2022年東華大學萊佛士國際設計學院自考

英語（二）練習題匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Theidealbatterywillstorealotofenergyinasmallpackage.Rightnow,

Belcher'smodelbattery,ametallicdiskcompletelybuiltbyviruses,lookslikea

regularwatchbattery.Butinside,itscomponentsareverysmall—sotinyyoucan

onlyseethemwithapowerfulmicroscope.Whichofthefollowingistrueof

Belcher'sbatterymentionedinparagraph6?

A、Itismadeofmetal.

B、Itisakindofwatchbattery.

C、Itcanonlybeseenwithamicroscope.

D、Itisametallicdiskwithvirusesinsideit.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】做題步驟：四個選項逐一帶到原文，找到三個錯誤選項，一個正確

選項，比NOTTRUE題難。

第2題【單選題】

【完成句子】Theaveragelightningstrikeismorethan3mileslongandcantravelat

atenthofthespeedoflight.Balllightning,therarestandmostmysteriousform,

derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousballthatappearsneartheimpactpoint,

moveshorizontally,andlastsforseveralseconds.Oneformoflightningthat

isballlightning.

A、occursmostinfrequently

B>isshiftedsidewaysbystrongwinds

C^isoftenhiddenfromourview

D、isestimatedat20millionsayear

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【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字與題目相關的句子是:Balllightning,therarestandmost

mysteriousform,derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousball...,關鍵詞是rarest

（rare的最高級形式）與infrequently"很少發生，少有"表達相同的意思。

第3題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇］Helpingtheplanetisabigpartofwhatourworldtripisallaboutand

that'sexactlywhatwedidthispastweek.Wehelpedgetahydroponicsfarmstarted

inalocalvillage.Thisfarmwillbeamodelforthelocalvillagerssotheycanstart

theirveryownselfsustainingfarm.Hydroponicsisatypeoffarmingthatusesathird

ofthewaterneededinanaveragefarmandusesnosoil.Ahydroponicsfarm

A>isdifficulttobuild

B、isatypeoffarmwithoutsoil

C、willcostlotsofmoney

D、wasstartedinthevillagebeforetheycame

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選風詞義理解題。根據關鍵詞hydroponicsfarm迅速鎖定本

段。再通過排除法可以判定B項是正確的。因為A和C表述的內容文章并沒有

提到過。D項表述是錯誤的，因為那個村莊在他們去之前并沒有這種hydroponics

farmo是他們到了之后，幫忙建立了一個模型。

第4題【單選題】

【I制讀選擇】Thechildrendon'tjustplananycity.Theymapandanalyze（分析）the

housing,energy,andtransportationrequirementsoftheirowndistrictandforetellits

needsin100years.Withtheaidofanarchitect（建筑師）whovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations/Designingbuildingsofthefuturegiveschildrenalotoffreedom/saysthe

teacherwhodevelopedthisprogram."Theyareabletousetheirownrich

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imaginationandinventionswithoutfearofblame,becausetherearenowrong

answersinafuturecontext.Infact,astheclassentersthefinalmodel-buildingstage

oftheprogram,anelected'official'and'planninggroup'makeallthedesign

decisionsforthemodelcity,andtheteacherstepsbackandbecomesanadviser/An

architectpaysaweeklyvisittotheclassroom.

A、tofindoutkids7creativeideas

B、todiscusswiththeteacher

C、togivechildrenlectures

D、tohelpkidswiththeirprogram

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】根據本段中的Withtheaidofanarchitectwhovisitstheclassroom

oncpawppk,theyinventnawwaystomeetthpspneedsandbuildmodplsoftheir

creations可知答案為D。句中的aid意為"幫助〃，與help同義。

第5題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Itwasalsointhe1600sthatprofessionalballetbegan.KingLouisXIVof

France,himselfadevoteddance。foundedtheRoyalAcademyofDance.Thefive

basicfeetpositionsfromwhichallballetstepsbeginwerefinalized.Inthelate1700s

anotherimportantchangeoccurred.Balletbegantotellastoryonitsown.Itwasno

longersimplydancetobeperformedbetweenactsofplays.Elaboratewigsand

costumeswereeliminated.Bytheearly1800sdancerslearnedtoriseontheirtoesto

makeitappearthattheywerefloating.Animportantinfluenceinearlyballet

was.

