1、自考英语（二）模拟试卷 31 及答案与解析一、阅读判断0 They Say Irelands the BestIreland is the best place in the world to live for 2005 , according to a life quality ranking(排名) that appeared in Britain s Economist magazine last week.The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principl
2、e that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being.The index of 111 countries uses data on incomes, health, unemployment, climate, political stability Job security, gender (性别) equality as well as what the magazine calls “ freedom, family and community life“.Despite the bad w
3、eather, troubled health service, traffic congestion(拥挤) , gender inequality, and the high cost of living, Ireland scored an impressive 8. 33 points out of 10.That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland, which managed 8. 07. Zimbabwe troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the gl
4、oomiest(最差的) ,picking up only 3.89 points.“Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued,“ the report said, “some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact.“Ir
5、eland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old, such as stable family and community life.“The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do, and that its findings would ha
6、ve their critics.No. 2 on the list is Switzerland. The other nations in the top 10 are Norway, Luxembourg, Sweden, Australia, Iceland, Italy, Denmark and Spain.The UK is positioned at No. 29, a much lower position chiefly because of the social and family breakdown recorded in official statistics. Th
7、e US, which has the second highest per capita GDP after Luxembourg, took the 13th place in the survey. China was in the lower half of the league at 60th.1 For 2,005 years, Ireland has been the best place for humans to live in.（A）True（B） False（C） Not Given2 Level of education is a measure of life qua
8、lity.（A）True（B） False（C） Not Given3 Cost of living in Ireland is pretty high.（A）True（B） False（C） Not Given4 Family life in Zimbabwe is not stable.（A）True（B） False（C） Not Given5 Breakdown in family values does not affect the happiness level.（A）True（B） False（C） Not Given6 Ireland is positioned at No.
9、1 because it combines the most desirable elements of the new with some good elements of the old.（A）True（B） False（C） Not Given7 Modernization does not necessarily contribute to high quality of life.（A）True（B） False（C） Not Given8 Many people criticize the magazines survey on life quality.（A）True（B） Fa
10、lse（C） Not Given9 To measure life quality is easy.（A）True（B） False（C） Not Given10 The United States of America is among the top 10 countries.（A）True（B） False（C） Not Given二、阅读选择10 ElectricityThe modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radio, televisions, and teleph
11、ones that it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, people grope about in flickering candlelight, cars hesitate in the streets because there are no traffic lights to guide them, and food spoils in silent refrigerators. Yet, people began to understand
12、how electricity works only a little more than two centuries ago. Nature has apparently been experimenting in this field for millions of years. Scientists are discovering more and more that the living world may hold many interesting secrets of electricity that could benefit humanity.All living cells
13、send out tiny pulses of electricity. As the heart beats, it sends out pulses of record; they form an electrocardiogram, which a doctor can study to determine how well the heart is working. The brain, too, sends out brain waves of electricity, which can be recorded in an electroen-cephalogram. The el
14、ectric currents generated by most living cells are extremely smalloften so small that sensitive instruments are needed to record them. But in some animals, certain muscle cells have become so specialized as electrical generators that they do not work as muscle cells at all. When large numbers of the
15、se cells are linked together, the effects can be astonishing.The electric eel is an amazing storage battery. It can send a jolt of as much as eight hundred volts of electricity through the water in which it lives. (An electric house current is only one hundred twenty volts.) As many as four fifths o
16、f all the cells in the electric eel s body are specialized for generating electricity, and the strength of the shock it can deliver corresponds roughly to the length of its body.11 What is the main idea of the passage?（A）Electric eels are potentially dangerous.（B） Biology and electricity appear to b
17、e closely related.（C） People would be at a loss without electricity.（D）Scientists still have much to discover about electricity.12 The author mentions all of the following as results of a blackout EXCEPT_.（A）refrigerated food item may go bad（B） traffic lights do not work（C） people must rely on candl
