2022年南京郵電大學(xué)通達(dá)學(xué)院自考英語（二）練習(xí)題（附答案解析）

2022年南京郵電大學(xué)通達(dá)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】

[2009.01]Iwaswritingareportlastnight;Iwouldnothavestayeduplate.

A、however

B、otherwise

C、therefore

D、furthermore

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：我昨天晚上寫一個報告，否則我就

不會熬夜了。A然而，不過；B否則，要不然；C因此，所以；D再者，而且。

第2題【單選題】

[2009.01]Moderneconomicsthecountry'sagriculturalpolicies.

A、undergoes

B、understands

C、underlies

D、undertakes

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。句意：現(xiàn)代經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)是國家農(nóng)業(yè)政策的基礎(chǔ)?？?/p>

查形近動詞詞義。A經(jīng)歷，經(jīng)受；Br解；C成為…的基礎(chǔ)；D承擔(dān)，保證。

第3題【單選題】

[2009.10]PoorspeakerofEnglishthoughhewasatthetime,hestillmanagedto

makehimself.

A、understand

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B、understood

C、understanding

D、tounderstand

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查語法。那個時候雖然他說英語說得不好，但仍然可以讓別

人聽懂。非謂語動詞的選用。過去分詞作賓語補(bǔ)足語表示被動以及動作的完成。

第4題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle（長

*丙勺）.Placedonastcneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewouldmove

rounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthv/hilethebulk（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5題【單選題】

Hesaidthatthegrouphimaletterandaskedhimtogothereforan

interview.

A、havewritten

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B、hadwritten

C、wrote

D、wouldwrite

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】“寫信給他〃應(yīng)該發(fā)生在他說話之前，也就是過去的過去，用過去完

成時。

第6題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文］Theacidrain（酸雨）issaidtobecausedbypollutionfromoilwellsin

theGulfofMexico.Carexhaustgasesarealsoaproblem.Localvolcaniceruptions

maketheproblemevenworse.Nevertheless,withenoughmoneyandeffort,

researcherssaythatmanyoftheproblemscouldbesolvedandtherateoferosion

reduced..

A、Theproblem,however;isnotjustaEuropeanone.

B、Thatisenoughtohavecausedsomeoftheancientcarvingstobecome

seriouslydamagedalready.

C、However,theMexicangovernmentdoesnothaveenoughmoneytodothe

work,andneedstospendwhatmoneyithasontheMexicanpeople.

D、AcidrainishowafamiliarproblemintheindustrializedcountriesinEurope.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】前文提到完成這項工作需要很多的錢，答案轉(zhuǎn)折說到了墨西哥沒有

這么多的錢去做。兩句之間有隱含的邏輯關(guān)系。

第7題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】Warmaybeanaturalexpressionofbiologicalinstinctanddrives

towardaggressioninthehumanspecies.Naturalimpulsesofanger,hostility,and

territoriality（守衛(wèi)地盤的天性）areexpressedthroughactsofviolence.Theseareall

qualitiesthathumanssharewithanimals.Aggressionisakindofinnate（天生的）

survivalmechanism,aninstinctforself-preservation,thatallowsanimalstodefend

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終公布了與這場戰(zhàn)爭有關(guān)的全部文件。

第9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（冰川）.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，因而實際上人類能用的水要低于3%。

第10題【單選題】

[2008.10]Johnsonwasunknownbeforerunningforthepresidency.

A、visibly

B、visually

C、vertically

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

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第11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(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12題【單選題】

Aftertheargumentshe.

A、trumpetout

B、gestureoff

C、stormedoff

D、positionin

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】題目意思：經(jīng)過爭論之后她憤然離開。storm作動詞是表示〃氣呼呼

地疾走〃，stormoff"氣沖沖地離去”。

第13題【單選題】

[填句補(bǔ)文]Althoughtheresearchershaveonlyjustmadethetechnicaldetailsof

themicroscopepublic,itisalreadyonsale.Itiscurrentlythesizeofarefrigerator

andtakesseveralminutestoscanacircuit,butXiaoandSchragareworking

A、totaketinychipswerequire

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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,

而且要用幾分鐘掃描一個電路，但是他們正在努力使它縮小到臺式計算機(jī)那么大,

把掃描時間縮短到30秒。

第14題【單選題】

【2008.10]Ittookafewsecondsforhereyestotothedarkness.

