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1、TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2006)-GRADEEIGHT-TIMELIMIT:190MINPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)略PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.TEXT　AHewasanoldm

2、anwithawhitebeardandhugenoseandhands.Longbeforethetimeduringwhichwewillknowhim,hewasadoctoranddroveajadedwhitehorsefromhousetohousethroughthestreetsofWinesburg.Laterhemarriedagirlwhohadmoney.Shehadbeenleftalargefertilefarmwhenherfatherdied.Thegirlwasquiet,tall,anddark,andtomanypeopleshe

3、seemedverybeautiful.EveryoneinWinesburgwonderedwhyshemarriedthedoctor.Withinayearafterthemarriageshedied.Theknucklesofthedoctor'shandswereextraordinarilylarge.Whenthehandswereclosedtheylookedlikeclustersofunpaintedwoodenballsaslargeaswalnutsfastenedtogetherbysteelrods.Hesmokedacobpipean

4、dafterhiswife'sdeathsatalldayinhisemptyofficeclosebyawindowthatwascoveredwithcobwebs.Heneveropenedthewindow.OnceonahotdayinAugusthetriedbutfounditstuckfastandafterthatheforgotallaboutit.Winesburghadforgottentheoldman,butinDoctorReefythereweretheseedsofsomethingveryfine.Aloneinhismustyof

5、ficeintheHeffnerBlockabovetheParisDryGoodsCompany'sstore,heworkedceaselessly,buildingupsomethingthathehimselfdestroyed.Littlepyramidsoftruthheerectedandaftererectingknockedthemdownagainthathemighthavethetruthstoerectotherpyramids.DoctorReefywasatallmanwhohadwornonesuitofclothesfortenyea

6、rs.Itwasfrayedatthesleevesandlittleholeshadappearedatthekneesandelbows.Intheofficeheworealsoalinendusterwithhugepocketsintowhichhecontinuallystuffedscrapsofpaper.Aftersomeweeksthescrapsofpaperbecamelittlehardroundballs,andwhenthepocketswerefilledhedumpedthemoutuponthefloor.Fortenyearshe

7、hadbutonefriend,anotheroldmannamedJohnSpaniardwhoownedatreenursery.Sometimes,inaplayfulmood,oldDoctorReefytookfromhispocketsahandfulofthepaperballsandthrewthematthenurseryman."'Thatistoconfoundyou,youblitheringoldsentimentalist,"hecried,shakingwithlaughter.ThestoryofDoctorReefy