2022年蘭州交通大學博文學院自考英語（二）練習題匯總（附答案解析）

1、 2022年蘭州交通大學博文學院自考英語（二）練習題匯總（附答案解析）第1題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】In 1841, a book was published which astonished the world. It was called “Incidents of Travel in Central America，Chiapas and Yucatan”. The author John Loud Stephens had just returned from a long, difficult and dangerous journey through the thick rain f

2、orest of southern Mexico and Guatemala. He had once been there with Frederick Catherwood, an architect and artist, to search for the remains of a lost civilization known as the Mayas(瑪雅). Very little was known about the Mayas at that time, but Catherwoods drawing in the book showed incredible cities

3、 with temples，pyramids and other buildings as impressive as those of their northern neighbors, the Aztecs. These cities, however, were deserted. The inhabitants(居民) had disappeared almost a thousand years before.Stephens book astonished the world because _. A、it was the first time people heard about

4、 Mayas. B、the Mayas were excellent builders and farmers. C、he had experienced so many difficulties to find this lost civilization. D、it described that the Mayas used to be an advanced civilization.【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In 1841, a book was published which astonished the world.對下面

5、的幾個重要事實的歸納概括就得出正確答案：D。第2題【單選題】【2007.04】The newspaper will have to close down if it cannot increase its _ considerably. A、distribution B、contribution C、prescription D、circulation【正確答案】D【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3題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】And yet although the Mayas knew about the wheel, th

6、ey never used it. Neither did they use metals other than copper. What is ever more surprising is that they suddenly abandoned(拋棄) many of the cities and built new ones in the jungle. Some time around AD900, Mayan civilization collapsed. By the year 1200, their last great capital, Chichen Itza, was d

7、eserted.One of the most surprising findings about Mayas was that _. A、they developed accurate system measuring time. B、they knew how to build pyramids with stones. C、they deserted their cities and moved to new ones. D、they built cities which they never lived in.【正確答案】C【答案解析】對應(yīng)點為What is ever more sur

8、prising is that they suddenly abandoned many of the cities and built new ones in the jungle.是對原文語意進行了轉(zhuǎn)化，最高級代替了比較級。第4題【單選題】【2009.01】Whenever I go out to dinner with him, I always_paying the bill. A、end up B、arrive at C、drop out D、give off【正確答案】A【答案解析】句意：每當我與他外出吃飯，最后總是我付賬?？疾槎陶Z意義區(qū)分。 A 以而告終；B 達到，取得；C 不參

9、加，隱退；D 散發(fā)。 第5題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】The farm is set right next to a beautiful flood plain and the property is home to trees that have lived for thousands of years. All of the villages throughout Botswana（博茨瓦納）have their own chief who controls a certain amount of land. We had the opportunity to sit in on a meet

10、ing with the chief of Katchikow, which we called it “Catch a Cow.” In the meeting we discussed starting a hydroponics farm in his area. He seemed to be all for it and said that it was gods plan that the project we were helping with had come to his area.The chief of each village _. A、is called Katchi

11、kow B、supports the idea of hydroponics farm C、has a certain amount of land D、has a meeting each week【正確答案】C【答案解析】答案選C。細節(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。每個村莊都會有一個自己的首領(lǐng)，而每個首領(lǐng)都擁有一定量的土地。第6題【單選題】【2007.04】The volleyball match was televised _ on CCTV. 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

12、詞辨析。live可以作副詞，意思是：實況轉(zhuǎn)播地。符合句意。 第7題【單選題】The newspaper will have to close down if it cannot increase its _ considerably. A、distribution B、contribution C、prescription D、circulation【正確答案】D【答案解析】circulation：（書報雜志的）銷售量，發(fā)行額，銷路。符合句意。第8題【單選題】【2008.04】The vehicle was traveling at speeds _ 90 miles per hour. A、

13、in addition to B、in view of C、in excess of D、in search of【正確答案】C【答案解析】本題考查短語辨析。那輛車以超過每小時90英里的速度行駛。A .除之外、 例外； B. 由看來、 有鑒于；C. 過分、超出； D. 尋找、追求。第9題【單選題】【2009.01】He has deep love for the people and_loyalty to the country. A、intense B、initial C、instant D、imitative【正確答案】A【答案解析】本題考查形容詞詞義區(qū)分。A 強烈的，極度的；B 最初的，

14、開始的；C 立即的，即時的；D 模仿的，仿效的。形容loyalty，選A比較恰當。第10題【單選題】【2007.04】The newspaper will have to close down if it cannot increase its _ considerably. A、distribution B、contribution C、prescription D、circulation【正確答案】D【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11題【單選題】【2007.04】If the operation _ carefull

