2013年1月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语(二)试卷与标准答案(课程代码：00015)
2013年英语高考全国卷II(含解析)
2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（全国卷大纲版）听力（每题1.5分，满分30分）第一节1.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Takephotos.B.Buyacamera.C.Helpthewoman.2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Anoisynight.B.Theirlifeintown.C.Aplaceofliving.3.Whereisthemannow?A.Onhisway.B.Inarestaurant.C.Athome4.WhatwillCeliado?A.Findaplayer.B.Watchagame.C.Playbasketball.5.Whatdayisitwhentheconversationtakesplace?A.Saturday.B.Sunday.C.Monday.第二节听第6段材料，回答6、7题。
6.WhatisSaragoingtodo?A.BuyJohnagift.B.GiveJohnasurprise.C.InviteJohntoFrance.7.WhatdoesthemanthinkofSara’splan?A.Funny.B.Exciting.C.Strange.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.WhydoesDianasaysorrytopeter?A.Shehastogiveuphertravelpan.B.Shewantstovisitanothercity.C.Sheneedstoputoffhertest.9.WhatdoesDianawantPetertodo?A.Helpherwithherstudy.B.Takeabooktoherfriend.C.Teachageographylesson.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?A.Totellherabouthernewjob.B.Toaskaboutherjobprogram.C.Toplanameetingwithher.11.Whoneedsanewflat?A.Alex.B.Andrea.C.Miranda.12.Whereisthewomannow?A.InBaltimore.B.InNew York.C.InAvon.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
2013年1月自考英语(二)真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)
2013年1月自考英语（二）真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. Word Spelling 12. Word From 13. Translation from Chinese into English 14. Translation from English into ChineseV ocabulary and Structrue1．I rushed to the apartment, _____to find nobody was there.A．justB．onlyC．thusD．ever正确答案：B2．We need a____of your writing to see if you are in the right level.A．processB．patternC．directionD．sample正确答案：D3．No one will_____she killed her husband;t they all think she is so sweet.A．orderB．denyC．suspectD．predict正确答案：C4．People are generally tolerant____small faults.A．ofB．forC．withD．against正确答案：A5．The curtain has been used for too long, Its color has____.A．fadedB．meltedC．variedD．dropped正确答案：A6．He rejected the promotion____he didn’ t want the added responsibility. A．thoughB．becauseC．ifD．until正确答案：B7．We should help every child to reach his full_____.A．characterB．emotionC．potentialD．strength正确答案：C8．I’ d like to have this photo_____. Can I pick it up tomorrow? A．enlargedB．evolvedC．imaginedD．focused正确答案：A9．You can depend on Mike to be on time because he’ s so______. A．valuableB．changeableC．reliableD．capable正确答案：C10．I don’ t think I’ 11 ever adapt myself___this hot weather.A．fromB．ofC．intoD．to正确答案：DCloze TestBananas are plants that grow in tropical regions. They grow four to thirty feet in height. The banana looks like a tree, 【C1】______is not a tree. It does not have a woody stem. 【C2】______, its leaves grow from a tough rootstock by which the plant spreads. One large【C3】______grows from the central stem of the plant. This flower【C4】______into the fruit. Each plant has a number of bananas growing together, 【C5】______can weigh as much as forty-five kilograms. Cultivation of the banana has resulted in a fruit that has no seeds. 【C6】______Plants are started from the old plant. Bananas are【C7】______while they ate green. They ate then loaded on trains to be transported to ships that carry them to many parts of the world. During shipment, they begin to【C8】______and turn yellow. Brazil is the leading banana-growing country, producing as much as five million tons a year. The United States imports more bananas than【C9】______other country. Bananas are a source of some important nutrients, including vitamins and sugar. They have great 【C10】______in the treatment of certain diseases. Some banana plants can also be used to make rope and certain cloth.11．【C1】A．orB．andC．butD．so正确答案：C12．【C2】A．InsteadB．StillC．IndeedD．Thus正确答案：A13．【C3】A．fruitB．flowerC．leafD．branch正确答案：B14．【C4】A．malts B．builds C．breaks D．develops正确答案：D15．【C5】A．what B．that C．which D．they正确答案：C16．【C6】A．Thin B．Low C．Small D．New正确答案：D17．【C7】A．cut B．eaten C．split D．processed 正确答案：A18．【C8】A．expand B．grow C．mature D．separate 正确答案：C19．【C9】A．any B．some C．the D．an正确答案：A20．【C10】A．priceB．valueC．senseD．reward正确答案：BReading ComperhensionReading ComperhensionNow, 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. 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. Dr. Linda Pitt, for example, often manages to take a ten-minute nap between patient. She says that this respite helps her focus better on each patient’ s problems. Also, there are companies that encourage their employees to take naps. They find that napping reduces accidents and errors and increases 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 “microsleeps”, that is, involuntary lapses into sleep. These “microsleeps” 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 Dr. 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 employeesB．set up labor unions for employeesC．provide nap rooms for employeesD．provide paid leaves for employees正确答案：C22．The underlined word “respite”(para. 2)probably means_____.A．testB．caseC．ideaD．break正确答案：D23．By taking a “power nap” , one can avoid_____.A．heart attacksB．possible accidentsC．brain diseasesD．physical disorders正确答案：B24．According to Dr. Jones, people benefit a lot from____.A．taking naps regularlyB．paying attention to detailsC．making good choicesD．