2022年湖南科技大学自考英语（二）练习题（附答案解析）

2022年湖南科技大学自考英语（二）练习题

汇总（附答案解析）

第1题【单选题】

【概括大意】Twomajorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.Firstly,the

greaterpartofthedevelopmentofobservedintelligenceoccursintheearliestyears

oflife.Itisestimatedthat50percentofmeasurableintelligenceatage17isalready

predictablebytheageoffour.Secondly,hemostimportantfactorsinthe

environmentarelanguageandpsychologicalaspectsoftheparent-childrelationship.

Muchofthedifferenceinmeasuredintelligencebetween"privileged"and

"disadvantaged"childrenmaybeduetothelatter'slackofappropriateverbal

stimulationandthepovertyoftheirperceptualexperiences.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A、TwoMajorChangedViewofIntelligence

B、Manyofthedifferencesinmeasuredintelligence

C、MainResultsofRecentResearches

D、ImpactonSchoolEducation

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本段文学的第一句话就把其内容点的很清楚，要介绍的是：Two

majorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.而选项C中的MainResults只

过是majorfindings的另一种说法而已。

第2题【单选题】

【2008.04]Fishisandexpensiveatthistimeoftheyearinthisarea.

A、inlargemeasure

B、totheminimum

C、inshortsupply

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D、tothemaximum

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查短语意义辨析。这个地区在一年中的这个时候鱼的供应不

足，价格昂贵。inshortsupply：缺货、供货不足。

第3题【单选题】

【阅读选择】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand

otherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.Itwas

firstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400's.Whichcountryisthelargestcoffee

producer?

A、Brazil.

B、Colombia.

C、Ethiopia.

D、Egypt.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答题依据在本段的第三句。Producer与grower意思等同。

第4题【单选题】

【阅读判断】WhenourNeolithicancestors,livingintheMiddleEastabout10,000

yearsago,discoveredthatcertaingrassescouldbeharvestedandtheirseedsplanted

forricheryieldsthenextseason,thefirstgreatstepinanewassociationofpants

andhumanswastaken.Q:PeoplelivingintheMiddleEastfirstlearnedtogrowpants

forfoodabout10,000yearsago.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

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【答案解析】答案选A。利用"10,000〃作为答案线索词（因为年代通常是用数字

表示），于是发现有句子提到当生活在约一万年前中东地区的人们发现从某些植

物中可以收获粮食，并且播种后下一个收获季节还能产出更多的粮食时，就迈开

了植物和人类联系的第1大步。

第5题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Manyresearchers,whoseworkdependsonoceansoundsobjecttoa

limitofone-hundred-twentydecibels（分贝）.Theysaysuchalimitisagreater

dangerthantheybelieved.Theywanttopreventnoisesfromharmingcreaturesin

theocean.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillscientistsmostprobablydointhe

future?

A、Theywillworkhardtoreduceoceannoisepollution.

B、Theywillprotectanimalsfromharmfulnoises.

C、Theywilltrytosetalimitof120decibels.

D、Theywillstudytheeffectofoceannoisepollution.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】Theywillprotectanimalsfromharmfulnoises.本段的最后一句话是

答案的出处。

第6题【单选题】

【填句补文】AllchildrenintheUnitedStateshavetoreceiveaneducation,butthe

lawdoesnotsaytheyhavetobeeducatedatschool.Anumberofparentsprefernot

tosendtheirchildrentoschool..Thereareabout300,000home-schoolers

intheUnitedStatestoday.

A、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B、Insomecountries,however,childrenareeducatedbytheirparents.

C、Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

D、Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas"home-schoolers."

【正确答案】D

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立（事业）；成立（组织）；为某人提供必需品或有用的东西。

第9题【单选题】

[2009.10]Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes,causedme

toarrivelate.

A、it

B、that

C、what

D、which

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查非限制性定语从句。整句话的意思是：交通阻塞30多分

钟，这使得我到达晚了。

第10题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thevehiclewastravelingatspeeds90milesperhour.

A、inadditionto

B、inviewof

C、inexcessof

D、insearchof

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查短语辨析。那辆车以超过每小时90英里的速度行驶。A.

