2022年信陽學院自考英語（二）練習題匯總

（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Goodnewsforchocoholics：thetreatpreferredbymillionsalloverthe

worldisgoodforyou,accordingtoAmericanresearchersattheUniversityof

California.Chocolatecontainssubstancescalledflavonoids（類黃酮）thatcanhelp

maintainahealthyheartandgoodcirculation.Theresearchershavediscoveredthat

cocoaactslikeaspirinandthateatingabarofchocolatehasalsobeenshownto

releaseendorphinsinthebody：thesechemicalshelptoreducepainandstressand

makeyoufeelhappy.Whyischocolategoodforheartandcirculation?

A>Itreducespainandstress.

B^Itcontainssubstancescalledflavonoids.

C>Itreleasesendorphinsinhumanbody.

D^Itactslikeaspirintoprotectheart.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】因果關系詞信號詞。凡是注釋中文的地方可能是答案區域。

第2題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Despitethebadweather,troubledhealthservice,trafficcongestion（擁

擠）,genderinequality,andthehighcostofliving,Irelandscoredanimpressive8.33

pointsoutof10.Q:CostoflivinginIrelandisprettyhigh.

A、True

B^False

C>NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。問題句說"愛爾蘭的生活費用高〃。該段說“盡管氣候惡劣，

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健康機構混亂，交通擁擠，性別歧視仍然存在，生活費用高，愛爾蘭所獲得的分

數仍然給人留下了深刻的印象：滿分為十分，愛爾蘭獲得了8.33分"。根據這個

句子的內容可以知道"愛爾蘭的生活費用高"，因此問題句的說法與原文的說法一

致。

第3題【單選題】

[完成句子】Intelligencewasbelievedtobeafixedentity,somefacultyofthemind

thatweallpossessandwhichdeterminesinsomewaytheextentofour

achievements.ItsValuetherefore,wasasapredictorofchildren'sfuturelearning.If

theydifferedmarkedlyintheirabilitytolearncomplextasks,thenitwasclearly

necessarytoeducatethemdifferentlyandtheneedfordifferenttypesofschooland

evendifferentabilitygroupswithinschoolwasobvious.Intelligencetestscouldbe

usedforstreamingchildrenaccordingtoabilityatanearlyage;andat11thesetests

weresuperiortomeasuresofattainmentforselectingchildrenfordifferenttypesof

secondaryeducation.Itwasoncebelieved,andthuswecantellhow

successfulhe/shewillbeinthefutureaccordingtohis/herintelligence.

A、borntobemoreintelligentorlessintelligent

B、taughttobemoreintelligent

C、thatintelligencewassomethingababywasbornwith

D^andbecauseofthelackofcommunicationwithhisclassmates

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】空格處需要真正的主語?（It是形式主語），因此根據語法結構判斷C

是答案。該句大意是"人們曾經一度相信，智力是一個孩子天生所具有的，因為

我們可以根據他/她的智力水平判斷他/她在將來是否會取得成功。

第4題【單選題】

[2008.10JCountrylifeisbetterthancitylifeitoffersfreshairandnoiseless

environment.

A>inthat

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B>asthat

C、asfor

D、inwhich

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查復合句。句意為：鄉村生活好過城市生活，因為它空氣新

鮮且環境無噪音。inthat是復合連接詞，只在一定的句式中使用。也可以用作

一個固定詞組。A在于，原因是，在…方面；C.關于，至于，舉例：Ilikethecountry

betterinthatitisclosertonature.我更喜歡鄉村，因為它更接近自然。

第5題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇1Goodnewsforchocoholics：thetreatpreferredbymillionsalloverthe

worldisgoodforyou,accordingtoAmericanresearchersattheUniversityof

California.Chocolatecontainssubstancescalledflavonoids（類黃酮）thatcanhelp

maintainahealthyheartandgoodcirculation.Theresearchershavediscoveredthat

cocoaactslikeaspirinandthateatingabarofchocolatehasalsobeenshownto

releaseendorphinsinthebody：thesechemicalshelptoreducepainandstressand

makeyoufeelhappy.Whyischocolategoodforheartandcirculation?

