1、2014年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语(二) 试题课程代码：00015一、阅读判断题(第110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。在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。The Stranger Who Changed My LifeIt was a sunny morning in the spring of 1966. I was driving a taxi, looking for a customer. While p
2、assing New York Hospital, I found a man running down the hospital steps, waving at me.I stopped. The man reached the taxi and jumped in. The Airport, please, he said. As always, I wondered about my passenger. Was this man a talker? After a few moments, he started saying, How do you like driving a ta
3、xi?Its OK, I said. I make a living and meet interesting people sometimes.What do you do? I asked.I am a doctor at New York Hospital. Many times during long rides, Id developed a good relationship with my passengers and received very good advice from them. This time I decided to ask for his help.Coul
4、d I ask a favor of you? He didnt answer. I have a son, 15, a good kid. He wants a job this summer. Is it possible that you get one for him?He still wasnt talking, and I was starting to feel foolish. Finally, he said, Well, my students have a summer research project. Maybe he could join in. Have him
5、send me his school record.He left his address and paid me. It was the last time I ever saw him.Robbie sent off his grades the next morning. And gradually this incident was forgotten. Two weeks later, when I arrived home from work, Robbie handed me a letter. He was informed to call Dr. Plum for an in
6、terview.Robbie got the job. The following summer, Robbie worked at the hospital again, but this time, he was given more responsibility. Then, he worked at the hospital for a third summer and gradually developed a love of medical profession.Near graduating from college, Robbie applied to and was admi
7、tted to New York Medical College. After getting his medical degree, Robbie, the son of a taxi driver, became a doctor at Columbia Medical Center.1. The doctor shouted at the taxi driver for a ride.（ B ） A. True B. False C. Not Given2. The doctor wanted to go to the railway station by taxi. （ B ） A.
8、True B. False C. Not Given3. The taxi driver liked talking with his customers. （ A ） A. True B. False C. Not Given4. The taxi driver had two children. （ C ） A. True B. False C. Not Given5. The taxi driver became Dr. Plums friend. （ B ） A. True B. False C. Not Given6. The doctor wrote a recommendatio
9、n letter for Robbie. （ C ） A. True B. False C. Not Given7. Robbie joined in a summer research project. （ A ） A. True B. False C. Not Given8. Robbie gradually got interested in medicine. （ A ） A. True B. False C. Not Given9. Robbie finally became a doctor at New York Hospital. （ B ） A. True B. False
10、C. Not Given10. Big opportunities can come out of ordinary meetings. （ A ） A. True B. False C. Not Given二、阅读选择题：（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、B、C、D)中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。Talk to Your Kids about Their Eating Habits CarefullyWeight is never an easy subject. It can be risky for parent
11、s to raise the issue of eating habits and weight with their kids.No kid ever lost weight because his mother told him he was fat, a friend told me when I was worried about my sons weight.It turns out she was right, according to a new study. The study was directed by Dr. Berge at University of Minneso
12、ta. She found that kids whose parents discussed eating in a healthy way were less likely to have eating problems. But 64% of the kids whose parents focused on their weight turned to unhealthy eating behaviors. Some kids went on extreme diets, and others even ate no food. So eating disorders were cau
13、sed. Things were worse when fathers joined in the discussions with theft daughters and focused on weight. Fathers should never comment on their daughters weight, says Berge. Instead, she suggests, fathers should focus on their daughters interests. That can help them feel loved and confident enough t
14、o work on their weight issues.How should parents talk to kids about eating behaviors? According to Berge, they should avoid focusing on how much their kids weigh. They should talk to them about being healthy. Dont compare them with others. Ideally, both parents should share the responsibility. If th
15、ats not possible, choose the parent whose words cause the least amount of stress and who demonstrates healthy eating.11. The writers friend advised her not to D 。 A. worry about her sons weight B. take the risk of gaining weight C. change her own eating habits D. talk to her son about his weight12.
