loading2019年4月高等教育自学考试《英语（二）》试题
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一、阅读判断题
MyBrother
Mybrotherisoffatcollege,andatage14,Imisshimterribly.Mybrotherisararekindofguy.He'ssmartandkind.Andmyfriendssayhe'slovely.Butit'showhehandlesthingsandhowhetreatshisfriendsandhisfamilythatmakemefeelmoreproud.
Heappliedto14colleges.Hewasacceptedbyallbutone,theonehewanted,BrownUniversity.Sohetookhissecondchoice,andoffhewenttoafirstyear.Whenhecamehomeforsummervacation,hesaidhe'dmovetoRhodeIslandnearBrown,findajob,anddowhateverhecouldtobecomeknowninthearea.He'dworkhisheartoutanddohisbestateverything.Someone,hewassure,wouldnotice.Thiswasabigdealformyparentsasitmeantagreeingtoayearwithoutcollege.Buttheytrustedhimandencouragedhimtodowhateverhethoughtitwouldtaketorealizehisdream.
Itwasn'tlongbeforehewashiredasanamateur(业余的)playdirectoratBrown.Nowwashischancetoshine,andshinehedid.Heputeverybitofhimselfintothejob.Hemetteachersandschoolofficials,talkedtoeveryoneabouthisdreamandneverhesitatedtotellthemwhathewasafter.
And,sureenough,attheendoftheyear,whenhereappliedtoBrown,hewasaccepted.Wewereallhappy,butformethehappinesswentverydeep.Ihadlearnedanimportantlesson—alessonnoonecouldhavetaughtmewithwords.IfIworkhardforwhatIwant,andifIkeeptryingafterI'vebeenturneddown,mydreamscanalsocometrue.ThisisagiftIstillholdinmyheart.
1.Mybrotherhadmanygoodqualities.
A.TrueA.TrueA.TrueA.TrueA.TrueA.TrueA.True
B.FalseB.FalseB.FalseB.FalseB.FalseB.FalseB.False
C.NotGivenC.NotGivenC.NotGivenC.NotGivenC.NotGivenC.NotGivenC.NotGiven
2.Onlyoneuniversityacceptedmybrother.3.Mybrother'sfirstyearatcollegewasterrible.4.MybrotherwouldliketofindajobinRhodeIsland.5.Myparentsdisagreedwithmybrother'splan.6.Mybrothertookeveryopportunitytopromotehimself.7.Mybrothernevertoldanyonewhathewasafter.8.MybrotherappliedtoBrownUniversitythreetimes.
A.TrueA.True
10.Iwantedtogotocollege,too.
A.True
1~5ABCAB二、阅读选择题
6~10ABBAC
B.FalseB.FalseB.False
C.NotGivenC.NotGivenC.NotGiven
9.Mybrothersetagoodexampleforme.
Garlic(大蒜)
Garlichasalonghistoryofhumanuseofover7,000years.ItwasoriginallygrowninAsia.ItfinallymadeitswaytoEuropeandSouthandNorthAmericasinthe16thcentury.Itrapidlyspreadtotheworldbecauseitwaseasytogrowandcouldstayaliveinpoorconditions.
Garlichasalsolongbeenusedinmedicine.Egyptiansfedgarlictotheslavestokeepuptheirstrengthandtodefendagainstdiseases.TheRomansbelievedthatgarliccuredmanydiseasesandhelpedhealwounds.GreeksgavegarlictoathletesduringtheOlympicGamesinordertoincreasetheirstrength.
Morerecently,garlichasbeenmentionedasbeingusedasatreatmentforbattlewoundsinbothWorldWars.Infact,eventodaypeopleeatgarlicforitssupposedbenefits.Forexample,manypeopleeatgarlictohelpfightcoldsandcoughs.Someevenclaimthatgarliccanhelppreventhighbloodpressureandcancer.
Adifferentuseforgarlicinthepastwastokeepawaybadspirits.Insomecountries,peoplebelievedthatiftheyworegarlicaroundtheirnecks,badthingswouldnotentertheirbodies.Andiftheyhunggarlicoutsidethedoorsoftheirhomes,badthingswouldgoaway.