A、Itreducespainandstress.

B^Itcontainssubstancescalledflavonoids.

C、Itreleasesendorphinsinhumanbody.

D、Itactslikeaspirintoprotectheart.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】因果關系詞信號詞。凡是注釋中文的地方可能是答案區域。

第6題【單選題】

【概括大意】Wignallcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesby

comparingtheproportionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflavathatthey

produced.Hefoundthatsizeforsize,oldereruptionswereatleast10timesas

effectiveatwipingoutlifeastheirmorerecentrivals.Themainideaofthisparagraph

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is.

A>KillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptions

B、AccountingfortheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

C、CalculationoftheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

D、AMassExtinction

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本段第一句話是說:Wignallcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthese

volcanoes...；Wignall計算了這些火山的"滅絕效率"；其中killingefficiency與

killingPower意思差不多，屬于同義詞轉換，因此選擇B或C,但是accountfor意

思是：（在數量方面）占；說明（原因等）不符合句意，因此不選擇B。

第7題【單選題】

[2008.10JCountrylifeisbetterthancitylifeitoffersfreshairandnoiseless

environment.

A>inthat

B>asthat

C、asfor

D、inwhich

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查復合句。句意為：鄉村生活好過城市生活，因為它空氣新

鮮且環境無噪音。inthat是復合連接詞，只在一定的句式中使用。也可以用作

一個固定詞組。A在于，原因是，在…方面；C.關于，至于，舉例：Ilikethecountry

betterinthatitisclosertonature.我更喜歡鄉村，因為它更接近自然。

第8題【單選題】

[2009.10]hehasmanyfriends,heisoftenfeelinglonely.

A、As

B、When

C、While

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D、Since

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本題考查狀語從句的從屬連詞。【譯文】盡管（雖然）他有許多朋

友，但他常常感到孤獨。

第9題【單選題】

【2009.04]Don'ttrusteverythingyouhavereadinthenewspapers.

A、which

B、that

C、as

D^what

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查定語從句。譯文：不要相信你在報紙上讀到的每件事。定

語從句所修飾的先行詞是不定代詞everything,故選B?

第10題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】ButEllenreallybecamefamousin2001.Agedonly24,shewasoneof

onlytwowomenwhoenteredtheVendeeGloberoundtheworldsolorace（單人環

球帆月臺比賽），whichlasts100days.Despitemanyproblems,shecamesecondinthe

raceoutof24competitorsandshewasgivenaverywarmwelcomewhenshe

returned.IntheVendeeGloberace,Ellenwon.

A、agoldmedal

B、The"BestWomanSailor"award

C、The"YoungSailoroftheYear,zaward

D、thesecondplace

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】細節查找題答案特點：答案一般在原文有共同或相似關鍵詞。

第11題【單選題】

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［閱讀選擇］Warmaybeanaturalexpressionofbiologicalinstinctanddrives

towardaggressioninthehumanspecies.Naturalimpulsesofanger;hostility,and

territoriality（守衛地盤的天性）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

C、ithasrootsinreligiousconflicts

D、itisdirectedagainstinstitutionsoflaw

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本段指出了人類暴力的兩個特性，其中第二個特性是"alearned

behavior%可以知道本題的答案應該就在本段的后面部分。接下來的第二句話即

說人類暴力的諸多表現形式都受社會習慣的制約:Themanyexpressionsofhuman

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior,將其定型為侵略性行為。

第12題【單選題】

【填句補文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

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reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

exposuretosecondhandsmoke.

A、Theriskisevenhigherforchildrenwholiveinhomeswherebothparents

smoke.

B、IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

withatleastonesmoker.

C、Thissmokeiscalledsecondhandsmoke.

