2013年1月自考本科00015英语（二）试卷及答案

2013年1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9页，满分100分.考试时间150分钟。

考生答题注意事項：

L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. 第一部分为选择題3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e

3. 第二部分为非选择题。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。

第一部分选择题

Vocabulary and Structure （10 points, 1 point each）

在每小题列出的四个备选项中只有一个是符合题目要求的，清将其选出并将 “答題卡”的相应代码涂黑。未涂、错涂或多涂均无分。

1. I rushed to the apartment,  to find nobody was there.

2. We need a   of your writing to see if you are in the right level.

A. process B. pattern

C. direction D. sample

3. No one will  she killed her husband; they all think she is so sweet.

A. order B. deny

C. suspect D. predict

4. People are generally tolerant    small faults-

A. of B. for  

B. for

C. with

D. against

5. The curtain has been used for too long. Its color has  .

A. faded B, melted

C, varied D, dropped

6. He rejected the promotion …  he didn't want the added responsibility.

A. though B. because

C if D. until

7. We should help every child to reach his foil  -

A. character B. emotion

C. potential D. strength

8. Fd like to have this photo  . Can 1 pick it up tomorrow?

A. enlarged B. evolved

C, imagined D. focused

9. You can depend on Mike to be on time because he*s so   .

A, valuable B. changeable

C reliable D. capable

1 CL I don't think I'll ever adapt myself  this hot weathen

A. from B. of

C. into D. to

IL Claze Test (10 point电 1 point Each)

在毎小题列出的四个备选项中只有一个是符合题目要求的.清将其选岀并将

答题卡的相应代码涂黑却未涂、错涂或多涂均无分。

Bananas are plants that grow in tropical regions. They grow four to thirty feet in height. The banana locks like a tree, Hl is not a tree. It does not have a woody stem. 12 . its leaves grow from a tough rootstock by which the plant spreads.

One large 13 grows from the central stem of the plant. This flower 14 into the fruit. Each plant has a number of bananas growing together, 15 can weigh as much as forty-five kilograms. Cultivation of the banana has resulted in a fruit that has no seeds. 16 plants arc started from cuttings ftom the old plant.

Bananas are 17 while they are green. They are then loaded on trains to be

transported to ships that carry them to many parts of the world. During shipment, they begin to 18 and turn yellow. Brazil is 出e leading banana-growing country, producing as much as five million tons a year The United States imports more bananas than 19 other country

Bananas are a source of some important nutrients, including vitamins and sugar. They have great 20 in the treatment of certain diseases- Some banana plants can also be used to make rope and certain cloth.

Ill Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points each)

在毎小题列出的四个备选项中只有一个是符合题目要求的,请将其选出并将

“答題卡*的相应代妈涂黑口未涂.错涂或多涂均无分。

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

Now, there is a growing evidence that naps (小 睡)are coming back. Many companies have set up nap rooms with beds, blankets and alarm clocks because they have recognized that most of their employees do not have enough sleep. If labor unions are truly interested in worker welfare^ they should make such facilities a necessary item in contract negotiation_e

A brief nap makes people feel refreshed and relaxed. If workers take advantage of the opportunity to sleep for twenty minutes or so during the workday, they can go back to work with renewed enthusiasm and energy. De Linda Pitt, for example, often manages to take a ten-minute nap between patients. She says that this respite helps her focus better on each patient's problems. Also, there arc companies that encourage their employees to take naps. They find that napping reduces accidents and errors and mcrea$es productivity, even if it shortens the workday a bit. A recent NASA study showed that twenty-four-minute naps greatly improved a pilot's alertness and performance on long-distance flights.

Studies have found that sleepy workers make more mistakes and cause more accidents. They are more likely to have heart attacks and other physical disorders. Dr. David Jones, a sleep researcher at Harvard, explained that the brain becomes less active when it fails to get enough sleep. It has been proved that lack of sleep affects attention and performance. It often leads to 'Fiicrosleeps： that is, involuntary lapses into sleep. These *micro$Ieeps” often cause accidents. He suggested taking a '"power nap” during the day to prevent the effects of sleep loss.

'Naps greatly strengthen the ability to pay close attention to details and to make critical decisions," added Dn Jones. He also stated that "a. nap taken about eight hours after you wake can do much more for you than if you add those twenty minutes onto already adequate sleep at night.

21. According to the writer, many companies now    .

A. start to negotiate with employees

B. set up labor unions for employees

C. provide nap rooms for employees

D. provide paid leaves for employees

22. The underlined word ^respite** (para. 2) probably means  .

A"啓t B, case

C. idea D. break

23. By taking a "power nap^” one can avoid 

A. heart attacks B. possible accidents

C一 brain diseases D, physical disorders

Passage Two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

Judging from business profits, wc should be enjoying a powerful economic recovery. During the depression, profits dropped by about 30%. But now profits grow every day. In the first quarter of this year, profits have recovered 87% of what they lost in the depression. When second-quarter results are out, profits may rise above their previous peak.

The recovery in profits should be a good sign. It makes companies more aggressive. They have a huge amount of money and are able to do whatever they want — hire* make new investments, raise salaries. Historically, higher profits lead to higher employment. Yet, except for new companies, loss-making companies don't create new jobs.

So for, the contrast between recovered profits and small job growth is surprising. Last year, employment dropped 3.3 million. Since then, the economy has recovered only 11% of ±ose lost jobs. Companies are doing much better than workers; that's a characteristic of today's economy.

The most obvious explanation is that the relationship between labor and capital has changed. Capital has become stronger; labor has become weaker. The situation has made business managers eager to cut costs in depressions and unwilling to hire workers early in recoveries. Reducing the number of employees is the quickest way to recover profits.

The big job cuts in this depression should not have been surprising. With the breakdown of the financial system, companies had to do everything they can to save money, because they couldn't rely on outside money. So they st jobs and new investment projects. Last year, business investment dropped 26%. Nothing like that had happened since the 1940s.

However, there are some good signs. Many companies have started to replace their old equipment. This can create new jobs. General Electric says its research budget is up 18% and it supports new product development. But it's not clear whether business leaders were so scared by the crisis that they've become extremely cautious. That is bad. If labor is scared and capital is overcautious, the recovery must suffer.

26.The passage shows the economy is getting better as profits have  

A. almost doubled B. recovered steadily

C. reached a new high D. made up for the losses

27.According to paragraph 2, in, the past, increased profits led to an increase in

         A. investment B. j obs

C.L new companies D. salaries

28.lb recover profits quickly, business managers often choose to    . 

A. reduce employment B. increase work hours

C. increase productivity D. move into new areas

29.The writer seems to think of the big job cuts in this depression as  ■

A. shocking B. avoidable

C. confusing D. acceptable

30.The writer tliinks a real economic recovery requires 

A, patience B. experience

C confidence D, intenigence

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage^

In last week's Science^ a group of leading investigators led by John BeddingtQn* the chief science advdser for the British government, published a call warning climate change has become a growing threat to agricultural production and food security. In other words, the potential risks to fanning are another reason why we need to reduce the carbon in the air. And the fact that the climate is already changing, and will continue to change, means that we also need to start adapting agriculture to a warmer world immediately.

How exactly could climate change lower our ability to feed ourselves? Warming alone could do it, with already hot and dry places ― like the American Southwest or the Hom of Africa 一 predicted to become hotter and drier. The terrible drougfits that have affected Texas and East Africa lead to an extreme shortage of food in the latter cbsc. While additional carbon in the air may help some plants, wanner temperatures can also slow down growth, so extreme heat could lead to greater crop loss.

It's not just drought, though; rain at the wrong time can be extremely bad fbr agriculture as well. That was obvious during the great floods in Pakistan in 2010, which not only killed thousands of people but also washed away crops. Those losses helped drive food prices to record highs during the past year, a level from which they're only now beginning to drop. As the atmosphere warms, it can hold more water, which means we can expect heavier storms when the rain does fall.

Warming isn't the only threat to our ability to feed ourselves. It acts together with rising population and other factors. That's why scientists are calling for more joint research as the first step to adapting agriculture to climate change、The window of opportunity to prevent a climate crisis is rapidly closing, and we need better information and tools to balance how we grow our food and use our resources,” says Molly Jahn, dean of College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin. If we hope to live well in a warmer world, we have no other choice.

31.John Beddington says more carbon in the air will be a threat to   ____ 

A. the atmosphere B. food supply

C- global climate D. water supply

32.Food shortage has already happened m … ・

A* Southwest Texas B, Southwest America

C. East Africa D. Central Africa

33.During the past year food prices in Pakistan _ . 

A. remained unchanged dropped to their lowest level

C. began to jump down D. rose to their highest level

34.According to Molly Jahn, we must act immediately to  .

A, prevent a climate crisis B. get enou^i information

C. find different resources D- increase food production

35.This passage is mainly about  

A. the technology of farming

C. the threat of climate change

第二部分非选择题

IV Word Spelling (10 points, 1 point for two words)

根据已给的中文词义、词性、首字母及字母数目拼写出相应的英语单词由将完整的 单词写在答题卡上。

V Word Form (10 paints, 1 point each)

将括号中的各词变换形式，使句子语法正魂、意义恰当。请在答题卡上作答口

56. We don't want people to die in a  (meaning) wan

57. The company is divided into four   (fimction) areas.

58. Her  (pronounce) is good, but she has a slight accent.

59. The police are anxious fbr any information about the kid's  (safe).

60. I didn't  (particular) want to go, but I had to.

61 , Her (ill) weakened her so much that she had difficulty walking. 

62. The result of the match is  (high) satisfactory.

63. I can never forget her wonderfully   (express) smile.

64. He shut the door with  (violent).

65. It would be  (responsible) to leave the children alone in the pool.

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VI. Translation from Chinese into English (15 points, 3 points each) 将下列各句译成英语•答案写在答题卡上.

66. 没有正确的选择就没有正确的决定&

67. 我的家乡已经不是过去的样子了.

68. 学生家庭作业负担太重.

69. 只有这样我们才能指望把工作做好。

70. 我们应该充分利用阚络资源，

VIL Translation from English into Chinese (15 points)

将下面短文译成汉语.答案写在答题卡上。

71.

People may have many different types of hobbies during their lifetimes. When wc arc very young, we spend most of our time playing with toys. When we get older, we start to pursue our first hobbies. Some kids like sports* such as football or basketball Others might g溉 interested in less active activities like reading, painting, or stamp collecting.

As we get older, our hobbies might or might not change. Some who collected stamps as a child might still collect stamps when they are eighty years old. Others might change their interests every year depending on fashion. Some are lucky that they have found professions that are similar to their hobbies. For example, the kid who loves the computer becomes a programmer.

2013年1月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语（二）试题答案

（课程代码00015）

1. Vocabulary and Structure （本大題共10小題，每小题1分,共10分）

VI. Translation from Chinese into English （本大题共 5 小題，每小题3 分，共 15 分）

66. If there is no correct choice, there will be no riglit decision.

67. My hometown is not what it used to be.

68. Students are heavily burdened with homework.

69. Only in this way can we expect to do our work well,

70. We should make full use of online resources.

VII. Translation from English into Chinese （本题 15 分）

71. 人的一生会有君种不同的爱好*年幼时，我们大部分时间都在玩玩具.校大 一点后，我们开始有了最初的爱好。有些孩子喜欢运动，如踢足球或打篮球。有些孩于 则喜欢做一些比较安都的事情，如读绘画或者集邮”

随着年龄的増长，我们的爱好也许会变，也许不会-冇些人小时候就喜欢集邮，到 了八十岁诃能依然如此，有些人的兴趣可能随着时尚而年年政変.有些人很幸运，找到 了与自己愛好相近的职业，比如，喜欢计算机的孩子成了程序员.