2022年中央民族大學自考英語（二）練習題（附答案解析）

2022年中央民族大學自考英語（二）練習題

匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

[2008.04]Tounderstandthesentence,youshouldanalyzeitsparts.

A^functionally

B、widely

C、largely

D、remarkably

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查副詞詞義區(qū)分。為了理解這個句子，你應該分析句子各個

部分的功能。A.有用途地、有功能地；B.寬廣地；C.大大地；D.突

出地。

第2題【單選題】

【填句補文】AllchildrenintheUnitedStateshavetoreceiveaneducation,butthe

lawdoesnotsaytheyhavetobeeducatedatschool.Anumberofparentsprefernot

tosendtheirchildrentoschool..Thereareabout300,000home-schoolers

intheUnitedStatestoday.

A、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

B、Insomecountries,however,childrenareeducatedbytheirparents.

C、Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

D、Childrenwhoareeducatedathomeareknownas"home-schoolers."

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】后文出現(xiàn)了home-schoolers,根據(jù)選項，這里應該是對這個詞的定

義，因此選D。

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第3題【單選題】

[2009.01]Thetwinsisterswereidenticalappearanceandcharacter.

A、of

B、with

C、in

D、to

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查介詞詞義。句意：這對雙胞胎姐妹的面容和性格都一模一

樣。beidenticalto/with完全相同的，一模一樣的。本題要說明在某個方面是一

樣的，故選C。

第4題【單選題】

[2010.04]Wehavegreatlytheprocedureaccordingtothechairman's

suggestion.

A、stimulated

B、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J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5題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Fermi'sgeniuswasknownthroughoutthescientificworld.In1938he

hadwonaNobelPrize.Fouryearslaterheproducedthefirstnuclearchainreaction,

leadingusintothenuclearage.Q:Fermi,anexperimentalistaswellasatheoretician,

wonaNobelPrizeforproducingthefirstnuclearchainreactionintheworld.

A、True

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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

應的。

第6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；C選擇、取舍；D野心、抱負。

第7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。【譯文】我們應當牢牢記?。翰灰悦踩∪恕Ｔ?/p>

細解答】牢記在心：bearinmind或者keepinmind

第8題【單選題】

You'vebrokenitnow;it'snousecryingovermilk!

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A、spent

B,spilt

C>spill

D、spend

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】你現(xiàn)在既己把它損壞了，后悔是沒有用的!cryoverspiltmilk固定搭

配，意為〃為已經(jīng)發(fā)生而無法補救的事懊悔〃，答案選B。

第9題【單選題】

【I聞讀選擇]Butjustlikeyouralarmclock,yourinternalclockcanbereset.Infact,it

automaticallyresetsitselfeveryday.How?Ryusingthplightitgetsthroughyour

eyes.Scientistshaveknownforalongtimethatthelightofdayandthedarkofnight

playimportantrolesinsettingourinternalclocks.Foryears,researchersthoughtthat

thesignalsthatsynchronizethebody'sclockwerehandledthroughthesame

pathwaysthatweusetosee.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccording

tothefourthandfifthparagraphs?

A、Ourbiologicalclockresetsitselfautomatically.

B、Lightgetsthroughoureyesandresetsourbiologicalclock.

C、Ourinternalclockaswellasthealarmclockcanberesetautomatically.

D、Ourinternalclock,likethealarmclock,canbereset.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】是非判斷題，根據(jù)第五自然段首句Butjustlike（和......一樣）your

alarmclock,yourinternalclockcanbereset.Infact,itautomaticallyresetsitself

everyday.How?Byusingthelightitgetsthroughyoureyes.代詞it指代biological

clock,不是選項internalclock和alarmclock都可以自動調節(jié)。得到答案為CoAD

我們的生物鐘自動調節(jié)。B光線通過我們的眼睛調節(jié)生物鐘，與原文一致。

第10題【單選題】

[2008.04]Anxietycanwithchildren'sperformanceatschool.