A、allocate

B、adopt

C、apply

D、adjust

【正確答案】D

第15題【單選題】

Tounderstandthesentence,youshouldanalyzeitsparts.

A、functionally

B、widely

C、largely

D、remarkably

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】【譯文】為了理解這個句子，你應(yīng)該分析句子各個部分的功能?！驹?/p>

題分析一】本題考查副詞辨析。團(tuán)【詳細(xì)解答】A有用途地、有功能地B寬

廣地C大大地D突出地

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第16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17題【單選題】

【2008.10]Ittookafewsecondsforhereyestotothedarkness.

A、allocate

B、adopt

C、apply

D、adjust

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查動詞詞義辨析。【譯文】她花了幾秒鐘時間使眼睛適應(yīng)黑

暗。【詳細(xì)解答】A分配，撥出B收養(yǎng)，過繼C應(yīng)用，申請D調(diào)

整，使適合

第18題【單選題】

[2009.10]Scientistsdoubtwhetherit'storegulateone'sbiologicalclockby

drinking.

A、feasible

B、incredible

C>fashionable

D、valuable

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【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19題【單選題】

[2007.04]Thefurnitureinherbedroomisquitedifferentfrominthe

livingroom.

A、that

B、it

C、one

D、which

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查復(fù)合句。that在本句中指代thefurniture,目的是為了避

免重復(fù)。which用于引導(dǎo)句子或短語，在此也不能指代thefurniture。

第20題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)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,

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而且要用幾分鐘掃描一個電路，但是他們正在努力使它縮小到臺式計算機(jī)那么大,

把掃描時間縮短到30秒。

第21題【單選題】

[2008.10]Johnsonwasunknownbeforerunningforthepresidency.

A、visibly

B、visually

C、vertically

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22題【單選題】

【2010.04]Inordertofollowfashions,thegirlhastogreatdiscomforts.

A、catchupwith

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】為了跟隨時尚，這個女孩不得不忍受

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23題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Manybeginninginterviewersareafraidthattheyareforcingtheother

persontoanswerquestionsandhavenorighttoinquireabouthispersonalsecrets.

.Unlessthepersonreallyhatesbeinginterviewed,heisdelightedthat

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somebodywantstointerviewhim.

A、Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

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,選項中thisfear就是對

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

自己。

第24題【單選題】

【2009.01]Ifyoutrytolearntoomanythingsatatime,youmayget.

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(xué)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25題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Scientistshavelearnedthatthesenseofpainismadeupofboth

chemicalandelectricalsignals..Scientistsalsohavelearnedthatthe

nervoussystemsendstwodifferentkinds-ofpainmessagestothebrain:onevery

fast,theotherslow.

A、Ittellsusnottousetheinjuredpartuntilitheals.

B、Thesesignalstravelfromnervecellsintheinjuredarea,upthespinalcord（脊

髓）tothebrain,andbackdownagain.

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C、Thefirstmessageisthewarningsignal.

D、Theothermessagemovesataspeedofonlyonemeterasecond.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】第一句講的是疼痛的感覺是由兩種信號signals組成的，所以緊接

著就提到兩種信號的傳播路線。B項恰恰照應(yīng)了首句意思。

第26題【單選題】

【2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

ensure

C、insure

D、secure

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查動詞意義區(qū)分?！咀g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；D安全的，沒有危險的

第27題【單選題】

[1詡讀選擇]Parentsoftendecideonthebasisofwhattheirchildrenwant.Cathy,a

mothertoldus,“Mychildrenhavepackedlunches,becausetheysaytheyhate

schooldinners.Imake3packedluncheseverymorning,soourkitchenislikea

sandwichbarinthemorning/However;anothermother,Susanmadeherchoice

basedonthenutritiousvalueofthefood.Shesaid,“Mydaughteralwayshasschool

dinners.Ithinksheprobablygetshealthierfoodbyhavingacookedlunchatschool

thanshewouldifImadeafewsandwiches."WhichcfthefollowingisTRUEaccording

tothepassage?

A、Katzthinkschipsaregoodforhiskids.

B、Susan'sdaughterlikeseatingsandwiches.

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C、Cathymayhaveatleastthreechildren.

D、Jamielikesburgersandpizzas.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選Co細(xì)節(jié)查找并簡單推斷題。從本段，特別是Imake3packed

luncheseverymorning…可知Cathy有三個孩子在上學(xué)，有沒有不上學(xué)的孩子不得

而知，故選項C為最佳選項。其他三項均與原文意思不符。

第28題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】DavidGutersonandhiswifeteachtheirthreechildrenathome.

