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2022年宜春职业技术学院自考英语
(二)练习题汇总(附答案解析)第1题【单选题】【I阅读选择】You considerthat you cant findyour placein yourown country,so yourisk thecomfortable butmodest lifewith yourparents and you goabroad.Maybe therewill bemoments when you cantstand theloneliness anymore,the strangersaround you,or yourjob.But youremember nobodymade youtake thatdecision,so youtake adeep breath,and you go on,as youare the only oneto beblamed.When youare lonelyin aforeign country,you should.A、change your decision B、blame yourparents forit C、stick toyour decisionand go on D、make morefriends【正确答案】c【答案解析】答案选C根据文章本段中But youremember nobodymade youtake thatdecision,so youtake adeep breath,and yougo on...可知答案作者认为你出国后可能会面临各种困难,面对周围的陌生人、工作,你可能会感到孤独,但是仔细想想这个决定是你自己做的,于是你不得不深呼吸,然后继续第2题【单选题】[
2009.04]Ive gotthe orderfrom theboss that the workfinished before5p.m.today.A、would beB、be C、will havebeen D、could be【答案解析】本题考查固定搭配in thisway以这种方法by the way顺便说in noway决不,无论如何都不in anyway无论如何第20题【单选题】[
2008.04]The vehiclewas travelingat speeds90miles perhour.A、in additionto B、in viewof C、in excessof D、in searchof【正确答案】c【答案解析】本题考查短语辨析那辆车以超过每小时90英里的速度行驶A.除…之外、例外;B.由…看来、有鉴于;C.过分、超出;D.寻找、追求第21题【单选题】【填句补文】Home schoolingis oftenmore interestingthan regularschools,but critics say that home-schoolers areoutsiders whomight beuncomfortable mixingwith otherpeople in adult life..However,most parentsdont have the timeor thedesire to teach their children at home,so schoolswill continueto bewhere mostchildren gettheir formaleducation.A、Critics alsosay thatmost parentsare notwell qualifiedto teach their children.B、A number of parentsprefer not to sendtheir childrento school.C、Children who are educatedathomeare knownas home-schoolers.D、Others believethey canprovide abetter educationalexperience for their childrenby teachingthem athome.【正确答案】A【答案解析】本段大意是对home schooling提出了质疑〃,需要注意前面说到了critics say”,空格处与之对应的是“Critics alsosay〃10第22题【单选题】The volleyballmatch wastelevised onCCTV.A、alive Blife C、live Dlively【正确答案】c【答案解析】题目意思中央电视台现场直播了这场排球比赛本题是词义选择题A活的,活跃的B生活,生命C以现场直播方式D活跃的,热烈的第23题【单选题】【完成句子】The importanceof particularmetals in the human diet has been realizedwithin thepast fewdecades,and theidea thatgeology might be relatedto healthhas beenrecognized for a number of elementssuch asiodine,zinc andselenium.For example,soils withlow iodinecontents producecrops,and animalsdeficient iniodine.A lack of iodinein thehuman dietleads tosome seriousdiseases.Some seriousdiseases isconnected withdeficiency of.A、industrially pollutedsoils B、the elementof iodineC、rock andsoil chemistryD、the persistenceof heavy metals【正确答案】B【答案解析】通过关键词Some seriousdiseases,可将题目定位于最后一句话A lack of iodinein thehumandietleads tosome seriousdiseases,deficiency of和lack of表达同样的意思“缺乏、缺少〃,因此根据这句话可以判断答案为B第24题【单选题】[
2009.01]If youtry tolearn toomany thingsat atime,you mayget.11A、concentrated B、confused C、confirmed D、convinced【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查形近形容词意义区分句意如果你试图一次学太多东西,你就有可能糊涂了A.浓缩的,专心的;B糊涂的,混淆的;C根深蒂固的;D确信的第25题【单选题】[
2009.7]He wouldthat allthe classifieddata should be keptsafe whenin office.A、assure B、ensure C、insure D、secure【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查动词意义区分【译文】他保证在办公室里的所有机密数据处于安全状态【详细解答】A使确信,使有信心;B确保(某事)发生,担保;C为……投保,给……保险;D安全的,没有危险的第26题【单选题】[概括大意]The keyto gardeningwith kids,says PattiKraemer-Doell,family gardencoordinator at the NewYork BotanicalGardens,is z/Letting themexperience itthemselves.We havetried toguide them,but nottell them to putthe sunflowershere and the tomatoesthere.The emphasisis ondeveloping theirimagination and their appreciationfor beingout in the garden/The mainidea ofthis paragraphis.A、Different Kinds of Gardens.12B、KindsofPlants ins HomeGarden C、The MostImportant Pointin FamilyGardening D、How toplan sunflowersand tomatoes【正确答案】c【答案解析】本段指出家庭园艺的主旨是让孩子去体验,培养他们的想象力和鉴赏力所以答案为C第27题【单选题】【
2009.7]The woundedsoldiers wouldrecover quicklyif they were well.A、nourished B、stuffed C、tamed D、ventured【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查过去分词意义区分译文如果受伤的战士营养很好,他们就会很快痊愈A营养,滋养;B填满,塞满;C驯服(猛兽);D冒险第28题【单选题】【
2009.01]Whenever Igo outto dinnerwith him,I alwayspaying thebill.A、end upB、arrive atC、drop outD、give off【正确答案】A【答案解析】句意每当我与他外出吃饭,最后总是我付账考查短语意义区分A以…而告终;B达到,取得;C不参加,隐退;D散发第29题【单选题】Perhaps yourprince to do something13A、is likeB、would enjoyC、is enjoyD、would like【正确答案】D【答案解析】题目意思也许你的王子想要做些什么事?would liketo do固定搭配,想要做某事/愿意做某事答案选D第30题【单选题】[
2009.10]So farscientists haveonly acquiredunderstanding of the physicalprocesses thatcause earthquakes.A、a partialB、a changeableC、an originalD anindividual【正确答案】A第31题【单选题】【完成句子】Heavy metals are persistent;they donot breakdown toother chemicalsin theenvironment.Industrially pollutedsites usuallyundergo intensiveclean-up andrehabilitation becauseheavymetalsare ahealth concernonce theyenter the food chain.Some tracemetalsarealleged to cause cancerand arealso knowntocausepoisoning.Industrially contaminatedsites usuallyrequire athorough clean-up dueto.A、the persistenceof heavymetals B、industrially pollutedsoils C、naturally pollutedsoils Drock andsoil chemistry【正确答案】A14【答案解析】本段提到受到污染的土壤含有重金属,而且重金属很稳定,不容易降解,所以要对重金属进行彻底的清除答案选择A第32题【单选题】[
2009.04]Dont trusteverything you have readin the newspapers.A、which B、that C、as D、what【正确答案】B【答案解析】译文不要相信你在报纸上读到的每件事试题分析定语从句引导词选择题详细解答定语从句所修饰的先行词是不定代词everything,故选Bo第33题【单选题】If theoperation carefullyprepared,it wouldnot havebeen successful.A、was notB、has notbeen C、had notbeen D、were not【正确答案】c【答案解析】题目意思如果这个操作(或手术)没有充分准备就不能成功了本题是语法题虚拟语气本题是与过去的事实相违背第34题【单选题】【阅读选择】It was also in the1600s thatprofessional balletbegan.King Louis XIV ofFrance,himself adevoted dancer,founded theRoyal Academyof Dance.The fivebasic feetpositions fromwhich allballet stepsbegin werefinalized.In thelate1700s anotherimportant changeoccurred.Ballet beganto tella storyon its own.It wasno15longer simply dance to be performed between acts of plays.Elaborate wigsand costumeswere eliminated.By theearly1800s dancerslearned torise on their toesto make it appear that they were floating.An importantinfluence inearly balletwas.A、Balanchine B、Marie AntoinetteC、Diaghilev D、Louis XIV【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D细节题对照原文It was also in the1600s thatprofessional balletbegan.King Louis XIV ofFrance,himself adevoted dancer,founded theRoyal Academyof Dance.