【自考英语】2022年2月内蒙古林西县英语模拟题(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 2 月内蒙古林西县英语（ 一）模拟题（ 解析版）第1题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 We all have our own comfort foods. Interestingly, they may vary according to moodsand gender. One study found that happy people seem to want to eat things like pizza, while sadpeople prefer ice cream and c o o k ie s . R e s e a r c h e r s also found that guys seem to preferhot, homemade comfort meals, like steaks and casseroles. Girls go for chocolate and ice cream.A、 Bored people crave salty, crunchy things, like chips.B^ Emotional eating patterns can be learned.C、Don't let emotional eating disturb your weight.D、 But emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too.【 正确答案】A第2题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】Some 20,000 tons of antibiotics are used in the European Union and the US each year.More than half are give to farm—animals to prevent disease and promote g r owt h. .A>The warning comes from a researcher in Switzerland who looked at levels of the drugs in farmslurry.B^ The drugs could be getting into our food and water.C^ Many drugs given to humans are also excreted unchanged.D、But recent research has found a direct link between the increased use of these farmyarddrugs and the appearance of antibiotic - resistant bugs that infect people.【 正确答案】D第3题 【 单选题】the moon moves round the earth is well known to all of us.A> ThatB、WhatC、WhenD、As【 正确答案】A第4题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 Mexico's 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 theworld, thinking they would have no problem repaying their debts.【 正确答案】D第 5 题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】The weather of the Caribbean Sea is almost always warm and sunny. Sandy beachesline the coasts of many i s l a n d s . . Many tourists arrive on cruise ships.A、 They are Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Hispaniola.B、The Caribbean Islands are known by several names.C、Some of these islands are no more than tiny slivers （ 小片）of exposed coral.D> This is why millions of tourists visit the islands each year.【 正确答案】D第 6 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. Icouldn't 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 we'd 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 author's feeling of the book?A、It makes him feel sad for his childhood is sad.B、 It makes him feel sad because he didn't remember his happy childhood.C、 He couldn't describe the book, for he doesn't 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 7 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. Icouldn't 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 we'd 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 author's feeling of the book?A、It makes him feel sad for his childhood is sad.B、 It makes him feel sad because he didn't remember his happy childhood.C、 He couldn't describe the book, for he doesn't 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 8 题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】The ISU won^ finally approve the new system until it meets in Junebut already UK Sport, the British Government's 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 Sport's 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 9 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 family's 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 10题 【 单选题】[2005.10 ] I'm afraid nothing I can do about it.A、it isB、this isC、there isD> that is【 正确答案】C第 11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 firstfour minutes," he offers this advice to anyone interested in starting new f r i e n d s h i p s : . Alot of people's whole lives would change if they did just that.A、That is not the time to complain about one's 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 one's opinions and impressions.D、He is eager to make friends with everyone.【 正确答案】B第 12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 13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 theearth's 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 earth's protective ozone layer declines year after year.D、 Because the earth is getting warmer and warmer.【 正确答案】C第 14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、faultsD^ failures【 正确答案】C第15题 【 单选题】[2004.10 ] It is impolite to in others' private affairs.A、involveB、 invadeC、integrateD^ interfere【 正确答案】D第16题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 Mexico's 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17题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】When Nick Holonyak set out to create a new kind of visible lighting usingsemiconductor alloys, his colleagues thought he was unrealistic. Today, his discovery oflight-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are used in everything from DVDs to alarm clocks to airports.Q:Holonyak's colleagues thought he would fail in his research on LEDs at the time when he started it.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】A第18题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 The black robin （ 旅鸦） is one of the world's rarest birds. It is a small, wild bird, and itlives only on the island of Little Mangere, off the coast of New Zealand. In 1967 there were aboutfifty 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、Detailed studies are going on, and a public appeal for money has been made.