A、Balanchine

B、MarieAntoinette

C、Diaghilev

D、LouisXIV

【正確答案】D

（答案解析］答案選Do細節題。對照原文Itwasalsointhe1600sthatprofessional

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第8題【單選題】

【2010.04]Bytheendofnextyearthebridge.

A、istocomplete

B、hasbeencompleted

C、willbecompleted

D、willhavebeencompleted

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】【譯文】到明年年底之前，這座橋修建將完成。【試題分析】本題

考查語法。【詳細解答】動詞時態。bytheendof到……時為止；在......之前。將來

完成時態，用于表達在將來某時間以前已經完成的動作。

第9題【單選題】

[2008.04]Anxietycanwithchildren'sperformanceatschool.

A、refer

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.preferto更喜歡；C.inferfrom（根

據某事）推斷、推定；D.interferewith擾亂、妨礙。

第10題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Technologyisabeauty.Weeagerlyadoptitspleasure,preferringto

copewiththedrawbacksonthemorningafter.Q:Technologyislikeanart,which

everybodyincludingscientistsloves.

A、True

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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11題【單選題】

[2007.04]Becauseofthebadweather,thesportsmeethadtobe.

A、shutdown

doneaway

C、goneoff

D、calledoff

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。calloff：取消，符合句意。shutdown：關閉（工

廠）；（工廠）停工，關閉。doaway常與with搭配，構成doawaywith。gooff：

爆炸，（鬧鈴）響。

第12題【單選題】

【填句補文】Thoughlittleresearchhasbeencarriedoutabouthowexactlythe

sunspotwillnegativelyharmthehealthofthepeople..So,scientistswarn

thatpeoplegoingoutdoorsshouldbecarefultoprotecttheirexposedskinandeyes

withclothes,umbrellasandsunglassesfromthestrongsunlightrichinultraviolet

rays.

A、Ionosphereishighabovetheearth.

B、Ifthelightsinyourhousekeepflickering,blamefrequentsunspots.

C、AccordingtoaresearchconductedbytheRussianscientistsfrom1957toI960,

thefrequencyofearthquakescanbelinkedtothemovementofthesunspots.

D、ApaperpublishedbyaNorthKoreaobservatorysaysthatsunstormsmay

causeanincreaseintheincidenceofheartdiseaseandskindisease.

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【正確答案】D

【答案解析】這一段說的是太陽黑子對人類健康的影響。填入的內容也應該與健

康有關，空格后一句說到要保護皮膚。因此D是正確的。

第13題【單選題】

【完成句子】Mostoftheclassicsofsciencefiction,however,havebeenwritten

withinthelasthundredyears.BooksbywriterssuchasJulesVerneandH.G.Wells,to

mentionjusttwowell-knownauthors,havebeentranslatedintomany

languages.BookwrittenbyJ.Verneare.

A、sciencefictionswitharecurrenttheme

B、concernedwiththeproblemsthatwehavetosolveinthefuture

C>readworldwide

D、politicalimplications

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】這段文字講到J.Verne是一位有名的作家，所寫的書已經譯成了許

多種語言，因此C選項是正確答案。

第14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

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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^Jo根據這[、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15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。

2、【2010.04]Evenafterdecadesofthetwobrothersrecognizedeachother

immediately.

A、separation

B、cooperation

C、correspondence

D、communication

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】【譯文】盡管已經分別了幾十年，這兩兄弟都是立刻認出了對方。

【試題分析】詞匯題。【詳細解答】名詞的詞義選取。

第16題【單選題】

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[2009.01]Ifyoutrytolearntoomanythingsatatime,youmayget.

