2019年4月自考00015英语二真题及答案含解析

英语（二）年月真题

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1、【单选题】MyBrotherMybrotherisoffatcollege,andatage14,Imisshim

terribly.Mybrotherisararekindofguy.He'ssmartandkind.Andmyfriends

sayhe'slovely.Butit'showhehandlesthingsandhowhetreatshisfriendsand

hisfamilythatmakemefeelmoreproud.Heappliedto14colleges.Hewas

acceptedbyallbutone,theonehewanted,BrownUniversity.Sohetookhis

secondchoice,andoffhewenttoafirstyear.Whenhecamehomeforsummer

vacation,hesaidhe'dmovetoRhodeIslandnearBrown,findajob,anddo

whateverhecouldtobecomeknowninthearea.He'dworkhisheartoutanddohis

bestateverything.Someone,hewassure,wouldnotice.Thiswasabigdealformy

parentsasitmeantagreeingtoayearwithoutcollege.Buttheytrustedhimand

encouragedhimtodowhateverhethoughtitwouldtaketorealizehisdream.It

wasn'tlongbeforehewashiredasanamateur(业余的)playdirectoratBrown.Now

washischancetoshine,andtnehedid.Heputeverybitofhimselfintothejob.

Hemetteachersandschooloffcialstakedtoeveryoneabouthisdreamandnever

hesitatedtotellthemwhathewasafter.And,sureenough,attheendofthe

yearwhenhereappliedtoBrown,hewasaccepted.Wewereallhappy,butforme

thehappinesswentverydeep.Ihadlearnedanimportantlessonnoonecouldhave

taughtmewithwords.IfIworkhardforwhatIwant,andifIkeeptryingafter

I'vebeenturneddown,mydreamscanalsocometrue.ThisisagiftIstillhold

inmyheart.Mybrotherhadmanygoodqualities.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：A

解析：文中提到作者的哥哥很聪明，善良，处理事情和对待朋友都很真诚，坚持自己的梦

想。说明他有很多优点。

2、【单选题】MyBrotherMybrotherisoffatcollege,andatage14,Imisshim

terribly.Mybrotherisararekindofguy.He'ssmartandkind.Andmyfriends

sayhe'slovely.Butit'showhehandlesthingsandhowhetreatshisfriendsand

hisfamilythatmakemefeelmoreproud.Heappliedto14colleges.Hewas

acceptedbyallbutone,theonehewanted,BrownUniversity.Sohetookhis

secondchoice,andoffhewenttoafirstyear.Whenhecamehomeforsummer

vacation,hesaidhe'dmovetoRhodeIslandnearBrown,findajob,anddo

whateverhecouldtobecomeknowninthearea.He'dworkhisheartoutanddohis

bestateverything.Someone,hewassure,wouldnotice.Thiswasabigdealformy

parentsasitmeantagreeingtoayearwithoutcollege.Buttheytrustedhimand

encouragedhimtodowhateverhethoughtitwouldtaketorealizehisdream.It

wasn'tlongbeforehewashiredasanamateur(业余的)playdirectoratBrown.Now

washischancetoshine,andshinehedid.Heputeverybitofhimselfintothe

job.Hemetteachersandschooloffcials,tatkedtoeveryoneabouthisdreamand

neverhesitatedtotellthemwhathewasafter.And,sureenough,attheendofthe

yearwhenhereappliedtoBrown,hewasaccepted.Wewereallhappy,butforme

thehappinesswentverydeep.Ihadlearnedanimportantlesson-alessonnoone

couldhavetaughtmewithwords.IfIworkhardforwhatIwant,andifIkeep

tryingafterI'vebeenturneddown,mydreamscanalsocometrue.ThisisagiftI

stillholdinmyheart.2\.Onlyoneuniversityacceptedmybrother.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：B

