王迈迈英语

2002年上半年高等教育自学考试全国统二命题考试
英语阅读(一)

本试题分选择题和非选择题两部分，选择题1页至16页，非选择题17页至18页，共18页。选择题70分，非选择题30分，满分Ⅱ00分。全部题目用英文作答，并将答案写在答题纸相应位置上，否则不计分。考试时间直50分钟。
PART ONE

I. TEXT COMPREHENSION
The following comprehension questions are based on the texts you have learned, and each of them is provided with 4 choices marked IA], [B], [C] and [D].Choose the best answer to each question and blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points, 1 point each)
1. "One dollar and eighty-seven cents," which O. Henry repeatedly mentions in Gifts of the Magi, is ______
　[A] the money Della has been earning for months
　[B] what Della has saved to buy herself a comb
　[C] what Jim has given her for a Christmas present
　[D] the money Della has saved to buy Jim a present
2. When the brothers discovered the secret love affair between Lisabetta and　Lorenzo, they ______
　[A] decided to wait for a chance to wipe away the shame
　[B] restrained from taking action after long consideration
　[C] immediately put an end to it by killing Lorenzo and burying him in a remote place
　[D] secretly sent Lorenzo away on business without informing their sister of it
3. According to The Pardoner's Tale, the woman who gave the knight the right　answer to the question disguised herself as a very old and ugly woman in order to______
　[A] avoid being noticed by the Queen
　[B] try out his goodness as a knight
　[C] prevent the knight from finding the answer
　[D] make sure he was obedient to women
4. "She (Mme. Loisel) seemed to have fallen from her proper situation in life as a woman of wealth, beauty, grace and charm." This quotation from The Necklace simply means that ______
　[A] she had been a woman of wealth, beauty, grace and charm but now she was　no longer what she used to be
　[B] she should have been a woman of wealth, beauty, grace and charm but her　husband spoiled all her dreams
　[C] she felt as if a woman of wealth, beauty, grace and charm had fallen into an abyss (深渊) of bitter life
　[D] as a woman of wealth, beauty, grace and charm, she should have had a social position she deserved
5. According to the story The Lost Gold Piece, when Lebeau refused to be searched, ______
　[A] his friends said nothing but walked out in anger
　[B] those present were all certain that Lebeau was a thief
　[C] no one spoke to Lebeau though most of them felt pity for him
　[D] he felt as if he were a real criminal
6. Aesop was a Greek writer who ______
　[A] wrote Snow White and many other stories about fairies and princes
　[B] wrote many stories about animals that talked and behaved like humans
　[C] collected Greek legends and myths 2,500 years ago
　[D] collected European lyrics and folk songs in ancient
7. In The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, $miley went off to the swamp to find a frog to serve as Daniel's opponent for a jumping contest. While he was waiting for Smiley to return, the stranger took Daniel out of the box and ______
　[A] fed him a few teaspoons of whisky
　[B] fed him a few teaspoons of sand
　[C] replaced him by a good-looking frog
　[D] ran away with Smiley's box and money
8. In Art for Heart，s Sake, after Ellsworth recovered from the disease, he made a surprising announcement that ______
　[A] he would run a big risk of buying the gallery
　[B] he was going to exhibit his painting in the summer show at the gallery
　[C] some good paintings would be singled out for praise
　[D] he would come up with a more promising financial plan
9. According to How to Live like a Millionaire, the accumulation of wealth chiefly depends on ______
　[A] self-discipline

　[B] inheritance
　[C] intelligence

　[D] luck
10. The theme of Rip Van Winkle, a short story taken from The Sketch Book, is ______
　[A] the value of individualism and intuitive perception
　[B] the human imagination to commune with nature
　[C] the nostalgia (怀旧) for the unrecoverable past
　[D] the praise for the individual and common man
11. On waking up, Rip Van Winkle found himself ______
　[A] in the hollow where the serious folk played ninepins
　[B] in the woods where he used to divert himself in hunting
　[C] in one of the biggest parts of mountains he used to climb
　[D] on the green hill where he had first seen the old man with the keg full of liquor
12. In The Wrong House, the two men entered the house stealthily to ______
　[A] make a big robbery

　[B] hide the suitcase packed with dollars
　[C] flee for their lives

　[D] wait for their partners
13. Pandora's Box conveys to the reader the message that ______
　[A] the warnings given by friends or family members should be valued
　[B] there is hope in life despite trouble and difficulty
　[C] curiosity often brings harm and trouble in life
　[D] patience is the best rule of life for young couples
14. According to Bricks from the Tower of the Babel, nearly a thousand languages have been invented with the purpose to______
　[A] enrich natural languages
　[B] confound the languages of the world