2022年江南大學(xué)太湖學(xué)院自考英語（二）練

習(xí)題匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

[2009.10]Therearemanysalesthisseason,duringwhichstoreswilllowertheir

______prices.

A、normal

B、general

C、ordinary

D、usual

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查形容詞辨析。整句話的意思為:這個(gè)季節(jié)有很多促銷活動(dòng)，

在此期間商店都會(huì)降低商品的原價(jià)。A正常的、平常的B普通的、一般的C普

通的D尋常的、通常的

第2題【單選題】

【2009.04]Wegoouttorestaurants,butmostlyweeatathome.

A、occasionally

B、relatively

C、continually

D^absolutely

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查副詞意義辨析。譯文：我們偶爾外出去餐館吃飯，但通常

是在家吃飯。詳細(xì)解答：A偶爾地、偶然地、不經(jīng)常；B相對(duì)地、比較地；C持

續(xù)地、不間斷地；D完全地。

第3題【單選題】

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[2009.10]Therearemanysalesthisseason,duringwhichstoreswilllowertheir

______prices.

A、normal

general

C、ordinary

D、usual

【正確答案】A

第4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(shí)間。

第5題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Thetornadocausedalotofdamagetocarsandhousesinthearea.It

willtakealongtimeandmuchmoneytorepaireverything.Therewasalsoserious

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waterdamagefromthethunderstorms.Theheavyrainsandhighwindcausedthe

powertogooutinmanyhomes.Q:Powersupplysystemwasnotdamagedduring

thestorm.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。本題可譯為：暴風(fēng)雨中供電系統(tǒng)沒遭到破壞。最后一句

說大風(fēng)和暴雨使一些家庭的供電出現(xiàn)了問題，與題項(xiàng)矛盾，故選B。

第6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?？梢钥闯銎渲行膬?nèi)容

是：受污染土地的潛在危險(xiǎn)，選擇B。

第7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8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(shí)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(shí)間形成了對(duì)比。即：目前它大約像冰箱那么大，

而且要用兒分鐘掃描一個(gè)電路，但是他們正在努力使它縮小到臺(tái)式計(jì)算機(jī)那么大,

把掃描時(shí)間縮短到30秒。

第9題【單選題】

[2009.04]WhenyouknowBobbetter,youwilllikehim.

A、goto

B、gotto

C、wentto

D、getto

【正確答案】D

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【答案解析】譯文：當(dāng)你更加了解鮑勃時(shí)，你將會(huì)喜歡他的。試題分析：本題考

查主將從現(xiàn)。團(tuán)詳細(xì)解答：根據(jù)主將從現(xiàn)的原則，主句用了一般將來時(shí)，時(shí)間狀

語從句中用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)表示將來。

第10題【單選題】

[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(dòng)詞的用法。選擇過去分詞作賓語補(bǔ)語，表示被動(dòng)

以及動(dòng)作的完成?！咀g文】我的手機(jī)有毛病了，我一定要修好它（手機(jī)）。

第11題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Theriverwassohighthatthewaterranintostreetsandhouses.Many

streetshadtobeclosedtocarsandtrucksbecauseofthehighwater.Thismadeit

difficultforfiretrucks,policecars,andotherrescuevehiclestohelppeoplewho

wereintrouble.Q:Rescuevehicleshadahardtimegettingtopeople.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。本題的意思是：救援車輛費(fèi)了很大勁才把人救出來。此

句的意思在最后一句提到了，故選A。

第12題【單選題】

【完成句子】Didyouknowthatbefore1950,hurricaneshadnonames?Theywere

simplygivennumbers.ThefirstnamesweresimplyAlpha,Bravo,Charlie,etc.butin

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1953,femalesnamesweregivenbecauseoftheunpredictability（不可預(yù)知）factorof

thestorms.In1979,realizingthesexist（性別歧視的）natureofsuchnames,thelists

wereexpandedtoincludebothmenandwomen.Themainconsiderationofusing

malesandfemales/namesforhurricanesis.

A、thetimely（及時(shí)的）discovery

B、itsuncertainty

C、sexequality

D、itsconnectionwithhumans

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】依靠原文（利用（male,female）names作為答案線索詞）中最后

一句判斷答案為C（與性別有關(guān)）。

第13題【單選題】

Itisnousearguingtheplanbecauseithasbeenrejected.

