自考《英语二》模拟试题四.docx

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自考《英语二》模拟试题四

2014年自考《英语

（二）》模拟试题四

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：

如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择A;如果该旬提供的是错误信息，选择B;如果该旬的信息文中没有提及。

选择C。

回答1-10题

TheFirstSettlementinNorthAmerica

Itisverydifficulttosayjustwhencolonizationbegan.ThefirsthundredyearsafterChristopherColumbus’sjourneyofdiscoveryin1492didnotproduceanysettlementontheNorthAmericacontinentbutrathersomeSpanishtradingpostsfurthersouth,agreatinterestingoldandadventureandsomecolorfulcrimesinwhichtheEnglishhadtheirpart.JohnCabot,originallyfromGenoabutacitizenofVenicewasestablishedasatraderinBristol,England,whenhemadeajourneyin1497.Buthisship,theMatthew,withitscrewofeighteen,didnomorethanseeanisland（probablyofftheNewEnglandcoast）andreturnhome.HeandhissonmadefurthervoyagesacrossthenorthAtlanticwhichenabledtheEnglishcrowntoclaima"legal"titletoNorthAmerica.ButforalongtimeafterwardstheEuropeans’interestinAmericawasmainlycorffinedtotheSpanishactivitiesfurthersouth.

ThefirstbeginningofpermanentsettlementinNorthAmericawerenearlyahundredyearsafterColumbus’sfirstvoyage.TheEnglishmanSirWalterRaleighclaimedthewholeofNorthAmericaforEnglandcallingitVirginia.In1585hesentasmallgroupofpeoplewholandedinRoanokeIsland,buttheystayedonlyforayearandthenwentbacktoEnglandwithanotherexpeditionledbyDrakein1587.Asecondgroupwholandedin1587hadalldisappearedwhenafurtherexpeditionarrivedin1590.

ThefirstpermanentsettlementinNorthAmericawasin1607.EnglishcapitalistsfoundedtwoVirginiacompanies,asouthernonebasedinLondonandanorthernonebasedinBristol.ItwasdecidedtogivethenameNewEnglandtothenorthernarea.ThefirstsettlersinVirginiawerelittlemorethanwageslavestothecompany.Allweremenandtheexperimentwasnotverysuccessful.Manydied.Thosewhosurvivedlivedinmiserableconditions.By1619thecolonyhadonlyathousandpeople.

Weknowforsurethatcolonizationbeganattheendofthe15thcentury.（　　）

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

2

AmongtheearlysettlersinSouthAmericainthe16thcenturywereSpanishtraders.（　　）

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

3

WithJohnCabot’sarrivalatanislandofftheNewEnglandcoastin1497,theBritishCrownclaimedtobethelegalownerofNorthAmerica.（　　）

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

4

TherewereeighteenpeopleonboardtheMatthewduringitsvoyagetoNorthAmericain1497.（　　）

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

5

ThefirstattemptmadebyEuropeanpeopletosettledownpermanentlyinNorthAmericaoccurredinthe1580s.（　　）

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

6

ThenameVirginiawasgiventoNorthAmericabySirWaiterRaleigh.（　　）

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

7

SirWalterRaleighsentsomepeopletoVirginiaforayearin1585.（　　）

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

8

ThefirstpermanentsettlementinNorthAmericawasin1607.（　　）

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

9

ThenameNewEnglandwasgiventothenorthernareaofNorthAmericabythebossofoneofthetwoVirginiacompanies.（　　）

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

10

ThefirstsettlersinVirginiawereallslavesmixedwithmenandwomen.（　　）

A.Riht

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

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。

回答11-15题

TheOperationofInternationalAirlines

Internationalairlineshaverediscoveredthebusinesstraveler,themanorwomanwhoregularlyjetsfromcountrytocountryaspartofthejob.Thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatairlineseverabandonedtheirbusinesstravelers.InsteadcompanieslikeLufthansaandSwissairwouldrightarguethattheyhavealwayscateredbestfortheexecutiveclasspassengers.Butmanyairlinescouldbeaccusedofconcentratingtooheavilyintherecentpastonattractingpassengersbyvolumeoftenattheexpenseoftheregulartraveler.Toooftentheyhaveseemedgearedforquantityratherthanquality.

