2020年自考英语二真题和答案大全

2020年自考英语二真题和答案大全

4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语(二)试卷及答案

(课程代码：00015)

I.VocabularyandStructure(10pointeach)

从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

1.Itisdifficultto_theimplicationbetweenthelines.

A.gettoB.getwithC.getatD.getdown

2.Thevolleyballmatchwastelevised_onCCTV.

A.aliveB.lifeC.liveD.lively

3.Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits_considerabi

A.distributionB.contributionC.prescriptionD.circulatiol

4.Thecentraltheatrehasaseating_ofmorethan3,000people.

A.capabilityB.capacityC.abilityD.facility

5.Thefurnitureinherbedroomisquitedifferentfrom_inthelivingroom.

A.thatB.itC.OneD.which

6.Becauseofthebadweather,thesportsmeethadtobe_.

A.shutdownB.doneawayC.takenoffD.calledoff

7.Jennycomplainedthatthehospital_hertoomuchforthetreatment.

A.expendedB.paidC.costD.charged

8.Havingdecidedtorentaflat,we_contactinghousingagenciesinthecity.

A.setaboutB.setdownC.setoutD.setup

9.Thebookfairhasreceivedapositive_fromreaders.

A.resultB.responseC.settlementD.solution

10.Iftheoperation_carefullyprepared,itwouldnothavebeensuccessful.

A.wasnotB.hasnotbeenC.hadnotbeenD.werenot

II.ClozeTest(10pointeach)

Thebasicprincipleofradarisillustratedbywhathappenswhenoneshoutsina

e.Theechooftheshouting11thewallshelpsapersondeterminethesizeoficave.

Withradar,however,thewavesareradiowavesinsteadof12waves,diowavestravel

13thespeedoflight,about300,000kilometersinasecond.Alarset14ashort

burstofradiowaves.Thenitreceivestheechoes15whenwavesbounce(Silt)off

objects.Bydeterminingthetimeit16fortheechoestoimitotheradarset,a

trainedtechnician17determinethedistancebetweenthe[arsetandotherobjects.

Theword“radar”,18,getsitsnamefromthetermdiodetectionandranging.”

“Ranging“isthetermfordetectionofthe19betweenobjectandtheradarset.

Besidesbeingofcriticalimportancetopilot,radaris20forairtrafficcontrol,

trackingshipsatsea,andfortrackingweathersystemsandstorms.

,throughB.forC.onD.against

・soundB.lightC.heatD.tide

,atC.overD.on

outC.figuresoutD.putsout

,producedC.produceD.produces

・spendsB.takesC.killsD.makes

,canB.mustC.oughttoD.hasto

・incaseB.inturnC.inshortD.infact

,lengthB.widthC.distanceD.space

III.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointseach)

从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字

母涂黑。

PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Amongthecompanywasalawyer,ayoungmanofabouttwenty-five.Onbeingasked

hisopinion,hesaid,“Capitalpunishmentandlifeimprisonmentareequallyimmoral.

IfIweretomakeachoicebetweenthem,IwouldratherchoosethelatterAnyway,

it'sbettertolivethannottoliveatall.”

Alivelydiscussionfollowed.Abanker,whowasthenyoungerandmorenervousthan

thelawyer,suddenlylosthistemperandcriedout,"It'salie.Ibetyoutwo

million.Youwouldn,tstickinacellevenforfiveyears.”

“Ifyoumeanit,"repliedtheyounglawyer,“IbetI'11staytherelonger;makeit

fifteeninsteadoffive.”

“Fifteen!Done!”criedthebanker."Gentleman,Ibetyoutwomillions.

^Agreed.Twomillionsformyfreedom,z，saidthelawyer.

Sothiswild,ridiculousbetcametopass.Thebankercouldnothidehisexcitement

Duringsupperhesaidtothelawyerjokingly,“Cometoyoursenses,youngman,before

it'stoolate.Twomillionsarenothingtome,butyoustandtolosethreeorfour

ofthebestyearsofyourlife.Isaythreeorfourbecauseyou'11neverstickit

outanylongerDon'tforgetthatvoluntaryimprisonmentismuchhardertoputup

withthanaenforcedone.Theideathatyouhavetherighttofreeyourselfanymoment

willpoisonyourlifeinthecell.Ipityyou.”

