2022年上海紐約大學自考英語（二）練習題

匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

[2010.04]Whathergrandfathersaidleftaimpressiononhermind.Shestill

remembersit.

A、final

B、vague

C、deep

D、main

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】譯文：她爺爺說的事情給她留下深刻的印象，她仍然還記得。本題

考查詞匯。形容詞意義區分題。final最終的，vague模糊的，deep深的，main

主要的。

第2題【單選題】

Iunderstoodfromherthatyouundertookotherimportantwork.

A、aswell

B、astooas

C、asalsoas

D、asgoodas

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】aswell也可以用來表示〃也〃的意思，它一般置于句尾。句子的意思

為：我從她那了解到你也從事其它重要工作。

第3題【單選題】

【概括大意】Today,wearebeginningtothinkdifferently.Inthelastfewyears,

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researchhasthrowndoubtontheviewthatinnateintelligencecaneverbe

measuredandontheverynatureofintelligenceitself.Thereisconsiderableevidence

nowwhichshowsthegreatinfluenceofenvironmentbothonachievementand

intelligence.Childrenwithpoorhomebackgroundsnotonlydolesswellintheir

schoolworkandintelligencetestsbuttheirperformancetendstodeteriorate

graduallycomparedwiththatoftheirmorefortunateclassmates.Themainideaof

thisparagraphis.

A、MainResultsofRecentResearches

B>PopularDoubtabouttheNewView

C、EffectofEnvironmentonIntelligence

D、ImpactonSchoolEducation

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段提出了一個新的對智力的認識，與過去一些年的傳統的把智力

看做是一種不變的能力的這種理解不同，它主張智力和人的成長環境有關。因此

選擇Co

第4題【單選題】

[2009.10]You'dbetterleavethingsifyoudon'tknowhowtodealwith

them.

A、off

B、out

C、alone

D、over

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】【譯文】如果你不知道如何處理這些事情，你最好把它們放在一邊。

【試題分析】本題考查詞意區分。【詳細解答】A離開，離去B不在里

面，出局C單獨的（地）D完結，翻倒，越過

第5題【單選題】

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【閱讀選擇】Helpingtheplanetisabigpartofwhatourworldtripisallaboutand

that'sexactlywhatwedidthispastweek.Wehelpedgetahydroponicsfarmstarted

inalocalvillage.Thisfarmwillbeamodelforthelocalvillagerssotheycanstart

theirveryownselfsustainingfarm.Hydroponicsisatypeoffarmingthatusesathird

ofthewaterneededinanaveragefarmandusesnosoil.Ahydroponicsfarm

A、isdifficulttobuild

isatypeoffarmwithoutsoil

C>willcostlotsofmoney

D、wasstartedinthevillagebeforetheycame

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選Be詞義理解題c根據關鍵詞hydrcpcnicsfarm迅速鎖定本

段。再通過排除法可以判定B項是正確的。因為A和C表述的內容文章并沒有

提到過。D項表述是錯誤的，因為那個村莊在他們去之前并沒有這種hydroponics

farmo是他們到了之后，幫忙建立了一個模型。

第6題【單選題】

【概括大意】Twomajorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches.Firstly,the

greaterpartofthedevelopmentofobservedintelligenceoccursintheearliestyears

oflife.Itisestimatedthat50percentofmeasurableintelligenceatage17isalready

predictablebytheageoffour.Secondly,hemostimportantfactorsinthe

environmentarelanguageandpsychologicalaspectsoftheparent-childrelationship.

Muchofthedifferenceinmeasuredintelligencebetween"privileged"and

"disadvantaged"childrenmaybeduetothelatter'slackofappropriateverbal

stimulationandthepovertyoftheirperceptualexperiences.Themainideaofthis

paragraphis.

A、TwoMajorChangedViewofIntelligence

B^Manyofthedifferencesinmeasuredintelligence

C、MainResultsofRecentResearches

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A、visibly

B、visually

C、vertically

D、virtually

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查（形近的）副詞詞義區分。譯文：事實上，約翰遜在參選

總統職位之前是個無名人士,A顯然，明顯地B外表上，直觀地C垂直地，

直立地D實際上，事實上

第10題【單選題】

【完成句子】Lightningisgeneratedwhenelectricalchargesseparateinrainclouds,

thoughprocessesarestillnotfullyunderstood.Typically,positivecharges（正電荷）

buildatthecloudtop,whilethebottombecomesnegativelycharged（負電荷的）.In

mostinstancesofcloud-to-groundlightning,thenegativelychargedlowerportionof

thecloudrepelsnegativelychargedparticlesontheground'ssurfaces,makingit

becomepositivelycharged.Thepositivechargeonthegroundgathersatelevated

points.Inmostcasesofcloud-to-groundlightning,theground'ssurface.

