全国2020年8月自考英语(二)真题及答案

2020年8月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

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。

BicycleComniuting

Imaynotbeamoviestar,bestsellingauthor,ormillionairewhenIgrowup,

butonethingIwillbeknownfor,atleastlocally,iscommutingbybicycle.I's

sadtoseehowfewpeopledoeventhoughmanycouldLotsofpeopleeagerlycampaign

forthereductionofgreenhousegases,butbydrivingcars,they,resill

contributingtotheproblem.

Youmightbepicturingmeasanextremeenvironmentalist（环保主义者），butI'm

notoneofthoseteenagerswhowearshirtsthatsay"Helpsavetheworld：Recycle.”

Actually,myinterestinexercise,health,andfitnessledmetocycling.

Cyclingcanhelpyouloseweight,improveyourhealth,andpreventmany

diseases.Cyclingalsocarriesarelativelylowchanceofinjury.

Whilebeinggoodforyourbody,bicyclecommutingisalsoagreatwaytocut

greenhousegases.Manyenvironmentalistsrecycle,planttees,anddrivehybrid

cars（混合动力汽车），butbicyclecommutingcouldbeevenmoreeffectivethanall

ofthosecombined.Youcouldcutdowntheamountofgreenhousegasesjustby

commutingbybicycleafewtimesaweek.

Bicycleccramutingsavesmoneytoo.Whenyoubuyyourbicycleandthethings

thatusuallygowithit.Youmightbeshockedbythecost.Butifyouthinkabout

1/11

theincreasinglyhighgasprices,youwillknowforsurethatyoucansavea

significantamounteachyearbynotdrivingacar.

Youmightthinkthatyoudon'thavetimeforbicyclecoiranutingActually,you

probablydo.YoucouldcutbackonyourTVtimeandpickupthisactivity,Ithelps

youcarefortheenvironnent,savemoney,andmostiirportantlygetfit.

1.Iwillwriteabest-sellingbookoncycling.()

A:TrueB:FalseC：NotGiven

2.Manylocalpeoplecoinnutebybicycle.()

A：TrueB：FalseC：NotGiven

3.Iamdevotedtoenvironmentalprotection.()

A：TrueB：FalseC：NotGiven

4.1startedcyclingtoinprovemyhealth.()

A：TrueB:FalseC：NotGiven

5.Peoplearelesslikelytogetinjuredwhilecycling.()

A:TrueB:FalseC：NotGiven

6.Peopledrivetoworkforconvenience.()

A：TrueB：FalseC：NotGiven

7.Bicyclecomnutingcouldbemoreeffectiveinreducinggreenhousegases.()

A：TrueB:FalseC：NotGiven

8.Peopleareinagoodmoodwhilecycling.()

A：TrueB:FalseC：NotGiven

9.Gaspriceskeepgoingup.()

A:TrueB：FalseC：NotGiven

10.Bikesareinexpensivetomostpeople.()

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，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。

Spilt(打翻的)Milk

Irecenlyheardastoryaboutafamousscientistwhohadmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalachievements.Hewasaskedwhyhewassomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson0

Herespondedthatitallcamefromanexperiencewhenhewasabouttwo.Hehadbeentryingtoremoveabottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenhelosthisgrip（紧握）anditfell,

spilling（打翻）themilkalloverthefloor。

Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadofyellingathim,orpunishinghim,shesaid,"Robert,whatawonderfulmessyouhavemade!Well,thedamagehasalreadybeendone.

WouldyouIiketoplayinthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup?"

Indeed,hedid,Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,"Rober,wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis,eventuallyyouhavetocleanitup.So,howwouldyouliketodothat?Wecoulduse

asponge（海绵）oratowel.Whichdoyouprefer?"Hechosethespongeandtogethertheycleanedupthespiltmilk.

Hismotherthensaid,"Youknow,whatwehavehereisafailedexperimentinhowtoeffectivelycarryabigmilkbottlewithtwotinyhands.Let'sgooutinthebackyardandfillthebottle

withwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithoutdroppingit"Thelittleboylearnedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands,hecouldcarryit

withoutdroppingit.

