2022年西安郵電大學(xué)自考英語（二）練習(xí)題（附答案解析）

2022年西安郵電大學(xué)自考英語（二）練習(xí)題

匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

[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?！咀g文】這位發(fā)言人講演中偶爾伴有手勢(shì)。

第2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"。

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第3題【單選題】

[2010.04]Wehavegreatlytheprocedureaccordingtothechairman's

suggestion.

A、stimulated

perceived

C^obscured

D、simplified

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】【譯文】按照主席的提議我們已經(jīng)大大地簡化了步驟“試題分析】

本題考查詞義辨析。【詳細(xì)解答】動(dòng)詞的詞義選取。

第4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.

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。

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第5題【單選題】

【2008.04]Thegovernmentfinallyallthedocumentsrelatingtothewar.

A、released

specialized

C、realized

D^supposed

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查動(dòng)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(shí)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6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(shí)間。

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第7題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thefutureismuchtooimportanttosimplyguessabout,thewaythe

highschoolstudentsdid.bycarefullystudyingthepresent,skilled

businessmen,scientists,andpoliticiansaresupposedlyabletofigureoutinadvance

whatwillhappen.

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(cè)未來很重要，不能像中學(xué)生那樣猜測(cè)。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(cè)應(yīng)該是較為準(zhǔn)確的。

第8題【單選題】

[2007.04]Thecentraltheatrehasaseatingofmorethan3,000people.

A、capability

BAcapacity

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(shí)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。

第9題【單選題】

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【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答案。其余選項(xiàng)與原文意思不符。A與D選項(xiàng)所表

達(dá)內(nèi)容在文中并未提及，可以被排除。C選項(xiàng)中regularly一詞并未在文中得到體

現(xiàn)。

第10題【單選題】

Itisobvioushowbadmovieswillimpactchildren.

A、on

to

C、with

D、in

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】impact有時(shí)也可以當(dāng)作一個(gè)動(dòng)詞來用，與之搭配的介詞仍然是on。

句意：壞電影對(duì)兒童會(huì)產(chǎn)生什么影響是顯而易見的。

第11題【單選題】

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

eventthatmankindhaseversuffered.Thewaraffected80percentoftheworld's

peopleatthattime,from61countries,andclaimed55millionlives.Themainidea

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ofthisparagraphis.

A,GloomyWorld

B、World'sWorstDisaster

C、TheOriginofTheSecondWorldWar

D、TheTimeofTheSecondWorldWar

【正確答案】B

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

第12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13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

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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?？茖W(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14題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TheUnitedStatesperceivesitselftobeamiddle-classnation.However,

middleclassisnotarealdesignation,nordoesitcarryprivileges.Itismoreofa

perception,whichprobablywasastrueasitevercouldberightafterWorldWarII.

Theeconomywasgrowing,moreandmorepeopleownedtheirownhomes,workers

hadsolidcontractswiththecompaniesthatemployedthem,andnearlyeveryone

whowantedahighereducationcouldhaveone.Theinformationinthispassage

dealswith.

A、anindividual

asocialandeconomicgroup

C、apoliticalorganization

D、Government

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。通過閱讀本段，middleclass中產(chǎn)階級(jí)是一個(gè)群體，選答

案Bo

第15題【單選題】

[2008.10]Neverbeforesorapidlydevelopingasitistoday.

A、hasourcountrybeen

B、hasbeenourcountry

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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16題【單選題】

[2009.10]Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes,causedme

toarrivelate.

A、it

B、that

C、what

D^which

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查非限制性定語從句。整句話的意思是：交通阻塞30多分

鐘，這使得我到達(dá)晚了。

第17題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereas

nationalincomeisdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction

—namely,profits,interest,rent,wages,andothercompensationforlabor,personal

incomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedbyindividualsbefore

personaltaxesarepaid.NationalincomedoesnotequalGNPbecausethefactorsof

productiondonotreceivepaymentforeithercapitalconsumptionallowancesor

indirectbusinesstaxes,bothofwhichareincludedinGNP.Themoneyputasidefor

capitalconsumptionisforreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.Indirect

taxesincludesalestaxes,propertytaxes,andexcisetaxesthatarepaidbybusinesses

directlytothegovernmentandsoreducetheincomelefttopayforthefactorsof

production.Three-fourthsofnationalincomegoesforwages,salaries,andother

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formsofcompensationtoemployees.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue

accordingtotheparagraph?

