2019年4月高等教育自学考试英语（二）真题

2019年4月高等教育自学考试英语（二）真题(总分：100.00，做题时间：150分钟)一、阅读判断(总题数：1，分数：10.00)MyBrother

Mybrotherisoffatcollege,andat14,Imisshimterribly.Mybrotherisararekindofguy.He'ssmartandkind.Andmyfriendssayhe'slovely.Butit'showhehandlesthingsandhowhetreatshisfriendsandhisfamilythatmakemefeelmoreproud.

Heappliedto14colleges.Hewasacceptedbyallbutone,theonehewanted,BrownUniversity.Sohetookhissecondchoice,andoffhewenttoafirstyear.Whenhecamehomeforsummervacation,hesaidhe'dmovetoRhodeIslandnearBrown,findajob,anddowhateverhecouldtobecomeknowninthearea.He'dworkhisheartoutanddohisbestateverything.Someone，hewassure，wouldnotice.Thiswasabigdealformyparentsasitmeantagreeingtoayearwithoutcollege.Buttheytrustedhimandencouragedhimtodowhateverhethoughtitwouldtaketorealizehisdream.

Itwasn'tlongbeforehewashiredasanamateur（业余的）playdirectoratBrown.Nowwashischancetoshine,andshinehedid.Heputeverybitofhimselfintothejob.Hemetteachersandschoolofficials,talkedtoeveryoneabouthisdreamandneverhesitatedtotellthemwhathewasafter.

And,sureenough,attheendoftheyear,whenhereappliedtoBrown,hewasaccepted.

Wewereallhappy,butformethehappinesswentverydeep.Ihadlearnedanimportantlesson——alessonnoonecouldhavetaughtmewithwords.IfIworkhardforwhatIwant,andifIkeeptryingafterI'vebeenturneddown,mydreamscanalsocometrue.ThisisagiftIstillholdinmyheart.（分数：10）(1).Mybrotherhadmanygoodqualities.

（分数：1）

A.True

√

B.False

C.NotGiven解析：由“He'ssmartandkind.Andmyfriendssayhe'slovely.”可以得出答案。(2).Onlyoneuniversityacceptedmybrother.

（分数：1）

A.True

B.False

√

C.NotGiven解析：由“Hewasacceptedbyallbutone,theonehewanted,BrownUniversity.”可以得出答案。(3).Mybrother'sfirstyearatcollegewasterrible.

（分数：1）

A.True

B.False

C.NotGiven

√解析：只提到“offhewenttoafirstyear”，没提到terrible。(4).MybrotherwouldliketofindajobinRhodeIsland.

（分数：1）

A.True

√

B.False

C.NotGiven解析：由“hesaidhe'dmovetoRhodeIslandnearBrown,findajob”可以得出答案。(5).Myparentsdisagreedwithmybrother'splan.

（分数：1）

A.True

B.False

√

C.NotGiven解析：由“Buttheytrustedhimandencouragedhimtodowhateverhethoughtitwouldtaketorealizehisdream.”可以得出答案。(6).Mybrothertookeveryopportunitytopromotehimself.

（分数：1）

A.True

√

B.False

C.NotGiven解析：由“Heputeverybitofhimselfintothejob.Hemetteachersandschoolofficials,talkedtoeveryoneabouthisdreamandneverhesitatedtotellthemwhathewasafter.”可以得出答案。(7).Mybrothernevertoldanyonewhathewasafter.

（分数：1）

A.True

B.False

√

C.NotGiven解析：由“neverhesitatedtotellthemwhathewasafter”可以得出答案。(8).MybrotherappliedtoBrownUniversitythreetimes.

（分数：1）

A.True

B.False

√

C.NotGiven解析：由“reapplied（再次申请）”可以得出答案。(9).Mybrothersetagoodexampleforme.

（分数：1）

A.True

√

B.False

C.NotGiven解析：由“Ihadlearnedanimportantlesson”可以得出答案。(10).Iwantedtogotocollege,too.（分数：1）

A.True

B.False

C.NotGiven

√解析：文中没有提到“我也想上大学”。二、阅读选择(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Garlic（大蒜）

Garlichasalonghistoryofhumanuseofover7,000years.ItwasoriginallygrowninAsia.ItfinallymadeitswaytoEuropeandSouthandNorthAmericasinthe16thcentury.Itrapidlyspreadtotheworldbecauseitwaseasytogrowandcouldstayaliveinpoorconditions.

Garlichasalsolongbeenusedinmedicine.Egyptiansfedgarlictotheslavestokeepuptheirstrengthandtodefendagainstdiseases.TheRomansbelievedthatgarliccuredmanydiseasesandhelpedhealwounds.GreeksgavegarlictoathletesduringtheOlympicGamesinordertoincreasetheirstrength.

Morerecently,garlichasbeenmentionedasbeingusedasatreatmentforbattlewoundsinbothWorldWars.Infact,eventodaypeopleeatgarlicforitssupposedbenefits.Forexample，manypeopleeatgarlictohelpfightcoldsandcoughs.Someevenclaimthatgarliccanhelppreventhighbloodpressureandcancer.

Adifferentuseforgarlicinthepastwastokeepawaybadspirits.Insomecountries,peoplebelievedthatiftheyworegarlicaroundtheirnecks,badthingswouldnotentertheirbodies.Andiftheyhunggarlicoutsidethedoorsoftheirhomes,badthingswouldgoaway.

Garlicisnowgrowneverywhereintheworld.Chinaisthelargestproducerofgarlic,followedbyIndia,SouthKorea,EgyptandRussia.Thepopularityofgarlichasincreasedovertheyears.Itisnowwidelyusedinalltypesofcooking.Chinesedishesusegarlic.Italiandishesincludealotofgarlic，too.Garlicisnowhighlyvaluedforitstastethroughouttheworld.（分数：10）(1).Garlicwasfirstgrownin________.（分数：2）

A.NorthAmerica

B.SouthAmerica

C.Europe

D.Asia

√解析：由“ItwasoriginallygrowninAsia.”可以得出答案。(2).Garlicwasquicklyacceptedbypeopleeverywherebecauseitwas________.（分数：2）

A.simpletocook

B.easytogrow

√

C.goodforhealth

D.tastyinmanydishes解析：由“Itrapidlyspreadtotheworldbecauseitwaseasytogrowandcouldstayaliveinpoorconditions.”可以得出答案。(3).AncientGreeksbelievedthatgarliccanhelp_________.（分数：2）

A.curemanydiseases

B.healbattlewounds

C.increasebodystrength

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D.keeppeoplehealthy解析：由“GreeksgavegarlictoathletesduringtheOlympicGamesinordertoincreasetheirstrength.”可以得出答案。(4).Someancientpeoplehunggarlicoutsidetheirdoorsto________.（分数：2）

A.frightenbadspirits

√

B.decoratetheirhouses

C.keepawayinsects

D.showtheirwishes解析：由“Andiftheyhunggarlicoutsidethedoorsoftheirhomes,badthingswouldgoaway.”可以得出答案。(5).Thelargestgarlicgrowerintheworldnowis________.（分数：2）

A.Egypt

B.Korea

C.China

√

D.Russia解析：由“Garlicisnowgrowneverywhereintheworld.Chinaisthelargestproducerofgarlic”可以得出答案。三、概括段落大意和补全句子(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Task1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)EasyWaystoGreenupYourLife①Eatingmeatproducesgreenhousegasemissions（排放）,Ifyoucan'tgiveupmeatcompletely,youcanreduceyourconsumptionorgiveupbeef.Don'teatout-of-seasonfarmproducts.Theyaregrowningreenhouses.Alotofenergygoesintoheatingthegreenhouses.Andshippingsuchout-of-seasonfarmproductsbyairfromremoteplacesconsumeshugeamountofenergy,too.Justlookforlocalandin-seasonfoods.

②Spendlesstimebehindthewheel,cycleandwalkmore,andusepublictransportmore.Ifyouhavetodrive,thefirstthingistochooseacarthatusescomparativelylessfuel.Besides,sticktothespeedlimit,keepyourtiresproperlyfilledwithair,emptyyourtrunkofheavyitems,andaccelerateandbrakegently.

③Wanttotakeavacationtripbyplane?Don'thurry.Thinkagain.Airtravelhasabigimpactontheenvironmentcomparedwithmostotherformsoftravel.Youhavebetterchoices.Considerhavingavacationwithindrivingdistance.Ofcourse,takingthetrainisthebestchoice.

④Thinkabouthowmuch“stuff”youown.Abigpartofemissionsarelinkedtoourconsumption.Toreduceitweneedachangeinconsumptionculture.Dowereallyneedallthethingswebuy?Anddowealwaysneedthenewestone?Gettingfewerthingsandmakingtheonesyouownlastlongerwillreduceenergyuse.

⑤Yourchoicesaboutheatingandcoolingyourhomearesomeofthemostimportantthingsyoucandointermsofcuttingyourgreenhousegasemissions.Keepingthetemperaturealittlelowerinthewinterandhigherinthesummercanmakeabigdifference.A.Changeyourshoppinghabit

B.Drivelessifpossible

C.Takefewerairtrips

D.Useair-conditioningmoderately

E.Takefewervacations

F.Eatlessmeatandmorein-seasonfoods（分数：5）(1).Paragraph①________.（分数：1）

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.

√解析：由“Eatingmeat；in-seasonfoods”可以得出答案。(2).Paragraph②________.（分数：1）

A.

B.

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C.

D.

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F.解析：由“Spendlesstimebehindthewheel,cycleandwalkmore”可以得出答案。(3).Paragraph③________.（分数：1）

A.

B.

C.

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D.

E.

F.解析：由“Wanttotakeavacationtripbyplane?Don'thurry.”可以得出答案。(4).Paragraph④________.（分数：1）

A.

√

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.解析：由“Toreduceitweneedachangeinconsumptionculture.”可以得出答案。(5).Paragraph⑤________.（分数：1）

A.

B.

C.

D.

√

E.

F.解析：由“Keepingthetemperaturealittlelowerinthewinterandhigherinthesummer”可以得出答案。五、Task2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)EasyWaystoGreenupYourLife①Eatingmeatproducesgreenhousegasemissions（排放）,Ifyoucan'tgiveupmeatcompletely,youcanreduceyourconsumptionorgiveupbeef.Don'teatout-of-seasonfarmproducts.Theyaregrowningreenhouses.Alotofenergygoesintoheatingthegreenhouses.Andshippingsuchout-of-seasonfarmproductsbyairfromremoteplacesconsumeshugeamountofenergy,too.Justlookforlocalandin-seasonfoods.

②Spendlesstimebehindthewheel,cycleandwalkmore,andusepublictransportmore.Ifyouhavetodrive,thefirstthingistochooseacarthatusescomparativelylessfuel.Besides,sticktothespeedlimit,keepyourtiresproperlyfilledwithair,emptyyourtrunkofheavyitems,andaccelerateandbrakegently.

③Wanttotakeavacationtripbyplane?Don'thurry.Thinkagain.Airtravelhasabigimpactontheenvironmentcomparedwithmostotherformsoftravel.Youhavebetterchoices.Considerhavingavacationwithindrivingdistance.Ofcourse,takingthetrainisthebestchoice.

④Thinkabouthowmuch“stuff”youown.Abigpartofemissionsarelinkedtoourconsumption.Toreduceitweneedachangeinconsumptionculture.Dowereallyneedallthethingswebuy?Anddowealwaysneedthenewestone?Gettingfewerthingsandmakingtheonesyouownlastlongerwillreduceenergyuse.

⑤Yourchoicesaboutheatingandcoolingyourhomearesomeofthemostimportantthingsyoucandointermsofcuttingyourgreenhousegasemissions.Keepingthetemperaturealittlelowerinthewinterandhigherinthesummercanmakeabigdifference.A.fromhiscartrunk

B.yourroomtemperature

C.foravacationtrip

D.increasegreenhousegasproduction

E.reduceenergyuse

F.yourwaterconsumption（分数：5）(1).Eatingbeefcan________.（分数：1）

A.

B.

C.

D.

√

E.

F.解析：由“Eatingmeatproducesgreenhousegasemissions,Ifyoucan'tgiveupmeatcompletely,youcanreduceyourconsumptionorgiveupbeef.”可以得出答案。(2).Oneisadvisedtoremoveheavythings________.（分数：1）

A.

√

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.解析：由“emptyyourtrunkofheavyitems”可以得出答案。(3).Onehadbettertakeatrain________.（分数：1）

A.

B.

C.

√

D.

E.

F.解析：由“Considerhavingavacationwithindrivingdistance.Ofcourse,takingthetrainisthebestchoice.”可以得出答案。(4).Buyinglessisonewayto________.（分数：1）

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

√

F.解析：由“Abigpartofemissionsarelinkedtoourconsumption.Toreduceitweneedachangeinconsumptionculture.”可以得出答案。(5).Tosaveenergy,properlycontrol________.（分数：1）

A.

B.

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C.

D.

E.

F.解析：由“Keepingthetemperaturealittlelowerinthewinterandhigherinthesummercanmakeabigdifference.”可以得出答案。六、填句补文(总题数：1，分数：10.00)ALuckyPen“Mommy,I'vegotsomethingforyou!”Georgeranthroughthedoorafterschooloneday.Hewavedsomethingabovehishead.“See,it'saluckypen!”【A1】________Ilookedatthepeninmyhand.Therewasnothingspecialaboutit.ButIdidn'trealizehowspecialitwasatthatmoment.Ihadmadethedecisiontopursueacareerinwriting.【A2】________IhaddreamedaboutitforalongtimebutIwasafraidtotakeachance.Iwasscaredofrejection.Thenightbefore,IhadvoicedthosefearstomyhusbandwhenIthoughtGeorgewasn'tlistening.ButGeorgemusthaveoverheardus.Nowhestoodinfrontofme,watchingmeexaminethepen.“Youdon'thavetobescarednow,”hesaid.“Thispenwillmakeyourstoriesgreatandeveryonewillloveyou.”Tearsfilledmyeyes,【A3】________Rejectiondidn'tseemlikesuchabigdealanymore.EvenifIneversoldthefirststory,IhadeverythingIcouldeverneed.Georgeinmylife!IfoundoutlaterhowluckyIwaswhenIheardwhathedidtogetthepen.Duringlunchbreakatschoolthatday,Georgeheardaboytalkingaboutaluckypenhehad.【A4】________TheboywasatoughnegotiatorbutGeorgedidn'tgiveup.Intheend,hetradedhislunch,hisfavoritecartoonbook,andhisnewfootball,hismostprizedpossessionforthatpen.Justtomakemefeelbetter【A5】________ItneverfailstoremindmejusthowluckyIam!Iamtheluckiestmotherintheworldnowandforever.A.Hegotitasabirthdaygift.

B.Itwasadecisionfulloffearandanxietyforme.

C.Hewantedtogetitforme.

D.Hehandedmethepenhappilyandproudly.

E.Igrabbedhimandpulledhimtightagainstme.

F.Istillhavethatpen,thoughit'slongoutofink（分数：10）(1).【A1】（分数：2）

A.

B.

C.

D.

√

E.

F.解析：“他高兴地、自豪地把钢笔递给我”与后面“我看手中的笔”相承接。(2).【A2】（分数：2）

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F.解析：由段首句提到的thedecision可以得出答案。(3).【A3】（分数：2）

A.

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F.解析：由泪水充满眼眶（激动）可以得出答案（我紧紧抓住他）。(4).【A4】（分数：2）

A.

B.

C.

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D.

E.

F.解析：前一句“乔治听到一个男孩正在谈论他所拥有的一支幸运钢笔”与后面“他想为我得到它”相承接。(5).【A5】（分数：2）

A.

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C.

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√解析：“我仍然有那支笔，尽管它很长时间没墨水了”与后面“它永远能提醒我是多么幸运”相承接。七、填词补文(总题数：1，分数：15.00)YoungReaders,Tomorrow'sLeaders?Anewstudyhasgoodnewsforkidswithstrongreadingskills.Suchkidswillhavehighintelligenceastheyget【B1】________.Theywillhaveabrightfuture.Thestudyincluded1,890twinswhodidreadingtestsat【B2】________7and12,andanintelligencetestat16.Thetwinshadthesamegenes（基因）andhomeenvironment.Therefore,the【B3】________betweenthemhadtobeduetofactorsthattheydidnot【B4】________.Forexample,onehadabetterteacherthantheother.Somekidsdidbetteronthereading【B5】________thantheirtwinbrotherorsister.They【B6】________didbetterontheintelligencetest.Thereadingskills【B7】________toenhancedintelligencewereevidentbyage7.Thisshowsthatreadingskillscan【B8】________achild'sintellectualdevelopment.Thestudyalsohelpsto【B9】________thedifferencesamongkidsinthesamefamily.Theysharegenes,【B10】________conditionsandparents.Buttheycanbedifferentinintelligence.A.also

B.differences

C.only

D.explain

E.tests

F.affect

G.ages

H.living

I.share

J.older

K.related

L.interested（分数：15.0）(1).【B1】（分数：1.5）

A.

B.

C.

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L.解析：这样的孩子长大后会有很高的智力。(2).【B2】（分数：1.5）

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B.

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L.解析：由“7and12”可以得出答案。(3).【B3】（分数：1.5）

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L.解析：thedifferencesbetweenthem（他们之间的不同）。(4).【B4】（分数：1.5）

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L.解析：他们之间的差异是由于他们所不共享的因素。(5).【B5】（分数：1.5）

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L.解析：“readingtests”(阅读测试)。(6).【B6】（分数：1.5）

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L.解析：他们在智力测试也表现得更好。(7).【B7】（分数：1.5）

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L.解析：后文提到阅读技能会影响孩子的智力发展，因此阅读技能与提高智力有关（related）。(8).【B8】（分数：1.5）

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L.解析：这表明阅读技能会影响(affect)一个孩子的智力发展。(9).【B9】（分数：1.5）

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L.解析：这项研究也有助于解释(explain)同一家庭中孩子之间的差异。(10).【B10】（分数：1.5）

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L.解析：由于生活在同一家庭中，他们的居住生活条件（livingconditions）是共享的。八、完形补文(总题数：1，分数：15.00)StudentLoansFederalStudentAidisanofficeproviding(provide)studentloansforhighereducation.TheU.S.governmentknowsthe【C1】________(important)ofhighereducationinpositively【C2】________(impact)thenation.Itmakessurethateach【C3】________(qualify)studentinAmericaisabletoget【C4】________(finance)helpforhighereducation.Thoughparentscanchooseprivatefundingthrough【C5】________(bank),theinterestratescanbe【C6】________(excessive)high.Ontheotherhand,theinterestratesoffederallyfundedstudentloansaremuchlessin【C7】________(compare).Itis,therefore,veryimportantthatparentstakeallsteps【C8】________(require)toapplyforstudentloansthroughthegovernment.FederalStudentAidisinvolvedin【C9】________(educate)studentsandtheirfamiliesontheexactprocedurestogetstudentloans.Oncetheapplicationsare【C10】________(receive),itprocessesthembeforethestartofeac