这里出现的时间1600s在原文中是比较早的,提到的人物是King LouisXIV,选Do第35题【单选题】【阅读选择】She toldme hername wasHelen andshe wastalking to a local restaurant where they weregoing tohave lunchafter herappointment.She calledto seeif he was there.She said,“My husbandhas Alzheimers(老年痴呆)and heshouldn/tbedriving withoutme/Numerous thoughtsran throughmy head.Call thepolice,call her family,and notify(通矢口)the doctors office she had justcome from!But at first,I offeredto driveto thelocal restaurantto seeif Edwas waitingfor herthere.The elderlywoman criedin thelobby whenshe wastalking to.A、her husbandwith AlzheimersB、the nursein thedoctorsofficeC a localrestaurantD、one ofherfamily members【正确答案】c【答案解析】答案选Co根据文章本段中She toldme hername wasHelen andshe wastalking to a localrestaurant…可知答案为C项Helen由于担心自己丈夫安危,16但又找不到人,情急之下先打电话到俩人约好即将要去的餐厅询问情况第36题【单选题】【阅读判断】Norwich,the capitalof thepart ofBritain knownas EastAnglia,has beenin existencefor more than twothousand years.It beganasa small villagebeside theRiver Wensum.Q:The River Wensum flowsby Norwich.A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A答题依据在第二句,Norwich是River Wensum旁边的一个小村庄,就说明了RiverWensum流经Norwicho第37题【单选题】[
2008.04]The farmingmethods havebeen improvedwith the invention of thenewmachine.A、efficiently B、proficiently C、professionally D、intentionally【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查副词词义辨析句子翻译为由于新机器的发明,人们已经高效率地改进了农业耕种方法A高效率地B熟练地C职业地、专职地D故意地、有意地第38题【单选题】【阅读选择】Tom,a near-sighted youngman,went ona blinddate witha girl.The twowere satisfiedwith eachother.And theyexchanged theirtelephone numbers.What canwe learnabout Tom17A、Tom madea goodimpression on the girlatfirst.B、It was the firsttime thatTom haddated agirl.C、Tom wasblind.D、Tom washandsome andpopular with the girls.【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A细节判断题从The twowere satisfiedwith eachother可知,相亲过后,两人对对方都很满意,所以A选项正确,汤姆第一次见对方就留下了很好的印象B项所表述内容在文中找不到根据,不能判断这是汤姆第几次约会根据文章描述,汤姆只是near-sighted,远不到盲了的地步文章仅讲述了汤姆和某一个女孩相亲的精力,对他的个人魅力以及是否受女孩欢迎并未提及第39题【单选题】[
2008.10ICountry lifeis betterthan citylife itoffers freshair andnoiseless environment.A、in that B、as thatC、as forD、in which【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题的句意为乡村生活好过城市生活,因为它空气新鲜且环境无噪音in that是复合连接词,只在一定的句式中使用也可以用作一个固定词组(请参考Unit6Text A注释4中的解释及有关例句)A在于,原因是,在…方面;C.关于,至于,举例I likethe countrybetter in that it is closerto nature.我更喜欢乡村,因为它更接近自然第40题【单选题】【阅读选择】The richesof the sea yetto bedeveloped bymans technologyare impressive.Oil andgas explorationshave existedfor nearlythirty years.Valuable18amounts of minerals such as iron,copper andso onexist onthe oceanfloor.According to the author,technology isimportant because.A、resources onland arerunning shortin tenyears B、man canuse it to explorethe deepersea C、it is a lot of fundiving into the seaD、ancient peopleused it to explorethe sea【正确答案】B【答案解析】本段第一句作者提到The richesof the sea yetto bedeveloped bymans technologyare impressive,人类利用技术可以开发的海洋资源是惊人的段末说至UValuable amountsof mineralssuch asiron,copper andso onexist onthe oceanfloor.然而,大量有价值的矿物均还埋藏于海底如铁,铜等等其他三项都没有提到第41题【单选题】【填句补文】There isa differencebetween scienceand technology..Science has to do with discoveringthe facts and relationshipsbetween observablephenomena innature andwith establishingtheories thatserve toorganize thesefactsandrelationships;technology hasto dowith tools,techniques,and proceduresfor applyingthe findingsof science.A、Another distinctionbetween scienceand technologyhasto dowith the progress in each.B、We areall familiarwiththeimproper use of technology.C、Unlike science,progressintechnology mustbe measuredin termsof thehuman factor.D、Science isa methodof answeringtheoretical questions;technology isa methodof solvingpractical problems.【正确答案】D【答案解析】第一句总述了科学和技术是有差别的缺空后是对两者的分述,因此缺空处也应是对两者的分述,故选D19【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查名词从句中的虚拟语气译文:我已经从老板那得到指令,这项工作在今天下午五点钟之前要完成详细解答that引导同位语从句,说明order的内容同时从句要用虚拟语气,从句谓语用should+动词原形的形式,should可以省略第3题【单选题】[2009,10]The profit-sharing planis designedto thestaff towork hard.A、calculate B、demonstrate Cspeculate D、motivate【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查词语辨析【译文】利润共享计划目的是激发员工努力工作A计算、估算B证实、论证、演示C思索、推测D激励、激发第4题【单选题】【完成句子】As thesunflowers grow,put ahay fencearound themfor protectionand stakeif necessary.Plant morningglories orsweet peasaround thebase ofeach sunflower,and theywill growup thestems,eventually forminga roofover thetop.By summersend,kids willhave asunflower houseto playin.When autumncomes,children can.A、seed lots of sunflowersB、play gamesin thesunflower houseC、include plantswith animalnames D、find theirown playingsection【正确答案】B【答案解析】段落最后一句是答案的出处,By summersend夏天结束的时候实际上就是When autumncomes秋天来临的时候”答案选择B2第42题【单选题】【完成句子】Sagan wasnoted for the vigourof hislogic style,especially whencriticizing somepiece ofpseudoscience(伪不1学).I remembereda1973AAAS meetingat whichhe destroyedthe theoriesof ImmanuelVelikovsky,who wasmaintaining thatonly a few thousandsof years ago,Venus hadrepeatedly collidedwith Earthand Mars;events wellnoted.Velikovsky said,in thebible.In Sagansopinion,Velikovsky might be.A、a member of theNational Academyof ScienceB、a pseudo-scientist Ca sciencepopulariser D、a reporter【正确答案】B【答案解析】从这段文字中,我们可以了解到作者认为,Sagan与伪科学作斗争的一个实例就是Sagan摧毁了Velikovsky的错误论述,即Velikovsky提出,在过去几千年中,水星与地球和火星反复多次相撞,这在圣经中有加载第43题【单选题】[
2007.04]The furniturein herbedroom isquite differentfrom in the livingroom.A、thatB、it C、one D、which【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查复合句that在本句中指代the furniture,目的是为了避免重复which用于引导句子或短语,在此也不能指代the furniture第44题【单选题】20【填句补文】Though littleresearch has been carriedout abouthow exactlythe sunspotwill negativelyharm thehealth of the people..So,scientists warnthat peoplegoing outdoorsshouldbecareful to protect theirexposed skin and eyeswith clothes,umbrellas andsunglasses from the strongsunlight richin ultravioletrays.A、Ionosphere ishigh abovethe earth.B、If thelights in your housekeep flickering,blame frequentsunspots.C According toaresearch conductedby theRussian scientistsfrom1957to I960,the frequencyof earthquakescan belinked to the movementof thesunspots.D、A paperpublished by a NorthKorea observatorysays thatsun stormsmay causean increasein theincidence ofheart diseaseand skindisease.【正确答案】D【答案解析】这一段说的是太阳黑子对人类健康的影响填入的内容也应该与健康有关,空格后一句说到要保护皮肤因此D是正确的第45题【单选题】【完成句子】Sagan wasnoted for the vigourof hislogic style,especially whencriticizing somepiece ofpseudoscience(伪科学).I remembereda1973AAAS meetingat whichhe destroyedthe theoriesof ImmanuelVelikovsky,who wasmaintaining thatonly a few thousandsof years ago,Venus hadrepeatedly collidedwith Earthand Mars;events wellnoted.Velikovsky said,in thebible.In Sagansopinion,Velikovsky might be.A、a member of theNational Academyof ScienceB、a pseudo-scientist Ca sciencepopulariser D、a reporter【正确答案】B【答案解析】从这段文字中,我们可以了解到作者认为,Sagan与伪科学作斗争的一个实例就是Sagan摧毁了Velikovsky的错误论述,即Velikovsky提出,在过21去几千年中,水星与地球和火星反复多次相撞,这在圣经中有加载第46题【单选题】[
