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2023年4月髙等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语(二〕试卷(专卡〕

(课程代码00015)

本试卷共8页，总分值100分，考试时间150分钟。

考生答卷前必须将自己的姓名和准考证号写在答题卡上。

必须在答题卡上答题，写在试卷上的答案无效。

第一局部：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。

                       Red Nose Day

    Red Nose Day (RND) is a well-known event in the UK. The aim of the day is to raise money for Comic Relief. This is a charity that helps people in need in Africa and in the UK.

    Comic Relief was started in 1985 by Richard Curtis. He wrote the famous films “Four Weddings and a Funeral〞 and “Notting Hill〞. Richard started Comic Relief in response to the severe famine in Ethiopia. It’s called Red Nose Day as on this day many people buy a plastic red nose to wear! The money made from selling red noses goes to the charity.

    Red Nose Day takes place every two years in the spring. It is now so well established that many people consider it to be an unofficial national holiday.

    The slogan for the last RND was “Do Something Funny for Money.〞 The money that was collected was used to help fund projects in such areas as education and mental health. Money-raising events take place on this day all over the country and many schools participate. People also donate money by post, inbanks, by phone using a credit card and online.

    In the evening of Red Nose Day a telethon takes place on the BBC TV channels. This is like a television marathon (马拉松〕that shows some of the events of the day and reports how the money raised will be spent. People also upload videos of local charity events onto the Internet.

    So, if you are ever in the UK on Red Nose Day，you will know why you find normal people wearing red noses and doing silly things! It’s all for a good cause!

1.Red Nose Day is a famous event in Britain.

A. True B. False C. Not Given

2. Comic Relief aims to help people all over the world.

A. True B. False C. Not Given

3. Richard Curtis is a well-known actor and film director.

A. True B. False C. Not Given

4.Many people wear a red nose on Red Nose Day.

A. True B. False C. Not Given

5. Red Nose Day takes place every year.

A. True B. False C. Not Given

6. Red Nose Day has become an official national holiday.

A. True B. False C. Not Given

7.The funnier people look, the more money they collect.

A. True B- False C. Not Given

8. People give money to Comic Relief in many ways.

A. True B. False C. Not Given

9.Many schools take part in the money-raising events on Red Nose Day.

A. True B. False C. Not Given

10. The Red Nose Day telethon has attracted lots of film stars.

A. True B. False   C. Not Given

第二局部：阅读选择〔第〜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个最正确选 项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。

    Those Who Ride on Two Wheels In the United States there are six million tennis players and twelve million golfers. These figures would not surprise most people. But many would be surprised to learn that twenty million Americans ride motorcycles (摩托车).Few people realize that motorcycling is fast becoming one of America’s most popular sports.

    According to the Cycle News，many kinds of people enjoy motorcycling. They include black people and white people, businessmen, professionals, and blue-collar workers. Among them, about 55% are businessmen, 3% are in the professions and 9% in government service.

    Such information is offered by the Cycle News in the hope of improving the general public’s impression of the sport. The public has tended to believe that all motorcyclists are wild and lawless young men.

    There are several things about motorcycling that the average citizen dislikes. A motorcyclist’s appearance has something to do with this dislike. Motorcyclists often look dirty; in fact, they are dirty. On the road, there is little to protect them from mud. For practical reasons, they often dress in old clothing which looks much less respectable border="1" than the clothing of people who ride in cars. For the same reason, motorcyclists usually wear dark colors. Perhaps this helps to explain why they are sometimes suspected of having bad natures.

    Probably motorcycles themselves also produce anger and fear. They are noisy， though some trucks are even noisier. But trucks are acceptable because they perform a needed service. Motorcycles, on the other hand, make an uncomfortable noise just to give their riders pleasure. Roaring along quiet streets, they wake sleeping families and make babies cry.

Yet, as motorcycling becomes more and more common, it will be interesting to see how people in general feel about the sport. Perhaps it will someday become as ‘^respectable’’ as tennis or golf.

11、 According to the text, more and more Americans like___.

A.playing tennis B. playing golf C. motorcycling D. car-racing

12、According to the Cycle News，over half of the motorcyclists are _____•

A. black people B. white people C. businessmen . D. professionals

13、 The Cycle News wants to_________

A. make motorcyclists lawful citizens B. improve the image of motorcycling C. persuade people to buy motorcycles D. raise the status ofblue-coUar workers

14、 Motorcyclists usually wear dark colors because_________.

A. they want to be respectable B. they want to be impressive

C.the colors look different D. the colors suit their sport

15、 Some people dislike the motorcycle because it is___________.

A.noisy B. heavy C. costly D. illegal

第三局部：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16〜19题后所给的5个 选项中为第0〜©段每段选择1个正确的段落大意；〔2)从第20〜25题后所给的7个 选项中选择6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。

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