2013年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

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2013年10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)

本试卷共8页，满分100分，考试时间150分钟。

考生答题注意事项：

1.本卷所有试题必须在答题卡上作答。答在试卷上无效，试卷空白处和背面均可作草稿纸。

2.第一部分为选择题。必须对应试卷上的题号使用2B铅笔将“答题卡”的相应代码涂黑。

3.第二部分为非选择题。必须注明大、小题号，使用0.5亳米黑色字迹签字笔作答。

4.合理安排答题空间，超出答题区域无效。

第一部分选择题

一、阅读判断（第1〜10题，每瓸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倍息，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未涂、错涂、多涂或少涂均无分。

Farms Appear in Cities

When you hear the word “farm”，you may imagine the countryside with cows and crops. But scientists say the farms of the future could be built in tall buildings in some large cities.

It may be difficult to believe, but in fact, the technology for growing crops indoors already exists. Farming in the city is already happening. Some vegetables are already grown in greenhouses. Even the scientists at the South Pole research station can enjoy fresh vegetables they grow in their own greenhouse.

Experts say indoor farming solves many problems. First, traditional farming takes up a lot of land. Growing crops in tall buildings—called vertical farming (垂直农业)一can solve the problem. Also, fruits and vegetables grown indoors would not face serious threats from insects and bad weather.

Though vertical farms don’t exist yet，experts have created a plan for recycling in such farms. The water from indoor fish ponds would be used to water crops. Gases from crop waste would be used to heat the building. Waste from chicken or pigs would be reused as a source of energy.

But experts believe vertical farming is not going to be easy. They say it can be difficult to control climate conditions indoors. Besides, plants differ in their weather and lighting needs. For example, some plants like warm, sunny weather, but other plants prefer cooler temperatures.

That’s not to say these difficulties won’t be overcome—but it will take time. Most experts suggest it may take about 5 to 15 years before the first vertical farms could be created.

1. The word “farm” may make you think of the countryside.

A. True

B. False

C. Not Given

2. It is still a dream for people to grow crops indoors.

A. True

B. False

C. Not Given

3. Scientists at the South Pole research station live a hard life.

A. True

B. False

C. Not Given

4. Vertical farming does not need as much land as traditional farming.

A. True

B. False

C. Not Given

5. Fresh fruits and vegetables are very expensive in cities.

A. True

B. False

C. Not Given

6.Crops grown indoors would not be badly harmed by insects.

A. True

B. False

C. Not Given

7. Scientists do not know how to reuse the animal waste in vertical farms.

A. True

B. False

C. Not Given

8. Some experts say vertical farming could be difficult.

A. True

B. False

C. Not Given

9. Indoor plants need the same weather and lighting.

A. True

B. False

C. Not Given

10.The first vertical farms appeared 5 years ago.

A. True

B. False

C. Not Given

二、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。未涂、错涂、多涂或少涂均无分。

A Good Lesson

After living in Europe for seven years, my parents decided that my family would move to the United States. We all looked forward to this. What would people think of us? For me, I hoped to be the hero of the class.

I was not disappointed. All my classmates admired my experience, and I quickly became well known as “the French guy.”I was very popular for a time. However, I was not int erested in many things my classmates did，and it was hard for me to connect with them. I enjoyed listening to classical music, never watched TV, and almost never watched movies.

I did not have a common background with my friends because I grew up in Europe. I had few friends，and fewer good friends. When I look back now, I realize I was a bit of an idiot to many people around me.

I kept talking proudly about my experience. And I thought myself better than those around me because I