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A、refer

B,prefer

C、infer

D、interfere

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查詞語辨析。句子翻譯為：焦慮可以妨礙孩子們在學校的表

現(xiàn)。A.referto提到、查閱、涉及；B.preferto更喜歡；C.inferfrom（根

據(jù)某事）推斷、推定；D.interferewith擾亂、妨礙。

第11題【單選題】

【填句未卜文】Roughestimatesinthepasthavepredictedsimilarlydisappointing

results.SaysSallieChishol,anenvironmentalengineerfromthe

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology."Butthetake-homemessageisthesame.

Oceanfertilizationisnottheanswertoglobalwarming."

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

預示著所填入的句子應該是帶引號的。A的意思是：這些是比較新的也是比較好

的模型。

第12題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】In1841,abookwaspublishedwhichastonishedtheworld.Itwas

called“IncidentsofTravelinCentralAmerica,ChiapasandYucatan”.TheauthorJohn

LoudStephenshadjustreturnedfromalong,difficultanddangerousjourney

throughthethickrainforestofsouthernMexicoandGuatemala.Hehadoncebeen

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therewithFrederickCatherwood,anarchitectandartist,tosearchfortheremainsof

alostcivilizationknownastheMayas（王馬雅）.VerylittlewasknownabouttheMayas

atthattime,butCatherwood'sdrawinginthebookshowedincrediblecitieswith

temples,pyramidsandotherbuildingsasimpressiveasthoseoftheirnorthern

neighbors,theAztecs.Thesecities,however;weredeserted.Theinhabitants（居民）

haddisappearedalmostathousandyearsbefore.Stephen'sbookastonishedthe

worldbecause.

A、itwasthefirsttimepeopleheardaboutMayas.

B、theMayaswereexcellentbuildersandfarmers.

C、hehadexperiencedsomanydifficultiestofindthislostcivilization.

D、itdescribedthattheMayasusedtobeanadvancedcivilization.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】根據(jù)問題中的關鍵詞astonished,把本問題定位在第一句In1841,a

bookwaspublishedwhichastonishedtheworld.對下面的幾個重要事實的歸納概

括就得出正確答案：Do

第13題【單選題】

【填句補文】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

【答案解析】本段大意是"對homeschooling提出了質疑〃，需要注意前面說到

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了"criticssay”,空格處與之對應的是"Criticsalsosay%

第14題【單選題】

[2009.10]Scientistsdoubtwhetherit'storegulateone'sbiologicalclockby

drinking.

A、feasible

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。科學家懷疑通過喝酒來調整人體生物鐘

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15題【單選題】

[2009.01]Heinsuredhiscarhehadanaccident.

A、unless

B、if

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16題【單選題】

[2008.04]Thatproposalisessentiallyirrelevanttheissueathand.

A、with

B、from

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C、in

D.to

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查介詞的固定搭配。句子翻譯：那個提案與手頭上的問題根

本無關。irrelevantto表示：與…無關。

第17題【單選題】

Onaverageabout￡5000ayearisspentoneachprivateschoolpupil,the

amountspentonstateschoolpupils.

ANastwiceas

B、twicemoreas

C、morethantwice

D、moretwicethan

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】英語中表示"是…的兩倍”用twiceasmuch(many)as,表示"是…的兩

倍多”則可用morethantwiceo所以答案為C。

第18題【單選題】

［完成句子】Certainlytherearemillionswhoneedtoloseweight.Buttherearealso

millionswhoonlyimaginetheyneedto.Compulsiveandcontinuousdieting,notto

mentioneatingdisorders,showsthatsomeofuswilldoanythingtoreduceour

bodiesdowntothecurrentlydesirableshape.Butisbeingunderweightreally

desirable?Agreatmanypeoplegoonadietto.