A、with

B、against

C、for

D>on

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】argue作動(dòng)詞時(shí)，意為“爭(zhēng)論；爭(zhēng)吵;爭(zhēng)辯"。arguefor意為"為……

辯護(hù)”;arguewithsbabout/oversth指“就某事和某人爭(zhēng)論〃;argueagainst意為“據(jù)

理反對(duì)；爭(zhēng)辯......根據(jù)句意,應(yīng)該用for。

第14題【單選題】

[2009.01]WheneverIgoouttodinnerwithhim,Ialwayspayingthebill.

A、endup

B、arriveat

C^dropout

D、giveoff

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【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。考查短語意義區(qū)分。

A以…而告終；B達(dá)到，取得；C不參加，隱退；D散發(fā),

第15題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thoughlittleresearchhasbeencarriedoutabouthowexactlythe

sunspotwillnegativelyharmthehealthofthepeople..So,scientistswarn

thatpeoplegoingoutdoorsshouldbecarefultoprotecttheirexposedskinandeyes

withclothes,umbrellasandsunglassesfromthestrongsunlightrichinultraviolet

rays.

A、Ionosphereishighabovetheearth.

B、Ifthelightsinyourhousekeepflickering,blamefrequentsunspots.

C、AccordingtoaresearchconductedbytheRussianscientistsfrom1957toI960,

thefrequencyofearthquakescanbelinkedtothemovementofthesunspots.

D、ApaperpublishedbyaNorthKoreaobservatorysaysthatsunstormsmay

causeanincreaseintheincidenceofheartdiseaseandskindisease.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】這一段說的是太陽黑子對(duì)人類健康的影響。填入的內(nèi)容也應(yīng)該與健

康有關(guān)，空格后一句說到要保護(hù)皮膚。因此D是正確的。

第16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(lì)父母?jìng)円揽?/p>

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

罵、斥責(zé)

第17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

CustomeristheGod!"

D、Shopliftinghasbeenafrequentcriminaloffence.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段強(qiáng)調(diào)的是這里“顧客是上帝〃的這種理念和氛圍。因此選擇C。

第18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(gè)城市都具有陰冷日短的氣候特點(diǎn)，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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選項(xiàng)A最接近題

息o

第19題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】ButElenreallybecamefamousin2001.Agedonly24,shewasoneof

onlytwowomenwhoenteredtheVendeeGloberoundtheworldsolorace（單人環(huán)

球帆舟A比賽）,whichlasts100days.Despitemanyproblems,shecamesecondinthe

raceoutof24competitorsandshewasgivenaverywarmwelcomewhenshe

returned.IntheVendeeGloberace,Ellenwon.

A、agoldmedal

B、The"BestWomanSailor"award

C、The"YoungSailoroftheYear"award

D>thesecondplace

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】細(xì)節(jié)查找題答案特點(diǎn)：答案一般在原文有共同或相似關(guān)鍵詞。

第20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

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capitalconsumptionisforreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.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(gè)句子。對(duì)原句的詞語選項(xiàng)D

用了別的表達(dá)方法，但大意仍保持不變。

第21題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)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

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

了"criticssay”,空格處與之對(duì)應(yīng)的是"Criticsalsosayw?

第22題【單選題】

【I詡讀選擇】DuringthesepastfewyearsIusedAssociatedContenttotrywriting.I

foundwritingforthatsitewasnotmycupoftea.However,myexperiencetherewas

positiveasIwasrewardedwithevenmorelearningopportunitiesjustbydippingmy

toesintothewater.ThroughAssociatedContentIwasintroducedtotheworldof

blogging.Idecidedtolearnhowtosetupablogmyself.NowI'minterestedin

bloggingandcontinuetoworkasawriter.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofusingthe

siteAssociatedContent?

A、TowriteforthesiteYahoo!ContributorNetwork.

B、Toknowmoreaboutotherwriters.

C、Tohaveoneofhisarticlespublished.

D、Tobecomeanetworkwriter.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】答案選Do根據(jù)本段的Idecidedtolearnhowtosetupablogmyself.

