2022年廈門華廈學(xué)院自考英語（二）練習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

2022年廈門華廈學(xué)院自考英語（二）練習(xí)題

匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【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(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2題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshewastalkingtoalocal

restaurantwheretheyweregoingtohavelunchafterherappointment.Shecalledto

seeifhewasthere.Shesaid,Z/MyhusbandhasAlzheimer's（老年癡呆）andhe

shouldn'tbedrivingwithoutme."Numerousthoughtsranthroughmyhead.Callthe

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

Butatfirst,IofferedtodrivetothelocalrestauranttoseeifEdwaswaitingforher

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there.Theelderlywomancriedinthelobbywhenshewastalkingto.

A>herhusbandwithAlzheimer's

B、thenurseinthedoctor'soffice

C、alocalrestaurant

D^oneofherfamilymembers

【正確答案】C

（答案解析]答案選Co根據(jù)文章本段中ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshe

wastalkingtoalocalrestaurant…可知答案為C項(xiàng)。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3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(diǎn)；C選擇、取舍；D野心、抱負(fù)。

第4題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

exposuretosecondhandsmoke.

A、Theriskisevenhigherforchildrenwholiveinhomeswherebothparents

smoke.

B^IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

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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(shí)常吸入他人香煙中冒出的煙，接下來應(yīng)首

選對(duì)此煙加以定義的句子。

第5題【單選題】

[2010.04]Expertshavefoundthatnormalsleepcanbedividedintofive

stages.

A^moderate

B>initial

C、distinct

D、advanced

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】【譯文】專家們已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)正常的睡眠可以分為五個(gè)不同的階段?！驹?/p>

題分析】本題考查詞匯。【詳細(xì)解答】形容詞的詞義選取。

第6題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】Secondaryschoolhaditsownshareofchallenges.Iwasatallkidand

wasn'tgoodatanysport,exceptlooking.Ilovedbasketballandtennis.ThefirstdayI

heldaracket,andIwasdisgracedbymyopponent.Hewonsixstraightsetswithout

sweatandthereIwas,sweatingbadlylikeI'drunamarathon,whereasIhadn'teven

madeasinglepoint.Stanleywasdisgracedbyhisclassmateina.

A>basketballgame

B、tennisgame

C、marathongame

D>footballgame

【正確答案】B

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【答案解析】答案選B。詞義理解和事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。通過關(guān)鍵詞disgrace,考生可

迅速定位至本段，再通過本段的關(guān)鍵詞racket,可以判定正確答案是網(wǎng)球比賽。

第7題【單選題】

［閱讀選擇］Calorierestrictiondramaticallyextendsthelifespanoforganismsas

differentaswormsandrodents.Whetherthisworksinhumansisstillunknown

partlybecausefewpeoplearewillingtosubmittosuchastrictdiet.Accordingtothe

passage,wedonotknowwhetherhumanswillbenefitfromtakinginfewercalories

partlybecause.

A、humans,wormsandrodentsaredifferent.

B^mostpeoplearenotwillingtobeputonastrictdiet.

C>theeffectisnotknown.

D、geneticchangesintissuescannotbeperformedonhumans.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題答案可從本段的最后一句話中找出。

第8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lj：Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistonthe

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

項(xiàng)都沒有提到。

第9題【單選題】

[2009.01]WheneverIgoouttodinnerwithhim,Ialwayspayingthebill.

A、endup

B、arriveat

C、dropout

D、giveoff

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】句意：每當(dāng)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(dá)到，取得；C不參加，隱退；D散發(fā)。

第10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.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(duì)你的能量周期）能起作

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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(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"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(dòng)身；B把（某物）置于…之后、延遲；

C撇開、取消、廢除；D建立、提出。

第12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13題【單選題】

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【閱讀判斷】Despitethebadweather,troubledhealthservice,trafficcongestion（擁

擠）,genderinequality,andthehighcostofliving,Irelandscoredanimpressive8.33

pointsoutof10.Q:CostoflivinginIrelandisprettyhigh.

