2018年4月自考 英语(一) 试题.doc

.2018年4月高等教育自学考试英语（一）试题课程代码：00012一、阅读判断Finding Paradise (天堂) and Success in RetirementIvy Singh and her husband had their retirement all planned out. They wanted to have a place with enough land to grow plants. The couple successfully found a proper place and turned it into a farm called Bollywood Veggies. We came and had a look and we found paradise. We started Bollywood Veggies there and then, she says.The basic idea of starting the farm was to keep themselves busy in retirement. Mrs. Singh says it was never begun as a business. We started this as a lifestyle project for retirement. The farms produce includes beans, cabbage and other crops. Soon, more people found out about the farm. Visitors often asked whether the farm offered any food or drinks. So the couple started a restaurant and a food museum on the farm.As the farm changed from a retirement to a commercial project, Mrs. Singh sought new business opportunities. A key area was growing bananas. Given the popularity of bananas and their use in a range of food products, she saw great potential. The farm uses its crop to make products such as banana chips and bread.Mrs. Singh, driven by the success of the project, now wants to open a retirement home on the farm. She says the farm is a nice place for people who have retired.Mrs. Singh says she does not care much about the profit, because she is getting to live her dream while making a difference to society. 1. Ivy and her husband made a careful plan for retirement. A. True B. False C. Not Given 2. Before retirement, the couple were doing business on plants. A. True B. False C. Not Given 3. The couple started Bollywood Veggies for business purposes. A. True B. False C. Not Given 4. Cabbage was the first vegetable planted on the farm. A. True B. False C. Not Given 5. The couple opened a restaurant close to the farm. A. True B. False C. Not Given 6. Mrs. Singh planted bananas because they were very popular. A. True B. False C. Not Given 7. Visitors to the farm like its banana chips the best. A. True B. False C. Not Given 8. Mrs. Singh built a retirement home on the farm. A. True B. False C. Not Given 9. Mrs. Singh thinks the farm is a good place for retired people. A. True B. False C. Not Given10. Mrs. Singh hopes to make a lot of money from her business. A. True B. False C. Not Given二、阅读选择Fed was a consultant (咨询师) and Guido a wine maker. They started their gelato (意式冰激凌) business with no food industry experience. We wanted to make the best gelato in the world and we didnt know how to make any gelato! Fed recalls. That did not stop them though and the business has become more and more successful.The word gelato means frozen originally. Since ancient Rome, people have been enjoying cold desserts. Many think gelato is just an Italian name for ice cream. But actually it is a different product. According to Fed and Guido, the difference between ice cream and gelato is the amount of fat in the product. In ice cream you have an average of 17-18% of fat, but with Italian gelato you have 10%.It was Guido who first came up with the idea. He thought that if they got the best materials, they could make top quality gelato. Fed then put a business plan together and the two decided to go for it. The only rule they had when they started out was to stick to their guiding principle to try to create the worlds best gelato. Their efforts paid off. Sales of their gelato have doubled in Italy every year since 2008. It outpaced (超过) the growth of every other type of iced dessert by some way. The company grows from two employees in 2003 to nearly 700 employees today.According to a market analysis, Italians love for gelato will last for the next few years. These two will be happy to learn the news.11. It can be learned from the first paragraph that Fed and Guido A. used to be wine makers B. knew how to make gelato C. had no experience in food industry D. planned to create a new dessert12. Paragraph 2 tells us that A. Fed and Guido invented gelato B. Italians prefer gelato to ice cream C. gelato is the worlds best dessert D. gelato has less fat than ice cream13. The guiding principle Fed and Guido followed is A. using secret materials B. sticking to their business plan C. making top quality gelato D. hiring the best employees14. Since 2008, the sales of Fed and Guidos gelato have A. remained the same B. reached record high C. grown as fast as other desserts D. increased steadily15. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. The Worlds Best Gelato B. Italians Love for Gelato C. The History of Gelato D. Gelato Shops in Italy三、概括段落大意和补全句子Newspapers in the Classroom Creating a classroom newspaper will be a great fun. First of all, decide who is going to work on what section of the newspaper. For example, one group could handle the Sportssection, and another could take care of the Arts. All students should have some say as to which news stories will be included. Next, before you begin any work, its a good idea to have a look at a few different examples. Collect some from home, or find them at your local or school library. As you are reading through your newspapers, take note of what parts of the newspaper impress you the most. If the newspapers you have are old and no longer being used by anyone, cut some of your favorite sections and pictures out. They can be used later on. Keep track of your ideas by separating them into sections, much the same as a real paper is in sections. Do you want a sports section? An arts page? A science section? These are the things you need to decide. One really wonderful way to decide what kind of feeling your newspaper will have is to carry out a survey, either in the classroom or the entire school. Questions you could ask include: What do you like reading about? Do you prefer pictures or stories? And what do you like best in the newspapers you read? When you are set with your ideas, you will have to think about the next step which is actually putting the newspaper together. Decisions to be made include: How many pages will your newspaper have? Who will write the articles, draw the pictures and/or take the photos? How many articles will the newspaper have?Task 1A. Conducting a surveyB. Finding examplesC. Assigning tasksD. Seeking teachers adviceE. Designing the newspaperF. Deciding on sections16. Paragraph :17. Paragraph :18. Paragraph :19. Paragraph :20. Paragraph :Task 221. All students should voice their opinions on 22. You can find your newspaper examples at 23. When reading the newspaper, pay attention to the parts 24. To decide the feeling of the newspaper, a survey can be done in 25. While putting the newspaper together, you should decide A. the classroomB. which are impressiveC. how many copies to printD. your local libraryE. how many pages it will haveF. which news stories to include四、填句补文Boxing for Fitness (健身)When it comes to boxing, most people think of two strong athletes in a ring trying to destroy each other with their fists. 26 It is a sport that people can get a great exercise from.Boxing for fitness is fast becoming a popular way to exercise. It is easy to understand why when you consider all the benefits of the sport. You will gain increased speed, skill and strength. 27 You will learn the basic attack skills and how to combine them effectively.So you may wonder how I got started in boxing. I was already at the gym quite often, doing weight training. 28 But I was still soft around the midsection (上腹部). After a conversation with my boss at lunch one day he suggested I come to a boxing class with him. He is a very fit man in his 40s. 29 And he told me all I needed to bring was a bottle of water and a towel.If I have learnt anything from the experience, it is not to be afraid to try something new. No matter what your skill or fitness level is, boxing is good for you. The reason is that this exercise can be modified to suit you. 30 A. I was getting stronger.B. Boxing is considered too cruel.C. You will learn the proper way to control your feet.D. He offered to lend me a pair of boxing gloves.E. All in all, boxing for fitness is a great way to work out.F. However, boxing for fitness is something altogether different.五、填词补文Road BuildingPeople of early civilizations built roads of a sort. However, the first good road 31 were the Romans. They built the earliest network of hard-surfaced roads. The Romans 32 their road building about 300 B.C. and continued for about five hundred years.Roman roads were good because the people 33 how to lay a solid, thick base. On top of this, they put a pavement (路面) of flat 34 . Their roads were a bit 35 in the center than on the sides. Along the sides ran ditches (沟渠) so that the 36 could run off. These roads were also very 37 . They went over most of the hills instead of around them.The Roman roads were used 38 by soldiers. At first, these roads went through Italy. Then, as the Roman Empire spread, roads were built in other 39 of Europe. In all they laid about 50,000 40 of roads.A. I was getting stronger.B. Boxing is considered too cruel.C. You will learn the proper way to control your feet.D. He offered to lend me a pair of boxing gloves.E. All in all, boxing for fitness is a great way to work out.F. However, boxing for fitness is something altogether different.六、