1、自考英语（二）模拟试卷 26 及答案与解析一、阅读判断0 The Writings on the Wall?Is it art or is it just vandalism(野蛮行为)?Well, its still a crime, but graffiti(涂鸦)has changed since the days of spraying your name on a wall to mark your territory. Street art has become much more sophisticated since a 17-year-old called Demetrius
2、 started spraying his “tag“, TAKI 183, all over the New York underground in 1971, and hip-hop culture was born. Hip-hop is a mixture of art, music and dancing, poetry, language and fashion. It came from young inner-city people, who felt left out by their richer classmates and who were desperate to e
3、xpress themselves in any way they could. An experiment to control the spread of graffiti in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, has been so successful that plans have been made by local street artists for an international convention in June. “We re planning to get people together from different countries
4、like France and Germany for a week, “ says Liam, one of the organizers. The scheme started in 2000, and has attracted people of all age groups and both sexes. “We all share a common interest and get on really well with each other. “ The first site to be chosen was a subway. “Before we began, people
5、were afraid to use the subway. We had it cleaned up and now, with all the artists hanging out down there, people are using it again. People can relate to graffiti much more now. “ By providing places to display their talents legally, there has been a fall in the amount of “tagging“ on people s priva
6、te property. Street artist Temper developed his drawing skills at a young age. In art classes at school he was really frustrated because the art teacher didn t spend time with him. They thought he was already very good at art and so spent more time with other students. So, at 12 years old, Temper st
7、arted painting with all these guys hed hooked up with who were about 22 years old. He looked up to them and loved what they were doing on the streets of Wolvehampton, England. “The whole hip-hop scene was built up of different things and I did a bit of everything. But it was always the graffiti I wa
8、s best at. “ he says. 1 Demetrius was a teenager from New York.（A）True（B）假（C） Not Given2 Hip-hop came from young inner-city people who desperate to express themselves.（A）True（B）假（C） Not Given3 An experiment to control the spread of graffiti in Rochdal has been not so successful.（A）True（B）假（C） Not Gi
9、ven4 The graffiti scheme in Rachdale was for teenagers only.（A）True（B）假（C） Not Given5 People did not like using the subway before an organized group of graffiti artists came.（A）True（B）假（C） Not Given6 Since the scheme started, no walls in the town were sprayed with graffiti.（A）True（B）假（C） Not Given7
10、Most of the other graffiti artists in England were about ten years older than Temper.（A）True（B）假（C） Not Given8 Street artist Temper developed his drawing skills when he was very young.（A）True（B）假（C） Not Given9 Temper, a street artist, is now head of a graffiti club in England.（A）True（B）假（C） Not Give
11、n10 Temper is involved in many different aspects of hip-hop culture.（A）True（B）假（C） Not Given二、阅读选择10 The percentage of immigrants(including those unlawfully present)in the United States has been creeping upward for years. At 12. 6 percent, it is now higher than at any point since the mid 1920s. We a
12、re not about to go back to the days when Congress openly worried about inferior races polluting Americas bloodstream. But once again we are wondering whether we have too many of the wrong sort newcomers. Their loudest critics argue that the new wave of immigrants cannot, and indeed do not want to, f
13、it in as previous generations did. We now know that these racist views were wrong. In time, Italians, Romanians and members of other so called inferior races became exemplary Americans and contributed greatly, in ways too numerous to detail, to the building of this magnificent nation. There is no re
14、ason why these new immigrants should not have the same success. Although children of Mexican immigrants do better, in terms of educational and professional attainment, than their parents, UCLA sociologist Edward Telles has found that the gains dont continue. Indeed, the fourth generation is marginal
15、ly worse off than the third James Jackson, of the University of Michigan, has found a similar trend among black Caribbean immigrants. Tells fears that Mexican Americans may be fated to follow in the footsteps of American blacksthat large parts of the community may become mired(陷入)in a seemingly perm
16、anent state of poverty and underachievement. Like African Americans, Mexican Americans are increasingly relegated to(降入)segregated, substandard schools, and their dropout rate is the highest for any ethnic group in the country. We have learned much about the foolish idea of excluding people on the p
17、resumption of the ethnic/racial inferiority. But what we have not yet learned is how to make the process of Americanization work for all. I am not talking about requiring people to learn English or to adopt American ways; those things happen pretty much on their own, but as arguments about immigrati
18、on heat up the campaign trail, we also ought to ask some broader questions about assimilation, about how to ensure that people, once outsiders, dont forever remain marginalized within these shores. That is a much larger question than what should happen with undocumented workers, or how best to secur
19、e the border, and it is one that affects not only newcomers but groups that have been here for generations. It will have more impact on our future than where we decide to set the admissions bar for the latest wave of would be Americans. And it would be nice if we finally got the answer right.11 How
20、were immigrants viewed by US Congress in early days?（A）They were of inferior races.（B） They were a source of political corruption.（C） They were a threat to the nation s security.（D）They were part of the nation s bloodstream. 12 What does the author think of the new immigrants?（A）They will be a dynam
21、ic work force in the US.（B） They can do just as well as their predecessors.（C） They will be very disappointed on the new land.（D）They may find it hard to fit into the mainstream. 13 What does Edward Telles research say about Mexican Americans?（A）They may slowly improve from generation to generation.
