2022年汕头大学自考英语（二）练习题（附答案解析）

2022年汕头大学自考英语（二）练习题汇总

（附答案解析）

第1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2题【单选题】

【填句补文】"Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

A、Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

B、Thetraditionalperiodictablewaswelldrawn.

C、“Iimaginecontourlineswouldbegoodforundergraduates//

D>Buthehasaddedcontourlinestochargedensity,helpingtoexplainwhichions

reactwithwhich.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】这一段是剑桥大学的AlbertGaly的原话，我们可以从引导整个关键

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点得出答案。即：〃地学化学家们只想通过直觉判断元素的活动。我想等高线对

学生们有好处

第3题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Duringthehourswhenyoulabourthroughyourworkyoumaysaythat

you're"hot".That'strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyour

cycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringthe

morning.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscovered

whythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologuesas:"Getup,John!Youllbe

lateforworkagain!"ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathis

temperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhen

husbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeach

memberofthefamilyhas.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrels

accordingtothepassage?

A、Unawarenessofenergycycles.

B、Familiarmonologues.

C、Achangeinafamilymember'senergycycle.

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.w),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o因此A项：Unawarenessofenergycycles(不

知道能量周期)应是正确答案。

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第4题【单选题】

【完成句子】Theimportanceofparticularmetalsinthehumandiethasbeen

realizedwithinthepastfewdecades,andtheideathatgeologymightberelatedto

healthhasbeenrecognizedforanumberofelementssuchasiodine,zincand

selenium.Forexample,soilswithlowiodinecontentsproducecrops,andanimals

deficientiniodine.Alackofiodineinthehumandietleadstosomeserious

diseases.Someseriousdiseasesisconnectedwithdeficiencyof.

A、industriallypollutedsoils

B、theelementofiodine

C、rockandsoilchemistry

D、thepersistenceofheavymetals

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】通过关键词Someseriousdiseases,可将题目定位于最后一句话：A

lackofiodineinthehumandietleadstosomeseriousdiseases.deficiencyof和lack

of表达同样的意思“缺乏、缺少〃，因此根据这句话可以判断答案为B。

第5题【单选题】

[2009.10]You'dbetterleavethingsifyoudon'tknowhowtodealwith

them.

A、off

B、out

C、alone

D、over

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】【译文】如果你不知道如何处理这些事情，你最好把它们放在一边。

【试题分析】本题考查词意区分。【详细解答】A离开，离去B不在里

面，出局C单独的（地）D完结，翻倒，越过

第6题【单选题】

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supremesacrifice.Theword“allegiance"isclosestinmeaningto.

A、loyalty

B、objective

C、survival

D、motive

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】解本题可用同类词关系进行判断。在“allegiance〃前后的两个词分别

是commitment和sacrifice,应能判断出这三个词相对于国家而言是同一类词，

再利用排除法，不难选出正确答案A。

第9题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Theworldisnotonlyhungry;itisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseem

strangetoyou,sincenearly75%oftheearth/ssu-faceiscoveredwithwater.But

about97%ofthishugeamountissea-water,orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkand

usetheother3%—thefreshwaterthatcomesfromrivers,lakes,underground,and

othersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofitisintheform

oficebergs（冰U」）andglaciers（冰〃I）.Evenworse,someofithasbeen

polluted.Whatpercentageoftheearth'swatercanmanactuallyuseatpresent?

A、Nearly75percent.

B、About97percent.

C、Exactly3percent.

D、Lessthan3percent.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】根据本段得知，地球上只有3%的水适于人类饮用，然而部分以冰

山或冰川的形式存在，还有的被污染，因而实际上人类能用的水要低于3%。

第10题【单选题】

【2009.7]Anemployeehasperfectreliabilityifhealwaysdoeshiswork.

A、personally

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B、scarcely

C、respectively

D、responsibly

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】【译文】如果一个员工做工作总是认真负责，他就是完全可信赖的。

【试题分析】副词意义区分题。【详细解答】A亲自地;B几乎不;C个别地;D可

靠地

第11题【单选题】

【2008.10]Ittookafewsecondsforhereyestotothedarkness.

