2022年商丘工學院自考英語（二）練習題匯

總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

[2009.04]Don'ttrusteverythingyouhavereadinthenewspapers.

A、which

B^that

C^as

D、what

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查定語從句。譯文：不要相信你在報紙上讀到的每件事。定

語從句所修飾的先行詞是不定代詞everything,故選B。

第2題【單選題】

【填句補文】Thesmokethatcomesfromalitcigarettecontainsmanydifferent

poisonouschemicals.Inthepast,scientistsdidnotthinkthatthesechemicalscould

harmanonsmoker'shealth..Theydiscoveredthatevennonsmokershad

unhealthyamountsofthesetoxic（有毒的）chemicalsintheirbodies.

A、TheGilsonshavebeenmarriedfor35years.

B^Recently,though,scientistschangedtheiropinionaftertheystudiedalarge

groupofnonsmokers.

C、Wecannotavoidsecondhandsmokeinrestaurants.

D、IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomes

withatleastonesmoker.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】前一句講的是科學家們過去對二手煙的看法，接下來應選表示他們

改變觀點的句子，因為下一句表明他們所持的觀點已與過去截然不同。

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第3題【單選題】

［填句補文］^Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

A、Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

B、Thetraditionalperiodictablewaswelldrawn.

C、“Iimaginecontourlineswouldbegoodforundergraduates//

D、Buthehasaddedcontourlinestochargedensity,helpingtoexplainwhichions

reactwithwhich.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】這一段是劍橋大學的AlbertGaly的原話，我們可以從引導整個關鍵

點得出答案。即：〃地學化學家們只想通過直覺判斷元素的活動。我想等高線對

學生們有好處〃。

第4題【單選題】

【2008.10］Neverbeforesorapidlydevelopingasitistoday.

A、hasourcountrybeen

B、hasbeenourcountry

C、ourcountryhasbeen

D^ourcountrybeenhas

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查語法。【譯文】我們國家從未像現在這樣高速發展。【詳細

解答】否定詞never在句首，該句子應采用部分倒裝。

第5題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Theviolencewithinasocietyiscontrolledthroughinstitutionsoflaw.

Themoredevelopedalegalsystembecomes,themoresocietytakesresponsibility

forthediscovery,control,andpunishmentofviolentacts.Inmosttribalsocietiesthe

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onlymeanstodealwithanactofviolenceisrevenge.Eachfamilygroupmayhave

theresponsibilityforpersonallycarryingoutjudgmentandpunishmentuponthe

personwhocommittedtheoffense.Butinlegalsystems,theresponsibilityfor

revengebecomesdepersonalizedanddiffused.Thesocietyassumesthe

responsibilityforprotectingindividualsfromviolence.Incaseswheretheycannotbe

protected,thesocietyisresponsibleforimposingpunishment.Thefunctionoflegal

systems,accordingtothepassage,is.

A、tocontrolviolencewithinasociety

B^toprotecttheworldfromchaos

C、tofreesocietyfromtheideaofrevenge

D^togivethegovernmentabsolutepower

【正確答案】A

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

institutionsoflaw是本題的答案。

第6題【單選題】

[2010.04]Weshouldthisinmind:Don'tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.

A、bear

B^put

C^place

D^print

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查詞匯題。【譯文】我們應當牢牢記住：不要以貌取人。詳

細解答】牢記在心:bearinmind或者keepinmind

第7題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbe

quiteaneffortforourmindtobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof"weight1*asbeingafixed

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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這個數字比較關鍵，因為在本段最后一句中出現了這個詞，一

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8題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】LateoneSundayafternooninSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,an

elderlycleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehad

livedandworkedmostofherlife.Itmayseemlikeanordinaryendtoahumblelife,

buttherewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthiswoman.Inthesummerof

1995,McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,

totheUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown.Themoneywastohelp

otherAfricanAmericansthroughuniversity.Shehadstartedhersavingshabitasa

youngchildwhenshewouldreturnfromschooltocleanandironformoneywhich

shewouldthensave.Thiswomanshockedandinspiredtheworldbecause.