A、GNPequalsnationalincomeplusindirectbusinesstaxes.

GNPexcludesbothcapitalconsumptionallowancesandindirectbusiness

taxes.

C>Personalincomeisregardedasthetotalmoneyincomereceivedbyan

individualafterhisorhertaxesarepaid.

D^Themoneythatgoesforcapitalconsumptionisnotregardedasincome.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題的依據(jù)是本段的Themoneyputasideforcapitalconsumptionis

forreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.這個(gè)句子。對(duì)原句的詞語選項(xiàng)D

用了別的表達(dá)方法，但大意仍保持不變。

第18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(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)關(guān)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(gè)故事的人，但是并不是這本書的作者。

而且是這本書中那個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)的鎮(zhèn)長。

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第19題【單選題】

[2009.10]PoorspeakerofEnglishthoughhewasatthetime,hestillmanagedto

makehimself.

A、understand

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20題【單選題】

[2009.7]Thewoundedsoldierswouldrecoverquicklyiftheywerewell.

A、nourished

B、stuffed

C>tamed

D、ventured

【正確答案】A

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

過去分詞意義區(qū)分題?！驹敿?xì)解答】A營養(yǎng)，滋養(yǎng)：B填滿，塞滿：C馴服（猛

獸）；D冒險(xiǎn)

第21題【單選題】

【完成句子】Mostofuscanfind15minutesorhalfanhoureachdayforsome

regularactivity.Forexample,onefamoussurgeonalwaysspent15minutesreading

somethingbeforehewenttosleepeachday.Whetherhewenttobedat10p.m.or

2:30a.m.madenodifference.Youareadvisedtoreadsomethingbeforeyou

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A、findthetopicsentences

B,findoutthenewwords

C、keepreadingfast

D、gotobedeveryday

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本段提到一位著名的醫(yī)生不管晚上睡得多晚，都要花15分鐘讀點(diǎn)

東西，那已經(jīng)成為習(xí)慣。所以本題說〃在你干什么之前，建議你讀點(diǎn)東西〃，從選

項(xiàng)中看只有D項(xiàng)合適。

第22題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Peoplesuspectedthat"Lucky”,ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedto

killhiswifehenolongerlivedv/ith.TheysaythatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandin

thedark,killedthenannybymistake.Hisestrangedwifeheardnoises,came

downstairsandwasalsoattacked,butmanagedtoescape.Sevenmonthsafterthe

murder,ajuryconcludedthatLucanhadkilledthenanny.ltisthoughtthatLucan

killedthenannybecause.

A、shewaslookingafterthechildren

B、shewasafriendofLucan's

C^itwasdarkandhethoughtshewasLadyLucan

D^LoardLucanthoughtthenannystolehiscar

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C。因果關(guān)系題。對(duì)照本段Peoplesuspectedthat"Lucky〃，

ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedtokillhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.Theysay

thatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandinthedark,killedthenannybymistake.本來是

要?dú)⑺钠拮?，可是因?yàn)樘焯?，所以錯(cuò)殺了保姆。答案選1

第23題【單選題】

【完成句子】Asthesunflowersgrow,putahayfencearoundthemforprotection

andstakeifnecessary.Plantmorninggloriesorsweetpeasaroundthebaseofeach

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sunflower,andtheywillgrowupthestems,eventuallyformingaroofoverthetop.

Bysummer'send,kidswillhaveasunflowerhousetoplayin.Whenautumncomes,

childrencan.

