2008年4月全国英语阅读(一)试题及答案

2008年4月全国英语阅读(一)试题及答案

全国2008年4月历年自考英语阅读(一)真题

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I.CAREFUL READING

Read the following passages carefully. Decide on the best answer and write the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points, 2 points each)

Passage 1

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.

He 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 was 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 not 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 young, 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 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 Plato s description, Socrates_______.

A. was a funny and good-tempered man

B. was the most just and intelligent man

C. had a special way to attract his students

D. had close relationships with his students

2. Socrates was condemned for all the following reasons EXCEPT________.

A. doubting the publicly recognized gods

B. corrupting the young people with his teachings

C. grouping students together to study under him

D. pressing his listeners into thinking for themselves

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2008年4月全国英语阅读(一)试题及答案

3. Socrates teaching was intended to_________.

A. encourage independent thinking

B. win over the conservative people

C. inform students of his radical ideas

D. lead his audience to be disobedient

4. The word “unsurpassed” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to_____.

A. untold

C. unnoticed

A. his disregard for death

B. his disbelief in gods

C. his contempt for conservatives

D. his belief in the legal system

Passage 2

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the 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 characteristics 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 the 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 willing 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 the 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 possible 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 characteristics

2 B. unequalled D. unexpected 5. Socrates readily accepted the death penalty because of_______.

2008年4月全国英语阅读(一)试题及答案

B. probably share some weaknesses of ordinary people

C. are often influenced by their previous generations

D. are often pursued by a large number of fans

7. According to the passage, heroes are compared to high-voltage transformers in that___________.

A. they have a vision from the mountaintop

B. they have warm feelings and emotions

C. they can serve as concrete examples of noble strengths

D. they can make people feel stronger and more enthusiastic

8. Madonna and Michael Jackson are NOT considered heroes because_________.

A. they do not improve their fans morally

B. they are popular only with certain groups of people

C. their primary concern is their own financial interests

D. they are not clear about what principles they should follow

9. Gandhi and Martin Luther King are examples of outstanding leaders who________.

A. are good at demonstrating their charming characters

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