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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。【 自考英语】2022年 2 月河北省沙河市英语（ 一）模拟题（ 解析版）第 1题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】The other side of a state legal apparatus is a state military apparatus.While the one protects the individual from violence, the other sacrifices theindividual to vio

2、lence 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 to settle disputes between states; it is the moment when the state makesits most powerful demands upon its people for their commitment, allegianc

3、e, andsupreme sacrifice. Times of war test a communitys deepest religious and ethicalcommitments. What can we learn from the paragraph?A、Governments tend to abuse their supreme Power in times of war.B In times of war governments may extend their power across national borders.C、In times of war govern

4、ments impose high religious and ethical standards on their people.D、Governments may sacrifice individuals in the interests of the state in times of war.【 正确答案】D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-anim

5、als to prevent disease and promote g r o wt h . .AThe 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

6、 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】【 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 aninternation

7、al team of researchers, including Dr. Richmond from GWs 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 th

8、e first twoparagraphsA、Many people question the simple human activities of walking and carrying 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 tho

9、se of modern-day chimpanzees.【 正确答案】A第4题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】He has also included symbols to show which ions are nutrients, and which arecommon in soil or wa t e r . .A、There have been many attempts to redesign the periodic table since Dmitri Mendeleev drewit up in 1871.B、 And the size of elements symbol r

10、eflects how much of it is found in the Earths crust.C、 Railsback has still ordered the elements according to the number of protons they have.D Raisback has listed some elements more than once.【 正确答案】B第5题 【 单选题】2004.10 The teachers insistence on high standards resulted_excellent work.A、withB、fromC、in

11、D、to【 正确答案】c第6题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】Today, not too far off Nixons 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 presiden

12、cy.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】C第 7 题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】Mr. Ibadovs eldest son has just turned 70. He lost count long ago of how manygrandchildren he has. Tm an old man now I look after the sheep, and I prepare the wood for winter.I still have something to do. Mr. Ibadov cant do any kind of work anymo

13、re.A、TrueB FalseC Not Given【 正确答案】B第 8 题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】The other side of 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

14、the individuals within its own borders. War is not simply a trial bycombat 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. Times of war test a communitys deepest religious and et

15、hicalcommitments. What can we learn from the paragraph?A、 Governments tend to abuse their supreme Power in times of war.B、 In times of war governments may extend their power across national borders.C、 In times of war governments impose high religious and ethical standards on their people.D、Governmen

16、ts may sacrifice individuals in the interests of the state in times of war.【 正确答案】D第9题 【 单选题】If you in taking this attitude, well have to ask you to leave.A、insistB、resistC、persistD、exist【 正确答案】c第10题 【 单选题】【 完成句子】Music is an expression of emotion and imagination. Music frees the soul. It soothesthe

17、body and spirit. It relaxes. It energizes. It calms. It motivates. Music is fun and interesting,educational and beautiful. It helps us remember who we are and from where we came. Imagine aworld with no music. Trying to erase music from our minds is nearly impossible. What can you do topreserve the m

18、usic which influences you. Music frees our soul and relaxes our.A、music history museumB enjoy musicC、body and spiritD、create and perform music【 正确答案】c第11题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】He has also included symbols to show which ions are nutrients, and which arecommon in soil or wa t e r . .A、There have been many att

19、empts to redesign the periodic table since Dmitri Mendeleev drewit up in 1871.B And the size of elements symbol reflects how much of it is found in the Earths crust.C、Railsback has still ordered the elements according to the number of protons they have.D、Raisback has listed some elements more than o

20、nce.【 正确答案】B第12题 【 单选题】（ 完成句子】There are many other traps to avoid. The has found little awareness among driversabout safe parking. Most motorists questioned made no efforts to avoid parking in quiet spots- justthe places thieves love. The A.A. advises drivers to park in places with people around- th

21、ieves dontlike audiences.Car drivers are found to be careless in c h o o s i n g .A safe parking spotsB increase in the number of cars stolenC、non-professional thievesD、lack of parking space【 正确答案】A第 13题 【 单选题】is accepted as true is relatively, and not absolutely, true.A、ItB、ThatC、WhatD、That it【 正确答

22、案】C第 14题 【 单选题】2009.7】The change in leadership will have a huge on government policies.A、impactB、emphasisC、 concernD、conflict【 正确答案】A第 15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 “recog

23、nizespeech/ 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 computers,well also be able to chat with our automobile n

