高等教育自学考试
英语(二)模拟试题
本试卷满分100分，考试时间150分钟。
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
Personal Finance
When it comes to our finances, each of us has our own individual approach. Some of us are savers, some are spenders, and others are some where in between. This continuum is a paradigm that our popular culture uses to frame differences in the way people approach money.
I believe that the way we approach our finances goes beyond that particular behavioral characteristic. In reality, I think our approach to finances can be viewed in more of a multi-dimensional setting where money has a different role in our lives. For some, money means survival plain and simple. For others money is something that is a part of their lives but rarely on their mind, regardless of the role it actually plays. For yet others, money is an obsession, as accumulation indicates achievement. Some people view money as a defensive resource to protect against future setbacks. Some people want money to provide a good home to contribute to the ability to have certain hobbies or to provide something to future generations and so on. Sometimes the same person may view money differently in different situations. The bottom line is that we each have our own relationship with money and our own conscious and subconscious needs for money, rooted in our value systems.
This is an area of personal finance that has interested me for a while. Why do people behave the way they do with respect to their money? What's driving this behavior? Of course a starting point for anybody is to consider how you personally view things. Taking an in-trospective approach I have spent time figuring out my own take on money and the role it plays in my life. What I have determined is that for me it fits into a framework that includes the following elements health wealth and relationships. These are linked together as a part of a system. They're all connected and to the extent one is strengthened the others will be strengthened as well. If one is weakened, the others will be weakened as well. So to me, money is a part of the wealth aspect of HWR. Beyond basic survival, money gives you the opportunity to live a healthier life with the time and means to have more positive relationships. One thing I want to make clear is that I am not saying that money buys friends. Well, it could, but those aren't true friends. What I am saying is that the more money you have, on balance, the less stressed you are about it, and the more time you have to do other things such as cultivate true genuine relationships that arent based on money. Money is but a component in the system.
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1、The approaches to finances vary from person to person. （ ） A．True B．False
C．Not Given
2、 Money plays the same role in our lives. （ ） A．True B．False
C．Not Given
3、 Some people think of money as a means of donation. （ ） A．True B．False
C．Not Given
4、 Although money is part of their life, some people don't attach more importance to it. （ ） A．True B．False
C．Not Given
5、 Some people use money to cultivate their hobbies. （ ） A．True B．False
C．Not Given
6、 People's attitudes towards money may change in different situations. （ ） A．True B．False
C．Not Given
7、 The writer is an expert on money management. （ ） A．True B．False
C．Not Given
8、 According to the author money is the most important in HWR. （ ） A．True B．False
C．Not Given
9、 With money we can buy anything including true friends. （ ） A．True B．False
C．Not Given
10、 Money is only a part of the HWR system. （ ） 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。
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Good Communication for Making Friends
As a communication skills trainer, I've met a wide range of people. Some people have trouble associating with others and have difficulty making friends. So I would like to discuss two key points of making good friends. The first is to show respect and love for your friends through your words. Try to say things to others that would feel good to you if you heard them. For example, say things like.
\"Thanks for the great time\" and \"It was really nice to get to know you. \" If you are not good at speaking, then smiling and using body language to express your sincerity is also an effective way to communicate. Additionally, I recommend that when you meet someone new send them an e-mail or letter before the day is over to express how nice it was to meet them.
The goal of good communication is to reach another person's heart and form a comfortable relationship. It is, therefore, based on the premise that you get rid of your worries and become a bright and positive person. When there is static noise over the phone line, you can't hear the other person clearly, right? In the same way, when your mind is full of worries and you try to communicate with another person, you cannot give or receive messages accurately. For example let's say you are still tied to a past wound of being betrayed by a friend and feeling hurt. Even if you meet someone new and he or she tells you,\"Let's be good friends,\" you may not be able to accept it because you will hear a negative inner voice saying something like \"I might be betrayed again\" or \"the person might have a hidden agenda.\" With this worry in your mind, you will not be able to make friends.
If you can be refreshed and get rid of your worries, you should be able to sense others' thoughts and feelings without prejudice and build a relationship of trust. If you really can't let go of your painful past experience, then try to change your perspective on the experience. For example try to think that it was a necessary lesson for you to understand others' pain. If you can think of the positive intention behind the event, then you will be able to view the experience favorably and feel better.
