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英语阅读一自考题9
英语阅读
（一）自考题-9
（总分：
100.00，做题时间：
90分钟）
一、{{B}}第一部分选择题{{/B}}（总题数：
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二、{{B}}Ⅰ.CAREFULREADING{{/B}}（总题数：
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三、{{B}}Passage1{{/B}}（总题数：
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SincetheSecondWorldWar,therehasbeenanobvioustrend,especiallyamongthegrowinggroupofcollegestudents,towardearlymarriage.Manyyouthsbegindatinginthefirststagesofadolescence,"gosteady"throughhighschool,andmarrybeforetheirformaleducationhasbeencompleted.Insomequarters,thereismuchshakingofgrayingheadsoverthewaysofrebelliousyouth.However,emotionalmaturitydoesnotgrowwithage;itdoesnotarriveautomaticallyattwenty-oneortwenty-five.Someachieveitsurprisinglyearly,whileothersneverdo,eveninthree-scoreyearsandten.
Manystudentsaremarryingasanescape,notonlyfromanunsatisfyinghomelife,butalsofromtheirownpersonalproblemsofisolationandloneliness.However,anymarriageenteredintoasanescapecannotproveentirelysuccessful.Thesadfactisthatmarriageseldomsolvesone'sproblems;moreoften,itmerelyworsensthem.Furthermore,itisdoubtfulwhetherthehomeiscapableofcarryingallthattheyoungareseekingtoputintoit;onemightsaythattheyareabandoningoneidolonlytoworshipanother.Youngpeoplecorrectlyunderstandthattheirparentsarewronginbelievingthatsuccessistheultimategood,buttheythemselvesarewronginbelievingthattheyhavefoundthetruecenteroflife'smeaning.Theirexpectationsofmarriageareessentiallyunrealisticandthereforeincapableoffulfillment.Theywanttoomuch,andtragicdisillusionmentisoftenboundtofollow.
Shallwe,then,jointhechorusofthoseagainstearlymarriages?
Onecannotgeneralize.allearlymarriagesarenotbadanymorethanalllateronesaregood.Satisfactorymarriagesredeterminednotbyhowoldoneis,butbytheemotionalmaturityofthepartners.Therefore,eachcasemustbejudgedonitsownmerits.Iftheearlymarriageisnotanescape,ifitisenteredintowithrelativelyfewillusionsorfalseexpectations,andifitiseconomicallyfeasible,whynot?
Goodmarriagescanbemadefromsixteentosixty,andsocanbadones.（分数：
10.00）
（1）.Thephrase"gosteady"（para.1）canbereplacedby______.
∙A.breakupveryoften
∙B.keepchangingpartners
∙C.maintaintherelationship
∙D.believeinearlymarriages
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2.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：
[解析]题干实际是问gosteady的含义。
字面可理解为“保持稳定”，根据第一段段意可知，A、B、D项都不合题意。
（2）.Thephrase"shakingofgrayingheads"（para.1）refersto______.
∙A.theangerofparents
∙B.thedisapprovalofoldpeople
∙C.theradicalbehaviorsoftheyoung
∙D.theunrulymannersofyounglovers
（分数：
2.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：
[解析]题干问，shakingofgrayingheads是指谁。
字面意思是头发花白的老人摇头，引申一下是指“老人不同意”。
（3）.Besidesescapingfromunsatisfyinghomelife,youngpeoplealsomarryearly______.
∙A.forpersonaldevelopment
∙B.forfinancialsupport
∙C.togetridoftheirloneliness
∙D.tostayawayfromtheirparents
（分数：
2.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：
[解析]题干问，除了逃避令人不满意的家庭生活外，年轻人结婚早还为了什么。
由文中第二段第一句可知，...butalsofromtheirownpersonalproblemsofisolationandloneliness，C项“为了摆脱孤独”正确。
（4）.Accordingtotheauthor,marriagemoreoftenthannot______.
∙A.endsupindivorce
∙B.leadstotragedies
∙C.provestobesuccessful
∙D.worsensone'sproblems
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2.00）
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析：
[解析]题于问，对于作者来说，婚姻常常怎样。
moreoftenthannot意为“通常，往往”，由文中第二段第四行可知，moreoften，itmerelyworsensthem，D项“使问题恶化”正确。
（5）.Theauthorarguesthat______.
∙A.olderpeoplesuspectearlymarriages
∙B.earlymarriagesshouldnotbeencouraged
∙C.earlymarriagesarenotalwaysunsuccessful
∙D.olderpeoplearewrongaboutearlymarriages
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2.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：
[解析]题干问，作者讨论了什么。
由文中最后一段可知，令人满意的婚姻并不是由一个人的岁数决定，而是由配偶的感情成熟来决定的。
因此Iftheearlymarriage...whynot?
暗含的意思是“早婚并不总是不成功的”。
四、{{B}}Passage2{{/B}}（总题数：
1，分数：
10.00）
OnaJanuarydayin1975,KenandCatalinaBruggerwanderedthroughanancientforestinMexicoonahighmountainslopeeightymileswestofMexicoCity.Theairwasdampandcool.Theskywascloudy,solittlelightreachedthroughthetrees.AstheBruggerswalkedalong,theyrealizedtheywerehearingaquiet,constantnoise.Itwaslikerainfallingonthefiretrees.Buttherewasnorain.Theylookedaroundforthesourceofthesound.Suddenly,sunlightbrokethroughthecloudsandlituptheforest.TheBruggersgaspedindelight.Allaroundthem,thetreesshimmeredwiththebeatingofbrilliantorangeandblackwings.TheBruggersweresurroundedbymillionsofmonarchbutterflies,restingintheirwinterhome.
