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2022年東吳大學(xué)自考英語（二）練習(xí)題匯總（附答

案解析）

第1題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】TheISUwon'tfinallyapprovethenewsystemuntilitmeetsinJune

butalreadyUKSport,theBritishGovernment'ssportsbody,hasexpressed

reservations."Iremaintobeconvincedthattherandomselectionsystemwould

offertheguaranteesthateveryoneconcernedwithethicalsportislookingfor",says

JerryBingham,UKSport'sheadofethics（倫理）.Theattitudeofthoseconcernedin

theUKtothenewrulesproposedbyISUcanbebestdescribedas.

A、indifferent.

B、reserved.

C^enthusiastic.

D、positive.

【正確答案】B

第2題【單選題】

（填句補(bǔ)文】Aspartoftheirstudy,theresearchersusedaspecialmachinetotakeactionphotosof

thestudents'brains..Thisisthesamepartofthebrainthatbecomesactivewhengood

readersread.Thisactivatedbrainareaappearstoincludeastructurethathelpspeoplerecognize

familiarwrittenwordsquickly.

A、Doyouhavedifficultyreadinginclass?

B、Thepicturesshowedanincreaseinactivityinthebackofthebrainontheleftside.

C、Aspartofthestudy,37strugglingreadersreceivedspecialtutoring.

D、Bytheendoftheschoolyear;thesechildrencouldreadfasterthanbefore.

【正確答案】B

第3題【單選題】

[2010.4]“ImeeverythingaboutLenny/Lucyinsisted.

A、wouldlikeyoutell

B、wouldlikeyoutotell

C^wouldlikeyoutelling

D、wouldlikethatyoutell

【正確答案】B

第4題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Untilrecently,the"scienceofthefuture"wassupposedtobe

electronicsandartificialintelligence.Todayitseemsmoreandmorelikelythatthe

nextgreatbreakthroughsintechnologywillbebroughtthroughacombinationof

thosetwoscienceswithorganicchemistryandgeneticengineering.This

combinationisthescienceofbiotechnology.Accordingtothepassage,thescience

ofthefutureislikelytobe.

A、electronics

B、biotechnology

C、geneticengineering

D>nucleartechnology

【正確答案】B

第5題【單選題】

（填句補(bǔ)文】ButBalistarlingsareonlyfoundinasmallareaontheislandofBaliinIndonesia.They

liveinthetallgrasslandsnearthecoast.Todaythereareonly14leftinthewildonasingle

reserve.Morethanhalfoftheirhabitatwasconvertedintofarmland,andforestplantation.Manyof

themwerecapturedandsoldaspets.

A、Weshouldtakemeasurestoprotectthem.

B、Balistarlingsareverybeautifulbirds.

C^Theygrowfastbecauseofaproteinrichdietofinsects.

D、In1984,therewereonly150birdsleftinthewild.

【正確答案】D

第6題【單選題】

【完成句子】IntheUnitedStates,creditcardfeeshavebecomeapoliticalissue.Congresshas

threatenedtotakeactionagainstsomebadbehaviorbylenders.Butgettingacreditcardhas

becomealoteasierformostpeople.Andmanycardsofferlowratesatfirst,especiallyifpeople

agreetomovetheirmoneyfromanothercard.IntheUSA,Congresshasthreatenedtotakeaction

againstsomebadbehaviorto.

A、theinterestchargeonbuyingsomething

B、toshowpeoplethenegativeeffectsthatcreditcardsbringtopeople

A、Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B、Comebackanotherday;itwillgobetter.

C、Therestisinstinct,whichcanallbelearnedwithexperience.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正確答案】D

第9題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Childrenthinkthatbeinggrownupmeansbeingabletodoexactlyastheyplease.

.Thechancetodiscoverwhetherthatfreedomisaswonderfulasitsoundsisachance

moreandmoreAmericansaretaking.

A^It'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.

B、Thenumberonereasongivenbymostpeopleforlivingaloneisthattheysimplyenjoydoing

whattheywantwhentheywanttodoit.

C>Livingaloneisaluxury.

D、Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhooddream.

