2022年九江職業(yè)大學(xué)自考英語（二）練習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

1、 2022年九江職業(yè)大學(xué)自考英語（二）練習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）第1題【單選題】【填句補(bǔ)文】Its now socially acceptable, even fashionable, to live alone. As people get better jobs and become financially independent, it becomes possible for them to maintain a one-person household. _. However, people who do get married are marrying at a later age

2、and divorcing more often. A、Theres more pressure to get married nowadays. B、The growing number of women with good jobs has done much to increase the number of people living alone. C、It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream. D、More and more Americans are living alone.【正確答

3、案】B【答案解析】前句中提到“經(jīng)濟(jì)獨(dú)立”有可能造成保持一個(gè)人的家庭生活，B中的“婦女有好的工作，增加了獨(dú)身的人數(shù)”與前句內(nèi)容正好呼應(yīng)。第2題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】One reason is economic. In a traditional agricultural economy, large families are helpful. Having more children means having more workers in the fields and someone to take care of the parents in old age. In an industria

4、l economy, the situation is different. Many children do not help a family; instead, they are an expense. Thus, industrialization has generally brought down the birth rate. This was the case in Italy, which was industrialized quite recently and rapidly. In the early part of the twentieth century, Ita

5、ly was a poor, largely agricultural country with a high birth rate. After World War, Italys economy was rapidly modernized and industrialized. By the end of the century, the birth rate had dropped to 1.3 children per woman, the worlds lowest.In a traditional agricultural economy, a large family_. A、

6、can be an advantage B、may limit income C、isnt necessary D、is expensive【正確答案】A【答案解析】答案選A。對照本段In a traditional agricultural economy, large families are helpful.大的家庭是有幫助的，選項(xiàng)中最接近意思的是A，成為一個(gè)優(yōu)勢，答案是A。第3題【單選題】【2009.01】Whenever I go out to dinner with him, I always_paying the bill. A、end up B、arrive at C、drop

7、 out D、give off【正確答案】A【答案解析】句意：每當(dāng)我與他外出吃飯，最后總是我付賬?？疾槎陶Z意義區(qū)分。 A 以而告終；B 達(dá)到，取得；C 不參加，隱退；D 散發(fā)。 第4題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】But just like your alarm clock, your internal clock can be reset. In fact, it automatically resets itself every day. How? By using the light it gets through your eyes.Scientists have known for a lo

8、ng time that the light of day and the dark of night play important roles in setting our internal clocks. For years, researchers thought that the signals that synchronize the bodys clock were handled through the same pathways that we use to see.Which of the following statements is NOT true according

9、to the fourth and fifth paragraphs? A、Our biological clock resets itself automatically. B、Light gets through our eyes and resets our biological clock. C、Our internal clock as well as the alarm clock can be reset automatically. D、Our internal clock, like the alarm clock, can be reset.【正確答案】C【答案解析】是非判

10、斷題，根據(jù)第五自然段首句But just like（和一樣） your alarm clock, your internal clock can be reset. In fact, it automatically resets itself every day. How? By using the light it gets through your eyes.代詞 it指代biological clock，不是選項(xiàng)internal clock和alarm clock都可以自動(dòng)調(diào)節(jié)。得到答案為C。A D 我們的生物鐘自動(dòng)調(diào)節(jié)。B 光線通過我們的眼睛調(diào)節(jié)生物鐘，與原文一致。第5題【單選題】【

11、2009.7】The wounded soldiers would recover quickly if they were well _. A、nourished B、stuffed C、tamed D、ventured【正確答案】A【答案解析】本題考查過去分詞意義區(qū)分。譯文：如果受傷的戰(zhàn)士營養(yǎng)很好，他們就會(huì)很快痊愈。A 營養(yǎng)，滋養(yǎng)；B 填滿，塞滿； C 馴服（猛獸）；D 冒險(xiǎn)第6題【單選題】【2007.04】Having decided to rent a flat, we _ contacting housing agencies in the city. A、set about B、s

