2022年上海外國語大學自考英語（二）練習

題匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

[2009.10]Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedtothestafftoworkhard.

A、calculate

B、demonstrate

C、speculate

D、motivate

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查詞語辨析。【譯文】利潤共享計劃目的是激發員工努力工

作。A計算、估算B證實、論證、演示C思索、推測D激勵、激發

第2題【單選題】

【完成句子】Asthesunflowersgrow,putahayfencearoundthemforprotection

andstakeifnecessary.Plantmorninggloriesorsweetpeasaroundthebaseofeach

sunflower,andtheywillgrowupthestems,eventuallyformingaroofoverthetop.

Bysummer'send,kidswillhaveasunflowerhousetoplayin.Whenautumncomes,

childrencan.

A、seedlotsofsunflowers

playgamesinthesunflowerhouse

C、includeplantswithanimalnames

D、findtheirownplayingsection

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】段落最后一句是答案的出處，Bysummer'send”夏天結束的時候〃實

際上就是Whenautumncomes“秋天來臨的時候〃。答案選擇B。

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第3題【單選題】

【概括大意】Wignallcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesby

comparingtheproportionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflavathatthey

produced.Hefoundthatsizeforsize,oldereruptionswereatleast10timesas

effectiveatwipingoutlifeastheirmorerecentrivals.Themainideaofthisparagraph

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4題【單選題】

【2010.04]Thespokesmanoccasionallyhisspeechwithgestures.

A、acknowledges

B、accompanies

C、attributes

D、anticipates

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查詞匯。【譯文】這位發言人講演中偶爾伴有手勢。

第5題【單選題】

[2009.04]Don'ttrusteverythingyouhavereadinthenewspapers.

A、which

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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6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7題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknownasEastAnglia,has

beeninexistenceformorethantwothousandyears.Itbeganasasmallvillage

besidetheRiverWensum.Q:TheRiverWensumflowsbyNorwich.

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【2010.04]Thespokesmanoccasionallyhisspeechwithgestures.

A、acknowledges

B、accompanies

C、attributes

D、anticipates

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查詞匯。【譯文】這位發言人講演中偶爾伴有手勢。

第11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，因為空格后而有“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12題【單選題】

【2009.10]Scientistsdoubtwhetherit'storegulateone'sbiologicalclockby

drinking.

A、feasible

B>incredible

C、fashionable

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D、valuable

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查形容詞詞義區分。科學家懷疑通過喝酒來調整人體生物鐘

是否可行。A可行的、可能且合理的B不可相信的、難以置信的C時髦的、

時尚的D貴重的、寶貴的

第13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14題【單選題】

【填句補文】TheCaribbeanIslandsformachainthatseparatestheCaribbeanSea

fromtherestoftheAtlanticOcean..Manyoftheislandswereformedby

theeruption（爆發）ofancientvolcanoes（“V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

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Islands"；而且在語義上也有很好的銜接。

第15題【單選題】

[2009.7]Thehousev/asquietinthenight,theoccasionalcoughingfrom

mythroat.

A、asfor

B、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16題【單選題】

【2009.04]Wegoouttorestaurants,butmostlyweeatathome.

A、occasionally

B、relatively

C、continually

D、absolutely

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查副詞意義辨析工譯文：我們偶爾外出去餐館吃飯，但通常

是在家吃飯。詳細解答：A偶爾地、偶然地、不經常；B相對地、比較地；C持

續地、不間斷地；D完全地。

第17題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Despiteetherexplanations,therealanswerinmyopinionliespanlyin

thechildhimself,partlyinthebehaviorofthepeoplearoundhim.Q:Thereasonwhy

childrenlearntheirmothertonguesowellliessolelyintheirenvironmentof

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learning.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。原文說的是兒童之所以能夠完全掌握母語部分原因在于

兒童自身，部分原因在于孩子周圍人們的行為。問題句說“兒童母語學得好的原

因只是因為他們的學習環境。〃此處solely的表述是錯誤的。

第18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：whatTomhasdone指湯姆所做的事情；

B哪一個；C（無詞義）；D誰。

第19題【單選題】

[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。

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第20題【單選題】

【概括大意】Today,wearebeginningtothinkdifferently.Inthelastfewyears,

researchhasthrowndoubtontheviewthatinnateintelligencecaneverbe

measuredandontheverynatureofintelligenceitself.Thereisconsiderableevidence

nowwhichshowsthegreatinfluenceofenvironmentbothonachievementand

intelligence.Childrenwithpoorhomebackgroundsnotonlydolesswellintheir

schoolworkandintelligencetestsbuttheirperformancetendstodeteriorate

graduallycomparedwiththatoftheirmorefortunateclassmates.Themainideaof

thisparagraphis.