【正確答案】D

第10題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Ok,enoughnegativetalk.Ifyounotice,youhavesomepeoplereactingnegatively

whileothersareactingpositively.Here'swhatmakesthedifference.Yougetwhatyoufocuson.You

caneitherthinkabouthowbadyouhaveitandfeellikeavictim,oryoucanusethesechallengesas

areasontostepupandgrowfromthem.Difficultiesareboundtomakepeoplebecomevictims.()

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

第11題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbe

quiteaneffortforourmindtobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof"weight"asbeingafixed

qualityinanobject,butitisnotreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeaone-pound

packetofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofa

pound.Howmuchwouldfourpoundsofteaweighifitwastaken4,000milesout

fromthesurfaceoftheearth?

A、1pound.

B、2pounds.

C、3pounds.

D、4pounds.

【正確答案】A

第12題【單選題】

［概括大意］Deafpeople-peoplewhocan'thear—arestillabletocommunicatequitewell,witha

speciallanguage.It*scalledsignlanguage.Thespeakerofsignlanguageuseshandgesturesinorder

tocommunicate.Basicsignlanguagehasbeenusedforalong,longtime.Butsignlanguagewasn't

reallydevelopeduntilabout250yearsago.Inthemiddleofthe1700\aFrenchmannamedEpee

developedsignlanguage.Epeewasabletospeakandhear,butheworkedduringmostofhislifeas

ateacherofdeafpeopleinFrance.Epeedevelopedalargenumberofvocabularywordsforsign

language.Epee'ssystemusedmostly“picture-image“signs.Wecallthempicture-imagesigns

becausethesignscreateapicture.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、ActuallyDeafPeopleCanSpeak

B、DeafPeopleCanCommunicate

C、SomethingaboutSignLanguage

D>SignLanguageisInventedbyaDeafPeople

【正確答案】C

第13題【單選題】

Tosomeextentthegoodserviceatthehotelthepoorfood.

A、broughtout

B、cameabout

C、gotdownto

D、madeupfor

【正確答案】D

第14題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood

-apoor,crowedareawhereaboy'sdreamisnottobeadoctor,lawyer,or

businessman,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,

Liverpool,whichproducedtheBeetles,hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccer（英式足

球）teamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwithaballmadeofrags.And

GeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffa

wallintheslumsofBelfast.AIIgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn't

explainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,but

onlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythat

setsthemapartfromalltheothers.lnthelastparagraphthestatement"???butonly

onebecamePelewindicatesthat.

A、Peleisthegreatestsoccerplayer.

thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality.

C、Pele'sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothers.

D、thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodov/iththefamilybackground.

【正確答案】B

第15題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Mobilephonesshouldcarryalabeliftheyprovedtobeadangerous

sourceofradiation,accordingtoRobertBell,ascientist.Andnomoremobilephone

transmittertowers（發(fā)射塔）shouldbebuiltuntilthelong-termhealtheffectsof

theradiationtheyemit（放射）isscientificallyevaluated,hesaid."Nobody'sgoing

todropdeadovernightbutweshouldbeaskingformorescientificinformation/'

RobertBellsaidataconferenceonthehealtheffectsoflow-levelradiation."If

mobilephonesarefoundtobedangerous,theyshouldcarryawarninglabeluntil

propershieldscanbedevised/'hesaid.AccordingtoRobertBell,ifmobilephones

provetobedangeroustopeople'shealth

A、theyshouldbebannedimmediately.

B、theuseofthemshouldberestricted.

C、alltransmittertowersshouldbetorndown.

D、awarninglabelshouldbeattached.

【正確答案】D

第16題【單選題】

[2010.4]“ImeeverythingaboutLenny/Lucyinsisted.

A、wouldlikeyoutell

B、wouldlikeyoutotell

C、wouldlikeyoutelling

D、wouldlikethatyoutell

【正確答案】B

第17題【單選題】

[2005.10]Theyappearbadlyinthecaraccident.

A、beinghurt

havinghurt

C^tohavebeenhurt

D、tobehurt

【正確答案】C

第18題【單選題】

[2010.4]"\meeverythingaboutLenny/Lucyinsisted.

A、wouldI汰eyoutell

B、wouldlikeyoutotell

C、wouldlikeyoutelling

D、wouldlikethatyoutell

【正確答案】B

第19題【單選題】

Uptonowtherehavebeenmanyexplanationsthecauseofsleepwalking.

