第4部分：阅读理解(第31～45题，每题3分，共45分)7 u( O- t4 F, ]" j# ^- e: e+ n4 A
下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。 </p>
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c2 A4 W# s* |8 x- ]31．What does “that hope” in the first paragraph refer to?
1 [8 S& C3 ]7 Z e* k7 S" iA．The hope that America would be discovered．
' Y& t% N6 r: }3 L( u$ JB．The hope to start a life．' X' W9 u: [& W+ U8 W0 o; u
C．The hope to see the mysteries of the New World．
9 B0 y, @8 q/ Q2 iD．The hope to find poverty here．
2 H2 B. e$ H7 d) t( b( m32. When did American literature begin?7 ~6 ] b; J. I2 v, G# }
A. Before the American natives lived there.. n* a, n! i3 F
B. When Columbus and other explorers gent reports back home.
5 M! o. z$ l; n8 w5 Z% w+ FC. When the Northmen found America in about year 1,000.8 ]! J: ~9 e' ?4 P6 T: ~& g6 G. C
D. Long before the year 1,000.
% Q) ]5 C$ W9 `. l* Q% r, X33. What can we learn from the literature of the tribes of the native Americans?
7 i$ Q( X5 m6 y( LA. About the everyday life of the native Americans.
3 r4 Z% y/ U, P" kB. About the arrival of Columbus.
4 h% z6 Z% Q0 _" q' Q2 k* N* ?C. About the experience of the first European settlers.0 g; e/ [' T% v3 d) c* D
D. About the experience of those who died in the New England wilderness.
0 a7 t: _- Y2 b1 `" @34. The main purpose of the last paragraph is to tell the readers that__________.7 o! |1 a+ \# ^4 z
A. in the early days most American writers were from Great Britain.
+ v5 _; k+ \; h+ \. h: A' ^3 QB. people with rich life experience became writers.
' @8 W2 x/ }5 W9 q# FC. there were many writers in the early days of American history.
5 L9 H& X' G( _D. early-day experience provided the foundation for American literature.
. E! O7 e k; T! Y1 s! `+ S4 z35. According to the last paragraph, which of the following statements is true about America literature?
& l' h' e/ ~$ k& zA. Some British writers started American literature.# A# r" {8 F/ L$ d; I; g8 V: A
B. Early-day American literature is a reflection of the boring life then.2 l e* a$ X/ {$ }
C. Some British writers had doubts about the future of American literature.
: @3 m( W/ B3 n- I2 a: ?D. Some British writers had great confidence in the future of American literature.
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9 m2 n4 Y5 m$ U# z36. On Halloween, children in the United States often dress up as__________.) I3 i$ y! Q+ ^. J8 l; x
A. ghosts.
" r2 N9 l& E6 S, eB. players.
+ Z. Z/ B0 h! Q6 ?C. pilgrims.' o5 h4 u& ?; S
D. visitors.& O0 H5 ?, H; @. A* H
37. When are turkey and pumpkin pie eaten?
8 @0 ?8 t$ u! }A. On Halloween.. @- A" J1 R; M9 n+ }4 A2 ]
B. On Thursday.6 a( E2 S" |0 ~0 n* h1 l
C. On Thanksgiving.1 p( r' p2 v# ?: Y$ t9 J9 O
D. On Christmas Day.! P _6 @/ i2 X. K
38. Thanksgiving is the time for the American people to thank God for__________.0 A5 f$ D. C/ V
A. looking after them.$ S c& J6 g" U5 A' t+ n0 h8 O
B. providing them with comfortable and happy lives.
! g, `9 H+ d- ~, Y% I5 v( i. R/ i) y# l) ^C. clothing them.
+ }+ q; o/ b) LD. protecting them
9 Z! a7 A; S$ @5 C: R39. Many children in the United States like Thanksgiving because__________.
1 h `4 ?' N" rA. they call stay with their parents at home and eat a lot of nice food.9 f% z6 \7 j/ D! Y3 {* f
B. they can dress up like monsters.
6 @' p/ x9 P& F) K8 j6 z9 uC. they can put on plays.
K, t( C, x8 c5 qD. they call visit American Indians.9 f3 l7 j& a. t5 i
40. The first pilgrims settled in the United States in__________.
; M3 j4 r3 w' gA. 1621.
. \: ?1 s! q& `. d8 t1 L% _( D; M- DB. 1620.- Y. Z1 p0 k3 ?
C. 1622.: ?% R% q+ ^# m) }9 I
D. 1619.
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0 r0 e/ g$ a+ q# h* M6 b2 z41. Why is David different from other young people of his age?
) {: O3 n9 u0 A# |) {A. Because he earns an extremely high salary.2 v2 z8 h1 b4 k. B/ L
B. Because he is not unemployed.
8 R* @9 r! U1 {2 z' v# IC. Because he does not go out much.
" k' w$ Z( t) ]! s6 \D. Because he lives at home with his parents.$ D( T% d; @" r3 K* i( ~3 }
42. David's greatest problem is__________.+ \5 |8 ~5 w h6 }# h
A. finding a bank that will treat him as an adult.& Y( |9 t; m3 s% X
B. inventing computer games.
3 D& Z$ T, n6 K( y. B1 B. T* VC. spending his salary.) t% S+ u, c! G3 {: a/ X( `+ j
D. learning to drive.
8 [/ P8 U/ V2 S9 Z0 E: i1 P/ b: n! U43. He was employed by the company because__________.
1 F7 h/ n( K& ]$ cA. he had worked in a computer shop.
" ]" t' p+ q- A( h$ y; |B. he had written some computer programs.
. Y" ?2 y" ] f& Y8 s$ eC. he had worked very hard.
% S* N# L% y; c/ j% ?9 @, |4 WD. he had learned to use computers at school.% H$ D8 N5 w* F9 ]2 | f
44. He left .school because__________., E) |4 y3 K! N- g5 o$ n
A. he did not enjoy school.: Z) U9 Q! z( O5 v+ K( i
B. he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him.* s0 `6 b4 M3 o" R, E9 i7 h/ ^
C. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing.
; v, M8 R, T& r4 z& g9 tD. he wanted to earn a lot of money.$ m$ V' L: `, R, l& z# n) S% ]+ f
45. Why does David think he might retire early?
9 k4 M5 O% g0 z' U4 J& p0 sA. Because you have to be young to write computer programs.; ^: g. i E7 P+ L- H
B. Because he wants to stop working when he is a millionaire." b% E& _3 O+ i8 z1 x$ W
C. Because he thinks computer games might not always sell so well./ G+ x# y* W+ ^, ~: i
D. Because he thinks his firm might go bankrupt. |
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