2022年西北工業(yè)大學(xué)明德學(xué)院自考英語（二）練習(xí)題（附答案解析）

2022年西北工業(yè)大學(xué)明德學(xué)院自考英語（二）

練習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

［閱讀判斷】Fermi'sgeniuswasknownthroughoutthescientificworld.In1938he

hadwonaNobelPrize.Fouryearslaterheproducedthefirstnuclearchainreaction,

leadingusintothenuclearage.Q:Fermi,anexperimentalistaswellasatheoretician,

wonaNobelPrizeforproducingthefirstnuclearchainreactionintheworld.

A、True

B、False

C^NotGiven

【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2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3題【單選題】

Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

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considerably.

A.distribution

B、contribution

C、prescription

D^circulation

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】【譯文】如若不能相當(dāng)大地增加報紙的發(fā)行量，這家報社就將不得

不關(guān)閉了?！驹囶}分析】詞義選擇題。0【詳細解答】A分配，分發(fā)B貢獻，

投稿C處方，藥方D（報刊等的）發(fā)行量、銷售量

第4題【單選題】

[2009.10]Sofarscientistshaveonlyacquiredunderstandingofthephysical

processesthatcauseearthquakes.

A、apartial

B、achangeable

C、anoriginal

D、anindividual

【正確答案】A

第5題【單選題】

【概括大意】"Manyoflife'sfailures,"thesupremeinnovatorsaid,"arepeoplewho

didnotrealizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhentheygaveup."Beforethat

magicalmomentinOctober1879,Edisonhadworkedoutnofewerthan3,000

theoriesaboutelectriclight,butinonlytwocasesdidhisexperimentswork.Themain

ideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Importanceoflearningfromfailure

B、Neverasuccessfulmangivesup

C、Itisimportanttofailforasuccessfulman

D、Edison'Scommentonfailure

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【正確答案】D

【答案解析】通過應(yīng)用部分可以看出這段文字的主題是愛迪生對失敗的評論.因

此選擇Do

第6題【單選題】

[閱讀選擇]Thechildrendon/tjustplananycity.Theymapandanalyze（分析）the

housing,energy,andtransportationrequirementsoftheirowndstrictandforetellits

needsin100years.Withtheaidofanarchitect（建筑11市）whovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations/'Designingbuildingsofthefuturegiveschildrenalotoffreedom/saysthe

teacherwhodevploppdthisprogram."Theyareabletousethpirownrich

imaginationandinventionswithoutfearofblame,becausetherearenowrong

answersinafuturecontext.Infact,astheclassentersthefinalmodel-buildingstage

oftheprogram,anelected'official'and'planninggroup/makeallthedesign

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7題【單選題】

[2009.10]Scientistsdoubtwhetherit'storegulateone'sbiologicalclockby

drinking.

A、feasible

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B、incredible

C,fashionable

D>valuable

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查形容詞詞義區(qū)分?？茖W(xué)家懷疑通過喝酒來調(diào)整人體生物鐘

是否可行。A可行的、可能且合理的B不可相信的、難以置信的C時髦的、

時尚的D貴重的、寶貴的

第8題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】ThepeopleofKiribatiareafraidthatonedayinthenot-too-distant

future,theircountrywilldisappearfromthefaceofthpearth-literally.Severaltimes

thisyear,thePacificislandnationhasbeenfloodedbyasuddenhightide.Q:The

peopleofKiribatiworrythatonedaytheircountrywillbetakenawaybyasudden

hightide.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。該題目說的是：Kiribati的人民擔(dān)心他們的國家將被突發(fā)

的洪水淹沒。該題源于第一句：Kiribati的國民擔(dān)心在近期的某一天，他們的國

家將會地球上面消失byasuddenhightide。

第9題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】OnedayafriendaskedmywifeJillifIwantedahearingaid."He

certainlydoes,"repliedJill.Afterhearingaboutaremarkablenewproduct,Jillfinally

gotupthenervetoaskmeifI'deverthoughtaboutgettingahearingaid."Noway,"I

said."Itwouldmakemelook20yearsolder.""No,no,"shereplied."Thisisentirely

different.It'sCrystalEar!"lnitiallythewriterdidnotwanttobuyahearingaid

because.

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A、itwouldmakehimlookold.