TheBrugger'sdiscoverywasimportantintheworldofbutterflystudy.Butterflyloversknewthat,lateeverysummer,monarchsmigratefromCanadaintoMexico.Morethan300millionofthefragilecreaturesmakethe2,500-mileflight.ButnooneknewwhatbecameofthebutterfliesoncetheyreachedMexico.Withinthenextfewyears,twelvemoremonarchroostswerediscovered.TheywereallalongthesamemountainrangewheretheBruggershadmadetheirfind.Nowthemysterywassolved.
Themonarch'sstayinMexicoisjustonepartofanamazinglifecycle.Everyspring,inMexico,femalemonarchslayenormousnumbersofeggs.Onefemalemaylaymorethanfourhundredamonth.Sheattacheshereggstomilkweedplants.Themilkweedprovidesaperfectfirsthomefortheyoungmonarchs.Becausemilkweedispoisonoustomostcreatures,birdsandotherbutterflyenemiesavoidit.Butmonarchslovemilkweed.Theeggshatchinthreetotwelvedays,andoutcomewormlikelarvae（幼虫）whichfeedonthemilkplant.Thepoisondoesnothurtthem.Butitdoeshaveanimportanteffect.Itmakesthemonarchaspoisonousastheplantwas.Abirdthateatsamonarchwillbecomeverysickandnevereatanotherone.
Afterlivingfortwoweeksaslarvae,themonarchsattachthemselvestoleaves.Thentheyspincocoons（茧）.Afteraweek,thecocoonsopenandthebutterfliesemerge,soontobegintheir2,500-mileflightnorthwards.ManyofthemdieastheypassthroughsuchsouthernstatesasTexasandLouisiana.Butfirsttheylaymoreeggs.Afterafewweeks,anewgenerationofmonarchsisreadytocontinuethejourney.TheyortheirchildrenorgrandchildrenwillreachCanada,wheretheyspendthesummer.（分数：
10.00）
（1）.TheBruggersdidnotknowwherethequiet,constantnoisecamefrombecauseitwas______.
∙A.raining
∙B.cloudy
∙C.toobright
∙D.windy
（分数：
2.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：
[解析]细节题。
“Brugger一家不知道轻轻的、连续的噪音从何而来，原因是什么?
”B选项“多云”，是正确答案。
文中第一段说Thesky...constantnoise。
（2）.Bythetimethearticlewaswritten,peoplehaddiscovered______.
∙A.1monarchroost
∙B.12monarchroosts
∙C.13monarchroosts
∙D.400monarchroosts
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2.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：
[解析]细节题。
“当作者写这篇文章的时候，人们已经发现了什么?
”C选项“13个大蝴蝶栖木”，是正确答案。
文中第二段说Butterflylovers...werediscovered。
可见，一共有13个栖木。
（3）.BeforetheBrugger'sdiscovery,peopledidnotknow______.
∙A.howmonarchbutterflieslivedinCanada
∙B.whenmonarchbutterfliesleftCanada
∙C.whathappenedtomonarchbutterfliesinMexico
∙D.wheremonarchbutterfliesinMexicocamefrom
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2.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：
[解析]细节题。
“在Brugger的发现以前，人们不知道什么?
”C选项“大蝴蝶在墨西哥发生了什么”，是正确答案。
文中第二段说ButnooneknewwhatbecameofthebutterfliesoncetheyreachedMexico。
A选项“大蝴蝶如何在加拿大生存”；B选项“大蝴蝶是什么时候离开加拿大的”；D选项“墨西哥的大蝴蝶来自哪里”。
（4）.Themonarchbutterfliesmaketheirwinterhomein______.
∙A.Canada
∙B.Mexico
∙C.theU.S.
∙D.TexasorLouisiana
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2.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：
[解析]细节题。
“大蝴蝶在哪里建立冬天的家?
”B选项“墨西哥”，是正确答案。
文中第一段说OnaJanuaryday...intheirwinterhome。
A选项“加拿大”；C选项“美国”；D选项“得克萨斯或路易斯安那”。
（5）.Thearticleprovidesinformationaboutmonarchs'______.
∙A.migration,foodandsize
∙B.food,sizeandnumber
∙C.migration,foodandnumber
∙D.migration,numberandsize
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2.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：
[解析]细节题。
“文章提供了大蝴蝶的什么信息?
”C选项“迁徙、食物和数量”，是正确答案。
依据是文章后两段。
A选项“迁徙、食物和大小”；B选项“食物、大小和数量”；D选项“迁徙、数量和大小”，三个选项都不正确。
五、{{B}}Passage3{{/B}}（总题数：
1，分数：
10.00）
Howmanfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmenunlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesoundsandwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.
Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociationthethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.
Greatwriters,arethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappeal~powerfullytoourmindsandemotion.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordsbysinginglikemusic,andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovemantotears.Weshould,therefore,learntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.（分数：
10.00）
（1）.Theoriginoflanguageis______.
∙A.alegendhandeddownfromthepast
∙B.amatterthatishiddenorsecret
∙C.aquestiondifficulttoanswer
∙D.aproblemnotyetsolved
（分数：
2.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：
[解析]推理题。
首句中inotherwords意思是“换句话说”，所连接的部分意思等同，由此可知，我们不知道语言是如何形成的。
即语言的起源依然是一个谜。
（2）.Oneofthereasonswhymaninventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandactionswasthat______.
∙
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