【成人自考】【英语（二）】【00015】高频考点(5)
(1).【阅读选择】If you enjoy looking through travel books by such familiar authors as Arthur Frommer or Eugene Fodor, it will not surprise you to learn that travel writing has a long and venerable history. Almost from the earliest annals of recorded time individuals have found ready audiences for their accounts of journeys to strange and exotic locales. This passage is mostly about__________.
A.why people find travel writing exciting正确答案C
B.the literary style of three early travel writers
C.where three early travel writers went and wrote about
D.how to write a travel book
(2).【阅读选择】When I graduated from high school, my family had a business so I never thought about getting a college degree. I went straight from my high school graduation to work for my father. After 24 years of ups and downs(mostly downs), I decided that I wanted to return to school and earn a degree in Business Administration.Why didn’t the author go on with education after graduating from high school?
A.To help her father with business.正确答案A
B.To escape from school life.
C.To experience social life early.
D.To achieve her dream.
(3).【阅读选择】She told me her name was Helen and she was talking to a local restaurant where they were going to have lunch after her appointment. She called to see if he was there. She said, “My husband has Alzheimer’s(老年痴呆) and he shouldn’t be driving without me.” Numerous thoughts ran through my head. Call the police, call her family, and notify(通知) the doctor’s office she had just come from! But at first, I offered to drive to the local restaurant to see if Ed was waiting for her there. The elderly woman cried in the lobby when she was talking to ________.
A.her husband with Alzheimer’s正确答案C
B.the nurse in the doctor’s office
C.a local restaurant
D.one of her family members
(4).【阅读选择】I recognized that the sites such as Associated Content can provide a fertile ground for learning how to become a better writer. I could see that this was an open door for systematically learning some basic writing skills without paying college tuition for classes and leaving the comfort of my own home. In the eyes of the author, the site Associated Content __________.
A.offers you a lot of novels to read正确答案B
B.is good for your becoming a writer
C.asks you to study writing regularly
D.is rather expensive but convenient
(5).【阅读选择】The United States perceives itself to be a middle-class nation. However, middle class is not a real designation, nor does it carry privileges. It is more of a perception, which probably was as true as it ever could be right after World War II. The economy was growing, more and more people owned their own homes, workers had solid contracts with the companies that employed them, and nearly everyone who wanted a higher education could have one. The information in this passage deals with_______.
A.an individual正确答案B
B.a social and economic group
C.a political organization
D.Government
(6).【阅读选择】Roxaboxen is based on the true story of a group of children, growing up in the Arizona desert. There children can be a bit wild and much free, and they play outside from dawn to dusk. The children discover the make-believe(虚假的) town, built on the hill across from their neighborhood. The town, called Roxaboxen, becomes the center of their play as the children grow, but the story is not just about the time spent in Roxaboxen as young children. More than that, this book is about the way that imagination and secret places stay with us as we grow older and become a part of who we are. It is about the way that it helps us to grow into the adults that we become. What does the book’s name Roxaboxen refer to?
A.A child.正确答案D
B.A library.
C.A period of time.
D.A place.
(7).【阅读选择】It was also in the 1600s that professional ballet began. King Louis XIV of France, himself a devoted dancer, founded the Royal Academy of Dance. The five basic feet positions from which all ballet steps begin were finalized. In the late 1700s another important change occurred. Ballet began to tell a story on its own. It was no longer simply dance to be performed between acts of plays. Elaborate wigs and costumes were eliminated. By the early 1800s dancers learned to rise on their toes to make it appear that they were floating.An important influence in early ballet was_____.
A.Balanchine正确答案D
B.Marie Antoinette
C.Diaghilev
D.Louis XIV
(8).【阅读选择】I don’t claim there isn’t a force which guides us, which takes care of us, but the main element that helps us build up our future is our way of being. Our personality, our character, our way of perceiving(感知) reality and everything that surrounds us are the elements which may bring us to the top, or on the contrary, make us miserable. The author thinks that our future is decided mainly by ________.