A、MainResultsofRecentResearches

B、PopularDoubtabouttheNewView

C、EffectofEnvironmentonIntelligence

D、ImpactonSchoolEducation

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段提出了一個新的對智力的認識，與過去一些年的傳統的把智力

看做是一種不變的能力的這種理解不同，它主張智力和人的成長環境有關。因此

選擇C。

第21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。

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第22題【單選題】

[完J戊句子】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23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24題【單選題】

Duringthepasttwodecades,researchhasourknowledgeofdaydreaming.

A^expanded

B、emerged

C、descended

D、conquered

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】【譯文】在最近二十年間，研究已經擴大了我們關于白日夢的知識。

【試題分析】動詞詞義選擇題。團【詳細解答】A擴大B浮現、露出C卜

降D征服

第25題【單選題】

[2008.04]Tounderstandthesentence,youshouldanalyzeitsparts.

A、functionally

B、widely

C、largely

D、remarkably

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查副詞詞義區分。為了理解這個句子，你應該分析句子各個

部分的功能。A.有用途地、有功能地；B.寬廣地；C.大大地；D.突

出地。

第26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】答案選乩原句的意思是：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27題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

centenarians（百歲老人）getaskedallthetime："Howdidyoulivetobe100?"Q：The

fivecentenariansliveinaveryfriendlycommunity.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選Co題目說的是〃這五位百歲老人生活在一個非常友好j勺社

區〃，文章開頭部分提到了"community（社區）〃，但該句并沒有說這五位百歲老人

生活的社區是否是一個友好的社區，因此判斷問題句的信息在文章中沒有提到。

第28題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】Thefarmissetrightnexttoabeautifulfloodplainandthepropertyis

hometotreesthathavelivedforthousandsofyears.Allofthevillagesthroughout

Botswana（博茨瓦納）havetheirownchiefwhocontrolsacertainamountofland.

WehadtheopportunitytositinonameetingwiththechiefofKatchikow,whichwe

calledit“CatchaCow/Inthemeetingwediscussedstartingahydroponicsfarmin

hisarea.Heseemedtobeallforitandsaidthatitwasgod'splanthattheprojectwe

werehelpingwithhadcometohisarea.Thechiefofeachvillage.

A、iscalledKatchikow

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B、supportstheideaofhydroponicsfarm

C、hasacertainamountofland

D、hasameetingeachweek

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選Co細節理解題。根據所考關鍵詞chief迅速鎖定本段介紹

chief的內容。每個村莊都會有一個自己的首領，而每個首領都擁有一定量的土

地。

第29題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Climatescientistsarenotpresenteverywhere.Becausethereareso

manyplacesintheworldandnotenoughscientiststoobserveallofthem,they're

askingtoryourhelpinobservingsignsofclimatechangeacrosstheworld.Thecitizen

scientistmovementencouragesordinarypeopletoobserveaveryspecificresearch

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

databasetobeobservedbyprofessionalscientists.Thishelpsasmallnumberof

scientiststrackalargeamountofdatathattheywouldneverbeabletogatheron

theirown.Muchlikecitizenjournalistshelpinglargepublicationscoverahyper-local

beat,citizenscientistsarereadyfortheconditionswheretheylive.Allthat'sneeded

tobecomeoneisafewminuteseachdayoreachweektogatherdataandsendit

in.In/ZAIIthat'sneededtobecomeone...(paragraph2)",whatdoestheword"one"

standsfor?

A、acitizenjournalist

B、acitizenscientist

C、ascientist

D、acitizen

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】。ne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。

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第30題【單選題】

【填句補文】DavidGutersonandhiswifeteachtheirthreechildrenathome.

Gutersonsaysthathischildrenlearnverydifferentlyfromchildreninschool:

.Forexample,whenthereisheavysnowfallonawinterday,itmaystarta

discussionorreadingaooutclimate,snowremovalequipment,Alaska,polarbears

（」匕極熊），andwintertourism.Aspringeveningwhenthefamilyisoutwatching

thestarsisagoodtime:oaskquestionsaboutsatellitesandthespaceprogram.

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31題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇JItnormallytakesfromfivedaystooneweekforapersontoadapttoa

reversedroutineofsleepandwakefulness,sleepingduringthedayandworkingat

night.Unfortunately,itisoftenthecaseinindustrythatshiftsarechangedevery

week;apersonmayworkfrom12midnightto8a.m.oneweek,8amto4pmthe

next,and4pmto12midnightthethirdandsoon.Thismeansthatnosoonerhashe

gotusedtooneroutinethanhehastochangetoanother,sothatmuchofhistimeis

spentneitherworkingnorsleepingveryefficiently.lnthelastsentenceofthe

paragraph,/zanother,zmeans.

