【自考英语】2022年5月上海市新海镇英语（一）模拟题(解析版).pdf
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 月上海市新海镇英语（一）模拟题（解析版）第1题【单选题】【填句补文】The typical person living alone is neither old nor l one l y.The majority ofthese people have chosen to live alone.They are responding to decreasing social pressure to getmarried 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 ofpeople living alone.C、Theres 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2题【单选题】2005.4 It was long supposed that the main difference between animals and plants was that theformer could move about while thecould not.A、otherB、latterC、anotherD、later【正确答案】B第3题【单选题】填句补文 As part of their study,the researchers used a special machine to take action photos ofthe students br a i ns.This is the same part of the brain that becomes active when goodreaders read.This activated brain area appears to include a structure that helps people recognizefamiliar written words quickly.A、Do you have difficulty reading in class?B、The pictures showed an increase in activity in the back of the brain on the left side.C、As part of the study,37 struggling readers received special tutoring.D、By the end of the school year,these children could read faster than before.【正确答案】B第4题【单选题】2004.10 the saying goes,practice makes perfect.A、SinceB、AsC、ForD Uke【正确答案】B第 5 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 actuallyflows into the country is anyones guess.Some Customs officials estimate that only10 percent of the drugs coming into the country are ever seized.In Miami,theDistrict Attorney（检察长）wont even prosecute small fry.Its got to be over fivekilos of cocaine,above a kilo of heroin and more than 5,000 pounds of marijuana orits not something that were going to stop the presses on,“says Tom Cash,a retiredagent.Which of the following could best replace the expression“small fry“in theparagraph?A、Small dogsB、Small sheep dogsC、Small smugglers（走私者）D、Small ringleaders（主谋）【正确答案】C第 6 题【单选题】【阅读理解】The structure of a family takes different forms around the world andeven in the same society.The familys form changes as it adapts to changing socialand economic influences.Until recently,the most common form in North Americawas the nuclear family,consisting of a married couple with their minor children.The nuclear family is an independent unit.It must be prepared to fend for itself.Individual family members strongly depend on one another.There is little help fromoutside the family in emergencies.Elderly relatives of a nuclear family are cared foronly if it is possible for the family to do so.In North America,the elderly often donot live with the family;they live in retirement communities and nursing homes.The information in the first paragraph is presented mainly t h r o u g h.A、listing statisticsB、telling a storyC、pointing out similaritiesD、pointing out differences【正确答案】C第 7 题【单选题】2007.4 They have to stay with us_the time being because they have not found a place yet.A、duringB、inC forD、since【正确答案】C第 8 题【单选题】【填句补文】When do people decide whether or not they want to become friends?During theirfirst four minutes together,according to a book by Dr.Leonard Zunin.In his book,Contact:The firstfour minutes/he offers this advice to anyone interested in starting new f r i e n d s h i p s:.Alot of peoples whole lives would change if they did just that.A That is not the time to complain about ones health or to mention faults one finds in otherpeople.B、Every time you meet someone in a social situation,give him your undivided attention for fourminutes.C It is not the time to tell the whole truth about ones opinions and impressions.D、He is eager to make friends with everyone.【正确答案】B第9题【单选题】【阅读判断】For over a month,Indonesia was in crisis.Forest fires raged out of control as thecountry suffered its worst drought for 50 years.Smoke from the fires mixed with sunlight and hotdry air to form a cloud of smog.This pollution quickly spread and within days it was hanging overneighbouring countries including Malaysia,Singapore and Thailand.Indonesia was in crisis becauseof the drought.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【正确答案】A第10题【单选题】What you said reminds me something I read a few days ago.A、forB、byC、fromD、of【正确答案】D第11题【单选题】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12题【单选题】【填句补文】Mexicos current lack of funds is also partly due to oil.The country has rich oil fieldsand a few years ago,when oil was expensive,Mexico was selling large quantities of oil to the USAand earning a lot of mo n e y.However;the price of oil then dropped,and Mexico has beenleft owing enormous sums of money and with not enough income from oil sales to pay back theloans.