【 正确答案】A第19题 【 单选题】[2010.4] George has just bought a fancy sports car. It about $45,000.A> might cost himB> should cost himC、must have cost himD、would have cost him【 正确答案】C第 20题 【 单选题】【 概括大意】Take the case of Eta Carinae, one of the most explosive stars in the universe. This starproduces ultraviolet laser rays （ 紫 夕 卜 线 ） and it will destroy itself in a few million years' time. It isfive times brighter than the sun and when it explodes it is going to be a sight worth waiting foriThemain idea of this paragraph is.A、Power of the telescopeB、Details of Eta CarinaeC、Invention of a time machineD^ Biggest telescope【 正确答案】B第 21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 don't question. But aninternational team of researchers, including Dr. Richmond from GW's ColumbianCollege of Arts and Sciences, 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 twoparagraphsA、 Many people question the simple human activities of walking and carrying items.B> Chimpanzee's 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 chimpanzees".【 正确答案】A第 22题 【 单选题】[2008.10] Several people were unable to the meeting because of the storm.A、attendB、participateC、joinD、attempt【 正确答案】A第 23题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 Five-year-old Lani still takes seven medicines with her breakfast every morning. "She'svery 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 father's liver in aliver—transplant 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24题 【 单选题】[2004.04 ] The book is very___with young people.A、famousB、respectedC、awareD、popular【 正确答案】D第25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 chancemore and more Americans are taking.A、It'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 doingwhat 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26题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Decibels （ 分贝） measured in water are different from thosemeasured on land. A noise of one hundred-twenty decibels on land causes pain tohuman ears. In water, a decibel level of one-hundred ninety-five would have thesame effect.Which of the following is discussed in the paragraph?A、 The same noise level produces a different effect on land and in the ocean.B^ Different places may have different types of noises.C、 The decibel is not a suitable unit for measuring underwater noise.D、 Different ocean animals may have different reactions to noises.【 正确答案】A第 27题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 Five-year-old Lani still takes seven medicines with her breakfast every morning. "She'svery 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 father's liver in aliver-transplant 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 28题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】 Since 1939, numerous studies have been conducted to determine whether smoking isa health hazard. The trend of the evidence has been consistent and indicates that there is a serioushealth risk. Research teams have conducted studies that show beyond all reasonable doubt thattobacco smoking is associated with a shortened life expectancy.Q: Smoking reduces one's lifeexpectancy.A、TrueB^ FalseC> Not Given【 正确答案】A第29题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】Norwich, the capital of the part of Britain known as East Anglia, has been in existencefor more than two thousand years. It began as a small village beside the River Wensum. At the timeof the Norman invasion in 1066 it had grown to become one of the largest towns in England.TheRiver Wensum flows by NorwichA、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】A第30题 【 单选题】[2007. 4] What do you___to do about the problem now that this solution has failed?A、inclineB、intendC、pretendD^ think【 正确答案】B第 31题 【 单选题】The pen he is writing is mine.A、with whichB、in whichC、on whichD、by which【 正确答案】A第 32题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Young musicians in African countries are creating a new kind of popmusic. The tunes and the rhythms of their music combine African traditions withvarious forms of music popular today, such as hip-hop, rap, rock, jazz, or reggae.The result is music that may sound familiar to listeners anywhere in the world, butat the same time is distinctly African. It is different also in another way Many of thesongs are very serious and they deal with important social or political issues inAfrica today. This passage is about how African pop music is.A、usually about love and romanceB、more serious than most pop musicC、popular with young people in AfricaD、mostly written just for entertainment【 正确答案】B第33题 【 单选题】［ 填句补文］ Five-year-old Lani still takes seven medicines with her breakfast every morning. "She'svery 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 father's liver in aliver-transplant 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34题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】 Choosing a good research topic does not necessarily mean finding something that hasa lot written about it. Many times you will have to research around a topic in order to find out themost useful information. Exciting and original topics often come to mind by combining twocompletely different interests. Let us say that you are interested in child psychology （ 心理学的） andin sports. Perhaps you can combine these into a study of the effect that is watching （ 可得至U 的）onthe subject, you can research the topic individually and, by putting your information together, thendraw a conclusion.Choosing a good research topic certainly refers to finding something that has alot written about it.