2022年河海大学自考英语（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年河海大学自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答 案解析）第1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2题【单选题】【阅读理解】The withdrawal of Nevada's Yucca Mountain as a potential nuclearC、preparingD、being preparing【正确答案】C第18题【单选题】【2004.04 He continued speaking, regardless my feelings.A、inB、of C on D、 about 【正确答案】B第19题【单选题】阅读理解】Writing for the content sites such as the Yahoo! Contributor Network also interests me. I've been trying creative writing, news, reviews and numerous lifestyle issues. And all of these topics have been of my own choosing. Then there is the opportunity to meet other writers. The Yahoo! Contributor Network has a wonderful in-house messaging system that allows its writers to communicate easily with one another. Not all your tries are rosy and easy when you write for a content site, but you will get much benefit if you try it. What is the benefit that the Yahoo! Contributor Network offers according to the author?A、You can have all your articles published.B、You can get a lot of rewards from the site.C、You can easily communicate with other writers.D、You can use its information and messages free.【正确答案】C第20题【单选题】2004.04 Harry Potter is the most interesting book I have ever read.A、whichB、whereC、whenD、that【正确答案】D第21题【单选题】Remember, nothing hurts concentration reading too slowly.A、rather thanBv as well asC、more thanD、instead of【正确答案】C第22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 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）.What does Jerry Bingham express by saying "I remain to be convinced"?A、 His anger.B、His criticism.C、His agreement.D、His doubt.【正确答案】D第23题【单选题】【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24题【单选题】【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第25题【单选题】【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【正确答案】B第26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27题【单选题】【阅读理解】Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager."l would never have said to my mom, 'Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it?'" says Ballmer. Z/There was just a complete gap in taste."Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.The word "gulf" most probably meansA、interestB、distanceC、 hopeD、separation【正确答案】D第28题【单选题】2005.10 I'm afraid nothing I can do about it.A> it isB、this isC、there isD、that is【正确答案】C第29题【单选题】概括大意 When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some way does not live up to the manufacturer's claim for it, the first step is to present the warranty （保单）,or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it does not, there are various means the consumer may use to gain satisfaction. The main idea of this paragraph is.A、In personB、Polite ConsumersC Show RecordsD、Store Manager【正确答案】C第30题【单选题】【阅读理解】Some people told me that it was too late. Some told me that I was too old. Others told me that I would never be able to pull it off. I had to work full time and take care of my son. But inside I was told something different.The underlined sentence “But inside I was told something different" in the passage probably means*A、what others told her was not trueB、someone told her something differentC、the author would have a different life if she triedD、the author decided to return to school for a college degree【正确答案】D第31题【单选题】（概括大意）They always complained（抱怨） more or less justly, that their parents are out of touchwith modern ways. They also blamed that their parents always have a final say. And the young felt that their parents do not trust their children to deal with crises. Besides, they dissatisfied too much murmurs of their parents about certain problems and the lack of sense of humor in dealing with the problems, at least in parents-children relationships.The main idea of this paragraph is.A、The criticisms to their parents can be kept out of the young people/s mind in following ways.B、It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstanding between them.C、There are so many criticism to their parents among the young people.D、Young people have gotten enough reasons to criticize their parents.【正确答案】C第32题【单选题】2005.10 When he was young, he used to spend his time collecting stamps.A、smartB、specialC、solidD、spare【正确答案】D第33题【单选题】【阅读判断】The first principle is that people are more likely to follow someone who is similar to them than someone who is not. Wise managers, then, ask peers to help make their cases. Second, people are more willing to cooperate with those who are not only like them but who like them, as well.Q: People are more likely to cooperate with those who like them.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【正确答案】A第34题【单选题】【填句补文The weather of the Caribbean Sea is almost always warm and sunny. Sandy beaches line the coasts of many islands. Many tourists arrive on cruise ships.A、They are Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Hispaniola.B、The Caribbean Islands are known by several names.C Some of these islands are no more than tiny slivers （/卜片）of exposed coral.D、This is why millions of tourists visit the islands each year.