公共英语四级考试试题(四)
一、Reading Comprehension（共20小题,共20.0分）Read the following three texts．Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D． 第1题
By the Treaty of Paris of 1763, which ended the war with the French and the Indians, England gained possession of Canada and all the territory east of the Mississippi River. French influence on this continent thus came to an end; England now controlled most of North America. But the war had been long and expensive. England had many debts. GeorgeⅢ, king of England, after consulting with his advisers, decided that the American colonists (殖民者) should help pay some of the expenses of this war. A standing English army of 10,000 men had been left in the colonies (殖民地) for protection against the Indians. The English government also felt that the colonists should share in the expenses of maintaining this army. The result was a series of measures, the Grenville Program, passed by Parliament and designed to raise money in the colonies. Some of these measures were accepted by the colonists, but one in particular, the Stamp Act, was met with great protest. The Stamp Act required that stamps, ranging in price from a few cents to almost a dollar, be placed on all newspapers, advertisements, bills of sale, wills, legal papers, etc. The Stamp A ct was one of the causes of the American Revolution. It affected everyone, rich and poor alike. Some businessmen felt that the act would surely ruin their businesses.
Of all the voices raised in protest to the Stamp Act, none had greater effect than that of a young lawyer from Virginia—Patrick Henry. Henry had only recently been elected to the Virginia Assembly. Yet when the Stamp Act came up for discussion, he opposed it almost single-handedly. He also expressed, for the first time, certain ideas that were held by many Americans of the time but that never before had been stated so openly. \life so dear or peace so sweet, as to be bought at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty (万能的) God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death! From the text we learn that______.
A Britain took over Canada from the Indians in 1763.
B there had been a war between the French and the Indians which ended in 1763
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C France used to have control of Canada and some areas east of the Mississippi River
D the French still kept some influence in North America through the Treaty of Paris
【正确答案】：A
【本题分数】：1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析] 推断题。由第一段法国对这一大陆的影响结束了可知法国曾经控制过这一地区。所以应选A。 第2题
The Grenville Program refers to______.
A King George m's plan to gather money in North America
B the British government's desire to raise money in North America C a plan to share the expenses of maintaining an army in the American colonies
D a decision of the British Parliament to collect money in the American colonies
【正确答案】：D
【本题分数】：1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析] 细节题。由第一段“the Grenville Program, passed by Parliament and designed to raise money in the colonies.”可知这是英国议会通过的用来在殖民地筹钱的法案。所以应选D。 第3题
The Stamp Act______.
A was an act about selling stamps at prices from a few cents to almost a dollar
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B required that all commercial and legal documents in America have stamps on them
C was one of the causes of the American Revolution
D chiefly affected business people who felt it would ruin their businesses 【正确答案】：C
【本题分数】：1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析] 细节题。文章第一段第三句明确指出《邮票法案》是美国革命的导火线之一。其他几项不全面。所以应选C。 第4题
From the text we learn that Patrick Henry______.
A had been a member of the Virginia Assembly for a long time
B didn't know what courses to take to complete his studies as a lawyer C was almost the only one who openly protested against the Stamp Act D didn't value life or peace as much as other people did 【正确答案】：C
【本题分数】：1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析] 文意理解题。文章第二段指出但是当人们开始讨论《邮票法案》的时候，他几乎是孤军奋战的。也就是说他是一个人在公开反抗。所以应选C。 第5题
This passage is mainly about______.
A one of the events leading to the American Revolution B the Treaty of Paris between Britain and France
C the Grenville Program to raise money in the American colonies
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