2024年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试
英语(二) 试卷
(课程代码00015)
第一部分：阅读判断（第1~10题，每题1分，共10分）
下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断，如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C。在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。
My Brother
My brother is off at colege, and at age 14, I miss him teribly. My brother is a rare kindof guy. He's smart and kind., And my frinds say he's lovely. But it's how he handles things and how he treats his friends an? his family that make me feel more proud.
He applied to 14 collges. He was accepted by all but one, the one he wanted, BrownUniversity. So he took his second choice, and off he went to a frst year. When he came homefor summer vacation, he said he'd move to Rhode Island near Brown, find a job, and dowhatever he could to become known in the area. He'd work his heart out and do his best ateveryting. Someone, he was sure, would notice. This was a big deal for my parents as itmeant agreeing to a year'without college. But they trusted him and encouraged him to dowhatever he thoughtit would take to realize his dream.
It wasn't long before he was hired as an amateur (业余的) play director at Brown. Nowwas his chance to shine, and shine hc did. He put every bit of himself into the job. He metteachers and scoo ofias, talked to eveyone about his dream and never hsitd to tellthem what he was after.
And, sure enough, at the end of the year, when he reapplied to Brown, he was accepted.
We were all happy, but for me the happiness went very deep. 1 had learned an importantlesson -a lesson no one could have taught me with words. If I work hard for what I want, andif I keep trying after I've been tumed down, my dreams can also come true. This is agiftIstill hold in my heart. 1. My brother had many good qulities.
A. True B. False C. Not Givcn 2. On!y one university acepted my brother.
A. True B. False C. Not Given 3. My brother's first year at college was terible. A. True B. False C. Not Given 4. My brother would like to find a job in Rhode Island. A. True B. False C. Not Given 5. My parents disagreed with my brother's plan. A. True B. False C. Not Given
6. My brother took every opportunity to promote himself. A. True B. False C. Not Given 7. My brother never told anyone what he was after. A. True B. False C. Not Given
8. My brother applied to Brown University three times. A. True B. False C. Not Given 9. My brother set a good example for me.
A. True B. False C. Not Given 10. I wanted to go to college, too.
A. True B. False C. Not Given
第二部分：阅读选择（第11~15题，每题2分，共10分）
阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。
Gаrl?с （大蒜）
Garlic has a long history of human use of over 7000 years. It was originaly grown inAsia. It finally made its way to Europe and South and North Americas in the 16th century. Itrapidly spread to the world because it was easy to grow and could stay alive in poorconditions.
Garlic has also long been used in medicine. Egyptians fed garlic to the slaves to keep uptheir strength and to defend against diseases. The Romans believed that garlic cured manydiseases and helped heal wounds. Greeks gave garlic to athletes during the Olympic Games in order to increase their strength.
More recently, garlic has been mentioned as being used as a treatment for battle woundsin both World Wars. In fact, even today people eat garlic for its supposed benefits. Forexample, many people eat garlic to help fight colds an? coughs. Some even claim that garliccan help prevent high blood pressure and cancer.
A different use for garlic in the past was to keep away bad spirits. In some countries,people belived that if they wore garlic around their necks, bad things would not enter their bodies. And if they hung garlic outside the doors of their homes, bad things would go away.
Garlic is now grown everywhere in the world, China is the largest producer of garlic,followed by India, South Korea, Egypt and Russia. The popularity of garlic has increasedover the years. It is now widely used in all types of coking. Chinese dishes use garlie. Italiandishes include a lot of garlic, too. Garlic is now highly valued for its taste throughout theworld.
11. Garlic was first grown in（ ）
A North America B. South America C. Europe D, Asia
12. Garlic was quickly accepted by people everywhere because it was（ ）
A. simple to cook B. easy to grow C. good for health D. tasty in many dishes 13. Ancient Greeks believd that garlic can help（ ）
A. cure many diseases B. heal battle wounds C. increase body strength D. keep people healthy
14. Some ancient people hung garlic outside their doors to,（ ）
A. frighten bad spirits B. decorate theit houses C. keep away insects D. show their wishes 15. The largest garlic grower in the world now is（ ） A. Egypt B. Korea C. China D. Russia
第三部分:概括段落大意和补全句子(第16~25题，每题1分，共10分)
阅读下面短文，请完成短文后的2项测试任务: (1) 从第16~20题后所给的6个选项中为第?~?段每段选择1个正确的小标题: (2)从第21~25题后所给的6个选项中选择5个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。
2024年4月自考00015英语（二）试题及答案 - 图文
