2016年10月自考00015《英语（二）》真题及答案

第一部分、阅读判断(本题共10小题，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做出判断，如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C。

Being“Cool” in Middle School

A new study shows that gentle and quiet kids in middle school willgrow up to rule. Or, at least, they’ll live healthier and more productive livesthan the “cool” kids will.The study looked at13-year-olds who acted old for their age by having “cool” behavior, such asearly romantic relationships. They were seen as “cool” and popular kids. But as they grew up, things changed. The study found that these kids tended to haveproblems with drugs and relationships by their early 20s.Their behavior was nolonger linked with popularity. Instead, they were thought to be less sociallyskilled by their peers. Besides, the average “cool” kids, by age 22, did morepoorly than the average kids in the study. They had a 45 percent greater rateof problems due to drugs and alcohol. They also had a 22 percent greater rate of criminal behavior. The study also found that these kids failed to developimportant life skills. They spent so much time trying to seem cool. They didn’tdevelop the skills needed for meaningful friendships.

The study followed 86 male and 98 female middle school students fora 10-year period. It has some surprising findings. In particular, the studynotes that the so-called “cool” behavior is a predictor (预示) of future problems with drugs and alcohol. In fact, it is a betterpredictor than drug and alcohol use in middle school. However, one conclusionof the study is welcome. Researchers said that parents shouldn’t worry too much if their kids don’t seem that popular. If a kid prefers to spend Saturdaynights at home watching a movie or reading instead of going out with friends, that is not a cause for concern. Many “uncool” kids, they said, do much better lateron than the popular kids do.

第二部分、阅读选择(本题共5小题，每小题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。

It is estimated that there are more than 8 million restaurants in the world today. Soit might surprise you to learn that restaurants as we know have only existedfor a few centuries. Before 1765, there were no restaurants. There was nowherein which a server brought you food and drink that you chose from a menu. Infact, there were no menus anywhere. There were places where travelers could eatcenturies before that. The countryside was full of inns that would serve food. Andthere were bars where one could get a drink. The rich could also eat mealssupplied by private cooks. But there was nothing that could be called a“restaurant”.

A Frenchman changed that. In 1765,he opened a place in Paris thatsold soups. On his sign, he used the term “restaurants” to describe what he wasselling. Soups were considered “restorative”, so he called them “restaurants”. Finally,people started buying his soups even when not ill. And as time went on, people began to use the term “restaurant” to refer to the place where soup was sold ratherthan the soup itself. More “restaurants” opened up in France, and people beganto buy soups more regularly.

Then, restaurants in Paris began to serve food other than soups. Inthe 1780s, menus started to appear. By the 1800s, there were many types of restaurants, and the restaurant concept was spread throughout the British Empire.

A slow start gave way to rapid growth. Cities and towns around theworld are filled with restaurants today. It is estimated that there are 1.6million restaurants in Europe. In America, there are nearly a half millionrestaurants. Today, diners have millions of choices.

第三部分、概括段落大意和补全句子(本题共10小题，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。

How to Perfect the Art of Public Speaking

If you want to become the typeof speaker you’ve always wanted to be, read the following suggestions.

①You can’t go from anervous speaker to a star speaker overnight. You shouldn’t expect to. Giveyourself time to get used to a large audience. Start with smaller groups andget as much feedback as you can. Keep on practicing and developing your skills.

②Be familiar with your speech materials. That doesn’t mean memorizing your speech, which can lack enthusiasm and naturalness. Know your key talking points, supporting details and ways to move from one point to the next.

③Positive energy can be passed. If you’re excited and enthusiastic, your audience will be, too. You’ll be surprised at the positive cycle that creates:An enthusiastic audience can add even more energy to you. Use hand gestures. Whenappropriate, smile, smile, smile.

④Find friendly, interested faces in the audience and speak to them. Look into their eyes. It helps prevent you from staring off into the distance orreading from notes. It also helps make you feel like you are talking in a conversation rather than speaking to a group.

⑤When you look great, you feel great. That makes you confident. Looking great doesn’t mean wearing new clothes. It means wearing clothes and shoes you feel comfortable and appropriate to the setting. You can’t go wrong with business suit. Simple is fine, but you should look clean from head to toe.

第四部分、填句补文(本题共5小题，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。

Remaining Active

Our body is an amazing object. 26______ If you are inactive mostof the time, your body will quickly become tired when it should be active. Butif you are very active, your body will get used to the hard work, and the workwill become easier for you to do.

Physical activity can help people remain active and stay healthy.27______ It also helps people sleep better. This is why active students don’t complain about being tired. They have a good night’s sleep and have the energy to study hard and have fun every day.

Physical activity also makes people look and feel good. Activity burns more calories (卡路里) than just sitting. 28______In addition, regular exercise can make your muscles and bones stronger.

There are many factors to look at when you select a new physical activity. The most important is to choose something you enjoy. If you like jumping rope, that is the activity you should do. 29______ In fact, two days of basketball, three days of swimming, and two days of bicycling can be morefun than jogging every day.

30______ Some skills will improve with practice while others mayalways be difficult for you. If you enjoy an activity, feel free to do it. Noone cares whether you can do it well or not, and you don’t need to care about it either.

Whatever activity you choose, remain active. It can make you physically fit and healthy for life.

A.But you don’t have to do the same thing every day.

B.Different activities need different skills.

C.You may prefer to participate in team activities.

D.It helps the body fight off illness.

E.The more you ask of it, the more it can do.

F.It is very important to keep a healthy weight.

第五部分、填词补文(本题共10小题，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。

Positive Attitude towards Failure

I clearly remember a period during which I felt like a failure. But what I 31______learned was that failing at one thing is not failing at all things. And, in fact, failure is a 32______part of growth. Life is filled with trial and 33______.In order to walk the path to 34______,you need to make some 35______turns along the way. What I learned was to “fail forward”,to 36______each mistake to make myself better. One ofthe 37______problems people have with failure is that they are too quick to judge isolated 38______in their lives and label them as failures. 39______,they need to keep the bigger picture in mind. A successful baseball player doesn’t 40______at a mistake he makes and think of failure. He sees it within the context of the bigger picture.

A.error

B.use

C.eventually

D.graceful

E.necessary

F.situations

G.Firstly

H.wrong

I.Instead

J.success

K.greatest

L.look

第六部分、完形补文(本题共15分。下面的短文有10处空白，每空1.5分。每处空白后的括号内有一个词，请根据短文内容将其正确的形式填入文中，以恢复文章原貌。

Self-reliance (自立)

Everyone has heard (hear) the word “self-reliance”. Emerson wrote a 41______ (fame) essay about it. He felt that people should trust in their own 42______ (able).They should think and act for themselves. Like many such 43______ (term), this one had no real meaning for me until itwas 44______ (demonstrate) to me in real life.

Last year I met a blind girl 45______ (name) Gail. She was 46______ (extreme) slender and weak, but she always insisted on 47______(find) her way around the school by herself. When she 48______ (sit) in a room with several of us, there was sometimes a(n) 49______ (easy) silence, becausewe thought she might resent our acting too cheerful and thoughtless in her 50______ (present).On such occasions, she would say something casual or show us how fast she could write. She never asked for anyone’s pity. She truly relied on herself.

第七部分、短文写作(本题共30分。

某英文报社正在举办题为“Watching Movies at Home or in a Cinema?”的征文活动。请就此题目写一篇英文短文应征，内容包括：

你喜欢在家还是在电影院看电影?

理由是什么?

完整版请观看》》