解析：文章第二段提到Hewasacceptedbyallbutone,theonehewanted,

BrownUniversity除了他想要的布朗大学，他被所有的学校录取了，故该表述错误。

3、【单选题】MyBrotherMybrotherisoffatcollege,andatage14,Imisshim

terribly.Mybrotherisararekindofguy.He'ssmartandkind.Andmyfriends

sayhe'slovely.Butit'showhehandlesthingsandhowhetreatshisfriendsand

hisfamilythatmakemefeelmoreproud.Heappliedto14colleges.Hewas

acceptedbyallbutone,theonehewanted,BrownUniversity.Sohetookhis

secondchoice,andoffhewenttoafirstyear.Whenhecamehomeforsummer

vacation,hesaidhe'dmovetoRhodeIslandnearBrown,findajob,anddo

whateverhecouldtobecomeknowninthearea.He'dworkhisheartoutanddohis

bestateverything.Someone,hewassure,wouldnotice.Thiswasabigdealformy

parentsasitmeantagreeingtoayearwithoutcollege.Buttheytrustedhimand

encouragedhimtodowhateverhethoughtitwouldtaketorealizehisdream.And,

sureenough,attheendoftheyearwhenhereappliedtoBrown,hewasaccepted.

Wewereallhappy,butformethehappinesswentverydeep.Ihadlearned

animportantlesson-alessonnoonecouldhavetaughtmewithwords.IfIworkhard

forwhatIwant,andifIkeeptryingafterI'vebeenturneddown,mydreamscan

alsocometrue.ThisisagiftIstillholdinmyheart.3\.Mybrother'sfirst

yearatcollegewasterrible.

True

False

A:

B:

NotGiven

答C:案：C

解析：文章并没有说他在大学的第一年很糟糕。

4、【单选题】MyBrotherMybrotherisoffatcollege,andatage14,Imisshim

terribly.Mybrotherisararekindofguy.He'ssmartandkind.Andmyfriends

sayhe'slovely.Butit'showhehandlesthingsandhowhetreatshisfriendsand

hisfamilythatmakemefeelmoreproud.Heappliedto14colleges.Hewas

acceptedbyallbutone,theonehewanted,BrownUniversity.Sohetookhis

secondchoice,andoffhewenttoafirstyear.Whenhecamehomeforsummer

vacation,hesaidhe'dmovetoRhodeIslandnearBrown,findajob,anddo

whateverhecouldtobecomeknowninthearea.He'dworkhisheartoutanddohis

bestateverything.Someone,hewassure,wouldnotice.Thiswasabigdealformy

parentsasitmeantagreeingtoayearwithoutcollege.Buttheytrustedhimand

encouragedhimtodowhateverhethoughtitwouldtaketorealizehisdream.And,

sureenough,attheendoftheyearwhenhereappliedtoBrown,hewasaccepted.

Wewereallhappy,butformethehappinesswentverydeep.Ihadlearned

animportantlesson-alessonnoonecouldhavetaughtmewithwords.IfIworkhard

forwhatIwant,andifIkeeptryingafterI'vebeenturneddown,mydreamscan

alsocometrue.ThisisagiftIstillholdinmyheart.4\.Mybrotherwould

liketofindajobinRhodeIsland.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：A

解析：文章第二段提到Hesaidhe'dmovetoRhodeIslandnearBrown,findajob他

说他要搬到布朗附近的罗德岛找份工作，故该表述正确。

5、【单选题】MyBrotherMybrotherisoffatcollege,andatage14,Imisshim

terribly.Mybrotherisararekindofguy.He'ssmartandkind.Andmyfriends

sayhe'slovely.Butit'showhehandlesthingsandhowhetreatshisfriendsand

hisfamilythatmakemefeelmoreproud.Heappliedto14colleges.Hewas

acceptedbyallbutone,theonehewanted,BrownUniversity.Sohetookhis

secondchoice,andoffhewenttoafirstyear.Whenhecamehomeforsummer

vacation,hesaidhe'dmovetoRhodeIslandnearBrown,findajob,anddo

whateverhecouldtobecomeknowninthearea.He'dworkhisheartoutanddohis

bestateverything.Someone,hewassure,wouldnotice.Thiswasabigdealformy

parentsasitmeantagreeingtoayearwithoutcollege.Buttheytrustedhimand

encouragedhimtodowhateverhethoughtitwouldtaketorealizehisdream.And,

sureenough,attheendoftheyearwhenhereappliedtoBrown,hewasaccepted.

