1、012020 年 10 月全国高等教育自学考试试题00015 英语（二）第一部分选择题部分第一部分：阅读判断（第 1 10 题，每题 1 分，共 10 分）下面的短文后列出了 10 个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择 A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择 B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择 C，并将所选答案的代码（指 A、B 或 C）填在答题纸的相应位置上。Booking Online and Saving the EnvironmentWhen you are looking to book a holiday,it is unlikely that
2、you will think about how green your booking decision is,but it is something that you should think about.By“green”we mean the impact on the environment.When looking to book a holiday,you will probably find that you are faced with two main decisions.The first is to go into a travel agency,pick up broc
3、hures(宣传册),read through them and go back with just one and book with the travel agents directly or over the phone.The second is to go onto the Internet.The Internet holds many advantages over the travel agencies.The main one is convenience.You can go online to look at holidays at any time of the day
4、.The travel agents,however,are usually very busy at times when people can actually go,i.e.lunch hours or at the weekend.You could use the telephone,but you wouldnt be able to see the pictures or the details of the holidays,so you would probably be sent a brochure anyway.There are websites on the Int
5、ernet that make shopping for holiday deals much easier.These websites are known as price comparison websites.They search through lots of different tour operators,and the results are displayed on one page,from which you can choose.Compared with the travel agencies,booking online is greener.The piles
6、of brochures are definitely not green,and the amount of unnecessary paper used cant be good for the environment.In the days of the Internet,there is really no need for such a large amount of paper to be wasted.So booking online will not only save you time and effort,it will do a little bit towards s
7、aving the environment,too!1.When planning holidays,few people will think about being green.A.True B.False C.Not Given2.There are two main choices when people look to book their holidays.A.True B.False C.Not Given3.People go to travel agencies and make their decisions directly.A.True B.False C.Not Gi
8、ven4.The main advantage of booking online is saving money.A.True B.False C.Not Given5.Many people go to travel agencies at lunchtime.A.True B.False C.Not Given6.Booking holidays by telephone requires less communicative skills.A.True B.False C.Not Given7.There are limited choices at price comparison
9、websites.A.True B.False C.Not Given8.Travel agencies make the best use of price comparison websites.A.True B.False C.Not Given9.Travelers collect brochures as a hobby.A.True B.False C.Not Given10.Booking online is a way to save the environment.A.True B.False C.Not Given第二部分：阅读选择（第 11 15 题，每题 2 分，共 1
10、0 分）阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的 4 个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出 1 个最佳选项，并将所选答案的代码（指 A、B、C 或 D）填在答题纸的相应位置上。Urban GardeningUrban gardening refers to the practice of planting a garden in the city.Apartments,town homes,and other areas with little or no land are being used for gardening.This method of gardening is becoming more
11、 common as the amount of land for gardening in cities is becoming smaller and smaller.02Containers,hanging baskets and raised beds are examples of items people use to create a garden in a confined space.Some cities also offer a shared community garden for people who have no room to grow plants at ho
12、me.Many types of plants can be grown in containers and baskets.Tomatoes and peppers,for instance,can grow in containers on windowsills(窗台).Plants grown on a windowsill should usually receive at least six to eight hours of sunlight daily.Herbs are often grown in containers or baskets in the kitchen.T
13、hey do not require much space and can be handy for cooking.People who want to grow more plants may use raised beds which are usually made of wood pieces and filled with a mixture of soil and fertilizers.They can be built on top of any hard surface,including roof tops.People like them because the bed
14、s often cost much less than most other methods of gardening.Community gardening could be an option for anyone who does not have space for a garden at home.Most cities that offer this will rent a small plot of land to someone for a fee,or allow them to use it free of charge.Instead of dividing the la
15、nd into separate plots,some cities allow everyone in the neighborhood to share and work on the same land.This method could be beneficial for people in the neighborhood who share the passion for growing things.11.Urban gardening came into being as a result of.A.the lack of land for gardening B.new te
16、chnology C.government encouragement D.the increasing population12.The word“confined”(Para.2)means.A.open B.emptyC.limited D.occupied13.Plants grown on windowsills require a lot of.A.water B.spaceC.soil D.sunlight14.Raised beds are popular because they.A.are efficient B.are cheap C.last long D.contai
17、n fertilizers15.Community gardening is beneficial because it.A.saves more land B.requires less work.C.increases output D.connects people第二部分非选择题部分第三部分：概括段落大意和补全句子（第 16 25 题，每题 1 分，共 10 分）阅读下面短文，请完成短文后的 2 项测试任务：（1）从第 16 20 题后所给的 6 个选项中为第段每段选择 1 个正确的小标题；（2）从第 21 25 题后所给的 6 个选项中选择 5 个正确选项，分别完成每个句子，并将所选
18、答案的代码（指 A、B、C、D、E 或 F）填在答题纸的相应位置上。My Science Teacher Usually when people decide to be teachers,they go to college,get a degree,and find a job at a school.They prepare lesson plans,give out homework,and make up tests.To them,it is just a job,a way to make a living.But for my science teacher,Mrs.Cook,