A、True

B^False

C>NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。問題句說"愛爾蘭的生活費(fèi)用高"。該段說"盡管氣候惡劣，

健康機(jī)構(gòu)混亂，交通擁擠，性別歧視仍然存在，生活費(fèi)用高，愛爾蘭所獲得的分

數(shù)仍然給人留下了深刻的印象：滿分為十分，愛爾蘭獲得了8.33分"。根據(jù)這個(gè)

句子的內(nèi)容可以知道"愛爾蘭的生活費(fèi)用高"，因此問題句的說法與原文的說法一

致。

第14題【單選題】

［閱讀選擇］Theworldisnotonlyhungry;itisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseem

strangetoyou,sincenearly75%oftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.But

about97%ofthishugeamountissea-water,orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkand

usetheother3%-thefreshwaterthatcomesfromrivers,lakes,underground,and

othersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofitisintheform

oficebergs（冰山）andglaciers（冰〃I）.Evenworse,someofithasbeen

polluted.Whatpercentageoftheearth'swatercanmanactuallyuseatpresent?

A、Nearly75percent.

B>About97percent.

C、Exactly3percent.

D、Lessthan3percent.

【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%。

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第15題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇]Youconsiderthatyoucan'tfindyourplaceinyourowncountry,soyou

riskthecomfortablebutmodestlifewithyourparentsandyougoabroad.Maybe

therewillbemomentswhenyoucan'tstandthelonelinessanymore,thestrangers

aroundyou,oryourjob.Butyouremembernobodymadeyoutakethatdecision,so

youtakeadeepbreath,andyougoon,asyouaretheonlyonetobeblamed.When

youarelonelyinaforeigncountry,youshould.

A、changeyourdecision

B、blameyourparentsforit

C、sticktoyourdecisionandgoon

D、makemorefriends

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選Co根據(jù)文章本段中Butyouremembernobodymadeyoutake

thatdecision,soyoutakeadeepbreath,andyougoon…可知答案。作者認(rèn)為你出國

后可能會(huì)面臨各種困難，面對(duì)周圍的陌生人、工作，你可能會(huì)感到孤獨(dú)，但是仔

細(xì)想想這個(gè)決定是你自己做的，于是你不得不深呼吸，然后繼續(xù)。

第16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(duì)他們周圍的事物有著天然的好奇心?？疾槊~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17題【單選題】

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【閱讀判斷】Theriverwassohighthatthewaterranintostreetsandhouses.Many

streetshadtobeclosedtocarsandtrucksbecauseofthehighwater.Thismadeit

difficultforfiretrucks,policecars,andotherrescuevehiclestohelppeoplewho

wereintrouble.Q:Rescuevehicleshadahardtimegettingtopeople.

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(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18題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Whataboutdrinkingalcoholtowetyourthroat?Iadviceyounotto

touchalcoholbeforespeaking.Youwillfeelall-powerfulandyouwillfeelyoucando

everything,butinfactyourbrainandyourmouthdonotworktogetherproperly.

Savethealcoholuntilafteryoufinishspeaking.Q:Duetotheeffectofalcohol,your

thoughtandyourmouthwillnotcoordinateproperly.

A、True

B^False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。本題的關(guān)鍵句為：butinfactyourbrainandyourmouthdo

notworktogetherproperly.因此本題答案為A。

第19題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Roughestimatesinthepasthavepredictedsimilarlydisappointing

results.SaysSallieChishol,anenvironmentalengineerfromthe

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology."Butthetake-homemessageisthesame.

Oceanfertilizationisnottheanswertoglobalwarming."

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A、"Thesearenewerandbettermodels,"

B、Itsopponentsargue,however,thatitwillstopglobalwarming.

C、Addingirontopatchesofoceancanmakeplanktonbloomtemporarily.

D、Asplanktondieandsettleontheoceanfloor,theircarbonissupposedly

lockedupintheseabed.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】這個(gè)問題可以根據(jù)引號(hào)來作答，因?yàn)榭崭窈竺嬗?says"這個(gè)詞，它

預(yù)示著所填入的句子應(yīng)該是帶引號(hào)的。A的意思是：這些是比較新的也是比較好

的模型。

第20題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇］Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurely

yawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthe

floor.Avoidthetroubleofsearchingforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenight

before.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasks

requiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharphours.Youareadvisedtorise

withayawnandstretchbecauseitwill.

