2018英语专四试题

2018英语专四试题

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TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2018)

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TIMELIMIT:130MIN

PARTIDICTATION[10MIN]

Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthe

passagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthe

firstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,

listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthe

secondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbe

readsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,

withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwill

bedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthis

timeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbe

givenONEminutetocheckthroughyourwork

oncemore.

PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWER

SHEETONE.

PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]

SECTIONATALK

Inthissectionyouwillhearatalk.Youwill

hearthetalkONCEONLY.Whilelistening,you

maylookatthetaskonANSWERSHEETONE

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andwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDS

foreachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinisboth

grammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.You

mayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthe

gap-fillingtask.

Nowlistentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwill

begivenTWOminutestocheckyourwork.

SECTIONBCONVERSATIONS

Inthissectionyouwillheartwoconversations.

Attheendofeachconversation,fivequestions

willbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespoken

ONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea

ten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshould

readthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmark

thebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWER

SHEETTWO.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthe

choices.

Now,listentotheconversations.

ConversationOne

Questions1to5arebasedonConversationOne.

1.A.Manyforeignlanguagesarespokenin

Britain.

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B.EveryoneinBritaincanspeakaforeign

language.

C.TheBritishareunabletospeakaforeign

language.

D.TheBritishcansurviveontheirmother

tongue.

2.A.Chinese.

B.Polish.

C.Punjabi.

D.Urdu.

3.A.Tohelpimproveinternationaltrade.

B.Toallowaspeakertoholdasimpletalk.

C.Toimprovetheeducationsystem.

D.Toencouragelearninganotherlanguage.

4.A.Itgivesyouself-satisfaction.

B.Itmakesyoumoreconfident.

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C.Itgivesyouanadvantage.

D.Itmakesyouworkhard.

5.A.Workmates.

B.Schoolmates.

C.Teacherandstudent.

D.Brotherandsister.

ConversationTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonConversation

Two.

6.A.Adangerousevent.

B.Anunreasonablefear.

C.Asmallprobability.

D.Arisk-assessingability.

7.A.Oneinonemillion.

B.Oneinfourmillion.

C.Oneinfourteenmillion.

D.Oneinfortymillion.

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8.A.Futureevents.

B.Catastrophicevents.

C.Small-scaledisasters.

D.Smokinghazards.

9.A.Travelingbyair.

B.Ridingabicycle.

C.Catchingbirdflu.

D.Smokingcigarettes.

10.A.Theygetpleasurefromrisks.

B.Theycancontrolpotentialrisks.

C.Theycanassessdangerfromrisks.

D.Theyhavestrongneedsforrisks.

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PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE[10MIN]

Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.

Beneatheachsentencetherearefouroptions

markedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbest

completesthesentenceoranswersthequestion.

MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.

11.TheBentPyramidoutsideCairo______

ancientEgypt’sfirstattempttobuilda

smooth-sidedpyramid.

A.hasbeenbelievedtohavebeen

B.wasbelievedtobe

C.isbelievedtohavebeen

D.isbelievedtobe

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12.U.S.News______rankingsofcolleges

since1983.Theyareaverypopularresource

forstudentslookingtoapplytoauniversity

campus.

A.maintains

B.ismaintaining

C.maintained

D.hasbeenmaintaining

13.Hewasluredintoacrimehewouldnot

______havecommitted.

A.actually

B.accidentally

C.otherwise

D.seldom

14.Shewasonceayoungcountrywifewith

chickensinthebackyardandaviewof

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______mountainsbehindtheappleorchard.

A.bluehazyVirginia

B.hazyblueVirginia

C.Virginiahazyblue

D.Virginiabluehazy

15.Ilongtoalleviate______,butIcannot.

A.theevil

B.evil

C.evils

D.anevil

16.Indeed,itisarguablethatbodyshattering

istheverypointoffootball,askillingand

maiming______.

A.war

B.arewar

C.ofwar

D.areofwar

17.At______,photographyisachemical

process,duringwhichalight-sensitive

materialisalteredwhenexposedtolight.

A.itsmostbasic

B.itsbasic

C.themostbasic

D.thebasic

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18.Shehiredalawyertoinvestigate,onlyto

learnthatGabrielhadremovedhername

fromthedeed.Theinfinitiveverbphrase

“onlytolearn”isused______.

