2022年10月自考00596英语阅读二试题及答案含解析

英语阅读（二）年月真题

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1、【单选题】PassageOneOfallthecontinents,themostdrasticreductionin

wildlifehasoccurredinNorthAmerica,wherethetransitionfromaruraltoa

highlyindustrializedsocietyhasbeenmostrapid.Amongthevictimsarebirds,

mammals,andfish.Wewillneveragainseethepassengerpigeonortheeasternelk.

Theyhavebeenwipedout.Ofmanyotherspecies,onlyafewrepresentatives

stillsurviveinthewild.TheU.S.DepartmentoftheInteriorhasputnofewer

than109speciesontheendangeredspecieslist.(Anendangeredspeciesisone

withpoorprospectsforsurvivalandinneedofprotection.)Thislist

includeseverythingfromthetimberwolftothewhoopingcrane.Eventhebald

eagle,ournationalsymbol,isthreatened.Animalsthatkillothergameforfood

arecalled_predators_.Thepredatorsincludethewolf,mountainlion,fox,bobcat,

andbear.Attackagainsttheseanimalsbeganwiththearrivalofthefirst

Europeansettlers,whowishedtoprotecttheirlivestock.Eventually,arewardwas

offeredtohuntersforeverypredatorthatwaskilled.Thisrewardiscalleda

bounty.Ironically,theFederalgovernmentisthechieffunderofpredator-control

programs.ThesettlersalsobroughtwiththemtheirOldWorldfearsand

superstitionsconcerningpredators.Whetherpreyingonlivestockornot,predators

wereshotonsight.Thisattitudecontinuestothisdayforcoyotes,eagles,

foxes,mountainlions,andbobcats,andislargelyresponsibleforplacing

theeasterntimberwolf,grizzlybear,andbaldeagleontheendangered

specieslist.Yeteveryanimal,includingthepredator,hasitsplaceinnature's

granddesign.Predatorshelpmaintainthehealthoftheirpreyspecies

byeliminatingthediseased,young,old,andinjured.Predatorslikethe

mountainlionandthewolfhelptokeepthedeerherdshealthy.Theirkill

alsoprovidesfoodforscavengersthatfeedoncarrion.Occasionalloss

oflivestockmustbeweighedagainstthegoodtheseanimalsdoinmaintaining

thebalanceofnature.Overhuntingananimalisanobviousformofextermination,

buttherearemoresubtleprocessesthatoftenhavethesamefatalresult.Oneof

theseisdestructionofhabitat.Whenfarmersintroducedsheepandcattleto

NorthAmerica,thedomesticanimalscompetedwiththewildanimalsforthe

availablegrazingland.Animalslikethebuffaloandthepronghornantelope,which

onceroamedtheplainsincountlessnumbers,wereeitherkilledorpushedoff

thegrasslands.Today,afewremnantsofthesegiantherdsareprotected

fromhuntersinnationalgamepreservesandwildliferefuges.Whatcanwelearn

fromParagraph1?

EasternelkcanonlybeseeninNorthAmerica.

A:

Passengerpigeonsarequiteeffectiveintransitinginformation.

NorthAmericahaswitnessedthefastestdisappearingofwildlife.

B:

TheU.S.DepartmentofStatehaspublishedanendangeredspecieslist.

C:

答D:案：C

2、【单选题】PassageOneOfallthecontinents,themostdrasticreductionin

wildlifehasoccurredinNorthAmerica,wherethetransitionfromaruraltoa

highlyindustrializedsocietyhasbeenmostrapid.Amongthevictimsarebirds,

mammals,andfish.Wewillneveragainseethepassengerpigeonortheeasternelk.

