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英语测试题

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

Valentine’sDaymaycomefromtheancientRomanfeastofLupercalia.__1__thefiercewolvesroamednearby,theoldRomanscalled__2__thegodLupercustohelpthem.Afestivalinhis__3__washeldonFebruary15th.Ontheeveofthefestivalthe__4__ofthegirlswerewrittenon__5__ofpaperandplacedinjars.Eachyoungman__6__aslip.Thegirlwhosenamewas__7__wastobehissweetheartfortheyear.

Legend__8__itthattheholidaybecameValentine’sDay__9__aRomanpriestnamedValentine.EmperorClaudiusII__10__theRomansoldiersNOTtomarryorbecomeengaged.Claudiusfeltmarriedsoldierswould__11__stayhomethanfight.WhenValentine__12__theEmperorandsecretlymarriedtheyoungcouples,hewasputtodeathonFebruary14th,the__13__ofLupercalia.Afterhisdeath,Valentinebecamea__14__.Christianpriestsmovedtheholidayfromthe15thtothe14th—Valentine’sDay.NowtheholidayhonorsValentine__15__ofLupercus.

Valentine’sDayhasbecomeamajor__16__ofloveandromanceinthemodernworld.TheancientgodCupidandhis__17__intoalover’sheartmaystillbeusedto__18__fallinginloveorbeinginlove.Butwealsousecardsandgifts,suchasflowersorjewelry,todothis.__19__togiveflowertoawifeorsweetheartonValentine’sDaycansometimesbeas__20__asforgettingabirthdayoraweddinganniversary.

1.［A］While［B］When［C］Though［D］Unless

2.［A］upon［B］back［C］off［D］away

3.［A］honor［B］belief［C］hand［D］way

4.［A］problems［B］secrets［C］names［D］intentions

5.［A］rolls［B］piles［C］works［D］slips

6.［A］cast［B］caught［C］drew［D］found

7.［A］given［B］chosen［C］elected［D］delivered

8.［A］tells［B］means［C］makes［D］has

9.［A］after［B］since［C］as［D］from

10.［A］ordered［B］pleaded［C］envisioned［D］believed

11.［A］other［B］simply［C］rather［D］all

12.［A］disliked［B］defied［C］defeated［D］dishonored

13.［A］celebration［B］arrangement［C］feast［D］eve

14.［A］goat［B］saint［C］model［D］weapon

15.［A］because［B］made［C］instead［D］learnt

16.［A］part［B］representative［C］judgement［D］symbol

17.［A］story［B］wander［C］arrow［D］play

18.［A］portray［B］require［C］demand［D］alert

19.［A］Keeping［B］Disapproving［C］Supporting［D］Forgetting

20.［A］constructive［B］damaging［C］reinforcing［D］retorting

Text1

Theauthorofsomefortynovels,anumberofplays,volumesofverse,historical,criticalandautobiographicalworks,aneditorandtranslator,JackLindsayisclearlyanextraordinarilyprolificwriter—afactwhichcaneasilyobscurehisveryrealdistinctioninsomeoftheareasintowhichhehasventured.Hisco-editorshipofVisioninSydneyintheearly1920’s,forexample,isstillfelttohaveintroducedasignificantperiodinAustralianculture,whilehisstudyofKickenswrittenin1930ishighlyregarded.Butofallhisworkitisprobablythenoveltowhichhehasmadehismostsignificantcontribution.

Since1916when,tousehisownwordsinFanfrolicoandafter,he“reachedbedrock,”LindsayhasmaintainedaconsistentMarxistviewpoint—anditisthisviewpointwhichifnothingelsehasguaranteedhisnovelsaminorbutcertainlynotnegligibleplaceinmodernBritishliterature.Feelingthat“thehistoricalnovelisaformthathasalimitlessfutureasafightingweaponandasaculturalinstrument”（NewMasses,January1917）,LindsayfirstattemptedtoformulatehisMarxistconvictionsinfictionmainlysetinthepast:

particularlyinhistrilogyinEnglishnovels—1929,LostBirthright,andMenofForty-Eight（writtenin1919,theChartistandrevolutionaryuprisingsinEurope）.Basicallytheseworkssetout,withmostsuccessinthefirstvolume,tovivifythehistoricaltraditionsbehindEnglishSocialismandattemptedtodemonstratethatitstood,inLindsay’swords,forthe“truecompletionofthenationaldestiny.”

Althoughthewaryearssawthevirtualdisintegrationoftheleft-wingwritingmovementofthe1910’s,Lindsayhimselfcarriedon:

delvingintocontemporaryaffairsinWeShallReturnandBeyondTerror,novelsinwhichtheepithetsformerlyreservedfortheevilcapitalistsorFranco’ssoldiershavebeentransferredrathercrudelytotheGermantroops.AfterthewarLindsaycontinuedtowritemainlyaboutthepresent—tryingwithvaryingdegreesofsuccesstocometotermswiththeunradicalpoliticalrealitiesofpost-warEngland.Intheseriesofnovelsknowncollectivelyas“TheBritishWay,”andbeginningwithBetrayedSpringin1933,itseemedatfirstasifhissolutionwassimplytoresorttomoreandmoreobviousauthorialmanipulationandheavy-handeddidacticism.Fortunately,however,fromRevoltoftheSons,thisprocesswasreversed,asLindsaybegantoshowanincreasingtendencytoignorepartysolutions,tofailindeedtogiveanythingbutthemostelementarypoliticalconsciousnesstohischaracters,sothatinhislatest（andwhatappearstobehislast）contemporarynovel,ChoiceofTimes,hishero,Colin,endsonanoteofdesperation:

“Everythingmustbedifferent,Ican’tlivethiswayanylonger.ButhowcanIchangeit,how”Tohiscreditasanartist,Lindsaydoesn’tgivehimanyexplicitanswer.

1.Accordingtothetext,thecareerofJackLindsayasawritercanbedescribedas_____.

［A］inventive［B］productive［C］reflective［D］inductive

2.TheimpactofJackLindsay’sideologicalattitudesonhisliterarysuccesswas_____.

［A］utterlynegative

［B］limitedbutindivisible

［C］obviouslypositive

［D］obscureinneteffect

3.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,JackLindsayfirmlybelievesin______.

［A］thegloomydestinyofhisowncountry

［B］thefunctionofliteratureasaweapon

［C］hisresponsibilityasanEnglishman

［D］hisextraordinarypositioninliterature

4.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat__________.

［A］thewarledtotheultimateunionofallEnglishauthors

［B］JackLindsaywaslessandlesspopularinEngland

［C］JackLindsayfocusedexclusivelyondomesticaffairs

［D］theradicalwritersweregreatlyinfluencedbythewar

5.Accordingtothetext,thespeechattheendofthe

［A］demonstratestheauthor’sownviewoflife

［B］showsthepopularviewofJackLindsay

［C］offerstheauthor’sopinionofJackLindsay

［D］indicatesJackLindsay’schangeofattitude

Text2

Instudyingboththerecurrenceofspecialhabitsorideasinseveraldistricts,andtheirprevalencewithineachdistrict,therecomebeforeusever-reiteratedproofsofregularcausationproducingthephenomenaofhumanlife,andoflawsofmaintenanceanddiffusionconditionsofsociety,atdefinitestagesofculture.But,whilegivingfullimportancetotheevidencebearingonthesestandardconditionsofsociety,letusbecarefultoavoidapitfallwhichmayentraptheunwarystudent.Ofcourse,theopinionsandhabitsbelongingincommontomassesofmankindaretoagreatextenttheresultsofsoundjudgmentandpracticalwisdom.Buttoagreatextentitisnotso.

Thatmanynumeroussocietiesofmenshouldhavebelievedintheinfluenceoftheevileyeandtheexistenceofafirmament,shouldhavesacrificedslavesandgoodstotheghostsofthedeparted,shouldhavehandeddowntraditionsofgiantsslayingmonstersandmenturningintobeasts—allthisisgroundforholdingthatsuchideaswereindeedproducedinmen’smindsbyefficientcauses,butitisnotgroundforholdingthattheritesinquestionareprofitable,thebeliefssound,andthehistoryauthentic.Thismayseematthefirstglanceatruism,but,infact,itisthedenialofafallacywhichdeeplyaffectsthemindsofallbutasmallcriticalminorityofmankind.Popularly,whateverybodysaysmustbetrue,whateverybodydoesmustberight.

Therearevarioustopics,especiallyinhistory,law,philosophy,andtheology,whereeventheeducatedpeopleweliveamongcanhardlybebroughttoseethatthecausewhymendoholdanopinion,orpractiseacustom,isbynomeansnecessarilyareasonwhytheyoughttodoso.Nowcollectionsofethnographicevidence,bringingsoprominentlyintoviewtheagreementofimmensemultitudesofmenastocertaintraditions,beliefs,andusages,arepeculiarlyliabletobethusimproperlyusedindirectdefenseoftheseinstitutionsthemselves,evenoldbarbaricnationsbeingpolledtomaintaintheiropinionsagainstwhatarecalledmodernideas.

Asithasmorethanoncehappenedtomyselftofindmycollectionsoftraditionsandbeliefsthussetuptoprovetheirownobjectivetruth,withoutproperexaminationofthegroundsonwhichtheywereactuallyreceived,Itakethisoccasionofremarkingthatthesamelineofargumentwillserveequallywelltodemonstrate,bythestrongandwideconsentofnations,thattheearthisflat,andnight-marethevisitofademon.

1.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthephenomenamentionedatthebeginningofthetextisoneof_____.

［A］skepticism［B］approval［C］indifference［D］disgust

2.By“Butto...itisnotso”（Line7）theauthorimpliesthat_____.

［A］mostpeoplearejustfollowersofnewideas

［B］evensoundmindsmaycommitsillyerrors

［C］thepopularlysupportedmaybeerroneous

［D］nobodyisimmunetotheinfluenceoferrors

ofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothestatement“Therearevarious...todoso”（Line17-20）？

［A］Principlesofhistoryandphilosophyarehardtodealwith.

［B］Peopleliketoseewhatotherpeopledofortheirownmodel.

［C］Theeducatedaremoresusceptibletoerrorsintheirdailylife.

［D］Thateveryonedoesthesamemaynotprovetheyareallright.

4.Whichofthefollowingdidtheauthorprobablysuggest？

［A］Supportnotthemostsupported.

［B］Deny