A.a superior force like God正确答案B
B.our way of being, such as our character
C.things and persons that surround us
D.others’ choice and responsibility
(9).【阅读选择】Parents often decide on the basis of what their children want. Cathy, a mother told us, “My children have packed lunches, because they say they hate school dinners. I make 3 packed lunches every morning, so our kitchen is like a sandwich bar in the morning.” However, another mother, Susan made her choice based on the nutritious value of the food. She said, “My daughter always has school dinners. I think she probably gets healthier food by having a cooked lunch at school than she would if I made a few sandwiches.”Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Katz thinks chips are good for his kids.正确答案C
B.Susan’s daughter likes eating sandwiches.
C.Cathy may have at least three children.
D.Jamie likes burgers and pizzas.
(10).【阅读选择】During these past few years I used Associated Content to try writing. I found writing for that site was not my cup of tea. However, my experience there was positive as I was rewarded with even more learning opportunities just by dipping my toes into the water. Through Associated Content I was introduced to the world of blogging. I decided to learn how to set up a blog myself. Now I’m interested in blogging and continue to work as a writer. What is the author’s purpose of using the site Associated Content?
A.To write for the site Yahoo! Contributor Network.正确答案D
B.To know more about other writers.
C.To have one of his articles published.
D.To become a network writer.
(11).【阅读选择】Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements to see his father, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care things. When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.When the young man arrived home, he felt _________.
A.sad正确答案A
B.disappointed
C.horrible
D.nervous
(12).【阅读选择】In a special report on cancer and blacks, the organization said blacks are usually diagnosed with cancer later than whites, and they are more likely to die of the disease.Which may NOT be a reason for higher cancer death rates among US blacks?
A.Unequal access to medical care.正确答案D
B.Greater probability of having other diseases.
C.Differences in the biology of the cancer.
D.Early diagnosis.
(13).【阅读选择】Today, working less than a 40-hour week, people enjoy more leisure time. Hence, the wise use of leisure time has become an important problem for everyone, young or old. It is a particularly difficult problem for the sick, the aged, and those who have retired from earning a living. Those people have so much leisure that it is hard for them to find interesting and worthwhile ways to use it.How to spend leisure time wisely is not a particularly difficult problem for people ______.
A.who are very busy everyday正确答案A
B.who are sick in bed
C.who are aged and in good health
D.who have retired from work
(14).【阅读选择】The children don’t 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 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 rich imagination and inventions without fear of blame, because there are no wrong answers in a future context. In fact, as the class enters the final model-building stage of the program, an elected ‘official’ 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’ creative ideas正确答案D
B.to discuss with the teacher
C.to give children lectures
D.to help kids with their program
(15).【阅读选择】But even if every large city purified and reused its water, we still would not have enough. Where could we turn next? To the oceans! All we’d have to do to make use of the vast amount of sea-water is—remove the salt. This salt-removing process is already in use in many parts of the world. According to the passage, sea-water can be turned into fresh water by _____.
A.heating it up.正确答案C
B.treating it with chemicals.
C.taking salt out of it.
D.drying it up.
(16).【阅读选择】Hearing loss, which occurs typically prior to teenage years, progresses throughout one’s lifetime. Although hearing loss is now the world’s number one health problem, nearly 90 percent of people suffering hearing loss choose to leave the problem untreated. For many millions, treating hearing loss in a conventional way can involve numerous office visits, expensive testing and adjustments to fit your ear. Thanks to Crystal Ear, the "sound solution" is now convenient. Almost 90 percent of people with mild hearing loss, and millions more with just a little hearing drop-off(下降), can be dramatically helped with Crystal Ear. Moreover, its superior design is energy-efficient, so batteries can last months. Crystal Ear is now available to help these people treat their hearing loss with a small hearing amplifier(放大器). According to the passage, hearing loss is _____.
A.only a minor health problem.正确答案B
B.the world’s most common health problem.
C.merely a teenage disease.
D.an incurable disease.
(17).【阅读选择】As far as astronomers(天文学家) can determine, the entire universe is built of the same matter. They have no reason to doubt that matter obeys the same laws in every part of the universe. Therefore, it is reasonable to guess that other stars, with their own planets, were born in the same way as our own solar system. What we know of life on earth suggests that life will arise wherever the proper conditions exist. Astronomers believe that matter in different parts of the universe _____.
A.obeys different laws.正确答案C
B.obeys one common law.