Theyhavebeenwipedout.Ofmanyotherspecies,onlyafewrepresentatives

stillsurviveinthewild.TheU.S.DepartmentoftheInteriorhasputnofewer

than109speciesontheendangeredspecieslist.(Anendangeredspeciesisone

withpoorprospectsforsurvivalandinneedofprotection.)Thislist

includeseverythingfromthetimberwolftothewhoopingcrane.Eventhebald

eagle,ournationalsymbol,isthreatened.Animalsthatkillothergameforfood

arecalled_predators_.Thepredatorsincludethewolf,mountainlion,fox,bobcat,

andbear.Attackagainsttheseanimalsbeganwiththearrivalofthefirst

Europeansettlers,whowishedtoprotecttheirlivestock.Eventually,arewardwas

offeredtohuntersforeverypredatorthatwaskilled.Thisrewardiscalleda

bounty.Ironically,theFederalgovernmentisthechieffunderofpredator-control

programs.ThesettlersalsobroughtwiththemtheirOldWorldfearsand

superstitionsconcerningpredators.Whetherpreyingonlivestockornot,predators

wereshotonsight.Thisattitudecontinuestothisdayforcoyotes,eagles,

foxes,mountainlions,andbobcats,andislargelyresponsibleforplacing

theeasterntimberwolf,grizzlybear,andbaldeagleontheendangered

specieslist.Yeteveryanimal,includingthepredator,hasitsplaceinnature's

granddesign.Predatorshelpmaintainthehealthoftheirpreyspecies

byeliminatingthediseased,young,old,andinjured.Predatorslikethe

mountainlionandthewolfhelptokeepthedeerherdshealthy.Theirkill

alsoprovidesfoodforscavengersthatfeedoncarrion.Occasionalloss

oflivestockmustbeweighedagainstthegoodtheseanimalsdoinmaintaining

thebalanceofnature.Overhuntingananimalisanobviousformofextermination,

buttherearemoresubtleprocessesthatoftenhavethesamefatalresult.Oneof

theseisdestructionofhabitat.Whenfarmersintroducedsheepandcattleto

NorthAmerica,thedomesticanimalscompetedwiththewildanimalsforthe

availablegrazingland.Animalslikethebuffaloandthepronghornantelope,which

onceroamedtheplainsincountlessnumbers,wereeitherkilledorpushedoff

thegrasslands.Today,afewremnantsofthesegiantherdsareprotected

fromhuntersinnationalgamepreservesandwildliferefuges.InParagraph2,

theword“predators"refersto().

animalsthatkillandeatotheranimals

animalsthatpeoplekeepontheirfarms

A:

animalsthatpeoplehuntforfoodorsport

B:

animalsthatattackwolvestostealfoodfromthem

C:

答D:案：A

3、【单选题】PassageOneOfallthecontinents,themostdrasticreductionin

wildlifehasoccurredinNorthAmerica,wherethetransitionfromaruraltoa

highlyindustrializedsocietyhasbeenmostrapid.Amongthevictimsarebirds,

mammals,andfish.Wewillneveragainseethepassengerpigeonortheeasternelk.

