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［自考英語(yǔ)】2022年2月河北省滄縣英語(yǔ)（一）模

擬題（解析版）

第1題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Ihavelearntofaplantobuildthreehundredhousesontheland

calledParsonsPlacebythefootballground.Fewpeopleknowaboutthisnewplan

toincreasethesizeofourtown.Forme,ParsonsPlaceisspecialbecauseitisa

beautifulnaturalareawherelocalpeoplecanrelax-thesmallwoodhasmany

unusualtreesandthestreamispopularwithfishermenandbird-watchers.It*svery

quietbecausetherearefewhousesorroadsnearby.Ithinkthatlosingthisareawill

beterriblebecausewehavenoothersimilarfacilitiesintheneighbourhood.Whyis

ParsonsPlaceparticularlyimportant,inAlansopinion

A、Becauseitisnearthefootballground.

B^Becauselotsofpeoplelivenearit.

C、Becauseitisaplacenearthetownwherepeoplecanenjoynature.

D、Becauselocalpeoplecangetthereeasilybycarfromthetown.

【正確答案】C

第2題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpop

music.ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswith

variousformsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hop,rap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,but

atthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.ItisdifferentalsoinanotherwayManyofthe

songsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocialorpoliticalissuesin

Africatoday.ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis.

A、usuallyaboutloveandromance

B、moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C、popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D、mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

【正確答案】B

第3題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Mother'sDayisaspecialdayforeveryone!Weusethisdaytohonorourmothersall

overtheworld!ItisheldonthesecondSundayofMayinmanycountries,suchasAustralia,

CanadaandtheUnitedStates.ItisheldexactlythreeweeksbeforeEasterSundayintheUnited

Kingdom.Sundaysareusuallynon-schoolandnon-workingdaysinthesecountries.

A、Shewantedtomemoryhermother,AnnJarvis.

B、WhenistheearliestMother'sDaycelebration

C、ManyfamiliesbeginMother'sDaywithbreakfastinbed.

D^Mother'sDayfallsondifferentdaysindifferentthecountries.

【正確答案】D

第4題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】NobelPrize-winningauthorToniMorrisondealsspecificallywiththe

legacyofslaveryinherbookBeloved.Themaincharacterinthisnovel,aformer

slavecalledSethe,livesinOhiointheyearsfollowingtheCivilWar,butshecannot

freeherselffromherhorrificmemories.Throughaseriesofflashbacksandbitter

reminiscences,thereaderlearnshowandwhySetheescapedfromtheplantation

shehadlivedon;thefateofherhusband,whoalsotriedtoescape;andfinally,

whathappenedtothechildcalledBeloved.Morrison'sscenesoftortureand

murderarevividandstronglyconveythedesperationoftheslavesandthecruelty

oftheirowners.Belovedisset.

A^onaslaveship

B、onaplantationbeforetheCivilWar

C、inOhioaftertheCivilWar

D、inanAfricantown

【正確答案】C

第5題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuring

subtle（Z田微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand.

A、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputer

B、tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfields

C、aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotes

D^convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint

【正確答案】D

第6題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Hehasalsoincludedsymbolstoshowwhichionsarenutrients,andwhichare

commoninsoilorwater..

A、TherehavebeenmanyattemptstoredesigntheperiodictablesinceDmitriMendeleevdrew

itupin1871.

B、Andthesizeofelement'ssymbolreflectshowmuchofitisfoundintheEarth'scrust.

C、Railsbackhasstillorderedtheelementsaccordingtothenumberofprotonstheyhave.

D、Raisbackhaslistedsomeelementsmorethanonce.

【正確答案】B

第7題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpop

music.ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswith

variousformsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hop,rap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,but

atthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.ItisdifferentalsoinanotherwayManyofthe

songsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocialorpoliticalissuesin

Africatoday.ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis.

A、usuallyaboutloveandromance

B、moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C、popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D、mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

【正確答案】B

第8題【單選題】

isacceptedastrueisrelatively,andnotabsolutely,true.