A、allocate

B、adopt

C、apply

D、adjust

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查动词词义辨析。【译文】她花了几秒钟时间使眼睛适应黑

暗。【详细解答】A分配，拨出B收养，过继C应用，申请D调

整，使适合

第12题【单选题】

【阅读选择）Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulinbusiness.

Hehadabeautifulhomeandwonderfulfamily,butrealizedhisfatherwasveryold,

andthoughtperhapsheshouldgotohim.Hehadnotseenhimsincethatgraduation

day.Beforehecouldmakearrangementstoseehisfather,hereceivedatelegram

tellinghimhisfatherhadpassedaway,andwilledallofhispossessionstohisson.He

neededtocomehomeimmediatelyandtakecarethings.Whenhearrivedathis

father'shouse,suddensadnessandregretfilledhisheart.Whentheyoungman

arrivedhome,hefelt.

A、sad

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B、disappointed

C、horrible

D、nervous

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选事实细节题。年轻人回到家里，出现了两个关键词sadness

和regret,可以判断年轻人的心情是非常伤心的。故选A。

第13题【单选题】

【填句补文]Theacidrain（酸雨）issaidtobecausedbypollutionfromoilwellsin

theGulfofMexico.Carexhaustgasesarealsoaproblem.Localvolcaniceruptions

maketheproblemevenworse.Nevertheless,withenoughmoneyande仟ort,

researcherssaythatmanyoftheproblemscouldbesolvedandtherateoferosion

reduced..

A、Theproblem,however;isnotjustaEuropeanone.

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14题【单选题】

[2010.04]Wehavegreatlytheprocedureaccordingtothechairman's

suggestion.

A、stimulated

B、perceived

C、obscured

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D、simplified

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】【译文】按照主席的提议我们已经大大地简化了步骤。【试题分析】

本题考查词义辨析。【详细解答】动词的词义选取。

第15题【单选题】

【阅读选择]Itwasalsointhe1600sthatprofessionalballetbegan.KingLouisXIVof

France,himselfadevoteddancer;foundedtheRoyalAcademyofDance.Thefive

basicfeetpositionsfromwhichallballetstepsbeginwerefinalized.Inthelate1700s

anotherimportantchangeoccurred.Balletbegantotellastoryonitsown.Itwasno

longersimplydancetobeperformedbetweenactsofplays.Elaboratewigsand

costumeswereeliminated.Bytheearly1800sdancerslearnedtoriseontheirtoesto

makeitappearthattheywerefloating.Animportantinfluenceinearlyballet

was.

A、Balanchine

B、MarieAntoinette

C、Diaghilev

D、LouisXIV

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】答案选Do细节题。对照原文Itwasalsointhe1600sthatprofessional

balletbegan.KingLouisXIVofFrance,himselfadevoteddancer,foundedtheRoyal

AcademyofDance.这里出现的时间1600s在原文中是比较早的，提到的人物是

KingLouisXIV,选D。

第16题【单选题】

[2009.10]Theroomwasquiet,theoccasionalcoughingfrommythroat.

A、incase

B>exceptfor

C>byfar

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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17题【单选题】

[2009.04]Tomhasdonereallyamazedeveryoneinhisclass.

A、What

B、Which

C、That

D、Who

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查主语从句的引导词的选择。译文：汤姆所做的事情使得他

班里的每个同学都感到吃惊。详细解答：whatTomhasdone指汤姆所做的事情；

B哪一个；C（无词义）；D谁。

第18题【单选题】

【2009.04]Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

A、what

which

C、when

D、that

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查主语从句的引导词的选择。译文：大会什么时候召开还没

有决定。详细解答：A什么；B哪一个；C什么时候；D（无词义）。

第19题【单选题】

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【I闻读选择］Butjustlikeyouralarmclock,yourinternalclockcanbereset.Infact,it

automaticallyresetsitselfeveryday.How?Byusingthelightitgetsthroughyour

eyes.Scientistshaveknownforalongtimethattheightofdayandthedarkofnight

playimportantrolesinsettingourinternalclocks.Foryears,researchersthoughtthat

thesignalsthatsynchronizethebody'sclockwerehandledthroughthesame

pathwaysthatweusetosee.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccording

tothefourthandfifthparagraphs?