A、keepfit

B、haveabodyshapethatallpeoplewilladmire

C>prolonglifespan

D、getrideofdigestivesystemdiseases

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本段文字指出，很多人為了達到當前流行的體型(reduceourbodies

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downtothecurrentlydesirableshape）而不惜通過節(jié)食等方法減肥。因此選擇B。

第19題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Physiologically,wearerhythmical.Wemusteat,sleep,breathe,and

playregularlytomaintaingoodhealth.Emotionallywearerhythmical,too,for

psychologistssaythatallofusfeelalternateperiodsofrelativedepressionand

exhilaration.Intellectuallywearealsorhythmical,forwemusthaveperiodsof

relaxationfollowingperiodsofconcentration.Itnaturallyfollowsthenthatrhythm,a

fundamentalaspectofourlives,mustbeapartofanygoodliterary

work-----whetherpoetryorprose.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowing

pairsofactivitiesbestillustratesintellectualrhythm?

A、Studyingasciencebookandthenstudyingapsychologybook

B、Learningapoemandthentakinganap

C、Playingballatthebeachandthengoingswimming

D、Solvingamathproblemandthensolvingachemistryproblem

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】段落的結尾處講到：在腦力活動方面，我們也同樣是有節(jié)奏的，因

為我們在高度集中精力一段時間以后，必須讓腦子有一個松弛的階段("wemust

haveperiodsofrelaxationfollowingperiodsofconcentration")。根據(jù)這個信息，A、

D項內(nèi)容都是高度集中的腦力活動，與原文內(nèi)容恰好相反；B項內(nèi)容是學習詩歌

與小睡一會，正好符合原文，一張一弛。而C項內(nèi)容又全是不費腦力的活動，也

不符合原文。

第20題【單選題】

NeitherEnglishnorChinesedifficulttolearn.

A、has

B、have

C、is

D、are

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【正確答案】C

【答案解析】neither...nor...是固定搭配，意思是：既不……也不……。它需要遵循

就近原則，謂語動詞應與Chinese一致，所以答案是C。

第21題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】LateoneSundayafternooninSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,an

elderlycleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehad

livedandworkedmostofherlife.Itmayseemlikeanordinaryendtoahumblelife,

buttherewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthiswoman.Inthesummerof

1995,McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,

totheUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown.Themoneywastohplp

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，A和B表達都不全面，答案是C。

第22題【單選題】

[2010.04]Thespokesmanoccasionallyhisspeechwit卜gestures.

A、acknowledges

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B、accompanies

C,attributes

D>anticipates

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查詞匯。【譯文】這位發(fā)言人講演中偶爾伴有手勢。

第23題【單選題】

[2008.10JCountrylifeisbetterthancitylifeitoffersfreshairandnoiseless

environment.

ANinthat

B、asthat

C、asfor

D、inwhich

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查復合句。句意為：鄉(xiāng)村生活好過城市生活，因為它空氣新

鮮且環(huán)境無噪音。inthat是復合連接詞，只在一定的句式中使用。也可以用作

一個固定詞組。A在于，原因是，在…方面；C.關于，至于，舉例：Ilikethecountry

betterinthatitisclosertonature.我更喜歡鄉(xiāng)村，因為它更接近自然。

第24題【單選題】

[2009.04]Theconclusionfromthestudyisnotdefinite;itisjust.

A、tentative

B、valid

C、technical

D、thorough

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】譯文：這項研究的結論不是一定的；它只是試探性的。試題分析:

形容詞詞義選擇題。詳細解答：A不確定的、試探性的；B正當?shù)?、有根?jù)的、

有效的；C技術性的、專門技術的；D徹底的、十足的。

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第25題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇]Itnormallytakesfromfivedaystooneweekforapersontoadapttoa

reversedroutineofsleepandwakefulness,sleepingduringthedayandworkingat

night.Unfortunately,itisoftenthecaseinindustrythatshiftsarechangedevery

week;apersonmayworkfrom12midnightto8a.m.oneweek,8amto4pmthe

next,and4pmto12midnightthethirdandsoon.Thismeansthatnosoonerhashe

gotusedtooneroutinethanhehastochangetoanother,sothatmuchofhistimeis

spentneitherworkingnorsleepingveryefficiently.Inthelastsentenceofthe

paragraph,//another,/means.