15、y prepared, it would not have been successful. A、was not B、has not been C、had not been D、were not【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had done的形式。句意：如果手術(shù)沒有經(jīng)過認真仔細的準備，它就不會成功。第12題【單選題】【概括大意】Today, we are beginning to think differently. In the last few years, research has thrown do

16、ubt on the view that innate intelligence can ever be measured and on the very nature of intelligence itself. There is considerable evidence now which shows the great influence of environment both on achievement and intelligence. Children with poor home backgrounds not only do less well in their scho

17、ol work and intelligence tests but their performance tends to deteriorate gradually compared with that of their more fortunate classmates.The main idea of this paragraph is_. A、Main Results of Recent Researches B、Popular Doubt about the New View C、Effect of Environment on Intelligence D、Impact on Sc

18、hool Education【正確答案】C【答案解析】本段提出了一個新的對智力的認識，與過去一些年的傳統(tǒng)的把智力看做是一種不變的能力的這種理解不同，它主張智力和人的成長環(huán)境有關(guān)。因此選擇C。第13題【單選題】【填句補文】Though little research has been carried out about how exactly the sunspot will negatively harm the health of the people. _. So, scientists warn that people going outdoors should be careful t

19、o protect their exposed skin and eyes with clothes, umbrellas and sunglasses from the strong sunlight rich in ultraviolet rays. A、Ionosphere is high above the earth. B、If the lights in your house keep flickering, blame frequent sunspots. C、According to a research conducted by the Russian scientists

20、from 1957 to 1960, the frequency of earthquakes can be linked to the movement of the sunspots. D、A paper published by a North Korea observatory says that sun storms may cause an increase in the incidence of heart disease and skin disease.【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(yīng)該與健康有關(guān)，空格后一句說到要保護皮膚。因此D

21、是正確的。第14題【單選題】【2008.04】To understand the sentence, you should analyze its parts _. A、functionally B、widely C、largely D、remarkably【正確答案】A【答案解析】本題考查副詞詞義區(qū)分。為了理解這個句子，你應(yīng)該分析句子各個部分的功能。A. 有用途地、有功能地； B. 寬廣地； C. 大大地； D. 突出地。第15題【單選題】【完成句子】Sagan was noted for the vigour of his logic style, especially when crit

22、icizing some piece of pseudoscience（偽科學）. I remembered a 1973 AAAS meeting at which he destroyed the theories of Immanuel Velikovsky, who was maintaining that only a few thousands of years ago, Venus had repeatedly collided with Earth and Mars; events well noted. Velikovsky said, in the bible.In Sag

23、ans opinion, Velikovsky might be_. A、a member of the National Academy of Science B、a pseudo-scientist C、a science populariser D、a reporter【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(fù)多次相撞，這在圣經(jīng)中有加載。第16題【單選題】【2009.04】If payment is not recei

24、ved, legal action will be our only_. 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。第17題【單選題】【2009.04】When you _ know Bob better, you will like him. A、go to B、got to C、went to D、get to【正確答案】D【答案解析】譯文：當你更加了解鮑勃時，你將會喜歡他的。試題分

25、析：本題考查主將從現(xiàn)。詳細解答：根據(jù)主將從現(xiàn)的原則，主句用了一般將來時，時間狀語從句中用一般現(xiàn)在時表示將來。 第18題【單選題】【閱讀判斷】Technology is a beauty. We eagerly adopt its pleasure, preferring to cope with the drawbacks on the morning after.Q: Technology is like an art, which everybody including scientists loves. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正確答案】C【答案解析】答案選

26、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19題【單選題】【概括大意】Wignall calculated the killing efficiency for these volcanoes by comparing the proportion of life they killed off with the volume of lava that they produced. He found that size for size, older eruptions were at least 10 times as ef

27、fective at wiping out life as their more recent rivals.The main idea of this paragraph is_. A、Killing Power of Ancient Volcanic Eruptions B、Accounting for the Killing Power of Older Eruptions C、Calculation of the Killing Power of Older Eruptions D、A Mass Extinction【正確答案】C【答案解析】本段第一句話是說：Wignall calcu

28、lated the killing efficiency for these volcanoes；Wignall 計算了這些火山的“滅絕效率”；其中killing efficiency與killing Power意思差不多，屬于同義詞轉(zhuǎn)換，因此選擇B或C，但是account for 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20題【單選題】【2009.10】As for family education, parents are encouraged to rely on _ rather than punishment. A、criticism B、intimida

29、tion C、persuasion D、scolding【正確答案】C【答案解析】本題考查名詞詞義區(qū)分?！咀g文】 關(guān)于家庭教育，鼓勵父母們依靠說服而不是懲罰孩子。 A 批評、指責 B 恐嚇、威脅 C 說服、勸服 D 責罵、斥責第21題【單選題】【填句補文】Doctors believe that secondhand smoke may cause lung cancer in people who do not smoke because nonsmokers often breathe in the smoke from other peoples cigarettes_. The US

