2022年武漢紡織大學(xué)外經(jīng)貿(mào)學(xué)院自考英語（二）練習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

2022年武漢紡織大學(xué)外經(jīng)貿(mào)學(xué)院自考英語

（二）練習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

[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(jīng)分別了幾十年，這兩兄弟都是立刻認(rèn)出了對方。

【試題分析】本題考查詞匯?！驹敿?xì)解答】名詞的詞義選取。

第2題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】ThepeopleofKiribatiareafraidthatonedayinthenot-too-distant

future,theircountrywilldisappearfromthefaceoftheearth-literally.Severaltimes

thisyear,thePacificislandnationhasbeenfloodedbyasuddenhightide.Q:The

peopleofKiribatiworrythatonedaytheircountrywillbetakenawaybyasudden

hightide.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。該題目說的是：Kiribati的人民擔(dān)心他們的國家將被突發(fā)

的洪水淹沒。該題源于第一句：Kiribati的國民擔(dān)心在近期的某一天，他們的國

家將會(huì)地球上面消失byasuddenhightide。

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第3題【單選題】

[2009.01]Ifyoutrytolearntoomanythingsatatime,youmayget.

A>concentrated

B、confused

C、confirmed

D>convinced

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查形近形容詞意義區(qū)分。句意：如果你試圖一次學(xué)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4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(jī)比起有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的老司機(jī)出交

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

C.大概的、可能的;D不可能的應(yīng)用舉例：I'lldoeverythingpossibletohelp

you.我會(huì)盡一切可能幫助你。Heislikely盡arriveabitgte.他有可能會(huì)晚到一會(huì)

兒。

第5題【單選題】

[2009.7]Thejudgewhowastohisfavoritewascriticizedbymanypeople.

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A、partial

B>fair

C、strict

D、frank

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查形容詞的意義區(qū)分。本題句意為：許多人批評了偏袒他自

己喜愛（球隊(duì)或球員）的那個(gè)裁判員。A偏袒的，不公平的；B公正的；C嚴(yán)

格的，嚴(yán)厲的；D坦率的。

第6題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyandputupwitha

lotofinconveniencesforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.Residentsofcities

likeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamspendalotoftheirwinterinthedark

becausethedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.Thisisthe

reasontheMediterraneanhasalwaysattractedthem.Everysummer,morethan25

millionpeopletraveltoMediterraneanresortsandbeachesfortheirvacation.They

allcomeforthesamereason:sunilntheparagraph,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(gè)城市都具有陰冷日短的氣候特點(diǎn)，這些不利的

地理氣候條件使得當(dāng)?shù)鼐用裣蛲柟獬渥愕牡胤健Ｋ膫€(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選項(xiàng)A最接近題

意。

第7題【單選題】

[2009.01]Hehasdeeploveforthepeopleandloyaltytothecountry.

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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8題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇1Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurely

yawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthe

floor.Avoidthetroubleofsearchingforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenight

before.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasks

requiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharphours.Youareadvisedtorise

withayawnandstretchbecauseitwill.

A、helptokeepyourenergyfortheday'swork

B、helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday

C、enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework

D^keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題問的是因果關(guān)系?；卮疬@一問題的關(guān)鍵是看懂本段的第二句和

其他句子的聯(lián)系。首先要注意這一段的第一句"Getofftoaslowstartwhichsaves

yourenergy",也就是說早上慢慢起床可以節(jié)省能量。緊接該句的三個(gè)句子都是

慢慢起床的具體做法。因此選項(xiàng)A是正確答案。

第9題【單選題】

[2009.10]Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes,causedme

toarrivelate.

A>it

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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。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10題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Warmaybeanaturalexpressionofbiologicalinstinctanddrives

towardaggressioninthehumanspecies.Naturalimpulsesofanger,hostility,and

territoriality（守衛(wèi)士也盤的天'性）areexpressedthroughactsofviolence.Theseareall

qualitiesthathumanssharewithanimals.Aggressionisakindofinnate（天生的）

survivalmechanism,aninstinctforself-preservation,thatallowsanimalstodefend

themselvesfromthreatstotheirexistence.But,ontheotherhand,humanviolence

showsevidenceofbeingalearnedbehavior.Inthecaseofhumanaggression,

violencecannotbesimplyreducedtoaninstinct.Themanyexpressionsofhuman

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior.Inhumansocietiesviolencehasasocialfunction:Itisastrategyfor

creatingordestroyingformsofsocialorder.Religioustraditionshavetakenaleading

roleindirectingthepowersofviolence.Wewilllookattheritualandethical（道德上

的）patternswithinwhichhumanviolencehasbeendirected.Humanviolenceshows

evidenceofbeingalearnedbehaviorinthat.

