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1、2022年上海外国语大学自考英语(二)练习题汇总(附答案解析)第1题【单项选择题】the staff to work hard.2009.10 The profit-sharing plan is designed toA、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2题【单项选择题】【完成句子】As the sunflowers grow, put a hay fence around them for
2、 protection and stake if necessary. Plant morning glories or sweet peas around the base of each sunflower, and they will grow up the stems, eventually forming a roof over the top. By summers end, kids will have a sunflower house to play in.When autumn comes, children can.A、seed lots of sunflowersB、p
3、lay games in the sunflower houseC、include plants with animal namesD find their own playing section【正确答案】B【答案解析】段落最后一句是答案的出处,By summers end夏天结束的时候实 际上就是When autumn comes”秋天来临的时候”。答案选择B。第22题【单项选择题】【完成句子】Intelligence was believed to be a fixed entity, some faculty of the mind that we all possess and wh
4、ich determines in some way the extent of our achievements. Its Value therefore, was as a predictor of childrens future learning. If they differed markedly in their ability to learn complex tasks, then it was clearly necessary to educate them differently and the need for different types of school and
5、 even different ability groups within school was obvious. Intelligence tests could be used for streaming children according to ability at an early age; and at 11 these tests were superior to measures of attainment for selecting children for different types of secondary education. It was once believe
6、d, and thus we can tell how successful he/she will be in the future according to his/her intelligence.A、born to be more intelligent or less intelligentB、taught to be more intelligentC、that intelligence was something a baby was born withD、and because of the lack of communication with his classmates【正
7、确答案】c【答案解析】空格处需要真正的主语(It是形式主语),因此根据语法结构判断C 是答案。该句大意是人们曾经一度相信,智力是一个孩子天生所具有的,因为 我们可以根据他/她的智力水平判断他/她在将来是否会取得成功。第23题【单项选择题】2009.04 The conclusion from the study is not definite; it is just.A、tentativeB、validC、technicalD、 thorough【正确答案】A【答案解析】译文:这项研究的结论不是一定的;它只是试探性的。试题分析:10形容词词义选择题。详细解答:A不确定的、试探性的;B正当的、有
8、根据的、 有效的;C技术性的、专门技术的;D彻底的、十足的。第24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25题【单项选择题】2008,04 To understand the sentence, you should analyze
9、its parts.A、functionallyB、widelyC、largelyD、remarkably【正确答案】A【答案解析】此题考查副词词义区分。为了理解这个句子,你应该分析句子各个 局部的功能。A.有用途地、有功能地; B.宽广地; C.大大地;D.突 出地。第26题【单项选择题】【阅读判断】 Whether you work at home, on the farm, at the office, at school, or on the road, it is not a good idea to skip (故意略去)breakfast.Q.: It is okay to sk
10、ip11 breakfast if you work at home.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B。原句的意思是:无论一个人在哪干活,不吃早餐都不是 个好主意。因此该命题是错误的。第27题【单项选择题】【阅读判断】Five neighbors at a central Missouri retirement community who are all centenarians (百岁老人)get asked all the time: How did you live to be 100?Q: The five centenarians l
11、ive in a very friendly community.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【正确答案】c【答案解析】答案选Co题目说的是这五位百岁老人生活在一个非常友好的社 区,文章开头局部提到了“community(社区),但该句并没有说这五位百岁老人 生活的社区是否是一个友好的社区,因此判断问题句的信息在文章中没有提到。第28题【单项选择题】【阅读选择】The farm is set right next to a beautiful flood plain and the property is home to trees that have lived for
12、thousands of years. All of the villages throughout Botswana (博茨瓦纳)have their own chief who controls a certain amount of land. We had the opportunity to sit in on a meeting with the chief of Katchikow, which we called it “Catch a Cow. In the meeting we discussed starting a hydroponics farm in his are
