北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试1998.6.13PartIReadingComprehension(40%)Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Almosteveryfamilybuysatleastonecopyofanewspapereveryday.Somepeoplesubscribe(订阅)toasmanyastwoorthreenewspapers.Butwhydopeoplereadnewspapers?Fivehundredyearsago,newsofimportanthappenings——battleslostandwon,kingsorrulersoverthrown(推翻)orkilled——tookmonthsandevenyearstotravelfromonecountrytoanother.Thenewspassedbywordofmouthandwasneveraccurate.Todaywecanreadinournewspapersofimportanteventsthatoccurinfarawaycountriesonthesameytheyhappen.Apartfromsupplyingnewsfromallovertheworld,newspapersgiveusalotofotherusefulinformation.Thereareweatherreports,radio,televisionandfilmguides,bookreviews,storiesand,ofcourse,advertisements.Thebiggeronesareputinbylargecompaniestobringattentiontotheirproducts.Theypaythenewspapersthousandsofdollarsfortheadvertisingspace,butitisworththemoney,fornewsoftheirproductsgoesintoalmosteveryhomeinthecountry.Forthosewhoproducenewspapers,advertisementsarealsoveryimportant.Moneyearnedfromadvertisementsmakesitpossibleforthemtoselltheirnewspapersatalowpriceandstillmakeaprofit.Newspapersoftenhaveinformationongardening,cookingandfashionaswellasasmallbutverypopularsectiononjokesandcartoons(漫画).1.Thehabitofreadingnewspapersis_________A.uncommonintheworldB.notpopularinU.S.A.C.widespreadintheworldD.foundedamongafewfamilies2.Afewhundredyearsagonewsdidnot________A.receiveattentionB.travelfastC.spreadtoothercountriesD.takelongtoreachothercountries3.Inthepast,newswas________A.sentbytelegraphB.passedfromonepersontoanotherC.sentbyletterD.sentbytelephone4.ThemoneyspentonadvertisementsisA.wastedB.notmuchC.worthwhileD.useless5.Thesectiononjokesandcartoonsis_________A.readonlybychildrenB.ofnovalueC.nothelpfulD.readbymanyPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:PepysandhiswifehadaskedsomefriendstodinneronSunday,September2nd,1666.TheywereupverylateontheSaturdayevening,gettingeverythingreadyforthenextday,andwhiletheywerebusytheysawtheglowofafirestartinthesky.By3o’clockontheSundaymorning,itsglowhadbecomesobrightthatJanewokeherhusbandtowatchit.Pepysslippedonhisdressing—gownandwenttothewindowtowatchit.Itseemedfairlyfaraway,oafteratimehewentbacktobed.Whenhegotupinthemorning,itlooked,asthoughthefirewasdyingdown,thoughhecouldstillseesomeflames.Sohesettoworktotidyhisroomandputhisthingsbackwherehewantedthem.Whilehewasdoingthis,Janecameintosaythatshehadheardthefirewasabadone;hundredhouseshadbeenburneddowninthenightandhefirewasstillburning.Pepyswentouttoseeforhimself.HewenttotheTowerofLondonandclimbedup‘onahighpartofthebuildingssothathecouldseewhatwashappening.Fromthere,Pepyscouldseethatitwas,indeed,abadfireandthateventhehousesonLondonBridgewereburning.ThemanoftheTowertoldhimthatthefirehadstartedinabaker’sshopinPuddingLane;thebaker’shousehadcaughtfirefromtheover—heatedovenandthentheflameshadquicklyspreadtotheotherhousesinthenarrowlane.SobegantheGreatFireofLondon,afirethatlastednearlyfivedays,destroyedmostoftheoldcityandended,soitissaid,atPieCorner.6.Whatisthepassageabout?A.TheGreatFireofLondon.B.Whowasthefirsttodiscoverthefire.C.WhatPepyswasdoingduringthefire.D.Thelossescausedbythefire.7.Theywereupverylatebecause________A.itwasSundaymorningB.theywerenotverysleepyC.theywerepreparingforthedinner.D.theysawthegreatfirestart.8.WhatwasPepysdoingwh...
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