Operatingamajorairlineisessentiallyamatteroffindingtherightmixofpassengers.Theairlinesneedtofillupthebackendoftheirwide-bodiedjetswithlowfarepassengers,withoutforgettingthatthefrontendshouldbefilledwithpeoplewhopaysubstantiallymorefortheirtickets.

Itisnocoincidencethatthetwomajorairlinebankruptcieswereamongthecompaniesspecializingincheapflights.Butlowfaresrequireconsistentlyfullaircrafttomakeflightseconomicallyviable,andintherecentrecessionthevolumeoftraffichasnotgrown.Equallythelargenumberofairlinesjostlingfortheavailablepassengershascreatedahugeexcessofcapacity.Thenetresultofexcesscapacityandcut-throatcompetitiondrivingdownfareshadbeentopushsomeairlinesintocollapseandleavemanyothershoveringonthebrink.

Againstthisgrimbackground,itisnosurprisethatairlinesareturningincreasinglytowardsthebusinesstravelerstoimprovetheirratesofreturn.Theyhaveinvestedmuchtimeandefforttoestablishexactlywhattheexecutivedemandsforsittingapartfromthetourists.

Highonthelistoforioritiesisounctualitwanexecutive’stimeismoney.In-flightserviceisanotherareawheretheairlinesarejostlingfortheexecutive’sattention.Thefreedrinksandheadsetsandbetterfoodareallpartofthelure.

Anotherdevelopmenthasbeentheaccentofseatingarrangements.Regulartravelershavebecomewellversedinthedebateaboutseatpitch--theamountofroombetweeneachpassenger.Andfirstclasspassengersarenowofferedsleeperetteseats,which,forlongjourneysmakeitpossibletosnatchapropernight’ssleep.Sleeper-etteshaveprovedsopopularthattheywillsoonbecomeuniversalinthefrontendofmostaircraft.

Theairlinesarealsotryingtoimprovethingsontheground.Executiveloungesarecommonplaceandintendedtomaketheinevitablewaitingbetweenflightsalittlemorebearable.Luggagehandlingisbeingimproved.Regrettably,thereislittletheairlinescandotospeeduptheboringimmigrationandCustomsprocess,whichmanagestoupsetandfrustratepassengersofallclassesineverycontinent.

Althoughitistheairlines’intentiontoattractexecutivepassengersfromtheirrivals,theairlinesthemselveswouldnonethelessliketochangeonebadhabitofthiskindoftraveler--theexpensivehabitofbookingaflightandthenfailingtoturnup.ThepracticeisparticularlywidespreadinEurope,wherebusinessmenfrequentlybookreturnjourneyshomeoneonseveralflights.

Accordingtothepassageinoperatingairlinesitisessentialto（　　）

A.keepmindtheneedoftheexecutivesonly

B.satisfytheneedofthelowfarepassengersattheexpenseoftheexecutives

C.trytoattractasmanypassengersaspossiblebyreducingfares

D.catertotheneedofpassengerssittingatbothendsofthejets

12.ThefollowingareallmentionedasreasonswhytheairlinesarehavingahardtimeEXCEPTthat（　　）

A.thetouristindustryisexperiencinganall-timelow

B.thereisnoincreaseinthenumberofpassengers

C.therearemoreseatsontheplanesthanneeded

D.thecompetitionbetweenairlinesisstrong

13.TheimprovementstheairlinesattemptatincludeallthefollowingEXCEPT（　　）

A.makingtheseatsmorecomfortable

B.providingbetterfoodduringflights

C.showingmoremoviesduringthelongflights

D.offeringsleeperettestofirst-classpassengers

14.Thereisnotmuchtheairlinescandowhenitcomesto（　　）

A.makingsurethedeparturesarenotdelayed

B.theefficienthandingprocedure

C.speedingupcustomsprocedure

D.theimprovementoftheconditionofwaitinglounges

15.Whichofthefollowingisabadhabitoftheexecutivepassengersthatfrustratestheairlines?

（　　）

A.Theydonotbooktheirseatsinadvance.

B.Theydonotsitontheseatstheyaresupposedtotake.

C.Theydonottravelontheflighttheyhavebooked.

D.Theydonotoarinadvancefortheseatstheybook.