1、高等教育自学考试英语(二)真题 2014年 10月及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：150 分钟)一、课程代码：00015(总题数：1，分数：0.00)二、第一部分：阅读判断（第 110 题，每题 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The Stranger Who Changed My Life It was a sunny morning in the spring of 1966. I was driving a taxi，looking for a customer. While passing New York Hospital， l found a man running d
2、own the hospital steps，waving at me. I stopped. The man reached the taxi and jumped in. “ The Airport，please，“ he said. As always，I wondered about my passenger. Was this man a talker? After a few moments，he started saying， “How do you like driving a taxi?” sit s OK，”I said. “I make a living and meet
3、 interesting people sometimes.” “ What do you do?” I asked. “I am a doctor at New York Hospital. ” Many times during long rides，ld developed a good relationship with my passengers and received very good advice from them. This time I decided to ask for his help，”Could I ask a favor of you?” He didnt
4、answer. “I have a son，15，a good kid. He wants a job this summer. is it possible that you get one for him?” He still wasnt talking, and I was starting to feel foolish. Finally, he said, “ Well, my students have a summer research project. Maybe he could join in. Have him send me his school record. ” H
5、e left his address and paid me. It was the last time I ever saw him. Robbie sent off his grades the next morning. And gradually this incident was forgotten. Two weeks later, when I arrived home from work, Robbie handed me a letter. He was informed to call Dr. Plum for an interview. Robbie got the jo
6、b. The following summer, Robbie worked at the hospital again, but this time, he was given more responsibility. Then, he worked at the hospital for a third summer and gradually developed a love of medical profession. Near graduating from college, Robbie applied to and was admitted to New York Medical
7、 College. After getting his medical degree, Robbie, the son of a taxi driver, became a doctor at Columbia Medical Center. （分数：10.00）(1).The doctor shouted at the taxi driver for a ride.（分数：1.00）A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given(2).The doctor wanted to go to the railway station by taxi.（分数：1.00）A.TrueB.FalseC
8、.Not Given(3).The taxi driver liked talking with his customers.（分数：1.00）A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given(4).The taxi driver had two children.（分数：1.00）A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given(5).The taxi driver became Dr. Plum s friend.（分数：1.00）A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given(6).The doctor wrote a recommendation letter for Robbie.
9、（分数：1.00）A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given(7).Robbie joined in a summer research project.（分数：1.00）A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given(8).Robbie gradually got interested in medicine.（分数：1.00）A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given(9).Robbie finally became a doctor at New York Hospital.（分数：1.00）A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given(10).Big opportun
10、ities can come out of ordinary meetings.（分数：1.00）A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given三、第二部分：阅读选择（第 1115 题，每题(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Talk to Your Kids about Their Eating Habits Carefully Weight is never an easy subject. It can be risky for parents to raise the issue of eating habits and weight with their kids. “No kid e
11、ver lost weight because his mother told him he was fat,” a friend told me when I was worried about my sons weight. It turns out she was right, according to a new study. The study was directed by Dr. Berge at University of Minnesota. She found that kids whose parents discussed eating in a healthy way
12、 were les. s likely to have eating problems. But 64% of the kids whose parents focused on their weight turned to unhealthy eating behaviors. Some kids went on extreme diets, and others even ate no food. So eating disorders were caused. Things were worse when fathers joined in the discussions with th
13、eir daughters and focused on weight. “Fathers should never comment on their daughters weight,” says Berge. Instead, she suggests, fathers should focus on their daughters interests. That can help them feel loved and confident enough to work on their weight issues. How should parents talk to kids abou
14、t. eating behaviors? According to Berge, they should avoid focusing on how much their kids weigh. They should talk to them about being healthy. Dont compare them with others. Ideally, both parents should share the responsibility. If that s not possible, choose the parent whose words cause the least
15、amount of stress and who demonstrates healthy eating.（分数：10.00）(1).The writer s friend advised her not to （分数：2.00）A.worrv about her sons weightB.take the risk of gaining weightC.change her own eating habitsD.talk to her son about his weight(2).The study found that some kids had fewer eating problem
16、s because they _.（分数：2.00）A.learned to eat healthilyB.took part in the studyC.focused on their weightD.believed the scientists(3).When told about their fatness, some kids _.（分数：2.00）A.felt helplessB.became angryC.began to eat no foodD.refused to take any advice(4).If a father focuses on his daughter