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】B第 35题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】It had been boring hanging about the hotel all afternoon. The roadcrew were playing a game with dollar notes. Folding them into small planes to seewhose 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-lookingclouds, 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 36题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】On the other hand, on the moon there will be an attraction betweenthe butter and the moon; but the butter will weigh only about one-sixth as much asit does on the earth. This is because the moon is so much smaller than the earth.The amount of gravitational pull that a body produces depends on the amount ofmaterial in it. A packet of butter has a gravitational pull of its own; but this is verysmall in relation to the pull of something as large as the moon, or the earth, or thesun.We do not feel the gravitational pull of a packet of butter becauseA、 it is too small to have a gravitational pull of its own.B、 its pull is so small that we tend to ignore it.C、its pull disappears in the presence of the earth's gravitation.D、 it tends to melt and loses its gravitational pull.【 正确答案】B第 37题 【 单选题】[2010.4] After the meeting, Peter turned histo the task at hand.A、energyB、emphasisC、attentionD、direction【 正确答案】C第 38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 family's 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 39题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】Since 1939, numerous studies have been conducted to determine whether smoking isa health hazard. The trend of the evidence has been consistent and indicates that there is a serioushealth risk. Research teams have conducted studies that show beyond all reasonable doubt thattobacco smoking is associated with a shortened life expectancy.Q: Smoking reduces one's lifeexpectancy.A> TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】A第40题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】When Nick Holonyak set out to create a new kind of visible lighting usingsemiconductor alloys, his colleagues thought he was unrealistic. Today, his discovery oflight-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are used in everything from DVDs to alarm clocks to airports.Q:Holonyak's colleagues thought he would fail in his research on LEDs at the time when he started it.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】A第41题 【 单选题】【 概括大意】The best evidence of the theory can be found in what the more fortunate West hasexperienced in its road to modern civilization. Their experience is also applicable to China. Chinesepermanent prosperity depends on young ambitious generations who are guaranteed excellenteducation and are conscious of the responsibility they will have shouldered for the future.The mainidea of this paragraph is.A、 Youth are the hope of a nations prosperity.B^ A nations prosperity cannot be made possible without ambitious young elite.C、The prosperity a nation expects to enjoy is not possible without educational development.D、Education plays a very important part in enhancing national quality of Chinese citizens.【 正确答案】C第42题 【 单选题】［ 填句补文］ ln order to produce high quality products, the Tasmanian government understands theneed for getting high quality irrigation equipment at all times, such as travelling irrigators （ 灌溉车） ,pumps and other irrigation tools, which are the key to the success of the growers. It is also nowonder why irrigation equipment makers and suppliers are making much money in the region.A、They play a key role in meeting the needs of the farmers.B、Through the years, people there have come up with long-term solutions that mainly focus ondeveloping or improving its various irrigation systems.C、 Travelling irrigators first appeared in the East Han Dynasty in China.D、Next on the list is drip irrigation and spray irrigation.【 正确答案】A第43题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】On March 27, the US Government scientists made a decision after they predicted theeruption of Mount Saint Helens; they telephoned all states and local officials in the area and toldthem that a serious eruption was possible at any time.Q: American scientists predicted that MountSaint Helens was to erupt soon.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】A第44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 chancemore and more Americans are taking.A、lt*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 doingwhat 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 45题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】As well, there are 2,000 transmitter towers around Australia, many inhigh density （ 密度） residential areas. For example, Telstra, Optus and Vodaphonebuild their towers where it is geographically suitable to them and disregard theneed of the community. The radiation emitted from these towers may have alreadyproduced some harmful effects on the health of the residents nearby.Manytransmitter towers were builtA、on high mountains.B> in places suitable to the phone users.C^ in areas which can take in radiation.D、in densely populated areas.