A>itthreatenstheexistingsocialsystems

B^itisinfluencedbysociety

C、ithasrootsinreligiousconflicts

D>itisdirectedagainstinstitutionsoflaw

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本段指出了人類暴力的兩個(gè)特性，其中第二個(gè)特性是"alearned

behavior%可以知道本題的答案應(yīng)該就在本段的后面部分。接下來的第二句話即

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說人類暴力的諸多表現(xiàn)形式都受社會(huì)習(xí)慣的制約：Themanyexpressionsofhuman

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior,將其定型為侵略性行為。

第"題【單選題】

Itfortwohoursnow.

A>rains

B^israining

C、hasrained

D、hasbeenraining

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】雨現(xiàn)在還在下，是持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在的動(dòng)作，所以根據(jù)句意，用現(xiàn)在完成

進(jìn)行時(shí)比較好。

第12題【單選題】

Toaworker,fromthepointofviewofsocietyisnecessarylaborisfromhis

ownpointofviewvoluntaryplay.

A、what

B、which

C、that

D、it

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題要求填入一個(gè)關(guān)系代詞引導(dǎo)主語從句，并在主語從句中作主語,

所以選whato

第13題【單選題】

【概括大意】Itisoftenthoughtthatsciencefictionisafairlynewdevelopmentin

literature,butitsancestorscanbefoundinbookswrittenhundredsofyearsago.

Thesebookswereoftenconcernedwiththepresentationofsomeformofideal

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society,athemewhichisstilloftenfoundinmodernstories.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A、ScienceFictionisaFairlyNewDevelopmentinLiterature

B^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B。

第14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(yī)生不管晚上睡得多晚，都要花15分鐘讀點(diǎn)

東西，那已經(jīng)成為習(xí)慣。所以本題說〃在你干什么之前，建議你讀點(diǎn)東西〃，從選

項(xiàng)中看只有D項(xiàng)合適。

第15題【單選題】

[2010.04]Weshouldthisinmind:Don'tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.

A、bear

B、put

C、place

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D、print

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查詞匯題?！咀g文】我們應(yīng)當(dāng)牢牢記?。翰灰悦踩∪恕Ｔ?/p>

細(xì)解答】牢記在心：bearinmind或者keepinmind

第16題【單選題】

[2008.10]Ittookafewsecondsforhereyestotothedarkness.

A>allocate

B、adopt

C、apply

D^adjust

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析?！咀g文】她花了幾秒鐘時(shí)間使眼睛適應(yīng)黑

暗?！驹敿?xì)解答】A分配，撥出B收養(yǎng)，過繼C應(yīng)用，申請D調(diào)

整，使適合

第17題【單選題】

[2007.04]Thebookfairhasreceivedapositivefromreaders.

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responseo

apositiveresponse：良好的反映。

第18題【單選題】

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[2009.7]Thewoundedsoldierswouldrecoverquicklyiftheywerewell.

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19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

B^supportstheideaofhydroponicsfarm

C、hasacertainamountofland

D、hasameetingeachweek

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】答案選Co細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)所考關(guān)鍵詞chief迅速鎖定本段介紹

chief的內(nèi)容。每個(gè)村莊都會(huì)有一個(gè)自己的首領(lǐng)，而每個(gè)首領(lǐng)都擁有一定量的土

地。

第20題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurely

yawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthe

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floor.Avoidthetroubleofsearchingforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenight

before.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasks

requiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharphours.Youareadvisedtorise

withayawnandstretchbecauseitwill.

