1、自考英语（二）综合模拟试卷 5 及答案与解析一、阅读判断0 Moderate Earthquake Strikes EnglandA moderate earthquake struck parts of southeast England on 28 April 2007, toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds. Several thousand people were left without power in Kent County. One woman suffered minor hea
2、d and neck injuries. “It felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun-fair ride, “ said the woman.The British Geological Survey said the 4. 3-magnitude(震级)quake struck at 8 :19 a. m. and was centered under the English Channel, about 8. 5 miles south of Dover and near the entrance to t
3、he Channel Tunnel.Witnesses said cracks appeared in walls and chimneys collapsed across the county. Residents said the tremor had lasted for about 10 to 15 seconds.“I was lying in bed and it felt as if someone had just got up from bed next to me, “ said Hendrick van Eck, 27 , of Canterbury about 60
4、miles southeast of London. “I then heard the sound of cracking, and it was getting heavier and heavier. It felt as if someone was at the end of my bed hopping up and down. “There are thousands of moderate quakes on this scale around the world each year, but they are rare in Britain. The April 28 qua
5、ke was the strongest in Britain since 2002 when a 4. 8-magnitude quake struck the central England city of Birmingham.The country s strongest earthquake took place in the North Sea in 1931, measuring 6. 1 on the Richter(里氏)scale. British Geological Survey scientist Roger Musson said the quake took pl
6、ace on 28 April in an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever to strike Britain, including one in 1580 that caused damage in London and was felt in France. Musson predicted that it was only a matter of time before another earthquake struck this part of England. However, people sho
7、uld not be scared too much by this prediction, Musson said, as the modern earthquake warning system of Britain should be able to detect a forthcoming quake and announce it several hours before it takes place. This would allow time for people to evacuate and reduce damage to the minimum.1 During the
8、April 28 earthquake, whole England was left without power.（A）真（B）假（C） Not Given2 The 3-magnitude quake struck at 8:19 p. m. in England and was centered under the English Channel.（A）真（B）假（C） Not Given3 The Channel Tunnel was closed for 10 hours after the earthquake occurred.（A）真（B）假（C） Not Given4 Whe
9、n the earthquake happened on 28 April people didn t notice it.（A）真（B）假（C） Not Given5 It was reported that one lady had got her head and neck injured, but not seriously.（A）真（B）假（C） Not Given6 France and several other European countries sent their medical teams to work side by side with the British do
10、ctors.（A）真（B）假（C） Not Given7 The country s strongest earthquake took place in London in 1580.（A）真（B）假（C） Not Given8 Musson predicted that another earthquake would occur in southeast England sooner or later.（A）真（B）假（C） Not Given9 Musson said the April 28 earthquake caused damage in London and was fel
11、t in France.（A）真（B）假（C） Not Given10 It can be inferred from the passage that England is rarely hit by high magnitude earthquakes.（A）真（B）假（C） Not Given二、阅读选择10 British ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the third largest Canadian province, both in area and population. It is nearly 1.5 times as large as Texa
12、s, and extends 800 miles(1, 280 km)north from the United States border. It includes Canada s entire west coast and the islands just off the coast.Most of British Columbia is mountainous, with long rugged ranges running north and south. Even the coastal islands are the remains of a mountain range tha
13、t existed thousands of years ago. During the last Ice Age, this range was scoured by glaciers until most of it was beneath the sea. Its peaks now show as islands scattered along the coast.The southwestern coastal region has a humid mild marine climate. Sea winds that blow inland from the west are wa
14、rmed by a current of warm water that flows through the Pacific Ocean. As a result, winter temperatures average above freezing and summers are mild. These warm western winds also carry moisture from the ocean.Inland from the coast, the winds from the Pacific meet the mountain barriers of the coastal
15、ranges and the Rocky Mountains. As they rise to cross the mountains, the winds are cooled, and their moisture begins to fall as rain. On some of the western slopes almost 200 inches(500 cm)of rain fall each year.More than half of British Columbia is heavily forested. On mountain slopes that receive
16、plentiful rainfall, huge Douglas firs rise in towering columns. These forest giants often grow to be as much as 300 feet(90 m)tall, with diameters up to 10 feet(3m). More lumber is produced from these trees than from any other kind of tree in North America. Hemlock, red cedar, and balsam fir are amo