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 beingeaten away.D、The government was therefore able to borrow huge sums of money from banks around theworld,thinking they would have no problem repaying their debts.【正确答案】D第 13题【单选题】（填句补文】But Bali starlings are only found in a small area on the island of Bali in Indonesia.Theylive in the tall grasslands near the c o a s t.T o d a y there are only 14 left in the wild on a singlereserve.More than half of their habitat was converted into farmland,and forest plantation.Many ofthem were captured and sold as pets.A、We should take measures to protect them.B、Bali starlings are very beautiful birds.C、They grow fast because of a protein rich diet of insects.D、In 1984,there were only 150 birds left in the wild.【正确答案】D第 14题【单选题】【阅读理解】I have learnt of a plan to build three hundred houses on the landcalled Parsons Place by the football ground.Few people know about this new planto increase the size of our town.For me,Parsons Place is special because it is abeautiful natural area where local people can relax-the small wood has manyunusual trees and the stream is popular with fishermen and bird-watchers.Ifs veryquiet because there are few houses or roads nearby.I think that losing this area willbe terrible because we have no other similar facilities in the neighbourhood.Why isParsons Place particularly important,in Alans opinionA、Because it is near the football ground.B、Because lots of people live near it.C Because it is a place near the town where people can enjoy nature.D Because local people can get there easily by car from the town.【正确答案】c第 15题【单选题】阅读理解】A new study has found no evidence that sunscreen,commonly used toreduce the risk of skin cancer;actually increase the risk.Researchers from theUniversity of Iowa based their findings on a review of 18 earlier studies that lookedat the association between sunscreen use and melanoma（黑素瘤）.They said thatthey found flaws in studies that had reported associations between sunscreen useand higher risk of melanoma.The word“flaws“in the 2nd paragraph most probablyme a n s.A、evidenceB、factsC、faultsD、failures【正确答案】C第 16题【单选题】【概括大意】On October 19,1911,Amundsen set out from his base in Bay of Whales,Antarctica,with four companions（同伴）,52 dogs and four sleds.His success in reaching the South Pole wasaided by careful planning.His use of sled dogs to carry supplies also helped.Amundsen and his men,along with 11 surviving dogs,made it back to the base on January 25,1912,quicker than expected.The main idea of this paragraph is.A Came up with the idea of reaching the South PoleB、An important race on Amundsens way to his polar career in the early stageC、Armed to the teeth,Amundsen finished his trip to the South PoleD Amundsen got a great achievement in the field of polar expedition 100 years ago【正确答案】c第 17题【单选题】【阅读理解】I was searching for just the right word to describe this book;a wordthat describes something that is perhaps somewhat sad,but in a good way.Icouldnt find quite the right word,but I do know the feeling.This book does makeme feel a bit sad.Sad for the way that childhood passes so quickly,sad for days thatgo by,faster than wed like them to.But it also makes me feel the sweetness ofthese things and helps me remember that childhood imagination,freedom and joyare things that we can carry with us still,long after our days as children havepassed.Which of the following is true about the authors feeling of the book?A It makes him feel sad for his childhood is sad.B、It makes him feel sad because he didnt remember his happy childhood.C、He couldnt describe the book,for he doesnt know the feeling.D、He realizes that childhood imagination,freedom and joy are things that he can carry evenwhen he is an adult.【正确答案】D第 18题【单选题】阅读理解】In 2006,Blackburn,of the University of California,San Francisco,andGreider,of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore,shared the Lasker prize for basicmedical research with Jack Szostak of Harvard Medical School.Their work set thestage for research suggesting that cancer cells use telomerase to sustain theiruncontrolled growth.The research by Blackburn and Greider helps suggest the roleof.A、money in medical researchB、proteins in cancer treatmentC、hormones in the functioning of lifeD、telomerase in the growth of cancer cells【正确答案】D第 19题【单选题】【阅读判断】Like Antarctica,the Arctic is a land of ice and snow.Antarctica holds the record for alow temperature reading-125 Fahrenheit below zero.Readings of 85 degrees below zero arecommon in both the Arctic and Antarctica.Winter temperatures average 30 degrees below zero inthe Arctic.At the South Pole the winter is about 73 degrees below zero.The lowest temperature thatman has ever known was recorded in Antarctica.A、TrueB、FalseC Not