2022年西南科技大學(xué)自考英語（二）練習(xí)題（附答案解析）

2022年西南科技大學(xué)自考英語（二）練習(xí)題

匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【概括大意】Twomajorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.Firstly,the

greaterpartofthedevelopmentofobservedintelligenceoccursintheearliestyears

oflife.Itisestimatedthat50percentofmeasurableintelligenceatage17isalready

predictablebytheageoffour.Secondly,hemostimportantfactorsinthe

environmentarelanguageandpsychologicalaspectsoftheparent-childrelationship.

Muchofthedifferenceinmeasuredintelligencebetween"privileged"and

"disadvantaged"childrenmaybeduetothelatter'slackofappropriateverbal

stimulationandthepovertyoftheirperceptualexperiences.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A、TwoMajorChangedViewofIntelligence

B、Manyofthedifferencesinmeasuredintelligence

C、MainResultsofRecentResearches

D、ImpactonSchoolEducation

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段文寧的第一句話就把其內(nèi)容點的很清楚，要介紹的是：Two

majorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.而選項C中的MainResults只不

過是majorfindings的另一種說法而已。

第2題【單選題】

【2009.10]Sofarscientistshaveonlyacquiredunderstandingofthephysical

processesthatcauseearthquakes.

A、apartial

B、achangeable

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C、anoriginal

D、anindividual

【正確答案】A

第3題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】IrecognizedthatthesitessuchasAssociatedContentcanprovidea

fertilegroundforlearninghowtobecomeabetterwriter.Icouldseethatthiswasan

opendoorforsystematicallylearningsomebasicwritingskillswithoutpayingcollege

tuitionforclassesandleavingthecomfortofmyownhome.Intheeyesoftheauthor,

thesiteAssociatedContent.

A、offersyoualotofnovelstoread

B、isgoodforyourbecomingawriter

C>asksyoutostudywritingregularly

D、isratherexpensivebutconvenient

【正確答案】B

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

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

達(dá)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4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response。

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apositiveresponse：良好的反映。

第5題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Overtheweekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBill

Clinton,announcedherrunfor2008presidency.Thisispartlyduetothebiased

thinkingthatwomenareweakonnationalsecurity,thoughtheymightbestrongon

educationandhealthcare.Thisdamagestheirprospectsasapresidential

contender.Q:OneofHillary/scampaignpromisesistoreformthenation'shealthcare

system.

ANTrue

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C。問題句說“Hillary的一個競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〃，沒有說Hillary的一個競選

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。

第6題【單選題】

[2009.04]Sheeverythingelseandconcentratedonthetaskbeforeher.

A、setoff

B、setback

C^setaside

D、setup

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查短語意義辨析。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)。詳細(xì)解答：A出發(fā)、動身；B把（某物）置于…之后、延遲；

C撇開、取消、廢除；D建立、提出。

第7題【單選題】

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【I聞讀選擇】ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshewastalkingtoalocal

restaurantwheretheyweregoingtohavelunchafterherappointment.Shecalledto

seeifhewasthere.Shesaid,“MyhusbandhasAlzheimer's1老年癡呆）andhe

shouldn/tbedrivingwithoutme."Numerousthoughtsranthroughmyhead.Callthe

police,callherfamily,andnotify（通知）thedoctor'sofficeshehadjustcomefrom!

Butatfirst,IofferedtodrivetothelocalrestauranttoseeifEdwaswaitingforher

there.Theelderlywomancriedinthelobbywhenshewastalkingto.

A、herhusbandwithAlzhemer's

B、thenurseinthedoctor/soffice

C、alocalrestaurant

D、oneofherfamilymembers

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C。根據(jù)文章本段中ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshe

wastalkingtoalocalrestaurant...可知答案為C項。Helen由于擔(dān)心自己丈夫安危,

但又找不到人，情急之下先打電話到倆人約好即將要去的餐廳詢問情況。

第8題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】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)，更沒有說我們每個人都熱愛這門藝術(shù)。

第9題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Overtheweekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBill

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Clinton,announcedherrunfor2008presidency.Thisispartlyduetothebiased

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“Hillary的一個競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〃，沒有說Hillary的一個競選

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)，更沒有說我們每個人都熱愛這門藝術(shù)。

第10題【單選題】

[2009.7]Thehousewasquietinthenight,theoccasionalcoughingfrom

mythroat.