A、shehadmanagedtosavesomuchmoney

B>shegavehermoneytoAfricanAmericans

C、shegaveherlifesavingstohelpothersthroughuniversity

D、sheonlyspentmoneyoncheapthings

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【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C。only是絕對詞，在選項D中出現，根據經驗排除D；對

照原文第一自然段最后一句話therewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthis

woman說她有些特別的地方，接著第二自然段就講Inthesummerof1995,

McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,to

theUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown,她把大部分積攢的錢捐獻

給了家鄉的大學，A和B表達都不全面，答案是C。

第9題【單選題】

【填句補文】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系。

第10題【單選題】

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

areoutoftouchwithmodernways.Theyalsoblamedthattheirparentsalwayshave

afinalsay.Andtheyoungfeltthattheirparentsdonottrusttheirchildrentodeal

withcrises.Besides,theydissatisfiedtoomuchmurmursoftheirparentsabout

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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C。

第11題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Herculesservedaking.Thekingwasafraidofhim.Soagainandagain

hesenthimondifficulttasks.Onemorningthekingsentforhimandtoldhimto

fetchthreegoldenapplesforhimfromthegardenoftheSingingMaidens（歌女）.But

nooneknewwherethegardenwas.Q:Herculeswasgivenmanydifficulttasks

becausethekingwantedtogetridofhim.

A>True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。句子的意思是：國王想除掉Hercules,所以交給他很多

艱巨的工作去做。這個信息在短文第二句和第三句中提到了，與短文的意思相符

（國王很害怕Hercules,多次交給他艱巨的工作去做），由此可以推斷本題的正確

選項為Ao

第12題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇1Manyresearchers,whoseworkdependsonoceansoundsobjecttoa

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limitofone-hundred-twentydecibels（分貝）.Theysaysuchalimitisagreater

dangerthantheybelieved.Theywanttopreventnoisesfromharmingcreaturesin

theocean.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillscientistsmostprobablydointhe

future?

A>Theywillworkhardtoreduceoceannoisepollution.

B>Theywillprotectanimalsfromharmfulnoises.

C、Theywilltrytosetalimitof120decibels.

D、Theywillstudytheeffectofoceannoisepollution.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】Theywillprotectanimalsfromharmfulnoises.本段的最后一句話是

答案的出處。

第13題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】ButEllenreallybecamefamousin2001.Agedonly24,shewasoneof

onlytwowomenwhoenteredtheVendeeGloberoundtheworldsolorace（單人環

球帆舟臺比賽），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】細節查找題答案特點：答案一般在原文有共同或相似關鍵詞。

第14題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle（長

柄勺）.Placedonastoneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewouldmove

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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明指南針的時間。

第15題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Hearingloss,whichoccurstypicallypriortoteenageyears,progresses

throughoutone'slifetime.Althoughhearinglossisnowtheworld'snumberone

healthproblem,nearly90percentofpeoplesufferinghearinglosschoosetoleave

theproblemuntreated.Formanymillions,treatinghearinglossinaconventional

waycaninvolvenumerousofficevisits,expensivetestingandadjustmentstofityour

ear.ThankstoCrystalEar,the"soundsolution"isnowconvenient.Almost90percent

ofpeoplewithmildhearingloss,andmillionsmorewithjustalittlehearingdrop-off

（下降），canbedramaticallyhelpedwithCrystalEar.Moreover,itssuperiordesignis

energy-efficient,sobatteriescanlastmonths.CrystalEarisnowavailabletohelp

thesepeopletreattheirhearinglosswithasmallhearingamplifier（放大

器）.Accordingtothepassage,hearinglossis.

A、onlyaminorhealthproblem.

B、theworld'smostcommonhealthproblem.

C、merelyateenagedisease.

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D、anincurabledisease.