A、anotherroutine

B、anothershift

C、anotherweek

D^anotherperson

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】another（另一個）之后省略了routine一詞。

第26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：（書報雜志的）銷售量，發(fā)行額,

銷路。符合句意。

第27題【單選題】

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【2010.04]Thereissomethingwrongwithmymobilephone.Imusthaveit.

A.repair

B、torepair

C、repairing

D、repaired

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查非謂語動詞的用法。選擇過去分詞作賓語補語，表示被動

以及動作的完成?！咀g文】我的手機有毛病了，我一定要修好它（手機）。

第28題【單選題】

IwouldlovetothepartylastnighthutIhadtoworkextrahourstofinisha

report.

A、togo

B、tohavegone

C、going

D、havinggone

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查非謂語動詞與虛擬語氣。wouldlovetodo為一固定搭配

形式，其中不定式表示想要做的動作。但此句中but連接的句子說明其實動作

并沒有發(fā)生，所以這里要用虛擬語氣表示與過去事實相反，選用B項。

第29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。這個地區(qū)在一年中的這個時候魚的供應不

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足，價格昂貴。inshortsupply：缺貨、供貨不足。

第30題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Thesystemhasseveraladvantages.Shepherdsdonothavetowalk

amongthesheep,whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogive

birth.Instead,theycanstayinside,watchingbyremotecontrol.Ifthereisno

problem,theystayawayfromthesheep.Butwhentheyareneededtheycanquickly

goouttohelp,ortoscareawayfoxes.Theexperimentispopular'withshepherds

becauseitmeansthattheydonothavetospendalltheirtimeoutdoorswaitingfor

thelambstoarriveinfreezingweather.Fromthepassage,welearnthatwalking

amongthesheep.

A、ismorepopularwithshepherdsthanwatchingTVinside

B、canhelpthemothersheeptogivebirthtomorelambs

C>isthebestwaytoprotectthesheep

D、usuallydisturbsthemothersheepthatwillgivebirth

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】根據(jù)本段第二句話Shepherdsdonothavetowalkamongthesheep,

whichtendstodisturbthemothersheepthatareabouttogivebirth.可知D項正確。

第31題【單選題】

【1閱讀選擇】Calorierestrictiondramaticallyextendsthelifespanoforganismsas

differentaswormsandrodents.Whetherthisworksinhumansisstillunknown

partlybecausefewpeoplearewillingtosubmittosuchastrictdiet.Accordingtothe

passage,wedonotknowwhetherhumanswillbenefitfromtakinginfewercalories

partlybecause.

A、humans,wormsandrodentsaredifferent.

B、mostpeoplearenotwillingtobeputonastrictdiet.

C、theeffectisnotknown.

D、geneticchangesintissuescannotbeperformedonhumans.

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【正確答案】B

【答案解析】木題答案可從木段的最后一句話中找出.

第32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不同的階段?！驹?/p>

題分析】本題考查詞匯?！驹敿毥獯稹啃稳菰~的詞義選取。

第33題【單選題】

AtanyrateIdidnotsucceedmyselfunderstoodbyyou.

A、making

B、made

C、tomake

D、inmaking

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】succeedindoingsth:成功做某事。

第34題【單選題】

【2008.10]Ittookafewsecondsforhereyestotothedarkness.

A、allocate

B、adopt

C>apply

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D、adjust

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查動詞詞義辨析?！咀g文】她花了幾秒鐘時間使眼睛適應黑

暗?！驹敿毥獯稹緼分配，撥出B收養(yǎng)，過繼C應用，申請D調

整，使適合

第35題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknownasEastAnglia,has

beeninexistenceformorethantwothousandyears.Itbeganasasmallvillage

besidetheRiverWensum.Q:TheRiverWensumflowsbyNorwich.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。答題依據(jù)在第二句，Norwich是RiverWensum旁邊的一

個小村莊，就說明了流經(jīng)

RiverWensumNorwich0

第36題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Backin1969,USPresidentRichardNixonconfidentlypredicted:"Inthe

next50years,weshallseeawomanpresidentperhapssoonerthanyouthink.”