除…之外、例外；B.由…看来、有鉴于；C.过分、超出；D.寻找、追

求。

第11题【单选题】

[2008.04]Thevehiclewastravelingatspeeds90milesperhour.

A、inadditionto

B、inviewof

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C、inexcessof

D、insearchof

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查短语辨析。那辆车以超过每小时90英里的速度行驶。A.

除..之外、例外；B.由…看来、有鉴于；C.过分、超出；D.寻找、追

求。

第12题【单选题】

[2009.04]Theconclusionfromthestudyisnotdefinite;itisjust.

A、tentative

B、valid

C、technical

D、thorough

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】译文：这项研究的结论不是一定的：它只是试探性的。试题分析：

形容词词义选择题。详细解答：A不确定的、试探性的；B正当的、有根据的、

有效的；C技术性的、专门技术的；D彻底的、十足的。

第13题【单选题】

【阅读判断】WhenourNeolithicancestors,livingintheMiddleEastabout10,000

yearsago,discoveredthatcertaingrassescouldbeharvestedandtheirseedsplanted

forricheryieldsthenextseason,thefirstgreatstepinanewassociationofpants

andhumanswastaken.Q:PeoplelivingintheMiddleEastfirstlearnedtogrowpants

forfoodabout10,000yearsago.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答案选A。利用”10,000〃作为答案线索词（因为年代通常是用数字

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表示），于是发现有句子提到当生活在约一万年前中东地区的人们发现从某些植

物中可以收获粮食，并且播种后下一个收获季节还能产出更多的粮食时，就迈开

了植物和人类联系的第1大步。

第14题【单选题】

[2009.04]Wegoouttorestaurants,butmostlyweeatathome.

A、occasionally

B、relatively

C、continually

D、absolutely

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查副词意义辨析。译文：我们偶尔外出去餐馆吃饭，但逋常

是在家吃饭。详细解答：A偶尔地、偶然地、不经常；B相对地、比较地；C持

续地、不间断地；D完全地。

第15题【单选题】

[2007.04]Thefurnitureinherbedroomisquitedifferentfrominthe

livingroom.

A、that

B、it

C、one

D、which

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题考查复合句。that在本句中指代thefurniture,目的是为了避

免重复。which用于引导句子或短语，在此也不能指代thefurniture。

第16题【单选题】

【填句补文】Thesmokethatcomesfromalitcigarettecontainsmanydifferent

poisonouschemicals.Inthepast,scientistsdidnotthinkthatthesechemicalscould

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harmanonsmoker'shealth..Theydiscoveredthatevennonsmokershad

unhealthyamountsofthesetoxic（有毒的）chemicalsintheirbodies.

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17题【单选题】

[2010.04]Evenafterdecadesofthetwobrothersrecognizedeachother

immediately.

A、separation

B、cooperation

C^correspondence

D、communication

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】【译文】尽管己经分别了几十年，这两兄弟都是立刻认出了对方。

【试题分析】本题考查词汇。【详细解答】名词的词义选取。

第18题【单选题】

【完成句子】Mostofuscanfind15minutesorhalfanhoureachdayforsome

regularactivity.Forexample,onefamoussurgeonalwaysspent15minutesreading

somethingbeforehewenttosleepeachday.Whetherhewenttobedat10p.m.or

2:30a.m.madenodifference.Youareadvisedtoreadsomethingbeforeyou

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A^findthetopicsentences

B、findoutthenewwords

C、keepreadingfast

D、gotobedeveryday

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本段提到一位著名的医生不管晚上睡得多晚，都要花15分钟读点

东西，那已经成为习惯。所以本题说〃在你干什么之前，建议你读点东西〃，从选

项中看只有D项合适。

第19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20题【单选题】

【阅读选择1Theworldisnotonlyhungry;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.

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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21题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Rhythminliteratureisamoreorlessregularoccurrenceofcertain

elementsofwriting:aword,aphrase,anidea,asound,oragrammatical

construction.Wearealsoaccustomedtothisrecurrenceinthealternateheavyand

lightbeatsinmusic.Ourloveforrhythmseemstobeinnate:witnesstheresponses

ofasmallchildtolivelymusic.Childrenlovetobeatontoydrumsoremptyboxes.