A、ispositivelycharged

B、isshiftedsidewaysbystrongwinds

C、isnegativecharged

D、ischangedfrompositivelychargetonegativecharge

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段文字解釋了云層與地面之間的閃電的成因，云層下部帶負電荷，

排斥地面表層的負電荷，所以地面表層聚集的是正電荷。答案為A。

第11題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】FiveneighborsatacentralMissouriretirementcommunitywhoareall

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

fivecentenariansliveinaveryfriendlycommunity.

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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非常友好的社

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

生活的社區是否是一個友好的社區，因此判斷問題句的信息在文章中沒有提到。

第12題【單選題】

【填句補文】Scientistshavelearnedthatthesenseofpainismadeupofboth

chemicalandelectricalsignals..Scientistsalsohavelearnedthatthe

nervoussystemsendstwodifferentkinds-ofpainmessagestothebrain:onevery

fast,theotherslow.

A、Ittellsusnottousetheinjuredpartuntilitheals.

B、Thesesignalstravelfromnervecellsintheinjuredarea,upthespinalcord（脊

髓）tothebrain,andbackdownagain.

C、Thefirstmessageisthewarningsignal.

D、Theothermessagemovesataspeedofonlyonemeterasecond.

【正確答案】B

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

著就提到兩種信號的傳播路線。B項恰恰照應了首句意思。

第13題【單選題】

【1制讀選擇】Youcan'tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlife

fititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou/resleepyintheevening

butyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabitually

stayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhave

animportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon't

changeyourcycle,butyou'llgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.Ifone

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wantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould.

A、changehisenergycycle

B、overcomehislaziness

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?！弊詈髢删溆终f,"...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，T作得

更好。因此選項C是正確答案。

第14題【單選題】

[2009.04]Sheeverythingelseandconcentratedonthetaskbeforeher.

A、setoff

setback

C、setaside

D、setup

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考杳短語意義辨析。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15題【單選題】

［填句補文］Arms.Howyouholdyourarmsshowshowopenandreceptiveyouare

topeopleyoumeet.Ifyoukeepyourarmstothesidesofyourbodyorbehindyour

back,thissuggestsyouarenotafraidoftakingonwhatevercomesyourway.

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.Ifsomeoneupsetsyou,justcrossyourarmstoshowyou'reunhappy!

A、Outgoingpeoplegenerallyusetheirarmswithbigmovements,whilequieter

peoplekeepthemclosetotheirbodies.

B、Ifyoualefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

C、However,itwillprobablystillbenoticed,andpeoplewillknowyou'renot

pleased.

D、Ifyouarepleased,youusuallyopenyoureyeswideandpeoplecannoticethis.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題可以采用線索詞來定位?？崭裉幍那昂髢蓚€句子都是對arms

在具體情況下具體動作的描述。那么用以補充的句子也應是如此，即選項A開朗

的人和沉默寡言的人手臂的動作，符合條件.

第16題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Rhythminliteratureisamoreorlessregularoccurrenceofcertain

elementsofwriting:aword,aphrase,anidea,asound,oragrammatical

construction.Wearealsoaccustomedtothisrecurrenceinthealternateheavyand

lightbeatsinmusic.Ourloveforrhythmseemstobeinnate:witnesstheresponses

ofasmallchildtolivelymusic.Childrenlovetobeatontoydrumsoremptyboxes.

Theystamptheirfeetandchantnurseryrhymesornonsensesyllables,notunlike

primitivedancers.Aschildrengrowolder,theyaretaughttorestraintheirresponses

torhythm,butourloveofrhythmremains.Weliveinrhythms;infactweare

governedbyrhythms.Accordingtothepassage,anadult'sreactiontorhythmin

musicwouldprobablybe.

A、uninhibited

B>indifferent

C、restrained

D、responsible

【正確答案】C

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【答案解析】該題的解題依據在本段結尾部分"Aschildrengrowolder,theyare

taughttorestraintheirresponsestorhythm...”。作者講:隨著孩子的年齡逐漸增大,

大人就會教他們抑制對節奏的反應，等他們長大之后，他們對音樂節奏的反應,

更可能受到抑制。

第17題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】

WhenourNeolithicancestors,livingintheMiddleEastabout1CZOOO

yearsago,discoveredthatcertaingrassescouldbeharvestedandtheirseedsplanted

forricheryieldsthenextseason,thefirstgreatstepinanewassociationofpants

andhumanswastaken.Q:PeoplelivingintheMiddleEastfirstlearnedtogrowpants

forfoodabout10,000yearsago.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。利用"10,000〃作為答案線索詞（因為年代通常是用數字

表示），于是發現有句子提到當生活在約一萬年前中東地區的人們發現從某些植

物中可以收獲糧食，并且播種后下一個收獲季節還能產出更多的糧食時，就邁開

了植物和人類聯系的第1大步。

第18題【單選題】

Ishouldhavepreferredhimtoitinadifferentway.

