2022年國立中正大學自考英語（二）練習題

匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【填句補文】Thefutureismuchtooimportanttosimplyguessabout,thewaythe

highschoolstudentsdid.bycarefullystudyingthepresent,skilled

businessmen,scientists,andpoliticiansaresupposedlyabletofigureoutinadvance

whatwillhappen.

A、Thestockmarkethaditsworstlossesever

B、Buildingswouldrotatesotheycouldfollowthesuntotakemaximum

advantageofitslightandheat

C、Soexpertsareregularlyaskedtopredictaccurately

D、Thearticlewaswrittenin1958

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】第一句說的是：預測未來很重要，不能像中學生那樣猜測。這一空

的關鍵詞是experts,他們不同于中學生，他們的預測應該是較為準確的。

第2題【單選題】

【完成句子】Didyouknowthatbefore1950,hurricaneshadnonames?Theywere

simplygivennumbers.ThefirstnamesweresimplyAlpha,Bravo,Charlie,etc.butin

1953,femalesnamesweregivenbecauseoftheunpredictability（不可預知）factorof

thestorms.In1979,realizingthesexist（性別歧視的）natureofsuchnames,thelists

wereexpandedtoincludebothmenandwomen.Themainconsiderationofusing

malesandfemales'namesforhurricanesis.

A、thetimely（及時的）discovery

B、itsuncertainty

C、sexequality

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D^itsconnectionwithhumans

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】依靠原文（利用（male,female）names作為答案線索詞）中最后

一句判斷答案為C（與性別有關）。

第3題【單選題】

【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

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段文字的第一句話就把其內容點的很清楚，要介紹的是：Two

majorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.而選項C中的MainResults只不

過是majorfindings的另一種說法而已。

第4題【單選題】

【填句補文】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.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】前一句講的是科學家們過去對二手煙的看法，接下來應選表示他們

改變觀點的句子，因為下一句表明他們所持的觀點已與過去截然不同。

第5題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshewastalkingtoalocal

restaurantwheretheyweregoingtohavelunchafterherappointment.Shecalledto

seeifhewasthere.Shesaid,“MyhusbandhasAlzheimer's（老年癡呆）andhe

shouldn'tbedrivingwithoutme."Numerousthoughtsranthroughmyhead.Callthe

police,callherfamily,andnotify（通知）thedoctor'sofficeshehadjustcomefrom!

Butatfirst,IofferedtodrivetothelocalrestauranttoseeifEdwaswaitingforher

there.Theelderlywomancriedinthelobbywhenshewastalkingto.

A、herhusbandwithAlzhemer's

B、thenurseinthedoctor'soffice

C>alocalrestaurant

D、oneofherfamilymembers

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選Co根據文章本段中ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshe

wastalkingtoalocalrestaurant…可知答案為C項。Helen由于擔心自己丈夫安危,

但又找不到人，情急之下先打電話到倆人約好即將要去的餐廳詢問情況。

第6題【單選題】

【填句補文】Roughestimatesinthepasthavepredictedsimilarlydisappointing

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results.SaysSallieChishol,anenvironmentalengineerfromthe

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology."Butthetake-homemessageisthesame.

Oceanfertilizationisnottheanswertoglobalwarming."

A、"Thesearenewerandbettermodels,"

B、Itsopponentsargue,however,thatitwillstopglobalwarming.

C、Addingirontopatchesofoceancanmakeplanktonbloomtemporarily.

D、Asplanktondieandsettleontheoceanfloor,theircarbonissupposedly

lockedupintheseabed.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】這個問題可以根據引號來作答，因為空格后面有"says〃這個詞，它

預示著所填入的句子應該是帶引號的。A的意思是：這些是比較新的也是比較好

的模型。

第7題【單選題】

Welastnightbutwewenttotheconcertinstead.

A、musthavestudied

B、mightstudy

C、shouldhavestudied

D、wouldstudy

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】"shouldhavedone〃表示過去應該做而實際上沒有做到的動作；其否

定式則表示過去不應該做而實際上己經作了的動作。兩者都含有責備之意。

第8題【單選題】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

B、ensure

C、insure

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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9題【單選題】

【填句補文】Roughestimatesinthepasthavepredictedsimilarlydisappointing

results.SaysSallieChishol,anenvironmentalengineerfromthe

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology."Butthetake-homemessageisthesame.

