1、英语阅读(二)自考题分类模拟 14 及答案解析(总分：50.00，做题时间：90 分钟)二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Several months ago I decided it would be wise to investigate the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy, if for no other reason than because I understood it might be a good investme
2、nt. I got the name of an insurance agent from a friend and called the agent to get some information. From the kinds of questions I put to him, the agent would tell that I knew nothing about insurance so he kindly offered to explore the matter with me in more de- tailto help me determine the kind of
3、policy I ought to be considering. That evening he appeared at my door promptly at 7:30; without wasting time on amenities, he spread his papers out on the kitchen table and launched into a lengthy explanation. I listened attentively as he talked about the difference between various types of policies
4、, and he explained the kind of coverage he felt I ought to have because of my age bracket and financial objectives. Toward the end of the evening (after three or four hours of talking), he kindly helped me fill out an application for a 50,000 dollar policy, and then he asked if I could go to a Dr. L
5、uther“s office on Friday for a physical examination. I don“t know why, but it was not until the mention of the doctor“s appointment that I realized fully what was happening. I was about to sign a lifetime contract, yet I had not really made a decision about whether I wanted to buy the policy or not.
6、 As a matter of fact, the question of the need for a decision from me one way or the other had not even come up. Suddenly I felt sure that I definitely did not want to buy the policy. However, since he had spent so much time with me, I didn“t want to make him feel that he had wasted his time. So I i
7、nvented an excuse about things I had to do on Friday, and I assured him I would call him in a few days. Actually, I had no intention of going to see Dr. Luther or of calling the agent again. I wanted to forget the whole thing. It“s been over three months now since our meeting, and my friendly insura
8、nce agent still calls at my office faithfully two or three times a week. My secretary knows that I don“t want to talk to him, so when he calls she tells him that I“m in a meeting or that I“m out of the office or that I“m away on a business trip. I realize now that it was a mistake not to tell him ou
9、tright that I“m not interested, and please not to bother me any more, all I can do is to avoid his calls and hope I don“t run into him someplace.（分数：10.00）(1).The writer got the name of the insurance agent from _.（分数：2.00）A.a TV commercialB.one of his friendsC.an insurance companyD.one of his collea
10、gues(2).Why did the writer phone the insurance agent? _（分数：2.00）A.He wanted to fill out an application for a life insurance policy.B.He had decided to buy a life insurance policy.C.He wanted to explore the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy.D.He took great interest in the insurance comp
11、any.(3).After helping the writer fill out the application, the agent asked if _.（分数：2.00）A.he was satisfied with his explanationB.he could pay the insurance premium immediatelyC.he could recommend other people to buy a life insuranceD.he could go to the doctor“s for a physical check-up(4).What do yo
12、u think about the secretary? _（分数：2.00）A.She is dishonest.B.She is experienced.C.She is sophisticated.D.She is sympathetic.(5).“.all I can do is to avoid his calls and hope I don“t run into him someplace.“ (Para. 4) The expression “run into him“ means _.（分数：2.00）A.being caught by himB.getting him an
13、noyedC.meeting him accidentallyD.seeing him as scheduled四、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Sometimes teens need to have some time away from their families. They may want to move out of the family home for a while. Many parents will say no to this demand. But experts say it might be a good idea to let your
14、 teens live with a friend or relative. “It was the break I needed at the time,“ said Richard Lerner. He is talking about the time he spent living with his grandmother when he was 15. “It allowed me to be a different person than I was with my parents.“ Lerner said. He now heads the Institute for Chil
15、dren, Youth and Families at Michigan State University. Experts say teens living away from their families can test new ways of thinking and getting along with people. They may see new solutions to problems. This is different from running away, the experts stress. Runaways are often fleeing serious pr
16、oblems. Some teens who want some time away from family attend a structured summer program. Others live for a while with a relative or with the family of a friend. If there is conflict at home, having a teen live elsewhere can benefit other family members. It gives everyone space redevelop better rel
17、ationships. Joseph Kett teaches history at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He says living at home until the late teen years has become the norm only in recent times. “In the 17th century, children were often sent to live in other people“s homes when they were about 10 or 11,“ he said.