A、Ourbiologicalclockresetsitselfautomatically.

B>Lightgetsthroughoureyesandresetsourbiologicalclock.

C、Ourinternalclockaswellasthealarmclockcanberesetautomatically.

D、Ourinternalclock,likethealarmclock,canbereset.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】是非判断题，根据第五自然段首句Butjustlike（和……一样）your

alarmclock,yourinternalclockcanbereset.Infact,itautomaticallyresetsitself

everyday.How?Byusingthelightitgetsthroughyoureyes.代词it指代biological

不是选项和都可以自动调节。得到答案为

clock,internalclockalarmclockCcAD

我们的生物钟自动调节。B光线通过我们的眼睛调节生物钟，与原文一致。

第20题【单选题】

【阅读选择］Theworldisnotonlyhungry;itisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseem

strangetoyou,sincenearly75%oftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.But

about97%ofthishugeamountissea-water,orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkand

usetheother3%…thefreshwaterthatcomesfromrivers,lakes,underground,and

othersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofitisintheform

oficebergs（冰山）andglaciers（冰川）.Evenworse,someofithasbeen

polluted.Whatpercentageoftheearth'swatercanmanactuallyuseatpresent?

A、Nearly75percent.

B^About97percent.

C、Exactly3percent.

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D、Lessthan3percent.

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】根据本段得知，地球上只有匕％的水适于人类饮用，然而部分以冰

山或冰川的形式存在，还有的被污染，因而实际上人类能用的水要低于3%。

第21题【单选题】

【概括大意】Wignailcalculatedthe"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22题【单选题】

【I阅读选择）Butevenifeverylargecitypurifiedandreuseditswater,westillwould

nothaveenough.Wherecouldweturnnext?Totheoceans!Allwe'dhavetodoto

makeuseofthevastamountofsea-wateris---removethesalt.Thissalt-removing

processisalreadyinuseinmanypartsoftheworld.Accordingtothepassage,

sea-watercanbeturnedintofreshwaterby

A、heatingitup.

B、treatingitwithchemicals.

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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

thesalt艮|Jtakesaltout。

第23题【单选题】

【阅读选择）Goodnev/sforchocoholics：thetreatpreferredbymillionsalloverthe

worldisgoodforyou,accordingtoAmericanresearchersattheUniversityof

California.Chocolatecontainssubstancescalledflavonoids（类黄酮）thatcanhelp

maintainahealthyheartandgoodcirculation.Theresearchershavediscoveredthat

cocoaactslikeaspirinandthateatingabarofchocolatehasalsobeenshownto

releaseendorphinsinthebody：thesechemicalshelptoreducepainandstressand

makeyoufeelhappy.Whyischocolategoodforheartandcirculation?

A、Itreducespainandstress.

B、Itcontainssubstancescalledflavonoids.

C、Itreleasesendorphinsinhumanbody.

D、Itactslikeaspirintoprotectheart.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】因果关系词信号词。凡是注释中文的地方可能是答案区域。

第24题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Whataboutdrinkingalcoholtowetyourthroat?Iadviceyounotto

touchalcoholbeforespeaking.Youwillfeelall-powerfulandyouwillfeelyoucando

everything,butinfactyourbrainandyourmouthdonotworktogetherproperly.

Savethealcoholuntilafteryoufinishspeaking.Q:Duetotheeffectofalcohol,your

thoughtandyourmouthwillnotcoordinateproperly.

A、True

B、False

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C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A,本题的关键句为：butinfactyourbrainandyourmouthdo

notworktogetherproperly.因此本题答案为A。

第25题【单选题】

[2009.04]Sheeverythingelseandconcentratedonthetaskbeforeher.

A、setoff

B、setback

C、setaside

D、setup

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查短语意义辨析工译文：她把其他事情都放到一边，集中精

力于她面前的任务。详细解答：A出发、动身；B把（某物）置于…之后、延迟；

C撇开、取消、废除；D建立、提出。

第26题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulinbusiness.