【 正确答案】D第 46题 【 单选题】【 概括大意】There is a vital need to understand the potential risks and long-term health effects ofliving on naturally contaminated soils. Future environmental investigations of naturally polluted soilsshould concentrate on the potential pathways of metals into the food chain and human body.Geologists should be part of such studies as they can provide the essential background informationon rock and soil chemistry as well as the chemical forms of heavy metal pollution.The main idea ofthis paragraph is.A、 Long- term Health Effects on ChildrenB、Research on Channels of Heavy Metals Getting into Human Food ChainC、Potential Hazards of Human Contaminated SoilsD、No Evidence to Indicate Bad Effects of Naturally Contaminated Soil【 正确答案】B第 47题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】After notifying the nurse of the situation we exchanged cell phonenumbers in case Ed showed up. Once arriving in the parking lot of the restaurantHelen received a call from the nurse, who had found Ed sitting on a bench in frontof the hospital a few buildings down waiting for her. What a relief! Ed was found atl ast.A、in front of the hospitalB、in the local restaurantC、in the parking lot of the restaurantD^ on a bench near the restaurant【 正确答案】A第 48题 【 单选题】[ 阅读理解】During work Tom always thought of the girl and felt as if he had mether somewhere, but he couldn't remember when. Tom concluded that the girl wasin love with him and he was very excited. This girl maybe looked not as beautiful asthe girl he had dated the other day, but she had a grand （ 豪华的）car. She must bevery rich. So he chose to love this girl. When his work was over, Tom called the girlwho had elated him. He said, “After several days' thinking, I think I am not suited forbeing your boyfriend, so I hope you will forget me." We can learn from this passagethat Tom.A、was very poorB、didn't like the biscuitsC、walked to work every morningD、compared the two girls carefully【 正确答案】D第 49题 【 单选题】[2005.4] Other people stop at each new word and look it in the dictionary.A、upB、downC、 backD、 over【 正确答案】A第 50题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】The great sea voyages of Europe's "Age of Discovery," such asChristopher Columbus's trip to the West Indies in 1492, would have beenimpossible without the use of a compass. This great device for sea voyages wasintroduced 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 human history.D、Columbus introduced the compass to the West Indies.【 正确答案】C第 51题 【 单选题】【 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 52题 【 单选题】[2009.1] I'd like to a photo of you with my camera.A、makeB、 takeC、 exposeD、shot【 正确答案】B第 53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. Icouldn't 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 we'd 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 author's feeling of the book?A^ It makes him feel sad for his childhood is sad.B、 It makes him feel sad because he didn't remember his happy childhood.C、He couldn't describe the book, for he doesn/t 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 54题 【 单选题】［ 阅读理解】 My teacher once said to me, “If you don't quit, you will win”. I have nodesire to quit writing as I'm 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 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 content sites sincerely【 正确答案】D第 55题 【 单选题】［ 阅读理解】 In the digital realm, the next big advance will be voice recognition. Therudiments are already here but in primitive form. Ask a computer to “recognizespeech/ and it is likely to think you want it to “wreck a nice beach." But in a decadeor so we'll be able to chat away and machines will soak it all in. Microchips will betruly embedded in our lives when we can talk to them. Not only to our computers,we'll also be able to chat with our automobile navigation systems, telephoneconsoles, browsers, thermostats. VCRs, microwaves and any other devices we wantto boss around.The techniques of voice r e c o g n it io n .A、are mature enough for extensive useB、are in its initial stage of developmentC、will aid people to chat through computersD、will assist people to recognize each other's voice【 正确答案】B第 56题 【 单选题】［完成句子］Lack of sleep can affect everything from our emotions to how well we focus on taskslike driving. It can affect sports performance, increase our chances of getting sick, and may be linkedto weight gain in some people. You've probably noticed how much running around little kids do ——and how soundly they sleep. Take a tip from a toddler and get at least 60 minutes of exercise a day.Physical activity can decrease stress and help people feel more relaxed. Just don't work out tooclose to bedtime because exercise can wake you up before it slows you down.Lack of sleep canincrease our chances of.A、feel more relaxedB、waking up in middle nightC、getting sickD、Watch TV and surf online【 正确答案】c第 57题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Once all this ended, I followed Ed and Helen home to be sure theyarrived safely. After I waved goodbye and wished them my best, I thought, "'That isthe kind of love in life. The love is not physical or romantic but care in any time."Wecan learn from the story that.A、life is full of surprisesB^ love is both physical and romanticC、care is a kind of love in lifeD、you will feel good when helping those in trouble【 正确答案】c第 58题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】 In the digital realm, the next big advance will be voice recognition. Therudiments are already here but in primitive form. Ask a computer to “recognizespeech/* and it is likely to think you want it to “wreck a nice beach." But in a decadeor so we'll 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 computers,we'll also be able to chat with our automobile navigation systems, telephoneconsoles, browsers, thermostats. VCRs, microwaves and any other devices we wantto boss around.The techniques of voice r e c o g n it io n .A、are mature enough for extensive useB、are in its initial stage of developmentC、will aid people to chat through computersD、will assist people to recognize each other's voice【 正确答案】B第 59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. There's 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 you're 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 60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 boy's dream is not to be a doctor; lawyer, orbusinessman, 