Oceanfertilizationisnottheanswertoglobalwarming."

A、"Thesearenewerandbettermodels,"

B、Itsopponentsargue,however,thatitwillstopglobalwarming.

C、Addingirontopatchesofoceancanmakeplanktonbloomtemporarily.

D、Asplanktondieandsettleontheoceanfloor,theircarbonissupposedly

lockedupintheseabed.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】這個問題可以根據引號來作答，因為空格后面有"says〃這個詞，它

預示著所填入的句子應該是帶引號的。A的意思是：這些是比較新的也是比較好

的模型。

第10題【單選題】

【填句補文】Theauthorsaysthatinterpersonalrelationsshouldbetaughtasa

requiredcourseineveryschool,alongwithreading,writing,andmathematics.

.Thatisatleastasimportantashowmuchweknow.

A、Muchofwhathasbeensaidaboutstrangersalsoappliestorelationshipswith

familymembersandfriends.

B、Hekeepslookingovertheotherperson'sshoulder,asifhopingtofind

someonemoreinterestinginanotherpartoftheroom.

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C、Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundivided

attentionforfourminutes.

D>Inhisopinion,successinlifedependsmainlyonhowwegetalongwithother

people.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】后句中的代詞we在D中才有呼應的代詞，而且在文章最后出現觀

點句是通常論述文的發展特點，因此判斷D正確。

第11題【單選題】

Havingdecidedtorentaflat,wecontactinghousingagenciesinthecity.

A、setabout

B、setdown

C^setout

D、setup

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】題目意思：（由于）己決定要租一套公寓，我們開始著手與城里的

房屋中介機構接觸。本題是短語意義區分題。A著手，開始做B制定，放下,

記下C出發，動身D建立，提出

第12題【單選題】

【填句補文】ltzsnowsociallyacceptable,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13題【單選題】

[2009.10]Asforfamilyeducation,parentsareencouragedtorelyonrather

thanpunishment.

A、criticism

B、intimidation

C、persuasion

D、scolding

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查名詞詞義區分。【譯文】關于家庭教育，鼓勵父母們依靠

說服而不是懲罰孩子。A批評、指責B恐嚇、威脅C說服、勸服D責

罵、斥責

第14題【單選題】

[2009.7]Anemployeehasperfectreliabilityifhealwaysdoeshiswork.

A、personally

scarcely

C^respectively

D^responsibly

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查副詞意義區分。【譯文】如果一個員工做工作總是認真負

責，他就是完全可信賴的。【詳細解答】A親自地；B幾乎不;C個別地；D可靠

第15題【單選題】

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【閱讀判斷】Overtheweekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBill

Clinton,announcedherrunfor2008presidency.Thisispartlyduetothebiased

thinkingthatwomenareweakonnationalsecurity,thoughtheymightbestrongon

educationandhealthcare.Thisdamagestheirprospectsasapresidential

contender.Q:OneofHillary/scampaignpromisesistoreformthenation'shealthcare

system.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C0問題句說"Hillary的一個競選承諾是改革國家的醫療制度」

而本段只是說〃女人做教育和醫療方面的工作有優勢〃，沒有說Hillary的一個競選

承諾式改革國家的醫療制度，因此問題句的信息在文章中沒有被提到。

2、【閱讀判斷】Technologyisabeauty.Weeagerlyadoptitspleasure,preferringto

copewiththedrawbacksonthemorningafter.Q:Technologyislikeanart,which

everybodyincludingscientistsloves.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C。這段提到了technology是一種美的享受，但是沒有說它

是一種藝術，更沒有說我們每個人都熱愛這門藝術。

第16題【單選題】

【概括大意】Wignallcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesby

comparingtheproportionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflavathatthey

produced.Hefoundthatsizeforsize,oldereruptionswereatleast10timesas

effectiveatwipingoutlifeastheirmorerecentrivals.Themainiceaofthisparagraph

is.