Wewereallhappy,butformethehappinesswentverydeep.Ihadlearned

animportantlesson-alessonnoonecouldhavetaughtmewithwords.IfIworkhard

forwhatIwant,andifIkeeptryingafterI'vebeenturneddown,mydreamscan

alsocometrue.ThisisagiftIstillholdinmyheart.5\.Myparents

disagreedwithmybrother'splan.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：B

解析：文章第二段提到myparentsasitmeantagreeingtoayearwithoutcollege.

Buttheytrustedhimandencouragedhimtodowhateverhethoughtitwouldtake

torealizehisdream我的父母同意一年不上大学。但他们相信他，鼓励他做任何他认为

可以实现他的梦想的事情，故该表述错误。

6、【单选题】MyBrotherMybrotherisoffatcollege,andatage14,Imisshim

terribly.Mybrotherisararekindofguy.He'ssmartandkind.Andmyfriends

sayhe'slovely.Butit'showhehandlesthingsandhowhetreatshisfriendsand

hisfamilythatmakemefeelmoreproud.Heappliedto14colleges.Hewas

acceptedbyallbutone,theonehewanted,BrownUniversity.Sohetookhis

secondchoice,andoffhewenttoafirstyear.Whenhecamehomeforsummer

vacation,hesaidhe'dmovetoRhodeIslandnearBrown,findajob,anddo

whateverhecouldtobecomeknowninthearea.He'dworkhisheartoutanddohis

bestateverything.Someone,hewassure,wouldnotice.Thiswasabigdealformy

parentsasitmeantagreeingtoayearwithoutcollege.Buttheytrustedhimand

encouragedhimtodowhateverhethoughtitwouldtaketorealizehisdream.It

wasn'tlongbeforehewashiredasanamateur(业余的)playdirectoratBrown.Now

washischancetoshine,andtnehedid.Heputeverybitofhimselfintothejob.

Hemetteachersandschooloffcialstakedtoeveryoneabouthisdreamandnever

hesitatedtotellthemwhathewasafter.And,sureenough,attheendofthe

yearwhenhereappliedtoBrown,hewasaccepted.Wewereallhappy,butforme

thehappinesswentverydeep.Ihadlearnedanimportantlesson——alessonno

onecouldhavetaughtmewithwords.IfIworkhardforwhatIwant,andifIkeep

tryingafterI'vebeenturneddown,mydreamscanalsocometrue.ThisisagiftI

stillholdinmyheart.6\.Mybrothertookeveryopportunitytopromotehimself.

True

False

A:

B:

NotGiven

答C:案：A

解析：文章提到作者的哥哥利用一切机会提高自己，故该表述正确。

7、【单选题】MyBrotherMybrotherisoffatcollege,andatage14,Imisshim

terribly.Mybrotherisararekindofguy.He'ssmartandkind.Andmyfriends

sayhe'slovely.Butit'showhehandlesthingsandhowhetreatshisfriendsand

hisfamilythatmakemefeelmoreproud.Heappliedto14colleges.Hewas

acceptedbyallbutone,theonehewanted,BrownUniversity.Sohetookhis

secondchoice,andoffhewenttoafirstyear.Whenhecamehomeforsummer

vacation,hesaidhe'dmovetoRhodeIslandnearBrown,findajob,anddo

whateverhecouldtobecomeknowninthearea.He'dworkhisheartoutanddohis

bestateverything.Someone,hewassure,wouldnotice.Thiswasabigdealformy

parentsasitmeantagreeingtoayearwithoutcollege.Buttheytrustedhimand

encouragedhimtodowhateverhethoughtitwouldtaketorealizehisdream.It

wasn'tlongbeforehewashiredasanamateur(业余的)playdirectoratBrown.Now

washischancetoshine,andshinehcdid.Heputeverybitofhimselfintothe

job.Hemetteachersandscooofias,talkedtoeveyoneabouthisdreamandnever

hsitdtotellthemwhathewasafter.And,sureenough,attheendoftheyearwhen

hereappliedtoBrown,hewasaccepted.Wewereallhappy,butformethe

happinesswentverydeep.Ihadlearnedanimportantlessonnoonecouldhave

taughtmewithwords.IfIworkhardforwhatIwant,andifIkeeptryingafter

I'vebeenturneddown,mydreamscanalsocometrue.ThisisagiftIstillhold

inmyheart.Mybrothernevertoldanyonewhathewasafter.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：B

解析：文章第二段提到Whenhecamehomeforsummervacation,hesaidhe'dmove

toRhodeIslandnearBrown,findajob,anddowhateverhecouldtobecome

knowninthearea.当他回家过暑假时，他说他要搬到布朗附近的罗得岛州，找一份工

作，尽其所能在当地出名，说明他并不是从未告诉过任何人他要的是什么。所以该表述错

误。

8、【单选题】MyBrotherMybrotherisoffatcollege,andatage14,Imisshim

terribly.Mybrotherisararekindofguy.He'ssmartandkind.Andmyfriends

sayhe'slovely.Butit'showhehandlesthingsandhowhetreatshisfriendsand

hisfamilythatmakemefeelmoreproud.Heappliedto14colleges.Hewas

acceptedbyallbutone,theonehewanted,BrownUniversity.Sohetookhis

secondchoice,andoffhewenttoafirstyear.Whenhecamehomeforsummer

vacation,hesaidhe'dmovetoRhodeIslandnearBrown,findajob,anddo

whateverhecouldtobecomeknowninthearea.He'dworkhisheartoutanddohis

bestateverything.Someone,hewassure,wouldnotice.Thiswasabigdealformy

parentsasitmeantagreeingtoayearwithoutcollege.Buttheytrustedhimand

encouragedhimtodowhateverhethoughtitwouldtaketorealizehisdream.And,

sureenough,attheendoftheyearwhenhereappliedtoBrown,hewasaccepted.

Wewereallhappy,butformethehappinesswentverydeep.Ihadlearned

animportantlessonnoonecouldhavetaughtmewithwords.IfIworkhardforwhat

Iwant,andifIkeeptryingafterI'vebeenturneddown,mydreamscanalsocome

true.ThisisagiftIstillholdinmyheart.MybrotherappliedtoBrown

Universitythreetimes.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：B

解析：根据文章他两次申请了布朗大学，故该表述错误。

9、【单选题】MyBrotherMybrotherisoffatcollege,andatage14,Imisshim

terribly.Mybrotherisararekindofguy.He'ssmartandkind.Andmyfriends

sayhe'slovely.Butit'showhehandlesthingsandhowhetreatshisfriendsand

hisfamilythatmakemefeelmoreproud.Heappliedto14colleges.Hewas

acceptedbyallbutone,theonehewanted,BrownUniversity.Sohetookhis

secondchoice,andoffhewenttoafirstyear.Whenhecamehomeforsummer

vacation,hesaidhe'dmovetoRhodeIslandnearBrown,findajob,anddo

whateverhecouldtobecomeknowninthearea.He'dworkhisheartoutanddohis

bestateverything.Someone,hewassure,wouldnotice.Thiswasabigdealformy

parentsasitmeantagreeingtoayearwithoutcollege.Buttheytrustedhimand

encouragedhimtodowhateverhethoughtitwouldtaketorealizehisdream.And,

sureenough,attheendoftheyearwhenhereappliedtoBrown,hewasaccepted.