sleeping eight hours a day正确答案：A25．The tone of the writer is_____.A．objectiveB．sympatheticC．emotionalD．understanding正确答案：AJudging from business profits, we 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 depression. When second—quarter results ate 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 ate 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-makingcompanies don’t create new jobs. So far, 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 those lost jobs. Companies ate doing much better than workers; that’ s a characteristic of today’ 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 cut jobs and new investment projects. Last year, business investment dropped 26%. Nothing like that had happened since the 1940s. However, there ate 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 doubledB．recovered steadilyC．reached a new highD．made up for the losses正确答案：B27．According to paragraph 2, in the past, increased profits led to an increase in____.A．investmentB．jobsC．new companiesD．salaries正确答案：B28．To recover profits quickly, business managers often choose to____.A．reduce employmentB．increase work hoursC．Increase productivityD．move into new areas正确答案：A29．The writer seems to think of the big job cuts in this depression as______.A．shockingB．avoidableC．confusingD．acceptable正确答案：D30．The writer thinks a real economic recovery requires___.A．patienceB．experienceC．confidenceD．intelligence正确答案：CIn last week’s Science, a group of leading investigators led by John Beddington, the chief science adviser 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 Horn of Africa—predicted to become hotter and drier. The terrible droughts that have affected Texas and East Africa lead to an extreme shortage of food in the latter case. While additional carbon in the air may help some plants, warmer temper 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 for 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 ate 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 atmosphereB．food supplyC．Global climateD．water supply正确答案：B32．Food shortage has already happened in______A．Southwest TexasB．Southwest AmericaC．East AfricaD．Central Africa正确答案：C33．During the past year food prices in Pakistan_____.A．remained unchangedB．dropped to their lowest levelC．began to jump downD．rose to their highest level正确答案：D34．According to Molly Jahn, we must act immediately to_____. A．prevent a climate crisisB．get enough informationC．find different resourcesD．increase food production正确答案：A35．This passage is mainly about_____.A．the technology of farmingB．the rise of food pricesC．the threat of climate changeD．the growth of population正确答案：CWord Spelling36．狭窄的a．______正确答案：narrow 37．第二十num. t______ 正确答案：twentieth 38．有限的a．l______ 正确答案：limited 39．表格n．f______正确答案：form40．现实n. r______正确答案：reality41．交通n. t______正确答案：traffic42．每周ad．w______ 正确答案：weekly 43．请求n. r______正确答案：request 44．退休vi．r______正确答案：retire45．想象vt. i______正确答案：imagine 46．诚实n．h______正确答案：honesty 47．普遍的a．g______正确答案：general48．调整vt．a______正确答案：adjust49．悲哀n. s______正确答案：sorrow50．拥有a．t______正确答案：possess51．消极的a. n______正确答案：negative52．全部的a．t______正确答案：total53．行政区n. d______正确答案：district54．确认vt．c______正确答案：confirm55．额外的a．e______正确答案：extraWord From56．We don’t want people to die in a_____(meaning)war. 正确答案：meaningless57．The company is divided into four_____(function)areas. 正确答案：functions58．Her_____(pronounce)is good, but she has a slight accent.正确答案：pronunciation59．The police are anxious for any information about the kid’ s_____(safe). 正确答案：safety60．I didn’ t_____(particular)want to go, but I had to.正确答案：particularly61．Her_____(ill)weakened her so much that she had difficulty walking.正确答案：illness62．The result of the match is_____(high)satisfactory.正确答案：highly63．I can never forget her wonderfully_____(express)smile.正确答案：expressive64．He shut the door with_____(violent).正确答案：violence65．It would be_____(responsible)to leave the children alone in the pool. 正确答案：irresponsibleTranslation from Chinese into English66．没有正确的选择就没有正确的决定。
2013年1月全国自考《基础英语》真题及答案【圣才出品】
2013年1月全国自考《基础英语》真题及答案课程代码：00088选择题部分一、词汇应用和语法结构（本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分）（一）词汇应用（15分）选择最佳答案完成句子，并将“答题纸”的相应代码涂黑。
错涂、多涂或未涂均无分。
1.He has high blood pressure so he has to_____medicine regularly.A.swallowB.drinkC.eatD.take【答案】D2.It’s hard to_____with her political opinions.A.sympathizeB.argueC.agreeD.select【答案】C3.We plan to promote_____growth through research and development.A.economist’sB.economicalC.economicD.economist【答案】C4.A computer system is_____of software and hardware.A.includedposedC.consistedD.made【答案】B5.We can be_____a lot by reading books widely.A.determinedB.accusedrmedughed【答案】C6._____meeting you here after so many years.A.FansB.ImageC.ImagineD.Fancy【答案】C7.As a citizen,I have to pay_____to the government so that it can pay for public services.A.moneyB.privilegeC.taxD.tariff【答案】C8.Trying to expand their business too quickly brought about their_____.A.make-outB.turnoverC.outputD.downfall【答案】D9.In facing uncertainty and changes,we need courage to persevere and to_____on.A.placeB.pressC.dealD.put【答案】B10.We_____using a compression stuff sack to compress the bag to its smallest size.A.interestedB.persuadedC.suggestedD.opposed【答案】C11.History shows that wars are_____two kinds,just and unjust.A.divided intoB.resulted fromC.prior toD.determined by【答案】A12._____means the process of causing the quality of something to become worse.A.MisconductB.InsufficiencyC.DegradationD.Prodigality【答案】C13.The promise of an extra holiday was a_____to them.A.upswingB.sensationC.strainD.stimulus【答案】D14.While I was listening to the music,an_____feeling of homesickness surged in me.A.intentionalB.intenseC.intendingD.intended【答案】B15.The_____cat my son found in the park has become a member of our family.A.wildB.savageC.cruelD.fierce【答案】A（二）语法结构（15分）选择最佳答案完成句子，并将“答题纸”的相应代码涂黑。