Garlicisnowgrowneverywhereintheworld.Chinaisthelargestproducerofgarlic,followedbyIndia,SouthKorea,EgyptandRussia.Thepopularityofgarlichasincreasedovertheyears.Itisnowwidelyusedinalltypesofcooking.Chinesedishesusegarlic.Italiandishesincludealotofgarlic,too.Garlicisnowhighlyvaluedforitstastethroughouttheworld.
11.Garlicwasfirstgrownin
A.NorthAmericaC.EuropeA.simpletocookC.goodforhealthA.curemanydiseasesC.increasebodystrengthA.frightenbadspiritsC.keepawayinsects
B.SouthAmericaD.AsiaB.easytogrowD.tastyinmanydishesB.healbattlewoundsD.keeppeoplehealthyB.decoratetheirhousesD.showtheirwishes
12.Garlicwasquicklyacceptedbypeopleeverywherebecauseitwas
13.AncientGreeksbelievedthatgarliccanhelp
14.Someancientpeoplehunggarlicoutsidetheirdoorsto
15.Thelargestgarlicgrowerintheworldnowis
A.Egypt
11~15DBCAC
B.KoreaC.ChinaD.Russia
三、概括段落大意和补全句子
EasyWaystoGreenupYourLife
①Eatingmeatproducesgreenhousegasemissions(排放).Ifyoucan'tgiveupmeatcompletely,youcanreduceyourconsumptionorgiveupbeef.Don'teatout-of-seasonfarmproducts.Theyaregrowningreenhouses.Alotofenergygoesintoheatingthegreenhouses.Andshippingsuchout-of-seasonfarmproductsbyairfromremoteplacesconsumeshugeamountofenergy,too.Justlookforlocalandin-seasonfoods.
②
Spendlesstimebehindthewheel,cycleandwalkmore,andusepublictransportmore.
Ifyouhavetodrive,thefirstthingistochooseacarthatusescomparativelylessfuel.Besides,sticktothespeedlimit,keepyourtiresproperlyfilledwithair,emptyyourtrunkofheavyitems,andaccelerateandbrakegently.
③
Wanttotakeavacationtripbyplane?Don'thurry.Thinkagain.Airtravelhasabig
impactontheenvironmentcomparedwithmostotherformsoftravel.Youhavebetterchoices.Considerhavingavacationwithindrivingdistance.Ofcourse,takingthetrainisthebestchoice.
④
Thinkabouthowmuch\youown.Abigpartofemissionsarelinkedtoour
consumption.Toreduceitweneedachangeinconsumptionculture.Dowereallyneedallthethingswebuy?Anddowealwaysneedthenewestone?Gettingfewerthingsandmakingtheonesyouownlastlongerwillreduceenergyuse.
⑤
Yourchoicesaboutheatingandcoolingyourhomearesomeofthemostimportantthings
youcandointermsofcuttingyourgreenhousegasemissions.Keepingthetemperaturealittlelowerinthewinterandhigherinthesummercanmakeabigdifference.
Task1
16.Paragraph①:17.Paragraph②:18.Paragraph③:19.Paragraph④:20.Paragraph⑤:16~20FBCADTask2
21.Eatingbeefcan
22.Oneisadvisedtoremoveheavythings23.Onehadbettertakeatrain24.Buyinglessisonewayto25.Tosaveenergy,properlycontrol
A.fromhiscartrunkB.yourroomtemperatureC.foravacationtrip
D.increasegreenhousegasproductionE.reduceenergyuse
A.B.C.D.E.F.
ChangeyourshoppinghabitDrivelessifpossibleTakefewerairtrips
Useair-conditioningmoderatelyTakefewervacations
Eatlessmeatandmorein-seasonfoods
F.yourwaterconsumption
21~25DACEB四、填句补文
ALuckyPen
\I'vegotsomethingforyou!\Georgeranthroughthedoorafterschooloneday.Hewavedsomethingabovehishead.\it'saluckypen!\Ihadmadethedecisiontopursueacareerinwriting.
