2020年度自考英語二歷年真題模擬及答案匯總

自考英語二歷年真題及答案匯總

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4月高等教育自學考試全國統(tǒng)一命題考試

英語(二)試卷及答案

(課程代碼：00015)

I.VocabularyandStructure(10pointeach)

從下列各句四個選項中選出一個最佳答案，并在答題紙上將相應的字母涂黑。

1.Itisdifficultto_theimplicationbetweenthelines.

A.gettoB.getwithC.getatD.getdown

2.Thevolleyballmatchwastelevised_onCCTV.

A.aliveB.lifeC.liveD.lively

3.Thenewspaperwillhavetoclosedownifitcannotincreaseits_considerabi

A.distributionB.contributionC.prescriptionD.circulatiol

4.Thecentraltheatrehasaseating_ofmorethan3,000people.

A.capabilityB.capacityC.abilityD.facility

5.Thefurnitureinherbedroomisquitedifferentfrom_inthelivingroom.

A.thatB.itC.OneD.which

6.Becauseofthebadweather,thesportsmeethadtobe_.

A.shutdownB.doneawayC.takenoffD.calledoff

7.Jennycomplainedthatthehospital_hertoomuchforthetreatment.

A.expendedB.paidC.costD.charged

8.Havingdecidedtorentaflat,we_contactinghousingagenciesinthecity.

A.setaboutB.setdownC.setoutD.setup

9.Thebookfairhasreceivedapositive_fromreaders.

A.resultB.responseC.settlementD.solution

10.Iftheoperation_carefullyprepared,itwouldnothavebeensuccessful.

A.wasnotB.hasnotbeenC.hadnotbeenD.werenot

II.ClozeTest(10pointeach)

Thebasicprincipleofradarisillustratedbywhathappenswhenoneshoutsina

e.Theechooftheshouting11thewallshelpsapersondeterminethesizeoficave.

Withradar,however,thewavesareradiowavesinsteadof12waves,diowavestravel

13thespeedoflight,about300,000kilometersinasecond.Alarset14ashort

burstofradiowaves.Thenitreceivestheechoes15whenwavesbounce(Silt)off

objects.Bydeterminingthetimeit16fortheechoestoimitotheradarset,a

trainedtechnician17determinethedistancebetweentheLarsetandotherobjects.

Theword"radar”,18,getsitsnamefromthetermdiodetectionandranging.”

“Ranging"isthetermfordetectionofthe19betweenobjectandtheradarset.

Besidesbeingofcriticalimportancetopilot,radaris20forairtrafficcontrol,

trackingshipsatsea,andfortrackingweathersystemsandstorms.

11.A.throughB.forC.onD.against

12.A.soundB.lightC.heatD.tide

13.A.inB.atC.overD.on

14.A.sendsoutB.worksoutC.figuresoutD.putsout

15.A.producingB.producedC.produceD.produces

16.A.spendsB.takesC.killsD.makes

17.A.canB.mustC.oughttoD.hasto

18.A.incaseB.inturnC.inshortD.infact

19.A.lengthB.widthC.distanceD.space

20.A.EventualB.internalC.externalD.essential

III.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointseach)

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從下列每篇短文的問題后所給的四個選擇項中選出一個最佳答案，并在答題紙上將相應的字

母涂黑。

PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Amongthecompanywasalawyer,ayoungmanofabouttwenty-five.Onbeingasked

hisopinion,hesaid,“Capitalpunishmentandlifeimprisonmentareequallyimmoral.

IfIweretomakeachoicebetweenthem,IwouldratherchoosethelatterAnyway,

it'sbettertolivethannottoliveatall.

Alivelydiscussionfollowed.Abanker,whowasthenyoungerandmorenervousthan

thelawyer,suddenlylosthistemperandcriedout,"It'salie.Ibetyoutwo

million.Youwouldn,tstickinacellevenforfiveyears.