2010.04]The spokesmanoccasionally hisspeech withgestures.A、acknowledges B、accompanies C、attributes D、anticipates【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查词汇【译文】这位发言人讲演中偶尔伴有手势第47题【单选题】【阅读判断】People livingnorth of the mountainheard aloud boomthat shooktheir windows,and airline pilots flying near the volcano soon afterwards described a thick black column of ash and steam shooting more than2,100meters into the sky.Q:Pilots flyingattheheight of more than2,100meters sawa thickblack columnof ashand steamshooting upinto theair from the crater.A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B该题说的是飞行员飞行的高度超过2100米时,看见一个黑色的火山灰和蒸汽从火山口急速上升到空气中但是,文章中airlinepilotsflyingnearthevolcanosoonafterwardsdescribedathickblackcolumnof ashandsteamshootingmorethan2,100meters into the sky.说的是靠近火山的地方出现了一个黑色的火山灰和蒸汽上升到空气中,其高度超过2100米因此该命题是错误的第48题【单选题】22【阅读选择】Two thousand years agothe Chinesehad alreadydeveloped aworking compass.A pieceof lodestone(天然磁石)would becut into the shapeof aladle(长柄勺).Placed ona stoneboard witha smoothsurface,the lodestonewould moveround untilthe handleof theladle pointedsouth while the bulk(主体)of theladle wasattracted tomagnetic north.This interestinglyshaped deviceis mentionedin a book from about
80.Other ancientbooks may have datedit asfar backas thefourth centuryJade(玉石)finders playedan importantrole in theinventionof theladle.They travelledgreat distancesto lookfor jade.In ordernottolose directions,they wouldtake aladle withthem.When didthe Chineseinvent thecompass A、In
1492.B、In thethirteen centuryA.D.C、In A.D.
80.D Atleast2000years ago.【正确答案】D【答案解析】本段中Two thousandyearsagothe Chinesehad alreadydeveloped aworking compass.直接告诉我们中国发明指南针的时间第49题【单选题】[
2008.10]Country lifeis betterthan citylife itoffers freshair andnoiseless environment.A、in thatB、as thatC、as forD、in which【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查复合句句意为乡村生活好过城市生活,因为它空气新鲜且环境无噪音inthat是复合连接词,只在一定的句式中使用也可以用作一个固定词组A在于,原因是,在…方面;C.关于,至于,举例I likethe countrybetter inthat it is closerto nature.我更喜欢乡村,因为它更接近自然23第50题【单选题】【阅读选择】It wasalso in the1600s thatprofessional balletbegan.King LouisXIV ofFrance,himself adevoted dancer,founded theRoyal Academyof Dance.The fivebasic feetpositions fromwhich allballet stepsbegin werefinalized.In thelate1700s anotherimportant changeoccurred.Ballet beganto tella storyon itsown.It wasno longersimply danceto beperformed betweenacts ofplays.Elaborate wigsand costumeswere eliminated.By theearly1800s dancerslearned torise ontheir toesto makeit appearthat theywere floating.An importantinfluence inearly balletwas.A、Balanchine B、Marie AntoinetteC、Diaghilev D、LouisXIV【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选Do细节题对照原文It wasalso in the1600s thatprofessional balletbegan.King LouisXIV ofFrance,himself adevoted dancer,founded theRoyal Academyof Dance.这里出现的时间1600s在原文中是比较早的,提到的人物是King LouisXIV,选Do第51题【单选题】[
2009.01]You shouldhelp themwhen yourfriends quarrelwith eachother.A、come intosight B、come toterms C、come into play D、come topower【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查短语的习惯用法句意当你的朋友吵架时,你应当帮助他们协调一下come into或come to都表示进入(某种状态)A映入眼帘;24B.达成协议,妥协;C开始运作;D.上台,开始掌权第52题【单选题】【阅读判断】Over theweekend,Hillary RodhamClinton,wife offormer presidentBill Clinton,announced herrun for2008presidency.This ispartly dueto thebiased thinkingthat womenare weakon nationalsecurity,though theymightbestrong oneducation andhealth care.This damagestheir prospectsasapresidential contender.^:One ofHillarys campaignpromises isto reformthe nationshealth caresystem.A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】c【答案解析】答案选C问题句说Hillary的一个竞选承诺是改革国家的医疗制度〃而本段只是说女人做教育和医疗方面的工作有优势〃,没有说Hillary的一个竞选承诺式改革国家的医疗制度,因此问题句的信息在文章中没有被提到第53题【单选题】[
2009.10]The profit-sharing planis designedtothestaff towork hard.A、calculate B、demonstrate C、speculate D、motivate【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查词语辨析【译文】利润共享计划目的是激发员工努力工作A计算、估算B证实、论证、演示C思索、推测D激励、激发第54题【单选题】25[
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[10]The roomwas quiet,the occasionalcoughing frommy throat.A、in caseB、except forC、by farD、instead of【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查介词短语意义区分【译文】这个房间很安静,除了偶尔从我喉咙里发出的咳嗽声以外A以免、以防万一B除了…以外C到目前为止D代替、而不是第55题【单选题】[
2007.04]Having decidedto renta flat,we contacting housing agenciesin thecity.A、set aboutB、set downC、set outD、set up【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查关于set的短语contactinghousingagencies联系房屋中介根据句意,应该选set aboutsetabout开始做某事set down放下,搁下;记下,记载,写下set out出发,开始,后面跟todosthset up建立(事业);成立(组织);为某人提供必需品或有用的东西第56题【单选题】【概括大意】Many of lifes failures,the supremeinnovator said,are people who didnot realizehow closetheywereto successwhen theygave up.Before thatmagical momentin October1879,Edison hadworked outno fewerthan3,000theories aboutelectric light,but inonly twocases didhis experimentswork.The mainidea ofthis paragraphis.26A、Importance oflearning fromfailure B、Never a successful mangives upC、It isimportant tofail forasuccessfulman D、EdisonS commenton failure【正确答案】D【答案解析】通过应用部分可以看出这段文字的主题是爱迪生对失败的评论因此选择Do第57题【单选题】【阅读选择】For anygiven taskin Britain there are more menthan areneeded.Strong unionskeep themthere.In FleetStreet,home ofsome ofLondons biggestdailies,it isunderstood thatwhen twounions quarrelover threejobs the argument is settled by giving each union two.That means33per centover manning,33per centless productivitythan could be obtained.What happenswhen disputesover jobopportunities ariseamong Britishunions A、Thirty threeper centof the workers will be outof work.B、More jobswill becreated bythe union.C、More peoplewill beemployed thannecessary.D、The unionswill try to increaseproductivity.