2013年10月自考英语(二)真题及答案解析
矿产资源开发利用方案编写内容要求及审查大纲
矿产资源开发利用方案编写内容要求及《矿产资源开发利用方案》审查大纲一、概述
㈠矿区位置、隶属关系和企业性质。
如为改扩建矿山, 应说明矿山现状、
特点及存在的主要问题。
㈡编制依据
(1简述项目前期工作进展情况及与有关方面对项目的意向性协议情况。
(2 列出开发利用方案编制所依据的主要基础性资料的名称。
如经储量管理部门认定的矿区地质勘探报告、选矿试验报告、加工利用试验报告、工程地质初评资料、矿区水文资料和供水资料等。
对改、扩建矿山应有生产实际资料, 如矿山总平面现状图、矿床开拓系统图、采场现状图和主要采选设备清单等。
二、矿产品需求现状和预测
㈠该矿产在国内需求情况和市场供应情况
1、矿产品现状及加工利用趋向。
2、国内近、远期的需求量及主要销向预测。
㈡产品价格分析
1、国内矿产品价格现状。
2、矿产品价格稳定性及变化趋势。
三、矿产资源概况
㈠矿区总体概况
1、矿区总体规划情况。
2、矿区矿产资源概况。
3、该设计与矿区总体开发的关系。
㈡该设计项目的资源概况
1、矿床地质及构造特征。
2、矿床开采技术条件及水文地质条件。
2013年10月自考英语(二)真题及解析
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100分，考试时间150分钟。
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Farms Appear in CitiesWhen you hear the word‘‘farm”, you may imagine the countryside with cows and crops.（1）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. （2）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.（3）Experts say indoor farming solves many problems. First, traditional farmingtakes up a lot of land. Growing crops in tall buildings-called vertical farming（垂直农业）can solve the problem.（4）Also, and vegetables grown indoors would not face serious threats from insects and bad weather.（6）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.（7）But experts believe vertical farming is not going to be easy.（8）They say it can be difficult to control climate conditions indoors. Besides, plants differ in their weather and lighting needs.（9）For example. Some plants like warm, sunny weather, but other plants prefer cooler temperatures.T hat’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.（10）1.The word “farm” may make you think of the countryside.A.TrueB. FalseC. Not Given答案：A解析：根据第一段第一句“When you hear the word “farm”, you may imagine the countryside with cows and crops.”关键词“imagine the countryside”，可知看到农场这个词会想起乡村。
自考《英语二》2013年10月真题解析
2013年10月真题解析2013年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（二）试卷真题解析（课程代码00015）本试卷分为选择题和非选择题两部分，满分100分，考试时间150分钟。
第一部分为选择题。
考生必须在“答题卡”上按要求填涂作答。
第二部分为非选择题。
第一部分选择题一、阅读判断（第1—10题，共10分）短文后列出10个句子，根据短文内容判断每个句子。
A是正确，B是错误，C是文中未提及。
Farms Appear in CitiesWhen you h ear 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 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.【参考译文】农场出现在城市里（城中农场）当听到“农场”一词，你可能联想到乡下的母牛和庄稼等等。
2013英语2最终标准答案及解析 (1)
英语2最终标准答案及解析Section I Use of English1.【答案】A（However）【解析】空前作者講到“鑒於電子貨幣的優勢,你也許會認為,我們將快速步入非現金社會,實現完全電子支付。
”而空后說“真正的無現金社會很可能不會馬上到來”這兩句話語義是轉折的，因此答案A。
B. moreover表遞進C. therefore 表結果D. Otherwise表對比2.【答案】D （around）【解析】由空格所在句的“but”得知，句子前后是轉折關系。
事實上,這樣的預測已經二十年了,但迄今還沒有實現。
A. off 停止B. back 返回 C. over 結束，與后文均不構成轉折，故答案選D. around出現。
3.【答案】B （concept）【解析】空格所在的句子意思為例如, 1975年《商業周刊》預測電子支付手段不久將“徹底改變貨幣本身的____”將四個選項帶入，能夠徹底改變的對象隻能是金錢的概念（定義），而A“力量”,C“歷史”,D“角色”，語義都不恰當，並且如果選擇role的話，應該是復數roles, 因為是金錢的作用不止一個，故答案選B。
4.【答案】D （reverse）【解析】空格填入的動詞跟前面的動詞revolutionize （變革）意思上應該是同義替換的，要選擇含有變革，徹底改變意思的詞匯，四個選項中A. reward 獎勵B. 抵抗 C. resume 重新開始，繼續，都不合適，隻有D選項reverse“顛覆”最為貼切，本句譯為“電子支付方式不久將改變貨幣的定義,並將在數年后顛覆貨幣本身。
”5.【答案】C （slow）【解析】根據前面的句意得知，早在1975年就預測了無現金社會將到來，而實際上作者講到“真正的無現金社會很可能不會馬上到來”，因此也得出這種變革是一個緩慢的過程，故答案選擇C。
A. silent沉寂的，B. sudden突然的，D. steady穩定不變的。
2013年10月自考英语二试题整理
2013年10月自考英语二试题及答案绝密★启用前0032013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100分，考试时间150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．第一部分为选择题。
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．第二部分为非选择题。
必须注明大、小题号。
使用0. 5毫来黑色字迹签宇笔作答。
4．合理安排答题空间，超出答题区域无效。
第一部分选择题一、阅读判断（繁1-10题，每题1分，共10分）下面的短文后刊出了10个句子，请报据短文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。
未涂、错涂、多涂或少涂均无分。
Farms Appear in CitiesWhen you hear the word‘‘farm”, you may imagine the countryside with cows and crops.（1）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. （2）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.（3）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.（4）Also, and vegetables grown indoors would not face serious threats from insects and bad weather.（6）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. Gasesfrom crop waste would be used to heat the building. Waste from chicken or pigs would be reused as a source of energy.（7）But experts believe vertical farming is not going to be easy.（8）They say it can be difficult to control climate conditions indoors. Besides, plants differ in their weather and lighting needs.（9）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.（10）1.The word “farm” may make you think of the countryside.A.TrueB. FalseC. Not Given答案：A解析：根据第一段第一句“When you hear the word “farm”, you may imagine the countryside with cows and crops.”关键词“imagine the countryside”，可知看到农场这个词会想起乡村。
2013年十月自考英语二答案
2013年十月自考英语二答案1、The reason why I didn't attend the lecture was simply（）I got a bad cold that day. [单选题] *A. becauseB. asC. that(正确答案)D. for2、We ______ to set up a food bank to help hungry people next week.（）[单选题] *A. hadB. are going(正确答案)C. were goingD. went3、The more he tried to please her, _____she seemed to appreciate it. [单选题] *A.lessB.lesserC.the less(正确答案)D.the lesser4、Taking the subway is quite fast and cheap. It can _______ both time and money. [单选题] *A. savesB. save(正确答案)C. earnD. use5、In the future, people ______ a new kind of clothes that will be warm when they are cold, and cool when they’re hot.（）[单选题] *A. wearB. woreC. are wearingD. will wear(正确答案)6、I have worked all day. I'm so tired that I need _____ . [单选题] *A. a night restB. rest of nightC. a night's rest(正确答案)D. a rest of night7、Grandpa pointed to the hospital and said, “That’s _______ I was born?”[单选题] *A. whenB. howC. whyD. where(正确答案)8、36．The students will go to the Summer Palace if it __________ tomorrow. [单选题] * A．won’t rainB．isn’t rainingC．doesn’t rain (正确答案)D．isn’t rain9、58．—How much is Lucy's skirt?—She________320 yuan for it. I think it's a little dear. [单选题] *A．tookB．paid(正确答案)C．spentD．bought10、The news is?_______. We are all _______ at it. [单选题] *A. exciting;?excited(正确答案)B. excited;?excitingC. exciting;?excitingD. excited;?excited11、Nowadays schools should care for the full _______ of a student’s talents. [单选题] *A. satisfactionB. development(正确答案)C. communicationD. preparation12、80．Thousands of ________ from other countries visit the village every year. [单选题] * A．robotsB．postcardsC．tourists(正确答案)D．bridges13、He is going to _______ a party this evening. [单选题] *A. hold(正确答案)B. makeC. needD. hear14、The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her（）attitude towards customers. [单选题] *A. impartialB. mildC. hostile(正确答案)D. opposing15、He spoke too fast, and we cannot follow him. [单选题] *A. 追赶B. 听懂(正确答案)C. 抓住D. 模仿16、If you get _______, you can have some bread on the table. [单选题] *A. happyB. hungry(正确答案)C. worriedD. sad17、Betty works as a waitress to earn money for her education. [单选题] *A. 服务员(正确答案)B. 打字员C. 秘书D. 演员18、—______ my surprise, Zhu Hui won the first prize in the speech contest. —But I think he could, because he kept practicing speaking.