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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:Wignailcalculatedthe"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，因此不選擇九

第17題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】DuringthesepastfewyearsIusedAssociatedContenttotrywriting.I

foundwritingforthatsitewasnotmycupoftea.However,myexperiencetherewas

positiveasIwasrewardedwithevenmorelearningopportunitiesjustbydippingmy

toesintothewater.ThroughAssociatedContentIwasintroducedtotheworldof

blogging.Idecidedtolearnhowtosetupablogmyself.NowI'minterestedin

bloggingandcontinuetoworkasawriter.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofusingthe

siteAssociatedContent?

A、TowriteforthesiteYahoo!ContributorNetwork.

B、Toknowmoreaboutotherwriters.

C、Tohaveoneofhisarticlespublished.

D、Tobecomeanetworkwriter.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】答案選Do根據本段的Idecidedtolearnhowtosetupablogmyself.

NowI'minterestedinbloggingandcontinuetoworkasawriter確定D答案。A選項

是作者偶然獲得的結果，并非剛開始寫作時的目的，可排除；B選項不是作者的

目的；C選項是作者兩年前己經取得的成果，無需再定為自己目標。

第18題【單選題】

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【I閱讀選擇］Organismshaveagreatvarietyofwaysofadapting.Theymayadaptin

theirstructure,functionandgenetics,intheirdevelopmentandproductionofthe

youngandinotherrespects.Anorganismmaycreateitsownenvironment,asdo

warm-bloodedmammals,whichhavetheabilitytoadjustbodyheatexactlyto

maintaintheiridealtemperaturedespitechangingweather.Usuallyadaptationsare

anadvantage,butsometimesanorganismissowelladaptedtoaparticular

environmentthat,ifconditionschange,itfindsitdifficultorimpossibletoreadaptto

thenewconditions.Theauthorcitesthebehaviorofwarm-bloodedmammalsin

ordertoshowthatalivingthingmayhavetheability.

A、tocreateanenvironmentofitsown

B、toremainstillwhenanenemyisnear

C、tomakefoodfrominorganicchemicals

D、tochangethecolorofitsskin

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】作者舉例，證明觀點；例子不需要看懂，關鍵要看論據；一般論點

在前（前一句或段落首句），論據在后。

第19題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷iPeoplelivingnorthofthemountainheardaloudboomthatshooktheir

windows,andairlinepilotsflyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathick

blackcolumnofashandsteamshootingmorethan2,100metersintothesky.Q:

Pilotsflyingattheheightofmerethan2,100meterssawathickblackcolumnofash

andsteamshootingupintotheairfromthecrater.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。該題說的是：飛行員飛行的高度超過2100米時，看見一

個黑色的火山灰和蒸汽從火山口急速上升到空氣中。但是，文章中airlinepilots

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flyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathickblackcolumnofashand

steamshootingmorethan2,100metersintothesky.說的是靠近火山的地方出現了

一個黑色的火山灰和蒸汽上升到空氣中，其高度超過2100米。因此該命題是錯

誤的。

第20題【單選題】

Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

considerably.

A、distribution

B、contribution

C、prescription

D^circulation

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查名詞辨析。circulation：（書報雜志的）銷售量，發行額,

銷路。符合句意。

第21題【單選題】

[2009.01]Childrenhaveanaturalabouttheworldaroundthem.

A、certainty

capability

C、cleverness

D、curiosity

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】句意：孩子們對他們周圍的事物有著天然的好奇心。考查名詞詞義

選擇。A確定性，肯定的事；B能力，才能；C精明，聰穎；D好奇心，求知

欲。

第22題【單選題】

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[2009.01]Hehasdeeploveforthepeopleandloyaltytothecountry.

A,intense

B、initial

C、instant

D^imitative

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查形容詞詞義區分。A強烈的，極度的；B最初的，開始

的；C立即的，即時的；D模仿的，仿效的。形容loyalty,選A比較恰當。

第23題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Today,workinglessthana40-hourweek,peopleenjoymoreleisure

time.Hence,thewiseuseofleisuretimehasbecomeanimportantproblemfor

everyone,youngorold.Itisaparticularlydifficultproblemforthesick,theaged,and

thosewhohaveretiredfromearningaliving.Thosepeoplehavesomuchleisurethat

itishardforthemtofindinterestingandworthwhilewaystouseit.Howtospend

leisuretimewiselyisnotaparticularlydifficultproblemforpeope.