“Ifyoumeanit,“repliedtheyounglawyer,“IbetI'11staytherelonger;makeit

fifteeninsteadoffive.”

“Fifteen!Done!”criedthebanker."Gentleman,Ibetyoutwomillions.”

“Agreed。Twomillionsformyfreedom,z，saidthelawyer.

Sothiswild,ridiculousbetcametopass.Thebankercouldnothidehisexcitement

Duringsupperhesaidtothelawyerjokingly,“Cometoyoursenses,youngman,before

it'stoolate.Twomillionsarenothingtome,butyoustandtolosethreeorfour

ofthebestyearsofyourlife.Isaythreeorfourbecauseyou，11neverstickit

outanylongerDon'tforgetthatvoluntaryimprisonmentismuchhardertoputup

withthanaenforcedone.Theideathatyouhavetherighttofreeyourselfanymoment

willpoisonyourlifeinthecell.Ipityyou.”

Andnowthebanker,pacingfromcomertocomer,recalledallthisandaskedhimself,

“WhydidImakethisbet?What,sthegood?Thelawyerlostfifteenyearsofhilife

andIthrewawaytwomillions.Willitconvincepeoplethatcapitalpunishmentis

worseorbetterthanimprisonmentforlife?No,no!Rubbish!Onmypart,itwasthe

caprice（心血來潮）ofawell-fedmillionaire;onthelawyer*spart,it'sthepure

greedcgold.”

21.Thelawyerwouldchooselifeimprisonmentbecause.

A.hewasyoungerthanthebankerB.capitalpunishmentwasimmoral

C.itwasbetterthancapitalpunishmentD.thebankerwouldgivehim$200,000

22.Theauthorconsidersthebetbetweenthelawyerandthebanker.

A.interestingB.ridiculousC.capriciousD.instructive

23.Theword'company'inthefirstparagraphrefersto_.

A.companionsB.bankersC.lawyersD.prisoners

24.Thebankerwasextremelyexcitedbecause_.

A.hewastoorichtocareforthemoney

B.hewassureofhiswinningthebet

C.thelawyerwouldgiveupin15years

D.thelawyerwouldgiveupbefore5years

25.Intheend,thebankerconsidershisbetwiththelawyer_.

A.rationalB,reasonableC.beneficialD.unreasonable

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Onlinelearningisalsocalleddistanceeducation,whichhelpsstudentswhotake

classesbycomputerovertheInternettolearncertaincoursesandearnadegree.

Andithasbecomemoreandmorepopularwithbothyoungpeopleandeducational

institutions.

TheSchoolofContinuingandProfessionalStudiesofNewYorkUniversityinManhattan

beganonlineclassesin1992.ItsVirtualSchoolhastaughtmorethan10,000students

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fromacrosstheUnitedStatesandothercountries.

Lastyear,theschoollaunchedNYUOnline.ItoffersNYU，sfirstonlinePrograms

forabachelor'sdegree.Programsareofferedinthreeareas;leadershipAnd

management,informationsystemsmanagementandsocialsciences.Theclassesare

highlyinteractivewherestudentscommunicatewitheachotherandtheirteachers.

Someclassesrequirestudentstologinatthesametimesotheycanattendlive

lecturesbyaprofessorStudentscanalsoaskquestionsandworktogetheronteam

projects.

ThecosttoattendNYUOnlinedependsonhowmanyclassesastudentistotakeIt

costsasmuchasfifteenthousanddollarsayear.NYUoffersnofinancialaidfor

internationalstudentsinthisprogram.Ifyouareinterestedintheprogram,you

cangelmoredetailsatthewebsite:.Manyotherschools,too,offer

onlineeducation.Studentsshouldbeespeciallycarefulofprogramsthatoffera

degreeinreturnforlittleornowork.Theseareknownasdiplomamills,andare

illegalintheUnitedStates.

Educationaladvisersalsosaythatbeforeyouenteranyprogram,makesurethework

willberecognizedinyourcountry.Youshouldalsomakesuretheschoolsyouare

consideringareofficiallyapproved.

