2022年香港理工大學自考英語（二）練習題

匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Climatescientistsarenotpresenteverywhere.Becausethereareso

manyplacesintheworldandnotenoughscientiststoobserveallofthem,they're

askingforyourhelpinobservingsignsofclimatechangeacrosstheworld.Thecitizen

scientistmovementencouragesordinarypeopletoobserveaveryspecificresearch

interest——birds,trees,flowersbudding,etc,andsendtheirobservationstoagiant

databasetobeobservedbyprofessionalscientists.Thishelpsasmallnumberof

scientiststrackalargeamountofdatathattheywouldneverbeabletogatheron

theirown.Muchlikecitizenjournalistshelpinglargepublicationscoverahyper-local

beat,citizenscientistsarereadyfortheconditionswheretheylive.Allthat'sneeded

tobecomeoneisafewminuteseachdayoreachweektogatherdataandsendit

in.In“Allthat'sneededtobecomeone...（paragraph2）",whatdoestheword"one"

standsfor?

A、acitizenjournalist

B>acitizenscientist

C、ascientist

D、acitizen

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】one不僅是數詞也是代詞；代詞指代的名詞或句子一般出現在代詞

的前一句，要注意區分代詞單、復數。

第2題【單選題】

【填句補文】/"Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

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A、Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

B、Thetraditionalperiodictablewaswelldrawn.

C、“Iimaginecontourlineswouldbegoodforundergraduates??

D、Buthehasaddedcontourlinestochargedensity,helpingtoexplainwhichions

reactwithwhich.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】這一段是劍橋大學的AlbertGaly的原話，我們可以從引導整個關鍵

點得出答案。即：“地學化學家們只想通過直覺判斷元素的活動。我想等高線對

學生們有好處〃。

第3題【單選題】

[2009.01]Childrenhaveanaturalabouttheworldaroundthem.

A、certainty

B、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4題【單選題】

Perhapsyourprincetodosomething?

ANislike

B、wouldenjoy

C、isenjoy

D、wouldlike

【正確答案】D

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【答案解析】題目意思：也許你的王子想要做些什么事？wouldliketod。固定搭

配，想要做某事/愿意做某事。答案選D。

第5題【單選題】

Thereply,whenitfinallycame,wasthenegative.

A、for

B、into

C、in

D、with

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】inthenegative：否定的，否決。

第6題【單選題】

[2009.01]Hehasdeeploveforthepeopleandloyaltytothecountry.

A、intense

initial

C、instant

D、imitative

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考杳形容詞詞義區分。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7題【單選題】

[2009.04]Sheeverythingelseandconcentratedonthetaskbeforeher.

A、setoff

B、setback

C、setaside

D、setup

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【正確答案】C

【答案解析】木題考查短語意義辨析.譯文：她把其他事情都放到一邊，集中精

力于她面前的任務。詳細解答：A出發、動身；B把（某物）置于…之后、延遲；

C撇開、取消、廢除；D建立、提出。

第8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

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9題【單選題】

【填句補文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

exposuretosecondhandsmoke.

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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10題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Inthenextstage,fromthreetofiveyearsold,curiosityknowsno

bounds.Everytypeofsuitabletoyshouldbemadeavailabletothechild,fortrying

out,experimentingandlearning,fordiscoveringhisownparticularability.Bricksand

jigsaws卜七巧板）andconstructiontoys;painting,scribbling（涂鴉）andmakingthings;

Sandandwaterplay;toysforimaginativeandpretendingplay;thefirstsocialgames

forlearningtoplayandgetonwithothers.Welearnfromthepassagethatachildhas

boundlesscuriosity.

A、whenheistwo.

B、whenheisaroundfour.

C、whenheissix.

D、whenheiseight.

【正確答案】B

[答案解析]根據Inthenextstage,fromthreetofiveyearsold,curiosityknowsno

bounds可以得出答案是B。

第11題【單選題】

[2008.04]Anxietycanwithchildren'sperformanceatschool.