18、 Peter Sheras teaches education at the University of Virginia. He said parents should listen when a child wants to move out. They should try to find out why the child wants some time away. Often, parents can help the child find a safe place to stay during that time. In other cases, they can meet the
19、 child“s needs at home.（分数：10.00）(1).According to this passage, many parents think it _ for their children to live away from them.（分数：2.00）A.rightB.happyC.unsafeD.reasonable(2).When children seriously disagree with their parents, experts suggest that parents should _.（分数：2.00）A.punish themB.let them
20、 live away from their familiesC.send for a teacherD.keep them in the house(3).The underlined word “structured“ means _.（分数：2.00）A.builtB.stuckC.organizedD.drunk(4).In history, _.（分数：2.00）A.teens never left their familiesB.teens often left their parentsC.teens never went to schoolD.teens never make f
21、riends with each other(5).Nowadays living away and running away from home _.（分数：2.00）A.never happenB.often worry parents and teachersC.are very popularD.are accepted by people五、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：10.00)About three hundred years ago, there were approximately half a billion people in the world. In
22、 the two centuries that followed the population doubled, and, by 1850, there were more than a billion people in the world. It took only 75 years for the figure to double once more, so that now the population figure stands at approximately six and one half billion. Each day the population of the worl
23、d increases by about 150,000. In former centuries the population grew slowly. Famines, wars, and epidemics, such as the plague and cholera, killed many people. Today, although the birth rate has not changed significantly, the death rate has been lowered considerably by various kinds of progress. Mac
24、hinery has made it possible to produce more and more food in vast areas, such as the plains of America and Russia. Crops have increased almost everywhere and people are growing more and more food. New forms of food preservation have also been developed so that food need not be eaten as soon as it ha
25、s grown. Meat, fish, fruit and vegetables can be dried, tinned or frozen, then stored for later use. Improvement in communications and transportation has made it possible to send more food from the place where it is produced to other places where it is needed. This has helped reduced the number of f
26、amines. Generally speaking, people live in conditions of greater security. Practices such as the slave trade, which caused many useless deaths, have been stopped. Progress in medicine and hygiene has made it possible for people to live longer. People in Europe and North America live, on the average,
27、 twice as long as they did a hundred years ago. In other countries, too, people generally live much longer than they once did. Babies, especially, have a far better chance of growing up because of increased protection against infant disease. However, all countries do not benefit to the same degree f
28、rom this program in medicine and hygiene. In Europe and North America, the growing population has had the advantage of greater quantities of natural resources and food. However, in some places, such as the monsoon countries of Asia, the birth rate has always been very high. Now, with better hygienic
29、 conditions and better medical care, fewer babies die; but the birth rate has not changed. This means that the population is growing very rapidly and that there is not enough food for everyone. Half the world“s people live in Asia, but most of them are concentrated in the coastal regions and on the
30、islands. The same type of populace concentration is true of other continents, although they are often far less populated. There are still vast regions of the larger continents, mountainous areas, deserts, the far north, and tropical jungles.（分数：10.00）(1).The population of the world is now approximat
31、ely _.（分数：2.00）A.2,500,000,000B.3,000,000,000C.3,500,000,000D.6,500,000,000(2).Population has increased rapidly in the last 75 years because _.（分数：2.00）A.people have more childrenB.various kinds of progress prolong livesC.there are not many warsD.all fatal diseases have been conquered(3).Which facto
32、r has not helped increase population? _（分数：2.00）A.Machinery.B.Progress in medicine.C.Physical training.D.Epidemics.(4).Para. 36 are introduced by _.（分数：2.00）A.the second paragraphB.the third sentences of the second paragraphC.the first sentence of the third paragraphD.the first sentence of the secon
33、d paragraph(5).It would seem to be desirable _.（分数：2.00）A.to stop the growth of populationB.to reduce the population of the monsoon countriesC.to increase the population of the European countriesD.to try to make empty regions more habitable六、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The establishment of Earth Day
