2022年武漢工程科技學(xué)院自考英語（二）練習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

2022年武漢工程科技學(xué)院自考英語（二）練

習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Theviolencewithinasocietyiscontrolledthroughinstitutionsoflaw.

Themoredevelopedalegalsystembecomes,themoresocietytakesresponsibility

forthediscovery,control,andpunishmentofviolentacts.Inmosttribalsocietiesthe

onlymeanstodealwithanactofviolenceisrevenge.Eachfamilygroupmayhave

theresponsibilityforpersonallycarryingoutjudgmentandpunishmentuponthe

personwhocommittedtheoffense.Butinlegalsystems,theresponsibilityfor

revengebecomesdepersonalizedanddiffused.Thesocietyassumesthe

responsibilityforprotectingindividualsfromviolence.Incaseswheretheycannotbe

protected,thesocietyisresponsibleforimposingpunishment.Thefunctionoflegal

systems,accordingtothepassage,is.

A、tocontrolviolencewithinasociety

B、toprotecttheworldfromchaos

C、tofreesocietyfromtheideaofrevenge

D、togivethegovernmentabsolutepower

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段的第?句話Theviolencewithinasocietyiscontrolledthrough

institutionsoflaw是本題的答案。

第2題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand

otherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.Itwas

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firstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400's.Whichcountryisthelargestcoffee

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3題【單選題】

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

getbetterjobsandbecomefinanciallyindependent,itbecomespossibleforthemto

maintainaone-personhousehold..However,peoplewhodogetmarried

aremarryingatalaterageanddivorcingmoreoften.

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4題【單選題】

[2009.01]Hehasdeeploveforthepeopleandloyaltytothecountry.

A、intense

B、initial

C、instant

D、imitative

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【正確答案】A

【答案解析】形容詞詞義區(qū)分題。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5題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】LateoneSundayafternooninSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,an

elderlycleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehad

livedandworkedmostofherlife.Itmayseemlikeanordinaryendtoahumblelife,

buttherewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthiswoman.Inthesummerof

1995,McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,

totheUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown.Themoneywastohelp

otherAfricanAmericansthroughuniversity.Shehadstartedhersavingshabitasa

youngchildwhenshewouldreturnfromschooltocleanandironformoneywhich

shewouldthensave.Thiswomanshockedandinspiredtheworldbecause.

A>shehadmanagedtosavesomuchmoney

B>shegavehermoneytoAfricanAmericans

C、shegaveherlifesavingstohelpothersthroughuniversity

D、sheonlyspentmoneyoncheapthings

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C。only是絕對(duì)詞，在選項(xiàng)D中出現(xiàn)，根據(jù)經(jīng)驗(yàn)排除D；對(duì)

照原文第一自然段最后一句話therewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthis

woman說她有些特別的地方，接著第二自然段就講Inthesummerof1995,

McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,to

theUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown,她把大部分積攢的錢捐獻(xiàn)

給了家鄉(xiāng)的大學(xué)，A和B表達(dá)都不全面，答案是C。

第6題【單選題】

【完成句子】Mostofuscanfind15minutesorhalfanhoureachdayforsome

regularactivity.Forexample,onefamoussurgeonalwaysspent15minutesreading

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somethingbeforehewenttosleepeachday.Whetherhewenttobedat10p.m.or

2:30a.m.madenodifferenee.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7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

【正確答案】A

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

mysteriousform,derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousball…，關(guān)鍵詞是rarest

（rare的最高級(jí)形式）與infrequently"很少發(fā)生，少有〃表達(dá)相同的意思。

第8題【單選題】

[2008.10]Countrylifeisbetterthancitylifeitoffersfreshairandnoiseless

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environment.

A>inthat

B^asthat

C、asfor

D>inwhich

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題的句意為：鄉(xiāng)村生活好過城市生活，因?yàn)樗諝庑迈r且環(huán)境無

噪音。inthat是復(fù)合連接詞，只在一定的句式中使用。也可以用作一個(gè)固定詞

組。（請(qǐng)參考Unit6TextA注釋4中的解釋及有關(guān)例句）。A在于，原因是，在…

方.面；C.關(guān)于，至于，舉例：Ilikethecountrybetterinthatitisclosertonature.我

更喜歡鄉(xiāng)村，因?yàn)樗咏匀弧?/p>

第9題【單選題】

【完成句子】Didyouknowthatbefore1950,hurricaneshadnonames?Theywere

simplygivennumbers.ThefirstnamesweresimplyAlpha,Bravo,Charlie,etc.butin

1953,femalesnamesweregivenbecauseoftheunpredictability（不可預(yù)知）factorof

thestorms.In1979,realizingthesexist（性別歧視的）natureofsuchnames,thelists

wereexpandedtoincludebothmenandwomen.Themainconsiderationofusing

malesandfemales7namesforhurricanesis.