A、It

B、That

C、What

D、Thatit

【正確答案】c

第9題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Theresearchersalsogavethestudentsteststotellwhetherthe

studentsbelievedthatamathsuperstarhadtobeaboy.Thentheresearchers

turnedtotheteachersTofindoutwhichteacherswereanxiousaboutmath,the

researchersaskedtheteachershowtheyfeltattimeswhentheycameacrossmath,

suchaswhenreadingasalesreceipt.Ateacherwhogotnervouslookingatthe

numbersonasalesreceipt,forexample,wasprobablyanxiousaboutmath.

Accordingtotheexperiment,thoseteacherswereprobablyanxiousaboutmath

whentheyfelt.

A、nervousmemorizingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

B、helplesssavingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

C^uneasyreadingthenumbersofasalesreceipt

D、hopelessfillinginthenumbersofasalesreport

【正確答案】C

第10題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】OnaSeptemberdayin1991,twoGermanswereclimbingthe

mountainsbetweenAustriaandItaly.Highuponamountainpass,theyfoundthe

bodyofamanlyingontheice.Atthatheight(10,499feet,or3,200meters),theice

isusuallypermanent,but1991hadbeenanespeciallywarmyear.Themountain

icehadmeltedmorethanusualandsothebodyhadcometothesurface.Itwas

lyingfacedownward.Theskeleton(骨架)wasinperfectcondition,exceptfora

woundinthehead.Therewasstillskinonthebonesandtheremainsofsome

clothes.Thehandswerestillholdingthewoodenhandleofanaxandonthefeet

therewereverysimpleleatherandclothboots.Nearbywasapairofglovesmade

oftreebark（樹(shù)皮）andaholderforarrows.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph2?

A^TheIcemanlivedapoorlife.

B^TheIcemancouldhavediedfromthewoundinthehead.

C、TheIcemanwasstruckdeadfrombehind.

D、TheIcemanwaskilledwhileworking.

【正確答案】B

第11題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Decibels（分貝）measuredinwateraredifferentfromthose

measuredonland.Anoiseofonehundred-twentydecibelsonlandcausespainto

humanears.Inwater,adecibellevelofone-hundredninety-fivewouldhavethe

sameeffect.Whichofthefollowingisdiscussedintheparagraph?

A、Thesamenoiselevelproducesadifferenteffectonlandandintheocean.

B^Differentplacesmayhavedifferenttypesofnoises.

C、Thedecibelisnotasuitableunitformeasuringunderwaternoise.

D、Differentoceananimalsmayhavedifferentreactionstonoises.

【正確答案】A

第12題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking//saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth./zltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole."Wehavewar;poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon't

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger//saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.MThequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety.wWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A^Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C、Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正確答案】B

第13題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】GyorgyBuzsakiofRutgersUniversityandhiscolleaguesanalyzedthe

brainwavesofsleepingratsandmice.Specifically,theyexaminedtheelectrical

activityemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex(anareathatprocesses

sensoryinformation)andthehippocampus,whichisacenterforlearningand

memory.Thescientistsfoundthatoscillationsinbrainwavesfromthetworegions

appeartobeintertwined.So-calledsleepspindles(burstsofactivityfromthe

neocortex)werefollowedtensofmillisecondslaterbybeatsinthehippocampus

knownasripples.Theteampositsthatthisinterplaybetweenthetwobrainregions

isakeystepinmemoryconsolidation.Asecondstudy,alsopublishedonlinethis

weekbytheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,linksage-associated

memorydeclinetohighglucoselevels.Whatistheresultoftheexperimentwith

ratsandmicecarriedoutatRutgersUniversity

A、Theelectricalactivityisemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex.

B、Oscillationsinbrainwavesarefromhippocampus.

C、Somatosensoryneocortexandhippocampusworktogetherinmemoryconsolidation.

D、Somatosensoryneocortexplaysitprimaryroleinmemoryconsolidation.

