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2015年4月自考英语二真题及答案Directions:choicesinthelistmorethanonce.Mike:Hello!Isthatyou,Tom?Tom:Yes,________________.Mike:Ican’tbelieveI_____________youatlast.Andwhathaveyoubeendoing?Tom:Yeah,Ihaven’tbeenhomealotlately.AndI’vehadalotofworkandsocialengagement.Oh,Mike,____________toLondon?Mike:Ijustcamebackaboutaweekago,I___________byphoneseveraltimes,butyouwerenotin.Tom:Sorry,sorry.Didyouhaveaniceholiday,then?Mike:Lovely,IwenttoScotlandandtraveledaround.Tom:_____________!Ineedaholidayindeed.Mike:well.Isupposeso.Tom:oh,somebody’satthedoor,Ihavetogo.AndIhavetosay“good-bye”.Nicetalkingtoyou.Mike:Samehere,bye-bye.A.whendidyougetbackB.whatasurpriseIgotC.howIadmireD.IamtomE.gotholdofF.gotthroughG.thisistom.H.triedtocontactyouIII.ReadingComprehension(45points)SectionA(30points)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YouarerequiredtochoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothestatement.MarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Questions16--20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ManyvisitorsfindthefastpaceatwhichAmericanpeoplemoveverytroubling.One’sfirstimpressionislikelytobethateveryoneisinarush.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingandareveryimpatientiftheyaredelayedevenforabriefmoment.Atfirst,thismayseemunfriendlytoyou.Driverswillrushyou;storekeeperswillbeinahurryastheyserveyou;peoplewillpushpastyouastheywalkalongthestreet.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversationswithpeopleasyoushopordineawayfromhome.DonotthinkthatbecauseAmericansareinsuchahurrytheyareunfriendly.Oftenlifeismuchsloweroutsidethebigcities,asistrueinothercountriesaswell.AmericanswholiveincitiessuchasNewYork,Chicago,orLosAngeles,oftenthinkthateveryoneisequallyinahurrytogetthingsdone;theyexpectothersto“pushback”,justascitypeopledoinTokyo,SingaporeorParis,forexample.Butwhentheydiscoverthatyouareastranger,mostAmericansbecomequitekindlyandwilltakegreatcaretohelpyou.Manyofthemfirstcametothecityasstrangersandtheyrememberhowfrighteninganewcitycanbe.Ifyouneedhelporwanttoaskaquestion,chooseafriendly-lookingpersonandsay,”Iamastrangerhere.Canyouhelpme?”Mostpeoplewillstop,smileatyou,andhelpyoufindyourway,oransweryourquestions.Butyoumustletthemknowthatyouneedhelp.Otherwisetheyarelikelytopassyouby,notnoticingthatyouarenewtothecityandinneedofhelp.Occasionally,youmayfindsomeonetoobusyorperhapstoorushedtogiveyouaid.Ifthishappens,donotbediscouraged:justasksomeoneelse.MostAmericansenjoyhelpingastranger.16.ManypeoplewhofirstvisittheUnitedStateswillfindthat_____________.A.Americanisahighlydevelopedcountry.B.Americancitypeopleseemtobealwaysinarush.C.thefastpaceinAmericanlifeoftencausesmuchtrouble.D.Americansareimportantandunfriendlypeople.17.Whentheauthorsays“youwillmisssmiles”inthesecondparagraph,hemeans__________A.youwillfailtonoticethatAmericanarepleasantandhappy.B.youwillbepuzzledwhyAmericansdonotsmileatyou.C.youwillfeelthatAmericansdonotseemveryfriendly.D.youwillfindthatAmericansdon’thavemuchsenseofhumor.18.intheauthor’sopinion,_______________.A.itistruethatlifeinNewYorkismuchfasterthanthatinanyothercity.B.peoplelivingoutsidebigcitiesarelazyandmiserableC.mostAmericanspeopleenjoylivinginthesuburbsofbigcitiesD.thosewhoarebusyarenotnecessaryunfriendly19.TheauthormentionsbigcitiessuchasTokyo,SingaporeandParis___________.A.toshowthatcitypeopleallovertheworldhavealotincommon.B.tolethisreadersbeawarethattheyaresomeoftheworld’sbiggestcitiesC.toillustratetheirdifferencefromAmericancitiesD.becausetheyaresomeofthecitiesthatattractvisitorsmost20.IfyousaytoanAmericanthatyouareastrangerthere,mostprobablyhewill______A.offerhishelpB.stopsmilingatyouC.helpyoufindthewayD.replythatheispleasedtomeetyouPassage2Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Everymorning,kidsfromalocalhighschoolareworkinghard.Theyaremakingandsellingspecialcoffeeatacoffeecafé.Theyarealsoalotofmoney.Thesestudentscanmakeuptotwelvehundreddollarsaday.Theyaresellingtheirspecialcoffeetoairportpassengers.Afterthestudentsgetpaid,therestofthemoneygoestohelpingalocalyouthproject.ThesehighschoolstudentsuseaspaceintheOaklandairport.itisusuallyverycrowed.manypeoplewhoflyontheplanesliketodrinkthespecialcoffee.Onecustomerthinksthatthecoffeecostsalotbutitisgoodandworthit.Mostcustomersarepleasantbutsomeareunhappy.Theydonotlikeitifthecafé’isnotopenforbusiness.Thestudentsearn$6.10anhourplustips.Theyalsogetschoolcreditwhiletheylearnhowtorunabusiness.Manyofthestudentsenjoytheworkalthoughittooksometimetolearnhowtodoit.Theyhavetolearnhowtosteammilk,loadthepots,andaddflavor.Ittakessomeskillsandsometimesmistakesaremade.Themostcommonmistakeisforgettingtoaddthecoffee.21.Basedonthepassage,itseemsthatthepurposeofthecaféisto_______.A.learnaskillB.helpayouthprojectC.dobusinessD.earnschoolcredit22.Manyofthestudents__________theworkalthoughittooksometimetolearnhowtodoit.A.enjoyB.havetodoC.hateD.ignore23.Bysellingspecialcoffeeatspecialcoffee,thestudentsare_____________.A.learningalotofexperienceB.makingalotofmoneyC