2021年2月广东汕头大学研究生招生考试英语练习题100道（附答案解析）.pdf

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1、【考研英语】2021年2月广东汕头大学研究生招生考试英语练习题100道（附答案解析）第1题【单选题】Today the messages the average Westerner is surrounded with are notreligious but commercial,and forever happy.Fast-food eaters,newsanchors,text messengers,all smiling,smiling,smiling.Our magazinesfeature beaming celebrities and happy families in perf

2、ect homes.Andsince these messages have an agendato lure us to open ourwalletsthey make the very idea of happiness seem unreliable.“Celebrate!”commanded the ads for the arthritis drug Celebrex,beforewe found out it could increase the risk of heart attacks.In the authorsopinion,a d v e r t is in g.A、e

3、merges in the wake of the anti团happy artB is a cause of disappointment for the general publicC、replaces the church as a major source of informationD、creates an illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself【正确答案】D【答案解析】答 案 选D o观点态度题。本段第4句指出，商业 文 化（其代表就是广告）传达快乐信息的目的是诱使我们打开钱包，而这使快乐的概念本身变得不可信了。接着指出

4、，我们忘记了，幸福不仅仅是没有痛苦的享乐，那些带来最大快乐的东西同时也最有可能带来巨大的损失和失望。由此可知,广告带给我们的快乐是一种不真实的感受。因此D正确。第2题【单选题】Many people act on without counting the cost.A、failB、impulseC、outlineD、rate【正确答案】B【答案解析】impulse冲动；电子脉冲;刺激；神经冲动；推动力。第3题【单选题】Between the two rows of trees the teaching building.A、standB、standsC、standingD、are【正确答案】B

5、【答案解析】这是个倒装句，主语是the teaching building,所以谓语动词用单数形式。第4题【单选题】This thesis led to a radical change of labor policies.A、temporaryB、terminateC、essentialD、reserve【正确答案】C【答案解析】radical根 本 的;essential基本的；本质的。第5题【单选题】She had come to England to pursue an acting career.A、striveB、removeC、quitD、chase【正确答案】D【答案解析】pu

6、rsue继续；从事；追赶；纠缠；chase追逐；追捕。第6题【单选题】We are so used to our life on the surface of the earth that it can be quitean effort for our mind to break free of all the ideas that we take forgranted.Because we can feel that things are heavy,we think of weightas being a fixed quality in an object,but it is not

7、really fixed at all.If youcould take a one-pound packet of butter 4,000 miles out from the earth,it would weigh only a quarter of a pound.How much would four poundsof tea weigh if it was taken 4,000 miles out from the surface of theearth?A、1 pound.B、2 pounds.C、3 pounds.D、4 pounds.【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。本

8、题问的是一磅茶如果被带出离地球表面4000英里的地方，重量会是多少？4000这个数字比较关键，因为在本段最后一句中出现了这个词，一看该句Ifyou could take a one-pound packet of butter 4,000 miles outfrom the earth,it would weigh only a quarter of a pound.只是把名词换了一下，很显然答案就是变成原来重量的四分之一,因此正确答案是A。第7题【单选题】I hope that the little I/ve been able to do has been of some use.A、wh

9、ichB、whenC、thatD、who【正确答案】C【答案解析】当先行词是不定代词或被它们修饰时，要用that,不 用 whicho句意：我希望我能够做到的那一点点是有些用处的。第8题【单选题】In this world of change and complexity,the need for information is ofgreatest importance.Those people who have accurate,refliableup-to-date information to solve the day-to-day problems,the criticalprobl

10、ems of their business,social and family life,will survive andsucceed Knowledge is power may well be the truest saying and accessto information may be the most critical requirement of all people.We canlearn from the paragraph t hat.A、it is necessary to obtain as much knowledge as possibleB、people sho