【正確答案】B

[答案解析】hearinglossisnowtheworld'snumberonehealthproblem這句話可

以幫助我們找到答案。

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：每當我與他外出吃飯，最后總是我付賬。考查短語意義區分。

A以…而告終；B達到，取得；C不參加，隱退；D散發。

第17題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Thechildrendon'tjustplananycity.Theymapandanalyze（分析）the

housing,energy,andtransportationrequirementsoftheirowndistrictandforetellits

needsin100years.Withtheaidofanarchitect（建筑師）whovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations/Designingbuildingsofthefuturegiveschildrenalotoffreedom/saysthe

teacherwhodevelopedthisprogram."Theyareabletousetheirownrich

imaginationandinventionswithoutfearofblame,becausetherearenowrong

answersinafuturecontext.Infact,astheclassentersthefinalmodel-buildingstage

oftheprogram,anelected'official'and'planninggroup'makeallthedesign

decisionsforthemodelcity,andtheteacherstepsbackandbecomesanadviser/An

architectpaysaweeklyvisittotheclassroom.

A^tofindoutkids'creativeideas

B、todiscusswiththeteacher

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C、togivechildrenlectures

D^tohelpkidswiththeirprogram

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】根據本段中的Withtheaidofanarchitectwhovisitstheclassroom

onceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheir

creations可知答案為D。句中的aid意為“幫助〃，與help同義。

第18題【單選題】

【概括大意]Ourbodiesareestimatedtobeabout60to70%water.Bloodismostly

water,andourmuscles,lungs,andbrainallcontainalotofwater.Waterisneededto

regulatebodytemperatureandtoprovidethemeansfornutrients（滋養）totravel

toallourorgans.Wateralsotransportsoxygentoourcells,removeswaste,and

protectsourjointsandorgans.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、OuncesofWaterNeededPerDay

B、ImportanceofWater

C>WaterinOurBody

D、TheFunctionofWater

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】通過介紹水在我們身體里的含量、水存在身體的那些部位及水的一

些功能來證明水的重要性。因此選擇B。

第19題【單選題】

[2010.04]Wehavegreatlytheprocedureaccordingtothechairman's

suggestion.

A>stimulated

B、perceived

C、obscured

D、simplified

【正確答案】D

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【答案解析】【譯文】按照主席的提議我們已經大大地簡化了步驟。【試題分析】

本題考查詞義辨析。【詳細解答】動詞的詞義選取。

第20題【單選題】

【填句補文】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那么大,

把掃描時間縮短到3。秒。

第21題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】Youcan'tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlife

fititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou'resleepyintheevening

butyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabitually

stayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhave

animportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon't

changeyourcycle,butyou'llgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.Ifone

wantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould.

A>changehisenergycycle

B、overcomehislaziness

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C、getupearlierthanusual

D、gotobedearlier

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】本題要求讀者找出本段中的最后兩句，并聯系本段開頭兩句的意思,

作出正確判斷。本段開頭說，"雖然你無法改變自己的能量周期，但你可以使你

的生活適合這一周期。Dr.Kleitman認為經常性的行為（對你的能量周期）能起作

用。”最后兩句又說，"...risebeforeyourusualhour...workbetteratyourlow

point."（"如果你在上午處于能量的低潮，但你有重要的工作要在上午做，那么

你就要比平時早起。這并不改變你的周期，但你可以在低潮時得到能量，工作得

更好。”）因此選項C是正確答案。

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。【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…保持聯系。fallinwith：偶然遇到，贊同。

第23題【單選題】

[2009.04]Sheeverythingelseandconcentratedonthetaskbeforeher.

A>setoff

B、setback

C、setaside

D>setup

【正確答案】C

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【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。詳細解答：A出發、動身；B把（某物）置于…之后、延遲；

C撇開、取消、廢除；D建立、提出。

第24題【單選題】

[2009.04]Itisnotdecidedtheconferencewillbeheld.

A>what

B、which

C、when

D、that

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查主語從句的引導詞的選擇。譯文：大會什么時候召開還沒

有決定。詳細解答：A什么；B哪一個；C什么時候；D（無詞義）。

第25題【單選題】

[2009.04]Tomhasdonereallyamazedeveryoneinhisclass.

A、What

B、Which

C、That

D、Who

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查主語從句的引導詞的選擇。譯文：湯姆所做的事情使得他

班里的每個同學都感到吃驚。詳細解答：whatTomhasdone指湯姆所做的事情；

B哪一個；C（無詞義）；D誰。

第26題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Thefarmissetrightnexttoabeautifulfloodplainandthepropertyis

hometotreesthathavelivedforthousandsofyears.Allofthevillagesthroughout

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Botswana（博茨瓦納）havetheirownchiefwhocontrolsacertainamountofland.