Theyhavebeenwipedout.Ofmanyotherspecies,onlyafewrepresentatives

stillsurviveinthewild.TheU.S.DepartmentoftheInteriorhasputnofewer

than109speciesontheendangeredspecieslist.(Anendangeredspeciesisone

withpoorprospectsforsurvivalandinneedofprotection.)Thislist

includeseverythingfromthetimberwolftothewhoopingcrane.Eventhebald

eagle,ournationalsymbol,isthreatened.Animalsthatkillothergameforfood

arecalled_predators_.Thepredatorsincludethewolf,mountainlion,fox,bobcat,

andbear.Attackagainsttheseanimalsbeganwiththearrivalofthefirst

Europeansettlers,whowishedtoprotecttheirlivestock.Eventually,arewardwas

offeredtohuntersforeverypredatorthatwaskilled.Thisrewardiscalleda

bounty.Ironically,theFederalgovernmentisthechieffunderofpredator-control

programs.ThesettlersalsobroughtwiththemtheirOldWorldfearsand

superstitionsconcerningpredators.Whetherpreyingonlivestockornot,predators

wereshotonsight.Thisattitudecontinuestothisdayforcoyotes,eagles,

foxes,mountainlions,andbobcats,andislargelyresponsibleforplacing

theeasterntimberwolf,grizzlybear,andbaldeagleontheendangered

specieslist.Yeteveryanimal,includingthepredator,hasitsplaceinnature's

granddesign.Predatorshelpmaintainthehealthoftheirpreyspecies

byeliminatingthediseased,young,old,andinjured.Predatorslikethe

mountainlionandthewolfhelptokeepthedeerherdshealthy.Theirkill

alsoprovidesfoodforscavengersthatfeedoncarrion.Occasionalloss

oflivestockmustbeweighedagainstthegoodtheseanimalsdoinmaintaining

thebalanceofnature.Overhuntingananimalisanobviousformofextermination,

buttherearemoresubtleprocessesthatoftenhavethesamefatalresult.Oneof

theseisdestructionofhabitat.Whenfarmersintroducedsheepandcattleto

NorthAmerica,thedomesticanimalscompetedwiththewildanimalsforthe

availablegrazingland.Animalslikethebuffaloandthepronghornantelope,which

onceroamedtheplainsincountlessnumbers,wereeitherkilledorpushedoff

thegrasslands.Today,afewremnantsofthesegiantherdsareprotected

fromhuntersinnationalgamepreservesandwildliferefuges.Whichofthe

followingistruebasedonParagraph2?

Bountyhunterswereresponsibleforthepredator-controlprograms.

Hunterswhokilledpredatorswereofferedasumofmoneyasbonus.

A:

TheFederalgovernmentestablishedafoundationtoprotectpredators.

B:

Thesettlersusedtohuntpredators,tamethemandkeepontheirfarms.

C:

答D:案：B

4、【单选题】PassageOneOfallthecontinents,themostdrasticreductionin

wildlifehasoccurredinNorthAmerica,wherethetransitionfromaruraltoa

highlyindustrializedsocietyhasbeenmostrapid.Amongthevictimsarebirds,

mammals,andfish.Wewillneveragainseethepassengerpigeonortheeasternelk.

Theyhavebeenwipedout.Ofmanyotherspecies,onlyafewrepresentatives

stillsurviveinthewild.TheU.S.DepartmentoftheInteriorhasputnofewer

than109speciesontheendangeredspecieslist.(Anendangeredspeciesisone

withpoorprospectsforsurvivalandinneedofprotection.)Thislist

includeseverythingfromthetimberwolftothewhoopingcrane.Eventhebald

eagle,ournationalsymbol,isthreatened.Animalsthatkillothergameforfood

arecalled_predators_.Thepredatorsincludethewolf,mountainlion,fox,bobcat,

andbear.Attackagainsttheseanimalsbeganwiththearrivalofthefirst

Europeansettlers,whowishedtoprotecttheirlivestock.Eventually,arewardwas

offeredtohuntersforeverypredatorthatwaskilled.Thisrewardiscalleda

bounty.Ironically,theFederalgovernmentisthechieffunderofpredator-control

programs.ThesettlersalsobroughtwiththemtheirOldWorldfearsand

superstitionsconcerningpredators.Whetherpreyingonlivestockornot,predators

wereshotonsight.Thisattitudecontinuestothisdayforcoyotes,eagles,

foxes,mountainlions,andbobcats,andislargelyresponsibleforplacing

theeasterntimberwolf,grizzlybear,andbaldeagleontheendangered

specieslist.Yeteveryanimal,includingthepredator,hasitsplaceinnature's

granddesign.Predatorshelpmaintainthehealthoftheirpreyspecies

byeliminatingthediseased,young,old,andinjured.Predatorslikethe

mountainlionandthewolfhelptokeepthedeerherdshealthy.Theirkill

alsoprovidesfoodforscavengersthatfeedoncarrion.Occasionalloss

oflivestockmustbeweighedagainstthegoodtheseanimalsdoinmaintaining

thebalanceofnature.Overhuntingananimalisanobviousformofextermination,

buttherearemoresubtleprocessesthatoftenhavethesamefatalresult.Oneof

theseisdestructionofhabitat.Whenfarmersintroducedsheepandcattleto

NorthAmerica,thedomesticanimalscompetedwiththewildanimalsforthe

availablegrazingland.Animalslikethebuffaloandthepronghornantelope,which

onceroamedtheplainsincountlessnumbers,wereeitherkilledorpushedoff

thegrasslands.Today,afewremnantsofthesegiantherdsareprotected

fromhuntersinnationalgamepreservesandwildliferefuges.Predatorsare

importantinthenaturalworldbecause().

theycanmakefoodforlivestock

theycanhelpotheranimalstoeathealthily

A:

theyhelptokeeptheirpreyspecieshealthy

B:

theyhelptofeedtheyoungandinjuredanimals

C:

答D:案：C

5、【单选题】PassageOneOfallthecontinents,themostdrasticreductionin

wildlifehasoccurredinNorthAmerica,wherethetransitionfromaruraltoa

highlyindustrializedsocietyhasbeenmostrapid.Amongthevictimsarebirds,

mammals,andfish.Wewillneveragainseethepassengerpigeonortheeasternelk.

