下面是小编为大家整理的2022年天津开发区职业技术学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）（完整文档）,供大家参考。
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2022 年天津开发区职业技术学院自考英语（二）练习题汇总（附答案解析）
第 第 1 题【单选题】
【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 ladle（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 dated 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 century 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.直接告诉我们中国发明指南针的时间。
第 第 2 题【单选题】
【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
2 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.
B、the world’s most common health problem.
C、merely a teenage disease.
D、an incurable disease.
【正确答案】B
【答案解析】hearing loss is now the world’s number one health problem 这句话可以帮助我们找到答案。
第 第 3 题【单选题】
【阅读选择】And yet although the Mayas knew about the wheel, they never used it. Neither did they use metals other than copper. What is ever more surprising is that they suddenly abandoned(抛弃) many of the cities and built new ones in the jungle. Some time around AD900, Mayan civilization collapsed. By the year 1200, their last great capital, Chichen Itza, was deserted.One of the most surprising findings about Mayas was that ______.
A、they developed accurate system measuring time.
B、they knew how to build pyramids with stones.
C、they deserted their cities and moved to new ones.
D、they built cities which they never lived in.
【正确答案】C
【答案解析】对应点为 What is ever more surprising is that they suddenly abandoned many of the cities and built new ones in the jungle.是对原文语意进行了转化，最高级代替了比较级。
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第 第 4 题【单选题】
【2007.04】The central theatre has a seating ________ of more than 3, 000 people.
A、capability
B、capacity
C、ability
D、facility
【正确答案】B
【答案解析】本题考查词义辨析。ability 主要指天赋的能力或应用知识的才能，应该是属于那种已经具备并发展较快的能力。如“He has unusual ability in science“。capability 与 ability 不同的是，它不仅能用于人，也可用于物，如：Electronic refinements, however, have greatly extended the uses and capabilities of some of the older electrical devices．capacity 指容纳或吸收事物的能力，可用于人和物。如“The hall has a seating capacity of 500”。根据句意，本题应该选 capacity。
第 第 5 题【单选题】
【2009.04】When you ______ know Bob better, you will like him.
A、go to
B、got to
C、went to
D、get to
【正确答案】D
【答案解析】译文：当你更加了解鲍勃时，你将会喜欢他的。试题分析：本题考查主将从现。
详细解答：根据主将从现的原则，主句用了一般将来时，时间状语从句中用一般现在时表示将来。
第 第 6 题【单选题】
【2009.01】He insured his car_______he had an accident.
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A、unless
B、if
C、since
D、in case
【正确答案】D
【答案解析】本题考查连词词义区分。句意：他给自己的汽车投了保，以防万一遇到交通事故。A 否则，要不然；B 如果；C 自从，由于；D 以防万一，以免。
第 第 7 题【单选题】
【2007.04】It is difficult to ________ the implication between the lines.
A、get to
B、get with
C、get at
D、get down
【正确答案】C
【答案解析】本题考查词组辨析。A. 开始，接触； C. 找出，发现； D. 下来，写下来。
第 第 8 题【单选题】
【2009.01】He insured his car_______he had an accident.
A、unless
B、if
C、since
D、in case
【正确答案】D
【答案解析】本题考查连词词义区分。句意：他给自己的汽车投了保，以防万一遇到交通事故。A 否则，要不然；B 如果；C 自从，由于；D 以防万一，以免。
第 第 9 题【单选题】
5 【填句补文】Rough estimates in the past have predicted similarly disappointing results. ________ Says Sallie Chishol, an environmental engineer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "But the take-home message is the same. Ocean fertilization is not the answer to global warming."
A、"These are newer and better models,"
B、Its opponents argue, however, that it will stop global warming.
C、Adding iron to patches of ocean can make plankton bloom temporarily.
D、As plankton die and settle on the ocean floor, their carbon is supposedly locked up in the seabed.
【正确答案】A
【答案解析】这个问题可以根据引号来作答，因为空格后面有“says”这个词，它预示着所填入的句子应该是带引号的。A 的意思是：这些是比较新的也是比较好的模型。
第 第 10 题【单选题】
【概括大意】"Many of life’s failures," the supreme innovator said, "are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." Before that magical moment in October 1879, Edison had worked out no fewer than 3,000 theories about electric light, but in only two cases did his experiments work.The main idea of this paragraph is__________.
A、Importance of learning from failure
B、Never a successful man gives up
C、It is important to fail for a successful man
D、Edison’S comment on failure
【正确答案】D
【答案解析】通过应用部分可以看出这段文字的主题是爱迪生对失败的评论。因此选择 D。
第 第 11 题【单选题】
6 【2009.10】______ he has many friends, he is often feeling lonely.
A、As
B、When
C、While
D、Since
【正确答案】C
【答案解析】本题考查状语从句的从属连词。【译文】
尽管（虽然）他有许多朋友，但他常常感到孤独。
第 第 12 题【单选题】
The boy complained _______ a pain in his stomach.
A、with
B、for
C、in
D、of
【正确答案】D
【答案解析】complain of：抱怨，说自己有病。句意：这孩子说他肚子痛。
第 第 13 题【单选题】
【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.
B、its pull is so small that we tend to ignore it.
C、its pull disappears in the presence of the earth’s gravitation.
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D、it tends to melt and loses its gravitational pull.
【正确答案】B
【答案解析】本题定位词是 not feel…packet of butter，找到原文中 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.所以答案是 B。C 项错在disappear。
第 第 14 题【单选题】
【2009.04】Don’t trust everything ______ you have read in the newspapers.
A、which
B、that
C、as
D、what
【正确答案】B
【答案解析】本题考查定语从句。译文：不要相信你在报纸上读到的每件事。定语从句所修饰的先行词是不定代词 everything，故选 B。
第 第 15 题【单选题】
【2009.7】The wounded soldiers would recover quickly if they were well _______.
A、nourished
B、stuffed
C、tamed
D、ventured
【正确答案】A
【答案解析】本题考查过去分词意义区分。译文：如果受伤的战士营养很好，他们就会很快痊愈。A 营养，滋养；B 填满，塞满； C 驯服（猛兽）；D 冒险
第 第 16 题【单选题】
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
B、our way of being, such as our character
C、things and persons that surround us
D、others’ choice and responsibility
【正确答案】B
【答案解析】答案选 B。虽然作者也声明自己并不否认世界上存在任何一种具有超自然力量的东西，但是根据文章本段的…but the main element that helps us build up our future is our way of being 可知，作者认为影响我们未来的最主要的因素还是我们自己的所作所为，答案为 B 项。
第 第 17 题【单选题】
【2008.10】It is strongly held that new _______ must be introduced to protect the right of the immigrants.
A、statistics
B、constructions
C、measures
D、concessions
【正确答案】C
【答案解析】本题考查名词词义区分。【译文】强烈支持采取新措施维护移民的权力。【详细解答】A
统计学
B 建设
C
措施，办法
D 让步，特许权
第 第 18 题【单选题】
【阅读选择】The farm is set right next to a beautiful flood plain and the property is
9 home to trees that have lived for thousands of years. All of the villages throughout Botswana（博茨瓦纳）have their own chief who controls a certain amount of land. We had the opportunity to sit in on a meeting with the chief of Katchikow, which we called it “Catch a Cow.” In the meeting we discussed starting a hydroponics farm in his area. He seemed to be all for it and said that it was god’s plan that the project we were helping ...
