2017年10月自考00595英语阅读一试题及答案含解析

英语阅读（一）年月真题

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1、【单选题】**Passage2****Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowing

passage.**Apartfromthenumerousbenefitsandconveniencespeoplearoundthe

worldcanenjoyduetotheInternet,therearealsomultipledrawbacks（缺

陷）．ThereisonebigproblemalmostanyInternetuserhasencounteredatleast

onceinalifetime-spam（垃圾邮件）．Unlikewhatpeoplemightthink,spamisnot

justanannoyingbutharmlessemailmessageInfact,spamcanbeadangerous

toolcapableofharmingitsreceivers,andshouldbeoutlawed.Spamcancausereal

damage.Ifyouwonderhowamereelectroniclettercanbeharmful,firstrecall

theusualcontentsofspamletters.Alongwithcommercialsandnewslettersfrom

electronicshopsyouhaveusedjustonce,everyemailuserisalsoatriskof

receivingspamletteradvertisingpornography（淫秽内容），weapons,andother

questionablecontent.AlthoughitmightbesafeintheUnitedStatesofAmerica,

theEuropeanUnion,andsomeotherwesterncountries,itcanbeillegalinmore

religiouscountries-especiallyinIslamicstates.Acitizenofsuchacountrywho

hasreceivedaspamletterwithpornographycanbethrowninjailfornothing.A

personwhoneverlookedforsuchcontentmightbeaccusedofconsumingit.Thisis

nottomentionchildpornography,whichisalsodistributedandadvertisedthrough

spammessages.Havingtodealwithspamdaybydaycanbestressful.Eventhough

spammessagesusuallyhavean“unsubscribe”link,gettingoffaspammer’s

listrequiresanumberofactions,suchasvisitingthewebsite,

acknowledgingunsubscription,sendingconfirmationletters,andsoon.Thismight

benotaprobleminthecaseofbeingatargetofjustseveralspammers;

however,usuallyInternetusesreceivedozensofspammessagesdaily;

unsubscribingfromeachofthemisalmostimpossible.ManyAOLusers,whoarenow

havinghardtimesdealingwithspam,reporttheyarealreadyclosetothepoint

whentheirmailboxesstopworking.Spamcanbeharmfulinyetanotherway.Rather

often,spamemailscontainvirusessuchasTrojans,worms,unblockableads,and

thelike.Openingamessagewithsuchaprogramcaninstantlydamageusers’

computers.Spamisatoolforallkindsoffrauds;forexample,popularare

inheritancefrauds,whenauserreceivesapersonalizedandseeminglytrustworthy

emailfromalawyerinformingthemaboutinheritingasumofmoney,orrealestate,

andrequiringthemtosendsomepersonaldataforafinalcheck.Spamoften

advertiseslowquality,fake,ormisleadingproducts;variousself-improvement

andplasticsurgeryservicesandproductsarealsodistributedthroughspam-no

needtosaytheydealwithmoreharmthanuse.Allthesefactsspeakinfavorof

thenecessitytoproclaimspamillegal.Whichofthefollowingisthedrawbackof

theInternetaccordingtothepassage?

Usercaneasilygetpersonaldate.

Itcostsalotofmoneytosubscribenewsletters.

A:

Usersmayreceiveemailswithquestionablecontent.

B:

It’sinconvenienttoreceiveelectroniclettersfromtheruralarea.

C:

答D:案：C

解析：细节判断题。文章第一段提到垃圾邮件，认为垃圾邮件是一大网络公害。在第二

段，文章就垃圾邮件的内容有害性进行了介绍，提到everyemailuserisalsoatrisk

ofreceivingspamletteradvertisingpornography(淫秽内容)，weapons,andother

questionablecontent，可见垃圾邮件的内容大多是淫秽色情、武器或其他有问题的内

容，因此选项C为正确答案。

2、【单选题】**Passage2****Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowing

passage.**Apartfromthenumerousbenefitsandconveniencespeoplearoundthe

worldcanenjoyduetotheInternet,therearealsomultipledrawbacks（缺

陷）．ThereisonebigproblemalmostanyInternetuserhasencounteredatleast

onceinalifetime-spam（垃圾邮件）．Unlikewhatpeoplemightthink,spamisnot

justanannoyingbutharmlessemailmessageInfact,spamcanbeadangerous

toolcapableofharmingitsreceivers,andshouldbeoutlawed.Spamcancausereal

damage.Ifyouwonderhowamereelectroniclettercanbeharmful,firstrecall

theusualcontentsofspamletters.Alongwithcommercialsandnewslettersfrom

electronicshopsyouhaveusedjustonce,everyemailuserisalsoatriskof

receivingspamletteradvertisingpornography（淫秽内容），weapons,andother

questionablecontent.AlthoughitmightbesafeintheUnitedStatesofAmerica,

theEuropeanUnion,andsomeotherwesterncountries,itcanbeillegalinmore

religiouscountries-especiallyinIslamicstates.Acitizenofsuchacountrywho

hasreceivedaspamletterwithpornographycanbethrowninjailfornothing.A

personwhoneverlookedforsuchcontentmightbeaccusedofconsumingit.Thisis

nottomentionchildpornography,whichisalsodistributedandadvertisedthrough

spammessages.Havingtodealwithspamdaybydaycanbestressful.Eventhough

spammessagesusuallyhavean“unsubscribe”link,gettingoffaspammer’s

listrequiresanumberofactions,suchasvisitingthewebsite,

acknowledgingunsubscription,sendingconfirmationletters,andsoon.Thismight

benotaprobleminthecaseofbeingatargetofjustseveralspammers;

however,usuallyInternetusesreceivedozensofspammessagesdaily;

unsubscribingfromeachofthemisalmostimpossible.ManyAOLusers,whoarenow

havinghardtimesdealingwithspam,reporttheyarealreadyclosetothepoint

whentheirmailboxesstopworking.Spamcanbeharmfulinyetanotherway.Rather

often,spamemailscontainvirusessuchasTrojans,worms,unblockableads,and

thelike.Openingamessagewithsuchaprogramcaninstantlydamageusers’

computers.Spamisatoolforallkindsoffrauds;forexample,popularare

inheritancefrauds,whenauserreceivesapersonalizedandseeminglytrustworthy

emailfromalawyerinformingthemaboutinheritingasumofmoney,orrealestate,

andrequiringthemtosendsomepersonaldataforafinalcheck.Spamoften

advertiseslowquality,fake,ormisleadingproducts;variousself-improvement

andplasticsurgeryservicesandproductsarealsodistributedthroughspam-no

needtosaytheydealwithmoreharmthanuse.Allthesefactsspeakinfavorof

thenecessitytoproclaimspamillegal.Whatkindofspamcanbeillegalinsome

religiouscountries?

Emailsaboutinheritance.

Unsubscribedcommercials.

A:

Lettersadvertisingpornography.

B:

Lettersrequestingpersonaldetails.

C:

