2016年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试
英语(二)
试卷
(课程代码00015)
本试卷共8页，满分100分，考试时间150分钟。考生答题注意事项：
1．本卷所有试题必须在答题卡上作答。答在试卷上无效，试卷空白处和背面均可作草稿纸。
2．第一、二部分为选择题。必须对应试卷上的题号使用2B铅笔将“答题卡”的相应代码涂黑。
3．第三～七部分为非选择题。必须注明大、小题号，使用0．5毫米黑色字迹签字笔作答。
4．合理安排答题空间。超出答题区域无效。
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；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C。在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。RedNoseDay
RedNoseDay(RND)isawell-knowneventintheUKTheaimofthedayistoraisemoneyforComicRelief.ThisisacharitythathelpspeopleinneedinAfricaandintheUK.
ComicReliefwasstartedin1985byRichardCurtis.Hewrotethefamousfilms“FourWeddingsandaFuneral\and“NottingHill\RichardstartedComicReliefinresponsetotheseverefamineinEthiopia.It'scalledRedNoseDayasonthisdaymanypeoplebuyaplasticrednosetowear!Themoneymadefromsellingrednosesgoestothecharity.
RedNoseDaytakesplaceeverytwoyearsinthespring.Itisnowsowellestablishedthatmanypeopleconsiderittobeanunofficialnationalholiday.
ThesloganforthelastRNDwas“DoSomethingFunnyforMoney,\Themoneythatwascollectedwasusedtohelpfundprojectsinsuchareasaseducationandmentalhealth.Money-raisingeventstakeplaceonthisdayalloverthecountryandmanyschoolsparticipate.Peoplealsodonatemoneybypost,inbanks,byphoneusingacreditcardandonline.
IntheeveningofRedNoseDayatelethontakesplaceontheBBCTVchannels.Thisislikeatelevisionmarathon(马拉松)thatshowssomeoftheeventsofthedayandreportshowthemoneyraisedwillbespent.PeoplealsouploadvideosoflocalcharityeventsontotheInternet.
So,ifyouareeverintheUKonRedNoseDay,youwillknowwhyyoufindnormalpeoplewearingrednosesanddoingsillythings!It'sallforagoodcause!
1.RedNoseDayisafamouseventinBritain.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven2.ComicReliefaimstohelppeopleallovertheworld.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven3.RichardCurtisisawell-knownactorandfilmdirector.ATrueB.FalseC.NotGiven4.ManypeopleweararednoseonRedNoseDay.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven5.RedNoseDaytakesplaceeveryyear.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven6.RedNoseDayhasbecomeanofficialnationalholiday.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven7.Thefunnierpeoplelook,themoremoneytheycollect.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven8.PeoplegivemoneytoComicReliefinmanyways.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven9.ManyschoolstakepartinthemoneyraisingeventsonRedNoseDay.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven10.TheRedNoseDaytelethonhasattractedlotsoffilmstars.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven
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,并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。
ThoseWhoRideonTwoWheels
IntheUnitedStatestherearesixmilliontennisplayersandtwelvemilliongofers.Thesefigureswouldnotsurprisemostpeople.ButmanywouldbesurprisedtolearnthattwentymillionAmericansridemotorcycles(摩托车)FewpeoplerealizethatmotorcyclingisfastbecomingoneofAmerica'smostpopularsports.
AccordingtotheCycleNews,manykindsofpeopleenjoymotorcycling.Theyincludeblackpeopleandwhitepeople,businessmen,professionals,andblue-collarworkers,Amongthem,about55%arebusinessmen,3%areintheprofessionsand9%ingovernmentservice.
SuchinformationisofferedbytheCycleNewsinthehopeofimprovingthegeneral;public'simpressionofthesport.Thepublichastendedtobelievethatallmotorcyclistsarewildandlawlessyoungmen.