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. AndGeorge 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 doesn'texplain 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.ln the last paragraph the statement "... but onlyone became Pelew indicates t hat .A、Pele is the greatest soccer player.B、the greatest players are born with some unique quality.C^ Pele's 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 61题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Once all this ended, I followed Ed and Helen home to be sure theyarrived safely. After I waved goodbye and wished them my best, I thought, Z/That isthe kind of love in life. The love is not physical or romantic but care in any time.wWecan learn from the story that.A^ life is full of surprisesB、love is both physical and romanticC、care is a kind of love in lifeD^ you will feel good when helping those in trouble【 正确答案】c第 62题 【 单选题】［ 阅读理解】As well, there are 2,000 transmitter towers around Australia, many inhigh density （ 密度） residential areas. For example, Telstra, Optus and Vodaphonebuild their towers where it is geographically suitable to them and disregard theneed of the community. The radiation emitted from these towers may have alreadyproduced some harmful effects on the health of the residents nearby.Manytransmitter towers were builtA、on high mountains.B、in places suitable to the phone users.C、in areas which can take in radiation.D、 in densely populated areas.【 正确答案】D第 63题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Redemption （ 拯救） is a practical necessity. How can value berestored to young lives distorted （ 扭曲） by acts of violence? The boys inJonesboro and in Chicago will be confined in institutions for a relatively short time.Despite horror at what was done, children cannot be-----dealt with as adults, notif a people wants to consider itself civilized. That's why politicians' cries for adulttreatment of youthful criminals ultimately miss the point.According to politicians,when children commit crimes, they should be treated in the same way asA、murderers.B、criminals.C、victims.D、adults.【 正确答案】D第 64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、There's 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 65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 thestage 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 66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 67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 thenext great breakthroughs in technology will be brought through a combination 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 68题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Once all this ended, I followed Ed and Helen home to be sure theyarrived safely. After I waved goodbye and wished them my best, I thought, “That isthe kind of love in life. The love is not physical or romantic but care in any time."Wecan learn from the story that.A、life is full of surprisesB^ love is both physical and romanticC^ care is a kind of love in lifeD、you will feel good when helping those in trouble【 正确答案】c第 69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. Icouldn't 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 we'd 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 author's feeling of the book?A、It makes him feel sad for his childhood is sad.B> It makes him feel sad because he didn't remember his happy childhood.C^ He couldn't describe the book, for he doesn't 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 70题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison deals specifically with thelegacy of slavery in her book Beloved. The main character in this novel, a formerslave called Sethe, lives in Ohio in the years following the Civil War, but she cannotfree herself from her horrific memories. Through a series of flashbacks and bitterreminiscences, the reader learns how and why Sethe escaped from the plantationshe had lived on; the fate of her husband, who also tried to escape; and finally,what happened to the child called Beloved. Morrison's scenes of torture andmurder are vivid and strongly convey the desperation of the slaves and the crueltyof their owners. Beloved is set.A、on a slave shipB、on a plantation before the Civil WarC、in Ohio after the Civil WarD、in an African town【 正确答案】C第 71题 【 单选题】[2005.10] plastics, the washing machines is light in weight.A、Made ofB、Making ofC、Being made ofD^ Having made of【 正确答案】A第 72题 【 单选题】He is good at E n g l i s h , w e all know.A、 thatB^ asC、whomD、what【 正确答案】B第 73题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】The problem of leisure is new. Until very recent times people workedeach day to the limit of their strength. Of course there were always a privileged fewwho had leisure; but most men had to work 12,14, or even 16 hours a day, six daysa week. As late as 1840 the average factory worker labored 72 hours a week.