoworkeverymorning

D、comparedthetwogirlscarefully

【正确答案】D

第31题【单选题】

Somestateshaveanincometaxsimilartoofthefederalgovernment.

A、that

B、those

C>this

D、these

【正确答案】A

第32题【单选题】

[2005.10]Sincetimeislimited,we'dbetterourtask.

A、geton

B^getover

C、getacross

D、getinto

【正确答案】D

第33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34题【单选题】

[2009.7]Itwasimportantforthepresidenttocontinuehisschedule,regardlessthe

bombthreat.

A、on

B^with

C、for

D、of

【正确答案】D

第35题【单选题】

Hisbestfilm,wonseveralawards,isaboutthelifeofMartinLuthurKing.

A、that

B^where

C、which

D、whether

【正确答案】c

第36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37题【单选题】

[2004.04]Theinformationshereceived___wrong.Therefore,shemadeanincorrectdecision.

A、were

B、was

C、is

D、are

【正确答案】B

第38题【单选题】

【阅读理解】ThegreatseavoyagesofEurope's"AgeofDiscovery,"suchas

ChristopherColumbus;striptotheWestIndiesin1492,wouldhavebeen

impossiblewithouttheuseofacompass.Thisgreatdeviceforseavoyageswas

introducedtotheWestfromChinaduringthethirteenthcenturyWehaveto

thankancientChinesefortheirinventionofthecompass.Whatistheparagraph

mainlyabout?

A、Columbuswasagreatsailoranddiscoverer.

B、ThecompasswasinventedbyColumbus.

C、Theinventionofthecompassisimportantinhumanhistory.

D、ColumbusintroducedthecompasstotheWestIndies.

【正确答案】C

第39题【单选题】

［填句补文】Inordertoproducehighqualityproducts,theTasmaniangovernmentunderstandsthe

needforgettinghighqualityirrigationequipmentatalltimes,suchastravellingirrigators（灌］既车），

pumpsandotherirrigationtools,whicharethekeytothesuccessofthegrowers.Itisalsono

wonderwhyirrigationequipmentmakersandsuppliersaremakingmuchmoneyintheregion.

A、Theyplayakeyroleinmeetingtheneedsofthefarmers.

B、Throughtheyears,peopletherehavecomeupwithlong-termsolutionsthatmainlyfocuson

developingorimprovingitsvariousirrigationsystems.

C>TravellingirrigatorsfirstappearedintheEastHanDynastyinChina.

D、Nextonthelistisdripirrigationandsprayirrigation.

【正确答案】A

第40题【单选题】

[2005.10]Iwishyoumehowtoswimlastyear.

A、taught

B^havetaught

C、weretaught

D、hadtaught

【正确答案】D

第41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42题【单选题】

【阅读理解】In1994,UnitedStatesCustomsseized204,391poundsofcocaine,

559,286poundsofmarijuanaand2,577poundsofheroin.Justhowmuchactually

flowsintothecountryisanyone'sguess.SomeCustomsofficialsestimatethatonly

10percentofthedrugscomingintothecountryareeverseized.InMiami,the

DistrictAttorney（检察长）won,tevenprosecutesmallfry."It'sgottobeoverfive

kilosofcocaine,aboveakiloofheroinandmorethan5,000poundsofmarijuanaor

it'snotsomethingthatwe'regoingtostopthepresseson,“saysTomCash,aretired

agent.Whichofthefollowingcouldbestreplacetheexpression“smallfry“inthe

paragraph?

A、Smalldogs

B、Smallsheepdogs

C、Smallsmugglers（走私者）

D、Smallringleaders（主谋）

【正确答案】C

第43题【单选题】

【概括大意】Deafpeople-peoplewhocan'thear—arestillabletocommunicatequitewell,witha

speciallanguage.It'scalledsignlanguage.Thespeakerofsignlanguageuseshandgesturesinorder

tocommunicate.Basicsignlanguagehasbeenusedforalong,longtime.Butsignlanguagewasn't

reallydevelopeduntilabout250yearsago.Inthemiddleofthe1700%aFrenchmannamedEpee

developedsignlanguage.Epeewasabletospeakandhear,butheworkedduringmostofhislifeas

ateacherofdeafpeopleinFrance.Epeedevelopedalargenumberofvocabularywordsforsign

language.Epee'ssystemusedmostly"picture-image"signs.Wecallthempicture-imagesigns

becausethesignscreateapicture.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、ActuallyDeafPeopleCanSpeak

B>DeafPeopleCanCommunicate

C>SomethingaboutSignLanguage

D、SignLanguageisInventedbyaDeafPeople

【正确答案】c

第44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45题【单选题】

【阅读理解】Myteacheroncesaidtome,“Ifyoudon'tquit,youwillwin”.Ihaveno

desiretoquitwritingasI'mhavingtoomuchfun.MythanksgotoAssociated

ContentandtheYahoo!ContributorNetworkforallmyprogressinwriting!Andto

myfellowwriters—thankyousomuchforyoursupportandfriendship.Maywe

continuetosupporteachotherformanyyearstocome!Wecanlearnfromthe

passagethat.

A、theauthorthinkswritingontheNetisveryeasy

B^theauthorhashisfirstbookpublishedontheNet

C>twoyearshaspassedsincetheauthorbeganwriting

D、theauthorisgratefulforthecontentsitessincerely

【正确答案】D

第46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47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48题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Theindexofthecountriesusesdataonincomes,health,unemployment,climate,

politicalstability,jobsecuritygenderequalityaswellaswhatthemagazinecalls"freedom,family

andcommunitylife"Jobsecurityistheleastimportantmeasureoflifequality.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】C

第49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50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51题【单选题】

[2004.10]Jeandidn'thavetimetogototheconcertlastnightbecauseshewasbusyfor

theexamination.

A、toprepare

B、tobeprepared

C、preparing

D、beingpreparing

【正确答案】c

第52题【单选题】

【概括大意】Ilovesunnydaysbecausetheyareidealforoutings.Irememberthesunnyweekend

whentworoommatesandIhadamarveloustimeintheoldSummerPalace.Underthebluesky,

thetreesarebathedingoldenlight.Onrainydays,Ie