8月高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本试卷共8页。满分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;假如该句提供的是对的信息，选择A；假如该句提供的是错误信息，选择B；假如该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C。BicycleCommutingImaynotbeamoviestar,bestsellingauthor,ormillionairewhenIgrowup，butonethingIwillbeknownfor，atleastlocally，iscommutingbybicycle.I'ssadtoseehowfewpeopledoeventhoughmanycouldLotsofpeopleeagerlycampaignforthereductionofgreenhousegases,butbydrivingcars，they'resillcontributingtotheproblem.Youmightbepicturingmeasanextremeenvironmentalist(环境保护主义者)，butI'mnotoneofthoseteenagerswhowearshirtsthatsay"Helpsavetheworld:Recycle."Actually,myinterestinexercise,health,andfitnessledmetocycling.Cyclingcanhelpyouloseweight,improveyourhealth,andpreventmanydiseases.Cyclingalsocarriesarelativelylowchanceofinjury.Whilebeinggoodforyourbody,bicyclecommutingisalsoagreatwaytocutgreenhousegases.Manyenvironmentalistsrecycle，planttees,anddrivehybridcars(混合动力汽车)，butbicyclecommutingcouldbeevenmoreeffectivethanallofthosecombined.Youcouldcutdowntheamountofgreenhousegasesjustbycommutingbybicycleafewtimesaweek.Bicyclecommutingsavesmoneytoo.Whenyoubuyyourbicycleandthethingsthatusuallygowithit.Youmightbeshockedbythecost.Butifyouthinkabouttheincreasinglyhighgasprices,youwillknowforsurethatyoucansaveasignificantamounteachyearbynotdrivingacar.Youmightthinkthatyoudon'thavetimeforbicyclecommutingActually.youprobablydo.YoucouldcutbackonyourTVtimeandpickupthisactivity,Ithelpsyoucarefortheenvironment,savemoney，andmostimportantlygetfit.1.Iwillwriteabest-sellingbookoncycling.()A:TrueB:FalseC:NotGiven2.Manylocalpeoplecommutebybicycle.()A:TrueB:FalseC:NotGiven3.Iamdevotedtoenvironmentalprotection.()A:TrueB:FalseC:NotGiven4.Istartedcyclingtoimprovemyhealth.()A:TrueB:FalseC:NotGiven5.Peoplearelesslikelytogetinjuredwhilecycling.()A:TrueB:FalseC:NotGiven6.Peopledrivetoworkforconvenience.()A:TrueB:FalseC:NotGiven7.Bicyclecommutingcouldbemoreeffectiveinreducinggreenhousegases.()A:TrueB:FalseC:NotGiven8.Peopleareinagoodmoodwhilecycling.()A:TrueB:FalseC:NotGiven9.Gaspriceskeepgoingup.()A:TrueB:FalseC:NotGiven10.Bikesareinexpensivetomostpeople.()A:TrueB:FalseC:NotGiven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，并在答题卡对应位置上将该项涂黑。Spilt(打翻的)MilkIrecenlyheardastoryaboutafamousscientistwhohadmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalachievements.Hewasaskedwhyhewassomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson。Herespondedthatitallcamefromanexperiencewhenhewasabouttwo.Hehadbeentryingtoremoveabottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenhelosthisgrip(紧握)anditfell，spilling(打翻)themilkalloverthefloor。Whenhismothercameintothekitchen，insteadofyellingathim,orpunishinghim，shesaid,“Robert,whatawonderfulmessyouhavemade!Well,thedamagehasalreadybeendone.Wouldyouliketoplayinthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup?”Indeed,hedid，Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,“Rober,wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis,eventuallyyouhavetocleanitup.So，howwouldyouliketodothat?Wecoulduseasponge(海绵)oratowel.Whichdoyouprefer?"Hechosethespongeandtogethertheycleanedupthespiltmilk....
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