【正確答案】C

第14題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Somepeopletoldmethatitwastoolate.SometoldmethatIwastoo

old.OtherstoldmethatIwouldneverbeabletopullitoff.Ihadtoworkfulltime

andtakecareofmyson.ButinsideIwastoldsomethingdifferent.Theunderlined

sentence“ButinsideIwastoldsomethingdifferent“inthepassageprobablymeans

A>whatotherstoldherwasnottrue

B>someonetoldhersomethingdifferent

C、theauthorwouldhaveadifferentlifeifshetried

D、theauthordecidedtoreturntoschoolforacollegedegree

【正確答案】D

第15題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thebasictoolsforaninterviewarepaperandtwoorthreewell-sharpenedpencils.

Butkeepyournotebookorpaperoutofsightuntilyouneedit.There'snothinglesslikelytorelaxa

personthanthearrivalofsomeonewithanote-takingpad..Takeawhilejusttochat,

judgingwhatsortofpersonyou'redealingwith,gettinghimorhertotrustyou.

A>Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B^Comebackanotherday;itwillgobetter.

C、Therestisinstinct,whichcanallbelearnedwithexperience.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正確答案】D

第16題【單選題】

It'sraining.Wehavetostayathomeinsteadofgoingfishing.

A、badly

B、hardly

C、heavily

D、strongly

【正確答案】c

第17題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】NobelPrize-winningauthorToniMorrisondealsspecificallywiththe

legacyofslaveryinherbookBeloved.Themaincharacterinthisnovel,aformer

slavecalledSethe,livesinOhiointheyearsfollowingtheCivilWar,butshecannot

freeherselffromherhorrificmemories.Throughaseriesofflashbacksandbitter

reminiscences,thereaderlearnshowandwhySetheescapedfromtheplantation

shehadlivedon;thefateofherhusband,whoalsotriedtoescape;andfinally,

whathappenedtothechildcalledBeloved.Morrison'sscenesoftortureand

murderarevividandstronglyconveythedesperationoftheslavesandthecruelty

oftheirowners.Belovedisset.

A、onaslaveship

B、onaplantationbeforetheCivilWar

C、inOhioaftertheCivilWar

D、inanAfricantown

【正確答案】C

第18題【單選題】

[2005.4]Themoonmerelythelightofthesun,likeahugemirrorhunginthesky.

A、reflects

B、demonstrates

C、transmits

D^launches

【正確答案】A

第19題【單選題】

[閱讀理解】Myteacheroncesaidtome,“Ifyoudon'tquit,youwillwin".Ihaveno

desiretoquitwritingasI'mhavingtoomuchfun.MythanksgotoAssociated

ContentandtheYahoo!ContributorNetworkforallmyprogressinwriting!Andto

myfellowwriters—thankyousomuchforyoursupportandfriendship.Maywe

continuetosupporteachotherformanyyearstocomeIWecanlearnfromthe

passagethat.

A、theauthorthinkswritingontheNetisveryeasy

B、theauthorhashisfirstbookpublishedontheNet

C^twoyearshaspassedsincetheauthorbeganwriting

D、theauthorisgratefulforthecontentsitessincerely

【正確答案】D

第20題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Inordertoproducehighqualityproducts,theTasmaniangovernmentunderstandsthe

needforgettinghighqualityirrigationequipmentatalltimes,suchastravellingirrigators（灌;既車），

pumpsandotherirrigationtools,whicharethekeytothesuccessofthegrowers.Itisalsono

wonderwhyirrigationequipmentmakersandsuppliersaremakingmuchmoneyintheregion.

A>Theyplayakeyroleinmeetingtheneedsofthefarmers.

B>Throughtheyears,peopletherehavecomeupwithlong-termsolutionsthatmainlyfocuson

developingorimprovingitsvariousirrigationsystems.

C、TravellingirrigatorsfirstappearedintheEastHanDynastyinChina.

D^Nextonthelistisdripirrigationandsprayirrigation.

【正確答案】A

第21題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Mr.Ibadov'seldestsonhasjustturned70.Helostcountlongagoofhowmany

grandchildrenhehas.zTmanoldmannowIlookafterthesheep,andIpreparethewoodforwinter.

