[自考类试卷]自考英语(二)模拟试卷36及答案与解析.doc
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1、自考英语(二)模拟试卷 36 及答案与解析一、阅读判断0 Why Is the Native Language Learnt So WellHow does it happen that children learn their mother tongue so well? When we compare them with adults learning a foreign language, we often find this interesting fact. A little child without knowledge or experience often succeeds i
2、n a complete mastery of the language. A grown-up person with fully developed mental powers, in most cases, may end up with a faulty and inexact command. What accounts for this difference?Despite other explanations, the real answer in my opinion lies partly in the child himself, partly in the behavio
3、ur of the people around him. In the first place, the time of learning the mother tongue is the most favourable of all, namely, the first years of life. A child hears it spoken from morning till night and, what is more important, always in its genuine(纯正的 ) form, with the right pronunciation, right i
4、ntonation, and right use of words and right structure. He drinks in all the words and expressions which come to him in a fresh, ever bubbling spring. There is no resistance: there is perfect assimilation (同化).Then the child has, as it were, private lessons all the year round, while an adult language
5、 student has each week a limited number of hours which he generally shares with others. The child has another advantage; he hears the language in all possible situations, always accompanied by the right kind of gestures and facial expressions. Here there is nothing unnatural, as is often found in la
6、nguage lessons in schools, when one talks about ice and snow in June or scorching(炎热的 ) heat in January. And what a child hears is generally what immediately interests him. Again and again, when his attempts at speech are successful, his desires are understood and fulfilled.Finally, though a childs
7、“teachers“ may not have been trained in language teaching, their relations with him are always close and personal. They take great pains to make their lessons easy.1 Compared with adults learning a foreign language, children learn their native language with ease.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given2 Adults
8、 knowledge and mental powers hinder (妨碍) their complete mastery of a foreign language.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given3 The reason why children learn their mother tongue so well lies solely in their environment of learning.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given4 Plenty of practice in listening during the first
9、years of life partly ensures childrens success of learning their mother tongue.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given5 A child learning his native language has the advantage of having private lessons all the year round.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given6 Gestures and facial expressions may assist a child in maste
10、ring his native language.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given7 The study hours for adult language learners are very short, compared with the children.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given8 The language practiced on language lessons in schools is often unnatural.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given9 A childs “teachers“ ar
11、e usually trained in language teaching.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given10 Different children learn their native languages at sharply different speed.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given二、阅读选择10 Skyscrapers and EnvironmentIn the late 1960s, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental p
12、roblems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Ecologists pointed out that a cluster of tall buildings in a pity often overburdens public transportation and parking lot capacities.Skyscrapers are also lavish consumers, and wasters, of electric power. In one recent year, the add
13、ition of 17 million square feet of skyscraper office space in New York City raised the peak daily demand for electricity by 120,000 kilowattsenough to supply the entire city of Albany, New York, for a day.Glass-walled skyscrapers can be especially wasteful. The heat loss (or gain) through a wall of
14、half-inch plate glass is more than ten times that through a typical masonry wall(砌筑墙) filled with insulation board (隔热板). To lessen the strain on heating and air-conditioning equipment, builders of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses coated with silver
15、 or gold mirror films that reduce glare as well as heat gain. However, mirror-walled skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and affect neighboring buildings.Skyscrapers put a severe strain on a citys sanitation facilities, too. If fully occupied, the two World Trade Center towers i
16、n New York City would alone generate 2. 25 million gallons of raw sewage each yearas much as a city the size of Stanford, Connecticut, which has a population of more than 109,000.11 The main purpose of the passage is to_.(A)discuss the advantages and disadvantages of skyscrapers(B) compare skyscrape
17、rs with other modern structures(C) describe skyscrapers and their effect on the environment(D)illustrate various architectural designs of skyscrapers12 According to the passage, what is one disadvantage of skyscrapers that have mirrored walls?(A)The exterior surrounding air is heated.(B) The buildin
18、g materials are very expensive.(C) Construction time is increased.(D)Extra air-conditioning equipment is needed.13 According to the passage, which aspect of skyscrapers were some residents of North America concerned with in the late 1960s?(A)The poor reception of radio and TV signals.(B) The removal
19、 of trees and grass from building sites.(C) The harmful effects on the citys plans.(D)The obstruction of air traffic.14 Which of the following groups would the skyscraper issue most concern?(A)Electricians.(B) Environmentalists.(C) City planners,(D)Television viewers,15 Which of the following is tru
20、e according to the passage?(A)Skyscrapers provide more usable space than other buildings.(B) The skyscrapers first appeared in the late 1960s.(C) Where there are skyscrapers, television reception is poor.(D)The two World Trade Center towers are skyscrapers.三、概括段落大意和补全句子15 Soot(烟灰) and Snow: a Hot Co
21、mbination1 New research from NASA scientists suggests emissions (释放) of black soot alter the way sunlight reflects off snow. According to a computer simulation (模拟) , black soot may be responsible for 25 percent of observed global warming over the past century.2 Soot in the higher latitudes(纬度) of t
22、he Earth, where ice is more common, absorbs more of the sun s energy and warmth than an icy, white background. Dark-colored black carbon, or soot, absorbs sunlight, while lighter colored ice reflects sunlight.3 Soot in areas with snow and ice may play an important role in climate change. Also, if sn
23、ow and ice covered areas begin melting, the warming effect increases, as the soot becomes more concentrated on the snow surface. “This provides a positive feedback, as glaciers and ice sheet smelt, they tend to get even dirtier,“ said Dr. James Hansen, a researcher at NASAs Goddard Institute for Spa
24、ce Studies, New York.4 Hansen found soot s effect on snow albedo (反照率) (solar energy reflected back to space) ,which may be contributing to trends toward early springs in the Northern Hemisphere, such as thinning Arctic sea ice, melting glaciers and permafrost(永冻层). Soot also is believed to play a r
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