A、inviewof

B、inlinewith

C、apartfrom

D、asto

【正確答案】D

第20題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Somewherearoundpuberty(發(fā)育;青春期)，somethinghappensin

thetimingofthebiologicalclock.(2)Theclockpushesforward,soadolescentsand

teenagersareunabletofallasleepasearlyastheyusedto.Whenyourmothertells

youit'stimeforbed,yourbodymaybepushingyoutostayupforseveralhours

more.AndthelightcomingfromyourcomputerscreenorTVcouldbepushingyou

tostayupevenlater.Whatisimpliedinthesecondparagraph?

A、Youngchildren'sbiologicalclockhasthesamerhythmwiththatoftheteenagers.

B、Peopleafterpubertybegintogotobedearlierduetothechangeofthebiologicalclock.

C、Childrenbeforepubertytendtofallasleepearlieratnightthanadolescents.

D、Teenagersgotobedlaterthantheyusedtoduetothelightfromthecomputerscreen.

【正確答案】C

第21題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Asafather,IbelievethatthedeathofachildinAfricaisnolesspoignantortragicthan

thedeathofachildanywhereelse,andthatitdoesn'ttakemuchtomakeanimmensedifferencein

thesechildren'slives.ToBillGates'mind,thereisabigdifferencebetweenthedeathofthepoor's

childrenandthedeathoftherich'schildren.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

第22題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Anewstudyhasfoundnoevidencethatsunscreen,commonlyusedto

reducetheriskofskincancer,actuallyincreasetherisk.Researchersfromthe

UniversityofIowabasedtheirfindingsonareviewof18earlierstudiesthatlooked

attheassociationbetweensunscreenuseandmelanoma（黑素瘤）.Theysaidthat

theyfoundflawsinstudiesthathadreportedassociationsbetweensunscreenuse

andhigherriskofmelanoma.Theword“flaws“inthe2ndparagraphmostprobably

means.

A、evidence

B、facts

C、faults

D、failures

【正確答案】C

第23題【單選題】

[2004.10]thesayinggoes,practicemakesperfect.

A、Since

B、As

C、For

D、Like

【正確答案】B

第24題【單選題】

Man'slifeisoftencomparedacandle.

A、as

B、for

C^with

D、to

【正確答案】D

第25題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Mexico'scurrentlackoffundsisalsopartlyduetooil.Thecountryhasrichoilfields

andafewyearsago,whenoilwasexpensive,MexicowassellinglargequantitiesofoiltotheUSA

andearningalotofmoney..However;thepriceofoilthendropped,andMexicohasbeen

leftowingenormoussumsofmoneyandwithnotenoughincomefromoilsalestopaybackthe

loans.

A、Butthoseruinsareindangerofbeingseriouslydamagedbypollution.

B、Scientistsestimatethataboutonemillimeterofstoneiswornawayeverytwelveyears.

C、Atothersthepaintedsurfacesinsidetemplesareliftingandflakingoffandthestoneisbeing

eatenaway.

D、Thegovernmentwasthereforeabletoborrowhugesumsofmoneyfrombanksaroundthe

world,thinkingtheywouldhavenoproblemrepayingtheirdebts.

【正確答案】D

第26題【單選題】

[2008.10]Intermsofelectronicdevices,it'seasytobuyexactlyyouneedinabigcity.

A、that

B、those

C、what

D^which

【正確答案】C

第27題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood

-apoor;crowedareawhereaboy'sdreamisnottobeadoctor,lawyer,or

businessman,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,

Liverpool,whichproducedtheBeetles,hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccer（英式足

球）teamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwithaballmadeofrags.And

GeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffa

wallintheslumsofBelfast.AIIgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn't

explainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,but

onlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythat

setsthemapartfromalltheothersdnthelastparagraphthestatement”???butonly

onebecamePele“indicatesthat.

A、Peleisthegreatestsoccerplayer.

B、thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality.

C^Pele'sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothers.

D、thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodov/iththefamilybackground.

【正確答案】B

第28題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Theblackrobin（旅鴆）isoneoftheworld'srarestbirds.Itisasmall,wildbird,andit

livesonlyontheislandofLittleMangere,offthecoastofNewZealand.In1967therewereabout

fiftyblackrobinsthere;in1977therewerefewerthanten..