Hehadabeautifulhomeandwonderfulfamily,butrealizedhisfatherwasveryold,

andthoughtperhapsheshouldgotohim.Hehadnotseenhimsincethatgraduation

day.Beforehecouldmakearrangementstoseehisfather,hereceivedatelegram

tellinghimhisfatherhadpassedaway,andwilledallofhispossessionstohisson.He

neededtocomehomeimmediatelyandtakecarethings.Whenhearrivedathis

father'shouse,suddensadnessandregretfilledhisheart.Whentheyoungman

arrivedhome,hefelt.

A、sad

B、disappointed

C、horrible

D、nervous

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【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选从事实细节题。年轻人回到家里，出现了两个关键词sadness

和regret,可以判断年轻人的心情是非常伤心的。故选A。

第27题【单选题】

[2008.10]Neverbeforesorapidlydevelopingasitistoday.

A、hasourcountrybeen

B、hasbeenourcountry

C、ourcountryhasbeen

D、ourcountrybeenhas

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查语法。【译文】我们国家从未像现在这样高速发展。【详细

解答】否定词never在句首，该句子应采用部分倒装。

第28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29题【单选题】

[2009.7]Thehousewasquietinthenight,theoccasionalcoughingfrom

mythroat.

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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30题【单选题】

【完成句子】Lightningisgeneratedwhenelectricalchargesseparateinrainclouds,

thoughprocessesarestillnotfullyunderstood.Typically,positivecharges（正电荷）

buildatthecloudtop,whilethebottombecomesnegativelycharged（负电荷的）.In

mostinstancesofcloud-to-groundlightning,thenegativelychargedlowerportionof

thecloudrepelsnegativelychargedparticlesontheground'ssurfaces,makingit

becomepositivelycharged.Thepositivechargeonthegroundgathersatelevated

points.Inmostcasesofcloud-to-groundlightning,theground'ssurface.

A、ispositivelycharged

B、isshiftedsidewaysbystrongwinds

C、isnegativecharged

D、ischangedfrompositivelychargetonegativecharge

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字解释了云层与地面之间的闪电的成因，云层下部带负电荷，

排斥地面表层的负电荷，所以地面表层聚集的是正电荷。答案为A。

第31题【单选题】

Wouldyoulikedownandplayinthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanit

up?

A、get

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B、getting

C、toget

D、got

【正确答案】C

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

第32题【单选题】

[2008.04]Ithasbeenfoundthatastronghelpovercometheeffectsof

distraction.

A、interruption

motivation

C、evaluation

D、destination

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查名词词义区分。A.打扰、中；断B.动机、诱因；C.

评估、评价；D.目的地、终点。整句话的意思是：人们发现一个很强的动机

可以帮助克服干扰物的影响。

第33题【单选题】

[1诩读选择]Marian,thegirlwhowrotetheoriginalstoryaboutRoxaboxenthatthe

children'sbookisbasedon,wasmayor.Otherkidsranthestoreswhichsold

imaginaryicecreamandbakedgoods.Kidsdroveimaginarycarsoutsideoftown,

andthespeederswenttojail,whichwasguardedbythesheriff,anotherkid.

Elsewhere,boysandgirshadbattles,chargingeachother'sbasesusingspearsmade

withocotillo,adesertplant.WhoisMarian?

A、Sheistheauthor.

B、ShesoldicecreaminRoxaboxen.

C、SheisthemayorofRoxaboxeninthebook.

D、Sheguardsthejailinthebook.

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【正确答案】C

【答案解析】答案选C。事实细节题。根据关键词锁定短文本段。本段第一句话

给出了正确答案，Marian是最先写这个故事的人，但是并不是这本书的作者。

而且是这本书中那个小镇的镇长。

第34题【单选题】

【完成句子】Heavymetalsarepersistent;theydonotbreakdowntoother

chemicalsintheenvironment.Industriallypollutedsitesusuallyundergointensive

clean-upandrehabilitationbecauseheavymetalsareahealthconcernoncethey

enterthefoodchain.Sometracemetalsareallegedtocausecancerandarealso

knowntocausepoisoning.Industriallycontaminatedsitesusuallyrequireathorough

clean-updueto.

