真题考试：2020 英语(二)真题及答案(5)
2020年考研英语二真题解析
2020年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）试题及答案【完型填空答案解析】今年完形填空的难度系数很小，基本无生词，长难句也很少。
讲的是家长对孩子要有耐心，属于比较生活的话题。
下面我们一起来看一下答案及解析。
1.【答案】D tricky【解析】此处考察词义辨析+上下文语境。
文章首段首句为主题句：每位父母都想成为好的父母。
空格句开头为but，句意上出现了转折，“但是如何定义好的父母是个难题”，since后给出了原因，“因为不同的孩子对待同样的养育方式反应也是不同的”。
tricky意为“棘手的，困难的”，符合句意。
2.【答案】B for example【解析】此处考察上下文逻辑关系。
前面说了不同的孩子对待同样的养育方式反应也是不同的，此句为例证，如果换一种养育方式，一个冷静而听话的孩子可能会比他的弟弟或妹妹反应更好些。
所以用表示举例分析的for example最合适，其他选项另外、偶尔、意外地都不合适。
3.【答案】A Fortunately【解析】此处考察副词词义辨析+上下文语境。
空格所在句指出：还有一类父母描述起来会容易一些，这类就是非常耐心的父母。
第一段告诉我们如何定义怎样才是好的父母是个难题，这里在上下文文义上是个转折，幸运地是/还好，有一类父母比较容易定义，并且各个年龄段的孩子都可以从他们的养育方式中获益。
故选Fortunately，其他选项偶尔，对应地，最终地都不合适。
4.【答案】C describe【解析】此处考察动词词义辨析+上下文语境。
第一段告诉我们如何定义怎样才是好的父母是个难题，第二段出现转折说但是有一类父母很好描述/定义，describe与define相呼应，故选C符合句意。
5.【答案】A while【解析】此处考察上下文逻辑关系。
空格所在句指出：虽然每位父母都想成为耐心的父母，但这并不容易。
逗号前后为转折关系，四个选项中while表转折，选A符合句意。
6.【答案】B task【解析】此处考察名词词义辨析。
2020年考研英语(二)真题及答案
2020年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试（英语二）试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10points)Being a good parent is,of course,what every parent would like to be.But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very1,particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting.A calm,rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than,2,a younger sibling.3,There’s another sort of parent that s a bit easier to4:a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting.Still,5every parent would like to be patient,this is no easy6.Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a7and composed style with their kids.I understand this.You’re only human.and sometimes your kids can8you just a little too far.And then the9happens:You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too10and does nobody any good.You wish that you could 11the clock and start over,We’ve all been there:12,even though it’s common,it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue.you can say something to your child that you may13for a long time.Ibis may not only do damage to your relationship with.your child but also14 your child’s self-esteem.If you consistently lose your15with your kids.then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids.We are all becoming increasingly aware of the16of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation.This is a skill that will help them all throughout life.In fact,the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when17by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skillsCertainly,it’s incredibly18to maintain patience at all times with your children.A more practical goal is to tr to the best of your ability,to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with19situations involving your children.I can promise you this:As a result of working toward this goal.you and your children will benefitand20from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.1.[A]tedious[B]pleasant[C]instructive[D]tricky2.[A]in addition[B]for example[C]at once[D]by accident3.[A]fortunately[B]occasionally[C]accordingly[D]eventually4.[A]amuse[B]assist[C]describe[D]train5.[A]while[B]because[C]unless[1)]once6.[A]answer[B]task[C]choice[D]access7.[A]tolerant[B]formal[C]rigid[D]critical8.[A]move[B]drag[C]push[D]send9.[A]mysterious[B]illogical[C]suspicious[D]inevitable10.[A]boring[B]naive[C]harsh[D]vague11.[A]turn back[B]take apart[C]set aside[D]cover up12.[A]overall[B]instead[C]however[D]otherwise13.[A]like[B]miss[C]believe[D]regret14.[A]raise[B]affect[C]justify[D]reflect15[A]time[B]bond[C]race[D]cool16.[A]nature[B]secret[C]importance[D]context17.[A]cheated[B]defeated[C]confused[D]confronted1L[A]terrible[B]hard[C]strange[D]wrong19.[A]trying[B]changing[C]exciting[D]surprising20.[A]hide[B]emerge[C]withdraw[D]escapeSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts.Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,B,C or D.Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(40points)Text1Rats and other animals need to be highly at tuned to social signals from others so that can identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid.To find out if this extends to non-living beings,Loleh Quinn at the University of California,San Diego,and her colleagues tested whether rats can detect social signals from robotic rats.They housed eight adult rats with two types of robotic rat—one social anti one asocial—for5our days.The robots rats were quite minimalist,resembling a chunkier version of a computer mouse with wheels-to move around and colorful markings.During the experiment,the social robot rat followed the living rats around, played with the same toys,and opened caged doors to let trapped rats escape. Meanwhile,the asocial robot simply moved forwards and backwards and side to side Next,the researchers tapped the robots in cages and gave the rats the opportunity to release them by pressing a lever.Across18trials each,the living rats were52percent more likely on average to set the social robot free than the asocial one.This suggests that the rats perceived the social robot as a genuine social being.They may have bonded more with the social robot because it displayed behaviours like communal exploring and playing. This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier,and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped,says Quinn.The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising given its minimal design.The robot was the same size as a regular rat but resembled a simple plastic box on wheels.“We’d assumed we’d have to give it a moving head and tail, facial features,and put a scene on it to make it smell like a real rat,but that wasn’t necessary,”says Janet Wiles at the University of Queensland in Australia,who helped with the research.The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social cues,even when they come from basic robots.Similarly,children tend to treat robots as if they are fellow beings, even when they displayonly simple social signals.”We humans seem to be fascinated by robots,and it turns out other animals are too,”says Wiles.21.Quinn and her colleagues conducted a test to see if rats can[A]pickup social signals from non-living rats[B]distinguish a friendly rat from a hostile one[q attain sociable traits through special training[D]send out warming messages to their fellow22.What did the social robot do during the experiment?[A]It followed the social robot.[B]It played with some toys.[C]It set the trapped Tats free.[D]It moved around alone.23.According to Quinn,the rats released the social robot because they[A]tried to practice a means of escape[B]expected it to do the same in return[C]wanted to display their intelligence[D]considered that an interesting game24.James Wiles notes that rats______[A]can remember other rat’s facial features[B]differentiate smells better than sizes[C]respond more to cations than to looks[D]can be scared by a plastic box on wheels25.It can be learned from the text that rats______[A]appear to be adaptable to new surroundings(B]are more socially active than other animals[C]behave differently from children in socializing[D]are more sensitive to social cues than expectedText2It is fashionable today to bash Big Business.And there is one issue on which the many critics agree:CEO pay.We hear that CEOs are paid too much(or too much relative to workers),or that they rig others’pay,or that their pay is insufficiently related to positive outcomes.But the more likely truth is CEO pay is largely caused by intense competition.It is true that CEO pay has gone up—top ones may make300times the pay of typical workers on average,and since the mid-l970s,CEO pay for large publicly traded American corporations has,by varying estimates,gone up by about500%The typical CEO of a top American corporation—from the350largest such companies—now makes about$18.9million a year.While individual cases of overpayment definitely exist,in general,the determinants of CEO pay are not so mysterious and not so mired in corruption.Infact,overall CEO compensation for the top companies rises pretty much.In lockstep with the value of those companies on the stock market.The best model for understanding the growth of CEO pay,though,is that of limited CEOtalent in a world where business opportunities for the top firms are growing rapidly. The efforts ofArnerica’s highest-earning l%have been one of the more dynamic elements of the global economy.It’s not popular to say,but one reason their pay has gone up so much is that CEOs really have upped their game relative to many other workers in the U.S.economy.Today’s CEO,at least for major American firms,must have many more skills than simply being able to“run the company.”CEOs must have a good sense of financial markets and maybe even how the company should trade in them.They also need better public relations skills than their predecessors,as the costs of even a minor slipup can be significant.Then there’s the fact that large American companies are much more globalized than ever before,with supply chains spread across a larger number of countries.To lead in that s stem requires knowledge that is fairlymind-boggling.There is yet another trend:virtually all major American companies are becoming tech companies,one way or another.An agribusiness company for instance,may focus on R&D in highly IT-intensive areas such as genome sequencing.Similarly;it is hard to do a good job running the Walt Disney Company just by picking good movie scripts and courting stars;you also need to build a firm capable of creating significant CGI products for animated movies at the highest levels of technical sophistication and with many frontier innovations along the way.On top of all of this,major CEOs still have to do the job they have always done—which includes motivating employees,serving as an internal role model, helping to define and extend a corporate culture,understanding the internal accounting,and presenting budgets and business plans to the board.Good CEOs are some of the world’s most potent creators and have some of the very deepest skills of understanding.26.which of the following has contributed to CEO pay rise?A.The growth in the number of cooperationsB.The general pay rise with a better economyC.Increased business opportunities for top firmsD.Close cooperation among leading economicspared with their predecessors,today’s CEOs are required to_.A.foster a stronger sense of teamworkB.finance more research and developmentC.establish closer ties with tech companiesD.operate more globalized companies28.CEO pay has been rising since the1970s despite.A.continual internal oppositionB.strict corporate governanceC.conservative business strategiesD.repeated governance warnings29.High CEO pay can be justified by the fact that it helps.A.confirm the status of CEOsB.motive inside candidatesC.boost the efficiency of CEOsD.increase corporate value30.The most suitable title for this text would be.A.CEOs Are Not OverpaidB.CEO Pay:Past and PresentC.CEOs’Challenges of TodayD.CEO Traits:Not Easy to DefineText3Madrid was hailed as a public health beacon last November when it rolled out ambitious restrictions on the most polluting cars.Seven months and one election day later,a new conservative city council suspended enforcement of the clean air zone,a first step toward its possible demise.Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida made opposition to the zone a centrepiece of his election campaign,despite its success in improving air quality.A judge has now overruled the city’s decision to stop levying fines,ordering them reinstated.But with legal baffles ahead,the zone’s future looks uncertain at best.Among other weaknesses,the measures cities must employ when left to tackle dirty air on their own are politically contentious,and therefore vulnerable.That’s because they inevitably put the costs of cleaning the air on to individual drivers—who must pay fees or buy better vehicles—rather than on to the car manufacturers whose cheating is the real cause of our toxic pollution.It’s not hard to imagine a similar reversal happening in London.The newultra-low emission zone(Ulez)is likely to be a big issue in next year’s mayoral election.And if Sadiq Khan wins and extends it to the North and South Circular roads in2021as he intends,it is sure to spark intense opposition from the far larger number of motorists who will then be affected.It’s not that measures such as London’s Ulez are useless.Far from it.Local officials are using the levers that are available to them to safeguard residents’health in the face of a serious threat.The zones do deliver some improvements to air quality,and the science tells us that means real health benefits-fewer heart attacks, stokes and premature births,less cancer,dementia and asthma.Fewer untimely deaths.But mayors and councilors can only do so much about a problem that is far bigger than any one city or town.They are acting because national governments—Britain’s and others across Europe—have failed to do so.Restrictions that keep highly polluting cars out of certain areas—city centres,”school streets”,even individual roads-are a response to the absence of alarger effort to properly enforce existing regulations and require auto companies to bring their vehicles into compliance-Wales has introduced special low speed limits to minimise pollution.We re doing everything but insist that manufacturers clean up their cars.31.Which of the following is true about Madrid’s clean air zone?