2020年8月自考英语二真题

2020年8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第一部分:阅读判断(第l-l0题，每题l分，共10分)BicycleCommutingImaynotbeamoviestar,bestsellingauthor,ormillionairewhenIgrowup，butonethingIwillbeknownleastcommutingbybicycle.I'msadtohowfewpeopledoeventhoughmanycould.Lotsofpeopleeagerlycampaignforthereductionofgreenhousegases,butbydrivingcars，they'restillcontributingtotheproblem.Youmightbepicturingmeasanextremeenvironmentalist环保主义者butnotoneofthoseteenagerswhowearshirtsthatsay"Helpsavetheworld:Recycle."Actually,myinterestinexercise,health,andfitnessledmetocycling.Cyclingcanhelpyouloseweight,improveyourhealth,andpreventmanydiseases.Cyclingalsocarriesarelativelylowchanceofinjury.Whilebeinggoodforyourbody,bicyclecommutingisalsoagreatwaytocutgreenhousegases.Manyenvironmentalistsrecycle，planttees,anddrivehybridcars(混合动力汽车)，butbicyclecommutingcouldbeevenmoreeffectivethanallofthosecombined.Youcouldcutdowntheamountofgreenhousegasesjustbycommutingbybicycleafewtimesaweek.Bicyclecommutingsavesmoneytoo.Whenyoubuyyourbicycleandthethingsthatusuallygowithit.Youmightbeshockedbythecost.Butifyouthinkabouttheincreasinglyhighgasprices,youwillknowforsurethatyoucansaveasignificantamounteachyearbynotdrivingacar.Youmightthinkthatyoudon'thavetimeforbicyclecommuting.Actuallyyouprobablydo.YoucouldcutbackonyourTVtimeandpickupthisactivity.Ithelpsyoucarefortheenvironment,savemoney，andmostimportantlygetfit.Iwillwriteabest-sellingbookoncycling.()True B.False C.NotGivenManylocalpeoplecommutebybicycle.( )True B.False C.NotGivenIamdevotedtoenvironmentalprotection.( )True B.False C.NotGivenIstartedcyclingtoimprovemyhealth.( )True B.False C.NotGivenPeoplearelesslikelytogetinjuredwhilecycling.( )True B.False C.NotGivenPeopledrivetoworkforconvenience.( )True B.False C.NotGivenBicyclecommutingcouldbemoreeffectiveinreducinggreenhousegases.( )True B.False C.NotGivenPeopleareinagoodmoodwhilecycling.( )True B.False C.NotGivenGaspriceskeepgoingup.( )True B.False C.NotGivenBikesareinexpensivetomostpeople.( )True B.False C.NotGiven第二部分:阅读选择(第11-15题，每题2分,共10分)Spilt(打翻的)MilkIrecentlyheardastoryaboutafamousscientistwhohadmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalachievements.Hewasaskedwhyhewassomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson.Herespondedthatitallcamefromanexperiencewhenhewasabouttwo.Hehadbeentryingtoremoveabottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenhelosthisgrip(紧握)anditfell，spilling(打翻)themilkalloverthefloor.Whenhismothercameintothekitchen，insteadofyellingathim,orpunishinghim，shesaid,“Robert,whatawonderfulmessyouhavemade!Well,thedamagehasalreadybeendone.Wouldyouliketoplayinthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup?”Indeed,hedid.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,“Robert,wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis,eventuallyyouhavetocleanitup.wouldyouliketodoWecoulduseasponge(海绵)oratowel.Whichdoyouprefer?"Hechosethespongeandtogethertheycleanedupthespiltmilk.Hismotherthensaid,“Youknow，whatwehavehereisafailedexperimentinhowtoeffectivelycarryabigmilkbottlewithtwotinyhands.Let'sgooutinthebackyardandfillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithoutdroppingit".Thelittleboylearnedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopthelipwithbothhands，hecouldcarryitwithoutdroppingit.Thescientistremarkedthatitwasthenthatheknewhedidn’tneedtobeafraidtomakemistakes.Instead,mistakeswerejustopportunitiesforlearningsomethingnew，whichis,afterall,whatscientificexperimentsarea1labout.Eveniftheexperiment"doesn’twork”,weusuallylearnsomethingvaluablefromit.Thisstoryisaboutascientistwho .wasextraordinarywhenhewasyoungbecamewell-knownafteraninterviewwassmarterthantheaveragepersonachievedgreatsuccessinthemedicalfieldHegotthemilkspiltalloverthekitchenfloorbecausehe .A.droppedthebottle B.wasnaughtyCslippedandfell D.wasweakAfterseeingthespiltmilk，hismother .A.shoutedathim B.cleanedthefloorherselfC.encouragedhimtoplayinthemilk D.forcedhimtocleanthekitchenThemotherandthesonwentoutinthebackyardto .A.fillthebottlewithmilk B.cleanthebottleC.findawaytocarrythebottle D.searchforanewbottleAccordingtothetext，mistakesgiveuschancesto .A.knowthetruth B.learnsomethingnewC.dosomeexperiments D.teachachildalesson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)Volunteers①Volunteersarepeoplewhoworkwithoutbeingpaid.Theydotheworkbecausetheywantto.WeneedvolunteersbecausetherearemanythingsthatneedtobedoneinsocietywhichtheGovernmentcan'taffordtopayfor.