WehadtheopportunitytositinonameetingwiththechiefofKatchikow,whichwe

calledit"CatchaCow/Inthemeetingwediscussedstartingahydroponicsfarmin

hisarea.Heseemedtobeallforitandsaidthatitwasgod'splanthattheprojectwe

werehelpingwithhadcometohisarea.Thechiefofeachvillage.

A、iscalledKatchikow

B、supportstheideaofhydroponicsfarm

C、hasacertainamountofland

D^hasameetingeachweek

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選Co細節理解題。根據所考關鍵詞chief迅速鎖定本段介紹

chief的內容。每個村莊都會有一個自己的首領，而每個首領都擁有一定量的土

地。

第27題【單選題】

【概括大意】Wignallcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesby

comparingtheproportionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflavathatthey

produced.Hefoundthatsizeforsize,oldereruptionswereatleast10timesas

effectiveatwipingoutlifeastheirmorerecentrivals.Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、KillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptions

B、AccountingfortheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

C^CalculationoftheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

D^AMassExtinction

【正確答案】C

［答案解析］本段第一句話是說：Wignallcalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthese

volcanoes...；Wignall計算了這些火山的“滅絕效率〃；其中killingefficiency與

killingPower?意思差不多，屬于同義詞轉換，因此選擇B或C,但是accountfor意、

思是：（在數量方面）占；說明（原因等）不符合句意，因此不選擇B。

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第28題【單選題】

[2009.10]PoorspeakerofEnglishthoughhewasatthetime,hestillmanagedto

makehimself.

A、understand

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。過去分詞作賓語補足語表示被動以及動作的完成。

第29題【單選題】

[閱讀選擇]Warmaybeanaturalexpressionofbiologicalinstinctanddrives

towardaggressioninthehumanspecies.Naturalimpulsesofanger,hostility,and

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

qualitiesthathumanssharewithanimals.Aggressionisakindofinnate（天生的）

survivalmechanism,aninstinctforself-preservation,thatallowsanimalstodefend

themselvesfromthreatstotheirexistence.But,ontheotherhand,humanviolence

showsevidenceofbeingalearnedbehavior.Inthecaseofhumanaggression,

violencecannotbesimplyreducedtoaninstinct.Themanyexpressionsofhuman

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior.Inhumansocietiesviolencehasasocialfunction:Itisastrategyfor

creatingordestroyingformsofsocialorder.Religioustraditionshavetakenaleading

roleindirectingthepowersofviolence.Wewilllookattheritualandethical（道德上

的）patternswithinwhichhumanviolencehasbeendirected.Humanviolenceshows

evidenceofbeingalearnedbehaviorinthat.

A^itthreatenstheexistingsocialsystems

B^itisinfluencedbysociety

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C、ithasrootsinreligiousconflicts

D、itisdirectedagainstinstitutionsoflaw

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本段指出了人類暴力的兩個特性，其中第二個特性是"alearned

behavior"。可以知道本題的答案應該就在本段的后面部分。接下來的第二句話即

說人類暴力的諸多表現形式都受社會習慣的制約:Themanyexpressionsofhuman

violencearealwaysconditionedbysocialconventionsthatgiveshapetoaggressive

behavior,將其定型為侵略性行為。

第30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…保持聯系。fallinwith：偶然遇到，贊同。

第31題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Asfarasastronomers（天文學家）candetermine,theentireuniverse

isbuiltofthesamematter.Theyhavenoreasontodoubtthatmatterobeysthe

samelawsineverypartoftheuniverse.Therefore,itisreasonabletoguessthat

otherstars,withtheirownplanets,wereborninthesamewayasourownsolar

system.Whatweknowoflifeonearthsuggeststhatlifewillarisewhereverthe

properconditionsexist.Astronomersbelievethatmatterindifferentpartsofthe

universe

A>obeysdifferentlaws.

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B、obeysonecommonlaw.

C>obeysthesamelaws.

D、obeysnocommonlaw.

