全国2016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(第1~10题,每题1分,共10分)下面的短文列出了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涂黑。BeingCoolinMiddleSchoolAnewstudyshowsthatgentleandquietkidsinmiddleschoolwillgrowuptorule.Or,atleast,they'lllivehealthierandmoreproductivelivesthanthecoolkidswill.Thestudylookedat13-year-oldswhoactedoldfortheiragebyhavingcoolbehavior,suchasearlyromanticrelationships.Theywereseenascoolandpopularkids.Butastheygrewup,thingschanged.Thestudyfoundthatthesekidstendedtohaveproblemswithdrugsandrelationshipsbytheirearly20s.Theirbehaviorwasnolongerlinkedwithpopularity.Instead,theywerethoughttobelesssociallyskilledbytheirpeers.Besides,theaveragecoolkids,byage22,didmorepoorlythantheaveragekidsinthestudy.Theyhada45percentgreaterrateofproblemsduetodrugsandalcohol.Theyalsohada22percentgreaterrateofcriminalbehavior.Thestudyalsofoundthatthesekidsfailedtodevelopimportantlifeskills.Theyspentsomuchtimetryingtoseemcool.Theydidn'tdeveloptheskillsneededformeaningfulfriendships.Thestudyfollowed86maleand98femalemiddleschoolstudentsfora10-yearperiod.Ithassomesurprisingfindings.Inparticular,thestudynotesthattheso-calledcoolbehaviorisapredictor(预示)offutureproblemswithdrugsandalcohol.Infact,itisabetterpredictorthandrugandalcoholuseinmiddleschool.However,oneconclusionofthestudyiswelcome.Researcherssaidthatparentsshouldn'tworrytoomuchiftheirkidsdon'tseemthatpopular.IfakidpreferstospendSaturdaynightsathomewatchingamovieorreadinginsteadofgoingoutwithfriends,thatisnotacauseforconcern.Manyuncoolkids,theysaid,domuchbetterlateronthanthepopularkidsdo.1.Gentlekidsarelesshealthywhentheygrowup.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven2.Coolkidstrytoimitateadultbehavior.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven3.Romanticrelationshipsseemcooltosometeenagers.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven4.Uncoolkidsaremorelikelytocommitcrimes.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven5.Coolkidshavebetterlifeskillsthanuncoolkids.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven6.Uncoolkidsspendmostoftheirtimestudying.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven7.Thestudyfollowedthestudentsforadecade.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven8.Coolkidsmarryearlierthanuncoolkids.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven9.Parentsneedn'tworryiftheirkidsareuncool.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven10.Coolkidsremainpopularalltheirlives.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven第二部分:阅读选择(第11~15题,每题2分,共10分)阅读下面短文,请从短文所给各题的4个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出1个最佳选项,并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。Itisestimatedthattherearemorethan8millionrestaurantsintheworldtoday.Soitmightsurpriseyoutolearnthatrestaurantsasweknowhaveonlyexistedforafewcenturies.Before1765,therewerenorestaurants.Therewasnowhereinwhichaserverbroughtyoufoodanddrinkthatyouchosefromamenu.Infact,therewasnomenusanywhere.Therewereplaceswheretravelerscouldeatcenturiesbeforethat.Thecountrysidewasfullofinnsthatwouldservefood.Andtherewerebarswhereonecouldgetadrink.Therichcouldalsoeatmealssuppliedbyprivatecooks.Buttherewasnothingthatcouldbecalledarestaurant.AFrenchmanchangedthat.In1765,heopenedaplaceinParisthatsoldsoups.Onhissign,heusedthetermrestauranttodescribewhathewasselling.Soupswereconsideredrestorative,sohecalledthemrestaurants.Finally,peoplestartedbuyinghissoupsevenwhennotill.Andastimewenton,peoplebegantousethetermrestauranttorefertotheplacewheresoupwassoldratherthanthesoupitself.MorerestaurantsopenedupinFrance,andpeoplebegantobuysoupsmoreregularly.Then,restaurantsinParisbegantoservefoodotherthansoups.Inthe1780s,menusstartedtoappear.Bythe1800s,thereweremanytypesofrestaurants,andtherestaurantconceptwasspreadthroughouttheBritishEmpire.Aslowstartgavewaytorapidgrowth.Citiesandtownsaroundtheworldarefilledwithrestaurantstoday.Itisestimatedthatthereare1.6millionrestaurantsinEurope.InAmerica,therearenearlyahalfmillionrestaurants.Today,dinershavemillionsofchoices.11.Before1765,travelerscouldhavemealsata(n)_____.A.barB.innC.restaurantD.centeen12.Thefirstrestaurantonlyserved_____.A.soupsB.dessertsC.drinksD.fruits13.Thewordrestorative(Line3,Para.3)mostprobablymeans_____.A.havingaspecialflavorB.makingyouhappierC.havingapleasantsmellD.makingyouheathier14.Therestaurantconceptstartedin_____.A.AmericaB.BritainC.GermanyD.France15.Thebesttitleforthistextis_____.A.DefinitionofRestaurantB.ImportanceofRestaurantC.OriginofRestaurantD.TypesofRestaurant第三部分: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:(1)从第16~19题后所给的5个选项中为第1~4段每段选择1个正确的段落大意;(2)从第20~25题后所给的7个选项中选择6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。HowtoProtecttheArtofPublicSpeakingIfyouwanttobecomethetypeofspeakeryou'vealwayswantedtobe,readthefollowingsuggestions.1.Youcan'tgofromanervousspeakertoastarspeakerovernight.Youshouldn'texpectto.Giveyourselftimetogetusedtoalargeaudience.Startwithsmallergroupsandgetasmuchfeedbackasyoucan.Keeponpracticinganddevelopingyourskills.2.Befamiliarwithyourspeechmaterials.Thatdoesn'tmeanmemorizingyourspeech,whichcanlackenthusiasmandnaturalness.Knowyourkeytalkingpoints,supportingdetailsandwaystomovefromonepointtothenext.3.Positiveenergycanbepassed.Ifyou'reexcitedandenthusiastic,youraudiencewillbe,too.You'llbesurprisedatthepositivecyclethatcreates:Anenthusiasticaudiencecanaddevenmoreenergytoyou.Usehandgest