Wewereallhappy,butformethehappinesswentverydeep.Ihadlearned

animportantlessonnoonecouldhavetaughtmewithwords.IfIworkhardforwhat

Iwant,andifIkeeptryingafterI'vebeenturneddown,mydreamscanalsocome

true.ThisisagiftIstillholdinmyheart.Mybrothersetagoodexample

forme.

True

False

A:

B:

NotGiven

答C:案：A

解析：文章最后一段提到Ihadlearnedanimportantlessonnoonecouldhave

taughtmewithwords.我学到了一个重要的教训，这是任何人都无法用语言教会我的，

说明他给作者树立了一个好榜样，该表述正确。

10、【单选题】MyBrotherMybrotherisoffatcollege,andatage14,Imisshim

terribly.Mybrotherisararekindofguy.He'ssmartandkind.Andmyfriends

sayhe'slovely.Butit'showhehandlesthingsandhowhetreatshisfriendsand

hisfamilythatmakemefeelmoreproud.Heappliedto14colleges.Hewas

acceptedbyallbutone,theonehewanted,BrownUniversity.Sohetookhis

secondchoice,andoffhewenttoafirstyear.Whenhecamehomeforsummer

vacation,hesaidhe'dmovetoRhodeIslandnearBrown,findajob,anddo

whateverhecouldtobecomeknowninthearea.He'dworkhisheartoutanddohis

bestateverything.Someone,hewassure,wouldnotice.Thiswasabigdealformy

parentsasitmeantagreeingtoayearwithoutcollege.Buttheytrustedhimand

encouragedhimtodowhateverhethoughtitwouldtaketorealizehisdream.And,

sureenough,attheendoftheyearwhenhereappliedtoBrown,hewasaccepted.

Wewereallhappy,butformethehappinesswentverydeep.Ihadlearned

animportantlessonnoonecouldhavetaughtmewithwords.IfIworkhardforwhat

Iwant,andifIkeeptryingafterI'vebeenturneddown,mydreamscanalsocome

true.ThisisagiftIstillholdinmyheart.Iwantedtogotocollege,too.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：C

解析：文章并没有提到作者也想去上大学，只是提到如果在失败后继续坚持梦想也能实

现。

11、【单选题】Garlic（大蒜）Garlichasalonghistoryofhumanuseofover

7,000years.ItwasoriginallygrowninAsia.ItfinallymadeitswaytoEurope

andSouthandNorthAmericasinthe16thcentury.Itrapidlyspreadtotheworld

becauseitwaseasytogrowandcouldstayaliveinpoorconditions.Garlichas

alsolongbeenusedinmedicine.Egyptiansfedgarlictotheslavestokeepup

theirstrengthandtodefendagainstdiseases.TheRomansbelievedthatgarlic

curedmanydiseasesandhelpedhealwounds.Greeksgavegarlictoathletesduring

theOlympicGamesinordertoincreasetheirstrength.Morerecently,garlichas

beenmentionedasbeingusedasatreatmentforbattlewoundsinbothWorldWars.

Infact,eventodaypeopleeatgarlicforitssupposedbenefits.Forexample,many

peopleeatgarlictohelpfightcoldsandcoughs.Someevenclaimthatgarliccan

helppreventhighbloodpressureandcancer.Adifferentuseforgarlicinthe

pastwastokeepawaybadspirits.Insomecountries,peoplebelievedthatifthey

woregarlicaroundtheirnecks,badthingswouldnotentertheirbodies.Andif

theyhunggarlicoutsidethedoorsoftheirhomes,badthingswouldgoaway.

Garlicisnowgrowneverywhereintheworld.Chinaisthelargestproducer

ofgarlic,followedbyIndia,SouthKorea,EgyptandRussia.Thepopularity

ofgarlichasincreasedovertheyears.Itisnowwidelyusedinalltypes

ofcooking.Chinesedishesusegarlic.Italiandishesincludealotof

garlic,.Garlicisnowhighlyvaluedforitstastethroughouttheworld.Garlic

wasfirstgrownin____.