A、whoareverybusyeveryday

B、whoaresickinbed

C^whoareagedandingoodhealth

D、whohaveretiredfromwork

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題可采用排除法，第三句話(Itisaparticularlydifficultproblemfor

thesick,theaged,andthosewhohaveretiredfromearningaliving.),可以看出這三

類人對于怎樣度過空閑時光是特別困難的，所以可以排除BCD項，選A。

第24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

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hugemirrors,eachaboutthesizeofaLondonbus.TheVLTissopowerfulitcanspot

aburningmatch10,000kilometresaway.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、Biggesttelescope

B、Powerofthetelescope

C>FactionsofVLT

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25題【單選題】

[概括大意]Thekeytogardeningwithkids,saysPattiKraemer-Doell,familygarden

coordinatorattheNewYorkBotanicalGardens,is"Lettingthemexperienceit

themselves.Wehavetriedtoguidethem,butnottellthemtoputthesunflowers

hereandthetomatoesthere.Theemphasisisondevelopingtheirimaginationand

theirappreciationforbeingoutinthegarden/Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、DifferentKindsofGardens.

B、KindsofPlantsinsHomeGarden

C、TheMostImportantPointinFamilyGardening

D、Howtoplansunflowersandtomatoes

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段指出家庭園藝的主旨是讓孩子去體驗，培養他們的想象力和鑒

賞力。所以答案為C。

第26題【單選題】

[2009.04]Ifpaymentisnotreceived,legalactionwillbeouronly.

A、aggression

B、advantage

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C、alternative

D.ambition

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查詞義選擇。譯文：如果我們收不到付款，那就只好訴諸法

律了。A挑釁、侵犯；B優勢、優點；C選擇、取舍；D野心、抱負。

第27題【單選題】

［填句補文］Manybeginninginterviewersareafraidthattheyareforcingtheother

persontoanswerquestionsandhavenorighttoinquireabouthispersonalsecrets.

.Unlessthepersonreallyhatesbeinginterviewed,heisdelightedthat

somebodywantstointerviewhim.

A、Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B、Thisdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatitwillgowell.

C、Mostmenandwomenleadlivesthatareuninteresting.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】抓住關鍵詞進行同義替換，也就是afraid,選項中thisfear就是對

這種擔心的補充，這種擔心是完全沒有必要的，除非被采訪者確實是討厭別人問

自己。

第28題【單選題】

【填句補文］Althoughtheresearchershaveonlyjustmadethetechnicaldetailsof

themicroscopepublic,itisalreadyonsale.Itiscurrentlythesizeofarefrigerator

andtakesseveralminutestoscanacircuit,butXiaoandSchragareworking

A、totaketinychipswerequire

tomakingchipsanysmaller

C、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputerandcutthescanningtimeto30

seconds

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D、ofconductingelectricity

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】這部分所說的體積的減小和所需時間的縮短恰好與前半句中提到的

冰箱大小的體積和所需數分鐘的時間形成了對比。即：目前它大約像冰箱那么大，

而且要用兒分鐘掃描一個電路，但是他們正在努力使它縮小到臺式計算機那么大,

把掃描時間縮短到30秒。

第29題【單選題】

【完成句子】Saganwasnotedforthevigourofhislogicstyle,especiallywhen

criticizingsomepieceofpseudoscience（偽科學）.Iremembereda1973AAAS

meetingatwhichhedestroyedthetheoriesofImmanuelVplikovsky,whowas

maintainingthatonlyafewthousandsofyearsago,Venushadrepeatedlycollided

withEarthandMars;eventswellnoted.Velikovskysaid,inthebible.InSagan's

opinion,Velikovskymightbe.

