自学考试英语二真题201带答案解析.docx

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自学考试英语二真题201带答案解析

山东省2016年4月份高等教育自学考试英语

（二）试题

I.VocabularyandStructure（10points,1pointforeachtime）.

1.Allprimaryschoolchildren,includingthoseinindependentschools,weregivenmilkfreeof______until1970whenthegovernmentabolishedthisbenefit.

A.costB.payC.grantD.charge

2.Otherchurchbookswerealsoprinted,____wereGreekandLathclassics,historybooks,andastronomybooks.

A.whoseB.asC.thatD.what

3.Mynextjobwas______anathleticcompanyasatelephonecustomerservicerepresentative.

A.WithB.aboutC.ofD.to

4.Ittookherawhileto______tolivingalonewhenshewenttocollege.

A.goB.presentC.adjustD.lock

5.________hardwastheworkthatallofusgottiredoutthatevening.

A.WhatB.SoC.AsD.How

6.Thecollegeadmissionprocess,animperfectscience,canrarelydistinguishthosestudentsto_____learning.

A.committedB.convincedC.participatedD.pursued

7.ItistotallybeyondtheunderstandingofaChineseEnglishlearnerthatnativeEnglishspeakerswouldbeannoyedwhenthey’readdressed“whereareyougoing?

”,______isacommonlyusedaddressingamongtheChinese.

A.thatB.whoC.WhatD.which

8.Hehadtimetospendonotherthingsthatseemedmore______.

A.worthwhileB.worthC.worthyD.worthing

9.__________thatthechurchinRomebegantocelebrateChristmas.

A.NotUntilthe4thcenturyB.Untilthe4thcentury

C.ItwasnotUntilthe4thcenturyD.ItwasUntilthe4thcentury

10.Ifhe______ofTimmy,ashehadofme,theseparationbetweenuswouldbecomplete.

A.disagreedB.disapprovedC.devastatedD.drifted

II.Close（10points,1pointforeachitem）

Allovertheworld,thementionofEnglisheducationsuggestsapictureof“publicschools”,butpeopledonotalwaysrealizewhatplacetheseinstitutionsoccupyinthewholeeducationsystem.OxfordandCambridgeareuniversitieseach11about12000studentsoutofatotalofover250000studentsatallBritishuniversities.

12fromtheso-calledpublicschoolsthereisacompletesystemofstateprimaryandsecondaryeducation,which13ingeneralthestateeducationinmostothercountries.Allchildrenmust,14law,receivefulltimeeducationbetweentheagesoffiveandsixteen.Anychildmay15withoutpayingfees,aschoolprovidedbythepublicauthorities.

AmongtheuniversitiesOxfordandCambridgeholda16position.Ofcabinetministerswhowenttouniversities,nearlyallwenttooneortheotherofthesetwo,andtoOxfordin17.

Thenumberofyoungpeoplewhocanenteruniversitiesislimitedbythe18oftheuniversities,19islessthanenoughtotakealltheyoungpeoplewhohavethebasicqualificationsforuniversitiesadmission.Inpractice,20,entrytouniversitiesiscompetitive.

11.A.havehadB.HaveC.HavingD.has

12.A.PartB.ApartC.SeparateD.Depart

13.A.resemblesB.assemblesC.assembleD.resemble

14.A.inB.byC.forD.as

15.A.participateB.comeC.attendD.go

16.A.controlB.dominantC.responsibleD.charge

17.A.realityB.overallC.plusD.particular

18.A.expenseB.feeC.capacityD.cabinet

19.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.who

20.A.thereforeB.howeverC.butD.besides

III.ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeachitem）

Passageone

Questions20to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage

Onesummermorning,mycousinEddieaskedmeifIwantedtoplayfootballwithsomeofhisfriends.HegotmadbecauseIgavehimaconfusedlook,andsaidIdidn’tknowhowtoplay.Thenhetoldmetolearntherulesfirst.Acoupleofminuteslater,hewentintohisroomandpulledoutanoldvideotape,sofortherestofthemorningwesatdownandwatchedallthevideosasheexplainedalltherulesofthegame.Ipickedupreallyquickly.Iunderstoodthegameatthatpoint,butIjustneededtolearnthebasicrulesoffootballsuchascatching,throwing,andhowrunwiththeball!

Afterwewatchedthevideos,hetookmeoutsideandwethrewtheballaround.HelikedthewayIthrewtheball,andhetoldmethatIhadabigchanceatbeingaquarterback!

Twodayslater,hisfriendscalledhimandtoldhimthatit’stimetoplay.Weplayedthatdayandendedupuntilwecouldn’tseetheballanymore.Iwasexhaustedwhenwefinishedplaying.

Sincethatday,Iknewfootballwasmypassion!

IlovethegamesomuchthatIstillplayittoday,andtillthisday,Istillthankmycousinforgettingmeintothegameoffootball!

21.Thewriter’scousingotmadbecause______.

A.thewriterdidnotwanttoplayfootballwithhim

B.thewriterdidnotlikeplayingfootball

C.thewriterdidnotknowhowtoplayfootball

D.Thewriterdidnotwanttoplayfootballwithhisfriends

22.Thewriter’scousinuseda______tohelpexplaintherulesofthegametohim.

