2022年內(nèi)蒙古北方職業(yè)技術學院自考英語（二）練習題匯總（附答案解析）

2022年內(nèi)蒙古北方職業(yè)技術學院自考英語

（二）練習題匯總（附答案解析）

第1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2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

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

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是Co

第3題【單選題】

【完成句子】Saganwasnotedforthevigourofhislogicstyle,especiallywhen

criticizingsomepieceofpseudoscience（偽不斗學）.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4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，關于；B例如；C代替，而不是；D除了……以

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第5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?！咀g文】如果一個員工做工作總是認真負

責，他就是完全可信賴的?！驹敿毥獯稹緼親自地；B幾乎不；C個別地；D可靠

地

第6題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

centenarians（百歲老人）getaskedallthetime：Z/Howdidyoulivetobe100?"Q:The

fivecentenariansliveinaveryfriendlycommunity.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選Co題目說的是〃這五位百歲老人生活在一個非常友好的社

區(qū)〃，文章開頭部分提到了〃8mmimity（社區(qū)）〃，但該句并沒有說這五位百歲老人

生活的社區(qū)是否是一個友好的社區(qū)，因此判斷問題句的信息在文章中沒有提到。

第7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8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9題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Goodnewsforchocoholics：thetreatpreferredbymillionsalloverthe

worldisgoodforyou,accordingtoAmericanresearchersattheUniversityof

California.Chocolatecontainssubstancescalledflavonoids（類黃酮）thatcanhelp

maintainahealthyheartandgoodcirculation.Theresearchershavediscoveredthat

cocoaactslikeaspirinandthateatingabarofchocolatehasalsobeenshownto

releaseendorphinsinthebody：thesechemicalshelptoreducepainandstressand

makeyoufeelhappy.Whyischocolategoodforheartandcirculation?

A、Itreducespainandstress.

B、Itcontainssubstancescalledflavonoids.

C、Itreleasesendorphinsinhumanbody.

D^Itactslikeaspirintoprotectheart.

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【正確答案】B

【答案解析】因果關系詞信號詞。凡是注釋中文的地方可能是答案區(qū)域。

第10題【單選題】

【填句補文】Roughestimatesinthepasthavepredictedsimilarlydisappointing

results.SaysSallieChishol,anenvironmentalengineerfromthe

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology."Butthetake-homemessageisthesame.

Oceanfertilizationisnottheanswertoglobalwarming."

A、"Thesearenewerandbettermodels,"

B、Itsopponentsargue,however,thatitwillstopglobalwarming.

C^Addingirontopatchesofoceancanmakeplanktonbloomtemporarily.

D^Asplanktondieandsettleontheoceanfloor,theircarbonissupposedly

lockedupintheseabed.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】這個問題可以根據(jù)引號來作答，因為空格后面有"says"這個詞，它

預示著所填入的句子應該是帶引號的。A的意思是：這些是比較新的也是比較好

的模型。

第11題【單選題】

【填句補文】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

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thanaverageonnationaltestsinreadingandmath.

D^Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】此空要填的是home-schoolers與其他孩子學習的不同點，因此選B。

第12題【單選題】

【填句補文】Thoughlittleresearchhasbeencarriedoutabouthowexactlythe

sunspotwillnegativelyharmthehealthofthepeople..So,scientistswarn

thatpeoplegoingoutdoorsshouldbecarefultoprotecttheirexposedskinandeyes

withclothes,umbrellasandsunglassesfromthestrongsunlightrichinultraviolet

rays.

A>Ionosphereishighabovetheearth.

B、Ifthelightsinyourhousekeepflickering,blamefrequentsunspots.

C、AccordingtoaresearchconductedbytheRussianscientistsfrom1957toI960,

thefrequencyofearthquakescanbelinkedtothemovementofthesunspots.

D^ApaperpublishedbyaNorthKoreaobservatorysaysthatsunstormsmay

causeanincreaseintheincidenceofheartdiseaseandskindisease.

【正確答案】D

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

康有關，空格后一句說到要保護皮膚。因此D是正確的。

第13題【單選題】

[2007.04]Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

considerably.