NowI'minterestedinbloggingandcontinuetoworkasawriter確定D答案。A選項(xiàng)

是作者偶然獲得的結(jié)果，并非剛開始寫作時(shí)的目的，可排除；B選項(xiàng)不是作者的

目的；C選項(xiàng)是作者兩年前己經(jīng)取得的成果，無需再定為自己目標(biāo)。

第23題【單選題】

[2009.10]Therearemanysalesthisseason,duringwhichstoreswilllowertheir

______prices.

ANnormal

general

C、ordinary

D^usual

【正確答案】A

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【答案解析】本題考查形容詞辨析。整句話的意思為:這個(gè)季節(jié)有很多促銷活動(dòng)，

在此期間商店都會(huì)降低商品的原價(jià)。A正常的、平常的B普通的、一般的C普

通的D尋常的、通常的

第24題【單選題】

【完成句子】InBritain,robotsalesappropriatelypeakedin1984,buthavebeen

decliningeversince.Thisispartlybecause,Britishwageratesaretoolowtomake

robotsfinanciallyattractiveandpartlybecauseengineersnowhavemoreexperience

withrobotsandaremoreawareofthedifficultiesofintroducingthem

effectively.RobotsarelesspopularinBritaintodaypartlybecause.

A、toomuchenergy

B、basedonAmericandesigns

C、theyaretoocostly

D、theyarenotreliable

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段第二句就是講的兩個(gè)原因，即人們的工資水平太低，也就是沒

有能力使機(jī)器人發(fā)揮出創(chuàng)造貶富的作用，言下之意就是成本高。第二個(gè)原因就是

人們逐漸意識(shí)到了操縱機(jī)器人不是件容易的事情，所以使用率就下降了。所以應(yīng)

該選C。

第25題【單選題】

[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(dòng)詞意義區(qū)分°【譯文】他保證在辦公室里的所有機(jī)密數(shù)

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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(xiǎn)；D安全的，沒有危險(xiǎn)的

第26題【單選題】

[2009.04]Sheeverythingelseandconcentratedonthetaskbeforeher.

A、setoff

B、setback

C>setaside

D、setup

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查短語意義辨析。譯文：她把其他事情都放到一邊，集中精

力于她面前的任務(wù)。詳細(xì)解答：A出發(fā)、動(dòng)身；B把（某物）置于…之后、延遲；

C撇開、取消、廢除；D建立、提出。

第27題【單選題】

【2010.04]Inordertofollowfashions,thegirlhastogreatdiscomforts.

A、catchupwith

BAputupwith

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(shí)尚，這個(gè)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28題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

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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(shí)常吸入他人香煙中冒出的煙，接下來應(yīng)首

選對(duì)此煙加以定義的句子。

第29題【單選題】

[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(dòng)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(xiǎn)；D安全的，沒有危險(xiǎn)的

第30題【單選題】

[2009.01]Childrenhaveanaturalabouttheworldaroundthem.

A、certainty

B、capability

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C、cleverness

D.curiosity

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】句意：孩子們對(duì)他們周圍的事物有著天然的好奇心?？疾槊~詞義

選擇。A確定性，肯定的事；B能力，才能；C精明，聰穎；D好奇心，求知

欲。

第31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。【譯文】為了跟隨時(shí)尚，這個(gè)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32題【單選題】

【填句未卜文]Manybeginninginterviewersareafraidthattheyareforcingtheother

persontoanswerquestionsandhavenorighttoinquireabouthispersonalsecrets.

.Unlessthepersonreallyhatesbeinginterviewed,heisdelightedthat

somebodywantstointerviewhim.

A、Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B、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(xiàng)中thisfear就是對(duì)

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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(shí)是討厭別人問

自己。

第33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

thelambstoarriveinfrpp7ingweather.Fromthppassage,walearnthatwalking

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(xiàng)正確。

第34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(shí)上，約翰遜在參選

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

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直立地D實(shí)際上，事實(shí)上

第35題【單選題】

（填句補(bǔ)文】Manybeginninginterviewersareafraidthattheyareforcingtheother

persontoanswerquestionsandhavenorighttoinquireabouthispersonalsecrets.