A、helptokeepyourenergyfortheday'swork

B^helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday

C、enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework

D、keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題問的是因果關(guān)系。回答這一問題的關(guān)鍵是看懂本段的第二句和

其他句子的聯(lián)系。首先要注意這一段的第一句"Getofftoaslowstartwhichsaves

yourenergy",也就是說早上慢慢起床可以節(jié)省能量。緊接該句的三個(gè)句子都是

慢慢起床的具體做法。因此選項(xiàng)A是正確答案。

第21題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】TheCaribbeanIslandsformachainthatseparatestheCaribbeanSea

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fromtherestoftheAtlanticOcean..Manyoftheislandswereformedby

theeruption（爆發(fā)）ofancientvolcanoes（火山）.Othersarelow-lyingcoralislands

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(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"TheCaribbean

Islands"；而且在語義上也有很好的銜接。

第22題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】"Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

A、Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

B、Thetraditionalperiodictablewaswelldrawn.

C、“Iimaginecontourlineswouldbegoodforundergraduates/

D、Buthehasaddedcontourlinestochargedensity,helpingtoexplainwhichions

reactwithwhich.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】這一段是劍橋大學(xué)的AlbertGaly的原話，我們可以從引導(dǎo)整個(gè)關(guān)鍵

點(diǎn)得出答案。即：〃地學(xué)化學(xué)家們只想通過直覺判斷元素的活動(dòng)。我想等高線對(duì)

學(xué)生們有好處〃。

第23題【單選題】

[2010.04）Inordertofollowfashions,thegirlhastogreatdiscomforts.

A>catchupwith

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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(shí)尚，這個(gè)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】

"Iknow—it'sa/'hiswifesaidcoldly.

A^surprise

B>welcome

C、mess

D、present

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】根據(jù)〃coldly〃可知，說話人不是指驚喜、歡迎、禮物，答案選C

第25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

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【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”。

第26題【單選題】

[2009.04]I'vegottheorderfromthebossthattheworkfinishedbefore

5p.m.today.

A>wouldbe

B、be

C、willhavebeen

D、couldbe

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】譯文：我已經(jīng)從老板那得到指令，這項(xiàng)工作在今天下午五點(diǎn)鐘之前

要完成。試題分析：本題考查名詞從句中的虛擬語氣。團(tuán)詳細(xì)解答：that引導(dǎo)同

位語從句，說明order的內(nèi)容。同時(shí)從句要用虛擬語氣，從句謂語用should+動(dòng)

詞原形的形式，should可以省略。

第27題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Secondaryschoolhaditsownshareofchallenges.Iwasatallkidand

wasn'tgoodatanysport,exceptlooking.Ilovedbasketballandtennis.ThefirstdayI

heldaracket,andIwasdisgracedbymyopponent.Hewonsixstraightsetswithout

sweatandthereIwas,sweatingbadlylikeI'drunamarathon,whereasIhadn'teven

madeasinglepoint.Stanleywasdisgracedbyhisclassmateina.

A、basketballgame

B^tennisgame

C>marathongame

D>footballgame

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選Bo詞義理解和事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。通過關(guān)鍵詞disgrace,考生可

迅速定位至本段，再通過本段的關(guān)鍵詞racket,可以判定正確答案是網(wǎng)球比賽。

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第28題【單選題】

[2008.10]Ittookafewsecondsforhereyestotothedarkness.

A、allocate

B、adopt

C>apply

D、adjust

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析?！咀g文】她花了幾秒鐘時(shí)間使眼睛適應(yīng)黑

暗?！驹敿?xì)解答】A分配，撥出B收養(yǎng)，過繼C應(yīng)用，申請(qǐng)D調(diào)

整，使適合

第29題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Ontheotherhand,onthemoontherewillbeanattractionbetween

thebutterandthemoon;butthebutterwillweighonlyaboutone-sixthasmuchas

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B。C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)在

disappearo

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第30題【單選題】

[2007.04]Havingdecidedtorentaflat,wecontactinghousingagencies

inthecity.

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。

第31題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇1Goodnewsforchocoholics：thetreatpreferredbymillionsalloverthe

worldisgoodforyou,accordingtoAmericanresearchersattheUniversityof

California.Chocolatecontainssubstancescalledflavonoids（類黃酮）thatcanhelp

maintainahealthyheartandgoodcirculation.Theresearchershavediscoveredthat

cocoaactslikeaspirinandthateatingabarofchocolatehasalsobeenshownto

releaseendorphinsinthebody：thesechemicalshelptoreducepainandstressand

makeyoufeelhappy.Whyischocolategoodforheartandcirculation?

