成人高考政治试题及答案下专升本.docx

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成人高考政治试题及答案下专升本

2007年成人高考政治试题及答案下（专升本）

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Instructions:

Readthepoem"ADay"byEmilyDickinsoninUnit6:

Activity1,Task1,andanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

ADay

I'lltellyouhowthesunrose,---

 Aribbonatatime.

Thesteeplesswaminamethyst,

Thenewslikesquirrelsran.

Thehillsunitedtheirbonnets,

Thebobolinksbegun.

ThenIsaidsoftlytomyself,

"Thatmusthavebeenthesun!

"………

Buthowheset,Iknownot.

Thereseemedapurplestile

Whichlittleyellowboysandgirls

 Wereclimbingallthewhile

Tillwhentheyreachedtheotherside,

Adominieingray

Putgentlyuptheeveningbars,---

 Andledtheflockaway.

Questions:

1.Whichmetaphoricalphrasedescribescloudsonthehorizon?

 2.Whataretheeveningsunbeamsdescribedas?

 3.Whatarethesunbeamsclimbingover?

4.Howiseveningpersonified?

 5.Whathavethe'children'becomeattheend?

 6.Whatdoes"thesunrose"referto?

 7.Whatisthepoet'sattitudetothebirth?

 8.Whatdoessunsetreferto?

9.Whatdoesthetitlemean?

10.Pleaselistatleast5imagesinthefirsttwostanzas.

Understanding

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Instructions:

ReadthecompleteshortstoryAHorsemanintheSkyinUnit5:

thenanswerthefollowingquestions.

 AHorsemanintheSky

AmbroseBierce（1842-1914?

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1　Onesunnyafternoonintheautumnoftheyear1861,asoldierlayinaclumpoflaurelbythesideofaroadinWesternVirginia.Helayatfulllength,uponhisstomach,hisfeetrestinguponthetoes,hisheadupontheleftforearm.Hisextendedrighthandlooselygraspedhisrifle.Butforthesomewhatmethodicaldispositionofhislimbsandalightrhythmicmovementofthecartridgeboxatthebackofhisbelt,hemighthavethoughttobedead.Hewasasleepathispostofduty.Butifdetectedhewouldbedeadshortlyafterward,thatbeingthejustandlegalpenaltyofhiscrime.

2　Theclumpoflaurelinwhichthecriminallaywasintheangleofaroadwhich,afterascending,southward,asteepacclivitytothatpoint,turnedsharplytothewest,runningalongthesummitforperhapsonehundredyards.Thereitturnedsouthwardagainandwentzigzaggingdownwardthroughtheforest.Atthesalientofthatsecondanglewasalargeflatrock,juttingoutfromtheridgetothenorthward,overlookingthedeepvalleyfromwhichtheroadascended.Therockcappedahighcliff.Astonedroppedfromitsouteredgewouldhavefallensheerdownwardonethousandfeettothetopsofthepines.Theanglewherethesoldierlaywasonanotherspurofthesamecliff.Hadhebeenawakehewouldhavecommandedaview,notonlyoftheshortarmoftheroadandthejuttingrockbutoftheentireprofileofthecliffbelowit.Itmightwellhavemadehimgiddytolook.

3.Thecountrywaswoodedeverywhereexceptatthebottomofthevalleytothenorthward,wheretherewasasmallnaturalmeadow,throughwhichflowedastreamscarcelyvisiblefromthevalley’srim.Thisopengroundlookedhardlylargerthananordinarydoor-yard,butwasreallyseveralacresinextent.Itsgreenwasmorevividthanthatoftheenclosingforest.Awaybeyonditrosealineofgiantcliffssimilartothoseuponwhichwearesupposedtostandinoursurveyofthesavagescene,andthroughwhichtheroadhadsomehowmadeitsclimbtothesummit.Theconfigurationofthevalley,indeed,wassuchthatfromourpointofobservationitseemedentirelyshutin,andonecouldnotbuthavewonderedhowtheroadwhichfoundawayoutofithadfoundawayintoit,andwhencecameandwhitherwentthewatersofthestreamthatpartedthemeadowtwothousandfeetbelow.

4　Nocountryissowildanddifficultbutmenwillmakeitatheatreofwar;concealedintheforestatthebottomofthatmilitaryrattrap,inwhichhalfahundredmeninpossessionoftheexitsmighthavestarvedanarmytosubmission,layfiveregimentsofFederalinfantry.Theyhadmarchedallthepreviousdayandnightandwereresting.Atnightfalltheywouldtaketotheroadagain,climbtotheplacewheretheirunfaithfulsentinelnowslept,anddescendingtotheotherslopeoftheridge,falluponacampoftheenemyataboutmidnight.Theirhopewastosurpriseit,fortheroadledtotherearofit.Incaseoffailuretheirpositionwouldbeperilousintheextreme;andfailtheysurlywouldshouldaccidentorvigilanceapprisetheenemyofthemovement.

5　ThesleepingsentinelintheclumpoflaurelwasayoungVirginiannamedCarterDruse.Hewasthesonofwealthyparents,anonlychild,andhadknownsucheaseandcultivationandhighlivingaswealthandtastewereabletocommandinthemountaincountryofWesternVirginia.Hishomewasbutafewmilesfromwherehenowlay.Onemorninghehadrisenfromthebreakfasttableandsaid,quietlybutgravely:

"Father,aUnionregimenthasarrivedatGrafton.Iamgoingtojoinit."

6　Thefatherliftedhisleoninehead,lookedatthesonamomentinsilence,andreplied:

"Go,Carter,andwhatevermayoccur,dowhatyouconceivetobeyourduty.Virginia,towhichyouareatraitor,mustgetonwithoutyou.Shouldwebothlivetotheendofthewar,wewillspeakfurtherofthematter.Yourmother,asthephysicianhasinformedyou,isinamostcriticalcondition;atthebestshecannotbewithuslongerthanafewweeks,butthattimeisprecious.Itwouldbebetternottodisturbher."

7　SoCarterDruse,bowingreverentlytohisfather,whoreturnedthesalutewithastatelycourtesywhichmaskedabreakingheart,leftthehomeofhischildhoodtogosoldiering.Byconscienceandcourage,bydeedsofdevotionanddaring,hesooncommendedhimselftohisfellowsandhisofficers;anditwastothesequalitiesandtosomeknowledgeofthecountrythatheowedhisselectionforhispresentperilousdutyattheextremeoutpost.Nevertheless,fatiguehadbeenstrongerthanresolution,andhehadfallenasleep.Whatgoodorbadangelcameinadreamtorousehimfromhisstateofcrimewhoshallsay?

Withoutamovement,withoutasound,intheprofoundsilenceandthelanguorofthelateafternoon,someinvisiblemessengeroffatetouchedwithunsealingfingertheeyesofhisconsciousness--whisperedintotheearofhisspiritthemysteriousawakeningwordwhichnohumanlipshaveeverspoken,nohumanmemoryeverhasrecalled.Hequietlyraisedhisforeheadfromhisarmandlookedbetweenthemaskingstemsofthelaurels,instinctivelyclosinghisrighthandaboutthestockofhisrifle.

8　Hisfirstfeelingwasakeenartisticdelight.Onacolossalpedestal,thecliff,motionlessattheextremeedgeofthecappingrockandsharplyoutlinedagainstthesky,wasanequestrianstatueofimpressivedignity.Thefigureofthemansatthefigureofthehorse,straightandsoldierly,butwiththereposeofaGreciangodcarvedinthemarblewhichlimitsthesuggestionofactivity.Thegraycostumeharmonizedwithitsaerialbackground;themetalofaccoutrementandcaparisonwassoftenedandsubduedbytheshadow;theanimal’sskinhadnopointsofhighlight.Acarbine,strikinglyforeshortened,layacrossthepommelofthesaddle,keptinplacebytherighthandgraspingitatthe"grip";thelefthand,holdingthebridlerein,wasinvisible.Insilhouetteagainstthesky,theprofileofthehorsewascutwiththesharpnessofacameo;itlookedacrosstheheightsofairtotheconfrontingcliffsbeyond.Thefaceoftherider,turnedslightlytotheleft,showedonlyanoutlineoftempleandbeard;hewaslookingdownwardtothebottomofthevalley.Magnifiedbyitsliftagainsttheskyandbythesoldier’stestifyingsenseoftheformidablenessofanearenemy,thegroupappearedofheroic,almostcolossal,size.

 9　ForaninstantDrusehadastrange,half-definedfeelingthathehadslepttotheendofthewarandwaslookinguponanobleworkofartreareduponthatcommandingeminencetocommemoratethedeedsofaheroicpastofwhichhehadbeenaningloriouspart.Thefeelingwasdispelledbyalightmovementofthegroup;thehorse,withoutmovingitsfeet,haddrawnitsbodyslightlybackwardfromtheverge;themanremainedimmobileasbefore.Broadawakeandkeenlyalivetothesignificanceofthesituation,Drusenowbroughtthebuttofhisrifleagainsthischeekbycautiouslypushingthebarrelforwardthroughthebushes,cockedthepiece,andglancingthroughthesights,coveredavitalspotofthehorseman’sbreast.AtouchuponthetriggerandallwouldhavebeenwellwithCarterDruse.Atthatinstantthehorsemanturnedhisheadandlookedinthedirectionofhisconcealedfoe-man-seemedtolookintohisveryface,intohiseyes,intohisbravecompassionateheart.

10　Isit,then,soterribletokillanenemyinwar--anenemywhohassurprisedasecretvitaltothesafetyofone’sselfandcomrades--anenemymoreformidableforhisknowledgethanallhisarmyforitsnumbers?

CarterDrusegrewdeathlypale;heshookineverylimb,turnedfaint,andsawthestatuesquegroupbeforehimasblackfiguresrising,falling,movingunsteadilyinarcsofcirclesinafierysky.Hisfacerestedontheleavesinwhichhelay.Thiscourageousgentlemanandhardysoldierwasnearswooningfromintensityofemotion.

11　Itwasnotforlong;inanothermomenthisfacewasraisedfromearth,hishandsresumedtheirplacesontherifle,hisforefingersoughtthetrigger;mind,heart,andeyeswereclear,conscienceandreasonsound.Hecouldnothopetocapturethatenemy.Toalarmhimwouldbutsendhimdashingtohiscampwithhisfatalnews.Thedutyofthesoldierwasplain:

themanmustbeshotdeadfromambush--withoutwarning,withoutamoment’sspiritualpreparation,withneversomuchasanunspokenprayer,hemustbesenttohisaccount.Butno--thereisahope;hemayhavediscoverednoth