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2022年上海紐約大學自考英語（二）練習題匯總（附

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第1題【單選題】

［填句補文］Some20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.

Morethanhalfaregivetofarm-animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth..

A、ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarm

slurry.

B、Thedrugscouldbegettingintoourfoodandwater.

C、Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchanged.

D、Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyard

drugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic—resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.

【正確答案】D

第2題【單選題】

【填句補文】Whendopeopledecidewhetherornottheywanttobecomefriends?Duringtheir

firstfourminutestogether,accordingtoabookbyDr.LeonardZunin.Inhisbook,"Contact:Thefirst

fourminutes,"heoffersthisadvicetoanyoneinterestedinstartingnewfriendships:.A

lotofpeople'swholeliveswouldchangeiftheydidjustthat.

A、Thatisnotthetimetocomplainaboutone'shealthortomentionfaultsonefindsinother

people.

B、Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundividedattentionforfour

minutes.

C、Itisnotthetimetotellthewholetruthaboutone'sopinionsandimpressions.

D、Heiseagertomakefriendswitheveryone.

【正確答案】B

第3題【單選題】

[2004.10]Toourdelight,shequicklyherselftothesituation.

A、adopted

B、adapted

C、attached

D、appealed

【正確答案】B

第4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5題【單選題】

【完成句子】Musicisanexpressionofemotionandimagination.Musicfreesthesoul.Itsoothes

thebodyandspirit.Itrelaxes.Itenergizes.Itcalms.Itmotivates.Musicisfunandinteresting,

educationalandbeautiful.Ithelpsusrememberwhoweareandfromwherewecame.Imaginea

worldwithnomusic.Tryingtoerasemusicfromourmindsisnearlyimpossible.Whatcanyoudoto

preservethemusicwhichinfluencesyou.Musicfreesoursoulandrelaxesour.

A、musichistorymuseum

B、enjoymusic

C、bodyandspirit

D、createandperformmusic

【正確答案】C

第6題【單選題】

Thecomputerofthiskindcanworkthantheoneofthatkind.

A、hundredoftimesfaster

B.ahundredtimefaster

C、hundredtimesfaster

D,hundredsoftimesfaster

【正確答案】D

第7題【單選題】

【填句補文】Onceuponatimetherewasarichvillage.Thewealthiestofthevillagersdecidedto

hideahugelump（堆）ofgoldtoprotectitfromrobbers.

A、Apooroldfarmerdecidedtoplowthefield.

B、Whenyouarealwaysreadytoshareyourownthingswithothers,youaredoomedtobenefit

fromit.

C>AndIwillreceivethehonorwiththefourthbygivingittotheneedy.

D、Soheburieditinanearbyricefield.

【正確答案】D

第8題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Redemption（拯救）isapracticalnecessity.Howcanvaluebe

restoredtoyounglivesdistorted（扭曲）byactsofviolence?Theboysin

JonesboroandinChicagowillbeconfinedininstitutionsforarelativelyshorttime.

Despitehorroratwhatwasdone,childrencannotbe-----dealtwithasadults,not

ifapeoplewantstoconsideritselfcivilized.That'swhypoliticians'criesforadult

treatmentofyouthfulcriminalsultimatelymissthepoint.Accordingtopoliticians,

whenchildrencommitcrimes,theyshouldbetreatedinthesamewayas

A、murderers.

B、criminals.

C、victims.

D、adults.

【正確答案】D

第9題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Youplaythelottery（彩票）eachdayandtherearetwooptions（選

擇）:eitheryouhitthejackpotandyourlifechangesgreatlyoryouloseandyou

havetostartitfromtheverybeginning.Onthecontrary,it'swellknownthatifyou

don/ttakerisks,youcan'twin,sothebestsolutionisalwaystothinkoverandover

again,toseewhatyourdecisionscouldrepresentinyourfutureandonly

afterwardstomakeupyourmind.Whilemakingadecision,youareadvisedto

?

