自考英语二真题试卷

2018年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语（二）试卷

（课程代码00015）

本试卷共8页。满分100分，考试时间150分钟。

考生答题注意事项：

1.本卷所有试题必须在答题卡上作答。答在试卷上无效，试卷空白处和背面均可作草

稿纸。

2.第一、二部分在“选择题答题区”作答。必须对应试卷上的题号使用2B铅笔将“答

题卡的相应代码涂黑。

3.第三一七部分在“非选择题答题区”作答。必须注明大、小题号，使用0.5毫米黑

色字迹签字笔作答。

4.合理安排答题空间，超出答题区域无效。

第一部分：阅读判断（第I~10题，每题I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;如果该旬提供的是错误信息，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。

TheBritishSummer

Britainiswellknownforitsrainyclimate.Peoplejokethateveninthesummertimethe

countrynevergetsanysunandthattheskiesstaydisappointinglygreyevenduringthe

monthsofJulyandAugust

Lastsummerthough,itwassohotthatpeoplecouldhardlybelieveitBritishpeople

weren'tusedtosuchhightemperatures,soeverydayonthenewstherewerestoriesabout

peoplestrugglingtoworkinsuchunusualweatherconditions.Radioandtelevision

programmesalsoremindedeveryonetodrinkmorewaterandnottostaytoolonginthesun.

Whenthesuncomesout,Britishpeopletendtospendtimeintheirgardeniftheyhave

one.It,scommontoinvitefriendsandneighboursaroundforabarbecue,whereeveryonesits

outsideandeatsfoodlikegrilledmeat（烤肉）andsalads.There'salwaysaback-upplanin

caseofrainthough,andthemealsometimeshastobecookedinthekitchenandeaten

indoors.

Peoplealsospendalotoftimeinparksduringthesummer,havingpicnicsorplaying

sports.Ineverygreenarea,there*salwaysatleastoneicecreamvan,akindofcarthatplays

children'smusicandsellsicecreams.

TownslikeBlackpoolandBrightonarepopularfortheirbeachesandamusementarcades

（游乐场）.Peoplegotheretoswim,sunbatheandeatfishandchips.Thewatercanbequite

cold,though,andthafswhyquitealotofpeopleprefertogoabroadfortheirsummerholiday

instead.PopulardestinationsincludeSpain,GermanyandFrance:allcountriesthatpromisea

lotofsunshine!

1.ThereislittlesunshineinBritaininsummer.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

2.Britishpeopleliketotelljokesabouteachother.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

3.ItwasunusuallyhotlastsummerinBritain.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

4.Britishpeopleenjoyedthehightemperaturesoflastsummer.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

5.Themediaadvisedpeopletoenjoythesunshine.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

6.MostBritishpeoplehaveagardenoftheirown.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

7.Peoplehavingabarbecueoftenhaveaplanagainsttherain.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

8.Childrenlikethemusicfromtheicecreamvans.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

9.BlackpoolandBrightonareknownfortheirbeaches.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

10.PeoplegotoSpaininsummertoenjoythecoolerseawater.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

第二部分：阅渎选择（第11~15题，每题2分，共10分）

阅渎下面短文，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。

HorseTalk

Doyouknowhorsestalk?Youcanlearntounderstand“horsetalk”ifyoupayclose

attentiontothem.

Whenhorsesliveinthewild,otheranimalstrytoeatthem,soalotofhorsetalkisabout

stayingalive.Evennow,whenmosthorsesliveonfarms,theywatchfordanger.Forthis

reason,neverwalkbehindahorse.Ifyousurpriseit,thehorsemightmistakeyouforalionor

wolfandgiveadangerouskick.

Bywatchingtheears,youcangetcluestowhatthehorseishearing.Ahorsecanturn

eachearinadifferentdirection.Forawildhorse,thisskillisimportantforsurvival.The

horsecanhearsomethingcreepingupbehinditwhilealsocheckingoutathreateningnoisein

front.Whenahorseletsitsearsdown,it'sfeelingsafeandrelaxed.Thoughtheseactionsmay

benaturalresponsesandnotdeliberatecommunications,theyhelpyouknowwhatthehorse

isthinking.

Sometimeshorsescansenddefinitemessages.Forexample,theyknowtheyaresafer

whenthey'rewithotherhorses.Iftheybecomeisolated,they^whinny（嘶鸣）callingfbr

company.They'resaying,“Whereareyou?I'moverhere!”Domestichorsesusethesame

soundstostayintouchwithotherhorses.

