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1、2004年广东省普通高等学校本科插班生考试英语试题PartIReadingComprehension(40%)PassageoneWashingtonIrvingwasAmerica'sfirstmanofletterstobeknowninternationally.HisworkswerereceivedenthusiasticallybothinEnglandandintheUnitedStates.Hewas,infact,oneofthemostsuccessfulwritersofhistimeineithercoun
2、try,delightingalargegeneralpublicandatthesametimewinningtheadmirationoffellowwriterslikeScottinBritainandPoeandHawthroneintheUnitedStates.Therespectinwhichhewasheldwaspartlyowingtothemanhimself,withhiswarmfriendliness,hisgoodsense,hispoliteness,hisgayspirits,hisartist
3、icintegrity,hisloveofboththeOldWorldandtheNewWorld.ThackerydescribedIrvingas"agentleman,who,thoughhimselfborninnoveryhighsphere,wasmostfinished,polished,witty;sociallytheequalofthemostrefinedEuropeans".InEnglandhewasgrantedanhonorarydegreefromOxford——anunusualhonorfor
4、acitizenofayoung,unculturednation——andhereceivedthemedaloftheRoyalSocietyofLiterature;AmericamadehimambassadortoSpain.Irving'sbackgroundprovideslittletoexplainhisliteraryachievements.Agiftedbutdelicatechild,hehadlittleschooling.Hestudiedlaw,butwithoutzeal,andneverdidp
5、racticeseriously.HewasimmunetohisstrictPresbyterian(长老会教徒的)homeenvironment,frequentingbothsocialgatheringsandthetheater.1.Whatisthemostpropercommentonlrving?______.A.HisworkswereverypopularinEnglandandtheUnitedStates.B.Hewasrespectedbymanyfellowwriters.C.Hegainedinter
6、nationalfamebyhispersonalityandhisworks.D.Heisagentleman.2.WhatcanweinferfromThackery'sdescriptionaboutlrving?______.A.Irvingtriedtoshoweleganceinsociety.B.Irving'sparentswerenotaristocratic(贵族的).C.Irving'ssocialgracewasassameasmostEuropeans.D.IrvingwasinferiortoEurop
7、eansofrefinement.3.WhyisitunusualthatIrvingwasgrantedanhonorarydegreefromOxford?______.A.Becausehisdegreewashonoraryratherthanearned.B.Becausehewasnotsosuccessfulashisfellowwriters.C.BecausehewasfromAmerica,acountrywithyounghistoryandlessculture.D.BecauseOxfordwasafam
8、ousuniversityinEngland.4.Whatistrueaboutlrving'sbackground?______.A.Hisbackgroundhadprovidedopportunityforhisliteraryachieve
