外语学院大学英语部课程考试期末试卷外语学院大学英语部课程考试期末试卷PartPart IIII ReadingReading ComprehensionComprehension (30%=201.5)(30%=201.5)SectionSection A ADirections:Directions: There are three passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question.PassagePassage OneOne ( (This passage is selected from FASTFAST READING)READING)QuestionsQuestions 1616 toto 2020 areare basedbased onon thethe followingfollowing passage:passage:I was living in the Smoky Mountains in Carolina. One autumn I moved into the Childrens Home, I asked the lady there to send a boy to cut wood for the fireplace. After a while, there, in front of me, stood a small boy. The boy wore old torn pants and shirt worn thin from too many washings. He wore no shoes on his feet. “I cut some wood today,” he said. We went together to see his work. Next to the house was a lot of cleanly-cut wood.He came again the next day and worked until it was time to leave. His name was Jerry. He was 12 years old and had been at Childrens Home since he was only four. He found a hole near the fireplace that I had not seen. “Ill place some wood on the hole, maam. Then when a sudden storm comes up, you can stay warm.”One cold day, Jerry sat close by me near the fire. We watched the fire burn. Jerry suddenly talked of something he had never talked of before. “You look like my mother, especially next to the fire.” “But you were only four, Jerry, when you came to live at the Childrens Home. Do you still remember your mother?” He nodded his head yes. “My mother lives near Manville.”Learning he had a mother surprised me. But I said nothing. Jerry talked with happiness in his heart. “She comes for me from Manville whenever she can. She isnt working right now. She wanted to give me a dog but they say a boy cant have a dog at the Home. She sent me a Sunday suit. And last Christmas, she sent me a bicycle. I let the others play with the bicycle when they promise to be careful with it.” When Jerry talked happily about his mother, my mind was busy trying to understand his mother. She had not completely forgotten him. But why? What was the reason other than being poor?Soon it was the time I have to leave. I said to him, “Jerry, youve been my good friend. I shall think of you often and miss you very much.” He did not answer. I watched him climb the hill in silence. I expected him to come the next day but he did not come. I went to the lady “Here is some money,” I said to her, “Will you use it to buy him things for his birthday and for Christmas. I might buy him the same things his mother buys. This way hell get different things and, well, not two bicycles for example.” She looked at me strangely. Then she finally said, “I dont understand. He has no mother. He has no bicycle.”16. According to the story, Jerry had stayed at the Childrens Home for _ years.A. four B. six C. eight D. twelve 17. The fact that Jerry placed some wood on the hole near my fireplace shows that _.A. he was honest B. he was brave C. he was hard-working D. he was considerate by nature18. According to Jerrys description, which of the following statements is TRUE about his mother?A. She loved Jerry and bought him some gifts.B. She often came to see Jerry.C. She was busy with her work.D. She lived far from Jerry.19. Why didnt Jerry see me off the day I left?A. Because he fell ill.B. Because he was too sad to say me goodbye.C. Because he was playing with other children.D. Because he was taking a walk in the woods.20. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Jerry?A. He dressed properly.B. He was not skilled at cutting wood since he was too young.C. He often rode the bicycle his mother bought for him.D. In fact, he had no mother. PassagePassage TwoTwoQuestionsQuestions 2121 toto 2525 areare basedbased onon thethe followingfollowing passage:passage:Old people are always saying that the young are not what they were. The same comment is made from generation to generation and it is always true. It has never been truer than it is today. The young are better educated. They have a lot more money to spend and enjoy more freedom. They grow up more quickly and are not so dependent on their parents. They think more for themselves and do not accept the ideas of their elders. Events which the older generation remembers vividly are nothing more than past history. The old always assume that they know best for the simple reason that they have been around a bit longer. They dont like to feel that their values are being questioned or threatened. And this is precisely what the young are doing. They are questioning the assumptions of their elders and disturbing their complacency. Who said that human differences can best be solved through convention