Today,nottoofaroffNixon'sdeadline,Americaislookingatthatpossibility.Overthe

weekend,HillaryRodhamClinton,wifeofformerpresidentBillClinton,announced

herrunfor2008presidency.Q:Uptothepresent,nowomanhasbeenelected

presidentintheUS.

ANTrue

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選Ao問題句說〃迄今為止在美國沒有一個女人曾經(jīng)被選舉為

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總統(tǒng)”。本段說的是“1969年，美國總統(tǒng)RichardNixon很有信心地預測：’在下一

個50年里，我們將會看見一個女總統(tǒng)，這或許比你想象的更快些、今天距離

Nixon總統(tǒng)給出的最終期限已經(jīng)不遠了，美國人現(xiàn)在正關注這可能性相鄰語句

的句意相關，顯然，定冠詞結構"thepossibility"指答案相關句中提到的"可能出現(xiàn)

美國女總統(tǒng)從該句中可以推斷出〃從1969年到現(xiàn)在為止，美國還沒有出現(xiàn)女

總統(tǒng)〃。因此問題句提供了正確信息。

第37題【單選題】

Becauseofthebadweather,thesportsmeethadtobe.

ANshutdown

B、doneaway

C、goneoff

D>calledoff

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查詞組辨析。calloff：取消，符合句意。shutdown：關閉（工

廠）；（工廠）停工，關閉。doaway常與with搭配，構成doawaywith。gooff：

爆炸，（鬧鈴）響。

第38題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknownasEastAnglia,has

beeninexistenceformorethantwothousandyears.Itbeganasasmallvillage

besidetheRiverWensum.Q:TheRiverWensumflowsbyNorwich.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。答題依據(jù)在第二句，Norwich是RiverWensum旁邊的一

個小村莊，就說明了流經(jīng)

RiverWensumNorwicho

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第39題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】AmoderateearthquakestruckpartsofsoutheastEnglandon28April

2007,topplingchimneysfromhousesandrousingresidentsfromtheirbeds.Q:

DuringtheApril28earthquake,thewholeEnglandwasleftwithoutpower.

A、True

B、False

C^NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。題中說2007年4月28日的地震致使全英格蘭都停電,

與文中表達的內(nèi)容不符。文中說地震殃及英格蘭東南部的肯特郡部分地區(qū)，電力

中斷，幾千名居民無電可用。thewholeEngland與partsofsoutheastEngland是

不符的，所以選B。

第40題【單選題】

ThevolleyballmatchwastelevisedonCCTV.

A、alive

B、life

C>live

D、lively

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查live的形似詞辨析。live可以作副詞，意思是：實況轉播

地。符合句意。

第41題【單選題】

【完成句子】Saganwasnotedforthevigourofhislogicstyle,especiallywhen

criticizingsomepieceofpseudoscience（偽科學）.Iremembereda1973AAAS

meetingatwhichhedestroyedthetheoriesofImmanuelVelikovsky,whowas

maintainingthatonlyafewthousandsofyearsago,Venushadrepeatedlycollided

withEarthandMars;eventswellnoted.Velikovskysaid,inthebible.InSagan's

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opinion,Velikovskymightbe.

A.amemberoftheNationalAcademyofScience

B、apseudo-scientist

C、asciencepopulariser

D、areporter

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】從這段文字中，我們可以了解到作者認為，Sagan與偽科學作斗爭

的一個實例就是Sagan摧毀了Velikovsky的錯誤論述，即Velikovsky提出，在過

去幾千年中，水星與地球和火星反復多次相撞，這在圣經(jīng)中芍加載。

第42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43題【單選題】

Thewateralloverthedesk.