B,itwouldmakehimnervous.

C>itwastooexpensive.

D^itwasold-styled.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】當(dāng)被妻子問及是否愿意得到一個助聽器時，作者因為擔(dān)心顯得老氣

而拒絕。所以答案是A。

第10題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshewastalkingtoalocal

restaurantwhpretheyweregoingtohavelunchafterherappointment.Shpcalledto

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

shouldn'tbedrivingwithoutme.〃Numerousthoughtsranthroughmyhead.Callthe

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

Butatfirst,IofferedtodrivetothelocalrestauranttoseeifEdwaswaitingforher

there.Theelderlywomancriedinthelobbywhenshewastalkingto.

A、herhusbandwithAlzhemer's

B、thenurseinthedoctor'soffice

C、alocalrestaurant

D^oneofherfamilymembers

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C。根據(jù)文章本段中ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshe

wastalkingtoalocalrestaurant...可知答案為C項。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11題【單選題】

[2009.01]Heinsuredhiscarhehadanaccident.

A、unless

B、if

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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12題【單選題】

【2007.04]Itisdifficulttotheimplicationbetweenthelines.

A、getto

B、getwith

C、getat

D、getdown

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查詞組辨析。A.開始，接觸；C.找出，發(fā)現(xiàn)；D.下來,

寫下來。

第13題【單選題】

【2009.04]Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

A、what

B、which

C、when

D^that

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查主語從句的引導(dǎo)詞的選擇。譯文：大會什么時候召開還沒

有決定。詳細解答：A什么；B哪一個；C什么時候；D（無詞義）。

第14題【單選題】

TheNetherlandsistheonlycountryinEuropewhichpermitseuthanasia,it

isnottechnicallylegalthere.

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A、if

B,otherwise

C、although

D^unless

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本句的意思是“雖然荷蘭是歐洲唯一允許安樂死的國家，但是安樂

死在荷蘭嚴(yán)格說來并不合法〃，所以應(yīng)該填although。

第15題【單選題】

[2009.01]Youshouldhelpthemwhenyourfriendsquarrelwitheachother.

A、comeintosight

B、cometoterms

C、comeintoplay

D、cometopower

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查短語的習(xí)慣用法。句意：當(dāng)你的朋友吵架時，你應(yīng)當(dāng)幫助

他們協(xié)調(diào)一下。comeinto或cometo都表示進入（某種狀態(tài)A映入眼簾；

B.達成協(xié)議，妥協(xié)、；C開始運作；D.上臺，開始掌權(quán)。

第16題【單選題】

[閱讀選擇】AndyetalthoughtheMayasknewaboutthewheel,theyneverusedit.

Neitherdidtheyusemetalsotherthancopper.Whatisevermoresurprisingisthat

theysuddenlyabandoned（拋棄）manyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.

SometimearoundAD900,Mayancivilizationcollapsed.Bytheyear1200,theirlast

greatcapital,ChichenItza,wasdeserted.Oneofthemostsurprisingfindingsabout

Mayaswasthat.

A、theydevelopedaccuratesystemmeasuringtime.

B、theyknewhowtobuildpyramidswithstones.

C、theydesertedtheircitiesandmovedtonewones.

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D、theybuiltcitieswhichtheyneverlivedin.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】對應(yīng)點為Whatisevermoresurprisingisthattheysuddenly

abandonedmanyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.是對原文語意進行了

轉(zhuǎn)化，最高級代替了比較級。

第17題【單選題】

【完成句子】Americanseatwithknivesandforks;Japaneseeatwithchopsticks.

Americanssay"Hi"whentheymeet;Japanesebow.ManyAmericanmenopendoors

forwomen;Japanesemendonot.Onthesurface,itappearsthatgoodmannersin

AmericaarenotgoodmannersinJapan,andinawaythisistrup.Rutinanycountry,

theonlymannersthatareimportantarethoseinvolvingoneperson'sbehavior

towardanotherperson.Inallcountriesitisgoodmannerstobehaveconsiderately

towardothersandbadmannersnotto.Itisonlythewayofbehavingthatdiffers

fromcountrytocountry.Thetopicsentenceofthisparagraphis.

A、Americanseatwithknivesandforks;Japaneseeatwithchopsticks.

