全国2018年10月高等教育自学考试英语(二)试题课程代码00015

5/5全国2018年10月高等教育自学考试英语〔二试题课程代码：00015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。TheBritishSummerBritainiswellknownforitsrainyclimate.PeoplejokethateveninthesummertimethecountrynevergetsanysunandthattheskiesstaydisappointinglygreyevenduringthemonthsofJulyandAugust.Lastsummerthough,itwassohotthatpeoplecouldhardlybelieveit.Britishpeopleweren'tusedtosuchhightemperatures,soeverydayonthenewstherewerestoriesaboutpeoplestrugglingtoworkinsuchunusualweatherconditions.Radioandtelevisionprogrammesalsoremindedeveryonetodrinkmorewaterandnottostaytoolonginthesun.Whenthesuncomesout,Britishpeopletendtospendtimeintheirgardeniftheyhaveone.lt'scommontoinvitefriendsandneighboursaroundforabarbecuewhereeveryonesitsoutsideandeatsfoodlikegrilledmeat<'#>andsalads.There'salwaysaback-upplanincaseofrainthough,andthemealsometimeshastobecookedinthekitchenandeatenindoors.Peoplealsospendalotoftimeinparksduringthesummer,havingpicnicsorplayingsports.Ineverygreenarea,there'salwaysatleastoneicecreamvan,akindofcarthatplayschildren'smusicandsellsicecreams.TownslikeBlackpoolandBrightonarepopularfortheirbeachesandamusementarcades<游乐场>.Peoplegotheretoswim,sunbatheandeatfishandchips.Thewatercanbequitecold,though,andthat'swhyquitealotofpeopleprefertogoabroadfortheirsummerholidayinstead.PopulardestinationsincludeSpain,GermanyandFrance:allcountriesthatpromisealotofsunshine!1.ThereislittlesunshineinBritaininsummer.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven2.Britishpeopleliketotelljokesabouteachother.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven3.ItwasunusuallyhotlastsummerinBritain.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven4.Britishpeopleenjoyedthehightemperaturesoflastsummer.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven5.Themediaadvisedpeopletoenjoythesunshine.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven6.MostBritishpeoplehaveagardenoftheirown.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven7.Peoplehavingabarbecueoftenhaveaplanagainsttherain.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven8.ChildrenlikethemusicfromtheicecreamvansA.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven9.BlackpoolandBrightonareknownfortheirbeaches.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven10.PeoplegotoSpaininsummertoenjoythecoolerseawater.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven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、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。HorseTalkDoyouknowhorsestalk?Youcanlearntounderstand"horsetalk,"ifyoupaycloseattentiontothem.Whenhorsesliveinthewild,otheranimalstrytoeatthem,soalotofhorsetalkisaboutstayingalive.Evennow,whenmosthorsesliveonfarms,theywatchfordanger.Forthisreason,neverwalkbehindahorse.Ifyousurpriseit,thehorsemightmistakeyouforalionorwolfandgiveadangerouskick.Bywatchingtheears,youcangetcluestowhatthehorseishearing.Ahorsecanturneachearinadifferentdirection.Forawildhorse,thisskillisimportantforsurvival.Thehorsecanhearsomethingcreepingupbehinditwhilealsocheckingoutathreateningnoiseinfront.Whenahorseletsitsearsdown,it'sfeelingsafeandrelaxed.Thoughtheseactionsmaybenaturalresponsesandnotdeliberatecommunications,theyhelpyouknowwhatthehorseisthinking.Sometimeshorsescansenddefinitemessages.Forexample,theyknowtheyaresaferwhenthey'rewithotherhorses.Iftheybecomeisolated,they"whinny<嘶鸣>,"callingforcompany.They'resaying,"Whereareyou?I'moverhere!"Domestichorsesusethesamesoundstostayintouchwithotherhorses.Ifahorsesnorts<打响鼻儿>,it'snotcommunicatinganything.lt'sjustclearingdustorgrassseedoutofitsnose.Butifitsnortswhileholdingitsheadhighandstaringatsomething,it'ssaying,"Thatlooksdangerous.Getreadytorun!?Whentwohorsesmeet,theyputtheirnosestogetherandsmelleachother'sbreath.It'stheirwayofasking,"Areyouafriend?"Horsesalsoblow,breathingouttheairloudlythroughthenose,whentheymeetsomethingstrange.Theyareasking,"Isthissafe?"Horseshavealanguageoftheirown.Nowyouknowabitofwhattheymightbesaying!11.Horsesinthewild"talk"mainlyto__A．stayaliveB．makefriendsC．findfoodD．keepawake12.Itisdangerousto____A．touchahorse'searsB．rideahorseonfarmsC．surpriseahorsefrombehindD．stareatahorsefromfront13.Ahorse'searsarespecialbecausetheycan_A．sendmessagesB．tumtodifferentdirectionsC.sensetemperaturesD.clearoutthedust14.Whenahorse'searsaredown,weknowthatitis__A．isolatedB.relaxedC.angryD.anxious15.Fromthetext,weknowthathorses__A.aredangerousanimalsB.canhardlysurviveinthewildC.prefertostayingroupsD.havedifferentlanguagesystems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①～⑤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,并将所选答案的代码〔指A、B、C、D、E或F>填在答题纸的相应位置上。Hawaii,theAlohastate1.Hawaiiissometimescalled"theAlohaState.AlohaisawordintheHawaiianlanguagemeaningloveandpeace.Itisoftenusedasawaytosay"hello"or"goodbye".Hawaiiislikethewordaloha,becauseitisastatethathastwoviewpoints:itremembersitshistoryandlookstowardthefuture.2.HawaiiisaU.S.statemadeupofagroupofislandsinthePacificOcean.ltismadeupofeightlargeislandsandover100othersmallerislands.ItistheonlystatethatisnotinnorthAmerica.Theislandswereformedbyvolcanoesthaterupted055>androseabovetheocean.TherearestillactivevolcanoesinHawaii.3.Becauseofitslocation,Hawaiihasatropicalclimate.Itiswarm,butusuallynothot,yearlong.Rarelydoesthetemperaturedropbelow60degreesFahrenheit,althoughitmayoccasionallysnowatthetopofsomeofthemountains.4.OncecalledtheSandwichIslandsbyEuropeans,HawaiiisthoughttohavebeensettledbyancientsailorsfromotherislandsinthePacific.TheBritishexplorerCaptainCookwasthoughttobethefirstEuropeantofindtheislandsin1778.Becauseofitslocation,HawaiibecameafrequentstopforEuropeantradersandships.HawaiiwasanindependentcountrybeforeitbecamepartoftheUnitedSernedbyeitherakingoraqueenltisoneoftheonlyfourU.S.statestohavebeenacountrybeforestatehood.ItwasadmittedintotheUnionin1959asthe50thstate.5.TodayHawaiiisimportantasavacationdestination.Eachyearover6millionpeoplevisitHawaiitoenjoythebeaches,thebeautifulocean,andthehistoricalHawaiianculture.ComeandvisitHawaii.Youaresuretoloveit!Paragraph1___2.____3.____4.____5.____AMildclimateBLocalcustomsCTouristattractionDLonghistoryEMeaningofAlohaFGeographicfeatures21.Alohaisoftenusedas___22.Hawaiiislandsareformedby__23.itorscanseesnowon____24.aiiusedtoberuledby_____25.plevisitHawaiifor__AEuropeanexplorersBmountainpeaksCitssceneryandcultureDvolcaniceruptionsEawayofgreetingFakingoraqueen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。