19、teaching is not just her job;its who she is.She teaches through her heart.03 She has so much enthusiasm in her lessons.She is the one who goes out late at night to buy 10 pounds of sugar for our experiments.She brings in water from the nearby canal to make her point,and to make us remember the lesso
20、n.She makes us think that each new fact could change our lives.Mrs.Cook wants all of us to do well in school.She tries to reach each student.She neither ignores the sleeping kid in the back,nor lets the problem students alone.She shows special concern to slow students,and often helps them after scho
21、ol.None of us can slip away from her attention.Middle school is probably one of the hardest times of our lives.We change friends so often,and fight with our parents constantly.But Mrs.Cook has made this year so much better for us than it could have been.We know that if we had to turn to anybody,it w
22、ould be her.And Im not alone in feeling this way;she is a role model for our whole class.Science had never been my favorite subject.I had never borrowed science books.I had never performed experiments in my home.But this year,its the science class that I dont mind waking up for,the test I dont mind
23、taking.I have Mrs.Cook to thank for that.She has taught us so much more than just a single subject.Task 116.Paragraph 17.Paragraph 18.Paragraph 19.Paragraph 20.Paragraph Task 221.To become a school teacher,one needs.22.Mrs.Cook often goes out to collect.23.Mrs.Cook offers slow students extra help.24
24、.Our whole class take Mrs.Cook as.25.I am lucky to have Mrs.Cook as.第四部分：填句补文（第 26 30 题，每题 2 分，共 10 分）下面的短文有 5 处空白，短文后有 6 个句子，其中 5 个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌，并将所选答案的代码（指 A、B、C、D、E 或 F）填在答题纸的相应位置上。Lack of Sleep Is DangerousDo you know that if you miss out too much sleep you will die?Its true!If
25、you stay awake for a long,long time,your brain and body will break down.The unofficial world record for staying awake is 11 days,and its held by Randy Gardner.26 He also had help from TV and radio reporters,a sleep researcher and a doctor.What happened?27 Then his brain started to lose sense.On day
26、4,he thought a street sign was really a person.On day 6,he began to speak very slowly.On day 9,he couldnt finish sentences.On day 10,Randy thought he saw a forest in the next room.28 Eventually,after hed broken the world record,Randy was told to go to sleep.Experiments that keep people awake for dan
27、gerously long periods are always stopped before the patients break down.Rats,however,arent so well cared for.29 Thats sooner than if theyd been allowed to sleep but were given no food.They get really thin.But thats not because they stop eatingquite the opposite.Even though these rats are eating food
28、,their bodies cant process it in the normal way.On top of that,their little bodies lose more heat than normal,which makes them weak.This means that they need more food to stay at a healthy temperature.And thats what lack of sleep does for you.A.In fact,he went a bit crazy.B.Normally rats wouldnt cat
29、ch a cold.C.Towards the end,the health of these rats is failing.D.When kept from sleeping,they die within three weeks.E.Randy asked two of his friends to stop him falling asleep.F.First of all,staying awake long made Randy bad-tempered.A.Mrs.Cook makes our school life easier.B.I enjoy science class
30、now.C.Mrs.Cook cares about each student.D.Mrs.Cook is strict with her students.E.Mrs.Cooks lessons are well-prepared.F.Teaching is more than a job for Mrs.Cook.A.in class B.my teacher C.after schoolD.a role model E.a college degree F.teaching materials04第五部分：填词补文（第 31 40 题，每题 1.5 分，共 15 分）下面的短文有 10
31、处空白，短文后列出 12 个词，其中 10 个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌，并将所选答案的代码（指 A、B、C、D、E、F、G、H、I、J、K 或 L）填在答题纸的相应位置上。Talking Counts!Most words in a childs vocabulary come from everyday encounters with language.Children 31 up language from books,media,and conversations.You can increase your childs vocabulary and
32、32 knowledge by having conversations with them.With babies,you can talk to them about what youre doing so they can begin to 33 words with concepts.As your baby begins to speak,start asking,“Whats that?”when 34 to objects or pictures.Elaborate on their 35 answers as a way to have them listening to mo
33、re words.“Yes,that is a banana!Its 36 and smooth.”With young children,you can talk about the things you see in your 37,on trips around town,or on television.These conversations help build a childs 38 of his world.When reading,pause to ask questions on the story.Ask,“Why do you think he did that?”or“
34、What do you think is going to happen 39?”Tell your children stories from your own life,or about the day they were 40.This helps develop their personal and cultural identity.A.link E.yellow I.pick B.simple F.build J.born C.secondly G.understanding K.background D.neighborhood H.pointing L.next第六部分：完形补
35、文（第 41 50 题，每题 1.5 分，共 15 分）下面的短文有 10 处空白，每处空白后的括号内有一个词，请根据短文内容将其正确的形式填入文中，以恢复文章原貌，并将答案写在答题纸的相应位置上。Water ShortageGetting water seems(seem)so easy for many people.You will be 41 (mistake)if you think there is an 42(end)supply of water.In fact,the world has a water shortage.Seventy percent of the worl
36、d is 43(cover)in water.But most of it is salt water.Only a small 44(percent)is fresh drinking water.Countries 45(include)Spain,Italy and South Africa actually import water from countries such as the United States and Australia.46(surprising),1.1 billion people on earth have difficulty 47(get)clean d
37、rinking water.This global problem is predicted to get 48(bad)as the atmosphere becomes warmer.Every person in Britain 49(use)about 150 litres of water a day.In some countries people only have 5 to 10 litres a day!They would be 50(shock)to learn how we waste drinking water.41.42.43.44.45.46.47.48.49.
