2022年重慶市廣播電視大學自考英語（二）練習題匯總（附答案解析）

2022年重慶市廣播電視大學自考英語（二）

練習題匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【填句補文】Theacidrain（酸雨）issaidtobecausedbypollutionfromoilwellsin

theGulfofMexico.Carexhaustgasesarealsoaproblem.Localvolcaniceruptions

maketheproblemevenworse.Nevertheless,withenoughmoneyandeffort,

researcherssaythatmanyoftheproblemscouldbesolvedandtherateoferosion

reduced..

A^Theproblem,however,isnotjustaEuropeanone.

B>Thatisenoughtohavecausedsomeoftheancientcarvingstobecome

seriouslydamagedalready.

C、However;theMexicangovernmentdoesnothaveenoughmoneytodothe

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(zhuǎn)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(guān)系。

第2題【單選題】

[2008.10JCountrylifeisbetterthancitylifeitoffersfreshairandnoiseless

environment.

A、inthat

B^asthat

C>asfor

D、inwhich

【正確答案】A

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【答案解析】本題考查復合句。句意為：鄉(xiāng)村生活好過城市生活，因為它空氣新

鮮且環(huán)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(guān)于，至于，舉例：Hikethecountry

betterinthatitisclosertonature.我更喜歡鄉(xiāng)村,因為它更接近自然。

第3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

以幫助我們找到答案。

第4題【單選題】

【完成句子】Certainlytherearemillionswhoneedtoloseweight.Buttherearealso

millionswhoonlyimaginetheyneedto.Compulsiveandcontinuousdieting,notto

mentioneatingdisorders,showsthatsomeofuswilldoanythingtoreduceour

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bodiesdowntothecurrentlydesirableshape.Butisbeingunderweightreally

desirable?Agreatmanypeoplegoonadietto.

A、keepfit

B^haveabodyshapethatallpeoplewilladmire

C>prolonglifespan

D^getrideofdigestivesystemdiseases

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本段文字指出，很多人為了達到當前流行的體型(reduceourbodies

downtothecurrentlydesirableshape)而不惜通過節(jié)食等方法減肥。因此選擇B。

第5題【單選題】

【I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

D^tochangethecolorofitsskin

【正確答案】A

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

在前(前一句或段落首句)，論據(jù)在后。

第6題【單選題】

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[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?。翰灰悦踩∪?。詳

細解答】牢記在心：bearinmind或者keepinmind

第7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?？疾槊~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

欲。

第8題【單選題】

[2009.7]Thewoundedsoldierswouldrecoverquicklyiftheywerewell.

A、nourished

B^stuffed

C^tamed

D>ventured

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】【譯文】如果受傷的戰(zhàn)士營養(yǎng)很好，他們就會很快痊愈?！驹囶}分析】

過去分詞意義區(qū)分題。【詳細解答】A營養(yǎng)，滋養(yǎng)；B填滿，塞滿；C馴服（猛

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獸）；D冒險

第9題【單選題】

【概括大意】Ifyouaretiredofmakingvagueexcusesforanotherdullsummerat

home,hereisathoughttoliftyourspirits.Youdonotneedanythingsoradicalas

winningalottery（彩票）tofinanceatriptoEurope.Astudentidentitycardthatcan

beobtainedforafewdollarsfromtheCouncilonInternationalEducationalExchange

entitles（給予、授權(quán)）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(yōu)惠來論證學生去歐洲旅行是

很容易的。因此選擇A。

第10題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Duringthehourswhenyoulabourthroughyourworkyoumaysaythat

you're"hot".That'strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyour

cycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringthe

morning.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscovered

whythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologuesas:"Getup,John!You'llbe

lateforworkagain!"ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathis

temperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhen

husbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeach

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memberofthefamilyhas.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrels

accordingtothepassage?

A、Unawarenessofenergycycles.

B^Familiarmonologues.

C>Achangeinafamilymember'senergycycle.

D^Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.