17、 s interests, she will feel _.（分数：2.00）A.amusedB.encouragedC.surprisedD.challenged(5).When taking to their kids about eating behaviors, parents should _.（分数：2.00）A.focus on being healthyB.use short and simple wordsC.respect their kids viewsD.compare their kids with others四、第三部分：概括段落大意和补全句子（第 16(总题数：
18、1，分数：10.00)Plagiarism（剽窃） You just found some good .stuff on the Web for your science report. You copy a paragraph and paste it into your report. Then you continue your research. But you just made a big mistake. You committed plagiarism. Plagiarism is when you use someone else s words or ideas and p
19、retend that they are yours. It s not allowed in school, college, or beyond. The word“ plagiarism“ comes from Latin. It means stealing a person s ideas. But it s not always easy to tell what is plagiarism and what is not. Sometimes, its accidental. You really intended to do your own work, yet ended u
20、p with some sentences that sound just like something youve read. Though plagiarism can be accidental, its sometimes done on purpose. That s just being lazy. By copying whole paragraphs from different places, you dont have to spend the time thinking about the subject, gathering your own thoughts abou
21、t it, and then putting them into original words. Cut, paste, and youre done. Most schools are pretty strict about plagiarism, If youre caught, your graduation will be delayed or worse. At the very least, youre probably going to fail the assignment. When youre older and in college, some schools will
22、kick out students who plagiarize. When youre kicked out of one college, it can be hard to get into another. To be on the safe side, always make it clear where the information comes from. You need to write references. Thats a list of the sources you used for a project or report. To do that, youre nee
23、d to know the author, the title, and the date it was published. If you write something really great, maybe some day someone will quote you in a report.（分数：10.00）(1).Task 1 （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(2).Paragraph:（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(3).Paragraph:（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(4).Paragraph:（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(5
24、).Paragraph:（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(6).Task 2 （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(7).Sometimes it is hard to tell whether_（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(8).Copying whole paragraphs can _.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(9).Once caught for plagiarism,_（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(10).If you publish something great, people may_.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
25、D.E.F.五、第四部分：填句补文（第 2630 题，每题(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Fruit Imagine a world without fruit. We wouldnt be very healthy. We get a lot of important vitamins from eating fruit. We think of fruit primarily as something to eat. 26 Fruit is part of a flowering plant and it carries the seeds. The purpose of fruit is
26、 to protect a plants seeds and help them get spread about. Wind and water spread seeds. So do animals when they eat fruit and drop the seeds. 27 There are two main types of fruit fleshy and dry. Fleshy fruits are soft and juicy. Pears, bananas and apples are all fleshy fruits. 28 Grains like wheat a
27、nd rice, or nuts like chestnuts(板栗) ,are dry fruits. But wait Youve eaten oranges and grapes without seeds. How can they be fruits? Its because people have changed the way they grow fruit. They can now grow seedless fruit. Seedless fruit comes from special plants that are made by combining two varie
28、ties of a fruit to form a new variety. These special plants grow and produce seeds. 29 These plants cannot reproduce themselves. They can make fruit, but the fruit has no seeds. Fruits are a source of substances that keep us alive and healthy. So people make use of fruits for many foods. We make jui
29、ces from them. We make jams and sweets. 30 Beer comes from grains and wine comes from grapes, and some particular wines are made from apples, peaches, or other fruits. A. Dry fruits are thin and hard. B. We even make alcohol from fruit. C. But fruit has a purpose quite apart from our needs. D. So th
30、ese plants produce fleshy fruits. E. Then the seeds grow into new plants. F. But the plants grown from these seeds are seedless.（分数：10.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.A.B.C.D.E.F.A.B.C.D.E.F.A.B.C.D.E.F.A.B.C.D.E.F.六、第五部分：填词补文（第 3140题，每题(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Mental Activities Help Save Memory Doing mental activities is he
31、lpful. Reading books and writing at any age may save memory, a new 31 finds. The study was conducted by some American neurologists (神经病学家). It 32 294 people. They were given 33 on memory and thinking. They had the tests once a year for six years. They were also asked to talk about their mental activ
32、ities during childhood, in their youth, during middle age and at their 34 age. Some of those people did mental activities both 35 and late in life. They had a slower 36 of decline in memory than the others. The others 37 did such activities. Their rate of decline in memory was 48% 38 . “Mental activ
33、ities like reading and writing are great. They 39 bring benefits. We shouldnt 40 their effects on our children, ourselves and our parents,“ said Robert Wilson, lead author of the study. （分数：15.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.A.B.C.D.
