2022年宁夏大学新华学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）.pdf

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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年宁夏大学新华学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）第1题【单选题】【阅读理解】He is a resolute man.Once he makes up his mind to do something,hewont give it up halfway.The word“resolute m e a n s.A、strongB、firmC kindD、clever【正确答案】B第2题【单选题】【填句补文】The basic t

2、ools 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 aperson than the arrival of someone with a note-taking pad.Take a while just to chat,judging what sort of person youre dealing wi

3、th,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 3 题【单选题】【填句补文】As part of their study,the researchers u

4、sed 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 cla

5、ss?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】【阅读理解】Two United Nations agencies warned on

6、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 sc

7、hools 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、B

8、ecause the earth is getting warmer and warmer.【正确答案】C第 5 题【单选题】【阅读理解】Most of us walk and carry items in our hands every day.These areseemingly simple activities that the majority of us dont question.But aninternational team of researchers,including Dr.Richmond from GWs ColumbianCollege of Arts and S

9、ciences,have discovered that human walking upright may haveoriginated millions of years ago as an adaptation to carrying scarce,high-qualityresources.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the first twoparagraphsA、Many people question the simple human activities of walking and ca

10、rrying items.B、Chimpanzees behaviors may suggest why humans 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 chimpanzees7.【正确答案】A第 6 题【单选题】【阅读理解】Two United Nations agencies warned on

11、 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 s

12、chools 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、

13、Because the earth is getting warmer and warmer.【正确答案】C第 7 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 GovernmenVs sports body,has expressedreservations.I remain to be convinced that the random selection system wouldoffer the guarante

14、es that everyone concerned with ethical sport is looking for,saysJerry Bingham,UK Sports head of ethics(伦理).The attitude of those concerned inthe UK to the new rules proposed by ISU can be best described as.A、indifferent.B、reserved.C、enthusiastic.D、positive.【正确答案】B第 8 题【单选题】In one type of laboratory

15、 test all the variables one are controlled.A、byB、andC、butD or【正确答案】c第 9 题【单选题】【阅读理解】The withdrawal of Nevadas Yucca Mountain as a potential nuclearwaste repository has reopened the debate over how and where to dispose of spentnuclear fuel and high-level nuclear waste.In an article in the July 10 iss

16、ue of Science,University of Michigan geologist Rodney Ewing and Princeton University nuclearphysicist Frank von Hippel argue that,although federal agencies should setstandards and issue licenses for the approval of nuclear facilities,local communitiesand states should have the final approval on the

17、siting of these facilities.Theauthors propose the development of multiple sites that would service the regionswhere nuclear reactors are located.Which of the following words can bestsubstitute the word“withdrawal“in the first paragraphA、Retirement.B、Canceling.C、Replaced.D、Disposal.【正确答案】B第 10题【单选题】【

18、阅读理解】The withdrawal of Nevadas Yucca Mountain as a potential nuclearwaste repository has reopened the debate over how and where to dispose of spentnuclear fuel and high-level nuclear waste.In an article in the July 10 issue of Science,University of Michigan geologist Rodney Ewing and Princeton Unive

19、rsity nuclearphysicist Frank von Hippel argue that,although federal agencies should setstandards and issue licenses for the approval of nuclear facilities,local communitiesand states should have the final approval on the siting of these facilities.Theauthors propose the development of multiple sites

20、 that would service the regionswhere nuclear reactors are located.Which of the following words can bestsubstitute the word“withdrawal“in the first paragraphA、Retirement.B、Canceling.C、Replaced.D、Disposal.【正确答案】B第 口 题【单选题】He was busily engaged writing letters.A onB inC、withD、by【正确答案】B第12题【单选题】【填句补文】Be

21、es are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants,and are known fortheir rolein pollination（授粉）and for producing honey and b e e s w a x.T h e best-known bee speciesis the European honey bee,which,as its name suggests,produces honey,as do a few other types ofbee.A、There is only one queen in a

22、hive.B、Every bee does a job without being told.C There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees.D、Bees do not like ice and snow.【正确答案】C第13题【单选题】概括大意It is not difficult to think of other messages we receive through the mass media.Everyday we get hundreds of them.Think about advertisements,for example.

23、We see and hear thesemessages almost everywhere we go.Advertisements are important messages,even though they aresometimes annoying.They help us compare and evaluate products.The main idea of this paragraphis.A、Importance of the Mass MediaB、Media-Means to Communicate MessagesC、Advertisements as Impor

24、tant Messages from the Mass MediaD、Various Messages One May Receive Each Day【正确答案】c第 14题【单选题】【阅读理解】The great sea voyages of Europes Age of Discovery/such asChristopher Columbuss trip to the West Indies in 1492,would have beenimpossible without the use of a compass.This great device for sea voyages w

25、asintroduced to the West from China during the thirteenth century We have tothank ancient Chinese for their invention of the compass.What is the paragraphmainly about?A、Columbus was a great sailor and discoverer.B、The compass was invented by Columbus.C、The invention of the compass is important in hu

26、man history.D、Columbus introduced the compass to the West Indies.【正确答案】C第 15题【单选题】【阅读理解】Until recently,the science of the future was supposed to beelectronics and artificial intelligence.Today it seems more and more likely that thenext great breakthroughs in technology will be brought through a comb