2013年高考全国2卷英语试题及答案
2013年高考全国2卷英语试题及答案2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（全国2卷）英语试题第I卷（选择题；满分115分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
选出最佳选项，每段对话仅读一遍。
1. How many apples did the man give those homeless men?A. 4.B. 6.C.8.2. What does the woman mean?A. She would invite Jenny to her party.B. She has something else to do.C. She isn’t invited to the party.3. What is the woman?A. A teacher.B. A student.C.A taxi driver.4. Who saved the two boys ?A. Two young men.B. Their mothers.C. The man.5. What happened to the man ?A. He was late for work today.B. He was scolded by his manager.C. He was laughed at by his colleagues.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话。
选出最佳选项。
每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答6、7题。
6.Who likes blue best according to the woman?A. Jenny.B. Tom.C. Jim.7.What do the speakers want to buy?A. A blue shirt in size 8.B. A white shirt in size10. C. A white shirt in size 9.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8. What did the woman do during the summer?A. She went to the beach with her aunt.B. She went to the countryside alone.C. She went to her grandparents’ farm.9. What does the man think of his vacation?A. Great.B. Disappointing.C. Too short.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
自考英语二2013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 8页。
满分l00分，考试时间l50分钟。
考生答题注意事项：1.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、二部分在“选择题答题区”作答。
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。
3.第三、七部分在“非选择题答题区”作答。
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。
选择题区第一部分：阅读判断(第l～l0题，每题 l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。
在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。
Farms Appear in CitiesWhen 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 forgrowing crops in doors 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 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. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given2.It is still a dream for people to grow crops indoors.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given3.Scientists at the South Pole research station live a hard life.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given4.Vertical farming does not need as much land as traditional farming.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given5.Fresh fruits and vegetables are very expensive in cities.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given6.Crops grown indoors would not be badly harmed by insects.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given7.Scientists do not know how to reuse the animal waste in vertical farms.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given8.Some experts say vertical farming could be difficult.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given9.Indoor plants need the same weather and lighting.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given10.The first vertical farms appeared 5 years ago.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given第二部分：阅读选择(第11～15题，每题2分，共l0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，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。
2013考研英语二真题及答案
2013考研英语二真题及答案Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)Given the advantages of electronic money, you might think that we would move quickly to the cashless society in which all payments are made electronically. ___1___, a true cashless society is probably not around the corner. Indeed, predictions of such a society have been ___2___ for two decades but have not yet come to fruition. For example, Business Week predicted in 1975 that electronic means of payment “would soon revolutionize the very ___3___ of money itself,” only to ___4___ itself several years later. Why has the movement to a cashless society been so ___5___ in coming?Although e-money might be more convenient and may be more efficient than a payments system based on paper, several factors work __6___ the disappearance of the paper system. First, it is very ___7___ to set up the computer, card reader, and telecommunications networks necessary to make electronic money the ___8___ form of payment. Second, paper checks have the advantage that they ___9___ receipts, something that many consumers are unwilling to ___10___. Third, the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of "float"-it takes several days ___11___ a check is cashed and funds are ___12___ from the issuer's account, which means that the writer of the check can earn interest on the funds in the meantime. ___13___ electronic payments are immediate, they eliminate the float for the consumer. Fourth, electronic means of payment ___14___ security