12、et down C、set out D、set up【正確答案】A【答案解析】本題考查關(guān)于set的短語。contacting housing agencies：聯(lián)系房屋中介。根據(jù)句意，應(yīng)該選set about。set about：開始做某事。set down：放下，擱下；記下，記載，寫下。set out：出發(fā)，開始，后面跟to do sth。set up：建立（事業(yè)）；成立（組織）；為某人提供必需品或有用的東西。 第7題【單選題】【填句補(bǔ)文】All children in the United States have to receive an education, but the law d

13、oes not say they have to be educated at school. A number of parents prefer not to send their children to school. _. There are about 300,000 home-schoolers in the United States today. A、Critics also say that most parents are not well qualified to teach their children. B、In some countries, however, ch

14、ildren are educated by their parents. C、Learning starts with the childrens interests and questions. D、Children who are educated at home are known as home-schoolers.【正確答案】D【答案解析】后文出現(xiàn)了home-schoolers，根據(jù)選項(xiàng)，這里應(yīng)該是對這個(gè)詞的定義，因此選D。第8題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】Parents often decide on the basis of what their children want. Cat

15、hy, a mother told us, “My children have packed lunches, because they say they hate school dinners. I make 3 packed lunches every morning, so our kitchen is like a sandwich bar in the morning.” However, another mother, Susan made her choice based on the nutritious value of the food. She said, “My dau

16、ghter always has school dinners. I think she probably gets healthier food by having a cooked lunch at school than she would if I made a few sandwiches.”Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A、Katz thinks chips are good for his kids. B、Susans daughter likes eating sandwiches. C、Cat

17、hy may have at least three children. D、Jamie likes burgers and pizzas.【正確答案】C【答案解析】答案選C。細(xì)節(jié)查找并簡單推斷題。從本段，特別是I make 3 packed lunches every morning可知Cathy有三個(gè)孩子在上學(xué)，有沒有不上學(xué)的孩子不得而知，故選項(xiàng)C為最佳選項(xiàng)。其他三項(xiàng)均與原文意思不符。第9題【單選題】【完成句子】As the sunflowers grow, put a hay fence around them for protection and stake if necessary.

18、 Plant morning glories or sweet peas around the base of each sunflower, and they will grow up the stems, eventually forming a roof over the top. By summers end, kids will have a sunflower house to play in.When autumn comes, children can_. A、seed lots of sunflowers B、play games in the sunflower house

19、 C、include plants with animal names D、find their own playing section【正確答案】B【答案解析】段落最后一句是答案的出處，By summers end“夏天結(jié)束的時(shí)候”實(shí)際上就是When autumn comes“秋天來臨的時(shí)候”。答案選擇B。第10題【單選題】【2009.10】Poor speaker of English though he was at the time, he still managed to make himself _. A、understand B、understood C、understandin

20、g D、to understand【正確答案】B【答案解析】本題考查語法。那個(gè)時(shí)候雖然他說英語說得不好，但仍然可以讓別人聽懂。非謂語動(dòng)詞的選用。過去分詞作賓語補(bǔ)足語表示被動(dòng)以及動(dòng)作的完成。第11題【單選題】【概括大意】They always complained（抱怨） more or less justly, that their parents are out of touch with modern ways. They also blamed that their parents always have a final say. And the young felt that thei

21、r parents do not trust their children to deal with crises. Besides, they dissatisfied too much murmurs of their parents about certain problems and the lack of sense of humor in dealing with the problems, at least in parents-children relationships.The main idea of this paragraph is_. A、The criticisms

22、 to their parents can be kept out of the young peoples mind in following ways. B、It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstanding between them. C、There are so many criticism to their parents among the young people. D、Young peo

23、ple have gotten enough reasons to criticize their parents.【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 are the criticisms?的問題因此選擇C。第12題【單選題】【2008.04】To understand the sentence, you should analyze its parts _. 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(qū)分。為了理解這個(gè)句子，你應(yīng)該分析句子各個(gè)部分的

24、功能。A. 有用途地、有功能地； B. 寬廣地； C. 大大地； D. 突出地。第13題【單選題】【2010.04】The spokesman occasionally _ his speech with gestures. 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(fā)言人講演中偶爾伴有手勢。第14題【單選題】【2009.10】There are many sales this season, during which stores will lower their _ pr