18、elight（D）elevators and escalators do not function13 Why does the author mention electric eels?（A）To warn the reader to stay away from them.（B） To compare their voltage to that used in houses.（C） To give an example of a living electrical generator,（D）To describe a new source of electrical power.14 Ho
19、w many volts of electricity can an electric eel emit?（A）800.（B） 600.（C） 200（D）12015 It can be inferred from the passage that the longer an eel is the（A）more beneficial it will be to science（B） more powerful its electrical charge will be（C） easier it will be to find（D）tougher it will be to eat三、概括段落大
20、意和补全句子15 Science Fiction1 Amongst the most popular books being written today are those which are usually classified as science fiction. Hundreds of titles are published every year and are read by all kinds of people. Furthermore, some of the most successful films of recent years have been based on s
21、cience fiction stories.2 It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new development in literature, but its ancestors can be found in books written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned with the presentation of some form of ideal society, a theme which is still often found
22、 in modern stories. Science fiction is a genre of fiction with imaginative but more or less plausible content such as settings in the future, futuristic science and technology, space travel, parallel universes, aliens, and paranormal abilities. Exploring the consequences of scientific innovations is
23、 one purpose of science fiction, making it a “literature of ideas. Science fiction has been used By authors as a device to discuss philosophical ideas such as identity, desire, morality and social structure.3 Most of the classics of science fiction, however, have been written within the last hundred
24、 years. Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, to mention just two well-known authors, have been translated into many languages.4 Modern science fiction writers dont write about men from Mars or space adventure stories. They are more interested in predicting the results of technical d
25、evelopments on society and the human mind; or in imagining future worlds which are a reflection of the world which we live in now. Because of this their writing has obvious political undertones. Science fiction is largely based on writing rationally about alternative possible worlds or futures. It i
26、s similar to, but differs from fantasy in that, within the context of the story, its imaginary elements are largely possible within scientifically established or scientifically postulated laws of nature (though some elements in a story might still be pure imaginative speculation). The settings for s
27、cience fiction are often contrary to consensus reality, but most science fiction relies on a considerable degree of suspension of disbelief, which is facilitated in the readers mind by potential scientific explanations or solutions to various fictional elements.5 In an age where science fact frequen
28、tly overtakes science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep ahead of scientific advances. Those who are sufficiently clear-sighted to see the way we are going, however, may provide a valuable lesson on how to deal with the problems which society will inevitably face as it tries to maste
29、r its new technology.A. Popularity of Science FictionB. Future DevelopmentC. Classics of Science FictionD. Difficulty in Keeping Ahead of Scientific AdvancesE. Its Origin/PastF. Themes of Modern Science Fiction16 Paragraph 117 Paragraph 218 Paragraph 319 Paragraph 420 Paragraph 520 A. a recurrent th
30、emeB. to keep ahead of scientific advancesC. reading books of science fictionD. political implicationsE. a current themeF. read worldwide21 Some form of ideal society is_.22 Books written by J. Verne are_.23 People enjoy_.24 Works of modern science fiction have_.25 Writers find it difficult_.四、填句补文2
31、5 The Origin of Mothers DayIn the U. S. Mothers Day is a holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May. It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards, gifts, and flowers. First observance was in Philadelphia in 1907.【T1】_Although it wasnt celebrated in the U. S. until 1907, there were da
32、ys honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece.【T2 】_Later, in the 1600s, in England there was an annual observance called “Mothering Sunday“.【T3】_On Mothering Sunday, the servants, who generally lived with their employers, were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers. It was tradi
33、tional for them to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion.Mothers Day was first suggested in the United States in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day dedicated to peace. In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mothers Day. Jarvis persuaded her mothe
34、rs church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother s Day on the second anniversary of her mother s death, the 2nd Sunday of May. The next year Mothers Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers, businessmen, and politicians in their qu