C.obeys the same laws.
D.obeys no common law.
(18).【阅读选择】You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you’re sleepy in the evening but you must stay up late anyway. Counteract your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won’t change your cycle, but you’ll get up steam and work better at your low point.If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should _______.
A.change his energy cycle正确答案C
B.overcome his laziness
C.get up earlier than usual
D.go to bed earlier
(19).【阅读选择】On the other hand, on the moon there will be an attraction between the butter and the moon; but the butter will weigh only about one-sixth as much as it does on the earth. This is because the moon is so much smaller than the earth. The amount of gravitational pull that a body produces depends on the amount of material in it. A packet of butter has a gravitational pull of its own; but this is very small in relation to the pull of something as large as the moon, or the earth, or the sun. We do not feel the gravitational pull of a packet of butter because ______.
A.it is too small to have a gravitational pull of its own.正确答案B
B.its pull is so small that we tend to ignore it.
C.its pull disappears in the presence of the earth’s gravitation.
D.it tends to melt and loses its gravitational pull.
(20).【阅读选择】The other side of a state legal apparatus is a state military apparatus. While the one protects the individual from violence, the other sacrifices the individual to violence in the interests of the state. In war the state affirms supreme power over the individuals within its own borders. War is not simply a trial by combat to settle disputes between states; it is the moment when the state makes its most powerful demands upon its people for their commitment, allegiance, and supreme sacrifice. The word “allegiance" is closest in meaning to ______.
A.loyalty正确答案A
B.objective
C.survival
D.motive
(21).【阅读选择】Rhythm in literature is a more or less regular occurrence of certain elements of writing: a word, a phrase, an idea, a sound, or a grammatical construction. We are also accustomed to this recurrence in the alternate heavy and light beats in music. Our love for rhythm seems to be innate: witness the responses of a small child to lively music. Children love to beat on toy drums or empty boxes. They stamp their feet and chant nursery rhymes or nonsense syllables, not unlike primitive dancers. As children grow older, they are taught to restrain their responses to rhythm, but our love of rhythm remains. We live in rhythms; in fact we are governed by rhythms. According to the passage, an adult’s reaction to rhythm in music would probably be _____.
A.uninhibited正确答案C
B.indifferent
C.restrained
D.responsible
(22).【阅读选择】Physiologically, we are rhythmical. We must eat, sleep, breathe, and play regularly to maintain good health. Emotionally we are rhythmical, too, for psychologists say that all of us feel alternate periods of relative depression and exhilaration. Intellectually we are also rhythmical, for we must have periods of relaxation following periods of concentration. It naturally follows then that rhythm, a fundamental aspect of our lives, must be a part of any good literary work—whether poetry or prose. According to the passage, which of the following pairs of activities best illustrates intellectual rhythm?
A.Studying a science book and then studying a psychology book正确答案B
B.Learning a poem and then taking a nap
C.Playing ball at the beach and then going swimming
D.Solving a math problem and then solving a chemistry problem
(23).【阅读选择】One day a friend asked my wife Jill if I wanted a hearing aid. "He certainly does," replied Jill. After hearing about a remarkable new product, Jill finally got up the nerve to ask me if I’d ever thought about getting a hearing aid. "No way," I said. "It would make me look 20 years older." "No, no," she replied. "This is entirely different. It’s Crystal Ear!" Initially the writer did not want to buy a hearing aid because _______.
A.it would make him look old.正确答案A
B.it would make him nervous.
C.it was too expensive.
D.it was old-styled.
(24).【阅读选择】Calorie restriction dramatically extends the lifespan of organisms as different as worms and rodents. Whether this works in humans is still unknown partly because few people are willing to submit to such a strict diet. According to the passage, we do not know whether humans will benefit from taking in fewer calories partly because ______.
A.humans, worms and rodents are different.正确答案B
B.most people are not willing to be put on a strict diet.
C.the effect is not known.
D.genetic changes in tissues can not be performed on humans.
(25).【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 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 yawn and stretch because it will _______.
A.help to keep your energy for the day’s work正确答案A
B.help you to control your temper early in the day
C.enable you to concentrate on your routine work
D.keep your energy cycle under control all day
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