【正確答案】A

［答案解析］本題的關(guān)鍵是看懂本段的最后一句（即："Muchfamilyquarrellingends

whenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycle

eachmemberofthefamilyhas.同時聯(lián)系本段的第四句和第五句（即："Forsome

peoplethepeakcomesduringthemorning.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonor

evening."）的意思。該句的直接意思是"如果丈夫和妻子能明白能量周期是怎么

回事，以及家庭每個成員有什么樣的周期，很多家庭爭吵就會停止。"也就是說，

家庭爭吵的發(fā)生是因為丈夫和妻子不了解能量周期是怎么回事，更談不上了解每

個家庭成員有什么樣的能量周期了。因此A項：Unawarenessofenergycycles（不

知道能量周期）應是正確答案。

第"題【單選題】

【2008.10]Ittookafewsecondsforhereyestotothedarkness.

A、allocate

B、adopt

C、apply

D、adjust

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查動詞詞義辨析?！咀g文】她花了幾秒鐘時間使眼睛適應黑

暗?！驹敿毥獯稹緼分配，撥出B收養(yǎng)，過繼C應用，申請D調(diào)

整，使適合

第12題【單選題】

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

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

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13題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】ButEllenreallybecamefamousin2001.Agedonly24,shewasoneof

onlytwowomenwhoenteredtheVendeeGloberoundtheworldsolorace（單人環(huán)

球帆打。比賽），whichlasts100days.Despitemanyproblems,shecamesecondinthe

raceoutof24competitorsandshewasgivenaverywarmwelcomewhenshe

returned.IntheVendeeGloberace,Ellenwon.

A、agoldmedal

B、The"BestWomanSailor"award

C、The"YoungSailoroftheYear"award

D、thesecondplace

【正確答案】D

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

第14題【單選題】

[2007.04]Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

considerably.

A、distribution

B、contribution

C、prescription

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D、circulation

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。circulation：（書報雜志的）銷售量，發(fā)行額，

銷路。符合句意。

第15題【單選題】

Wateriscomposedhydrogenandoxygen.

A、of

B、with

C、for

D^about

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】becomposedof：由…組成。句意：水是由氫與氧化合而成的。

第16題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Beforeyoubeginyourtalk,bekindtoyourvoice.Avoidmilkorcreamy

drinkswhichcoatyourthroat.Keepyourthroatwetbydrinkingalittlesweetened

warmteaordilutedfruitjuice.Q:Tosolvetheproblemofdrymouths,oneisadvised

totakecoolmilk.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選Ba文章說到：Avoidmilkorcreamydrinkswhichcoatyour

throat.避免喝牛奶和奶油飲料。

第17題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Thesystemhasseveraladvantages.Shepherdsdonothavetowalk

amongthesheep,whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogive

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birth.Instead,theycanstayinside,watchingbyremotecontrol.Ifthereisno

problem,theystayawayfromthesheep.Butwhentheyareneededtheycanquickly

goouttohelp,ortoscareawayfoxes.Theexperimentispopular'withshepherds

becauseitmeansthattheydonothavetospendalltheirtimeoutdoorswaitingfor

thelambstoarriveinfreezingweather.Fromthepassage,welearnthatwalking

amongthesheep.

A、ismorepopularwithshepherdsthanwatchingTVinside

B、canhelpthemothersheeptogivebirthtomorelambs

C、isthebestwaytoprotectthesheep

D^usuallydisturbsthemothersheepthatwillgivebirth

【正確答案】D

[答案解析]根據(jù)本段第二句話Shepherdsdonothavetowalkamongthesheep,

whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogivebirth.可知D項正確。

第18題【單選題】

[2009.10]Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes,causedme

toarrivelate.

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。整句話的意思是：交通阻塞30多分

鐘，這使得我到達晚了。

第19題【單選題】

【填句補文】""Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

A>Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

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chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

B>Thetraditionalperiodictablewaswelldrawn.

C、“Iimaginecontourlineswouldbegoodforundergraduates//

D、Buthehasaddedcontourlinestochargedensity,helpingtoexplainwhichions

reactwithwhich.