25、ices. 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(gè)季節(jié)有很多促銷活動(dòng)，在此期間商店都會(huì)降低商品的原價(jià)。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15題【單選題】【2009.7】The house was quiet in the night, _ the occasional coughing from my throat. A、as for B、such as C、instead of D、except for【正確答案】D【答案解析】【譯文】除了偶爾我咳嗽一下

26、以外，這所房子在夜晚非常安靜?！驹囶}分析】短語意義區(qū)分題?！驹敿?xì)解答】A 至于，關(guān)于； B 例如；C 代替，而不是；D 除了以外第16題【單選題】【2009.10】The profit-sharing plan is designed to _ the staff to work hard. 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?！咀g文】利潤共享計(jì)劃目的是激發(fā)員工努力工作。A 計(jì)算、估算 B 證實(shí)、論證、演示 C思索、推測 D 激勵(lì)、激發(fā)第17題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】Helping the p

27、lanet is a big part of what our world trip is all about and thats exactly what we did this past week. We helped get a hydroponics farm started in a local village. This farm will be a model for the local villagers so they can start their very own self sustaining farm. Hydroponics is a type of farming

28、 that uses a third of the water needed in an average farm and uses no soil. A hydroponics farm _. A、is difficult to build B、is a type of farm without soil C、will cost lots of money D、was started in the village before they came【正確答案】B【答案解析】答案選B。詞義理解題。根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞hydroponics farm迅速鎖定本段。再通過排除法可以判定B項(xiàng)是正確的。因?yàn)锳和C

29、表述的內(nèi)容文章并沒有提到過。D項(xiàng)表述是錯(cuò)誤的，因?yàn)槟莻€(gè)村莊在他們?nèi)ブ安]有這種hydroponics farm。是他們到了之后，幫忙建立了一個(gè)模型。第18題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】The United States perceives itself to be a middle-class nation. However, middle class is not a real designation, nor does it carry privileges. It is more of a perception, which probably was as true as it ever c

30、ould be right after World War II. The economy was growing, more and more people owned their own homes, workers had solid contracts with the companies that employed them, and nearly everyone who wanted a higher education could have one. The information in this passage deals with_. A、an individual B、a

31、 social and economic group C、a political organization D、Government【正確答案】B【答案解析】答案選B。通過閱讀本段，middle class中產(chǎn)階級(jí)是一個(gè)群體，選答案B。第19題【單選題】【2007.04】If the operation _ carefully prepared, it would not have been successful. A、was not B、has not been C、had not been D、were not【正確答案】C【答案解析】本題考查虛擬語氣。主句是對過去的虛擬，所以根據(jù)句意，條

32、件狀語從句也應(yīng)該是對過去的虛擬，所以用had done的形式。句意：如果手術(shù)沒有經(jīng)過認(rèn)真仔細(xì)的準(zhǔn)備，它就不會(huì)成功。第20題【單選題】【閱讀判斷】Norwich, the capital of the part of Britain known as East Anglia, has been in existence for more than two thousand years. It began as a small village beside the River Wensum.Q: The River Wensum flows by Norwich. A、True B、False C

33、、Not Given【正確答案】A【答案解析】答案選A。答題依據(jù)在第二句，Norwich是River Wensum旁邊的一個(gè)小村莊，就說明了River Wensum流經(jīng) Norwich。第21題【單選題】【2009.10】The profit-sharing plan is designed to _ the staff to work hard. 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?！咀g文】利潤共享計(jì)劃目的是激發(fā)員工努力工作。A 計(jì)算、估算 B 證實(shí)、論證、演示 C思索、推測 D 激勵(lì)、激

34、發(fā)第22題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】Demands for stronger protection for wildlife in Britain sometimes hide the fact that similar needs are felt in the rest of Europe. Studies by the Council of Europe, of which 21 counties are members, have shown that 45 per cent of reptile（爬行類的）species and 24 per cent of butterflies ar

35、e in danger of dying out.Recent studies by the council of Europe have indicated that _. A、wildlife needs more protection only in Britain. B、all species of wildlife in Europe are in danger of dying out. C、there are fewer species of reptiles and butterflies in Europe than elsewhere. D、many species of

