2019年10月自考英语二真题与答案

2021年10月髙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，总分值100分，考试时间150分钟。 考生答卷前必须将自己的XX和XX号写在答题卡上。 必须在答题卡上答题，写在试卷上的答案无效。

第一局部：阅读判断〔第1?10题，每题1分，共10分〕 下面的短文后列出了 10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果

该句提供的是正确信息，选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B;如果该句

的信息文中没有提及，选择C。在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。 ToLease(租赁)orNottoLease

Planningtoleaseacarbecauseyoudon'tthinkyoucanaffordtobuy?Thinkagain.

Leasingcanendupbeingjustasexpensiveasbuying.

Mostpeoplethinkaboutleasingbecausetheybelieveitwillcostthemlessmoney. They'reright-itischeaper,butonlyintheshortterm.Forexample,ifyouwereto leaseanewSubaruForester,youmightpay$300permonthforthecar.Ifyou weretobuythesamecar,youwouldpayabout$400permonth.Overathree-

year,youwouldsave$3600-abigsavings.Butafteryourleaseisover,youhave togivethecarback.

Manypeoplewanttoleasebecausetheycandriveamoreexpensivecarthanthey

mightotherwisebeabletoafford.Forexample,ifyouspend$300monthlyona

car,youmightbeabletoleaseanewFordExplorer.Forthesameprice,youmight

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havetobuyausedExplorer,orbuyanewbutmuchlessexpensivemodel.Alease，

therefore，allowsyoutodrivethelatestmodelsofmoreexpensivecars.However,

whatevercaryoucanaffordtobuyyougettokeepit,anditwillalwayshavea resellortrade-in(以新旧换)valueifyouwanttoupgradetoanewcarlater. Furthermore,peoplewholeasecarsareoftenshockedbyhowmuchtheymust

paywhentheleaseisover.Mostleaseslimityoutoacertainnumberofmiles.If yougooverthat,youmustpayforeachmile.Asaresult,youmayenduppaying

thousandsofdollarsinmileage(里程)fees.Inaddition,whenyoulease,youhave topayforregularmaintenanceandrepairstothevehicle.Sinceyoumustreturn thecarfinally,youarepayingtorepairsomeoneelse'scar.

Bynow,thebenefitsofbuyingoverleasingshouldbeclear.Remember:whatever modelyoucanaffordtobuy,itisyoursafteryoumakethepayments.There'sno givingback,andthatmakesallthedifference.

1. Peopleusuallythinkleasingacarcansavemoney.A.True B.False C.NotGiven

2.Leasingacarcostslessinthelongterm.B.False

C.NotGiven A.True

3.Morepeopleliketoleasecarsthanbefore.

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A. True B. False

4. Peoplecanleaseacartheycannotafford.A.True

B.False C.NotGiven

5.Youngpeopleprefertoleasethelatestmodelsofcars.A.True B.False C.NotGiven

6. FordExploreristhemostpopularmodelintheleasingmarket.A.True B.False C.NotGiven

7. Peopleoftenpaymorethantheyexpectforalease.A.True B.False C.NotGiven

8.Peopleneedtopayforeachmiletheydriveduringthelease. A. True B. False

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C.NotGiven

9. Leasingcompaniespayforrepairstotheleasedcars.A.True B.False C.NotGiven

10.Theauthoradvisespeopletobuyanaffordablecar.A.True

B.False C.NotGiven

第二局部：阅读选择〔第11?15题，每题2分，共10分〕

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项〔A、B、C、D)中选出1个最正确

选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。 MentalIllnessHitsSmallBusinessOwnersHard

Whilethereisagrowingfocusonmentalhealthintheworkplace,therearefewer resourcesandsupportavailabletothoserunningsmallbusinesses.

Therearemanyreasonspeoplechoosetohavetheirownbusinessbeingtheir ownboss,workingonsomethingtheylove,beingabletosettheirownhours,or

havingsomecontrol overwhomtheyworkwith.Yettherealitymanysmall

businessownersfaceisfarlessattractive-financialstress,longworkinghoursand unclearboundariesbetweenworkandfamilylife.Andallofthesefactorscanhave ahugeimpactontheirmentalhealth.

LeanneFawknerisabusinessownerofanaward-winningskin-carerange(系列

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产品)Sheknowsverywelltheimpactthatasmallbusinesscanhaveon,themental

healthofitsowner.Whenhersuccessfulbusinessstruggledduetotheglobal

financialcrisis,shesufferedalotmentally.\"Asbusinessslowed,Iwasmoreand moreaffected,\"shesays.\"Icouldn'tseparatemyselffrommybusiness.Itwasthe worstexperienceofmylife.Icouldnolongergotoworkan

dwascryingallday?