NorthAmerica

SouthAmerica

A:

Europe

B:

Asia

C:

答D:案：D

解析：文章第一段提到ItwasoriginallygrowninAsia大蒜原产于亚洲。

12、【单选题】Garlic（大蒜）Garlichasalonghistoryofhumanuseofover

7,000years.ItwasoriginallygrowninAsia.ItfinallymadeitswaytoEurope

andSouthandNorthAmericasinthe16thcentury.Itrapidlyspreadtotheworld

becauseitwaseasytogrowandcouldstayaliveinpoorconditions.Garlichas

alsolongbeenusedinmedicine.Egyptiansfedgarlictotheslavestokeepup

theirstrengthandtodefendagainstdiseases.TheRomansbelievedthatgarlic

curedmanydiseasesandhelpedhealwounds.Greeksgavegarlictoathletesduring

theOlympicGamesinordertoincreasetheirstrength.Morerecently,garlichas

beenmentionedasbeingusedasatreatmentforbattlewoundsinbothWorldWars.

Infact,eventodaypeopleeatgarlicforitssupposedbenefits.Forexample,many

peopleeatgarlictohelpfightcoldsandcoughs.Someevenclaimthatgarliccan

helppreventhighbloodpressureandcancer.Adifferentuseforgarlicinthe

pastwastokeepawaybadspirits.Insomecountries,peoplebelievedthatifthey

woregarlicaroundtheirnecks,badthingswouldnotentertheirbodies.Andif

theyhunggarlicoutsidethedoorsoftheirhomes,badthingswouldgoaway.

Garlicisnowgrowneverywhereintheworld.Chinaisthelargestproducer

ofgarlic,followedbyIndia,SouthKorea,EgyptandRussia.Thepopularity

ofgarlichasincreasedovertheyears.Itisnowwidelyusedinalltypes

ofcooking.Chinesedishesusegarlic.Italiandishesincludealotof

garlic,.Garlicisnowhighlyvaluedforitstastethroughouttheworld.Garlic

wasquicklyacceptedbypeopleeverywherebecauseitwas______.

simpletocook

easytogrow

A:

goodforhealth

B:

tastyinmanydishes

C:

答D:案：B

解析：文章第一段提到Itrapidlyspreadtotheworldbecauseitwaseasytogrow

andcouldstayaliveinpoorconditions.它迅速传播到世界各地，因为它很容易生

长，可以在恶劣的条件下生存。

13、【单选题】Garlic（大蒜）Garlichasalonghistoryofhumanuseofover

7,000years.ItwasoriginallygrowninAsia.ItfinallymadeitswaytoEurope

andSouthandNorthAmericasinthe16thcentury.Itrapidlyspreadtotheworld

becauseitwaseasytogrowandcouldstayaliveinpoorconditions.Garlichas

alsolongbeenusedinmedicine.Egyptiansfedgarlictotheslavestokeepup

theirstrengthandtodefendagainstdiseases.TheRomansbelievedthatgarlic

curedmanydiseasesandhelpedhealwounds.Greeksgavegarlictoathletesduring

theOlympicGamesinordertoincreasetheirstrength.Morerecently,garlichas

beenmentionedasbeingusedasatreatmentforbattlewoundsinbothWorldWars.

Infact,eventodaypeopleeatgarlicforitssupposedbenefits.Forexample,many

peopleeatgarlictohelpfightcoldsandcoughs.Someevenclaimthatgarliccan

helppreventhighbloodpressureandcancer.Adifferentuseforgarlicinthe

pastwastokeepawaybadspirits.Insomecountries,peoplebelievedthatifthey

woregarlicaroundtheirnecks,badthingswouldnotentertheirbodies.Andif

theyhunggarlicoutsidethedoorsoftheirhomes,badthingswouldgoaway.