38、50.第七部分：短文写作（第 51 题，30 分）请根据所提供材料中的要求完成一篇 100 词左右的英语短文。将你的答案写在答题纸的相应位置上。51.某英文报社正在举办题为“An Unforgettable Holiday”的征文活动。请就此题目写一篇英文短文应征，内容包括：哪一个假期令你难忘？为什么令你难忘？05062020 年 10 月全国高等教育自学考试试题英语（二）答案及解析第一部分：阅读判断1.A 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.B 9.C 10.A第二部分：阅读选择11.A 12.C 13.D 14.B 15.D第三部分：概括段落大意和补全句子16.F 17.E
39、 18.C 19.A 20.B 21.E 22.F 23.C 24.D 25.B第四部分：填句补文26.E 27.F 28.A 29.D 30.C第五部分：填词补文31.I 32.F 33.A 34.H 35.B 36.E 37.D 38.G 39.L 40.J第六部分：完形补文41.mistaken 42.endless 43.covered44.percentage 45.including 46.Surprisingly47.getting 48.worse 49.uses 50.shocked第七部分：短文写作（第 51 题，30 分）51.范文An Unforgettable Hol
40、iday I am always busy with my lessons.What I have to do everyday is nothing but study.Luckily,last summer my family went to my uncles farm.We enjoyed a really interesting holiday.During the holiday,I didnt have to get up early,nor did I need to finish many exercises.I rode the horse in the fields.I
41、milked the cows on the farm.To my GRE at joy,my uncle invited me to go fishing.Life on the farm is quite different from that at school.I want to go back to spend my summer holiday again.072019 年 10 月全国高等教育自学考试试题英语（二）第一部分选择题部分第一部分：阅读判断（第 1 10 题，每题 1 分，共 10 分）下面的短文后列出了 10 个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句提供的
42、是正确信息，选择 A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择 B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择 C，并将所选答案的代码（指 A、B 或 C）填在答题纸的相应位置上。To Lease（租赁）or Not to LeasePlanning to lease a car because you dont think you can afford to buy?Think again.Leasing can end up being just as expensive as buying.Most people think about leasing because they believe it wil
43、l cost them less money.Theyre rightit is cheaper,but only in the short term.For example,if you were to lease a new Subaru Forester,you might pay$300 per month for the car.If you were to buy the same car,you would pay about$400 per month.Over a three-year period,you would save$3600a big savings.But a
44、fter your lease is over,you have to give the car back.Many people want to lease because they can drive a more expensive car than they might otherwise be able to afford.For example,if you spend$300 monthly on a car,you might be able to lease a new Ford Explorer.For the same price,you might have to bu
45、y a used Explorer,or buy a new but much less expensive model.A lease,therefore,allows you to drive the latest models of more expensive cars.However,whatever car you can afford to buy you get to keep it,and it will always have a re-sale or trade-in（以旧换新）value if you want to upgrade to a new car later
46、.Furthermore,people who lease cars are often shocked by how much they must pay when the lease is over.Most leases limit you to a certain number of miles.If you go over that,you must pay for each mile.As a result,you may end up paying thousands of dollars in mileage（里程）fees.In addition,when you lease
47、,you have to pay for regular maintenance and repairs to the vehicle.Since you must return the car finally,you are paying to repair someone elses car.By now,the benefits of buying over leasing should be clear.Remember:whatever model you can afford to buy,it is yours after you make the payments.Theres
48、 no giving back,and that makes all the difference.1.People usually think leasing a car can save money.A.True B.False C.Not Given2.Leasing a car costs less in the long term.A.True B.False C.Not Given3.More people like to lease cars than before.A.True B.False C.Not Given4.People can lease a car they c
49、annot afford.A.True B.False C.Not Given5.Young people prefer to lease the latest models of cars.A.True B.False C.Not Given6.Ford Explorer is the most popular model in the leasing market.A.True B.False C.Not Given7.People often pay more than they expect for a lease.A.True B.False C.Not Given8.People
50、need to pay for each mile they drive during the lease.A.True B.False C.Not Given9.Leasing companies pay for repairs to the leased cars.A.True B.False C.Not Given10.The author advises people to buy an affordable car.A.True B.False C.Not Given第二部分：阅读选择（第 11 15 题，每题 2 分，共 10 分）阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的 4 个选项（A