Theystamptheirfeetandchantnurseryrhymesornonsensesyllables,notunlike

primitivedancers.Aschildrengrowolder,theyaretaughttorestraintheirresponses

torhythm,butourloveofrhythmremains.Weliveinrhythms;infactweare

governedbyrhythms.Accordingtothepassage,anadult'sreactiontorhythmin

musicwouldprobablybe.

A、uninhibited

B>indifferent

C、restrained

D、responsible

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】该题的解题依据在本段结尾部分"Aschildrengrowolder,theyare

taughttorestraintheirresponsestorhythm...”。作者讲：随着孩子的年龄逐渐增大，

大人就会教他们抑制对节奏的反应，等他们长大之后，他们对音乐节奏的反应,

更可能受到抑制。

第22题【单选题】

【阅读选择1Helpingtheplanetisabigpartofwhatourworldtripisallaboutand

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that'sexactlywhatwedidthispastweek.Wehelpedgetahydroponicsfarmstarted

inalocalvillage.Thisfarmwillbeamodelforthelocalvillagerssotheycanstart

theirveryownselfsustainingfarm.Hydroponicsisatypeoffarmingthatusesathird

ofthewaterneededinanaveragefarmandusesnosoil.Ahydroponicsfarm

A、isdifficulttobuild

B、isatypeoffarmwithoutsoil

C、willcostlotsofmoney

D、wasstartedinthevillagebeforetheycame

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。词义理解题。根据关键词hydroponicsfarm迅速锁定本

段.再通过排除法可以判定B项是正确的0因为A和C表述的内容文章并没有

提到过。D项表述是错误的，因为那个村庄在他们去之前并没有这种hydroponics

farmo是他们到了之后，帮忙建立了一个模型。

第23题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Althoughnoothergameisexactlylikebaseball,perhapstheonemost

nearlylikeitistheEnglishgameofcricket（板球）.Q:Baseballsharesmanyfeatures

withtheEnglishgameofcricket.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】A

（答案解析］答案选Ac本题对应的语句为:theonemostnearlylikeitistheEnglish

gameofcricket,因此是正确的。

第24题【单选题】

【填句补文】Posture.Agoodposturemakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.

.Thismakesbreathingmoredifficult,whichinturncanmakeyoufeel

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nervousoruncomfortable.

A、Ifyouarefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

B、Bodylanguageisabroadtermforseveralformsofcommunicationusingbody

movementsorgestures.

C、Bodylanguagediffersfromculturetoculture.

D、Ifyouareatinterviews,trytokeepthemstill.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段讲的是身体姿势。填充句后一个句子提到“this〃会使呼吸更加

困难，this显然指的是一种不太好的身体姿势，因此本题答案为A。

第25题【单选题】

【完成句子】InBritain,robotsalesappropriatelypeakedin1984,buthavebeen

decliningeversince.Thisispartlybecause,Britishwageratesaretoolowtomake

robotsfinanciallyattractiveandpartlybecauseengineersnowhavemoreexperience

withrobotsandaremoreawareofthedifficultiesofintroducingthem

effectively.RobotsarelesspopularinBritaintodaypartlybecause.

A、toomuchenergy

B、basedonAmericandesigns

C、theyaretoocostly

D、theyarenotreliable

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本段第二句就是讲的两个原因，即人们的工资水平太低，也就是没

有能力使机器人发挥出创造财富的作用，言下之意就是成本高。第二个原因就是

人们逐渐意识到了操纵机器人不是件容易的事情，所以使用率就下降了。所以应

该选C。

第26题【单选题】

(2009.101Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedtothestafftoworkhard.

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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力工

作。A计算、估算B证实、论证、演示C思索、推测D激励、激发

第27题【单选题】

【2009.01]Childrenhaveanaturalabouttheworldaroundthem.

A、certainty

B、capability

C、cleverness

D、curiosity

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】句意：孩子们对他们周围的事物有着天然的好奇心。考查名词词义

选择。A确定性，肯定的事；B能力，才能；C精明，聪颖；D好奇心，求知

欲。

第28题【单选题】

【2009.04]Don'ttrusteverythingyouhavereadinthenewspapers.

A、which

B、that

C^as

D、what

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题考查定语从句。译文：不要相信你在报纸上读到的每件事。定

语从句所修饰的先行词是不定代词everything,故选B。

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第29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.

