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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5月山西省绛县英语( 一)模拟题( 解析版)第 1 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
2、anyones guess. Some Customs officials estimate that only10 percent of the drugs coming into the country are ever seized. In Miami, theDistrict Attorney ( 检察长) won,t 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
3、 not something 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 2 题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Gyorgy Buzsaki of Rutge
4、rs University and his colleagues analyzed thebrain waves of sleeping rats and mice. Specifically, they examined the electricalactivity emanating from the somatosensory neocortex (an area that processessensory information) and the hippocampus, which is a center for learning andmemory. The scientists
5、found that oscillations in brain waves from the two regionsappear to be intertwined. So-called sleep spindles (bursts of activity from theneocortex) were followed tens of milliseconds later by beats in the hippocampusknown as ripples. The team posits that this interplay between the two brain regions
6、is a key step in memory consolidation. A second study, also published online thisweek by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, links age-associatedmemory decline to high glucose levels. What is the result of the experiment withrats and mice carried out at Rutgers UniversityA The elect
7、rical activity is emanating from the somatosensory neocortex.B、Oscillations in brain waves are from hippocampus.C、Somatosensory neocortex and hippocampus work together in memory consolidation.D、Somatosensory neocortex plays it primary role in memory consolidation.【 正确答案】C第 3 题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 Mothers
8、Day is a special day for everyone! We use this day to honor our mothers allover the world!It is held on the second Sunday of May in many countries, such as Australia,Canada and the United States. It is held exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday in the UnitedKingdom. Sundays are usually non-school
9、 and non-working days in these countries.A、 She wanted to memory her mother, Ann Jarvis.B、When is the earliest Mothers Day celebrationC Many families begin Mothers Day with breakfast in bed.D、Mothers Day falls on different days in different the countries.【 正确答案】D第4题 【 单选题】2004.10 Read aloud_ all the
10、 students in the classroom can hear you clearly.A、sinceB、 becauseC、forD、so that【 正确答案】D第5题 【 单选题】【 完成句子】The biggest advance in early detection is continuous watch from weather satellites.With these, we can see the storms form and track them fully, from birth to death. While they canstill kill people
11、 and destroy property, hurricanes will never surprise any nation again.Using weathersatellites can ensure of hurricanes.A、the timely ( 及时的)discoveryB、the controllingC its uncertaintyD the reduction【 正确答案】A第 6 题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】 My teacher once said to me, If you dont quit, you will win”. I have nodesir
12、e to quit writing as Im having too much fun. My thanks go to AssociatedContent and the Yahoo! Contributor Network for all my progress in writing! And tomy fellow writers thank you so much for your support and friendship. May wecontinue to support each other for many years to come!We can learn from t
13、hepassage 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 7 题 【 单选题】 阅读理解】Another problem the village people face is the
14、destruction caused bywild animals such as the elephant. Elephants will walk through and destroy theircrops, trees and huts in just one night. The cheap and easy solution is to soak ropein chili water and put it up around their fence and it will keep the elephants andother wild animals away.In the lo
15、cal village, ElephantsA、are important for farmingB、are the only wild animalsC often cause trouble to villagers cropsD、can be found in each family【 正确答案】C第 8 题 【 单选题】2004.04 For a week she worked with us in the village,_ her poor health.A、as a result ofB、on account ofC、in spite ofD、despite of【 正确答案】C
16、第 9 题 【 单选题】In one type of laboratory test all the variables one are controlled.A、byB、andC butD、or【 正确答案】C第 10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 11题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】In 2006, Blackburn, of the University of California, San Franci
17、sco, andGreider, of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, shared the Lasker prize for basicmedical research with Jack Szostak of Harvard Medical School. Their work set thestage for research suggesting that cancer cells use telomerase to sustain theiruncontrolled growth. The research by Blackburn an
18、d 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12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 chos
19、en 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、 T
20、heres 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13题 【 单选题】【 概括大意】Volunteering gives you an opportunity to change lives, including your own. If yourefeeling frustrated or overwhelmed by the news of a disaste
21、r, volunteering to help can be a great wayto cope. If youd like to support a cause but cant afford to donate money, you can donate your timeinstead. Helping others in need is such an important part of the American way of life that many highschools require their students to spend a certain number of
22、hours volunteering in order to graduate.Volunteering is a great way to learn new skills from working as part of a team to setting andreaching goals. It gives you a chance to discover what kinds of things youre best at and enjoy themost. A volunteer job that you love can even help shape your ideas ab
23、out your career goals.Themain idea of this paragraph is.A、 Support a health-related causeB Teach in CountrysideC Volunteer in Special FestivalD Goodness of Volunteering【 正确答案】D第 14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.
