2007年英语专业八级真题_答案(5)

Although a man of blood and violence, Richard was too impetuous to be either treacherous on habitually cruel. He was as ready to forgive as he was hasty to offend; he was open-handed and munificent to profusion; in war circumspect in design and skilful in execution; in political a child, lacking in subtlety and experience. His political alliances were formed upon his likes and dislikes; his political schemes had neither unity nor clearness of purpose. The advantages gained for him by military geoids were flung away through diplomatic ineptitude. When, on the journey to the East, Messina in Sicily was won by his arms he was easily persuaded to share with his polished, faithless ally, Philip Augustus, fruits of a victory which more wisely used might have foiled the French King's artful schemes. The rich and tenable acquisition of Cyprus was cast away even more easily than it was won. His life was one magnificent parade, which, when ended, left only an empty plain. In 1199, when the difficulties of raising revenue for the endless war were at their height, good news was brought to King Richard. It was said there had been dug up near the castle of Chaluz, on the lands of one of his French vassals, a treasure of wonderful quality; a group of golden images of an emperor, his wife, sons and daughters, seated round a table, also of gold, had been unearthed. The King claimed this treasure as lord paramount. The lord of Chaluz resisted the demand, and the King laid siege to his small, weak castle. On the third day, as he rode daringly, near the wall, confident in his hard-tried luck, a bolt from a crossbow struck him in the left shoulder by the neck. The wound, already deep, was aggravated by the necessary cutting out of the arrow-head. Gangrene

fortitude and calm, and in accordance with the principles he had followed. He arranged his affairs, he divided his personal belongings among his friends or bequeathed them to charity. He declared John to be his heir, and made all present swear fealty to him. He ordered the archer who had shot the fatal bolt, and who was now a prisoner, to be brought before him. He pardoned him, and made him a gift of money. For seven years he had not confessed for fear of being compelled to be reconciled to Philip, but now he received the offices of the Church with sincere and exemplary piety, and died in the forty-second year of his age on April 6, 1199, worthy, by the consent of all men, to sit with King Arthur and Roland and other heroes of martial romance at some Eternal round Table, which we trust the Creator of the Universe in His comprehension will not have forgotten to provide. The archer was flayed alive.

30.

“little did the English people own him for his service”(paragraph one) means that the English ________.

[A] paid few taxes to him. [B] gave him little respect. [C] received little protection from him.

[D] had no real cause to feel grateful to him.

[参考答案] D

[详细解答]

语义理解题。从本文开篇首句中的heroic，fascinating medieval figures可以看出人们对Richard的评价是正面的。本题所在句的前后两部分是一个对比关系，这从该句后面内容可以看出：他在位的十年间，只在英国呆过两次，每次都是短短的几个月…。这说明该句前面的little是指Richard为他的子民做的事情并不多，后面的heavily说明人们为他的冒险(此处指后面提到的战争)花费巨大，故[D]为答案。

31.

To say that his wife was a “magnificent parade”(Paragraph Two) implies that it was to some extent ________.

[A] spent chiefly at war. [B] impressive and admirable. [C] lived too pompously [D] an empty show.

[参考答案] D

[详细解答]

语义理解题。第二段对Richard的性格、行为进行了概括介绍，第四句是作者对Richard的评价：是军事方面的天才，但缺乏外交手腕。之后的两句举例进行说明：在西西里打赢了战争之后，轻而易举地让法国国王分享了成果。在攻下塞浦路斯之后，又轻易地放弃了。该段末句是对前面两句的总结：他的一生是盛大的阅兵式，但最终留下的只是旷野。这说明作者认为Richard一生的戎马生涯华而不实，没有实质性的收获，因此前面的magnificent parade的意思是“盛大的”，故[C]为答案。[D]是对该句全句意思的总结，不是magnificent parade的含义，排除。

32.

Richard's behaviour as death approached showed ________.

[A] bravery and self-control. [B] Wisdom and correctness [C] Devotion and romance [D] Chivalry and charity

[参考答案] D

[详细解答]

细节题。第三段第八句提到Richard面对死亡的表现：坚毅，冷静，符合他所遵循的原则。从首段第二句“He has been described as the creature and embodiment of the age of chivalry．”可知，这里的principles是指前面提到的骑士精神。第九句提到他将个人财物或分给朋友，或遗赠给慈善机构，这说明他很仁厚，故[D]为答案。此处没有提到self-control，排除[A]。

33.

The point of the last short paragraph is that Richard was ________.

[A] cheated by his own successors [B] determined to take revenge on his enemies. [C] more generous to his enemies than his successors. [D] unable to influence the behavior of his successors.

[参考答案] D [您的答案] [得分] 0

[详细解答]

细节题。第三段倒数第二句指出Richard对射伤他的射手的处置办法：原谅了他，给他钱当作礼物。这说明他非常仁厚，容易原谅敌人。而全文最后一句指出：射手被活剥了皮。显然，Richard比其继任者John更宽宏大量，故[C]为答案。[A]和[D]为过度推断，[B]与原文相悖，排除。

34.

Which of the following phrase best describes Richard as seen by the author?

[A] An aggressive king, too fond of war. [B] A brave king with minor faults. [C] A competent but cunning soldier. [D] A kind with great political skills.

[参考答案] B

[详细解答]

态度题。本题考查作者对Richard的评价。文章开篇中的heroic和the most fascinating，chivalry，admired等说明作者对Richard的整体评价是正面的。接下来，作者对Richard的性格，一生行为等进行概括，其中第二段第四句指出他缺乏外交手腕，并举例进行说明。作者在首段倒数第五句中提到Richard的勇敢“In all deeds of prowess”，可见[B]是作者对Richar …… 此处隐藏：5463字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……