A>distribution

B、contribution

C、prescription

D、circulation

【正確答案】D

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【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14題【單選題】

【填句補文】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，這里應該是對這個詞的定

義，因此選D。

第15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：新司機比起有經(jīng)驗的老司機出交

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不可能的應用舉例：111doeverythingpossibletohelp

you.我會盡一切可能幫助你。Heislikelytoarriveabitlate.他有可能會晚到一會

兒。

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第16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17題【單選題】

[2008.04]Thatproposalisessentiallyirrelevanttheissueathand.

A^with

B、from

C^in

D、to

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查介詞的固定搭配。句子翻譯：那個提案與手頭上的問題根

本無關。irrelevantto表示：與...無關。

第18題【單選題】

[2009.01]Childrenhaveanaturalabouttheworldaroundthem.

A、certainty

B、capability

C、cleverness

D、curiosity

【正確答案】D

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【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19題【單選題】

【2007.04]Itisdifficulttotheimplicationbetweenthelines.

A>getto

B、getwith

C、getat

D、getdown

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本題考查詞組辨析。A.開始，接觸；C.找出，發(fā)現(xiàn)；D.下來,

寫下來。

第20題【單選題】

[2009.10]You'dbetterleavethingsifyoudon'tknowhowtodealwith

them.

A、off

B、out

C^alone

D、over

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】【譯文】如果你不知道如何處理這些事情，你最好把它們放在一邊。

【試題分析】本題考查詞意區(qū)分?！驹敿毥獯稹緼離開，離去B不在里

面，出局C單獨的（地）D完結(jié)，翻倒，越過

第21題【單選題】

[2008.04]TheclothhadanaturallookwhichperfectlytheimageLaura

sought.

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A、turnedout

B、setdown

C、thoughtover

D、coincidedwith

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查短語意義辨析。這塊布料看起來很自然，與勞拉尋找的樣

式完全相符。A.關閉；B.制定、放下；D.與…相同、與…相符。

第22題【單選題】

[2010.04]Inordertofollowfashions,thegirlhastogreatdiscomforts.

A、catchupwith

B、putupwith

C、keepupwith

D、fallinwith

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查短語辨析?！咀g文】為了跟隨時尚，這個女孩不得不忍受

極度地不舒適。putupwith：忍受。catchupwith：追上，趕上。keepupwith：

和…保持聯(lián)系。fallinwith：偶然遇到，贊同。

第23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出了對方。

【試題分析】詞匯題?！驹敿毥獯稹棵~的詞義選取。

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第24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：新司機比起有經(jīng)驗的老司機出交

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不可能的應用舉例：/IIdoeverythingpossibletohelp

you.我會盡一切可能幫助你。Heislikelytoarriveabitlate.他有可能會晚到一會

兒。

第25題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇]AndyetalthoughtheMayasknewaboutthewheel,theyneverusedit.

Neitherdidtheyusemetalsotherthancopper.Whatisevermoresurprisingisthat

theysuddenlyabandoned（拋棄）manyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.

SometimearoundAD900,Mayancivilizationcollapsed.Bytheyear1200,theirlast

greatcapital,ChichenItza,wasdeserted.Oneofthemostsurprisingfindingsabout

Mayaswasthat.

A、theydevelopedaccuratesystemmeasuringtime.

B^theyknewhowtobuildpyramidswithstones.

C>theydesertedtheircitiesandmovedtonewones.

D>theybuiltcitieswhichtheyneverlivedin.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】對應點為Whatisevermoresurprisingisthattheysuddenly

abandonedmanyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.是對原文語意進行了

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轉(zhuǎn)化，最高級代替了比較級。

第26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

下來作者又進一步說明其實質(zhì)，即它意味著"33percentovermanning,33percent

lessproductivitythancouldbeobtained”。

第27題【單選題】

［閱讀選擇］IrecognizedthatthesitessuchasAssociatedContentcanprovidea

fertilegroundforlearninghowtobecomeabetterwriter.Icouldseethatthiswasan

opendoorforsystematicallylearningsomebasicwritingskillswithoutpayingcollege

tuitionforclassesandleavingthecomfortofmyownhome.Intheeyesoftheauthor;

thesiteAssociatedContent.

