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1、2022年武汉市广播电视大学自考英语(二) 练习题汇总(附答案解析)第1题【单项选择题】【阅读选择】During the hours when you labour through your work you may say that youre hot. Thats true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the morning. For othe
2、rs it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues as: Get up, John! Youll be late for work again! The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling e
3、nds when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?A、Unawareness of energy cycles.B、Familiar monologues.C、 A change in a family members energy cycle.D、Attempts to
4、 control the energy cycle of other family members.【正确答案】A答案解析此题的关键是看懂本段的最后一句(即:Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.),同时联系本段的第四句和第五句(即:For some people the peak comes during the morning. For others it
5、 comes in the afternoon or evening. )的意思。该句的直接意思是如果丈夫和妻子能明白能量周期是怎么 回事,以及家庭每个成员有什么样的周期,很多家庭争吵就会停止。也就是说, 家庭争吵的发生是因为丈夫和妻子不了解能量周期是怎么回事,更谈不上了解每 个家庭成员有什么样的能量周期了。因此A项:Unawareness of energy cycles(不 知道能量周期)应是正确答案。第19题【单项选择题】【填句补文】The future is much too important to simply guess about, the way the high schoo
6、l students did. by carefully studying the present, skilled businessmen, scientists, and politicians are supposedly able to figure out in advance what will happen.A、The stock market had its worst losses everB、Buildings would rotate so they could follow the sun to take maximum advantage of its light a
7、nd heatC、So experts are regularly asked to predict accuratelyD、The article was written in 1958【正确答案】c【答案解析】第一句说的是:预测未来很重要,不能像中学生那样猜想。这一空 的关键词是experts,他们不同于中学生,他们的预测应该是较为准确的。第20题【单项选择题】【阅读选择】Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch. Sit on the edge of
8、the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the trouble of searching for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharp hours.You are advised to rise with a
9、yawn and stretch because it will.A、help to keep your energy for the days workB、help you to control your temper early in the dayC、enable you to concentrate on your routine workD、keep your energy cycle under control all day【正确答案】A【答案解析】此题问的是因果关系。回答这一问题的关键是看懂本段的第二句和 其他句子的联系。首先要注意这一段的第一句Get off to a slo
10、w start which saves10your energy,也就是说早上慢慢起床可以节省能量。紧接该句的三个句子都是 慢慢起床的具体做法。因此选项A是正确答案。第21题【单项选择题】【2009.7 He would that all the classified data should be kept safe when inoffice.A、assureB、 ensureC、insureD、secure【正确答案】B【答案解析】此题考查动词意义区分。【译文】他保证在办公室里的所有机密数 据处于平安状态。【详细解答】A使确信,使有信心;B确保(某事)发生,担 保;C为.投保,给保险;D平
11、安的,没有危险的第22题【单项选择题】2007.04 Because of the bad weather, the sports meet had to be.A、shut downB、done awayC、gone offD、called off【正确答案】D【答案解析】此题考查词义辨析。call off:取消,符合句意。shutdown:关闭(工 厂);(工厂)停工,关闭。do away常与with搭配,构成do away with。go off: 爆炸,(闹铃)响。第23题【单项选择题】【完成句子】As the sunflowers grow, put a hay fence arou
12、nd them for protection and stake if necessary. Plant morning glories or sweet peas around the base of each 11sunflower, and they will grow up the stems, eventually forming a roof over the top. By summers end, kids will have a sunflower house to play in.When autumn comes, children can.A、seed lots of
13、sunflowersB、play games in the sunflower houseC、include plants with animal namesD、find their own playing section【正确答案】B【答案解析】段落最后一句是答案的出处,By summers end夏天结束的时候实 际上就是When autumn comes”秋天来临的时候。答案选择B。第24题【单项选择题】2010.04 We should this in mind: Dont judge a person by his appearance.A、 bearB、putC、placeD、pr
14、int【正确答案】A【答案解析】此题考查词汇题。【译文】我们应当牢牢记住:不要以貌取人。详 细解答】牢记在心:bear in mind或者keep in mind第25题【单项选择题】【I阅读选择】One reason is economic. In a traditional agricultural economy, large families are helpful. Having more children means having more workers in the fields and someone to take care of the parents in old ag
15、e. In an industrial economy, the situation is different. Many children do not help a family; instead, they are an expense. Thus, industrialization has generally brought down the birth rate. This was the case in Italy, which was industrialized quite recently and rapidly. In the early part of the twen
16、tieth century, Italy was a poor; largely agricultural country with a high12 birth rate. After World War回, Italys economy was rapidly modernized and industrialized. By the end of the century, the birth rate had dropped to 1.3 children per woman, the worlds lowest.In a traditional agricultural economy
17、, a large family.A、can be an advantageB、may limit incomeC isnt necessaryD、is expensive【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选 A。对照本段 In a traditional agricultural economy, large families are helpful.大的家庭是有帮助的,选项中最接近意思的是A,成为一个优势,答 案是A。第26题【单项选择题】【阅读判断】Now, there are about 24 million microcomputers in use in the United Stat