11、uld make the best use of the information accessibleC、we should realize the importance of accumulating informationD、it is of vital importance to acquire needed information efficiently【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D。本段作者指出：“当今世界多变、复杂，信息对人至关重要。人们要学会利用准确、可靠、最新的信息来解决日常问题及他们工作和社会交往、家庭生活中的重大问题，只有这样的人才能生存、才能成功。知识就是力量，获取信

12、息是对所有人的最重要的要求从该段中我们得矢口 D 项“it is of vital important to acquire neededinformation efficiently（有效地获取所需信息是至关重要的）为正确答案。而A项只强调信息的量；B项强调充分利用所获得的信息，而原文强调的是“需要”信息；C项强调应该意识到积累信息的重要性，这在该段中并未提及。第9题【单选题】Egypt,wrote the Greek historian Hecataeus,is the gift of the Nile.A、希腊历史学家赫卡泰奥斯写道：埃及是尼罗河送来的礼物。B、埃及，希腊历史学家赫卡泰奥

13、斯写道：是尼罗河的礼物。C、埃及是尼罗河的礼物，希腊历史学家赫卡泰奥斯写道。D、希腊历史学家赫卡泰奥斯写道：埃及，礼物来自尼罗河。【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选 A。wrote the Greek historian Hecataeus是插入语，为使译文通顺易懂，把插入语处理成主句形式,其余部分作其宾语从句。第10题【单选题】S m o k i n g,i s a bad habit,is,however,popular.A、thatB、whichC、itD、though【正确答案】B【答案解析】which is a bad habit非限制性定语从句。第11题【单选题】Water is a

14、bsent in this area.A、ampleB、assiduousC、affluentD、deficient【正确答案】D【答案解析】absent缺少的；deficient不足的；有缺陷的；不充分的。第12题【单选题】His solution to the puzzle is ingenious.A、cleverB、savageC、capableD、federal【正确答案】A【答案解析】ingenious有独创性的;机灵的,精制的；心灵手巧的；clever聪明的；机灵的；熟练的。第13题【单选题】Spiders are not insects,as many people think

15、,nor even nearly related tothem.A、正如许多人认为的那样，蜘蛛并不是昆虫，甚至和昆虫一点关系都没有。B、蜘蛛并不像许多人认为的那样是昆虫，它和昆虫一点关系都没有。C、正如许多人认为的那样，蜘蛛就是昆虫，和昆虫密不可分。D、蜘蛛正像许多人认为的那样不是昆虫，它和昆虫一点关系都没有。【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选Bo本题需要注意as many people think,表示的是“许多人认为蜘蛛是昆虫；此 外nor在此处表示的是否定，即“它和昆虫一点关系都没有第14题【单选题】For Britain our membership of the European Un

16、ion and the World TradeOrganization has brought this home.A、对我们英国来说，我们参加欧盟和世界贸易组织的经历使我们对这一点深有感触。B、对英国来说，我们参加欧盟和世界贸易组织把我们送到了家。C、对英国来说，我们的欧盟成员和世界贸易组织成员身份让我们认识了这一点。D、对我们英国来说，我们的欧盟成员和世界贸易组织成员身份使我们如鱼得水。【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。本题考查has brought this home的意译。第15题【单选题】the few who have failed in their examination,al

17、l the otherstudents in the hall are in very high spirits.A、In spite thatB、But forC、Apart fromD、For the sake of【正确答案】C【答案解析】apart from 除 之外,只有该词组符合题意。第 16题【单选题】As is known to us all,traveling is,but we often feelwhen we are back from travelsA、interesting;tiredB、interested;tiringC、interesting;tiringD、

18、interested;tired【正确答案】A【答案解析】作形容词用的-ing形式常用来修饰物，作形容词用的-e d 分词常用来修饰人。注意当修饰人的表情、眼神、眼泪、叫声时，常用-ed分词，如 excited look（激动的表情）。第 17题【单选题】I found in my babys behaviour a metaphor for the new generation.Mywife and I had given him some books to examine,but he merely spitupon them.When we read to him,he did not