答D:案：C

解析：细节判断题。文章第二段提到在一些伊斯兰国家，接收垃圾邮件甚至可能触犯法

律，并说Acitizenofsuchacountrywhohasreceivedaspamletterwith

pornographycanbethrowninjailfornothing，可见收到色情垃圾邮件的人有可能会

被关进监狱，因此选项C为正确答案。

3、【单选题】**Passage2****Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowing

passage.**Apartfromthenumerousbenefitsandconveniencespeoplearoundthe

worldcanenjoyduetotheInternet,therearealsomultipledrawbacks（缺

陷）．ThereisonebigproblemalmostanyInternetuserhasencounteredatleast

onceinalifetime-spam（垃圾邮件）．Unlikewhatpeoplemightthink,spamisnot

justanannoyingbutharmlessemailmessageInfact,spamcanbeadangerous

toolcapableofharmingitsreceivers,andshouldbeoutlawed.Spamcancausereal

damage.Ifyouwonderhowamereelectroniclettercanbeharmful,firstrecall

theusualcontentsofspamletters.Alongwithcommercialsandnewslettersfrom

electronicshopsyouhaveusedjustonce,everyemailuserisalsoatriskof

receivingspamletteradvertisingpornography（淫秽内容），weapons,andother

questionablecontent.AlthoughitmightbesafeintheUnitedStatesofAmerica,

theEuropeanUnion,andsomeotherwesterncountries,itcanbeillegalinmore

religiouscountries-especiallyinIslamicstates.Acitizenofsuchacountrywho

hasreceivedaspamletterwithpornographycanbethrowninjailfornothing.A

personwhoneverlookedforsuchcontentmightbeaccusedofconsumingit.Thisis

nottomentionchildpornography,whichisalsodistributedandadvertisedthrough

spammessages.Havingtodealwithspamdaybydaycanbestressful.Eventhough

spammessagesusuallyhavean“unsubscribe”link,gettingoffaspammer’s

listrequiresanumberofactions,suchasvisitingthewebsite,

acknowledgingunsubscription,sendingconfirmationletters,andsoon.Thismight

benotaprobleminthecaseofbeingatargetofjustseveralspammers;

however,usuallyInternetusesreceivedozensofspammessagesdaily;

unsubscribingfromeachofthemisalmostimpossible.ManyAOLusers,whoarenow

havinghardtimesdealingwithspam,reporttheyarealreadyclosetothepoint

whentheirmailboxesstopworking.Spamcanbeharmfulinyetanotherway.Rather

often,spamemailscontainvirusessuchasTrojans,worms,unblockableads,and

thelike.Openingamessagewithsuchaprogramcaninstantlydamageusers’

computers.Spamisatoolforallkindsoffrauds;forexample,popularare

inheritancefrauds,whenauserreceivesapersonalizedandseeminglytrustworthy

emailfromalawyerinformingthemaboutinheritingasumofmoney,orrealestate,

andrequiringthemtosendsomepersonaldataforafinalcheck.Spamoften

advertiseslowquality,fake,ormisleadingproducts;variousself-improvement

andplasticsurgeryservicesandproductsarealsodistributedthroughspam-no

needtosaytheydealwithmoreharmthanuse.Allthesefactsspeakinfavorof

thenecessitytoproclaimspamillegal.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofdealingwith

spamdaybyday?

Itisdifficult.

Itispleasant.

A:

Itisworthless.

B:

Itisexpensive.

C:

答D:案：A

解析：细节判断题。文章第三段提到应付垃圾邮件的时候说Havingtodealwithspam

daybydaycanbestressful，可见应付垃圾邮件是一件让人紧张的，有压力的事情。四

个选项中只有A选项中的difficult意思接近，因此选项A为正确答案。

4、【单选题】**Passage2****Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowing

passage.**Apartfromthenumerousbenefitsandconveniencespeoplearoundthe

worldcanenjoyduetotheInternet,therearealsomultipledrawbacks（缺

陷）．ThereisonebigproblemalmostanyInternetuserhasencounteredatleast

onceinalifetime-spam（垃圾邮件）．Unlikewhatpeoplemightthink,spamisnot

justanannoyingbutharmlessemailmessageInfact,spamcanbeadangerous

toolcapableofharmingitsreceivers,andshouldbeoutlawed.Spamcancausereal

damage.Ifyouwonderhowamereelectroniclettercanbeharmful,firstrecall

theusualcontentsofspamletters.Alongwithcommercialsandnewslettersfrom

electronicshopsyouhaveusedjustonce,everyemailuserisalsoatriskof

receivingspamletteradvertisingpornography（淫秽内容），weapons,andother

questionablecontent.AlthoughitmightbesafeintheUnitedStatesofAmerica,

theEuropeanUnion,andsomeotherwesterncountries,itcanbeillegalinmore

religiouscountries-especiallyinIslamicstates.Acitizenofsuchacountrywho

hasreceivedaspamletterwithpornographycanbethrowninjailfornothing.A

personwhoneverlookedforsuchcontentmightbeaccusedofconsumingit.Thisis

nottomentionchildpornography,whichisalsodistributedandadvertisedthrough

spammessages.Havingtodealwithspamdaybydaycanbestressful.Eventhough

spammessagesusuallyhavean“unsubscribe”link,gettingoffaspammer’s

listrequiresanumberofactions,suchasvisitingthewebsite,

acknowledgingunsubscription,sendingconfirmationletters,andsoon.Thismight

benotaprobleminthecaseofbeingatargetofjustseveralspammers;

however,usuallyInternetusesreceivedozensofspammessagesdaily;