13、a. He seemed to be all for it and said that it was gods plan that the project we were helping with had come to his area.The chief of each village.A、is called Katchikow12B、supports the idea of hydroponics farmC has a certain amount of landD、has a meeting each week【正确答案】c【答案解析】答案选Co细节理解题。根据所考关键词chief迅
14、速锁定本段介绍 chief的内容。每个村庄都会有一个自己的首领,而每个首领都拥有一定量的土 地。第29题【单项选择题】【I阅读选择】Climate scientists are not present everywhere. Because there are so many places in the world and not enough scientists to observe all of them, theyre asking for your help in observing signs of climate change across the world. The citi
15、zen scientist movement encourages ordinary people to observe a very specific research interest birds, trees, flowers budding, etc, and send their observations to a giant database to be observed by professional scientists. This helps a small number of scientists track a large amount of data that they
16、 would never be able to gather on their own. Much like citizen journalists helping large publications cover a hyper-local beat, citizen scientists are ready for the conditions where they live. All thats needed to become one is a few minutes each day or each week to gather data and send it in.In Z/AI
17、I thats needed to become one. (paragraph 2) what does the word one stands for ?A、a citizen journalistB、a citizen scientistC、a scientistD、a citizen【正确答案】B【答案解析】one不仅是数词也是代词;代词指代的名词或句子一般出现在代词 的前一句,要注意区分代词单、复数。13第30题【单项选择题】【填句补文】David Guterson and his wife teach their three children at home. Guterson s
18、ays that his children learn very differently from children in school:, For example, when there is heavy snowfall on a winter day, it may start a discussion or reading about climate, snow removal equipment, Alaska, polar bears (北极熊),and winter tourism. A spring evening when the family is out watching
19、 the stars is a good time to ask questions about satellites and the space program.A、Some parents prefer teaching their children at home because they do not believe that public schools teach the correct religious values.B、 Learning starts with the childrens interests and questions.C、 Interestingly, r
20、esults show that home-schooled children quite often do better than average on national tests in reading and math.D、Critics also say that most parents are not well qualified to teach their children. 【正确答案】B【答案解析】此空要填的是home-schoolers与其他孩子学习的不同点,因此选B。第31题【单项选择题】【阅读选择】It normally takes from five days to
21、 one week for a person to adapt to a reversed routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. Unfortunately, it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week; a person may work from 12 midnight to 8 a. m. one week, 8 am to 4pm the next, and 4 pm to
22、12 midnight the third and so on. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine than he has to change to another, so that much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very efficiently.ln the last sentence of the paragraph, /zanother,/ means.A、another routineB、another shiftC、anoth
23、er weekD、another person14【正确答案】A【答案解析】another (另一1)之后省略了 routine 一词。第32题【单项选择题】2008.04 The vehicle was traveling at speeds 90 miles per hour.A、in addition toB、in view ofC、in excess ofD、in search of【正确答案】c【答案解析】此题考查短语辨析。那辆车以超过每小时90英里的速度行驶。A. 除之外、例外;B.由看来、有鉴于;C.过分、超出;D.寻找、追 求。第33题【单项选择题】2007.04 The fu
24、rniture in her bedroom is quite different from in theliving room.A、thatB、itC、oneD、which【正确答案】A【答案解析】此题考查复合句。that在本句中指代the furniture,目的是为了避 免重复。which用于引导句子或短语,在此也不能指代the furniture。第34题【单项选择题】【概括大意】 It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new development in literature, but its ancestors c