【正確答案】c

【答案解析】答題依據在本段的第二句。科學家沒有理由懷疑宇宙中的物質遵循

同一法則，即他們相信宇宙中不同地方的物質是遵循同一法則的。

第32題【單選題】

【概括大意】Ifyouaretiredofmakingvagueexcusesforanotherdullsummerat

home,hereisathoughttoliftyourspirits.Youdonotneedanythingsoradicalas

winningalottery（彩票）tofinanceatriptoEurope.Astudentidentitycardthatcan

beobtainedforafewdollarsfromtheCouncilonInternationalEducationalExchange

entitles（給予、授權）youtodiscounttickets（打折機票）oncertaincharterflights

toLondonandParis,aswellasreducedadmissiontomanymuseums,cinemas,and

musicalevents.OnceinEurope,youcanstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabout

twodollarsanight.Sodon'tgiveupyourhopesofbecominganinternational

traveler.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、ItiseasyforastudenttotravelinEuropeduringthesummer.

B^Thestudentneedstoobtainanidentitycardtotravelatacheaprate.

C、Thestudentcouldstayatapprovedyouthhostelsforabouttwodollarsanight.

D、Thestudentswillbecomeinternationaltravelersinsummer.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】這段話主要講學生暑假去歐洲的一些優惠來論證學生去歐洲旅行是

很容易的。因此選擇A。

第33題【單選題】

[2007.04]Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits

considerably.

A>distribution

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B、contribution

C>prescription

D、circulation

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。circulation：（書報雜志的）銷售量，發行額,

銷路。符合句意。

第34題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】ForanygiventaskinBritaintherearemorementhanareneeded.

Strongunionskeepthemthere.InFleetStreet,homeofsomeofLondon'sbiggest

dailies,itisunderstoodthatwhentwounionsquarreloverthreejobstheargument

issettledbygivingeachuniontwo.Thatmeans33percentovermanning,33per

centlessproductivitythancouldbeobtained.Whathappenswhendisputesoverjob

opportunitiesariseamongBritishunions?

A>Thirtythreepercentoftheworkerswillbeoutofwork.

B>Morejobswillbecreatedbytheunion.

C、Morepeoplewillbeemployedthannecessary.

D、Theunionswilltrytoincreaseproductivity.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段開頭告訴讀者"…therearemorementhanareneeded...whentwo

unionsquarreloverthreejobs,theargumentissettledbygivingeachuniontwo”,接

下來作者又進一步說明其實質，即它意味著"33percentovermanning,33percent

lessproductivitythancouldbeobtained”。

第35題【單選題】

【填句補文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

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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，不吸煙者時常吸入他人香煙中冒出的煙，接下來應首

選對此煙加以定義的句子。

第36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C。

第37題【單選題】

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［閱讀選擇］Hearingloss,whichoccurstypicallypriortoteenageyears,progresses

throughoutone'slifetime.Althoughhearinglossisnowtheworld'snumberone

healthproblem,nearly90percentofpeoplesufferinghearinglosschoosetoleave

theproblemuntreated.Formanymillions,treatinghearinglossinaconventional

waycaninvolvenumerousofficevisits,expensivetestingandadjustmentstofityour

ear.ThankstoCrystalEar;the"soundsolution"isnowconvenient.Almost90percent

ofpeoplewithmildhearingloss,andmillionsmorewithjustalittlehearingdrop-off

（一卜降）/canbedramaticallyhelpedwithCrystalEar.Moreover,itssuperiordesignis

energy-efficient,sobatteriescanlastmonths.CrystalEarisnowavailabletohelp

thesepeopletreattheirhearinglosswithasmallhearingamplifier（放大

器）.Accordingtothepassage,hearinglossis.

A、onlyaminorhealthproblem.

B、theworld'smostcommonhealthproblem.

C、merelyateenagedisease.

D^anincurabledisease.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】hearinglossisnowtheworld'snumberonehealthproblem這句話可

以幫助我們找到答案。

第38題【單選題】

Itcontributedtoourlives.

A、save

B>saving

C、havesaved

D、saved

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】contributeto中的to是介詞，所以空格中要用動名詞的形式。

第39題【單選題】

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[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…保持聯系。fallinwith：偶然遇到，贊同。

第40題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇]Roxaboxenisbasedonthetruestoryofagroupofchildren,growingup