D、NooneknowsforsurewhyMr.Gilsonhaslungcancer.

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】前一句提到，不吸煙者時常吸入他人香煙中冒出的煙，接下來應首

選對此煙加以定義的句子。

第13題【單選題】

[2010.04]Inordertofollowfashions,thegirlhastogreatdiscomforts.

A>catchupwith

B>putupwith

C、keepupwith

D、fallinwith

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查短語辨析。【譯文】為了跟隨時尚，這個女孩不得不忍受

極度地不舒適。putupwith：忍受。catchupwith：追上，趕上。keepupwith：

和…保持聯系。fallinwith：偶然遇到，贊同。

第14題【單選題】

【概括大意】TheVLT（VeryLargeTelescope）istheworld'slargesttelescope（望

遠鏡）andistakingastronomers（天文學家）furtherbacktotheBigBangthan

theyeverthoughtpossible.Located2,600metresupintheChileanAndes,ithasfour

hugemirrors,eachaboutthesizeofaLondonbus.TheVLTissopowerfulitcanspot

aburningmatch10,000kilometresaway.Themainideaofthisparagraph

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is.

A>Biggesttelescope

B、Powerofthetelescope

C、RuctionsofVLT

D、Birthofthenewtelescope

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字主要介紹了世界上最大的望遠鏡。

第15題【單選題】

[2009.01]Thetwinsisterswereidenticalappearanceandcharacter.

A^of

B>with

C、in

D、to

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查介詞詞義。句意：這對雙胞胎姐妹的面容和性格都一模一

樣。beidenticalto/with完全相同的，一模一樣的。本題要說明在某個方面是一

樣的，故選C。

第16題【單選題】

【概括大意】Thecharmingsmilesandservicefromthesalesladiesandgentlemen

arealwaystherereadyforyou.Moreoftenthannot（往往）,onsuchoccasions

newcomersfromelsewhere,say,Chinamainland,mayfeelsomethingmorethan

mereuneasiness-evenasenseofguiltiftheydonotbuysomethingfromtheshop.

Forsomelocalold-timers（老前輩，老人）,especiallytheteenagers,theyfeelquite

athomewithallthese.Someofthemthinkitisnogoodtobethe"God";sometimes

theywouldratherbeashoplifter.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A^HongKongisworthyofitsreputationasabusinesscenteroftheworld.

B^Itisuneasytobeofferedsmilesandservices.

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C、Shoppingorwindow-shoppinghere,youcanreallyfeelthemeaningof"The

CustomeristheGod!”

D、Shopliftinghasbeenafrequentcriminaloffence.

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本段強調的是這里“顧客是上帝”的這種理念和氛圍。因此選擇C。

第17題【單選題】

[2008.10JCountrylifeisbetterthancitylifeitoffersfreshairandnoiseless

environment.

A、inthat

B、asthat

C、asfor

D、inwhich

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查復合句。句意為：鄉村生活好過城市生活，因為它空氣新

鮮且環境無噪音。inthat是復合連接詞，只在一定的句式中使用。也可以用作

一個固定詞組。A在于，原因是，在…方面；C.關于,至于，舉例：Ilikethecountry

betterinthatitisclosertonature.我更喜歡鄉村，因為它更接近自然。

第18題【單選題】

【填句補文】it'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.Aspeople

getbetterjobsandbecomefinanciallyindependent,itbecomespossibleforthemto

maintainaone-personhousehold..However,peoplewhodogetmarried

aremarryingatalaterageanddivorcingmoreoften.

A>There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

B、Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethe

numberofpeoplelivingalone.

C、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

D^MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.

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【正確答案】B

【答案解析】前句中提到“經濟獨立"有可能造成保持一個人的家庭生活，B中的

"婦女有好的工作，增加了獨身的人數"與前句內容正好呼應。

第19題【單選題】

Itisnousearguingtheplanbecauseithasbeenrejected.

