2022年重慶電力高等?？茖W(xué)校自考英語（二）練習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

1、 2022年重慶電力高等?？茖W(xué)校自考英語（二）練習(xí)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(duì)下面

5、的幾個(gè)重要事實(shí)的歸納概括就得出正確答案：D。第2題【單選題】【完成句子】Did you know that before 1950, hurricanes had no names? They were simply given numbers. The first names were simply Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, etc. but in 1953, females names were given because of the unpredictability（不可預(yù)知）factor of the storms. In 1979, realizing the

6、sexist（性別歧視的）nature of such names, the lists were expanded to include both men and women.The main consideration of using males and females names for hurricanes is _. A、the timely（及時(shí)的）discovery B、its uncertainty C、sex equality D、its connection with humans【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

7、）中最后一句判斷答案為C（與性別有關(guān)）。第3題【單選題】【閱讀判斷】The river was so high that the water ran into streets and houses. Many streets had to be closed to cars and trucks because of the high water. This made it difficult for fire trucks, police cars, and other rescue vehicles to help people who were in trouble.Q: Rescue

8、vehicles had a hard time getting to people. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正確答案】A【答案解析】答案選A。本題的意思是：救援車輛費(fèi)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4題【單選題】【2008.10】Never before _ so rapidly developing as it is today. A、has our country been B、has been our country C、our country has been D、our country been has【正確答案】A【答案

9、解析】本題考查語法。【譯文】我們國(guó)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5題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】It normally takes from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a reversed routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. Unfortunately, it is often the case in industry that shifts are ch

10、anged every week; a person may work from 12 midnight to 8 a. m. one week, 8 am to 4pm the next, and 4 pm to 12 midnight the third and so on. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine than he has to change to another, so that much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very

11、efficiently.In the last sentence of the paragraph, “another” means_. A、another routine B、another shift C、another week D、another person【正確答案】A【答案解析】another（另一個(gè)）之后省略了routine 一詞。第6題【單選題】【填句補(bǔ)文】 Although the researchers have only just made the technical details of the microscope public, it is already on

12、sale. It is currently the size of a refrigerator and takes several minutes to scan a circuit, but Xiao and Schrag are working _. A、to take tiny chips we require B、to making chips any smaller C、to shrink it to the size of a desktop computer and cut the scanning time to 30 seconds D、of conducting elec

13、tricity【正確答案】C【答案解析】這部分所說的體積的減小和所需時(shí)間的縮短恰好與前半句中提到的冰箱大小的體積和所需數(shù)分鐘的時(shí)間形成了對(duì)比。即：目前它大約像冰箱那么大，而且要用幾分鐘掃描一個(gè)電路，但是他們正在努力使它縮小到臺(tái)式計(jì)算機(jī)那么大，把掃描時(shí)間縮短到30秒。第7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 wonderful family, but realized his father was very old,

14、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 son. He needed to come home immediately and take care t

15、hings. 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(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。年輕人回到家里，出現(xiàn)了兩個(gè)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A。第8題【單選題】The newspaper will have to close down if it

16、 cannot increase its _ considerably. A、distribution B、contribution C、prescription D、circulation【正確答案】D【答案解析】circulation：（書報(bào)雜志的）銷售量，發(fā)行額，銷路。符合句意。第9題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】In a special report on cancer and blacks, the organization said blacks are usually diagnosed with cancer later than whites, and they are more l

17、ikely to die of the disease.Which may NOT be a reason for higher cancer death rates among US blacks? A、Unequal access to medical care. B、Greater probability of having other diseases. C、Differences in the biology of the cancer. D、Early diagnosis.【正確答案】D【答案解析】本段指出blacks are usually diagnosed with canc

18、er later than whites，與D項(xiàng)內(nèi)容是相反的，因此選D。第10題【單選題】【閱讀判斷】A moderate earthquake struck parts of southeast England on 28 April 2007, toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds.Q: During the April 28 earthquake, the whole England was left without power. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正確答

19、案】B【答案解析】答案選B。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。the whole England 與 parts of southeast England 是不符的，所以選B。第11題【單選題】【2010.04】We should _ this in mind: Dont judge a person by his appearance. A、bear B、put C、place D、print【正確答案】A【答案解析】本題考查詞匯題?！咀g文】 我們應(yīng)當(dāng)牢牢記住：不要以貌取人。詳細(xì)