A、thepersistenceofheavymetals

B、industriallypollutedsoils

C、naturallypollutedsoils

D、rockandsoilchemistry

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段提到：受到污染的土壤含有重金属，而且重金属很稳定，不容

易降解，所以要对重金属进行彻底的清除。答案选择A。

第35题【单选题】

【阅读选择】ForanygiventaskinBritaintherearemorementhanareneeded.

Strongunionskeepthemthere.InFleetStreet,homeofsomeofLondon'sbiggest

dailies,itisunderstoodthatwhentwounionsquarreloverthreejobstheargument

issettledbygivingeachuniontwo.Thatmeans33percentovermanning,33per

centlessproductivitythancouldbeobtained.Whathappenswhendisputesoverjob

opportunitiesariseamongBritishunions?

A、Thirtythreepercentoftheworkerswillbeoutofwork.

B、Morejobswillbecreatedbytheunion.

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C、Morepeoplewillbeemployedthannecessary.

D、Theunionswilltrytoincreaseproductivity.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本段开头告诉读者"...therearemorementhanareneeded...whentwo

unionsquarreloverthreejobs,theargumentissettledbygivingeachuniontwo”,接

下来作者乂进一步说明其实质，即它意味着“33percentovermanning,33percent

lessproductivitythancouldbeobtained”。

第36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.

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。

第37题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thesmokethatcomesfromalitcigarettecontainsmanydifferent

poisonouschemicals.Inthepast,scientistsdidnotthinkthatthesechemicalscould

harmanonsmoker'shealth..Theydiscoveredthatevennonsmokershad

unhealthyamountsofthesetoxic（有毒的）chemicalsintheirbodies.

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A、TheGilsonshavebeenmarriedfor35years.

B、Recently,though,scientistschangedtheiropinionaftertheystudiedalarge

groupofnonsmokers.

C>Wecannotavoidsecondhandsmokeinrestaurants.

D、IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

withatleastonesmoker.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】前一句讲的是科学家们过去对二手烟的看法，接下来应选表示他们

改变观点的句子，因为下一句表明他们所持的观点已与过去截然不同。

第38题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Secondaryschoolhaditsownshareofchallenges.Iwasatallkidand

wasn'tgoodatanysport,exceptlooking.Ilovedbasketballandtennis.ThefirstdayI

heldaracket,andIwasdisgracedbymyopponent.Hewonsixstraightsetswithout

sweatandthereIwas,sweatingbadlylikeI'drunamarathon,whereasIhadn'teven

madeasinglepoint.Stanleywasdisgracedbyhisclassmateina.

A、basketballgame

B、tennisgame

C>marathongame

D、footballgame

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选Bo词义理解和事实细节题c通过关键词disgrace,考生可

迅速定位至本段，再通过本段的关键词racket,可以判定正确答案是网球比赛。

第39题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Backin1969,USPresidentRichardNixonconfidentlypredicted:"Inthe

next50years,weshallseeawomanpresident,perhapssoonerthanyouthink.”

Today,nottoofaroffNixon'sdeadline,Americaislookingatthatpossibility.Overthe

weekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBillClinton,announced

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herrunfor2008presidency.Q:Uptothepresent,nowomanhasbeenelected

presidentintheUS.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选Ao问题句说〃迄今为止在美国没有一个女人曾经被选举为

总统本段说的是“1969年，美国总统RichardNixon很有信心地预测:'在下一

个50年里，我们将会看见一个女总统，这或许比你想象的更快些今天距离

Nixon总统给出的最终期限已经不远了，美国人现在正关注这可能性〃。相邻语句

的句意相关，显然，定冠词结构"thepossibility"指答案相关句中提到的"可能出现

美国女总统「从该句中可以推断出〃从1969年到现在为止，美国还没有出现女

总统〃。因此问题句提供了正确信息。

第40题【单选题】

[2009.01]Whathetclduswasmoreofa(n)thanareality.