A>with

B、against

C、for

D、on

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】argue作動詞時，意為"爭論；爭吵；爭辯"。arguefor意為"為......

辯護"；arguewithsbabout/oversth指“就某事和某人爭論"；argueagainst意為“據

理反對；爭辯……根據句意，應該用for。

第20題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】ThepeopleofKiribatiareafraidthatonedayinthenot-too-distant

future,theircountrywilldisappearfromthefaceoftheearth-literally.Severaltimes

thisyear,thePacificislandnationhasbeenfloodedbyasuddenhightide.Q:The

peopleofKiribatiworrythatonedaytheircountrywillbetakenawaybyasudden

hightide.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。該題目說的是：Kiribati的人民擔心他們的國家將被突發

的洪水淹沒。該題源于第一句：Kiribati的國民擔心在近期的某一天，他們的國

家將會地球上面消失byasuddenhightide。

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第21題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereas

nationalincomeisdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction

—namely,profits,interest,rent,wages,andothercompensationforlabor,personal

incomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedbyindividualsbefore

personaltaxesarepaid.NationalincomedoesnotequalGNPbecausethefactorsof

productiondonotreceivepaymentforeithercapitalconsumptionallowancesor

indirectbusinesstaxes,bothofwhichareincludedinGNP.Themoneyputasidefor

capitalconsumptionisforreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.Indirect

taxesincludesalestaxes,propertytaxes,andexcisetaxesthatarepaidbybusinesses

directlytothegovernmentandsoreducetheincomelefttopayforthefactorsof

production.Three-fourthsofnationalincomegoesforwages,salaries,andother

formsofcompensationtoemployees.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue

accordingtotheparagraph?

A>GNPequalsnationalincomeplusindirectbusinesstaxes.

B>GNPexcludesbothcapitalconsumptionallowancesandindirectbusiness

taxes.

C、Personalincomeisregardedasthetotalmoneyincomereceivedbyan

individualafterhisorhertaxesarepaid.

D^Themoneythatgoesforcapitalconsumptionisnotregardedasincome.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題的依據是本段的Themoneyputasideforcapitalconsumptionis

forreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.這個句子。對原句的詞i吾選項D

用了別的表達方法，但大意仍保持不變。

第22題【單選題】

[2007.04]Thecentraltheatrehasaseatingofmorethan3,000people.

A>capability

B^capacity

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C、ability

D^facility

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。ability主要指天賦的能力或應用知識的才能，

應該是屬于那種已經具備并發展較快的能力。如"Hehasunusualabilityinsciencez,o

capability與ability不同的是，它不僅能用于人，也可用于物，如：Electronic

refinements,however,havegreatlyextendedtheusesandcapabilitiesofsomeof

theolderelectricaldevices,capacity指容納或吸收事物的能力,可用于人和物。

如"Thehallhasaseatingcapacityof500”。根據句意，本題應該選capacity。

第23題【單選題】

[2009.01]Thetwinsisterswereidenticalappearanceandcharacter.

A、of

B、with

C、in

D、to

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查介詞詞義。句意：這對雙胞胎姐妹的面容和性格都一模一

樣。beidenticalto/with完全相同的，一模一樣的。本題要說明在某個方面是一

樣的，故選C。

第24題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle（長

柄勺）?Placedonastoneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewouldmove

rounduntilthe"handle'1oftheladlepointedsouthwhilethebulk（主體）oftheladle

wasattractedtomagneticnorth.Thisinterestinglyshapeddeviceismentionedina

bookfromabout80.Otherancientbooksmayhavedateditasfarbackasthe

fourthcenturyJade（玉石）findersplayedanimportantroleintheinventionofthe

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"ladle".Theytravelledgreatdistancestolookforjade.Inordernottolosedirections,

theywouldtakea"ladle"withthem.WhendidtheChineseinventthecompass?

A、In1492.

B^InthethirteencenturyA.D.

C、InA.D.80.

