自考英语二（00015）2013年10月真题试卷及答案

某英文报纸正在举办题为"My Favorite Job"的征文活动。请就此题目写一篇英文短文应征。内容包括以下两个方面:

·你最喜欢的工作是什么

·你为什么客欢它

The Power of Language

Language is something that defines (define) us as humans. When language is 41___ (use) well,it can bring out very deep feelings in others, and encourage others to take 42___ (act). Sometimes in poetry a certain phrase can bring 43___ (tear) to the eyes and move us deeply. When we use language to express our true feelings to someone, it can open and 44___ (deep) the connection between us. Language is a very 45___ (power) tool. How we use language shapes our world. How we use self-talk 46___ (direct) shapes our experience of both ourselves and the world. How we deliver 47___ (communicate) shapes the way the world 48___ (respond) to us. We can use language more 49___ (effective). And this clearly influences the Health and power of our 50___ (person) relationships and business relationships.

Protecting the Few

How we live our lives affects the environment. The environment is all the things around you. All across Earth, humans are 31____ the environment in small and large ways. We cut down trees to build houses. We plow fields to 32____ crops. We pour waste into rivers,lakes and oceans. We use larger nets and bigger boats to catch 33____ numbers of fish. Activities like these affect plants and animals. They 34____ affect things like the soil and water.Sometimes our actions make the number of a 35____ plant or animal get larger. For example, if you planted roses in your yard, there would be more roses in your area.Our activities can also 36____ to a smaller number of plants and animals. If a park were turned into an apartment building, what would happen to the plants and animals there? Well, they would 37____ die or move to other 38____ . There would be fewer plants and animals.Pollution and other activities sometimes cause the number of a species (物种) to become so 39____ that it cannot survive. A species that is in 40____ of dying out is called an endangered (瀕危的)species.

A. changing

B. grow

C. lead

D. either

E. huge

F. places

G. certain

H. also

I. increase

J. small

K. survival

L. danger

Living on campus can save you the trouble of.

Grandpa My Hero

My grandfather had only one child and that was my mother. He always wanted a son but it never happened. 26____ When my mom got pregnant,he thought he finally had a boy in the family, but it turned out that her first child was my older sister. When I was born. Grandpa was very happy.He was the first person to give me a baseball glove and to play baseball with me. My first glove was as small as my whole hand is now. When Grandpa gave me that glove, I was very excited. 27____ It was my pride and joy.When I was five, I played on my first baseball team and Grandpa was the coach. He wanted me to play one position, but I wanted to play another. 28____ I tried so hard that I made good progress. Grandpa was very proud of me. Ever since then, he has worked with me to make me a better player.Grandpa has helped me become not only a better player, but a better person. 29____ Today Grandpa does not play baseball with me so often,but he still comes to every practice and game. He sits and watches my practices through rain and shine. 30____ I love him and hope he will be around for many more years to support me and baseball.

A. I was so happy I even slept with it at my side.

B. He wanted a son because he wanted to teach him to play baseball.

C. I owe him all my success in baseball and in my life.

D. In order to make me happy, he let me play what I wanted.

E. He was named our baseball team's number one fan by my coach.

F. My grandpa is still working at a store.

Those who live off campus cannot use.

Dormitory life means.

You need to master many skills like how to keep.

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Task 2

21. If you make no effort, you will.

paragraph④:

Paragraph②:

paragraph③:

The writer would probably agree that________.

Dormitory Life

①Living in a dormitory at college can be a great experience. However, if you take no steps to make this experience positive, dormitory life can become a misery. When you choose to live in a college dormitory,you will have a better chance to live a colorful and meaningful life. Meanwhile, you will have to give up many things as well.

②When you live in a dormitory,you can meet many people with different interests. And you can enjoy the various services there. Both are very important to make you successful at college. But you may have to give up much of your personal space. You will share a room with someone else. This means you need to make peace with the things and people around you.

③You will have to learn some important life skills. For example,you will learn how to get along with people. You will also learn to ignore things that you can't change. But in the future,you will find these skills very helpful when you are working in the real world.

④When you live in a dormitory, you can enjoy a wide range of campus services,which are not available to those who live off campus. If you have any school related problems,you have no difficulty finding someone to help,because the school hires people to help the students living there.

⑤Besides, living on caucus means you don't have to travel to and from school in rush hours. And you are more involved in campus life. For example,you can have a better chance to take part in the club activities and make your own contributions. If you want to live a rich campus life, living in a dormitory is your best choice.

Task 1

16.Paragraph①:

When we moved to California, I stopped________.

The phrase "an idiot" (Line 3, Para.3) most probably means________.

I had few good friends partly because I________.

The first vertical farms appeared 5 years ago.

A Good Lesson

Some experts say vertical farming could be difficult.

Indoor plants need the same weather and lighting.

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

Crops grown indoors would not be badly harmed by insects.

Fresh fruits and vegetables are very expensive in cities.

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

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

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

Farms Appear in CitiesWhen 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.