【自考英语】2022年5月北京市平谷区英语（一）模拟题(解析版).docx

备注:本套试卷附有答案解析，答案解析字体为白色，预览无法观看，如需观看试题的答案解析，请下载试卷CTRL+A 选中全部文字，然后将答案字体调整为黑色即可。【自考英语】2022年5月北京市平谷区英语（一） 模拟题（解析版）第1题【单项选择题】【阅读理解】You play the lottery （彩票）each day and there are two options （选 择）:either you hit the jackpot and your life changes greatly or you lose and you have to start it from the very beginning. On the contrary, it/s well known that if you don't take risks, you can't win, so the best solution is always to think over and over again, to see what your decisions could represent in your future and only afterwards to make up your mind.While making a decision, you are advised toA、refer to your experienceB、think twice before you leapC、turn to parentsD、prepare to take a risk【正确答案】B【完成句子】Lack of sleep can affect everything from our emotions to how well we focus on tasks like driving. It can affect sports performance, increase our chances of getting sick, and may be linked to weight gain in some people. You've probably noticed how much running around little kids do and how soundly they sleep. Take a tip from a toddler and get at least 60 minutes of exercise a day. Physical activity can decrease stress and help people feel more relaxed. Just don't work out too close to bedtime because exercise can wake you up before it slows you down.Lack of sleep can increase our chances of.A、feel more relaxedB、waking up in middle nightC、getting sickD、Watch TV and surf online【正确答案】C第21题【单项选择题】【阅读理解】Most of us walk and carry items in our hands every day. These are seemingly simple activities that the majority of us don't question. But an international team of researchers, including Dr. Richmond from GW's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, have discovered that human walking upright may have originated millions of years ago as an adaptation to carrying scarce, high-quality resources. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the first two paragraphsA、Many people question the simple human activities of walking and carrying items.B、 Chimpanzee's behaviors may suggest why humans walk on two legs.C、 Human walking upright is viewed as an adaptation to carrying precious resources.D Our ancestors/ ecological conditions resembled those of modern-day chimpanzees".【正确答案】A第22题【单项选择题】【完成句子】The same year Henry Ford shocked the world with the $5 a-day minimum wage scheme, the greatest contribution he had ever made. The average wage in the auto industry then was $2. 34 for a 9-hour shift. Ford not only doubled that, he also took an hour off the workday. In those years it was unthinkable that a man could be paid that much for doing something that didn't involve all awful lot of training or education. The Wall Street Journal called the plan "an economic crime", and critics everywhere laughed at Ford. But as the wage increased later to daily $10, it proved a critical component of Ford's dream to make the automobile accessible （可及的）to all. The critics were too stupid to understand that because Ford had lowered his costs per car, the higher wages didn't matter-except for making it possible for more people to buy Cars. Ford's cars became available to ordinary people thanks to.A、criticized by the mediaB、the low wage in the auto industryC、their lower pricesD、produce cars in large numbers【正确答案】C第23题【单项选择题】2004.10 It is impolite to in others' private affairs.A、involveB、invadeC、integrateD、interfere【正确答案】D第24题【单项选择题】【填句补文】Gang Xiao and Ben Schrag at Brown University, visualize the current by measuring subtle （2田彳版的） changes in the magnetic field of an object and.A、to shrink it to the size of a desktop computerB、to make it capable of measuring very weak changes in magnetic fieldsC、as well as revealing microscopic defects in anything from aircraft to banknotesD、converting the information into a color picture showing the density of current at each point【正确答案】D第25题【单项选择题】【填句补文】 We all have our own comfort foods. Interestingly, they may vary according to moods and gender. One study found that happy people seem to want to eat things like pizza, while sad people prefer ice cream and cookies.Researchers also found that guys seem to prefer hot, homemade comfort meals, like steaks and casseroles. Girls go for chocolate and ice cream.A、 Bored people crave salty, crunchy things, like chips.B、 Emotional eating patterns can be learned.C、Don't let emotional eating disturb your weight.D、 But emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too.【正确答案】A第26题【单项选择题】Remember, nothing hurts concentration reading too slowly.A、rather thanB、as well asC、more thanD、instead of【正确答案】C第27题【单项选择题】【填句补文】The typical person living alone is neither old nor lonely. The majority of these people have chosen to live alone. They are responding to decreasing social pressure to get married and have a family.A、 This is a dramatic change from the extended families of just a couple of generations ago.B、The growing number of women with good jobs has done much to increase the number of people living alone.C、There's more pressure to get married nowadays.D、 In fact, a quarter of the 23 million single people in the U.S. are under the age of 35.