2023年04月高等教育自學考試全國統一命題考試英語（二）(課程代碼00015)第一部分：閱讀判斷（第1~10題，每題1分，共10分）WhyDogsBuryTheirFavoriteBones

Youmayfinditcrazythatyourdogburieshisfavoriteboneorchewtoy,onlytodigitupadayortwolater,butthereisactuallyareasonbehindit——itissimplyintheirnature.Forthousandsofyears,dogshaveburiedtheirbones.Thepracticeitselfstartedlongbeforedogswereevenpetswhentheyhadtoburybonestosurvive.

Whendogslivedinthewild,sometimesfoodwasscarce.Iftheywereabletofindfood,dogsbecameveryprotectiveofit,Sometimestheywouldhavemorebonesthantheycouldeatforonemeal.Tokeepotherdogsandanimalsfromstealingtheirbones,dogswouldburythemintheground.Whenitwastimeforthenextmeal,theywoulddiguptheirbonesandenjoythemagain.Thiswouldcontinueuntilthebonesweregone.

Eventhoughmostdogshaveplentyoffoodtoeattoday,theirinstinctsstilltellthemtoburytheirbonesandfavoritetoys.Theydothistokeepotherdogsandanimalsfromstealingthem,justliketheirancestorsdid.Somedogskeepatleasttwobonesburiedatonce.Whentheywanttodigupone,theywilburyonemore.Thismayleaveabackyardfullofholesandbones.

Howdodogsdecidewheretoburytheirbones?Adogcannotburyabonejustanywhere.Hemustfirstfindtheperfectspot.Thisinvolvesusinghisnosetofindaspotthatisfreefromotherdogsandanimals.Oftenitisnearatreeoralargerock,butitcouldbeanywhereintheyard.Oncethedogfindstheperfectspot,heuseshisfrontpawstodigahole,dropstheboneinandcoversuptheholetoprotecthistreasure.1.Dogsburytheirfavoritebonesorchewtoysbynature.A、TrueB、FalseC、NotGiven2.Dogsstartedtoburytheirboneswhentheybecamepets.A、TrueB、FalseC、NotGiven3.Dogsinthewildoccasionallyhadenoughfood.A、TrueB、FalseC、NotGiven4.Dogswouldburytheirextrafoodfortheirbabies.A、TrueB、FalseC、NotGiven5.

AnimalswouldstartafiercefightoverfoodinancienttimesA、TrueB、FalseC、NotGiven6.Somedogstendtostoreupmorethanoneboneatthesametime.A、TrueB、FalseC、NotGiven7.Thebackyardofadogownermaybefullofholesdugbyhisdog.A、TrueB、FalseC、NotGiven8.Dogsoftenburytheirbonesfarawayfromtrees.A、TrueB、FalseC、NotGiven9.Dogsusetheirpawstofindspotsforburyingbones.A、TrueB、FalseC、NotGiven10.

Dogsburymorebonesthanchewtoys.A、TrueB、FalseC、NotGiven第二部分：閱讀選擇（第11~15題，每題2分，共10分）PublicWi-FiUsersNeglectSafety

Arecentsurveyshowsthat25%ofInternetusershavedoneonlinebankingthroughpublicWi-Fiinthelastthreemonths.Italsoshowsthat27%haveboughtaproductorservicewithacreditcardthisway.

Expertsworrythathackers(黑客)wil

takeadvantageof

thesepractices.DougShadelsaidthathackersusuallyattackintwoways.TheymaycreateWi-Fihotspotsthathavethesamenameoftheonesyoutrust,suchasahoteloracoffeeshop.TheymayalsoprovideastrongerWi-Fisignaltogetbetweenyouandthesafehotspot.Ineithercase,thehackerscanseeyouremail,creditcardinformation,usernamesandpasswords.

