高等教育自学考试自考《英语二》复习试题及解答参考
一、阅读判断(共10分)
第一题
阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A.Thesunrisesintheeastandsetsinthewest.
B.Watercanbeturnedintoicewithcoldweather.
C.TheEarthisround,likeaball.
D.Humanscantlivewithoutwater.
1.Thesunrisesinthe
A.west
B.east
C.south
D.north
2.Watercanbeturnedintoicewhenthetemperaturedropsbelow
A.0℃
B.10°C
C.20°C
D.30°C
3.TheEarthisshapedlikea
A.square
1.False
B.circle
C.triangleD.rectangle
4.Humansneedwatertosurvive,soitisimportanttokeepdrinkingcleanwater.
A.True
B.False
C.Notmentioned
5.Thispassagetalksabouttheimportanceofwateranditseffectsontheenvironment.
A.True
B.False
C.Notmentioned
第二题
阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
Thesunwassettingbehindthemountains,castingagoldenglowoverthevalley.Agroupofstudentsweregatheredaroundatable,discussingtheirplansfortheupcomingholiday.Theydecidedtotakeatriptothecountrysidetoenjoythefreshairandbeautifulscenery.
1.Itwasgettingdarkasthestudentswerediscussingtheirplans.
2.Thestudentsdecidedtogotothecountrysidetorelax.
3.Theyplannedtotakeatripbycar.
4.Thestudentswereexcitedabouttheirupcomingholiday.
答案：
2.True
3.Notmentioned
4.True
二、阅读理解(共10分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。短文内容：
Theartofbiotechnologyhasbeenevolvingrapidlyinrecentyears.Oneofthemostpromisingareasofbiotechnologyisgeneticengineering.Genetic
engineeringinvolvesmodifyingtheDNAofanorganismtochangeits
characteristicsortraits.Thistechnologyhasawiderangeofapplications,includingagriculture,medici