2022年宁夏艺术职业学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）.docx

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1、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年宁夏艺术职业学院自考英语(二)练习题汇 总(附答案解析)第1题【单选题】【阅读理解】Two 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 earths protective ozone lay

2、er. 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 greater

3、A、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】CA、Scientists have different arguments over whether there is life on Tit

4、an.Scientists all agree that there is life on Titan.C、Scientists all suggest that a biological explanation is reasonable.D、Scientists all agree that a non-biological chemical reaction is a possible explanation.【正确答案】A第”题【单选题】【阅读理解】I have learnt of a plan to build three hundred houses on the land cal

5、led Parsons Place by the football ground. Few people know about this new plan to increase the size of our town. For me, Parsons Place is special because it is a beautiful natural area where local people can relax - the small wood has many unusual trees and the stream is popular with fishermen and bi

6、rd-watchers. It very quiet because there are few houses or roads nearby. I think that losing this area will be terrible because we have no other similar facilities in the neighbourhood.Why is Parsons Place particularly important, in Alans opinionA、Because it is near the football ground.B、Because lot

7、s 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18题【单选题】【填句补文】The black robin （旅鹑）is one of the worlds rarest birds. It is a small, wild bird, and it lives only on the island of Litt

8、le 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、Det

9、ailed studies are going on, and a public appeal for money has been made.【正确答案】A第19题【单选题】【填句补文】Children think that being grown up means being able to do exactly as they please. The chance to discover whether that freedom is as wonderful as it sounds is a chance more and more Americans are taking.A、It

10、s now socially acceptable, even fashionable, to live alone.B、The number one reason given by most people for living alone is that they simply enjoy doing what they want when they want to do it.C、Living alone is a luxury.D、It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream.【正确答案】D阅读

11、理解】The structure of a family takes different forms around the world and even in the same society. The familys form changes as it adapts to changing social and economic influences. Until recently, the most common form in North America was the nuclear family, consisting of a married couple with their

12、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 from outside the family in emergencies. Elderly relatives of a nuclear family are cared for only if it is possible for the

13、 family to do so. In North America, the elderly often do not live with the family; they live in retirement communities and nursing homes. The information in the first paragraph is presented mainly through.A、listing statisticsB、telling a storyC、 pointing out similaritiesD、pointing out differences【正确答

14、案】C第21题【单选题】【填句补文】The basic tools for an interview are paper and two or three well-sharpened pencils. But keep your notebook or paper out of sight until you need it. Theres nothing less likely to relax a person than the arrival of someone with a note-taking pad. Take a while just to chat, judging wh

15、at sort of person youre dealing with, getting him or her to trust you.A、This fear is almost 100 percent unnecessary.B、Come back another day; it will go better.C、The rest is instinct, which can all be learned with experience.D、Both of you need time to get to know each other.【正确答案】D第22题【单选题】【阅读理解】Most

16、 of us walk and carry items in our hands every day. These are seemingly simple activities that the majority of us dont question. But an international team of researchers, including Dr. Richmond from GWs Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, have discovered that human walking upright may have origi

17、nated millions of years ago as an adaptation to carrying scarce, high-quality resources. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the first two paragraphsA、 Many people question the simple human activities of walking and carrying items.B、Chimpanzees behaviors may suggest why humans

18、 walk on two legs.C Human walking upright is viewed as an adaptation to carrying precious resources.D、Our ancestors/ ecological conditions resembled those of modern-day chimpanzees.【正确答案】A第23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 compa

19、nions （I可伴），52 dogs and four sleds. His success in reaching the South Pole was aided 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

20、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24题【单选

21、题】【阅读判断】Zimbabwe, troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest （最差的）, picking up only 3.89 points. Q: Family life in Zimbabwe is not stable.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【正确答案】C第25题【单选题】【阅读理解】In 2006, Blackburn, of the University of California, San Francisco, and Greider, of Johns H

22、opkins University in Baltimore, shared the Lasker prize for basic medical research with Jack Szostak of Harvard Medical School. Their work set the stage for research suggesting that cancer cells use telomerase to sustain their uncontrolled growth. The research by Blackburn and Greider helps suggest

23、the role of.A、money in medical researchB、proteins in cancer treatmentC、hormones in the functioning of lifeD s telomerase in the growth of cancer cells【正确答案】D第26题【单选题】阅读理解】I was searching for just the right word to describe this book; a word that describes something that is perhaps somewhat sad, but