2627Ilookedatthepeninmyhand.Ihaddreamedaboutitfora
Therewasnothingspecialaboutit.ButIdidn'trealizehowspecialitwasatthatmoment.longtimebutIwasafraidtotakeachance.Iwasscaredofrejection.
Thenightbefore,IhadvoicedthosefearstomyhusbandwhenIthoughtGeorgewasn'tlistening.ButGeorgemusthaveoverheardus.Nowhestoodinfrontofme,watchingmeexaminethepen.\don'thavetobescarednow,\hesaid.\penwillmakeyourstoriesgreatandeveryonewillloveyou.\Tearsfilledmyeyes.life!
IfoundoutlaterhowluckyIwaswhenIheardwhathedidtogetthepen.Duringlunchbreakatschoolthatday,Georgeheardaboytalkingaboutaluckypenhehad.
29Theboywasa
toughnegotiatorbutGeorgedidn'tgiveup.Intheend,hetradedhislunch,hisfavoritecartoonbook,andhisnewfootball,hismostprizedpossessionforthatpen.Justtomakemefeelbetter.
30ItneverfailstoremindmejusthowluckyIam!Iamtheluckiestmotherinthe
worldnowandforever.
A.Hegotitasabirthdaygift.
B.Itwasadecisionfulloffearandanxietyforme.C.Hewantedtogetitforme.
D.Hehandedmethepenhappilyandproudly.E.Igrabbedhimandpulledhimtightagainstme.F.Istillhavethatpen,thoughit'slongoutofink.26~30DBECF五、填词补文
YoungReaders,Tomorrow'sLeaders?
Anewstudyhasgoodnewsforkidswithstrongreadingskills.Suchkidswillhavehighintelligenceastheyget
31.Theywillhaveabrightfuture.
327and12,andanintelligence
33Thestudyincluded1,890twinswhodidreadingtestsatetweenthemhadtobeduetofactorsthattheydidnotsister.Theydevelopment.
363428Rejectiondidn'tseemlikesuchabigdeal
anymore.EvenifIneversoldthefirststory,IhadeverythingIcouldeverneed.Georgeinmy
testat16.Thetwinshadthesamegenes(基因)andhomeenvironment.Therefore,theteacherthantheother.Somekidsdidbetteronthereading
35Forexample,onehadabetter
thantheirtwinbrotheror
toenhancedachild'sntellectual38didbetterontheintelligencetest.Thereadingskills37intelligencewereevidentbyage7.Thisshowsthatreadingskillscan
Thestudyalsohelpstogenes,
4039thedifferencesamongkidsinthesamefamily.Theyshare
conditionsandparents.Buttheycanbedifferentinintelligence.
E.testsF.affectG.agesH.living
I.shareJ.olderK.relatedL.interested
A.also
B.differencesC.onlyD.explain31~35JGBIE六、完形补文
36~40DBECF
StudentLoans
FederalStudentAidisanofficeproviding(provide)studentloansforhighereducation.TheU.S.governmentknowsthe41(important)ofhighereducationinpositivelythenation.Itmakessurethateach43(finance)helpforhighereducation.
Thoughparentscanchooseprivatefundingthrough46muchlessin
4745(bank),theinterestratescanbe
48(excessive)high.Ontheotherhand,theinterestratesoffederallyfundedstudentloansare
(compare).Itis,therefore,veryimportantthatparentstakeallsteps
4942(impact)44(qualify)studentinAmericaisabletoget
(require)toapplyforstudentloansthroughthegovernment.
FederalStudentAidisinvolvedinbeforethestartofeachschoolyear.41.importance46.excessively七、短文写作
51．
某英文报社正在举办题为“LiveaHealthyLife”的征文活动。请就此题目写一篇英文短文应征，内容包括：●什么是健康的生活方式●你是怎么做的
42.impacting47.comparison
43.qualified48.torequire
44.financial49.educated
45.banks50.received
(educate)studentsandtheirfamiliesontheexact
50(receive),itprocessesthem
procedurestogetstudentloans.Oncetheapplicationsare