[A]Its effects are questionable[B]It has been opposed by a judge[C]It needs tougher enforcement[D]Its fate is yet to be decided32.Which is considered a weakness of the city-level measures to tackle dirty air?[A]They are biased against car manufacturers.[B]They prove impractical for city councils.[C]They are deemed too mild for politicians.[D]They put too much burden on individual motorists.33.The author believes that the extension of London’s Ulez will.[A]arouse strong resistance.[B]ensure Khan’s electoral success.[C]improve the city’s traffic.[D]discourage car manufacturing.34.Who does the author think should have addressed the problem?[A]Local residents[B]Mayors.[C]Councilors.[D]National governments.35.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that auto companies-[A]will raise low-emission car production[B]should be forced to follow regulations[C]will upgrade the design of their vehicles[D]should be put under public supervisionText4Now that members of Generation Z are graduating college this spring—the mostcommonly-accepted definition says this generation was born after1995,give or take a year—the attention has been rising steadily in recent weeks.GenZs are about to hit the streets looking for work in a labor market that’s tighter than its been in decades.And employers are planning on hiring about17percent more new graduates for jobs in the U.S.this year than last,according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.Everybody wants to know how the people who will soon inhabit those empty office cubicles will differ from those who came before them.If“entitled”is the most common adjective,fairly or not,applied to milennials (those born between1981and1995),the catchwords for Generation Z are practicaland cautious.According to the career counselors and experts who study them, Generation Zs are clear-eyed,economic pragmatists.Despite graduating into the best economy in the past50years,Gen Zs know what an economic train wreck looks like.They were impressionable kids during the crash of2008,when many of their parents lost their jobs or their life savings or bo&They aren’t interested in taking any chances.The booming economy seems to have done little to assuage this underlying generational sense of anxious urgency,especially for those who have college debt-College loan balances in the U.S.now stand at a record$1.5trillion,according to the Federal Reserve.One survey from Accenture found that88percent of graduating seniors this year chose their major with ajob in mind.In a2019survey of University of Georgia students,meanwhile,the career office found the most desirable trait in a future employer was the ability to offer secure employment(followed by professional development and training,and then inspiring purpose)Job security or stability was the second most important career goal(work-life balance was number one), followed by a sense of being dedicated to a cause or to feel good about serving the greater good36.Generation Zs graduating college this spring-[A]are recognized for their abilities[B]are in favor of job offers[C]are optimistic about the labor market[D]are drawing growing public attention37.Generation Zs are keenly aware_______[A]what a tough economic situation is like[B]what their parents expect of them[C]how they differ from past generations[D]how valuable a counselor’s advice is38.The word“assuage”(line9,para2)is closet in meaning to________[A]define[B]relieve[C]maintain[D]deepen39.It can be learned from Paragraph3that Generation Zs_______[A]care little about their job performance[B]give top priority to professional training[C]think it hard to achieve work-life balance[D]have a clear idea about their future job40.Michelsen thinks that compared with milennials,Generation Zs are_______[A]less realistic[B]less adventurous[C]more diligent[D]more generousPart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the list A-G for each numbered paragraphs(41-45).There are two extra subheadings which you do not need to use.Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(10points)[A]Give compliments,just not too many.[B]Put on a good face,always.[C]Tailor your interactions.[D]Spend time with everyone.[E]Reveal,don’t hide information.[F]Slow down and listen.[G]Put yourselves in others’shoes.Five Ways to Win Over Everyone in the OfficeIs it possible to like everyone in your office?Think about how tough it is to get together15people,much less50,who all get along perfectly.But unlike in friendships,you need coworkers.You work with them every day and you depend on them just as they depend on you.Here are some ways that you can get the whole office on your side.41.If you have a bone to pick with someone in your workplace,you may try stay tight-lipped around them.But you won’t be helping either one of you.A Harvard Business School study found that observers consistently rated those who were frank about themselves more highly while those who hid lost trustworthiness.The lesson is not that you should make your personal life an open book,but rather,when given the option to offer up details about yourself or painstakingly conceal them,you should just be honest42.Just as important as being honest about yourself is being receptive to others. We often feel the need to tell others how we feel,whether it’s a concern about a project,a stray thought,or a compliment.Those are all valid,but you need to take time to hear out your coworkers,too.In fact,rushing to get your own ideas out there can cause colleagues to feel you don’t value their opinions.Do your best to engage coworkers in a genuine,back-and-forth conversation,rather than prioritizing your own thoughts.43.It’s common to have a“cubicle mate”or special confidant in a work setting.But in addition to those trusted coworkers,you should expand your horizons and find out about all the people around e your lunch and coffee breaks to meet up with colleagues you don’t always see.Find out about their lives and interests beyond the job.It requires minimal effort and goes a long way.This will help to grow your internal network,in addition to being a nice break in the work day.44-Positive feedback is important for anyone to hear.And you don’t have to be someone’s boss to tell them they did an exceptional job on a particular project.This will help engender good will in others.But don’t overdo it or be fake about it One study found that people responded best to comments that shifted from negative to positive,possibly because it suggested they had won somebody over.45.This one may be a bit more difficult to pull off but it can go a long way to achieving results.Remember in dealing with any coworker what they appreciate from an interaction.Watch out for how they verbalize with others.Some people like small talk in a meeting before digging into important matters,while other are more straightforward.Jokes that work one person won’t necessarily land with another.So, adapt your style accordingly to type.Consider the person that you’re dealing with in advance and what will get you to your desired outcome.Section III TranslationDirections:Translate the following text into Chinese.Write your translation neatly on the ANSWER SHEET.(15points)It’s almost impossible to go through life without experiencing some kind of failure.People who do so probably live so cautiously that they go nowhere.Put simply,they’re not really living at all.But,the wonderful thing about failure is that it’s entirely up to us to decide how to look at it.We can choose to see failure as“the end of the world,”or as proof of just how inadequate we are.Or,we can look at failure as the incredible learning experience that it often is.Every time we fail at something.we can choose to look for the lesson we’re meant to learn.These lessons are very important,they’re how we grow,and how we keep from making that same mistake again.Failures stop us only if we let them.Failure can also teach us things about ourselves that we would never have learned otherwise.For instance,failure can help you discover how strong a person you are.Failing at something can help you discover your truest friends,or help you find unexpected motivation to succeed.Section IV WritingPartA46.Directions:Suppose you are planning a tour of a historical site for a group of international students.Write an email to1)tell them about the site,and2)give them some tips for the tourPlease write your answer on the ANSWER SHEETDo nor use your own name,use“Li Ming”instead.(10points)Part B47.Directions:Write an essay based on the chart below.In your writing,you should1)interpret the chart,and2)give your commentsYou should write about150words on the ANSWER SHEET.(15points)2020年考研英语二答案解析Section I Use of English1.【答案】D tricky【解析】此处考察词义辨析+上下文语境。
2020年考研英语二真题答案及解析
2020年研究生入学统一考试试题（英语二）Section I Use of EnglishDirections：Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10points)今年完形填空的难度系数很小，基本无生词，长难句也很少。
讲的是家长对孩子要有耐心，属于比较生活的话题。
下面我们一起来看一下答案及解析。
1.【答案】D tricky【解析】此处考察词义辨析+上下文语境。
文章首段首句为主题句：每位父母都想成为好的父母。
空格句开头为but，句意上出现了转折，“但是如何定义好的父母是个难题”，since后给出了原因，“因为不同的孩子对待同样的养育方式反应也是不同的”。
tricky意为“棘手的，困难的”，符合句意。
2.【答案】B for example【解析】此处考察上下文逻辑关系。
前面说了不同的孩子对待同样的养育方式反应也是不同的，此句为例证，如果换一种养育方式，一个冷静而听话的孩子可能会比他的弟弟或妹妹反应更好些。
所以用表示举例分析的for example最合适，其他选项另外、偶尔、意外地都不合适。
3.【答案】A Fortunately【解析】此处考察副词词义辨析+上下文语境。
空格所在句指出：还有一类父母描述起来会容易一些，这类就是非常耐心的父母。
第一段告诉我们如何定义怎样才是好的父母是个难题，这里在上下文文义上是个转折，幸运地是/还好，有一类父母比较容易定义，并且各个年龄段的孩子都可以从他们的养育方式中获益。
故选Fortunately，其他选项偶尔，对应地，最终地都不合适。
4.【答案】C describe【解析】此处考察动词词义辨析+上下文语境。
第一段告诉我们如何定义怎样才是好的父母是个难题，第二段出现转折说但是有一类父母很好描述/定义，describe与define相呼应，故选C符合句意。
2020年考研英语二真题答案及解析
2020年研究生入学统一考试试题解析（英语二）今年完形填空的难度系数很小，基本无生词，长难句也很少。
讲的是家长对孩子要有耐心，属于比较生活的话题。
下面我们一起来看一下答案及解析。
1.【答案】D tricky【解析】此处考察词义辨析+上下文语境。
文章首段首句为主题句：每位父母都想成为好的父母。
空格句开头为but，句意上出现了转折，“但是如何定义好的父母是个难题”，since后给出了原因，“因为不同的孩子对待同样的养育方式反应也是不同的”。
tricky意为“棘手的，困难的”，符合句意。
2.【答案】B for example【解析】此处考察上下文逻辑关系。
前面说了不同的孩子对待同样的养育方式反应也是不同的，此句为例证，如果换一种养育方式，一个冷静而听话的孩子可能会比他的弟弟或妹妹反应更好些。
所以用表示举例分析的for example最合适，其他选项另外、偶尔、意外地都不合适。
3.【答案】A Fortunately【解析】此处考察副词词义辨析+上下文语境。
空格所在句指出：还有一类父母描述起来会容易一些，这类就是非常耐心的父母。
第一段告诉我们如何定义怎样才是好的父母是个难题，这里在上下文文义上是个转折，幸运地是/还好，有一类父母比较容易定义，并且各个年龄段的孩子都可以从他们的养育方式中获益。
故选Fortunately，其他选项偶尔，对应地，最终地都不合适。
4.【答案】C describe【解析】此处考察动词词义辨析+上下文语境。
第一段告诉我们如何定义怎样才是好的父母是个难题，第二段出现转折说但是有一类父母很好描述/定义，describe与define相呼应，故选C符合句意。
5.【答案】A while【解析】此处考察上下文逻辑关系。
空格所在句指出：虽然每位父母都想成为耐心的父母，但这并不容易。
逗号前后为转折关系，四个选项中while表转折，选A符合句意。
6.【答案】B task【解析】此处考察名词词义辨析。
2020年10月份自考英语二真题及答案解析
2020年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（二）试卷（课程代码00015）本试卷共8页，满分100分，考试时间150分钟。
考生答题注意事项：1．本卷所有试题必须在答题卡上作答。
答在试卷上无效，试卷空白处和背面均可作草稿纸。
2．第一部分为选择题。
必须对应试卷上的题号使用2B铅笔将“答题卡”的相应代码涂黑。
3．第二部分为非选择题。
必须注明大、小题号。
使用0. 5毫来黑色字迹签宇笔作答。
4．合理安排答题空间，超出答题区域无效。
第一部分选择题一、阅读判断（繁1-10题，每题1分，共10分）下面的短文后刊出了10个句子，请报据短文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。
未涂、错涂、多涂或少涂均无分。
The Stranger Who Changed My LifeIt was a sunny morning in the spring of 1966. I was driving a taxi, looking for a customer. While passing New York Hospital, I found a man running down the hospital steps, waving at me.I stopped. The man reached the taxi and jumped in. “The Airport, please,” he said. As always, I wondered about my passenger. Was this man a talker? After a few moments, he started saying, “How do you like driving a taxi?"“It's OK,”I said. “I make a living and meet interesting people sometimes.”“What do you do?” I asked.“I am a doctor at New York Hospital.”Many times during long rides, I'd developed a good relationship with my passengers and received very good advice from them. This time I decided to ask for his help.“Could I ask a favor of you?”He didn't answer. “I have a son, 15, a good kid. He wants a job this summer. Is it possible that you get one for him?”He still wasn't talking, and I was starting to feel foolish. Fi nally, he said,“Well, mystudents have a summer research project. Maybe he could join in. Have him send me his school record.”He left his address and paid me. It was the last time I ever saw him.Robbie sent off his grades the next morning.And gradually this incident was forgotten. Two weeks later, when I arrived home from work, Robbie handed me a letter. He was informed to call Dr. Plum for an interview.Robbie got the job. The following summer, Robbie worked at the hospital again, but this time, he was given more responsibility. Then, he worked at the hospital for a third summer and gradually developed a love of medical profession.Near graduating from college, Robbie applied to and was admitted to New York Medical College. After getting his medical degree, Robbie, the son of a taxi driver, became a doctor at Columbia Medical Center.1.The doctor shouted at the taxi driver for a ride.A.TrueB. FalseC. Not Given答案：B解析：“shout at”意为对……大喊，呵斥。