A、concentrated

B、confused

C、confirmed

D、convinced

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考杳形近形容詞意義區分。句意:如果你試圖一次學太多東西，

你就有可能糊涂了。A.濃縮的，專心的；B糊涂的，混淆的；C根深蒂固的；D

確信的。

第17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.AfterWorldWar0,Italy'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

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案是Ao

第18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19題【單選題】

Thesetwoalarmclocksarenormallysettogether,butnowtheyhavebeenreseta

fewhours.

A、away

B、alone

C、apart

D、aside

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】but表示前后句子意思是相反的，所以前面說了settogether,后面

提到的就是apart（分開）。

第20題【單選題】

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[2008.10]Johnsonwasunknownbeforerunningforthepresidency.

A、visibly

B、visually

C、vertically

D、virtually

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查（形近的）副詞詞義區分。譯文：事實上，約翰遜在參選

總統職位之前是個無名人士0A顯然，明顯地B外表上，直觀地C垂直地，

直立地D實際上，事實上

第21題【單選題】

[2008.04]TheclothhadanaturallookwhichperfectlytheimageLaura

sought.

A、turnedout

B、setdown

C、thoughtover

D、coincidedwith

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查短語意義辨析。這塊布料看起來很自然，與勞拉尋找的樣

式完全相符。A.關閉；B.制定、放下；D.與…相同、與…相符。

第22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.

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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。

第23題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】ButEllenreallybecamefamousin2001.Agedonly24,shewasoneof

onlytwowomenwhoenteredtheVendeeGloberoundtheworldsolorace（單人環

球帆白。比賽），whichlasts100days.Despitemanyproblems,shecamesecondinthe

raceoutof24competitorsandshewasgivenaverywarmwelcomewhenshe

returned.IntheVendeeGloberace,Ellenwon.

A、agoldmedal

B、The"BestWomanSailor7'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24題【單選題】

【填句補文】Homeschoolingisoftenmoreinterestingthanregularschools,but

criticssaythathome-schoolersareoutsiderswhomightbeuncomfortablemixing

withotherpeopleinadultlife..However,mostparentsdon'thavethetime

orthedesiretoteachtheirchildrenathome,soschoolswillcontinuetobewhere

mostchildrengettheirformaleducation.

A、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B、Anumberofparentsprefernottosendtheirchildrentoschool.

C、Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknov/nas"home-schoolers."

D、Othersbelievetheycanprovideabettereducationalexperiencefortheir

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childrenbyteachingthemathome.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段大意是"對homeschooling提出了質疑〃，需要注意前面說到

了"criticssay”,空格處與之對應的是"Criticsalsosay"。

第25題【單選題】

【填句補文】TheCaribbeanIslandsformachainthatseparatestheCaribbeanSea

fromtherestoftheAtlanticOcean..Manyoftheislandswereformedby

theeruption（爆發）ofancientvolcanoes（"<.山）.Othersarelow-lyingcoralislands

thatgraduallyrosefromtheocean.

A、Theyarefamousfortheirwarm,tropicalclimateandgreatnaturalbeauty.

B、WhatwouldyouseeifyoutookacruisetotheCaribbeanIslands?

C、They'relikealorgnecklacethatstretchesbetweenNorthandSouthAmerica.

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“They”，該詞指“TheCaribbean

Islands"；而且在語義上也有很好的銜接。

第26題【單選題】

【填句補文］Theacidrain（酸雨）issaidtobecausedbypollutionfromoilwellsin

theGulfofMexico.Carexhaustgasesarealsoaproblem.Localvolcaniceruptions

maketheproblemevenworse.Nevertheless,withenoughmoneyande仟o「t,

researcherssaythatmanyoftheproblemscouldbesolvedandtherateoferosion

reduced..

A、Theproblem,however,isnotjustaEuropeanone.

B、Thatisenoughtohavecausedsomeoftheancientcarvingstobecome

seriouslydamagedalready.

C、However;theMexicangovernmentdoesnothaveenoughmoneytodothe

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work,andneedstospendwhatmoneyithasontheMexicanpeople.