26.Thethirdparagraphismainlyaboutthe_oftheprogramsoftheSchool.

A.academicgoalandsystem

B.coursesandlearningmode

C.learningmethodsandclasses

D.coursesandrequirements

27.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinternationalstudentsintheprograms

A.getfullscholarship

B.paynotuition

C.getnofinancialsupport

D.earnmoremoney

28.ManyAmericanschoolsofferonlineprograms,andinternationalstudents_.

A.shouldbecarefulofbeingcheated

B.arecertaintoearnadegree

C.shouldknowaboutprogramming

D.arefacedwithmanydifficulties

29.Theword'work'inthesecondlineofthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans.

A.whatastudenthaswrittenatschool

B.whatastudenthaslearnedatschool

C.whatastudenthasreadatschool

D.whatastudenthasachievedacademically

30.ThepaymentforonlineprogramsofNYUisbasedon.

A.thenumberofclassesastudentattends

B.thenumberofstudentsaprofessorinstructs

C.thenumberofsemestersastudentspends

D.thenumberofpresentationsastudentmakes

PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Anunderstandingofman*seffectonthebalanceofnatureiscrucial（關鍵的）to

beingabletofindtheappropriateremedialaction.Itisaverycommonbeliefthat

theproblemsofthepopulationexplosionarecausedmainlybypoorpeopleliving

inpoorcountrieswhodonotknowenoughtolimittheirreproduction.Thisisnot

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true.Theactualnumberofpeopleinanareaisnotasimportantastheeffectthey

haveonnature.Developingcountriesdohaveaneffectontheirenvironment,but

itisthepopulationsofrichercountriesthathaveafargreaterimpactontheearth

asawhole.

Forexample,tropicalforestsareknowntobeessentialtothebalanceofnature,

yetwearedestroyingthematagreatrate.Theyarebeingclearednottobenefit

thenativesofthatcountry,buttosatisfytheneedsofrichcountries.Central

AmericanforestsarebeingdestroyedforgrasslandtomakepetfoodintheUnited

Statescheaper;inPapuaslewGuinea,forestsaredestroyedtosupplycheaper

cardboardpackagingforJapaneseelectronicproducts;inBurmaandThailand,forests

havebeendestroyedtoproducemoreattractivefurnitureinSingaporeandHongKong.

Therefore,arichpersonlivingthousandsofmilesawaymaycausemoretropicalforest

destructionthanapoorpersonlivingintheforestitself.

Inshort,itiseverybody，sdutytosafeguardthefutureofmankind-notonlythrough

populationcontrol,butbybeingmoreawareoftheeffecthisactionshaveonnature.

Natureisbothfragileandpowerful.Itisveryeasilydestroyed;ontheotherhand,

itcaneasilydestroyitsmostdangerousenemy-man.

31.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,peopleusuallybelievethat.

A.poorpeopleinpoorcountriescontributetotheimbalanceofnature

B.richpeopleknowhowtoprotecttheenvironmentbytakingactions

C.peopleinpoorareasknowalotaboutthebirthcontrol

D.richpeopleinrichcountrieshavedonealottobalancenature

32.Intheauthor，sopinion,_.

A.developingcountriesshouldberesponsibleforenvironmentalproblems

B.overpopulationintheworldiscreatedbythedevelopedcountries

C.richcountriesexerciseworseinfluenceonenvironmentthanpoorcountries

D.allcountriesshouldbringthepopulationgrowthundercontrol

33.Thepurposeofthesecondparagraphismainlytoillustrate_.

A.howtheforestsintheU.S.arebeingdestroyed

B.whichcountriesarethevictimsoftheimbalanceofnature

C.whatJapanhasdonetodevelopitsowneconomy

D.howSouthAsiancountriesmakequalityfurniture

34.Natureisveryeasilydestroyedby_.

