2019年10月高等教育自學考試英語（二）真題

2019年10月高等教育自學考試英語（二）真題(總分：100.00，做題時間：150分鐘)一、閱讀判斷(總題數(shù)：1，分數(shù)：10.00)ToLease(租賃)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(以新舊換)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.（分數(shù)：10）(1).Peopleusuallythinkleasingacarcansavemoney.（分數(shù)：1）

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C.NotGiven解析：二、閱讀選擇(總題數(shù)：1，分數(shù)：10.00)MentalIllnessHitsSmallBusinessOwnersHardWhilethereisagrowingfocusonmentalhealthintheworkplace,therearefewerresourcesandsupportavailabletothoserunningsmallbusinesses.Therearemanyreasonspeoplechoosetohavetheirownbusinessbeingtheirownboss,workingonsomethingtheylove,beingabletosettheirownhours,orhavingsomecontroloverwhomtheyworkwith.Yettherealitymanysmallbusinessownersfaceisfarlessattractive-financialstress,longworkinghoursandunclearboundariesbetweenworkandfamilylife.Andallofthesefactorscanhaveahugeimpactontheirmentalhealth.LeanneFawknerisabusinessownerofanaward-winningskin-carerange(系列產(chǎn)品)Sheknowsverywelltheimpactthatasmallbusinesscanhaveon,thementalhealthofitsowner.Whenhersuccessfulbusinessstruggledduetotheglobalfinancialcrisis,shesufferedalotmentally."Asbusinessslowed,Iwasmoreandmoreaffected,"shesays."Icouldn'tseparatemyselffrommybusiness.Itwastheworstexperienceofmylife.Icouldnolongergotoworkandwascryingallday?”Fawknerwasdiagnosedwithdepression.Shehadtotakeseveralmonthsoffwork.Fortunately,herhusbandwasabletokeepthingsgoingwhileFawknerwasrecovering.Shesawacounselor(咨詢師)forhelpandtookpartinaworkplacementalhealthpromotionprogram.Thisprogramwasdesignedforsmalltomediumbusinessowners."ThestoriesontheDVDintheprogramweresohelpful.IwascryingbecauseIdidn'tfeelsoalone."ForFawkner,smallbusinessownersareoverlooked.Whileemployeesinlargerorganizationsoftenhaveaccesstoemployeeassistanceprograms,smallbusinessownersarestrugglingontheirown.（分數(shù)：10）(1).Onereasontohaveone'sownbusinessisthatonecanhavemore（分數(shù)：2）

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√解析：(5).AccordingtoFawkner,smallbusinessownersneedmore（分數(shù)：2）

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√解析：三、概括段落大意和補全句子(總題數(shù)：0，分數(shù)：0.00)四、Task1(總題數(shù)：1，分數(shù)：5.00)SecretsforaHappierYouSomepeoplearenaturallyblessedwithacheerfulcharacter.Theyspreadwarmthandsunshinewherevertheygo.Theyattractpeoplelikebeestohoney.Sowhatisitthatmakesthesepeoplesodifferentfromothers?①Themostimportantsecrettohappinessistobegratefulforthegoodthingsinyourlife-whatevermaybeyourfinancialposition.Insteadofappreciatingmaterialwealth,bethankfulforthelovedonesinyourlifeandenjoythelittlepleasuresoflifethatcomeyourway.②Thenextimportantsecretistodeveloprelationships.Increasingsocialcontactshelpsboostbrainpower.Therefore,worktowardsimprovingyourrelationshipsandtaketimeofftogetintouchwithfriends.Thiswillliftsomeburdenoffyourshoulders,especiallywhenyoushareyourthoughtsandfeelings.Socializingcangiveyouanaddedboosttoyourmoods.③Thirdly,donotholdagrudge(怨恨)againstanyone.Instead,learntobekind,generous,andforgivingtowardsothers,eventothepersonwhohurtyou.Besympatheticandunderstanding,andtrynottocriticizeothers.Focusonthepositivesofapersoninsteadofthenegatives,fornoneofusisbornperfect.Itwillkeepyourheartandmindfreeandpeaceful.④Besides,involveyourselfinsomecreativeprocess,"beitdancing,writingordrawing.Thiscanbringoutthehiddentalentinyoutoachievemagicalhappiness.Orpickupnewskillsandfeelthegreatsenseofsatisfactionbycarryingoutcertaintaskswhichyouotherwisewouldneverhavefelt.⑤Finally,followadailyregularsleep-wakecycletokeepyouenergeticandhappy.Exerciseregularlyorpracticerelaxationtechniqueslikedeepbreathingandyoga(瑜伽).Ensureyougeteighttoninehoursofsleepeverydayandhaveawell-balanceddiet.A.HelppeopleinneedB.HaveahealthylifestyleC.DosomethingcreativeD.BetteryoursocialrelationshipsE.BethankfulforwhatyouhaveF.Learntounderstandandforgive（分數(shù)：5）(1).Paragraph①（分數(shù)：1）