27、ination ofthose two sciences with organic chemistry and genetic engineering.Thiscombination is the science of biotechnology.According to the passage,the scienceof the future is likely to be.A、electronicsB、biotechnologyC、genetic engineeringD、nuclear technology【正确答案】B第 16题【单选题】【阅读理解】The other side of

28、a state legal apparatus is a state military apparatus.While the one protects the individual from violence,the other sacrifices theindividual to violence in the interests of the state.In war the state affirms supremepower over the individuals within its own borders.War is not simply a trial bycombat

29、to settle disputes between states;it is the moment when the state makesits most powerful demands upon its people for their commitment,allegiance,andsupreme sacrifice.The word“allegiance is closest in meaning to.A、loyaltyB、objectiveC、survivalD、motive【正确答案】A第”题【单选题】【概括大意】Paul Wignail from the Universi

30、ty of Leeds was investigating the link between volcaniceruptions and mass extinctions.Not all volcanic eruptions killed off large numbers of animals,butall the mass extinctions over the past 300 million years coincided with huge formations of volcanicrock.To his surprise,the older the massive volcan

31、ic eruptions were,the more damage they seemedto 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18题【单选题】2007.10 A person who talk

32、s to is not necessarily mad.A、himselfB、oneselfC、yourselfD、itself【正确答案】A第 19题【单选题】【概括大意】Volunteering gives you an opportunity to change lives,including your own.If yourefeeling frustrated or overwhelmed by the news of a disaster,volunteering to help can be a great wayto cope.If youd like to support a

33、 cause but cant afford to donate money,you can donate your timeinstead.Helping others in need is such an important part of the American way of life that many highschools require their students to spend a certain number of hours volunteering in order to graduate.Volunteering is a great way to learn n

34、ew skills from working as part of a team to setting andreaching goals.It gives you a chance to discover what kinds of things youre best at and enjoy themost.A volunteer job that you love can even help shape your ideas about your career goals.Themain idea of this paragraph is.A Support a health-relat

35、ed causeB Teach in CountrysideC、Volunteer in Special FestivalD、Goodness of Volunteering【正确答案】D第 20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 boys dream is not to be a doctor,lawyer,orbusinessman,but to become a rich,famous athlete or ent

36、ertainer.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.AndGeorge Best learned the tricks that made him famous by bouncing the ball off awall in the slums of Belfast.AII great player

37、s have a lot in common,but that doesntexplain why they are great.Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets,butonly one became Pele.The greatest players are born with some unique quality thatsets them apart from all the others.In the last paragraph the statement.but onlyone became Pele“indic

38、ates t hat.A、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 of a soccer player has everything to do with the family back ground.【正确答案】B第 21题【单选题】【阅读理解】He is a resolute man.Once he makes u

39、p his mind to do something,hewont give it up halfway.The word“resolute“m e a n s.A、strongB、firmC、kindD clever【正确答案】B第 22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 Hea

40、lth.z/lt would also raise productivity by adding to the year wecan work.Longer lives dont just affect the people who live them.They also affectsociety as a whole.We have war,poverty,all sorts of issues around,and I don,tthink any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,“says USbi

41、oethicist Daniel Callahan.The question is What will we get as a societys suspectit wont be a better society.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of thethings that living longer might enable an individual to doA、Spending more time with his family.B Having more education.C、Realizing more dre

42、ams.D、Working longer.【正确答案】B第 23题【单选题】2008.10 Police Chief Timothy told reporters that the police officers wounded in the rescueoperation were r a p i d l y.A curingB、treatingC、healingD recovering【正确答案】D第 24题【单选题】【阅读理解】The ISU wont finally approve the new system until it meets in Junebut already UK

43、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 Sports head of ethics（伦理）.The attitude of those concerned inthe UK to

44、 the new rules proposed by ISU can be best described as.A、indifferent.B、reserved.C、enthusiastic.D、positive.【正确答案】B第 25题【单选题】2005.4 The satellite also demonstrated how it could provide help to people living in isolatedareas where is difficult.A transportationB、instructionC、applicationD、compensation【正

45、确答案】A第 26题【单选题】【阅读理解】My teacher once said to me,“If you dont quit,you will win”.I have nodesire to quit writing as Im having too much fun.My thanks go to AssociatedContent and the Yahoo!Contributor Network for all my progress in writing!And tomy fellow writers thank you so much for your support and

46、friendship.May wecontinue to support each other for many years to come!We can learn from thepassage that.A、the author thinks writing on the Net is very easyB、the author has his first book published on the NetC、two years has passed since the author began writingD、the author is grateful for the conten

47、t sites sincerely【正确答案】D第 27题【单选题】填句补文Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants,and are known for their rolein pollination（授粉）and for producing honey and b e e s w a x.T h e best-known bee speciesis the European honey bee,which,as its name suggests,produces honey,as do a few other ty

48、pes ofbee.A There is only one queen in a hive.B Every bee does a job without being told.C、There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees.D、Bees do not like ice and snow.【正确答案】C第28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,whe

49、n 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 se

50、riously 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 ban