2013年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 quick and easy way to make fire. Today matches 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 leavesB. burn anythingC. burn dry leavesD. keep fires burning2. We can also get a fire by _________.A. making a hole on a big piece of woodB. putting a smaller stick into the holeC. turning the stick hard for a whileD. doing all the above together3. Matches have been used _________.A. for about two thousand yearsB. for about two hundred yearsC. since people began to use fire for cookingD. 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 firesB. people don’t use matches any more since they had electric fire startersC. today there are only two ways to make firesD. some forest fires happen from lightning5. Choose the right order of the ways to make fires people got to know _________.a. with a matchb. from the sunc. from lightningd. by rubbinge. with an electric fire starter.A. d, b, c, a, eB. d, c, b, a, eC. c, d, b, a, e1.【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 andput 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 ago people made fires from lightning(闪电)。
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，人们先是通过闪电，接着摩擦生火，然后是通过阳光，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 managerial responsibilities, others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "flight or fight" and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we can't remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.6．People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because _____.A．they regard working as their greatest enjoymentB．they believe that work is superior to relaxationC．they are traveling fast all the timeD．they are becoming busier with their work than ever before7．According to the author, the most important character for a good manager is his _____.A．strong will to hold out stressB．knowing the art of relaxationC．high sense of responsibilityD．having control over performance8．Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?A．We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress.B．Stress is always harmful to people's healthC．It's easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.D．Different people can bear different amount of stress.9．In the last sentence of the passage, "do so" refers to _____.A．"expose ourselves to stress"B．"find ways to deal with stress"C．"remove stress from our lives"D．"establish links between diseases and stress"10. According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is _____.C. to regard it as a vital motivationD. to find some relaxation答案及解析6.【答案】D【解析】推断题。