A、offersyoualotofnovelstoread

B、isgoodforyourbecomingawriter

C、asksyoutostudywritingregularly

D^isratherexpensivebutconvenient

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【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。根據(jù)本段的...canprovideafertilegroundforlearninghowto

becomeabetterwriter確定B答案。其余選項與原文意思不符。A與D選項所表

達內(nèi)容在文中并未提及，可以被排除。C選項中regularly一詞并未在文中得到體

現(xiàn)。

第28題【單選題】

（完成句子】Certainlytherearemillionswhoneedtoloseweight.Buttherearealso

millionswhoonlyimaginetheyneedto.Compulsiveandcontinuousdieting,notto

mentioneatingdisorders,showsthatsomeofuswilldoanythingtoreduceour

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29題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Roxaboxenisbasedonthetruestoryofagroupofchildren,growingup

intheArizonadesert.Therechildrencanbeabitwildandmuchfree,andtheyplay

outsidefromdawntodusk.Thechildrendiscoverthemake-believe（虛彳段的）town,

builtonthehillacrossfromtheirneighborhood.Thetown,calledRoxaboxen,

becomesthecenteroftheirplayasthechildrengrow,butthestoryisnotjustabout

thetimespentinRoxaboxenasyoungchildren.Morethanthat,thisbookisabout

thewaythatimaginationandsecretplacesstaywithusaswegrowolderand

becomeapartofwhoweare.Itisaboutthewaythatithelpsustogrowintothe

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adultsthatwebecome.Whatdoesthebook'snameRoxaboxenreferto?

A>Achild.

B、Alibrary.

C、Aperiodoftime.

D>Aplace.

【正確答案】D

［答案解析］答案選Do查找細節(jié)題。短文本段中明顯一句話提到,Thetown,called

Roxaboxen,所以指的是一個地方的名字。

第30題【單選題】

［閱讀選擇］Inaspecialreportoncancerandblacks,theorganizationsaidblacks

areusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,andtheyaremorelikelytodie

ofthedisease.WhichmayNOTbeareasonforhighercancerdeathratesamongUS

blacks?

A>Unequalaccesstomedicalcare.

B>Greaterprobabilityofhavingotherdiseases.

C、Differencesinthebiologyofthecancer.

D、Earlydiagnosis.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本段指出blacksareusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,

與D項內(nèi)容是相反的，因此選D。

第31題【單選題】

【完成句子】Theimportanceofparticularmetalsinthehumandiethasbeen

realizedwithinthepastfewdecades,andtheideathatgeologymightberelatedto

healthhasbeenrecognizedforanumberofelementssuchasiodine,zincand

selenium.Forexample,soilswithlowiodinecontentsproducecrops,andanimals

deficientiniodine.Alackofiodineinthehumandietleadstosomeserious

diseases.Someseriousdiseasesisconnectedwithdeficiencyof.

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A、industriallypollutedsoils

B、theelementofiodine

C、rockandsoilchemistry

D、thepersistenceofheavymetals

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】通過關鍵詞Someseriousdiseases,可將題目定位于最后一句話：A

lackofiodineinthehumandietleadstosomeseriousdiseases,deficiencyof和lack

of表達同樣的意思〃缺乏、缺少〃，因此根據(jù)這句話可以判斷答案為B。

第32題【單選題】

HehispoorjudgmentJetLag.

A>blamed...for

B、blamed...to

C、blamed...on

D>blamed...at

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】此題考查固定詞組blamesth.onsb.把…怪到…頭上。

第33題【單選題】

[2007.04]Thefurnitureinherbedroomisquitedifferentfrominthe

livingroom.