B、ManyAmericanmenopendoorsforwomen;Japanesemendonot.

C>Thewayofbehavingthatdiffersfromcountrytocountry.

D、Inallcountriesitisgoodmannerstobehaveconsideratelytowardothersand

badmannersnotto.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】文章的最后一句話是對前面的一個總結(jié)，道出了本段的主題。因此

選擇Co

第18題【單選題】

[2008.10]Johnsonwasunknownbeforerunningforthepresidency.

A、visibly

B、visually

C、vertically

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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：事實上，約翰遜在參選

總統(tǒng)職位之前是個無名人士。A顯然，明顯地B外表上，直觀地C垂直地，

直立地D實際上，事實上

第19題【單選題】

［填句補文］Althoughtheresearchershaveonlyjustmadethetechnicaldetailsof

themicroscopepublic,itisalreadyonsale.Itiscurrentlythesizeofarefrigerator

andtakesseveralminutestoscanacircuit,butXiaoandSchragareworking

A、totaketinychipswerequire

B、tomakingchipsanysmaller

C、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputerandcutthescanningtimeto30

seconds

D、ofconductingelectricity

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】這部分所說的體積的減小和所需時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)分鐘的時間形成了對比。即：目前它大約像冰箱那么大，

而且要用兒分鐘掃描一個電路，但是他們正在努力使它縮小到臺式計算機那么大,

把掃描時間縮短到30秒。

第20題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Althoughnoothergameisexactlylikebaseball,perhapstheonemost

nearlylikeitistheEnglishgameofcricket（板球）.Q:Baseballsharesmanyfeatures

withtheEnglishgameofcricket.

A、True

B、False

C^NotGiven

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【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選Ao木題對應(yīng)的語句為：theonemostnearlylikeitistheEnglish

gameofcricket,因此是正確的。

第21題【單選題】

［閱讀選擇】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world/slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand

otherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.Itwas

firstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400/s.Whichcountryisthelargestcoffee

producer?

A、Brazil.

B、Colombia.

C、Ethiopia.

D、Egypt.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答題依據(jù)在本段的第三句。Producer與grower意思等同。

第22題【單選題】

[2009.041Ifpaymentisnotreceived,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；C選擇、取舍；D野心、抱負。

第23題【單選題】

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[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?！驹敿毥獯稹縿釉~的詞義選取。

第24題【單選題】

【完成句子】Americanseatv/ithknivesandforks;Japaneseeatwithchopsticks.

Americanssay"Hi"whentheymeet;Japanesebow.ManyAmericanmenopendoors

forwomen;Japanesemendonot.Onthesurface,itappearsthatgoodmannersin

AmericaarenotgoodmannersinJapan,andinawaythisistrue.Butinanycountry,

theonlymannersthatareimportantarethoseinvolvingoneperson'sbehavior

towardanotherperson.Inallcountriesitisgoodmannerstobehaveconsiderately

towardothersandbadmannersnotto.Itisonlythewayofbehavingthatdiffers

fromcountrytocountry.Thetopicsentenceofthisparagraphis.

A>Americanseatwithknivesandforks;Japaneseeatwithchopsticks.

B、ManyAmericanmenopendoorsforwomen;Japanesemendonot.

C、Thewayofbehavingthatdiffersfromcountrytocountry.

D、Inallcountriesitisgoodmannerstobehaveconsideratelytowardothersand

badmannersnotto.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】文章的最后一句話是對前面的一個總結(jié)，道出了本段的主題。因此

選擇Co

第25題【單選題】

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【概括大意】Themodemideasconcerningthenatureofintelligenceareboundto

havesomeeffectonourschoolsystem.Inonerespectachangeisalreadyoccurring.

