自考英语二课程
2019年10月真题
Part 2 阅读选择
题型：
文章后5道题目，每道题4个选项，根据文章内容选出最佳选项。
考查点：
文章主旨和要义、事实和细节、生词的释义、作者的观点和态度等
做题步骤：
1.先阅读题目，定位题目关键词
2.带着关键词回到原文查找相关内容
3.按照题目顺序答题
4.题目的判断依据来自于文章，而不是我们主观的想法和常识
真题再现与解析
Mental Illness Hits Small Business Owners Hard
（心理疾病严重打击小型企业主）
While there is a growing(增加的) focus(关注) on mental health(心理健康) in theworkplace(工作场所), there are fewer(更少的) resources(资源) and support(支持) available(可获得的) to those running(经营) small businesses.
虽然人们越来越关注工作场所的心理健康问题，但对于那些经营小企业的人来说，可获得的资源和支持却越来越少。
There are many reasons people choose to have their own business being their ownboss(老板), working on something they love, being able to set(安排) their own hours, or having some control(控制) over whom they work with. Yet(然而) thereality(现实) many small business owners(所有者) face is far less (远没有) attractive(有吸引力的) — financial stress(经济压力), long working hours andunclear boundaries(不清楚的界限) between work and family life. And all of thesefactors(因素) can have a huge impact(影响) on their mental health.
对于人们选择建立自己的事业，做自己的老板，做自己喜欢的事情，能够自己安排工作时间，或者能控制与谁一起工作，存在很多原因。然而，许多小企业主面临的现实远没有吸引力，经济压力，工作时间长，工作和家庭生活界限不清。所有这些因素都会对他们的心理健康产生巨大的影响。
Leanne Fawkner(本文主人公) is a business owner of an award-winning(获奖的) skin-care(护肤) range(系列产品). She knows very well the impact that a small business can have on, the mental health of its owner. When her successful businessstruggled(挣扎) due to(由于) the global financial crisis(全球金融危机), shesuffered(承受) a lot mentally. “As business slowed(放缓) , I was more and moreaffected(被影响的), ”she says. “ I couldn’t separate(与…分开) myself from my business. It was the worst experience of my life. I could no longer(不再) go to work and was crying all day ”.
Leanne Fawkner 是一家获奖的护肤系列产品的企业主，她非常了解小企业可能对其所有者的心理健康产生的影响。当她成功的事业因全球金融危机而举步维艰时，她在精神上遭受了很多痛苦。“随着生意放缓，我受到的影响越来越大，”她说。“我不能把自己和生意分开。这是我一生中最糟糕的经历。我不再能够去上班，整天哭个不停。
Fawkner was diagnosed (被诊断出, be动词+过去分词，构成被动语态) with depression(抑郁症). She had to take several months off(离开) work. Fortunately(幸运地), her husband was able to keep things going while Fawkner was recovering(康复). She saw a counselor (咨询师) for help and took part in(参加) a workplace mental healthpromotion program (提升项目). This program was designed for(为…设计) small tomedium(中型的) business owners.
Fawkner被诊断患有抑郁症。她不得不离开工作几个月。幸运的是，在福克斯康复期间，她的丈夫能够让事情继续进行。她向咨询师寻求帮助，并参加了工作场所心理健康提升项目。这个项目是为中小型企业主设计的。
“The stories on the DVD in the program were so helpful(有帮助的,有效的). I was crying because I didn’t feel so alone(孤独的). ” For Fawkner, small business owners are overlooked (被忽视). While employees in larger organizations(组织) oftenhave access to(有获得…的机会) employee assistance(援助) programs, small business owners are struggling on their own(靠自己).
“项目中DVD上的故事非常有帮助。我哭是因为我觉得不再孤单。”对Fawkner来说，小企业主被忽视了。虽然大公司的员工通常有机会获得员工援助项目，而小企业主只能独自挣扎。
题目练习：阅读选择（4选1）
1.One reason to have one’s own business is that one can have more
A.flexible working hours
B.support from others
C.available resources
D.life experience
2.A small business owner usually has
A.a more colorful life
B.a bigger profit
C.less stress from work
D.longer working time
3.Fawkner’s business ran into trouble because
A.it was taken over by her husband
B.she had a serious mental problem
C.it was hit(打击) by the financial crisis
D.she started a mental health program
4.Fawkner didn’t feel so alone because
A.she had her family around
B.she could watch DVD at work
C.others had similar experiences
D.the counselor was helpful to her
5.According to Fawkner, small business owners need more
A.financial aid
B.technical knowledge
C.management skills
D.mental health assistance