Gutersonsaysthathischildrenlearnverydifferentlyfromchildreninschool:

.Forexample,whenthereisheavysnowfallonawinterday,itmaystarta

discussionorreadingaooutclimate,snowremovalequipment,Alaska,polarbears

（北極熊）,andwintertourism.Aspringeveningwhenthefamilyisoutwatching

thestarsisagoodtime:oaskquestionsaboutsatellitesandthespaceprogram.

A、Someparentspreferteachingtheirchildrenathomebecausetheydonot

believethatpublicschoolsteachthecorrectreligiousvalues.

B、Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

C、Interestingly,resultsshowthathome-schooledchildrenquiteoftendobetter

thanaverageonnationaltestsinreadingandmath.

D、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】此空要填的是home-schoolers與其他孩子學(xué)習(xí)的不同點，因此選B。

第29題【單選題】

（完成句子】Certainlytherearemillionswhoneedtoloseweight.Buttherearealso

millionswhoonlyimaginetheyneedto.Compulsiveandcontinuousdieting,notto

mentioneatingdisorders,showsthatsomeofuswilldoanythingtoreduceour

bodiesdowntothecurrentlydesirableshape.Butisbeingunderweightreally

desirable?Agreatmanypeoplegoonadietto.

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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(dá)到當(dāng)前流行的體型(reduceourbodies

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

第30題【單選題】

【2009.04]Thisisthefirsttimethatawomanhasbeentothepost.

A、granted

B、praised

C、pointed

D、appointed

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】譯文：這是第一次任命一位婦女擔(dān)任此職位。試題分析：本題考查

詞義辨析。回詳細(xì)解答：A允許、同意；B表揚(yáng)、贊揚(yáng)；C指、指出；D指定、

任命、委任。

第31題【單選題】

[2009.10]Sofarscientistshaveonlyacquiredunderstandingofthephysical

processesthatcauseearthquakes.

A、apartial

B、achangeable

C、anoriginal

D、anindividual

【正確答案】A

第32題【單選題】

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【2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

B、ensure

C、insure

D、secure

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查動詞意義區(qū)分?！咀g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；D安全的，沒有危險的

第33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RiverWensum流經(jīng)Norwichc

第34題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇JRoxaboxenisbasedonthetruestoryofagroupofchildren,growingup

intheArizonadesert.Therechildrencanbeabitwildandmuchfree,andtheyplay

outsidefromdawntodusk.Thechildrendiscoverthemake-believe（虛假的）town,

builtonthehillacrossfromtheirneighborhood.Thetown,calledRoxaboxen,

becomesthecenteroftheirplayasthechildrengrow,butthestoryisnotjustabout

thetimespentinRoxaboxenasyoungchildren.Morethanthatthisbookisabout

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thewaythatimaginationandsecretplacesstaywithusaswegrowolderand

becomeapartofwhoweare.Itisaboutthewaythatithelpsustogrowintothe

adultsthatwebecome.Whatdoesthebook/snameRoxaboxenreferto?

A、Achild.

B、Alibrary.

C、Aperiodoftime.

D、Aplace.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】答案選De查找細(xì)節(jié)題。短文本段中明顯一句話提到,Thetown,called

Roxaboxen,所以指的是一個地方的名字。

第35題【單選題】

Assoonastheyadoptedthenewprocedures,theywereassuredsuccess.

A、in

B、of

C、about

D、for

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】beassuredof：assuresbofsth的被動式。

第36題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇］Itwasalsointhe1600sthatprofessionalballetbegan.KingLouisXIVof

France,himselfadevoteddancer;foundedtheRoyalAcademyofDance.Thefive

basicfeetpositionsfromwhichallballetstepsbeginwerefinalized.Inthelate1700s

anotherimportantchangeoccurred.Balletbegantotellastoryonitsown.Itwasno

longersimplydancetobeperformedbetweenactsofplays.Elaboratewigsand

costumeswereeliminated.Bytheearly1800sdancerslearnedtoriseontheirtoesto

makeitappearthattheywerefloating.Animportantinfluenceinearlyballet

was.