Thereareseveralthingsaboutmotorcyclingthattheaveragecitizendislikes.Amotorcyclist'sappearancehassomethingtodowiththisdislike.Motorcyclistsoftenlookdirty;infact,theyaredirty.Ontheroad,thereislittletoprotectthemfrommud.Forpracticalreasons,theyoftendressinoldclothingwhichlooksmuchlessrespectablethantheclothingofpeoplewhorideincars.Forthesamereason,motorcyclistsusuallyweardarkcolors.Perhapsthishelpstoexplainwhytheyaresometimessuspectedofhavingbadnatures.
Probablymotorcyclesthemselvesalsoproduceangerandfear.Theyarenoisy,thoughsometrucksareevennoisier.Buttrucksareacceptablebecausetheyperformaneededservice.Motorcycles,ontheotherhand,makeanuncomfortablenoisejusttogivetheirriderspleasure.Roaringalongquietstreetstheywakesleepingfamiliesandmakebabiescry.
Yet,asmotorcyclingbecomesmoreandmorecommon,itwillbeinterestingtoseehowpeopleingeneralfeelaboutthesport,Perhapsitwillsomedaybecomeas“respectable\astennisorgolf.
11.Accordingtothetext,moreandmoreAmericanslike＿＿.A.playingtennisB.playinggolfC.motorcyclingD.car-racing
12.AccordingtotheCycleNews,overhalfofthemotorcyclistsare＿＿.AblackpeopleB.whitepeopleC.businessmenD.professionals13.TheCycleNewswantsto＿＿.AmakemotorcyclistslawfulcitizensB.improvetheimageofmotorcyclingCpersuadepeopletobuymotorcyclesD.raisethestatusofbluecollarworkers14.Motorcyclistsusuallyweardarkcolorsbecause＿＿.AtheywanttoberespectableB.theywanttobeimpressiveC.thecolorslookdifferentD.thecolorssuittheirsport15.Somepeopledislikethemotorcyclebecauseitis＿＿.A.noisyB.heavy;C.costly，D.illegal
第三部分:概括段落大意和补全句子(第16~25题，每题1分，共10分)
阅读下面短文，请完成短文后的2项测试任务:(1)从第16~19题后所给的5个选项中为第①--④段每段选择1个正确的段落大意:(2)从第20~-25题后所给的7个选项中选择6个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案写在答题卡上。HowtoForgive,ForgetandLetGo
①Forgivingsomeonedoesnotmeanreleasingthemfromanearlierguilt.Whatifthepersonwhowrongedyouisnotliving?Whatifthepersonissomeonewhomadeyouextremelyembarrassedduringschool20or30yearsago?Lettinggoofemotionalpaindoesnotmeanthatnothinghappened;itmeansthatyounolongerwanttobecontrolledbyit.
②Recognizethatforgivenessisnotdenial.Whatevercausedthepainwasarealincident,Denyingthatihappenedmeansinistoopainfultoworkthroughtheemotions.ThereisDotimelineonforgiveness.SomestepstakelongertogetthroughanditisacceptabletosetthemasideforaperiodoftimePartofforgivenessisunderstandingwhetherornotsomeonetakesresponsibilityforwhathappened,andmayevenshowregret.
③UnderstandthatnoteveryonewhoforgivesreconcileswiththepersonwhocausedthepainTherearerelationshipsthatareharmfulandevenphysicallydangerous.Whileitispossibletoforgivethepastandmorebeyondit,itmayalsomeanthatthepeoplewhowasinvolvedcannolongerplayanactiveroleinyourlife.Ifapersonorsituationisnotsafe.itmaybebestnottoreconciletherelationshipnow.Workonforgivenessatatimewhenyouareemotionallyhealthyandphysicallysafe.
④Makeaconsciousdecisiontoforgivesomeone.Eveniftheyneverapologizeforwhathappened,determinewithinyourselfthatitisfinetoproceedwithoutthisapologyApologiesshouldnotbeaskingforforgivenessApologiesshouldbeofferedasaneffortoftrueregret:Theyshouldbeadmittingthattakingpersonalresponsibilityforthesituationisimportant.Evenwithoutthatapology,makeupyourmindtoforgive,forget,andeventuallyletgo.Task1
16.Paragraph①:17.Paragraph②:18.Paragraph③:19.Paragraph④:
AForgivingshouldbeatasafetime.
B.Forgivingisnottodenywhathappened.C.Forgivingisnottofreesomeonefromblame.D.Forgivingcanhappenwithoutanapology.E.Forgivingcanleadusawayfromthepasthurt.
Task2
20.Youmayforgivesomeone＿＿.21.Thereisnofixedtime＿＿.
22.Evenifyou'veforgivensomeone,＿＿.23.Don'trushtoforgivethose＿＿.24.Somepeopleapologizemerely＿＿.25.Ifyouexpectanapology,＿＿.
A.youmaynotbecomefriendsB.toofferforgiveness
C.whoarestilldangeroustoyouD.whowrongedyoulongtimeago
E.youmaynevergetridofemotionalpainF.whoonlyforgivethoseshowingregretG.forbeingforgiven第四部分:填句补文(第26~30题，每题2分，共10分)
下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌，请将答案写在答题卡上。
NaturalResources
Throughouthistory,peoplehaveoftenselectedwheretheywanttolivebasedonthenaturalresourcesthatareavailableinthearea._26Someoftheseresourcesincludewater,foodsourcessuchasfruitsandvegetables,and
animalsthatcanbecaughtorhunted.
Aregion'snaturalresourcesdeterminethewayoflifeofitspeople._27Ontheotherhand,poorsoilwilleithersendpeoplelookingforbetterplaces,orattractpeoplewithotherpurposesfortheland,suchassettingupbusinessesorfactories.
28.＿＿Peoplewhowishtomakealivingasfishermencandosobytheocean,butcannotdosointhedesert.Desertpeoplehavemanytraditionalanduniquefoods,whichcannotbefoundintheforest.Eachareaattractspeoplebasedontheirinterestsandpurposes.
Areasthathaverichwaterresourceswillnaturallyhavemorepeople.Traditionallyvillages,townsandcitiesbuiltnearwaterhavebeenthemostsuccessful.Peoplethereareabletousethewaterresourcestomeettheirdailyneeds.29_Placesthatarehardtoreach,suchashighmountainsordrydeserts,willhavefewerpeoplelivinginthem.30__Fortoolong,peoplehavedestroyednaturalresources,usingupthoseresourcesthatcannotbeeasilyreplaced.Ontheearth,weareluckytohavemanyresourcesthatarerenewable,suchassun,wind,water,andtrees.Asmoreandmorefocusisplacedontheuseofrenewableresources,itwillbecomeeasiertoprotectourplanetfromfurtherharm.A.Itiseasytofindnewresourcesinnature.
B.Renewableresourcesarethosethatcanbereplacedeasily.
C.Whileyoumaynotthinkofoceansasnaturalresources,theyare.D.Forexample,regionswithrichsoilcansupportfarmingsocieties.E.Theycanalsousethewatertohelpthemmovegoodstootherareas.F.Naturalresourcesareusefultopeople,andtheycomefromtheearth.
第五部分:填词补文(第31~40题，每题1.5分，共15分)
下面的短文有10处空白，短文后列出12个词，其中10个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌，请将答案写在答题卡上。
BusinessEnglishHelps
Englishplaysanimportantroleintheworkplace.Whenitisusedinthecorrectandproper＿31,itcanhelptopromoteacareerorabusiness.Somemay_32orwanttostudybusinessEnglish_33theystarttheircareers.Thosewhoarealreadyworkinghavethe34_toseewhattheycanandcannotdo＿35inEnglishintheircurrentjob.
BusinessEnglishprovidesyouwithvaluableskillsneededforyourwork.Forexample,youwilllearn_36tonegotiate.Beingabletodealwitha＿37andknowinghowtobargainand_38_anagreementcanmakea_39differencetotheoutcome.
BusinessEnglishlearningencouragesprofessionalandefficientcommunication,andpromotesservicetocustomersandbusinesspartners,_40isagreatadvantageforanybusiness.
00015英语(二)2016年4月,10月高等教育自学考试试题及答案