A、helptokeepyourenergyfortheday'swork

B>helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday

C、enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework

D、keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題問的是因果關(guān)系。回答這一問題的關(guān)鍵是看懂本段的第二句和

其他句子的聯(lián)系。首先要注意這一段的第一句"Getofftoaslowstartwhichsaves

yourenergy",也就是說早上慢慢起床可以節(jié)省能量。緊接該句的三個(gè)句子都是

慢慢起床的具體做法。因此選項(xiàng)A是正確答案。

第21題【單選題】

【概括大意】Themodemideasconcerningthenatureofintelligenceareboundto

havesomeeffectonourschoolsystem.Inonerespectachangeisalreadyoccurring.

Withthemovetowardcomprehensiveeducationandthedevelopmentof

unstreamedclasses,fewerchildrenwillbegiventhelabel"lowIQ"whichmust

inevitablycondemnachildinhisown,ifnotsociety'seyes.Theideathatwecan

teachchildrentobeintelligentinthesamewaythatwecanteachthemreadingor

arithmeticisacceptedbymoreandmorepeople.Themainideaofthisparagraphis

A、ImpactonSchoolEducation

B、AChangedViewofIntelligence

C、MainResultsofRecentResearches

D、EffectofEnvironmentonIntelligence

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題使用了同義詞替換的選擇技巧，段落中主要講述的是智力本質(zhì)

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的現(xiàn)代簡潔必定會(huì)對學(xué)校教育產(chǎn)生影響(boundtohavesomeeffectonourschool

system.),選項(xiàng)A中只是將名詞effect換為impact。

第22題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Idon'tclaimthereisn'taforcewhichguidesus,whichtakescareofus,

butthemainelementthathelpsusbuildupourfutureisourwayofbeing.Our

personality,ourcharacter,ourwayofperceiving(感知)realityandeverythingthat

surroundsusaretheelementswhichmaybringustothetop,oronthecontrary,

makeusmiserable.Theauthorthinksthatourfutureisdecidedmainlyby.

A、asuperiorforcelikeGod

B^ourwayofbeing,suchasourcharacter

C、thingsandpersonsthatsurroundus

D、others'choiceandresponsibility

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。雖然作者也聲明自己并不否認(rèn)世界上存在任何一種具有

超自然力量的東西，但是根據(jù)文章本段的…butthemainelementthathelpsus

buildupourfutureisourwayofbeing可知，作者認(rèn)為影響我們未來的最主要的因

素還是我們自己的所作所為，答案為B項(xiàng)。

第23題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)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(shí)常吸入他人香煙中冒出的煙，接下來應(yīng)首

選對此煙加以定義的句子。

第24題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇1Butjustlikeyouralarmclock,yourinternalclockcanbereset.Infact,it

automaticallyresetsitselfeveryday.How?Byusingthelightitgetsthroughyour

eyes.Scientistshaveknownforalongtimethatthelightofdayandthedarkofnight

playimportantrolesinsettingourinternalclocks.Foryears,researchersthoughtthat

thesignalsthatsynchronizethebody'sclockwerehandledthroughthesame

pathwaysthatweusetosee.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccording

tothefourthandfifthparagraphs?

A>Ourbiologicalclockresetsitselfautomatically.

B>Lightgetsthroughoureyesandresetsourbiologicalclock.

C、Ourinternalclockaswellasthealarmclockcanberesetautomatically.

D、Ourinternalclock,likethealarmclock,canbereset.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】是非判斷題，根據(jù)第五自然段首句Butjustlike（和……一樣）your

alarmclock,yourinternalclockcanbereset.Infact,itautomaticallyresetsitself

everyday.How?Byusingthelightitgetsthroughyoureyes.代詞it指代biological

clock,不是選項(xiàng)internalclock和alarmclock都可以自動(dòng)調(diào)節(jié)。得到答案為C。AD

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25題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Althoughnoothergameisexactlylikebaseball,perhapstheonemost

nearlylikeitistheEnglishgameofcricket（板球）,Q:Baseballsharesmanyfeatures

withtheEnglishgameofcricket.

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A、True

B>False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

[答案解析]答案選Ao本題對應(yīng)的語句為：theonemostnearlylikeitistheEnglish

gameofcricket,因此是正確的。

第26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(gè)新的對智力的認(rèn)識(shí)，與過去一些年的傳統(tǒng)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(huán)境有關(guān)。因此

選擇C。

第27題【單選題】

[2008.04]Thevehiclewastravelingatspeeds90milesperhour.