【正确答案】c【答案解析】本段开头告诉读者”…there aremore menthan areneeded...when twounions quarrelover threejobs,the argument is settled by giving each union two,接下来作者又进一步说明其实质,即它意味着33per centover manning,33per centless productivitythan could be obtained第58题【单选题】【完成句子】Lightning isgenerated whenelectrical chargesseparate inrain clouds,though processesare stillnot fullyunderstood.Typically,positive charges(正电荷)build atthe cloudtop,whilethebottom becomesnegatively charged(负电荷的).In27most instancesof cloud-to-ground lightning,the negativelycharged lowerportion of the cloudrepels negativelycharged particlesonthe grounds surfaces,making itbecome positivelycharged.The positivecharge onthegroundgathers atelevated points.In mostcases ofcloud-to-ground lightning,the groundssurface.A、is positivelycharged B、is shiftedsideways bystrong windsC、is negative charged D、is changedfrom positivelycharge tonegativecharge【正确答案】A【答案解析】本段文字解释了云层与地面之间的闪电的成因,云层下部带负电荷,排斥地面表层的负电荷,所以地面表层聚集的是正电荷答案为A第59题【单选题】【阅读选择】In1841,a bookwas publishedwhich astonished the world.It wascalled Incidentsof Travelin CentralAmerica,Chiapas andYucatan.The authorJohn LoudStephens hadjust returnedfromalong,difficult anddangerous journeythrough thethick rainforest ofsouthern Mexicoand Guatemala.He hadonce beenthere withFrederick Catherwood,an architectand artist,to searchfor theremains of a lostcivilization knownasthe Mayas(玛雅).Very littlewas knownabout the Mayas atthat time,but Catherwoodsdrawing in the bookshowed incrediblecities withtemples,pyramids andother buildingsas impressiveas thoseof theirnorthern neighbors,the Aztecs.These cities,however,were deserted.The inhabitants(居民)had disappearedalmost a thousandyearsbefore.Stephens bookastonishedthe world because.A、it wasthe firsttime peopleheard aboutMayas.B、theMayaswere excellentbuilders andfarmers.C、hehadexperienced somany difficultiesto findthis lostcivilization.D itdescribed that theMayasused to be anadvanced civilization.【正确答案】D28【答案解析】根据问题中的关键词astonished,把本问题定位在第一句In1841,abookwas publishedwhich astonishedthe world.对下面的几个重要事实的归纳概括就得出正确答案Do第60题【单选题】[
2008.04]The vehiclewas travelingat speeds90miles perhour.A、in additionto B、in viewof C、in excessof Din searchof【正确答案】c【答案解析】本题考查短语辨析那辆车以超过每小时90英里的速度行驶A.除…之外、例外;B.由…看来、有鉴于;C.过分、超出;D.寻找、追求第61题【单选题】【填句补文】Home schoolingis oftenmore interestingthan regularschools,but criticssay thathome-schoolers areoutsiders whomightbeuncomfortable mixingwith otherpeople inadult life..However,most parentsdont havethe timeorthedesire to teachtheir children athome,so schoolswill continueto bewhere mostchildren gettheir formaleducation.A、Critics alsosay thatmost parentsare notwell qualifiedtoteachtheir children.B、A numberof parentsprefer notto sendtheir childrento school.C、Children who are educatedathomeare knownas home-schoolers.D、Others believethey canprovide abetter educationalexperience for theirchildrenby teachingthem athome.【正确答案】A【答案解析】本段大意是“对home schooling提出了质疑〃,需要注意前面说到了criticssay”,空格处与之对应的是“Critics alsosay”29第5题【单选题】[2009,01]I waswriting areport lastnight;I wouldnot havestayed uplate.A、however B、otherwise C、therefore D、furthermore【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查副词词义辨析句意我昨天晚上写一个报告,否则我就不会熬夜了A然而,不过;B否则,要不然;C因此,所以;D再者,而且第6题【单选题】【完成句子】In Britain,robot salesappropriately peakedin1984,but havebeen decliningever since.This ispartly because,British wagerates aretoo lowto makerobots financiallyattractive andpartly becauseengineers nowhave moreexperience withrobots andaremoreaware of the difficultiesof introducingthem effectively.Robots areless popularin Britaintoday partlybecause.A、too muchenergy B、based onAmerican designsC、they aretoo costlyD、they are not reliable【正确答案】c【答案解析】本段第二句就是讲的两个原因,即人们的工资水平太低,也就是没有能力使机器人发挥出创造财富的作用,言下之意就是成本高第二个原因就是人们逐渐意识到了操纵机器人不是件容易的事情,所以使用率就下降了所以应该选C第7题【单选题】第62题【单选题】【I阅读选择】You considerthat youcant findyour placeinyourown country,so yourisk thecomfortable butmodest lifewith yourparents and yougoabroad.Maybe therewill bemoments whenyoucantstand theloneliness anymore,the strangersaround you,or yourjob.But youremember nobodymade youtake thatdecision,so youtake adeep breath,andyougo on,as youare theonly oneto beblamed.When youare lonelyinaforeign country,you should.A、change yourdecision B、blame yourparents forit Cstick toyourdecisionand goon D、make morefriends【正确答案】c【答案解析】答案选Co根据文章本段中But youremember nobodymade youtake thatdecision,so youtake adeep breath,andyougoon…可知答案作者认为你出国后可能会面临各种困难,面对周围的陌生人、工作,你可能会感到孤独,但是仔细想想这个决定是你自己做的,于是你不得不深呼吸,然后继续第63题【单选题】【阅读选择】The richesof thesea yetto bedeveloped bymans technologyare impressive.Oil andgas explorationshave existedfor nearlythirty years.Valuable amountsof mineralssuch asiron,copper andso onexist onthe oceanfloor.According tothe author,technology isimportant because.A、resources onland arerunning shortin tenyears B、man canuse itto explorethe deepersea C、it isa lotof fundiving intotheseaD、ancient peopleused itto explorethesea【正确答案】B【答案解析】本段第一句作者提到The richesof thesea yetto bedeveloped by30mans technologyare impressive,人类利用技术可以开发的海洋资源是惊人的段末说至IIValuable amountsofmineralssuchasiron,copper andso onexist onthe oceanfloor.然而,大量有价值的矿物均还埋藏于海底如铁,铜等等其他三项都没有提到第64题【单选题】[
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[10]Johnson wasunknown beforerunning for the presidency.A、visibly B、visually C、vertically D、virtually【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查(形近的)副词词义区分译文事实上,约翰逊在参选总统职位之前是个无名人士A显然,明显地B外表上,直观地C垂直地,直立地D实际上,事实上第65题【单选题】【填句补文】Scientists have learned that the senseof painis madeup ofboth chemical and electrical signals..Scientists alsohave learned that thenervous systemsends twodifferent kinds-of painmessages tothe brain:one veryfast,the otherslow.A、It tellsus notto usethe injuredpart untilit heals.B、These signalstravel fromnerve cellsin the injured area,up thespinal cord(脊髓)tothe brain,and backdown again.C、The firstmessage isthe warningsignal.D、The othermessage movesat aspeed ofonly onemeter asecond.【正确答案】B【答案解析】第一句讲的是疼痛的感觉是由两种信号signals组成的,所以紧接着就提到两种信号的传播路线B项恰恰照应了首句意思31第66题【单选题】【阅读判断】The UKis portionedat No.29,a muchlower positionchiefly becauseof thesocial andfamily breakdownrecorded inofficial statistics.The US,which hasthe secondhighest percapita GDP(人均国内生产总、值)after Luxembourg,took the13th placein the survey.China wasin thelower haftof theleague at60th.Q:The UnitedStates ofAmerica isamong thetop10countries in thesurvey.A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B问题句说美国位于前十个国家的行列The US,which hasthe secondhighest percapita GDP(人均国内生产总值)after Luxembourg,took the13th placein thesurvey.该句说“美国的人均国内生产总值排名第2,仅位于卢森堡之后,因此美国在这项调查中位于第13位〃显然问题句的说法与该句的说法不一致,因此判断问题句〃错误〃第67题【单选题】[