35、est to establish a national Mothers Day. 【T4】_President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother s Day a national observance that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.【T5】_Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium celebrate Mother s Day on
36、 the second Sunday in May, as in the U. S.A. Mothers day should not be just another day with a few flowers thrown in.B. In those days, however, it was Rhea, the Mother of the gods that was given honor.C. Many other countries of the world celebrate their own Mothers Day at different times throughout
37、the year.D. They were successful.E. It was celebrated during June, on the fourth Sunday.F. It is based on suggestions by Julia Ward Howe in 1872 and by Anna Jarvis in 1907.26 【T1】27 【T2】28 【T3】29 【T4】30 【T5】五、填词补文30 SupermarketMost supermarkets need a very large floor area, sometimes at least ten ti
38、mes as big as that of an ordinary shop. There are usually two doors, one as an entrance and the other as an【B1】_ . The rest of the side facing the street is largely of plate glass, with goods or advertising material displayed. The other three walls are【B2】_ decorated in light colors, giving an【B3】_
39、of cleanliness and brightness.At right angles to the window stretch long structures about six feet【B4】_ with a number of shelves on each side. Similar shelf units or frozen food containers extend round the walls. Broad aisles (通道) between the shelf units and ample (足够的) space between them and the wi
40、ndow and also the far wall【B5】_ room for the circulation of many people.【B6】_ commodities (商品) , in tins, bags, boxes or other containers, are stacked (堆放) in groups on the shelves, and each group is【B7】_ with a price ticket. Metal baskets near the entrance are taken by the shoppers who collect the
41、goods that they【 B8】_ from the shelves.Between the shelf units and the windows are a number of small corners about three feet high. Beside each【B9】_ a cashier, who operates a machine for the totaling cost of each customer s purchases. The customer places the basket at one end of the counter so that
42、it can be emptied by the cashier who records the price of the commodities one by one, before putting each on a moving section of the counter top. The cashier finally hands a printed slip recording all prices to the【 B10】_ , who pays the total, collects the bag and leaves.A. sits B. high C. exitD. cu
43、stomer E. various F. smallG. tall H. normally I. allowJ. impression K. labeled L. select31 【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 How do Americans Spend Their Free Time?Americans spend their free time in【C1】_(variety) ways. People enjoy building things
44、 and【C2】_(sew) their own clothes. They do these things for fun and for【C3】_(economic). 25 million adults continue their education,【C4】_(chief) by going to school in the evening at their own【C5】_(expensive). Americans also devote a lot of their time to the needs of their communities often without any
45、 pay. Why do they do it?There are several answers. The idea of【C6】_(cooperate) and sharing responsibility with one another for the benefit of all is as old as the country itself. When the country was first【C7】_(found) in 1776,it was necessary for the settlers to work together to live. They had cross
46、ed dangerous seas and risked all they had for political and【 C8】_(religion) freedom. It is true that some people use their leisure because they are【C9 】_(true) interested in the work; or that they are learning from the experience. No matter what the reason is, hundreds of thousands of so called leis
47、ure hours are put into hard,【C10 】_(pay) work on one or another community need.41 【C1 】42 【C2 】43 【C3 】44 【C4 】45 【C5 】46 【C6 】47 【C7 】48 【C8 】49 【C9 】50 【C10 】七、短文写作51 下列图画阐述了生产巧克力的过程。请分析总结图画信息，写一篇 150 词左右的，关于巧克力制造生产的英文短文。自考英语（二）模拟试卷 31 答案与解析一、阅读判断1 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 原文第一句话“Ireland is the best place i
48、n the world to live for 2005”说的是 2005 年这一年度界上最适合居住的地方是爱尔兰，而题干的意思是近 2005年以来爱尔兰都是世界上最适合居住的地方，与原文不符。2 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 原文没有提到教育程度(level of education)。3 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 根据原文第四段可知，尽管爱尔兰生活成本高，但依然排在第一位。因此爱尔兰生活成本高是事实，该句说法正确。4 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 原文第五段提到津巴布韦受困于政治不安定和饥饿(troubled by political insecurity and hunger)，但未
49、提到家庭生活。5 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 原文第六段“breakdown in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact”，意思是说传统习俗和家庭价值观的崩溃会部分地削弱积极影响，故家庭价值观的崩溃是可以影响幸福水平的。该句说法不正确。6 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 根据原文第七段可以得出爱尔兰排名第一的原因是结合了现代生活的好处与传统社会的某些好的因素，该句说法正确。7 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 根据原文第六段可知，现代化对生活质量也有一些消极影响，比如传统习俗和家庭价值观的崩溃。而题干说现代化不一定有助于提高生活质量，与原文相符。8 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 原文倒数第三段提到该杂志承认他们的评分结果可能会遭到批评，但文章并未提到事实上是否有很多人