【正确答案】D第28题【单项选择题】【阅读理解】"Scientific conservatism suggests that a biological explanation shouldbe the last choice after all non-biological explanations are addressed,11 Allen said. "We have a lot of work to do to rule out （排除的可能性）possible non-biologicalexplanations. It is more likely that a chemical process, without biology, can explain these results."What can be inferred from what Allen said?A、 Scientists have different arguments over whether there is life on Titan.B、 Scientists all agree that there is life on Titan.C、 Scientists all suggest that a biological explanation is reasonable.D、 Scientists all agree that a non-biological chemical reaction is a possible explanation.【正确答案】A第29题【单项选择题】【完成句子】Amongst the most popular books being written today are those which are usually classified as science fiction. Hundreds of titles are published every year and are read by all kinds of people. Furthermore, some of the most successful films of recent years have been based on science fiction stories.People enjoy.A、a recurrent themeB、 reading books of science fictionC、read worldwideD、political implications【正确答案】B第30题【单项选择题】【填句补文】 We all have our own comfort foods. Interestingly, they may vary according to moods and gender. One study found that happy people seem to want to eat things like pizza, while sad people prefer ice cream and cookies.Researchers also found that guys seem to prefer hot, homemade comfort meals, like steaks and casseroles. Girls go for chocolate and ice cream.A、 Bored people crave salty, crunchy things, like chips.B、 Emotional eating patterns can be learned.C、Don't let emotional eating disturb your weight.D、 But emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too.【正确答案】A第31题【单项选择题】2005.4 Some people who are very intelligent and successful in their fields find difficultto succeed in language learning.A、whichB、howC、 thatD、it【正确答案】D第32题【单项选择题】【填句补文】 Mexico's current lack of funds is also partly due to oil. The country has rich oil fields and a few years ago, when oil was expensive, Mexico was selling large quantities of oil to the USA and earning a lot of money. However, the price of oil then dropped, and Mexico has been left owing enormous sums of money and with not enough income from oil sales to pay back the loans.A、 But those ruins are in danger of being seriously damaged by pollution.B、 Scientists estimate that about one millimeter of stone is worn away every twelve years.C、At others the painted surfaces inside temples are lifting and flaking off and the stone is being eaten away.D、The government was therefore able to borrow huge sums of money from banks around the world, thinking they would have no problem repaying their debts.【正确答案】D第33题【单项选择题】【阅读理解】The great sea voyages of Europe's "Age of Discovery/' such as Christopher Columbus's trip to the West Indies in 1492, would have been impossible without the use of a compass. This great device for sea voyages was introduced to the West from China during the thirteenth century We have to thank ancient Chinese for their invention of the compass.What is the paragraph mainly about?A、Columbus was a great sailor and discoverer.B、The compass was invented by Columbus.C、 The invention of the compass is important in human history.D、Columbus introduced the compass to the West Indies.【正确答案】C第34题【单项选择题】【阅读理解】The ISU won't finally approve the new system until it meets in June but already UK Sport, the British Government's sports body, has expressed reservations. "I remain to be convinced that the random selection system would offer the guarantees that everyone concerned with ethical sport is looking for", says Jerry Bingham, UK Sport/s head of ethics （伦理）.The attitude of those concerned in the UK to the new rules proposed by ISU can be best described as.A、 indifferent.B、reserved.C、 enthusiastic.D、 positive.【正确答案】B第35题【单项选择题】2004.10 the saying goes, practice makes perfect.A、SinceB、AsC、ForD、Like【正确答案】B第36题【单项选择题】Up to now there have been many explanations the cause of sleepwalking.A、in view ofB、in line withC、apart fromD、as to【正确答案】D第37题【单项选择题】【阅读理解】In the digital realm, the next big advance will be voice recognition. The rudiments are already here but in primitive form. Ask a computer to “recognize speech/ and it is likely to think you want it to “wreck a nice beach. But in a decade or so we/ll be able to chat away and machines will soak it all in. Microchips will be truly embedded in our lives when we can talk to them. Not only to our computers, we'll also be able to chat with our automobile navigation systems, telephone consoles, browsers, thermostats. VCRs, microwaves and any other devices we want to boss around.The techniques of voice recognition.A、are mature enough for extensive useB、are