22、（B） They will do better in terms of educational attainment.（C） They will melt into the African American community.（D）They may forever remain poor and underachieving. 14 What should be done to help the new immigrants?（A）Rid them of their inferiority complex.（B） Urge them to adopt American customs.（C）
23、 Prevent them from being marginalized.（D）Teach them standard American English. 15 According to the author, the burning issue concerning immigration is_.（A）how to deal with people entering the US without documents（B） how to help immigrants to better fit into American society（C） how to stop illegal im
24、migrants from crossing the border（D）how to limit the number of immigrants to enter the US三、概括段落大意和补全句子15 The Meaning of Dreams1 Dreams play an important role in our lives. If they can be correctly interpreted, we can come to understand ourselves better. Here, we look at four common dreams and what t
25、hey potentially symbolize. 2 It can see their laughing faces. . . laughing at me. But they aren t as smart. If they were, they d be up here flying with me! This dream has both positive and negative connotations(涵义). On the positive side, the dream may express a strong desire to travel and get away f
26、rom everyday routine. It can also be interpreted as a powerful desire to achieve. On the other hand, this dream can mean the person has a problem or is afraid of something and they wish to escape. The dream could represent an inferiority complex(自卑情结), which the dreamer attempts to escape from by pu
27、tting themselves up above others. 3 Im moving fast now, but it s still behind me. Doesn t matter how fast I go, I still cant escape. Although this is a traditional symbol of health and vitality(生命力)like the first one, it can also suggest the dreamer is trying to escape from danger. Usually, fear is
28、the dominant emotion. By running hard, the dreamer can possibly escape the threat. However, they can also stumble(蹒跚)or worse still stop moving altogether. This makes the fear even more terrifying(恐怖的). One possible interpretation suggests that the person is under pressure in their everyday life. 4
29、Im sweating and my heart is beating. Im trapped in my own bed. In this dream, the person is often standing on a high, exposed place such as on the top of a tower, or on the edge of a cliff. The overwhelming(强烈的)feeling changes from anxiety to a loss of control. There is nothing to stop person, and t
30、he feeling as they go over the edge can be horrifyingly(恐怖地)real. FortuNate-ly, just before hitting the ground, the dreamer awakens with a sense of enormous relief. This dream suggests that the dreamer is afraid of losing control and has a fear of failure or even death. 5 The wind is pushing me and
31、I slip. Theres nothing I can do. . . nothing I can hold on to. This symbol is associated with fear : suddenly the dreamer loses all power of movement. They try hard to move their arms and legs, but they simply cannot. Frozen in a terrifying situation with no escape, they become more and more terrifi
32、ed as the seconds go by. Another frequent context for this dream is failing to do something in public, often something which you are normally very good at, such as your job. Not only is this extremely embarrassing, but it also shows a deep-seated phobia(恐惧)of losing a job. Not livelihood. A. Dream o
33、f running hardB. Dream of falling downC. Dream of being pushed awayD. Dream of flying into the airE. Dream of climbing treesF. Dreams can be interpreted16 Paragraph1_17 Paragraph2_18 Paragraph3_19 Paragraph4_20 Paragraph5_20 A. be under pressure in everyday lifeB. be afraid of losing control in real
34、 lifeC. feel inferior in realityD. understand himself betterE. feel tired in real lifeF. be afraid of losing his job in real life21 If one s dream can be interpreted correctly, he can come to_. 22 If a person puts himself up above others in the dream, he may_. 23 If a person dreams of being chased b
35、y others, he may_. 24 If a person dreams of going over the edge of a cliff, he may_. 25 If a person dreams of failing to do something in public, he may_. 四、填句补文25 Time in the Animal WorldRhythm controls everything in Nature. 【T1】_The sun provides a basic time rhythm for all living creatures includin