Theyhavebeenwipedout.Ofmanyotherspecies,onlyafewrepresentatives

stillsurviveinthewild.TheU.S.DepartmentoftheInteriorhasputnofewer

than109speciesontheendangeredspecieslist.(Anendangeredspeciesisone

withpoorprospectsforsurvivalandinneedofprotection.)Thislist

includeseverythingfromthetimberwolftothewhoopingcrane.Eventhebald

eagle,ournationalsymbol,isthreatened.Animalsthatkillothergameforfood

arecalled_predators_.Thepredatorsincludethewolf,mountainlion,fox,bobcat,

andbear.Attackagainsttheseanimalsbeganwiththearrivalofthefirst

Europeansettlers,whowishedtoprotecttheirlivestock.Eventually,arewardwas

offeredtohuntersforeverypredatorthatwaskilled.Thisrewardiscalleda

bounty.Ironically,theFederalgovernmentisthechieffunderofpredator-control

programs.ThesettlersalsobroughtwiththemtheirOldWorldfearsand

superstitionsconcerningpredators.Whetherpreyingonlivestockornot,predators

wereshotonsight.Thisattitudecontinuestothisdayforcoyotes,eagles,

foxes,mountainlions,andbobcats,andislargelyresponsibleforplacing

theeasterntimberwolf,grizzlybear,andbaldeagleontheendangered

specieslist.Yeteveryanimal,includingthepredator,hasitsplaceinnature's

granddesign.Predatorshelpmaintainthehealthoftheirpreyspecies

byeliminatingthediseased,young,old,andinjured.Predatorslikethe

mountainlionandthewolfhelptokeepthedeerherdshealthy.Theirkill

alsoprovidesfoodforscavengersthatfeedoncarrion.Occasionalloss

oflivestockmustbeweighedagainstthegoodtheseanimalsdoinmaintaining

thebalanceofnature.Overhuntingananimalisanobviousformofextermination,

buttherearemoresubtleprocessesthatoftenhavethesamefatalresult.Oneof

theseisdestructionofhabitat.Whenfarmersintroducedsheepandcattleto

NorthAmerica,thedomesticanimalscompetedwiththewildanimalsforthe

availablegrazingland.Animalslikethebuffaloandthepronghornantelope,which

onceroamedtheplainsincountlessnumbers,wereeitherkilledorpushedoff

thegrasslands.Today,afewremnantsofthesegiantherdsareprotected

fromhuntersinnationalgamepreservesandwildliferefuges.Whatmessagedoes

theauthorwanttogetacrosstohisreaders?

Moderncivilizationisthreateningthesurvivalofwildanimals.

Thehabitatforthegiantherdsofbuffaloisproperlyprotectednow.

A:

Thereisfiercecompetitionbetweendomesticanimalsandwildanimals.

B:

Mostpeoplehavealreadyrecognizedtheimportanceofanimalprotection.

C:

答D:案：A

6、【单选题】PassageTwoYoudon'thavetobeabotanyexpertto_decipher_

whatitmeanswhensomebodysendsyouarose.EveryyearonFeb.14,millionsof

peopleexchangetheflowertoexpresstheirlove——andanestimated250million

roseswereproducedforValentine'sDayin2018,accordingtotheSocietyof

AmericanFlorists.Buttherose'slifeasasymboldidn'tbeginwithromance.In

VictorianEngland,women'srolesinsocietywerelimitedbycustomandnorms.

Withinthosestrictures,learningthelanguageofflowers——thenotionthateach

andeveryflowerhasitsownmeaning——wasoneactivitydeemed

domesticallyappropriateforthem.Andforladiesinthatsituation,its

communicativepossibilitiesalsoheldanappealthatotherdomesticartslacked;

“thepossibilitythatsomewomensoughtmethodsofcovertcommunication

andexpressionexists,”MaryBrookswrotein_SilentNeedles,SpeakingFlowers_.