Andnowthebanker,pacingfromcomertocomer,recalledallthisandaskedhimself,

“WhydidImakethisbet?What,sthegood?Thelawyerlostfifteenyearsofhilife

andIthrewawaytwomillions.Willitconvincepeoplethatcapitalpunishmentis

worseorbetterthanimprisonmentforlife?No,no!Rubbish!Onmypart,itwasthe

caprice(心血来潮)ofawell-fedmillionaire;onthelawyer'spart,it'sthepure

greedcgold.”

21.Thelawyerwouldchooselifeimprisonmentbecause.

wasyoungerthanthebankerpunishmentwasimmoral

wasbetterthancapitalpunishmentD.thebankerwouldgivehim$200,000

22.Theauthorconsidersthebetbetweenthelawyerandthebanker.

A.interestingB.ridiculousC.capriciousD.instructive

23.Theword'company'inthefirstparagraphrefersto_.

A.companionsB.bankersC.lawyersD.prisoners

24.Thebankerwasextremelyexcitedbecause_.

A.hewastoorichtocareforthemoney

B.hewassureofhiswinningthebet

C.thelawyerwouldgiveupin15years

D.thelawyerwouldgiveupbefore5years

25.Intheend,thebankerconsidershisbetwiththelawyer_.

A.rationalB.reasonableC.beneficialD.unreasonable

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Onlinelearningisalsocalleddistanceeducation,whichhelpsstudentswhotake

classesbycomputerovertheInternettolearncertaincoursesandearnadegree.

Andithasbecomemoreandmorepopularwithbothyoungpeopleandeducational

institutions.

TheSchoolofContinuingandProfessionalStudiesofNewYorkUniversityinManhattan

beganonlineclassesin1992.ItsVirtualSchoolhastaughtmorethan10,000students

fromacrosstheUnitedStatesandothercountries.

Lastyear,theschoollaunchedNYUOnline.ItoffersNYU，sfirstonlinePrograms

forabachelor，sdegree.Programsareofferedinthreeareas;leadershipAnd

management,informationsystemsmanagementandsocialsciences.Theclassesare

highlyinteractivewherestudentscommunicatewitheachotherandtheirteachers.

Someclassesrequirestudentstologinatthesametimesotheycanattendlive

lecturesbyaprofessorStudentscanalsoaskquestionsandworktogetheronteam

projects.

ThecosttoattendNYUOnlinedependsonhowmanyclassesastudentistotakeIt

costsasmuchasfifteenthousanddollarsayear.NYUoffersnofinancialaidfor

internationalstudentsinthisprogram.Ifyouareinterestedintheprogram,you

cangelmoredetailsatthewebsite:www...Manyotherschools,too,offeronline

education.Studentsshouldbeespeciallycarefulofprogramsthatofferadegree

inreturnforlittleornowork.Theseareknownasdiplomamills,andareillegal

intheUnitedStates.

Educationaladvisersalsosaythatbeforeyouenteranyprogram,makesurethework

willberecognizedinyourcountry.Youshouldalsomakesuretheschoolsyouare

consideringareofficiallyapproved.

26.Thethirdparagraphismainlyaboutthe_oftheprogramsoftheSchool.

A.academicgoalandsystem

B・coursesandlearningmode

C.learningmethodsandclasses

D.coursesandrequirements

27.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinternationalstudentsintheprograms

A.getfullscholarship

B.paynotuition

C.getnofinancialsupport

D.earnmoremoney

28.ManyAmericanschoolsofferonlineprograms,andinternationalstudents

A.shouldbecarefulofbeingcheated

B.arecertaintoearnadegree

C.shouldknowaboutprogramming

D.arefacedwithmanydifficulties

word'work'inthesecondlineofthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans.

astudenthaswrittenatschool

astudenthaslearnedatschool

astudenthasreadatschool

astudenthasachievedacademically

30.ThepaymentforonlineprogramsofNYUisbasedon.

numberofclassesastudentattends

numberofstudentsaprofessorinstructs

numberofsemestersastudentspends

numberofpresentationsastudentmakes

PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Anunderstandingofman'seffectonthebalanceofnatureiscrucial（关键的）to

beingabletofindtheappropriateremedialaction.Itisaverycommonbeliefthat

theproblemsofthepopulationexplosionarecausedmainlybypoorpeopleliving

inpoorcountrieswhodonotknowenoughtolimittheirreproduction.Thisisnot

true.Theactualnumberofpeopleinanareaisnotasimportantastheeffectthey

haveonnature.Developingcountriesdohaveaneffectontheirenvironment,but

itisthepopulationsofrichercountriesthathaveafargreaterimpactontheearth

asawhole.

