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1、 各类考试历年试题免费免注册下载 超过2万套word文档试题和答案全国2008年4月历年自考英语阅读(一)真题课程代码：00595 http:/I.CAREFUL READINGRead the following passages carefully. Decide on the best answer and write the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points, 2 points each)Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.He
2、was a funny looking man with a cheerful face, good natured and a great talker. He was described by his student, the great philosopher Plato, as “the best and most just and wisest man”. Yet this same man was condemned (判刑) to death for his beliefs.The man was the Greek philosopher, Socrates, and he w
3、as condemned for not believing in the recognized gods and for corrupting young people. The second charge stemmed from his association with numerous young men who came to Athens from all over the civilized world to study under him.Socrates method of teaching was to ask questions and, by pretending no
4、t to know the answers, to press his students into thinking for themselves. His teachings had unsurpassed influence on all the great Greek and Roman schools of philosophy. Yet, despite his fame and influence, Socrates himself never wrote a word.Socrates encouraged new ideas and free thinking in the y
5、oung, and this was frightening to the conservative people. They wanted him silenced. Yet, many were probably surprised that he accepted death so readily.Socrates had the right to ask for a lesser penalty, and he probably could have won over enough of the people who had previously condemned him. But
6、Socrates, as a firm believer in law, reasoned that it was proper to submit to the death sentence. So he calmly accepted his fate and drank a cup of poison in the presence of his grief-stricken friends and students.1. According to Platos description, Socrates_.A. was a funny and good-tempered manB. w
7、as the most just and intelligent manC. had a special way to attract his studentsD. had close relationships with his students2. Socrates was condemned for all the following reasons EXCEPT_.A. doubting the publicly recognized godsB. corrupting the young people with his teachingsC. grouping students to
8、gether to study under himD. pressing his listeners into thinking for themselves3. Socrates teaching was intended to_.A. encourage independent thinkingB. win over the conservative peopleC. inform students of his radical ideasD. lead his audience to be disobedient4. The word “unsurpassed” in the third
9、 paragraph is closest in meaning to_.A. untoldB. unequalledC. unnoticedD. unexpected5. Socrates readily accepted the death penalty because of_.A. his disregard for deathB. his disbelief in godsC. his contempt for conservativesD. his belief in the legal systemPassage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on t
10、he following passage.Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero?Despite immense differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of ch
11、aracteristics that instruct and inspire people.A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen. But a hero goes beyond mere fame. Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves. Like high-voltage transformers, heroes take t
12、he energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by ordinary people.The hero lives a life worthy of imitation. Those who imitate a genuine hero experience life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve? What are they will
13、ing to live and die for? If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would claim that their fans find life more abundant? Heroes are catalysts (催化剂) for change. They have a vision from t
14、he mountaintop. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They create new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of the British Empire. Without Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., we might still have segregated (实行种族隔离的) buses, restaurants, and parks. It may be poss
15、ible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and the committee meetings endless.6. Heroes may come from different cultures, but they_.A. generally share some inspiring characteristicsB. probably share so
16、me weaknesses of ordinary peopleC. are often influenced by their previous generationsD. are often pursued by a large number of fans7. According to the passage, heroes are compared to high-voltage transformers in that_.A. they have a vision from the mountaintopB. they have warm feelings and emotionsC. they can serv
