2022年香港中文大學(xué)自考英語（二）練習(xí)題（附答案解析）

2022年香港中文大學(xué)自考英語（二）練習(xí)題

匯總（附答案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【概括大意】Ifyouaretiredofmakingvagueexcusesforanotherdullsummerat

home,hereisathoughttoliftyourspirits.Youdonotneedanythingsoradicalas

winningalottery（彩票）tofinanceatriptoEurope.Astudentidentitycardthatcan

beobtainedforafewdollarsfromtheCouncilonInternationalEducationalExchange

entitles（給予、授權(quán)）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(xué)生暑假去歐洲的一些優(yōu)惠來論證學(xué)生去歐洲旅行是

很容易的。因此選擇A。

第2題【單選題】

【I制讀選擇］TheUnitedStatesperceivesitselftobeamiddle-classnation.However;

middleclassisnotarealdesignation,nordoesitcarryprivileges.Itismoreofa

perception,whichprobablywasastrueasitevercouldberightafterWorldWarII.

Theeconomywasgrowing,moreandmorepeopleownedtheirownhomes,workers

hadsolidcontractswiththecompaniesthatemployedthem,andnearlyeveryone

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whowantedahighereducationcouldhaveone.Theinformationinthispassage

dealswith.

A、anindividual

B、asocialandeconomicgroup

C、apoliticalorganization

D、Government

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。通過閱讀本段，middleclass中產(chǎn)階級是一個群體，選答

案Bo

第3題【單選題】

[2010.04]Thestudentdescribedthebeautifulmountainsandriversinhis

hometown.

A、artificially

B、vividly

C、critically

D、viciously

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查副詞的詞義辨析。這個學(xué)生生動地描述了他的家鄉(xiāng)美麗的

山河。

第4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

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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5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.

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6題【單選題】

【完成句子】Mostoftheclassicsofsciencefiction,however,havebeenwritten

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withinthelasthundredyears.BooksbywriterssuchasJulesVerneandH.G.Wells,to

mentionjusttwowell-knownauthors,havebeentranslatedintomany

languages.BookwrittenbyJ.Verneare.

A、sciencefictionswitharecurrenttheme

B、concernedwiththeproblemsthatwehavetosolveinthefuture

C、readworldwide

D、politicalimplications

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】這段文字講到J.Verne是一位有名的作家，所寫的書已經(jīng)譯成了許

多種語言，因此C選項是正確答案。

第7題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Everyyear,inNovember,ThanksgivingDayremindsusofthegood

thingsinlife,andpeoplearethankful.Onthisdaypeopleusuallyeatturkeyand

greatquantitiesofotherfoods.Q:TheturkeyisamostpopularfoodonThanksgiving

Day.

A、True

False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選人感恩節(jié)這天火雞通常是必不可少的。因此本題是正確的。

第8題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇JItwasalsointhe1600sthatprofessionalballetbegan.KingLouisXIVof

France,himselfadevoteddance。foundedtheRoyalAcademyofDance.Thefive

basicfeetpositionsfromwhichallballetstepsbeginwerefinalized.Inthelate1700s

anotherimportantchangeoccurred.Balletbegantotellastoryonitsown.Itwasno

longersimplydancetobeperformedbetweenactsofplays.Elaboratewigsand

costumeswereeliminated.Bytheearly1800sdancerslearnedtoriseontheirtoesto

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makeitappearthattheywerefloating.Animportantinfluenceinearlyballet

was.

A、Balanchine

B、MarieAntoinette

C、Diaghilev

D、LouisXIV

【正確答案】D

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

balletbegan.KingLouisXIVofFrance,himselfadevoteddancer,foundedtheRoyal

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

KingLouisXIV,選D。

第9題【單選題】

【2007.04]Thecentraltheatrehasaseatingofmorethan3,000people.