A、isspilt

B、wasspilt

C>spilt

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D、spill

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】水灑了一桌子。spill有“（使）灑出〃之意，故不用被動，排除AB；

water是不可數(shù),謂語不用spill原形；spilt是spill的過去式，答案選C。

第44題【單選題】

【1閱讀判J困i】Despiteotherexplanations,therealanswerinmyopinionliespartlyin

thechildhimself,partlyinthebehaviorofthepeoplearoundhim.Q:Thereasonwhy

childrenlearntheirmothertonguesowellliessolelyintheirenvironmentof

learning.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選原文說的是兒童之所以能夠完全掌握母語部分原因在于

Bo

兒童自身，部分原因在于孩子周圍人們的行為。問題句說"兒童母語學得好的原

因只是因為他們的學習環(huán)境?！ù颂巗olely的表述是錯誤的。

第45題【單選題】

【概括大意】Thecharmingsmilesandservicefromthesalesladiesandgentlemen

arealwaystherereadyforyou.Moreoftenthannot（往往），onsuchoccasions

newcomersfromelsewhere,say,Chinamainland,mayfeelsomethingmorethan

mereuneasiness-evenasenseofguiltiftheydonotbuysomethingfromtheshop.

Forsomelocalold-timers（老前輩，老人）,especiallytheteenagers,theyfeelquite

athomewithallthese.Someofthemthinkitisnogoodtobethe"God";sometimes

theywouldratherbeashoplifter.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、HongKongisworthyofitsreputationasabusinesscenteroftheworld.

B、Itisuneasytobeofferedsmilesandservices.

C>Shoppingorwindow-shoppinghere,youcanreallyfeelthemeaningof"The

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CustomeristheGod!"

D,Shopliftinghasbeenafrequentcriminaloffence.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段強調的是這里“顧客是上帝”的這種理念和氛圍。因此選擇C。

第46題【單選題】

[2009.01]Heinsuredhiscarhehadanaccident.

A、unless

B、if

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47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,人類利用技術可以開發(fā)的海洋資源是驚人的。

段末說至U：Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistonthe

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

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項都沒有提到。

第48題【單選題】

【填句補文】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

【答案解析】本段大意是“對homeschooling提出了質疑〃，需要注意前面說到

了"criticssay",空格處與之對應的是"Criticsalsosay〃。

第49題【單選題】

【I聞讀選擇】Theviolencewithinasocietyiscontrolledthroughinstitutionsoflaw.

Themoredevelopedalegalsystembecomes,themoresocietytakesresponsibility

forthediscovery,control,andpunishmentofviolentacts.Inmosttribalsocietiesthe

onlymeanstodealwithanactofviolenceisrevenge.Eachfamilygroupmayhave

theresponsibilityforpersonallycarryingoutjudgmentandpunishmentuponthe

personwhocommittedtheoffense.Butinlegalsystems,theresponsibilityfor

revengebecomesdepersonalizedanddiffused.Thesocietyassumesthe

responsibilityforprotectingindividualsfromviolence.Incaseswheretheycannotbe

protected,thesocietyisresponsibleforimposingpunishment.Thefunctionoflegal

systems,accordingtothepassage,is.

A、tocontrolviolencewithinasociety

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B、toprotecttheworldfromchaos

C,tofreesocietyfromtheideaofrevenge

D、togivethegovernmentabsolutepower

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段的第一句話Theviolencewithinasocietyiscontrolledthrough

institutionsoflaw是本題的答案。

第50題【單選題】

[2010.04]Weshouldthisinmind:Don'tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.

ANbear

B、put

C、place

D、print

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查詞匯題。【譯文】我們應當牢牢記?。翰灰悦踩∪恕Ｔ?/p>

細解答】牢記在心：bearinmind或者keepinmind

第51題【單選題】

Theyareeagerabroad.

A、travel

B、travelled

C、totravel

D、travelling

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】beeagertodosth：渴望做某事。句意：他們盼望出國旅行。

第52題【單選題】

[2009.01]Ifyoutrytolearntoomanythingsatatime,youmayget.

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A、concentrated

B,confused

C、confirmed

D、convinced

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查形近形容詞意義區(qū)分。句意：如果你試圖一次學太多東西，

你就有可能糊涂了。A.濃縮的，專心的；B糊涂的，混淆的；C根深蒂固的；D

確信的。

第53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.

A、itwouldmakehimlook