24、So he decided to ban the junk and startedcooking 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 th
25、e country. And it looks like the changes have takenplace.Generally, schools didnt serve to students before.A、soup and curriesB、hot cooked mealsC、drinks and chipsD burgers and pizzas【 正确答案】A第 15题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】Energy beamed down from space is one step closer to reality, now that California hasgiven th
26、e green light to an agreement that would see the Pacific Gas and Electric Company buy 200megawatt ( 兆瓦) of power beamed down from solar-power satellites beginning in 2016. Butsome major challenges will have to be overcome if the technology is to be used widely.Solar-powersatellites will use radio wa
27、ves to beam energy down from sp ace.( )A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】A第16题 【 单选题】2004,10 To our delight, she quickly herself to the situation.A、adoptedB adaptedC、attachedD、appealed【 正确答案】B第17题 【 单选题】2005.4 Some people who are very intelligent and successful in their fields find difficultto succeed
28、in language learning.A、whichB、howC thatD、it【 正确答案】D第 18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 c
29、annotfree herself from her horrific memories. Through a series of flashbacks and bitterreminiscences, 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 s
30、cenes 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 19题 【 单选题】2004.04 Harry Potter is the most interesti
31、ng book I have ever read.A、whichB、whereC whenD that【 正确答案】D第 20题 【 单选题】 阅读理解】 I entered the hotel managers office and sat down. I had just lost 50and I felt very upset. I left the money in my room, I said, and its not there now.The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. Everyone/s losing
32、moneythese days. he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but wasinterrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk.It contained 50. I found this outside this gentlemans room, she said. Well, Isaid to the manager, there is still some honesty in this wor
33、ld!What did the writerbelieve had happened to his money?A、He had left his money in the managers office.B、Someone had stolen his money.C The manager had the money.D、The girl had stolen the money.【 正确答案】B第 21题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】For over a month, Indonesia was in crisis. Forest fires raged out of control as
34、 thecountry suffered its worst drought for 50 years. Smoke from the fires mixed with sunlight and hotdry air to form a cloud of smog. This pollution quickly spread and within days it was hanging overneighbouring countries including Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.Indonesia was in crisis becauseof t
35、he drought.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】A第22题 【 单选题】2007.4 I had never expected you to turn_ at the meeting. I thought you were in Shanghai.A、aroundB、onC、inD、up【 正确答案】D第23题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 In order to produce high quality products, the Tasmanian government understands theneed for getting high qualit
36、y 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 ne
37、eds 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.【
38、正确答案】A第 24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 of her father David, in morethan one way; when she was one year old she received part of her fathers liver in alivertr
39、ansplant 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 bik
40、e again after about a year.D、 Doctors hope that she will continue to get stronger and stronger.【 正确答案】A第 25题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】 Finally, many great players come from the same kind of neighborhood- a poor, crowed area where a boys dream is not to be a doctor, lawyer, orbusinessman, but to become a rich, f
41、amous 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 awall in the slums
42、of Belfast.AII great players have a lot in common, but that doesntexplain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, butonly one became Pele. The greatest players are born with some unique quality thatsets them apart from all the others.In the last paragraph the statemen
43、t ” but onlyone became Pele“ indicates t hat .A、Pele is the greatest soccer player.B、 the greatest players are born with some unique quality.C Peles birthplace sets him apart from all the others.D、 the success of a soccer player has everything to do with the family back ground.【 正确答案】B第 26题 【 单选题】【
44、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 well be able to chat away and machines will soak it
45、 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 navigation systems, telephoneconsoles, browsers, thermostats. VCRs, microwaves and any other devices we wantto boss around.The techniques of voice
46、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 others voice【 正确答案】B第 27题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Once all this ended, I followed Ed and Helen home to be sure theyarrived safely.
47、 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 w
48、hen helping those in trouble【 正确答案】C第 28题 【 单选题】2005.10 Only after class to raise the question.A、did he allowedB、was he allowedC he was allowedD did he allow【 正确答案】B第29题 【 单选题】Mary be in Paris, for I saw her in the town only a few minutes ago.A、mustntB、cantC、shouldntD、may not【 正确答案】B第30题 【 单选题】2005.