Garlicisnowgrowneverywhereintheworld.Chinaisthelargestproducer

ofgarlic,followedbyIndia,SouthKorea,EgyptandRussia.Thepopularity

ofgarlichasincreasedovertheyears.Itisnowwidelyusedinalltypes

ofcooking.Chinesedishesusegarlic.Italiandishesincludealotof

garlic,.Garlicisnowhighlyvaluedforitstastethroughouttheworld.Ancient

Greeksbelievedthatgarliccanhelp_____.

curemanydiseases

healbattlewounds

A:

increasebodystrength

B:

keeppeoplehealthy

C:

答D:案：C

解析：文章第二段提到GreeksgavegarlictoathletesduringtheOlympicGames

inordertoincreasetheirstrength希腊人在奥运会期间给运动员提供大蒜，以增强他

们的力量。

14、【单选题】Garlic（大蒜）Garlichasalonghistoryofhumanuseofover

7,000years.ItwasoriginallygrowninAsia.ItfinallymadeitswaytoEurope

andSouthandNorthAmericasinthe16thcentury.Itrapidlyspreadtotheworld

becauseitwaseasytogrowandcouldstayaliveinpoorconditions.Garlichas

alsolongbeenusedinmedicine.Egyptiansfedgarlictotheslavestokeepup

theirstrengthandtodefendagainstdiseases.TheRomansbelievedthatgarlic

curedmanydiseasesandhelpedhealwounds.Greeksgavegarlictoathletesduring

theOlympicGamesinordertoincreasetheirstrength.Morerecently,garlichas

beenmentionedasbeingusedasatreatmentforbattlewoundsinbothWorldWars.

Infact,eventodaypeopleeatgarlicforitssupposedbenefits.Forexample,many

peopleeatgarlictohelpfightcoldsandcoughs.Someevenclaimthatgarliccan

helppreventhighbloodpressureandcancer.Adifferentuseforgarlicinthe

pastwastokeepawaybadspirits.Insomecountries,peoplebelievedthatifthey

woregarlicaroundtheirnecks,badthingswouldnotentertheirbodies.Andif

theyhunggarlicoutsidethedoorsoftheirhomes,badthingswouldgoaway.

Garlicisnowgrowneverywhereintheworld.Chinaisthelargestproducer

ofgarlic,followedbyIndia,SouthKorea,EgyptandRussia.Thepopularity

ofgarlichasincreasedovertheyears.Itisnowwidelyusedinalltypes

ofcooking.Chinesedishesusegarlic.Italiandishesincludealotof

garlic,.Garlicisnowhighlyvaluedforitstastethroughouttheworld.Some

ancientpeoplehunggarlicoutsidetheirdoorsto_____.

frightenbadspirits

decoratetheirhouses

A:

keepawayinsects

B:

showtheirwishes

C:

答D:案：A

解析：文章第四段提到Andiftheyhunggarlicoutsidethedoorsoftheirhomes,

badthingswouldgoaway.如果他们把大蒜挂在家门口，坏事情就会消失，说明人们把大

蒜挂在门外以吓走恶鬼。

15、【单选题】Garlic（大蒜）Garlichasalonghistoryofhumanuseofover

7,000years.ItwasoriginallygrowninAsia.ItfinallymadeitswaytoEurope

andSouthandNorthAmericasinthe16thcentury.Itrapidlyspreadtotheworld

becauseitwaseasytogrowandcouldstayaliveinpoorconditions.Garlichas

alsolongbeenusedinmedicine.Egyptiansfedgarlictotheslavestokeepup

theirstrengthandtodefendagainstdiseases.TheRomansbelievedthatgarlic

curedmanydiseasesandhelpedhealwounds.Greeksgavegarlictoathletesduring

theOlympicGamesinordertoincreasetheirstrength.Morerecently,garlichas

beenmentionedasbeingusedasatreatmentforbattlewoundsinbothWorldWars.

Infact,eventodaypeopleeatgarlicforitssupposedbenefits.Forexample,many

peopleeatgarlictohelpfightcoldsandcoughs.Someevenclaimthatgarliccan

helppreventhighbloodpressureandcancer.Adifferentuseforgarlicinthe

pastwastokeepawaybadspirits.Insomecountries,peoplebelievedthatifthey

woregarlicaroundtheirnecks,badthingswouldnotentertheirbodies.Andif

theyhunggarlicoutsidethedoorsoftheirhomes,badthingswouldgoaway.

Garlicisnowgrowneverywhereintheworld.Chinaisthelargestproducer

ofgarlic,followedbyIndia,SouthKorea,EgyptandRussia.Thepopularity

ofgarlichasincreasedovertheyears.Itisnowwidelyusedinalltypes

ofcooking.Chinesedishesusegarlic.Italiandishesincludealotof

garlic,.Garlicisnowhighlyvaluedforitstastethroughouttheworld.The

largestgarlicgrowerintheworldnowis_____.

Egypt

Korea

A:

China

B:

Russia

C:

答D:案：C

解析：文章最后一段提到Chinaisthelargestproducerofgarlic中国是最大的大蒜

生产国。

16、【问答题】EasyWaystoGreenupYourLife①Eatingmeatproduces

greenhousegasemissions.Ifyoucan'tgiveupmeatcompletely,youcanreduce

yourconsumptionorgiveupbeef.Don'teatout-of-seasonfarmproducts.Theyare

growningreenhouses.Alotofenergygoesintoheatingthegreenhouses.And

shippingsuchout-of-seasonfarmproductsbyairfromremoteplacesconsumeshuge

amountofenergy,too.Justlookforlocalandin-seasonfoods.②Spendless

timebehindthewheel,cycleandwalkmore,andusepublictransportmore.Ifyou

havetodrive,thefirstthingistochooseacarthatusescomparativelyless

fuel.Besides,sticktothespeedlimit,keepyourtiresproperlyfilledwithair,

emptyyourtrunkofheavyitems,andaccelerateandbrakegently.③Wanttotake

avacationtripbyplaneDon'thurry.Thinkagain.Airtravelhasabigimpacton

theenvironmentcomparedwithmostotherformsoftravel.Youhavebetterchoices.

Considerhavingavacationwithindrivingdistance.Ofcourse,takingthetrainis

thebestchoice.④Thinkabouthowmuch"stuff"youown.Abigpartof

emissionsarelinkedtoourconsumption.Toreduceitweneedachangein

consumptionculture.Dowereallyneedallthethingswebuy?Anddowealways

needthenewestone?Gettingfewerthingsandmakingtheonesyouownlastlonger

willreduceenergyuse.⑤Yourchoicesaboutheatingandcoolingyourhomeare

someofthemostimportantthingsyoucandointermsofcuttingyourgreenhouse

gasemissions.Keepingthetemperaturealittlelowerinthewinterandhigherin

thesummercanmakeabigdifference.A.ChangeyourshoppinghabitB.Drive

lessifpossibleC.TakefewerairtripsD.Useair-conditioningmoderatelyE.

TakefewervacationsF.Eatlessmeatandmorein-seasonfoodsParagraph①:

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答案：F

解析：文章第一段提到Eatingmeatproducesgreenhousegasemissions.Ifyou

can'tgiveupmeatcompletely,youcanreduceyourconsumptionorgiveupbeef.

Don'teatout-of-seasonfarmproducts.吃肉会产生温室气体排放。如果你不能完全放

弃肉类，你可以减少你的消费或放弃牛肉。不要吃过季的农产品，所以只有选项F符合。

17、【问答题】EasyWaystoGreenupYourLife①Eatingmeatproduces

greenhousegasemissions.Ifyoucan'tgiveupmeatcompletely,youcanreduce

yourconsumptionorgiveupbeef.Don'teatout-of-seasonfarmproducts.Theyare

growningreenhouses.Alotofenergygoesintoheatingthegreenhouses.And

shippingsuchout-of-s