TheearlypopularizationofthispracticeiscreditedtoLadyMaryWortleyMontagu,

thewifeofaBritishambassadortoTurkeyinthe18thcentury.Enthralledbya

Turkishversionofflowerlanguage,LadyMontaguwroteaseriesoflettershometo

Englandin1716.ShedescribedtheTurkishtraditionasawayofassigningmeaning

toobjectsinordertosendsecretloveletters.Montagu'sletters,publishedin

1763,wroteofherperceptionsofthispractice:“Thereisnocolor,noflower,

noweed,nofruit,orherbthathasnotaversebelongingtoit:andyoumay

quarrel,criticize,orsendlettersofpassion,friendship,orcourtesy,oreven

ofnews,withouteverinkingyourfingers,”shewrote.ButtheLadywasactually

incorrectinherinterpretation.InspiteofMontagu'smisunderstanding,wordof

theconceptspread._Langagedesfleurs_,adictionaryforthelanguageof

flowersbyCharlottedeLatour,waspublishedinFrancein1819,acenturyafter

Montagu'sdiscovery.NineeditionsoftheEnglishtranslationofthebook,which

alphabeticallydefinedeachflower,wereprintedwithinthreedecadesofits

publication.DeLatour'stranslated_LanguageofFlowers_coveredmostpopular

flowerswebuy,sellandgivetoday,fromthemistletoe'simportanceduring

Christmastothemuskrose'ssymbolizationof“capriciousbeauty".IndeLatour's

chapterontherose,theflowerisnotonlydefinedasmeaning“love”,butthe

plantitselfisromanticized.“WhothatevercouldsinghasnotsungtheRose!The

poetshavenotexaggerateditsbeauty,orcompleteditspanegyric,”shewrote.

Natureseemstohaveexhaustedallherskillinthefreshness,thebeautyofform,

thefragrance,thedelicatecolor,andthegracefulnesswhichshehasbestowed

upontheRose.InParagraph1,theword“decipher”means().

makeadecision

representamessageincode

A:

conductanaction

B:

discoverthemeaningofsomething

C:

答D:案：D

7、【单选题】PassageTwoYoudon'thavetobeabotanyexpertto_decipher_

whatitmeanswhensomebodysendsyouarose.EveryyearonFeb.14,millionsof

peopleexchangetheflowertoexpresstheirlove——andanestimated250million

roseswereproducedforValentine'sDayin2018,accordingtotheSocietyof

AmericanFlorists.Buttherose'slifeasasymboldidn'tbeginwithromance.In

VictorianEngland,women'srolesinsocietywerelimitedbycustomandnorms.

Withinthosestrictures,learningthelanguageofflowers——thenotionthateach

andeveryflowerhasitsownmeaning——wasoneactivitydeemed

domesticallyappropriateforthem.Andforladiesinthatsituation,its

communicativepossibilitiesalsoheldanappealthatotherdomesticartslacked;

“thepossibilitythatsomewomensoughtmethodsofcovertcommunication

andexpressionexists,”MaryBrookswrotein_SilentNeedles,SpeakingFlowers_.