B、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30题【单选题】

【I阅读选择】IrecognizedthatthesitessuchasAssociatedContentcanprovidea

fertilegroundforlearninghowtobecomeabetterwriter.Icouldseethatthiswasan

opendoorforsystematicallylearningsomebasicwritingskillswithoutpayingcollege

tuitionforclassesandleavingthecomfortofmyownhome.Intheeyesoftheauthor,

thesiteAssociatedContent.

A、offersyoualotofnovelstoread

B、isgoodforyourbecomingawriter

C、asksyoutostudywritingregularly

D、isratherexpensivebutconvenient

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。根据本段的...canprovideafertilegroundforlearninghowto

becomeabetterwriter确定B答案。其余选项与原文意用、不符。A与D选项所表

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达内容在文中并未提及，可以被排除。C选项中regularly一词并未在文中得到体

现。

第31题【单选题】

[概括大意】"Manyoflife'sfailures,"thesupremeinnovatorsaid,"arepeoplewho

didnotrealizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhentheygaveup."Beforethat

magicalmomentinOctober1879,Edisonhadworkedoutnofewerthan3,000

theoriesaboutelectriclight,butinonlytwocasesdidhisexperimentswork.Themain

ideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Importanceoflearningfromfailure

B、Neverasuccessfulmangivesup

C、Itisimportanttcfailforasuccessfulman

D、Edison^commentonfailure

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】通过应用部分可以看出这段文字的主题是爱迪生对失败的评论。因

此选择Do

第32题【单选题】

[2008.10]Itisstronglyheldthatnewmustbeintroducedtoprotectthe

rightoftheimmigrants.

A、statistics

B、constructions

C、measures

D、concessions

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】本题考查名词词义区分。【译文】强烈支持采取新措施维护移戈的

权力。【详细解答】A统计学B建设C措施，办法D让步，特许

权

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第33题【单选题】

【阅读选择】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand

otherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.Itwas

firstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400's.Whichcountryisthelargestcoffee

producer?

A、Brazil.

B、Colombia.

C、Ethiopia.

D、Egypt.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答题依据在本段的第三句。Producer与grower意思等同。

第34题【单选题】

[2009.04]WhenyouknowBobbetter,youwilllikehim.

A、goto

B、gotto

C、wentto

D、getto

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】译文：当你更加了解鲍勃时，你将会喜欢他的。试题分析：本题考

查主将从现。回详细解答：根据主将从现的原则，主句用了一般将来时，时诃状

语从句中用一般现在时表示将来。

第35题【单选题】

[2009.01]Heinsuredhiscarhehadanaccident.

A、unless

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B、if

C、since

D、incase

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查连词词义区分。句意：他给自己的汽车投了保，以防万一

遇到交通事故。A否则，要不然；B如果；C自从，由于；D以防万一，以免。

第36题【单选题】

[2008.04]Anxietycanwithchildren'sperformanceatschool.

A、refer

prefer

C、infer

D、interfere

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题考查词语辨析。句子翻译为：焦虑可以妨碍孩子们在学校的表

现。A.referto提到、查阅、涉及；B.preferto更喜欢；C.inferfrom（根

据某事）推断、推定；D.interferewith扰乱、妨碍。

第37题【单选题】

[2009.04]Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

A、what

B、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38题【单选题】

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【I阅读判J断】Despiteetherexplanations,therealanswerinmyopinionliespartlyin

thechildhimself,partlyinthebehaviorofthepeoplearoundhim.Q:Thereasonwhy

childrenlearntheirmothertonguesowellliessolelyintheirenvironmentof

learning.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】答案选B。原文说的是儿童之所以能够完全掌握母语部分原因在于