and privacy concerns. We often hear media reports that an unauthorized hacker has been able to access a computer database and to alter information ___15___ there.Because this is not an ___16___ occurrence, unscrupulous persons might be able to access bank accounts in electronic payments systems and ___17___ funds by moving them from someone else’s accounts into their own. The ___18___ of this type of fraud is no easy task, and a whole new field of computer science has developed to ___19___ security issues. A further concern is that the use of electronic means of payment leaves an electronic ___20___ that contains a large amount of personal data on buying habits. There are worries that government, employers, and marketers might be able to access these data, thereby encroaching on our privacy.1. [A] However [B] Moreover [C] Therefore [D] Otherwise2. [A] off [B] back [C] over [D] around3. [A] power [B] concept [C] history [D] role4. [A] reward [B] resist [C] resume [D] reverse5. [A] silent [B] sudden [C] slow [D] steady6. [A] for [B] against [C]with [D] on7. [A] imaginative [B] expensive [C] sensitive [D] productive8. [A] similar [B] original [C] temporary [D] dominant9. [A] collect [B] provide [C] copy [D] print10. [A] give up [B] take over [C] bring back [D] pass down11. [A] before [B] after [C] since [D] when12. [A] kept [B] borrowed [C] released [D] withdrawn13. [A] Unless [B] Until [C] Because [D] Though14. [A] hide [B] express [C] raise [D]ease15. [A] analyzed [B] shared [C] stored [D] displayed16. [A] unsafe [B] unnatural [C] uncommon [D] unclear17. [A] steal [B] choose [C] benefit [D] return18. [A] consideration [B] prevention [C] manipulation [D] justification19. [A] cope with [B] fight against [C] adapt to [D] call for20. [A] chunk [B] chip [C] path [D] trailSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions after each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points) Text 1In an essay entitled “Making It in America”, the author Adam Davidson relates a joke from cotton about just how much a modern textile mill has been automated: The average mill only two employees today,” a man and a dog. The man is there to feed the dog is there to keep the man away from the machines.”Davidson’s article is one of a number of pieces that have recently appeared making the point that the reason we have such stubbornly high unemployment and declining middle-class incomes today is also because of the advances in both globalization and the information technology revolution, which are more rapidly than ever replacing labor with machines or foreign worker.In the past, workers with average skills, doing an average job，could earn an average lifestyle ,But ,today ,average is officially over. Being average just won’t earn you what it used to. It can’t when so many more employers have so much more access to so much more above average cheap foreign labor, cheap robotics, cheap software, cheap automation and cheap genius. Therefore, everyone needs to find their extra-their unique value contribution that makes them stand out in whatever is their field of employment.Yes, new technology has been eating jobs forever, and always will. But there’s been an acceleration. As Davidson notes,” In the 10 years ending in 2009, [U.S.] factories shed workers so fast that they erased almost all the gains of the previous 70 years; roughly one out of every three manufacturing jobs-about 6 million in total -disappeared.There will always be changed-new jobs, new products, new services. But the one thing we know for sure is that with each advance in globalization and the I.T. revolution, the best jobs will require workers to have more and better education to make themselves above average.In a world where average is officially over, there are many things we need to do to support employment, but nothing would be more important than passing some kind of G.I.Bill for the 21st century that ensures that every American has access to poet-high school education.21. The joke in Paragraph 1 is used to illustrate_______[A] the impact of technological advances[B] the alleviation of job pressure[C] the shrinkage of textile mills[D] the decline of middle-class incomes22. According to Paragraph 3, to be a successful employee, one has to______[A] work on cheap software[B] ask for a moderate salary[C] adopt an average lifestyle[D] contribute something unique23. The quotation in Paragraph 4 explains that ______[A] gains of technology have been erased[B] job opportunities are disappearing at a high speed[C] factories are making much less money than before[D] new jobs and services have been offered24. According to the author, to reduce unemployment, the most important is_____[A] to accelerate the I.T. revolution[B] to ensure more education for people[C] ro advance economic globalization[D] to pass more bills in the 21st century25. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the text?