A、capability

B、capacity

C、ability

D、facility

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析,ability主要指天賦的能力或應(yīng)用知識的才能，

應(yīng)該是屬于那種已經(jīng)具備并發(fā)展較快的能力。如"Hehasunusualabilityinscience"。

capability與ability不同的是，它不僅能用于人,也可用于物,如：Electronic

refinements,however,havegreatlyextendedtheusesandcapabilitiesofsomeof

theolderelectricaldevices.capacity指容納或吸收事物的能力,可用于人和物。

$nz/Thehallhasaseatingcapacityof500wo根據(jù)句意，本題應(yīng)該選capacity。

第10題【單選題】

【完成句子】Heavymetalsarepersistent;theydonotbreakdowntoother

chemicalsintheenvironment.Industriallypollutedsitesusuallyundergointensive

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clean-upandrehabilitationbecauseheavymetalsareahealthconcernoncethey

enterthefoodchain.Sometracemetalsareallegedtocausecancerandarealso

knowntocausepoisoning.Industriallycontaminatedsitesusuallyrequireathorough

clean-updueto.

A、thepersistenceofheavymetals

B、industriallypollutedsoils

C、naturallypollutedsoils

D、rockandsoilchemistry

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】本段提到：受到污染的土壤含有重金屬，而且重金屬很穩(wěn)定，不容

易降解，所以要對重金屬進行徹底的清除。答案選擇A。

第11題【單選題】

[2009.10]Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes,causedme

toarrivelate.

A、it

B>that

C、what

D、which

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查非限制性定語從句。整句話的意思是：交通阻塞30多分

鐘，這使得我到達晚了。

第12題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Thetornadocausedalotofdamage:ocarsandhousesinthearea.It

willtakealongtimeandmuchmoneytorepaireverything.Therewasalsoserious

waterdamagefromthethunderstorms.Theheavyrainsandhighwindcausedthe

powertogooutinmanyhomes.Q:Powersupplysystemwasnotdamagedduring

thestorm.

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A、True

B>False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B0本題可譯為：暴風(fēng)雨中供電系統(tǒng)沒遭到破壞。最后一句

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

第13題【單選題】

[2008.10]Ittookafewsecondsforhereyestotothedarkness.

A、allocate

adopt

C、apply

D、adjust

【正確答案】D

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

暗?！驹敿?xì)解答】A分配，撥出B收養(yǎng)，過繼C應(yīng)用，中請D調(diào)

整，使適合

第14題【單選題】

【概括大意】TheSecondWorldWarisperhapsthemostcatastrophic（災(zāi)難性的）

eventthatmankindhaseversuffered.Thewaraffected80percentoftheworld's

peopleatthattime,from61countries,andclaimed55millionlives.Themainidea

ofthisparagraphis.

A、GloomyWorld

B、World'sWorstDisaster

C、TheOriginofTheSecondWorldWar

D、TheTimeofTheSecondWorldWar

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】disaster是catastrophic（災(zāi)難性的）event的另一種表達。

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第15題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】WhenourNeolithicancestors,livingintheMiddleEastabout10,000

yearsago,discoveredthatcertaingrassescouldbeharvestedandtheirseedsplanted

forricheryieldsthenextseason,thefirstgreatstepinanewassociationofplants

andhumanswastaken.Q:PeoplelivingintheMiddleEastfirstlearnedtogrowplants

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(shù)字

表示），于是發(fā)現(xiàn)有句子提到當(dāng)生活在約一萬年前中東地區(qū)的人們發(fā)現(xiàn)從某些植

物中可以收獲糧食，并且播種后下一個收獲季節(jié)還能產(chǎn)出更多的糧食時，就邁開

了植物和人類聯(lián)系的第1大步。

第16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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D、ImpactonSchoolEducation

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本段文字的第一句話就把其內(nèi)容點的很清楚，要介紹的是：Two

majorfindingshaveemergedfromtheseresearches,而選項C中的MainResults只不

過是majorfindings的另--種說法而已。

第17題【單選題】

Nosoonerhadwereachedhomeaviolentstormbrokeout.