“Sunup to sundown“ was the farmer's day, or as another phrase puts it, “from canto can't.'The phrase “from can to can't" me a n s .A、from beginning to endB^ from birth to deathC、from morning to nightD、from time to time【 正确答案】c第 74题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Jamie was worried about the junk food which he saw being servedwhich included burgers, pizzas and chips. So he decided to ban the junk and startedcooking some good soup and curries for the children instead. So he improved theschool dinners in that particular school, and trained the dinner ladies to cookhealthy food. Then he put pressure on the government to improve the standards ofschool food across the country. And it looks like the changes have takenplace.Generally, schools didn't serve to students before.A、soup and curriesB、hot cooked mealsC^ drinks and chipsD、burgers and pizzas【 正确答案】A第 75题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-abilityteaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. Wefeel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils. It does not take intoaccount the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect onboth the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging tobe at the bottom of the top gradeiThe author's attitude towards "mixed-abilityteaching" is.A、criticalB> questioningC、approvingD、objective【 正确答案】C第 76题 【 单选题】[2007.10] Did you hear Mary said?A、 thatB、whatC、whichD> that what【 正确答案】B第 77题 【 单选题】[2005.10 ] Since time is limited, we'd better our task.A、get onB、get overC、get acrossD^ get into【 正确答案】D第 78题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】You play the lottery （ 彩票）each day and there are two options （ 选择）: either you hit the jackpot and your life changes greatly or you lose and youhave to start it from the very beginning. On the contrary, it's well known that if youdon't take risks, you can't win, so the best solution is always to think over and overagain, to see what your decisions could represent in your future and onlyafterwards to make up your mind.While making a decision, you are advised toA、refer to your experienceB、think twice before you leapC、turn to parentsD、prepare to take a risk【 正确答案】B第 79题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】 Some people told me that it was too late. Some told me that I was tooold. Others told me that I would never be able to pull it off. I had to work full timeand take care of my son. But inside I was told something different.The underlinedsentence “But inside I was told something different“ in the passage probably meansA、what others told her was not trueB^ someone told her something differentC、the author would have a different life if she triedD、the author decided to return to school for a college degree【 正确答案】D第 80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 81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 theearth's 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 clangers 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 earth's protective ozone layer declines year after year.D^ Because the earth is getting warmer and warmer.【 正确答案】C第82题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】On a Monday morning in July, the world's first atom bomb exploded in the NewMexico desert. Forty seconds later, the shock waves reached the base camp where theItalian-American physicist Enrico Fermi and his team stood. After a mental calculation, Fermiannounced to his team that the bomb's energy had equated 10, 000 tons of TNT. The bomb teamwas impressed, but not surprised. Fermi's genius was known throughout the scientific world. In1938 he had won a Nobel Prize. Four years later he produced the first nuclear chain reaction （核链式反应）zleading us into the nuclear age. Since Fermi's death in 1954, no physicist has been at oncea master experimentalist and a leading theoretician.Fermi, an experimentalist as well as atheoretician, won a Nobel Prize for producing the first nuclear chain reaction in the world.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】B第83题 【 单选题】【 概括大意］ They always complained（ 抱怨） more or less justly, that their parents are out of touchwith modern ways. They also blamed that their parents always have a final say. And the young feltthat their parents do not trust their children to deal with crises. Besides, they dissatisfied too muchmurmurs of their parents about certain problems and the lack of sense of humor in dealing with theproblems, at least in parents-children relationships.The main idea of this paragraph is.A、 The criticisms to their parents can be kept out of the young people's mind in following ways.B、It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them formost of the misunderstanding between them.C、 There are so many criticism to their parents among the young people.D^ Young people have gotten enough reasons to criticize their parents.【 正确答案】c第84题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Once all this ended, I followed Ed and Helen home to be sure theyarrived safely. After I waved goodbye and wished them my best, I thought, Z/That isthe kind of love in life. The love is not physical or romantic but care in any time?*Wecan learn from the story that.A、life is full of surprisesB、love is both physical and romanticC、care is a kind of love in lifeD、you will feel good when helping those in trouble【 正确答案】c第85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, theresearchers 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 numbers of a sales receiptD、hopeless filling in the numbers of a sales report【 正确答案】C第 86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 87题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】The withdrawal of Nevada's Yucca Mountain as a potential nuclearwaste 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 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 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 88题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Mobile phones should carry a label if they proved to be a dangeroussource of radiation, according to Robert Bell, a scientist. And no more mobile phonetransmitter towers （ 发射塔） should be built until the long-term health effects ofthe radiation they emit （ 放射） is scientifically evaluated, he said. "Nobody's goingto drop dead overnight but we should be asking for more scientific information,"Robert Bell said at a conference on the health effects of low-level radiation. "Ifmobile phones are found to be dangerous, they should carry a warning label untilproper shields can be devised/1 he said.According to Robert Bell, if mobile phonesprove to be dangerous to people's healthA^ they should be banned immediately.B^ the use of them should be restricted.C、all transmitter towers should be torn down.D、a warning label should be attached.