2023年自考专业英语英语阅读一考前冲刺试卷1

自考专业（英语）英语阅读（一）考前冲刺试

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一、CAREFULREADING

1、SometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofthechairsinmy

fronthallhadabrokenleg.Ididntforeseeanygreat

difficultyingettingitmended,asthereareawholelotof

antiqueshopsinthePimlicoRoadwhichisthreeminuteswalk

frommyflat,soIsetforthonemorningcarryingthechairwith

me,Iwentintothefirstshopconfidently,expectingafriendly

reception,withakindlymansaying,Whatacharmingchair,yes,

thatsquiteasimplejob,whenwouldyouwantitback?Iwas

quitewrong.ThemanIapproachedwouldntlookatit.Iwasnt

tooconcerned;afterall,itwasonlythefirsttryandthere

weremanymoreshopsonbothsidesoftheroad.Thereaction

atthesecondshop,thoughslightlypoliter,wasjustthesame,

andatthethirdandthefourthsoIdecidedthatmyapproach

mustbewrong.

IenteredthefifthshopwithsomeconfidencebecauseIhad

concoctedaplan.Iplacedthechairgentlyonthefloorsoas

nottodisturbthedamagedlegandsaid,Wouldyouliketobuy

achair?Theratherfierceproprietorlookeditovercarefully

andsaid,Yes,notabadlittlechair,howmuchdoyouwantfor

it?£20,Isaid.OK,hesaid,T11giveyou£20.Itsgota

slightlybrokenleg,Isaid.Yes,Isawthat,itsnothing,don

tworryaboutit.Everythingwasgoingaccordingtoplanand

Iwasgettingexcited.Whatwillyoudowithit?Iasked.Oh,

itwillbeverysaleableoncetherepairisdone.Ilikethe

bitofoldgreenvelvetonthetop.Ishallleavethat,yes,

verysaleable.Illbuyit,Isaid.Whatdoyoumean?Youvejust

soldittome,hesaid.Yes;IknowbutIvechangedmymind;

asamatteroffactitisjustwhatImlookingfor.Ivegota

pairtoitathome.Illgiveyou27quidforit.Youmustbe

crazy,hesaid;thensuddenlythepennydroppedandhesmiled

andsaid,Iknowwhatyouwant,youwantmetomendyourchair.

Youreplumbright,Isaid.Andwhatwouldyouhavedoneif

IhadwalkedinandsaidWouldyoumendthischairforme?I

wouldnthavedoneit,hesaid,wedontdorepairs,notenough

moneyinit,butIllmendthisforyou.Shallwesayafiver?

Hewasaverynicemanandthoughtthewholeepisoderather

funny.Howdidthewritergototheantiqueshops?()

A.Bybus.

B.Onfoot.

C.Bycar.

D.Bylike.

2、Thewriterthoughtthefirstshopownerwas.()

A.rude

B.kind

C.polite

D.friendly

3、Thewriterenteredthefifthshopwithsomeconfidence

becausehe()

A.knewtheowneroftheshop

B.hadexpectedtheownertobeevenpoliter

C.wenttotheothersideofthestreet

D.hadthoughtofaplan

4、Whichofthefollowingistrue?()

A.Thewriterhadanotherchair1ikethebrokenone.

B.Thewriterhadtwomorechairslikethebrokenone.

C.Thewriterwaslookingforanotherchairlikethebroken

one.

D.Thewriterwantedtosellanotherchairlikethebroken

one.

5、Thefifthowneragreedtorepairthebrokenchairbecause

______.()

A.thewriterhadpaidhimthemoney

B.thewriterhadshownhimthemoney

C.thewriter'sapproachhadamusedhim

D.thewriter'schairwaseasytorepair

6、Somebodyoughttodefendtheworkaholic.Thesepeopleare

unjustlyaccused,abused,anddefamed,oftentermedsickor

morbid（病态的）.

OnethirdofAmericanbusinessandcommerceiscarriedonthe

shouldersofworkaholics.Theratiomightexistinartand

sciencetoo.Workaholicsareachievers.Thereisanational

conspiracyagainstexcellenceundueadmirationofcommonness

andmediocrity（平凡）.Itisasthoughweareagainstthosewho

makeuncommonsacrificesbecausetheyenjoydoing

something.Somepopularpsychologistssaythattheworkaholic

hasaninferioritycomplexwhichleadstoovercompensation.