17、ng the other trees found in British Columbia.11 With which aspect of British Columbia is the passage primarily concerned?（A）Its climate.（B） Its culture.（C） Its geography.（D）Its history.12 In which part of British Columbia can a mild climate be found?（A）In the southwest.（B） Inland from the coast.（C）
18、In the north.（D）On the entire west coast.13 In Paragraph 5, the word “heavily“ could best be replaced by which of the following?（A）Widely.（B） Densely.（C） Chiefly.（D）Largely.14 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a tree found in British Columbia?（A）Hemlock.（B） Cedar.（C） Fir.（D）Pine.15 What eff
19、ect do the mountains have on winds?（A）Make them dry.（B） Make them wet.（C） Make them cool.（D）Make them weak.三、概括段落大意和补全句子15 How did English Become a Global Language?(1)The rise of English is a remarkable tale as Professor David Crystal reminds us in his attractive book.(2)When Julius Caesar landed in
20、 Britain more than 2, 000 years ago, English did not exist. Five hundred years later, English, virtually incomprehensible to modern eras, was probably spoken by about as few people as currently speak Cherokee, the language of a small North American Indian tribeand with little influence. About 1, 000
21、 years later, at the end of the 16th century, and after the Norman Conquest, the Reformation and the arrival of commercial printing technology, English was the native speech of between 5 million and 7 million people. And yet now look at it. As the second millennium approaches, English is more widely
22、 scattered, more widely spoken and written than any other language has ever been. In the title of the book, it has become a truly global language. According to Crystal, about 2.09 billion people, well over one-third of the world s population are routinely exposed to it.(3)As he rightly points out, w
23、hat is impressive about this staggering figure is:“ Not so much the grand total but the speed with which expansion has taken place since the 1950s. In 1950, the case for English as a world language would have been no more than plausible. Fifty years on and the case is virtually won. “(4)So what happ
24、ened?(5)Someone once said that a language is a dialect with an army and a navy. In other words, when the British navy set out to conquer the world, is set out an “army“ of English speakers. As the British Empire spread throughout the world, English became the basis of law, commerce and education. Th
25、e British Empire was succeeded by another(the American), which shared virtually the same linguistic heritage. American English, which has become the rocket-fuel of the English language, has magically found its way into areas undreamed of 40, let alone 400 years ago.(6)The most valuable part of Cryst
26、al s study is the section devoted to a speedy analysis of the cultural basis of this global reach, notably the influence of broadcasting, press, advertising, popular music and film. He is also up-to-date and informative in his identification of the World-Wide-Web as a powerful enhancer of American c
27、ultural and linguistic dominance.(7)What does the future hold? To this question, Crystal proposes the recognition of a new form of EnglishWSSE(World Standard Spoken English)which almost by definition rules out the possibility that English would fragment into mutually unintelligible language as Latin
28、 once did. “English, in some shape or form, will find itself in the service of the world community forever, “ Crystal writes.A. The Future of EnglishB. The Speed of the Spread of EnglishC. The Role Played by Culture and the NetD. The Role Played by Military ExpansionE. The Role Played by EducationF.
29、 The 2, 000 Years of English16 Paragraph(2):17 Paragraph(3):18 Paragraph(5):19 Paragraph(6):20 Paragraph(7):20 A. the same linguistic heritageB. that we would not be able to understand it at allC. virtually wonD. the trend to become a global languageE. what once happened to LatinF. but the speed wit
30、h which21 The kind of English spoken 1 , 500 years ago was so different from the English we speak today22 What impresses people most is not the interesting number of speakers of English found all over the world, _ the language has spread in the past half century or so.23 Around the year 2000, the ca
31、se for English as a global language_.24 The British Empire and the United States shared_.25 Crystal expresses the belief that in the future_will not happen to.自考英语（二）综合模拟试卷 5 答案与解析一、阅读判断1 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 题干句说“2007 年 4 月 28 日的地震致使全英格兰都停电”。利用特征词 April 28，power 作为线索，在文章中查找到相关句“A moderate earthquake stru
32、ck parts of southeast England on 28 April 2007Several thousand people were left without power in Kent County”可知提到的电力中断指的是英国的肯特郡，因此选 B。2 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 题干句说“at 8：19 pm”，但是查找原文，找到是 “at 8：19 am ”，因此题干句给的信息有误。3 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 题干说“地震发生后，海峡隧道关闭了 10 小时”，利用特征词 The Channel Tunnel 作为线索，在文章第 2 段中找到相关信息，但是该段并没有