（）[单选题] *A. To(正确答案)B. AboutC. ForD. In19、Is there going to ______ a football match in the stadium next month?（）[单选题] *A. beingB. haveC. be(正确答案)D. having20、pencil - box is beautiful. But ____ is more beautiful than ____. [单选题] *A. Tom's; my; heB. Tom's; mine; his(正确答案)C. Tom's; mine; himD. Tom's; my; his21、Sam is going to have the party ______ Saturday evening. （）[单选题] *A. inB. on(正确答案)C. atD. to22、Don’t read in bed. It’s _______ your eyes. [单选题] *A. good atB. good forC. bad atD. bad for(正确答案)23、18．Who is staying at home now? ________, all of them are out. [单选题] * A．NoneB．No one(正确答案)C．EveryoneD．Nothing24、In the closet（）a pair of trousers his parents bought for his birthday. [单选题] *A. lyingB. lies(正确答案)c. lieD. is lain25、We’re proud that China _______ stronger and stronger these years. [单选题] *A. will becomeB. becameC. is becoming(正确答案)D. was becoming26、18．Monica wants to be a _______. She is good at sports and she loves teaching others. [单选题] *A．coach(正确答案)B．secretaryC．architectD．waiter27、I often _______ music from the Internet. [单选题] *A. download(正确答案)B. spendC. saveD. read28、I could ______ control my feelings and cried loudly when I heard the bad news. [单选题] *A. hardly(正确答案)B. ?reallyC. clearlyD. nearly29、There are still some wild tigers alive. [单选题] *A. 聪明的B. 凶恶的C. 野生的(正确答案)D. 珍贵的30、21．Design a travel guide for Shanghai! ________ the competition and be the winner! [单选题] *A．JoinB．AttendC．EnterD．Take part in (正确答案)。
自考英语二2013年10月考试
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I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYComplete each of the following 15 sentences with the most likely answer. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)1. Frankly speaking, I’d rather you ______ in this confidential case.A. were notinvolved B. are not involvedC. will not beinvolved D.would not be involved2. My teacher lent me a book yesterday. It was exactly ______ I needed to finish my paper.A. onewhichB. one thatC. thatoneD. the one3. All flights ______ because of the snowstorm, many passengers could do nothing but take the train.A. werecanceledB. have been canceledC. had beencanceled D. having been canceled4. The Internet makes ______ possible for people to follow the latest news from around the world easily.A.whatB. thatitD. this5. You ______ about your math exam result. You have got the highest score in our class.A. mustn’t haveworried B. needn’t have worriedC. haven’t needed toworry D. didn’t need to worry6. At 0-0 with one minute ______, England got a penalty against Germany in the final match.A. togoB. goC.goingD. gone7. It was very ______ of you to send me a greeting card on my tenth wedding anniversary.A.consideringB. considerableC.consideredD. considerate8. The salesman took the customer for a drive in the latest model of the car in order to ______its improved features.A.advertiseB. demonstrateC.exposeD. release9. Being extremely ______ to the cold, I do not like skiing.A.sensitiveB. sensibleC.insensitiveD. senseless10. In the hot sun the surface of the road seems wet, but that is only an ______.allusionB. illusionC.expectationD. exception11. The dishonest man was made general manager of the company. The appointment has caused much ______.A.enthusiasmB. consequenceC.controversyD. difference12. You cannot ______ by her appearance that she is already over seventy.A.sayB. speakC.tellD. talk13. I had met with him to explain the format of the programme and what we had in ______.A.mindB. headC.heartD. thought14. Though certain areas of the city suffer from a high crime rate, the centre is ______safe for tourists.A.particularlyB. relativelyC.speciallyD. uniquely15. He didn’t pass the entrance exam, and this was a ______ disappointment to his mother.A.heavyB. slightbitterD. minorⅡ. CLOZEFill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with. the most likely answer. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)The pollution level of the earth is increasing day by day. The governments of many countries around the world are spreading this 16 to encourage their citizens to control pollution and take environmentally friendly measures to lessenthe 17 already caused. It is true that even 18 gestures of going green are making a huge difference.Green cleaning is one such eco-friendly way of showing that onereally . 19 the future of the earth. Most of the bottled cleaning powders and solutions used in our daily lives contain harmful chemicals. A number ofthem 20 dangerous organic compounds which are unsafe for both human beings and the natural 21 . But green cleaning promotes the use of only those cleaning ingredients that are safe for the environment.This technique of cleaning is gaining popularity fast as it is absolutely harmless for human health and also does not upset the 22 of the environment. It can also show the way industrial and domestic cleaning products are produced, packagedand 23 . If the cleaning products are manufactured in aneco-friendly 24 and are packed into bio-degradable packages, they may be labeled 25 “green” products.This concept of cleaning is not entirely new in many households. Theolder 26 have been using it for ages. Materials like vinegar, baking soda, and lemons have been used by our great grandmothers and grandmothers 27 they were easily available and cheaper. These natural products are again being used but now for a different 28 —a greener lifestyle.It is 29 to know just how many chemical pollutants are used unknowingly in almost all homes every day. 30 a little awareness may help to produce a sea of difference. By adopting the simple green cleaning practices in our daily lives, we can do our part for Mother Nature.16. A. awareness B. comment C. notice D. attention17. A. pain B. hurt C.disaster D. damage18. A. quick B. practical C.small D. dramatic19. A. learns about B. bothers with C. cares about D. deals with20. A. absorb B. extract C.form D. release21. A. material B. cycle C. resources D. setting22. A. order B. balance C.safety D. quality23. A. spread B. controlled C. transferred D. displayed24. A. process B. promotion C. progress D. programme25. A. with B. for C. as D. like26. A. communities B. generations C. families D. societies27. A. if B. although C. while D. because28. A. duration B. motive C. degree D. feeling29. A. natural B. astonishing C. strange D. exciting30. A. But B. Moreover C. Instead D. ThusIII. PARAPHRASINGChoose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentences or the italicized part. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet.(1 point each, 10 points in all)31. It [the first week’s payment] represented a week of very hard work—so hard that it might have been described as slavery if it hadn’t been for its aim and end.A. …the aim of this slave-driving work was hard to describe.B. …the extremely hard work made it unacceptable for any payment.C. …but for the pay, I wouldn’t have been able to do such heavy work.D. …if it hadn’t been for the high pay, I wouldn’t have accepted such heavy work.32. He stared at her a brief moment, seeing the fear in her face, but also a loathing for all men involving in the making and dispatch of nuclear weapons.A. ...but also worry about those who were threatened by the coming nuclear weapons.B. …but also a look of strong hatred for those who produced and launched nuclear weapons.C. …but also concern for those who were risking their own lives in nuclear weapon research.D. …but also trust in those who were using nuclear weapons to fight against the intruding enemies.33. Does it pay to make sacrifices for children?A. Can parents afford so much to bring up children?B. Is it worthwhile to give up so much for children?C. Is it necessary to do such a great deal for children?D. Can parents get a lot of money in return from their children?34. I resolved then that the wolf of poverty should be driven from our door in the future.A. I was determined that our family would not suffer from poverty in the future.B. I made up my mind to force the ruthless animal out of our house some day.C. I realized that the wolf would never come to our house in the future.D. I was aware of the fact that we had to face poverty some day.35. We must prepare to purify ourselves...to rise above this “mine” thinking and be as God’s own son, who said, “love thy neighbor.”A. We must prepare to make sacrifices and get rid of our evil ideas...B. We must prepare to control ourselves and avoid unrealistic thinking...C. We must get rid of our selfishness and be concerned about other people’s safety...D. We must get ready to face various difficulties and conquer them with great effort...36. But he perceived that his miracle had miscarried, and with that a great disgust of miracles came upon him.A. But he admitted that his miracle had ruined his reputation...B. But he saw that his miracle had worked in the wrong place...C. But he accepted the fact that he had failed in performing wonders...D. But he realized that his miracle had brought about result he had never intended...37. Food was short; his vegetable garden became less a hobby than a necessity.A. …he was forced by hard life to give up his hobby.B. …he considered it most necessary to keep his hobby.C. …he was interested in growing vegetables in the garden.D. …he grew vegetables in the garden mainly for food supply.38. It was enough to make anyone say “Hullo!”The incredible was visible to them all.A. The trick in the performance was obvious to the audience.,B. What happened confused the person who had said “Hullo.”C. Everyone was not so much surprised at what had happened.D. The miracle occurred fight before the eyes of everyone present.39. Seeing me having a good time in repose, she was powerless to hide her disgust.A. Whenever she tried to stop me from doing what I liked, she failed.B. Whenever I showed a particular interest in something, she tried to stop me.C. When she found me enjoying doing nothing, she could not control her anger.D. When she realized that I had too much free time, she showed her disapproval.40. Nothing more was said about it immediately, but a new idea had taken life in her mind.A. …but it had taken her whole life to form a new idea.B. …but her mind began to work busily for new ideas.C. …but a new idea had changed her outlook on life.D. …but a new idea had occurred to her.IV. READING COMPREHENSIONRead the two passages and choose the most likely answer to each of the questions. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (2 points each, 20 points in all)Passage OneHaving been sitting out in his back yard in the snow for about an hour, Bobby was getting cold. Bobby didn’t wear boots; he didn’t like them and anyway he didn’t own any. The thin sneakers he wore had a few holes in them and they did a poor job of keeping out the cold. Try as he might, he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmasgift. He shook his head as he thought, “This is useless, even if I do have an idea, I don’t have any money to spend.” Ever since his father had passed away three years before, the family of five had struggled. His mother worked nights at the hospital, but the small wage that she was earning could only be stretched so far.What the family lacked in money and material things was more than made up for in love and family unity. Three of his sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother. Here it was Christmas Eve already, and he had nothing. Wiping tears from his eyes, Bobby started to walk down to the street where the shops and stores were.It wasn’t easy being six without a father, especially when he needed a man to talk to. Bobby walked from shop to shop, looking into each decorated window. Everything seemed so beautiful and so out of reach. Suddenly his eyes caught the glimmer of the setting sun’s rays reflecting off on something along the curb. He reached down and picked up a shiny dime. Never before had anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby did at that moment. Warmth spread throughout his entire body and he walked into the first store he saw. His excitement quickly turned cold when the salesperson told him that he couldn’t buy anything with only a dime. He noticed a flower shop and went inside to wait in line. When the shop owner asked if he could help him, Bobby presented the dime and asked if he could buy one flower for his mother. The shop owner put his hand on Bobby’s shoulder and said to him, “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.”When the shop owner came out and moved to the counter, Bobby saw in his hand twelve long-stemmed red roses, with green leaves and tiny white flowers all tied together with a big silver bow. Bobby’s heart sank as the owner placed them neatly into a long white box. “That will be ten cents, young man,” the shop owner said. Slowly, Bobby gave the man his dime. Could this be true? No one else would give him a thing for his dime! Sensing the boy’s reluctance, the shop owner added, “I just happened to have some roses on sale for ten cents a dozen. Would you like them?” This time Bobby did not hesitate, and took the long box from the man. Walking out of the door that the owner was holding open for him, Bobby heard the shopkeeper say, “Merry Christmas, son.”As he returned inside, the shopkeeper’s wife walked out. “Who were you talking to back there and where are the roses you were fixing?” Staring out of the window, and blinking the tears from his own eyes, he replied, “When the little boy came into the shop and wanted to buy a flower for his mother with that small