浙江省高等教育自学考试英语阅读一试题 课程代码00595.docx

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浙江省高等教育自学考试英语阅读一试题课程代码00595

浙江省2003年7月高等教育自学考试

英语阅读

（一）试题

课程代码：

00595

请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上。

Ⅰ.Vocabulary.（10%）

Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththeproperformofthewordinthebrackets.WritethewordontheAnswerSheet.

1.（adaptation）Whenyougotoaforeigncountry,youmust______yourselftonewmannersandcustoms.

2.（except）Eitherofyouhastofinishtheworktonight,Icouldmakeno______either.

3.（indicate）Thereseemsno______ofhisbeingpunished.

4.（significance）Eventhemost______partoftheproblemoughttobecarefullyconsidered.

5.（vain）Shetried______toaskherhusbandtogiveupsmoking.

6.（hesitate）Wheneverheseessomeoneintrouble,hewillgiveahandwithout.

7.（suspicious）Ihavea______thatheisnottellingthetruth.

8.（detach）Sheisso______fromusthatitishardtogettoknowher.

9.（skyrocket）The______pricesinthepre-liberationdaysmadethepoorpoorer.

10.（possess）Youcantake______ofthatsum,becauseyou'retheeldestsoninthefamily.

Ⅱ.TextComprehension.（20%）

Accordingtothetextsyouhavelearned,decidewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalse.WriteTorFontheAnswerSheet.

1.InTheMerchantofVenice,ShylockwasaChristianbuthewassuchahard-heartedmanthathehadnevershownatouchofmercytodebtorswhocouldnotpay.

2.InJaneEyre,Bessie'saccountofschooldisciplinemadeJaneunwillingtogotoschool.

3.InTrueLove,Miltonwasarrestedbecauseheaskedhiscomputerrobottosearchfortheperfectwomantomarryhim.

4.Frances,inTheGirlsinTheirSummerDresses,kepttoherselfthefeelingthatherhusbandmightleavehersomeday.

5.AccordingtoWhatBodyLanguageCanTellYouThatWordsCannot,touching,inmostcases,shouldbeavoidedsinceitisveryemotional.

6.IntheUnitedNations,therearefiveworkinglanguagesandatallofficialmeetings,thefivelanguagesarealltranslated.

7.InStoriesfromGreekMyths,ZeusthefatherofthegodsorderedHephaestustomakemassivechainsandfastenthemupontheimmortalbodyofPrometheusandHephaestusonlytooreadilyacceptedhisorder.

8.AccordingtoTheStoryoftheBible,thefirstraysofdawnappearedadmistthedarkness,butsooneverythingwentbackintodarkness.

9.TheFirstWorldWarstartedin1914,whenGermanyfirstattackedBelgium.

10.AccordingtoTheWorldatWar,theUnitedStatesjoinedtheBritishsideagainstGermanyin1917.

11.Gorge,inHowGeorge,OnceuponaTime,GotupEarlyintheMorning,madesuchanoiseinthehousethatMrs.G.waswakenup,thinkingthatitwasaburglar.

12.AccordingtoNewApplication,Miriamhadarrangedthebank'swindowinaspecialdisplaybecauseherbankwaspromotedtoaStateBank.

13.InRipVanWinkle,whenRipsoundhisoldhouseemptyandinruins,henextlookedforthevillageinn.

14.InGiftsoftheMagi,JimboughtasetofcombsforDella'sbeautifulhairasapresentforValentine'sDay.

15.AccordingtoHowtoLiveLikeaMillionaire,tomostpeople,fortuneisthematterofluckorinheritanceorevenintelligence.

16.InADay'sWait,theauthordescribedthehuntingsceneforthereasonthatitdivertsthereadersothattheboy'srealthoughtswillbeagreatersurprisewhentheyarerevealed.

17.AccordingtoBringingupChildren,theencouragementofchildrentoachievenewskillsshouldbebalancedbetweentheextremesofpushingandlackofinterest.

18.InDecameron,whenLisabettafoundoutherlover,shefeltitimpossibletogivehimaproperburial.

19.AccordingtoNoMarriage,NoApologies,researcheshavefoundthatmostmarriagesthatbeginincohabitationendindivorce.

20.InCanterburyTales,thethreeyoungmenhadcomeouttokillDeathbutwerekilledbyDeathintheend.

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension.（50%）

SecitonAReadingComprehensionInthispartthereare4readingpassagesfollowedby20questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4optionsmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestoneandwriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.（40%）

Passage1

Themoststrikingsinglefactaboutchimpanzeesistheflexibilityoftheirsociallife,thelackofanyrigidformoforganization.Itrepresentsaboutasfaradeparturefromthebaboontypeoforganizationasonecanfindamongthehigherprimates,andservestoemphasizethegreatvarietyofprimateadaptations.Chimpanzeesaremorehumanthanbaboonsorrathertheyjibebetterwiththewayweliketopictureourselves,asfree-wheelingindividualswhotendtobeunpredictable,donottakereadilytoanyformofregimentation,andarefrequentlycharming.（Charmisrelativelyrareamongbaboons.）

Tworesearchershavedescribedwhattheyfoundduringmorethaneightmonthsspentamongchimpanzeesintheirnaturalhabitat,theforest：

“Wewerequitesurprisedtoobservethatthereisnosingledistinctsocialunitinchimpanzeesociety.Notonlyisthereno‘family’or‘harem’organization;neitheristherea‘troop’organization—thatistosay,noparticularchimpanzeeskeeppermanentlytogether.Onthecontrary,individualsmoveaboutatwill,aloneorinsmallgroupsbestdescribedasbands,whichsometimesformintolargeaggregations.Theyleavetheirassociatesiftheywantto,andjoinupwithnewoneswithoutconflict.”

Thegeneralpracticeisbestdescribedas“easycome,easygo,”althoughtherearecertaingroup-formingtendencies.Asarulechimpanzeesmoveaboutinoneoffourtypesofband:

adultmalesonly;mothersandoffspringandoccasionallyafewotherfemales;adultsandadolescentsofbothsexes,butnomotherswithyoung;andrepresentativesofallcategoriesmixedtogether.Thecompositionofbandsmaychangeanumberoftimesduringthecourseofadayasindividualswanderoffandgroupssplitorcombinewithothergroups.Ontheotherhand,certainindividualspreferoneanother'scompany.Oneoftheresearchersobservedthatfourmalesoftenroamedtogetheroverafour-monthperiod,andmothersoftenassociatedwiththeirolderoffspring.

1.Theauthor'smainpurposeistoexplain______.

A.howchimpanzeesmate

B.thedifferencesbetweenbaboonsandchimpanzees

C.whychimpanzeesliveintheforest

D.therelationshipsamongchimpanzees

2.Theauthorimpliesthatthesocialbehaviorofbaboonsis______.

A.predictableB.practical

C.politicalD.primitive

3.Accordingtothepassage,theresearchersweresurprisedthatchimpanzeeshadsuch______.

A.temporaryassociationsB.humanlikefamilies

C.violentconflictsD.largeharems

4.Inline15,thephrase“easycome,easygo”couldbestbereplacedby______.

A.immobileB.nonchalant

C.functionalD.aggressive

5.Accordingtothepassage,themembershipofachimpanzeebandmaychangeseveraltimesina______.

A.dayB.weekC.monthD.year

Passage2

Withaliteraryhistorythatgoesbackasfarastheseventeenthcentury,FloridahaslongbeenamajorhauntforwritersfromallovertheUnitedStates.JonathanDickinson,whosegroupofQuakerswascastuponthecoastnearwhatisnowPalmBeachaftertheywerewreckedenroutefromJamaicatoPennsylvania,recordedthetragedyinGod'sProtectingProvidencein1699.NotonlywasthisbookoneofAmerica'sfirstbestsellers,butitwasalsothefirstaccountoftheAmericanIndiansofthesoutheasterncoast.OtherearlywriterswhofollowedDickinsoncelebratedtherichandvariousplantandanimallifeoftheregion,strikingsympatheticchordsintheimaginationsofRalphWaldoEmersonandtheEnglishpoetsWilliamWordsworthandSamuelTaylorColeridge.

Floridahasbeenvisitedbymanywriterswhosometimesweresotakenbywhattheysawthattheyadopteditastheirhome.HarrietBeecherStowe,theauthorofUncleTom'sCabin,spentseveralwintersonanorangefarmthatsheandherhusbandboughtin1867.TheStowes'originalintentinbuyingahome,whichisatMandarinontheSaintJohnsRiver,wastocreateamodelfortheemploymentofformerslaves.Theoriginalintenthadtogivewaytootherconsiderations.SomanyspectatorsflockedtothefarmtocatchaglimpseofMrs.Stowethatachargeof25centsperpersonforadmissionwasestablished.

OnhiswaytoreportontheCubanRevolutionin1896,StephenCranespentsometimeinJacksonville.ItwastherethatCranemethiswife,whoatthattimeranapopulartaverninthetown.OnhiswaytoCuba,Crane'sboatsankoffthecoastofFlorida,anincidentthatprovidedCranewiththematerialonwhichhismasterpiece“TheOpenBoat”isbased.

JamesWeldonJohnson,aprominentBlackauthor,wasanativeofFlorida.HewasborninJacksonvillein1871andwasasongwriter,poet,novelist,teacher,andthefirstBlackmantobecomealawyerinFloridasincetheReconstruction.JohnsonalsofoughtsuccessfullytoupgradethequalityofeducationforBlackpeopleinFlorida.

6.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A.EarlybooksaboutFlorida

B.Florida'sliteraryhistory

C.ThefirstsettlersofPalmBeach

D.BlackAmericanliterature

7.Theword“it”inline5refersto______.

A.tragedyB.book

C.lifeD.coast

8.ThepopularbookGod'sProtectingProvidenceprimarilydealtwith_______.

A.RalphWaldoEmersonB.thebeach

C.animallifeD.ashipwreck

9.Theword“rich”inline7isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.expensiveB.healthy

C.abundantD.heavy

10.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatHarrietBeecherStowewas_____.

A.acelebrityB.atravelwriter

C.anassociateofStephenCraneD.anativeofFlorida

Passage3

Themodemageisanageofelectricity.Peoplearesousedtoelectriclights,radio,televisions,andtelephonesthatitishardtoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutthem.Whenthereisapowerfailu