浙江省2002年7月高等教育自學考試

英語閱讀(一)試題

課程代碼：00595

Ⅰ.Vocabulary.(10%)

Complete each of the following sentences with the proper form of the word in the brackets.Write the word on the Answer Sheet.

1. (absurd)Getting up at this time ws an utter ______.

2. (agree)It is hard to get any ______ on the precise meaning of the term ‘social class’.

3. (overwhelm)It was less than an ______ success.

4. (make)The ______ of the Constitution knew that changes would be necessary.

5. (horror)When I first arrived,I was ______ by the number of beggars there.

6. (major)The ______ of the members do not belong to his political party.

7. (strength)The position of the crown was ______ after the kingdom had been reunited.

8. (eager)The German army waited ______ for orders to cross the Channel.

9. (divide)Religious problems caused India's ______ into two new independent states,India and Pakistan,in 1947.

10. (know)This is the tree that gives forth the ______ of Good and Evil.

Ⅱ.Text Comprehension.(20%)

According to the texts you have learned,decide whether each of the following statements is true or false.Write T or F on the Answer Sheet.

1. The Jews didn't accept the idea of One God until the death of Moses.

2. Prometheus could teach the mortals anything they needed to know in order to live.

3. In the Girls in their Summer Dresses,Frances kept to herself the feeling that her husband might leave her someday.

4. When Pandora opened the box for the first time,all the winged creatures escaped except War.

5. In the United Nations,there are five working languages and at all official meetings,the five languages are all translated.

6. In Jane Eyre,Jane's first day at Lowood was full of curiosity and satisfaction.

7. In some manner,body language tells for more than words do.

8. The Statue of Liberty was sent to the USA by France as a gift to tell the whole world that the USA was an independent country.

9. In the Fisherman and His Wife,the old fisherman was not pleased with his wife when she wished for one thing after another.

10. In the Necklace,Mathilde Loisel was pretty and charming and she was from a wealthy family.

11. The modern Olympics compared with the ancient ones are inspired by the same ideals.

12. In the Canterbury Tales,the old ugly man went all over the Earth,searching for Death to take him.

13. According to the Wife of Bath,man should always be obedient and generous to their wives.

14. In the Decameron,Lorenzo was killed unaware by a hired murderer in a remote place.

15. In large cities in the United States,minority groups and the poor often live in ghettos or slums.

16. On Boxing Day,people spend their time watching boxing games on TV.

17. In Gifts of the Magi,Jim bought a set of combs for Della's beautiful hair as a present for Valentine's Day.

18. In True Love,Joe's task is to search for the ideal woman for himself.