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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范文

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.

Electronicimagemanipulationar