江西省自考学位英语历年试题及参考答案解析
11月江西省成人(自考)本科学士学位英语统一考试
试题及答案解析
【该试题附带答案详细解析及评分参考】
第一部分：阅读理解（共20题，40分考试时间为35分钟）
（一）
Long long ago people made fires from lightning(闪电)。

But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldn’t start it again if there was no lightning. Later, they found out hitting two piece of stone together could make a spark (火花). The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Them people also learned to make a fire by rubbing. They made a hole on a big piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire.
As years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat from sun. they held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.
About two centuries ago, people began to make matches (火柴). Matches brought people a
are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much more expensive than a box of matches. But it is more useful.
1. A spark can _________.
A. fire any leaves
B. burn anything
C. burn dry leaves
D. keep fires burning
2. We can also get a fire by _________.
A. making a hole on a big piece of wood
B. putting a smaller stick into the hole
C. turning the stick hard for a while
D. doing all the above together
3. Matches have been used _________.
A. for about two thousand years
B. for about two hundred years
C. since people began to use fire for cooking
D. since people used the heat from the sun.
4. From this passage we know _______.
A. using matches is the easiest and most useful way to make fires
B. people don’t use matches any more since
C. today there are only two ways to make fires
D. some forest fires happen from lightning
5. Choose the right order of the ways to make
fires people got to know _________.
a. with a match
b. from the sun
c. from
lightning
d. by rubbing
e. with an electric fire
starter.
A. d, b, c, a, e
B. d, c, b, a, e
C. c, d, b, a, e
D. c, b, d, a ,e
答案及解析
1.【答案】C【解析】细节题。

根据第四行The spark could
fire dry leaves.说明C正确。

2.【答案】D【解析】细节题。

根据第一段最后三行判断They
made a hole on a big piece of wood and
put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again.说明ABC都是具体步
骤，D是最全面的。

3.【答案】B【解析】细节题。

根据最后一段第一句About two
centuries ago,可知B正确。

4.【答案】D【解析】推理题。

根据文章第一句Long long
说明有时候闪电会导致火，那么也有可能导致森林大火。

故D正确、
5.【答案】C【解析】排序题。

根据文章内容，人们先是经过
闪电，接着摩擦生火，然后是经过阳光，后来是火柴，最后是an electric fire starter，故C正确。

（二）
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for ahealthy mind and body.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for。