2016 年 4 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.在选择题题区。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.在非选择题题区。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 110 题，每题 1 分，共 10 分）下面的短文后列出了 10 个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句提 供的是正确信息，选择 A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择 B；如果该句的信息文中没有 提及，选择 C。在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。Red Nose DayRed Nose Day(RND) is a well-known event in the UK. The aim of the day is to raise moneyfor Comic Relief. This is a charity that helps people in need in Africa and in the UK.Comic Relief was started in 1985 by Richard Curtis. He wrote the famous films Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill. Richard started Comic Relief in response to the severe famine in Ethiopia. Its called RND as on this day many people buy a plastic red nose to wear!The money made from selling red noses goes to the charity.RND takes place every two years in the spring. It is now so well-established that manypeople consider it to be an unofficial national holiday.The slogan for the last RND was “Do Something Funny for Money” . The money that was collected was used to help fund projects in such areas as education and mental health. Money-raising events take place on this day all over the country and many schools participate.People also donate money by post, in banks, by phone using a credit card and online.In the evening of RND a telethon takes place on the BBC TV channels. This is like a television marathon (马拉松) that shows some of the events of the day and reports how themoney raised will be spent. People also upload videos of local charity events onto the Internet.So, if you are ever in the UK on RND, you will know why you find normal people wearingred noses and doing silly things! It s all for a good cause!1. Red Nose Day is a famous event in Britain.A. True B. False C. Not Given2. Comic Relief aims to help people all over the world.A. True B. False C. Not Given3. Richard Curtis is a well-known actor and film director.A. True B. False C. Not Given4. Many people wear a red nose on Red Nose Day.A. True B. False C. Not Given5. Red Nose Day takes place every year.A. True B. False C. Not Given6. Red Nose Day has become an official national holiday.A. True B. False C. Not Given7. The funnier people look, the more money they collect.A. True B. False C. Not Given8. People give money to Comic Relief in many ways.A. True B. False C. Not Given9. Many schools take part in money-raising events on Red Nose Day.A. True B. False C. Not Given10. The Red Nose Day telethon has attracted lots of film stars.A. True B. False C. Not Given第二部分：阅读选择（第 1115 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。Those Who Ride on Two WheelsIn the United States there are six million tennis players and twelve million golfers. Thesefigures would not surprise most people. But many would be surprised to learn that twenty million Americans ride motorcycles (摩托车). Few people realize that motorcycling is fast becoming oneof America s most popular sports.According to the Cycle News many kinds of people enjoy motorcycling. They include black people and white people, businessmen, professionals, and blue-collar workers. Among them, about55% are businessmen, 3% are in the professions and 9% in government service.Such information is offered by the Cycle News in the hope of improving the general public simpression of the sport. The public has tended to believe that all motorcyclists are wild andlawless young men.There are several things about motorcycling that the average citizen dislikes. A motorcyclistsappearance has something to do with this dislike. Motorcyclists often look dirty; in fact, they aredirty. On the road, there is little to protect them from mud. For practical reasons, they often dress in old clothing which looks much less respectable than the clothing of people who ride in cars. Forthe same reason, motorcyclists usually wear dark colors. Perhaps this helps to explain why theyare sometimes suspected of having bad natures.Probably motorcycles themselves also produce anger and fear. They are noisy, though sometrucks are even noisier. But trucks are acceptable because they perform a needed service.Motorcycles, on the other hand, make an uncomfortable noise just to give their riders pleasure.Roaring along quiet streets, they wake sleeping families and make babies cry.Yet, as motorcycling becomes more and more common, it will be interesting to see howpeop