1、 003 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。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 亳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。第一部分选择题 一、阅读判断（第 110 题，每瓸 1 分，共 10 分）下面的短文后列出了 10 个句子，请根据短文的内容对
2、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倍息，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 Cities When you hear the word“farm”，you may imagine the countryside with cows and crops.But scientists say the farms of the future could be built in tall buildings in some large cities.It m
3、ay be difficult to believe,but in fact,the technology for growing crops indoors already exists.Farming in the city is already happening.Some vegetables are already grown in greenhouses.Even the scientists at the South Pole research station can enjoy fresh vegetables they grow in their own greenhouse
4、.Experts say indoor farming solves many problems.First,traditional farming takes up a lot of land.Growing crops in tall buildingscalled vertical farming(垂直农业)一 can solve the problem.Also,fruits and vegetables grown indoors would not face serious threats from insects and bad weather.Though vertical f
5、arms dont 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
6、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.Thats not to say these difficulties wont be overcomebut it wil
7、l take time.Most experts suggest it may take about 5 to 15 years before the first vertical farms could be created.1.The word“farm”may make you think of the countryside.A.True B.False C.Not Given 2.It is still a dream for people to grow crops indoors.A.True B.False C.Not Given 3.Scientists at the Sou
8、th Pole research station live a hard life.A.True B.False C.Not Given 4.Vertical farming does not need as much land as traditional farming.A.True B.False C.Not Given 5.Fresh fruits and vegetables are very expensive in cities.A.True B.False C.Not Given 6.Crops grown indoors would not be badly harmed b
9、y insects.A.True B.False C.Not Given 7.Scientists do not know how to reuse the animal waste in vertical farms.A.True B.False C.Not Given 8.Some experts say vertical farming could be difficult.A.True B.False C.Not Given 9.Indoor plants need the same weather and lighting.A.True B.False C.Not Given 10.
10、The first vertical farms appeared 5 years ago.A.True B.False C.Not Given 二、二、阅读选择（第1115题，每题2分，共10分）阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D)中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。未涂、错涂、多涂或少涂均无分。A Good Lesson After living in Europe for seven years,my parents decided that my family would move to the United States.We all look
11、ed forward to this.What would people think of us?For me,I hoped to be the hero of the class.I was not disappointed.All my classmates admired my experience,and I quickly became well known as“the French guy.”I was very popular for a time.However,I was not interested in many things my classmates did，an
12、d it was hard for me to connect with them.I enjoyed listening to classical music,never watched TV,and almost never watched movies.I did not have a common background with my friends because I grew up in Europe.I had few friends，and fewer good friends.When I look back now,I realize I was a bit of an i
13、diot to many people around me.I kept talking proudly about my experience.And I thought myself better than those around me because I lived in Europe but they didnt.I had decided I wanted better friends when my parents said that we were going to move again!I saw this as a perfect chance to get better
14、friends，where people did not know of my unkind past.When we moved to California,I did not show off as I had done for five years.I did not tell everyone that I lived in Europe.I still listened to classical music，but I just kept my music to myself.Sure enough,I found that people like someone who is no
15、t typical but does not boast about it.Nothing can replace good friends，and if I had to control my tender and pride,it was well worth it.11.When I first moved to the US，I was very popular because of my_.A.good appearance B.outstanding talents C.French accent D.overseas experiences 12.1 had few good f
16、riends partly because I _.A.looked down upon my classmates B.liked listening to classical music C.never went to the movies D.Came from a very rich family 13.The phrase“an idiot”(Line 3,Para.3)most probably means_.A.an actor B.a cheater C.a fool D.a loser 14.When we moved to California,，I stopped _.A
17、.boasting about my experience B.talking about people around me C.enjoying the classical music alone D.making friends with my classmates 15.The writer would probably agree that _.A.good friends like the same kind of music B.friends are more important than anything else C.similar background is the key
18、 to friendship D.a good friend never loses his/her temper 第二部分 非选择题 三、概括段落大意和补全句子（第 1625 题，每题 1 分，共 10 分）阅读下面短文，请完成短文后的 2 项测试任务：（1)从第 1620 题后所给的 6 个 选项中为第段毎段选择 1个正确的小标题：（2)从第 2125 题后所给的 6 个选项中选择 5 个正确选项，分别完成每个句子，将正确选项写到答题卡上。Dormitory Life Living in a dormitory at college can be a great experience.Ho