②Volunteersaremotivatedbyadesiretohelpothersandtomaketheworldabetterplace.StatisticssuggestthatmorethanonemillionpeopledovoluntaryworkinNewZealand.Somevolunteersdothekindofworkthattheyareparticularlyinterestedin，butperhapshaven'thadthechancetododuringtheirworkinglives.Othersmakeuseoftheirprofessionalskillsandexperience.③Volunteerscontributetosocietyinanumberofways.Forexample,somegivetheirtimetohelppreservethenaturalenvironment.Whiletherearegovernment-runprojectstomaintainnationalparksandforesttheprojectswouldnotsucceedvolunteers.Someenvironmentalorganizationsrelysolelyonvoluntarylabor.④"MealsonWheels”isavoluntaryorganizationrunbytheRedCross.Itdeliversmealstoelderlypeoplewhoareunabletocookforthemselves.Everyyearvolunteerdriversdeliveramillionmeals.Thisenableselderlypeopletoremainintheirownhouses.⑤VolunteerServiceAbroadwasstartedin1962.Itsendsvolunteerstopoorcountries.Tobeavolunteeryoushouldbebetweentheagesof25and77，ofgoodhealthandhaveaskillorabilitythatisrequestedbythecountry.Volunteersspendtwoyearshelpingthelocalpeopleimprovetheirlives.Twoyearsisalongtime,butwhentheyreturn,manyvolunteerssay:“Itwasthebesttwoyearsofmylife.”DefinitionofvolunteersHowvolunteersareorganizedHowvolunteerscontributetosocietyDefinitionofvolunteersHowvolunteersareorganizedHowvolunteerscontributetosocietyWhypeoplewanttobevolunteersAnorganizationsendingvolunteersabroadAnorganizationdeliveringmealstotheelderlyParagraph①:Paragraph②:Paragraph③:Paragraph④:Paragraph⑤:Task2Peopledovoluntaryworkbecausetheywantto .Somevolunteershelpothersby .Someorganizationsrelyonvolunteerstohelp .Theelderlycanhavetheirmealsdeliveredwithout .Manyvolunteersreturningfrompoorcountries .helpothersleavingtheirhomescookingfortheelderly.

usingtheirprofessionalskillsfindtheirexperiencerewardingpreservethenaturalenvironment第四部分:填句补文(第26-30题，每题2分，共10分)HowtoTalktoaDoctorIt'soneofthesaddestsituationsinmodernmedicine:theaveragedoctor'sappointmentlasts15minutesorless. 26 Thatdoesn’tleavemuchtimeforchattingabouttheweatheroryourmood.Whatyoudon'trealize--butwhatIseeveryclearlyasadoctor--isthatthepatientsaysismoreimportantthanever. 27 Theycanalsomakeitmuchharderformetofigureoutwhat'swrongwithyou.Medicalschoolsteachaspecificwaytoconductanofficevisit.Partoneisthecomplaint. 28 Parttwointhephysicalexam.Andpartthreeiswhenthegivesyouadiagnosisandprescriptionoratreatment.Chancesare,youfocusonpartthree,butthepatientswhoreceivethebestcarearethosewhomasterpartone.Thekeyistodescribeindetailwhatyou'vebeenfeelingnotjust“bad,”butwhatkindofbad,forhowlong,andafterwhatkindofactivity.Nowonderyoufeelrushed.Ofcourse，that'seasiersaidthandone.Itiswisetoseeadoctorwithyourfriend.Itisalsocalledthedescriptionofyourproblem.SoItakeafewminutestowritedownsomecrucialdetails.InfactNowonderyoufeelrushed.Ofcourse，that'seasiersaidthandone.Itiswisetoseeadoctorwithyourfriend.Itisalsocalledthedescriptionofyourproblem.SoItakeafewminutestowritedownsomecrucialdetails.Infact，yourdescriptionscanhelpmegiveyougreatcare.第五部分:填词补文(第31-40题，每题1.5分，共15分)PlantingaGardenPlantingagardenisalotlikehavingafamily.Bothrequireagreatdealofwork, 31 astheygrowandastheseasons 32 .Assummerdayslengthen,plantsbecome 33 onyou,muchlikeyourchildrendependonyouforfoodanddrink.Likea 34 childaskingfordrinkofwater，yourplantsdothesame.Theirbentbodyissuesademandmuchthewayyourchildrequestsmilkorjuice.Gettingenoughwater，theywouldthrivesoon.Youmightalsofindyouhaveto 35 thespacearoundyourplants，muchlikeyoupickuptoysandclothesthathavebeenthrowninyourkid'sroom.Similarly,rosesneedtobepruned(修剪),andweedsneedtobepulled.Tokeepchildrenhealthy,parentsprotecttheirchildrenagainstdiseasewith 36，andgardenersdothesamewithinsectrepellent驱虫剂).Tonourish(滋养)them，parents childrenvitamins，andgardenersusefertilizer,asbothpromotehealthygrowth.Aschildrengrowup，theyneedlesscare.However,here'swherethesimilarityends.Whileplantsdieorbecome 38 duringwinter,children 39 maintainanimportantroleinthefamily,andparentswillfindtheir 40 doesnotcometoanend.A.helpE.dependentI.responsibilityB.cleanF.stillJ.thirstyC.changeG.strongK.medicineD.inactiveH.giveL.especially第六部分:完形补文(第41-50题，每题1.5分，共15分)WhatMakesUsDifferentThereasonEarthfromalltheother 41 (planet)intheuniverseisbecauseofyouandme.Atfir