【正确答案】D第35题【单选题】The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the old world the new.A、inB、awayC、toD、from【正确答案】D第36题【单选题】【阅读理解】It had been boring hanging about the hotel all afternoon. The roadcrew were playing a game with dollar notes. Folding them into small planes to see whose would fly the furthest. Having nothing better to do, I joined in and won five, and then took the opportunity to escape with my profit. Despite the evil-looking clouds, I had to get out for a while. Why did the writer want to leave the hotelA、To enjoy the good weather.B、To have a change of scene.C、To spend all his winnings.D、To get away from the crew.【正确答案】B第37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 waste repository has reopened the debate over how and where to dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level nuclear waste. In an article in the July 10 issue of Science, University of Michigan geologist Rodney Ewing and Princeton University nuclear physicist Frank von Hippel argue that, although federal agencies should set standards and issue licenses for the approval of nuclear facilities, local communities and states should have the final approval on the siting of these facilities. The authors propose the development of multiple sites that would service the regions where nuclear reactors are located. Which of the following words can best substitute the word “withdrawal“ in the first paragraphA、Retirement.B、Canceling.C、Replaced.D、Disposal.【正确答案】B第3题【单选题】阅读理解】The problem of leisure is new. Until very recent times people worked each day to the limit of their strength. Of course there were always a privileged few who had leisure; but most men had to work 12,14, or even 16 hours a day, six days a week. As late as 1840 the average factory worker labored 72 hours a week. “Sunup to sundown“ was the farmer's day, or as another phrase puts it, “from can to can't."The phrase “from can to can't" means.A、from beginning to end第38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 antibioticresistant bugs that infect people.【正确答案】D第39题【单选题】填句补文】 More and more Americans are living alone. Some live alone because of divorce or the death of a partner. According to a recent U.S. census （人口普查）,25 percent of all households in the U.S. are made up of just one person.A、It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream.B、He says, a like being by myself."C、However, even more people are living alone because they have chosen to.D、There's more pressure to get married nowadays.【正确答案】C第40题【单选题】【概括大意】 "Speed Reading" courses teach students how to read more quickly. In such courses, teachers often ask students to find out how many words a minute he is reading. You can do this too: look at your watch every 5 or 10 minutes and write down the page number you have reached.The main idea of this paragraph is.A、Check Your Reading SpeedB、A Way to Increase Your Reading SpeedC、Check Your UnderstandingD、Read Something Every Day【正确答案】A第41题【单选题】阅读理解】He is a resolute man. Once he makes up his mind to do something, he won't give it up halfway.The word “resolute" means.A、strongB、firmC、kindD、clever【正确答案】B第42题【单选题】2004.10 Read aloud all the students in the classroom can hear you clearly.A、sinceB、 becauseC、forD、so that【正确答案】D第43题【单选题】【阅读理解】Until recently, the "science of the future" was supposed to be electronics and artificial intelligence. Today it seems more and more likely that the next great breakthroughs in technology will be brought through a combination of those two sciences with organic chemistry and genetic engineering. This combination is the science of biotechnology.According to the passage, the science of the future is likely to be.A、electronicsB、biotechnologyC genetic engineeringD、nuclear technology【正确答案】B第44题【单选题】【概括大意】They always complained（抱怨）more or less justly, that their parents are out of touch with modern ways. They also blamed that their parents always have a final say. And the young felt that their parents do not trust their children to deal with crises. Besides, they dissatisfied too much murmurs of their parents about certain problems and the lack of sense of humor in dealing with the problems, at least in parents-children relationships.The main idea of this paragraph is.A、The criticisms to their parents can be kept out of the young people's mind in following ways.B、It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstanding between them.C、There are so many criticism to their parents among the young people.D、Young people have gotten enough reasons to criticize their parents.【正确答案】C第45题【单选题】【阅读理解】Mobile phones should carry a label if they proved to be a dangerous source of radiation, according to Robert Bell, a scientist. And no more mobile phone transmitter towers （发射塔）should be built until the long-term health effects of the radiation they emit （放射）is scientifically evaluated, he said. "Nobody's going to drop dead overnight but we should be asking for more scientific information/' Robert Bell said at a conference on the health effects of low-level radiation. "If mobile phones are found to be dangerous,