A、when

B^that

C、until

D、than

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】題目意思：我們剛一到家，一場猛烈的暴風(fēng)雨就下起來了。本題是

固定搭配題。本題是nosooner...than“一…就...”

第18題【單選題】

【2008.10]Ittookafewsecondsforhereyestotothedarkness.

A、allocate

B、adopt

C、apply

D、adjust

【正確答案】D

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

暗?！驹敿?xì)解答】A分配，撥出B收養(yǎng)，過繼C應(yīng)用，申請D調(diào)

整，使適合

第19題【單選題】

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【完成句子】Asthesunflowersgrow,putahayfencearoundthemforprotection

andstakeifnecessary.Plantmorninggloriesorsweetpeasaroundthebaseofeach

sunflower,andtheywillgrowupthestems,eventuallyformingaroofoverthetop.

Bysummer/send,kidswillhaveasunflowerhousetoplayin.Whenautumncomes,

childrencan.

A、seedlotsofsunflowers

B、playgamesinthesunflowerhouse

C、includeplantswithanimalnames

D、findtheirownplayingsection

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】段落最后一句是答案的出處，Bysummer'send"夏天結(jié)束的時候"實

際上就是Whanautumnccmas“秋天來臨的時候<答案選擇Fk

第20題【單選題】

[2009.01]Youshouldhelpthemwhenyourfriendsquarrelwitheachother.

A、comeintosight

B>cometoterms

C、comeintoplay

D、cometopower

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查短語的習(xí)慣用法。句意：當(dāng)你的朋友吵架時，你應(yīng)當(dāng)幫助

他們協(xié)調(diào)一下。comeinto或cometo都表示進入（某種狀態(tài)）。A映入眼簾；

B.達成協(xié)議，妥協(xié)、；C開始運作；D.上臺，開始掌權(quán)。

第21題【單選題】

[2009.01]Childrenhaveanaturalabouttheworldaroundthem.

A、certainty

B>capability

C、cleverness

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D、curiosity

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】句意：孩子們對他們周圍的事物有著天然的好奇心。考查名詞詞義

選擇。A確定性，肯定的事；B能力，才能；C精明，聰穎；D好奇心，求知

欲。

第22題【單選題】

Itwon'tmakeanytoyou.

A、difference

B、distinction

C、comparison

D、division

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】句意：這對你不會有什么影響。makeadifference：有影響，起作

用

第23題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Youthinkthatthebiggestthreattoyourhealthwhentakingashower

comesfromslippingonabarofsoap?Well,guessagain.Q:Thisparagraphisa

questiontowhichtheauthorhopestohaveapositiveanswerfromthereader.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。這段話的意思是：你認(rèn)為淋浴的時候?qū)】底畲蟮耐{

是踩在一塊肥皂上而滑倒?好的，再猜一猜。這里的“再猜一猜〃可以得知作者希

望的不是一個positiveanswer,而是一個negativeanswer。

第24題【單選題】

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【閱讀選擇】ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshewastalkingtoalocal

restaurantwheretheyv/eregoingtohavelunchafterherappointment.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

D、oneofherfamilymembers

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】答案選C。根據(jù)文章本段中ShetoldmehernamewasHelenandshe

wastalkingtoalocalrestaurant…可知答案為C項。HHen由于擔(dān)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25題【單選題】

【2010.04]Thereissomethingwrongwithmymobilephone.Imusthaveit.

A、repair

B、torepair

C、repairing

D、repaired

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查非謂語動詞的用法。選擇過去分詞作賓語補語，表示被動

以及動作的完成?！咀g文】我的手機有毛病了，我一定要修好它（手機）。

第26題【單選題】

[2010.04]Thestudentdescribedthebeautifulmountainsandriversinhis

hometown.