A^inadditionto

B、inviewof

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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(shí)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28題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】ForanygiventaskinBritaintherearemorementhanareneeded.

Strongunionskeepthemthere.InFleetStreet,homeofsomeofLondon'sbiggest

dailies,itisunderstoodthatwhentwounionsquarreloverthreejobstheargument

issettledbygivingeachuniontwo.Thatmeans33percentovermanning,33per

centlessproductivitythancouldbeobtained.Whathappenswhendisputesoverjob

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(jìn)一步說明其實(shí)質(zhì)，即它意味著"33percentovermanning,33percent

lessproductivitythancouldbeobtained”。

第29題【單選題】

[2009.04]Thisisthefirsttimethatawomanhasbeentothepost.

A、granted

B、praised

C、pointed

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D、appointed

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】譯文：這是第一次任命一位婦女擔(dān)任此職位。試題分析：本題考查

詞義辨析。團(tuán)詳細(xì)解答：A允許、同意；B表揚(yáng)、贊揚(yáng)；C指、指出；D指定、

任命、委任。

第30題【單選題】

Nosoonerhadwereachedhomeaviolentstormbrokeout.

A、when

B、that

C、until

D、than

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】題目意思：我們剛一到家，一場猛烈的暴風(fēng)雨就下起來了。本題是

固定搭配題。本題是nosooner…than"-...就..."

第31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(yīng)當(dāng)牢牢記?。翰灰悦踩∪?。詳

細(xì)解答】牢記在心:bearinmind或者keepinmind

第32題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Fermi'sgeniuswasknownthroughoutthescientificworld.In1938he

hadwonaNobelPrize.Fouryearslaterheproducedthefirstnuclearchainreaction,

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leadingusintothenuclearage.Q:Fermi,anexperimentalistaswellasatheoretician,

wonaNobelPrizeforproducingthefirstnuclearchainreactionintheworld.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選BoFermi在1938年獲諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)，四年以后才建立核連鎖反

應(yīng)的。

第33題【單選題】

[2009.04]WhenyouknowBobbetter,youwilllikehim.

A>goto

B、gotto

C、wentto

D^getto

【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)。團(tuán)詳細(xì)解答：根據(jù)主將從現(xiàn)的原則，主句用了一般將來時(shí)，時(shí)間狀

語從句中用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)表示將來。

第34題【單選題】

[閱讀選擇]Calorierestrictiondramaticallyextendsthelifespanoforganismsas

differentaswormsandrodents.Whetherthisworksinhumansisstillunknown

partlybecausefewpeoplearewillingtosubmittosuchastrictdiet.Accordingtothe

passage,wedonotknowwhetherhumanswillbenefitfromtakinginfewercalories

partlybecause.

A、humans,wormsandrodentsaredifferent.

B、mostpeoplearenotwillingtobeputonastrictdiet.

C>theeffectisnotknown.

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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35題【單選題】

【完成句子】InBritain,robotsalesappropriatelypeakedin1984,buthavebeen

decliningeversince.Thisispartlybecause,Britishwageratesaretoolowtomake

robotsfinanciallyattractiveandpartlybecauseengineersnowhavemoreexperience

withrobotsandaremoreawareofthedifficultiesofintroducingthem

effectively.RobotsarelesspopularinBritaintodaypartlybecause.

A^toomuchenergy

B>basedonAmericandesigns

C、theyaretoocostly

D、theyarenotreliable

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段第二句就是講的兩個(gè)原因，即人們的工資水平太低，也就是沒

有能力使機(jī)器人發(fā)揮出創(chuàng)造財(cái)富的作用，言下之意就是成本高。第二個(gè)原因就是

人們逐漸意識(shí)到了操縱機(jī)器人不是件容易的事情，所以使用率就下降了。所以應(yīng)

該選Co

第36題【單選題】

Havingdecidedtorentaflat,wecontactinghousingagenciesinthecity.

A、setabout

B^setdown

C>setout

D>setup

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查關(guān)于set的詞組。contactinghousingagencies：聯(lián)系房屋

中介。根據(jù)句意，應(yīng)該選setabout。setabout：開始做某事。setdown：放下，

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擱下；記下，記載，寫下。setout：出發(fā)，開始，后面跟todosth。setup：建

立（事業(yè)）；成立（組織）；為某人提供必需品或有用的東西。

第37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

workwhetherpoetryorprose.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowing

pairsofactivitiesbestillustratesintellectualrhythm?