49、10 Since time is limited, wed better our task.A、get onB、get overC、get acrossD、get into【 正确答案】D第31题 【 单选题】2004.10 Jean didn/t have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy forthe examination.A、to prepareB、to be preparedC、preparingD、being preparing【 正确答案】C第32题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 Five-year-
50、old Lani still takes seven medicines with her breakfast every morning. 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 wi
51、th 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
52、 hope that she will continue to get stronger and stronger.【 正确答案】A第33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
53、 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 grade!The authors attitude towards mixed-abilityteaching1 1 is.A、criticalB、questioningC、a
54、pprovingD、objective【 正确答案】c第 34题 【 单选题】( 完成句子】 Recent studies showed that the average high school student spends fifteen to thirtyhours a week watching television and only two hours a week in organized play or exercise. That isone reason why one-third of the 200, 000 pupils tested for the Presidents
55、 Council on PhysicalFitness failed a simple test of strength, stamina, and flexibility. Some of the boys and girls could notraise themselves to a sitting position without using their hands! Some people have difficulties instanding up due to.A、be overweightB lacking adequate exerciseC、hurt badlyD、not
56、 used【 正确答案】B第 35题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Somewhere around puberty ( 发育;青春期) , something happens inthe timing of the biological clock. ( 2) The clock pushes forward, so adolescents andteenagers are unable to fall asleep as early as they used to. When your mother tellsyou its time for bed, your body may be pus
57、hing you to stay up for several hoursmore. And the light coming from your computer screen or TV could be pushing youto stay up even later.What is implied in the second paragraph?A、Young childrens biological clock has the same rhythm with that of the teenagers.B、People after puberty begin to go to be
58、d earlier due to the change of the biological clock.C、Children before puberty tend to fall asleep earlier at night than adolescents.D、Teenagers go to bed later than they used to due to the light from the computer screen.【 正确答案】C第 36题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】Once upon a time there was a rich village. The wealth
59、iest 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 honor with the fourth by giving it to the
60、 needy.D、So he buried it in a nearby rice field.【 正确答案】D第 37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 startedcooking some good soup and curries for the children instead. So he improved the
61、school 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 didnt serve to students before.A、soup and cu
62、rriesB、hot cooked mealsC、drinks and chipsD、burgers and pizzas【 正确答案】A第 38题 【 单选题】2007. 4 As his parents died when he was young, he was_by his uncle.A、brought upB、grown upC、brought outD、taken out【 正确答案】A第 39题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】The first principle is that people are more likely to follow someone who is sim
63、ilar tothem than someone who is not. Wise managers, then, ask peers to help make 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4
64、0题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known fortheir rolein pollination ( 授粉) and for producing honey and b e e s w a x . T h e best-known bee speciesis the European honey bee, which, as its name suggests, produces honey, as do a few other types ofbee.A、T
65、here is only one queen in a hive.B、 Every bee does a job without being told.C、There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees.D、Bees do not like ice and snow.【 正确答案】C第41题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】Once upon a time there was a rich village. The wealthiest of the villagers decided tohide a huge lump ( 堆) of gold to
66、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 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 42题 【
67、单选题】【 阅读理解】Writing for the content sites such as the Yahoo! Contributor Networkalso interests me. Ive 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! Contrib
68、utor 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 accor
69、ding 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 43题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】He has also included symbols to show which ions are nutrients, and wh
70、ich 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 the Earths crust.C Railsback has still ordered the elements according to the number of pr
71、otons they have.D、 Raisback has listed some elements more than once.【 正确答案】B第 44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 ea
72、rlier 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、fa
73、ilures【 正确答案】C第 45题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Most of us walk and carry items in our hands every day. These areseemingly simple activities that the majority of us dont question. But aninternational team of researchers, including Dr. Richmond from GWs ColumbianCollege of Arts and Sciences, have discovered that hu
74、man walking upright may haveoriginated millions of years ago as an adaptation to carrying scarce, high-qualityresources. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the first twoparagraphsA Many people question the simple human activities of walking and carrying items.B、Chimpanzees be
75、haviors 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 46题 【 单选题】2005.4 or not youre conscious of it, youre constantly valuing items in
76、 dollars.A、AsB、WhetherC、HoweverD、If【 正确答案】B第 47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、 Its now socially acceptable, even
77、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 48题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Scientific con
78、servatism suggests that a biological explanation shouldbe the last choice after all non-biological 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 explaint
79、hese results.What can be inferred from what Allen said?A Scientists have different arguments over whether 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 chemic
80、al reaction is a possible explanation.【 正确答案】A第 49题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Most of us walk and carry items in our hands every day. These areseemingly simple activities that the majority of us dont question. But aninternational team of researchers, including Dr. Richmond from GWs ColumbianCollege of Arts and S