A、Thesearetheonlyblackrobinsleftintheworld.

B、Thosethatfailtomeetthechallengeswilldisappearearly.

C、Bothrepresentordersintheclassificationoflife.

D>Detailedstudiesaregoingon,andapublicappealformoneyhasbeenmade.

【正確答案】A

第29題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thetypicalpersonlivingaloneisneitheroldnorlonely..Themajorityof

thesepeoplehavechosentolivealone.Theyarerespondingtodecreasingsocialpressuretoget

marriedandhaveafamily.

A、Thisisadramaticchangefromtheextendedfamiliesofjustacoupleofgenerationsago.

B、Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethenumberof

peoplelivingalone.

C^There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

D、Infact,aquarterofthe23millionsinglepeopleintheU.S.areundertheageof35.

【正確答案】D

第30題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuring

subtle（細(xì)微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand.

A^toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputer

tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfields

C、aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotes

D、convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint

【正確答案】D

第31題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Thevalueofchildhoodiseasilyblurred（變得模糊不清）intoday's

world.Considersomerecentdevelopments:Thechild-murderersintheJonesboro,

Ark.schoolyardshootingcasewereconvictedandsentenced.Twoboys,7and8,

werechargedinthemurderofan11-year-oldgirlinChicago.Thetwoboysin

Chicagowere

A^shot.

B、murdered.

C、accused.

D、sentenced.

【正確答案】C

第32題【單選題】

[2007.10]Ifyouintakingthisattitude,wellhavetoaskyoutoleave.

A、insist

B、resist

C、persist

D、exist

【正確答案】c

第33題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Choosingagoodresearchtopicdoesnotnecessarilymeanfindingsomethingthathas

alotwrittenaboutit.Manytimesyouwillhavetoresearcharoundatopicinordertofindoutthe

mostusefulinformation.Excitingandoriginaltopicsoftencometomindbycombiningtwo

completelydifferentinterests.Letussaythatyouareinterestedinchildpsychology（心理學(xué)的）and

insports.Perhapsyoucancombinetheseintoastudyoftheeffectthatiswatching（可得至I」的）on

thesubject,youcanresearchthetopicindividuallyand,byputtingyourinformationtogether,then

drawaconclusion.Choosingagoodresearchtopiccertainlyreferstofindingsomethingthathasa

lotwrittenaboutit.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

第34題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Ithadbeenboringhangingaboutthehotelallafternoon.Theroad

crewwereplayingagamewithdollarnotes.Foldingthemintosmallplanestosee

whosewouldflythefurthest.Havingnothingbettertodo,Ijoinedinandwonfive,

andthentooktheopportunitytoescapewithmyprofit.Despitetheevil-looking

clouds,Ihadtogetoutforawhile.Whydidthewriterwanttoleavethehotel

A、Toenjoythegoodweather.

B、Tohaveachangeofscene.

C、Tospendallhiswinnings.

D、Togetawayfromthecrew.

【正確答案】B

第35題【單選題】

[2004.04]Thebookisvery___withyoungpeople.

A、famous

B、respected

C、aware

D、popular

【正確答案】D

第36題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Jamiewasworriedaboutthejunkfoodwhichhesawbeingserved

whichincludedburgers,pizzasandchips.Sohedecidedtobanthejunkandstarted

cookingsomegoodsoupandcurriesforthechildreninstead.Soheimprovedthe

schooldinnersinthatparticularschool,andtrainedthedinnerladiestocook

healthyfood.Thenheputpressureonthegovernmenttoimprovethestandardsof

schoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditlookslikethechangeshavetaken

place.Generally,schoolsdidn'tservetostudentsbefore.

A、soupandcurries

B、hotcookedmeals

C^drinksandchips

D、burgersandpizzas

【正確答案】A

第37題【單選題】

[2005.4]Otherpeoplestopsteachnewwordandlookitinthedictionary.

A、up

B、down

C、back

D、over

【正確答案】A

第38題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Whendopeopledecidewhetherornottheywanttobecomefriends?Duringtheir

firstfourminutestogether;accordingtoabookbyDr.LeonardZunin.Inhisbook,"Contact:Thefirst

fourminutes,"heoffersthisadvicetoanyoneinterestedinstartingnewfriendships:.A

lotofpeople'swholeliveswouldchangeiftheydidjustthat.

