2022年自考专业(英语)英语阅读（一）考试真题及答案15

2022年自考专业（英语）英语阅读（一）考试

真题及答案

一、CarefulReading(40points,2pointsforeach)Directions:

Readthefollowingpassagescarefully.Decideonthebest

answersandwritethecorrespondinglettersonyourAnswer

Sheet.

1、PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowing

passage.Theoldfashionedgeneralstoreisfastdisappearing.

Thisis,perhaps,apity,becauseshoppingtodayseemstolack

thatpersonalelementwhichexistedwhentheshopkeeperknew

allhisregularcustomerspersonally.Hecould,forinstance,

rememberwhichbrandofteaMrs.Smithusuallyboughtorwhat

sortofwashingpowderMrs.Jonespreferred.Notonlywasthe

shopacenterofbuyingandselling,butasocialmeeting

place.Aprosperousgeneralstoremighthaveemployedfouror

fiveassistants,andsotherewereveryfewproblemsin

managementasfarasthestaffwasconcerned.Butnowthatthe

supermarkethasreplacedthegeneralstore,thejobofthe

managerhaschangedcompletely.Themodermsupermarketmanager

hastocopewithastaffofasmanyasahundred,apartfrom

alltheothereverydayproblemsofrunningalarge

business.Everymorningthemanagermust,likethecommanderof

anarmydivision,carryoutaninspectionofhisstoretomake

surethateverythingisreadyforthebusinessoftheday.He

mustseethateverythingisrunningsmoothly.Hewillhaveto

giveadviceandmakedecisionsasproblemsarise;andhemust

knowhowtogethishugestafftoworkefficientlywiththeir

respectiveresponsibilities.Nomatterwhathehastodo

throughouttheday,however,thesupermarketmanagermustbe

readyforanyemergencythatmayarise.Theysayinthetrade

thatyouarenotreallyanexperiencedsupermarketmanager

untilyouhavedealtwithaflood,afire,abirthandadeath

inyourstore.Themainpurposeofthepassageistoshow.

A.howthesupermarketreplacestheoldgeneralstore

B.howtheoldfashionedgeneralstoreisfastdisappearing

C.howsupermarketmanagersdealwithproblemseverymorning

D.howtheroleoftheshopmanagerundergoesanoverallchange

2、Itisapitythattherearefeweroldgeneralstoresnow

because.

A.thereislesstradingbusiness

B.thereusedtobemoresocialactivitiesintheolddays

C.supermarketmanagershavemoreproblems

D.thereislesspersonalcontactbetweenmanagerandcustomer

3、WhoareMrs.SmithandMrs.Jonesmentionedinthefirst

paragraph?

A.Peoplerepresentinganyoftheregularcustomersoftheold

generalstore.

B.Shopassistants.

C.Friendsoftheshopmanager's.

D.Tworegularcustomersofthestore.

4、Howhasthejobofthestoremanagerchanged?

A.Hedoesn,tsellteaorwashingpowderanymore.

B.Hehasamuchlargerstafftotakecareof,tosaynothing

ofalltheotherdailyproblemsofrunningthestore.

C.Hemusttryhardtorememberthenamesoftheregular

customers.

D.Hehastogiveadviceandmakedecisionseveryday.

5、Theauthorcomparedthesupermarketmanagerto.

A.amilitaryleader

B.aschoolinspector

C.atrafficsupervisor

D.anorchestraconductor

6、PassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowing

passage.BytheTreatyofParisof1763,whichendedthewarwith

theFrenchandtheIndians,EnglandgainedpossessionofCanada

andalltheterritoryeastoftheMississippiRiver.French

influenceonthiscontinentthuscametoanend;Englandnow

controlledmostofNorthAmerica.Butthewarhadbeenlongand

expensive.Englandhadmanydebts.GeorgeIII,kingofEngland,

afterconsultingwithhisadvisers,decidedthattheAmerican

colonistsshouldhelppaysomeoftheexpensesofthiswar.A

standingEnglisharmyof10,000menhadbeenleftinthe

coloniesforprotectionagainsttheIndians.TheEnglish

governmentalsofeltthatthecolonistsshouldshareinthe

expensesofmaintainingthisarmy.TheresultwasaSeriesof

measures,theGrenvilleProgram,passedbyParliamentand

designedtoraisemoneyinthecolonies.Someofthesemeasures

wereacceptedbythecolonists,butoneinparticular,theStamp

Act,wasmetwithgreatprotest.TheStampActrequiredthat

stamps,ranginginpricefromafewcentstoalmostadollar,

beplacedonallnewspapers,advertisements,billsofsale,

wills,legalpapers,etc.TheStampActwasoneofthecausesof

theAmericanRevolution.Itaffectedeveryone,richandpoor

alike.Somebusinessmenfeltthattheactwouldsurelyruin

theirbusinesses.Ofallthevoicesraisedinprotesttothe

StampAct,nonehadgreatereffectthanthatofayounglawyer

fromVirginia-PatrickHenry.Henryhadonlyrecentlybeen

electedtotheVirginiaAssem