19、wever,if you take no steps to make this experience positive，dormitory life can become a misery.When you choose to live in a college dormitory，you will have a better chance to live a colorful and meaningful life.Meanwhile，you will have to give up many things as well.When you live in a dormitory，you c
20、an meet many people with different interests.And you can enjoy the various services there.Both are very important to make you successful at college.But you may have to give up much of your personal space.You will share a room with someone else.This means you need to make peace with the things and pe
21、ople around you.You will have to learn some important life skills.For example，you will learn how to get along with people.You will also learn to ignore things that you can t change.But in the future，you will find these skills very helpful when you are working in the real world.When you live in a dor
22、mitory，you can enjoy a wide range of campus services，which are not available to those who live off campus.If you have any school related problems，you have no difficulty finding someone to help，because the school hires people to help the students living there.Besides，living on caucus means you dont h
23、ave to travel to and from school in rush hours.And you are more involved in campus life.For example，you can have a better chance to take part in the club activities and make your own contributions.If you want to live a rich campus life,living in a dormitory is your best choice.Task 1 16.Paragraph：17
24、.Paragraph：18.Paragraph：19.Paragraph：20.Paragraph：Task 2 21.If you make no effort,you will _.22.Dormitory life means _.23.You need to master many skills like how to keep_.24.Those who live off campus cannot use_.A.Important life skills B.Other conveniences C.Colorful campus life D.Various canpus ser
25、vices E.Introduction to dormitory life F.Gains and costs of dormitory life 25.Living on campus can save you the trouble of_.四、填句补文（第四、填句补文（第26263030題，每題題，每題2 2分，共分，共1010分）分）下面的短文有下面的短文有5 5处空白，短文后有处空白，短文后有6 6个句子，其中个句子，其中5 5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。将正确选项写到答题卡上。原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。将正
26、确选项写到答题卡上。Grandpa My HeroGrandpa My Hero My grandfather had only one child and that was my mother.He always wanted a son but it never happened.26 When my mom got pregnant，he thought he finally had a boy in the family，but it turned out that her first child was my older sister.When I was born.Grandpa
27、was very happy.He was the first person to give me a baseball glove and to play baseball with me.My first glove was as small as my whole hand is now.When Grandpa gave me that glove，I was very excited.27 It was my pride and joy.When I was five，I played on my first baseball team and Grandpa was the coa
28、ch.He wanted me to play one position，but I wanted to play another.28 I tried so hard that I made good progress.Grandpa was very proud of me.Ever since then，he has worked with me to make me a better player.Grandpa has helped me become not only a better player，but a better person.29 Today Grandpa does
29、 not play baseball with me so often，but he still comes to every practice and game.He A.start a new life B.losing much of your private life C.have an unhappy dormitory life D.many of the campus services E.traveling from home to school F.good relations with others sits and watches my practices through
30、 rain and shine.30 I love him and hope he will be around for many more years to support me and baseball.五、填词补文（第五、填词补文（第3140题，每题题，每题1.5分，共分，共15分）分）下面的短文有下面的短文有10处空白，短文后列出处空白，短文后列出12个词，其中个词，其中10个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌，将正确选项写到答题卡上。放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌，将正确选项写到答题卡上。Protecting the FewP
31、rotecting the Few How we live our lives affects the environment.The environment is all the things around you.All across Earth，humans are 31 the environment in small and large ways.We cut down trees to build houses.We plow fields to 32 crops.We pour waste into rivers，lakes and oceans.We use larger ne
32、ts and bigger boats to catch 33 numbers of fish.Activities like these affect plants and animals.They 34 affect things like the soil and water.Sometimes our actions make the number of a 35 plant or animal get larger.For example，if you planted roses in your yard，there would be more roses in your area.
33、Our activities can also 36 to a smaller number of plants and animals.If a park were turned into an apartment building，what would happen to the plants and animals there?Well，they would 37 die or move to other 38.There would be fewer plants and animals.Pollution and other activities sometimes cause the number of a species(物种物种）to become so 39 that it cannot survive.A species that is in 40 of dying o