Istillhavesomethingtodo."Mr.Ibadovcan'tdoanykindofworkanymore.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

第22題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Five-year-oldLanistilltakessevenmedicineswithherbreakfasteverymorning."She's

verygoodaboutit,”saysherfatherDavid.LaniisalivetodaybecauseofherfatherDavid,inmore

thanoneway;whenshewasoneyearoldshereceivedpartofherfather'sliverina

liver-transplantoperation.Laniwasbornwithaliverillness..Doctorsadvisedthata

transplantwastheonlywayinwhichshewouldlive.

A、Shehadoneoperationwhenshewassixweeksold,whichwasnotsuccessful.

B^Davidquicklyrecoveredfromtheoperation.

C^Davidwasfinallyabletoridehisbikeagainafteraboutayear.

D、Doctorshopethatshewillcontinuetogetstrongerandstronger.

【正確答案】A

第23題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】DuringworkTomalwaysthoughtofthegirlandfeltasifhehadmet

hersomewhere,buthecouldn'trememberwhen.Tomconcludedthatthegirlwas

inlovewithhimandhewasveryexcited.Thisgirlmaybelookednotasbeautifulas

thegirlhehaddatedtheotherday,butshehadagrand（豪華的）car.Shemustbe

veryrich.Sohechosetolovethisgirl.Whenhisworkwasover,Tomcalledthegirl

whohaddatedhim.Hesaid,“Afterseveraldays'thinking,IthinkIamnotsuitedfor

beingyourboyfriend,soIhopeyouwillforgetme."Wecanlearnfromthispassage

thatTom.

A、wasverypoor

B^didn'tlikethebiscuits

C^walkedtoworkeverymorning

D、comparedthetwogirlscarefully

【正確答案】D

第24題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Parentsandkidstodaydressalike,listentothesamemusic,andare

friends.Isthisagoodthing?Sometimes,whenMr.Ballmerandhis16-year-old

daughter,Elizabeth,listentorockmusictogetherandtalkaboutinterestsboth

enjoy,suchaspopculture,heremembershismoredistantrelationshipwithhis

parentswhenhewasateenager."lwouldneverhavesaidtomymom,'Hey,the

newWeezeralbumisreallygreat.Howdoyoulikeit?'"saysBallmer."Therewas

justacompletegapintastedMusicwasnottheonlygulf.Fromclothingand

hairstylestoactivitiesandexpectations,earliergenerationsofparentsandchildren

oftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.Theword"gulf"mostprobablymeans

A、interest

B、distance

C、hope

D、separation

【正確答案】D

第25題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Some20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.

Morethanhalfaregivetofarm-animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth..

A>ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarm

slurry.

B、Thedrugscouldbegettingintoourfoodandwater.

C、Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchanged.

D>Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyard

drugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic—resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.

【正確答案】D

第26題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Some20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.

Morethanhalfaregivetofarm-animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth..

A、ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarm

slurry.

B^Thedrugscouldbegettingintoourfoodandwater.

C>Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchanged.

D、Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyard

drugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic-resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.

【正確答案】D

第27題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Aswell,thereare2,000transmittertowersaroundAustralia,manyin

highdensity（密度）residentialareas.Forexample,Telstra,OptusandVodaphone

buildtheirtowerswhereitisgeographicallysuitabletothemanddisregardthe

needofthecommunity.Theradiationemittedfromthesetowersmayhavealready

producedsomeharmfuleffectsonthehealthoftheresidentsnearby.Many

transmittertowerswerebuilt

A、onhighmountains.

B>inplacessuitabletothephoneusers.

C^inareaswhichcantakeinradiation.

D、indenselypopulatedareas.

【正確答案】D

第28題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】TheISUwon'tfinallyapprovethenewsystemuntilitmeetsinJune

butalreadyUKSport,theBritishGovernment'ssportsbody,hasexpressed

reservations."Iremaintobeconvincedthattherandomselectionsystemwould

offertheguaranteesthateveryoneconcernedwithethicalsportislookingfor",says

JerryBingham,UKSport'sheadofethics（倫理）.WhatdoesJerryBinghamexpress

bysaying"Iremaintobeconvinced"?