11、The main topic of the passage is （ ） A．how to communicate with others B．how to refresh yourself
C．how to forget the past unhappiness
D．how to show respect and love for your friends
12、 The effective way to communicate includes（ ） A．showing respect and love for friends with words B．smiling and using body language C．sending an e-mail or letter D．All of the above
13、 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to thepassage? （ ） A．Body language is as effective as saying things that will make friends feel better. B．If you distrust others, then it's difficult for you to make new friends.
C．The writer conducted a research on how people communicate with their friends. D．Minds full of worries will do great harm to interpersonal relationship. 14、 The example in paragraph 2 is intended to show that （ ） A．the goal of good communication is to reach another person's heart
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B．the goal of good communication is to form a comfortable relationship
C．good communication is based on the premise that you get rid of your worries and become a bright and positive person
D．it does take time for someone to forget all about the painful past
15、 In the sentence \"the person might have a hidden agenda\" (para.2) ,the word \"agenda\" means （ ）
A．relationship B．plan C．worry D．past
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①-⑤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。
Task 1
Overcoming Difficulties
__①__ Life is full of difficulties and obstacles from birth to death. At times, Life seems like a hurdle race. We are sure of encountering hurdles but almost always we are taken by surprise. It is necessary to accept that life in general is full of difficulties and adversities. This recognition is the first step. When faced with problems, we often feel, \"I am the only one having such problems. \" Or, we tend to exaggerate our problems and regard them as most complex, most painful, and as an extreme case. But if we look around us, we find people in much worse conditions. As St. Augustine said,\"I cried for boots till I saw a man who had no legs. \"
__②__ When faced with difficulties we either complain or seek to dodge them. We behave like an ostrich in the desert. It is said that when there is a storm in the desert, the ostrich buries his head in the sand--hoping that the storm will go away if he ignores it--and finally gets buried under a heap of sand and dies. Some of us choose to pre- tend that the problems do not exist. We fail to realize that confronting and solving the problem--no matter how painful the process—makes us grow.
__③__ Accept the woes of birth. It has many implied meanings. First it means \"accepting,\" ie , being able to say that it is \"my\" problem and it is up to me to solve it. Many times we find ourselves putting the blame on others--parents, society or the circumstances of life. Nothing happens by chance but all is the result of our past actions.
There are times when hat is needed is patience. We seek to come out of an unpleasant situation quickly. We must understand that if the cause had been operating for a long time, the effect also would last long--as even when the gas has been turned off, the burner remains hot for a long time. Similarly, we expect quick results having put in the effort, we must be willing to wait. Patient acceptance of what is due to us makes us take a step further in our development.
__④__ Once we have learnt to deal with a difficulty the next time we encounter it,it ceases to be a difficulty. But, more often than not, the cause of the problem is internal i, e. ,within us and often it calls for a change. Often the difficulty is solved when we are willing to change--our way of thinking, our feelings, our likes and dislikes—and ready to adapt or adjust ourselves to a
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problematic situation or a person in life. We must realize that change is inevitable, and always be mentally prepared for it.
__⑤__ Not all life's problems are such that they need to be dealt with all at once. Sometimes it is possible to take a step and wait for a long time. For instance,if the tap is leaking then we need to call a plumber as soon as we can. But having called him and having found that he can come only the following morning, we should wait patiently for the next 24 hours. In this period,people can get very anxious and go on talking about it to others. There are many such problems in life.
16、Paragraph①______ 17、 Paragraph②______ 18、 Paragraph③______ 19、 Paragraph④______ 20、 Paragraph⑤______ A．There are implied meanings about the accepting the woes of birth. B．Diligence is also very important in solving problems.
C．The first step of overcoming obstacles is to accept that life is full of difficulties. D．Some problems can't be solved all at once. E．We must realize that change is inevitable.
F．Confronting and solving the problem makes us grow. Task 2
21、 It's of great necessity to accept that life in general is full of ______ 22、Faced with difficulties, people either complain or______ 23、We often put our problems______
24、Sometimes problems do need taking a step and______
25、While waiting for a long time people tend to become______
A．seek to dodge them B．immediate reaction C．waiting for a long time D．difficulties and adversities E．very anxious F．on others
第四部分：填句补文(第26～30题。每题2分。共10分)
下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子。其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。
300 Hurdles
Now comes the first hurdle. __26__We all make it over this hurdle with ease. This symbolizes tackles in life that we struggle to get over, but we always manage to do so. You can look at that hurdle in two ways..\"I can't make it over, I'm too tired\" or \"I am one more hurdle
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closer to finishing this race\". This is an example of taking a negative situation and seeing something positive in it.