A、do

B、doing

C>done

D、havingdone

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查prefer的用法。prefersbtodosth：寧愿某人做某事c

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第19題【單選題】

[2009.04]Ifpaymentisnotreceived,legalactionwillbeouronly.

A、aggression

B、advantage

C、alternative

D、ambition

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查詞義選擇。譯文：如果我們收不到付款，那就只好訴諸法

律了。A挑釁、侵犯；B優勢、優點；C選擇、取舍；D野心、抱負。

第20題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Butsoneotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand

otherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.Itwas

firstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400/s.Whichcountryisthelargestcoffee

producer?

A、Brazil.

B>Colombia.

C、Ethiopia.

D、Egypt.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答題依據在本段的第三句。Producer與grower意思等同。

第21題【單選題】

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

time.Hence,thewiseuseofleisuretimehasbecomeanimportantproblemfor

everyone,youngorold.Itisaparticularlydifficultproblemforthesick,theaged,and

thosewhohaveretiredfromearningaliving.Ihoseoeoplehavesomuchleisurethat

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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

類人對于怎樣度過空閑時光是特別困難的，所以可以排除BCD項，選A。

第22題【單選題】

【2009.7]Thejudgewhowastohisfavoritewascriticizedbymanypeople.

A、partial

B、fair

C、strict

D、frank

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題句意為：許多人批評了偏袒他自己喜愛（球隊或球員）的那個

裁判員?？疾樾稳菰~的意義區分。A偏袒的，不公平的；B公正的；C嚴格的，

嚴厲的；D坦率的。

第23題【單選題】

[2009.7]Hewouldthatalltheclassifieddatashouldbekeptsafewhenin

office.

A、assure

B、ensure

C、insure

D、secure

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【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查動詞意義區分?！咀g文】他保證在辦公室里的所有機密數

據處于安全狀態?！驹敿毥獯稹緼使確信，使有信心；B確保（某事）發生，擔

保；C為……投保，給......保險；D安全的，沒有危險的

第24題【單選題】

Thevehiclewastravelingatspeeds90milesperhour.

A、inadditionto

B、inviewof

C>inexcessof

D、insearchof

【正確答案】C

第25題【單選題】

【概括大意】Thekeytogardeningwithkids,saysPattiKraemer-Doell,familygarden

coordinatorattheNewYorkBotanicalGardens,is“Lettingthemexperienceit

themselves.Wehavetriedtoguidethem,butnottellthemtoputthesunflowers

hereandthetomatoesthere.Theemphasisisondevelopingtheirimaginationand

theirappreciationforbeingoutinthegarden."Themainideaofthisparagraph

is.

A、DifferentKindsofGardens.

B、KindsofPlantsinsHomeGarden

C、TheMostImportantPointinFamilyGardening

D、Howtoplansunflowersandtomatoes

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段指出家庭園藝的主旨是讓孩子去體驗，培養他們的想象力和鑒

賞力。所以答案為C。

第26題【單選題】

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【I聞讀選擇】Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbe

quiteaneffortforourmindtobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof"weight"asbeingafixed

qualityinanobject,butitisnotreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeaone-pound

packetofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofa

pound.Howmuchwouldfourpoundsofteaweighifitwastaken4,000milesout

fromthesurfaceoftheearth?

A、1pound.

B>2pounds.

C、3pounds.

D、4pounds.

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題問的是一磅茶如果被帶出離地球表面4000英里的地方，重量

會是多少？4000這個數字比較關鍵，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27題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshewastalkingtoalocal

restaurantwheretheyweregoingtohavelunchafterherappointment.Shecalledto

seeifhewasthere.Shesaid,“MyhusbandhasAlzheimer's（老年癡呆）andhe

shouldn'tbedrivingwithoutme.〃Numerousthoughtsranthroughmyhead.Callthe

police,callherfamily,andnotify（通知）thedoctor'sofficeshehadjustcomefrom!

Butatfirst,IofferedtodrivetothelocalrestauranttoseeifEdwaswaitingforher

there.Theelderlywomancriedinthelobbywhenshewastalkingto.