20、解答】牢記在心：bear in mind 或者keep in mind第12題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】You cant change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe youre sleepy in the evening but you must stay up late anyway. Counteract your cycle to some extent by habitually stayin

21、g up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This wont change your cycle, but youll get up steam and work better at your low point.If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the mor

22、ning, he should _. A、change his energy cycle B、overcome his laziness C、get up earlier than usual D、go to bed earlier【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(duì)你的能量周期)能起作用。”最后兩句又說，“rise before your usual hourwork better at your low po

23、int”(“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(shí)早起。這并不改變你的周期，但你可以在低潮時(shí)得到能量，工作得更好。”)因此選項(xiàng)C是正確答案。第13題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】The world is not only hungry; it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 75% of the earths surface is covered with water. But about 97% of this huge amount is sea-water

24、, or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3%the fresh water that comes from rivers, lakes, underground, and other sources. And we cannot even use all of that, because some of it is in the form of icebergs（冰山）and glaciers（冰川）. Even worse, some of it has been polluted.What percentage of th

25、e earths water can man actually use at present? A、Nearly 75 per cent. B、About 97 per cent. C、Exactly 3 per cent. D、Less than 3 percent.【正確答案】D【答案解析】根據(jù)本段得知，地球上只有3的水適于人類飲用，然而部分以冰山或冰川的形式存在，還有的被污染，因而實(shí)際上人類能用的水要低于3。第14題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】Rhythm in literature is a more or less regular occurrence of certain element

26、s of writing: a word, a phrase, an idea, a sound, or a grammatical construction. We are also accustomed to this recurrence in the alternate heavy and light beats in music. Our love for rhythm seems to be innate: witness the responses of a small child to lively music. Children love to beat on toy dru

27、ms or empty boxes. They stamp their feet and chant nursery rhymes or nonsense syllables, not unlike primitive dancers. As children grow older, they are taught to restrain their responses to rhythm, but our love of rhythm remains. We live in rhythms; in fact we are governed by rhythms.According to th

28、e passage, an adults reaction to rhythm in music would probably be _. A、uninhibited B、indifferent C、restrained D、responsible【正確答案】C【答案解析】該題的解題依據(jù)在本段結(jié)尾部分“As children grow older, they are taught to restrain their responses to rhythm”。作者講：隨著孩子的年齡逐漸增大，大人就會(huì)教他們抑制對(duì)節(jié)奏的反應(yīng)，等他們長(zhǎng)大之后，他們對(duì)音樂節(jié)奏的反應(yīng)，更可能受到抑制。第15題【單選題】【

29、閱讀判斷】Before you begin your talk, be kind to your voice. Avoid milk or creamy drinks which coat your throat. Keep your throat wet by drinking a little sweetened warm tea or diluted fruit juice.Q: To solve the problem of dry mouths, one is advised to take cool milk. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正確答案】B【答

30、案解析】答案選B。文章說到：Avoid milk or creamy drinks which coat your throat. 避免喝牛奶和奶油飲料。第16題【單選題】【完成句子】The average lightning strike is more than 3 miles long and can travel at a tenth of the speed of light. Ball lightning, the rarest and most mysterious form, derives its name from the small luminous ball that

31、appears near the impact point, moves horizontally, and lasts for several seconds.One form of lightning that _ is ball lightning. A、occurs most infrequently B、is shifted sideways by strong winds C、is often hidden from our view D、is estimated at 20 millions a year【正確答案】A【答案解析】本段文字與題目相關(guān)的句子是：Ball lightn

32、ing, the rarest and most mysterious form, derives its name from the small luminous ball，關(guān)鍵詞是rarest（rare的最高級(jí)形式）與infrequently“很少發(fā)生，少有”表達(dá)相同的意思。第17題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】During the hours when you labour through your work you may say that youre hot. Thats true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when y

33、our cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the morning. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues as: Get up, John！Youll be late for work again! The possible explanation to