A、seedlotsofsunflowers

B、playgamesinthesunflowerhouse

C、includeplantswithanimalnames

D、findtheirownplayingsection

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】段落最后一句是答案的出處，Bysummersend"8i天結(jié)束的時(shí)候〃實(shí)

際上就是Whenautumncomes“秋天來臨的時(shí)候”。答案選擇B。

第24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

確信的。

第25題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】Thechildrendon'tjustplananycity.Theymapandanalyze（分析）the

housing,energy,andtransportationrequirementsoftheirowndstrictandforetellits

needsin100years.Withtheaidofanarchitect（建筑師）whovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations/Designingbuildingsofthefuturegiveschildrenalotoffreedom/saysthe

teacherwhodevelopedthisprogram."Theyareabletousetheirownrich

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imaginationandinventionswithoutfearofblame,becausetherearenowrong

answersinafuturecontext.Infact,astheclassentersthefinalmodel-buildingstage

oftheprogram,anelected'official'and'planninggroup7makeallthedesign

decisionsforthemodelcity,andtheteacherstepsbackandbecomesanadviser/An

architectpaysaweeklyvisittotheclassroom.

A、tofindoutkids'creativeideas

B、todiscusswiththeteacher

C、togivechildrenlectures

D、tohelpkidswiththeirprogram

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】根據(jù)本段中的Withtheaidofanarchitectwhovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations可知答案為D。句中的aid意為“幫助〃，與help同義。

第26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27題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Althoughnoothergameisexactlylikebaseball,perhapstheonemost

nearlylikeitistheEnglishgameofcricket（板球）.Q:Baseballsharesmanyfeatures

withtheEnglishgameofcricket.

A、True

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B、False

C,NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。本題對(duì)應(yīng)的語句為:theonemostnearlylikeitistheEnglish

gameofcricket,因此是正確的。

第28題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】LateoneSundayafternooninSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,an

elderlycleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehad

livedandworkedmostofherlife.Itmayseemlikeanordinaryendtoahumblelife,

huttherewassomethingquit?exceptionalaboutthiswoman.Inthesummprof

1995,McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,

totheUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown.Themoneywastohelp

otherAfricanAmericansthroughuniversity.Shehadstartedhersavingshabitasa

youngchildwhenshewouldreturnfromschooltocleanandironformoneywhich

shewouldthensave.Thiswomanshockedandinspiredtheworldbecause.

A、shehadmanagedtosavesomuchmoney

B、shegavehermoneytoAfricanAmericans

C^shegaveherlifesavingstohelpothersthroughuniversity

D、sheonlyspentmoneyoncheapthings

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C。only是絕對(duì)詞，在選項(xiàng)D中出現(xiàn)，根據(jù)經(jīng)驗(yàn)排除D；對(duì)

照原文第一自然段最后一句話therewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthis

woman說她有些特別的地方，接著第二自然段就講Inthesummerof1995,

McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,to

theUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown.她把大部分積攢的錢捐獻(xiàn)

給了家鄉(xiāng)的大學(xué)，A和B表達(dá)都不全面，答案是C。

第29題【單選題】

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【閱讀選擇】Peoplesuspectedthat"Lucky”,ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedto

killhiswifehenolongerlivedv/ith.TheysaythatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandin

thedark,killedthenannybymistake.Hisestrangedwifeheardnoises,came

downstairsandwasalsoattacked,butmanagedtoescape.Sevenmonthsafterthe

murder;ajuryconcludedthatLucanhadkilledthenanny.ltisthoughtthatLucan

killedthenannybecause.

A、shewaslookingafterthechildren

B、shewasafriendofLucan's

C、itwasdarkandhethoughtshewasLadyLucan

D、LoardLucanthoughtthenannystolehiscar

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C。因果關(guān)系題。對(duì)照本段Peoplesuspectedthat/zLuckyw,

ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedtokillhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.Theysay

thatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandinthedark,killedthenannybymistake.本來是

要?dú)⑺钠拮?，可是因?yàn)樘焯冢藻e(cuò)殺了保姆。答案選C。

第30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.