SometimeshackersjustsetuptheirelectronictrapsnearabusinesswherepeopleenjoythefreeWi-Fi."Inmostcasestheyareafteryourpersonalinformation,"Shadelsaid."Ifyouusethesameusernameandpasswordformanyaccounts,theycangetintothemall.It'spossibleforanyhackertodoit.ThesoftwaretohackintoaWi-Finetworkisavailableatlittleornocost."

"It'sdifficultforpeopletoknowifaWi-Finetworkissafe,"Shadelsaid."Soyoushouldjustthinktheyarenot.AnysharedInternetaccess,freeorpaid,carriesthesamelevelofrisk.Itissafeonlywhenyouorsomeoneyoutrustdirectlycontrolsit."

ShadelsometimeschecksemailthroughpublicWi-Fi.Butheneverdoesanybankingthatway.Inanunfamiliarplace,heusesaVirtualPrivateNetwork(VPN).“ThisservicecreatesapassagebetweenyourdeviceandasafeplaceontheInternet,"hesaid.11.Arecentsurveyfindsthat25%ofInternetusersusepublicWi-Fito().A、dobankingB、buythingsC、provideserviceD、playcards12.Thephrase"takeadvantageof"(Para.2)canbestbereplacedby"()".A、adjusttoB、benefitfromC、leadtoD、resultfrom13.AccordingtoShadel,anyhackercan()A、createdifferentpasswordsB、openanelectronicaccountC、stealpeople'sinformationD、writesoftwareforbusinesses14.Forthesakeofsafety,Internetusersareadvisedto().A、testsharedInternetaccessB、relyonpaidInternetaccessC、lookforfreeInternetaccessD、avoidsharedInternetaccess15.ShadelusespublicWi-Fito().A、learnaboutVPNB、dealwithhisemailsC、keephisaccountsafeD、handlefinancialmatters第三部分：概括段落大意和補全句子（第16~25題，每題1分，，共10分）IUseEverySecondBeforeIGotoWork

①Iwakeupat6a.m.everyday.ThefirstthingIdowhenIwakeupisgrabmysmartphoneandtakeittothebathroomwithme,whereIstartmydaybyconsumingquitealotofinformation.Igotosomewebsites,butthemainsitethatIfocusonduringthistimeisNuzzel,acollectorofheadlinesandlinks.Irecommendeveryonelookintoitiftheyfeeltheydon'thavetimetoproperlyfocusoneverywebsiteindividually.

②Aftervisitingthosesites,IheadtoTwitter,myNo.1outletforcommunicationwiththepublic.Twitterisbecomingalisteningplatform.Thereissuchavolumeofinformationontheplatformthatyouneedpayattentionto.SoIspendagreatamountofmymorningrespondingtopeopleandstartingconversations.

③Afterallthiscomesmyworkout(鍛煉)withmytrainer.Iusuallyworkoutforabout45minutes.Thespecificworkoutroutinevariesdependingonthedayoftheweek,whatIate,andhowmuchI'vebeentraveling.

④Aftertheworkout,Iheadbackhometogetmychildrenreadyforschool.Isaybyetothemandgivethemeachakissbeforetheyleave.Then,I'mofftomyoffice,oftenbefore9a.m.

⑤Inthecartomyoffice,Icallmymom,dadorsister.Italktothemjusttolearnwhatthey'reupto.Ireallyvaluethosesmallmoments.BythetimeIstepintomyoffice,somuchisgoingthroughmyhead.MydaystartstheminuteIopenmyeyes.

Task1

16.Paragraph①:

17.Paragraph②:

18.Paragraph③:

19.Paragraph④:

20.Paragraph⑤:選項

A.Idosomemorningexercise.

B.Iphonemyparentsorsister.

C.Ipreparemykidsforschool.

D.Icommunicatewithothersonline.

E.Ihelpmykidswiththeirhomework.

F.Ivisitwebsitestogetinformation.

Task2

21.Nuzzelhelpsme().

22.OnTwitterIamable().

23.Thereareseveralfactorsthat().

24.Beforemykidsgotoschool,I().

25.Icallmyparents().

選項

A.tolistentoothers

B.stepintomyoffice

C.kissthemgoodbye

D.affectmyworkoutroutine

E.tolearnhowtheyaredoing

F.tosurftheInternetefficiently

第四部分：填句補文（第26~30題，每題2分，共10分）BanningMobilePhonesatSchool

Itisaquestionthatkeepssomeparentsawakeatnight.Shouldchildrenbeallowedtotakemobilephonestoschool?(26)Forparentswhowanttheirchildrentodowellatschool,itisno.

Banningmobilephonesatschooliseffective.AccordingtoaUKstudy,afterschoolsbannedmobilephones,thetestscoresofstudentsimprovedby6.4%.Thefindingswillinfluencethedebateaboutchildrenandmobilephones.IntheUK,morethan90%ofteenagersownamobilephone;intheUS,75%haveone.Thepopularmobilephoneisaproblemintheeyeofteachers.(27)Ina2001survey,noschoolbannedmobiles.By2007,thishadrisento50%.By2012,98%ofschoolshadtakenaction.Somedidnotallowphones.Theothersrequiredthemtobehandedinatthebeginningoftheday.

(28)NewYorkCityhaslifteda10-yearbanonphonesatschool.Itsaysthatliftingthebanwillpromoteequality."Thisviewiswrong,"theresearchersoftheUKstudywrite."Wefoundthatthebanledtoimprovementsintestscoresamongstudents.Low-achievingstudentsgainedthemost.(29)Allowingphonesintoschoolswillharmthelowest-achievingstudentsthemost."

TheUKstudywascarriedoutatBirmingham,London,LeicesterandManchesterschoolsbeforeandafterbanswereintroduced.“Technologyiscommonlyviewedasincreasingefficiency,"theresearcherswrite."Moderntechnologyisusedintheclassroomtoimprovestudentperformance.(30)Somestudentswillpaynoattentiontotheirclass."

A.Theyareworriedaboutthetrend.

B.Themobilephoneisagoodexample.

C.However,therearepotentialproblems.

D.Nowresearcherssaythattheyhaveananswer.

E.Therefore,liftingthebanmayinfactleadtotheopposite.

F.However,someschoolsarestartingtoallowlimiteduseofmobilephones.第五部分：填詞補文（第31~40題，每題1.5分，共15分）FailingForward

Thereareseveralkeyabilitiesthatallowsuccessfulpeopletofailforwardinsteadoftakingeachsetbackpersonally.First,successfulpeopledon'tblamethemselveswhentheyfail.Theytake(31)foreachsetback,buttheydon'ttakethefailurepersonally.Second,successfulpeopledon't(32)themselvesbyindividualfailures.They(33)thateachsetbackisasmall(34)ofthewhole.Third,achieversare(35)tovarytheirapproachestoproblems.That'simportantineverywalkoflife.Ifone(36)doesn'tworkforyou,ifitbringsrepeatedfailures,(37)trysomethingelse.Tofailforward,youmustdowhatworksforyou,not(38)whatworksforotherpeople.Finally,successfulpeopleare(39).Theydon'tletoneerrorkeepthemdown.Theylearnfromtheirmistakesand(40)on.

A.lucky

B.move

C.responsibility

D.then

E.necessarily

F.part

G.tough

H.willing

I.approach

J.recognize

K.easily

L.define第六部分：完形補文（第41~50，每題1.5分，共15分）AchievingSuccessinaPresentation

Thesuccessofa

presentation

(present)isleavingyouraudiencewithsomethingofvalue.Whatdotheygetfrom(41)(spend)timelisteningtoyourpresentation?Manypeoplethinkthattheyneedtobebrillianttopresentwell.Theythinkthattheyneedtobesmart,wittyand(42)(charm)beforetheystarttowriteaspeech.Thosequalitiescancome(43)(natural),butmostoften,theycomeasaresultofthepassionandknowledgeofthe(44)(speak).