A、herhusbandwithAlzheimer's

B^thenurseinthedoctor'soffice

C、alocalrestaurant

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D、oneofherfamilymembers

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C。根據文章本段中ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshe

wastalkingtoalocalrestaurant...可知答案為C項。Helen由于擔心自己丈夫安危,

但又找不到人，情急之下先打電話到倆人約好即將要去的餐廳詢問情況。

第28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

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?！ǎ┮虼诉x項C是正確答案。

第29題【單選題】

【填句補文】DavidGutersonandhiswifeteachtheirthreechildrenathome.

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Gutersonsaysthathischildrenlearnverydifferentlyfromchildreninschool:

.Forexample,whenthereisheavysnowfallonawinterday,itmaystarta

discussionorreadingaboutclimate,snowremovalequipment,Alaska,polarbears

（北極熊），andwintertourism.Aspringeveningwhenthefamilyisoutwatching

thestarsisagoodtimetoaskquestionsaboutsatellitesandthespaceprogram.

A、Someparentspreferteachingtheirchildrenathomebecausetheydonot

believethatpublicschoolsteachthecorrectreligiousvalues.

B、Learningstartswiththechildren'sinterestsandquestions.

C>Interestingly,resultsshowthathome-schooledchildrenquiteoftendobetter

thanaverageonnationaltestsinreadingandmath.

D、Criticsalsosaythatmostparentsarenotwellqualifiedtoteachtheirchildren.

【正確答案】R

【答案解析】此空要填的是home-schoolers與其他孩子學習的不同點，因此選B。

第30題【單選題】

[2008.04]Thevehiclewastravelingatspeeds90milesperhour.

A、inadditionto

inviewof

C、inexcessof

D、insearchof

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查短語辨析。那輛車以超過每小時90英里的速度行駛。A.

除…之外、例外；B.由…看來、有鑒于；C.過分、超出；D.尋找、追

求。

第31題【單選題】

【填句補文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

otherpeople'scigarettes..TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

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reportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultof

exposuretosecondhandsmoke.

A、Theriskisevenhigherforchildrenwholiveinhomeswherebothparents

smoke.

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32題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Despiteetherexplanations,therealanswerinmyopinionliespartlyin

thechildhimself,partlyinthebehaviorofthepeoplearoundhim.Q:Thereasonwhy

childrenlearntheirmothertonguesowellliessolelyintheirenvironmentof

learning.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。原文說的是兒童之所以能夠完全掌握母語部分原因在于

兒童自身，部分原因在于孩子周圍人們的行為。問題句說"兒童母語學得好的原

因只是因為他們的學習環境?！ù颂巗olely的表述是錯誤的。

第33題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】Butjustlikeyouralarmclock,yourinternalclockcanbereset.Infact,it

automaticallyresetsitselfeveryday.How?Byusingthelightitgetsthroughyour

eyes.Scientistshaveknownforalongtimethattheightofdayandthedarkofnight

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playimportantrolesinsettingourinternalclocks.Foryears,researchersthoughtthat

thesignalsthatsynchronizethebody'sclockwerehandledthroughthesame

pathwaysthatweusetosee.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccording

tothefourthandfifthparagraphs?

A、Ourbiologicalclockresetsitselfautomatically.

B、Lightgetsthroughoureyesandresetsourbiologicalclock.

C、Ourinternalclockaswellasthealarmclockcanberesetautomatically.

D、Ourinternalclock,likethealarmclock,canbereset.

【正確答案】C

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

alarmclock,yourinternalclockcanbereset.Infact,itautomaticallyresetsitself

everyday.How?Ryusingthelightitgptsthroughyoureyas.代詞it指代biological

clock,不是選項internalclock和alarmclock都可以自動調節。得到答案為CAD

我們的生物鐘自動調節。B光線通過我們的眼睛調節生物鐘，與原文一致。

第34題【單選題】

[2009.7]Thehousev/asquietinthenight,theoccasionalcoughingfrom

mythroat.

A、asfor

B、suchas

C、insteadof

D、exceptfor

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查短語意義區分。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，關于；B例如；C代替，而不是；D除了……以

外

第35題【單選題】

【填句補文】Doctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerin

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peoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefrom

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】Today,wearebeginningtothinkdifferently.Inthelastfewyears,

researchhasthrowndoubtontheviewthatinnateintelligencecaneverbe

measuredandontheverynatureofintelligenceitself.Thereisconsiderableevidence

nowwhichshowsthegreatinfluenceofenvironmentbothonachievementand

intelligence.Childrenwithpoorhomebackgroundsnotonlydolesswellintheir

schoolworkandintelligencetestsbuttheirperformancetendstodeteriorate

graduallycomparedwiththatoftheirmorefortunateclassmates.Themainideaof

thisparagraphis.

