英语二模拟练习(二)(1)

2013年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语（二）

模拟试卷(二)

（课程代码00015）

本试卷共8页，满分100分，考试时间150分钟。

考生答卷前必须将自己的姓名和准考证号写在答题卡上。

必须在答题卡上答题，写在试卷上无效。

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，并在答题卡上相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。

Scotland：A Land of Wisdom

In the 1740s, the famous French Philosopher V oltaire said “We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilization.” That’s not a bad advertisement for a ny country when it comes to attracting people to search for a first-class education.

According to the American author Arthur Herman, the Scots invented the modern world itself. He argues that Scottish thinkers and intellectuals worked out many of the most important ideas on which modern life depends - everything from the scientific method to market economics. Their ideas did not just spread among intellectuals, but to those people in business, government and the sciences who actually shaped the Western world.

It all started during the period that historians call the Scottish Enlightenment（启蒙运动），which is usually seen as taking place between the years 1740 and 1800. Before that, philosophy was mainly concerned with religion. For the thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment，the proper study of humanity was mankind itself.

Their reasoning was practical. For the philosopher David Hume, humanity was the right subject for philosophy because we can examine human behavior and so find real evidence of how people think and feel. And from that we can make judgments about the societies we live in and make concrete suggestions about how they can be improved for universal benefit.

Hume’s enquiry into the nature of knowledge laid the foundations for the scientific method - the pursuit of truth through experiment. His friend and fellow resident of Edinburgh, Adam Smith，famously applied the study of mankind to the ways in which mankind does business. Trade, he argued, was a form of information. In pursuing our own interests through trading in markets, we all come to benefit each other.

Smith’s idea has dominated modern views of economics. It also has wide applications. He was one of the philosophers to point out that nations can become rich, free and powerful through peace, trade

and invention.

Although the Scottish Enlightenment ended a long time ago，the ideas which evolved at that time still underpin（构成……的基础）our theories of human exchange and enquiry. It also exists in Scotland itself in an educational tradition that combines academic excellence with orientation（方向）。

1. Scotland is the right place to receive a first-class education.

A True

B False

C Not Given

2. According to Arthur Herman，the Scots developed many important ideas which modern life depends on.

A True

B False

C Not Given

3. The ideas of Scottish thinkers and intellectuals spread among all the people in the world.

A True

B False

C Not Given

4. Scottish Enlightenment existed between 1740 and 1800.

A True

B False

C Not Given

5.Philosophers had come to know the importance of studying humanity even before the Scottish Enlightenment took place.

A True

B False

C Not Given

6. David Hume was the first philosopher to study mankind.

A True

B False

C Not Given

7. Humanity was considered to be the right subject for philosophy just because we can learn the human behavior.

A True

B False

C Not Given

8. Smith‘s idea has extensive applications.

A True

B False

C Not Given

9. Our current theories of human exchange and enquiry have nothing to do with the ideas developed during the Scottish Enlightenment.

A True

B False

C Not Given

10. Smith died in 1800.

A True

B False

C Not Given

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，请从短文后多给各题的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。

Dear Sir,

I am writing to make a strong complaint about the impolite treatment my guests and I received when we had a dinner party in your restaurant --- Greenwich Restaurant last Saturday, December 18.

I booked a table for dinner by telephone last Thursday and we were assured that there would be room for us. We know that there must be great demand for restaurant meals at this time of the year in such a popular and historic area, but we were not expecting such an ill-mannered reception on the part of your head waiter. My colleagues and I all felt rather hurt and angry.

The unpleasant experience goes like this: our Russian friends were currently touring the “Shakespeare’s Country” and were looking forward to a traditional English dinner in such a charming setting. But our hope for an enjoyable evening out was instantly spoilt when your head waiter informed us that he had received no booking in our name and, so, no table was reserved for our party. My colleagues and I protected at this and asked to speak to the Manager, who, we were told, was

unavailable.

Your staff then offered us a table which we had to share with a couple and no effort was made to smooth over the unpleasantness we had experienced. We also had to wait some considerable time before the menu was brought to us.

I trust you will give this complaint your prompt attention as the whole embarrassing incident was

a great disappointment to our guests and set a bad example of our English hospitality.