A、anotherroutine

B、anothershift

C、anotherweek

D、anotherperson

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【正確答案】A

【答案解析】another（另一個）之后省略了routine一詞。

第32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33題【單選題】

[2007.04]Thefurnitureinherbedroomisquitedifferentfrominthe

livingroom.

A、that

B、it

C、one

D、which

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查復合句。that在本句中指代thefurniture,目的是為了避

免重復。which用于引導句子或短語，在此也不能指代thefurniture。

第34題【單選題】

【概括大意JItisoftenthoughtthatsciencefictionisafairlynewdevelopmentin

literature,butitsancestorscanbefoundinbookswrittenhundredsofyearsago.

Thesebookswereoftenconcernedwiththepresentationofsomeformofideal

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society,athemewhichisstilloftenfoundinmodernstories.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A、ScienceFictionisaFairlyNewDevelopmentinLiterature

OriginsofScienceFiction

C、TheThemeofScienceFiction

D、ScienceFictionHasaShortHistory

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】從第一段話可以看出這段文字介紹了科普小說的起源。因此選擇Bo

第35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36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

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欲。

第37題【單選題】

[2010.04]Whathergrandfathersaidleftaimpressiononhermind.Shestill

remembersit.

A、final

B、vague

C、deep

D、main

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】譯文：她爺爺說的事情給她留下深刻的印象，她仍然還記得。本題

考查詞匯。形容詞意義區分題。final最終的，vague模糊的，deep深的，main

主要的。

第38題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】Calorierestrictiondramaticallyextendsthelifespanoforganismsas

differentaswormsandrodents.Whetherthisworksinhumansisstillunknown

partlybecausefewpeoplearewillingtosubmittosuchastrictdiet.Accordingtothe

passage,wedonotknowwhetherhumanswillbenefitfromtakinginfewercalories

partlybecause.

A、humans,wormsandrodentsaredifferent.

B、mostpeoplearenotwillingtobeputonastrictdiet.

C、theeffectisnotknown.

D、geneticchangesintissuescannotbeperformedonhumans.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題答案可從本段的最后一句話中找出。

第39題【單選題】

Becauseofthebadweather,thesportsmeethadtobe.

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A、shutdown

B>doneaway

C、goneoff

D>calledoff

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查詞組辨析。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40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41題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Thetornadocausedalotofdamage:ocarsandhousesinthearea.It

willtakealongtimeandmuchmoneytorepaireverything.Therewasalsoserious

waterdamagefromthethunderstorms.Theheavyrainsandhighwindcausedthe

powertogooutinmanyhomes.Q:Powersupplysystemwasnotdamagedduring

thestorm.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

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【答案解析】答案選B。本題可譯為：暴風雨中供電系統沒遭到破壞。最后一句

說大風和暴雨使一些家庭的供電出現了問題，與題項矛盾，故選B。

第42題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Ifyouenjoylookingthroughtravelbooksbysuchfamiliarauthorsas

ArthurFrommerorEugeneFodor,itwillnotsurpriseyoutolearnthattravelwriting

hasalongandvenerablehistory.Almostfromtheearliestannalsofrecordedtime

individualshavefoundreadyaudiencesfortheiraccountsofjourneystostrangeand

exoticlocales.Thispassageismostlyabout.

A、whypeoplefindtravelwritingexciting

B、theliterarystyleofthreeearlytravelwriters

C、wherethreeearlytravelwriterswentandwroteabout

D、howtowriteatravelbook

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C。主旨題。聯系第一自然段和每段首句知道，本文講了三

個作家，鎖定答案B和C,結合內容，文章主要講關于他們的旅行和作品，答案

是Co

第43題【單選題】

【2010.04]Thespokesmanoccasionallyhisspeechwithgestures.

A、acknowledges

B、accompanies

C、attributes

D、anticipates

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查詞匯。【譯文】這位發言人講演中偶爾伴有手勢。

第44題【單選題】

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【I聞讀選擇】Inaspecialreportoncancerandblacks,theorganizationsaidbacks

areusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,andtheyaremorelikelytodie

ofthedisease.WhichmayNOTbeareasonforhighercancerdeathratesamongUS

blacks?

A、Unequalaccesstomedicalcare.

B、Greaterprobabilityofhavingotherdiseases.

C、Differencesinthebiologyofthecancer.