Given【正确答案】A第20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 dividethat 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 youexercise you should drink another 8-ounce glass of water for every 20 minutes you are active.If youdrink coffee or alcohol,you should add at least an equal amount of water.When you are travelingon an airplane,it is good to have 8 ounces of water for every hour you are on board the plane.Themain 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21题【单选题】【概括大意】Radar is now a familiar tool.Like many others it was an unexpected discovery.It wasfirst observed by two researchers,who were studying sound communication.They were sendingsignals from a station on one side of a river in Washington D to a vehicle across the river.Theydiscovered that their signals were stopped by passing ships.They recognized the importance of thisdiscovery at once.The main idea of this paragraph is.A、Study of RadarB、Radar is now a familiar toolC、Radar Working PrinciplesD、Radar was Discovered by Chance【正确答案】D第 22题【单选题】【填句补文】Five-year-old Lani still takes seven medicines with her breakfast every morning.Shesvery good about it,says her father David.Lani is alive today because of her father David,in morethan one way;when she was one year old she received part of her fathers liver in alivertransplant operation.Lani was born with a liver i l l ne s s.Doctors advised that atransplant was the only way in which she would live.A、She had one operation when she was six weeks old,which was not successful.B、David quickly recovered from the operation.C、David was finally able to ride his bike again after about a year.D Doctors hope that she will continue to get stronger and stronger.【正确答案】A第 23题【单选题】【阅读理解】The ISU wont finally approve the new system until it meets in Junebut already UK Sport,the British Governments sports body,has expressedreservations.I remain to be convinced that the random selection system wouldoffer the guarantees that everyone concerned with ethical sport is looking for,saysJerry Bingham,UK Sporfs head of ethics（伦理）.What does Jerry Bingham expressby saying I remain to be convinced?A、His anger.B、His criticism.C、His agreement.D、His doubt.【正确答案】D第24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25题【单选题】2007,10 Who was the first person today?A、spoke to youB、with you spokeC、you spoke toD、spoke with you【正确答案】C第26题【单选题】2008.10The more the customer c o m p la in e d,a n d more unpleasant the manager became.A、the ruderB、more rudeC、the rudestD、the rude【正确答案】A第 27题【单选题】【阅读判断】Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and specialweekend issues of their newspapers,just as Americans do.But here,with the marriage seasonapproaching,many of them quickly turn to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the columnsof marriage advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives.This is relatively（相关地）modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage.The thousands ofadvertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to thistraditional society.For example,although women are still described in terms of appearance,or skillin“the wifely arts/information about her earning power is entering more and more of theadvertisements.This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife.Indias society is changing.A、TrueB FalseC、Not Given【正确答案】A第 28题【单选题】【阅读理解】Two United Nations agencies warned on Tuesday that children aremost at risk of developing skin cancers as a result of the long-term decline in theearths protective ozone layer.The agencies,the World Health Organization(WHO)and the UN Environmental Programme(UNEP),issued the warning as theylaunched a global programme aimed at alerting schools to the dangers of exposureto the sun.Why does the risk of developing skin cancers in children become greaterand greaterA、Because they pay little attention to their skin health.B、Because they are short of physical training.C、Because the earths protective ozone layer declines year after year.D、Because the earth is getting warmer and warmer.【正确答案】C第 29题【单选题】【阅读理解】The researchers also gave the students tests to tell whether thestudents believed that a math superstar had to be a boy.Then the researchersturned to the teachers To find out which teachers were anxious about math,theresearchers asked the teachers how they felt at times when they came across math,such as when reading a sales receipt.A teacher who got nervous looking at thenumbers on a sales receipt,for example,was probably anxious about math.According to the experiment,those teachers were probably anxious about mathwhen they f el t.A、nervous memorizing the numbers of a sales receiptB、helpless saving the numbers of a sales receiptC uneasy reading the