unsubscribingfromeachofthemisalmostimpossible.ManyAOLusers,whoarenow

havinghardtimesdealingwithspam,reporttheyarealreadyclosetothepoint

whentheirmailboxesstopworking.Spamcanbeharmfulinyetanotherway.Rather

often,spamemailscontainvirusessuchasTrojans,worms,unblockableads,and

thelike.Openingamessagewithsuchaprogramcaninstantlydamageusers’

computers.Spamisatoolforallkindsoffrauds;forexample,popularare

inheritancefrauds,whenauserreceivesapersonalizedandseeminglytrustworthy

emailfromalawyerinformingthemaboutinheritingasumofmoney,orrealestate,

andrequiringthemtosendsomepersonaldataforafinalcheck.Spamoften

advertiseslowquality,fake,ormisleadingproducts;variousself-improvement

andplasticsurgeryservicesandproductsarealsodistributedthroughspam-no

needtosaytheydealwithmoreharmthanuse.Allthesefactsspeakinfavorof

thenecessitytoproclaimspamillegal.Acomputercanbedamagedwhenpeople

_____.

writeaspamemail

openaspamemailwithviruses

A:

sendaspamemailtoanotheruser

B:

failtoansweraspamemailimmediately

C:

答D:案：B

解析：细节判断题。文章第四段提到垃圾邮件的其他有害方式时说到spamemails

containvirusessuchasTrojans,worms,unblockableads,andthelike.Opening

amessagewithsuchaprogramcaninstantlydamageusers’computers，可见垃圾邮

件包含木马病毒或者蠕虫病毒以及无法拦截的广告，一旦打开这些邮件就会破坏用户的计

算机，因此选项B为正确答案。

5、【单选题】**Passage2****Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowing

passage.**Apartfromthenumerousbenefitsandconveniencespeoplearoundthe

worldcanenjoyduetotheInternet,therearealsomultipledrawbacks（缺

陷）．ThereisonebigproblemalmostanyInternetuserhasencounteredatleast

onceinalifetime-spam（垃圾邮件）．Unlikewhatpeoplemightthink,spamisnot

justanannoyingbutharmlessemailmessageInfact,spamcanbeadangerous

toolcapableofharmingitsreceivers,andshouldbeoutlawed.Spamcancausereal

damage.Ifyouwonderhowamereelectroniclettercanbeharmful,firstrecall

theusualcontentsofspamletters.Alongwithcommercialsandnewslettersfrom

electronicshopsyouhaveusedjustonce,everyemailuserisalsoatriskof

receivingspamletteradvertisingpornography（淫秽内容），weapons,andother

questionablecontent.AlthoughitmightbesafeintheUnitedStatesofAmerica,

theEuropeanUnion,andsomeotherwesterncountries,itcanbeillegalinmore

religiouscountries-especiallyinIslamicstates.Acitizenofsuchacountrywho

hasreceivedaspamletterwithpornographycanbethrowninjailfornothing.A

personwhoneverlookedforsuchcontentmightbeaccusedofconsumingit.Thisis

nottomentionchildpornography,whichisalsodistributedandadvertisedthrough

spammessages.Havingtodealwithspamdaybydaycanbestressful.Eventhough

spammessagesusuallyhavean“unsubscribe”link,gettingoffaspammer’s

listrequiresanumberofactions,suchasvisitingthewebsite,

acknowledgingunsubscription,sendingconfirmationletters,andsoon.Thismight

benotaprobleminthecaseofbeingatargetofjustseveralspammers;

however,usuallyInternetusesreceivedozensofspammessagesdaily;

unsubscribingfromeachofthemisalmostimpossible.ManyAOLusers,whoarenow

havinghardtimesdealingwithspam,reporttheyarealreadyclosetothepoint

whentheirmailboxesstopworking.Spamcanbeharmfulinyetanotherway.Rather

often,spamemailscontainvirusessuchasTrojans,worms,unblockableads,and

thelike.Openingamessagewithsuchaprogramcaninstantlydamageusers’

computers.Spamisatoolforallkindsoffrauds;forexample,popularare

inheritancefrauds,whenauserreceivesapersonalizedandseeminglytrustworthy

emailfromalawyerinformingthemaboutinheritingasumofmoney,orrealestate,

andrequiringthemtosendsomepersonaldataforafinalcheck.Spamoften

advertiseslowquality,fake,ormisleadingproducts;variousself-improvement

andplasticsurgeryservicesandproductsarealsodistributedthroughspam-no

needtosaytheydealwithmoreharmthanuse.Allthesefactsspeakinfavorof

thenecessitytoproclaimspamillegal.Thespamproblemshouldbetakenseriously

becausespam_____.