[A] New Law Takes Effect[B] Technology Goes Cheap[C] Average Is Over[D] Recession Is BadText 2A century ago, the immigrants from across the Atlantic inclued settlers and sojourners. Along with the many folks looking to make a permanent home in the United States came those who had no intention to stay, and 7millin people arrived while about 2 million departed. About a quarter of all Italian immigrants, for exanmle, eventually returned to Italy for good. They even had an affectionate nickname, “uccelli di passaggio,” birds of passage.Today, we are much more rigid about immigrants. We divide nemcomers into two categories: legal or illegal, good or bad. We hail them as Americans in the making, or our broken immigrantion system and the long political paralysis over how to fix it. We don’t need more categories, but we need to change the way we think about categories. We need to look beyond strick definitions of legal and illegal. To start, we can recognize the new birds of passage, those living and thriving in the gray areas. We might then begin to solve our immigration challenges.Crop pickers, violinists, construction workers, entrepreneurs, engineers, home health-care aides and physicists are among today’s birds of passage. They are energetic participants in a global economy driven by the flow of work, money and ideas .They prefer to come and go as opportunity calls them , They can manage to have a job in one place and a family in another.With or without permission, they straddle laws, jurisdictions and identities with ease. We need them to imagine the United States as a place where they can be productive for a while without committing themselves to staying forever. We need them to feel that home can be both here and there and that they can belong to two nations honorably.Accommodating this new world of people in motion will require new attitudes on both sides of the immigration battle .Looking beyond the culture war logic of right or wrong means opening up the middle ground and understanding that managing immigration today requires multiple paths and multiple outcomes. Including some that are not easy to accomplish legally in the existing system.26 “Birds of passage” refers to those who____[A] immigrate across the Atlantic.[B] leave their home countries for good.[C] stay in a foregin temporaily.[D] find permanent jobs overseas.27 It is implied in paragraph 2 that the current immigration stystem in the US____[A] needs new immigrant categories.[B] has loosened control over immigrants.[C] should be adopted to meet challenges.[D] has been fixeed via political means.28 According to the author, today’s birds of passage want___[A] fiancial incentives.[B] a global recognition.[C] opportunities to get regular jobs.[D] the freedom to stay and leave.29 The author suggests that the birds of passage today should be treated __[A] as faithful partners.[B] with economic favors.[C] with legal tolerance.[D] as mighty rivals.30 which of the best title for the passage?[A] come and go: big mistake.[B] living and thriving : great risk.[C] with or without : great risk.[D] legal or illegal: big mistake.Text 3Scientists have found that although we are prone to snap overreactions, if we take a moment and think about how we are likely to react, we can reduce or even eliminate the negative effects of our quick, hard-wired responses.Snap decisions can be important defense mechanisms; if we are judging whether someone is dangerous, our brains and bodies are hard-wired to react very quickly, within milliseconds. But we need more time to assess other factors. To accurately tell whether someone is sociable, studies show, we need at least a minute, preferablyfive. It takes a while to judge complex aspects of personality, like neuroticism or open-mindedness.But snap decisions in reaction to rapid stimuli aren’t exclusive to the interpersonal realm. Psychologists at the University of Toronto found that viewing a fast-food logo for just a few milliseconds primes us to read 20 percent faster, even though reading has little to do with eating. We unconsciously associate fast food with speed and impatience and carry those impulses into whatever else we’re doing, Subjects exposed to fast-food flashes also tend to think a musical piece lasts too long.Yet we can reverse such influences. If we know we will overreact to consumer products or housing options when we see a happy face (one reason good sales representatives and real estate agents are always smiling), we can take a moment before buying. If we know female job screeners are more likely to reject attractive female applicants, we can help screeners understand their biases-or hire outside screeners.John Gottman, the marriage expert, explains that we quickly “thin slice”information reliably only after we ground such snap reactions in “thick sliced”long-term study. When Dr. Gottman really wants to assess whether a couple will stay together, he invites them to his island retreat for a muck longer evaluation; two days, not two seconds.Our ability to mute our hard-wired reactions by pausing is what differentiates us from animals: doge can think about the future only intermittently or for a few minutes. But historically we have spent about 12 percent of our days contemplating the longer term. Although technology might change the way we react, it hasn’t changed our nature. We still have the imaginative capacity to rise above temptation and reverse the high-speed trend.31. The time needed in making decisions may____.[A] vary according to the urgency of the situation[B] prove the complexity of our brain reaction[C] depend on the importance of the assessment[D] predetermine the accuracy of our judgment32. Our reaction to a fast-food logo shows that snao decisions____.