A、Hisanger.

B^Hiscriticism.

C、Hisagreement.

D、Hisdoubt.

【正確答案】D

第29題【單選題】

[2005.10]Onlyafterclasstoraisethequestion.

A、didheallowed

B^washeallowed

C、hewasallowed

D、didheallow

【正確答案】B

第30題【單選題】

【2004.04]Hecontinuedspeaking,regardlessmyfeelings.

A、in

B、of

C、on

D、about

【正確答案】B

第31題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Some20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.

Morethanhalfaregivetofarm-animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth..

A>ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarm

slurry.

B>Thedrugscouldbegettingintoourfoodandwater.

C、Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchanged.

D、Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyard

drugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic—resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.

【正確答案】D

第32題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thebasictoolsforaninterviewarepaperandtwoorthreewell-sharpenedpencils.

Butkeepyournotebookorpaperoutofsightuntilyouneedit.There'snothinglesslikelytorelaxa

personthanthearrivalofsomeonewithanote-takingpad..Takeawhilejusttochat,

judgingwhatsortofpersonyou'redealingwith,gettinghimorhertotrustyou.

A、Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B、Comebackanotherday;itwillgobetter.

C、Therestisinstinct,whichcanallbelearnedwithexperience.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正確答案】D

第33題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】DuringworkTomalwaysthoughtofthegirlandfeltasifhehadmet

hersomewhere,buthecouldn'trememberwhen.Tomconcludedthatthegirlwas

inlovewithhimandhewasveryexcited.Thisgirlmaybelookednotasbeautifulas

thegirlhehaddatedtheotherday,butshehadagrand（豪華的）car.Shemustbe

veryrich.Sohechosetolovethisgirl.Whenhisworkwasover,Tomcalledthegirl

whohaddatedhim.Hesaid,“Afterseveraldays'thinking,IthinkIamnotsuitedfor

beingyourboyfriend,soIhopeyouwillforgetme."Wecanlearnfromthispassage

thatTom.

A、wasverypoor

B、didn'tlikethebiscuits

C^walkedtoworkeverymorning

D、comparedthetwogirlscarefully

【正確答案】D

第34題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】TheweatheroftheCaribbeanSeaisalmostalwayswarmandsunny.Sandybeaches

linethecoastsofmanyislands..Manytouristsarriveoncruiseships.

A、TheyareCuba,PuertoRico,Jamaica,andHispaniola.

B、TheCaribbeanIslandsareknownbyseveralnames.

C、Someoftheseislandsarenomorethantinyslivers（小片）ofexposedcoral.

D、Thisiswhymillionsoftouristsvisittheislandseachyear.

【正確答案】D

第35題【單選題】

【完成句子】Amongstthemostpopularbooksbeingwrittentodayarethosewhichareusually

classifiedassciencefiction.Hundredsoftitlesarepublishedeveryyearandarereadbyallkindsof

people.Furthermore,someofthemostsuccessfulfilmsofrecentyearshavebeenbasedonscience

fictionstories.Peopleenjoy.

A、arecurrenttheme

B、readingbooksofsciencefiction

C、readworldwide

D^politicalimplications

【正確答案】B

第36題【單選題】

[2005.4]Inonetypeoflaboratorytestallthevariablesonearecontrolled.

A、by

B、and

C、but

D^or

【正確答案】C

第37題【單選題】

[2007.4]Theyhavetostaywithus___thetimebeingbecausetheyhavenotfoundaplaceyet.

A^during

B、in

C、for

D^since

【正確答案】C

第38題【單選題】

【概括大意]Formorethantenyearstherehasbeenabigriseincarcrimethaninmostothertypes

ofcrimes.AnaverageofmorethantwocarsaminutearebrokenintoorstolenintheUK.Carcrime

accountsforalmostathirdofallreportedoffenses（進(jìn)攻）withnosignsthatthetrendisslowing

down.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、SafeParking

B、IncreaseinCarTheft

C^OpportunitiesforNon-professionals

D、Anti-theftOrganizations

【正確答案】B

第39題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpop

music.ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswith

variousformsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hop,rap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,but

atthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.ItisdifferentalsoinanotherwayManyofthe

songsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocialorpoliticalissuesin

Africatoday.ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis.