2020年10月自考英语(二)真题及答案
2020年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语( 二 ) 试卷(课程代码00015)本试卷共8页。
满分l00分，考试时间l50分钟。
考生答题注意事项：1.本卷所有试题必须在答题卡上作答。
答在试卷上无效，试卷空白处和背面均可作草稿纸。
2.第一、二部分在“选择题答题区”作答。
必须对应试卷上的题号使用2B铅笔将“答题卡的相应代码涂黑。
3.第三、七部分在“非选择题答题区”作答。
必须注明大、小题号，使用0.5毫米黑色字迹签字笔作答。
4.合理安排答题空间，超出答题区域无效。
选择题区第一部分：阅读判断(第l～l0题，每题l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。
Booking Online and Saving the EnvironmentWhen you are looking to book a holiday, it is unlikely that you will think about how green your booking decision is, but it is something that you should think about. By“green”we mean the pact on the environment.When looking to book a holiday, you will probably find that you are faced with two main decisions. The first is to go into a travel agency, pick up brochures（宣传册)read through them and go back with just one and book with the travel agents directly or over the phone. The second is to go onto the InternetThe Internet holds many advantages over the travel agencies. The main one is convenience. You can go online to look at holidays at any time of the day. The travel agents, however, are usually very busy at times when people can actually go, i.e. lunch hours or at the weekend. You could use the telephone, but you wouldn’t be able to see the pictures or the details of the holidays, so you would probably be sent a brochure anyway.There are websites on the Internet that make shopping for holiday deals much easier. These websites are known as price comparison websites. They search through lots of different tour operators, and the results are displayed on one page, from which you can choose.Compared with the travel agencies, booking online is greener. The piles of brochures are definitely not green, and the amount of unnecessary paper used can’t be good for the environment. In the days of the Internet, there is really no need for such a large amount of paper to be wasted. So booking online will not only save you time and effort, it will do a little bit towards saving the environment, too!1. When planning holidays, few people will think about being green.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given2. There are two main choices when people look to book their holidays.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given3. People go to travel agencies and make their decisions directly.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given4. The main advantage of booking online is saving money.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given5. Many people go to travel agencies at lunchtime.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given6. Booking holidays by telephone requires less communicative skills.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given7. There are limited choices at price comparison websites.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given8.Travel agencies make the best use of price comparison websites.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given9. Travelers collect brochures as a hobby.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given10.Booking online is a way to save the environment._A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given第二部分：阅读选择(第11～15题，每题2分，共l0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，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。
2020年10月英语二真题及答案
2020年10月自考英语二试卷【完整版】2020年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语( 二 ) 试卷(课程代码00015)本试卷共 8页。
满分l00分，考试时间l50分钟。
考生答题注意事项：1.本卷所有试题必须在答题卡上作答。
答在试卷上无效，试卷空白处和背面均可作草稿纸。
2.第一、二部分在“选择题答题区”作答。
必须对应试卷上的题号使用 2B铅笔将“答题卡的相应代码涂黑。
3.第三、七部分在“非选择题答题区”作答。
必须注明大、小题号，使用0.5毫米黑色字迹签字笔作答。
4.合理安排答题空间，超出答题区域无效。
选择题区第一部分：阅读判断(第l～l0题，每题 l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。
Booking Online and Saving the EnvironmentWhen you are looking to book a holiday, it is unlikely that you will think about how green your booking decision is, but it is something that you should think about.By“green”we mean the pact on the environment.When looking to book a holiday, you will probably find that you are faced with two main decisions. The first is to go into a travel agency, pick up brochures（宣传册)read through them and go back with just one and book with the travel agents directly or over the phone. The second is to go onto the InternetThe Internet holds many advantages over the travel agencies. The main one is convenience. You can go online to look at holidays at any time of the day. The travel agents, however, are usually very busy at times when people can actually go, i.e. lunch hours or at the weekend. You could use the telephone, but you wouldn’t be able to see the pictures or the details of the holidays, so you would probably be sent a brochure anyway.There are websites on the Internet that make shopping for holiday deals much easier. These websites are known as price comparison websites. They search through lots of different tour operators, and the results are displayed on one page, from which you can choose.Compared with the travel agencies, booking online is greener. The piles of brochures are definitely not green, and the amount of unnecessary paper used can’t be good for the environment. In the days of the Internet, there is really no need for such a large amount of paper to be wasted. So booking online will not only save you time and effort, it will do a little bit towards saving the environment, too!1.When planning holidays, few people will think about being green.A.TrueB.FalseC. Not Given2.There are two main choices when people look to book their holidays.A.TrueB.FalseC. Not Given3.People go to travel agencies and make their decisions directly.A.TrueB.FalseC. Not Given4.The main advantage of booking online is saving money.A.TrueB.FalseC. Not Given5.Many people go to travel agencies at lunchtime.A.TrueB.FalseC. Not Given6.Booking holidays by telephone requires less communicative skills.A.TrueB.FalseC. Not Given7.There are limited choices at price comparison websites.A.TrueB.FalseC. Not Given8.Travel agencies make the best use of price comparison websites.A.TrueB.FalseC. Not Given9.Travelers collect brochures as a hobby.A.TrueB.FalseC. Not Given10.Booking online is a way to save the environment._A.TrueB.FalseC. Not Given第二部分：阅读选择(第11～15题，每题2分，共l0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，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。
2020年10月自考英语二真题及答案
2020年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语(二)试卷(课程代码00015)本试卷共 8页。
满分l00分，考试时间l50分钟。
考生答题注意事项：1.本卷所有试题必须在答题卡上作答。
答在试卷上无效，试卷空白处和背面均可作草稿纸。
2.第一、二部分在“选择题答题区”作答。
必须对应试卷上的题号使用 2B铅笔将“答题卡的相应代码涂黑。
3.第三、七部分在“非选择题答题区”作答。
必须注明大、小题号，使用0.5毫米黑色字迹签字笔作答。
4.合理安排答题空间，超出答题区域无效。
选择题区第一部分：阅读判断(第l～l0题，每题l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。
Booking Online and Saving the EnvironmentWhen you are looking to book a holiday, it is unlikely that you will think about how green your booking decision is, but it is something that you should think about. By“green”we mean the pact on the environment.When looking to book a holiday, you will probably find that you are faced with two main decisions. The first is to go into a travel agency, pick up brochures（宣传册)read through them and go back with just one and book with the travel agents directly or over the phone. The second is to go onto the InternetThe Internet holds many advantages over the travel agencies. The main one is convenience. You can go online to look at holidays at any time of the day. The travel agents, however, are usually very busy at times when people can actually go, i.e. lunch hours or at the weekend. You could use the telephone, but you wouldn’t be able to see the pictures or the details of the holidays, so you would probably be sent a brochure anyway.There are websites on the Internet that make shopping for holiday deals much easier. These websites are known as price comparison websites. They search through lots of different tour operators, and the results are displayed on one page, from which you can choose.Compared with the travel agencies, booking online is greener. The piles of brochures are definitely not green, and the amount of unnecessary paper used can’t be good for the environment. In the days of the Internet, there is really no need for such a large amount of paper to be wasted. So booking online will not only save you time and effort, it will do a little bit towards saving the environment, too!1. When planning holidays, few people will think about being green.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given2. There are two main choices when people look to book their holidays.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given3. People go to travel agencies and make their decisions directly.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given4. The main advantage of booking online is saving money.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given5. Many people go to travel agencies at lunchtime.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given6. Booking holidays by telephone requires less communicative skills.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given7. There are limited choices at price comparison websites.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given8.Travel agencies make the best use of price comparison websites.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given9. Travelers collect brochures as a hobby.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given10.Booking online is a way to save the environment._A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given第二部分：阅读选择(第11～15题，每题2分，共l0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，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。
英语二历年真题2020年8月 试卷(附答案)
2020年8月全国高等教育自学考试试题(附答案)英语（二）试卷（课程代码00015）一、阅读判断（第1~10题，每题1分，共10分）Bicycle CommutingI may not be a movie star, best-selling author, or millionaire when I grow up, but one thing I will be known for, at least locally, is commuting by bicycle. It’s sad to see how few do – even though many could. Lots of people eagerly campaign for the reduction of greenhouse gases, but by driving cars, they’re still contributing to the problem.You might be picturing me as an extreme environmentalist (环保主义者), but I’m not one of those teenagers who wear shirts that say “Help save the world: Recycle.” Actuall y, my interest in exercise, health, and fitness led me to cycling.Cycling can help you lose weight, improve your health, and prevent many diseases. Cycling also carries a relative low chance of injury.While being good for your body, bicycle commuting is also a great way to cut greenhouse gases. Many environmentalists recycle, plant trees, and drive hybrid cars (混合动力汽车), but bicycle commuting could be even more effective than all of those combined. You could cut down the amount of greenhouse gases just by commuting by bicycle a few times a week.Bicycle commuting saves money too. When you buy your bicycle and the things that usually go with it, you might be shocked by the cost. But if you think about the increasingly high gas prices, you will know for sure that you can save a significant amount each year by not driving a car.You might think that you don’t have time for bicycle commuting. Actually, you probably do. You could cut back on your TV time and pick up this activity. It helps you care for the environment, save money, and most importantly get fit.1. I will write a best-selling book on cycling.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given2. Many local people commute by bicycle.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given3. I am devoted to environmental protection.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given4. I started cycling to improve my health.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given5. People are less likely to get injured while cycling.