Ifahorsesnorts（打响鼻儿）,ifsnotcommunicatinganything.Ifsjustclearingdustor

grassseedoutofitsnose.Butifitsnortswhileholdingitsheadhighandstaringatsomething,

it'ssaying,uThatlooksdangerous.Getreadytorun!”Whentwohorsesmeet,theyputtheir

nosestogetherandsmelleachother'sbreath.Ifstheirwayofasking,uAreyouafriend?"

Horsesalso"blow,“breathingouttheairloudlythroughthenose,whentheymeetsomething

strange.Theyareasking,uIsthissafe?M

Horseshavealanguageoftheirown.Nowyouknowabitofwhattheymightbesaying!

11.Horsesinthewild9卜“mainlyto.

A.stayaliveB.makefriends,C.findfoodD.keepawake

12.Itisdangerousto.

A.touchahorse'searsB.rideahorseonfarms

C.surpriseahorsefrombehindD.stareatahorsefromfront

13.Ahorse'searsarespecialbecausetheycan.

A.sendmessagesB.turntodifferentdirections

C.sensetemperaturesD.clearoutthedust

14.Whenahorse'searsaredown,weknowthatitis.

A.isolatedB.relaxedC.angiyD.anxious

15.Fromthetext,weknowthathorses.

A.aredangerousanimalsB.canhardlysurviveinthewild

C.prefertostayingroupsD.havedifferentlanguagesystems

第三部分：概括段落大意和补全句子（第16~25题，每题I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。请将正确选项的字母写在答题卡上。

Hawaii,theAlohaState

❶Hawaiiissometimescalled'theAlohaState."AlohaisawordintheHawaiianlanguage

meaningloveandpeace.Itisoftenusedasawaytosay“hello"or"goodbye."Hawaiiislike

thewordaloha,becauseitisastatethathastwoviewpoints:itremembersitshistoryand

lookstowardthefuture.

❷HawaiiisaU.S.statemadeupofagroupofislandsinthePacificOcean.Itismadeup

ofeightlargeislandsandover100othersmallerislands.ItistheonlystatethatisnotinNorth

America.Theislandswereformedbyvolcanoesthaterupted（爆发）androseabovetheocean.

TherearestillactivevolcanoesinHawaii.

❸Becauseofitslocation,Hawaiihasatropicalclimate.Itiswarm,butusuallynothot,all

yearlong.Rarelydoesthetemperaturedropbelow60degreesFahrenheit（华氏温度），

althoughitmayoccasionallysnowatthetopofsomeofthemountains.

❹OncecalledtheSandwichIslandsbyEuropeans,Hawaiiisthoughttohavebeensettled

byancientsailorsfromotherislandsinthePacific.TheBritishexplorerCaptainCookwas

thoughttobethefirstEuropeantofindtheislandsin1778.Becauseofitslocation,Hawaii

becameafrequentstopforEuropeantradersandships.Hawaiiwasanindependentcountry

beforeitbecamepartoftheUnitedStatesin1893.Itwasgovernedbyeitherakingoraqueen.

ItisoneoftheonlyfourU.S.statestohavebeenacountrybeforestatehood.Itwasadmitted

intotheUnionin1959asthe50thstate.

❺TodayHawaiiisimportantasavacationdestination.Eachyearover6millionpeople

visitHawaiitoenjoythebeaches,thebeautifulocean,andthehistoricalHawaiianculture.

ComeandvisitHawaii.Youaresuretoloveit!

Taskl

A.Mildclimate

16.Paragraph❶:

B.Localcustoms

17.Paragraph❷:

C.Touristattraction

18.Paragraph©:

D.Longhistory

19.Paragraph❹:

E.MeaningofAloha

20.Paragraph❺:

F.Geographicfeatures

Task2

21.Alohaisoftenusedas.

22.Hawaiiislandsareformedby.

23.Visitorscanseesnowon.

24.Hawaiiusedtoberuledby.

25.PeoplevisitHawaiifbr.

A.Europeanexplorers

B.mountainpeaks

C.itssceneryandculture

D.volcaniceruptions

E.awayofgreeting

F.akingoraqueen

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处空自，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，请将正确选项的字母写在答题卡上。

GeorgeWashingtonCarver

GeorgeWashingtonCarverwasbominMissouribetween1861and1864.Hewasbom

intoslavery.ItwasnotuntiltheendoftheCivilWarthatGeorgebecamefree.Ashegrewup,

Georgelovedtoreadandlearn.Blackchildrenv/erenotallowedtogotothesameschoolsas

whitechildren.26Everyearlymorning,helefthometogototheschool.Therehe

studiedveryhard.

