2022年湖南文理學(xué)院芙蓉學(xué)院自考英語（二）練習(xí)題（附答案解析）

2022年湖南文理學(xué)院芙蓉學(xué)院自考英語（二）

練習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

[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2題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Roughestimatesinthepasthavepredictedsimilarlydisappointing

results.SaysSallieChishol,anenvironmentalengineerfromthe

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.HButthetake-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(yù)示著所填入的句子應(yīng)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。

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第3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Bo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(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4題【單選題】

[2009.01]Thetwinsisterswereidenticalappearanceandcharacter.

A>of

B、with

C、in

D、to

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本題考查介詞詞義。句意：這對雙胞胎姐妹的面容和性格都一模一

樣。beidenticalto/with完全相同的，一模一樣的。本題要說明在某個方面是一

樣的，故選C。

第5題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Homeschoolingisoftenmoreinterestingthanregularschools,but

criticssaythathome-schoolersareoutsiderswhomightbeuncomfortablemixing

withotherpeopleinadultlife..However,mostparentsdon'thavethetime

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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homeschooling提出了質(zhì)疑"，需要注意前面說到

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

第6題【單選題】

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

.Thismakesbreathingmoredifficult,whichinturncanmakeyoufeel

nervousoruncomfortable.

A、Ifyouarefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

B、Bodylanguageisabroadtermforseveralformsofcommunicationusingbody

movementsorgestures.

C、Bodylanguagediffersfromculturetoculture.

D、Ifyouareatinterviews,trytokeepthemstill.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段講的是身體姿勢。填充句后一個句子提到"this"會使呼吸更加

困難，this顯然指的是一種不太好的身體姿勢，因此本題答案為A。

第7題【單選題】

【概括大意】Itisoftenthoughtthatsciencefictionisafairlynewdevelopmentin

literature,butitsancestorscanbefoundinbookswrittenhundredsofyearsago.

Thesebookswereoftenconcernedwiththepresentationofsomeformofideal

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society,athemewhichisstilloftenfoundinmodernstories.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A、ScienceFictionisaFairlyNewDevelopmentinLiterature

B^OriginsofScienceFiction

C、TheThemeofScienceFiction

D、ScienceFictionHasaShortHistory

【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

第8題【單選題】

［閱讀選擇］Inthenextstage,fromthreetofiveyearsold,curiosityknowsno

bounds.Everytypeofsuitabletoyshouldbemadeavailabletothechild,fortrying

out,experimentingandlearning,fordiscoveringhisownparticularability.Bricksand

jigsaws卜七工弓板）andconstructiontoys;painting,scribbling（涂鴉）andmakingthings;

Sandandwaterplay;toysforimaginativeandpretendingplay;thefirstsocialgames

forlearningtoplayandgetonwithothers.Welearnfromthepassagethatachildhas

boundlesscuriosity.

A、whenheistwo.

B^whenheisaroundfour.

C>whenheissix.

D、whenheiseight.

【正確答案】B

（答案解析】根據(jù)Inthenextstage,fromthreetofiveyearsold,curiosityknowsno

bounds可以得出答案是Bo

第9題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】TheCaribbeanIslandsformachainthatseparatestheCaribbeanSea

fromtherestoftheAtlanticOcean..Manyoftheislandswereformedby

theeruption（爆發(fā)）ofancientvolcanoes（“<山）.Othersarelow-lyingcoralislands

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thatgraduallyrosefromtheocean.

A>Theyarefamousfortheirwarm,tropicalclimateandgreatnaturalbeauty.

B^WhatwouldyouseeifyoutookacruisetotheCaribbeanIslands?

C、They'relikealongnecklacethatstretchesbetweenNorthandSouthAmerica.

D>ButlifeontheCaribbeanIslandsisnotalwaysparadise.

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】第一句話說的是：加勒比群島形成了一個鎖鏈，把加勒比海與大西

洋的其他部分分開。答案是C,因為它的第一個詞是"They",該詞指"TheCaribbean

Islands"；而且在語義上也有很好的銜接。

第10題【單選題】

Longlifeisalteringoursociety,ofcourse,butinexperiential.