.Unlessthepersonreallyhatesbeinginterviewed,heisdelightedthat

somebodywantstointerviewhim.

A、Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B、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(xiàng)中thisfear就是對(duì)

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(shí)是討厭別人問

自己。

第36題【單選題】

（填句補(bǔ)文】Althoughtheresearchershaveonlyjustmadethetechnicaldetailsof

themicroscopepublic,itisalreadyonsale.Itiscurrentlythesizeofarefrigerator

andtakesseveralminutestoscanacircuitbutXiaoandSchragareworking

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(shí)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(shí)間形成了對(duì)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(gè)電路，但是他們正在努力使它縮小到臺(tái)式計(jì)算機(jī)那么大,

把掃描時(shí)間縮短到30秒.

第37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(duì)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(gè)方面是一

樣的，故選C。

第38題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Despitethebadweather,troubledhealthservice,trafficcongestion（擁

擠），genderinequality,andthehighcostofliving,Irelandscoredanimpressive8.33

pointsoutof10.Q:CostoflivinginIrelandisprettyhigh.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。問題句說“愛爾蘭的生活費(fèi)用高〃。該段說〃盡管氣候惡劣，

健康機(jī)構(gòu)混亂，交通擁擠，性別歧視仍然存在，生活費(fèi)用高，愛爾蘭所獲得的分

數(shù)仍然給人留下了深刻的印象：滿分為十分，愛爾蘭獲得了8.33分〃。根據(jù)這個(gè)

句子的內(nèi)容可以知道“愛爾蘭的生活費(fèi)用高〃，因此問題句的說法與原文的說法一

致。

第39題【單選題】

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【I閱讀判斷】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

centenarians（百歲老人）getaskedallthetime："Howdidyoulivetobe100?"Q:The

fivecentenariansliveinaveryfriendlycommunity.

A、True

B、False

C>NotGiven

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選題目說的是〃這五位百歲老人生活在一個(gè)非常友好的社

Co

區(qū)〃，文章開頭部分提到了“community（社區(qū)）〃，但該句并沒有說這五位百歲老人

生活的社區(qū)是否是一個(gè)友好的社區(qū)，因此判斷問題句的信息在文章中沒有提到。

第40題【單選題】

[2009.01]Whathetolduswasmoreofa（n）thanareality.

A、illusion

B、demonstration

C、illustration

D、reputation

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨圻。句意:他告訴我們的更可能是幻想而不是現(xiàn)實(shí)。

考查名詞詞義。A幻想，錯(cuò)誤觀念；B演示，證明；C圖解，實(shí)例；D名聲，

名譽(yù)。

第41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

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spentneitherworkingnorsleepingveryefficiently.Inthelastsentenceofthe

paragraph,z/anotherwmeans.

A、anotherroutine

anothershift

C、anotherweek

D、anotherperson

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】another（另一個(gè)）之后省略了routine一詞。

第42題【單選題】

【閱i賣判斷】Peoplelivingnorthofthemountainheardaloudboomthatshooktheir

windows,andairlinepilotsflyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathick

blackcolumnofashandsteamshootingmorethan2,100metersintothesky.Q:

Pilotsflyingattheheightofmorethan2,100meterssawathickblackcolumnofash

andsteamshootingupintotheairfromthecrater.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。該題說的是：飛行員飛行的高度超過2100米時(shí)，看見一

個(gè)黑色的火山灰和蒸汽從火山口急速上升到空氣中。但是，文章中airlinepilots

flyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathickblackcolumnofashand

steamshootingmorethan2,100metersintothesky.說的是靠近火山的地方出現(xiàn)了

一個(gè)黑色的火山灰和蒸汽上升到空氣中，其高度超過2100米。因此該命題是錯(cuò)

誤的。

第43題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】TheCaribbeanIslandsformachainthatseparatestheCaribbeanSea

fromtherestoftheAtlanticOcean..Manyoftheislandswereformedby

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theeruption（爆發(fā)）ofancientvolcanoes（火ill）.Othersarelow-lyingcoralislands

thatgraduallyrosefromtheocean.

A、Theyarefamousfortheirwarm,tropicalclimateandgreatnaturalbeauty.