34、the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage？ A、Unaw

35、areness of energy cycles. B、Familiar monologues. C、A change in a family members energy cycle. D、Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.【正確答案】A【答案解析】本題的關(guān)鍵是看懂本段的最后一句(即：“Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean，and which cycle each

36、 member of the family has”)，同時(shí)聯(lián)系本段的第四句和第五句(即：“For some people the peak comes during the morningFor others it comes in the afternoon or evening”)的意思。該句的直接意思是“如果丈夫和妻子能明白能量周期是怎么回事，以及家庭每個(gè)成員有什么樣的周期，很多家庭爭(zhēng)吵就會(huì)停止?！币簿褪钦f，家庭爭(zhēng)吵的發(fā)生是因?yàn)檎煞蚝推拮硬涣私饽芰恐芷谑窃趺椿厥?，更談不上了解每個(gè)家庭成員有什么樣的能量周期了。因此A項(xiàng)：Unawareness of energy cycles(不知道能量

37、周期)應(yīng)是正確答案。第18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, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and m

38、uch 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 their vacation. They all come for the same reason: sun!In the paragraph, cities like London, Copenhagen,

39、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 historic interest and scenic beauty D、to prove that they have got more tourism than they can handle【正確答案】

40、A【答案解析】該段中所列舉的三個(gè)城市都具有陰冷日短的氣候特點(diǎn)，這些不利的地理氣候條件使得當(dāng)?shù)鼐用裣蛲柟獬渥愕牡胤?。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選項(xiàng)A最接近題意。第19題【單選題】【閱讀判斷】Whether you work at home，on the farm，at the office，at school，or on the road，it is not a good idea to skip (故意略去) breakfast.Q: It is okay to skip breakfast if you work at home A、True B、False C、Not Given【正確答案】B【答案解

41、析】答案選B。原句的意思是：無論一個(gè)人在哪干活，不吃早餐都不是個(gè)好主意。因此該命題是錯(cuò)誤的。第20題【單選題】【2008.10】Country life is better than city life _ it offers fresh air and noiseless environment. A、in that B、as that C、as for D、in which【正確答案】A【答案解析】本題的句意為：鄉(xiāng)村生活好過城市生活，因?yàn)樗諝庑迈r且環(huán)境無噪音。in that 是復(fù)合連接詞，只在一定的句式中使用。也可以用作一個(gè)固定詞組。（請(qǐng)參考Unit 6 Text A 注釋4 中的解釋及

42、有關(guān)例句）。A 在于，原因是，在方面；C. 關(guān)于，至于，舉例：I like the country better in that it is closer to nature. 我更喜歡鄉(xiāng)村，因?yàn)樗咏匀弧５?1題【單選題】【2008.10】Johnson was _ unknown before running for the presidency. 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(shí)上，約翰遜在參選總統(tǒng)職位之前是個(gè)無名人士。A 顯然，明顯地 B 外表上，直觀地 C

43、 垂直地，直立地 D 實(shí)際上，事實(shí)上第22題【單選題】It _ me three years to draw the beautiful horses. A、took B、paid C、spent D、cost【正確答案】A【答案解析】cost 的主語通常是事或物(包括形式主語 it)；spend 的主語只能是人，不能是事或物；take 的主語可以是事或物(包括形式主語 it)，也可以是人。cost 的賓語通常是錢，take 的賓語通常是時(shí)間，而 spend 的賓語則可以是時(shí)間或錢。這句話運(yùn)用的句型是it take sb sth to do sth。 第23題【單選題】【填句補(bǔ)文】The au

44、thor says that interpersonal relations should be taught as a required course in every school, along with reading, writing, and mathematics. _. That is at least as important as how much we know. A、Much of what has been said about strangers also applies to relationships with family members and friends

45、. B、He keeps looking over the other persons shoulder, as if hoping to find someone more interesting in another part of the room. C、Every time you meet someone in a social situation, give him your undivided attention for four minutes. D、In his opinion, success in life depends mainly on how we get alo

46、ng with other people.【正確答案】D【答案解析】后句中的代詞we在D中才有呼應(yīng)的代詞，而且在文章最后出現(xiàn)觀點(diǎn)句是通常論述文的發(fā)展特點(diǎn)，因此判斷D正確。第24題【單選題】【填句補(bǔ)文】David Guterson and his wife teach their three children at home. Guterson says that his children learn very differently from children in school: _. For example, when there is heavy snowfall on a winter