A、items

B、terms

C>turns

D^themes

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】inexperientialterms意為"從經(jīng)驗上來說"

第11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.

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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12題【單選題】

Thefarmingmethodshavebeenimprovedwiththeinventionofthenew

machine.

A、efficiently

B^proficiently

C、professionally

D、intentionally

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】【譯文】由于新機(jī)器的發(fā)明，人們已經(jīng)高效率地改進(jìn)了農(nóng)業(yè)耕種方

法。【試題分析】本題考查副詞辨析?；亍驹敿?xì)解答】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13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(jī)票）oncertaincharterflights

toLondonandParis,aswellasreducedadmissiontomanymuseums,cinemas,and

musicalevents.OnceinEurope,youcanstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabout

twodollarsanight.Sodon'tgiveupyourhopesofbecominganinternational

traveler.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A>ItiseasyforastudenttotravelinEuropeduringthesummer.

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B、Thestudentneedstoobtainanidentitycardtotravelatacheaprate.

C、Thestudentcouldstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabouttwodollarsanight.

D、Thestudentswillbecomeinternationaltravelersinsummer.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】這段話主要講學(xué)生暑假去歐洲的一些優(yōu)惠來論證學(xué)生去歐洲旅行是

很容易的。因此選擇A。

第14題【單選題】

【2009.01]Whathetolduswasmoreofa(n)thanareality.

A、illusion

B^demonstration

C、illustration

D、reputation

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】句意：他告訴我們的更可能是幻想而不是現(xiàn)實。考查名詞詞義。A幻

想，錯誤觀念；B演示，證明；C圖解，實例；D名聲，名譽(yù)。

第15題【單選題】

Hefounddifficulttostudymaths.

A、it

B、that

C、as

D、too

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】it是形式賓語，tostudymaths是真正的賓語。

第16題【單選題】

[2009.04]Tomhasdonereallyamazedeveryoneinhisclass.

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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；C（無詞義）；D誰。

第17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18題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】AmoderateearthquakestruckpartsofsoutheastEnglandon28April

2007,topplingchimneysfromhousesandrousingresidentsfromtheirbeds.Q:

DuringtheApril28earthquake,thewholeEnglandwasleftwithoutpower.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

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【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選Bo題中說2007年4月28日的地震致使全英格蘭都停電，

與文中表達(dá)的內(nèi)容不符。文中說地震殃及英格蘭東南部的肯特郡部分地區(qū)，電力

中斷，幾千名居民無電可用。thewholeEngland與partsofsoutheastEngland是

不符的，所以選B。

第19題【單選題】

【2010.04]Thespokesmanoccasionallyhisspeechwithgestures.

A、acknowledges

B、accompanies

C、attributes

D、anticipates

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查詞匯。【譯文】這位發(fā)言人講演中偶爾伴有手勢。

第20題【單選題】

【完成句子】Saganwasnotedforthevigourofhislogicstyle,especiallywhen

criticizingsomepieceofpseudoscience（偽科學(xué)）.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(rèn)為，Sagan與偽科學(xué)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

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去幾千年中，水星與地球和火星反復(fù)多次相撞，這在圣經(jīng)中有加載。

第21題【單選題】

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

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

theyeverthoughtpossible.Located2,600metresupintheChileanAndes,ithasfour

hugemirrors,eachaboutthesizeofaLondonbus.TheVLTissopowerfulitcanspot

aburningmatch10,000kilometresaway.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、Biggesttelescope

B、Powerofthetelescope

C、FactionsofVLT

D、Birthofthenewtelescope

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字主要介紹了世界上最大的望遠(yuǎn)鏡。

第22題【單選題】

[2010.04]Bytheendofnextyearthebridge.