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A、Balanchine

B、MarieAntoinette

C、Diaghilev

D、LouisXIV

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】答案選Do細(xì)節(jié)題。對照原文Itwasalsointhe1600sthatprofessional

balletbegan.KingLouisXIVofFrance,himselfadevoteddancer,foundedtheRoyal

AcademyofDance.這里出現(xiàn)的時間1600s在原文中是比較早的，提到的人物是

KingLouisXIV,選D。

第37題【單選題】

（概括大意】Theyalwayscomplained（抱怨）moreorlessjustly,thattheirparents

areoutoftouchwithmodernways.Theyalsoblamedthattheirparentsalwayshave

afinalsay.Andtheyoungfeltthattheirparentsdonottrusttheirchildrentodeal

withcrises.Besides,theydissatisfiedtoomuchmurmursoftheirparentsabout

certainproblemsandthelackofsenseofhumorindealingwiththeproblems,at

leastinparents-childrenrelationships.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Thecriticismstotheirparentscanbekeptoutoftheyoungpeople/smindin

followingways.

B、Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandto

blamethemformostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.

C、Therearesomanycriticismtotheirparentsamongtheyoungpeople.

D、Youngpeoplehavegottenenoughreasonstocriticizetheirparents.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題段落中的各句列舉了年輕人都抱怨其父母些什么，談的是what

arethecriticisms?的問題因此選擇Co

第38題【單選題】

（2010.041Inordertofollowfashions,thegirlhastogreatdiscomforts.

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A、catchupwith

B、putupwith

C、keepupwith

D^fallinwith

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查短語辨析。【譯文】為了跟隨時尚，這個女孩不得不忍受

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39題【單選題】

[2008.04]Thegovernmentfinallyallthedocumentsrelatingtothewar.

A、released

B、specialized

C、realized

D、supposed

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查動詞意義區(qū)分。A”公開發(fā)表、公布或發(fā)布（新聞）〃B專

門從事、專攻C意識到、領(lǐng)悟D假定、猜想。整句話的意思是：政府最

終公布了與這場戰(zhàn)爭有關(guān)的全部文件。

第40題【單選題】

[2009.10]You'dbetterleavethingsifyoudon'tknowhowtodealwith

them.

A、off

B>out

C、alone

D、over

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】【譯文】如果你不知道如何處理這此事情，你最好杷它們放在一切。

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【試題分析】本題考查詞意區(qū)分?！驹敿?xì)解答】A離開，離去B不在里

面，出局C單獨的（地）D完結(jié)，翻倒，越過

第41題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereas

nationalincomeisdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction

-namely,profits,interest,rent,wages,andothercompensationforlabor,personal

incomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedbyindividualsbefore

personaltaxesarepaid.NationalincomedoesnotequalGNPbecausethefactorsof

productiondonotreceivepaymentforeithercapitalconsumptionallowancesor

indirectbusinesstaxes,bothofwhichareincludedinGNP.Themoneyputasidefor

capitalconsumptionistorreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.Indirect

taxesincludesalestaxes,propertytaxes,andexcisetaxesthatarepaidbybusinesses

directlytothegovernmentandsoreducetheincomelefttopayforthefactorsof

production.Three-fourthsofnationalincomegoesforwages,salaries,andother

formsofcompensationtoemployees.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue

accordingtotheparagraph?

A、GNPequalsnationalincomeplusindirectbusinesstaxes.

B、GNPexcludesbothcapitalconsumptionallowancesandindirectbusiness

taxes.

C、Personalincomeisregardedasthetotalmoneyincomereceivedbyan

individualafterhisorhertaxesarepaid.

D、Themoneythatgoesforcapitalconsumptionisnotregardedasincome.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題的依據(jù)是本段的Themoneyputasideforcapitalconsumptionis

forreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.這個句子。對原句的詞語選項D

用了別的表達(dá)方法，但大意仍保持不變。

第42題【單選題】

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【I聞讀選擇】DemandsforstrongerprotectionforwildlifeinBritainsometimeshide

thefactthatsimilarneedsarefeltintherestofEurope.StudiesbytheCouncilof

Europe,ofwhich21countiesaremembers,haveshownthat45percentofreptile

（爬行類的）speciesand24percentofbutterfliesareindangerofdyingout.Recent

studiesbythecouncilofEuropehaveindicatedthat.

A、wildlifeneedsmoreprotectiononlyinBritain.

B、allspeciesofwildlifeinEuropeareindangerofdyingout.