儿童自身，部分原因在于孩子周围人们的行为。问题句说〃儿童母语学得好的原

因只是因为他们的学习环境。〃此处solely的表述是错误的。

第39题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Warmaybeanaturalexpressionofbiologicalinstinctanddrives

towardaggressioninthehumanspecies.Naturalimpulsesofanger,hostility,and

territoriality（守卫地盘的天性）areexpressedthroughactsofviolence.Theseareall

qualitiesthathumanssharewithanimals.Aggressionisakindofinnate（天生的）

survivalmechanism,aninstinctforself-preservation,thatallowsanimalstodefend

themselvesfromthreatstotheirexistence.But,ontheotherhand,humanviolence

showsevidenceofbeingalearnedbehavior.Inthecaseofhumanaggression,

violencecannotbesimplyreducedtoaninstinct.Themanyexpressionsofhuman

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior.Inhumansocietiesviolencehasasocialfunction:Itisastrategyfor

creatingordestroyingformsofsocialorder.Religioustraditionshavetakenaleading

roleindirectingthepowersofviolence.Wewilllookattheritualandethical（道德上

的）patternswithinwhichhumanviolencehasbeendirected.Humanviolenceshows

evidenceofbeingalearnedbehaviorinthat.

A、itthreatenstheexistingsocialsystems

B、itisinfluencedbysociety

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C、ithasrootsinreligiousconflicts

D、itisdirectedagainstinstitutionsoflaw

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本段指出了人类暴力的两个特性，其中第二个特性是“alearned

behavior^可以知道本题的答案应该就在本段的后面部分。接下来的第二句话即

说人类暴力的诸多表现形式都受社会习惯的制约:Themanyexpressionsofhuman

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior,将其定型为侵略性行为。

第40题【单选题】

【阅读选择】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand

otherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.Itwas

firstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400zs.Whichcountryisthelargestcoffee

producer?

A、Brazil.

B、Colombia.

C、Ethiopia.

D、Egypt.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】答题依据在本段的第三句。Producer与grower意思等同。

第41题【单选题】

【填句补文】Scientistshavelearnedthatthesenseofpainismadeupofboth

chemicalandelectricalsignals..Scientistsalsohavelearnedthatthe

nervoussystemsendstwodifferentkinds-ofpainmessagestothebrain:onevery

fast,theotherslow.

A、Ittellsusnottousetheinjuredpartuntilitheals.

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B、Thesesignalstravelfromnervecellsintheinjuredarea,upthespinalcord（脊

髓）tothebrain,andbackdownagain.

C、Thefirstmessageisthewarningsignal.

D、Theothermessagemovesataspeedofonlyonemeterasecond.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】第一句讲的是疼痛的感觉是由两种信号signals组成的，所以紧接

着就提到两种信号的传播路线。B项恰恰照应了首句意思。

第42题【单选题】

【阅读选择】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle（长

柄勺）.Placedonastoneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewouldmove

rounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthv/hilethebulk（主体）oftheadle

wasattractedtomagneticnorth.Thisinterestinglyshapeddeviceismentionedina

bookfromabout80.Otherancientbooksmayhavedateditasfarbackasthe

fourthcenturyJade（玉石）findersplayedanimportantroleintheinventionofthe

"ladle".Theytravelledgreatdistancestolookforjade.Inordernottolosedirections,

theywouldtakea"ladle"withthem.WhendidtheChineseinventthecompass?

A、In1492.

B、InthethirteencenturyA.D.

C、InA.D.80.

D、Atleast2000yearsago.

【正确答案】D

[答案解析]本段中TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopeda

workingcompass.直接告诉我们中国发明指南针的时间。

第43题【单选题】

[2010.04]Whathergrandfathersaidleftaimpressiononhermind.Shestill

remembersit.

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A、final

B、vague

C、deep

D、main

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】译文：她爷爷说的事情给她留下深刻的印象，她仍然还记得。本题

考查词汇。形容词意义区分题。final最终的，vague模糊的，deep深的，main

主要的。

第44题【单选题】

【阅读判断】Whataboutdrinkingalcoholtowetyourthroat?Iadviceyounotto

touchalcoholbeforespeaking.Youwillfeelall-powerfulandyouwillfeelyoucando

everything,butinfactyourbrainandyourmouthdonotworktogetherproperly.

Savethealcoholuntila代eryoufinishspeaking.Q:Duetotheeffectofalcohol,your

thoughtandyourmouthwillnotcoordinateproperly.

