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全国高等教育自学考试英语阅读一试题课程代码00595
全国2004年4月高等教育自学考试
英语阅读
(一)试题
课程代码:
00595
PARTONE(70POINTS)
I.TEXTCOMPREHENSION
Thefollowingcomprehensionquestionsarebasedonthetextsyouhavelearned,andeachofthemisprovidedwith4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswertoeachquestionandwritethecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET.(20points,1pointeach)
1.InGiftsoftheMagi,thetwopossessionsMr.andMrs.Youngtookgreatprideinare().
A.Jim’swatchandDella’shair
B.Jim’swatchandDell’scombs
C.Della’scombsandJim’swatch-chain
D.Della’shairandJim’swatch-chain
2.InNoMarriage,NoApologies,Mrs.Frishbergsaid,“I’mnotagainsttheinstitutionofmarriage.Wejustnevergetaroundtoit.”Theunderlinedsentencemeans.
A.weneverhavethecouragetofacetheproblemdirectly
B.wenevergosofarastoconsiderthematter
C.weneverovercometheobstaclesofmarriage
D.weneverfinishdiscussingtheproblemwitheachother
3.Lisabetta’sbrothersdecidedtoputanendtohersecretloveaffairbykillingLorenzobecausethey.
A.thoughtthathewouldsnatchtheirbeautifulsisterawayfromthem
B.consideredthesecretloveaffairashametothefamily
C.worriedthatLorenzowouldinheritthefamilyfortune
D.lookeduponLorenzoasinferiortotheminsocialrank
4.TheWifeofBathintendstoshowwithhertalethat.
A.menshouldbeobedienttotheirwives
B.knightsshouldbeloyaltotheKingandtheQueen
C.womenshouldbeobedienttotheirhusbands
D.husbandsshouldbeyoungandloving
5.InMarkTwain’sTheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty,SimonWheeleris.
A.agood-naturedandextremelytalkativeoldman
B.fondofmakingfunofpeoplewithhislongtales
C.mostcuriousaboutbettinganddogfight
D.awell-trainedfrogandthebestjumperinCalaverasCounty
6.AccordingtoThevalueofEducation,ourpurposeofeducatingchildrenisto.
A.chooseapropersystemofeducation
B.educatethemonlyfortheaimofeducatingthem
C.accustomthemtovariedlife
D.makethemintelligentcitizens
7.ThechildinADay’sWaitkepttightcontroloverhimselfthroughoutthedaybecausehe.
A.wasafraidthathewoulddieifhelostcontroloverhimself
B.thoughthewasgoingtodieandhemustshowcourageinthefaceofdeath
C.wantedtorecoverquicklysothathecouldgohuntingwithhisfather
D.didnotwanttobeabothertoandaburdenonothers
8.RipVanWinkleistakenfromTheSketchBook,acollectionofessays,sketches,andtaleswrittenby.
A.BenjaminFranklinB.ThomasPaine
C.WashingtonIrvingD.O.Henry
9.AccordingtothepassageEnglishWorld-wide,manyThirdWorldpeopleopposetheuseofEnglishintheircountriesbecause.
A.theyconsideritaformofculturalimperialism
B.theEnglishlanguagehasproducedracism
C.otherlanguagesareeasiertolearn
D.theyareagainstmodernizationingeneral
10.Aristotle,theGreekphilosopher,summedupthefourchiefqualitiesofmoneysome2,000yearsagoasbeingdurable,distinct,andportable.
A.divisibleB.definite
C.deficientD.decisive
11.InNewApplications,theillegalplanfirstcametoMiriamwhenshediscoveredbyaccidentthat.
A.AlCropin’sgrandschemewasnotpractical
B.thehome-typecomputerimprovedthemarketconditions
C.thelatestversionofhome-typecomputerswasactuallycompatiblewiththeoneinheroffice
D.everyonecouldusethetermstorefertothecomputeranditsapplicationsoftware
12.AccordingtoTheStoryoftheBible,Noah’sdrunkennessandbehaviormostprobablyreflectthat.
A.peopleeasilyforgottheirpastmistakes
B.peopletendedtoenjoyapeacefullife
C.Noahwantedtoescapefromhisloneliness
D.Noahlackedthecompanionshipofhischildren
13.TheStatueofLibertyremindspeopleofallthefollowingEXCEPT.
A.Americandemocracy
B.friendshipbetweenAmericaandFrance
C.thesupportofFrance
D.thejourneyofpilgrims
14.AccordingtotheinformationinGatewaytotheUSA,NewYorkCitywasabitterdisillusionmenttosomeimmigrantsinthat.
A.itturnedouttobeawretchedplace
B.therewasnogoldinthecity
C.thecompetitionwassevereinthecity
D.therewasthelanguageproblem
15.ItcanbeconcludedfromthestoryThePerfectMatchthat.
A.computerscanbeusedtomakeeverydecisioninpeople’slives
B.naturalinteractionsareessentialforhumanbeings
C.marriagebringsunexpectedchangesinpeople’slives
D.peopletendtohidetheirtruefeelingbeforemarriage
16.Fromaboutthe5thcenturythroughthe15thcentury,LatinwasregardedasallofthefollowingEXCEPT.
A.themostsuitablelanguageintheworld
B.thesecondlanguageofeducatedpeopleinEurope
C.asubjecttaughtinschoolsandincolleges
D.thelanguageofthechurch
17.Instyle,thestoryTrueLoveis.
A.areallovestoryB.anautobiography
C.ajournalisticreportD.asatiricalfantasy
18.InBricksfromtheToweroftheBabel,thewriterJessicaDavidsonprovidesadetailedexplanationfor.
A.theconstructionofthetower
B.thestructureandsoundsystemofEsperanto
C.internationalizationofsomenaturallanguages
D.theIndo-Europeanlanguagefamily
19.AccordingtoTheMerchantofVenice,allthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribePortiaEXCEPT.
A.wiseB.courageous
C.mercifulD.cautious
20.Hollywoodbecameanidealsiteforshootingmotionpictureschieflybecause.
A.mostoftheglamorousmoviestarslivedthere
B.famousfilmcorporationsoperatedthere
C.theclimatetherewassunnyandmild
D.thestudiochiefslikeditverymuch
II.READINGCOMPREHENSION
Inthispartthereare4readingpassagesfollowedby20questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestanswerorthebestchoicetocompletethestatementandwritethecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET.(40points,2pointseach)
Passage1
Whenyou’renegotiatingwithsomeone,listenforthemessagesthatheorshemightbesendingtoyou.Forexample,theword“difficult”doesnotmeanthesameasimpossible.Imagineyou’restayinginahotel,andyouwanttochangeyourroom.Themanager’sanswerof,“Thatwouldbeverydifficult,sir”,doesnotmeanthatheissaying“no.”Itjustmeansthathewantstoknowwhatyouarepreparedtoofferhiminreturnforthechangeofroom.
Ifyouarebuyinganewcar,andwanttopaylessthanthepricebeingasked,thenthesalesman’scomment,“I’msorry,butwenevernegotiateontheprice”,meansthattheydonegotiateonotherthings,likethedeliverytime,orthe“extra”thatmightbeavailableaspartofthepurchase.Inthesamecarshowroom,ifthesalesmansays,“Sorry,Ican’tnegotiateprices”,thenyourresponseshouldbetoaskwhocan.Themessagethesalesmanissendingsuggeststhathisbossistheoneyouneedtobetalkingto.
Inallofthesesituations,themessageisnevercommunicatedinclearterms.Inanynegotiation,thetwo“players”wishtogetasmuchoutofitastheycan,ofcourse.Inthethreeexamplesabove,thesalesmenandthehotelmanagerarehopingthatyouwillaccepttheirpriceorconditions—buttheir“messages”makeitclearthattheremayberoomformovementandcompromise.Inasuccessfulnegotiation,thetwosidesmovetowardseachotherandreachagreementonconditionsthatsatisfybothsides.
21.Thehotelmanager’sanswer“Thatwouldbeverydifficult,sir”implies.
A.youcanchangetheroomifyoufindsomeexcuse
B.someoneelsehaspaidmorefortheroomunderdiscussion
C.theroomisavailableifanextrasumofmoneyisoffered
D.someoneelsehasbookedtheroominreturnformoremoney
22.Whenthesalesmentellyouthattheynevernegotiateontheprice,youcan.
A.negotiatethepricewiththemanager
B.demandtoseetheonewhocan
C.findoutotherpossibilitiesinthepurchase
D.acceptthepricewithoutanyfurthernegotiation
23.Thispassageisintendedfor.
A.managersB.customers
C.salesmenD.scholars
24.Thepassagetellsushowto.
A.sendmassagesinanegotiation
B.becomeasuccessfulsalesman
C.profitfrombusinesstransactions
D.receivemessagesinanegotiation
25.Itcanbesafelyconcludedfromthepassagethat.
A.atleasttwoplayersshouldbeintheroomforcommunication
B.alotcanbeinferredfromwhatisactuallystatedinanegotiation
C.youshouldnevercommunicateyourideasinclearterms
D.youshouldplaytherolesofasalesmanandmanagerinanegotiation
Passage2
FollowingfootballheroO.J.Simpson’sarrestinJune1994forthemurderofhisex-wifeandoneofherfriends,NewsweekandTimemagazinesranthesamepolicemugshotofSimpsonontheircovers.Newweek’sversionwasastraightreproduction.TimeelectronicallymanipulatedthephototodarkenitandachieveagloomyandthreateninglookthatemphasizedSimpson’sunshavencheeksandAfrican-Americanskincolor.Thealterationoffendedmanyreadersandraisedanincreasinglyfamiliarquestion:
Inanageofcomputer-controlledimages,cananyonestilltrustaphotograph?
Alteringadigitizedimage(数码技术相片),asTimedidforitscover,hasbeenoneofthefastest-growing,mostfar-reaching,andmostcontroversial(有争议的)techniquesincontemporaryphotography.Withthismethodaphotographisscanned(扫描),digitized(convertedintoasetofnumericvalues),andenteredintoacomputerfromwhichtheoperatorcancontroltheimagealmostinanywayimaginable:
add,delete,orchangethepositionofvisualelements;modifytonesandcolors;createmontages;combinephotographs;andevencreateentirelyimaginaryscenes.Thedigitizedimagecanbestoredinadatabase,outputasaprint(底片)ortransparency(透明胶片),orconvertedforvideo-screendisplay.
Electronicimagemanipulationarri
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