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given6. People drive to work for convenience.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given7. Bicycle commuting could be more effective in reducing greenhouse gases.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given8. People are in a good mood while cycling.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given9. Gas prices keep going up.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given10. Bikes are inexpensive to most people.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given二、阅读选择（第11~15题，每题2分，共10分）Spilt (打翻的) MilkI recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical achievements. He was asked why he was so much more creative than the average person.He responded that it all came from an experience when he was about two. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip (紧握) and it fell, spilling (打翻) the milk all over the floor.When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of yelling at him, or punishing him, she said, “Robert, what a wonderful mess you have made! Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge (海绵) or a towel. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilt milk.His mother then said, “You know, what we have here is a failed exp eriment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.The scientist remarked that it was then that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead, mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn’t work,” we usually learn something valuable from it.11. This story is about a scientist who ____.A. was extraordinary when he was youngB. became well-known after an interviewC. was smarter than the average personD. achieved great success in the medical field12. He got the milk spilt all over the kitchen floor because he ____.A. dropped the bottleB. was naughtyC. slipped and fellD. was weak13. After seeing the spilt milk, his mother ____.A. shouted at himB. cleaned the floor herselfC. encourage him to play in the milkD. forced him to clean the kitchen14. The mother and the son went out in the back yard to ____.A. fill the bottle with milkB. clean the bottleC. find a way to carry the bottleD. search for a new bottle15. According to the text, mistakes give us chances to ____.A. know the truthB. learn something newC. do some experimentsD. teach a child a lesson三、概括段落大意和补全句子（第16~25题，每题1分，共10分）Volunteers(1) Volunteers are people who work without being paid. They do the work because they want to. We need volunteers because there are many things that need to be done in society which the Government can’t afford to pay for.(2) Volunteers are motivated by a desire to help others and to make the world a better place. Statistics suggest that more than one million people do voluntary work in New Zealand. Some volunteers do the kind of work that they are particularly interested in, but perhaps h aven’t had the chance to do during their working lives. Others make use of their professional skills and experience.(3) V olunteers contribute to society in a number of ways. For example, some give their time to help preserve the natural environment. While there are government-run projects to maintain national parks and forests, the projects would not succeed without volunteers. Some environmental organizations rely solely on voluntary labor.(4) “Meals on Wheels” is a voluntary organization run by the Red Cross. It delivers meals to elderly people who are unable to cook for themselves. Every year volunteer drivers deliver a million meals. This enables elderly people to remain in their own houses.(5) Volunteer Service Abroad was started in 1962. It sends volunteers to poor countries. To be a volunteer you should be between the ages of 25 and 77, of good health and have a skill or ability that is requested by the country. V olunteers spend two years helping the local people improve their lives. Two years is a long time, but when they return, many volunteers say, “It was the best two years of my life.”Task 116. Paragraph①:17. Paragraph②:18. Paragraph③:19. Paragraph④:20. Paragraph⑤:Task 221. People do voluntary work because they want to ________.22. Some volunteers help others by ________.23. Some organizations rely on volunteers to help ________.24. The elderly can have their meals delivered without ________.25. Many volunteers returning from poor countries ________.四、填句补文（第26~30题，每题2分，共10分）How to Talk to DoctorIt’s one of the saddest situations in modern medicine: The average doctor’s appointment lasts 15 minutes or less. ____26____ That doesn’t leave much time for chatting about the weather or your mood.What you don’t realize – but what I see very clearly as a doctor – is that what the patient says is more important than ever. ____27____ They can also make it much harder for me to figure out what’s wrong with you.Medical schools teach a specific way to conduct an office visit. Part one is the complaint. ____28____ Part two is the physical exam. And part three is when the doctor gives you a diagnosis and prescribes tests or a treatment. Chances are, you focus on part three, but the patients who receive the best care are those who master part one. The key is to describe in detail what you’ve been feeling –not just “bad”, but what kind of bad, for how long, and after what kind of activity.____29____ Even though I’ve been a doctor for many years, I tend to be a little nervous when I’m the one sitting on the exam table. If I haven’t prepared, I lose track of the details I intended to share. ____30____ When the doctor asks you questions, you can be more specific and the diagnosis and treatment will be accurate. And there may be a few minutes left over for a little pleasant conversation!五、填词补文（第31~40题，每题1.5分，共15分）Planting GardenPlanting a garden is a lot like having a family. Both require a great deal of work, __31__ as they grow and as the seasons __32__. As summer days lengthen, your plants become __33__ on you, much like your children depend on you for food and drink. Like a __34__ child asking for drink of water, your plants do the same. Their bent body issues a demand much the way your child request milk or juice. Getting enough water, they would thrive soon.You might also find you have to __35__ the space around your plants, much like you pick up toys and clothes that have been thrown in your kid’s room. Similarly, roses need to be pruned (修建) and weeds need to be pulled. To keep children healthy, parents protect their children against disease with __36__, and gardeners do the same with insect repellent (驱虫剂). To nourish (滋养) them, parents __37__ children vitamins, and gardeners use fertilizer, as both promote healthy growth.As children grow up, they need less care. However, here’s where the similarity ends. While plants die or become __38__ during winter, children __39__ maintain an important role in the family, and parents will find their __40__ does not come to an end.六、完形补文（第41~50题，每题1.5分，共15分）What Makes Us DifferentThe reason Earth differs (differ) from all the other ____ (planet) in the universe is because of you and me. At first, we were living in caves, then came the ice age, then the meltdown, and ____ (final), what we are today. We and Earth as a whole have changed so much. The only thing that hasn’t changed is our greed and ____ (jealous).While we were in caves, we fought for food. While we were living on the ice, we fought for ____ (warm), clothing and food. Now, we are ____ (fight) over land. Why do we fight for land that was never in our ____ (possess)? Wars, big or small, take place every day. Earth is a single nation. All the land masses on it belong to the planet, not to us. Everyone is the same, regardless of race, gender, or religion. We all deserve to be ____ (treat) equally. We are all also unique, but that doesn’t make us any ____ (little) human than the next person.If we can start by ____ (pay) a compliment (赞美) to a different person each day, our world will be ____ (friendly) to live in. If we at least help one person in need and let room for love to grow in our hearts, the world will be a better place.七、写作（30分）某英文报社正在举办题为“Spring Is Coming”的征文活动。
全国2020年8月自考英语(二)真题及答案
2020年8月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试第二部分:阅读选择(第11-15题，每题2分,共10分)阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的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。
Spilt (打翻的)MilkI recenlyheard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very importantmedical achievements. He was asked why he was so much more creative than theaverage person 。
Heresponded that it all came from an experience when he was about two. He hadbeen trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost hisgrip (紧握) and it fell，spilling (打翻) the milk all over the floor。
When hismother came into the kitchen，instead of yelling at him, or punishinghim，she said,“Robert, what awonderful mess you have made! Well, the damage has already been d one. Would youlike to play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”Indeed, hedid，After a few minutes, his mother said,“Rober,whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up. So，how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge ( 海绵) or a towel. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge andtogether they cleaned up the spilt milk.His motherthen said ,“You know，what we have here is a failed experiment inhow to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let' s go outin the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover away to carry it without dropping it" The little boy learned that if hegrasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands，he could carry it without dropping it.Thescientist remarked that it was then that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid tomake mi s takes. Instead, mistakes were. ju st opportunities for learningSomething new，which is, after all, what scientific experiments are a1labout. Even if the experiment" doesn’t work, ”we usually learn somethingvaluable from it.11. This story is about a scientistwho_____________A. was extraordinary when he was youngB. became well-known after an interviewC. was smarter than the average personD. achieved great success in themedical field12. He got the milk spilt all over thekitchen floor because heA. dropped the bottleB. was naughtyC slipped and fellD. was weak13. After, seeing the spilt milk，hismother__________________A. shouted at himB. cleaned the floor herselfC. encouraged him to play in the milkD. forced him to clean the kitchen14. The mother and the son went out inthe back yard to__________A. fill the bottle with milkB. clean the bottleC. find a way to carry the bottleD. search for a new bottle15. According to the text，mistakes give us chances to__________A. know the truthB. learn something newC. do some experimentsD. teach a child a lesson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16-20题后所给的6个选项中为第1-5段每段选择1个正确的小标题;(2) 从第21-25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。
全国2020年8月自考英语(二)真题及答案
2020年8月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试第二部分:阅读选择(第11-15题，每题2分,共10分)阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的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。
Spilt (打翻的)MilkI recenlyheard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very importantmedical achievements. He was asked why he was so much more creative than theaverage person 。
Heresponded that it all came from an experience when he was about two. He hadbeen trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost hisgrip (紧握) and it fell，spilling (打翻) the milk all over the floor。