A、thetimely（及時(shí)的）discovery

B、itsuncertainty

C、sexequality

D^itsconnectionwithhumans

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】依靠原文（利用（male,female）names作為答案線索詞）中最后

一句判斷答案為C（與性別有關(guān)）。

第10題【單選題】

【概括大意】Thecharmingsmilesandservicefromthesalesladiesandgentlemen

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arealwaystherereadyforyou.Moreoftenthannot（往往）,onsuchoccasions

newcomersfromelsewhere,say,Chinamainland,mayfeelsomethingmorethan

mereuneasiness-evenasenseofguiltiftheydonotbuysomethingfromtheshop.

Forsomelocalold-timers（老前輩，老人）,especiallytheteenagers,theyfeelquite

athomewithallthese.Someofthemthinkitisnogoodtobethe"God";sometimes

theywouldratherbeashoplifter.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A^HongKongisworthyofitsreputationasabusinesscenteroftheworld.

B、Itisuneasytobeofferedsmilesandservices.

C、Shoppingorwindow-shoppinghere,youcanreallyfeelthemeaningof"The

CustomeristheGod!"

D^Shopliftinghasbeenafrequentcriminaloffence.

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本段強(qiáng)調(diào)的是這里"顧客是上帝”的這種理念和氛圍。因此選擇C。

第11題【單選題】

[2008.04]Fishisandexpensiveatthistimeoftheyearinthisarea.

A、inlargemeasure

B、totheminimum

C、inshortsupply

D^tothemaximum

【正確答案】C

【答案解析]本題考查短語意義辨析。這個(gè)地區(qū)在一年中的這個(gè)時(shí)候魚的供應(yīng)不

足，價(jià)格昂貴。inshortsupply：缺貨、供貨不足。

第12題【單選題】

When,waterwillbeturnedintosteam.

A、heated

B、heating

C、beingheat

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D、havingheated

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】水被加熱時(shí)會(huì)變成蒸汽。因?yàn)橹骶渲髡Zwater和從句謂語heat的

關(guān)系是被動(dòng)的，所以用過去分詞。

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?！驹囶}分析】本題

考查語法?！驹敿?xì)解答】動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。bytheendof至I」……時(shí)為止；在……之前。將來

完成時(shí)態(tài)，用于表達(dá)在將來某時(shí)間以前已經(jīng)完成的動(dòng)作。

第14題【單選題】

【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

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【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?。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選項(xiàng)A最接近題

意0

第15題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】But日lenreallybecamefamousin2001.Agedonly24,shewasoneof

onlytwowomenwhoenteredtheVendeeGloberoundtheworldsolorace（單人環(huán)

球帆身。比賽），whichlasts100days.Despitemanyproblems,shecamesecondinthe

raceoutof24competitorsandshewasgivenaverywarmwelcomewhenshe

returned.IntheVendeeGloberace,Ellenwon.

A>agoldmedal

B、TheZ/BestWomanSailor,/award

C、The"YoungSailoroftheYear"award

D^thesecondplace

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】細(xì)節(jié)查找題答案特點(diǎn)：答案一般在原文有共同或相似關(guān)鍵詞。

第16題【單選題】

【I閱讀聲斷】Herculesservedaking.Thekingwasafraidofhim.Soagainandagain

hesenthimondifficulttasks.Onemorningthekingsentforhimandtoldhimto

fetchthreegoldenapplesforhimfromthegardenoftheSingingMaidens（歌女）.But

nooneknewwherethegardenwas.Q:Herculeswasgivenmanydifficulttasks

becausethekingwantedtogetridofhim.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。句子的意思是：國王想除掉Hercules,所以交給他很多

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艱巨的工作去做。這個(gè)信息在短文第二句和第三句中提到了，與短文的意思相符

（國王很害怕Hercules,多次交給他艱巨的工作去做），由此可以推斷本題的正確

選項(xiàng)為Ao

第17題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】AllchildrenintheUnitedStateshavetoreceiveaneducation,butthe

lawdoesnotsaytheyhavetobeeducatedatschool.Anumberofparentsprefernot

tosendtheirchildrentoschool..Thereareabout300,000home-schoolers

intheUnitedStatestoday.

