1、全国英语阅读一自考试题及答案解析全国2019年4月高等教育自学考试英语阅读（一）试题课程代码：00595PART ONE （70 POINTS）I.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 the correspondi
2、ng letter on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points, 1 point each)1.In Gifts of the Magi, the two possessions Mr. and Mrs. Young took great pride in are ( ).AJims watch and Dellas hairBJims watch and Dells combsCDellas combs and Jims watch-chainDDellas hair and Jims watch-chain2.In No Marriage, No Apologies, M
3、rs. Frishberg said,“Im not against the institution of marriage. We just never get around to it.”The underlined sentence means .Awe never have the courage to face the problem directlyBwe never go so far as to consider the matterCwe never overcome the obstacles of marriageDwe never finish discussing t
4、he problem with each other3.Lisabettas brothers decided to put an end to her secret love affair by killing Lorenzo because they .Athought that he would snatch their beautiful sister away from themBconsidered the secret love affair a shame to the familyCworried that Lorenzo would inherit the family f
5、ortuneDlooked upon Lorenzo as inferior to them in social rank4.The Wife of Bath intends to show with her tale that .Amen should be obedient to their wivesBknights should be loyal to the King and the QueenCwomen should be obedient to their husbandsDhusbands should be young and loving5.In Mark Twains
6、The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, Simon Wheeler is .Aa good-natured and extremely talkative old manBfond of making fun of people with his long talesCmost curious about betting and dog fightDa well-trained frog and the best jumper in Calaveras County6.According to The value of Educatio
7、n, our purpose of educating children is to .Achoose a proper system of educationBeducate them only for the aim of educating themCaccustom them to varied lifeDmake them intelligent citizens7.The child in A Days Wait kept tight control over himself throughout the day because he .Awas afraid that he wo
8、uld die if he lost control over himselfBthought he was going to die and he must show courage in the face of deathCwanted to recover quickly so that he could go hunting with his fatherDdid not want to be a bother to and a burden on others8.Rip Van Winkle is taken from The Sketch Book, a collection of
9、 essays, sketches, and tales written by .ABenjamin Franklin BThomas PaineCWashington Irving DO.Henry9.According to the passage English World-wide, many Third World people oppose the use of English in their countries because .Athey consider it a form of cultural imperialismBthe English language has p
10、roduced racismCother languages are easier to learnDthey are against modernization in general10.Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, summed up the four chief qualities of money some 2,000 years ago as being durable, distinct, and portable.Adivisible BdefiniteCdeficient Ddecisive11.In New Applications, t
11、he illegal plan first came to Miriam when she discovered by accident that .AAl Cropins grand scheme was not practicalBthe home-type computer improved the market conditionsCthe latest version of home-type computers was actually compatible with the one in her officeDeveryone could use the terms to ref
12、er to the computer and its application software12.According to The Story of the Bible, Noahs drunkenness and behavior most probably reflect that .Apeople easily forgot their past mistakesBpeople tended to enjoy a peaceful lifeCNoah wanted to escape from his lonelinessDNoah lacked the companionship o
13、f his children13.The Statue of Liberty reminds people of all the following EXCEPT .AAmerican democracyBfriendship between America and FranceCthe support of FranceDthe journey of pilgrims14.According to the information in Gateway to the USA, New York City was a bitter disillusionment to some immigran
14、ts in that .Ait turned out to be a wretched placeBthere was no gold in the cityCthe competition was severe in the cityDthere was the language problem15.It can be concluded from the story The Perfect Match that .Acomputers can be used to make every decision in peoples livesBnatural interactions are e
15、ssential for human beingsCmarriage brings unexpected changes in peoples livesDpeople tend to hide their true feeling before marriage16.From about the 5th century through the 15th century, Latin was regarded as all of the following EXCEPT .Athe most suitable language in the worldBthe second language
16、of educated people in EuropeCa subject taught in schools and in collegesDthe language of the church17.In style, the story True Love is .Aa real love story Ban autobiographyCa journalistic report Da satirical fantasy18.In Bricks from the Tower of the Babel, the writer Jessica Davidson provides a deta