Forexample,tropicalforestsareknowntobeessentialtothebalanceofnature,

yetwearedestroyingthematagreatrate.Theyarebeingclearednottobenefit

thenativesofthatcountry,buttosatisfytheneedsofrichcountries.Central

AmericanforestsarebeingdestroyedforgrasslandtomakepetfoodintheUnited

Statescheaper;inPapuaslewGuinea,forestsaredestroyedtosupplycheaper

cardboardpackagingforJapaneseelectronicproducts;inBurmaandThailand,forests

havebeendestroyedtoproducemoreattractivefurnitureinSingaporeandHongKong.

Therefore,arichpersonlivingthousandsofmilesawaymaycausemoretropicalforest

destructionthanapoorpersonlivingintheforestitself.

Inshort,itiseverybody，sdutytosafeguardthefutureofmankind-notonlythrough

populationcontrol,butbybeingmoreawareoftheeffecthisactionshaveonnature.

Natureisbothfragileandpowerful.Itisveryeasilydestroyed;ontheotherhand,

itcaneasilydestroyitsmostdangerousenemy-man.

tothefirstparagraph,peopleusuallybelievethat.

peopleinpoorcountriescontributetotheimbalanceofnature

B・richpeopleknowhowtoprotecttheenvironmentbytakingactions

C.peopleinpoorareasknowalotaboutthebirthcontrol

D.richpeopleinrichcountrieshavedonealottobalancenature

32.Intheauthor，sopinion,_.

A.developingcountriesshouldberesponsibleforenvironmentalproblems

B.overpopulationintheworldiscreatedbythedevelopedcountries

C.richcountriesexerciseworseinfluenceonenvironmentthanpoorcountries

D.allcountriesshouldbringthepopulationgrowthundercontrol

33.Thepurposeofthesecondparagraphismainlytoillustrate_.

A.howtheforestsintheU・S.arebeingdestroyed

B.whichcountriesarethevictimsoftheimbalanceofnature

Japanhasdonetodevelopitsowneconomy

D.howSouthAsiancountriesmakequalityfurniture

34.Natureisveryeasilydestroyedby_.

A.richpeopleB.poorpeopleC.naturaldisastersD,mankind

35.Thetopicofthepassageisthat_・

controlofpopulationisessentialtothedevelopmentofanation

resourcesareimportanttotheeconomicdevelopmentofacountry

oftheeffectsofman,sactionsisasimportantaspopulationcontrol

D.developedcountriesshoulddomoretoprotectnaturalenvironmentontheearth

IV.WordSpelling(10points,1pointfortwoitems)

将下列汉语单词译成英语。每个单词的词类、首字母及字母数目均已给出。请将完整的单词

写在答题纸上。

36.到国外；在国外ad.；.，

,,,,；难处理的,,

V.WordForm(10points,1pointeach)

将括号中的各词变为适当的形式填入空白。答案写在答题纸上。

56.Smallshopsofferproductsthatrangefrominexpensivetoexpensive,_(depend)

ontheshop.

57.Ourtrainingprogramcoversarangeof_(effect)managementtechniques.

58.Largesumsofmoneyhaveto_(spend)eachyearonrailwayconstruction.

59.Hesawaletterlyingonthetable_(address)tohim.

60.Itishighly_(desire)thatthegovernmentgivethecompanymorefinancial

support.

61.Shehadanoutward_(appear),butdeepdownshewasreallyworried.

62.Therearea_(surprise)largenumberofmistakesinthetestpaper.

63.Weather_(permit),thefootballmatchwillbeplayedonWednesday.

64.Helayperfectlystilland_(play)deadtoescapecapturebytheenemy.

65.Wearesupposed_(follow)theteachers9instructions,

VI.TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish(15points,3pointseach)

将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题纸上。

66.当人类对周围的环境开始发问时，科学就诞生了。

67.他尽管病得很重，但还是参加了会议。

68.这项研究结果表明白日梦有助于提高一个人适应新环境的能力。

69.直到这次求职面试失败，他才意识到英语学习的重要性。

70.随着经济发展和社会进步，人们越来越关心生活质量。

YD.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese(15points)

Whenyouturnonthetelevision,putonyourshoesordrivetoastore,you,reusing

energy.Energyisoneofthemostfundamentalforcesintheworld.Animalsuseenergy

towalkandrun.Treesandplantsuseenergytogrow.Peopleuseittoworkandplay.

