2022年中西创新学院自考英语(二)练习题汇总(附答案解析).docx
2022年中西创新学院自考英语(二)练习题汇总(附答案解析)第1题【单项选择题】2008.04)The cloth had a natural look which perfectly the image Laurasought.A、turned outB、set downC、thought overD、coincided with【正确答案】D【答案解析】此题考查短语意义辨析。这块布料看起来很自然,与劳拉寻找的样 式完全相符。A.关闭;B.制定、放下;D.与相同、与相符。第2题【单项选择题】【阅读判断】Fermi's genius was known throughout the scientific world. In 1938 he had won a Nobel Prize. Four years later he produced the first nuclear chain reaction, leading us into the nuclear age.Q: Fermi, an experimentalist as well as a theoretician, won a Nobel Prize for producing the first nuclear chain reaction in the world.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选Bo Fermi在1938年获诺贝尔奖,四年以后才建立核连锁反 应的。第3题【单项选择题】A、is spiltB、was spiltC、spiltD、spill【正确答案】c【答案解析】水洒了一桌子。spill有"(使)洒出之意,故不用被动,排除AB; water是不可数,谓语不用spill原形;spilt是spill的过去式,答案选C。第23题【单项选择题】【I阅读选择】But just like your alarm clock, your internal clock can be reset. In fact, it automatically resets itself every day. How? By using the light it gets through your eyes.Scientists have known for a long time that the light of day and the dark of night play important roles in setting our internal clocks. For years, researchers thought that the signals that synchronize the body's clock were handled through the same pathways that we use to see.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the fourth and fifth paragraphs?A、Our biological clock resets itself automatically.B、Light gets through our eyes and resets our biological clock.C、 Our internal clock as well as the alarm clock can be reset automatically.D> Our internal clock, like the alarm clock, can be reset.【正确答案】c【答案解析】是非判断题,根据第五自然段首句But just like (和.一样)your alarm clock, your internal clock can be reset. In fact, it automatically resets itself every day. How? By using the light it gets through your eyes.代词 it 指代 biological clock,不是选项internal dock和alarm clock都可以自动调节。得到答案为C。A D 我们的生物钟自动调节。B光线通过我们的眼睛调节生物钟,与原文一致。第24题【单项选择题】【I阅读芈U断】Hercules served a king. The king was afraid of him. So again and again10 he sent him on difficult tasks. One morning the king sent for him and told him to fetch three golden apples for him from the garden of the Singing Maidens (歌女).But no one knew where the garden was.Q: Hercules was given many difficult tasks because the king wanted to get rid of him.A、TrueB、FalseC> Not Given【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A0句子的意思是:国王想除掉Hercules,所以交给他很多 艰巨的工作去做。这个信息在短文第二句和第三句中提到了,与短文的意思相符 (国王很害怕Hercules,屡次交给他艰巨的工作去做),由此可以推断此题的正确 选项为Ao第25题【单项选择题】2009.04 If payment is not received, legal action will be our only.A、aggressionB、advantageC、alternativeD、ambition【正确答案】C【答案解析】译文:如果我们收不到付款,那就只好诉诸法律了。试题分析:词 义选择题。详细解答:A挑衅、侵犯;B优势、优点;C选择、取舍;D野心、 抱负。第26题【单项选择题】【填句补文】“Geochemists just want an intuitive sense of what/s going on with the elements/ says Albert Galy from the University of Cambridge.A、An earth scientist has rejigged the periodic table (元素周期表)to make chemistry simpler to teach to students.11B、 The traditional periodic table was well drawn.C> “I imagine contour lines would be good for undergraduates/D、But he has added contour lines to charge density, helping to explain which ions react with which.【正确答案】c【答案解析】这一段是剑桥大学的Albert Galy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27题【单项选择题】【阅读选择】On the other hand, more people working for longer would create greater competition for jobs. It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job. Top posts would be dominated by the same few individuals, making career progress more difficult. And how easily would a 25-year-old employee be able to communicate with a 125-year-old boss?AII of the following are possible effects living longer might have on working life EXCEPT.A、 Communication between employers and employees would be more difficult.B、 More money would be used by employees in payment of their employees.C、 The job market would be more competitive.D> It would be more difficult for young people to be promoted to top positions.【正确答案】B【答案解析】是非判断题。对照原文第九自然段On the other hand, more people working for longer would create greater competition for jobs.排除选项 C; It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job,排除选项 D; And how easily would a 25-year-old employee be able to communicate with a 125-year-old boss?排 除选项A;答案是B。第28题【单项选择题】2009.10 The profit-sharing plan is designed to the staff to work hard.12A、calculateB、demonstrateC、speculateD、motivate【正确答案】D【答案解析】此题考查词语辨析。【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29题【单项选择题】During the past two decades, research has our knowledge of daydreaming.A> expandedB、emergedC、descendedD、conquered【正确答案】A【答案解析】【译文】在最近二十年间,研究已经扩大了我们关于白日梦的知识。【试题分析】动词词义选择题。