Yours sincerely,

Miss Mary Black

11. According to the passage, the writer’s nationality is ____.

A. Russian

B. English

C. American

D. not known

12. It is difficult to reserve a table for meals in Greenwich Restaurant, because _____.

A. it is in December

B. it has fewer rooms

C. it is popular and historic

D. it is always full

13. The writer’s hope to enjoy a traditional English dinner was ruined because of ____.

A. the poor-quality food

B. too long a wait

C. the ill-treatment by the head waiter

D. the ill-treatment by the Manager

14. The last sentence of the passage most probably implies that _____.

A. English people are generally kind and friendly to guests

B. their complaint will be considered immediately

C. the head waiter will be dismissed as quickly as possible

D. the incident complained about will never happen again

15. The tone of the writer is ____.

A. radical

B. moderate

C. impolite

D. annoyed

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①~⑤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，并在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。

Transport and Trade

①Transport is one of the aids to trade. By moving goods from places where they are plentiful to places where they are scarce, transport adds to their value. The more easily goods can be brought over the distance that separates producer and consumer, the better for trade. When there were no railways, no good roads, no canals, and only small sailing ships, trade was on a small scale.

②The great advances made in transport during the last two hundred years were accompanied by a big increase in trade. Bigger and faster ships enabled a trade in meat to develop between Britain and New Zealand, for instance. Quicker transport makes possible mass-production and big business, drawing supplies from, and selling goods to, all parts of the global. Big factories could not exist without transport to carry the large number of workers they need to and from their homes. Big city stores could not have developed unless customers could travel easily from the suburbs and goods delivered to their homes. Big cities could not survive unless food could be brought from a distance.

③Transport also prevents waste. Much of the fish landed at the ports would be wasted if it could not be taken quickly to inland towns. Transport has given us a much greater variety of foods and goods

since we no longer have to live on what is produced locally. Foods, which at one time could be obtained only during a part of the year, can now be obtained all through the year. Transport has raised the standard of living.

④By moving fuel, raw materials, and even power, as, for example, through electric cables, transport has led to the establishment of industries and trade in areas where they would have been impossible before. Districts and countries can concentrate on making things which they can do better and more cheaply than others and can then exchange them with one another. The cheaper and quicker transport becomes, the longer the distance over which goods can profitably be carried. Countries with poor transport have a lower standard of living.

⑤Commerce requires not only the moving of goods and people but also the carrying of messages and information. Means of communication, like telephones, cables and radio, send information about prices, supplies, and changing conditions in different parts of the world. In this way, advanced communication systems also help to develop trade.

Task 1:

16. Paragraph 1_____.

17. Paragraph 2_____.

18. Paragraph 3_____.

19. Paragraph 4_____.

20. Paragraph 5_____.

A. Higher living standard

B. Importance of transport in trade

C. Various means of transport

D. Birth of transport-related industries and trade

E. Role of information in trade

F. Roles of transport

Task 2:

21. The development of modern means of transport ____.

22. Only when goods can be carried to all parts of the world quickly ____.

23. Transport has made it possible for people to eat whatever food they want ____.

24. When the transport becomes cheaper and faster, goods _____.

25. In the trade of modern society the transmission of information plays as important a role as ____.

A. can profitably be taken over longer distance

B. at any time during the year

C. has greatly promoted trade

D. is it possible to produce on a large scale

E. the transport of goods

F. to send goods to various parts of the world

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，并在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。

You Need Courage!

Shortly after I began a career in business, I learned that Carl Weatherup, president of PepsiCo, was speaking at the University of Colorado. I tracked down the person handling his schedule and managed to get myself an appointment. ___26__.

So there I was sitting outside the university's auditorium, waiting for the president of PepsiCo. I could hear him talking to the students, and talking, and talking. ___27_. He was now five minutes over, which dropped my time with him down to 10 minutes. Decision time.

I wrote a note on the back of my business card, reminding him that he had a meeting. "You have a meeting with Jeff Hoye at 2:30 p.m." I took a deep breath, pushed open the doors of the auditorium and walked straight up the middle aisle (过道) toward him as he talked. Mr. Weatherup stopped. __28__. Just before I reached the door, I heard him tell the group that he was running late. He thanked them for their attention, wished them luck and walked out to where I was now sitting, holding my breath.