19、feel comfortable.And so itis in the schools.We find that our students don/t read,that they lookdown upon reading and scold those of us who teach it.All they want todo is watch TV.After this experience with the baby,however,I havereached a conclusion:let them watch it.If television is that much morea

20、ttractive to children than books,why should we fight it?Let them watchit all they want!From the passage we know that the author is.A、a doctorB、an editorC、a writerD、a teacher【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D o 根据本段第五句话的信息，我们会很容易地推断出作者是一位教师。这句话的原文是：We findthat our students don/t read,that they look down upon readinga

21、nd scold those of us who teach it.它的意思是：我们发现我们的学生不读书，瞧不起读书，而且还骂我们这些教他们读书的人。由此来看，这里的“我们 指的就是当老师的这些人。第18题【单选题】Economic factors aside,the imbalanced distribution of educationalresources also affects fairness of education.A、unjustB、impartialC、unevenD、improper【正确答案】C【答案解析】imbalanced不平衡的,不均衡的。uneven不均衡的。参

22、考译文：除经济因素外，教育资源分配不均同样影响到了教育的公平性。第19题【单选题】In his closing remarks,the chairman expressed his thanks to all thosewho had contributed to the success of the conference.A、commentsB、speechC、criticismD、lecture【正确答案】B【答案解析】remarks致辞。speech讲话，演说。参考译文：在闭幕词里，主席向所有为大会的成功举办作出过贡献的人士表示了感谢。第20题【单选题】Any principle is

23、preferable to none.A、秘密的B、首要的C、初步的D、更好的【正确答案】D【答案解析】preferable a d j.更好的，更可取的；更合意的。第21题【单选题】A great number of houses would have to be removed to make way forthe new amusement park.A、take the place ofB、give space forC、build upD、work out【正确答案】B【答案解析】make way fo r让路，让地给.0 give space for让地方给。参考译文：必须拆除很多

24、房屋来给新游乐公园腾地方。第22题【单选题】In times of economic crisis,Americans turn to their families for support.If the Great Depression is any guide,we may see a drop in our skyhighdivorce rate.But this won/t necessarily represent an increase in happymarriages.In the long run,the Depression weakened American familie

25、s,and the current crisis will probably do the same.We tend to think of theDepression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge joblosses.By 1932,when nearly one-quarter of the workforce wasunemployed,the divorce rate had declined by around 25%from 1929.But this doesn/t mean people were

26、 suddenly happier with theirmarriages.Rather,with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs,unhappycouples often couldnt afford to divorce.They feared neither spousecould manage alone.In the Great Depression many unhappy coupleschose to stick together b e c a u s e.A、starting a new family would be hardB、

27、they wanted to better protect their kidsC、living separately would be too costlyD、they expected things would turn better【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选Co推理判断题。由题干中的和unhappycouples定位到文章第2 段最后两句。随着收入下降和工作的不稳定，不幸福的家庭承担不起离婚的费用。他们担心任何一方都无法独自生活。由此可见，在大萧条时期，即使不幸福的家庭也会选择共同生活，因为离婚的费用和独自生活的成本太高了，故答案为C。第23题【单选题】Parents often

28、decide on the basis of what their children want.Cathy,amother told us,“My children have packed lunches,because they saythey hate school dinners.I make 3 packed lunches every morning,so ourkitchen is like a sandwich bar in the morning?However,another mother,Susan made her choice based on the nutritio

29、us value of the food.Shesaid,“My daughter always has school dinners.I think she probably getshealthier food by having a cooked lunch at school than she would if Imade a few sandwiches/Which of the following is TRUE according to thepassage?A、Katz thinks chips are good for his kids.B、Susan/s daughter

30、likes eating sandwiches.C、Cathy may have at least three children.D Jamie likes burgers and pizzas.【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C o细节查找并简单推断题。从本段，特别是 I make 3 packed lunches every morning 可知 Cathy 有三个孩子在上学，有没有不上学的孩子不得而知，故选项C为最佳选项。其他三项均与原文意思不符。第24题【单选题】Scarcely less important than machinery in the agricultural rev