A、istocomplete

B^hasbeencompleted

C、willbecompleted

D、willhavebeencompleted

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】【譯文】到明年年底之前，這座橋修建將完成?！驹囶}分析】本題

考查語法?！驹敿?xì)解答】動詞時態(tài)。bytheendof到……時為止;在……之前。將來

完成時態(tài)，用于表達(dá)在將來某時間以前已經(jīng)完成的動作。

第23題【單選題】

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[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24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Bo文章說到：Avoidmilkorcreamydrinkswhichcoatyour

throat.避免喝牛奶和奶油飲料。

第25題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇]Youcan/tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlife

fititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou'resleepyintheevening

butyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabitually

stayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhave

animportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon't

changeyourcycle,butyou'llgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.lfone

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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?！弊詈髢删溆终f，"...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?！保┮虼诉x項C是正確答案。

第26題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulinbusiness.

Hehadabeautifulhomeandwonderfulfamily,butrealizedhisfatherwasveryold,

andthoughtperhapsheshouldgotohim.Hehadnotseenhimsincethatgraduation

day.Beforehecouldmakearrangementstoseehisfather;hereceivedatelegram

tellinghimhisfatherhadpassedaway,andwilledallofhispossessionstohisson.He

neededtocomehomeimmediatelyandtakecarethings.Whenhearrivedathis

father'shouse,suddensadnessandregretfilledhisheart.Whentheyoungman

arrivedhome,hefelt.

A>sad

B^disappointed

C、horrible

D、nervous

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。事實細(xì)節(jié)題。年輕人回到家里，出現(xiàn)了兩個關(guān)鍵詞sadness

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和regret,可以判斷年輕人的心情是非常傷心的。故選A。

第27題【單選題】

[2010.04]Bytheendofnextyearthebridge.

A、istocomplete

B、hasbeencompleted

C、willbecompleted

D^willhavebeencompleted

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】【譯文】到明年年底之前，這座橋修建將完成?！驹囶}分析】本題

考查語法。【詳細(xì)解答】動詞時態(tài)。bytheendof至IJ……時為止；在……之前。將來

完成時態(tài)，用于表達(dá)在將來某時間以前已經(jīng)完成的動作。

第28題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】AllchildrenintheUnitedStateshavetoreceiveaneducation,butthe

lawdoesnotsaytheyhavetobeeducatedatschool.Anumberofparentsprefernot

tosendtheirchildrentoschool..Thereareabout300,000home-schoolers

intheUnitedStatestoday.

A、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B^Insomecountries,however,childrenareeducatedbytheirparents.

C、Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

D、Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas"home-schoolers."

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】后文出現(xiàn)了home-schoolers,根據(jù)選項，這里應(yīng)該是對這個詞的定

義，因此選D。

第29題【單選題】

[2009.10]You'dbetterleavethingsifyoudon'tknowhowtodealwith

them.

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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?xì)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30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。

第31題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】ForanygiventaskinBritaintherearemorementhanareneeded.

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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32題【單選題】

[2009.10]hehasmanyfriends,heisoftenfeelinglonely.

A、As

B^When

C、While

D、Since

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查狀語從句的從屬連詞?！咀g文】盡管（雖然）他有許多朋

友，但他常常感到孤獨。

第33題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Inaspecialreportoncancerandblacks,theorganizationsaidblacks

areusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,andtheyaremorelikelytodie

ofthedisease.WhichmayNOTbeareasonforhighercancerdeathratesamongUS

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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34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。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35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

們就會很快痊愈。A營養(yǎng)，滋養(yǎng)；B填滿，塞滿；C馴服（猛獸）；D冒險

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第36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(dá)到當(dāng)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37題【單選題】

［概括大意］Ourbodiesareestimatedtobeabout60to70%water.Bloodismostly

water,andourmuscles,lungs,andbrainallcontainalotofwater.Waterisneededto

regulatebodytemperatureandtoprovidethemeansfornutrients(滋養(yǎng))totravel

toallourorgans.Wateralsotransportsoxygentoourcells,removeswaste,and

protectsourjointsandorgans.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、OuncesofWaterNeededPerDay

B、ImportanceofWater

C、WaterinOurBody

D^TheFunctionofWater

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】通過介紹水在我們身體里的含量、水存在身體的那些部位及水的一

些功能來證明水的重要性。因此選擇B。

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第38題【單選題】

[2007.04]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。

第39題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】DavidGutersonandhiswifeteachtheirthreechildrenathome.