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A、artificially

B>vividly

C、critically

D、viciously

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查副詞的詞義辨析。這個學(xué)生生動地描述了他的家鄉(xiāng)美麗的

山河。

第27題【單選題】

【完成句子】Didyouknowthatbefore1950,hurricaneshadnonames?Theywere

simplygivennumbers.ThefirstnamesweresimplyAlpha,Bravo,Charlie,etc.butin

不可預(yù)知）

1953zfemalesnamesweregivenbecauseoftheunpredictabilityCfnctosof

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

wereexpandedtoincludebothmenandwomen.Themainconsiderationofusing

malesandfemales'namesforhurricanesis.

A、thetimely（及時的）discovery

B>itsuncertainty

C、sexequality

D、itsconnectionwithhumans

【正確答案】C

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

一句判斷答案為C（與性別有關(guān)）。

第28題【單選題】

【2007.04]Becauseofthebadweather,thesportsmeethadtobe.

A、shutdown

B、doneaway

C、goneoff

D、calledoff

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【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。calloff：取消，符合句意。shutdown：關(guān)閉（工

廠）；（工廠）停工，關(guān)閉。doaway常與with搭配，構(gòu)成doawaywith。gooff：

爆炸，（鬧鈴）響。

第29題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇］TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle（長

柄勺）.Placedonastcneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewouldmove

rounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthwhilethebulk（主體）oftheladle

wasattractedtomagneticnorth.Thisinterestinglyshapeddeviceismentionedina

bookfromabout80.Otherancientbooksmayhavedateditastarbackasthe

fourthcenturyJade（玉石）findersplayedanimportantroleintheinventionofthe

"ladle".Theytravelledgreatdistancestolookforjade.Inordernottolosedirections,

theywouldtakea"ladle"withthem.WhendidtheChineseinventthecompass?

A、In1492.

B>InthethirteencenturyA.D.

C、InA.D.80.

D、Atleast2000yearsago.

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本段中TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopeda

workingcompass.直接告訴我們中國發(fā)明指南針的時間。

第30題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Now,thereareabout24millionmicrocomputersinuseintheUnited

States-----oneforevery10citizens.Itisestimatedthatby1996,61percentof

Americanmanagerswillbeusingsomesortofelectronicworkstation.Q:Atpresent

about10%ofAmericancitizenspossessamicrocomputer.

A、True

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B^False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。本段一開頭就說到目前在美國大約有二千四百萬臺微型

電子計算機在使用中，平均每十人就擁有一臺。因此本題的表述是正確的。

第31題【單選題】

[2007.04]Jennycomplainedthatthehospitalhertoomuchforthe

treatment.

A、expended

B、paid

C、cost

D、charged

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查詞義辨析。charge：要價；索價；要人支付；收費。例如：

Thefruitsellerchargedmetoomuchmoney.這個水果商要了我很多的錢。

第32題【單選題】

【I聞讀選擇】Inthenextstage,fromthreetofiveyearsold,curiosityknowsno

bounds.Everytypeofsuitabletoyshouldbemadeavailabletothechild,fortrying

out,experimentingandlearning,fordiscoveringhisownparticularability.Bricksand

jigsaws卜匕巧板）andconstructiontoys;painting,scribbling（涂鴉）andmakingthings;

Sandandwaterplay;toysforimaginativeandpretendingplay;thefirstsocialgames

forlearningtoplayandgetonwithothers.Welearnfromthepassagethatachildhas

boundlesscuriosity.

A、whenheistwo.

B、whenheisaroundfour.

C、whenheissix.

D、whenheiseight.

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【正確答案】B

（答案解析】根據(jù)Inthenextstage,fromthreetofiveyearsold,curiosityknowsno

bounds可以得出答案是Bo

第33題【單選題】

【I閱讀選擇】TheUnitedStatesperceivesitselftobeamiddle-classnation.However,

middleclassisnotarealdesignation,nordoesitcarryprivileges.Itismoreofa

perception,whichprobablywasastrueasitevercouldberightafterWorldWarII.