A.richpeopleB.poorpeopleC.naturaldisastersD,mankind

35.Thetopicofthepassageisthat_?

A.thecontrolofpopulationisessentialtothedevelopmentofanation

B.naturalresourcesareimportanttotheeconomicdevelopmentofacountry

C.awarenessoftheeffectsofman,sactionsisasimportantaspopulationcontrol

D.developedcountriesshoulddomoretoprotectnaturalenvironmentontheearth

IV.WordSpelling(10points,1pointfortwoitems)

將下列漢語單詞譯成英語。每個單詞的詞類、首字母及字母數(shù)目均已給出。請將完整的單詞

寫在答題紙上。

36.到國外；在國外ad.a37.相反的；不利的a.a38.帝國n.e39.典禮,儀式n.c

40.環(huán)境；境遇n.c41?密集度，稠密度n.d42.出現(xiàn)，涌現(xiàn)v.e43.擴大，放大n.e

44.特征,特色n.f45.雜志n.m46.移民，僑民n.i47.許可；執(zhí)照n.148.同時，其間n,m49.

需要，必須品n.n50.服從，聽從v,o51.四月a.A52.根本的，激進的a.r53.狡猾的；難處理

的a.t54.策略，戰(zhàn)略n.s55.宇宙的，普遍的a.u

V.WordForm(10points,1pointeach)

將括號中的各詞變?yōu)檫m當?shù)男问教钊肟瞻?。答案寫在答題紙上。

資料僅供參考

56.Smallshopsofferproductsthatrangefrominexpensivetoexpensive,_(depend)

ontheshop.

57.Ourtrainingprogramcoversarangeof_(effect)managementtechniques.

58.Largesumsofmoneyhaveto_(spend)eachyearonrailwayconstruction.

59.Hesawaletterlyingonthetable_(address)tohim.

60.Itishighly_(desire)thatthegovernmentgivethecompanymorefinancial

support.

61.Shehadanoutward_(appear),butdeepdownshewasreallyworried.

62.Therearea_(surprise)largenumberofmistakesinthetestpaper.

63.Weather_(permit),thefootballmatchwillbeplayedonWednesday.

64.Helayperfectlystilland_(play)deadtoescapecapturebytheenemy.

65.Wearesupposed_(follow)theteachers9instructions,

VI.TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish(15points,3pointseach)

將下列各句譯成英語并將答案寫在答題紙上。

66.當人類對周圍的環(huán)境開始發(fā)問時，科學就誕生了。

67.她盡管病得很重，但還是參加了會議。

68.這項研究結(jié)果表明白日夢有助于提高一個人適應新環(huán)境的能力。

69.直到這次求職面試失敗，她才意識到英語學習的重要性。

70.隨著經(jīng)濟發(fā)展和社會進步，人們越來越關心生活質(zhì)量。

VII.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese(15points)

Whenyouturnonthetelevision,putonyourshoesordrivetoastore,you'reusing

energy.Energyisoneofthemostfundamentalforcesintheworld.Animalsuseenergy

towalkandrun.Treesandplantsuseenergytogrow.Peopleuseittoworkandplay.

Energyiseverywhereinnature一inthelightofthesun,inthewind,intheforest,

inwatercurrentsanderuptingvolcanoes.Withoutenergy,thereisnolife.Weuse

ourownenergyconstantlyandwecontinuallymakeuseofallkindsofenergy.

Energycanbedividedintotwodifferenttypes:storedenergyanddynamicenergy.

Storedenergyiscalledpotentialenergy,andthelatterreferstoenergyinmotion.

Ifyoustretchoutarubberband,thisproducespotentialenergy.Ifyouletitgo,

itmovesanproducesthedynamicenergy.