D^Atleast2000yearsago.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本段中TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopeda

workingcompass.直接告訴我們中國發明指南針的時間。

第25題【單選題】

[2008.10]Neverbeforesorapidlydevelopingasitistoday.

A、hasourcountrybeen

B、hasbeenourcountry

C^ourcountryhasbeen

D、ourcountrybeenhas

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】【譯文】我們國家從未像現在這樣高速發展。【試題分析】語法題。

0（參看Unit5課后的補充語法"語序”中的例句）【詳細解答】否定詞never在句

首，該句子應采用部分倒裝。

第26題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknownasEastAnglia,has

beeninexistenceformorethantwothousandyears.Itbeganasasmallvillage

besidetheRiverWensum.Q:TheRiverWensumflowsbyNorwich.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

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【答案解析】答案選A。答題依據在第二句，Norwich是RiverWensum旁邊的一

個小村莊，就說明了RiverWensum流經Norwicho

第27題【單選題】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A>assure

B、ensure

C、insure

D、secure

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查動詞意義區分。【譯文】他保證在辦公室里的所有機密數

據處于安全狀態。【詳細解答】A使確信，使有信心；B確保（某事）發生，擔

保；C為......投保，給......保險；D安全的，沒有危險的

第28題【單選題】

【填句補文】Scientistshavelearnedthatthesenseofpainismadeupofboth

chemicalandelectricalsignals..Scientistsalsohavelearnedthatthe

nervoussystemsendstwodifferentkinds-ofpainmessagestothebrain:onevery

fast,theotherslow.

A^Ittellsusnottousetheinjuredpartuntilitheals.

B、Thesesignalstravelfromnervecellsintheinjuredarea,upthespinalcord（脊

髓）tothebrain,andbackdownagain.

C、Thefirstmessageisthewarningsignal.

D、Theothermessagemovesataspeedofonlyonemeterasecond.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】第一句講的是疼痛的感覺是由兩種信號signals組成的，所以緊接

著就提到兩種信號的傳播路線。B項恰恰照應了首句意思。

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第29題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Physiologically,wearerhythmical.Wemusteat,sleep,breathe,and

playregularlytomaintaingoodhealth.Emotionallywearerhythmical,too,for

psychologistssaythatallofusfeelalternateperiodsofrelativedepressionand

exhilaration.Intellectuallywearealsorhythmical,forwemusthaveperiodsof

relaxationfollowingperiodsofconcentration.Itnaturallyfollowsthenthatrhythm,a

fundamentalaspectofourlives,mustbeapartofanygoodliterary

work-----whetherpoetryorprose.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowing

pairsofactivitiesbestillustratesintellectualrhythm?

A、Studyingasciencebookandthenstudyingapsychologybook

B^Learningapoemandthentakinganap

C^Playingballatthebeachandthengoingswimming

D、Solvingamathproblemandthensolvingachemistryproblem

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】段落的結尾處講到：在腦力活動方面，我們也同樣是有節奏的，因

為我們在高度集中精力一段時間以后，必須讓腦子有一個松弛的階段("wemust

haveperiodsofrelaxationfollowingperiodsofconcentration")。根據這個信息,A、

D項內容都是高度集中的腦力活動，與原文內容恰好相反；B項內容是學習詩歌

與小睡一會，正好符合原文，一張一弛。而C項內容又全是不費腦力的活動，也

不符合原文。

第30題【單選題】

【填句補文】Posture.Agoodposturemakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.

.Thismakesbreathingmoredifficult,whichinturncanmakeyoufeel

nervousoruncomfortable.

A、Ifyouarefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

B、Bodylanguageisabroadtermforseveralformsofcommunicationusingbody

movementsorgestures.

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C、Bodylanguagediffersfromculturetoculture.