A、refer

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B、prefer

C,infer

D、interfere

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查詞語辨析。句子翻譯為：焦慮可以妨礙孩子們在學校的表

現。A.referto提到、查閱、涉及；B.prefer”更喜歡；C.inferfrom（根

據某事）推斷、推定；D.interferewith擾亂、妨礙。

第12題【單選題】

【I聞讀選擇】Secondaryschoolhaditsownshareofchallenges.Iwasatallkidand

wasn'tgoodatanysport,exceptlooking.Ilovedbasketballandtpnnis.ThefirstdayI

heldaracket,andIwasdisgracedbymyopponent.Hewonsixstraightsetswithout

sweatandthereIwas,sweatingbadlylikeI'drunamarathon,whereasIhadn'teven

madeasinglepoint.Stanleywasdisgracedbyhisclassmateina.

A、basketballgame

B、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13題【單選題】

【讀選擇】DemandsforstrongerprotectionforwildlifeinBritainsometimeshide

thefactthatsimilarneedsarefeltintherestofEurope.StudiesbytheCouncilof

Europe,ofwhich21countiesaremembers,haveshownthat45percentofreptile

（爬行類的）speciesand24percentofbutterfliesareindangerofdyingout.Recent

studiesbythecouncilofEuropehaveindicatedthat.

A、wildlifeneedsmoreprotectiononlyinBritain.

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B、allspeciesofwildlifeinEuropeareindangerofdyingout.

C,therearefewerspeciesofreptilesandbutterfliesinEuropethanelsewhere.

D、manyspeciesofreptilesanbutterfliesinEuropeneedprotecting.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】答案選D。本段的第二個句子是這么說的：有21個國家組成的歐

洲委員會的研究表明，45%的爬行動物和24%的蝴蝶瀕臨滅絕。由此可見，D是

正確的答案。

第14題【單選題】

【I聞讀選擇]Youconsiderthatyoucan'tfindyourplaceinyourowncountry,soyou

riskthecomfortablebutmodestlifewithyourparentsandyougnabroad.Maybe

therewillbemomentswhenyoucan'tstandthelonelinessanymore,thestrangers

aroundyou,oryourjob.Butyouremembernobodymadeyoutakethatdecision,so

youtakeadeepbreath,andyougoon,asyouaretheonlyonetobeblamed.When

youarelonelyinaforeigncountry,youshould.

A、changeyourdecision

B、blameyourparentsforit

C、sticktoyourdecisionandgoon

D、makemorefriends

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C。根據文章本段中Butyouremembernobodymadeyoutake

thatdecision,soyoutakeadeepbreath,andyougoon...可知答案。作者認為你出國

后可能會面臨各種困難，面對周圍的陌生人、工作，你可能會感到孤獨，但是仔

細想想這個決定是你自己做的，于是你不得不深呼吸，然后繼續。

第15題【單選題】

[2008.04]Newdriversarefarmoretohaveaccidentsthanexperienced

drivers.

A、possible

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B、likely

C,probable

D、unlikely

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查形容詞辨析。句子翻譯：新司機比起有經驗的老司機出交

通事故的可能性要大得多。A.可能（發生、存在）的；B.有可能belikelyto;

C.大概的、可能的；D不可能的應用舉例：111doeverythingpossibletohelp

you.我會盡一切可能幫助你。Heislikelytoarriveabitlate.他有可能會晚至一會

兒。

第16題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheinterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakesits

mostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitment,allegiance,and

supremesacrifice.Theword“allegiance"isclosestinmeaningto.

A、loyalty

B、objective

C、survival

D、motive

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】解本題可用同類詞關系進行判斷。在“allegiance"前后的兩個詞分別

是commitment和sacrifice,應能判斷出這三個詞相對于國家而言是同一類詞，

再利用排除法，不難選出正確答案A。

第17題【單選題】

[2009.04]Ifpaymentisnotreceived,legalactionwillbeouronly.

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A、aggression

B,advantage

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18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19題【單選題】

[2009.04]Theconclusionfromthestudyisnotdefinite;itisjust.

A、tentative

B、valid

C、technical

D^thorough

【正確答案】A

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【答案解析】譯文：這項研究的結論不是一定的；它只是試探性的。試題分析：

形容詞詞義選擇題。詳細解答：A不確定的、試探性的；B正當的、有根據的、

有效的；C技術性的、專門技術的；D徹底的、十足的。

第20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），因此杈據語法結構判斷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21題【單選題】

Thegirlwasluckyenoughtothebadmenandranaway.