A、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B^Insomecountries,however,childrenareeducatedbytheirparents.

C、Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

D、Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas"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(duì)這個(gè)詞的定

義，因此選此

第18題【單選題】

【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】

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[2008.10]Itisstronglyheldthatnewmustbeintroducedtoprotectthe

rightoftheimmigrants.

A、statistics

B^constructions

C、measures

D^concessions

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本題考查名詞詞義區(qū)分。【譯文】強(qiáng)烈支持采取新措施維護(hù)移民的

權(quán)力?！驹敿?xì)解答】A統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)B建設(shè)C措施，辦法D讓步，特許

權(quán)

第20題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Hearingloss,whichoccurstypicallypriortoteenageyears,progresses

throughoutone'slifetime.Althoughhearinglossisnowtheworld'snumberone

healthproblem,nearly90percentofpeoplesufferinghearinglosschoosetoleave

theproblemuntreated.Formanymillions,treatinghearinglossinaconventional

waycaninvolvenumerousofficevisits,expensivetestingandadjustmentstofityour

ear.ThankstoCrystalEar,the"soundsolution"isnowconvenient.Almost90percent

ofpeoplewithmildhearingloss,andmillionsmorewithjustalittlehearingdrop-off

（下降）/canbedramaticallyhelpedwithCrystalEar.Moreover,itssuperiordesignis

energy-efficient,sobatteriescanlastmonths.CrystalEarisnowavailabletohelp

thesepeopletreattheirhearinglosswithasmallhearingamplifier（放大

器）.Accordingtothepassage,hearinglossis.

A>onlyaminorhealthproblem.

B^theworld'smostcommonhealthproblem.

C、merelyateenagedisease.

D^anincurabledisease.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】hearinglossisnowtheworld'snumberonehealthproblem這句話可

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以幫助我們找到答案。

第21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22題【單選題】

Theroomisinaterrible;itcan'thavebeencleaned.

A、mess

B、great

C、good

D、disaster

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】題目意思：房間里亂七八糟，一定沒打掃過。這句話是否定的猜測(cè)，

根據(jù)后文可知答案選A.

第23題【單選題】

[2009.01]Ifyoutrytolearntoomanythingsatatime,youmayget.

A、concentrated

B、confused

C、confirmed

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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24題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Posture.Agoodposturemakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.

,Thismakesbreathingmoredifficult,whichinturncanmakeyoufeel

nervousoruncomfortable.

A^Ifyouarefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

B、Bodylanguageisabroadtermforseveralformsofcommunicationusingbody

movementsorgestures.

C>Bodylanguagediffersfromculturetoculture.

D、Ifyouareatinterviews,trytokeepthemstill.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段講的是身體姿勢(shì)。填充句后一個(gè)句子提到"this”會(huì)使呼吸更加

困難，this顯然指的是一種不太好的身體姿勢(shì)，因此本題答案為A。

第25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?！咀g文】這位發(fā)言人講演中偶爾伴有手勢(shì)。

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第26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27題【單選題】

Thetwogirlscompetedwitheachotherthehighestmark.

A、for

B、with

C、to

D^against

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】competefor比賽…奪?。籧ompeteagainst/with和…競(jìng)賽；句意：這

兩個(gè)女孩互相競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，以取得最高分。

第28題【單選題】

[2009.10]PoorspeakerofEnglishthoughhewasatthetime,hestillmanagedto

makehimself.

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A、understand

B>understood

C、understanding

D、tounderstand

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】【譯文】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。

【試題分析】語法題?！驹敿?xì)解答】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29題【單選題】

[2008.04]Thegovernmentfinallyallthedocumentsrelatingtothewar.

A>released

B、specialized

C、realized

D、supposed

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查動(dòng)詞意義區(qū)分。A〃公開發(fā)表、公布或發(fā)布（新聞）〃B專

門從事、專攻C意識(shí)到、領(lǐng)悟D假定、猜想。整句話的意思是：政府最

終公布了與這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)有關(guān)的全部文件。

第30題【單選題】

[2009.10]PoorspeakerofEnglishthoughhewasatthetime,hestillmanagedto

makehimself.