A、Studyingasciencebookandthenstudyingapsychologybook

B^Learningapoemandthentakinganap

C>Playingballatthebeachandthengoingswimming

D^Solvingamathproblemandthensolvingachemistryproblem

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】段落的結(jié)尾處講到：在腦力活動(dòng)方面，我們也同樣是有節(jié)奏的，因

為我們在高度集中精力一段時(shí)間以后，必須讓腦子有一個(gè)松弛的階段（"wemust

haveperiodsofrelaxationfollowingperiodsofconcentration"）。根據(jù)這個(gè)信息，A、

D項(xiàng)內(nèi)容都是高度集中的腦力活動(dòng)，與原文內(nèi)容恰好相反；B項(xiàng)內(nèi)容是學(xué)習(xí)詩歌

與小睡一會(huì)，正好符合原文，一張一弛。而C項(xiàng)內(nèi)容又全是不費(fèi)腦力的活動(dòng)，也

不符合原文。

第38題【單選題】

［閱讀選擇］Onereasoniseconomic.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,large

familiesarehelpful.Havingmorechildrenmeanshavingmoreworkersinthefields

andsomeonetotakecareoftheparentsinoldage.Inanindustrialeconomy,the

situationisdifferent.Manychildrendonothelpafamily;instead,theyarean

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expense.Thus,industrializationhasgenerallybroughtdownthebirthrate.Thiswas

thecaseinItaly,whichwasindustrializedquiterecentlyandrapidly.Intheearlypart

ofthetwentiethcentury,Italywasapoor,largelyagriculturalcountrywithahigh

birthrate.AfterWorldWari3,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(xiàng)中最接近意思的是A,成為一個(gè)優(yōu)勢，答

案是Ao

第39題【單選題】

【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

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D、tochangethecolorofitsskin

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】作者舉例，證明觀點(diǎn)；例子不需要看懂，關(guān)鍵要看論據(jù)；一般論點(diǎn)

在前（前一句或段落首句），論據(jù)在后。

第40題【單選題】

【2009.7]Anemployeehasperfectreliabilityifhealwaysdoeshiswork.

A>personally

B、scarcely

C、respectively

D^responsibly

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查副詞意義區(qū)分。【譯文】如果一個(gè)員工做工作總是認(rèn)真負(fù)

責(zé)，他就是完全可信賴的?！驹敿?xì)解答】A親自地；B幾乎不；C個(gè)別地；D可靠

地

第41題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)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.

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【正確答案】B

【答案解析】此空要填的是home-schoolers與其他孩子學(xué)習(xí)的不同點(diǎn)，因此選B。

第42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'sbookastonishedthe

worldbecause.

A、itwasthefirsttimepeopleheardaboutMayas.

B、theMayaswereexcellentbuildersandfarmers.

C、hehadexperiencedsomanydifficultiestofindthislostcivilization.

D^itdescribedthattheMayasusedtobeanadvancedcivilization.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】根據(jù)問題中的關(guān)鍵詞astonished,把本問題定位在第一句In1841,a

bookwaspublishedwhichastonishedtheworld.對下面的幾個(gè)重要事實(shí)的歸納概

括就得出正確答案：Do

第43題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】It'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.Aspeople

getbetterjobsandbecomefinanciallyindependent,itbecomespossibleforthemto

maintainaone-personhousehold..However,peoplewhodogetmarried

aremarryingatalaterageanddivorcingmoreoften.

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A、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

B>Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethe

numberofpeoplelivingalone.

C、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

D>MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.

【正確答案】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44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(qū)分。為了理解這個(gè)句子，你應(yīng)該分析句子各個(gè)

部分的功能。A.有用途地、有功能地；B.寬廣地；C.大大地；D.突

出地。

第45題【單選題】

[2009.01]Iwaswritingareportlastnight;Iwouldnothavestayeduplate.

A、however

B^otherwise

C、therefore

D>furthermore

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：我昨天晚上寫一個(gè)報(bào)告，否則我就

不會(huì)熬夜了。A然而，不過；B否則，要不然；C因此，所以；D再者，而且。