The next part of the case is every hurdle between the first and last one. __27__ This happens a lot in life too. There may be a situation that arises where you feel as though you can't make it and all you can think about is giving up. You may fall over that \"hurdle\" or struggle getting over it, but somehow you find it in yourself to jump over it and move on with the race.
Next is that last 100m of the race. You feel as though you just want to say,\"No I can't do this. \" __28__ Now lastly is the last hurdle. This hurdle is the toughest out of all of them. In life we find ourselves falling and falling, and maybe getting too lost in our problems that we feel like we have been through enough and there's no hope. __29__ It's one step close to the end of the race. Once you finish, you look back on it and you realize that you made it not by leaping, but step by step. \"Yard by yard, life is very hard. But inch by inch life can be a cinch. \"__30__
A．This hurdle is the easiest to get over because you are not worn out from running.
B．Again you must find it in yourself that you can do it and you must finish the race stronger than when you had started it.
C．All it takes is one step at a time one hurdle at a time. D．That last hurdle symbolizes these situations.
E．These hurdles get tougher and tougher and you may feel as though you can't go on. F．Next is the lining up in our own individual lanes.
第五部分：填词补文(第31～40题。每题1．5分，共15分)
下面的短文有10处空白，短文后列出12个词。其中10个取自短文。请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。
Hardest Things
Growing up I always heard the expression, \"You don't know __31__ you've got till it's gone. \" These words have never really had meaning to me until just __32__ . This happens to everyone at least once not __33__ the things we have ave. How would we know how __34__ things are if we never get anything __35__ away from us? Evcry day I have been taking __36__ of things that could easily be taken away, like my job, friends, and pets.
In this __37__ ,losing my job was one of the hardest things I've had to deal about a year and a half ago I used to work for a retail store called Gottschalks. I worked for them for about two years. I worked in customer service and counted the vault for the store, which was balancing out the amount the store had made the day before. When I worked for the company I made pretty good money and got pretty good hours,but I would always find things to __38__ about. I complained about things that did not really __39__ whenuld have been more thankful that I still had a job. was around the time __40__the country began feeling the effects of the recession and businesses starting closing all over. That's when the rumors started going around that Gottschalks might be heading into bankruptcy,but still I felt I had no reason to worry. A. important B．complain C．recently D．advantage E．appreciating
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F．surprised G．taken H．when I．case J．what K．matter L．purchase
第六部分：完形补文(第41～50题。每题1．5分，共15分)
下面的短文有10处空白，每处空白后的括号内有一个词，请根据短文内容将其正确的形式填入文中。以恢复文章原貌。
Language Learning
This section offers ideas for language learning activities. Try out these activities and if you find them effective, build them into your individual study programme.
The activities are __41__ (organize) under the main skill(s) they relate to. Language learning is often seen in terms of four basic language skills--listening, speaking, reading and __42__ (write). There can of course, be an overlap between skill areas--grammar and vocabulary are two extra areas which are frequently added to the four skills.
Another __43__ (use) way of looking at language is in terms of function. This involves__44__ (identify) the different purposes for which language is __ 45__ (be)sed. For example language items that reflect different functional such as apologizing,__ 46__ (introduce) and greeting or requesting can be usefully group together .
Finally register can serve as a helpful way of looking at language. Register __47__ (relate)to the style of language found in a particular context. In my languages, this can vary according to situation(how formal/informal it is)and the relationship between __48__(use). It is also important to ask yourself what you can learn aboutthe society and culture of the country where the language is __49__ (speak). With regard to the particular text or language activity you are __50__ (engage)with you might ask yourself.
第七部分：短文写作(第51题。30分)
51、请根据下列材料写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Nowadays, there appears a phenomenon that the western customs are spreading into the east
countries step by step, thus making many inhabitants who live in big cities enjoy themselves on these western festivals such as Christmas Day, April Fool's Day, etc. What is your opinion?
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