1、2015年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语(二) 试题课程代码：00015一、阅读判断题(第110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。在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。Using Music to Change Your Mood Everyone knows that listening to music when feeling bad can provide a relief. Music can also reduce
2、stress, make depression more bearable and help you relax. All the benefits of music can only be got if the listener enjoys the music he is listening to. If the listener dislikes the music or finds it boring, it will have a negative effect on him instead of a positive one. Now lets examine what most
3、of us do when it comes to listening to music. We usually just listen to a play list and allow a program to randomly (任意的) select the songs we are going to listen to. This is where the problem lies. What if you liked the first song but found the second one boring? What if the third one was a motivati
4、ng song while the fourth didnt suit your emotions? What do you think the result will be? What youll have is an emotional mess! The first song will lift your mood a little. The second will make you a little bored. The third will motivate you and then the fourth will put you down. In the end you 11 en
5、d up feeling worse than before. I strongly recommend dividing your play list into different small lists. For example, a list for relaxation, a list for motivation and so on. Another very important thing you must do is to get rid of all of the old music that you are bored of. Besides, dont listen to
6、songs with negative words or messages. The music you listen to can delay your recovery from breakups (分手) by months and months! People who listen to romantic songs after breakups recover 10 times slower than those who dont. So be careful with your play list if you want to recover faster.1. Music is
7、believed to have a comforting effect.（ A ） A. True B. False C. Not Given2. One can benefit from all kinds of music. （ B ） A. True B. False C. Not Given3. People tend to listen to music selectively. （ B ） A. True B. False C: Not Given4. People generally prefer motivating songs. （ C ） A. True B. False
8、 C. Not Given5. You should listen to songs that suit your emotions. （ A ） A. True B. False C. Not Given6. Its advisable to have different lists of songs. （ A ） A. True B. False C. Not Given7. You should remove all of the old music from your list. （ B ） A. True B. False C. Not Given8. People should l
9、isten to songs with positive words. （ A ） A. True B. False C. Not Given9. Romantic songs help people recover from breakups faster. （ B ） A. True B. False C. Not Given 10. Many people like romantic songs. （ C ） A. True B. False C. Not Given二、阅读选择题：（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
10、1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。Just Introduce Yourself Its so easy to walk into your first job and feel like a stranger in a strange land. But you dont have to stay that way, and you shouldnt. You have to remind yourself to kick your shyness away and introduce yourself. Just a handshake will do. Ask the sup
11、ervisor who hired you to introduce you around a bit. Thats the best way to make contacts. Then youll know what to do and say when you meet these people again. Dont do what my friend Sue did at her first job at Entertainment Weekly. What is one of my biggest regrets: I hardly talked to anyone at all
12、when I was there. I was scared and just thought people would talk to me first. For a long time, I was hung up on the thought that if someone was older, I respected them automatically. And even if someone started on Monday, and I started Tuesday, I just felt they had more experience. In the area I wo
13、rked for four months, I hardly spoke to these people, she said. Of course, now I realize that was the most stupid thing. If I could do that again, Id remember that its so important not to feel shy about introducing yourself. Its not like you have to be very bold, ready to take over the place. Just i
14、ntroduce yourself and ask if there is anything you can do for them. That breaks the ice. Sue believes that if she had introduced herself around a bit, there would be just no telling what other opportunities or what other acquaintances she might have now. Not that she regrets where she is now at all.
15、 But had she talked to more people at her first job, maybe it would have helped me get somewhere sooner, she said.11. How do people usually feel when meeting people at their first job? （ C ） A. Curious. B. Excited. C. Shy. D. Puzzled.12. When Sue started her first job, she（ B ） A. shook hands with c
16、olleagues B. waRRed for others to talk to her C. introduced herself around D. asked her supervisor for help13. I was hung up on the thought in Paragraph 3 probably means I （ C ） A. learned B. admitted C. believed D. guessed14. What did Sue suggest we do at our first job? （ A ） A. Make active contact
17、s with others. B. Stay humble before the older staff. C. Seize every possible opportunity. D. Get ready to take over the place.15. In talking about her first job experience, Sue expressed a sense of（ D ） A. failure B. longing C. relief D. regret三、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：
18、(1)从第1620题后所绐的6个选项中为第段每段选择1个正确的小标题；(2)从第2125题后所给的6个选项中选择5个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。The Woman behind the Brooklyn Bridge1 John Roebling planned to build the Brooklyn Bridge before 1867. But he never really got started. In 1869, he died of an accident. The job fell to his son Washington, a maste
19、r of construction. In 1872, Washington was injured in building the bridge. He could not walk any longer. He could only see the building of the bridge from his window. But his mind was still fresh. How could he get his ideas down to the workers?2 Thats where Emily came in. Emily and Washington marrie
20、d in 1865. At that time John was planning the bridge. He sent his son around the world to study bridges. Emily went along with her husband and learnt much about bridge building. When John died and Washington became the boss, she taught herself more about bridge building. She wanted to help her husba