17、iled explanation for .Athe construction of the towerBthe structure and sound system of EsperantoCinternationalization of some natural languages Dthe Indo-European language family19.According to The Merchant of Venice, all the following words can be used to describe Portia EXCEPT .Awise BcourageousCm
18、erciful Dcautious20.Hollywood became an ideal site for shooting motion pictures chiefly because .Amost of the glamorous movie stars lived thereBfamous film corporations operated thereCthe climate there was sunny and mildDthe studio chiefs liked it very muchII.READING COMPREHENSIONIn this part there
19、are 4 reading passages followed by 20 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. You should decide on the best answer or the best choice to complete the statement and write the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.(40 points, 2 points each)Passag
20、e 1When youre negotiating with someone, listen for the messages that he or she might be sending to you. For example, the word “difficult” does not mean the same as impossible. Imagine youre staying in a hotel, and you want to change your room. The managers answer of,“That would be very difficult, si
21、r”,does not mean that he is saying “no.” It just means that he wants to know what you are prepared to offer him in return for the change of room.If you are buying a new car, and want to pay less than the price being asked, then the salesmans comment, “Im sorry, but we never negotiate on the price”,
22、means that they do negotiate on other things, like the delivery time, or the “extra” that might be available as part of the purchase. In the same car showroom, if the salesman says, “Sorry, I cant negotiate prices”, then your response should be to ask who can. The message the salesman is sending sug
23、gests that his boss is the one you need to be talking to.In all of these situations, the message is never communicated in clear terms. In any negotiation, the two “players” wish to get as much out of it as they can, of course. In the three examples above, the salesmen and the hotel manager are hopin
24、g that you will accept their price or conditionsbut their “messages” make it clear that there may be room for movement and compromise. In a successful negotiation, the two sides move towards each other and reach agreement on conditions that satisfy both sides.21.The hotel managers answer “That would
25、 be very difficult, sir” implies .Ayou can change the room if you find some excuseBsomeone else has paid more for the room under discussionCthe room is available if an extra sum of money is offeredDsomeone else has booked the room in return for more money22.When the salesmen tell you that they never
26、 negotiate on the price, you can .Anegotiate the price with the managerBdemand to see the one who can Cfind out other possibilities in the purchaseDaccept the price without any further negotiation23.This passage is intended for .Amanagers BcustomersCsalesmen Dscholars24.The passage tells us how to .
27、Asend massages in a negotiationBbecome a successful salesmanCprofit from business transactionsDreceive messages in a negotiation25.It can be safely concluded from the passage that .Aat least two players should be in the room for communicationBa lot can be inferred from what is actually stated in a n
28、egotiationCyou should never communicate your ideas in clear termsDyou should play the roles of a salesman and manager in a negotiationPassage 2Following football hero O.J.Simpsons arrest in June 1994 for the murder of his ex-wife and one of her friends, Newsweek and Time magazines ran the same polic
29、e mug shot of Simpson on their covers. Newweeks version was a straight reproduction. Time electronically manipulated the photo to darken it and achieve a gloomy and threatening look that emphasized Simpsons unshaven cheeks and African-American skin color. The alteration offended many readers and rai
30、sed an increasingly familiar question: In an age of computer-controlled images, can anyone still trust a photograph?Altering a digitized image(数码技术相片), as Time did for its cover, has been one of the fastest-growing, most far-reaching, and most controversial(有争议的) techniques in contemporary photograp
31、hy. With this method a photograph is scanned(扫描), digitized (converted into a set of numeric values), and entered into a computer from which the operator can control the image almost in any way imaginable: add, delete, or change the position of visual elements; modify tones and colors; create montages; combine photographs; and even create entirely imaginary scenes. The digitized image can be stored in a data base, output as a print(底片) or transparency(透明胶片), or converted for video-screen display.Electronic image manipulation arrived in f