in its initial stage of developmentC、will aid people to chat through computersD> will assist people to recognize each other's voice【正确答案】B第38题【单项选择题】【阅读判断】Surgery that can improve the way a person looks is becoming more and more popularin the United States. This kind of surgery is called cosmetic surgery, and both men and women are turning to this treatment as a way of keeping their appearance young as well as keeping competitive in their jobs. Men especially are beginning to turn to face-lifts (面部拉皮手术),liposuction (taking fat out of the body) , and implants (putting artificial parts into their bodies) to help them look younger. As companies downsize (缩编)and move younger employees into higher positions, older employees in their late forties and early fifties feel the need to look and act younger in order to stay competitive. These operations are not without danger, however.Cosmetic surgery is more popular in the US than anywhere else.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【正确答案】C第39题【单项选择题】【阅读理解】Young musicians in African countries are creating a new kind of pop music. The tunes and the rhythms of their music combine African traditions with various forms of music popular today, such as hip-hop, rap, rock, jazz, or reggae. The result is music that may sound familiar to listeners anywhere in the world, but at the same time is distinctly African. It is different also in another way Many of the songs are very serious and they deal with important social or political issues in Africa today. This passage is about how African pop music is.A、usually about love and romanceB、more serious than most pop musicC、popular with young people in AfricaD、mostly written just for entertainment第2题【单项选择题】2007.10 At the age of fourteen, Maggie went to a girls school along with her sister.A、 nearB、 nearbyC、closeD、neighbor【正确答案】B第3题【单项选择题】【阅读判断】The Watsons live in a small apartment in a suburb of New York City. The offices where Elizabeth works are in downtown New York, and she has to take a bus and two subway trains to go to work every day. It takes her about one hour to get there. She finds the trip boring and tiring.Q: Elizabeth enjoys going to work in downtown New YorkA、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【正确答案】B第4题【单项选择题】【填句补文】The black robin （旅鸦）is one of the world's rarest birds. It is a small, wild bird, and it lives only on the island of Little Mangere, off the coast of New Zealand. In 1967 there were about fifty black robins there; in 1977 there were fewer than ten.A、These are the only black robins left in the world.C、 Those that fail to meet the challenges will disappear early.D、 Both represent orders in the classification of life.【正确答案】B第40题【单项选择题】【阅读理解】Somewhere around puberty (发育；青春期)，something happens in the timing of the biological clock. (2)The clock pushes forward, so adolescents and teenagers are unable to fall asleep as early as they used to. When your mother tells you it's time for bed, your body may be pushing you to stay up for several hours more. And the light coming from your computer screen or TV could be pushing you to stay up even later.What is implied in the second paragraph?A、 Young children's biological clock has the same rhythm with that of the teenagers.B、People after puberty begin to go to bed earlier due to the change of the biological clock.C、Children before puberty tend to fall asleep earlier at night than adolescents.D、Teenagers go to bed later than they used to due to the light from the computer screen.【正确答案】C第41题【单项选择题】He was very to go, but he had no choice.A、 readyB、willingC、reluctantD、hesitant【正确答案】C第42题【单项选择题】【阅读理解】Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison deals specifically with the legacy of slavery in her book Beloved. The main character in this novel, a former slave called Sethe, lives in Ohio in the years following the Civil War, but she cannot free herself from her horrific memories. Through a series of flashbacks and bitter reminiscences, the reader learns how and why Sethe escaped from the plantation she had lived on; the fate of her husband, who also tried to escape; and finally, what happened to the child called Beloved. Morrison's scenes of torture and murder are vivid and strongly convey the desperation of the slaves and the cruelty of their owners. Beloved is set.A、on a slave shipB、on a plantation before the Civil WarC、in Ohio after the Civil WarD、in an African town【正确答案】C第43题【单项选择题】Only when you have finished your homework go home.A、can youB、would youC、you willD、you can【正确答案】A第44题【单项选择题】【阅读理解】My teacher once said to meIf you don't quit, you will win”. I have no desire to quit writing as I'm having too much fun. My thanks go to Associated Content and the Yahoo! Contributor Network for all my progress in writing! And to my fellow writers thank you so much for your support and friendship. May we continue to support each other for many years to come!We can