16、The study found that some kids had fewer eating problems because they A 。 A. learned to eat healthily B. took part in the study C. focused on their weight D. believed the scientists13. When told about their fatness, some kids C 。 A. felt helpless B. became angry C. began to eat no food D. refused to
17、 take any advice14. If a father focuses on his daughters interests, she will feel B 。 A. amused B. encouraged C. surprised D. challenged15. When talking to their kids about eating behaviors, parents should A 。 A. focus on being healthy B. use short and simple words C. respect their kids views D. com
18、pare their kids with others三、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1620题后所绐的6个选项中为第段每段选择1个正确的小标题；(2)从第2125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。在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。 Plagiarism（剽窃） You just found some good stuff on the Web for your science report. You copy a paragraph and paste it into your re
19、port. Then you continue your research. But you just made a big mistake. You committed plagiarism. Plagiarism is when you use someone elses words or ideas and pretend that they are yours. Its not allowed in school, college, or beyond. The word plagiarism comes from Latin. It means stealing a persons
20、ideas. But its not always easy to tell what is plagiarism and what is not. Sometimes, its accidental You really intended to do your own work, yet ended up with some sentences that sound just like something youve read. Though plagiarism can be accidental, its sometimes done on purpose. Thats just bei
21、ng lazy. By copying whole paragraphs from different places, you dont have to spend the time thinking about the subject, gathering your own thoughts about it, and then putting them into original words. Cut, paste, and youre done. Most schools are pretty strict about plagiarism. If youre caught, your
22、graduation will be delayed or worse. At the very least, youre probably going to fail the assignment. When youre older and in college, some schools will kick out students who plagiarize. When youre kicked out of one college, it can be hard to get into another. To be on the safe side, always make it c
23、lear where the information comes from. You need to write references. Thats a list of the sources you used for a project or report. To do that, youll need to know the author, the title, and the date it was published. If you write something really great, maybe some day someone will quote you in a repo
24、rt.Task 1A. Purposeful plagiarismB. The cost of plagiarismC. The definition of plagiarismD. Accidental plagiarismE. Detecting plagiarismE Avoiding plagiarism16. Paragraph : （ C ）17. Paragraph : （ D ）18. Paragraph : （ A ）19. Paragraph : （ B ）20. Paragraph : （ F ）Task 2A. you will be punishedB. you ha
25、ve great ideasC. quote you in their reportsD. take others ideas as yoursE. save you much timeF. you plagiarize or not21. You commit plagiarism when you D 。22. Sometimes it is hard to tell whether F 。23. Copying whole paragraphs can E 。24. Once caught for plagiarism, A 。25. If you publish something g
26、reat, people may C 。四、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，并在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。FruitImagine a world without fruit. We wouldnt be very healthy. We get a lot of important vitamins from eating fruit.We think of fruit primarily as something to eat. 26 C Fruit is pa
27、rt of a flowering plant and it carries the seeds. The purpose of fruit is to protect a plants seeds and help them get spread about. Wind and water spread seeds. So do animals when they eat fruit and drop the seeds. 27 E There are two main types of fruit: fleshy and dry. Fleshy fruits are soft and ju
28、icy. Pears, bananas and apples are all fleshy fruits. 28 A Grains like wheat and rice, or nuts like chestnuts (板栗), are dry fruits.But wait: Youve eaten oranges and grapes without seeds. How can they be fruits? Its because people have changed the way they grow fruit. They can now grow seedless fruit
29、. Seedless fruit comes from special plants that are made by combining two varieties of a fruit to form a new variety. These special plants grow and produce seeds. 29 F These plants cannot reproduce themselves. They can make fruit, but the fruit has no seeds.Fruits are a source of substances that kee
30、p us alive and healthy. So people make use of fruits for many foods. We make juices from them. We make jams and sweets. 30 B Beer comes from grains and wine comes from grapes, and some particular wines are made from apples, peaches, or other fruits.A. Dry fruits are thin and hard.B. We even make alc
31、ohol from fruit.C. But fruit has a purpose quite apart from our needs.D. So these plants produce fleshy fruits.E. Then the seeds grow into new plants.F. But the plants grown from these seeds are seedless.答案：26、C 27、E 28、A 29、F 30、B五、填词补文（第31-40题，每题1.5分，共15分） 下面的短文有10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
32、分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌，并在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。Mental Activities Help Save MemoryDoing mental activities is helpful. Reading books and writing at any age may save memory, a new 31 G finds.The study was conducted by some American neurologists (神经病学家). It 32 I 294 people. They were given 33 B on memory and thinki
33、ng. They had the tests once a year for six years. They were also asked to talk about their mental activities during childhood, in their youth, during middle age and at their 34 H age.Some of those people did mental activities both 35 A and late in life. They had a slower 36 K of decline in memory th
34、an the others. The others 37 C did such activities. Their rate of decline in memory was 48% 38 E . Mental activities like reading and writing are great. They 39 L bring benefits. We shouldnt 40 J their effects on our children, ourselves and our parents, said Robert Wilson, lead author of the study.A
35、. early E. faster I. involvedB. tests E produce J. neglectC. seldom G. study K. rateD. taught H. current L. really答案：31.G 32. I 33.B 34. H 35. A36. K 37.C 38.E 39.L 40. J六、完形补文（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，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。 Labor Market DeclineThe decline
36、of the labor market is easy to misinterpret (interpret). There are many reasons for that. During the 1970s, large numbers of women and young adults 41 born (bear) during the baby boom entered into the work orce. That 42 resulted (result) in too many workers for the jobs available and depressed wages
37、. The decline also has something to do with the explosive 43 growth (grow) in world trade since 1960. As 44 manufacturing (manufacture) technologies have become more mobile, production jobs have 45 moved (move) from the U.S. to countries where wages are low. In 46 addition (add), technology itself h
38、as helped to cause the shifts in the job market. For example, 47 fewer (few) American workers are needed to make steel today than in the past, because new 48 machines (machine) have made many of their tasks 49 unnecessary (necessary). Finally, the high rate of 50 unemployment (employment) caused by
39、these factors has tended to drive wages down further.41. born 42. resulted 43. growth 44. manufacturing45. moved 46. addition 47. fewer 48. machines49. unnecessary 50. unemployment七、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词左右的英文写作任务。将你的答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。51.某英文报社正在举办题为“My Hobby”的征文活动。请就此题目写一篇英文短文应征。内容包括以下两个方面： 你的爱好是什么？ 你为什么有这个爱好？8