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Fawknerwasdiagnosedwithdepression.Shehadtotakeseveralmonthsoffwork. Fortunately,herhusband

wasabletokeepthings

goingwhileFawknerwas

recovering.Shesawacounselor(咨询师)forhelpandtookpartinaworkplace mentalhealthpromotion mediumbusinessowners.

program.Thisprogram

wasdesignedforsmallto

\"ThestoriesontheDVDintheprogramweresohelpful.IwascryingbecauseI didn'tfeelsoalone.\"ForFawkner,smallbusinessownersareoverlooked.While

employeesinlargerorganizationsoftenhaveaccessto employeeassistance programs,smallbusinessownersarestrugglingontheirown.

11. Onereasontohaveone'sownbusinessisthatonecanhavemoreA.flexibleworkinghours

B.supportfromothersC.availableresourcesD.lifeexperience

12.Asmallbusinessownerusuallyhas A.amorecolorfullife B.abiggerprofit

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C.lessstressfromwork D.longerworkingtime

13. Fawkner'sbusinessranintotroublebecauseA.itwastakenoverbyherhusband

B.shehadaseriousmentalproblemC.itwashitbythefinancialcrisis

D.shestarteda-mentalhealthprogram 14. Fawknerdidn'tfeelsoalonebecause A.shehadherfamilyaround B.shecouldwatchDVDatwork

C.othershadsimilarexperiences D.thecounselorwashelpfultoher

15. AccordingtoFawkner,smallbusinessownersneedmoreA.financialaid

B.technicalknowledgeC.managementskills

D.mentalhealthassistance

第三局部：概括段落大意和补全句子〔第16?25题，每题1分，共10分〕

阅读下面短文，请完成短文后的 2项测试任务：〔1)从第16?20题后所给的6个 选项中为第①?④段每段选择1个正确的段落大意；〔2)从第21?25题后所给的

6个选项中选择5个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。

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SecretsforaHappierYou

Somepeoplearenaturallyblessedwithacheerfulcharacter.Theyspreadwarmth andsunshinewherevertheygo.Theyattractpeoplelikebeestohoney.Sowhat isitthatmakesthesepeoplesodifferentfromothers?

① Themostimportantsecrettohappinessistobegratefulforthegoodthingsinyourlife-whatevermaybeyourfinancialposition.Insteadofappreciatingmaterialwealth,bethankfulforthelovedonesinyourlifeandenjoythelittlepleasuresoflifethatcomeyourway. ② Thenextimportantsecretistodeveloprelationships.Increasingsocialcontactshelpsboostbrainpower.Therefore,worktowardsimprovingyourrelationshipsandtaketimeofftogetintouchwithfriends.Thiswillliftsomeburdenoffyourshoulders,especiallywhenyoushareyourthoughtsandfeelings.Socializingcangiveyouanaddedboosttoyourmoods.

③ Thirdly,donotholdagrudge(怨

恨)againstanyone.Instead,learntobekind,generous,andforgivingtowardsothers,eventothepersonwhohurtyou.Besympatheticandunderstanding,andtrynottocriticizeothers.Focusonthepositivesofapersoninsteadofthenegatives,fornoneofusisbornperfect.Itwillkeepyourheartandmindfreeandpeaceful.

④ Besides,involveyourselfinsomecreativeprocess,\"beitdancing,writingordrawing.Thiscanbringoutthehiddentalentinyoutoachievemagicalhappiness.

Orpickupnewskillsandfeelthegreatsenseofsatisfactionbycarryingoutcertain taskswhichyouotherwisewouldneverhavefelt.

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⑤ Finally,followadailyregularsleep-wakecycletokeepyouenergeticandhappy.Exerciseregularlyorpracticerelaxationtechniqueslikedeepbreathingandyoga(瑜

伽).Ensureyougeteighttoninehoursofsleepeverydayandhaveawell-balanceddiet. Task1

16.Paragraph① 17. Paragraph② 18. Paragraph③ 19. Paragraph④ 20. Paragraph⑤

21. Acheerfulcharactermakesyou 22. Enjoythepleasuresoflife 23. Socializingcanmakeyou 24. Trytoforgive

25. Creativeactivitiesenableyou

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A.moreintelligent B.evenifyouarepoor C.differentfromothers D.evenwhenyouarehurt

E.todevelopyou'potential F.togainmorematerialwealth

第四局部：填句补文〔第26?30题，每题2分，共10分〕

下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内

容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌，并在答题卡相应位置上将答案选 项涂黑。

CulturalDifferencesinEnglandandFrance

Culturaldifferencescantakemanyforms.Ihavenoticedmanydifferencesin

FrenchculturecomparedtoEnglishculture,fromthewaypeopledress,totheir attitudestowardsfood,towhattheydoforfun.Onethingthathasstruckmein particularinFranceispersonalinteractionswitheachother.26

Firstly,it'sthekissing.Everyonekisseseachotheronthecheek.It'sagreeting, insteadofsaying\"hi\"or\"hello\"27Everyoneparticipatesinthekissingritual,the young,theold,male,female,strangersandfriends.Ikissmyfriends.Ikissthe teachersattheschool.AndevenifI'minahurry,Iamstillexpectedtomaketime togiveacquaintancesaquickkissonthecheekasIrushpast.Idon'tmindit.28 Itquicklyturnsstrangersintoacquaintances,andacquaintancesintofriends. AnotherthingthatI'venoticedisthatpeopleFrancearemuchmoreopenwith

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peoplethey don'tknow.29InFrance,however,onlongtrainjourneyspeople haveoftenstartedaconversationwithmefornoreason.Theyhaveachatsimply topassthetime.AndIreallyenjoybeingabletoshareapartofmylifeandmy storywithsomeoneelse.