D^Ifyouareatinterviews,trytokeepthemstill.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段講的是身體姿勢。填充句后一個句子提到"this"會使呼吸更加

困難，this顯然指的是一種不太好的身體姿勢，因此本題答案為A。

第31題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Asfarasastronomers（天文學家）candetermine,theentireuniverse

isbuiltofthesamematter.Theyhavenoreasontodoubtthatmatterobeysthe

samelawsineverypartoftheuniverse.Therefore,itisreasonabletoguessthat

otherstars,withtheirownplanets,wereborninthesamewayasourownsolar

system.Whatweknowoflifeonearthsuggeststhatlifewillarisewhereverthe

properconditionsexist.Astronomersbelievethatmatterindifferentpartsofthe

universe

A>obeysdifferentlaws.

B>obeysonecommonlaw.

C、obeysthesamelaws.

D、obeysnocommonlaw.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答題依據在本段的第二句。科學家沒有理由懷疑宇宙中的物質遵循

同一法則，即他們相信宇宙中不同地方的物質是遵循同一法則的。

第32題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】Onereasoniseconomic.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,large

familiesarehelpful.Havingmorechildrenmeanshavingmoreworkersinthefields

andsomeonetotakecareoftheparentsinoldage.Inanindustrialeconomy,the

situationisdifferent.Manychildrendonothelpafamily;instead,theyarean

expense.Thus,industrializationhasgenerallybroughtdownthebirthrate.Thiswas

thecaseinItaly,whichwasindustrializedquiterecentlyandrapidly.Intheearlypart

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ofthetwentiethcentury,Italywasapoor,largelyagriculturalcountrywithahigh

birthrate.AfterWorldWar0zItaly'seconomywasrapidlymodernizedand

industrialized.Bytheendofthecentury,thebirthratehaddroppedto1.3children

perwoman,theworld'slowest.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,alarge

family.

A、canbeanadvantage

B、maylimitincome

C、isn/tnecessary

D^isexpensive

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。對照本段Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,largefamilies

arehelpful.大的家庭是有幫助的，選項中最接近意思的是A,成為一個優勢，答

案是Ao

第33題【單選題】

[2009.01]Iwaswritingareportlastnight;Iwouldnothavestayeduplate.

A、however

B、otherwise

C^therefore

D^furthermore

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：我昨天晚上寫一個報告，否則我就

不會熬夜了。A然而，不過；B否則，要不然；C因此，所以；D再者，而且。

第34題【單選題】

[2009.04]Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

A、what

B、which

C、when

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D、that

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本題考查主語從句的引導詞的選擇。譯文：大會什么時候召開還沒

有決定。詳細解答：A什么；B哪一個；C什么時候；D（無詞義）。

第35題【單選題】

[2010.04）Weshouldthisinmind:Don'tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.

A、bear

B、put

C、place

D^print

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查詞匯題。【譯文】我們應當牢牢記住：不要以貌取人。詳

細解答】牢記在心：bearinmind或者keepinmind

第36題【單選題】

[2009.10]Therearemanysalesthisseason,duringwhichstoreswilllowertheir

______prices.

A、normal

B^general

C^ordinary

D、usual

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查形容詞辨析。整句話的意思為:這個季節有很多促銷活動，

在此期間商店都會降低商品的原價。A正常的、平常的B普通的、一般的C普

通的D尋常的、通常的

第37題【單選題】

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【閱讀選擇】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HI）.Evenworse,someofithasbeen

polluted.Whatpercentageoftheearth'swatercanmanactuallyuseatpresent?

A、Nearly75percent.

B^About97percent.

C、Exactly3percent.

D^Lessthan3percent.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】根據本段得知，地球上只有3%的水適于人類飲用，然而部分以冰

山或冰川的形式存在，還有的被污染，因而實際上人類能用的水要低于3%。

第38題【單選題】

[2010.04]Inordertofollowfashions,thegirlhastogreatdiscomforts.