resultsinillegalactions

Speaksinfavoroffrauds

A:

bringsaboutmoreharmthanuse

B:

Leadstoself-improvementproducts

C:

答D:案：C

解析：细节判断题。文章在提到了垃圾邮件的各种害处之后总结说垃圾邮件dealwith

moreharmthanuse，有必要proclaimspamillegal（宣布垃圾邮件非法），可见正是因

为垃圾邮件无益有害，才需要严肃对待。选项C符合文章原意，因此是正确答案。

6、【单选题】**Passage3****Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowing

passage.**_Icons_areobjectsinourenvironmentthatevokedeeply-felt

emotionalresponsesfromthoseforwhomtheyhaveaspecial,sharedmeaning.

Thesemagicalitemsalsofunctioninpopularartasatypeofexpressionand

provideboththecreatorandtheaudiencewithsharedculturalexperiencesthat

carrywiththemadeepandmeaningfulsignificancefarbeyondtheir

physicalreality.Iconshaveatypeofreligioussignificance.Itisthisreligious

significancethatprovidesthemwiththeirbasicpower.Afewyearsagotherewas

astoryaboutasilverchalice（圣杯）broughttoasmalltowninBrazilbya

visitingAmericanpriestwhichborethefollowingwords:“InmemoryofMarilyn

Monroe.”Aremarkablemixtureofthesacredandthesecular（世俗的）,an

integrationofthestrengthsofbothintoasupericon.TheWesternromanceisat

itsverybasisreligiousinitsimplications.Thehero,standingbetweenthe

wildernessontheonehandandcivilizationontheother,balances,muchlikea

priest,betweenthepowersoflightanddarknessbecausehehasthestrengthsof

bothandusesthemagainsttheweaknessesofthewilderness.Thehero-priest

functionsasanineteenth-centurysaviorbycombiningNEWTestamentmercywithOld

Testamentjustice.IntheWesternromancethegun,thehorse,andthelandscape

arecentralicons.Whilethehorseenablestheherotomoveeasilyaboutthe

virtue-laden（富有美德的）andvice-riddenlandscape,thegunaidshiminthe

finaljudgmentbetweengoodandevil.Thehero’sgunmust,ofcourse,bespecial,

almostmagical;itisgiventhepowerwiththeforcesoflifeanddeath,right

andwrong.Thehero’sgunisnotatool,butarealextensionofthemanhood

andthe“rightness”ofthehero-savior.Speakingofthehorseasanicon,it

isrepresentativeoftheforceofnature,muteevidenceofthehero’smasteryover

nature,ofhisabilitytocommandrespectfromnature’sforces.Consistentwith

theiconicsignificanceofthegunandthehorse,isthelandscapeitself,which

findsitsmostcompleteexpressioninfilm.Thelandscapeisnotjustabackdrop

againstwhichthestoryisset,butratheranintegralpartoftheaction.Itis

thewildernessinallofitspositive-negativecompleteness,beingableto

providespiritualandphysicalhealthfulnessforthemodernexperience.Whichof

thefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword“icon”?

Tool.

Symbol.

A:

Expression.

B:

Experience.

C:

D:

答案：B

解析：词义判断题。文章伊始就提到了对icon的定义，Iconsareobjectsinour

environmentthatevokedeeply-feltemotionalresponsesfromthoseforwhom

theyhaveaspecial,sharedmeaning，可见icon是我们周围那些对人们具有特殊的、

共同的意义并能唤起深刻情感的东西，四个选项中，A选项为“工具”、B选项为“象

征；符号”、C选项为“表情；表达”、D选项为“经验；经历”。四个选项中只有选项B

符合文章原意，因此是正确答案。

7、【单选题】**Passage3****Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowing

passage.**_Icons_areobjectsinourenvironmentthatevokedeeply-felt

emotionalresponsesfromthoseforwhomtheyhaveaspecial,sharedmeaning.