Energyiseverywhereinnature-inthelightofthesun,inthewind,intheforest,

inwatercurrentsanderuptingvolcanoes.Withoutenergy,thereisnolife.Weuse

ourownenergyconstantlyandwecontinuallymakeuseofallkindsofenergy.

Energycanbedividedintotwodifferenttypes:storedenergyanddynamicenergy.

Storedenergyiscalledpotentialenergy,andthelatterreferstoenergyinmotion.

Ifyoustretchoutarubberband,thisproducespotentialenergy.Ifyouletitgo,

itmovesanproducesthedynamicenergy.

4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语（二）答案

I.VocabularyandStructure（每小题1分，共10分）

.D7..BIO.C

II.ClozeTest（每小题1分，共10分）

11.D12.A13.B14.A15.B16.B17.A18.D19.C20.D

HLReadingComprehension（每小题2分，共30分）

21.C22.B23.A24.B25.D26.B27.C28.A29.D30.A31.A32.C33.B34.D35.

C

IV.WordSpelling（每两小题1分，共30分）

・adverse38.empire39.41.density42.emerge

43.enlarge44..immigrant47.licence（-nse）48.meantime

49.necessity.radical53.tricky54.

V.WordForm（每小题1分,共10分）

56.depending57.effective58.bespent59.addressed60.desirable61.

appearance

62.surprisingly63.permitting64.played65.tofollow

VI.TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish（每小题3分，共15分

66.Sciencecameintobeingwhenmanbegantoaskquestionsabouthis

environment.

67.Despitehisseriousillness,hecameto/attendedthemeeting,orAlthough

hewasseriouslyill,hecameto/attendedthemeeting.

68.Thestudyindicatesthatdaydreaminghelps（to）improveaperson，sability

toadapt（himself）toanewenvironment.

69.Hedidn，trealizetheimportanceofEnglishlearninguntilhefailedin

thejobinterview,orNotuntilhefailedinthejobinterviewdidherealize

theimportanceofEnglishlearning,orItwasnotuntilhefailedinthejob

interviewthatherealizedtheimportanceofEnglishlearning.

70.With（the）economicdevelopmentandsocialprogress,peopleare

increasinglyconcernedwiththequalityoflife.

VII.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese（本大题共15分）

当你打开电视、穿鞋子、或驾车购物，你都在消耗能量。能量是世界上一种最基本的

力。动物行走、奔跑、树木、植物生长，人类工作和消遣，都在消耗能量。能量存在

于阳光、风、树林、水流和喷发的火山中，自然界中不无处不在。没有能量，就没有

生命。我们在不断地消耗自身的能量，也在不断地消耗其它种类的能量。

能量有两种不同的类型:储能和动能。储能被称之为潜能，而动能被称之为运动能。

如果你把橡皮筋拉长，这就产生了潜能；你一松手，它就会收缩并产生动能。

10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语(二)试卷及答案

I・VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointforeachitem)

从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

1.Itmakesgood_tobringanumbrella;itseemstoberainingtoday.

A.senseB.reasonC.suggestionD.advice

2.Ifyouaretoo—ofyourchildren,theywillneverlearntodealwithdifficulties

inlife.

A.respectiveB.detectiveC.protectiveD.effective.

3.Hisintelligencewill_himtogetascholarshiptocollege.

A.enableB.persuadeC.suggestD.employ

4.Theprofessoraskedaquestion,andDavid_agoodanswer.

A.putupwithB.stoodupforC.cameupwithD.lookeddownupon

5.Nosoonerhadwereachedhome_aviolentstormbrokeout.

A.whenB.thatC.untilD.than

6.Peoplediffer_oneanother_theirabilitytohandlestress.

A.from...toB.from...inC.for...inD.in.・・from

7.Theyshouldtryto—theirusualinhibitionsandjoininthefun.

A.sendoffB.layasideC.taketoD.turnoff

8.Duringthepasttwodecades,researchhas_ourknowledgeofdaydreaming.

A.expandedB.emergedC.descendedD.conquered

9.Thestudentsarerequiredto_themainideasofthearticleintheirownwords.

A.symbolizeB.minimizeC.synchronizeD.summarize

10.Theoutlineofrooftopsandchimneys_againstthepalesky.