A.toexpressanintendedpurpose

B.toindicateahighdegreeofpossibility

C.torevealanundesirableconsequence

D.todramatizeastatedfact

19.Whichofthefollowingitalicizedwords

DOESNOTcarrythemetaphorical

meaning?

A.Iwonderwhat’sbehindthischangeof

plan.

B.Jimturnedtospeaktothepersonstanding

behindhim.

C.Thisworkshouldhavebeenfinished

yesterday.I’mgettingterriblybehind.

D.IsupposeI’mluckybecausemyparents

werebehindmealltheway.

20.Mymotherwasdeterminedtohelpthose

inneedandshewouldhavebeenimmensely

proudofwhathasbeenachievedtheselast

20years.Theitalicizedpartinthesentence

expresses______.

A.ahypothesis

B.asuggestion

C.acontradiction

D.asurprise

21.Whenthepoliceofficerswhotookpartin

theKingbeatingwerefirstbroughtto

______,theirlawyersusedthevideotapeas

evidenceagainsttheprosecution.

A.justice

B.testimony

C.trial

D.verdict

22.______,themostcontroversialcandidate

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intheelectioncampaign,hehasbeen

stronglycriticizedforhiscrudecomments

aboutwomen.

A.Questionably

B.Arguably

C.Contentiously

D.Debatably

23.Priceshaverecentlyriseninorderto

______theincreasedcostofrawmaterials.

A.cut

B.buoy

C.offer

D.offset

24.Thecelebritysaysincourtpapersshe“has

no______ofgivinganyauthorizationto

anyonetoproceedwithadivorce.”

A.recommendation

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B.recording

C.recollection

D.recognition

25.Whatactually______agoodangle—ora

goodselfieoverall—isrootedinwhatwe

consideredbeautiful.

A.consists

B.constitutes

C.composes

D.constructs

26.Theschoolisgoingthe______mileto

createthenextgenerationofsportingstars

thankstoitsuniquedevelopmentprogram.

A.final

B.further

C.supplementary

D.extra

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27.Theteachers’union______alawsuit

againstthedistrictcallingforrepairing

“deplorable”schoolconditions.

A.fired

B.filed

C.fined

D.filled

28.LastMarchthe______ofa19thcentury

cargoshipwasfoundbyanunderwater

archaeologicalteam.

A.debris

B.ruins

C.remains

D.wreck

29.She’swornhisdesignson______

occasionsfromredcarpetstomovie

premieres.

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A.countless

B.countable

C.numerical

D.numeral

30.Aleading______intelligenceand

operationscompanyhasreleaseditsanalysis

ofworldwidereportedincidentsofpiracy

andcrimeagainstmariners.

A.oceangoing

B.oceanic

C.marine

D.maritime

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PARTIVCLOZE[10MIN]

Decidewhichofthewordsgiveninthebox

belowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinserted

inthecorrespondingblank.Thewordscanbe

usedONCEONLY.Marktheletterforeachword

onANSWERSHEETTWO.

A.B.C.D.E.

accompaniautomaticacouplegoesindebtedne

esllyss

F.kindG.mannerH.I.J.obey

mercifulone

ly

K.L.M.N.O.

renownedsubscribeunknowvirtuwidesprea

ned

Afewyearsago,auniversityprofessortried

alittleexperiment.HesentChristmascardsto

asampleofperfectstrangers.Althoughhe

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expectedsomereaction,theresponsehe

receivedwasamazing–holidaycards

addressedtohimcamepouringbackfromthe

peoplewhohadnevermetnorheardofhim.

Thegreatmajorityofthosewhoreturneda

cardneverinquiredintotheidentityofthe

______(31)professor.Theyreceivedhisholiday

greetingcard,andthey______(32)sentonein

return.Thisstudyshowstheactionofoneof

themostpowerfulofweaponsofinfluence

aroundus–theruleofreciprocation.Therule

saysthatweshouldtrytorepay,in______(33),

whatanotherpersonhasprovidedus.Ifa

womandoesusafavor,weshoulddoher

______(34)inreturn;ifamansendsusa

birthdaypresent,weshouldrememberhis

birthdaywithagiftofourown;ifa______(35)

invitesustoaparty,weshouldbesuretoinvite

themtooneofours.By______(36)ofthe

reciprocityrule,then,weareobligedtothe

futurerepaymentoffavors,gifts,invitations,

andthelike.Sotypicalisitfor______(37)to

companythereceiptofsuchthingsthataterm

like“muchobliged”hasbecomeasynonymfor

“thankyou,”notonlyintheEnglishlanguage

butinothersaswell.