A、amemberoftheNationalAcademyofScience

B、apseudo-scientist

C、asciencepopulariser

D、areporter

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】從這段文字中，我們可以了解到作者認為，Sagan與偽科學作斗爭

的一個實例就是Sagan摧毀了Velikovsky的錯誤論述，即Velikovsky提出，在過

去幾千年中，水星與地球和火星反復多次相撞，這在圣經中芍加載。

第30題【單選題】

【概括大意］Theyalwayscomplained（抱怨）moreorlessjustly,thattheirparents

areoutoftouchwithmodernways.Theyalsoblamedthattheirparentsalwayshave

afinalsay.Andtheyoungfeltthattheirparentsdonottrusttheirchildrentodeal

withcrises.Besides,theydissatisfiedtoomuchmurmursoftheirparentsabout

certainproblemsandthelackofsenseofhumorindealingwiththeproblems,at

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leastinparents-childrenrelationships.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A.Thecriticismstotheirparentscanbekeptoutoftheyoungpeople'smindin

followingways.

B、Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandto

blamethemformostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.

C、Therearesomanycriticismtotheirparentsamongtheyoungpeople.

D、Youngpeoplehavegottenenoughreasonstocriticizetheirparents.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題段落中的各句列舉了年輕人都抱怨其父母些什么，談的是what

arethecriticisms?的問題因此選擇Co

第31題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Secondaryschoolhaditsownshareofchallenges.Iwasatallkidand

wasn'tgoodatanysport,exceptlooking.Ilovedbasketballandtennis.ThefirstdayI

heldaracket,andIwasdisgracedbymyopponent.Hewonsixstraightsetswithout

sweatandthereIwas,sweatingbadlylikeI'drunamarathon,whereasIhadn'teven

madeasinglepoint.Stanleywasdisgracedbyhisclassmateina.

A、basketballgame

tennisgame

C、marathongame

D、footballgame

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選Bo詞義理解和事實細節題。通過關鍵詞disgrace,考生可

迅速定位至本段，再通過本段的關鍵詞racket,可以判定正確答案是網球比賽。

第32題【單選題】

[2010.04]Thestudentdescribedthebeautifulmountainsandriversinhis

hometown.

A、artificially

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vividly

C,critically

D、viciously

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查副詞的詞義辨析。這個學生生動地描述了他的家鄉美麗的

山河。

第33題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇］Itnormallytakesfromfivedaystooneweekforapersontoadapttoa

reversedroutineofsleepandwakefulness,sleepingduringthedayandworkingat

night.Unfortunatply,itisoftenthpcaseinindustrythatshiftsarechangedpvpry

week;apersonmayworkfrom12midnightto8a.m.oneweek,8amto4pmthe

next,and4pmto12midnightthethirdandsoon.Thismeansthatnosoonerhashe

gotusedtooneroutinethanhehastochangetoanother,sothatmuchofhistimeis

spentneitherworkingnorsleepingveryefficiently.Inthelastsentenceofthe

paragraph,/zanotherz,means.

A、anotherroutine

B、anothershift

C、anotherweek

D、anotherperson

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】another（另一個）之后省略了routine一詞。

第34題【單選題】

【I聞讀選擇】Theworldisnotonlyhungry;itisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseem

strangetoyou,sincenearly75%oftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.But

about97%ofthishugeamountissea-water;orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkand

usetheother3%一thefreshwaterthatcomesfromrivers,lakes,underground,and

othersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofitisintheform

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oficebergs（冰山）andglaciers（冰〃I）.Evenworse,someofithasbeen

polluted.Whatpercentageoftheearth'swatercanmanactuallyuseatpresent?

A、Nearly75percent.

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35題【單選題】

Theoldcouplehavebeenmarriedfor40yearsandneveroncewitheach

other.

A、theyhadquarreled

B、theyhavequarreled

C^havetheyquarreled

D、hadtheyquarreled

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查的是倒裝結構的用法。第二分句中因有否定副詞never提

前，故應用倒裝結構；第一分句中的havebeenmarried己限定了時態，據此可

排除D項。

第36題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】In1841,abookwaspublishedwhichastonishedtheworld.Itwas

called''IncidentsofTravelinCentralAmerica,ChiapasandYucatan”.TheauthorJohn

LoudStephenshadjustreturnedfromalong,difficultanddangerousjourney

throughthethickrainforestofsouthernMexicoandGuatemala.Hehadoncebeen

therewithFrederickCatherwood,anarchitectandartist,tosearchfortheremainsof

alostcivilizationknownastheMayas（瑪雅）.VerylittlewasknownabouttheMayas

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atthattime,butCatherwood'sdrawinginthebookshowedincrediblecitieswith

temples,pyramidsandotherbuildingsasimpressiveasthoseoftheirnorthern

neighbors,theAztecs.Thesecities,however,weredeserted.Theinhabitants（居民）

haddisappearedalmostathousandyearsbefore.Stephen'sbookastonishedthe

worldbecause.