47、 day, it may start a discussion or reading about climate, snow removal equipment, Alaska, polar bears （北極熊）, and winter tourism. A spring evening when the family is out watching the stars is a good time to ask questions about satellites and the space program. A、Some parents prefer teaching their chi

48、ldren at home because they do not believe that public schools teach the correct religious values. B、Learning starts with the childrens interests and questions. C、Interestingly, results show that home-schooled children quite often do better than average on national tests in reading and math. D、Critic

49、s also say that most parents are not well qualified to teach their children.【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(diǎn)，因此選B。第25題【單選題】【2008.04】The government finally _ all the documents relating to the war. A、released B、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

50、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(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)有關(guān)的全部文件。第26題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】But Ellen really became famous in 2001. Aged only 24, she was one of only two women who entered the Vendee Globe round the world solo race(單人環(huán)球帆船比賽), which lasts 100 days. Despite many problems, she came second in the race out of 24

51、competitors and she was given a very warm welcome when she returned.In the Vendee Globe race, Ellen won _. A、a gold medal B、The “Best Woman Sailor” award C、The “Young Sailor of the Year” award D、the second place【正確答案】D【答案解析】細(xì)節(jié)查找題答案特點(diǎn)：答案一般在原文有共同或相似關(guān)鍵詞。第27題【單選題】【填句補(bǔ)文】Posture. A good posture makes you

52、feel better about yourself. _. This makes breathing more difficult, which in turn can make you feel nervous or uncomfortable. A、If you are feeling down, you normally dont sit straight, with your shoulders inwards. B、Body language is a broad term for several forms of communication using body movement

53、s or gestures. C、Body language differs from culture to culture. D、If you are at interviews, try to keep them still.【正確答案】A【答案解析】本段講的是身體姿勢(shì)。填充句后一個(gè)句子提到“this”會(huì)使呼吸更加困難，this顯然指的是一種不太好的身體姿勢(shì)，因此本題答案為A。第28題【單選題】【閱讀選擇】I dont claim there isnt a force which guides us, which takes care of us, but the main element

54、 that helps us build up our future is our way of being. Our personality, our character, our way of perceiving（感知）reality and everything that surrounds us are the elements which may bring us to the top, or on the contrary, make us miserable. The author thinks that our future is decided mainly by _. A

55、、a superior force like God B、our way of being, such as our character C、things and persons that surround us D、others choice and responsibility【正確答案】B【答案解析】答案選B。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but the main element that helps us build up our future is our way of being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

56、己的所作所為，答案為B項(xiàng)。第29題【單選題】【閱讀判斷】The river was so high that the water ran into streets and houses. Many streets had to be closed to cars and trucks because of the high water. This made it difficult for fire trucks, police cars, and other rescue vehicles to help people who were in trouble.Q: Rescue vehicl

57、es had a hard time getting to people. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正確答案】A【答案解析】答案選A。本題的意思是：救援車輛費(fèi)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30題【單選題】【填句補(bǔ)文】The Caribbean Islands form a chain that separates the Caribbean Sea from the rest of the Atlantic Ocean. _. Many of the islands were formed by the eruption（爆發(fā)）of

58、ancient volcanoes（火山）Others are low-lying coral islands that gradually rose from the ocean. A、They are famous for their warm, tropical climate and great natural beauty. B、What would you see if you took a cruise to the Caribbean Islands? C、Theyre like a long necklace that stretches between North and

59、South America. D、But life on the Caribbean Islands is not always paradise.【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(gè)鎖鏈，把加勒比海與大西洋的其他部分分開。答案是C，因?yàn)樗牡谝粋€(gè)詞是They，該詞指The Caribbean Islands；而且在語義上也有很好的銜接。第31題【單選題】【閱讀判斷】Finally, though a childs teachers may not have been trained in language teaching, their relations with

60、 him are always close and personal. They take great pains to make their lessons easy.Q: So far as language teaching is concerned, the teachers close personal relationship with the student is more important than the professional language teaching training he has received. A、True B、False C、Not Given【正