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F.解析：五、Task2(總題數(shù)：1，分數(shù)：5.00)SecretsforaHappierYouSomepeoplearenaturallyblessedwithacheerfulcharacter.Theyspreadwarmthandsunshinewherevertheygo.Theyattractpeoplelikebeestohoney.Sowhatisitthatmakesthesepeoplesodifferentfromothers?①Themostimportantsecrettohappinessistobegratefulforthegoodthingsinyourlife-whatevermaybeyourfinancialposition.Insteadofappreciatingmaterialwealth,bethankfulforthelovedonesinyourlifeandenjoythelittlepleasuresoflifethatcomeyourway.②Thenextimportantsecretistodeveloprelationships.Increasingsocialcontactshelpsboostbrainpower.Therefore,worktowardsimprovingyourrelationshipsandtaketimeofftogetintouchwithfriends.Thiswillliftsomeburdenoffyourshoulders,especiallywhenyoushareyourthoughtsandfeelings.Socializingcangiveyouanaddedboosttoyourmoods.③Thirdly,donotholdagrudge(怨恨)againstanyone.Instead,learntobekind,generous,andforgivingtowardsothers,eventothepersonwhohurtyou.Besympatheticandunderstanding,andtrynottocriticizeothers.Focusonthepositivesofapersoninsteadofthenegatives,fornoneofusisbornperfect.Itwillkeepyourheartandmindfreeandpeaceful.④Besides,involveyourselfinsomecreativeprocess,"beitdancing,writingordrawing.Thiscanbringoutthehiddentalentinyoutoachievemagicalhappiness.Orpickupnewskillsandfeelthegreatsenseofsatisfactionbycarryingoutcertaintaskswhichyouotherwisewouldneverhavefelt.⑤Finally,followadailyregularsleep-wakecycletokeepyouenergeticandhappy.Exerciseregularlyorpracticerelaxationtechniqueslikedeepbreathingandyoga(瑜伽).Ensureyougeteighttoninehoursofsleepeverydayandhaveawell-balanceddiet.A.moreintelligentB.evenifyouarepoorC.differentfromothersD.evenwhenyouarehurtE.todevelopyou'potentialF.togainmorematerialwealth（分數(shù)：5）(1).Acheerfulcharactermakesyou（分數(shù)：1）

