2015年9月全國英語等級考試二級真題（閱讀）
轉(zhuǎn)眼2016下半年公共英語考試即將來臨，不少同學也正在準備2016下半年公共英語考試，
但也有不少同學表示在網(wǎng)上買的真題沒有2015-2016年的真題，下面yjbys網(wǎng)小編將公共英語考試的歷年真題都進行匯總。2016年3月的peta1級的真題已經(jīng)整理出來，今天再將2015年9月的pets2級真題整理好，提前助大家順利備考、復習。
第一節(jié)短文理解
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A.、B.、C.、D.四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Text l
It' s a time when school, homework, active social lives and part-time jobs keep teenagers (少年 ) busy from early in the morning until late at night. They are likely to try to make up for a lack of sleep by "sleeping in" on the weekends. Unfortunately, this causes irregular sleep and actually makes the problem worse.
Most teenagers are not able to fall asleep until late at night. Since many teens aren't sleepy until around 11 p.m., but need to be at school by 7: 30 or 8: 00 a. m., they cannot get enough sleep. During puberty(青春期), the biological clock in the brain naturally re-sets to a later time, and this causes teens to fall asleep later. Then, when it' s time to get up, a teen' s body clock is likely to still be producing the night-time hormones(荷爾蒙). This makes it hard for them to feel active and energetic in the morning.
A growing body of research suggests that starting high school later improves attendance, achievements and grades. A few years ago in an important study, test scores on the SAT college entrance exams in Edina, Minnesota jumped more than 100 points on average, when the morning school bell rang an hour later. Unfortunately, most schools are not set up to start later and fail to satisfy teen's sleep needs.
21. What effect does "sleeping in" on the weekends have on teenagers?
A. Improving their health.
B. Weakening their energy.
C. Disturbing their biological clock.
D. Making up for their hormone loss.
Text 2
Chicago's Children's Hospital is the lucky receiver of a surprise $18 million gift from Gladys Holm. She once was a secretary who never earned more than $15,000 a year and never married. She lived alone in a small flat in Chicago, and was a volunteer at the Children's Hospital. She was called the "Teddy Bear Lady" because she brought toy animals to sick children on her regular visits. But Miss Holm, who died in 1996 at the age of 86, was also a long-time buyer of stocks ( 股票). Over the years, she saved money that rose up to $18 million, which she left to the Children's Hospital. It was the largest single donation in the hospital's ll5-year history. The hospital president, Jan Jennings, was shocked when she heard the news. "When Miss Holm's lawyer called to tell me how much that money was, I asked him to repeat it, since I was certain I had miss heard"
Why did Gladys Holm feel so strongly about the Children's Hospital? Jennings said the hospital first touched Miss Holm's heart nearly 50 years ago, when doctors there saved the life of her friend's daughter. She never forgot' the happiness she felt all those years ago.
Holm's gift will he devoted to heart disease research. People at the hospital said they regretted that-they couldn't thank Miss Holm for the surprising gift.
24. According to the text, Miss Holm built up her fortune by.
A. playing Teddy Bear Lady
B. working as a secretary
C. helping in the hospital
D. buying stocks
25.Why did Jan Jennings ask the lawyer to repeat what he said?
A. She never expected Miss Holm would donate anything.
B. She wanted to make sure who Gladys Holm was.
C. She had seldom received donations before.
D. She thought there was a mistake.
26. Miss Holm's love for the Children's Hospital grew from
A. a happy life living with children
B. a satisfying job given by the hospital
C. an unforgettable experience many years ago
D. a valuable gift she received from the hospital
27. How will the donated money be used?
A. To build up a new children's hospital.
B. To help sick children and their parents.
C. To improve research on heart disease.
D. To buy more toys for sick children.
Text 3
We feel it is important to start reading to your child right from the start--the younger the better! With little ones (children from birth to 4 ) it is very important to read and reread books. Starting early makes the job of the listener (for you will be teaching your child how to listen) easier, as it helps to develop an early love of the written and spoken word.
We believe that you should read aloud to your child at least once every day. Set a special reading time during the day or evening when you can settle down and enjoy a book, without interruption. For most families, reading aloud at bedtime is a common practice.
We understand that it can be quite discouraging to read to a child who takes no interest. Take heart! Learning to listen takes experience. The more you read, the more your child will learn to sit for a story. Children have a natural development of responses(反應(yīng)) to your reading. By the time your child reaches 6-7 months, s/he is attracted by the book in your hand, and would like to test it out by using it as a chew(咀嚼) toy. This is natural! By one year, your child is learning to listen and talk about the pages, often shouting out things s/he recognizes. Encourage this! And at the onset(起始) of walking, you have your biggest challenge yet. Your child is always on the go. You need to set your reading time for a time in the day when your child is preparing to settle down. This means bedtime. Remember, it is your right and. duty to teach your child about the power of, books. Of course, it doesn't happen overnight, but the returns are great!