A、breakaway

B、breakawayfrom

C>breakout

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D、breakinto

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】breakaway：脫離，逃離，逃走。符合句意。介詞from與后面的

thebadmen連接。breakout：爆發。breakinto：闖入，潛入，破門而入。

第22題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】ForanygiventaskinBritaintherearemorementhanareneeded.

Strongunionskeepthemthere.InFleetStreet,homeofsomeofLondon'sbiggest

dailies,itisunderstoodthatwhentwounionsquarreloverthreejobstheargument

issettledbygivingeachuniontwo.Thatmeans33percentovermanning,33per

centlessproductivitythancouldbpobtainpd.Whathapppnswhendisputesoverjob

opportunitiesariseamongBritishunions?

A^Thirtythreepercentoftheworkerswillbeoutofwork.

B、Morejobswillbecreatedbytheunion.

C、Morepeoplewillbeemployedthannecessary.

D、Theunionswilltrytoincreaseproductivity.

【正確答案】C

［答案解析］本段開頭告訴讀者"...therearemorementhanareneeded...whentwo

unionsquarreloverthreejobs,theargumentissettledbygivingeachuniontwo”,接

下來作者又進一步說明其實質，即它意味著“33percentovermanning,33percent

lessproductivitythancouldbeobtained”。

第23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

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musicalevents.OnceinEurope,youcanstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabout

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24題【單選題】

【填句補文】TheCaribbeanIslandsformachainthatseparatestheCaribbeanSea

fromtherestoftheAtlanticOcean..Manyoftheislandswereformedby

theeruption（爆發）ofancientvolcanoes（火山）.Othersarelow-lyingcoralislands

thatgraduallyrosefromtheocean.

A、Theyarefamousfortheirwarm,tropicalclimateandgreatnaturalbeauty.

B、WhatwouldyouseeifyoutookacruisetotheCaribbeanIslands?

C、They'relikealongnecklacethatstretchesbetweenNorthandSouthAmerica.

D、ButlifeontheCaribbeanIslandsisnotalwaysparadise.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】第一句話說的是：加勒比群島形成了一個鎖鏈，把加勒比海與大西

洋的其他部分分開。答案是C,因為它的第一個詞是叮hey"，該詞指"TheCaribbean

Islands"；而且在語義上也有很好的銜接。

第25題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇］NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyandputupwitha

lotofinconveniencesforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.Residentsofcities

likeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamspendalotoftheirwinterinthedark

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becausethedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.Thisisthe

reasontheMediterraneanhasalwaysattractedthem.Everysummer;morethan25

millionpeopletraveltoMediterraneanresortsandbeachesfortheirvacation.They

allcomeforthesamereason:sunllntheparagraph,citieslikeLondon,Copenhagen,

andAmsterdamarementioned.

A、toshowthattheyarenotgoodcitiesintermsofgeographyandclimate

B、totellushowwealthytheirresidentsare

C、tosuggestthatthesecitieslackplacesofhistoricinterestandscenicbeauty

D、toprovethattheyhavegotmoretourismthantheycanhandle

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】該段中所列舉的三個城市都具有陰冷日短的氣候特點，這些不利的

地理氣候條件使得當地居民向往陽光充足的地方。四個選項中，選項A最接近題

jxbe.

,總、o

第26題【單選題】

[2009.01]Youshouldhelpthemwhenyourfriendsquarrelwitheachother.

A、comeintosight

B、cometoterms

C>comeintoplay

D、cometopower

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查短語的習慣用法。句意：當你的朋友吵架時，你應當幫助

他們協調一下。comeinto或cometo都表示進入（某種狀態）。A映入眼簾；

B.達成協議，妥協、；C開始運作；D,上臺，開始掌權。

第27題【單選題】

Theoldcouplehavebeenmarriedfor40yearsandneveroncewitheach

other.

A、theyhadquarreled

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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28題【單選題】

【2009.01]WheneverIgoouttodinnerwithhim,Ialwayspayingthebill.