30、Environmental Protection Agency reports that about 53，000 people die in the United States each year as a result of exposure to secondhand smoke. A、The risk is even higher for children who live in homes where both parents smoke. B、In the United States，nine million children under the age of five live

31、in homes with at least one smoker. C、This smoke is called secondhand smoke. D、No one knows for sure why Mr. Gilson has lung cancer.【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)首選對此煙加以定義的句子。第22題【單選題】_ in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him. A、Losing B、Having lost C、Lost D、To lose【正確答案】C【答

32、案解析】這里分詞短語的意義應(yīng)為“As he was lost in thought ”，意為“由于陷入沉思”，這兒填入過去分詞短語，表示一種狀態(tài)，用作原因狀語。第23題【單選題】【2009.04】_Tom has done really amazed everyone in his class. 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都感到吃驚。詳細解答：what Tom has done指湯姆所做的事情；B 哪一個；C （無詞義）；D 誰。第24題【單選題】【2009.7】The

33、 wounded soldiers would recover quickly if they were well _. 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 冒險第25題【單選題】【2009.10】There are many sales this season, during which stores will lower their _ prices. A、normal B、general C

34、、ordinary D、usual【正確答案】A【答案解析】本題考查形容詞辨析。整句話的意思為：這個季節(jié)有很多促銷活動，在此期間商店都會降低商品的原價。A 正常的、平常的 B 普通的、一般的 C 普通的 D 尋常的、通常的第26題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it. Residents of cities like London, C

35、openhagen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in the rain. This is the reason the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every summer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resorts and beaches for thei

36、r vacation. They all come for the same reason: sun!In the paragraph, cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam are mentioned_. A、to show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climate B、to tell us how wealthy their residents are C、to suggest that these cities lack places of hist

37、oric interest and scenic beauty D、to prove that they have got more tourism than they can handle【正確答案】A【答案解析】該段中所列舉的三個城市都具有陰冷日短的氣候特點，這些不利的地理氣候條件使得當?shù)鼐用裣蛲柟獬渥愕牡胤?。四個選項中，選項A最接近題意。第27題【單選題】【2008.04】The farming methods have been _ improved with the invention of the new machine. A、efficiently B、proficiently

38、 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28題【單選題】【2007.04】Jenny complained that the hospital _ her too much for the treatment. A、expended B、paid C、cost D、charged【正確答案】D【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。charge：要價；索價；要人支付；收費。例如：The fruit s

39、eller charged me too much money.這個水果商要了我很多的錢。 第29題【單選題】【2009.01】Whenever I go out to dinner with him, I always_paying the bill. A、end up B、arrive at C、drop out D、give off【正確答案】A【答案解析】句意：每當我與他外出吃飯，最后總是我付賬?？疾槎陶Z意義區(qū)分。 A 以而告終；B 達到，取得；C 不參加，隱退；D 散發(fā)。 第30題【單選題】【2009.04】Dont trust everything _ you have read

40、in the newspapers. 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31題【單選題】【閱讀判斷】Fermis genius was known throughout the scientific world. In 1938 he had won a Nobel Prize. Four years later he produced the first nuclear chain reaction, leading us int

41、o the nuclear age.Q: Fermi, an experimentalist as well as a theoretician, won a Nobel Prize for producing the first nuclear chain reaction in the world. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正確答案】B【答案解析】答案選B。Fermi在1938年獲諾貝爾獎，四年以后才建立核連鎖反應(yīng)的。第32題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】For any given task in Britain there are more men than are

42、 needed. Strong unions keep them there. In Fleet Street, home of some of Londons biggest dailies, it is understood that when two unions quarrel over three jobs the argument is settled by giving each union two. That means 33 per cent over manning, 33 per cent less productivity than could be obtained.

43、What happens when disputes over job opportunities arise among British unions? A、Thirty three per cent of the workers will be out of work. B、More jobs will be created by the union. C、More people will be employed than necessary. D、The unions will try to increase productivity.【正確答案】C【答案解析】本段開頭告訴讀者“ther

44、e are more men than are neededwhen two unions quarrel over three jobs, the argument is settled by giving each union two”，接下來作者又進一步說明其實質(zhì)，即它意味著“33 per cent over manning, 33 per cent less productivity than could be obtained”。第33題【單選題】【概括大意】The charming smiles and service from the sales ladies and gentl

45、emen are always there ready for you. More often than not（往往）, on such occasions newcomers from elsewhere, say, China mainland, may feel something more than mere uneasiness-even a sense of guilt if they do not buy something from the shop. For some local old-timers（老前輩，老人）, especially the teenagers, t