A、Itreducespainandstress.

B^Itcontainssubstancescalledflavonoids.

C>Itreleasesendorphinsinhumanbody.

D>Itactslikeaspirintoprotectheart.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】因果關(guān)系詞信號(hào)詞。凡是注釋中文的地方可能是答案區(qū)域。

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第32題【單選題】

［概括大意］Thekeytogardeningwithkids,saysPattiKraemer-Doell,familygarden

coordinatorattheNewYorkBotanicalGardens,is“Lettingthemexperienceit

themselves.Wehavetriedtoguidethem,butnottellthemtoputthesunflowers

hereandthetomatoesthere.Theemphasisisondevelopingtheirimaginationand

theirappreciationforbeingoutinthegarden/Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、DifferentKindsofGardens.

B、KindsofPlantsinsHomeGarden

C、TheMostImportantPointinFamilyGardening

D^Howtoplansunflowersandtomatoes

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段指出家庭園藝的主旨是讓孩子去體驗(yàn)，培養(yǎng)他們的想象力和鑒

賞力。所以答案為C。

第33題【單選題】

［填句補(bǔ)文］“Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

A、Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

B^Thetraditionalperiodictablewaswelldrawn.

C、“Iimaginecontourlineswouldbegoodforundergraduates/

D、Buthehasaddedcontourlinestochargedensity,helpingtoexplainwhichions

reactwithwhich.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】這一段是劍橋大學(xué)的AlbertGaly的原話，我們可以從引導(dǎo)整個(gè)關(guān)鍵

點(diǎn)得出答案。即：〃地學(xué)化學(xué)家們只想通過直覺判斷元素的活動(dòng)。我想等高線對(duì)

學(xué)生們有好處〃。

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第34題【單選題】

[2007.04]Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

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(bào)雜志的）銷售量，發(fā)行額，

銷路。符合句意。

第35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(shí)的才能，

z/

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

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36題【單選題】

[2009.10]hehasmanyfriends,heisoftenfeelinglonely.

A、As

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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(dú)。

第37題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Everyyear;inNovember,ThanksgivingDayremindsusofthegood

thingsinlife,andpeoplearethankful.Onthisdaypeopleusuallyeatturkeyand

greatquantitiesofotherfoods.Q:TheturkeyisamostpopularfoodonThanksgiving

Day.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。感恩節(jié)這天火雞通常是必不可少的。因此本題是正確的。

第38題【單選題】

[2008.04]Thevehiclewastravelingatspeeds90milesperhour.

A^inadditionto

B>inviewof

C、inexcessof

D、insearchof

【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(shí)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。

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第39題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thesmokethatcomesfromalitcigarettecontainsmanydifferent

poisonouschemicals.Inthepast,scientistsdidnotthinkthatthesechemicalscould

harmanonsmoker'shealth..Theydiscoveredthatevennonsmokershad

unhealthyamountsofthesetoxic(有毒的)chemicalsintheirbodies.

A、TheGilsonshavebeenmarriedfor35years.

B、Recently,though,scientistschangedtheiropinionaftertheystudiedalarge

groupofnonsmokers.

C、Wecannotavoidsecondhandsmokeinrestaurants.

D、IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

withatleastonesmoker.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】前一句講的是科學(xué)家們過去對(duì)二手煙的看法，接下來應(yīng)選表示他們

改變觀點(diǎn)的句子，因?yàn)橄乱痪浔砻魉麄兯值挠^點(diǎn)已與過去截然不同。

第40題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇］WhenIgraduatedfromhighschool,myfamilyhadabusinesssoInever

thoughtaboutgettingacollegedegree.Iwentstraightfrommyhighschool

graduationtoworkformyfather.After24yearsofupsanddowns(mostlydowns),I

decidedthatIwantedtoreturntoschoolandearnadegreeinBusiness

Administration.Whydidn'ttheauthorgoonwitheducationaftergraduatingfrom

highschool?

A、Tohelpherfatherwithbusiness.

B^Toescapefromschoollife.

C>Toexperiencesociallifeearly.