A、refertoyourexperience

B、thinktwicebeforeyouleap

C、turntoparents

D、preparetotakearisk

【正確答案】B

第10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

AsBecauseitisnearthefootballground.

B、Becauselotsofpeoplelivenearit.

C、Becauseitisaplacenearthetownwherepeoplecanenjoynature.

D、Becauselocalpeoplecangetthereeasilybycarfromthetown.

【正確答案】C

第11題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbe

quiteaneffortforourmindtobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof"weight"asbeingafixed

qualityinanobject,butitisnotreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeaone-pound

packetofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofa

pound.Howmuchwouldfourpoundsofteaweighifitwastaken4,000milesout

fromthesurfaceoftheearth?

A、1pound.

B、2pounds.

C、3pounds.

D、4pounds.

【正確答案】A

第12題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Untilrecently,the"scienceofthefuture"wassupposedtobe

electronicsandartificialintelligence.Todayitseemsmoreandmorelikelythatthe

nextgreatbreakthroughsintechnologywillbebroughtthroughacombinationof

thosetwoscienceswithorganicchemistryandgeneticengineering.This

combinationisthescienceofbiotechnology.Accordingtothepassage,thescience

ofthefutureislikelytobe.

A、electronics

B、biotechnology

C、geneticengineering

D、nucleartechnology

【正確答案】B

第13題【單選題】

【填句補文】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14題【單選題】

[2007.4]Sixtypercentoftelevisionviewerschosehimastheir___host.

A、popular

B、preferred

C、favorite

D、favored

【正確答案】C

第15題【單選題】

[2007.10]He'llhisnervousnessoncehe'sonstage.

A、getover

B、getoff

C、getout

D、getthrough

【正確答案】A

第16題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Thefirstprincipleisthatpeoplearemorelikelytofollowsomeonewhoissimilarto

themthansomeonewhoisnot.Wisemanagers,then,askpeerstohelpmaketheircases.Second,

peoplearemorewillingtocooperatewiththosewhoarenotonlylikethembutwholikethem,as

well.Q:Peoplearemorelikelytocooperatewiththosewholikethem.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

第17題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】TheISUwon'tfinallyapprovethenewsystemuntilitmeetsinJune

butalreadyUKSport,theBritishGovernmentssportsbody,hasexpressed

reservations."Iremaintobeconvincedthattherandomselectionsystemwould

offertheguaranteesthateveryoneconcernedwithethicalsportislookingfor",says

Jerry引ngham,UKSport'sheadofethics（倫理）.Theattitudeofthoseconcernedin

theUKtothenewrulesproposedbyISUcanbebestdescribedas.

A、indifferent.

B、reserved.

C、enthusiastic.

D、positive.

【正確答案】B

第18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

justacompletegapintaste."Musicwasnottheonlygulf.Fromclothingand

hairstylestoactivitiesandexpectations,earliergenerationsofparentsandchildren

oftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.Theword"gulf"mostprobablymeans

*

A、interest

B、distance

C、hope

D、separation

【正確答案】D

第19題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Today,nottoofaroffNixon'sdeadline,Americaislookingatthatpossibility.Overthe

weekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBillClinton,announcedherrunfor2008

presidency.Q:BillClintonwillstronglysupportHillarytorunforthe2008presidency.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】C

第20題【單選題】

（閱讀理解】Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood

-apoor,crowedareawhereaboy'sdreamisnottobeadoctor;lawyer,or

businessman,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,

Liverpool,whichproducedtheBeetles,hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccer（英式足

球）teamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwithaballmadeofrags.And

GeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffa

wallintheslumsofBelfast.AIIgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn't

explainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,but

onlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythat

setsthemapartfromalltheothers.lnthelastparagraphthestatement”…butonly

onebecamePele“indicatesthat.

A、Peleisthegreatestsoccerplayer.

B、thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality.

C、Pele'sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothers.

D、thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodowiththefamilybackground.