A、True

B、False

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45题【单选题】

[2009.04]Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

A、what

B、which

C、when

D^that

【正确答案】C

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【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46题【单选题】

【阅读选择】Manyresearchers,whoseworkdependsonoceansoundsobjecttoa

limitofone-hundred-twentydecibels（分贝）.Theysaysuchalimitisagreater

dangerthantheybelieved.Theywanttopreventnoisesfromharmingcreaturesin

theocean.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillscientistsmostprobablydointhe

future?

A、Theywillworkhardtoreduceoceannoisepollution.

B、Theywillprotectanimalsfromharmfulnoises.

C、Theywilltrytosetalimitof120decibels.

D、Theywillstudytheeffectofoceannoisepollution.

【正确答案】B

（答案解析】Theywillprotectanimalsfromharmfulnoises.本段的最后一句话是

答案的出处。

第47题【单选题】

【阅读选择］NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyandputupwitha

lotofinconveniencesforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.Residentsofcities

likeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamspendalotoftheirwinterinthedark

becausethedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.Thisisthe

reasontheMediterraneanhasalwaysattractedthem.Everysummer,morethan25

millionpeopletraveltoMediterraneanresortsandbeachesfortheirvacation.They

allcomeforthesamereason:sun!lntheparagraph,citieslikeLondon,Copenhagen,

andAmsterdamarementioned.

A、toshowthattheyarenotgoodcitiesintermsofgeographyandclimate

B、totellushowwealthytheirresidentsare

C、tosuggestthatthesecitieslackplacesofhistoricinterestandscenicbeauty

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D、toprovethattheyhavegotmoretourismthantheycanhandle

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】该段中所列举的三个城市都具有阴冷日短的气候特点，这些不利的

地理气候条件使得当地居民向往阳光充足的地方。四个选项中，选项A最接近题

思O

第48题【单选题】

【概括大意】Ifyouaretiredofmakingvagueexcusesforanotherdullsummerat

home,hereisathoughttoliftyourspirits.Youdonotneedanythingsoradicalas

winningalottery（彩票）tofinanceatriptoEurope.Astudentidentitycardthatcan

beobtainedforafewdollarsfromtheCouncilonInternationalEducationalExchange

entitles（给予、授权）youtodiscounttickets（JJ折机票）oncertaincharterflights

toLondonandParis,aswellasreducedadmissiontomanymuseums,cinemas,and

musicalevents.OnceinEurope,youcanstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabout

twodollarsanight.Sodon'tgiveupyourhopesofbecominganinternational

traveler.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、ItiseasyforastudenttotravelinEuropeduringthesummer.

B、Thestudentneedstoobtainanidentitycardtotravelatacheaprate.

C、Thestudentcouldstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabouttwodollarsanight.

D、Thestudentswillbecomeinternationaltravelersinsummer.

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】这段话主要讲学生暑假去欧洲的一些优惠来论证学生去欧洲旅行是

很容易的。因此选择A。

第49题【单选题】

【完成句子】Theaveragelightningstrikeismorethan3mileslongandcantravelat

atenthofthespeedoflight.Balllightning,therarestandmostmysteriousform,

derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousballthatappearsneartheimpactpoint,

moveshorizontally,andlastsforseveralseconds.Oneformoflightningthat

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isballlightning.

A、occursmostinfrequently

B、isshiftedsidewaysbystrongwinds

C、isoftenhiddenfromourview

D、isestimatedat20millionsayear

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字与题目相关的句子是:Balllightning,therarestandmost

mysteriousform,derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousball...,关键词是rarest

（rare的最高级形式）与infrequently"很少发生,少有“表达相同的意思。

第50题【单选题】

[2009.04]Theconclusionfromthestudyisnotdefinite;itisjust.

A、tentative

B、valid

C、technical

D、thorough

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】译文：这项研究的结论不是一定的：它只是试探性的。试题分析:

形容词词义选择题。详细解答：A不确定的、试探性的；B正当的、有根据的、

有效的；C技术性的、专门技术的；D彻底的、十足的。

第51题【单选题】

【概括大意]Ourbodiesareestimatedtobeabout60to70%water.Bloodismostly

water,andourmuscles,lungs,andbrainallcontainalotofwater.Waterisneededto

regulatebodytemperatureandtoprovidethemeansfornutrients（滋养）totravel

toallourorgans.Wateralsotransportsoxygentoourcells,removeswaste,and

protectsour