Thisiscertainlynotthecase.Inferiority,orlowesteem,

describeslazinessmoreaccuratelythanitdescribes

dedication.

Wedonotseemtorealizethatverylittleexcellenceis

achievedbylivingawell-balancedlife.Edison,Ford,Einstein,

Freudallhadsingle-mindeddevotiontoworkwherebythey

sacrificedmanythings,includingfamilyandfriendship.The

accusationismadethatworkaholicsbearguiltbynotbeinggood

parentsorspouses.Butguiltcanexistinthebalancedlife

also.Considerhowmanynormalpeoplefind,atmiddleage,that

theyhaveneverdoneanythingwelltheyaregoingtosettlefor

lessthanwhattheycouldhavebecome.Fromthispassageweknow

thatworkaholicisatermreferringtothose.()

A.whoenjoyworkmorethananythingelse

B.whomakegreatercontributionsthanothers

C.whomakeuncommonsacrificesintheirpersonallife

D.alloftheabove

7、Theauthor(smainconcerninthispassageisto()

A.pointouttheroletheworkaholicplaysintheAmerican

economy

B.defendpeoplewhoareaddictedtowork

C.encourageusnottoworryaboutourimperfection

D.considerthedifficultiesthatconfrontusatmiddleage

8、Theauthorofthepassagewouldmostlikelyagreethatthe

workaholic.()

A.ismentallyill

B.performsaninsignificantproportionofAmericanbusiness

C.willnothavetheregretsthatmany“normal“peopleface

atmiddleage

D.suffersfromlowselfesteem

9、Accordingtothispassage,.()

A.P'reudledawellbalancedlife

B.generallyspeaking,workaholicscanbehelped

C.workaholicsshouldbeadmired

D.socalled“normal“peoplearetrulythesickpeopleamong

us

10、Accordingtotheauthor,onecanhardlyachieveexcellence

unlessone.()

A.livesanabnormallife

B.sacrificesfriendshipandfamily

C.hadtotaldevotiontowork

D.ignorespopularopinions

11、Oneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothers

isthewillingnesstoadmitonesmistakes.Itisextremelyhard

sometimestosayasimplethinglikeIwaswrongaboutthat,

anditisevenhardertosay,Iwaswrong,andyouwereright

aboutthat.

Ihadanexperiencerecentlywithsomeoneadmittingtomethat

hehadmadeamistakefifteenyearsago.Hetoldmehehadbeen

themanagerofacertaingrocerystoreintheneighborhoodwhere

Igrewup,andheaskedmeifIrememberedtheeggcartons.Then

herelatedanincidentandIbegantoremembervaguelythe

incidenthewasdescribing.

Iwasabouteightyearsoldatthetime,andIhadgoneinto

thestorewithmymothertodotheweeklygroceryshopping.On

thatparticularday,Imusthavefoundmywaytothedairyfood

departmentwheretheincidenttookplace.Theremusthavebeen

aspecialsaleoneggsthatdaybecausetherewasanimpressive

displayofeggsindozenandhalfdozencartons.Thecartons

werestackedthreeorfourfeethigh.Imusthavestoppedin

frontofadisplaytoadmirethestacks.Justthenawomancame

bypushinghergrocerycartandknockedoffthestacksof

cartons.Forsomereason,Idecideditwasuptometoputthe

displaybacktogether,soIwenttowork.

Themanagerheardthenoiseandcamerushingovertoseewhat

hadhappened.Whenheappeared,Iwasonmykneesinspecting

someofthecartonstoseeifanyoftheeggswerebroken,but

tohimitlookedasthoughIweretheculprit.Heseverely

reprimandedmeandwantedmetopayforthebrokeneggs.I

protestedmyinnocenceandtriedtoexplain,butitdidnogood.

EventhoughIquicklyforgotallabouttheincident,apparently

themanagerdidnot.Howoldwastheauthorwhenhewrotethis

article?()

A.About8.

B.About15.

C.About18.

D.About23.

12、Thestacksofcartonswereactuallyknockedoffby.