34、 began with an idea proposed in October 1969 by John McConnell, a San Francisco resident. McConnell approached the San Francisco Board of Supervisors with a resolution to devote one day a year to public awareness dedicated to nature and the fragile ecosystem that comprises it. The day“s events would
35、 emphasize the urgency of all inhabitants of the planet to take responsibility for building a healthy and ecologically sustainable planet. The board was impressed with McConnell“s idea and declared Earth Day an annual celebration to be held on March 21, the date of the vernal equinox. McConnell stat
36、ed, “This is the moment when night and day are equal throughout the earthreminding us of Earth“s beautiful systems of balance which humanity has partially upset and must restore.“ Earth Day was established as a national day of celebration in the United States in 1970 and was embraced by the United N
37、ations in 1971 when it declared an Earth Day ceremony to be held each year on the day of the March Equinox. In 1970, Senator Gaylord Nelson, pro-posed an Earth Week for the third week in April and together with Bruce Anderson, an architect of solar energy and environmental author, co-founded Earth D
38、ay USA. The first national Earth Day was celebrated in the United States on April 22, 1970. Twenty million participants nationwide took part in teach-ins, street demonstrations, and workshops in. 2,000 communities and 12,000 college and high school campuses. The major public concern at that time was
39、 industrial pollution and its effect on the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the health of the planet we live on. Those celebrations led to overwhelming public outcries for legislation mandating ecologically sound environmental policies and rigid controls on industrial pollution. Over the yea
40、rs, the issues of concern have expanded greatly into all aspects of air, water, soil, and noise pollution. Whether it comes from vehicles, factories, agriculture, housing, or private property, public concern and activism continue unabated with citizens from around the world involved in efforts to ac
41、hieve a sustainable and enduring ecosystem.（分数：10.00）(1).This passage mainly discusses _.（分数：2.00）A.how Earth Day originated and developedB.why Earth Day was set on the day of vernal equinoxC.why John McConnell proposed the idea of Earth DayD.what the major public concern was in the 1970s(2).Earth D
42、ay was first proposed to _.（分数：2.00）A.reflect public concern for industrial pollution at the timeB.call for legislation on environmentC.achieve a sustainable and enduring ecosystemD.raise the public awareness of nature and the ecosystem(3).The major concern of the first national Earth Day in the Uni
43、ted States was _.（分数：2.00）A.deforestation and desertizationB.air pollution and water pollutionC.agricultural waste and pesticide useD.industrial pollution and its effect(4).According to the last paragraph, people have now realized _.（分数：2.00）A.the establishment of the Earth Day can do little to save
44、 our planetB.the importance of protecting our environment and the ecosystemC.John McConnell“s proposal played an important role in saving our planetD.the issues of concern of Earth Day have expanded greatly into all aspects of air, water, soil, and noise pollution(5).The word “enduring“ in the last
45、sentence probably means _.（分数：2.00）A.lastingB.toleratingC.strengtheningD.deteriorating七、Passage Five(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Originally the food of emperors, the cuisine known as kaiseki is the pinnacle of Japanese eatingand few restaurants serve a more refined menu than Kikunoi, in the former imperial capit
46、al of Kyoto. Kaiseki dining is the product of centuries of cultural evolution, but though Kikunoi is high-endas the bill will indicateits cuisine is meant to be a grand elaboration of the basic Japanese home meal: rice, fish, pickles, vegetables and miso soup, artfully presented in small, healthy po
47、rtions. “I believe that Japanese cuisine is something embedded in Japanese people“s DNA,“ says Kikunoi“s owner, Yoshihiro Murata. That may be true, but it“s a legacy under assault, increasingly crowded out by fast, convenient, westernized food. These days, Murata says sadly, his college-age daughter
48、 doesn“t see much difference between cheap restaurant food and the haute cuisine he makes. “I think that in Japan, people should eat good Japanese food,“ he says. “But they are far away from it.“ Japan is not alone. Food and diet are the cornerstones of any culture, one of the most reliable symbols
49、of national identity. Think of the long Spanish lunch followed by the afternoon siesta, a rhythm of food and rest perfectly suited to the blistering heat of the Iberian Peninsula in summer. Think of the Chinese meal of rice, vegetables and (only recently) meat, usually served in big collective dishes, the better for extended clans to dine together. National diets come to incorporate all aspects of who we are: our religious taboos, class structure, geography, economy, even government. Even