36、g humans. Nearly all animals are influenced by sun cycles and have developed a biological clock in their bodies following these cycles. The moon also exerts its force and influence on the sea. Its gravitational attraction causes the rising of the tide. 【T2】_When the moon is behind the Earth, centrif
37、ugal force causes the second tide of the day. Animals living in tidal areas must have the instinct of predicting these changes, to avoid being stranded and dying of dehydration since the time of the dinosaurs, the king crab has been laying eggs at the seaside in a set way. To avoid predator fish, th
38、e eggs are always far from seawater and protected by sand. In the following two months, the eggs undergo dramatic changes related to the cycles of the moon. When the second spring tide comes, the young king crabs have matured. 【T3】_Most of the mammals either the giant elephant or the small shrew, ha
39、ve the same average total number of heart beats in their lifetime. Shrews live only for two and a half years, and spend their life at a high speed and high tempo. Animais like shrews with a pulse rate of 600 per minute have an average total of eight hundred million heartbeats throughout their life.
40、The African elephant has a pulse rate of 25 beats per minute and a life span of 60 years. The size of the body determines the speed of life. 【T4 】_As we get older, our sense of time is being influenced by the physiological changes of our body. The elderly spend more time resting, and do few sports.
41、【T5】_For a child, a week is seen as a long time. A. For an adult, time goes fast year by year. B. It controls, for example, the flapping of birds wings, the beating of the heart and the rising and setting of the sun. C. The larger the animal is, the longer its life span is and the slower its life te
42、mpo is. D. The tide goes out when the moon moves away and its attraction is weaker. E. We always tend to think all the animals have the same sense of time as human beings. F. The second spring tide takes them back to the sea. 26 【T1】27 【T2】28 【T3】29 【T4】30 【T5】五、填词补文30 The popular notion that older
43、people need less sleep than younger adults is a myth, scientists said yesterday. While elderly people【B1】_to sleep for fewer hours than they did when they were younger, this has a(n) 【B2 】_effect on their brains performance and they would benefit from getting more, according to research. Sean Drummo
44、nd, a psychiatrist(心理医生)at the University of California, San Diego, said that older people are more likely to suffer from broken sleep, while younger people are better at sleeping【B3】_straight through the night. More sleep in old age, however, is【B4】_with better health, and most older people would f
45、eel better and more【B5】_if they slept for longer periods, he said. “The ability to sleep in one chunk(整块时间)overnight goes down as we age but the amount of sleep we need to【B6 】_well does not change, “ Dr. Drummond(old the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in San Diego. “
46、Its【B7 】_a myth that older people need less sleep. The more healthy an older adult is, the more they sleep like they did when they were【B8】_. Our data suggests that older adults would benefit from【B9】_to get as much sleep as they did in their 30s. Thats【B10】_from person to person, but the amount of
47、sleep we have at 35 is probably the same amount as we need at 75. “A. alertB. associatedC. attractingD. continuingE. definitelyF. differentG. efficiently H. functionI. mixed J. negative K. tend L. younger31 【B1 】32 【B2 】33 【B3 】34 【B4 】35 【B5 】36 【B6 】37 【B7 】38 【B8 】39 【B9 】40 【B10 】六、完形补文40 The sh
48、orter growing seasons expected with climate change over the next 40 years will 【C1 】_ (danger)hundreds of millions of already poor people in the global tropics, say researchers working in the worlds leading【C2 】 _(agriculture)organisations. The effects of climate change are likely to be seen across
49、the entire tropical zone but many areas previously considered to be【C3】_(relative)food secure are likely to become highly vulnerable to droughts, extreme weather and higher temperatures, say the researchers in the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. Intensively farmed areas like northeast Brazil and Mexico are likely to see their prime growing seasons fall below 12