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】這一段是劍橋大學的AlbertGaly的原話，我們可以從引導整個關(guān)鍵

點得出答案。即："地學化學家們只想通過直覺判斷元素的活動。我想等高線對

學生們有好處”。

第20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(jīng)譯成了許

多種語言，因此C選項是正確答案。

第21題【單選題】

【概括大意】TheSecondWorldWarisperhapsthemostcatastrophic（災難性的）

eventthatmankindhaseversuffered.Thewaraffected80percentoftheworld's

peopleatthattime,from61countries,andclaimed55millionlives.Themainidea

ofthisparagraphis.

A>GloomyWorld

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B、World'sWorstDisaster

C>TheOriginofTheSecondWorldWar

D、TheTimeofTheSecondWorldWar

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】disaster是catastrophic（災難性的）event的另一種表達。

第22題【單選題】

[2008.04]Ithasbeenfoundthatastronghelpovercometheeffectsof

distraction.

A、interruption

B^motivation

C>evaluation

D、destination

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查名詞詞義區(qū)分。A.打擾、中；斷B.動機、誘因；C.

評估、評價；D.目的地、終點。整句話的意思是：人們發(fā)現(xiàn)一個很強的動機

可以幫助克服干擾物的影響。

第23題【單選題】

[2009.01]Heinsuredhiscarhehadanaccident.

A^unless

B、if

C、since

D、incase

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查連詞詞義區(qū)分。句意：他給自己的汽車投了保，以防萬一

遇到交通事故。A否則，要不然；B如果；C自從，由于；D以防萬一，以免。

第24題【單選題】

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［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。

第25題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TheUnitedStatesperceivesitselftobeamiddle-classnation.However;

middleclassisnotarealdesignation,nordoesitcarryprivileges.Itismoreofa

perception,whichprobablywasastrueasitevercouldberightafterWorldWarII.

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)階級是一個群體，選答

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案Bo

第26題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Whowasthisman?Howandwhenhadhedied?Everybodyhada

differentanswertothesequestions.Somepeoplethoughtthatitwasfromthis

century,perhapsthebodyofasoldierwhodiedinWorldWarI,sinceseveralsoldiers

hadalreadybeenfoundinthearea.ASwisswomanbelieveditmightbeherfather,

whohaddiedinthosemountainstwentyyearsbeforeandwhosebodyhadnever

beenfound.Thescientistswhorushedtolookatthebodythoughtitwasprobably

mucholder,maybeevenathousandyearsold.Allthefollowingsareassumptions

oncemadeabouttheIcemanEXCEPT.

A>hewasasoldierinWorldWarI

B、hewasaSwisswoman'slong-lostfather

C、hewasbornaboutathousandyearsago

D^hecamefromItaly

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】解題步驟：四個選項逐個回到原文對應位置，確認是否正確。

第27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

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【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的最高級形式）與infrequently〃很少發(fā)生，少有〃表達相同的意思。

第28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29題【單選題】

［填句補文］Manybeginninginterviewersareafraidthattheyareforcingtheother

persontoanswerquestionsandhavenorighttoinquireabouthispersonalsecrets.

.Unlessthepersonreallyhatesbeinginterviewed,heisdelightedthat

somebodywantstointerviewhim.

A>Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B、Thisdoesn*tnecessarilymeanthatitwillgowell.

C、Mostmenandwomenleadlivesthatareuninteresting.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】抓住關(guān)鍵詞進行同義替換，也就是"raid,選項中thisfear就是對

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這種擔心的補充，這種擔心是完全沒有必要的，除非被采訪者確實是討厭別人問

自己。

第30題【單選題】

[2009.10]Scientistsdoubtwhetheritzstoregulateone'sbiologicalclockby

drinking.

A、feasible

B、incredible

C、fashionable

D、valuable

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查形容詞詞義區(qū)分?？茖W家懷疑通過喝酒來調(diào)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31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(fā)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(fā)

第32題【單選題】

[2009.01]Childrenhaveanaturalabouttheworldaroundthem.

