全国高等教育自学考试英语阅读一试题.docx

1、全国高等教育自学考试英语阅读一试题全国2011年7月高等教育自学考试英语阅读(一)试题课程代码：00595全部题目用英文作答（翻译题除外），请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上I. Careful Reading. (40 points, 2 points for each)Directions: Read the following passages carefully. Decide on the best answers antl then write the corresponding letters on your Answer Sheet.Passage OneQuestions 1 to

2、 5 are based on the following passage.The old fashioned general store is fast disappearing. This is, perhaps, a pity, because shopping today seems to lack that personal element which existed when the shopkeeper knew all his regular customers personally. He could, for instance, remember which brand o

3、f tea Mrs. Smith usually bought or what sort of washing powder Mrs. Jones preferred. Not only was the shop a center of buying and selling, but a social meeting place.A prosperous general store might have employed four or five assistants, and so there were very few problems in management as far as th

4、e staff was concerned. But now that the supermarket has replaced the general store, the job of the manager has changed completely. The moderm supermarket manager has to cope with a staff of as many as a hundred, apart from all the other everyday problems of running a large business. Every morning th

5、e manager must, like the commander of an army division, carry out an inspection of his store to make sure that everything is ready for the business of the day He must see that everything is running smoothly. He will have to give advice and make decisions as problems arise; and he must know how to ge

6、t his huge staff to work efficiently with their respective responsibilities. No matter what he has to do throughout the day, however, the supermarket manager must be ready for any emergency that may arise. They say in the trade that you are not really an experienced supermarket manager until you hav

7、e dealt with a flood, a fire, a birth and a death in your store. 1. The main purpose of the passage is to show _.A. how the supermarket replaces the old general storeB. how the old fashioned general store is fast disappearingC. how supermarket managers deal with problems every morningD. how the role

8、 of the shop manager undergoes an overall change2. It is a pity that there are fewer old general stores now because _.A. there is less trading businessB. there used to be more social activities in the old daysC. supermarket managers have more problemsD. there is less personal contact between manager

9、 and customer3. Who are Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Jones mentioned in the first paragraph?A. People representing any of the regular customers of the old general store.B. Shop assistants.C. Friends of the shop managers.D. Two regular customers of the store.4. How has the job of the store manager changed?A.

10、He doesnt sell tea or washing powder any more.B. He has a much larger staff to take care of, to say nothing of all the other daily problems of running the store.C. He must try hard to remember the names of the regular customers.D. He has to give advice and make decisions every day.5. The author comp

11、ared the supermarket manager to _.A. a military leader B. a school inspectorC. a traffic supervisor D. an orchestra conductorPassage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.By the Treaty of Paris of 1763, which ended the war with the French and the Indians, England gained possession

12、of Canada and all the territory east of the Mississippi River. French influence on this continent thus came to an end; England now controlled most of North America. But the war had been long and expensive. England had many debts. George III, king of England, after consulting with his advisers, decid

13、ed that the American colonists should help pay some of the expenses of this war. A standing English army of 10,000 men had been left in the colonies for protection against the Indians. The English government also felt that the colonists should share in the expenses of maintaining this army. The resu

14、lt was a Series of measures, the Grenville Program, passed by Parliament and designed to raise money in the colonies. Some of these measures were accepted by the colonists, but one in particular, the Stamp Act, was met with great protest. The Stamp Act required that stamps, ranging in price from a f

15、ew cents to almost a dollar, be placed on all newspapers, advertisements, bills of sale, wills, legal papers, etc. The Stamp Act was one of the causes of the American Revolution. It affected everyone, rich and poor alike. Some businessmen felt that the act would surely ruin their businesses.Of all t

16、he voices raised in protest to the Stamp Act, none had greater effect than that of a young lawyer from Virginia-Patrick Henry. Henry had only recently been elected to the Virginia Assembly. Yet when the Stamp Act came up for discussion, he opposed it almost single-handedly. He also expressed, for th

17、e first time, certain ideas that were held by many Americans of the time but that never before had been stated so openly. “Is life so dear or peace so sweet, as to be bought at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me li

18、berty, or give me death!”6. From the passage we learn that _.A. Britain took over Canada from the Indians in 1 763B. there had been a war between the French and the Indians which ended in 1763C. France used to have control of Canada and some areas east of the Mississippi RiverD. the French still kep

19、t some influence in North America through the Treaty of Paris7. The Grenville Program refers to _.A. King George IIIs plan to gather money in North AmericaB. the British governments desire to raise money in North AmericaC. a plan to share the expenses of maintaining an army in the American coloniesD

20、. a decision of the British Parliament to collect money in the American colonies8. The Stamp Act _.A. was an act about selling stamps at prices from a few cents to almost a dollarB. was one of the causes of the American RevolutionC. required that all commercial and legal documents in America have st

21、amps on themD. chiefly affected business people who felt it would ruin their businesses9. From the passage we learn that Patrick Henry _.A. had been a member of the Virginia Assembly for a long timeB. didnt know what courses to take to complete his studies as a lawyerC. was almost the only one who o

22、penly protested against the Stamp ActD. didnt value life or peace as much as other people did10. This passage is mainly about _.A. one of the events leading to the American RevolutionB. the Treaty of Paris between Britain and FranceC. the Grenville Program to raise money in the American coloniesD. P

23、atrick Henry, a hero who opposed the Stamp ActPassage ThreeQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.In the past, American families tended to be quite large. Parents raising five or more children were common. Over the years, the size of the family has decreased. One reason for this is an

24、 increase in the cost of living. On the average, children attend schools for more years than they used to, making them financially dependent on their families. Moreover, children nowadays are better dressed and have more money to spend on entertainment. The parents usually take the responsibility fo

25、r all the expenses. Meanwhile, families are less close than they used to be. More and more American mothers work away from home.The breakup of the family occurs when the parents divorce. A lot of children in the U.S. live part of their young lives with only one parent. Broken families usually result

26、 in problems for children and parents alike. Children blame themselves when their parents separate. They grow up feeling unsettled as they are moved back and forth between parents. Usually one parent is responsible for raising the children. These single parents must care for the childrens emotional

27、and psychological needs while also supporting them financially. This is very demanding and leaves very little time for the parents own personal interests. Single parents often marry other single parents. In this type of family, unrelated children are forced to develop brother or sister relationship.

28、 The situations of many American families today are not good. However, recent signs indicate that things are getting better. The divorce rate is declining. The rate of childbirth is rising. Perhaps Americans have learned how important families are.11. In the past, American families tended to be _.A.

29、 quite small B. medium-sizedC. quite large D. small12. To parents who take the responsibility for childrens expenses, the cost of living increases because _.A. children attend school for less yearsB. children are worse dressedC. children have more interests nowadaysD. children spend more money on en

30、tertainment13. What problems would broken families bring to children and parents respectively?A. Children grow up feeling unsettled and parents didnt pay much attention to children.B. Children grow up feeling free and one parent is responsible for raising the children. C. Children are moved back and

31、 forth between parents and the single parent is busy working to make money to support himself or herself.D. Children grow up feeling unsettled, and the parents have little time for his or her own interests because one parent is too busy taking care of children.14. According to the author, the situat

32、ions of American families in the future may _.A. become worse B. remain the sameC. get better D. keep unchanged 15. The title of the article might be _.A. American Children B. American FamiliesC. American Mother D. American ParentsPassage FourQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent, notions