A、that

B、it

C、one

D^which

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查復合句。that在本句中指代thefurniture,目的是為了避

免重復。which用于引導句子或短語，在此也不能指代thefurniture。

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第34題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Despiteotherexplanations,therealanswerinmyopinionliespartlyin

thechildhimself,partlyinthebehaviorofthepeoplearoundhim.Q:Thereasonwhy

childrenlearntheirmothertonguesowellliessolelyintheirenvironmentof

learning.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。原文說的是兒童之所以能夠完全掌握母語部分原因在于

兒童自身，部分原因在于孩子周圍人們的行為。問題句說"兒童母語學得好的原

因只是因為他們的學習環(huán)境。"此處solely的表述是錯誤的。

第35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36題【單選題】

[2008.04]Thefarmingmethodshavebeenimprovedwiththeinventionof

thenewmachine.

A、efficiently

B、proficiently

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C、professionally

D、intentionally

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查副詞詞義辨析。句子翻譯為：由于新機器的發(fā)明，人們已

經(jīng)高效率地改進了農(nóng)業(yè)耕種方法。A高效率地B熟練地C職業(yè)地、專職

地D故意地、有意地。

第37題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Youthinkthatthebiggestthreattoyourhealthwhentakingashower

comesfromslippingonabarofsoap?Well,guessagain.Q:Thisparagraphisa

questiontowhichtheauthorhopestohaveapositiveanswerfromthereader.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。這段話的意思是：你認為淋浴的時候?qū)】底畲蟮耐{

是踩在一塊肥皂上而滑倒?好的，再猜一猜。這里的“再猜一猜"可以得知作者希

望的不是一個positiveanswer,而是一個negativeanswer。

第38題【單選題】

ThevolleyballmatchwastelevisedonCCTV.

A、alive

B、life

C、live

D、lively

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本題考查live的形似詞辨析。live可以作副詞，意思是：實況轉(zhuǎn)播

地。符合句意。

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第39題【單選題】

[閱讀選擇]Inaspecialreportoncancerandblacks,theorganizationsaidblacks

areusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,andtheyaremorelikelytodie

ofthedisease.WhichmayNOTbeareasonforhighercancerdeathratesamongUS

blacks?

A、Unequalaccesstomedicalcare.

B、Greaterprobabilityofhavingotherdiseases.

C、Differencesinthebiologyofthecancer.

D、Earlydiagnosis.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本段指出blacksareusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,

與D項內(nèi)容是相反的，因此選D。

第40題【單選題】

[2009.10]You'dbetterleavethingsifyoudon'tknowhowtodealwith

them.

A>off

B、out

C、alone

D>over

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】【譯文】如果你不知道如何處理這些事情，你最好把它們放在一邊。

【試題分析】本題考查詞意區(qū)分。【詳細解答】A離開，離去B不在里

面，出局C單獨的（地）D完結(jié)，翻倒，越過

第41題【單選題】

【填句補文】Manybeginninginterviewersareafraidthattheyareforcingtheother

persontoanswerquestionsandhavenorighttoinquireabouthispersonalsecrets.

.Unlessthepersonreallyhatesbeinginterviewed,heisdelightedthat

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somebodywantstointerviewhim.

A>Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B、Thisdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatitwillgowell.

C、Mostmenandwomenleadlivesthatareuninteresting.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】抓住關鍵詞進行同義替換，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42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

【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，所以要對重金屬進行徹底的清除。答案選擇A。

第43題【單選題】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A>assure

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B、ensure

C>insure

D、secure

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查動詞意義區(qū)分。【譯文】他保證在辦公室里的所有機密數(shù)

據(jù)處于安全狀態(tài)?！驹敿毥獯稹緼使確信，使有信心；B確保（某事）發(fā)生，擔

保；C為......投保，給......保險；D安全的，沒有危險的

第44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的句子是：Balllightning,therarestandmost

mysteriousform,derivesitsnamefromthesmallluminousball...,關鍵詞是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45題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbe

quiteaneffortforourmindtobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof"weight"asbeingafixed

qualityinanobject,butitisnotreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeaone-pound

packetofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofa

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pound.Howmuchwouldfourpoundsofteaweighifitwastaken4,000milesout

fromthesurfaceoftheearth?

A、1pound.

B^2pounds.

C^3pounds.