A、Thatisnotthetimetocomplainaboutone'shealthortomentionfaultsonefindsinother

people.

Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundividedattentionforfour

minutes.

C、Itisnotthetimetotellthewholetruthaboutone'sopinionsandimpressions.

D、Heiseagertomakefriendswitheveryone.

【正確答案】B

第39題【單選題】

[完成句子]Therearemanyothertrapstoavoid.Thehasfoundlittleawarenessamongdrivers

aboutsafeparking.Mostmotoristsquestionedmadenoeffortstoavoidparkinginquietspots-just

theplacesthieves'love.TheA.A.advisesdriverstoparkinplaceswithpeoplearound-thievesdon't

likeaudiences.Cardriversarefoundtobecarelessinchoosing.

A^safeparkingspots

B、increaseinthenumberofcarsstolen

C^non-professionalthieves

D、lackofparkingspace

【正確答案】A

第40題【單選題】

[2005.10]Theyappearbadlyinthecaraccident.

A^beinghurt

B、havinghurt

C^tohavebeenhurt

D、tobehurt

【正確答案】C

第41題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thebasictoolsforaninterviewarepaperandtwoorthreewell-sharpenedpencils.

Butkeepyournotebookorpaperoutofsightuntilyouneedit.There'snothinglesslikelytorelaxa

personthanthearrivalofsomeonewithanote-takingpad..Takeawhilejusttochat,

judgingwhatsortofpersonyou'redealingwith,gettinghimorhertotrustyou.

A、Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B、Comebackanotherday;itwillgobetter.

C、Therestisinstinct,whichcanallbelearnedwithexperience.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正確答案】D

第42題【單選題】

【完成句子】Amongstthemostpopularbooksbeingwrittentodayarethosewhichareusually

classifiedassciencefiction.Hundredsoftitlesarepublishedeveryyearandarereadbyallkindsof

people.Furthermore,someofthemostsuccessfulfilmsofrecentyearshavebeenbasedonscience

fictionstories.Peopleenjoy.

A^arecurrenttheme

B、readingbooksofsciencefiction

C、readworldwide

D、politicalimplications

【正確答案】B

第43題【單選題】

BytheendofnextmonthIhereforfiveyears.

A、willwork

B、havebeenworking

C、haveworked

D>willhaveworked

【正確答案】D

第44題【單選題】

［填句補(bǔ)文］Some20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.

Morethanhalfaregivetofarm—animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth..

A^ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarm

slurry.

B、Thedrugscouldbegettingintoourfoodandwater.

C、Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchanged.

D、Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyard

drugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic-resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.

【正確答案】D

第45題【單選題】

【完成句子】Thebiggestadvanceinearlydetectioniscontinuouswatchfromweathersatellites.

Wi:hthese,wecanseethestormsformandtrackthemfully,frombirthtodeath.Whiletheycan

stillkillpeopleanddestroyproperty,hurricaneswillneversurpriseanynationagain.Usingweather

satellitescanensureofhurricanes.

A、thetimely（及時的）discovery

B、thecontrolling

C、itsuncertainty

D、thereduction

【正確答案】A

第46題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Anotherproblemthevillagepeoplefaceisthedestructioncausedby

wildanimalssuchastheelephant.Elephantswillwalkthroughanddestroytheir

crops,treesandhutsinjustonenight.Thecheapandeasysolutionistosoakrope

inchiliwaterandputituparoundtheirfenceanditwillkeeptheelephantsand

otherwildanimalsaway.Inthelocalvillage,Elephants

A^areimportantforfarming

B、aretheonlywildanimals

C、oftencausetroubletovillagers'crops

D、canbefoundineachfamily

【正確答案】C

第47題【單選題】

[2007.10]Tosomeextentthegoodserviceatthehotelthepoorfood.

A、broughtout

B、cameabout

C、gotdownto

D、madeupfor

【正確答案】D

第48題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Afternotifyingthenurseofthesituationweexchangedcellphone

numbersincaseEdshowedup.Oncearrivingintheparkinglotoftherestaurant

Helenreceivedacallfromthenurse,whohadfoundEdsittingonabenchinfront

ofthehospitalafewbuildingsdownwaitingforher.Whatarelief!Edwasfoundat

last.