25、an be found in books written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned with the presentation of some form of ideal 15society, a theme which is still often found in modern stories.The main idea of this paragraph is.A、Science Fiction is a Fairly New Development in LiteratureB Origins of
26、Science FictionC、The Theme of Science FictionD、Science Fiction Has a Short History【正确答案】B【答案解析】从第一段话可以看出这段文字介绍了科普小说的起源。因此选择Bo第35题【单项选择题】2008.04 Anxiety can with children/s performance at school.A、referB、 preferC、inferD、interfere【正确答案】D【答案解析】此题考查词语辨析。句子翻译为:焦虑可以阻碍孩子们在学校的表 现。A . refer to 提到、查阅、涉及;B. pr
27、efer to 更喜欢;C. infer from (根 据某事)推断、推定;D. interfere with扰乱、阻碍。第36题【单项选择题】【2009.01 Children have a natural about the world around them.A、certaintyB、capabilityC、clevernessD、curiosity【正确答案】D【答案解析】句意:孩子们对他们周围的事物有着天然的好奇心。考查名词词义 选择。A确定性,肯定的事;B能力,才能;C精明,聪颖;D好奇心,求知16欲。第37题【单项选择题】2010.04)What her grandfather
28、 said left a impression on her mind. She stillremembers it.A、finalB、 vagueC、 deepD、main【正确答案】c【答案解析】译文:她爷爷说的事情给她留下深刻的印象,她仍然还记得。此题 考查词汇。形容词意义区分题。final最终的,vague模糊的,deep深的,main 主要的。第38题【单项选择题】阅读选择Calorie restriction dramatically extends the lifespan of organisms as different as worms and rodents. Wheth
29、er this works in humans is still unknown partly because few people are willing to submit to such a strict diet.According to the passage, we do not know whether humans will benefit from taking in fewer calories partly because.A、 humans, worms and rodents are different.B、most people are not willing to
30、 be put on a strict diet.C、the effect is not known.D、 genetic changes in tissues can not be performed on humans.【正确答案】B【答案解析】此题答案可从本段的最后一句话中找出。第39题【单项选择题】Because of the bad weather, the sports meet had to be.17A、shut downB、done awayC、gone offD、called off【正确答案】D【答案解析】此题考查词组辨析。call off:取消,符合句意。shut do
31、wn:关闭(工 厂);(工厂)停工,关闭。do away常与with搭配,构成do away with。go off: 爆炸,(闹铃)响。第40题【单项选择题】2010.04 We should this in mind: Don/t judge a person by his appearance.A、 bearB、putC、placeD、print【正确答案】A【答案解析】此题考查词汇题。【译文】我们应当牢牢记住:不要以貌取人。详 细解答】牢记在心:bear in mind或者keep in mind第41题【单项选择题】【阅读判断】The tornado caused a lot of
32、damage to cars and houses in the area. It will take a long time and much money to repair everything. There was also serious water damage from the thunderstorms. The heavy rains and high wind caused the power to go out in many homes.Q: Power supply system was not damaged during the storm.A、TrueB、Fals
33、eC、Not Given【正确答案】B18【答案解析】答案选B。此题可译为:暴风雨中供电系统没遭到破坏。最后一句 说大风和暴雨使一些家庭的供电出现了问题,与题项矛盾,应选B。第42题【单项选择题】【阅读选择】If you enjoy looking through travel books by such familiar authors as Arthur Frommer or Eugene Fodor, it will not surprise you to learn that travel writing has a long and venerable history. Almost
34、 from the earliest annals of recorded time individuals have found ready audiences for their accounts of journeys to strange and exotic locales.This passage is mostly about.A、why people find travel writing excitingB、the literary style of three early travel writersC、where three early travel writers we
35、nt and wrote aboutD、how to write a travel book【正确答案】c【答案解析】答案选C。主旨题。联系第一自然段和每段首句知道,本文讲了三 个作家,锁定答案B和C,结合内容,文章主要讲关于他们的旅行和作品,答案 是Co第43题【单项选择题】2010.04 The spokesman occasionally his speech with gestures.A、acknowledgesB、accompaniesC attributesD、anticipates【正确答案】B【答案解析】此题考查词汇。【译文】这位发言人讲演中偶尔伴有手势。第44题【单项选择题