31、olution wasscience.A、在农业革命中，科学没有机械重要。B、在农业革命中，机械没有科学重要。C、在农业革命中，科学和机械几乎同等重要。D、在农业革命中，机械和科学都不怎么重要。【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C o 本句考查程度副词的翻译。本句的翻译重点是Scarcely less important,scarcely是程度副词，意思是 几乎不，简直没有。它本身带有否定的意思。lessimportant意思是“不如.重要，而加scarcely之后，双重否定表示肯定，意思是两者是差不多同样重要的，所以应该选 C。第25题【单选题】You will be liable for a

32、ny damage caused.A、liberalB、responsibleC、profoundD、rectify【正确答案】B【答案解析】be liable f o r 有 责任；有 义务；responsible负责的，可靠的；有责任的。第26题【单选题】The thief tried to open the locked door but.A、in no wayB、in vainC、without effectD、at a loss【正确答案】B【答案解析】in no way决不。in vain徒劳。without effect无效。at a loss茫然。第27题【单选题】Only w

33、hen the war was over to his hometown.A、did the young soldier returnB、the young soldier returnedC、returned the young soldierD、the young soldier did return【正确答案】A【答案解析】only+状语或状语从句作状语时主句要进行倒装。本 句 是only+时间状语从句，所以后接的主句要倒装。这句话的意思是：直到战争结束后，这个年轻的战士才得以返回故乡。第 28题【单选题】Peter has a changeable character.A、roleB、

34、dispositionC、symbolD、nature【正确答案】B【答案解析】character性格，品质；disposition性情。第 29题【单选题】This reform is supposed to save the government the money involvingmaintaining a large number of cars.A、toB、onC、atD、in【正确答案】D【答案解析】本题考查的是固定短语的搭配，involve in表示“卷入，涉及 的意思。句意：这项改革的目的是让政府节省大量维护车辆的费用。第 30题【单选题】Many people,when i

35、ll,see their doctors and ask them tosomething that will make them feel better.A、describeB、prescribeC、reviseD、devise【正确答案】B【答案解析】prescribe开 处 方,开（药）。根据题意,正确答案应为B o第31题【单选题】the beginning of the meeting,we heard a report by Mr.Li.A、ByB、InC、AtD、On【正确答案】B【答案解析】at the beginning of意为 在 之初。句意：在会议之初我们听了李先生的报

36、告。第32题【单选题】Scientists are confident about the formation of coal,but they do notseem so sure when asked about oil.A、科学家们对煤的形成很有信心，但要是问到他们石油的形成,似乎就不那么确信了。B、科学家们对煤的形成很有信心，但若问到石油是怎样形成的,他们似乎就不那么有把握了。C、科学家们确知煤的形成，但要是问到他们石油的形成，似乎就不那么确信了。D、科学家们确知煤是怎样形成的，但若问到石油是怎样形成的,他们似乎就不那么有把握了。【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D o本题考查的知识点为

37、抽象名词。英语里有大量的抽象名词。一个动作，或一种情况，原本可以用动词或形容词来表示，但由于句子里语法的需要，必须用名词来表示，往往就用抽象名词。汉语中也有抽象名词，但远没有英语中用得多。因此翻译的时候，往往要把英语的抽象名词译成动词或形容词。本题中把抽象名词formation译成了动词。第33题【单选题】Scientific conservatism suggests that a biological explanation should bethe last choice after all non-biological explanations are addressed,Allens

38、aid.We have a lot of work to do to rule out possible non-biologicalexplanations.It is more likely that a chemical process,without biology,can explain these results,What can be inferred from what Allen said?A、Scientists have different arguments over whether there is life onTitan.B、Scientists all agre

39、e 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 apossible explanation.【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A o 推理判断题。答题原则：和原文完全一样的选项肯定不是答案，推理判断题是对现象的推断。题目中有绝对词语 all must every merely have to barely only 一