D、AcidrainishowafamiliarproblemintheindustrializedcountriesinEurope.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】前文提到完成這項工作需要很多的錢，答案轉折說到了墨西哥沒有

這么多的錢去做。兩句之間有隱含的邏輯關系。

第27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】本題考杳形容詞辨析。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28題【單選題】

[2009.04]Sheeverythingelseandconcentratedonthetaskbeforeher.

A、setoff

B、setback

C、setaside

D、setup

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本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。

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第29題【單選題】

Agoodworkerinakeyspotcould,soashekeptupproduction,takeallthe

coffeebreakshewanted.

A、long

B、short

C、much

D>little

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】s。longas：只要。是固定搭配。

第30題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbe

quiteaneffortforourmindtobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof"weight"asbeingafixed

qualityinanobject,butitisnotreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeaone-pound

packetofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofa

pound.Howmuchwouldfourpoundsofteaweighifitwastaken4,000milesout

fromthesurfaceoftheearth?

A、1pound.

B、2pounds.

C、3pounds.

D、4pounds.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題問的是一磅茶如果被帶出離地球表面4000英里的地方，重量

會是多少？4000這個數字比較關鍵，因為在本段最后一句中出現了這個詞，一

看該句Ifyoucouldtakeaone-poundpacketofbutter4,000milesoutfromthe

earth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofapound.只是把名詞換了一下,很顯然答案

就是變成原來重量的四分之一，因此正確答案是A。

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第31題【單選題】

[2009.7]Thehousev/asquietinthenight,theoccasionalcoughingfrom

mythroat.

A、asfor

suchas

C、insteadof

D、exceptfor

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查短語意義區分。譯文：除了偶爾我咳嗽一下以外，這所房

子在夜晚非常安靜。A至于，關于；B例如；C代替，而不是；D除了以

外

第32題【單選題】

[2008.04]Newdriversarefarmoretohaveaccidentsthanexperienced

drivers.

A、possible

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：門Idoeverythingpossibletohelp

you.我會盡一切可能幫助你。Heislikelytoarriveabitlate.他有可能會晚到一會

兒。

第33題【單選題】

[2009.04]WhenyouknowBobbetter,youwilllikehim.

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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，時訶狀

語從句中用一般現在時表示將來。

第34題【單選題】

【填句補文】Thereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology..

Sciencehastodowithdiscoveringthefactsandrelationshipsbetweenobservable

phenomenainnatureandwithestablishingtheoriesthatservetoorganizethese

factsandrelationships;technologyhastodowithtools,techniques,andprocedures

forapplyingthefindingsofscience.

A、Anotherdistinctionbetweenscienceandtechnologyhastodowiththe

progressineach.

B、Weareallfamiliarwiththeimproperuseoftechnology.

C>Unlikescience,progressintechnologymustbemeasuredintermsofthe

humanfactor.

D、Scienceisamethodofansweringtheoreticalquestions;technologyisa

methodofsolvingpracticalproblems.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】第一句總述了科學和技術是有差別的。缺空后是對兩者的分述，因

此缺空處也應是對兩者的分述，故選D。

第35題【單選題】

[2009.04]Sheeverythingelseandconcentratedonthetaskbeforeher.

A、setoff

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B、setback

C、setaside

D、setup

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查短語意義辨析工譯文：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36題【單選題】

【完成句子】Saganwasnotedforthevigourofhislogicstyle,especiallyv/hen

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

【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37題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Theidealbatterywillstorealotofenergyinasmallpackage.Rightnow,

Belcher'smodelbatter/,ametallicdiskcompletelybuiltbyviruses,lookslikea

regularwatchbattery.Butinside,itscomponentsareverysmall—sotinyyoucan

onlyseethemwithapowerfulmicroscope.Whichofthefollowingistrueof

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Belcher'sbatterymentionedinparagraph6?

A、Itismadeofmeral.

B、Itisakindofwatchbattery.

C、Itcanonlybeseenwithamicroscope.