A、usuallyaboutloveandromance

B、moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C、popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D、mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

【正確答案】B

第40題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Jamiewasworriedaboutthejunkfoodwhichhesawbeingserved

whichincludedburgers,pizzasandchips.Sohedecidedtobanthejunkandstarted

cookingsomegoodsoupandcurriesforthechildreninstead.Soheimprovedthe

schooldinnersinthatparticularschool,andtrainedthedinnerladiestocook

healthyfood.Thenheputpressureonthegovernmenttoimprovethestandardsof

schoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditlookslikethechangeshavetaken

place.Generally,schoolsdidn'tservetostudentsbefore.

A^soupandcurries

B^hotcookedmeals

C、drinksandchips

D、burgersandpizzas

【正確答案】A

第41題【單選題】

—DoyouknowJackwell?—Certainly.Wefriendssincetenyearsago.

A、were

B、havemade

C、havebecome

D、havebeen

【正確答案】D

第42題【單選題】

【概括大意］PaulWignallfromtheUniversityofLeedswasinvestigatingthelinkbetweenvolcanic

eruptionsandmassextinctions.Notallvolcaniceruptionskilledofflargenumbersofanimals,but

allthemassextinctionsoverthepast300millionyearscoincidedwithhugeformationsofvolcanic

rock.Tohissurprise,theolderthemassivevolcaniceruptionswere,themoredamagetheyseemed

todo.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、AssociationofMassExtinctionswithVolcanicEruptions

B^KillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptopms

C、AMassExtinctions

D、VolcanicEruptionsThatCausedNoMassExtinction

【正確答案】A

第43題【單選題】

【概括大意】Ford'sgreatstrengthwasthemanufacturingprocess-一notinvention.Longbeforehe

startedacarcompany,hewasaworker,knownforpickinguppiecesofmetalandwireandturning

themintomachines.Hestartedputtingcarstogetherin1891.Althoughitwasbynomeansthefirst

popularautomobile,theModelTshowedtheworldjusthowcreativeFordwasatcombining

technologyandmarket.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Ford'sOpponents

B、Ford'sGreatTalent

C、Ford'sGreatDream

D、TheEstablishmentoftheCompany

【正確答案】B

第44題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheinterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakes

itsmostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitment,allegiance,and

supremesacrifice.Timesofwartestacommunity'sdeepestreligiousandethical

commitments.Whatcanwelearnfromtheparagraph?

A、GovernmentstendtoabusetheirsupremePowerintimesofwar.

B、Intimesofwargovernmentsmayextendtheirpoweracrossnationalborders.

C、Intimesofwargovernmentsimposehighreligiousandethicalstandardsontheirpeople.

D^Governmentsmaysacrificeindividualsintheinterestsofthestateintimesofwar.

【正確答案】D

第45題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】NobelPrize-winningauthorToniMorrisondealsspecificallywiththe

legacyofslaveryinherbookBeloved.Themaincharacterinthisnovel,aformer

slavecalledSethe,livesinOhiointheyearsfollowingtheCivilWar,butshecannot

freeherselffromherhorrificmemories.Throughaseriesofflashbacksandbitter

reminiscences,thereaderlearnshowandwhySetheescapedfromtheplantation

shehadlivedon;thefateofherhusband,whoalsotriedtoescape;andfinally,

whathappenedtothechildcalledBeloved.Morrison'sscenesoftortureand

murderarevividandstronglyconveythedesperationoftheslavesandthecruelty

oftheirowners.Belovedisset.

A^onaslaveship

B、onaplantationbeforetheCivilWar

C、inOhioaftertheCivilWar

D、inanAfricantown

【正確答案】C

第46題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】GyorgyBuzsakiofRutgersUniversityandhiscolleag