团【详细解答】A扩大B浮现、露出C下降 D征服第30题【单项选择题】2009.01 He has deep love for the people and loyalty to the country.A、intenseB、initialC、instantD、imitative【正确答案】A【答案解析】此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比拟恰当。2、2010.04 Even after decades of the two brothers recognized each other13 immediately.A、separationB、cooperationC、correspondenceD、communication【正确答案】A【答案解析】【译文】尽管已经分别了几十年,这两兄弟都是立刻认出了对方。 【试题分析】词汇题。【详细解答】名词的词义选取。第31题【单项选择题】【I阅读选择】Income may be national income and personal income. Whereas national income is defined as the total earned income of all the factors of production namely, profits, interest, rent, wages, and other compensation for labor, personal income may be defined as total money income received by individuals before personal taxes are paid. National income does not equal GNP because the factors of production do not receive payment for either capital consumption allowances or indirect business taxes, both of which are included in GNP. The money put aside for capital consumption is for replacement and thus is not counted as income. Indirect taxes include sales taxes, property taxes, and excise taxes that are paid by businesses directly to the government and so reduce the income left to pay for the factors of production. Three-fourths of national income goes for wages, salaries, and other forms of compensation to employees.Which of the following statements is true according to the paragraph?A、GNP equals national income plus indirect business taxes.B、GNP excludes both capital consumption allowances and indirect business taxes.C、Personal income is regarded as the total money income received by an individual after his or her taxes are paid.D、 The money that goes for capital consumption is not regarded as income.14【正确答案】D【答案解析】此题的依据是本段的The money put aside for capital consumption is for replacement and thus is not counted as income,这个句子。对原句的词语选项 D 用了别的表达方法,但大意仍保持不变。第32题【单项选择题】【填句补文】The smoke that comes from a lit cigarette contains many different poisonous chemicals. In the past, scientists did not think that these chemicals could harm a nonsmoker's health. They discovered that even nonsmokers had unhealthy amounts of these toxic (有毒的) chemicals in their bodies.A、The Gilsons have been married for 35 years.B、Recently, though, scientists changed their opinion a代er they studied a large group of nonsmokers.C、We cannot avoid secondhand smoke in restaurants.D> In the United States, nine million children under the age of five live in homes with at least one smoker.【正确答案】B【答案解析】前一句讲的是科学家们过去对二手烟的看法,接下来应选表示他们 改变观点的句子,因为下一句说明他们所持的观点已与过去截然不同。第33题【单项选择题】2010.04 There is something wrong with my mobile phone. I must have it.A、repairB、to repairC、repairingD、repaired【正确答案】D【答案解析】【译文】我的手机有毛病了,我一定要修好它(手机)。【试题分析】语法题。【详细解答】非谓语动词的用法。选择过去分词作宾语补语,表示被动15以及动作的完成。第34题【单项选择题】【阅读选择】When I graduated from high school, my family had a business so I never thought about getting a college degree. I went straight from my high school graduation to work for my father. After 24 years of ups and downs (mostly downs), I decided that I wanted to return to school and earn a degree in Business Administration.Why didn't the author go on with education after graduating from high school?A、 To help her father with business.B、 To escape from school life.C、 To experience social life early.D、To achieve her dream.【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。事实细节题。该题目主要考查考生对文章主人公相关细 节的了解。根据题干内容,此细节定位于文章本段讲述自己高中毕业后经历的部 分。文中讲到"当我高中毕业时,爸爸正在做生意。所以我压根没有考虑过继续 获得大学学位的事情,毕业后直接转向为爸爸工作可判断A选项与原文句意 一致。第35题【单项选择题】The missing boys were last seen near the river.A、playingB、playedC、playD、to play【正确答案】A【答案解析】所填的词为主语补足语,因其后有明确的地点,补足语表示动作当 时正在进行中,所以只能使用playing。16第36题【单项选择题】【填句补文】Arms. How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you meet. If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back, this suggests you are not afraid of taking on whatever comes your way. If someone upsets you, just cross your arms to show you're unhappy!A、Outgoing people generally use their arms with big movements, while quieter people keep them close to their bodies.B、If you ale feeling down, you normally don't sit straight, with your shoulders inwards.C、 However, it will probably still be noticed, and people will know you're not pleased.D、If you are pleased, you usually open your eyes wide and people can notice this. 【正确答案】A【答案解析】此题可以采用线索词来定位。空格处的前后两个句子都是对arms 在具体情况下具体动作的描述。那么用以补充的句子也应是如此,即选项A开朗 的人和沉默寡言的人手臂的动作,符合条件。第37题【单项选择题】2010.04 There is something wrong with my mobile phone. I must have it.A、repairB、to repairC、repairingD、repaired【正确答案】D【答案解析】此题考查非谓语动词的用法。选择过去分词作宾语补语,表示被动 以及动作的完成。【译文】我的手机有毛病了,我一定要修好它(手机)。第38题【单项选择题】172009.04 I've got the order from the boss that the work finished before5 p.m. today.A、would beB、beC、will have beenD、could be【正确答案】B答案解析】此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39题【单项选择题】【阅读选择】Late one Sunday afternoon in September 1999, Oseola McCarty, an elderly cleaning lady passed away in the little wooden frame house where she had lived and worked most of her life. It may seem like an ordinary end to a humble life, but there was something quite exceptional about this woman. In the summer of 1995, McCarty gave $ 150,000, most of the money she had saved throughout her life, to the University of Southern Mississippi in her hometown. The money was to help other African Americans through university. She had started her savings habit as a young child when she would return from school to clean and iron for money which she would then save.This woman shocked and inspired the world because.A、she had managed to save so much moneyB、she gave her money to African AmericansC、she gave her life savings to help others through universityD、she only spent money on cheap things【正确答案】c【答案解析】答案选c。0nly是绝对词,在选项D中出现,根据经验排除D;对 照原文第一自然段最后一句话 there was something quite exceptional about this18woman说她有些特别的地方,接着第二自然段就讲In the summer of 1995, McCarty gave $ 150,000, most of the money she had saved throughout her life, to the University of Southern Mississippi in her hometown.她把大局部积攒的钱捐献 给了家乡的大学,A和B表达都不全面,答案是C。第40题【单项选择题】【填句补文】 Although the researchers have only just made the technical details of the microscope public, it is already on sale. It is currently the size of a refrigerator and takes several minutes to scan a circuit, but Xiao and Schrag are workingA、to take tiny chips we requireB、to making chips any smallerC、to shrink it to the size of a desktop computer and cut the scanning time to 30 secondsD> of conducting electricity【正确答案】c【答案解析】这局部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比照。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41题【单项选择题】【填句补文】 Many beginning interviewers are afraid that they are forcing the other person to answer questions and have no right to inquire about his personal secrets. Unless the person really hates being interviewed, he is delighted that somebody wants to interview him.A、 This fear is almost 100 percent unnecessary.B、This doesn't necessarily mean that it will go well.C、 Most men and women lead lives that are uninteresting.192009.10 As for family education, parents are encouraged to rely on ratherthan punishment.A、criticismB、intimidationC、persuasionD、scolding【正确答案】c第4题【单项选择题】【阅读选择】The other side of a state legal apparatus is a state military apparatus. While the one protects the individual from violence, the other sacrifices the individual to violence in the interests of the state. In war the state affirms supreme power over the individuals within its own borders. War is not simply a trial by combat to settle disputes between states; it is the moment when the state makes its most powerful demands upon its people for their commitment, allegiance, and supreme sacrifice. The word “allegiance” is closest in meaning to.A、loyaltyB、objectiveC、survivalD> motive【正确答案】A【答案解析】解此题可用同类词关系进行判断。在"allegiance前后的两个词分别 是commitment和sacrifice,应能判断出这三个词相对于国家而言是同一类词, 再利用排除法,不难选出正确答案A。第5题【单项选择题】2009.01 You should help them2009.01 You should help themwhen your friends quarrel with each other.A、come into sightB、come to termsD、Both of you need time to get to know each other.【正确答案】A【答案解析】抓住关键词进行同义替换,也就是afraid,选项中this fear就是对 这种担忧的补充,这种担忧是完全没有必要的,除非被采访者确实是讨厌别人问 自己。第42题【单项选择题】2009.04 It is not decided the conference will be held.A、whatB、whichC、whenD、that【正确答案】C【答案解析】此题考查主语从句的引导词的选择。译文:大会什么时候召开还没 有决定。详细解答:A什么;B哪一个;C什么时候;D (无词义)。第43题【单项选择题】These two alarm clocks are normally set together, but now they have been reset a few hours.A、awayB、aloneC、apartD、aside【正确答案】c【答案解析】but表示前后句子意思是相反的,所以前面说了 set together,后面 提到的就是apart (分开)。第44题【单项选择题】20【阅读选择】You can't change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you're sleepy in the evening but you must stay up late anyway. Counteract your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won't change your cycle, but you'll get up steam and work better at your low point.If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should.A、change his energy cycleB、overcome his lazinessC、get up earlier than usualD、go to bed earlier【正确答案】c【答案解析】此题要求读者找出本段中的最后两句,并联系本段开头两句的意思, 作出正确判断。本段开头说,"虽然你无法改变自己的能量周期,但你可以使你 的生活适合这一周期。Dr. Kleitman认为经常性的行为(对你的能量周期)能起作 用。”最后两句又说,”.rise before your usual hour.work better at your low point. (“如果你在上午处于能量的低潮,但你有重要的工作要在上午做,那么 你就要比平时早起。这并不改变你的周期,但你可以在低潮时得到能量,工作得 更好。)因此选项C是正确答案。第45题【单项选择题】It was a small place then compared to it is now.A、whatB、whichC> littleD> few【正确答案】A【答案解析】what it is是介词to的宾语从句,相当于一个名词。compared to what it is now:与它现在的样子相比。21第46题【单项选择题】【填句补文】“Geochemists just want an intuitive sense of what's going on with the elements/ says Albert Galy from the University of Cambridge