[A] can be associative[B] are not unconscious[C] can be dangerous[D] are not impulsive33. Toreverse the negative influences of snap decisions,we should____.[A] trust our first impression[B] do as people usually do[C] think before we act[D] ask for expert advice34. John Gottman says that reliable snap reaction are based on____.[A] critical assessment[B]‘‘thin sliced ’’study[C] sensible explanation[D] adequate information35. The author’s attitude toward reversing the high-speed trend is____.[A] tolerant[B] uncertain[C] optimistic[D] doubtfulText4Europe is not a gender-equality heaven.In particular, the corporate workplace will never be completely family—friendly until women are part of senior management decisions,and Europe,s top corporate-governance positions remain overwhelmingly male .indeed,women hold only 14 percent of positions on Europe corporate boards.The Europe Union is now considering legislation to compel corporate boards to maintain a certain proportion of women-up to 60 percent.This proposed mandate was born of frustration. Last year, Europe Commission Vice President Viviane Reding issued a call to voluntary action. Reding invited corporations to sign up for gender balance goal of 40 percent female board membership. But her appeal was considered a failure: only 24 companies took it up.Do we need quotas to ensure that women can continue to climb the corporate Ladder fairy as they balance work and family?“Personally, I don’t like quotas,” Reding said recently. “But i like what the quotas do.” Quotas get action: they “open the way to equality and they break through the glass ceiling,”according to Reding, a result seen in France and other countries with legally binding provisions on placing women in top business positions.I understand Reding’s reluctance-and her frustration. I don’t like quotas either; they run counter to my belief in meritocracy, government by the capable. But, when one considers the obstacles to achieving the meritocratic ideal, it does look as if a fairer world must be temporarily ordered.After all, four decades of evidence has now shown that corporations in Europe as the US are evading the meritocratic hiring and promotion of women to top position — no matter how much “soft pressure ” is put upon them. When women do break through to the summit of corporate power--as, for example, Sheryl Sandberg recently did at Facebook—they attract massive attention precisely because they remain the exception to the rule.If appropriate pubic policies were in place to help all women---whether CEOs or their children’s caregivers--and all families, Sandberg would be no more newsworthy than any other highly capable person living in a more just society.36. In the European corporate workplace, generally_____.[A] women take the lead[B] men have the final say[C] corporate governance is overwhelmed[D] senior management is family-friendly37. The European Union’s intended legislation is ________.[A] a reflection of gender balance[B] a reluctant choice[C] a response to Reding’s call[D] a voluntary action38. According ti Reding, quotas may help women ______.[A] get top business positions[B] see through the glass ceiling[C] balance work and family[D] anticipate legal results39. The author’s attitude toward Reding’s appeal is one of _________.[A] skepticism[B] objectiveness[C] indifference[D] approval40. Women entering top management become headlines due to the lack of ______.[A] more social justice[B] massive media attention[C] suitable public policies[D] greater “soft pressure”Part BDirections:You are going to read a list of headings and a text. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-F for each numbered paragraph (41-45).Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET1. (10 points)[A] Live like a peasant[B] Balance your diet[C] Shopkeepers are your friends[D] Remember to treat yourself[E] Stick to what you need[F] Planning is evervthing[G] Waste not, want notThe hugely popular blog the Skint Foodie chronicles how Tony balances his love of good food with living on benefits. After bills, Tony has £60 a week to spend, £40 of which goes on food, but 10 years ago he was earning £130,000 a I year working in corporate communications and eating at London's betft restaurants'" at least twice a week. Then his marriage failed, his career burned out and his drinking became serious. "The community mental health team saved my life. And I felt like that again, to a certain degree, when people responded to the blog so well. It gave me the validation and confidence that I'd lost. But it's still a day-by-day thing." Now he's living in a council flat and fielding offers from literary agents. He's feeling positive, but he'll carry on blogging - not about eating as cheaply as you can - "there are so many people in a much worse state, with barely any money to spend on food" - but eating well on a budget. Here's his advice for economical foodies.41._____________________Impulsive spending isn't an option, so plan your week's menu in advance, making shopping lists for your ingredients in their exact quantities. I have an Excel template for a week of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Stop