24、avigation 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 assis

25、t people to recognize each others voice【 正确答案】B第 16题 【 单选题】【 完成句子】Music is an expression of emotion and imagination. Music frees the soul. It soothesthe body and spirit. It relaxes. It energizes. It calms. It motivates. Music is fun and interesting,educational and beautiful. It helps us remember who

26、 we are and from where we came. Imagine aworld with no music. Trying to erase music from our minds is nearly impossible. What can you do topreserve the music which influences you. Music frees our soul and relaxes our.A、music history museumB、enjoy musicC、body and spiritD、create and perform music【 正确答

27、案】c第 17题 【 单选题】2004.10 the saying goes, practice makes perfect.A、SinceB、AsC、ForD、Like【 正确答案】B第 18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 t

28、o 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 farmers day, or as another phrase puts it, “from canto cant.The phrase “from can to cant me a n s .A、from beginning to endB from birth to deathC、from mo

29、rning to nightD、from time to time【 正确答案】c第 19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 20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

30、. 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 farmers day, or as another phrase puts it, “from canto cant.The phrase

31、“from can to cant 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 21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. Icouldnt find qu

32、ite 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 wed like them to. But it also makes me feel the sweetness ofthese things and helps me remember that childhood imagination, freedom

33、 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 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 his happy childhood.C、He couldnt desc

34、ribe the book, for he doesnt 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 22题 【 单选题】【 概括大意】 Speed Reading courses teach students how to read more quickly. In such courses,teachers often ask students to find

35、out how many words a minute he is reading. You can do this too:look at your watch every 5 or 10 minutes and write down the page number you have reached.Themain idea of this paragraph is.A、Check Your Reading SpeedB、A Way to Increase Your Reading SpeedC、Check Your UnderstandingD、Read Something Every D

36、ay【 正确答案】A第 23题 【 单选题】2008.10 The President was among the first to congratulate the scientist his newdiscovery.A、atB、inC、 aboutD、on【 正确答案】D第 24题 【 单选题】【 概括大意】Bad design is largely to blame, says Sanchez. In a separate survey of CD players lastyear, her colleague Wolfgang Huber found that two machine

37、s with similar features used 28 wattsand 2 watts respectively on stand-by. For most products, we believe that stand-by power can bereduced to one watt or less/* says Sanchez. The main idea of this paragraph is.A、Factor Leading to Energy WasteB、Home AppliancesC、 Proposals to Cut Energy ConsumptionD、E

38、nergy Consumption Test【 正确答案】A第 25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, theresearchers asked the teachers h

39、ow 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 nerv

40、ous 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 26题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 Five-year-old Lani still takes seven medicines with her breakfast every morning.

41、Shesvery 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 fathers liver in alivertransplant operation. Lani was born with a liver i l l ne s s . . Doctors advised that atransplant was the on

42、ly 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 27

43、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

44、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 befo

45、re.【 正确答案】B第 28题 【 单选题】2007.10 At the age of fourteen, Maggie went to a girls school along with her sister.A、 nearB nearbyC、closeD、neighbor【 正确答案】B第 29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 like

46、ly that thenext 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、biotechnology

47、C genetic engineeringD、nuclear technology【 正确答案】B第 30题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】But Bali starlings are only found in a small area on the island of Bali in Indonesia. Theylive in the tall grasslands near the c o a s t .T o d a y there are only 14 left in the wild on a singlereserve. More than half of their habit

48、at was converted into farmland, and forest plantation. Many ofthem were captured and sold as pets.A、We should take measures to protect them.B Bali starlings are very beautiful birds.C They grow fast because of a protein rich diet of insects.D、In 1984, there were only 150 birds left in the wild.【 正确答

49、案】D第 31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. Icouldnt 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 pass

50、es so quickly, sad for days thatgo by, faster than wed 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 i

51、s 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 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

52、 he can carry evenwhen he is an adult.【 正确答案】D第 32题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】 Surgery that can improve the way a person looks is becoming more and more popularin the United States. This kind of surgery is called cosmetic surgery, and both men and women areturning to this treatment as a way of keeping their appe

53、arance young as well as keeping competitivein their jobs. Men especially are beginning to turn to face-lifts ( 面部拉皮手术)z liposuction (takingfat out of the body) , and implants (putting artificial parts into their bodies) to help them lookyounger. As companies downsize （缩编）and move younger employees i