4月高等教育自學考試全國統(tǒng)一命題考試

英語(二)答案

I.VocabularyandStructure(每小題1分，共10分)

I.C2.C3.D4.B5.A6.D7.D8.A9.BIO.C

II.ClozeTest(每小題1分，共10分)

11.D12.A13.B14.A15.B16.B17.A18.D19.C20.D

UI.ReadingComprehension(每小題2分，共30分)

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21.C22.B23.A24.B25.D26.B27,C28.A29.D30.A31.A32.C33.B34.D35.

C

IV.WordSpelling(每兩小題1分，共30分)

36.abroad37.adverse38.empire39.ceremony40.circumstance4Ldensity42.

emerge

43.enlarge44.feature45.magazine46.immigrant47.licence(-nse)48.meantime

49.necessity50.obey51.Apri152.radical53.tricky54.strategy55.universal

V.WordForm(每小題1分，共10分)

56.depending57.effective58.bespent59.addressed60.desirable61.

appearance

62.surprisingly63.permitting64.played65.tofollow

VI.TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish(每小題3分，共15分

66.Sciencecameintobeingwhenmanbegantoaskquestionsabouthis

environment.

67.Despitehisseriousillness,hecameto/attendedthemeeting,orAlthough

hewasseriouslyill,hecameto/attendedthemeeting.

68.Thestudyindicatesthatdaydreaminghelps(to)improveaperson*sability

toadapt(himself)toanewenvironment.

69.Hedidn，trealizetheimportanceofEnglishlearninguntilhefailedin

thejobinterview,orNotuntilhefailedinthejobinterviewdidherealize

theimportanceofEnglishlearning,orItwasnotuntilhefailedinthejob

interviewthatherealizedtheimportanceofEnglishlearning.

70.With(the)economicdevelopmentandsocialprogress,peopleare

increasinglyconcernedwiththequalityoflife.

VII.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese(本大題共15分)

當你打開電視、穿鞋子、或駕車購物，你都在消耗能量。能量是世界上一種最基本的

力。動物行走、奔跑、樹木、植物生長，人類工作和消遣，都在消耗能量。能量存在

于陽光、風、樹林、水流和噴發(fā)的火山中，自然界中不無處不在。沒有能量，就沒有

生命。我們在不斷地消耗自身的能量，也在不斷地消耗其它種類的能量。

能量有兩種不同的類型：儲能和動能。儲能被稱之為潛能，而動能被稱之為運動能。

如果你把橡皮筋拉長，這就產(chǎn)生了潛能；你一松手，它就會收縮并產(chǎn)生動能。

10月高等教育自學考試全國統(tǒng)一命題考試

英語(二)試卷及答案

I.VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointforeachitem)

從下列各句四個選項中選出一個最佳答案，并在答題卡上將相應的字母涂黑。

1.Itmakesgood_tobringanumbrella;itseemstoberainingtoday.

A.senseB.reasonC.suggestionD.advice

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2.Ifyouaretoo—ofyourchildren,theywillneverlearntodealwithdifficulties

inlife.

A.respectiveB.detectiveC.protectiveD.effective.

3.Hisintelligencewill_himtogetascholarshiptocollege.

A.enableB.persuadeC.suggestD.employ

4.Theprofessoraskedaquestion,andDavid_agoodanswer.

A.putupwithB.stoodupforC.cameupwithD.lookeddownupon

5.Nosoonerhadwereachedhome_aviolentstormbrokeout.

A.whenB.thatC.untilD.than

6.Peoplediffer_oneanother_theirabilitytohandlestress.

A.from...toB.from..?inC.for...inD.in...from

7.Theyshouldtryto—theirusualinhibitionsandjoininthefun.

A.sendoffB.layasideC.taketoD.turnoff

8.Duringthepasttwodecades,researchhas_ourknowledgeofdaydreaming.

A.expandedB.emergedC.descendedD.conquered

9.Thestudentsarerequiredto_themainideasofthearticleintheirownwords.

A.symbolizeB.minimizeC.synchronizeD.summarize

10.Theoutlineofrooftopsandchimneys_againstthepalesky.