Theeconomywasgrowing,moreandmorepeopleownedtheirownhomes,workers

hadsolidcontractswiththecompaniesthatemployedthem,andnearlyeveryone

whowantedahighereducationcouldhaveone.Theinformationinthispassage

dealswith.

A、anindividual

B、asocialandeconomicgroup

C、apoliticalorganization

D、Government

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】答案選B。通過閱讀本段，middleclass中產(chǎn)階級是一個群體，選答

案Bo

第34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

youngchildwhenshev/ouldreturnfromschooltocleanandironformoneywhich

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shewouldthensave.Thiswomanshockedandinspiredtheworldbecause.

A、shehadmanagedtosavesomuchmoney

B、shegavehermoneytoAfricanAmericans

C>shegaveherlifesavingstohelpothersthroughuniversity

D、sheonlyspentmoneyoncheapthings

【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(xiàn)，根據(jù)經(jīng)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(xiāng)的大學(xué)，A和B表達都不全面，答案是J

第35題【單選題】

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

areoutoftouchwithmodernways.Theyalsoblamedthattheirparentsalwayshave

afinalsay.Andtheyoungfeltthattheirparentsdonottrusttheirchildrentodeal

withcrises.Besides,theydissatisfiedtoomuchmurmursoftheirparentsabout

certainproblemsandthelackofsenseofhumorindealingwiththeproblems,at

leastinparents-childrenrelationships.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Thecriticismstotheirparentscanbekeptoutoftheyoungpeople'smindin

followingways.

B、Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandto

blamethemformostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.

C>Therearesomanycriticismtotheirparentsamongtheyoungpeople.

D、Youngpeoplehavegottenenoughreasonstocriticizetheirparents.

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題段落中的各句列舉了年輕人都抱怨其父母些什么，談的是what

arethecriticisms?的問題因此選擇Co

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第36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(yōu)勢、優(yōu)點；C選擇、取舍；D野心、抱負(fù)。

第37題【單選題】

[2009.10]Asforfamilyeducation,parentsareencouragedtorelyonrather

thanpunishment.

A、criticism

B、intimidation

C、persuasion

D、scolding

【正確答案】C

【答案解析】本題考查名詞詞義區(qū)分。【譯文】關(guān)于家庭教育，鼓勵父母們依靠

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

罵、斥責(zé)

第38題【單選題】

【填句補文】“Geochemistsjustwantanintuitivesenseofwhat'sgoingonwiththe

elements/saysAlbertGalyfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

A、Anearthscientisthasrejiggedtheperiodictable（元素周期表）tomake

chemistrysimplertoteachtostudents.

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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(xué)的AlbertGaly的原話，我們可以從引導(dǎo)整個關(guān)鍵

點得出答案。即：“地學(xué)化學(xué)家們只想通過直覺判斷元素的活動。我想等高線時

學(xué)生們有好處〃。

第39題【單選題】

[2009.10]Therearemanysalesthisseason,duringwhichstoreswilllowertheir

______prices.

A、normal

B、general

C、ordinary

D、usual

【正確答案】A

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

在此期間商店都會降低商品的原價。A正常的、平常的B普通的、一般的C普

通的D尋常的、通常的

第40題【單選題】

【2009.04]Theconclusionfromthestudyisnotdefinite;itisjust.

A、tentative

B、valid

C、technical

D、thorough

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】譯文：這項研究的結(jié)論不是一定的：它只是試探性的。試題分析:

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形容詞詞義選擇題。詳細(xì)解答：A不確定的、試探性的；B正當(dāng)?shù)摹⒂懈鶕?jù)的、

有效的；C技術(shù)性的、專門技術(shù)的；D徹底的、十足的。

第41題【單選題】

【填句補文】It'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.Aspeople

getbetterjobsandbecomefinanciallyindependent,itbecomespossibleforthemto

maintainaone-personhousehold..However,peoplewhodogetmarried

aremarryingatalaterageanddivorcingmoreoften.