Theimpressiveaspectoftheruleof

reciprocationandthesenseofobligationthat

______(38)withitisitspervasivenessinhuman

culture.Itisso______(39)thatafterintensive

study,sociologistscanreportthatthereisno

humansocietythatdoesnot______(40)tothe

rule.

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PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION[35MIN]

SECTIONAMULTIPLECHOICE

QUESTIONS

Inthissectiontherearethreepassages

followedbytenmultiplechoicequestions.For

eachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefour

suggestedanswersmarkedA,B,C,andD.

Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer

andmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET

TWO.

PASSAGEONE

(1)TheearliestsettlerscametotheNorth

Americancontinenttoestablishcolonieswhich

werefreefromthecontrolsthatexistedin

Europeansocieties.Theywantedtoescapethe

controlsplacedontheirlivesbykingsand

governments,priestsandchurched,noblemen

andaristocrats.Thehistoricdecisionsmadeby

thosefirstsettlershavehadaprofoundeffect

ontheshapingoftheAmericancharacter.By

limitingthepowerofthegovernmentandthe

churchesandeliminatingaformalaristocracy,

theycreatedaclimateoffreedomwherethe

emphasiswasontheindividual.Individual

freedomisprobablythemostbasicofall

Americanvalues.By“freedom,”Americans

meanthedesireandtheabilityofall

individualstocontroltheirowndestinywithout

outsideinterferencefromthegovernment,a

rulingnobleclass,thechurch,oranyother

organizedauthority.

(2)Thereis,however,apricetobepaidfor

thisindividualfreedom:self-reliance.Itmeans

thatAmericansbelievethattheyshouldstand

ontheirownfeet,achievingbothfinancialand

emotionalindependencefromtheirparentsas

earlyaspossible,usuallybyage18or21.

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(3)Asecondimportantreasonwhy

immigrantshavetraditionallybeendrawnto

theUnitedStatesisthebeliefthateveryonehas

anequalchancetoenterachanceandsucceed

inthegame.Becausetitlesofnobilitywere

forbiddenintheConstitution,noformalclass

systemdevelopedintheUS.

(4)Thereis,however,apricetobepaidfor

thisequalityofopportunity:competition.If

muchoflifeisseenasarace,thenaperson

mustruntheraceinordertosucceed;aperson

mustcompetewithothers.Thepressuresof

competitioninthelifeofanAmericanbeginin

childhoodandcontinueuntilretirementfrom

work.Infact,anygroupofpeoplewhodoesno

competesuccessfullydoesnotfitintothe

mainstreamofAmericanlifeaswellasthose

whodo.

(5)Athirdreasonwhyimmigrantshave

traditionallycometotheUnitedStatesisto

haveabetterlife.Becauseofitsabundant

naturalresources,theUnitedStatesappeared

tobea“landofplenty”wheremillionscould

cometoseektheirfortunes.Thephrase“going

fromragstoriches”becameasloganforthe

Americandream.Manypeopledidachieve

materialsuccess.Materialwealthbecamea

valuetotheAmericanpeople,anditalso

becameanacceptedmeasureofsocialstatus.

(6)Americanspayaprice,however,fortheir

materialwealth:hardwork.Hardworkhas

beenbothnecessaryandrewardingformost

Americansthroughouttheirhistory.Insome

ways,materialpossessionsareseenasevidence

ofpeople’sabilities.BarryGoldwater,a

candidateforthepresidencyin1964,saidthat

mostpoorpeoplearepoorbecausetheydeserve

tobe.MostAmericanswouldfindthisaharsh

statement,butmanymightthinktherewas

sometruthinit.

(7)Thesebasicvaluesdonottellthewhole

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storyoftheAmericancharacter.Rather,they

shouldbethoughtofasthemes,aswecontinue

toexploremorefacetsoftheAmerican

characterandhowitaffectslifeintheUnited

States.