54、nto higher positions, olderemployees in their late forties and early fifties feel the need to look and act younger in order to staycompetitive. These operations are not without danger, however.Cosmetic surgery is more popular inthe US than anywhere else.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】c第 33题 【 单选题】【

55、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, theresearchers asked the teachers how they felt at times when they came across

56、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 receip

57、tB、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 34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 int

58、o 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 ha

59、ve 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 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

60、 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 spe

61、cial tutoring.D By the end of the school year, these children could read faster than before.【 正确答案】B第 36题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】In 1994, United States Customs seized 204,391 pounds of cocaine,559,286 pounds of marijuana and 2,577 pounds of heroin. Just how much actuallyflows into the country is anyones guess

62、. Some Customs officials estimate that only10 percent of the drugs coming into the country are ever seized. In Miami, theDistrict Attorney （ 检察长） wont even prosecute small fry. Its got to be over fivekilos of cocaine, above a kilo of heroin and more than 5,000 pounds of marijuana orits not something

63、 that were going to stop the presses on,“ says Tom Cash, a retiredagent.Which of the following could best replace the expression “small fry“ in theparagraph?A Small dogsB、Small sheep dogsC、Small smugglers （ 走私者）D、Small ringleaders （ 主谋）【 正确答案】C第 37题 【 单选题】【 概括大意】I love sunny days because they are id

64、eal for outings. I remember the sunny weekendwhen two roommates and I had a marvelous time in the old Summer Palace. Under the blue sky,the trees are bathed in golden light. On rainy days, I enjoy the sound of raindrops beating on thewindowpanes. I watch the rain washing the trees and grass clean, k

65、nowing they will glitter when itclears up and hoping a rainbow will follow. In winter, a heavy snowfall offers a different type ofpleasure. Cold as it often is, I always go outdoors and leave my footprints in the thick snow whilethrowing snowballs and making snowmen with my fellow students.The main

66、idea of this paragraphis.A、A person should learn to be happy in all weathers.B、Ones mood should not be affected by bad weather.C、People usually prefer fine weather to severe weather.D、I enjoy both sunny weather and rainy or snowy weather.【 正确答案】D第 38题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】I have learnt of a plan to build th

67、ree hundred houses on the landcalled Parsons Place by the football ground. Few people know about this new planto increase the size of our town. For me, Parsons Place is special because it is abeautiful natural area where local people can relax - the small wood has manyunusual trees and the stream is

68、 popular with fishermen and bird-watchers. It/s veryquiet because there are few houses or roads nearby. I think that losing this area willbe terrible because we have no other similar facilities in the neighbourhood.Why isParsons Place particularly important, in Alans opinionA、 Because it is near the

69、 football ground.B、 Because lots 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39题 【 单选题】To some extent the good service at the hotel the poor food.A、brought outB、came aboutC、got d

70、own toD made up for【 正确答案】D第40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. We see and hear thesemessages almost everywhere we go. Advertisements are important messages, even t

71、hough 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 Important Messages from the Mass MediaD Various Messages One May Receive Each Day【 正确答案】C第41题 【 单选题】2

72、008.10 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42题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】The first principle is that people are more likely to follow someone who is similar tothem than someone who is not. Wise managers, then, ask peers to help make

73、their cases. Second,people are more willing to cooperate with those who are not only like them but who like them, aswell.Q: People are more likely to cooperate with those who like them.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】A第43题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】The typical person living alone is neither old nor l one l y . .

74、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

75、the number ofpeople living alone.C、Theres 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44题 【 单选题】2005.10 When he was young, he used to spend his time collecting stamps.A smartB specialC、solidD、spare【 正确答案】D第4

76、5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 farmanimals to prevent disease and promote g r o wt h . .A、The warning comes from a researcher in Switzerland who looked at levels of the drugs in farmslurry.B The drugs cou

77、ld 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46题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 More and more

78、Americans are living alone. Some live alone because of divorce or thedeath of a p a r t n e r . . According to a recent U.S. census （ 人口普查）， 25 percent of allhouseholds in the U.S. are made up of just one person.A、 It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream.B、He says, /zl

79、like being by myself/C、However, even more people are living alone because they have chosen to.D、Theres more pressure to get married nowadays.【 正确答案】C第47题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 Mothers Day is a special day for everyone! We use this day to honor our mothers allover the w o r l d ! I t is held on the second Su