A、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

B、Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethe

numberofpeoplelivingalone.

C、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayareresizingthatchildhooddream.

D、MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】前句中提到〃經(jīng)濟獨立〃有可能造成保持一個人的家庭生活，B中的

〃婦女有好的工作，增加了獨身的人數(shù)〃與前句內(nèi)容正好呼應(yīng)。

第42題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Now,thereareabout24millionmicrocomputersinuseintheUnited

States-----oneforevery10citizens.Itisestimatedthatby1996,61percentof

Americanmanagerswillbeusingsomesortofelectronicworkstation.Q:Atpresent

about10%ofAmericancitizenspossessamicrocomputer.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】答案選A。本段一開頭就說到目前在美國大約有二千四百萬臺微型

電子計算機在使用中，平均每十人就擁有一臺。因此本題的表述是正確的。

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第43題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericato

theOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaand

otherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.Itwas

firstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400fs.Whichcountryisthelargestcoffee

producer?

A、Brazil.

B、Colombia.

C、Ethiopia.

D、Egypt.

【正確答案】A

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

第44題【單選題】

【2009.10]Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedtothestafftoworkhard.

A、calculate

B、demonstrate

C、speculate

D、motivate

【正確答案】D

【答案解析】本題考查詞語辨析。【譯文】利潤共享計劃目的是激發(fā)員工努力工

作。A計算、估算B證實、論證、演示C思索、推測D激勵、激發(fā)

第45題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】LateoneSundayafternooninSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,an

elderlycleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehad

livedandworkedmostofherlife.Itmayseemlikeanordinaryendtoahumblelife,

buttherewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthiswoman.Inthesummerof

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1995,McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,

totheUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown.Themoneywastohelp

otherAfricanAmericansthroughuniversity.Shehadstartedhersavingshabitasa

youngchildwhenshev/ouldreturnfromschooltocleanandironformoneywhich

shewouldthensave.Thiswomanshockedandinspiredtheworldbecause.

A、shehadmanagedtosavesomuchmoney

B、shegavehermoneytoAfricanAmericans

C、shegaveherlifesavingstohelpothersthroughuniversity

D、sheonlyspentmoneyoncheapthings

【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(xiàn)，根據(jù)經(jīng)驗排除D；對

照原文第一■自然段最后一句話thprewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthis

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(xiāng)的大學(xué)，A和B表達都不全面，答案是C。

第46題【單選題】

[2009.01]Youshouldhelpthemwhenyourfriendsquarrelwitheachother.

A、comeintosight

B、cometoterms

C、comeintoplay

D、cometopower

【正確答案】B

【答案解析】本題考查短語的習(xí)慣用法。句意：當(dāng)你的朋友吵架時，你應(yīng)當(dāng)幫助

他們協(xié)調(diào)一下。comeinto或cometo都表示進入（某種狀態(tài)）。A映入眼簾；

B.達成協(xié)議，妥協(xié)、；C開始運作；D.上臺，開始掌權(quán)。

第47題【單選題】

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TheRomangoddessVenusisidentifiedtheGreekgoddessAphrodite.

A、with

B、by

C、for

D、to

【正確答案】A

【答案解析】beidentifiedwith：和…有聯(lián)系，被視為與…等同。

第48題【單選題】

【閱讀選擇】Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereas

nationalincomeisdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction

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

incomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedbyindividualsbefore

personaltaxesarepaid.NationalincomedoesnotequalGNPbecausethefactorsof

productiondonotreceivepaymentforeithercapitalconsumptionallowancesor

indirectbusinesstaxes,bothofwhichareincludedinGNP.Themoneyputasidefor

capitalconsumptionisforreplacementandthusisnotcountedasincome.Indirect

taxesincludesalestaxes,propertytaxes,andexcisetaxes