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山东省2014年4月高等教育自学考试统一命题考试
英语（二）试卷
课程代码：00015
III. Reading Comprehension （30 points, 2 points for each item）
从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡的相应代码涂黑。
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
Disagreement between the colonies and the British was becoming quite serious. Pennsylvania needed a representative in England. Would Dr. Franklin accept the post? He would. He went to London and stayed there for more than ten years. He did his best and might have helped to delay the war. But both sides were too angry to reach agreement. Franklin returned home just as the Revolutionary War began, arriving in time to sign the Declaration of Independence.
He was now seventy years old and his health was not good. He would gladly have settled down at home . But America needed help from France to carry on the war, and she asked Dr. Franklin to win this help. He answered, “I am like a worn-out piece of carpet. If there is one corner left which.
His first step was to ”turn over“ all his money as a loan to the Congress. He wanted to prove his faith in new American government and encourage others to support it. Then he set sail for France.
21. How long did Dr. Franklin stay in London ?
A. Five years.B. Ten years. C. More than ten years.D. Seventy years .
22. Who were too angry to reach agreement?
A. Dr . Franklin and Pennsylvania .B. Pennsylvania and France.
C. England and France.D. The colonies and the British.
23. Which country needed help from France to carry on the war?
A. America.B. England.C. London.D. Pennsylvania.
24. Who is like a worn-out piece of carpet?
A. London.B. America.C. Dr . Franklin.D. France.
25. Why did Dr. Franklin ”turn over“ all his money as a loan to the Congress?
A. He was rich.
B. He only wanted to encourage others to support the new government .
C. He only wanted to prove his in the new America government .
D. He only wanted to prove his in the new America government and encourage others to support it.
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
Once upon a time there was a Baby Mouse and Mother Mouse. They lived in a hole in the skirting board in a big, warm house with lots of cheese to eat, where they wanted for nothing. Then, one day, Mother Mouse decided to take Baby Mouse outside of their home. Waiting outside for them was a huge cat, licking its and waiting to eat them both up.
”Mother, Mother! What should we do? “ cried Baby Mouse, clinging to his mother's tail. Mother Mouse paused, staring up into the eyes of the hungry cat. But she wasn't scared, because she knew exactly how to deal with big, scary cats. She opened her mouth and took in a deep breath.
”Woof! Woof! Bark bark bark!“ She shouted, and the cat ran away as fast as he could.
”Wow, Mother! That was amazing!“ Baby Mouse said to his mother, smiling happily.
”And that , my child , is why it is always best to have a second language.“
26. What did Baby Mouse and Mother Mouse eat according to the passage?
A. Boards. B. Cheese. C. Houses. D. Cats.
27. Where did Mother Mouse decide to tack Baby Mouse?
A. In a deep breath.B. In a big, warm house.C. In a hole. D. Outside of their home.
28. Mother Mouse should ______ and the cat ran away .
A. woof B. wow C. amazing D. help
29. After the cat ran away , Baby Mouse was _______ .
A. sad B. happy C. disappointed D. scared
30. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. The cat ate the mice. B. Baby Mouse was scared.
C. Mother Mouse was scared. D. The cat was not hungry.
Passage three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage
A ferocious fire in Breezy Point, Queens, destroyed 111 homes. The New York Fire Department battled to save houses in a neighborhood that is home to hundreds of their fellow firefighters, plunging into neck—deep water and fighting winds to reach the raging inferno.
In Dumbo, Brooklyn, the painstakingly restored Jane's carousel, which is a popular tourist attraction in a area, was badly damaged by flood waters and cut of on its own little island in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Sandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, roared ashore with fierce winds and heavy rain on Monday at 8pm（EST） and forced evacuations, shut down transport and interrupted the presidential campaign.
New York City was all but closed off by car, train and air. The superstorm overflowed the city's waterfront flooded the financial district. Subway tunnels and cut power to hundreds of thousands. Power is expected to be fully restored in Manhattan and Brooklyn within four days.
The New York Stock Exchange will reopen for regular trading on Wednesday after being shut down for tow days.
Most homeowners who suffered losses from flooding won't be able to benefit from their insurance policies.
But Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae said they will offer help to borrowers whose homes were damaged or destroyed, who live in designated disaster areas and whose loans the mortgage giants own or guarantee.
Among other steps. Mortgage servicers will be allowed to reduce the monthly payments of affected homeowners or require no payments from them temporarily.
Shipping and business travel has been suspended in areas of the Northeast. More than 15,000 flights have been grounded. On Tuesday. More than 6,000 flights were canceled. According to the flight-tracking service Flight Aware.
More than 500 flights scheduled for Wednesday were also canceled. The three big New York airports were closed on Tuesday.
31,How many homes did a fire in Breezy Point, Queens, destroy?
A,15,000.B,6,000. C,500 D,111
32，Sandy hit the United States on ____.
A, Thursday B ,Wednesday C, Tuesday D, Monday,
33,Power is expected to be fully restored in Manhattan and Brooklyn within____.
A, Two days B, four days C, three days D, ten days.
34. Shipping and business travel has been suspended _______ .
A. in Dumbo B. in New YorkC. in areas of the Northeast D. In Brooklyn
35. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?
A. Jane's Carousel is a popular tourist attraction in the area.
B. On Tuesday , more than 6000 flights were canceled.
C. The New York Stock Exchange will reopen for regular trading on Wednesday.
D. Mortgage servicers will be allowed to reduce the weekly payments of affected homeowners.
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