A、asfor

B、suchas

C、insteadof

D、exceptfor

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【正確答案】D

【答案解析】木題考查短語意義區(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11題【單選題】

[2009.04]Ifpaymentisnotreceived,legalactionwillbeouronly.

A、aggression

B、advantage

C、alternative

D、ambition

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查詞義選擇。譯文：如果我們收不到付款，那就只好訴諸法

律了。A挑釁、侵犯；B優(yōu)勢、優(yōu)點；C選擇、取舍；D野心、抱負(fù)。

第12題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Climatescientistsarenotpresenteverywhere.Becausethereareso

manyplacesintheworldandnotenoughscientiststoobserveallofthem,they're

askingforyourhelpinobservingsignsofclimatechangeacrosstheworld.Thecitizen

scientistmovementencouragesordinarypeopletoobserveaveryspecificresearch

interest—birds,trees,flowersbudding,etc,andsendtheirobservationstoagiant

databasetobeobservedbyprofessionalscientists.Thishelpsasmallnumberof

scientiststrackalargeamountofdatathattheywouldneverbeabletogatheron

theirown.Muchlikecitizenjournalistshelpinglargepublicationscoverahyper-local

beat,citizenscientistsarereadyfortheconditionswheretheylive.Allthat'sneeded

tobecomeoneisafewminuteseachdayoreachweektogatherdataandsendit

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

standsfor?

A、acitizenjournalist

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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13題【單選題】

【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(yīng)點為Whatisevermoresurprisingisthattheysuddenly

abandonedmanyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.是對原文語意進(jìn)行了

轉(zhuǎn)化，最高級代替了比較級。

第14題【單選題】

［閱讀選擇］

Idon'tclaimthereisn'taforcewhichguidesuszwhichtakescareofus,

butthemainelementthathelpsusbuildupourfutureisoirwayofbeing.Our

personality,ourcharacter,ourwayofperceiving（感知）realityandeverythingthat

surroundsusaretheelementswhichmaybringustothetop,oronthecontrary,

makeusmiserable.Theauthorthinksthatourfutureisdecidedmainlyby.

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A、asuperiorforcelikeGod

B,ourwayofbeing,suchasourcharacter

C>thingsandpersonsthatsurroundus

D、others/choiceandresponsibility

【正確答案】B

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

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

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

素還是我們自己的所作所為，答案為B項。

第15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.Inthelastsentenceofthe

paragraph,/zanother,/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16題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Ontheotherhand,onthemoontherewillbeanattractionbetween

thebutterandthemoon;butthebutterwillweighonlyaboutone-sixthasmuchas

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itdoesontheearth.Thisisbecausethemoonissomuchsmallerthantheearth.The

amountofgravitationalpullthatabodyproducesdependsontheamountof

materialinit.Apacketofbutterhasagravitationalpullofitsown;butthisisvery

smallinrelationtothepullofsomethingaslargeasthemoon,ortheearth,orthe

sun.Wedonotfeelthegravitationalpullofapacketofbutterbecause

A、itistoosmalltohaveagravitationalpullofitsown.

B、itspullissosmallthatwetendtoignoreit.

C、itspulldisappearsinthepresenceoftheearth'sgravitation.

D、ittendstomeltandlosesitsgravitationalpull.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題定位詞是notfeel...packetofbutter,找到原文中Apacketof

butterhasagravitationalpullofitsown;butthisisverysmallinrelationtothepull

ofsomethingaslargeasthemoon,ortheearth,orthesun.所以答案是BoC項錯在

disappear0

第17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，不吸煙者時常吸入他人香煙中冒出的煙，接下來應(yīng)首

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選對此煙加以定義的句子。

第18題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】ForanygiventaskinBritaintherearemorementhanareneeded.