【 正确答案】D第 89题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Writing for the content sites such as the Yahoo! Contributor Networkalso interests me. I've been trying creative writing, news, reviews and numerouslifestyle issues. And all of these topics have been of my own choosing. Then there isthe opportunity to meet other writers. The Yahoo! Contributor Network has awonderful in-house messaging system that allows its writers to communicate easilywith one another. Not all your tries are rosy and easy when you write for a contentsite, but you will get much benefit if you try it. What is the benefit that the Yahoo!Contributor Network offers according to the author?A、You can have all your articles published.B^ You can get a lot of rewards from the site.C、You can easily communicate with other writers.D、You can use its information and messages free.【 正确答案】C第 90题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Once all this ended, I followed Ed and Helen home to be sure theyarrived safely. After I waved goodbye and wished them my best, I thought, "'That isthe kind of love in life. The love is not physical or romantic but care in any time."Wecan learn from the story that.A、life is full of surprisesB^ love is both physical and romanticC、care is a kind of love in lifeD、you will feel good when helping those in trouble【 正确答案】c第 91题 【 单选题】【2008.10)The more the customer complained,and more unpleasant the manager became.A、the ruderB、more rudeC、the rudestD^ the rude【 正确答案】A第 92题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】On a September day in 1991, two Germans were climbing themountains between Austria and Italy. High up on a mountain pass, they found thebody of a man lying on the ice. At that height（ 10,499 feet, or 3,200 meters） , the iceis usually permanent, but 1991 had been an especially warm year. The mountainice had melted more than usual and so the body had come to the surface. It waslying face downward. The skeleton（ 骨架） was in perfect condition, except for awound in the head. There was still skin on the bones and the remains of someclothes. The hands were still holding the wooden handle of an ax and on the feetthere were very simple leather and cloth boots. Nearby was a pair of gloves madeof tree bark（ 树皮） and a holder for arrows. What can be inferred from paragraph 2?A、 The Iceman lived a poor life.B> The Iceman could have died from the wound in the head.C^ The Iceman was struck dead from behind.D、The Iceman was killed while working.【 正确答案】B第 93题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 In order to produce high quality products, the Tasmanian government understands theneed for getting high quality irrigation equipment at all times, such as travelling irrigators （ 灌溉车） ,pumps and other irrigation tools, which are the key to the success of the growers. It is also nowonder why irrigation equipment makers and suppliers are making much money in the region.A、 They play a key role in meeting the needs of the farmers.B、Through the years, people there have come up with long-term solutions that mainly focus ondeveloping or improving its various irrigation systems.C、 Travelling irrigators first appeared in the East Han Dynasty in China.D^ Next on the list is drip irrigation and spray irrigation.【 正确答案】A第 94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 chancemore and more Americans are taking.A、It'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 doingwhat 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 95题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】It had been boring hanging about the hotel all afternoon. The roadcrew were playing a game with dollar notes. Folding them into small planes to seewhose 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-lookingclouds, 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 96题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Young musicians in African countries are creating a new kind of popmusic. The tunes and the rhythms of their music combine African traditions withvarious forms of music popular today, such as hip-hop, rap, rock, jazz, or reggae.The result is music that may sound familiar to listeners anywhere in the world, butat the same time is distinctly African. It is different also in another way Many of thesongs are very serious and they deal with important social or political issues inAfrica today. This passage is about how African pop music is.A、usually about love and romanceB、more serious than most pop musicC、popular with young people in AfricaD、mostly written just for entertainment【 正确答案】B第 97题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】Today, not too far off Nixon's deadline, America is looking at that possibility. Over theweekend, Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of former president Bill Clinton, announced her run for 2008presidency.Q: Bill Clinton will strongly support Hillary to run for the 2008 presidency.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】c第98题 【 单选题】[2008.10] In terms of electronic devices, it's easy to buy exactly you need in a big city.A> thatB> thoseC、whatD、which【 正确答案】C第99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 100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。