TheearlypopularizationofthispracticeiscreditedtoLadyMaryWortleyMontagu,

thewifeofaBritishambassadortoTurkeyinthe18thcentury.Enthralledbya

Turkishversionofflowerlanguage,LadyMontaguwroteaseriesoflettershometo

Englandin1716.ShedescribedtheTurkishtraditionasawayofassigningmeaning

toobjectsinordertosendsecretloveletters.Montagu'sletters,publishedin

1763,wroteofherperceptionsofthispractice:“Thereisnocolor,noflower,

noweed,nofruit,orherbthathasnotaversebelongingtoit:andyoumay

quarrel,criticize,orsendlettersofpassion,friendship,orcourtesy,oreven

ofnews,withouteverinkingyourfingers,”shewrote.ButtheLadywasactually

incorrectinherinterpretation.InspiteofMontagu'smisunderstanding,wordof

theconceptspread._Langagedesfleurs_,adictionaryforthelanguageof

flowersbyCharlottedeLatour,waspublishedinFrancein1819,acenturyafter

Montagu'sdiscovery.NineeditionsoftheEnglishtranslationofthebook,which

alphabeticallydefinedeachflower,wereprintedwithinthreedecadesofits

publication.DeLatour'stranslated_LanguageofFlowers_coveredmostpopular

flowerswebuy,sellandgivetoday,fromthemistletoe'simportanceduring

Christmastothemuskrose'ssymbolizationof“capriciousbeauty".IndeLatour's

chapterontherose,theflowerisnotonlydefinedasmeaning“love”,butthe

plantitselfisromanticized.“WhothatevercouldsinghasnotsungtheRose!The

poetshavenotexaggerateditsbeauty,orcompleteditspanegyric,”shewrote.

Natureseemstohaveexhaustedallherskillinthefreshness,thebeautyofform,

thefragrance,thedelicatecolor,andthegracefulnesswhichshehasbestowed

upontheRose.AccordingtoParagraph2,learningflowerlanguageisdeemed

as().

anappropriateactivityforwomeninVictorianEngland

awaytoexpresstheirromanticideasexplicitly

A:

asymbolofromanticlifestyle

B:

akindofdomesticartform

C:

答D:案：A

8、【单选题】PassageTwoYoudon'thavetobeabotanyexpertto_decipher_

whatitmeanswhensomebodysendsyouarose.EveryyearonFeb.14,millionsof

peopleexchangetheflowertoexpresstheirlove——andanestimated250million

roseswereproducedforValentine'sDayin2018,accordingtotheSocietyof

AmericanFlorists.Buttherose'slifeasasymboldidn'tbeginwithromance.In

VictorianEngland,women'srolesinsocietywerelimitedbycustomandnorms.

Withinthosestrictures,learningthelanguageofflowers——thenotionthateach

andeveryflowerhasitsownmeaning——wasoneactivitydeemed

domesticallyappropriateforthem.Andforladiesinthatsituation,its

communicativepossibilitiesalsoheldanappealthatotherdomesticartslacked;

“thepossibilitythatsomewomensoughtmethodsofcovertcommunication

andexpressionexists,”MaryBrookswrotein_SilentNeedles,SpeakingFlowers_.

TheearlypopularizationofthispracticeiscreditedtoLadyMaryWortleyMontagu,

thewifeofaBritishambassadortoTurkeyinthe18thcentury.Enthralledbya

Turkishversionofflowerlanguage,LadyMontaguwroteaseriesoflettershometo

Englandin1716.ShedescribedtheTurkishtraditionasawayofassigningmeaning

toobjectsinordertosendsecretloveletters.Montagu'sletters,publishedin

1763,wroteofherperceptionsofthispractice:“Thereisnocolor,noflower,

noweed,nofruit,orherbthathasnotaversebelongingtoit:andyoumay

quarrel,criticize,orsendlettersofpassion,friendship,orcourtesy,oreven

ofnews,withouteverinkingyourfingers,”shewrote.ButtheLadywasactually

incorrectinherinterpretation.InspiteofMontagu'smisunderstanding,wordof

theconceptspread._Langagedesfleurs_,adictionaryforthelanguageof

flowersbyCharlottedeLatour,waspublishedinFrancein1819,acenturyafter

Montagu'sdiscovery.NineeditionsoftheEnglishtranslationofthebook,which

alphabeticallydefinedeachflower,wereprintedwithinthreedecadesofits

publication.DeLatour'stranslated_LanguageofFlowers_coveredmostpopular

flowerswebuy,sellandgivetoday,fromthemistletoe'simportanceduring

Christmastothemuskrose'ssymbolizationof“capriciousbeauty".IndeLatour's

chapterontherose,theflowerisnotonlydefinedasmeaning“love”,butthe

plantitselfisromanticized.“WhothatevercouldsinghasnotsungtheRose!The

poetshavenotexaggerateditsbeauty,orcompleteditspanegyric,”shewrote.

Natureseemstohaveexhaustedallherskillinthefreshness,thebeautyofform,

thefragrance,thedelicatecolor,andthegracefulnesswhichshehasbestowed

upontheRose.WhatdowelearnaboutLadyMontagufromParagraph3?

ShewastheBritishambassadresstoTurkeyin1716.

Shehadaclearandcorrectunderstandingofflowerlanguage.

A:

Shewroteabookaboutthelanguageofflowersinthe18thcentury.

B:

Shethoughtalmostallfeelingscouldbeconveyedwithoutaword.

C:

答D:案：D

9、【单选题】PassageTwoYoudon'thavetobeabotanyexpertto_decipher_

whatitmeanswhensomebodysendsyouarose.EveryyearonFeb.14,millionsof

peopleexchangetheflowertoexpresstheirlove——andanestimated250million

roseswereproducedforValentine'sDayin2018,accordingtotheSocietyof

AmericanFlorists.Buttherose'slifeasasymboldidn'tbeginwithromance.In

VictorianEngland,women'srolesinsocietywerelimitedbycustomandnorms.

Withinthosestrictures,learningthelanguageofflowers——thenotionthateach

andeveryflowerhasitsownmeaning——wasoneactivitydeemed

domesticallyappropriateforthem.Andforladiesinthatsituation,its

communicativepossibilitiesalsoheldanappealthatotherdomesticartslacked;

“thepossibilitythatsomewomensoughtmethodsofcovertcommunication

andexpressionexists,”MaryBrookswrotein_SilentNeedles,SpeakingFlowers_.

TheearlypopularizationofthispracticeiscreditedtoLadyMaryWortleyMontagu,

thewifeofaBritishambassadortoTurkeyinthe18thcentury.Enthralledbya

Turkishversionofflowerlanguage,LadyMontaguwroteaseriesoflettershometo

Englandin1716.ShedescribedtheTurkishtraditionasawayofassigningmeaning

toobjectsinordertosendsecretloveletters.Montagu'sletters,publishedin

1763,wroteofherperceptionsofthispractice:“Thereisnocolor,noflower,

noweed,nofruit,orherbthathasnotaversebelongingtoit:andyoumay

quarrel,criticize,orsendlettersofpassion,friendship,orcourtesy,oreven

ofnews,withouteverinkingyourfingers,”shewrote.ButtheLadywasactually

incorrectinherinterpretation.InspiteofMontagu'smisunderstanding,wordof

theconceptspread._Langagedesfleurs_,adictionaryforthelanguageof

flowersbyCharlottedeLatour,waspublishedinFrancein1819,acenturyafter

Montagu'sdiscovery.NineeditionsoftheEnglishtranslationofthebook,which

alphabeticallydefinedeachflower,wereprintedwithinthreedecadesofits

publication.DeLatour'stranslated_LanguageofFlowers_coveredmostpopular

flowerswebuy,sellandgivetoday,fromthemistletoe'simportanceduring

Christmastothemuskrose'ssymbolizationof“capriciousbeauty".IndeLatour's

chapterontherose,theflowerisnotonlydefinedasmeaning“love”,butthe

plantitselfisromanticized.“WhothatevercouldsinghasnotsungtheRose!The

poetshavenotexaggerateditsbeauty,orcompleteditspanegyric,”shewrote.

Natureseemstohaveexhaustedallherskillinthefreshness,thebeautyofform,

thefragrance,thedelicatecolor,andthegracefulnesswhichshehasbestowed

upontheRose.Whatinformationaboutrosecanwegainfromthelasttwo

paragraphs?

Thebeautyofroseisusuallyexaggeratedbypoetsandsingers.

RosesaretheessentialdecorationsduringtheChristmasseason.

A:

RoseisfinallyromanticizedindeLatour'sdictionaryofflowerlanguage.

B:

Nowadays,it'sverycommonforustobuyandgiverosestoourfriends.

C:

答D:案：C

10、【单选题】PassageTwoYoudon'thavetobeabotanyexpertto_decipher_

whatitmeanswhensomebodysendsyouarose.EveryyearonFeb.14,millionsof

peopleexchangetheflowertoexpresstheirlove——andanestimated250million

roseswereproducedforValentine'sDayin2018,accordingtotheSocietyof

AmericanFlorists.Buttherose'slifeasasymboldidn'tbeginwithromance.In

VictorianEngland,women'srolesinsocietywerelimitedbycustomandnorms.