A、understand

B、understood

C、understanding

D、tounderstand

【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

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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31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，所寫的書己經(jīng)譯成了許

多種語言，因此C選項(xiàng)是正確答案。

第32題【單選題】

［概括大意］Ourbodiesareestimatedtobeabout60to70%water.Bloodismostly

water,andourmuscles,lungs,andbrainallcontainalotofwater.Waterisneededto

regulatebodytemperatureandtoprovidethemeansfornutrients（滋養(yǎng)）totravel

toallourorgans.Wateralsotransportsoxygentoourcells,removeswaste,and

protectsourjointsandorgans.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、OuncesofWaterNeededPerDay

B、ImportanceofWater

C、WaterinOurBody

D^TheFunctionofWater

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】通過介紹水在我們身體里的含量、水存在身體的那些部位及水的一

些功能來證明水的重要性。因此選擇B。

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第33題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thoughlittleresearchhasbeencarriedoutabouthowexactlythe

sunspotwillnegativelyharmthehealthofthepeople..So,scientistswarn

thatpeoplegoingoutdoorsshouldbecarefultoprotecttheirexposedskinandeyes

withclothes,umbrellasandsunglassesfromthestrongsunlightrichinultraviolet

rays.

A^Ionosphereishighabovetheearth.

B^Ifthelightsinyourhousekeepflickering,blamefrequentsunspots.

C、AccordingtoaresearchconductedbytheRussianscientistsfrom1957to1960,

thefrequencyofearthquakescanbelinkedtothemovementofthesunspots.

D^ApaperpublishedbyaNorthKoreaobservatorysaysthatsunstormsmay

causeanincreaseintheincidenceofheartdiseaseandskindisease.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】這一段說的是太陽黑子對(duì)人類健康的影響。填入的內(nèi)容也應(yīng)該與健

康有關(guān)，空格后一句說到要保護(hù)皮膚。因此D是正確的。

第34題【單選題】

[2009.10]Asforfamilyeducation,parentsareencouragedtorelyonrather

thanpunishment.

A、criticism

B^intimidation

C、persuasion

D、scolding

【正確答案】C

第35題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇]TheUnitedStatesperceivesitselftobeamiddle-classnation.However,

middleclassisnotarealdesignation,nordoesitcarryprivileges.Itismoreofa

perception,whichprobablywasastrueasitevercouldberightafterWorldWarII.

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Theeconomywasgrowing,moreandmorepeopleownedtheirownhomes,workers

hadsolidcontractswiththecompaniesthatemployedthem,andnearlyeveryone

whowantedahighereducationcouldhaveone.Theinformationinthispassage

dealswith.

A、anindividual

B>asocialandeconomicgroup

C、apoliticalorganization

D、Government

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。通過閱讀本段，middleclass中產(chǎn)階級(jí)是一個(gè)群體，選答

案Bo

第36題【單選題】

【概括大意】TheVLT（VeryLargeTelescope）istheworld'slargesttelescope（望

遠(yuǎn)鏡）andistakingastronomers（天文學(xué)家）furtherbacktotheBigBangthan

theyeverthoughtpossible.Located2,600metresupintheChileanAndes,ithasfour

hugemirrors,eachaboutthesizeofaLondonbus.TheVLTissopowerfulitcanspot

aburningmatch10,000kilometresaway.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、Biggesttelescope

B、Powerofthetelescope

C、FactionsofVLT

D、Birthofthenewtelescope

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字主要介紹了世界上最大的望遠(yuǎn)鏡。

第37題【單選題】

［概括大意］Ourbodiesareestimatedtobeabout60to70%water.Bloodismostly

water,andourmuscles,lungs,andbrainallcontainalotofwater.Waterisneededto

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regulatebodytemperatureandtoprovidethemeansfornutrients（滋養(yǎng)）totravel

toallourorgans.Wateralsotransportsoxygentoourcells,removeswaste,and

protectsourjointsandorgans.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、OuncesofWaterNeededPerDay

B、ImportanceofWater

C>WaterinOurBody

D、TheFunctionofWater

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】通過介紹水在我們身體里的含量、水存在身體的那些部位及水的一

些功能來證明水的重要性。因此選擇B。

第38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(duì)方。

【試題分析】詞匯題?！驹敿?xì)解答】名詞的詞義選取。

第39題【單選題】

[2009.04]I'vegottheorderfromthebossthattheworkfinishedbefore

5p.m.today.