Strongunionskeepthemthere.InFleetStreet,homeofsomeofLondon'sbiggest

dailies,itisunderstoodthatwhentwounionsquarreloverthreejobstheargument

issettledbygivingeachuniontwo.Thatmeans33percentovermanning,33per

centlessproductivitythancouldbeobtained.Whathappenswhendisputesoverjob

opportunitiesariseamongBritishunions?

A、Thirtythreepercentoftheworkerswillbeoutofwork.

B、Morejobswillbecreatedbytheunion.

C、Morepeoplewillbeemployedthannecessary.

D、Theunionswilltrytoincreaseproductivity.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段開頭告訴讀者"...therearemorementhanareneeded...whentwo

unionsquarreloverthreejobs,theargumentissettledbygivingeachuniontwo”,接

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

lessproductivitythancouldbeobtained”。

第19題【單選題】

[2010.04]Thestudentdescribedthebeautifulmountainsandriversinhis

hometown.

A、artificially

B、vividly

CNcritically

D、viciously

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查副詞的詞義辨析。這個學(xué)生生動地描述了他的家鄉(xiāng)美麗的

山河。

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第20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(rèn)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21題【單選題】

Perhapsyourprincetodosomething?

A、islike

B、wouldenjoy

C>isenjoy

D、wouldlike

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】題目意思：也許你的王子想要做些什么事？wouldliketodo固定搭

配，想要做某事/愿意做某事。答案選D。

第22題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thefutureismuchtooimportanttosimplyguessabout,thewaythe

highschoolstudentsdid.bycarefullystudyingthepresent,skilled

businessmen,scientists,andpoliticiansaresupposedlyabletofigureoutinadvance

whatwillhappen.

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A、Thestockmarkethaditsworstlossesever

B,Buildingswouldrotatesotheycouldfollowthesuntotakemaximum

advantageofitslightandheat

C、Soexpertsareregularlyaskedtopredictaccurately

D、Thearticlewaswrittenin1958

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】第一句說的是：預(yù)測未來很重要，不能像中學(xué)生那樣猜測。這一空

的關(guān)鍵詞是experts,他們不同于中學(xué)生，他們的預(yù)測應(yīng)該是較為準(zhǔn)確的。

第23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Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistonthe

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

項都沒有提到。

第24題【單選題】

[2008.04]Anxietycanwithchildren'sperformanceatschool.

A、refer

B、prefer

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C、infer

D,interfere

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查詞語辨析。句子翻譯為：焦慮可以妨礙孩子們在學(xué)校的表

現(xiàn)。A.referto提到、查閱、涉及；B.preferto更喜歡；C.inferfrom（根

據(jù)某事）推斷、推定；D.interferewith擾亂、妨礙。

第25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的最高級形式）與infrequently"很少發(fā)生，少有〃表達(dá)相同的意思。

第26題【單選題】

[2008.04]Ithasbeenfoundthatastronghelpovercometheeffectsof

distraction.

A、interruption

B、motivation

C、evaluation

D、destination

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【正確答案】B

【答案解析】木題考查名詞詞義區(qū)分。A.打擾、中；斷B.動機(jī)、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(qiáng)的動機(jī)

可以幫助克服干擾物的影響。

第27題【單選題】

【1閱讀判J困i】Despiteotherexplanations,therealanswerinmyopinionliespartlyin

thechildhimself,partlyinthebehaviorofthepeoplearoundhim.Q:Thereasonwhy

childrenlearntheirmothertonguesowellliessolelyintheirenvironmentof

learning.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選原文說的是兒童之所以能夠完全掌握母語部分原因在于

Bo

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(xué)得好的原

因只是因為他們的學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境?！ù颂巗olely的表述是錯誤的。

第28題【單選題】

[2009.71Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A^assure

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?！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),【詳細(xì)解答】A使確信，使有信心；B確保（某事）發(fā)生，擔(dān)

保；C為......投保，給......保險；D安全的，沒有危險的

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第29題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇］Youcan'tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlife

fititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou'resleepyintheevening

butyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabitually

stayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhave

animportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon't

changeyourcycle,butyoullgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.Ifone

wantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould.