2009.04]If paymentis notreceived,legal actionwill beour only.A、aggression B、advantage C、alternative Dambition【正确答案】c【答案解析】本题考查词义选择译文如果我们收不到付款,那就只好诉诸法律了A挑衅、侵犯;B优势、优点;C选择、取舍;D野心、抱负第68题【单选题】32[
2008.10]It tookafewseconds forher eyesto tothe darkness.A、allocate B、adopt C、apply D、adjust【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查动词词义辨析【译文】她花了几秒钟时间使眼睛适应黑暗【详细解答】A分配,拨出B收养,过继C应用,申请D调整,使适合第69题【单选题】【阅读选择】Organisms have a greatvariety ofways ofadapting.They mayadapt in their structure,function andgenetics,in theirdevelopment andproduction of the youngand inother respects.An organismmay createitsownenvironment,as dowarm-blooded mammals,which havethe ability to adjustbody heatexactly tomaintain theirideal temperaturedespite changingweather.Usually adaptationsare anadvantage,but sometimesan organismis sowell adaptedtoaparticular environmentthat,if conditionschange,it findsit difficultor impossibleto readapttothenew conditions.The authorcites thebehavior ofwarm-blooded mammalsin orderto showthat aliving thingmayhavethe ability.A、to createan environmentof itsown B、to remainstill whenan enemyis nearC、to makefood frominorganic chemicalsD、to changethe colorof itsskin【正确答案】A【答案解析】作者举例,证明观点;例子不需要看懂,关键要看论据;一般论点在前(前一句或段落首句),论据在后第70题【单选题】33【填句补文】Although theresearchers haveonly justmade thetechnical detailsof themicroscope public,it isalready onsale.It iscurrently the size ofa refrigeratorand takesseveral minutesto scana circuit,but Xiaoand Schragare workingA、to taketiny chipswe requireB、to makingchips anysmaller C、to shrinkittothe size ofadesktop computerand cutthe scanningtime to30seconds D、of conductingelectricity【正确答案】c【答案解析】这部分所说的体积的减小和所需时间的缩短恰好与前半句中提到的冰箱大小的体积和所需数分钟的时间形成了对比即目前它大约像冰箱那么大,而且要用几分钟扫描一个电路,但是他们正在努力使它缩小到台式计算机那么大,把扫描时间缩短到30秒第71题【单选题】[
2009.10]The roomwas quiet,the occasionalcoughing frommy throat.A、in caseB、except forC、by farD、instead of【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查介词短语意义区分【译文】这个房间很安静,除了偶尔从我喉咙里发出的咳嗽声以外A以免、以防万一B除了…以外C到目前为止D代替、而不是第72题【单选题】【阅读选择】During thehours whenyou labourthrough yourwork you may saythat yourehot.Thats true.The timeof daywhenyoufeel mostenergetic iswhen your34cycle ofbody temperatureis atits peak.For somepeople thepeak comesduring themorning.For othersit comesin theafternoon orevening.No onehas discoveredwhy thisis so,but itleads tosuch familiarmonologues as:Get up,John!Youll belate forwork again!The possibleexplanation tothe troubleis thatJohn isat histemperature-and-energy peakin theevening.Much familyquarrelling endswhen husbandsand wivesrealize whatthese energy cycles mean,and whichcycle eachmemberof the familyhas.Which of the followingmay leadto familyquarrels according tothe passage A、Unawareness ofenergy cycles.B、Familiar monologues.C、A changeinafamilymembersenergycycle.D Attemptsto controlthe energycycle ofother familymembers.【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题的关键是看懂本段的最后一句(即Much familyquarrelling endswhen husbandsand wivesrealize whatthese energy cycles mean,and whichcycle eachmemberofthe familyhas.同时联系本段的第四句和第五句(即For somepeople thepeak comesduring themorning.For othersit comesin theafternoon orevening.)的意思该句的直接意思是“如果丈夫和妻子能明白能量周期是怎么回事,以及家庭每个成员有什么样的周期,很多家庭争吵就会停止”也就是说,家庭争吵的发生是因为丈夫和妻子不了解能量周期是怎么回事,更谈不上了解每个家庭成员有什么样的能量周期了因此A项Unawareness ofenergycycles(不知道能量周期)应是正确答案第73题【单选题】【I阅读选择】For anygiven taskin Britain there aremore menthan areneeded.Strong unionskeep themthere.In FleetStreet,home ofsome ofLondons biggestdailies,itisunderstood thatwhen twounions quarrelover threejobs theargumentissettledbygivingeachuniontwo.That means33per centover manning,33per centless productivitythan couldbe obtained.What happenswhen disputesover job35opportunities ariseamong Britishunions A、Thirty threeper centoftheworkers will be outof work.B、More jobswill becreated bythe union.C、More peoplewill beemployed thannecessary.D、The unionswill tryto increaseproductivity.【正确答案】c【答案解析】本段开头告诉读者“...there aremore menthan areneeded...when twounions quarrelover threejobs,theargumentissettledbygivingeachuniontwo”,接下来作者又进一步说明其实质,即它意味着33per centover manning,33per centless productivitythan couldbe obtained”第74题【单选题】【I阅读选择】Parents oftendecide onthe basisof whattheirchildrenwant.Cathy,a mothertold us,“My childrenhave packed lunches,because theysay theyhate school dinners.I make3packed lunchesevery morning,so ourkitchen islike asandwich barinthemorning/However,another mother;Susan madeher choicebased onthe nutritiousvalue ofthefood.She said,“My daughteralways hasschooldinners.I thinkshe probablygets healthierfood byhaving acooked lunchat schoolthan shewould ifI madeafewsandwiches/Which ofthe followingis TRUEaccording tothe passageA、Katz thinkschips aregood forhis kids.B、Susans daughterlikes eatingsandwiches.C、Cathy mayhave atleast threechildren.D、Jamie likesburgers andpizzas.【正确答案】c【答案解析】答案选Co细节查找并简单推断题从本段,特别是I make3packedlunchesevery morning…可知Cathy有三个孩子在上学,有没有不上学的孩子不得而知,故选项C为最佳选项其他三项均与原文意思不符36第75题【单选题】【阅读选择】Northern Europeansare willingto paya lotof money and putup witha lotof inconveniencesfor thesun becausethey have so littleof it.Residents ofcities likeLondon,Copenhagen,and Amsterdamspend alotoftheir winterinthedark becausethe daysare soshort,and muchoftherest ofthe yearintherain.This isthe reasonthe Mediterraneanhas alwaysattracted them.Every summer,morethan25million peopletravel toMediterranean resortsand beachesfor theirvacation.They allcome forthe samereason:suniln theparagraph,cities likeLondon,Copenhagen,and Amsterdamare mentioned.A、to showthat they arenotgood citiesin termsof geographyand climateB、to tellus howwealthy theirresidents areC、to suggestthat thesecities lackplaces ofhistoric interestand scenicbeauty D、to provethat theyhave gotmore tourismthan theycan handle【正确答案】A【答案解析】该段中所列举的三个城市都具有阴冷日短的气候特点,这些不利的地理气候条件使得当地居民向往阳光充足的地方四个选项中,选项A最接近题忌、O第76题【单选题】【完成句子】As thesunflowers grow,put ahay fencearound themfor protectionand stakeif necessary.Plant morningglories orsweet peasaround thebase ofeach sunflower,and theywill growup thestems,eventually forminga roofover thetop.By summersend,kids willhave asunflower houseto playin.When autumncomes,children can.A、seed lotsof sunflowersB、play gamesinthesunflower houseC、include plantswith animalnames Dfind theirown playingsection【正确答案】B37【答案解析】段落最后一句是答案的出处,By summersend〃夏天结束的时候〃实际上就是When autumncomes秋天来临的时候”答案选择B第77题【单选题】【阅读选择】Marian,the girlwho wrotethe originalstory aboutRoxaboxen thatthe childrensbook isbased on,was mayor.Other kidsran thestores whichsold imaginaryice creamand bakedgoods.Kids droveimaginary carsoutside oftown,and thespeeders wentto jail,which wasguarded bythe sheriff,another kid.Elsewhere,boys andgirls hadbattles,charging eachother/s basesusing spearsmade withocotillo,a desertplant.Who isMarian AShe isthe author.B、She soldice creamin Roxaboxen.C、She isthe mayorof Roxaboxeninthebook.D、She guardsthe jailinthebook.