dime, I saw myself, many years ago. I too, was a poor boy with nothing to buy my mother a Christmas gift. A bearded man, whom I never knew, stopped me on the street and told me that he wanted to give me ten dollars ...” The shop owner and his wife hugged each other tightly, and as they stepped out into the bitter cold air, they somehow didn’t feel the cold at all.41. Why did the six-year-old boy Bobby feel so upset on Christmas Eve?A. He had no father to take care of him.B. His mother could not buy boots for him.C. The family was suffering from poverty in spite of the mother’s hard work.D. All of the children in the family but him had Christmas gifts for their mother.42. The dime Bobby found on the street could be best described as ______.A. a greattreasureB. a Christmas giftC. freshairD. bright light43. Why did the boy hesitate when he paid for the roses?A. He was reluctant to spend the only dime he had.B. He could not understand the shopkeeper’s words.C. He could not believe the roses were fixed for him.D. He was not sure if roses were the best Christmas gift.44. Which of the following statements is true about the story?A. Seeing the twelve roses, Bobby was excited and eager to get them.B. Christmas sale was given in memory of that unknown bearded man.C. With deep sympathy for the boy, the shopkeeper didn’t take his money.D. The shopkeeper mentioned the rose sale to put the boy completely at ease.45. Which of the following might be the best title for the story?A. Value ofRosesB. Love—Passed onC. Home Is theBest D. No Pains, No GainsPassage TwoCould Google, the world’s largest search engine, be causing our memory banks to be weak? Maybe, say four Columbia University researchers, who believe Google’s instant search mechanics could be training our brains to get rid of information we’re sure of quickly finding again with a few taps on a keyboard.Times certainly have changed. I can still remember having to memorize stuff back in grade school like linking verbs—“is, am, are, was, were, have, has, had, etc.”—as if reciting a ritual chant, or the precise sequence of northeastern states, left to fight, top to bottom. Nowadays, I just look up Google Maps if I can’t remember whether it’s Vermont before New Hampshire, or whether to answer “this is he” or “this is him” when someone asks for me on the phone.But we’ve heard this tune before, right? I’m looking at a book on my shelf, The Shallows, by author Nicholas Carr, whose article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” set off all kinds of cultural and scientific discussions in 2008. The Shallows elaborated on points in that article and brought in actual neurological research to support Carr’s thesis that the Internet may be dramatically rewiring our brains.And with the Columbia research, the evidence that something’s up is growing. In the study, titled “Google Effects on Memory: Cognitive Consequences of Having Information at Our Fingertips,” the Columbia University researchers claim that when we’re sure of access to information in the future, our ability to summon that information from memory drops. Conversely, our ability to recall how to access the information goesup. Thus, the researchers argue, “The Internet has become a primary form of external memory, where information is stored collectively outside ourselves.”According to Betsy Sparrow, the study’s lead, “Since the coming of search engines, we are reorganizing the way we remember things. Our brains rely on the Internet for memory in much the same way they rely on the memory of a friend, family member or co-worker. We remember less through knowing information itself than by knowing where the information can be found.”Is Google really wrecking our memory? The answer is “it depends.” The Columbia University report doesn’t offer evidence of actual memory diminishing. Instead, the suggestion is that, influenced by Internet and search engine use, our memories are switching job hats and becoming more external. Instead of remembering “ends,” we’re remembering “means.” Search engines like Google are simply becoming extensions of our brains, sort of like wireless electronic devices.And it’s not unacceptable to consider ways in which such a memory shift might actually benefit us. “Perhaps those who teach in any context, be they college professors, doctors or business leaders, will become increasingly focused on teaching greater understanding of ideas and ways of thinking, and less focused on memorization,” suggests Sparrow.Would that be such a bad thing? After all, I’ve always thought the popular notion that memorizing precisely where something is on a map as a sign of “intelligence” was pretty dumb. I’d rather have an accurate working knowledge of the details that separate, say, Shia from Sunni, the two main branches of Islam, than how to point at random to Turkey or Brazil on a globe.46. The result of the Columbia University research is that ______.A. search engines may weaken our memoryB. the way we remember things may be changedC. our memory may rely heavily on external informationD. search engines may extend our memory of information47. The phrase “job hats” in Paragraph 6 refers to ______.A. the original memory banksB. the roles of search enginesC. the abilities to deal with informationD. the ways of remembering information48. Which of the following could be an example of the “means” (Para. 6) we rely on?A. Memory of colleagues.B. Knowledge about Shia and Sunni.C. Location of Vermont and New Hampshire.D. Positions of different countries on the globe.49. According to the Columbia study, what may happen when we have easy access to information?A. Our external memory begins to fail.B. Our actual memory begins to diminish.C. We are likely to remember the means of getting that information.D. We are likely to store that information permanently in our memory.50. The writer believes Google may benefit us because we can ______.A. improve our intelligence and knowledgeB. develop our understanding and thinkingC. memorize thingsprecisely D. reorganize our brains非选择题部分注意事项：用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。
全国自学考试00015《英语二》(2013.10至2018.4)历年真题及问题详解全集