Gutersonsaysthathischildrenlearnverydifferentlyfromchildreninschool:

.Forexample,whenthereisheavysnowfallonawinterday,itmaystarta

discussionorreadingaboutclimate,snowremovalequipment,Alaska,polarbears

（北極熊）,andwintertourism.Aspringeveningwhenthefamilyisoutwatching

thestarsisagoodtimetoaskquestionsaboutsatellitesandthespaceprogram.

A、Someparentspreferteachingtheirchildrenathomebecausetheydonot

believethatpublicschoolsteachthecorrectreligiousvalues.

B^Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

C、Interestingly,resultsshowthathome-schooledchildrenquiteoftendobetter

thanaverageonnationaltestsinreadingandmath.

D、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】此空要填的是home-schoolers與其他孩子學(xué)習(xí)的不同點，因此選B。

第40題【單選題】

Thereply,whenitfinallycame,wasthenegative.

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A、for

B、into

C、in

D、with

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】inthenegative：否定的，否決。

第41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：事實上，約翰遜在參選

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

直立地D實際上，事實上

第42題【單選題】

[2009.04]Don'ttrusteverythingyouhavereadinthenewspapers.

A、which

B、that

C、as

D、what

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查定語從句。譯文：不要相信你在報紙上讀到的每件事。定

語從句所修飾的先行詞是不定代詞everything,故選B。

第43題【單選題】

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[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：大會什么時候召開還沒

有決定。詳細(xì)解答：A什么；B哪一個；C什么時候；D（無詞義）。

第44題【單選題】

【完成句子】Didyouknowthatbefore1950,hurricaneshadnonames?Theywere

simplygivennumbers.ThefirstnamesweresimplyAlpha,Bravo,Charlie,etc.butin

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

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

wereexpandedtoincludebothmenandwomen.Themainconsiderationofusing

malesandfemales'namesforhurricanesis.

A、thetimely（及時的）discovery

B、itsuncertainty

C、sexequality

D^itsconnectionwithhumans

【正確答案】C

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

一句判斷答案為C（與性別有關(guān)）。

第45題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Theriverwassohighthatthewaterranintostreetsandhouses.Many

streetshadtobeclosedtocarsandtrucksbecauseofthehighwater.Thismadeit

difficultforfiretrucks,policecars,andotherrescuevehiclestohelppeoplewho

wereintrouble.Q:Rescuevehicleshadahardtimegettingtopeople.

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A、True

B>False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。本題的意思是：救援車輛費了很大勁才把人救出來。此

句的意思在最后一句提到了，故選A。

第46題【單選題】

［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答案。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47題【單選題】

【概括大意】"Manyoflife'sfailures,"thesupremeinnovatorsaid,"arepeoplewho

didnotrealizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhentheygaveup."Beforethat

magicalmomentinOctober1879,Edisonhadworkedoutnofewerthan3,000

theoriesaboutelectriclight,butinonlytwocasesdidhisexperimentswork.Themain

ideaofthisparagraphis.

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A、Importanceoflearningfromfailure

B>Neverasuccessfulmangivesup

C、Itisimportanttofailforasuccessfulman

D、Edison'Scommentonfailure

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】通過應(yīng)用部分可以看出這段文字的主題是愛迪生對失敗的評論。因

此選擇Do

第48題【單選題】

Havingdecidedtorentaflat,wecontactinghousingagenciesinthecity.

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的詞組。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。

第49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：大會什么時候召開還沒

有決定。詳細(xì)解答：A什么；B哪一個；C什么時候；D（無詞義）。

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第50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51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52題【單選題】

[閱讀選擇]Butevenifeverylargecitypurifiedandreuseditswater,westillwould

nothaveenough.Wherecouldweturnnext?Totheoceans!Allwe'dhavetodoto

makeuseofthevastamountofsea-wateris---removethesalt.Thissalt-removing

processisalreadyinuseinmanypartsoftheworld.Accordingtothepassage,

sea-watercanbeturnedintofreshwaterby

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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|Jtakesaltout。

第53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

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54題【單選題】

【概括大意】TheSecondWorldWarisperhapsthemostcatastrophic（災(zāi)難性的）

eventth