【正确答案】c【答案解析】答案选c事实细节题根据关键词锁定短文本段本段第一句话给出了正确答案,Marian是最先写这个故事的人,但是并不是这本书的作者而且是这本书中那个小镇的镇长第78题【单选题】[2008,04]New driversare farmore tohave accidentsthan experienceddrivers.A、possible B、likely C、probable D、unlikely【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查形容词辨析句子翻译新司机比起有经验的老司机出交通事故的可能性要大得多A.可能(发生、存在)的;B.有可能be likely to;38C.大概的、可能的;D不可能的应用举例门I doeverything possibleto helpyou.我会尽一切可能帮助你He islikelytoarrive abit late.他有可能会晚到一会儿第79题【单选题】[
2009.01]If youtrytolearn toomany thingsat atime,youmayget.A、concentrated B、confused C、confirmed Dconvinced【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查形近形容词意义区分句意如果你试图一次学太多东西,你就有可能糊涂了A.浓缩的,专心的;B糊涂的,混淆的;C根深蒂固的;D确信的第80题【单选题】【填句补文】The futureis much too importantto simplyguess about,theway the highschool studentsdid.by carefullystudying thepresent,sidled businessmen,scientists,and politiciansare supposedlyable tofigure outin advancewhat willhappen.A、The stockmarket hadits worstlosses everB、Buildings wouldrotate so they couldfollow thesun to take maximumadvantage ofits lightand heatC、So expertsare regularlyasked topredict accuratelyD、The articlewas writtenin1958【正确答案】c【答案解析】第一句说的是预测未来很重要,不能像中学生那样猜测这一空的关键词是experts,他们不同于中学生,他们的预测应该是较为准确的39【概括大意】Wignail calculatedthe killing efficiency forthese volcanoesby comparingthe proportionof lifethey killedoff withthe volumeof lavathat theyproduced.He foundthat sizefor size,older eruptionswere atleast10times aseffective atwiping outlife astheir morerecent rivals.The mainidea ofthis paragraphis.A、Killing Power of AncientVolcanic EruptionsB、Accounting forthe Killing Power ofOlder EruptionsC、Calculation ofthe KillingPower ofOlder EruptionsD、A MassExtinction【正确答案】c【答案解析】本段第一句话是说Wignall calculatedthe killing efficiency forthese volcanoes...;Wignall计算了这些火山的灭绝效率...;其中killingefficiency与killing Power意思差不多,属于同义词转换,因此选择B或C,但是account for意思是(在数量方面)占;说明(原因等)不符合句意,因此不选择B第8题【单选题】[
2009.01]He hasdeep loveforthepeople andloyalty tothe country.A、intense B、initial C、instant D、imitative【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查形容词词义区分A强烈的,极度的;B最初的,开始的;C立即的,即时的;D模仿的,仿效的形容loyalty,选A比较恰当第9题【单选题】[
2008.04]It hasbeen foundthat astrong helpovercome theeffects ofdistraction.A、interruption第81题【单选题】[
2007.04]The centraltheatre has a seatingofmorethan3,000people.A、capability Bcapacity C、ability Dfacility【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析ability主要指天赋的能力或应用知识的才能,应该是属于那种已经具备并发展较快的能力如He hasunusual abilityin sciencecapability与ability不同的是,它不仅能用于人,也可用于物,如Electronic refinements,however,have greatlyextended theuses andcapabilities ofsome ofthe olderelectrical devices,capacity指容纳或吸收事物的能力,可用于人和物如The hallhasaseating capacityof500〃根据句意,本题应该选capacity第82题【单选题】【完成句子】As thesunflowers grow,put ahay fencearound themfor protectionand stakeif necessary.Plant morningglories orsweet peasaround thebase ofeach sunflower,and theywill growup thestems,eventually forminga roofover thetop.By summersend,kids willhave asunflower houseto playin.When autumncomes,children can.A、seed lotsof sunflowersB、play gamesinthesunflower houseC、include plantswith animalnames D、find theirown playingsection【正确答案】B【答案解析】段落最后一句是答案的出处,By summersend夏天结束的时候实际上就是When autumncomes秋天来临的时候”答案选择B第83题【单选题】40[
2007.04]The bookfair hasreceived apositive fromreaders.A、result B、response C、settlement D、solution【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析response反映,反响result结果,后果settlement殖民,移民,定居solution解决;解答根据句意,应该选responseo apositive response良好的反映第84题【单选题】【阅读选择】Helping theplanet isa bigpart ofwhat ourworld tripis allabout andthats exactlywhat wedid thispast week.We helpedget ahydroponics farmstarted inalocalv川age.This farmwill be a modelforthelocal villagerssotheycan starttheir veryown selfsustaining farm.Hydroponics isa type of farmingthat usesa thirdofthewater neededin anaverage farmand usesno soil.A hydroponics farm A、is difficultto buildB、isatypeoffarm withoutsoil C、will costlotsofmoney D、was startedinthevillage beforethey came【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B词义理解题根据关键词hydroponicsfarm迅速锁定本段再通过排除法可以判定B项是正确的因为A和C表述的内容文章并没有提到过D项表述是错误的,因为那个村庄在他们去之前并没有这种hydroponics farmo是他们到了之后,帮忙建立了一个模型第85题【单选题】【填句补文】Scientists havelearnedthatthe senseof painis madeup ofboth41chemicalandelectricalsignals..Scientists alsohavelearnedthatthenervous systemsends twodifferent kinds-of painmessages tothebrain:one veryfast,the otherslow.A、It tellsus notto usetheinjuredpart untilit heals.B、These signalstravel fromnerve cellsintheinjured area,up thespinal cord(脊髓)tothebrain,and backdown again.C、The firstmessage isthe warningsignal.D、The othermessage movesat aspeed ofonly onemeter asecond.【正确答案】B【答案解析】第一句讲的是疼痛的感觉是由两种信号signals组成的,所以紧接着就提到两种信号的传播路线B项恰恰照应了首句意思第86题【单选题】[
2010.04]We shouldthis inmind:Dont judgea personby hisappearance.A、bear B、put C、place D、print【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查词汇题【译文】我们应当牢牢记住不要以貌取人详细解答】牢记在心:bear inmind或者keep inmind第87题【单选题】【阅读选择】It wasalso inthe1600s thatprofessional balletbegan.King LouisXIV ofFrance,himself adevoted dancer,founded theRoyal Academyof Dance.The fivebasic feetpositions fromwhich allballet stepsbegin werefinalized.In thelate1700s anotherimportant changeoccurred.Ballet beganto tella storyon itsown.It wasno longersimplydanceto beperformedbetweenactsofplays.Elaborate wigsand costumeswere eliminated.By theearly1800s dancerslearned torise ontheir toesto42makeitappearthat theywerefloating.An importantinfluence inearly balletwas.A、Balanchine B、Marie AntoinetteC、Diaghilev D、LouisXIV【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选Do细节题对照原文It wasalso inthe1600s thatprofessional balletbegan.King LouisXIV ofFrance,himself adevoted dancer,founded theRoyal Academyof Dance.