A.pulledoutB.lookedoutC.heldoutD.stoodout

II・ClozeTest(10points,1pointforeachitem)

下列短文中有+个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答

题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

Curiosityisnotonlyapossiblemotivation,itisalsoagreathelpinyour

learninglanguages.Rememberthatalanguageisnot11agrammaticalsystem.Itis

the12ofacertaincultureofdifferentcultures.Itisnogood13stringsofwords

andlistsofgrammaticalrules14youknowasmuchaspossibleaboutthebackground

ofthelanguage,sothatyoucanunderstandtheideasconveyedandthereferences

made,aswellastheinferenceswhichcan15theinformationclearlygiven.Solearn

asmuchasyoucanaboutthedifferentcultureswhich16English-watchtelevision

programs,listentotheradio,trytoobtain17andmagazineswrittenbynative

speakers,lookatadvertisements,and,aboveall,read-nottextbooks,18novels,

poemsandplays.Theywillshowyouhowalanguageis19used.TheEnglishlanguage

isalivingformofexpressionwhichderivesmuchofits20fromthecontext,and

muchofitseffectfromawholenetworkofextra-linguisticknowledge.

11.A.justB.evenC.soD.that

12.A.outlookB.outcomeC.outsetD.outline

13.A.havelearntB.learnC.learningD.learnt

14.A.sinceB.untilC.whenD.unless

15.A.becarriedoverB.befreedfromC.beheldupD.bedrawnfrom

16.A.influenceB.abandonC.restoreD.furnish

17.A.filmB.televisionC.radioD.newspapers

18.A.butB.orC.andD.as

19.A.occasionallyB.reallyC.casuallyD.scarcely

20.A.structureB.implicationC.meaningD.indication

IILReadingComprehension(30points,2pointsforeachitem)

从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应

的字母涂黑。

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Howoftenonehearschildrenwishingtheyweregrownup,andoldpeoplewishing

theywereyoungagain.Eachagehasitspleasuresanditspains,andthehappiest

personistheonewhoenjoyswhateachagegiveshimwithoutwastinghistimein

uselessregrets.

Childhoodisatimewhentherearefewresponsibilities.Ifachildhasgood

parents,heiswellfed,lookedafterandloved.Itisunlikelythathewillever

againinhislifebegivensomuchwithouthavingtodoanythinginreturn.Inaddition,

lifeisalwayspresentingnewthingstothechild-thingsthathavelosttheirinterest

forolderpeoplebecausetheyaretoowellknown.Achildfindspleasureinplaying

intherain,orinthesnow.Hisfirstvisittotheseasideisamarvelous

adventure.Butachildhashispains:heisnotsofreetodoashewishesashethinks

olderpeopleare;heiscontinuallybeingtoldwhattodoandwhatnottodo.Therefore,

achildisnothappyashewishestobe.

Whentheyoungmanstartstoearnhisownliving,hebecomesfreefromthe

disciplineofschoolandparents;butatthesametimeheisforcedto

accept,responsibilities.Withnoonetopayforhisfood,hisclothes,orhisroom,

hehastoworkifhewantstolivecomfortably.Ifhespendsmostofhistimeplaying

aboutinthewaythatheusedtoasachild,hewillgohungry.Andifhebreaks

thelawsofsocietyasheusedtobreakthelawsofhisparents,hemaygethimself

intotrouble.If,however,heworkshard,goesbythelawandhasgoodhealth,he

mayfeelsatisfiedinseeinghimselfmakesteadyprogressinhisjobandinbuilding

upforhimselfhisownpositioninsociety.

Oldagehasalwaysbeenthoughtofastheworstagetobe;butitisnotnecessary

fortheoldtobeunhappy.Witholdagecomeswisdomandtheabilitytohelpothers

withadvicewiselygiven.Theoldcanhavethejoyofseeingtheirchildrenmaking

progressinlife;theycanwatchtheirgrandchildrengrowinguparoundthem;and,

perhapsbestofall,theycan,iftheirlifehasbeenausefulone,feelthehappiness

ofhavingcomethroughthebattleoflifesafelyandofhavingreachedatimewhen

theycanliebackandrest,leavingeverythingtoothers.

21.Thehappiestpeopleshouldbethosewho

A.faceuptodifficultiesinlifeB.hopetobeyoungagain

C.enjoylifeindifferentagesD.wishtobegrownup

22.Theword"they"inLine5,Para.2refersto—.

