【真题】英语二2013年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试
2013年10月全国高等教育自学考试试题2013年10月全国高等教育自学考试试题
英语（二）试卷（课程代码00015 ）
本试卷共12页，满分100分；考试时间150分钟。
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，并将所选答案的代码(指A、B或C) 填在答题纸的相应位置上。
Farms Appear in Cities
When you hear the word “farm”, you may imagine the countryside with cows and crops. But scientists say the farms of the future could be built in tall buildings in some large cities.
It may be difficult to believe, but in fact, the technology for growing crops indoors already exists. Farming in the city is already happening. Some vegetables are already grown in greenhouses. Even the scientists at the South Pole research station can enjoy fresh vegetables they grow in their own greenhouse.
Experts say indoor farming solves many problems. First, traditional farming takes up a lot of land. Growing crops in tall buildings--called vertical farming (垂直农业)-----can solve the problem. Also, fruits and vegetables grown indoors would not face serious threats from insects and bad weather.
Though vertical farms don' t exist yet, experts have created a plan for recycling in such farms.
The water from indoor fish ponds would be used to water crops. Gases from crop waste would be used to heat the building. Waste from chicken or pigs would be reused as a source of energy.
But experts believe vertical farming is not going to be easy. They say it can be difficult to control climate conditions indoors. Besides, plants differ in their weather and lighting needs. For example, some plants like warm, sunny weather, but other plants prefer cooler temperatures.
That’s not to say these difficulties won’t be overcome--but it will take time. Most experts suggest it may take about 5 to 15 years before the first vertical farms could be created.
1. The word “farm” may make you think of the countryside.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
2. It is still a dream for people to grow crops indoors.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
3. Scientists at the South Pole research station live a hard life.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
4. Vertical farming does not need as much land as traditional farming.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
5. Fresh fruits and vegetables are very expensive in cities.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
6. Crops grown indoors would not be badly harmed by insects.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
7. Scientists do not know how to reuse the animal waste in vertical farms.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
8. Some experts say vertical farming could be difficult.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
9. Indoor plants need the same weather and lighting.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
10. The first vertical farms appeared 5 years ago.
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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，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出1个最佳选项，并将所选答案的代码(指A、B、C或D)填在答题纸的相应位置上。
A Good Lesson
After living in Europe for seven years, my parents decided that my family would move to the United States. We all looked forward to this. What would people think of use For me, I hoped to be the hero of the class.
I was not disappointed. All my classmates admired my experience, and I quickly became well known as" the French guy". I was very popular for a time. However, I was not interested in many things my classmates did, and it was hard for me to connect with them. I enjoyed listening to classical music, never watched TV, and almost never watched movies.
I did not have a common background with my friends because I grew up in Europe. I had few friends, and fewer good friends. When I look back now, I realize I was a bit of an idiot to many people around me. I kept talking proudly about my experience. And I thought myself better than those around me because I lived in Europe but they didn't.
I had decided I wanted better friends when my parents said that we were going to move again! I saw this as a perfect chance to get better friends, where people did not know of my unkind past.
When we moved to California, I did not show off as I had done for five years. I did not tell everyone that I lived in Europe. I still listened to classical music, but I just kept my music to myself. Sure enough, I found that people like someone who is not typical but does not boast about it.
Nothing can replace good friends, and if I had to control my temper and pride, it was well worth it.
11. When I first moved to the US, I was very popular because of my______
A. good appearance
B. outstanding talents
C. French accent
D. overseas experiences
12. I had few good friends partly because I ______
A. looked down upon my classmates
B. liked listening to classical music
C. never went to the movies
D. came from a very rich family
13. The phrase" an idiot" ( Line 2, Para. 3 ) most probably means ______
A. an actor
B. a cheater
C. a fool
D. a loser
14. When we moved to California, I stopped ______
A. boasting about my experience
B. talking about people around me
C. enjoying the classical music alone
D. making friends with my classmates
15. The writer would probably agree that ______
A. good friends like the same kind of music
B. friends are more important than anything else
C. similar background is the key to friendship
D. a good friend never loses his/her temper
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)
2013年10月全国高等教育自学考试试题阅读下面短文，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，并将所选答案的代码(指A、B、C、D、E或F)填在答题纸的相应位置上。
Dormitory Life
① Living in a dormitory at college can be a great experience. However, if you take no steps to make this experience positive, dormitory life can become a misery. When you choose to live in a college dormitory, you will have a better chance to live a colorful and meaningful life. Meanwhile, you will have to give up many things as well.
② When you live in a dormitory, you can meet many people with different interests. And you can enjoy the various services there. Both are very important to make you successful at college. But you may have to give up much of your personal space. You will share a room with someone else. This means you need to make peace with the things and people around you.