A、changehisenergycycle

B、overcomehislaziness

C、getupearlierthanusual

D、gotobedearlier

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題要求讀者找出本段中的最后兩句，并聯(lián)系本段開頭兩句的意思,

作出正確判斷。本段開頭說，〃雖然你無法改變自己的能量周期，但你可以使你

的生活適合這一周期。Dr.Kleitman認(rèn)為經(jīng)常性的行為（對你的能量周期）能起作

用。”最后兩句又說，"...risebeforeyourusualhour...workbetteratyourlow

point.〃（"如果你在上午處于能量的低潮，但你有重要的工作要在上午做，那么

你就要比平時早起。這并不改變你的周期，但你可以在低潮時得到能量，工作得

更好。因此選項C是正確答案。

第30題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

centenarians（B,歲老人）getaskedallthetime："Howdidyoulivetobe100?"Q:The

fivecentenariansliveinaveryfriendlycommunity.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

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【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"community（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31題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】In1841,abookwaspublishedwhichastonishedtheworld.Itwas

called“IncidentsofTravelinCentralAmerica,ChiapasandYucatan”.TheauthorJohn

LoudStephenshadjustreturnedfromalong,difficultanddangerousjourney

throughthethickrainforestofsouthernMexicoandGuatemala.Hehadoncebeen

therpwithFrederickCatherwnod,anarchitectandartist,tosearchfortheremainsof

alostcivilizationknownastheMayas（瑪雅）.VerylittlewasknownabouttheMayas

atthattime,butCatherwood'sdrawinginthebookshowedincrediblecitieswith

temples,pyramidsandotherbuildingsasimpressiveasthoseoftheirnorthern

neighbors,theAztecs.Thesecities,however;weredeserted.Theinhabitants（居民）

haddisappearedalmostathousandyearsbefore.Stephen/sbookastonishedthe

worldbecause.

A、itwasthefirsttimepeopleheardaboutMayas.

B、theMayaswereexcellentbuildersandfarmers.

C^hehadexperiencedsomanydifficultiestofindthislostcivilization.

D、itdescribedthattheMayasusedtobeanadvancedcivilization.

【正確答案】D

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

bookwaspublishedwhichastonishedtheworld.對下面的幾個重要事實的歸納概

括就得出正確答案：Do

第32題【單選題】

[2007.04]Havingdecidedtorentaflat,wecontactinghousingagencies

inthecity.

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A、setabout

B,setdown

C、setout

D、setup

【正確答案】A

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

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

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

立（事業(yè)）；成立（組織）；為某人提供必需品或有用的東西C

第33題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbe

quiteaneffortforourmindtobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof"weight"asbeingafixed

qualityinanobject,butitisnotreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeaone-pound

packetofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofa

pound.Howmuchwouldfourpoundsofteaweighifitwastaken4,000milesout

fromthesurfaceoftheearth?

A、1pound.

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(guān)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。

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第34題【單選題】

Weweretoldthatthestonefigurebacktothe16thcenturywasofgreat

value.

A、dated

B、dating

C>coming

D、kept

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本句中含有be+of+n.這個結(jié)構(gòu)。datingbacktothe16thcentury的邏

輯主語是stonefigureo

第35題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle（長

柄勺）.Placedonastoneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewouldmove

rounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthwhilethebulk（主體）oftheladle

wasattractedtomagneticnorth.Thisinterestinglyshapeddeviceismentionedina

bookfromabout80.Otherancientbooksmayhavedateditasfarbackasthe

fourthcenturyJade（玉石）findersplayedanimportantroleintheinventionofthe

"ladle".Theytravelledgreatdistancestolookforjade.Inordernottolosedirections,

theywouldtakea"ladle"withthem.WhendidtheChineseinventthecompass?