36、reptiles an butterflies in Europe need protecting.【正確答案】D【答案解析】答案選D。本段的第二個(gè)句子是這么說的：有21個(gè)國家組成的歐洲委員會(huì)的研究表明，45%的爬行動(dòng)物和24%的蝴蝶瀕臨滅絕。由此可見，D是正確的答案。第23題【單選題】【2009.04】When you _ know Bob better, you will like him. A、go to B、got to C、went to D、get to【正確答案】D【答案解析】譯文：當(dāng)你更加了解鮑勃時(shí)，你將會(huì)喜歡他的。試題分析：本題考查主將從現(xiàn)。詳細(xì)解答：根據(jù)主將從現(xiàn)的原則，主句

37、用了一般將來時(shí)，時(shí)間狀語從句中用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)表示將來。 第24題【單選題】【2009.01】He has deep love for the people and_loyalty to the country. 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(qū)分。A 強(qiáng)烈的，極度的；B 最初的，開始的；C 立即的，即時(shí)的；D 模仿的，仿效的。形容loyalty，選A比較恰當(dāng)。第25題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】There are many other foods that have traveled from South

38、America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the worlds largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia, a country in Africa. It was first made into a drink by Arabs duri

39、ng the 1400s.Which country is the largest coffee producer? A、Brazil. B、Colombia. C、Ethiopia. D、Egypt.【正確答案】A【答案解析】答題依據(jù)在本段的第三句。Producer 與 grower 意思等同。第26題【單選題】【2009.10】The traffic was held up for more than thirty minutes, _ caused me to arrive late. 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

40、。整句話的意思是：交通阻塞30多分鐘，這使得我到達(dá)晚了。第27題【單選題】【2007.04】The book fair has received a positive _ from readers. A、result B、response C、settlement D、solution【正確答案】B【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。response：反映，反響。result：結(jié)果，后果。settlement：殖民，移民，定居。solution：解決；解答。根據(jù)句意，應(yīng)該選response。a positive response：良好的反映。 第28題【單選題】【閱讀判斷】When our Neol

41、ithic ancestors, living in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago, discovered that certain grasses could be harvested and their seeds planted for richer yields the next season, the first great step in a new association of plants and humans was taken.Q: People living in the Middle East first learned

42、to grow plants for food about 10,000 years ago. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正確答案】A【答案解析】答案選A。利用“10，000”作為答案線索詞(因?yàn)槟甏ǔＪ怯脭?shù)字表示)，于是發(fā)現(xiàn)有句子提到當(dāng)生活在約一萬年前中東地區(qū)的人們發(fā)現(xiàn)從某些植物中可以收獲糧食，并且播種后下一個(gè)收獲季節(jié)還能產(chǎn)出更多的糧食時(shí)，就邁開了植物和人類聯(lián)系的第1 大步。第29題【單選題】These two alarm clocks are normally set together, but now they have been reset a few h

43、ours _. 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set together，后面提到的就是apart（分開）。第30題【單選題】【2010.04】The spokesman occasionally _ his speech with gestures. A、acknowledges B、accompanies C、attributes D、anticipates【正確答案】B【答案解析】本題考查詞匯?！咀g文】這位發(fā)言人講演中偶爾伴有手勢。第31題【單選題】【2009.7】The house was

44、 quiet in the night, _ the occasional coughing from my throat. A、as for B、such as C、instead of D、except for【正確答案】D【答案解析】本題考查短語意義區(qū)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(guān)于； B 例如；C 代替，而不是；D 除了以外第32題【單選題】The new discovery _ be of great service to mankind. A、is bound to B、is bound for C、be bound to D、be boun

45、d for【正確答案】A【答案解析】be bound to：注定要，一定會(huì)。本題中主語是The new discovery，所以謂語動(dòng)詞要用is。句意：這項(xiàng)新發(fā)現(xiàn)對于人類必定大有用處。第33題【單選題】【2007.04】If the operation _ carefully prepared, it would not have been successful. A、was not B、has not been C、had not been D、were not【正確答案】C【答案解析】本題考查虛擬語氣。主句是對過去的虛擬，所以根據(jù)句意，條件狀語從句也應(yīng)該是對過去的虛擬，所以用had don