A、illusion

B、demonstration

C>illustration

D、reputation

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考杳词义辨析。句意：他告诉我们的更可能是幻想而不是现实。

考查名词词义。A幻想，错误观念；B演示，证明；C图解，实例；D名声，

名誉。

第41题【单选题】

Toaworker,fromthepointofviewofsocietyisnecessarylaborisfromhis

ownpointofviewvoluntaryplay.

A、what

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B、which

C、that

D、it

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题要求填入一个关系代词引导主语从句，并在主语从句中作主语,

所以选whato

第42题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Thechildrendon'tjustplananycity.Theymapandanalyze（分析）the

housing,energy,andtransportationrequirementsoftheirowndistrictandforetellits

needsin100years.Withtheaidofanarchitect（建筑师）whovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations/Designingbuildingsofthefuturegiveschildrenalotoffreedom/saysthe

teacherwhodevelopedthisprogram."Theyareabletousetheirownrich

imaginationandinventionswithoutfearofblame,becausetherearenowrong

answersinafuturecontext.Infact,astheclassentersthefinalmodel-buildingstage

oftheprogram,anelected'official'and'planninggroup,makeallthedesign

decisionsforthemodelcity,andtheteacherstepsbackandbecomesanadviser/TXn

architectpaysaweeklyvisittotheclassroom.

A、tofindoutkids'creativeideas

B、todiscusswiththeteacher

C、togivechildrenlectures

D、tohelpkidswiththeirprogram

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】根据本段中的Withtheaidofanarchitectwhovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations可知答案为D。句中的aid意为"帮助"，与help同义。

第43题【单选题】

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[2009.7]Thehousev/asquietinthenight,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44题【单选题】

【阅读选择]Butjustlikeyouralarmclock,yourinternalclockcanbereset.Infact,it

automaticallyresetsitselfeveryday.How?Byusingthelightitgetsthroughyour

eyes.Scientistshaveknownforalongtimethattheightofdayandthedarkofnight

playimportantrolesinsettingourinternalclocks.Foryears,researchersthoughtthat

thesignalsthatsynchronizethebody'sclockwerehandledthroughthesame

pathwaysthatweusetosee.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccording

tothefourthandfifthparagraphs?

A、Ourbiologicalclockresetsitselfautomatically.

B、Lightgetsthroughoureyesandresetsourbiologicalclock.

C、Ourinternalclockaswellasthealarmclockcanberesetautomatically.

D、Ourinternalclock,likethealarmclock,canbereset.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】是非判断题,根据第五自然段首句Butjustlike（和......一样）your

alarmclock,yourinternalclockcanbereset.Infact,itautomaticallyresetsitself

everyday.How?Byusingthelightitgetsthroughyoureyes.代词it指代biological

clock,不是选项internalclock和alarmclock都可以自动调节。得到答案为CAD

我们的生物钟自动调节。B光线通过我们的眼睛调节生物钟，与原文一致。

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第45题【单选题】

[阅读选择]Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulinbusiness.

Hehadabeautifulhomeandwonderfulfamily,butrealizedhisfatherwasveryold,

andthoughtperhapsheshouldgotohim.Hehadnotseenhimsincethatgraduation

day.Beforehecouldmakearrangementstoseehisfather,hereceivedatelegram

tellinghimhisfatherhadpassedaway,andwilledallofhispossessionstohisson.He

neededtocomehomeimmediatelyandtakecarethings.Whenhearrivedathis

father'shouse,suddensadnessandregretfilledhisheart.Whentheyoungman

arrivedhome,hefelt.

A、sad

B、disappointed

C、horrible

D、nervous

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A,事实细节题。年轻人回到家里，出现了两个关键词sadness

和regret,可以判断年轻人的心情是非常伤心的。故选A。

第46题【单选题】

[2009.10]Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedtothestafftoworkhard.

A、calculate

B、demonstrate

C、speculate

D、motivate

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词语辨析。【译文】利润共享计划目的是激发员工努