A、In1492.

B、InthethirteencenturyA.D.

C、InA.D.80.

D、Atleast2000yearsago.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本段中TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopeda

workingcompass.直接告訴我們中國發(fā)明指南針的時間。

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第36題【單選題】

【I判讀選擇]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為它是咸的。答題依據(jù)是本段的remove

thesalt艮takesaltout。

第37題【單選題】

[2007.04]Iftheoperationcarefullyprepared,itwouldnothavebeen

successful.

A、wasnot

B、hasnotbeen

C^hadnotbeen

D>werenot

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查虛擬語氣。主句是對過去的虛擬，所以根據(jù)句意，條件狀

語從句也應(yīng)該是對過去的虛擬，所以用haddone的形式。句意：如果手術(shù)沒有

經(jīng)過認(rèn)真仔細(xì)的準(zhǔn)備，它就不會成功。

第38題【單選題】

【完成句子】Americanseatwithknivesandforks;Japaneseeatwithchopsticks.

Americanssay"Hi"whentheymeet;Japanesebow.ManyAmericanmenopendoors

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forwomen;Japanesemendonot.Onthesurface,itappearsthatgoodmannersin

AmericaarenotgoodmannersinJapan,andinawaythisistrue.Butinanycountry,

theonlymannersthatareimportantarethoseinvolvingoneperson'sbehavior

towardanotherperson.Inallcountriesitisgoodmannerstobehaveconsiderately

towardothersandbadmannersnotto.Itisonlythewayofbehavingthatdiffers

fromcountrytocountry.Thetopicsentenceofthisparagraphis.

A、Americanseatwithknivesandforks;Japaneseeatwithchopsticks.

ManyAmericanmenopendoorsforwomen;Japanesemendonot.

C、Thewayofbehavingthatdiffersfromcountrytocountry.

D、Inallcountriesitisgoodmannerstobehaveconsideratelytowardothersand

badmannersnotto.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】文章的最后一句話是對前面的一個總結(jié)，道出了本段的主題。因此

選擇Co

第39題【單選題】

【2007.04]Thecentraltheatrehasaseatingofmorethan3,000people.

A、capability

B、capacity

C^ability

D、facility

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。ability主要指天賦的能力或應(yīng)用知識的才能，

應(yīng)該是屬于那種已經(jīng)具備并發(fā)展較快的能力。如“Hehasunusualabilityinscience%

capability與ability不同的是，它不僅能用于人，也可用于物，如：Electronic

refinements,however,havegreatlyextendedtheusesandcapabilitiesofsomeof

theolderelectricaldevices.capacity指容納或吸收事物的能力，可用于人和物。

如"Thehallhasaseatingcapacityof500”。根據(jù)句意，本題應(yīng)該選capacity。

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第40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

終公布了與這場戰(zhàn)爭有關(guān)的全部文件。

第41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(yīng)位置，確認(rèn)是否正確。

第42題【單選題】

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【閱讀判斷】Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknownasEastAnglia,has

beeninexistenceformorethantwothousandyears.Itbeganasasmallvillage

besidetheRiverWensum.Q:TheRiverWensumflowsbyNorwich.

A、True

False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。答題依據(jù)在第二句，Norwich是Rive'Wensum旁邊的一

個小村莊，就說明了RiverWensum流經(jīng)Norwich<,

第43題【單選題】

[2007.04]Becauseofthebadweather,thesportsmeethadtobe.

A、shutdown

B、doneaway

C、goneoff

D、calledoff

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。calloff：取消，符合句意。shutdown：關(guān)閉（工

廠）；（工廠）停工，關(guān)閉。doaway常與with搭配，構(gòu)成doawaywith。gooff：

爆炸，（鬧鈴）響。

第44題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Ifyouenjoylookingthroughtravelbooksbysuchfamiliarauthorsas

ArthurFrommerorEugeneFo