2020年8月自考本科英语一真题及答案解析

第一部分：阅读判断

The Yellow Treehouse

Whenever I travel abroad, I try to eat out as much as possible in order to explore the local culture. Over the years, I have been to a great number of restaurants. Some of them have impressed me deeply. If I were to make a list of the most remarkable local restaurants, New Zealand*s Yellow Treehouse would top my list.

This restaurant is located in the woods of Warkworth. It is about a 40-minute drive north of Auckland. It is a wooden tree house built ten meters above the ground on a Redwood tree. From the ground, it looks like a small onion-shaped knag (木节)in the middle of the tree trunk. The restaurant also has a narrow wooden bridge. It connects the restaurant with the neighboring trees. The place looks particularly pretty at night!

Inside, the place feels quite different from what it looks like outside. It is spacious (宽敞 的)and comfortable. What I like the most about the construction is that it is built entirely of natural materials. The restaurant can host up to 30 guests at a time. It is a perfect place for a family celebration, like a wedding or a birthday party.

The cook of the place does a great job as well. The menu mainly consists of local food. Overall, the dinner is tasty, and the service attentive and polite. The place is really a must-see, or rather a must-eat-in.

1、When I travel abroad, I often eat in restaurants.

A．True

B．False

C．Not Given

2、Yellow Treehouse impressed me the most among the local restaurants.

A．True

B．False

C．Not Given

3、Warkworth is a suitable place for restaurants.

A．True

B．False

C．Not Given

4、Yellow Treehouse lies in the center of Auckland.

A．True

B．False

C．Not Given

5、The night view of the restaurant is very attractive.

A．True

B．False

C．Not Given

6、The inside of the restaurant is narrow but comfortable.

A．True

B．False

C．Not Given

7、The best thing I like about the construction is its onion shape.

A．True

B．False

C．Not Given

8、The restaurant can serve more than 30 people at a time.

A．True

B．False

C．Not Given

9、Many local people choose to have parties in the restaurant.

A．True

B．False

C．Not Given

10、The restaurant takes good care of the customers.

A．True

B．False

C．Not Given

第二部分：阅读选择

The European settlers moved to Africa a hundred years ago. Often they took land away from the Africans and set up farms at that time. Then they would hire the Africans to work on the farms at low wages. The best farms were in the White Highlands. That was where the wheat, coffee and com were grown. Let us visit a farm belonging to Mr. Brown, a European settler a century ago.

If you are an African, you must change your clothes before you go. Put on dirty old clothes, the more ragged (衣衫褴褛)the better. Mr. Brown knows educated Africans by the way they dress. He does not allow these people to visit his farm. He says they are lazy and they have strange ideas that his workers do not need to know. In fact, he is afraid the outsiders will notice some things.

When you look around his big farm, you wonder where his workers live. All you see are some mud huts (窝棚),which you might think are for animals. A wire fence and a big ditch (沟) surround these huts. Mr. Brown has told his workers that the fence and ditch are necessary to keep thieves away. But Mr. Brown's own house has no fence and ditch. You might think that Mr. Brown just wanted to fence in his workers.

The farm is very large and rich. It has many good fat sheep, cows and pigs. But the workers are thin and hungry-looking. They all have dirty, ragged clothes. Yet they are very friendly and will take you to their homes. The hut is their kitchen, dining room, bedroom and bathroom. Everyone in the family sleeps there. The children all sleep on the floor with the sheep. You might not have dreamed that people can live so miserably.

11、The European settlers ______.

A．gave the African workers little pay

B．took away the farms built by the Africans

C．had coffee and rice planted on the farms

D．first set up farms in the White Highlands

12、Educated Africans are not allowed to visit the farm because they ______.

A．are very lazy

B．have strange ideas

C．are dressed too well

D．may discover the sad truth there

13、Mr. Brown built the fence and ditch to ______.

A．keep his own home safe

B．protect his animals on the farm

C．prevent his workers from escaping

D．guard the farm against thieves

14、The African workers ______.

A．wear clean uniforms to parties

B．treat visitors in a friendly way

C．cook and sleep in different huts

D．have their children sleep in beds

15、The best title for the text is ______.

A．European Farmers in Africa

B．African Land a Century Ago

C．A Visit to Mr. Brown's House

D．European-owned Farms in Africa

第三部分：概括段落大意和补全句子

The First Image of America

① Patricia Jose moved from the Philippines to America with her parents when she was a child. They didn't know many people in California when they first arrived that summer.