文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全2014年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（二）试题答案及评分参考第一部分：阅读选择（第1-10题，每题1分，共10分）1.A2.B3.C4.A5.C6.A7.B8.C9.B 10.A第二部分：阅读判断（第11-15题，每题2分，共10分）11.C 12.A 13.A 14.D 15.B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）16.C 17.B 18.A 19.D 20.F21.D 22.F 23.B 24.C 25.A第四部分：填句补文（第26-30题，每题1分，共10分）26.F 27.A 28.C 29.B 30.D第五部分：填词补文（第31-40题，每题1分，共10分）31.G 32.K 33.I 34.J 35.A36.B 37.L 38.D 39.H 40.E第六部分：完型补文（第41-50题，每题1.5分，共15分）41.planned 42.thoughs 43.worried 44.longer 45.really46.unclear 47.behviour 48.done 49.hidden 50.easily文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全文案大全绝密★启用前2014年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（二）试题答案及评分参考（课程代码00015）第一部分：阅读判断（第1~10题，每题1分，共10分）1、B2、B3、A4、C5、B6、C7、A8、A9、B 10、A第二部分：阅读选择（第11~15题，每题2分，共10分）11、D 12、A 13、C 14、B 15、A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）16、C 17、D 18、A 19、B 20、F21、D 22、F 23、E 24、A 25、C第四部分：填句补文（第26~30题，每题2分，共10分）26、C 27、E 28、A 29、F 30、B第五部分：填句补文（第31~40题，每题1.5分，共15分）31、G 32、I 33、B 34、H 35、A36、K 37、C 38、E 39、L 40、J第六部分：完形补文（第41~50题，每题1.5分，共15分）41、born 42、resulted 43、growth 44、manufacturing 45、moved46、addition 47、fewer 48、machines 49、unnecessary 50、unemployment【评分参考】本部分无0.5分和1分的计分。
2013年英语二自考题答案
2013年英语二自考题答案一．阅读判断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并没有提及，选择C。
精选一My Writing TeacherEnglish writing was always easy for me, but that changed on the first day walked into Mrs.Johnson's class.Before that,I'd heard rumors from former students. They said she was strict and her class was hard to pass. So I was very nervous.The first time we met, Mrs. Johnson told us her class would be difficult, but she would give us new"tools"and guide us through She explained that her grading system was different,and that we would not see high scores soon."Everything you do in class matters," she said.“As writing is an art, it takes along time to perfect."Mrs. Johnson scared me.I was afraid of what she would say if I asked a question. So in class I kept silent most of the time and couldn't follow her.When I got my first essay back,my grade was terrible.I was annoyed with Mrs.Johnson.I disliked going to her class. Then I realized I needed to find out what I could do to improve my grade and how to use the “tools”in my writing.As I still didn't dare to talk to Mrs.Johnson in person,I e-mailed her.In this way,she and worked together to improve my writing.By and by,I could talk to her both online and in person.She walked me through every step to understand how to write an essay. Together we saw improvement in my work.From this I discovered that asking for help could actually work.Behind everything Mrs.Johnson was saying,she actually cared about me and where I would be in the future. She knocked me down so that I could climb back stronger.1.I was worried when I was in Mrs.Johnson's first class. [单选题] *A.True(正确答案)B.FalseC.Not Given2.Mrs. Johnson used the same grading system as other teachers. [单选题] *A.TrueB.False(正确答案)C.Not Given3.Mrs.Johnson regards writing as an art. [单选题] *A.True(正确答案)B.FalseC.Not Given4.I was active in class in the beginning. [单选题] *A.TrueB.False(正确答案)C.Not Given5.Most students enjoyed Mrs.Johnson's class. [单选题] *A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given(正确答案)6.I got a high score for my first essay. [单选题] *A.TrueB.False(正确答案)C.Not Given7.Mrs.Johnson preferred to email students. [单选题] *A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given(正确答案)8.Mrs.Johnson let me improve my writing by myself. [单选题] *A.TrueB.False(正确答案)C.Not Given9.I finally became a top student in the writing class. [单选题] *A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given(正确答案)10.Mrs.Johnson cared about my future. [单选题] *A.True(正确答案)B.FalseC.Not Given精选2Black FridayEveryone likes to shop for gifts for the holiday season,but few people know the history of holiday shopping.While people have heard of Black Friday,most do notknow its origins.Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving (感恩节). On this day most retail stores open their doors very early—some as early as 4 am.In addition,they provide their customers with great discounts on products.With thisin mind,it is clear to see why so many shoppers buy many of their Christmas giftson Black Friday.Black Friday is not as old as many people think.In fact,it is believed that the first Black Friday was held in the 1970s in the USA.It was a day when storesdecided to mark the start of the holiday season.In order to draw more customers,they offered great discounts.All products sold very well. This large successresulted in the name Black Friday.It was so named because the stores were “in the black".This financial term means the stores made a lot of money.However,it was not until around 2002 that Black Friday really started to gain in popularity. Todayin the USA,countless advertisers proudly announce their Black Friday sales. They hope to attract shoppers into their stores.Black Friday is a day when many shoppers in the USA go out and buy gifts,even though Christmas Eve is still a more popular day to shop.Thanks to the Internet,it is now possible to get to the stores by 4 am,this is the perfect way to still get items at reduced prices.11.Many people know the history of Black Friday. [单选题] *A.TrueB.False(正确答案)C.Not Given12.Most stores open their doors for business very early on Black Friday. [单选题] *A.True(正确答案)B.FalseC.Not Given13.Customers get better service on Black Friday. [单选题] *A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given(正确答案)14.Black Friday started in the USA. [单选题] *A.True(正确答案)B.FalseC.Not Given15.The holiday season ends on Black Friday's. [单选题] *A.TrueB.False(正确答案)C.Not Given16."In the black"is a financial term. [单选题] *A.True(正确答案)B.FalseC.Not Given17.Black Friday is no longer popular. [单选题] *A.TrueB.False(正确答案)C.Not Given18.People like to shop online on Christmas Eve. [单选题] *A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given(正确答案)19.It is possible to get Black Friday discount online. [单选题] *A.True(正确答案)B.FalseC.Not Given20.Things are sold at their lowest prices at 4 am. [单选题] *A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given(正确答案)二、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。
2013全国自学考试英语(二)参考答案
2013年4月全国自学考试英语（二）试题参考答案（内部资料确定版）1.His success was due to______he had been working hard. ……答案CA.that B the fact which C the fact that D the fact of2.We must remember the truth______ a rolling stone gathers no moss……..D that3. The man will have to wait all day ______the doctor works faster. ……..D incase4.Can we get what we want after breaking into house?Yes_____ we aren’t seen by police. ………C so long as5The WTO cannot live up its name ______it does include a country that is home to one fifth of mankind…………C if6_______，I shall still go outside………D Though is it hot7 David goes swimming______his illness. C.though8.It was quite______those big trucks started coming through the town……..C until9.There is no doubt_______. A.that her health is returning10 I recognized you______I saw you at the airport……….A the monment完形填空11forward 12made 13were 14 at 15alough16 sunk 17but 18 most 19fiftth 20incase阅读理解21 treat 22incredibly 23 assume 24 anticipate 25 desire26desperately 27 mutter 28 also 29 risky 30 hesitant 31 at32fiiends 33joined 34attending 35 done单词拼写36characte 37 dmoinate 38 effectively 39 hardware 40 ignoreance 41 impressive42inspect 43 mysterous 44 overtake 45 parade45 accelerate 46 benefit 47 boost 48 enhance 49industry 50superior 51 pfofit52 affords 53customers 54 willing 55 cheat56 deeply 56 bought 57seen 58 safety 59 been 60 surely 61saw 62 bulit 63 was64 frozen 65 rights汉译英66 上星期他每天都来看我He came to see me everyday last week.67你现在穿的这双鞋子买了多久了？How long ago did you buy the shoes you are wearing?68罗马不是一日建成的。
全国2013年10月高等教育自学考试英语阅读（二）试题
全国2013年10月高等教育自学考试英语阅读（二）试题绝密★考试结束前全国2013年10月高等教育自学考试英语阅读(二)试题课程代码：00596请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。
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I. Reading Comprehension (50 points, 2 points for each)Directions: In this part of the test, there are five passages. Following each passage, there are five questions with four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneComputers should be in the schools. They have the potential to accomplish great things. With the right software, they could help make science tangible or teach neglected topics like art and music. They could help students form a concrete idea of society by displaying on screen a version of the city in which they live —a picture that tracks real life moment by moment.In practice, however, computers make our worst educational nightmares come true. While we bemoan the decline of literacy, computers discount words in favor of pictures and pictures in favor of video. While we fret about the decreasing cogency ofpublic debate, computers dismiss linear argument and promote fast, shallow romps across the information landscape. While we worry about basic s kills, we allow into the classroom software that will do a student’s arithmetic or correct his spelling.Take multimedia. The idea of multimedia is to combine text, sound and pictures in a single package that you browse on screen. You don’t just read Shakespeare; you watch actors performing, listen to songs, view Elizabethan buildings. What’s wrong with that? By offering children candy—coated books, multimedia is guaranteed to sour them on unsweetened reading. It makes the printed page look even more boring than it used to look. Sure, books will be available in the classroom, too—but they’ll have all the appeal of a dusty piano to a teen who has a Walkman handy.So what if the little nippers don’t read? If they’re watching Olivier instead, what do they lose? The text, the written word along with all of its attendant pleasures. Besides, a book is more portable than a computer, has a higher—resolution display, can be written on and dog—eared and is comparatively dirt cheap.Hypermedia, multimedia’s comrade in the struggle for a brave new classroom, is just as troubling. It’s a way of presenting documents on screen without imposing a linear start—to—finish order. Disembodied paragraphs are linked by theme; after reading one about the First World War, for example, you might be able to choose another about the technology of battleships, or the life of Woodrow Wilson, or hemlines on the 20s. This is another cute idea that is good in minor ways and terrible in major ones. Teaching children to understand the orderly unfolding of a plot or a logical argument is a crucial part of education. Authors don’t merely agglomerate paragraphs;they work hard to make the narrative read a certain way, prove a particular point. To turn a book or a document into hypertext is to invite readers to ignore exactly what counts — the story.Questions 1—5 are based on Passage One.1. The first paragraph is primarily concerned with ______.A. picturing in what ways computers can help in schoolsB. describing how computers make all subjects easier in schoolsC. showing what computers have accomplished in schoolsD. examining how computers are being used in schools2. What is the author’s attitud e towards the software that will do a student’s arithmetic or correct his spelling?A. Amazed.B. Reserved.C. Interested.D. Disapproval.3. What does the author mean by “unsweetened reading” in Paragraph 3?A. Online reading.B. Difficult reading materials.C. Regular books.D. Serious and sad stories.4. The author mentions Shakespeare in order to ______.A. illustrate how multimedia presents information in classroomB. cite one of the most frequently used sources in schoolsC. introduce the importance of reading classicsD. show how multimedia is integrated in traditional teaching5. Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the author?A. Teaching students to understand logical argument is highly ignored.B. The employment of hypermedia may hurt students’ lea rning process.C. Hypermedia exposes students to too much information.D. Students’ reading skills have drastically dropped.Passage TwoOne theory that has gained influence among sociologists is that some members of stigmatized groups, when faced with stressful situations, expect themselves to do worse —a prophecy that fulfills itself. These expectations, which can occur even in otherwise fair situations — such as, say, a standardized test —produce stress and threaten cognitive function. Theeffect is called “stereotype threat,” and African—Americans, girls, even jocks have all been shown susceptible to stereotype threat.Now a new study shows that old people are also vulnerable to the phenomenon. Research psychologists recruited 103 volunteers, ages 60 to 82, to perform simple arithmetic and recall tests. The psychologists manipulated about half of the participants into feeling stereotype threat by telling them that the entire purpose of the tests was “to examine aging effect s on memory.” That statement was designed to prime the participants’ worry that their advanced age would affect their performance. By contrast, participants in the control group were told that the tests had been constructed to correct for any biases that might be associated with age, a white lie imparted to damp down stereotype threat.Those in the first group performed significantly worse on the memory tests than those whose intern al stereotypes hadn’tbeen triggered. Interestingly, people between the ages of 60 and 70 were far more susceptible to stereotype threat than those aged 71 to 82. The authors theorize, persuasively, that people who have just entered their seventh decade are more sensitive to stereotype threat than those who have already been considered old for a decade.Remarkably, the power of stereotype threat was enough to overcome true aptitude: even people who generally had good working memories and weren’t prone to anxiety —in short, great test—takers — performed worse after being reminded of their age. The power of stereotype is so strong that it can overwhelm many of our other traits.But the good news is that you can flip this particular psychological coin on its opposite side: recent research has found that positive stereotype reinforcement may be just as powerful as any negative threat. Indiana University psychologists found that women’s performance on math tests did not suffer as researchers had expected, even when the typical “women are bad at math” stereotype was invoked, as long as a positive stereotype (say, college students are good at math) was presented at the same time. In this case, that means that the aged are likely to have better—functioning memories when they are told, for instance, that older people “have more experience” or “have seen it all before.”Questions 6—10 are based on Passage Two.6. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. Examples of discriminations.B. The concept of stereotype threat.C. A dominant theory in sociology.D. Stressful situations for the stigmatized.7. T he word “vulnerable” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.A. weakB. incapableC. insecureD. susceptible8. The psychologist used a white lie to ______.A. weaken the participants’ worryB. monitor the participants’ reactionC. increase the difficulty of the testsD. correct biases associated with age9. The difference between the participants in their 70s and those in their 60s was ______ .A. the former did better on the testsB. the latter were given easier questionsC. the latter took the results less seriouslyD. the former showed more concern about age10. What message does the author intend to convev in the last paragraph?A. Negative stereotypes can be turned into positive ones.B. More should be done to help those discriminated.C. Stereotypes can be used as an advantage.D. Discrimination on campus should be eliminated.Passage ThreeA good reader becomes sooner or later a good book buyer. The sooner, the better. Of course, we all read many more books than we have room for in our homes, even if we could afford to buy them all; yet the reading done in a book drawn from a library cannot be so pleasant at the moment nor so permanently useful as the reading done in our own copy.A book which is worth reading is likely to be read more than once, and at each reading some idea or some statement makes such an impression that we wish to refer to it again. Some readers underline the page as they read, but I find that a page which I have underlined cannot give me so many fresh impressions as one which has no marks on it. If I come on a passage already marked up, I remember the thoughts and feelings which prompted those first markings, and I have them again, with no additions. But a clean page may always give me something new.My habit is to make my own index of a book as I read. I put down the number of the page and a word or two to identify the thought or the fact which I get from it. On a second or third reading I am likely to double or triple the size of this index. This is my substitute for underlining. Most of the books in my library are so indexed that I can find quickly the passage which from time to time I wish to look up.To use a book in this way, organizing it for continued usefulness year after year, we must, of course, do our reading in a copy which belongs to us. If a reader were wealthy enough, he could buy his books always in new and expensive edition, with only best paper and in the kind of binding he prefers. I never could afford such luxury, and I have known few serious and devoted readers who could. The books I buy are chiefly those of less expensive editions.In the last few years a new convenience and economy has come to the American book—buying public: the twenty—five—cent book now widely available at newsstands, drugstores, etc. Bantam books, Signet books, and Pocket books together offer many hundred different titles of more or less respectable literary merits. These inexpensive books give hours of pleasurablereading with broadened knowledge and stimulated thought.As I have grown older and the number of books on my shelves has increased, I appreciate editions which do not take much room. When I began reading years ago, I was proud of my small collection of two or three hundred books. By the time I owned a thousand, my little study held all it could. Now, in my late years, I must squeeze books into a city apartment. By careful and continuous selection I keep my library clown to ten thousand books. This would be, of course, too large a number for any but a professional scholar or writer. But my advice to a booklover is to weed out his library at least once every two years, giving, away the books which are not likely to be read again.You can start a good library of your own with only a few dollars, buying good books in cheap editions or in finer editions secondhand. Buy at least a book a month. But never, never buy a book which you will not immediately read. A librarybought only for looks is not literature, but interior decoration.Questions 11—15 are based on Passage Three.11. According to the author, it is ______.A. important to read critically rather than memorize the factsB. useful to underline some important ideasC. beneficial to take notes while readingD. good to leave no marks on pages12. If you are fond of buying books, it is better toA. buy those you likeB. seek those which are popularC. seek some new editionsD. buy those which you can afford13. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the author?A. The more books you buy, the faster your library will grow.B. The clearer the index, the more quickly you will find the passage you want.C. The longer you read a book, the more you will benefit from it.D. The more expensive the editions are, the more valuable the books are.14. The first four paragraphs of this passage deal with ______.A. why we should take notes while readingB. how we choose a good book to readC. why we should have a book of our ownD. how we can read efficiently15. Why does the author write this passage?A. To explain how to become a good reader.B. To give advice through his experience.C. To indicate that a private library is also an interior decoration.D. To tell readers that buying cheap books is a good way to start one’s library.Passage FourAt one time, it was thought that c ancer was a “disease o f civ ilization,” belonging to much the same causal domain as “neurasthenia” and diabetes, the former a nervous weakness believed to be brought about by the stress of modem life and the latter a condition produced by bad diet and indolence. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, some physicians attributed cancer —notably of the breast and the ovaries —to psychological and behavioral causes. William Buchan’s wildly popular eighteenth—century text “Domestic Medicine” judged that c ancers might be caused by “excessive fear, griefand religious melancholy.” In the nineteenth century, reference was repeatedly made to a “cancer personality.” As Susan Sontag observed, cancer was considered shameful, not to be mentioned. Among the Romantics and the Victorians, suffering and dying from tuberculosis might be considered a badge of refinement; cancer death was nothing of the sort. “It seems unimaginable,” Sontag wrote, “to aestheticize cancer. ”Cancer is “the modem disease” not just because w e understand it in radically new ways but also because there’s a lot more about cancer. For some cancers, the rise in incidence is clearly connected with things that get into our bodies that once did not —the causal link between smoking and lung cancer being the most spectacular example. But the rise in cancer mortality is, in its way, very good news: as we live longer, and as many infectious and epidemic diseases have ceased to be major causes of death, so we become prone to maladies that express themselves at ages once rarely attained. At the beginning of the twentieth century, life expectancy at birth in America was 47.3 years, and in the middle of the nineteenth century it was less than forty. The median age at diagnosis for breast cancer in the United States is now sixty—one; for prostate cancer it is sixty—seven; for colorectal cancer it’s seventy.“Cancer has become the price of modern life,”an epidemiologist recently wrote. In the U.S., about half of all men and about a third of women will contract cancer in their lifetime; cancer now ranks just below heart disease as a cause of death in the U.S. But in low—income countries with shorter life expectancies it doesn’t even make the top ten.Questions 16—20 are based on Passage Four.16. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. Common causes of cancers.B. Treatments for different cancers.C. Traditional bliefs on cancer.D. People’s attitudes to cancer patients.17. What can we learn about the Victorians from Paragraph 1?A. They believed that some diseases were superior to others.B. They thought that some diseases were unimaginable.C. They attributed some diseases to behavioral causes.D. They held superstitious ideas towards some diseases.18. The word “maladies” in Paragraph 2 means ______.A. tunesB. illnessesC. serious problemsD. advanced ages19. Why are more and more people diagnosed with cancers today?A. People nowadays have more bad habits.B. People nowadays enjoy longer life expectancy.C. People nowadays are exposed to more sources of stress.D. People nowadays are more vulnerable psychologically.20. “It” in the last sentence refers to ______.A. life expectancyB. heart diseaseC. modernityD. cancerPassage FiveEver since 2003, when Lisa Bel kin’s article in The Times Magazine about highly privileged and high—achieving moms —“The Opt—Out Revolution” — was generalized by the news media to claim that mothers overall were choosing to leavethe work force, researchers have been revisiting the state of mothers’ employment and reaching very similar conclusions.In 2005, the Motherhood Project published a report that said most mothers, given free choice, would choose to be employed —provided their employment didn’t take up too much time. Approximately two—thirds said they’d ideally work pa rt—time or from home; only 16 percent said they’d prefer to work full—time.Sociologist David Cotter looked carefully at four decades of employment data and found that women with choices —those with college education — were overwhelmingly choosing, to st ay i n the work force. The only women “opting out” in any significant numbers were the very richest and the very poorest.You might say that the movement of the richest women out of the work force proves that women will, in the best of all possible worlds, go home. But these women often have husbands who work 70 or 80 hours a week and travel extensively; someone has to be home. They are privileged, it’s true, but very often they have also been co rnered by the all—or—nothing non—choices of our workplaces.The alternative narrative —of constricted horizons, not choice —that might have emerged from recent research has never really made it into the mainstream. It just can’t, it seems, find a foothold. “The reason we keep getting this narrative is that there i s this deep cultural ambivalence about mothers’ employment,” said Cotter. “On the one hand, people believe women should have equal opportunities, but on the other hand, we don’t envision men taking on more child care and housework and, unlike Europe, we do n’t s eem to be able to envision family—friendly work policies.”Why this matters —and why opening this topic up for discussion is important — is very clear: because our public policy continues to rest upon a false idea, eternally recycled in the media, o f mot hers’ free choices, and not upon the constraints that truly drive their behavior. If journalism repeatedly frames the wrong problem, then those who make public policy may very well deliver the wrong solution. E. J. Graff, a senior researcher at Brande is U niversity, says, “If women are happily choosing to stay home with their babies, that’s a private decision. But it’s a public policy issue if schools, jobs and other American institutions are structured in ways that make it frustratingly difficult, and sometimes impossible, for parents to manage both their jobs and family responsib ilities.”Questions 21—25 are based on Passage Five.21. According to Paragraph 1, what conclusion about mothers’ employment have researchers drawn?A. The majority of mothers wanted to leave the work force.B. The working environment was not friendly to mothers.C. High—achieving mothers were forced to leave their jobs.D. The employment of mothers took up too much time.22. What do we learn about the report published by the Motherhood Project?A. Its ideas agree with previous studies.B. Its ideas are generally questioned by the public.C. It addresses the real problem in mothers’ employment.D. It contradicts the results of recent researches.23. The phrase “o pting out” in Paragraph 3 meansA. avoiding certain dutiesB. choosing not to workC. deciding to leave a groupD. fighting against some policies24. According to Paragraph 5, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. European mothers take longer maternity leave than American mothers.B. American mothers take longer maternity leave than European mothers.C. European fathers are more involved in child care than American fathers.D. American fathers are more involved in child care than European fathers.25. What does the author say about the public policy concerning mothers’employment?A. It is in line with the mainstream academic studies.B. It is in conflict with journalistic reports.C. It is currently based on false ideas.D. It is extensively criticized for its inefficiency.非选择题部分注意事项：用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。