Thescientistremarkedthatitwasthenthatheknewhedidn'tneedtobeafraidtomakemistakes.Instead,mistakeswere,justopportunitiesforlearningSomethingnew,whichis,after

all,whatscientificexperimentsarea1labout.Eveniftheexperiment"doesn'twork,"weusuallylearnsomethingvaluablefromit.

11.Thisstoryisaboutascientistwho

A.wasextraordinarywhenhewasyoung

B.becamewell-knownafteraninterview

C.wassmarterthantheaverageperson

D.achievedgreatsuccessinthemedicalfield

12.Hegotthemilkspiltalloverthekitchenfloorbecausehe

A.droppedthebottle

B.wasnaughty

Cslippedandfell

D.wasweak

13.After,seeingthespiltmilk,hismother

A.shoutedathim

B.cleanedthefloorherself

C.encouragedhimtoplayinthemilk

D.forcedhimtocleanthekitchen

14.Themotherandthesonwentoutinthebackyardto

A.fillthebottlewithmilk

B.cleanthebottle

C.findawaytocarrythebottle

D.searchforanewbottle

15.Accordingtothetext,mistakesgiveuschancesto

A.knowthetruth

B.learnsomethingnew

C.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）

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巧段每段

选择1个正确的小标题乂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。

在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。

Volunteers

©Volunteersarepeoplewhoworkwithoutbeingpaid.Theydotheworkbecausetheywantto.We

needvolunteersbecausetherearemanythingsthatneedtobedoneinsocietywhichthe

Governmentcan'taffordtopayfor.

©Volunteersaremotivatedbyadesiretohelpothersandtomaketheworldabetter

place.StatisticssuggestthatmorethanonemillionpeopledovoluntaryworkinNewZealand.Some

volunteersdothekindofworkthattheyareparticularlyinterestedin,butperhapshaven'thadthe

chancetododuringtheirworkinglives.Othersmakeuseoftheirprofessionalskillsandexperience.

©Volunteerscontributetosocietyinanumberofways.Forexample,somegive'theirtimeto

helppreservethenaturalenvironment.Whiletherearegovernment-runprojectstomaintainnational

parksandforests,theprojectswouldnotsucceedwithoutvolunteers.Someenvironmental

organizationsrelysolelyonvoluntarylabor.

④"MealsonWheels'lsavoluntaryorganizationrunbytheRedCross.Itdeliversmealsto

elderlypeoplewhoareunabletocookforthemselves.Everyyearvolunteerdriversdeliveramillion

meals.Thisenableselderlypeopletoremainintheirownhouses.

©VolunteerServiceAbroadwasstartedin1962.Itsendsvolunteerstopoorcountries.Tobea

volunteeryoushouldbebetweentheagesof25and77,ofgoodhealthandhaveaskillorability

thatisrequestedbythecountry.Volunteersspendtwoyearshelpingthelocalpeopleimprovetheir

lives.Twoyearsisalongtime,butwhentheyreturn,manyvolunteerssay:Itwasthebesttwoyears

ofmylife.

Taskl

16.Paragraph①：

17.Paragraph②：

18.Paragraph③：

19.Paragraph©：

20.Paragraph⑤：

A.Definitionofvolunteers

B.Howvolunteersareorganized

C.Howvolunteerscontributetosociety

D.Whypeoplewanttobevolunteers

E.Anorganizationsendingvolunteersabroad

F.Anorganizationdeliveringmealstotheelderly.

Task2

21.Peopledovoluntaryworkbecausetheywantto

22.Somevolunteershelpothersby

23.Someorganizationsrelyonvolunteerstohelp

24.Theelderlycanhavetheirmealsdeliveredwithout

25.Manyvolunteersreturningfrompoorcountries

A.helpothers

B.leavingtheirhomes

C.cookingfortheelderly.

D.usingtheirprofessionalskills

E.findtheirexperiencerewarding

F.preservethenaturalenvironment

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，并在答题卡上相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。

HowtoTalktoaDoctor

It's'oneofthesaddestsituationsinmodernmedicineheaveragedoctor'sappointmentlasts15

minutesorless.26Thatdoesn'tleavemuchtimeforchattingabouttheweatheroryour

mood

Whatyoudon'trealizebutwhatIsee,veryclearlyasadoctoristhatwhatthepatientsaysismore

importantthanever.27Theycanalsomakeitmuchharderformetofigureoutwhat'swrong

withyou.

Medicalschoolsteachaspeificwaytoconductanofficevisit.Partoneisthecomplaint.28Part

twointhephysicalexam.Andpartthreeiswhenthedoctorgivesyouadiagnosisandpescrbesrsts

orateatmentChancesare,youfocusonpartthree,butthepatientswhoreceivethebestcareare

thosewhomasterpartone.Thekeyistodescribeindetailwhatyou'vebeenfelingnotjust"bad,"but

whatkindofbad,forhowlong,andafterwhatkindofactivity.

29EventhoughI'vebeenadoctorformanyyears,ItendtobeaIttlenervouswhenI'mtheone

sittingontheexamtable.IfIhaven'tprepared,IlosetrackofthedetailsIinendedtoshare_30

Whenthedoctorasksyouquestions,youcanbemorespecifie,andthediagnosisandtreatment

willbemoreaccurate.Andtheremaybeafew欢minutesleftover'foralittlepleasant

conversation!

A.Nowonderyoufeelrushed.

B.Ofcourse,that'seasiersaidthandone.

C.Itiswisetoseeadoctorwithyourfriend

D.Itisalsocalledthedeseriptionofyourproblem.

E.SoItakeafewminutestowritedownsomecrucialdetails.

F.Infact,yourdescriptionscanhelpmegiveyougreatcare.

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，并在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。

PlantingaGarden

Plantingagardenisalotlikehavingafamily.Bothrequireagreatdealofwork,31astheygrowand

astheseasons32.Assummerdayslengthen,yourplantsbecome33onyou,muchlikeyour

childrendependonyouforfoodanddrink.Likea34childaskingfordrinkofwater,yourplants

dothesame.Theirbentbodyissuesademandmuchthewayyourchildrequestsmilkorjuice.

Gettingenoughwater,theywould,thrivesoon.

Youmightalsofindyouhaveto35thespacearoundyourplants,muchlikeyoupickuptoysand

clothesthathavebeenthrowninyourkid'sroom.Similarly,rosesneedtobepruned（修剪），

andweedsneedtobepulled.Tokeepchildrenhealthy,parentsprotecttheirchildrenagainst

diseasewith36>andgardenersdothesame.withinsectrepellent（驱虫齐Ll）.Tonourish（滋养）

them,parents37childrenvitamins,andgardenersusefertilizer,asboth,promotehealthy

growth.

Aschildrengrowup,theyneedlesscare.However,here'swherethesimilarityends.Whileplants

dieorbecome38duringwinter,children39maintainanimportantroleinthefamily,and

parentswillfindtheir40doesnotcometoanend.

A.helpE.dependentI.responsibility

B.cleanF.stillJ.thirsty

C.changeG.strongK.medicine

D.inactiveH.giveL.especially

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。

WhatMakesllsDifferent

ThereasonEarthdiffers(differ)fromalltheother41(planet)intheuniverseisbecauseofyouand

me.Atfirst,wewerelivingincaves,thecametheiceage,thenthemeltdown,and__

42(final)whatwearetoday.WeandEarthasawholehavechangedsomuch.Theonlythingthat

hasn'tchangedisourgreedand43(jealous).

Whilewewereincaves,wefoughtforfood.Whilewewerelivingontheice,wefoughtfor_

44(warn),clothing,andfood.Now,weare45(fiqht)overland.Whydowefight,forlandthatwas

neverinour46(possess)?Wars,bigorsmall,takeplaceeveryday.Earthisasinglenation.All

thelandmassesonitbelongtotheplanet,nottous.Everyoneisthesame,regardlessofrace,

gender,orreligion.Wearealldeservetobe47(treat)eguallv.Weareallalsounique,butthat

doesn'tmakeusany48(1ittle)humanthanthenextperson..

Ifwecanstartby49(pay)acompliment(赞美)toadifferentpersoneachday,ourworldwillbe_

50_(friendly)tolivein.Ifweatleasthelponepersoninneedandletroomforlovetogrowinour

hearts,theworldwillbeabetterplace.

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“Spring