2018年4月《英语(二)》真题

2018年4月《英语（二）》真题2018年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（二）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。LifeontheFarmLifeonafarmisalwayschanging.Newtechnologiesandarisinginterestinhealthierandorganiceatinghavehadahugeimpactonhowfarmsdobusiness.Atthesametime,agrowingpopulationhasputmoredemandsonfarmers.Theyneedtofindwaystoincreasetheirproductionlevels.Thesmallfamilyfarmsthatusedtoproducemostoftheproductshavebeenlargelyreplacedbyfactoryfarms.Smallfamilyfarmsthatarestilloperatingarestrugglingtokeepup.Technologyhasmademostaspectsoffarmlifeeasierthanithaseverbeenbefore.Biggerandmoreefficientequipmentmakesworksuchasplowingupfieldsandsowingtheseedseasier.Suchtasksusedtotaketwoorthreetimesaslong.Theseadvanceshaveallowedfarmerstoworkfasterandmoreefficientlythaneverbefore.Inadditiontonewertechnology,factoryfarmsproducemoreproductsforlessmoneythantraditionalfarmingwouldrequire.Modernfarmlife，despitetheintroductionofnewtechnologies,hasnotchangedmuchfromwhatithasalwaysbeen.Farmersstillwakeupearly,andspendtheirdaysdoinghardwork.Therearestillanimalstofeed，cowstobemilked,andfieldstobeplowed.Farmlifestillrequiresalotofhardworkandsacrifice.Themainchangeinmodernfarmlifeisinthewayfarmsarerun.Itiscommonforevensmallfarmstohaveseveralhiredworkersandevenananimalmanager.Family-runfarmsarebecomingrarer.Factoryfarms,withotherlargerfarmcorporations,arebecomingthenorm.Althoughtherearestillmanytraditionalfamilyfarms,theyarequicklydyingasmodernpracticeschangefarmlifeforever.1.Factoryfarmsnowproducemostoftheproducts.A．TrueB．FalseC．NotGiven【答案】A【解析】题干大意：工厂农场现在生产大部分的产品。定位到文中第一段的第五句，“Thesmallfamilyfarmsthatusedtoproducemostoftheproductshavebeenlargelyreplacedbyfactoryfarms.”，过去大部分生产的商品的小家庭式农场大量地被工厂式农场所取代。题目与原文意思相符，故选A。【考点】2.Farmersprefertogrowhealthyandorganicfood.A．TrueB．FalseC．NotGiven【答案】C【解析】题干大意：农民喜欢种植健康和有机食品。定位到文中第一段的第二句，“Newtechnologiesandarisinginterestinhealthierandorganiceatinghavehadahugeimpactonhowfarmsdobusiness.”，新技术和对健康和有机饮食的兴趣越来越大，对农场的经营方式产生了巨大的影响。原文中没有提及农场主更喜欢种植健康且有机的食物，故选C。【考点】3.Smallfamilyfarmsfindithardtosurvive.A．TrueB．FalseC．NotGiven【答案】A【解析】题干大意：小家庭式农场很难生存。定位到文中第一段的第五、六句，“Thesmallfamilyfarmsthatusedtoproducemostoftheproductshavebeenlargelyreplacedbyfactoryfarms.Smallfamilyfarmsthatarestilloperatingarestrugglingtokeepup.”，过去大部分生产的商品的小家庭式农场大量地被工厂式农场所取代。小家庭式农场在挣扎中经营。由此可知，小家庭式农场现在很难生存。故选A。【考点】4.Plowingandsowingbymachinesareadvancesinmodernfarming.A．TrueB．FalseC．NotGiven【答案】A【解析】题干大意：机器耕种和播种是现代农业的进步。定位到文中第二段的第二、四句，“Biggerandmoreefficientequipmentmakesworksuchasplowingupfieldsandsowingtheseedseasier.”“Theseadvanceshaveallowedfarmerstoworkfasterandmoreefficientlythaneverbefore.”，更大和更高效的设备使得耕耘种子和播种种子更容易。这些进步使农民比以往任何时候都工作得更快更有效率。由此可知，题目与原文意思相符，故选A。【考点】5.Modernfarmproductscostmorethanthosefromtraditionalfarming.A．TrueB．FalseC．NotGiven【答案】B【解析】题干大意：现代农产品比传统农业生产成本高。定位到文中第二段的第五句，“Inadditiontonewertechnology,factoryfarmsproducemoreproductsforlessmoneythantraditionalfarmingwouldrequire.”，除了更新的技术之外，工厂农场生产的产品比传统农业所需的费用要少。题目与原文意思不相符，故选B。【考点】6.Mostfarmerscannotaffordnewmachines.A．TrueB．FalseC．NotGiven【答案】C【解析】题干大意：大部分农场主支付不起新设备的费用。通读文章，没有提及与之相关信息，故选C。【考点】7.Modernfarmersdonothavetoworkhard.A．TrueB．FalseC．NotGiven【答案】B【解析】题干大意：现代农场主不需要努力工作。定位到文中第三段的第一、二句，“Modernfarmlife，despitetheintroductionofnewtechnologies,hasnotchangedmuchfromwhatithasalwaysbeen.Farmersstillwakeupearly,andspendtheirdaysdoinghardwork.”，现代农业生活，尽管引进了新技术，但并没有发生太多变化。农民们仍然醒得很早，每天都在努力工作。由此可知，题目与原文意思不相符，故选B。【考点】8.Newtechnologieshavenotchangedfarmmanagement.A．TrueB．FalseC．NotGiven【答案】B【解析】题干大意：新技术没有改变农场的管理。定位到文中第三段的第一句，“Modernfarmlife，despitetheintroductionofnewtechnologies,hasnotchangedmuchfromwhatithasalwaysbeen.”现代农业生活，尽管引进了新技术，但并没有发生太多变化。由此可知，虽然没有发生太大改变，但依旧还是有所改变，题目与原文意思不相符，故选B。【考点】9.Therearefewerandfewerfamily-runfarmsnow.A．TrueB．FalseC．NotGiven【答案】A【解析】题干大意：现在越来越少的家庭式农场经营。定位到文中第四段的第三句，“Family-runfarmsarebecomingrarer.”家庭式农场经营开始变得越来越少。题目与原文意思相符，故选A。【考点】10.Modernfarmsarehiringworkersfromcities.A．TrueB．FalseC．NotGiven【答案】C【解析】题干大意：现代农场从城市中雇佣工人。通读文章，没有提及与之相关信息，故选C。【考点】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。ChristmasGiftMarydidn’tknowwhattosendtohergrandparentsforChristmas.ItwasalwayshardtochooseagoodChristmaspresentforthem.Theydidn'tneedmuch,anditwashardforhertobecreativeeveryyear.Oneyear,shesentthemabigwoodenelephant.Itsatonthecounterforayear,butthenitdisappeared,probablyintoaclosetsomewhere.Anotheryear,shemadehandmadesoapswithnicesmells,buttheyprobablyweren’tanybetterthanstore-boughtsoaps.Lastyear,shesentlotsofnicepicturesofherselfinframes,butgrandparents’housewassmall,andtheycouldn’thangupverymany.Thisyear,shedecidedonfruit.Shelivedwhereitwaswarmandtherewaslotsofnicefruit.Hergrandparentslivedupnorth,whereitwascolderandtheycouldn’tgetfreshfruitallyear,oratleastnotorangesandgrapefruit.Freshfruitwashealthyforhergrandparents,too.Marywenttoafruitstoreandsampledtheredoranges.Shereallylikedthemandboughtakilogram.Thenshetriedthreekindsofgrapefruit.Thewhiteonesweresour.