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1、第 1 页全国 2002 年 4 月高等教育自学考试英语阅读(一) 试题课程代码：00595PART ONE.TEXT COMPREHENSIONThe 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,
2、1 point each)1.“One dollar and eighty-seven cents,”which O. Henry repeatedly mentions in Gifts of the Magi, is _.Athe money Della has been earning for monthsBwhat Della has saved to buy herself a combCwhat Jim has given her for a Christmas presentDthe money Della has saved to buy Jim a present2.When
3、 the brothers discovered the secret love affair between Lisabetta and Lorenzo, they _.Adecided to wait for a chance to wipe away the shameBrestrained from taking action after long considerationCimmediately put an end to it by killing Lorenzo and burying him in a remote placeDsecretly sent Lorenzo aw
4、ay on business without informing their sister of it3.Accoridng to The Pardoners 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 .Aavoid being noticed by the QueenBtry out his goodness as a knightCprevent the knight from
5、finding the answerDmake sure he was obedient to women4.“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 _.Ashe had been a woman of wealth, beauty, grace and charm but now she w
6、as no longer what she used to beBshe should have been a woman of wealth, beauty, grace and charm but her husband spoiled all her dreamsCshe felt as if a woman of wealth, beauty, grace and charm had fallen into an abyss(深渊)of bitter lifeDas a woman of wealth, beauty, grace and charm, she should have
7、had a social position she deserved5.According to the story The Lost Gold Piece, when Lebeau refused to be searched,_.Ahis friends said nothing but walked out in angerBthose present were all certain that Lebeau was a thiefCno one spoke to Lebeau though most of them felt pity for himDhe felt as if the
8、 were a real criminal6.Aesop was a Greek writer who _.Awrote Snow White and many other stories about fairies and princesBwrote many stories about animals that talked and behaved like humansCcollected Greek legends and myths 2,500 years agoDcollected European lyrics and folk songs in ancient Greece7.
9、In The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavers County, Smiley went off to the swamp to find a frog to serve as Daniels opponent for a jumping contest. While he was waiting for Smiley to return, the stranger took Daniel out of the box and _.Afed him a few teaspoons of whiskyBfed him a few teaspoons of sa
10、ndCreplaced him by a good-looking frogDran away with Smileys box and money8.In Art for Hearts Sake, after Ellsworth recovered from the disease, he made a surprising announcement that _.Ahe would run a big risk of buying the galleryBhe was going to exhibit his painting in the summer show at the galle
11、ryCsome good paintings would be singled out for praiseDhe would comp up with a more promising financial plan9.According to How to Live like a Millionaire, the accumulation of wealth chiefly depends on _.Aself-discipline BinheritanceCintelligence Dluck10.The theme of Rip Van Winkle, a short story tak
12、en from The Sketch Book, is _.Athe value of individualism and intuitive perception第 2 页Bthe human imagination to commune with natureCthe nostalgia(怀旧)for the unrecoverable pastDthe praise for the individual and common man11.On waking up, Rip Van Wrinkle found himself _.Ain the hollow where the serio
13、us folk played ninepinsBin the woods where he used to divert himself in huntingCin one of the biggest parts of mountains he used to climbDon the green hill where he had first seen the old man with the keg full of liquor12.In The Wrong House, the two men entered the house stealthily to _.Amake a big
14、robbery Bhide the suitcase packed with dollarsCflee for their lives Dwait for their partners13.Pandoras Box conveys to the reader the message that _.Athe warnings given by friends or family members should be valuedBthere is hope in life despite trouble and difficultyCcuriosity often brings harm and
15、trouble in lifeDpatience is the best rule of life for young couples14.According to Bricks from the Tower of the Babel, nearly a thousand languages have been invented with the purpose to _.Aenrich natural languagesBconfound the languages of the worldCcreate a single international languageDreplace native languages15.The use of Latin and Greek roots appeals to most linguists mainly because of _.Atheir link to the religionBtheir long historyCtheir direct spelling rules and pronunciationDtheir Indo-European origin16.Helen Keller cite