② At the end of the summer, school began. Patricia was in eighth grade. She had her schoolbag on one shoulder, with notebooks, a ruler, a pencil box and her lunch in it. She still remembers what she had for lunch on the first day of school—rice and tilapia (罗 ME鱼).Her mom placed everything in a big lunch box, knowing she had a good appetite.

③ When she walked into the classroom, everyone became quiet and looked at her. She was the only Filipino in that room. Everyone was white. They began the day by introducing themselves. When it was her turn to speak, everyone began to laugh. But she knew it had nothing to do with the language. It was her accent.

④ Some students tried to be nice, especially during lunch. But it didn't last long. She followed a group of students to the canteen and sat down at an empty table. Some girls joined her. As she opened her lunch box, she saw their heads turn away. They didn’t like the smell of fish and left. In the Philippines, the only way to eat fish and rice is with your hands. But that manner was strange here in America. She felt ashamed of the way she ate.

⑤ When she got home, she lied to her parents. She told them school was great and that she was excited to go back. But deep down, she wanted to go back to the Philippines.

16、Paragraph ①: ______

A．Feelings after returning home

B．The teacher-parent meeting

C．Preparation for school

D．Lunch with classmates

E．Class on the first day

F.Arrival in America

17、Paragraph ②: ______

18、Paragraph ③: ______

19、Paragraph ④: ______

20、Paragraph ⑤: ______

21、Patricia's mom prepared a big lunch box for her as ______.

A．she ate a lot

B．caused laughter in class

C．what happened in school

D．made her classmates turn away

E．why she didn't act the American way

F.she was different from everyone else

22、She attracted the attention of the whole class because ______.

23、Her strange accent ______.

24、The smell of her food ______.

25、She didn’t tell her parents ______.

第四部分：填句补文

"Perfection"

Today, high school girls are constantly under the pressure from society's standard of “perfection". They always take the skinny stars as their role models.  26   The pressure to be perfect is linked to self-image (个人形象)and weight issues.

A typical morning of a teenage girl today goes as follows.  27   She dresses herself in fashionable clothes in order to be more like the gorgeous (美丽动人)women. She keeps a strict diet in the hope of losing more weight. This is part of daily life. But the truth is that the stars viewed as role models have been living unhealthy lives for the whole world to see.  28

Images of famous, beautiful stars and their amazing lifestyles are always seen on TV. At first, I also find myself admire their skinny bodies.  29   Behind the pretty outside is a lifestyle full of self-harm. Ifs something I shouldn't look up to in order to be "perfect".

30   Instead of being filled with self-doubt, I have come to feel the need to be full of self-confidence. I feel sure that I should not allow myself to be defined (下定义)by the expectations of others. This is why I now try to live my life free of the worry to be perfect.

A.But then I realize the images are false.

B.She paints her face with expensive makeup.

C.Eating too little is harmful to people's health.

D.As a result, some young girls always eat too little.

E.Now I believe in being happy with my own self-image.

F.These stars in effect promote eating disorders in young people.

第五部分：填词补文

My Brother's Influence

Many people around me influenced my behavior. However, no one has influenced me more than my brother.

My brother has been my best friend and a  31   for learning values. We  32   up together. He was only two years older but many years  33   . He always had time for me. He even let me  34   around with him when he was with his friends. So I felt important and  35   .

Most  36   my brother taught me the value of learning about myself and my world. He taught me that  37   is power and knowing oneself is personal power. I now know that learning should  38   for a lifetime.

Indeed, my brother has played a major role in  39   my behavior and values throughout my life. Everyone should try to establish a  40   relationship with an older brother or sister.

A.continue

B.grew

C.knowledge

D.wanted

E.model

F.importantly

G.wiser

H.shaping

I.lasting

J.faster

K.hang

L.probably

第六部分：完形补文

Lincoln's Early Years

Lincoln was born on February 12,1809, in a wooden (wood) house in Kentucky. In 1816, Lincoln's family  41   (move) to southern Indiana where he went to local schools. Lincoln did not have much formal  42   (educate) due to his poor family background. He had to work  43   (constant) to support his family. In 1830, Lincoln got a job  44   (work) on a boat in Southern Illinois. Later Lincoln became  45   (involve) in local politics. He was a  46   (support) of the Whig Party (辉格党).Like some other Whig  47   (member) in the country, Lincoln was strongly against  48   (slave). In 1834, he won the  49   (elect) to the state legislature (州立法委员会).Lincoln taught himself law. After  50   (pass) the bar exam (律师资格考试)in 1836, he became a lawyer.

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