24、in a good way. I couldnt find quite the right word, but I do know the feeling.This book does make me feel a bit sad. Sad for the way that childhood passes so quickly, sad for days that go by, faster than wed like them to. But it also makes me feel the sweetness of these things and helps me remember

25、that childhood imagination, freedom and joy are things that we can carry with us still, long after our days as children have passed.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

26、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 even when he is an adult.第27题【单选题】【阅读理解】Finally, many great players come from the same kind of neighborhood -a poor, crowed area w

27、here a boys 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

28、 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 doesnt explain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, but only one became Pele. The greatest players are born with s

29、ome unique quality that sets them apart from all the others.In the last paragraph the statement ”but only one became Pele/Z indicates thatA、Pele is the greatest soccer player.B、the greatest players are born with some unique quality.C、Peles birthplace sets him apart from all the others.D、the success

30、of a soccer player has everything to do with the family back ground.【正确答案】BThe discount houses were first established in that period of time peoples purchasingpower was low.A、whichB、 thatC、 whenD、where【正确答案】C第29题【单选题】【填句补文】We all have our own comfort foods. Interestingly, they may vary according to

31、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

32、salty, crunchy things, like chips.B、Emotional eating patterns can be learned.C Dont let emotional eating disturb your weight.D、 But emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too.【正确答案】A第30题【单选题】阅读理解】In the digital realm, the next big advance will be voice recognition. The rudiments are alr

33、eady here but in primitive form. Ask a computer to “recognize speech/ and it is likely to think you want it to wreck a nice beach. But in a decadeor so well be able to chat away and machines will soak it all in. Microchips will betruly embedded in our lives when we can talk to them. Not only to our

34、computers, well also be able to chat with our automobile navigation systems, telephone consoles, browsers, thermostats. VCRs, microwaves and any other devices we want to boss around.The techniques of voice recognition.A、are mature enough for extensive useB、are in its initial stage of developmentC、wi

35、ll aid people to chat through computersD、will assist people to recognize each others voice【正确答案】B第31题【单选题】【阅读判断】Energy beamed down from space is one step closer to reality, now that California has given the green light to an agreement that would see the Pacific Gas and Electric Company buy 200 megaw

36、att (兆瓦)of power beamed down from solar-power satellites beginning in 2016. But some major challenges will have to be overcome if the technology is to be used widely.Solar-power satellites will use radio waves to beam energy down from space.( )A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【正确答案】A2009.1 I was delighted he

37、r performance in NYU last night.A、ofB withC、fromD、for【正确答案】B第33题【单选题】【填句补文】Children think that being grown up means being able to do exactly as they please. The chance to discover whether that freedom is as wonderful as it sounds is a chance more and more Americans are taking.A、Its now socially acce

38、ptable, even fashionable, to live alone.B、The number one reason given by most people for living alone is that they simply enjoy doing what they want when they want to do it.C Living alone is a luxury.D、It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream.【正确答案】D第34题【单选题】【阅读理解】It had

39、 been boring hanging about the hotel all afternoon. The road crew 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-

40、looking 第2题【单选题】【阅读理解】The withdrawal of Nevadas Yucca Mountain as a potential nuclear 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 Ewin

41、g 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 d

42、evelopment 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】I entered the hotel managers office and sat

43、down. I had just lost 50 and I felt very upset. I left the money in my room, I said, and its not there now. The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. Everyone losing money these days. he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A gi

44、rl came in and put an envelope on his desk.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35题【单选题】【填句补文】 We all have our own comfort foods. Interes

45、tingly, 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

46、and ice cream.A、Bored people crave salty, crunchy things, like chips.B、Emotional eating patterns can be learned.C、Dont let emotional eating disturb your weight.D、 But emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too.【正确答案】A第36题【单选题】【填句补文】 Mothers Day is a special day for everyone! We use this

47、 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、

48、She wanted to memory her mother, Ann Jarvis.When is the earliest Mothers Day celebrationC Many families begin Mothers Day with breakfast in bed.D、Mothers Day falls on different days in different the countries.【正确答案】D第37题【单选题】2008.10 Our responsibility involves the problems of homelessness in the city.A、deal withB、to deal withC、dealing withD、in dealing with【正确答案】C第38题【单选题】【填句补文】As part of their study, the researchers used a special machine to take action photos of the students brains. This is the same part of the brain that becomes act