D、Toachieveherdream.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。該題目主要考查考生對(duì)文章主人公相關(guān)細(xì)

節(jié)的了解。根據(jù)題干內(nèi)容，此細(xì)節(jié)定位于文章本段講述自己高中畢業(yè)后經(jīng)歷的部

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分。文中講到〃當(dāng)我高中畢業(yè)時(shí)，爸爸正在做生意。所以我壓根沒有考慮過繼續(xù)

獲得大學(xué)學(xué)位的事情，畢業(yè)后直接轉(zhuǎn)向?yàn)榘职止ぷ鳌??？膳袛郃選項(xiàng)與原文句意

一致。

第41題【單選題】

[填句補(bǔ)文]Manybeginninginterviewersareafraidthattheyareforcingtheother

persontoanswerquestionsandhavenorighttoinquireabouthispersonalsecrets.

?Unlessthepersonreallyhatesbeinginterviewed,heisdelightedthat

somebodywantstointerviewhim.

A、Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B^Thisdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatitwillgowell.

C>Mostmenandwomenleadlivesthatareuninteresting.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】抓住關(guān)鍵詞進(jìn)行同義替換，也就是afraid,選項(xiàng)中thisfear就是對(duì)

這種擔(dān)心的補(bǔ)充，這種擔(dān)心是完全沒有必要的，除非被采訪者確實(shí)是討厭別人問

自己。

第42題【單選題】

[2009.01]Hehasdeeploveforthepeopleandloyaltytothecountry.

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(qiáng)烈的，極度的；B最初的，開始

的；C立即的，即時(shí)的；D模仿的，仿效的。形容loyalty,選A比較恰當(dāng)。

第43題【單選題】

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[2009.01]WheneverIgoouttodinnerwithhim,Ialwayspayingthebill.

A>endup

B、arriveat

C、dropout

D^giveoff

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】句意：每當(dāng)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(dá)到，取得；C不參加，隱退；D散發(fā)。

第44題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】DuringthesepastfewyearsIusedAssociatedContenttotrywriting.I

foundwritingforthatsitewasnotmycupoftea.However;myexperiencetherewas

positiveasIwasrewardedwithevenmorelearningopportunitiesjustbydippingmy

toesintothewater.ThroughAssociatedContentIwasintroducedtotheworldof

blogging.Idecidedtolearnhowtosetupablogmyself.NowI'minterestedin

bloggingandcontinuetoworkasawriter.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofusingthe

siteAssociatedContent?

A、TowriteforthesiteYahoo!ContributorNetwork.

B^Toknowmoreaboutotherwriters.

C、Tohaveoneofhisarticlespublished.

D、Tobecomeanetworkwriter.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】答案選D。根據(jù)本段的Idecidedtolearnhowtosetupablogmyself.

NowI'minterestedinbloggingandcontinuetoworkasawriter確定D答案。A選項(xiàng)

是作者偶然獲得的結(jié)果，并非剛開始寫作時(shí)的目的，可排除；B選項(xiàng)不是作者的

目的；C選項(xiàng)是作者兩年前已經(jīng)取得的成果，無需再定為自己目標(biāo)。

第45題【單選題】

【完成句子】Asthesunflowersgrow,putahayfencearoundthemforprotection

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andstakeifnecessary.Plantmorninggloriesorsweetpeasaroundthebaseofeach

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，Bysumme內(nèi)end"夏天結(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46題【單選題】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

B、ensure

C、insure

D^secure

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查動(dòng)詞意義區(qū)分。【譯文】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)?！驹敿?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(xiǎn)；D安全的，沒有危險(xiǎn)的

第47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48題【單選題】

Thereisadeadlock（僵局）inthediscussionwhenneithersidegivestothe

other.

A、away

B^way

C>theway

D、itsway

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】譯文：由于雙方都不讓步，討論陷人了僵局。本題考查短語搭配,

givewayto意思為"讓路、讓步〃。

第49題【單選題】

[2008.04]Fishisandexpensiveatthistimeoftheyearinthisarea.

A、inlargemeasure

B^totheminimum

C、inshortsupply

D、tothemaximum

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查短語意義辨析。這個(gè)地區(qū)在一年中的這個(gè)時(shí)候魚的供應(yīng)不

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足，價(jià)格昂貴。inshortsupply：缺貨、供貨不足。

第50題【單選題】

[2008.04]Fishisandexpensiveatthistimeoftheyearinthisarea.

A、inlargemeasure

B、totheminimum

C、inshortsupply

D、tothemaximum

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查