80、nday of May in many countries, such as Australia,Canada and the United States. It is held exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday in the UnitedKingdom. Sundays are usually non-school and non-working days in these countries.A、 She wanted to memory her mother, Ann Jarvis.B When is the earliest Mother

81、s 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 couldnt remember when. Tom concluded that the

82、 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

83、 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 didnt like the biscuitsC walked to work every morningD、compared the two girls carefully【 正确答案】D第 49题 【 单选题】 阅读判断Today, not too far off Nixons deadlin

84、e, 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 50题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】Once upon a

85、time there was a rich village. The wealthiest of the villagers decided tohide a huge lump （ 堆） of gold to protect it from robbers.A、 A poor old farmer decided to plow the field.B、When you are always ready to share your own things with others, you are doomed to benefitfrom it.C、And I will receive the

86、 honor with the fourth by giving it to the needy.D So he buried it in a nearby rice field.【 正确答案】D第 51题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】I have learnt of a plan to build three hundred houses on the landcalled Parsons Place by the football ground. Few people know about this new planto increase the size of our town. For

87、me, Parsons Place is special because it is abeautiful natural area where local people can relax - the small wood has manyunusual trees and the stream is popular with fishermen and bird-watchers. It,s veryquiet because there are few houses or roads nearby. I think that losing this area willbe terribl

88、e because we have no other similar facilities in the neighbourhood.Why isParsons Place particularly important, in Alans opinionA、Because it is near the football ground.B、 Because lots of people live near it.C Because it is a place near the town where people can enjoy nature.D、Because local people ca

89、n get there easily by car from the town.【 正确答案】c第52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 firstfour minutes, he offers this advice to anyone interest

90、ed in starting new f r i e n d s h i p s : . Alot of peoples whole lives would change if they did just that.A、That is not the time to complain about ones 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 fo

91、urminutes.C、It is not the time to tell the whole truth about ones opinions and impressions.D、He is eager to make friends with everyone.【 正确答案】B第53题 【 单选题】（ 填句补文】 More and more Americans are living alone. Some live alone because of divorce or thedeath of a p a r t n e r . . According to a recent U.S.

92、 census （ 人口普查）, 25 percent of allhouseholds in the U.S. are made up of just one person.A、 It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream.B、He says, u like being by myself/C、However, even more people are living alone because they have chosen to.D、Theres more pressure to get ma

93、rried nowadays.【 正确答案】c第54题 【 单选题】2007.4 Diamonds are the hardest substance_in nature.A、findB foundC findingD、to find【 正确答案】B第55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 top

94、ic 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 （

95、 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、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】B第56题 【 单选题】We often hear old people wishi

96、ng they young again.A、areB、wereC、had beenD、will be【 正确答案】B第57题 【 单选题】【 概括大意】 Speed Reading courses teach students how to read more quickly. In such courses,teachers often ask students to find out how many words a minute he is reading. You can do this too:look at your watch every 5 or 10 minutes and

97、write down the page number you have reached.Themain idea of this paragraph is.A、Check Your Reading SpeedB A Way to Increase Your Reading SpeedC、Check Your UnderstandingD、Read Something Every Day【 正确答案】A第58题 【 单选题】【 完成句子】The same year Henry Ford shocked the world with the $5 a-day minimum wagescheme,

98、 the greatest contribution he had ever made. The average wage in the auto industry thenwas $2. 34 for a 9-hour shift. Ford not only doubled that, he also took an hour off the workday. Inthose years it was unthinkable that a man could be paid that much for doing something that didntinvolve all awful

99、lot of training or education. The Wall Street Journal called the plan an economiccrime”, and critics everywhere laughed at Ford. But as the wage increased later to daily $10, itproved a critical component of Fords dream to make the automobile accessible （ 可及的）to all. Thecritics were too stupid to un

100、derstand that because Ford had lowered his costs per car, the higherwages didnt matter-except for making it possible for more people to buy Cars. Fords cars becameavailable to ordinary people thanks to.A criticized by the mediaB、the low wage in the auto industryC、their lower pricesD、produce cars in

101、large numbers【 正确答案】c第59题 【 单选题】Well, Ill tell you a secretsaid the boy, with his mouth almost my ear.A、 touchedB、touchingC touchD、to touch【 正确答案】B第60题 【 单选题】【 概括大意】Wignail calculated the killing efficiency for these volcanoes by comparing theproportion of life they killed off with the volume of lav