A、endup

B、arriveat

C、dropout

D、giveoff

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】句意：每當我與他外出吃飯，最后總是我付賬。考查短語意義區分。

A以…而告終；B達到，取得；C不參加，隱退；D散發,

第29題【單選題】

【完成句子】Heavymetalsarepersistent;theydonotbreakdowntoother

chemicalsintheenvironment.Industriallypollutedsitesusuallyundergointensive

clean-upandrehabilitationbecauseheavymetalsareahealthconcernoncethey

enterthefoodchain.Sometracemetalsareallegedtocausecancerandarealso

knowntocausepoisoning.Industriallycontaminatedsitesusuallyrequireathorough

clean-updueto.

A、thepersistenceofheavymetals

B、industriallypollutedsoils

C、naturallypollutedsoils

D^rockandsoilchemistry

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【正確答案】A

【答案解析】木段提到：受到污染的土壤含有重金屬，而且重金屬很穩定，不容

易降解，所以要對重金屬進行徹底的清除。答案選擇A。

第30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

【答案解析】答案選Ao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31題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】Tom,anear-sightedyoungman,wentonablinddatewithagirl.The

twoweresatisfiedwitheachother.Andtheyexchangedtheirtelephonenumbers.

WhatcanwelearnaboutTom?

A、Tommadeagoodimpressiononthegirlatfirst.

B、ItwasthefirsttimethatTomhaddatedagirl.

C^Tomwasblind.

D、Tomwashandsomeandpopularwiththegirls.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。細節判斷題。從Thetwoweresatisfiedwitheachother

可知，相親過后，兩人對對方都很滿意，所以A選項正確，湯姆第一次見對方就

留下了很好的印象。B項所表述內容在文中找不到根據，不能判斷這是湯姆第幾

次約會。根據文章描述，湯姆只是near-sighted,遠不到盲了的地步。文章僅講

述了湯姆和某一個女孩相親的精力，對他的個人魅力以及是否受女孩歡迎并未提

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及。

第32題【單選題】

Amanflowntoatimezonedifferentby10hourswilleightdaysto

readjusthispalmsweat.

A、spend

B、take

C、cost

D^pay

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題需要填入一個表示“花時間〃而又能與動詞不定式連用的動詞。

spend常用于spend...doingsth.的句型中。cost一般用于itcostsb....todosth.的

句型中，主語不能是人。pay表示"花錢"的意思。只有take可用于sb.take...todo

sth.的句型中。

第33題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman'stechnologyare

impressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuable

amountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistontheocean

floor.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyisimportantbecause.

A、resourcesonlandarerunningshortintenyears

B、mancanuseittoexplorethedeepersea

C、itisalotoffundivingintothesea

D、ancientpeopleusedittoexplorethesea

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本段第一句作者提到Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedby

man'stechnologyareimpressive,人類利用技術可以開發的海洋資源是驚人的。

段末說至U：Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistonthe

oceanfloor.然而，大量有價值的礦物均還埋藏于海底。如鐵，銅等等。其他三

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項都沒有提到。

第34題【單選題】

Theprofessoraskedaquestion,andDavidagoodansv/er.

A、putupwith

B、stoodupfor

C^cameupwith

D、lookeddownupon

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】題目意思：教授問了一個問題，戴維想出一個答案。本題是短語意

義區分題。本題是A忍受、忍耐B保衛、支持C想出、提出D輕

視、看不起

第35題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Onereasoniseconomic.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,large

familiesarehelpful.Havingmorechildrenmeanshavingmoreworkersinthefields

andsomeonetotakecareoftheparentsinoldage.Inanindustrialeconomy,the

situationisdifferent.Manychildrendonothelpafamily;instead,theyarean

expense.Thus,industrializationhasgenerallybroughtdownthebirthrate.Thiswas

thecaseinItaly,whichwasindustrializedquiterecentlyandrapidly.Intheearlypart

ofthetwentiethcentury,Italywasapoor,largelyagriculturalcountrywithahigh

birthrate.AfterWorldWar團，Italy'seconomywasrapidlymodernizedand

industrialized.Bytheendofthecentury,thebirthratehaddroppedto1.3children

perwoman,theworld'slowest.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,alarge

family.