A、infrontofthehospital

B、inthelocalrestaurant

C^intheparkinglotoftherestaurant

D、onabenchneartherestaurant

【正確答案】A

第49題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpop

music.ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswith

variousformsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hop,rap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,but

atthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.ItisdifferentalsoinanotherwayManyofthe

songsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocialorpoliticalissuesin

Africatoday.ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis

A、usuallyaboutloveandromance

B、moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C、popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D、mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

【正確答案】B

第50題【單選題】

ShanghaiistheplaceIwasborn.

A^onwhich

inwhich

C、when

D、that

【正確答案】B

第51題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Wefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixed-ability

teaching.Onthecontrary；boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.We

feelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreamingpupils.Itdoesnottakeinto

accountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffecton

boththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingto

beatthebottomofthetopgrade!Theauthor'sattitudetowards"mixed-ability

teaching"is.

A、critical

B、questioning

C、approving

D、objective

【正確答案】C

第52題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文］ButBalistarlingsareonlyfoundinasmallareaontheislandofBaliinIndonesia.They

liveinthetallgrasslandsnearthecoast.Todaythereareonly14leftinthewildonasingle

reserve.Morethanhalfoftheirhabitatwasconvertedintofarmland,andforestplantation.Manyof

themwerecapturedandsoldaspets.

A、Weshouldtakemeasurestoprotectthem.

B、Balistarlingsareverybeautifulbirds.

C、Theygrowfastbecauseofaproteinrichdietofinsects.

、

DIn1984ztherewereonly150birdsleftinthewild.

【正確答案】D

第53題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Youplaythelottery（彩票）eachdayandtherearetwooptions（選

擇）:eitheryouhitthejackpotandyourlifechangesgreatlyoryouloseandyou

havetostartitfromtheverybeginning.Onthecontrary,it'swellknownthatifyou

don'ttakerisks,youcan'twin,sothebestsolutionisalwaystothinkoverandover

again,toseewhatyourdecisionscouldrepresentinyourfutureandonly

afterwardstomakeupyourmind.Whilemakingadecision,youareadvisedto

A、refertoyourexperience

B、thinktwicebeforeyouleap

C、turntoparents

D、preparetotakearisk

【正確答案】B

第54題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thebasictoolsforaninterviewarepaperandtwoorthreewell-sharpenedpencils.

Butkeepyournotebookorpaperoutofsightuntilyouneedit.There'snothinglesslikelytorelaxa

personthanthearrivalofsomeonewithanote-takingpad..Takeawhilejusttochat,

judgingwhatsortofpersonyou'redealingwith,gettinghimorhertotrustyou.

A、Thisfearisalmost100percentunnecessary.

B、Comebackanotherday;itwillgobetter.

C、Therestisinstinct,whichcanallbelearnedwithexperience.

D、Bothofyouneedtimetogettoknoweachother.

【正確答案】D

第55題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】OnaSeptemberdayin1991,twoGermanswereclimbingthe

mountainsbetweenAustriaandItaly.Highuponamountainpass,theyfoundthe

bodyofamanlyingontheice.Atthatheight（10,499feet,or3,200meters）,theice

isusuallypermanent,but1991hadbeenanespeciallywarmyear.Themountain

icehadmeltedmorethanusualandsothebodyhadcometothesurface.Itwas

lyingfacedownward.Theskeleton（骨架）wasinperfectcondition,exceptfora

woundinthehead.Therewasstillskinonthebonesandtheremainsofsome

clothes.Thehandswerestillholdingthewoodenhandleofanaxandonthefeet

therewereverysimpleleatherandclothboots.Nearbywasapairofglovesmade

oftreebark（樹皮）andaholderforarrows.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph2?

A、TheIcemanlivedapoorlife.

B、TheIcemancouldhavediedfromthewoundinthehead.

C、TheIcemanwasstruckdeadfrombehind.

D、TheIcemanwaskilledwhileworking.

【正確答案】B

第56題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Weallhaveourowncomfortfoods.Interestingly,theymayvaryaccordingtomoods

andgender.Onestudyfoundthathappypeopleseemtowanttoeatthingslikepizza,whilesad

peopleprefericecreamandcookies.Researchersalsofoundthatguysseemto