81、ciences, have discovered that human walking upright may haveoriginated millions of years ago as an adaptation to carrying scarce, high-qualityresources. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the first twoparagraphsA、 Many people question the simple human activities of walking an
82、d 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 those of modern-day chimpanzees,.【 正确答案】A第 50题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】During work Tom always though
83、t of the girl and felt as if he had mether somewhere, but he couldnt 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
84、 to love this girl. When his work was over, Tom called the girlwho had dated 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、didnt like the biscuitsC、walked to work every
85、 morningD、compared the two girls carefully【 正确答案】D第 51题 【 单选题】The computer of this kind can work than the one of that kind.A、hundred of times fasterB、a hundred time fasterC、hundred times fasterD、hundreds of times faster【 正确答案】D第 52题 【 单选题】 填句补文As part of their study, the researchers used a special m
86、achine 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
87、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53题 【 单选题】【 阅读判断】When Nick Holonyak set out to create a new
88、 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:Holonyaks colleagues thought he would fail in his research on LEDs at the time when he
89、 started it.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【 正确答案】A第54题 【 单选题】【 完成句子】The biggest advance in early detection is continuous watch from weather satellites.With these, we can see the storms form and track them fully, from birth to death. While they canstill kill people and destroy property, hurricanes will nev
90、er surprise any nation again.Using weathersatellites can ensure of hurricanes.A、the timely ( 及时的)discoveryB the controllingC、its uncertaintyD the reduction【 正确答案】A第 55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
91、the long-term decline in theearths protective ozone layer. The agencies, the World Health Organization (WHO)and the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) , issued the warning as theylaunched a global programme aimed at alerting schools to the dangers of exposureto the sun.Why does the risk of developing
92、 skin cancers in children become greaterand greaterA、 Because they pay little attention to their skin health.B、Because they are short of physical training.C、Because the earths protective ozone layer declines year after year.D、Because the earth is getting warmer and warmer.【 正确答案】C第 56题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】
93、Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to theirintellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We areconcerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just theiracademic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, an
94、d we find thatmixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.The author arguesthat a teachers chief concern should be the development of the s t u d e n t s .A、personal qualities and social skillsB、total personalityC、 learning ability and communicative skillsD、 intellectual abil
95、ity【 正确答案】B第 57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 co
96、uple of generations ago.B The growing number of women with good jobs has done much 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 58题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】It had b
97、een 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-look
98、ingclouds, 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 59题 【 单选题】【 2009.7 Jane has no relatives to in New York.A、get down toB、stand up forC、fall back
99、onD、take advantage of【 正确答案】C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 boys dream is not to be a doctor; lawyer, orbusinessman, but to become a rich, famous athlete or entertainer. For example,Liverpool, which produced the Be
100、etles, had one of the best English soccer ( 英式足球)teams in recent years. Pele practiced in the street with a ball made of rags. AndGeorge Best learned the tricks that made him famous by bouncing the ball off awall in the slums of Belfast.AII great players have a lot in common, but that doesntexplain
101、why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, butonly one became Pele. The greatest players are born with some unique quality thatsets them apart from all the others.In the last paragraph the statement . but onlyone became Pele“ indicates t hat .A、Pele is the greatest socce
102、r player.B、the greatest players are born with some unique quality.C、Peles birthplace sets him apart from all the others.D、the success of a soccer player has everything to do with the family back ground.【 正确答案】B第 61题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Until recently, the science of the future was supposed to beelectronics
103、 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. Thiscombination is the science of biotechnology.According to the passage, the sc
104、ienceof the future is likely to be.A、electronicsB biotechnologyC genetic engineeringD、nuclear technology【 正确答案】B第 62题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known fortheir rolein pollination ( 授粉) and for producing honey and b e e s w a x . T h e best-known b
105、ee 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 of bees.D、Bees do not like ice and snow.【 正确答案】C第 63题 【 单选题】2005.10 Th
106、ey appear badly in the car accident.A、being hurtB、having hurtC、to have been hurtD、to be hurt【 正确答案】C第64题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】The basic tools for an interview are paper and two or three well-sharpened pencils.But keep your notebook or paper out of sight until you need it. Theres nothing less likely to relax
107、 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 better.C、 The rest is instinct, which can all be
108、 learned with experience.D、 Both of you need time to get to know each other.【 正确答案】D第65题 【 单选题】The ants, hardworking they are, have their time for play.A、ifB、asC sinceD though【 正确答案】B第 66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
109、 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 passes so quickly, sad for days thatgo by, faster than wed like them to. But it also makes me feel the sweetness ofthese thi
110、ngs 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 authors feeling of the book?A It makes him feel sad for his childhood is sad.B、It makes him feel sad be
111、cause 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 he can carry evenwhen he is an adult.【 正确答案】D第 67题 【 单选题】For a week she worked with us in the village, her poor health.