laughing: it's not just cost effective but helps you balance your diet. It's also a good idea to shop daily instead of weekly, because, being-human, you'll sometimes change your mind about what you fancy.42____________________________________________________________This is where supermarkets and thci; anonymity come in handy. With them, there's not the same embarrassment as when buying one carrot in a little greengrocer. And if you plan properly, you'll know that you only need, say, 350g of shin of beef and six rashers of bacon, not whatever weight is pre-packed in the supermarket chiller.43_________You may proudly claim to only have frozen peas in the freezer - that's not good enough. Mine is filled with leftovers, bread, stock, meat and fish. Planning ahead should eliminate wastage, but if you have surplus vegetables you'll do a vegetable soup, and all fruits threatening to "go off' will be cooked or juiced.44___________________________________Everyone says this, but it really is a top tip for frugal eaters. Shop at butchers, delis and fish-sellers regularly, even for small things, and be super friendly. Soon you'll feel comfortable asking if they've any knuckles of ham for soups and stews, or beef bones, chicken carcasses and fish heads for stock which, more often than not, Theyil let you have for free.45__________________You won't be eating out a lot, but save your pennies and once every few months treat yourself to a set lunch at a good restaurant - £1.75 a week for three months gives you £21 - more than" enough for a three-course lunch atMichelin-starred Arbutus. It's £16.95 there - or £12.99 for a large pizza from Domino's: I know which I'd rather eat.Section III Translation46. Directions: Translate the following text from English to Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET2. (15 points)I can pick a date from the past 53 years and know instantly where I was, what happened in the news and even the day of the week, I’ve been able to do this, since I was 4.I never feel overwhelmed with the amount of information my brain absorbs. My mind seems to be able to cope and the information is stored away neatly. When I think of a sad memory, I do what everybody does – try to put it to one side. I don't think it's harder for me just because my memory is clearer. Powerful memory doesn't make my emotions any more acute or vivid. I can recall the day my grandfather died and the sadness I felt when we went to the hospital the day before. I also remember that the musical Hair opened on Broadway on the same day – they both just pop into my mind in the same way.Section IV Writing47. Suppose your class is to hold a charity sale for kids in need of help. Write your classmates an email to1) inform them about the details and2) encourage them to participate 100 words use Li Ming. Don't write your address.(10 points)48. Write an essay based on the following chart in your writing, you should(1) interpret the chart, and(2) give your commentsYou should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET . (15 points)参考答案Section I Use of Englis h1-5: ADBDC6-10: BBDBA11-15: ADCCC16-20: CABAD【答案详解】1. [标准答案] [A][考点分析] 本题考察逻辑关系[选项分析] 因为考察逻辑关系，所以需要我们先对填空前后的原文信息做定位分析：填空之后的信息为”a true cashless society is probably not around the corner .”（一个无现金社会不太可能马上出现），而文章之前的信息都是在说我们可能马上就进入一个无现金社会，两者之间出现了明显的转折关系，因此只有however符合题意。
2013年高考英语全国卷2-答案
2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(全国新课标卷2)英语答案解析第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力第一节1.【答案】A【解析】原文:Text 1Man: I’ve got my camera with me. Am I allowed to take photos for you?Woman: I think so. It doesn’t say you can’t.2.【答案】C【解析】原文:Text 2A: I really like living here in this flat, because it’s so near to central town.B: That’s true. But it gets really noisy at night.3.【答案】A【解析】原文:Text 3A: Hi, Maggie. I’m coming, but it’s snowing and the traffic is moving s lowly.B: Ok, David. Take your time. We’ll wait for you, so we can have dinner together.4.【答案】C【解析】原文:Text 4A: Celia, you see those girls over there? They need another player for a basketball game. Would you like to join them?B: Seems like it’s a game for fun. Sure, I’ll be there in minute.5.【答案】B【解析】原文:Text 5A: I won’t have anything to wear to work on Monday unless I pick up my clothes at dry cleaner s’. B: Then you’d better hurry. It closes at noon on Sundays. A: Oh! I should have gone there on Saturday.第二节6.【答案】B7.【答案】B【解析】原文:Text 6A: Alright, Sara, we know that you are planning something big for John’s birthday. Could you tell us just what you have in your mind?B: I want to make his birthday a very special event. John has a sister living in France. And I’ll send her a plane ticket, so that she can be here for his birthday.A: Boy! What an excellent plan! That’s something special. I can’t guess some secret plans and we are waiting for the right time to tell him.B: Well, I didn’t want to sa y anything until I was sure she could come.8.【答案】A9.【答案】B【解析】原文:Text 7A: Hey, Peter, I’m sorry!B: Hi, Diana, what’s wrong?A: We were going to Hong Kong this weekend, but I’m afraid I can’t go.B: How come?A: I have a really big geography test and I have to study for it.B: We can go next week instead.A: No, I don’t want to ruin your weekend. You go ahead and please take the book I bought to my friend Sally. Tell her I have to study all weekend, because I can’t afford to fail the test.B: Ok, then I’ll go with them. But it’s a pity you can’t come.10.【答案】A11.【答案】B12.【答案】A【解析】原文:Text 8A: Hello, this is Andrea.B: Hello, Andrea, this is Alex. I have some very big news for you. Miranda was very satisfied with you and said she was very much looking forward to working with you. Isn’t that wonderful? Congratulations dear! How does it feel to be Miranda’s new assistant? How I imagine that you’ll just be delighted with this news. So let’s see, you can start on Monday, right?A: Umm, well, I don’t think I can start on Monday. I am visiting my father in Baltimore. And because I don’t live in New York, I’ll need a couple of days to find a flat and buy some furniture and move my things from Avon.B: Oh, well then, in that case I suppose Wednesday will be good. Ok, see you then!13.【答案】C14.【答案】A15.【答案】A16.【答案】B【解析】原文:Text 9Woman: Hello, Mr. Jan Erick Freedman. You’re a frequent traveler. And we also know that you eat out twice a day. How can you get so far and eating out.Man: When I my first job back in 1982 and started travelling. I had no other choice but eat out I found that I felt different due to what I was eating, so I tried to find places that served food that made me feel good. The secret was the quality of the food and how well the food was prepared. I made an effort to find out good restaurants as well as nice dishes.Woman: How did you manage to make a list of 218 favorite restaurants?Man: I’ve lived in cities and when I moved back to Sweden from the United States, people asked me where to go and eat and went to the cities I know. I got a lot of ideas. Then I wrote about restaurants for a Swedish club magazine and some suggested I gather information about restaurants together since I had all the facts about the restaurants I`ve been to. I started to do that. Woman: How do you find restaurants?Man: The best way is to ask the people there. I may talk to the people at the street market or take a walk and look for place for myself. I never asked hotel clerks or taxi drivers. I don’t go eitherrestaurants or places with menus too difficult to understand.17.【答案】C18.【答案】B19.【答案】C20.【答案】C【解析】原文:Text 10Man: At the beginning of the tour, we all started the most important place at my town which is the Plaza Leon. The Plaza Leon is more than 100 years old. It’s a gathering place for young people on Friday and Saturday nights, and for parents and children on Sunday afternoon. Four streets lead to the Plaza which have white sidewalks and tree lined. Hemandes Street which was named after writers born in the city contains all of the food stalls fish markets and vegetable stands. Femando Street which was named after a famous educator is where all of the government offices, shops and houses. Via del Mar Street which is the only street which has old stone surfaces. Finally we came to the Hewish’s Street on which there are two universities, one of which is the most f amous university in my country. That’s why it’s my favorite street of all.第二部分英语知识运用第一节单项填空21.【答案】D【解析】根据后句“人无完人”可知，前一个人犯错误了，应叫他take it easy（放松）。
高等教育自学考试综合英语(二)真题2013年1月
高等教育自学考试综合英语(二)真题2013年1月(总分：100.00，做题时间：150分钟)一、课程代码：00795 (总题数：1，分数：0.00)二、Ⅰ．语法、词汇。
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并将“答题纸”的相应代码涂黑。
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（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.______ English, they have to study a second foreign language.（分数：1.00）A.ExceptB.Except forC.Besides √D.Beside解析：2.Without trees our world ______ a much drier place.（分数：1.00）A.isB.will beC.would be √D.must be解析：3.I would have gone with you, but I ______ too tired.（分数：1.00）A.was √B.had beenC.must beD.must have been解析：4.His father was an under-paid worker, ______ hard life turned him into a rebel.（分数：1.00）A.whose √B.whichC.of whoseD.of which解析：5.The electricity was cut off while the film ______ ．（分数：1.00）A.was shownB.was to showC.was showingD.was being shown √解析：6.What ______ honest man he is．（分数：1.00）A.aB./C.theD.an √解析：7.I’d like to have ______ with you sometime this week about your approaching examination. （分数：1.00）A.a word √B.some wordC.some wordsD.one word解析：8.Only in recent years ______ begun to realize that wild dogs, kept within bounds, often do more good than harm.（分数：1.00）A.people haveB.since people haveC.have people √D.people who have解析：9. ______ makes mistakes must correct them.（分数：1.00）A.WhatB.ThatC.Whoever √D.Whatever解析：10.It worried her a bit ______ her hair was turning gray.（分数：1.00）A.whileB.that √C.ifD.for解析：11.Have you seen Henry lately? My boss wants to know ______ .（分数：1.00）A.how he is getting along √B.how is he getting alongC.what he is getting alongD.what is he getting along解析：12.I don’t know how to get Susan to give up smoking, but I’m going to do it ______ .（分数：1.00）A.in any caseB.in no caseC.by some means √D.by no means解析：13.Human beings ______ a lot to the birds and beasts who eat insects.（分数：1.00）A.obligeC.thankD.gratitude解析：14.______ , the worse I seem to feel.（分数：1.00）A.When I take some medicineB.The more medicine I take √C.Taking more of the medicineD.The more medicine taken解析：15.He spoke so ______ that even his opponents were impressed by his words.（分数：1.00）A.franklyB.clearlyC.convincingly √D.loudly解析：三、Ⅱ．完形填空。