【正確答案】B

第21題【單選題】

【填句補文】Thetypicalpersonlivingaloneisneitheroldnorlonely..Themajorityof

thesepeoplehavechosentolivealone.Theyarerespondingtodecreasingsocialpressuretoget

marriedandhaveafamily.

A、Thisisadramaticchangefromtheextendedfamiliesofjustacoupleofgenerationsago.

B、Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethenumberof

peoplelivingalone.

C、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

D、Infact,aquarterofthe23millionsinglepeopleintheU.S.areundertheageof35.

【正確答案】D

第22題【單選題】

Idon'tfeellikeanythingnow.

A、toeat

B、eating

C、havingeaten

D、tobeeating

【正確答案】B

第23題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】TheISUwon#tfinallyapprovethenewsystemuntilitmeetsinJune

butalreadyUKSport,theBritishGovernment'ssportsbody,hasexpressed

reservations."Iremaintobeconvincedthattherandomselectionsystemwould

offertheguaranteesthateveryoneconcernedwithethicalsportislookingfor",says

JerryBingham,UKSport'sheadofethics（倫理）.Theattitudeofthoseconcernedin

theUKtothenewrulesproposedbyISUcanbebestdescribedas.

A>indifferent.

B、reserved.

C、enthusiastic.

D、positive.

【正確答案】B

第24題【單選題】

［閱讀理解】Anotherproblemthevillagepeoplefaceisthedestructioncausedby

wildanimalssuchastheelephant.Elephantswillwalkthroughanddestroytheir

crops,treesandhutsinjustonenight.Thecheapandeasysolutionistosoakrope

inchiliwaterandputituparoundtheirfenceanditwillkeeptheelephantsand

otherwildanimalsaway.Inthelocalvillage,Elephants

A、areimportantforfarming

B、aretheonlywildanimals

C、oftencausetroubletovillagers'crops

D、canbefoundineachfamily

【正確答案】C

第25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26題【單選題】

［閱讀判斷】Zimbabwe,troubledbypoliticalinsecurityandhunger,isratedthegloomiest（最差的）,

pickinguponly3.89points.Q:FamilylifeinZimbabweisnotstable.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】C

第27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、Somatosensoryneocortexplaysitprimaryroleinmemoryconsoidation.

【正確答案】C

第28題【單選題】

［閱讀理解】Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood

-apoor;crowedareawhereaboy'sdreamisnottobeadoctor,lawyer;or

businessman,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,

Liverpool,whichproducedtheBeetles,hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccer（英式足

球）teamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwithaballmadeofrags.And

GeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffa

wallintheslumsofBelfast.AIIgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn't

explainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,but

onlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythat

setsthemapartfromalltheothers.lnthelastparagraphthestatement”…butonly

onebecamePele“indicatesthat.

A、Peleisthegreatestsoccerplayer.

B、thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality.

C、Pele'sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothers.

D、thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodowiththefamilybackground.

【正確答案】B

第29題【單選題】

【填句補文】Onceuponatimetherewasarichvillage.Thewealthiestofthevillagersdecidedto

hideahugelump（堆）ofgoldtoprotectitfromrobbers.

A、Apooroldfarmerdecidedtoplowthefield.

B、Whenyouarealwaysreadytoshareyourownthingswithothers,youaredoomedtobenefit

fromit.

C、AndIwillreceivethehonorwiththefourthbygivingittotheneedy.

D、Soheburieditinanearbyricefield.

【正確答案】D

第30題【單選題】

【填句補文】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31題【單選題】

[2004.04]Theinformationshereceived___wrong.Therefore,shemadeanincorrectdecision.