102、a that they produced. He found that size forsize, older eruptions were at least 10 times as effective at wiping out life as their more recentrivals.The main idea of this paragraph is.A、Killing Power of Ancient Volcanic EruptionsB Accounting for the Killing Power of Older EruptionsC、Calculation of th

103、e Killing Power of Older EruptionsD、A Mass Extinction【 正确答案】C第61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

104、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、Dont let emotional eating disturb your weight.D、 B

105、ut emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too.【 正确答案】A第62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 Health. would also raise productivity by adding t

106、o 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 dontthink any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer/* says USbioethicist Daniel Callahan. Z/The question is

107、 What will we get as a societys suspectit wont be a better society.wWhich 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 dreams.D、Working longer.【 正确答案】B第 63题 【 单选题

108、】【 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 combination ofthose two sciences with organic chemistry and genetic engineering. T

109、hiscombination 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 peopl

110、e 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

111、 alone.C、 Theres 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】【 阅读判断】Yes, things look like economy will get worse. The reality, however, really depends onhow you look at it and react to this situatio

112、n. Like any challenge in life, it*s not what actuallyhappens that will determine the outcome, its what you decide to do about it.The key to dealingwith challenges lies in your attitudes towards what has happened. ( )A、TrueB、FalseC Not Given【 正确答案】A第 66题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】We are so used to our life on the

113、 surface of the earth that it can bequite an effort for our mind to break free of all the ideas that we take for granted.Because we can feel that things are heavy, we think of weight as being a fixedquality in an object, but it is not really fixed at all. If you could take a one-poundpacket of butte

114、r 4, 000 miles out from the earth, it would weigh only a quarter of apound.How much would four pounds of tea weigh if it was taken 4,000 miles outfrom the surface of the earth?A、1 pound.B、2 pounds.C、3 pounds.D、4 pounds.【 正确答案】A第 67题 【 单选题】If I in your place, I wouldnt trouble him.A、wereB、had beenC、c

115、ould beD、was to be【 正确答案】A第68题 【 单选题】2007.10 To some extent the good service at the hotel the poor food.A brought outB came aboutC、got down toD、made up for【 正确答案】D第69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

116、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 with, getting him or her to trust you.A、This fear is almost 100 percent unnecessary.B Come back another da

117、y; 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70题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 Mothers Day is a special day for everyone! We use this day to honor our mothers allover the w o r l d ! I t is held on the second Sunday

118、 of May in many countries, such as Australia,Canada and the United States. It is held exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday in the UnitedKingdom. Sundays are usually non-school and non-working days in these countries.A、She wanted to memory her mother, Ann Jarvis.B、 When is the earliest Mothers Da

119、y 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71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 n

120、eed 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 with, getting him or her to trust you.A、 This fear is almost 100 percent unnecessary.B、Come back another day; it will go bette

121、r.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 72题 【 单选题】 填句补文 Five-year-old Lani still takes seven medicines with her breakfast every morning. Shesvery good about it,“ says her father David. Lani is alive today because

122、 of her father David, in morethan one way; when she was one year old she received part of her fathers liver in alivertransplant 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 we

123、eks 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 73题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】The other side of a state legal apparatus is a state militar

124、y 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 to settle disputes between states; it i

125、s 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 74题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】The researchers also gave the students tests to tell wheth

126、er 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, theresearchers asked the teachers how they felt at times when they came across math,such as when reading a sales receipt. A teacher who got ne

127、rvous 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 readi

128、ng the numbers of a sales receiptD、hopeless filling in the numbers of a sales report【 正确答案】C第 75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 farmanimals to prevent disease and promote g r o wt h . .A、 The warning comes

129、 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 appea

130、rance of antibiotic - resistant bugs that infect people.【 正确答案】D第76题 【 单选题】By no means look down upon the disabled.0A、should weB、we shouldC、we shallD、we ought【 正确答案】A第77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 . .