A、catchupwith

B^putupwith

C、keepupwith

D、fallinwith

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】【譯文】為了跟隨時尚，這個女孩不得不忍受極度地不舒適。【試題

分析】本題考查短語辨析。putupwith：忍受。catchupwith：追上，趕上。keep

upwith：和…保持聯系。fallinwith：偶然遇到，贊同。

第39題【單選題】

[2009.10]Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes,causedme

toarrivelate.

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A、it

B>that

C、what

D、which

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查非限制性定語從句。整句話的意思是：交通阻塞30多分

鐘，這使得我到達晚了。

第40題【單選題】

[2009.04]I'vegottheorderfromthebossthattheworkfinishedbefore

5p.m.today.

A>wouldbe

B>be

C、willhavebeen

D>couldbe

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查名詞從句中的虛擬語氣。譯文:我已經從老板那得到指令，

這項工作在今天下午五點鐘之前要完成。詳細解答：that引導同位語從句，說明

order的內容。同時從句要用虛擬語氣，從句謂語用should+動詞原形的形式，

should可以省略。

第41題【單選題】

【概括大意】Ifyouaretiredofmakingvagueexcusesforanotherdullsummerat

home,hereisathoughttoliftyourspirits.Youdonotneedanythingsoradicalas

winningalottery（彩票）tofinanceatriptoEurope.Astudentidentitycardthatcan

beobtainedforafewdollarsfromtheCouncilonInternationalEducationalExchange

entitles（給予、授權）youtodiscounttickets（打折機票）oncertaincharterflights

toLondonandParis,aswellasreducedadmissiontomanymuseums,cinemas,and

musicalevents.OnceinEurope,youcanstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabout

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twodollarsanight.Sodon'tgiveupyourhopesofbecominganinternational

traveler.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、ItiseasyforastudenttotravelinEuropeduringthesummer.

B^Thestudentneedstoobtainanidentitycardtotravelatacheaprate.

C、Thestudentcouldstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabouttwodollarsanight.

D^Thestudentswillbecomeinternationaltravelersinsummer.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】這段話主要講學生暑假去歐洲的一些優惠來論證學生去歐洲旅行是

很容易的。因此選擇A。

第42題【單選題】

[2009.01]Iwaswritingareportlastnight;Iwouldnothavestayeduplate.

A、however

B^otherwise

C>therefore

D^furthermore

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：我昨天晚上寫一個報告，否則我就

不會熬夜了。A然而，不過；B否則，要不然；C因此，所以；D再者，而且。

第43題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Ontheotherhand,morepeopleworkingforlongerwouldcreate

greatercompetitionforjobs.Itwouldmakeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopleto

findajob.Toppostswouldbedominatedbythesamefewindividuals,makingcareer

progressmoredifficult.Andhoweasilywoulda25-year-oldemployeebeableto

communicatewitha125-year-oldboss?AIIofthefollowingarepossibleeffectsliving

longermighthaveonworkinglifeEXCEPT.

A^Communicationbetweenemployersandemployeeswouldbemoredifficult.

B^Moremoneywouldbeusedbyemployeesinpaymentoftheiremployees.

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C、Thejobmarketwouldbemorecompetitive.

D^Itwouldbemoredifficultforyoungpeopletobepromotedtotoppositions.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】是非判斷題。對照原文第九自然段Ontheotherhand,morepeople

workingforlongerwouldcreategreatercompetitionforjobs?排除選項C；Itwould

makeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopletofindajob.排除選項D；Andhoweasily

woulda25-year-oldemployeebeabletocommunicatewitha125-year-oldboss?排

除選項A；答案是B。

第44題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇］WhenIgraduatedfromhighschool,myfamilyhadabusinesssoInever

thoughtaboutgettingacollegedegree.Iwentstraightfrommyhighschool

graduationtoworkformyfather.After24yearsofupsanddowns(mostlydowns),I

decidedthatIwantedtoreturntoschoolandearnadegreeinBusiness

Administration.Whydidn'ttheauthorgoonwitheducationaftergraduatingfrom

highschool?

A、Tohelpherfatherwithbusiness.

B、Toescapefromschoo