A.pulledoutB.lookedoutC.heldoutD.stoodout

II,ClozeTest(10points,1pointforeachitem)

下列短文中有+個空白，每個空白有四個選項。根據(jù)上下文要求選出最佳答案，并在答

題卡上將相應的字母涂黑。

Curiosityisnotonlyapossiblemotivation,itisalsoagreathelpinyour

learninglanguages.Rememberthatalanguageisnot11agrammaticalsystem.Itis

the12ofacertaincultureofdifferentcultures.Itisnogood13stringsofwords

andlistsofgrammaticalrules14youknowasmuchaspossibleaboutthebackground

ofthelanguage,sothatyoucanunderstandtheideasconveyedandthereferences

made,aswellastheinferenceswhichcan15theinformationclearlygiven.Solearn

asmuchasyoucanaboutthedifferentcultureswhich16English-watchtelevision

programs,listentotheradio,trytoobtain17andmagazineswrittenbynative

speakers,lookatadvertisements,and,aboveall,read-nottextbooks,18novels,

poemsandplays.Theywillshowyouhowalanguageis19used.TheEnglishlanguage

isalivingformofexpressionwhichderivesmuchofits20fromthecontext,and

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muchofitseffectfromawholenetworkofextra-linguisticknowledge.

11.A.justB.evenC.soD.that

12.A.outlookB.outcomeC.outsetD.outline

13.A.havelearntB.learnC.learningD,learnt

14.A.sinceB.untilC.whenD.unless

15.A.becarriedoverB.befreedfromC.beheldupD.bedrawnfrom

16.A.influenceB.abandonC.restoreD.furnish

17.A.filmB.televisionC.radioD.newspapers

18.A.butB.orC.andD.as

19.A.occasionallyB.reallyC.casuallyD.scarcely

20.A.structureB.implicationC.meaningD.indication

HI.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointsforeachitem)

從下列每篇短文的問題后所給的四個選擇項中選出一個最佳答案，并在答題卡上將相應

的字母涂黑。

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Howoftenonehearschildrenwishingtheyweregrownup,andoldpeoplewishing

theywereyoungagain.Eachagehasitspleasuresanditspains,andthehappiest

personistheonewhoenjoyswhateachagegiveshimwithoutwastinghistimein

uselessregrets.

Childhoodisatimewhentherearefewresponsibilities.Ifachildhasgood

parents,heiswellfed,lookedafterandloved.Itisunlikelythathewillever

againinhislifebegivensomuchwithouthavingtodoanythinginreturn.Inaddition,

lifeisalwayspresentingnewthingstothechild-thingsthathavelosttheirinterest

forolderpeoplebecausetheyaretoowellknown.Achildfindspleasureinplaying

intherain,orinthesnow.Hisfirstvisittotheseasideisamarvelous

adventure.Butachildhashispains：heisnotsofreetodoashewishesashe

thinksolderpeopleare;heiscontinuallybeingtoldwhattodoandwhatnotto

do.Therefore,achildisnothappyashewishestobe.

Whentheyoungmanstartstoearnhisownliving,hebecomesfreefromthe

disciplineofschoolandparents;butatthesametimeheisforcedto

accept,responsibilities.Withnoonetopayforhisfood,hisclothes,orhisroom,

hehastoworkifhewantstolivecomfortably.Ifhespendsmostofhistimeplaying

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aboutinthewaythatheusedtoasachild,hewillgohungry.Andifhebreaks

thelawsofsocietyasheusedtobreakthelawsofhisparents,hemaygethimself

intotrouble.If,however,heworkshard,goesbythelawandhasgoodhealth,he

mayfeelsatisfiedinseeinghimselfmakesteadyprogressinhisjobandinbuilding

upforhimselfhisownpositioninsociety.

