2022年4月份全国高等教育自学考试英语试题及答案3

2022年4月份全国高等教育自学考试英语(二)试题及答案3从以下每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个答案，并在答题卡上将相应

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PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

BytheTreatyofParisof1763,whichendedthewarwiththeFrenchandtheIndians,

EnglandgainedpossessionofCanadaandalltheterritoryeastoftheMississippi

River.Frenchinfluenceonthiscontinentthuscametoanend;Englandnow

controlledmostofNorthAmerica.Butthewarhadbeenlongandexpensive.England

hadmanydebts.GeorgeIII,kingofEngland,afterconsultingwithhisadvisers,

decidedthattheAmericancolonists(殖民者)shouldhelppaysomeoftheexpenses

ofthiswar.AstandingEnglisharmyof10,000menhadbeenleftinthecolonies(殖

民地)forprotectionagainsttheIndians.TheEnglishgovernmentalsofeltthat

thecolonistsshouldshareintheexpensesofmaintainingthisarmy.Theresult

wasaseriesofmeasures,theGrenvilleProgram,passedbyParliamentanddesigned

toraisemoneyinthecolonies.Someofthesemeasureswereacceptedbythe

colonists,butoneinparticular,theStampAct,wasmetwithgreatprotest.The

StampActrequiredthatstamps,ranginginpricefromafewcentstoalmosta

dollar,beplacedonallnewspapers,advertisements,billsofsale,wills,legal

papers,etc.TheStampActwasoneofthecausesoftheAmericanRevolution.It

affectedeveryone,richandpooralike.Somebusinessmenfeltthattheactwould

surelyruintheirbusinesses.

OfallthevoicesraisedinprotesttotheStampAct,nonehadgreatereffect

thanthatofayounglawyerfromVirginia-PatrickHenry.Henryhadonlyrecently

beenelectedtotheVirginiaAssembly.YetwhentheStampActcameupfor

discussion,heopposeditalmostsingle-handedly.Healsoexpressed,forthefirst

time,certainideasthatwereheldbymanyAmericansofthetimebutthatnever

beforehadbeenstatedsoopenly.“Islifesodearorpeacesosweet,astobe

boughtatthepriceofchainsandslavery?Forbidit,Almighty(万能的)God!Iknow

notwhatcourseothersmaytake,butasforme,givemeliberty,orgivemedeath!“

21.Fromthetextwelearnthat___________________.

A、BritaintookoverCanadafromtheIndiansin1763

B、therehadbeenawarbetweentheFrenchandtheIndianswhichendedin1763

C、FranceusedtohavecontrolofCanadaandsomeareaseastoftheMississippi

River

D、theFrenchstillkeptsomeinfluenceinNorthAmericathroughtheTreatyof

Paris

22.TheGrenvilleProgramrefersto___________________.

A、KingGeorgeIII’splantogathermoneyinNorthAmerica

B、theBritishgovernment’sdesiretoraisemoneyinNorthAmerica

C、aplantosharetheexpensesofmaintaininganarmyintheAmericancolonies

D、adecisionoftheBritishParliamenttocollectmoneyintheAmericancolonies

23.TheStampAct___________________.

A、wasanactaboutsellingstampsatpricesfromafewcentstoalmostadollar

B、requiredthatallcommercialandlegaldocumentsinAmericahavestampson

them

C、wasthemaincauseoftheAmericanRevolution

D、chieflyaffectedbusinesspeoplewhofeltitwouldruintheirbusinesses

24.FromthetextwelearnthatPatrickHenry___________________.

A、hadbeenamemberoftheVirginiaAssemblyforalongtime

B、didn’tknowwhatcoursestotaketocompletehisstudiesasalawyer

C、wasalmosttheonlyonewhoopenlyprotestedagainsttheStampAct

D、didn’tvaluelifeorpeaceasmuchasotherpeopledid

25.Thispassageismainlyabout___________________.

A、oneoftheeventsleadingt