40、般是错误的，排除 B C D.根据 Scientific conservatism suggeststhat a biological explanation should be the last choice after allnon-biological explanations are addressedo 推断出科学家就Titan上是否有生命的问题观点不同，与A 一致。得到答案A。第34题【单选题】It looks it is going to snow.A、asB、as ifC、ifD、even if【正确答案】B【答案解析】as if表示“看起来 像 。第35题【单选题】She t

41、ook her in her arms and tried to comfort her.A、proveB、overlookC、eliminateD、ease【正确答案】D【答案解析】comfort使（痛苦等）缓和；ease减轻，缓和。第36题【单选题】You will be liable for any damage caused.A、liberalB、responsibleC、profoundD、rectify【正确答案】B【答案解析】be liable f o r有 责任；有 义务；responsible负责的，可靠的；有责任的。第37题【单选题】But just like your a

42、larm clock,your internal clock can be reset.In fact,itautomatically resets itself every day.How?By using the light it getsthrough your eyes.Scientists have known for a long time that the light ofday and the dark of night play important roles in setting our internalclocks.For years,researchers though

43、t that the signals that synchronizethe bodys clock were handled through the same pathways that we useto see.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to thefourth and fifth paragraphs?A、Our biological clock resets itself automatically.B、Light gets through our eyes and resets our biolog

44、ical clock.C、Our internal clock as well as the alarm clock can be resetautomatically.D、Our internal clock,like the alarm clock,can be reset.【正确答案】C【答案解析】根据第五自然段首句But just like（和 一样）your alarm clock,your internal clock can be reset.In fact,itautomatically resets itself every day.How?By using the ligh

45、t itgets through your eyes.代词 it 指代 biological clock,不是选项internal clock和alarm clock都可以自动调节。得到答案为CoA D我们的生物钟自动调节。B光线通过我们的眼睛调节生物钟，与原文一致。第38题【单选题】I four universities and was accepted by all of them.A、applied toB、applied fromC、applied inD、applied off【正确答案】A【答案解析】题目意思：我申请了四所大学，并都被他们录取了。apply t o向 正式申请；向

46、要求，答案选A。第39题【单选题】Transparency is needed people are skeptical about policy-makersmaking policy against their own interests.A、soB、becauseC、thereforeD、thus【正确答案】B【答案解析】本句后半部分表示的是一个原因，即：纳税人要求政策制定有透明度是因为担心决策者做出有悖于他们利益的事。第40题【单选题】The farm is set right next to a beautiful flood plain and the property ishom

47、e to trees that have lived for thousands of years.All of the villagesthroughout Botswana（博茨瓦纳）have their own chief who controls acertain amount of land.We had the opportunity to sit in on a meetingwith the chief of Katchikow,which we called it“Catch a Cow.In themeeting we discussed starting a hydrop

48、onics farm in his area.He seemedto be all for it and said that it was gods plan that the project we werehelping with had come to his area.The chief of each villageA、is called KatchikowB、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C。细节理解

49、题。根据所考关键词chief迅速锁定本段介绍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 41题【单选题】I recognize my own shortcomings.A、建立B、指望C、认识到D、推荐【正确答案】C【答案解析】recognize v t.认出，识别;承 认。第 42题【单选题】He was involved working out a plan.A withB、inC、aboutD、for【正确答案】B【答案解析】句意：他专心致志地制订计划。be involved in：牵涉，涉及到，答案选B o第 43题【单选题】They are b

50、r i g h t,able and confident.A latentB、revolutionC、subsequentD、intelligent【正确答案】D【答案解析】intelligent智能的；聪明的；理解力强的。第44题【单选题】I telephoned this afternoon,but n o b o d y.团A、repliedB、respondedC、returnedD、answered【正确答案】D【答案解析】句意:我今天下午打了电话，但没有人接。answerthe telephone意为 接电话,是习惯用法。reply是 回答，答复，后接介词to；respond意为“