这里出现的时间1600s在原文中是比较早的,提到的人物是King LouisXIV,选Do第88题【单选题】【阅读判断】One problemwith thisdesign isthatthemouse getsdirty asthe ballrolls over the surfaceand picksup dirt.Eventually youhave to clean your mouse.Q:When anordinary computermouse getsdirty,it hasto bereplaced witha newone.A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选Bo题中说鼠标脏了,就得换用新的这一说法与原文不符原文说的是鼠标脏了,可以擦干净再用it hastobereplaced witha newone与youhavetocleanyourmouse不符所以选B第89题【单选题】【阅读选择】Marian,the girlwho wrotethe originalstory aboutRoxaboxen thatthe childrensbook isbased on,was mayor.Other kidsran thestores whichsold imaginaryice creamand bakedgoods.Kids droveimaginary carsoutside oftown,andthespeeders wentto jail,which wasguarded bythe sheriff,another kid.43Elsewhere,boys andgirls hadbattles,charging eachothers basesusing spearsmade withocotillo,a desertplant.Who isMarian A、She isthe author.B、She soldice creamin Roxaboxen.C、She isthe mayorof Roxaboxeninthebook.D、She guardsthe jailinthebook.【正确答案】c【答案解析】答案选c事实细节题根据关键词锁定短文本段本段第一句话给出了正确答案,Marian是最先写这个故事的人,但是并不是这本书的作者而且是这本书中那个小镇的镇长第90题【单选题】【阅读选择】The violence within a society iscontrolled throughinstitutions oflaw.The moredeveloped alegal systembecomes,the moresociety takesresponsibility forthe discovery,control,and punishmentof violentacts.In mosttribal societiestheonlymeans todeal withan actof violenceis revenge.Each familygroup mayhavethe responsibility forpersonally carryingout judgmentand punishmentupon theperson whocommitted theoffense.But inlegal systems,theresponsibility for revengebecomes depersonalizedand diffused.The societyassumes theresponsibilityforprotecting individualsfrom violence.In caseswheretheycannot beprotected,the society is responsiblefor imposingpunishment.The functionof legalsystems,according tothe passage,is.A、to controlviolencewithin asocietyB、toprotecttheworldfrom chaosC tofree societyfrom theidea ofrevenge D、to givethe governmentabsolute power【正确答案】A【答案解析】本段的第一句话The violencewithinasocietyiscontrolled throughinstitutions oflaw是本题的答案44第91题【单选题】[2008,
[10]Johnson wasunknown beforerunning forthe presidency.A、visibly B、visually C、vertically D、virtually【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查(形近的)副词词义区分译文事实上,约翰逊在参选总统职位之前是个无名人土A显然,明显地B外表上,直观地C垂直地,直立地D实际上,事实上第92题【单选题】【阅读选择】Today,working lessthan a40-hour week,people enjoymore leisure time.Hence,the wiseuseofleisuretimehas becomean importantproblem foreveryone,young orold.It isa particularlydifficult problemforthesick,the aged,and thosewho haveretired fromearning aliving.Those peoplehavesomuch leisurethat itis hardfor themto findinteresting andworthwhile waysto useit.How to spend leisuretime wiselyis nota particularlydifficult problemfor people.A、who arevery busyeveryday B、whoaresick inbed C、whoareaged andin goodhealth D、who haveretired fromwork【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题可采用排除法,第三句话It isa particularlydifficult problemforthesick,the aged,and thosewho haveretired fromearning aliving.,可以看出这三类人对于怎样度过空闲时光是特别困难的,所以可以排除BCD项,选A第93题【单选题】45【完成句子】Intelligence wasbelieved tobe afixed entity,some facultyofthemind thatwe allpossess andwhich determinesin someway theextent ofour achievements.Its Valuetherefore,was asa predictorof childrens future learning.If theydiffered markedlyin theirability tolearn complextasks,then it was clearlynecessary toeducate themdifferently andthe needfor different types ofschool andeven differentability groupswithin schoolwas obvious.Intelligence testscouldbeused forstreaming childrenaccording toability atan earlyage;and at11these testswere superiorto measuresof attainmentfor selectingchildren for different types of secondaryeducation.It wasonce believed,and thuswe cantell howsuccessful he/she willbe inthe futureaccording tohis/her intelligence.A、born tobe moreintelligent or less intelligentB、taught tobe moreintelligent C、that intelligencewas somethinga babywas bornwith D、and becauseofthelackofcommunication withhis classmates【正确答案】c【答案解析】空格处需要真正的主语(it是形式主语),因此根据语法结构判断C是答案该句大意是“人们曾经一度相信,智力是一个孩子天生所具有的,因为我们可以根据他/她的智力水平判断他/她在将来是否会取得成功第94题【单选题】[2008,
[11]The profit-sharing planis designedtothestaff towork hard.A、calculate B、demonstrate C、speculate D、motivate【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查词语辨析【译文】利润共享计划目的是激发员工努力工作A计算、估算B证实、论证、演示C思索、推测D激励、激发46第95题【单选题】【完成句子】Intelligence wasbelieved tobeafixed entity,some facultyofthemind thatwe allpossess andwhich determinesin somewaytheextent ofour achievements.Its Valuetherefore,was asa predictorof children/sfuturelearning.If theydiffered markedlyin theirabilitytolearn complextasks,then it was clearlynecessary toeducate themdifferently andthe needfordifferenttypesofschool andeven differentability groupswithin schoolwas obvious.Intelligence testscouldbeused forstreaming childrenaccording toability atan earlyage;and at11these testswere superiorto measuresof attainmentfor selectingchildren fordifferenttypesof secondaryeducation.It wasonce believed,and thuswe cantell howsuccessful he/she willbe inthe futureaccordingtohis/her intelligence.A、born tobe moreintelligent orless intelligentB、taught tobe moreintelligent C、that intelligencewas somethinga babywas bornwith Dand becauseofthelackofcommunication withhis classmates【正确答案】c【答案解析】空格处需要真正的主语(It是形式主语),因此根据语法结构判断C是答案该句大意是“人们曾经一度相信,智力是一个孩子天生所具有的,因为我们可以根据他/她的智力水平判断他/她在将来是否会取得成功第96题【单选题】[
2009.01]You shouldhelp themwhen yourfriends quarrelwith eachother.A、come intosight B、come toterms C、come intoplay D、come topower【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查短语的习惯用法句意当你的朋友吵架时,你应当帮助他们协调一下come into或come to都表示进入(某种状态)A映入眼帘;47B.达成协议,妥协;C开始运作;D.上台,开始掌权第97题【单选题】[填句补文】“Geochemists justwant anintuitive senseof whatsgoing onwiththeelements/says Albert Galy fromthe Universityof Cambridge.A、An earthscientist hasrejigged theperiodic table(元素周期表)to makechemistry simplertoteachto students.B、The traditionalperiodic tablewas welldrawn.C、“I imaginecontour lineswould begood forundergraduates/D Buthe hasadded contourlines tocharge density,helping toexplain whichions reactwith which.