41.Para.4seemstosuggestthat_______.

A.Americansarebornwithasenseof

competition

B.thepressureofcompetitionbeginswhen

onestartswork

C.successfulcompetitionisessentialin

Americansociety

D.competitionresultsinequalityof

opportunities

42.Whichofthefollowingmethodsdoesthe

authormainlyuseinexplainingAmerican

values?

A.Comparison.

B.Causeandeffect.

C.Definition.

D.Processanalysis.

PASSAGETWO

(1)TheNobelsaretheoriginals,ofcourse.

AlfredNobel,themanwhoinventeddeadly

explosives,decidedtotryanddosomething

goodwithallthemoneyheearned,andgave

prizestopeoplewhomadeprogressin

literature,science,economicsand–perhaps

mostimportantly–peace.

(2)NotallawardsareasnobleastheNobels.

Eventhoughmostcountrieshaveasystemfor

recognizing,honoringandrewardingpeople

whohavedonesomethinggoodintheir

countries,therearenowhundredsofawards

andawardsceremoniesforallkindsofthings.

(3)TheOscarsareprobablythemostfamous,

atimeforthe(mostly)Americanfilmindustry

totellitselfhowgooditis,anannual

opportunityforbigstarstogiveeachother

awardsandmaketearfulspeeches.Aswellas

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thattherearealsotheGoldenGlobes,

apparentlyforthesamething.

(4)Butit’snotonlyfilms–nowthereare

alsoGrammies,Brits,theMercuryPrizeand

theMTVandQawardsformusic.InBritain,a

writerwhowinstheBookerprizecanexpectto

seetheirdifficult,literarynovelhitthe

bestsellerlistsandcompetewith“TheDaVinci

Code”forpopularity.TheTurnerPrizeisan

awardforaBritishcontemporaryartist–each

yearitcausescontroversybyapparentlygiving

lotsofmoneytoartistswhodothingslike

displayingtheirbeds,putanimalsinglasscases

or–thisyear–buildagardenshed.

(5)Awardsdon’tonlyexistforthearts.

TherearenowawardsforSportsPersonalityof

theYear,forEuropeanFootballeroftheyear

andWorldFootballeroftheYear.Thisseems

verystrange–sometimesawardscanbegood

togiverecognitiontopeoplewhodeserveit,or

tohelppeoplewhodon’tmakealotofmoney

carryontheirworkwithoutworryingabout

finances,butprofessionalsoccerplayersthese

dayscertainlyaren’tshortofcash!

(6)Manysmalltownsandcommunitiesall

overtheworldalsohavetheirownawards

ceremonies,forlocalwritersorartists,orjust

forpeoplewhohavegraduatedfromhigh

schoolorgotauniversitydegree.Eventhe

BritishCouncilhasitsownawardsfor

“InnovationinEnglishLanguageTeaching”.

(7)Whyhavealltheseawardsand

ceremoniesappearedrecently?Shakespeare

neverwonaprize,nordidLeonardodaVinci

orAdamSmithorCharlesDickens.

(8)Itwouldbepossibletosay,however,that

inthepast,scientistsandartistscouldwin

“patronage”fromrichpeople–akingoralord

wouldgivetheartistorscientistmoneytohave

thempainttheirpalacesorhelpthemdevelop

newwaysofmakingmoney.Withthechangein

socialsystemsacrosstheworld,thisnolonger

happens.Scientificresearchisnoweither

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fundedbythegovernmentorbyprivate

companies.

(9)Perhapsawardsceremoniesarejustthe

mostrecentfaceofthisprocess.

(10)However,thereismoretoitthanthat.

WhenafilmwinsanOscar,manymorepeople

willgoandseeit,orbuytheDVD.Whena

writerwinstheNobelprize,manymorepeople

buytheirbooks.WhenagroupwinstheMTV

awards,theceremonyisseenbyhundredsof

thousandsofpeopleacrosstheworld.The

result?Thegroupsellsslotsmorerecords.

(11)Mostawardsceremoniesarenow

sponsoredbybigorganizationsorcompanies.