D、Itisametallicdiskwithvirusesinsideit.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】做題步驟：四個選項逐一帶到原文，找到三個錯誤選項，一個正確

選項，比NOTTRUE題難。

第38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39題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Ontheotherhand,morepeopleworkingforlongerwouldcreate

greatercompetitionforjobs.Itwouldmakeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopleto

findajob.Toppostswouldbedominatedbythesamefewindividuals,makingcareer

progressmoredifficult.Andhoweasilywoulda25-year-oldemployeebeabeto

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?目E

除選項A；答案是B。

第40題【單選題】

[2008.04]Thatproposalisessentiallyirrelevanttheissueathand.

A、with

B、from

C、in

D、to

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查介詞的固定搭配。句子翻譯：那個提案與手頭上的問題根

本無關。irrelevantto表示：與…無關。

第41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?！咀g文】他保證在辦公室里的所有機密數

據處于安全狀態?！驹敿毥獯稹緼使確信，使有信心：B確保（某事）發牛.，擔

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保；C為......投保，給……保險；D安全的，沒有危險的

第42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-upstodayarerealzingthatchildhooddream.

D、MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.

【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43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44題【單選題】

[2010.04]Expertshavefoundthatnormalsleepcanbedividedintofive

stages.

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A、moderate

B、initial

C、distinct

D、advanced

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】【譯文】專家們己經發現正常的睡眠可以分為五個不同的階段?！驹?/p>

題分析】本題考杳詞匯?！驹敿毥獯稹啃稳菰~的詞義選取。

第45題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】WhenIgraduatedfromhighschool,myfamilyhadabusinesssoInever

thoughtaboutgettingacollegedegree.Iwentstraightfrommyhighschool

graduationtoworkformyfather.After24yearsofupsanddowns(mostlydowns),I

decidedthatIwantedtoreturntoschoolandearnadegreeinBusiness

Administration.Whydidn'ttheauthorgoonwitheducationaftergraduatingfrom

highschool?

A、Tohelpherfatherwithbusiness.

B>Toescapefromschoollife.

C、Toexperiencesociallifeearly.

D、Toachieveherdream.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選鼠事實細節題。該題目主要考查考生對文章主人公相關細

節的了解。根據題干內容，此細節定位于文章本段講述自己高中畢業后經歷的部

分。文中講到“當我高中畢業時，爸爸正在做生意。所以我壓根沒有考慮過繼續

獲得大學學位的事情，畢業后直接轉向為爸爸工作可判斷A選項與原文句意

一致。

第46題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Whetheryouworkathome,onthefarm,attheoffice,atschool,

orontheroad,itisnotagoodideatoskip(故意略去)breakfast.Q.:Itisokaytoskip

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breakfastifyouworkathome.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。原句的意思是：無論一個人在哪干活，不吃早餐都不是

個好主意。因此該命題是錯誤的。

第47題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】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

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】該題的解題依據在本段結尾部分"Aschildrengrowolder,theyare

taughttorestraintheirresponsestorhythm...”。作者講：隨著孩子的年齡逐漸增大,

大人就會教他們抑制對節奏的反應，等他們長大之后，他們對音樂節奏的反應，

更可能受到抑制。

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第48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：

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49題【單選題】

【完成句子】Mostofuscanfind15minutesorhalfanhoureachdayforsome

regularactivity.Forexample,onefamoussurgeonalwaysspent15minutesreading

somethingbeforehewenttosleepeachday.Whetherhewenttobedat10p.m.or

2:30a.m.madenodifference.Youareadvisedtoreadsomethingbeforeyou

A、findthetopicsentences

B、findoutthenewwords

C、keepreadingfast

D、gotobedeveryday

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本段提到一位著名的醫生不管晚上睡得多晚，都要花15分鐘讀點

東西，那已經成為習慣。所以本題說“在你干什么之前，建議你讀點東西〃，從選

項中看只有D項合適。

第50題【單選題】

[2009.10]Theroomwasquiet,theoccasionalcoughingfrommythroat.