18、esone for every 10 citizens. It is estimated that by 1996, 61 percent ofAmerican managers w川 be using some sort of electronic work station.Q.: At present about 10% of American citizens possess a microcomputer.A TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。本段一开头就说到目前在美国大约有二千四百万台微型 电子计算机在使用中,平均每十人就拥有一台。因此此
19、题的表述是正确的。第27题【单项选择题】【填句补文】Posture. A good posture makes you feel better about yourself. , This makes breathing more difficult, which in turn can make you feel nervous or uncomfortable.13A、If you are feeling down, you normally dont sit straight, with your shoulders inwards.B、Body language is a broad
20、term for several forms of communication using body movements or gestures.C、 Body language differs from culture to culture.D、If you are at interviews, try to keep them still.【正确答案】A【答案解析】本段讲的是身体姿势。填充句后一个句子提到this”会使呼吸更加 困难,this显然指的是一种不太好的身体姿势,因此此题答案为A。第28题【单项选择题】【I阅读声U断】Five neighbors at a central Mis
21、souri retirement community who are all centenarians (百岁老人)get asked all the time: ”How did you live to be 100?Q: The five centenarians live in a very friendly community.A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选Co题目说的是这五位百岁老人生活在一个非常友好的社 区”,文章开头局部提到了community(社区),但该句并没有说这五位百岁老人 生活的社区是否是一个友好的社区,因此判断问题句的
22、信息在文章中没有提到。第29题【单项选择题】【I阅读选择】The children dont just plan any city. They map and analyze (分析)the housing, energy, and transportation requirements of their own district and foretell its needs in 100 years. With the aid of an architect (建筑师)who visits the classroom once a week, they invent new ways to
23、meet these needs and build models of their creations/Designing buildings of the future gives children a lot of freedom/ says the teacher who developed this program. They are able to use their own rich14 imagination and inventions without fear of blame, because there are no wrong answers in a future
24、context. In fact, as the class enters the final model-building stage of the program, an elected official7 and planning group make all the design decisions for the model city, and the teacher steps back and becomes an adviser/An architect pays a weekly visit to the classroom.A、to find out kids creati
25、ve ideasB、to discuss with the teacherC、to give children lecturesD、to help kids with their program【正确答案】D【答案解析】根据本段中的 With the aid of an architect who visits the classroom once a week, they invent new ways to meet these needs and build models of their creations可知答案为D。句中的aid意为“帮助,与help同义。第30题【单项选择题】【填
26、句补文】Doctors believe that secondhand smoke may cause lung cancer in people who do not smoke because nonsmokers often breathe in the smoke from other people/s cigarettes. . The US Environmental Protection Agency reports that about 53, 000 people die in the United States each year as a result of exposu
27、re to secondhand smoke.A、The risk is even higher for children who live in homes where both parents smoke.B、 In the United States, nine million children under the age of five live in homes with at least one smoker.C、 This smoke is called secondhand smoke.D No one knows for sure why Mr. Gilson has lun
28、g cancer.【正确答案】c【答案解析】前一句提到,不吸烟者时常吸入他人香烟中冒出的烟,接下来应首 选对此烟加以定义的句子。15第31题【单项选择题】【概括大意】If you are tired of making vague excuses for another dull summer at home, here is a thought to lift your spirits. You do not need anything so radical as winning a lottery (彩票)to finance a trip to Europe. A student ide
29、ntity card that can be obtained for a few dollars from the Council on International Educational Exchange entitles (给予、授权)you to discount tickets (打折机票)on certain charter flights to London and Paris, as well as reduced admission to many museums, cinemas, and musical events. Once in Europe, you can st
30、ay at approved youth hostels for about two dollars a night. So dont give up your hopes of becoming an international traveler.The main idea of this paragraph is.A、It is easy for a student to travel in Europe during the summer.B、 The student needs to obtain an identity card to travel at a cheap rate.C
31、、The student could stay at approved youth hostels for about two dollars a night. D The students will become international travelers in summer.【正确答案】A【答案解析】这段话主要讲学生暑假去欧洲的一些优惠来论证学生去欧洲旅行是 很容易的。因此选择A。第32题【单项选择题】2008.10 Johnson was unknown before running for the presidency.A、visiblyB、visuallyC、vertically
32、D、virtually【正确答案】D【答案解析】此题考查(形近的)副词词义区分。译文:事实上,约翰逊在参选 总统职位之前是个无名人士。A显然,明显地 B外表上,直观地C垂直地, 直立地 D实际上,事实上16第33题【单项选择题】2009.7 The house was quiet in the night,the occasional coughing from my throat.A、as forB、such asC、instead ofD、except for【正确答案】D【答案解析】此题考查短语意义区分。译文:除了偶尔我咳嗽一下以外,这所房 子在夜晚非常安静。A至于,关于;B例如;C代替
33、,而不是;D除了以 外第34题【单项选择题】【阅读选择】The violence within a society is controlled through institutions of law. The more developed a legal system becomes, the more society takes responsibility for the discovery, control, and punishment of violent acts. In most tribal societies the only means to deal with an ac