131、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

132、 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 78题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known fortheir rolein pollinatio

133、n （ 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 hive.B Every bee does a job without being told.C、There are nearly 20,000 known species

134、of bees.D、Bees do not like ice and snow.【 正确答案】c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 underl

135、inedsentence “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】【 阅读理解】

136、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 Universit

137、y 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

138、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 81题 【 单选题】 填句补文 As part of their study, the researchers used a special machine to tak

139、e 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 show

140、ed 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 82题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】The ISU wont finally approve the new system until it

141、meets in Junebut already UK 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）.What doe

142、s 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 83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

143、 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

144、 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 84题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】The typical person living alone is neither old no

145、r 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 mu

146、ch to increase the number ofpeople living alone.C、Theres 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 85题 【 单选题】【 填句补文 More and more Americans are living alone. Some live alone because of divorce or thedeath

147、of a p a r t n e r . . According to a recent U.S. census （ 人口普查）, 25 percent of allhouseholds in the U.S. are made up of just one person.A、It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream.B、He says, like being by myself.C、 However, even more people are living alone because they

148、have chosen to.D Theres more pressure to get married nowadays.【 正确答案】C第 86题 【 单选题】2004.04 The book is very_with young people.A、famousB respectedC、awareD、popular【 正确答案】D第 87题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Scientific conservatism suggests that a biological explanation shouldbe the last choice after all non-biological

149、explanations are addressed, Allen said.We have a lot of work to do to rule out ( 排除. .的可能性) possible non-biologicalexplanations. It is more likely that a chemical process, without biology, can explainthese results.What can be inferred from what Allen said?A、Scientists have different arguments over w

150、hether there is life on Titan.B、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 88题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】Ok, enough negative talk. If you n

151、otice, you have some people reacting negativelywhile others are acting positively. Heres what makes the difference. You get what you focus on. Youcan either think about how bad you have it and feel like a victim, or you can use these challenges asa reason to step up and grow from them.Difficulties a

152、re bound to make people become victims.( )A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】B第 89题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】We are so used to our life on the surface of the earth that it can bequite an effort for our mind to break free of all the ideas that we take for granted.Because we can feel that things are heavy, we think o

153、f weight as being a fixedquality in an object, but it is not really fixed at all. If you could take a one-poundpacket of butter 4, 000 miles out from the earth, it would weigh only a quarter of apound.We find it hard to break free from ideas connected with living on the earthbecauseA、it demands too

154、great an effort for us to do so.B、we are too familiar with the way things are to question the ideas.C we have proved that those ideas are correct.D、we are so sure of ourselves that we never doubt anything on the earth.【 正确答案】B第 90题 【 单选题】2008.10 When the engine broke down, the boats crew found thems

155、elves of the wind.A、at the costB、at the mercyC、at the rateD at the moment【 正确答案】B第 91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

156、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

157、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】

158、C第 92题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】He has also included symbols to show which ions are nutrients, and which arecommon in soil or wa t e r . .A、There have been many attempts to redesign the periodic table since Dmitri Mendeleev drewit up in 1871.B、And the size of elements symbol reflects how much of it is found in

159、the Earths crust.C、Railsback has still ordered the elements according to the number of protons they have.D、Raisback has listed some elements more than once.【 正确答案】B第 93题 【 单选题】 填句补文 ln order to produce high quality products, the Tasmanian government understands theneed for getting high quality irrig

160、ation equipment at all times, such as travelling irrigators （ 灌 既车） ，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

161、 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

162、第 94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 rat

163、es. 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 grade!The authors attitude towards mixed-abilityteaching1 is.A、criticalB、questioningC、approvingD、objective【 正确答案】C第 95题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Nobel Prize-winning a

164、uthor 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 bitterremi

165、niscences, 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. Morrisons scenes of torture andmurder are vivid and strongly convey the desperation of the slaves and

166、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 96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 int

167、o 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 ha

168、ve a change of scene.C、 To spend all his winnings.D、To get away from the crew.【 正确答案】B第 97题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】 Surgery that can improve the way a person looks is becoming more and more popularin the United States. This kind of surgery is called cosmetic surgery, and both men and women areturning to this

169、treatment as a way of keeping their appearance young as well as keeping competitivein their jobs. Men especially are beginning to turn to face-lifts ( 面部拉皮手术)z liposuction (takingfat out of the body) , and implants (putting artificial parts into their bodies) to help them lookyounger. As companies d

170、ownsize ( 缩编)and move younger employees into higher positions, olderemployees in their late forties and early fifties feel the need to look and act younger in order to staycompetitive. These operations are not without danger, however.Cosmetic surgery is more popular inthe US than anywhere else.A、Tru

171、eB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】c第 98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 m

172、ay 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 abou

173、t 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 99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

174、chances of getting sick, and may be linkedto weight gain in some people. Youve 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 r

175、elaxed. Just dont 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 100题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】It had been boring hanging about the hot

176、el 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