Withthemovetowardcomprehensiveeducationandthedevelopmentof

unstreamedclasses,fewerchildrenwillbegiventhelabel"lowIQ"whichmust

inevitablycondemnachildinhisown,ifnotsociety'seyes.Theideathatwecan

teachchildrentobeintelligentinthesamewaythatwecanteachthemreadingor

arithmeticisacceptedbymoreandmorepeople.Themainideaofthisparagraphis

A、ImpactonSchoolEducation

B、AChangedViewofIntelligence

C、MainResultsofRecentResearches

D、EffectofEnvironmentonIntelligence

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題使用了同義詞替換的選擇技巧，段落中主要講述的是智力本質(zhì)

的現(xiàn)代簡潔必定會對學(xué)校教育產(chǎn)生影響（boundtohavesomeeffectonourschool

system.）,選項A中只是將名詞effect換為impacto

第26題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Hearingloss,whichoccurstypicallypriortoteenageyears,progresses

throughoutone'slifetime.Althoughhearinglossisnowtheworld'snumberone

healthproblem,nearly90percentofpeoplesufferinghearinglosschoosetoleave

theproblemuntreated.Formanymillions,treatinghearinglossinaconventional

waycaninvolvenumerousofficevisits,expensivetestingandadjustmentstofityour

ear.ThankstoCrystalEar,the"soundsolution"isnowconvenient.Almost90percent

ofpeoplewithmildhearingloss,andmillionsmorewithjustalittlehearingdrop-off

（一口降），canbedramaticallyhelpedwithCrystalEar.Moreover,itssuperiordesignis

energy-efficient,sobatteriescanlastmonths.CrystalEarisnowavailabletohelp

thesepeopletreattheirhearinglosswithasmallhearingamplifier（放大

器）.Accordingtothepassage,hearinglossis.

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A、onlyaminorhealthproblem.

B,theworld'smostcommonhealthproblem.

C、merelyateenagedisease.

D^anincurabledisease.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析］hearinglossisnowtheworld'snumberonehealthproblem這句話可

以幫助我們找到答案。

第27題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】LateoneSundayafternooninSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,an

elderlycleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehad

livedandworkedmostofherlife.Itmayseemlikeanordinaryendtoahumblelife,

buttherewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthiswoman.Inthesummerof

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是絕對詞，在選項D中出現(xiàn)，根據(jù)經(jīng)驗排除D；對

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

給了家鄉(xiāng)的大學(xué)，A和B表達都不全面，答案是C。

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第28題【單選題】

[2009.10]Asforfamilyeducation,parentsareencouragedtorelyonrather

thanpunishment.

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，鼓勵父母們依靠

說服而不是懲罰孩子0A批評、指責(zé)B恐嚇、威脅C說服、勸服D責(zé)

罵、斥責(zé)

第29題【單選題】

［填句補文］“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)整個關(guān)鍵

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

學(xué)生們有好處

第30題【單選題】

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【完成句子】Mostofuscanfind15minutesorhalfanhoureachdayforsome

regularactivity.Forexample,onefamoussurgeonalwaysspent15minutesreading

somethingbeforehewenttosleepeachday.Whetherhewenttobedat10p.m.or

2:30a.m.madenodifference.Youareadvisedtoreadsomethingbeforeyou

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

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

項中看只有D項合適。

第31題【單選題】

[2010.04]Weshouldthisinmind:Don'tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.

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

細解答】牢記在心：bearinmind或者keepinmind

第32題【單選題】

【填句補文】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】這個問題可以根據(jù)引號來作答，因為空格后面有"says〃這個詞，它

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

的模型。

第33題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Helpingtheplanetisabigpartofwhatourworldtripisallaboutand

that'sexactlywhatwedidthispastweek.Wehelpedgetahydroponicsfarmstarted

inalocalvillage.Thisfarmwillbeamodelforthelocalvillagerssotheycanstart

theirveryownselfsustainingfarm.Hydroponicsisatypeoffarmingthatusesathird

ofthewaterneededinanaveragefarmandusesnosoil.Ahydroponicsfarm

A、isdifficulttobuild

B、isatypeoffarmwithoutsoil

C、willcostlotsofmoney

D、wasstartedinthevillagebeforetheycame

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。詞義理解題。根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞hydroponicsfarm迅速鎖定本

段。再通過排除法可以判定B項是正確的。因為A和C表述的內(nèi)容文章并沒有

提到過。D項表述是錯誤的，因為那個村莊在他們?nèi)ブ安]有這種hydroponics

farmo是他們到了之后，幫忙建立了一個模型。

第34題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknownasEastAnglia,has

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beeninexistenceformorethantwothousandyears.Itbeganasasmallvillage

besidetheRiverWensum.Q:TheRiverWensumflowsbyNorwich.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選Ao答題依據(jù)在第二句，Norwich是Rive"Wensum旁邊的一