34、t of violence is revenge. Each family group may have the responsibility for personally carrying out judgment and punishment upon the person who committed the offense. But in legal systems, the responsibility for revenge becomes depersonalized and diffused. The society assumes the responsibility for
35、protecting individuals from violence. In cases where they cannot be protected, the society is responsible for imposing punishment. The function of legal systems, according to the passage, is.A、to control violence within a societyB、to protect the world from chaosC、to free society from the idea of rev
36、engeD、to give the government absolute power【正确答案】A17【答案解析】本段的第一句话 The violence within a society is controlled through institutions of law是此题的答案。第35题【单项选择题】【阅读选择】Two thousand years ago the Chinese had already developed a working compass. A piece of lodestone (天然磁石)would be cut into the shape of a lad
37、le (长 柄勺). Placed on a stone board with a smooth surface, the lodestone would move round until the handle of the ladle pointed south while the bulk (主体)of the ladle was attracted to magnetic north. This interestingly shaped device is mentioned in a book from about 80. Other ancient books may have da
38、ted it as far back as the fourth century Jade (玉石)finders played an important role in the invention of the ladle. They travelled great distances to look for jade. In order not to lose directions, they would take a ladle with them.When did the Chinese invent the compass?A、In 1492.B、 In the thirteen c
39、entury A.D.C、In A.D. 80.D、At least 2000 years ago.【正确答案】D【答案解析】 本段中 Two thousand years ago the Chinese had already developed a working compass.直接告诉我们中国创造指南针的时间。第36题【单项选择题】【概括大意】Today, we are beginning to think differently. In the last few years, research has thrown doubt on the view that innate inte
40、lligence can ever be measured and on the very nature of intelligence itself. There is considerable evidence now which shows the great influence of environment both on achievement and intelligence. Children with poor home backgrounds not only do less well in their school work and intelligence tests b
41、ut their performance tends to deteriorate gradually compared with that of their more fortunate classmates.The main idea of18this paragraph is.A、Main Results of Recent ResearchesB、Popular Doubt about the New ViewC、Effect of Environment on IntelligenceD、Impact on School Education【正确答案】c【答案解析】本段提出了一个新的
42、对智力的认识,与过去一些年的传统的把智力 看做是一种不变的能力的这种理解不同,它主张智力和人的成长环境有关。因此 选择Co第37题【单项选择题】【阅读选择】Late one Sunday afternoon in September 1999, Oseola McCarty, an elderly cleaning lady passed away in the little wooden frame house where she had lived and worked most of her life. It may seem like an ordinary end to a humb
43、le life, but there was something quite exceptional about this woman. In the summer of 1995, McCarty gave $ 150,000, most of the money she had saved throughout her life, to the University of Southern Mississippi in her hometown. The money was to help other African Americans through university. She ha
44、d started her savings habit as a young child when she would return from school to clean and iron for money which she would then save.This woman shocked and inspired the world because.A、she had managed to save so much moneyB、she gave her money to African AmericansC、she gave her life savings to help o
45、thers through universityD、she only spent money on cheap things【正确答案】c【答案解析】答案选c。0nly是绝对词,在选项D中出现,根据经验排除D;对 照原文第一自然段最后一句话 there was something quite exceptional about this woman说她有些特别的地方,接着第二自然段就讲In the summer of 1995, McCarty gave $ 150,000, most of the money she had saved throughout her life, to19第2
46、题【单项选择题】【阅读选择】Late one Sunday afternoon in September 1999, Oseola McCarty, an elderly cleaning lady passed away in the little wooden frame house where she had lived and worked most of her life. It may seem like an ordinary end to a humble life, but there was something quite exceptional about this wo
47、man. In the summer of 1995, McCarty gave $ 150,000, most of the money she had saved throughout her life, to the University of Southern Mississippi in her hometown. The money was to help other African Americans through university. She had started her savings habit as a young child when she would retu
48、rn from school to clean and iron for money which she would then save.This woman shocked and inspired the world because.A、she had managed to save so much moneyB、she gave her money to African AmericansC、she gave her life savings to help others through universityD she only spent money on cheap things【正确答案】c【答案解析】答案选c。only是绝对词,在选项D中出现,根据经验排除D;对 照原文第一自然段最后一句话 there was something quite exceptional about this woman说她有些特别的地方,接着第二自然段就讲In the summer of 1995z McCarty gave $ 150,000, most of the money she h