21、nd with his new job.3 Emily regularly came to the building site. She gave Washingtons instructions to the workers. And then she took questions back to him. However, as time went on, her role started to change. Soon, workers saw her as the new boss. As she had more and more knowledge, she became the
22、chief engineer. She met with officials, discussed with other engineers, and instructed the workers.3 Emily also helped to solve problems outside the building site. Some people once questioned her husbands ability to head the bridge building. And the American Society of Civil Engineers would think ab
23、out replacing him. Emilywent to meet the group. She gave a speech in defense of her husband. The group finally decided to keep him on the job.4 It took up 14 years to build the bridge. For 11 of those years, Emily was the one in charge. The bridge finally opened on May 24, 1883. She was one of the f
24、irst people to cross the bridge. Emily never planned on becoming an engineer, but she turned out to be a great one.Task 116. Paragraph 1:D17. Paragraph 2:C18. Paragraph 3:F19. Paragraph 4:B20. Paragraph 5:AA. How long did it take to build the bridge?B. Why did Emily give a speech?C. How did Emily pi
25、ck up bridge building?D. What happened to John and Washington?E. How did Emily feel about her work?F. What role did Emily play in building the bridge?Task 221. After his father died, E 22. Accompanied by Emily, C 23. As time went on, A 24. Emily gave a speech B 25. It took fourteen years F A. Emily
26、began to play a bigger roleB. to defend her husbandC. Washington went to study bridgesD. to express her thanksE. Washington took over the jobF. to build the bridge四、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，并在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。Playing Games Not Only Fun For many pe
27、ople, playing games is a way to have some fun. 26 A It is a great way to keep your mental health in check. Actually, anything that requires you to do some thinking will help you keep your brain heakhy.You may say that this sounds great but you just dont have the time to do it. If you want to improve
28、 your mental heakh, you will make time for it. 27 C You can exercise your brain before work and while the rest of your family is still in bed. This can greatly change your attitude for the rest of the day. Turn the TV off in the evening and spend some time playing games alone or with a family member
29、. 28 B Try a variety of new games, too. This way, you dont get bored playing the same one all the time. Most games offer several different levels. To get the most exercise for your brain, start out with the easy stuff. 29 D As your level of skill improves, go on to challenge your brain by moving int
30、o more advanced levels of the game. Find the games that you really enjoy playing. Keeping your brain sharp with such games is really going to pay off for you in many ways. 30 F You will find that you have less stress and that it is easier to make decisions. You will also find that your memory is imp
31、roving.A. However, it can also help you exercise your brain.B. You can also invite friends over to play games with you.C. Set aside about 30 minutes a day when you can play games.D. This is especially true if you are new to a game.E. Playing games can help you make new friends.F. You will be surpris
32、ed at how much it improves your life.五、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，并在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。Learn from Your Failures Have you ever failed? If not, it is 31 C that you have never taken a 32 H on trying anything new, or else you are lying There is nothi
33、ng 33 K with failing, as long as you learn from your mistakes, modify your approach and try again. In fact, the more often you fail, the sooner it will be that you 34 F succeed, provided that you do learn and keep trying. You can 35 J only from experience and you get experience only from having a go
34、 at something. It may be more 36 B to succeed, but you can 37 D learn more from failing. This is only if you are observant and take 38 L of what you are doing and which things have worked and which havent. You then need to 39 A what has happened, alter your 40 E and move on. So go for it! You will e
35、ventually get there unless you stop trying.A. analyze E. direction I. specialB. pleasant E finally J. growC. probable G. start K. wrongD. actually H. chance L. note六、完形补文（第41-50题，每题1.5分，共15分） 下面的短文有10处空白，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，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。Voice and Text Chatting Voice chat and
36、text chat are quickly (quick) becoming preferred ways of communicating with others online. For language 41 learners (learner), these forms of communication 42 enable (able) them to share ideas about themselves and the world in almost real time. They can establish friendships with people from around
37、the globe. Thus, k can be an easy way to learn languages and world 43 cultures (culture). However, care and consideration should be 44 given (give) when you are looking for friends on the Intemet because you 45 really (real) dont know who the person is at the other end. Thus, never give out personal
38、 information 46 including (include) your name, age, where you live, and the name of the school you attend. Also, be 47 careful (care) about meeting online acquaintances in person, and if you fl do so, make sure it is in a public place and go with a friend or a family member. 48 Finally (final), cont
39、act local authorities if you feel you are in danger. Again, chatting with others can be an enjoyable and 49 educational (education) activity if you use care when 50 doing (do) so.七、短文写作（第51题，30分） 请根据所提供材料中的要求完成一篇100词左右的英文写作任务。将你的答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。51. 某英文报社正在举办题为“I Like Playing Sports”的征文活动。请就此题目写一篇英文短文应征。内容包括以下两个方面： 你经常做什么体育运动7 体育运动对你有哪些好处?8