112、A、as a result ofB、on account ofC、in spite ofD despite of【 正确答案】C第68题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】Once upon a 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
113、 share your own things with others, you are doomed to benefitfrom it.C、And I will receive the 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69题 【 单选题】2008.10 Several people were unable to the meeting because of the storm.A、attendB、participateC、join
114、D attempt【 正确答案】A第70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 we are and from where we came.
115、 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【 正确答案】C第 71题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】In 1994,
116、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. Some Customs officials estimate that only10 percent of the drugs coming into the country are ever seized. In Miami, theDistric
117、t 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 that were going to stop the presses on,“ says Tom Cash, a retiredagent.Which of the following could best replace the expression
118、 “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 72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 startedcooking some good s
119、oup 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.Gen
120、erally, schools didnt serve to students before.A、soup and curriesB、hot cooked mealsC drinks and chipsD、burgers and pizzas【 正确答案】A第 73题 【 单选题】2005.10 The traditional view that men are superior women still exists in some remoteareas.A、 overB、toC、forD、 than【 正确答案】B第74题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 The black robin ( 旅
121、鸦) is one of the worlds 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
122、to meet the challenges will disappear early.C、 Both represent orders in the classification of life.D、Detailed studies are going onz and a public appeal for money has been made.【 正确答案】A第75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 th
123、an 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 76题 【 单选题】 阅读理解“Longer life would give us a chance to rec
124、over from our mistakes andpromote long term thinking, says Dr Gregory Stock of the University Of CaliforniaSchool Of Public Health. Mlt would also raise productivity by adding to the year wecan work. Longer lives dont just affect the people who live them. They also affectsociety as a whole. We have
125、war; poverty, all sorts of issues around, and I don,tthink any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,“ says USbioethicist Daniel Callahan. MThe question is What will we get as a societys suspectit won/t be a better society.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of theth
126、ings 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 77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 somewh
127、at 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 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 r
128、emember 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 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 re
129、member his happy childhood.C He couldnt describe the book, for he doesnt know the feeling.D、He realizes that childhood imagination, freedom and joy are things that he can carry evenwhen he is an adult.【 正确答案】D第 78题 【 单选题】【 完成句子】Amongst the most popular books being written today are those which are u
130、suallyclassified as science fiction. Hundreds of titles are published every year and are read by all kinds ofpeople. Furthermore, some of the most successful films of recent years have been based on sciencefiction stories.People enj oy.A、a recurrent themeB reading books of science fictionC read worl
131、dwideD、political implications【 正确答案】B第 79题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Most of us walk and carry items in our hands every day. These areseemingly simple activities that the majority of us dont question. But aninternational team of researchers, including Dr. Richmond from GWs ColumbianCollege of Arts and Sciences,
132、have discovered that human walking upright may haveoriginated millions of years ago as an adaptation to carrying scarce, high-qualityresources. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the first twoparagraphsA、 Many people question the simple human activities of walking and carryin
133、g items.B、Chimpanzees behaviors may suggest why humans walk on two legs.C Human walking upright is viewed as an adaptation to carrying precious resources.D、Our ancestors ecological conditions resembled those of modern-day chimpanzees7.【 正确答案】A第 80题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 Mexicos current lack of funds is also
134、 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 inco
135、me 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 being
136、eaten 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 81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 d
137、ecided to ban the junk and startedcooking 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 count
138、ry. And it looks like the changes have takenplace.Generally, schools didnt serve to students before.A、soup and curriesB、hot cooked mealsC、drinks and chipsD burgers and pizzas【 正确答案】A第 82题 【 单选题】2005.4 Some people who are very intelligent and successful in their fields find difficultto succeed in lan
139、guage learning.A、whichB、howC、 thatD、it【 正确答案】D第 83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
140、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 morning to nightD、from time to time【 正确答案】C第 84题 【
141、 单选题】2004.04 The information she received_wrong. Therefore, she made an incorrect decision.A、wereB、wasC、isD、are【 正确答案】B第 85题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】 I entered the hotel managers office and sat down. I had just lost 50and I felt very upset. I left the money in my room, I said, and its not there now.The manager
142、 was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. Everyones losing moneythese days. he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but wasinterrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk.It contained 50. I found this outside this gentlemans room. she said. Well, I