A.videotapeB.pictureC.tapeD.book

23.Thephrase“pickup”（Line4,Paragraph1）means______.

A.findB.masterC.noticeD.reach

24.Thewriterfelt______afterplayingfootballwithiscousinandhisfriends.

A.sadB.surprisedC.tiredD.excited

25.ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT______.

A.Thewriterlearnedthefootballrulesbyhimself

B.afterwatchingthevideos,thewriterandhiscousinwentoutsideandplayedtheball

C.sincethedayheplayedfootballwithhiscousinandhisfriends,thewriterknewthathelovedfootball

D.thewriterthankedhiscousinforgettinghimintothegameoffootball

Passagetwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Wedon’thavebedsinthespaceshuttle,butwedohavesleepingbags.Duringtheday,whenweareworking,weleavethebagstiedtothewall,outoftheway.Atbedtimeweunitethemandtakethemwhereverwe’vechosentosleep.

Onmostspaceshuttleflightseveryonesleepsatthesametime.Noonehastostayawaketowatchoverthespaceplane;theshuttle’scomputersandtheengineersatMissionControldothat.Ifanythinggoesworry,thecomputersringanalarmandtheengineerscallusontheradio.

Onthespaceshuttle,sleeping-timedoesn’tmeannighttime.Duringeachninety-minuteorbit,thesun“rises”andshinesthroughourwindowsforaboutfiftyminutes;theit“sets”asourpathtakesusaroundthedarksideoftheEarth.Tokeepthesunoutofoureyes,wewearblacksleepmasks.

Itissurprisinglyeasytogetcomfortableandfallasleepinspace.Everyastronautsleepsdifferently.Somesleepupsidedown,somerightsideup.Whenit’stimetosleep,Itakemybag,mysleepmask,andmytapeplayerwithearphonesandfloatuptotheflightdeck.ThenIcrawlintothebag,andfloatinsittingpositionjustaboveaseat,rightnexttoawindow.Before1pullthemaskdownovermyeyes,Irelaxforawhile,listeningtomusicandwatchingtheEarthgobybeneathme.

26.Whenit’sbedtime,astronautsputtheirsleepingbags______.

A.nearthewindowsB.abovetheseatsC.intheflightdeckD.inanyplacethelike

27.“Watchover”（Line2,Paragraph2）hastheclosestmeaningto______.

A.takecareofB.lookatC.seeD.payattentionto

28.HowlongdoesittakeforthespaceshuttletogoroundtheEarth?

A.Twenty-fourhoursB.FiftyminutesC.NinetyminutesD.Nineteenminutes

29.Accordingtothepassage,inordertogetcomfortableandfallasleepinspeech,itisnecessaryto______.

A.wearasleepmaskB.sleepupsidedoC.listentomusicD.sleepsideways

30.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe______.

A.BedtimeDoesn’tMeanNighttimeB.TravelinginSpace

C.SleepinginSpaceD.SleepingontheSpaceShuttle

Passagethree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

InmostlargeJapanesecompanies,thereisapolicyoflifetimeemployment.Whatthismeansisthatwhenpeopleleaveschooloruniversitytojoinanenterprise,theycanexpecttoremainwiththatorganizationuntiltheyretire.Ineffect,theemployeegetsjobsecurityforlife,andcanonlybefiredforseriousmistakes,inwork.Evenindifficulttimesofbusiness,heorsheisfreefromthefearofbeinglaidoff.

OneresultofthispracticeisthattheJapaneseworkeridentifiescloselywithhiscompanyandfeelsstrongloyaltytoit.Byworkinghardforthecompany,hebelievesheissafeguardinghisownfuture.Itisnotsurprisingthatdevotiontoone’scompanyisconsideredagreatvirtueinJapan.Amanisoftenpreparedtoputhisfirm’sinterestsbeforethoseofhisimmediatefamily.

Thejobsecurityguaranteedbythissysteminfluencesthewayemployeesapproachtheirwork.Theytendtothinkintermsofwhattheycanachievethroughouttheircareer.Thisisbecausetheyarenotjudgedonhowtheyareperformingduringashortperiodoftime.TheycanaffordtotakealongerperspectivethantheirWesterncounterparts.

Thismarriagebetweentheemployeeandthecompany---theconsequenceoflifetimeemployment---mayexplainwhyJapaneseworkerseempositivetolovetheproductstheircompanyisproducingandwhytheyarewillingtostayonafterwork,forlittleovertimepay,toparticipateinearnestdiscussionsaboutthequalitycontroloftheirproducts.

31.LifetimeemploymentintheJapanesecompanymeansthattheemployee______.

A.LeaveshisCompanyonlywhenbusiness

B.getsajobsoonafterheleavesschooloruniversity

C.canworktherethroughouthiscareer

D.canhavehisseriousmistakesinworkcorrected

32.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A.Familyandcompanyinterestsareequallyimportant

B.TheJapaneseworkerisvaryloyaltohiscompany

C.One’sfutureisguaranteedthroughhardwork

D.Devotiontoone’scompanyisencouraged

33.Lifetimeemploymentinflu