WhateverimpressionsyoumayhaveaboutFrenchpeople,Ihavefoundthatthey are,forthemostpart,openandateasetalkingtostrangers30 A.Infact,Iquitelikeit.

B.TheydifferalotfromthoseintheUK. C.Oftenthekissisasubstituteforwords.

D.Thismakesmemorecomfortablewiththemtoo.

E.Britonsoftengreeteachotherwithhugsandkisses.

F.InEngland,youtalktoastrangeronlyifcompletelynecessary. 第五局部：填词补文〔第31?40题，每题1.5分，共15分〕 下面的短文有10处空白，短文后列出 12个词，其中10个取自短文，请根据短 文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌,并在答题卡相应位置上将答案 选项涂黑。

Successfor99Cents

Howdoyousellthingsinatimewhentheeconomyisdownandpeoplejustdon't wantto31?Trythe99centapproach.

SteveJobs,former32ofAppleComputers,trieditand33savedthemusicindustry.

He34astandardpriceof99centsforeachsongthathewantedtoselloniTunes andbuiltasuccessfulmusicdownloadcompany.

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Inthe1960s,DaveGold35astorethatsoldalcoholicdrinksinsouthernCalifornia. Hesoldwineinthree36categories:$0.79,$0.99and$1.49.whenhesawthatthe 99centwinedidbest,hestartedsellingtheothertwoatthesamepriceandsales wentup.In1982,hestarted3799centstoresacrosstheUS.Todaythecompany is38almost500milliondollarsandhas280shops.

Whydoesa99centpricetag(标签)makesomuchsuccess?Researchershave

foundoutthatthepriceendingwith.99showsa39priceforconsumers.Itlooks lessandconsumers40feelthattheycangetsomethingback. A. owned B. market C. set D. worth E. finally F. several G. buy H. usually I. boss J. sell K. lower L. price

第六局部：完形补文〔第41?50题，每题1.5分，共15分〕

下面的短文有10处空白，每处空白后的括号内有一个词，请根据短文内容将其

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正确的形式填入文中，以恢复文章原貌，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。 LearningFromMistakes

Lotsofpeopledarenotmakemistakes(mistake).Theyfeartheywillbelaughed ator41(blame)byothers.Theyfeartheywilllosetheirmoneyand42(belonging) orbeunderheavystress.Butrisksare43(possible)toavoidandtheydopavethe waytowardssuccess.Haveyouever44(hear)ofanyonewhoachievessuccess withoutmakinganymistakes?

Soitisonly45(nature)thatmakingmistakesshouldbeconsideredamust.You shouldn'tworryaboutthatasyou46(probable)getlotsofadvantagesoutofyour mistakes.Bymakingmistakes,youcanatleastdistinguishbetweenthecorrect andthe47(correct)partsofwhatyoudid.RobertStevensononce.Said:“Our

businessinlifeisnottobe48(success),buttocontinuetofailingoodspirits〞 Youneedn't worry about anything aslong asyou keepongoing (wise)learningfromyourmistakesand49(try)evenharder. 第七局部：短文写作〔第51题，30分〕

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50.trying 第七局部

Recentlythetopicofgreentravelhasbeenwidelydebatedwhichhasaroused

publicattention andhasbeenmoreandmorepopularwithpeople.Tosome

extent,ithasbecomeafashion.Undoubtedly,greentravelhasaproundimpact onbothenviromentandsocial,foritssignificancecannotbedenied.

Greentravel,especiallypublictransport,makesapositivecontribution tothe environment andsociety.Ononehand,publictransport hasthepotentialto

reducetransportCO2emissions,whichisamajorcontributortolocalairpollution

andsmog.Inthissense,greentravelmakestheenvironment cleanandgives

peopleahealthylivingenvironment.Ontheotherhand,publictransportplaysan importantroleinreducingthesocialcostsoftransportincludetrafficjamandtime

takenawayfromthefamilywhilecommuting andvulnerability tofuelprice

increases.

Wehaveonlyoneworldwecanlivein.Ihopethroughgreentravelcanweprotect theenviromentandsaveresources.Inmyopinion,nomatterwherewego,we aresupposedtochoosegreentravel.Ifyouareneartotheplacewhichyougo

to,youcangothereonfootorbybicycle.Inthiswaycanweprotectour

environmenandkeepfit.Ifyouarefarawayfromit,youcanchoosegoingthere bybusorbytaxiwithyourfriends.

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