He looked at the card and then at me. "Let me guess," he said. "You're Jeff." He smiled.

___29___. He spent the next 30 minutes offering me his time, some wonderful stories that I still use, and an invitation to visit him and his group in New York. But what he gave me that I value the most was the encouragement to continue to do as I had done. __30__. When things need to happen, you either have the nerve to act or you don't.

A. I began breathing again and we grabbed (霸占) an office right there at school and closed the door.

B. As I sat listening to him, I knew that I could trust him, and that he deserved every bit of loyalty I

could give to him.

C. I became alarmed: his talk wasn't ending when it should have.

D. He said that it took nerve for me to interrupt him, and that nerve was the key to success in the

business world.

E. I was told, however, that he was on a tight schedule and only had 15 minutes available after his

talk to the business class.

F. I handed him the card then I turned and walked out the way I came.

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。

When a person feels low, blue, or down in the clumps, it usually means he has been hurt, disappointed, or saddened by something that causes a confused and listless feeling. There is __31__ a type of music called "the blue", a low, mournful, sad sound to __32__ these universal human feelings.

Depression is another name for this mood. Feeling depressed is a normal and natural __33__ to experiences of loss, failure, and undeserved bad luck. Indeed, it has been pointed out that without depression, we would __34__ much of the world's great tragic literature, music, and art.

In some cases, however, depression becomes something more than just __35__ feelings of blues or letdown. A large number of people suffer from what psychiatrists call "depressive illness. " Depressive illness is more __36__ and lasts longer than common listless feelings. Sometimes a serious __37__ of depression can begin with the loss of a loved one or a change of job. Many times, in very __38__ cases, there doesn't seem to be any circumstance serious enough to have caused the depression.

Some psychiatrists suggest that the key feature in depression is changing. The person becomes different from the way before the onset of his depression. He may even become the opposite of his usual self. There are many examples: the businessman who becomes a wanderer, the mother who wants to __39__ her children and herself. Instead of seeking satisfaction and pleasure, the depressed person __40__ it.

A. escape

B. intense

C. response

D. avoids

E. even

F. express

G. realization

H. severe

I. period J. harm K. lack L. normal

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。

Life Without Limits

Imagine ___41____ (be born) without arms. No arms to wrap around someone, no hands to experience touch, or to hold another hand with. Or what about being born without legs? Having no ____42____ (able) to dance, walk, run, or even stand on two feet. Now put both of those scenarios together: no arms and no legs. What would you do? How would that ____43___ (effect) your everyday life?

Born in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia, without any ______44_____ (medicine) explanation or warning, Nicholas Vujicic came into the world with neither arms nor legs. Having had an uneventful pregnancy and no family history to expect this condition, imagine the shock his parents felt when they saw their first born, brand new baby boy, only to find he was what the world would consider _____45____ (perfect) and abnormal. How would their son live a normal, happy life? What could he ever do or become when living with what the world would see as such a massive disability? Little did they know that this beautiful limbless baby would one day be someone who would inspire and _____46____ (motive) people from all walks of life, ____47_____ (touch) lives all over the world.

Nick shares with his audiences the ____48_______ (important) of vision and dreaming big. Using his own experiences in worldwide outreach as examples, he challenges others to examine their perspective and look beyond their circumstances. He shares his view of ceasing to see obstacles as problems, and instead begin to see them as opportunities to grow and reach out to others. He stresses the importance of how attitude can be the most ___49______ (power) tool we have at our disposal and illustrates how the choices we can have a profound effect on our lives and the lives of those around us. Nick shows through his own life that the major keys to fulfilling our biggest dreams are persistence and choosing to embrace _____50____ (fail) as a learning experience, rather than allowing the guilt and fear of failure to paralyze us.

第七部分：短文写作（第51题，共30分）

因特网在为人们带来极大便利的同时，也带来了一系列问题。以“Is Internet a Blessing or A curse”为题写一篇150词左右的英语短文，谈谈你的看法。

Keys:

1---5 AABAB

6--10 CBABC

11-15 BACAD

16-20 FBADE

21-25 CDBAE

26-30 ECFAD

31-35 EFCKL

36-40 BIHJD

41. being born

42. ability

43. affect

44. medical

45. imperfect

46. motivate

47. touching

48. importance

49. powerful

50. failure