()

A.theauthor

B.themanager

C.awomancustomer

D.theauthor'smother

13、Whenthemanagercame,theauthorwas.()

A.inspectingtheeggs

B.puttingthecartonsback

C.payingforthebrokeneggs

D.pushingthecartforthewoman

14、Theword"culprit”(Para.4)maybereplacedby()

A.fool

B.clown

C.thief

D.wrongdoer

15、Theauthor，sattitudetowardsadmittingone'smistakes

isbasically.()

A.ironic

B.critical

C.indifferent

D.appreciative

16>Publicrelationsismanagementfunctionthatcreates,

develops,andcarriesoutpoliciesandprogramstoinfluence

publicopinionorpublicreactionaboutanidea,aproduct,or

anorganization.Thefieldofpublicrelationshasbecomean

importantpartoftheeconomic,socialandpoliticalpatternof

lifeinmanynations.Thatfieldincludesadvertising,

promotionalactivities,andpresscontact.Publicrelations

alsoexistsatthesametimeinbusinesswithmarketingand

merchandisingtocreatetheclimateinwhichallselling

functionsoccur.

Publicrelationsactivitiesinthemodernworldhelp

institutionstocopesuccessfullywithmanyproblems,tobuild

prestigeforanindividualoragroup,topromoteproducts,and

towinelections.Themajorityofpublicrelationsworkersare

staffemployeesworkingwithinacorporateorinstitutional

framework.Othersoperateinpublicrelationscounselingfirms.

Inindustry,publicrelationspersonnelkeepmanagement

informedofchangesintheopinionsofvariouspublics(that

is,thegroupsofpeoplewhosesupportisneeded):employees,

stockholders,customers,suppliers,dealers,thecommunity,

andgovernment.Theseprofessionalscounselmanagementasto

theimpactofanyactionorlackofactiononthebehavior,of

thetargetaudiences.Onceanorganizationaldecisionhasbeen

made,thepublicrelationspersonhasthetaskofcommunicating

thisinformationtothepublicusingmethodsthatpromote

understandingconsentanddesiredbehavior.Forexample,a

hospitalmerger,anindustrialplantclosing,orthe

introductionofanewproductallrequirepublicrelations

planningandskill.

Publicrelationsactivitiesareamajorpartofthepolitical

processinmanynations.Politiciansseekingoffice,

governmentagenciesseekingacceptanceandcooperation,

officialsseekingsupportfortheirpolicies,andforeign

governmentsseekingaidandalliesabroadallmakeextensive

useofcounselingservicesprovidedbypublicrelations

specialists.

Publicrelationsalsoplaysanimportantroleinthe

entertainmentindustry.Thetheaters,motionpictures,sports,

restaurantsandindividualsallusepublicrelationsservices

toincreasetheirbusinessoraddtotheirimage.Otherpublic

relationsclientsareeducational,socialservice,and

charitableinstitutions,tradeunion,religiousgroups,and

professionalsocieties.

Thesuccessfulpublicrelationspractitionerisaspecialist

incommunicationartsandpersuasion.Specializedskillsare

requiredtohandlepublicopinionresearch,mediarelations,

directmailactivities,institutionaladvertising,

publications,filmandvideoproduction,andspecialevents.

Publicrelationsservicesaresofarvirtuallyunusedinmany

developingnations,buttheyarelikelytobeafuture

governmentconcern.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthormainly

tellsus()

A.themethodsofpublicrelations

B.theactivitiesofpublicrelations

C.thefunctionsofpublicrelations

D.thedefinitionofpublicrelations

17^Accordingtothepassage,whatwouldapublicrelations

personprobablydoafteradecisionismadeinindustry?()

A.Givesomesuggestionstothedecision-maker.

B.Conveytheinformationconcerningthedecisiontothe

public.

C.Organizepressconferencestopublicizethedecision.

D.Goabouttheintroductionofanewproduct.

18^Allofthefollowingarestatedinthepassageexceptthat

______.()

A.allfunctionsareinvolvedintheworkofapublicrelations

practitioner

B.thepublicrelationsactivitiesplayaveryimportantrole

inpoliticallife

C.theentertainmentworldattachesgreatimportanceto

publicrelationsactivities

D.thefieldofpublicrelationsmaycoverpromotional

activitiesandpressconference

19>Inwhichofthefollowingparagraphscanwedrawa

conclusionthatpublicrelationsservicesareonlypopularin

advancedcountries?()

A.Second.

B.Third.

C.Fourth.

D.Sixth.