Thismeansthatitisnotonlythepersonwho

winstheawardwhobenefits–butalsothe

sponsors.TheMTVawards,forexample,are

greatforpublicizingnotonlymusic,butalso

MTVitself!

(12)Onthesurface,itseemstobea

“win-win”situation,witheveryonebeinghappy,

butletmeaskyouaquestion–howfardoyou

thinkthatpublicityandmarketingarewinning

here,andhowmuchgenuinerecognitionof

achievementistakingplace?

43.Whatistheauthor’stonewhenhe

mentionsawardssuchastheOscars,the

GoldenGlobesandGrammies(Paras.3&

4)?

A.Amused.

B.Appreciative.

C.Sarcastic.

D.Serious.

44.AccordingtoPara.4,whatwouldhappen

toawardwinningwriters?

A.Theywouldenjoyamuchlarger

readership.

B.Theywouldturntopopularnovelwriting.

C.Theywouldcontinuenon-fictionwriting.

D.Theywouldtrycontroversialformsofart.

45.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbest

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sumsupPara.6?

A.Awardsceremoniesareheldforlocal

people.

B.Awardsceremoniesareheldonimportant

occasions.

C.Awardsceremoniesareheldincertain

professions.

D.Awardsceremoniesareheldofallsortsof

reasons.

46.AccordingtoPara.8,onedifference

betweenscientistsandartistsinthepastand

thoseatpresentliesin_______.

A.natureofwork

B.personalcontact

C.sourceoffunding

D.socialstatus

47.ItcanbeconcludedfromPara.12thatthe

authorthinksawards_______.

A.promotemarketratherthanachievements

B.dogoodtobothmarketandpopularity

C.helpthosewhoarereallytalented

D.areeffectiveinmakingpeoplepopular

PASSAGETHREE

(1)KnowingthatMrs.Mallardwas

sufferingfromahearttrouble,greatcarewas

takentobreaktoherasgentlyaspossiblethe

newsofherhusband’sdeath.

(2)ItwashersisterJosephinewhotold

her,inbrokensentence.Herhusband’sfriend

Richardswasthere,too,nearher.Itwashe

whohadbeeninthenewspaperofficewhen

newsoftherailroaddisasterwasreceived,with

BrentlyMallard’snameleadingthelistof

“killed.”Hehadonlytakenthetimetoassure

himselfofitstruthbyasecondtelegram.

(3)Sheweptatonce,inhersister’sarms.

Whenthestormofgriefhadspentitselfshe

wentawaytoherroomalone.Shewouldhave

noonefollowher.

(4)Therestood,facingtheopenwindow,a

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comfortablearmchair.Intothisshesank,

presseddownbyaphysicalexhaustionthat

hauntedherbodyandseemedtoreachintoher

soul.

(5)Shecouldseeintheopensquarebefore

herhousethetopsoftrees.Thedeliciousbreath

ofrainwasintheair.Inthestreetbelowa

peddlerwascryinghiswares.Thenotesofa

distantsongwhichsomeonewassinging

reachedherfaintly,andcountlesssparrows

weretwitteringintheeaves.

(6)Therewerepatchesofblueskyshowing

hereandtherethroughthecloudsthathadmet

andpiledoneabovetheotherinthewestfacing

herwindow.

(7)Shesatwithherheadthrownback

uponthecushionofthechair,quitemotionless,

exceptwhenasobcameupintoherthroatand

shookher,asachildwhohascrieditselfto

sleepcontinuestosobinitsdreams.

(8)Shewasyoung,withafair,calmface,

whoselinesbespokerepressionandevena

certainstrength.Butnowtherewasadullstare

inhereyes,whosegazewasfixedoutthereon

oneofthosepatchesofbluesky.Itwasnota

glanceofreflection,butratherindicateda

suspensionofintelligentthought.

(9)Therewassomethingcomingtoher

andshewaswaitingforit,fearfully.Whatwas

it?Shedidnotknow;itwastoosubtleand

elusivetoname.Butshefeltit,creepingoutof

thesky,reachingtowardherthroughthe

sounds,thescents,thecolorthatfilledtheair.

(10)Nowherbosomroseandfell

tumultuously.Shewasbeginningtorecognize

thisthingthatwasapproachingtopossessher,

andshewasstrivingtobeatitbackwithher

will–aspowerlessashertwowhiteslender

handswouldhavebeen.

