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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,oneofthemostsuccessfulwritersofhistimeineithercountry,delightingalargegener
2、alpublicandatthesametimewinningtheadmirationoffellowwriterslikeScottinBritainandPoeandHawthroneintheUnitedStates.Therespectinwhichhewasheldwaspartlyowingtothemanhimself,withhiswarmfriendliness,hisgoodsense,hispoliteness,hisgayspirits,hisartisticintegrity,hisloveofboththeOldWorldandtheNewWorld
3、.ThackerydescribedIrvingas"agentleman,who,thoughhimselfborninnoveryhighsphere,wasmostfinished,polished,witty;sociallytheequalofthemostrefinedEuropeans".InEnglandhewasgrantedanhonorarydegreefromOxford——anunusualhonorforacitizenofayoung,unculturednation——andhereceivedthemedaloftheRoyalSocietyof
4、Literature;AmericamadehimambassadortoSpain.Irving'sbackgroundprovideslittletoexplainhisliteraryachievements.Agiftedbutdelicatechild,hehadlittleschooling.Hestudiedlaw,butwithoutzeal,andneverdidpracticeseriously.HewasimmunetohisstrictPresbyterian(长老会教徒的)homeenvironment,frequentingbothsocialgath
5、eringsandthetheater.1.Whatisthemostpropercommentonlrving?______.A.HisworkswereverypopularinEnglandandtheUnitedStates.B.Hewasrespectedbymanyfellowwriters.C.Hegainedinternationalfamebyhispersonalityandhisworks.D.Heisagentleman.2.WhatcanweinferfromThackery'sdescriptionaboutlrving?______.A.Irving
6、triedtoshoweleganceinsociety.B.Irving'sparentswerenotaristocratic(贵族的).C.Irving'ssocialgracewasassameasmostEuropeans.D.IrvingwasinferiortoEuropeansofrefinement.3.WhyisitunusualthatIrvingwasgrantedanhonorarydegreefromOxford?______.A.Becausehisdegreewashonoraryratherthanearned.B.Becausehewasnot
7、sosuccessfulashisfellowwriters.C.BecausehewasfromAmerica,acountrywithyounghistoryandlessculture.D.BecauseOxfordwasafamousuniversityinEngland.4.Whatistrueaboutlrving'sbackground?______.A.Hisbackgroundhadprovidedopportunityforhisliteraryachieve