③ You will have to learn some important life skills. For example, you will learn how to get along with people. You will also learn to ignore things that you can' t change. But in the future, you will find these skills very helpful when you are working in the real world.
④When you live in a dormitory, you can enjoy a wide range of campus services, which are not available to those who live off campus. If you have any school related problems, you have no difficulty finding someone to help, because the school hires people to help the students living there.
⑤ Besides, living on campus means you don't have to travel to and from school in rush hours. And you are more involved in campus life. For example, you can have a better chance to take part in the club activities and make your own contributions. If you want to live a rich campus life, living in a dormitory is your best choice.
Task 1
16.Paragraph ①:
17.Paragraph ②:
18.Paragraph ③:
19.Paragraph ④:
20.Paragraph ④:
A. Important life skills
B. Other conveniences
C. Colorful campus life
D. Various campus services
E. Introduction to dormitory life
F. Gains and costs of dormitory life
Task 2
21. If you make no effort, you will _____
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22. Dormitory life means _____
23. You need to master many skills like how to keep _____
24. Those who live off campus cannot use _____
25. Living on campus can save you the trouble of_____
A. start a new life
B. losing much of your private life
C. have an unhappy dormitory life
D. many of the campus services
E. traveling from home to school
F. good relations with others
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，并将所选答案的代码(指A、B、C、D、E或F)填在答题纸的相应位置上。
Grandpa My Hero
My grandfather had only one child and that was my mother. He always wanted a son but it never happened. 26 When my mom got pregnant, he thought he finally had a boy in the family, but it turned out that her first child was my older sister. When I was born, Grandpa was very happy.
He was the first person to give me a baseball glove and to play baseball with me. My first glove was as small as my whole hand is now. When Grandpa gave me that glove, I was very excited. 27 It was my pride and joy.
When I was five, I played on my first baseball team and Grandpa was the coach. He wanted me to play one position, but I wanted to play another. 28 I tried so hard that [ made good progress. Grandpa was very proud of me. Ever since then, he has worked with me to make me a better player.
Grandpa has helped me become not only a better player, but a better person. 29 Today Grandpa does not play baseball with me so often, but he still comes to every practice and game. He sits and watches my practices through rain and shine. 30 I love him and hope he will be around for many more years to support me and baseball.
A. I was so happy I even slept with it at my side.
B. He wanted a son because he wanted to teach him to play baseball.
C. I owe him all my success in baseball and in my life.
D. In order to make me happy, he let me play what I wanted.
E. He was named our baseball team' s number one fan by my coach.
F. My grandpa is still working at a store.
2013年10月全国高等教育自学考试试题
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，并将所选答案的代码(指A、B、C、D、E、F、G、H、I、J、K或L) 填在答题纸的相应位置上。
Protecting the Few
How we live our lives affects the environment. The environment is all the things around you. All across Earth, humans are 31 the environment in small and large ways. We cut down trees to build houses. We plow fields to 32 crops. We pour waste into rivers, lakes and oceans. We use larger nets and bigger boats to catch 33 numbers of fish. Activities like these affect plants and animals. They 34 affect things like the soil and water.
Sometimes our actions make the number of a 35 plant or animal get larger. For example, if you planted roses in your yard, there would be more roses in your area.
Our activities can also 36 to a smaller number of plants and animals. If a park were turned into an apartment building, what would happen to the plants and animals there? Well, they would 37 die or move to other 38 . There would be fewer plants and animals.
Pollution and other activities sometimes cause the number of a species (物种)to become so 39 that it cannot survive. A species that is in 40 of dying out is called an endangered (濒危的) species.
A. changing E. huge I. increase
B. grow F. places J. small
C. lead G. certain K. survival
D. either H. also L. danger
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，并将答案写在答题纸相应的位置上。
The Power of Language
Language is something that defines (define)us as humans. When language is 41 (use) well, it can bring out very deep feelings in others, and encourage others to take 42 (act). Sometimes in poetry a certain phrase can bring 43 (tear) to the eyes and move us deeply. When we use language to express our true feelings to someone, it can open and 44 (deep) the connection between us. Language is a very 45
2013年10月全国高等教育自学考试试题(power) tool. How we use language shapes our world. How we use self-talk 46 (direct) shapes our experience of both ourselves and the world. How we deliver 47 (communicate)shapes the way the world 48 (respond) to us. We can use language more 49 (effective). And this clearly influences the health and power of our 50 (person) relationships and business relationships.
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一篇100词左右的英语短文。并将短文写在答题纸相应的位置上。51．
某英文报纸正在举办题为“My Favorite Job”的征文活动。
请就此题目写一篇英文短文应征。内容包括以下两个方面：
● 你最喜欢的工作是什么？
● 你为什么喜欢它?
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