全国2003年４月高等教育自学考试

英语阅读（一）试题

课程代码：00595

全部题目用用英文作答，并将答案写在答题纸相应的位置上，否则不计分。

PART ONE

Ⅰ.TEXT CMOMPREHENSION

The following comprehension questions are based on the texts you have learned, and each of them is provided with 4 choices marked [A],[B],[C]and[D].Choose the best answer to each question and write it on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points,1 point each)

1.In Gifts of the Magi, both “gift” and “Magus” are in plural, because O. Henry wants to tell the reader that             .

[A] People are kind to Mr. and Mrs. Young

[B] Mr. Young loves Mr. Young

[C] Mrs. Young loves Mr. Young

[D] Mr. and Mrs. Young love each other

2. “I am not sure what I am rebelling against, but I really don’t see a need for marriage. That isn’t a statement about my feelings about the relationship, because there is no less strength of      commitment.” The underlined clause means          .

[A] the married couples have more responsibility for each other

[B] the cohabiting couples have more responsibility for each other

[C] the married couples and the cohabiting ones show no responsibility for each other

[D] both the married couples and cohabiting ones should be equally responsible for each other

3. “Having come to a very remote and deserted spot, they realized their chance had come: catching Lorenzo off guard, they killed him.” The underlined phrase means           .

[A] Lorenzo was caught unawares

[B] Lorenzo was caught off duty

[C] Lorenzo was handed over to them by their guards

[D] Lorenzo was caught when his guard was away

4.In The Necklace, when Mme. Loise1 took back the necklace, how did Mme. Forrester react?

[A] She opened the box and examined the jewel carefully.

[B] She said coldly that Mme. Loise1 shouldn’t have returned it so late.

[C] She complained that the necklace had been substituted.

[D] She was only too pleased to see her old friend again.

5. The Fisherman and His Wife is of        .

[A] fable              [B] myth

[C] fairy story          [D] fairy-tale-romance

6.Mark Twain is NOT the author of            .

[A] The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

[B] The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

[C] The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

[D] The Old Man and the Sea

7. In his fable about a proud crow and a hungry fox, Aesop intends to tell the reader that      .

[A] the fox is never trust worthy