GeorgeWashingtonCarverGeorgeWashingtonCarverwasborninMissouribetween1861and1864.Hewasbornintoslavery.ltwasnotuntiltheendoftheCivilWarthatGeorgebecamefree.Ashegrewup,Georgelovedtoreadandlearn.Blackchildrenwerenotallowedtogotothesameschoolsaswhitechildren.___<26>Everyearlymorning,helefthometogototheschool.Therehestudiedveryhard.Afterhefinishedhighschool,Georgewantedtogotocollege.Atthattime,fewblackstudentscouldaffordthecollegetuition.Heworkedforatimeuntilhecouldborrowmoneytogotocollege.In1890hewenttoSimpsonCollegeinlowa.___<27>Hisdrawingsplantsweresogoodthathisteachersuggestedhestudybotany,whichisthescienceofplants.Georgewenttoanagriculturalcollegeinlowain1891,herehenotonlygraduatedbutalsotaughtstudents.Georgecontinuedtostudyplants.__<28>In1896,hewasinvitedtoteachattheTuskegeeInstituteinAlabama.Heworkedthereasaprofessorfor47years.Healsobecameanimportantresearchscientist.Hediscoverednewwaystouseplants.__<29>Theseincludedyes,plastics,paint,andmake-up.Healsotaughtfarmershowtogrowcropstohelpthesoil,andnewwaystofarm.In1943GeorgeWashingtonCarverdied.__<30>ThereisanationalmonumenttohiminMissouriwherehegrewup.Hehashadashipnamedafterhim.In1990hewasadmittedtoheNationalInventorsHallofFame.Theboywhowantedtolearnbecameagreatinventorandscientist.A．TherehestudiedartandmusicB．Hefoundabout100newwaystousepeanutsC．HehasbeenhonoredallovertheworldforhisachievementsD．HebecameveryfamousforhisworkE．Aftergraduation,GeorgebeganworkingforalawfirmF．TheschoolsforblackchildrenwerefarfromwhereGeorgelivedWarmthatMidnight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。

WarmthatMidnightCanberrawintersareextremelycold,and2014broughtsomeofourcoldestdays.OneweekdaynightIwalkedtothe__<31>supermarketbeforeitclosedatmidnight.AsIapproached,Inoticedagroupofsixorsevenpeople_<32>bythesupermarketentrance.Awareofthe__<33>oflate-nightwalking,ImadesureIpaidattention.Thesceneaheadlookedunusual.Andunusualitwas.Expectingtoseeagroupof__<34>troublemakers,Ifoundaweak,well-dressedoldmandistributingitemsoffoodtoagroupofhomelesspeople.Ratherthanjustfeedingthem,hewasalsoengagingthemina__<35>ofwarmdiscussion.Thehomelesspeoplewererough-lookingand_<36>dressed.Buttheylistenedtotheman_<37>,notjustwithgratitudeforthefoodtheyhadbeen_<38>.Withnocharityvehicleinsight,thisoldmanwasonlyrepresentinghimself.AfterIfinishedshopping,thegroupwasstill-there,food_<39>,butalllaughing.Ifaweakoldmancangivetoothersinthe___<40>coldatmidnight,whatexcusedowehave?A.DangersB.LocalC.HappyD.ReadingE.freezingF.attentivelyG.potentialH.sittingI.poorl