自考00015英语二试题及答案.docx

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自考00015英语二试题及答案

全国2015年10月高等教育自学考试

英语

（二）试题和答案

课程代码：

00015

第一部分：

阅读判断

BlackFriday

Everyonelikestoshopforgiftsfortheholidayseason,butfewpeopleknowthehistoryofholidayshopping.WhilepeoplehaveheardofBlackFriday,mostdonotknowitsorigins.BlackFridayisthedayafterThanksgiving（感恩节）.Onthisdaymostretailstoresopentheirdoorsveryearly－someasearlyas4am.Inaddition,theyprovidetheircustomerswithgreatdiscountsonproducts.Withthisinmind,itiscleartoseewhysomanyshoppersbuymanyoftheirChristmasgiftsonBlackFriday.

BlackFridayisnotasoldasmanypeoplethink.Infact,itisbelievedthatthefirstBlackFridaywasheldinthe1970sintheUSA.Itwasadaywhenstoresdecidedtomarkthestartoftheholidayseason.Inordertodrawmorecustomers,theyofferedgreatdiscounts.Allproductssoldverywell.ThislargesuccessresultedinthenameBlackFriday.Itwassonamedbecausethestoreswere"intheblack".Thisfinancialtermmeansthestoresmadealotofmoney.However,itwasnotuntilaround2002thatBlackFridayreallystartedtogaininpopularity.TodayintheUSA,countlessadvertisersproudlyannouncetheirBlackFridaysales.Theyhopetoattractshoppersintotheirstores.

BlackFridayisadaywhenmanyshoppersintheUSAgooutandbuygifts,eventhoughChristmasEveisstillamorepopulardaytoshop.ThankstotheInternet,itisnowpossibletogetsomeexcellentBlackFridaydealsonline.Soifyoudon'twanttogettothestoresby4am,thisistheperfectwaytostillgetitemsatreducedprices.

1.ManypeopleknowthehistoryofBlackFriday.

A．True

B．False

C．NotGiven

2.MoststoresopentheirdoorsforbusinessveryearlyonBlackFriday.

A．True

B．False

C．NotGiven

3.CustomersgetbetterserviceonBlackFriday.

A．True

B．False

C．NotGiven

4.BlackFridaystartedintheUSA.

A．True

B．False

C．NotGiven

5.TheholidayseasonendsonBlackFriday.

A．True

B．False

C．NotGiven

6."Intheblack"isafinancialterm.

A．True

B．False

C．NotGiven

7.BlackFridayisnolongerpopular.

A．True

B．False

C．NotGiven

8.PeopleliketoshoponlineonChristmasEve.

A．True

B．False

C．NotGiven

9.ItispossibletogetBlackFridaydiscountonline.

A．True

B．False

C．NotGiven

10.Thingsaresoldattheirlowestpricesat4am.

A．True

B．False

C．NotGiven

第二部分：

阅读选择

LivinginBrazil（巴西）andSwitzerland

Movingtoadifferentcitymayseemdifficult.Youhavetochangeschoolsandgetusedtoyournewhome.Butyoucanalwaysgobacktothatcitytovisit.Whenyoumovetoanothercountry,thingsaredifferent.However,difficultasitmaybe,theexperiencecanberewarding.

Mydad,aBrazilian,isreallyfunnyandcanmakefriendsquickly.Mymom,aSwiss,isusuallyquietandabitshy.Shelikestobeorganized,butmydadnevermakesplans.Sheenjoysstayinghome,butmydadalwayswantstogoout.SwissandBrazilian－whatamix!

Aftermyparentsgotmarried,theymovedtoSwitzerland.Theretheyhadmybrotherandme.WhenIwastwo,wemovedtoBrazil.DuringmychildhoodwevisitedSwitzerlandeveryyear.

ManypeopleaskmewhereIprefertolive:

BrazilorSwitzerland.It'sreallyhardtoanswerbecauseIlovebothcountries.Brazilisabigcountry,withmanystatesandpeople.Therearemultipledialectsandmanytypesoffoods.Peopleherehavebeautifulsmilesandarealwayshappy，eveniftheyarepoor.Inthesouththeclimateiscool,butinthenorthit'shotandhumid.

Switzerland,ontheotherhand,issmallbutbeautifulandclean.Therearefourlanguagesinthattinycountry.PeoplethereareverydifferentfromBrazilians:

theyarewealthy,independent,andorganized.Thefoodisdelicious,andofcourse,thefamousSwisschocolateisgreat,andtheclimateisdryandcool.

Ilovebothcountries.InSwitzerland,it'spleasant,calm,andpeacefuleverywhere.Ienjoyedmystaythereverymuch.ButnowIamhappyhereinBrazil.Ifeelexcitedandathome.

11.Theauthor'sparents_____.

A．sharesimilarinterests

B．havedifferentjobs

C．havedifferentpersonalities

D．enjoyreadingbooks

12.Whentheauthorwasachild,thefamilyusedto_____.

A．havemanygoodfriends

B．movebetweenthetwocountries

C．speaktwodialects

D．visitBrazilfromtimetotime

13.TheauthorthinksBraziliansare_____.

A．organized

B．independent

C．indifferent

D．optimistic

14.Accordingtothetext,Switzerland_____.

A．isfamousforitschocolate

B．hasmanybigcities

C．hasalotincommonwithBrazil

D．ishotandhumid

15.Accordingtotheauthor,livingintwodifferentculturesisa（n）_____.

A．appealingidea

B．difficultdecision

C．expensivechoice

D．pleasantexperience

第三部分：

概括段落大意和补全句子

MoreThanOneKindofIntelligence

1．Youmayhaveheardpeoplemention"IQ"whentalkingabouthowsmartsomeoneis.IQstandsfor"intelligencequotient（智商）".Itcanhelppredicthowwellsomeonemaydoacademically.

2．IQisjustonemeasureofourabilities.Therearemanyotherkindsofintelligence.Forexample,spatial（空间的）intelligenceistheabilitytothinkin3D.Musicalintelligenceistheabilitytorecognizerhythmandtone.Abilitiesinsportsandartsareothertypesofintelligence.

3．Anotherimportanttypeofintelligenceisemotionalintelligence.Emotionalintelligence（EQforshort）istheabilitytounderstand,use,andmanageouremotions.JustasahighIQcanpredicttoptestscores,ahighEQcanpredictsuccessinsocialandemotionalsituations.EQhelpsusbuildstrongrelationships,makegooddecisions,anddealwithdifficultsituations.

4．OnewaytothinkaboutEQisthatitispartofbeingpeople-smart.Understandingandgettingalongwithpeoplehelpusbecomesuccessfulinourlives.Infact,somestudiesshowthatEQismoreimportantthanIQwhenitcomestodoingwellinschoolorbeingsuccessfulatwork.

5．SomepeoplearebornwithgoodEQskills;othersneedtoworkonthem.Everyonecangetbetteriftheyknowwhattodo.BeingabletonoticeandlabeleverydayfeelingsisthemostbasicEQskills.Beingawareofemotionshelpsusmanageourownemotions.Italsohelpsusunderstandhowothersfeel.

16.Paragraph1_2_3_4_5

A．Kindsofintelligence

B．DefinitionofIQ

C．ImportanceofEQ

D．DefinitionofEQ

E．DevelopmentofEQstudies

F．WaystoimproveEQskills

第四部分：

填句补文

ThePrincessDisease

Haveyoueverheardoftheprincessdisease?

Itisaterribledisease.（26）_____Itwastesawayatone’ssociallifeandpeople’stolerance.Peoplewiththisdiseasethinktheyarebetterthaneveryoneelse,withoutarealreason.

Jinisagirlwhosuffersfromthisdisease.（27）_____Shethinkssheisbetterlookingthanherfriendsandmostpeopleshehasmet.Itis,asfarassheisconcerned,awell-knownfactthatshedressesbetter,singsbetter,anddancesbetterthanmostpeopleinherschool,too.

SoisJinjustifiedinbelievingthatsheisbetterthaneveryoneelse?

（28）_____Ofcourse,shethinksthisisbecausethesingingcoachhatesher,sincethecoachhasbadskinandisjealousofher.Sheisgoodatsports,butsheisn'tthestrongest,fastest,oreventhebestatanyoftheirschool'sevents.（29）_____She,again,thinksitwasbecauseofthe"haters".Afterlosing,shepretendedshe'djustrunforfunanditwasnobigdeal,butinfactitwasahugedealtoher.

Jindefinitelyhasthedisease.Thetreatmentistostopbeingsomeanandgetalittlemodesty.（30）_____Shemightevengetridofthisdiseaseifshetrieshardenough.

26._____27._____28._____9._____30._____

A．Sheistooproudofherself.

B．Jinisverypopular.

C．Thenthingsmightbecomebetterforher.

D．Shesingswell,butnotwellenoughtobealeadsinger.

E．Itthreatenstopushone'sfriendsaway.

F．Sheranforclasspresident,butcameinthird.

第五部分：

填词补文

PeopleUseTechnologyMore,SleepLess

PeopleinBritainnowspendmoretimewatchingTV,gaming,andusingtheirmobilephonesandcomputersthansleeping.Astudy（31）_____thatBritishpeopleusetechnologyfor20minuteslongerthantheyspendsleeping.TheaverageUKadultusestechnologyforeighthoursand41minutesaday.They（32）_____foranaverageofeighthoursand21minutes.Oneofthebiggest（33）_____forthisiswi-fi.Peoplecangetonlinealmost（34）_____.ManypeoplemaketelephonecallsorsurfthewebwhilewatchingTV.TVisstillthemost（35）_____activity.

Thestudylookedattechnologyand（36）_____agegroups.Itfoundthatsix-year-oldsunderstandhowtousetechnologyatthesame（37）_____as45-year-olds.Another（38）_____wasthatpeopleunderstanddigitaltechnologymostwhentheyare14or15.Adoctorsaidtechnologyis（39）_____thewaypeoplecommunicatewitheachother.Hesaidwearemoving（40）_____fromface-to-faceconversationsbecauseoftechnology.

31._____

A．changing

B．reasons

C．popular

D．found

E．anywhere

F．down

G．finding

H．level

I．different

J．away

K．outdoor

L．sleep

第六部分：

完形补文

BeGrateful

Whetheryouareawaiter（wait）oradoctor,yourjobisaboutservingothersandmakingtheirlifebetter.Wehaveall（41）_____（have）experienceswheresomeone（42）_____（work）intheirjobhasliftedusupandmadea（43）_____（different）toourdayorbroughtusdownandmadeourdayworse.Wehaveallmet（44）_____（real）wonderfulpeoplecleaningfloors.Wehavealsometpeoplewhoarenotsowonderfulbuthave（45）_____（amaze）jobs.Sowhateveryoudo,begrateful.Thisdoesn'tmeanyouhavetostayinajobyoudon'tlike,butit（46）_____（help）youdevelopamorepositiveattitude.Youmaynotlikeyourjob,butyoucanenjoybeingwithyour（47）_____（colleague）.Thisissomethingtobe（48）_____（thank）for.Whenyoupractise（49）_____（grateful）,itallowsyoutodevelopamoreusefuloutlookandbe（50）_____（happy）atyourwork.

第七部分：

短文写作

51.假设你的美国朋友Mike要去你的家乡旅游，请给他写一封电子邮