ANTrue

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

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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)誤心

第31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(shì)、優(yōu)點(diǎn)；C選擇、取舍；D野心、抱負(fù)。

第32題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷JPeoplelivingnorthofthemountainheardaloudboomthatshooktheir

windows,andairlinepilotsflyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathick

blackcolumnofashandsteamshootingmorethan2,100metersintothesky.Q:

Pilotsflyingattheheightofmorethan2,100meterssawathickblackcolumnofash

andsteamshootingupintotheairfromthecrater.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。該題說的是：飛行員飛行的高度超過2100米時(shí)，看見一

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

flyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathickblackcolumnofashand

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

一個(gè)黑色的火山灰和蒸汽上升到空氣中，其高度超過2100米。因此該命題是錯(cuò)

誤的。

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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(fù)合句。that在本句中指代thefurniture,目的是為了避

免重復(fù)。which用于引導(dǎo)句子或短語，在此也不能指代thefurniture。

第34題【單選題】

【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

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。

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第35題【單選題】

【概括大意】Wignailcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesby

comparingtheproportionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflavathatthey

produced.Hefoundthatsizeforsize,oldereruptionswereatleast10timesas

effectiveatwipingoutlifeastheirmorerecentrivals.Themainiceaofthisparagraph

is.

A、KillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptions

B、AccountingfortheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

C、CalculationoftheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

D^AMassExtinction

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段第一句話是說：Wignallcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthese

volcanoes...；Wignall計(jì)算了這些火山的"滅絕效率"；其中killingefficiency與

killingPower意思差不多，屬于同義詞轉(zhuǎn)換，因此選擇B或C,但是accountfor意

思是：（在數(shù)量方面）占；說明（原因等）不符合句意，因此不選擇B。

第36題【單選題】

【2009.7]Anemployeehasperfectreliabilityifhealwaysdoeshiswork.

A、personally

B、scarcely

C、respectively

D^responsibly

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】【譯文】如果一個(gè)員工做工作總是認(rèn)真負(fù)責(zé)，他就是完全可信賴的。

【試題分析】副詞意義區(qū)分題?！驹敿?xì)解答】A親自地;B幾乎不;C個(gè)別地;D可

靠地

第37題【單選題】

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[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。【譯文】如果一個(gè)員工做工作總是認(rèn)真負(fù)

責(zé)，他就是完全可信賴的。【詳細(xì)解答】A親自地；B幾乎不;C個(gè)別地；D可靠

地

第38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39題【單選題】

[2009.10]Sofarscientistshaveonlyacquiredunderstandingofthephysical

processesthatcauseearthquakes.

ANapartial

B、achangeable

C、anoriginal

D^anindividual

【正確答案】A

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第40題【單選題】

【概括大意]Itisoftenthoughtthatsciencefictionisafairlynewdevelopmentin

literature,butitsancestorscanbefoundinbookswrittenhundredsofyearsago.

Thesebookswereoftenconcernedwiththepresentationofsomeformofideal

society,athemewhichisstilloftenfoundinmodernstories.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A、ScienceFictionisaFairlyNewDevelopmentinLiterature

B、OriginsofScienceFiction

C、TheThemeofScienceFiction

D、ScienceFictionHasaShortHistory

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】從第一段話可以看出這段文字介紹了科普小說的起源。因此選擇Bo

第41題【單選題】

[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(dòng)機(jī)、誘因；C.

評(píng)估、評(píng)價(jià)；D.目的地、終點(diǎn)。整句話的意思是：人們發(fā)現(xiàn)一個(gè)很強(qiáng)的動(dòng)機(jī)

可以幫助克服干擾物的影響。

第42題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Warmaybeanaturalexpressionofbiologicalinstinctanddrives

towardaggressioninthehumanspecies.Naturalimpulsesofanger,hostility,and

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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learned

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

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior,將其定型為侵略性行為。

第43題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Theidealbatterywillstorealotofenergyinasmallpackage.Rightnow,

Belcher'smodelbattery,ametallicdiskcompletelybuiltbyviruses,lookslikea

regularwatchbattery.Butinside,itscomponentsareverysmall—sotinyyoucan

onlyseethemwithapowerfulmicroscope.Whichofthefollowingistrueof

Belcher'sbatterymentionedinparagraph6?

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A、Itismadeofmetal.

B,Itisakindofwatchbattery.

C>Itcanonlybeseenwithamicroscope.

D、Itisametallicdiskwithvirusesinsideit.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】做題步驟：四個(gè)選項(xiàng)逐一帶到原文，找到三個(gè)錯(cuò)誤選項(xiàng)，一個(gè)正確

選項(xiàng)，比NOTTRUE題難。

第44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45題【單選題】

【2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsa