2022年遼寧商貿(mào)職業(yè)學(xué)院自考英語（二）練習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

2022年遼寧商貿(mào)職業(yè)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】Butjustlikeyouralarmclock,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CoAD

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2題【單選題】

[2010.04]Thespokesmanoccasionallyhisspeechwithgestures.

A、acknowledges

B、accompanies

C、attributes

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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)。

第3題【單選題】

[2009.04]Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

A>what

B^which

C、when

D、that

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查主語從句的引導(dǎo)詞的選擇。譯文：大會(huì)什么時(shí)候召開還沒

有決定。詳細(xì)解答：A什么；B哪一個(gè)；C什么時(shí)候；D（無詞義）。

第4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(duì)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5題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇]Theworldisnotonlyhungry;itisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseem

strangetoyou,sincenearly75%oftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.But

about97%ofthishugeamountissea-water;orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkand

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usetheother3%一thefreshwaterthatcomesfromrivers,lakes,underground,and

othersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofitisintheform

oficebergs（冰山）andglaciers（冰〃I）.Evenworse,someofithasbeen

polluted.Whatpercentageoftheearth'swatercanmanactuallyuseatpresent?

A、Nearly75percent.

B>About97percent.

C、Exactly3percent.

D、Lessthan3percent.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】根據(jù)本段得知，地球上只有3%的水適于人類飲用，然而部分以冰

山或冰川的形式存在，還有的被污染，因而實(shí)際上人類能用的水要低于3%。

第6題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Homeschoolingisoftenmoreinterestingthanregularschools,but

criticssaythathome-schoolersareoutsiderswhomightbeuncomfortablemixing

withotherpeopleinadultlife..However;mostparentsdon'thavethetime

orthedesiretoteachtheirchildrenathome,soschoolswillcontinuetobewhere

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(duì)homeschooling提出了質(zhì)疑〃，需要注意前面說到

了"criticssay",空格處與之對(duì)應(yīng)的是"Criticsalsosay”。

第7題【單選題】

[2008.10]Neverbeforesorapidlydevelopingasitistoday.

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A、hasourcountrybeen

B>hasbeenourcountry

C、ourcountryhasbeen

D、ourcountrybeenhas

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查語法?！咀g文】我們國家從未像現(xiàn)在這樣高速發(fā)展?！驹敿?xì)

解答】否定詞never在句首，該句子應(yīng)采用部分倒裝。

第8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】本段的第一句話Theviolencewithinasocietyiscontrolledthrough

institutionsoflaw是本題的答案。

第9題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

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Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheinterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakesits

mostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitment,allegiance,and

supremesacrifice.Theword"allegiance"isclosestinmeaningto.

A>loyalty

B、objective

C、survival

D、motive

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】解本題可用同類詞關(guān)系進(jìn)行判斷。在〃allegiance〃前后的兩個(gè)詞分別

是commitment和sacrifice,應(yīng)能判斷出這三個(gè)詞相對(duì)于國家而言是同一類詞，

再利用排除法，不難選出正確答案A。

第10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

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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11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

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12題【單選題】

Ishouldhavepreferredhimtoitinadifferentway.

A>do

B、doing

C、done

D、havingdone

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查prefer的用法。prefersbtodosth：寧愿某人做某事。

第13題【單選題】

[2009.04]Theconclusionfromthestudyisnotdefinite;itisjust.

A、tentative

B、valid

C、technical

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D、thorough

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】譯文：這項(xiàng)研究的結(jié)論不是一定的；它只是試探性的。試題分析:

形容詞詞義選擇題。詳細(xì)解答：A不確定的、試探性的；B正當(dāng)?shù)?、有根?jù)的、

有效的；C技術(shù)性的、專門技術(shù)的；D徹底的、十足的。

第14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。

第15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

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確信的。

第16題【單選題】

[2008.10]Johnsonwasunknownbeforerunningforthepresidency.

A、visibly

B、visually

C^vertically

D、virtually

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查（形近的）副詞詞義區(qū)分。譯文：事實(shí)上，約翰遜在參選

總統(tǒng)職位之前是個(gè)無名人士。A顯然，明顯地B外表上，直觀地C垂直地，

直立地D實(shí)際上，事實(shí)上

第17題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】TheUKisportionedatNo.29,amuchlowerpositionchieflybecauseof

thesocialandfamilybreakdownrecordedinofficialstatistics.TheUS,whichhasthe

secondhighestpercapitaGDP（人均國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值）afterLuxembourg,tookthe13th

placeinthesurvey.Chinawasinthelowerhaftoftheleagueat60th.Q:TheUnited

StatesofAmericaisamongthetop10countriesinthesurvey.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。問題句說"美國位于前十個(gè)國家的行列"。TheUS,whichhas

thesecondhighestpercapitaGDP（人均國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)，總、值）afterLuxembourg,tookthe

13thplaceinthesurvey.該句說“美國的人均國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值排名第2,僅位于盧森

堡之后，因此美國在這項(xiàng)調(diào)查中位于第13位?！憋@然問題句的說法與該句的說法

不一致，因此判斷問題句"錯(cuò)誤"。

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第18題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】WhenourNeolithicancestors,livingintheMiddleEastabout10,000

yearsago,discoveredthatcertaingrassescouldbeharvestedandtheirseedsplanted

forricheryieldsthenextseason,thefirstgreatstepinanewassociationofplants

andhumanswastaken.Q:PeoplelivingintheMiddleEastfirstlearnedtogrowplants

forfoodabout10,000yearsago.

A>True

B^False

C、NotGiven

【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19題【單選題】

[2008.10]Neverbeforesorapidlydevelopingasitistoday.

A、hasourcountrybeen

B、hasbeenourcountry

C、ourcountryhasbeen

D^ourcountrybeenhas

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查語法?！咀g文】我們國家從未像現(xiàn)在這樣高速發(fā)展。【詳細(xì)

解答】否定詞never在句首，該句子應(yīng)采用部分倒裝。

第20題【單選題】

[2010.04]Weshouldthisinmind:Don'tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.

A、bear

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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21題【單選題】

[2009.7]Thehousewasquietinthenight,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(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22題【單選題】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

B^ensure

C、insure

D>secure

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查動(dòng)詞意義區(qū)分?！咀g文】他保證在辦公室里的所有機(jī)密數(shù)

據(jù)處于安全狀態(tài)?！驹敿?xì)解答】A使確信，使有信心；B確保（某事）發(fā)生，擔(dān)

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保；C為……投保，給......保險(xiǎn)；D安全的，沒有危險(xiǎn)的

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.

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24題【單選題】

【完成句子】Heavymetalsarepersistent;theydonotbreakdowntoother

chemicalsintheenvironment.Industriallypollutedsitesusuallyundergointensive

clean-upandrehabilitationbecauseheavymetalsareahealthconcernoncethey

enterthefoodchain.Sometracemetalsareallegedtocausecancerandarealso

knowntocausepoisoning.Industriallycontaminatedsitesusuallyrequireathorough

clean-updueto.

A、thepersistenceofheavymetals

B、industriallypollutedsoils

C、naturallypollutedsoils

D^rockandsoilchemistry

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【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段提到：受到污染的土壤含有重金屬，而且重金屬很穩(wěn)定，不容

易降解，所以要對(duì)重金屬進(jìn)行徹底的清除。答案選擇A。

第25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26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，

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。

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第27題【單選題】

[2008.10]Neverbeforesorapidlydevelopingasitistoday.

A>hasourcountrybeen

B、hasbeenourcountry

C、ourcountryhasbeen

D、ourcountrybeenhas

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查語法。【譯文】我們國家從未像現(xiàn)在這樣高速發(fā)展?！驹敿?xì)

解答】否定詞never在句首，該句子應(yīng)采用部分倒裝。

第28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(lián)系第一自然段和每段首句知道，本文講了三

個(gè)作家，鎖定答案B和C,結(jié)合內(nèi)容，文章主要講關(guān)于他們的旅行和作品，答案

是Co

第29題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Overtheweekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBill

Clinton,announcedherrunfor2008presidency.Thisispartlyduetothebiased

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thinkingthatwomenareweakonnationalsecurity,thoughtheymightbestrongon

educationandhealthcare.Thisdamagestheirprospectsasapresidential

contender.Q:OneofHillary'scampaignpromisesistoreformthenation'shealthcare

system.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】c

［答案解析］答案選C。問題句說“Hilary的一個(gè)競(jìng)選承諾是改革國家的醫(yī)療制度」

而本段只是說"女人做教育和醫(yī)療方面的工作有優(yōu)勢(shì)"，沒有說Hillary的一個(gè)競(jìng)選

承諾式改革國家的醫(yī)療制度，因此問題句的信息在文章中沒有被提到。

2、【I閱讀半U(xiǎn)斷】Technologyisabeauty.Weeagerlyadoptitspleasure,preferringto

copewiththedrawbacksonthemorningafter.Q:Technologyislikeanart,which

everybodyincludingscientistsloves.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C。這段提到了technology是一種美的享受，但是沒有說它

是一種藝術(shù)，更沒有說我們每個(gè)人都熱愛這門藝術(shù)。

第30題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】Climatescientistsarenotpresenteverywhere.Becausethereareso

manyplacesintheworldandnotenoughscientiststoobserveallofthem,they're

askingforyourhelpinobservingsignsofclimatechangeacrosstheworld.Thecitizen

scientistmovementencouragesordinarypeopletoobserveaveryspecificresearch

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

databasetobeobservedbyprofessionalscientists.Thishelpsasmallnumberof

scientiststrackalargeamountofdatathattheywouldneverbeabletogatheron

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theirown.Muchlikecitizenjournalistshelpinglargepublicationscoverahyper-local

beat,citizenscientistsarereadyfortheconditionswheretheylive.Allthat'sneeded

tobecomeoneisafewminuteseachdayoreachweektogatherdataandsendit

in.In“Allthat'sneededtobecomeone...(paragraph2)〃,whatdoestheword"one"

standsfor?

A、acitizenjournalist

B、acitizenscientist

C、ascientist

D、acitizen

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】one不僅是數(shù)詞也是代詞；代詞指代的名詞或句子一般出現(xiàn)在代詞

的前一句，要注意區(qū)分代詞單、復(fù)數(shù)。

第31題【單選題】

【概括大意】Heavymetalsarepersistent;theydonotbreakdowntoother

chemicalsintheenvironment.Industriallypollutedsitesusuallyundergointensive

clean-upandrehabilitationbecauseheavymetalsareahealthconcernoncethey

enterthefoodchain.Sometracemetalsareallegedtocausecancerandarealso

knowntocausepoisoning.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、TheNatureofHeavyMetals

B、PotentialHazardsofHumanContaminatedSoils

C、HeavyMetalsandFoodChain

D^ResearchonChannelsofHeavyMetalsGettingintoHumanFoodChain

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本段文字講的是：受到工業(yè)污染的土壤含有重金屬，而重金屬很穩(wěn)

定不容易降解，其中的某些微量重金屬能使人致癌或中毒?？梢钥闯銎渲行膬?nèi)容

是：受污染土地的潛在危險(xiǎn)，選擇B。

第32題【單選題】

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[2009.04]I/vegottheorderfromthebossthattheworkfinishedbefore

5p.m.today.

A、wouldbe

B、be

C、willhavebeen

D^couldbe

【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33題【單選題】

[2009.04]Sheeverythingelseandconcentratedonthetaskbeforeher.

A>setoff

B>setback

C、setaside

D、setup

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】譯文：她把其他事情都放到一邊，集中精力于她面前的任務(wù)。試題

分析：本題考查短語意義辨析。團(tuán)詳細(xì)解答：A出發(fā)、動(dòng)身；B把（某物）置于…

之后、延遲；C撇開、取消、廢除；D建立、提出。

第34題【單選題】

[填句補(bǔ)文]Althoughtheresearchershaveonlyjustmadethetechnicaldetailsof

themicroscopepublic,itisalreadyonsale.Itiscurrentlythesizeofarefrigerator

andtakesseveralminutestoscanacircuit,butXiaoandSchragareworking

A>totaketinychipswerequire

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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，

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35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(xiàng)研究的結(jié)論不是一定的；它只是試探性的。試題分析：

形容詞詞義選擇題。詳細(xì)解答：A不確定的、試探性的；B正當(dāng)?shù)?、有根?jù)的、

有效的；C技術(shù)性的、專門技術(shù)的；D徹底的、十足的。

第36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

malesandfemales'namesforhurricanesis.

A>thetimely（及時(shí)的）discovery

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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37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?yàn)樗窍痰?。答題依據(jù)是本段的remove

thesaltBPtakesaltout。

第38題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Roughestimatesinthepasthavepredictedsimilarlydisappointing

results.SaysSallieChishol,anenvironmentalengineerfromthe

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology."Butthetake-homemessageisthesame.

Oceanfertilizationisnottheanswertoglobalwarming."

A、"Thesearenewerandbettermodels,"

B、Itsopponentsargue,however,thatitwillstopglobalwarming.

C、Addingirontopatchesofoceancanmakeplanktonbloomtemporarily.

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D、Asplanktondieandsettleontheoceanfloor,theircarbonissupposedly

lockedupintheseabed.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】這個(gè)問題可以根據(jù)引號(hào)來作答，因?yàn)榭崭窈竺嬗?says"這個(gè)詞，它

預(yù)示著所填入的句子應(yīng)該是帶引號(hào)的。A的意思是：這些是比較新的也是比較好

的模型。

第39題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman'stechnologyare

impressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuable

amountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistontheocean

floor.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyisimportantbecause.

A、resourcesonlandarerunningshortintenyears

B^mancanuseittoexplorethedeepersea

C、itisalotoffundivingintothesea

D^ancientpeopleusedittoexplorethesea

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本段第一句作者提到Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedby

man'stechnologyareimpressive,人類利用技術(shù)可以開發(fā)的海洋資源是驚人的。

段末說至U：Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistonthe

oceanfloor.然而，大量有價(jià)值的礦物均還埋藏于海底。如鐵，銅等等。其他三

項(xiàng)都沒有提到。

第40題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇］Youconsiderthatyoucan/tfindyourplaceinyourowncountry,soyou

riskthecomfortablebutmodestlifewithyourparentsandyougoabroad.Maybe

therewillbemomentswhenyoucan'tstandthelonelinessanymore,thestrangers

aroundyou,oryourjob.Butyouremembernobodymadeyoutakethatdecision,so

youtakeadeepbreath,andyougoon,asyouaretheonlyonetobeblamed.When

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youarelonelyinaforeigncountry,youshould.

A>changeyourdecision

B^blameyourparentsforit

C、sticktoyourdecisionandgoon

D>makemorefriends

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】答案選Co根據(jù)文章本段中Butyouremembernobodymadeyoutake

thatdecision,soyoutakeadeepbreath,andyougoon...可知答案。作者認(rèn)為你出國

后可能會(huì)面臨各種困難，面對(duì)周圍的陌生人、工作，你可能會(huì)感到孤獨(dú)，但是仔

細(xì)想想這個(gè)決定是你自己做的，于是你不得不深呼吸，然后繼續(xù)。

第41題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)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(jìn)行同義替換，也就是afraid,選項(xiàng)中thisfear就是對(duì)

這種擔(dān)心的補(bǔ)充，這種擔(dān)心是完全沒有必要的，除非被采訪者確實(shí)是討厭別人問

自己。

第42題【單選題】

[2009.10]Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedtothestafftoworkhard.

A、calculate

B、demonstrate

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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(rùn)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(cè)D激勵(lì)、激發(fā)

第43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(dǎo)詞的選擇。譯文：湯姆所做的事情使得他

班里的每個(gè)同學(xué)都感到吃驚。詳細(xì)解答：whatTomhasdone指湯姆所做的事情；

B哪一個(gè)；C（無詞義）；D誰。

第44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(xiàng)是正確答案。

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第45題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Finally,thoughachild's"teachers'*maynothavebeentrainedin

languageteaching,theirrelationswithhimarealwayscloseandpersonal.Theytake

greatpainstomaketheirlessonseasy.Q:Sofaraslanguageteachingisconcerned,

theteacher'sclosepersonalrelationshipwiththestudentismoreimportantthanthe

professionallanguageteachingtraininghehasreceived.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】答案選c。文章講雖然兒童習(xí)得母語的"教師”可能沒有受過專門的

語言教學(xué)的訓(xùn)練，但與他的關(guān)系卻是親密的、個(gè)人化的。但是作者并沒有提到在

語言學(xué)習(xí)中，教師與學(xué)生密切的個(gè)人關(guān)系比教師接受專門的語言教學(xué)訓(xùn)練更重要。

第46題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇］Asfarasastronomers（天文學(xué)家）candetermine,theentireuniverse

isbuiltofthesamematter.Theyhavenoreasontodoubtthatmatterobeysthe

samelawsineverypartoftheuniverse.Therefore,itisreasonabletoguessthat

otherstars,withtheirownplanets,wereborninthesamewayasourownsolar

system.Whatweknowoflifeonearthsuggeststhatlifewillarisewhereverthe

properconditionsexist.Astronomersbelievethatmatterindifferentpartsofthe

universe

A、obeysdifferentlaws.

B、obeysonecommonlaw.

C、obeysthesamelaws.

D、obeysnocommonlaw.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答題依據(jù)在本段的第二句。科學(xué)家沒有理由懷疑宇宙中的物質(zhì)遵循

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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47題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Warmaybeanaturalexpressionofbiologicalinstinctanddrives

towardaggressioninthehumanspecies.Naturalimpulsesofanger,hostility,and

territoriality（守衛(wèi)地盤的天性）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

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

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventi