英语二衔接考试模拟考试试题二.doc

2014年12月高等教育自学考试贵州大学衔接考试

英语（二）模拟试题二

一、阅读判断（本大题共10小题，每小题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做出判断：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 。

Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named Lucky. Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit, they would warn their friends not to leave their luggage open because Lucky would help himself to whatever struck his fancy. Inevitably, someone would forget and something would come up missing.

Mary or Jim would go to Lucky’s toy box in the basement and there the treasure would be, amid all of Lucky’s other favorite toys. Lucky always stored his finds in his toy box.

It happened that Mary found out she had breast cancer. Something told her she was going to die of this disease. She scheduled the double mastectomy, fear riding her shoulders.

The night before she was to go to the hospital she cuddled with Lucky. A thought struck her -- what would happen to Lucky? Although the three -year -old dog liked Jim, he was Mary’s dog through and through. “If I die, Lucky will be abandoned,” Mary thought. “He won’t understand that I didn’t want to leave him!” The thought made her sadder than thinking of her own death.

The double mastectomy was harder on Mary than her doctors had anticipated and Mary was hospitalized for over two weeks. Jim took Lucky for his evening walk faithfully, but the little dog just drooped, whining and miserable.

Finally the day came for Mary to leave the hospital. When she arrived home, Mary was so exhausted that she couldn’t even make it up the steps to her bedroom. Jim made his wife

comfortable on the couch and left her to nap.Lucky stood watching Mary but he didn’t come to her when she called. It made Mary sad but sleep soon overcame her and she dozed.

When Mary woke for a second she couldn’t understand what was wrong. She couldn’t move her head and her body felt heavy and hot. But panic soon gave way to laughter when Mary realized the problem. She was covered, literally blanketed, with every treasure Lucky owned! While she had slept, the sorrowing dog had made trip after trip to the basement bringing his beloved mistress all his favorite things in life. He had covered her with his love.

Mary forgot about dying. Instead she and Lucky began living again, walking further and further together every day. It’s been 12 years now and Mary is still cancer-free. Lucky, he still steals treasures and stores them in his toy box, but Mary remains his greatest treasure.

1. Lucky is Mary and her husband’s pet dog. ___A____

A. True

B. False

C. Not given

2. Whenever they had friends visit them, the couple would warn Lucky not to take their friends’ luggage away. __B_____

A. True

B. False

C. Not given

3. Mary and her husband’s friends knew Lucky well so their belongings never went missing. __C_____

A. True

B. False

C. Not given

4. Luck’s toy box was placed in the basement. ____A___

A. True

B. False

C. Not given

5. Mary’s husband warned that he would abandon Lucky after her death. __C_____

A. True

B. False

C. Not given

6. Mary stayed in the hospital for two months because the surgery was harder than doctors had anticipated. ___B____

A. True

B. False

C. Not given

7. When Marry arrived home from hospital, Jim made her lie in bed immediately. ___A____

A. True

B. False

C. Not given

8. When Marry woke, she couldn’t move a bit because she caught a cold and fell ill. ___B____

A. True

B. False

C. Not given

9. Lucky covered Marry with love by placing all his treasures on her body. __A_____

A. True

B. False

C. Not given

10. Mary has been cancer-free for 12 years, and remains Luck’s greatest treasure. ___A____

A. True

B. False

C. Not given

二、阅读选择（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

中选出一个最佳选项。

I live about a half-mile from two gas stations, two miles from Walmart and less than two miles from the mall. These businesses are well within walking distance, but I don’t walk to any of them—I drive. This may seem surprising, but many Americans practice the same habit.

According to the 2010 “National Bicycle and Walking Study” by the U.S. Department of Transportation, 72 percent of trips that are less than three miles in length are made by vehicle. Short distances can be easily traversed by foot rather than by car but only a quarter of Americans are choosing walking or biking as their means of transportation.

A December 2012 study by Gregg L. Furie published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, says that about 25 percent of Americans participate in active transportation. Active transportation is defined as human-powered transportation, such as walking or biking. The results of the study showed that those who participated in active transportation had a lower BMI lower waist circumference, and lower odds of developing hypertension and diabetes.

The “Vital Signs Walking among Adults” study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encourages adults to get at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity. However, about half of all adults do not get the recommended amount of exercise, and about one-third reported no physical activity at all. The study also showed that walkers were three times more likely to meet the recommended amount of exercise than non-walkers.

In addition to the health benefits associated with active transportation, there are many less obvious benefits as well. The American Automobile Association’s (AAA) annual “Your Driving Costs” study for 2012 revealed that the average annual cost for owning and operating a sedan is $ 8,946. Compared with essentially cost-free foot travel or the $120 annual cost of owning a bicycle, choosing active transportation saves your money.

Walking is an easily accessible activity that can be done anywhere anytime with anyone. By implementing walking as a primary form of commuting, people can increase their health and decrease their spending. Participating in human-powered transportation also removes some of the stresses of driving from people’s lives. By walking, people can

avoid traffic congestion, stop signs, and road rage. Realistically, walking to work could not

only be more beneficial, but also more practical than driving.

So, put down the car keys, lace up your walking shoes and prepare yourself for a commute that few choose to experience--walking.

11. From the first paragraph we can know that___b___

A. the writer is too lazy to walk to work

B. American people prefer driving to walking in spite of the short distance

C. the writer is very lucky to live not far away from gas stations and shopping malls

D. it is very convenient for the writer to go shopping

12. From the 2010 “National bicycle and Walking Study” we can see that. ___c___

A. 72% of people prefer to drive cars

B. few people like to travel long distances by cars

C. 75 % of people choose driving cars as their means of transportation

D. most people prefer to travel short distances on foot

13. It’s reported that ___d___adults don’t do exercises at all.

A. half

B. one quarter

C. two-thirds

D. one-third

14. Active transportation not only has health benefits, but also __a____

A. save money

B. lower waist circumference

C. reduces the risks of diabetes

D. save time

15. Walking does great good to people like___d___

A. removing stresses

B. avoiding traffic jams

C. increasing health and decreasing costs

D. All of the above

三、概括段落大意和补全句子（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共Array 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①-⑤段每段选择1个正确的小标题：（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。

__①__The internet is a wonderful thing it connects you with a world of people you might not ever have met in your entire lifetime. For businesses for services, for advertising, the net created a revolution for getting noticed.

__②__ There are also special interest sites where like-minded people can get together, virtual social clubs if you will. But like any place where people meet people, there are potential problems. Internet relationships have become a by-product of the modern world of web-surfing all well and good for singles a new form of cheating for those who are married.

__③__ “I don’t really see it is cheating,” posted one man on the site “It’s not physical. I’ll probably never meet the woman, but the erotic atmosphere adds a spice to my life. It’s just harmless, flirting brought to another level. No one is getting hurt” , is another posting.

There can be no question about whether or not anyone is hurt. The knowledge that your husband or wife is writing romantic messages to another person diminishes the relationship you have together.

__④__ Marriage therapists are seeing more couples who have problems with virtual cheating than ever before. Melissa Martirano a therapist in the New York area says that the couples she has seen where one spouse has used the internet as a means of cheating has tripled in the past two years, “It hurts to know that your husband or wife has an intimate relationship with another person, whether it is in person or on the internet. Emotional cheating destroys trust too. ”

__⑤__ Any person who thinks that virtual intimacy is innocent needs to reevaluate his or her idea of marriage and decide what love and commitment really means to them. A relationship based on trust should extend to all areas even the internet.

Task 1

16. Paragraph①___C___

17. Paragraph②___D___

18. Paragraph③___A___

19. Paragraph④___F___

20. Paragraph⑤___B___

A. Internet relationships will surely influence the relationships of the couples.

B. Even the internet relationship should be based on trust.

C. Internet is so wonderful that it connects with a lot of people.

D. Special interest sites cause some problems.

E. Internet relationships should be encouraged among young people.

F. Virtual or emotional cheating destroys mutual trust between husband and wife.

Task 2

21. Internet connects people with a world of people you might not ever have met____E____.

22. Virtual social clubs are the online places where___A___.

23. Internet relationships have become___D___.

24. More couples are suffering from problems with ___F___.

25. Any person who thinks that virtual intimacy is innocent needs to decide___C___.

A. like-minded people can get together

B. divorce rate has been on the increase

C. what love and commitment really means to them

D. a by-product of the modern world of web-surfing

E. in your entire lifetime

F. virtual cheating than ever before

四、填句补文（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）Array下面短文有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位，以恢复文章原貌。

Improving your self-confidence can be a difficult task. Most people associate having a high level of confidence with being successful. In some way this is true, since most successful people have high levels of self-confidence and are able to take on any challenges in their path.

(26)___F____It can take a long time to develop, but it certainly can have a massive positive impact on the rest of your life.

Self-confidence can be the route to achieving many of your other goals, whether it be asking certain person out to dinner, becoming successful in business or even with your weight loss goals. (27)_____A___

Face what you fear. Most of the time, what you fear will not really be as bad as it seems. Whether it being too embarrassed to go to a new fitness class since you think you will stick out like a sore thumb, or going for that promotion at work, you will find in time that everyone is fearful or has insecurities about something. (28)___D____. They just deal with them in a different and positive way.

Improve your self-confidence by finding out what you really want from life (29) ___C___Don’t be afraid of failing, since life is one big learning curve. I bet the most successful people you’ve met failed over again before they hit it big.

(30)____B____By utilizing the techniques used in hypnosis(催眠), you can gain access to your subconscious mind, allowing you to plant positive thoughts that can greatly help you with your progress of becoming a more self-confident person.

A. There are a few basic tips to help make you into a self-confident human being.

B. One method that can help to improve self-confidence is through the use of Hypnosis.

C. Try new things that excite you.

D. Even the most self-confident people have certain issues.

E. We aim to help people become more self-confident in life.

F. Developing self-confidence can be hard, especially if you are starting with little or no

confidence.

五、填词补文（本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）Array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位，以恢复文章原貌。

In an ideal world we would all have the job of our __31E__. We would come into work so happy to be there, that we woke up early each morning in breathless anticipation for yet another day in the office. __32B __, even if you have a job that you are satisfied with, __33K__ are that a routine of any sort can cause substantial __34H__ And often boredom can quickly become depression if you anything about it. It can seriously __35A__ your sense of self-worth and your productivity as well. Here are a few ways to make your job more __36G__. Boredom often __37D__ when we are using the same skills to do the same work over and over again. If you feel that a particular part of your skill set is not being employed, ask your boss if you can do something __38I__. Most workers are too afraid to ask for different work. You’d be surprised by how accommodating most supervisors can be. After all, they want you do your best, and that means do something that interests you. Another thing that may sound __39C__ is that it’s often very little things that can lead to chronic boredom in the workplace. For example, you’ve probably fallen into a very fixed way of going about your day. You may answer emails first thing in the morning, then, you begin work on one task, advance on to another task of a specific category, and so forth and so on. Consider breaking up your duties into different chunks, and change things up a few days. This will bring

a__40F__ newness to the tedium of every day.

六、完形补文（本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）Array下面的短文有10处空白，每处空白的括号内有一个词，请根据短文

内容将其正确形式填入文中，以恢复文章原貌。

Life is actually like a journey. Sometimes it is pleasant with beautiful birds__41singing__ (sing) alongside while there are more times when the road on the journey is tough enough to

stop you from __42keeping__ (keep) on going. Then what can you do to overcome the obstacles fulfill your journey of life lightly?

Try to find yourself on the journey of life. Admit that you are not good for everything but believe that you are good for something which is enough, because, as a matter of fact, nobody in the world can be good for everything. All that you need to do is to find out the something that you can do as __43early__ (early) as possible. Take my daughter for an example. When she was a sophomore, she suddenly found the major she had been __44studying__ (study) wasn’t her love so she began to turn to __45interpreting__ (interpret) she had always been crazy about. Through half a struggle, she passed the test and got the CII certificate. This brought her great sense of pride and pleasure and __46confidence__ (confident) as well. Everybody in the world has his own strengths and __47weaknesses__ (weak). Only when you have a deep __48understanding__ (understand) of yourself can we discover our potential power and develop it to full __49length__ (long) instead of striving to reach __50impossible_ (possible) goals.

七、短文写作（本大题共1小题，共30分）

请根据所提供材料中的要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。