Thesemagicalitemsalsofunctioninpopularartasatypeofexpressionand

provideboththecreatorandtheaudiencewithsharedculturalexperiencesthat

carrywiththemadeepandmeaningfulsignificancefarbeyondtheir

physicalreality.Iconshaveatypeofreligioussignificance.Itisthisreligious

significancethatprovidesthemwiththeirbasicpower.Afewyearsagotherewas

astoryaboutasilverchalice（圣杯）broughttoasmalltowninBrazilbya

visitingAmericanpriestwhichborethefollowingwords:“InmemoryofMarilyn

Monroe.”Aremarkablemixtureofthesacredandthesecular（世俗的）,an

integrationofthestrengthsofbothintoasupericon.TheWesternromanceisat

itsverybasisreligiousinitsimplications.Thehero,standingbetweenthe

wildernessontheonehandandcivilizationontheother,balances,muchlikea

priest,betweenthepowersoflightanddarknessbecausehehasthestrengthsof

bothandusesthemagainsttheweaknessesofthewilderness.Thehero-priest

functionsasanineteenth-centurysaviorbycombiningNEWTestamentmercywithOld

Testamentjustice.IntheWesternromancethegun,thehorse,andthelandscape

arecentralicons.Whilethehorseenablestheherotomoveeasilyaboutthe

virtue-laden（富有美德的）andvice-riddenlandscape,thegunaidshiminthe

finaljudgmentbetweengoodandevil.Thehero’sgunmust,ofcourse,bespecial,

almostmagical;itisgiventhepowerwiththeforcesoflifeanddeath,right

andwrong.Thehero’sgunisnotatool,butarealextensionofthemanhood

andthe“rightness”ofthehero-savior.Speakingofthehorseasanicon,it

isrepresentativeoftheforceofnature,muteevidenceofthehero’smasteryover

nature,ofhisabilitytocommandrespectfromnature’sforces.Consistentwith

theiconicsignificanceofthegunandthehorse,isthelandscapeitself,which

findsitsmostcompleteexpressioninfilm.Thelandscapeisnotjustabackdrop

againstwhichthestoryisset,butratheranintegralpartoftheaction.Itis

thewildernessinallofitspositive-negativecompleteness,beingableto

providespiritualandphysicalhealthfulnessforthemodernexperience.Whyare

iconsimportantforartists?

Iconsarereligiouslysignificant.

Iconsmakepeoplephysicallyresponsive.

A:

Iconsprovideabridgebetweentheartistandtheaudience.

B:

Iconsarecloselyconnectedwithpeople’sdailyexperience.

C:

答D:案：C

解析：推理判断题。文章在提到象征符号在艺术中的作用时说它provideboththe

creatorandtheaudiencewithsharedculturalexperiences，可见象征符号为艺术家

和观众创造了共同的文化体验，因此时沟通艺术家和观众的桥梁，选项C符合文章原意，

因此是正确答案。

8、【单选题】**Passage3****Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowing

passage.**_Icons_areobjectsinourenvironmentthatevokedeeply-felt

emotionalresponsesfromthoseforwhomtheyhaveaspecial,sharedmeaning.