36、】19第3题【单项选择题】【概括大意】Wignall calculated the killing efficiency for these volcanoes by comparing the proportion of life they killed off with the volume of lava that they produced. He found that size for size, older eruptions were at least 10 times as effective at wiping out life as their more recent ri
37、vals.The main idea of this paragraph is.A、Killing Power of Ancient Volcanic EruptionsB、Accounting for the Killing Power of Older EruptionsC、Calculation of the Killing Power of Older EruptionsD、A Mass Extinction【正确答案】c【答案解析】本段第一句话是说:Wignall calculated the killing efficiency for these volcanoes.; Wign
38、all计算了这些火山的灭绝效率 ;其中killing efficiency与 killing Power意思差不多,属于同义词转换,因此选择B或C,但是account for意 思是:(在数量方面)占;说明(原因等)不符合句意,因此不选择B。第4题【单项选择题】2010.04 The spokesman occasionally his speech with gestures.A、acknowledgesB、accompaniesC、attributesD、anticipates【正确答案】B【答案解析】此题考查词汇。【译文】这位发言人讲演中偶尔伴有手势。第5题【单项选择题】2009.04
39、Dont trust everything you have read in the newspapers.A、which阅读选择In a special report on cancer and blacks, the organization said blacks are usually diagnosed with cancer later than whites, and they are more likely to die of the disease.Which may NOT be a reason for higher cancer death rates among US
40、 blacks?A、Unequal access to medical care.B Greater probability of having other diseases.C、Differences in the biology of the cancer.D、 Early diagnosis.【正确答案】D【答案解析】本段指出 blacks are usually diagnosed with cancer later than whites, 与D项内容是相反的,因此选D。第45题【单项选择题】2008.10 JCountry life is better than city life
41、 it offers fresh air and noiselessenvironment.A、in thatB、as thatC、as forD、in which【正确答案】A【答案解析】此题考查复合句。句意为:乡村生活好过城市生活,因为它空气新 鲜且环境无噪音。in that是复合连接词,只在一定的句式中使用。也可以用作 一个固定词组。A在于,原因是,在方面;C.关于,至于,举例:I like the country better in that it is closer to nature.我更喜欢乡村,因为它更接近自然。第46题【单项选择题】【填句补文】Rough estimates
42、in the past have predicted similarly disappointing results. Says Sallie Chishol, an environmental engineer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. But the take-home message is the same.20Ocean fertilization is not the answer to global warming.A、These are newer and better models,B、 Its oppone
43、nts argue, however, that it will stop global warming.C、 Adding iron to patches of ocean can make plankton bloom temporarily.D、As plankton die and settle on the ocean floor, their carbon is supposedly locked up in the seabed.【正确答案】A【答案解析】这个问题可以根据引号来作答,因为空格后面有“says这个词,它 预示着所填入的句子应该是带引号的。A的意思是:这些是比拟新的也
44、是比拟好 的模型。第47题【单项选择题】【阅读选择】 But even if every large city purified and reused its water, we still would not have enough. Where could we turn next? To the oceans! All wed have to do to make use of the vast amount of sea-water is - remove the salt. This salt-removing process is already in use in many pa
45、rts of the world.According to the passage, sea-water can be turned into fresh water byA、 heating it up.B、treating it with chemicals.C、 taking salt out of it.D、 drying it up.【正确答案】c【答案解析】海水之所以不能饮用就是因为它是咸的。答题依据是本段的remove the salt take salt out。第48题【单项选择题】【阅读判断】Fermis genius was known throughout the sc
46、ientific 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,21 won a Nobel Prize for producing the first nuclear chain reaction in the world.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not
47、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49题【单项选择题】2009.01 Modern economics the countrys agricultural policies.A、undergoesB、understandsC、underliesD、undertakes【正确答案】c【答案解析】此题考查词义辨析。句意:现代经济学是国家农业政策的基础。考 查形近动词词义。A经历,经受;B 了解;C成为的基础;D承当,保证。第50题【单项选择题】【阅读选择】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 mag
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