2019年10月髙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。ToLease(租赁)orNottoLeasePlanningtoleaseacarbecauseyoudon'tthinkyoucanaffordtobuy?Thinkagain.Leasingcanendupbeingjustasexpensiveasbuying.Mostpeoplethinkaboutleasingbecausetheybelieveitwillcostthemlessmoney.They'reright-itischeaper,butonlyintheshortterm.Forexample,ifyouweretoleaseanewSubaruForester,youmightpay$300permonthforthecar.Ifyouweretobuythesamecar,youwouldpayabout$400permonth.Overathree-year,youwouldsave$3600-abigsavings.Butafteryourleaseisover,youhavetogivethecarback.Manypeoplewanttoleasebecausetheycandriveamoreexpensivecarthantheymightotherwisebeabletoafford.Forexample,ifyouspend$300monthlyonacar,youmightbeabletoleaseanewFordExplorer.Forthesameprice,youmighthavetobuyausedExplorer,orbuyanewbutmuchlessexpensivemodel.Alease,therefore,allowsyoutodrivethelatestmodelsofmoreexpensivecars.However,whatevercaryoucanaffordtobuyyougettokeepit,anditwillalwayshavearesellortrade-in(以新旧换)valueifyouwanttoupgradetoanewcarlater.Furthermore,peoplewholeasecarsareoftenshockedbyhowmuchtheymustpaywhentheleaseisover.Mostleaseslimityoutoacertainnumberofmiles.Ifyougooverthat,youmustpayforeachmile.Asaresult,youmayenduppayingthousandsofdollarsinmileage(里程)fees.Inaddition,whenyoulease,youhavetopayforregularmaintenanceandrepairstothevehicle.Sinceyoumustreturnthecarfinally,youarepayingtorepairsomeoneelse'scar.Bynow,thebenefitsofbuyingoverleasingshouldbeclear.Remember:whatevermodelyoucanaffordtobuy,itisyoursafteryoumakethepayments.There'snogivingback,andthatmakesallthedifference.1.Peopleusuallythinkleasingacarcansavemoney.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven2.Leasingacarcostslessinthelongterm.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven3.Morepeopleliketoleasecarsthanbefore.A.TrueB.FalseCNotGiven4.Peoplecanleaseacartheycannotafford.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven5.Youngpeopleprefertoleasethelatestmodelsofcars.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven6.FordExploreristhemostpopularmodelintheleasingmarket.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven7.Peopleoftenpaymorethantheyexpectforalease.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven8.Peopleneedtopayforeachmiletheydriveduringthelease.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven9.Leasingcompaniespayforrepairstotheleasedcars.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven10.Theauthoradvisespeopletobuyanaffordablecar.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven第二部分:阅读选择(第11〜15题,每题2分,共10分)MentalIllnessHitsSmallBusinessOwnersHardWhilethereisagrowingfocusonmentalhealthintheworkplace,therearefewerresourcesandsupportavailabletothoserunningsmallbusinesses.Therearemanyreasonspeoplechoosetohavetheirownbusinessbeingtheirownboss,workingonsomethingtheylove,beingabletosettheirownhours,orhavingsomecontroloverwhomtheyworkwith.Yettherealitymanysmallbusinessownersfaceisfarlessattractive-financialstress,longworkinghoursandunclearboundariesbetweenworkandfamilylife.Andallofthesefactorscanhaveahugeimpactontheirmentalhealth.LeanneFawknerisabusinessownerofanaward-winningskin-carerange(系列产品)Sheknowsverywelltheimpactthatasmallbusinesscanhaveon,thementalhealthofitsowner.Whenhersuccessfulbusinessstruggledduetotheglobalfinancialcrisis,shesufferedalotmentally.Asbusinessslowed,Iwasmoreandmoreaffected,shesays.Icouldn'tseparatemyselffrommybusiness.Itwastheworstexperienceofmylife.Icouldnolongergotoworkandwascryingallday?”Fawknerwasdiagnosedwithdepression.Shehadtotakeseveralmonthsoffwork.Fortunately,herhusbandwasabletokeepthingsgoingwhileFawknerwasrecovering.Shesawacounselor(咨询师)forhelpandtookpartinaworkplacementalhealthpromotionprogram.Thisprogramwasdesignedforsmalltomediumbusinessowners.ThestoriesontheDVDintheprogramweresohelpful.IwascryingbecauseIdidn'tfeelsoalone.ForFawkner,smallbusinessownersareoverlooked.Whileemployeesinlargerorganizationsoftenhaveaccesstoemployeeassistanceprograms,smallbusinessownersarestrugglingontheirown.11.Onereasontohaveone'sownbusinessisthatonecanhavemoreA.flexibleworkinghoursB.supportfromothersC.availableresourcesD.lifeexperience12.AsmallbusinessownerusuallyhasA.amorecolorfullifeB.abiggerprofitC.lessstressfromworkD.longerworkingtime13.Fawkner'sbusinessranintotroublebecauseA.itwastakenoverbyherhusbandB.shehadaseriousmentalproblemC.itwashitbythefinancialcrisisD.shestarteda-mentalhealthprogram14.Fawknerdidn'tfeelsoalonebecauseA.shehadherfamilyaroundB.shecouldwatchDVDatworkC.othershadsimilarexperiencesD.thecounselorwashelpfultoher15.AccordingtoFawkner,smallbusinessownersneedmoreA.financialaidB.technicalknowledgeC.managementskillsD.mentalhealthassistance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①〜④段每段选择1个正确的段落大意;(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。SecretsforaHappierYouSomepeoplearenaturallyblessedwithacheerfulcharacter.Theyspreadwarmthandsunshinewherevertheygo.Theyattractpeoplelikebeestohoney.Sowhatisitthatmakesthesepeoplesodifferentfromothers?强调句①Themostimportantsecrettohappinessistobegratefulforthegoodthingsinyourlife-whatevermaybeyourfinancialposition.Insteadofappreciatingmaterialwealth,bethankfulforthelovedonesinyourlifeandenjoytheli