34、E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.七、第六部分：完形补文（第 4150题，每题(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Labor Market Decline The decline of the labor market is easy to misinterpret (interpret). There are many reasons for that. Dur
35、ing the 1970s, large numbers of women and young adults 41 (bear) during the baby boom entered into the work force. That 42 ( result) in too many workers for the jobs available and depressed wages. The decline also has something to do with the explosive 43 ( grow) in world trade since 1960. As 44 .(
36、manufacture) technologies have become more mobile, production jobs have 45 (move) from the U. S. to countries where wages are low. In 46 (add), technology itself has helped to cause the shifts in the job market. For example, 47 (few) American workers are needed to make steel today than in the past,
37、because new 48 ( machine) have made many of their tasks 49 (necessary). Finally, the high rate of 50 (employment) caused by these factors has tended to drive wages down further.（分数：15.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_八、笫七部分：短文写作（第 51题，30 分）(总题数：1，分数：30.00)1. （
38、分数：30.00）_高等教育自学考试英语(二)真题 2014年 10月答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：150 分钟)一、课程代码：00015(总题数：1，分数：0.00)二、第一部分：阅读判断（第 110 题，每题 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The Stranger Who Changed My Life It was a sunny morning in the spring of 1966. I was driving a taxi，looking for a customer. While passing New York Hospital， l found a man
39、running down the hospital steps，waving at me. I stopped. The man reached the taxi and jumped in. “ The Airport，please，“ he said. As always，I wondered about my passenger. Was this man a talker? After a few moments，he started saying， “How do you like driving a taxi?” sit s OK，”I said. “I make a living
40、 and meet interesting people sometimes.” “ What do you do?” I asked. “I am a doctor at New York Hospital. ” Many times during long rides，ld developed a good relationship with my passengers and received very good advice from them. This time I decided to ask for his help，”Could I ask a favor of you?”
41、He didnt answer. “I have a son，15，a good kid. He wants a job this summer. is it possible that you get one for him?” He still wasnt talking, and I was starting to feel foolish. Finally, he said, “ Well, my students have a summer research project. Maybe he could join in. Have him send me his school re
42、cord. ” He left his address and paid me. It was the last time I ever saw him. Robbie sent off his grades the next morning. And gradually this incident was forgotten. Two weeks later, when I arrived home from work, Robbie handed me a letter. He was informed to call Dr. Plum for an interview. Robbie g
43、ot the job. The following summer, Robbie worked at the hospital again, but this time, he was given more responsibility. Then, he worked at the hospital for a third summer and gradually developed a love of medical profession. Near graduating from college, Robbie applied to and was admitted to New Yor
44、k Medical College. After getting his medical degree, Robbie, the son of a taxi driver, became a doctor at Columbia Medical Center. （分数：10.00）(1).The doctor shouted at the taxi driver for a ride.（分数：1.00）A.TrueB.False C.Not Given解析：解析 题干大意：医生向出租车司机大声叫喊要乘车。题目的关键词是“shouted at”，对应原文第一段第三句：While passing
45、New York Hospital，I found a man runnng down the hospital steps，waving at me.原文是说医生在向出租车司机挥手，并没有大声叫喊。题目的意思与原文的意思不符，故选 B。(2).The doctor wanted to go to the railway station by taxi.（分数：1.00）A.TrueB.False C.Not Given解析：解析 题干大意：医生想乘出租车去地铁站。题目的关键词是“railway station”，对应原文第二段第三句：“The Airport，please，”he said.
46、原文是说医生要去机场，而不是去地铁站。题目的意思与原文的意思不符，故选 B。(3).The taxi driver liked talking with his customers.（分数：1.00）A.True B.FalseC.Not Given解析：解析 题干大意：出租车司机喜欢和他的乘客聊天。题目的关键词是“liked talking”，对应原文第六段第一句：Many times during long rides, Id developed a good relationship with my passengers and received very good advice fro
47、m them。原文是说很多时候，在长途乘车中，出租车司机和乘客建立了良好的关系，还从乘客那里得到好的建议。说明了出租车司机喜欢和乘客聊天，与题目的意思一致，故选 A。(4).The taxi driver had two children.（分数：1.00）A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given 解析：解析 题干大意：出租车司机有两个小孩。题目的关键词是“two children”，对应原文第七段第三句：“I have a son，15，a good kid.”原文是说出租车司机有一个 15岁的儿子。题目所说的内容在原文中并没有出现，故选 C。(5).The taxi driver
48、became Dr. Plum s friend.（分数：1.00）A.TrueB.False C.Not Given解析：解析 题干大意：出租车司机和 Plum医生成为了朋友。题目的关键词是“friend”，对应原文第九段第二句：It was the last time I ever saw him原文是说那次乘车之后，出租车司机再也没有见过这个医生。说明了他们没有成为朋友。题目的意思与原文的意思不符，故选 B。(6).The doctor wrote a recommendation letter for Robbie.（分数：1.00）A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given 解析：解析 题干大意：医生为 Robbie写了一封推荐信。题目的关键词是“recommendation letter”，对应原文第 十段最后两句话：Two weeks later，when I amved home from work，Robbie handed me a letterHe was informed to call Dr. Plum for