A.olderpeopleB.newthingsC.childrenD.interests

23.Achildhashispainsbecause—.

A.hecannotdowhateverhewantsto

B.heisnotallowedtoplayinrain

C.hehasalotofnewthingstolearn

D.hecannotplayattheseasidefreely

24.Whenachildbecomesagrown-up,heissupposedto—・

A.livecomfortablyB.takeresponsibilities

C.makeprogressinjobD.impressthesociety

25.Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe_,

A.PainsandAgesB.DifferencesinAges

C.TheBestAgetoBeD.HappinessandAges

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Weallknowthathumansaredamagingtheenvironment,butwhatcanwedoabout

it?Somepeoplearetryingtodotheirbittobemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

LocalcouncilsinBritainencouragecertainaspectsofgreenliving,suchas

recyclingpaper,tin,plasticandglass.Theywanttoreducetheamountofrubbish

goingintolandfillsites（填埋场），becausetheyarerunningoutofplacestodump

（倾倒）rubbish.Insomeareasrubbishforrecyclingiscollectedfromyourdoorstep,

butinotherareas,youhavetotakeittoaspecialrecyclingplace,suchasabottle

bank.

Anotherwayofreducingtheamountofrubbishyoucreateistousereusable

productsinsteadofdisposableonesForexample,somepeopleusestrongshopping

bagsorboxesfortheirgroceriesinsteadofplasticcarrierbags,orusewashable

nappiesinsteadofdisposables.

Morepeoplearebecominginterestedinreducingtheircarbonfootprint—theamount

ofcarbontheyuseup.Theytrytoreducetheircarbonemissions（释放）bycycling,

usingpublictransportoranelectriccar,ratherthandrivinggas-consumingvehicles.

Somepeoplechoosenottoflyforholidaytripsbecauseplanesarethebiggest

producersofcarbonemissions.

Youcanmake'green'choiceswhenbuyingfoodtoo.It'sbesttobuyfoodwhich

waslocallygrownorproducedsothatithasn'tbeenimportedbyair,orshipped

byroadfromfaraway.

Housescanbeenvironmentallyfriendlytoo.Ittakeslessenergytoheatahouse

ifithasgoodinsulation（绝缘，隔热）anddoubleglazing（双层玻璃）.Youcanalso

createyourownenergyityouhavesolarpanelsorawindturbinefittedthoughthese

canbeexpensive.Youcanalsosavewaterbyusingarainwatercontainerforwashing

thecarorwateringthegarden.It'sevenpossibletouseasystemwhere'greywater

-waterwhichhasbeenthroughatap（水龙头）oncealready,isusedtoflush（冲

洗）toilets.Somenewhousingprojectsarebeingbuiltspecificallytobeas

environmentallyfriendlyaspossible.

26.Thepurposeofcollectingreusablewastesisto—・

A.saveenergyconsumedindailylife

B.reducetheamountofrubbishdumped

C.createanewwayofgreenliving

D.decreasetheamountofcarbonproduced

27.Inordertocutdownonthecarbonemission,morepeoplechoosetotravel_・

A.byelectriccar,bicycleorplane

B.byprivatecar,bicycleorbus

C.bybus,electriccarorplane

D.bybicycle,busorelectriccar

28.Itisbestforpeopletobuyfood_whenmaking'green'choices.

A.producedlocallyB.importedabroad

C.transportedbyroadD.growningreenhouses

29.Asmentioned,'greywatercanbeusedto—,

A.washthecarB.waterthegardenC.cleanthetoiletD.disposeofwastes

30.Thepassageisintendedtoadvisepeople—・

A.tomakeuseofrubbishB.tosaveenergyandwater

C.torecyclereusableproductsD.tohaveagreenliving

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Americansareaveryenergeticandmobilepeople,alwaysontherun;rushing

fromoneappointmenttoanother,fromaPTA（ParentTeacherAssociation）meeting

toasocialplanningcommittee.Theyhaveverylittletimetospendpreparing

elaborate（精致的，复杂的）everydaymealstobeeatenatleisure.Inmanyhomesit

israreforthewholefamilytositdownatsuppertogether.Clubsandcommittees

forcethemtograbaquickmealratherthanasit-downtheydohavethechanceto

eatathome,oftentheworkinghousewifepreferstopreparemealsthatcanbequickly

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