Thesemagicalitemsalsofunctioninpopularartasatypeofexpressionand

provideboththecreatorandtheaudiencewithsharedculturalexperiencesthat

carrywiththemadeepandmeaningfulsignificancefarbeyondtheir

physicalreality.Iconshaveatypeofreligioussignificance.Itisthisreligious

significancethatprovidesthemwiththeirbasicpower.Afewyearsagotherewas

astoryaboutasilverchalice（圣杯）broughttoasmalltowninBrazilbya

visitingAmericanpriestwhichborethefollowingwords:“InmemoryofMarilyn

Monroe.”Aremarkablemixtureofthesacredandthesecular（世俗的）,an

integrationofthestrengthsofbothintoasupericon.TheWesternromanceisat

itsverybasisreligiousinitsimplications.Thehero,standingbetweenthe

wildernessontheonehandandcivilizationontheother,balances,muchlikea

priest,betweenthepowersoflightanddarknessbecausehehasthestrengthsof

bothandusesthemagainsttheweaknessesofthewilderness.Thehero-priest

functionsasanineteenth-centurysaviorbycombiningNEWTestamentmercywithOld

Testamentjustice.IntheWesternromancethegun,thehorse,andthelandscape

arecentralicons.Whilethehorseenablestheherotomoveeasilyaboutthe

virtue-laden（富有美德的）andvice-riddenlandscape,thegunaidshiminthe

finaljudgmentbetweengoodandevil.Thehero’sgunmust,ofcourse,bespecial,

almostmagical;itisgiventhepowerwiththeforcesoflifeanddeath,right

andwrong.Thehero’sgunisnotatool,butarealextensionofthemanhood

andthe“rightness”ofthehero-savior.Speakingofthehorseasanicon,it

isrepresentativeoftheforceofnature,muteevidenceofthehero’smasteryover

nature,ofhisabilitytocommandrespectfromnature’sforces.Consistentwith

theiconicsignificanceofthegunandthehorse,isthelandscapeitself,which

findsitsmostcompleteexpressioninfilm.Thelandscapeisnotjustabackdrop

againstwhichthestoryisset,butratheranintegralpartoftheaction.Itis

thewildernessinallofitspositive-negativecompleteness,beingableto

providespiritualandphysicalhealthfulnessforthemodernexperience.Inthe

Westernromance,theherohastobalancebetweenthepowersoflightanddarkness

to_____.

restoreavanishedcivilization

usecivilizationagainstwilderness

A:

standbetweenwildernessandcivilization

B:

usethemagainsttheweaknessesofthewilderness

C:

答D:案：D

解析：细节判断题。文章第三段提到西方传奇故事时说主角要保持光明和黑暗的力量之间

的平衡，becausehehasthestrengthsofbothandusesthemagainstthe

weaknessesofthewilderness，可见真正的原因是主角要用这些力量战胜荒野的弱点，

选项D符合文章原意，因此是正确答案。

9、【单选题】**Passage3****Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowing

passage.**_Icons_areobjectsinourenvironmentthatevokedeeply-felt

emotionalresponsesfromthoseforwhomtheyhaveaspecial,sharedmeaning.

Thesemagicalitemsalsofunctioninpopularartasatypeofexpressionand

provideboththecreatorandtheaudiencewithsharedculturalexperiencesthat

carrywiththemadeepandmeaningfulsignificancefarbeyondtheir

physicalreality.Iconshaveatypeofreligioussignificance.Itisthisreligious

significancethatprovidesthemwiththeirbasicpower.Afewyearsagotherewas

astoryaboutasilverchalice（圣杯）broughttoasmalltowninBrazilbya

visitingAmericanpriestwhichborethefollowingwords:“InmemoryofMarilyn

Monroe.”Aremarkablemixtureofthesacredandthesecular（世俗的）,an

integrationofthestrengthsofbothintoasupericon.TheWesternromanceisat

itsverybasisreligiousinitsimplications.Thehero,standingbetweenthe

wildernessontheonehandandcivilizationontheother,balances,muchlikea

priest,betweenthepowersoflightanddarknessbecausehehasthestrengthsof

bothandusesthemagainsttheweaknessesofthewilderness.Thehero-priest

functionsasanineteenth-centurysaviorbycombiningNEWTestamentmercywithOld

Testamentjustice.IntheWesternromancethegun,thehorse,andthelandscape

arecentralicons.Whilethehorseenablestheherotomoveeasilyaboutthe

virtue-laden（富有美德的）andvice-riddenlandscape,thegunaidshiminthe

finaljudgmentbetweengoodandevil.Thehero’sgunmust,ofcourse,bespecial,

almostmagical;itisgiventhepowerwiththeforcesoflifeanddeath,right

andwrong.Thehero’sgunisnotatool,butarealextensionofthemanhood

andthe“rightness”ofthehero-savior.Speakingofthehorseasanicon,it

isrepresentativeoftheforceofnature,muteevidenceofthehero’smasteryover

nature,ofhisabilitytocommandrespectfromnature’sforces.Consistentwith

theiconicsignificanceofthegunandthehorse,isthelandscapeitself,which

findsitsmostcompleteexpressioninfilm.Thelandscapeisnotjustabackdrop

againstwhichthestoryisset,butratheranintegralpartoftheaction.Itis

thewildern