When hismother came into the kitchen，instead of yelling at him, or punishinghim，she said,“Robert, what awonderful mess you have made! Well, the damage has already been d one. Would youlike to play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”Indeed, hedid，After a few minutes, his mother said,“Rober,whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up. So，how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge ( 海绵) or a towel. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge andtogether they cleaned up the spilt milk.His motherthen said ,“You know，what we have here is a failed experiment inhow to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let' s go outin the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover away to carry it without dropping it" The little boy learned that if hegrasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands，he could carry it without dropping it.Thescientist remarked that it was then that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid tomake mi s takes. Instead, mistakes were. ju st opportunities for learningSomething new，which is, after all, what scientific experiments are a1labout. Even if the experiment" doesn’t work, ”we usually learn somethingvaluable from it.11. This story is about a scientistwho_____________A. was extraordinary when he was youngB. became well-known after an interviewC. was smarter than the average personD. achieved great success in themedical field12. He got the milk spilt all over thekitchen floor because heA. dropped the bottleB. was naughtyC slipped and fellD. was weak13. After, seeing the spilt milk，hismother__________________A. shouted at himB. cleaned the floor herselfC. encouraged him to play in the milkD. forced him to clean the kitchen14. The mother and the son went out inthe back yard to__________A. fill the bottle with milkB. clean the bottleC. find a way to carry the bottleD. search for a new bottle15. According to the text，mistakes give us chances to__________A. know the truthB. learn something newC. do some experimentsD. teach a child a lesson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16-20题后所给的6个选项中为第1-5段每段选择1个正确的小标题;(2) 从第21-25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。
(完整版)2020年考研英语二真题答案及解析(文字版)
2020年研究生入学统一考试试题（英语二）Section I Use of EnglishDirections：Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very __1__, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, __2__, a younger sibling.__3__, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to __4__: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, __5__ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy __6__. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a __7__ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can __8__ you just a little too far. And then the __9__ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too __10__ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could __11__ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.__12__, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may __13__ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also __14__ your child’s self-esteem.If you consistently lose your __15__ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the __16__ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when __17__ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.Certainly, it’s incredibly __18__ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with __19__ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and __20__ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.1. A tedious B pleasant C instructive D tricky2. A in addition B for example C at once D by accident3. A fortunately B occasionally C accordingly D eventually4. A amuse B assist C describe D train5. A while B because C unless D once6. A answer B task C choice D access7. A tolerant B formal C rigid D critical8. A move B drag C push D send9. A mysterious B illogical C suspicious D inevitable10. A boring B naive C harsh D vague11. A turn back B take apart C set aside D cover up12. A overall B instead C however D otherwise13. A like B miss C believe D regret14. A raise B affect C justify D reflect15. A time B bond C race D cool16. A nature B secret C importance D context17. A cheated B defeated C confused D confronted18. A terrible B hard C strange D wrong19. A trying B changing C exciting D surprising20. A hide B emerge C withdraw D escape今年完形填空的难度系数很小，基本无生词，长难句也很少。
2020年10月自学考试00015《英语二》历年真题及答案
绝密★考试结束前全国2020年10月高等教育自学考试英语（二）试题课程代码:000151.请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。
2.答题前，考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。
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第一部分:阅读判断（第1~10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，工重号选择C。
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Booking Online and Saving the EnvironmentWhen you are looking to book a holiday,it is unlikely that you will think about how green your booking decision is,but it is something that you should think about.By"green"we mean the impact on the environment.When looking to book a holiday,you will probably find that you are faced with two main decisions.The first is to go into a travel agency,pick up brochures,read through them and go back with just one and book with the travel agents directly over the phone.The second is to go onto the Internet.The Internet holds many advantages over the travel agents.The main one is convenience.You can go online to look at holidays at any time of the day.The travel agents,however,are usually very busy at times when people can（actually）go,i.e. lunch hours or at the weekend.You could use the telephone,but you wouldn't besent a brochure anyway.There are websites on the Internet that make shopping for holiday deals much easier.These websites are known as price comparison websites.They search through lots of different tour operators,and the results are displayed on one page,from which you can choose.Compared with the travel agencies,booking online is greener.The piles of brochures are definitely not green,and the amount of unnecessary paper used can not be good for the environment.In the days of the Internet,there is really no need for such a large amount of paper to be wasted.So booking online will not only save you time and effort,it will do a little bit towards（趋向）saving the environment, too!1.When planning holidays,few people will think about being green.A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given2.There are two main choices when people look to book their holidays.A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given3.People go to travel agencies and make their decisions directly.A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given4.The main advantage of booking online is saving money.A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given5.Many people go to travel agencies at lunchtime.A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given6.Booking holidays by telephone requires less communicative skills.A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given7.There are limited choices at price comparison websites.A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given8.Travel agencies make the best use of price comparison websites.A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given9.Travelers collect brochures as a hobby.A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given10.Booking online is a way to save the environment.A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given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，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题纸相应位置上将该项涂黑。
2020年10月自考英语(二)真题及答案
2020年10月自考英语(二)真题及答案完形填空Water Shortage Getting water seems (seem)so easy for many people.You w ill be【C1】(mistake)if you think there is an【C1】(end)supply of water.In fact,the world has a water shortage.Sev enty percent of the world is【C3】(cover)in water.But most of it is salt water.Only a small【C4】(percent)is fresh drinking water.Countries【C5】(include)Spain,Italy,and South Africa import water from countri es such as the United States and Australia.【C6】(surprising),1.1 billion people on earth have difficulty【C7】(get)clean drinking water.This global problem is predicted to get 【C8】(bad)as the atmosphere becomes warmer.Every person in Britain 【C9】(use)about 150 liters of water a day.In some countries people onl y have 5 to 10 liters a day!They would be【C10】(shock)to learn how we waste drinking water.【正确答案】1. 【C1】【正确答案】mistaken2. 【C2】【正确答案】endless3. 【C3】【正确答案】covered4. 【C4】【正确答案】percentage5. 【C5】【正确答案】including6. 【C6】【正确答案】Surprisingly7. 【C7】【正确答案】 ge tting8. 【C8】【正确答案】worse9. 【C9】【正确答案】 uses10. 【C10】【正确答案】shocked阅读判断Booking Online and Saving the Environment When you are looking to book a holiday,it is unlikely that you will think about how green your booking de cision is,but it is something that you should think about.By"green"we mean the pact on the environment.When looking to book a holiday,you will prob ably find that you are faced with two main decisions.The first is to go into a travel agency,pick up brochures(宣传册)read through them and go back with just one and book with the travel age nts directly or over the phone.The second is to go onto the Internet.The Inte rnet holds many advantages over the travel agencies.The main one is conve nience.You can go online to look at holidays at any time of the day.The tra vel agents,however,are usually very busy at times when people can actually go,i.e.lunch hours or at the weekend.You could use the telephone,but you wouldn't be able to see the pictures or the details of the holidays,so you wo uld probably be sent a brochure anyway.There are websites on the Internet t hat make shopping for holiday deals much easier.These websites are known as price comparison websites.They search through lots of different tour oper ators,and the results are displayed on one page,from which you can choose. Compared with the travel agencies,booking online is greener.The piles of b rochures are definitely not green,and the amount of unnecessary paper used can't be good for the environment.In the days of the Internet,there is really no need for such a large amount of paper to be wasted.So booking online wi ll not only save you time and effort,it will do a little bit towards saving the e nvironment,too!【正确答案】12.When planning holidays,few people will think about being green.(A)True(B)False(C)Not Given【正确答案】A【试题解析】Few people will think about being green, 对应文章中的is unlikely that,所以正确。
2020 - 考研英语二真题
2020年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）试题及答案Section I Use of EnglishDirections：Read the following text Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Being a good parent is what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very 1 , particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, 2 , a younger one.3 , there's another sort of parent that's easier to4 ; a parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still ,5 , every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy6 , sometimes, parents get exhausted and arc unable to maintain a7 style with their kids. I understand this.You're only human, and sometimes your kids can 8 you just a little too far. And then the 9 happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was too 10 and does nobody any good. You wish that you could 11 the clock and start over. We've all been there.12 , even though it's common, it's vital to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may 13 for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also 14 your child's self-esteem.If you consistently lose your 15 with your kids, then you are modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the 16 of modeling patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to maintain emotional control when 17 by stress is one of the most significant of all life’s skills.Certainly, it's 18 to maintain patience at all times with your kids. A more practical goal is to try to be as calm as you can when faced with 19 situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and 20 from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.l.[A] pleasant [B] tricky [C] tedious [D] instructive2. [A] at once [B] in addition [C] for example [D] by accident3. [A] Fortunately [B] Occasionally [C] Accordingly [D]Eventually4. [A] amuse [B] train [C] assist [D] describe5. [A] once [B] because [C] unless [D] while6. [A] choice [B] answer [C] task [D] access7. [A] formal [B] tolerant [C] rigid [D] critical8. [A] move [B] send [C] drag [D] push9.[A] inevitable [B] illogical [C] mysterious [D] suspicious10.[A] boring [B] harsh [C] naive [D] vague11.[A] turn back [B] take apart [C] set aside [D] cover up12.[A] Overall [B] Instead [C] otherwise [D] However13.[A] believe [B] regret [C] miss [D] like14. [A] justify [B] raise [C] affect [D] reflect15.[A]bond [B]time [C]race [D]cool16.[A]nature [B] secret [C]context [D] importance17. [A] confronted [B]defeated [C]cheated [D] confused18. [A] strange [B]terrible [C]hard [D] wrong19.[A] exciting [B]trying [C]Surprising [D] changing20. [A] withdraw [B]hide [C]emerge [D] escapeSection II Reading ComprehensionPart A.Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,B,C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(40 points)Text 1Rats and other animals need to be highly at tuned to social signals from others so that can identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid. To find out if this extends to non-living beings, Loleh Quinn at the University of California, San Diego, and her colleagues tested whether rats can detect social signals from robotic rats.They housed eight adult rats with two types of robotic rat-one social and one asocial -for 5 our days.The robots rats were quite minimalist, resembling a chunkier version of a computer mouse with wheels-to move around and colorful markings.During the experiment, the social robot rat followed the living rats around, played with the same toys, and opened caged doors to let trapped rats escape. Meanwhile, the asocial robot simply moved forwards and backwards and side to side.Next, the researchers trapped the robots in cages and gave the rats the opportunity to release them by pressing a lever.Across 18 trials each, the living rats were 52 percent more likely on average to set the social robot free than the asocial one. This suggests that the rats perceived the social robot as a genuine social being. They may have bonded more with the social robot because it displayed behaviors like communal exploring and playing. This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped, says Quinn.The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising given its minimal design. The robot was the same size as a regular rat but resembled a simple plastic box on wheels. "We'd assumed we'd have to give its moving head and tail, facial features, and put a scene on it to make it smell like a real rat,but that wasn't necessary," says Janet Wiles at the University of Queensland in Australia, who helped with the research.The finding shows how sensitive rats arc to social cues, even when they come from basic robots. Similarly, children tend to treat robots as if they are fellow beings, even when they display only simple social signals. "We humans seem to be fascinated by robots, and it turns out other animals are too," says Wiles.21.Quinn and her colleagues conducted a test to see if rats can .[A] pickup social signals from non-living rats[B] distinguish a friendly rat from a hostile one[C] attain sociable traits through special training[D] send out warning messages to their fellow22.What did the social robot do during the experiment?[A] It followed the social robot.[B] It played with some toys.[C] It set the trapped rats free.[D] It moved around alone.23.According to Quinn, the rats released the social robot because they[A] tried to practice a means of escape[B] expected it to do the same in return[C] wanted to display their intelligence[D] considered that an interesting game24.James Wiles notes that rats .[A] can remember other rat's facial features[B] differentiate smells better than sizes[C] respond more to cations than to looks[D] can be scared by a plastic box on wheels25.It can be learned from the text that rats .[A] appear to be adaptable to new surroundings[B] arc more socially active than other animals[C] behave differently from children in socializing[D] are more sensitive to social cues than expectedText 2It is true that CEO pay has gone up-top ones may make 300 times the pay of typical workers on average, and since the mid-1970s CEO pay for large publicly traded American corporations has, by varying estimates, gone up by about 500%. The typical CEO of a top American corporation now makes about S18.9 million a year.The best model for understanding the growth of CEO pay is that of limited CEO talent in a world where business opportunities for the top firms are growing rapidly. The efforts of America's highest-earning 1% have been one of the more dynamic elements of the glob al economy. It’s not popular to say, but one reason their pay has gone up so much is that CEOs really have upped their game relative to many other workers in the U.S. economy.Today’s CEO, at least for major American firms, must have many mere skills than simply being able to "run the company”, CEOs must have a good sense of financial markets and maybe even how the company should trade in them. They also need better public relations skills than their predecessors, as the costs of even a minor slip up can be significant. Then there's the fact that large American companies are much more globalized than ever before, with supply chains spread across a larger number of countries. To lead in that system requires knowledge that is fairly mind-boggling plus, virtually all major American companies are beyond this major CEOs still have to do all the day-to-day work they have always done.The common idea that high CEO pay is mainly about ripping people off doesn't explain history very well. By most measures, corporate governance has become a lot tighter and more rigorous since the 1970s. Yet it is principally during this period of stronger governance that CEO pay has been high and rising. That suggests it is in the broader corporate interest to recruit top candidates for increasingly tough jobs.Furthermore, the highest CEO salaries are paid to outside candidates, not to the cozy insider picks, another sign that high CEO pay is not some kind of depredation at the expense of the rest of the company. And the stock market reacts positively when companies tic CEO pay to, say, stock prices, a sign that those practices build up corporate value not just for the CEO.26. Which of the following has contributed to CEO pay rise?[A] The growth in the number of corporations[B] The general pay rise with a better economy[C] Increased business opportunities for top firms[D] Close cooperation among leading economiespared with their predecessors, today’s CEOs are required to .[A] foster a stronger sense of teamwork[B] finance more research and development[C] establish closer ties with tech companies[D] operate more globalized companies28.CEO pay has been rising since the 1970s despite .[A] continual internal opposition[B] strict corporate governance[C] conservative business strategies[D] Repeated government warnings29.High CEO pay can be justified by the fact that it helps[A] confirm the status of CEOs[B] motivate inside candidates[C] boost the efficiency of CEOs[D] increase corporate value30.The most suitable title for this text would be .[A] CEOs Are Not Overpaid[B] CEO Pay: Past and Present[C] CEOs' challenges of Today[D] CEO Traits: Not Easy to DefineText 3Madrid was hailed as a public health beacon last November when it rolled out ambitious restrictions on the most polluting cars. Seven months and one election day later, a new conservative city council suspended enforcement of the clean air zone, a first step toward its possible demise.Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida made opposition to the zone a centerpiece of his election campaign, despite its success in improving air quality. A judge has now overruled the city's decision to stop levying fines, ordering them reinstated. But with legal battles ahead, the zone's future looks uncertain at best.Among other weaknesses, the measures cities must employ when left to tackle dirty air on their own are politically contentious, and therefore vulnerable. That's because they inevitably put the costs of cleaning the air on to individual drivers-who must pay fees or buy better vehicles-rather- than on to the car manufacturers whose cheating is the real cause of our toxic pollution.It's not hard to imagine a similar reversal happening in London. The new ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) is likely to be a big issue in next year's mayoral election. And if Sadiq Khan wins and extends it to the North and South Circular roads in 2021 as he intends, it is sure to spark intense opposition from the far larger number of motorists who will then be affected.It's not that measures such as London's Ulez are useless. Far from it Local officials are using the levers that are available to them to safeguard residents' health in the face of a serious threat. The zones do deliver some improvements to air quality, and the science tells us that means real health benefits -fewer heart attacks, strokes and premature births, less cancer, dementia and asthma. Fewer untimely deaths.But mayors and councilors can only do so much about a problem that is far bigger than any one city or town.They are acting because national governments-Britain^ and others across Europe-have failed to do so.Restrictions that keep highly polluting cars out of certain areas -city centres,"school streets", even individual roads-are a response to the absence of a larger effort to properly enforce existing regulations and require auto companies to bring their vehicles into compliance. Wales has introduced special low speed limits to minimize pollution. We’re doing everything but insist that manufacturers clean up their cars.31. Which of the following is true about Madrid’s clean air zone?[A] Its effects are questionable[B] It has been opposed by a judge[C] It needs tougher enforcement[D] Its fate is yet to be decided32. Which is considered a weakness of the city-level measures to tackle dirty air?[A] They are biased against car manufacturers.[B] They prove impractical for city councils.[C] They are deemed too mild for politicians.[D] They put too much burden on individual motorists.33. The author believes that the extension of London's Ulez will___.[A] arouse strong resistance.[B] ensure Khan's electoral success.[C] improve the city's traffic.[D] discourage car manufacturing.34. Who does the author think should have addressed the problem?[A] Local residents[B] Mayors.[C] Councilors.[D] National governments.35. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that auto companies .[A] [AJ will raise low-emission car production[B] should be forced to follow regulations[C] will upgrade the design of their vehicles[D] should be put under public supervisionText 4Now that members of Generation Z arc graduating college this spring-the most commonly-accepted definition says this generation was born after 1995, give or take a year-the attention has been rising steadily in recent weeks. GenZs are about to hit the streets looking for work in a labor market that's tighter than it’s been in decades. And employers are planning on hiring about 17 percent more new graduates for jobs in the U S. this year than last, according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Everybody wants to know how the people who will soon inhabit those empty office cubicles will differ from those who came before them.If "entitled" is the most common adjective, fairly or not, applied to millennials (those born between 1981 and 1995), the catchwords for Generation Z are practical and cautious. According to the career counselors and experts who study them, Generation Zs arc cl ear-eyed, economic pragmatists. Despite graduating into the best economy in the past 50 years, Gen Zs know what an economic train wreck looks like. They were impressionable kids during the crash of 2008, when many of their parents lost their jobs or their life savings or both. They aren't interested in taking any chances. The booming economy seems to have done little to assuage this underlying generational sense of anxious urgency, especially for those who have college debt. College loan balances in the U.S. now stand at a record SI.5 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve.One survey from Accenture found that 88 percent of graduating seniors this year chose their major with a job in mind. In a 2019 survey of University of Georgia students, meanwhile, the career office found the most desirable trait in a future employer was the ability to offer secure employment (followed by professional development and training, and then inspiring purpose). Job security or stability was the second most important career goal (work-life balance was number one), followed by a sense of being dedicated to a cause or to feel good about serving the greater good.36. Generation Zs graduating college this spring .[A] are recognized for their abilities[B] are in favor of job offers[C] are optimistic about the labor market[D] are drawing growing public attention37. Generation Zs are keenly aware .[A] [AJ what a tough economic situation is like[B] what their parents expect of them[C] how they differ from past generations[D] how valuable a counselor's advice is38. The word "assuage"(line 9, para 2) is closet in meaning to .[A] define[B] relieve[C] maintain[D] deepen39. It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that Generation Zs .[A] care little about their job performance[B] give top priority to professional training[C] think it hard to achieve work-Life balance[D] have a clear idea about their future job.40. Michelsen thinks that compared with millennials, Generation ZS are ______.[A] less realistic[B] less adventurous[C] more diligent[D] more generousPart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the list A-G for each numbered paragraphs (41 -45). There are two extra subheadings which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)[A]Give compliments, just not too many.[B] Put on a good face, always.[C] Tailor your interactions.[D] Spend time with everyone.[E] Reveal, don' t hide, information.[F] Slow down and listen.[G] Put yourselves in others' shoes.Five Ways to Win Over Everyone in the OfficeIs it possible to like everyone in your office? Think about how tough it is to get together 15 people, much less 50, who all get along perfectly. But unlike in friendships, you need coworkers. You work with them every day and you depend on them just as they depend on you. Here are some ways that you can get the whole office on your side41.____If you have a bone to pick with someone in your workplace, you may try stay tight-lipped around them. But you won't be helping either one of you. A Harvard Business School study found that observers consistently rated those who were frank about themselves more highly, while those who hid lost trustworthiness. The lesson is not that you should make your personal life an open book, but rather, whengiven the option to offer up details about yourself or painstakingly conceal them, you should just be honest.42._____Just as important as being honest about yourself is being receptive to others. We often feel the need to tell others how we feel, whether it's a concern about a project, a stray thought, or a compliment. Those are all valid, but you need to take time to hear out your coworkers, too. In fact, rushing to get your own ideas out there can cause colleagues to feel you don't value their opinions. Do your best to engage coworkers in a genuine, back- and-forth conversation, rather than prioritizing your own thoughts.43._____It's common to have a“cubicle mate" or special confidant in a work setting. But in addition to those trusted coworkers, you should expand your horizons and find out about all the people around you. Use your lunch and coffee breaks to meet up with colleagues you don't always see. Find out about their lives and interests beyond the job. It requires minimal effort and goes a long way. This will help to gTow your internal network, in addition to being a nice break in the work day.44._____Positive feedback is important for anyone to hear. And you don't have to be someone's boss to tell them they did an exceptional job on a particular project. This will help engender good will in others. But don't overdo it or be fake about it. One study found that people responded best to comments that shifted from negative to positive, possibly because it suggested they had won somebody over.45.______This one may be a bit more difficult to pull off, but it can go a long way to achieving results. Remember in dealing with any coworker what they appreciate from an interaction. Watch out for how they verbalize with others. Some people like small talk in a meeting before digging into important matters, while other are more straightforward. Jokes that work one person won't necessarily land with another, So, adapt your style accordingly to type. Consider the person that you re dealing with in advance and what will get you to your desired outcome.Section Ⅲ Translation46. Directions:Translate the following text from English into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)It’s almost impossible to go through life without expe riencing some kind of failure. But, the wonderful thing about failure is that it’s entirely up to us to decide how to look at it.We can choose to see failure as “the end of the world”. Or, we can look at failure as the incredible learning experience that it often is. Every time we fail at something, we can choose to look for the lesson we’re meant to learn. These lessons are very important; they’re how we grow, and how we keep from making that same mistake again. Failures stop us only if we let them.Failure can also teach us things about ourselves that we would never have learned otherwise. For instance, failure can help you discover how strong a person you are. Failing at something can help you discover your truest friends, or help you find unexpected motivation to succeed.Section Ⅳ WritingPart A47. Directions:Suppose you are planning a tour of a historical site for a group of international students. Write an email to1) tell them about the site, and2) give them some tips for the tourPlease write you answer on the ANSWER SHEET.Do not use your own name, use “Li Ming” instead. (10 points)48. Directions:Write an essay based on the chart below. In your writing, you should1) interpret the chart, and2) give your comments.You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)。
2020年考研英语二真题-高清版含答案
2020年研究生入学统一考试试题（英语二）Section I Use of EnglishDirections：Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10points)Being a good parent is,of course,what every parent would like to be.But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very__1__,particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting.A calm,rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than,__2__,a younger sibling.__3__,there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to__4__:a patient parent.Children of every age benefit from patient parenting.Still,__5__every parent would like to be patient,this is no easy__6__.Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a__7__and composed style with their kids.I understand this.You’re only human,and sometimes your kids can__8__you just a little too far.And then the__9__happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too__10__and does nobody any good.You wish that you could__11__the clock and start over.We’ve all been there.__12__,even though it’s common,it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue,you can say something to your child that you may__13__for a long time.This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also__14__your child’s self-esteem.If you consistently lose your__15__with your kids,then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids.We are all becoming increasingly aware of the__16__of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation.This is a skill that will help them all throughout life.In fact,the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when__17__by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.Certainly,it’s incredibly__18__to maintain patience at all times with your children.A more practical goal is to try,to the best of your ability,to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with__19__situations involving your children.I can promise you this:As a result of working toward this goal,you and your children will benefit and__20__from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.1.A tedious B pleasant C instructive D tricky2.A in addition B for example C at once D by accident3.A fortunately B occasionally C accordingly D eventually4.A amuse B assist C describe D train5.A while B because C unless D once6.A answer B task C choice D access7.A tolerant B formal C rigid D critical8.A move B drag C push D send9.A mysterious B illogical C suspicious D inevitable10.A boring B naive C harsh D vague11.A turn back B take apart C set aside D cover up12.A overall B instead C however D otherwise13.A like B miss C believe D regret14.A raise B affect C justify D reflect15.A time B bond C race D cool16.A nature B secret C importance D context17.A cheated B defeated C confused D confronted18.A terrible B hard C strange D wrong19.A trying B changing C exciting D surprising20.A hide B emerge C withdraw D escapeSectionⅡReading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts.Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,B,C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.（40points）Text1Rats and other animals need to be highly at tuned to social signals from others so that can identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid.To find out if this extends to non-living beings,Loleh Quinn at the University of California,San Diego,and her colleagues tested whether rats can detect social signals form robotic rats.They housed eight adult rats with two types of robotic rat-one social and one asocial一for5our days.The robots rats were quite minimalist,resembling a chunkier version of a computer mouse with wheels-to move around and colorful markings.During the experiment,the social robot rat followed the living rats around,played with the same toys,and opened caged doors to let trapped rats escape.Meanwhile,the asocial robot simply moved forwards and backwards and side to sideNext,the researchers trapped the robots in cages and gave the rats the opportunity to release them by pressing a lever.Across18trials each,the living rats were52percent more likely on average to set the social robot free than the asocial one.This suggests that the rats perceived the social robot as a genuine social being.They may have bonded more with the social robot because it displayed behaviours like communal exploring and playing. This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier,and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped,says Quinn.The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising given its minimal design.The robot was the same size as a regular rat but resembled a simple plastic box on wheels.“We'd assumed we'd have to give it a moving head and tail,facial features,and put a scene on it to make it smell like a real rat,but that wasn’t necessary,”says Janet Wiles at the University of Queensland in Australia,who helped with the research.The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social cues,even when they come from basic robots.Similarly, children tend to treat robots as if they are fellow beings,even when they display only simple social signals.“We humans seem to be fascinated by robots,and it turns out other animals are too,”says Wiles.21.Quin and her colleagues conducted a test to see if rats can________[A]pickup social signals from non-living rats[B]distinguish a friendly rat from a hostile one[C]attain sociable traits through special training[D]send out warning messages to their fellow22.What did the social robot do during the experiment?[A]It followed the social robot.[B]It played with some toys.[C]It set the trapped rats free.[D]It moved around alone.23.According to Quinn,the rats released the social robot because they________[A]tried to practice a means of escape[B]expected it to do the same in return[C]wanted to display their intelligence[D]considered that an interesting game24.James Wiles notes that rats________[A]can remember other rat's facial features[B]differentiate smells better than sizes[C]respond more to cations than to looks[D]can be scared by a plastic box on wheels25.It can be learned from the text that rats________[A]appear to be adaptable to new surroundings[B]are more socially active than other animalsC]behave differently from children in socializing[D]are more sensitive to social cues than expectedText2It is true that CEO pay has gone up-top ones may make300times the pay of typical workers on average,and since the mid-1970s CEO pay for large publicly traded American corporations has,by varying estimates,gone up by about500%The typical CEO of a top American corporation now makes about S18.9million a year.The best model for understanding the growth of CEO pay is that of limited CEO talent in a world where business opportunities for the top firms are growing rapidly.The efforts of America's highest-earning1%have been one of the more dynamic elements of the global economy.It's not popular to say,but one reason their pay has gone up so much is that CEOs really have upped their game relative to many other workers in the U.S.economy.Today's CEO,at least for major American firms,must have many mere skills than simply being able to“run the company"CEOs must have a good sense of financial markets and maybe even how the company should trade in them.They also need better public relations skills than their predecessors,as the costs of even a minor slipup can be significant.Then there's the fact that large American companies are much more globalized than ever before,with supply chains spread across a larger number of countries.To lead in that system requires knowledge that is farly mind-boggling plus,virtually all major American companies are beyond this major CEOs still have to do all the day-to-day work they have always done.The common idea that high CEO pay is mainly about ripping people off doesn't explain history very well. By most measures,corporate governmance has become a lot tighter and more rigorous since the1970s.Yet it is principally during this period of stronger govemnance that CEO pay has been high and rising.That suggests it is in the broader corporate interest to recruit top candidates for increasingly tough jobs.”Furthermore,the highest CEO salaries are paid to outside candidates,not to the cozy insider picks,another sign that high CEO pay is not some kind of depredation at the expense of the rest of the company.And the stock market reacts positively when companies tie CEO pay to,say,stock prices,a sign that those practices build up corporate value not just for the CEO.26.Which of the following has contributed to CEO pay rise?[A]The growth in the number of corporations[B]The general pay rise with a better economy[C]Increased business opportunities for top firms[D]Close cooperation among leading economiespared with their predecessors,today's CEOs are required to______[A]foster a stronger sense of teamwork[B]finance more research and development[C]establish closer ties with tech companies[D]operate more globalized companies28.CEO pay has been rising since the1970s despite______[A]continual internal opposition[B]strict corporate governance[C]conservative business strategies[D]Repeated government warnings29.High CEO pay can be justified by the fact that it helps______[A]confirm the status of CEOs[B]motivate inside candidates[C]boost the efficiency of CEOs[D]increase corporate value30.The most suitable title for this text would be______[A]CEOs Are Not Overpaid[B]CEO Pay:Past and Present[C]CEOs'challenges of Today[D]CEO Traits:Not Easy to DefineText3Madrid was hailed as a public health beacon last November when it rolled out ambitious restrictions on the most polluting cars.Seven months and one election day later,a new conservative city council suspended enforcement of the clean air zone,a first step toward its possible demise.Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida made opposition to the zone a centrepiece of his election campaign, despite its success in improving air quality.A judge has now overruled the city's decision to stop levying fines, ordering them reinstated.But with legal battles ahead,the zone's future looks uncertain at best.Among other weaknesses,the measures cities must employ when left to tackle dirty air on their own are politically contentious,and therefore vulnerable.That s because they inevitably put the costs of cleaning the air on to individual drivers一who must pay fees or buy better vehicles一rather than on to the car manufacturers whose cheating is the real cause of our toxic pollution.It's not hard to imagine a similar reversal happening in London.The new ultra-low emission zone(Ulez)is likely to be a big issue in next year's mayoral election.And if Sadiq Khan wins and extends it to the North and South Circular roads in2021as he intends,it is sure to spark intense opposition from the far larger number of motorists who will then be affected.It's not that measures such as London's Ulez are useless.Far from it.Local officials are using the levers that are available to them to safeguard residents'health in the face of a serious threat.The zones do deliver some improvements to air quality,and the science tells us that means real health benefits-fewer heart attacks,strokes and premature births,less cancer,dementia and asthma.Fewer untimely deaths.But mayors and councillors can only do so much about a problem that is far bigger than any one city or town.They are acting because national governments一Britain s and others across Europe-have failed to do so.Restrictions that keep highly polluting cars out of certain areas-city centres,。
2020年10月自考英语(二)真题及答案
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Booking Online and Saving the EnvironmentWhen you are looking to book a holiday, it is unlikely that you will think about how green your booking decision is, but it is something that you should think about. By“green〞we mean the pact on the environment.When looking to book a holiday, you will probably find that you are faced with two main decisions. The first is to go into a travel agency, pick up brochures〔宣传册)read through them and go back with just one and book with the travel agents directly or over the phone. The second is to go onto the InternetThe Internet holds many advantages over the travel agencies. The main one is convenience. You can go online to look at holidays at any time of the day. The travel agents, however, are usually very busy at times when people can actually go, i.e. lunch hours or at the weekend. You could use the telephone, but you wouldn’t be able to see the pictures or the details of the holidays, so you would probably be sent a brochure anyway.There are websites on the Internet that make shopping for holiday deals much easier. These websites are known as price comparison websites. They search through lots of different tour operators, and the results are displayed on one page, from which you can choose.Compared with the travel agencies, booking online is greener. The piles of brochures are definitely not green, and the amount of unnecessary paper used can’t be good for the environment. In the days of the Internet, there is really no need for such a large amount of paper to be wasted. So booking online will not only save you time and effort, it will do a little bit towards saving the environment, too!1. When planning holidays, few people will think about being green.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given2. There are two main choices when people look to book their holidays.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given3. People go to travel agencies and make their decisions directly.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given4. The main advantage of booking online is saving money.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given5. Many people go to travel agencies at lunchtime.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given6. Booking holidays by telephone requires less communicative skills.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given7. There are limited choices at price comparison websites.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given8.Travel agencies make the best use of price comparison websites.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given9. Travelers collect brochures as a hobby.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given10.Booking online is a way to save the environment._A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given第二局部：阅读选择(第11～15题，每题2分，共l0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个最正确选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。
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真题考试：2020 英语（二）真题及答案(5)共83道题1、Paragraph③: （单选题）A. How did Emily pick up bridge building?B. What happened to John and Washington?C. How did Emily feel about her work?D. What role did Emily play in building the bridge?E. How long did it take to build the bridge?F. Why did Emily give a speech ?试题答案：D2、There is little sunshine in Britain in summer. （单选题）A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given试题答案：A3、Red Nose Day has become an official national holiday. （单选题）A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given试题答案：B4、Many people like romantic songs. （单选题）A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given试题答案：C5、New technologies have not changed farm management. （单选题）A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given试题答案：B6、One of the most basic EQ skills is to_______. （单选题）A. in our workB. recognize everyday feelingsC. talk about how smart a person isD. a sign of high EQE. a high EQF. in a friendly way试题答案：B7、People generally prefer motivating songs. （单选题）A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given试题答案：C8、Most farmers cannot afford new machines. （单选题）A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given试题答案：C9、Comic Relief aims to help people all over the world. （单选题）A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given试题答案：B10、How do people usually feel when meeting people at their first job ? （单选题）A. Shy.B. Puzzle .C. Curious.D. Excited.试题答案：A11、People visit Hawaii for_______. （单选题）A. European explorersB. mountain peaksC. its scenery and cultureD. volcanic eruptionsE. a way of greetingF. a king or a queen试题答案：C12、Paragraph⑤: （单选题）A. Kinds of intelligenceB. Definition of IQC. Importance of EQD. Definition of EQE. Development of EQ studiesF. rCVays to improve EQ skills试题答案：F13、One had better take a train _______. （单选题）A. from his car trunkB. your room temperatureC. for a vacation tripD. increase greenhouse gas productionE. reduce energy useF. your water consumption试题答案：C14、Being able to get alongj with people is________. （单选题）A. in our workB. recognize everyday feelingsC. talk about how smart a person isD. a sign of high EQE. a high EQF. in a friendly way试题答案：D15、Being able to face difficulties demands_________. （单选题）A. in our workB. recognize everyday feelingsC. talk about how smart a person isD. a sign of high EQE. a high EQF. in a friendly way试题答案：E16、Paragraph①: （单选题）A. Forgiving should be at a safe timeB. Forgiving is not to deny what happenedC. Forgiving is not to free someone from blameD. Forgiving can happen without an apologyE. Forgiving can lead us away from the past hurt试题答案：C17、Modern farmers do not have to work hard. （单选题）A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given试题答案：B18、It' s advisable to have different lists of songs. （单选题）A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given试题答案：A19、Modern farms are hiring workers from cities. （单选题）A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given试题答案：C20、My brother set a good example for me. （单选题）A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given试题答案：A21、 Black Friday Everyone likes to shop for gifts for the holiday season,but few people know the history of holiday shopping.While people have heard of Black Friday,most do not know its origins.Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving (感恩节).On this day most retail stores open their doors very early-some as early as 4 am.In addition,they provide their customers with great discounts on products.With this in minc.l,it is clear to see why so many shoppers buy many of their Christmas gifts on Black Friday. Black Friday is not as old as many people think.In fact,it is believed that the first Black Friday was held in the 1970s in the USA.It was a day when stores decided to mark the start of the holiday season.In order to draw more customers,they offered great discounts.All products sold very well This large success resulted in the name Black Friday.It was so named because the stores were "in the black".This financial term means the stores made a lot of money.However,jt was not until around 2002 that Black Fr-iday really started to gain in popularity.Today in the USA,countless advertisers proudly announce their Black Friday sales.They hope to attract shoppers into their stores. Black Friday is a day when many shoppers in the USA go out and buy gifts,even though Christmas Eve is still a more popular day to shop.Thanks to the Internet,it is now possible to get some excellent Black Friday deals online.So if you don't want to get to the stores by 4 am,this is the perfect way to still get items at reduced prices.1.Many people know the history of Black Friday. （单选题）A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given试题答案：B22、Emily gave a speech______________. （单选题）A. Washington went to study bridgesB. to express her thanksC. Washington took over the jobD. to build the bridgeE. Emily began to play a bigger roleF. to defend her husband试题答案：F23、When a horse's ears are down we know that it is_________. （单选题）A. isolatedB. relaxedC. angryD. anxious试题答案：B24、Things are sold at their lowest prices at 4 am. （单选题）A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given试题答案：C25、What did Mary send her grandparents last year? （单选题）A. A wooden elephant.B. Handmade soaps.C. Her own pictures.D. A store-bought closet.试题答案：C26、Paragraph③: （单选题）A. Kinds of intelligenceB. Definition of IQC. Importance of EQD. Definition of EQE. Development of EQ studiesF. rCVays to improve EQ skills试题答案：D27、Hawaii used to be ruled by_______. （单选题）A. European explorersB. mountain peaksC. its scenery and cultureD. volcanic eruptionsE. a way of greetingF. a king or a queen试题答案：F28、One is advised to remove heavy things _______. （单选题）A. from his car trunkB. your room temperatureC. for a vacation tripD. increase greenhouse gas productionE. reduce energy useF. your water consumption试题答案：A29、填句补文（单选题）A. She is too proud of herself.B. Jin is very popular.C. Then thin~rjs mig;ht become better for her.D. She sings well,but not wel.l enough to be a lead singer.E. It threatens to push one' s friends away.F. She ran for class president,but came in third。