(11)Whensheabandonedherselfalittle

whisperedwordescapedherslightlyparted

lips.Shesaiditoverandoverunderherbreath:

“free,free,free!”Thevacantstareandthelook

ofterrorthathadfolloweditwentfromher

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eyes.Theystayedkeenandbright.Herpulses

beatfast,andthecoursingbloodwarmedand

relaxedeveryinchofherbody.

(12)Sheknewthatshewouldweepagain

whenshesawthekind,tenderhandsfoldedin

death;theface,fixedandgrayanddead.But

shesawbeyondthatbittermomentalong

processionofyearstocomethatwouldbelong

toherabsolutely.Andsheopenedandspread

herarmsouttotheminwelcome.

(13)Therewouldbenoonetolivefor

duringthosecomingyears;shewouldlivefor

herself.Therewouldbenopowerfulwill

bendinghersinthatblindpersistencewith

whichmenandwomenbelievetheyhavea

righttoimposeaprivatewillupona

fellow-creature.

(14)Andyetshehadlovedhim–

sometimes.Oftenshehadnot.Whatdidit

matter!Whatcouldlove,theunsolvedmystery,

countforinfaceofthispossessionof

self-assertionwhichshesuddenlyrecognizedas

thestrongestimpulseofherbeing!

(15)“Free!Bodyandsoulfree!”shekept

whispering.

(16)Josephinewaskneelingbeforethe

closeddoorwithherlipstothekeyhole,

imploringforadmission.“Louise,openthe

door!Ibeg;openthedoor–youwillmake

yourselfill.Whatareyoudoing,Louise?For

heaven’ssakeopenthedoor.”

(17)“Goaway.Iamnotmakingmyself

ill.”No;shewasdrinkinginaveryelixir（长生

不老药）oflifethroughthatopenwindow.

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(18)Herfancywasrunningriotalong

thosedaysaheadofher.Springdays,and

summerdays,andallsortsofdaysthatwould

beherown.Shebreathedaquickprayerthat

lifemightbelong.Itwasonlyyesterdayshe

hadthoughtwithashudderthatlifemightbe

long.

(19)Shearoseatlengthandopenedthe

door.Therewasafeverishtriumphinhereyes,

andshecarriedherselfunwittinglylikea

goddessofVictory.Sheclaspedhersister’s

waist,andtogethertheydescendedthestairs.

Richardsstoodwaitingforthematthebottom.

(20)Someonewasopeningthefrontdoor

withalatchkey.ItwasBrentlyMallardwho

entered,alittletravel-stained,composedly

carryinghisbagandumbrella.Hehadbeenfar

fromthesceneoftheaccident,anddidnoteven

knowtherehadbeenone.Hestoodamazedat

Josephine’spiercingcry;atRichards’quick

motiontoscreenhimfromtheviewofhiswife.

(21)ButRichardswastoolate.

(22)Whenthedoctorscametheysaidshe

haddiedofheartdisease–ofthejoythatkills.

48.HowdidMrsMallardgetthenewsofher

husband’sdeath?

A.Herhusband’sfriendtoldher.

B.Shehadreaditfromthepaper.

C.HersisterJosephinetoldher.

D.Herdoctorbrokethenewstoher.

49.WhenMrsMallardwasaloneinherroom,

she_______.

A.satinanarmchairallthetime

B.satwithherbackfacingthewindow

C.satandthenwalkedaroundforawhile

D.satinachairandcriedallthetime

50.Howdidshefeelaboutherlovetowards

herhusband?

A.Shehatedherhusband.

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B.Shewasindifferentnow.

C.Shefoundithardtodescribe.

D.Shehadlovedhimallalong.

SECTIONBSHORTANSWER

QUESTIONS

Inthissectiontherearefiveshortanswer

questionsbasedonthepassagesinSectionA.

AnswerthequestionswithNOMORETHAN

TENWORDSinthespaceprovidedonANSWER

SHEETTWO.

PASSAGEONE

51.Ofallthevaluesmentionedinthepassage,

whichoneisregardedasthemost

fundamental?

PASSAGETWO

52.Whatcanbeinferredfromthe