A、wouldbe

B、be

C、willhavebeen

D、couldbe

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【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查名詞從句中的虛擬語氣。譯文:我已經(jīng)從老板那得到指令，

這項(xiàng)工作在今天下午五點(diǎn)鐘之前要完成。詳細(xì)解答：that引導(dǎo)同位語從句，說明

order的內(nèi)容。同時(shí)從句要用虛擬語氣，從句謂語用should+動(dòng)詞原形的形式，

should可以省略。

第40題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Thetornadocausedalotofdamagetocarsandhousesinthearea.It

willtakealongtimeandmuchmoneytorepaireverything.Therewasalsoserious

waterdamagefromthethunderstorms.Theheavyrainsandhighwindcausedthe

powertogooutinmanyhomes.Q:Powersupplysystemwasnotdamagedduring

thestorm.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。本題可譯為：暴風(fēng)雨中供電系統(tǒng)沒遭到破壞。最后一句

說大風(fēng)和暴雨使一些家庭的供電出現(xiàn)了問題，與題項(xiàng)矛盾，故選B。

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.

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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(xué)習(xí)的不同點(diǎn)，因此選B。

第42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。Heislikelytoarriveabitlate,他有可能會(huì)晚到一會(huì)

兒。

第43題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Secondaryschoolhaditsownshareofchallenges.Iwasatallkidand

wasn'tgoodatanysport,exceptlooking.Ilovedbasketballandtennis.ThefirstdayI

heldaracket,andIwasdisgracedbymyopponent.Hewonsixstraightsetswithout

sweatandthereIwas,sweatingbadlylikeI'drunamarathon,whereasIhadn'teven

madeasinglepoint.Stanleywasdisgracedbyhisclassmateina.

A、basketballgame

B、tennisgame

C、marathongame

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D、footballgame

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選Bo詞義理解和事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。通過關(guān)鍵詞disgrace,考生可

迅速定位至本段，再通過本段的關(guān)鍵詞racket,可以判定正確答案是網(wǎng)球比賽。

第44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。【譯文】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(qǐng)D調(diào)

整，使適合

第45題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Althoughtheresearchershaveonlyjustmadethetechnicaldetailsof

themicroscopepublic,itisalreadyonsale.Itiscurrentlythesizeofarefrigerator

andtakesseveralminutestoscanacircuit,butXiaoandSchragareworking

A、totaketinychipswerequire

B、tomakingchipsanysmaller

C、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputerandcutthescanningtimeto30

seconds

D>ofconductingelectricity

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】這部分所說的體積的減小和所需時(shí)間的縮短恰好與前半句中提到的

冰箱大小的體積和所需數(shù)分鐘的時(shí)間形成了對(duì)比。即：目前它大約像冰箱那么大,

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而且要用幾分鐘掃描一個(gè)電路，但是他們正在努力使它縮小到臺(tái)式計(jì)算機(jī)那么大,

把掃描時(shí)間縮短到30秒。

第46題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】DavidGutersonandhiswifeteachtheirthreechildrenathome.

Gutersonsaysthathischildrenlearnverydifferentlyfromchildreninschool:

tForexample,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(xué)習(xí)的不同點(diǎn)，因此選B。

第47題【單選題】

Onaverageabout￡5000ayearisspentoneachprivateschoolpupil,the

amountspentonstateschoolpupils.

A、astwiceas

B^twicemoreas

C、morethantwice

D>moretwicethan

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】英語中表示"是...的兩倍"用twiceasmuch(many)as,表示“是...的兩

倍多"則可用morethantwice。所以答案為C。

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第48題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

exposuretosecondhandsmoke.

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(shí)常吸入他人香煙中冒出的煙，接下來應(yīng)首

選對(duì)此煙加以定義的句子。

第49題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thesmokethatcomesfromalitcigarettecontainsmanydifferent

poisonouschemicals.Inthepast,scientistsdidnotthinkthatthesechemicalscould

harmanonsmoker'shealth..Theydiscoveredthatevennonsmokershad

unhealthyamountsofthesetoxic（有毒的）chemicalsintheirbodies.

A、TheGilsonshavebeenmarriedfor35years.

B^Recently,though,scientistschangedtheiropinionaftertheystudiedalarge

groupofnonsmokers.

C、Wecannotavoidsecondhandsmokeinrestaurants.

D、IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffivel