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1、英语阅读（二）试题全国2009年1月自考英语阅读（二）试题课程代码：00596请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上。全部题目用英文作答(翻译题除外)I. Reading Comprehension. (50 points, 2 points for each)Directions: In this part of the test, there are five passages. Following each passage, there are five questions with four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer
2、 and then write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet.Passage OneBefore going into camp there are many things for the camper to learn if he does not know how, and one of these things is how to make a fire. If one has matches, kindling and wood, there is no trick in making a campfire, but the
3、re is a good trick in making a fire where there are no matches and the wood is green or wet.Our own Indians get fire by rotating a hard upright stick in a cup-shaped hollow of lighter wood, in which dry charcoal or the shavings of punk were placed. Cotton and any other substances that catch a flame
4、easily would answer as well. This is getting fire by friction.Camps are either temporary, that is changed from day to day, or they are permanent and may be visited year after year, or they may be used for a few weeks at a time.During the autumn and when the weather is dry and the nights not too cool
5、, the best way to camp is in the open, sleeping on beds of boughs, about a roaring fire, and with one blanket under and another over.Small dog tents, like the ones our soldiers carried in the Civil War, are cheap and very convenient. Each man carried a section, and two made a tent, into which two me
6、n crawled when it rained, but in dry weather they preferred to sleep in the open, even when it was freezing.Shelters of boughs, arranged in an A-framed fashion from a ridge pole make good temporary shelters and are first rate as windbreaks at night.A shack built of crossed logs requires some time to
7、 build and some skill to make, but it is not beyond the reach of any boy who has seen and who has not an old-fashioned log shanty.But all boys, even trained foresters, are apt to get lost in strange woods. Every one, however, should know what to do in such a circumstance. As a rule the denser growth
8、 of moss on trees is on the north side. This knowledge may help find the direction, but it is better to carry a small pocket compass.When the sky is clear, the sun and the stars help to guide the course, and if they are followed one is saved from traveling in a circle, as the lost are pretty sure to
9、 do in a dense forest.If twigs are broken from bushes they will serve to show the course to those out searching. A good plan is to follow down the course of a stream, which always flows into a larger body of water and will lead to some abode. If a hill is accessible, the lay of the land may be had f
10、rom its summit.In any event, should you be lost, do not get rattled. You will be missed in camp and a search will be made by your friends.Questions 1-5 are based on Passage One.1. “There is no trick in making a campfire”(Para. 1). The word “trick” means _.A. magic ;B. deceptionC. skill ;D. difficult
11、y2. The writer gives the example of how Indians made a fire to show _.A. the native Indians were good at making tricksB. hunters in the West were clever in using toolsC. campers need to use primitive tools for survivalD. campers should have some knowledge about the natives3. Which camp does the writ
12、er prefer according to the passage?A. Elaborate camps that boys like to build themselves.B. Small dog tents that soldiers carried in the Civil War.C. Camps of A-framed fashion that are put up against wind.D. Camps that are for a temporary use and simply set.4. To find ones way out, the writer recomm
13、ends _.A. finding the direction by breaking twigsB. following down a stream leading to the summitC. using a portable instrument that shows directionsD. looking at the sky to avoid traveling in a circle5. What writing method is applied in the passage?A. Arguing. ;B. Explaining.C. Retelling. ;D. Reaso
14、ning.Passage TwoIt is all very well to blame traffic jams, the cost of petrol and the quick pace of modern life, but manners on the roads are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men become monsters behind the wheel. It is all very well, again, to have a tiger behind the wheel, but to
15、have one in the drivers seat is another matter altogether. You might tolerate the odd road-hog, the rude and inconsiderate, but nowadays the well-mannered motorist is the exception to the rule. Perhaps the situation calls for “Be Kind to Other Drivers” campaign, otherwise it may get completely out o
16、f hand.Road politeness is not good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most coolheaded and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to revenge when subjected to uncivilized behavior. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards relieving the tensions of motoring. A friendly nod or a wave of acknowledgements of goodwill and tolerance is necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such acknowledgements of politeness are all too rare t