WhatwouldyouseeifyoutookacruisetotheCaribbeanIslands?

C、They'relikealongnecklacethatstretchesbetweenNorthandSouthAmerica.

D、ButlifeontheCaribbeanIslandsisnotalwaysparadise.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】第一句話說的是：加勒比群島形成了一個(gè)鎖鏈，把加勒比海與大西

洋的其他部分分開。答案是C,因?yàn)樗牡谝粋€(gè)詞是"They"，該詞指“TheCaribbean

Islands"；而且在語義上也有很好的銜接。

第44題【單選題】

[2009.04]I'vegottheorderfromthebossthattheworkfinishedbefore

5p.m.today.

A、wouldbe

B、be

C、willhavebeen

D>couldbe

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】譯文：我己經(jīng)從老板那得到指令，這項(xiàng)工作在今天下午五點(diǎn)鐘之前

要完成。試題分析：本題考查名詞從句中的虛擬語氣?；卦敿?xì)解答：that引導(dǎo)同

位語從句，說明order的內(nèi)容。同時(shí)從句要用虛擬語氣，從句謂語用should+動(dòng)

詞原形的形式，should可以省略。

第45題【單選題】

[2009.10]You'dbetterleavethingsifyoudon'tknowhowtodealwith

them.

A^off

B、out

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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些事情，你最好把它們放在一邊。

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

面，出局C單獨(dú)的（地）D完結(jié)，翻倒，越過

第46題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】Today,workinglessthana40-hourweek,peopleenjoymoreleisure

time.Hence,thewiseuseofleisuretimehasbecomeanimportantproblemfor

everyone,youngorold.Itisaparticularlydifficultproblemforthesick,thpaged,and

thosewhohaveretiredfromearningaliving.Thosepeoplehavesomuchleisurethat

itishardforthemtofindinterestingandworthwhilewaystouseit.Howtospend

leisuretimewiselyisnotaparticularlydifficultproblemforpeople.

A、whoareverybusyeveryday

B、whoaresickinbed

C、whoareagedandingoodhealth

D>whohaveretiredfromwork

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題可采用排除法，第三句話(Itisaparticularlydifficultproblemfor

thesick,theaged,andthosewhohaveretiredfromearningaliving.),可以看出這三

類人對(duì)于怎樣度過空閑時(shí)光是特別困難的，所以可以排除BCD項(xiàng)，選A。

第47題【單選題】

[2009.04]I'vegottheorderfromthebossthattheworkfinishedbefore

5p.m.today.

A^wouldbe

B、be

C、willhavebeen

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D、couldbe

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查名詞從句中的虛擬語氣。譯文:我已經(jīng)從老板那得到指令，

這項(xiàng)工作在今天下午五點(diǎn)鐘之前要完成。詳細(xì)解答：that引導(dǎo)同位語從句，說明

order的內(nèi)容。同時(shí)從句要用虛擬語氣，從句謂語用should一動(dòng)詞原形的形式，

should可以省略。

第48題【單選題】

[2009.7]Thehousewasquietinthenight,theoccasionalcoughingfrom

mythroat.

A、asfor

suchas

C、insteadof

D、exceptfor

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查短語意義區(qū)分。譯文：除了偶爾我咳嗽一下以外，這所房

子在夜晚非常安靜。A至于，關(guān)于；B例如；C代替，而不是；D除了……以

外

第49題【單選題】

【1閱讀半11附1】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

centenarians（百歲老人）getaskedallthetime：/zHowdidyoulivetobe100?"Q:The

fivecentenariansliveinaveryfriendlycommunity.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選Co題目說的是〃這五位百歲老人生活在一個(gè)非常友好的社

區(qū)〃，文章開頭部分提到了"community（社區(qū)幾但該句并沒有說這五位百歲老人

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生活的社區(qū)是否是一個(gè)友好的社區(qū)，因此判斷問題句的信息在文章中沒有提到。

第50題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Rhythminliteratureisamoreorlessregularoccurrenceofcertain

elementsofwriting:aword,aphrase,anidea,asound,oragrammatical

construction.Wearealsoaccustomedtothisrecurrenceinthealternateheavyand

lightbeatsinmusic.Ourloveforrhythmseemstobeinnate:witn