D^4pounds.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題問的是一磅茶如果被帶出離地球表面4000英里的地方，重量

會是多少？4000這個數(shù)字比較關鍵，因為在本段最后一句中出現(xiàn)了這個詞，一

看該句Ifyoucouldtakeaone-poundpacketofbutter4,000milesoutfromthe

earth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofapound.只是把名詞換了一下，很顯然答案

就是變成原來重量的四分之一，因此正確答案是A。

第46題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇］Marian,thegirlwhowrotetheoriginalstoryaboutRoxaboxenthatthe

children'sbookisbasedon,wasmayor.Otherkidsranthestoreswhichsold

imaginaryicecreamandbakedgoods.Kidsdroveimaginarycarsoutsideoftown,

andthespeederswenttojail,whichwasguardedbythesheriff,anotherkid.

Elsewhere,boysandgirlshadbattles,chargingeachother'sbasesusingspearsmade

withocotillo,adesertplant.WhoisMarian?

A、Sheistheauthor.

B、ShesoldicecreaminRoxaboxen.

C>SheisthemayorofRoxaboxeninthebook.

D^Sheguardsthejailinthebook.

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】答案選c。事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)關鍵詞鎖定短文本段。本段第一句話

給出了正確答案，Marian是最先寫這個故事的人，但是并不是這本書的作者。

而且是這本書中那個小鎮(zhèn)的鎮(zhèn)長。

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第47題【單選題】

Therewassomuchnoisethatthespeakercouldn'tmakehimself.

A、hear

B、heard

C、hearing

D、tohear

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】makesbdone:使某人被…句意：嘈雜聲那么大，以至于聽眾無法聽

清演講者的話。

第48題【單選題】

【填句補文】Thesmokethatcomesfromalitcigarettecontainsmanydifferent

poisonouschemicals.Inthepast,scientistsdidnotthinkthatthesechemicalscould

harmanonsmoker'shealth..Theydiscoveredthatevennonsmokershad

unhealthyamountsofthesetoxic（有毒的）chemicalsintheirbodies.

A、TheGilsonshavebeenmarriedfor35years.

B、Recently,though,scientistschangedtheiropinionaftertheystudiedalarge

groupofnonsmokers.

C、Wecannotavoidsecondhandsmokeinrestaurants.

D^IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

withatleastonesmoker.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】前一句講的是科學家們過去對二手煙的看法，接下來應選表示他們

改變觀點的句子，因為下一句表明他們所持的觀點已與過去截然不同。

第49題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Finally,thoughachild'sHteachers"maynothavebeentrainedin

languageteaching,theirrelationswithhimarealwayscloseandpersonal.Theytake

greatpainstomaketheirlessonseasy.Q:Sofaraslanguageteachingisconcerned,

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theteacher'sclosepersonalrelationshipwiththestudentismoreimportantthanthe

professionallanguageteachingtraininghehasreceived.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】答案選c。文章講雖然兒童習得母語的“教師”可能沒有受過專門的

語言教學的訓練，但與他的關系卻是親密的、個人化的。但是作者并沒有提到在

語言學習中，教師與學生密切的個人關系比教師接受專門的語言教學訓練更重要。

第50題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇］Itnormallytakesfromfivedaystooneweekforapersontoadapttoa

reversedroutineofsleepandwakefulness,sleepingduringthedayandworkingat

night.Unfortunately,itisoftenthecaseinindustrythatshiftsarechangedevery

week;apersonmayworkfrom12midnightto8a.m.oneweek,8amto4pmthe

next,and4pmto12midnightthethirdandsoon.Thismeansthatnosoonerhashe

gotusedtooneroutinethanhehastochangetoanother,sothatmuchofhistimeis

spentneitherworkingnorsleepingveryefficiently.lnthelastsentenceofthe

paragraph,zzanother,/means.

A、anotherroutine

B、anothershift

C、anotherweek

D^anotherperson

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】another（另一個）之后省略了routine一詞。

第51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52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53題【單選題】

【2009.01］Youshouldhelpthemwhenyourfriendsquarrelwitheachother.

A>c