33、关于10 hours 的信息，因此判断问题句的内容在文章中没有出现。4 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 题干说“人们并没有感觉到地震的发生”，但是根据原文前半部分人们对经历地震的描述，可知这是一个错误的信息。因此选 B。5 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 题干句意为“地震中一个妇女的头部和颈部受了点轻伤”，利用信息词 lady，head，neck 作为线索，在文章中找到相关句“One woman suffered minor head and neck injuries”内容与题干句的内容相符，因此题干句提供了正确信息。6 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 题干句指出“法国和其他几个欧洲国家派遣他们的
34、医疗队去英国与当地的医生并肩工作”，利用特征词 France，European，medical teams 作为线索，在文中查找，结果发现这些内容根本没有在文章中出现，因此判断题干句提供的信息在文章中没有被提到。7 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 题干句“英国最强烈的地震于 1580 年发生在伦敦”，利用特征词strongest earthquake 作为线索，在文章中查找相关句“The countrys strongest earthquake took place in the North Seain 1931”因此题干句提供了错误信息。8 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 题干句“Musson
35、 预言在英格兰东南部迟早将发生另一次地震”，利用特征词 Musson，another earthquake 作为线索，在文章中找到相关句“Musson predicted that it was only a matter oftime before another earthquake struck this part of England”，还需确认“this part of England”是什么地方，向上查找，发现上一句“the quake took place on 28 April in an area that”也就是说这一地区在 4 月28 日发生了地震，继续向上查找，文章首句
36、“A moderate earthquake struck parts ofsoutheast England on 28 April 2007”因此，可以确认 “this part of England”就是“southeast England”，所以选 A 项。9 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 利用信息词 Musson，France 查找原文，发现相关句“Musson said the quake took place on 28 April in an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever to strike
37、 Britain，including one in 1580 that caused damage in London and was felt in France”，可知对伦敦造成危害同时在法国也有震感的是1580 年的地震，因此题干句的信息有误。10 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 题干句“从文章中可以推断出高震级的地震在英格兰很少见”，利用信息词“highmagnitude earthquakes( 高震级的地震 )”作为线索，找到相关句“There are thousands of moderatequakes on this scale around the world each ye
38、ar，but they are rare in Britain ”据此，可以推断出，高震级的地震在英格兰很少见，故选 A 项。二、阅读选择11 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 主旨大意题。第一段讲了 British Columbia 是加拿大第三大省，第二段讲该地区是山区，第三、四段讲气候，最后一段讲植被。综上所述选择 C。12 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 事实细节题。答案在第三段第一句话。13 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 词义理解题。根据该段的主旨大意可以看出该地区植被丰富，因此推断出 heavily 在这里的意思是说植被茂盛。因此选择 B。14 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 事实细节题。
39、根据最后一段最后一句话，A 、B 、C 都已经提及，因此选 D。15 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 事实细节题。根据第四段第二句“As they(the winds from the Pacific)rise to crossthe mountainsthe winds are cooled”可知选择 C。三、概括段落大意和补全句子16 【正确答案】 F【试题解析】 段落大意提取，需要寻找代表性的关键词组或关键句子，一般为段落的首句、末句，以下同此.具体到本段：“When Julius Caesar landed in Britain more than 2， 000 years ago，En
40、glishdid not exist(是本段的中心句，剩余部分为具体的介绍和阐述这一时期内的历史。)”17 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 本段比较短小，很容易提取出关键的句子信息。从 As he rightly points out，what isimpressive about this staggering figure is：“Not so much the grand total but the speed with which expansion has taken place since the 1950s”中可以找到“speed”。 18 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 本段首先以
41、“Someone once said that a language is a dialect with an army and a navy”为中心句，随后围绕着“military”进行了具体的介绍，答案很容易找到。19 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 本段主要讲述了文化、网络以及传媒对语言的发展和传播所起的作用，很容易选出正确答案。20 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 最后一段，首先提到了英语未来的发展，随后和拉丁文的逐渐消失进行对比，得出结论：英语会成为全球社区进行交流和沟通的语言21 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 细节定位题。本题应定位到第二段的前两句：“When Julius Caesa
42、r landed in Britain morethan 2，000 years ago，English did not exist. Five hundred years later，English，virtually incomprehensibleto modern eras，was probably spoken by about as few people as currently speak Cherokee(从中可以找出，1500年前的英语在现代人听起来很难理解，能讲这一时期的英语的人数也是少之又少。)”22 【正确答案】 F【试题解析】 细节定位到第三段的句首：As he ri
43、ghtly points out，what is impressive about this staggering figure is：“Not so much the grand total but the speed with which expansion has taken placesince the 1950s”很容易找出答案。23 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 细节定位到第三段的句尾：“In 1950，the case for English as a world language wouldhave been no more than plausible. Fifty year
44、s on and the case is virtually won”根据句子的意思，做一个小小的数学运算，就可以得出答案。24 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 细节定位到第五段的段落中：“The British Empire was succeeded by another(theAmerican)，which shared virtually the same linguistic heritage ”基本上是原句。25 【正确答案】 E【试题解析】 根据最后一段：“To this question，Crystal proposes the recognition of a new form
45、 ofEnglish-WSSE (World Standard Spoken English)-which almost by definition rules out the possibility that English would fragment into mutually unintelligible language as Latin once didEnglish，insome shape or formwill find itself in the service of the world community forever”从这句话可以看出，英文不会有拉丁文那样的遭遇，反而会寻找到自己的出路，在未来服务于国际社会。