A、MainResultsofRecentResearches

B、PopularDoubtabouttheNewView

C、EffectofEnvironmentonIntelligence

D、ImpactonSchoolEducation

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段提出了一個新的對智力的認識，與過去一些年的傳統的把智力

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看做是一種不變的能力的這種理解不同，它主張智力和人的成長環境有關。i1此

選擇C。

第37題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】ButEllenreallybecamefamousin2001.Agedonly24,shewasoneof

onlytwowomenwhoenteredtheVendeeGloberoundtheworldsolorace（單人環

球帆出臺比賽），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38題【單選題】

Thegirlwasluckyenoughtothebadmenandranaway.

A、breakaway

B、breakawayfrom

C、breakout

D、breakinto

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】breakaway：脫離，逃離，逃走。符合句意。介詞from與后面的

thebadmen連接。breakout：爆發。breakinto：闖入，潛入，破門而入。

第39題【單選題】

[2009.01]Hehasdeeploveforthepeopleandloyaltytothecountry.

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A、intense

B>initial

C、instant

D、imitative

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本題考查形容詞詞義區分。A強烈的，極度的；B最初的，開始

的；C立即的，即時的；D模仿的，仿效的。形容loyalty,選A比較恰當。

第40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41題【單選題】

【1詡讀選擇]Thefarmissetrightnexttoabeautifulfloodplainandthepropertyis

hometotreesthathavelivedforthousandsofyears.Allofthev川agesthroughout

Botswana（博茨瓦納）havetheirownchiefwhocontrolsacertainamountofland.

WehadtheopportunitytositinonameetingwiththechiefofKatchikow,whichwe

calledit“CatchaCow."Inthemeetingwediscussedstartingahydroponicsfarmin

hisarea.Heseemedtobeallforitandsaidthatitwasgod'splanthattheprojectwe

werehelpingwithhadcometohisarea.Thechiefofeachvillage.

A、iscalledKatchikow

supportstheideaofhydroponicsfarm

C、hasacertainamountofland

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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42題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Peoplesuspectedthat“Lucky”,ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedto

killhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.TheysaythatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandin

thedark,killedthenannybymistake.Hisestrangedwifeheardnoises,came

downstairsandwasalsoattacked,butmanagedtoescape.Sevenmonthsafterthe

murder,ajuryconcludedthatLucanhadkilledthenanny.ltisthoughtthatLucan

killedthenannybecause.

A、shewaslookingafterthechildren

B、shewasafriendofLucan's

C、itwasdarkandhethoughtshewasLadyLucan

D、LoardLucanthoughtthenannystolehiscar

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C。因果關系題。對照本段PeoplesuspectedthatzzLuck/\

ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedtokillhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.Theysay

thatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandinthedark,Idledthenannybymistake.本來是

要殺他的妻子，可是因為天太黑，所以錯殺了保姆。答案選C°

第43題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Parentsoftendecideonthebasisofwhattheirchildrenwant.Cathy,a

mothertoldus,“Mychildrenhavepackedlunches,becausetheysaytheyhate

schooldinners.Imake3packedluncheseverymorning,soourkitchenislikea

sandwichbarinthemorning/However,anothermother,Susanmadeherchoice

basedonthenutritiousvalueofthefood.Shesaid,“Mydaughteralwayshasschool

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dinners.Ithinksheprobablygetshealthierfoodbyhavingacookedlunchatschool

thanshewouldifImadeafewsandwiches/WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccording

tothepassage?

A、Katzthinkschipsaregoodforhiskids.

Susan'sdaughterlikeseatingsandwiches.

C、Cathymayhaveatleastthreechildren.

D、Jamielikesburgersandpizzas.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C,細節查找并簡單推斷題。從本段，特別是Imake3packed

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

而知，故選項C為最佳選項。其他三項均與原文意思不符。

第44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.

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45題【單選題】

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[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46題【單選題】

[2009.7]Thehousev/asquietinthenight,theoccasionalcoughingfrom

mythroat.

A、asfor

B、suchas

C、insteadof

D、exceptfor

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查短語意義區分。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，關于；B例如；C代替，而不是；D除了……以

外

第47題【單選題】

[2008.10]Itisstronglyheldthatnewmustbeintroducedtoprotectthe

rightoftheimmigrants.

A、statistics

B、constr