A、certainty

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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

欲。

第33題【單選題】

【完成句子】Saganwasnotedforthevigourofhislogicstyle,especiallywhen

criticizingsomepieceofpseudoscience（偽科學）.Iremembereda1973AAAS

meetingatwhichhedestroyedthetheoriesofImmanuelVelikovsky,whowas

maintainingthatonlyafewthousandsofyearsago,Venushadrepeatedlycollided

withEarthandMars;eventswellnoted.Velikovskysaid,inthebible.InSagan'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(jīng)中有加載。

第34題【單選題】

【填句補文】Homeschoolingisoftenmoreinterestingthanregularschools,but

criticssaythathome-schoolersareoutsiderswhomightbeuncomfortablemixing

withotherpeopleinadultlife..However;mostparentsdon'thavethetime

orthedesiretoteachtheirchildrenathome,soschoolswillcontinuetobewhere

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mostchildrengettheirformaleducation.

A>Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B、Anumberofparentsprefernottosendtheirchildrentoschool.

C、Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas"home-schoolers.

D、Othersbelievetheycanprovideabettereducationalexperiencefortheir

childrenbyteachingthemathome.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段大意是〃對homeschooling提出了質(zhì)疑〃，需要注意前面說到

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

第35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?！咀g文】利潤共享計劃目的是激發(fā)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(fā)

第36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?！咀g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

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第37題【單選題】

【I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(yōu)勢，答

案是Ao

第38題【單選題】

［填句補文］Manybeginninginterviewersareafraidthattheyareforcingtheother

persontoanswerquestionsandhavenorighttoinquireabouthispersonalsecrets.

.Unlessthepersonreallyhatesbeinginterviewed,heisdelightedthat

somebodywantstointerviewhim.

A>Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B^Thisdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatitwillgowell.

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C、Mostmenandwomenleadlivesthatareuninteresting.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】抓住關(guān)鍵詞進行同義替換，也就是afraid,選項中thisfear就是對

這種擔心的補充，這種擔心是完全沒有必要的，除非被采訪者確實是討厭別人問

自己。

第39題【單選題】

—Youwerebraveenoughtoraiseobjectionsatthemeeting.——Well,nowIregret

________that.

A^todo

B>tobedoing

C、tohavedone

D、havingdone

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】regret后所跟動詞有todo與doing兩種形式，不定式表示“為做某

事而遺憾"，doing表示“為做過某事而后悔"。"havingdone"則更強調(diào)動作已發(fā)

生而無法挽回。

第40題【單選題】

【概括大意】Itisoftenthoughtthatsciencefictionisafairlynewdevelopmentin

literature,butitsancestorscanbefoundinbookswrittenhundredsofyearsago.

Thesebookswereoftenconcernedwiththepresentationofsomeformofideal

society,athemewhichisstilloftenfoundinmodernstories.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A、ScienceFictionisaFairlyNewDevelopmentinLiterature

B、OriginsofScienceFiction

C、TheThemeofScienceFiction

D、ScienceFictionHasaShortHistory

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【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41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特性，其中第二個特性是，learned

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

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

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior,將其定型為侵略性行為。

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第42題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Peoplelivingnorthofthemountainheardaloudboomthatshooktheir

windows,andairlinepilotsflyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathick

blackcolumnofashandsteamshootingmorethan2,100metersintothesky.Q:

Pilotsflyingattheheightofmorethan2,100meterssawathickblackcolumnofash

andsteamshootingupintotheairfromthecrater.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。該題說的是：飛行員飛行的高度超過2100米時，看見一

個黑色的火山灰和蒸汽從火山口急速上升到空氣中。但是，文章中airlinepilots

flyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathickblackcolumnofashand

steamshootingmorethan2,100metersintothesky.說的是靠近火山的地方出現(xiàn)了

一個黑色的火山灰和蒸汽上升到空氣中，其高度超過2100米。因此該命題是錯

誤的。

第43題【單選題】

【概括大意】Thecharmingsmilesandservicefromthesalesladiesandgentlemen

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!

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D、Shopliftinghasbeenafrequentcriminaloffence.

【正確答案】c

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

第44題【單選題】

【填句補文】Thereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology..

Sciencehastodowithdiscoveringthefactsandrelationshipsbetweenobservable

phenomenainnatureandwithestablishingtheoriesthatservetoorganizethese

factsandrelationships;technologyhastodowithtools,techniques,andprocedures

forapplyingthefindingsofscience.

A^Anotherdistinctionbetweenscienceandtechnologyhastodowiththe

progressineach.

B、Weareallfamiliarwiththeimproperuseoftec