20、Basedontheinformationfromthepassage,whichofthe

followingpeopledoyouthinkcanbenefitmostfrompublic

relationsservices?()

A.Stockholdersandbankers.

B.Governmentofficialsatalllevels.

C.Manufacturersofallkinds.

D.Scholars.

二、SPEEDREADING

1、LauraHouseremembersthedaywithembarrassment.Momand

Iwereonourwayhomeafterdinnerwhenwestoppedatan

intersection,shesays.Whenthelightchanged,theguyahead

ofuswaslookingatamapofsomethinganddidntmoveright

away.Ileanedonmyhornandautomaticallyyelled.Ididnteven

thinkaboutwhatIwasdoing.Momsjawjustdropped.Shesaid,

Well,Iguessyouvebeenlivinginthecitytoolong.Thats

whenIrealizedthatmyangerwasoutofcontrol.

AccordingtoCarolTavris,authorofAnger:TheMisunderstood

Emotion,thekeystodealingwithangerarecommonsenseand

patience.Shepointsoutthatalmostnosituationisimproved

byanangryoutburst.Shouting,fuming,orleaningonthecar

hornwontmaketrafficbegintoflow,makethescreenunlock

ormakekeysappear.Patience,ontheotherhand,isahighly

practicalvirtue.Peoplewhotakethetimetocooldownbefore

respondingtoanangerproducingsituationarefarlesslikely

tosayordosomethingtheywillregretlater.

AngermanagementtherapistDorisWildeagrees.Likeany

feeling,angerlastsonlyaboutthreeseconds,shesays.What

keepsitgoingisyourownnegativethinking.Aslongasyou

focusontheidiotwhocutyouoffontheexpressway,you11stay

angry.Butifyoulettheincidentgo,yourangerwillgowith

it.Onceyoucometounderstandthatyouredrivingyourown

angerwithyourthoughts,addsWilde,youcanstopit.

Expertswhohavestudiedangeralsoencouragepeopleto

cultivateactivitiesthateffectivelyreleasetheiranger.For

somepeople,itsreadingnewspapersorwatchingTV,while

othersneedmoreactiveoutlets(发泄渠道)，suchastakinga

walk,hittinggolfballs,orworkingoutwithapunchingbag.

Peoplewhosucceedincalmingtheirangeralsoenjoythe

satisfactionofhavingdealtpositivelywiththeir

frustrations.ForLauraHouse,herexperienceinthecarwith

hermotherwasawake-upcall.Once1sawwhatIwasdoing,it

reallywasntthathardtodevelopdifferenthabits.Isimply

decidedIwasgoingtotreatotherpeoplethewayIwouldwant

tobetreated.Imacalmer,happierpersonnow,shereports.The

writerbeginsthepassageby.()

A.givinganexample

B.makingacomparison

C.lookingintocauses

D.quotingafamousperson

2、AccordingtoCarolTavris,angercanbehandledeffectively

_____.()

A.byremainingsilent

B.bylisteningtomusic

C.throughgamesandexercises

D.throughcommonsenseandpatience

3、DorisWildebelievesthatpeoplestayangry.()

A.whentrafficontheexpresswayisheavy

B.whenanger-causingincidentsareserious

C.becauseittakestimeforthemtocalmdown

D.becausetheyfailtolookatthingspositively

4、Thesentence"ifyoulettheincidentgo,yourangerwill

gowithit”(para.3)tellsusthat.()

A.angerdependsonhowseriousthesituationis

B.peoplegetcarriedawaybyunpleasantincidents

C.angerdisappearswhenpeopleignoretheincident

D.peoplewon，tbeangrywithoutangercausingincidents

5、Thepassagemainlydealswith.()

A.typesofanger

B.effectsofanger

C.causesofanger

D.managementofanger

6、Wecanseehowtheproductlifecycleworksbylookingat

theintroductionofinstantcoffee.Whenitwasintroduced,

mostpeopledidnotlikeitaswellas"regular"coffee,and

ittookseveralyearstogaingeneralacceptance(introduction

stage).Atonepoint,though,instantcoffeegrewrapidlyin

popularity,andmanybrandswereintroduced(stageofrapid

growth).Afterawhile,peoplebecameattachedtoonebrandand

salesleveledoff(stageofmaturity).Saleswentintoaslight

declinew