46、e的形式。句意：如果手術(shù)沒有經(jīng)過認(rèn)真仔細(xì)的準(zhǔn)備，它就不會(huì)成功。第34題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】The violence within a society is controlled through institutions of law. The more developed a legal system becomes, the more society takes responsibility for the discovery, control, and punishment of violent acts. In most tribal societies the only means

47、to deal with an act of violence is revenge. Each family group may have the responsibility for personally carrying out judgment and punishment upon the person who committed the offense. But in legal systems, the responsibility for revenge becomes depersonalized and diffused. The society assumes the r

48、esponsibility for protecting individuals from violence. In cases where they cannot be protected, the society is responsible for imposing punishment. The function of legal systems, according to the passage, is _. A、to control violence within a society B、to protect the world from chaos C、to free socie

49、ty from the idea of revenge D、to give the government absolute power【正確答案】A【答案解析】本段的第一句話The violence within a society is controlled through institutions of law 是本題的答案。第35題【單選題】【完成句子】Americans eat with knives and forks; Japanese eat with chopsticks. Americans say Hi when they meet; Japanese bow. Many

50、American men open doors for women; Japanese men do not. On the surface, it appears that good manners in America are not good manners in Japan, and in a way this is true. But in any country, the only manners that are important are those involving one persons behavior toward another person. In all cou

51、ntries it is good manners to behave considerately toward others and bad manners not to. It is only the way of behaving that differs from country to country.The topic sentence of this paragraph is_. A、Americans eat with knives and forks; Japanese eat with chopsticks. B、Many American men open doors fo

52、r women; Japanese men do not. C、The way of behaving that differs from country to country. D、In all countries it is good manners to behave considerately toward others and bad manners not to.【正確答案】C【答案解析】文章的最后一句話是對前面的一個(gè)總結(jié)，道出了本段的主題。因此選擇C。第36題【單選題】【概括大意】They always complained（抱怨） more or less justly, th

53、at their parents are out of touch with modern ways. They also blamed that their parents always have a final say. And the young felt that their parents do not trust their children to deal with crises. Besides, they dissatisfied too much murmurs of their parents about certain problems and the lack of

54、sense of humor in dealing with the problems, at least in parents-children relationships.The main idea of this paragraph is_. A、The criticisms to their parents can be kept out of the young peoples mind in following ways. B、It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to

55、 blame them for most of the misunderstanding between them. C、There are so many criticism to their parents among the young people. D、Young people have gotten enough reasons to criticize their parents.【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 are the criticisms?的問題因此選擇C。第37題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】As far as ast

56、ronomers（天文學(xué)家） can determine, the entire universe is built of the same matter. They have no reason to doubt that matter obeys the same laws in every part of the universe. Therefore, it is reasonable to guess that other stars, with their own planets, were born in the same way as our own solar system.

57、 What we know of life on earth suggests that life will arise wherever the proper conditions exist.Astronomers believe that matter in different parts of the universe A、obeys different laws. B、obeys one common law. C、obeys the same laws. D、obeys no common law.【正確答案】C【答案解析】答題依據(jù)在本段的第二句?？茖W(xué)家沒有理由懷疑宇宙中的物質(zhì)遵循

58、同一法則，即他們相信宇宙中不同地方的物質(zhì)是遵循同一法則的。第38題【單選題】【填句補(bǔ)文】Arms. How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you meet. If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back, this suggests you are not afraid of taking on whatever comes your way. _. If someone upsets you, just

59、 cross your arms to show youre unhappy! A、Outgoing people generally use their arms with big movements, while quieter people keep them close to their bodies. B、If you ale feeling down, you normally dont sit straight, with your shoulders inwards. C、However, it will probably still be noticed, and peopl

60、e will know youre not pleased. D、If you are pleased, you usually open your eyes wide and people can notice this.【正確答案】A【答案解析】本題可以采用線索詞來定位?？崭裉幍那昂髢蓚€(gè)句子都是對arms在具體情況下具體動(dòng)作的描述。那么用以補(bǔ)充的句子也應(yīng)是如此，即選項(xiàng)A開朗的人和沉默寡言的人手臂的動(dòng)作，符合條件。第39題【單選題】【2007.04】Jenny complained that the hospital _ her too much for the treatment. A、e