C、therearefewerspeciesofreptilesandbutterfliesinEuropethanelsewhere.

D、manyspeciesofreptilesanbutterfliesinEuropeneedprotecting.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】答案選Do本段的第二個句子是這么說的：有21個國家組成的歐

洲委員會的研究表明，45%的爬行動物和24%的蝴蝶瀕臨滅絕c由此可見，D是

正確的答案。

第43題【單選題】

[2009.7]Thejudgewhowastohisfavoritewascriticizedbymanypeople.

A、partial

B、fair

C、strict

D、frank

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題句意為：許多人批評了偏袒他自己喜愛（球隊或球員）的那個

裁判員?？疾樾稳菰~的意義區(qū)分。A偏袒的，不公平的；B公正的；C嚴(yán)格的，

嚴(yán)厲的；D坦率的。

第44題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】AndyetalthoughtheMayasknewaboutthewheel,theyneverusedit.

Neitherdidtheyusemetalsotherthancopper.Whatisevermoresurprisingisthat

theysuddenlyabandoned（拋棄）manyofthecitiesandbuiltnewonesinthejungle.

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SometimearoundAD900,Mayancivilizationcollapsed.Bytheyear1200,theirlast

greatcapital,ChichenItza,wasdeserted.Oneofthemostsurprisingfindingsabout

Mayaswasthat.

A、theydevelopedaccuratesystemmeasuringtime.

B、theyknewhowtobuildpyramidswithstones.

C、theydesertedtheircitiesandmovedtonewones.

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(jìn)行了

轉(zhuǎn)化，最高級代替了比較級。

第45題【單選題】

【概括大意】Heavymetalsarepersistent;theydonotbreakdowntoother

chemicalsintheenvironment.Industriallypollutedsitesusuallyundergointensive

clean-upandrehabilitationbecauseheavymetalsareahealthconcernoncethey

enterthefoodchain.Sometracemetalsareallegedtocausecancerandarealso

knowntocausepoisoning.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、TheNatureofHeavyMetals

PotentialHazardsofHumanContaminatedSoils

C、HeavyMetalsandFoodChain

D、ResearchonChannelsofHeavyMetalsGettingintoHumanFoodChain

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本段文字講的是：受到工業(yè)污染的土壤含有重金屬，而重金屬很穩(wěn)

定不容易降解，其中的某些微量重金屬能使人致癌或中毒。可以看出其中心內(nèi)容

是：受污染土地的潛在危險，選擇B。

第46題【單選題】

［閱讀選擇］Helpingtheplanetisabigpartofwhatourworldtripisallaboutand

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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47題【單選題】

［閱讀選擇］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

B、toprotecttheworldfromchaos

C、tofreesocietyfromtheideaofrevenge

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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48題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】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

【答案解析】本題問的是一磅茶如果被帶出離地球表面4000英里的地方，重量

會是多少？4000這個數(shù)字比較關(guān)鍵，因為在本段最后一句中出現(xiàn)了這個詞，

看該句Ifyoucouldtakeaone-poundpacketofbutter4,000milesoutfromthe

earth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofapound.只是把名詞換了一下,很顯然答案

就是變成原來重量的四分之一，因此正確答案是A。

第49題【單選題】

[2008.04]Thevehiclewastravelingatspeeds90milesperhour.

A、inadditionto

B、inviewof

C、inexcessof

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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。

第50題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereas

nationalincomeisdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction

—namely,profits,interest,rent,wages,andothercompensationforlabor,personal

incomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedbyindividualsbefore

personaltaxesarepaid.NationalincomedoesnotequalGNPbecausethefactorsof

productiondonotreceivepaymentforeithercapitalconsumptionallowancesor

indirectbusinesstaxes,bothofwhichareincludedinGNP.Themoneyputasidefor

capitalconsumptionisforreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.Indirect

taxesincludesalestaxes,propertytaxes,andexcisetaxesthatarepaidbybusinesses

directlytothegovernmentandsoreducetheincomelefttopayforthefactorsof

production.Three-fourthsofnationalincomegoesforwages,salaries,andother

formsofcompensationtoemployees.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue

accordingtotheparagraph?

A、GNPequalsnationalincomeplusindirectbusinesstaxes.

B、GNPexcludesbothcapitalconsumptionallowancesandindirectbusiness

taxes.

C、Personalincomeisregardedasthetotalmoneyincomereceivedbyan

individualaf