46、hey feel quite at home with all these. Some of them think it is no good to be the God; sometimes they would rather be a shoplifter. The main idea of this paragraph is_. A、Hong Kong is worthy of its reputation as a business center of the world. B、It is uneasy to be offered smiles and services. C、Shop

47、ping or window-shopping here, you can really feel the meaning of The Customer is the God ! D、Shoplifting has been a frequent criminal offence.【正確答案】C【答案解析】本段強調(diào)的是這里“顧客是上帝”的這種理念和氛圍。因此選擇C。第34題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and won

48、derful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements to see his father, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his so

49、n. He needed to come home immediately and take care things. When he arrived at his fathers house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.When the young man arrived home, he felt _. A、sad B、disappointed C、horrible D、nervous【正確答案】A【答案解析】答案選A。事實細節(jié)題。年輕人回到家里，出現(xiàn)了兩個關(guān)鍵詞sadness和regret，可以判斷年輕人的心情是非常傷心的。故選

50、A。第35題【單選題】【填句補文】“Geochemists just want an intuitive sense of whats going on with the elements,” says Albert Galy from the University of Cambridge _. A、An earth scientist has rejigged the periodic table（元素周期表）to make chemistry simpler to teach to students. B、The traditional periodic table was well d

51、rawn. C、“I imagine contour lines would be good for undergraduates.” D、But he has added contour lines to charge density, helping to explain which ions react with which.【正確答案】C【答案解析】這一段是劍橋大學的Albert Galy的原話，我們可以從引導(dǎo)整個關(guān)鍵點得出答案。即：“地學化學家們只想通過直覺判斷元素的活動。我想等高線對學生們有好處”。第36題【單選題】【2009.01】Children have a natural_

52、about the world around them. 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37題【單選題】In our department, every student _ after-school activities. A、go in for B、goes in for C、take part D、takes part【正確答案】B【答案解析】go in f

53、or：參加（考試）。take part后面應(yīng)該加一個in。第38題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】In 1841, a book was published which astonished the world. It was called “Incidents of Travel in Central America，Chiapas and Yucatan”. The author John Loud Stephens had just returned from a long, difficult and dangerous journey through the thick rain forest

54、 of southern Mexico and Guatemala. He had once been there with Frederick Catherwood, an architect and artist, to search for the remains of a lost civilization known as the Mayas(瑪雅). Very little was known about the Mayas at that time, but Catherwoods drawing in the book showed incredible cities with

55、 temples，pyramids and other buildings as impressive as those of their northern neighbors, the Aztecs. These cities, however, were deserted. The inhabitants(居民) had disappeared almost a thousand years before.Stephens book astonished the world because _. A、it was the first time people heard about Maya

56、s. B、the Mayas were excellent builders and farmers. C、he had experienced so many difficulties to find this lost civilization. D、it described that the Mayas used to be an advanced civilization.【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In 1841, a book was published which astonished the world.對下面的幾個重要

57、事實的歸納概括就得出正確答案：D。第39題【單選題】【2009.04】When you _ know Bob better, you will like him. A、go to B、got to C、went to D、get to【正確答案】D【答案解析】譯文：當你更加了解鮑勃時，你將會喜歡他的。試題分析：本題考查主將從現(xiàn)。詳細解答：根據(jù)主將從現(xiàn)的原則，主句用了一般將來時，時間狀語從句中用一般現(xiàn)在時表示將來。 第40題【單選題】【2009.01】Whenever I go out to dinner with him, I always_paying the bill. A、end up

58、B、arrive at C、drop out D、give off【正確答案】A【答案解析】句意：每當我與他外出吃飯，最后總是我付賬?？疾槎陶Z意義區(qū)分。 A 以而告終；B 達到，取得；C 不參加，隱退；D 散發(fā)。 第41題【單選題】【2009.10】As for family education, parents are encouraged to rely on _ rather than punishment. A、criticism B、intimidation C、persuasion D、scolding【正確答案】C【答案解析】本題考查名詞詞義區(qū)分?！咀g文】 關(guān)于家庭教育，鼓勵父母

59、們依靠說服而不是懲罰孩子。 A 批評、指責 B 恐嚇、威脅 C 說服、勸服 D 責罵、斥責第42題【單選題】【完成句子】The importance of particular metals in the human diet has been realized within the past few decades, and the idea that geology might be related to health has been recognized for a number of elements such as iodine, zinc and selenium. For ex

60、ample, soils with low iodine contents produce crops, and animals deficient in iodine. A lack of iodine in the human diet leads to some serious diseases.Some serious diseases is connected with deficiency of _. A、industrially polluted soils B、the element of iodine C、rock and soil chemistry D、the persi