Afterhefinishedhighschool,Georgewantedtogotocollege.Atthattime,fewblack

studentscouldaffordthecollegetuition（学费）.Heworkedforatimeuntilhecouldborrow

moneytogotocollege.In1890hewenttoSimpsonCollegeinIowa.27Hisdrawings

ofplantsweresogoodthathisteachersuggestedhestudybotany,whichisthescienceof

plants.GeorgewenttoanagriculturalcollegeinIowain1891,wherehenotonlygraduated

butalsotaughtstudents.

Georgecontinuedtostudyplants.28In1896,hewasinvitedtoteachatthe

TuskegeeInstituteinAlabama.Heworkedthereasaprofessorfbr47years.Healsobecame

animportantresearchscientist.Hediscoverednewwaystouseplants.29Theseinclude

dyes,plastics,paint,andmake-up.Healsotaughtfannershowtogrowcropstohelpthesoil,

andnewwaystofarm.

In1943GeorgeWashingtonCarverdied.30Thereisanationalmonumenttohim

inMissouriwherehegrewup.Hehashadashipnamedafterhim.In1990hewasadmittedto

theNationalInventorsHallofFame.Theboywhowantedtolearnbecameagreatinventor

andscientist.

A.Therehestudiedartandmusic.

B.Hefoundabout100newwaystousepeanuts.

C.Hehasbeenhonoredallovertheworldfbrhisachievements.

D.Hebecameveryfamousforhiswork.

E.Aftergraduation,Georgebeganworkingforalawfirm.

F.TheschoolsfbrblackchildrenwerefarfromwhereGeorgelived.

第五部分：填词补文（第31~40题，每题15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，请将正确选项的字母写在答题卡上。

WarmthatMidnight

Canberrawintersareextremelycold,and2014broughtsomeofourcoldestdays.One

weekdaynightIwalkedtothe31supermarketbeforeitclosedatmidnight.

AsIapproached,Inoticedagroupofsixorsevenpeople32bythesupermarket

entrance.Awareofthe33oflate-nightwalking,ImadesureIpaidattention.Thescene

aheadlookedunusual.

Andunusualitwas.Expectingtoseeagroupof34troublemakers,Ifoundaweak,

well-dressedoldmandistributingitemsoffoodtoagroupofhomelesspeople.Ratherthan

justfeedingthem,hewasalsoengagingthemina35ofwarmdiscussion.

Thehomelesspeoplewererough-lookingand36dressed.Buttheylistenedtothe

man37.notjustwithgratitudeforthefoodtheyhadbeen38.Withnocharity

vehicleinsight,thisoldmanwasonlyrepresentinghimself

AfterIfinishedshopping,thegroupwasstillthere,food39、butalllaughing.Ifa

weakoldmancangivetoothersinthe40coldatmidnight,whatexcusedowehave?

A.dangersE.freezingI.poorly

B.localF.attentivelyJ.given

C.happyG.potentialK.consumed

D.readingH.sittingL.circle

第六部分：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。

KeepingFriendshipAlive

It'ssoeasytotakegoodfriends(friend)forgranted.Likea41(comfort)pairof

gloves,oldfriendswearwell.Butfriendshipsthatsufferfrombusynessand42

(familiar)can'taffordtobeneglectedtoolong.Theyneedtobe43(renew).Ifyou

wantandneedtokeeptruefriendshipaliveand44(health),pleaseconsiderandthink

overalistofthemostimportantqualities.45(Probable)itwillhelpyoutounderstand

whyyouandyourbestfriendhaven't46(call)upforages,whyyou'regetting

embarrassedwhile47(be)asked"Whomareyou48(go)tohavefirnwiththis

weekend?”Youmayneglectyourintimatefriendsfromtimetotime,butifyoufailto

cultivatethese49(virtue)—loyalty,forgiveness,dedication(奉献)，and50

(honest)一youcan'texpecttokeeptruefriends.

第七部分：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。

某英文报社正在举办题为"Let'sSaveWater”的征文活动。请就以

下要点写一篇英文短文应征.

•为什么要节约用水

•我们应如何节约用水

绝密★启用前

2018年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语（二）试题答案及评分参考

（课程代码00015）

第一部分：阅读判断（第1〜io题，每邈1分，共10分）

1.A2.C3.A4.B5.B

6.C7.A8.C9.A10.B

第二部分：阅读选择（第11〜15题，每题2分，共10分）

II.A12.C13.B14.BI5.C

第三部分：概括段落大意和补全句子（第16〜25题，每题I分，共10分）

16.E17.F18.A19.D20.C

21.E22.D23.B24.F25.C

第四部分：填句补文（第26〜30题，每题2分，共10分）

26.F27.A28.D29.B