A,were

B、was

C、is

D、are

【正確答案】B

第32題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Inthedigitalrealm,thenextbigadvancewillbevoicerecognition.The

rudimentsarealreadyherebutinprimitiveform.Askacomputertorecognize

speech//anditislikelytothinkyouwantitto“wreckanicebeach."Butinadecade

orsowe'llbeabletochatawayandmachineswillsoakitallin.Microchipswillbe

trulyembeddedinourliveswhenwecantalktothem.Notonlytoourcomputers,

wellalsobeabletochatwithourautomobilenavigationsystems,telephone

consoles,browsers,thermostats.VCRs,microwavesandanyotherdeviceswewant

tobossaround.Thetechniquesofvoicerecognition.

A、arematureenoughforextensiveuse

B、areinitsinitialstageofdevelopment

C、willaidpeopletochatthroughcomputers

D、willassistpeopletorecognizeeachother'svoice

【正確答案】B

第33題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Somewherearoundpuberty（發(fā)育；青春期），somethinghappensin

thetimingofthebiologicalclock.（2）Theclockpushesforward,soadolescentsand

teenagersareunabletofallasleepasearlyastheyusedto.Whenyourmothertells

youit'stimeforbed,yourbodymaybepushingyoutostayupforseveralhours

more.AndthelightcomingfromyourcomputerscreenorTVcouldbepushingyou

tostayupevenlater.Whatisimpliedinthesecondparagraph?

A、Youngchildren'sbiologicalclockhasthesamerhythmwiththatoftheteenagers.

B、Peopleafterpubertybegintogotobedearlierduetothechangeofthebiologicalclock.

C、Childrenbeforepubertytendtofallasleepearlieratnightthanadolescents.

D、Teenagersgotobedlaterthantheyusedtoduetothelightfromthecomputerscreen.

【正確答案】C

第34題【單選題】

［填句劉、文1TheweatheroftheCaribbeanSeaisalmostalwayswarmandsunny.Sandybeaches

linethecoastsofmanyislands..Manytouristsarriveoncruiseships.

A、TheyareCuba,PuertoRico,Jamaica,andHispaniola.

B、TheCaribbeanIslandsareknownbyseveralnames.

C、Someoftheseislandsarenomorethantinyslivers（/卜片）ofexposedcoral.

D、Thisiswhymillionsoftouristsvisittheislandseachyear.

【正確答案】D

第35題【單選題】

[2009.7]I'vehadafewjobswithlongperiodsofunemploymentin

A、among

B、between

C、that

D、which

【正確答案】B

第36題【單選題】

【填句補文]TheweatheroftheCaribbeanSeaisalmostalwayswarmandsunny.Sandybeaches

linethecoastsofmanyislands..Manytouristsarriveoncruiseships.

A、TheyareCuba,PuertoRico,Jamaica,andHispaniola.

B、TheCaribbeanIslandsareknownbyseveralnames.

C、Someoftheseislandsarenomorethantinyslivers（小片）ofexposedcoral.

D、Thisiswhymillionsoftouristsvisittheislandseachyear.

【正確答案】D

第37題【單選題】

【填句補文】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuring

subtle（細微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand.

A、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputer

B、tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfields

C、aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotes

D、convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint

【正確答案】D

第38題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Ontheotherhand,onthemoontherewillbeanattractionbetween

thebutterandthemoon;butthebutterwillweighonlyaboutone-sixthasmuchas

itdoesontheearth.Thisisbecausethemoonissomuchsmallerthantheearth.

Theamountofgravitationalpullthatabodyproducesdependsontheamountof

materialinit.Apacketofbutterhasagravitationalpullofitsown;butthisisvery

smallinrelationtothepullofsomethingaslargeasthemoon,ortheearth,orthe

sun.Wedonotfeelthegravitationalpullofapacketofbutterbecause

A、itistoosmalltohaveagravitationalpullofitsown.

B、itspullissosmallthatwetendtoignoreit.

C、itspulldisappearsinthepresenceoftheearth/sgravitation.

D、ittendstomeltandlosesitsgravitationalpull.