28. Who does "the listener" in the first paragraph refer to?
A. The writer.
B. The child.
C. The parent.
D. The teacher.
29. The best time of the day to read stories to a child is
A. when the child is still active in the early evening
B. when the parents finish the day's housework
C. when the child has chew toy to play with
D. when the child is quiet and peaceful
30. Parents may find it most difficult to read to their child when s/he
A. is 6- 7 months old
B. is one year old
C. starts to walk
D. starts to talk
22. The study in Minnesota shows that starting morning school one hour later helps to________.
A. make teenagers grow faster
B. change teenagers' sleep needs
C. do more research on teenagers
D. improve students' achievements
23. The text helps us to know more about teenagers'
A. daytime activities
B. sleeping habits
C. mental problems
D. studying methods
參考答案：
第一節(jié) 短文理解
Text 1
這是一個學校、家庭作業(yè)、豐富的社交生活和兼職工作都會讓青少年們從早上忙到深夜的時代。他們可能會試圖通過周末“睡懶覺”來彌補平日睡眠的不足。不幸的是，這樣做會導致睡眠不規(guī)律進而使問題更嚴重。大多數(shù)青少年要到很晚才能入睡，因為他們在夜里ll點之前都不會有困意，但又必須確保次日早上7：30或8：O0到校，所以得不到足夠的睡眠。在青春期，大腦中的生物鐘會自然地把睡眠時間自動調(diào)整到晚些時候，而這會導致青少年入睡更晚。于是，到該起床的時候，青少年的身體可能還在分泌夜間荷爾蒙，這使他們很難在早上精神抖擻。
越來越多的研究表明，中學上課時間的推遲可以提高出勤率、學習效果和分數(shù)。幾年前一個重要的研究課題顯示，當早間上課時間推遲一個小時.明尼蘇達州伊代納市的SAT大學入學考試平均成績提高了100多分。遺憾的是，大多數(shù)學校都沒有重新設(shè)置到校時間，從而也沒有滿足青少年的睡眠需求。
21.C【精析】細節(jié)題。題干意為“周末‘睡懶覺’對青少年有何影響?”由第一段末旬“makes the problem worse”可知影響是負面的;由第二段第三句“the biological clock…re—sets…，causes teens to fall asleep later.”可知，這個負面影響主要是生物鐘被重置，即為遭到破壞或擾亂。A選項完全有悖原文，B選項“削弱精力”和睡懶覺無關(guān)，D選項“彌補荷爾蒙缺失”在原文中未曾提及。故C正確。
22.D【精析】細節(jié)題。題干意為“明尼蘇達州的研究表明，早問上課時間推遲一個小時有助于。”原文最后一段提到，該地區(qū)SAT大學入學考試平均成績提高(jump)了100多分，由此可見，D選項“提高學生成績”是正確答案。另外三個選項“促進青少年成長”、“改變青少年睡眠需求”、“針對青少年做更多的研究”在原文中都未曾提及。故D正確二
23。B【精析】主旨題。題于意為“本文有助于我們了解更多青少年的。”閱讀原文可知，本文在重點講述青少年的睡眠問題，包括導致青少年睡眠晚的原因，睡眠推遲帶來的負面影響(如擾亂生物鐘、導致睡眠不足、影響出勤率和學習效果等)，繼而提出可以通過上課時間推遲來滿足睡眠需求。全文始終在圍繞青少年的睡眠問題展開。故B正確。
參考譯文 Text 2
芝加哥兒童醫(yī)院幸運地收到由Gladys Holm女士捐贈的高達1800萬美元的善款。Holm女士曾是一位秘書，每年收入不超過l.5萬美元，終身未婚。她獨自居住在芝加哥的一間小公寓，曾是兒童醫(yī)院的一位志愿者。她被稱為“泰迪熊女士”，因為她總是定期去醫(yī)院做志愿者并且每次都給生病的孩子帶去動物玩偶。但Holm女士在1996年以86歲高齡去世之前.還長期購買股票。這些年她存下的錢已經(jīng)達到l800萬美元，她把這筆錢全部留給了芝加哥兒童醫(yī)院。這是該院建院ll5年以來收到的單筆金額最高的捐贈款。該院院長Jan Jennings聽到這個消息時非常驚訝，她說：“當Holm女士的律師打電話告訴我這筆錢金額有多大時，我讓他又重復了一次，因為我覺得我肯定聽錯了。”
為何Gladys Holm女士對芝加哥兒童醫(yī)院感情如此深厚?Jennings說該院第一次感動到Holm女士是在大約50年前，當時那里的醫(yī)生挽救了她朋友的女兒的生命。她后來一直都未曾忘記當年她所感受到的那種幸福和快樂。
Holm女士的捐贈款項將被投入到心臟疾病的研究。醫(yī)院的工作人員說他們很遺憾不能當面向Holm女士表達他們對她此次慷慨捐贈的謝意。
24.D【精析】細節(jié)題。題干意為“根據(jù)本文內(nèi)容，Holm女士通過——積累了她的資產(chǎn)。”從第一段第二句話可知，她的職業(yè)是秘書，年收入不超過1.5萬美元，故B選項靠秘書工作積累是錯誤的。C選項是她的'善舉，與資產(chǎn)的累積無關(guān)。文章第一段第四句話提到“Teddy Bear Lady”是人們對她的昵稱，不是表演，故A選項也錯誤。第一段第五句話“a long.time buyer of stocks”以及第六句話“she saved money that lose up to…”可知，她的這筆巨款是靠多年購買股票的增值，故D正確。
25.D【精析】細節(jié)題。題干意為“Jan Jennings為何讓律師重復一次他說的話?”從第一段末句中的“since I Was certain I had misheard”可知，是因為數(shù)額巨大她不敢相信，以為自己聽錯了，故D為正確答案、A選項意為“她從未想到Holm女士會捐贈任何東西”，文中未提及。B選項意為“她想要確定Holm女士是誰”，院長對Holm女士很熟悉，甚至知道50年前的淵源，無需確定：C選項“她以前很少接受到捐贈”錯誤，只是很少接收到單筆數(shù)額這么高的捐贈。故D正確。
26.C【精析】歸納題。題干意為“Holm女士對兒童醫(yī)院的愛起源于”，從第二段第二句話“…first touched…heart nearly 50years ago…saved the life of her friend’S daughter”可知.是源于50年前該醫(yī)院挽救了Holm女士朋友的女兒，故C選項“很多年前一次難忘的經(jīng)歷”符合題意。故C正確。
27.C【精析】細節(jié)題：題干意為“這筆捐贈款項將怎樣使用?”。由末段首句“Holm’s gift will be donated to heart disease research.”可知，C選項符合題意。故c正確。
參考譯文 Text3
我們認為從一開始就讀書給孩子聽很重要——孩子越小，效果越好。對于小寶寶(從出生到四個月)，讀書和反復讀書很重要。早日開始讀書可以使孩子聽得更容易(你在讀書時也是在教孩子怎么去聽)，因為這有助于培養(yǎng)孩子對書面文字和口頭語言的早期熱愛。
我們認為每日至少一次對孩子大聲讀書很有必要。每日或每晚安頓好之后安排一段特定的閱讀時間，不受干擾地閱讀一本書。對于大多數(shù)家庭，晚上睡覺前大聲閱讀是一種常見的做法。
我們理解，對著一個不感興趣的孩子讀書是一件讓人沮喪的事情。但是用心點!學習聽需要體驗，你讀的越多，你的孩子就越能學會坐下
來認真聽一個故事。孩子對你的閱讀會自然地產(chǎn)生反應(yīng)。當孩子六、七個月大時，他/她會被你手中的書吸引，并且會把書當作是咀嚼玩具采品嘗它的味道。這是天性。到一歲時，你的孩子就在學著聽甚至講書中的內(nèi)容了，他們常常喊出他/她認識的某些東西。請鼓勵這種做法!當孩子開始走路時，你才開始最大的挑戰(zhàn)。孩子會一直跑來跑去。你需要把閱讀時間安排在孩子準備安靜下來的時候，即睡覺時間。切記，讓孩子體會到書籍的力量是你的權(quán)利和職責。當然，這非一日之功，但回饋將是巨大的。
28.B【精析】細節(jié)題。題干意為“第一段中的‘the listener’指誰?”這篇文章主要在講給小孩讀書的重要性以及方法。由第一段中“the listener”后面括號中的補充內(nèi)容“因為你在教給你的孩子怎樣去聽”可知，這里的listener是指你的孩子。故B正確。
29.D【精析】推斷題。題干意為“一天中最適合給孩子讀故事的時間是。”第二段第四句話和第三段倒數(shù)第四句話均提到閱讀時間，并且都用“settle down”，該詞組意為“安定下來，平靜下來”，對應(yīng)D選項中的“quiet and peaceful”。故D正確。
30.C【精析】細節(jié)題。題干意為“當孩子——時，父母可能會發(fā)現(xiàn)給他們讀書最難。”由第三段第十句話“you have your biggest challenge”可以確定答案在此處，由該句的前半句“at the onset of walking”可知答案。故C正確.
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