A、itwasthefirsttimepeopleheardaboutMayas.

B、theMayaswereexcellentbuildersandfarmers.

C、hehadexperiencedsomanydifficultiestofindthislostcivilization.

D、itdescribedthattheMayasusedtobeanadvancedcivilization.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】根據問題中的關鍵詞astonished,把本問題定位在第一句In1841,a

bookwaspublishedwhichastonishedtheworld.對下面的幾個重要事實的歸納概

括就得出正確答案：Do

第37題【單選題】

[2008.04]Thevehiclewastravelingatspeeds90milesperhour.

A、inadditionto

B、inviewof

C、inexcessof

D^insearchof

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查短語辨析。那輛車以超過每小時90英里的速度行駛。A.

除…之外、例外；B.由…看來、有鑒于；C.過分、超出；D.尋找、追

求。

第38題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Now,thereareabout24millionmicrocomputersinuseintheUnited

States-----oneforevery10citizens.Itisestimatedthatby1996,61percentof

Americanmanagerswillbeusingsomesortofelectronicworkstation.Q:Atpresent

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about10%ofAmericancitizenspossessamicrocomputer.

A,True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。本段一開頭就說到目前在美國大約有二千四百萬臺微型

電子計算機在使用中，平均每十人就擁有一臺。因此本題的表述是正確的。

第39題【單選題】

[2008.10]Countrylifeisbetterthancitylifeitoffersfreshairandnoiseless

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40題【單選題】

【概括大意]Ourbodiesareestimatedtobeabout60to70%water.Bloodismostly

water,andourmuscles,lungs,andbrainallcontainalotofwater.Waterisneededto

regulatebodytemperatureandtoprovidethemeansfornutrients（滋養）totravel

toallourorgans.Wateralsotransportsoxygentoourcells,removeswaste,and

protectsourjointsandorgans.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A^OuncesofWaterNeededPerDay

B、ImportanceofWater

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C^WaterinOurBody

D.TheFunctionofWater

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】通過介紹水在我們身體里的含量、水存在身體的那些部位及水的一

些功能來證明水的重要性。因此選擇B。

第41題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Beforeyoubeginyourtalk,bekindtoyourvoice.Avoidmilkorcreamy

drinkswhichcoatyourthroat.Keepyourthroatwetbydrinkingalittlesweetened

warmteaordilutedfruitjuice.Q:Tosolvetheproblemofdrymouths,oneisadvised

totakecoolmilk.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選Bo文章說到：Avoidmilkorcreamydrinkswhichcoatyour

throat.避免喝牛奶和奶油飲料。

第42題【單選題】

【閱讀詵擇】Thesystemhasseveraladvantages.Shepherdsdonothavetowalk

amongthesheep,whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogive

birth.Instead,theycanstayinside,watchingbyremotecontrol.Ifthereisno

problem,theystayawayfromthesheep.Butwhentheyareneededtheycanquickly

goouttohelp,ortoscareawayfoxes.Theexperimentispopular'withshepherds

becauseitmeansthattheydonothavetospendalltheirtimeoutdoorswaitingfor

thelambstoarriveinfreezingweather.Fromthepassage,welearnthatwalking

amongthesheep.

A、ismorepopularwithshepherdsthanwatchingTVinside

B、canhelpthemothersheeptogivebirthtomorelambs

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C、isthebestwaytoprotectthesheep

D、usuallydisturbsthemothersheepthatwillgivebirth

【正確答案】D

[答案解析]根據本段第二句話Shepherdsdonothavetowalkamongthesheep,

whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogivebirth.可矢口D項正確。

第43題【單選題】

[2008.04]Thefarmingmethodshavebeenimprovedwiththeinventionof

thenewmachine.

A、efficiently

B、proficiently

C、professiona