高级英语阅读二

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1、期末试卷所有答案必须填写在后面的答案纸否则试卷无效LReadingcomprehensionPassage1Stripcartoonsinnewspapersareimmenselypopular.Somepeopleonlybuycertainnewspapersinordertofollowtheadventuresoftheirfavoritecartooncharacters.Generallyspeaking,stripcartoonsareneithersubtlenorunkind・Theirappealrest

2、slargelyonthefactthatordinarypeoplecanidentifywiththem一the"littleman9intheoffice,theupsanddownsofsuburbanmarriedlife，thedomineeringbehaviorofneighbors,children,relationsandhouseholdpets,tosaynothingofcars,washingmachines,vacuumcleanersandsimilarcontraptions(奇妙的装置)wh

3、ichfrequentlyseemtohaveawilloftheirown.Wearycommutersbattlingwithpublictransport,harassedhousewivesunderpaidsecretariesandclerks一hardworkingpeoplewhodorTtliveglamorousandexcitinglives—anlaughatthemselvesinthesecartoons.Sometimesastripcartoonrepresentsaworldofpurefan

4、tasyinwhichSupermanorWomanalwaysemergestriumphantinspiteofthemosthair-raisingadventures.Weknowwearen?treallylikethat，butit，sfuntothinkwecouldbeifwehadthechance.Politicalcartoonsareessentiallytopicalandpullnopunches.Theirwitmirrorstheabsurdities,prejudicesandblunders

5、inlawandorderandcurrentaffairs.ThephysicalcharacteristicsofprominentmenandwomeninGovernmentorStatearemercilesslycaricatured(讽朿U).SincetheEnglish,withtheinbornindependenceofanislandrace,haveahealthycontemptforbureaucracyandarecheerfullycriticalofwhatevergovernmenthap

6、penstobeinoffice,politicalcartoonsprovideanendlesssourceofamusemen匸Afterall,asafamouspoliticianisreportedtohavesaid,"...politicsaretooseriousamattertobelefttopoliticians；1.Stripcartoonsgenerally.A)representpeopleweknowpersonallyB)areameansofidentificationC)arenotint

7、endedtobeoffensiveD)bearlittlerelationtoordinarylife2.Intheopinionofthewritersomehouseholdappliances.A)behaveasiftheywerehumanB)arealwaysfallingtopiecesC)arefittedwithoncontrolsD)arenotdesignedtoworkefficiently3.Cartoonsofofficeordomesticlifehaveaparticularappealfor

8、peoplewhoA)haveplentyofself-confidenceB)liketoindulgetheirfantasiesC)haveroutinejobsA)envytheirsuperiors1.Politicalcartoonistsarenotafraid