D、Earlydiagnosis.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本段指出blacksareusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,

與D項內容是相反的，因此選D。

第45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46題【單選題】

【填句補文】Roughestimatesinthepasthavepredictedsimilarlydisappointing

results.SaysSallieChishol,anenvironmentalengineerfromthe

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology."Butthetake-homemessageisthesame.

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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47題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇］Butevenifeverylargecitypurifiedandreuseditswater,westillwould

nothaveenough.Wherecouldweturnnext?Totheoceans!Allwe'dhavetodoto

makeuseofthevastamountofsea-wateris—removethesalt.Thissalt-removing

processisalreadyinuseinmanypartsoftheworld.Accordingtothepassage,

sea-watercanbeturnedintofreshwaterby

A、heatingitup.

B、treatingitwithchemicals.

C、takingsaltoutofit.

D、dryingitup.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】海水之所以不能飲用就是因為它是咸的。答題依據是本段的remove

thesaltEPtakesaltout。

第48題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Fermi'sgeniuswasknownthroughoutthescientificworld.In1938he

hadwonaNobelPrize.Fouryearslaterheproducedthefirstnuclearchainreaction,

leadingusintothenuclearage.Q:Fermi,anexperimentalistaswellasatheoretician.

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wonaNobelPrizeforproducingthefirstnuclearchainreactionintheworld.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。Fermi在1938年獲諾貝爾獎，四年以后才建立核連鎖反

應的。

第49題【單選題】

[2009.01]Moderneconomicsthecountry'sagriculturalpolicies.

A、undergoes

B、understands

C、underlies

D、undertakes

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。句意：現代經濟學是國家農業政策的基礎。考

查形近動詞詞義。A經歷，經受；B了解；C成為…的基礎；D承擔，保證。

第50題【單選題】

[閱讀選擇】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle（長

柄勺）.Placedonastcneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewouldmove

rounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthv/hilethebulk（主體）oftheladle

wasattractedtomagneticnorth.Thisinterestinglyshapeddeviceismentionedina

bookfromabout80.Otherancientbooksmayhavedateditasfarbackasthe

fourthcenturyJade（玉石）findersplayedanimportantroleintheinventionofthe

"ladle".Theytravelledgreatdistancestolookforjade.Inordernottolosedirections,

theywouldtakea"ladle"withthem.WhendidtheChineseinventthecompass?

A、In1492.

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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51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52題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Theriverwassohighthatthewaterranintostreetsandhouses.Many

streetshadtobeclosedtocarsandtrucksbecauseofthehighwater.Thismadeit

difficultforfiretrucks,policecars,andotherrescuevehiclestohelppeoplewho

wereintrouble.Q:Rescuevehicleshadahardtimegettingtopeople.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A0本題的意思是：救援車輛費了很大勁才杷人救出來。此

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句的意思在最后一句提到了，故選A。

第53題【單選題】

【填句補文】Arms.Howyouholdyourarmsshowshowopenandreceptiveyouare

topeopleyoumeet.Ifyoukeepyourarmstothesidesofyourbodyorbehindyour

back,thissuggestsyouarenotafraidoftakingonwhatevercomesyourway.

.Ifsomeoneupsetsyou,justcrossyourarmstoshowyou/reunhappy!

A、Outgoingpeoplegenerallyusetheirarmswithbigmovements,whilequieter

peoplekeepthemclosetotheirbodies.

B、Ifyoualefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

C、However,itwillprobablystillbenoticed,andpeoplewillknowyouzrenot

pleased.

D、Ifyouarepleased,youusuallyopenyoureyeswideandpeoplecannoticethis.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題可以采用線索詞來定位。空格處的前后兩個句子都是對arms

在具體情況下具體動作的描述。那么用以補充的句子也應是如此，即選項A開朗

的人和沉默寡言的人手臂的動作，符合條件。

第54題【單選題】

【填句補文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

exposuretosecondhandsmoke.

A、Theriskisevenhigherforchildrenwholiveinhomeswherebothparents

smoke.

B、IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

withatleastonesmoker.

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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55題【單選題】

Assoonastheyadoptedthenewprocedures,theywereassuredsuccess.

A、in

B、of

C、about

D、for

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】beassuredof：assuresbofsth的被動式。

第56題【單選題】

[2008.04]Thefarmingmethodshavebeenimprovedwiththeinventionof

thenewmachine.

A、efficiently

B、proficiently

C>professionally

D、intentionally

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查副詞詞義辨析。句子翻譯為：由于新機器的發明，人們已

經高效率地改進了農業耕種方法。A高效率地B熟練地C職業地、專職

地D故意地、有意地。

第57題【單選題】

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【2010.04]Whathergrandfathersaidleft