個小村莊，就說明了流經(jīng)

RiverWensumNorwich0

第35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)明指南針的時間。

第36題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇］Marian,thegirlwhowrotetheoriginalstoryaboutRoxaboxenthatthe

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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。事實細節(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是最先寫這個故事的人，但是并不是這本書的作者。

而且是這本書中那個小鎮(zhèn)的鎮(zhèn)長。

第37題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Climatescientistsarenotpresenteverywhere.Becausethereareso

manyplacesintheworldandnotenoughscientiststoobserveallofthem,they're

askingforyourhelpinobservingsignsofclimatechangeacrosstheworld.Thecitizen

scientistmovementencouragesordinarypeopletoobserveaveryspecificresearch

interest——birds,trees,flowersbudding,etc,andsendtheirobservationstoagiant

databasetobeobservedbyprofessionalscientists.Thishelpsasmallnumberof

scientiststrackalargeamountofdatathattheywouldneverbeabletogatheron

theirown.Muchlikecitizenjournalistshelpinglargepublicationscoverahyper-local

beat,citizenscientistsarereadyfortheconditionswheretheylive.Allthat'sneeded

tobecomeoneisafewminuteseachdayoreachweektogatherdataandsendit

in.In“Allthat'sneededtobecomeone...(paragraph2)",whatdoestheword"one"

standsfor?

A、acitizenjournalist

B、acitizenscientist

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C>ascientist

D、acitizen

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】one不僅是數(shù)詞也是代詞；代詞指代的名詞或句子一般出現(xiàn)在代詞

的前一句，要注意區(qū)分代詞單、復(fù)數(shù)。

第38題【單選題】

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

housing,energy,andtransportationrequirementsoftheirowndstrictandforetellits

needsin100years.Withtheaidofanarchitect（建筑師）whovisitstheclassroom

onceawpekztheyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations/Designingbuildingsofthefuturegiveschildrenalotoffreedom/saysthe

teacherwhodevelopedthisprogram."Theyareabletousetheirownrich

imaginationandinventionswithoutfearofblame,becausetherearenowrong

answersinafuturecontext.Infact,astheclassentersthefinalmodel-buildingstage

oftheprogram,anelected'official'and'planninggroup'makeallthedesign

decisionsforthemodelcity,andtheteacherstepsbackandbecomesanadviser/TXn

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39題【單選題】

【填句補文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

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peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

exposuretosecondhandsmoke.

A>Theriskisevenhigherforchildrenwholiveinhomeswherebothparents

smoke.

B、IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

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40題【單選題】

（填句補文】“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)整個關(guān)鍵

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

學(xué)生們有好處〃。

第41題【單選題】

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[2009.10]Sofarscientistshaveonlyacquiredunderstandingofthephysical

processesthatcauseearthquakes.

A、apartial

achangeable

C、anoriginal

D、anindividual

【正確答案】A

第42題【單選題】

[2010.04]Evenafterdecadesofthetwobrothersrecognizedeachother

immediately.

A、separation

B、cooperation

C、correspondence

D、communication

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】【譯文】盡管已經(jīng)分別了幾十年，這兩兄弟都是立刻認出了對方。

【試題分析】詞匯題?！驹敿毥獯稹棵~的詞義選取。

第43題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇]NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyandputupwitha

lotofinconveniencesforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.Residentsofcities

likeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamspendalotoftheirwinterinthedark

becausethedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.Thisisthe

reasontheMediterraneanhasalwaysattractedthem.Everysummer;morethan25

millionpeopletraveltoMediterraneanresortsandbeachesfortheirvacation.They

allcomeforthesamereason:sunllntheparagraph,citieslikeLondon,Copenhagen,

andAmsterdamarementioned.

A、toshowthattheyarenotgoodcitiesintermsofgeographyandclimate

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B、totellushowwealthytheirresidentsare

C,tosuggestthatthesecitieslackplacesofhistoricinterestandscenicbeauty

D>toprovethattheyhavegotmoretourismthantheycanhandle

【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(dāng)?shù)鼐用裣蛲柟獬渥愕牡胤?。四個選項中，選項A最接近題

息Q

第44題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Rutsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand