2022年淮北煤炭师范学院信息学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）.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。2022年淮北煤炭师范学院信息学院自考英语（二） 练习题汇总（附答案解析）第1题【单选题】阅读理解】Two thousand years ago the Chinese had already developed a working compass. A piece of lodestone （天然磁石） would be cut into the shape of a ladle（长柄勺） Placed on a stone board with a smooth surface, the lodestone would move round until the "handle" of the ladle pointed south while the bulk （主体）of the ladle was attracted to magnetic north. This interestingly shaped device is mentioned in a book from about 80. Other ancient books may have dated it as far back as the fourth century Jade （玉石） finders played an important role in the invention of the "ladle". They travelled great distances to look for jade. In order not to lose directions, they would take a "ladle" with them.Which of the following about the ladle-shaped compass is true?A、The "handle" of the ladle pointed south.B、The "handle" of the ladle pointed north.C The bulk of the ladle was attracted to south.D、The bulk of the ladle remained unmoved on the board.第18题【单选题】【阅读理解】Jamie was worried about the junk food which he saw being served which included burgers, pizzas and chips. So he decided to ban the junk and started cooking some good soup and curries for the children instead. So he improved the school dinners in that particular school, and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food. Then he put pressure on the government to improve the standards of school food across the country. And it looks like the changes have taken place.Generally, schools didn't serve to students before.A、soup and curriesB> hot cooked mealsC、drinks and chipsD、burgers and pizzas【正确答案】A第19题【单选题】【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20题【单选题】2005.10 Since time is limited, we'd better our task.A、get onB、get overC get acrossD、get into【正确答案】D第21题【单选题】【阅读理解】In 1994, United States Customs seized 204,391 pounds of cocaine, 559,286 pounds of marijuana and 2,577 pounds of heroin. Just how much actually flows into the country is anyone's guess. Some Customs officials estimate that only 10 percent of the drugs coming into the country are ever seized. In Miami, the District Attorney （检察长）won't even prosecute small fry. "It's got to be over five kilos of cocaine, above a kilo of heroin and more than 5,000 pounds of marijuana or it's not something that we're going to stop the presses on,“ says Tom Cash, a retired agent.Which of the following could best replace the expression “small fry“ in the paragraph?A、Small dogsB、Small sheep dogsC、Small smugglers （走私者）D、Small ringleaders （主谋）【正确答案】C第22题【单选题】【阅读理解】In this world of change and complexity, the need for information is of greatest importance. Those people who have accurate, reliable up-to-date information to solve the day-to-day problems, the critical problems of their business, social and family life, will survive and succeed "Knowledge is power" may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the most critical requirement of all people.We can learn from the paragraph that.A、it is necessary to obtain as much knowledge as possibleB、people should make the best use of the information accessibleC、we should realize the importance of accumulating informationD、it is of vital importance to acquire needed information efficiently【正确答案】D2005.10 Only after class to raise the question.A、did he allowedB、was he allowedC he was allowedD、did he allow【正确答案】B第24题【单选题】【概括大意】A good rule of thumb （好的做法）is to take your body weight in pounds and divide that number in half. That gives you the number of ounces （盎司）of water per day that you need. For example, if you weigh 160 pounds, you should drink at least 80 ounces of water per day. If you exercise you should drink another 8-ounce glass of water for every 20 minutes you are active. If you drink coffee or alcohol, you should add at least an equal amount of water. When you are traveling on an airplane, it is good to have 8 ounces of water for every hour you are on board the plane.The main idea of this paragraph is.A、Ounces of Water Needed Per DayB、A Good Rule of ThumbC、Different People Drink Different Ounces of WaterD、How to Drink Water【正确答案】A第25题【单选题】【阅读理解】I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost £ 50and I felt very upset. "I left the money in my room," I said, "and it's not there now."The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. "Everyone's losing money these days." he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained £ 50. "I found this outside this gentleman's room." she said. "Well/1 I said to the manager, "there is still some honesty in this world!"What did the writer believe had happened to his money?A、He had left his money in the manager's office.B、Someone had stolen his money.C The manager had the money.D、The girl had stolen the money.【正确答案】B第26题【单选题】【阅读理解】Two United Nations agencies warned on Tuesday that children are most at risk of developing skin cancers as a result of the long-term decline in the earth's protective ozone layer. The agencies, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) , issued the warning as they launched a global programme aimed at alerting schools to the dangers of exposure to the sun.Why does the risk of developing skin cancers in children become greater and greaterA Because they pay little attention to their skin health.B、Because they are short of physical training.C、Because the earth's protective ozone layer declines year after year.D、Because the earth is getting warmer and warmer.【正确答案】C第27题【单选题】2007.10 Did you hear Mary said?A、thatB、whatC、whichD、that what【正确答案】B第28题【单选题】（填句补文】 Mother's Day is a special day for everyone! We use this day to honor our mothers all over the world!It is held on the second Sunday of May in many countries, such as Australia, Canada and the United States. It is held exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday in the United Kingdom. Sundays are usually non-school and non-working days in these countries.A、She wanted to memory her mother; Ann Jarvis.B、When is the earliest Mother's Day celebrationC、Many families begin Mother's Day with breakfast in bed.D、Mother's Day falls on different days in different the countries.【正确答案】D（填句补文】In order to produce high quality products, the Tasmanian government understands the need for getting high quality irrigation equipment at all times, such as travelling irrigators （灌i既车）, pumps and other irrigation tools, which are the key to the success of the growers. It is also no wonder why irrigation equipment makers and suppliers are making much money in the region.A、They play a key role in meeting the needs of the farmers.B、Through the years, people there have come up with long-term solutions that mainly focus on developing or improving its various irrigation systems.C、Travelling irrigators first appeared in the East Han Dynasty in China.D、Next on the list is drip irrigation and spray irrigation.【正确答案】A第30题【单选题】2004.04 Wevery close, but things have changed recently.A、used to beB、are used to beingC、are used to beD、were used to being【正确答案】A第31题【单选题】【阅读理解】“Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes andpromote long term thinking/ says Dr Gregory Stock of the University Of CaliforniaSchool Of Public Health. would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work." Longer lives don't just affect the people who live them. They also affect society as a whole. "We have war, poverty, all sorts of issues around, and I don't think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer/ says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan. The question is 'What will we get as a society's suspect it won/t be a better society."Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the things that living longer might enable an individual to doA、Spending more time with his family.B、Having more education.C、Realizing more dreams.D、Working longer.【正确答案】B第32题【单选题】2009.1 Sorry to be late, but we were for half an hour in the traffic.A、put backB、broken downC、held upD、kept off【正确答案】C第33题【单选题】阅读理解】During work Tom always thought of the girl and felt as if he had met her somewhere, but he couldn't remember when. Tom concluded that the girl was in love with him and he was very excited. This girl maybe looked not as beautiful as the girl he had dated the other day, but she had a grand （豪华的）car. She must be very rich. So he chose to love this girl. When his work was over, Tom called the girl who had dated him. He said, '"After several days* thinking, I think I am not suited for being your boyfriend, so I hope you will forget me." We can learn from this passage that Tom.A、was very poorB、didn't like the biscuitsC、walked to work every morningD、compared the two girls carefully【正确答案】D第34题【单选题】【填句补文】The black robin （旅鹑）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.B、Those that fail to meet the challenges will disappear early.C、Both represent orders in the classification of life.D、Detailed studies are going on, and a public appeal for money has been made.【正确答案】A第35题【单选题】概括大意Paul Wignail from the University of Leeds was investigating the link between volcanic eruptions and mass extinctions. Not all volcanic eruptions killed off large numbers of animals, but all the mass extinctions over the past 300 million years coincided with huge formations of volcanic rock. To his surprise, the older the massive volcanic eruptions were, the more damage they seemed to do.The main idea of this paragraph is.A、Association of Mass Extinctions with Volcanic EruptionsB、 Killing Power of Ancient Volcanic EruptopmsC、A Mass ExtinctionsD、Volcanic Eruptions That Caused No Mass Extinction【正确答案】A第36题【单选题】【阅读理解】Finally, many great players come from the same kind of neighborhood -a poor; crowed area where a boy's dream is not to be a doctor, lawyer, or businessman, but to become a rich, famous athlete or entertainer. For example, Liverpool, which produced the Beetles, had one of the best English soccer （英式足 球）teams in recent years. Pele practiced in the street with a ball made of rags. And George Best learned the tricks that made him famous by bouncing the ball off a wall in the slums of Belfast.AII great players have a lot in common, but that doesn't explain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, but【正确答案】A第2题【单选题】填句补文Some 20,000 tons of antibiotics are used in the European Union and the US each year. More than half are give to farm-animals to prevent disease and promote growth.A、The warning comes from a researcher in Switzerland who looked at levels of the drugs in farm slurry.B、 The drugs could be getting into our food and water.C、Many drugs given to humans are also excreted unchanged.D、But recent research has found a direct link between the increased use of these farmyard drugs and the appearance of antibiotic -resistant bugs that infect people.【正确答案】D第3题【单选题】is accepted as true is relatively, and not absolutely, true.A、ItB、 ThatC、WhatD、That it【正确答案】C第4题【单选题】only one became Pele. The greatest players are born with some unique quality that sets them apart from all the others.ln the last paragraph the statement “but only one became Pelew indicates that.A、Pele is the greatest soccer player.B、the greatest players are born with some unique quality.C、Pele's birthplace sets him apart from all the others.D、the success of a soccer player has everything to do with the family back ground.【正确答案】B第37题【单选题】2005.4 In one type of laboratory test all the variables one are controlled.A、byB、andC、butD、or【正确答案】C第38题【单选题】 【阅读理解】Two United Nations agencies warned on Tuesday that children are most at risk of developing skin cancers as a result of the long-term decline in the earth's protective ozone layer. The agencies, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) , issued the warning as they launched a global programme aimed at alerting schools to the dangers of exposure to the sun.Why does the risk of developing skin cancers in children become greater and greaterA、Because they pay little attention to their skin health.B、Because they are short of physical training.C、Because the earth's protective ozone layer declines year after year.D、 Because the earth is getting warmer and warmer.【正确答案】C第39题【单选题】【阅读理解】Decibels (分贝)measured in water are different from those measured on land. A noise of one hundred-twenty decibels on land causes pain to human ears. In water, a decibel level of one-hundred ninety-five would have the same effect.Which of the following is discussed in the paragraph?A、The same noise level produces a different effect on land and in the ocean.B、Different places may have different types of noises.C The decibel is not a suitable unit for measuring underwater noise.D、Different ocean animals may have different reactions to noises.【正确答案】A第40题【单选题】填句1 卜文】Some 20,000 tons of antibiotics are used in the European Union and the US each year. More than half are give to farm -animals to prevent disease and promote growth.A、The warning comes from a researcher in Switzerland who looked at levels of the drugs in farm slurry.B、The drugs could be getting into our food and water.C、Many drugs given to humans are also excreted unchanged.D、But recent research has found a direct link between the increased use of these farmyard drugs and the appearance of antibiotic-resistant bugs that infect people.【正确答案】D第41题【单选题】【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 ran