143、said to the manager, there is still some honesty in this world!What did the writerbelieve had happened to his money?A、He had left his money in the managers office.B、Someone had stolen his money.C、The manager had the money.D、The girl had stolen the money.【 正确答案】B第 86题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Young musicians in
144、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 s
145、ame 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 wit
146、h young people in AfricaD、 mostly written just for entertainment【 正确答案】B第 87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 t
147、han half of their habitat 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
148、 left in the wild.【 正确答案】D第88题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】Once upon a 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, y
149、ou are doomed to benefitfrom it.C And I will receive the 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89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 i
150、s as wonderful as it sounds is a chancemore and more Americans are taking.A、Its 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
151、 seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream.【 正确答案】D第90题 【 单选题】【 概括大意】Volunteering gives you an opportunity to change lives, including your own. If yourefeeling frustrated or overwhelmed by the news of a disaster, volunteering to help can be a great wayto cope. If youd like t
152、o support a cause but cant afford to donate money, you can donate your timeinstead. Helping others in need is such an important part of the American way of life that many highschools require their students to spend a certain number of hours volunteering in order to graduate.Volunteering is a great w
153、ay to learn new skills from working as part of a team to setting andreaching goals. It gives you a chance to discover what kinds of things youre best at and enjoy themost. A volunteer job that you love can even help shape your ideas about your career goals.Themain idea of this paragraph is.A、Support
154、 a health-related causeB、Teach in CountrysideC、Volunteer in Special FestivalD Goodness of Volunteering【 正确答案】D第91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 lava that they produced. He found that
155、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 the Killing Power of Older EruptionsD、
156、A Mass Extinction【 正确答案】c第92题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】 The black robin ( 旅鸦) is one of the worlds 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
157、 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93题 【 单选题】【 概括大意】I love sunny days because they are
158、ideal 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,
159、 knowing 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 mai
160、n 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 94题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Young musicians in African coun
161、tries 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
162、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 peop
163、le in AfricaD、mostly written just for entertainment【 正确答案】B第 95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. census ( 人口普查), 25 percent of allhouseholds in the U.S. are made up of just one pe
164、rson.A、 It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream.B、He says, /zl 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 96题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】Most of us walk and carry items in our
165、 hands every day. These areseemingly simple activities that the majority of us dont question. But aninternational team of researchers, including Dr. Richmond from GWs ColumbianCollege of Arts and Sciences, have discovered that human walking upright may haveoriginated millions of years ago as an adap
166、tation to carrying scarce, high-qualityresources. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the first twoparagraphsA、 Many people question the simple human activities of walking and carrying items.B、Chimpanzees behaviors may suggest why humans walk on two legs.C、Human walking uprigh
167、t is viewed as an adaptation to carrying precious resources.D、Our ancestors7 ecological conditions resembled those of modern-day chimpanzees,.【 正确答案】A第 97题 【 单选题】( 阅读理解】 Once the characteristics for surviving salty soil are known, Flowers andYeo will try to breed the appropriate genes into all manne
168、rs of crops and plants.Land that has been abandoned to nature will then be able to bloom again,providing much needed food in the poorer countries of the world.The attitude ofthe author towards the research project is.A、 positive.B negative.C suspicious.D、indifferent.【 正确答案】A第 98题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】The ba
169、sic tools for an interview are paper and two or three well-sharpened pencils.But keep your notebook or paper out of sight until you need it. Theres nothing less likely to relax aperson than the arrival of someone with a note-taking pad. . Take a while just to chat,judging what sort of person you*re
170、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 99题 【 单选题】【 填句补文】But Bali starlings are
171、 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 habitat was converted into farmland, and forest plantation. Many ofthem were captured and sold
172、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.【 正确答案】D第 100题 【 单选题】【 阅读理解】In this world of change and complexity, the need for information i
173、s ofgreatest importance. Those people who have accurate, reliable up-to-dateinformation to solve the day-to-day problems, the critical problems of theirbusiness, social and family life, will survive and succeed Knowledge is power maywell be the truest saying and access to information may be the most
174、 criticalrequirement of all people.We can learn from the paragraph t hat .A、it is necessary to obtain as much knowledge as possibleB、people should make the best use of the information accessibleC、we should realize the importance of accumulating informationD、it is of vital importance to acquire needed information efficiently【 正确答案】D