【正確答案】B

第39題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Afternotifyingthenurseofthesituationweexchangedcellphone

numbersincaseEdshowedup.Oncearrivingintheparkinglotoftherestaurant

Helenreceivedacallfromthenurse,whohadfoundEdsittingonabenchinfront

ofthehospitalafewbuildingsdownwaitingforher.Whatarelief!Edwasfoundat

last.

A、infrontofthehospital

B、inthelocalrestaurant

C、intheparkinglotoftherestaurant

D、onabenchneartherestaurant

【正確答案】A

第40題【單選題】

[2007.10]SpanishpeopleusuallyspeakthanEnglishpeople.

A、quick

B、quickly

C、morequick

D、morequickly

【正確答案】D

第41題【單選題】

【填句補文]lnordertoproducehighqualityproducts,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42題【單選題】

［填句補文］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43題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Wefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixed-ability

teaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.We

feelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreamingpupils.Itdoesnottakeinto

accountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffecton

boththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingto

beatthebottomofthetopgradeiTheauthor'sattitudetowards"mixed-ability

teaching"is

A、critical

B、questioning

C、approving

D、objective

【正確答案】C

第44題【單選題】

［填句補文】Beesareflyinginsectscloselyrelatedtowaspsandants,andareknownfortheirrole

inpollination（授粉）andforproducinghoneyandbeeswax.Thebest-knownbeespecies

istheEuropeanhoneybee,which,asitsnamesuggests,produceshoney,asdoafewothertypesof

bee.

A、Thereisonlyonequeeninahive.

B、Everybeedoesajobwithoutbeingtold.

C、Therearenearly20,000knownspeciesofbees.

D、Beesdonotlikeiceandsnow.

【正確答案】C

第45題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Afternotifyingthenurseofthesituationweexchangedcellphone

numbersincaseEdshowedup.Oncearrivingintheparkinglotoftherestaurant

Helenreceivedacallfromthenurse,whohadfoundEdsittingonabenchinfront

ofthehospitalafewbuildingsdownwaitingforher.Whatarelief!Edwasfoundat

last?

A、infrontofthehospital

B、inthelocalrestaurant

C、intheparkinglotoftherestaurant

D、onabenchneartherestaurant

【正確答案】A

第46題【單選題】

【填句補文】Theblackrobin（旅鴉）isoneoftheworld'srarestbirds.Itisasmall,wildbird,andit

IlvesonlyontheislandofLittleMangere,offthecoastofNewZealand.In1967therewereabout

fiftyblackrobinsthere;in1977therewerefewerthanten..

A、Thesearetheonlyblackrobinsleftintheworld.

B、Thosethatfailtomeetthechallengeswilldisappearearly.

C、Bothrepresentordersintheclassificationoflife.

D、Detailedstudiesaregoingon,andapublicappealformoneyhasbeenmade.

【正確答案】A

第47題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepeoplejustaccordingtotheir

intellectualability.Thisisonlyoneaspectoftheirtotalpersonality.Weare

concernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofallourpupilstothefull,notjusttheir

academicability.Wealsovaluepersonalqualitiesandsocialskills,andwefindthat

mixed-abilityteachingcontributestoalltheseaspectsoflearning.Theauthorargues

thatateacher'schiefconcernshouldbethedevelopmentofthestudent's.

A、personalqualitiesandsocialskills

B、totalpersonality

C、learningabilityandcommunicativeskills

D、intellectualability

【正確答案】B

第48題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】In1994,UnitedStatesCustomsseized204,391poundsofcocaine9

559,286poundsofmarijuanaand2,577poundsofheroin.Justhowmuchactually

flowsintothecountryisanyone'sguess.SomeCustomsofficialsestimatethatonly

10percentofthedrugscomingintothecountryareeverseized.InMiami,the

DistrictAttorney（檢察長）won'tevenprosecutesmallfry."It'sgottobeoverfive

kilosofcocaine,aboveakiloofheroinandmorethan5,000poundsofmarijuanaor

it'snotsomethingthatwe'regoingtostopthepresseson,“saysTomCash,aretired

agent.Whichofthefollo