Oldagehasalwaysbeenthoughtofastheworstagetobe;butitisnotnecessary

fortheoldtobeunhappy.Witholdagecomeswisdomandtheabilitytohelpothers

withadvicewiselygiven.Theoldcanhavethejoyofseeingtheirchildrenmaking

progressinlife;theycanwatchtheirgrandchildrengrowinguparoundthem;and,

perhapsbestofall,theycan,iftheirlifehasbeenausefulone,feelthehappiness

ofhavingcomethroughthebattleoflifesafelyandofhavingreachedatimewhen

theycanliebackandrest,leavingeverythingtoothers.

21.Thehappiestpeopleshouldbethosewho

A.faceuptodifficultiesinlifeB.hopetobeyoungagain

C.enjoylifeindifferentagesD.wishtobegrownup

22.Theword"they"inLine5,Para.2refersto_.

A.olderpeopleB.newthingsC.childrenD.interests

23.Achildhashispainsbecause_?

A.hecannotdowhateverhewantsto

B.heisnotallowedtoplayinrain

C.hehasalotofnewthingstolearn

D.hecannotplayattheseasidefreely

24.Whenachildbecomesagrown-up,heissupposedto—?

A.livecomfortablyB.takeresponsibilities

C.makeprogressinjobD.impressthesociety

25.Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe_.

A.PainsandAgesB.DifferencesinAges

C.TheBestAgetoBeD.HappinessandAges

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Weallknowthathumansaredamagingtheenvironment,butwhatcanwedoabout

it?Somepeoplearetryingtodotheirbittobemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

LocalcouncilsinBritainencouragecertainaspectsofgreenliving,suchas

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recyclingpaper,tin,plasticandglass.Theywanttoreducetheamountofrubbish

goingintolandfillsites（填埋場），becausetheyarerunningoutofplacestodump

（傾倒）rubbish.Insomeareasrubbishforrecyclingiscollectedfromyourdoorstep,

butinotherareas,youhavetotakeittoaspecialrecyclingplace,suchasabottle

bank.

Anotherwayofreducingtheamountofrubbishyoucreateistousereusable

productsinsteadofdisposableonesForexample,somepeopleusestrongshopping

bagsorboxesfortheirgroceriesinsteadofplasticcarrierbags,orusewashable

nappiesinsteadofdisposables.

Morepeoplearebecominginterestedinreducingtheircarbonfootprint-theamount

ofcarbontheyuseup.Theytrytoreducetheircarbonemissions（釋放）bycycling,

usingpublictransportoranelectriccar,ratherthandrivinggas-consumingvehicles.

Somepeoplechoosenottoflyforholidaytripsbecauseplanesarethebiggest

producersofcarbonemissions.

Youcanmake'green'choiceswhenbuyingfoodtoo.It'sbesttobuyfoodwhich

waslocallygrownorproducedsothatithasn'tbeenimportedbyair,orshipped

byroadfromfaraway.

Housescanbeenvironmentallyfriendlytoo.Ittakeslessenergytoheatahouse

ifithasgoodinsulation（絕緣，隔熱）anddoubleglazing（雙層玻璃）.Youcanalso

createyourownenergyityouhavesolarpanelsorawindturbinefittedthoughthese

canbeexpensive.Youcanalsosavewaterbyusingarainwatercontainerforwashing

thecarorwateringthegarden.It'sevenpossibletouseasystemwhere'greywater,

-waterwhichhasbeenthroughatap（水龍頭）oncealready,isusedtoflush（沖

洗）toilets.Somenewhousingprojectsarebeingbuiltspecificallytobeas

environmentallyfriendlyaspossible.

26.Thepurposeofcollectingreusablewastesisto—?

A.saveenergyconsumedindailylife

B.reducetheamountofrubbishdumped

C.createanewwayofgreenliving

D.decreasetheamountofcarbonproduced

27.Inordertocutdownonthecarbonemission,morepeoplechoosetotravel—.

A.byelectriccar,bicycleorplane

B.byprivatecar,bicycleorbus

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C.bybus,electriccarorplane

D.bybicycle,busorelectri