A、canbeanadvantage

B、maylimitincome

C、isn/tnecessary

D、isexpensive

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【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A0對照木段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36題【單選題】

【填句補文】DavidGutersonandhiswifeteachtheirthreechildrenathome.

Gutersonsaysthathischildrenlearnverydifferentlyfromchildreninschool:

.Forexample,whenthereisheavysnowfallonawinterday,itmaystarta

discussionorreadingaboutclimate,snowremovalequipment,Alaska,polarbears

（北極熊），andwintertourism.Aspringeveningwhenthefamilyisoutwatching

thestarsisagoodtimetoaskquestionsaboutsatellitesandthespaceprogram.

A、Someparentspreferteachingtheirchildrenathomebecausetheydonot

believethatpublicschoolsteachthecorrectreligiousvalues.

B、Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

C、Interestingly,resultsshowthathome-schooledchildrenquiteoftendobetter

thanaverageonnationaltestsinreadingandmath.

D、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】此空要填的是home-schoolers與其他孩子學習的不同點，因此選B。

第37題【單選題】

【填句補文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

exposuretosecondhandsmoke.

A、Theriskisevenhigherforchildrenwholiveinhomeswherebothparents

smoke.

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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38題【單選題】

【2007.04]Itisdifficulttotheimplicationbetweenthelines.

A、getto

B、getwith

C、getat

D、getdown

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查詞組辨析。A,開始，接觸；C.找出，發現；D.下來,

寫下來。

第39題【單選題】

[2009.04]WhenyouknowBobbetteryouwilllikehim.

A、goto

B、gotto

C、wentto

D、getto

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】譯文：當你更加了解鮑勃時，你將會喜歡他的。試題分析：本題考

查主將從現。團詳細解答：根據主將從現的原則，主句用了一般將來時，時間狀

語從句中用一般現在時表示將來。

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第40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

atthattime,butCatherwood/sdrawinginthebookshowedincrediblecitieswith

temples,pyramidsandotherbuildingsasimpressiveasthoseoftheirnorthern

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

haddisappearedalmostathousandyearsbefore.Stephen'shookastonishedthe

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41題【單選題】

[2009.04]Theconclusionfromthestudyisnotdefinite;itisjust.

A、tentative

B^valid

C、technical

D、thorough

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】譯文：這項研究的結論不是一定的；它只是試探性的。試題分析：

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形容詞詞義選擇題。詳細解答：A不確定的、試探性的；B正當的、有根據的、

有效的；C技術性的、專門技術的；D徹底的、十足的。

第42題【單選題】

【填句補文】""Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

A、Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

B、Thetraditionalperiodictablewaswelldrawn.

C、“Iimaginecontourlineswouldbegoodforundergraduates/

D、Buthehasaddedcontourlinestochargedensity,helpingtoexplainwhichions

reactwithwhich.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】這一段是劍橋大學的AlbertGaly的原話，我們可以從引導整個關鍵

點得出答案。即：“地學化學家們只想通過直覺判斷元素的活動。我想等高線對

學生們有好處〃。

第43題【單選題】

【完成句子】Saganwasnotedforthevigourofhislogicstyle,especiallywhen

criticizingsomepieceofpseudoscience（偽科學）.Iremembereda1973AAAS

meetingatwhichhedestroyedthetheoriesofImmanuelVelikovsky,whowas

maintainingthatonlyafewthousandsofyearsago,Venushadrepeatedlycollided

withEarthandMars;eventswellnoted.Velikovskysaid,inthebible.lnSagan's

opinion,Velikovskymightbe.

A、amemberoftheNationalAcademyofScience

B、apseudo-scientist

C、asciencepopulariser

D、areporter

【正確答案】B

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【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，這在圣經中有加載。

第44題【單選題】

[2009.04]Tomhasdonereallyamazedeveryoneinhisclass.

A、What

B、Which

C、That

D、Who

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查主語從句的引導詞的選擇。譯文：湯姆所做的事情使得他

班里的每個同學都感到吃驚。詳細解答：whatT