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F.解析：六、填句補文(總題數(shù)：1，分數(shù)：10.00)CulturalDifferencesinEnglandandFranceCulturaldifferencescantakemanyforms.IhavenoticedmanydifferencesinFrenchculturecomparedtoEnglishculture,fromthewaypeopledress,totheirattitudestowardsfood,towhattheydoforfun.OnethingthathasstruckmeinparticularinFranceispersonalinteractionswitheachother.【A1】Firstly,it'sthekissing.Everyonekisseseachotheronthecheek.It'sagreeting,insteadofsaying"hi"or"hello"【A2】Everyoneparticipatesinthekissingritual,theyoung,theold,male,female,strangersandfriends.Ikissmyfriends.Ikisstheteachersattheschool.AndevenifI'minahurry,IamstillexpectedtomaketimetogiveacquaintancesaquickkissonthecheekasIrushpast.Idon'tmindit.【A3】Itquicklyturnsstrangersintoacquaintances,andacquaintancesintofriends.AnotherthingthatI'venoticedisthatpeopleFrancearemuchmoreopenwithpeopletheydon'tknow.【A4】InFrance,however,onlongtrainjourneyspeoplehaveoftenstartedaconversationwithmefornoreason.Theyhaveachatsimplytopassthetime.AndIreallyenjoybeingabletoshareapartofmylifeandmystorywithsomeoneelse.WhateverimpressionsyoumayhaveaboutFrenchpeople,Ihavefoundthattheyare,forthemostpart,openandateasetalkingtostrangers【A5】A.Infact,Iquitelikeit.B.TheydifferalotfromthoseintheUK.C.Oftenthekissisasubstituteforwords.D.Thismakesmemorecomfortablewiththemtoo.E.Britonsoftengreeteachotherwithhugsandkisses.F.InEngland,youtalktoastrangeronlyifcompletelynecessary.（分數(shù)：10）(1).【A1】（分數(shù)：2）

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F.解析：七、填詞補文(總題數(shù)：1，分數(shù)：15.00)Successfor99CentsHowdoyousellthingsinatimewhentheeconomyisdownandpeoplejustdon'twantto【B1】?Trythe99centapproach.SteveJobs,former【B2】ofAppleComputers,trieditand【B3】savedthemusicindustry.He【B4】astandardpriceof99centsforeachsongthathewantedtoselloniTunesandbuiltasuccessfulmusicdownloadcompany.Inthe1960s,DaveGold【B5】astorethatsoldalcoholicdrinksinsouthernCalifornia.Hesoldwineinthree【B6】categories:$0.79,$0.99and$1.49.whenhesawthatthe99centwinedidbest,hestartedsellingtheothertwoatthesamepriceandsaleswentup.In1982,hestarted【B7】99centstoresacrosstheUS.Todaythecompanyis【B8】almost500milliondollarsandhas280shops.Whydoesa99centpricetag(標簽)makesomuchsuccess?Researchershavefoundoutthatthepriceendingwith.99showsa【B9】priceforconsumers.Itlookslessandconsumers【B10】feelthattheycangetsomethingback.A.ownedB.marketC.setD.worthE.finallyF.severalG.buyH.usuallyI.bossJ.sellK.lowerL.price（分數(shù)：15.0）(1).【B1】（分數(shù)：1.5）

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L.解析：八、完型補文(總題數(shù)：1，分數(shù)：15.00)LearningFromMistakesLotsofpeopledarenotmakemistakes(mistake).Theyfeartheywillbelaughedator【C1】(blame)byothers.Theyfeartheywilllosetheirmoneyand【C2】(belonging)orbeunderheavystress.Butrisksare【C3】(possible)toavoidandtheydopavethewaytowardssuccess.Haveyouever【C4】(hear)ofanyonewhoachievessuccesswithoutmakinganymistakes?Soitisonly【C5】(nature)thatmakingmistakesshouldbeconsideredamust.Youshouldn'tworryaboutthatasyou【C6】(probable)getlotsofadvantagesoutofyourmistakes.Bymakingmistakes,youcanatleastdistinguishbetweenthecorrectandthe【C7】(correct)partsofwhatyoudid.RobertStevensononce.Said:“Ourbusinessinlifeisnottobe【C8】(success),buttocontinuetofailingoodspirits”Youneedn'tworryaboutanythingaslongasyoukeepongoingby【C9】(wise)learningfromyourmistakesand【C10】(try)evenharder.（分數(shù)：15.0）(1).【C1】（分數(shù)：1.5）填空項1:__________________

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