【正确答案】c【答案解析】这一段是剑桥大学的AlbertGaly的原话,我们可以从引导整个关键点得出答案即“地学化学家们只想通过直觉判断元素的活动我想等高线对学生们有好处〃第98题【单选题】【填句补文】Its nowsocially acceptable,even fashionable,to livealone.As peopleget betterjobs andbecome financiallyindependent,it becomespossible forthemtomaintain aone-person household..However,peoplewhodo get married aremarrying ata laterage anddivorcing moreoften.A、Theres morepressure togetmarriednowadays.B、The growingnumberofwomen withgood jobshas donemuchtoincrease thenumberofpeople livingalone.C、It seemsthat manygrown-ups todayare realizingthat childhooddream.D、More andmore Americansare livingalone.【正确答案】B【答案解析】前句中提到“经济独立”有可能造成保持一个人的家庭生活,B中的妇女有好的工作,增加了独身的人数〃与前句内容正好呼应48第99题【单选题】【填句补文】Although theresearchers haveonly justmade thetechnical detailsofthemicroscope public,itisalready onsale.It iscurrently thesizeofa refrigeratorand takesseveral minutesto scana circuit,but Xiaoand Schragare workingA、totaketiny chipswe requireB、to makingchips anysmaller Cto shrinkittothesizeofadesktop computerand cutthe scanningtime to30seconds D、of conductingelectricity【正确答案】c【答案解析】这部分所说的体积的减小和所需时间的缩短恰好与前半句中提到的冰箱大小的体积和所需数分钟的时间形成了对比即目前它大约像冰箱那么大,而且要用几分钟扫描一个电路,但是他们正在努力使它缩小到台式计算机那么大,把扫描时间缩短到30秒第100题【单选题】【概括大意】Wignail calculatedthe killingefficiency forthese volcanoesby comparingthe proportionoflifethey killedoff withthe volumeof lavathattheyproduced.He foundthat sizefor size,older eruptionswere atleast10times aseffective atwiping outlife astheir morerecent rivals.The mainidea ofthis paragraphis.A、KillingPower of AncientVolcanic EruptionsB、Accounting forthe KillingPowerofOlder EruptionsC、Calculation ofthe KillingPowerofOlder EruptionsD、A MassExtinction【正确答案】c【答案解析】本段第一句话是说:Wignall calculatedthe killingefficiency forthese49B、motivation C、evaluation D、destination【正确答案】B【答案解析】本题考查名词词义区分A.打扰、中;断B.动机、诱因;C.评估、评价;D.目的地、终点整句话的意思是人们发现一个很强的动机可以帮助克服干扰物的影响第10题【单选题】【阅读判断】A moderateearthquake struckparts ofsoutheast Englandon28April2007,toppling chimneysfrom housesand rousingresidents fromtheir beds.Q:During theApril28earthquake,the wholeEngland wasleft withoutpower.A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选Bo题中说2007年4月28日的地震致使全英格兰都停电,与文中表达的内容不符文中说地震殃及英格兰东南部的肯特郡部分地区,电力中断,几千名居民无电可用the wholeEngland与parts ofsoutheast England是不符的,所以选B第题【单选题】【阅读选择】Who wasthis manHow andwhen hadhe diedEverybody hada differentanswer tothese questions.Some peoplethought thatitwasfrom thiscentury,perhaps thebody ofa soldierwho died in WorldWar I,since severalsoldiers hadalready been found inthe area.A Swisswoman believedit mightbe herfather,who haddiedinthose mountainstwenty yearsbefore andwhose bodyhad neverbeenfound.The scientistswho rushedto lookatthebody thoughtitwasprobably mucholder,maybe evena thousandyears old.All thefollowings areassumptions volcanoes...;Wignall计算了这些火山的〃灭绝效率〃……;其中killingefficiency与killing Power意思差不多,属于同义词转换,因此选择B或C,但是account for意思是(在数量方面)占;说明(原因等)不符合句意,因此不选择B50once madeabout theIceman EXCEPT.A、he wasa soldierin WorldWar IB、he wasa Swisswomans long-lost fatherC、hewasborn aboutathousandyearsagoD、he camefrom Italy【正确答案】D【答案解析】解题步骤四个选项逐个回到原文对应位置,确认是否正确第12题【单选题】【I阅读组」断】The peopleof Kiribatiare afraidthat one day inthe not-too-distant future,their countrywill disappearfromtheface ofthe earth-literally.Several timesthis year,the Pacificisland nationhasbeenflooded by a sudden high tide.Q:The peopleof Kiribatiworry that one daytheir countrywillbetaken awayby a sudden high tide.A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A该题目说的是Kiribati的人民担心他们的国家将被突发的洪水淹没该题源于第一句Kiribati的国民担心在近期的某一天,他们的国家将会地球上面消失by asudden hightide第13题【单选题】【完成句子】As thesunflowers grow,put ahay fencearound themfor protectionand stakeif necessary.Plant morningglories orsweet peasaround thebase ofeach sunflower,and theywill growup thestems,eventually forminga roofoverthetop.By summersend,kids willhaveasunflower housetoplayin.When autumncomes,children can.A、seed lotsof sunflowersB、play gamesinthesunflower houseC、include plantswith animalnames D、find theirown playingsection【正确答案】B【答案解析】段落最后一句是答案的出处,By summersend夏天结束的时候实际上就是When autumncomes”秋天来临的时候〃答案选择B第14题【单选题】[阅读选择]Rhythm inliterature isa moreorlessregular occurrenceof certainelements ofwriting:a word,a phrase,an idea,a sound,oragrammatical construction.We arealso accustomedto thisrecurrence inthe alternateheavy andlight beatsin music.Our lovefor rhythmseems tobe innate:witness theresponses ofasmallchild tolively music.Children loveto beaton toydrums orempty boxes.They stamptheir feetand chantnursery rhymesor nonsensesyllables,not unlikeprimitive dancers.As childrengrow older,they aretaught torestrain theirresponses torhythm,but ourlove ofrhythm remains.We livein rhythms;in factwe aregoverned byrhythms.Accordingtothepassage,an adultsreaction torhythm inmusic wouldprobably be.A、uninhibited B、indifferent Crestrained D、responsible【正确答案】c【答案解析】该题的解题依据在本段结尾部分As childrengrow older,theyaretaught torestrain theirresponses torhythm...”作者讲随着孩子的年龄逐渐增大,大人就会教他们抑制对节奏的反应,等他们长大之后,他们对音乐节奏的反应,更可能受到抑制第15题【单选题】[填句补文】The acidrain(酸雨)is saidtobecaused bypollution fromoil wellsintheGulf ofMexico.Car exhaustgases arealso aproblem.Local volcaniceruptions makethe problemeven worse.Nevertheless,with enough moneyandeffort,researchers saythat manyoftheproblems couldbe solvedandtherate oferosion reduced..A、The problem,however,is notjust aEuropean one.B、That isenough tohave causedsome ofthe ancientcarvings tobecome seriouslydamaged already.C、However,the Mexicangovernment doesnot haveenoughmoneytodothework,and needstospendwhat moneyit hasontheMexican people.D、Acid rainis howa familiarproblem inthe industrializedcountries inEurope.【正确答案】c【答案解析】前文提到完成这项工作需要很多的钱,答案转折说到了墨西哥没有这么多的钱去做两句之间有隐含的逻辑关系第16题【单选题】[
2009.04]Tom has done reallyamazed everyonein hisclass.A、What B、Which C、That D、Who【正确答案】A【答案解析】本题考查主语从句的引导词的选择译文汤姆所做的事情使得他班里的每个同学都感到吃惊详细解答what Tomhasdone指汤姆所做的事情;B哪一个;C(无词义);D谁第”题【单选题】【阅读判断】The peopleof Kiribatiare afraidthatoneday inthe not-too-distant future,their countrywill disappearfromtheface ofthe earth-literally.Several times8this year,the Pacificisland nationhasbeenflooded byasudden hightide.Q:The peopleof Kiribatiworry thatonedaytheir countrywillbetaken awaybyasuddenhightide.A、True B、False C、Not Given【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A该题目说的是Kiribati的人民担心他们的国家将被突发的洪水淹没该题源于第一句Kiribati的国民担心在近期的某一天,他们的国家将会地球上面消失byasuddenhightide第18题【单选题】【
2009.01]Children havea naturalabout theworld aroundthem.A、certainty B、capability C、cleverness D、curiosity【正确答案】D【答案解析】句意孩子们对他们周围的事物有着天然的好奇心考查名词词义选择A确定性,肯定的事;B能力,才能;C精明,聪颖;D好奇心,求知欲第19题【单选题】,could youget mea Turkishconversation bookA、In thisway B、By theway C、In noway D、In anyway【正确答案】B。